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I thought you were talking about the action in Team Fortress
I remember seeing smartphones from around 2002 or before. And handheld PDAs existed before that - it was pretty obvious that we'd get Quake 3 after a matter of time, and that it wouldn't be long.
The reasons against flying cars are to do with laws, liability, and required training, not technology.
I'd say, "who gives a fuck? Quake 3 sucked. When will Unreal Tournament be available?"
Yah. It's known as a "joke."
Thank you, though, you humorless pedantic asshole.
Q3 is still one of my favorite games. The first thought that came to my mind when I read this was
"Do we have to hear about every case of someone porting something like this(doom,quake, etc)to a new device"
But considering all the effort that you put into doing this, I must say that I admire your dedication and attention to detail.
Great job.
The first thought that came to my mind when I read this was
"Do we have to hear about every case of someone porting something like this(doom,quake, etc)to a new device"
Proving that a device is "Quake 3 complete" allows the major labels to gauge what kind of game can be sold to owners of this device. For example, a device that can run Quake 3 can in theory run other games that use id Tech 3. It can also run games ported from console platforms comparable to platforms on which Quake 3 was released, such as Dreamcast games and early PS2 games.
Dunno why TFA didn't include it, but there is video [youtube.com].
doesnt work on Nexus One
demos recorded on any 1.32 should work with ioquake3, you may need to run them with the demo command manually. I can't verify that they'll work or not with this android fork.
Speconly?! Far too useful.
They're too busy adding bloom effects
On the other hand, the GPUs you find in these phones have more in common with the current generation of PC GPUs than with those that were available when Quake 3 launched. UE3 is optimized for modern GPUs, but Quake 3 is not.
If that is "Unreal 3", then it's a very, very stripped down version. It doesn't even look like it has pixel shaders, which removes all benefit to using it over the Quake III engine.
By the way, the Quake III engine is capable of handling visuals that look better than the screenshots you linked to. Here are a few examples of what the Quake III engine can do.
http://www.szico-vii.com/uploads/photos/16.jpg [szico-vii.com]
http://www.szico-vii.com/uploads/photos/17.jpg [szico-vii.com]
http://www.szico-vii.com/uploads/photos/31.jpg [szico-vii.com]
http://www.szico-vii.com/uploads/photos/42.jpg [szico-vii.com]
If that is "Unreal 3", then it's a very, very stripped down version. It doesn't even look like it has pixel shaders, which removes all benefit to using it over the Quake III engine.
Other than that you don't have to GPL your game, which you do if you use an ioquake3-based engine. And it's likely that Epic will make Mobile Unreal available at a lower price to current Unreal engine licensees.
So lets sum up here.
This kwaak3, something that runs on most android phones, works, is a game, something you can download right now...
That's less impressive then a youtube video of a game that, doesn't work on the iPhone 2G, 3G or ipod touches, doesn't have networking, etc
Why do I get the feeling you're shitting on this simply because it's not related to the iPhone?
I'm not impressed. Epic had Unreal Engine 3 running on the iPhone back in december last year...
But they have yet to ship a Linux binary. BAH!
Really! This is one of the main reasons I love open source, things like this and others would be imposible/difficult with the iPhone OS.
Actually, with Xcode and iPhone OS you do not have to jump through all the hoops this guy did. GCC in Xcode generates ARM6 or ARM7, Thumb or non-Thumb code - no futzing with compilers, tools or worrying about taking advantage of the hardware FPU. You can also mix Objective C, C, C++ code and libraries with very little effort - no Java to NDK-level and back calling BS. Stuff like this is easier, NOT harder, on iPhone OS.
I guess every platform has disadvantages. Android apps have to jump through hoops to use C libraries, and iPhone apps have to jump through hoops to get off the developer's box and onto actual hardware.
I'm going to go wash my hands.
You think syncing your phone with iTunes is 'jumping through hoops to get off the developer's box'?
Please to be getting a clue about the topic before you attempt to troll.
Then again it's completely useless, since >99% of the iPhone users could not install it anyway because of the lock-in. ^^
The iPhone would be a cool phone... If it at least had half of the freedoms you have with any other smartphone on the market... (exchange the battery, install all software, run java (j2me+) apps, tons of small functions)
> Quake 3 optimized for Cortex-A8 with Neon is about 15% faster without audio
I wonder how much faster it will be without video
I wonder if a bluetooth mouse could be used, maybe some sort of 10 key for the left hand and you would be set.
Android doesn't even have support for Bluetooth HID keyboards, and SPP is only supported halfway via a buggy app that refuses to stay connected for longer than 10 minutes at a time...
I disagree, I think you should look around the world by moving the phone, then thrusting it forward to shoot. This would be awesome...for everyone else watching.
And here's the Symbian s60 port [mbnet.fi], released in November 2008. And a video showing accelerometer support [youtube.com].
Oh and the Symbian port is using lightmap lighting, whereas the Android video seems to show vertex lighting.
If you're looking for a very nice (open) phone, I'd go with the N900.
The advantage of the port to Motorola Droid is that Verizon Wireless carries Motorola Droid. In the United States, the big three wireless carriers don't give a discount for bringing your own phone, so most people who want coverage choose a carrier first and then choose one of the phones that the carrier subsidizes. And as I understand it, Nokia has had trouble getting its Symbian-based and Maemo-based phones into Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T. So which U.S. wireless carrier do you recommend for use with the
In the story it doesn't say that it runs the best on the Phone it's developed: The Milestone/Droid.
Also it doesn't say that it does not run on android 1.5 and that it again runs the best on android 2.0 and upwards.
I'm not familiar with ARM architecture, but this bit still sounds suspicious to me:
Most likely the performance improvement compared to the ARMv5 build is not that big because the system libraries of the Milestone have been compiled with FPU support, so sin/cos/log/.. take advantage of the FPU.''"
On x86 at least, no C compiler worth its salt would even generate a call to a library function for something like sin or cos - why bother with all the overhead of a call, if ultimately it's a single instruction in the FPU?
Now, one trick there is that it actually depends on compiler settings - whether you specify "precise" floating-point mode (which is fully standard conformant), or "fast" mode. Only the latter seem to produce
I believe most (older?) versions of ARM come without a FPU. Presumably the ARM processor on the Droid/Milestone is one of those that do have a FPU and thus can take advantage of it.
That's what I've been told, not sure whether it's correct.
I don't know anything about the code either, but I can take a stab.
The angles aren't actually the problem, the real problem is points on a Cartesian plane (x and y coordinates)... but angles suffer from the same thing that is the real problem. I'll explain as simply as I can (even for experienced programmers and mathematicians, I have found simple to be better, so don't take that the wrong way).
The exact location of every 3D object in a game is represented by X, Y and Z coordinates. These are currently stored in floating point, so that something can be at x=.5 and be comprehensible to the engine. This means that the object can be almost anywhere without rounding to an integer.
Your idea is that basically with small enough points, the player would be unable to tell the difference. While it's true that with tiny enough points this may be true, one of the big issues is movement within a 3D world. Essentially, the movement is something like this:
Your current position is (0,0) facing 0 degrees. You are getting 60 FPS. You press the forward key, moving north.
New X Coordinate = old_X + time * Sin(angle) = 0 +
New Y Coordinate = old_Y + time * Cos(angle) = 0 +
You are now at (0,1), which is as you'd expect. Let's mess things up a bit.
Your current position is (3, 6) facing 146 degrees. You are getting 34 FPS. You push the forward key, moving at the angle 146.
New X Coordinate = old_X + time * Sin(angle) = 3 + 0.566666667 *
New Y Coordinate = old_Y + time * Cos(angle) = 6 + 0.566666667 * 0.661311865 = 5.62525661
See what's starting to happen here? Floating point representations of coordinates are vital to preserving the object's exact coordinates. If you used ints for these values, you'd be forced to round and lose a lot of precision. That adds up, especially when these calculations are being performed every 34 seconds. The model would 'jitter' and seem to be very slightly spasming, which would look terrible. Unfortunately floating point numbers are required here.
Floating point is most certainly not required. Choose a suitable coordinate system scale relative to the minimum necessary movement scale to eliminate jitter. Bonus points if you choose a power of 2 scale factor: now some divisions can be replaced with bit shift operations.
You can still use integer math to represent fractional values. For example, using the upper 16 bits as the integer part, and the lower sixteen as the fractional part.
Something like this only implemented with inline assembly:
Int32 fMult( Int32 a, Int32 b)
return (Int32) (((Int64) a * (Int64) b)>>32);
You don't have nearly the dynamic range of floating point, but you *can* implement rotation matrices, vectors, time and distance and physics calculations. You just
Unfortunately floating point numbers are required here.
Not quite. When doing this stuff on a platform with limited or non existent floating point support you can always use fixed point arithmetic [wikipedia.org].
You could also use fixed point arithmetic.
You don't know about fixed point math I take it?
3d games before Quake 1 used integer, fixed-point math and worked just fine (e.g., Doom). The trig was all done using look-up tables. Fixed-point allows you to retain enough of the precision for everything to work smoothly.
Quake 1 used floating point because they (id) found that with the introduction of the Pentium that floating-point was actually faster for the Quake 1 game engine.
For modern-day portable devices I wonder if this is still true. I also wonder how well trying to mix fixed-point math and 3d ha
Because integers don't hold enough precision to be useful in modern graphics.
Believe it or not, they are currently useful for simply shaded/textured objects on phone-sized screens. You can use fixed point 16:16 numbers for that.
But they start being a hindrance after that because of the limited precision, and the amount of work you have to do to bring values back in line when doing multiplies or divides. You're generally wasting your time if the device you're targeting has a hardware FPU.
You can see for your
did they fix that?
To heck with Quake. How about all those old 16 bit strategy games that are like made for cellphones? CIV series? MOO? StarCraft? MoM? Where are they?
Those games (at least starcraft, I've never heard of the others) are not open source. The Quake 3 engine is. That is one of the benifits to open sourcing your old engines like iD does, your games will get ported to every platform in existance that can even remotely handle them.
I'm sorry, but not only does the N900 run Quake 3 (and very smoothly) [nokia-n900.com]. No, it also runs Windows 95 [dailymobile.se] and MacOS X [thenokiablog.com]!
But I haven't seen news for this on
Funny that this could never ever happen with iPhone (locked down), so we're at least safe from that.
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Thomasville Officers Graduate from Police Academy at ABAC
TIFTON— Christopher J. Guillen and Leighton L. King of the Thomasville Police Department were among 25 individuals who recently received certificates at graduation exercises for the 263rd session of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) Regional Police Academy at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Guillen received first place in Firearms for the 263rd session.
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WEAU - (Elk Mound) The State Patrol says one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after two delivery trucks crashed on the interstate near Elk Mound.
The State Patrol says a Fed Ex semi truck lost control and crashed into a Fed Ex delivery truck, pushing the smaller truck into the ditch where it ended up on its top. Troopers say the semi continued on and ended up in the woods.
There's no word on what caused the initial crash, but troopers say it was not weather related.
Thursday, part of the westbound right lane was blocked near the 53 mile marker. Some fuel spilled from the smaller Fed Ex truck, but there's no word on how much or if it caused problems.


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BELLEFONTE, PA (RNN) - Lawyers for Jerry Sandusky could use timing as the basis for an appeal, feeling they were inadequately prepared to defend their client.
Just one day after Sandusky's conviction on 45 of 48 counts related to sexual abuse of minors, defense attorney Joe Amendola told the Associated Press that the time between Sandusky's arrest in November and the trial was not enough.
"We told the trial court, the Superior Court and the Supreme Court we were not prepared to proceed to trial in June due to numerous issues, and we asked to withdraw from the case for those reasons," Amendola said.
Lawyers for Sandusky cited several reasons they asked to be removed from the case, including the need to read numerous documents from a grand jury investigation and a defense team member's scheduling conflict, according to the Associated Press. A denied request for a mistrial could also play into the appeal. The request stemmed from part of Sandusky's interview with NBC's Bob Costas that was repeated at trial.
On Saturday, Amendola said the former Penn State assistant football coach has been placed on suicide watch following a guilty verdict in the child sexual abuse trial.
Amendola said his client had been placed in a separate area from other inmates for his own safety, according to CNN. Authorities plan to keep him there until he is sentenced.
Sandusky, 68, left the courthouse in handcuffs late Friday after a jury found him guilty on 45 counts in a scandal that shocked the university community and the nation.
As he was placed in the back of a police car, Sandusky refused to answer when asked if he had anything to say to the victims, CNN reported.
Defense co-council Karl Rominger made clear they planned to appeal the case. According to CNN, Rominger said there were rulings on "unique legal issues" that could be overturned.
The defense team for Sandusky said the verdict was "the expected outcome because of the overwhelming evidence.".
"I believe the jury acted genuinely, I believe the jury acted in good faith, I believe the jury acted on the evidence presented to it," Amendola said.
Prosecutors hailed the "great courage and strength" of the now-grown victims who unearthed "long buried memories of the shocking abuse they suffered" as children to testify against Sandusky.
"One of the recurring themes of the witness' testimony was … 'Who would believe a kid?' and the answer to that question is 'We here in Bellefonte, PA, would believe a kid,'" said Attorney General Linda Kelly.
"As reflected by this verdict that we've all just heard, a jury of 12 people here in Bellefonte, PA most definitely would and did believe a kid."
Sandusky's sentencing, which will happen in approximately 90 days, will essentially "be a life sentence due to the length of it," Amendola said.
The verdict came after more than 20 hours of deliberations that began Thursday after each side gave its closing arguments.
The prosecution attempted to paint Sandusky as a predator who earned the trust of his alleged victims before taking advantage of them.
"What you should do is come out and say to the defendant that he molested and abused and give them back their souls," Senior Deputy Attorney General Joe McGettigan III said to the jury during closing arguments Thursday. "I give them to you. Acknowledge and give them justice."
In all, Sandusky was charged with 48 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 boys. The charges included:
The number of charges originally stood at 52, but Judge John Cleland ordered Thursday that all three charges related to "alleged victim 4" be dropped. Cleland explained that one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse duplicated another charge, and the testimony did not support the other charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault.
Prosecutors dropped the fourth charge - unlawful contact with a minor - earlier this week because the statute on which that charge was based wasn't in effect on the date of the alleged incident.
The accusers reportedly met the former Penn State football coach through his charity, The Second Mile. Sandusky established The Second Mile as a foundation that helped children from troubled or single-parent families.
The abuse allegedly occurred at university facilities, Sandusky's home and during trips to the team's road games in a 15-year span, dating back to 1994.
Sandusky's adopted son, Matt Sandusky, has said he was also a victim.
Andrew Shubin, Matt Sandusky's lawyer, confirmed that his client met with prosecutors earlier this week, according to a report by The Patriot-News.
"This has been an extremely painful experience for Matt and he has asked us to convey his request that the media respect his privacy. There will be no further comment," Shubin said in a statement.
The younger Sandusky, one of six adopted children, had been an ardent supporter of his father before coming forward with the allegations. He sat with the family in the courtroom while his father was on trial and reportedly visited with Jerry Sandusky at his home.
In an interview last November with Costas, Sandusky claimed he never had "inappropriate sexual contact" with young boys but acknowledged he had showered with them and engaged in other horseplay.
When Costas asked him if he was sexually attracted to young boys, Sandusky replied, "Sexually attracted? You know, I enjoy young people, I love to be around them, I – but no, I'm not sexually attracted to young boys."
As Penn State's defensive coordinator, Sandusky had been a fixture of legendary head football coach Joe Paterno's regime. But Sandusky retired in 1999, although he retained an "emeritus" title that allowed him access to football facilities.
In 1998, Penn State police officer Ronald Schreffler got a report from the mother of "Victim 6" after the 11-year-old boy told her he showered with Sandusky. Schreffler claimed he investigated and wanted to make an arrest, but the district attorney did not pursue charges.
During testimony, Schreffler said he listened in on multiple conversations between the mother and Sandusky. He said Sandusky admitted showering with Victim 6 and at least one other boy.
Schreffler also said Sandusky told the mother, "I wish I could ask for forgiveness. I know I will not get it from you. I wish I were dead."
Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary became a key witness for the prosecution after he claimed to see Sandusky with a 10- or 12-year-old boy in 2002. McQueary, then a graduate assistant, said he saw Sandusky in what he believed to be a sexual act with the boy in a locker room shower at the university.
McQueary said he told Paterno about what he saw the next morning. Paterno said he then spoke with athletic director Tim Curley and a school vice president, Gary Schultz.
No one from the school reported the incident to police or child protection agencies. Two weeks after the incident, Curley told McQueary that Sandusky's keys to the locker room had been taken away and they had informed Second Mile representatives, according to McQueary.
Curley and Schultz left the university after the allegations against Sandusky went public in November, and they were also charged with failing to contact the authorities. The Penn State Board of Trustees fired Paterno Nov. 9, as well as school president Graham Spanier.
Paterno admitted he "should have done more" after learning of the 2002 incident. He died Jan. 22 after a battle with lung cancer.
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Colorado: AIDS After 30 Years -- Education of Youth Has Faded
August 3, 2011
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"... Now that doctors know how people contract HIV, questions such as 'can I get AIDS from an infected toilet seat?' or 'can I get AIDS from an infected swimming pool?' might seem silly.
"Six years ago Rickard helped create a 10th grade history class, Scientific Revolutionaries, at Pine Creek High School, where she and her students discuss and study global health. The class spends nine weeks talking about the AIDS epidemic. It's not a sex-ed class, nor is it a health class, Rickard insisted. ... She particularly wanted her students to understand what HIV patients have gone through over the years, both medically and socially.
"Rickard's students have become active in calling attention to the AIDS history. They helped prepare an exhibit at the East Branch of the Pikes Peak Library District commemorating the AIDS quilt, a project that was begun in 1987. ...
"Today, the most at-risk group for HIV infection is people in their teens and early twenties. ...
"This realization hit her hard, said Rickard, and has pushed her to continue discussing HIV with her students.
"There is one question, however, to which Rickard still doesn't have an answer: 'Didn't they cure that?' The answer: No, they still haven't."
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Christian Arbinger is the DLR project manager for the Galileo IOV operations segment
These are exciting times for Christian Arbinger: together with his team, he will soon be controlling the first four satellites of the European Galileo navigation system from the Galileo Control Centre at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen. This project has turned the Munich-native aerospace engineer into a multifaceted European. This is the first part in a series of portraits on the DLR Web Portal.
Christian Arbinger has a down-to-earth personality. While his childhood friends were dreaming of one day flying into space, he had quite different plans. "I was determined to work in astronautics, but I was fascinated by the technical side of it. I wanted to become a satellite controller", he says looking back on his childhood aspirations. Munich-native Christian Arbinger knew how to go about realising his dreams. He studied Aerospace Engineering at the Technische Universität München and he wrote his graduation thesis at the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. He then indeed went on to control satellites at the German Space Operations Center (GSOC) in Oberpfaffenhofen. His tasks there included preparing the flight dynamics system for the German TerraSAR-X radar satellite.
"At DLR, I was able to assume a position of responsibility very quickly."
Three years ago, however, Christian Arbinger left the terminals of the control room and joined the European Galileo satellite navigation programme as DLR Project Manager. In his new position, he leads a team of aerospace engineers who, in the near future, will control the first four Galileo satellites. A position at the international level which, according to the 36-year old, only DLR could have offered him: "At DLR, I was able to assume a position of responsibility very quickly."
Through Galileo, Christian Arbinger has become a European, and one with a very clear vision: "The navigation system is at the cutting edge of what is technologically possible. By deciding to set up a civil system together, Europe made the right choice. An individual country could have gone it alone, but European cooperation makes us stronger." Arbinger emphasises this point, but without emotional charge.
At DLR's Oberpfaffenhofen site, Galileo is already starting to take shape. Christian Arbinger and his colleagues recently moved into the new Galileo Control Centre. The festive inauguration of Europe's most modern control centre, from which the 30 navigation satellites will be controlled one day, took place on 8 September 2008.
"We can immediately tell what will work and what will not."
The aerospace engineer has not forgotten his technical background now that he has been assigned these new tasks. On the contrary, the know-how he acquired at DLR comes in useful in many negotiations in which the future navigation satellite control is at stake: "We can immediately tell if we are able to meet specific demands and what we can do with a particular piece of equipment – this makes us incredibly efficient." This allows the engineer to act with confidence, even when he and his team are facing a much larger delegation of a negotiating partner. " It enables us to consistently conduct negotiations in a clear and transparent way. Our competence lies in our technical know-how.
And it was because of this competence that DLR was entrusted with an important assignment for the European Space Agency ESA. Since May 2006, DLR has been preparing Galileo operations in cooperation with the Italian Telespazio company, in order to be able to control the first four Galileo satellites from early 2010. In this so-called In-Orbit Validation phase (IOV), the system's navigation performance will be demonstrated for the first time.
As soon as it is fully functional, Galileo will not only provide data free of cost to, for instance, users of car navigation devices. For a fee, users will be able to receive a high-precision, inch-perfect navigation signal for special applications, for instance in aviation. Galileo will thus also become a commercial industrial project, meant to eventually generate income for the industrial partners involved in it.
Galileo, the largest European industrial project
With an expected total cost of 3.4 billion euros, the Galileo satellite navigation system is the largest industrial project so far to be jointly undertaken by European countries. From 2013, it will provide terrestrial users with inch-perfect positioning technology. This is made possible with a new, absolutely accurate atomic clock, which enables synchronous signal transmission by the satellites. For regular users, however, Galileo would by itself not bring about any substantial improvements. What is important, according to Arbinger, is the interoperability between Galileo and the American Global Positioning System (GPS); the Russian GLONASS system might also be added to the list. This will provide added value for private users, as it means that for the first time they will even have enough satellites at their disposal in the urban jungle of large cities to enable accurate positioning. "This interoperability will give rise to new applications we have not even thought of yet," Arbinger says with certainty.
Christian Arbinger loves structures and business games. In his mind, he is already working out different ways in which the constellation of 30 satellites could one day be controlled from two – or, if a Spanish Galileo control centre is added as currently planned, three – control centres. He has also thought through the complex bureaucratic structures of the EU and he knows that tendering procedures are complicated and take a lot of time. "For this project, 27 nations need to overcome their differences, for instance with regard to such important issues as security concepts which until now were dealt with exclusively under national authority. We need to clear this hurdle, and this simply takes time." If Galileo had failed due to EU financial constraints, this would have been especially disappointing for the European in Christian Arbinger: "I think that Galileo is a fascinating endeavour and it would be a great pity if the EU would not be able to set up such a project," Arbinger contemplates.
On Earth, the navigation expert actually still uses maps to find his way. What interests him most about this technology is not what happens on the ground. "I find the astronautical aspects of navigation the most interesting. With navigation technology, one can make high-precision orbital computations or achieve satellite formation flying." As soon as the first receivers for the Galileo system are available, however, Arbinger would like to be guided by satellites not just professionally, but also privately.


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NY Times and the NY RallyMay 23, 2012 at 12:57:48 AM
On Sunday evening, tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews packed into Citi Field (home to baseball's New York Mets) for a rally to discuss responsible use of the Internet. No need to reiterate that message here; Aish.com has already dealt extensively with the issue of online pornography, as well as the addictive pull of the Internet. (See articles here, here, here and here.)
What got me riled up was media coverage of the event. This New York Times video report gave less airtime to the 40,000-plus attendees than it did to the few dozen "anti-Orthodox" protesters. One protester, a middle-aged man in a tank top, told viewers of the Times that this rally
In truth, far from issuing its "last dying gasp," Orthodoxy is the most vibrant and fastest-growing segment of American Jewry. This "floundering" community somehow managed to pack Citi Field and is planning another gathering of 90,000 people at MetLife Stadium in August.
It's one thing to interview a professor who has conducted extensive sociological studies to offer a reasoned assessment of the Orthodox community. But for the Times to give a platform to outright falsehoods is irresponsible, agenda-driven reporting.
Closing out the Times' video report is a statement by rally spokesman Eytan Kobre, whose words are taken out of context and cleverly edited, making it sound as if he describes his own Orthodox community as "putting one's head in the sand."
This is not the first time the New York Times has pulled such a stunt. I recall ten years ago when the Salute to Israel parade in Manhattan drew 800,000 people, including marching bands and professionally-designed floats. A few hundred protesters also showed up – representing less than one-tenth of one percent of total attendance.
Yet the Times ran a front-page photo of a protester clutching a large anti-Israel poster, suggesting to readers that there had been a huge anti-Israel parade. Inside the newspaper as well, a large photo of protesters showed a banner that likened Zionism to Nazism.
Following numerous complaints, the Times issued a rare apology:
As documented in my book, David & Goliath, the New York Times has a long and sordid history of anti-Jewish bias. Back in the 1930s, Times' publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger was a committed anti-Zionist. When the British passed laws restricting Jewish immigration to Palestine – thus slamming the door on Jews desperate to flee the Nazi inferno – a Times editorial praised the law as necessary "to save the homeland itself from overpopulation." The Times' horrific cover-up of the Holocaust is well-documented as a policy directed by Sulzberger for both political and personal reasons: He didn't want his paper characterized as "Jewish," and he didn't approve of Jews helping fellow Jews.
For the millions of New York Times readers worldwide, this week's rally at Citi Field is just another sad reminder that when it comes to Jewish concerns, the news is not quite "fit to print."


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+What's this one - day IR thing? Is that some easier way to get rid of a player? Was he really not injured if he is already off of it?
bring back the beard!
Brian Costello @BrianCoz
Jets considering bringing Braylon Edwards back. Mulling options at WR and he's one of them, sources say.
Braylon is on waivers until 4 tomorrow. Jets could put in a claim or sign him as a free agent after that
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
WR Braylon Edwards, waived by Seattle today, could be headed back to New York Jets.
we have nothing to lose, sorry but its stupid not to bring him in if he is healthy enough to play with the situation we are in now
The Seattle Seahawks waived wide receiver Braylon Edwards from injured reserve, clearing the way for him to possibly return to the New York Jets, according to league sources.
Even though Edwards criticized New York's organization last week, multiple league sources said the Jets will consider bringing back their former wide receiver, either by claiming him on waivers or signing him if he clears them.
The Jets, who already lost wide receiver Santonio Holmes to a season-ending injury, lost rookie wide receiver Stephen Hill on Sunday to a sprained lateral collateral ligament injury.
The Jets are down to only two healthy receivers that began the season on their roster -- Chaz Schilens and Jeremy Kerley. Clyde Gates is also still recovering from a concussion. They also have Mardy Gilyard, whom they recently signed off the street.
Coach Rex Ryan was asked Monday if they might consider Edwards.
"You guys know what I've always said about Braylon in the past, so you know how I feel about him," Ryan said. "But right now, I think we'll just focus on the guys we have."
Now, with the Jets trying to seize the AFC's last wild-card spot, they are in need of receiving help. Edwards is getting serious consideration, despite the events of last week.
While the Jets were embroiled in which quarterback to start, Edwards tweeted: "Don't blame Sanchez. I played there. Blame the idiots calling shots. Mark is a beast and will probe it when given a proper chance."
The next day, Edwards took it all back on Twitter.
"I would like to apologize to the Jets family and my fans for my emotional outburst. Mark is a friend and former teammate, who I wholeheartedly support. Nonetheless, I have disrespected and insulted an administration that I have the utmost respect for," he wrote.
Now he might wind up playing again for the administration he insulted and praised on back-to-back days.
Always love the "could be coming" reports.
The have no clue, other than he's free, was here before and we need a wr.
They did the same last year.
Did it before the start of this season too.
A healthy Edwards is like giving Sanchez steroids.
Edwards is a huge Sanchez supporter, yet Jets fans would drive to the Seattle airport to pick him up and make the cross country trip to reunite him with the QB they hate.
Go figure.
Posted by Mike Florio on December 10, 2012, 8:36 PM EST
The Seahawks are done with receiver Braylon Edwards. Another team that was believed to be done with Braylon Edwards may not be.Yes, the idiots calling the shots with the Jets could be dialing up Edwards, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.Edwards officially was waived from injured reserve on Monday, which will give the Jets and every other team a chance to claim him on waivers. The Jets, per Schefter, could indeed claim Edwards or try to sign him if he clears waivers.With the Jets suddenly in unexpected position to steal a playoff spot, thanks to losses on Sunday by the Bengals and Steelers, and with receiver Stephen Hill suffering a knee injury against the Jaguars, the Jets have a need and Edwards could be the one to fill it.Edwards later apologized for the comment, which may be good enough for the Jets. Especially since they have a clear and significant requirement at the position Edwards plays.
Just saw CMart's thread, merge if necessary
So he calls tanny, rex and woody idiots 2 weeks ago and now we are going to sign him? We are a f#ckin embarassment if this is true. Who i am kidding, we are any embarrassment anyway.
This franchise is pathetic.