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Whether you're driving through the icy streets of Salt Lake City or cruising down I-15, chances are you and your family require a quality crossover or SUV whose interior specs match its performance specs. And that's why it's worth considering whether the 2019 Acura RDX or 2018 Acura MDX is best for you. Take a look below at the two vehicles before scheduling a test drive today at Mike Hale Acura.
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On the other hand, the Acura MDX is a family-friendly SUV that seats up to seven. Its specs include:
So while the Acura MDX has marginally inferior gas mileage than its crossover counterpart, its engine specs are, naturally, more powerful.
The Acura RDX is ideal for small families, couples, or luxury-minded drivers who need more cargo space than a sedan, but who nonetheless need to parallel park in crowded Salt Lake City streets. This vehicle seats up to five.
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The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain") or Andean Plateau located in west-central South America, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The bulk of the Altiplano lies in Bolivia, but its northern parts lie in Peru, and its southern parts in Chile & Argentina.
There are impressive « salares » or salt flats due to its aridity, dominated by massive active volcanoes and several sites of pre-Columbian cultures, including the Chiripa, Tiawanaku and the Inca Empire. That makes this trip so unforgettable.
Day 1
Buenos Aires
Arrival at Buenos Aires airport and transfer into the city. 1 overnight stay at Hotel Serena, in the nice Recolate area.
Day 2
Buenos Aires – Salta
Transfer to the airport and flight to Salta city. Transfer and 1 overnight stay at Kkala hotel.
In the afternoon we suggest to explore the historical city, Balcarce street with its stores and restaurants, recommending also a visit of the archaeological museum (inaugurated in 2004), which issues the mummies of three children discovered in 1999 on Llullaillaco volcano, at a height of 6739 meters.
Day 3
Salta – Cachi (B)
Reception of a hired car at the hotel in the morning. The road between Salta and Cachi is one of the most spectacular paths of the Argentinean Northwest. You will pass through four different ecosystems, from the green jungle of the Yungas to the semi deserted Calchaquí Valley. Ascending the steep Cuesta del Obispo will bring you closer to Paso Piedra del Molino at 3400 meters: Condors flying in the blue sky, Guanacos and wild burros among thousands of Cardones, the local species of giant cactus. Arriving relax under a cozy Molle in the white colonial village of Cachi, where the sun shines almost all year round. 1 overnight stay at the Posada El Cortijo.
Drive distance: 135 km paved & 30 km gravel road.
Day 4
Cachi – Cafayate (B)
The trip continues southwards along legendary Ruta 40 to Molinos, a small Indian village in the Calchaquí valley, then passing the breathtaking Quebrada de las Flechas until Cafayate, famous due to its production of the Torrontés wine. 2 overnight stays at the Cafayate Wine Resort.
Drive distance: 160 km gravel, 20 km paved.
Day 5
Cafayate (B)
Day free at leisure to visit some wineries nearby. Located within the Calchaqui Valley, Cafayate is arguably the best-known wine region in Argentina outside of Mendoza, and enjoys an excellent reputation due to the quality of the Torrontés and Malbec that is grown here. This region is one of the highest places in the world that is suitable for viticulture.
Day 6
Cafayate | Purmamarca (B)
Drive to the north along Ruta 68 through the bizarre and "as painted" Quebrada (canyon) de las Conchas.
From Salta head towards North along the impressive and so called "jungle Road" or Cornisa via La Caldera to Jujuy and Purmamarca. The Humahuaca Gorge is a large valley that ends at the border with Bolivia and it is located in the province of Jujuy in the far north of Argentina. It is a quite young Valley, given that its formation dates a million years old. The Gorge is famous for its colourful mountains, its geological formations and its historic villages. 1 overnight stay in Purmamarca at the Manantial del Silencio.
Drive distance: 355 km paved.
Day 7
Purmamarca – Salta (B)
In the morning it is worth to visite "The Colorados" on the Western edge of the village, as well as the little stores in adobe houses.
In the afternoon drive back to Salta. 1 overnight stay at nice Finca Valentina, a bit South of the city, in a marvelous surrounding. Car returnee at the hotel.
Drive distance: 165 km paved.
Day 8
Salta - Quebrada del Toro - San Antonio de los Cobres - Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes - Labyrinth Desert (northern region) - Tolar Grande (B|L|D)
Distance: 100 km paved road. 250 km gravel road. Altitude: Highest point 4.630 m./ 14.764 feet. Tolar Grande 3.500 m. / 11.483 feet. Estimated driving time: 6 hs.
Today beginns a guided tour to the Puna. Just 30 km away from Salta, the Toro's Gorge is a natural lift connecting the green valley of Salta (Lerma Valley), rich in tobacco and horses with an arid plateau known as Puna. San Antonio de los Cobres is the actual Capital of the Puna, a dusty village with a colored community, our last point of civilization and arrival point of most tourists. The Abra del Gallo at 4.630 meters is the gateway to explore the remotest part of the Puna of Salta. Between yellow fields made of Paja – a Puna native low bush – and lots of Lamas we will arrive to the Region of Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes – an ancient oasis used during XIX and XVIII centuries by the Caravan of Cows that where crossing the Andes from Salta to the Atacama region – to feed the animals. Nowadays lives a small community with lots of kids and a small school. The area is perfect for photographers in particular since it is rich in colors, wildlife and small lagoons and salted lakes. Tolar Grande lies at the border of a giant depression, the Salar de Arizaro, one of the biggest salt flats in the world. From this tiny old railway village built in 1940, there is a unique view over the western ridge of the Cordillera and an infinite skyline of Volcanoes higher than 6.000 meters.
Day 9
Full day to Explore Tolar Grande
Option A:
Tolar Grande | Salar de Arizaro | Oasis de Antofallita | Cono de Arita | Tolar Grande (B|L|D)
Distance: 260 km earth track and salt road / Altitude: Highest point 4.000 m./ 13.123 feet. Tolar Grande 3.500 m. / 11.483 feet.
Estimated driving time: 5 hs.
Our traditional excursion from Tolar Grande is the crossing of the Arizaro Salt flat and the visit of the Oasis of Antofallita, home of two inhabitants in the middle of the Puna Desert. By travelling across the Arizaro we will be repeating the ancient itinerary of the Arrieros (Shepherds guiding caravans of animals to Chile). The word Arizaro means Vultures Cemetery and it comes from that period when many animals perished during the crossing of the salt flat, finally becoming unlimited nutrition for the Buitres. Antofallita is an important and spectacular example of a Puna Oasis. In the middle of a high altitude desert there is a green valley, thanks to a natural and pure water spring, full of Alamos, Molles and Sauce trees. Antofallita along with Antofagasta de la Sierra and Santa Rosa used to be important stations for Llama Caravans connecting this part of the Andes with the Oasis of Atacama. On the way back we'll visit the mining camp of Arita (onyx and copper) enjoying the best view over the Arita Cone, a volcanic pyramidal black cone raising in the middle of the white plain of salt of Arizaro.
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Tolar Grande | Caipe | Salar de Río Grande | Mina Casualidad (Mina Julia) | Tolar Grande (B|L|D)
Distance: 130 km paved road. 180 km earth track and salt road / Altitude: Highest point 5.200 m./ 17.060 feet. Tolar Grande 3.500 m. / 11.483 feet. Estimated driving time: 7 hs.
Mina Casualidad was a Mining City located in one of the most remote and amazing places on Earth. Just at the limit with Chile surrounded by the Highest Volcanoes of the World, between Sulfuric Mountains, Salted Lakes and Cobalt sky at 4.200 meters, used to live 3.000 people. Miners were working at 5.200 meters and their families and the administrative staff at the City of Mina Casualidad. The mine had been shut down by the Army during the 70's and today Mina Casualidad is a unique Ghost Town.
Caipe was the old railway station where the mineral processed in the mine city was carried on cargo train and then transported to Salta. From the abandoned station, the traveler can have a wide view of the giant Salar de Arizaro. In the afternoon on our way back to Tolar Grande, with just the perfect light of the sunset, all the Puna will offer its best scenery.
Day 10
Tolar Grande - Blue Salt lakes - Labyrinth Desert (southern part) - San Antonio de los Cobres - Salta (B|L)
Distance: 100 km paved road, km 250 gravel road / Altitude: Highest point 4500 m. / 17.764 feet Salta 1.200 m. / 3.937 feet.
Estimated driving time: 6 hs.
The surroundings of Tolar Grande offer the chance to go on great short hikes. The best one is the hike to a hidden sand dune. From the high peak of the dune the traveler will be rewarded with a 360° degree view over the area, from the Sacred Macon Mountain to the Llullaillaco Volcano, where National Geographic discovered in 1999 at 6.735 meters an Inca Treasure including the body of 3 Inca children perfectly kept by ice and dryness. On our way back to the Labyrinth we'll visit Ojos del Mar Blue-Green water holes where the shapes of the volcanoes are reflected in the morning. As it often happens, while travelling in the NW of Argentina, the narrow valley offers different landscapes according to the sunlight and the time of the day. The Toro's Gorge, at downhill, will offer a warm last goodbye to the Puna and its Planetary Geology.
1 overnight stay at Finca Valentina.
Day 11
Salta | San Pedro de Atacama (B)
Transfer to the bus terminal of Salta, where a bus trip starts at 7 AM towards Purmamarca and here ascending the impressive Cuesta de Lipán and passing the huge Salinas Grandes salt flat. Crossing Paso Jama you reach Chile and descent to San Pedro de Atacama. At arrival (aprox. 6:30 PM) taxi on your own to the hotel. 3 overnight stays at Hotel Altiplanico.
Drive distance: 615 km paved.
After check-in you will have the possibility for a first walk throughout the village. The Andes Mountain Range offers to you a great view recognizing the volcano Licancabur and Juriques, and the smoky cloud from the crater of Lascar volcano.
Day 12
San Pedro de Atacama - Ruins of fortress Quitor - Museum (B)
In the morning 8:30 AM reception of a hired car at the local Europcar city office.
Visit to the Atacama Salt Flat. You can observe flamingos at the Chaxa Lagoon, the Tropic of Capricorn only some kilometers away from here (the imaginary line that separates the tropics from the moderate climate zone). You can also visit the village Socaire, a pre-inka settlement with vegetable gardens in terrace form on 3.300 m.
In the afternoon you can walk about 3 km to the ruins of Quitor. You climb up the protection facility from IX-XII century and enjoy a 360° panorama: the Andes in the foreground, the salt mountain range in the background and down below the fruitful valley of the river San Pedro.
Day 13
Tatio Geysers - Moon Valley (B)
In order to be able to see the steam columns of the El Tatio Geysers, early this morning you start at 05:00 a.m. from 2.400 m. to 4.300 m.o.s.l., herds of vicuñas on your way. From direct proximity you can observe the steaming sources, walking through the field of geysers of the volcano El Tatio. On the way back take a bath at the luxurious Puritama hot springs, of 31°-33° C warm water.
In the afternoon visit the Moon Valley with the possibility to climb up its famous sandy dune and afterwards short drive to the Mars Valley, where you can enjoy the sunset on the Andes.
Late afternoon 18:30 PM car returnee at the local Europcar city office.
Day 14
Hito Cajon – Coloured Lagoons (REA) – Siloli Desert (B|L|D)
Leaving San Pedro, a steep road up the Altiplano takes you to the border post of Hito Cajón, entry point of Lipez region.
Departure at 09:00am from San Pedro.
After a steep ascent to the Altiplano we will pass to the border post of Hito Cajón, the entry point to the Lipez area. We will arrive to the Laguna Verde, below the volcanoes Juriques and Licancabur (el. 5960 m.a.s.l.) by midday and see there the curious phenomenon of the wind changing the color of the Laguna Verde into a spectacular emerald color.
After crossing the Dali Desert (which indeed looks like one of his paintings) we will follow the Laguna Salada and stop at the thermal pools of Polques.
Visit of the Sol de Mañana Geysers (el. 4850 m.a.s.l.) a volcanic crater with sulfuric fumes and heavy water. At the end of the day we will arrive to the Laguna Colorada. The intense red-brick color of this lagoon is due to the light sensitive phytoplancton present in its water.
The track continues through the superb landscapes of the Siloli desrt and its famous "rock tree" where we can spot some viscaches.
Night at the Hotel del Desierto, which is located in the heart of the Siloli desert. Volcanic rocks were used for the walls and the architectural design has been specially chosen to withstand the intensity of the winds of the region.
Day 15
Siloli Desert – San Pedro de Quemez (B|L|D)
Going north along the Chilean border on the scenic "route of the Jewels" which name is due to all the lagoons along its way: lagunas Honda, Ch'arkota, Hedionda, Cañapa, sanctuary for 3 flamingoes species. Stop at the mirador of the volcano Ollague which is still active and contains one of the world's highest open pit copper mines. The track then descends from 4200 to 3600 meters of altitude. We will cross the small Salar de Chiguana just below the volcano Tomasamil (el. 5900 m.a.s.l.), before arriving to San Pedro de Quemez at the end of the day. Night at the hotel de Piedra, located at south of Salar de Uyuni, in front of a peninsula and in an environment of majestic mountains, the Hotel de Piedra Tayka is built with materials of stone and volcanic sand characteristic of the region.
The use of stone was inspired by the village Quemado next to the hotel. The roofs of the hotel are covered with straw, the traditional material that covers the entire Andean region.
Day 16
San Pedro de Quemez – Colchani (B|L|D)
Trip north going parallel to a small range with great formations done by the strong wind and water erosion in the stones, until the village of Alota (1 hour), then north passing the villages of San Agustin and San Juan (2 hours). Enter Uyuni salt flats, a natural wonder with over 10,582 km2 a 3,692 m of white salt in Chuvica, crossing it to visit Incahuasi Island (1 hour), a special habitat of giant cactus and volcanic rocks. Picnic lunch in the salt flats. Trip to the eastern side to Colchani (2 hours), to see the locals producing salt. Don't miss the sunset!
Overnight at Palacio de Sal Hotel (Breakfast included), an amazing hotel with walls, ceilings, chairs and tables made in salt. The purpose of this special construction is to be in balance with nature and the surrounding landscape also to enjoy a pleasant and unforgettable rest.
Day 17
Colchani – San Pedro de Atacama – Santiago de Chile (B, L)
Long transfer back to Chile. We leave with direction to the Chilean boarder between Avaroa (Bolivia) and Ollague (Chile). We interchange vehicles at the border and continue our long way to Calama crossing the salt flats of Carcote and Ascotan. Arrive atCalama. Transfer to the airport of Calama and flight to Santiago de Chile. Transfer into the city center.
1 overnight stay at Orly hotel.
Day 18
Departure (B)
Transfer to the airport and departure flight.
UYUNI - Climate in northern Chile and Bolivia
The region is subject to a desert and high altitude climate that brings maximum daytime temperature of 45 degrees and a minimum of – 20 at night. The difference from day to night temperatures can easily reach 40 degrees. Highland summer (January-February) is characterized by rain and strong thunderstorms. In this desert and altitude climate, you need protection from the sun, even with colder temperatures.
From December to March, rainfall can occur due to "altiplanic winter" and the itinerary may be modified.
The Salt flat may be flooded so it is possible that you may not be able to drive through it. In this case we will drive around the Salar.
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- All overnights in 3*-5* hotels with breakfast included.
- Transfers in Buenos Aires, Salta & Santiago de Chile in private service/English.
- Salta: 5 days rented car Ecosport 4×2 or similar, free mileage, insurance cover with deductible in case of minor damages & accident until U$D 550, GPS and second driver included.
- Regular bus Salta-Atacama.
- Atacama: rental car Subaru Forester 4×4 or similar, free mileage, insurance cover with deductible in case of minor damages & accident until U$D 300.
- Meals & beverages during the guided tour to Tolar Grande Uyuni as mentioned in programme (B: breakfast, L: Lunch/box-lunch, D: diner), drinks for picnics / private transportation during the whole trip, bilingual guide (English), Spanish speaking Bolivian driver, guide(s) and driver(s) expenses, excursions, visits, entrances, park fees mentioned in the program, safety and communication equipment (VHF radios, first aids kit).
Not included
- Flights and airport taxes
- Meals in cities & beverages. All kind of drinks in restaurant and/or hotel meals.
- Fuel costs during the self driving part: about U$D 1,1/l.
- Tips
- Visa if necessary
- Personal insurance
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text: I suspect unpacking 7 or 5 arguments takes more or less the same time. This involves accessing *p and *(p+1) etc. (in C) My understanding of things was once you had accessed *p accessing *(p+1) was free. Accessing *p pulls the data you need into the cache (which is potentially expensive) once in the cache accessing *(p+1) is free. What matters is cache misses. Aligning the start of the tuple on a cache line boundary should give a great win, also making sure that the entire tuple will fit in cache - this is very processor specific, so you'd need a JIT and deep magic to do this. Sticking stuff in different parts of memory and making sure that code does not span page boundaries will also help - don't have a tight loop spanning a page boundary. Erik Hagersten used to optimize C by physically moving C subroutines in a file - shuffle - recompile and measure. And the programs went faster ( a bit) we thought he was nuts, now he has a company that measures this :-) - It's the cache. Tricky stuff /Joe On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Robert Virding <rvirding@REDACTED> wrote: > 2009/10/26 James Hague <james.hague@REDACTED> > >> >> In a pattern match, all referenced values in tuples are loaded into BEAM >> registers. This happens right up front as part of the matching process. And >> it happens even if the values aren't used until some time later, and even >> if >> they're not used at all in a particular branch of code. Here's an example: >> >> test({A, B, C, D, E, F, G}) -> >> case A of >> this -> B + C + D; >> that -> E + F + G >> end. >> >> In this case, all seven tuple elements, A-G, are loaded into registers >> before the "case" is executed. This is even though three values are >> unneeded >> in each of the two possible branches. >> > > Now the compiler just looks at which elements from the tuple may accessed > and only extracts those. So if you only used A, B and C it would only > extract the first 3 elements. It could save the whole argument and only > extract the arguments when they are used but this would entail saving the > whole tuple for the future as long as it may be used. In the general case it > could maybe create more instructions, or maybe less, depending on what > follows. The analysis would be more difficult, though probably not > excessively so. Now the analysis and code generation is easier. It could > also delay freeing the tuple which would mean more work the garbage > collector. > > I have absolutely no idea of the results of these trade-offs. > > Robert >


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A Little About Gigabyte
GIGABYTE views corporate social responsibility as its duty and obligation. We emphasize integrity, self-discipline and legal compliance, and strive for excellence in all facets of our business. We are deeply aware that the success of GIGABYTE depends on the perception of our stakeholders such as the public. It is not only the products that the public cares about, but more importantly, the less-mentioned information behind the products, such as environmental impacts of our manufacturing process, energy use and how we treat our employees. In 2014, several food safety scandals not only brought harm to the public but also stained companies' reputation, which further strengthen our believe in sustainability. We believe that sustainability begins with sustaining best practices. In addition, sustainability has to be communicated outside the company, hence the setting up of our corporate social responsibility website. On this website you can learn the efforts GIGABYTE has made towards better development in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability. In addition, it allows you to provide important feedback and help us improve our sustainability projects.
Talent is GIGABYTE's biggest asset in innovation and development. We have established a complete system to "select, train, utilize and retain" talented employees. We value employee health and women's rights, and continue to organize a variety of art and cultural seminars to provide leisure activities. This has gained recognition from both our employees and the government. At our headquarters in Xindian, we have built a "Sustainable Eco Roof" and set a precedent within Taiwan's enterprises. It offers our employees a space to relax and practice urban farming. Since its completion more than one year ago, the Sustainable Eco Rooftop has gained attention from the industry, government and academia, and is expected to drive positive development.
GIGABYTE Education Foundation, founded 12 years ago, is interconnected with GIGABYTE's core business and is committed to technological education. The "Digital Love Computer Class" organized throughout last year used information technology expertise to serve information minority groups, including the elderly and the spouse immigrants in the metropolitan area. The class assists them to be part of the digital world and opens another window in life for them. Furthermore, realizing the long-term unequal agricultural production-marketing structure in Taiwan, the foundation has launched direct sales of "environmentally-friendly" agricultural products for group buying within the corporation. This not only benefits the farmers but also assures food quality for the employees. It creates a safe connection and a win-win model "between production and consumption".
We have persisted in promoting energy conservation and carbon reduction, and developing related strategies. Since the launch of organizational greenhouse gas audit in 2010, we have set our annual carbon reduction targets and achieved good results via measures such as electricity savings, a Green Action Plan, employee education, establishing energy-saving habits and improving factory energy efficiency. However, meeting and exceeding our target did not lead to complacency. Instead, we have doubled our goal to an ambitious 40% carbon reduction by 2020. In the meantime, we will continue to carry out projects that improve energy and resource efficiency, implement clean production, strengthen green supply chain management, develop low-carbon technology, promote green products and consumption, and provide reliable green brands for consumers.
GIGABYTE's efforts have received considerable attention. In 2014, we received three sustainability awards, testifying to the public's recognition of our efforts towards sustainable development and our willingness to disclose non-financial information. We endeavor to achieve even greater perfection and integrate sustainable development into our core business to exert real corporate impact. With innovation and technology, GIGABYTE aims to uphold the social enterprise spirit to make a better society and environment.


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Southampton Stress Free Meet and Greet reviews
We strongly encourage our customers to give feedback and share their experience of parking at Southampton. If you have used Southampton Stress Free Meet and Greet and would like to tell others about it, please submit your review. Thank you!
Here are some comments that our customers have made about Southampton Stress Free Meet and Greet
Called when arrived to find no one was going going to pick us up and to sort out selfs our
October 3, 2018
Excellent. We did not have to wait around at all on departure or return
September 24, 2018
Everything was pretty efficient except on our return, the driver gave us an invalidated ticket to exit the car park, so we had to pay £2 to leave. I've checked with Park and Go and the ticket should have been payed for by the driver.
September 24, 2018
Super service and very polite staff!
January 1, 2018
Arrival was fine. However on return not so good. Although I had phoned when I landed I waited and waited but no car. On phoning again I was told it had left 5 minutes ago.. Still I waited. Finally a car arrived and they said they were taking me to my car which was some distance away and in the opposite direction from my journey home. Thus I then had to drive back to start my journey. This caused some considerable delay and certainly was not what I had paid for. I was certainly very unhappy, not helped by the fact that there was nobody to speak to about it. Certainly not 'stress free'.
July 8, 2017
Great service, always polite and ounctual
January 7, 2017
It was all so quick and easy, from leaving the car to collecting it on our return it worked like clockwork. Thanks
July 7, 2015
Booked on internet and received confirmation. On the day no one answered the telephone on the way to the airport or no on there on arrival. More phone calls not answered so parked in short term car park at the airport for the week. We were reimbursed in full for the cost of parking but it didnt make up for the hassle and stress caused.
September 16, 2013
Good service, no waiting around went like clockwork. Will use again.
September 4, 2013
Very good service, times of drop off and pick up worked perfectly. Would recommend to anyone
July 22, 2013
This is a good service except that the parking service were not aware of my booking when I arrived and I did have to wait a short time after I landed before my car was brought to me. Otherwise though these issues were rectified promptly and I would definitely use the service again.
July 2, 2012
Excellent service. No delays. Only one slight problem - on our way to the airport we rang to say that we would shortly be arriving, but no-one answered the phone. Fortunately we had two cars to be picked up and the other driver had already made contact so he was able to tell me where to take the car to be picked up.
June 24, 2012
Just brilliant, friendly & on time ... made my journey hassle free, will use again
June 1, 2012
I have had a very positive experience with Southampton Stress Free Meet and Greet. I could not have asked for better service and had my car driven off within a minute of arrival at the airport. Returning I was in my car and off the airport withing five minutes of telephoning the chauffeur. It takes all anxiety away from the departure and arrivals of flying.
Instructions were concise and easy to follow.
I would recommend it to anyone travelling.
May 14, 2012
This was an excellent service - prompt, friendly and price fair - thank you
May 14, 2012
Excellent service.
May 3, 2012
Airport parking was good friendly and reliable. Also car was left and returned at a suitable place with little walking to do with luggage.
April 20, 2012
excellent service and perfect timing.
On time to meet me at drop off with details instructions and the same when i arrived back home.
Highly recommended and i would definitley use again.
Many thanks :-)
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Very good and friendly service. Timing was excellent.
Shame about the usual rottweilers on duty at the airport approaches - it's the only thing that spoils an otherwise very user friendly airport.
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A run for the 5.10 money?
Reviewed - Northwave Clan Flat Pedal Shoes
I find life to be a constant see-saw between trying new things, and sticking with what is comfortable. Take tea, for example. For years, I hunted the perfect tea blend, cycling through a steady stream of English, French, Japanese and Chinese teas. They stacked up, until they finally took over an entire cupboard in my house. Finally, I realized that all I was trying to do was replace my first love: Murchie's #10 Blend. I figured that out, and I haven't looked back. Now, I just buy a pound of #10 twice a year and rest peacefully knowing that I've found my perfect tea..
The same now goes for flat pedal shoes. For years, I sought something that might replace my OG 5.10 Impacts. Once again, I cycled through a steady stream of the offerings from other brands, before realizing that this was a pointless task. I settled in on a pair of Freerider Pros and I stopped looking for anything better. When the offer to test these (these being the Northwave Clan flat pedal shoe, available now with an MSRP of US$149.99) came about, I had a strong urge to give them a pass. "Stickiest compound on the market," was the promise made.* "What the hell?" I thought. "As long as they don't send those hideous blue ones."
Non-Riding Impressions
May of us have a person in our life that quickly put our mountain bike fashion choices into perspective. When I strapped these on one morning for a quick city bike ride around town, I got a pretty serious shake of the head. These shoes aren't subtle.
And that lack of subtlety is more than skin deep. These shoes are substantial. They feel solid. Not necessarily heavy...but they're certainly not light. The uppers are stiff and robust and they feel like they can probably see you through some stuff. You don't ease into these shoes. You have to undo all of the laces, and pull the tongue way out and deliberately work your foot into them. They're a serious piece of business.
Walking is fine. Although stiff, they don't feel aggressively so, off of the bike. The soft sole provides a healthy amount of cushion and give. Grip when you are clamoring off the bike is mixed. There's a bit of tread under the toe and heel, but the majority of the sole is quite flat. They wind up gripping on rocks and wood fairly well, but loose dirt can be a bit of a challenge. Extra motivation to stay on your bike, is one way to look at it.
Riding Impressions
We've mentioned "stiff" a few times already. Of all of the flat pedal shoes I've used recently, the soles on these are pretty far over on the "stiff" spectrum. Your foot feels very supported and protected. They're in the vein of those previously mentioned old school 5.10 Impacts, and feel like a shoe you might turn to in order to keep your feet intact through a long day of bike park riding.
Of course, you're not going to use these for a long day of bike park riding if the grip isn't there. I know, certain people out there talk about how they appreciate flat pedal shoes that offer a bit less grip so that they can easily move their foot around on the pedal. I mean, some people like to make videos of themselves peeing on other people. Life takes all sorts. For the rest of us, we look for shoes with lots of grip.
The grip
The first off-road ride in a new pair of flat pedal shoes is always a bit nerve wracking. Slippery shoes leave me unable to ride with any sort of confidence. That first ride is a moment of truth where the next few weeks of your life are revealed: Do I have a new pair of shoes that I can wear on my bike, or do I have to write off a fair chunk of my leisure time in the name of giving these banana peels a fair shake? In a sense, judging a pair of flat pedal shoes is just about the easiest job for a bike reviewer. Which makes it so odd that this one continues to drone on about nothing.
So, getting to the point, these shoes grip. Quite well, actually. The first ride worked out surprisingly well. I gradually worked myself up to harder and harder trails in worse and worse conditions, and...not a peep. The shoes just did exactly what I expected them to do. I switched back to my Freerider Pros for a few rides, and it made absolutely no difference. I rode around my neighbourhood with one Northwave on one foot, and one Freerider Pro on another foot and...no difference. I mean, under certain conditions and angles one would do better than the other, and vice versa. But I for sure could not definitively say that one was better than the other.
And that, is really all that needs to be said about that.
There is one potential negative that comes along with all of that grip. The soles did start to show a fair amount of wear, pretty quickly. Now, with a good 20-25 rides under my belt, they're definitely looking worse, but not decidedly more so than they did after the first 5-10 rides. I even have a theory that some of that wear is helping the shoes to grip a bit better. It's like the pins on my pedals needed to build a little nest for themselves, and now that they have, everybody is getting along just fine.
Otherwise, the durability seems really great. The seams are all intact, and everything is exactly where it is supposed to be. There's no peeling soles or fraying laces or tearing lace holes. The uppers look like the day the shoes were removed from the box.
So there you have it. It sounds like there are a few new options out there now that are challenging 5.10 at their flat pedal domination. If you're looking for something different, these are a pretty good bet. They're a solid, well built option and the grip is certainly there. And they're available in black or gray if you're not feeling up to the day-glo blue. I'm going to keep my Freerider Pros, but I haven't felt a need to wear them for quite a while now. And if a pair of black or grey Clan's every showed up on my doorstep, I'd be even less likely to go back.
Uncle Dave
*The full exchange was actually a piece of sketch comedy that played out over several months and that gave me a fair amount of pleasure. It started with Alex sending me an e-mail, asking me if I wanted to test these shoes out. I thought I should run it by Cam before committing. I sent him this two line e-mail:
"Hey Cam. What do you think about me reviewing these shoes? I'm a bit skeptical, but Alex says they are the stickiest on the market."
Cam quickly wrote back with:
"I'll bet Alex is a roadie who has never ridden on dirt."
Which I followed up with:
"Actually...I think he raced a couple of WC DH's."
And he shut it down with:
"Ya, sure. but probably not on flats."*
A few months after that, I sent Cam this link about Alex. He does occasionally ride flats.
*I feel the need to state that this is not an accurate quote but I will let Dave use poetic license - Ed.
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Tadpoledancer - June 12, 2019, 12:58 a.m.
Haha, reviews like these are what makes me love this site. Shoes looks decent enough.
cyclotoine - June 12, 2019, 7:29 a.m.
Great review. For me it's not so much the colour that ruins them aesthetically but the giant NW on the side. Come on guys!
James Vasilyev - June 12, 2019, 10:09 a.m.
couple of questions Dave. how is there breathability? are they more of a dry conditions or all weather shoe? are they as supportive through the sole as the Impacts, or closer to the (thinner sole) of the FPros. my 'canvas' Freeriders have a wafer thin sole that hurts my feet a couple yrs into ownership. they breath very well in summer heat, but are otherwise uncomfortable for sensitive feet. great review mate.
Dave Tolnai - June 12, 2019, 12:54 p.m.
Good Questions:
Breathability - I never really thought about it. The toebox is pretty open...the rest of the shoe...I don't have them in front of me, but I think okay. I didn't ride them in any super hot 30+ conditions...but they've never felt like they were excessively hot or anything like that. I tend to have pretty sweaty feet too. So, pretty good?
Sole Support - They feel really substantial. But with one freerider pro on one foot, and one of these on the other, I didn't feel a lot of difference. I thought there would be more difference, even just in the thickness of the sole. I think there is more to these, but not a world of difference than a freerider pro. They're not as clunky as impacts. Somewhere in the middle of those two things. One thing I thought about mentioning but didn't, is you can see from the marks on the sole that I ride these pretty far outboard...like the whole outside of my foot is off the pedal. it's further out than on my Freerider Pros. I think this is because there is really great support. I can run my foot as far outboard as I need to. Make sense?
James Vasilyev - June 12, 2019, 10:13 a.m.
are these even available in Canada?
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1. The End
I remembered always being hungry and cold, with nowhere to go.
I remembered wandering the streets of a town whose name I did not know, waiting for death … and it found me.
I remembered finding a way into a boarded-up house that I thought had been abandoned long ago, thick with the smell of mould and decay. This was where they would find my body, after the angel of death had visited me and released my soul.
I remembered the darkness and the pain. The angel of death had come, yes indeed, and I welcomed him with open arms. He kissed my neck, but instead of freeing my spirit, his lips subjugated me, denying me my release. His hands held me in place and his lips burned the soul within my body, damning me to eternal hell.
I remembered whispering, what have I done to deserve this, and even though his lips did not move, nor any sound issue from his mouth — apart from a guttural groan of pleasure — I heard in my head low laughter and the words, you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I remembered hearing my heartbeat slowing down, and thinking it would stop soon and the pain would be gone.
I remembered, near the end, grasping his wrist, intense pain radiating from my fingertips to my arm.
I remembered the screaming, though it was not me who screamed.
I remembered the light — a blinding white light — together with pain that didn't seem to end. My heart was still beating, though slower with each beat.
I remembered the voice, warm and rich, soothing after all the screaming.
2. Born Again
"How can this be?" the stranger mused. "How can this mortal still be alive when her blood is no longer her own? How can the monster that did this to her be dead by her side?"
"Angel," I whispered. I wanted his touch more than anything else. I wanted to be free.
I could not see him clearly, for the light surrounded him, yet I knew this was the angel I'd been seeking, not the one who had touched me before.
"She could not have had the strength to resist."
"Please, release me. I can't take it anymore," I pleaded.
I saw a shape move in the light, and a hand rested on my chest, over my heart, and another on my forehead. I was flooded with warmth, bliss and peace. Never had I tasted such ecstasy in my life. I knew this angel was setting me free.
I heard a gasp, and through his hands I felt his body stiffen, then convulse, as if in the grip of a seizure. When at last it was finished, he fell to the floor, breathing raggedly. I opened my eyes. The room was near dark again, but I was not dead. The blinding light had been replaced with a few weak rays of sunshine piercing through the gloom between the boards covering the window. Dust motes floated lazily to settle once more on the floor. I could see my angel was nothing more than a man — just a man, like all those who had come before him, with promises and lies.
I scrambled backwards to the corner of the room, and as my eyes adjusted to the light I could see two shapes. One lying still on the floor and the other half-sitting, shaking his head and taking heaving breaths of air.
"Get away from me," I warned. "I have a knife."
"No you don't," the stranger replied with self-assurance. "If you did, you would have used it on him." He pointed to the body on the floor.
He stood up and brushed himself off, before taking a few steps towards me. I pulled my knees up to my chest and hugged my legs, making myself as small as possible.
"Forgive me, how rude," the stranger said.
He stopped a couple of metres away from me, wiped one hand on his coat and extended it towards me.
"My name is Danny. And you are?"
"None of your business," I spat back at him.
I knew his type, only after one thing.
"Indeed, it is my business. Light," he murmured, and the incandescent bulb in the ceiling cast an eerie glow across the room.
How did he do that?
Danny gave me a half-smile and pointed to the ceiling. "I bet you're wondering how I did that."
I remained tight-lipped, though I was curious as to how he'd done it. Voice command, I thought, in a house this old? Maybe it was some sort of experimental trial. After all, people walking past on the street wouldn't give this house a second glance. What better place to conduct testing in a real world environment?
Danny sat cross-legged on the floor, careful to keep out of my personal space, and rested his hands on his knees.
"If I hadn't seen it for myself, if I hadn't touched you, I wouldn't have believed such things were possible. Even now I'm not sure what you are. Perhaps if we'd had the opportunity to meet before you'd been changed. Before you'd been born again …"
"What do you mean, changed, born again? I'm no different to what I was an hour or so ago and I haven't had any religious epiphany."
Danny leaned forward and stared into my eyes. His stare was so intense I had to look away. I shivered slightly, though not from the cold.
"Are you sure about that? Tell me what you're feeling."
"Hungry … and confused."
I searched inside myself, probing every inch of my body with my mind. There was something there I couldn't put my finger on, just beyond my grasp.
"I don't feel as weak now. There's still a nasty edge to the pain, though."
"Go on," Danny encouraged me, "what else?"
I shrugged. "Nothing else that I can pin down."
Danny sighed. "It's a start. Do you know what happened to you?"
"Not really," I answered honestly. "I remember coming in here, thinking this place was abandoned — you know, because of the boards and all — and being jumped, then lots of pain. Not much more."
"That's to be expected. It's still new to you and the pain is very fresh in your mind …" Danny hesitated. "Can I ask you something?"
"I guess," I answered warily, waiting for the inevitable question that all men asked.
"Do you believe in monsters, demons and angels?"


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- @jltitus I use mediatemple, but I'm considering switching to asmallorange. #
- Just noticed a cool new Google Reader feature – inline preview! Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. Here's my post http://tinyurl.com/5e8tfn #
- Oops. I'm an idiot. That "new" Preview feature in Google Reader? It's part of the Better GReader addon I installed the other day. Oops! Sry! #
Monthly Archives: August 2008
New Google Reader Feature – Inline Web Page Preview (Not!)
Update: I'm an idiot. This is a feature that's part of Lifehacker's Better GReader Firefox extension that I installed the other day. I just now noticed the behavior, and though it was part of Google Reader itself. Still, a cool feature – check out Better GReader for that and more! And sorry for the false alarm. Here I thought I was breaking news on a new feature! 😉
Just noticed this – a new Google Reader feature!
When I clicked the post title, instead of opening in a new tab, as usual, it opened an inline preview of the entire target web page, right there inside Google Reader.
There's a new "Preview" button at the bottom of the entry, too, where you can toggle the preview on and off.
Haven't read anything from Google about this feature yet, but it's neato! 🙂
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-30
- @robertbrook For now, yes, I'm exploring the Eee PC's default Xandros Linux install. But I'll soon be putting Ubuntu and other on it to play #
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-29
- At Powell's, working with the Eee PC 901. After 1.5 hours, battery is still at 83%. I freaking love that little Intel Atom chip! 🙂 #
- An Ars SXSW panel on community AND Ken Fisher is writing an O'Reilly book on community building? YES PLEASE! 🙂 http://tinyurl.com/5ov8es #
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-28
- Ooh! FriendFeed has widgets! I've been wanting a way to put that stuff on my blog. Wish I could exclude tweets tho http://tinyurl.com/5gego3 #
- That is, I'm quite happy with the way my tweets are archived on my blog as my "lifelog" using WP and Twitter Tools. But I want my FF too! 🙂 #
- I've added the FriendFeed widget to my site. Have a look, let me know what you think? http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com #
- I still wish I could filter Twitter out of the FF widget, but then again, it does show *today's* tweets, which my lifelog doesn't. #
- When helping some new people start using Twitter yesterday, they were asking me what the heck the birds and whale were all about. D'oh! 🙁 #
- @ahockley I'd get a D3 (or a D300 or a D700) in a half a heartbeat if I had the money. 🙂 #
- @chippy Yeah, I think I'll dump the logo, too. Takes up too much space. #
- @lordjosh Consider yourself lucky, as a Twitter user, that you're not more intimately familiar with the Failwhale: http://failwhale.com/ 🙂 #
- @durf Any of those D90 videos downloadable in original format? Ubuqity only goes so far in helping me translate/understand Japanese. 😉 #
- My CSS is WEAK. Trying to figure out how to make the font size inside the FF widget smaller, to match other stuff in sidebar. I'm too dumb. #
- It amazes me that, 6 months after it opened, people still walk into the remodeled Intel JF1 space, and loudly marvel "Wow, this is new!" 🙂 #
- @jmoriarty That sucks. Go rest, and hope you feel better soon! #
- @ahockley Exactly. It was the one tube I use that wasn't yet tied into my blog. Hope to get the kinks worked out before WordCampPDX! 🙂 #
- OH: "Intel is renowned for having the attention span of a two year old." 🙂 #
- After a long Greasemonkey hiatus, going on a spree at userscripts.org, installing a bunch of cool stuff. #
- Just dropped by the Ars Lounge for the first time in a while, and there's a ton of sick/lost family members, and other sad stuff. Bummed. 🙁 #
I Hate the Term "User Generated Content". How About "Community-Curated Works" Instead?
Something about the term "user generated content" has bugged me ever since I first heard it. I'm enthusiastically behind *what it actually means*. But the term itself just sticks in my craw. It makes me think of a galley full of
slaves users, chained down, "generating" "content".
I just came across this post about the term from Ted Ernst at AboutUs (a Portland-based wiki company where Ward Cunningham, the guy who invented the wiki concept, works):
The individual contribution is not what's important, it's not what makes everything work — it's the fact that we have a community of contributors who implicitly agree to work together, to collaborate, to try and constantly improve the content.
It's a short post, and worth a read. It references (and quotes) a great post by Brianna, a Wikimedia admin, where the idea originated. Read that one, too:
Actually, there's only one problem at root: the attitude which leads one to choose these words. That attitude is one from the corporate world. That the best term they could come up with was "user-generated content" shows what a limited understanding the business world has of what it is we're doing. And why should we settle for the best term THEY can come up with?
I'm a big believer that names are important. They have power and significance beyond what you think.
Food for thought.
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-27
- It's 0'dark thirty, and I'm about to get on a tiny Intel plane to Arizona for the day. I hear it's powered by waste heat from Intel chips! #
- @ryanwi yes, Intel runs basically a small airline out of the Hillsboro airport, connected to most of its U.S. sites. #
- I have no ideas what timezone I'll be in when I land, but it doesn't matter, because I'll only be there a few hours anyway. 🙂 #
- Just checked the temperature forecast for Chandler today. Cried a little. #
- Arrived in AZ. Blessedly, it's cool and rainy. Yay for monsoon season! 🙂 #
- Just prattled on about Twitter to a room full of the smartest people at Intel. Hope I made sense! 🙂 #
- @turoczy Would have done a demo, but it was a side conversation from what was to have been a short, generalized discussion of social tools. #
- @turoczy I have a feeling I'll be giving LOTS of Twitter demos during lunchtime. Which I love! Come, ask me questions! 🙂 #
- @turoczy Excellent, thanks. Everybody – when i do Twitter demos later, make sure you all say nice things about Intel Software Network! 😉 #
- Wish I had time to play with Mozilla Ubiquity today. It looks REALLY cool, and is getting a ton of buzz. http://tinyurl.com/5lf7n7 #
- Installed Ubiquity. So far, it seems like Quicksilver for Firefox. Which is SO completely awesome! This is going to change the web for me. #
- @annierodkins Ubiquity is a little text box in Firefox you launch with a keyboard, then tell it things like "email this to annie", etc. #
- @annierodkins Just install it and play with it. It's really easy to pick up. Here's a good tutorial: http://tinyurl.com/6jm83k #
- Test tweet from Ubiquity. This thing ROCKS. If you've ever used Quicksilver on Mac or something similar, it's like that, but for the web. #
- Meeting done. On the way back to the airport. It's ZOMG hot! I could never live here. 🙁 #
- @influxx yes, Ubiquity is super-fast. I've heard it bloats Firefox's virtual memory footprint, but I haven't seen that (yet). #
- Finally got around to reading up on the Nikon D90. I SO want this camera. Don't even care about the D300 anymore. $1000? Movies? DO WANT! 🙂 #
- The D90 shoots 1280×720 AVI video, with full DSLR controls, use whatever lens you want, etc. Stop and think for a sec about what that means. #
- That means that, depending on the quality of the D90s video compression, it's (in theory) more flexible than the $3500 Canon XH A1 cam I use #
- @Jmartens I'll probably pass my D40 on to my wife, but if it goes on the market, you're first on the list. D40 is super cheap new – <$500 #
- The D90 has the D-Lighting feature from the D300, and the same superb high ISO (up to 3200) image quality. #
- Trying to suss out the differences between the D90 and D300. So far: 11pt autofocus instead of 51, and only 4.5 FPS (vs what, 8 on the D300) #
- And the optional GPS (fits on the shoe) for the D90 is just more icing on the cake. This camera gives me feelings I don't understand. 😉 #
- Question: Will the D90 autofocus lenses (like the 50mm/1.8) that don't have their own focus motor, or will it be manual, like the D40? #
- And the D90 uses SD (of which I have tons), not CF (which I was dreading switching to if I ever got a D300). This just gets better. 🙂 #
- OK, it appears that the D90 WILL autofocus lenses without their own motor (like the 50mm/1.8). But I could be reading this wrong. #
- @EricAppel Yeah, manual focus on video and mono are kind of a bummer, but with the ability to do DoF in video now, manual might be better. #
- Looks like it uses the EN-EL3e battery, like the D300, instead of the EN-EL9 spares/charger I already have for the D40. Oh well. #
- @jezlyn I think you're right, since the D90 is the evolution of the D70/D80, and the lack of focus motor is only on the D40/D60. #
- @trishussey Yeah, the difference between D80 and D90 is a lot closer than D40/D60 -> D90. #
- I'm dying to know what the video and audio bitrates for video on the D90 are. It uses AVI/Motion JPG, but bitrate is crucial. #
- @ctb I use the Aiptek Action HD camera for video (does 1080p, I shoot in 720p 60fps) which I love. But the sensor = tiny compared to the D90 #
- @ctb Plus all the yummy lens/depth of field stuff and image quality. D90 won't be a Flip-like pocket cam, but still, DO WANT! 😉 #
- What I meant about Motion JPG bitrate is, I have a Canon SD700 that shoots MJPEG, the files are HUGE, usually need reencoding before upload. #
- @greghughes Yeah, we'll definitely want fast SD III cards. Good news is that the 8GB SanDisk Extreme III is only $35. Yay for cheap flash! #
- @deangulstad Yeah, we'll need sample video files to check the bitrates, and it seems those are still embargoed (sites can't post yet). #
- Chase Jarvis and his crew got a bunch of D90s to play with for a couple of weeks. Don't miss this post and video: http://tinyurl.com/6bo2pa #
- It was reading that Chase Jarvis post and watching the video that got me really excited about this camera. Not that I wouldn't have anyway. #
- Enough focused (ha!) camera obsession from me tonight. Been up since 4:30 AM, going to bed now. Good night Twitter (and FriendFeed)! 🙂 #
- @ahockley Some (cheap) Nikon lenses don't have a focus motor. Neither do some cameras (D40/D60). Together, no autofocus. #
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-26
- @timbuk2 I believe the bag @segphault got was the Metro. I have one on order for my Eee PC. I think Messenger XS also fits pretty well. #
- @timbuk2 I'll actually be testing a lot of things for fit in the Metro – various netbooks like the Eee PC, my Kindle, etc. #
- Nice. My Windows VM just bluescreened, trashed Outlook's OST, and is forcing a scan of my PST. There are days I hate Windows… 🙁 #
- @blogan No, on the non-hate days, I merely tolerate it as a necessary evil. Like going to the dentist. #
- @timbuk2 You bet. If UPS hadn't "left in a UPS facility" my package, I would have my Metro already. 🙂 #
- SUPAR SEKRIT Intel meeting! 🙂 #
- This is actually a fascinating meeting I'm in. And I'm certain that I'd be fired for tweeting anything I'm hearing. So I won't. 🙂 #
- @rachelbancroft Sweet, thanks for letting me know! That will be my Timbuk2 Metro bag. GearX.com ROCKS for fixing UPS's mistake, overnight. #
- Dear FriendFeed followers: Who in your network have you created "imaginary" friends for? I wish I could automate it, somehow, s.. #
- @ahockley Voicemail needs to die already. My greeting says "don't leave a message, email or text me", and I check messages every 6mo or so. #
- @blogan Intel proxies have been sporadically choking on TinyURLs this week. No idea why. #
- Dar LazyTwitter: Fink or MacPorts? #
- @blogan That link worked. And that site (http://nsfw.in) is a pretty cool idea. #
- I should go to bed. I've got to be on the Intel shuttle to AZ at 6 AM. There for a few hours, then home again. First time on the shuttle. #
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-25
- I was unable to get my Intel VPN working all weekend (since Thursday, even at home), so I had a mountain of email to climb this morning. 🙁 #
- Oh UPS. A two week old Amazon order is showing "Left in a UPS Facility" as of a week ago. Call them, and they won't do anything to help. 🙁 #
- UPS said the shipper (an Amazon 3rd party store) would have to file a claim. Argh! #
- @bethlubov Perhaps it would be helpful to ignore who "owns" what, and focus on who *does" what. Might simplify things, ideally. #
- @jmoriarty I'm going to start answering all instances of the question "Who owns that?" with "Intel." Because Intel owns us, soul and all. 🙂 #
- Intel installed real, honest Comcast HD cable boxes for the TVs in JF1, to replace the crashy streaming software (http://tinyurl.com/6zs9nq) #
- @jmoriarty No, I gave up my soul about two years ago to get a Mac. 😉 #
- @aprilholle They never tried to deliver. And the facility where it got "left" is sort of out of the way for me: http://tinyurl.com/57m9r8 😉 #
- @bethlubov No problem – that person can be called The Decider(TM). 🙂 #
- @jschultz Whoa. It was just a Google Map from Beaverton, OR to Shrewsbury, MA (where the package is). No idea why Intel choked on it. #
- @jschultz That's really weird. Because I'm at Intel right now, and I TinyURL all the time. Dozens of times a day, make and follow. Weird. #
- Holy cow! There are 1300 sessions in the SXSW 2009 Panel Picker! How on earth am I supposed to go through all those and vote? #
- @funkatron Thanks – voted! 🙂 #
- Dear Twitter Followers: If you have a panel submission at SXSW that you want me to vote for, let me know. I'm not digging through 1300 of em #
- Checking out the new beta of FriendFeed – it's pretty nice so far. http://beta.friendfeed.com #
- New FriendFeed design (in Beta) lets you group your friends into lists – very cool! http://tinyurl.com/6e2ky3 #
- Hmm. FriendFee "lists" have a non-user-specific URL. What happens when someone who's not me visits? http://beta.friendfeed.com/list/portland #
- @JeanAnnVK Apparently, those FriendFeed list URLs either give a FF 404 error page, or bounce people to the FF front page. #
- Arranging my FriendFeed friends into lists. Compulsively. So far I have Intel, Portland, "Never Met IRL", and Ars lists. What's next? #
- @ahockley Ooh. That's a good idea for a list/group (Photographers). Keep em coming – how else should I slice and dice my friends? (Uh, wait) #
- @JeanAnnVK Yeah, it would be cool to be able to share my lists on FF. friendfeed.com/jabancroft/lists/listname, maybe. #
- @grigs No way! We just watched America's Toughest Jobs. Which one is she? #
Josh's Lifelog for 2008-08-23
- Portland Ignites Gnomedex in just a few minutes! I'm excited! And nervous! Wish us luck! 🙂 #
- The Portland Igniters ROCKED. Even an early morning, hungover crowd. The feedback on Twitter is universally positive. Thanks, guys! 🙂 #
- Thank you all for the wishes and kind words about our Ignite presentation. Too many to name, you all rock! That's why I love this stuff! 🙂 #
- @influxx Ignite started at 9:15AM, PDT, before Sarah Lacy. I got video if you missed it! #
- Sarah Lacy: "When [blogging] so fundamentally changes the product…" Uh, what product? Perhaps that's a sign of the disconnect here. #
- On the topic of "what makes a good blog", Merlin Mann had a GREAT post on that topic this week. Go read it: http://tinyurl.com/5dgamk #
- I fear that Sarah Lacy has misread the audience (again). She admits it's her first Gnomedex, but this crowd doesn't go easy on anyone. #
- Retweet @chrisbrogan "Asking someone Do You Blog is like asking Do You Paper?" #
- I don't care about driving traffic. I don't care about getting on TechMeme. Let's talk about what people CARE about (like yesterday). #
- I feel like we're inventing "the challenge that faces blogging". Why does there have to be a challenge? http://tinyurl.com/5dgamk #
- Some (most?) people blog because they obsessively love something, and feel compelled to share it. It's usually that simple. #
- We need a technology solution to make commenting better? Tech will NEVER be able to make people not behave like a**holes. #
- @verso We're not "her people". She's a tech writer. She can't stop talking about how to make money through tech writing. The anti-otaku. 🙂 #
- Raise your hand if you think video comments would cut DOWN on abuse/waste/spam? Anyone? Beuller? #
- @chrisbrogan I try to include the word "gnomedex" but that's 8 whole characters I could otherwise use for snark! 😉 #
- Whoa. Got 25 or so new Twitter followers in the last hour. @chrisbrogan really brings the juice. Thanks, and welcome new tweeps! 🙂 #
- Was really, really cool to have @rachelbancroft next to me this morning at Gnomedex. Best of both worlds (geek and family). Love it! 🙂 #
- Nice plug for Doc Searls, VRM, and the Cluetrain from Eve Maier onstage at Gnomedex. http://projectvrm.org #
- @scottaw Amen. Anyone who has ever played an online game with voice chat knows that unless you restrict to people you know, it's a sewer. #
- @annierodkins Oh, bummer. She's left for the rest of the day, to go play in Seattle, Pike's market, etc. What are you doing tonight? #
- Another one of the coolest things about Gnomedex: adding tons of people to Twitter, not blindly, but because I now know who they are. 🙂 #
- Oh, cool! Adeona (open source laptop security/tracking software) guys on stage at Gnomedex now. Check this out! http://tinyurl.com/6jfgdd #
- Yoshi Kohno (onstage at Gnomedex): "Anyone ever heard of Bruce Schneier?" 🙂 #
- Adeona is named after the Roman goddess of safe return. #
- Gnomedex (Yoshi): "Why is security always in the media? Because security is incredibly hard to get really right." #
- Yoshi talks very fast. Data rate is high. Luckily the signal to noise ratio is good. Geek++ #gnomedex #
- Hey Gnomedex, want to be really freaked out about how scary arphids (RFIDs) can be? Read "Little Brother" (free): http://tinyurl.com/4xse5t #
- @jeremywright You're right. The fact that "Little Brother" will make you feel empowered and smarter is a MUCH better reason to read it. Thx! #
- I installed and tested Adeona. It works. Returned my internal and external IPs, wireless network name, and my photo (Mac only). Excellent. #
- Hey Gnomedex: I wonder what kind of crypto Adeona uses on the key/location info? #
- Great lunch with @stevela, Vanessa, @caseorganic, Yoshi (from Adeona), and more. Now at Gnomedex: The Vocal Joystick #
- I wonder if we have to learn to speak a new language to control the Vocal Joystick? #gnomedex #
- Inevitable Vocal Joystick Art Project: Tone controlled robot arm fed various musical genres, to make it dance, paint, etc. Rap, opera, etc. #
- Inevitable Vocal Joystick Art Project #2: Singing different tones to control the dancing of an onscreen avatar. #
- From vocal joystick to black holes. This year's Gnomedex is a contender for best I've attended (4th consecutive year) #
- Wait, these aren't the black holes you're thinking of. These are *internet* black holes. This just got more interesting. #gnomedex #
- Hubble (hubble.cs.washington.edu) is like downforeveryoneorjustme.com, but on crack. And steroids. With maps. #
- Looks like Amanda Koster, who presented yesterday, has joined Twitter: @salaamgarage. Hoping to run a trip to Guatemala for Gnomedexers. #
- Gnomedex Up Next: Boxee. Social media player. @chrispirillo says it's the next evolution of XBMC (Xbox media player). Should be good. #
- XBMC was ported to Mac OS X, and renamed Plex (though they haven't released yet). Will be interesting to see how Boxee compares. #
- Very interesting that Boxee is targeting Mac OS X and Linux. No mention at all of Windows support. #gnomedex #
- I wonder about OTA/HDTV support in Boxee. DVR/timeshifting? "Season Pass" subscription to OTA shows and scheduled recording? #
- OH @gadgetgy: "I have a Nokia N95. It's a great camera, but it's kind of clunky as a phone." 🙂 #
- @gadgetgy punted on the Cable Card/OTA question. He said "There are other projects, like MythTV, to do that TV thing. We do ethernet video." #
- jay Cross shot a short video of me telling the story of Intelpedia: http://tinyurl.com/5zapwk #
- Next at Gnomedex: Scott Maxwell, the Mars Rover Driver Team Lead, on how the Mars rover is Twittering (as @MarsPhoenix) #
- Wish I had an image stabilized (VR in Nikon speak) lens on my D40. Or just a faster lens. My old Canon SD700 IS does better @gnomedex light. #
- Scott Maxwell, Mars Rover Driver: "My own twin girls, Spirit and Opportunity…" 🙂 #
- "My job entails driving a golf cart around on another planet while simultaneously planning the invasion of the moon by giant spider robots." #
- @bmw Um, yes! My next lens will be the 18-200 VR. Wanna part with one? Let's make a deal… #
- @gregr I'm letting Auto ISO go up to 1600, which makes a big difference, but still not great. #
- @penmachine I have a 50mm/1.8, but it doesn't autofocus on my D40 (which I knew when I bought it). I thought I'd use it more than I do. #
- Gnomedex Scott Maxwell: "Every day the [Mars Rover] pictures are right side up is a good day." 🙂 #
- Hey, Gnomedex. Did you know that every spacecraft is a weapons systems? If Scott tells us the names of the commands to drive, goes to prison #
- Gnomedex Scott Maxwell (on NASA): "If it doesn't look impossible, we're not interested." #
- Gnomedex is totally hushed as Scott Maxwell shows us AMAZING photos from Mars. Like the first photo of Earth from another world. Standing O. #
- Retweet @seanbohan: This is only the second standing ovation at Gnomedex [that I've seen in 4 years]. Other was Derek Miller last year. #
- Scott Maxwell is on Twitter – @marsroverdriver. And of course, follow what he drives: @marsphoenix. #
- @penmachine I teared up a little, too, at those photos. Amazing stuff. #
- Gnomedex @marsroverdriver: "Mars has had nothing to do for the last billion years but make finer and finer dust. It's been really busy." #
- I love how Scott came to Gnomedex. He's @stumax's brother. One day at dinner, Stuart just casually mentioned what his brother does. 🙂 #
- Next up at Gnomedex: Bug Labs (http://buglabs.net/). Open source hardware gadget building blocks. Should be great. #
- @andruedwards is right – the Mars 3.0 Gnomedex talk by @marsroverdirver is EASILY good enough for TED. If not better. #
- Gnomedex @jtoeman: "Everyone likes to tinker in some way. Maybe your tinkering is blogging. Maybe it's cars. Maybe it's software." etc. 🙂 #
- I entered the BugLabs contest. Would LOVE to get my hands on a BugLabs kit. Hope they like my idea! 🙂 #
- Closing out day two of Gnomedex with more Ignite Seattle talks. More awesome. And I'm really, really sad that Gnomedex is almost over. 🙁 #
- I'm going to say it – this year's Gnomedex was the best ever.* (in my 4 years of attendance). I'll be here next year, without a doubt. #
- @mattg LOL yeah, that's a pretty good excuse for missing Gnomedex (getting married). 🙂 See you next year? #
- Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at Gnomedex. I love you all! I meant it this morning when I called you my closest friends. #
- I felt otherwordly happiness at dinner with Gnomedex speakers, staff, and @rachelbancroft. I lead a charmed life. 😀 #


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Title: 7 Remastered
Artist: Lyndon Jugalbot
Producers: Skyember Presents
Retail Price: $29.95
Learning Difficulty: Easy
Length of DVD: 37 Minutes
• Instructional DVD
• Necessary Gimmicks
• Play All
Every now and again you take a gamble on a magic product. You tell yourself that the warning signs such as bad grammar on the back of the DVD is only because it's probably foreign produced and something got lost in the translation. You tell yourself that the magic on the DVD is going to be good magic because you've never heard of the production company or the artist before. Maybe it'll be something new? Something exotic? Maybe there will be some gem stone on the DVD that you'll end up using as a staple in your act for the rest of your career? Or maybe you're just fooling yourself into believing that the product is going to be a lot better than it is. Sadly with 7 Remastered the warning signs of a bad product were written all over it, and yet I fell for it hook line and sinker. Before I dig into this DVD let me first at least dig into the ad copy that's written on the back of it.
The DVD starts off with "After long days of discussion with… Lyndon… finally managed to re-release 4 of his effects in a DVD with us." Red flag numbers one and two. It took them long days, plural, to re-release four original effects. Since the title of the DVD is 7 Remastered I'm going to assume that there is something about these effects that aren't quite what the artist originally presented them as.
The DVD next says: "These four effects are remastered where the effects and handlings are enhanced." Ah! Well then guess my deductive reasoning skills aren't as shoddy as I thought they'd be.
And incase these four remastered effects aren't enough value for you they're also going to throw in three of his underground signature effects, red flag number three- underground can mean untested, for good measure.
Add in two more red flags for an unknown artist, and unknown production company and consider the final red flag being the bad grammar of "never let it limited by your imagination" on the description of the final effect on the DVD "Mystique", and you've got the signs that this could very well be a mistake.
Sadly, despite Lyndon's very creative mind the magic you see in this DVD isn't anything special. A lot of this stuff is just home brew solutions to plots that have better, and equally more commercial solutions to. I applaud the artists accomplishment on being published, and it's very clear that he possess a very creative mind, but none of the effects in this DVD really has any working potential that, as I've already said, can't be done better with more popular known methods.
Let's take a look at what he teaches, and I'll give you my opinions on each.
1) Haunted Wallet 2.0 This effect is reversible in that you can cause bills to either rise out of your wallet or sink back into your wallet all by themselves. Surprisingly this is one of the better tricks on this DVD. The gimmick needed for this, like everything in this DVD will require some construction. With some proper production power behind it, some cad skills and a 3D printer, you could actually probably construct a more durable gimmick that will work better and last longer than the one suggested in the DVD. At any rate this effect is salvageable.
2) Gravitation: This trick just doesn't hold up well in practical use. The gimmick used to animate the bill is so simple but it doesn't give you the best animation compared to other methods like using ITR for example. Other methods, like ITR, could achieve the same results with the added bonus of levitation. The method on Gravitation is just inferior to other solutions that are out there.
3) Fortuna: Folded card placed outside a folded bill instantly penetrates the bill and appears inside the bill. I have a few problems with this effect. For starters a few years ago there was a card trick titled "I hate David Coperfield" that did something similar using three playing cards, and in my opinion once again, does it better than Fortuna. The gimmick for the two are also quite similar with the older version being better in my opinion. Secondly the gimmick you have to construct is obvious. Even during the presentation the gimmick flashes to the camera and that's never a good thing. Lastly considering you have to switch in the gimmick, you'd also have to switch out the gimmick too because you can't examine it. So it's a great idea. It's just not the best method I feel.
4) Fraction: A card that is blue backed is pushed behind a card that is red backed, and when it comes out the other side, the color has changed. After some really awkward transitioning of grips a quick flick and the red portion of the card instantly turns blue again. This kind of reminds me of the classic "Card Warp" effect, which not only looks better but ends cleaner. Also Fraction once again uses cards that can't be examined by the spectator, and given how the gimmick is constructed may not be very convincing close up which is the only place you'd be performing this trick from.
5) Dispense: This is a version of a Torn and Restored card effect that loads the torn corner into the spectator's wallet after a very sudden and visual vanish with it laying on top of the deck. Many of the effects on this DVD really overuse the method in this gimmick construction and this effect is no different. This is possibly another salvageable effect because it IS visual, and you could always switch out the gaff card for a duplicate… but honestly at the end of the day it's a TNR plot and there are just so any of those out there on the market as it is already. Some are much cleaner than this. This doesn't really bring anything exciting to the table that would make it more preferable to another version.
6) Iswitch: A utility move that switches a card in your wallet for the card that you want. Say a spectators card. Nothing special here. It needlessly involves a prop for no real reason other than originality of the move. A top change would do the same thing. Again I find myself asking "Why would I use this move over others that I know?" Hell I've got switching wallets that are better built than this.
7) Mystique: A picture that is drawn on a card with marker instantly snaps off the card and appears on another nearby. It's a visual effect and it looks pretty, but SandsMind has produced a similar trick that just has a better and cleaner handling. Once again the gimmick can't be examined and you end somewhat dirty.
So you've got seven effects that all rely on homemade gimmicks, that for the most part can be accomplished cleaner or better by using other published methods. There just really isn't anything useful or horribly original here. I'm sure Lyndon is a very creative guy, but this DVD isn't his best work. At least I hope it's not his best work. The gimmicks can be easily constructed from the items included in the DVD, and a few spare playing cards. You'll need to use a hobby knife so younger kids will need adult supervision. Considering the money spent to buy the DVD, the time spent making the gimmicks, and the time spent, more like lost, learning to perform these tricks you could have instead mastered something that you'll actually use for something other than youtube magic. None of these effects I'd consider too practical, and over all this was just a waste of time and money. Avoid 7 Remastered. You won't miss a thing if you do.
When I give my product scores below I am measuring them on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 Being absolute the worst score possible, and 10 being the absolute best, making a score of five average. The four points that I grade upon is Product Quality, Teaching Quality, Sound & Video Quality and Overall Quality.
Product Quality: 3
Really expensive for a bunch of home brew magic. Heavy reliance on gaffs to the point where you can't have the objects examined.
Teaching Quality: 2
The teaching is non existent. You get to see him create the gimmicks, or run through the motions of performing, but no words. You have to read a lot of text on the screen to understand what's going on.
Video & Sound Quality: 5
The video is okay but the back ground music gets annoying after five minutes.
Overall Quality: 3
Nothing in this DVD is of value. Every effect can be done better, cleaner, and sometimes more visually using other methods available on the market. I'm glad to see that Lyndon is being creative and putting himself out there but there is no commercial value in the magic taught on this product.
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#7 Choose your favourite water sports
Consider these:
- Rent a kayak or do a sea kayak tour with Salty Dog Sea Kayaking.
- Go scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef with one of Airlie Beach's many dive companies.
- Hire a Jet Ski, a one-hour offshore jet boat ride with Island Jet Boating will have your adrenaline pumping before you know it.
- Take a Charter on a luxury cabin cruiser or take a bare-boat sailing charter (one of the only places in the world that offers a sail-yourself charter experience)
#8 Learn to Sail for FREE
The Whitsunday's Sailing Club conducts Twilight Yacht Racing every Wednesday from 3pm to 7pm.
In exchange for your deckhand skills you can be 'in training' onboard a yacht sailing in one of the most beautiful locations on the Great Barrier Reef. Get involved: Go to the Whitsunday Sailing Club at 2pm on any Wednesday and offer your services. Novices are both welcome and encouraged.
#9 Bird watching (of the feathered kind)
The Whitsundays' are home to hundreds of bird species who nest in this region. Follow the 'boardwalk' along the water's edge for an abundance of bird spotting opportunities including the Australasian Darter, Black Ducks and noisy Rainbow Lorikeets.
Keep your eyes peeled for Kookaburras, Yellow-faced honey eaters, Ospreys, Herons and Egrets. You won't need any help spotting the charismatic sulphur-crested cockatoos who create a racket at Airlie Beach.
#10 Go fishing
Fishing in the Whitsundays is one of those 'must-do' things for your bucket list. With an average water temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, fish are practically jumping into your boat.
The Whitsundays' waters are abundant with Marlin, Giant Trevally (GT's) and Mackerel as well as the renowned Red Emperor and Coral Trout. If you want to do some onshore fishing, head to Shute Harbour to fish from the custom-made fishing pontoon.
Where to stay
How to get to Airlie Beach
By air – Fly from Sydney, Brisbane or Cairns to Whitsunday Coast Airport. Jetstar, Tigerair and Virgin Australia all fly into this airport.
Shuttle buses transfer between the airport and Airlie Beach and take about 40 minutes and will take you to your accommodation.
By car – A two-hour drive south is the closest city of Mackay, whilst three hours north is Townsville. Hire cars are available for day trips.
By rail – The Spirit of Queensland train travels between Brisbane and Cairns, stopping at Proserpine Rail Station.
By bus – Greyhound service the coast roads and stop at the Airlie Beach Bus Terminal.
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