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Hold onto your joysticks game fans, "The Terminator" is coming to all major console gaming platforms. Atari announced today the development of a videogame based on "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", which will be a first-person action game enabling the player to be the character played by big Arnie. This marks the first time Arnold Schwarzenegger’s voice and likeness has ever appeared in a home videogame.
"The Terminator series is one of the most popular movie franchises in existence today and its latest incarnation, ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,’ is one of the most highly anticipated movie releases of 2003," said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.’s Los Angeles studio. "’Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,’ the videogame, will capitalize on every aspect of the feature film’s popularity from a mind-bending plot that closely follows the movie’s script to the first ever appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s likeness and voice in a videogame. Gamers and Terminator fans alike are literally going to be blown away when we give them an opportunity to become one of the most advanced fighting machines ever created."
"Videogames have become an entertainment medium as big as the movies they are based on," said C-2 producers Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar. "Now the Terminator has found the most exciting and authentic expression as a videogame of what made these movies a hit in theaters around the world and we are proud to be partnered with Atari in bringing ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ into homes everywhere."
The "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" videogame storyline will weave in and out of the movie script as players face enemies from the present in which the War of the Machines looms on the horizon, to the apocalyptic future where the War itself is waged on all fronts. While following the feature film’s plot closely, "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" will go one step further by providing fans of the Terminator series with a deeper look into the movie’s universe and the role of the Terminator, a futuristic fighting machine reprogrammed to save humanity from the SkyNet holocaust.
Much like the feature film, when Terminators clash in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" all hell is sure to break loose. Terminators are designed to utilize the most readily and efficient means available to eliminate any particular foe — when that enemy is a Terminator this leads to absolutely brutal hand-to-hand combat. "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" will allow players to engage in true movie-like Terminator combat as they repeatedly face the ultimate killing machine, the T-X, throughout the single-player game. Smashing opponents into walls, massive two-handed chops and crushing kicks are just a few of the dozens of moves in the Terminator’s arsenal.
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Of the 5.2 million jobs the U.S. economy has created since 2009, none -- in the aggregate -- have gone to teenagers. So which demographic is most adversely affected by the drop off in hiring youth? And what's the strongest predictor of which teens will be working as stable employees when they're adults?
By Paul Solman
Black Youth Unemployment The United States has slid in rankings of industrialized nations putting youth to work. Jobless rates for young black dropouts are especially high. Photo courtesy of Pascal Broze/ONOKY via Getty Images.
Paul Solman: Northeastern University economist Andrew Sum is featured in our youth joblessness story on the NewsHour Friday. His full picture of the crisis is essential reading, however, and so we share more of my interview with him here. For example, if you are a poor African-American high school teenage dropout, your likelihood of having a job is -- 5 percent.
Paul Solman: You have used the term "age twist" to describe today's job market? What do you mean?
Paul Solman: How does that compare to the historical relationship between age and joblessness?
Andrew Sum: Up until 1995, older workers were retiring more from the labor market so their employment rate was actually declining -- from the 1960s -- and then, starting in the 1990s, it began to change. The baby boomers were getting older. They had different work behavior and were more likely to stay in the labor market than their predecessors.
Paul Solman: That's people like us?
Andrew Sum: That's absolutely right. But among the young, we began to observe the problem after 2001. When the boom ended in 2000, the labor market, like it always does, generated lots of job losses for young people. What was different this time was that when the economy recovered, it generated no net new jobs for teenagers. Then along comes the 2007-2009 Great Recession, and the labor market for young people is destroyed.
JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS Boffo BLS Jobs Data! But -- the New Jobs Are Only Part-time
The sad thing is that since the nation began to add jobs in 2009, we've created about 5.2 million additional jobs for America's workers. Teenagers in the aggregate received none of them. Not one.
Paul Solman: So, there are no more jobs for teenagers today than there were when the recovery started in 2009?
Andrew Sum: That's right. Not one.
Paul Solman: How do you explain that?
Andrew Sum: The labor market is still in a depressed state. Employers are telling us, and showing this in their behavior, that they'd rather hire older workers and young adults than teenagers. They find that they can do it. When we were talking to employers and I asked them about customer service, "Why were you hiring younger college grads rather than teenagers?"
They said, "For one reason, because I can." They've got choices about whom to hire and teenagers just unfortunately are at the very back of that queue.
Paul Solman: Is this the story of college grads having to take historically lowly jobs who, in doing so, displace the people who would have taken them?
Andrew Sum: Yes, as well as other 20-to-24-year olds with, say, just a year of college doing the same thing. So when you go to the mall you'll find older people and these younger adults.You seldom find teenagers there anymore. Even at fast food places, all the new jobs in fast food went to older workers and immigrants, not one of them went to a teenager.
Paul Solman: When you say "not one," you mean not one new job compared to the past?
Andrew Sum: That's right. In other words, there was no increase. But what's troublesome is not just that teenage employment is so low, but there are entire sectors -- manufacturing, construction, utilities, transportation, finance, professional services -- where the number of young people, teenagers again, working today has been cut by anywhere from 50 percent to 90 percent of where it was back in 2000. So you just don't find teenagers working there anymore. Finance cut about 80 percent of the teens that they used to hire back in 2000. Eighty percent [are] gone.
Paul Solman: This is not kids who are also going to school?
Andrew Sum: Some are. But kids going to school have been displaced at an unbelievable rate: by more than 50 percent. High school students are working today work at less than a 50 percent rate to what they did back in 2000. Like in our state here in Massachusetts, 45 percent of our high school students worked in 2000. Last year it was 15 percent: 45 to 15 percent.
Paul Solman: Well, is that a case of Americans are just becoming richer and so the kids don't need to work?
Andrew Sum: America's family has not obtained a dollar additional income since 2000, either in our country or in our state. Workers' wages the last six years have been flat to negative. Almost nobody is doing better except high-level CEOs and people at the higher end of the finance sector. So you can't say this is affluence. It's not increased affluence. It's diminished jobs.
Paul Solman: What about the summer? We're heading into the summer now. Isn't that where, historically, there have been lots of programs to hire teenagers?
Andrew Sum: Employers themselves used to hire a lot more young people in the past than they do today.
When I was a young man, I worked a summer in retail and then five years at U.S. Steel. I'd come in at the end of May, stay to Labor Day, had a job every summer. Today, those firms do no summer hiring, and so as a result, teenagers have been cut big.
Paul Solman: And how about kids that are not in school, what percentage of them ages 16 to 19 are not working now?
Andrew Sum: Over half. If you're a high school dropout you're talking about 30 percent working. Among high school grads who graduated from high school in the last three years -- we do a separate survey of them the fall after graduation - 45 percent of them held a job, the lowest in the last 50 years we've been collecting this data. And to make it worse, of that 45 percent, only half of them were able to get a full-time job. Only one in five young high school grads, not in college, [is] working full-time.
Paul Solman: So, you mean, it's effectively an 80 percent underemployment rate?
Paul Solman: Holy smokes. Is there a self-reinforcing trend here in that kids from relatively affluent families, at the top half of the income distribution let's say, get internships, can work their way into the job market even without getting paid, where kids at the bottom can't? Is that a factor?
Andrew Sum: We don't have a really solid database on the numbers of unpaid internships. But the evidence is very clear though that the affluent kids, until you get to the very top of the income distribution, are the most likely to work in the United States with paid jobs and a large part of that is due to the informal brokering of their parents and relatives. The vast majority of our kids still get jobs when mom calls, dad calls, brothers call, friends get you in. And so young middle- and upper-middle- income kids have that brokering network, and they are far more likely to work both during the summer and during the school year.
The other thing that hurts the summer number is that kids working in the school year has fallen so much. In the past, most kids would just continue their school year job into the summer. But now, since there are far fewer kids working in the school year, they have to find a completely new summer job.
Four things that stand out in terms of demographics: Girls are more likely to work than teenage boys. Secondly, race matters a lot. Whites are the most likely to work, followed by Hispanics. Black and Asian youth are at the bottom. The third factor is age. The younger you are, the more likely you are to have been thrown out of the labor market totally. As you reach 19, the likelihood of you getting a job goes up quite a bit. The fourth thing is your family's background: whether your mom and dad are working, and your mom and dad's income.
The best predictor of who works among teenagers is whether your mother and father both work and the income of your family. When mom and dad work, you are much more likely to work. Part of it is that mothers and dads who work believe their kids should work. That's why I say, "the family that works together stays together."
So all those factors, when you combine them and take a young black high school dropout, low-income male, you're talking 5 percent employment.
Paul Solman: 5 percent?
Andrew Sum: Yes.
Paul Solman: 95 percent unemployment rate?
Andrew Sum: Jobless. Not all of them would be classified as [unemployed], but they're not working. In other words, you could just say, "I gave up looking for work," which a lot of them do, but only 5 percent are working. Yes, 5 percent.
Another factor is geography. Last year, in the summer in [Washington,] D.C., only 15 percent of the kids worked; California, only 20 percent; Arizona and large parts of the south, 20 percent. Yet in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, you had 50 percent to 55 percent of those kids working.
As a country, our geographic disparities are greater today than at any time before. They're far greater for the young than for anybody else. It's hard to talk about a common U.S. labor market anymore, we're just that uncommon.
Paul Solman: How are we doing versus other countries?
Andrew Sum: Terribly. We used to be a world leader on putting young people to work. In the last 10 years we've moved from the fifth best to the 13th in a pack of 24 OECD [Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, meaning post-industrial] countries. The United States is no longer a leader. There are countries that far surpass us including Canada, Australia, Germany. Kids there not only work, they are much better trained, much more prepared to work. That's why I think we should care, because the more you work as a teenager, the more you're going to work when you're 20-years-old.
These things carry forward. It's not like I had one bad year. No, those bad years will haunt you for many years. If you lose work this year, you not only lost your earnings for 2013, you're going to lose your earnings for the next five to 10 years.
There's a recent study that shows if you spent six months unemployed as a teenager, that's going to carry forward for the next 10 years of your life.
Paul Solman: Why?
Andrew Sum: Because you lose experience, the opportunity to get training on the job. Employers look for stable, consistent work experience. And you're much more likely to be trained by your employer when you come with a solid work record. When you've got a very jittery work record -- unstable, not very consistent -- I don't want to train you.
Plus, young kids who don't work are more likely to engage in criminal behavior. Young woman who don't work are more likely to become pregnant. So that will also haunt you as well -- a criminal record, a delinquency record, and being a young mother today, which puts you at a tremendous disadvantage in the labor market.
And the other thing is, if you didn't work, you're most likely to sit at home in your room playing computer games or hanging out with your friends than to go to school or volunteer. Only one in 10 of those kids either volunteered, watched their brother or sister, or went to school.
Paul Solman: What happens to kids who just haven't worked as teenagers? What's going to happen to them?
Andrew Sum: Kids without degrees will have a much more poorer work record as young adults, work much less, have fewer skills, less income, [will be] less likely to be married, more likely to stay at home. So all of you [reading this], if you want to make sure your children can thrive on their own, have them work as a teenager. The best predictor [of] who is going to be home at 30 is what they did in their late teens and early 20s.
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Staff reports Modified: February 18, 2014 at 6:18 pm • Published: February 18, 2014
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The LePage administration pushed back against a proposal Tuesday that supporters say would ensure the decision-making process on wind energy proposals in Maine clearly follows the law.
The bill, by Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, would mean several changes for wind energy regulators, including requiring them in instances where their views differ from the hired experts to explain why.
Alfond said his measure would ensure wind regulators at the Department of Environment Protection aren't using criteria not specified by law to unfairly reject a proposal.
"The DEP continues to use application instructions and policy statements regarding evidence to circumvent the process and impose their own will and judgments," Alfond told the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee. "This has directly impacted wind-siting applications in a negative way."
Maine is New England's wind power leader with more than 500 megawatts of capacity, but the LePage administration has previously opposed wind energy because of the high cost and several wind project proposals have faced fierce opposition from communities that say the turbines will change the landscape and ruin the views and will endanger wildlife, particularly birds.
The state remains well short of its goal to have 2,000 megawatts of power by wind generation by 2015 and 3,000 megawatts by 2020, or enough energy to power about 900,000 homes.
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If Kurt hadn't shot himself he would've most likely died from a heroin overdose by now... I read he was banging $600 worth of dope a day
For all you ppl saying that their songs are too dull and you hate then why tf are u on this song?
I swear @chicane what the f**k is wrong with you.And damn your little friend is in on it to!@icequeen 6 2 2 0 0 1 I what the f**k people.Leave your smart as comments to yourself!
I would say the Hook will bring you back but that Blues Traveler. Hopefully babies don't crave money, at least before they can talk.
Yeah yes miss this
Haha chicane lol
Nirvana was awesome rip kurt
Kurt killed himself. Get over it. RIP. And RIP Bradley, Jummi, Jim, et al in infinitum. If you are killing yourself, please stop, if not for yourself; then stop for the people that love you. I've had too many friends f**k up their lives, their kids, their family, and their friends. it's the most selfish thing you can do.
Read or watch A Scanner Darkly.
Thank God I stopped in time and got help.
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Meh... A few songs are decent, but generally over emotional and dull.
I hate them
nirvana will be awsome in the super bowl but rip kirt
Hahahaha! That IS funny Chicane! Well said. LET IT GO!
Damn , apparently all you people should've been cops or investigator s instead of nobodies. Maybe the police should reopen the case and ask all you morons on this thread... Bunch of conspiracy theorist freaks.
It is 100% impossible to shoot your self in the head with a shot gun and only leave one finger print, not only that the recoil from the gun would have it sent it across the floor,, but its really all about politics and greed, hes much better off now only the good die young
Hey pandora, it really isn't nice, sneaky, or funny how you trash nirvana. The way you voice your negativity in "features of this track".
Why does everyone have to leave comments about Kurt's death all the time? We all know about it, we've researched and have our own opinions. Why cant you guys just enjoy the music.
There was so much heroine in his blood,that it would have been physically impossible to pull the needle out of his arm, set his paraphernali a away in his little box (how it was found), pick up a gun, and pull the trigger. There are plenty of OD deaths on record which set the maximum lethal dosage for heroine in blood at time of death, with needle still in arm, and his was over 30 times that limit. He got a hot shot of heroine and then he was shot and staged. Courtney has paid off and killed (via
I agree, the case needs to be re-opened and investigated . It's really sad. He was totally set up- she figured he already had history of a suicide attempt ( it said he tried it before on this Bio here), he already OD'd before, so when he "died" everyone's like oh just another rock star junkie killing themself. She knew this prior history would help the case make it look like suicide. Poor Kurt Cobain :-( and Layne Stayley, another great artist/music i a n gone- tortured souls......
Anyone who does their research will know that Kurt's death was not a suicide. I firmly believe that he was depressed, but he did not kill himself. Why was his death declared a suicide when evidence quite obviously points to the contrary? The case needs to be reopened.
He did kill himself, I love nirvana but its true. He recently got out of a coma and was also self destructive
Nirvana :D
he didn't kill himself. courtney hired someone to kill him. he had too much heroin in his system. He couldn't have put away the drugs and then proceeded to shoot himself in the mouth with a shotgun, all without getting fingerprints on the gun. and part of the suicide note (beginning and end) wasn't even in his handwriting. Plus courtney told a bunch of lies in phone conversation s after the fact. And he was taking her out of his will, why would he kill himself before that was done? RIP Kurt...
@Craig.j.oco n n o r - I agree w/u about Courtney Love. I saw a documentary on BBC network which interviewed friends of Kurt, and this 1 guy from a punk band from way long ago (can't remember name)- he said she mentioned she wanted to kill Kurt, or was going to.....I believe she had something to do w/his death. But! About him being depressed, he probably was cause heroin and all opioid drugs usually have that effect, especially if taken heavily and/or your brain chemistry is wired a certain way
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He wasn't f**king depressed OR suicidal. So sick of morons saying that. He was CLEAN right up until his suspicious death. F**k Courtney Love and her idiotic media machine. F**k that ugly b**ch. It is NOT possible to have shot up that much heroin, put everything away, and then shoot yourself. NOT. F**KING. POSSIBLE.
C'mon Pandora, show all the lyrics.
It looks like a Pink Glock but it's not. It's something else. I have no clue what. We have to read it on the photo again.
Come As You Are. The entry sign to the city of Aberdeen, WA. Do you want a Hello Kitty Pink gun? I have one of those complete with Pink Bullets on my Pinterest boards. :-). It's very cute. Dangerous but cute.
there is a kid I know who wears the same nirvana shirt every day and i still like him better than 100% of my schools population
Happy bday Kurt Cobain can't believe u would be 47 r.I.p miss ur voice dude
People do care he killed himself. If he wouldn't have music today would be much different and way better than this pop s**t
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Wish he didn't kill himself though :'(
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assignments1 0 0 0 he died from a shotgun to the face..he did shoot up enough heroine to kill a horse but thats not what killed him technically.
These guys have way too many recognizable songs! I swear this s**t is abnormal!
I was named after this band
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No one cares that Cobain od' on heroin and killed himself
My brother and Kurt have the same birthday... Happy b day my most favorite people ever! RIP Kurt
Theyre not punk >.< at all...theyre alternative/ m e t a l . . . l i k e it or not they changed music..they will Always be known as leaders in their genre :)
you idiot v
i like nirvana my top 10 band of all time and maybe even top 5 but i so no sorrow for cobains death i mean nobody asked him to kill himself and theres easier ways out of it so its his fault he died
Why is everyone calling them punk these days? When Kurt was alive nobody would dare call them punk, because they weren't. If you think that this is punk rock, then something is wrong with you; and you are wrong.
happy birthday kurt and r.i.p
Maybe if they would have stuck around, we wouldn't be listening to Miley Cyrus on the radio right now. Only if.
Happy birthday man, cant believe u would have been 47 now, miss ya
Happy birthday, Kurt. I wish things had gone better for you. <3
Happy birthday Kurt, and RIP.
Happy Birthday Kurt!
happy b-day kurt \m/
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Comment: Analogy to Movies (Score 1) 161
by Infiniti2000 (#46161999) Attached to: Wozniak Gets Personal On Innovation
A similar comment can be made about movies. I hate remakes and especially reboots. Even movies made from book are better than remakes. Can you come up with something new?
However, I disagree a little with Woz here because it's critical to improve existing technology. True innovation is difficult and important, but improving those first bits of technology is probably as crucial. The obvious case in point is the mobile phone. It has been around quite a while, but our lives are greatly affected by recent technologies (including infrastructure).
Comment: Re:Well thats a first (Score 1) 60
by Infiniti2000 (#46120671) Attached to: Judge Rules BitTorrent Cases Must Be Tried Separately
I don't insist, but prefer on-line and free and yes I understand the risks therein. I concede your point, not being an attorney myself, but I would think that the distinction in this word is not really useful. Why is it important to say that you can prosecute a criminal case, but not a civil one? I don't present this as counter-evidence, but the first link on searching for "civil prosecution" brings up some LA community college using it.
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I have the following plot
I would like to add rather long species names to both axes using these positions and labels
#Label position along axes
x.label<-c("Long species Name1","Long species Name2","Long species Name3")
x.label<-c("Long species Name4","Long species Name5","Long species Name5")
I would like to have the numerical axes, and axes titles left in place. I would also like to add a legend. So the final product would look something like this
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What is the best way to go about this without having to clear the axes entirely using
par(xaxt = "n", yaxt = "n")
and adding text? Thanks for you advice.
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I think the way to do it, and R FAQ 7.27 "How can I create rotated axis labels?" agrees, is to make space in the margin and then add the long label text.
par(mar = c(mx,my, 4, 2) + 0.1)
You'll need to tweak mx and my for the length of your strings, and maybe also adjust the negative offsets in the text to stop it clashing with the labels. Note also the use of xpd=TRUE to stop drawing being clipped to the figure region. This is also the key to getting the legend in place:
legend(locator(1),legend=c("Species A","Species B","Species C"),
Then click where you want the legend - or replace locator(1) with list(x=-0.7,y=0.6)
You might find an easier approach with the ggplot package.
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Thanks this worked great – Elizabeth Aug 25 '12 at 12:37
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The answer from @Spacedman is great, but I just wanted to provide one update. His code (at least for me) plots the axis labels over the tick labels. To change where the labels are positioned, you need to look at par("mfg"). I think the following code does what you want, more or less:
par(mai=c(2.5, 2.25, 0.82, 0.42), mgp=c(9, 1, 0))
plot(c(1,4), c(1,4), xaxp=c(1,4,3), yaxp=c(1,4,3), type="n",
main="title", xlab="site.x", ylab="ylab")
rect(xleft, ybottom, xright, ytop, col=c("blue","red","green"))
axis(1, at=x.label.position, labels=x.label, las=2)
axis(2, at=y.label.position, labels=y.label, las=2)
legend(x=0.25, y=0.75,
legend=c("Text", "Text", "Text"),
which produces the following plot:
enter image description here
As @Spacedman suggested, many of these alterations to the margins and axes are a bit more straight-forward in the ggplot2 package (once you get used to it...!).
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I have played with ggplot2 a little bit in the past. What would be the general approach to this problem using ggplot2 do you think? – Elizabeth Aug 25 '12 at 11:57
For playing with the margin characteristics, I'd start by looking here: had.co.nz/ggplot2/docs/opts.html. For the plotted items, I'd look either start here: had.co.nz/ggplot2/docs/geom_rect.html or in this great answer to a question you asked here: stackoverflow.com/a/11954983/1088647. – smillig Aug 25 '12 at 12:13
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At this moment I'm using a simple checksum scheme, that just adds the words in a buffer. Firstly, my question is what is the probability of a false negative, that is, the receiving system calculating the same checksum as the sending system even when the data is different (corrupted).
Secondly, how can I reduce the probability of false negatives? What is the best checksuming scheme for that. Note that each word in the buffer is of size 64 bits or 8 bytes, that is a long variable in a 64 bit system.
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Is there a reason you are not using an industry-standard checksum like CRC, MD5 or SHA? – Jon Mar 1 '12 at 10:44
do I understand correctly that the order of words doesn't matter? note: if you assign a unique id for each input (store it in a database) then you can reduce the probability to zero.. question is do you need that? – Karoly Horvath Mar 1 '12 at 10:45
Assigning a probability of non detection of changes is possible only if you give the probability of the various changes. Different checksum will behave differently for different change patterns. – AProgrammer Mar 1 '12 at 12:41
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Assuming a sane checksum implementation, then the probability of a randomly-chosen input string colliding with a reference input string is 1 in 2n, where n is the checksum length in bits.
However, if you're talking about input that differs from the original by a low number of bits, then the probability of collision is generally much, much lower.
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this is only true for two entries. the probability of collision depends on the number of entries.. also, see birthday paradox – Karoly Horvath Mar 1 '12 at 10:49
@yi_H: I'm talking about the probability of a single input string causing a collision with a reference input. Let me clarify my answer. – Oli Charlesworth Mar 1 '12 at 10:49
yepp I also updated my comment just about the same time ;) – Karoly Horvath Mar 1 '12 at 10:50
@user1018562: By "sane", I mean "written by someone competent"! I'm really implying that it would be possible to create a checksum algorithm that doesn't exhibit these properties. – Oli Charlesworth Mar 1 '12 at 10:56
@user1018562: for the sake of argument, use SHA-256 until you come up with a reason not to. Other sane checksums / message digests exist. – Steve Jessop Mar 1 '12 at 10:58
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One possibility is to have a look at T. Maxino's thesis titled "The Effectiveness of Checksums for Embedded Networks" (PDF), which contains an analysis for some well-known checksums.
However, usually it is better to go with CRCs, which have additional benefits, such as detection of burst errors.
For these, P. Koopman's paper "Cyclic Redundancy Code (CRC) Selection for Embedded Networks" (PDF) is a valuable resource.
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Escape the space, e.g. Spring\ 2011, or use quotes, e.g. 'Spring 2011'. In the future, it's typically a bad idea to use file names with spaces in them on any *NIX.
If you've got rename, you can use this:
rename ' ' '_' [filenames...]
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+1 -- beat me to the answer by about 3 seconds. – zellio Jun 8 '11 at 19:42
Do you know is there anyway to do this for all the files at once? – Phil Braun Jun 8 '11 at 19:55
@phil for the rename command, specify a pattern for filenames that matches all the files you want to rename (e.g. if there's a common prefix/suffix). – Rafe Kettler Jun 8 '11 at 20:04
Why is it a bad idea? It's the responsibility of the programmer to handle filenames properly. – glenn jackman Jun 9 '11 at 14:28
@glenn because spaces in a filename have to be either escaped or quoted in the shell, which is extra effort for anyone writing scripts and can be error prone. – Rafe Kettler Jun 9 '11 at 15:16
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If your machine has the rename command, then this will change all spaces to underscores in all files/dirs in the current working directory:
rename 's/ /_/g' *
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If you don't have rename or prefer to use just the shell:
for f in *\ *; do mv "$f" "${f/ /_}"; done
Just for understanding:
${f} is a secure way to reference $f.
${f/str/new_str} is a bash-specific sting substitution feature. It shouldn't work on other shells.
It's clever, because it has no external dependencies.
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+1 nice answer. – glenn jackman Jun 22 '11 at 17:09
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mv "Spring 2011.file" Spring_2011.file should tell the command-line to take the quoted string as a single input.
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I had a bunch of files with ".jpg;1" as the suffix. I fixed it by:
rename 's/;1//' *
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How does this answer the question? – nhinkle Jun 22 '11 at 18:14
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The world's rich and powerful are heading this week to their annual meeting in the plush mountain resort of Davos, Switzerland. Hosted by the great global corporations (Citigroup, Siemens, Microsoft, Nestlé, etc.), some 2000 CEOs, prominent politicians, pundits and international bureaucrats will network over great food, fine wine, good skiing and cozy evenings by the fire contemplating the world's future.
All markets are systems of rules that determine what sort of people are winners and what sort are losers. Politics is largely conflict among the different sorts -- or classes -- over who gets what. In stable societies, a social contract provides for enough wealth to trickle down to keep the lower orders from rebelling. Thus, in the 1950s, when Dwight Eisenhower's secretary of defense said that what was good for General Motors was good for America, most Americans -- including the United Auto Workers -- agreed. Within the boundaries of the U.S. economy, capital and labor needed each other.
But as corporations went global, the mutual dependence weakened. And in the absence of global democracy, their owners and top managers seized the opportunity to set the new rules without social constraints. The first head of the World Trade Organization called these new rules a "constitution for the global economy." It's a constitution that protects just one world citizen -- the corporate investor. It prohibits effective protections for the workers, consumers and the environment.
In America, as in most places, the party of Davos is bipartisan. It includes Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney, Robert Rubin and Don Rumsfeld, Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice. (George Bush is also a member, but he doesn't like to travel). John Kerry is quoted as having called himself a "Davos" man.
Indeed, without reference to economic class, it is impossible to explain why Democratic elites championed NAFTA, the WTO and the other instruments of corporate protectionism, which traded away the interests of its blue-collar industrial base in favor of the GOP constituencies in Wall Street and red-state agribusiness. Nor is it possible to explain why Washington is indifferent to a relentlessly rising trade deficit, and the resulting foreign debt that has put the country's future in the hands of the central bank of China, while the Pentagon simulates war games with China as the enemy.
The media language we use to talk to each other about globalization hides its class structure. The press consistently talks about national "interest" without defining who exactly is getting what. Thus, American workers are told that the "Chinese" are taking their jobs. But the China threat is, in fact, another global business partnership -- this one between commissars who supply the cheap labor and the United States and other foreign capitalists who supply the technology and two-thirds of the capital used to finance China's exports. The rest of the world calls this "neoliberalism," a term unknown among America's media "internationalists."
The politics of the global marketplace are a one-party system. The opposition to Davos is unorganized globally. What might be called the Party of Porto Alegre -- the NGOs who meet at the same time in Brazil -- is politically marginal. The trade union movement's effort to organize the workers of the world is at best at a very early stage.
But perhaps more important, Davos' chief champion -- the U.S. governing class -- is in trouble. The opposition to the war in Iraq has demonstrated the limits of America's willingness to send its children to die in order to force the world's cultures into one vast shopping mall. And the looming crisis of America's foreign debt will cramp the ability of our elites to use the countries' economic power to support their global corporate backers. The erosion of the American social contract -- already being reflected in stagnant wages, financial insecurity and collapsing health care system -- could soon force the governing class to pay more attention to Bloomington, Ill., than to Baghdad, Iraq.
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1 And having entered, he was passing through Jericho, 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich, 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
3 and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small, 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.
4 and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that [way] he was about to pass by. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5 And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, `Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;' 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."
6 and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing; 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying -- `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!' 7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner.' "
9 And Jesus said unto him -- `To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; 9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.
10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.' 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
12 He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return, 12 He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.
13 and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come; 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. 'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.'
16 `And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds; 16 "The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'
18 `And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds; 18 "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'
19 and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities. 19 "His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.'
20 `And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin; 20 "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.
23 and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it? 23 Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?'
24 `And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds -- 24 "Then he said to those standing by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'
25 (and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) -- 25 " 'Sir,' they said, 'he already has ten!'
26 for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him, 26 "He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
29 And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,
31 and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose [it]? thus ye shall say to him -- The Lord hath need of it.' 31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.' "
32 And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them, 32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.
33 and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, `Why loose ye the colt?' 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
34 and they said, `The Lord hath need of it;' 34 They replied, "The Lord needs it."
35 and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it. 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.
36 And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way, 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
38 saying, `blessed [is] he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.' 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39 And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, `Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;' 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"
40 and he answering said to them, `I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!' 40 "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
41 And when he came nigh, having seen the city, he wept over it, 41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it
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46 saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer -- but ye made it a den of robbers.' 46 "It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be a house of prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.' "
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The popularity of space collectibles has been expanding along with the growing availability of memorabilia. In recent years, many U.S. astronauts have retired, and former Soviet cosmonauts have faced the hard economic realities of the new world order. So artifacts are flooding into the market, fetching prices from $5 for a stamp to several hundred thousand for a space suit worn in orbit.
Last December, Sotheby's in New York grossed $6.8 million in an auction of Soviet space material that included eating utensils, actual space capsules, and moon rocks. Superior Gallery of Beverly Hills held two sales in 1993 and plans more in May and September. Odyssey, an auction house in Corona, Calif., has a space sale scheduled for Feb. 27.
NO RUST. The most enthusiastic demand is for objects that have been in space. Gear used in training missions also brings top dollar. At the Sotheby's sale, a collector paid $442,000 for the first lunar rocks ever to be sold, and a flown space suit fetched $156,000. Someone even shelled out $68,500 for a lunar rover still parked on the moon. Since many of the items, which are being sold by individuals, ministries, and factories, weren't available until recently, reliable appraisals are hard to find. Sotheby's figured that its centerpiece lot, a flown Soyuz TM-10 capsule, would bring $3 million to $5 million. It sold for $1.6 million. But many lots brought prices far higher than estimated.
While many prices in this area are stratospheric, others are more down to earth. Mission patches average $3 to $5 but can sell for $2,000 if flown and documented. The most valuable badges are those sewn on space suit material, flown on early missions, or worn on worksuits by employees of such space contractors as Martin Marietta or Lockheed.
Some link to a mission increases an artifact's value. But don't think that because it flew in space, a control-panel bolt or a bit of plumbing will be a great investment. "People love eye-catching things," says Leo Malz, a Manhattan dealer in space stamps and autographs. "They want something to put on a desk or a wall, something they can comprehend."
Autographs can be an area of particular controversy. Collectors say it's an open secret that most astronauts signed photographs and letters with automatic signature machines. Autopen signatures are not nearly as valuable as real ones. But because it's hard to tell the difference, autopen signatures aren't always listed as such in catalogs. It's best to rely on the judgment of a respected dealer.
QUARTERLY SHOWS. Beyond the established categories lies a territory that can only be called "everything else." That includes such kitsch as NASA beer steins, mock ray guns, Apollo capsule models, even Donald Duck astronaut piggy banks. Collecting the Space Race by Stuart Schneider ($34.95, Schiffer) covers this area and includes a price guide.
If you're intrigued by space stuff, the Society for the Advancement of Space Activities (207 897-6855) publishes a newsletter with items of interest to collectors. Final Frontier magazine announces shows and auctions. A major event is the quarterly Space Memorabilia Show in Washington, D.C. (301 249-3895). The next one is Feb. 5.
You can start a collection with just about anything. Some collect "instant history" that chronicles the progress of space exploration: magazine covers like the TV Guide from the week of the first lunar landing or videos of broadcasts from orbit. At the Sotheby's auction, someone paid $1,035 for an unused urine bag flown aboard Soyuz 22. You can also buy shards of cement from launchpads. In space collecting, it seems, the "final frontier" remains far, far away.Heather Millar
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Human embryonic stem cells hold great potential for treating multiple human diseases, including cancer. However, our knowledge of the precise patterns of gene expression in stem cells is limited by very low efficiency techniques for introducing reporters into the gene(s) being investigated. Such knowledge can inform us of the state of differentiation of the cell being examined and also how these cells function in comparison to other cells in our bodies. Cancer may have an origin in cells with stem cell-like properties or even in stem cells themselves. For prostate cancer, although we have isolated a precise cancer-promoting genetic event, we cannot yet generate accurate models for study because of our inability to efficiently transfer large- sized DNAs into lineage-specific stem/precursor cells, such as prostate stem cells. In this proposal we provide a new technology for generating stem cells to study changes in gene expression during development and for generating accurate molecular models of human disease, such as prostate cancer. For over 2 years, we have been developing a radically new approach for transferring nuclei and large DNAs into stem/precursor cells. Our innovative device is called BLAST (Biophotonic Laser-Assisted cell Surgery Tool) and consists of metallic nanoparticles attached to the tip of a micropipette that is used to deliver materials into cells. This pipette is placed a close, fixed distance from a stem cell membrane by a robotic controller on a microscope stage. A pulse of non-damaging laser light rapidly heats the nanoparticles so that they generate precise local membrane holes for gene delivery (and in the future nuclear transfer). For soft/fragile stem cells, conventional microinjection is lethal due to excess trauma from piercing the pipette through the cell membrane, and an electrical-based method (electroporation) is very low efficiency for large DNAs. BLAST addresses 4 stated objectives from the CIRM as a tool for (1) more effective non-viral gene transduction, (2) a method for developing accurate reporter genes, (3) a potential approach for higher efficiency gene targeting, and (4) a potential method for tracking stem cells and their derivatives. We have assembled a team of recognized experts in optics and electronics, cancer, stem cell biology, and cell reprogramming to lead this effort. In proof-of-principle studies, BLAST successfully introduced DNA into 3 cell types with a survival rate of ~40-50%. In 3 Specific Aims we will further develop BLAST, generate stem cell gene-reporter lines, and introduce a large prostate cancer-specific genetic alteration. OUR PROJECT GOAL is to generate stable, genetically modified stem cells and lineage-specific stem/precursor cells containing large DNAs to study gene regulation and generate more accurate molecular models of human disease, such as prostate cancer.
Statement of Benefit to California:
Our proposal will benefit California by providing a new approach for inserting large DNAs into stem cells, which will allow precise interrogation of patterns of gene expression and the development of more accurate models of human disease. This work will support the California peoples' and taxpayers' commitments to individualized medical treatments of the near future through enhanced knowledge of appropriate targets for therapy and new insights into pathogenetic mechanisms of disease. Our work could also be applied to somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) at a later stage of development, to further accelerate the push to personalized medical treatments for Californians and for the nation. Our approach will provide information to many of California's biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in the burgeoning stem cell industry, whose success will propel hiring and increased economic prosperity for the state. Our work will provide additional information to patient advocates, ethicists, and even (eventually) medical geneticists to help select the optimal course for developing and modifying stem cell usage policies and infrastructure within California. In sum, the added knowledge provided by enhancing our capabilities in constructing accurate molecular models of human disease and detailed interrogations of gene expression patterns will have tangible health and economic impact on California, its academic institutions and biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies, and the rest of the nation as California and its people move forward with personalized medicine during the 21st century.
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1. 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
2. 3/4 cup warm apple juice ( I used apple cider)
3. 2 tablespoons oil ( recipe calls for Enova Oil)
4. 2 large egg whites
5. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6. 1 tablespoon margarine
7. cooking spray
8. 1 cup packed brown sugar, divided
9. 1 large granny smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced ( about 1 1/2 cups)
10. 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
11. 1 teaspoon baking soda
12. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
13. 1/2 teaspoon salt
14. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine oats, apple juice and oil in a small bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in egg whites and vanilla.
3. Pour margarine in the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan coated with cooking spray.
4. Sprinkle 1/4 cup brown sugar. Arrange apple slices spoke-like on top of brown sugar, working from the center of pan to edge.
6. Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl, stir with a whisk. Add oat mixture; stir just until moist. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Place a plate upside down on top of cake; invert onto plate. Cut into wedges. Makes 8 servings. | http://www.food.com/recipefullpage.do?rid=250061 | dclm-gs1-094540001 | false | false | {
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Updated: 4/18/2013 12:14 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The weather patterns around the U.S. have been crazy in the last several months!
So, who knows where we're headed.
I can tell you is you need to be prepared for potential problems. And one of the things that people overlook is the possibility of a flood.
In fact, a lot of people, until they experience it, have no idea that your homeowners policy does not cover you for a flood.
We live in an area by a creek and it's considered an extremely low risk area for a flood.
But we buy flood insurance.
You buy it from floodsmart.gov. and, here's the thing, if you're in an area that has a very high flood risk, your lender is going to require that you buy flood insurance.
If you are deemed at an area at low risk or no risk at all you probably aren't going to be required to, but you should consider buying it.
How much is it going to cost you? You know it could cost you only a couple hundred dollars a year for that peace of mind.
I recommend it highly.
You can read more about it on my website.
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It also says it will focus on "relevant" IAEA and U.N Security Council resolutions on Iran. Both have demanded that Tehran stop activities that could be used to make nuclear weapons and cooperate with the agency's investigation of suspicions Tehran worked on nuclear weapons.
But while drawing together its best experts, the new task force will have no more power regarding inspections of Iran's known or suspected nuclear sites than previous IAEA inspectors did.
Agency attempts to visit a site at Iran's Parchin military complex southeast of Tehran have documented IAEA limitations. For months, satellite images have recorded what the International Atomic Energy Agency suspects is an attempt to sanitize the site of suspected work on explosive charges used to detonate a warhead. At the same time, Iran has repeatedly rebuffed agency efforts for access -- including last Friday.
Creating a unit focused on only one country is an unusual move for the IAEA, reflecting the urgency the U.N. nuclear watchdog is attaching to Iran amid fears that it is moving closer to the ability to make nuclear weapons, despite its denial. With diplomatic efforts to engage Tehran on its nuclear activities stalemated -- and Israel warning that it will not tolerate an Iran armed with atomic arms -- concerns are growing that time is running short to defuse tensions peacefully
Israel is particularly worried about a fortified bunker at Fordo, where Iran has begun producing uranium enriched to a level closer to the grade used in nuclear weapons than its main stockpile of fuel-grade material. About 70 kilometers (40 miles) south of Tehran, Fordo has about 800 centrifuges operating so far, enriching to a 20-percent level, and continues assembling others without operating them -- diplomats say that close to 3,000 are now fully or partially screwed together, including hundreds over the past three months
In Tehran, Iran's IAEA envoy, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, told reporters Tuesday that his country will "not suspend enrichment activities, even for a second."
Some IAEA officials feel that means that they often spend an inordinate amount of time monitoring countries that are unlikely to engage in such activities -- Western European nations, for instance -- meaning that not enough attention is paid to potential proliferators.
The agency said he will be reporting to IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts, the head of the agency's nuclear inspectors and the agency's point man on Iran. | http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/08/29/un-nuclear-agency-establishes-iran-task-force/ | dclm-gs1-094580001 | false | false | {
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Rolling Stones
A Strange Story
[From The Rolling Stone.]
hurried down town to get some medicine.
He never came back.
The little girl recovered and in time grew up to womanhood.
The mother grieved very much over her husband's disappearance, and it was nearly three
months before she married again, and moved to San Antonio.
little girl five years of age.
grandfather if he had been alive and had a steady job.
"I will go downtown and get some medicine for her," said John Smith (for it was none
other than he whom she had married).
"No, no, dear John," cried his wife. "You, too, might disappear forever, and then forget to
come back."
was Pansy's name).
medicine, but his wife would not let him.
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#64 - lucarioveethree (08/11/2013) [-]
And don't forget that Spartans never die.
They just go missing in action.
#72 to #64 - tightastic (08/11/2013) [-]
Alas, all men must die, friend
Alas, all men must die, friend
User avatar #68 to #64 - azumeow (08/11/2013) [-]
#78 to #68 - plutogekko ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
...will always be alive...
#420 to #64 - gagonmycack (08/11/2013) [-]
Please I need a wallpaper version of this
User avatar #80 to #64 - numbertwozeldafan (08/11/2013) [-]
I'm pretty sure like, dozens die in the novels....
Didn't their genetic engineering super-shorten their lifespans or something? Or am I completely wrong.
User avatar #98 to #80 - iamkagji (08/11/2013) [-]
Don't listen to this other guy, he's wrong. Section II, once the SPARTAN II's were ************ , decided to list them as MIA instead of KIA to keep the troop morale up. The military in the series is more worried about keeping civilians alive rather than happy. Also, Master Chief is not the last Spartan, he just the last Spartan that isn't on a ********** mission, actually MIA or dead.
User avatar #91 to #80 - roxasbaby (08/11/2013) [-]
whenever one died, master chief would list them missing in action, since they thought that keeping the myth that they were invincible would help boost civi morale. Also their life span isnt shortened, but the flash clones that they used to replaced them would die after a few years after defects that would appear.
User avatar #92 to #91 - numbertwozeldafan (08/11/2013) [-]
Ah, thank you for clearing that up.
User avatar #83 to #80 - myaccountisnew (08/11/2013) [-]
I don't remember anything about them getting their lifespans shortened. Also, I think more people would be familiar with Noble Team's deaths rather than the novels.
User avatar #84 to #83 - numbertwozeldafan (08/11/2013) [-]
I apologize; due to a deep-seated hatred I haven't actually played HALO since about halfway through 3 and most of my knowledge comes from the novels.
User avatar #85 to #84 - myaccountisnew (08/11/2013) [-]
If you don't like it, how did you get through 2 and a half games?
User avatar #86 to #85 - numbertwozeldafan (08/11/2013) [-]
You misunderstand; my hatred is aimed not at halo, but at the stagnant FPS genre as a whole; 3 was simply where I stopped caring entirely. It had nothing new or exciting to offer me in any way, and any challenge was obliterated by the fact that I've already done similar games a dozen times.
#42 - sliferzpwns (08/11/2013) [-]
Here you are good man!
User avatar #132 to #42 - joktapuss (08/11/2013) [-]
Oh god thor cheif is gonna shoot us with mjolnir.
User avatar #296 to #42 - Nightinear **User deleted account** (08/11/2013) [-]
That giant master chief
The ****
#495 to #42 - BlaiseGrimm (08/11/2013) [-]
that is an awesome crossover...saving this for later...
User avatar #82 to #42 - aherorising (08/11/2013) [-]
sosmehow this looks gayer than the original
#10 - sanguinemybrother (08/11/2013) [-]
Martial arts expert? Think I'm gonna let that slide?
Master chief is the least agile guy ever, All he can do is jump pretty high, Hell! he didn't even learn to sprint for 3 games.
User avatar #11 to #10 - TheAwesomestKyle (08/11/2013) [-]
but have you read the books. he accidently killed three men training in the gym at 16.
User avatar #14 to #11 - fargtwo (08/11/2013) [-]
And he took out a squad of ODSTs bare handed before one of them could get a shot off after getting his armor.
User avatar #20 to #14 - lucarioveethree (08/11/2013) [-]
Halo Wars - "Monsters" (Cinematic 13 of 15) Also, this. Spartans can be pretty darn agile.
User avatar #140 to #20 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Okay, I've only played Halo 1-3, and that was quite a while ago by now, but wasn't the Arbiter a good guy by the end?
User avatar #155 to #140 - theoriginalzombie (08/11/2013) [-]
Arbiter is a title, there have been several of them in the Halo universe
User avatar #161 to #155 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Ahh, gotcha, I almost forgot that bit and I had no idea when ODST took place in the timeline lol
User avatar #175 to #161 - supamonkey (08/11/2013) [-]
ODST is during and slightly after parts of Halo 2, I believe.
User avatar #178 to #175 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Really? I could be horribly wrong here, so please correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Master Chief was the last Spartan left?
User avatar #180 to #178 - supamonkey (08/11/2013) [-]
There are a few in Halo 4, but I don't think there are any in ODST at all, hence the ODST title.
User avatar #183 to #180 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Okay, I think I understand better now, I went and looked it up. So the ODST soldiers are not Spartans, right?
User avatar #185 to #183 - supamonkey (08/11/2013) [-]
No, ODSTs are normal (if very well trained) human soldiers. Spartans are genetically engineered super-soldiers designed to excel in environments that normal humans like the ODSTs wouldn't be able to cope with.
User avatar #186 to #185 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Gotcha, thanks for the info
User avatar #188 to #186 - supamonkey (08/11/2013) [-]
no problem man
User avatar #523 to #186 - maxxumum (08/11/2013) [-]
In case it isn't 100% clear
Dr. Halsey made the spartan-I's, but they failed in the first test and the project was scrapped.
Then she committed several war crimes by starting the Spartan-II program (Disobeying direct orders, capturing children, genetic engineering, making slaves, etc.)
These were the spartans in Halo Reach (Reach is the spartans' home planet, where they grew up and trained)
Then all of them died on Reach when it was ******* by the Covenant. Master Chief, a spartan named James, and another named Linda were on Red Squad which had a mission to take care of in space while the rest of the spartans defended Reach. Linda was shot in the back of the head and James' jet pack was shot causing him to fly indefinitely out into space and he died. Master Chief survived, and then came back to earth to get a "package" (Cortana) to help him destroy the Halo Rings so the covey couldn't ***** more planets.
After Halo 2 or 3, Halsey was imprisoned for her war crimes, but the Spartan program continued. During 3 the Spartan III's were in production, using orphans from fallen colonies instead of abducted children. They were created in teams of 300 at a time, and sent on suicide missions. They had almost always a 100% mortality rate, but were considered strategic successes because they bought the UNSC time.
These suicide missions were the ones that the Elite ODST troops failed (ODST's were the best of the best marines, ODST stands for Orbital Drop Shock Troopers who used drop pods from space that put them in the middle of the worst firefights (Also called Helltroopers)
Eventually the UNSC decided “There won't be any program; not like the Spartan-Twos, anyway or the Spartan-Threes, if I can help it. We're back to using consenting adults now, like we did in Project Orion.” These were the Spartan IVs, led by Parangosky, the first marine chosen to be a Spartan IV. These use similar armor to Spartan IIs and genetic engineering for willing volunteers.
Hope I helped!
User avatar #551 to #523 - masterspectre (08/11/2013) [-]
Are you trolling? Because a lot of that was wrong.
User avatar #575 to #551 - maxxumum (08/11/2013) [-]
I read the books when I was in 8th grade and I'm in college now, so cut me some slack if there is misinfo.
Fill me in on what's wrong? Perhaps I just explained it wrong.
User avatar #578 to #575 - masterspectre (08/11/2013) [-]
And the rest you pretty much got right.
Sorry I'm a terrible story teller.
User avatar #577 to #575 - masterspectre (08/11/2013) [-]
Dr. Halsey had nothing to do with the Spartan I's (originally called the ORION Project). The Spartan I's we're successfull but many died and thus the project was scrapped. Now on to the Spartan II's. The creation of the Spartan II's didn't involve any crimes, in fact the government approved and funded the program. The Spartans in Halo: Reach we're Spartan III commandos (they weren't suicide soldiers like the other Spartan III's). Some of the Spartan II's on Reach survived by meeting Doctor Halsey inside a secret ONI base. The Chief and Linda survived by fleeing Reach on the Pillar of Autumn. The Pillar of Autumn arrived at Halo and was quickly shot down by pursuing Covenant forces. It is at this point that CE starts. Master Chief had picked up Cortana before the Autumn could crash.
User avatar #606 to #577 - maxxumum (08/12/2013) [-]
Ah alright. I really fell out of halo after 3 came out and kinda stopped thinking about it. Thanks for the refresher though
User avatar #662 to #606 - masterspectre (08/12/2013) [-]
You're welcome.
#517 to #178 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
Ok I am here ot correct you: The Chief is the last "alive" Sartan 2. The rest are either dead or have disappeared, but to maintain the "invincibility" of spartans, they have been listed as "MIA" (missing in action). This excludes a couple Kelly, Fred, etc. Spartans from the books who are trapped in a forerunner shield world like the Diadec was in Halo 4 (albeit a nice place, not a prison).
Note: Those spheres are compressed slipspace fields and are huge on the inside, like surface area of multiple planets huge.
The Spartans in Halo 4 are Spartan 4's. These are not as awesome, more heavily modified by their gear than the Spartan 2's, but trained as adults in a couple of years and only slightly medically enhanced, unlike the Spartan 2's and Master Chief who are trained from 5 or six and physically enhanced a ton.
What about the Spartan 3's? They were in the book "The Ghosts of Onyx" and are trained yong as stealthy fire-and-forget weapons for sensitive targets. They were expendable.
#529 to #517 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
Technically No, he is not the last spartan II. Trapped inside Onyx there is what remains of red team and some spartan 3's along with Halsey and Lt. Mendez
User avatar #189 to #178 - xchewsifferx (08/11/2013) [-]
in the video game universe yes, he is considered the last spartan ll left. In the novel universe he and 4 or 5 other spartan ll's are still alive
#103 to #20 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
More plox
User avatar #191 to #20 - hugejuggernaut ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
Let's not also forget that both Sergeant Forge and Johnson were both Spartans, but were too early in the trail to get powered armor.
#524 to #20 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
Interesting clip, but totally underwhelming on the elite's side. They all fought like jackals. None of them had energy shields, none of the mhad ranged gear, none of them moved besides running straight, the one that grabbed the shotgun could have crushed it with their hand before the spartan shrugged him off, etc.etc.etc.
Elites are, without their energy shields, without legit strength-multiplying armor, without their augmentation that make spartan 2's incredible by our standards, an even match in hand-to-hand combat with a fully equipped spartan 2.
Give them both energy shields (which are about equal) and it is still a draw. That clip was shameful (albeit cool).
And don't even ask about the brutes. 1 with virtually no armor almost smashed the chief into puddle of goo in 3 good single-hand punches.
(All this taken from the books, all considered canon)
User avatar #526 to #524 - lucarioveethree (08/11/2013) [-]
It's not like the Covenant don't advance their technology. Elite's don't have augments in their armor, as far as I know. If they do, I acknowledge my misinformation.
This was twenty years before the events of the first Halo. Maybe shields weren't standard issue at this time, and minor elites weren't equipped with them.
The point of the clip was to show that Spartans can be and are agile.
#89 to #11 - skroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Oh ok bitch it's quoting time: 'The Fall Of Reach'- Eric Nylund (The book in question).
'The man's (ODST no.1) hands came up.... with a hook to the floating ribs. Bones Broke.... brought his heel down on the mans knee.... then he stopped moving, his arm and leg and neck tilted at unnatural angles' (Dead: 1)
'The man with the iron bar (ODST no.2) swung a vicious blow at John's ribs.... John grabbed the man's hand.... twisted the bar and crushed the bones of the mans wrist.... (Disabled: 1) John snapped a side kick towards the second man (ODST no.3), caught him in the groin, crushing the soft organs ( **** ouch, Disabled: 2) and crushing the targets pelvis. John pulled the bar free- whipped around and caught the third man (ODST no.4) in he neck, hitting him so hard the ODST was propelled over the ropes (Dead: 2)'
So he only actually killed 2, but he ****** 2 others up pretty good as well... Good book overall though, shows how Commander Keyes was promoted to Captain Keyes when he did some ****** spaceship ****
#354 to #11 - Exar (08/11/2013) [-]
"at 16 he had the body of an 18 year old Olympic athlete."
User avatar #222 to #11 - JariWeis (08/11/2013) [-]
Three ODST's.
One ODST can kill a squad of marines with his hands tied behind his back.
User avatar #328 to #222 - TheAwesomestKyle (08/11/2013) [-]
i forgot to mention that. also it happened in space but i believe there was artificial gravity
User avatar #109 to #11 - unnyjunkerf (08/11/2013) [-]
oh my ******* god I love the books
User avatar #343 to #11 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
ODST's. They were not mere 'men'.
User avatar #345 to #343 - TheAwesomestKyle (08/11/2013) [-]
yeah a lot of people have mentioned that
User avatar #351 to #345 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
eh, with 66 replies theres gonna be some double ups
User avatar #76 to #11 - bensho (08/11/2013) [-]
That scene is the most ****** thing I'd ever read in my childhood.
User avatar #543 to #11 - derangedberger (08/11/2013) [-]
14, not 16, if I'm correct
User avatar #430 to #11 - kroople (08/11/2013) [-]
And did we mention that those three men were ODSTs, who are elite soldiers.
#306 to #11 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
i thought he was meant to be lucky, what king of luck is that?
#243 to #11 - karmakoala (08/11/2013) [-]
Wow. Which book?
User avatar #248 to #243 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
The fall of Reach
#663 to #248 - karmakoala (08/12/2013) [-]
User avatar #45 to #11 - EpicAnon (08/11/2013) [-]
So, Hulk: Really strong
User avatar #50 to #11 - thunderkrux (08/11/2013) [-]
I guess they couldn't lift.
#60 to #50 - tacticulbacon (08/11/2013) [-]
#384 to #11 - fatimmortal (08/11/2013) [-]
He killed them? I thought he kind of fought back when they attacked him and ended up horribly injuring them?
My bad if I'm wrong, I read the book like many years ago.
User avatar #102 to #11 - redstag (08/11/2013) [-]
HA, YES! Was totally gonna say something.
#51 to #11 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
Which books would you recommend to read ?
User avatar #247 to #51 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
The ones by eric nylund. There are 3 of them i think. Fall of reach is the first (events before halo CE), the flood is the second (halo CE storyline)(different author, its **** compared to the others but youll have to read it to keep up with the storyline), i dont remember the title of the 3rd book it was something like first attack or first battle, it happens between halo CE and halo 2. There are also other books but these 3 are the best since they are pretty much directly connected to the games
User avatar #65 to #51 - fargtwo (08/11/2013) [-]
The Fall of Reach (I think this is the book in question)
The Flood (pretty much Halo 1 through John's eyes)
First Strike (covers what happens between Halo 1 and 2)
User avatar #38 to #11 - alalalalal ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
No he injured the helljumpers bad but didnt kill them
User avatar #293 to #119 - Nightinear **User deleted account** (08/11/2013) [-]
**** yea
************* knights in Halo 4
That was a ******* awesome feel
#560 to #10 - abachonk (08/11/2013) [-]
Mother ****** ... you better read the books, they were trained since 5 *************** marines in every martial art they know. He has killed lots of elites with his bare hands. The game doesn't show that but he is a ******* god in the books.
User avatar #44 to #10 - turbodoosh (08/11/2013) [-]
In the first three games he is always running.
#90 to #10 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
Read the fall of reach you uneducated pice of ****
User avatar #22 to #10 - drewsky (08/11/2013) [-]
Dr Cox - Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong
#400 to #10 - ripgeckosncherios ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
well he cna kill people with a single melee attack when behind them, not bad i think
#573 to #10 - valabigballs (08/11/2013) [-]
I beg to differ
I beg to differ
User avatar #43 to #10 - battledude (08/11/2013) [-]
you try being agile in armor like that
User avatar #75 to #43 - bensho (08/11/2013) [-]
The armor makes you agile. It's powered. The reason Spartans are the only ones that use it is because it (in laymen's terms) reads your thoughts. In one of the books, they tell you that the first person to use the MJOLNIR armor died because he tried to raise his right arm, and the suit went too fast and broke it. Then, when he flinched, the armor broke his spine. The Spartans are the only ones that have the mental control and strength to use the armor.
User avatar #654 to #75 - drewsky (08/12/2013) [-]
It's not just the mental control, it's also that they've been genetically enhanced.
User avatar #655 to #654 - bensho (08/12/2013) [-]
I said mental control and strength. The reason they have those attributes is because they are enhanced. But the enhancements are common knowledge, so there's no need to mention them.
User avatar #661 to #655 - drewsky (08/12/2013) [-]
My apologies, I thought you meant mental strength.
User avatar #138 to #75 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
So basically, in that armor, all they have to do is THINK about moving instead of actually moving their limbs and just let the armor carry them around essentially?
User avatar #252 to #138 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
Well when you move your arm you THINK about moving your arm. The armor is connected to your brain and it intercepts the signals you send and then augments the actions. Master Chief also has the added benefit of Cortana who processes data for him and relays his nervous signals giving him insanely high reflexes.
User avatar #256 to #252 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Ahh i gotcha, the armour heightens everything he does and cortana gives him spidey senses?
User avatar #259 to #256 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
Nah, she just further heightens his reflexes. You know, you see a cannonball flying your way, first you gotta see it, then your eyes have to send the signal to your brain, your brain has to acknowledge the fact that there's a cannonball that's going to rip you to shreds, then process the info till it finds the matching solution (run the **** away), then send that command to your limbs. All that takes a certain amount of time. Cortana just cuts a few corners and does it faster.
User avatar #260 to #259 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Ahh, sounds neat thanks for the info!
User avatar #261 to #260 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
NP, i suggest you read the books, starting with the fall of reach. They're awesome
User avatar #262 to #261 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
They really seem interesting from what I've read in this thread so far, I probably will end up checking them out
User avatar #265 to #262 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
The flood is written by a different author and it sucks balls. Its a literal synopsis of the Halo CE storyline "then master chief zoomed in and killed 256 elites with 1 clip of his pistol, then he picked up a jackhammer and blew up the sun cus hes awesome" but you still need to read it to keep up with the events. 3 and 4 are written by the same guy that wrote part 1 so they're really good.
User avatar #266 to #265 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Sweet, looks like I'm taking a trip to Barnes and Nobles on my next payday
User avatar #267 to #266 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
or piratebay right now
User avatar #268 to #267 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
I would but I have a book ****** , I love being able to hold a book in my hands, for some reason I just can't get into books on a computer screen
User avatar #269 to #268 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
I know the feel trust me. Thats why i read them on my phone. Did the same with a song of ice and fire.
Id love to get an actual copy of the books but they arent sold in my country
User avatar #270 to #269 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Why don't you try Amazon? I get books off there every once in a while when I can't find them at the B&N
User avatar #272 to #270 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
I dont have a credit card (ill be getting one soon) and they either dont ship here or shipping costs as much as the books
User avatar #275 to #272 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Ahh, yeah shipping costs can be a bitch, sometimes thugh you can get pretty cheap shipping if you opt for the longest shipping time. You can also get pre-paid debt cards that are pretty much just like gift cards with a debt card number you can use to order **** online and toss when you're done
User avatar #278 to #275 - randomnab (08/11/2013) [-]
We do have debit cards here but you need to be 18 and you need to go through the same process as getting a credit card. Turning 18 in a few days, so as i said ill get a credit or a debit card soon
User avatar #280 to #278 - dyllygaf (08/11/2013) [-]
Ahh, coolio
#139 to #127 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
That spacemarine just looks bored. As he should be, against a spartan.
MFW people say spartans could beat spacemarines.
#235 to #169 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
See this thing? This is a ************* bolter pistol. You're probably asking yourself "What's a bolter pistol?". Well, let me educate you, you heretical little **** . This glorious creation of the Adeptus Mechanicus holds 6 to 12 rounds of pure " **** YOU". What caliber are the bullets? IT DOESN'T FIRE BULLETS. This thing fires armor-piercing missiles that go through you like a knife through butter. The anti- personnel rounds are basically just explosive charges that turn you into minced meat faster than you could say "Ouch". And this is just the pistol version. It also comes in a fully automatic variety and the " **** YOU! I HAVE A ******* MINIGUN THAT FIRES EXPLOSIVES!" variety.
User avatar #240 to #235 - thewowpimp (08/11/2013) [-]
this is the model he is talking about:
and here is the FULL version that many marines are equipped with:
#249 to #235 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
See this thing? This is a ************* Bubble Shield.d You're probably asking yourself "What's a Bubble Shieldl?". Well, let me educate you, you heretical little **** . This glorious creation stops ALL bullets.Including the pellets from that gun. ***** dismissed,have a nice day ^_^
#311 to #249 - madder (08/11/2013) [-]
You do know the word 'heretical' is not only a religious insult, but that the leader of the Space Marines is a god-emperor right? So do know that using his syntax against him is only advancing his argument and hindering yours, right? And you do know that despite you thinking that you sound smart, you only come off as a teeny bit silly, RIGHT?
#254 to #249 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Except it only stops energy-based weapons and the second it deactivates, master chef's getting his head bashed into his ribcage.
User avatar #257 to #254 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
No,it can also stop bullets too
#258 to #257 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Still, you can't hide in there forever and once Mister Chief comes out, he'll be squished like a fly between an elephants' buttcheeks. ******** he doesn't **** himself to death in fear.
Yes, it's possible to **** yourself to death. Millions of people die because of it every year. Basically, you die of dehydration.
#359 to #258 - theoddanon ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
why have one man when you can have billions?
(I love both halo and warhammer 40k and you both seem like ***** right now.)
User avatar #380 to #359 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
That's because I am a **** . But that's an entirely different matter.
#391 to #380 - theoddanon ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
if only out of your acceptance do you gain some of my respect
User avatar #506 to #249 - Spacemarine (08/11/2013) [-]
Just to get things straight, spartans and spacemarines are completely different leagues. Making a comparison is stupid. They are both great in their respective areas, but the match up is unfair. the technological gap is too great.
User avatar #279 to #249 - eddymolly ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
Pretty sure it wouldn't really matter considering each bullet from a bolter is bigger than a fist and self propelled, being shot by one would be like being shot by a rapid fire rocket launcher.
User avatar #507 to #235 - Spacemarine (08/11/2013) [-]
look below
User avatar #173 to #169 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Yeah, spacemarines can basically be headshotted with that and brush it off like it's nothing.
User avatar #179 to #173 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
And what can a spacemarine do?
#263 to #179 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Also, space marines can swim.
#253 to #179 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Ok, since I'm bored and I'm a lore nerd, let me explain to you how a regular, run of the mill space marine is made.
1. You take a fanatical worshiper of the god emperor, who will gladly give his life for the cause without a moment of hesitation.
2. You rigorously train them both physically and mentally to become better in hand to hand combat, marksmanship, swordfighting and power ******* than any man in the known universe, complete with constant religious training to cement their loyalty to the space marine chapter and the big E.
3. Next comes the physical augmentations. The young space marine is implanted the genetic material of a primarch (the first space marines who are basically demi-gods) and go through a series of physical changes because of it. They become taller, about 10 times stronger, their ribs harden, widen and fuse into a boney bulletproof vest. Every bone in their body becomes nearly unbreakable. Then they get implanted 19 new organs that make their senses superhumanly sharp.
4) You implant what's known as the black carapace. It's a vest that's implanted under the skin of the torso. It fuses with the space marines' nervous system, creating a link between their body and their suit.
5) You give that ************ a suit. Bitches love suits. The suit features heavy ceramite plating that's harder than any metal known to mankind today, a fully enclosed enviorment that lets them survive in the harshest conditions and automatically heals minor injuries like gunshot wounds, a mechanism linked to the black carapace that mimics the space marines' movement, so the suit no only doesn't encumber them, but actually amplifies the marines' already awesome strength even further.
And that, kids, is how you make your regular space marine. The ones that are actually good receive far better training since birth and can basically use magic, but we're not talking about those right now.
#288 to #253 - madder (08/11/2013) [-]
Yes, but can they blow up planets? justsaiyan.jpg i gots me no image so here's the comment version. Also, why does one have to wait until they get the privilege of using photos and gifs? It seems to me that it's used to hinder the newcomer from using his imaging picking talents, but I know better.
#291 to #288 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Yes, they blow up planets quite often. It's called an exterminatus. This is what an exterminatus looks like.
As for why you can't post pics, I'm ******** it's because you have a fairly new account. Fаgmin made it so that users below a certain level can't post images to prevent spamming. Just post something in NSFW and get some quick thumbs.
#295 to #291 - madder (08/11/2013) [-]
At least Goku does it with his hands! (Insert smile here, because I don't want to post one of those ********** emoticons Darius Negrophallus has created.)
Post in NSFW? Sounds like cheating, but fair enough. Midget **** good for you?
User avatar #304 to #295 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Well, you could always just wait a bit. I'm fairly certain the ability to post pics becomes available after a week or so, anyway.
#308 to #304 - madder (08/11/2013) [-]
Hmm. Well I'm astute enough to get my point across without the use of imagery, but it seems that this website has become so accustomed with the use of pictures that it's almost criminal not to include one in my message. Ah well!
User avatar #305 to #295 - guenane (08/11/2013) [-]
are you talking about the spirit bomb ? because the spirit bomb doesn't come using only his ki but it needs the help of many creatures to make it
#309 to #305 - madder (08/11/2013) [-]
User avatar #562 to #253 - dapianoman (08/11/2013) [-]
Space Marines go through so many augmentations that they are pretty much immortal to Spartan Tech.
Here is a list of Spartan Augmentations: You need to login to view this link
Even if you manage to be on of the handful of subjects who actually survive this process, you're still not even in the same league as a Space Marine who outdates your technology by 18,500 years at least.
Also, Spartan weaponry is just so weak. Boltgun is OP.
#595 to #562 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
i wouldn't call it weak, just because it doesn't shoot rockets that are on fire whilst playing ac-dc and sounds like it was dreamt up by an 8 year old, doesn't mean its weak. Its still far superior to what we have today. The bullets from an ******* rifle can still shred a tank
User avatar #597 to #595 - dapianoman (08/11/2013) [-]
well it's not weak to us. but to space marines its like batting away a fly.
User avatar #564 to #562 - dapianoman (08/11/2013) [-]
Statistically, you have a 62% chance to go through this successfully. So it's not just a handful, I suppose.
User avatar #182 to #179 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Well, aside form having 3 lungs, 2 hearts, improved reflexes, improved intelligence, strength of 10 men in a single arm, beign able to rip enemies apart with barely his fingers, breathe poison, never become sick, breathe underwater, needing only 4 hours of sleep, beign able to go without sleep for weeks, being trained since they were children, able to survive months without food, weeks without water, being the most disciplined soldiers in the galaxy, etc.
Aside from all that, they're called "The emperor's finest" for a reason.
User avatar #190 to #182 - guiguito (08/11/2013) [-]
don't they have chainsaw swords and bolters? it would be cool to point that out.
User avatar #192 to #190 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Yeah, that too. But I was cominng to that, if the conversation went as planned.
User avatar #184 to #182 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
Sounds alot like Chief
User avatar #187 to #184 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Give me a source on what chief can do. Also, they're in a few dozen chapters of 1000 spacemarines. How many spartans are there? Also, what is considered a heavy weapon for spartans, is a light/medium for spacemarines.
User avatar #193 to #187 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
You need to login to view this link i dont see how a spacemarine can hurt Chief
User avatar #197 to #193 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
If you'd have read my link, you'd have known that a spartan is nothing more than a fly for a space marine. Also, chief is a very good spartan, the only one who MAY be able to be some sort of challenge. Still. That's 1 ******* man against whole legions of the ultimate warriors. Heck, if it's like that, why not do Robout Gulliman or one of the other sons of the emperor to fight chief. Those guys are nearly immortal.
User avatar #202 to #197 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
Still,Chief would beat them all
#302 to #203 - hellfiazz (08/11/2013) [-]
According to the wiki, the Emperor is actually over 48,000 years old.
User avatar #303 to #302 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Yeah. He is the embodiment of a huge amount of ancient shamans from the stone age.
#207 to #205 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
No. Your non-existing 'argumants' are invlaid.
#215 to #207 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
Your arument is invalid
#219 to #215 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Or should I say aruments?
Anyway, spacemarines eat ******* demons, the embodiments of war, hatred and suffering for breakfast. Without a ***** of orange juice. What does chief eat, huh? Also, your human empire struggles with a few aliens. The emperium basically fights again the whole galaxy and even against a different reality.
User avatar #230 to #219 - thewowpimp (08/11/2013) [-]
don't worry buddy, I know you're right.
Warhammer is balls to the wall crazy.
User avatar #233 to #230 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Thanks man. WH is basically almost all the other sci-fi/fantasy **** , but on steroids.
#237 to #219 - deaminzaints (08/11/2013) [-]
well lets make this easy then and even out the playing field.
humans advance, so does soldiers. master chief and the spartans are from the year 2517. now take all the features of a spartan and lets just add and ekstra power up after each 3 years roughly. now when were the space marines created? it says in the 3rd millenium so estimate about year 3000 then yeah? now what that means is that by the time the space marines are created, the spartans will have been upgraded roughly 166 times (500 years / 3 years for each upgrade) making them much more powerfull than space marines. in other words, the space marines can only win couse they have had more time to advance than the spartans. next time, even out the playing field if you talk versus.
TL;DR spartans are made 500 years or so before space marines. if you give spartans 500 years to evolve then the winner is the spartans.
#319 to #237 - lordling (08/11/2013) [-]
Space Marines were actually developed in the 31st millennium but either way, the Spartans were all but extinct after Reach and they stopped developing the technology. I will admit to a lack of knowledge of the Halo universe, but if all the Spartans were stupid enough to group up on one planet and all get ******** then they couldn't cope with the seven shades of hell the Imperium will kick out of them.
#332 to #319 - deaminzaints (08/11/2013) [-]
i see your lack of knowledge of the halo universe and i raise with my own knowledge. Reach was the planet were the spartan program was founded and where all spartans were developed. spartans dont magically appear you know? reach got attack and completely invaded by the entire covenant armarda, basically billions of aliens with laser weapons all shooting at a facility with about 100 spartans. yeah about 100 only. and the spartans (under surprise attack and cut of from the rest of the human race) plus the few human soldier on reach still managed to kill a buttload of alien *** (roughly a few millions but who keeps score right?) which the aliens didnt take to kindly too. so they destroyed the planet. the only survivng spartan was john-117 was flown away and was alive.
after reach the goverment then created more spartans. basically spartan project 1 and 2 died on reach and after that spartan project 3 and 4 created more. the new ones are weaker but there are more of them.
what im saying here is that the original spartans were 100 vs a few billion ******** armed alien forces and still took a good bite out of them.
given the time to evolv for as long as the space marines and then have as many spartans vs space marines in a death match, im pretty sure the spartans will win.
TL;DR you forgot how i said that spartans would win if they got as much time, you only stated that my time frame was wrong. spartans didnt go extinct, the programs were just altered and new spartans were made. all of them were on reach couse that was were they were born and im guessing that you think space marines are some sort of immortal gods, wich means you havent see MC fall from orbit, hit the ground like a meteor and walk away like it was nothing. (watch opening scene from halo 3)
User avatar #382 to #332 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
actually the spartan 1 project (or orion? i think it was) weren't that strong, the only member of that ***** that you know of was actually Johnson (which explains how he was always such a ****** ). The spartan I program actually makes you immune to the flood and theres a ******* backstory with the human-forerunner war. Im also pretty much certain that not all of the spartans died on reach. (and im only talking about spartan II)
#672 to #382 - deaminzaints (10/31/2013) [-]
late reply buuut whatever.
spartan project 1 was not made to become immune to the flood, the flood only started spreading after having been released by the covenant on installation 02 (in the first halo game). by the time the flood has been released, the spartan program 3 is allready ongoing and reach has just happend. so thats just wrong, Johnson is completely human. ****** ? yes, spartan? no. the backstory of the forerunners and everything is that humans fled from the flood and ran into the forerunners, they had a war and forerunners won. then the flood wiped out the forerunners and so to counter that they just wiped all sentient life with the halos and caught a few flood and locked them up in installation 02. skip a few thousand years and boom, covenant opens the storage and **** happens. lastly, there was 1 other spartan who survived reach but he later died.
User avatar #245 to #242 - thewowpimp (08/11/2013) [-]
but the third millennium does not refer to the christian calendar.
The space marines also were stronger in the past, as many were closer to the pure gene-seed and the true machine spirit.
User avatar #271 to #245 - sodaberg (08/11/2013) [-]
User avatar #439 to #271 - robotvoice (08/11/2013) [-]
I know right?
what a bunch of dorks talking about things they like,
you seem like a slick ************ , lets go throw rocks at cats by the ravine.
#336 to #237 - jeremybenden (08/11/2013) [-]
what if the space marines r the spartans of the future?
#320 to #219 - zgery (08/11/2013) [-]
Spartans are much more realistic than this Space Marine crap...I don't even know why we are comparing them? Halo has an incredible story...unlike Warhammer 40k garbage
#224 to #223 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Go fist yourself.
with love,
User avatar #216 to #207 - swampertftw (08/11/2013) [-]
Or should i say argumants
User avatar #371 to #182 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
**** , at least bungie tried to stick to the rules of physics. Weeks without water and months without food? Does their suit at least provide them with that? (you know, like the spartans?)
User avatar #393 to #371 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
They... 'recycle waste.'
User avatar #592 to #393 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
that will only solve the water problem, the thing is you still cant create energy from nothing. I think space marines are physically flawed and weren't very well thought out...
they still sound cool nonetheless
User avatar #593 to #592 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Even then, they're master hunters.
User avatar #596 to #593 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
dude, a spartan dropped without a pod and his rifle ended up breaking. Know what he did? threw a pebble through a jackals brain from 50m. I dont think hunting is something that should even really be mentioned....
User avatar #598 to #596 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
I thought we were talking about the food problem? But anyway, spacemarines barely get scratched with a standard laser rifle. Without their armour on. Although, it has to be in the chest, preferable.
User avatar #599 to #598 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
mmm it all sounds a little silly to be honest, spartan augmentations seem to be science fiction while space marines seem to just be pseudoscience...
User avatar #600 to #599 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Yeah, it's all ******* insane. Also, this isn't about what is more realistic, it's about who would win in a fight. Also, there's the warp, an alternate reality, worse than hell, which is basically magic. ANYTHING you can imagine has been done- on steroids, mind you.
User avatar #602 to #600 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
well i kinda think that afk a spartan would win, purely because a space marine would probably not be able to exist without all of those children's hopes and dreams keeping them together haha
User avatar #603 to #602 - crazyolitis (08/12/2013) [-]
Bro, they're both science fiction. We don't even know if the agments of spartans and **** or whatever are actually possible to do yet. True, everything's pointing that it can, but spacemarines are less dreamish than you know. Just read a little bit about them, or better, this. The early vids are a bit hard to listen to, but after 2 or 3 it gets much better. Vaults of Terra - An Introduction to the Warhammer 40,000 universe
User avatar #315 to #182 - postie (08/11/2013) [-]
They can eat through metal too.
User avatar #149 to #139 - treefox (08/11/2013) [-]
Spacemarines could beat a Spartan, you admin!
Wait... I think I ****** up.
#156 to #150 - gentlemanofbacon (08/11/2013) [-]
Sorry, what was that?
#158 to #156 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Beg your pardon?
Beg your pardon?
#168 to #165 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Still. That's WH40k, and not star wars.
User avatar #170 to #168 - gentlemanofbacon (08/11/2013) [-]
I now, but with the Death Star Destroyed, and The Blood God Thirsty.
#174 to #171 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Maybe he shouldn't eat his khorne flakes without milk, then? That's gauranteed to make you hungry.
#231 to #221 - gentlemanofbacon (08/11/2013) [-]
What's the matter?
#234 to #231 - crazyolitis (08/11/2013) [-]
Filthy heretics.
#465 to #127 - deadmaniii (08/11/2013) [-]
I'd like to submit my opinion for review:
Spartans could never beat a Space Marine. This is fact. That argument is done.
Now for the fun part. I like to pretend that Halo is in the same universe as War Hammer 40k ONLY that they are the ancestors of the humans in the 40k universe. Spartans are essentially proto-type Space Marines anyways. What with the enhancements and power armor. Obviously there are major holes in my idea but considering how much time there is between 2525 and 40000 it's not far fetched.
Just to clarify: Spartans would never be able to survive in the 40k universe. That's why humanity depends on Space Marines to protect and fight.
User avatar #355 to #347 - solidderking (08/11/2013) [-]
master chief is not 2,5 meters high
User avatar #358 to #355 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
#362 to #358 - solidderking (08/11/2013) [-]
Spacemarines are at least 2,5 meters tall ( the primarchs were even bigger)
but 2,2 m is tall too ^^
User avatar #369 to #362 - guidedhand (08/11/2013) [-]
so what actually is so impressive about space marines? all im getting from it is that some kids tried too hard to design a super soldier (lets make him spit acid and have extra lungs yea!!!!!)
I dont really see anything special about them, or anything that makes you connect with them more than spartans
#399 to #369 - ruckanucka (08/11/2013) [-]
Refer to comment 253, if you haven't already.
Also when some of them are critically disabled, they get put into dreadnought suits.
User avatar #504 to #127 - commontroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Personally, I dislike the debate, because Space Marines were just made stupidly overpowered. I still love space marines, but they're purposefully made to be these unstoppable tanks of organic material with tank armor on top of that. The members of the SPARTAN programs are purposely made much stronger than their fellow humans, but not much stronger than most of their enemies, because it's showing the despair of humanity, the fact that even the best of the best of the best that humanity has to offer can only stem the tide so much.
It's two different stories, thus two different soldiers. One leads the armies of a glorious empire spanning the galaxy and being only somewhat challenged, the other stands as the last defense against an unstoppable enemy that would drown you in their own blood before surrendering.
User avatar #513 to #504 - solidderking (08/11/2013) [-]
one difference is, that the Spartans ( as far as i know) doesn't fight against " dark gods" immortal robot zombies(necrons) and insects(?) that are able to devour the whole galaxies
furthermore the humans in halo are building there " empire " right now and the humans in Wh40K are just defending it because they are not able do conquer more
as you said they can not be compared
User avatar #367 to #127 - SirFail (08/11/2013) [-]
You kinda have to consider the fact that first Proto-Spartans(Spartan-1s) are created in the year 2491. Space marines were made in the late 30Ks.
User avatar #582 to #127 - iamchicken (08/11/2013) [-]
To be fair a Spartan would ***** a Space Marine as a big walking super soldier of NOPE. And would see that no matter what a spartan could throw at him it would never be enough.
User avatar #34 - falloutshelterfj (08/11/2013) [-]
but can he swim?
#298 to #34 - skumbaner (08/11/2013) [-]
****** ************ doesnt need to swim, he walks on the bottom of the ocean until he reaches the other shore
User avatar #112 to #34 - mortolife (08/11/2013) [-]
Lorewise, yes he can. Gameplay wise... umm, not so much.
User avatar #77 to #34 - halospartans (08/11/2013) [-]
I'm pretty sure that you wouldn't be able to swim with an 750Kg metal armor...
User avatar #294 to #77 - skumbaner (08/11/2013) [-]
Well if you can jump 3 meters straight up into the air you could probably swim just a little bit
#255 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
I love how this degraded into a Space marines vs. Spartans argument. Haven't had one of those in ages.
User avatar #277 to #255 - rhiaanor (08/11/2013) [-]
oh no its gay taric spammer guy
User avatar #282 to #277 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Aw come on, that was a month ago. Why am I never remembered as "the energizer bunny spam guy" or "that hilarious **** that used to be ranked #3 on comments" or "the guy who revoked his 4th permaban a couple of days ago"? I have other accomplishments, you know.
User avatar #283 to #282 - rhiaanor (08/11/2013) [-]
Well, I didn't really see the other ones, only the taric one. Which I found hilarious. And the pink text helps.
User avatar #284 to #283 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
It's not pink. It's light ******* purple.
User avatar #287 to #284 - rhiaanor (08/11/2013) [-]
bitch I don't care
User avatar #502 - xXMAQXx ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
i kept reading chef and thought what does gordon ramsey have to do with this
#558 to #502 - fatbenreloaded (08/11/2013) [-]
Not that he wouldn't be a good Avenger...
#427 - anticitezenone (08/11/2013) [-]
Don't scroll down
there are opinions there
Don't scroll down
there are opinions there
#264 - xoyv (08/11/2013) [-]
well isn't THAT cute
ONE guy in ONE set of powerarmor
#292 to #264 - warzon (08/11/2013) [-]
Either way ill just sit over here and wait it out.
Then shoot the winner.
User avatar #313 to #292 - razorlupus (08/11/2013) [-]
for the greater good of course
User avatar #314 to #313 - warzon (08/11/2013) [-]
Of course!
User avatar #395 to #264 - grimagination (08/11/2013) [-]
and yet he alone accomplished what spacemarines needed armies to do
#509 to #264 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
At least chiefs armor doesn't make him look fat as **** .
#241 - lawander **User deleted account** (08/11/2013) [-]
That´s cute.
Tell me more how cool master chief is
#666 to #241 - 2scared2login (08/19/2013) [-]
Considering the fact he destroyed thousands of aliens by himself, yeah i'd say he's pretty goddamn cool.
also, never played warhammer, what's it like?
#669 to #666 - lawander **User deleted account** (08/19/2013) [-]
Almost every space marine has killed thousands of xenos/chaos space marines
I think aliens in warhammer 40k universe are much touugher to kill and more technologicaly advanced than aliens in HALO
Halo always seemed to me like warhammer for kids
#74 - lytweight (08/11/2013) [-]
Dies in water... :|
User avatar #431 - avatarsarefornoobs (08/11/2013) [-]
i didnt know master chief was a martial arts expert...
usually he just bashes people with his gun
#55 - castellandraco (08/11/2013) [-]
i got a better soloution
#62 to #55 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
For Russ! And the AllFather!!!
#8 - thechosentroll (08/11/2013) [-]
Or just get a Space Marine. He'll get the job done faster, he won't die and he'll do it for free. The joy of killing xenos scum is compensation enough.
#9 to #8 - reaperriley (08/11/2013) [-]
Has to be a Salamander my man, otherwise it doesn't fit the green part.
User avatar #40 to #8 - Johnsfer (08/11/2013) [-]
- Ghandi has finished the Manhatten Project
User avatar #19 to #8 - zakaizer (08/11/2013) [-]
And even in the microscopic chance he fails: Exterminatus
#370 - relishattack (08/11/2013) [-]
I never liked halo.
#310 - postie (08/11/2013) [-]
I'll take a Space Marine over a Spartan anyday.
User avatar #81 - shunkahawolf (08/11/2013) [-]
yeah they should just hire samus instead
#297 - indecisivejew (08/11/2013) [-]
Hey, try to avoid dying from being in waist-high water there, chief. I'll be taking a bath in a chasm of molten hot magma if you need anything.
User avatar #368 to #297 - dedaluminus ONLINE (08/11/2013) [-]
Is that before or after you decide not to use bombs or missiles, to impress a man?
User avatar #353 to #297 - ninjamyles (08/11/2013) [-]
is that before or after you break down and cry at the sight of ridley?
#505 to #353 - 2scared2login (08/11/2013) [-]
Metroid is still a pretty cool guy though.
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Tips for Playing Fighting Games OnlineDecember 6, 2012 by
Do not rage quit.
Send a “good game” message ever now and then.
Don’t worry about your rank.
Don’t abuse lag.
Try not to blame losses on bad connection.
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How Much Time is too Much Time Spent Playing a Game?November 17, 2012 by
Has it really been an entire year since Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom came out? Why yes it has. It’s also been a year since I began blogging (somewhat) consistently.
I’m just going to go through some stats regarding how much time I've spent with UMvC3 over the course of one year. I wanted to do this with the original but that game only lasted nine months. However, I think I logged in something like 350+ game hours within those 9 months. But who cares about that dinosaur game. We are talking about Ultimate.
So in one year my total game time was…..475 hours and 5 minutes. 465:43 hours were spent offline (going through arcade mode for trophies, doing some trials, sessions on my console, and a lot of training mode). 9:22 were spent playing online (mostly drunk). So counting the Vanilla Marvel 3 play time, It totals 825+ hours in about 18 months.
Hold on. What about all the time I spent playing Marvel that isn't counted as “game time?” This includes all the time I spent playing on other peoples console, playing at PAX, playing in tournaments, reading the strategy guide, watching streams of tournaments (mostly while working out), watching archived match vids (mostly while eating), discussing the game with my friends and just thinking about the current state of the game.
After 800+ hours of Marvel over the past year and a half, I only wish I had the opportunity to play more. Unfortunately, the availability of people for me to play with fluctuates so I rarely get to play as much as I want to. I could always play the game whenever I want, but It’s not fun playing alone or online.
Lastly, here what I’m currently working on. There’s a new trend of Dante combos using air dash C. I’m still trying to find a way to optimize it, but It’s difficult when using the ground bounce so early. Because I'm still not sure exactly what I want to do with this, I decided to end the combo with some old Devil Trigger ish.
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Sample Combos for MarkRyan (Nova/Dormammu/Doom)November 12, 2012 by
These are some combos for MarkRyan's potential new team, Nova/Dormammu/Doom. None of these combos are optimized. They're just meant to give you an idea of what to do.
I have no idea how to use Nova so his combo is kinda sucky. I also think there is some flexibility with choosing his assist. Centurion Rush M is an overhead with ground bonce. He could extend Dorm combos but not so much with Doom. Doom's j.S actually uses your ground bounce unless it's done in a super jump combo so sometimes the assist will just end the combo without you expecting it. Also, Doom and Dorm probably won't get many unblockable opportunities. The Centurian Rush L wall bounces which Dorm doesn't need because he has Dark Matter, but Doom could always use it to extend combos. But due to the order of your team, Nova's assist should help Dorm more than Doom.
The Dormammu stuff is really weird. I'm not used to comboing with spells and I couldn't get the Flame Carpet to function the way I wanted to. I couldn't get max time from Run Run Ball to charge up spells. I think you need to space the DHC so that the opponent is as far away from Dorm as possible, but won't flip out before the ball connects. That requires some specific DHC's or I suck and didn't do it properly. I think charging 1 spell is possible from that combo during Run Run Ball. You can also extend the DHC combo with Doom missiles similar to how I do it in the second video.
The Doom combo at the end is tricky. You have to air dash down/back to get the assist to connect. It can be made much easier if you do a simpler Doom combo. The hitstun limited the assist extension quite a bit. If I did a combo with less hitstun, I could extend it with Assist, OTG s.H, jump cancel into j.M, H Footdive, S Footdive. It's the same extension I do with Dante Jam Session
[Edit] I don't know what happened with the last video. It cuts out for some reason. It ends with air Finger Lasers DHC into Dorm's Super. It does something like 1.1 mil
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Tier WhoresOctober 23, 2012 by
In case you don’t know, a “tier whore” is a term used in fighting games that describes someone who chooses the best characters. Here are some of my thoughts on the subject. The first part addresses people who have a problem with tier whoring. The second part addresses people who feel the need to choose top tier characters.
People want to win
People want to win. Get over it. Every character is fair game until it’s banned. You have the ability to choose the character that is most likely to win, but you didn’t. You have no reason to be mad at someone else for making the “correct” decision.
Everyone chooses a character the feel is strong
No one messes around with a character and says “This character sucks. It’s impossible for me to win with him/her. This is going to be my main.” No one does that. Everyone chooses a character that they like for one reason or another and one valid reason to like a character is the feeling of “I can win with this character.” You probably did the same thing, but you didn’t choose the best character so too bad.
Using the character helps to learn the matchup
One way of learning a matchup is to use the character you have trouble fighting. That way, you can get inside the head of a typical player of that character. Maybe the tier whoring person you just lost to is just trying to learn how to beat that character.
Some games are really unbalanced
Some games have overpowered characters. Try playing SSFIV AE (pre-2012) not as the twins or Fei-Long. Try playing Third Strike without Yun or Chun-Li. Try playing MvC2 without MSS, MSP, or the few other top tier teams. It’s just not worth the effort at high level competitive play for most people. It’s possible to win without playing top tier, but you are making things very difficult for yourself by not doing so. You’ll just get frustrated when you lose to a less skilled player who used the best characters.
The best character may not be the best character for you
Every player has a specific style and must choose a character that can take advantage of the player’s strengths. Sometimes, the best character may not be the character that fits your style. If you aren’t a technical player, then you will never fully utilize Zero in Marvel 3. If you are a keep away type of player, then you will never win a tournament with Cammy in AE2012. You may be hurting yourself by choosing the top tier.
Take some responsibility for your losses
I often hear people say “Oh well maybe I should just choose a top tier character too” after they lose a match. Shut up and take responsibility for your loss. Play better. Top tier characters are only top tier at the top level of play. So you need to work your way up as an overall player before you make a top tier truly look top tier….well I guess Phoenix in vanilla MvC3 is an exception.
Check the matchups
Let’s take a step back to 2009 during the days of Vanilla SFIV. Sagat was easily the best character followed by Akuma and Ryu. Let’s say you are a Ryu player who lost to a Dhalsim player. You may think “Oh I should tier whore it up and choose Sagat.” If I recall correctly, Dhalsim had a 5-5 matchup against Ryu and a 5-5 matchup against Sagat in Vanilla despite his overall low ranking. So yeah, Sagat may get you more wins overall, but your problem is Dhalsim and choosing Sagat won’t help you.
You may be that much more comfortable with a worse character
Take some pride in the work you put into a not so top tier character. Dieminion has been playing Guile forever and he makes that character look top tier. It’s not just because Dieminion is a great player, it’s his ridiculous in depth knowledge of the character. You can solve problems significantly faster when you are in tuned with a character’s tools even if the character isn’t good.
Lastly here's another video that's barely relevant to the rest of this blog. It's my hands playing Morrigan in Marvel 3. Scrubs everywhere love hating on Chris G for using this character. She's no joke. She takes a lot of work. If you're one to complain about it being too cheap, then you probably haven't actually played her.
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So I’ve played a lot of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and with all of the courses in that game that are inspired by various games from Sega’s past, it’s a shame that not more of the playable characters reflect that. I mean, a fifth of the characters are from Sonic the Hedgehog. So I thought I would lay out some suggestions for characters that could appear in the inevitable sequel. First, the returning characters.
1. Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Miles Tails Prowler
3. Knuckles the Echidna
4. Shadow the Hedgehog
5. Dr. Robotnik
6. Metal Sonic
7. Alex Kidd
8. Joe Musashi
9. Amigo
10. B.D. Joe
11. Vyse
12. AiAi
13. MeeMee
14. Ulala
15. Pudding
16. Beat
17. Gum
18. Ryo (back from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing)
19. Nights
20. Reala
21. AGES
Now for the other 19 characters that would round out the cast of 40. Yes, 40 characters in total.
1. Silver the Hedgehog. For as much as Sega wanted to push Silver as a new character in the Sonic franchise, they’ve done a pretty shitting job of it. So they need to include him in this series. I personally don’t actually like Silver as a character but his ability to levitate and force push objects would make for a cool vehicle design and all-star power-up.
2. Blaze the Cat. This is a real personal choice but I’ve always liked Blaze the Cat. I think that she’s a good representation of a female Knuckles but without his admitted naiveté. She’s a good strong character and her Sol Emeralds and fire abilities would make for a cool all-star power-up.
3. Orta. Some of you may not know Orta but she is the most recent rider in the Panzer Dragoon games and the one with most of a personality. If you are going to introduce the Dragon into these games, and you should, the rider would have to be Orta. To be fair, all of the abilities would be centered around the dragon than her but she’s an interesting design.
4. Pepperouchau. Pepperouchau is from Sega Saturn’s Clockwork Night series. He’s a wind up soldier toy so his vehicles would be wind up toy based. His all-star attack could be him speeding up while a giant key spins out in front of him and when it hits an opponent, it would have the same affect as the twister weapon.
5. Agent G. He is from the House of the Dead franchise and his vehicles are fairly obvious. He’s the slick professional type so he would have a classy BMW-type car, speedboat, and designer jet. Since he’s from a light gun game, his all-star would be a big gun that comes from the hood of the vehicle.
6. Vectorman. The character made out of balls that can shape shift would be the driver and the car. He’ll shape shift to be a off road type car, a helicopter, and a barge like boat. His all-star would be him turning into a bomb that can explode and take out cars. It would have a pretty big blast radius.
7. Ethan Thomas. From the Condemned series, he would bring a gritty feel to the game. He would have some conventional vehicles but his all-star would be his Taser that can electrocute other drivers.
8. Raikou. Fans know Raikou from the Otogi series. He would behave similarly to how the Shogun character plays in Transformed. His all-star would be his staff swinging around the vehicle, taking out anyone near it.
9. Kazuma Kiryu. He is from the Yakuza series and along with Ethan Thomas, brings some much need grit to the series. He would drive vehicles inspired by Japanese car developers and his all-star attack and mannerisms would be inspired by the Yakuza.
10. Toejam and Earl. Such an obvious choice. The alien hip-hop duo would drive a low rider, and fly and sail in their spaceship from their first game. Their all-star would be a big sub woofer whose sound waves spin out any drivers around them. A quick suggestion, the jars from the second Toejam and Earl games should be a weapon you could pick up.
11. Sonic Heroes. The first of the combination teams inspired by the Team Fortress character in Transformed. The Sonic Heroes team would be Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit and Big the Cat driving a car, helicopter and fishing boat respectively. All-Star would be Amy, Cream or Big throwing out their hammer, Chao, or fishing lure respectively.
12. Knuckles Chaotix. The next combination team, this would comprise of Espio the Chameleon, Charmy Bee and Vector the Crocodile in a motorcycle, helicopter and raft respectively. The all-star would be them playing their instruments, similar to their Team Blast attack from the game Sonic Heroes.
13. Virtua Fighters. This combination team would comprise of Akira, Jacky and Kage in a speedboat, sports car and plane respectively. The all-star will be a speed boost with one of the other characters jumping forward and attacking another vehicle.
14. Fighting Vipers. This combination team from the Sega Saturn title Fighting Vipers would be Grace, Raxel, and Bahn in a car, plane and boat respectively. Their all-star would summon Kumachan, who would stomp around the track, taking out any car in front of it.
15. Eternal Champions. From the Genesis classic, this team would be Shadow, Trident, and Midnight in a black sleek car, a ski jet, and 60s style helicopter respectively. Their All-Star would summon Xavier and he’ll cast homing confusion spells on cars that mess with their driving controls.
16. Altered Beast. The two characters from the game would work together in vehicles inspired by Greek and Rome culture. Their all-star will change with where they are. If a car, they’ll transform into wolves and one of the characters will dash forward into cars. If flying, they’ll transform into dragons and electrocute any car near them. If on water, they’ll transform into bears and freeze cars in front of them.
17. Golden Axes. Replacing Gilius, the game will have all three characters from the first game. Ax Battler will drive the car, Gilius will drive the boat and Tyris will fly the plane. The all-star will be a magic attack that varies depending on which character you are.
18. Streets of Rages. From the classic Genesis trilogy, Axel will drive a sports car, Blaze will ride a speedboat and Skate will pilot a jet. Their all-star would be summoning the police who will rain napalm on the track.
19. AGES 2. This combination team will have you controlling a chuchu from ChuChu Rocket on land, a flicky from the games Flicky and Sonic 3D Blast in the sky and Ecco the Dolphin in the water. The all-star will transform you into the guy from Space Harrier and you can fly around and shoot the other drivers.
Alright. Those are my suggestions. What would you like to see in the next Sega All-Stars Racing game? Leave a comment below and give me your ideas!
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Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:11am
In a recent hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., assistant secretary of OSHA, said the provision will “state more explicitly what has always been true: that the standard applies to accumulations of dust that contribute to an explosion hazard. This clarification of language in the Housekeeping provision will eliminate any doubt that employers are obligated to prevent combustible dust from accumulating in their workplaces.”
Although OSHA’s General Industry Housekeeping provision does not specifically address housekeeping and fugitive dust, several other OSHA standards, such as the Dust Control Handbook For Minerals Processing, suggest the use of vacuums for good housekeeping procedures.
Chapter 7 of the handbook advises: “Eliminate the use of compressed air jets to clean accumulated dust from the equipment or clothing and substitute a vacuum cleaning system (and) use a vacuum cleaning system to clean spills and dust accumulations. Avoid brooms and shovels.”
Vacuum Cleaning First Defense in Controlling Fugitive Dust
In nearly all industries, with the exception of the metals industry, the NFPA recommends vacuum cleaning as the preferred first defense method of controlling fugitive dust. NFPA 654 states, “Vigorous sweeping or blowing down with steam or compressed air produces dust clouds.” Specifics on NFPA standards in relation to particular industries will be covered later.
“Industries covered by the NEP include agriculture, food processing (including sugar), chemicals, textiles, forest products, metal processing, tire and rubber manufacturing, paper products, pharmaceuticals, recycling operations and coal handling, and processing facilities. These industries deal with a wide range of combustible dusts with differing properties, including metal dusts such as aluminum and magnesium, wood dust, coal and carbon dust, plastic dusts, biosolids, certain textile materials, and organic dusts such as paper, soap, dried blood, and sugar.”
Although Though using vacuums isn’t new to these industries, many companies have tried in the past to use shop-type vacuums to clean up dust and debris and have found them inadequate under the rigorous demands in the processing industry.
In stark contrast to the weak shop type vacuums, powerful industrial vacuums can suck up tons of material an hour but most people don’t associate that type of volume with vacuum cleaners. It’s not common sense. People have a concept of what they have at home or in their workshop and they often need some education.
Frank Pendleton, founder of Vac-U-Max, developed the first air-operated industrial vacuum to prevent dust explosions in textile mills. Firsthand experience taught him the fire hazard had to be safely and efficiently removed, and he knew the dust and lint surrounding oiled textile machinery was a time bomb ready to go off. Dissatisfied with traditional compressed air hoses that simply blew unwanted debris around and aware that existing electrical vacuums were not only underpowered but also posed a real ignition risk due to sparking on start up, Pendleton began engineering a working solution. In 1954, he introduced the first air-operated vacuum cleaner, or air vac, which was three times as strong as its electrical counterpart and posed no sparking hazard.
Vital Housekeeping Standards from OSHA and NFPA
Of the 17 existing standards actively targeted by OSHA (which includes 6 industry specific standards), housekeeping dominates the list. However, even with OSHA’s increased enforcement, NFPA standards, and the CSB’s push for tougher adherence, John Bresland Chairman and CEO of the CSB reported at the Senate hearing that “in the two years since the CSB compiled the data for the combustible dust study, media reports indicated the occurrence of approximately 82 additional dust fires and explosions.” He added: “(The) CSB estimates that a percentage of those explosions could have been prevented if there were standard housekeeping practices in place.”
After the Imperial Sugar refinery exploded due to a dust explosion, OSHA launched and intense campaign targeted at preventing additional mishaps, including distributing a fact sheet, HazardAlert: Combustible Dust Explosions, that addresses secondary explosions. The sheet states, “Due to poor housekeeping practices, an initial explosion may dislodge into the air the dust that is accumulated on the floors, beams, and other areas of a workplace. This dispersed dust, if ignited, may cause one or more secondary explosions. These secondary dust explosions can be far more destructive than a primary explosion due to the increased quantity and concentration of dispersed combustible dust. Many deaths in past accidents, as well as other damage, have been caused by secondary explosions.”
Foulke again addressed the need for complying with housekeeping requirements. “The fatalities and injuries at the Port Wentworth sugar refinery probably could have been prevented, had Imperial Sugar complied with existing OSHA standards on housekeeping and other OSHA requirements.”
After Imperial Sugar’s Port Wentworth sugar refinery exploded, the company willfully refused to remedy similar conditions at their Grammercy plant, resulting in more than $8.7 million of proposed penalties for both plants, the third highest proposed penalty in OSHA’s history.
Applying Housekeeping Standards According to Application
The NFPA standards that the OSHA Hazard Alert refers to being applicable to dust explosion hazards are NFPA 654, 61,484,664 and 655. Except for NFPA 61 and 664, which deal with combustible metals and food/agriculture products, respectively, the fugitive dust control and housekeeping standards are generally the same for manufacturing, processing and handling of combustible particulate solids, wood processing and woodworking facilities, and also for sulfur.
In brief, the housekeeping the standards call for establishing regular cleaning frequencies to minimize dust accumulation on walls, floors, and horizontal surfaces such as equipment ledges, above suspended ceilings, and other concealed surfaces. The standards further state vigorous sweeping or blowing down with steam or compressed air should only take place after the area or equipment has been vacuumed due to the creation of dust clouds by the other methods.
NFPA 61 for food and agricultural processing plants have somewhat reduced precautions than the previously listed standards and NFPA 484 for combustible metals requires that dust and particles be cleaned with non conductive scoops or soft natural brushes or brooms before the dust is vacuumed. In addition, vacuums are suggested to pick up dust that is too small to be picked up with brushes. Blowing combustible metal dust with air compressors is not permitted.
For cleanup of truly explosive materials such as gunpowder, rocket propellant, sodium azide, aluminum powder, and others which can explode if collected in dry form, a Submerged Recovery Vacuum Cleaner is available and designed specifically to pick up explosive powders safely. The explosive or hazardous material is submerged under fluid to render it inert. The unique design includes not only a high liquid level safety shut-off, but also a low liquid safety shutoff to prevent vacuum operation if insufficient liquid is in the drum.
Housekeeping for Fine Powders and Chemicals
Industrial vacuum cleaner experts are skilled at designing systems around a company’s particular needs. For instance, a custom job shop fabricator faced potential flammability issues because they couldn't adequately sweep the fine powder coating residue from the floor, lights, booth walls, and components of their shop. In addition, the shop-type vacuums they had been using posed a static electric shock to the workers, productivity suffered. Not only did they have to vacuum but also clean by hand using wet rags to prepare booths for the next powder coating job.
The fabricator sought out VAC-U-MAX, which offers the industry's only written static control guarantee. To eliminate any shock, fire, or explosion hazard associated with electric or engine driven units, a Venturi compressed air-powered vacuum was installed with anti-sparking vacuum inlets and grounding lugs, static conductivity from end to end, including a static conductive hose with internal ground wire and grounded end cuffs, that prevent static build up.
To further reduce sparking danger, static-conductive filters were used, rated 99.9 percent efficient at one micron, which virtually eliminated any fine particle discharge from the vacuum's exhaust back into the work area. This helps to create healthful, productive breathing conditions in the workplace.
Furthermore, a unique pulse jet filter cleaning system on all the company's air vacuum not only increased color changes in the powder coating industry but also ensured high vacuum efficiency while virtually eliminating clogged or "blinded" filters. By simply pushing a button on the air vacuum, the operator can backwash the filter with compressed air instead of taking the vacuum apart to clean the filter by hand.
Housekeeping for the Food Industry
When a major food company was looking for a simple way to get away from blowing compressed air to clean devices and components in their pasta plant, they too hired the experts to design a system that gave them more control over the dust and debris. However, unlike the two smaller applications above, this system called for a central vacuum cleaning system.
The application for sanitation and cleaning in its pasta processing area and packaging department required a vacuum cleaning system rigorous enough for continuous cleaning in a 24/7 operation; and, the technical services manager wanted to use 20 pickup points from each central vacuum producer.
For this application, five VAC-U-MAX systems, designed from standard pre-engineered models, were customized to provide the use of up to 20 pickup points from one central vacuum producer. The systems were easy to operate and the units allowed the pasta producer to clean very specific areas.
VAC-U-MAX specializes in the design and manufacturing of pneumatic conveying systems, industrial vacuums, and flexible screw conveyors. For more information, visit www.vac-u-max.com.
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E-commerce marketers risk alienating consumers and undermining their brands unless they take a local approach to their online strategies, according to a new survey by Research International.
The RIO 2000 study, which includes a global summary and 38 individual country reports, suggests the image of the global consumer is a myth and that e-commerce marketers cannot assume all consumers will embrace the US model of e-business.
'Outside the US, the consumer still needs to be convinced that e-commerce is for the mainstream and not just those who seek novelty or have a high acceptance of risk,' says the report.
The study says that trust is the key to establishing e-commerce relationships and that consumers require a greater degree of control during on-line transactions than offline.
It adds that local cultural factors have a great influence on consumer perceptions of e-commerce. Norwegians, for example, have relatively little confidence in fulfilment systems, while southern and eastern Europeans are less enthusiastic about e-commerce than northern Europeans.
'Product choice, competitive pricing and speed of transaction are expectations consumers have of online brands,' says the survey. 'The customer's time and anxieties must be respected.'
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Critic score distribution:
1. Positive: 43 out of 46
2. Negative: 0 out of 46
2. 100
You’ll be hard pressed to find another game that even comes close to matching the quality found in Kingdom Hearts. Games just don’t come as beautiful and well thought out as this, it’s a virtual masterpiece that excels in every way possible.
3. 97
Each world is full of colors, whether it be lush green environments of a jungle, or the sandy feeling you get in the desert, each world is chock full of beautiful and vibrant colors that jump out at you more than Mexican jumping beans.
5. Despite the gummi ship craziness, I found this game to be completely addictive.
7. Although the game’s graphics and music were as incredible as you can expect from these two very professional companies, the actual gameplay does get a tiny bit repetitive at times. Overall, Kingdom Hearts manages to be an incredible game.
8. The moment I picked it up, it was hard to separate me from it. And as I've told many already, any game that can make me smile as much as this game does is definitely a gem of its own.
11. 91
12. Composer Yoko Shimomura (his first Square title since Legend of Mana) creates a very impressive score that alternates between filling you with excitement as you start your next battle to pulling at the heartstrings when some of the game’s more poignant scenes are onscreen.
13. 90
For something with a goofball camera like this to nevertheless remain a compelling action-RPG requires some substantial assets in other areas.
14. You’ll be particularly impressed with the recreation of the Disney characters, it seems as though they’ve been translated to videogame characters without any compromises.
15. A totally engrossing experience.
16. The game is way fun, chock full o’ stars and actually a lengthy, deep game that’s appropriate for all ages.
17. 90
Oh, if only those Gummi Ship segments didn’t exist! They’re the only blemish in what’s otherwise the best action/RPG since the two N64 Zeldas.
18. Visually stunning, loaded with cameos and dripping with both Square and Disney nostalgia, Kingdom Hearts will grab you from the opening to the end.
19. From its very first moments, Kingdom Hearts will grab you and won't let go until well after you've beaten it. [Oct 2002, p.140]
20. With over 60 hours of gameplay and hundreds of animated characters both familiar and a new, Kingdom Hearts should prove a massive hit over the festive season.
21. For all its faults [camera, linear progress], this is one of the most vividly imagined, sprawling and openly heart-warming games on PS2. [PSM2]
22. The music is one of those touches that really remind you that this is a Disney property. All of the musical scores for the worlds are either originals or very strikingly similar ones.
23. The depth and detail in this game is unbelievable and Disney and Square have thought of absolutely everything, down to every last detail in all the worlds and the appearances of the Disney and Final Fantasy characters.
25. If the game was not so brilliantly presented with such rich characters, story and astounding art and voice-work (best voice-work to date in a videogame), you would probably take more notice of the simple and boring adventure elements (go here, go there, find this, talk to that person...), and the too-heavy reliance on melee combat, and the constant battles, and the frustration of having to take two steps back to level up before being able to take the all-important third step forward in a world.
26. Even with wussy characters and settings all over the place, the story and gameplay in Kingdom Hearts rivals the "Final Fantasy" series. [Oct 2002, p.182]
27. It may not rival the grand stories of some past Final Fantasy’s or even some of the better Disney movies; however, it is a fine game that manages to combine each company’s strengths in a tapestry that is a joy to behold and an even greater one to play.
28. 84
While I would have liked more cohesion in the plot and more depth in the combat, the overall package is filled with enough fun and surprises to keep you playing through the end.
32. The problem is that it just gets old quick. Lots of enemies, attack, cure, wash, rinse, repeat. It gets old.
33. Great, largely because it successfully captures the spirit of both Square and Disney in a single game.
35. This game has got to have on of the worst camera systems in an RPG ever. [Oct 2002, p.38]
36. When the amazing, talented artists from Square join forces with the amazing, talented artists from Disney, good things happen. [Feb 2003, p.92]
37. It’s as cryptic to begin with as any game ever conceived by Square, and it lures you in with some tremendous combat mechanics and a unique selling point (Disney), but it also tries to piss you off with a vacuous opening zone and the Chipmunks.
38. This enchanted kingdom certainly has its flaws, but it's still well worth a visit.
39. 80
The renowned charm of Disney's characters, the stylistic panache of "Final Fantasy" folk, and a well-designed gameplay makes up for Kingdom Hearts' relatively few shortcomings.
41. My biggest, heartiest complaint regarding KH is the slap together shooting stages between levels. They are so out of place and so frustratingly poorly executed that they should have not only been left on the cutting room floor.
42. Despite the sometimes annoying, repetitive combat sequences, Kingdom Hearts is filled with plenty to see and do.
43. Almost every individual aspect of the game except for the camera is well executed, but the two key components of the title still don't go seem to belong together.
44. Where the game begins to lose some of its luster is in the areas of sound and story, and a camera that suffers from a lack of intuition. The music is not so much repetitive as it is boring.
45. It might have been possible to deal with such a ridiculously bad setup if melee was limited to bosses and occasional encounters, but in a wicked bit of irony, the miserable perspective is paired with an insanely ludicrous amount of battling.
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 372 Ratings
User score distribution:
1. Negative: 7 out of 152
1. May 21, 2011
2. AnonymousMC
Dec 30, 2005
Here are the pros of Kingdom Hearts:
- It has good graphics.
- The Disney characters' voices are authentic.
The cons of Kingdom
- Stages are LIFELESS and utterly mind-numbingly boring.
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3. Jun 12, 2011
It kinda grows tedious after a while, but to say that this isn't a decent game is a bit much. The very beginning of the game is extremely boring, but as you get further along it gets much better. Even if it didn't have the involvement of Disney characters but still followed its same basic story this would be a good game, but having DIsney characters and the Disney world makes this game pretty unique and a whole lot of fun. It's great to see some of your favorite movies and characters and have them as their own worlds that you can explore (it's not necessarily open world, but it's good enough). Full Review » | http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/kingdom-hearts/critic-reviews | dclm-gs1-094910001 | false | false | {
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Critic score distribution:
1. Positive: 2 out of 3
2. Negative: 0 out of 3
1. 70
Straight off the streets of Jersey City, writer-director Michael Tolajian’s affable debut charms with its scruffy characters and nuanced multiculturalism.
2. Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
The story wraps a little too neatly and backs away from some of its darker impulses but is finally a sweet-natured tale of male rituals and cultural adaptation in urban America.
3. Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
Romantic entanglements are among the more cliched elements of the script, which nicely captures the rhythms of quiet, small-town lives but taxes credibility in several key scenes.
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Universal acclaim- based on 70 Ratings
User score distribution:
1. Positive: 63 out of 70
2. Negative: 4 out of 70
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1. Jun 30, 2013
One the best films from Colombia, together with "Our Lady of the Assassins" or "The Little Roses Girl". Great début for Catalina Sandino. It's truth all about tragic destiny to these South American girls. Great film!
2. Ryan
Feb 20, 2007
Great, captivating.
3. JeffM.
Aug 14, 2006
Not a "thriller" in the traditinoal genre sense, yet Maria's journey had me on the edge of my seat throughout.
4. Matt
Feb 13, 2006
sorry, but I didn't think it was very good. Acting was great, but the film was... boring? Everyone is saying this movie was shocking and disturbing, but it wasn't. Raw? sure. But in this case, raw means boring. Maybe I am too desensitized by similar fare such as Requiem for a Dream and Trainspotting. Compared to those two movies, this movie falls quite flat. Sorry, but I just didn't think it was very good Expand
5. markg.
Jan 10, 2006
Brilliant on every level.
6. ClaudiaT.
Oct 31, 2005
One of the best movies I've ever seen.
7. carmend.
Oct 13, 2005
This was one of the best movies I ever sw in all my life it's great.
8. angelim.
Mar 14, 2005
It was great!
9. kenc.
Mar 7, 2005
Be sure to watch it a second time with the Director's Commentary. One of the very best I've ever heard.
10. JayM.
Feb 27, 2005
Excellent acting. Moving.
11. CayitaV.
Feb 23, 2005
This movie was excelent because shows the real problem that our country is having for many tears.
12. NickT.
Feb 5, 2005
The best movie I have seen in a very long time. I found it amazing how it was solely the dialogue and the situation that it was occuring in was what moved me the most. Every single facet of this movie deserves all the praise it recieves. Many movies attempt to capture realism, and fail, but Maria Full of Grace is able to do it effortlessly without imbellishing any kind of circumstance or character. I was very pleased with this movie and reccommend it highly. Expand
13. AlejandroD.
Jan 30, 2005
I had high hopes for this film. I am Colombian, and thought this would somehow show the problematic of the "mules." However I was disapointed. I think the movie is very vague, and there are a lot of things that are left unexplained. The movie is just about the need of some people of my country, and shows how far some of them would go. But the whole drugs problem is not as simple and soft like this. Things are far worse than what we see on this movie, and Maria is somehow justified for what she did. Most of the "mules" are tricked, and most of the time, they are sent with the intent to make them get caught, so that the others that are already established can pass more easily. Also I wanted to see more how the same goverments and police from both countries are part of this issue. The only good thing about this movie is the actors,, which make a great job, but the movie lack a lot of content. Expand
14. KevinE.
Jan 24, 2005
I'll second what most of the '8's have said, but deduct for being a little bit bored with the pacing ; it was so very even that I felt I had seen it while mildy drugged. Maybe this was intentional, connecting us to the same sense of confusion and ennui that Maria is feeling. It was honest, unpretentious, and absorbing, but I think some of the priase I've read, such as 'astonishing', and 'breathtaking' are a bit over the top. If it doesn't follow a slick Hollywood formula it isn't necessarily the ground-breaking film we've waited a lifetime for either (I call this the 'Sideways' syndrome). In the end I felt that I had traveled to another place for 101 minutes - that's always nice. Expand
15. ArmandoS.
Jan 15, 2005
Excellent acting by lead actress-someone to watch in the future-compassionate movie.
16. MattM.
Jan 9, 2005
Simply stunning ~ the cinema coming out of the lower Americas is packing more of an emotional punch that anything Hollywood can cook up.
17. RicardoG.
Jan 6, 2005
I was extremely impressed with this film. Very well done, the acting was superb, and the story is top notch. Probably one of the best films I've seen in a while.
18. AugustoS
Dec 23, 2004
Very authentic and moving story, about a young Colombian girl that decides to become a mule. Being that I'm from a place very close to Colombia, I was very pleased at the autheticity of the movie. Colombians are Colombians, with their accents and figures of speech, this might seem like a minor point, but a lot of movies tend to blend accents in the wrong way. The actress who plays "Maria" does an excellent job, and the scene at the airport is a great example of creating tension in a movie in a quiet way. The only complaint I would have about the movie is the title. It's a bit misleading since the religious tones are barely touched at all. The title just seems to have been chosen because it sounds pretty good, but that's almost about it. Great movie, highly recommended. Expand
19. JavierA
Dec 8, 2004
In what should be an Oscar-nominated turn, Catalina Sandino Moreno gives a heart-breakingly powerful performance as a Colombian mule. The film is disturbing, yes, brimming with drama and the horror of Maria's plight. It also makes a pointed statement about drugs and their inherent effect on poverty. "Maria Full of Grace" is easily the best Latin American film of 2004, and an outstanding example of "reality cinema". Expand
20. ErnestA.
Oct 11, 2004
This movie was as real as it gets. The negative forces is what drives this movie, but Catalina Sandino Moreno put on an academy award performance. She is riveting in her portral of Maria. I saw this movie on a Friday night and it is still with me on Monday morning. If you haven't seen this movie, please, please go see it. The screenwriting was excellent. This deserves to win more than one award. Expand
21. NataliaS.
Oct 9, 2004
GREAT MOVIE. It is not about hollywood with its special effects, it is about the colombian situation face to face, no lies, no imaginary stories, people with no money that would do anything for a better future. Victims....
22. DavidG.
Sep 29, 2004
A good movie, but not a masterpiece! It certainly doesn't warrant so many ratings in the 8-10 out of 10 range. A simple and dramatic story, good portrayal of a teenager balancing a need to escape and climb to a better life, with a need to make a series of unethical choices in order to do this. References to Roman Catholicism can be found in the background, but these religious allusions were only shallowly developed. The fact that abortion was never contemplated (while organized cocaine smuggling was) may also reflect a catholic influence. Yet the story is satisfying and the movie is definitely worth seeing. Expand
23. ChadS.
Sep 12, 2004
It was such a wrong thought to have, but when Lucy (Giulied Lopez) prepared Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) for drug muling by swallowing grapes, it reminded me of the cafeteria scene with Phoebe Cates and Jennifer Jason-Leigh in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". However, if Maria was desperate enough to smuggle drugs, she likewise might've gone into prostitution, but as it happened, a drug dealer got to her before the pimp. So maybe it's wasn't an overactive imagination that led me to see the Amy Heckerling film being faintly referred to. "Maria Full of Grace" isn't billed as a thriller, but name me a film with a more suspenseful sequence than Maria's plane trip and interrogation at the airport. If she settles down in America, Maria will surely be "Somebody's Baby", because, as remarked earlier in the film by the man who recruits her; she's too pretty to be a housecleaner, and it goes without saying, that Maria is too pretty to be "Somebody's Mule". Expand
24. BarryR.
Sep 7, 2004
"Maria Full of Grace" is a beautifully written and directed film from Joshua Marston. Filmed in Colombia and the United States, the acting by Catalina Sandira Moreno is more than good, it is outstanding. This is a young actress who dominates the screen by the simple movement of her eyes, her hair, her every nuance and is able to communicates a depth of feeling most actors twice her age could not. This is a film that gives great insight into the lives of those who emigrate to this country and helps you to understand why they are willing to be separated from their families in other lands, not just for a better economic way of life, but for a better life in general. A film you will remember for a long, long time and a truly wonderful theatrical experience, I join so many others who found this moving to be a really high cut above the rest. It earns and deserves 3 and ½ stars. Do your good taste a favor and see it. Expand
25. PeterK.
Sep 4, 2004
An absolutely mesmerizing ride of human tribulation. Moreno's eyes, carrying more expression than perhaps any other actress working today, carry an attached grief, never ceasing to amaze the audience or allowing maria to totally enthrall them. For her subtlety, and her utterly potent expression, this is the finest performance I have witnessed by an actress this year. For her truth to character and the heart that the audience so clearly could recognize that lies in the story and Maria herself, this is one of the finest films I have seen in a long time. Expand
26. RodR
Aug 22, 2004
I fail to see where all of the high praise for this movie comes from. This movie is not about the desperate acts of a struggling young woman living in an oppressive, hopeless situation whose only chance at freedom is to smuggle drugs. Rather, the main character is just a typical whining, self-absorbed teenager who undertakes a drastically unnecessary and melodramatic mission to free herself the "hardships" of teenage boys, a job that sucks, and a loving family that doesn't always put her needs first. I kept expecting her to throw a temper tantrum, stamp her feet, and scream "No one understands me! My life is so horrible! It's so UNFAIR!" At one point, she actually storms into her room (yes, she has her own room!) and slams the door. The only desperate situations that the characters find themselves are manufactured by their own bad decisions. It's extremely disappointing, because the story that the movie was TRYING to tell (the story of good people all but forced into a horrible situation) is a real drama that happens every day. This movie insults those people. Expand
27. MarcK.
Aug 18, 2004
Not exactly the "feel good" movie of the year, but definitely worth seeing. Strong acting performances by most. And like "Dirty Pretty Things", it's a plot dealing with the underbelly of our society that most of us never see.
28. VictorM
Aug 18, 2004
Very authentic and moving. It is a very realistic movie with a very remarkable role for Maria. She's great.
29. Mark
Aug 13, 2004
Elegant, no corny dramatic hype or gratuitous violence, very very realistic, human, suspenseful and moving. A must see.
30. JoeS.
Aug 4, 2004
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post #1 of 38
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First off, I am stunned at what others feed their toddlers. Dd is nearly 16 months. She has never had sugar (no cakes, candy, muffins, etc. - even on her b-day, she didn’t get cake - yes, I’m totally neurotic). She has never had refined flour of any kind - no white bread, no white crackers, no white pasta. The only grains we do are whole ( and we don’t do many grains, at that.) Needless to say, we don’t do french fries, pop, ice cream, etc. You get the idea...
However, I am noticing that other people with young toddlers DO feed their children the above things. What am I to do when I am out with these people or at their homes and they offer this food to my dd after their fill their own child’s plate?
Some situations I have been in lately:
At a restaurant, friends of ours order a hotdog meal with fries for their son (he’s 2 yrs old!) and offer half to my dd - whose meal was brought from home. My dh politely said “no thanks, she not that hungry.”
At a party, another mom offered animal crackers to dd - the situation was such that I was able to walk off under the guise of washing dd’s hands and then not return.
Anyway, the gist is that I am already feeling pressure at 16 mos. I’m afraid the day will come when I don’t have a polite response or an escape route! I don’t want to be the freak on the block and I want to remain polite and keep my friends. What do you all do? Any suggestions? One-liners?
post #2 of 38
Good question! I got the oddest look from the woman pushing ice cream samples at the store when I wouldn't take one for DD (we do let DD have ice cream but only very occationally). It was like, how could I deprive my child of ice cream.
When offered, I usually say that DD doesn't eat whatever it is -- which is mostly the truth because she wouldn't touch a hotdog or french fries.
You might always carry along a healthy snack for you DD so that others won't be tempted to offer her things you don't want her to have.
I'm interested what others have to say.
post #3 of 38
You thank them for offering , explain your dd doesn't like that and that you are trying to hold off on processed foods for as long as possible without giving any hint of judging them for what they are feeding thier child.
If people think you are a freak you just have to live with it. You can't expect people to understand all of the choices you make especially when they are so different from the majority of peoples choices. You should also be careful not to insult others people choices lest they tell you exactly what they think of yours. Everyone makes the choices that are best for thier family. with my first one I was just like you. with each child I hagve gotten more relaxed and my MIL still brings it up. I htink my choices with my first were right and I think the choices I make today are right for today.
post #4 of 38
there's someone around here that has the greatest dr suess quote in their sig, something like "the people who matter won't mind, and the people that mind don't matter"
your post made me think of that. she's your baby, and if you feel like that stuff isnt what she needs to be eating, say so. say it with me, "no thank you, we have a snack for her right here"
post #5 of 38
I usually say "no thank you" and leave it at that.
Sometimes if pressed I'll say "I am trying to encourage him to eat healthy food, since he has a history of not eating much of any food at all... once he gets a big appetite for healthy food, then maybe he'll get to try some candy"
I've also said "no thank you, he might choke on that" (hard candy)
or "no thank you; I try not to give him sugar"
or "no thank you; he is allergic to chocolate: it will keep him awake all night long"
or "no thank you; he is milk intolerant so can't eat ice cream"
or "no thank you; he doesn't like to eat chicken" (when offered KFC)
I even have to explain it to my own ds now! I tell him that ice cream will give him a tummy ache.
I've actually had people express that they are impressed that I am trying so hard to keep him on a healthy diet.
P.S. one great thing about living in a city is that there are fruit carts everywhere. granted they aren't organic, but my ds begs for plums or grapes or cherries or bananas or whatever when he sees the carts!
post #6 of 38
I've had a lot of mileage out of the carbohydrates & sugar causing excema line. dd#2 can get a bit of excema on her cheeks if she has sugar or too many carbs. Ppl seem to understand a "disease" excuse better than a plain "no we don't" as it confers less judgement on what they feed their kids. I am finding tho' that I am having to avoid some places like playgroups now as it seems ppl not only feed their kids junk, but let them drop it on the floor without trying to clean it up. As my little dd is very good at crawling & really wants to crawl & investigate the contents of the floor every time we stop moving, it has turned into a nightmare to deal with.
Another good one is she hates having her teeth brushed & makes it very difficult so we try to limit her sugar/carb intake after breakfast.
To be honest, hydrogenated fats is my main fear. So few ppl know about them or even understand why they are so dangerous.
post #7 of 38
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OceanMama, ITA about the hydrogenated fats - funny, I nearly put that in my post but then I figured people would assume we strictly avoid those too! Dd has never had even a bite of anything with trans fats - another reason we avoid those awful pre-packaged toddler cookies and crackers. Yuck!
I know I can just say "no, thank you." Honestly, my main fear is others thinking I am judging them. Although I feel the diet choices (and other choices) I make for my dd are the right ones (why else would I make them?), who am I to tell others what to do with their children? It's not my business and not my place, and after all - I HATE being told what to do with my dd.
Thanks for the replies though - I'm always curious how other mamas livin' on the fringe handle the pressures from the mainstream!
post #8 of 38
Good suggestions so far. My mother is the worst about offering juice, candy and snacks. She gives my 1 yr/old niece Coke and ice cream and practically force it on her. Ugh. What has worked for me at snack/meal time is this:
"She has been snacking all morning/afternoon! The next thing she needs to put in her mouth is a vegetable!"
post #9 of 38
I usually say that we do not give Dd refined sugars or flours until we can brush her teeth as thoroughly as we would like to. It's such a battle brushing her teeth, so this is an honest answer. I guess some day, once she's brushing and flossing, we will have to loosen up!
post #10 of 38
I don't really care what others think. It's my decision what I feed my dd. If people feel defensive because of my choices for my dd then that's their problem I think.
I do allow her a bite of those god awful supermarket birthday cakes after I carefully remove every bit of icing. I figure a bite of cake won't hurt and she won't eat it anyhow. She'd rather eat fruit
I find a lot of people are very unaware of hydrogenated fats. My MIL put animal crackers in dd's easter eggs for the easter egg hunt. I just took them off her, she was more interested in the hunting than the eating anyhow. And I later said to MIL that I buy the ones without hydrogenated fats. She was actually surprised that baby crackers had that bad fat in them.
post #11 of 38
We have the same problem around here--we live in the inner city, where it seems like people live on junk food. We eat similarly to mama e, maybe a little more laid back. The neighbor kids are constantly handing dd snacks through the fence. They are sweet kids, but I have to run and grab the snacks before they make it to dd's mouth. Likewise, my husband's students, who are around 5 days/wk, are always trying to give her stuff. This week it has been doritos, cheetos, funyuns, hard candy, ice cream sandwich, and more. When I say no, people sometimes ignore me, despite my excuses. (Isn't hungry, doesn't eat salt, sugar...) She has ended up eating a cheeto, part of a funyun. I was just sick about it, but the damage had been done.
So I have a new tactic. Since no one around here seems to understand nutrition, I've started telling everyone that dd is on a special diet because she has lead poisoning. (she's only a little elevated.) I say that if she eats those foods, she could end up with brain damage. Please don't feed her ANYTHING This tactic is helping a lot. Only one girl still doesn't seem to get it. She thinks it's really sad and keeps asking when dd will be able to eat candy. As if! She's 14 months!
BTW, at the park the other day, dd ran up to a little boy who was eating a popsicle. His mother grabbed his half-eaten popsicle and stuck it in dd's mouth. I mean...I couldn't believe it! Aside from regular germ concerns, there is pertussis going around here right now, and I think dd just had it. Are people crazy?
Sorry to ramble--you struck a nerve.
post #12 of 38
I've been wondering the same thing. I find it bewildering. At playgroups, I feel like such an elitist when I merely say 'oh, he can't have cookies right now". People get so offended. Everyone seems to say, "can he have a cookie?". I finally caved about a month ago and started allowing him cookies (no transfats, mostly whole wheat) because I was so sick of everyone asking me! I've had people try to give my 14 month old lollipops and hard candies! I think AdrianneWe had some great suggestions for comments. I don't have a problem saying "no" to strangers. I get annoyed though when friends and in-laws seem to think I'm some sort of hyper-freak because I want my son to have a healthy nutritional foundation. I'm having a major problem with my in-laws. My SIL's children (who are perfect in my MIL's eyes) are given pop and chips etc. (they are age 2 and 5). The grandparents (my ILs) will hand the 2 year old a bowl of potato chips! My husband and I were visitng and my son grabbed someone's sippy cup - filled with Pepsi! I started yelling out loud. I was FURIOUS! I couldn't contain my frustration. I just walked into the kitchen and said to my ILs - that my DS is not to be given pop under any circumstance. There is no reason to be serving infants and toddlers pop and chips. I was raging. Putting Pepsi in a sippy cup? That's gross. I have said this 1000x times to my ILs and explained to them the dangers of trans fats etc. etc. They nod in agreement and then later offer my son a piece of cake made from mix with icing from a can. Honestly!
I'm thinking Kim's comment will work well in the above situation. I get so annoyed because I feel like we're in the right and yet somehow so many people act like you're some sort of freak! I eat a healthy diet about 80-90% of the time but I do enjoy chocolate and home-made desserts. My own family is very very nutritious and fitness conscious and we were given dessert at home so I am trying to relax. I think, like OceanMomma said, the main culprit in my mind is transfats and processed foods. At least, those are my major no-nos right now. I"m just trying to relax and pick my battles. I think the thing is not to worry so much about offending people if you are trying to do what you think is right for your child. What I find really difficult is trying to give my son the right messages while DH is stuffing a Pop-tart in his mouth. I tell DH to hide his junk food, at least.
post #13 of 38
ITA with the idea of using a "medical" excuse. We've done it a bit with food (mostly out of necessity- my aunt tried to give dd LOBSTER at a recent BBQ!!! : ) & other things too My MIL is a stuffed animal LOON & when dd was 1 month old, she brought her a 3 foot tall bunny!!!! are you kidding??? we told her the dr. doesn't want her to have stuffed animals b/c of our family history of allergies. It worked!
i find i have more problems with friends & family than strangers/acquaintences. maybe b/c it's easier to brush off those i'm not as close to. I'm more moderate on food for dd- mostly avoid the transfats & refined sugars. but then again, i'm working on it for me too!
post #14 of 38
I feel for you. I also find it very difficult and was just thinking about this the other day when talking to a friend. We are planning a trip away in a few weeks with a bunch of friends and their children. We were talking about how the children are getting easier as we don't have to worry about packing all their food anymore. I said "Yah...as long as I bring a few staples that I know ds will eat we should be fine". She replied with "I know.....I'll just have to bring some Kraft Dinner, Alphagetti and fish sticks". Blech!! Did I mention our children are the same age......21 months? I was thinking more like ww pasta, brown rice with black beans and brocolli, etc... I am not perfect by any means but we try really hard and ds gets very little sugar and we really watch the trans fat. I don't buy anything that has trans fat but I get caught sometimes if I don't read the label and am not expecting trans fats as part of the ingredients (that's a whole other vent).
I don't have any good advice but I typically just say "no thanks, I have something for him". We follow a vegetarian diet so that throws our friends for a loop too. My biggest worry is spending 2 days with all these people and my ds grabbing for their food and then me saying no. I wish my ds didn't show any interest in it but he does - sigh.....
post #15 of 38
I think you can always so "no thank you" in a polite way and the other people won't feel judged. Frankly, I let my kids eat virtually all of the things that seem to apall you. If you were visiting us, I would ask can X have Y? If you said "no thank you", that would be OK. If, however, you said "Oh no, we NEVER give X that sort of thing/sugar/flour/non-organic whatever..." or something in that vein, then yes, I would feel judged and probably wouldn't invite you again. If you act offended by my hospitality or if you know more than I do, then I'm going to react accordingly. If you act as if you have simply made different (not better, just different) choices for you and your children, then I can respect that.
post #16 of 38
Thread Starter
I came here precisely to learn how NOT to offend people like you. So sorry if I did! As I said in my second post, I would never presume to make choices for others - not my place, not my business.
I also admitted up front that I'm totally neurotic (at least when it comes to dds diet - I'm not quite so careful with my own). I know the day will come when I loosen up a bit with dd, but at 16 mos, I am still holding strong - while she can't ask for the stuff, I figure I'll take advantage of it. Give me time...
post #17 of 38
Oh yes I am the "mean"mommy who wont let her daughter have chocolate or cheese puffs. I am not even nearly as good as most of you b/c I just wasn't eduacted about so much as far as feeding children. I know now but some things are too late to fix.
A friend who has a DD a few months older than mine is very dillignet about organic and very wholesome fod so when they visit I always ask. "Can Chloe have....? If the answer is no I usually commend her effort b/c I am jealous of her knowledge of such things.
post #18 of 38
In the past we just said, "No thanks" or "DD doesn't like -blank-" I also made sure to have TONS of snacks. So, DD could share with others (most kids will take fruit readily) and they could do the little sit down picnic thing.
Now DD makes mostly her own choices when out and about. DS has had more slack from the beginning, 'cause I'm tired and DD is around
post #19 of 38
Please tell me about transfats and hydrogenated foodstuffs!
What are they in, what are made of, why are they bad for you and what names do they fall under on labels?
I mean, I've heard that they are bad, but never really knew the details, kwim?
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post #41 of 44
It is good that he is at least going to a class, hopefully dad will realize the importance soon.
I am half french and my grandmother(married a english guy, not my father bio-dad) didn't teach my dad the language, hence we didn't get thought. Results when we meet our french side(well my father fater side) of the family only one of them knew english and we had a sit down dinner with a heap of translations inbetween. We haven't seen them again, how would we communicate. I actually don't care for learning it now and am trying to learn spanish (even went Puerto Rico) and will get my son involve in spanish also. I guess we will do french as the next language.
post #42 of 44
If you know spanish, french is not that hard to pick up. one of the romance languages... and vica versa.
We learned french in school and I found it very helpful when were were in Spain/Portugal... it was much easier to pick up those languages when you have a little french exposure.
post #43 of 44
I am so relieved to read about all these experiences. In our case, both DH and I speak second languages, but only speak English to our kids (me=Spanish, him=Arabic).
It's not on purpose--we both want our kids to speak all three languages. But it's really, really hard to speak to our kids in a language the other doesn't speak. It's much more natural to speak to them in the one language we have in common.
We've gotten a lot of flack from both our families for not working harder to teach the kids languages. And we both know they're right. It's just hard.
So our solution was to move to Miami . DH's family lives here, so the kids hear Arabic daily now. And it's Miami, so they hear Spanish all around them.
The move turned out to be the right thing for us. The kids have become a lot more interested in learning both Spanish and Arabic, and have recently begun trying to speak Arabic to their grandparents. :
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Could it be that some of you who are hesitant to speak (or your partner who is hesitant to speak) are self conscious? My DH speaks korean, but pretty much only exclusively with family member and only when necessary when going to the korean store or restaurant. He is very self conscious about his korean. He immigrated to the US from south korea when he was 7 yrs old and feels that his korean is at the skill of, "baby" korean. I have encouraged him to speak to our kids in korean and he seems to forget to do it. Usually, he will just teach them what x is called in korean. So, they are picking up some vocab, but don't hear conversational korean.
As for me, my parents spoke both taiwanese and mandarin at home. I learned mandarin, was sent to school not knowing any english at home. My parents freaked out and wanted us to only speak english at home (while they spoke mandarin to us). Then around jr high aged, my parents suddenly decided they wanted us to speak back to them in mandarin, but by then, we weren't used to it and just couldn't get into that mode. So, while I understand mandarin and taiwanese, I speak HORRIBLE mandarin and taiwanese (and they even sent me to chinese school on sundays, which was a torture and a waste of time). I regret that my parents did not have my siblings and I speak mandarin at home.
So, my question to all of you who want your spouse to speak another language with your child. Do you expect your child to speak back to your spouse in that language? If you don't make them do that, they will end up like me, and understand the language, but their speaking skills will not be very good.
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Dear Ms. Sarff,
This may sound like a small budget for a wedding but with some creativity you can plan a nice affair. I often find that clients with smaller budgets inspire greatness into their wedding. Since I don’t know what all you need to get out of your budget, here are few exciting economical ideas.
-Consider a reception style where potluck works well, such as a picnic on the beach or in a public park. You provide the side dishes and everyone can bring offerings for the grill. Or do a Victorian picnic theme and let everyone bring their own basket and game.
-Do a private ceremony, followed by an evening after-party where light hors d’oeuvres are appropriate. Serve an alcoholic punch or limit to wine and beer.
-Plan the reception on a weeknight such as Thursday. Venues offer better rates, as do caterers, on slower days for events.
-Go thrift store shopping for your décor pieces such as tablecloths, vintage silver and glass vases. You can pick up fabulous stuff for under $5.00 per piece and create an elegant look that will make them go, “Wow.” Fill your treasures with simple greenery, fruit or food and you have a totally chic look.  The price and quality of purchasing this way beats any party or wedding aisle at big box stores.
-Focus and determine what is important, either food, booze or décor. Allocate your budget accordingly.
-Consider a venue that is either free or very inexpensive to rent. A friend’s backyard, church hall or park pavilion all work well. Make sure there is existing furniture to work with as rental tables and chairs can get pricey.
-Hold off and celebrate your first anniversary with a big bash.
Is it wrong of me to not want my mother and guests etc to wear my wedding colors? My dress is white and champagne and our colors are pink and green.. My mother and I keep arguing about this because she wants to wear green or champagne. -Â Jenna Ruch from Facebook
Dear Miss Ruch,
First and foremost, relax. It is only color. Your guests should be free to wear what ever they please and you should encourage them all to be fashionable.
With regard to your mother, though, champagne would be inappropriate for her to wear if that is indeed the color of your gown. Although a shade of green not in the same tone as the brides maids is not unheard of, it would be much more stylish if she wore a complimentary color to those in the wedding. She should have her own stand-out look that doesn’t compete with the rest of the bridal party.
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After the Speech
Well, Cameron made his referendum speech, and the contents were pretty much as trailed last night.
Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Iain Martin highlights the challenge that the speech poses for both Labour (thoroughly europhile at the top, less convincingly so elsewhere) and the euroskeptics of UKIP:
This morning the Labour leader’s line is that Cameron’s promise is evidence of weakness. This is silly as it makes it difficult for Miliband if he later realises that he must copy him, in which case he will be adopting what he has called a “weak” policy. But does he really want Labour to take the risk of fighting the election in 2015 saying he will deny the British a vote on their future relationship with Europe? That will do wonders for Cameron, giving Euro-sceptics an incentive to vote and campaign for the Conservatives.
Ukip celebrations are probably premature. In shifting, Cameron has proved that the insurgent party has great influence even if it has not a single MP. Still, it is hard to see this meaning anything other than the halting or reversal of the rise of Ukip. Now that Cameron has moved, how will it answer the charge from Tories that a vote for Ukip only makes a Labour government – offering no referendum – more likely?
My guess is that Labour will start edging in the direction of a referendum. As for UKIP, its best approach will be to stress that the “renegotiations” that Cameron is promising are highly likely to prove a dead end.
Writing for the Spectator , M. E. Symon gives one important reason why:
UKIP’s task will be to show up that pantomime for what it really is.
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Most EU states does not have any outside threats to be protected from. And seriously, the reason for the heavy US military presence in Europe is mostly a left-over from the cold war.
Uhm, aren't we talking about Europe?
Wow, yeah. Kindly. The Japanese constitution (which has the no armed forces clause) was imposed by the U.S after WW2. Kind has very little to do with it.
If ACTA is ratified, it'll actually create a whole raft of onerous new requirements for U.S. citizens too -- and the U.S. public is being kept just much in the dark as everyone else is.
yes, but that doesn't make cramming it down the throat of everyone else less bad.
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Class 700/260 - Having control of force
Definition: Subject matter wherein the system or method controls
No. of patents: 411
Last issue date: 01/07/2014
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8626341Apparatus and method for adjusting parameter of impedance control
An apparatus has a parameter initial value calculator, a force reference impression part, an evaluation data measurement part, an allowable value setting part, a viscosity parameter calculator, an end determining part, and an inertia parameter adjusting part. The fo...
8620474Control device and method for a manipulator
In a method for controlling a manipulator, in particular a robot, a reference path is stored and reference increments are automatically determined while following the path the reference increments are determined based on the dynamics of the manipulator while followi...
8612053Control device for mobile robot
A control device for a mobile robot, in which the desired value of a motion state amount of a mobile robot includes at least the desired value of a vertical component of a first-order differential value of the translational momentum of the entire mobile robot. The d...
8612052Robot device, movement controlling apparatus and method for legged locomotion robot, sensor system for legged locomotion robot, and mobile unit
The lumbar part of a robot as a controlled-object point where the mass is moved to the largest extent is set as the origin of a local coordinate, an acceleration sensor is disposed at the controlled-object point to directly measure the attitude and acceleration at t...
8588980Power assist device and control method therefor
A control method for a power assist device provided with an operation handle, a force sensor that detects an operation force applied to the operation handle and an orientation of the operation force, a robot arm, and an actuator. When the orientation of the operatio...
8538583Robot and control method
A robot one of transfers an article to an external subject and receives the article from the human subject and flexibly copes with changes in human intention. If a pushing force applied to robot hands is sensed, the robot hands grip and pull the article to inform th...
8532824Control device for robot
A control device for a robot determines, as a desired driving force to be imparted to a joint, a component value corresponding to the displacement amount of each joint out of a desired generalized force vector τcmd that satisfies the relationship indicated by expre...
8504205Robotic grasping device with multi-force sensing at base of fingers
A robotic grasping device (10) has a first finger (20), a second finger (30) and an actuator (40). The first finger has a first fingertip (22), a first base (24) and a first actuator engagement end (26). A first gripp...
A control apparatus for a master-slave robot includes a force correction section detecting unit that detects a section at which force information from at least one of force information and speed information is corrected, and a force correcting unit that corrects the...
8489239Robust operation of tendon-driven robot fingers using force and position-based control laws
A robotic system includes a tendon-driven finger and a control system. The system controls the finger via a force-based control law when a tension sensor is available, and via a position-based control law when a sensor is not available. Multiple tendons may each hav...
8483882Hierarchical robot control system and method for controlling select degrees of freedom of an object using multiple manipulators
A robotic system includes a robot having manipulators for grasping an object using one of a plurality of grasp types during a primary task, and a controller. The controller controls the manipulators during the primary task using a multiple-task control hierarchy, an...
8452452Grip position calculator and method of calculating grip position
The grip position calculator determines a grip position where the fingers can grip a workpiece in any orientation of the workpiece. The calculator then determines an initial position where the finger tips can grip the workpiece and set the initial position as a poin...
8452453Robot and control device for same
A robot is provided with: a base section; three motors set on the base section; a support so set that an axial centerline is perpendicular to a surface of the base section; pulleys; three wires into which nonlinear springs are incorporated; an output shaft connected...
8401702Robot, and control apparatus, control method, and control program for robot
A robot arm provided with a body unit shifting mechanism that connects a base unit and a body unit so as to be relatively shifted, and joint lock mechanisms that are capable of mechanically securing respective joints is disposed on the body unit, and a robot operati...
8392023Photo-interrupter based force sensing handle and method of use
A robotic system includes a robot for moving a payload in response to a calculated input force. Sensors in respective sensor housings are connected to a handle, each sensor including a light emitter and receiver. The sensors measure a light beam received by a respec...
8392024Power assist device and method of controlling the power assist device
A method of controlling a power assist device that includes an operating handle, a force sensor, a robot arm, an actuator that drives the robot arm, and a conveying portion for conveying the robot arm. When a body in motion, the conveying portion is controlled to mo...
8380352Robot system
First calculation means calculates a TCP velocity error vector Verr when wrist axes performs rotational following movement, second calculation means selects a component, including the sign, of the TCP velocity error vector Verr, third calculation means decomposes th...
8340822Actuator control device, actuator control method, actuator, robot apparatus, and computer program
There is provided an actuator control device for force-controlling a joint driving actuator according to a commanded joint force command value τa. The actuator control device includes a joint value detecting means for detecting a joint value q at an outp...
8335591Robot apparatus and method of controlling the same
A robot apparatus has a multi-link structure including a plurality of links and joints serving as link movable sections, and in which at least some of the links are driven by combination of position control and force control. The apparatus includes: position control...
8315740Motion control system, motion control method, and motion control program
The present invention provides a motion control system to control a motion of a second motion body, by considering an environment which a human contacts and a motion mode appropriate to the environment, and an environment which a robot actually contacts. The motion ...
8311677Control device for legged mobile robot
A control device for a legged mobile robot has a unit which generates the time series of a future predicted value of a model external force manipulated variable as a feedback manipulated variable for reducing the deviation of the posture of the robot. A desired moti...
8280552Power assist device and its control method
It is possible to provide a power assist device which can maintain a stable contact state without causing an oscillation phenomenon even if a robot is brought into contact with an environment. A method for controlling the power assist device is also provided. The po...
8271138Gripper device
Gripper devices for handling syringes and automated pharmacy admixture systems (APASs) that utilize such gripper devices. The gripper devices may include various gripper finger profiles, substantially tapered or angled gripping surfaces and/or gripper fingers interl...
8204626Control device for mobile body
A control device for a mobile body makes it possible to smoothly correct the deviation of an actual posture of a base body of a mobile body, which travels with the base body thereof moving up and down, from a desired posture of the base body while restraining an ove...
8195334Hand device
A hand device (1) of the present invention includes a palm (10) and a plurality of finger mechanisms (11-15). The palm (10) is provided with a palm protruding portion (101-103) that protrudes upward from a palm surfac...
8185243Robot, control device for robot arm and control program for robot arm
A robot arm, which is driven by an elastic body actuator and has a plurality of joints, is provided with an arm-end supporting member that supports the robot arm when made in contact with a supporting surface that is placed on an arm-end portion of the robot arm and...
8121732Target position detection apparatus for robot
A target position detection apparatus for a robot includes: a robot including an arm configured to be freely moved in at least two directions of X and Y axes, the arm having a wrist axis provided at a distal end of the arm and configured to be freely moved in a hori...
8099193Control system for an industrial robot
A control system for controlling an industrial robot and a method thereof. A control unit generates a control signal for controlling the motor. At least one drive unit controls the motor. The drive unit includes a switching unit adapted to convert DC current to alte...
8073568Device utilizing a PID controller, control method thereof, and robot utilizing the controller
A control method utilizing a PID controller includes detecting the position of an object and obtaining the position deviation by comparison with a predetermined position value, detecting the vibration of the object and obtaining a vibration value, adjusting the cont...
8005573Control device for legged mobile robot
On the basis of at least a difference between a desired state amount related to a posture of a robot 1 about a vertical axis or a floor surface normal line axis and an actual state amount of the robot 1 and a permissible range of a restriction object a...
7966094Workpiece picking apparatus
A workpiece picking apparatus includes a robot, a workpiece recognition device for recognizing the workpieces located in a wide area, an accurate measurement device for accurately measuring the three-dimensional position of the workpiece, a workpiece select device f...
7853358Method and apparatus for controlling displacements of a moving portion of a multi-axis robot
The inventive method consists in supplying motion instructions (300) at least including information about the path geometry (320) and load instructions (310) to a path generator (400), calculating an allied load signal (800), trans...
7848849Controller of leg type moving robot
A controller of a leg type moving robot determines an action force to be input to an object dynamic model 2 such that a motion state amount (object model velocity) of the object dynamic model 2 follows a desired motion state amount based on a moving pl...
7778733Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery
Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuratio...
7606634Control device for mobile body
Ground contact portions 10 are classified into a tree structure such that each of the ground contact portions 10 of a mobile body 1 (mobile robot) equipped with three or more ground contact portions 10 becomes a leaf node and that an inte...
7558647Device and method for controlling robot arm, robot and program based on object-dependent impedance
In a robot arm controlling device, a mechanical impedance set value of the arm is set by an object property-concordant impedance setting device based on information of an object property database in which information associated with properties of an object being gri...
7493192Gait producing device for leg type movable robot, and control device
A desired trajectory of a vertical component of a translation floor reaction force of a legged mobile robot 1, a vertical component of a total center-of-gravity acceleration or a body acceleration's vertical component of the robot 1 is determined, and ...
7440819Animation system for a robot comprising a set of movable parts
The object of the invention is to make the movable parts of a robot reproduce the movement of the movable parts of an animated object, via the transmission of movement parameters to the robot in a primary signal PS. The primary signal PS comprises sets of parameters...
7437214Robot device and method of controlling the same
A legged mobile robot can calculate the movement amount between a portion of the robot apparatus that had been in contact with a floor up to now and a next portion of the robot apparatus in contact with the floor using kinematics and to switch transformation to a co...
7430457Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input
Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in advance. By inputting a query such as ‘Workpiece 1 ?’ by voice, t...
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Photography Develops Its Self-Doubt ; ART I Am a Camera Saatchi Gallery, London
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When a Parisian photographer named Warnod showed a work called Ships Entering the Port of Le Havre in 1862, the Revue Photographique ran a wet tongue over pointy teeth. Casting a lupine glance at Claude Monet - who was in the process of painting the same scene himself - the magazine observed that Warnod's image had "just as much harmony as the canvases of the most highly esteemed painters, and an absolute truth which artists of the utmost genius would be powerless to attain". The heirs of Messrs. Monet and Warnod have spent the subsequent 140 years slugging it out, and a new show at the Saatchi Gallery suggests that they're at it still.
The contest has not been entirely one-sided. Monet may have sat down grim-faced at the easel to ape photography's quickness and objectivity - le style Kodak even found some impressionists making paintings that looked like photographs - but the relationship had changed by the time Chuck Close came along a hundred years later. Instead of being special, photography had become anti-special.
The billions of images we regularly consume by way of the camera had not simply democratised the whole idea of image-making, but had debased it. Close's photorealist portraits were painted in a spirit of anxiety rather than of homage, and he was not alone. You might argue that the phenomenological doubt about what we see and how we see it that underlies most recent art - Postmodernism, the ironising of the YBAs, those oh-so- naive snapshots of Wolfgang Tillmans - is underpinned by a 150-year-old unease about the banalising influence of photography: an unease that has recently begun to be as worrisome to photographers as it has been to artists.
Which could have turned Saatchi's "I am a Camera" into a curatorial mess, with any old thing thrown in to fit an impossibly broad brief. That the first artwork you see in the show is not a two- dimensional piece at all but one of Duane Hanson's uncanny waxworks - the disconsolate-looking Man on a Bench - fills you with foreboding. What has this got to do with cameras?
To tell the truth, the answer is: nothing, or at least nothing at first. By the time you leave the show, though, you'll see that Hanson's waxen Sad Sack is all to do with ideas of authenticity - about the differences between realism and reality - that are themselves bound up with questions about how we have come to view truth in a photographic world.
This realisation comes about through the clever interweaving of images in "I am a Camera". On the photographic side, the show displays all kinds of internal self-doubts. … | http://www.questia.com/library/1P2-5147303/photography-develops-its-self-doubt-art-i-am-a-camera | dclm-gs1-095290001 | false | false | {
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ABSTRACT: The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis event that gave rise to early photosynthetic eukaryotes. In this study, we unveil the complete genome sequence of an ancient member of this lineage, the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri (Prasinophyceae). This cosmopolitan marine primary producer is the world's smallest free-living eukaryote known to date. Features likely reflecting optimization of environmentally relevant pathways, including resource acquisition, unusual photosynthesis apparatus, and genes potentially involved in C(4) photosynthesis, were observed, as was downsizing of many gene families. Overall, the 12.56-Mb nuclear genome has an extremely high gene density, in part because of extensive reduction of intergenic regions and other forms of compaction such as gene fusion. However, the genome is structurally complex. It exhibits previously unobserved levels of heterogeneity for a eukaryote. Two chromosomes differ structurally from the other eighteen. Both have a significantly biased G+C content, and, remarkably, they contain the majority of transposable elements. Many chromosome 2 genes also have unique codon usage and splicing, but phylogenetic analysis and composition do not support alien gene origin. In contrast, most chromosome 19 genes show no similarity to green lineage genes and a large number of them are specialized in cell surface processes. Taken together, the complete genome sequence, unusual features, and downsized gene families, make O. tauri an ideal model system for research on eukaryotic genome evolution, including chromosome specialization and green lineage ancestry.
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Justin Bieber's at the center of ANOTHER marijuana controversy -- TMZ has learned MORE photos of the singer holding a blunt were being shopped to media outlets.
The photos -- which we've seen -- show 18-year-old Justin and his bud Lil Za casually passing the weed-filled stogie back and forth while hanging outside of an L.A. home.
FYI -- Lil Za is the guy who was pulled over and detained for driving Bieber's Ferrari without a license early Friday morning. We're told the marijuana photos were taken Thursday.
It's not the first time Bieber's been photographed with grass ... just last month, Justin was pictured with another rapper -- Lil Twist -- holding a smoldering joint at a hotel party in Newport Beach. Ironically, Bieber loaned the same Ferrari to Lil Twist January 1st. You'll recall a photog was struck and killed by another motorist while shooting pics of Twist being pulled over for speeding.
We reached out to Justin's camp for comment ... about smoking pot and loaning his car to less-than-responsible people. So far no word back.
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First off, were is your validated resource? Second, why are yall ALWAYS talking mess about him you guys only highlight his mistakes. Why can you guys for one highlight what he has done for the world? Donating money for Haiti,Japan and recently the Sandy hurricane victims? How come you cant talk about the visits he does for dying patients making their dreams come true? Why do you always bash on him? If he does smoke weed, so what? TF we care for? Its his ****ing life, he is an adult already. He can do whatever he wants. To the guy that posted thatbhe hopes cuy for bieber comes back, SHAME ON YOU.Why would you even say that? Do you how many lives Justin has saved from suicide and cutting? I, myself am a Belieber. Ive been here for Justin since day one. Throughout the years, the baby momma drama, Helena, dead pap, weed and everything. And honestly, this badly written article will not make me leave his side. I go to a school were we learn about laws and stuff. Having a lawyer in your show, he should know that celebrities have a right to their own privacy as other people. TMZ, when you actually have a resource for your article worth reading, I will apoligize for being mean. Oh and to haters commenting on this article, you guys are so ****ing gullible I swear. LMAO if you dobt like Justin, thats fine but stop ****ing complaning. The more you complain the more famous he'll be.
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Anonymous3856 this is what's really going on.
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406 days ago
make up your F**king mind you're gonna accuse... this guy (Lil za) or Twist... or perhaps you thinks better to step on both or them for the sake of self-gain for your ridiculous publishings. you should be ashamed for putting out this type of journalism. how pathetic! Grow up over there...
406 days ago
Sadly he is becoming one of them. Being irresponsible had not been an issue in Biebers past. I say this not blaming anyone else for biebers choices as he is his own person but basically in the end while taking maturity into consideration "You are who your with".
406 days ago
Seems Justin Beiber is young and naive and being used by these guys. WHO lets some guy drive their Farrari unless you want acceptance?? You don't need the cred kid.
He's growing up, but if at this stage he's already spiraling a bit we should see another lindsey soon...
406 days ago
Who cares ? Justin's an 18 year old hard working guy who knows a good way to relax. As long as he doesn't drink [or smokes] and drives... it's just innocent fun.
406 days ago
Just another kid with too much money and too much time on his hands...
406 days ago
He is nothing more than a punk ass sissy. Wish more parents would realize who their daughters are so into,,,a pothead
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406 days ago
Deport his @ss back to Can-A-dia! Keep him out of my state of Washington, its bad enough that our idiot state made the crap illegal - we don't need the Beaver here too!
406 days ago
Wow gtfoh its jus a lil mary j!!!!!!!!!!
406 days ago
Its not that serious
406 days ago
Lil Za, Lil Twist...
They all need a lil slap in the face.
406 days ago
Jealousy of Justin Bieber is entertaining to watch :D
Young dude's never done anything to hurt anyone, yet people go into long winded rants about him.....'he's never hurt anyone but he's popular and famous and girls love him! that ass hole! what a jerk!!!!" monsters are always quite transparent :D
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I've recently bought a new monitor, Asus ML239H and for the first 2-3 days it worked fine. However, lately I've been getting this weird problem where on startup, my screen looks like the following photo.
On the login screen, when I restart the computer, it reverts back to normal and displays in the native 1080p resolution and without those white bars. I tried logging in while I was having the problem and under Nvidia 580GTX properties, the following message was seen under status : "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems (Code 43)" As per following photo.
My system was built just 3 months ago, so the gfx card is not that old.
My system specs are as follows :
OS : Windows 7 64bit
Asus ML239H Monitor connecting to my video card via DVI-HDMI cable
Mobo : Asus Maximus IV gene-Z running 0902 Bios
Intel 2500K not OC
MSI 580GTX Twin Frozr (Not OC other than factory OC) using Nvidia's latest driver
4x4Gb Gskill 1600MHz CL9
CM Silent 700W PSU
I've tried the following in roughly the order listed below :
1)Tighten the connections, made sure it wasn't loose
2) Tried a different DVI port on my video card (has 2 DVI ports)
3) Tried the monitor with my laptop (it works fine with my laptop, HDMI-HDMI)
4) Tried updating my Nvidia drivers to the latest (from 285.xx to 294.xx)
5) Tried with my friend's monitor (DVI-DVI connection) and still the same problem
6) Changed the PCIE lane for my video card. (From first PCIE lane on mobo to second)
7) Tried uninstalling all nvidia drivers PLUS used driver sweeper to clear any remaining nvidia drivers and deleted all nvidia folders before reinstalling latest nvidia drivers.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Yep, Also the newest driver is 295.73. Just do me a favor and go back and check to make sure it is at that driver. If so then yes your card is obviously defective. The funny thing is by the time you will get your card back NVIDIA's kepler is gonna be out.
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I'd also suggest running OCCT's GPU test and monitoring voltages. PSU issues, MoBo or GFX card voltage regulation may be off and this test would pinpoint that .... The ATX standard allows 5% voltage variation but I find your OC can be affected by voltage stability when it varies 2% or less.
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Trend Hunter Shelby Walsh wrote about Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider in December 2009. Since then, the pair has gained popularity including an appearance on Oprah.
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Category DC Universe > Batman > Xander-Centered
DescriptionWell, Basically it's another YAHF challenge but this is where instead of Xander getting powers he gets Barbara's fighting abilities, photographic memory, memories from her life and experiences. How he ends up in the Batgirl suit well, he loses a bet against Willow, Buffy, and Cordelia after Halloween Xander wakes up as an eighteen year old Barbara Gordon. Poor Xander. Anyways where the fic ends up being placed The Batman (2004 Animated Cartoon Series) with a Justice League.
1. Must be placed The Batman (2004 Animated Cartoon Series) Universe with a Justice League active.
2. Xander/Barbara must be 18 and older.
3. Xander must be stuck as Barbara Gordon permanently.
4. Xander must not be helpless yet not all knowing such as knowing everything about Batman and having comic Barbara Gordon's skills such as photographic memory, her fighting skills, hacking skills, and etc since he wore a suit based on the comic book version Batgirl.
5. Pairing must be Bruce/Xander AKA Barbara.
6. Is AU from The Batman Season 3 Episode 1 and 2 Batgirl Begins Parts 1 and 2 with Batgirl (Xander) as the main protagonist of the fic.
7. Must not be a One Shot and has to be longer than 28 Chapters minimum.
Challenge Date14 Sep 13
Last Updated14 Sep 13
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0.06127 | <urn:uuid:57b5fd77-ee10-4038-a999-7f2bd452176b> | en | 0.984473 | Did you get some e-book gift cards for Christmas? If you're not sure what to buy and you're interested in m/m romance, you might give these a try.
Sock It to Me, Santa by Madison Parker
If I can use a food analogy, novellas could be considered appetizers. Once in a while you find a novella that is very filling, as this one is. Madison has the talent to pack so much feeling into a short story. Ryan is a deep-in-the-closet high school student. Jamie is a very-out-and-proud classmate. He knits, and girls flock around him. Ryan picks Jamie's name for the Secret Santa gift exchange (there are three), and the teacher insists that the gifts be handmade. Even with a mom who runs knitting classes, Ryan is not very good at arts and crafts, and his first attempt at making a sock monkey is just hilarious. By the third gift exchange my heart was aching. I loved the wordless interactions between the two, and their "innocent" chemistry was pretty powerful. Jamie refuses to hide, and I cringed when Ryan rebuffed him in public. I might have thought that Ryan was unlikable, but his internal struggle is so well-written that I wanted to hug him and tell him it'd be all right. Madison writes Ryan in a way that you can only feel sympathy for him. I adored Jamie -- he was a big ray of sunshine for me. Madison includes some subtle messages, and this story has humor and heart. I wanted to savor it slowly, but it was too good.
Eight Days by Cardeno C.
I'm a huge fan of Cardeno's work, and I enjoyed this special book. The different stages of the story take place over the eight days of Hanukkah, but in different years. Maccabe Fried and Josh Segal are very different but have been friends for years. Their parents are close enough friends that the families eat together a few times a month. Mac is a jock and wants to play pro baseball. Josh is an adorable nerd who dreams of being with Mac. When Mac makes it to the big leagues, they have a hidden, long-distance relationship. Though all the years apart are enough angst for a novella, I would have liked more delving into Mac spending his pro career in the closet, but it wasn't crucial to the story. Mac is truly oblivious to the effect these long separations and hiding in the closet have on Josh until Josh stops showing up for their yearly Hanukkah family dinner. I was frustrated with Mac, but I couldn't hate him. He is lost without Josh and seemed helpless to mend the rift between them. I loved that every year Mac buys Josh a snow globe whether he sees him or not. The time finally comes when Mac decides he can't live without Josh any longer and his proclamation of that at the annual Hanukkah family dinner was cheer-worthy.
Love Brokers: Mister Romance by L.C. Chase
I've loved both previous books I've read by L.C. Chase, so I knew I would enjoy this one, too. Jacob Cruz, known as "Mr. Matchmaker," runs a successful matchmaking company called His Perfect Match. Brant Hudson has his own romance-consulting business. They are both very good at what they do, except when it comes to choosing a perfect mate for themselves. They've heard of each other and when they meet at a New Year's Eve party, the chemistry is palpable. Brant falls for Jacob right away and ends the casual relationship he is in. Jacob is in a more serious relationship and while he feels the pull between him and Brant, his conscience won't allow him to act on his feelings just yet. Brant feels that hanging out as friends is better than nothing. They get along so well, with plenty of humor and simpatico between them. There are plenty of comedic mishaps and bad timing during their friendly encounters. The day comes when Brant can't hide his feelings any longer and Jacob needs to step away for some distance. The time apart turns into years, but they never forget their bond. Fate finally synchronizes their lives and this time it works for them. While there isn't a whole lot of sex, L.C. is talented at writing sexual tension, and the conclusion is well worth waiting for.
From Out In the Cold by L.A. Witt
Neil Dalton and Jeremy Kelley are both suffering from PTSD, Neil from the untimely death of his partner and Jeremy from his stints in Afghanistan. Since L.A. is the master of angst, this isn't enough. Neil and Jeremy have been friends forever and have already tried the sex thing. The first time they were too young and the second time they were too drunk. When Jeremy's family rejects him upon his return from the Middle East (a vengeful ex outed him), he can think of only one place he's assured of a welcome, even though he's not sure Neil is still in the same place. After years apart, neither one wants to risk their friendship, especially at a time when they are so psychologically and emotionally challenged. Neil and Jeremy travel to Neil's parents' place for Christmas. During this road trip and subsequent stay with family, with figurative bumps along the way, Neil and Jeremy find peace with themselves and each other. L.A. can create sexual tension as well as she does angst.
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0.024793 | <urn:uuid:22aea4fd-6b45-4527-a735-3736f3b7ef61> | en | 0.940565 | Tough Economy Forces Florida Atlantic Donor to Scale Back Donation
The original $16 million pledge has been cut to just $5 million because of the economy.
What was almost the largest donation in Florida Atlantic University's history is now another casualty of tough economic times, the New York Times reports. Barry Kaye, an insurance magnate, pledged $16 million to the university, but he said Tuesday he could no longer offer so much. Instead, Kaye will offer the university another $1 million on top of the $4 million he has already donated. This decision makes Kaye the third-largest donor in the university's history. Officials from the Boca Raton university said Kaye's decision would not affect the operations of any existing programs.
Searching for a college? View our college rankings of America's Best Colleges. | http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/paper-trail/2009/07/31/tough-economy-forces-florida-atlantic-donor-to-scale-back-donation | dclm-gs1-095740001 | false | false | {
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Why don’t aircraft black boxes upload data in real-time?
As dozens of aircraft and sea vessels search for a missing Malaysian jet liner, armchair investigators...
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Instahate: Why the internet is not isolated and attacks matter more than ever
This dude spent $10 to force thousands of Canadians to contemplate his existential tweet
Watch: What if Google were just a regular guy?
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Someone combined a V8 car engine and a chainsaw (with video)
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Scouring the internet for the existence of time travellers
Kanye West inspired cryptocurrency, Coinye West, aims to simplify Bitcoin mining
Videos of 5 tiny things riding around on Roombas
Racist image appears on Wikipedia as ‘sponsored content’
Skype hacked: Syrian Electronic Army grabs @Skype and Skype.com
US National Security Agency quietly launches its Twitter account
Apple’s new Christmas ad is painfully perfect
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0.923701 | <urn:uuid:cce266c9-efa7-4751-9487-1dab50bd91f6> | en | 0.890434 | When multiple terms are imported (using the individual fields or the textarea), the terms are added alphabetically, and not in their order as they are added, so the user's desired order is lost. (If the user wanted the terms to be listed alphabetically, he could perform that ordering before importing them, or sort them alphabetically using the core Taxonomy module's functionality.)
Priority:Normal» Major
This is quite important, IMO.
Title:Terms added alphabetically, out of orderAdd option to weight terms according to the input order
Category:bug» feature
I don't want to modify the term weight in that case. People expect it to be '0' when they add a new term.
Furthermore the core interface behaves the same way, e.g. you add A, C, B -> you get A, B, C. Still you can manually re-order them.
Nevertheless I can think of an additional option on the term add interface (e.g. a checkbox with either import alphabetically or in input order) and thus mark this issue as feature request. | https://drupal.org/node/1311620 | dclm-gs1-096020001 | false | false | {
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0.018653 | <urn:uuid:1827c012-2e5b-4546-bc8a-d1fef73f807d> | en | 0.899885 | Electrician (Licensed)
Req #: 11091
Division: SE - #315 Service Experts Heating and Air Conditioning, Calgary North
Location: Calgary, AB CA
Travel Involved: 0
Job Type: Full Time
Job Level: Experienced
Education: HS Diploma or Equivalent
Category: Maintenance/Repair
Company Information:
Innovate your career.
Job Description:
Under minimum supervision, performs diagnostic, service, and installation electrical work in residential customers home. Installs, maintains, and repairs electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensures that work is performed in accordance with relevant codes. Communicates with residential customer to answer questions, resolve problems, and ensure complete customer satisfaction. Promotes products and services to customer. Works under the direction of the Field Supervisor or Branch Manager.
Analyzes, diagnoses, and resolves customer problems in a courteous, professional, timely, and accurate manner. Diagnoses malfunctioning systems, apparatus, or components, using test equipment and hand tools to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem. May provide preliminary sketches or cost estimates for materials or services Inspects electrical systems, equipment, or components to identify hazards, defects, or the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure in compliance with codes. Tests electrical systems or continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, using testing devices, such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system. Plans layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes. Repairs or replaces wiring, equipment, or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools. Connects wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components. Fastens small metal or plastic boxes to walls to house electrical switches or outlets. Places conduit, pipes, or tubing inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pulls insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes. Installs ground leads and connects power cables to equipment, such as motors. Constructs and fabricates parts, using hand tools and specifications. Use a variety of tools or equipment, such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, such as oscilloscopes, amp meters, or test lamps. Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures. Maintains current electrician's license in accordance with governmental regulations. Ensures company property, vehicles, and tools are being used, maintained and properly accounted for. Following standard procedures and process, ensures that the company vehicle is properly stocked, returns defective warranty parts to branch, and orders/replenishes vehicle stock as needed. Represents the company professionally, honestly, and ethically in all business matters and activities. Performs similar/other duties as needed or assigned.
High School diploma or equivalent with on-the-job and formal classroom training in electrical work in construction, electrical maintenance, commercial, and residential environments. 3 - 5 years experience in electrical repair, maintenance, and installation in addition to on-the-job training.
License as required by local, state, provincial, or national governmental regulations. Current knowledge of and continuing education in national, state, and local electrical code regulations. Knowledge of machines and tools used in the construction or repair of houses, buildings and other structures. This knowledge includes the machine and tools design, uses, repairs, and maintenance. Working proficiency in basic mathematics and metric and standard measurements. Proficient at reading wiring diagrams and troubleshooting problems with electrical systems and equipment Proficient mechanical aptitude and the ability to operate all necessary tools and equipment. Effective communication skills to communicate with customer and resolve customer issues, complaints, or concerns. Effective and efficient time-management and organizational skills. Valid drivers license with acceptable driving record. Available to work flexible hours and on-call shifts as needed. Ability to stand and walk and to climb ladders and attic stairs and to maneuver in attics, basements, and crawl spaces. Ability to continually climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. Natural or corrected vision to see and focus for close, distance, peripheral vision with normal depth perception. Must be able to accurately distinguish colors for proper installation. Hand/eye coordination Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and ability to lift and carry, including carrying up ladders, items weighing up to 50 pounds.
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0.213212 | <urn:uuid:27e06164-ba7c-4abd-b54c-31632722a2d4> | en | 0.916499 | Python use growing or shrinking
Erik Max Francis max at
Thu Jan 23 08:18:10 CET 2003
Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters wrote:
> OK... my totally scientific, irrefutable proof of the relative... umm,
> usage, or usefulness, or popularity, or buzz, or hype, or jobs, or
> LOC,
> or something... of different programming languages: ...
See, but that's the whole point. You define a metric, and say how you
got the metric. None of us really know what the metric means in terms
of the _real_ popularity, usefulness, etc. (throw in any other words you
choose to here), but we know how you arrived at your numbers and can
move on from there.
Presumably this took you a few minutes at the most (the only thing I
think would be missing for a coup de grace would be normalizing the
figures so they're easier to read and interpret) is arguably far more
valuable than the original page we were talking about, which 1. uses an
unspecified means to collect its rating, 2. does not demonstrate how
that rating means anything useful, 3. uses that rating and changes in it
over time to make wild extrapolations ("C# will be the most popular
language in two years"), and 4. makes a dividing line between "good"
languages and "bad" languages based on an arbitrary cutoff of that
Erik Max Francis / max at /
/ \ Men play the game; women know the score.
\__/ Roger Woddis /
A personal guide to online multiplayer first person shooters.
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GHFigs 1037 days ago | link | parent
This is because it was Apple that devised the Agency Model and was the first to propose it to the Big Six publishers as a way of getting them on iOS.
"....which I think is understating the role of the publishers, who would have rejected it if it hadn't been very much in their own interests."
Apple just gave them a better deal than the one Amazon was willing to fight dirty to maintain.
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Vision of Masons
Why are we called "Freemasons" ?
There are many theories: a man was a Freemason because his ancestors were not slaves nor was he a slave; he was so called because he was free within his Guild, or free of the Guild's laws and could thus "travel in foreign countries" and work where he would; he was a Freemason because he worked in freestone, which is any stone which can be cut, smoothed, carved in any direction; he was free when he had passed his apprenticeship and became a Fellow of the Craft; he was free when he had left the status of serf or villein and legally became free. Probably at one time or another masons were called Freemasons for any of these reasons or for all of them. The consensus leans to the theory that the Freemason was such because of his skill, knowledge and abilities which set him free of those conditions, laws, rules and customs which circumscribed masons of lesser abilities in the Cathedral building age.
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0.50248 | <urn:uuid:7cc4e92b-d7da-4125-98c0-03f84502b423> | en | 0.988016 | Missing Scene, At World's End
This takes place near the end of the third Pirates movie, just after the rather interesting impromptu wedding ceremony conducted by one Captain Barbosa. Will centric. I like cannon pairings; live with it.
There was an instant--less than a beat of the heart held under threat of Jack Sparrow's broken blade--when Will knew--knew--that Davy Jones was not just going to let the 'bond of love' between himself and his new wife stand.
Wife. Elizabeth was his wife--the thought gave him a thrill of pleasure despite the situation, but that thrill was brief and soon swallowed by fearful horror.
Jones knew that Jack was going to kill him and did not intend to allow the new Turner couple the happiness he'd been denied. Will's immediate thought was that the once-man would kill Elizabeth… and he wasn't in a good position to be able to stop it.
The sword in Jones' mostly human hand was the one he'd poured his soul into making before he'd first met Jack. The thought of his own work killing the only woman he'd ever loved was too terrible to even imagine, but the unwanted image flashed through his mind nonetheless.
So it came as something of a surprise when, instead of pivoting and taking a step to strike at the still-stunned Pirate King, the Captain of the Flying Dutchman spun and stabbed down in a vicious, angled thrust.
The breath was driven from his lungs at the impact and he found himself staring into the snarling face of Davy Jones, the tentacles that formed the vindictive Captain's beard coiling angrily.
It didn't hurt and he wasn't entirely sure what had happened, his gaze sliding down from the inhuman visage to the hand and claw braced against the sword's hilt, then further. So. He had been stabbed.
His first thought was relief--Elizabeth was safe. His vision blurred slightly as he focused in on Jack, who was standing as though paralyzed with Jones' heart still in hand, then Elizabeth was screaming his name, there beside him, begging him to stay with her.
He tried to take a breath, and that's when the pain finally hit. He heard his father's roar of rage as gray started to creep across his vision, felt the shudder of steel with each half-breath he gasped, with each quick, shallow heartbeat.
It hurt.
But by the time he realized someone was wrapping his hand around a hilt of some sort the pain was… not fading, precisely, but growing distant. Everything was growing distant.
And he felt his hand drop, pulled by the weight of whatever he'd been given to hold, meeting something that resisted only slightly before he lost his grip on lacquered wood.
"The Dutchman must have a captain," flickered across his fading consciousness as he gave up on breathing, leaving him idly wondering whether he'd really heard the words at all.
A shadow crossed before him, but he couldn't see what caused it until it knelt before him, and then just barely. His father--but where was Elizabeth?
He could hear her screaming for him, but couldn't react, and saw the dull glint of light off metal in his father's hand.
The sword was yanked from his chest, pain rousing him from his half-conscious state just in time to realize his father was about to--
His muscles spasmed in protest, this new agony putting the pain of a sword through the lung to shame, and he would have screamed if he'd been able to draw breath.
Rational thought left him and there was nothing but the pain as his father tore a brutal path through flesh and bone, wrenching open his ribcage with the aid of another crewmember in order to cut out his still-beating heart.
The blinding agony faded to something bearable as cool hands pressed the edges of the gash closed after the hasty operation, easing further, though not completely, as he lay still.
After a few more moments, Will could breathe again and opened his eyes.
"The Flying Dutchman is yours to command, Captain," 'Bootstrap' Bill Turner informed, not meeting his son's eyes.
Will climbed to his feet and looked around, wondering how it was that he was still breathing while underwater. Then again, it wasn't the first time he'd been subjected to that particular oddity while aboard the Dutchman.
Elizabeth! All else could wait. Right now, they had a fleet to stop.
A bit ramble-y, but really. Near-death experiences and/or massive blood loss tend to leave one a bit confused. One's mind tends to latch on to random little details and follow them in odd directions in an attempt to preserve whatever sanity one might have left. Then one remembers what it is that's going on and sets out to take care of it, depending on the importance one's mind assigns to the task.
I'd assume that massive blood loss, near death experience, and having one's heart literally cut out of one's chest while aboard a cursed, supernatural vessel would probably do the same.
One more thing--no, two. One, I own nothing but my imagination. Two, I did not write this the way I write my longer stories, just typed it directly to the more-or-less otherwise no-savey the typed stories computer. This means that I can get around the uploading issue with oneshots, but not multi-chapters. Don't ask, not my computer, I don't make the rules. | https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3644468/1/ | dclm-gs1-096140001 | false | false | {
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0.101962 | <urn:uuid:3d4aa2ab-96db-4fd5-b4b2-99e17785c3a5> | en | 0.991248 | Farkas and I returned a couple hours after sunset to find Jorrvaskr still quite festive. I was reminded that the place was a meadhall, besides being the headquarters of the Companions. We quickly learned that Vilkas and Ria, who had left on a mission a couple days before Farkas and I, had returned as well. Almost upon entering I was given a flagon of mead and some kind of roast meat on a bone. There was apparently to be some sort of ceremony to formally induct me into the Companions after the trek to Dustman's Cairn, but I was told that could wait until the next day. For the time being there were celebrations to be had.
After about an hour and four flagons I was challenged to an arm wrestle by an inebriated Njada Stonearm. "You don't look so tough, newcomer," she hiccuped. "Fifty septims says I could put your hand through the table."
"That's quite the claim," I laughed easily with the food and alcohol sitting warmly in my stomach.
"Njada, he's twice your size. Don't make stupid challenges just so you can lose them," a Dunmer I hadn't gotten to learn the name of advised her.
"Shut up, Athis!" she growled in response and cleared a section of the table off somewhat clumsily. "Come on, Argonian," she challenged and sat down with her elbow on the table.
I shrugged and set my latest mug down out of the way. "If you insist," I said as I sat down. A few other Companions, Farkas and Aela among them, came over to observe. Amused murmurs spread among them while Njada and I joined hands over the table.
A reluctant Athis was asked to start us off with a quick countdown. "Strong, for a female," I chuckled at the strain of keeping her from pushing my arm over. I was thankful I hadn't underestimated her or she might have beaten me with surprise. Instead a satisfying "thud" accompanied Njada's hand hitting the table. "I told you so," the Dunmer chimed in helpfully, earning him a verbal lashing from the intoxicated Nord.
I was about to stand up and leave when Vilkas dropped into the seat across from me. His elbow landing on the table a moment later declared his intentions. "Is this just going to turn into a bunch of drunk Nords arm wrestling me?" I said and I gave his hand a sceptical look.
"That tends to be how our celebrations turn out," the other man chuckled. "Mead and tests of strength are an integral part of Nord culture, after all."
"I guess I should be grateful I'm so accepted," I laughed and emptied the rest of my mead down my gullet. I rolled my shoulders and dropped my arm back onto the table. "In that case, I guess it would behoove me to show off the exalted strength of the Dragonborn. I hope I can live up to all the hype."
Vilkas was stronger than Njada but I was still able to overpower him. "You're almost as strong as Farkas," he chuckled and beckoned to his brother. "Farkas! Why don't you show the Dragonborn the strength of Ysgramor?"
Farkas replaced his twin across from me. When his massive arm landed on the table I had the thought that I wasn't as likely to win this match as easily as the others. Nonetheless, alcohol and pride demanded I not back down and our hands clamped together over the table.
From the outset I knew I had lost, as evidenced by my grunted "Holy shit!"
My reaction got a good laugh out of Farkas. "Don't make me laugh. I'm going to lose my strength," he remarked with a grin.
"Yeah, I don't think there's much danger of that happening," I grit through clenched teeth. Despite my best efforts my hand continued to descend towards the table, though I at least got the satisfaction that I knew I was making Farkas work for it. Even still my hand landed on the unforgiving wood of the table a moment later amid the noise of the other Companions' cheers. I rolled my shoulder and rubbed at the strained muscles in my arm. "Damn, I'm pretty sure you could out-wrestle a troll with that arm."
My comment brought a raucous laugh from the large man. "And I trust you'd know from experience, newcomer?"
"Of course I am. I had to fight a frost troll when I went up to High Hrothgar," I grinned. Another half-tankard of mead made me forget about the strain in my arm.
"You've been to High Hrothgar?" Aela asked as she sat down next to me. My drunken gaze fell to her leg pressed against mine despite the room still available on the seat. I was shamefully slow in returning it to her face and there was no doubt she noticed.
I shrugged simply. "Yeah, once, when the Greybeards yelled loud enough that I heard it. With extremely good timing, I might add. I have no idea how they knew I had just killed a dragon but I guess some news can travel really quickly."
"I had heard that the guards had killed a dragon outside the city walls recently, but I didn't know you were involved," Vilkas said.
My attention snapped to the man. "What? Didn't...Those assholes. I was the one who killed the damn thing," I frowned. "Ungrateful bastards. I'm tempted to blame it on my race, but this isn't Windhelm."
"It sounds like you've travelled a lot," Aela remarked as the people around us dispersed. It seemed that people were less interested in hearing me talk than seeing me arm wrestle, which was fine with me. The idea began to work its way through my drunken haze that I probably shouldn't have been so forthcoming with someone I usually tried to keep a secret.
"A bit, yeah," I chuckled and returned to facing Aela. The flickering firelight did her pretty visage no harm, and it was nice to see her without her painted slashes. "I've been around most of Tamriel, actually. I've only recently had business in Skyrim."
"You seem to have a lot of it," she laughed. "Was every country like this for you?"
I shook my head. "No, not really. I think that most of the others are adventured-out. It seems like someone's already picked through all the old hidden places in Morrowind and Cyrodiil. I mostly just worked as a hired sword for caravans and security to pay my bills, though I never had anything like a house to pay for before."
"Do you enjoy living in Skyrim?"
"Enough to stick around for a little bit longer," I smirked. "Things get more exciting all the time here, and that's saying something considering that when I showed up I was put to death."
My comment seemed to shock the woman sitting next to me. "What were you put to death for?"
"Border crossing. For some reason the old 'I'm an Argonian' excuse didn't work for getting the Empire to believe I wasn't a Stormcloak. Incidentally, it's also where I met Ulfric. He's a prick, by the way."
We continued chatting for almost an hour until we were joined by Farkas and his brother. Both had enjoyed their fair share of mead and Farkas was looking to challenge me in some other test of strength. He seemed incredibly pleased that there was someone new who could nearly match him. I accepted without hesitation and we spent the next few hours drinking and intermittently chatting and doing some foolish thing with the drunken Nord. I ended up passing out in one of the beds in the barracks downstairs at the end of the night with the others.
I was woken up unfortunately early in the morning by a combination of instinct and my fellow Companions. Apparently it was time to be formally inducted into the group. I thanked the Hist that my general resistance to poison quickly sobered me or the fluffy affair that followed might have been too much for my stomach. I hadn't heard the word "honour" so many times in a sitting since my appointment as Thane of Whiterun. I wasn't terribly shocked, considering I was the only one present that wasn't a Nord. I joined Kodlak in his study afterwards for another game of chess.
"So are all of the Companions werewolves, or is that just for the top dogs around here?" I asked casually while we played.
It didn't look like he found my comment as entertaining as I did, though I did see a bit of amusement flick across his features. "It seems you learned of our secret before your appointed time," he didn't seem particularly surprised. "Yes, it's true, but only the Circle carries the beast blood." He looked thoughtful as he removed my rook. "Some of us take to it more than others."
"You don't seem to be too taken," I raised an eyebrow and slipped a knight behind his line to catch his bishop. "Check."
He sighed and I knew it had nothing to do with the shift in board position. "I'm not getting any younger, Kailev-Tel, and Sovngarde beckons on the horizon. I worry that Shor may not call the soul of an animal as he would a true Nord."
"Hircine would probably be only too happy to grab you, if you're worried about not having anywhere to go," I shrugged and chased his king around the board with my knights. After clearing most of the board with my other pieces it was fairly easy to keep his king pinned. He hadn't seem prepared for me to play so aggressively after a night of heavy drinking.
"An eternity in his Hunting Grounds is less appealing than the camaraderie of Sovngarde. But you don't need to listen to the worries of an old man. It isn't anything a whelp like you needs to be bothered with."
"If you say so. Checkmate, by the way."
"I see that. It was a quick game," he chuckled. "I'll admit, you caught me off guard with the early rush. You usually play more conservatively than that."
We were in the middle of setting the pieces back up when Skjor entered the room. "Kodlak, I was hoping to speak with you," he stated and then gave me a look. He was likely about to tell me he wished it to be private but I beat him to it and started towards the door.
"Kailev-Tel! Speak to Eorlund about a sword," the older man called after me.
"What's wrong with the one I have now?" I asked and hefted my greatsword from its resting place next to the door.
"It can't hurt to have a good sidearm as well," he pointed out and then turned to Skjor. "Now, what was it you wished to speak about?"
It was disinterest more than respect for their privacy that I didn't catch anything else. I had enough things to worry about without eavesdropping on other people's business. It would probably lead to me doing something stupid like trying to help.
I arrived at my house just before midday after retrieving my new blade from Eorlund. It had been made before I had returned the day before. I found the place vacant and took the opportunity to have a nap. My armour ended up in a heap beside the bed, along with everything save my trousers. I couldn't have been asleep for more than an hour before I heard the thud of another door in the house. When footsteps entered my room I sat up groggily and turned to see Lydia in the doorway, dressed in her civilian clothes. "My Thane! You're home," she smiled.
"Apparently so. You've made it a habit of strolling into my room while I've been gone, I take it?" I yawned and dropped back down onto my bed.
"The door was open."
"...Oh, yeah. It probably was," I laughed and noticed that she had made her way over to the bed. "Sorry, that was rude of me. How have the last few days been? My sister clearly hasn't worn you to your last nerve, yet."
Lydia seemed surprised by the change in manner but continued to smile nonetheless. "I've been on patrol since you left, actually. I had just gotten back and changed my clothes when I saw your door was open."
She lowered and I felt the bed shift under her weight when she sat down. "And like the stalwart housecarl you are, you made sure that no one was stealing your Thane's shit. I knew there was a reason I kept you around."
Her hand on my cheek turned my face to greet hers. "I have to hope that you keep me around for a little more than my diligence, my Thane," she said, her breath hot against my lips.
The pent-up desire I had held for her won out over any witty remark. I lifted myself just enough to catch her with a kiss. She seemed to be expecting it and willingly returned the gesture. My arms slipped up to pull her completely down to the bed. I thought of asking for my sister but decided I didn't really care that much about being caught. It wouldn't be the first time she had walked in on me in bed with someone else.
I didn't hesitate for a moment before I began pulling at Lydia's loose clothing. Considering that most of her time was spent in armour I wasn't surprised that her ordinary clothes would be kept so baggy and open. I wasn't going to argue with how easily it came off. She let me remove her shirt before we each set to work on the other's pants. Our lips went uninterrupted while we stripped each other bare.
The moment we were nude we were entwined as close as our bodies would allow. It hit me that my scales must be quite rough, considering how smooth her skin felt in comparison. It also occurred that it must not feel too horrible, or Lydia likely wouldn't be so tightly pressed to me.
Her lips broke from mine to trail down my cheek and jaw to my throat. I let out a noise halfway between a hiss and a groan. She pulled away from me just long enough to lower her hand to my swelling member. It thickened in her hand almost as soon as her fingers curled around it.
"Someone's eager," my dry chuckle was cut off by another groan when her hand began sliding up and down my cock.
I pushed a finger into her hot entrance and felt her shake slightly. "I don't think I've shared a bed as recently as you, my Prince," she quipped as she pressed a hot kiss surprisingly close to the opening for a gill.
I didn't have a witty response ready. "In my defence, my father has three wives," I chuckled again. "I'm just following the example. It seems to have worked well enough for him so far."
I pushed her just far enough back for me to get my mouth to her breasts when the sudden urge struck me. It never occurred to me to take note of whose breasts were bigger, between Ysolda and Lydia. I was just thankful that I was allowed to enjoy both of them and was determined to show my gratitude. Her hand slipped a few times while my tongue lashed across her puffy nipple. My free hand made sure that neither of her lovely tits were left unattended.
It couldn't have been more than a minute or two before she pushed my hand away from her slick pussy and directed my swollen member to replace it. The embrace of her vagina was as welcoming as ever.
I basked in the feeling of being pushed inside her but she didn't let it last long before she was sitting straight up and driving herself down on me. I reached for her breasts but her hands quickly pinned by wrists to the bed above my head. Her lips were on mine in the next moment and her tongue was forcibly invading my mouth. I had to admire her fervour and returned it as much as I was allowed.
The pace she set was rapid at first but it wasn't long before she calmed. It also wasn't long before she was moaning with every stroke. Her hands left my wrists to brace against my chest and I eagerly brought them to her hips. My fingers dug into her flesh but I was quite content to let her set the pace. It only seemed fair after neglecting her for so long, unwanted as it may have been.
My eyes followed the path of her hand as it lifted from my chest and travelled up her body to hers. I unconsciously slid my tongue across my teeth and lips when she brought her heavy breast up to her mouth. Her tongue dragged across her stiffened nipple and I couldn't help the rough hiss that left my throat.
"You can be a very cruel Thane," she muttered before clasping her lips around her rosy teat. "Leaving me to my own touch for so long..."
"I'll try to make it up to you," I rasped and began pushing her pace a bit harder with my hands.
Her breast fell from her mouth when she let out a soft cry. She eagerly joined in the quickened action. Every so often some fractured plea would tumble out in Lydia's moans and cries. I did all I could to respond to them until I was lifting myself with my tail.
I could feel her starting to quiver as her climax approached. It was no trouble to encourage my own end to join hers. It wasn't like trying to rush it to avoid being caught.
I knew I was caught, nonetheless, when I heard the bedroom door slam into the wall. "Brother, y-What is this?" Keesara sounded excited until she shrieked.
Lydia made to turn away but my grip on her waist was insistent. I raised a hand to her neck to hold her in place for good measure. "I don't care," I growled and continued driving into her delicious heat.
It took little convincing for my apparently starved housecarl to agree. I could feel my sister's eyes on us but paid it no heed; it wasn't the first time she had caught me in bed with someone else. "Kiss me," Lydia's gasping tone made it far easier to put the thought of my sibling out of my head. "Kiss me while you fuck me."
Our lips sealed as well as they could and I felt her orgasm clench her pussy around my shaft. Within seconds I was emptying my seed into her waiting body in hot spurts. Her cries and my groans were mingled in the rough meshing of our mouths.
When our bodies calmed down we lay panting together on our sides. I could feel her sweat-slicked skin slide against my scales as I pulled my spent member from her saturated sex. I chanced a glance downward to see our mixed fluids spilling down the insides of her thighs.
"You'll have sex with a human and not me?" Keesara reminded me of her presence and her screwed up priorities.
"...What did she just say?" Lydia asked as we sat up. "You wish to have sex with your brother?" she turned to face the younger woman blatantly staring at my exposed penis. I rolled my eyes and pulled the blanket up to cover myself, just to get her to actually pay attention.
"Half-dammit, I'm sick of this habit. It was easier when we only spoke hist."
She shot me a quick glare before affecting a very familiar self-righteous tone with Lydia. "It isn't like when you humans do it. Argonians can't have offspring with family members. It's normal for them to...learn from each other."
"Is that true?" my housecarl looked at me with clear shock.
"Kind of," I nodded with a sigh. "Most aren't as adamant about it as she is, but Argonians can't interbreed. Don't ask me why not; I don't know. I do know, however, that explaining Argonian sociology isn't my preferred post-coital activity, so get lost, Kees. I'll meet and greet with you after I'm done here. And no, you can't watch anymore."
My sister made a scene of leaving before calling me a jerk and stomping off. I couldn't help but notice that she had left the door wide open. "...I don't know if she's going to go sulk or masturbate and I'm not sure I want to know," I frowned at the open doorway.
Lydia seemed amused by my pain and decided to distract me back down to the bed with her captivating lips. "Why haven't you ever had sex with her?" she asked suddenly when my kisses began to move down her cheek and jaw.
I pulled away to give her a curious look. "She's my little sister. She used to crawl into my bed after a bad dream and made me fight other men when they hit on her."
"I have a hard time believing you needed much convincing."
"I didn't have a choice. She made it a rule that no male was allowed to court her unless they beat me in a fight." I thought of being clearer but decided it wouldn't matter enough to mention. "It was irritating but at least it kept me in shape through my teens."
She laughed in quiet amusement. "If it irritated you so much, why didn't you just refuse?"
"She's my little sister," I repeated. "I wasn't about to let any of them touch her."
A few hours later I walked downstairs to the smell of cooking food. Lydia was apparently content to stay in the very warm bed, but I was getting hungry. I hadn't eaten since the night before and it was starting to catch up with me. The smell of cooking food was too much to resist. I found Keesara sitting by the fire, watching a couple fillets of fish cook in a pan. The scent of burning butter underlay the herbs she had scattered across the meat and I felt my mouth start to water. "What've you got there?" I asked cheerily as I strode up beside her.
She snapped her tongs across the back of my hand as it reached towards the pan. "Nothing for you!"
"Ow! Dammit, that hurt!" I barked and retracted the wounded limb. She hadn't been particularly gentle. "What's eating you?" The instant she opened her mouth I thought better of the question. "Don't say 'not you' or I'm kicking you in the ribs."
Her mouth snapped shut and she stifled a laugh. I smiled at the knowledge she wouldn't hold too much of a grudge over catching me with Lydia, even if I had to momentarily put up with catching metal tongs across my knuckles. "...So humans, huh?" she said after a moment and looked back at the cooking fish.
"It isn't like I have some weird fetish, Kees. I just can't resist their feminine wiles every time one of them catches me in a corner," I shrugged and crouched down beside her.
"...What in Oblivion is that supposed to mean?"
"It means I can't say no to a pretty female," I said and immediately regretted my words. I regretted them more a moment later when the pretty female beside me gave me a solid punch in the arm.
"You don't think I'm pretty?" she levelled a harsh glare at me while I rubbed the sore spot in my bicep.
"I think we're related and that matters more," I rolled my eyes but smiled all the same. "Just to placate you, though, I think you're a beautiful young female. Even if you're twisted and perverted."
Another solid blow to my arm made half of it numb. "I'm not perverted. All of our sisters have asked you at least once. And your mother..."
"I don't need to be reminded about the horrors my mother has put me through," I shuddered. "She's too damned...encouraging sometimes. I think she caused me as much trouble as you did, though you've definitely gotten me into more fights."
Keesara sniggered quietly. "Well, maybe I like to see you fight," she shrugged and set to plating the fish. I smiled when I saw her split it between two plates.
"I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that you take great pleasure in watching me get hurt. You're definitely sadistic enough," I chuckled and took the offered food.
My sister gave me a horrified look on the way to the table. "Sadistic? How do you figure I'm sadistic?" she actually sounded genuinely offended by the accusation.
"Jeetah-Ya?" I offered.
"That kreenik had it coming," she scoffed as we sat down.
I gave her a quick rap across her fingers with my fork when she reached for her food to admonish her for swearing. "You beat her up, tore off her clothes and burned them. In public. For asking me to take her to some gathering," I said with complete disregard for her glare. "I consider that to be at least borderline sadistic."
"You'd already agreed to take me. She had no right to get flirtatious with you."
I sighed and started into my food. It wasn't going to do any good to argue with her. I wasn't in the mood to butt heads with her over it. "...So what have you been up to over the last few days? Keeping yourself busy?" I asked.
She seemed momentarily surprised by the change in subject but simply shrugged all the same. "I started working at the Temple of Kynareth here in town, like Lydia suggested," she spoke around her food.
"Back to pruning bushes already?" I snickered and earned myself a kick in the shin under the table.
"Don't speak of the Hist that way. It's..."
"Blasphemy. Yeah, you keep telling me," I cut her off while I rubbed my shin under the table. "What does that matter? It isn't like you're tending to the Hist right now."
Keesara paused a moment in chewing her food. "...I think it might be, actually. Or an old transplant or graft of one. The priestesses said it came from a tree called the Eldergleam," she explained before shaking her head. "Whatever the Gildergreen is, it isn't an ordinary tree. Or wasn't, I guess; it's dead, now."
"So what are you doing taking care of a dead tree? Seems like an act of futility to me."
"The priestesses at the temple don't know it's dead. I heard one of them talking about finding someone to get some sap from the tree it was grafted from," she remarked.
"Well, if it is from a Hist tree, that would probably work. At least for a few years, until it just died again," I replied before I caught an important part of her statement. "Wait, you mean they have paying work? I'll go sap a tree or whatever if there's money in it."
Her lips pulled back in a disapproving frown. "Even if it did work, the tree would only get another decade of life. If it's dead it should be allowed to rot. Besides, they were thinking of asking but as far as I know it isn't paying; I don't think the Temple of Kynareth is a business." She stopped suddenly as an idea apparently overtook her. "Then again, if the Gildergreen is actually from a Hist tree, then that would mean the Eldergleam is one."
"Genius observation."
"I've never seen a Hist tree outside of Black Marsh," she blatantly ignored my interruption.
"Me neither," I shrugged. "You want to go see it? I can always extort something out of the priestesses for the work." She rolled her eyes but didn't disagree.
"That's the one who was talking about hiring someone. Her name's Danica Pure-Spring," Keesara informed me as we arrived at the Gildergreen in the centre of Whiterun.
I nodded and strode up to the woman seated at a bench at the foot of the large tree. "Hey, I heard you were looking for some help with your dead tree," I remarked casually. Neither female seemed terribly impressed by my comment.
Despite her frown, Danica nodded. "Yes, this old tree has become something of an eyesore of late. It isn't really a problem for me, but the pilgrims have been getting upset about its condition. There haven't been many around as a result."
"Pilgrims? I thought crazy people only walked cross-country to see trees in Black Marsh," my surprise was cut off by my sister's sharp elbow jabbing into my side.
Danica's eyebrow rose at her antics but she didn't comment on them. "To the east of the city is a grove around an ancient tree called the Eldergleam. It's the oldest living thing in Skyrim; maybe even all of Tamriel." At that I snorted lightly and had to remind myself that she had never seen or likely even heard of the elder Hist in Black Marsh that had sprouted with the birth of Nirn. "The Gildergreen was a cutting from that tree, and has been here since the town was founded. You can still feel the glory of the Eldergleam in it."
I nodded and gazed up at the brown and grey hulk. It really had been quite the tree, before its obvious death. "And you're hoping you can revive it."
"Things like this never really die; they just slumber. I believe that some sap from the parent could help the child to wake up. You wouldn't be able to tap a tree like that with any ordinary metal, though. I don't think there is a metal that could do it, to be honest. However, I've heard about a blade called Nettlebane that some hagravens forged for sacrificing spriggans. Last I heard, it was at a place called Orphan Rock," Danica explained at length.
"And where's that?" I asked.
"Just to the northeast of Helgen, tucked away in the mountains at the border. The people of Riverwood might be able to give you better directions."
"Then I know where I'm headed first. Thanks," I smiled and turned to find my sister had deserted me without my noticing. "That explains why she was so quiet," I muttered to myself. I decided not to ponder on it and figured she must have headed home after I agreed to run her little errand.
I caught sight of her in the market, speaking with a red-faced Ysolda. I cursed under my breath while I debated taking a longer route back to the house. Before I took the opportunity to head back through the town the distressed human caught sight of me. I saw a pleading look in her eyes and cursed again.
"You had sex with her, too?" Keesara demanded as I approached.
I frowned at her loud question. It may not have bothered me overmuch but Ysolda didn't seem too comfortable with my sister's boisterous attitude at the moment. "Who I have sex with is none of your business," I answered coolly. "Sorry about my obnoxious sibling, Ysolda. I promise to make it up to you," I gave her an apologetic smile while I hooked a firm arm around my sister's neck to drag her away. She looked rather confused and embarrassed by the abrupt interruption to her business and I couldn't blame her.
Keesara struggled and clawed at my arm but I wasn't in the mood to have her get me into any more awkward predicaments. I was glad that her horns were small and curved and so didn't jab into my ribs or armpit the way her thrashing elbows kept catching my stomach.
I released her once we were inside the house and simply ignored the inevitable spew of angry gibberish of mixed Cyrodiilic and hist that spilled from her lips. "Lydia! We're going on another adventure!" I called out. "And I promised this one doesn't involve dragons. At least probably not."
"Right now?" she asked from the top of the stairs as I ascended. "It's nearly nightfall."
"We'll only be heading to Riverwood tonight. Apparently I need to find some fancy knife to stab a tree or something, I dunno. In any case, the place is vaguely near Riverwood and I have some friends there so we should be able to stay the night without much trouble," I explained. She gave a simple nod and retreated to her room to gather her equipment while I did the same.
"When you say 'friends', my Thane, you wouldn't happen to mean some woman with whom you've had the pleasure of sharing a bed, would you?" she asked from her room. My fingers slipped in buckling my newest sword to my belt at the question. Her laugh told me that she heard the resultant clatter of metal. "I'll take that as a 'yes'."
"When I say 'friends' I mean a very nice family that let me sleep in their basement for a couple days after I escaped Helgen," I corrected her. "The fact that there's a woman there with whom I've shared pleasant company is entirely beside the point."
"Are you serious?" my sister shrieked from my doorway. To my utter shame I actually jumped and spun in alarm. I hadn't heard her approach at all. "Do you have a woman in every town in this country? Are they all human?"
"I already told you it's none of your business," I tried to frown but couldn't resist an entertained smirk at the way she glowered at me. Her punches may have hurt more than a grown Nord's but it was still fun to get her riled up. Lydia caught my eye as she came up behind Keesara. The steel plate I had crafted for her with Adrianne's help fit her wonderfully. The blacksmith had joked that I knew my housecarl's measurements intimately without realizing how accurate her statement was. "Good to go?" I asked over my shorter sibling.
She nodded and I could see some measure of excitement lighting her eyes. "Of course, my Thane. Lead the way."
A/N: So this totally isn't worth the wait, but I'm sick of doing and it hasn't quite been three months yet that so here it is. It has, however, been almost two years since I started this thing. I never imagined it would actually last so long. The other reason it's ending here is because I'm still undecided about what should actually happen in Riverwood. On a completely unrelated note, I have a curiosity for the two females that have actually read this: should there be more female-oriented fanservice? It hadn't previously occurred to me that there hadn't been an abundance of it (mostly due to first-person perspective and being male) but when the thought hit me I decided it would do to pose the question. I can't imagine an immense number of women actually read something I've written but if there's demand for it I'd like to do what I can to make up for the absolutely horrid update schedule. | https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7583567/22/The-Line-Begins-to-Blur | dclm-gs1-096160001 | false | false | {
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it's me again,
i would like to know how each different hospitals or NICU from different places do their routine admission. will there be any variation on how we admit babies or everything even from different places will be of the same NICU admission care practice?do we realy do the admission assessmet from head to toe or from A,BC's prioritization? what kind of forms do we have to usually fill in? has everyone use the UOC (units of care) or do you use something else? from L&D to NICU, or from Nursery to NICU can someone tell me how he/she admits the baby?
i hope my question is not vague that you can get what i mean and be able to get answers or responses. thanks a lot!
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I have no idea what UOC is - never heard of it before today - can you explain exactly what it is?
We do the same thing for all babies regardless of why they're being admitted - it's called a Newborn Admission Database. The first part covers things like date and time of ROM, birth, and nursery admission. Also Apgars, initial vital signs, pertinant history of mom and baby. Then there is a form for the initial assessment - it's about a page long and very detailed, but the choices are all there and you just circle them so it's very fast to fill out.
Other than that, everyone gets a MRSA swab, a foam ID band with their plastic ones are taped to the bed, and identification Polaroids taken. Everyone gets Vitamin K, of course.
Everything else depends on what the docs order as far as labs, nutrition, IV fluids, respiratory support, medications, etc.
The vast majority of our admissions are NPO, started on D5W (if under a kilo) or D10W (over a kilo), get a chest and abdominal X-ray, and have the same admission labs: type and screen, CBC, blood culture, ABG, and glucose. If the CBC shows a left shift or if the baby is clearly very premature or sick or mom had s/s of infection - then they're started on amp and gent as well.
If it's a sick baby, all we concentrate on is getting the baby stabilized. Usually with those kids first we get them stable respiratory-wise, then as soon as that happens the docs will thrown in umbilical lines and we'll start fluids. Only at that point will we worry about head-to-toe assessments and paperwork.
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Every admission is the same, regardless of size, age. We get the kid, check the bands, sign off the transfer note, weight the kid, put on RW and place on monitor, BP cuff, pulseox, start an IV unless the baby needs lines. We do our admission VS Q15 minutes x4, then Q30 minutes x4 then Q1 hour x2. If intubated they stay at Q1 hour x 24 hours, if not intubated, then Q2 hours. If they are feeding, then it is with their feeds (like the big kids we get from the nursery). We check glucose on admission, then 2 hours later then 4 hours later (more frequent if it warrants it). For most of our kids they get a septic workup (CBC/Diff, type and cross, blood cultures), started on Amp and Gent. Most kids get an IV, we usually start with D10 with 1.5 Ca Gluc unless they are really small and need more Ca to the bag. Full Termers usually just get D10. If they need lines, the docs place those and then we order the x-rays.
As far as paperwork, we do an admission assessment (we have a form that goes from head to toe...we just check and fill out what we need to), put down our nursing problems, make sure we do a pain check, and do a psycho-social sheet (this is when we also get the name of the SO, and visiting grandparents), this has to be down within the first 24 hours unless mom is really sick and there is no SO. We fill out the Kardex also. We have preprinted admission orders, so the docs just fill in the antibiotics (they are responsible for sending the order to pharmacy...we have to have them administered within one hour of admission), check off what we need to do. ONce we get all this settled we put the kid to bed, always in the same spot he/she is admitted to. | http://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/admission-process-107578.html | dclm-gs1-096260001 | false | false | {
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The Future Of Sports In The USA
We’ve all done it before. On a Sunday morning we get up especially late, take in the sunshine, and get out of bed to make ourselves a cup of coffee. Then, like clockwork, the TV is turned on and we proceed to watch the staple of sports news in television: SportsCenter. Either that, or we watch a sports game while sipping from our mugs, be it football, tennis, baseball, basketball, or something else. This is the ideal Sunday for many people around the United States.
Sports have had a long and illustrious history, dating back to some of the earliest civilizations. But what is to become of sports in the future? How and why will it change, and what will remain the same? While it is certain that sports will continue to have high place in society, there will most certainly be aspects of the sports themselves and the way we watch sports that will change.
The reason that sports will still have a high bearing in society is because of the feeling one gets when they watch the sport. When a sport-watcher becomes a fan of a team or individual, they unlock a kind of feeling that is so rarely felt with enthusiasm in regular life: a feeling that they belong to a group that is non-binding; A group that does not have any credentials or responsibilities that need to be met before one can be considered a part of that group. All you need is a love of sports. This is a feeling that, through trials and tribulations, war and peace, will never change.
However, there will be changes in the way that sports are played and watched. With astounding technological advances on the horizon, all sports will continue to be more fast-paced and efficiently played.
In tennis, new racquet and string technology will provide faster tennis matches, and new stadium designs with retractable roofs will allow players to play through rain or shine. New clothing lines with more air-flowing cloths will allow players to have more stamina, with not as much heat trapped in one place.
In baseball, the advancement of saber-metrics will cause changes in the way the sports fan watches the game. Saber-Metrics, or the analysis of baseball statistics, will allow statisticians to cross eras and could answer questions that have eluded baseball analysts and fans for years. They could answer questions such as “who was faster, Micky Mantle or Willie Mays?” or “Who better at bat, Ichiro or Barry?” When Saber-metrics grows strong enough that it actually logically finds the answers to these questions, it is possible that many fans will lose their interest in baseball, because there would no longer be heated debates about “who is better?”
In football, new helmet and padding technologies will lower the risk of injury. With the “Revolution” helmet line already used by several players, concussion risks are much lower. But with whispers of the creation of a helmet with “pre-injury recognition technology”, the safety of the players could be at an all time high in the near future. Also, with many fields now turning to indoor stadiums or stadiums with AstroTurf, America’s Game will be increasingly fast-paced.
The viewer demographics of sports as a whole are also destined to change in the near future. With the minority-majority taking place in America soon, suggesting an increase in the Latino population, there will be an increased viewer base in soccer, a sport that is the most popular international sport, but does not get nearly the same amount of recognition in America. With a star-studded group of young guns in tennis, the viewer base for tennis should see an increase very soon. Football and baseball’s viewership have always been high and they will continue to be very popular. However, with the retiring of Tiger Woods on the horizon, golf will lose significant viewership.
All in all, sports will undergo many changes. Some will be for the better and some will be for worse. But one thing is for certain: sports will still remain among those Pantheonic venues of entertainment watched and loved by so many people in the United States.
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I was intrigued by Jesus saying that they were fastidious in their tithes, but omitting judgment, mercy, and faith. So I looked up the meaning of both tithe, and alms in Webster's dictionary.
TITHE The tenth part of any thing; but appropriately, the tenth part of the
increase annually arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the
clergy for their support. Tithes are personal, predial, or mixed; personal, when
accruing from labor, art, trade and navigation; predial, when issuing from the
earth, as hay, wood and fruit; and mixed, when accruing from beasts, which are
fed from the ground.
ALMS Any thing given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing,
otherwise called charity.
I also ran across the following verses:
Luke 12:34 KJV For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
I have taken those to say that Christians have a bigger obligation, than just giving a tenth to the Church.
I have checked for similar questions on the site, but found that none specifically answer my question.
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Absolutely! The point of Jesus' message is that the Pharisees were giving a tenth of their earthly goods (perhaps just those spices, since they could possibly be considered "extravagances" where a 10% gift would not be missed) but neglecting real needs of others. His last statement is that they (and we by association) should be doing to help others as well as giving to support the Church so that others can "do" as well.
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@ D Stanley So how do you rate the question are you saying it is a good question or a bad one a vote would either up or down is appreciated since I use them to help me understand how to ask or answer questions, and from your answer I am unable to determine which way you feel. – Cecil Beckum Dec 16 '13 at 17:42
@CecilBeckum I was answering the question, not judging it. Are you more concerned with the answer or the quality of the question? It's a perfectly valid question. – D Stanley Dec 16 '13 at 17:44
@ D Stanley from the Absolutely with an exclamation mark, and the remainder of your answer I got the impression you were saying in effect 'f course you dummy can't you read' and if you didn't want to be that bold a down vote would tell me my impression was right. So was my impression right? – Cecil Beckum Dec 16 '13 at 17:49
@CecilBeckum My apologies, I did not mean to imply that the answer should be obvious - just being clear that a tithe is by no means the main obligation a Christian has. – D Stanley Dec 16 '13 at 17:50
@ D Stanley no problem I am also relatively new to the site, and sometimes I do get the wrong impression from answers, and in truth I have a lot of learning left to do myself, and I too apologize for flying off the handle. – Cecil Beckum Dec 16 '13 at 18:01
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We're not commanded to give to The Church. Giving to the poor is giving to God. Giving is about demonstrating our thanks to God for providing for us in the past and our trust in God to provide for us in the future.
In what way are we commanded (or even urged) to give?
I don't see a command in the NT mandating details (quantity, timing, etc.) of giving. Some attributes of the method are given, but certainly not anything regarding quantity. The object of our giving isn't necessarily prescribed either. I certainly don't see a precedent for saying that we ought to give our money to The Church.
The closest example I see of giving as it's typically done in American churches is found in 1 Corinthians 16.
1 Corinthians 16:2a (NASB) On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper,
This instance is speaking about a specific need that the saints in Jerusalem had. I don't think this is the same as "giving to the Church." The local assembly of believers was giving the money to help starving people in Jerusalem. You could perhaps argue that Jerusalem is where the Church leadership was centered, but I don't read the text as emphasizing any special use the leaders had for the gift. It seems more likely that they would just immediately hand the money to one of the deacons (i.e. "servants"; Acts 6:2b (NASB), "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.") and not use it for any special "Church work" or administration.
Paul was the recipient of some gifts, and said that supporting apostles (maybe even evangelists?) was acceptable.
Philippians 4:16 (NASB) ...for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs.
Again, I don't see this (and perhaps I'm predisposed to think so) as supporting the Church as a whole, but a specific individual or a specific need.
Neither is tithing a command under the new covenant. At least, it is not said to be so by Jesus or the NT authors.
How should we give?
Secretly—or Not Ostentatiously
Our motives should not be for selfish glory.
Also confer: Acts 5.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NASB) Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
There's no limit on how much (or little) we're supposed to give.
In fact, the greatest value in giving is in the quality of the sacrifice on our parts.
Philippians 4:17 (NASB) Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.
This harmonizes with what Jesus said about the widow who gave a small amount of money.
Jesus says:
Acts 20:35 (NASB) "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Like nearly every other requirement of Christianity, giving is about our hearts. Do we give freely out of generosity (without selfish motives)? Do we give out of love for God or someone else? These are the essentials of Christian giving.
God doesn't need our money. He doesn't seem to care about balancing his bank account. In terms of what he can do, there's always "more where that came from," no matter how much he has already given.
I don't see the Biblical authors prescribing the object of our charity, nor do I see that we have any sort of minimum standard of giving to maintain.
It's very simple (though difficult): Everything I have is God's to do with as he wishes. When I know of a need, I ought to do something about it.
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@ mojo If we are not required to give to the Church how do you interpret: Deuteronomy 26:1 and 2 ------- 1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which יהוה thy Elohim giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; 2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that יהוה thy Elohim giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which יהוה thy Elohim shall choose to place his name there. – Cecil Beckum Dec 16 '13 at 18:40
@Cecil Beckum, This is a requirement of the old covenant that God made with Moses (and the people). Jesus fulfilled the old covenant, and we are under a new covenant made through Him. – mojo Dec 16 '13 at 19:12
@ mojo the fact that Jesus fulfilled the law does not mean that the law is no longer in effect, Jesus fulfillment of the law was in that his obedience of the law negated our unwillingness to obey the law, when he became an acceptable sacrifice for our sins. And the fact that we are and will no longer be found guilty of the law, does not excuse us to continue breaking the law it only atones for our not doing so:...Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?.... Romans 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? – Cecil Beckum Dec 16 '13 at 20:30
The tithe was needed under the old covenant to support an entire tribe. The Levites were not given land is Israel - they were set aside as a priestly class. The tithing laws supported the tabernacle / animal sacrifice system where priests were needed to intermediate between God and man. Applying the same rule to churches now is to misunderstand the role that the Church fills - it doesn't intermediate between us and God, it is us. – Eclipse Dec 16 '13 at 21:35
@CecilBeckum, how does one distinguish between "procedures for living" and "law given to Moses", particularly when they are intertwined throughout the Pentateuch? – mojo Dec 17 '13 at 3:56
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The larger message here is a rejection of the Pharisees' belief that they could be righteous in a quantitative, mechanical, rule-based manner. Their belief was that if you followed the letter of the law, and gave ten percent, you were a good person by definition.
Jesus' quote rejects this logic, demanding that the Pharisees engage with the moral responsibility underlying the legal one.
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@ Chris Sunami I agree with your synopsis of that particular verse, but I have learned that sometimes it takes several scriptures to extract the true meaning of many Scriptures, I was using that one to elucidate my question about the overall concept of Mercy. – Cecil Beckum Dec 16 '13 at 17:56
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a geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of measurement between a greatest and smallest scale such that certain mathematical or physical properties of the structure, as the perimeter of a curve or the flow rate in a porous medium, behave as if the dimensions of the structure (fractal dimensions) are greater than the spatial dimensions.
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1. a figure or surface generated by successive subdivisions of a simpler polygon or polyhedron, according to some iterative process
2. of, relating to, or involving such a process: fractal geometry; fractal curve
[C20: from Latin frāctus past participle of frangere to break]
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1975, from Fr., from L. fractus "broken," pp. of frangere "to break" (see fraction). Coined by Fr. mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot in "Les Objets Fractals."
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A complex geometric pattern exhibiting self-similarity in that small details of its structure viewed at any scale repeat elements of the overall pattern. See more at chaos.
Our Living Language : Fractals are often associated with recursive operations on shapes or sets of numbers, in which the result of the operation is used as the input to the same operation, repeating the process indefinitely. The operations themselves are usually very simple, but the resulting shapes or sets are often dramatic and complex, with interesting properties. For example, a fractal set called a Cantor dust can be constructed beginning with a line segment by removing its middle third and repeating the process on the remaining line segments. If this process is repeated indefinitely, only a "dust" of points remains. This set of points has zero length, even though there is an infinite number of points in the set. The Sierpinski triangle (or Sierpinski gasket) is another example of such a recursive construction procedure involving triangles (see the illustration). Both of these sets have subparts that are exactly the same shape as the entire set, a property known as self-similarity. Under certain definitions of dimension, fractals are considered to have non-integer dimension: for example, the dimension of the Sierpinski triangle is generally taken to be around 1.585, higher than a one-dimensional line, but lower than a two-dimensional surface. Perhaps the most famous fractal is the Mandelbrot set, which is the set of complex numbers C for which a certain very simple function, Z2 + C, iterated on its own output (starting with zero), eventually converges on one or more constant values. Fractals arise in connection with nonlinear and chaotic systems, and are widely used in computer modeling of regular and irregular patterns and structures in nature, such as the growth of plants and the statistical patterns of seasonal weather.
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Contraction of “fractional dimension.” This is a term used by mathematicians to describe certain geometrical structures whose shape appears to be the same regardless of the level of magnification used to view them. A standard example is a seacoast, which looks roughly the same whether viewed from a satellite or an airplane, on foot, or under a magnifying glass. Many natural shapes approximate fractals, and they are widely used to produce images in television and movies.
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Many mathematical structures are fractals; e.g. Sierpinski triangle, Koch snowflake, Peano curve, Mandelbrot set and Lorenz attractor. Fractals also describe many real-world objects that do not have simple geometric shapes, such as clouds, mountains, turbulence, and coastlines.
Benoit Mandelbrot, the discoverer of the Mandelbrot set, coined the term "fractal" in 1975 from the Latin fractus or "to break". He defines a fractal as a set for which the Hausdorff Besicovich dimension strictly exceeds the topological dimension. However, he is not satisfied with this definition as it excludes sets one would consider fractals.
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A compiler is a computer program (or set of programs) that transforms source code written in a programming language (the source language) into another computer language (the target language, often having a binary form known as object code).[1] The most common reason for wanting to transform source code is to create an executable program.
The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a lower level language (e.g., assembly language or machine code). If the compiled program can run on a computer whose CPU or operating system is different from the one on which the compiler runs, the compiler is known as a cross-compiler. A program that translates from a low level language to a higher level one is a decompiler. A program that translates between high-level languages is usually called a language translator, source to source translator, or language converter. A language rewriter is usually a program that translates the form of expressions without a change of language.
A compiler is likely to perform many or all of the following operations: lexical analysis, preprocessing, parsing, semantic analysis (Syntax-directed translation), code generation, and code optimization.
Program faults caused by incorrect compiler behavior can be very difficult to track down and work around; therefore, compiler implementors invest significant effort to ensure compiler correctness.
The term compiler-compiler is sometimes used to refer to a parser generator, a tool often used to help create the lexer and parser.
Software for early computers was primarily written in assembly language. Higher level programming languages were not invented until the benefits of being able to reuse software on different kinds of CPUs started to become significantly greater than the costs of writing a compiler. The limited memory capacity of early computers led to substantial technical challenges when the first compilers were being designed.
Towards the end of the 1950s, machine-independent programming languages were first proposed. Subsequently several experimental compilers were developed. It is believed that the first compiler was written by Grace Hopper, in 1952, for the A-0 programming language.The A-0 functioned more as a loader or linker than the modern notion of a compiler. The first autocode and its compiler were developed by Alick Glennie in 1952 for the Mark 1 computer at the University of Manchester and is considered by some to be the first compiled programming language. The FORTRAN team led by John Backus at IBM is generally credited as having introduced the first complete compiler in 1957. COBOL was an early language to be compiled on multiple architectures, in 1960.[2]
In many application domains the idea of using a higher level language quickly caught on. Because of the expanding functionality supported by newer programming languages and the increasing complexity of computer architectures, compilers have become more complex.
Early compilers were written in assembly language. The first self-hosting compiler – capable of compiling its own source code in a high-level language – was created in 1962 for Lisp by Tim Hart and Mike Levin at MIT.[3] Since the 1970s it has become common practice to implement a compiler in the language it compiles, although both Pascal and C have been popular choices for implementation language. Building a self-hosting compiler is a bootstrapping problem—the first such compiler for a language must be compiled either by hand or by a compiler written in a different language, or (as in Hart and Levin's Lisp compiler) compiled by running the compiler in an interpreter.
Compilers in education[edit]
Compiler construction and compiler optimization are taught at universities and schools as part of a computer science curriculum.[4] Such courses are usually supplemented with the implementation of a compiler for an educational programming language. A well-documented example is Niklaus Wirth's PL/0 compiler, which Wirth used to teach compiler construction in the 1970s.[5] In spite of its simplicity, the PL/0 compiler introduced several influential concepts to the field:
1. Program development by stepwise refinement (also the title of a 1971 paper by Wirth)[6]
2. The use of a recursive descent parser
3. The use of EBNF to specify the syntax of a language
4. A code generator producing portable P-code
5. The use of T-diagrams[7] in the formal description of the bootstrapping problem
Compilers enabled the development of programs that are machine-independent. Before the development of FORTRAN, the first higher-level language, in the 1950s, machine-dependent assembly language was widely used. While assembly language produces more abstraction than machine code on the same architecture, just as with machine code, it has to be modified or rewritten if the program is to be executed on different computer hardware architecture.
With the advent of high-level programming languages that followed FORTRAN, such as COBOL, C, and BASIC, programmers could write machine-independent source programs. A compiler translates the high-level source programs into target programs in machine languages for the specific hardware. Once the target program is generated, the user can execute the program.
Structure of a compiler[edit]
Compilers bridge source programs in high-level languages with the underlying hardware. A compiler verifies code syntax, generates efficient object code, performs run-time organization, and formats the output according to assembler and linker conventions. A compiler consists of:
1. The front end: Verifies syntax and semantics, and generates an intermediate representation or IR of the source code for processing by the middle-end. Performs type checking by collecting type information. Generates errors and warning, if any, in a useful way.
2. The middle end: Performs optimizations, including removal of useless or unreachable code, discovery and propagation of constant values, relocation of computation to a less frequently executed place (e.g., out of a loop), or specialization of computation based on the context. Generates another IR for the backend.
3. The back end: Generates the assembly code, performing register allocation in process. (Assigns processor registers for the program variables where possible.) Optimizes target code utilization of the hardware by figuring out how to keep parallel execution units busy, filling delay slots. Although most algorithms for optimization are in NP, heuristic techniques are well-developed.
Compiler output[edit]
The lower level language that is the target of a compiler may itself be a high-level programming language. C, often viewed as some sort of portable assembler, can also be the target language of a compiler. E.g.: Cfront, the original compiler for C++ used C as target language. The C created by such a compiler is usually not intended to be read and maintained by humans. So indent style and pretty C intermediate code are irrelevant. Some features of C turn it into a good target language. E.g.: C code with #line directives can be generated to support debugging of the original source.
Compiled versus interpreted languages[edit]
Interpretation does not replace compilation completely. It only hides it from the user and makes it gradual. Even though an interpreter can itself be interpreted, a directly executed program is needed somewhere at the bottom of the stack (see machine language). Modern trends toward just-in-time compilation and bytecode interpretation at times blur the traditional categorizations of compilers and interpreters.
Hardware compilation[edit]
The output of some compilers may target computer hardware at a very low level, for example a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or structured Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).[8] Such compilers are said to be hardware compilers or synthesis tools because the source code they compile effectively controls the final configuration of the hardware and how it operates; the output of the compilation is not instructions that are executed in sequence - only an interconnection of transistors or lookup tables. For example, XST is the Xilinx Synthesis Tool used for configuring FPGAs. Similar tools are available from Altera, Synplicity, Synopsys and other vendors.
Compiler construction[edit]
In the early days, the approach taken to compiler design used to be directly affected by the complexity of the processing, the experience of the person(s) designing it, and the resources available.
A compiler for a relatively simple language written by one person might be a single, monolithic piece of software. When the source language is large and complex, and high quality output is required, the design may be split into a number of relatively independent phases. Having separate phases means development can be parceled up into small parts and given to different people. It also becomes much easier to replace a single phase by an improved one, or to insert new phases later (e.g., additional optimizations).
The division of the compilation processes into phases was championed by the Production Quality Compiler-Compiler Project (PQCC) at Carnegie Mellon University. This project introduced the terms front end, middle end, and back end.
All but the smallest of compilers have more than two phases. However, these phases are usually regarded as being part of the front end or the back end. The point at which these two ends meet is open to debate. The front end is generally considered to be where syntactic and semantic processing takes place, along with translation to a lower level of representation (than source code).
The middle end is usually designed to perform optimizations on a form other than the source code or machine code. This source code/machine code independence is intended to enable generic optimizations to be shared between versions of the compiler supporting different languages and target processors.
The back end takes the output from the middle. It may perform more analysis, transformations and optimizations that are for a particular computer. Then, it generates code for a particular processor and OS.
This front-end/middle/back-end approach makes it possible to combine front ends for different languages with back ends for different CPUs. Practical examples of this approach are the GNU Compiler Collection, LLVM, and the Amsterdam Compiler Kit, which have multiple front-ends, shared analysis and multiple back-ends.
One-pass versus multi-pass compilers[edit]
Classifying compilers by number of passes has its background in the hardware resource limitations of computers. Compiling involves performing lots of work and early computers did not have enough memory to contain one program that did all of this work. So compilers were split up into smaller programs which each made a pass over the source (or some representation of it) performing some of the required analysis and translations.
While the typical multi-pass compiler outputs machine code from its final pass, there are several other types:
• A "source-to-source compiler" is a type of compiler that takes a high level language as its input and outputs a high level language. For example, an automatic parallelizing compiler will frequently take in a high level language program as an input and then transform the code and annotate it with parallel code annotations (e.g. OpenMP) or language constructs (e.g. Fortran's DOALL statements).
• Stage compiler that compiles to assembly language of a theoretical machine, like some Prolog implementations
• Just-in-time compiler, used by Smalltalk and Java systems, and also by Microsoft .NET's Common Intermediate Language (CIL)
• Applications are delivered in bytecode, which is compiled to native machine code just prior to execution.
Front end[edit]
The compiler frontend analyzes the source code to build an internal representation of the program, called the intermediate representation or IR. It also manages the symbol table, a data structure mapping each symbol in the source code to associated information such as location, type and scope.
While the frontend can be a single monolithic function or program, as in a scannerless parser, it is more commonly implemented and analyzed as several phases, which may execute sequentially or concurrently. This is particularly done for good engineering: modularity and separation of concerns. Most commonly today this is done as three phases: lexing, parsing, and semantic analysis. Lexing and parsing comprise the syntactic analysis (word syntax and phrase syntax, respectively), and in simple cases these modules (the lexer and parser) can be automatically generated from a grammar for the language, though in more complex cases these require manual modification or writing by hand. The lexical grammar and phrase grammar are usually context-free grammars, which simplifies analysis significantly, with context-sensitivity handled at the semantic analysis phase. The semantic analysis phase is generally more complex and written by hand, but can be partially or fully automated using attribute grammars. These phases themselves can be further broken down – lexing as scanning and evaluating, parsing as first building a concrete syntax tree (CST, parse tree), and then transforming it into an abstract syntax tree (AST, syntax tree).
In some cases additional phases are used, notably line reconstruction and preprocessing, but these are rare. A detailed list of possible phases includes:
1. Line reconstruction: Languages which strop their keywords or allow arbitrary spaces within identifiers require a phase before parsing, which converts the input character sequence to a canonical form ready for the parser. The top-down, recursive-descent, table-driven parsers used in the 1960s typically read the source one character at a time and did not require a separate tokenizing phase. Atlas Autocode, and Imp (and some implementations of ALGOL and Coral 66) are examples of stropped languages which compilers would have a Line Reconstruction phase.
2. Lexical analysis breaks the source code text into small pieces called tokens. Each token is a single atomic unit of the language, for instance a keyword, identifier or symbol name. The token syntax is typically a regular language, so a finite state automaton constructed from a regular expression can be used to recognize it. This phase is also called lexing or scanning, and the software doing lexical analysis is called a lexical analyzer or scanner. This may not be a separate step – it can be combined with the parsing step in scannerless parsing, in which case parsing is done at the character level, not the token level.
3. Preprocessing. Some languages, e.g., C, require a preprocessing phase which supports macro substitution and conditional compilation. Typically the preprocessing phase occurs before syntactic or semantic analysis; e.g. in the case of C, the preprocessor manipulates lexical tokens rather than syntactic forms. However, some languages such as Scheme support macro substitutions based on syntactic forms.
Back end[edit]
The term back end is sometimes confused with code generator because of the overlapped functionality of generating assembly code. Some literature uses middle end to distinguish the generic analysis and optimization phases in the back end from the machine-dependent code generators.
The main phases of the back end include the following:
1. Analysis: This is the gathering of program information from the intermediate representation derived from the input. Typical analyses are data flow analysis to build use-define chains, dependence analysis, alias analysis, pointer analysis, escape analysis etc. Accurate analysis is the basis for any compiler optimization. The call graph and control flow graph are usually also built during the analysis phase.
2. Optimization: the intermediate language representation is transformed into functionally equivalent but faster (or smaller) forms. Popular optimizations are inline expansion, dead code elimination, constant propagation, loop transformation, register allocation and even automatic parallelization.
In addition, the scope of compiler analysis and optimizations vary greatly, from as small as a basic block to the procedure/function level, or even over the whole program (interprocedural optimization). Obviously, a compiler can potentially do a better job using a broader view. But that broad view is not free: large scope analysis and optimizations are very costly in terms of compilation time and memory space; this is especially true for interprocedural analysis and optimizations.
Interprocedural analysis and optimizations are common in modern commercial compilers from HP, IBM, SGI, Intel, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems. The open source GCC was criticized for a long time for lacking powerful interprocedural optimizations, but it is changing in this respect. Another open source compiler with full analysis and optimization infrastructure is Open64, which is used by many organizations for research and commercial purposes.
Compiler correctness[edit]
Compiler correctness is the branch of software engineering that deals with trying to show that a compiler behaves according to its language specification.[9] Techniques include developing the compiler using formal methods and using rigorous testing (often called compiler validation) on an existing compiler.
Related techniques[edit]
Assembly language is a type of low-level language and a program that compiles it is more commonly known as an assembler, with the inverse program known as a disassembler.
A program that translates between high-level languages is usually called a language translator, source to source translator, language converter, or language rewriter. The last term is usually applied to translations that do not involve a change of language.
International conferences and organizations[edit]
A number of conferences in the field of programming languages present advances in compiler construction as one of their main topics.
ACM SIGPLAN supports a number of conferences, including:
The European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS) sponsors the International Conference on Compiler Construction, with papers from both the academic and industrial sectors.[10]
Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems (APLAS) is organized by the Asian Association for Foundation of Software (AAFS).
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1. ^ "Definition of:compiler".
2. ^ "IP: The World's First COBOL Compilers". 12 June 1997.
3. ^ T. Hart and M. Levin. "The New Compiler, AIM-39 - CSAIL Digital Archive - Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Series".
4. ^ Chakraborty, P., Saxena, P. C., Katti, C. P., Pahwa, G., Taneja, S. A new practicum in compiler construction. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, In Press.
5. ^ "The PL/0 compiler/interpreter".
6. ^ "The ACM Digital Library".
7. ^ T diagrams were first introduced for describing bootstrapping and cross-compiling compilers in McKeeman et al. A Compiler Generator (1971). Conway described the broader concept before that with his UNCOL in 1958, to which Bratman added in 1961: H. Bratman, “An alternate form of the ´UNCOL diagram´“, Comm. ACM 4 (March 1961) 3, p. 142. Later on, others, including P.D. Terry, gave an explanation and usage of T-diagrams in their textbooks on the topic of compiler construction. Cf. Terry, 1997, Chapter 3. T-diagrams are also now used to describe client-server interconnectivity on the World Wide Web: cf. Patrick Closhen, et al. 1997: T-Diagrams as Visual Language to Illustrate WWW Technology, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany
8. ^ "A Fast Routability-Driven Router for FPGAs". Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto.
9. ^ Chlipala, Adam. "Syntactic Proofs of Compositional Compiler Correctness". Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
10. ^ ETAPS - European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software. Cf. "CC" (Compiler Construction) subsection.
1. Compiler textbook references A collection of references to mainstream Compiler Construction Textbooks[dead link]
2. Aho, Alfred V.; Sethi, Ravi; Ullman, Jeffrey D. (1986). Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1st ed.). Addison-Wesley. ISBN 9780201100884.
3. Allen, Frances E. (September 1981). "A History of Language Processor Technology in IBM". IBM Journal of Research and Development (IBM) 25 (5). (subscription required (help)).
4. Allen, Randy; Kennedy, Ken (2001). Optimizing Compilers for Modern Architectures. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. ISBN 1-55860-286-0.
5. Appel, Andrew Wilson (2002). Modern Compiler Implementation in Java (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82060-X.
6. Appel, Andrew Wilson (1998). Modern Compiler Implementation in ML. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58274-1.
7. Bornat, Richard (1979). Understanding and Writing Compilers: A Do It Yourself Guide. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-333-21732-2.
8. Cooper, Keith D.; Torczon, Linda (2004). Engineering a Compiler. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 1-55860-699-8.
9. Leverett, Bruce W.; Cattell, R. G. G.; Newcomer, Joseph M.; Hobbs, S.O.; Reiner, A.H.; Schatz, B.R.; Wulf, W.A. (August 1980). "An Overview of the Production – Quality Compiler – Compiler Project". Computer (Carnegie-Mellon University) 13 (8): 38–49. doi:10.1109/MC.1980.1653748. ISSN 0018-9162. (subscription required (help)).
10. McKeeman, William Marshall; Horning, James J.; Wortman, David B. (1970). A Compiler Generator. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-155077-2.
11. Muchnick, Steven (1997). Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. ISBN 1-55860-320-4.
12. Scott, Michael Lee (2005). Programming Language Pragmatics (2nd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 0-12-633951-1.
13. Srikant, Y. N.; Shankar, Priti (2003). The Compiler Design Handbook: Optimizations and Machine Code Generation. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-1240-X.
14. Terry, Patrick D. (1997). Compilers and Compiler Generators: An Introduction with C++. International Thomson Computer Press. ISBN 1-85032-298-8.
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'Whale Wars' season finale sets viewership record; third season announced
The Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin collides with the stern of a Japanese harpoon whaling ship in the Antarctic during last season's campaign.
A record 3.2 million viewers tuned into the season finale of Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" series last Friday night and, to no one's surprise, the network announced there will be a third season.
The second season of "Whale Wars," which profiles the exploits of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as it campaigns against Japanese whalers in the Antarctic, was Animal Planet's second-best performing series in network history. The shows were viewed in an average of 779,000 homes.
The series pits an unwilling subject -- Japanese whalers -- versus Capt. Paul Watson and a ragtag vegan crew that engages in disruptive techniques such as tossing bottles of rancid butter (butyric acid) aboard the whaling vessels. Last season there were collisions and numerous other dicey situations.
Japan's annual whaling effort is legal, thanks to a loophole in the wording of an international moratorium. The primary targets are minke whales, which are not endangered. Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research has labeled Watson and his crew terrorists.
This winter's campaign (summer in the Antarctic) is called "Operation Waltzing Matilda" and will be an escalated effort sure to further rile the Japanese but please the show's producers.
Said Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet: “It’s been terrific to see the success of this groundbreaking series, and its growth creatively and with audiences from the first to the second season. I'm proud to be able to announce the third."
-- Pete Thomas
Photo: The Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin collides with the stern of a Japanese harpoon whaling ship in the Antarctic during last season's campaign. Credit: Sea Shepherd
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To Live in LA, Save the Japs and Trask: you are bunch of major fools. We are stopping the Japanese illegal hunting, whether you like it or not. We should dump you morans to the ocean! Stupid idiots! Just reading comments like these made me immediately go and donate more money. We will stop the brutal killings of endangered whales. The Japanese that are involved in this have no shame!
I want to know when will the next episode for whale wars season 3 be on. If you send my a mail of the date month year for whale wars season three then god and me will thank you.
I want to know when will season 3 for whale wars be on. Who ever sees this message send me the daye month and year when will season 3 e on. Thank You.
Capt. Watson and crew, keep up the good work, and may you succeed in your efforts! I look forward to the next season.
I'd like to suggest to everyone who supports the Sea Shepherds that arguing with the pro-whaling folks on this board is a waste of your time. Considering that the vast majority of anti-Sea Shepherds comments here contain misspellings and errors in grammar (I think my favorites are "my 11 year old sister could *exicute* tactics better..." and of course "Amatures!"), this is hardly a place to find thoughtful or even moderately useful criticism. Don't feed the trolls!
I love our planet and all it has to offer me, I hunt, I fish, and even harvest a small crop and I am going to drink a great beer in the honor of the first jackass to die in these waters because their captain and most of their crew is incompetent. Between almost crushing the boat in the ice pack and trying to piggyback the Japanese vessel I am surprised that bucket is still floating.
to kim, kelly, walt, and william, oh and ofcourse "captain" paul watson. do you really think your efforts help at all? i mean seriously my 11 year old sister could exicute tatics better than you, and did you know that that butaric acid is actually ANIMAL FAT. thats right you hippies are throwing animal fat at thease boats, oh and paul try to get some guys that dont through like a 6th grader at his first day of football. and if any of you read the article the japs are hunting UNENDANGERED whales. wow you guys are idiots. paul clearly your efforts are useless because if you didnt notice the japs brought up atleast 4 whales right infront of you!!! ha i laughed for hours after seeing the look on your dumbfounded face! get you and your dumb vegan crew off the ocean you worthless pirate. and yes paul thats what you are, a pirate, your crew boarded a ship without permission, and rammed a vessel... that is piracy withought the damn dutch flag behind you. i hope they pull their flag because you know what happends then? you are officially considered a pirate. witch means the piracy laws apply to you. i hope the japanese rock you this next season. go sink your ship paul, whalers stand strong!!!
So now that 3.2 million viewers have tuned in, I'm sure awareness is raised.
What is being done on the government level to stop the Japanese from whale poaching?
The crew of the Steve Irwin reminds me of F Troop! It's so funny to see the Japanese kill whales right in front of them. Amatures!
The Sea Sheperds should outfit the helicopter with a machine that can drop butteric acid on the whaleing ships ^_^!
Great Job Mr.Paul and crew! Look forward to watching you this season. Love the show. Long Live The Whales!! Down with the whale pochers!! I will watch this show as long as it is on telivision. Would love to be a part of the crew. Bless you all.
GO WHALERS! Paul Watson and his gang of misfits are nothing short of pirates. Boarding a ship with out permission is by definition piracy. I'm addicted to this show, although i was disappointed that the Sea Shepard didn't sink. I love how the crew is surprised that the whalers would defend their ship. The best was when the whales were killed right in front of them, morons couldn't do anything to stop it.
Nice job cheering on the killing of whales Live in LA. I bet you cheered Michael Vick on when he electrocuted those dogs too! Our future is bleak with ignorance like that out there.
Hey Othmar,
What criminals are you speaking of because it's the whalers who are the criminals here! They are exploiting an IWC loophole and criminally misleading the public when they claim they are killing whales for scientific study. When in fact, they are actually slaughtering hundreds of whales so they can sell the meat to the elite few. Or do you actually believe they are killing whales for scientific study? If so, I bet you believe in the Easter bunny too. And oh yeah, the whalers are also BREAKING THE LAW by continuing to whale hunt in an established whale sanctuary! They are harpoon weilding thugs who are no better than machine-gun totting gorilla poachers!
I love watching those morons on TV. I thought that Gillian's Island was funny, whale war is funnier. The capt. had that stupid look on his face when he saw a dead whale. He doesn't have any plans that works. It is hilarious. They are really funny and they throw like girls. Keep it up animal planet, I love a good comedy. Captain crunch and his vegan crew... hahaha Go eat some organic mushroom and go hug a tree you hippies. Goooooooo whalers.
It's sad that TV has to stoop so low that they now make reality TV shows featuring criminals such as Watson and his gang of terrorists. Watson and his crew should be prison not in front of a TV camera. But that seems to be the trend these days. Criminals and losers become TV stars.
Honestly, it makes me sick to read these horrible comments on here about cheering on the slaughter of an innocent animal living in what is supposed to be a wildlife sanctuary. Do you people have dogs or cats? Would you cheer on someone harpooning them in your backyard for "scientific" experiments and then eating them afterwards? I think not! It seems that some people's need to rage against the "crazy left" or "environmental terrorists" is making them lose focus on the fact that whales are suffering excruciating deaths for rich Japanese who can afford whale meat. When are you people going to wake-up and realize this isn't a fight about the left vs. right. It's just more exploitation of the world's (as in yours and mine) resources to satisy the desires of the wealthy few.
To "Captian" Paul Watson,
I truly hope that you will re think what you are doing. It was clearly shown in the last season that you have become nothing more than angry two year olds to the Japanese. Your "tactics" are ineffective and useless. Im happy to see that they were able to defeat you and your crew by a simple use of a common naval distraction technique! You are endangering the lives of your crew, and while I feel sorry for them so blindly following you, they do not deserve the fate of freezing to death because you sunk your ship. You on the other hand deserve far worse for violating the trust that your crew has put in you.
As for your claim that they are targeting "endangered" whales, you are clearly wrong. If they were, you would have definately used that as a defence for raming the Japanese ships. http://www.earthsendangered.com/search.asp Show me where the Minke is at here?? You are an eco terrorist, which is why you were kicked out of Green Peace! I mean realy, how do you get kicked out of Green Peace??!! Give it up man, the fight is over and your cause is founded on your lies.
You are the typical idiot that doen't care about our planet. Hopefully you don't have any kids, so you won't spread your iresponsible behaviour. You are probably the type that throws trash out your car window.
While I might not agree 100% with every tactic that is used on the show, I do think that the only way to put stop to the greed of whailing is through the publicity and future existance of this show. I will be a faithfull watcher so the network can sponser the cause. Let em' have it Paul !!!!!
Honestly, the only reason ive ever watched is to cheer on the whalers.
Michael Belloli did not read the article apparently. The article states very plainly that the Sea Shepherd ship is a vegan vessel and no meat or dairy products are served on the vessel.
As for legality, the fact remains that the Japanese whalers are targeting endangered whales in an established whale sanctuary in violation of a global moratorium on commercial whaling and in violation of the Antarctic Treaty and in contempt of the Australian Federal Court.
If we were breaking the law in opposing their illegal operations, we would be charged with a crime and arrested. The reason we have not been charged is that the Japanese whalers are poachers.
Why doesn't the crew show what they eat for their meals. If they indeed eat any MEAT at all, they are contradicting their efforts. In the bible, Jesus told the fishermen to retry their fishing efforts, with incredible sucess. Didn't those fish suffer a cruel death by suffocation? I don't think that captain got that fat eating broccoli! Can you stop the tigers, lions, eagles from being predators! Please show me that fat captain eating a pork chop!
It's all about giving corporations total power and calling anyone who'd get in their way a terrorist... The US is just a corporation/monarchy, and we're the serfs who'll pay the Federal Reserves Bloated Credit Card bill (The "Stimulus")...
Wake up and fight before we're all implanted with "Citizen Identification Chips"...
"Japan's annual whaling effort is legal, thanks to a loophole in the wording of an international moratorium."
The first part of this statement is accurate, but the second part is incorrect. Continuous repetition by western anti-whaling organizations seem to have given creed to this dogma.
The legality of Japan's activities comes from the 8th article of the IWC's convention itself, where it is explicitly stated contracting governments may permit catches for research purposes of a size they fit. In effect the IWC convention is stating that it's purpose is not to regulate catches aimed at gathering scientific information.
The international "moratorium" is a mere appendage to the IWC's convention that was agreed only by 3/4s majority vote in 1982, and as such could never legally be used to deny rights of contracting governments under the convention, which is agreed by all contracting governments who sign it.
If there is a "loophole" in this "moratorium", it is that it contains no specifications of the precise exit conditions under which it would be lifted. In effect the "moratorium" has become a permanent blanket ban, a situation which directly undermines the IWC itself, which was established with the aim of regulating whale stock exploitation for the mutual benefit of the whaling industry and whale consumers.
It was a sad state of affairs that the IWC failed initially in it's mission to regulate whale stock exploitation, but it is a sadder state of affairs that today many nations sign this convention with no intention of seeking to fulfill it's clearly stated mandate. Does the IWC have a purpose to exist anymore?
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This question was closed without any reasons, can anyone advise?
I asked two fairly simple things
1. "Can anyone give a suggestion as to why it was closed?"
2. "And is there any "close vote etiquette" that admins are asked to follow when voting to close a question?"
Both of which (I think)
1. Show some research effort (I have read the FAQ)
2. Are clear questions
3. Are useful (particularly the etiquette part)
I don't get it. Why was this a bad meta question?
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If you have read the FAQ, you will surely have noticed the section on Vote Differences. Votes on Meta are sometimes used to indicate disagreement. In this case with the idea that the question should not have been closed (or that it's a constructive question). Don't worry about it. Meta rep means nothing. – Bart Feb 21 '13 at 16:54
Meta tends to be dominated by radical closers, and they don't tend to like any insinuation of any closing being bad. – Lance Roberts Feb 21 '13 at 16:54
It wasn't a bad question (see the "vote differences" FAQ); I assume that many people happened to disagree with your question's main premise. That's enough for many to provoke a downvote. Reputation is largely meaningless on Meta for that reason, don't sweat downvotes – Pëkka Feb 21 '13 at 16:55
@Bart You keep saying that, but 3.6K more means I can view all the deleted trainwrecks here. – Daniel Fischer Feb 21 '13 at 16:55
@DanielFischer ...and that's a positive thing how? Unless you're looking for additional ways to procrastinate...(yeah, guilty as charged). – Bart Feb 21 '13 at 16:56
meta.meta.stackoverflow.com – user414076 Feb 21 '13 at 16:57
@Bart I love a good trainwreck. (I'm good enough at procrastinating as is.) – Daniel Fischer Feb 21 '13 at 16:57
@Mystical I read the FAQ but must have missed that point! – Kevin Brydon Feb 21 '13 at 16:59
@Bart But I love rep. It means EVERYTHING! – Kevin Brydon Feb 21 '13 at 17:00
@KevinBrydon In that case I recommend you insert more red freehand circles, mention unicorns and by all means oscillate a bit more. Rep guaranteed. meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/19478/the-many-memes-of-meta – Bart Feb 21 '13 at 17:02
@Bart Thanks for the tip. I'll upgrade my computer in preparation for the number of internet points it will soon have to handle. – Kevin Brydon Feb 21 '13 at 17:09
@Kevin you better get strong feet for your chassis so it can handle the extra weight. extreme.pcgameshardware.de/attachments/… – Pëkka Feb 21 '13 at 17:15
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My guess is primarily because of the title: "This question was closed without any reasons, can anyone advise?" (emphasis mine).
The question wasn't closed without any reason. It was closed with the reason of "not constructive", which was even something that you knew (as you mentioned it in the body) and the SO question contains a more in depth description of what that means. This very likely put a lot of readers off, which (as a rule) tends to attract downvotes.
The general tone of the post is also of the mindset that the question is fine, and that it was wrongly closed, as opposed to a tone indicating that you were genuinely curious as to why the question was closed in an attempt to determine why you were wrong. This gives the impression that you are accusing those of closing the question of being wrong. This has a tendency to put people on the defensive, making them more inclined to vote negatively, not positively.
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On meta, votes are counted differently than on SO. On SO, votes are used to cover the question quality, amount of effort, and whether it belongs on SO. On meta, votes are used to display approval/disapproval, not the question itself (although bad questions are often down-voted anyway, they are closed/deleted.
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wealthy five million
Affluent investors say they need at least $5 million to feel wealthy, according to a UBS survey.
Are all millionaires wealthy? Not if you ask them.
A whopping 70% of those with at least $1 million in assets that are invested or available to invest, excluding home values, don't consider themselves to be wealthy, according to a survey of 4,500 affluent investors by UBS. Rather, it's only when they hit the $5 million mark that millionaires begin to feel "wealthy."
Why $5 million? Apparently, that's the level at which most rich people feel they have "no constraints on activities," according to the survey.
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In addition to feeling like money is no object, most wealthy people also find it important to hold a substantial amount of their fortune in cash because it helps them feel more secure.
"Holding a significant amount of cash is is a critical component of investor confidence, as investors believe these are assets they won't lose," the survey said. "Investors aren't quick to forget the significant losses they endured in 2008."
For the past several years, affluent investors have been holding about 20% of their assets in cash. And though they are aware that cash can lose value over time due to inflation, wealthy investors say they still need significant cash holdings to give them peace of mind.
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Even though they're setting aside a sizable portion of their assets for a rainy day, a majority of respondents are optimistic about the economy and their personal financial situations over the long term.
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Most of them aren't too worried about the Federal Reserve's eventual policy changes either, according to the survey. Although recent messages from the central bank and Fed chief Ben Bernanke have sparked volatility in the stock market, most affluent investors believe that the central bank's eventual move to end its stimulus policies will help stabilize the economy.
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Give consumers a cost-benefit analysis of expensive procedures.
Arnold Kling of EconLog proposes one possible solution to rising healthcare costs:
If you're serious about cutting costs in government-funded health care programs, then you're serious about having government say "no" to a lot of procedures where now it says "yes." What that means is that "Medicare for all" does not mean Medicare-as-we-know-it for all. It means something else. Call it Medicare-Minus for all.... So I actually propose a Medical Guidelines Commission to obtain and analyze statistics on the impact of medical procedures and then present the results in terms that doctors and patients can understand. I think that in order to cut back on the use of procedures with high costs and low benefits, we need to give consumers the means, the motive, and the opportunity to make different decisions.
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Republicans "railed against illegal immigrants" and push an "increasingly restrictive view." And "Giuliani is a long way from Ellis Island."
Former NYC mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is moving to the right on immigration to gain support among Republicans at the national level, and his old hometown paper doesn't approve.
Sunday's front-page story by Marc Santora and Sam Roberts ("Shifting Tone on Immigration, Candidate Giuliani Talks Tough") opened with a lament that "Rudolph W. Giuliani is a long way from Ellis Island.
"A decade ago, as mayor of New York, Mr. Giuliani used that historic backdrop to champion the cause of immigrants, calling attacks on people who came here legally a blow to 'the heart and soul of America.' And from City Hall he often defended illegal immigrants, ordering city workers not to deny them benefits and advocating measures to ease their path to citizenship."
"But now he is running for president, and the politics of immigration in the post-9/11 world is vastly different, with the issue splitting the Republican Party and voters peppering Mr. Giuliani on the campaign trail with questions about his current thinking. Perhaps more than any other candidate, Mr. Giuliani has a record on immigration with the potential to complicate his bid for the nomination.
How come immigration never "splits" the Democrats?
"In contrast to his years as mayor, when he fought federal efforts to curtail public hospital or educational services to illegal immigrants, he now talks of penalties for people here illegally and requirements for them to wait at the back of the line. And while he once pushed policies like providing schooling for the children of illegal immigrants by saying, 'The reality is that they are here, and they're going to remain here,' now he emphasizes denying amnesty."
Unflattering images aboundaboutother Republicans who take a harder line on immigration that does the Times.
"At the annual Lincoln Day dinner here last Saturday, Representative Tom Tancredo, Republican of Colorado, received some of the loudest applause from the 1,000 party loyalists in attendance as he railed against illegal immigrants.
"'We are destroying the concept of citizenship itself,' Mr. Tancredo said. 'America, and indeed Western civilization, are in a crisis.'
More unflattering word choices, and a questionable attempt topaint Bush as tough on illegal immigration."Like Mr. Bush, Mr. Giuliani emphasizes the need for tough border controls. He said he wanted to help those who are already in America become citizens, but he is quick to highlight that he is not in favor of amnesty, which leading Republican candidates dare not endorse.
"'First thing is, there should be no amnesty,' Mr. Giuliani said in response to a reporter's question in Atlanta recently. Amnesty means varying things to various candidates. For Mr. Giuliani, it means no blanket forgiveness of illegal status.
"Immigration has been a difficult issue for all the major Republican candidates, and they have responded to it in notably different ways.
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Perry police officer Jeremy Gass' house burned down Dec. 30 after he returned home from a 12-hour shift. He lost his dog and all his possessions.
By Adam Kemp Published: January 7, 2013
Jeremy Gass was tired and ready to head home to see his dog, Mia, after a 12-hour shift.
The Perry police officer didn't know what trouble was brewing within when arrived at his house next to the Perry Airport at 6 a.m. Dec. 30.
Gass, 30, said thick black smoke hit him in the face when he cracked open the door.
He returned to his patrol car to call for help and then ran inside the house, looking for his dog.
By the time he found her, it was too late.
“She's all that I could think about because she's what I have,” Gass said. “I would go through everything again just to have her back. I kept coming back out for air and running back in again.”
Gass said he cradled Mia and went outside as the fire overtook the house. He watched the house burn to the ground with all of his possessions inside.
“It was tough,” Gass said. “Now I'm just trying to put the pieces back together. You have to move on.”
Perry Police Chief Brian Thomas said Gass is a good guy and has been a dedicated officer for the past four years.
He didn't even have a toothbrush, Thomas said, but the community has rallied around him.
“He's just taking it all in, but he's doing well,” the chief said. “Lots of support from the community and people just sent him everything from clothing to pots and pans, anything to help get him going again.”
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Adam Kemp is an enterprise reporter and videographer for the Oklahoman and Newsok.com. Kemp grew up in Oklahoma City before attending Oklahoma State University. Kemp has interned for the Oklahoman, the Oklahoma Gazette and covered Oklahoma State...
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It's something I'll use for the rest of my life as far as my job goes. That understanding and being there for others, it really does make a difference.”
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FILM REVIEW: Conan the Barbarian, directed by Marcus Nispel
Robert E. Howard is credited with single handedly creating the genre of sword & sorcery, so, thankfully, he wrote well before it became a genre, IE, a watered down rehashing of old ideas by folks cashing in on an addiction, with little feeling or knowledge for their material. Howard was a successful popular writer during his all too short ten year career, wrote as many westerns as he did S&S pieces.
While most remembered for his Conan stories these days, he also created such memorable, if less successful, heroes as King Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Red Sonja, and Solomon Kane, and championed “feminist” heroines long before the concept of feminism needed a name. His work had sensitivity, sparkle and a sense of historical accuracy missing from his many imitators. He wrote exceptional dialogue and narrative, given that he wrote “popular” adventure fiction. So why, when films are made about Howard’s Conan, do the makers merely borrow the shadow of the character and none of the memorable stories themselves? Why must film studios make Conan epics, when Howard’s work, unlike J. R. R. Tolkien’s work a generation or two later, was clearly period pieces, often set in imaginary periods based upon history and mythology?
Will anyone ever make a film true to the material, or will Howard’s work continue to suffer indignities similar to those heaped upon H. P. Lovecraft, whose work is inevitably ruined when turned into Hollywood fare?
To be fair, the latest entry into the list of Conan disasters has much to recommend it, when compared to its predecessors. Jason Momoa’s Conan is truer to the material, the bloodletting and the bare breasted women are as well. Ron Pearlman as Conan’s father, and Lee Howard as a young Conan steal the show early on, lending what little credibility there is to be had.
Others try, as the film degenerates into a cluttered vision belonging to somebody who has either not read the original or who has been given marching orders to the effect of “bring in the fanboys.” Case in point: the village where Conan was reared contains an eye catching mill with a spectacular water wheel—so far, so good. But the damn thing is well away from the water, and there are no wheat fields anywhere in sight. Picky-picky or a symptom of the larger problem? Everybody is freshly scrubbed, the costumes all look as if they were dry cleaned the day before, which they were—this in an age of questionable hygiene, never mind the perfect dental work of most of the characters with a few notable exceptions. There are no less than six amazing castle/fortress/city set pieces: one for the pirates, one for the thieves, one for the villain, two for the heroine (one for each end of her journey,) and one for the penultimate confrontation between Conan and the main villain. If only the story warranted such beautifully elaborate sets.
Howard’s Conan tales typically take place in and around one of these, with the emphasis on the characters, not the sets. Why can’t someone make a film of, say “Red Nails,” or “The People of the Black Circle?” The material warrants a PBS period piece treatment, not another half assed full blown parody. There is a reason why Howard’s work “inspired” so many imitators, beyond the obvious financial motivation. There might be a real audience for it were it aimed beyond the fickle socially impaired of the dungeon-and-dragon, star-trek-convention set, were it given the respect it deserves. As it is, almost nobody went to see this one.
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• Is Now The Time To Double Down In REIT Town? [View article]
Seriously? Why can't you can like it at $50 and LOVE IT at $40?
I own several companies that I would snap up more shares like a pit bull with a hamburger if their PPS fell 20%, and I would consider myself VERY fortunate to be able to do so...
Value is value.
Aug 19 01:09 PM | 11 Likes Like |Link to Comment
Brad also said he thought there could be better entry points ahead, and he was correct.
Aug 19 07:36 AM | 11 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Ignore The 'Beat': Problems Continue At Thompson Creek [View article]
Ok Vince, this is a decent article, but we do need to dance here a little. While I do not take issue with your facts, I do with some of your conclusions and your overall tone. You sound like one of those that were hoping not so long ago TC would prove itself to be one of those rare quick 5 baggers, or even more so (and I must admit, so was I!). The new reality of the TC situation is a bit more pedestrian. TC will make money, TC will deleverage their balance sheet and TC’s stock will rise, not sharply as many had hoped for (and some still do) but rather gradually over the next 3 to 4 years. We won’t have a $15 stock next year. We very well might get that (or even higher) in 4 years. That’s the new reality. And I am okay with that, slow growth is not as sexy as fast, but it’s still a fantastic return on my capital.
First, concerning molybdenum production. TC remains one of the lowest pure moly producers in the world. And it is soon to be one of the lowest copper producers in the world too, thanks to Mt Milligan.
The issues (suspended striping etc.) concerning the moly properties are well known and are baked into the current pps. The quarter was good probably thanks in part to Bingham Canyon, and they did need it! Moly is now trading below nominal costs of production for most producers, and while it can get worse it is unlikely to continue indefinitely.
The gold, while shiny, is really just being used to offset the costs of mining copper. in reality. TC is also at the mercy of a large number of macro-economic forces, including metals supply, metals demand, global economic health, Chinese politics, the lovely Fed QE tapering, currency fluctuations and more. That’s the bad news. The good news is that TC is one of the lowest cost metals producers, and can make money in this environment and worse, while many mining companies are currently operating at or below breakeven status with current metals pricing, and are subject to additional geopolitical pressures that TC is not, on top of that. It’s nice that TC made some money on their moly operations, and hopefully they can continue to do so, but the real “beat” is that Mt Milligan remains on schedule to begin commissioning this month, with commercial production starting in Q-4. Metals pricing will not remain depressed forever, and while they may go lower, TC will be equipped come 2014 to ride it out far better than many of their peers can. Let’s look at a couple of other points.
Slide one – You said, “Gross annual profit comes to $220 million, down from $240 million”. Ok, a 10% slides is nothing to be happy about but neither is it the end of the world. Once Mt Milligan is up and running, it will be generating big cash flow numbers, even down to (the unlikely) prices of $2.25/lb cu and $900/oz. au which still allows TC to service its debt. Again, metals markets, and the world economy will not be down forever.
Slide two – showing basically how metals pricing has tumbled in the last 15 months. You said “the trend is terrifying for Thompson Creek”. Really? Terrifying? That’s some serious use of hyperbole there. First of all, this is not news, anyone investing in the mining industry, or even paying attention to the news knows this. Metals pricing is at, or nearing a cyclical bottom for a number of fairly obvious macro-economic reasons that I touched on above. TC has transformed itself from a one trick pony to a very low cost diversified metals producer, for the next 20 or 30 years, albeit at a cost. If they had not done so, they might well be “terrified” right now, as I am sure a number of junior gold miners and single, high cost metal producers actually are.
Let’s go to slide three and four. Here we agree, capital cost expenditures have risen modestly. (I myself wonder what kind of permanent residences they are building for $40 to $50 million dollars – a 5 star hotel?). I wonder if some of the cost increase projections may be baked in assessment of the weak Canadian dollar right now and I would hardly describe it as “adding insult to injury”. It is simply, just business. Quite frankly, TC picked one of the worst possible time periods in recent history to undertake a new greenfield project as big as Mt Milligan. However, many Jr Miners are looking at that project enviously, wishing they had the foresight to so as well. Because, now, most of them could not even contemplate starting such a project in today’s terrible metals environment. And if they could, it would cost them more dearly. TC at least had the foresight and conviction to start the project and see it through, a project that ensured the company’s very survival. And that’s not hyperbole.
I am not happy either about the projected decline in their cash cushion, but that is something that bears monitoring, not worrying about. I do not see them needing to go back to the capital markets at this time, or in the near future. The more troubling information to me is the possible pit wall instability or movement at the TC named mine. Let’s hope they are just being proactive here, and this does not develop into anything more. As we saw at Bingham Canyon, anything can happen anywhere.
As far as new funding needed. If the cost over runs were to be more significant than “modest”, if one of their moly properties were to experience a shut down, if Mt Milligan ran off the tracks and we had a significant delay, then we will have problems with funding and a real reason to worry instead of just being vigilant. As far as declining commodity pricing, that is the business that TC is in. It comes with the territory. It also swings both ways. Modest upticks in the price of (soon to be) any one of three metals could give TC a nice booster shot for that particular quarter. And a recovering worldwide economy in 2014, 2015 and 2016 is likely to provide some of that impetus.
TC is really a play on using the cash flow of Mt Milligan to deleverage its balance sheet while waiting for better times, which will eventually come. In the meantime, you can pick up a nice asset for well under half of book, which if you’re a value investor is a happy occurrence.
The downside is backed in, as are the primary issues that the moly franchise part of the company faces. We did not discuss the fact that there is always the possibility TC could be bought out. If so, it should sell for over book value. Right now, BV is estimated a between $8 and $9 per share, depending how you want to crunch the numbers. But that figures only a 22 year mine life at the Mt Milligan property. If you go back and read over the 2nd NI-43-101 report, you might also come to the conclusion there are cards on the table that are still face down regarding that number.
One final thought. While management has been visionary, they have done an average job of executing the plan. During the EOY fiscal meeting, their stock option comp plan was voted down for that very reason. Suffice to say they were not happy. Some astute analysis might lead one to think that they don’t have a huge vested interest in seeing this stock “pop”, as it were, until they can vote their gravy train back in. Political? Sure. Does it happen all the time? Absolutely!
In conclusion, your statement “The success of Thompson Creek will, for the most part, come down to execution at Mt. Milligan” is the real takeaway here. TC can actually withstand lower metal prices. Although no wants to see that happen. And again the real “beat” this quarter was not moly production figures, but the fact that Mt Milligan remains on schedule to start commercial production in the rapidly approaching fourth quarter.
Aug 8 03:06 AM | 9 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Thompson Creek Appears Destined To Fail [View article]
Let me respond here. My intent is to be civil, even though Obviously our viewpoints are completely incongruent.
I am making an assumption that the figures that TC has made available in the past (over and over, consistently) concerning probable output of the Mt Milligan mine and operational costs will give TC enough cash flow in 2014 to meet all of it's financial obligations, with a (growing) pile cash left over in the bank. Even at today's metals prices. Even assuming up to a 20% or more long term deterioration in today's metals prices.
Therefore, barring the sort of "black swan" type of event which could befall any company, at any time, I see no need for them to do a dilutive stock offering, or an ill advised debt restructuring. and even if the ceased all operations at Mt Milligan today, TC would be over a year or more away from any sort of court ordered restructuring. (However, in such a scenario the lawsuits would start the very next day, lol.)
Apparently, you hold the opposite view. Yet you refuse to back it up with anything but vague dissertations. I enjoyed your discussion on all in cash costs. It was not the best, but definitely one of the better ones I have read. But that discussion has zero bearing on if TC Metals Co can pay its bills or not. And that is really the only pertinent discussion here. If they can, they will be solvent and none of your possible scenarios are even on the table Bob. However, if they cannot, then one or more the grimmer financial events you describe could or will occur. If they have the cash to pay their bills, they WILL pay them. They will NOT withhold money.
so, in spite of you saying cash flow is not the point, but in reality, cash flow is the ONLY point. And not just for TC, but for most other companies as well, both public and private.
You may be upset that TC is not giving you what you consider to be more current numbers, or firm 2014 guidance right now. That's your right to be upset and to take it out on them by assuming the worst possible case scenarios, as others have recently done. However, it's also TC's right to release such guidance at the time of their choosing, and not when investors feel they should. I follow more than one company, as do you. So I'm sure you know while uncommon, this is not unusual. Now if you really believe that TC is withholding information to be disingenuous or to conceal some kind of non reported shortfall, so be it. But the numbers just don't support that sort of a supposition.
You said "I can only say there are strong indications that failure is coming" and you say by failure you mean insolvency, which is a VERY serious charge to levy against a company. And yet, the ONLY two things you can offer up in support of your statement is the fact the share price is doing poorly and one out of about 5 or 6 analysts has put forth something of a worst case scenario for TC.
You also said "My article is intended to be based on facts, actionable"........tho... provoking....."
Bob, out of those three things, only one is true. Your article is NOT based on facts, in fact you refuse to consider the existing facts as they are and instead want new "facts" from the company. Your article is not actionable because you chose to lay out a highly improbable scenario for TC and admit it's basically your opinion, and you do not back it up with any hard data. However, based on all your comments, it does certainly seem to that you have met your goal of being "thought provoking"!
Again, if you believe that TC is going to go insolvent, then show your work. There is more than enough data available for you to do that.
Otherwise, just admit it's just your opinion, and it is based on your emotions coupled with a disappointing share price and an offbeat analyst report. Because based on what you just told me, that appears to be the case.
No one will deny the share price performance has been terrible. That is the possible subject of another, very long article. TC's main problem currently is that the share price has become decoupled from the fundamental prospects of the company, which is not surprising given past management's penchant for disappointing shareholders.
And it's going to take more than a quarter for that trust to be regained. I happen to believe that Perron is going about it the correct way. We shall see. I will also say that right now TC should be viewed as a speculative stock, and a longer term hold, and not as a slam dunk or as a short term trade as a number of previous articles (which you alluded to) painted it as.
Maybe the tables have turned, and TC will just to endure the opposite for a while, until investor trust is regained through execution.
But Bob, it is highly, highly unlikely that TC even comes close to insolvency, barring a world wide global economic meltdown next year. In which case I suspect that we would all have greater things to worry about than the share price of TC.
Dec 18 01:17 AM | 8 Likes Like |Link to Comment
If we are going to have a greater buying opportunity in REITs, you won't have to wait 6 months. Less than a year, and far more likely less than 6 months. "Taper Panic". That is not to day you might not get MORE than one buying opportunity.
Waiting a little while seems prudent, waiting a year or two may not be.
Aug 19 08:01 AM | 8 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Why The 'Mean Reversion' Focus Can Be A Costly Blunder [View article]
Lots of great comments here, some that will take me quite a while to digest, I must admit. Also, probably lots of irrelevance as well. Maybe we should go back to basics 101 for a minute?
A few observations from a layman.
A stock is worth what people are willing to pay for it, in the purest sense, how much are they willing to pay to get a piece of the future revenue generated by that company who's stock they are buying. (As an aside, in the purest sense therefore, buying any stock that does not offer a dividend could be seen as speculation, not investing - but that's another book).
A stock's profits are generated by the company, which in turn produces "something", (real or virtual, it does not matter). This company is worth whatever it can produce, plus some future multiple which is then priced into the stock. How much money the company can make is predicated on many variables, the demand for it's product, (which may be artificially induced, or based on reality - the water VS soda argument) the product class (necessity VS luxury), the product's sector, other global economic factors (the ability to purchase the product, the size of the market etc) and of course the cost of producing and delivering the product.
However several other factors IN ADDITION to profits now also affect the price paid for the stock of a company as much if not more. The demand (popularity) of the actual stock itself (too much money chasing too few shares IE. Tesla). The availability of alternative options similar to that company (BOA, C, WF, etc) the liquidity, ease, and safety of trading in that company's stock (listed on NYSE, SSE, of KASE?), the ability of the investor to purchase the stock (availability of discretionary investor funds) and last but not least the media coverage of both the company and the stock.
In a perfect world, investors are focused on the companies profits, and the ability of that company to both keep producing, and to grow those profits into the future, as well as return some of those profits to investors (by way of dividends, share buybacks and share appreciation). And nothing else.
However, being in an increasingly interrelated world, I would argue that the advent of near instantaneous global communications (facilitated by among other avenues,the internet) has made those other factors as important, if not (much) more important in some cases, as profits in determining the price paid for a particular stock. Many would argue that by not actively trying to discount for those other factors you are not really investing, but simply either speculating or gambling instead. Others would say you are merely factoring in the total value of the company and the stock and investing in a more comprehensive way.
I am not trying to make an argument for or against either position. I am merely saying I don't think we can even have this discussion without framing all the parameters first. Just talking about revenues or profits in the historical sense is ignoring a host of other factors driving markets and stock prices these days. As one example, no one can deny there is a global ("safety") premium attached to buying stocks of U.S. companies, stocks of companies that operate primarily in the U.S., as well as stocks of companies that operate in historically "open market" countries. And that this particular premium has been growing for a number of years.
That is but one factor out of many peripheral ones that need to be considered when looking at the price of stocks versus their actual or relative value compared to historical perspectives.
How can you discuss profit margin, revenues, or PE in the modern environment without factoring in some of the most important of outside variables that are exerting a significant distorting influence on stock prices?
Feb 20 10:29 AM | 7 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Thompson Creek Appears Destined To Fail [View article]
Bob, thanks for the replies. With all due respect, at the risk of harping on the points I've made though, you have made my argument for me.
You said your article is about TC Metals. So are my comment's and the comments of ultra and the others responding to you. We are focusing on Mt Milligan as it is the cash cow of the company, that is all. We all understand corporate overhead, all in costs, etc. None of us are are looking at Mt Milligan as a stand alone entity. We are focusing on is though, because currently the rest of the company without Mt Milligan can stand on it's own. The new debt, the new operational overhead, and the new cash flow are all due to Mt Milligan. Believe me when I say we are all on the same page in regards to that.
You also keep referring to TD Securities report. Bob, as you point out, there are numerous reports on TC. For what it's worth, I happen to have about a half dozen of the most current ones. The TD report is an outlier, and more respected institutions have a much more realistic outlook on TC Metals than TD does.
I am not sure why TD is about two and a half dollars (500%) lower than the consensus average projection of the other reports, but it is. If anything, that makes me suspicious of TD's methods or motives..
And please note that I said realistic. No analyst is painting a rosy picture here. Neither am I. They all recognize that serious execution has to take place, and the bottom cannot fall out of the copper or gold market (bottom falling out being about 25-30% lower prices for a protracted period of time, as I mentioned earlier).
The reason you are getting so much flack on here is that you picked an outlier opinion on which to expound upon, and did not do your diligence to see if this opinion, TD's opinion, was actually based on facts or even realistic or probable scenarios. I assume you did this just for the purpose of writing an article. Having read some of your past comments and articles, I highly doubt you would ever be so lax in your research if you were personally considering TC for your own investment.
TC Metals is not insolvent, it is not even close to insolvency. If Mt Milligan did not produce a dime (and they have already sent the first shipment of concentrate out fyi) they should be able to survive for at least 3/4's of a year on cash in the bank and the cash flow from their other three molybdenum properties. As a minimum. But MT Milligan is producing, and by the beginning of 2015 will be on a run rate to produce $350 - $525 million dollars of gross revenue per year, depending on the direction of copper and gold pricing.
I like most of what you've written that Ive read. You're pretty sharp, you just happened to not do your full research on this one, and this stock happens the followed by a few dozen people that pretty much know it inside and out. Probably even a better that at least of the analysts that are supposed to be covering this company, from what I've read in their reports.
Anyway Bob, enough on this. You should have enough page views now to get a little Christmas bonus. I'm sure that we'll talk again at some point.
Merry Christmas Bob and a Happy New year to you and yours. And do yourself a favor, go and pick up 2k or 3k shares of TC at these prices and just tuck it away for 3 or 4 years or so. It won't cost very much to do so right now. (Just look it as a lottery ticket money.)
I have a pretty good idea that you'll be glad that you did....
Dec 18 11:46 PM | 7 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Thompson Creek Appears Destined To Fail [View article]
Reading your bio, I would agree, TC would be a bad fit for your investment philosophy.
But is TC a bad investment? Stock wise, really, who knows?
But will TC become insolvent, and go out of business, as you claim above?
You give a very thorough discussion of all in cost for miners above, which is appreciated. It is a good way to compare different miners and to look at overall ROI. It's great for a theoretical discussion. But it;s terrible if you are looking at cash flow, bank balances, credit lines and solvency.
As far as your assertion that Thompson Creek will fail, what exactly does that mean? Fail by going out of business, right? Ubnable to pay the bills. C;losing the doors.
Since that appears to be what you mean Bob, then please lay out the numbers - show us how you arrived at this. Show us your math, so to speak. Because all you have given us so far is your opinion on what could happen, absent any actual facts, and a nice theoretical discussion on miners valuations.
We will keep this all on a cash basis, since cash is what TC needs to spend to generate the cash flow to pay creditors, stay in business, and possibly refinance debt at more favorable terms.
Cash. The rest is a nice exercise and will affect share price - but how many dollars will come in, and how many dollars will go out?
That is the bottom line, right?
Tell me please at current metals pricing, what is your revenue projection for MT Milligan at, say, 50% of total capacity and at 75% of total capacity? Do you believe that TC will not even achieve a 75% run rate with Mt Milligan after 18 months (which is December 2014) even though that is the industry average.
What do you make of the CEO's assurances that Mt Milligan is "ahead of schedule" and "will be cash flow positive by mid year" 2014?
So we'll take those numbers. Then we'll run them against current and projected cash burn. For the operational "costs" of Mt Milligan we'll use the same figure the company has used for about 2 years without modification I believe it is $280 million. We'll assume that is all cash costs. Many people believe that is a high number but we'll leave it be for now.
Then add in the net revenue from he moly operations. Again at current costs. And again, that information is readily available in TC's reports.
Add in existing cash, from last quarter, plus guidance for revenue and costs for Q4 2013 and lets see where we start from.
To be conservative, you'll need to run those revenue projections over for 10%, 20% and even 30% lower copper and gold prices.
To be fair, 30% lower copper would require a much lower global economic forecast than we presently have for next year. While there is significant supply projected to come on the market projections indicate most of it will not be hitting until Mid 2015 or early 2016.
For moly, we can assume the price will not drop much more than 10%. We are already below cost for most non by product moly mining operations, demand, while stagnant now, is much more likely to increase than decrease from here, and again, although there is a substantial amount of moly production that is going to hit the market, the bulk of it is projected to be in 2015, ramping up to 2016 and beyond.
As far as gold, we know most gold miners have an all in cost of between $1000 and $1200, and we know demand from China and India (according to reports) is expected to increase. What we don't know is how soon money printing will cause inflation to hit (probably NOT in 2014) or what effect the Fed's tapering will have on gold prices. Being as gold has a large emotional component and little industrial use, it is a very unpredictable commodity.
FYI, consensus metal pricing forecasts from multiple sources show moly and copper flat to slightly up in 2014, and gold lower early in the year but finishing up 2014 flat or slightly higher than EOY 2013. It is possible that metals pricing could increase, but we'll ignore that for the time being.
So, if you want to be taken seriously go ahead and run the numbers
and let's see in what quarter next year, and at what metals pricing TC actually DOES run out of cash. (Hint- it is impossible in Q-1).
I would do it, but, it's not my article and I am not the one claiming (without backing it up with any actual facts) that a company is going to go out of business. This is your article, and your credibility at stake, I realize that SA probably chose the headline and not you, but you gave them the vehicle to put it on.
Yes, you will need to assume that the projections that are available from TC, as well as the guidance that is available is accurate, but so you would for any company. We also won't look at the notes due in 4 years as part of this, because best case they have enough cash flow to pay it all off, or they pay some of it off and refinance the rest, or they are, as you believe, insolvent well before that time.
Bob - you are an analytical guy, let''s look at all the facts and see just how, when and even IF, under what scenario TC actually runs out of cold hard cash and taps out it's credit facilities, and has to shut the doors as insolvent.
I believe that you are going to be surprised with just how bad everything has to be before TC is threatened with insolvency.
I am sorry if this sounds harsh, I don't mean it to be, but you cannot just go posting your opinion as fact without backing it up with actual calculations, dates and figures, and expect to be taken seriously.
I look forward to seeing your calculations and actual conclusions.
Please also let us know from what report or presentation you are pulling the company's projections and balances from.
Dec 17 07:18 PM | 7 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Yahoo faces uproar over partial e-mail outage [View news story]
Since Marissa took over Yahoo, the Yahoo email, message boards and news format have all gotten terrible. Not to mention there is no semblance of customer support. If I had wanted a lousy imitation of gmail I would have gone with hotmail. All the good features that made Yahoo distinct and likable are nearly gone. Nice job Marissa....
Dec 11 08:26 PM | 6 Likes Like |Link to Comment
• Short Seller Targets Herbalife's China Operations [View article]
I am not getting into whether HLF is a good short or not. (I don't care.)
Or whether it is a good investment or not. (I don't own it, I don't care.)
Or whether or not it makes good products or not. (My common sense and business experience tells me they are probably good products that are being oversold.)
Nor do I know whether or not the company is executing very well, or poorly (I am not going to do all that research for a company I don't own.)
I am also not affiliated with HLF, have never worked for HLF, and (to my recollection) have never even purchased a product from a HLF distributor.
This is what I can tell you. By legal and practical definition, (again, based on what I know without taking a detailed look at their compensation plan) HLF is NOT a pyramid scheme. That is really a pretty easy idea for anyone that has ANY business background at all, and ANYONE with ANY experience at all with a multilevel marketing company should be able to tell you in 10 minutes or so (Be it the Amway, or Tupperware, or Avon or Primerica, etc. etc. etc.).
Now, HLF may be considered by some people that are not financially literate to be a "socially defined" pyramid company, because let's face it, much of the population does not understand the difference and considers virtually any organization that uses multi-level marketing to be a defacto "pyramid scheme".
(Note - Let me emphasize again I am not saying that ANY of these companies represent a good business opportunity, or sell great products at fair prices. That is another, much more detailed and much, much longer conversation to have. Also, there are ethics involved that I am not going to delve into. I am just looking at the allegation of legality.)
I am saying is that these types of companies, which DOES include HLF, do NOT meet the legal definition of a "pyramid scheme", at least within the U.S.
As for China, I am not up on Chinese law, and cannot tell you what is legal in China.
Chinese laws may be different.
But a company like HLF with such a high (and let's face it, controversial) profile has to have a team of lawyers to vet their distribution operations, recruiting, sales and compensation tactics so as to NOT run afoul of any legal issues, wherever they operate, in China or Moldova.
For William Ackman to say that HLF is a "pyramid scheme", and make these allegations in such a public manner, really makes me wonder "why"?
Why is he doing that?
I would think a businessman and investor with his experience and credentials MOST certainly should know the difference, even if the average Joe on the street does not.
(Whether he LIKES HLF's business model or not, is of course a different matter entirely.)
So why would he come out and make public allegations he cannot prove?
The only reasons I can think of myself for someone to do such a thing is for personal gain or for some sort of emotionally charged revenge factor. Can anyone else think of other reasons?
While I have no idea if any of that is the case or not, again, I find this entire campaign of his against HLF to be very odd, almost bordering on the bizarre.
(Although not as bizarre as what comes out of Washington on a regular basis these days, lol.)
It would seem like this would provide a great opportunity to trade this stock as the allegations and counter allegations fly back and forth.
However, that type of trading is above my personal risk tolerance level.
If it's not above yours, good luck, don't get caught up in the rhetoric, and be very careful.
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• The Misfortunes Of The Big 4 In China [View article]
Agree. Chinese companies are just too risky to invest capital into. To paraphrase a famous line from Forest Gump, they are like a box of chocolates, you never know just what you're really getting.
You certainly cannot trust the Chinese government's massaged figures. (They don't even know what their own "real" figures are, as the process is 10X more political in China than in the U.S., and there are no such things as "checks and balances", or even the trappings thereof.
If you can't trust the government to regulate the companies, and you can't trust the auditors to be truthful, why would you invest a dime?
The big four got off far, far too easy here imho.
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• Gevo Is On The Wrong Side Of The Fence [View article]
It is happening on the 16th, it was just announced.
Also, the author fails to take into account that GEVO is setting itself up to be a player in the "green" specialty chemical building block market and has partnerships with both Coke and Ford. Also it's main product isobutanol is a much better product for blending into gasoline than ethanol is, and they are likely to make significant revenues there. Gasoline will not become cheap enough to cease to blended with a bio energy product, and other factors such as environmental concerns, renewability and political concerns will fully support blending.
As a stand alone biofuel product producer, the author is correct about GEVO. In fact, he is correct about the entire biofuel industry. However, the story has shifted, GEVO is making a admirable transition, it has the IP and facilities to become a force in these two industries. (FYI, the reason current "cost of goods" is so hih right now is a matter of economies of scale, NOT the technology. Scale is correctable, technology rarely is.)
GEVO will not go bankrupt as the author suggests.
This is another erroneous SA article written from headlines with little in the way of substantive facts to back it up.
However it should be noted that GEVO's suitability as an investment retains it's highly speculative nature, even more so after this necessary dilution.
I retain a small, speculative position in GEVO for the long term possibilities which it's IP and processes represent.
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• Taseko Mines: Target Price Of $2 Without New Prosperity And $7 With New Prosperity [View article]
TGB represents an amazing opportunity now, own the stock as a call on Prosperity with virtually now downside if it does not go through.
I don't see how TGB can pull of the development of Prosperity with the current management team though, as badly as the have stumbled through both the Gibraltar upgrade and the previous Prosperity approval process.
TGB will have to have new management, or be sold, in order to unlock it's true potential value.
However, that is no reason to not buy the stock now pending approval.
Chances of approval may be 50-50. Both sides have made their points, and it appears TGB 1) Did a much better job of both pre-empting the opposition argument as well as marshaling local support this time 2) Have more than adequately answered the environmetal smokescreen thrown up by the First Nations Environmental lobbyists and 3) Actually have a sympathetic federal as well as local government this time.
On the other hand The First Nations 1) Dislike (hate is not too strong of a word) TGB management for trying to strong arm them with the rule of law the first time instead of giving in to their extortionist demands that First Nations actually own the land rights as squatters and TGB's mineral rights are meaningless 2) Have once again put up a good smokescreen by manipulating the far left wing environmentalist lobby into rabidly going to war for them.
This might be a good made for TV movie were it not for the sad reality that the Canadian government has knuckled under to the demands of a minority group much to the detriment of ALL of it's citizens and made a mess of land ownership rights and the rule of law in Canada in regards to contested lands.
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• Solazyme Announces U.S. Commercial Production of Renewable™ Algal Oils at Iowa Facilities [View article]
This is the very beginning of a new era. Ground floor. This technology will prove to be as disruptive to particular industries over time (specialty oils and lubricants, certain oil based chemical industries, the prepackaged food industry, and eventually, possibly even certain fuels as well) as the internet was to communications.
Very excited for this company and it's prospects five and ten years (or even more) down the road as they refine their processes and build on their patents here.
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• David Slays Goliath: Vringo Awarded Billion-Dollar Victory Over Google [View article]
You all just may want to hold onto your shares for awhile......
"(Maxim's) Tinker said. "To date, only a handful (of patents) have been acted upon. VRNG has the in-house expertise to sue internationally, unlike most US patent companies who have a "US only" strategy which is subject to potential Government involvement given the backlash against patent trolls."
Lots of potential revenue. International courts and judges less tolerant of the delaying tactics that are par for the course in the U.S An unfavorable view of infringement in Europe.. It all adds up to lots more revenue for VRNG down the road...
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Comment: Uneducated believers? (Score 1) 921
by james.nogler (#28879941) Attached to: UK's FSA Finds No Health Benefits To Organic Food
1.I'm sorry, I would prefer things to not be shoved down my throat. If that costs a little extra, which people pay for out of pocket, let em. 2.Who do you think pays for all these studies to prove things are good for you or aren't different? 3. Guess what was here first, wasn't GMO. So if you're talking about extra system on top, thats the non organic. 4.Environmental impact? One word, Biodiversity
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Comment: The banality problem. (Score 4, Interesting) 220
by Animats (#46468371) Attached to: Silicon Valley's Youth Problem
Read the whole article. It's quite good.
It's not "youth" that's the problem. It's banality. "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks." - Jeff Hammerbacher, Facebook. Most of the "app" companies are not "tech" companies. They're fad publishers. The technology for doing routine web apps and phone apps is pretty much standardized now.
The engineering that goes into phone hardware is just awe-inspiring. Electronic design today is brutal. You barely get to use any power, the budget for each function is tiny, the size has to be very small, you have to operate multiple radios without interference right next to each other, and there's a new product to get out every six months. Most of that engineering is not done in the US. That's a big concern. The US probably doesn't have the technology to build a cell phone any more.
It's not as bad as the first dot-com boom. This time, there's usually revenue. Income, even. Even Twitter claims to be profitable (although they're not, really. Look at the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles results, not the ones excluding "one-time expenses".)
Comment: What we've learned from Bitcoin (Score 4, Interesting) 213
by Animats (#46467839) Attached to: The Future of Cryptocurrencies
What we've learned so far from Bitcoin:
• The distributed, eventually-consistent blockchain anchored by mining works and is quite robust against attack. Nobody has yet successfully attacked the basic Bitcoin system and stolen money. So the low level technology appears to be secure.
• Irrevocable, remote, anonymous transactions are the con man's dream. Especially when they're assocated with a whole community of suckers who think anonymous anarchy is a good idea. The scam level in the Bitcoin world is huge. Over half the exchanges have gone under, and that was before Mt. Gox. Bitcoin-oriented "stocks" and "Ponzis" have an even worse record.
• Personal computers are not secure enough to store money. "Bitcoin wallet stealers" are a major problem. Many "online wallet" services turned out to be scams. Storing Bitcoins safely while still being able to use them is quite hard.
• Volatility is far too high for Bitcoin to be a useful currency. Since last October, Bitcoin has gone from $100/BTC to $1100/BTC to $600/BTC. Daily variation often exceeds 10%. The companies that accept Bitcoin for real products have to reprice every few minutes. Bitcoin behaves like a pink sheet stock. Too many speculators, not enough real customers.
• There are scaling problems. Currently, every user has to have a complete copy of the entire transaction journal back to the first Bitcoin, and has to keep up with all the transactions as they happen. The confirmation process has a 7 transaction per second limit. Confirmations take about half an hour before they can be trusted; longer during busy periods.
• "Mining" is more centralized than expected. The original idea was that "mining" would be a spare-time activity of each user's computer. In practice, "mining" is done in large data centers with custom water-cooled ASIC chips. Two mining pools control more than half of Bitcoin's mining capacity, and they have the power to set fees and change the rules.
Comment: Re:Why dealerships get a free ride (Score 2) 329
by Bruce Perens (#46459465) Attached to: New Jersey Auto Dealers Don't Want to Face Tesla
Yes, I can come up with a thousand free market answers. And yes, that pretty much answers your question.
Would you buy a vehicle from any company whatsoever if you knew that parts were difficult to acquire? A manufacturer can play a game with parts availability only if they don't plan to stay in business.
Maybe we should go back to renting our phones from ATT as well.
Comment: 30 years later. This isn't that hard. (Score 1) 162
by Animats (#46457081) Attached to: Top E-commerce Sites Fail To Protect Users From Stupid Passwords
Sigh. My obvious password detector, published in 1984:
The algorithm used requires that the length of the password be within configurable length limits, and that the password not have triplet statistics similar to those associated with words in the English language. This is an inversion of a technique used to find spelling errors without a full dictionary. No word in the UNIX spelling dictionary will pass this algorithm.
Users should be advised to pick a password composed of random letters and numbers. Eight randomly chosen letters will pass the algorithm over 95% of the time. A word prefaced by a digit will not pass the algorithm, although a word with a digit in the middle usually will. Two words run together will often pass.
(The code linked is the original version in pre-ANSI C. Yes, kiddies, that's what C code once looked like.)
Comment: How Softimage blew it (Score 4, Informative) 85
by Animats (#46436863) Attached to: Autodesk Says It's Killing Softimage Development, Support
Microsoft bought SoftImage, as a part of the effort to displace high-end Unix workstations with PC's running NT. It was all over, but the shouting. Alias transformed Wavefront into Maya in roughly this timeframe, while MS starved out "dot release" life support on SoftImage...
I wrote Falling Bodies, the ragdoll physics plug-in for Softimage, back in 1996-1997, so I got to see this happen. Back then, Softimage was #1 in Hollywood. Microsoft bought them, and when I went up to Redmond, the Microsoft guys were talking about making Softimage mass-market software. But that never happened. It was too hard to use, and required more graphics hardware than most users had back then. (I had a $2000 Dynamic Graphics card in an NT workstation back then. Every low-end GPU today has far more power.)
So Microsoft sold Softimage to Avid. Avid made overpriced film and video editing systems, sold with semi-customer hardware and built into cool-looking furniture. Softimage had a good video editor in addition to the 3D line, and that's what Avid really wanted. They had no clue what to do with the 3D product. They did convert from Softimage to "Softimage XSI", which broke all existing plug-ins and didn't have a plug-in API that worked. That's when I dropped Softimage.
As video editing went mainstream and Avid's sales of overpriced furniture declined, Avid sold off the 3D product to Autodesk. Autodesk had sort of become the default acquirer of 3D animation products. Most of them came from small companies with tiny product lines. Maya came from the merger of Alias and Wavefront and the mess at SGI. Autodesk picked up Lightwave and some other stuff, and of course they already had lots of 3D engineering tools.
This worked out well at Autodesk. The architectural design programs were integrated with the good renderers from the animation world, and images of what new buildings were going to look like got really good. (Adding a radioisity renderer with very realistic lighting models allowed architects to get all the right light fixtures in the right places.) Autodesk's real business is tools for making real physical stuff (their internal slogan is "If God didn't design it, one of our customers did"), but there's a lot of crossover between 3D design of real-world stuff and 3D design of animated stuff.
Softimage has pretty much been a has-been product for years now. After 20 years, it's probably time to phase it out.
Comment: Total lack of controls (Score 4, Interesting) 191
by Animats (#46435729) Attached to: The Tangled Tale of Mt. Gox's Missing Millions
The main problem with Mt. Gox was not that the code was a mess. It was a lack of basic financial controls. Mt. Gox lacked a chief financial officer, a controller, inside auditors, outside auditors, a board of directors, an audit committee, and a compliance officer. Yet they were doing a billion dollars of transactions a year. It's not even clear that they have a general ledger listing all transactions. Lack of financial controls is usually considered an indicator of fraud. I've been making this point on bitcointalk for the last year. None of the "Bitcoin exchanges" have proper financial controls. None have an outside auditor and published audits. Yet they're handling far too much money to operate that way.
As for "The National Police Agency seems to lack the ability to analyze the bitcoin trading history of Mt. Gox", that seems to be correct. One would think that the Japanese National Police Agency would have a cyber-crime division, but they don't. In 2013, they were trying to beef up their capabilities in the computer area. This is embarassing for a developed country. Today, any sizable financial mess involves computers, and Tokyo is a major financial center. Untangling any business collapse requires computer forensics and forensic accountants.
The Tokyo police have a backup option - putting Mark Karpeles through one of their standard 23-day interrogation sessions. That's probably going to happen at some point.
Mt. Gox didn't have that high a transaction rate. They only did two or three money transactions a minute on average. They had a lot of traffic from people querying their site for market info, but that's all read-only traffic, and they had nginx and Amazon AWS to help with that.
Their use of PHP wasn't the real problem. From the leaked code, a big part of the problem seems to have been that the front-end system that talked to web users also handled the money. Banks have a separation between the front-end web system and the money system, with standard-format transaction items flowing between them. All those transaction items are logged, often by a third system that just does logging. This allows auditing. It's separation of function that's important, not the language. As far as anyone can tell, Mt. Gox had nobody on staff who understood this.
This all screams "inside job". If you're running a business that handles a lot of money and you lack financial controls, you're scared that someone will rip you off. Unless you're the one doing the ripping off.
Comment: "Developer in denial" status (Score 1, Insightful) 200
by Animats (#46435581) Attached to: <em>Portal 2</em> Incompatible With SELinux
This is why open source bug reporting systems need a "developer in denial" status. Here's the original bug report. If a developer tries to close a bug and the users don't agree, the bug should go into "developer in denial" status and that should count against the developer's stats. This particular bug was closed by Drew Bliss of Valve. 3 followers, 0 stars, 0 following. Should be flagged as "unsuitable for employment on security-related projects".
Comment: 15 years is kind of soon (Score 5, Interesting) 291
by Animats (#46431871) Attached to: Why Robots Will Not Be Smarter Than Humans By 2029
We're probably more than 15 years from strong AI. Having been in the field, I've been hearing "strong AI Real Soon Now" for 30 years. Robotic common sense reasoning still sucks, unstructured manipulation still sucks, and even Boston Dynamics' robots are klutzier than they should be for what's been spent on them.
On the other hand, robots and computers being able to do 50% of the remaining jobs in 15 years looks within reach. Being able to do it cost-effectively may be a problem, but useful robots are coming down to the price range of cars, at which point they easily compete with humans on price.
Once we start to have a lot of semi-dumb semi-autonomous robots in wide use, we may see "common sense" fractured into a lot of small, solveable problems. I used to say in the 1990s that a big part of life is simply moving around without falling down and not bumping into stuff, so solve that first. Robots have almost achieved that. Next, we need to solve basic unstructured manipulation. Special cases like towel-folding are still PhD-level problems. Most of the manipulation tasks in the DARPA Robotics Challenge were done by teleoperation.
Comment: Software Defined Networking = Telephony (Score 2) 43
by Animats (#46425771) Attached to: Stanford Team Tries For Better Wi-Fi In Crowded Buildings
"Software Defined Networking", as Stanford uses the term, means a centrally controlled virtual circuit switching system. Every time someone makes a "call" (a new IP/port IP/port tuple), the first packet is routed to Master Control, which decides if they get to make the call, logs the call, decides whether the call gets wiretapped or filtered, and chooses the priority given to the call. All the routers involved are then issued instructions from Master Control on how to route that call.
(Yeah, they don't use the term "call". But that's what it is, really.) Goodbye, "net neutrality". Goodbye, flat rate billing. Goodbye, distributed control. This puts everything you do on the Internet under central control and makes it billable.
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zaunuz writes "What happends to unfinished software, mainly consisting of bits and pieces of perl-code, if the company you wrote it for goes bankrupt? This might be the case where i currently work. For the past year i have been in charge of a fairly big project, but due to poor economical planning higher up in the system, it is quite possible that the company will die before me and my team are finished. If this happends, we would like to continue the project on our own, since it is fairly close to completion, and it would suck to just scrap what we've invested so many hours and cups of coffee into. The creditors are most likely to be the new owners of the code, however, do the creditors care about unfinished code? Afterall, first they'd have to understand what it does. After they've done that, they'd have to finish it themselves. Has anyone else experienced a similar situation?"
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They detail the various things Microsoft is doing to ensure they own the virtualization market. This sounds like the usual questionable business tactics that has put Microsoft in trouble with the various competition watchdogs around the world. Is the open source virtualization world concerned about these moves by Microsoft? Has anyone started any legal actions against these activities?"
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The notebook uses a custom-written Linux operating system, measures roughly 120 x 100 x 30mm (WDH) and weighs only 900g, boots in 15 seconds from its solid-state hard disk. Asus chairman Jonney Shih claimed the 3ePC would be available in all areas of the world, not only developing nations.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/114773/asus-stuns-comp utex-with-100-laptop.html"
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+ - Attorney sues website over his online rating->
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An anonymous reader writes "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that a local attorney is suing legal startup Avvo.com over a rating that was algorithmically assigned. The story touches over the controversy of computers grading humans. Such practices are not new: the New York Times earlier this year reported on Google using algorithms to determine applicant suitability. But what happens when you don't like the result? Can a computer program be considered defamatory?"
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Does django consists of a migration concept without south app ?
If not why didn't they include it in Django 1.4 ? [ Since, its a must have ]
Please help..
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You might as well ask, why it hasn't been included in earlier versions. Django-south has been around for quite some time. Also, why is it a must-have? – XORcist May 16 '12 at 7:37
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No, it doesn't. South is considered as the 'de facto' standard for database migration in Django. Further reading can be found in the Django development wiki.
From the version 1.2 release notes:
This, most probably, is still valid. South has it's limitations, it still has gaps that could be considered as flaws when being a django.contrib module.
That said, i want to add: south still is extremely userfull.
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Why has south not being included in contrib.auth if its 'de facto' ? – Yugal Jindle May 16 '12 at 7:54
Please elaborate.. – Yugal Jindle May 16 '12 at 7:54
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South is not the only migration app that works with Django. See http://djangopackages.com/grids/g/database-migration/ for some current options. Simon Willison also co-created Dmigrations but it's old and hasn't had a commit for a few years.
South is generally accepted to be the best at the moment, though I've not tried NashVegas (partly because South is so good, I've not needed to)
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Thanks for the info, but the context of the question was - does core django supports migrations with south or any other similar app. – Yugal Jindle May 16 '12 at 10:27
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Update Oct 2013
Following a successful kickstarter campaign, schema migrations will be added to the Django core starting with version 1.7
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More info now at docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/migrations – Mark Jan 23 at 13:03
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I am looking for a circular power point menu template, something that looks like this:
What is this template like this called? Do you guys have any recommendation where to look one for free?
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It's not that hard to create such a template yourself or modify another template to contain a radial progress indicator. Start by creating the base frame with a circle object and lines going out to boxes or other circles. Label each object. Now duplicate the slide as many times as needed. Last, go to each of the duplicated slides and bold the text on the active item you're about to cover or perhaps change the background color like in the example you provided.
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Is there a way to configure the font path in Linux easily using a PATH-like variable or a configuration file?
I keep most of my fonts in Dropbox, so I'd like to set the font path to be something like:
Any way to do this?
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Just symlink a subfolder of .fonts to a folder in your Dropbox.
E.g., from the commandline:
ln -s $HOME/Dropbox/Documents/Fonts ~/.fonts/Dropbox-Fonts
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Sweet! I didn't know it would climb down into subdirectories. – Naftuli Tzvi Kay Jan 2 '11 at 3:02
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What's a Unix/Linux one-liner that will let me delete all but the most recent N revisions of each file?
I've got a bunch of files with revision numbers as part of a legacy asset-management system:
I want to keep the last three of each, so in the above list the command would delete bar.r7.js, bar.r8.js and foo.r1.js.
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Perhaps it's time to learn how to use version control software. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Mar 31 '11 at 17:44
There's a reason I said "legacy asset-management system." Legacy as in I can't change it. – a paid nerd Mar 31 '11 at 17:51
Have someone else change it, then. There's a limit at how much old cruft a company can use. It's for your own sanity!@ – grawity Mar 31 '11 at 20:48
@grawity Thanks. Yes, I've got a new thing in place, but this is for cleaning up constantly-generated revision from the old thing, and I suspected that someone might enjoy the mental exercise. – a paid nerd Mar 31 '11 at 22:47
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for name in foo bar; do
printf '%s\n' "$name".r*.js | sort -V | head -n -3 | xargs -d '\n' rm -v
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What if the names (foo, bar) are arbitrary? – a paid nerd Mar 31 '11 at 20:24
@a paid nerd: Assuming the name is everything up to first .r: ls *.r* | cut -d. -f1 | sort -u | while read -r name; do – grawity Mar 31 '11 at 20:46
Also, normally I would make sure everything in the pipeline uses null-terminated names, if it weren't for head being hardcoded to split by newline. – grawity Mar 31 '11 at 20:48
What's sort -V ? – a paid nerd Apr 27 '11 at 23:56
@nerd: Shorthand for sort --version-sort (which exists in latest version of GNU coreutils) – grawity Apr 28 '11 at 4:01
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I'm running Arch Linux. So, what I did was I wanted to change the behavior of the synaptics driver, so I edited the code, complied to a package and then installed the package. Then, the new update for synaptics comes along, and I upgrade. The weird thing is that the behavior that I changed stayed the same. So, I uninstalled, and then reinstalled the newest version, and it even give the version number as the newest version. So either for some bizarre reason, it is keeping my changes, or synaptics actually made the same change I did.
Btw, the change I made was disabling movement of the cursor with three fingers. It originally allowed the cursor to move when you used 1 or 3 fingers, but I made it so it only moves when there is 1 finger.
Could someone confirm whether or not the new version has this change or not?
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I can confirm that synaptiks, in the newest version, does not move the cursor when there are three fingers on the touchpad, only when there is one finger on the touchpad. Two fingers can be used to scroll. You can make use of a three fingered tap. I checked the synaptiks changelog, however, and I couldn't find any mention of this change.
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One of the family computers has Incredimail as its default mail client. It has years of mails backed up on it. Unfortunately, the computer has reached the point where it needs to be reinstalled.
What's the best way to backup and restore the Incredimail data files?
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How to Back Up IncrediMail Emails, Contacts, and other Data
and before you wipe the computer, you may want to create a drive image (e.g. with DIXML) so you still have the access to ALL files, in case you need them.
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Indent all code correctly, i.e. the body of
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CMake commands are case-insensitiv (only the commands, not the arguments or variable names). So all the following versions work: add_executable(foo foo.c) ADD_EXECUTABLE(bar bar.c) Add_Executable(hello hello.c) aDd_ExEcUtAbLe(hello hello.c)
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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) says he knows that lower taxes yield more revenue.
In his latest TV ad, Giuliani says Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), "are making the promise to raise taxes."
"The only thing I can tell you in addition to that is they'll raise taxes even more then they promise," Giuliani says. | http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/26970-giuliani-democrats-would-raise-taxes-more-than-they-promise | dclm-gs1-098390001 | false | false | {
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NBC Poll: 80 Percent Want Congressional Approval on Syria
hjoseph Wrote: Aug 30, 2013 12:44 PM
The War Powers Act of 1996 is very clear and does not need a Supreme Court clarification. The President can only bypass Congress when the threat of attack to the homeland is imminent. There is a short period of time specified for notifying Congress if that eventuality has occurred. If you want to make a big reach by saying the chemical weapons in Syria are an imminent threat to the USA then consider that ASSAD supports Hezbollah terrorist and the Iranian regime that is building nukes. On the other hand the rebels are top heavy with Al Qeada fighers and the Muslim brotherhood. The use of chemicals that killed women and children by the hundreds is horrific and if ASSAD is responsible he should be captured and tried as a war criminal, but the truth is that our two biggest terrorist threat enemies are killing each other, why would you want to intervene at the expense of our blood and treasure for a culture where both sides hate us and the radicals who emerge on top could eventually drag us into a world war III. To do anything militarily would be at best political cover to protect the Obama blunders that could have kept this problem from surfacing if engagement was two or more years ago. There are 7 billion people on the planet, we don't have the resources to right every wrong. Four Americans were murdered under Obama's watch in Bhengazi Libya because according to the state department's Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta we didn't have the resources available to protect our people. Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts were voted on and approved by Congress, so I don't know which GOP administartions after 1996 engaged in nonsensical warfare that was not an imminent threat. One last thing to consider before trying to ease your conscience is that Syria and Iran would most likely retaliate against Irael so we open the door for nuclear war in the middle east and at the least chemical weapon attacks. The only way to protect any interest we may have in Syria is to secure the chemical weapons and that would require a large invasion of troops on the ground, loss of life, massive amounts of funds, loss of cooperation by Russia and China militarily and economically and another Iraq. The Brits have already voted down involvement in the Syrian civil war. We would have to depend on France to share military engagement, how comforting is that.
As President Obama reportedly gets ready to strike Syria alone, a new NBC poll shows 80 percent of Americans want congressional approval for the move first.
Nearly 80 percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama should receive congressional approval before using force in Syria, but the nation is divided over the scope of any potential strike, a new NBC News poll shows.
Fifty percent of Americans believe the United States should not intervene in the wake of suspected chemical weapons attacks by Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the poll. But the public is more supportive of military action when it's...
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The Republican party is besides itself to find a way to get elected. EVERYTHING else is secondary. That's why they're throwing their whole tub of bones at anyone who'll take one. The gays, HIspanics, illegal immigrants, Krugmanistas. You name the group. If there are two votes there the Republicans supporty whatever they want. "Four letter word" principles. | http://townhall.com/social/usercommentprint/6580329 | dclm-gs1-098430001 | false | false | {
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This is an acronym for the phrase "A Mouth Is A Mouth". It is used when getting a blow job from someone either extremely ugly or from someone of the same sex.
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01-13-2011, 12:15 PM
Hi all,
I have a website on which I currently have a wordpress blog set up - http://www.alexklibisz.com. Honestly though, I don't make much use of the wordpress blog, just as a way of organizing my blog posts. The rest of the site besides the blog is all made in Dreamweaver.
As I said I don't make much use of the actual wordpress system - I'm very comfortable designing my website and I don't know enough about wordpress to make a site comparable to one that I could design myself.
I'm looking for a simple code that will allow me to take blog posts from a MYSQL database and automatically create a page for each blog post, like wordpress does. So for example, if the blog's ID number would be 15, the URL would be www . alexklibisz . com / blog / page.php? number=15.
Ideally I would make a database with an ID number for each blog post, a timestamp, content, and an excerpt - then each blog post would automatically generate it's own page using the page ID.
How would I go about doing this? Does anyone know of any simple scripts or good tutorials that would let me do this? I'm very comfortable working with MYSQL databases, tables, etc as well as Dreamweaver and incorporating the data from the database and forms to insert data, just not so good with hard-coding the actual PHP.
I appreciate any help!
01-18-2011, 02:06 PM
01-22-2011, 10:54 PM
hi tennisguyak -
No offense, but you don't know what you're doing.
If you actually know databases, there's no reason why 1) you wouldn't know php (or a similiar language) and 2) you wouldn't use Dreamweaver.
Learn PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, whatever and script a backend if you don't want to use the myriad available, including Wordpress, Drupal, pylons, django, etc etc etc.
What you're asking is incredibly simple. You should read this, start from the beginning: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/index.html
albino smurf
01-23-2011, 05:57 AM
I'm with Eph. No need to reinvent the wheel. If you wanted to reinvent the wheel though one solution is to send your variables in your request so you are saying get story with id= XX. Look at the url for this page... http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=363652
so this is thread 36352 loaded into the basic template that they use.
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Welshman Gavin Rees is hoping a victory over Anthony Crolla on June 29 will land him another crack at a world title.
Despite the fifth round stoppage loss to WBC champion Adrien Broner earlier this year, Rees's profile in the United States was raised, and the former light-welterweight champion believes there is more to come. Rees (37-2-1) takes on 'Million Dollar' Crolla (25-4) at the Bolton Arena, which he says is more or less Crolla's back yard.
"Crolla's one of the top lightweights in Britain. I've never boxed in Bolton before, so it goes to show I'll fight anyone, anywhere."
"The loss didn't change my perspective, I was straight back in the gym and training hard, back down to the nitty-gritty and trying to improve my style," he said.
"Everyone's asking about Ricky Burns and of course it would be a great fight, he's got the belts and that's why we're both chasing him.
"Training's gone well, the weight's good so hopefully I'll put on a great display and get myself back to the top of the tree."
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In The Kitchen With The Inventor Of Steak-Umm
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Bank of America To Donate Some Foreclosed Homes
Bank of America announced this week it will give away 2,500 distressed homes to military vets and to other charities for people who are in need.
Willing To Play The Dating Game With Your Food? Try A Grocery Auction
Grocery auctions find eager buyers for food that is discontinued, seasonal or near its sell-by date. The food is generally still good after its sell-by date, and these auctions may be one answer to America's growing food waste problem.
Drought Extends Reach, Some Farmers Ready To Quit
The federal government has declared an additional 23 counties to be disaster areas. And the latest crop estimates indicate more than half of the corn planted this year is doing poorly. Parched lands hurt everyone from farmers and ranchers to barge operators and commodity traders.
Why Do Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers' Insurance?
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Can a felon own a muzzleloader. A muzzleloader is not considered a fire arm by BATF. You would have to go to the courthouse in your county and have them to look up the laws for you. Each state is different on if a felon can own a muzzleloader.
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A felon is not allowed by law to own any weapons. It is important to keep in mind that even though the law prohibits felons from legally purchasing weapons, many are capable of obtaining
Very simply, it's because federal law and state laws say that felons can't own guns.
A convicted felon is not allowed to own a rifle or any other
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The main difference between a hydraulic roller cam and a solid roller cam is that the solid roller cam gives you more horse power as well as clearance by the ramp.
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The reason foreclosures will continue
A YEAR ago, 49 states and the federal government brought five of the country’s biggest banks to heel. They crafted a nationwide foreclosure settlement that ended a series of abuses, and committed the banks to keeping struggling homeowners off the streets. The settlement is working. But as it takes hold, it’s exposing a huge rift in the housing market. The government’s own mortgage arms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, still won’t meet the same standards the big banks have committed to, and until they do, foreclosures will continue to drag on.
Prior to last year’s settlement, the nation’s biggest banks greeted the foreclosure crisis with indifference. They paid lip service to the notion of helping troubled homeowners, but let homeowner assistance languish while they rushed foreclosures through the system. They signed legal papers they hadn’t read, and they seized homes they didn’t legally own. They treated their own rights as lenders as sacrosanct, but trampled on consumers.
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For all this, the banks paid dearly. Last February, Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and GMAC agreed to the largest consumer financial protection settlement in US history. The $25 billion national mortgage settlement allowed for some cash payments to states and foreclosed homeowners. Banks reserved the bulk of the settlement’s billions, however, for homeowners still struggling with the housing bust.
The banks’ cash penalty funded a foreclosure prevention effort in Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office that has assisted 4,600 borrowers and stopped 427 foreclosure auctions. In addition, a November report by the national settlement monitor showed the five big banks completing 4,000 foreclosure relief cases in Massachusetts, with another 2,100 in their pipelines. The five banks have written down 2,000 homeowners’ outstanding principal balances by a total of $125 million. They’ve written off $2.5 billion in principal nationally.
Last year’s nationwide settlement got the country’s biggest banks to accept an argument housing advocates had been making for years — that the banks’ interests in minimizing their foreclosure losses and struggling borrowers’ interests in remaining in their homes were often aligned. Foreclosures often cost banks more money than loan modifications, and loan modifications don’t create homeless families or broken neighborhoods.
The settlement forced banks to atone for years of conducting improper foreclosures by working to keep current borrowers in their homes, but Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and GMAC can only reach so far. Roughly half of the housing market falls in the hands of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the bailed-out, federally owned mortgage giants. The state and federal foreclosure settlement imposed an aggressive set of rules on the country’s biggest banks, but Fannie and Freddie have set up an entirely different set of rules for themselves.
Banks avoid foreclosures and keep troubled homeowners in their homes by knocking down borrowers’ monthly mortgage payments. They can do this by rolling loans into lower interest rates, or by adding years to a mortgage’s life. The most direct way, though, is to chop the amount owed on a loan down to market value. Reducing mortgage principal acknowledges market realities and stabilizes hard-hit neighborhoods, since foreclosures have been concentrated in areas that have suffered the steepest home price declines. It’s also good business. All things being equal, borrowers who see their principal reduced are less likely to re-default on their loans than are borrowers who just get lower interest rates or longer-lived mortgages.
These are decisions grounded in fearful politics, not policy. But their impact is widespread. Fannie and Freddie hold over 2,600 foreclosed homes. They’re wrestling with another 19,000 seriously delinquent mortgages. Every one of those loans represents a family in need. Not all have the income to repay even a modified home loan. The ones that do, however, deserve the strongest possible shots at holding on to their homes. That means having the government’s own mortgage companies meet the same standards the government extracted from Wall Street.
Paul McMorrow is an associate editor at CommonWealth Magazine. His column appears regularly in the Globe.
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Without seeming like a troll. Also: dealing with friends who say “LOL” out loud, and erasing a bad internet date. posted on
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My friend isn’t using twitter nicely — he manually retweets everything! How do I tell him he’s stealing everyone else’s thunder without being the equivalent of that grammar troll in the comment thread?
How many followers do this goon even have? You can tell him I said that, verbatim. He’ll say, “who … is that” and then you’ll have to explain about the column and my self-granted, time-honored, proud but ultimately powerless rule of law and everything, but at least you will have someone to throw under the bus. “I’m not saying I have a problem with you. Someone on the internet does. I just thought you should know.” Like that!
Also, you can give him a primer. My colleague Katie Notopoulos recently wrote a comprehensive guide and ruling on the issue of the manual retweet. She came down hard on using manual RTs for jokes, but said there are cases where using them for news and/or links makes sense. I agree.
The most salient point is this: if he has less than a few thousand followers, probably, there just really isn’t any REASON for him to use the manual retweet. He’s just hoarding material without a specialized audience to distribute it to. But he might not have understood that. So just ask him! I’m not sure that this doesn’t make you an internet behavior troll of sorts. But that is also my job description, literally, so. Come join me, under this bridge.
This is kind of almost an IRL etiquette question as opposed to a tech etiquette question, BUT: what do we do about people who use internet speak (lol, brb) IN REAL LIFE, even if as a joke?? Out loud, in words?
One of my good friends Gchats in sentence fragments. She puts a period where you’d pause in real-life speech, and then she hits enter, and then she finishes the sentence in the next entry. So it’ll be like. This kind of? I used to type out great big paragraphs when I talked to her anyway, because it was always my tendency to ramble. But at the same time, I thought her style was endearing, because it made me hear the way she’d say it in real life. And eventually I just sort of started typing her way too, at least some of the time. It just happened, because we talk everyday.
I have also, perhaps more alarmingly, started talking like a cartoon caricature of a Midwestern cattle farmer. I probably always did, but it’s gotten worse, thanks in part to the jokey-folksy speech patterns of a few of my internet friends. It’s funny, but it’s also getting out of hand. I’ve started saying “what in tarnation.” I said “got dangit” the other day and surprised even myself. I typed “what in the heck” to a friend, and she asked me why I was talking like a grandpa. I wrote back, “I’m kidding obviously! I don’t really talk like that. It’s, like, this joke thing people do.” But IS it? Or is this just who I am now?
So, first: we are all influenced by the way the people around us talk and type, even if we pretend not to be. We’re all making it kind of okay for each other to write and speak like this by doing it ourselves. And second: there is no such thing as an ironic speech pattern. If you are someone who says “what in the heck,” or someone who says “BRB” out loud, you can’t really fairly claim you’re doing it “as a joke,” especially when it’s a joke you only have with your three nerd friends from the internet. That’s just how you talk, and that is fine. It won’t be everyone’s thing, but it doesn’t have to be. However! The only truly unacceptable internet-based acronym to say out loud is “LOL.” Don’t say it if we can see it’s not true. That’s just — as the teens would say — wack.
When you’ve recently gone on a first date with a guy you met online, and you know you don’t want to go out with him again, but he’s nice, and he texts you just to say hi with like a picture or something — not to ask you out yet, but you know that’s what’ll happen eventually — do you respond?
Okay, there are three things: why I hate that this is an issue in the first place, what I want you to do, and what I think you should do. First! This is an annoying practice. If you plan to ask someone on a second date, please just do it. This kind of water-testing text puts people in an uncomfortable position (by delaying the inevitable, be it yes or no) and you’re almost certainly not in a place for casual chatty texting after just one date anyway, and I know you’re nervous but you’re going to have to ask the question eventually. Small talk texting (small texting) is for AFTER you’ve got plans for your next date!
What I want you to do is to text him back a picture of, like, a chair. Or your TV. Or just really any random object around your house that is impossible to interpret. Do that and write me back to let me know what he said. Omg I can’t wait.
But, fine. What you SHOULD do, probably, is just respond. If you feel up to it. If you’re sent some pretty beach picture or something (hopefully in a way that makes ANY sense, but I know that’s a lot to ask for), or just a brief greeting text, and it occurs to you to write back “pretty!” or “good, how was yours?” or whatever it may be, it’s probably easiest to just do it. You can ignore it if you want, but it’s nicer to just help this poor person along to asking you out again … so you can say no.
Illustration by Cara Vandermey.
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