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1. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Jeff Bellune Aug 1, 2012 9:58 PM (in response to jguadagni)
[Moved to Hardware Forum]
2. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6RjL190365 Aug 1, 2012 11:25 PM (in response to jguadagni)
As equipped, you are nowhere close. 12GB total RAM is not enough for CS6. Heck, even 16GB is not quite enough for a desktop running CS6, especially if most of your video work involves downsizing HD to SD for DVD. The system needs all of 32GB of RAM just for it to perform anywhere close to fast.
Second, none of the Radeon cards support GPU-accelerated Mercury Playback at all in Windows. You could "hack" a text file to enable CUDA GPU acceleration in MPE for the GT 640 - but why would you want to with this i7-3770/GT 640 combo? The GT 640 is actually slower with GPU acceleration than in software-only mode because it is such a weakling GPU: Tests proved that the retail DDR3 version of the GT 640 is slower than even a GTS 450, let alone a GTX 550 Ti. And even with GDDR5 memory, that GT 640 is no faster than a GTS 450.
Third, as equipped that system has only one single hard drive. If you are also going to use the exact same hard drive for not only the OS and programs, but also for media, projects, previews, cache and exports, that will slow down the system performance significantly - sometimes to the point where overall performance is as slow as or slower than systems equipped with CPUs that are three generations old. This is because one SATA channel only allows data transfers in one direction at a time (due to its half-duplex nature), which means that a block of transfers in one direction must be completed before any transfers can commence in the opposite direction. However, editing and encoding require simultaneous bidirectional transfers, something that a single SATA connection does not allow at all. As such, you will need at least two more SATA hard drives (three or four more drives would be even better).
3. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Harm Millaard Aug 2, 2012 1:02 AM (in response to jguadagni)
I want a system that will handle this media but do not want to go overboard highend.
This system is going the other direction, overboard lowend.
If you want to follow Randall's suggestions, all of which are very valid, think outside the box and especially outside Dell boxes, unless you want to go overboard on the price. Dell steals you blind with everything you add or change, delivers crippled BIOS, does not allow overclocking and comes with a Dell PSU, that has non-standard dimensions.
Think about building yourself if budget is important, otherwise go the custom builders like http://www.adkvideoediting.com/
What you need is at least a quad core i7 with HT, 16 or better 32 GB RAM, a nVidia GTX 550 Ti or better a GTX 660+ video card and at least three separate 7200 RPM SATA disks, running under Win7 64 Pro.
4. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6jguadagni Aug 2, 2012 5:15 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
I had feeling this is the response I was going to get. I am not opposed to building a PC. It would be my first go at it, but I would enjoy it. Is there any pre-built PC (workstations) that would get the job done, or building the best bet? I guess I better start getting a parts list together.
5. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Harm Millaard Aug 2, 2012 6:16 AM (in response to jguadagni)
Is there any pre-built PC (workstations) that would get the job done, or building the best bet?
The problem with the big name brands, Dell, Boxx, HP, Alienware is that they don't have any workstation ready to order for video editing. You need to configure yourself and if you do it with one of the big names, they all steal you blind.
So the consequence is that you have to come up with a shortlist of components you need, that really is the first step, and then compare how much it is going to cost you if you build yourself and what it would cost you at a place like ADK to have those components installed in a ready to run system. Give Eric at ADK a call for some ideas.
This is a different price range, but the ideas are the same: Adobe Forums: Planning / building a new system. Part 1
6. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6John T Smith Aug 2, 2012 8:07 AM (in response to jguadagni)
>any pre-built
Click the ADK link that Harm provided
7. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6jguadagni Aug 3, 2012 1:27 PM (in response to John T Smith)
Thanks for the wake up call. I went to the ADK site and talked with a rep and he put together a PC that he said is bare minium. The specs are below. Thoughts?
Review System Components Case Zalman - Z9 Mid-tower case. 3x 5.25, 6x 3.5, 1 2.5 drive bays. Power Supply Corsair - CX600: 600W 80% Plus Motherboard ADK - Z77 D3H 2x 16X PCIe, 2PCIe 1x, 2 PCI, dual channnel DDR3 1600, no firewire, Processor Intel - Core i7 3770 IVB 3.5GHz Quad 8 meg cache with HT CPU Cooling Scythe - Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler Case Cooling Included quiet case fan Memory 16gig (4x4GB) DDR3 1600 LV Lifetime warranty. Operating System Microsoft - Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. 16 gig ram max Recovery Software Paragon Backup & Recovery 11 Suite with ADK recovery DVD. OS/Programs Drive SEAGATE - 500G 16Meg Sata 600 1 yr warranty ST500DM002 Source/Media Drive(s) SEAGATE - 1TB Sata 600 64meg cache 1 yr warranty ST1000DM003 Export Drive(s) None Internal Storage None Removable Media None External Raid none Raid Controller None DVD-RW/BDR 22X DVD-RW Dual Layer, with software. Dual/Quad Head Video GT 630 2GB DDR3 Capture Device/Preview none LCD Monitor Asus - VE228H 21.5" LED LCD Monitor 1920 x 1080 - 16.7 Million Colors - 250 Nit - Card Reader USB 3.0 Flash Card Reader/Writer NIC Included wired not wireless Keyboards None Warranty Standard 1 yr Parts and Labor Lifetime Tech Support Power Protection None Pro Audio Interface none Studio Monitors None Audio Software NONE NLE Software NONE Effects Software NONE Video Editing Workstation
i7 HDV
Price: $1,873.00 Description: Affordable yet powerful system for beginner and home Editing use. Powerful enough to run full versions of the latest NLE software.
8. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6John T Smith Aug 3, 2012 2:13 PM (in response to jguadagni)
If you ever decide you want more than 16Gig Ram you can't... you need Win7 64bit PRO for more than 16Gig
If you ever decide you want more Ram, or especially a 3rd and/or 4th hard drive, a 600w PS "may" be a bit small
If your case has a spot for a side fan, to blow outside air onto the motherboard and nVidia card... add it
Otherwise, as a "minimum" system... looks OK to me
9. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6jguadagni Aug 3, 2012 5:14 PM (in response to John T Smith)
What kind of problems/limitations do you think I might possibly run into with this system running PPCS6 with HD DSLR footage? What you say would/should be the next upgrade, video card or another drive? I could upgrade to GTX 560 for another $148.00
10. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Peru Bob Aug 4, 2012 12:19 AM (in response to jguadagni)
Definitely upgrade the video card. 96 CUDA cores vs. 336 CUDA cores.
11. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Harm Millaard Aug 4, 2012 1:15 AM (in response to Peru Bob)
Plus DDR5 instead of DDR3. The 560 and especially the Ti version are much faster than the 630. I second Bob.
If you think you need more power in this system you will need more disks, but I would first see how it works. I would not be surprised that you find more disks not a necessity, but a luxury.
12. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6RjL190365 Aug 4, 2012 6:35 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
Plus DDR5 instead of DDR3. The 560 and especially the Ti version are much faster than the 630. I second Bob.
I agree there. In fact, as I have noted a couple of times, the GT 630 is actually a renamed GT 440. And even the DDR5 version of the GT 440 is slower than the retail GT 640 (which itself is slower than even a GTS 450, let alone a GTX 550 Ti).
13. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6jguadagni Aug 4, 2012 7:24 AM (in response to RjL190365)
ok thanks. I think I will go for the upgrade and get the GeForce GTX 560 Graphics Card - 850 MHz Core - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Expre for another $148
14. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6jguadagni Aug 6, 2012 6:16 PM (in response to jguadagni)
Ok, I found a local company in PIttsburgh that does custom builds and it will avoid me paying any shipping. They seem to favor AMD products heavily, and are trying to steer me towards an AMD Fx CPU and an AMD GPU. I refuse to do the AMD GPU, and I am set on the GTX 560 (maybe GTX 550 ti ). From what I have read about AMD CPU's they are no longer competive with Intel. Should I stick with Intel i7 3770k, or is there a AMD FX that is compareable at a more reasonable price? Also, between the two quotes (other listed above) is there anything else between the two that sticks out? Thanks
Here is the new quote I got.
THERMALTAKE V3 BLACK MIDTOWER WITH TOOLESS DRIVE DESIGN, 1 x 120MM FAN INSTALLED, MESH
GIGABYTE SKT 1155 Z77X-UD3; INTEL Z77 EXPRESS; 4xDDR3 1333/1066; 3xPCIe 16X, 3xPCIe 1X, 1xPCI;
VID, 8CH, GbE, 6xUSB3.0, 4xSATA2, 2xSATA3; 3YR MFG
INTEL SKT 1155 CORE I7-3770K QUAD CORE, 3.5GHz, 8MB L3, 77W;RETAIL, 3YR MFG
4 x BALLISTIX BY CRUCIAL 1600MHz (PC12800) 4G DDR3
SEAGATE 3.5in ST1000DM003 BARRACUDA SATA 6.0Gb/s 1000GB (1TB) 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
SEAGATE 3.5in ST500DM002 BARRACUDA 7200.12 SATA 6.0Gb/s 500GB 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
INTERNAL, 3.5" PCI-E TO USB 3.0 & ALL IN ONE CARD READER, PCIe 1X INTERFACE TO USB 3.0 + USB 2.0
ACER G235HAB 23in WIDESCREEN LCD MONITOR, BLACK, 1920x1080, 60000:1 DCR, 5MS, DVI & D-SUB;
15. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Harm Millaard Aug 6, 2012 9:42 PM (in response to jguadagni)
Ok, I found a local company in PIttsburgh that does custom builds and it will avoid me paying any shipping. They seem to favor AMD products heavily, and are trying to steer me towards an AMD Fx CPU and an AMD GPU.
A company that does not know sh*t about video editing and are trying to steer you towards AMD is only looking at a custom build that gives them the biggest margin, not what serves you best for your purposes. Well, you get what you pay for, but saving on transport cost will be more than compensated by the lousy service they can offer, if at all. At ADK you know you get the best system for your purposes and great service from people who know video editing, have extensive experience with Adobe software, so they really know what they are talking about.
Personally I would not trust that local company to do any decent job. As a test ask them how they will setup your video. I bet they don't even know that you have to disable the Intel graphics in the Bios for proper operation of PR.
16. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6Bill Gehrke Aug 7, 2012 7:03 AM (in response to jguadagni)
I completely echo Harm's comments
Also you have a terrible mismatch with the basic system and the graphics card. With that CPU and 16 GB of RAM that 192 CUDA core GTX 550 Ti is useless With my PPBM5 testing with an i7-2600K at 4.4 GHz ,16 GB RAM, system it took 146 seconds to perform the our MPEG2-DVD encoding test with the GPU and not using the GPU (CPU only) it took 111 seconds. You need at least the GTX 560 Ti or better.to balance performance.
17. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6jguadagni Aug 7, 2012 5:55 PM (in response to Bill Gehrke)
Bill - could you elaborate more on what you mean about a mismatch. From your example it sounds like your saying the CPU is powerful enought (or too powerful) that I would not benefit from the GTX 550 ti? If that's the case should I look at i5 - ****k. I got a reply on another forum that put a parts list together with i5-3570k, and said to just use the integrated HD 4000 graphics. The full list is below.
Mobo: $90 B75/Z77 or similar
CPU: $220 i5-3570K
RAM: $50 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz CL9 1.5V DDR3 (G.Skill, Corsair, Kingston, Mushkin, Crucial)
PSU: (depends on how much you game) $25 Corsair CX430 V2 (stick to Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, & XFX ONLY!!!)
SSD: $85 Samsung 830 128GB (or $150 for 240GB drives)--install your OS (Windows 7 64) to this machine
HDD: $70 1TB Drive on Newegg.com sale
DVD: $18 Any will do
Case: $60 w/ decent cooling & front panel USB 3.0
18. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6RjL190365 Aug 7, 2012 8:00 PM (in response to jguadagni)
I would not recommend such a CPU downgrade because the i5 that you listed lacks Hyperthreading, and is thus limited to four threads maximum. And because Premiere performs better with more CPU threads, the downgrade from an i7-3770K to an i5-3570K would have slowed down everything by a factor of around 20 percent although the MPEG-2 DVD encoding performance with GPU acceleration enabled would not have suffered as much. The downgrade to an i5 would have made the GTX 550 Ti more balanced with the CPU but everything else would have been around 20 percent slower. That's significant, in my view.
Also, the integrated Intel graphics cannot utilize GPU acceleration in MPE at all. Therefore, rendering and MPEG encoding performance falls back entirely onto the CPU.
19. Re: First high performance PC buy..thoughts for CS6rperry jr Aug 13, 2012 1:47 PM (in response to jguadagni)
I just had a complete computer system built in November 2011 by ADK for me. Many people suggested them to me from these forums and other forums. I spoke with Eric at ADK a few times for his advice on what I would need in a new system for the type of video work i do ..After he heard of what I did he recommended less cost hardware stating if I got what I wanted it would be way over kill at a large increase in cost.The system I purchased from them is simply excellent.Quiet , yet powerful. I am editing , with effects, avchd footage with absolutely no problems.I purchased Adobe Production suite at an excellent price ..ADK installed all the software and optimized all programs and settings .A Source and Render array of 2 -1tb each hard drives and a 1tb system drive ..all professionaly set up.I highly recommend anyone getting a new system to talk with Eric at ADK and purchase a system from them.They know NLE system builds in every aspect.You can't go wrong.Specify what work you want to do with your system and they will build it .
The previous paragraph was written a few months ago ...what follows is a brief update.After lots of work ..and play on this computer system I can state with much sincerity that ADK is the absolute best company in making video - photo editing computer systems.
Eric is simply the best and all those that made my wonderful machine are hereby thanked . Incredibly quiet, powerful and fast
Between ADK and Harm Millard you can't find more knownledgable and helpful people.
Trust ADK.
Sincerely , Ray Perry


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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
At first glance they may seem overly simple but that's what makes them great!
They take up less space than other boat transportation and fold down when they're not in use.
You can easily fit 4-6 boats on your roof, (6 only if you have 86 inch long bars.) using only 4 straps.
You can sandwich the boats together on their sides 2-3 on each side. Then you run the strap under either the front or back bar, over your boats, attach to the top of the BigStack and then run back to the same bar. Do the same to the other three corners and then cinch.
This keeps the boats surprisingly secure. If you're worried you could always run a safety rope from the front ends of your boats to the front of your vehicle.
I have transported 4 boats on my Nissan Altima many times. No issues using that system.
I'm going to add a photo with just two boats on the roof (haven't taken one with four.)
Remember you should only attach straps from the same bar that the BigStack is attached to. Side to side across your rack system and not forward to backwards. This is because the bigstack is completely rigid when pulled from the side but not so much, pulled forward or backward because it's just tightened onto the bar. This is especially true with round bars.
Do you think you'd be able to use this with a pelican kayak as well as one of the Pelican stand up boards? https://www.olx.pl/oferta/sup-pelican-vibe-80-deska-do-plywania-na-stojaco-CID767-IDswRxt.html#3d4de86662
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I am very pleased with this product. I whitewater kayak and this stacker makes life way easier when loading boats after a long day of paddling. With the proper knowledge on how to load and tie down kayaks this stacker allows you to transport numerous boats. I've personally hauled 6 kayaks on top of my Subaru Outback and I'm sure with some ingenuity and grit we could have carried more.
I like the added foam around the post opposed to the metal post on the Yakima Kayak Stacker. This added padding helps prevent oil canning when securing boats. I find this feature especially useful as I like to tightly secure boats when traveling at high speeds or on bumpy backcountry roads.
Another key feature is the ability to lay the post flat when not in use. This not only helps to reduce noise when not in use but prevents any potential damage to your stackers. I've heard horror stories of people forgetting their stackers are on and destroying not only the stackers but full roof racks by driving them into a garage.
My only two complaints about this stacker are:
1) If using with round cross bars it will cause them to rotate. It does not affect the performance or security of these bars as they do not rotate once boats are secured.
2) I wish the button used to lay the stackers flat was a little easier to push down. It becomes especially hard during the winter months and with colder weather.
Overall this is a great product. I would highly recommend it to anyone that ask. It works great for use with whitewater boats.
Easy to use.
Easy on and off!
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
. Gave this as a gift to my brother and he loved it! just what he need for his Necky Vector 14 kayaks said straps down nice and easy. He did say though to have a pad down on your cross bars to reduce the kayak from slipping. But works great with his factory Subaru Cross bars.
More boats for more fun!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I don't actually own a pair of these, but my main boating partner has them on his car, so I have used them a lot. These work great and allow you to fill your racks with as many boats as your bars can hold. Being able to place your boats on their sides is the key that allows more room for more boats. A quick push of the big red button allows these to fold down out of the way when not in use no matter what shape the bars our that you have them mounted on.
Now the biggest advantage of these over the standard kayak stacker is the loop at the top. This allows you to simply thread your cam-strap though and tighten over your boats and your done. The standard kayak stacker works just as well for transporting boats. But as for the loading process, they only have a hook up top so once you get the boats and cam-straps in place, you always have to walk around the car to make sure the straps are under both hooks. If they aren't you loosen, readjust, and tighten again. The BigStack definitely saves some time.
Great product with the extra features that make things just a little simpler. I don't own them yet, but they are on my upgrade list in the near future!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Hey everyone if you are looking for a great kayak rack for you whitewater boats. This is the rack for you. Its very easy to mount on to your roof rack. Also all the gear is bomber proof. The cam straps that you get are great long stapes to you could use them both to strap in two boats. They are a little annoying because yakima put super protective foamie like stuff on them so it won't scratch your boat. But hey lets face it your whitewater boats have seen their share of rocks, sand , and the occasional slammin salmon. But for the construction of the racks they are durable and are able to withstand 2 boats and driving at 75 easily. Plus you can carry up to 4 boats or even more depending on how wide your roof rack bars are. When it comes to securing the boats its really easy to do. ITs to the point that one person can load two boats in less than ten minutes and still have time to enjoy an after run beer. All in all a bomb proof boat rack plus they fold down so you can squeeze more MPG out of your river going vehicle. Thats always a plus..
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This is designed for small white water kayaks. Not suitable for rec or touring kayaks.
You shouldn't give poor reviews on a product just because you bought the wrong thing for your intended application.
Works well
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I got this stacker to use on a trailer. We were looking for a system that would accommodate 1,2,3 or 4 kayaks, without breaking the bank. This ticked all those boxes. Easy to install & easier to use.
Awesome, i cna fit two kayaks (probably more) but thats all i need.
Working great, it did come with 4 straps as well, which was awesome.
2 straps have fender guards to protect your car for the front and back and then two straps for the rack.
Aweosme product i would absolutely recomend this to anyone!
very impressed with these so far. Fits factor crossbars on my 4runner just fine. Although I'm pretty sure the manual I received in the box said it could carry up to 4 boats....
Works well on Subaru Outback Sport
I put this Yakima BigStack kayak rack on my '04 Subaru Outback Sport factory cross bars in about 15 minutes out of the box. I use it for 2 recreational kayaks, 10' & 14'. I can load them on the car by myself, but if my car was any taller it would be difficult. I would recommend this to anyone with a shorter car and cross bars.
Works Great on Factory Bars
I have an 06 4-Runner and the Big Stacks fit great. They fold down and hide themselves well and make no noise when I drive. Go buy yourself a set!
Sweet Stuff
I have the yakima bars and had bought the thule kayak rack initially because it said it was compatible and i got it for just a bit cheaper. major problems with it. It rotated on the bars super easy and didn't have a lock, so i had to take it off every time. however, the yakima bigstack is perfect. holds great with less rotation. locks in place on top and has held my kayak on with speeds of 65mph. make sure you use the straps like they recommend inside the box. straps are plenty long. folds down easily so they are not standing up looking goofy too.
Instructions from Yakima show loading two boats to one side of BigStackers. Seems odd not to load on both sides for balance and ease of boat removal. Common sense or am I missing a possible problem?
Does the Yakima BigStack Boat Rack work...
Does the Yakima BigStack Boat Rack work with a 2000 nissan xterra?
Please use the configurator located at the top of the page or visit www.Yakima.com to ensure proper fit.
Hi, I have a 2002 Xterra and have had the Bigstack for a few years now, i'm very happy with it, i also bought the multi mounts for carring paddles. I already had a set of Yakima towers and crossbars, so i didn't have to figure out if it fit the factory rack, my only problem is i off road, so my X has a lift so need to take a folding stepladder to load my boats, lol and when the Bigstack came out it was sold as being able to carry up to 4 boats, it does, i only take 3 because my cross bars aren't long enough
Does it fit 2002 Ford Explorer factory...
Does it fit 2002 Ford Explorer factory flat bar rack?
Hey Rob Jestadt,
Thanks for your question. I checked with Yakima and I found that it will depend on whether your 2002 Ford Explorer with Factory Crossbars is the 2-door or 4 door version. It will fit on the 4-door and it will not fit on the 2-door version.
I just got my roof rack last week and I'm...
I just got my roof rack last week and I'm considering getting a set of these for my kayaks. I was wondering would it be a good idea to get some kind of rack pad to go along with this, or is that unnecessary?
The pads will help the kayaks from possible slipping a little and thats if you don't really tighten it down.
I wouldn't go buy pads I would just use some old towels or something and if you feel as if the towels make a huge difference than look at purchasing pads in the future. No sense in spending money on something that "might" not be needed.
I own a 2007 Suburban Z-71 with factory...
I own a 2007 Suburban Z-71 with factory rack and cross bars. I currently carry 3 kayaks cockpit down on a custom built platform. The 12' & 14' are on the bottom, with the 10' above them on a "T" bar. Would I be able to fit all 3 edgewise with the big stack system? I want to be able to use the rear hatch at the same time. Would 2 of the systems fit on my vehicle?
Does this rack work with a 22' double...
Does this rack work with a 22' double kayak?
Yes, works with just about every style of kayaks including river, whitewater and recreational kayaks.
I have a 2003 Mazda Tribute with factory...
I have a 2003 Mazda Tribute with factory cross bars. I want to carry two 8' sit on top kayaks. Does anyone know how well the Big Stack might fit my factory cross bars?
Mounts directly to virtually all factory roof rack crossbars.
I have a 2004 Land Rover Discovery with...
I have a 2004 Land Rover Discovery with no roof rack system, just the bars down each side and a rain guard. Which rack system do I want and would the BigStack be good for hauling two Kayaks?
Check the "fit my car" link at http://www.yakima.com/ to see what options you have for your base rack system.
This option would definitely allow you to fit 2 boats on top of your vehicle. However, I must point out that this will be about the most difficult setup to load (since you must lift the boats to the center of the vehicle). And also, I would only use this setup for short carries because of how the boats rest directly on the bars. I break the rules and allow my boat to stay on top of my vehicle for days at a time, so I wouldn't dream of having it not cradled in something like a Hullraiser or Bowdown. But like I said, that's just me. Check my response to your other question for some options concerning carrying 2 boats. Good luck! Oh, and if Phil beat me to the answer while I was typing out this book, you can listen to what he has to say. He seems to know what he is talking about ;-)
Haha Phil, you buttnugget! Made me really work for that one!! Yeah, so neither Yakima nor Thule give dimensions for crossbars in their vehicle fit tools. I guess they figure all Discovery's have factory crossbars and that no one would ever want to upgrade them. Well after about 20 minutes worth of google-digging so as not to lose face, I found this link:
If you scroll nearly to the bottom, the guy states that 50" thule bars fit nearly perfectly (see his pictures). So that being said, in Yakima I would suggest going with Railgrabs and 58" crossbars. Allowing for 4" of overhang each side to tie straps to or sawing them down a few inches for a cleaner look if necessary.
Hope this helps! Thanks Phil :-P Haha
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want to haul 2 kayaks on2008 chry mini van no roof rack ould like to haul 3 kayaks
You're going to have to do two things. First of all, you need a roof rack. Call Yakima and they'll tell you exactly what you need for your make and model of car (which you'll need to provide). Second, decide whether you want to haul two kayaks or three. You say both in your question, and you need to decide. And for god's sake, try to write a legible, coherent question next time. Maybe in the form of a real sentence.
Do you need extra saddles to carry two...
Do you need extra saddles to carry two kayaks?
You don't need saddles, just the normal straps and some bow and stern straps, although some bar pads do the trick to ease up on the kayak. I take my Jeep and two kayaks 70mph+ with this thing no problem.
I need to haul two kayaks on a 2004 Jeep...
I need to haul two kayaks on a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with factory crossbars. The Yakima BigStack is very reasonably priced and would meet my needs. Would I need to purchase anything else to affix this rack to my Jeep or does the BigStack come with everything I need?
You will need the Mighty Mount 25H for it to be compatible. Look at the rack configure link at the top of the page.


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MPD (music player daemon) is an audio player that has a server-client architecture. It plays audio files, organizes playlists and maintains a music database all while using very few resources. In order to interface with it, a separate client is needed.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Setup
- 3 Clients
- 4 See also
The latest stable version of mpd is available in the official repositories.
Should users wish to run an experimental version, the AUR offers several from which to choose. For example, mpd-gitAUR.
MPD is able to run locally (per user settings), globally (settings apply to all users), and in multiple instances. The way of setting up mpd depends on the way it is intended to be used: a local configuration may prove more useful on a desktop system, for example.
For a proper MPD operation these are the necessary files and directories:
- mpd.db - The music database
- pid - The file where mpd stores its process ID
- mpd.log - mpd logs here
- mpdstate - mpd's current state is noted here
- playlists - the folder where playlists are saved into
In order for MPD to be able to play back audio, ALSA, PulseAudio or OSS needs to be setup and working.
Local configuration (per user)
MPD can be configured per user (rather than the typical method of configuring MPD globally). Running MPD as a normal user has the benefits of:
- A single directory
~/.mpd(or any other directory under
/home/$USER/) that will contain all the MPD configuration files.
- Easier to avoid unforeseen read/write permission errors.
To setup: create a directory for the required files and the playlists; copy the example configuration locally; create all of the requisite files:
$ mkdir -p ~/.mpd/playlists $ cp /usr/share/doc/mpd/mpdconf.example ~/.mpd/mpd.conf $ touch ~/.mpd/{database,log,state,pid}
~/.mpd/mpd.conf and specify the requisite files:
music_directory "~/music" # Can keep commented if XDG music dir. playlist_directory "~/.mpd/playlists" db_file "~/.mpd/database" log_file "~/.mpd/log" pid_file "~/.mpd/pid" state_file "~/.mpd/state" sticker_file "~/.mpd/sticker.sql"
MPD can now be started by typing
mpd on the command line (mpd first searches for
~/.mpd.conf, then
~/.mpd/mpd.conf, and then for
/etc/mpd.conf [there is no support for XDG-config directory
~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf]). To specify the location of the configuration file :
mpd ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf
To start MPD on login add to
~/.profile (or another Autostart file):
# MPD daemon start (if no other user instance exists) [ ! -s ~/.mpd/pid ] && mpd
To start with the X.org server add to either xprofile or xinitrc. Some DEs ignore these files (GNOME does) and a desktop file must be placed in
[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Application Name=Music Player Daemon Comment=Server for playing audio files Exec=mpd StartupNotify=false Terminal=false Hidden=false X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false
Autostart with systemd
Expected setup
- Start user-session service (e.g.
sudo systemctl enable user-session@USERNAME).
- Add local service file
~/.config/systemd/user/mpd.service(see below).
- Start local systemd
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user &; enable service file
systemctl --user enable mpd; start it
systemctl --user start mpd.
- Add
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user &to
~/.profileor another autostart file.
- Reboot and MPD start.
[Unit] Description=Music Player Daemon [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/mpd %h/.config/mpd/mpd.conf --no-daemon ExecStop= /usr/bin/mpd %h/.config/mpd/mpd.conf --kill [Install] WantedBy=default.target
Current setup (this hasn't worked for everybody)
As recommended above, it is best to use MPD as a service per user. In this case, we will use
~/.mpd/mpd.conf and not start mpd.service as a daemon for the whole system and all users.
We will NOT use the
/usr/lib/systemd/system/mpd.service which is intended to start the mpd.service as root and for all users.
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user.
If you already enabled it, just disable it first.
If you used to start mpd inside your
~/.xinitrc, comment or delete the line
mpd ~/.mpdconf
Then, edit a new file ~/.config/systemd/user/mpd.service
[Unit] Description = Music Player Daemon [Service] ExecStart = /usr/bin/mpd --no-daemon Restart = always [Install] WantedBy = default.target
Then, add this line to .xinitrc before any exec <session-command>
#run systemd as user instance /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user &
Log out, log in your xsession. Let's first check mpd is not running. If yes, just kill it. If not, continue to the next step.
$ ps -ef | grep mpd
Now, enable and start mpd.service as per user
$ systemctl --user enable mpd $ systemctl --user start mpd
Check the mpd status and see if mpd.service is correctly enabled and started
$ systemctl --user status mpd
Scripted configuration
Rasi has written a script that will create the proper directory structure, configuration files and prompt for the location of the user's Music directory; it can be downloaded here.
Global configuration
The default Arch install keeps the setup in
/var/lib/mpd and uses mpd as default user.
/etc/mpd.conf to reflect as such:
music_directory "/path/to/music/dir" playlist_directory "/var/lib/mpd/playlists" db_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpd.db" log_file "syslog" pid_file "/run/mpd/mpd.pid" state_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpdstate" user "mpd"
We just configured MPD to run as the mpd user, but
/var/lib/mpd is owned by root by default, we need to change this so mpd can write here:
# chown -R mpd /var/lib/mpd
Music directory
MPD needs to have
+x permissions on all parent directories to the music collection (ie. if it's located outside of
/var/lib/mpd). Thus users will most likely need to remount the music directory under a directory that mpd has access to -- this only applies if running as the 'mpd' user.
# mkdir /var/lib/mpd/music # echo "/path/to/music/dir /var/lib/mpd/music none bind" >> /etc/fstab # mount -a
Also see this forum thread.
An additional solution would be to just create a symbolic link into
# mkdir /var/lib/mpd/music # ln -s /path/to/music/dir /var/lib/mpd/music/
If the music collection is contained under multiple directories, create symbolic links under the main music directory in
/var/lib/mpd. Remember to set permissions accordingly on the directories being linked.
Start MPD
MPD can be controlled with the mpd daemon. The first startup can take some time as MPD will scan your music directory.
Test everything by starting a client application (ncmpc is a light and easy to use client), and play some music!
Configure audio
To change the volume for mpd independent from other programs, uncomment or add this switch in mpd.conf:
mixer_type "software"
Users of ALSA will want to have the following device definition, which allows software volume control in the MPD client to control the volume separately from other applications.
audio_output { type "alsa" name "My Sound Card" mixer_type "software" # optional }
Users of PulseAudio will need to make the following modification:
audio_output { type "pulse" name "pulse audio" }
Changing user
Changing the group that MPD runs as may result in errors like "output: Failed to open "My ALSA Device"" "[alsa]: Failed to open ALSA device "default": No such file or directory" "player_thread: problems opening audio device while playing "Song Name.mp3""
This is because by default MPD runs as member of audio group and the sound devices under
/dev/snd/ are owned by this group, so add user
mpd to group
# gpasswd -a mpd audio
Timeline of MPD startup
To depict when MPD drops its superuser privileges and assumes those of the user set in the configuration, the timeline of a normal MPD startup is listed here:
- Since MPD is started as root by systemd, it first reads the
- MPD reads the user variable in the
/etc/mpd.conffile, and changes from root to this user.
- MPD then reads the contents of the
/etc/mpd.conffile and configures itself accordingly.
Notice that MPD changes the running user from root to the one named in the
/etc/mpd.conf file.
This way, uses of
~ in the configuration file point correctly to the home user's directory, and not root's directory.
It may be worthwhile to change all uses of
~ to
/home/username to avoid any confusion over this aspect of MPD's behavior.
Multi-mpd setup
Useful if running an icecast server.
For a second MPD (e.g., with icecast output to share music over the network) using the same music and playlist as the one above, simply copy the above configuration file and make a new file (e.g.,
/home/username/.mpd/config-icecast), and only change the log_file, error_file, pid_file, and state_file parameters (e.g.,
mpd-icecast.error, and so on); using the same directory paths for the music and playlist directories would ensure that this second mpd would use the same music collection as the first one e.g., creating and editing a playlist under the first daemon would affect the second daemon as well. Users do not have to create the same playlists all over again for the second daemon. Call this second daemon the same way from
~/.xinitrc above. (Just be sure to have a different port number, so as to not conflict with the first mpd daemon).
A separate client is needed to control mpd. See a long list of clients at the mpd wiki. Popular options are:
- mpc — Simple KISS client. All basic functionality available
- ncmpc — Ncurses client for mpd
- ncmpcpp — Almost exact clone of ncmpc with some new features written in C++ (tag editor, search engine)
- pms — Highly configurable and accessible ncurses client
- vimpc — Ncurses based MPD client with vi-like key bindings
- Ario — Very feature-rich GTK2 GUI client for mpd, inspired by Rhythmbox
- QmpdClient — GUI client written with Qt 4.x
- Sonata — Elegant Python GTK+ client
- gmpc — GTK2 frontend for Music Player Daemon. It is designed to be lightweight and easy to use, while providing full access to all of MPD's features. Users are presented with several different methods to browse through their music. It can be extended by plugins, of which many are available.
- Dmpc — Dmenu-based MPC client with a playlist manager and state-saving on playlist changes
- Cantata — High-feature, Qt4/KDE4 client for MPD with very configurable interface
- Patchfork — Web client for MPD written in PHP and Ajax


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One of the many exciting events to open the 2012 Wayne County Fair included the presentation of the "People Who Make a Difference in Wayne County Agriculture" Award.
- One of the many exciting events to open the 2012 Wayne County Fair included the presentation of the "People Who Make a Difference in Wayne County Agriculture" Award.
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Raised on a farm in Cherry Ridge, Roger followed in his father's footsteps with his interest in the fair. He became an associate director in 1981, full director in 1991 and president in 1999. Roger is a large supporter of the Wayne County Junior Livestock Sale.
Roger is president of Dirlam Bros, Lumber Co. Inc. He serves his community in many ways: Honesdale National Bank Board member and currently, Vice Chairman, PSACF member and board of directors, treasurer Wayne-Pike Shrine Club, treasurer Girdland Social Club. He is also a member of several fraternal and community service organizations.
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The Arts Council is pleased with its 2012 Budget allocation from Government. Given the financial difficulties facing the Government and our country at this time, the Arts Council appreciates the work done by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to minimise the cut to the Arts Council - containing it to a 3.2% reduction on last year's allocation. The Arts Council will continue to do its utmost to maximise the value to the public and to the arts community of the funds it has to invest next year but a 3.2% reduction will have an impact on the sector.
In this month's edition we have an update on our main grants process and the next stage of that process will involve the assessment of applications that have been received under our three main funding programmes, Regularly Funded Organisations, Annual Programming Grants and Annual Funding. We also have an update on the Arts Council's position on opera and the new policy and opportunities that are in place to support opera next year and beyond. There are details about our Bursary awards which supported over 150 individual artists in 2011 and we also announce details of the 66 small festivals and events which are receiving financial support in 2012 (Round One). Details of the Project awards for 2012 (Round One) are also provided and there will be much to look forward to with some very exciting initiatives planned for 2012 by individual artists and companies. Deadline reminders are given for next year - for Small Festivals (Round Two); Bursaries and Deis (Round One). Arts Audiences has published two new reports involving work undertaken by Galway Arts Festival, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar and the Model, Sligo and we have some information in our regular news from the arts community section.
The Cultural Contact Point (Ireland) which is based here at the Arts Council has information about the new Creative Europe programme launched recently by the European Commission. It has a proposed budget of €1.8 billion for the period 2014-2020.
Wishing you a happy and peaceful New Year.
Yours sincerely
Orlaith McBride, Director
The application window for the Arts Council's three main grant programmes: Regularly Funded Organisations, Annual Programming Grants and Annual Funding has now closed. This relates to applications seeking funding for the period April 2012-March 2013. The Arts Council's Budget 2012 figure (current) has been provided - €63.1 million.
The Arts Council has adopted a new policy on opera which sets out how it intends to promote and develop opera in Ireland. In delivering its policy there are some new developments which aim to widen the availability of opera to Irish audiences and to create exciting opportunities for artists, producers and venues to work together in creating opera.
Some of Ireland's most talented and promising writers, musicians, film-makers, visual artists and dancers received a bursary from the Arts Council in 2011. A total of 152 individual artists from across the country received grants through the Council's Bursary award. The deadline for the next round of Arts Council Bursary Awards is Thursday 19 January, 2012 at 5:30pm.
Details of Arts Council allocations under its Project award for 2012, Round One are now available. This award supports specific projects in different artform areas commencing in 2012. The Arts Council received 222 applications for Round One. Forty eight awards have been made.
Sixty six small festivals and events have been awarded funding for 2012 under the Arts Council's Small Festivals Scheme (Round One). A total of €401,650 has been awarded to 66 festivals - from Dingle to Drogheda and from Lismore to Westport - from 122 applications received. The total value of the funding sought by all 122 applicants was €1.5m.
The Arts Council's Small Festivals Scheme is designed, in the main, to support and provide opportunities for small arts festivals or events happening throughout the country. Under the scheme, organisations may apply for funding up to a maximum of €20,000. In 2011, the scheme funded 163 small festivals to the value of €863,399. There is a February deadline for Round Two of the scheme for 2012.
The deadline for Deis, Round One, 2012 will be Thursday 9 February 2012. Deis is a scheme aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek funding from the Arts Council for a range of projects. The Deis funding window will open the week of 12 January 2012, at which point guidelines and criteria will be available. Further upcoming deadlines for Deis will be published on the Arts Council website next year.
Arts Audiences has published reports about two of its schemes. These are the report of Galway Arts Festival involving their mentoring by Google for the use of Google Adwords. This "how to" guide includes campaign results. The second report involves the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar and the Model in Sligo. They were mentored and guided by marketing consultant, Annette Nugent, in how to make their organisations more visible and attractive to visitors.
We have news in this section about the 2012 North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) which recently received funding under the Arts Council's Traditional Arts Project Award; some detail about the Music Generation project and from the Contemporary Music Centre, about their latest CD, launched by the Director of the Arts Council, Orlaith McBride.
News from the Cultural Contact Point Ireland (CCP) includes information about the new Creative Europe programme launched by the European Commission at the end of November. It has a proposed budget of €1.8 billion for the period 2014-2020. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) has now published the e-forms for the upcoming round of Strand 1.2.2: literary translation projects. EU support for Literary translation is aimed at enhancing knowledge of the literature and literary heritage of fellow Europeans. We have web links to a funding initiative by Fáilte Ireland and a new website at the Centre of Professional Training in Culture. We have details of the Asolo International Art Film Festival 2012 and the presentations are now online from Create's October Art and Civil Society Symposium held in Cork.


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We tried this a couple weeks ago and it was...fun? Depends on what your definition of fun is, I suppose, but I had fun. I always have fun, perhaps too much fun, which may result in soreness the next day. We all fall sometimes.
Details, again:
The Place: Upstairs at Professor Thom's, 219 2nd Avenue, NYC, btw 13th and 14th.
The Date: Monday Night, October 10, Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions
The Time: 7:30 until the game ends
Same instructions as last time: Walk into the bar, tell them you're there for the Deadspin meet-up, march up the stairs, and start slamming Soco Lime drink specials. Or whatever else you feel like drinking, but bring money because it's not a goddamn wedding with an open bar. So, see you there? Hope so!
Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Go Phils.


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Shazam: Shazam, probably the best known app for figuring out the names of tunes you're listening to, just got a shiny update to 3.0.0, bringing all sorts of good stuff with it: iOS4 optimization, tag on startup, 30 second iTunes previews of the songs you tag, and more. There's regular old Shazam, which is free but has some ads and tagging restrictions, and Shazam Encore, which is $5 but lets you tag anything and everything you come across.
InCrowd: Rosa, who is definitely part of the in crowd, says:
What good is the slightly annoying and creepy Facebook Places feature if you can't turn it into some sort of competition? Well, with the InCrowd iPhone app, you can do just that.
The app allows you to create a little avatar who can interact with nearby friends' avatars and allow you to earn popularity points by fist bumping, winking, and high-fiving your way through the virtual crowd.
The whole thing looks silly and cute enough to lure you into using Facebook Places for at least five minutes.
TeuxDeux: Do you know about TeuxDeux.com? The well-designed, super simple, type it out and strike it through web-based to do list? Well, if you've ever felt distracted just looking at all the options you get with Things and Omnifocus, Teux Deux might be a good thing to put on your To Do list, and it's iPhone app, recently updated for the Retina display, is a wonderful complement to the snappy, snazzy website. $3
Spider-man: Total Mayhem: Shrinking an entire beloved comic book universe down to an iPhone game is a dangerous prospect, but that's just what Spider-Man: Total Mayhem does, allowing you to swing from buildings, battle baddies, and hone your spidey senses on your iPhone.
We haven't gone in deep with Total Mayhem yet, but Matt got a chance to try it out at E3 and says it was "great," and "felt like the console games, but translated."
Early reviewers of the massive game-almost 500MB of Spider-man goodness!-tend to agree, noting that the graphics were silky smooth (befitting of the hero himself). We'll be back with our thoughts once we're done saving New York and crouching pensively on the Chrysler building. $7
Percolator: I'm a sucker for simple apps that do simple things, and Percolator, which uses a coffee metaphor for making nice bubbly versions of photos on your iPhone, is just such an app. There aren't a ton of settings for adjusting how your shots look, but the effect is pretty neat nonetheless. $1.
Mirrors Edge: One of my first favorite games on the iPad, EA's femme fatale running game Mirror's Edge has made its way to the iPad, and it's still as fun as ever. It's like Canabalt but way more involved, including various levels and maneuvers that you can send your runner into with a flick of your finger. Looks great on the iPhone 4 and there's plenty of game play, and narrative, to savor as opposed to Canabalt's 'run as far as you can and then try again' model. $5
Waitlist: Our brothers from a different mother at LifeHacker say:
If you want to know how long you'll be waiting for your next table or how long it'll take to gain access to a club, just search for your destination on WaitList and find out.
Thank The Onion's A.V. Club for this one. If your iOS device has a GPS signal you can find all sorts of places near you. If not, you can always search for what you're looking for or just navigate to the area on the map. When you find one, if it's reporting a wait time you'll see a number in it's little map pin/bubble. If not and you head there anyway, WaitList lets you report wait times.
Clicking on a location gives you a little more information, see the wait times people are reporting, and report a wait time of your own. Probably because WaitList is pretty new (or because I checked after most places were closed), I wasn't able to find any reported wait times (at least in Los Angeles and New York). At the moment the app is more useful in theory than it is in practice. It's also the sort of app that's made useful by its users, so until restaurants and bars start reporting their own wait times through WaitList you can help make it more functional by contributing.
Blancspot: For iPhone users who don't spend the day with their nose in their RSS reader, there are some ways to check out the news that are slightly more visually appealing than, say, CNN. Blancspot takes a Pulse-esque model for news delivery—presenting stories with big, poppy pictures. There aren't many options for customization to speak of, but the idea is a promising one. $2.


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Point of View / TGT once again squeezed out the maximum from Nvidia's chip. The GTX 560 2048MB Beast runs at 920MHz for the GPU (reference clock is 810MHz) and double the memory, which was overclocked to 1056MHz (reference clock is 1002MHz). The factory overclock provided enough juice for comfortable gaming at 1920x1080.
Although the GTX 560 2048MB Beast packs 2048MB of memory, it will not visibly affect the performance in most cases. While enthusiasts may use the increased memory for downsampling, gamers will see performance improvements in only few games.
The card's dual slot cooler is efficient but unfortunately loud when the GPU is under load. However, the cooling performance is good enough for additional overclocking. In fact, we managed to do some stable gaming with the GPU at 960MHz. As far as overclocking goes, although the card has double the memory of the reference card, it didn't stop us from overclocking it to 5000MHz (reference clock is 4008MHz effectively).
GTX 560 prices haven't changed much since the launch, so the GTX 560 still costs €150. The GTX 560 Ti's price fluctuated somewhat more and it now stands at €190.
The GTX 560 2048MB Beast will set you back more than €200, which is definitely a turn off for many. However, the card does boast double the memory and higher clocks, although we would have liked to see a quieter cooler as well. Truth be told, the card's speed indeed is indeed very high, which is the epithet we could use for the pricing as well.


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hurli necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Hurli is a fun property search and appointment manager.
The site is about letting people find properties they are interested in (by searching through multiple sites) and then booking them into a calendar which they can easily view later on.
As the logo will show, this site is not your normal search website. We want to be fun, inviting and importantly simple. We do not believe in looking like the typical corporate outfit.
We have a small team of 4-5 people and the winner of this contest will be invited to join us for more work if they are interested.
We are targeting the 18-35 age bracket - essentially the rental market. People who are actively trying to find a place to rent is our market. They will generally be savvy people, looking for a way to save time and money.
We will require the following:
1) Front page design
2) Personal landing page (also the results page)
A style to suit the logo is required. The simplicity and fun aspect is key. Feel free to change the color scheme if you think another works, but please avoid corporate colors such as blue and darker ones such as black.
A bit more about the site concept if you like:
1) search for a rental property
2) comment on the ones you like with a partner or just leave your own notes
3) once you find the ones you like, organise to view the open houses by adding them to a personal calendar
How would you use this?
Say you have 5 appointments to view a property. On the day, you check your hurli page calendar, it would list all the appointments you have scheduled, you can view your comments/notes eg "ask the landlord about parking" then you know where to go, when to go, and what to ask when you get there.
In a nutshell, people will need to be able to understand who we are and search on the front page. Then, on the results page, comment, add to a calendar and manage appointments.
The more detailed version:
Front page
- Search box
- Logo (attached)
- Anything else you think will work :) Try to keep it simple.
Personal Landing Page (results page)
- Results from search (thumbnail, price, short description)
- Calendar/Appointment planner
- Search box to amend current results
- Favorites Box (Incorporate the box in the logo if you can)
- Comments on results
- View URLs from the results
http://www.huddle.com -
I love the simplicity of huddle and the way a lot of the site is sketched, I think this style could work well with our logo.
http://www.Adioso.com - I like the way search is a function of questions and not standard terms
http://www.vacationrelation.com - I like the casualness and fun aspect to this site
TwitterIpad application - The way they allow you to browse a website
within the one page
Many travel sites have great planning calendars, perhaps you can get inspiration from them :)


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18 Cabbage Recipes We Love
Cabbage often gets a bad rap. Sure we've all had an unfortunate experience where it's overcooked and chewy, and maybe kids aren't always pleased to see it on the dinner plate, but can we take a moment to celebrate cabbage? It's cheap, extremely versatile, appears in many different cuisines and is equally tasty in raw or cooked form. For all the cabbage lovers out there, here are 18 recipes to try with both red or green 'bage!
Red Cabbage
Braised Red Cabbage with Apples and Raisins »
Mustard Glazed Red Cabbage »
Brined Pork Roast with Red Cabbage and Dumplings »
Seriously Savory Nachos »
Gnocchi and Cabbage Gratin »
Beetroot, Red Onion, Red Cabbage, Crème Fraîche, and Chervil »
Braised Red Cabbage »
Green Cabbage
Quick Kimichi »
Slow Roasted Salmon with Cabbage, Bacon and Dill »
Stir-Fried Pork with Cabbage and Black Bean Sauce »
Dry Cooked Cabbage with Tofu and Peas »
Barley Soup Al Verde »
Vegetarian Borscht »
Creamy Cabbage and Potatoes »
Coconut Cabbage with Chiles and Green Peas »
Asian Flavored Roasted Cabbage »
Napa Cabbage and Shrimp Soup »
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Jordan, often its difficult to convey feelings by just using words, especially in a forum atmosphere (duh)I call it the Mike Hyzer effect. Argue and defend points like a madman on the internet, but when ya get down to it, and you're playing a round together the 'other' guy really isn't that bad. Actually, you kinda like him, and you remember what brought you together in the first place.Disc Golf!
Palmer is a great guy when you get to know him.
Quote from: Tom on April 04, 2013, 08:20:31 PMPalmer is a great guy when you get to know him. Let's not go too far.
There is a new league in town. Pleasant Hill will be having rec league on Thursday nights. This will be similar to Rosedales rec league on Mondays in that it will be a free league to play. The thought process is that being that far east it will accessible to rec players that can't/won't make it to Rosedale. I hope to see and meet any veteran players that would like to come out and help grow the sport. I know this is short notice for this week and I am not expecting large numbers this week but I will be out there for anyone that wants to come out. I will be getting the word out around town starting tomarrow. It will be a 6pm tee time so show up a little early. Any questions feel free to PM.


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UPDATE: This afternoon, 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said, in a statement: "We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to Delanie and his family as they grieve this tragedy. Our organization is here to support Delanie through this tough time, as we do with all of our players and staff. At this time, we will respect their family's privacy and ask others to do so as well."
Alice and Bryan Young, the aunt and uncle of 49ers tight end Delanie Walker, were killed in a car accident by a suspected drunk driver early Monday morning outside New Orleans after attending the Super Bowl.
Walker shared the news this morning on his Twitter and Instagram accounts: "Alice and bryan young my aunt and uncle was killed on Monday at 5 am after the super bowl by a drunk driver… We lost some good people they will be missed i love y'all so much.."
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Youngs were inside their car on the shoulder of Interstate 10 around 5:30 a.m. when Nechole Thomas, 26, plowed into the back of their 2012 Nissan Altima at a "high rate of speed." Thomas, from Houston, was arrested on two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle after the accident in St. Charles Parish.
Both cars caught fire. Thomas, who sustained minor injuries, was able to exit her vehicle.
Walker's agent, Vincent Taylor, said the Youngs were driving back to their hotel in or around Baton Rouge. They spent time with Walker and other family members after the Super Bowl.
This morning, 49ers owner Jed York expressed his condolences, via Twitter: "Thoughts & prayers go out to @Dwalk46 We are praying for you and your family."


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