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Oil & Gas Policy for the Next Government
Most Countries consider economic growth, environmental quality, and energy security as their main component of the sound energy policy. India like any other country has created 'India Hydrocarbon Vision 2025' and subsequently followed up with integrated energy policy report 2006. Every budget year and via five year plans, GOI has tried to provide guidance on various Oil & Gas Policies. Even so, in the last decade the Oil & Gas industry has seen a lot of perplex policy decisions. What we intend to do in following exercise is to list out the expectations which we think might give a fresh lease of life in current Oil & Gas Industry.
In line with industry structure, we will segment Oil & Gas in to following broad categories
Upstream – Exploration & Production
During the period 2002-03 to 2010-11, India's crude oil reserves increased at a CAGR of 0.27% while the natural gas reserves increased at a CAGR of 6.5%. The reserves growth in natural gas was on account of the significant gas discovery made by RIL in the KG-D6 block on the east coast of India. Although definite progress has been made, in terms of addition to reserves and production, when compared with other peer countries, the rate at which reserves and production has grown has raised many concerns.
There has been low and declining interest in NELP bidding and not enough progress has been made for the blocks that have been awarded under different NELP rounds.
Key Issues
Lack of Fiscal prudence: In many instances, Indian Oil Companies including National Oil companies (NOC) have bid aggressively to win the licence. There have been multiple instances of cost overrun from the original minimum work program submitted.
Long delays in clearance of blocks: Getting clearances from multiple ministries such as defence, environment & forest and different state government has caused lot of delays. Dealing with multiple agencies at different stages of the E & P has become cause of major concern for most of the investors.
Lack of Market Principle and government interference: NELP was presented as a fiscal regime based on market principles and without direct government interference. NELP's contract terms are applicable both to Oil & Gas on the same ground. However, contract terms pertaining to gas has caused lot of confusion in the industry. Valuation and utilisation of Oil & Gas produce in India has been major cause of concern among industry participants. Oil producer unless not Oil sold in India gets international prices, however gas production is governed by administered allocation policy which also indirectly gives government to dictate price of the gas to be sold.
Inadequate regulatory framework: Although there has been a model NELP production sharing contract which governs all PSC contracts signed under NELP round, model contract still has consistency issues in terms of Gas ownership, pricing and valuation for the purpose of profit sharing. Directorate of Hydrocarbon (DGH) is designated regulator but its involvement in the management committee for finalisation of development plan etc. questions its independence to regulate. Besides DGH is also facing bandwidth issues.
Inclusion of all stake holders: Ownership of the hydrocarbon reserves remains with central government, however important stake holders such as state government and land owners in case onshore blocks has been kept out while determining policy. State government needs to be involved in policy decisions to reduce administrative delays and to avoid additional tax on the sales of hydrocarbon products.
Unconventional Energy resources: Given the substantial coal resources, India boast of significant Coal Bed Methane (CBM) potentials and opportunity. From its commencement in 2007, four rounds of bidding under the CBM policy have been concluded by the government and a total of 30 blocks have been awarded. So far only approx. 2.6 Billion cubic feet (Equivalent of 73 Million Cubic feet) of net production could have been extracted as against 6 trillion cubic feet of established reserves.
There has been lot of buzz around Shale gas exploration and its potential, government of India has issued draft shale gas policy in 2012 and ONGC is awarded 1st round of shale gas blocks for exploration. Industry insiders have raised questions on why state oil company is made Guiney-pig for such new initiative.
Adoption of Adjusted concession regime: Boston Consulting group (BCG) carried out study for Ministry of Petroleum and recommended that India should move to adjusted concession regime. Under this regime government share will be based on revenue instead of profit. This will remove lot of administrative hassle and dispute regarding cost recovery. Adoption of new framework should be for all existing PSC contracts. Concurrent system of PSC and adjusted concession regime will only add chaos and confusion to E & P industry.
Clear stand on Gas Utilisation policy: Success of Gas Utilisation policy is directly dependent on pipeline structure; current pipeline structure is definitely inadequate to support Gas Utilisation policy. Ideal condition would be to give total freedom to Gas producer or contractors to choose their marketing representative and decide customer which gives them maximum revenue. Considering Government of India's plan to move to adjusted concession regime, more revenue contractor earn, government share of royalty and taxes also increase.
Inclusion of state government as stakeholder: Oil & Gas related policy decision has been taken by central government, however in order to expedite various administrative approvals state government should also be made signatories to PSC or adjusted concession agreements. Agreement with state government should be within overall NELP or any other prospective regime adopted by government of India.
Inclusion of Land owners as royalty interest owner: In many countries land owners gets royalty for the land access right, India should also move to this system of compensating land owners. Nagaland has recently passed legislation to include land owners as royalty interest owners. This system should include both capital payment and regular payment in terms of royalty to land owners.
Facilitating single clearance window: All existing blocks pending various approvals from different ministry and states should be brought under single clearance window; this possible single window might be DGH. All administrative issues pertaining to strengthen DGH should be resolved, DGH should be made full time regulator in line with SEBI, IRDA etc.
Leveraging existing accounting & reporting framework: In the area of financial reporting for example DGH should use existing financial reporting requirement as per accounting standards issued by Institute of chartered accountant of India. Currently Institute of chartered accountant of India has issued guidance note in some cases, however Institute should issue additional accounting standard( or provide guidance note on usage of IFRS) to meet global best accounting practice and reporting requirement for Oil & Gas blocks operated out of India.
Unconventional Energy Sources: Land acquisition and technology holds key to success for unconventional energy source, such as Coal Bed Methane and Shale Gas. Shale Gas in US has been great success because they develop technology to make shale gas exploration economically viable and causing minimum adverse environmental impact. US has required rules and regulation to protect interest of land owners and they also made part of the economic boon that might come to explorer/contractor by making land owner royalty interest owner. Government of India should create conducive environment to nurture potential fuel source.
Usage of Technology: Following is possible usage of technology which DGH and related agencies can use
Budget approval and budget utilisation per each Minimum work program
Usage of technical information related to 2D, 3D seismic data for further data mining.
E-submission of all reporting requirement with fixed due date.
Inter departmental workflows
Midstream sector involves transportation (via pipeline, barge or truck), storage and wholesale marketing of crude or refined petroleum products. Infrastructure is important to balance fluctuations between supply and demand. The country's pipeline infrastructure spans 19,300 km for crude oil, 16,293 km for gas and 15,903 km for products. However, the pipeline density in the country is still among the lowest in the world with onshore natural gas pipeline density being 3 km per 1,000 km2 of area as compared to 50 km per km2 in the USA, China and the UK. Under-developed pipeline remains one of the most important impediments for effective Gas Utilisation policy. The country has close to 13 major and 176 non-major ports. The total volume of traffic handled by the ports during 2010-11 was 850 million metric tonnes (MMT), out of which major ports handled traffic close to 570 MMT. The petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) traffic handled during the same period was close to 180 MMT. Current penetration of coastal shipping is concentrated in favour of bulk goods like petroleum and coal.
Increased gas availability, improved gas pipeline coverage and gas being one of the priority sectors are the major drivers of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) business in India. The government has aggressive plans to develop CGD network in more than 200 cities across India. Each city would warrant an investment ranging between 65 million USD to 100 million USD. The first round of bidding is complete and the companies have been authorised by PNGRB. In the second round the bids have been received but authorisation is still awaited. The third (8 cities) and fourth (8 cities) rounds of CGD bidding launched by PNGRB are currently underway.
Key Issues
Lack of coordination: Existing pipeline developer has installed and proposed to install pipeline based on their marketing plans. Gas allocation made to certain sectors could not even be executed because non availability of the required pipeline structures.
Policy Paralysis: Pipeline policy of 2006 gave pipeline developers to choose customers of their choice and develop the pipeline as per their own requirement and business plans. However in 2009, when government of India announced setting up of 'National gas highway development authority' which will be directly funded by it (Centre) to lay a pipeline network across the country, Petroleum and Natural Gas regulator board (PNGRB) was apprehended fearing curb on its power. Last we heard is plan to set up 'National gas highway development authority' is put up on back burner.
Lack of Investment: Unlike upstream and downstream midstream segment has seen zero or little concentrated effort from any of the authority to increase the investment. Whether it is case of additional pipeline development or development of new ports, there is lack of holistic view of how these infrastructure projects needs to be synchronised.
Slow Progress on laying of CGD: Government intend to develop CGD network across 200 cities however initial round of bids has not even covered 10% of the cities. Tariff regulation and lack of financial support makes many project unviable or cause cost overrun. Principle challenges faced by CGD includes right of way and right of use in laying gas transmission and distribution pipelines.
Integrated Oil & Gas Infrastructure development: There is need to have holistic view to how individual cluster of Oil & Gas Infrastructure projects needs to be initiated across India. Gas find in Bombay High enabled to create required infrastructure in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Similar Oil & Gas Infrastructure needs to be designed for the Eastern, Southern and Northern India. This planning requires integrated development of Ports, Storage facility, LNG terminal and refinery needs to be planned minimising last mile rail and road connectivity.
Policy Guidance: Petroleum and Natural Gas regulator board (PNGRB) should be empowered to provide all policy guidance with reference to midstream infrastructure development across the country. Current ambiguity over its role and jurisdiction should be clarified. Today the Government of India assumes all powers in determining the gas price. However, it is felt that looking into the spirit behind setting up the PNGRB and also gradually moving towards a perfect natural gas market) as a regulator, the board should get the power to set prices and also allocate gas.
More Cities to be brought under CGD: Laying CGD has to be cohesive effort by central government in coordination with state government. If government intends to phase out LPG subsidy, creating CGD network. In order to bring more cities under CGD, policies should be made investment friendly so that entry barrier is removed and more public private participation can be forged.
India has emerged as a global refining hub on the back of major refining capacity additions involving massive investments. The domestic demand of petroleum products is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% during the next five years. The projected expansion of refinery capacity from 232 MMTPA (4.66 MMbbls per day) in 2012-13 to 311 MMTPA (6.3 MMbbls per day) in 2016-17 is in line with India's aspiration of becoming a global refining hub. Though the current refining capacity stands at 3.8 MMbbls per day, the throughput in 2011 exceeded 4 MMbbls per day, indicating more than 100% capacity utilisation. India might be Net importer of crude oil however in recent years it has become petroleum exporter. Much of the pain and chaos in downstream sector remains due to subsidy policy adopted by subsequent governments.
Currently government is facing challenge to remove under-recovery and subsidy mainly for Diesel, LPG, and PDS Kerosene.
Key Issues
Eliminate Notional Subsidy: There has been lot of misrepresentation over subsidy or under recovery on account of diesel. Government and various agencies have maintained that diesel subsidy has caused lot of drain on government fiscal health. However closer look Diesel pricing under-recovery vs. taxed recovered per litre of diesel sold reveals that central and state tax put together are in excess of under recovery. In the event of removal of under recovery and taxation, there will be further downstream impact on states which rely heavily on taxation on diesel sales to fund their state budget.
Domestic LPG Subsidy: Putting cap on number of LPG cylinders is adding woes to already crumbled administrative machinery. Questions remains whether dual pricing system will work considering bureaucratic administration and corrupt practice exist on ground. For instance, there are many Piped gas consumer reluctant to surrender LPG cylinders. This leads to inefficient consumption and diversion of LPG cylinder, mostly for commercial use.
PDS Kerosene: Kerosene is primarily used in rural household for lightning purpose. Large volume of subsidized kerosene sold is illegally diverted and resold at higher price or used to adulterate diesel and gasoline.
Interference on fuel pricing: Much of the under recovery and subsidy has accumulated because government of India has continued to set the fuel price. Although it has been decade where multiple recommendation committee and planning commission has time and again said that fuel prices should be deregulated. But Diesel, Kerosene and LPG prices are still regulated by government.
Rationalisation of Taxation & Adopting correct price determination mechanism: There is argument that under recovery and losses by Oil Marketing companies are not actual financial losses but more of accounting or notional loss. Fuels price formula currently based on trade price parity where 80% weightage is given to import parity price and 20% weightage given to export parity price. It is important to note that India might be importer of crude oil but India is also net exporter of diesel. Using export parity price & reduction in taxes such as Customer duty and special excise duty may reduce under recovery to a larger extent. There is also argument to raise price of diesel by raising taxes to make it equal to petrol, however author of this article feel that this might turn out to be counterproductive. Government of day will always be under pressure not to raise price and taxes and will go back to populism and provide further subsidy. Currently most of the refinery are owned by Oil Marketing companies, in terms of profitability refinery operations are profitable and gross refinery margin (GRM) earned by refinery including public sector are more or less at par with average GRM earned in other refinery across world. Considering most of the under-recoveries have been born by oil marketing companies, it makes sense that either refinery should be part of separate legal entity or along with hydrocarbon retail price build up refinery margin earned should also be disclosed.
Domestic LPG Supply: Increasing penetration of LPG and piped natural gas in rural areas should be one of the utmost priorities. Dual Pricing can be implemented easily with piped gases instead of cylinder gas. Co-ordinate efforts along with state government should be made to expand piped gas network. Direct cash transfer with Aadhar enabled bank accounts for BPL households is one of the options to make sure that subsidy is received by segment of society needs most.
Creating efficient Cooking fuel for rural sector: Considering rising cost of petroleum and availability of Gas including imported gas, moving rural areas to LPG looks distant dream. Usage Advanced Bio Mass (ABS) cooking fuel should be promoted. Considering health hazard, adverse impact on deforestation and providing efficient cooking fuels this sector needs special attention.
Fix Kerosene Subsidy responsibility with power ministry: Very insignificant portion of Kerosene consumption is towards usage in cooking fuel. Since most of other usage is towards lighting purpose it makes sense that onus of the subsidy should be transferred to power ministry. Irrespective of the responsibility, there should be gradual effort to reduce consumption of the kerosene; direct cash transfer remains one of the options to plug the leakages.
BCG Benchmarking report review of upstream commercial structures and insight from global practice
Natural Gas in India: An Analysis of Policy by Anil Jain and Anupama Sen
Exploring India, Country Insight by PWC prepared for Petrotech 2012
Exploring India, Country Insight by pwc prepared for Petrotech 2012
- Gujarat — The Model CGD State: Lessons and Expectations by DJ Pandian, IAS, Principal Secretary, Energy & Petrochemical Department, Government of Gujarat
- Exploring India, Country Insight by pwc prepared for Petrotech 2012
India's Fuel Subsidies: Policy recommendation for reform.


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Small business confidence improved for a sixth consecutive quarter to touch a new high in the three months to March, according to ANZ's quarterly Business Micro Scope survey of small firms.
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NVIDIA 9500 GT: Mainstream Graphics Updateby Derek Wilson on 9/5/2008 10:15 PM EST
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ThermoMonkey - Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - linkDon't you think this card is better Suited for HTPC???
I mean it has an SPDIF input to pass audio over HDMI and that wasn't even mentioned! Wouldn't that provide 8-channel SPDIF (dependent of the sound card)
Sure its a nice budget card that can game a bit. But I would never use this card for gaming when I can still buy a 8800GTS 512 G92 for $150 that games much better.
Maybe I missed something in the article, anyone have any comments? Reply
BernardP - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkSimply because it is the most powerful card that fits in my case. It's true that price/performance is much better wih ATI HD3850 and NVidia 9600GT, but these cards are too long to fit in a smallish ATX case with all three hard-disk slots filled-up. As a casual gamer, I have to choose between getting a short video card or taking one of the HD's out...I get the shorter card. Reply
nubie - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkThat is one choice, if all or some of your drives are 250Gb you can upgrade to 500GB for ~$75 and then choose a better card.
An argument could also be made for getting a bigger case (if you need 3 drives now you are maxed for space already) or using a 5.25" to 3.5" adapter for your other drive.
I can see your point, but if you are going to get a video card at all you might as well solve your case problem and then get a video card that delivers a good value for the price you pay.
Your case sounds poorly designed, for example, this PC http://sportcompactpc.com/web/">http://sportcompactpc.com/web/ http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gt3/">http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gt3/ and an external dual HDD enclosure* can handle a Dual Slot 8800GTS (any card up to 235MM, it will supply 150watts for the video card) and 3-4 HDDs.
I would bet that setup takes up less volume than your current case (it can also hold a second hard drive or a PCI card)
If you don't want to change cases you can choose to pay more money for an inferior card based on your situation, or simply buy a card that will fit your case and delivers the same performance for less money.
*(Like a WD 1TB book for example, or one using Firewire or SATA/eSATA) Reply
BernardP - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkThanks for these thoughts, At this point, I am not willing to spend much on a two and a half year old machine. As soon as the new ATI HD46xx is out, prices should fall on the 9500GT. I want to go with NVidia as I currently have NVidia integrated graphics and NVidia drivers offers better scaling options at non-native resolutions, a must for me. Reply
Kougar - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkHi guys.
I know you get plenty of these, but even if not all the errors can be caught out the gate, certainly they should've been fixed three days after release. I'd use the quote option but it won't function on this PC with either browser, sorry. Such as:
"People who don't already know what is and is not possible aren't going to buy into the hype."
Following the context of the paragraph, they're one to many negatives in here. Ya just said the reverse of what you intended.
"Alternate" was meant to be "alternately" on page 3.
And worst of all, your specifications chart on page three is labeled "9600GT", when clearly it should have been labeled 9500GT. ;)
This is not Dailytech, and I know y'all both love to dictate through voice recognition software, but that just makes the issue of Editing the articles afterwards all the more important. I didn't have time to read past page 3 so there are likely more errors to be found...
Megaknight - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkI really hope AMD does a better job than Nvidia with the 46xx series. 9500GT has almost the same performance as 7600GT, 2 generations older! Reply
toyota - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkI hate to tell you but even though the 9500gt is wimpy, its still about twice as fast as 7600gt in modern games. Reply
psybience - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkThere is a mistake on this article on page 3. The 9600 GT actually has:
64 stream processors
1625 mhz shader clock
16 ROPs
650 mhz core clock
256bit memory bus width
1800 mhz memory clock Reply
toyota - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkwell it is anandtech and they are not known for their proof reading... Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkWhile you are correct on the 9600 GT, this article is about the 9500 GT. That's part of the *huge* problem with NVIDIA right now. The G9x parts never should have been called 8000 series GPUs, but at launch the 8800 GT 256/512 didn't get the 9000 name because they weren't universally better than the 8800 GTX/Ultra. Now we have 8600 and 8800 parts renamed to the 9000 series just to make them seem like they aren't two generations old.
9600 GSO = 8800 GS (a limited release 8800 GT with 96 SPs and 12 ROPs)
9500 GT = 8600 GT Overclocked
If you look at the mobile world, things become even worse. http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=335...">Here's a quick overview. 8700M = 9600M, 8600M = 9500M, 9800M = 8800M ... just change a few letters on the end.
Honestly, I think NVIDIA has somehow come to the conclusion that obfuscation and confusion in their part naming is a good thing. Maybe not good for the consumer, but apparently it helps their partners and their bottom line. If not, why do they keep doing it? ATI at least seems to have calmed down on renaming and overlapping names. Not that performance is always clear when we're comparing stuff like 2600, 2900, 3600, 3800, and 4800 parts.
The real failure, however, is what Derek indicates in this article: the huge gap between the entry-level $75 parts and the $100~$150 parts is inexcusable. Last-gen parts that sell for $100 are still twice as fast as "new" parts selling for $75. These $75 parts are really only worth $50 if you look at the performance offered. Reply
strikeback03 - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkIs it a failure from the GPU maker side though? Take the 3850. It launched as a ~$170 part, and sold well there. They have probably earned back their development costs, so any profit over the manufacturing cost is gravy now. So if they can convince the buyers to go for the $100 last-gen part instead of the $75 current-gen, they make more money and can spend less in development on the low end. Not great for the consumer, but good for their bottom line.
What I want to know is how some of these cheaper cards perform outputting video to an HDTV or something. I built a computer for my brother-in-law a few months ago. He had no need for extensive 3D capability, but wanted to be able to run stuff on the TV from the computer. I ended up putting a 9600GT in the system, but couldn't really find any info on these cards in non-gaming scenarios. Reply
toyota - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkwell Jarred the 9500gt is a completely different core than the 8600gt but yeah its pretty much the same specs. Nvidia loves to have those big numbers. look at most of their very low end parts because they are recycled for several generations. Reply
kevinkreiser - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkcards like these are great for htpc owners who need a little bit of graphics performance but not the huge heat and power requirements of a bigger card. i wonder if these new cards play well with the newest htpc motherboards. i just got the asus p5q-em and dropped in an 8800gt to see what would happen. after trying out a billion graphics driver versions i found out the that newest nvidia drivers don't work with that configuration. i had to settle for the 169.02 version drivers. lets hope nvidia debugs the drivers for the htpc crowd by testing on typical htpc mobos like the asus p5q-em. Reply
djfourmoney - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkYeah but you can be HTPC use out of the upcoming 9400GT or HD4450 which will be out before Thanksgiving...
As was mentioned before, now that the online media has gotten around to testing this card, its too late! The HD4670 will be this coming Wed and I plan to pick up maybe one or two just for giggles and offer to send one out to a web site if they haven't gotten their boards yet. Or I might upgrade to a Phenom, 790GX and two HD4670's
Somebody already Crossfired some engineering samples that Diamond sent him as reward for a raffle he won. Check out Overclock.net and search "HD4670"
The HD4670 beats it by at least 40% its not even close. If AnandTech was looking for a card that could be a game changer for the PC gaming market this could be the start. PC programers should not require somebody to spend $200 on a card just to get good performance. Crysis is the perfect example. Experienced Console programers like Codemasters has done much better with GRID. It will run on Midrange hardware as was proven in the game review on here.
Even if you turn down the detail its no worst than a PS3 or Xbox 360. I ran it at 1920x1200@60hz and got upper 50+fps and it was more than playable, I noticed NO slow down or stutter, gliches, nothing. It could have been a console game save for it crashing to BSOD which only PC's do!
You could Crossfire two HD4670's and play anything on the market. Maybe not at the Ultra or Very Highest detail setting but at the very least at default which is usually high.
wicko - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkExactly... there is no need for the 9500, when you have the 9400 or 4450, or AMD's 780G platform. If you want a good HTPC, you should be buying one of those, not a 9500GT. Much less heat and noise, as well as power consumption, you won't be playing many games on them but then again who games on an HTPC?
You might say, well the 9500 is good for media stuff but then I can also game with it! Well, just like everyone else is saying, you can get the much faster 4600 when it comes out to your region, or the 3800 now. The 9500GT is definitely pointless, and I think nVidia is hoping people will buy it without doing research. Reply
DerekWilson - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linksry -- i had originally left this table out. Reply
Finally - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - link[quote]It is possible that Larrabee could be a disruptive technology in this market. If Intel is able to deliver a top to bottom launch on day one with volume on all parts, the way graphics hardware is addressed could see a fundamental shift. We might just see the competition realize that they need to change their ways and address the all important low end space with new generations as quickly as possible.[/quote]
Would you kindly refrain from whipping out your Intel-appreciation crystal ball each time you review hardware that's completely unrelated to Intel's could-bes, might-bes and ifs?
Thank you.
PS: Review the cr*p out of it, once it is released, but for this time, if the topic is completely different, why? WHY?
PPS: Oh, the paycheck... I see. Reply
DerekWilson - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkit's just frustrating to see neither nvidia nor amd really pushing performance in this segment. i think after seeing the crappy performance of the 9500 gt in this space that the unknown factor that intel brings to the party might be what we need to get nvidia and amd in line.
tbh, i don't care so much about how larrabee performs (though it'd be nice to have another solid competitor in the market). what i do care about is nvidia and amd not writing intel off ... i want them to be afraid and to really push the envelope next year.
my speculation was not for the benefit of intel (they'll sink or swim on their own merit) but for the benefit of the consumer at the response of nvidia and amd to the possibility of competition at the low end. Reply
djfourmoney - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkAMD pushed it, wait and see, faster card you can buy for under $100 no rebate needed!
It beats the 9500 by 40% in all the samem resolutions they tested. Its also slower than a HD3850 but only by a tiny margin and given you don't need an external connector, draws only 75w under load and it perfect for the pre-built PC, HTPC PC crowd that might game on occasion is just fine. You can run games at 720p and frames rates will be more than exceptable.
nubie - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkFAIL!!
This card is a failure, nevermind that ATI/AMD can spank it all the way to town and back with an HD3850, Its own siblings the 8800GS/ 8800GSO, 9600GT and 9600GSO simply mop the floor with it, and for around $10-20 more.
I am so sick of seeing posted in a forum: "I got a new video card and payed $120 for it, but the 8600GT won't let me play [insert any game from last 2 years] properly".
The "street" price of these cards is well north of $100. The web price may be in the $50-70 range, but the card is sold retail.
I wish nVidia would simply give up on this price point pushing. The market is saturated, no need to fill a point that you will need to unload your high-midrange cards into in a few months.
I don't see a reason for this card. Really. I could be biased, but why spend money on a card that will need a few driver revisions to be as compatible as the 8600GT already is?
I suppose that you generate 2 sales by releasing this card, but one of them may be to the competition if they are really disgusted.
I notice that nVidia go to interesting lengths to hide the stream processors and memory bus widths of their products. Nowhere on their site are there specifications for their product, you must go to a third party for the information most likely to determine if a certain product is likely to be fast enough.
Forget educating their customers either. I hope that Intel does shake things up, because this is nuts. Reply
djfourmoney - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkHD4670 crushes it and its already available in Europe for 67-77 Euro depending on website. That's under $100-105US and while the 9600GT is around $150 online (before rebate) I don't ASSUME rebates will happen and I don't purchase based on rebates.
For people with say Dell 530's like my mother's PC, most people can't afford to spend more than $100 or aren't willing too.
Hardcore PC gamers should not confuse themselves with "average" PC users, you aren't one of them and they aren't one of you. If feel spending $200 on a card is justifted, I for one don't. I am a console loyalist that occasionally plays games on the PC. Now that my PC and Console and connected to the same monitor, I don't have to leave the room to play either. I plan on combining both, but I still have a PS2 and I haven't moved on to a PS3 yet and price really as nothing to do with it.
I priced it out and its much cheaper for me to buy a few PC titles and a decent video card, than a PS3 used or new. MS just reduced the cost of the Xbox 360 to $199 and I recently talked a co-worker into buying a new PC and he gave his old one to his son. Great, however he wants to play Rock Band and ummm the current GPU won't cut it. I suggested a 9600GT at first, but I'll tell him to pick up a HD4670 and while it won't run quite as fast as the 9600GT, its close enough and the price is right. He was about to buy his son a Xbox 360, but I told him he could get a good card and that's one less thing he'll be buying his son for Xmas, since many Games For Windows titles are Xbox 360 titles too.
The PC game market needs better titles more accessable games, accesable graphics. They should also look into selling bundled video cards with a few included titles, not just one. Most PC owners may only have one game, maybe too. As more people are connecting there PC's to HDTV's and using there PC's at Media Centers, this is yet another chance for the PC Game market to captialize on this.
frozentundra123456 - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkAnother way to improve graphics upgradability on consumer PCs would be to build OEM computers with a better power supply. Almost any computer you buy from a best buy type store will have a power supply that is only around 300 watts. This limits upgrades from integrated graphics to an HD3650 or 9500GT type card, and even then the power supply is still marginal.
I agree that spending 50 to 100 dollars more on the graphics card will give much better performance per dollar, but one then has to upgrade the power supply which adds another 100 dollars or so to the price. Also upgrading the power supply is something most non-technical users might not want to attempt, while simply dropping in a graphics card is something almost anyone can do.
Since the manufacturer has to include a power supply anyway (obviously), how much more could it cost to make it 400 to 500 watts instead of 300?? The user would then be able to upgrade to a mid-level card instead of the low end without having to upgrade the power supply anyway.
GaryJohnson - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkThe OEMs don't really have any incentive to do that. It would decrease profit and the average computer user wouldn't know the difference. Besides, they'd much rather you come back and buy a whole new PC from them when you decide you need an upgrade. Reply
idealego - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkYou can buy passively cooled 9500 GTs for about $70, maybe less. This appeals to some people for a number of reasons: it's cheap, it's silent, it has a low power supply requirement and some people simply don't play newer, demanding games.
For example, I have a friend who plays nothing but WoW and has a crappy, big-brand computer with the stock power supply. For him this video card is perfect, as it's cheap, it's silent and and he can be fairly sure his power supply isn't going to have a problem with it. Reply
VooDooAddict - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkYou summed it up well.
There are many people out there who only play World of Warcraft and web games. Reply
feelingshorter - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkStrengths? ATI is already in the works to release their 4670, which beats the 9500GT by a very large margin. It was benchmarked on some chinese website. Infact nvidia is already in the works to also release a 9550GT in response. Reply
idealego - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkI could have also said "the strengths of this class of video card". I don't care who has the best $70 card--the point is simply that these video cards fill a niche for some people. Reply
feelingshorter - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkUnbelievable what nvidia is doing, releasing so many cards. 9400gt/9500gt/9600gt/9600GSO/9800gt/9800GTX. I was looking for a sub 100 video card but i think ill just put out more $ and buy a 4850. Reply
tacoburrito - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkI think most of the low end cards are OEMs only. I'm guessing that the machines that churn out these GPUs are not reliable in producing chips capable of the same specs. This could be why Nvidia have to repackage them into a low end and sub-low end. Fuuny thing is that I don't see AMD with the same dilemna with their Radeon HD lineup.
It is hard to even justify paying $70 for a card when a mere $50 more would net you a sub-high end 9800GT. Reply
Clauzii - Friday, September 05, 2008 - linkNice article. It -looks- like nVidia need to up their midrange even more, since the prices keep them from doing much at the moment. Reply
poohbear - Friday, September 05, 2008 - linkI think your first paragraph in the article sums up how alot of us feel about graphics hardware: we want to see the boundaries pushed and see what the next gen brings in terms of graphics. The 9500gt hardly does anything in that regards for most of your audience. I was hoping the low end would get a nice boost in performance but its depressing to see it has the same performance as the 8600gt, and the 8600gt had the same performance as the 7600 it replaced. Is this segment of the graphics market even moving forward!?!?
seriously, u should just recommend people spend the extra $40 and pick up a 8800gt which obliterates these low end cards. just my 2 cents. Reply
epyon96 - Friday, September 05, 2008 - linkIt has just enough sarcasm, cyncism, and content to captivate the audience in a boring release.
The thesis of improving $100 graphics cards in order to induce more developers to PC is interesting. I respectfully disagree that it will actually induce the developers to PCs. The simple reality is that PC games do not sell anywhere near as well. There are other factors pushing console sales that are completely beyond the control of graphic card manufacturers. Granted, they are not helping the situation by creating an unbalanced performance/value curve on the lower end. However, even if the situation is improved with the $100 cards improving, it is simply too late and not enough.
Too many people and too many system builders are already set on releasing computers with integrated GFX and they are simply pathetic. Furthermore, with the recent rapid shift to laptops from PCs, integrated gfx I imagine will only increase since integrated gfx hsa much better battery life. Mobility seems to be the future of PCs. People no longer regard the PC as a entertainment device for games but a tool for business or home enterntainment where they can connect their XBox, Wii, and PS3.
Furthermore, piracy is such a big deal with PCs that developers are using that as a reason when it isn't. It is a catch 22 phrase with developers when their product launches fail and they automatically blame piracy. It has gotten to the point where developers will automatically shy away from PCs in favor of Consoles. The classic genre of FPS that PCs are known for are even shifting to consoles. Developers would much rather develop an elaborate and expensive new control interface to cater to the hardcore ex-PC gamers if it means sticking it to a console. Look at Gears of War, Halo franchise, and Metal Gear Solid; all games that would have benefited from the keyboard-mouse PC. What we have left are the premium tier 1 developers like Blizzard with WoW. EA sports is a joke if you look at their track record for developing actual original games. They rely on purchasing other smaller shops like Westwood and Take Two for C&C and Grand Theft Auto. However, those great smaller shops are disappearing. The trend does not seem to stop.
If Intel Larrabee succeeds in creating better value in the integrated graphics (we are talking about 30-40x improvements over current at the same price point), I see it only benefiting developers and professional graphics engineers. Other factors that are pitted against PC game developers are the costs. It seems that the game development costs have skyrocked exponentially ever since developers equated eye-candy for game sales. Some may argue that they enjoy gameplay and point towards the Wii as an example of gameplay over quality argument. However, the correlation between eye-candy and game sales is undeniable. Prettier games with good marketing will sell; just not a top seller. It is an easy way out for lack of innovative gameplay for some developers.
Without major shifts in consumer behavior that is not currently evident in the 5-year marketing plans of the industry leaders, the PC gaming industry seems to be on a downward spiral without much hope in recovering. However, the glimmer of hope is that the likely result is that the games that are actually left on PCs will likely be a higher calibre. It is a feeding frenzy where inferior developers will only develop for easy-sell consoles while the remaining developers for PCs are the Blizzards, id, Valve, etc. It raises the average quality of PC games. Reply
poohbear - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkoh, and nice post epyon96. its great to read an articulate post like that. cheers for the info. Reply
whatthehey - Saturday, September 06, 2008 - linkYet another doom and gloom "PC gaming is dying" commentary that is, as usual, completely off the mark. Gaming platforms are cyclical, and there are too many advantages to PCs to totally ignore them. GoW and Halo (and Megal Gear) have always - ALWAYS - been console titles. Halo and GoW were both 360 exclusives, which means Microsoft paid big money to keep them off other platforms in order to entice people to the 360. EA Sports? Don't make me laugh. Sure, the latest copy of Madden will sell like hotcakes on consoles, but sporting games have never been a huge seller for PCs... at least not in the past 10+ years.
The costs of developing games is so high that to eliminate platforms totally is a terrible decision. If it costs $10-20 million (or more) to make a game, it typically costs a small fraction of that to port the game after it's tested. The reason certain ports sell poorly on PCs usually has more to do with them being available on consoles for months or even years prior to the PC release. Halo 2 is the perfect example: not only was it 3 years late, but MS made it a Vista exclusive. Gee, I wonder why it didn't sell?
PC gaming might be in a down cycle right now, but PCs are fast outpacing the current consoles (again), so as the gap widens we will start to see more devs return to PC in order to showcase the latest and greatest. 40 years from now, we'll still have pundits claiming the latest consoles are the death of PC gaming, but until PCs stop existing there will always be a large market. Reply
wicko - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkI agree with quite a few things said here, like piracy being an "issue" but not really.. but I disagree with PC gaming doing poorly. Actually, PC gaming has apparently been as great as ever, however the difference is that PC gaming is not just for the hardcore anymore. A lot of casual games exist for the PC and its been a very successful venture. Sure, there have been less shooters for the PC, and when some come out they tend to be utter shit ports (mercs 2), late (halo 2) or buggy (GoW). But the MMO's and the RTS games have made up for that, I mean look at WoW for crying out loud, HUGE amount of people playing that (with a monthly fee no less, I do not understand that really..).
I think there is a major convenience with consoles, and that is that the games are guaranteed(99% of the time) to work. You don't have to worry about how good your console is, because they're equal. But going off cost is bullshit. The cost for a console + TV is relatively equal to the cost of a game capable PC + monitor. For instance, a 360 and a 32" tv is likely to cost (300+600) 900 before taxes. A decent gaming PC and 20" monitor is going to cost 900 as well (700+200), and you could even build a cheaper PC without sacrificing much power. Reply
JPForums - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkAnother thing to consider is the fact that many people will buy a PC anyways. So all you really need to do is take the cost difference between that PC and a gaming PC. Most systems I've upgraded to be game capable only really need a video card. With 8800GTs under $130 and 9800GTX/4850s under $180, it isn't very expensive to make a perfectly game capable PC. (Assuming you don't use a 24+ inch monitor)
Crysis was mentioned in another post. I run Crysis on Athlon 64 X2 processor with a single 8800GTS on a 22" monitor. Sure I can't crank the graphics settings to the absolute max, but I can easily get them high enough to compare to current consoles. Athlon 64 X2s are selling in entry level systems. Most people (gamer or otherwise) get a system with a Core2 Duo or better processor anyways, so they have even more headroom.
Further, the cyclic upgrade cycle argument for a console over a PC is a load of crap. I don't have to upgrade my PC at all to maintain this level of performance. The graphics don't get worse, there is just a larger disparity between what a PC is capable of and what the game can do. If a PC can outperform a console, it will always be able to unless it breaks. You only need to upgrade if you want more. The advantage of the PC is that you have that option where you have to wait another 5 years with a console. Case and point, I bought a Radeon 9700 back in the day. It served me well for 7 years. (Still fine, just not so good for new games) Naturally, I upgraded my primary system long before the 7 year mark, but the card was still very useful in my secondary system for LAN parties and the likes. Oh, and for the price of the new consoles when they first come out, you can upgrade to an upper midrange or lower highend video card 3 times, or upgrade the video card, CPU, and memory with some cash to spare. Doing this, you can maintain an increasingly large advantage over the console. Finally, consoles are sold at low or nonexistent profit margins because they make back the money by charging a (up to 50%) premium on games. Big title releases are usually $40 - $50 (Retail) on PC where they are $50 - $60 (Retail) on the Xbox360/PS3.
That said, I respect the advantage that consoles have in lack of install and games just working. However, the lack of install linits one of the best features of PC games: the ability to modify or add to the game. While consoles are picking up on this, they aren't at parity yet.
I also agree with the fact that many PC titles are buggy upon release. For me, it isn't a big issue, as I hardly ever buy games (PC or console) directly on release. They few PC games that have been appealing enough to actually buy on release haven't actually been that buggy. (I.E. C&C 3 Tiberium Wars: 1680x1050 + 16X AF + 4X AA produced artifacts so I had to move down to 2X AA ... fixed in a graphics driver update about 2 weeks later) However, these issues are a big deal to many people. (especially technically disinterested people) It should be noted that some so called "bugs" are actually hardware issues in particular systems. As consoles have their own share of hardware issues (RROD) and PCs are much easier and often cheaper to repair (if you know someone who can do it), I'm inclined to excuse a small number of these.
So what it really comes down to is whether or not you are willing to put up with the PCs quirks for the additional power and flexibility it will give you. For most people it seems the answer is no. However, there will always be a crowd willing to put in extra work to get extra benefit. Reply
mmntech - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - linkThe convenience part sums up why I abandoned PC gaming. I got sick of buying games that were essentially pubic betas and I got sick of sinking money into a system just to play them at a reasonable frame rate. With my PS3, I just pop the disc in and it works. No endless patches to download, no intrusive DRM to worry about, and the graphics are better than what my current PC can deliver.
The biggest mistake PC developers have made is that they've spent far too much time catering to the hardcore crowed. Thus you get games (*cough* Crysis *cough*) that require high end, $1000+ systems to run on. By doing this, they've developed themselves into a corner. There's a reason why EA has been successful with titles like the Sims. They're accessible to causal gamers and don't require a Core 2 Extreme and Quad SLI to be properly enjoyed. Hardcore gamers only account for a small proportion of PC gaming. Staying on the cutting edge doesn't matter to most gamers. If you don't target these people, games aren't going to sell. Hardware cost is a huge thing. What you forget is that with a console, you're guaranteed at least five years of stability where as a gaming PC may only get half that lifespan, if that. For example, over the PS2's lifespan, I've had three separate gaming systems and have made countless upgrades to them. Games should be developed from a middle up perspective, rather than top down as they currently are. I should expect more advanced features with higher end hardware. However, I should be able to buy any midrange system off the shelf at Best Buy (equipped with GPUs such as this one being reviewed here) and expect to be able to play any game at a reasonable frame rate and detail level. In other words, 30fps at medium settings at at least 1024x768. Only Enemy Territory was able to accomplish this. Reply


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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 1
Pets Yes
- Off road parking
- Ground floor accommodation
- Ground floor bedroom
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Pub/shop < 1 mile
- Washing machine
- Seaside
The property
Delightful, detached Laigh Isle cottage yards from the sea, ideally located near the fishing village of Isle of Whithorn on Scotland's beautiful south west coast.
Pleasingly decorated throughout, this Isle of Whithorn cottage is ideal for families wishing to enjoy a relaxing break together near the coast and close to some beautiful scenery.
All ground floor, this Isle of Whithorn cottage has a double bedroom and a bunk room sleeping a further two.
The spacious open plan living accommodation at this Isle of Whithorn cottage offers a well-equipped kitchen and a sitting room and dining area with French doors opening to the front patio.
Outside this Isle of Whithorn cottage is an open lawned garden and patio area to the rear with furniture and an additional front seating area with views towards the sea.
The traditional working fishing village of Isle of Whithorn has two hotels offering food, and is close to beautiful coastline ideal for walking as well as fishing.
The south west offers an attractive mix of history, wildlife, energetic activities and relaxation.
A charming Isle of Whithorn cottage to delight throughout the year.
All ground floor. Two bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x adult bunks. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with French doors to front patio.
- Electric storage heaters
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, TV with Freeview, selection of books and games
- All fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 2 cars
- Lawned garden to rear with patio and furniture
- One well-behaved pet welcome
- Sorry, no smoking
- Shop and pub 2 mins walk
- Coast 1 min walk.
About the location
Newton Stewart 20 miles.
The picturesque village of the Isle of Whithorn, though no longer an island, nestles around its natural harbour on the southernmost tip of the Machars Peninsula, designated as an outstanding conservation area. The village has a long history of seafaring and trade, which dates back to the Vikings. The arrival in 397 of Ninian, Scotland's first missionary and saint, is thought to be the beginning of Scotland's Christian history, and the remains of the 13th century chapel can still be seen at the end of the harbour. A short, gentle climb will take you to the distinctive white tower - the Cairn - which has been a mariner's landmark for close on two centuries. Today the harbour is popular with visiting leisure sailors and with local boats fishing for crabs, lobsters and scallops. The area is steeped in history with numerous sites ranging from Mesolithic and Iron Age forts, standing stones and 'cup and ring' markings, an 11th century chapel and castles from the era of Robert the Bruce. Wigtown, Scotland's first book town, can be reached within a short drive, and has over a dozen book shops in which one can easily lose an hour or two! With beaches, forests, golf courses, gardens and churches to visit, this is an ideal base for discovering this corner of Scotland.


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The Frisky already owns a large rubber boob. Now we need The Big Coloring Book Of Vaginas, an actual coloring book for adults with drawings of ladyflowers to keep us busy with our Crayolas. There are even pages with questions a damsel can answer about her vagina, like "A special treat for my vagina is ___" and "My vagina likes ___." I feel like a neglectful woman, because I don't know the answer to either of those questions. Excuse me, I'm off to commune with my vagina. [Amazon.com]


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The 10 Best Drive-Thrus
Not this kind of drive-thru, but - hey - we're still proud of our Beverage Barns.
Photo by Mr. Kimberly
Sometimes it's just too damn hot to cook at home. And sometimes -- as in these days of record heat and few cloudbursts -- it's even too hot to want to brave a parking lot and sit in a possibly under-air-conditioned restaurant.
That's where drive-thrus and curbside pick-up become our best friends. What's better for beating the heat than having someone hand your food through your driver's side window while you never leave the A/C-blasting confines of your cool little car, absconding back home to eat your treasure on the couch with all of the shades drawn?
Maybe that's just me, but the fact is that great drive-thrus are often unrecognized, despite their ever-increasing popularity in our heavily car-crowded city.
10. Hooters
When we polled our readers earlier this week, Twitter follower Jeff Greer swore by the curbside pick-up at Hooters: "50 naked Bentley Flappers with bleu cheese from Hooters - perfect for a game or movie at home..." Although you kind of miss the point of dining at Hooters by not having one of its scantily-clad waitresses tend to you, we can't argue with the logic of curbside wings to-go.
9. Chacho's
An old favorite of Robb Walsh's and of mine as well, Chacho's is famous for two things: Staying open 24 hours and serving fast-food tortillas that would put your grandmother's to shame. Check out the one on Westheimer near the Galleria for dual drive-thrus to minimize your waiting time.
8. Becks Prime
At certain Becks Prime locations, the greenery around the building makes it feel like you aren't even at a drive-thru; it makes for a pretty pleasant wait at this perennially popular burger joint. But the burgers and extra-thick milkshakes aren't the only draw: Where else can you get a drive-thru rib-eye or hunk of seared ahi tuna?Next Page
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Spurned Mistress May Have Taken Her Bitterness To Times Square Billboards
That saying "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"? It just got real, y'all: Gawker has multiple sources saying that a lovey-dovey billboard in Times Square featuring a huge photo of a couple named Charles Phillips and YaVaughnie Wilkins is actually the work of a scorned mistress (that would be YaVaughnie Wilkins) who wants to embarrass her former lover. Not only might Phillips be a married man, but he is also the co-president of a company called Oracle and a member of Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
Oh, dear. The romantic billboards, which appear in possibly three locations in Manhattan, show a picture of a man and woman, with the words "'You are my soulmate forever! – cep'" written across the top and the website "charlesphillipsandyavaughniewilkins.com" written across the bottom. To regular folks looking at the billboard, it appeared to be a sweet declaration of love. Visitors to the now-unavailable site were treated to pictures of Wilkins and Phillips cuddling, tickets for the events they allegedly attended together (including the Obama Inauguration), and numerous cards from him saying things like "You're the only woman for me!" (That was a Valentine's Day card).
But Gawker started sniffing around and, through tips, had multiple sources tell them that Wilkins is allegedly Phillips' angry mistress, with whom he has carried on an eight-year affair. Phillips allegedly has either a wife or ex-wife named Karen Phillips, who is the mother of his tween son and with whom he has attended hoity-toity New York City events as recently as this December.
Gawker got in touch with the website's designer, Bela Kovács, who confirmed that Wilkins hired him to create the site — only he thought the gesture was so sweet that Wilkins must have been Philips' wife. "My understanding was that the site was for a gift to Charles, that's what I was told," Kovács told Gawker. "She was ecstatic when it finally launched and the whole thing was done."
Yeah, I'll bet she was.
My, oh, my. What has happened to the days when mistresses were discreet, hmm? First Rielle Hunter gets knocked up with John Edwards' kid. Then Brooke Hundley stalks ESPN's Steve Phillips' teenaged son online. And now this!
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Transcripts of Governor Shumlin All Recovery is Local.
Well you know The President of the United States called me, President Obama, literally hours after the storm. And he said, I've heard about what's happening up there tell me more. And he happened to call at a time when I had figured out having surveyed the damage that this thing was much bigger than what Vermont was able to respond to.
The bottom line is he unleashed every Secretary and Cabinet member in his Cabinet. He said we'll do whatever it takes Governor to help you in your time of need. And he sent in FEMA and FEMA came in here and worked together with our communities in a response to a disaster that frankly we were ill equipped to deal with. They helped us to get people into the communities to help us coordinate our emergency management. And to bring resources from food and blankets and coordination with National Guard and all the people who help in these crisis. That I had no experience as a Governor dealing with. So extraordinarily helpful. And extraordinarily critical to getting us back on our feet.
To me I think a whole community recovery means that we have a community that's more resilient to storms, but also is better organized to deal with storms in the future. Well the long term recovery conversations and community efforts really is an example where FEMA has the experience to come and say to a state like Vermont hey this has worked in the past. And we think it could be applied to Vermont by your community based local government by volunteers that want to keep the rebuilding happening.
Basically what its allowed us to do is enter into a dialog with communities with our regional planning commissions with our local select boards with our mayors where we have them and with our volunteer base to ensure that we are tailoring a recovery package for that community that make sense for them. And that's really important. And I think the partnership with FEMA and with federal government has allowed us to use the resources that we so badly needed from the federal government, dollars that Vermont just doesn't have, and spend them in a way that will enable us to be smarter about building infrastructure that doesn't just get wiped out every time we get a major storm.
The way we're doing that is not by going into local communities and saying, hey we're here from the government and we've got all the answers and you do what we say. Instead we put together with FEMAs help partnerships where we are going into communities and asking these questions.
How do we continue the spirit of cooperation between federal government, state government local community government and volunteers that will allow communities to have the resources that they need to rebuild smarter better and more prepared for the future.
All recovery is local. If you try to dictate it, it won't work. We've learned that over the years. And I think its a partnership that's really going to be very successful.
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Gallery One
An exhibition by grad student Zachary Pritchard MFA '14 (Studio Art) featuring brightly colored paper mache sculpture of varying sizes.
Pritchard holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Sculpture from Buffalo State College. He is an international artist with work in Latvia and Finland, and has shown in such places as Lexington Art League, in Lexington, Ky., Franconia Sculpture Park in Franconia, Minn., and the Attleboro Arts Museum in Attleboro, Mass.
His sculptures use everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. By choosing mainly formal solutions, he tries to develop forms that do not follow logical criteria, but are based only on subjective associations and formal parallels, which incite the viewer to make new personal associations.
His work often radiates a cold and latent violence. At times, disconcerting beauty emerges. The inherent visual seductiveness, along with the conciseness of the exhibitions, further complicates the reception of their manifold layers of meaning. His works are based on formal associations, which open a unique poetic vein. Multilayered images arise in which the fragility and instability of our seemingly certain reality is questioned.
This particular group of sculptures try to laugh off moments of anxiety, confusion, anger, and violence in a nervous fashion. Each one depicts a subjective moment that exists to punctuate the human drama in order to clarify our existence and to find poetic meaning in everyday life. The intent is to have the viewer gain an emotional comprehension of the narrative as opposed to an illustrative story.
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Windmills along the road to Bozeman, taken as we speed along in the car. Windmills fascinate all three of us-just their size, and seeing a bunch lined up in the distance is kinda cool.
Driving: Bellingham to Bozeman, Montana
Weather: Raining
Food Revolution Challenge: The hotel breakfast bar
We had a terrible June in Vancouver. Instead of sunshine, it felt like it rained every day and here I am, first official day of vacation, and it's raining. Not just that, but it feels weird to be going from full on craziness that is two jobs, writing, and a house to suddenly...nothing. I am totally unplugged, with no iPod or a laptop. Jake whined the night before, complaining that he was bored and suffering from technology withdrawal, and when I told him we could play a game of cards, watch TV or read, he looked at me like I just suggested we build a cabin from sticks in the woods. Switching gears is hard. With no cooking, writing, housework, or jobs to attend to, I'm totally freed up to read, write (on paper!), chat, and relax. It feels like a muscle that hasn't been worked in awhile, this relaxation mode.
Jake is hard to wake up, too. Which from that moment on, became the theme of the vacation. Shake him, bounce on the side of his bed, throw pillows at his head-nothing would work until we'd threaten him with not getting breakfast.
At the mention of food he's up and ready in 3 minutes flat.
We stand in the hotel breakfast room, surveying the goods before us, and my brain begins to whine.
"You're on vacation, for God's sake. Do you really have to scrutinize everything you eat, just pick something! "
No. I need to do this. It's an experiment. So brain? Shut up. I'll ply you with coffee. It's crappy hotel coffee, but it will have to do.
Jake mills around, reading labels, looking at what's available, and is getting visibly irritated. As I watch he settles on some toast (he never eats toast) topped with honey, which he also never eats. I make my way past the breakfast pastries, instant oatmeal and do-it yourself waffles, grab some toast, and join him.
"Mom this is stupid. Every single kind of jam, the yogurt, and all the cereals have high fructose corn syrup. Those egg things are obviously processed. The bread is that cheaper, preservative packed stuff. Why would anyone eat those pastries? The only natural stuff here is the butter pats, the milk that says it's not from cows given hormones, and the fruit. "
"What? You're not serious." When I finish my coffee, I wander back to the breakfast bar to take a closer look. Jake is right. Hadn't we heard that high fructose corn syrup was in only processed food? When I hear about processed food, I'm thinking of the non-chicken chicken nuggets on Food Revolution, or things like canned soup, pop, etc. But breakfast cereal and yogurt? Aren't those supposed to be healthy options? What the heck are people supposed to eat here if everything, even the supposedly GOOD food, is loaded with crappy preservatives?
The only items in the breakfast bar that fit into our criteria are peanut butter, butter, milk, fresh fruit salad, coffee, and the basket of fresh bananas, apples, and pears.
Wow. Even my trusted brands at home can't be trusted here. This is going to be interesting.
We drive for hours. Lunch is peanut butter and banana sandwiches again, and although I normally can't stand repeats when it comes to what I eat, they are delicious. We stop at a gas station for milk and Jake picks one out of the dairy section, and then stops. It's not milk. Looks like milk, but it's some weird vitamin drink/processed concoction that we've never seen before. We peer at the bottle as if it's some strange bug that we need to investigate.
"Jake, look at the label. This is to trick people into buying something that LOOKS like milk, but isn't milk. "
Jake recoils in horror and shoves it back on in the fridge. "Ew. That's just...gross, Mom." We search for a carton that specifically says the milk is from cows not treated with hormones, and pick up a pack of pretzel M&Ms for a treat. They are a mixture of salty and sweet; tasty, but by the end I'm not sure if I like them. Suddenly Jake snorts from the backseat.
"Mom? The M&Ms don't have high fructose corn syrup. Now THAT is weird."
We read, sleep, and listen to Jake's Pink Floyd CD for hours as Hubs drives the I-90, stopping now and then for bathroom breaks. Finally at around 8 pm, we pull into the Wingate by Wyndham in Bozeman, Montana. The hotel has upgraded our room to a King suite, which feels huge and utterly luxurious for just a quick one night stay. We ask the clerk for a restaurant recommendation, and find ourselves at the MacKenzie River Pizza Company.
A tiny, busy place with a down home cowboy feel, the MacKenzie River Pizza Company serves up their food fresh, with gourmet pizzas on multi-grain crusts that are made right there, and fresh produce. We ordered a BBQ chicken pizza for Jake and I to share, and Hubs got a Green Horn (veggie sandwich). As Jake and I dug in we agreed that this was possibly the best pizza we had ever eaten, and there were enough leftovers to box up and take back to the hotel.
Perhaps tomorrow we'd have a change from peanut butter sandwiches after all.
One more day of driving, and we're finally in Rapid City!