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|2012-10-30, 15:54
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Nice, we get post-skip CobyMeppo now!
I pretty much expected that Coby would be around captain rank by this time. He may have awakened his haki and was trained by Garp and all, but that still doesn't guarantee that he'll be admiral-level in just two years. BTW, it's apparently been confirmed that he can use all of the Rokushiki skills now.
Speaking of Garp, he's apparently been confirmed to appear, as well. There's no sketch of him, but there was a figure of him that was part of the movie-related merchandise (he still looks the same as he did pre-skip, though). And now that we're on the subject of merch..... I think now's a great time to bring up Volume Z!! Just like how we've had volume 0 when Strong World came out, this book will be given to those who go check out Film Z in the theaters. However, note that it has NOT been confirmed if there will be a manga tie-in chapter yet (like when we had chapter 0). However, there HAS been confirmation of a special anime episode that ties in to the movie that's actually being overseen by Oda himself.....
|2012-10-30, 17:23
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I see Coby as luffys equal and this time he might be stronger. Would be a little twist since he was weaker pre skip.
|2012-10-30, 18:37
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If it took Coby 2 years to reach captain rank, how can it be possible for him to suddenly leap straight to admiral level after just a few NW arcs. That makes ZERO sense.
Besides, let's not forget that Smoker is one of Luffy's chief marine rivals, as well. And at VA rank, he's MUCH closer to being admiral level at this point. So why should a rookie like Coby suddenly jump to Luffy's level when there's already a suitable rival for him (whom he's even interacting with in the current manga storyline)? Ya can't have your cake and eat it too, y'know.....
|2012-10-30, 18:51
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He very well could be training with Garp or Bogart right now so him being stronger than Luffy isn't farfetched.
|2012-10-30, 19:50
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^I can see where this argument will go if I continue this debate, so I'll just leave it at this: Yes, Garp trained Coby. But remember that he ALSO trained Luffy once upon a time (ten years before he became a pirate, to be more specific). And despite all that training, Luffy still got his ass kicked hard before the skip. No matter how much special training Coby might have gotten from a legend like Garp, it by no means guarantees that he'll be Luffy's equal at this time (just as I've constantly argued that Luffy's training from Rayleigh doesn't guarantee that he's equal to the emperors by now). Coby is NOT going to make such a huge power leap in such a short amount of time.
|2012-10-30, 19:53
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He awakened COO pre skip. It does depend on when he's being introduced why are you not accepting that? So Coby being introduced near Raftel won't be Admiral?
To say he won't make a huge leap is speculating. I'll bring this up again next time we see him. A lot of non doubters in Coby.. I beleive in him though..
|2012-11-01, 13:34
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Posted some of these in the SBS thread, but in here's some of the Film Z artwork featured in the latest volume, which also features post-skip Sengoku (now a General Inspector) and Pacifista model PX-Z, White Kuma:
Gotta say that I am digging Sengoku's white 'fro there.
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|2012-11-01, 13:47
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Hmmm... I figured Aokiji would have some scars from his battle with Akainu, but it looks like he took alot more serious damage that I figuredfrom that battle. PX-Z I figure we'll really only see in the movie... cause y'know.... Film "Z". Finally, loving Sengoku's newer design with the white fro/beard combo. I didn't really figure that Garp's design would change, hell.... looking at younger Garp, all that really changed was his hair color~
|2012-11-01, 16:43
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Okay, so I fixed some of the image links since some of them were broken (they should work for everyone now, hopefully)....
Anyway, yeah, I also think that PX-Z is pretty much a movie-exclusive enemy. Still, I do find it interesting that there's a new model of Kumabot, nonetheless. Though I'm still hoping that we'll see future PX models that are at least based on other pirates aside from Bible Bear....
|2012-11-02, 04:43
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Captain Coby
That is awesome, I wonder if that coat was given by Vice Admiral Garp's (I just hope that is not grim news for Garp). Coby has caught up with Sengoku in height. He finally looks like a young man and not the scared boy. I wonder what kind of attitude he has now? With Garps training Coby's Armor Haki and his Mantra should be strong (I personally thinking he will be a strong VA level fighter, if his rank transfers over to the manga). Helemppo looks like a Pinkerton agent, with looks like that you think he came from CP9.
Cannon or Not
I am seeing right now 14 people from the manga. The Marines will be heavily involved in this movie. I wonder how much of this will be transferred to the manga?
Right now looking at this you have the Marines, Akoiji, Z's group, and the Straw Hats. Personally I do not see Akoiji fighting with the Marines. I wonder how this fight is going to work? Depending how big Z's group gets and what kind super weapon Z gets there might be a team up of Marines and former Marines.
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|2012-11-03, 11:03
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Yeah, I meant to address this earlier, but crappy internet connections on my end prevented that. Here's those figures I mentioned before that feature Garp among them:
^Like I said, he pretty much looks the same. Though I do wonder what position he holds now that he's retired (maybe he's a General Inspector like Sengoku now?)....
|2012-11-03, 14:45
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|2012-11-06, 18:43
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I want all of them ^^ bring on this movie, one piece movies have always been a welcome sight for me, I love naruto but have never watched the movies same with FMA but I just love everything one piece and this movie looks like its going to be a gem like the others. can't wait.
|2012-11-07, 06:44
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Don't know if anyone seen this yet, I just happen to see a TV SP from 8/25 on the behind the scene making of OP anime.
It shows how the anime was made and also show the new voice-over for the HD remake episodes (Arlong saga)
There is also a short part on Z. IT shows some of the main character's designs in color included 3 costumes for Luffy. As well as some radom brief cuts from movie in which some of the are not yet seen in trailer (I think)
It's not much and the source quality isn't great, but I cut out that segment and upload it.
So check it for what it's worth..
Oh and the guest VA for Ain and Binzu are crazy famous. Ain is none other than Shinohara Ryoko, a former idol who is now one of Japan's top drama actress. and Binzu is Kagawa Teruyuki a famed stage and movie actor who often appears in Taiga drama.
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|2012-11-09, 13:36
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^Hey, thanks for the video clip!
Anyway, I was gonna bring this up in the SBS thread, but it would be much more fitting to talk about it here: As I mentioned earlier, there's going to be a promotional book called "Volume Z" that will be released along with the movie. While we still haven't gotten any confirmation if it will have a special manga chapter yet, it's been revealed that it will contain something known as "The Life of Z", which as you can expect from the title, will explore the past of this movie's villain. But again, I need to stress that this has NOT been confirmed to be a comic. Nonetheless, I still think it will be an interesting read, since it looks like it's something written by Oda (who, BTW, turns out to have contributed some more ideas for the flick, which the book will reveal).....
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|2012-11-30, 23:00
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I think this is, so far, the most emotional episode of the series. From the moment Shun revealed that he had turned into a karma demon, his death was inevitable. The death scene was rather simply done; he just accepted his fate, for the sake of Saki and everyone else's safety. His confession and the usage of music made it all the more tragic.
The one problem which had always hindered me from enjoying SSY was their jarring transitions from episode to episode; for example, Episode 5, which employed a very different art style from the previous episodes. Here, we have another dose of a strange art style. I found all of it very bizarre, and too stylistic for my taste.
However, after giving it thought, I think this episode's art style was partly one of the reasons why this episode hit all my emotional buttons. In my opinion, the house's surroundings was supposed to mirror Shun's situation: he's a karma demon, he's ruined, he knows he has no future, but there's still a bit of hope left in him. (Hence the aurora...?) It also gives the effect that Shun and Saki are both in something of a fantasy world, which creates a memorable background for their parting.
|2012-11-30, 23:15
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I kind of wish there was a little more development between Saki and Shun. After the single boat scene, they suddenly met the minoshiro library and then it's all Satoru during the queerrat war. Then Saki gets jealous at his and Satoru's relationship and the next minute he's gone.
Perhaps it's because of the medium and the loss of Saki's first person narrative, but I feel that there wasn't enough time to show that these two have had a long history together before the tragic end.
|2012-11-30, 23:44
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and yeah, the animation was ...distracting, and I am usually the LAST person to grip eabout animation, but this ep it was actually bothering me.
On another note. . .
|2012-12-01, 00:08
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Ugh... I am not sure how I feel about the art in this episode. It started out great. I totally loved it for the majority of the episode. But it just felt weird and misplaced at the very end. I think they overdid it in the final few minutes with the warping camera movement.
Not much really happened either. Perhaps because I was spoiled as to what would happen but the intensity was somehow lacking compared to what I expected. I think this particular moment is one I would feel for a lot more if I were to read the novel instead. I can't say I agree with the choice of those facial expressions on Saki. They reveal nothing while she must have been in great turmoil. Oh well.
Looking forward to the rest of the series now. I want to see how Saki moves on from this. She wishes to live, she says at the end of this episode, but does she really know what for and how? How will the rest of the group react to Shun's death and more importantly, how is this group that now knows too much going to survive in such a society? It's not like they can just change the whole order because it seems to me that the order has arisen out of necessity and not choice. Are they going to get assimilated into the adult world where you know what's up and ignore it or are they going to succumb to their own subconscious like Shun did? If the foreshadowing was any hint, Maria for one is going to cause lots of issues.
I don't think Shun's death is meant to be the emotional climax of the show btw. For one, it happens way too early and for another, it happens when we still don't know much as to what's actually going on. That said, it's a pivotal moment for sure.
I liked Shun too. Wish there had been some content from his perspective or at least with him in the focal point. As it stands, his turmoil is kind of far too distant for me to feel it intensely.
This episode was still excellent but it didn't make feel as strongly as I wanted it to make me. Meh.
|2012-12-01, 01:03
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This anime needs another head director... there is so much talent from the source, the background art, the music, some VAs... but as with ep.5-7, they are composed together by someone who is definitely up to the task. The more episodes I watch, the more he reminds me of the last anime he directed (Yumekui Merry)... whenever he had to present a mature or complicated scene he always screwed up
Frustration aside, I am so happy because:
1) The novel writer didn't had Saki rescued again, proving me wrong, further developing her character in a more interesting direction.
2) The anime writer didn't forget to explain the orbiting balls
Now with only 2/3rd of the cast alive, I just hope the series director does not mess up too much with storytelling again, since we should be moving to Maria/Mamoru and Saki/Satoru "main" plot.
|2012-12-01, 01:28
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One of the most heartbreaking scene, this season.....
I nearly cried seeing Shun say that he loved Saki always... Very emotional...
Now that Shun is dead ( really?), well like Malkuth said drops us to the Satoru X Saki.... Two people who loved the same guy... creepy..
Seems a new character is introduce....
|2012-12-01, 02:00
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Dunno man, Saki was more in love with an idealized Shun and ignored (like a lot of viewers) who he was. As for the other way around, Shun has shown a lot more affection and care for Satoru, then Saki.
Nonetheless, because of Shun, Satoru/Saki dynamic is extremely interesting... and that is not the only couple she tried to spoil
That said, I am more intrigued about Maria because of Saki's early foreshadowing back in ep.2
Oh! and let's not forget about her brother... though with this stellar direction and anime writing, I don't have high hopes
|2012-12-01, 02:04
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|2012-12-01, 02:33
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And yeah, maybe Saki didn't know Shun as she well as she would have liked, but that's because Shun always kept to himself for the most part, not Saki being unwilling to know him better or ignoring him. As for him showing more affection towards Satoru.... c'mon. Did he ever do something like that time on the boat with Saki when he was with Satoru? No, in fact he was pretty indifferent with him (and he didn't even mention Satoru once in this episode!).
Saki and Shun loved each other. That couldn't be more clear. Let's deal with it and move on, shall we?
|2012-12-01, 03:36
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|2012-12-01, 04:20
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|2012-12-01, 05:38
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It's interesting that Shun alludes to Freud's Iceberg theory of the concious and the unconscious (Not subconscious). According to Shun, their cantus comes from their unconscious which does certainly make it dangerous. It's great that they're explaining more about where the cantus comes from even if it is a heavily subjective and unscientific model of the human psyche (though at least they gave Shun's state a sciencey sounding name: Hashimoto Appelbaum syndrome? Sounds legit). It does, however, explain why something like hypnosis can block it.
What I don't understand is that if cantus users did go through evolution/natural selection due to their incredibly competitive environment, then why does such self destructive syndrome like this still exist as a strong possibility in all cantus users to the extent that they require such a strict society to control it?
Nevertheless, that was a hugely distressing episode. I thought the fate Shun read out load and was foreshadowed was something we were hearing through the biased lens of the society they live in but it turns out that cruel society has a point. I mean if this is really the result then what else can they do? I figured that the reason Shun behaved in that detached way he did was because he was aware of his own mortality, but I didn't stop to think that the threat might actually be internal. In that respect, the threat the show kept on radiating from the society they live in was one incredibly well played red herring.
Btw, I recognised Shigeyasu Yamauchi's distinctive style in less than ten seconds.
I didn't think his style worked in episode 5 but it was much better in this one.
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@Haak: Maybe because their evolution was not driven by natural, but artificial selection. As for the director, yes ep.5 was worse, but here it was also damn annoying too.
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12-year-old leads cops on chase
SAN ANTONIO — A 12-year-old boy who police said has a mental disability will face felony criminal mischief charges after leading officers on a high-speed chase Thursday night on Huebner Drive in the Northwest Side.
Police said the boy had been arguing with his father at the Saddle Ridge Apartments in the 5700 block of North Knoll Avenue before he got into a car and took off.
Police attempted to set up a barricade at Huebner Road and Whitby Road to stop the boy, but he rammed a police car and pushed it around 50 feet.
Police said the boy again sped off on Huebner and reached speeds around 80 mph.
Officers called off the pursuit of the child at Floyd Curl Drive for the safety of the child and the public.
As the boy was crossing Fredericksburg Road headed east on Huebner Road, he swerved into westbound lanes.
He struck two of the cars on the passenger side, hit a utility pole and slid to a stop between Interstate 10 and Fredericksburg Road. When the boy emerged from his wrecked vehicle, he fled on foot but was tackled by a witness and held until police arrived.
Police said the boy had not been taking his medication.


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Sound waves put levitation on the move
Technique transports nonmagnetic particles such as cells, water droplets and coffee grounds
Courtesy of Dimos Poulikakos
Levitating objects can spin, glide and collide together — no magnets or magic tricks required.
Using steady streams of sound waves, engineers maneuvered hovering toothpicks, coffee granules and water droplets through the air, a team from ETH Zurich reports July 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists could use the touch-free technique to gently handle delicate or hazardous lab chemicals or to avoid contaminating cells in biological experiments.
"It's a beautiful piece of work," says Penn State bioengineer Tony Jun Huang, who has used sound to manipulate particles in liquid. In a single device, the study's authors can move two airborne particles in different directions or make them converge. No one has done that before, Huang says.
Scientists have known for years how to use sound waves to hoist particles in the air, a process known as acoustic levitation. But moving the lifted bits around was more


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Alternative energy technologists are responsible for the planning, specifications, and technical support of energy systems. They provide direction as well as hands-on installation of Alternative Energy system components. The technologist in this area must have a broad knowledge of Alternative Energy Systems as well as building, electrical and plumbing codes. They work with electrical equipment that converts DC energy into grid connected AC power. They work with Hydrogen and Methanol fuel cells that produce DC energy. These technologists have the knowledge necessary to conduct feasibility studies for the types and locations of Alternative Energy systems. Wind power, solar power (both active and passive), geothermal, biomass as well as other unconventional and cogeneration systems are just a few of the things that are studied by the alternative energy technologist.
What types of skills are required?
The alternative energy technologist must have a good general knowledge of earth science, practical physics, general chemistry as well as electrical practices and pipe fitting expertise. Strong design and communication skills are a must. A commitment to life long learning that will be necessary as more and more alternative energy systems become mainstream components.
Where are they employed?
Alternative Energy Technologists will find employment opportunities with public utilities, alternative energy systems manufacturers, architectural and engineering consultants, energy management companies, heating and cooling contractors, and alternative energy system contractors and retailers.
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With energy costs spiraling upward, and the eventual end of oil production for fuel, job growth and employment opportunities are likely to continue to improve. The number of community college trained alternative energy technicians will be far fewer than the job openings, resulting in excellent employment opportunities.
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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's summer box-office streak has cooled a bit with a $37 million opening weekend for J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tale "Super 8."
It was a healthy but unremarkable launch in a summer season whose newcomers often open with two or three times as much money. Released by Paramount Pictures, "Super 8" largely features a cast of young newcomers, the story centering on teen filmmakers and an alien entity that escapes from a wrecked train.
"The movie was never conceived to be a blockbuster, tent-pole film opening to $60 or $70 million," said Don Harris, head of distribution for Paramount.
Writer-director Abrams ("Star Trek," TV's "Lost") was inspired by his own youth as a Super 8 filmmaker who emulated such talents as Spielberg, a producer on "Super 8."
When the studio scheduled "Super 8" amid such known summer quantities as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Kung Fu Panda" sequels, "there was some concern we were sending a signal that it was a big summer blockbuster," Harris said. "What we really wanted to do was find a place where the movie could open, find its audience and hopefully play for a long time."
"Super 8" bumped off the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, 20th Century Fox's comic-book prequel "X-Men: First Class," which slipped to second-place with $25 million. "First Class" raised its domestic total to $98.9 million.
After a string of blockbuster debuts in May and early June, Hollywood's overall revenues dipped for the first time in a month. Domestic receipts totaled $140 million, down 7.5 percent from the same weekend last year, when "The Karate Kid" led with $55.7 million, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
The weekend's other new wide release, Relativity Media's family flick "Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer," opened weakly at No. 7 with $6.3 million. The movie follows a young girl's wacky summer adventures.
"Super 8" started with $1 million in sneak-peek screenings Thursday, giving it a domestic total of $38 million.
The movie added $6.7 million in nine international markets, including $2.7 million in Australia. It expands to about 15 more countries next weekend, among them Russia, Greece and Turkey.
Two sequels passed the $200 million mark domestically this weekend.
The Warner Bros. comedy "The Hangover Part II" came in at No. 3 with $18.5 million to become the year's top-grossing domestic release at $216.6 million.
Disney's action tale "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" was No. 5 with $10.9 million, raising its domestic haul to $208.8 million.
Both movies topped Universal's "Fast Five," which had been the year's biggest moneymaker domestically. "Fast Five" finished at No. 10 with $1.7 million, lifting its domestic total to $205.1 million.
Worldwide, "On Stranger Tides" is the year's top earner, pulling in $886.8 million.
Overall business likely will be down sharply this coming weekend compared to the same period a year ago, when "Toy Story 3" had a huge debut of $110.3 million.
But revenues should rebound in late June and July as Hollywood delivers hotly anticipated sequels to the "Cars," "Transformers" and "Harry Potter" franchises.
"Summer may turn out to be a rollercoaster," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "May was so incredibly strong, and we're going to step back a little bit in June, then come back really strong in July."
Domestic revenues so far this year total $4.4 billion, down 7 percent from 2010 receipts.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Super 8," $37 million ($6.7 million international).
2. "X-Men: First Class," $25 million.
3. "The Hangover Part II," $18.5 million (38.3 million).
4. "Kung Fu Panda 2," $16.6 million ($56.5 million international).
5. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," $10.8 million ($41.1 million international).
6. "Bridesmaids," $10.2 million.
7. "Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer," $6.3 million.
8. "Midnight in Paris," $6.1 million.
9. "Thor," $2.4 million.
10. "Fast Five," $1.7 million ($5.9 million international).
Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.


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If all goes according to plan, two spacecraft will launch en route to the moon next week. Though this summer marks the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landings, the new launches will be of unmanned vehicles -- and, rather than landing gently on the Sea of Tranquility, parts of one of the missions involve planned violent collisions with the lunar surface.
Both the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCrOSS) are scheduled to launch on one rocket on June 17th. Once in space, the two craft will part ways. The LRO is a mapping satellite, aimed at imaging the lunar surface to find potential landing sites, locate potential resources, and characterize the radiation environment. The LCROSS mission is a search for water on the moon. We'll get an update on both missions.


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Clint Dempsey secures MLS return
On Saturday, Premier League outfit Tottenham revealed that the United States captain, Clint Dempsey, was returning to Major League Soccer after just one season with Spurs.
Seattle Sounders have confirmed the deal, with majority owner Joe Roth telling his club's official website: "This is a historic day for Sounders FC and our fans.
"Clint is a world-class soccer player who can take this club to a higher level."
The 30-year-old joined Spurs from Fulham for £6 million just 12 months ago on what was a dramatic transfer deadline day.
Having been close to making a switch to Anfield to join Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool, Tottenham nipped in to sign the USA captain from under their noses, with Dempsey ending up at White Hart Lane.
The ex-Fulham star scored 12 goals in 43 appearances for Tottenham last season, but Andre Villas-Boas seems happy to let him move on.
The last time Dempsey played in the States was back in 2006 when he was with New England Revolution, and he has now decided to return to his homeland with Seattle.
The Sounders went into the weekend's games sitting in seventh place of the Western Conference of the MLS.
They also boast a number of former Premier League players in their ranks, including ex-Fulham players Marcus Hahnemann and Eddie Johnson.
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I am trying to understand the motivation behind the following identity stated in Bracewell's book on Fourier transforms: $$\delta^{(2)}(x,y)=\frac{\delta(r)}{\pi r},$$ where $\delta^{(2)}$ is a 2-dimensional delta function. Starting with something we know to be true, we can do $$1 = \iint \delta^{(2)}(x,y) dx\,dy = \int_0^\infty \int_0^{2\pi} \frac{\delta(r)}{\pi r} r\,dr\,d\theta = 2 \int_0^\infty \delta(r).$$
This suggests that the integral of delta function from 0 to infinity is 1/2. In fact, this seems to make sense if we treat the delta function as a limiting case of an even function peaked at zero (Gaussian, sinc, etc.) However, Wikipedia, citing Bracewell, claims the following to be true:
$$\int_0^\infty \delta(r-a) e^{-s r} dr = e^{-s a},$$ and plugging in 0 for a and s we get $$\int_0^\infty \delta(r) dr = 1.$$
What is going on here?.. Where's the screw-up?.. If the integral from 0 to infinity is not 1/2, then how do we justify the above polar-coordinate expression for a 2D delta function?..


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Any comments?Originally Posted by Raindog
Any comments?Originally Posted by Raindog
In Giga 2 editor ( I'll assume that 3 is probably almost the same ) it is called "attenuation."Originally Posted by mal7
See Example below:
There are 2 ways you can adjust the attenuation of a velocty layer or a whole region ( a key on the piano keyboard ) ... either by pulling the little blue dot up, or by adjusting it by numbers ( where the red arrow is pointing. )
NOTE: You must select all velocity layers for the note if you want to change them all. You can also do them one at a time but it's easier to just select them all and drag the blue dot.
See the blue highlight around the numbers in the window showing all the velocity layers? That's displaying the attenuation for the layer.
Hopefully GS3 Editor works the same way.
G ' Luck!
My take on it:Originally Posted by choixpeau
Here's how it works in GS2 editor.
Most likely the same in 3 ( except buttons are probably different )
Available Velocity splits are 1,2,4,8,16, or 32.
No option for 12 so gotta pick 16.
Since Emperor is 12 layers there are 4 layers not used.
They're hidden at the top, and have no samples mapped.
In one position the Env Graphs button shows all layers:
See red arrow:
Push the button again and it shows a graphic representation of where the layers are, relative to their velocity settings.
That little slider ( don't even know what it does ) will disappear and you will see tabs ( see the smaller red arrows ) at the top, giving the hint that there are other layers up there.
So yea, it's normal in that Emperor is only using 12 velocity layers and 16 needed to be chosen to accomidate the 12 ... 4 are unused.
At least that's my "rough" description of how I see it.
I wish I had seen this thread before just buying
A wonderful sounding library in a complete mess and in major need of an update.


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My weekend has been ruined. That was a pitiful, disgusting loss by the Knicks. I am not going to synopsize the last part of this game or else I will vomit all over my computer. Sure, the Knicks were screwed badly by the officials and Boston made some lucky shots but there is no excuse for New York to lose this game. Their effort in the 3rd quarter was horrific. Turnovers and lazy basketball killed the Knicks all day. They did a nice job to fight back in the game but this game should not have been close.
For Knicks fans, this was another episode in the depressing saga of Knicks-Celtics basketball. Today's game was a movie. A movie that all Knicks fans have seen before. New York outplays Boston in the first half before playing a horrible 3rd quarter. The Knicks scrap their way back into the game by the end but always find a way to lose. Today was no different. Boston bitched the Knicks once again. The Knicks will continue to be Boston's bitch until they can beat them in in their own house. This team may have more talent right now but this Knicks team is no better than last years team. New York has yet to take the next step to that elite team. Today would have been a big step forward. The Knicks took 3 steps backwards.
Here are my notes from the game:
- How fixed did that game look? There were so many horrible calls against the Knicks by the officials. Scott Foster historically fucks the Knicks over and today was no different. I was appalled with how biased the officiating was. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were able to get away with anything they wanted to and they were babied by the officials all day. Iman Shumpert's blasphemous technical foul call ended up being monumental in a game that went to overtime. I do not understand what a technical foul is anymore. Garnett blatantly calls out the official screaming in his face. No technical. Garnett gets in the face of Knicks players. No technical. Shumpert shows emotion after dunking on Garnett and the officials T him up? That game literally smelled of fixation. The Knicks should have won the game regardless but that officiating was a huge part of Boston winning that game.
- D'Antoni totally mismanaged the end of the game. Carmelo Anthony pulled down a Paul Pierce miss with 18 seconds left in the game. Mike D'Antoni calls a timeout. Why? Why why why do you take a timeout there? Another couple of seconds could have been run off the clock. Does D'Antoni not trust Melo to hit free throws? Calling a timeout was a total mistake. Another mistake was not fouling Pierce before he hit the 3. Why do you live and die by a 3? You have Melo and Novak on the floor. Both are great free throw shooters and Melo is incredibly clutch. You have to foul there and take a chance shooting free throws. Then D'Antoni drew up a bad inbound play that got Melo the ball past the 3 point line with 2 seconds left on the clock. Total mismanagement late in the game on D'Antoni's part.
- The Knicks point guards were outplayed badly today. Rajon Rondo had a triple double while the Knicks point guards combined for 12 turnovers. Jeremy Lin was pressing the entire game and Baron Davis was sloppy. I had a feeling that Rondo's quickness and defense would bother him and I was correct. Lin looked better than in the Miami game but he still did not play well. He overthrew passes, struggled with his dribble at times and missed shots. Despite his poor game, Lin was impressive late in the 4th quarter. He flipped a switch in the final 4 minutes of the game. He hit a clutch 3 and ran the offense well. This was not Lin's best performance but I like how he continued to rally and attack late in the game.
- I'm really not sure what to write about Amar'e. What else can be said about him? He's struggling so badly right now. He played a good first half but he was rocking the invisibility cloak in the second half. The only time he showed up in the 2nd half or overtime was when he tried to one hand dunk a put back and badly missed with a minute left in overtime. Stoudemire has to start performing and the Knicks have to start getting him more involved.
- Steve Novak was solid again today. Novak was 4/7 from downtown and was a +14 in 27 minutes. Novak continues to prove himself worthy of solid playing time.
- Heading in the opposite direction is Landry Fields. I love Fields but he is playing himself right to the bench. He was a -16 on the day. In the 3rd quarter, he shot the ball on 3 straight possessions and did not score on any of them. I love Fields but he has to start playing better if he wants to save his job.
- JR Smith was 1/6 today. He has to be better. The Knicks are relying on him to be their scoring 6th man and he struggled badly today. Overall, especially in the second half, the second unit was unable to produce like they did on Wednesday against Cleveland. I thought the bench still played well but they did not dominate. Davis played well along with Novak, Shump and Jeffries but Boston did a good job containing Smith and not allowing Novak to kill them late in the game. Tip your hat to Boston but the Knicks bench had to dominate in the second half and they did not. JR did have a cool dunk though:
- Shumpert had a really good game. He had 14 points on 6/9 shooting and played strong defense on the perimeter. He is surpassing Fields in terms of production at the 2 and I could see him soon starting over Fields. I loved his dunk all over Garnett today. It sucked that he got T'd up for it.
- Don't blame Melo for this one. He came to play today. 8/21 isn't great but in the late fourth quarter, he produced big time. I loved the way he played off the ball. He was cutting and using screens to get himself good looks. This is the way Anthony must continue to play. He got a few opportunities to run isolation but for the most part he was doing his damage cutting and slashing towards the rim. In overtime, Anthony did struggle down the stretch. His missed shots were a huge part of the Knicks losing the game but overall he played a pretty solid game.


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The mainstream stereotype of video games, especially MMORPG's, as antisocial diversions that rip up relationships is well known. That makes Wanda Kirk's recollection, of how playing World of Warcraft with her son helped her through her divorce, heartwarming indeed.
Kirk, a mother nearing 50, writes that she ordinarily would have refused her nine-year-old son's request to spend his allowance on a Warcraft installation disc and subscription. "Until my husband delivered the 10-minute fatwa: he wasn't happy, had never been and wanted (or already had) the younger girlfriend," she writes for Salon. "Without warning, I joined a great and storied company: the Unwanted."
Seeing the video game as means of therapy for her son, Kirk ended up exploring Azeroth with him, learning qualities of his personality that she wouldn't have seen otherwise, and discovering things about people and herself in the process. She ends the piece with 13 tips for playing World of Warcraft; many of them, of course, read like metaphors for getting through life.
In the end, what defeats the antisocial stereotype is the fact the game was played socially, and by that I don't mean unseriously. Kirk played with her son. "He sat with me and hugged me and helped me fire-blast Scarlet Hunters and retrieve crates stolen by Dustwind Harpies," Kirk writes. "Through these wild characters, all the gore and running, with the shrill shriek of Decayed Morlocks in my ears, I felt his love."
I very much encourage you to read this, and please share your own experiences in the comments.


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Twins! Don't see too many here. And Caronline looks great (again comfortable denim looking great)
CAROLINE!! Always so stylish and chic
Xoxo! Cory
many cool outfits! :)
More beautiful and stylish people. Esp. love the look of the pretty photographer.
xx Mira
adoro il pantalone della fotografa , fantastica fantasia
Each shot is good for different reason!
This one is filled with all sorts of goodness.
I love the Jean on Jean look and the interesting mixtures of prints!
The photo of the photographer is so cool! Love her style!
1st girl has a beautiful smile!
Yay Caroline Issa!
Looking fabulous carrying The Best Accessory of All – her Stainless Steel Water Bottle!!
Hopefully filled with something better then water.
The photographer is too much! I love her
I love the styles on the las picture!!!
The middle pic – the woman taking a picture wearing combined patterns is by FAR my favourite. Love the action, the boldness of the patterns.
I am very drawn to style based on creativity than style based on labels. Don't get me wrong: I appreciate the quality of the Loub boots and fancy handbag in the first pic, but I've always felt a bit alienated by the price tags.
I also like the shot of the woman and man with motorcycle – the style again, seems "organic" and incidental.
The rest of the photos, I do appreciate the outfits very much, but all suggest something contrived – even the amazing Caroline Issa.
I absolutely agree: what I think of as aesthetic style is the most interesting to me because it evolves from a differentiated sensibility more than from labels. and so has a freshness lacking in the more designer-driven looks. The lively photographer has the visual chops to work a great color palette and pattern mix with complete confidence. She's just great.
Love these smiling faces, despite the crappy weather in Paris!
Mafalda ❤
I love that last photo!!!
Does anyone know the brand of the shoes of the guy on the third photo?!
The first look is perfection.
inspiring looks!
Great photo! Love the twins :)
Cool pattern mixing.
1: love the sleveless coat
2: in love with the whole outfit
3: love the different prints, and love the pyjama pants worn like a real pant
4: love the beautiful couple
5: like the twin sisters, look like out of "Harry Potter" movie
All great shots, love the mixing of the patterns and in love with the suit on the first photo!
I like pics like that. Great inspiration.
Love the pants in the second picture! They look like a pair I used to wear all of the time in the late 90′s. :)
Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen.
I love the Abu Khadra twins!
Those twins are always so interesting!
Guys can anybody identify the boots this guy on the motorcycle is wearing? They are great!
Great photos. Great style.
*sigh* the girl and guy with the motorcycle..just gorgeous.
Why does Caroline Issa stand out in all these shots? Better co-ordinated? Takes more chances or just has that special 'it'?
This blog always manages to make the world look like some exotic interesting place. I love that.
This is a first. Five photos in a row…and I don't lust after anything any of the women are wearing.
Beautiful Caroline !
Hmmm… I see dots. Always mesmerizing – an incredible pattern. Love them!
Love those lace-up shoes with sturdy heel!!! http://trescic.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/pari-opportunita-in-brogues/
The couple with the motorcycle are so darn sexy!!
Love the hair on the twing, wow!
Does anyone know what designer(s) Caroline Issa is wearing here?


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Dombrowski puts baseball's growth in perspective
DETROIT (AP) Shortly before the start of a spring training game last month, Dave Dombrowski paused briefly to sign a few autographs for fans.
Yes, on a team that includes Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander, even the general manager is a bit of a celebrity.
"That probably comes from longevity," Dombrowski said with a laugh. "So I don't know if that's good or bad."
Dombrowski doesn't go out of his way to seek attention, but his track record over the last quarter century speaks for itself, and the tall, silver-haired GM is on any short list of baseball's most recognizable executives. Now in his 13th season with the Detroit Tiger after successful stints in Montreal and Florida, Dombrowski can look back with a unique perspective on how the game has changed over the course of his career.
"We've become such a larger industry. . With that comes more dollars being spent for players, more employees in front offices, more scouts, more player development people," Dombrowski said during a spring training interview with The Associated Press. "The part where it hasn't changed is that putting together a club, in many ways, is very similar. We have a lot more devices and tools to use, because we have the statistical analysis.
"We have computers. People kind of forget that they didn't exist very much back then."
Dombrowski began his career in professional baseball in 1978 as an administrative assistant for the Chicago White Sox, and he quickly was promoted to assistant director of player development. He still recalls having to check box scores in the newspaper – with West Coast games sometimes left out.
It's almost staggering to contemplate how much more information teams have at their disposal in 2014.
"My first draft was 1978," Dombrowski said. "There were guys on the board, taken in the first round, that we didn't even know. That would never happen now."
Dombrowski was hired by the Montreal Expos, and he became their vice president of player personnel during the 1988 season, eventually adding general manager to his title. By the end of 1990, he'd completed 23 trades involving 62 players.
That was a sign of things to come, because if there's one area in which Dombrowski has excelled, it's the trade market. Yes, the Tigers have spent a lot of money – and they acquired Verlander, their ace, through the amateur draft – but it's been Dombrowski's trades that have put Detroit in contention for a World Series title.
Cabrera, the AL MVP in 2012 and 2013, was acquired from Florida after the 2007 season for several prospects who didn't become stars. In 2009, Dombrowski traded fan favorite Curtis Granderson, but the Tigers received right-hander Max Scherzer and outfielder Austin Jackson, two key parts of the team that has now won three straight AL Central titles.
In 2011, Detroit traded for Doug Fister in the middle of the season, and the right-hander would become one of the game's most quietly effective pitchers. Then Dombrowski dealt Fister to Washington this offseason. The move puzzled many observers, but even some of Dombrowski's critics had to admit he'd earned some benefit of the doubt over the years.
In 1991, Dombrowski joined the expansion Marlins, and they won the 1997 World Series. He became president of the Tigers in 2001.
He's been a general manager for three very different franchises, each with its own ownership style and facing its own challenges within its market. And the prototype of a big league general manager has changed quite a bit over the years.
"You see cycles where there was a time where it was really important to be a guy that played the game – a player that played the game," Dombrowski said. "There was a cycle for them becoming general managers, and then there was a cycle where that was more out, and then it was people who had player development and scouting background, so that was important. Now you're almost at the point where we're at that statistical analysis aspect of it."
Even as the job requirements change, Dombrowski remains respected. In the middle of the 2011 season, the Tigers extended his contract through 2015. Detroit went on to win three straight division titles.
Now, there's even talk that Dombrowski would be a good candidate to replace retiring Commissioner Bud Selig – speculation the Detroit GM tries to brush off.
"I enjoy working for the Tigers," Dombrowski said. "That's what I'm focused on – it's winning a world championship this year, and I'm signed for next season too, and I'm very happy in that. And I don't really worry about anything beyond that."
No matter what his future holds, Dombrowski is grateful for what he's accomplished in so many different places and circumstances.
"I've had an interesting career," he said. "There have been a lot of different experiences that I've had. I've been very fortunate."


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Queenstown Part I: Snow.
Experiences of a first time snowboarder in the New Zealand's mystical South Island.
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A documentary I watched on impressionist artists explained how a shadow in the snow is never black, but full of vibrant colour – the combination of ambient light reflected from snow and the warm tones of the sun create blues and violets behind a figure. Monet was among these.
Fast forward five months and I found myself advancing toward Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Cardrona mountains in Queenstown, New Zealand. The snow fallen over the monumental peaks had the ability to transform from a large white sheet rolling over hills against a blue sky, to tiny intricate patterns of movement with a simple gust of wind picking up the individual particles and transporting, them like a whirlwind, through valleys light as a feather. The shadows, patterns and movement created, had the odd ability to completely alter your perception of depth. The crisp air brushed across your face forcing your pupils to dilate in elation as all senses simultaneously heightened.
Snowboarding for the first time was exhilarating. Strapping into the bindings, the odd sensation of minimal resistance over the morning ice on the beginner's hill, adjusting your centre of gravity and feeling your way down unexplored territory over the mountains, with the smallest bump in the snow or a person disrupting the flow causing a crash or collision. As the days progressed, so to did our skills. Wearing our bruises proudly, like battle scars, we took on bigger and bolder runs with increased pace and less thought of technique. For the first time, you were able to absorb the scenic views of New Zealand's majestic South Island and absorb the whole atmosphere. The ability to take different tracks and links to different lifts and see different angles created a sense of adventure and discovery that was addictive. To encounter the snows continually evolving properties from morning ice to afternoon slush or afternoon blizzard to thick fresh powder added to the infatuation.
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Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) is pleased to announce it will host two Association of Research Libraries (ARL) fellows as part of the ARL's Career Enhancement Program (CEP): Nathasha Alvarez of Long Island University and Jennifer Ferretti of Pratt Institute.
Both students are currently pursuing Master's degrees in Library and Information Sciences and are set to begin their fellowships on June 3, 2013.
Ms. Alvarez will complete her fellowship in CUL/IS's Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS). CDRS plans to assign a portion of her time to the area of assessment for Academic Commons, Columbia University's digital repository where faculty, students, and staff of Columbia and its affiliate institutions can deposit the results of their scholarly work and research. She will assist with the design and implementation of an investigation of social sharing of scholarly content as a part of CDRS's ongoing effort to upgrade the functionality and user interface for the repository to integrate social sharing into their system. Additionally, Ms. Alvarez will conduct a systematic review and outreach campaign to various departments of the Engineering School to encourage their adoption of an Open Access resolution of research output. Ms. Alvarez's mentor for this fellowship will be Kathleen Dreyer, Business Librarian.
Ms. Ferretti will work with the Libraries' Humanities and History division on the development of a training program and digital humanities project. In Fall 2012, and running in parallel with the expansion of the Digital Humanities Center, the Humanities and History division initiated a two-year training program for liaison librarians and other professional staff to acquire new skills and methodologies to support the digital humanities. Ms. Ferretti will help with the development of a set of practical training units and exercises focused on individual contributions to a common and ongoing project to document the history of Morningside Heights and its environs (the area in Manhattan where Columbia University is located) in the period prior to 1896. In particular, Ms. Ferretti's digitization experience will lend itself to the geospatial component of this project as the division digitizes the Libraries' historic maps. Ms. Ferretti's mentor for this fellowship will be Kathryn Pope, Head of the Scholarly Communications Program at CDRS.
MS. Alvarez and Ms. Ferretti were among 10 fellows selected by a Coordinating Committee to participate in this competitive diversity recruitment program.
The ARL Career Enhancement Program gives Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) students from underrepresented groups an opportunity to jump-start their careers in research libraries by providing a robust fellowship experience. Columbia joins University of Arizona, University of Kentucky, National Library of Medicine, and the University of Michigan as 2013 host institutions.
The goal of this program is to assist in creating a diverse research library community that will better meet the challenges of changing demographics in research intensive environments and the emphasis on global perspectives in the academy.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 11 million volumes, over 150,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 22 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 500 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries is the gateway to its services and resources: library.columbia.edu.


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STOCKHOLM — Facebook plans to build a new data center at its server farm in northern Sweden, less than a year after opening the plant, its first outside the United States.
The company said Friday that the center in the northern city of Lulea will use new technology that will double the speed of construction, including pre-made modular sections that are assembled on-site.
In June 2013, Facebook inaugurated the Lulea plant in a move to improve the social network's performance in Europe. It partly chose the location of the northern city because of the cold climate, which is crucial for maintaining the servers' temperature.
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UBS's third-quarter 2012 results
UBS third-quarter adjusted pre-tax profit CHF 1.4 billion¹; improved profits in all business divisions; wealth management businesses attracted net new money of CHF 12 billion; capital ratios strengthened further with phase-in Basel III CET1 ratio² up to 13.6%; Basel III CET1 fully applied ratio² up to 9.3%
UBS delivered a solid third-quarter performance underscoring the strength and resilience of its businesses. UBS continued to successfully build its industry-leading capital ratios well ahead of schedule. UBS maintained its strong liquidity and funding positions and reduced risk-weighted assets further. From this position of strength, UBS today announced a focused and decisive acceleration of its strategy.
On an adjusted basis, all of UBS's businesses achieved increased profitability in the third quarter, with Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas and Retail & Corporate recording their highest levels of profitability so far this year. On a reported basis, Wealth Management's pre-tax profit rose 20% to CHF 600 million. Wealth Management Americas' year-to-date pre-tax profit is already a full-year record, and it delivered a third consecutive record quarterly pre-tax profit, up 9% to USD 230 million. Retail & Corporate pre-tax profit rose 3% to CHF 409 million with very strong net new business volume growth.
Our clients' actions illustrate their confidence in the firm and its future. UBS achieved its highest third-quarter net new money inflows in its wealth management businesses in five years. Combined inflows in our wealth management businesses were more than CHF 12 billion. Wealth Management attracted inflows of CHF 7.7 billion and Wealth Management Americas achieved inflows of USD 4.8 billion driven by inflows from our existing advisor force.
UBS is the best capitalized bank in its peer group and has strong liquidity and funding positions. UBS again strengthened its capital ratios and, with a fully applied Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio of 9.3%², is already very close to the Swiss minimum regulatory requirement for 2019 of 10%. UBS continued to execute its non-dilutive capital-building plan in the third quarter with the successful issuance of a further USD 2 billion of Basel III-compliant, low-trigger, loss-absorbing capital.
- Basel 2.5 tier 1 ratio increased to 20.2% from 19.2%
- Phase-in Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio² increased to 13.6% from 13.1%
- Fully applied Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio² increased to 9.3% from 8.8%
- Fully applied Basel III RWAs down CHF 4 billion to around CHF 301 billion; Investment Bank Basel III RWAs down CHF 8 billion to CHF 162 billion; reductions in the Legacy Portfolio
- Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Net Stable Funding Ratio over 100%
Today, we announced our plans to accelerate the execution of our strategy, exiting or streamlining certain businesses within the Investment Bank. As a result, in the third quarter we recognized impairment losses of CHF 3.1 billion related to goodwill and other non-financial assets associated with the Investment Bank that were charged to our pre-tax income. This has no impact on any of our regulatory capital ratios.
These impairment losses, together with an own credit charge of CHF 863 million due to significant tightening in our credit spreads over the quarter, led to a pre-tax loss of CHF 2.5 billion for the third quarter.
- Adjusted Group operating income¹ increased to CHF 7.2 billion
- Invested assets CHF 2,242 billion, up CHF 79 billion
- Wealth Management pre-tax profit up 20% to CHF 600 million; net new money CHF 7.7 billion; positive in all regions with strong inflows from Asia Pacific, emerging markets and ultra high net worth clients globally. Highest third-quarter net new money for five years; annualized net new money growth rate remained within target range at 3.9%; cost/income ratio improved to 66.5%, within target range, from 71.1%
- Wealth Management Americas delivered a third consecutive quarterly pre-tax profit record, up 9% to USD 230 million. Year-to-date pre-tax profit already a full-year record; net new money up to USD 4.8 billion driven by same-store advisor inflows; advisor attrition rates remain low; executed strongly against all its target ranges; annualized net new money growth rate up 50 basis points to 2.4%; cost/income ratio improved to 86.1% from 86.6%; gross margin on invested assets up 1 basis point to 80 basis points
- Investment Bank adjusted¹ pre-tax profit CHF 178 million; Basel III RWAs reduced by CHF 8 billion to CHF 162 billion. Revenues increased across all business areas. In IBD, significant market share improvement in Advisory and Debt Capital Markets; Advisory participated in two of the top six deals globally; Equity Capital Markets participated in six of the top eight deals globally and significantly increased market share and rank; good performance in Equities; solid FICC result; strong revenue growth in FX e-trading
- Global Asset Management performance fees more than doubled driven by Alternative and Quantitative Investments business; pre-tax profit increased 5% to CHF 124 million; gross margin within performance target range
- Retail & Corporate pre-tax profit up 3% to CHF 409 million; very strong net new business volume growth with CHF 7 billion increase in client deposits; executed strongly against all its target ranges; net interest margin 159 basis points; significantly increased annualized net new business volume growth up to 7.2% from 3.3% in the previous quarter; cost/income ratio improved to 55.3% from 56.1%
Zurich/Basel, 30 October 2012 – Commenting on UBS's third-quarter results, Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti said, "All of our businesses delivered improved profitability in the third quarter as we continued to execute our strategy, well ahead of schedule. From this position of strength we are now able to take further decisive action to transform the firm and position it for future success."
Third-quarter net loss attributable to UBS shareholders of CHF 2.2 billion
Third-quarter net loss attributable to UBS shareholders was CHF 2.2 billion, compared with a profit of CHF 425 million in the second quarter. The pre-tax loss was CHF 2.5 billion, compared with a profit of CHF 951 million in the prior quarter, primarily due to the aforementioned impairment losses, as well as an own credit loss of CHF 863 million compared with a gain of CHF 239 million in the prior quarter. Adjusted for the impairment losses, the own credit loss, as well as restructuring provision releases of CHF 22 million, we recorded a pre-tax profit of CHF 1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2012. In the third quarter, significant increases were seen in net interest and trading revenues excluding own credit, as well as net fee and commission income and other income, partly offset by higher operating expenses. We recorded a tax benefit of CHF 345 million, compared with an expense of CHF 253 million in the prior quarter. Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests decreased from CHF 273 million to CHF 1 million, as the prior quarter reflected dividends on preferred securities.
Wealth Management pre-tax profit was CHF 600 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with CHF 502 million in the previous quarter. Total operating income increased by CHF 55 million to CHF 1,789 million from CHF 1,734 million, mainly reflecting a rise in recurring fees on higher invested assets. Operating expenses decreased to CHF 1,189 million from CHF 1,232 million. The gross margin on invested assets was unchanged at 89 basis points and remained below our target range of 95 to 105 basis points as the 3% increase in income was offset by a 3% increase in the average asset base. Net new money was CHF 7.7 billion compared with CHF 9.5 billion in the previous quarter. Each region reported positive net new money flows. The annualized net new money growth rate was 3.9% compared with 4.9% in the previous quarter. Invested assets rose during the quarter by CHF 33 billion to CHF 816 billion.
Wealth Management Americas pre-tax profit in the third quarter of 2012 was USD 230 million compared with USD 211 million in the prior quarter. Operating income was USD 1,631 million, an increase of USD 44 million from USD 1,587 million, mostly due to higher transaction-based revenue, partly offset by lower net interest income and lower net trading income. Total operating expenses increased by USD 27 million to USD 1,402 million, primarily due to a 2% increase in personnel expenses. Net new money totaled USD 4.8 billion compared with USD 3.8 billion. The annualized net new money growth rate for the third quarter improved to 2.4% from 1.9% in the prior quarter. The gross margin on invested assets increased 1 basis point to 80 basis points.
The Investment Bank recorded a pre-tax loss of CHF 2,870 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with a pre-tax loss of CHF 130 million in the second quarter of 2012, mainly reflecting impairment losses of CHF 3,064 million on goodwill and other non-financial assets in connection with the goodwill impairment test recently performed with respect to the Investment Bank. On an adjusted¹ basis, pre-tax profit was CHF 178 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with an adjusted pre-tax loss of CHF 178 million in the second quarter of 2012, mainly as the second quarter included a loss of CHF 349 million related to the Facebook initial public offering. Revenues improved in all business areas. Pro-forma Basel III RWA² measured on a fully applied basis declined by CHF 8 billion to CHF 162 billion. Total operating income improved 31% to CHF 2,277 million from CHF 1,736 million in the prior quarter. Total adjusted operating expenses¹ increased 10% to CHF 2,099 million from CHF 1,915 million. In the investment banking division, total revenues increased by 3% to CHF 383 million from CHF 372 million. Equities revenues increased to CHF 783 million from CHF 247 million. Fixed income, currencies and commodities revenues of CHF 1,107 million were broadly flat compared with CHF 1,099 million in the second quarter.
Global Asset Management pre-tax profit in the third quarter of 2012 was CHF 124 million compared with CHF 118 million in the second quarter, as higher performance fees in alternative and quantitative investments more than offset higher expenses. Total operating income was CHF 468 million compared with CHF 446 million in the second quarter. Total operating expenses were CHF 344 million compared with CHF 328 million in the previous quarter. The annualized net new money growth rate was positive 1.2% compared with negative 2.5% in the second quarter. Excluding money market flows, net new money inflows from third parties remained positive at CHF 0.3 billion but lower than the second quarter net inflows of CHF 3.4 billion, as net inflows, notably from sovereign clients, were largely offset by net outflows, particularly in the Americas. Excluding money market flows, net new money outflows from clients of UBS's wealth management businesses were lower at CHF 1.0 billion compared with CHF 2.2 billion. Net outflows in the third quarter were mainly from equities and multi-asset strategies. Total net new money excluding money market flows was negative CHF 0.7 billion in the third quarter. The total gross margin was 32 basis points, in line with the second quarter and within our target range of 32 to 38 basis points.
Retail & Corporate pre-tax profit was CHF 409 million compared with CHF 399 million in the previous quarter, reflecting higher operating income and lower operating expenses. Both our retail and corporate businesses continued to record strong net new business volume growth. Strong growth in deposit volumes was more than offset by margin pressure due to historically low interest rates. Total operating income increased by CHF 5 million to CHF 932 million from CHF 927 million in the prior quarter. Operating expenses decreased to CHF 523 million from CHF 527 million in the previous quarter, mainly due to a credit related to the seasonal effect of vacation accruals. Annualized net new business volume growth was 7.2% compared with 3.3% in the previous quarter. Both our retail and corporate businesses recorded strong net inflows, resulting from high net new client assets and to a lesser extent net new loan inflows.
Corporate Center – Core Functions pre-tax result in the third quarter was a loss of CHF 936 million compared with a loss of CHF 19 million in the previous quarter. The third quarter included an own credit loss of CHF 863 million compared with a gain of CHF 239 million in the prior quarter. Treasury income remaining in Corporate Center - Core Functions after allocations to the business divisions was positive CHF 125 million compared with negative CHF 64 million in the prior quarter.
The Legacy Portfolio pre-tax result was a loss of CHF 62 million compared with a loss of CHF 119 million in the previous quarter. This was primarily due to an increase in the value of our option to acquire the SNB StabFund's equity, partly offset by higher credit loss expenses as well as higher charges for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters.
Results by business division and Corporate Center
Capital position and balance sheet
Our Basel 2.5 tier 1 capital ratio continued to improve and stood at 20.2% on 30 September 2012, up 1.0 percentage point from 30 June 2012. Basel 2.5 tier 1 capital increased by CHF 1.2 billion, as our quarterly loss was offset by the positive effect of a lower capital deduction due to the goodwill impairment within the Investment Bank and a reversal of own credit losses for capital purposes. Our pro-forma Basel III RWA2 were estimated to be CHF 301 billion on a fully applied basis at the end of the third quarter, a CHF 4 billion decline from the prior quarter mainly as a result of lower Basel 2.5 RWA. Our balance sheet stood at CHF 1,369 billion on 30 September 2012, a decrease of CHF 43 billion from 30 June 2012.
Invested assets
Invested assets were CHF 2,242 billion as of 30 September 2012 compared with CHF 2,163 billion as of 30 June 2012. Of the invested assets, CHF 816 billion were attributable to Wealth Management, CHF 783 billion were attributable to Wealth Management Americas, CHF 588 billion were attributable to Global Asset Management.
As in recent quarters, the degree of progress towards achieving sustained and material improvements to eurozone sovereign debt and European banking system issues, as well as the extent of uncertainty surrounding geopolitical tensions, the global economic outlook and the US fiscal cliff, will continue to exert a strong influence on client confidence and, thus, activity levels in the fourth quarter of 2012. Failure to make progress on these key issues would make further improvements in prevailing market conditions unlikely and would thus generate headwinds for revenue growth, net interest margins and net new money. Despite these challenges, we remain confident that our asset-gathering businesses as a whole will continue to attract net new money, reflecting our clients' steadfast trust in the firm.
As a result of the decisive action we have announced to accelerate our strategy, we expect to recognize restructuring charges of approximately CHF 500 million in the fourth quarter. Combined with reduced Investment Bank revenues as we exit certain business lines, our current expectations for the impact of movements in own credit spreads, and despite profits in our wealth management businesses, Retail & Corporate and Global Asset Management, we are likely to report a net loss attributable to UBS shareholders in the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, we are confident that the actions we are taking now will ensure the firm's long-term success in the fundamentally changed regulatory and economic environment and will deliver sustainable returns for our shareholders going forward.
Media release available at www.ubs.com/media and www.ubs.com/investors
Further information on UBS's quarterly results is available at www.ubs.com/investors:
- Third quarter 2012 financial report
- Third quarter 2012 results slide presentation
- Letter to shareholders (English, German, French and Italian)
The results presentation with Sergio P. Ermotti, Group Chief Executive Officer, Tom Naratil, Group Chief Financial Officer, and Caroline Stewart, Global Head of Investor Relations, will be webcast live on www.ubs.com/media at the following time on 30 October 2012:
Webcast playback will be available from 13.00 CET on 30 October 2012.
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