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Google is one big Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz, answering questions from the masses behind the magic curtain. As it happens, I have Google Analytics installed on my blog which tracks not only how many visitors drop by but what web site they click in from, how long they stay, which of my pages they look at, what color their eyes are . . .
Okay that last part isn't for real but it's nearly true. I can see what queries people use to arrive at my blog and let me tell you it's eye-opening. You'll never look at humanity the same way I promise you.
So thanks to Jennifer at Family Musings' gentle prodding I'm sharing some of the searches with you--and I swear on a stack of Bibles that I have not made any of these up nor changed so much as one word of them.
These are questions I got during December 2008 and yes, there really are people out there who are asking Google these things and they're probably in line behind you at the grocery store.
Here they are, along with the answers I would give if I had the chance.
1. Questions about Alaska
Can southerners survive living in Alaska?
-Only if we let them. Muaha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
How did Alaska get its shape?
-One very, very big cookie cutter.
How far does the Alaska darkness go?
-All the way to the border, then it goes through customs and becomes Canadian darkness which is subsidized by the Canadian government and worth about 2% less than its American counterpart.
Where do I buy dried sea slug in Alaska?
-Dried sea slug? Dang, I just ran out or I would have loaned you a cup, Dude.
Who was the first person to cut down a tree in Alaska?
-An Aleutian man named Koyukuk in 9845 B.C. Really. Didn't you see the press conference?
Do houses in Alaska have showers?
-No. It's too cold to shower when we don't have any hot water. We're still working on that whole indoor plumbing thing . . . they're hoping to have it installed in most homes by 2012.
Does Alaska give you ten thousand dollars when you move there?
-Sure, but only if you live in Barrow. Heh. Yea, Barrow's the place you want to be.
(and my personal favorite) What do they call darkness in Alaska?
-Uh . . . Night?
2. Marital Advice
Why am I being kicked out of bed?
-One can only imagine . . .
Is wife swapping good therapy?
-I suppose it really depends on what condition you're treating.
Are you cheating on me?
3. Fashion Advice
(this one cracks me up like the "is your refrigerator running" classic)
How do joe's jeans fit?
-Not sure, why don't you ask him?
Can you wear burgundy shoes with a purple dress?
-Yes if your name is Liberace, otherwise a resounding NO!
Can you wear velvet in May in Alaska if the temperatures are cold?
-Not apparently--unless it's held together by duct tape--otherwise you'll be completely overdressed.
4. Safety Issues
I want an injury so I can have a cast.
-Now you are aware that technically you can get a cast without having to break your own arm, right? Whatever floats that boat of yours my friend.
Can Muggles be bit by werewolves?
-Gosh, I'm not even sure where to start with this one.
Can you die of hiccups?
-Happens all the time and the FDA is in the process of passing a ban on them.
Can you die from a box jellyfish?
-Sure, the Miami Herald had a piece about a lady in Tampa who had a jellyfish from the gulf infiltrate the sewer systems, crawl up the pipes, right into her toilet and got her when she wasn't looking. The encounter killed both the woman and the jellyfish so PETA is looking into the situation as well. You'll never use the restroom at night without turning on the light again my friend.
5. Celebrity Gossip
Does Catherine Zeta Jones have permanent eye liner?
-Yes, and she's had her eyeballs surgically enhanced with food dye to make them appear more luminous.
Doesn't Patrick Dempsey's wife look like the jealous type?
-She is. She's VERY jealous of women bloggers with suh-weet blogging skills because that's all Patrick ever talks about any more. Forget those Grey's Anatomy women all he ever says now is how hot mombloggers are. It's mombloggers all the time with him now.
How can I get Candice Olson to come to my house?
-A trail of upholstery tacks leading up to your front door usually does the trick.
Who is sexier: Spiderman or Superman?
-If you have to ask I'm ashamed for you.
6. Cooking Tips
How did they cook vikings?
-With herring and cabbage?
What's wrong with eating cheddar cheese popcorn?
-Nothing if you care absolutely nothing for the environment, democracy or fluffy white bunnies you sicko.
What about macadmia nut cookies?
-I don't know . . . what about macadamia nut cookies?
What do I do with a cold lamb?
-Give him a blanket?
7. Legal Advice
Can my mom have me arrested?
-If you're asking this chances are she already has a warrant. I'd be worried if I were you.
Can they arrest me with a child in the car?
-Depends. Whose driving? You or the child?
What will happen if I rip a smoke detector out of the wall?
-It will no longer detect any smoke.
Can you be arrested for a bad prescription you tried to pick up but didn't?
-I don't know, you might try asking Rush Limbaugh or Cindy McCain.
How do I cheat at Chutes and Ladders?
-Really people, that's what graduate school is for. It takes YEARS to master that art.
I am a plant killer.
-I'll keep it quiet. I promise.
What ever happened to Orville Redenbacher?
-He's buried in my back yard. Under the rhododendron.
8. Health Tips
How do I floss my own teeth if my hands are big?
-That's what toes are for, Baby.
Can worms crawl up your throat?
-And you'd want to keep them down there. . . . Why?
How can I make the swelling go down?
-Not going to touch this one.
Why do children need to go to bed?
-I'm trying to fathom the individual who would even question the beauty of the system.
9. Shopping Tips
What department of Lowes has the lazy susan bearings?
-Aisle 17--though it might take you a while to find them, they're tricky so you'd better look good and long . . .
10. Miscellaneous Advice
What do I do to acorns so they bring good luck?
-Uh, that's kind of the thing about good luck charms, they just have that stuff built right into them already, it's not like you can buy a jar and brush it on or anything. Or am I wrong on that?
What would you do if you loved hockey and wanted to play hockey but everyone made fun of you because you couldn't skate and had hand-me-down skates?
-[sniff] I'd think about learning to skate.
Why can't people teach boys manners?
-I think it's rather that boys have a set of manners all their own and they're wondering why we don't follow their system.
What would be a cool city name?
-Planning to build one soon Mr. Trump? Then I'd suggest Scribbitonia.
What are some names for my new venus fly trap?
-Besides the obvious "Flaming Killer Jaws of Wicked White Hot Death"? I've got nothing.
If you're curious about the first edition of the Scribbit Mailbag you can read my answers to Google queries from two years ago there.
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Legal Firm Plans to Threaten up to 150,000 U.S. Citizens for Film Downloads
Jason Mick
June 16, 2010
Voltage Pictures, the producers of the film The Hurt Locker, made good on threats,
filing suit
against 5,000 owners of IP connections on which bittorrent
downloads and uploads of the movie occurred. The movie's
producer even went as far as to say they hoped one critic of the
lawsuit's family
and kids ended up in jail.
Now the legal brains behind the epic lawsuit, the U.S. Copyright Group (USCG), have revealed plans to send tens of thousands of more "pay up or else" threat letters to those who downloaded other films.
Thomas Dunlap, leader of the group, created a website where industry officials could go to see informative videos. In the videos Dunlap brags about how easy it is to squeeze money out of filesharers. Dunlap promises to handle infringement problems for studios in exchange for a hefty cut — 70 percent of the settlement.
All of the videos have been taken down, except for this one.
According to the USCG's claims, the organization is currently tracking 300 films each with 500 tracked file-sharers, making for a total of around 150,000 potential targets at risk of receiving a settlement letter. USCG suggests that it can send a "speculative invoice" to these individuals demanding between a $1,500 to $2,500 USD settlement. That means that taking the middle of the settlement figures ($2,000), the USCG could try to pull in as much as $300M USD in revenue from the scheme, and pocket $210M USD of that sum.
ACLU lawyer Rachel Myers argues that this scheme may be an abuse of the U.S. legal system. She writes:
Last week, we filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Time Warner Cable's motion to quash or modify the subpoenas it received for information about thousands of users who allegedly downloaded certain movies from the Internet using the BitTorrent file sharing application. We argue that the subpoenas, which lump thousands of otherwise-unrelated individuals into a few cases filed in a court far from where any of them live, violate the individual users' rights to due process and anonymity and don't give them an adequate chance to defend themselves.
Despite an early court victory Judge Collyer of the District of Columbia has
demanded a review of the settlement plan.
Even without court approvals, though, the group can still forward non-court-endorsed letters through ISPs, assuming the ISPs prove willing to cooperate. Several ISPs have already cooperated with such schemes from groups like Nexicon.
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I know all of you have lots of blogs to visit and many give aways to enter so I'll keep this short and sweet.
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The home at 148 Pioneer Road caught fire shortly after 10 a.m.
The Pearce family, comprised of a husband, wife and two children, were not home at the time of the fire. One son, aged 10, was at school while a daughter, 3, was at a doctor's appointment.
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Amerson said she and a neighbor broke several windows and eventually broke down a back door to the residence. That's when she pulled the dog, a German Shepherd, from the home and revived it using CPR.
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Tammy Pescatelli
Comedian Tammy Pescatelli is the kind of woman you wish was your sister or your best friend. Like a good sister, she's always ready with a good joke or lively quip. Pescatelli grew up in a large, crazy, Italian family outside of Cleveland and went on to marry into an even larger, crazier, Italian family and has a little boy that she named after her husband-'just to prepare for Alzheimer's!"
When people ask her – "Where do you get your material?" She famously replies, "I wake up!"
Her most recent 1 hour special, "Finding the Funny" was released recently in an exclusive deal with the trailblazing company, NETLFIX. Pescatelli's eye for actually finding the funny in all situations, is what is already bringing the project critical acclaim from fans and peers alike. "Finding The Funny" reached #3 on ITunes. Her reality series, A Stand Up Mother (which she co-created, executive produced, wrote and starred in) on WEtv, documented her life as she balanced her family and her growing career with a lot of laughs.
Being one of the Final Five on NBC's "Last Comic Standing 2" catapulted Pescatelli's career and won her a slew of new fans, solidifying her as one of the sharpest women in the comedy world. She was recently chosen by Jenny McCarthy's to be part of her "Dirty, Sexy Funny" comedy special that aired on Epix on February 14th. She is currently touring around the country with "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" and was recently on "The View." She also appeared on Howard Stern.
Pescatelli won "Comedy Central's 2010 Stand-Up Showdown" and has appeared as a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" several times. She recently appeared on "The View," was also part of Fuel Tv's Redbull Roast for professional wakeboarder Parxx Bonifay, on BRAVO TV's "Rocco's Dinner Party," CBS's "The Talk," Nickeloden's "NICK Mom's Night Out," TVGuide's "Stand-up in Stilettos," The Artie Lange show, Opie and Anthony, NBC's "Last Comic Standing: The Best of the Best," Comedy Central's "The World Stands Up, The Bonnie Hunt Show," "TBS's Evening at the Laugh Factory," "Last Call with Carson Daly," and "Comics Unleashed." She has made numerous appearance on the CBC's hit show "The Debater's" as well as the "Jerry Lewis Telethon" and was chosen for their "Best of the Best" worldwide top selling DVD! Tammy has also made more than 100+appearances on "talking head" shows on VH1, CMT, MTV, E!, A&E, REELS, TVGuide and many more and had her own "Comedy Central Presents."
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On her previous album, IT IS WHAT IT IS, she used every bit of her experience to make us laugh about family, religion, and even politics (her sister-in-law thinks Al Qaeda is a guy from the neighborhood.)
Tammy currently tours the country promoting her latest comedy DVD, "Finding the Funny."


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Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice The Phoenix Mars Lander is collecting soil and ice samples from the Martian surface if the expected landing this week is successful. This program features interviews with scientists who discuss the spacecraft's custom instruments and launch preparations.G
4:00 pm
Athens: The Dawn of Democracy "Part 1" Episode one examines the origins of democracy. In the sixth century BC, Athens was run by Tyrants; rulers who governed with absolute power. To help his cause one young aristocrat decided to appeal to the 'power of the people'. D
5:00 pm
Sara's Weeknight Meals "Sunday Comfort Meals" Why rush? Sunday meals are all about comfort, familiar dishes made with love and eaten with family and friends. On top of the list is Roast Chicken Stuffed with Zucchini and Cheese to keep it moist and flavorful. Deviled Bones sounds gothic, but it's meaty, tender short ribs coated with a kick of mustard for heat. D
5:30 pm
Rachel's Favorite Food at Home "Comfort Food" This episode features some of Rachel's favorite comfort-food recipes, best enjoyed curled up on a sofa: chunky Mediterranean pasta soup with basil pesto; cheese fondue; homemade sausages with apple sauce and concannon, and banana butterscotch pudding. D
6:00 pm
Ciao Italia "Meatballs? You Bet! / Polpettone? Ma Certo!" Mary Ann transforms the humble meat loaf into a mouthwatering masterpiece when she creates an Italian Meat Loaf by rolling it up, not shaping it up. There's plenty of meat left over for her to make a Meatball Soup guaranteed to take the chill out of a winter's day with the secret zest of lemon to make it sparkle. D
6:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Kicking Up The Classics" Joanne and her student Lauren give comfort food a kick preparing a 30 minute lamb and black bean chili and hiding a red pepper jelly surprise inside corn muffins. Recipes: Thirty-Minute Lamb and Black Bean Chili and Spicy Red Pepper Jelly-Filled Corn Muffins. Student: Lauren Eastman, Public Relations Executive. D
7:00 pm
French Chef Classics "French Onion Soup" The most popular French soup, and superb Mediterranean vegetable soup. Illustrates: How to slice onions fast; how to cook and brown onions; hot to make onion soup gratinee; hot to make simple and tasty vegetable soup; how to chop vegetables fast; how to make a cheese and garlic sauce for soup. D
7:30 pm
Delicious TV's Totally Vegetarian "Comfort Food" Need a little comfort when you're feeling low or the weather gets cold? Toni shows you how to make a rich, delicious porcini stock that can be used as a base for a variety of soups or stews, as well as a scrumptious Mushroom-Seitan Goulash and a Black Olive-Potato Stew. D
8:00 pm
Ciao Italia "Macaroni/Maccheroni" Cold outside? It's comfort food inside when Mary Ann breaks out the pasta to prepare winter favorites that taste fantastic all year-round, starting with rich and cheesy Baked Ziti, and then her mom's favorite, Baked Macaroni and Cheese Mini-Macs; rich, filling, uncomplicated, and hearty too. Does it get any better than this? No. D
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Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home "Soup" ncluding French onion topped with a baked crust of Swiss cheese, vichyssoise and Mediterranean fish stew.G
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Soup and Bread from Scratch" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, and science expert Guy Crosby reveals the problem with whole wheat flour. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reviews Pullman bread pans to see if they live up to the hype. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of whole wheat flour. D
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Simply Ming "Chinese Mustard and Creme Fraiche" Guest Chef: Barry Maiden. You probably wouldn't think of Chinese mustard and creme fraiche on the same day, never mind put them in the same dish. But after watching today's show you will most certainly add them to your pantry. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Gingerly" Joanne introduces her student Ron to the versatility of the often overlooked gingerroot, greeting him with poached shrimp with a mango dipping sauce made with freshly grated ginger. It is then brought together with mussels steamed with mustard greens, lemon grass, and ginger with grilled bread and ginger aioli. Recipes: Shrimp with Mango Dipping Sauce, Mussels Steamed With Mustard Greens, Lemon Grass and Ginger, and Grilled Bread with Ginger Aioli. D
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Death: A Personal Understanding "Fear of Death and Dying" Despite the centuries-old human struggle to "domesticate" death, the moment itself often remains frightening. A man diagnosed with AIDS and a woman dealing with recurrent cancer discuss how physical pain and fear of what may happen next affect their views of the future. An older couple explains the rational motives, and the emotional difficulties, behind their decision to prepare an "advance directive. D
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LAURIE ANDERSON – sound holograms
"We are drowning in stories," says Laurie Anderson. And her story? She initially wanted to become a physicist, ended up at art school instead, wrote her first symphony for car horns, then switched to electric violin and produced electronic music, recorded films and collected stories from outer space...
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Theo Burt will show a series of videos from his ongoing Remixes project - existing commercial music videos are fed automatically through a mathematical processes, collapsing the structure and time of sound and image.
MIEKO SUZUKI – a synaesthetic playground
Mieko Suzuki uses time and space as her canvas, which she colours with rhythms and harmonies. In her highly unconventional DJ sets and performances, during which she works with drones, noise and field recordings, with the crackling of electrical circuits and snippets of vinyl records, the Hiroshima-born sound artist is not afraid of the unexpected.
RABIH BEAINI – lawlessness on the dance floor
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Static :::: Ecstatic — ALSO: SIEWERT / ERNST
ALSO are considered with a playful way of non-linear improvisation that not only allows hard cuts, abrupt dynamic and atmospheric breaks, but almost forces them. The Viennese Martin Siewert and Berliner-by-choice Katharina Ernst improvise with contrary material without restrictions...
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Science says 'analyse it'; art says 'smash it'. At the A L'ARME! Festival, things can certainly get a bit militant when it comes to smashing an entity into its individual components and gluing these shards back together. Massimo Pupillo, Stefano Pilia, and Lillevan...
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"Where did we start, where are we now? While we are getting ready for the 2018 edition, we share with you memories from the past...
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Contrary, defiant, disobedient. Bill Laswell likes resistance, but that doesn't mean he defines his music based on what he is against. Given his openness to an immense variety of influences (and a good portion of stubbornness), he played a constructive role in the electrifying chaos of the New York scene at the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s.
Philm forges music that bursts forth with unexpected intensity and consequence. Through the band's insistently sharp, cutting agitation, the music comes more into focus, reaching into the essence, the core, through a process that, with passionate urgency, opens up that core for all to hear.
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Paal Nilssen-Love belongs to the A L'ARME!-core artists since 2012. In the ears of the Norwegian drummer, Brazil stands out as a country that shares his ideals of music being a celebration of life – a celebration that should be loud, rhythmic and intense.
WANDA GROUP – hard-working sound
Self-description: "Concerned with family matters and with serving beers in a pub. Not much time for the sound art scene up to now. Technical requirements: two free inputs on a mixer; I bring my own cables."
KLEIN – polyphonic collapse
Polyphony driven to the edge of collapse. British producer Klein increasingly pushes her songs, which initially played with fragments of contemporary R & B, in the direction of excess. Her sound is one of cacophony and polyvalence, of crashing opposites into one another as an act of sonic resistance.
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In January 2017, the experimental road movie 'Toutes Directions' by Billy Roisz and dieb13/Dieter Kovacic had its' world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam – the soundtrack for this movie was a collaboration between Roisz / dieb13 and Radian, the first time the two ensembles joined forces...
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Ellen Arkbro likes complicated relationships. That's why she continues to invent new variations on a relationship that is as old as sound itself: the one between root, interval and harmonic series.
JESSOP&CO. – grunts of good taste
Qualifications: non-musicians. Instruments: cultural appropriation. False modesty: checked at the door. Fear of getting their hands dirty: n/a. On trial: prejudices, geopolitics, prescriptivist art, provocation. Channels of communication: Bandcamp, Soundcloud, small-batch cassette releases.
MARK FELL – dancing algorithms
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There were 44 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,463 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Vehicle pursuit: Community Response Team officers attempted to pull over a motorist who had a felony warrant at 2:51 p.m. Sunday on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Wilson Way. The driver led police on a four-mile pursuit before stopping on the 1900 block of Nightingale Road. All occupants took off, but two of them - Darell Johns, 28, and Antoine Slaughter, 21 - were detained for resisting arrest and felony warrants. The driver, who also was wanted, was not located.
Vehicle pursuit: Community Response Team officers saw three motorcycles driving recklessly at high speeds near Grant Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 5:57 p.m. Sunday. Officers pursued one motorcycle for one mile and arrested the 17-year-old driver at the railroad tracks at Aurora Street. The other motorcycles quickly fled and officers lost contact.
Robbery: A 19-year-old man was confronted by two teenage suspects at 6:13 p.m. Sunday on the 4900 block Pacific Avenue. The boys knocked him to the ground and took his car keys. The suspects were not described in detail.
Robbery: A 17-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother were at a drive-through restaurant on the 100 block of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 8:10 p.m. Sunday when a man rode up in a bicycle and robbed the teen at gunpoint. The girl handed over her phone and her wallet. The suspect is described as a black man in his late 20s to early 30s, midlength corn rows, wearing a zip-up hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and riding a "beat up" black bike. Armed with a semi-automatic handgun, he fled northbound on Hunter Street.
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Posted: Sat 06 Oct 2012, 17:18
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Enormous Video Acceleration while reducing system demand
Subject description: Can Puppy do it?
When it was identified that Puppy was not taking advantage of the ability to have your Puppy share files in the same way that Apple and Microsoft natively did, this community stepped forward, identified the problem, and address it by implementing features in Linux designed to use the PC proper. This community exploited technology that had been present for Linux for over 2 decades. We now have several PUPs which provide OOTB sharing ability.
When it was identified that Puppy was not taking advantage of all the RAM in the PC's hardware, this community stepped forward, identified the problem, and address it by implementing features in Linux designed to use the PC proper. This community exploited technology that had been present in hardware since 1995.
Now, I have just discovered that we "MAY" be missing another area of improvement for PUP users; namely video acceleration using native motherboard video technology. Imagine the abilty to see dramatic desktop responsiveness while observing little to no demand on the system...imagine.
This article alludes to this abilty and could improve desk PUP happiness, should it not already be present in Puppyland.
I ask this community to review and comment whether there is merit for at least some of the Puppy community should this technology be present.
Has Puppy exploited this technology; and if not, is there benefit?
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Posted: Sat 06 Oct 2012, 17:48
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OK, can you say that again, this time in Plain English?
What specific technology are you referring to?
Without more information, it just sounds like pie-in-the-sky to me.
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NVidia has their drivers available as a linux ".run" file executable from the CLI.
It gives the card amazing performance. It builds the driver on/for your exact system.
Is this the kind of thing you mean to look at?
Or do you think we need an "ndiswrapper" for video and audio cards?
Are drivers written in assembly, or C or what?
Puppy likes Intel.. Contrary to some commentary on the forum, I have always been able to get, for example, GL working on them.. even on i810, but poorly.
The NVidia box was another story..
Till I found the .run for it on their website.
Ohh Myyy the framerates it gets!!!
Linux does fine with my Intel vid and audio cards.
But if I could get a better framerate..
Or less resource drag...
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My apologies for not giving pointers available for this video technology. I was excited after seeing a presentation on this with on-screen differences in it use in a Linux system.
Here's the technology
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Linux Accelerated Graphics Drivers from Intel
Those distro developers who have an eye for user responsiveness will undrstand how this improves PUPPY Linux.
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Depending on the video card and if it has a co-processor, and extra dedicated ram as well as buffering capabilities, I have had a card of that type actually slow down in performance if I used a video buffer that was in addition to the card's buffer.
Ideally, a co-processor on the card that is speedy enough to not have to buffer input and the source speedy enough to supply input without any buffering would be what one is looking for.
Else, why would gamers be looking for exotic video cards with really good throughput.
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Total Agreement!
But, what I seem to remember is that this Linux technology isn't being taken advantage of .... even when the manufacturers make it available via the Motherboards.
That is the reason while I'm appealing to the community for Puppy evaluation.
I saw marked improvement in that demo and I saw a :"significant" CPU decrease. He used 2 identical laptops and just to show there was no differences, at a request, he switched the OSes on the laptop and repeated to show that it was the code that made the difference in such marked improvements.
We owe it to ourselves to see what the vendors (Intel, AMD, nVidia, etc) have already stated about this technology. And, further, we must understand how to insert it in what is done via the community.
We just need to find a way to take advantage where appropriate. Especially if the benefits are this drastic. (Seems that several non-Puppy distro have already taken steps)
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Are you talking about utilising something along the lines of VDPAU from Nvidia, with built in graphics?
VDPAU works well, in Puppy, to do basically what you are talking about, making the GPU do the grunt work for all things video related and freeing up the CPU to do the regular CPU type stuff. I have this working on two PCs, one with a video card, separate to the motherboard, and one with a SoC type arrangement provided by the Nvidia Ion.
I haven't used the equivalent of it in Windows, however, I believe the windows variant to be better, in that the GPU can also be utilised for video encoding and transcoding, which vdpau doesn't support.
For Puppy to use this technology with other video acceleration brands, it'd probably be necessary for the other manufacturers to make their GPUs compatible.
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Intel and ATI currently[when?] offer no support for VDPAU. Nvidia hopes these GPU designers will support the open source VDPAU library and provide drivers with VDPAU acceleration by mentioning example names of hardware specific drivers for Intel and ATI: libvdpau_intel.so and libvdpau_ati.so.[9] Intel has stated they are considering VDPAU support.[10]
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Are you talking about utilising something along the lines of VDPAU from Nvidia, with built in graphics ...
Yeah. And I assume that if you had seen some information somewhere, the performance benefit is what attracted you to investigate, test, and use
The demo I mentioned provided clear evidence of utilizing Video Acceleration features of the Graphic Adapter. The VA-API was hi-lighted as the LInux means of taking advantage of this. The presenter used 2 identical laptops to show side-by-side differences in performance and monitor tools info on the behavior of the system(s). I dont remember the distro mentioned, but, to me, it did not matter as it was NOT Puppy. The PCs use HDD installed system, whereas, my use of Puppy is RAM based from CD boots.
The VA-API implemented system was on laptop with Intel graphic on the Motherboard (circa 2010) to demo behavior improvements.
In Puppy, we would have to understand how to implement this to be vendor neural (if its at all possible). And should there be no way to implement vendor neural, then we would have to understand how to bring in the vendor driver(s) that would provide similar benefit of this feature of video driver adaptations.
This type of addressing of graphics reaches far beyond traditional desktops as we have been using since Windows hit the scene. The need has increased as we have provide more and more ways for Puppy to be a legitimate player on our LAN for all sorts of reason. Further the root user nature of Puppy feeds our understanding that there is someone at the PC console who would want to be using the multimedia aspects, while the system may be doing many other things for the LAN (i.e. media serving, file-folder serving, netboot serving, print serving, etc.) which is not necessary visible to the console user.
This discovery (ur, "understanding") intends to bring awareness to improving Linux and its performance for a desktop experience without the "taxing" we currently may have in our desktop use.
The demo demonstrates that using this technology has merit. The RAM impact, when questioned was about a 10% increase (which is nothing when we think of active Linux in Puppy today less than 200MB on a GB PC). While the CPU reduction is 1000s% differences (60-80% down to 1%);
this is enormous
. (I only say this because many really don't understand the difference between size and CPU performance. Size is and never was a measure of CPU performance.)
What would/should be done now that we are aware of this technology?
Has anyone (else) also noticed that this type technology is available?
Can the community provide a means for feedback, such as what @P310don and @8-bit are trying to show us, here?
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Posted: Thu 11 Oct 2012, 20:20
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10% increase in ram usage on a 4Gb RAM machine would max out a 256Mb puppy box - you have to compare apples to apples and last time I checked nvidia doesn't have a comparable apple (no open source driver that even _could_ be integrated with technologies like openCL) all you get is a questionable binary blob that may/may not work with no means of fixing it if it breaks ... so if you want to complain about nvidia performance, this is the wrong place... you basically have 2 options:
1. lobby nvidia to open their driver source ... yeah right - not really an option.
2. support the developers that are busting their humps to reverse engineer the hardware so that they _can_ write open drivers
BTW system demand doesn't actually get reduced, it just re-appropriates different resources that aren't measured so the ram difference would be nil or negative if you have a card that uses shared system RAM... GPUs aren't always more efficient/effective unless you are running some kind of map stitching software that does a lot of gpu-type operations.
These self sponsored promos are almost always just propaganda. Of course they don't show how it doubles application start times, triples boot times or decreases responsiveness or whatever (not that it necessarily does any of those). That would be like Volvo showing how a guy can't pick up the pretty girl, but then survives a crash with a now obliterated sports car that she _did_ go with... camera pans out on her beautiful dead corpse as guy leans appreciatively against the buckled hood with the volvo insignia gleaming at the camera... fade to black and the Volvo motto from the movie Crazy People - "They're boxy, but they're good." ( actually that would be more Volkswagen's style ) Now imagine the same commercial from the sports car guys... You'd probably not show the last part and the Volvo guys would probably not show the first part. Very few companies are confident enough in their product to compare _all_ of the features. Open source is different in that we often give a "pre-alpha" status to stuff that would typically ship in commercial settings partly because all possible flaws are visible to all in the source code.
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Posted: Fri 12 Oct 2012, 01:49
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BTW system demand doesn't actually get reduced
Well, CPU demand gets reduced, as it offloads onto the GPU.
...GPUs aren't always more efficient/effective...
VDPAU only works with the right codecs. I have a few different installs, and one in particular won't play a 320x240 WMV using VDPAU. VDPAU offloads everything to the GPU, which can't understand the codec properly, but the CPU is more than adequate to do the job. So its not a great solution, in that context.
For gcmartin's comments, to be vendor neutral would be virtually impossible, especially from a puppy perspective. There are only a handful of GPU manufacturers in the desktop arena, ATI, Nvidia, Intel and S3. Only two support VDPAU, Intel has made some progress with VAAPI and ATI has XvBA which seems pretty limited, but I haven't used it. So four different manufacturers and 3 different approaches to acceleration. It'd be impossible to have 3 approaches, made into one, suitable for everybody.
This idea reminds me somewhat of previous discussions we've been involved with the PAE. Whilst there are advantages in the right circumstances, for a lot of people with older hardware, it just isn't relevant. PAE has proven that a lot of the time, having it on old hardware doesn't make any real difference. Trying to run VDPAU on an older card that doesn't support it, means video won't play. Simple.
I think, to make something like this feasible would take a script / questionnaire type scenario. Like in Quickpet, figure out which graphics card is in the machine, download the appropriate driver, and then ask if you want to turn on GPU hardware acceleration.
Of course, if you have puppy on a CD or Flash drive for portability, this is all a PITA when changing PCs.
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gcmartin, can I make a simple suggestion?
Someone on here came up with a really nice idea, that had great potential: an operating system that was capable of migrating to nearly any hardware capable of running an OS.
Perhaps instead of trying to drum up excitement for these bits of 'progress' that are two steps forward and two (or three) back again, you could take a look at that concept and maybe even make it work.
It occurs to me that one could likely borrow some ideas from Android to make the self-port-to-anything concept work.
Here is the thread on this (it's a little old) -->
Don't get me wrong, it's still pie-in-the-sky, but it's also a real Win-killer if it's done and done right (PR is tricky stuff).
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You have clearly expressed the kinds of considerations necessary for a simple approach to selection of a drivers with.without "Acceleration".
Now, whether this community can benefit, usefully, by this, might spark a step in boosting video responsiveness on those PUPs which can take advantage of this on the Video peripherals present in their PCs.
As had been the case in ALL OSes, many are capable of taking advantage of improvements while many others cannot.
The combination of what we derive from this thread (which started with an observation at a Linux Seminar), may indeed assist us in Puppyland.
Video Acceleration via Open-sourced VA-API may provide a useful boosting which might be overlooked otherwise, at least for those cards which have GPUs.
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I think technosaurus may very well have a correct analysis of this.
Quite often when great improvements are touted, they`re really hype.
As Linus Torvalds pointed out: For Linux the choice is clear...
Buy ATI.
He didn`t give nVidia the big finger for nothing, they`re full of crap.!!!
Even on my son`s new quad core Phenom with Win.8,
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gcmartin, did you see my comment above yours? I don't believe it was addressed.
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Yes, @StarHawk, I did review your reference. I am in agreement with ideas that are held there. And many forum members are aware of the maturity that PUPPY has been making especially over the past couple years. We now have distro produced which mimic LAN capabiltiies ONLY found in Microsoft, Apple, and other top 10 LInuxes. We now have greater and smarter hardware detections. We now have boot to desktop technologies which makes Puppy tremendously simple for any startup use. Just to name a few. We now have technologies to allow PUPs to be a PXE server so that any other LAN PC can boot without the need for any user to install anything. We now have ...
In the desktop arena, we still have improvements which need be made with some of these, but the commmunity is addressing it when talents/resources can be devoted to such.
This thread was started because I became aware of a technology that I not sure that our community, largely, was aware of. It intends to get those who truly understand Puppy's video to be aware of a open-source LInux technology that, if employed rightly, could have a tremendous impact in freely CPU for other tasks while providing great multimedia experiences.
I and many others are aware of the impact that a multimedia experience impacts other desktop processing. I saw a "very real" experience that showed, with data, that deployment of VA-API does make a dramatic difference to the user experience.
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Sanya (三亚 Sānyà) is on the southernmost point of China, at the tip of Hainan island.
Billed as "China's Hawaii", Sanya has 20km long stretches of beach. As the only tropical city across the coastline, it is definitely booming and packed with a lot of water sports such as snorkeling and jet-skiing, rainforest hiking, and innumerable hotels ranging from zero to five stars.
With sunshine all year around, temperatures hover around 25*C even in January and 30*C in the summer time. Its islands and beaches are beautiful and the water in Yalong Bay and Dadonghai are clean enough to have a good swim, but you may also want to head to Wuzhizhou Island or further north to visit unspoiled and natural scenery.
While tourists come in every season, the peak season starts from 1 October to the end of winter. During the winter, Sanya is a popular escape for Russians who primarily stay at Dadong Hai (大东海 Dàdōng hǎi) and Northern Chinese to escape freezing weather. In the Chinese New Year, the city will be flooded with tourists and expect everything to be extremely expensive.
As the southernmost city in China, Sanya along with Yangshuo often serves as the last stop for backpackers who wish to spend the remaining days of their visa in China.
Get in
By plane
Sanya has an airport with flights to most major Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Shanghai or Hong Kong. Fares vary significantly, depending on season and the particular tour. You may be able to save money by first taking a bullet train to Haikou and flying out of the provincial capital's larger airport. The Meilan high-speed rail station is in the same building complex with Haikou's international airport. For intercity bus, ticket and overnight lodging can exceed the difference and you should account for travelling 3-4 hours each direction. In addition to the bus, you will easily be able to find "heiche" (黑车 hēichē) taxis that will take you between the two cities, for between 350 and 500 yuan per car. Although strictly illegal, you can find drivers that are courteous, safe and reliable, although this is much more difficult without being able to speak at least basic Chinese.
By bus
The 3.5 hour bus ride from Haikou will cost about ¥80. Buses between Haikou and Sanya depart about every 30 minutes; the last bus from Sanya to Haikou departs around 11PM. Sanya's bus station is along Jie Fang Lu (解放路 jiěfàng lù), a few steps south (away from McDonalds) of the east end of "Shopping Street" (步行街 bùxíng jiē).
By train
Sanya can be reached directly by train from Beijing (35 hours), Shanghai (36 hours) and Guangzhou (15 hours). The whole train is loaded on to a ferry for the journey from mainland China to the Island, then continues its journey around the west coast as far as Sanya. As trains leaving the island originate in Sanya, tickets from this smaller town are easier to obtain than if leaving from Haikou.
High-speed train connect all major cities and towns on the eastern coast. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours from Haikou, travels up to 250 km/h.
The new train station in Sanya is far from downtown, approximately as far as the airport. A taxi to Dadong Bay (大东海), the most popular tourist area) is approximately ¥25-30. A public bus will cost ¥1. Lines 2 and 4 lead through Sanya city proper and continue through (and past) Dadong Bay.
Get around
Many people stay in beach areas with more-or-less everything within walking distance. Darting in, around, and between Sanya city and Dadong Hai is best done by the city bus lines 2 (fastest) or 4 (adds some stops around Sanya River) for ¥1. The buses run along Sanya city's Jiefang Road (解放路), which is the street McDonald's is on, and hit Dadong Bay at Luling Road (鹿岭路), just one stop past the Deer Turns Head Square (鹿回头广场)
Taxi fare starts from ¥8 (The old price was from ¥5) for the first 2 kilometers, as of May 2012. Due to the cheap fare, taxi drivers like to hover around anywhere outside the downtown to avoid short-ride passengers. This makes getting a taxi in the downtown a bit difficult. Taxis are quite well regulated and they are mostly okay with using a meter, but drivers are mainly immigrant workers who may not be familiar with every place. Some of them also try to fool tourists that the place they want to go is closed, and try to take you farther. Within the next few months, the taxi fare would be adjusted to around Y10 for the first 3 kilometers.
There are also numerous motorcycle and sidecar taxis. You must negotiate the price before leaving. Prices are slightly lower then regulated taxis but it depends on your negotiating skills and knowing what the locals pay for the same trip distance.
For trips farther out of town, you can buy bus tickets at Sanya city's bus station or just hail buses on the road that runs along Sanya's beach. Tickets to most destinations will be ¥1-30. You could also hire a van with (or without) an English speaking guide from hotels or people with white and blue displays on the streets of Sanya City or Dadong Bay. If choosing to go with a Chinese tour group, beware that there may likely be several hours of scheduled stops at "infomercial" centers, complete with microphone delivered advertisements.
You can also rent a motorbike or a car of your own. There are several places to do this, with prices per hour (¥60), 4 hours (¥150), 8 hours (¥350) or by week (¥1,500). Discounts are available outside peak times. However, any driver who is not familiar with the traffic norms in Sanya should think twice about renting a motorbike. Traffic rules are practiced half-heartedly and road condition can be dangerous even if you are a good disciplined driver. When you crash into a pedestrian, you as a driver are likely the one to pay the compensation.
When renting a car or motorcycle, you need a valid chinese driving licence (International Licenses are not valid). There is no exemption to this rule and you can be jailed for up to 15 days by driving without a license. In most cases, you will be fine without it, but in the event of an accident, this will be a major issue.
Hainan has pretty consistent surf most of the year. In the summer, the south winds bring waves to Sanya's south-facing beaches. In the fall through winter, the peak surf season, Hainan's east coast is the place to go. Hainan does not offer world-class waves, but it offers fairly consistent tropical surf, which is almost completely empty. If you a breaking in to surfing, there are a number of companies to contact.
Sanya is a popular destination for pro-amateur bikers who are eager to hover around the whole island. However, almost all bikers take their own bike. Bike rental service is not as omnipresent as other touristy places such as Yangshuo or Lijiang. Most bike shops are located at Sanya Hexi Lu (Sanya River East Road), you need to pay Y1000 for deposit and prices start from Y40 for 1 day hiring. Several hostels also have a bike rental service. A route from Dadonghai to Yalong bay, then to Haitong Bay has a well-constructed, -lit and smooth road which stretches over 30KM and make it ideal to ride. However, the urban area of Sanya has some of the worst traffic in China and the local police are notorious for being impotent on cracking down traffic violations.
Water Sports
Yalong Bay, Dadong Bay, Haitang Bay and Sanya Bay all have a collection of jet skiing, parasailing, paragliding, snorkeling, scuba diving, glass-bottomed boat, and beach ATV enterprises. Prices aren't generally very negotiable (save for scuba and snorkeling), but duration of the ride, however, can. Do not go too cheap on scuba, for obvious safety reasons.
In Sanya, you may more likely do more walking than hiking. With its pretty flat landscape and well-developed roads, hiking is not particular popular among tourists. Hikers often take a bus in the Sanya Bus Station at Jiefang Road and head to Wuzhishan (五指山)to start their hiking tour. The 90-minute bus is available every hour from 7:00 to 16:00 and fare is around Y16.
Study Mandarin
With such a beautiful environment, relaxing on the beach and studying Mandarin Chinese is a fun and productive activity for those with more time. It's also easier to focus on the studying without the distractions of the big cities.</do>
The area produces pearls in abundance and they are sold everywhere. Prices are highly negotiable; overcharging tourists is common. Tour guides get a fat (often 50%!) commission for bringing tourists to pearl shops; try to go without one and beat the price down.
Coconut powders and teas are also popular Chinese buys, but for Westerners looking for something less commercially produced... the cone-shaped hats that women wear here with pictures inscribed are only 5 RMB at The First Market (第一市场 dìyī shìchǎng) in Sanya city. Lines 2 and 4 have a stop there. Don't head into the department store; instead, stick to the side of it and walk down the road filled with small shops and street vendors.
Street food
A bit after sunset and well in to the midnight, Sanya city's streets are filled with small barbecue stands, noodle stands, and other snack vendors.
The most popular night food market is located at the 1st Lane of Shangpin Road (商品街一巷) which is close to Jiefang Road (解放路). Most foods are at the fixed price but try to negotiate a bit for the seafood barbecue.
Night markets in Dadonghai are less impressive, but local people likely head to Xia Yang Tian(下洋田) for some quick and simple food which is usually cheap.
Hainan grows a great variety of tropical fruits. Mango, apple, pineapples, durian, jackfruit, mangosteen, lycee are very popular and their breeds are colorfully diversed. Hainan is famous throughout China for its coconuts and they are worth trying, especially the red coconuts (红椰 hóng yē). Away from the beach, expect to pay about ¥4-5 for a coconut. Prices increase as you get closer and you may end up paying about ¥15 for a coconut on the beach. Note that fruit price is fluctuating and cheating on its weight is common. Visit any big and well-established chained supermarkets in the downtown of Sanya along Jiefang Road to check the current market price.
There are plenty of good restaurants, including many Sichuan places and some Cantonese. There is one McDonald's (on the pedestrian street at Jiefang Erlu) and four branches of KFC (105 Jiefang Lu; Duojialian; 63 Guoxing Dadao; Renmin Lu). Seafood is a beach city's speciality. Inspect the tanks for freshness before eating and beware of the different charges that are often handled by different people at the restaurant (fishery, cooking fee, and sitting fee can be separate). Shellfish go for ¥10-25 per jin (half kilo).
Coffee The vast majority of coffee shops here open around 10 or 11AM. The Jiefang Lu (解放路) McDonald's has thus become a morning pilgrimage for many Westerners.
Alcohol - Times Coast Bar Street
This is where all the hottest clubs in Sanya are, it's one big circle with about 10-11 clubs. The big three first tier clubs with all the tourists are Soho, MJ, and 88. The rest of the clubs are second tier clubs that have mostly locals and are less expensive. To get here, hop in a cab and say "Jiu Ba Jie".
The most popular local brew is Anchor (actually Singaporean but produced in Hainan). Ask for the 'red label' or 'old' brew, which is the original. It is very hoppy and can be a great escape from Yanjing (燕京) or Qingdao (青岛) beer. Those are available, of course, as well. There are also local pineapple-based beers. Odd, but worth a try. Red coconuts (红椰) are especially sweet, even if you just pop a straw straight into the coconut!
In Sanya city and Dadonghai there are many small, clean moderately priced inns and hotels (¥50-100, even in high season, for 1-3 beds). Some may be located in alley ways just off Sanya's beach street, sometimes several floors up without an elevator (but the view is worth it!).
Stay safe
As a newly developed tourist destination, Sanya exists solely for tourism which is accompanied by annoyances including pickpocketeting and overcharging.
Before arrival, travelers should be wary of getting the right address and most up to date telephone number for their hostels/hotels. Some hostels are located in a new district whose roads have just been laid out. Not many people, including the police, know where specific locations are in new districts. When you get lost, always ask drivers to call the staff.
Para-sailing, diving, snorkeling and boating are popular but operators may not be trained or certified. If you go for diving, always check air tank pressures before. Some Wikitravelers have reported that they received half-empty scuba tanks and found it difficult to inhale smoothly.
Sanya has a lot of local tour packages. Some tours to outlying islands may look cheap, but once you arrive on the spot, operators may charge you extra money for using their equipment. Masks, snorkels and fishing rods can be shabby and expensive to rent. Other tours are shopping traps, complete with ridiculous commissions for the tour guide. Before you join any tour, ask specifically what is included in the fee (beach chair, drinks, boat, fishing rod, snorkel, mask, transportation, admission fees, return transportation, etc), and what is not (shopping).
Thanks to a heavy crackdown on gangsters, Sanya has become much safer than in the early 2000s. While violent crimes against tourists are rare in Sanya, be wary of pickpocketing, bicycle theft and bag snatching. There are occasional reports of professional drivers zooming alongside a tourist and grabbing their bag. Pickpocketing is common on buses. You should avoid bringing any valuables to the beach as theft is occasionally reported. Note that lockers on the beach, along their showers and beach chairs, are NOT free. They will charge Y20 to Y50, or more, per use.
Sanya is also notorious for overcharging. Scams in seafood restaurants were heavily reported in the Chinese media in 2011. To avoid very unpleasant sticker shock, make sure you know the price of what you are ordering.
That being said, as a tourist area, everything sold close to the beach will be 30%-100% more expensive than in downtown Sanya due to high rents and the law of supply and demand (lots of tourists, limited prime real estate for restaurants). Furthermore, market prices anywhere in Sanya are slightly higher than Haikou due to the cost of transportation. For seafood lovers who just traveled from inexpensive Haikou, do not expect to pay Y10 for 4 scallops or 6 oysters.
Traffic rules apparently do not exist. Cars and motorcycles drive on both sides of the road and careen down sidewalks as if they had right of way. Irritating honking is ever-present, even when driving on sidewalks. Tourists should NOT trust the green traffic light and zebra crossings, because changing lights sometimes encourage drivers to speed up. As elsewhere, do not trust drivers to avoid you; you should always avoid them.
Cars will only stop at red lights. Bikes will only stop at red traffic lights if they are managed by police, otherwise you will watch them zip and weave though all directions of oncoming traffic.
The road dividers on main arterial roads are not there to stop people from running across; they are in place to stop cars from going down the wrong side of the road. Watch a road without these installed and you will see this in practice.
The tap water, even in nice hotels, should not be considered safe to drink as the tap water in Sanya is generally not potable. Bring or buy bottled water if you plan to be outside of your accommodations for long periods of time. If you have access to a kettle in your hotel room or rented apartment, boiled water is fine to drink.
Hainan is considered an active malaria and dengue fever region. Note that while there are pills to prevent malaria, there is no way to grow antibodies against dengue fever. If you plan to visit tropical forest zones, bring your own strong mosquito repellent and coil incense.
Get Out
While most tourists visit Hainan for the increasingly vibrant city of Sanya, the island is large and has many other more remote locations to see. The eastern coast, between Sanya and Haikou is home to Shimei Bay (石梅湾 shí méi wān) and Riyuewan (日月湾 rìyuè wān), the former which hosts the large and very secluded-feeling Le Meridien, and the latter which has become a popular spot for surfers on a budget. The cheaper hotel is Y480 a night, so not super budget. Take the slow (non-express) bus to Haikou from the bus station and ask to be dropped off at the respective highway turnoff (Y30, 90min, pay on the bus). Make sure you show them your ticket first or they will take you to another town where a taxi ride back 5 KM they charge Y100. To get back, walk up to the highway and flag down a bus. Note that express buses won't stop to pick you up. A taxi to either location will cost around Y300.


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- Description
DetailsThe PCA Skin Anti-Redness Serum formulation calms, soothes and improves the appearance of sensitive skin prone to redness. Fast redness reduction for sensitive skin types. Instant soothing effect for skin in harsh climates. Calms reddened skin post-exercise.
- Ingredients
IngredientsAntioxidants, Botanicals
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- Application
ApplicationAfter cleansing, apply one to two pumps over entire face, focusing on areas of persistent redness. Follow with the appropriate PCA SKIN® broad spectrum SPF product in the daytime and moisturiser in the evening.
- Shipping Info
Shipping Info
How long will my order take to be dispatched?
If the products in your order are showing as 'Ready for Dispatch' then they will usually be sent on the next available business day or same-day if you order before 12pm AEST. Products that are not in stock will generally be shipped within 2-5 business days.
How long will my order take to arrive?
Once dispatched, you will receive a tracking number via email. It usually takes 2-4 business days for express delivery and up to 7 days for standard delivery. Express next day delivery is only available for addresses in Australia Post's next day delivery network. New Zealand orders can take up to 10 business days due to customs clearance. Please note that delivery timetables are guidelines provided by Australia Post and will vary based on your location. We are not responsible for any delays in delivery by Australia Post.
Is in-store pick up available?
Click & Collect for online orders is available in Western Australia. Our premise is located at Duncraig Shopping Centre in Perth, Western Australia. Orders are available for pickup on the next business day after the order is placed. You will receive a text message when your order is ready.
How much does it cost to have my order delivered?
If you spend over $89, delivery throughout Australia is FREE via Standard Delivery. For orders under $89, delivery starts at flat rate of $6.95. View the full table of rates below:
Orders Over $89 Orders Under $89 Standard Delivery (3-7 Business Days) FREE $6.95 Express Delivery (2-4 Business Days) $6.95 $11.95 Pick-Up Next Business Day (WA orders) FREE FREE International Delivery (New Zealand) $19.95
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