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Podcast #307 - EVGA Torq X10 Mouse, Samsung 850 Pro, OCZ RevoDrive 350 and more!
Subject: General Tech | July 3, 2014 - 12:17 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, evga, TORQ X10, Samsung, 850 PRO, ocz, RevoDrive 350, Silverstone, Nightjar, knights landing, Xeon Phi
PC Perspective Podcast #307 - 07/03/2014
Join us this week as we discuss the EVGA Torq X10 Mouse, Samsung 850 Pro, OCZ RevoDrive 350 and more!
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Do you know Juno?
Subject: General Tech | July 3, 2014 - 09:39 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: linux, linaro, juno, google, armv8-a, ARMv8, arm, Android
By now you should have read Ryan's post or listened to Josh talk about Juno on the PCPer Podcast but if you find yourself hungry for more information you can visit The Tech Report. They discuss how the 64-bit Linaro is already able to take advantage of one of big.LITTLE's power efficiency optimization called Global Task Scheduling. As Linaro releases monthly updates you can expect to see more features and better implementations as their take on the Android Open Source Project evolves. Expect to see more of Juno and ARMv8 on review sites as we work out just how to benchmark these devices.
"ARM has created its own custom SoC and platform for 64-bit development. The folks at Linaro have used this Juno dev platform to port an early version of Android L to the ARMv8 instruction set. Here's a first look at the Juno hardware and the 64-bit software it enables."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Running Cisco's VoIP manager? Four words you don't want to hear: 'Backdoor SSH root key @ The Register
- Latest Nexus 9 leak outs tablet's 5GB RAM, 2560x1600 screen @ The Inquirer
- Twitter takes on GOOGLE, swallows wannabe YouTube firm @ The Register
- Samsung will halt plasma TV production before the end of the year @ The Inquirer
- Previously male-only Hearthstone competition now open to all genders @ Polygon
The slippery slope of Planetary Annihilation
Subject: General Tech | July 2, 2014 - 02:51 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, bad idea, prerelease, planetary annihilation
Releasing unfinished games is no longer limited to EA, many developers have picked up the habit of Early Access versions of their games and it is in danger of becoming as common as pre-purchases have. For some users this is not an issue, beta testing can be fun if you are that type of person or have a vested interest in trying to contribute to the development of a game. Uber has gone one step further with Planetary Annihilation, actually releasing an Early Access version of the game to retail stores with a free upgrade to the full version once it is released. There will be many consumers that do not understand that this is not a finished game and will purchase it with the expectation that it is completed. This will likely lead to a lot of internet bile being unleashed and bad reviews being published which is something you would think a publisher would want to avoid. Do you think that it is not an issue or perhaps a self correcting one or do you agree with Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN that this could be the start of a bad trend for the gaming industry? It is unlikely that this particular game will die in development and never be released but if it becomes a common trend unscrupulous publishers could slap together a demo, sell it as a pre-release and then abandon development; they've already made money so why bother finishing the game if consumers are happy paying full price for a half-baked product?
For those who prefer to play fully finished and perhaps even heavily modded games, why not join the Fragging Frogs for a gaming session?
"The practice of releasing alpha or beta games as part of an "Early Access" plan is not, in itself, inherently harmful. It can be quite good for a game when developers priorities are in order and everyone is given plenty of information about what they're getting into upfront. Planetary Annihilation's early access version on brick-and-mortar store shelves, though?"
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Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Steam In-Home Streaming and Gaming Future @ Benhmak
- Ubisoft releases Watch Dogs 'Access Granted Pack' DLC @ HEXUS
- John Woo-Hoo: Double Action Boogaloo Is Free, Out Now @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Ubisoft On Far Cry 4′s Story, Box Art, Team Diversity @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
How about a little High Powered Computing?
Subject: General Tech | July 2, 2014 - 11:58 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: HPC, ISS
The Register visited this years ISS and snapped some pictures of the hardware that was on display. There were a lot of storage solutions being demonstrated like the Silent Brick Library from Fast LTA which offers an alternative to tape archives with the ability to can hold up to 60TB of uncompressed data with 12 bricks in a rack mounted device. Samsung had a brief presentation on 3D V-NAND but did not reveal anything new about their new type of NAND. AMD showed off their new W9100 FirePro and quite a few vendors, Intel included, are increasing their usage of watercooling in racks. Click over to see the latest expensive HPC gear.
"The International Supercomputer Show in Leipzig, Germany, was full of fascinating things at the high-end grunt front of the computing business. Here's what attracted this roving hack's eye."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Memcapacitors could make our computers faster @ Nanotechweb
- Bug In Fire TV Screensaver Tears Through 250 GB Data Cap @ Slashdot
- Samsung/Globalfoundries team reportedly lands 14nm orders from Qualcomm, Apple @ DigiTimes
- Microsoft releases test patch to address Windows 8.1 update woes @ The Inquirer
- Using Android 4.3? Don't let malware snatch your private login keys @ The Register
- ARM tears apart the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live @ The Inquirer
- Third Person Perspective is Guaranteed to Mess With Your Senses @ Hack a Day
- WiME Wi-Watch M5 Smartwatch Review @ TechwareLabs
- Silicon Power Worldwide Joint Giveaway @ NikKTech
Intel's Knights Landing (Xeon Phi, 2015) Details
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | July 2, 2014 - 12:55 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, Xeon Phi, xeon, silvermont, 14nm
Anandtech has just published a large editorial detailing Intel's Knights Landing. Mostly, it is stuff that we already knew from previous announcements and leaks, such as one by VR-Zone from last November (which we reported on). Officially, few details were given back then, except that it would be available as either a PCIe-based add-in board or as a socketed, bootable, x86-compatible processor based on the Silvermont architecture. Its many cores, threads, and 512 bit registers are each pretty weak, compared to Haswell, for instance, but combine to about 3 TFLOPs of double precision performance.
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The best way to imagine it is running a PC with a modern, Silvermont-based Atom processor -- only with up to 288 processors listed in your Task Manager (72 actual cores with quad HyperThreading).
The main limitation of GPUs (and similar coprocessors), however, is memory bandwidth. GDDR5 is often the main bottleneck of compute performance and just about the first thing to be optimized. To compensate, Intel is packaging up-to 16GB of memory (stacked DRAM) on the chip, itself. This RAM is based on "Hybrid Memory Cube" (HMC), developed by Micron Technology, and supported by the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC). While the actual memory used in Knights Landing is derived from HMC, it uses a proprietary interface that is customized for Knights Landing. Its bandwidth is rated at around 500GB/s. For comparison, the NVIDIA GeForce Titan Black has 336.4GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Intel and Micron have worked together in the past. In 2006, the two companies formed "IM Flash" to produce the NAND flash for Intel and Crucial SSDs. Crucial is Micron's consumer-facing brand.
So the vision for Knights Landing seems to be the bridge between CPU-like architectures and GPU-like ones. For compute tasks, GPUs edge out CPUs by crunching through bundles of similar tasks at the same time, across many (hundreds of, thousands of) computing units. The difference with (at least socketed) Xeon Phi processors is that, unlike most GPUs, Intel does not rely upon APIs, such as OpenCL, and drivers to translate a handful of functions into bundles of GPU-specific machine language. Instead, especially if the Xeon Phi is your system's main processor, it will run standard, x86-based software. The software will just run slowly, unless it is capable of vectorizing itself and splitting across multiple threads. Obviously, OpenCL (and other APIs) would make this parallelization easy, by their host/kernel design, but it is apparently not required.
It is a cool way that Intel arrives at the same goal, based on their background. Especially when you mix-and-match Xeons and Xeon Phis on the same computer, it is a push toward heterogeneous computing -- with a lot of specialized threads backing up a handful of strong ones. I just wonder if providing a more-direct method of programming will really help developers finally adopt massively parallel coding practices.
I mean, without even considering GPU compute, how efficient is most software at splitting into even two threads? Four threads? Eight threads? Can this help drive heterogeneous development? Or will this product simply try to appeal to those who are already considering it?
Corsair's K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard offers a lot of feedback
Subject: General Tech | June 30, 2014 - 11:57 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: input, Vengeance K70, K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, corsair, Corsair Vengeance
The Corsair Vengeance K70 not only has Cherry Red MX switches to give a smooth keypress up until the key has traversed fully but you can also set it up to flash that keys LED when the key has depressed fully. The Tech Report tested the original Red version, Brown and Blue are now available for those who prefer a different feeling from tickling their keyboard. The RGB model which is able to control the LED colour on each key separately will be available very soon if that feature appeals to you. This may not be the newest model of keyboard but the overall styling, functionality, NKRO and adjustable polling rate help it remain at the top of it's niche market.
"Corsair's Vengeance K70 keyboard is a masterful combination of Cherry MX mechanical switches, programmable backlighting, and distinctive industrial design. We get all touchy feely with one of the finest mechanical keyboards around."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Rosewill's Apollo RK-9100xBBR mechanical keyboard @ The Tech Report
- Tt eSPORTS Poseidon Z Illuminated Blue Switch Edition Review @HiTech Legion
- Gamdias Hermes gaming keyboard @ Kitguru
- Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard @ Bjorn3d
- Tt eSPORTS Poseidon Z Blue Switch Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ NikKTech
- teSports Poseidon Z Mechanical Kailh Blue Switch Keyboard @ eTeknix
- Sentey Lumenata Pro Gaming Mouse Review @ TechwareLabs
- EVGA TORQ X10 Gaming Mouse Review @ Legit Reviews
Don't trust your life to smartwatches quite yet
Subject: General Tech | June 30, 2014 - 11:17 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: wearables
On a charity walk that went from one end of the Outer Hebrides to the other a variety of fitness trackers could not decide on just how far a distance was travelled. Indeed it quickly became quite obvious that there were discrepancies as at the two hour point in the walk the distance ranged from 5.5 to 9 miles. There were spots with no cell signal during the trek but more often than not there was a decent signal but yet the errors were not properly corrected. The Inquirer's experience illustrates that at this time you should not consider your smartwatch part of your emergency gear to be used with dead reckoning and a compass as you could be literally mislead. For now these devices are fitness trackers for the city and even then you might want to double check those distances if you are on a mission to cover a certain amount of ground.
"An example of some of the wearables present on the trek were the Galaxy Gear Fit, Fitbit Flex, Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up24, Galaxy Gear 2 Neo and the Pebble watch."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Can You Really Use the Nvidia Shield as a Desktop Replacement? @ eTeknix
- Microsoft to roll out Windows Phone 8.1 at beginning of July @ The Inquirer
- Krebs on Microsoft Suspending "Patch Tuesday" Emails and Blaming Canada @ Slashdot
- Netgear Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Preview @ Benchmark Reviews
- Power BI: Office 365 just got more intelligent @ The Register
- Seagate's LSI flash biz buyout: Good potential, but only if followed up @ The Register
- Fusion-io shopped itself to 11 firms... 10 declined @ The Register
- Win a Cube Raptor Gaming PC @ eTeknix
Introduction, Hardware, and Subjective Feel
This review comes before the end of the pre-order period. The reason why I targeted that deadline is because the pre-order perks are quite significant. First, either version of the mouse is listed for about $50 off of its MSRP (which is half price for the plastic version). EVGA also throws in a mouse pad for registering your purchase. The plastic mouse is $49.99 during its pre-order period ($99.99 MSRP) and its carbon fiber alternative is $79.99 ($129.99 MSRP). EVGA has supplied us with the plastic version for review.
Being left-handed really puts a damper on my choice of gaming mice. If the peripheral is designed to contain thumb buttons, it needs to either be symmetric (because a right hand's thumb buttons would be controlled by my pinky or ring finger) or be an ergonomic, curved mouse which comes in a special version for lefties that is mirrored horizontally (which is an obvious risk, especially when the market of left-handed gamers is further split by those who learned to force themselves to use right-handed mice).
Hey Forum Members! Any interest in a free XFX R9 280 thanks to AMD?
Subject: General Tech | June 26, 2014 - 02:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, giveaway, xfx, r9 280, fragging frogs
That's right! If you have posted to the PC Perspective Forums at least 5 times before June 25, 2014 you are eligible to enter the raffle to win an XFX R9 280! Lenny and the Fragging Frogs have been given a gift from Warsam71 and AMD which will be given away to a lucky Forum member as a show of appreciation for the great community you have all helped build! Each member can only get one entry (no bribes!) and in order for your entry to count you have to post a picture of your current rig to this thread right here.
The draw will be held July 11th so get snapping and post to the thread for your chance to win!
"In appreciation of our existing forum members we are giving away a FREE XFX R9 280 Radeon Graphics Card !! (courtesy of Warsam71 and our friends at AMD)."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Linux Nears Total Domination of the Top500 Supercomputers @ Linux.com
- Samsung Gear Live vs LG G Watch specs comparison @ The Inquirer
- Intel cuts ribbon on UK Internet of Things Ignition Lab @ The Inquirer
- Bitcoin is MONEY, says Canada @ The Register
- Compal optimistic about smart shoes business @ DigiTimes
- Aaah, what's that smell, Nook? Yes, it's death: Barnes & Noble to jettison e-book biz @ The Register
- Computex 2014: HyperX Strikes Back @ Madshrimps
- Linksys X3500 N750 Dual-Band Wireless Modem/Router Review @ NikKTech
Podcast #306 - Budget PC Shootout, the Coolermaster Elite 110, AMD GameWorks competitor
Subject: General Tech | June 26, 2014 - 11:36 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: xeon, video, seiki, podcast, nvidia, msi, Intel, HDMI 2.0, gt70 2pe, gt70, gameworks, FX-9590, displayport 1.3, coolermaster, amd, 4k
PC Perspective Podcast #306 - 06/26/2014
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Palm Beach Gardens linebacker Tevon Coney is giving another school a shot.
Along with Notre Dame and Florida, Coney added Miami to his list of favorite schools. Coney (6-2, 220) said he hopes to verbally commit to a school in September.
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Five Fun Facts #6 Górnik Zabrze
Five fun facts travels to Eastern Europe today as Ryan Hubbard of Modern Football presents some nuggets of knowledge about one of Poland's most successful teams Górnik Zabrze.
1. The man of the match award goes to ..
In the English leagues we're used to seeing the man-of-the-match receive a nice bottle of champagne, usually from Geoff Shreeves or someone equally as important in Sky's commentary team. But in Zabrze, the best player of the game receives his prize from a man called Stanislaw Sętkowski, Górnik's most iconic supporter. Similarly to Pompey's John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, Sętkowski is known (and heard) throughout the stadium as "the guy who rings the bell".
But Pan (Mr) Sętkowski doesn't give the top player a bottle of bubbly - or for that matter, a bottle of anything else. The handlebar-moustached fan presents Górnik's star with a nice piece of poultry. Ahem, LIVE poultry. The bird (usually a rooster or a hen), is bred by Sętkowski himself. Nowadays, the bird is given to the man-of-the-match in a cage, but this wasn't always the case.
2. Penalty shoot-outs are a bad idea ..
In modern football, penalty shootouts are the way to decide an all-square knock-out tie. But as we know, this wasn't always the case.
During the 1969/70 Cup Winners' Cup, Puchar Polski winners Górnik Zabrze defeated teams such as Olympiacos, Glasgow Rangers and Levski Sofia to set up a semi-final tie with Coppa Italia winners AS Roma. The first game in Rome finished 1-1, whilst the second leg in Chorzów saw a 90th minute penalty from Włodzimierz Lubański cancel out an early Fabio Capello spot-kick to take the tie to extra-time. Both sides managed to score again during the extra 30 minutes, and so an extra game was needed to separate the sides.
However, the third game in neutral Strasbourg saw another strike from Lubański, and another penalty from Capello, ending the game with another tie. With the winner needing to be decided on the night, the referee pulled out a coin. The Polish side chose correctly, and went onto the final in Vienna, eventually losing to Manchester City.
3. Our stadium was built for ..
The stadium in Zabrze was built in 1934, whilst the city was still inside the German borders and named Hindenburg. From its opening right up until 1945, the stadium was named after the country's leader Adolf Hitler. When the Second World War was over, the border moved westwards; and the town of Hindenburg was absorbed into the Polish Republic and renamed Zabrze.
Three years later, KS Górnik Zabrze was formed and the newly titled Stadion Górnik Zabrze hosted the club's games. In 2005, the stadium was again renamed, this time after legendary club striker Ernest Pohl.
4. We beat the European Champions ..
After winning the Polish Championship in 1967, Górnik were entered into 1967/68 European Cup. Reaching the Quarter-Finals after wins against Swedish champions Djurgardens and Soviet League winners Dinamo Kyiv, the Poles were paired against Matt Busby's Manchester United.
The first-leg at Old Trafford saw the Red Devils win 2-0, but in the return game at the Stadion Śląski a single goal from Włodzimierz Lubański saw Górnik - despite being eliminated - claim a famous 1-0 victory in from of around 100,000 fans.
Manchester United hadn't previously lost a game in the 67/68 tournament, and went undefeated for the remainder of the competition. This meant that Górnik Zabrze were the only team to defeat Manchester United's famous European Champions.
5. Famous fans ..
The two most famous fans of the club that may be known to an English audience are Lukas Podolski and Adam Małysz.
German International and FC Koln striker Podolski was born in the Polish town of Gliwice, just a few miles from Zabrze and after emigrating to Germany aged 2, followed his father's support of Górnik. Recently, he also stated that he would like to play for the club before his career was over.
Polish Ski-Jumping legend Adam Małysz also claims to be a Górnik Supporter. Both men have received VIP seats at the club's Ernest Pohl Stadium, situated right next to each other.
Thanks to Ryan for those groovy Górnik facts. Read his blog for more on Polish football and keep up with him over on twitter.


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A Jayy Von Monroe Oneshot For lisathemcrloverSorry it took me SO SO SO SO long to get this done. :/ lots of things have happened since you've asked for this oneshot. So I hope you like it. It was a bit challenging if i do say so myself, but then again I knew like nothing of hime. Lol. ^.^
Name: Lee
Age: 20
Race/ species: White Scottish girl
Personality: Shy when u first get to know me but if u piss me off I will kick ur ass :) people say I'm emo
Family: Big bro emo 21, mum, dad not around
Friends: Bff is Jamie and Kat
Enemies: Beth she hates me so much
Crush: Jayy Von Monroe
Looks: Black hair with blue in it, blue eyes and small for my age
I stood there, my heart stuck in my throat. "What do you mean by we're through?"
Jayy didn't turn around but he responded with, "I mean we are done." With that he walked away and I just stood there. As my tears started to make trails down my face and ruining my make-up rain started to pour down.
Jayy was hooked on his computer. "What are you doin'?" I questioned out of curiosity.
He quickly shut his computer and said, "Nothing."
I pouted and said, "I don't but that." He set me down on top of his lap and just held me there for a bit. "Are you going to tell me? Or do I have to look it up myself?" I questioned him and he chuckled.
"Hun, you don't know my password," he said shrewdly.
I raised an eyebrow and said, "You wanna bet?" I then opened his laptop and typed in XXXXX and pressed enter. A modeling screen popped up. "You're trying to become a model?" I asked as I turned to look at him.
His expression was priceless. He was still shocked that I knew his password. "…Don't be mad…" he mustered out, dumbfounded.
I rolled my eyes. "Don't be ridiculous! I think it's great!" I exclaimed and kissed the side of his mouth, the one with the piercing on it of course.
"Yeah, just promise that you won't change, okay?"
He wrapped his arms around me and said, "Nothing's gonna change, not for me or you."
"Lee snap out of it!" Jamie exclaimed as she snapped her fingers in front of my face.
"Ahh! Sorry!" I exclaimed sheepishly.
"Come on! They're starting soon!" Kat shouted excitedly as she pulled both of us to the front of the stage.
"Who are we here to see again?" I questioned.
"Blood on the Dance Floor," Jamie said in a 'duh' tone of voice.
"Oh. Ummm. Okay," I said kind of unsure.
"The first song they're going to sing is called Bewitched," Kat enthused.
The already dim lights blacked out and music started to play. Lots of people were screaming, mostly girls, including Kat and Jamie. I had never really paid attention to this band before so I had no clue who the members were. But I guess I'd get to know at the meet and greet afterwards. The strobe lights made my eyes blur a bit but after a while I got used to it.
I stood in disbelief at who the band members were. I KNEW THEM!! …Well I knew the two singers anyway.
After the show I, mostly unwilling, went backstage with Jamie and Kat. I quickly adverted facing Jayy and walked over to Dahvie. "You guys are getting on quite nicely," I told Dahvie and when he turned to actually look at me his eyes went wide.
"L-!" before he could get my name out I covered his mouth.
"Shh! Shh! Not so loud," I scolded him and gave him a hug.
"It's so great to see you! I haven't seen u since…" he trailed off and I sighed.
"Same here," I responded and turned to take a quick look at Jayy. He was talking enthusiastically with Kat and Jamie. "He looks like he's been doin' well," I commented and Dahvie nodded.
"And how have you been holding up?" he asked, concerned.
I waved it off saying, "It's been four years, I'm fine!" But my voice broke on my last word, a tell-tale sign that I really wasn't.
"Lee!" Kat shouted and I turned to look at her. "You HAVE to meet Jayy Von Monroe!" she exclaimed excitedly and I sighed.
"I guess it's now or never…" I muttered and Dahvie gave me a pat on the back. I walked over to the three of them and poked Jayy in the side. He spun around and he was surprisingly taken aback by seeing me. "You guys were great out there!" I said in a fake enthusiastic voice that could fool anyone. Except Jayy.
"It's been a long time," he said with a tight smile.
Jamie and Kat got confused. "Lee, do you two know each other?" they asked in unison.
I hesitated but said, "No, not really. I think I saw him at Starbucks once." I turned to him. "It was Starbucks right?" I questioned and he was slightly shocked by the cold look I was giving him.
"Uh. Yeah, I believe so," he stumbled out and Jamie gave me a look that said 'behave yourself'.
"Well, it was nice seeing you again, Mr. Monroe. I won't be taking up anymore of your time," I said and started to walk away only to stop short of what he shouted back at me. "What?" I questioned bewildered.
"I said I still love you!" he shouted and everyone around us, including me, was shocked. "Lee, I am such a terrible person. I regretted ever breaking up with you. Will you forgive me?" he asked or more like begged.
I turned around and said, "Answer me this: Why did you break up with me in the first place?"
He was silent for a bit then replied, "I didn't want to drag you down. You were going to go somewhere in life and I was just your rock star boyfriend. I didn't want you to be worried about press makin' up some kind of rumor that I was cheatin' on you."
I rolled my eyes and walked right up to him. "I don't give a flying-wack-a-doodle what people make up. If you were to tell me that you didn't do certain things that the media says you did, honestly, who do you think I'd believe first? I even SUPPORTED you when you were just a garage boy band! Do you honestly think I'd just give up so easily on all those happy memories we shared while we were together? Really, Jayy?" I questioned him, aggravated.
He didn't speak but just shook his head causing me to smirk in return. I placed my hand on his neck and pulled him down to my – very – short height for a kiss. "All is forgiven," I said after we broke apart. Kat and Jamie both 'aw'ed at us.
~The End~
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Hydraflow Hydragraphs Extension
1. Is there a way to model a pond with a tailwter that varies over time?
2. Is there a way to export a reservoir's resulting elevation vs. time data?
Not to my knowledge there is. The only type of variable tailwater analysis that Hydraflow Hydrographs has is the interconnected ponds, routines. Otherwise, you can just put in a static tailwater in the outlet parameters.
Rather than trying to update a structure to mimic a variable tailwater in hdyraflow, I'd recommend modeling anything with a variable tailwater condition in SSA. With SSA you can create a channel section, run a flow through it, set the Tc, etc. and it will essentially build a rating curve. It also can serve to determine if you increase the peak at this downstream point. Main thing you have to do if you use SSA with hydrodynamic routing is just make sure you understand and read up on the parameters, and check all your link time series to see that they look correct and don't show oscillations in them. There are several threads regarding parameters for hydrodynamic modeling.
Also, in SSA you can set up a time series, hydrograph, with time vs. elevation to an outlet. I have used this to correlate a seperate detention model with my pipe network.
And SSA stands for...?
Storm and Sanitary Analysis
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Serjouie, Alireza and Tan, Chin Ping and Mirhosseini, Hamed and Che Man, Yaakob (2010) Effect of vegetable-based oil blends on physicochemical properties of oils during deep-fat frying. American Journal of Food Technology, 5 (5). pp. 310-323. ISSN 1557-458X
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…And Russell Westbrook is Bran Stark
"In my dream we're trying to win the championship when the opposing team goes on a run and Coach Brooks says call a timeout. So I do. But the ref is not looking at me. He won't call it.
What does he look at child?
"He's looking at a… a three-eyed raven. It's up their in the rafters. I climb up to it. But when I get there, it's not a raven at all. IT'S… it's–"
Yeah? Go on then. It's what?
It's Patrick Beverley.
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…and Kobe Bryant is Tywin Lannister
"Sir Mike D'Antoni of House D'Antoni as a reward for your accomplishment of barely getting us into the playoffs we will find you accommodations suited to your name – I hear Mike Brown's house is on the market. And when the time is right you will be given a position fit for your talents, Utah maybe. And I would let myself be consumed by MAGGOTS before mocking the Laker name by making you heir to Sir Philip's legacy."
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And "Rajon Rondo/Kevin Garnett" are "Tyrion Lannister/Bronn"
These entitled opponents are what I'm good at. Out-playing them, out-thinking them. It's what I am. KG do you know what they say about South Beach?
"I'm sure you'll tell me."
They say it's impregnable.
"Give me eight good men and three neutral refs. I'll impregnate the bitch."
I like you.
And Gregg Popovich is Tywin Lannister
The Admiral, Elliot, Avery all gone. Before long Timmy will be gone, sunning on a beach somewhere. It's the Spurs name that lives on. It's all that lives on.
Not your personal glory, not your pride… but TEAM.
The future of our team will be determined in these playoffs. We could reestablish a dynasty that lasted a decade… or we could collapse into nothing. Just look at the Lakers.
"And what of sideline reporters?"
A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinion of sheep.
And LeBron James is Stannis Baratheon
Pat Riley, you said the Heat would make me the Lord of Light? You said you saw my victory in the flames?
"I did. I still see it."
And if the flames lie? Then I'm no better than a mercenary worshipping a fire god.
"Look into the fire LeBron. Keep looking. The Celtics, the Bulls, they are all thieves. They will bend the knee or be destroyed. Do you see? You see my king?"
I see… only Game 6.
And Kevin Durant is Jaqen H'ghar:
A man pays his debts. A man owes for what his team does for him the three quarters before. How many wins will a team need? Speak the amount and a man will do the rest?
Four wins I will give you. (1, 2, 3, 4) No more, no less.
And if a game comes when you need me at the elbow? Say these words: "Valar Morghulis." And a man will be waiting.
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There is no part of normal breastfeeding that results in cracked or bleeding nipples. This is a symptom of improper breastfeeding technique or yeast infection, in most cases. If your nipples are cracked or bleeding, talk with your physician or lactation consultant about possible causes, treatments and ways to prevent future nipple damage.
There is likely an issue with breastfeeding that is causing cracked or bleeding nipples. Either the infant is not latching properly or there is a yeast infection of the nipples. The yeast infection, known as thrush when it infects your baby's mouth, can cause nipples to crack or bleed. Other possible causes of cracked or bleeding nipples may include:
Treatment for Cracked or Bleeding Nipples
If your cracked or bleeding nipples are caused by improper latching while breastfeeding, you must work on correcting the patch to relieve pain and allow nipples to heal. Breastfeeding should be comfortable, not painful. Painful latches lead to nipple injury, including cracked and/or bleeding nipples. A lactation or breastfeeding consultant can often help correct your infant's latch or your breastfeeding technique/position to relieve immediate pain. With proper latching taken care of, your nipples will heal naturally.
Treating cracked or bleeding nipples not associated with infant latch requires determining the cause of cracked or bleeding nipples and addressing that cause. Some common causes and treatments include:
Depending on the cause of your cracked or bleeding nipples, you may experience issues in the future if old habits resume. For instance, if you switch back to the same laundry detergent that irritated your nipples there is a chance it will irritate your nipples again. However, if improper breast latching was the issue causing cracked or bleeding nipples once latch is corrected nipples should not crack or bleed again. You may also notice some irritation and slight bleeding as teeth breakthrough and change breastfeeding, but irritation is typically temporary.


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By Iason Athanasiadis
When I moved to Iran, hearing there were Greeks in the Islamic Republic of Iran was bizarre enough. Finding out that it boasted a splendid Greek Orthodox church, just metres away from the infamous US embassy that dominated the international media throughout the 444 days of the American diplomats' hostage crisis in 1979-80 was even stranger.
But Iran's Greek community has been in irreversible decline since the early 1980s when many fled a socially restrictive Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war. Today, two monuments in Tehran stand testament to the crumbling Greek community: a church and a cemetery.
As they escaped a new communist government in Moscow in the late 1910s that had branded them undesirable capitalists, many Pontic Greeks, such as my grandfather, sought to return to Greece via the southern route, across Iran, and avoid a hostile Turkey whose army was then struggling against invading Greek troops. Upon arriving in Iran, many of these Greeks decided that in many ways it was a better and richer country than Greece - then a barren, mountainous and economically limited country they had never even visited and could hardly call a homeland. They busied themselves with woodcutting, silk and rice-farming. Others used their expertise in the tobacco industry to develop a 'cigarette route' from 1935 onwards, hoping that it would rival the old Silk Route. As news of the business opportunities to be had in Iran spread, more Greeks arrived in order to build railways and harvest the tobacco crops. The Caspian shoreline cities of Rasht and Bandar Pahlavi became centres of the booming tobacco trade and the Greek community thrived, peaking at between 3,000 and 4,000 people."Most stayed here, brought their wives over or married a Fatima or Leila and settled down," one old-timer told me.
In the 1930's, Iran's moderniszng king, Reza Shah - impressed by Kemal Ataturk's forced secularisation policy in Turkey - was pushing through a number of measures aimed at quashing the Eastern element in his country. He forced mullahs to shave off their beards, discard their traditional turban and wear a billed cap in order that their foreheads not brush the floor when praying.Reza Shah also banned the veil for women, provided public education, built Iran's first modern university, opened the schools to women and brought them into the workforce. He initiated Iran's first industrialisation programme and dramatically improved Iran's infrastructure by building numerous roads, bridges, state-owned factories and even Iran's first Transnational railway.
One Greek old-timer, Giotis Symeonidis, remembers visiting Athens in the mid-1960s and what his reaction was upon being told that television was about to be introduced. "My father told me joyfully that Greece was getting black-and-white TV soon," he recalls. "I told him that, in Persia, not only do we have television, but it's also color television!"
The majority of Greeks were having a ball in Swinging Sixties and Seventies Tehran. In 1979, the Islamic Revolution put an end to all that. Ayatollah Khomeini famously pronounced that "there is no fun in Islam". The good days were over.
In 2004, Olga Xanthopoulou welcomed me into her home in Tehran's gritty, polluted downtown and opened up a treasure trove of memories. A veteran member of the community, Olga was born - and insists she will die - in Iran. But such is her sense of isolation that she claimed not to have spoken Greek in three years before my visit, and often halted her reminiscing to apologise for her grammatical mistakes.
On the walls, brass-framed, black-and-white portraits of herself and her loved ones hark back to carefree, pre-revolutionary days. "When there was a theatre evening at the club, there was hardly space to move in," she exclaimed. "What wonderful theatres we had, what sparkling dances! But (the Greeks) have all left and it's now totally empty". In the fleshpots of Lalehzar, Tehran's red-light district, that respectable Shiite families steered clear of, gamblers brushed up against prostitutes and the girls of Westernised families experienced their first breath of European-style sophistication in the bustling French-style bistros. After the revolution, the notorious area was completely boarded up and reinvented as a centre for electrical goods.
"The cabarets of Lalehzar were bawdy, authentic, alive!" sighed Xanthopoulou. "They had Persian music, dancing and no naked women. But they would wear short skirts and when they twirled, everyone would see their thighs. Ah, what we had and what we lost!" All this came to an end when millions of people took to the streets in 1978, culminating in the seething masses that greeted the Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Iran and his proclamation of an Islamic republic. The glory days ended and an exodus began as "anyone who had a Greek passport used it to get out of the country", Xanthopoulou says. By the time Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in late 1981, the number of Greeks living in Iran had gone down to 2,500, according to the Greek embassy. The rest left during the war years as Iraqi warplanes strafed the capital.
Grammatikopoulos, the community president says, "Today maybe 20-30 people still speak Greek and have Greek passports. The few people we now have, we try to keep them here. We hold charity bazaars, we keep our national holidays, we mark Christmas and Easter, and the Patriarchate sends out a priest". But the links are slipping. Christmas 2004 marked the first time that there was no service in the refurbished neoclassical church. At about the same time, Iran Air discontinued the last direct Athens-Tehran flight. Now passengers transit through Dubai, Bahrain or Istanbul, adding another remove to making the trip.
Throughout the revolutionary period, the Greeks had a vantage view from their clubhouse, just across the street from the US embassy. The small number of Greeks (just 120 families at the time) meant that they felt no need to jump on the Khomeini's bandwagon. Their survival was better served by remaining unknown. Twenty-five years later, I stood in Tehran's now-defunct Orthodox graveyard and surveyed the rows of weather-beaten crosses gaping at the visitor. Young men and women in old-fashioned suits looked at the visitor from faded photographs mounted on graves. The only sound, aside from the relentless Tehran traffic, was the dripping of water, the soft descent of rain on rotting earth. Iran's few remaining Greeks - the non-assimilated Greek-speakers, those who still hold Greek passports - are now vastly outnumbered by their dead.


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Catholic Report Home
Fresh Off His Meeting With Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Of Saginaw Robert Carlson Talks With The Catholic Report
Dave Hartline Bishop you have just returned from the
. I understand you met with Pope Benedict. This was not on your schedule was it?
Bishop Carlson No, I was on a pilgrimage and I hadnt planned to meet with the Holy Father. While in
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Dan and Elizabeth's Americana Inspired Home
House Tour
Name: Dan and Elizabeth Good
Location: Church Hill; Richmond, Virginia
Size: 850 square feet
Years lived in: 9 months; Rented
There is something truly inspiring about being in a home that loves the city it is in. Dan and Elizabeth love the city of Richmond, and it shows in all the details of their cozy apartment in the Church Hill neighborhood. They live only blocks away from St. John's, the church where Patrick Henry gave his fiery speech about liberty, Chimborazo Park, a park that commemorates the Civil War hospital once located there, and the Edgar Allen Poe Museum. The neighborhood has also recently become home to a crew of new restaurants and bakeries, including the wonderful Sub Rosa Bakery, just down the street, which boasts some of the best pastries and oven-baked bread in town.
Dan and Elizabeth's love of the city, of history, and of beautiful pieces really shows through in their living space. They have made great use of their small space with a mix of thrifted vintage pieces, making their place feel cozy, rustic and tasteful.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: Americana, classic, timeless, rustic - simple is better!
Inspiration: Much of our home inspiration comes from an appreciation for early American history and the simplicity of the lifestyle. We are inspired by being surrounded by pieces "with stories" — so many elements of our home have been a part of others' homes before coming to us, and we get to become part of that story. Pieces that once belonged to family and friends are particularly special to us, some keeping us connected to people we've lost.
Favorite Element: 100+ year old floors — original to the house, built in the 1890s!
Biggest Challenge: Settling into a small space. We had to get rid of a lot of things we didn't need and de-clutter before we were able to make this space work. We were able to create more storage space through installing shelving, finding furniture that doubled as storage, etc. It felt like a squeeze at first, but now that everything is in its place it feels much better to have simplified our lives a bit to make the space work.
What Friends Say: I think our favorite compliment we've received about our place is less about the decor and more about the environment — we've been told that it's a warm and welcoming environment, and that they feel comfortable and safe in our home, which is really all we can ask for.
Biggest Embarrassment: We love entertaining but don't have a ton of seating, or a big table to seat everyone. We frequently have people in makeshift seating, crowded around our coffee table or with plates on their laps, but fortunately our friends are amazing and roll with it!
Proudest DIY: The island in our kitchen! I was driving and saw a shelf (now in our bathroom) on the side of the road and stopped to pick it up, and moments later out came this beautiful dresser, which was made right here in Richmond. It was a scratched, scuffed, stained mess at the time, but we re-stained it and added some hardware to make it functional for our kitchen as a storage and counter space.
Biggest Indulgence: The bookcase/chest in our living room is the most we have paid for a piece of furniture at $125. We bought it on the last day of an estate sale, where it was originally marked at $300. We went back and forth about it for a little while and ended up deciding we would regret leaving it behind!
Best Advice: Never settle. We try not to buy/bring home anything we don't absolutely love. Take the time to look around for what you really want — we have put so much time into scouring yard sales, estate sales, thrift stores, etc. to try and find those hidden gems that seem impossible to find. Also, you CAN find amazing pieces for a bargain.
Dream Sources: Estate sales, yard sales, thrift stores, antique stores, flea markets... we love a bargain. For home decor, our new obsession is The Odd Couple Shop. All of the federal style items in our home (anything involving an eagle) are from their shop. Amazing prices and a goldmine of unique items.
Resources of Note:
- Secretary: Estate sale
- Sofa: Church basement - it was falling apart and they were going to throw it away, but my mom and I spent many hours, various pieces of supportive hardware, and a hundred screws getting it back on its feet.
- Coffee Table: Yard sale, Originally Pier 1
- Record Player: Refurbished Crosley
- Record Player stand: Given to us from a friend who passed away
- Wine Crates: Given to us from a friend who passed away
- Armchair: Dan's great grandmother's home
- Chest: Estate sale
- Blue chair: Vintage tufted velvet cane barrel chair - yard sale
- Stool: Dan's great grandmother
- Side Table: Pass It On antique store
- Large print: Map from the National Archives - printed by Great Graphics in Richmond, VA - frame made by Dan's uncle
- Island: Roadside!
- Shelf: Brackets from an Anthropologie sale, constructed by Dan
- Chest: Gifted from my mom
- Table and Chairs - i bought these from a family who was moving, but i thought they were having a yardsale, so i asked them how much the table and chairs were. They said they weren't for sale, but i somehow talked them into it!
Thanks, Elizabeth and Dan!
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Raggedy chic, I suppose. That their biggest indulgence is $125 put a smile on my face. Sweet couple.
I really dislike when the house tours become 'stuff' tours. I never finished watching the slideshow because of so many close up shots of the same freaking room.
What I did see reminds me of a dorm room and everything seems so unfinished to me. I do like the direction they are going but it just didn't gel for me. The kitchen on the otherhand is very nicely done.
Love it! Really inspiring :)
My daughter plays mandolin, piano and guitar! I love the idea of hanging the string instruments on the wall, rather than standing them on the floor. They're nice to look at and less likely to get damaged.
The kitchen is fantastic! Great mix of old and new.
Hmmm...young couple, willing to do the work to find and redo yard sale/throw away furniture, clear idea of their stylistic direction...it all works for me. To me, this has a real farmhouse vib where people reused things and made hand-me-downs work in their space. Your emphasis on Americana and your town really pulls your furniture and "stuff" together. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful warm home! I love that the decor is something that is unique to the couple and you can see how much work was put into looking for the right pieces to fit altogether. My absolute favorite part is the bedroom headboard shelf- the picture frames, lights and shelving works so well together. Also, I adore the pillows!
Also, @LyonStill, I didn't really understand the first part of your comment. What do you think the point of a house tour is? I think it is to showcase the 'stuff'.
The kitchen has real charm and looks very functional, too. I like the living room, but I do think draping those tree lights around the room brings down the level of sophistication and authenticity the room otherwise shows. The floors are magnificent!
Cute home. I love the artwork over your bed with your wedding date. Source?
I think the dog bed on the hearth is genius. So many places have nonfunctional fireplaces. This idea makes that space practical not just a place for decorative/dust catching bits and bobs. Bonus: gives me an excuse to buy a really pretty dog bed!
Lovely space. Kind of shaked my head at the "dorm room" comment. If that's what this is then the dorm rooms you frequent are much nicer, thought through and cozier than any I've been to.
The bedroom headboard is amazing and that kitchen looks like it's working hard for them. It would be hard for me to live around this much chipped and scuffed wood, but it's nice to see something so far outside the usual aesthetic of these house tours.
Dorm room? I liked this tour, would rather see $125 was their biggest indulgence than someone thinking $380 was a great deal on 2 ugly lamps. Just my opinion. Cute couple, cute home.
You lost me at the flags.
Not my style but I do appreciate it and think the home has great feel. Vintage mid century has gotten so expensive and these antiques are not. Good to remind people of what can be done with them. Also love that the house and furniture have a dialogue and not trying to turn the house into a mid century wonder it's not.
p.s. That island is awesome.
You guys are kind of hard on people. Young couple with handsome dog makes amazing and comfortable home out of nothing that speaks to the architecture of their home instead of going into debt buying stuff they can't afford and is ruining the planet it it's creation. Has lots of great advice about buying vintage. This home is great. It feels comfortable and safe because the home and furniture choices work well together. The compliments should be flying. Oh and by the way, they did all this in a rental. Come on people.
I could not live in a place decorated like this.. also a bit too much chipped wood for my own taste. But I absolutely LOVE that this couple has made the place their own and very unique. It does indeed look very warm and inviting! :)
Cute couple; sweet dog; nice place!
So agree with you, PinkWaltz, and they seem like a sweet couple. Good for them!
love this house!
The chipped wood has so much charm going on. It feels well lived in, and loved. I could see living in such a nice place.
I love this place. It's full of beautiful and well-loved items, complete with imperfections, and a lot of character. I also get that "warm inviting and comfortable" feel.
I miss Richmond! I actually bought my couch, love seat, and arm chair at a divorce sale in your neighbourhood, haha.
I love seeing this house; even though it's not my personal style, I like how much character it has. And it's always great to see a departure from the regular house tours filled with MCM, Ikea, and West Elm. There's nothing wrong with that stuff, I just feel like I see it more than anything else on here.
Love your bedroom! Looks like the perfect place to wake up!
God, what is with the comments in these site lately. They have been getting ruder and ruder. If you don't like pictures of "stuff," just look at the professional projects and leave the regular folk house tours alone. Whingers.
Artful, cheerful, hospitable and so very Richmond. (Love Richmond, love the whole state.)
The blue porch chairs touched my heart, hints of porches of my childhood and I could so "borrow" that look for our porch!
Good job, good feelings, good home!
When I was young this was the kind of place we dreamed of having - a little old house with a porch. Many happy memories of times spent in such environments. :)
You've made a nice home for yourselves, congratulations.
Please get your dog a couple of bigger dog beds. They're too small!
uhhhh WHERE do you guys find all these great deals on furniture? Yes, I use craigslist and antiques markets. I've even been to estate sales with my parents and everything was wayyy over the prices you guys are saying. I live in coastal/central North Carolina, so its not like I'm in a high demand area either. BUT I paid $300 for a bedroom set + mattress (so, ok, that probably was a good deal). The best deal I could find on a couch (that didn't look like it had bedbugs/random stains on it) was on craigslist for $250. Enlighten me on what I am missing, please, because I'm about to go through this whole process again since I'm selling everything I bought for this apartment before I move to the next (got a few months in between moves and storage + cost of transport does not equal cost of furniture).
The floors would be my favorite element too! I also especially love the big cabinet in the living room. I like how you paired more delicate pieces like the couch with the rustic elements.
Your home is perfect in its imperfection. You have some beautiful pieces of furniture. That cabinet in the living room would have been a steal at $300. Good for you for finding such a bargain! Beautiful home.
What a cute family :) It's obvious they're young, and in the process of finding their style, and adding furnishings to their home. I really loved the bedroom artwork! Great job on the kitchen island, too. I also think some well worn oriental rugs would look wonderful on those floors.
But perhaps the most refreshing thing about this house tour was that it didn't seem at all pretentious. Not one "trendy" MCM piece in sight.
The trick is to be in an area with no or low demand and lots of elderly people/fairly old towns; the kind where people buy their houses young and lived there through old age (a long established town/suburb, basically). Results in lots of family members inheriting furniture they think is ugly and pricing it just to get rid of it. Large cities are to be avoided. I have found most of my good finds in small town/suburban flea markets/yard sales and antique shops in the boonies. Shops in cities and especially tourist towns (even small ones) are to be avoided, in general. My living room set I got in Richmond was a bizarre exception to these rules, and I'm pretty sure it was just the result of a divorced woman trying to quickly purge everything that reminded her of her ex.
This is just based on my personal experiences, and has held true (for me) over the past few years and the past six places I've lived.
Not really my style, but I do like the bed headboard & side table in the bedroom & the kitchen. Cute couple.
While I would edit some pieces(that chopped up sewing machine cabinet first!) I totally get their vibe.It reminds me very much of my first real apartment,when I had more style than money! 99% of us started adult life with this style,I think its sweet,and has an unpretentious look.
@sharpknife Ours are real old too (1919) and I love it. Partly because you REALLY feel connected to the house and it's history.... partly because when I have to move something heavy I can just drag it across the floor :P
I love those floors! I think design aesthetics are enhanced by the texture of wood floors. I like the kitchen too.
Well, it's certainly not staged or another all MCM staged AT Tour. It does need some editing of stuff and perhaps be a little more discriminate on getting stuff "we absolutely love". The floors and the coffee table are the two coolest items; I'll never get the flag, especially the U.S. flag as a decorative object and that doesn't make one less patriotic nor the string of lights around the LR.
It's a comfortable looking place but design wise, could be better and not lose the Americana theme.
No great loss.
Good grief, what a relief to see a couple not overwhelmed with debt or ego, they are simply living their lives in a place that is truly a home. I'll bet that there are more showy, sophisticated houses to be found but they likely lack the love and warm that exudes here in a very refreshing, enviable manner. What you see in this showcase...$ can't buy. Great finds! It's also wonderful to see a couple honoring their family and friend's beloved pieces.
I totally agree with Portlandrules. Your home is a breath of fresh air. It took me back to a different time (in a good way).
Dorm room? I went to school where most of the student living was built in the late 1800's or older. Trust me they did not look anything like this.
I love the map of Richland. I would love to find a few like that of other areas.
I also love the fact the they showed the exterior. I wish all AT house tours showed the front of the home. (Even the building if it is an apartment.) I am always curious as to what the exterior of the home looks like.
In America (especially in certain parts) it is very common to show your patriotism by displaying the flag. Especially on the front porch.
I love it!
I love your style! Charming and lovely.
I love it. Warm, cozy, charming, real. The chipped wood doesn't bother me (people buy intentionally distressed furniture, but get upset over a little chipped wood?). I do think the string of lights brings down the overall feel of the place, but I bet in the evening when they are on, the soft light at the ceiling gives a nice glow. It's really hard to do lighting well in a rental.
I really liked this, with one exception. The beigey brown throw pillows on the sofa. I am irrationally bothered by those. Other than that, it's a really cool aesthetic. Nice!
Geez, it's one thing to be critical, it's another to be rude! It's a RENTAL for pete's sake, so it's likely had many previous tenants which would account for its lived-in look. I LOVE the lived-in look in this case! Nice work!
Not to speak for LyonStill but I think the twinkle lights are what's making it read a little dorm-y.
Cute dog, and I love the porch chairs and kitchen island.
I would definitely bake bread in that kitchen, and I don't bake!! How lucky to have had the space to put that island and it works so well.
what a sweet specific-visioned home and beautiful floors
Thank you, Elizabeth and Dan, for being who you are. I would have liked to see what you did with that random shelf you picked up and are using in your bathroom. And I love your dog too.
Lovely home. One thing though, the site for the Odd Couple shop is actually:
I love to see young couples with small budgets! Especially ones who decorate around their house and THEIR aesthetic. BRAVO!
(I just can't abide by hanging flags as decor)
This is a warm place to me, a place that reads 'home.' It's not trendy or self-aware. I think it's really lovely and personal.
Hey Emmam-
Agree with poster above. It's got to become a hobby. I've been doing it about a year and it's hard work. You're competing with dealers. In our area, the good deals on CL are snapped up within 15 minutes.
I disagree about estate sales. Some sellers are good and some not so good. Unfortunately you've got to invest some time in finding out which companies have good sales. Yes, they have got to get the best prices possible for the family, but it's still typically cheaper than vintage resellers. However, it may not be cheaper after all the time you invest in it...which is why it's got to be a hobby. You've got to be at estate sales the first day. Resellers are lined up-sometimes hours or even the night before. Some estate sellers do presales for dealers-they suck. Find out who they are and do not go to their sales. Some estate sellers have "sign up lists" and they put their friends and family in the top 30, so no matter how early you get there, you can't get in first. Some estate sellers have stores or booths and price everything like retail. So won't come down on pricing at all. Learn who they are. If it's all going to be priced like Ebay-what's the point? You could sit at home and avoid the hassle of lining up at 6 in the morning. At best, expect estate sales to be reasonable-somewhere between giveaway and what you can get it for at a shop.
Check consignment stores as well-they've got a different business model and are realistic and know what things are reasonably going to go for.
And realize there is lots of competition out there. Especially for mid century. If you can build your home around a style that isn't at it's height of popularity right now, bargains are to be had. Estate sellers can't give away furniture from the 30's and 40's right now. Solid wood oak dressers are usually to be had for 100 bucks or less. Read apartment therapy and find out how to reimagine these pieces into your space. Yes, they often look dated in the home they are currently in. But what can you do with them? :)
I haven't really ever found anything I needed to own at Goodwill. None of the keepers in my house are from there. Think by the time they make it to Goodwill shelves, they've been well picked over. It's often leftovers from estate sales and garage sales which means it's been picked over by employees and customers of those businesses. Many Goodwill stores have dealers that they've got a situation with...the book guy that comes in and picks out anything worthwhile in exchange for some vague appraisal agreement. Goodwill doesn't let any of their employees resell on ebay, but I think they can still buy and there is nothing to prevent them from kind of putting things off to the side and calling their mates if you know what I mean. For me, it's never been good hunting grounds.
Imo, the whole vintage thing has gotten so competitive and the people involved so greedy, that it can only be a hobby. Etsy and ebay sellers competing with antique dealers...ugh. I have had bad experiences of advising people to buy on etsy only to find that many of the people on there don't know what they are doing and just thinking it's going to be a gold mine to flip things and my friends have ended up with stuff in poor poor condition that wasn't described.
So for me...it's estate sales, garage sales and CL. And I've found amazing things and steal deals. But that kind of thing is once a year after a lot of hard work and I'm looking for something very specific. If you're like this couple and can apply imagination to less desirable pieces, you can find great deals.
Keep at it. :)
Your home has a relaxing, welcoming, unpretentious atmosphere, and I love the aesthetic of treasuring the past while incorporating it into everyday life. The kitchen was nice, but kind of a shock, I did not expect it to look that modern :) but I did love the island. Nicely done, amazing floors, and what a handsome loveable hound.
I thought the same thing re. the small dog beds. With the money they saved on the furniture, they can splurge on their 'fur baby' and get her proper-sized beds :).
About the string lights. I use them in my rental, which is a part of a very old farm house. This apartment also has the original plank floors but also low ceilings, which seem to be common in this type of much older, "historic" housing. I'm getting to understand that even with numerous windows, the low ceilings of these dwellings take away from the daylight interior lighting and that the strings are an almost perfect lighting replacement in this situation, where the structure predates electricity and there are likely few retrofitted outlets as well. So I'm hoping at some point, string lights will become familiar and emblematic of these historically old home interiors with short ceilings and incredible wood floors, and not just a "dorm" technique. And eliminate the techno remodeling way past recognition of the building's exterior.
What a joy to peek into your home. It actually looks like you live there!
love it. am so glad you shared your home with us(me!). it's organic and clearly you have an eye for what art is best meant to achieve. to be lived within- and that is how your home feels. nothing contrived or copied.
I love it. It looks very comfortable and I like the interesting, old pieces. I lean toward this type of home, myself. It looks like a real home to me. They're a very cute couple.. and the dog is adorable.
Well said.


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Leveling a basement slab...
Basement slabs are never completely level, as anyone setting large tiles on one is sure to find out. I used over 10 bags of Jiff-Set on my most recent basement tile job, just filling the dips as best I could. But the tile really needed a perfectly flat surface, as the edges had no bevel at all (cut square) and the grout lines were only 1/16". I did the best I could with what I had, but still ended up with a lot of edges sticking up. So the question is, if you really need to get the basement slab perfectly flat, how would you accomplish it?
I once did 500 square feet of marble on a slab that the homeowner didnt want to level. The slab in some rooms dipped 5/8 from the center of the room to the corner. The room being 10x10 ! It took forever to get right, we used 1/2 inch trowels and in some cases used a 1/4 inch trowel to "butter" the back of tile to float it and create that flat "glassy" look. Ill try to find the pics of that one.
If the floor is as bad as the one I tiled, I would suggest leveling it from one end to the other.
The job is already done, but there will be a next time to be sure. I used a 1/2 notch and had to butter some tiles to get 'em even. The customer is exstatic with the finished floor, but my trained eye is not satisfied. Of course, I keep that to myself. I spent 2 days filling the slab and it still wasn't flat enough for these tiles, or my rather high standards. Maybe next time I just have to spend 3 days filling. :o
I've run into this a few times. For slight out of level situations, I do what both of you have done: 1/2" notch to get max flexibility when setting the tiles.
I have also had situations where the out of level was too much to correct with a big notch trowel, so I dammed the area and leveled it before I set the tile.
With a 1/16" grout line, it's going to be difficult any way you do it. My bathroom floor has narrow grout lines and there's absolutely NO margin for error with marble tile. I've got some ridges. :o
Wider grout lines work out better, but don't look right with some tile/marble.
we sub out tile,,,
as gc's but do dec conc enhancements ourselves,,, residential flatness is always suspect,,, you might consider gypsum self-leveling mixes but downside's the owners rarely go for the long $$$ as most h/o's are cheap.
when we run into this work, we either use scarifiers & grinders to level OR we don't take the work.
You could have pumped out Self Leveling Compound and had a perfectly flat, and level surface to tile over.
I have this issue with a downstairs bathroom with concrete slab subfloor. It's surely out of level, just looking at it with the naked eye you can tell. We're going to lay 16x16 tiles.
Can someone give me some more specific tips on using this self-leveling stuff?
Brands? Techniques? Other tips?
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Matt & Mel's Animated Abode
House Tour
Name: Matt and Mel
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Size: 816 square feet
Years lived in: 10 mos; Renting
Is it ever the case where you visit the home of designers and find that their space isn't the coolest one on the block, filled with creative design and a beautiful harmony of eclectic trinkets? Never! And the graphic home of designer and animator Matt and Mel is thankfully no exception. The couple's warm and bright home greets you at the door with bold color choices and invites you to stay awhile and enjoy all the animated toys along the way.
The couple's living room opens up to a wonderful melange of geometric shapes—triangles, circles, ovals—and saturated colors—turquoise, lime green, fuscia, and orange. A bold piece of art showing the tattooed back of a man looking into a lime green void immediately pulls your eye.
In just under a year they turned what could have been an average suburban home into a fun adult space that encouraged comfort and playfulness. Both Matt and Mel have a fondness for anime, cartoon-like characters, and miniature figurines, which dot shelves and tables in the living room, kitchen and office. Their unique mid-century style speaks to their designer's eye for detail, color, and placement. The smaller space allowed for Matt and Mel to instantly have a cozy feel while still achieving an open space with all of the natural light from windows close by.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: We're both really into a lot of similar artists, movies, and music. A lot of their visual work plays heavily into our style be it colors, aesthetic, tone, etc. We also like hints of humor hidden here and there.
Favorite Element: For as small as our place is, the floor plan works exceptionally well. The open kitchen and living room layout is great for entertaining.
Biggest Challenge: Probably working with the square footage. It's our first place together and the combined square footage of our previous apartments were about twice the size of this house. So we both had to downsize quite a bit. But it actually worked out quite nicely because we both ended up picking out and combining our favorite pieces, along with a few new ones.
What Friends Say: The two comments we get the most are, "This place is so you guys!" and, "Come design our place/tell us what colors to paint our house." Although we're certain we could only design another place with our specific aesthetic.
Biggest Embarrassment: Probably how much Ikea furniture we have. But, hey, we're not rich and we've modified some things like getting custom legs made for the sofas to make them feel a little more unique. Also my TV, it's way too big. I am sorry.
Proudest DIY: Unlike most rentals, our landlords let us paint, and we spent a week of very lat nights after work painting every wall… because we're crazy. I built a kegerator for my homebrewing, and Mel's been nice enough to let me fit it in our tiny space. Mel also repainted a small dresser she's had since childhood, which we use as a stand for my record player as well as extra living room storage.
Biggest Indulgence: Eames chairs for the dining room. Although, I found them for a bargain on craigslist. Also the various paintings and screenprints we've both collected over the years, of which we have plenty more waiting in storage for when we get a bigger place.
Best Advice: Plan your space out if you can before moving in. We saved a lot of hassle by making a floor plan and measuring all our furniture beforehand. Also, don't be afraid of gray walls if you have a lot of artwork or other accents.
Dream Sources: It would be amazing to one day commission custom furniture from a skilled carpenter.
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Cute! What are the little dolls you have in your Office (I think). I'm loving them.
I'm a long-time AT reader/lurker, but I just had to create an account now to comment on this house - I love it! It makes me happy. :-) Great colors, very eclectic. They remind me of my husband and I - only, they're better decorators than we are!
Who is the artist that did the painting of the tattooed man? Love it!
favorite tour ever! Love your color palette.
What a cool home for some obviously cool folks! Love all the art and wall colors - I really like how you made each room feel like it was an extention of the last. I love those little dolls above the desk, cute cute cute!
This place has great personality!
Where's the coffee table from? LOVE IT!
Wow - so much smart use of colour and brimming with personality in every single shot - LOVE this tour!
This is a great home! I also wondered where the nice coffee table is from.
I love your home! The colors throughout the home scream happiness and energy!
The bench with the baskets for shoes is such an amazingly good idea AND it looks good. I love all the color. This tour made me smile.
OMG.. I Looooooove this house.. The tattooed man artwork, the dolls in the office, the coffee table ..and of course the colors..
Love this! The colors are great and bold.
Question: where are the blinds, curtains and rods from? Thanks!
Yay!!! Nom Nom Paleo! :)
I love love love this house! Kewpie dolls and all! Great job.
Hands down, my favorite house tour ever. What an awesome space.
nice house, nice couple.
Love this house! If only I had a designer's eye like this....
What a fun house! Thanks for sharing!
I love the (instagram?) photo display above the shelf in one of the photographs. That is such a cool idea! I'm thinking about doing something similar in my new apartment. Thanks for the inspiration!
It looks comfortable and cohesive -- and fun. You've done more with your place in 10 months than we've done with ours in over 10 years...and somehow I'm inspired not envious.
Awesome, awesome place! I'd happily live there!
Where are those little dolls from? I am so in love with them.
They are Kewpie dolls. http://www.candystripecloud.com.au/sonny-angel-kewpie-dolls
Love the colors and the personality--so many people's spaces look like a showroom floor. I like to get a sense of who they are-- this is great. Very fun space, and that's what it's all about. I have a ghost woman in my hallway, my friends are like, man, this is so YOU. isn't that the point?
I like the gradient turquoise sheers-- where are those from?
I was actually thinking as I clicked through that their space makes IKEA look really good. So I don't think that should be an embarrassment at all.
I'd love to know the source of the tattooed man art, as well!
Gorgeous home and gorgeous couple! The colourful, unique, fun design and decor seems to reflect this couple's very cool personal style. Love it.
Loooooooooooooove! Love, love, love! LOVE.
(Like the other poster above, I also created an account because I was compelled to comment.)
Oops, I think we forgot to put that in the list. The coffee table is an older Ikea model.
The little baby dolls on Mel's desk are Sonny Angels. They're in that weird area between cute and really creepy. We love them.
Love your space! It feels cozy and has so much personality. Great job! I wouldn't be embarrassed about the Ikea, lots of us have it and you've made it look great :)
Can you tell me where the curtains are from in your bedroom? The white with the blue pattern. Thank you!
I'm not sure were the blinds are from, they were here when we moved in. I think they're just inexpensive bamboo ones from Home Depot or Lowes. The living room curtains are from Urban Outfitters and the bedroom ones are from Target. I think both are discontinued. The rods are from Home Depot.
We used https://www.kanvess.com/ to print a bunch of our instagram photos for pretty cheap and just arranged them in an Ikea frame. Really easy project!
Love this! Also I *immediately* noticed the Five Iron Frenzy sticker on the kegerator. :)
It's nice to see color...Great space to sit and have a cold one. Well done!
Half way between dude and darling. I love this space, even though it is 100% not my aesthetic. It is exudes personality and makes me feel like I want to get to know them.
I think you guys folded all the IKEA in really successfully. It looks like the colors, textures, scale, etc are really expertly balanced, which really elevates the IKEA stuff. We have quite a bit of IKEA stuff, too, and when used properly, it really does look modern and fun, instead of college cheap. Well done, guys!
Can we have a source for the outdoor table on deck/balcony?
The painting is based on a 1943 photograph of Captain Elvy which leads to this print on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/155080430/tattoo-portrait-silkscreen-captain-elvy?ref=shop_home_active_16
Haha, also Ikea. Honestly though, it's the best looking/quality table for the price. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70240577/
This makes me happy (unlike this current font!).
Source for the bamboo roman shades, please.
Dood, that Buff Monster vinyl piece is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Owner replied in an earlier post "I'm not sure were the blinds are from, they were here when we moved in. I think they're just inexpensive bamboo ones from Home Depot or Lowes."
Hello colours! Hello fun! Hello beauty!
Everything is perfect, I LOVE it!!
May I ask the source for the map in the office?
Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Thanks! I got the map from The Future Mapping Company. http://www.futuremaps.co.uk/world-wall-maps
That made me so happy too!!
One of the best tours to date. I love your house full of colour but not overwhelmingly so, and brimming over with personality. Lots of things to see and yet not cluttered. Like a lot of other commenters say - it's a happy house. You can't help but smile :-)
what a fantastic use of color! and I am totally stealing the shoe bench idea.
Utterly fun and refreshing - great tour!
Gotta say, great colors!!! My favorite has to be the living room though. The gray walls and the bold color choices really make this room amazing! Also the shoes under the bench is very creative and I may have to try that at my home. Nice to see that someone else also appreciates the Domo! I saw a cat box....but no cat? Is he/she camera shy?
Adore! Teeming with personality and warmth. No shame in Ikea... I see so many AT tours that look like a DWR showroom, it's refreshing to see a lovely home that feels like fun people actually live there.
Please tell me about the contemporary cupie dolls!
Nice McBess!
They are blind box collectibles called Sonny Angel
I love that they look like my neighbors,who are the coolest people alive! Great house,and though I thought Id long ago passed the "cute" stage,I HAVE to have those kewpies! Those are so cute!!!!
I very much dislike the new presentation. One thing I particularly like about AT is that there are constantly new posts and that I could tell with one click if there was something new. Now you leave "your" favorite post for a while on top. That's annoying to me.
Great color palette!
This house is absolutely fantastic! I love the colours, their combination makes me feel happy and in harmony, too! Matt and Mel you should be really proud!
Patty from Italy ^_^
I'm in love with your living room! The colours, the art and the rug are just perfection
love your home.
I can actually feel my eyeballs relax when I look at colorful rooms like this. It's the blindingly white rooms that make them tense up. And the colors really flow through the space. Just yummy.
I just loved this house, great color choices and it looks like a fun place to party! Once I saw that kegerator...
Every room smiles. Great colors and décor.
love it all!!! great work. I love seeing all the art & how the colors work together.
Nice place and seemingly cool couple. Everything seems well placed and love the colors. Kitchen was not matching up with rest of the house but then I noticed they are renting and that make sense.
I am so impressed with the design of your home. So much detail and a great use of color... really interesting and inviting!
What a fantastic place! I love how playful it is, and the color combinations are great.
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Armlet of Mordiggian
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+ 9 Damage
+ 15 Attack Speed
+ 5 Armor
+ 8 HP Regeneration
Weapon of choice among brutes, the bearer sacrifices his life energy to gain immense strength and power.
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