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LOS ANGELES — It never rains in Southern California, they say, which is blatantly blasphemous, because it rained all Friday afternoon and then continued well into the night because, dare we say, it was raining 3s.
The Lakers made 17 3-pointers in their 122-103 victory over Denver. Since 1985-86, only seven other times have the Nuggets allowed an opponent to make 16 or more 3-pointers.
Wait, the Lakers have issues?
Good golly, L.A. looked like something out of a video game Friday, launching 3-pointers unconsciously, slapping around the Nuggets like it was 2002, not 2012.
"They made some tough shots but had some open looks," said Nuggets coach George Karl, whose team is now 8-9. "We've always had trouble with the 3-ball and in certain games like at San Antonio and tonight we were reacting to their cuteness, and coach (Mike) D'Antoni knows how to teach that stuff well."
Only three NBA teams allow opponents to shoot better from the 3 than the Nuggets. Well, that was frighteningly apparent Friday night. One fellow, Jodie Meeks, went bonkers. The Lakers reserve made five of his first six 3-point attempts in the first half.
"We just got beat," Nuggets guard Andre Miller said.
Asked if it was an energy factor, with Denver playing on the road back-to-back nights, Miller said, "Yeah, especially trying to be an up-tempo team, we need to come out with energy to get up and down the court."
Or as Karl said, "Our gas tank was pretty empty."
Oh, it's also becoming clear that one of Denver's biggest issues is defending big men. Remember that first week of the season, when Spencer Hawes, Glen Davis and Chris Bosh looked like David Robinson, David Robinson and David Robinson? Well, that trend is continuing of late.
In the past week, Al Jefferson and David Lee each had their best nights of the season against Denver. And then Friday, Denver faced arguably basketball's best big man in Dwight Howard.
It wasn't pretty. Howard looked like he was playing against the JV in the first quarter, scoring 16 points with five boards.
Howard finished with 28 points and 20 boards in 32 minutes. And, yes, L.A.'s big man converted his only attempt from 3-point range.
"I thought there was mental fatigue and physical fatigue," Karl said. "I need to be aware of the schedule, aware of staying positive. We're still in a very good place. We need to win our home games and figure out a way to steal wins on the road."

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Congratulations to Erin Arceo of Eli's Cheesecake for her work in leading the Chicago Foodservice Marketing Club Taste of Chicago's Culinary Schools to be hosted at Eli's Cheesecake Bakery next Friday, February 29th. Our special guest emcee will again be Wayne Johnson of Wayne's Weekend on NBC5 Chicago.
This morning, Erin appeared on Wayne's Weekend with chefs from the Washburne Culinary Institute and the Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago. The segment will be broadcast again this Saturday at 9:45 am on the NBC5 News.


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Top of the Lake
BBC Warner, $34.98
The New Zealand TV miniseries "Top of the Lake" is a different kind of mystery-procedural — more like a cross between "Twin Peaks" and "The Killing" than an episode of "Law & Order." Credit the creators: writer Gerard Lee and writer-director Jane Campion, the latter of whom is best known for her Oscar-winning film "The Piano." Here Campion tones down her arty, elliptical style and conforms to television conventions, telling a slow-burning but fairly gripping story about a big-city police detective (Elisabeth Moss) who returns to her rural hometown and gets involved with a missing persons case that brings her into contact with a temperamental crime boss (Peter Mullan) and a longhaired self-help guru (Holly Hunter). "Top of the Lake" can be too weird at times, but it has a sense of place and an atmosphere that's rare for this kind of show. The DVD set adds interviews.
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The Act of Killing
New Video/Drafthouse, $27.95; Blu-ray, $29.95
Available on VOD beginning Jan. 7
One of the most talked about documentaries of 2013, Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing" reflects on the violent civil war in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, focusing on a group of teenage criminals who followed orders and slaughtered their fellow citizens, and were rewarded with money, power and prestige. The twist is that Oppenheimer allows these now-past-middle-age men to reenact their crimes in the style of the old Hollywood movies they love; and in the process, these ruthless killers who've spent decades justifying their misdeeds are forced to confront what they did. It's a bold experiment in trial-by-media, made even bolder by the DVD and Blu-ray editions, which have a 40-minute-longer director's cut, plus featurettes, more deleted scenes and conversations between Oppenheimer and his producers Errol Morris and Werner Herzog.
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The Following: The Complete First Season
Warner Brothers, $39.98; Blu-ray, $49.99
The Fox network had a hit last year with "The Following," a serialized detective series starring Kevin Bacon as a brilliant, damaged FBI agent confounded by a network of disciples who act on the orders of an incarcerated serial killer (James Purefoy). The second season begins soon, though it's hard to imagine where creator Kevin Williamson is going to take this story after a 15-episode Season 1 that saw the hero jerked every which way by surprise twists: unexpected villains, abrupt murders, et cetera. "The Following" is violent and nihilistic to the point of being difficult to invest in emotionally, though it is stylish and suspenseful, with powerful lead performances. The DVD and Blu-ray contain deleted scenes, commentary tracks and featurettes.
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The Wicker Man (1973)
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
It'd be a shame if the spectacularly terrible 2006 remake of "The Wicker Man" kept people from seeking out the original 1973 film, which is a masterpiece of movie horror. Adapted by screenwriter Anthony Shaffer and director Robin Hardy from David Pinner's novel "Ritual," "The Wicker Man" stars Edward Woodward as a moralistic policeman investigating a missing persons case on a remote island, where he discovers that the locals are still following the old gods of the harvest. Memorably creepy, "The Wicker Man" is a travelogue with a great soundtrack, a dark streak and a shocking ending. The new Blu-ray edition holds Hardy's restored director's cut, plus featurettes.
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Offense the Focus Facing Washington
Pre-season football is nearly unbearable to watch throughout its entirety, especially with the abundance of penalty flags that have been thrown through the first two weeks. Fortunately for the fans, the third exhibition game is on the horizon.
The third game of an NFL pre-season game is better known as the "dress rehearsal" for a team as the starting players play more than the first half. With Baltimore entering their second to last exhibition match, the offense will be the focal point of their match up against Washington.
It would have been interesting to see how the Ravens questionable secondary would do against an offense that is loaded with talented receivers, but that opportunity has been squandered with injuries. Cornerbacks Jimmy Smith, Lardarius Webb and Asa Jackson will not suit up against the Redskins.
With Baltimore's top three cornerbacks not seeing any action, the defense will most likely not fair too well against a solid offense. Their performance will get an exception if it displays a poor effort due to the significant injuries. So take the eye off the defensive side of the ball and focus on what the Ravens offense has to offer in week three.
The Redskins have a decent defense with a solid group across the front seven. The number one thing to watch for is how the Ravens rush offense fairs against that group.
One of the main problems last season for Baltimore was the lack of production from the rush offense. The Ravens finished the regular season with the 30th ranked rushing offense in the league with only Jacksonville and Atlanta behind them. They also only averaged an underwhelming 3.1 yards per carry average, which ranked last in the league.
Part of the problem with the rush offense was the offensive line and the running backs not playing up to their ability. So far in the pre-season, the offense has shown progress in that area.
Through the first two games of the pre-season, Baltimore has a 4.9 yards per carry average that ranks second amongst the league. That is encouraging even though it is through two exhibition games. If the Ravens can continue that success against Washington, it will be a good sign going forward with a revamped offensive line.
Start the Rookies When the Situation is Right
Last weeks column featured a piece on how Gus Bradley should start the third overall pick from the 2014 NFL Draft Blake Bortles. He has shown flashes throughout the pre-season of being a legitimate starting quarterback and the coaching staff needs to take the plunge and plug him in for week one.
That same leap of faith should be a league-wide choice made by the head coaches that have talented rookie quarterbacks battling for a starting position. That of course being said, if the situation presents the rookie with an opportunity for success.
Dating back to 2008, Josh Freeman, Tim Tebow, Christian Ponder, Blaine Gabbert and Jake Locker are the quarterbacks selected in the first round that did not start week one. It almost sees like too much of a coincidence that those quarterbacks listed above have not had success in the NFL.
As mentioned earlier, the situation has to be somewhat set up for the rookie to have a chance at some success. One of the only rookie quarterbacks that should not start week one is Johnny Manziel.
The former Heisman trophy winner does not have a great situation that surrounds him as his receiving corps is severely depleted. The offensive line is good and the backfield features talent, but not much can be accomplished without Gordon on the outside.
Hoyer is the right choice to start right off the bat because Manziel would struggle heavily under center due to the difficult schedule ahead. The Browns face Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Baltimore to start the season.
Starting any rookie quarterback against Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau is extremely risky. Even when a rookie is having success, LeBeau knows how to make the game confusing and difficult for a rookie. When RG3 was having a stellar rookie season, one of the few struggles he had during his rookie campaign came against Pittsburgh.
So with the Browns, Hoyer is the right choice until the Browns bye week comes shortly into the season. The bye week would be the perfect opportunity to work Manziel into the starting fold.
The rookie quarterback with the best chance at early success is Teddy Bridgewater. The former Louisville star is currently in a battle with Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder for the starting position. First year head coach Mike Zimmer needs to come to the realization that Bridgewater gives his team the best chance to win.
Ponder was drafted in the top fifteen during the 2011 Draft and has not shown any signs that he has franchise potential. Matt Cassel has been around the league since 2005 and at this point he is what he is. If you have a quarterback situation that features a stopgap type of starter and a rookie, just go with the rookie and see what you might potentially have.
Throwing Bridgewater into the mix is not like throwing the young quarterback into the wolves because he is in a good situation. He has the best running back in the league lining up behind him and one of the better up and coming tight ends in the league. Bridgewater has a veteran wide out on the outside to go along with a young promising playmaker in Patterson.
With a good looking set up on the offense, the defense will give Bridgewater opportunities to win games. Coach Zimmer is a defensive mastermind and his unit will definitely do its part with the plethora of talent they have.


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"The Obama administration is committed to improving our nation's infrastructure, which is crucial for both creating jobs and remaining competitive in today's global economy," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. "The EDA grant will help Madison make railroad infrastructure upgrades necessary to both grow local businesses and attract new business to the region."
The current 70-pound track in the railway system is insufficient for heavier rail cars, which has caused pricing issues and inhibited the ability of the city to receive products. By upgrading to 115-pound track, Madison's Meese Orbitron Dunne, a plastics design and manufacturing company, will be able to expand its product line. According to the grantee, this expansion will create 15 new jobs and save an existing 110 jobs. Meese is dependent upon the rail system for distribution of its products and materials and has already invested $6 million toward the expansion. The grantee also predicts that the increased capacity of the railroad will assist with future economic development for the region.


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Matt "Typically" Drega's impressions of the RIFT: Storm Legion's Dimensions and how they stack up.
Dimensions are the intriguing take on player housing that TRION has added with their RIFT: Storm Legion expansion. Housing has been a hot topic of discussion for various MMOs with opinions swinging widely to either side of the argument, and I was more than a little curious as to how the concept would be adressed in RIFT. I finally had a chance to sit down and take a look at their system earlier this week and have some thoughts to share on my experience.
First Steps
Sometimes the hardest shoes to fill as you embark on a journey are your own. This is the distinct impression that washed over me as I loaded up the RIFT: Storm Legion expansion for the first time. The familiar music that I hadn't heard in months greeted me as my level 50 Rogue waited for me to take up the mantle of an old life. It is a surprisingly daunting task to step back into a living world like Telara that has been evolving and pick up where you left off. Every time I experience this it brings a moment of pure excitement because everything is different, but then I have to pause because everything is different.
Standing once again on the hallowed ground of Sanctum with only a nebulous idea of what was ahead of me I stopped to look around and hopefully find the neon sign telling me that "here lies NEW stuff." No sign found I took quick stock of my new soul, the introductory quest helpfully mailed to me, a general babble of nonsensical new terms in level 50-59, and had to spend a minute scratching my head. Thankfully the game makes it easy to pick up old macros and key binds, both things that I hate having to redo constantly in other games, but that left me with figuring out builds, either Purposes or pure buildcrafting, before I could even dive into the new content.
As our incomparable Gareth "Gazimoff" Harmer laid out in his first impressions article, RIFT has seen many changes over its year plus life span and as such the list of things to get adjusted to is long indeed. Realizing that finding my way to the new continents and the journey to 60 wasn't going to be as clear cut as I had first hoped, I decided it was time to find a place to hang my hat while I lazed around looking at builds. It was time to explore the Dimensions that I had heard so much about from the buildup to launch.
The Keys to the Castle
Before I could start carving out a chunk of the planes to suit my whims I had to find the front door so to speak. A little scrounging for info led me to an npc just outside of of Argent Glade named Toia Hejme who could give me a key and a little starter quest to talk to her brother who was trapped in a blue lidded amphora which, conveniently, could only be placed within a dimension. I happily accepted this chance for some free items to test and place in my new home.
Using the key provided to me I loaded into the tiny little nook that is Sanguine Shores. Running around to test my boundaries first I quickly had a Cabin in the Woods encounter as I ran into glowing walls a few yards away from the little shrine that is the focal point of the dimension. Accepting that the starter dimension was going to be little more than a closet I dropped the amphora in the world, completed the quest, and turned my attention to learning the UI.
The Tools
The tools provided by the Dimensions UI are simple and fairly intuitive. There is a mode for xyz movement, rotation on three axes, moderate scaling, and free move. Exposure to games like the SIMS helped familiarize me with these tools, but even without that prior knowledge each mode is clearly marked and works logically. I am confident that a small amount of experimentation will have anyone feeling confident in building their new abode.
Looking further through the Dimensions menu at the options I was pleased to find that they had included robust permissions options. You can restrict yourself to private use only or allow access to friends, guild, and public to enter, move, place, or take items. Eager to have a look at what others had done with their dimensions I joined the most popular publicly available one on the list and commenced exploring. Rather than build a structure right on the ground level of this dimension the owner had instead built far up into the sky with an impressive array of ramps and independent rooms. This look at the varied things I could do with my materials soon had me back in my own Dimension raring to go.
Building the Dream
Placing down the items provided to me from the quest left me feeling a bit disgruntled with little more than a table and a chair to call my own. I decided that it was time to see what my meager sums of money could buy from the vendor and found one in Sanctum that sold some basic goods. After pining for the 200 platinum key to Faen's Retreat I bought a few adornments like bottles and books to brighten up the place and some large amounts of basic building materials to actually make a place to brighten up.
Diving in with gusto I soon met with an obstacle I had not expected and that was the item limit of the dimension. Each item from a small tile to a large table takes up one available space making balancing intricacy of detail and economy a difficult task. I was able to expand the building limit a couple of times with ever increasing sums of platinum which allowed me to place most of what I wanted. After expanding as much as I could afford I soon had the simple tile floor and table that would account for my first living space made in RIFT.
The House of Tomorrow
Overall I have to say that I am pleased with the Dimensions as the RIFT take on housing. While simple in execution they hold potential to become an engrossing project for anyone to undertake in their spare time. They add a constructive element and a level of personal and social investment that is valuable to all types of players. Those feeling lost can have a room for contemplation, friends can have a place to share, and intricate buildings can be shown off to the tune of public praise. Telara can now be more than a connected string of rifts and raids but also a virtual home, which is a concept that has been dwindling in many modern MMOs.
Dimensions also hold the potential to be a phenomenal money sink over time both in and out of game. I can only hope that the SIMS influence doesn't eventually extend to the idea of a large catalog of real money transactions for decorations. At least there is no need to worry about Creepers invading your space and wrecking up the place other than the ones public permissions can let in.
Matt "Typically" Drega, Staff Writer


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Video and Pictures of our latest Off-Road run
Posted 11 April 2004 - 07:22 PM
No breakage this time, except Ian's tire. But that's just a valve stem, and Les Shwab will fix for free. This is why we carry a spare!
Posted 11 April 2004 - 08:18 PM
Posted 11 April 2004 - 08:37 PM
You all like pushin' the speed limit down them rutty roads. I'd end up in the trees if I tried that.
[hijack] I took my sister for a ride in the subaru bug, it was raining, and I was spinning at 50 mph for half a block. I let up when we started going sideways. [/ hijack]
Posted 11 April 2004 - 11:46 PM
Yeah - I do like to go fast down the trails - the wagon does alright. It's pretty easy to get the rear end to slide out on gravel and such with the lincoln locker. And the power steering is very nice in all conditions. I think I'm about to eat another idler pulley bearing tho. Those damn idler pully's for the PS are down close the bottom of the car, and it's always running right in the muck zone.
Posted 12 April 2004 - 05:32 AM
I live out in St. Helens, lots of good red clay to play in here.
Looks like fun was had.
Posted 12 April 2004 - 09:36 AM
We ought to hook up and do some wheeling, red clay sounds fun. Like GD said I'll have a welded diff soon, so I need something to try it out in.
Posted 12 April 2004 - 10:14 AM
I've got a drab olive, 85 gl wagon. I saw you by the Kitterage intersection on yeon.
I just picked up a set of 14" pug steels this weekend, and put a set of 26" wildcats under it. No lift yet, but soon to come.
Shoot me an email, firstname.lastname@example.com I'd really like to get a close look at you're lift. Makes that hatch look tough.
I need to get out the sawzall and do a little trimming before I go wheeling though.
BTW, looks like you're running up by gunners lakes? Lots of good trails there. There's alot of good ones about 2 miles before you turn up to gunners on the right hand side of the road. We call that tunnel mainline, There are some spots that would eat a sube alive up there.
Posted 12 April 2004 - 10:29 AM
Posted 12 April 2004 - 05:13 PM
Wildcats..nice choice, mine have withstood alot of abuse, no complaints. The lift kits for the EA81's are pretty simple, if you have access to metal working tools it can be done very cheap. It's the grade 8 hardware that will get ya. I'm not sure what is all involved in lifting an EA82, but it shouldn't be that difficult.
Yeah that's Gunners Lake area, every time we go up there we seem to find somewhere new to go. Definitely some of the best trails I have ever run across. GD got to sample one of those spots you speak of, I do believe a snorkel is now on the to do list. Video coming soon......
I'll send you an email so we can meet up.
Nicky, yes some of the Urban stuff is in the NW industrial area by St. Helens highway, but there is a few other choice spots up north of St. Johns, and even more places I have my eye on, with... possible jumps. Get ahold of GD or me if you want to check em out sometime.
Posted 12 April 2004 - 05:26 PM
Posted 12 April 2004 - 06:19 PM
One thing you have to understand is how many people look, and wave at our rigs when we are around town. Hard to remember everyone. I do take more notice of the people in soobs tho.... but it's getting so that I don't notice the attention as much. I did notice the truck with two women in it that held a hand written note up to the window that read "Your Cute!" as I was rolling down the freeway.....:cool:
Posted 13 April 2004 - 03:31 PM
will do
Nicky, yes some of the Urban stuff is in the NW industrial area by St. Helens highway, but there is a few other choice spots up north of St. Johns, and even more places I have my eye on, with... possible jumps. Get ahold of GD or me if you want to check em out sometime.
in fact I was out at the impound lot on marine drive by st. johns yesterday and saw quite a few possible places, probably the same ones.
its awfully deserted around there after 6:00 heh heh heh
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Christian Standhardinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Hawaii defeated Long Beach State 94-73 Thursday night.
Hauns Brereton scored 21 points, leading five players in double figures for the Rainbow Warriors (14-9, 8-4), who roared to a 53-20 halftime lead behind 59 percent shooting.
Hawaii has won four in a row and moved within 1½ games of the Big West-leading 49ers (13-9, 9-2), whose eight-game winning streak ended.
Vander Joaquim scored 18 points, Brandon Spearman scored 16 and Brandon Jawato had 12 points in 10 minutes thanks to three 3-pointers.
Tony Freeland led Long Beach State with 18 points and seven rebounds. Keala King had 14 points, James Ennis had 13 points and six steals and Mike Caffey scored 12 for the 49ers.
Long Beach State has never won at the Stan Sheriff Center in five tries. The 49ers won the teams' first meeting 76-72 on Jan. 12.


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MORRIS – Sheriff Kevin Callahan said this was the first year he bid at the 4-H livestock auction.
He walked away with Tyler Sulzberger's Grand Champion steer. Callahan said his bid was in the range of $2.50 a pound, and while he isn't sure of its exact weight, he believes the animal was more than 1,000 pounds.
"It was nothing but a positive experience for me to go out to my first auction and help out young Tyler," Callahan said. "[4-H] is good for the kids. It teaches them responsibility."
And others are benefiting from the fair and Callahan's action: When it came time to decide what to do with the steer's meat, Callahan said he knew where it should go.
"I couldn't think of a better organization to donate to than We Care," he said.
Callahan on Monday dropped off more than 300 pounds of ground beef, steaks and roasts to We Care, a local nonprofit agency that provides emergency assistance to Grundy County residents in the form of food, rent, utility and prescription assistance, according to a news release from We Care.
"I was touched and honored that he thought of us, and so glad he was willing to do that with this champion steer meat," said Denise Gaska, executive director of We Care. "It was nice of him to consider this kind of donation for people in need. It's so selfless of him."
We Care clients come in once a month to get food from the freezer, Gaska said, which is where the donated meat will go. An estimated 200 to 250 families come in monthly to get food.
Gaska said meat is a highly sought item at the pantry, and is the most important nutritional element We Care wants to provide to clients.
"We really appreciate Sheriff Callahan's generosity of thinking of We Care when he had something to share," Gaska said.
Callahan called We Care about a week before he dropped off his donation to let the organization know of his plan. On Monday, he drove to the butcher shop, loaded the meat and dropped it off at We Care.
"It felt great," he said of dropping off his donation. "It was a really great feeling inside to fill up that big huge chest freezer they have there. I'm not only committed to serving the county as sheriff, I'm committed to giving back however I can."


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Studies also found that old people who do not have dementia are likely to whack you with their canes for sassing them.
Doctor: "Oh, yeaaaa, you're normal"
Patient: "Why you little whippernapper! *WHACK* *WHACK*"
Doctor: "No! Ow! No! It was a medical test!
Patient: "I lived through 15 wars and 5 depressions, and I'm not going to let some damn young quack backtalk me in the name of science!" *WHACK* *WHACK*
Actually, I wonder if this is exactly why the behavior of being a smart-ass has evolved in children. We need some way for young people to be able to know if an elder is mentally competent enough. If someone with dementia can't detect sarcasm, it stands to reason that by being a smart-ass, you can tell if they're still capable of making leadership decisions. If they are, then they'll smack you, if not, you put them out on an ice floe.
And I thought I was just an ass, turns out I'm a dementia detecting savant.
sarcasm is cultural.... I grew up in Jamaica, after moving to the US I had a very hard time understanding sarcasm which is very common here. In my experience growing up in Jamaica sarcasm wasn't common at all.
In certain Ethiopic languages, sarcasm is indicated with a sarcasm mark, a character that looks like a backwards question mark at the end of a sentence, similar to Alcanter de Brahm's proposed irony mark ().
So did the fledgeling movement of Slashdotters who proposed using the tilde ~ as the sarcasm mark beat them to it?
~yeah, ~as ~if ~that ~would ~work().
Your smiley has a goatee.
Or drool...
~yeah, ~as ~if ~that ~would ~work
Given that Mentor Graphic's Design Capture schematic utility (at least) uses tilde to indicate NOT (so that a bar appears over the letters indicated), your use here seems quite appropriate to me. Tildes before a letter only invert that letter, though; to do the entire word it must be at the end.
Unfortunately it can also be a problem in real-life, generally when I'm being sarcastic I sound and act exactly as if I wasn't, combine this with my quirky personalty and it gets interesting.
(while in a job interview)
Interviewer: so what kind of hobbies do you have, apart from coding?
Me: Well, rock climbing, some music production, necrophelia and subtle dark humor.
I wanted to convey that he's just trying to make small-talk to cover up the fact that he's already decided they weren't going to employ me, instead his face twitched for a second and his mouth opened and you could see his brain clicking away trying to digest what I'd just said.
Um yah, getting back ontopic you can be sarcastic on the internet if people know you well, we all understand subtle humour & emotions while reading what other people write, but for complete strangers that's pretty much impossible.
to cover up the fact that he's already decided they weren't going to employ me
Whether or not that's true, your comment certainly would have cemented him into that position. Self-fulfilling prophecy indeed.
I have a friend who said once that you can give sexual meaning to any statement as long as you end it with "if you know what I mean". Something like:
Now I will recompile my kernel, if you know what I mean.
Maybe people could use a sentence like that to imply sarcasm... maybe 'Obviously'.
...if you know what I mean.
Say no more sir!
Wink wink nudge nudge.
Ah is your wife a goer?
I have a friend who said once that you can give sexual meaning to any statement as long as you end it with "if you know what I mean".
Ironically, the same results can be achieved by ending statements with 'would you have sex with me.'
...if you know what I mean.
We always know what you mean.
The tilde is a good choice in English; in logic the tilde is a common symbol for negation [wikipedia.org], and since sarcasm is basically negation, that makes sense.
Likewise the upside down question mark (whose proper name is "signo de apertura de interrogacion invertido" which, yes, means "Upside down question mark" in Spanish) would be a poor choice in Spanish, since it's already used to indicate the beginning of a question.
Basically, what I'm getting at is that the mark will just end up being another idiom to confuse pe
the upside down question mark (whose proper name is "signo de apertura de interrogacion invertido" which, yes, means "Upside down question mark" in Spanish) would be a poor choice in Spanish, since it's already used to indicate the beginning of a question
The sarcasm mark is a backwards question mark, not upside down.
I wonder if whoever called sarcasm the lowest form of wit was demented.
I don't get it????
...90% of the internet is demented.
But they call it "irony"
Irony. It's like goldy or bronzy, only it's made of iron.
Fortunately Slashdot is in the other badger.
What a great idea.
If you're wondering if you've got dementia, and you thought this comment was sarcastic, then you have because it wasn't.
If you're not wondering if you've got dementia, then you have too because it totally was sarcastic.
Or maybe it's me who has dementia. I don't know if I'm being sarcastic. Oh dear.
Since sarcasm is notoriously difficult to convey online, does this mean the Internet is a dementia simulator? Actually, that would explain a lot of things...
Don't worry, you're not senile, everyone forgets to zip down sometimes...
No, seriously, I really do have this medical problem that really does make me have to sound like I'm being sarcastic all the time. I really mean what I'm saying. I'm really not trying to sound like this.
Or something like that. I gotta youtube that later.
Practice being sarcastic in a way that sounds a lot like how you normally talk. When you do it more with body language and word choice than tone of voice, it's amazing how many people will fail to pick up on it.
Unfortunately, I already do that. Without trying.
At all.
This is not sarcastic.
I am tired of people trying to appear insightful by
stating an obvious irony in a sneering and sometimes exaggerated way,
but this research will be of immediate use to all of humanity.
So I say God's speed to those brave Australian scientists and their noble cause.
The world salutes you!
I am tired of people trying to appear insightful by stating an obvious irony in a sneering and sometimes exaggerated way
I bet you're fun at parties.
I bet you're fun at parties.
Ha! Dementia detected.
Yeah, sarcasm works wonders with native Japanese. ^_^
Do tell, bright light.
He was saying (and I fully agree) that puns are a lower (much, IMO) form of humor than sarcasm.
Actually, what many people refer to as sarcasm is really irony or satire. Sarcasm implies scorn or contempt. It does not imply "saying the opposite of what you mean". That's a particular form of irony. It may be sarcasm if the intent is to wound or disparage, but if it's simply done in good humor, then it's not sarcasm at all.
Dry irony is actually one of my favorite forms of wit, although I tend to
"Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but Australian scientists are using it to diagnose dementia, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, found that patients under the age of 65 suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the second most common form of dementia, cannot detect when someone is being sarcastic."
I have suffered from Paranoid Schizophrenia since the age of 15. I'm 33 now, and I can say from my own personal experience that this is very true.
One of the many reasons I have trouble 'fitting in', especially at social gatherings, is my inability to detect sarcasm. It can be terrifying when someone says something that could be interpreted 'literally' as demeaning or cruel but is only 'joking around' etc.
I'm better now than I was, but usually only after getting to know a person well. Surprisingly however, even people I've known for 5+ years can still be sarcastic occasionally and it will go right over my head. They know about my illness however, and on occasions like those do me the favor of pointing out they were just being sarcastic, which helps.
I think the approach in the article could be a great diagnostic tool for early detection of these types of mental illness...I suffered from schizophrenia without knowing I had it for almost 10 years. My life fell to pieces; that and my family and friends (the few I had left) finally convinced me I had a problem. I was the last to know I had schizophrenia...and it has been very very difficult coming to terms with it.
Maybe if it was detected earlier I could have been treated earlier, and the damage to my life and my state of mind might have been mitigated considerably. I don't know.
It's not lupus.
Can you detect when people are purposefully ignoring it? The quickest way to get people to stop being sarcastic is to take them literally.
mod parent up^
Nice of you to jump to the conclusion that a psychiatrist only uses a single factor in testing for a mental illness. 'Cause the DSM IV is just FULL of illness that only have a single symptom which is NEVER a sign of another illness.
All the way to the last sentence?
When questioned about the applicability of the test to people from countries not renowned for their appreciation of sarcasm or irony, Hodges said the test could be modified.
Or was that sarcasm?
you are most probably sane
if you are certain of your sanity, you very well coudl be insane
sarcasm is an outward expression of doubting that which is said with certainty
and so in the end the act of doubting yourself is the only grasp any of us have on our sanity
long live sarcasm
From my own experience I have noticed that people
in the very start of a psykosis episode also suffers from not beeing able to understand sarcasm.
This is before they show any real signs of the mental illness.
I lived together with a woman many years that had this kind of problems and I used sarcasm to check her up so to speak. It never failed to indicate when she was about to have a new episode and to be prepared to help her out.
Just what slashdot needs--an excuse for sarcastic posts.
I'm terrible at dealing with sarcasm. At work, I'm very straight forward, and all but the most extreme bits of sarcasm are usually lost on me. I'll take what you say at face value and work from there.
It's worked out well for me, but maybe I'm just being demented.
Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit...
Never, never begin a submission with a clever aside. You're absolutely begging to be contradicted!
Here's the kind of wit that's lowest in my esteem, in rough order of lowness. Oddly enough, they're all popular on Slashdot!
I don't know if this is common or not, but an EMT seemed to use this once to tell if I was going to pass out. I had broken my upper arm and at some point I guess I was looking whiter than usual (according to my friends). After putting the arm in a sling the EMT looked at me very seriously and said something like "What's the problem? You're a big guy. What's the big deal?" I was confused for a moment, then I realized he was being sarcastic and I laughed. When I did, he smiled, patted me on the (other) shoulder and announced "Yeah, he's okay. He'll be fine."
I thought that was a pretty good way to tell how out of it I was. Of course some people don't get sarcasm at all, so it might not work all the time.
From TFA:
"(FTD) patients present changes in personality and behaviour. They find it difficult to interact with people, they don't pick up on social cues, they lack empathy, they make bad judgements."
That sounds almost like a textbook description of Asperger's Syndrome. Hmmmm....
"Researchers at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, found that patients under the age of 65 suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the second most common form of dementia, cannot detect when someone is being sarcastic."
-I guess this means that most cops are suffering from dementia.
This handy dandy little piece of information would have been helpful to know a while ago, especially before I told that Highway Patrolwomen she could put me in handcuffs anytime she wanted to.
Or are you just pulling my leg?
Anyway, people with dementia also serve to fill in the missing pieces by making things up ("confabulation" is the unnecessarily obtuse term for it), frequently accusing people of saying or doing things against them when in fact they had no such intention. Thus, people with dementia should also often mistake plain statements for sarcasm.
Humor, now, that one would be hard to mistake. You may not think it's funny, but you get it or you don't. No mistaking it being personally directed. Much better diagnostic IMO.
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Stillers 16, Iggles 14 ……. Oct 7, 2012 …………Game # 4
Stillers-Iggles Postgame Analysis and Grades
The Stillers went in at halftime, up 10-0 and seemingly in command, unless you knew of their softee defense. Sure enough, the defense gave up a 3Q TD, and then allowed a long TD march to give the Iggles a 1-point lead. Ben astutely brought the Stillers back into chippie FG range, and as the clock expired Suisham nailed a 34-yard to win it.
Ben - Had an okay afternoon in wet, rainy weather, going 21 of 237 for 207 and no INTs. He allowed a decent snap to slither thru his hands on a 4th down play in the 2Q; very careless and foolish. He enraged me on a designed keeper in the 2Q, in which he went into the fetal position after a 5-yard game. Very pussyfied. Smart play a few plays later, scrambling and then faking a pitch to a RB before gaining a few extra yards for a 9-yard gainer. The clutch 3rd down passes to Brown and then Sanders to get to the team into FG range at the end of the game were superb. B
Socrates Mendenhall: Returned to the lineup for the 1st time since tearing his knee in late Dec. Had a strong overall game, running with rarely seen abandon, authority, and decisiveness. Good 17-yard run early in the 3Q, and then proceeded to just fumble the ball away without being hit. Luckily, the ball went OOB. Had a clutch RAC for 15 yards to set up the winning FG. Also turned the corner on the sideways flare pass for a TD in the 1H. Ended up with 81 yards on 14 carries, plus 2 grabs for 20. Not shabby.
Redman - spelled Mendy and chipped in with 41 yards on 13 carries, including some good work in short yardage. Superb spin on a 3d & 1 in the 2Q, eluding a defender in the backfield and gaining the 1 yard needed to move the sticks.
Dwyer - Did not play.
Rainey - Played sparingly, with 1 rush for 0, and 1 grab for 6 yards.
Baron Batch - dressed, but did not play on offense. A-
Johnson - No grade
Wally - Mister Holdout had a raggedy game. He dropped a pass late in the 1Q. He then wiped out a 24-yard run by Mendy, 2 plays later, with an illegal formation penalty. On the 4th & 10 pass play in the 2Q, Wally just stood there when the pass arrived, never eagerly going up and at 'em for the pill, and it was easily busted up. Allowed a deep out to clang off his hands late in the game. Finished with 2 grabs for 17 yards. Quick -- someone sign this guy to a $65M contract...!
Brown - flinched and flagged for a false start, late 1Q. Allowed a 3rd down pass to slip thru his hands, early 2Q. He then dropped a 33-yard TD lob late in the 1H. He did have a good grab and RAC a couple plays later to set up shop in side the PHI 10. And, he had the mega clutch grab and run, for 20 yards, on 3rd & 12 at the PIT 18 to spark the game-winning TD march.
Sanders - Had 3 grabs for 22, none more critical than the 7 yarder on 3d & 4 at the PHI 38, which not only moved the chains, but put the team into makeable FG range.
Cotch - literally tripped over his own 2 feet after a short catch on the PHI 4-yard line late in the 1H, negating what most likely would have been a TD on the RAC. If he didn't wear a 1-inch layer of tape on each shoe & ankle, he might not have tripped over his clown feet.....but he does, and he did. Very poor. Wally, Cotch: C- Brown, Sandy: B+
Miller - Had 4 grabs for 41, while spending a large chunk of the game helping as a pass blocker.
Paulson had his 1st grab of the season, on the game-winning FG drive no less.
Pope - zilch.
The overall blocking was solid, both in run blocking and pass pro. B+
Starks: recovered bad snap on his own 12 in the 1Q, staving off an early disaster. Held down the blind side quite well. Dollar for dollar, this man may be the best value on the team.
Gilbert - Solid blocking, and led the way on Mendy's late flare pass.
Colon - Supposedly, according to the Stiller coaching staff (a staff who knows it all and can do no wrong), The Colon is "the best O-lineman on the team". What a farce. And after today's wretched fiasco, the only question of the dim-bulbed coaching staff should be, "How in the hell is this man still on an active NFL roster??" The Colon was flagged for a hold on a running play, 1Q, in which The Colon tackled the defender. Flagged a short while later for a hold on a passing play, which was declined. Flagged for a hold late in the 2Q, which was offset by a PHI flag. Flagged yet again, his 4th flag of the day, on a hold late in the game. Was beaten a few times on rushes up the gut.
Foster - Adequate game.
Pouncey - bad SG snap that nearly led to disaster. Had several other snaps that were a bit off as well. T his isn't middle-school football, and this is a simple task that should be mastered, stone cold, by a starting center in his 4th year in the league. His blocking was solid.
Colon: F All others: B+
Keisel - Fairly quiet, with only 1 solo and no batted passes, which used to be a bit of a forte for him.
Hood - Much for active than he had been in ages. Someone may have lit a fire up his ass.
Hampton - The Waddler waddles to and fro. Didn't do all that much, and was credited with zero solos or assists. Of course NT is more than collecting stops, but he wasn't the great run stuffer that he is claimed to be.
Heyward - Finally saw some PT. Not much impact, however.
McLendon - After rotting and playing only 3 snaps last week, he was finally permitted to play a few snaps. He forced a fumble while nearly sacking Vick in the 3Q. PHI recovered, but it was a whale of an effort by the backup NT.
Foote - Fairly active, with 5 solos. Recovered 2 fumbles for 2 rare Steeler forced turnovers. Over-pursued on the McCoy TD, in which he had isolated coverage on McCoy and then was literally spun around like a top.
Timmons - Who was this guy?? The Larry Timmoms of 2008? What a monster game. Uuntouched on a blitz on the 1st drive, he went high at Vick and came up with air, whiffing on a cake-easy sack. Flew in to drop McCoy for a 2-yard loss, 1Q. Forced a fumble by Vick late in the 1Q. Blasted McCoy for a 2-yard loss in the 2Q, a play in which Timmons came across the field, then knifed thru, and ran a total of about 16 yards to make this play. THIS was the kind of play Timmons was projected to make every single game with his speed, athleticism, and ability to arrive at the ball with leverage and impact.
Woodley - Curled in behind Pola on a blitz and hit Vick just after the release, 1st drive. Got totally manhandled on the play in which Clark forced a fumble at the 1-foot line in the 1Q. Oafish and overly large, and carrying at least 15 pound of extra, unnecessary weight, Bit LaMarr pulled a hammy in the 1Q and did not return. He'll probably miss 3-4 weeks, if not longer.
Worilds - Nabbed McCoy for a 2-yard loss on a screen pass, late 2Q. A couple plays, he flashed in and nabbed Vick for a Dong Sack on a 3d & 12. Actually fought off a b lock and made a tackle on a wide run. Played about 13 times better than he has, ever. Actually resembled an NFL backup LB rather than a fan recruited from the bleachers just before kickoff.
Harrison - Returned to action for the 1st time this season. Got sealed on McCoy 6-yard run, 1st drive. Applied lots of pressure on the QB as well as good, clean licks a millisecond after the ball was released, which surely made Vick jittery. Timmons: A All others: B
Pola - Played ok early on, only to tweak a calf muscle while walking back to the huddle. Missed the last 3 quarters. The China Doll will probably miss at least 5 or 6 games.
Ike - flagged for PI in the 1Q; weak call. Got away with a PI on a deep ball to Jackson in the 2Q. Meekly whiffed on a tackle in the 2H that enraged me.
Lewis - good 3rd down coverage, 1st drive. On a play that could have sealed the win, PeeBoy Lewis was UNTOUCHED in the backfield on the 4th & short plunge at the PHI 30. Timmons had blown the play up, and McCoy had nowhere to go. Lewis was there, in the backfield and well behind the LOS, and all's he had to do was attack McCoy. Instead, Lewis meekly pawed at McCoy as though McCoy were a known AIDS and leprosy patient with open sores. McCoy was then able to squirm ahead for the needed yardage. A shit play by a shit football player.
Mundy - was his typical self -- stiff, rigid, clumsy, and showing all the football instincts of a 13year old Ethiopian soccer player. Of course, consider this with Mundy:
a.) which coach has coached, tutored, and mentored him during his previous 3 (THREE) years with the Stillers ?
b.) which coach has seen to it to keep him on the roster?
The answer to both questions is the senile old fool himself, Richard "Dick" LeBeau.
Mundy was also flagged for a helmet hit in the 3Q, although I have no problem with him on this kind of bang-bang play. The WR had run a short seamer and went up to pluck the ball (imagine, if you will, the opposite of Mike Wallace.) Mundy led with his shoulder, which did hit the WR's shoulder, but his head also hit the WR's head. This all happened in a split second of time and space. It's technically the correct call by the ref, but it's also technically a good play by the DB on this play.
Cortez Allen - Did little. With all the praise at camp showered on this fellow, I've yet to see even 10% of it.
Clark - dropped INT in 1Q. Forced a fumble with a shoulder-pad hit at the 1-foot line, which Foote recovered. Took a thoroughly stupid 15-yard penalty when he decided to go helmet to helmet on a TE who was already corralled by Foote and Timmons in the 3Q. I'm all for cleaning up ballcarrier before they are down, but you go for the BALL, not the head, in hopes of a fumble and of course to avoid an obvious penalty flag. Still has yet to break up a pass this season, with his hands, to prevent a nice gainer. B-
Spec teams:
Rainey - tiptoed from -6 in his EZ on the 2H KO, and was downed at own 8 on a 3Q KO. Very poor. To his credit, on the next KO, he busted a tackle and then gained 44 yards on the KO return.
Van Dyke was flagged for running OOB on punt coverage late in the 1Q. Sylvester was flagged for a hold on a Stiller punt.
Suisham booted the game-winning FG and was 3 of 3, and had good, deep KOs. Butler punted very acceptably. B
On a wet, rainy day, it was not conducive to a video-game offense. Haley rightfully toned down his offense to account for the wet, marshy conditions. I wonder if he went overboard today in answering his critics about the lack of a running game, but again, the wet conditions were not conducive to throwing 55 times. The ground game also kept the Eagles from pinning their ears back and going pell-mell at Ben, and remarkably, a defense that good was held without a sack.
Neat play design that started in the 1Q. Haley used two wingbacks (H backs, in today's modern, but often meaningless, parlance), with Miller flaring out and then gaining 18 yards on a screen-like play. This double-WB formation gave Haley the luxury of using 1 or both of these WBs to help with pass pro, although the defense never knew which one might be blocking and which might venture out for a pass. With how porous this O-line can be, this was a nice, clever adjustment.
Some negatives:
- 3d & G at the 3, and they run the slant to Wally. I'm at the point where I despise any EZ pass to Wally from close in, unless he's the 3rd receiver or it's a blown coverage. Wally has no sense of "posting up", in a moving fashion, in the EZ in order to gain position on the ball, a la Hines Ward. He refuses to high point balls and is simply a poor option. Miller, Brown and Sanders should be the focal point, plus Wes Saunders when he returns to the mix.
- Mendy quite often lined up 8 and 8-1/2 yards behind the LOS. Why?! The deepest "tailback set up" in an I-formation you'll ever see is 7 yards. And that (7 yards deep) is becoming as archaic as the VCR and the CD player. There's too much "read and penetrate" with lightning fast LBs and SSs in today's NFL to go with a set up this deep. Socrates had solid numbers today, but I see no reason to line this man up so far deep that he needs a walkie talkie just to hear the QB.
- The spike near end of 1H to stop the clock. Ben's been doing this stupid shit for years, plus all season. I thought Haley had enough sense to stop the stupidity, but it has yet to happen. Coming out of a TIMEOUT, in which you are allowed to call 2 successive plays, Brown gained 18 yards, down to the PHI 9. When he was stopped, there were about 36 secs left in the half. It's 1st & goal at the 9. Ben rushed the offense to the ball, only to then spike it at 0:24.
WHY?? It's at the NINE yard line. At this point, downs are far more important than time, because you have EONS of time to score a TD from the 9-yard line. You can run anything here on 1st down, even if it's a ONE receiver pattern, just to take a stab at a TD. If nothing is open, you throw the ball 14 feet over the WR's head and stop the clock. In this situation, you have only 3 workable downs, because if you get to 4th down, it will likely be a FG try. By spiking the ball on 1st down, you've pissed away 33% of your active chances to get a TD and now have only 2 cracks at a TD. And that's the issue -- the TD should be the goal here, not the 24-yard FG try. B
Dick had the comfy 1H that he often enjoys, although the Eagles helped him immensely with sloppy ball control that led to 2 fumbled turnovers in the 1H. The rain, wind, and marshy field conditions made defense a cakewalk on a day like this, so naturally the offensive production was going to be reduced. Of course, as is his nature, Dick had no answers in the 2nd half despite being handed a 10-poiint halftime lead. The Iggles had the ball 3 times in the 2H; they scored 2 TDs and punted once. Up by 6 points in the 4Q in his own house, with the ball at the PIT 21, Dick stood by helplessly and haplessly as PHI marched the entire length of the field, on a drive that seemed longer than Sherman's march to Atlanta in the Civil War. 18 plays, 79 yards, and the go-ahead TD.
By the way, amid all the praise and glory heaped upon this defense for "shutting down the Eagles", keep these 2 factoids in mind:
- Over the last decade in the NFL, the chances of winning a game that you are trailing by 10 points at halftime have been only 18 percent. The chances of winning that same game if you also lose the turnover battle have been 9.6 percent. Yet Philly all but won this game, and would have, were it not for Ben's late game heroics.
- The Eagles are averaging only 16 points per game through five games, and only one team in NFL history ever made the playoffs with a lower average in a 16-game season - the 1978 Atlanta Falcons.
Only Ben's late-game FG march saved Dick from more embarrassment, but the reality is quite clear. The guy is a fossil who needs to step down, and quickly. C-
HC: Momlin at least got his men fired up to play, with many players snapping out of long funks. Still, this was a razor thin win, at home, where his defense once again failed to protect a late, this-time 6 point lead. I have no idea what Tomlin was thinking on the final, additional, needless 3rd down plunge before the game-winning FG. On 2nd down, Redman ran from the PHI 18 and was nearly decapitated, and only by the grace of God did he not fumble. The Stillers called TO, and it's 3rd down at the PHI 18. This is a chippie 35-yard FG, and the ball is exactly in the middle of the field. You want to kick on 3rd down, just in case a bad snap has to be swallowed. Instead, Tomlin, the dufus, calls for another plunge, which gains 2 yards. This did absolutely nothing to make the FG any easier (it already was a chippie), and it risked a botched handoff or a stripped ball by a swarming defense. Plus, it moved the FG try to 4th down, so a botched snap costs you the ballgame. Stupid, stupid, stupid. B-
Synopsis: A flimsy win at home, in a game the Stillers had a decided advantage in turnover margin (2 to 0) and TOP. You win those 2 categories, at home, and you should dominate a team, rather than having to come from behind and squeak by on a last second FG. It's a short week, with the Stillers travelling to TENN on Thur nite. Playing at TENN has long been a house of horrors for the Stillers, and as flimsy as they have been playing, the Stillers cannot take this weak Titans team lightly.
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Hello guys! I am a beginner in Java with a little experience in programming and from the first time i loved java so i am trying to improve my shelf reading some books firstly and maybe later make some bigger projects with help from tutorials! But now i am just reading the book Absolute Java and i am stacked at a example so i would like some advice...by the way i am using only cmd for compile since i think that i should move to netbean a bit more later!!!
The program that i made it is about the Game of craps that it dice game...
Specificly "
In the game of craps, a pass line bet proceeds as follows: Two six-sided dice are
rolled; the first roll of the dice in a craps round is called the "come out roll."
A come out roll of 7 or 11 automatically wins, and a come out roll of 2, 3, or 12
automatically loses. If 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 is rolled on the come out roll, that number
becomes "the point." The player keeps rolling the dice until either 7 or the point is
rolled. If the point is rolled first, then the player wins the bet. If a 7 is rolled first,
then the player loses.
Write a program that simulates a game of craps using these rules without human
input. Instead of asking for a wager, the program should calculate whether the
player would win or lose. The program should simulate rolling the two dice and
calculate the sum. Add a loop so that the program plays 10,000 games. Add
c ounters that count how many times the player wins, and how many times the
player loses. At the end of the 10,000 games, compute the probability of winning
[i.e., Wins / (Wins + Losses)] and output this value. Over the long run, who
is going to win the most games, you or the house?"
I am half done it expect the part of calculating the wins/looses and the loop of 10 000 game that it is unnecessary!
I am trying to "play" with the dices! So there is my code
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.Random; public class GameCraps { public static void main(String[] args) { Random generator=new Random(); Scanner keyboard=new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("**Game of Craps**"); int r=keyboard.nextInt(); do{ int dice1=generator.nextInt(6); int dice2=generator.nextInt(6); } while(r==1); int sumdices=dice1 + dice2; if(sumdices==7 || sumdices==11) { System.out.println(sumdices); System.out.println("We have a winner's come out roll!"); System.out.println("Player wins!"); System.exit(0); } if(sumdices==2 || sumdices==3 || sumdices==12 ) { System.out.println(sumdices); System.out.println("We have a looser's come out roll!"); System.out.println("Player looses!"); System.exit(0); } if(sumdices==4 || sumdices==5 || sumdices==6 || sumdices==8 || sumdices==9 || sumdices==10) { System.out.printf("%d",sumdices); System.out.println("A point is setted!"); int point=sumdices; } System.out.println("reroll please"); r=keyboard.nextInt(); do { int dice1=generator.nextInt(6); int dice2=generator.nextInt(6); int newsumedices=dice1+dice2; } while(r==1); System.out.println(newsumedices); if(newsumedices==point) { System.out.println("You catched the point!You win"); System.exit(0); } else if (newsumedices==7) { System.out.println("Bad roll m8!!!You loose"); System.exit(0); } } }
could you advice me?
When i am compiling via javac on cmd throws 6 erros of the type :
GameCraps.java:17: error: cannot find symbol
int sumdices=dice1 + dice2;
symbol: variable dice1
location: class GameCraps
GameCraps.java:17: error: cannot find symbol
int sumdices=dice1 + dice2;
symbol: variable dice2
location: class GameCraps
GameCraps.java:51: error: cannot find symbol
symbol: variable newsumedices
location: class GameCraps
GameCraps.java:53: error: cannot find symbol
if(newsumedices==point) {
symbol: variable newsumedices
location: class GameCraps
GameCraps.java:53: error: cannot find symbol
if(newsumedices==point) {
symbol: variable point
location: class GameCraps
GameCraps.java:57: error: cannot find symbol
else if (newsumedices==7) {
symbol: variable newsumedices
location: class GameCraps
6 errors


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|2006-07-10, 04:44
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illusion control
Otogi Jushi Akazukin - Fairy Musketeers (TV)
Searched the Series Index and no thread was listed, which I thought was somewhat surprising, since two episodes have already been aired and subbed.
Never having created a series discussion thread before, I hope I'm doing it right. ^^;
ANN entry:
TV Tokyo site
(Yeah, I'm just grabbing the links from the ANN entry.)
YouTubed OP animation
I watched the OAV (discussion thread for that appears to have been lost), and I think the ANN entry is more suited for that (although it's not completely inaccurate for the TV series). So far the enemies aren't so much werewolves as just generic monsters.
Very cute characters (are you sure they're 14?), and requisite kiddy-show merchandising (Sweet Phone!) are evident. Akazukin herself (voiced by Yukari Tamura) is very kawaii, as is her "Juuuu-shii!" And for some reason (possibly the very synth-pop opening), I keep thinking that it's based on a console RPG.
I have no idea what the details behind the show are (whether it's straight-to-anime, based on manga/game/novel, whatever). Anyone have any insight?
Last edited by dkellis; 2006-07-10 at 05:20.
|2006-07-10, 10:08
|Link #2
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
If I remember correctly from the OAV thread, Akazukin was not based on anything other than the figurine created and released in limited numbers along with ep 1 of the OAV at an anime convention somewhere in Japan.
My question would be how come nobody has a copy of the second and third episodes of the OAV.
|2006-07-10, 12:43
|Link #3
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
But the oficial japanese site does say they're all 14... Unbelivable.
Big thank you to Tv-Nihon for picking up the tv series! ^_^=
|2006-07-10, 12:55
|Link #4
Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Well, Souta and Ringo are in Jr. High School in the OVA and TV series. I thought that they looked younger too. King Ferdinand (the guy in the eggshell I think?) looks young also. Maybe it's because of the moe designs.
Didn't the OVA have a different target audience ( male otaku moe fan) or are they also still a target population for this show?
|2006-07-10, 14:46
|Link #5
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Finland
Yay for tv-nihon for subbing this cute series. I liked the OVA (I hope that the rest of the OVA will be subbed someday), and while this isn't Nanoha it works for cute magical girl series for me. And both Nanoha and Akazukin are voiced by same person, Yukari Tamura. I thought that Akazukin sounded familiar but I had to confirm that.
|2006-07-10, 15:02
|Link #6
illusion control
It's oddly fascinating. I can't stop watching it, possibly because of Yukari Tamura.
She has a fairly distinctive voice, and I started getting Nanoha vibes when the OP song began, and I kept hearing it as "Spiritual Garden" (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's ending theme). Tomari (from Kashimashi) didn't sound this much like Nanoha, despite Yukari Tamura voicing her as well.
And yes, thank you to TV-Nihon for picking this up.
|2006-07-11, 13:11
|Link #8
[megaplay] *sparkles*
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Milpitas, CA, USA
I was just on the Shining Fansubs website, the group who fansubbed the first OVA, and they said that the reason that they didn't fansub the other two OVAs was because they couldn't find the raws. If anyone can get a copy of the raws and contact them, maybe we could get the other two OVAs subbed as well. (I was over there because they released the second to last episode of Windy Tales. Woo, only one more to go!)
|2006-07-11, 15:07
|Link #9
illusion control
Yeah, would be great to see the other OAVs get subbed. I only got interested in the OAVs after I got the TV series first episode raw on a whim, and found that I liked it. Looks like the OAVs are over a year old, so it might be a bit difficult.
More Akazukin is always good. Juuu-shii!
|2006-07-14, 08:19
|Link #10
nothing yet..
Join Date: Mar 2004
A pronunciation of 銃士(Jushi) is same as of 14 in Japanese, so that settings of their ages are 14 probably.
|2006-07-15, 01:48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
I was wondering, and didn't see it mentioned so far, what is the third musketeer? I'm referring to her representative fairy tale, since I don't recognize that particular Japanese name. I know that Akazukin is Red Riding-Hood, and ShiraYukiHime is Princess Snow White, but what does the third juushi's name, Ibarahime, mean?
|2006-07-15, 02:10
|Link #13
nothing yet..
Join Date: Mar 2004
|2006-07-16, 18:00
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Edit: since we dont seem to have solid information on how long the series will last, anyone care to guess?
I'm expecting 26 episodes, but I would love 50+ :3
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|2006-07-16, 23:58
|Link #16
Bleached Out
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: West TX
So the other 2 OVA's actually exist? Wow...I thought that the company just dropped them for the series. That's what I get for trusting 4chan...lol.
I actually like the premise behind this, but they bubble-gummed it up too much methinks for the series. However, the archvillians are awesome. Hansel has a sick voice.
I'll stick with this...and keep up on whether or not someone finds the other 2 OVA's...
|2006-07-17, 01:30
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: 滋賀
|2006-07-17, 01:53
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Illegal Additives
Join Date: Jun 2004
Odd feeling looking at this show. Keep looking for the Devastator Mahou Shoujo Nanoha to appear to lay waste to the opposition. There's a lot to look out for though, blade weilding+cute overload loli with sarcastic wolf sidekick as well as Rie Kugimiya's classic Tsundere delivery.
Don't remember enough of the story to comment on Red's footwear, but who else thinks having a pair of squeeky boots while delivering violent sword death a little odd?
|2006-07-17, 17:01
|Link #19
illusion control
Another RPG similarity: the enemies disappear into green sparklies. I'd actually not mind playing an RPG based on this; it feels light-hearted enough to be fun (Hansel wondering what oden is), and yet takes itself seriously enough for some drama to be at least possible.
|2006-07-18, 01:17
|Link #20
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
This is definitely not my kind of show, but it is very well done and the voice acting is superb. Tamura Yukari is just fabulous. Rie Kugimiya gives us a non-Shana tsundere. Kumai Motoko (Syaoran) really has a nice breathy boy-voice as Shouta.
And in ep3, Yahagi Sayuri kitaa! Ever since her run as Karin ended, I've been waiting to hear her in this as Gretel (temporarily called Erika, it appears). The incredible fullness of her voice is thinned out for the younger role. I knew she would be able to play a variety of roles. 2channel says she is also playing the little pink animal Kewpie, although the official site gives "?" as the voice for that role. For a 19-year-old new seiyuu to get a rep as being able to play animal sidekicks is a great start to a career. Not to mention having her second role being a semi-regular in another two-season series. Good start, Sayuri-chan. I'll be back next week to hear how you sound.
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Editor's Note: Rams punter
DAY 1: Today was a long series of sitting and waiting for something special. The sitting and waiting was a combined nine hours of flight time to get me from chilly but beautiful St. Louis to the Hawaiian Paradise of Oahu. The something special I alluded to is my first ever pro-bowl experience; as a second year undrafted punter I am pinching myself every stop along the way. The pinches still hurt and I know its for real.
With so much time in the air with no Wi-Fi access, I was left to my thoughts and the contents of my 32gigabyte iPad. I kept trying to imagine what this all would look like and how I would react to being in Hawaii with some of the NFL's top talent. I imagine a packed pool with herculean bodies everywhere tossing back mai tais and schmoozing with media representatives. With the limited daylight left as I pulled up to the resort all of my assumptions remain unchallenged. Tonight will be dedicated to recharging the batteries and gearing up for an eventful day tomorrow.
Thank you to Rams Nation for all of your support in getting me to this beautiful island paradise. Your votes and rally cries were heard loud and clear. Pro Bowl 2014 will go down as a huge moment in my young life thanks to all of you that voted and believed in me along the way.
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If hope springs eternal in the run-up to baseball season, that hope seems a mite muted this year.
Sure, tourists flocked to Fenway Park this weekend for tours of the fabled ballyard, 11th-hour burnishing helped the 101-year-old stadium belie its age, and the Bleacher Bar in center field was crammed with patrons staring agog at the dazzling green of the playing field.
Still, something was different as the Boston Red Sox neared Opening Day against their ancient rivals, the New York Yankees.
Call it a novel experience of not-so-great expectations.
"It's definitely a more reserved feeling for this season," said Daniel Jacobson, a 25-year-old Web designer from Brighton. "There's definitely some pessimism."
Gone is the chest-thumping talk of a 100-win season, heard as recently as two Aprils ago, before those hopes were drowned in a nightmarish stew of numbing September defeats, clubhouse beer-drinking, and belt-busting fast-food chicken.
Now, fans seem ready to relish any improvement over the 69 bottom-dwelling wins that marked last season as the team's worst in 46 years.
"Low expectations are a great place to start," said Alex Talcott, 31, of Waltham, as he walked past Durgin-Park restaurant in Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
In Talcott's view, that means less pressure, big upside, and a chance to brand a fresh identity as a lovable underdog.
Jacobson echoed that forgiving sentiment as he stood near Fenway Park's towering left-field wall. "I think that the lowered expectations will make it more fun. I'm excited about the Red Sox this year," he said.
In particular, he said, rookie outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and new manager John Farrell should bring energy and focus to a team that seemed to need extra adrenaline in 2012. Plus, Jacobson said, "there's nothing that beats Fenway Park in the spring."
Erik Roberson, 35, a big-time Red Sox fan from Clifton Park, N.Y., leaned against the rail in the Bleacher Bar, nursing a beer as he spoke of his favorite team.
"I don't think there's the same level of excitement, but I think they will surprise some people," said Roberson, clad in a Sox cap and shirt. "I think people got spoiled by a lot of the big names."
Now, some of those big names are gone — Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford were traded last year — and maybe some of the bad karma, too.
'I'm pretty excited. They should have a halfway decent team, although I know they may not be the best team in the league.'
"I'm pretty excited. They should have a halfway decent team, although I know they may not be the best team in the league," said Chad Bean, 30, of Orrington, Maine, who waited for a Fenway tour with his father and son.
In the team store on Yawkey Way, a stream of fans and tourists bought caps, jerseys, and other Red Sox paraphernalia in a generations-spanning display of team loyalty.
After all, the Red Sox begin the season Monday tied for first place.
"It's a fresh start; that's all we want," said Julia Perroncello, 16, a Back Bay resident who works the counter at the store. "Put last year behind us, and just keep going forward."
Mike Hughes, 58, is all for that. The Liberty Mutual executive, wearing a bright blue Red Sox jacket, interrupted a power walk in the shadow of the ballyard to profess his allegiance.
Good starting pitching and the emergence of role players will be keys to success this year, said Hughes, who lives in Back Bay.
Although neither of those ingredients is guaranteed, Hughes offered that "there's one thing I'm sure of: They going to be better than the Yankees."
Still, spring weather and the unblemished potential of a 0-0 record can buoy some fans only so much.
Julia Sayles, 28, of Brookline, senses a shift this Opening Day.
"I feel that people are a little down on the team this year," said Sayles, a child therapist for the Home for Little Wanderers.
"They've been a little rowdy," she said of the players. "Maybe they need a sports psychologist."
But to many fans, past disappointment holds the seeds for unexpected joy.
Often, Talcott said, Boston fans "jump off the bandwagon a little early when things don't go as expected."
This year, it seems, there is no bandwagon and nowhere to jump -- but up.Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at email@example.com


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Boro councilman asks county for development funding
January 16, 2007
Funding to further supermarket,
public safety asked of Onorato
Mount Oliver borough
officials are hoping to get an answer by next week from Allegheny
County Chief Executive Dan Onorato about a grant that would help bring
a much-needed supermarket to the municipality. The borough has been
without one since the Foodland on Arlington Avenue left in 1999.
Onorato met with the borough's elected officials to discuss the
municipalities' needs and concerns, including public safety and
economic development issues.
Attracting a supermarket to the borough is at the top of the priority list.
officials are requesting more than $600,000 in county funding to be
used toward a $2.9 million development project.
Onorato was accompanied by County Economic Development Director Dennis
Davin during a meeting in council chambers followed by a tour of the
borough Janurary 9.
This meeting marked the end of Mr. Onorato's
lengthy municipal tour program that began in the spring of 2004. The
tour of every Allegheny County municipality (townships, boroughs and
cities totaling 130) began 32 months ago. The program has brought Mr.
Onorato and county directors together with elected officials from every
municipality in Allegheny County.
"The municipal tours gave me an
opportunity to learn more about all of Allegheny County's communities,"
Mr. Onorato said. "Whether the issues were road maintenance, emergency
services, economic development or others, my administration has
collaborated with local leaders to address problems and identify
Issues over the continued development of the land around
the Greater Pittsburgh International airport, the location of the
much-anticipated slots parlor in the city and the building of a new
arena for the Penguins have dominated the headlines during Mr.
Onorato's term in office. However, he seemed sincerely interested in
relatively small Mount Oliver's economic problems.
Serving as
liaisons at the meeting between the borough officials and the county
executive were State Representative Harry Readshaw, State Senator Jay
Costa and County Council President Rich Fitzgerald. All three pubic
officials represent Mount Oliver in their respective elected districts.
"I've lived in this area for 65 years and I remember when this was
a very prosperous municipality, but I think we've reached the point of
desperation here," Rep. Readshaw, a Carrick resident, told Mr. Onorato
in borough council chambers.
"If you said to me, 'Harry, if you
could have one wish in the 36th legislative district for something to
happen, I would choose this [supermarket plan] because if this doesn't
happen, I believe this municipality is in trouble," Mr. Readshaw said.
council president Don Cornelius told Mr. Onorato that the Brownsville
Road business corridor is dominated by "predatory businesses".
"We need a [business] anchor to bring in other good businesses that bring in good shoppers and so forth," Mr. Cornelius said.
cited several stable and prosperous businesses that bring in shoppers
from other neighboring communities from outside of the borough, such as
Miller Hardware and Keystone Plumbing. However, he said there are too
many other businesses in the area which attract a less desirable
clientele which becomes a detriment to a once vibrant district.
have two check-cashing places, and within 200 feet of the borough
building, we have four 'convenience' stores that have people walking in
and out all day long and not carrying
bags out," Mr. Cornelius said.
"We shut one of them down for [dealing] drugs and they're suing us now
to get back into the same place."
Borough solicitor James Perich and
borough engineer Ruthann Omer attended the meeting to assist the local
elected officials in pleading the borough's case to Mr. Onorato and his
staff that Mount Oliver has everything in place to begin the process of
getting the proposed supermarket.
Mr. Cornelius would not identify
the supermarket chain that wants to locate in Mount Oliver, or the
developer who would demolish the existing buildings to allow for the
construction of a full-service supermarket.
Mr. Onorato said he
would have Mr. Davin meet with borough officials to get the written
plans and cost estimates on the proposed supermarket. If the proposal
seems viable, the county may consider giving the borough the necessary
grant to complete the funding for the project. Mr. Onorato told borough
officials he hopes to give them an answer by next week.
The borough
has already been approved for a $500,000 state grant for the
acquisition of commercial and residential properties, but at least
another half-million is needed for site preparation and demolition.
Other issues discussed at the meeting concerned public safety and Section 8 public housing.
borough is attempting to acquire grant-funding to install surveillance
cameras in the business district in an effort to deter crime.
As for
the borough's growing Section 8 housing problem, Mr. Cornelius told Mr.
Onorato that Federal rental vouchers increased from 80 households to
more than 200 between 2004 and 2006.
There is not much the county
can do to stop the Federal housing authority from flooding the borough
with Section 8 housing rentals. However, Mr. Cornelius said this issue
is a great concern because the earned-income tax collected by the
borough has decreased by 30 percent since the significant increase in
subsidized housing began for low-income renters. Consequently, if the
borough has a budget problem, this could have an impact on the county
In another housing matter, the borough has a list of 11
abandoned houses that are so dilapidated, they must be torn down. The
borough has averaged two to three property demolitions per year over
the past decade which is a good rate considering the age of the
municipality's housing stock and the relatively small size of the
Mr. Onorato said he recently toured a municipality
similar in population size with Mount Oliver and learned this borough
(which he did not want to identify) has more than 40 houses that must
be demolished.
"We have a full-time building inspector, so we're on
top of this issue," Mr. Cornelius said. "We're making sure we have a
handle on this problem."
Ms. Omer said she "aggressively" seeks grant money to tear down dilapidated properties.
"It takes a lot of effort to keep up with it," Ms. Omer said.
Cornelius said there are several dozen other abandoned properties in
Mount Oliver that are salvageable, but may be on the demolition list in
the near future if something is not done to renovate them.