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|2013-02-05, 18:32
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[QUOTE=Dominic Night;4543176]Funny thing, just because Its not shown doesn't mean it don't happen. They CAN die, we just don't hear about it because we focus on Issei.
We don't hear that another game takes place and the teleportation device failed to rescue a person in time because the attack, hit, and damage inflicted were too fast and their head rolls off. Want to know why? Because Issei isn't there.
Full-blood Devil's are dying out. The things thare are coming out are nothing more than half-breeds (Half-human, half-angel, etc.). If I was a full-blood devil, I won't see beings that are being re-incarnated back as actual devils.
And Ise wasn't trying to kill her. He just didn't hold back.
Though I say Ise lost his emotions, but it seems like you are condemning Ise for a relatively simple thing in these games. In a rating game, yes people do die if hit with an offensive power that is a one hit fatality. The retire system cannot react fast enough to take them out before the attack hit. It is the responsibility of Kings to ensure the safety of their servants even forfeiting the match is okay which is what Sairaorg did. We've already seen some abnormal things in rating like draining blood out of opponents and limbs getting chopped out is quite normal in them. As an opponent in a rating game, you never take your opponent lightly which was what Abaddon did and even push Ise to perform his best.
Remember the rating games is a sport in the Underworld, somewhat like the Roman Coliseum in Rome back in their day except the fatality rate is very very low. Be sure to read the volume of the fight before making judgement or condemn someone for it. Majority or if all the races there present found nothing wrong with the decision indicating that death was very unlikely especially since this is Sairaorg's Queen in combat with many sponsors and supporters with him, if they felt that Abaddon was in danger of her life more than likely yes there will be complaints but there wasn't.
Your reasoning that reincarnated Devils wouldn't be considered be consider full Devils if you were a Pure Devil is very shallow thinking and seems to be in favor of what the descendants of the actual original Maou consider. The society in the Underworld is seeing worth in the reincarnated Devil and laws are now being change or will be change to balance out the social system.
Wow that quote is messed up on that comment.
|2013-02-05, 18:34
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I like the idea to the rating game. Creating a team sounds fun. But having people die in it isnt good :/ . I've read in medievil Jousting, they had deaths on rare occaions. But thats really called being unlucky, not based on power.
As for Akeno loosing, it described her as a S-grade queen in the begining of the novel, but thats teh 2nd Queen vs Queen one on one battle shes lost O_o. Shes getting dominated by other Queens. As for Issies intent to kill, I dont really know if he realized it or not. I am more suprised Sairaorg came out and said he could of killed her. Sairaorg really had won that game, its just that he continued on for the fans and game's spectical.
|2013-02-05, 18:41
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^Dominic apparently you have a problem with Ises fighting style.
If I understand the rating game system correctly it was meant to teach devils battle experience and stratagie because they didn't want to lose there "touch". I believe it was in book 5 Azazal also complemented the devils with this because their young devils were very well trained against the chaos brigade.
Coming back to the dying part, normally there are rules that make the chance of dying as low as possible. In the match between gremory and beal, the beal side asked for these rules to be removed. Because they wanted to face al the power.
Second the queen was baiting Ise to use his full power. See quote.
Fourth Ise is young seeing his comrades getting hurt. Ofcourse he gets angry andhe doesn't have experience yet to control his anger.
Last this part is one ofmy favourite passages in the series, but that is just my opinion.
|2013-02-05, 22:12
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|2013-02-05, 22:58
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|2013-02-05, 23:31
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Triana its NOT ILLEGAL since he can use freely, check Vol 8: Gremory Fun SS, Adjuka says it could be, but they will allow to see more interesting developments things on the arena, logic says other Rating Game participants see that battle and they will start tactics, movements and strategics to counter, and about Bael Queen, certainly Isse was piss off but still warn the girl, only Sairaorg, maybe cuz they spar before knew Isse wasn't joking or bluffing about raise all defends and that's why he forcefully withdrawn his queen, even Kiba on the battle says just sparring with Ise its dread to loss his life during the practice, if you see Ise after losing against Sitri he changed to blown quickest possible the foe to reduce damages.
|2013-02-05, 23:59
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|2013-02-06, 00:20
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I am really liking the idea that Ise develops his own Dragon powers. He is currently dependent on Ddraig's power and as well his pawn piece, which is not bad but compared to his rivals like Vali and Sairaorg which use their own strengths and attributes, he is quite behind.
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|2013-02-06, 04:24
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All SG are rule breakers to begin with... yet Ise's trident tops them all...
He can change into a rook, knight, bishop or queen even without stepping into the enemy territory.
His transformation is also reversible
In chess the promotion of the pawn is irreversible and isn't that also the same in the rating game?
And it wouldn't be called an Illegal move trident if it is not illegal...
|2013-02-06, 05:02
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About deaths: on rating games it happen, that's why Rias surrender her encounter against Raiser, remember he menace to burnout Ise and calling "accident", on the Devils Social Class examinations are forbidden, even "accident" (Vol 11 reference).
So its like someone ready say: Its under your own risk, if you want glory you have to pay the price, speak of: the fight in the Middle Class Examinations, the guy against Gremory Group came at first with all strenght cuz they know Ise, Akeno and Kiba are dreadful opponents, still on the comments when Ise sent flying and K.O. the other guy with one punch, the rest just say: "Bad Luck".
|2013-02-06, 06:39
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It is highly likely that Rias family would have been angered this action and would have broken of the engagement.
The Phoenix family would have understood why they are breaking off the engagement.
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|2013-02-06, 07:04
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Now, I cant see the anime covering the short story The Unresurrected Phoenix even if they the anime does season 3 or 4.
|2013-02-06, 07:31
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Thing with a anime is you can just put so much into it , even though you wish to have everything following the LN to make it as close as possible it just not possible , there are thing in a LN you have to explain in order for people to understand , when it come to anime you wont need it since it visual ..
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|2013-02-06, 13:38
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Spoiler for Snipping:
I am condemning him because he should've known that this a 'game-match'. If Akeno was nearly killed or was killed it would've been justified for his emotions, however that wasn't the case. And he goes over the deep-end KNOWING that this isn't a battle to the death and goes out to try and kill someone else just because they won. And it doesn't appear that she was underestimating Issei.
If he truly wants be 'king' or 'strongest-pawn', than he should know that his comrades CAN and WILL be defeated in battle. And part of that is he must KNOW self-restraint, if he can't hold back and try kill someone just because they showed their better against his friends. He isn't really worthy to take part of these games because he would be a straight up murderer anyone who dear show that they can beat his comrades in a fair match. This takes me back to point A. These Rating 'Games' are stupid because things like these can happen more often than one can believe.
On the race thing, I honestly don't know how to respond without sounding racist. But imagine one full fledge being having an ability others don't, and half-breeds aren't capable of using that said ability because DNA/genes aren't there (Replaced by whatever the other race is.). Eventually the full-fledge race dies down, and thing they can do dies with them.
(If you take one thing and start mix it with others, you gain something, but also lose something. If you keep mixing the thing that once was no longer exist, its dead. One would think that its okay, but than one ability would be lost because of the difference. What makes one thing them, them. It will nolonger exist and uniquiness is lost.)
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Another thing is, there are always another way to prove one ability and gain/keep experience. Waving blades and energy attacks at eachother is one of the more stupid ways of 'keeping touch' They could aways do something like meassuring powerlevels instead of launching it at eachother.
And just because the restrictions were uplifted doesn't give you the okay to try and kill someone.
You are making it sound like its not okay to bait someone in battle, this is the standard type tactic to cause the enemy to slip up and make a move that will work against them. She used this and it basically worked, doesn't mean she deserved to be nearly killed.
He pulled out a move that will instantly vaporize his oppenent, without a chance for them to be 'rescued' by the safety system. This move is a sure kill if it landed.
And that part is where he NEEDS TO GROW UP. If he's going to be an emotionally reck and try to kill someone when they defeat a comrade in a match than he shouldn't bother being part of thse 'games'. (Repeating myself)
Spoiler for snipping:
The move is one that CAN kill someone, and they participating in a 'game'. Think of it as playing a paintball match and someone brings a REAL gun. That is a danger to everyone in the match which your not trying to kill someone else but beat them in battle. Just because you can use the move freely doesn't make it legal. Again think about a paintball match, someone brings in a real gun but doesn't use it.
And most of the argument I had in mind is now gone...
|2013-02-06, 14:07
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Dominic, I think the main problem here is that you are comparing the Rating Game with the games from the real world.
In the LN, the Rating Game was created in a time before the alliance, when there was a truce between the powers but no real peace among them. The Devils, to not loose their battle prowess created this to allow young devils a "simulation" of real battle: of course even though they made a system to allow one to go full power and still not kill the opponent, the system is not flawless and Ise's power in the volume this happens was too much for Abaddon to withstand and for the system to recover her before the killing blow was delt.
I'm sure that in future RG battles, with the professional, attacks of that scale are common and they are not considered one-hit kills. It was one-hit kill for Abaddon, that's for sure.
Besides, are you forgetting Sairaorgs attacks on Ise after his Balance Breaker that punched a hole in him? Why not condemn him?
Your logic does not apply to the universe of the LN, it's a fantasy, go with it and enjoy the ride.
|2013-02-06, 14:25
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Like I have said before, Ise warned her and even told what she need to do if she wanted to retire safely. She disregard his warning and choose to take on Ise's attack. And another thing is that was not just he was only taking out his hostility and emotions just for seeing Akeno being defeated, but for all the memeber that were defeated as well. You don't think that Ise was pissed about not being able to do nothing but watch Gasper being beat and somewhat tortured by Sairaorg [Rook] who had turned into a dragon.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 9 percent of adult Americans currently meet the criteria for clinical depression, federal officials reported Thursday.
Rates of depression vary widely from state to state, ranging from a low of 4.8 percent in North Dakota to a high of 14.8 percent in Mississippi, according to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall, more people in the Southeast met the criteria for depression, compared with other parts of the nation, the researchers found.
"This is concerning from the perspective that depression is a very common and treatable mental disorder," said report co-author Lela McKnight-Eily, a clinical psychologist and epidemiologist at the CDC.
"When we see a high prevalence of depression there is definitely a concern, particularly when we see it concentrated in certain groups or concentrated in certain areas of the country," she added.
The clustering of depression in the Southeast may be partly due to chronic health conditions, such as obesity, heart disease, stroke and sleep problems, which are also common in the area, she said.
"In addition, there could also be differences in socioeconomic status, the presence of other mental health conditions and also access to health care and treatment," McKnight-Eily said.
The report is published in the Oct. 1 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
For the report, researchers collected data on 235,067 people in 45 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories.
They found that besides state-to-state disparities, those more likely to have major depression -- the most serious kind of depression -- were women, racial and ethnic minorities, those without a high school education, people who were divorced or never married, those unemployed or unable to work, middle-aged people, and those without health insurance.
Of those experiencing another type of depression, the highest rate was found in ages 18-24.
"Depression is definitely undertreated," McKnight-Eily said. "Research has indicated that more people are seeking out treatment, but issues in terms of access to care, health insurance coverage -- particularly mental health coverage -- is an issue. Stigma is another barrier to treatment and care, and so is the availability of mental health providers."
The stigma attached to seeking help for depression keeps many from getting treatment, she noted. "People think they're weak or they have a notion that they should be able to handle it," she said.
The word "depression" is used so commonly to mean one is in a foul mood that people don't realize it's a disease, McKnight-Eily said. "It affects you psychologically and emotionally. It's not just having a bad day," she added.
Symptoms of depression include experiencing crying spells; feeling unhappy, hopeless, guilty or worthless; losing interest in normal activities; having trouble concentrating or making decisions; less interest in sex; sleep problems; and feeling unusual agitation, irritability and restlessness for more than a few weeks' time.
Eva E. Redei, the David Lawrence Stein Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, said "there are no real surprises in the report."
Still, Redei was startled to learn that only 6.8 percent of those 65 and older were depressed. "That is not what I have seen in other statistics," she said.
Although depression is often unrecognized and undertreated, Redei said the current therapies are also not completely effective. "Current treatment possibilities are very limited," she said. "We are in the stone ages, compared to other areas of medicine."
Redei noted that current antidepressants work for only about half the patients. "We don't know enough about depression, and considering how huge the numbers are, I think it's outrageous," she said.
Depression affects more than 13 million U.S. adults each year and costs billions of dollars in treatment, loss of productivity, workers' compensation, and mortality, according to the CDC.
Moreover, depression affects quality of life and is associated with chronic medical problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as smoking, physical inactivity and binge drinking, the agency noted.
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For more on depression, visit the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health.
SOURCES: Lela McKnight-Eily, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, epidemiologist, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Eva E. Redei, Ph.D., David Lawrence Stein Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago; Oct. 1, 2010, CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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A court-appointed trustee says Ruth Madoff received over $44 million dollars from various Madoff-related companies over the past six years to which she was not entitled and used primarily to "enrich herself."
"For decades, Mrs. Madoff lived a life of splendor" on payouts from her husband's investment securities firm and, subsequently, his investors-turned-victims, according to a new filing by court appointed attorney Irving H. Picard, who is tasked with liquidating Madoff's assets to compensate his victims.
"While Madoff's crimes have left many investors impoverished and some charities decimated, Mrs. Madoff remains a person of substantial means" wrote Picard, describing Mrs Madoff's conduct as "willful, wanton and malicious."
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While her husband received a 150-year sentence for fraud, Ruth Madoff has not been charged with any crimes and, under a deal with federal authorities last month, Ruth received a payout of $2.5 million and had her passport returned.
The $44.8 million she is being sued for is comprised of funds that Picard says Ruth received, directly or indirectly, for the six years before the firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), filed bankruptcy in December. The six year period is what is legally allowed under federal bankruptcy law.
During this time, Picard said, Ruth "received tens of millions of dollars from BLMIS for which BLMIS received no corresponding benefit or value and to which Mrs. Madoff had no good faith basis to believe she was entitled."
Picard says these payments were both given directly to her - for example, millions of dollars "to pay for a yacht for her personal enjoyment" and for "personal expenses to Mrs. Madoff's American Express card" - and in indirect payments to entities she owned or invested in. Madoff's fraudulent Ponzi scheme, Picard said, "massively enriched Mrs. Madoff."
Ruth's attorney, Peter Chavkin, in statement called the complaint "particularly perplexing" and "totally unjustified," saying it is "wrong as a matter of law and fairness."
Ruth Madoff's Attorney Responds
"Ruth already forfeited to the United States Attorney's Office almost all of the assets names in this complaint – assets that the U.S. Attorney's Office has publicly committed to distributing to the victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme," Ruth's lawyer Peter Chavkin said. "At the same time, after a thorough and comprehensive investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office determined that Ruth Madoff was entitled to keep property of $2.5 million because that property could not be linked to the fraud."
Ruth has not been charged wife any crime, and the return of her passport in early July was "a clear sign" that she will not be prosecuted as an accomplice to her husband's crime, people involved in the case said.


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Everything You Wanted to Know about Bed Bugs
- Bed bugs reproduce by laying eggs, one to two per day…hundreds in their lifetime. Sticky eggs the size of pinheads adhere to surfaces. Nymphs (immature bed bugs) are smaller and lighter in color, shedding their skin five times before reaching adulthood.
- A blood meal is needed between each molt. With the right conditions, 70–80°F, nymphs can become adults within a month. Under less than ideal circumstances, nymphs can survive for months without feeding and adults can go as long as a year.
Feasting on HumansBed bugs get active at night, piercing exposed skin with their elongated beak while humans or animals sleep. Typically, bed bugs bite the face, neck, hands, arms, legs, chest and back. The bite often is not felt, but it leaves small raised bumps or welts that could become itchy, red, swollen and infected, if scratched. Other troubling things to know about bed bugs:
- The bites resemble mosquito or flea bites or other rashes. Frequently, bed bugs make several bites in a row, which infectious disease specialists refer to as "breakfast, lunch and dinner." Some people notice bites right away. Others have a delayed reaction or no reaction at all.
- Telltale signs are blood on the sheets or mattress or dark spots — primarily in the tufts, seams and folds of mattresses and box springs and the cracks and crevices in the vicinity of where the host sleeps.
- You may also see eggs and egg shells or the light brown skin of molting nymphs. Where the problem has gone unchecked for quite some time, a buggy smell may be noticeable.
- Bed bugs can hitch rides via the clothing, luggage, electronics or belongings of an unknowing carrier. Furniture, headboards, bed frames, clothing, moldings — even seams in wallpaper are favorite hiding places. Once they find a host, they multiply, crawling to adjacent rooms or traversing floors in homes, apartment buildings or hotels.
- While bed bugs are not known to carry disease, they do cause sleeplessness, allergies, discomfort, itching, anxiety and embarrassment. Using insect repellent or sleeping with the lights on are not effective deterrents.
Stamping Out Bed BugsPrevention is the recommended approach to controlling bed bugs, as they are difficult to eradicate once found. The best prevention involves encasing the mattress, pillow and box spring in a sealable cover with bed bug proof seams and zippered constructions Several of our encasing lines are comfortable for sleeping, and scientifically proven to block both allergens and bed bugs. Recommended home remedies include:
- Replacing your mattress if possible. If you cannot afford to do this, vacuum the encase the mattress in a sealable cover.
- Wash all clothes, linens and bedding in hot water with an allergen-removing detergent. You can also place infected items in a dryer on medium heat for 10–20 minutes.
- To kill bed bugs, spray an all-natural product, such as Bed Bug Patrol, on, into or around areas where you suspect bed bugs exist.
- Use the sticky type of bed bug traps to capture rogue bed bugs.
The use of insecticide around mattresses is not recommended. Other methods that may be effective include raising the room temperature to 120 degrees using supplemental heaters to effectively cook the buggers or dropping the temperature below 32 degrees for several days to freeze them out. If you suspect bed bugs, you may need to enlist the services of a pest-control expert to validate your suspicions and eliminate the pests Bed bugs can also go dormant for a period of months or even a year or more, and then suddenly reappear. In these instances, it would be best to call a professional, just as it would be if you have a heavy infestation.
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...But On The Rise AgainThe increases in global travel to the developing world and restrictions on the use of stronger pesticides are thought to be key factors underlying the re-emergence of bed bugs in America. Some have labeled the resurgence a pandemic. Even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has gotten involved, holding two National Bed Bug Summits since 2009, and recently launching a website called Bed Bugs: Get Them Out and Keep Them Out to help Americans deal with the burgeoning problem. Bed bugs are often found in unsanitary, crowded and cluttered living quarters or where birds, particularly bats, are nesting near a home. However, they can also flourish in posh, upscale, clean environments, leaving a social stigma on nearly anyone who's had them. Hotels are particularly vulnerable due to the revolving door of guests who transport these hitchhikers. Visit TripAdvisor.com to read accounts of unhappy travelers' encounters with bed bugs at everything from fancy, big name hotels to the local hostel.
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Testimony is expected to resume Monday in the murder trial of former Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman.
Opening statements began Wednesday in Phoenix.
Chrisman faces second-degree murder, aggravated assault and animal cruelty charges in the October 2010 death of 29-year-old Daniel Rodriguez at his south Phoenix home.
It is a rare occasion when a police officer stands trial for an on-duty shooting death.
The case pits one police officer's word against another's and hinges on key testimony, and physical evidence.
The officer's partner told investigators there was no threat against either him, or Chrisman during the call.
Chrisman maintains the shooting was justified because Rodriguez had reached for the officer's gun during a tussle, that preceded the shooting.
Chrisman has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The nine-year police veteran was fired about five months after Rodriguez's death.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy County Attorney Juan Martinez, just coming off the high-profile Jodi Arias case. The sentencing phase of that case is still pending.
Chrisman has veteran defense attorney Craig Mehrens as his counsel.
Stay with CBS 5 News and cbs5az.com for updates on the trial. Follow CBS 5 reporter Donna Rossi on Twitter @drossiCBS5 for updates from inside the courtroom.
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Silver & Gold
Is anyone else as bored as I am this off-season? It has been 9 whole days without baseball; the more than 1 week layoff has me going a tad stir-crazy. Want to see how bored I am? Read on…
What's In A Name
Shakespeare said that a rose, if by any other name, would still smell as sweet. But what if we called it a carnation instead? Or how about a dandelion? It still smells good, but doesn't "rose" just sound better?
The question I pose then is does the Silver Slugger award seem to denote, if only in name alone, that it is a runner-up to the Gold Glove award? Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino both took home a Gold Glove this year and now, Chase Utley has been awarded his 4th consecutive Silver Slugger. All these awards are obviously well deserved, but should the "Sluggers" feel slighted that their awards are only silver and not gold?
Ok, so both of the words "Silver Slugger" start with "S" and "Gold Glove" with "G"…I get that. Very cute in a Sesame Street kind of way. But why can't we just call it the "Great Big Bat" award? I do not know any man on the planet that would not be thrilled with both the name and the connotation ;o) And since it is all about size here, why not a "Gigantic Glove" award in stead of "Gold"? I mean, aren't the words "Gold" and "Silver" kind of woosie and girly in nature? Toss those out and give us some masculine power phrases! Put some testosterone into it! The legal kind, of course ;o)
I therefore dub Chase Utley the winner of the Great Big Bat Award! There, don't you feel better now? Expressions of gratitude are accepted in all forms….thanks ;o)
Speaking of thanks, check out this interview with the Utley's at home that Access Hollywood put together. The wife, Jen Utley, tells Chase she loves him as he is getting ready to leave the house at the end of the video. And his response? "Thanks." See, I told you he needed a more masculine award name because that response if off the charts caveman-style. Funny stuff…
A Pop Culture Moment
Totally unrelated to baseball, has everyone heard about poor little Taylor Swift? It seems that the teenage Country singing star just cannot stay out of the firing line. First, Kanye West crushed her little soul when he interrupted her "Best Female Video" acceptance speech at the VMA Awards and lobbied that Beyonce should have won. West later apologized and heaps of bad jokes ensued.
Then in a more recent twist, poor Swift was dissed by Country Queen, Wynonna Judd in an interview. Judd told USA Today that all the awards Swift received at the CMA Awards were "too much, too soon." But of course, Judd quickly apologized for the remarks and heaped praise upon the 19-year old.
However, the real back-breaker was when Jenn of Phillies Phollowers said on her blog, at this exact moment, "I do not like Taylor Swift's music. Frankly, it sucks." Jenn remains unapologetic to this very minute. No word yet on the potential fall-out that is sure to ensue…stay tuned!
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The show has drastically improved over the past several months and fans, myself included, were hoping CBS would give the show another year to try and raise the ratings.
GUIDING LIGHT has proved in the past few months that story trumps budget on a daytime soap. Despite having the lowest budget of the eight daytime serials, GL has been one of the best soaps on the air. The Olivia and Natalia story has created buzz like the show has not seen in many years, and the return of Grant Aleksander as Phillip Spaulding has been a creative success.
The cancellation by CBS does not have to mean the show is dead. Procter & Gamble can shop the series to other networks or create an alternative method for keeping it alive. I'll post my thoughts on this later.
"No show in daytime or primetime, or anytime, has touched so many millions of viewers across so many years," said CBS daytime exec Barbara Bloom. "We thank the cast, crew and producers--past and present--who delivered this entertainment institution..."
GUIDING LIGHT began life in 1937 as a 15-minute radio serial, before switching to a 15-minute soap on CBS in 1952 (while continuing to air on radio until 1956). The series moved to a 30-minute format in 1968 and expanded to an hour in 1977.
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I think the Bengals have lost their minds.... I hope Dalton has a good life insurance policy.
I think the Bengals have lost their minds.... I hope Dalton has a good life insurance policy.
For a time, I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
Colin Cowherd (I know, I know) did a feature today where he summed up every NFL team in three words. For the Bengals, it was "Bag Over Head." A Bengals fan called in and said a better choice would've been "Need New Owner."
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
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It's really a shame because this team does have some talent, Gresham, Simpson, Green, Dunlap, etc... are all good young players and fun to watch. However instead of adding to that talent Brown wastes it by signing has beens and have nots. If the Bengals would have shored up that O line like many have been begging him to do for the last 3-4 seasons I think this team would be capable of some exciting play. Unfortunately I don't think there is an insurance company out there foolish enough to risk putting a policy on young Andy Dalton.
If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
Bengals at 7.5? Geez, I think I'll go put my life savings on the under. That's pretty much as sure a bet as there's ever been.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
Yeah, I'm not really sure what Vegas is thinking. Hell, the Bengals didn't improve their horrible offensive line and now they're replacing Palmer with a rookie 2nd round draft pick.
I'd put the Bengals realistic over/under at 4.5. Even if it was that low, I'd still take the under. They're going to redefine bad Bengal football this year. And that stinks because I so badly want a good team to watch and root for. Damn you Mike Brown.
"....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421
I dunno, I think it's gonna be a bad year, but I also think it's a major move in the right direction. I'm glad Palmer won't be our QB. I'm glad TO is gone. I'm glad Ochocinco is gone (even though I appreciate the years he gave us).
I look at our playmakers on offense and I see a ton of young talent. Simpson, Shipley, Green, Caldwell, Gresham, and Scott. The big question is how Andy Dalton will do, but I'm okay with him and the other guys going through the rookie growing pains. I'd much rather get behind a team like that than I would the circus we've seen in recent years. The defense still has a lot of talent too, more than a lot of critics will ever really want to acknowledge. I look forward to seeing how Carlos Dunlap will perform in his 2nd year, he was an absolute beast in the second half of last season.
Keep in mind that the Bengals play and amazingly easy schedule this year. If they can get back to running the ball with authority, playing solid defense, and cut down the turnovers they can win 8-9 games. I really like the Manny Lawson addition, and I think the offensive line will improve upon it's play last year. Green and Simpson are proving in camp that they can make plays. If Dalton can take care of the ball, and Benson stays healthy I see a team that will be much improved from a year ago.
I think they'll get killed by the Steelers and the Ravens (unless they just get a few bounces their way). However, other team's defenses won't have a ton of film to go on. Dalton is new; Gruden is new.
Optimistically... 8 wins, likely 6 to 7. With a few injuries, 3 to 5.
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Interesting. He has tweeted this twice now.
His latest tweet now says its not happening
Can tweeting be outlawed?
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My new brat project!
Posted 24 February 2012 - 07:51 PM
So i bought this today actually, still stuck in snow, got it for cheep! no engine and some kids dropped rocks down the ledge and they landed on it . Got a lot of work ahead of me i know, but what was see able was a Rust free/ minimal rust! ! gonna do a Ej22 swap, and lift it making it a trail rig/ off road for the colorado mountains!
Posted 24 February 2012 - 08:17 PM
Well at least it does look minimally rusted.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 08:21 PM
Damn you are ambitious! By cheap I assume you mean you found it and dragged it home?
Well at least it does look minimally rusted.
I am a part time student. And fixed my car all I can. So gotta get a new project that will take a long time. And like 50$. But didn't drag it since there's still massive amounts of snow at my house (3 feet on the sides of my driveway). I'd say the worst part was the top of the roof and front fender
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I'll be following this thread, Awesome.
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I've got a windshield for you when you're ready.
I might take you up on that, How much are you asking for it?
So I'm picking up (hopefully) a 1988 Toyota rear axle with 4.10 gears, then just have to go get everything for a EJ swap!! Deffinetly wish the snow would melt!
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Thinking of this with fender flares, maybe a lil lower in the front
Posted 02 March 2012 - 01:33 PM
White wheels above.
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This is what the guy said (on the caption of the picture)
Posted 03 March 2012 - 09:06 PM
I picked this up today with a hi,low 1.8 carbed (needed rebuild) using this just to get the brat up and running and then when i have more money I'm swapping in a ej22.
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Whats gonna happen with the rest of the car!? Looks real clean..
Im keeping it for parts for my gl10 sedan. since i can never find a sedan. It has 18X,XXX MILES ON IT! theres actually quite a bit of rust around windshield, and the underside of the frame is pretty bad, seat tops are ripped but besides that its pretty good, engine is leaking antifreeze into the heads or something (thats why it needs a rebuild)
This is something i have NEVER seen... its a riser for the 3rd break light
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Enjoy it or else! :-p
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How could one say such a horrible thing!!!!!
Posted 04 March 2012 - 06:58 PM
OHHH! well i won't post pics of the sedan then.
I think he is referring to the GL sedan being "Crap" lol.
How could one say such a horrible thing!!!!!
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I am about to enter an Engineering program after several years out of school. I took high-school calculus ten years ago but I was not a good student and mainly coasted through the work. I had decent marks (80+) but no retention of the theory.
The university has provided me with a 50-page booklet to help brush up on my math skills but I am having some difficulty as I am almost starting from scratch. This site has been a huge help so far but there is one problem I can't figure out and cannot find anything analogous to it in the guides.
I need to simplify the following equation:
( ( y / x ) + x) / ( 2 / x )
The solution at the back of the book is: ( y - x^2 )/2
My workflow is as follows:
1. ( ( y / x ) + x) / ( 2 / x )
2. Multiply by x^-1 (or 1/x):
<( ( y / x ) + x) / ( 2 / x )> * (x^-1)
3. Which results in:
(y + x(x^-1)) / 2
And this is where I am stuck. Every attempt I make to get past this just turns the whole thing into a disorganized mess and it is clear I am overlooking something important. I don't understand how to treat the x(x^-1) nor do I understand how the solution converts "y + x" to "y - x". I've been able to work backwards from the solution for the other questions I did incorrectly and figure out where I went wrong, but I am having no luck here.
I don't even understand what kind of equation this is so I have been unable to find any examples. I hope this is in the right place and I hope somebody can help me out!


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Evil Master Overlord (EMO) - Dungeon Defense Strategy Goodness
Hi everyone
We at LCD Dreams are wrapping up development on our first released title, Evil Master Overlord, or EMO for short (this is actually our second title in development - the first, Banished: The Reckoning, is a much bigger game and still in pre-alpha)! EMO is being developed by a collaboration between LCD Dreams and Ironbelly Studios.
EMO is a tongue-in-cheek, 3D real time dungeon defense game that is heavily inspired by dungeon defense and puzzle games like Dungeon Keeper and Tetris. Yes, we know, odd combination, but hear us out! The idea is that you build your dungeon at the same time it's being attacked by heroes, and you build it with items that come down one at a time in a queue. These items consist of various wall shapes, traps, barriers, and minions. You'll also have spells you can fire off, and your last line of defense is your Overlord.
You'll be able to outfit your Overlord with different weapons and armor. Weapons will be melee, ranged, and magic, and armor will be heavy, light, and minimal. Each will have its own set of stats, and what's more, they can be upgraded with gems!
Your Overlord will level up each time you complete a dungeon level (by preventing all of the heroes from reaching your loot), at which time you'll be able to add points to his stats. In addition, you'll also be able to upgrade your minions and traps through the use of Hero Pulp (yes, it drops from dead heroes ). Of course, the heroes will get tougher with each dungeon level as well.
The game will be available simultaneously for iOS and Android in the near future. Before that though, we will be hosting a naming contest! We want our players to help us name some of the weapons and armor in the game. If your name gets chosen, you'll get a free gift card (to be decided - most likely iTunes and Amazon as choices)! Come back here or to one of the sites below for more info.
Check out our web site, www.evilmasteroverlord.com, facebook page, and twitter page for more info and updates, and below is some of our concept art and model renders.
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I don't think the question itself is bad and it can be sweet. Never the less, it is a delicate question since the answer is very personal and there can be many painful reasons (being left at the altar, anyone?).I am glad you two are happy!
Quote from: Isometric on April 04, 2012, 11:34:57 PMWhy did he never get married? Or why did he divorce? These questions go both ways!Oh I have questions for him but I don't want to ask them just yet. Also yes, it did seem more like he was asking why someone as wonderful as me is still single. I didn't think he meant it in a bad way at all. I still was at a loss for how to respond though, and I like many of the responses given here. In case it comes up again.
Why did he never get married? Or why did he divorce? These questions go both ways!
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I don't know a single company whose IT will implement Windows 8 on anything. I'm talking everything from tablets, phones, laptops, PC's, or servers. In fact my company said straight out "No" because of all the problems it would entail.
Did they ever fix the lack of command line for windows 8 servers?
Kinda the same here. We're running it on a few machines, and while the tablet-UI side of things is largely ignored, the rest of it works well enough. Yeah, there's some stuff that's missing (the GUI for modifying all stored wireless connections, for example), but I like the spatial nature of the new Start menu. It's kind of like being able to pin programs where you like them on your taskbar, but in two dimensions. Yes, I know you could do that with icons on the desktop, but you can't scroll the desktop, and
I don't know a single company whose IT will implement Windows 8 on anything. I'm talking everything from tablets, phones, laptops, PC's, or servers. In fact my company said straight out "No" because of all the problems it would entail.
Did they ever fix the lack of command line for windows 8 servers?
I work desktop IT for a company in fortune's top 10. We are not moving everything there (yet) but we definitely are standardizing it for the enterprise and will probably move large numbers (tens of thousands) of users there. Enterprises aren't as scared of 8 as they were of Vista. Roll-out of a new os in a large enterprise takes time and I'm sure once the projects have been worked at various companies many will be moving.
I work for a University and we manage about 9,000 Windows desktops, mostly Win7 at this point. We are looking to roll out Windows 8 on all new deployments beginning in January or February. All of our early-adopters have been running Win8E for months now and the only issues we have seen have been related to IE10. Most of these issues have been dealt with by using group policy to set compatibility mode for specific sites.
Wait a minute, you actually, as a company policy, encourage people to use IE except for legacy sites that won't work on anything else? Isn't that crazy? Then they go, do the same at home, and they end up owned. Kudos.
Given most corporate entities forced their users to use IE back when IE was a security and standards nightmare, why, exactly, would they change their minds now that recent versions of IE isn't significantly worse, either with security or standards compliance, than Chrome or Firefox?
It's not exactly 1999-2006 any more. The world has moved on.
Wow that info is outdated.
IE 10 != IE 6 by a longshot! It is the most caught up version of IE yet that supports HTML 5, CSS 3, and has great hardware acceleration and loads up sites as fast if not faster than Chrome. It is the only browser that is double sandboxed against hep spray attacks, as well as ASLR, and DEP.
I am not an IE fan nor am I even using it right now (Chrome), but for using shitty ancient web apps optimized for IE 7 and IE 8 is it the only option. Also only IE is enterprise grade with
If you have a problem with this go harass Mozilla for not making Firefox enterprise friendly. Until that time comes we are staying IE only. With the later releases following standards and behaving like Chrome and Firefox it is not a big of an issue as it once was.
Out of curiosity, what do you expect to gain from replacing Win7 with Win8?
Because a lot of people have an issue with..
"This application is going to send off 'some stuff you don't understand.. bla bla tech bla' to servers somewhere you don't know." They automatically mistrust a program that sends off unknown information when presented with the choice.
What Microsoft says. "Send anonymous usage details to Microsoft servers"
What the user reads. "Send your porn viewing habits to god knows where and who"
Several potentially good reasons:
Perhaps they don't actually care if MS produces a quality product or not. If it does, great, if not they'll just buy something else. Why do MS's homework for them?
Perhaps they feel it would be casting pearls before swine? No matter how many times they participate, they'll get the same old crap in return.
Perhaps they fear the data might be too invasive and they'd just rather not.
The second option there is, BTW, a commonly cited reason for not voting. If you abstain from an election because you see no candidates you actually support, you remain perfectly entitled to complain about the state of the nation.
I'd also doubt it factors in the people who have upgraded to Windows 8, used it for a couple weeks, and downgraded back to Windows 7, or those who refused to upgrade int the first place.
In the end?
Still tastes like chicken.
Seriously. If this is the best language of encouragement that Ballmer can choke out of his throat, then you know there is a Vista-sized hole in Microsoft's delivery.
I know! Why don't we all get used to Ubuntu Unity and Libre Office? "Even with the rumblings, we feel confident that it's a moment in time more than an actual problem."
To be fair, I was pretty rabidly anti-metro about 2 weeks ago, and my dislike is waning a bit. I still miss the old start menu, and every time metro comes up i hit "escape", but the new search is OK and it seems like the use of RAM as cache is better this time around.
"Getting used to" doesnt mean that Im happy that things changed, however. One "gets used to" a chronic health ailment; that doesnt mean youre happy that you got it to begin with, it just means youre learning to deal with it.
I am not saying that Windows 8 is even remotely similar to prison rape (though some might suggest there may be some similarities, I am not saying that) but the very notion that a party or group is getting used to something does not mean they like it or want it.
I supposed I could have said "taxes" or any other thing people generally don't like, but I wanted to be a little edgy... a little dramatic.
So yes. We acknowledge Microsoft is shoving their things [Windows 8 in this case] through our [choose an orifice] and we acknowledge that we presently don't have much choice in the matter.
That sums it up. Nothing in the article about people liking or preferring the New Windows Order. Just the limp pronouncement that people who must use Windows are finding ways of grinding through the experience.
I think it's more like stockholm syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome [wikipedia.org]
Anyone really surprised?
Give any big change 3 months and it will get accepted if you don't give in as the change forcer.
I've seen it at work too many times to count. Manglement makes a decision that upsets everyone and lots of people talk about how they are going to start looking elsewhere for employment and the sky will fall and this is terrible, but after the 3 month gripe period, everyone accepts the changes and life moves on.
It's how things work.
That doesn't mean that they like the new situation more than the old one. And while at work there may be some good reason why you have to adapt to a management change because the primary concern is the well being of the company and not yours, pardon please if I put MY comfort ahead of that of MS.
Manglement makes a decision that upsets everyone and lots of people talk about how they are going to start looking elsewhere for employment and the sky will fall and this is terrible, but after the 3 month gripe period, everyone accepts the changes and life moves on.
True, but why exactly is that?
Because it takes about three months on average for the vocal and confident employees to find other employment, get fired, or can be otherwise forced to leave (that option usually takes longer). One place I was at had a 43% turnover in the first two months, but I can't speak for what happened after that, because nobody I really knew was still there.
What the management is then left with is a staff of indecisive and often inferior employees that are easily intimidated by
Data collected automatically from some Windows users
Oh, that gives me such a warm feeling inside...
I've noticed a couple different things:
1) It makes me a lot more selective about putting things on the taskbar and desktop.
a) I put things I really do use out there, so things are highly geared to my workflow
b) Things I find I'm not using get punted
2) The windows button finally has purpose. You can hit that button, start typing an app name and then space/enter to launch. I find I'm mousing less actually.
In addition, Windows 8 hasn't come with the alternating-release-something-new instability problems we've gotten used to. It's every bit as solid as 7 and has better integrated security features. Win, win in my book.
The windows button finally has purpose. You can hit that button, start typing an app name and then space/enter to launch. I find I'm mousing less actually.
This is Windows 7 functionality isn't it?
More like Vista in 2007.
Or Mac OSX's Spotlight from 2005 or '06.
(Excluding 3rd party utilities/launchers since they're not part of the out-of-the-box UI).
The windows button finally has purpose. You can hit that button, start typing an app name and then space/enter to launch
So... It's just like DOS except you have to hit the windows key before you type the name of the program you want to launch.
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
So... It's just like DOS except you have to hit the windows key before you type the name of the program you want to launch.
It's completely unlike DOS, since DOS didn't do a full-text search on all app names. It just let you type specific command names. If you didn't know that creating a directory is "mkdir" or "md", good luck guessing.
In Start menu/screen (not just Win8 - the feature has been there since Vista), you can type things like "resolution", and it will automatically find the control panel item that lets you adjust that.
I've noticed a couple different things:
1) It makes me a lot more selective about putting things on the taskbar and desktop.
a) I put things I really do use out there, so things are highly geared to my workflow
b) Things I find I'm not using get punted
2) The windows button finally has purpose. You can hit that button, start typing an app name and then space/enter to launch. I find I'm mousing less actually.
In addition, Windows 8 hasn't come with the alternating-release-something-new instability problems we've gotten used to. It's every bit as solid as 7 and has better integrated security features. Win, win in my book.
Type the name of an app and then hit enter. Welcome to DOS. Are we suddenly back in 1992?
Microsoft Has Been Watching, and It Says You're Getting Used To Windows 8
Much like a kid who has broken his arm "gets used to" a cast or sling. Much like a cow who has been electrocuted many times by a fence "gets used to" staying away from it. Much like someone convicted of a DUI "gets used to" riding a bicycle.
'Even with the rumblings, we feel confident that it's a moment in time more than an actual problem.'
Under what circumstances, exactly, would someone who works for Microsoft ever say anything contrary to that? Anything could be going on, good or bad, and that is exactly what they would say to dismiss criticism.
Under what circumstances, exactly, would someone who works for Microsoft ever say anything contrary to that?
Depends, what's Ballmer drinking these days?
It's mind boggling, only 90% managed to use the start screen and charms on day1.
So in that 10% are folk that failed to work out how to get the login prompt from the completely control free boot page. And people who failed to shutdown their PC making up the bulk of it - since that needs the charmless bar.
Just to install ClassicShell or fire up the desktop to use it with needs use of both the start screen and charms. So even if you never use them again you still count as a MS success in these stats.
Any other company would be panicking over a 10% fail rate just starting up their software, not claiming it as a success.
Many moons ago we got a new intern in the office. He was young, naive and hopelessly clueless about the corporate world. We took a liking to him immediately.
Of course, this meant that we had to play pranks on him. Because that's what you do to people you like, right?
Our best prank was what we did to his computer. We wrote a small program that ran in the background and drew a dot in the center of the screen on top of whatever was running. This dot grew bigger over time; at first it was just one pixel wide, but after a week it was over twenty.
One morning, just over a week after we'd secretly installed it onto the intern's computer, he called me into his cubicle and asked me if I had ever heard of "dead pixels on a CRT". I said no, holding back the laughter, and politely suggested that he try reinstalling his graphics card drivers. He declined, and said that was too much effort and he would just live with it.
The intern was fully prepared to live with this large, expanding, black dot in the center of his monitor. It was nothing but sheer annoyance, but he was willing to ignore it.
At this point we caved and uninstalled the software.
That experience taught me that users will put up with just about anything. As long as it doesn't outright prevent them from doing their job (eg, the network card has died), they will find some way to soldier on.
Most the people in my IT group at work are windows users. most of my friends and relative are windows users. No one likes windows 8, several have downgraded new gear because they hated the 8 so much. At work they say its the new Vista, useless rubbish that should be shunned, and that hopefully "9" will be a release Redmond gets a clue again and puts out something useful.
That's pretty funny when the die-hard windoze fangals/fanbois I know can only bad-mouth the windows 8. Microsoft has failed its own customers, driven dissatisfaction upward, regressed the state of the UI art.
You can probably "get used to" almost anything when you aren't given a choice. Heck, you can "get used to" chronic back pain too...
But that's a far cry from meaning that a person actually prefers it
The sheer number of friends and relatives bringing their shiny new computers to me (The resident geek) begging me to upgrade them from Windows 8 to Windows 7 says otherwise...
I suspect most of these people did not voluntary opt into Microsoft's "Track Me" program either.
I wanted to try it out, so I put it on my (non-touch) laptop. The Metro UI is an abomination. I wouldn't even want it on a touch tablet ("live tiles" compare very badly to Android's widget, notifications are a joke...), on a PC, it should be taken out and shot.
Which, luckily, you can do easily with http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ [sourceforge.net], and get back the Desktop shell that the IT gods intended.
Apart form that, the new features are:
1- Remote Desktop server...
2- and that's it. Not even ReadyBoost for SSD, nor some tiered storage like Apple has started doing.
3- and after Jan 31st, you won't even get Media Server.
MS is trying to force-feed Metro UI to their Desktop users, hoping to use that familiarity to get some traction on phones and tablets. The problem are that Metro UI 1) makes no sense on non-touch machines, and 2) lacks severely even on tablets and phones.
Call me a skeptic but somehow the very fact that MS feels the need to say this, shows people are NOT picking up Windows 8. Yeah, so early adapters of the new MS vision who are so in love with the company they allow it to see everything they do, are sticking with it... and? Fans of a dog food company eat their favorite companies dog food. Doesn't mean it doesn't tastes like... well like nothing actually, animal food lacks spicing.
If Windows 8 adoption was really good, MS would be crowing about actual sales figures. They are not. For the truth NEVER listen to what a spokesman says, listen for what he doesn't say.
Basically, people that haven't given up on Windows 8 or refused to even start using it or didn't mind MS watching over their shoulder, haven't given up in large volumes. Damned by faint praise? If this is the best press release they could come up with, the truth is far more dire.
Want proof? Go back in history and read MS press release on Bob, ME and Vista.
What Larson-Green fails to take into account is that technically experienced users (1) are still running Windows 7, and (2) turn off Customer Experience Improvement Program anyway for privacy reasons.
In addition, most corporations will turn off Customer Experience Improvement Program via group policy, for the same reasons power users do. (Even if it's not supposed to be personally identifiable, why risk sending more personal/corporate information to Microsoft than you have to?) So CEIP turns out to measure little more than the responses of technically inexperienced users who buy cheap OEM systems – a shrinking demographic.
Microsoft needs to remember that business users and power users, not the dumbasses who buy $299 eMachines, are its real customer base.
"[...]The data collected by Microsoft also show that people are becoming more familiar with the new features over time, says Larson-Green. She previously led a redesign of the Microsoft Office interface that, in 2007, replaced text-based menus with a more visual "ribbon interface," an initially controversial change that is now widely accepted as an example of good design. "Two days to two weeks is what we used to say in Office, and it's similar in Windows 8," she says.
So my quick summary: Microsoft wants me to believe that a group, selected according to criteria and methods that would have my statistics professor at the University screaming that I am a confounded moron, is right in believing that windows 8 does not have a usability problem, and therefore I am also a confounded moron because I use windows 7 with the XP menus. Ah, I did not mention that there's no word on how would I use touch on my installed screen base, which does not have a touch interface.
I am more bored than you could ever possibly be. Go back to work.


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Office Space to Rent in Mount Tabor
We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Mount Tabor. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Mount Tabor. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
Business Park with units ranging from 125 sq ft to 14,000 sq ft (12 sq m to 1,300 sq m). Offered is flexible managed workspace for companies looking for workshop, light industrial and office accommodation.
Converted mill complex that provides quality office space on flexible terms. Single offices to call centre sizes available. Most offices available on an "all-inclusive" basis (ie all costs....light, heat, water, service charge, buildings insurance, FREE parking but excluding rates and telecoms). There are also lockup units (24 hr access) available on the site
The business centre at Fearnley Mill, Halifax, occupies a refurbished historic mill in an excellent business and cultural complex off the A58 and is part of the Dean Clough Mills estate. Inside the former carpet mill, there is a welcoming reception, offices with plenty of character, meeting rooms and a business lounge. It's perfect for doing business with the complex's 140 neighbouring companies located within the 20-acre mixed development. This centre offers all-inclusive pricing, so you can move in with peace of mind that there will be no unexpected costs each month. Also, by joining this centre you will have access to centres nationwide.
A totally refurbished Georgian listed building in a superb central location in Halifax. Features include: a CCTV monitored on site car park,high speed fibre optic broadband (100mbps) , Wi Fi enabled, magnificent period meeting room, fully DDA compliant. Suites available from 200 sq feet.
These newly refurbished offices are available in a range of sizes that cater start up and small business sectors. The accommodation has the benefit of a new heating and lighting system, pre-wired CAT5 data cabling with floor boxes provided as standard. Kitchens are provided and there is ample parking onsite. There is currently office space available from 250 sqft - 1500 sqft. Also available is 1000 - 5000 sqft of industrial work space/ storage.
This business centre offers quality, flexible and affordable serviced office space which is all inclusive with no hidden charges. internet and telephone ready, fully furnished and ready to go. A fully refurbished and transformed heritage mill. Now a modern workspace but maintaining exposed brickwork, trusses and cast iron columns. It is home to both new and established businesses in its contemporary working environment. Offices will accommodate anywhere from 1 – 10 + people. Costs from £75 per person per month.
A converted textile mill which has been lovingly refurbished by the owners. The vibrant complex is home to a bistro, spa, and health club as well as luxury office space and meeting rooms. The owners have tried to keep as many of the original features as possible, so you will find stone walls and traditional beams in many of the offices in the complex.
Built in 1861, a former mill which measures over 26,000 sq ft and has private on-site car parking. Offering serviced offices, production units, extensive hot-desking facilities and virtual office services. On-site services include meeting rooms, events space, broadband and telecoms. Extensive partner services available via partner Business Centre, including business club, networking and secretarial services.
Grade A building in one of Bradford's best locations. It boasts a high quality, modern design both inside and outside with each office containing climate control, super-fast fibre optic broadband, LED lighting and a meeting room for all tenants to use. Telephony optional. With a modern open plan double-tier reception area and on-site Costa café.All offices are serviced and terms are flexible. The centre provides a friendly client service and keep the tenant's needs at the forefront of each day.
An established and imposing building that has just had a complete refurbishment and redecorated throughout, including 20 newly build offices. There are a wide range of offices and suites available from a desk in an open area through to a small discreet office of 100 square feet. Features include: all inclusive licence fees, leased line fibre, CCT & mobile security services, free parking, reception services (9am - 5pm), personalised telephone answering service, franked postal service, photocopying & scanning service, air-conditioned offices, modern furniture, kitchen and break out facilities with free tea, coffee and biscuits.
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The bullpen once again let the Phils down as they lose to the Reds, 5-4.
The Phils' bullpen is once again unable to hold down the opposition in the late innings, as the Phils drop one to the Reds, 5-4.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off by reaching first base on second baseman Brandon Phillips' fielding error, then stopping at third base on Chase Utley's single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while sending Utley, who had just singled, over to third base. The Reds would tied the game up at one-all in the seventh as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Ryan Hanigan hits an RBI single, scoring Scott Rolen, who had started the inning off with a double, while sending Todd Frazier, who had just walked, up to second base, before he moved on to third base on Howard's missed catch error, while Hanigan would move up to second base. Two batters later, with one man out, the Reds took the lead as Zack Cozart hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Frazier, giving the Reds a 2-1 lead. The Reds then took a 3-1 lead as Drew Stubbs hits an RBI single, knocking in Hanigan. The Phils tied the game up at three-all in their half of the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Kevin Frandsen, a double by Erik Kratz, sending Frandsen up to third base, and a walk to pinch hitter Ty Wigginton, and with one man out, Rollins hits a two-run double, knocking in Frandsen and Kratz, and sending Wigginton up to third base. The Phils then tried to retake the lead as Juan Pierre attempted a suicide squeeze bunt up the first base line, which is quickly scooped up by pitcher Sean Marshall, who then threw home to force out Wigginton for a fielder's choice out, 1-2, as catcher Hanigan applied the tag, for the inning's second out, as Rollins moved up to third base, and Pierre was safe at first. The Red retook the lead in the eighth as, with two men out, Frazier hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the season, giving the Reds a 4-3 lead. The Phils retied the game at four-all in their half of the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Frandsen hits an RBI triple, knocking in Dom Brown, who had just singled. The Reds regain the lead in the ninth as Cozart hits a lead-off home run, his fourteenth home run of the season, giving the Reds a 5-4 lead. That would end up being the final score as Aroldis Chapman collected his thirtieth save of the year as he threw a scoreless ninth, striking out Utley, swinging, for the game's final out, with the tying run on third base.
Cliff Lee received a no-decision as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on nine hits and a walk, while striking out nine. B.J. Rosenberg pitched a third of an inning, striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Jonathan Papelbon (3-5, 2.86) took the lost as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out one. Homer Bailey also received a no-decision as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on seven hits, while he struck out six. Sean Marshall blew his fourth save attempt of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Jonathan Broxton blew his sixth save attempt of the season before getting the win (3-3, 3.02) as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Aroldis Chapman received his thirtieth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two.
The Phils had eleven hits in the game, with Kevin Frandsen (2 Singles, Triple, RBI) leading the team with three hits, followed by Jimmy Rollins (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) and Chase Utley (Singles) with two hits apiece. Ryan Howard (Single, RBI), Dom Brown (Single), Erik Kratz (Double) and pinch hitter Placido Polanco (Single) had the other four Phils' hits. The Phils also had two walks and two stolen bases (Rollins (21 & 22)) in the game.
The Phils (57-66, T-3rd East) continue their series with the Reds (75-49, 1st Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park, and is to start at 7:05 pm. The Phils will send to the mound Vance Worley (6-8, 4.11), who is coming off a lost to the Brewers on August 17, as he pitched just four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out three, in the Phils' 6-2 lost. Worley will be trying to get back to his winning form. The Reds will counter with Bronson Arroyo (9-7. 3.96), who will be coming off a win against the Cubs on August 17, as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and three walks, while striking out three, in the Reds' 7-3 win. He will be gunning for his tenth win of the season. The Phils will be trying to win their fourth game in five days.


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CALGARY -- Can veteran winger Owen Nolan help the Senators?
While John Muckler is in no hurry to make changes to his lineup after losing winger Martin Havlat (shoulder surgery) for at least four months, the Senators GM admits that all could change in pretty short order.
The Senators are likely to add a body or two for their playoff run and if they're not seriously interested in moving someone from their roster, perhaps signing Nolan, an unrestricted free agent, is a step they should take.
Nolan, who is recovering from back and knee injuries that plagued him in Toronto, is getting ready to make a comeback and the word he's ready to sign with an NHL team so he can start playing in January.
In fact, Nolan might be the healthiest he's been in years after taking a full 18 months of rest -- a good reason for a team to take control of his rehabilitation in the next couple of weeks to get him ready for action.
The word out of Nolan's camp is the gritty winger would love the opportunity to join the Senators in hopes of winning a Stanley Cup.
Nolan, however, is also drawing interest from the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks, the team he spent parts of eight seasons with before being dealt to the Maple Leafs.
The Senators lost a lot of speed with Havlat out of the lineup and even if Nolan isn't as fast as Havlat, the former Leaf is a good skater who'd adapt to the new NHL pretty quickly.
What's holding up a deal for Nolan is a contract grievance that needs to be settled with the Maple Leafs, who held back the $5.6-million US option on his 2004-05 deal.
The two sides disagree over when Nolan suffered a knee injury.
Just imagine the way Nolan would be able to help out if the Senators got into a tough playoff series with the Leafs.
Even if signing him isn't on Muckler's radar screen at the moment, it's worth considering.


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I feel that this bill is a reasonable compromise.
HB2023 was debated and passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday of this week.
Many have expressed concerns that the government should not be in the business of facilitating political contributions.
Because I support that notion I did vote in support of this bill. Public sector employees may still have union dues withheld from their payroll checks. Only contributions to political action committees will be prohibited. Employees are still free to make personal contributions to political action committees.
Nothing in the legislation limits anyone from speaking out in any way they see fit, nor from contributing as much money as they wish to the political cause of their choosing. In short, the policy advanced by this legislation is one of government neutrality toward political speech. Similar legislation to HB2023 passed in Idaho was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. The court indicated "that the state is under no obligation to aid the unions in their political activities. And the states decision not to do so is not an abridgment of the unions speech; they are free to engage in such speech as they see fit. They simply are barred from enlisting the State in support of that endeavor".
In summary, I feel that this bill is a reasonable compromise that protects the right of public employees to support political action committees while preserving the concept of government neutrality toward political speech.
The 2013 session is becoming very busy as more bills are being passed out of committee. I appreciate the opportunity to represent the 77th District. Please call if you have issues of importance. 1-785-296-6989.


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Thread: Creating my site using Adobe CS
Creating my site using Adobe CS
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I recently bought a second hand copy of Adobe CS and I was wondering what exactly would be the best way for me to learn to use it?
I wan to use it to create two sites. One is my personal blog and the other is my bands website. Can anyone give me some ideas/ tips..... Maybe direct me to a site which has a tutorial on creating a full site using just the CS software.
By the way Im using CS and not CS2.
Go to adobe,I have been teaching myself, Tutorials are every where. Good luck.read this thread
I started using PS from finding this forum and all the help I have gotten here thru the years is immeasurable
thank you MacForums and all it's members
10-05-2005, 09:22 AM #3MartinAustinGuest
While Adobe CS may do an adequate job of making a website (I don't know, I have never tried it), my advice is always to start with the basics. HTML and CSS. It makes things a lot easier when you can understand the code that Adobe CS will generate.
This does not hold true for all applications, however. Microsoft FrontPage, for example, produces code that not even Internet Explorer can understand well.
Good luck!
10-15-2005, 09:43 PM #4bobber205Guest
Frontpage is HORRIBLE!
Want something really similar, but with more kickass?
NVU's Web Page
Awesome site designed. Produces readable code, close to you what you'd really type. Might be good to learn with too.
10-25-2005, 06:31 PM #5Sodium StudiosGuest
I hand code in Notepad (still a PC user at the mo), and just get frustrated with the slowness of programs like GoLive (about 4 mins to load).
So, if you want to learn, hard-code in a word editor. It'll give you a good respect for site code.
10-27-2005, 09:55 AM #6fishaGuest
From Windows experience:
Sorry, I cant abide by NVU . . . sure it looks nice and stuff, but thats about it. It point blank refuses to handle some of the code i want to put into pages . . . and thats even with me hand coding it into the HTML code tab. Go back to save the file and it decides to change it all and if it doesn't understand it, then it just removes the section of code.
I found it just woeful. Uninstalled in less than a day.
I quite like Frontpage . . . it does what you tell it to ( but you have to be wary of not letting it take over and getting sucked in the MS specific stuff )
MAcromedia Dreamweaver i like as well.
but before all that, learn the basics. It makes it oh so much easier when you layout a page and then want to tweak parts of the HTML code itself.
10-27-2005, 09:55 AM #7lilGuest
That much is true and truthfully, HTML 4.01, CSS and XHTML aren't all that difficult, I certainly wouldn't call it programming.
There again I have been at this game for ten years now (mind you my creations back then in HTML 2.0 and SimpleText were simply - abysmal :flower: )
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I have a good understanding of HTML 4.01 and XHTML.... I want to bring stuff further though... and to top it off I have had to format my hard drive and Ive lost the installation of Studio MX I had..... so Im left with only CS.
The tutorials all over the net are only for CS2..... it is impossible to find tutorials for CS!
01-27-2006, 03:24 PM #9www.idadgraphics.com
I started using PS from finding this forum and all the help I have gotten here thru the years is immeasurable
thank you MacForums and all it's members
01-30-2006, 05:20 PM #10MadRhino23Guest
Learn Photoshop first....
Lay your Design of the site out. ( 780 - 790 pixels width).
Learn GoLive next... especially tables, how they expand, lock, justify, etc... fool around with them.
Start cutting your layouts to fit your tables, ( saving for Web - jpg, gif, etc.)...
Since your a novice, do not not even fool around with CSS files right now... once you start building better pages, then jump into CSS...
Learn the basics first...
If you need some examples just holler....
email@example.com :headphone :headphone
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I agree that it is possible to create nicer, more efficient code by hand, but as a beginner you don't want to dive in at the deep end, only to end up producing really basic pages.
I always used to use a WYSIWYG editor, and now I usually layout my page in Dreamweaver and then tweak and update it by hand.
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[code]With Nicks Gammons RS485 Master code listed below (all be it played with by me)http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11428 (from Nicks Site)I want to have the slave send a response that contains data from a variable that when received by the Master can be used in my application,the slave sends a response to a masters message but it only has a boolean response - successful transmission true/false, switching on pin 13 if false.How can i get a value passed back (Decimal/byte/string, any data)My network works great for sending digital commands and i can change the channel and communicate with other slaves indepentantly.i now want to iterogate a slave that will respond with value read from an analoge input.I have not added the receive code as it is already available on Nicks site and would just fill the forum up with pointless amounts of code.i would love to hear from anyone who has acheived two way comms using the RS485 Sketches and if possible could the send me a working master and slave sketch with two way communication.[code]#include "WConstants.h"#include <NewSoftSerial.h>#include "RS485_protocol.h"NewSoftSerial rs485 (2, 3); // receive pin, transmit pinconst byte ENABLE_PIN = 4;int channel = 0;int data=0;const byte LED_PIN = 13;int incomingByte=0; // for incoming serial dataint thousands=0; int hundreds =0; int tens =0; int ones=0;int inByte=0;// callback routines void fWrite (const byte what) { rs485.print (what); } int fAvailable () { return rs485.available (); }int fRead () { return rs485.read (); }void setup(){ rs485.begin (28800); Serial.begin(9600); pinMode (ENABLE_PIN, OUTPUT); // driver output enable pinMode (LED_PIN, OUTPUT); // built-in LED} // end of setup byte old_level = 0;void loop(){ // read potentiometer // byte level = analogRead (0) / 4;// commented out as it is now variable being written byte level = (incomingByte); // Serial.print(level);// print to serial monitor - for testing only if (Serial.available() > 0) { //read value from host PC hostprotocol(); } // no change? forget it if (level == old_level) return; // assemble message byte msg [] = { 1, // device 1 2, // turn light on level // to what level }; // send to slave digitalWrite (ENABLE_PIN, HIGH); // enable sending sendMsg (fWrite, msg, sizeof msg); delayMicroseconds (660); digitalWrite (ENABLE_PIN, LOW); // disable sending
I know about putting the code in a code block etc.
// receive response byte buf [20]; byte received = recvMsg (fAvailable, fRead, buf, sizeof buf); digitalWrite (LED_PIN, received == 0); // turn on LED if error // only send once per successful change if (received){ if (buf != channel) return; // not my device if (buf [1] != 2) return; // unknown command byte msg [] = { 0, // device 0 (master) data, // turn light on command received //data
if (received) { if (buf != channel) <--- Do you mean buf[0] here ?! return; ...etc....
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Beat the Heat- Mia McCaslin
In this week's Custer County Chief, our Viewpoint page is dedicated to Broken Bow residents' opinions on how to win out against the massive heat-wave sweeping the nation. Many people had the same general consensus: stay inside, utilize your air conditioning and stay hydrated. We're very lucky, most businesses now-a-days are air conditioned. Even if you don't work or live in an air conditioned building, there are plenty of air conditioned places that you can spend your free time. However, air conditioning isn't the only way to vanquish the high climbing temperatures. Spending time in cool water is not only effective, but fun! Go to the pool, or even lay out a sprinkler in your back yard to run around in! And no, the sprinkler isn't just for the younger folks; anyone can have a good time keeping cool with the sprinkler. One thing to be very careful of when you are taking advantage of water instead of air conditioning is that since you will be outside, sunscreen is a must. Don't forget to reapply as well. These are just the few (and most obvious) ways to beat the heat. There are tons of ways to stay cool, and I would like to hear from you! Do you have any wacky tricks to keep the sweat off your back? How do you stay cool on these sweltering days?