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Programming C#: Attributes and Reflection
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Dynamic Invocation with Reflection Emit
So far you've created an assembly on the fly by writing its source code to disk and then compiling that source code. You then dynamically invoked the method you wanted to use from that assembly, which was compiled on disk. That brings a lot of overhead, and what have you accomplished? When you're done with writing the file to disk, you have source code you can compile, and when you're done compiling, you have IL (Intermediate Language) op codes on disk you can ask the .NET Framework to run.
Reflection emit allows you to skip a few steps and just "emit" the op codes directly. This is writing assembly code directly from your C# program and then invoking the result. It just doesn't get any cooler than that.
You start much as you did in the previous examples. You create a constant for the number to add to (200) and the number of iterations (1,000,000). You then re-create the
myMath class as a benchmark.
Once again you have a
ReflectionTest class, and once again you call
DoSum, passing in the value:
ReflectionTest t = new ReflectionTest( );
result = t.DoSum(val);
DoSum itself is virtually unchanged:
public double DoSum(int theValue)
if (theComputer == null)
// call the method through the interface
return (theComputer.ComputeSum( ));
As you can see, you will use an interface again, but this time you are not going to write a file to disk.
GenerateCode is quite different now. You no longer write the file to disk and compile it; instead you call the helper method
EmitAssembly and get back an assembly. You then create an instance from that assembly and cast that instance to your interface.
public void GenerateCode(int theValue)
Assembly theAssembly = EmitAssembly(theValue);
theComputer = (IComputer)
As you might have guessed, the magic is stashed away in the
EmitAssembly method:
private Assembly EmitAssembly(int theValue)
The value you pass in is the sum you want to compute. To see the power of reflection emit, you'll increase that value from 200 to 2,000.
The first thing to do in
EmitAssembly is to create an object of type
AssemblyName and give that
AssemblyName object the name "
AssemblyName assemblyName = new AssemblyName( );
assemblyName.Name = "DoSumAssembly";
AssemblyName is an object that fully describes an assembly's unique identity. As discussed in Chapter 13, an assembly's identity consists of a simple name (
DoSumAssembly), a version number, a cryptographic key pair, and a supported culture.
With this object in hand, you can create a new
AssemblyBuilder object. To do so, you call
DefineDynamicAssembly on the current domain, which you get by calling the static
GetDomain( ) method of the
Thread object. Domains are discussed in detail in Chapter 19.
The parameters to the
GetDomain( )method are the
AssemblyName object you just created and an
AssemblyBuilderAccess enumeration value (one of
RunandSave, or
Save). You'll use
Run in this case to indicate that the assembly can be run but not saved:
AssemblyBuilder newAssembly =
Thread.GetDomain( ).DefineDynamicAssembly(assemblyName,
With this newly created
AssemblyBuilder object, you are ready to create a
ModuleBuilder object. The job of the
ModuleBuilder, not surprisingly, is to build a module dynamically. Modules are discussed in Chapter 17. You call the
DefineDynamicModule method, passing in the name of the method you want to create:
ModuleBuilder newModule =
Now, given that module, you can define a public class and get back a
TypeBuilder object.
TypeBuilder is the root class used to control the dynamic creation of classes. With a
TypeBuilder object, you can define classes and add methods and fields:
TypeBuilder myType =
newModule.DefineType("BruteForceSums", TypeAttributes.Public);
You are now ready to mark the new class as implementing the
IComputer interface:
You're almost ready to create the
ComputeSum method, but first you must set up the array of parameters. Because you have no parameters at all, you create an array of zero length:
Type[] paramTypes = new Type[0];
You then create a
Type object to hold the return type for your method:
Type returnType = typeof(int);
You're ready to create the method. The
DefineMethod( ) method of
TypeBuilder will both create the method and return an object of type
MethodBuilder, which you will use to generate the IL code:
MethodBuilder simpleMethod =
MethodAttributes.Public |
You pass in the name of the method, the flags you want (
public and
virtual), the return type (
int), and the
paramTypes (the zero length array).
You then use the
MethodBuilder object you created to get an
ILGenerator object:
ILGenerator generator = simpleMethod.GetILGenerator( );
With your precious
ILGenerator object in hand, you are ready to emit the op codes. These are the very op codes that the C# compiler would have created. (In fact, the best way to get the op codes is to write a small C# program, compile it, and then examine the op codes in ILDasm!)
First emit the value
0 to the stack. Then loop through the number values you want to add (
1 through
200), adding each to the stack in turn, adding the previous sum to the new number and leaving the result on the stack:
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, 0);
for (int i = 1; i <= theValue;i++)
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, i);
The value that remains on the stack is the sum you want, so you'll return it:
You're ready now to create a
MethodInfo object that will describe the method:
MethodInfo computeSumInfo =
Now you must specify the implementation that will implement the method. You call
DefineMethodOverride on the
TypeBuilder object you created earlier, passing in the
MethodBuilder you created, along with the
MethodInfo object you just created:
myType.DefineMethodOverride(simpleMethod, computeSumInfo);
You're just about done; create the class and return the assembly:
myType.CreateType( );
return newAssembly;
OK, I didn't say it was easy, but it is really cool, and the resulting code runs very fast. The normal loop runs 1,000,000 iterations in 11.5 seconds, but the emitted code runs in .4 second! A full 3,000% faster. Example 18-11 is the full source code.
Example 18-11: Dynamic invocation with reflection emit
namespace Programming_CSharp
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using System.Threading;
// used to benchmark the looping approach
public class MyMath
// sum numbers with a loop
public int DoSumLooping(int initialVal)
int result = 0;
for(int i = 1;i <=initialVal;i++)
result += i;
return result;
// declare the interface
public interface IComputer
int ComputeSum( );
public class ReflectionTest
// the private method which emits the assembly
// using op codes
private Assembly EmitAssembly(int theValue)
// Create an assembly name
AssemblyName assemblyName =
new AssemblyName( );
assemblyName.Name = "DoSumAssembly";
// Create a new assembly with one module
AssemblyBuilder newAssembly =
Thread.GetDomain( ).DefineDynamicAssembly(
assemblyName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Run);
ModuleBuilder newModule =
// Define a public class named "BruteForceSums "
// in the assembly.
TypeBuilder myType =
"BruteForceSums", TypeAttributes.Public);
// Mark the class as implementing IComputer.
// Define a method on the type to call. Pass an
// array that defines the types of the parameters,
// the type of the return type, the name of the
// method, and the method attributes.
Type[] paramTypes = new Type[0];
Type returnType = typeof(int);
MethodBuilder simpleMethod =
MethodAttributes.Public |
// Get an ILGenerator. This is used
// to emit the IL that you want.
ILGenerator generator =
simpleMethod.GetILGenerator( );
// Emit the IL that you'd get if you
// compiled the code example
// and then ran ILDasm on the output.
// Push zero onto the stack. For each 'i'
// less than 'theValue',
// push 'i' onto the stack as a constant
// add the two values at the top of the stack.
// The sum is left on the stack.
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, 0);
for (int i = 1; i <= theValue;i++)
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, i);
// return the value
//Encapsulate information about the method and
//provide access to the method's metadata
MethodInfo computeSumInfo =
// specify the method implementation.
// Pass in the MethodBuilder that was returned
// by calling DefineMethod and the methodInfo
// just created
myType.DefineMethodOverride(simpleMethod, computeSumInfo);
// Create the type.
myType.CreateType( );
return newAssembly;
// check if the interface is null
// if so, call Setup.
public double DoSum(int theValue)
if (theComputer == null)
// call the method through the interface
return (theComputer.ComputeSum( ));
// emit the assembly, create an instance
// and get the interface
public void GenerateCode(int theValue)
Assembly theAssembly = EmitAssembly(theValue);
theComputer = (IComputer)
// private member data
IComputer theComputer = null;
public class TestDriver
public static void Main( )
const int val = 2000; // Note 2,000
// 1 million iterations!
const int iterations = 1000000;
double result = 0;
// run the benchmark
MyMath m = new MyMath( );
DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;
for (int i = 0;i < iterations;i++)
result = m.DoSumLooping(val);
TimeSpan elapsed =
DateTime.Now - startTime;
"Sum of ({0}) = {1}",val, result);
"Looping. Elapsed milliseconds: " +
elapsed.TotalMilliseconds +
" for {0} iterations", iterations);
// run our reflection alternative
ReflectionTest t = new ReflectionTest( );
startTime = DateTime.Now;
for (int i = 0;i < iterations;i++)
result = t.DoSum(val);
elapsed = DateTime.Now - startTime;
"Sum of ({0}) = {1}",val, result);
"Brute Force. Elapsed milliseconds: " +
elapsed.TotalMilliseconds +
" for {0} iterations", iterations);
Sum of (2000) = 2001000 Looping. Elapsed milliseconds: 11468.75 for 1000000 iterations Sum of (2000) = 2001000 Brute Force. Elapsed milliseconds: 406.25 for 1000000 iterations
Reflection emit is a powerful technique for emitting op codes. Although today's compilers are very fast and today's machines have lots of memory and processing speed, it is comforting to know that when you must, you can get right down to the virtual metal.
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IRS cancels July 22 furlough day
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Instead of being forced to take an unpaid furlough day, IRS employees will get paid next Monday after all, the IRS announced Tuesday.
The agency said in May that workers would be furloughed without pay for five days as a result of government spending cuts aimed at wiping $600 million from the agency's budget this year.
Next Monday, July 22, was scheduled to be the fourth furlough day, but the IRS said Tuesday that it is cutting costs elsewhere and therefore the day has been canceled — meaning the agency will be open for business and all employees will be paid.
Because of the short notice, unscheduled leave will be permitted on Monday for employees who already had plans.
"This step follows a lot of hard work across the Service to cut costs," Danny Werfel, the IRS's Principal Deputy Commissioner, said in an e-mail to IRS employees. The fifth and final furlough day is Aug. 30, and Werfel said he will keep employees informed about whether this will remain the case.
The National Treasury Employees Union, which has been protesting the spending cuts and furloughs, welcomed the cancellation of Monday's furlough.
"While I am concerned that this announcement comes so close to the planned furlough day, it is a positive development arising from our continuing discussions with the agency," said NTEU President Colleen Kelley.
Not so welcome is the news that as part of its cost-cutting efforts, the IRS intends to get rid of bonuses this year to help it "maintain taxpayer-facing operations during an unprecedented budget situation."


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Rome, Italy, Feb 9, 2013 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai is preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Rome, and as he takes stock of the Church in his native land he sees many reasons for hope.
"The Catholic communities in China also give me hope," Archbishop Hon Tai Fai told CNA in a Feb. 7 interview as he looked ahead to the New Year.
"I noticed that some communities have a good sense of solidarity. Helping other people and working to do good and keep the harmony of the society and family.
"I can see the number of Catholics is growing. People are accepting the teachings of Christ and his Gospel and are willing to live it.
"So the vitality of the Church there gives me hope as well. And of course, personally, I believe in God who is the Lord of history and He will guide us," the archbishop stated.
He is also hopeful because he believes that the Chinese government is trying to work for the good of the people and take their rights into consideration.
"But the government has a huge problem of how to satisfy the matter, as I called it, the problem of corruption," the archbishop explained, adding that corruption can lead to rights being ignored.
"For me," he said, "religious freedom is the most fundamental side of human rights because if one cannot have the choice for his or her own belief in that particular country then it would be very difficult for him or her to live. "
While he believes that religious freedom has improved significantly for common people over the last 50 years, Archbishop Hon Tai Fai says "freedom is tightened and restricted for Church leaders."
"Unfortunately, this includes the selection of these leaders and their appointments. For the Catholic Church what we need is to be in communion with the Holy Father and regrettably full communion with the Holy Father is restricted," he stated.But in spite of the restrictions the Church is growing in China. Archbishop Hon Tai Fai thinks that there are around 12 million Catholics in the country but that the number is hard to pin down because many people don't want to be registered.
On Feb. 10, Chinese people around the globe will celebrate the beginning of their New Year. The enormous number of people who flood out of cities to visit and feast with their families has caused some people to call the holiday travel the largest mass migration in the world.
"The Chinese New Year is a big tradition of feasts. We sometimes call it the feast of spring, though it is more winter," Archbishop Hon Tai Fai explained.
People "stay together to feast with their family for peace and harmony. It is time also to give thanks and remember our ancestors."
Although he is in Rome, the archbishop will celebrate the Chinese New Year by inviting "all the Chinese students, brothers, sisters and priests to come here to the college."
The feast, which is in its third year, brings just under 200 people for Mass and dinner at the college, followed by watching TV programs from China at a movie theater.


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I love the smaller classes at Taylor, which allow me to give more personal feedback to students, especially majors. It is also an incredible blessing to be able to be open about my faith and to hopefully be a positive spiritual influence upon my students.
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He was not seriously injured, however.
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Disclaimer: no injuries occurred. I was traveling from Indianapolis to Whitewater, WI for a practice weekend with Machine Ultimate. I was going 70mph (speed limit) on I65 north. I travel the 3-4 hours by myself every time and use singing as a way to pass time, and critique it later. At this point I was practicing a nasal type voice on a Casting Crowns song when the crash happened. I was watching the road and saw nothing that caused me to worry. Simply hydroplaned in a heavy rain. My car slid sideways, and then was completely backwards by the time I slid off the road and went down a small hill. I hit a mile marker sign (230) on my way off the road. Here are two of the most amazing parts: I sustained NO injuries. Not even a scratch. And my car took NO mechanical damage and is completely driveable. Only body damage.


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BOSTON — In preparation for tomorrow night's Black and White game at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, the Bruins scrimmaged within their practice groups this morning.
Group A was on first and put on a spirited display. In addition to Benoit Pouliot's first goal as a Bruins and a sweet snipe by Nathan Horton, Tim Thomas got his competitive juices flowing.
On an Alexander Khokhlachev shootout attempt, Thomas came way out of his net and knocked the rookie down. After Khokhlachev crashed into the end wall, Thomas skated over and apologize. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner sounded concerned after the play, but was downplayed the emotion of the game.
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Construction will continue for the next 2 weeks with plenty of volunteer opportunities. If you have an hour or 3 to donate during the week, come on out and we will find something for you to do. UpState SORBA is organizing formal group volunteer days over the next 2 Sat, please check that website or Facebook page for details.
The concept plan is too large a file to post here, but I will try and get UpState SORBA to upload it to thier website.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the qualifiers of the 2013 NAIA Wrestling National Championships qualifiers on Thursday. The 56th annual event will take place March 1 - 2 at the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The first of four sessions is set to get underway at 10 a.m. CST on March 1. Brackets will be posted Feb. 28 by 9 p.m. CST.
Among the 210 qualifiers are 33 returning All-Americans from the 2012 championships, including a quartet of defending national champions and seven runner-up finishers. Southern Oregon's Mitchell Lofstedt (125 pounds) highlights the group of individuals searching for a second-consecutive title. Lofstedt, the 2012 Gorriaran Award winner, enters 2013 vying for his third crown in four trips to the national championships. He has never finished lower than second-place in the event.
Rounding out the group of returning champions is Brock Gutches (174 pounds) of Southern Oregon, Midland's (Neb.) Jahsua Marsh (184 pounds) and Eric Thompson (heavyweight) of Grand View (Iowa). Marsh captured the 197-pound championship in 2012, but has slimmed down to 184 for 2013.
West Qualifying Group champion Great Falls (Mont.) brings the largest team to Des Moines with 12 individuals, led by top-ranked 149-pounder Mike Vassar and three-time All-American Myles Mazurkiewicz (141). Mazurkiewicz finished sixth at last year's national championships. Seven other programs had double-digit individuals qualify - Grand View (11), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (11), Missouri Valley (11), Southern Oregon (11), Campbellsville (Ky.) (10), Midland (10) and Morningside (Iowa) (10).
Each weight class will have at least one returning 2012 All-American in action, with the 125-pound event showcasing six All-Americans.
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Approved by the FDA in 2011, this 3D imaging modality captures high-resolution images during a short scan, similar to a computed tomography (CT) scan, and helps doctors see more hard-to-interpret areas with breast tissue overlap.
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2012-12-15 — telegraph.co.uk
``Credit rating agencies were lambasted for their role in deepening the financial crisis, when mortgage-backed debt they had awarded top ratings to rapidly lost value as US house prices fell. In a ruling in Australia last month, a judge found S&P liable for assigning misleading ratings to debt acquired by local governments in the run-up to the financial collapse.''
This is an amusing exchange between two highly-irresponsible offenders. Japan of course has been monetizing its own debt for two decades and has just passed the point where its population is no longer putting money away, meaning the Japanese bond market is completely supported by debt monetization now. Perhaps S&P should demonstrate its new zeal for fundamentals-based ratings by downgrading Japan a few more notches.
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Finally got around to reviewing "Fuwa Fuwa Time." Despite my initial misgivings, this song did turn out all right at the very end and I have no real issues beyond the fact that it's not memorable. That's not a strike against the quality of the song, but just based on my tastes since I don't think people will remember it years down the line.
|2009-05-24, 01:56
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Awesome review zzeroparticle, you pretty much nailed everything I thought of both songs as well.
I think I've been a little unfair to Fuwa Fuwa Time. After taking a listen to the full version, I've come to terms with myself and have agreed that it's a much better song than I initially thought. Yeah, it isn't memorable, and it's probably one of the weaker if not weakest K-On! vocal song in my eyes, but it's still a damn good listen.
I still think "My Love is a Stapler" is infinitely superior though.
|2009-05-24, 03:19
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|2009-05-24, 08:25
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If KyoAni can make Hirano Aya and I guess even Goto Yuko sound decent, I wonder what they can do with Toyosaki Aki's singing. Not sure on Sato Satomi's vocals after only hearing her sing a verse, but I'm slightly excited for Hikasa Yoko and Kotobuki Minako to sing. The only thing I'm scared about is how they'll most likely sing in character.
I mean, Chihara Minori wasn't singing in her Yuki voice for the ED for SHnY S2, which totally caught me off guard.
Now I have Polyrhythm stuck in my head. D:
|2009-05-24, 09:23
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Er, I actually don't remember Goto Yuko's singing for Hidamari. I just faintly remember Shintani Ryoko for pretty obvious reasons, yeah?
I'm still kind of "lolwat" at how Minorin didn't sing with her Yuki voice for the new Haruhi ED.... Maybe I'll get to hear Kotobuki singing in a more comfortable range. >_<
|2009-05-24, 09:27
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Really great seiyuu-singers usually fall into the "seiyuu as a sideline" cat, in my books. Case in point: Sakamoto Maaya. Quite clearly, the lady is still doing VA stuff because she likes it. Same with Mizuki Nana, maybe to a lesser extent, since she hasn't reach the point where she's writing most of her songs herself.
|2009-05-24, 18:27
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Before I get somewhat off topic, wow, Fuwa Fuwa Time didn't get any higher than 4th, did it? Still really good for an insert song. I mean, Nana-sama's MASSIVE WONDERS single, which also included the Pray insert song, didn't get any higher than 4th....
I need to invest in the power of otaku.
Mizuki Nana may not write many songs herself and she's only composed I think three songs, with an upcoming one in her new album, but she's very passionate about what she does. I don't exactly understand why you mentioned the song writing. She could probably drop voice acting to further work on her singing career. I mean, it's kind of funny when some of her fans don't realize she's a seiyuu. Main problem is while she is a talented singer, not everyone enjoys her yodelling. As much as she wants to sing enka, she knows it won't sell as much as the songs she's singing now.
Yeah, I'm sorry I can't really talk much about Sakamoto....And I guess it depends on what you define great. I'll just list some seiyuu I think are great singers and still pretty involved in voice acting;
|2009-05-24, 19:14
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Tanaka-san is still firmly in the seiyuu category .She's one of those seiyuu who "can sing as an added bonus". On the other hand, Mizuki-san is definitely no longer a green-horn, even on stage. So, yeah. Speaking about Fate-san, Nanoha herself isn't too shabby.
Most of the ladies you mention still goes under the "firmly seiyuu" cat, not because they have no talent, but no manager want to risks his balls and package them to be something big. That, or they're still new or feel that they're not quite ready. (Ambition does play a part in this.) Horie Yui's stage career should never ever include school uniforms. Her Silky Heart MV is enough to scar me.
Many people think of Kanno when they listen to Sakamoto, but I think CLAMP has their part in her career. If there is ever a poster girl of CLAMP OSTs, Maaya would be it.
|2009-05-25, 01:28
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|2009-05-25, 08:55
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"Fuwa Fuwa Time" started at fourth on Oricon? That's amazing for such an undistinguished song. Very few anime songs come anywhere near that. The song is enjoyable, but without the anime it would have been about 35th. Congratulations to all.
Has it been established whether the girls play their own instruments on any of these singles or insert songs? I can't find the names of the players in the anime credits or in what I've seen of the jackets. "Mio" is supposed to have written the lyrics, but I don't know what that means. Did Hikasa Youko write them?
I'm guessing they're still learning their instruments, with the idea of actually playing on some future songs.
LVD listed some interesting singers, so I hope he/she has listened to Hayami Saori's songs. Hayamin, to me, has the most beautiful voice of any seiyuu, and skill approaching that of Minorin or Nana -- or even Maaya. She still has to develop the ability to sing as well live, and with more volume, though.
Gotou Yuuko can carry a tune for about half a bar, it seems to me. I really can't stand listening to her, much as I like some of her seiyuu characters. To me, Horie Yui is the archetypal seiyuu/singer. She can sing, but her pitch is often just slightly off.
I agree that the best seiyuu/singers are singers first and seiyuus second. Hayami Saori's excellence at both tasks may delay her drift into pure singer. She's only 17, and not a glamorous beauty, so I think they are delaying her solo singing debut until she is at her peak in both skill and looks.
|2009-05-25, 09:00
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In the Hidamari Sketch X365 OP, Hiro never gets more than 2 lines at any single take. That should say something.
Saori-chan is still young. The road's long ahead, and there is always room for improvement. Same goes for the K-On girls.
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|2009-05-25, 13:02
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I haven't seen much of CLAMP's stuff, so that's my problem right there. First thing I remember Sakamoto for was Gravity. I do remember her from Tsubasa, but the other vocalists [Makino Yui, Nanri Yuuka, and FJ KEIKO] had songs that were more memorable for me. :/
I haven't been able to find the proper credits either and it's bugging me. I just highly doubt the girls would be able to play the ED song after only playing their respective instruments for three-ish months when the single came out. And Mio writes the lyrics in the manga, but there wasn't enough to make a complete song. Perhaps Hikasa Yoko added onto them as she tried to think in character? I believe Ito Shizuka did the same for one or two songs from that HiNA album.
But yeah, skimming through some episodes of Rajion!, they're still learning. They were pretty decent in episode eight.
.... -sigh- I haven't heard much of Horie Yui's singing outside of Kurobara Hozonkai, but I thought she was great there. Maybe I get too lost listening to the instruments to pay attention to if her singing is off or not. Though, I've always thought she was the better singer than Yukarin and I find it interesting you didn't poke her ears singing in your post.
I just thought we were talking about others that were great, though I guess not equally as great. Chiba Saeko is probably the only one I'd put up there with Minorin, though I find Yukarin's concerts terribly amusing to watch. And this is just making me miss tiaraway even more. Dammit.
|2009-05-25, 19:38
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Well, "good" is a subjective term (That's my assumption, since I'm NOT an expert on seiyuu songs.). Also, I guess what the ladies want for themselves is important. Not all of them wants to be holding concerts like Mizuki-san.
After hearing 4 songs from the band (OP, Fuwa Fuwa, Love is a Stapler, and ED), I can only conclude that the OP, Fuwa Fuwa, and Love is a Stapler are songs by girls for those who want to feel warm and fuzzy. Don't Say Lazy is another beast altogether, a song by women for those who want to rock!
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|2009-05-26, 11:24
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That time of the week again...
Week 5 was again a bit of a surprise for the OP/ED songs with 'Lazy' charting at 13 for the week with another 8220 copies (122891 total) and 'Cagayake!' landing at 16 with 7432 copies (111032 total). I'm sure some of that is due to a bump from 'Fuwa x2'
Speaking of which, 'Fuwa x2' didn't do badly on it's own, with 39458 copies in it's first week. It actually did rise to #2 on the dailies on Thursday, but was #3 for the week overall.
BTW, rank for songs really doesn't mean all that much - it's all about sales and what's competing for the week. This week there's a nearly 90k spread between 1st and 3rd place. Some weeks things are much closer, and had Glay released one day later, 'Fuwa x2' would have come off with #2 for the week instead.
Anyway, I think that this next week you'll finally see 'Cagayake!' fade out of the top 20, this will probably be 'Lazy's last week in the top 20, and 'Fuwa x2' will struggle to remain in the top 10. As for the forthcoming character singles, I think that 'Fuwa x2's performance is a good indicator of what to expect, with the possible exception of Mio's single.
I have more to say about the singer/seiyuu thing and the production credits, but will have to leave it for another post. I'm being a bad boy at work by writing even this ^_^
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By: Lanetra Bennett
August 21, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - A survey of the top Carnegie Institutions ranks FSU number seven in residence hall satisfaction and number two in satisfaction for campus hall programming.
Wednesday, the first wave of thousands of students began moving into to those dorms before classes start Monday, August 26th.
Things seemed to go smoothly for everyone. FSU officials were on-hand assisting with traffic, unloading and directions.
But, instead of "Move-in Day," it could've been called, "hard to say goodbye day", because the parents we spoke to all described the experience of dropping their kids off, as bitter sweet.
Kathi Cruz is somewhat comforted to know that her daughter will have a small piece of home with her at FSU.
"She brought her fish. She left her cat behind. They had a long farewell." Cruz says.
Cruz drove her daughter from Ocala to start her first semester of college.
"I don't know how people do it. I guess it'll be easier with the next one."
It doesn't necessarily get easier, say many of the parents helping their kids move into their dorms Wednesday.
Marcelo Sempe just went through this last year with one son at the University of Florida. Now his son, Paul, is starting at FSU.
Sempe says, "He's the last one leaving the nest, so it's kind of sad. But, at the same time, it's a good opportunity for him and we're real happy."
This is Melanie Furjanic's third time sending a child off to college.
Her daughter, Allison, is moving from Philadelphia.
Furjanic says, "It's exciting; a little nerve racking. Her brother's in New York and her sister's in New Jersey. So, they're much closer to home. So, this is the first experience having a child far, very far away."
Allison says, "At first I was a little nervous just because it is far from home. But, it is exciting. It's beautiful here; there's palm trees which is really awesome. I think it'll be really exciting."
FSU's student affairs vice president says students who live on campus are more active and have higher GPAs.
Administrators say the residence halls house 6,400 students and will be at full capacity this semester.
Students from near and far wasted no time in getting moved in at FAMU Wednesday. They had plenty of help from other students, all the way up to the "head Rattler"!
FAMU Interim President Dr. Larry Robinson helped students move into the campus dorms.
He says, "This is hard work. It's helped by the fact that we have so many other generous volunteers within our student body and our staff who are altogether making this possible."
Sophomore Emmanuel Nelson was grateful for the outpouring of assistance... and was especially honored that Dr. Robinson carried his microwave to his room in Sampson Hall.
Nelson says, "That's amazing. It's nothing short of the grace of God. That goes to show that he actually does care about the people that are attending his university."
Mechar McGregor from Miami says it's emotional dropping off her first-born child to become a college freshman.
She says, "When he was checking in, I was over at the truck, saying oh, my God, I'm really going to leave my son here to live. I won't be able to walk in his room at night and have a conversation with him."
A chat with Dr. Robinson helped. Dr. Robinson stopped to greet McGregor while students helped her and her son, Wayne, unload their truck and move into the dorm room.
McGregor says, "That means he's getting out to meet the students. He's not someone who's just going to sit in his office and that makes me feel a whole lot better."
FAMU administrators say 2,381 students are expected to stay in the campus' eleven dorms this fall.
Wednesday was move-in day for Samson, Gibbs, Young and Paddyfote.
The full schedule for FAMU dorms is below.
FAMU 2013-2014 Dorm Move-In Schedule
On August 21st - Samson, Gibbs, Young and Paddyfote
On August 22nd - Cropper, Diamond, McGuinn, Truth
On August 23rd - The Palmettos
On August 24th - Anyone who missed their scheduled day.


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Well, well. Isn't it so nice that after 'Total Information Awareness' was canned for being slightly too creepy even for congress, it has resurfaced as a free-swimming and not-at-all-sinister corporation heavily larded with CIA alumni. I assume that this is the American analog of our pal Putin's pithy "There is no such thing as a former KGB man"
See, government spying is bad, because it's government, and whenever the government gets involved, it's inherently bad, because after all, it's the government.
But, this is not the government, this is business. And in this case, it's pretty much ok, because it's the free market doing it, and the market knows whats best for itself, because it's the market, and not the government.
Makes sense right?
If there weren't so many people who manage to say things like that with a straight face and nigh-religious levels of conviction there would be a lot more humor in the situation...
If you'd like to see the extent of surveillance in US, watch this video released by anon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKaG9pfEFSQ [youtube.com]
Scary to say the least. 1984 is already here.
If 1984 were here, you'd be an unperson by now just for saying what you just said. People really need to read the book... surveillance was only one tiny facet of what makes the party horrible. It is the facet that enables the other, even worse parts, but it is not the be all and end all.
I think in a post-9/11 world there will be new readings of what 1984 was actually about. I mean what is it REALLY about? It's about a disgruntled government employee who becomes a terrorist because he's having trouble getting laid. Can you dispute this is what happens? The proles in 1984 are perfectly happy but some rogue government clerk decides he wants to overthrow the government. Winston reminds me a little too much of Timothy McVeigh. Unfortunately geeks don't usually study literary theory so of course
Hmm, lets see... a reading where Winston is the bad guy huh? Does the government still unleash angry, starving rats to eat through his face because he had the temerity to have sex with someone and talking about political change? (do note: Winston never actually does anything to hurt anyone)
Sorry, not buying the "Winston was the real bad guy interpretation".
There was a Canadian show I watched one episode of called "Continuum", the "good" guy (well, girl) is a "Protector" in the "CPA" (I forget if it's "civilian" or "corporate" protection). In other words, she's a secret police officer. No uniform, license to kill. The "government" is the Corporate Congress. After bringing about additional market collapses they bought out the world governments and dissolved them. The CPA doesn't arrest people directly, they implant "trackers" which work not by actually being a GPS tracker, but by inducing more and more pain until the "perp" turns themselves in at the CPA station for sentencing and removal of the excruciator (hungry rats are sooooooooo 20th century). (The pilot has her smashing somebody's face in for vandalism then implanting the excruciator). Her suit/implants record everything she sees and hears and transmits it to HQ for filing. So, bringing it back to the second post in this thread, one of her buddies calls the government Big Brother, and she says the exact same thing "It can't be because otherwise you'd be dead". All while her implants are filming and recording, and transmitting back to HQ for processing and filing.
Anyway, the whole show is so heavily "1984 but the government is the good guy" I couldn't believe it. But they make sure the "bad guys" (pro-democracy rebels) are equally unsympathetic by having them kill as many innocent people as possible 24/7 for no reason. (PS the bad guys are a government trained death squad used to put down protests, but for some reason maybe explained in episodes I didn't watch, they rebelled.)
Continue watching. The show got alot more interesting and nuanced after the first two episodes. Its getting harder and harder to tell who the "bad guys" are. (the show isnt the best scifi ever (they solve alot of problems with duce ex machina), but its interesting and being marketed heavily in canada which starts a good discussion over how far we would let the corporations run amok)
they solve alot of problems with duce ex machina
I would respect the entertainment industry more if its writers didn't try to solve all plot problems with a Mussolini android.
they solve alot of problems with duce ex machina
I would respect the entertainment industry more if its writers didn't try to solve all plot problems with a Mussolini android.
No, you wouldn't
The original point was that the person calling current society "1984" had never read the book. They just were using it as a generic term for "big government that I don't like."
Big Brother in 1984 isn't a surveillance state, it is a mind-control state. Surveillance is just part their means to that end. People who spoke out against the government, or even just questioned too much or acted wrong just disappeared. Not just from society, but from history, records were altered so that all trace of them was gone,
the problem with currently implemented 1984 is that it's just so fucking lousy at the mind control! MAKE ME A SHEEP DAMN IT!
That's because you aren't the product of 'new education' where we teach kindergarteners that sharing is evil and that when strangers in uniform grab your crotch, it's 'good touch' no matter how scared and icky it makes you feel.
Well, he was.
I's not that he was an optimist, it's that his observation was expounded on later. What he said was "if there's a wrong way to do something, someone will do it that way." Pretty much self-evident, I'd say.
If it does not happen literally by the book it does not mean it did not happen at all. Yes, you can still talk. Usually, unless someone is really interested in you being silent (try filming police, tell me how you liked it).
How long even that will last? Who knows.
Part of what makes slashdot slashdot is that 90% of the posters utterly lack any sense of perspective.
Theres a story about how Facebook is selling your data to russian mafia? Clearly, that is just as bad as what Hitler did in WW2. Obama enacts a healthcare plan youre not a fan of? Communist china, and Obama is Mao. Romney takes a stance on abortion that you dont like? Clearly, this man is as repressive as Stalin.
It should come as no suprise that in any particular thread about surveilance, at least one
Obama enacts a healthcare plan youre not a fan of? Communist china, and Obama is Mao
Well...this one *is* close to true...and not just because of Obamacare....this guys is definitely on the socialist bent...
I dont much like it, but youre out of your mind if you want to compare the two scenarios as you post from your comfortable, heated, internet connected house with a belly full of food.
Not only do people need to read 1984, but they also need to read Brave New World so they can start making more accurate literature comparisons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_(novel) [wikipedia.org]
Well, in this case they're both apt: Both regimes relied on extensive surveillance.
It makes perfect sense, really. If you're going to oppress people, you need to know what they're up to so you make sure you oppress the people who might be opposing you. Otherwise, a popular movement might get started that opposes you, and then you might be overthrown.
In one of the recent articles on sci-fi books there was an interesting discussion on how 1984 was nowhere near as prescient as Brave New World.
If you'd like to see the extent of surveillance in US, watch this video released by anon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKaG9pfEFSQ [youtube.com]
Scary to say the least. 1984 is already here.
Isn't this convenient, the video has been deleted from YouTube. That is doubleplusungood.
Can anyone mirror the video? It's already gone.
> If you'd like to see the extent of surveillance in US, watch this video released by anon:
Account closed, what was the video name ?
I think this may be something that really does qualify as a legitimate answer to the age olde question, "What could possibly go wrong?"
it seems this thing is like credit data. companies give up the data in exchange for a credit score and risk profiling
same here. seems like private companies will be giving up their security cam and other data in exchange for security services
Ok - I can maybe see companies interested in this that do loans and other activities where it is important to know who their users are. But - Salesforce? I just don't understand what their interest is in this. Everyone who deals with Salesforce is known to Salesforce, because you need a license to use it. So - what gives? Even Google is suspect - yes, they have a vested interest in knowing who their users are, but I suspect that they have more data than they could get from this initiative. So, again - WTF?
we just found a monetization of the google cloud. sell the data of who is doing what to the spy networks including corporate espionage
it seems this thing is like credit data. companies give up the data in exchange for a credit score and risk profiling
same here. seems like private companies will be giving up their security cam and other data in exchange for security services
I like the use of "conspiracy" and "alleged" in the top-level story. It gives this a real air of critical reporting. You know! Like the conspiracy story about your parent's families, in which your father is alleged to have impregnated your mother.
There's real room to reserve some skepticism around the entire business of these "stories".
To what degree cameras are coordinated isn't a conspiracy, it's an eventuality.
"Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then..." -- P.K.Dick
"Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then..." -- P.K.Dick
Coming from him, that's actually even more terrifying than it should be.
Yeeeah right.
Let's ask the key question here.
You are a Random Retailer. You have the camera systems. Let's say shady spook #1 comes to you and wants to rig your cameras into the Trapwire network.
(a) He can't force you, because you will fucking sue his balls off in every court in and out of the land for something like that.
(b) There's barely anything in it for you. Your customers might get creeped out. Your rival company might trumpet - Hey *we're* not signed up to Big Brother Net.
(c) And suppose you do agre
A lot of these systems are decades old. They aren't going to be compatible
oh yeah, analog video is SO HARD to interface with.
its really hard to find yellow composite 75 ohm cable that is rca or bnc terminated.
(are you being stupid on purpose, poster?)
The US army can't deliver a single set of compatible radios to the army. The British government couldn't get the NHS to run on a single IT system. What the hell makes you think they can do something like this?
abraxas says that if you upgrade your video cameras they will scan the feed in real time and alert you of suspicious activity like known or highly suspected shoplifters coming into the store or being in the area. or if someone applies for a job they will scan the applicant's face and look to see where else he worked and the shrink levels before and after
there is your ROI
You could use these same arguments about the WiFi & GSM-based in-store tracking & MITM systems that are in use right now...those same factors didn't stop them.
Because they have nothing to hide.
I agree entirely. But how are we to convince the rest of the population who take pride in the fact that they have nothing to hide from the government?
I agree entirely. But how are we to convince the rest of the population who take pride in the fact that they have nothing to hide from the government?
A family member of mine claimed she changed her stance after I gave her a copy of Bruce Schneier's essay, "The Eternal Value of Privacy." [schneier.com]
Schneier also recommends [schneier.com] Daniel Solove's essay, "'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy." [ssrn.com]
Someone else posted this very good article earlier today: "Debunking The Dangerous 'If You Have Nothing To Hide, You Have Nothing To Fear.'" [falkvinge.net]
We stayed up and watched this, initially to see Benedict Cumberbatch: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/lastenemy/synopsis.html [pbs.org]
All we need now is an unexplained outbreak of an unknown disease in some conflict-ridden part of the world. (Maybe the recent Ebola outbreak in Uganda? http://allafrica.com/stories/201208120306.html [allafrica.com] )
I'll just leave this here: http://www.goldengryphon.com/Stross-Concrete.html [goldengryphon.com]
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Great Info. Please upvote to weed this out from the noise!
really, it's a trap.
... wiretrap have little to do with catching terrorist but to spy on american attitudes and to do more against the american people.
With such information is is possible with a controlled media to then manipulate the people via the media. i.e. endless war drum banging for the invasion of Iraq.
Traffic cameras and their control centers are very capable of the likes of jamming up major city intersection (i.e. in Atlanta to bring all traffic can be brought to a standstill with nothing more than properly executed
Oh, my! Business and government are colluding to invade our privacy and control our behavior? I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!
Come on, people, do the messy details of who is collecting what and selling it to whom really matter any more?
The general population has amply demonstrated its complacency in matters of collective privacy loss and stellar-scale coercion. Its not a question of enough people knowing, its a matter of not enough people caring or daring to put up any meaningful resistance. The flies can conqu
While I agree with complacency, I'll point out that it's due to mostly ignorance. Just watch "TV News" and you get the point. People have been trained to believe that everything they hear on TV News is true and real. It is not, and has not been for at least 20 years. It's brainwashing and lies mostly, with tidbits of truth sprinkled in to appear real (and perhaps to keep the actors and actresses spewing lies from committing suicide).
The best thing anyone can do currently is to try waking people up. Tea
"According to a very good source responsible for domestic surveillance operations, an extremely serious al Qaeda terror plot has been uncovered targeting a financial institution, an entertainment centre and a government office building in Los Angeles. The same terrorist-surveillance team conducted pre-operational surveillance of all three sites. The group is currently under watch," he wrote.
Well then, now (a) I am supposed to believe an anonymous source -- which I won't -- so the "proof" of its effectiveness fails and (b) if the sour
This is not news. This is Wikileaks publishing uncorroborated "evidence" that matches their expectations about "Big Brother".
Some things to remember:
"We shall SPY on to the end, we shall SPY in France,
we shall SPY on the seas and oceans,
we shall SPY with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall SPY our whatever the cost may be,
we shall SPY the beaches,
we shall SPY on the landing grounds,
we shall SPY in the fields and in the streets,
we shall SPY in the hills;"
-- paraphrasing, the GREAT Winston Churchill
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Uruguay's unprecedented plan to put the government at the center of a legal marijuana industry has made it halfway through congress, giving Uruguayan President Jose Mujica a long-sought victory in his effort to explore alternatives to the global war on drugs.
All 50 members of the governing Broad Front coalition approved the proposal in a party-line vote just before midnight on Wednesday, keeping a narrow majority of the 96 lawmakers present after more than 13 hours of passionate debate.
The measure now goes to the Senate, where Mujica's coalition has a bigger majority and passage is expected to come within weeks for the proposal to make Uruguay the world's first nation to create a legal, regulated marijuana market.
"Sometimes small countries do great things," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the US Drug Policy Alliance. "Uruguay's bold move does more than follow in the footsteps of Colorado and Washington. It provides a model for legally regulating marijuana that other countries, and US states, will want to consider — and a precedent that will embolden others to follow in their footsteps."
Marijuana legalization efforts have gained momentum across the Americas in recent years as leaders watch the death toll rise from military responses to unabated drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina have also called for reforms, and a recent report by a commission of the Organization of American States encouraged new approaches, including legalization of marijuana, but no sitting president has gone as far as Mujica to support the creation of legal alternatives to marijuana trafficking.
"At the heart of the Uruguayan marijuana regulation bill is a focus on improving public health and public safety," said Hannah Hetzer, a Drug Policy Alliance staffer who moved to Montevideo to help shepherd the proposal. "Instead of closing their eyes to the problem of drug abuse and drug trafficking, Uruguay is taking an important step towards responsible regulation of an existing reality."
Legislators in the governing coalition said putting the government at the center of a legal marijuana industry is worth trying because the global war on drugs has been a costly and bloody failure, and displacing illegal dealers through licensed pot sales could save money and lives.
They also hope to eliminate a legal contradiction in Uruguay, where it has been legal to use pot, but against the law to sell it, buy it, produce it or possess even one marijuana plant.
Critics warn that marijuana is a gateway drug and that fostering the bad habits of addicts is playing with fire.
Mujica said he never consumed marijuana, but believes regulations are necessary because many other people do, even though recent polls suggest two-thirds of Uruguayans oppose the plan.
National Party Deputy Gerardo Amarilla said the government was underestimating the risk of marijuana, which he called a "gateway drug" for other chemical addictions that foster violent crimes.
"Ninety-eight percent of those who are destroying themselves with base cocaine today began with marijuana," Amarilla said. "I believe that we're risking too much. I have the sensation that we're playing with fire."
Under the legislation, the Uruguayan government would license growers, sellers and consumers, and update a confidential registry to keep people from buying more than 40 grams a month.


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Touch Routine Immersion
Touch Routine Immersion
Event Type: Workshop
Start: Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 11:00am
End: Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 6:00pm
$85 early bird by 8/30, $115 thereafter
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Deepen your embodiment of Nia choreography with this 2-day immersion into one of Nia's newest released routines, Touch! Open to everybody (students and teachers alike), this playshop offers a unique opportunity to learn Nia choreography from it's co-creators, Allison Wright & Vickie Saito. Most of all, immersions are FUN! Touch takes you on a sensory journey through the body using four touchstones: skin, breath, eyes, and sound. Each touchstone provides you with places in the body to anchor your attention as you dance a soundscape of mantra, thick beats, and vocal harmonies. Increase your awareness of sensation using meditative hand mudras, vocal sounding, physical touch, and by making visual connections as you dance.
- Master Class with Vickie & Al | Friday, 9/20 7:00-8:30pm | ($20 for everybody. Note this is a specialty class not included in the Touch Immersion cost)
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ACE: An Interview With James Onwualu
2013 athlete James Onwualu had a standout junior season at St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall—the same school that produced former top-ranked recruit Seantrel Henderson—as both a receiver and running back, amassing 1,092 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2011. The 6'2", 205-pound prospect already holds offers from Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, and Stanford, and he's impressed scouts at recent camps, including the Army All-American Combine, where Rivals named him one of the standout wide receivers ($). Michigan has been in contact with Onwualu, and I had the chance to catch up with him briefly this evening. Here's the full transcript:
ACE: First of all, how is your recruitment going, and which teams have shown the most interest so far?
JAMES: It's been very exciting getting pulled into the process and it's really picking up quickly. The schools that have shown the most interest are Stanford, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Pitt.
ACE: Do you have any early favorites among those teams?
JAMES: Not really. Every school has a different twist to it and my relationships with those coaches are all growing so it could be any of them.
ACE: Do you have an idea of what position you'd like to play in college? I've seen wideout, running back, and safety all thrown out there.
JAMES: Depends on the school but I am willing to play any of them.
ACE: When would you like to narrow down your choices? Any idea when you'd want to commit to a school?
JAMES: [I will] most likely commit this spring. I have a feeling a school will stand out by then.
ACE: Who has been recruiting you from Michigan (which coach/coaches)? Any plans to take a visit to Ann Arbor?
JAMES: Coach Mattison and yes I would love to go visit and see what it is like.
ACE: What are you looking for in a prospective school/program?
JAMES: The biggest things for me are the opportunities that will arise for my years after college. Along with that, the academics and also the environment surrounding the football community.
Seantrel Henderson also went there a few years back. All of the CDHHS sports teams are amazing in MN.
We know, becuase Ace mentioned this in the beginning of his post.
Paul Molitor, Steve Walsh, Chris Weinke, and most likely where my kids will go starting in 5 1/2 years. It's either there or Hill-Murray in St. Paul, where the head varsity football coach (and reigning MN Football Coach of the Year) is Brooks Bollinger.
Impressive film. This kid looks to be a WR all the way but playing some RB seems to really help him get his YAC. Speaking of WRs, we seem to be back in on Jordan Payton. Coaches are visiting him this weekend. Oh the wild world of recruiting.
from experience, dude
This kid looks like a WR. Really seems to look for extra yards after the catch and due to apparent strength, will be good for add-ons. Maybe I missed it, but does anyone know his speed?
I wonder why Mattison is recruiting him if he is gonna play offense? Maybe michigan wants him as a DB?
Who's recruiting you in regards to what position you're being recruited for. Mattison is our best recruiter, so you will see him involved with a ton of recruits on both sides of the ball. But to answer your question, maybe.
When Mattison was at Florida, he was the one who recruited Tim Tebow.
... but Meyer told Snead Tebow was being recruited as a linebacker..
....because he really doesn't like "donkeys" or "zebras"!! Check out the hit he delivers at 39 seconds into the highlights.
It seriously looks like he was going right after the ref there. Made me chuckle a bit.
Wow. What a highlight reel.


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Tag Games Readies All Stars Darts
Paul Farley of Scotland-based Tag Games sent us a press release about the Rock n' Roll developer's latest iPhone project: All Stars Darts.
"Tag Games are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of All Stars Darts to the App Store. Darts is the first title in the All Stars series of casual sports games set within the famous All Stars Sports Bar and Grill – located just north of Dayton, Ohio on Interstate 75."
The release goes on to mention that the game will feature four playable bar denizens; multiple rule sets, including 301, 501, 701, and round the clock; and tournament matches. All Stars Darts should be available in the App Store on Friday for 99 cents.


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If You Lived Here: HIV and Housing -- The Basics
By Candace Y.A. Montague
October 21, 2010
This is the second installment of the series on housing and HIV/AIDS. In this article, we will explore the basic explanation of the connection between housing, medication adherence, programs and why it should matter to you. There are so many layers and obstacles to the housing issue. This article does not cover them all but it's a start.
Housing and Adherence to Medications
Housing is a critical issue in America. Housing for someone with HIV is literally a matter of life or death. When a person has stable housing, he/she is more likely to adhere to their medications and thus lead a healthier life. (There are a myriad of studies to support this statement however this is the basic explanation.) One of the problems is that there are currently more than 670,000 people who are currently homeless in America (that includes HIV positive and negative people). In DC, there are about 96.6 homeless persons per 10,000 people. That would rank it 10th for highest rates in the country. When a person has nowhere to live, they have nowhere to store their belongings. So finding their medications among all of their possessions in a small space (such as a car) can be a huge obstacle. Another problem is properly storing their medication for HIV or other health problems. Some meds that keep people with HIV healthy must be refrigerated. They may be able to get by in the winter but storing medications outside of a refrigerator will not work during the sweltering summer days. Pills can melt, particularly capsules. So adherence to AIDS medications is a big deal.
Housing Programs
There are several programs that are designed to help people with HIV obtain affordable housing but the road to that goal is rocky at best. The most well known program is Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA). The HOPWA program is the only Federal program dedicated to address the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. It sounds promising but the sad truth is that the waiting list to be enrolled in the HOPWA program currently stands at over 700 in DC alone. Other programs do exist to assist people with HIV in finding housing such as the National Housing Trust Fund, Ryan White Care Act, The Second Chance Act, and Section Eight. The waiting lists for these programs are also quite lengthy. One simple reason why these programs are failing to place people into homes is lack of funding. Another reason for the waiting list, arguably, is poor management. There are not enough checks and balances within these programs to ensure everyone is helped. (There are several other reasons but again this is a basic explanation).
How Did It Get So Bad?
Catherine An, Media Relations and Communications Specialist at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, gives a more in-depth answer to this question. "It's important to recognize that -- while homelessness is absolutely a critical problem in the United States -- we have seen measurable reductions throughout the year. Not only did homelessness decline by a solid ten percent overall from 2005 to 2007, we see in the latest Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (authored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), homelessness stayed flat since 2007 even during this recession." She adds, "homelessness occurs when people cannot find housing they can afford. As housing costs continue to outpace the financial means of lower-income individuals and families, they grow increasingly at-risk of experiencing homelessness."
Why Should You Care?
Simply put, when people are homeless, you pay more taxes. People who are homeless are more likely to access the most costly health care services in emergency rooms, spend more time in jail or prison (a typical cost of a prison bed in a state or federal prison is $20,000 per year), and are more likely to rely on social services and emergency shelters which are typically funded by the state. Your tax dollars provide these services. So the greater the demand, the more you will pay. Providing housing coupled with supportive services as needed is actually more cost-efficient than letting these people experience homelessness. As the country struggles to recover from a recession, it is crucial that taxes be lowered to keep more dollars in citizens' pockets.
For a more realistic view of how homelessness affects people with HIV, please read about Sharon and Anthony Jones, a homeless couple in DC who are living with HIV. They were featured in the first installment of this series.
For more information about AIDS and homelessness, visit the National AIDS Housing Coalition website. It has the most up to date information and fact sheets available.
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When Sen. Barack Obama formally accepts the Democratic nomination at Invesco Field stadium in front of 80,000 people, Michelle Obama will be in the crowd, listening to her husband's speech for the first time.
"I like to feel the same thing that everyone else is going to in this stadium," she told ABC News' Charlie Gibson today at Invesco Field. "He also started to tell me how the ending was going to go, and I stopped him again. I said, 'I don't want to know. I want to feel it tonight.'"
"I think tonight we'll have a chance to step back and breathe in and take it in and think about what this means for the country now, and what it'll mean for our kids in the future," she said.
Watch the interview on "World News" at 6:30 p.m. ET and watch Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos at the Democratic convention tonight at 10 ET on ABC.
Obama, the first black major party presidential candidate, addresses the nation on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
It "is pretty powerful, even for someone like me and Barack who are so busy doing it, that sometimes you don't get a chance to, to step back," she said.
"There were so many people who didn't think they'd live to see the day," she said. "So many people of a variety of backgrounds who remembered that speech were there, and fought the fights, and had the hopes and dreams for the next generation. And to see it materialize in some small way, through this process, I think moves the nation, no matter who you're supporting."
Despite the magnitude of this milestone, Gibson noted how there has been little mention of race at the Denver convention.
"I think that the issues that are affecting the country really transcend race and gender and age," the potential first lady said. "When someone is struggling to pay to put gas in their car, when a person has lost their job, and doesn't have health care, and they're worried about their kids' college education, those problems know no racial boundaries."
'Just Like Any Couple'
When asked to what extent her husband consulted with her on his choice for vice president, she said, "We talked about how he was thinking about it. … But we probably do what most couples do. The first thing we talk about is our kids, how they're doing."
And even though she plays devil's advocate from time to time, she said, "I trust Barack's judgment implicitly. I say this all the time, in the 20 years I've known him, Barack hasn't disappointed me. I stopped completely questioning everything he does."
Before they were married, she said the two were engaged in "intense debates about, how do you make change."
But she added that she thought her husband was "too smart to go into politics."
"I always tried to talk him out of it. But he always talked me into it," she said with a laugh.
But as her husband prepares to accept his party's nomination, Michelle Obama doesn't need further convincing.
"I am proud, so proud, of what he's accomplished, and I'm glad that I didn't stand in the way."


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Bubbie's Back
Little Shmuli Rabinowitz greeted his Bubbie with a hug and said:
"I'm so happy to see you, Bubbie. Now Daddy will do the trick he has been promising us."
"What trick's that?" she asked.
"Well," said little Shmuli excitedly, "I heard Daddy tell Mommy that he would climb the walls if you ever came to visit us again."


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Where Do You Go to Play Pool in Victoria? [VIDEO]
We had a pool table when I was a kid, although you wouldn't know it judging by the way I play now. Pool is certainly a popular game, just check out any bar around town, and you're sure to find a table or two. When I first moved to our fair city, friends and co-workers would take me to Barney's to play. Since it was a bona fide pool hall, there were lots of tables. Well these days, Barney's is history, but you can still play at most bars. Where is your favorite place to play pool in Victoria? While you're thinking about it, check out this instructional video on how to play the game.
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This Week's Sermon: "Why Did God Create the World?"
The ultimate purpose for which God created this world is the praise of the glory of his grace in the death of Jesus for sinners.
There you have it, the most important thing we could ever know.
Recognizing that God exists isn't enough. The question is: why does anything else exist? Why did God create the world? And in particular, why this world?
Working through key texts, John Piper shows the Bible's answer to life's biggest question and how it's connected to the cross.
Stream or download this week's sermon.


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Will tonight be the night? Will Lionel Messi finally draw level and perhaps even surpass Gerd Muller's record goal tally for a single calendar year?
It has been an obsession for football in recent months to count down the goals until Messi smashes Muller's remarkable tally of 85 goals in 1972.
Having beaten the German's record for most goals in a single season last term, Messi now appears set to surpass him tonight when Barcelona take on Benfica in the Champions League.
At face value, it is a simply remarkable effort from the Barcelona forward, whose goal scoring exploits of late have left most rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
His efforts have made him a dead certainty for a record 4th Ballon d'Or in the new year to go along with the Golden Boot he picked up earlier this season.
But maybe it's time to look a little deeper and compare both Muller and Messi's goalscoring exploits. Does the fact that Messi should beat Muller's record make him a more deadly goalscorer?
Luckily for you, GMF is here to have a dig around and find out all the stats behind the one being bandied around so regularly at the moment.
Take a look at both men's statistics from their record breaking years, 2012 for Messi and and 1972 for Muller, and find out for and for all, who is the greatest goal scorer in football history.
Messi may soon have more goals, but Muller took less games to reach 85 goals in 1972
Neither man went longer than three games without a goal, although there's still time for Messi to sieze up....
Messi's blast of 24 goals in 13 games makes for the best purple patch between the pair.
Messi has scored more braces, but Muller is the hat-trick king.
Both men managed to achieve 13 goals in a single month during their record years.
Muller just edges it when it comes to converting his goals into wins for club and country.
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Congratulations on your new assignment to the Fort Carson Dental Activity (DENTAC). You will be an integral part of a dynamic, exciting, mission-oriented, and fun loving organization. This is a great DENTAC that prides itself on excellent dental care, superb patient satisfaction, and the Army's best dental readiness. I'm sure that you will find this assignment to be rewarding and enjoyable -- we're looking forward to having you join us here in Colorado Springs.
Fort Carson is located just south of Colorado Springs in the shadow of Cheyenne Mountain and Pikes Peak. Colorado Springs is a city of over 350,000 with many cultural and economic attractions. This is a beautiful area with lots of opportunities. This entire region is a playground for outdoor sports -- the best skiing in the world is just two hours away, and opportunities for camping, hiking, biking, fishing, and sight-seeing abound.
Fort Carson (The Mountain Post) has approximately 24,000 Soldiers, with the majority being assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the 43rd Combat Support Battalion. There is a spirit of unity and camaraderie on this post, and we are all members of the Commanding General's Mountain Post Team. Fort Carson is an energetic post where everyone contributes equally. Major General David Perkins, the Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division, emphasizes that all units play an equally important role on the Mountain Post Team.
Colorado Springs is an outstanding place to live. On-post quarters are limited in number and availability, and are relatively small. Off-post apartment rentals are plentiful, and there are some homes for rent in the area. Your sponsor can provide more specific information tailored to your particular housing needs. Some of the finest school districts in the state are located in Colorado Springs. All told, the quality of life in the area is excellent.
Dental treatment facilities include two 28-chair clinics, two 24-chair clinics, a four-chair hospital clinic, and an eight-chair Soldier Readiness Processing Site are all relatively new and well equipped. Three of these clinics have recently undergone extensive renovation and the fourth began renovation this fall. We also have the finest military and civilian staff available.
We direct all our efforts toward patient care, considering both the military's requirements for readiness and the quality of practice for health care providers.
Additionally, we are very proud of our 12-Month Advanced General Dentistry Program. Unlike many of these programs in the past, the AGD at Fort Carson is fully integrated into the Dental Activity. Residents contribute to the readiness mission in all the clinics, and every dental officer in the unit has some opportunity for mentoring. The influx of six residents each year adds vitality and challenge to our mission -- this program and its members are an important DENTAC asset.
You may find the Fort Carson Dental Activity somewhat different from previous assignments. We are fully integrating business process improvements into how we treat patients. Patient satisfaction is paramount; all resources are directed toward quality patient care, and considerable attention is given to the individual.
Again, on behalf of the entire DENTAC, I welcome you to Ft. Carson and Colorado Springs!
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An interview I did with South African and BBC behind the scenes man Mark Addison appears in the new issue of Diver Magazine here in the UK. Mark is a great guy, I've known him for a while and was only too pleased to interview him.
Mark Addison interview
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Contractors workshop
By Hayward Chamber of Commerce
HAYWARD, Calif.
-- Alameda County, the City of Hayward, and BART wish to certify local businesses for a variety of contracting opportunities. Attend a free workshop by the Hayward Chamber of Commerce in co-operation with the Alameda County Auditor-Controller's Office, the City of Hayward Division of Finance and BART on March 27, 2013 at the corporate headquarters of Marelich Mechanical. A limited number of seats are available.
The Small, Local and Emerging Business (SLEB) program is designed to ensure all Alameda County businesses have opportunities for contracting and procurement activities. It is administered by the Auditor-Controller Agency Office of Contract Compliance and applies to all County procurement of goods and services. Representatives will be available at the workshop. For information, visit www.acgov.org/auditor/sleb.
Many contracting opportunities are available through the City of Hayward, promoted by its Office of Economic Development and the Division of Finance. On March 27, City representatives will describe how to qualify for opportunities in procurement and contract bidding. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/Xu6jf3.
Major BART contracting projects range from temperature control units to various station improvement projects. BART has also embarked upon a Small Business Opportunity Program for services, construction, supplies and materials. In completing any purchase under $100,000, the Purchase Division will locate and procure the item from a Certified Small Business. For information on obtaining certification, attend the workshop. For more details, visit http://bit.ly/Yg0b5X.
To register for the Contractors Workshop, visit http://conta.cc/VNheRf. For more information, call (510) 537-2424 or email Kim Huggett at firstname.lastname@example.com
Contractors Workshop
Wednesday, March 27
10 a.m. 12 p.m.
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By: FSU Army ROTC
January 27, 2013
The FSU ROTC Ranger Challenge Team had it's annual Ranger Challenge Competition at Camp Blanding Florida this weekend which lasted two days with the first day consisting of a land navigation course, map reading exam and rifle marksmanship shoot.
The second day was a 13.4 mile round robin course that incorporated 5 events that tested the team members technical and tactical skills, and a Commaders Challenge event. The competition consisted of 38 teams from Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisana, Alabama and Puerto Rico.
FSU was the two time defending champions, but ended the competition with the runner up trophy losing to Georgia Southern by one point. FSU ROTC Ranger Challenge Team 2 won the marksmanship event of the competition.
This was new change in which the event was conducted in the previous years which made the competition more physically and mentally challenging.
Both FSU teams represented FSU very well during the competition.


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With Help From Rupert Murdoch, The Occupy Wall Street Index Outperforms the S&P 500
On the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, it's time to look back at how our index has performed.
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL A year ago today, Occupy Wall Street hit New York City to make a statement on a litany of modern economic issues, ranging from income inequality to student loans to organized labor.
Less than a month later, we created The Occupy Wall Street Index to track the performance of the companies that the self-proclaimed 99% love to hate. (See: The Occupy Wall Street Index: 9 Companies the 99% Loves to Hate.)
The goal was to take an admittedly non-scientific look at whether companies that behave badly reward investors.
The Index consisted of nine companies, some of which were being directly targeted by the protestors, like JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), News Corp. (NWSA), and General Electric (GE).
We also took a look at companies representing issues the Occupy Wall Street movement cares about. We selected McDonald's (MCD) for income inequality (according to the BLS, fast-food cook is the worst-paying job in America), Wal-Mart (WMT) for organized labor, and SLM Corp. (SLM) for student loans.
The index was rounded out by serial polluter BP (BP) and defense contractor Lockheed Martin (LMT).
So what happened?
Did it pay off to bet on these supposed bad guys of corporate America?
Well, as it turned out, The Occupy Wall Street Index returned 26%, outperforming the S&P 500 (^GSPC) by about 5.5 percentage points.
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Let's take a look at what drove the big upside.
Interestingly enough, the best performer in the Index was News Corp., which has come under enormous scrutiny in the past year over the UK phone-hacking scandal. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, however, survived the intense media and political scrutiny to announce a split of the company, a move that was very well-received by investors, who have sent the stock up a whopping 44%. (See: News Corp. Split May Make Disney Last Media Tycoon.)
Wal-Mart was the second-best performer, up 42% as it finally broke out of a decade-long trading range between $50 and $60.
JPMorgan also impressed, returning 23% despite the heat of the infamous London Whale Fail scandal, which lost steam when Congress and the Senate Banking Committee couldn't come close to landing a knockout punch on CEO Jamie Dimon. (See: Fox Watching Chicken Coop? Senate Banking Committee and Dimon.)
On the negative side, McDonald's returned just 4% as a string of disappointing sales numbers have dragged down the stock of what was once an incredibly strong multi-year growth story. We also saw middling performances out of BP and Goldman Sachs, both of which underperformed their solid sectors.
It's funny. According to a recent Goldman Sachs study, a full 89% of hedge funds are underperforming the S&P 500 this year.
Maybe some of those folks should head down to Zuccotti Park today and read the signs.
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