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Happy 30th birthday IBM PC 5150!
Subject: General Tech | August 12, 2011 - 05:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: killer frogs, friday, folding frogs
Computer maintenance can be a long and tedious process, trying to find rogue processes, old and useless registry entries or cleaning out temp files takes time to do manually or with the tools provided within Windows. That is part of the reason that programs that automate cleaning are so popular, though some are almost ransome-ware so be careful which ones you choose. The same goes when you are trying out new anti-virus programs as well. For extra bonus points you can bring network and hardware maintenance into the mix as well, from replacing elderly protocols to replacing elderly hardware, there are lots of problems to fill your spare time. Even keeping track of your vendors can absorb hours. Check out the Microsoft Forum for more issues ... as well as solutions, of course.
If you'd rather have a bit of fun instead of working, the Gaming Forum's Fragging Frogs are available on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday to help you out with that. The Lightning Round is available for those who prefer their smackdowns to be delivered with words than with bullets. If you are more altruistic, donate your CPU cycles to a BOINC project or to Folding@Home, or even join in the 24 hour a day swap meet that is the Trading Post.
You have probably noticed a lot of content on the front page covering Quakecon and the interview that Ryan did with John Carmack, so you are right in assuming that the PC Perspective Podcast spends a goodly amount of time on the same topic ... and others.
Dr. Dre is shilling for Monster Cable
Subject: General Tech | August 12, 2011 - 03:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, monster cable
The Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Headphones are made by everyone's favourite overpriced cable vendor, Monster Cable, helping to explain the $300 price tag ($350 direct from Monster Cable). [H]ard|OCP nevertheless forged ahead with reviewing them, hoping that perhaps this time Monster Cable produced something worth the price of admission. They compared them to similarly priced headsets from Beyer-Dynamic, which outclassed the Beats Headphones in every metric, as did the studio quality Audio-Technica M50 they tried. Their final verdict is not kind.
"Few brands of headphones have achieved popularity and consumer adoption as quickly as Monster's Beats by Dre series. We recently purchased our own pair of the Beats' Studio Edition headphones to tell you if these are merely marketing fluff or the "real deal.""
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- SteelSeries Spectrum 7XB Wireless Headset Review @ Real World Labs
- Jabra Stone2 Bluetooth Headset Review @ Tech-Reviews
- Snowball Professional Microphone Review @ Tech-Reviews
- SteelSeries Spectrum 7xb Wireless Gaming Headset Review @ Legit Reviews
- MANHATTAN 2800 Acoustic Series BT Bookshelf Speaker Review @MissingRemote
- Hercules XPS Diamond 2.0 USB Speakers Review @ t-break
- ASUS Xonar DG Headphone Amp & PCI 5.1 Audio Card Review @Hi Tech Legion
More from Black Hat 2011; Facial Recognition Book
Subject: General Tech | August 12, 2011 - 01:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: facebook, black hat 2011
A presenter at Black Hat 2011 put forward their research on using Facebook as a facial recognition database. Not only do people upload a lot of pictures of themselves and their friends, they also tag them with the names of the people in the pictures. This means that there is a large sample of data to be used, with the same face available from multiple angles, lighting conditions and backgrounds. The findings; nearly perfect recognition and re-identification of people in the database with a photo taken from a smartphone in under 3 seconds. Thank Techware Labs for the chill that just headed down your spine.
"Every month Facebook users upload 2.5 Billion photos. With each upload users may identify and tag not only themselves, but everyone in the photo. What if we could use this massive attendance sheet of the world in a larger way. Say with facial recognition and location information? Today Alessandro Acquisti presented his research and attempts at doing just that."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Inside Turntable.fm: saving music radio from itself @ Ars Technica
- Google allows C and C++ code to run in Chrome web browser @ The Inquirer
- Lost in Limbo @ The Tech Report
- Smartphone images can hijack BlackBerry servers @ The Register
- Asus RT-N56U Black Diamond Router @ X-bit Labs
- One Week left to Win Steelseries 5h v2 MOH and Siberia v2 iPod @ XSReviews
USB 3.0 Will Deliver 100 Watts Of Power In 2012
Subject: General Tech | August 11, 2011 - 08:15 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: usb 3.0, external drive
USB 2.0 brought us 480Mb/s transfer speeds and 2.5 watts of power over the cable. This required either a second USB cable for additional power or a plug in power adapter. Either way, it was a hassle to power even moderately speedy external hard drives.
USB 3.0 brought a massive speed increase to 5Gb/s transfer speeds; however, power only received a relatively small bump to 4.5 watts of power over the cable (900mA at 5V). While the bump in power can now more easily power most external hard drives, power hungry high speed mechanical and solid state hard drives that are able to fully take advantage of the speed increases of USB 3.0 will still require additional power.
A USB powered flux capacitor.
In an interesting move by the USB 3.0 Promoters Group, a new USB 3 specification will provide up to 100 watts of power at varying voltages to external devices. This great increase in power would allow users to power external USB monitors without a separate power adapter, RAID enclosures, desk lamps, USB grills (okay, maybe not), and other multiple hard drive external enclosures like the Drobo boxes.
While the new specification is due out next year (2012), it will be some time before hardware (specifically power supplies) catches up to the specification's maximum power draw. Do you think the move to deliver more power through the USB 3 cable is a good one, or will the increased complexity of delivering 100 watts over the same cable delivering data outweigh the convenience of only needing a single cable?
Podcast #165 - QuakeCon 2011, MSI's GTX580 Lightning, Intel 710 SSDs, Ultrabooks and more!
Subject: General Tech | August 11, 2011 - 02:27 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, pcper, nvidia, msi, Intel, GTX580, amd
PC Perspective Podcast #165 - 8/11/2011
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- 0:18:54 MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition Review: What a GTX 580 Should Be
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- 0:31:30 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review - The Best Android Tablet?
- 0:32:16 Just Delivered Exclusive: PNY XLR8 Liquid Cooled GTX 580 Combo
- 0:36:40 Let us do some math, shall we? The cost of consoles
- 0:41:46 Intel 710 SSD Prices Leaked
- 0:47:40 ExpressCard trying to pull a (not so) fast one?
- 0:55:30 NVIDIA Outlines Multi-GPU and Cloud Graphics With Project Maximus and Virtual Graphics Technologies
- 1:06:50 Will Intel's Ultrabook form factor come with an integral Achilles Heel?
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Eculideon's unlimited fiddly bits
Subject: General Tech | August 11, 2011 - 11:34 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: infinite graphics, euclideon, particle cloud
If you have yet to stumble upon the YouTube video which began the debate, you should book 10 minutes to sit and watch the demonstration and explanation to make sure you understand what Euclideon's unlimited graphics are about. The Aussie company Euclideon have developed a way to translate polygon based 3D objects, the most common method used in games since sprites, into a cloud of particles which define the volume and surface of the object. They currently claim 64 'atoms' per mm3, which has a very significant impact on the quality of the rendered object. Previous to their project, these point clouds were only used for medical imaging and other professional applications due to the serious hardware requirements to render more than just a handful of objects. Euclideon seems to have managed a way to sidestep the hardware problems and have made it possible for point clouds to be rendered without needing a Fermi farm in your house. Even better they claim they have working translation software which can take objects created in common polygon based 3D design programs like Maya and transform them into point cloud objects.
If you think this sounds too good to be true, you are not alone in your doubt. Before make the horrible mistake of using the YouTube comments to inform your decision, head to [H]ard|OCP. They have posted an interview they conducted with Euclideon on their new rendering software, which will teach you a lot more than the semi-coherent statements under the YouTube video. It is almost a full hour long, so get comfortable before you start.
"Euclideon has come under fire for its Unlimited Detail Technology claims once again. Instead of sitting around discussing it among ourselves, we sent John Gatt to Brisbane, Australia to talk to the man himself with Euclideon, Bruce Dell. We show you the demo running in real time with hardware specs and answer a lot of questions, all in video."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Intel bets $300m on their Ultrabook-ie. Next step: broken leg
Subject: General Tech, Systems | August 10, 2011 - 10:23 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: ultrabook, Intel
Intel has this little platform that they are attempting to push against the world known as the Ultrabook, a category of ultra-thin and light laptops that range 11-inch to 17-inch screens with high performance and high price. The actual cost of an Ultrabook is somewhat hotly debated between Intel and others. On the Intel side of the fence, the claim for the cost of parts in an Ultrabook range between $475 and $710; this bill of materials comes days after manufacturers discussed component costs around the $1000 mark. To further push the Ultrabook platform, Intel just released a statement announcing a $300 million fund to invest in technologies that further the Ultrabook platform.
Is Intel getting themselves into a jackpot?
Intel described their intents with the fund in this snippet from their press release:
Ultrabooks will deliver a highly responsive and secure experience in a thin, light and elegant design and at mainstream prices. To help realize that vision, the Intel Capital Ultrabook Fund aims to invest in companies building hardware and software technologies focused on enhancing how people interact with Ultrabooks such as through sensors and touch, achieving all day usage through longer battery life, enabling innovative physical designs and improved storage capacity. The overall goal of the fund, which will be invested over the next 3-4 years, is to create a cycle of innovation and system capabilities for this new and growing category of mobile devices.
It looks as though Intel is putting their money where their mouth is. While $300 million is not exactly huge in the scale of Intel revenue it is a substantial sum and equal (less inflation) to what they used to back Centrino over eight years ago. While their last investment went to subsidizing wireless access points, marketing, and similar programs this investment should be mostly focused on the technology itself -- both hardware and software -- with battery, input, and interface specifically mentioned. Part of me muses about Meego in terms of the Ultrabook platform potentially even as a supplement to Windows. We shall see what Intel has in store for the platform that could, and bludgeoned forward with heaps of raw cash when it could not.
Read on for the press release in full.
Soldner is free, find out if it is a game too ambitious to be or a really well done troll
Subject: General Tech | August 10, 2011 - 03:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, soldner, free
Söldner (Marine Corps) Community Edition is now free (as in beer) and you really should pick it up as it is well worth the price. If memory serves it was originally a buggy game that reached for the sky without paying attention to their footing, it is now an even buggier game with extra vehicles and features. At one point the game would handle 100 people playing, 50 to a team, which was even more confusing than you think. Terrain could be destroyed, though with some intersting clipping issues you could also discover small hills and other terrain that would kill you for touching it ... they were definately not lava. Hit the link at Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN and try it for yourself.
"Oh my goodness, I have no idea how this news has taken five days to reach me, but by golly thank goodness it finally has. Söldner, one of the most buggy and hilarious games of all time, is now completely free! Get it. Get it NOW."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Alice Madness Returns: PhysX and 3D Vision Tested on all NVIDIA GeForce GTX 500 Series Video Cards @Hi Tech Legion
- Is Alpha Centauri Set To Return? @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Pirates of Black Cove PC Review @ eTeknix
- The Third Bit Of Metro: Last Light Footage @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Accuracy takes power: one man's 3GHz quest to build a perfect SNES emulator @ Ars Technica
- Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings Review (PC) @ Kitguru Gaming
- Bodycount hands-on - Xbox 360, PS3, PC @ HEXUS
- Over 30 minutes of Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City gameplay footage @ HEXUS
- Rage HD - iPad 2 optmised V2.1 @ HEXUS
- TwistDock for PS3 Review @ HardwareHeaven
BigFoot Networks may have found their Killer app
Subject: General Tech | August 10, 2011 - 02:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: killer nic, bigfoot, wireless, Killer-N 1102
The KillerNIC has had an odd relationship with the PC world, with most reviewers initial impression being that of a solution in search of a problem. In some cases when a person wanted to get fancy with downloading torrents, especially when they were gaming online at the same time, the initial product did offer some advantages. From there it found its self integrated onto some high end motherboards, offering more features than a regular gigabit NIC but again offering limited benefits.
New to the market is the Bigfoot Killer-N 1102 Wireless N device, integrated into some new laptops. AnandTech had a chance to try it out; once they could determine a way to review a wireless device. Finally it seems that BigFoot managed to knock one out of the park, the performance was significantly better than what is offered by the current generic wireless NICs present in most laptops. Check out why it is such an improvement in their full review.
"With that out of the way, let's discuss what Bigfoot brings to the table, specifically with their Killer 1102 part. Note that there is a faster Killer 1103 part now shipping with 3x3:3 MIMO support; we will try to get a sample for future testing, but for now we'll confine our benchmarks to the 1102. The core hardware actually comes from a well-known wireless networking company, Atheros. The 1102 uses the AR9382 wireless chipset, but Bigfoot has added their own "special sauce" to improve performance."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Embedded SSDs go connector-less @ SemiAccurate
- ZAVIO F3106 Wireless IP Camera Review @ Real World Labs
- Firm offers 1,000 year discs that use a special optical drive @ The Inquirer
- Fake Firefox update bundles Trojan add-on @ The Register
- Google promises fix for jittery Usenet addicts @ The Register
- Ninjalane Podcast - Overclocking Motherboard Design Video Card Selection
- Weekly Giveaway #10: Thermaltake TR2 700W and TR2 600W Power Supplies @ eTeknix
AMD will be snubbing the smartphone
Subject: General Tech | August 9, 2011 - 03:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, tablet, smartphones, trinity
In a revent interview, AMD's SVP and GM, Rick Bergman restated that AMD has no current plans in the works to jump to the handheld market. They will continue to focus on their current product lines and that the only ultramobile development currently underway is for tablets. That could help them get a leg up on Intel's Atom, as Intel is definitely making a move for the hand held market. Focusing on tablets gives them a less strict power limitation and may just give them a boost as they push to the 28nm process with only one ultra low power Trinity APU product line to design. Check out The Inquirer for more.
"CHIP DESIGNER AMD has ruled out making a move in the smartphone market, preferring to concentrate on tablets.
Rick Bergman, SVP and GM of AMD's products group told a conference that the chip designer has no plans to get into the smartphone market, saying that its expertise in graphics does not suit that market. Instead it will be up to AMD's Z-series embedded chip to push X86 into the tablet market."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Beware of Macs in enterprise, security consultants say @ The Register
- Mass WordPress hijack poisons Google Image well @ The Register
- Sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab Blocked in the EU @ Slashdot
- 10-year old hacker finds flaw in mobile games @ The Register
- Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM Review @ TechReviewSource
- Jabra Freeway Bluetooth Car Kit Review @ t-break
- Real World Labs And Thermalright Joint Contest
Nearly Half of Organizations Have Lost Sensitive or Confidential Information on USB Drives in Just the Past Two Years
Subject: General Tech | August 9, 2011 - 01:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: security, fud
The next time your boss complains when you suggest that picking up secure USB sticks because of the price, you might want to reference this report from Kingston which details several horror stories of what happens with a lax policy towards portable storage. We have seen Stuxnet recently, as well there is a long list of tricks that can be played with USB devices with the U3 autorun present on many USB devices.
This goes far beyond just a complaint about using USB sticks received for free at trade shows or picked up on discount from Costco, the report cites an instance where unmarked USB sticks were left in obvious spots in government parking lots and over half of them ended up being plugged into the wok PC of the person who found it. Maybe now spending a little extra on secure USB sticks will seem a little more attractive to the beancounters.
Fountain Valley, CA -- August 9, 2011 -- Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the results of a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute looking at USB prevalence and risk in organizations. The study found that inexpensive consumer USB Flash drives are ubiquitous in all manner of enterprise and government environments ― typically with very little oversight or controls, even in the face of frequent and high profile incidents of sensitive data loss. The Ponemon Institute is an independent group that conducts studies on critical issues affecting the management and security of sensitive information about people and organizations.
The study underscores the pressing need for organizations to adopt more secure USB products and policies. A group of 743 IT professionals and IT security practitioners from global companies based in the United States were polled, and all acknowledged the importance of USB drives from a productivity standpoint. They cautioned, however, about the lack of organizational focus regarding security for these tools to meet appropriate data protection and business objectives.
The most recent example of how easily rogue USB drives can enter an organization can be seen in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security test in which USBs were 'accidentally' dropped in government parking lots. Without any identifying markings on the USB stick, 60 percent of employees plugged the drives into government computers. With a 'valid' government seal, the plug-in rate reached 90 percent.
According to the Ponemon study, more than 40 percent of organizations surveyed report having more than 50,000 USB drives in use in their organizations, with nearly 20 percent having more than 100,000 drives in circulation. The study finds that a whopping 71 percent of respondents do not consider the protection of confidential and sensitive information on USB Flash drives to be a high priority. At the same time, the majority of these same respondents feel that data breaches are caused by missing USB drives.
The Ponemon study concluded that a staggering 12,000 customer, consumer and employee records were believed to be lost on average by these same companies as a result of missing USBs. According to a previously released Ponemon report, the average cost of a data breach is $214 per record, making the potential average total cost of lost records to the organizations surveyed for the Ponemon USB Flash drive study, reach upwards of $2.5 million (USD). Other key findings in the report include:
Evidence of widespread compromise is apparent:
- Nearly 50 percent of organizations confirmed lost drives containing sensitive or confidential information in the past 24 months.
- The majority of those organizations (67 percent) confirmed that they had multiple loss events – in some cases, more than 10 separate events.
Oversight and control of USBs in enterprises can be better:
- Free USB sticks from conferences/trade shows, business meetings and similar events are used by 72 percent of employees ― even in organizations that mandate the use of secure USBs.
- In terms of policies and controls, of the hundreds of IT professionals and IT security professionals polled, only 29 percent felt that their organizations had adequate policies to prevent USB misuse.
"An unsecured USB drive can open the door for major data loss incidents," said Larry Ponemon, Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute. "Organizations watch very carefully, and put a plethora of controls around, what enters their businesses from cyberspace. This study drives home the point that they must also take a more aggressive stance on addressing the risks that exist in virtually every employee's pocket."
"Kingston believes a lack of oversight, education and corporate confusion are factors that lead to the overwhelming majority of data loss when it comes to USB Flash drives," said John Terpening, Secure USB business manager, Kingston. "Organizations fear that any attempt to control a device like a USB is likely to be futile and costly, both in terms of budget and loss of productivity. However, a simple analysis of what an organization needs and the knowledge that there is a range of easy-to-use, cost-effective, secure USB Flash drive solutions can go a long way toward enabling organizations and their employees to get a handle on the issue."
The full report can be downloaded from the Kingston Web site.
Who needs a Kinect when you have Razer's Hydra
Subject: General Tech | August 8, 2011 - 04:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: input, kinect, razer hydra
The Razer Hydra bears a small resemblance to the Wii controller at first glance but that is quickly dispelled when you realize you get two devices to hold. Both have 4 face buttons, a 'start' button, a clickable analog stick and two bumper triggers, which give you enough input options for PC gaming. The wired base station these controllers use senses the small magnetic field the controllers emit, which is how the motion sensing capabilities work. That field was not enough to disturb any of tbreak's other equipment which is vital to the success of the controller. As for gaming? With Portal 2 they had a blast, but when it came to other shooters ... not so much.
"The Hydra is not spectacularly different, it uses the same nun-chuck approach of the Wii, however it's technology and precision far outclasses Nintendo's toy. According to Razer, the Hydra uses magnetic forces to detect the exact location and orientation of the controllers and delivers an "ultra-low latency", "fluid and precise" gaming experience."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Ttesports Black Gaming Mouse @ Rbmods
- Steelseries XAI Pro Gaming Mouse Review @ XtremeComputing
- Zowie G-TF Speed Review @ OCC
- Ozone TRACE Review @ OCC
- Tt eSports Dasher Gaming Mouse Pad Review @ eTeknix
- Steelseries Shift MMO keyboard @ XSReviews
- Enermax Acrylux Keyboard Review @ HardwareLOOK
- Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Real World Labs
- TTe Sports Challenger Ultimate Gaming Keyboard by Thermaltake Review @Hi Tech Legion
A quick guide to SSL and what its major maladjustment is
Subject: General Tech | August 8, 2011 - 01:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: SSL, black hat 2011, CA, Comodo
While the boys were having fun at an event in Texas, TechwareLabs were at a show of a completely different colour. Black Hat 2011, the yearly computer security convention was also taking place in Las Vegas, bringing to light the discoveries of the past year when it comes to vulnerabilities and how to protect yourself against them. One of the topics for discussion was how the Secure Socket Layer works, by assuming that a Trusted Authority is behind a security certificate which requires them to provide a secure connection between yourself and their servers. Over the past year we saw a hack at Comodo, who are a major Certificate Authority, which lead to nefarious people getting their hands on certificates assigned to Microsoft, Yahoo and Google, which allowed them to easily fool even a computer using SSL.
Taking that as an example of the failure of the idea of single, large CAs as the way to implement SSL. If you were to no longer trust Comodo and its certificates then about 1/4 of the secure sites on the net would never allow you to connect. Instead a programmer detailed a FireFox extension called Convergence as an alternative. This distributed way of dealing with Certificate authentication would allow you to switch between trusting and untrusting certain CAs without damaging your ability to connect to secure sites on the web.
"This interesting presentation concerns a security protocol that you probably use everyday. It is in your browser, on the server you connect to, and bought together by a "Certificate Authority". The idea behind SSL is to provide a secure connection between you, the client browser, and the server providing the sensitive data to you. For instance a Bank website is designed to provide the client with convenient access to account details, transactions, etc. But there is a major issue with a pivotal player in this process. The Certificate Authority or CA is charged with certifying the organizations to which it provides certificates. The CA is supposed to be a trustworthy entity working on behalf of us, the end users, to ensure that any organization it issues a certificate to is credible and trustworthy. After all many users depend on the CA's, SSL protocol, and issued certificates to enforce authentication and integrity in the online space. You have little choice but to trust the CAs and expect them to provide a high quality level of authentication services."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- AMD releases an SDK for its Llano chips @ The Inquirer
- Some thoughts on Mac OS X Lion @ The Tech Report
- Beginners Guide to Installing Windows 7 @ MissingRemote
- Monitor makers poised to adopt IPS technology @ DigiTimes
- Trendnet TV-IP121WN @ Hardware Bistro
- One month with Google+: why this social network has legs @ Ars Technica
- Cyberlink YouCam 5 Webcam Software Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Top Ten Green Tips for Your PC @ TechwareLabs
- The TR Podcast 93: A trifecta of tablets
- Last chance - Weekly Giveaway #9: Dirt 3 @ eTeknix
- Summer Icy Dock Giveaway @Hi Tech Legion
- ThinkComputers & NZXT Back to School Giveaway!
Let us do some math, shall we? The cost of consoles
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | August 7, 2011 - 04:11 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: pc gaming, consoles
There is a lot of discussion over how expensive the PC is compared to the consoles. I have heard from a number of former PC gamers who switched to the console to escape the large cost of ownership. I have also heard from a number of console gamers who claim that they cannot afford a three-thousand dollar gaming behemoth to just launch the typical PC game. Suffices to say, my head has exploded more times than causality allows for.
Is your PC bleeding gushes of money?
Let us clarify something straight out of the gate before tl;dr kicks in: the true cost of a console is not the price you pay for the box itself. For proof, look at Sony: the cost of the $499 PS3 at launch was $805.85 according to CNET. That means that for each PS3 they sold they lost $306.85. You may think, "Pfft, that's fine. They'll make it up later." Nope, it was mid-2010 before Sony made any money on each PS3 sales. They were bleeding for 3 years.
So where does Sony and Microsoft make their money? Firstly, Microsoft has that cash-cow Xbox Live that they have been milking for a substantial time now. You may consider $60 per year to be chump change however after 4 years that tallies up to 240$. I want you to consider the following: Xbox Live every 4 years, or a Radeon HD 6950 (Bundled with Dirt 3) for four years without paying a cent more? (Actually, okay -- you pay 3 cents more at $59.99-per-
month{{edit: year, typo}}). It is also pretty much given that not only will your games look better than on a 360 by a long shot, you will also still be able to physically play games in four years' time. You might be turning the quality settings to medium or low near the end of your card's life cycle, but hey: at least you have the option for quality settings. Also, just because a console claims to run a game at a specific resolution does not mean it actually is. For instance, most Call of Duty games on the consoles are actually rendered at approximately 600p but are up-scaled to their listed resolutions. To claim an upscaled 600p is 1080p would be like claiming a DVD upscaled is the same thing as a BluRay.
And this leads to our next point: You can buy a three-thousand dollar computer. You can also buy a Porsche. You do not need a Porsche to drive to work, but there are some distinct advantages to owning one that make it viable for a portion of the market. The rest of us can be perfectly happy driving to work with a Hyundai or a Chevy. Besides, it's cheaper than paying a taxi. For good examples of cost efficient PCs, check out our constantly updated Hardware Leaderboard. Technically a license of Windows is not included, which is the one kink in PC gaming openness. Ideally we would be all running Linux or a similarly licensed OS not just for cost but also for longevity. Videogames will struggle as timeless art so long as the platforms they run on are not timeless. Unfortunately even in the PC gaming sphere there is no guarantee that the platform will just be torn out from under your dependent art. But, at least the PC platform is not designed to be disposable like the consoles. It is the lesser of two evils, and baby-steps to an ideal future.
A moment of silence for your wallet.
So how much money are we talking about? I personally summed up how much I spent on the first Xbox in $10 per game license fees and $60 per year Xbox Live fees which came to $520 excluding the cost of the system itself and accessories which need to be replaced each generation for no sensible reason. Keep in mind; I was not a very extreme gamer purchasing only five games per year on average. Had I been PC exclusive, however, that would have been $500-some-odd dollars over the price of the system and accessories itself that I would not have needed to pay. The truth of the matter is over the long run you pay more to be a console gamer than a PC gamer unless you physically choose to pay more for your PC. Also, do not forget: due to the existence of proprietary platforms, if you own multiple systems because your games are only available on one or another, you are even further worse off.
There will be a follow-up article to this in the near future discussing what you are paying for with consoles – spoiler: it is, in general, not desirable.
New Rage trailer causes an Uprising at Quakecon?
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | August 6, 2011 - 06:10 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: rage, quakecon, id
The most important difference about Quakecon this year is that they can finally, for the first time in years, promote an upcoming in-house title. RAGE was definitely all the rage this year as John Carmack spent the majority of his keynote discussing the technical decisions made during the game for the 360, for the PS3, and for the PC. The biggest take-away that a lead game programmer could learn from the keynote is that you should never tell the artist team when approached about design specifications, "Make beautiful stuff and we'll figure out how to make it work." However, for the rest of us not on iD's programming department, we get to see what a comment like that looks like in the new RAGE trailer.
Reminded of USENET a decade ago, "Syntax Error: Asking for the best computer, money is no object."
Something has us believing that this will be a very profitable year for Bethesda's parent company, Zenimax. With two large games, RAGE and Elder Scrolls V, coming out this autumn from Zenimax we hopefully should see them able to reinvest and grow over the coming years. As for the game itself, I get three distinct vibes from the most recent cinematic trailer: The first is Doom 3 which is most felt in the intro as the player is loaded into the pod-like device; the second is Fallout 3 from characters interact; the third vibe I cannot pin against any given game and mostly consists of the vehicular aspect of the trailer. What does it remind our readers of? (Registration not required for commenting.)
This Two Will Passed – Episode 4 released of total 5…ish.
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | August 6, 2011 - 02:19 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tablet, sony, S2, S1
Want to rest your eyes from all of the Quakecon coverage? How about another Sony tablet ad? The first three parts of Sony's S1 and S2 ad campaign are behind us with the conclusion of this five part series occurring in the fourth part. Frankly I do not really understand it either, but apparently the fifth ad will be a collection of the previous four making the fourth one the actual finale of a series of five. I guess that somewhat makes sense: what better way to promote the products' collective slogan "Open Your Imagination" than blowing your mind? I say nothing.
This Two Will Passed… okay? Go play it.
The title of this video is "Together anywhere" and features an unsurprising amount of tracks for anyone who watched any or all of the preview videos. Besides metal rails, be sure to pay close attention to the setup prior to the couch station because you will drop bricks at the end of the video. This is also the first time that lyrics appear in the ads which put a very uplifting feel on the campaign. While not as metaphorical as the first two parts suggested, I believe they got their point across. Now all that is left to do is see if it will translate to sales.
Intel Releases $700 Bill of Materials For Thinnest Ultrabooks
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | August 5, 2011 - 02:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ultrabook.asus, Intel
Digitimes reported today that Intel will be meeting with its Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) partners in Taipei next week to discuss the Bill of Materials (BOM) that outlines the components to be used in Intel's Ultrabook notebook class. The goal of the meeting will be to tweak the Bill of Materials such that the initial selling price will be below $1,000 USD.
Intel has further broken up the Ultrabook category into two thickness classes of 18mm and 21mm. The 18mm reference designs, of which Intel has rendered five, have thus far omitted any optical drives. An example of the 18mm design can be seen in the upcoming Asus UX21 and UX31 ultrabooks. The proposed Bill of Materials for the 18mm ultrabooks is between $493 and $710 USD while the 21mm ultrabooks BOM is between $475 and $650 USD.
Beyond the Bill of Materials, the site notes that Intel is further planning to release next generation ultrabooks based on 22nm Ivy Bridge processors in 2012 and 22nm Haswell CPUs in 2013. These ultrabooks will come in sizes ranging from 11" to 17." The 11" to 13" models will have a thickness of 18mm while the 14" to 17" models will be of the 21mm variety.
Apple Insider notes that the push from Intel to keep the cost of materials and initial selling price for its ultrabooks below $1,000 may be due to the $999 entry level Macbook selling so well and Intel's desire to provide a competitive product that can match the thin-ness of the Mac notebooks and is priced to sell. Do you think Intel's ultrabooks will catch on with consumers, or will it be another niche and/or gimmick product?
Quakecon Steam Deals: Catch up with iD and Bethesda for $70
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | August 5, 2011 - 03:44 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: steam, quakecon
A lot of news is blowing up about the exciting conference happening right now called Quakercon. For those of us not lucky enough to bask in the PepsiCo subsidiary that popularized Amish oatmeal delight there is another, smaller conference going on right now called "Quakecon". Frankly, I think they're ripping off our wonderful breakfast food company. Still, if you cannot check out Quakercon treating us to tonnes of steamed meals – why not check out Quakecon treating us to tonnes of Steam deals!
Yes I realize there is no such thing as Quakercon… … yet.
In the event that you are following Quakecon and for some reason do not own many iD or Bethesda games, there is a bundle that will roll you pretty much entirely up to date for just shy of $70. The Quakecon Pack 2011 contains the following:
- Quake III Arena
- Quake IV
- Wolfenstein 3D
- The Ultimate Doom
- Final DOOM
- QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
- QUAKE II Mission Pack: Ground Zero
- QUAKE III: Team Arena
- HeXen: Beyond Heretic
- HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
- Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
- Spear of Destiny
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
- QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
- HeXen II
- DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil
- Master Levels for Doom II
- Commander Keen
- Rogue Warrior
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
- Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Hunted: The Demon's Forge™
- Fallout New Vegas: Dead Money
- Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts
- Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Breaking in to GlobalFoundries' Integration Testing and Development Center
Subject: General Tech | August 4, 2011 - 02:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: fab 8
It has been a while since Al's successful break in at the Intel/Micron fab, which means that PCPer readers haven't had an inside look at a fab in a while. [H]ard|OCP has not only seen the ground where GLOBALFOUNDRIES will soon have a Fab 8, they just had a look at GLOBALFOUNDRIES' ITDC. Fab 8 is intended to be almost fully robotic, with not a single human hand, bunny suited or not, touching a wafer until it is complete. In order to make sure that the processes are implemented properly, the ITDC is intended to test the new wafer handling, management, delivery, and tracking systems; all before Fab 8 is fully constructed. You can catch the HD version of their video tour on YouTube.
"You ever heard the numbers thrown around about how many wafers will be produced by a fab? GlobalFoundries is telling us Fab 8 will build processors using up to 60,000 wafers a month when it is under full production. Have you ever wondered how all those wafers get to where they need to be? We show you how that happens."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft offers $200,000 to fix Windows' memory vulnerabilities @ The Inquirer
- The history of computer storage (slideshow) @ ExtremeTech
- DOS, Backdoor, and Easter Egg Found In Siemens S7 @ Slashdot
- Technology way out in the wild @ The Tech Report
- Twitter-control botnet mines Bitcoins @ The Register
- Skype decides to use VP8 for its video calling @ The Inquirer
- AMD Llano processor shipments reach 1.3-1.5 million units in July @ DigiTimes
- TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Review @ ThinkComputers
- Nikon Coolpix P300 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Fujifilm Finepix T190/T200 Camera Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Win Steelseries 5h v2 MOH and Siberia v2 iPod @ XSReviews
Jon Peddie defines 2011 as anomalous for the GPU market
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | August 4, 2011 - 02:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: peddie, market share, gpu
TIBURON, CA-August 4, 2011—Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for Q2'11.
Shipments during the second quarter of 2011 did not behave according to past years with regard to seasonality, and was higher on a year-to-year comparison for the quarter. 2011 is shaping up to be an anomalous year as businesses take their own path to recovery.
Normally, the second quarter of the year is a slower business quarter in the graphics industry (and in the PC industry as a whole). This year, Q2'11 did not conform to the normal seasonal cycle. Instead, sales were up significantly compared to previous years. The growth in Q2 comes as a welcome change, if not a bit worrying—is it inventory building for back to school and the holiday season, or channel stuffing?
Our forecast for the coming years has been modified since the last report, and is less aggressive on both desktops and notebooks—tablets have changed the nature of the PC market. Our findings include Desktops, Notebooks (and Netbooks), and PC-based commercial (i.e., POS) and industrial/scientific and embedded; and do not include handhelds (i.e., mobile phones), x86 Servers or ARM-based Tablets (i.e. iPad and Android-based Tablets), Smartbooks, or Servers.
The quarter in general
- In Q2'11, Intel celebrated its sixth quarter of Embedded Processor Graphics CPU (EPG, a multi-chip design that combined a graphics processor and CPU in the same package) shipments, and enjoyed a 21% average growth in Desktops and Notebooks.
- AMD and Nvidia lost in overall market share, while Intel grew compared to last quarter.
- Year to year this quarter Intel had tremendous market share growth (14.7%), AMD had a loss of 14.2%, and Nvidia slipped 18.4% in the overall market partially due to the company withdrawing from the integrated segments.
- The Q2'11 change in total shipments from last quarter increased 6.3%, significantly above the ten-year average of 3.5%, and raising concerns about an inventory buildup.
- Netbooks contributed to notebook growth a bit,however, iPads and Android tablets have probably cannibalized some netbook sales.
- Over 84 million PCs shipped worldwide in Q2'11, an increase of 2.4% compared to Q1'11, (based on an average of reports from Dataquest, IDC, and HSI) causing speculation that the 6.3% up-swing in graphics could be an inventory buildup and have a negative impact on Q3 or Q4.
- AMD's HPU quarter-to-quarter growth has been extraordinary at an average of 80% for desktop and notebook, and Intel's EPG growth was significant at an average of 41%. This is a clear showing of the industry's affirmation of the value of CPUs with embedded graphics and is in line with our forecasts. The major, and logical, impact is on older IGPs, and some on low-end add-in boards (AIBS).
Graphics chips (GPUs) and chips with graphics (IGPs, HPUs, and EPGs) are a leading indicator for the PC market. At least one and often two GPUs are present in every PC shipped. It can take the form of a discrete chip, a GPU integrated in the chipset, or embedded in the CPU. The average has grown from 115% in 2001 to almost 160% GPUs per PC.
Since the crash of 2009, combined with the introduction and influence of ARM-based Tablets, the PC market has deviated from historical trends. Until the segment for Tablets is clearly defined the fluctuations in the market data is likely to continue. The disruptions probably won't settle down for a while as Tablets find their place in the market and agreement can be reached on to include them in the PC market analysis, or to not include them.
Market shares shifted for the big three, and put pressure on the smaller three, and they showed a decrease in shipments as indicated in Table 1 (units are in millions.)
Intel continues to be the overall market share leader in Q2'11, elevated by Core i5 EPG CPUs, Sandy Bridge, and Pineview Atom sales for Netbooks. AMD gained market share quarter-to quarter and Nvidia lost share. Nvidia is exiting the integrated graphics segments and shifting focus to discrete GPUs. The company showed significant discrete market share gain (30% qtr-qtr) due to they say strong connect with new Intel Sandybridge notebooks. Ironically Nvidia enjoyed some serendipitous sales of IGPs in Q2. AMD share dropped 7.3 points.
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Royal Enfield Himalayan unveiled, Launch Mid March 2016!
Snapshot: Finally and still to far, prices only to be revealed in March 2016!
Finally after a long wait Royal Enfield has unveiled the first ever adventure motorcycle for the Chennai based manufacturer and also the first ever home grown ADV bike of India, the Himalayan has an all new LS400 engine which is a 411cc, Single Cylinder oil cooled SOHC engine that produces 24.5bhp@6500rpm and a peak torque that is 32Nm@4000-4500rpm. The Himalayan also weighs 182kg kerb which seems to be a decent weight considering its robust requirements of its go anywhere character.
The front suspension which is 41mm thick, in true ADV veil has a long travel of 200mm while the rear suspension which is the first monoshock for Royal Enfield has a travel that is also a pretty good 180mm. The bike features disc brakes both up front and at the rear, where a 2-Piston floating 300mm disc does duty at the front while a single piston floating 240mm disc does duty at the rear. The fuel tank capacity stands at 15 litres and the reserves volume is 0.5 litres. The front tyre on the Himalayan is 90/90-21" and at the rear the tyre has specs of 120/90-17".
It is interesting to note that Royal Enfield is giving a lot of tyre options to choose from for the Himalayan, such as, Full off-road and on/off-road tyres from most major brands. This chunky big tyres and long suspension travel provides the Himalayan a rather incredible 220mm ground clearance. While the wheelbase comes in at a decent 1465mm. The beauty of the Himalayan design being the seat height is just 800mm meaning shorter riders shouldn't worry.
Another new addition for Royal Enfield on the Himalayan is the presence of only an electric starter while a new LED tail lamp unit handles the lighting at the rear. Adding to it , the Bike features a 5 speed gearbox and a carburettor with throttle position sensor. The chassis on the Himalayan as per Royal Enfield Speak is a Half-Duplex Split Cradle Frame.
Along with the Himalayan, as expected Royal Enfield has also launched their apparel range for the Himalayan, and it does look pretty interesting to us.
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Emergency Relief for Typhoon Haiyan
November 2013
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expresses condolences to the millions affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and is providing shelter, food, water and other basic supplies to evacuees and displaced families.
An estimated 700,000 people are now displaced. In areas impacted by the storm, particularly in the eastern coastal regions, transportation, power and communication networks are down.
All Mormon missionaries serving in the Church's 21 Filipino missions are accounted for, with the exception of some serving in the Philippines Tacloban Mission. Before the typhoon, missionaries had been moved to areas where they would be adequately sheltered, and the Church is working to establish contact with Tacloban mission leaders.
"A Church Welfare Department employee is traveling to the island of Leyte with communication equipment to establish contact with the Tacloban mission president,"; said Stephen B. Allen, Missionary Department managing director. "We plan to be in communication with those in Leyte by Saturday in the Philippines."
Efforts are also underway to make contact with Church members. More than 14,000 members and others have sought refuge in 200 Church meetinghouses.
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July 2007 - celery (i'm not sure about this one, i thought he had a meltdown at some point)
Jan 2009 - arod_77
??? 2009 - Leli spams dancing threads in SE++
June 2010 - zot
Aug 2010 - bnames
Randal_Flagg goes racist/sexist to 11 about pre-admission to college, and then claims he was tired or drunk and can't remember what he said. Best meltdown ever.
couple of years ago, Dynagrip was given the wrong medication, or so it is claimed, and went on a crazy bender
does that count?
it is already on the list, i just can't remember when it was and i can't find the thread
randall_flagg was a good one
Dec 2006 - A Very Dynagrip Christmas (Dynagrip goes crazy and later claimed he got the wrong meds)
July 2007 - celery
Jan 2009 - arod_77
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In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern day slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In The Slave Next Door we find that slaves are all around us, hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets, the man sweeping the floor of the local department store. In these pages we also meet some unexpected slaveholders, such as a 27-year old middle-class Texas housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for offences including slavery. Weaving together a wealth of voices–from slaves, slaveholders, and traffickers as well as from experts, counselors, law enforcement officers, rescue and support groups, and others–this book is also a call to action, telling what we, as private citizens, can do to finally bring an end to this horrific crime.
THE SNAKEHEAD is a panoramic tale of international intrigue and a dramatic portrait of the underground economy in which America's twelve million illegal immigrants live. Based on hundreds of interviews, Patrick Radden Keefe's sweeping narrative tells the story not only of Sister Ping, but of the gangland gunslingers who worked for her, the immigration and law enforcement officials who pursued her, and the generation of penniless immigrants who risked death and braved a 17,000 mile odyssey so that they could realize their own version of the American dream. The Snakehead offers an intimate tour of life on the mean streets of Chinatown, a vivid blueprint of organized crime in an age of globalization and a masterful exploration of the ways in which illegal immigration affects us all.
During the past decade, human smuggling across national borders grew from a low-level border crossing activity in a handful of countries to a diverse multibillion dollar business spanning the entire globe. New laws in several states, the creation and expansion of new enforcement and management agencies with enormous budgets, and multilateral programs around the world are currently being developed to combat human smuggling. But how well do we understand it? This volume explores the global dimensions of human smuggling in several forms and regions, examining its deep social, economic, and cultural roots and its broad political consequences.
Coming to America to make a better life has long been a dream of many from around the world, even if it means being smuggled into the country to gain entry. This book examines how human smuggling and trafficking activities to the United States are carried out and explores the legal and policy challenges of dealing with these problems. Zhang covers the scope and patterns of global human trafficking and smuggling activities; the strategies and methods employed by various groups to bring individuals into the United States; major smuggling routes and venues; the involvement of organized criminal organizations in transnational human smuggling activities; and the challenges confronting the U.S. government in combating these activities.
It's seems inconceivable in the 21st century, but human trafficking is now the world's fastest-growing illegal industry: according to U.S. government estimates, between 700,000 and two million people have become victims. Following three years of in-depth research, award-winning author and journalist Louisa Waugh has produced a vivid, unflinching account of how this immoral commerce operates and why it thrives. Throughout Eastern Europe, a combination of war and poverty has led to women being sold in bars, confined, and coerced into sex work. And while Waugh focuses especially on one woman, Olga, who tells her own story in angry, heartbreaking detail, she also introduces us to many others across Europe including Nigerian women in Italy and migrants trapped in other forms of forced labor. She helps us understand why, in spite of global awareness, relentless anti-trafficking campaigns, and increasing numbers of imprisonments, this type of crime hasn't disappeared…and why, in spite of everything, there is hope for change.
Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book, Batstone carefully weaves the narratives of activists and those in bondage in a way that not only raises awareness of the modern-day slave trade, but also serves as a call to action.
In a small village outside of Phnom Pehn, little children as young as five years old were forced to live as sex slaves. Day after day their hope was slipping away. Tireless workers from International Justice Mission (IJM) infiltrated the ring of brothels and gathered evidence to free the children. Headed up by former war-crimes investigator Gary Haugen, IJM faced impossible odds-police corruption, death threats, and mission-thwarting tip-offs. But they used their expert legal finesse and high-tech investigative techniques to save the lives of 37 young girls and secured the arrest and conviction of several perpetrators. Terrify No More focuses on this dramatic rescue story, and uses flashbacks to tell those of many other victims who were given a second chance at life by this amazing organization.
Human trafficking is the fastest growing global crime, second in size only to the illegal arms trade. It involves the movement of people through violence, deception, or coercion for various purposes, among them sex, forced labor, and even body parts. Collected in this moving volume are real-life stories from individuals exposed to and working to stop human trafficking, each accompanied by stirring photographs. Along with information on the history of trafficking and its status today, practical action points for working to stop its progress are also provided.
Rachel Lloyd's riveting survivor story is the true tale of her hard-won escape from the commercial sex industry and her bold founding of GEMS, New York City's Girls Education and Mentoring Service, to help countless other young girls escape "the life." Lloyd's unflinchingly honest memoir is a powerful and unforgettable story of inhuman abuse, enduring hope, and the promise of redemption.
Boys strapped to carpet looms in India, women trafficked into sex slavery across Europe, children born into bondage in Mauritania, and migrants imprisoned at gunpoint in the United States are just a few of the many forms slavery takes in the twenty-first century. There are twenty-seven million slaves alive today, more than at any point in history, and they are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica. To Plead Our Own Cause contains ninety-five narratives by slaves and former slaves from around the globe.
Author Linda Smith brings to life characters based on real stories and interviews with teen survivors. Meet Lacy and Star as they reveal the underbelly of our country s commercial sex trade. Get to know the men who sell them, and the ones who buy them. Let Renting Lacy draw you into the lives of these young girls as they struggle to survive each night, watching their childhood hopes and dreams slip away in the darkness. Let it compel you to action.
The Price of Sex is a feature-length documentary about young Eastern European women who've been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. Intimate, harrowing and revealing, it is a story told by the young women who were supposed to be silenced by shame, fear and violence. Photojournalist Mimi Chakarova, who grew up in Bulgaria, takes us on a personal investigative journey, exposing the shadowy world of sex trafficking from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Western Europe. Filming undercover and gaining extraordinary access, Chakarova illuminates how even though some women escape to tell their stories, sex trafficking thrives.
A one-hour investigative documentary exposes the painful, rarely seen human side of illegal immigration – including the growing black market trade in human beings.
FRONTLINE presents a unique hidden camera documentary look at this world of sexual slavery and also follows the remarkable journey of one man determined to find his trafficked wife by posing as a trafficker himself to buy back her freedom. 60 minutes.
Dateline's Chris Hansen reports on the illegal sex industry that victimizes Cambodian children as young as 5 years old, and the efforts to stop it. Dateline ventured into this dark place, where sexual predators can gain access to terrified children for a handful of cash. How could this be happening? And how can it be stopped?
Traces the lives children in the Red Light district of India. The filmmaker, a New York based photographer, teaches photography to the children enabling them to document their life. Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film.
"Not My Life is the first documentary film to depict the horrifying and dangerous practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five continents over a period of four years, Not My Life unflinchingly, but with enormous dignity and compassion, depicts the unspeakable practices of a multi-billion dollar global industry whose profits, as the film's narration says, "are built on the backs and in the beds of our planet's youth."
Shot on location in the brothels and alleyways of Phnom Penh, "Holly", opens your eyes to the seedy world of sex trafficking in Cambodia. The film follows Holly (Thuy Nguyen) a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, sold by her parents, and now highly valued for her virginity. By chance card shark and American ex-pat (Ron Livingston) and Holly meet and he resolves to save her from a horrific fate.
In the back streets of a tourist town in present-day Southeast Asia, we find a filthy cinder block room; a bed with soiled sheets; a little girl waits for the next man. Alex (Dermot Mulroney), a human trafficking investigator, plays the role of her next customer as he negotiates with the pimp for the use of the child. Claire (Mira Sorvino), Alex's wife, is caught up in the flow of her new life in Southeast Asia and her role as a volunteer in an aftercare shelter for rescued girls where lives of local neighborhood girl's freedoms and dignity are threatened. Parallel story lines intertwine and unfold twists against the backdrop of the dangerous human trafficking world, in a story of struggle, life, hope and redemption in the "TRADE of INNOCENTS."
A compelling documentary, Cargo: Innocence Lost, unveils the dark underworld of sex trafficking through compelling interviews with some of the country's top officials on the subject, victims' advocates and victims themselves, who were rescued in Texas. The film explores how the business of sex trafficking has become a $9 billion dollar a year industry and why it still remains a shrouded crime in our nation.
Very Young Girls is an exposé of the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in New York City as they are sold on the streets by pimps and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows barely adolescent girls in real time, using vérité and intimate interviews with them, documenting their struggles and triumphs as they seek to exit the commercial sex industry. The film also uses startling footage shot by pimps themselves, giving a rare glimpse into how the cycle of exploitation begins for many women.
Nefarious, Merchant of Souls, is a hard-hitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends in modern sex slavery. From the very first scene, Nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex slavery that hundreds of thousands experience daily. You'll see where slaves are sold (often in developed, affluent countries), where they work, and where they are confined. You'll hear first-hand interviews with real victims and traffickers, along with expert analysis from international humanitarian leaders.
Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth is a documentary about domestic minor sex trafficking and the modern-day abolitionist movement fighting to stop it. Since September 2009, the crew has traveled to over 30 states and conducted more than 75 interviews with federal agents, victims, politicians, activists, psychologists, porn-stars, among others.
Dramatic film based on the life of anti-slavery pioneer William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was elected to the British House of Commons at the age of 21. Over the course of two decades he took on the English establishment and persuaded those in power to end the inhumane trade of slavery in the British Empire.
Mira Sorvino and Donald Sutherland star in this thrilling movie that traces the routes of several women and children as they are bought and sold by international traffickers. This dramatic film illustrates several forms of human trafficking, particularly the sexual exploitation of women and young children. It captures the stories of victims, perpetrators, and those working to stop trafficking. Law enforcement agencies, such as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as non-governmental organizations, are featured in this suspenseful tale.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide is a four-hour television series for PBS and international broadcast, shot in 10 countries: Cambodia, Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Liberia and the U.S. Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book, the documentary series introduces women and girls who are living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable — and fighting bravely to change them. Traveling with intrepid reporter Nicholas Kristof and A-list celebrity advocates America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde, the film reflects viable and sustainable options for empowerment and offers an actionable blueprint for transformation.


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Located near the airport, this family-friendly hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Botanical Garden, and Tours Cathedral. Musee du Compagnonnage and Musee du Gemmail are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a conference center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms.
A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 861 square feet (80 square meters) include a conference center. This family-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2012.
Mercure Tours Nord is a smoke-free property.
- Outdoor pool
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 93
- Elevator/lift
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Express check-in
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free wired Internet
- Computer station
- Number of floors - 4
- Meeting rooms 6
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Conference space size (meters) - 80
- Free long-term parking
- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (feet) - 861
- Conference center
- Free self parking
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Wedding services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- Year Built 1992
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Sofa bed
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free long-term parking, Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Sofa bed
- Coffee/tea maker
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Daily housekeeping
- Sofa bed size
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Day bed
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Les Vignes - This poolside restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 13 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per night
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.76 per person, per night
- Resort fee
- Pool access
- Beach loungers
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Parking
- Housekeeping
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between EUR 8 and EUR 15.90 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 8 per pet, per night
- Late check-out fee: EUR 30.00
- Weekly housekeeping provided; fees apply for additional cleaning
Hotel Name
- Mercure Nord
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Up to 2 children 13 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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Neither Pastor Maldonado or Bruno Senna was able to extend Williams recent scoring streak into a third race, primarily as early weekend incidents worked against their race performance in Canada.
The pair came home in 13th and 17th places respectively at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and chief operations engineer Mark Gillan admits that the repairs that had to be carried out on Senna's car after free practice, and Maldonado's after qualifying, probably had some effect on the team's ability to be competitive.
"We had decent 'high fuel long run' pace on Friday, and Pastor was pretty quick in Saturday's morning session on lower fuel too, so we were reasonably confident going into qualifying," he confided, "Both drivers had accidents that damaged their gearboxes and, as Pastor's was his race 'box in qualifying, he took a five-place grid penalty going into the race.
"Both drivers pushed hard on their one-stop strategies, but we were ultimately not as competitive as we have been recently, which made progress through the pack not as easy as we would have hoped for. Given our start positions, we were happy with the one-stop strategy, but need to look at how we managed the tyres during the stints to see if we could have been quicker. We will spend a great deal of effort dissecting the data from the weekend, especially the effect that the large changes in track temperature and track evolution had on the tyre performance, and how best in future to react accordingly."
Other teams also remarked on the effect the changing temperatures had on their fortunes, with McLaren as frustrated by them rising as Lotus was by them being cooler than expected on Friday. Gillan was happier, however, to see that the developments brought to the Ile Notre Dame had generally been successful.
"The Montreal aero upgrades performed as we had expected and were run on both cars," he revealed, "and, [even though] Montreal is very tough on brakes, our brake material and cooling solutions worked well, so the brakes were not a major issue during the race."
Of particular note was the beautifully sculpted rear wing that the team introduced in Montreal, although supplies of the part were reduced by Senna's meeting with the Wall of Champions on Friday afternoon. The Brazilian had been plagued by problems through the day - having again been given the nod over test driver Valtteri Bottas in the morning session - and gave the team a lot of work to do in rebuilding his car ahead of qualifying.
"Both of Bruno's Friday sessions had issues, with the first session being compromised by not being able to use his DRS system and, in the second session, he had an accident which damaged three corners on the car, the front and rear wings and the gearbox," Gillan confirmed, "The mechanics worked very hard on Friday evening to rebuild the car, and we had enough spares to ensure that his car remained to the latest specification and was ready for the beginning of the Saturday morning session."


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Portland Ovations Presents Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Merrill Auditorium Tonight
Portland Ovations brings the all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to Merrill Auditorium tonight, November 8 at 8pm.
Believing that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the ukulele the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain formed in 1985 as a bit of fun, but the first gig was an instant sell-out, and they've been performing ever since. By 1988 they had released an LP, appeared on BBC TV, played at WOMAD and recorded a BBC Radio 1 session. The current ensemble has been playing together for over 20 years, and has become something of a British institution. The Orchestra has given thousands of sold-out concerts across the world, most recently at the Sydney Opera House, The Royal Albert Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall. Their concerts are a funny, virtuosic, twanging, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious pop songs featuring only the "bonsai guitar" and a menagerie of voices. There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks or banjos, no pitch shifters or electronic trickery, only the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and singing (and a bit of whistling). The Orchestra takes audiences from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana via Otis Redding, the Talking Heads and Spaghetti Western soundtracks using the many possibilities of the instrument to reveal unsuspected musical delights. The Orchestra demonstrates how sometimes a foolish song can touch an audience more than high art and how music which takes itself too seriously is revealed to be hilarious. One may never think about music in the same way once exposed to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
One hour prior to the performance at 7pm in the Green Room at Merrill Auditorium, Ovations Offstage offers a pre-performance lecture, Building and Playing Ukuleles: A History where Joel Eckhaus, a Maine musician, teacher, and instrument builder/designer will discuss the history and construction of the ukulele, as well as provide examples of different ukuleles, various parts, and tools for a hands-on experience.
Tickets for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain range from $32 to $38 for Ovations' Members and $35 to $42 for the general public. The Maine Arts Commission and Maine Humanities Council provide support for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's performance. To purchase tickets, visit www.portlandovations.org contact PortTIX at207-842-0800 or walk up to the box office window at Merrill Auditorium.
About Portland Ovations
Each year since 1931, Portland Ovations brings a dynamic season of exceptional performing artists from around the world to Maine including classical music, jazz, opera, dance, theater, and Broadway national tours. In addition to live performances, Ovations brings the exhilaration of the performing arts out into our community with season-long educational and outreach activities known as Ovations Offstage. A Maine-based non-profit, Portland Ovations contributes to the cultural, social and economic well-being of our community by presenting an array of high quality performing artists from around the world and creating diverse educational experiences that bring the enjoyment, energy and enrichment of the arts to all.


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CORD leaders have vowed to remain united ahead of the 2017 elections.
Co-principals Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang'ula yesterday claimed that the Jubilee administration is trying to infiltrate CORD to cause leadership wrangles.
The leaders reiterated that they were ready to walk together for the benefit of all Kenyans.
"We are aware of the suffering Kenyans are going through and it is our resolve to move together in charting the way to State House and liberate our people," said Raila.
Speaking during a meeting at the Machakos Golf Club yesterday, Kalonzo said he was ready to serve as president, and dismissed as wishful thinking, claims that he was headed to Jubilee. "We understand their (Jubilee) games. Our unity is unshakable and we shall sit down the three of us to show you direction," he said.
Other speakers at the meeting tore into Machakos County Governor Alfred Mutua. Wiper Chairman David Musila dismissed Dr Mutua's claims that the rally had been convened to discus him. "We cannot as a party come here to waste time to discuss an individual. This meeting has nothing to do with Governor Mutua," declared Mr Musila.
The relationship between the governor and Wiper leaders has been frosty after he launched the Maendeleo Chap Chap Movement which was seen as a move to undermine Kalonzo.
The former Vice President however, steered clear of Mutua in his speech.
Wiper secretary general Hassan Omar announced that the party was intact and Mutua was not giving them sleepless nights at all.
He said he was happy the governor has already written his political retirement before his term is over with his Machakos counterpart Johnstone Muthama saying he saw the Governor's exit long ago.
"I even told Kalonzo that Mutua is like a sungura and that he would be the one to destroy him (Kalonzo) politically," said Mr Muthama
He declared that Kalonzo was the glue that holds the Kamba community together and claimed that Jubilee was trying to bring him down using other leaders.
Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana warned the Kamba community against abandoning Kalonzo in favour of another leader, in an apparent reference to Mutua.
Machakos Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala clarified that he had not been sent by the governor to represent him in the meeting as reported in a section of the press.