Dual Intel Xeon E5-2670 server or workstation systems are fairly popular as the CPUs are quite cheap, but is it worth considering AMD's newer Threadripper instead? In these benchmarks I compare the differences in performance and power usage between the 1950X and two E5-2670 CPUs.
I previously built a 16 CPU core server using two 8 core Intel E5-2670 Xeon CPUs, as these are fairly cheap and could be bought second hand for around $50 USD from Ebay when I picked mine up.
I recently upgraded to an AMD 1950X Threadipper workstation which also has 16 CPU cores, and I was interested to see how it would compare.
AMD Threadripper system on the left, Intel Xeon system on the right.
The Xeons are from 2012 while the Threadripper CPU is from 2017, so 5 years difference between them.
Both systems are running with 64GB of RAM, although the Threadripper system is running DDR4 at 2,666MHz, while the Xeon system is running DDR3 at 1,333MHz. Both systems are running Windows 10 pro for the operating system with all available updates installed. As I'm testing these from the perspective of being a productivity workstation, I haven't included overclocking results for the 1950X or performed any gaming tests as they don't really make sense here.
Of course we expect the 1950X to win as it's quite a bit newer, but by how much? And are the cheaper options still worth considering with all these new choices? Let's take a look at the benchmarks and find out!
Starting with Cinebench we can see that in single core the 1950X is a fair amount in front. Although you can get much better single core performance with consumer grade Intel chips this was still important to test.
The multicore results are where these two high core count systems shine, with the 1950X still a fair amount ahead of the Xeon system.
The Passmark 9 single core results show slightly less difference between the two.
The multicore results tell a similar story around the 30% difference mark.
Looking at the single core results in Geekbench 4 shows the 1950X doing much better when compared with the Cinebench test, over 70% better in the single core results.
Swapping over to the multicore result brings things a little closer together though with just a 40% difference, so it would seem that something in this particular test favours the Threadripper chip for single core performance.
I've used the 7-Zip benchmark with a 32mb dictionary size to test compression and decompression, and we can see that the compression speeds aren't actually that far apart, however the 1950X is quite far ahead when it comes to decompression tasks.
VeraCrypt was used to test encryption and decryption speeds. With a 1GB buffer size we can see that the 1950x is performing quite a lot faster than the two Xeon CPUs, around 67% better.
The Corona 1.3 benchmark renders a scene using CPU power only, in this test we can see that the 1950X completed the task faster, around 36% quicker, only less than half a minute faster.
Now let's take a look at some video encoding, with Handbrake I've encoded a 1080p h.264 video file to 720p, and we can see the 1950X was a fair bit faster. If you had a lot of footage over time it would add up to quite a big difference.
In Adobe Premiere I've rendered a video which goes for around 10 minutes at 1080p. GPU acceleration was disabled for the test, these results are CPU tests only.
We can see that the 1950X completed the same task more than 5 minutes faster which is around 34% quicker, again this would start to add up if you did this regularly and would be even larger with 4K footage.
From the results we can clearly see the 1950X is winning in every test as should be expected, it's a 5 year newer CPU and is more expensive. On average throughout all tests the 1950X is performing 44% better than the two E5-2670 CPUs, not bad at all.
Raw performance isn't the only important factor, what about power usage?
Well it's not so great for the older Xeons here either, drawing over 100 watts more when maxed out, and around 40 at idle, so you'll be paying more to run the older system.
Let's talk about cost for a bit, the 1950X is currently $999 USD at the time of recording, while I saw the two E5-2670 CPUs available second hand for about $50 USD each on Ebay when I bought them, however they appear to have gone up a little in price lately due to lower supply.
The cheapest Threadripper motherboard at the time of recording goes for about $339 USD, however the dual socket xeon boards even second hand can cost anywhere from $300 to $600 USD, they're quite expensive for old used boards and can be difficult to find. I was lucky to get my CPU, RAM and motherboard for the Xeon system as combo from natex.us, so I saved some money there.
Unless you can get a really cheap motherboard, I find it difficult to recommend building a dual Xeon 2670 system, as AMD's Threadripper is a much newer platform in comparison, although this comes at an increased cost. Although the extra performance is nice to have, in multicore applications the Xeons still did a pretty good job, however the single core results are a little low making them difficult to recommend unless you're only using them for multicore workloads.
So which of these options would you pick for a home server or workstation? To be honest I don't really have a huge need for the server anymore, as the desktop has more than enough processing power for what I do. With that said it's good that there are still somewhat budget friendly compute options available to get heaps of cores.
I don't have any other hardware in between these two systems, so while I could test with Linux on both, I don't have more recent Intel CPUs to test with unfortunately.
How about a comparison for some heavy compiling – like e.g. compiling chrome on both or similar?
Now the E5-2670 v2s can be purchased at a very reasonable price – this brings the system up to twenty cores / fourty threads, on the same motherboard as the v1's. I have a 128GB DDR3 / twenty-core xeon workstation with two GTX 1080s that all fits inside a regular ATX form factor. The 128GB RAM, two E5 V2's, and motherboard were each about $300, the total being about $1K, or the price of a single threadripper.
I think it very cheap. I will buy it.
It doesn't make any sense to compare to this Xeon. Compare to Xeons you can acquire for $350 each used on eBay, since the threadripper is $700. For e5-2670v2 has 10 cores each and more cache, and only costs $150.
As mentioned in the article, the prices were way different then. It made sense to compare them to me, because I own both, deal with it.
How does it makes sense to compare a $700 CPU and system WITH WARRANTIES to used gear at the same price with no warranty?
As Jarrod said, prices were very different when he wrote this article. When I bought my 2670's they were only $75 each.
AMD Ryzen 7 second gen user here, just ordered a refurbished Dell PowerEdge server on the cheap. It comes with 2 six core Xeon 5650's, low ram but atleast it has sas raid controller and two 870watt psu's.
I really don't think Intel fanboys should be comparing Xeon's to Threadripper, you should focus the Xeon comparisons with EPYC which is AMD's new enterprise grade server processor. The numbers don't look good for Xeon vs EPYC, why should they EPYC is newer.
Why would I be an "Intel fanboy" if I bought the 1950x brand new and have been using it ever since? Can someone not simply make a post about the results between the hardware they upgraded from/to in the hopes that someone else happens to find the information useful? I don't own EPYC, if I had that, I would have done that.
Great comparison, thanks very much for doing this. I have the dual Xeon setup now and was looking to upgrade as It is now 4 years since I put that workstation together. I am looking at going with the Threadripper 2950x as I am sure it would be slightly better in the numbers then the 1950x was and will definitely make my single core tasks much faster.


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Wydawnictwo: Avie
Nr katalogowy: AV 2409
Data wydania: czerwiec 2019
Epoka muzyczna: romantyzm, barok, współczesna
Obszar (język): francuski, niemiecki, angielski (USA)
Instrumenty: klarnet, marimba
Rodzaj: fantazja, fuga, tango
Bach / Ravel / Zorn: Palimpsest
Avie - AV 2409
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
John Zorn (ur. 1953)
William Thomas McKinley, Astor Piazzolla
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Mika Stoltzman, marimba
Héctor Del Curto, bandoneon
Pedro Giraudo, double bass
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne
Mostly Blues (excerpts)
Palimpsest for Clarinet and Marimba
Tango Etude No. 5
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903
Chaconne from Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004
Maurice Ravel:
William Thomas McKinley:
Mostly Blues Nos. 2, 8 & 12
Astor Piazzolla:
Tango–Étude No. 5
Clarinet legend Richard Stoltzman and virtuoso marimbist Mika Stoltzman arrive on AVIE with a stunning collection of works in which the duo finds freedom in music of the past and equally breaks through boundaries with new arrangements and commissions. John Zorn's title track, Palimpsest, written in 2018 for Richard's 75th birthday, sets the tone, evoking layers of tradition and innovation. Richard's lifelong friendship with William Thomas McKinley led to the jazzy collection Mostly Blues, three of which are performed on this album.
The musical meat of the album are the couple's own arrangements of monumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach – Mika's solo marimba take on the Chaconne from Partita in D minor originally for solo violin, and Richard's colourful Chromatic Fantasia for solo clarinet and Fugue, BWV 903 bringing him together with marimba and bandoneon. The versatile Mika, who has collaborated with such musicians as Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez and Steve Gadd, also provides a blues-tinged duo arrangement of Maurice Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte, and the album takes a side trip to the Argentinian world of Astor Piazzolla with a solo clarinet version of the composer's Etude No. 5, and the full complement of musicians coming together for Fuga y misterio.
Recorded: 26.II.–1.III.2018, Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, State University of New York at Purchase. Recorded at 24bit/96khz resolution on the Sequoia Digital Audio Workstation. All arrangements by Mika and Richard Stoltzman.

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83% of Georgian citizens are supporting the country's integration in the European Union, shows a public opinion survey taken by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
According to the report, compared to June 2018 the number of supporters of EU integration has increased by 2% and is now up to 83%. According to the survey, youth are more likely to support EU integration. Among the 18-34 age bracket, 89% support EU integration. Among the 34-54 age group – 83% support it and those in the 55+ age group support EU integration at a rate of 78%.
The results reflect data collected from December 6 to 20 through face-to-face interviews with a nationwide representative sample of Georgia's adult population, excluding occupied territories, that included 2,205 completed interviews. The average margin of error is +/- 2.1 percent.


For Selin and Sebastian, a very special dream came true with their summer wedding in Tuscany. The couple from Germany have always been fond of this beautiful Italian region so it's no surprise that they chose a fantastic location set in the middle of the Tuscan vineyards.
As another plus point, the location was easily accessible from their hometown of Munich. Sebastian was already living there but Selin was from Stuttgart so it was a happy coincidence that they got to know each other at work!
Owing to their shared love of Tuscany, they decided to celebrate their wedding in this wonderful region. The charming luxury location they chose had a spacious outdoor area and a pool as well as a truly unique ambience. They were able to rent the location exclusively for themselves and around 35 guests for three days – a great way to enjoy their wedding to the full. For example, a rustic dinner the evening before the wedding ceremony provided a warm welcome for the large group.
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Early Access Preview: Northgard
By Josh Brown 12 Apr 2017 0
If you hadn't heard of Shiro Games before Northgard, you've likely heard their name now. Previously known for blending every era of RPG together for Evoland and its sequel, Northgard has managed to top Steam's 'Best Sellers' chart from the moment it was released. Continuing in their quest to make the best use of that blender they bought years ago, this latest endeavour blends two other well-known genres – TBS & RTS. They're not the first to try, but they're already doing better than some.
Northgard presents itself somewhere in region of if Warcraft II met Sid Meiers' Civilization and as they both attended a Norse mythology class. You're dropped onto a newly founded island which, in a shocking twist, is called Northgard, and you're tasked with proclaiming your rule before the other clans beat you to the throne.
Victory is achieved in a typical 4X political/diplomatic manner with most of Northgard's finer details playing out in a more involved real-time scenario. With a single piece of the game map under your control from the start, you're to slot your villagers into key working roles as they trickle out of Town Hall. Harvesting wood, collecting food, scouting out additional land and brandishing weaponry are key decisions to be made as you either turtle up to focus on amassing a fortune or head out to claim victory by snapping up the majority of the land from the opposing clans. With resource management playing a key role between the Summer and Winter seasons, and with troublesome natural disasters plaguing you every so often, the villagers of Northgard must adapt to the changing situations by constantly swapping out roles to meet the current needs of the clan.
Villagers are given specific roles by entering a built-up facility like the Barracks or Woodcutters Hut while others can take up roles like Healers to patch up wounds that might be casuing your population to shirk in their duties. Each 'tile' of Northgard is only capable of housing a particular number of structures, some which other offer boons to specific resources. Expansion is key, and this is true for the rest of the Clans as well. Between them, the elements and the Draugr, there's alot of competition for your land.
Taking in the best parts of both genres, the gameplay of Northgard typically sticks to a real-time approach while the land around you is split into indivudial tiles similar to its turn-based cousins. Other than sapping a few features like 'research' and claiming land, Northgard is primarily a real-time affair, however; so don't go in expecting to have much time to think about your actions. It's quite the opposite.
For the most part, Shiro Games is onto something here. Northgard is nothing new by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a blend of two typically well-recieved strategy game designs that can happily co-exist within one another. For those who prefer to achieve victory through politics rather that mortal combat - you can do just that. While those who prefer a game that keeps flowing smoothly on all fronts, the real-time approach will keep them on their toes.
Being an Early Access game, Northgard is in a better state than most, but still short of what many consider a "polished" 1.0 release. Coupled with the fact that the developers have had no real experience with strategy titles before now, there are definitely some changes I feel we need to see before giving this any kind of official recommendation.
Pacing is a major issue right now – whether the problem is optimization or general flow/balance, each play-through seems to to struggle with an all too fast early game, and a late game that drags on longer than it really should.
The seasons also need a bit more work as well. With Northgard relying heavily on resource management, it makes sense to have a few surprises ready to throw a spanner in the works. Summer is a prosperous time for produce and productive work and Winter slows down the advances of your troops while eating up excessive amounts of food and burning through precious wood. That's all fine, and it makes sense. But the rate at which it kicks in leaves little time for experimentation and, when paired with natural disasters and hungry virmin, only adds to the stress. For newcomers enticed by the game's relatively low price, the learning curve might prove a little too much and is potentially off-putting.
Similarly, a few upgrades in the UI department surely wouldn't hurt. Shiro Games are going down the right route of having almost every piece of the user interface on full show,but it still feels difficult to pull off 'at a glance' decisions in the short time-frame you're typically given. We found ourselves often losing track of our warriors in pivotal moments, sometimes struggling to tell them apart from other nearby villagers - espeically the Woodcutters - leading to loss of land we rather needed. The traditional highlight drag selection method would rarely take effect while the notifications in the top-left would alert us to an enemy at the gates only some of the time.
If you're hoping to amass an army to take on the other clans before they come for you - don't go devising grand strategies of archers on high-ground or synchrnised a pinser attacks. Northgard isn't quite that in-depth yet. The armies of Northgard are comprised of nothing but footsoldiers and the occasional Warlord (if you've got the money for one), and it's essentially a game of numbers at this point. There's some micro-management possible to play havok with an opposing army, but that's about it. Heck, each Clan essentially looks the same. The only real difference is in their research bonuses.
Northgard hit Early Access with a formiddable force when it released on February 22nd, 2017; climbing to the heights of the Best Sellers list and staying there for a number of weeks. With its ninth major update on the horizon, fresh builds have slowed down while Shiro focus on implimenting a solid Multiplayer mode set to go into testing soon.
Most of the major fices to date have focused on integrated GPU support end balance tweaks, but the small team have oulined how the initial would be the 'Core' of the game. Six days before landing on Early Access, Shiro Games outlined a general roadmap of upcoming features that's still relevant to this day. New clans have made their debut already, but additional victory conditions, a story mode and neutral factions have yet to be implemented. The potential for more radical upgrades to the combat system were also mentioned in the release roadmap but were said to be situational depending on player feedback.
Being Shiro Games' only currently announced project, we can imagine Northgard will be getting a lot of much needed attention over the coming months. The foundation has been laid for a intriguing return to a simple, yet alluring, RTS concoction, but there's still a lot of work to be done.
Additional clans, more varied lands and a greater emphasis on individuality is needed in droves, but it's a solid enough game already and there are far worse ways to spend £15. The only major caveat for us is that repetition can set-in quite quickly, and you'll soon feel like your treading old ground. We'd perhaps wait for the muliplayer to drop at least, so you have something else to do.
With plenty of time left on the Early Access clock, there's no doubt in my mind that Northgard will become something of a gem within the strategy community. Though a little rough around the edges right now, there's no solid reason why this particular genre blend should never have been concieved. Pick it up today for a fine taste of the future or let it ferment for a sweeter return. There's no right or wrong right now, and that's an exciting prospect.
Northgard entered Steam Early Access on February 22nd, 2017. Current information states that it's due to leave EA within 2-6 months of that date.
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Posts Tagged 'Orkney'
Island Produces Surplus Energy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged energy, Orkney, renewable, sustainable, wave power on April 10, 2019| 6 Comments »
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Working on the Pelamis wave power converter in Orkney. The British island is leading the way on renewable energy generation.
This story about Orkney in the British Isles holds lessons for governments everywhere. If you are serious about generating the kind of energy that can save the planet, you have to invest. Orkney did so because energy from the mainland was costly and because the island had a wild amount of wind. But Orkney didn't stop there, and now it's leading the way for the rest of the world.
As Robin McKie reports at the Guardian, "It seems the stuff of fantasy. Giant ships sail the seas burning fuel that has been extracted from water using energy provided by the winds, waves and tides. A dramatic but implausible notion, surely. Yet this grand green vision could soon be realised thanks to a remarkable technological transformation that is now under way in Orkney.
"Perched 10 miles beyond the northern edge of the British mainland, this archipelago of around 20 populated islands – as well as a smattering of uninhabited reefs and islets – has become the centre of a revolution in the way electricity is generated. Orkney was once utterly dependent on power that was produced by burning coal and gas on the Scottish mainland and then transmitted through an undersea cable. Today the islands are so festooned with wind turbines, they cannot find enough uses for the emission-free power they create on their own.
"Community-owned wind turbines generate power for local villages; islanders drive nonpolluting cars that run on electricity; devices that can turn the energy of the waves and the tides into electricity are being tested in the islands' waters and seabed; and – in the near future – car and passenger ferries here will be fuelled not by diesel but by hydrogen, created from water that has been electrolysed using power from Orkney's wind, wave and tide generators.
" 'A low-carbon renewable future, which is much talked about elsewhere, is coming early to Orkney,' says ethnographer Laura Watts in her book Energy at the End of the World: An Orkney Islands Saga. The book, published by [MIT Press], tells the intriguing tale of how Orcadians have begun to create their own low-carbon future against incredible odds and with only a little help from the mainland. …
"Orkney is leading Britain's drive toward a carbon-free future. And the critical, vital ingredient in this revolution has been the manner in which islanders have turned the energy of the winds into a reliable source of power. Low-lying and exposed to both the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, Orkney is battered by winds and gales throughout the year. Rainstorms sweep the islands with unbridled savagery, tear down sheds, rip slates from roofs, and can take out metres of coastline in a night. You don't need an umbrella here, you need a riot shield, one islander told Watts, who has been a regular visitor to Orkney for the past decade. …
"In the early 1980s, Britain began experiments aimed at developing turbines that could turn wind power into electricity – at a test site on Burgar Hill, on Orkney. 'However, the UK pulled the plug on it and instead the Danes and Germans went ahead and developed wind turbine technology – because their governments invested in it,' says Watts. 'They put in millions. The British government did not. We could have had a UK wind energy industry but we just did not invest.'
"The impact of wind turbine technology in Orkney was nevertheless profound and islanders took to its generation in a big way. 'Orkney used to import its power but now generates, on average over the year, electricity that fulfils 120% of its own needs,' says Watts. 'So you have all this energy. The question is: what are you going to do with it?'
"Watts outlines the three options open to islanders: build a new cable so it can export its excess renewable energy to the mainland; use more electricity on the islands; or turn its excess renewable power into another fuel – such as hydrogen – and then store it. Finding the right course is likely to have a profound impact on Britain as the nation looks to the example set by Orkney and embraces its low-carbon future. …
"Energy cannot be simply collected from a wind turbine and exploited later when conditions are calm and windless – because there is as yet no reliable way to store it. It is a basic drawback that Orcadians are now tackling. On the Orkney island of Eday, a device known as an electrolyser – powered by renewable energy sources – splits water into its two elemental components: hydrogen and oxygen. The former can be stored and later burnt to generate electricity when needed. Already a fuel cell – powered by locally derived hydrogen – is being used to generate electricity for berthed vessels on one Orkney pier."
Pretty exciting stuff, don't you think? More at the Guardian, here.


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🏐 Kansas Battles Nebraska in Second Round of NCAA Tournament
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LINCOLN, Neb. – For the second straight season, Kansas Volleyball is playing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Kansas will take on Nebraska at 7 p.m. CT on Friday at Bob Devaney Sports Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Jayhawks took down seventh-seeded Miami (FL) on Thursday with a 3-0 sweep of the Hurricanes. As a team, Kansas hit .278 for the match with 40 kills and committed just 10 attack errors. The Jayhawks also had the advantage in service aces, 8-3. KU's defense held Miami to a .113 attack percentage, which included the Hurricanes hitting less than .100 in each of the first two sets.
Caroline Bien led the Jayhawks on Thursday night with 12 kills and six digs, while Ayah Elnady had nine kills, seven digs and three service aces. Rachel Langs was also a force offensively as she hit a team-high .438 with eight kills and 10 blocks, helping KU to a 13-7 advantage in blocks. Camryn Turner had 30 assists and seven digs to go along with four kills and Kennedy Farris led the Jayhawks with 11 digs.
In Friday's first-round match, Langs moved into sole possession of third place on KU's all-time blocks list with 524. With an appearance in tonight's match against Nebraska, Langs would be playing in her 127th match as a Jayhawk and move into a tie with Cassie Wait (2013-16) for the most matches played in program history.
Selected as the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and the No. 2 seed in the region, Nebraska is 25-5 overall this season and finished 16-4 in Big Ten play. The Huskers are appearing in their 41st consecutive NCAA Tournament. Nebraska defeated Delaware State 3-0 on Thursday evening to advance to the second round.
Kansas will be looking to beat Nebraska for the first time in program history on Friday evening. Nebraska leads the all-time series 87-0-1. The teams will be playing for the first time since facing each other in the Final Four of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Huskers won that match 3-1 to advance to the national championship.
The winner of Friday night's match will advance to the Sweet Sixteen next week.


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Q: Difference between Website w Facebook Login and Mobile Web options Can somebody tell me the difference between the Website with Facebook Login URL and the Mobile Web URL?
We own a domain that handles all of our delivery of digital gift cards domain1.com. I would like to have an entry point hosted on a separate domain, domain2.com, that is configured for my facebook app, which handles the landing page & facebook connect code. A backend service we have manages the actual posting to the facebook users wall. The problem I'm having is the link that's generated on the facebook users wall points to domain1.com, but was generated by an app from domain2.com, which throws an error from Facebook.
Ultimately the problem comes down to setting an app domain that derives from the Site URL or Mobile URL. So I googled facebook app multiple domains which lead to this SO post, which has a comment about setting your 2nd domain as the Mobile URL, which then allows me to add both domain1.com and domain2.com to the App Domain setting in my FB app.
What I really want to know is - what impact will setting both of these values have on my app? I've tried testing it on my mobile device - both inside the FB app and in safari via facebook mobile, and neither of them had a problem. Is this a suitable workaround for my problem?
Thanks!

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The problem I'm having is the link that's generated on the facebook users wall points to domain1.com, but was generated by an app from domain2.com, which throws an error from Facebook.

What error?
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Third party shoulder pads can cheaply and easily transform the comfort – and thus usability – of a PC. I recently looked at Ferro's shoulder pads and now turn my attention to Crye's offering in their AVS range.
The AVS (Adaptive Vest System) is like Lego and some of the components are cross-platform – like the Padded Shoulder Covers Set. This set isn't to be confused with the shoulder covers which ship with the JPC 2.0 or the fully set up AVS itself. While the latter two carriers do come with shoulder covers – which are more like unpadded sleeves – the Padded Shoulder Cover Set is a different, more fully featured product.
Presented here in Multicam, my eye is immediately drawn to the stitching. OK, Crye's gear is mass produced, so I can let them off a little. The shoulder pads are inexpensive and while there is nothing here which will cause the pads to fail, the quality is consistent with the low price. "Adequate" is probably the most honest thing to say. Having said that, the stitch count is impressive and there are bar tacks in all the right places.
Communications and hydro routing is managed with One-Wrap, which is a form of Velcro that I really like, being non-abrasive on the hook side.
The covers are structured in three leaves, closed with Velcro. They feature pockets which contain 0.25″ foam padding. This is fully removable.
The middle leaf feature both hook and loop Velcro strips, which add versatility when affixing the covers to the underside of a PC's shoulder straps – all possibilities catered for.


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Keep it casual by wearing it open over a bikini at the beach, throwing it over your favorite jeans and tee, or dress it up in the evening by cinching the belt over a slip with heels to create a beautiful, fitted silhouette. Any way you wear it, your look is immediately elevated and effortless.
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This collection focuses on experiences we all face on our journey through life - the intoxication of new romance, the conviction about long-standing relationships, the passing of those who so strongly shape our existence, learning to live with patience, and the constant pursuit of peace in our times. This batch of all-original material, now with Bob Smith fully back in the line-up, features special guests David Praet (acoustic guitar) and former Loggins & Messina and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member Merel Bregante (percussion, vocals). This album represents a milestone in Smithfield Fair's own progress as a band and follows Winds of Time with a renewed acoustic pop shimmer and a 'tip of the cap' to the music that inspired the band's own music.


Exact Editions is offering the complete digital archive of Creative Review, dating back to the first issue in 1980. The magazine has published more than 400 issues, and it will provide its future issues to the digital archive as well. Now available for academic institutions, the archive is fully searchable by terms in a page, issue, or decade or in the complete collection. The British Library conducted the scanning that digitized the magazine, providing high-resolution versions of the print copies.


Hell I cannot believe you guys climbed to the top of that mountain !! We camped further down the road where it narrows in your other photo's but there was no way we were climbing up there ... !!
Ek beplan om dalk in Julie weer in daardie rigting te ry. Hoe lyk die paaie oor die algemeen ?
Ek hoop julle gaan deur die Khomas Hochland ry vanaf Usakos na Windhoek toe !!!! Baie lekker pad.
Dalk was ons net lucky, maar die meeste paaie was baie mooi en onlangs geskraap. Maar die spore wat die motors ry veroorsaak daai "sand middelmannetjies" wat 'n bliksem kan wees! Party van hulle is moer hoog en dan is dit maar beter om hulle te vermy! Maar oor die algemeen is die paaie baie goed in Nam.
simply Awesome.... makes me want to go ride Nam instead of heading to Moz.
I hate waiting for a good story.... So come on mate, put your beer down and get busy typing!!
We woke up to an amazing view of the huge boulders at Spitzkoppe. It was spectacular! This was going to be our last day of riding, but the adventure was not over just yet. We were very low on fuel and made plans that whoever runs out of fuel, would have to sit next to road like an idiot and someone else will go and fetch more fuel from the nearest town, Usakos, which was about 50km away.
That morning I seriously nursed the Dakar and I'm sure that I would have won any economy run. I've been on reserve for a while since the previous day and as far as I know the Dakar has got a 3L reserve from when the fuel light goes on and that roughly gives me about 60-70 km range on mixed gravel roads. But this time I got 94km!!!!! And the Dakar still wasn't completely empty! That's about 31km/l – not bad!
We all made it to Usakos and filled up the bikes. Then it was time to celebrate with a proper breakfast and coffee and plan the last day's route.
We decided to stick to the B2 tar road for another 80km and then turn off on the D1967. This dirt road becomes the D1958 that leads to the C28 that goes to Windhoek. We only had another 120km or so of gravel left on this whole trip. But that little gravel road had some amazing surprises for us! It was one of the best sections we did on the trip! The road started off as a good graded road, but soon became smaller and smaller and quickly turned into a two wheel track. We went up huge hills and down mountains, opening and closing farm gates and every now then stopping to admire the view. This road turned out to be simply amazing!
At the top of one hill we were met with this sign: Windhoek District. And this is where we probably realized and accepted the fact that the trip was almost over.
This is also where I lost my Camelback. We had taken off our jackets and Camelbacks and it must have fallen off the bike and I somehow didn't see it. I only realized about 10 – 15min later that it wasn't on my back and I decided to leave it rather as it was in bad shape anyway.
On top of this hill we decided to take "The Photo of the Trip" and this obviously gave way to silliness and time to piss off Liam.
Soon we were on the C28 that leads to Windhoek and I had mixed feelings because we had reached our final destination, but this was also the end of the trip. We didn't want the trip to end yet. But at least we were all in one piece and the bikes were still running.
Arebusch Travel Lodge, where we left the car and trailer, had no more rooms that time and only had camping available. I wasn't bothered and I booked and paid but when I broke the news to my buddies that they had to camp on their last night in Nam, they were less impressed. Gummi was shattered! He, especially, was looking forward to sleep in a bed. He couldn't believe it and was very disappointed. "Ek slaan nie 'n moer weer my tent op nie!" So Liam and I pitched our tents and ladyboy Gummi made himself a comfy bed in the back of his car.
We treated ourselves to a dip/shower in the pool (that we later realized we were not allowed to use because we are campers), and then we treated ourselves to a meal in the restaurant. This turned out to be everything but a treat! It was a "Eat as much as you like" sparerib special, but these were ribs with a difference. There were only 3 rib bones in the whole "thing" and a 2cm thick layer of fat covering the meat. "French Cut" ribs, is what they call it. "Vomit inducing blubber" is what I call it! It was horrible! But luckily beer and Irish coffee were there to save the evening. We went back to our tents (and car), and prepared ourselves for a cold night. Windhoek gets really cold in the nights and that night was no exception. It was moer cold!
Before the trip we stuck clear vinyl on all the plastic panels of the bikes to minimize scratches and damage to the plastic bits. It looked very kak, but it worked like a bomb! On the first day I noticed that my knee braces were scratching against the tank and damaging the vinyl, so I put loads of duct tape on these areas and this was what it looked like after the trip.
While doing that river road the trees took their toll on my helmet.
The bikes were in need of a wash!
This is the rear tyre of Gummi's 990 - moer toe!
My Dakar's rear tyre - still good for another trip!
Made for some "Riverting Reading" & it sure looked like you guys had a FrikkingAwesome Trip!! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful experience with us all.
The next day we stuffed all our gear in the back of the car and loaded the bikes. This time there was a little less excitement as we were on our way home and had a very long road ahead of us. We stopped at a garage in Windhoek to fuel the car and what do you know – one of Liam's jackets were hanging of the back of the trailer, being dragged on the road. He obviously got sidetracked while loading his stuff in the car….
The trip back home was rather uneventful and long – very long! That Trans Kalahari Highway is absolute torture! It makes the N1 through the Karoo look like a single track mountain pass. It just never ends! We stayed over in Kang and the only accommodation available was this wooden hut that resembles a Wendy house. It only had two single beds, but they organized us an extra mattress to put on the floor. Liam was quickly voted out and had to take the floor. He was not impressed and very annoyed because for some reason he was scared shitless of snakes and spiders and all the "scary" animals thats going to eat him alive during the night. He was very nervous about sleeping on the floor. Just as he was getting comfy and settling in there on the floor, I threw a pillow onto him – he almost kakked himself! Gummi and I had a good laugh that night.
Something that we all noticed was that the moment we left Namibia, the people's ways and attitudes changed. No longer were they friendly and helpful – they became rude and lazy and annoying. Both in Botswana and in SA. As soon as we hit the first town in SA, there were just millions of people and cars and taxis and busses and chaos. Immediately we were longing for the "nothingness" of Namibia. The space and the freedom and isolation. Namibia had grown on us and left it mark.
Eight months before this trip I mentioned to Gummi how cool it would be to do a trip on a bike. This talk resulted in the buying of two bikes, sourcing the cheapest gear possible, setting a date, planning a route and heading off to Namibia – not knowing what to expect. Each day we just loaded the bikes and set ourselves a destination. Our attitude: Whatever happens along the way – we'll deal with it. Some days were short, some days were long, some days were easy, others were incredibly hard. We got lost, we sweated, we struggled, we crashed, we slept badly, we fixed flats and picked up each other's bikes, but we drank beer, we ran down a huge sand dune, we ate giraffe steak, we took roads that most people will never ever see, we camped on the banks of the Kunene and most of all – we had a laugh!
On the last day on the bikes, while riding the last few km I had some time to think and reflect on things. That was when I realized what we had actually achieved. What we had done. Where we had been. What we had seen. What we had experienced. We had a dream and we have lived it! Like a wise man once said, "Everybody dies, but not everybody lives".
This was our first adventure trip and we wanted to make it a big one. An epic one. One that we'll never forget. And we did. 3 idiots took on Nam..... and conquered it!
Epic indeed...in the spirit of ADVENTURE.
Well done guys, thanks for sharing.


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The website imagery makes them look really really beautiful, but no where near as beautiful as they truly look in real life. The way these are captured in person and the way these look is something so beautiful they truly are magical. These sold out in minutes, and I managed to grab a pair just after they launched on Friday at midday, but it was a close encounter and I would have missed them had I hesitated.
The parcel arrived from Lotties atik at just before 9 on saturday morning, perfect service and a place I will go to to shop more in the future. The box is a work of art in itself, and I could have just bought the box if it was an option and I couldn't have the shoes! Luckily for me, I didn't have to stare at the box for long before I had opened a beautiful pair of shoes to catwalk round my parents living room in to show them off accordingly.
At first sight these as so beautiful and I could stare at them all day without question for my sanity, the glitter is so pretty and the tiny ring on the heel makes these an even more appropriate shoe for my wedding day. I put these on and they fit almost perfect, a little rubbing on the toes, but I had had blisters from Ugg style boots because I have silly feet that hate me, but thats a story for another day... I put these on and had a moment of sheer devastation to realise they weren't lighting up properly. Cue over panicked Sarah trying to pretend I was calm, knowing I could never get a replacement if they did not work. Turns out, mums new carpet and underlay is just too soft for me to stomp on enough when I walk, as you kind of just bounce along, so I took myself into her tiled kitchen for a good stomp around! Cue excited Sarah causing a huge scene stomping round in extreme excitement with the high pitched squeals because they really are that amazing.
These shoes will be the most amazing show stopper piece on my wedding day and apart from my bridesmaids and immediate family, and well, now you guys, none of the guests know they will be witness to these fantastic shoes! The one downside to these shoes is that they are said, by Irregular choice, to be a sealed unit, this means once the battery runs out (apparently 1 million,. not the 10,000 I orriginally saw) you cannot replace it, meaning, I could do a wild amount of dancing on my wedding day and never see these light up again. I really do hope these last a lot longer than that as I can easily do 10,000 steps in a day and on the wedding day going out for photos and moving round the venue I might have to save these as just strictly evening shoes when the lights dim and they can sparkle and light up to their full potential.
Overall, I would buy these a hundred times over, at £150 they aren't cheap, but considering the electronics in them, the Disney license fees and then the fact the irregular choice can be £70-90 ish anyway, I think they are a total steal and expected them to be a lot more than £150 and was prepared to pay more too if they had of been. I literally feel like a princess in these shoes, and when I have my princess dress and princess shoes on the wedding day, I won't care about anything else but seeing my prince at the bottom of the aisle and saying 'I do'!


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Wouldn't it be great if there were a pause button for life? Just a little breather from the salacious headlines or the demands of the day. It is so easy to get wound up. For many of us, it takes conscious effort to unwind. And, even when you desperately need it, when can you pencil in unwind time in an already hectic day?
Today, give yourself permission for a little time to yourself, a time to reflect and renew, a time away from the hustle and bustle. A time, perhaps, for a bit of chocolate.


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Real Estate / Commercial Real Estate / Construction / Construction starts on 49,000-SF rehab hospital in Peoria
Construction starts on 49,000-SF rehab hospital in Peoria
Real Estate | 13 Jan | AZRE
Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), a top national construction management firm and general contractor, and Reunion Rehabilitation Hospitals, a system of state-of-the-art inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, today announced the groundbreaking of a new rehab hospital in Peoria with support from America Development & Investments LLC (ADI), a leading healthcare real estate developer based in Dallas, Texas.
Located at 13451 N. 94th Dr., the hospital will offer inpatient rehabilitation care for people with debilitating illnesses and injuries such as stroke and brain injury, as well as other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions.
READ ALSO: Here's why the West Valley is exploding with economic growth
"We're pleased to break ground on our second project with Reunion Rehabilitation Hospitals and ADI in the Phoenix metro area," said Robert Cortazzo, regional president for AP Southwest. "AP's repeat work on Reunion hospitals in Arizona, Colorado and Texas has enabled us to share best practices during the preconstruction and construction process to mitigate supply chain and labor challenges. We're excited to do our part in bringing a vital facility to the community of Peoria."
A recent U.S. Census Bureau report revealed Phoenix as the fastest-growing big city from 2010 and 2020, adding more than 163,000 residents during that time. This growth has spilled over to Phoenix's West Valley suburbs, including Peoria, which makes the community a prime location for a modern rehabilitation hospital.
Designed by Callaway Architecture, the three-story, custom-built hospital will sit on 3.71 acres, encompass 49,128 square feet and feature 40 patient beds (20-bed nursing units on each floor), two high-tech physical therapy gyms, administrative offices, and dining and kitchen spaces, as well as various back-of-the-house support spaces. AP will also manage a complete interior build-out as well as all associated site work and utility services.
"We are ecstatic to have our second project starting with Reunion Rehabilitation Hospitals and ADI in Arizona," said Mark Daniels, president for Callaway Architecture. "We are also particularly pleased to once again be collaborating with Adolfson & Peterson Construction and look forward to repeating the success of our first collaborative effort on the Reunion Phoenix facility."
Slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2022, Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria will provide comprehensive inpatient physical-medicine rehabilitation therapies using results-oriented, individualized plans of care for patients in the area. The new hospital will ultimately provide patients with best-in-class care provided by the finest caregivers in a unique, community-centric hospital environment.
Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria will also create an opportunity for Phoenix-area residents to build fulfilling careers by joining a team of excellent clinicians and support staff, including specialty-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.
The hospital is one in a series of inpatient rehabilitation facilities that Reunion plans to develop across the country. In addition to the new Peoria hospital, ADI is developing a 51,000-square-foot hospital in Phoenix; a 47,000+ square-foot hospital in Englewood, Colorado; and a 55,617-square-foot hospital in Plano, Texas; and a 50,800-square-foot hospital in Arlington, Texas.


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Momofuku Daisho: What's Next with Fusion Dining
My first encounter with fusion cuisine was many years ago at Susur in Toronto. The tasting menu was a quintessential blend of western and eastern ingredients and culinary skills. I was happy and proud that finally, someone from my home city of Hong Kong had made it to the world stage of cooking. After all, Susur Lee began his cooking career in none other than the prestigious Peninsula Hotel, where he apprenticed with the best chefs in town.
When fusion cuisine was introduced as a dining concept a while ago, nobody could predict that it was here to last. In fact, thanks to global travelling and customers in big cities becoming more adventurous and open-minded in their taste, fusion cuisine has evolved from a fine dining experience to a regular affair and has become mainstream.
I saw Susur Lee display his flair on Iron Chef using tofu and Chinese mushrooms. Still, it was Susur Lee's dishes, not fusion dishes any more. I have also tasted stir fry beef in oyster sauce over a plate of penne and risotto with mushrooms (shitaki, enouki and Chinese) in Italian restaurants. I read Jamie Oliver's recipes using soya sauce, fish sauce and raw ginger. I watch Emeril Lagasse mix hoisin sauce into his barbecue sauce. (By the way, he cooks Swiss chard in one programme exactly the way I do it, with garlic and black bean sauce!)
When Chef David Chang made his name with ramen in New York, and popularized his Momofuku logo with his restaurants and recipe books, he re-ignited the interest in fusion cuisine, his fusion cuisine. I began to wonder whether something new was happening with fusion dining. He opened his three Momofuku restaurants—The Noodle Bar, Daisho and Shoto— and Nikai, the Bar, to raving publicity and excitement within the gourmet circle in Toronto last Fall and I decided to explore what the magic was all about. I spoke to my daughter about my intention and I got a "wow" reaction from her. Yes, from what I have read, Momofuku is popular among the younger working generation. So I picked Daisho, and I brought my family along.
Daisho was located on the third floor of the Momofuku complex adjacent to the Shangri-La Hotel on University Avenue. On entering, I noticed the floor to ceiling glass windows with an unobstructed view of University Avenue stretching from south to north. There was hardly any décor and the place struck me as austere, even stark but for the warm lighting.
We were seated on plain wooden benches, although there were chairs for the tables near the windows. I felt deprived, not only because there was no padding on the benches, but every time my husband wanted to adjust his seat, I had to shift as well.
The menu listed dishes described in English and grouped under headings with Japanese kanji. With our knowledge of Chinese characters, we could figure out part of the reasoning behind the categories. For our family of five, we had pre-ordered the porchetta, which was a kung-fu dish, translated literally from the menu. This category should mean the house specialties. We also selected one dish from the sections interestingly termed Carbohydrates, Winter (seasonal greens, I guess), and Lettuce Wraps. The sweet white buns, the wasabi sauce and kimchi mustard that were served as side dishes breathed their Chinese, Japanese or Korean connections. There was a touch of fusion with the lettuce wrap which came with hanger beef, or the black rice congee with bone marrow. The only novelty for me was the salsify with steelhead roe. The food was good to very good, depending on what we ordered.
Still, as I was biting into the brined pork of the ham-like porchetta, I wondered if the brining was just a short-cut to the traditional slow roasting. I also realized that I was looking for the wrong experience all together. Momofuku is a marketing gimmick, with questionable success, which attempts to fuse cultures, not food. It makes you sit on hard benches that I doubt would motivate you to spend more time practicing how to sit on a tatami to build the endurance of your gluteal muscles. It gives you a menu part of which you cannot read so that you would ask, and will learn that the character means "origin" and this is your hors d'oeuvre. But how will it help with your non-existent Chinese or Japanese vocabulary? You are offered a large format dish—the kung-fu dish–so that you can tear the meat off the chicken family-style like the Chinese and the Koreans. Yet the Italians and the Greeks do that too. The caveat: you are paying a lot for the food to expand your cultural horizon with Momofuku. Besides, what you get from the food hardly qualifies to be called fine dining. It's the same now familiar fusion cuisine we have known. The location is expensive, but Momofuku Daisho has saved on the décor.
I still miss Susur, the restaurant from which Chef Susur Lee launched his international career and attained global fame. I like the white table-cloth, the expensive cutlery and the different wines that paired with the small plate food which woke up my taste buds. Fusion or not, it was fine dining, par excellence.
I want a memorable gastronomic journey, not cultural enlightenment.
Author MonaPosted on August 1, 2013 July 2, 2016 Categories ReviewsTags Fusion Cuisine, Momofuko DaishoLeave a comment on Momofuku Daisho: What's Next with Fusion Dining
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Do you have a question about God or religion that does not make sense? Have you gotten stuck in talking about Jesus with others? In this series we discuss how to overcome some of the commonly encountered objections that people have around exploring Jesus.
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Sonic the Hedgehog blamed for heart attack death
If there's one positive aspect to writing online, besides it not being a dying medium like print, it's that a cock-up can be noticed immediately and rectified. That's a fact that also extends to stories that are complete and utter bullcrap, much like the Daily Mail's recent reach-out-of-its-arse story about Sonic the Hedgehog being a blue grim reaper.
Over in the UK, the Mail 'reported' that a 16 year old boy with Asperger's Syndrome and Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome suffered an eventually fatal heart attack, all thanks to a game of Sonic the Hedgehog. "Excitement 'triggered fatal heart attack of teenager who died while playing his Xbox'," read the Mail, presumably while burning copies of its university text books where the first year courses included such topics such as 'research' and 'ethics'.
As for the devastated mother of the child, she wants more measures to be taken for young people to be screened in advance for such conditions, but such a plea for reason only warranted a mere footnote mention in the Daily Mail article as opportunist/writer Kerry McDermott took a swipe at gaming.
Death by Xbox folks. Another example of sterling investigative journalism by the Daily Mail, which has already spread articles of hate about anyone who doesn't happen to be an Enoch Powell supporter.
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Located just over 10km from Arras in France, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial (monument et parc commémoratifs du canada à vimy) is a MUST SEE for someone of any nationality to visit to get an insight on a significant part of Canadian history.
The 250 acres of land where the Canadian National Vimy Memorial resides constitutes as a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers and other military forces killed during the First World War. The land was not only given to Canada by France, but it was earned after an excruciating and disadvantaged battle against the Germans. Thus, it is interesting to point out that once you enter the grounds of the Vimy Monument and Park in France, you are actually on Canadian soil. In my case, it was a[boot] time I set foot on Canadian grounds again. Even though I was still in beautiful France.
The Battlefields of Vimy Ridge are extremely well-perserved with modifications made for safety reasons, and unforgettably beautiful. Thousands and thousands of beautiful Canadian trees (all 11,285 of them) surround the area that was once blown out of proportion [one may say], with all the dugged up trenches and giant craters caused by explosives. Once an unbearable and toxic area, the battlefields are now filled with copious amounts of awe-inspiring trees, bright green grass, and well-preserved trenches. Not only does the area create a Canadian environment, but the staff who provide information, tours, and assistance are all Canadians as well. This is a special element to the trip, as it really makes you feel at home, or at least gives you a feel of Canada if you've never been.
Vimy Memorial that stands erected at Hill 145 (the highest point of Vimy Ridge), this is one historical sight that can't be missed when touring around France.
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is one of Canada's most important overseas war memorials.
One can learn so much about Canadian history, and even Canadian identity, just from a visit to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial near Arras, France. Therefore, I encourage any traveller who is visiting France, who has a Canadian relative or who is a history fanatic, to visit the Canadian battlegrounds of Vimy Ridge.
It's worth the visit, especially since it's extremely beautiful, informative, awe-inspiring, fun, free, and did I mention FREE? All paid by the Canadian government, the grounds and staff costs are all funded by the Canadian government and even provides free access to toilets (unlike anywhere else in France).
As the anniversary of this historical battle was in the month of April, I was extremely lucky to visit the battlefields of Vimy Ridge at this time with my family while visiting Paris.
We took the train (TGV) from Gare de Nord in Paris in the morning and arrived in Arras in less then an hour. The total cost roundtrip can cost less then 40 euros if booked ahead of time. Once we got to Arras, it is suggested that you take a taxi to the Vimy Memorial site as there are no bus services and walking there could take hours. The number I used to call a taxi was (06 69 34 74 75) and costed roughly 25 euros each way, but we split this cost 3 ways, since there was 3 of us. In some cases, it may just be easier to drive to the Arras from Paris and follow the road signs to the Vimy Memorial. If you haven't seen a red Canadian maple leaf symbol, then you've gone to far. The area closes at 5pm, so make sure you give yourself a few hours to take a guided tour of the grounds and a visit to the beautifully designed Vimy Memorial that took 11 years to build.
Again, the Vimy Ridge Memorial grounds and Monument in France is a must see historical war sight that can't be missed when visiting and traveling around France!
Have you visited Vimy or do you plan to visit?
What did you think of the historical WWI sight?


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The California Bungalow shares small size and low-pitched roof with the Craftsman Bungalow, stucco and horizontality with the Prairie School house, and front porch and exposed rafters with the Brown Shingle. The California Bungalow is the builders' distillation of the more sophisticated features of its architect-designed predecessors. Although extremely plain, especially compared to the bungalows designed by Greene and Greene in Pasadena, the California Bungalow offered comfortable living at popular prices.
In 1920, Oakland's population was 216,261 — more than three times the number residing here in 1900. Obviously, there was a need for a house style that could be quickly constructed at reasonable cost and yet perpetuate the California image that had enticed the newcomers in the first place. The California Bungalow filled the bill.
Almost fifty years had passed since the introduction of straightforward wood-frame construction in Victorian times. Time and experience perfected the stud-and-joist technique, and simplified it even further. The studs, for example, were placed in a standard 16-inch pattern, in contrast to the Victorian merchant builders who placed studs more arbitrarily and at wider intervals. In wood frame construction the stud extends from foundation sill to roof. The shorter distance from floor to ceiling in the bungalow, combined with the reduced spacing between the studs, resulted in shorter, lighter lumber that was easier to handle. Next, diagonal sheathing was abandoned as the means of cross-bracing. Instead, rigidity was achieved by placing 16-inch long 2 x 4′s horizontally between the studs.
Concrete greatly simplified the foundation. Although Portland Cement had been discovered in 1824, its versatility was not fully realized until the twentieth century. It took experimentation with the new product by Wright and other respected architects to bring concrete into the builder's arsenal. Formerly, the foundation consisted of bricks or stones, placed and mortared individually. With concrete, a trench is dug to define the building's perimeter, board forms lined up, reinforcing bars inserted, and the concrete poured in one fell swoop.
Similarly, the siding operation was greatly simplified by the introduction of stucco. Made of Portland Cement, sand, and a small percentage of lime, stucco is applied in a plastic state (hence the word "plaster") over a wire mesh curtain that is wrapped around the building. How much easier this was than using a level to keep each strip of clapboard horizontal, or nailing several thousand shingles on, one at a time.
If anything persisted from the Victorian Era it was the availability of plan books. Printed first in Southern California and later in Seattle, Chicago, and Minneapolis, these publications offered the prospective homebuilder an incredible assortment of bungalow designs. Working blueprints could be ordered for $5 to $25, usually less than one percent of the estimated construction cost, which started at under a thousand dollars for a four-room bungalow, and ranged upwards to $7000 for larger, very elaborate models.
The plan books provided more than design details, however; they also influenced taste and values. The introduction to the promotional brochure "Little Bungalows," distributed by the Los Angeles firm E.W. Stillwell and Company, presents a convincing argument in favor of the "genuine California Bungalow" whose plans they had for sale. "It is better to build a small house than to overburden the budget with debt for a larger one. A beautiful small house is just as expressive of character, aims, and aspirations as the large house. Mere size is a waste of money and human endeavor."
As new materials, construction techniques and mass-produced blueprints simplified house building, so the floor plan of the California Bungalow simplified housekeeping. One room merged with the next, and this meant fewer steps for the foot-worn homemaker. There were no hallways to collect household tumbleweed, no formal parlors to keep "company-clean," no knick-knacks to accumulate dust. The plan books boasted the efficiency their drawings offered. "The economic use of space" was a positive way to say "small," and "cozy" an optimistic word for "crowded" Besides, built-in conveniences more than made up for the lack of room because "movable furnishings," the brochure argued, "so complicate the labor of the cleaning day."
The feature unique to the California Bungalow is the pair of elephantine columns that support the small gable over the front porch. On their own, these heavy-looking posts with broad base and tapered top seem too short and awkward, but in place they are clearly in proportion to the overall bungalow design. Covered in stucco, the columns have a wood framework underneath which is subject to termite damage and dryrot both. Replacing the columns with anything less substantial in appearance than the elephantine originals–like wrought iron posts, or 4 x 4′s–looks skimpy and regretfully out of place.
The origin of the bizarre bungalow columns is a matter of speculation. They were obviously influenced by the hefty piers on the Prairie School house, a style sometimes considered the California Bungalow's larger counterpart, and by the arroyo stone columns on the Greene and Greene bungalows in Southern California. Or, they may be descended from an ingenious Craftsman detail used by architect A.C. Schweinfurt. In 1897, he designed the First Unitarian Church in Berkeley for a congregation whose membership included Bernard Maybeck, Charles Keeler (author of The Simple Home, a Craftsman manifesto) and representatives of the sylvan Hillside Club. Schweinfurt used massive redwood tree trunks, peeling bark and all, for the front porch columns on the church. Short, slightly tapered, and mammoth in dimension, the tree trunks may well have been the unwitting precedent for the oversized porch columns that became the bungalow trademark.
The interior of the California Bungalow resembles that of the Craftsman Bungalow, but it is generally plainer. The ornamental use of wood is limited to the moldings, baseboards, and hardwood floors. Sliding or French doors between living room and dining area may persist, but the leaded glass has been eliminated.
The California Bungalow stands on a small lot (typically 40′ x 100′) with an abbreviated front yard and narrow side yard. This lack of land may frustrate the enthusiastic gardener, but the unified appearance is terrific. Look down a block of closely spaced bungalows and you will appreciate the up-and-down rhythm of the roofline, the in-and-out rhythm of the projecting porch. There is an order to the parade of pastel bungalows that critics call monotonous, but in fact a closer look reveals interesting variations within each house. There is enough repetition to establish a unified framework, yet enough variety for individual identification. This is the essence of good neighborhood design.
Unlike many Victorian neighborhoods whose visual unity has been destroyed by ad hoc demolition or thoughtless remodeling, Oakland's bungalow blocks are still intact. The pleasant, human scale of these neighborhoods, combined with the convenient size and reasonable price of the bungalows, attracts young couples and single people in the market for their first home.
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Throughout recorded history, new technologies have been developed that eliminate the worries, hassles and time-consuming chores of daily life. Dishwashers, electric irons, lawnmowers… right on through to the microwave and the Roomba®. Arguably the best and most life-altering of these technologies were the ones that automated daily chores, freeing us up to spend our time on activities that were more relaxing, enjoyable or – in the case of business technologies – profitable.
Ever since the inception of the automobile dealership, owners have sought to drive business through innovative marketing strategies and tactics. And as new technologies have developed, they've changed the way dealerships reach out to customers and prospects. First radio, then television, then the development of sophisticated database-driven direct marketing… all have changed the way you market. And then in the late 90s, the Internet began to show promise. Slowly it changed the way that dealerships conducted advertising and marketing, but for many dealerships, the internet remains more of a hassle than anything. It's just one more thing you have to do. One more master you have to stop and serve every day, week and month.
But now those daily hassles and maintenance items can be eliminated through a variety of tools that automate much of your digital marketing – freeing you and your sales staff to concentrate on selling to qualified leads rather than chasing bad ones. These tools follow simple rules that you set up one time and once you flip the switch, you can forget about it. The system proactively markets to your customers when it's most appropriate to do so. Customers are automatically reminded when it's time to come in for service or when that new model they've been waiting for is in stock. These technologies drive the lead to you and your team… all you have to do is do what you do best – close them.
This trend follows that of most any other emerging technology as it matures. First it shows promise, but not much in the way of results. Then the results begin to come for those willing to deal with the short-comings and work-arounds inherent in dealing with new technology. Then, finally, it all comes together and the promise that was there in the beginning is realized en masse. That is the stage where it all comes together and things not only become possible but easy and even automatic… That's where the internet is now for America's dealerships.
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Injury-Plagued Detroit Lions Need QB. Ignore Kaepernick. Sign 2 Young QBs.
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When the NFL's Detroit Lions had to place quarterback Jeff Driskel on injured reserve, and with their normal starting quarterback Matthew Stafford out for four consecutive games due to a fractured back, they needed at least one quarterback, but added two over the weekend to their practice squad — and neither was named Colin Kaepernick.
The Lions were one of eight teams that sent representatives to attend Kaepernick's workout in November. Over the weekend, they signed Kyle Sloter, 25, from the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad and Joe Callahan, 26, and put both of them on their practice squad, as Fox Business reported. Undrafted rookie David Blough debuted as the Lions' quarterback on Thanksgiving Day and threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns.
After Kaepernick's workout for prospective employers, sports business analyst Andrew Brandt wrote in Sports Illustrated, "I have been around the NFL — as an agent, team executive and analyst — for close to 30 years and have never seen the league set up an individual player workout. Teams and agents set up workouts; the NFL does not set up workouts. This was unprecedented."
NFL teams may not be interested in Kaepernick for reasons other than his athletic skills. On November 28, Kaepernick took his criticism of America to a new level, accusing the United States of having "stolen" billions of acres of land from "Indigenous people" by tweeting, "Spent the morning at the Indigenous People's Sunrise Ceremony on the 50 year anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz. The US government has stolen over 1.5 billion acres of land from Indigenous people. Thank you to my Indigenous family, I'm with you today and always."
Spent the morning at the Indigenous People's Sunrise Ceremony on the 50 year anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz. The US government has stolen over 1.5 billion acres of land from Indigenous people. Thank you to my Indigenous family, I'm with you today and always.✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/6cTuktUlQN
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) November 28, 2019
After his November workout, Kaepernick complained, "I've been ready for three years, I've been denied for three years. We all know why I came out here – showed it today in front of everybody. We have nothing to hide. So we're waiting for the 32 owners, 32 teams, Roger Goodell, all of them to stop running. Stop running from the truth. Stop running from the people."
Former Jets head coach Rex Ryan stated on ESPN's "Get Up," "The NFL doesn't have to have this kid play. I'm sorry. What I see on the video is look, if you want to break down the little video, you see, you see, is he throwing the ball behind him, too much air on his deep ball, yeah, all those type of things. But that wasn't about this. As a coach, you don't want this circus in the locker room. And, I'm sorry, but that's what it is. Is it going to be worth all the extra media? You're going to have a backup quarterback having press conferences."
Kaepernick's saga began in the preseason of 2016, when he refused to stand for the playing of the national anthem at preseason games. He told Steve Wyche of NFL Media: "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color." Also that summer, Kaepernick wore socks to practice that featured the image of a pig in a police officer's hat. He stated, "I wore these socks in the past because the rogue cops that are allowed to hold positions in police departments not only put the community in danger but also put the cops that have the right intentions in danger by creating an environment of tension and mistrust."
In November 2016, Kaepernick was booed in Miami after he had praised Cuban President Fidel Castro. By June 2017, after he had not found a job in the NFL, Kaepernick was comparing police officers to fugitive slave patrols.


In what appears more of a policy paper mixed with endorsement, a strong support came the way of the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun yesterday from the auspices of League of Ijebu/Remo Professional Network (LIRPN).
The group, consisting of business men and women and professionals from academics, media, security, maritime, real estate, oil and gas and banking sectors who are indigenes of the Nine Local Government Areas in Ijebu/Remo Area of Ogun State stated that of all the Egghead of qualified Aspirants interested in occupying the Oke Mosan Government House, Abeokuta in 2019, Prince Dapo Abiodun, an Oil Mogul, appear to share similar belief with its ideology on governance.
In a statement on Wednesday in Ijebu-Ode by its Spokesperson, Prince Lekan Sebioniga, LIRPN said the only person whom they are sure can implement their action plans and blue prints targeted towards industrialization, jobs creation and poverty alleviation in Ogun State is Dapo-Abiodun, a Prince from Iperu-Remo.
"Dapo-Abiodun came top among all the candidates that we have physically grilled and interviewed. His well-thought out blue-print which consist of modicum of executions, funding and actualization is people-driven.
"We say without being hypocritical and sounding immodest that an Ogun without Dapo-Abiodun as Governor in 2019 will be a disaster for the downtrodden and the teeming population of unemployed youths that litters the nooks and crannies of the state." the group said.
The group who listed various private-sector driven initiatives and projects which Dapo-Abiodun can use to turn around the fortune of Ogun State, regretted that despite the billions of arable hectares of land; access to seaport and sharing of boundary with the commercial city of Lagos, the Gateway State, as Ogun is known for, has the highest poverty index rate and worst road network in South West.
"Our State, if sanctimoniously, religiously, intellectually, purposely, sincerely and intellectually governed, should be the richest in Nigeria. Aside our bitumen, granite, limestone, clay, closeness to seaport, etc, we are blessed with fertile Land which Lagos does not have; we have what it takes to be one of the 10 highest GDP in Africa but unfortunately, we have the highest poverty index rate in South West, Nigeria.
"Olokola Free Trade Zone initiatives conceived by the immediate past administration in Ogun State, if well pursued in collaboration with the government of Ondo State as designed, can create one million direct and indirect jobs for the teeming youths of our state wallowing in joblessness but sadly, it has been abandoned.
The group added "Furthermore, Nigeria, according to the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steels Development, spends N300billion per annum on importation of bitumen despite that fact that Ogun State, after Ondo State, has the largest deposit of Bitumen in Africa but left untapped.
"As a strong player in oil and gas sector, Dapo-Abiodun has, in principle, accepted our detailed proposal that will lead to the establishment of an oil refinery in Ijebu Waterside area of Ogun State in partnership with some business moguls from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait." Sebioniga said on behalf of LIRPN.
LIRPN also advised Dapo-Abiodun to embrace human-capital development through training and re-training of youths towards skills acquisition and entrepreneurship, development of tourism and renovation of all dilapidated sporting and tourism sites in the state such as MKO Abiodun Stadium, Abeokuta, Otunba Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, Gateway Stadium, Ilaro, Olumo Rock, Abeokouta, Lisabi Sacred Forest, Bilikisu Sungbo Shrine, Ebute Oni Tourist Beach, Madam Tinubu Shrine, Abeokuta Museum, Osuuru Water Spring, Centenary Hall among others so that the youths can be engaged meaningfully, create jobs and boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.
On the development of Yoruba Land, LIRPN advised Abiodun to allocate 10% of the State budget to the funding and execution of the Development Agenda of Western Nigeria (DAWN) projects in Ogun State such as Canaan Land City at Otta, Oodua Rice at Ofada etc.
The group appealed to the outgoing governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to embrace and support Dapo-Abiodun in the overall interest of peace and development of their land.
Sebioniga cautioned the APC candidate against underestimating the power of the masses. He urged Abiodun to shun tribalism, favouritism and place the general interest of Ogun people above any sectional or primordial interest.


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Clarence Archuleta, 66 of Pueblo passed away May 27, 2016. Preceded in death by his father, Silvano Archuleta; mother in law, Jennie Aragon; father in law, Virginio Aragon; brother, Tom Archuleta; brother in law, Ben Salazar; special aunt and uncle, Olivia and Albert Tafoya. Survived by his wife, Sandra Archuleta; mother, Ruth Archuleta; children, Frank (Anita) Coca, Chris (Lina) Coca, Paula (Brian) Solano, Ann Archuleta, Steven Archuleta; Ed (Beverly) Archuleta, Al (Paula) Archuleta; Louise Archuleta-Pino, Sally (Dan) Micek, Linda (Mike) Mapes, Esther Archuleta, George Archuleta, Chris Archuleta, Barbara (Joe) Romero, Darlene (Rudy) Chavez, Alvin (Veronica) Aragon, Tina Salazar, Virginia (Chuck) Abeyta; grandchildren, Zach, Alex, Dominick, Christian, Gabriel, Denise, Ashley, Russell, Sarah, Danian, Julian, Haley, Elena, Hannah; great grand children; numerous nieces and nephews; special aunt and uncle, Perry (Josie) Tafoya, and Mary Galvan. Clarence served in the Viet Nam War, and Retired from the CF&I as a Millwright. Visitation will be 12:00pm, to 3:00pm, Wed, June 1, 2016 at Roselawn Funeral Home. Rosary with Funeral Mass to follow at 10:30am, Thur, June 2, 2016 at St. Anne's. Interment to follow at Roselawn Cemetery.
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Cruz, O'Rourke agree to 3 debates
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke have reached an agreement in their long-running negotiations over a debate schedule.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, have agreed to three debates before Election Day.
Announced Friday by both campaigns, the schedule calls for debates Sept. 21 in Dallas, Sept. 30 in Houston and Oct. 16 in San Antonio. Each event will be an hour long and vary in topic and format:
Dallas: Domestic policy, moderated
Houston: Domestic policy, "town hall style"
San Antonio: Half domestic policy, half foreign policy; moderated
The Dallas debate will be at Southern Methodist University, the Houston debate will be at the University of Houston and the San Antonio debate will be at a studio there.
The announcement caps a debate over debates that began in May when O'Rourke proposed six debates with Cruz, two in Spanish. Cruz, who is not fluent in the language, quickly shot down that idea and maintained he was open to debating O'Rourke but wanted to wait until closer to Election Day to talk debate details and lock in a schedule.