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AMD, Vishera, and Beyond: New Design Philosophy Dictates a Faster Pace
Less Risk, Faster Product Development and Introduction
There have been quite a few articles lately about the upcoming Bulldozer refresh from AMD, but a lot of the information that they have posted is not new. I have put together a few things that seem to have escaped a lot of these articles, and shine a light on what I consider the most important aspects of these upcoming releases. The positive thing that most of these articles have achieved is increasing interest in AMD's upcoming products, and what they might do for that company and the industry in general.
The original FX-8150 hopefully will only be a slightly embarrasing memory for AMD come Q3/Q4 of this year.
The current Bulldozer architecture that powers the AMD FX series of processors is not exactly an optimal solution. It works, and seems to do fine, but it does not surpass the performance of the previous generation Phenom II X6 series of chips in any meaningful way. Let us not mention how it compares to Intel's Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge products. It is not that the design is inherently flawed or bad, but rather that it was a unique avenue of thought that was not completely optimized. The train of thought is that AMD seems to have given up on the high single threaded performance that Intel has excelled at for some time. Instead they are going for good single threaded performance, and outstanding multi-threaded performance. To achieve this they had to rethink how to essentially make the processor as wide as possible, keep the die size and TDP down to reasonable sizes, and still achieve a decent amount of performance in single threaded applications.
Bulldozer was meant to address this idea, and its success is debatable. The processor works, it shows up as an eight logical core processor, and it seems to scale well with multi-threading. The problem, as stated before, is that it does not perform like a next generation part. In fact, it is often compared to Intel's Prescott, which was a larger chip on a smaller process than the previous Northwood processor, but did not outperform the earlier part in any meaningful way (except in heat production). The difference between Intel and AMD in this aspect is that as compared to Prescott, Bulldozer as an entirely new architecture as compared to the Prescott/Northwood lineage. AMD has radically changed the way it designs processors. Taking some lessons from the graphics arm of the company and their successful Radeon brand, AMD is applying that train of thought to processors.
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The original Bulldozer die was pretty fascinating for the time, but that was before people knew that it was a bit of a dud.
So what exactly does this mean? For the past several decades we saw processor design follow a fairly simple routine. A new generation of architecture is released, and there are a few minor updates to the architecture other than moving to smaller process nodes. Around the seven year mark a brand new architecture is then introduced, updates are applied, and then the cycle starts over again. These massive jumps in technology are complex and expensive, and they take tens of thousands of man hours to complete. While the advantages of going with a clean sheet design are many, if a basic decision is made that turns out to be flawed or counterproductive, then years of design work are wasted. AMD appears to be trying to move away from this design paradigm, as the risks of making such a poor decision is nearly catastrophic for the company. Instead, AMD is looking at a more conservative, though accelerated, route. Essentially AMD is looking at major, yearly updates for their processor architectures. Instead of small updates over the years culminating in a massive redesign, they are taking many smaller steps in between. Much like AMD did with their process technology, they are applying this to the design methodology. This means small, meaningful changes on a very regular basis. This philosophy allowed AMD to stay within spitting distance of Intel and their formidable process lead, and their products (historically) have been in the same rough performance range with similar TDPs.
We have now seen the first fruits of this labor with the Trinity APU that was recently released. Trinity fixes a lot of the issues that plagued Bulldozer, and combined it with a solid integrated graphics part based on the HD 6900 series VLIW4 architecture. The first major issue that was solved was that of power. Bulldozer was really rushed to market, and as such it was not completely optimized for power consumption. While the top end part was rated at 125 watts, it fell well below where it was initially expected to be in terms of clockspeed. When the FX-8150 was taken above 3.8 GHz, we saw an impressive rise in power consumption. In my FX-6200 review, when that particular 3.8 GHz/125 watt TDP part was taken to 4.8 GHZ, I saw a 100 watt increase at the wall. Needless to say, the design was a bit "loose" when it comes to power consumption. With Trinity AMD was able to take the time and truly optimize the design for power consumption.
Trinity, on the other hand, proved to be a very adequate CPU in a variety of performance scenarios.
Trinity also provided per-clock performance advances. These advances do not take the Piledriver architecture up to Ivy Bridge performance heights, but it is still a good 8% to 10% faster per thread/per clock than the previous Bulldozer. And it is able to achieve that at lower TDPs. Pretty exciting stuff, right? What is perhaps even more exciting is that Trinity was shown off in working condition a year ago, and was apparently quite production ready in late 2011. AMD held off Trinity production due to multiple factors, but primarily because they had finally fixed Llano production issues and that particular chip was selling very well in both desktops and notebooks. It also made little sense to introduce a new socket at that time, as FM1 was only then just gaining steam.
I hope AMD updates the aging chipset line-up that they have for their current AM3+ platform.
I haven't heard anything about the 1000 series chipsets since last year. They really could use PCI-E 3.0 and an updated/improved SB1000 series southbridge with better SATA 6G support and native USB 3.0.
There was one comparison from AMD's side that was missed here.
Phenom I wasn't that impressive and its performance over previous generation was low, and was extremely power inefficient. When overclocked they drank power by the bucket. When Phenom II came out it addressed most of the issues.
I expect this to be the same situation. Bulldozer vs Piledriver.
As for the article it self. Impressive.
Early Trinity vs Bulldozer show very nice 15% range improvements. And that is Bulldozer with L3 vs Trinity without :)
I'm really holding out on this CPU. I hope it is powerfull enough for some good gaming and light editing. I have a perfect subsystem for it. Dual 6870's and gigabyte board and good PSU. I'ts just my 955 BE thats holding me back.
Same situation, I feel ya.
Games are starting to hover around 90% on my 960t, there's not a lot from AMD to upgrade to unfortunately. Hoping this will have the performance gains needed for a little bit of screen capturing/encoding while I'm gaming.
Have you unlocked those other cores on the 960T?
Nice work Josh :D
Since the road-map for 28nm cpu for AM3+ is essentially dead.
What will replace the 8 core FX line?
Will AMD make an 8 core FX Steamroller Apu?
Piledriver based desktop systems built by HP are already on sale at Newegg. Other OEMs should not be too far behind with their own offerings.
I somewhat misspoke. It looks as if retail availability of DIY style and small OEM style processors in a box offerings will not be available until Q4, and the question is if that will even happen with Kaveri not much farther away than that. Also, Trinity was pushed back in this area due to a large volume of product based on llano in the channel. Big guys like HP will have products based on Trinity, and as mentioned, they are available right now.
Great article Josh. It's sad to hear that desktop Trinity is being delayed which in turn pushes back Kaveri. I plan to upgrade my A8-3870K APU to Kaveris highest end desktop chip. Looking forward to seeing what a 3rd generation Bulldozer chip is capable of as well as the integrated GCN architecture and not to mention the full access to system memory for both processors. I think AMD is definitely onto something with their HSA and I am very excited to see the potential of mutliple processors completed integrated together. Josh, do you think AMD will decide to integrate an ARM chip onto Kaveri or is that not planned until a lot later? I would really like to hear your thoughts on what AMD plans to do with their HSA concept in the coming years. Again, thanks for the article.
Yeah, I think that AMD already talked about integrating that ARM processor into Kaveri, but it will only be for that trusted computing/security functionality... that we know of, so far.
AMD 8-core CPUs are definitely an upgrade over any Phenom II x2 or x4 chips. I upgraded to 8120 at 4.8GHz from my 965 x4 at 4.2GHz and it was a huge upgrade. Much more snappier and completely awesome at multitasking. Also, the 8cores are awesome for BF3 gameplay. Smooth as butter. By now though you should wait until Vishera but the 8core Bulldozers are definitely an upgrade over the x2 and x4 Phenom II chips. No question about it.
I my testing of the FX-6200, I also did finally see that chip outperforming the Phenom IIs... but only once it got over 4.5 GHz. It does pull a whole lot more power at that speed though.
Using Phenom II 1090t with 16gb
will definitely buy steamroller with 16 or 32gb ddr4 and gddr6 GPU's and 480GB ssd.........."might" pass off piledriver. Also 3rd gen APU ultrathins is on me mind.
Wish AMD the best of luck..............i really hope they dont go KAPUT.
I believe that AMD will be abandoning AM3+, and the Piledriver cores will be the last chips that fit in that particular socket. AMD does look to go the route of all APU SKUs for desktops once AM3+ is totally phased out. What I am curious about is how they will handle more modules + L3 caches with a GCN module attached at 28 nm. Such a product would seem to be in the 360 mm squared range of die sizes, which I guess is still comparable to the Phenom II X6 series of chips. Not so nice as compared to Intel's 22 nm Ivy Bridge which is about half that size...
I've always thought that the bulldozer chips were marketed by a squirrel. And the Squirrel was on fire. And the fire was started with a bulldozer CPU.
(now that I have your attention…)
AMD must live with a generation gap compared to Intel. Intel has smaller process node, and then they snuck in tri-gate magic on top of it. Intel is at 22nm, AMD is stuck at 32nm... so how the f**k does AMD have 8 core consumer class chips, while Intel limits their consumer class chips to either 4 or 6 cores? (Server side Intel has 8 and AMD claims 16.) Read on.
Intel bumps up the core count of their chips with Hyperthreading, a method of simultaneous multithreading (okay, that exhausts my vocabulary) -but- everybody knows that hyperthreaded cores ≠ real cores.
AMD has this shared FPU design, a new and exciting, and apparently better, hack at getting a higher core count. They can have this clever modular design thing going, they can save a quantity of die space, and while some people on comment threads complain about floating point metrics - here's the point - nobody cares. So we let AMD sell us "8 core" chips without much of a fuss. They just do a really good job at pretending to have this many cores
AMD did not have to sell it like that.
AMD COULD have sold us "4 core" chips with a super power that lets it process 8 threads PERFECTLY. Way better than Intel's silly hyperthreading, double execution threads my arse, ours are Much better ... (as long as you don't do scientific computing workloads, those jerks can go f&#k themselves).
The masses would have applauded such humble accolades, and from a company that has to go up against big evil corporate Intel, too. Much pity. Oh and these chips work in your existing processor sockets thankyouverymuch. Oh and they cost a lot less, that too. Did we mention they are ALL multiplier unlocked?
But. They. Didn't.
(Okay, that ramble got away from me. Woo forumz.)
LOL, heck of a train of thought there. I think that biggest problem that AMD has is that the chips just didn't come out of the oven very well for the first gen of Bulldozer, and instead of spending a lot of money on marketing/advertising, only to receive a huge negative backlash about how they actually compare to recent Intel products, they saved up what good will they have built up with consumers and enthusiasts. I think we will see more aggressive marketing with Vishera, and a ton of it with Kaveri once it hits.
I don't think AMD is going to fold anytime soon. They aren't really losing money, they keep on producing products, and some of those are even popular (GPUs, Trinity...). Time will tell if they have what it takes to keep competing with Intel, but I like what I am seeing with Rory at the helm. Now if the rest of the new executive team can start making a positive impact...
I still <3 AMD
I just want AMD to do something that's enough of a squeeze on intel's balls that they release ivy-e, with a 22nm 8-core extreme edition. They could have easily released that by now, but what reason would they have. AMD is KILLING the high performance CPU market with how bad their CPUs are.
So pardon me that I don't get my pants wet over trinity or whatever else is the hot new thing in laptops costing as close as possible to $0.
Do something AMD. Create something. These days you're nothing more than a patent troll with an x86 license.
You are an idiot
First of all, these are no longer x86 processors. They are x64, they just backwards compatible.
Second, AMD INVENTED x64. Intel pays for a licence just like how AMD pays to use x86 instruction set.
So if you read a little, you would know they they sometimes help each other out. If someone has a great idea, like x86 or x64, you share it. Its better for everyone.
Also, wtf do you call Bulldozer? That is an entire new way of looking at processing. They literally redesigned the processor completely. You have to try new things to move forward. You cant just write this stuff down, and realize that something isn't right. You go for it, if it fails. Oh well, at least now you know for sure.
Somebody has to try new things, if Ivy Bridge flopped you would be saying the same thing about Intel.
They have created a lot, its just not always a win.
Also, who is AMD suing over patents? They cant be a patent troll if they aren't suing anybody.
Lol, easy there, tiger!
Licensing is a sticky point with this. AMD based AMD64 on Intel's x86, so from what I gather Intel does not actually have to pay for that technology, since it is wholly and primarily based on an Intel license/technology. AMD and Intel did agree to a cross-licensing agreement a few years back due to all the legal issues that Intel ran into with being anti-competitive (the evidence was pretty overwhelming, which is why Intel paid AMD that $1.2 billion or so, plus the 5 year cross-licensing agreement).
The Bulldozer architecture was very, very agressive considering the new ground they were covering. We can look back at the original Phenom, and though that had a lot of technology that was based on the Athlon 64 series, it had a very hard time of it. Bulldozer is obviously a step well above that implementation, and when we consider the resources that AMD has, even getting the processor out the door in a somewhat timely manner is a minor miracle. So yeah, there are things that AMD could have done to help mitigate this situation. For example, they could have taken the Phenom II, ported it to 32 nm, and integrated the new front end and memory controller that was developed for Bulldozer. I think we would have seen a much more competitive product without as much rework that had to have been done with the dual integer units and the large, shared FPU/MMX/SSE unit. Oh, and made each core a 1 MB L2 cache unit rather than the 512 KB unit we see on the Phenom II. I think that product would have helped AMD hold steady and be a lot more competitive, but they simply did not choose that direction due to monetary and design team issues.
Lol, my apologies. I'm finally just sick of people like that guy
Freedom of speech is a bitch, isn't it?
Gee, name calling and wrong. Correct nomenclature is x86-64 where 64 is an extension of the x86 instruction set.
Heh, nomenclature is variable depending on the OS. FreeBSD and others use amd64, others use x86-64, and there are a couple other ways of expressing it.
The point of the Bulldozer arch with the modules having two integers cores and a single fpu each is meant for their APU(HSA) chips. Since GPUs are so great at FPU workloads the Bulldozer arch will offload these workloads onto the GPU which is why the FPU on Bulldozer is week and the Integer cores are strong. Once AMD fully implements this concept onto their APUs they will be closing the performance gap on Intel fast. Kaveri will allow both CPU and GPU full access to system ram which is a big step towards their HSA concept and we should really start seeing what HSA and APUs are really capable of.
Great article as always, thank you Josh.
This has got me thinking about the shared Cache. Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't the assumption about Bulldozers poor performance the shared Cache? I remember reading about people assuming or guessing, that the shared Cache was in fact the issue with multi-threaded applications. That the shared caches weren't big enough for all the cores to use at once efficiently?
Am i confused?
This may sound silly, but i don't see why AMD isn't talking to the guys at Texas Instruments. I literally just saw an updated "How Microprocessors are made" that was filmed at one of the foundries. Looks like they actually know what they are doing, and seem quite confident.
Maybe even more silly, but why not ask Intel? AMD has stated that they aren't trying to make "needlessly powerful CPUs" So that doesn't sound like much of a competitor, or threat to Intel.
I hope that somebody will finally be a REAL competitor to Intel. One company dominating the high end market is never good for consumers.
I've got my fingers crossed for AMD.
I think Bulldozer is a good basis for a next generation architecture, but the combination of design lessons learned and the 32 nm process they are stuck with, the first iterations are just not as impressive. A lot of talk about the caches has been bandied about, and that is true to a point. There does need to be larger L1i and L1d caches. Associativity does need to be addressed as well, as the different threads look to be somewhat bottlenecked with cache accesses (though I can't remember offhand what level of caches is the most troublesome in this regard... possibly L1).
Trinity did primarily improve thermals and power characteristics, and that was the big jump. A bunch of smaller changes were obviously made to many different parts that has improved performance. Again, Vishera should see more of these optimizations all the while keeping TDPs in check at 4 GHz and possibly beyond. So, AMD will push Intel in the budget and midrange, but they still have yet to have an other Athlon 64 where they were head and shoulders above what Intel had. But AMD is trying to focus on growing markets, and the top end enthusiast market surely is not that. We really are at a spot where pervasively good enough computing power is not holding us back. So AMD is starting to really push into the lower power areas that Intel has ignored until recently. Bobcat was a great start in that direction, and the upcoming next gen parts should do a whole lot better. AMD will certainly stick around and be an option for folks, but they are not nearly as worried about the enthusiast desktop as they once were. When the currently lineup of APUs have good enough performance in both CPU and graphics, plus a decently performing (and featured) southbridge to help drive it, they are not nearly as worried about the high end where it costs a lot to compete for very little actual gain.
Sometimes i read the comments from you and wonder why you dont work at AMD.
I think see what AMD is trying to do, they are going from the bottom up. They want to own the low power market, so that they basically have a guaranteed income. Then most likely they will go crazy with R&D when they save up a nice $ cushion. Then i would imagine, go after the high end.
My worry is that by then they will be associated with cheap, just powerful enough chips. Sound familiar?
If ARM made a desktop CPU would you have any hopes for it, besides drawing like 5W from the wall? I would chuckle and never think about it again
Even worse by then Intel could be many more years ahead of them, and they could just never quite catch up. Back in the same hole as today.
Im not against this new road map, i just think it would be foolish to literally let Intel own the high-end market.
To quote a certain someone here; "Seems like a cop-out to me man..."
Hmm, I'm not entirely sure that is what they are doing, or that is what their plan is. I think it boils down more to they have an advantage in integrated graphics technology, and the price points of those chips that are actually using the integrated portion is well under $200. When people start looking wholly at CPU performance and are willing to spend over $175, their only real choice is Intel.
ARM will be making a server/desktop chip, but this will be spearheaded by NVIDIA. These chips won't sit at 5W TDP. They will be 65 watts+ for the higher performance versions. It will be interesting to see where this goes, as MS is going to push hard on Windows RT. If NV does make a successful product, and MS has a nice installed base of applications for WinRT, then the dynamics of laptops, desktops, and servers will irrevokably change with the addition of a 3rd large fab-less semiconductor company producing large, high performance CPUs.
Vishera will show us what AMD is capable of, but I think the jump to the 28 nm Kaveri will be a much bigger release. CPU performance as well as the fully integrated (talking shared memory architecture) GCN unit on a more bulk oriented process will show if AMD's gambles over the past few years will pay off.
I remember more then a few years ago, AMD would bring out a new uArch or a major uArch improvment..I'm thinking original Athlon - AthlonXP - Athlon64 - Phenom etc, which all had increase IPC over the previous uArch, but would always struggle to exceed or sometimes even match the clock speed of the previous generation uArch, then slowly over the months AMD's proccess tech would mature...sometimes with a little help from IBM, and clock speeds would slowly rise.
I wonder if now AMD are fab less if they have specifically gone down the route of designing for increased clock speed from the start, simply because they are now in a position where they have far less control over the fabing proccess.
AMD's must have realised that if they were behind Intel in process tech when they had their own fabs they were going to be even further behind when depending on the fabs of third parties.
It seems reasonable that being fabless might require a very diffrent stratagy then they had employed before, when it would have been far eaiser to test, tweak and fine tune the manufacturing process, and when transitioning to a new node.
The introduction of a more modular design with shared components would seem like an attempt to mitigate Intels proccess advantages.
Do you think it's reasonable to assume that some of the design decisions AMD have made with their latest designs are to degree influenced by their lack on fabs?
Hard to say. Even though they are working with 3rd party fabs, there are still a lot of on-site engineers both with AMD and with whatever fab they are working with. It would be easy to think that AMD makes the design, works out the bugs, then sends the final masks and specifications to the foundry to get produced. The reality is that the final design up to producing the masks is really only 3/4 of the process. The amount of metal layer changes, tweaking to the process steps, and a whole lot of troubleshooting by engineers in the fab to get reliable yields and bins is a significant amount of work. So, AMD might be designing a bit of leeway into their processors to make up for this (to a point), but I don't think it is as extreme as one might think.
By using the half-nodes from TSMC/GF/UMC, AMD is able to mitigate some of the advantages that Intel has with their full 22 nm tri-gate process. We also could have a pretty hefty discussion about how CPUs have changed due to these guys putting 4 or more cores on a single piece of silicon. How much of that space are you going to use to get another 5% improvement in IPC rather than throw on a couple more cores with lower IPC? Isn't that space better utilized by a more powerful graphics unit with all that floating point power? These are obviously questions that are answered quite differently by both Intel and AMD. It is certainly fascinating to see where this all will shake out over the next two years.
Nice write-up Josh. It's a pity that AMD didn't fix the issues with the initial bulldozer chips and release a version 2 of the bulldozer chips across their whole range where we could have seen a boost in stability and performance which may well have more ably competed better with Intel's 2nd gen Core-i5 and i7 cpu's.
Yeah, that would have been nice, but if you think about it AMD has essentially put out two revisions of Bulldozer in one year. The first iteration was only released last October, we have seen Trinity hit the scene, and now we only wait for Vishera. I think considering the complexity of modern CPUs, this kind of turnaround is pretty quick.
Without the igp portion of trinity ,and pushed to 125 watts
I would say Vishera 8 core will do quite nicely.
However I don't expect AMD to continue the FX series
I suspect by the time excavator comes AMD will begin making
2 4 6 8 10 core apu models with true discrete hd 8770 level graphics with ddr 4 and a myriad of improvements.
Once the apu is brought to 10 cores The FX models will be obsolete.
Heck, once APUs get to 4 modules/8 cores, AM3+ will be dead. But I wouldn't doubt if they branded an APU an FX processor that is totally unlocked.
AMD's Ryzen processors are getting very popular among the people looking for a gaming PC. They are available for both PCs and Laptops.
I was reading yesterday on http://cheaperasp.net/ that for desktop PCs, the more affordable Ryzen 3 range is coming and a super-high-end 16-core monster dubbed Threadripper is coming this summer, I am pretty excited about it.
What do you thing?, is the price of these CPUs justify the product?


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Back in 2008-09, the two players became leaders in the Toronto dressing room after the departure of Mats Sundin, jumping into the role of 'media whipping boys' when it came time for post-game interviews, sheltering other rookies on the team. The fact that they were able to translate from Russian to English was also particularly helpful for Nikolai Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovsky, who, learning from their mentors, went on to form a pretty good bromance all their own.
Even as a Leafs fan, it'll be nice to see Antropov and Poni reunited as linemates once again. Both were roundly criticized at various points of their tenure in Toronto, often because of the fact that they are both tall, and don't run around the ice throwing hits everywhere. For Jets fans, this is, of course, good news. They are both talented enough players that skating into things isn't the most important element of either of their respective games. Yes, they can both use their size to their advantage in the offensive zone, but they're not stupid about it, either.
Ponikarovsky should be particularly keen to be reunited with Antropov, as dear Poni's point totals and ice time have plummeted since they were split up. For the record, I'm not predicting a dramatic upturn in Poni's numbers, but we can all hope for the best. His stats up at Behind the Net look promising. Solid Corsi and zone start numbers, combined with a relatively low team shooting percentage and even-strength goaltending mean he could well see an increase in production with a little more ice.
All the best in Winnipeg, boys.


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Every weekday morning at 10am, I bring you a daily affirmation from Black Pearls for Parents the book by author Eric V. Copage. They are inspirational thoughts, practical advice, and pearls of wisdom specifically designed for African-American parents.
This morning's entry was "Action". On this day, pledge to stimulate and encourage your child's interests and ambitions, and recognize that what he does now is actually part of the blueprint for his success.
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After 15+ years helping folks plan long-term trips, BootsnAll has a massive database of experienced, RTW travelers.
So we decided to ask our veteran travelers some of their best on the road tips to share. Enjoy!
Check out the following 49 tips about what to expect on the road
Book Your First Night Hostel
- Remember: your RTW itinerary doesn't need to be set in stone. However, it's always best to have a hostel booked for the first night you arrive in a city. Avoid the hassle, exhaustion and disappointment, that comes with not being able to find a reasonably priced bed. If the place sucks, get a new place the next morning when you're nice and fresh.
Travel Tips for Going RTW
- "Be flexible. Don't plan too much, you'll be disappointed. Don't rush through a country. Don't spend all of your time in Western cafes. Don't get so caught up in 'recording' the trip that you forget to look, listen, and learn. A smile goes a looooong way!" – Christine Veleber
Keeping Your Sanity on the Road
- "Bring a light pack with things that you wouldn't care if you lost… trust your instincts on the road… Keep an open mind…. and when you think you can't do it anymore… give it a week (normally things change within the next hour)." – Sandra Price
Booking Ahead of Time
- "There is a myth that you will have a very difficult time getting around, and you have to book all accommodation from home before you leave. This is nonsense. Just go, meet other travellers, eat and sleep wherever you end up."- Timothy Kingshott
Take an Interesting Class
- Cool things to do on the road: take a class. Learn how to make pad thai, speak Spanish, design boomerangs or create a local specialty.
Get a Henna Tattoo
- Cool things to do on the road: get a henna tattoo! Henna is a reddish brown dye used for decoration of hands, hair and feet. The plant is found in India, the Middle East and North Africa.
Don't Forget to Shower
- As a favor to both yourself and your hostel mates, vow to shower at least once every few days. We're serious. You will meet travelers who don't. Please, don't be one of them.
Soap Operas Are Years Behind
- Soap operas aired in countries that differ from their original nation are usually years behind in the series. Keep this in mind if you plan on following your favorite local drama. Some other popular TV series' are on in other countries as well, but they may not be up to date.
Keep Up With Titling Your Pictures
- Make sure to label your pictures as often as you can. You will not remember the name of your best friend for two days in the capital of that one country that you can't recall.
Research Before Buying Expensive Items
- When planning on purchasing an expensive item overseas, such as a Turkish rug, do your research beforehand and comparison shop. Buy from the people you trust the most.
Ignore the Pressure To See Everything
- Just because you're traveling, you don't have to go and see 10 different things every day. Sometimes, travel can be very daunting. Spend some time in a nearby park, reading a book and people watching. That is every bit an authentic travel experience.
Don't Wait to Take Medicine
- If you know you get motion sickness, don't wait until you feel sick to take your meds. There is no reason to be miserable on a plane/train/boat ride if you don't have to be.
Bring a Pen and Paper When Bargaining
- When bargaining for an item, have a piece of paper and a pencil handy. If language is a barrier, written numbers can come in handy.
Read Bills Closely
- Double check your restaurant bill, especially if you ordered a number of items. Sometimes, extra things are slipped in accidentally – or on purpose.
Posters Aren't Easy to Carry
- Even though that print might be very cool, carrying around a poster in a tube gets very, very old after awhile. Assuming you don't forget it on a train somewhere in Europe, there is still a high probability of it being damaged.
You Will Get Ripped Off
- Sometimes, you will be taken and there is nothing you can do about it. For instance, a merchant may say that you paid with the wrong bill and when you dispute the situation, the corrupt police are called. Remember, it's only money. And chances are, if you're in a developing world, your 'lesson learned' will have cost you less than a dinner back home. Understand that things like this, while upsetting, are all a part of travel.
Cab Driver Tips
- Be wary of cab drivers, touts and other people who tell you the attraction you plan on visiting is closed, or that the bus you are waiting for has already come. Often times, they are just looking to make some money by giving you a ride to an alternate place.
Listening to Music and Sleeping
- Listening to music on a plane or train can help drown out noise and lull you to sleep. Ipods and portable music players are also great for sleeping in loud dorms, hostels, or hotels. However, listening to music if you are used to sleeping in total silence can be more irritating than soothing.
Read the Local Paper
- Reading a local newspaper is a great way to learn the language. You'll be surprised how much Spanish and French you'll be able to understand.
Getting Wine without Having a Corkscrew
- If you need to get the cork out of a bottle of wine and you don't have a corkscrew, turn the bottle upside down and hit the bottom repeatedly. It works eventually. Or use a knife. Or just buy a corkscrew (just pack it in your checked luggage as some countries may take it from your carry-on).
Getting Books While on the Road
- English-language books are available in many countries; however, don't expect to find anything but classics or old New York Times bestsellers. Another John Grisham, anyone?
Hostel Book Exchanges
- Hostel book exchanges can be better, but you have to be diligent in checking them. Many hostels have a book exchange in their common rooms – bring a book or two to 'trade out' for new ones.
- You don't need Lonely Planet, Lets Go, Rough Guides and Frommers guides to each location. If you desire a guidebook, pick one and ask around in hostels for the other ones. Chances are your bunkmate will have a different one.
Overstaying your Visa
- Overstaying your visa can be a serious offense. In addition to imprisonment and deportation, countries can ban re-entry for years or even life!
Stay in Shape
- All the walking you will do on the road will help to keep you in great shape. However, if you're looking for a little extra, do exercises that use your own body weight for resistance. If you're hard-core about looking good in your swimsuit, bring some resistance bands – they can add some extra 'oomph' and don't take up a lot of space in your bag.
Too Good to Be True? Probably Is.
- Remember the old saying: if it's too good to be true, it probably is. Although you may think it's your lucky day when a vendor promises to give you a killer deal on gemstones that you can turn around and sell in your home country for ten times as much, chances are, he's selling you worthless rocks.
Bargaining and Walking Away is Rude
- If you set a price and get a vendor to bargain down to it, and then walk away, expect him to be very, very mad. This is generally considered rude, as it wastes the vendor's time.
Don't Buy Something Just Because It's a Great Deal
- Don't buy items just because they're cheap. There will be plenty of cheap items along the way. Remember: you have to carry them all.
Inspect Before you Buy
- Stall owners will sell used goods and call them new. Inspect before you buy. Be wary of anyone who approaches you on the street and attempts to sell you an "antique". Most likely, the item is a replicate and you will be ripped off. All genuine historical antiques should be certified and only bought from a reputable dealer.
Exporting Antiques
- Many countries place restrictions on the exportation of historically significant antiques. Make sure you know how much it will cost you to get your item home before you buy – or if it is even legally allowed.
Duty Free Limits
- Going over your duty free limits means that if you get caught, you'll usually only have to pay tax on the extra. If you don't, Bonus! However, if you're attempting to bring in 300 shirts for sale and you try not to declare it, that may not go over so well.
Wash Died Materials Alone
- Dyes used in clothes such as fisherman pants are cheap, and no matter how cold the water is when you wash them, they will still run…even after the sixth time through. Always wash dyed materials alone.
Don't Go Overboard with Knock Offs
- Resist the temptation to go overboard with buying knock-off in markets like those found in Bangkok. Sunglasses will break, flimsy t-shirts will rip, and the real Waterford (need to check with the pen thing!) pen cartridges won't fit in the ones you bought.
Paying Out of Pocket for Health Care
- Some insurance companies require you to pay out-of-pocket for expenses occurred, and then reimburse you later. Know your policy so there aren't any surprises on the road.
Learn How to Drive a Manual Car
- If you plan on hiring a car, make sure you know how to drive a stick shift/manual. Automatics can be hard to find in various places around the world, and even if you can locate one, will cost you considerably more.
Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- In some countries, if you are driving and involved with in a minor accident, it may be better to leave before the corrupt officials arrive and demand money. Ask around before you hire a car.
Consider Hiring a Driver
- When travelling in developing worlds, consider hiring a driver versus renting a car. Hiring a driver/guide is usually inexpensive and directly gives back to the community you are visiting.
Go By Bike
- Some cities and countries such as Amsterdam, France, and Italy are popular bike-touring destinations. As a result, many area bike shops offer rental programs for hours, days, or even weeks.
Seeing the Same People on the Road
- Guidebooks and common travel routes around the world mean that the chance of you running into someone you already met in another country is relatively likely. If someone looks familiar, chances are you've seen them before – ask! We ran into the same woman in Argentina, New Zealand, and Laos – months apart!
Stay Where You Want
- If you are stuck with a person or people who are all traveling the same route as you, don't feel like you have to stay with the group. Most cities are large enough that you can say goodbye at the train station, find your own hostel, and never see them again.
Tourist Offices Are Good for Recommendations
- Many tourist offices, in addition to offering brochures and booking services, are also gift shops. It's a great place to ask for personal recommendations: it's their job to tell you!
Exchanging Money at an Airport
- You probably shouldn't bother and just get money out of an ATM, as airports offer some of the highest exchange rates.
Searching for Jobs While Still on the Road
- Many people fear giving up a job to go RTW and not having one when they return. To speed up the job search, start browsing online a month or two before you get back, and travel with a removable hard drive (or email yourself all the pertinent docs) that contains all your resume information and a cover letter, for easy applications.
Not Paying for Public Transport
- Even though the locals may never appear to pay on public transport, it doesn't give you a pass to do it as well. Because you do not look like a local, you are even more of a target, especially if you are in a small group. Officials know that there is an increased likelihood of receiving money from a confused, rich foreigner than a local.
Washing Clothes in the Sink
- There are some articles of clothing that wash well in a sink. Underwear, for example, fits nicely and dries quickly. Unfortunately, jeans tend to splash more water out of the sink than they soak up and can take up to TWO DAYS to air-dry.
Scenic Routes
- If traveling by train, make sure to save the most scenic routes for daytime travel. Examples include the Swiss Alps, alongside the Mediterranean or any area with large mountains and crystal clear lakes.
Memorabilia Idea
- When you purchase your Eurail ticket you receive a map outlining all the train lines. Use a highlighter or a black pen to mark out your route and then put it up on your wall when you get home. It's a great, lightweight piece of memorabilia.
Invest in a Sarong
- A sarong is an excellent investment: make sure you pick one up when you're someplace warm. They can be used as a towel, an article of clothing, a makeshift backpack, a temporary divider in a hostel room and in various other helpful manners.
Health on the Road
- Your health on the road is important. Before you hit the road, visit a doctor for a physical, shot updates and prescriptions for common road-sicknesses and preventatives. If you're near a large city, try to find one who specializes in travel medicine. And don't forget travel insurance! Many policies won't cover you overseas.
To read more long-term travel tips, check out our tips page!


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for candidates to serve on the Cotton Board.
The Cotton Research and Promotion Act provides that the Board shall be composed of representatives of cotton producers and importers. These representatives are selected by the Secretary of Agriculture from nominations submitted by certified producer organizations (CPO) and certified importer organizations (CIO). CPOs and CIOs are industry organizations that are certified by the Secretary pursuant to procedures set forth in the Cotton Research and Promotion Order.
USDA is seeking nominees to fill 19 member and 19 alternate member positions for vacancies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri/Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee/Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, and for importers with terms ending December 31, 2016. Members and alternates members, as well as the consumer advisors, serve staggered three-year terms with no term limits.
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The CPOs in respective states and the CIOs will caucus to nominate two qualified persons for each member and alternate member position. The Secretary shall select members and alternates from the CPO and CIO nominations.
USDA welcomes membership on industry boards that reflects the diversity of the individuals served by the programs. USDA encourages all eligible women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to seek nomination for a seat on the Cotton Board.
The cotton research and promotion program is designed to advance the position of cotton in the marketplace. It is funded by assessments on all domestically produced cotton and imports of foreign-produced cotton and cotton-containing products, and is authorized by the Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966. AMS oversees operations of the Board.
For nominating information or for a list of CPOs and CIOs, contact Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, telephone (540) 361-2726, facsimile (540) 361-1199, or email at email@example.com
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It's Me! Here I am Nov 1976 with my family at a Texas A&M football game getting my pic taken with Reveille, our mascot. My brother was a sophomore in the Corps of Cadets. I looked up who we played in November of 1976. There were 3 games that month & we whooped all of our opponents' butts. We whooped some Arkansas Razorback butt on Nov 13th. We whooped some TCU Horned Frog [snort] butt on Nov 20th. And we whooped some Texas tea-sippin' Longhorn butt on Nov 25th. In fact that year we were whoopin' butt and takin' names. We were only outscored twice by Houston and Texas Tech. [Note: Aggies are not losers. We may get outscored, but we never lose. At least that's what my dad always said.] We even went on to whoop some Florida butt at the Sun Bowl on Jan 2nd. Not a bad year for the Ags.
I remember the pic being taken, but I have no idea which November game it was taken at. Pretty sure it wasn't Arkansas because I've never been to Arkansas. So that leaves the TCU and Texas games. The TCU game was at home at Kyle Field and Texas was at Austin. If I had to guess, I'd say the Texas game in Austin as there are people seated on the field level & that's where the away fans used to sit at an Aggie-t.u. game. [Yup. That's where we'd put 'em too.] Also, that would explain why I'm on field level and having my pic taken with our beloved Reveille.
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What a cutie. I love the hat, too big for you :)ReplyDelete
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Today I was presented the "Ancestors Approved" award by Dionne Ford of the Finding Josephine Blog. As a recipient of this award I'm supposed to list ten things I have learned about any of my ancestors that has surprised, humbled, or enlightened me and pass along the award to ten other bloggers who I feel are doing their ancestors proud.
I have chosen to present you with the award. You can pick up the picture of the award on my blog post athttp://genealogyandme.blogspot.com/2010/04/treasure-chest-thursday-my-ancestor.html
Thanks for sharing your ancestor stories!
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I really enjoy your blog. I thought the Dancing with Storms series was excellent.
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Welcome Red Wolf Parents! College is not only a major milestone in your son or daughter's life but also in your life. IU East believes that parents are a vital component to helping students reach their goals and being overall successful. As a parent, it is time to help your son or daughter grow, succeed, and be a striving member of society. The information we have provided you will help you better understand what your student is experiencing so you can better support them throughout their collegiate experience.
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation gives you and your student a closer look at what life is like for a IU East student. As you visit campus and discover the exciting resources available, you will feel like you are already a part of a campus committed to excellence and a city that has recently been named a Great All-American City!
This mandatory orientation is conducted prior to the start of each semester. Sessions cover several topics including:
- Advising and course registration
- Financial Aid
- Tutorial Services
- Information Technology
- Campus Life Activities
Parents are more then welcome to join attend this orientation along with your son or daughter. Please check out the web site to gain more insight of this program and on how to sign up!
Freshman Year
A students first year is such an amazing time in their life. It's a time of making new friends, self-exploration, nervousness, uncertainty, and excitement. As a parent or family member you can help your student have a smoother semester by being aware of what your student is experiencing. Instead of doing for them, be aware of the various resources available so you can empower your student to stand on their own. One very important resource on campus that is dedicated to the overall success of the first year student is a program called University College.
University College is the gateway to IU East for new students, connecting students to faculty, programs, and resources that support undergraduate learning. These programs and resources include learning communities that help students meet other students and receive help from mentors and faculty, new student orientation, academic advisors available to help students develop goals and a plan of study, and even a career counselor who can assist students with decisions on majors and careers.


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Academic institutions are required under federal law to treat student academic records as confidential. Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), students have certain rights to privacy concerning the release of their educational records.
Many offices at the college have access to student records through their networked computer. This access has been established to provide information in a timely fashion for those who work with students, but it also provides the potential for inadvertent or deliberate violations of students' privacy rights. It is the responsibility of faculty and staff to be aware of limitations on how this information may be used.
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Birthdays are a time to celebrate the joy of life. Surprise someone with birthday flowers and make their birthday a wonderful day to remember. Choose from colorful birthday arrangements that will brighten anyone's day.
Show your condolences with beautiful funeral and sympathy flowers, thoughtful and heart-felt way to express your sympathy and support to a grieving friend or relative.
Dec. 17, 2018, at the age of 92.Schwanke served as the executive director of the Nebraska Florist Society for more than 50 years and was also the Executive Director of NeMoKan — the Nebraska Missouri and Kansas Florist Association Convention, held annually for many years. He served on numerous committees, including the Retail Florists Council for SAF, and helped to create the American Floral Endowment for research and education in the flower industry.AdvertisementMel and Joey, his surviving wife of 70 years, were known throughout the floral industry for many years for their passion and dedication. They were also known as the famous matching couple, having dressed in coordinating outfits at industry events and everyday in Joey's family business, Greens Greenhouses Inc.Schwanke served as a Marine in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart for his service. He is survived by his wife Joey, and children Jo Heinz, Cindy McKown, and J Schwanke, along with four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ludvigsens Funeral Home in Fremont, NE, is in charge of the services. Visitation will be Thursday Dec. 20.Brian Sparks is senior editor of Greenhouse Grower and editor of Greenhouse Grower Technology. See all author stories here. https://www.greenhousegrower.com/management/saf-past-president-mel-schwanke-dies-at-92/
Springfield and the surrounding region. As in years past, the News-Leader asked for reader suggestions and sifted through as much of the Missouri Ozarks as possible to come up with a totally local gift guide. With a very few exceptions — nationally published books, products that needed access to open-source manufacturing — everything in this guide is made and sold in the Ozarks. We've also added a list of 11 "best-kept-secret" boutiques. They're all great independent, local shopping destinations. While you're planning shopping trips, take a look at recent editions of the totally local gift guide. More:Springfield, here's our totally local gift guide for Christmas and holidays 2017 More: Here's a shortlist of great sources for gifts made close to home (2016) Hardwoods are good Aaron Black teaches business at Southwest Baptist University. He also recently started Native Range, a brand of hardwood objects for the home that he makes at his place in north Springfield. https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/11/19/local-christmas-gift-ideas-holiday-shopping-2018-springfield-madeintheozarks/1578867002/
I'll be speaking about flowers and gardening, in the context of every medium in which I have worked."Her love of all things floral started when she was young. Growing up in Missouri, she remembers playing on her grandparents' farm, in the garden and with the animals."As a little girl I played dress- up and played florist," she said. "My heart and soul is really in the outdoors and nature."Roehm, 67, started her career as a fashion designer in New York City, working for Oscar de la Renta before opening her own fashion house. But the love of nature never left her, and after 22 years she took a hiatus from the world of fashion to learn a new craft, taking an unpaid stint working at a flower shop in Paris.There, she learned the intricacies of designing perfect bouquets and floral arrangements."I kind of took a sabbatical and decided I wanted to do things I'd never had time to do before," she said.It was a whole new kind of design, but in many ways, she said, it was familiar."To me, there is no difference. Flowers and nature teach us about color, about proportion, about line texture, about composition," she said.She went on to write 13 books, combining her love of gardens, fashion and interior design. Her latest book, "Design & Style: A Constant Thread," published Sept. 25 by Rizzoli, is part memoir, part photo-laden coffee table book, mixing stories from her life and career with images of her gardens and design work."I wanted to show this relations... https://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/books/the-art-of-flowers-carolyne-roehm-will-speak-about-her-career-in-fashion-design-and-gardening-20181027
More than a million chickens grown, fed, and slaughtered in one area can stink. The water. In fact, Tyson paid millions of dollars in settlements for clean water violations in Missouri. Tyson promised 1,600 jobs, most in the $13 to $15 per hour range. Many worried these jobs wouldn't match the changing work force here: increasingly white-collar professionals, business owners or managers. Some felt folks here wouldn't want jobs in a poultry plant, and that Tyson would fill them with inmates or immigrants. Loralee Stevens said Tyson brass tried to win her over when she saw them in town. She, in turn, tried to explain Tonganoxie to them. "This is an A-plus town " she told them. "(We're) not a match. We're right in the middle of the beautiful Kaw Valley." What also fueled resentment was that residents felt the wool had been pulled over their eyes as plans were being made. Officials had signed a non-disclosure agreement, not uncommon in negotiations of this size, but many felt talks were happening secretly. Facebook pages, Twitter and Instagram exploded with a protest movement. Free-roaming barnyard chickens appeared on T-shirts. "No Tyson In Tongie" signs were scrawled in huge letters on homes, trucks and barns. Becky Pruitt said the majority of people in Tonganoxie were against the proposal. "And they were angry," she said. "Nobody knew this was happening. In my opinion it felt like 'Who do our elected officials work for? Do they work for the community or do they work for Tyson?'" Company officials declined to be interviewed, but via email referred me to their press release. A spokesman went on to write that "environmental stewardship is a core value of Tyson Foods' business philosophy and commitment to sustainability." As for hiring, the company wrote that "we would hope to hire from as many local communities as possible .... we have zero tolerance for employing anyone who is not authorized to work in the U.S." Tyson supporters Councilwoman Kara Reed had a different experience. We met with Reed and two other local women around her dining-room table. The air was saturated with the smell of fresh blueberry bread and hot coffee. These women said people had told them they wanted to learn more about the potential benefits of the Tyson proposal, but were intimidated by what felt like an anti-Tyson mob mentality. Reed said elected officials were on the receiving end of an absurd amount of hostility. "You know, I live here too; it's my home," she said. "It just made me incredibly sad to see that kind of hatred, really, directed to people that I've worked with for years and that I know, even though I don't always agree with them, have the best interest of Tonganoxie at heart." Reed said she and her family had hoped to stay in Tonganoxie permanently. But she changed her mind after she began to feel unsafe leaving city council meetings. She started to worry about the safety of her husband and children. It's never bothered Reed that Tonganoxie is 95 p... http://kcur.org/post/poultry-plant-controversy-signaled-tonganoxies-demographic-transformation


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NASHVILLE (Feb. 17, 2012) – Coming off its best defensive effort of the season, the ETSU women's basketball team looks to cap off the Music City sweep when the Lady Bucs travel to Belmont on Saturday evening. Tip is set for 6 p.m. (ET) inside the Curb Event Center.
The Lady Bucs recorded a season-high 16 steals and scored 21 points off 26 Lipscomb turnovers en route to defeating the Lady Bison, 59-39, Thursday night inside Allen Arena. ETSU – who defeated the Lady Bison for the 12th consecutive time – also snapped its three-game losing streak to improve to 7-19, 6-9 in A-Sun play. The 39 points allowed by the Lady Bucs marked the lowest point total allowed since giving up the same total against North Florida back on Jan. 28, 2008. Furthermore, the win also moved the Lady Bucs one step closer to clinching a spot in the Atlantic Sun Tournament as either one more ETSU win or one more Lipscomb loss will secure the Blue and Gold into one of two remaining slots for the championship.
Senior Gwen Washington (Manassas, Va.) came off the bench to add 10 of the 36 bench points, while also moving closer to becoming the 20th player in Lady Buccaneer history to reach the 1,000-point club. Washington is only 14 points shy of reaching the prestigious group as well as marking the fifth straight season a Lady Buccaneer player has eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau. Along with Washington, freshmen Brianna Bogard (Georgetown, Texas) and Cara Bowling (Elizabethton, Tenn.) also gave the Blue and Gold a lift on Thursday night. Bogard finished with seven points, three assists, and four steals in 28 minutes of work, while Bowling added seven points, a career-high 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals off the bench.
As the Lady Bucs were making easy work of Lipscomb on Thursday, Belmont (10-16, 9-6) had a little more of difficult time earning the win against USC Upstate. The Bruins – who were tied at 37 at the half – outscored the Spartans by five in the second half to pick up the 74-69 victory inside the Curb Event Center. Belmont won the game at the free throw line as they outscored the Spartans by nine points at the charity stripe. The Bruins went 21-of-35 at the line, compared to Upstate's 12-of-15 showing. Senior Haley Nelson led three players in double figures with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Amara Mayers added 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting off the bench.
Nelson – who is making a run at A-Sun Player of the Year honors – is averaging 14.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks, while also shooting 52.5 percent in 26 games for the Bruins. Meanwhile, sophomore Molly Ernst is posting 7.8 points and has registered 48 of Belmont's 122 made threes on the season. As a team, Belmont is holding its opponents to a 33.7 shooting percentage and 56.6 points per game in 15 conference games.
ETSU leads the all-time series, 12-6, but the Lady Bucs had won nine consecutive games over Belmont until suffering an 88-75 setback to the Bruins last month in Johnson City. The Lady Bucs have won the last four meetings inside the Curb Event Center, including a thrilling double overtime 90-86 victory last season. Sophomore Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) is averaging 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, while shooting 64.7 percent (11-17) in two career games against Belmont (both in Johnson City). Last year in the double overtime victory, Washington posted a double-double as she finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Natalie Pickwell (Kingsport, Tenn.) added 18 points and nine boards in 42 minutes of play. As a team, the Lady Bucs went 29-of-33 from the free throw line and out-rebounded Belmont, 57 to 35.
Saturday marks the last A-Sun regular season meeting between ETSU and Belmont as the Bruins are leaving the A-Sun for the Ohio Valley Conference in 2012-13.
Fans unable to make the trip to Nashville can listen to all the action on WXSM-AM 640 The Extreme Sports Monster as "Voice of the Lady Bucs" John Stevens will carry the play-by-play. Live video will also be offered on ASun.TV, while live stats can be accessed through BelmontBruins.com.
For more information on Lady Buccaneer hoops, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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You know the summer season is approaching when the national media stories start appearing about places like East Hampton. This week it was a brief ripple in the Internet blogosphere that the village's 2012 nonresident permits for beach parking were selling out earlier than usual.
A senior editor at CNBC.com wrote that the fact that the maximum number, 2,900, sold quickly this year could be a positive indicator for the housing market.
Never mind that sales of luxury goods, such as these $325 parking permits, have been strong despite the prolonged recession. Another factor in the preseason rush could be mass e-mails sent out by real estate agents warning those who want East Hampton Village permits to get their orders in early lest they be reduced to biking, or, shudder, beaching it in the town.
I was surprised recently to see in a town justice court report that a man who had placed a forged village sticker on his Range Rover and was caught back in July had gotten off easily. Andrew Taiani of Blauvelt, N.Y., had been hit initially with a felony, but on Feb 23 the matter was adjourned and will be dropped altogether if he stays out of trouble.
The allegation itself was interesting, though. Police said at the time that the suspicious-looking sticker on Mr. Taiani's Range Rover had a plate number on it that corresponded to a Lexus. No one was around when they made this discovery, so the cops hauled the vehicle to the impound yard. A couple of days later, Mr. Taiani turned up at police headquarters to turn himself in — and pick up the Range Rover. I was curious about what Mr. Taiani had to say about the allegations, but he never returned my calls.
Certainly the nuisance of returning to East Hampton for a court appearance, and, presumably, hiring legal representation, was punishment enough for Mr. Taiani, but I was surprised that the prosecutor agreed to a no-fine deal.
The Taiani affair perhaps illustrates the lengths to which some might go to obtain one of the village's coveted passes. There was no word from Mr. Taiani as to whether he was among the 2,900 lucky car owners who managed to secure one this year.


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The decision on whether the city of Cape Coral will have to perform a do-over in the Nov. 5 mayoral election is now in the hands of Judge Elane Laboda.
Both sides presented their cases on Wednesday at the Lee County Courthouse, with Leigh Fisher, former mayor John Sullivan's attorney, putting a twist on things just moments into the session by motioning to drop his request for a recount, and instead seeking the election to be restaged.
Shortly after 5 p.m., Laboda told attorneys on both sides to submit legal arguments by noon Friday, with a decision coming thereafter.
The main contention of Sullivan's case is that the election was conducted illegally because the composition of the canvassing board did not meet state statutes, which say the board must consist of a county judge, the chair of the county commission, and the supervisor of elections.
The city's canvassing board was Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington, City Clerk Rebecca Van Duetekom and Cape Coral Councilmember Rana Erbrick The plaintiffs alleged the board was ill-constructed because Van Duetekom does not live in Cape Coral and the city charter doesn't mention how a canvassing board must be constructed.
There were also questions concerning the wide margin that Mayor Marni Sawicki won by in regards to the early voters. Sullivan argued the probability of losing the election after taking the most votes on the Election Day and absentee votes was very slim.
The defence, including Sawicki herself, testified that her team worked hard to get the early voters by advertising, billboards, holding rallies and walks, and even having a cookout outside the polls to bring people in.
Defense also brought up recorded testimony from Daniel A. Smith, a political science professor and expert on elections. He said he has seen a shift from Election Day voting to early and absentee voting, which he said mostly constitutes more Democrats (even though the Cape election is non-partisan). He surmised that those who voted early would more likely vote for Sawicki.
It seemed to be a rougher day for Fisher, who brought city voter Alan Raymond to the stand to testify that Precinct 57 appeared to be closed and dark when he got there to vote shortly after 6 p.m. Defense got him to admit, though, that he never got out of the car to check and had two poll workers testify the polls stayed open until 7.
Michelle and William Lambert, testified they voted in the Cape Coral election even though they live in Port Charlotte, constituting an illegal vote. Defense said they weren't compelled to vote illegally, but did so anyway.
Another witness, David Carr, one of the plaintiffs, declined to answer a question regarding whether he thought the makeup of the canvassing board put the result of the election in doubt before Laboda told him to answer.
Defense began its case by requesting the case be dismissed, claiming the plaintiffs hadn't made their case.
When Fisher objected, Laboda asked if she had any authority to declare a new election.
"Isn't this an administrative issue? Relief is administrative, not judicial. The court is at a loss as to why I can declare a do over," Laboda said.
Fisher would not venture to guess how the case will end.
"I've learned you should never try to second-guess a court. I have no idea. We will submit our brief and see what the judge says," Fisher said. "There are problems on both sides. She knows the problems Cape Coral has as far as its charter."
Sawicki, who has said it will be business as usual until it isn't, remained as confident as ever and said if she does win, seeking restitution for her and the city are very possible.
"Things went exactly as my lawyer said it would. There was no evidence in their favor and the outcome is still the same. I am still mayor," Sawicki said. "Restitution is something I will discuss with my lawyer."
Sawicki said she has spent tens of thousands in attorney fees.
Harrington was also confident, but added the plaintiff's case did raise an issue to be addressed regarding canvassing boards.
"We did exceptionally well. We refuted their claims with proof," Harrington said. "I would recommend to the mayors they sit down with their council and if canvassing boards aren't addressed in their charter to address it."


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The expression "Don't mess with Texas" means different things to different Texans—it actually originated in the 1980s as a slogan for an anti-litter campaign. But it is also a statement that defenders of the state's reputation as a retirement destination take to heart.
The state boasts warm weather, no state income tax and a cost of living that is lower than the national average, says Rick Salmeron, founder of Dallas-based Salmeron Financial Network. "We've got a killer economy," with low unemployment and a relatively robust housing market, he adds.
Granted, the fiercely independent culture that permeates much of the state isn't for everyone. Nor are the McMansion-filled developments and strip malls that sprawl from the centers of many of the big cities. (They don't say "Everything's bigger in Texas" for nothing.)
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Take The Woodlands: This master-planned community, some 30 miles from Houston, has golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer and roughly 6,000 acres of green space. The cost of living in this tucked-away haven for retirees is 10% more than average and the median home price is $237,300.
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Sure we could talk about it, but I don't think there's much revelation that would occur. It's sort of a "what you see is what you get" kind of scenario. What we know is that the The Holy See and the HICKS reference written prophecies about the Falcon of Light and Darkness, but they both of course are referencing Femto/Griffith. The oracle Silat mentions in my opinion comes from the mass revelation that everyone else had.
Nah, I don't think that's what we agreed on. I think you might be confused about which conversation I was referring to, but maybe I wasn't clear. I meant the talk from Volume 3, when Griff says he wants to discover his purpose in the world. That's when he tells Guts that he's "never talked like this with anyone before," and also when he expresses frustration at the social orders in control. I presume others got the "kingdom" speech, which is from Volume 5.
You're probably right. It's just been one of those details referred to on several occasions in the manga that it doesn't go into much detail on. Why mention an oracle if it was just the mass dream of the Hawk of Light? But at this point in the story I doubt we'll get much more detail. Oh well.
We still have many topics to pull from, like for example, our thoughts and feelings about individual characters. We could do a whole show on SK or Guts, easily.
Great podcast guys! This is definitely my favorite episode so far.Just wanted to say that this is a pretty cool idea, to have character-centric podcast episodes. I know I'd be interested to listen to one about Guts.
Thanks for making the work day a little bit easier to get through!
Yeah, I look forward to when we do something like that. I know we all have a lot to say about Guts, Griffith and SK in particular. It's really a question of who to do first ( )
and it will make Guts' desire for revenge that much harder.
Where do I post questions to be asked?
Where do I post questions to be asked? Really dug this podcast. Nice and long. I kept wanting to chime in. "What about - dammit..."
Such a great podcast but Grifith and Aaz said "you know" like 1000000 times. Are you twin-brothers or something
Really dug this podcast.
Such a great podcast but Grifith and Aaz said "you know" like 1000000 times. Are you twin-brothers or something
Can you guess that topic based just on this?
Can't wait for the Skull Knight podcast coming up.
I laughed pretty hard for some reason when Aaz said, "What's a French door?"