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What are design patterns?
Can you explain factory pattern?
Can you explain abstract factory pattern?
Can you explain builder pattern?
Can you explain prototype pattern?
Can you explain shallow copy and deep copy in prototype patterns?
Can you explain singleton pattern?
Can you explain command patterns?
Design Pattern with a Project
Here's a small quick FAQ on design patterns in Q and A format. In this section we will cover factory , abstract factory , builder , prototype , shallow and deep prototype , singleton and command patterns.
You can read my other design pattern FAQ sections of the same in the below links: -
Part 2 Design Pattern FAQ's -- Interpreter pattern, iterator pattern, mediator pattern, memento pattern and observer pattern
Part 3 Design Pattern FAQ's -- state pattern, strategy pattern, visitor pattern, adapter pattern and fly weight pattern
Part 4 Design Pattern FAQ's -- bridge pattern, composite pattern, decorator pattern, Façade pattern, chain of responsibility(COR), proxy pattern and template pattern
Design patterns are documented tried and tested solutions for recurring problems in a given context. So basically you have a problem context and the proposed solution for the same. Design patterns existed in some or other form right from the inception stage of software development. Let's say if you want to implement a sorting algorithm the first thing comes to mind is bubble sort. So the problem is sorting and solution is bubble sort. Same holds true for design patterns.
There are three basic classifications of patterns Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns.
Creational Patterns
• Abstract Factory:- Creates an instance of several families of classes
• Builder: - Separates object construction from its representation
• Factory Method:- Creates an instance of several derived classes
• Prototype:- A fully initialized instance to be copied or cloned
• Singleton:- A class in which only a single instance can exist
Note: - The best way to remember Creational pattern is by remembering ABFPS (Abraham Became First President of States).
Structural Patterns
• Adapter:-Match interfaces of different classes .
• Bridge:-Separates an object's abstraction from its implementation.
• Composite:-A tree structure of simple and composite objects.
• Decorator:-Add responsibilities to objects dynamically.
• Façade:-A single class that represents an entire subsystem.
• Flyweight:-A fine-grained instance used for efficient sharing.
• Proxy:-An object representing another object.
• Mediator:-Defines simplified communication between classes.
• Memento:-Capture and restore an object's internal state.
• Interpreter:- A way to include language elements in a program.
• Iterator:-Sequentially access the elements of a collection.
• Chain of Resp: - A way of passing a request between a chain of objects.
• Command:-Encapsulate a command request as an object.
• State:-Alter an object's behavior when its state changes.
• Strategy:-Encapsulates an algorithm inside a class.
• Observer: - A way of notifying change to a number of classes.
• Template Method:-Defer the exact steps of an algorithm to a subclass.
• Visitor:-Defines a new operation to a class without change.
Factory pattern is one of the types of creational patterns. You can make out from the name factory itself it's meant to construct and create something. In software architecture world factory pattern is meant to centralize creation of objects. Below is a code snippet of a client which has different types of invoices. These invoices are created depending on the invoice type specified by the client. There are two issues with the code below:-
First we have lots of 'new' keyword scattered in the client. In other ways the client is loaded with lot of object creational activities which can make the client logic very complicated.
Second issue is that the client needs to be aware of all types of invoices. So if we are adding one more invoice class type called as 'InvoiceWithFooter' we need to reference the new class in the client and recompile the client also.
Figure: - Different types of invoice
Taking these issues as our base we will now look in to how factory pattern can help us solve the same. Below figure 'Factory Pattern' shows two concrete classes 'ClsInvoiceWithHeader' and 'ClsInvoiceWithOutHeader'.
The first issue was that these classes are in direct contact with client which leads to lot of 'new' keyword scattered in the client code. This is removed by introducing a new class 'ClsFactoryInvoice' which does all the creation of objects.
The second issue was that the client code is aware of both the concrete classes i.e. 'ClsInvoiceWithHeader' and 'ClsInvoiceWithOutHeader'. This leads to recompiling of the client code when we add new invoice types. For instance if we add 'ClsInvoiceWithFooter' client code needs to be changed and recompiled accordingly. To remove this issue we have introduced a common interface 'IInvoice'. Both the concrete classes 'ClsInvoiceWithHeader' and 'ClsInvoiceWithOutHeader' inherit and implement the 'IInvoice' interface.
The client references only the 'IInvoice' interface which results in zero connection between client and the concrete classes ( 'ClsInvoiceWithHeader' and 'ClsInvoiceWithOutHeader'). So now if we add new concrete invoice class we do not need to change any thing at the client side.
In one line the creation of objects is taken care by 'ClsFactoryInvoice' and the client disconnection from the concrete classes is taken care by 'IInvoice' interface.
Figure: - Factory pattern
Below are the code snippets of how actually factory pattern can be implemented in C#. In order to avoid recompiling the client we have introduced the invoice interface 'IInvoice'. Both the concrete classes 'ClsInvoiceWithOutHeaders' and 'ClsInvoiceWithHeader' inherit and implement the 'IInvoice' interface.
Figure :- Interface and concrete classes
We have also introduced an extra class 'ClsFactoryInvoice' with a function 'getInvoice()' which will generate objects of both the invoices depending on 'intInvoiceType' value. In short we have centralized the logic of object creation in the 'ClsFactoryInvoice'. The client calls the 'getInvoice' function to generate the invoice classes. One of the most important points to be noted is that client only refers to 'IInvoice' type and the factory class 'ClsFactoryInvoice' also gives the same type of reference. This helps the client to be complete detached from the concrete classes, so now when we add new classes and invoice types we do not need to recompile the client.
Figure: - Factory class which generates objects
Abstract factory expands on the basic factory pattern. Abstract factory helps us to unite similar factory pattern classes in to one unified interface. So basically all the common factory patterns now inherit from a common abstract factory class which unifies them in a common class. All other things related to factory pattern remain same as discussed in the previous question.
A factory class helps us to centralize the creation of classes and types. Abstract factory helps us to bring uniformity between related factory patterns which leads more simplified interface for the client.
Figure: - Abstract factory unifies related factory patterns
Now that we know the basic lets try to understand the details of how abstract factory patterns are actually implemented. As said previously we have the factory pattern classes (factory1 and factory2) tied up to a common abstract factory (AbstractFactory Interface) via inheritance. Factory classes stand on the top of concrete classes which are again derived from common interface. For instance in figure 'Implementation of abstract factory' both the concrete classes 'product1' and 'product2' inherits from one interface i.e. 'common'. The client who wants to use the concrete class will only interact with the abstract factory and the common interface from which the concrete classes inherit.
Figure: - Implementation of abstract factory
Now let's have a look at how we can practically implement abstract factory in actual code. We have scenario where we have UI creational activities for textboxes and buttons through their own centralized factory classes 'ClsFactoryButton' and 'ClsFactoryText'. Both these classes inherit from common interface 'InterfaceRender'. Both the factories 'ClsFactoryButton' and 'ClsFactoryText' inherits from the common factory 'ClsAbstractFactory'. Figure 'Example for AbstractFactory' shows how these classes are arranged and the client code for the same. One of the important points to be noted about the client code is that it does not interact with the concrete classes. For object creation it uses the abstract factory ( ClsAbstractFactory ) and for calling the concrete class implementation it calls the methods via the interface 'InterfaceRender'. So the 'ClsAbstractFactory' class provides a common interface for both factories 'ClsFactoryButton' and 'ClsFactoryText'.
Figure: - Example for abstract factory
We will just run through the sample code for abstract factory. Below code snippet 'Abstract factory and factory code snippet' shows how the factory pattern classes inherit from abstract factory.
Figure: - Abstract factory and factory code snippet
Figure 'Common Interface for concrete classes' how the concrete classes inherits from a common interface 'InterFaceRender' which enforces the method 'render' in all the concrete classes.
Figure: - Common interface for concrete classes
The final thing is the client code which uses the interface 'InterfaceRender' and abstract factory 'ClsAbstractFactory' to call and create the objects. One of the important points about the code is that it is completely isolated from the concrete classes. Due to this any changes in concrete classes like adding and removing concrete classes does not need client level changes.
Figure: - Client, interface and abstract factory
Builder falls under the type of creational pattern category. Builder pattern helps us to separate the construction of a complex object from its representation so that the same construction process can create different representations. Builder pattern is useful when the construction of the object is very complex. The main objective is to separate the construction of objects and their representations. If we are able to separate the construction and representation, we can then get many representations from the same construction.
Figure: - Builder concept
To understand what we mean by construction and representation lets take the example of the below 'Tea preparation' sequence.
You can see from the figure 'Tea preparation' from the same preparation steps we can get three representation of tea's (i.e. Tea with out sugar, tea with sugar / milk and tea with out milk).
Figure: - Tea preparation
Now let's take a real time example in software world to see how builder can separate the complex creation and its representation. Consider we have application where we need the same report to be displayed in either 'PDF' or 'EXCEL' format. Figure 'Request a report' shows the series of steps to achieve the same. Depending on report type a new report is created, report type is set, headers and footers of the report are set and finally we get the report for display.
Figure: - Request a report
Now let's take a different view of the problem as shown in figure 'Different View'. The same flow defined in 'Request a report' is now analyzed in representations and common construction. The construction process is same for both the types of reports but they result in different representations.
Figure: - Different View
We will take the same report problem and try to solve the same using builder patterns. There are three main parts when you want to implement builder patterns.
• Builder: - Builder is responsible for defining the construction process for individual parts. Builder has those individual processes to initialize and configure the product.
• Director: - Director takes those individual processes from the builder and defines the sequence to build the product.
• Product: - Product is the final object which is produced from the builder and director coordination.
First let's have a look at the builder class hierarchy. We have a abstract class called as 'ReportBuilder' from which custom builders like 'ReportPDF' builder and 'ReportEXCEL' builder will be built.
Figure: - Builder class hierarchy
Figure 'Builder classes in actual code' shows the methods of the classes. To generate report we need to first Create a new report, set the report type (to EXCEL or PDF) , set report headers , set the report footers and finally get the report. We have defined two custom builders one for 'PDF' (ReportPDF) and other for 'EXCEL' (ReportExcel). These two custom builders define there own process according to the report type.
Figure: - Builder classes in actual code
Now let's understand how director will work. Class 'clsDirector' takes the builder and calls the individual method process in a sequential manner. So director is like a driver who takes all the individual processes and calls them in sequential manner to generate the final product, which is the report in this case. Figure 'Director in action' shows how the method 'MakeReport' calls the individual process to generate the report product by PDF or EXCEL.
Figure: - Director in action
The third component in the builder is the product which is nothing but the report class in this case.
Figure: - The report class
Now let's take a top view of the builder project. Figure 'Client,builder,director and product' shows how they work to achieve the builder pattern. Client creates the object of the director class and passes the appropriate builder to initialize the product. Depending on the builder the product is initialized/created and finally sent to the client.
Figure: - Client, builder, director and product
The output is something like this. We can see two report types displayed with their headers according to the builder.
Figure: - Final output of builder
Prototype pattern falls in the section of creational pattern. It gives us a way to create new objects from the existing instance of the object. In one sentence we clone the existing object with its data. By cloning any changes to the cloned object does not affect the original object value. If you are thinking by just setting objects we can get a clone then you have mistaken it. By setting one object to other object we set the reference of object BYREF. So changing the new object also changed the original object. To understand the BYREF fundamental more clearly consider the figure 'BYREF' below. Following is the sequence of the below code:
Figure :- BYREf
The conclusion of the above example is that objects when set to other objects are set BYREF. So changing new object values also changes the old object value.
There are many instances when we want the new copy object changes should not affect the old object. The answer to this is prototype patterns.
Lets look how we can achieve the same using C#. In the below figure 'Prototype in action' we have the customer class 'ClsCustomer' which needs to be cloned. This can be achieved in C# my using the 'MemberWiseClone' method. In JAVA we have the 'Clone' method to achieve the same. In the same code we have also shown the client code. We have created two objects of the customer class 'obj1' and 'obj2'. Any changes to 'obj2' will not affect 'obj1' as it's a complete cloned copy.
Figure: - Prototype in action
There are two types of cloning for prototype patterns. One is the shallow cloning which you have just read in the first question. In shallow copy only that object is cloned, any objects containing in that object is not cloned. For instance consider the figure 'Deep cloning in action' we have a customer class and we have an address class aggregated inside the customer class. 'MemberWiseClone' will only clone the customer class 'ClsCustomer' but not the 'ClsAddress' class. So we added the 'MemberWiseClone' function in the address class also. Now when we call the 'getClone' function we call the parent cloning function and also the child cloning function, which leads to cloning of the complete object. When the parent objects are cloned with their containing objects it's called as deep cloning and when only the parent is clones its termed as shallow cloning.
Figure: - Deep cloning in action
Punch :- Create a single instance of object and provides access to this single instance via a central point.
There are situations in project where we want only one instance of the object to be created and shared between the clients. For instance let's say we have the below two classes, currency and country.
These classes load master data which will be referred again and again in project. We would like to share a single instance of the class to get performance benefit by not hitting the database again and again.
public class Currency
List<string> oCurrencies = new List<string>();
public Currency()
public IEnumerable<string> getCurrencies()
return (IEnumerable<string>)oCurrencies;
public class Country
List<string> oCountries = new List<string>();
public Country()
public IEnumerable<string> getCounties()
return (IEnumerable<string>) oCountries;
Implementing singleton pattern is a 4 step process.
Step 1: - Create a sealed class with a private constructor
The private constructor is important so that clients cannot create object of the class directly. If you remember the punch, the main intention of this pattern is to create a single instance of the object which can be shared globally, so we do not want to give client the control to create instances directly.
public sealed class GlobalSingleton
private GlobalSingleton() { }
Step 2: - Create aggregated objects of the classes (for this example it is currency and country) for which we want single instance.
public sealed class GlobalSingleton
// object which needs to be shared globally
public Currency Currencies = new Currency();
public Country Countries = new Country();
Step 3: - Create a static read-only object of t he class itself and expose the same via static property as shown below.
public sealed class GlobalSingleton
// use static variable to create a single instance of the object
static readonly GlobalSingleton INSTANCE = new GlobalSingleton();
public static GlobalSingleton Instance
return INSTANCE;
Step 4: - You can now consume the singleton object using the below code from the client.
GlobalSingleton oSingle = GlobalSingleton.Instance;
Country o = osingl1.Country;
Below goes the complete code for singleton pattern which we discussed above in pieces.
public sealed class GlobalSingleton
// object which needs to be shared globally
public Currency Currencies = new Currency();
public Country Countries = new Country();
// use static variable to create a single instance of the object
static readonly GlobalSingleton INSTANCE = new GlobalSingleton();
/// This is a private constructor, meaning no outsides have access.
private GlobalSingleton()
{ }
public static GlobalSingleton Instance
return INSTANCE;
Command pattern allows a request to exist as an object. Ok let's understand what it means. Consider the figure 'Menu and Commands' we have different actions depending on which menu is clicked. So depending on which menu is clicked we have passed a string which will have the action text in the action string. Depending on the action string we will execute the action. The bad thing about the code is it has lot of 'IF' condition which makes the coding more cryptic.
Figure: - Menu and Commands
Command pattern moves the above action in to objects. These objects when executed actually execute the command.
As said previously every command is an object. We first prepare individual classes for every action i.e. exit, open, file and print. Al l the above actions are wrapped in to classes like Exit action is wrapped in 'clsExecuteExit' , open action is wrapped in 'clsExecuteOpen', print action is wrapped in 'clsExecutePrint' and so on. All these classes are inherited from a common interface 'IExecute'.
Figure: - Objects and Command
Using all the action classes we can now make the invoker. The main work of invoker is to map the action with the classes which have the action.
So we have added all the actions in one collection i.e. the arraylist. We have exposed a method 'getCommand' which takes a string and gives back the abstract object 'IExecute'. The client code is now neat and clean. All the 'IF' conditions are now moved to the 'clsInvoker' class.
Figure: - Invoker and the clean client
In case your are completely new to design patterns or you really do not want to read this complete article do see our free design pattern Training and interview questions / answers videos.
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Quote:Define an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate.
/* factory and car interfaces */
interface CarFactory {
public function makeCar();
interface Car {
public function getType();
/* concrete implementations of the factory and car */
class SedanFactory implements CarFactory {
public function makeCar() {
return new Sedan();
class SUVFactory implements CarFactory {
public function makeCar() {
return new SUV();
class Sedan implements Car {
public function getType() {
return 'Sedan';
class SUV implements Car {
public function getType() {
return 'SUV';
/* The application context */
class ApplicationContext {
public static function getCarFactory() {
return new SUVFactory();
$factory = ApplicationContext::getCarFactory();
/* client */
$car = $factory->makeCar();
print $car->getType();
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Mage: Possesses destructive power and an innate ability to control enemy targets. Able to specialize as either a Sage or Warlock as the game progresses.
With the ability to wield powerful ranged spells, Mages are the main source of damage for a Team.
A master of the mysterious elements, the Mage is a fearsome class that manipulates nature for devastating effects. Though inept at frontline battles, a wide array of AOE and Single-target spells can usually turning the tide of the battle.
Mage Skills:
Strong Magic Damage and status control. Weak against multiple enemies at once.
(Single-Target) Magic Blast - Default attack skill.
(Single-Target) Fireball - Regular single - Target attack.
(Single-Target - Buff) Lightning Strike - Advanced single-target attack.
(AOE) Energy Assault - AOE attack.
(Survival) Magic Shield - Creates a protective shield to absorb damage.
(Survival) Teleport - Teleports you to a specific location.
(AOE) Blizzard - Deals damage to all enemy targets in the skill area.

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Author: Sarah Eno (@enoism), Brand Planner, BBH Zag
It's nearly impossible these days to conduct any relationship entirely offline. Professional relationships are managed on email, Linkedin, and blogs; brands develop robust relationships with us through online loyalty schemes; friendships are built and maintained through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to name a few; and more and more people are meeting their romantic partners via online dating sites.
So I suppose I shouldn't have been particularly surprised the other day when I came across a set of start-ups in the area of online relationship management for couples. These businesses claim to help us keep the spark alive, monitor our relationship health and generally be happier together by using their online services. Here are a couple in detail:
- Tokii claims to be 'the world's first relationship management platform' with a suite of products designed to 'proactively improve relationships'. Couples can use the 'tradingpost' tool to trade things like washing the car for a backrub, monitor each others mood through the 'moodmeter' and spice up their relationship with fun, interactive games.
- The Icebreak helps couples keep their love lives fresh and fun through a game-like platform where couples score points by sharing moments from their day, answering 'icebreaker' questions and working together to improve their relationship health.
In many ways, these businesses signal a natural progression to complete management of relationships online. If most of our relationships are blossoming online, why not throw our romantic ones into the digital world as well?
Whether I'd personally use the service or not (undecided, at best), I have to admire the Zag-like thinking behind these businesses. They've identified an opportunity area that appears ripe for brand invention – you can see how by looking at the idea through these three key principles of brand invention and innovation:
Principle #1. Meet a consumer need
If romance is blossoming online (Match.com claims 1 in 5 relationships start through online dating), people will need a safe place for their relationship to develop digitally. Consumer need? Tick.
Principle #2. Go where the money is
Online dating is a growing business, as is the booming business of divorce. A digital service that helps keep the spark alive and maintain relationship health in the time between meeting and potential divorce could slot right in to this open space and scoop up all those struggling couples. Money? Tick.
Principle #3. Piggyback on existing behaviours
Self-tracking and the gamification of everyday activities are both hot behavioural trends currently connecting our 'real' and 'virtual' worlds. Tokii and The Icebreak both feature metrics and statistics that chart the health of your relationship over time and track improvement. They also reward you for improving your relationship with points and physical rewards, making working on your relationship like a game. Existing behaviours? Tick.
It's not easy to find open spaces for brand invention and I'd argue that these two businesses have managed to do just that. Well done.
But perhaps there's a bigger, moral question that has to be asked: There's now a brand called Eulogy in the UK which aims to bring death and mourning into the online/social sphere; there are countless online dating brands to help you find love; online brands help couples throughout the process of marriage counselling and divorce; and now we can manage our romances online too.
So, are there any areas of private life that should remain private and untouched by brands?


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BEIJING (AP) — The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" — apparently unaware it is satire.
The People's Daily ran a 55-page photo spread on its website Tuesday in a tribute to the round-faced leader, under the headline "North Korea's top leader named The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012."
Quoting The Onion's spoof report, the Chinese newspaper wrote, "With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman's dream come true."
"Blessed with an air of power that masks an unmistakable cute, cuddly side, Kim made this newspaper's editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile," the People's Daily cited The Onion as saying.
The photos the People's Daily selected include Kim on horseback squinting into the light and Kim waving toward a military parade. In other photos, he is wearing sunglasses and smiling, or touring a facility with his wife.
An online editor for the People's Daily said Wednesday that the photo spread would be taken offline.
"We have realized it is satirical," said the editor who works on the site's South Korea channel, one of the three channels where it was posted. He refused to give his name. When asked whether editors knew the Onion piece was satirical when the People's Daily item was first posted, he declined to clarify, but added that they picked up the news after first seeing it on China's state-run Guangming Daily website.
He said that he hoped the incident wouldn't draw too much attention.
The chief editor for the People's Daily English channel, where the story also ran, declined to comment. "I can't say anything yet," said the woman who would only give her surname Wang.
While the People's Daily item was still up, The Onion updated the story to post a link and add a postscript: "For more coverage on The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive 2012, Kim Jong-Un, please visit our friends at the People's Daily in China, a proud Communist subsidiary of The Onion, Inc.
"Exemplary reportage, comrades," The Onion wrote.
It is not the first time a state-run Chinese newspaper has fallen for a fictional report by the just-for-laughs The Onion.
In 2002, the Beijing Evening News, one of the capital city's biggest tabloids at the time, published as news the fictional account that the U.S. Congress wanted a new building and that it might leave Washington. The Onion article was a spoof of the way sports teams threaten to leave cities in order to get new stadiums.
Two months ago, Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency reprinted a story from The Onion about a supposed survey showing that most rural white Americans would rather vote for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than President Barack Obama. It included a quote from a fictional West Virginia resident saying he'd rather go to a baseball game with Ahmadinejad because "he takes national defense seriously."


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Archive for Hold Your Dream
The "ME" in the Stories I Tell
First of all, I don't take myself that seriously. I take what I do seriously, and I try to do a good job. (Denzel Washington in GQ US Oct 2012)
At University I feel like being at a point of struggling lately. I don't have a problem with my grades or my motivation or with the environment. I am actually quite comfortable there, though, there are a few things that really bug me, but hey, you can find things that bug you or make you mad or angry always somewhere, somehow. So, that's no big deal for me.
As you already know from some earlier entries, I am getting my master's degree in Journalism and New Media — if you haven't known so far, you know now. These studies involve a lot of writing, heavy writing. Sometimes these written exposés try to take me out of my comfort zone and I'm going there, out of it. But early on, when signing the contract with the university, I kind of made a pact with myself. I swore to everything that's worth the world to me, you know, Burberry; VOGUE; Jane Austen; that, no matter what I was about to say or write or do, it would always be consisting of three things: HONESTY, STYLE and AUTHENTICITY.
With everything I write and have people read I want them to not just get to know me and my point of view, I want to present them the perspective of someone finally having an opinion and putting it out there. Even if they do not agree with what I have to say or like the way I say things but at least, it makes them think about my words and actions and opinions and maybe even gets them to form their own opinions — either on me or the topics I write about. I don't want people to always agree with me, I think most people don't get that I live for making them speechless; wondering if I'm really being serious. I love to make people laugh or cry reading my words. I love people to be confused by my words; to later on think about what I said once. I want them to form an opinion about my words — either good or bad.
But, what I want the utmost is for them to always find ME in the words I write, the stories I tell!
That's not because I think I am the most brilliant person in the world, or the most talented, or the most articulate, or the one everyone has to listen to. I know, compared to a lot of other more influential people I might am not influential at all but still — who I am reflects who I want to be. And one day I want to make a change. I want to show people that they can achieve anything they want if they truly stay themselves and go ahead with it. Pull it off relentlessly.
I just want people to know that they can rely on me having an opinion; having a character that I can put out there, a character that doesn't give a fuck about the things other people say just because they do not like the fact that I'm straight forward and relentlessly sincere. That is the authenticity in my words. I know, I may put a lot of fashion words in writing because I love the visual language and emotional depth of clothing. I want to be a character, people trust because they know one hundred percent that I am honest with them, and straight forward, and that everything I say and write and do is authentically constituting myself. Giving them a part of something they might be able to relate to.
This is who I am and I can't understand why people always try to force you to be more like the others or more formal or writing based on guidelines. I write what I think and feel and would say in every second I live and breathe, for everything I always wanted to do.
Don't get me wrong — I do abide by a certain set of rules when it comes to writing, like grammar or spelling. But what I want people to understand and accept and respect and tolerate is the fact that out there one must be himself and unique in order to survive this crazy mixed up world. That is what I am — that is what I believe in — that is what makes me truly special and different. I know who I am and I always make sure people understand that no matter what I say and write and do — it's done by myself. With outspoken HONESTY, sharp STYLE and one hundred percent AUTHENTICITY. All three in capital letters.
Take it, or leave it.
Amen Fashion.


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The world really couldn't care less. That's the opinion of Joe Carnahan's The Grey, a bleak and gritty look at survival in the middle of Alaska's harsh wilderness. This is man versus nature to an extreme extent, and there exists few gimmicks. Carnahan seems to have taken a back to basics approach and delivers the goods. Considering his past few films and their loud, cartoonish ways, there is an odd confidence that the course he is on is something worth sticking with. Liam Neeson is a standout among his fellow survivors, but everything works towards a common goal that doesn't feel hampered by conventions. While it may be bleak, the journey is entertaining because of all the surprises and the sheer quality of the product. Hit the jump for my full review.
Drillers in the middle of Alaska are on their way back to Anchorage for a journey home or the next tour of duty, but that all goes terribly wrong. The crew's airline crash lands in the middle of Alaska with little hope of rescue, and things are about to get a whole lot worse. Ottway (Neeson), who had been tasked with keeping the wildlife away from the drilling site, rounds up the other survivors to find the best course of action. The bodies strewn across the crash site have attracted the attention of wolves, and they slowly realize their best hope is to get out of the area. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is an unrelenting beast and the crew are pummeled by wolves, the cold, and even the human flaws of self-doubt and in-fighting. While rescue is their goal, survival becomes the biggest hurdle.
Carnahan, working off a screenplay by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers and himself, manages to add touches of high production to various portions of the film. The plane crash in particular utilizes various quick cuts and flashbacks that also crop up at other key moments. Additionally, the crew made the most of a harsh Canadian location as a stand-in for Alaska. Ottway and his band of survivors are shown from far distances and are nearly imperceptible through the blinding snowfall. This all heightens the constant remark that they are on their own and that no one is going to come and save them. That domineering theme is acted out in various ways.
The wolves. Oh, the wolves. Ottway admits to being scared in a quiet moment, and calls out a fellow survivor (Frank Grillo) for acting tough. There are signs that a battle will occur for the alpha male position in the group, and it's a quiet reminder that their survival will not just depend on them fending off the wolves and the weather. Inner turmoil in a group so small is a recipe for disaster. The wolves always outnumber the humans and stalk them, day and night. If you fall back from the group, say goodbye. That includes potty breaks. They stand as an obvious example of creatures without opinions. They have evolved predatory instincts for thousands of years. The survivors put up a brave front, but sharp sticks and fire only gives one so much confidence. So there are inevitable encounters.
Characters in a lot of survival films often go out in a blaze of glory. This is a common theme and sometimes it's done in an effort to heighten the loss. Yet, The Grey proves that an opposite approach can work even better. Here, the survivors are hunted by wolves that have little concern for a glorious death: as soon as they can, they maul their victim and it is simply over. I often felt that someone would survive. That the others would double-back and fend off the wounded. Yet again and again, it simply didn't play out that way. The loss was instead played up in a brief moment by the remaining survivors, but they were rarely given time to mourn for long as they had to continue forward. This uncaring and bleak loss of life hit home and I could feel the mood in the theater slowly become despondent. You could feel the final showdown approach and it proved to be a divisive finale.
Carnahan has managed to deliver a bleak, powerful story that at times wants to focus on character and other times finds happiness in maulings. The wolves are treated as merciless, but always acknowledged as a force of nature. There are moments of quiet discussion and Grillo's character in particular has a complete arch that doesn't feel overdone. Religion and faith become major players later in the film while they are relegated to a limited undertone in the first half. There is certainly action throughout the film, but I would hesitate to call it an action film. The Grey is perfectly happy at playing to the strengths of despair, even if that leaves you out in the cold.
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You have made an executive decision in life to go to a culinary arts school. Now what? Culinary arts schools have many options, around the world, even. To choose one, you need to consider several aspects. Think that it does not matter? Around the world there are hundreds of thousands of people looking to be the next big chef. One of the first deciding factors on who you are as a chef is the culinary arts school that you attend. On that note, this will help you to find some answers to your questions about finding the best culinary arts school for you.
Your first decision is to select an area you will specialize in the art of cooking. Bakery, gourmet, and everything in between are your options. Not sure yet? Then, look for a culinary arts school that can provide you with a basic learning of many aspects of the art of cooking. This will lead to a foundation of love in one or more eventually.
Use the world wide web as a information source. You have heard it before, but most culinary arts schools now have the ability to provide details about their school, including why you should choose them, on their websites. This is an excellent way for you to learn more about the culinary schools on a preliminary plane.
Venture into the arena of scholarships. Look at culinary arts schools that are abroad. Understand the various schools of thought that are presented in each culinary arts school. Ask questions and get answers.
Visit the culinary arts schools that are known for their excellent students. Find out where students who have graduated from that school have gone and done with their lives. Observe a class, and tour the schools's campus.
Of course, one of the largest concerns that people have when it comes to culinary school choice is the cost. These culinary schools are not cheap by any means, but the education you get will last you a lifetime. It is wise to consider quality well over price as much as you can. And, make sure to look into financial planning and financial aid.
Choosing a culinary arts school that feels right is important. Get all aspects of the decision just right and you can find yourself on your way to earning a culinary arts school degree in no time.


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Bangkok's Mahanakhon Tower - A New Cubic Masterpiece, 77 Stories High!
Park Hyatt Bangkok - A Lavish Opening That Felt Like The Oscars!
Magical Sausalito - The jewel of Northern California! Great cuisine, rock & roll history and a new wellness center!
There hasn't been such an over the top martial arts action film since the great Bruce Lee
Supatra Resort - only 18 rooms in tropical surroundings on the Gulf of Thailand
Possibly the largest and craziest market in the world!
Snorkel in the clear warm waters of the Andaman sea, experience rope climbing or lounge poolside in paradise!
Filming in Thailand - Hollywood is coming back and for good reasons!
Apple IPhone 6 & 6 Plus - Opening day excitement and some surprises!
Bangkok has added yet another hot destination for travelers and locals alike.
Selected as one of the "Best Paradise" resorts in all Thailand, Supatra's is a boutique resort perfectly placed at the far end of Hua Hins pristine white sand beach on the Gulf of Thailand.
Central Embassy - The New Iconic Shopping Center, redefining Bangkok's Skyline!
Thailand - "World leader for Medical Tourism." Business in Asia Magazine
Intercontinental Hua Hin Resort, Thailand - Escape to Elegance!
MJets of Thailand - Travel Asia in convenience and luxury!
Thailand, is it safe to visit? Absolutely!
One of the most unusual events in the world!
Tommy Tang - Celebrity Chef, from Bangkok to Hollywood!
An exclusive look at his home and the man.
An exclusive look at the home and the man!
This street is fun and alive all day and night!
Bangkok's Soi 11, one of the most exciting streets that's non stop, day and night!
Soi 11 is non-stop day and night with just about anything you want to find!
Bangkok - Stunning Temple Suthat, one of the most impressive temples in Thailand!
Bangkok's Terminal 21 World-Class shopping with an International Flare.
Many would guess Paris, or London to be the most visited city in the world but this year Bangkok was the winner!
Bangkok- Most Visited City In The World
A bit of history, nostalgia, and lots of lively Cuban ambiance!
The Continent Hotel, Bangkok is an absorbing and expressive business, leisure and lifestyle hotel.
When it gets a steamy 95+ in Bangkok head to the air conditioned malls or Flow House Bangkok!
The Authentic Thai Way of Life
Siam Niramit "The Must See Show" in Bangkok, an extravaganza of Thai heritage and culture.
Magical Thailand - Vertigo Restaurant Drinks and dining on top of the world!
Perhaps the most unique treatment center in the world.
Asiatique The Riverfront, I would put on top of the list to visit on your next trip to Bangkok!
Cher Resort, Hua Hin, a relaxing escape from Bangkok
Spectacular tropical beaches, world-class shopping, exotic cuisine, amazing sights and a rich culture, this is what Thailand, the land of smiles, is all about!
LE FENIX HOTEL A Chic Oasis in Bustling Bangkok!
The Ambassador Hotel, in the prime shopping and business center of Bangkok, is just completing a $1.7 million renovation!
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Michie discount offered
The Michie Tavern reports that is offering a midday fare discount coupons for local residents weekdays through February 26. The $4.00 discount coupons are available on the Tavern website www.michietavern.com.
"For the first time in the Tavern's history, a discount is being offered to thank local residents for their patronage throughout the year and to encourage local guests to visit before the busy tourist season," says Tavern spokesperson Paxton MacDonald.
Michie Tavern, located 1/4- mile from Jefferson's Monticello, is known for its colonial fried chicken and stewed tomatoes, not to mention their hickory-smoked hand-pulled pork barbecue, vegetable soup, mashed potatoes with gravy, hot green beans, black-eyed peas, and buttermilk biscuits and cornbread. In addition, a complimentary tour through the oldest section of the Tavern is included.


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We've been incredibly stoked about working with Shazam the past year to power music discovery in new and creative ways. Earlier this month we announced our latest integration with Shazam to offer a personal playlist of your Shazamed songs in the Rdio App. This playlist automatically updates with every new song you tag in Shazam, making it easy to relive an amazing night out, track for track, on Rdio. Music fans can also instantly listen to entire songs on the fly right after tagging them in Shazam by clicking the "Listen Free on Rdio" link within the app.
Now Rdio and Shazam are taking these integrations around the world to 29 additional countries including France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.
"Working together in major countries across the globe, we are now providing more than 270 million Shazam users the ability to instantly listen to an entire song they just identified exclusively on Rdio and seamlessly build playlists on Rdio," said Daniel Danker, chief product officer of Shazam.
"Music lovers around the globe can now connect Shazam's tagging feature with Rdio's digital music service. All the songs tagged in Shazam are automatically added to a 'My Shazam Tracks' playlist in Rdio, making it easy to identify, save, and organize their music discoveries," said Anthony Bay, chief executive officer of Rdio. "Rdio and Shazam are at the forefront of how people are discovering new music."
Here is the complete list of the 35 countries where the Shazam and Rdio integration is now available: United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and Venezuela.
Our partnership with Shazam is one of the many ways we are dedicated to bringing the Rdio experience to music lovers everywhere. Paired with our new option to listen to Rdio for free on web or mobile in the United States, we can proudly say the music never stops! And for on-demand listening everywhere you go, upgrade to Rdio Unlimited, our Family Plan, or grab a Student Discount.


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Johnson & Johnson's 4Q profit rises 19 percent
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profit jumped 19 percent, as prescription drug sales climbed sharply and the health care giant enjoyed a big tax benefit.
The maker of baby shampoo, biological drugs and medical devices also benefited from the turnaround of its consumer health care business, which rebounded with rising sales of U.S. sales of Tylenol, Motrin and other brands.
Those had been off store shelves for a few years because of dozens of product recalls dating back to 2009 and the closure of a key factory that's been gutted and rebuilt but hasn't reopened yet.
J&J said fourth-quarter net income was $3.52 billion, or $1.23 per share, up from $2.57 billion, or 91 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, net income was $3.56 billion, or $1.24 per share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting, on average, earnings per share of $1.20.
Revenue totaled $18.36 billion, up 4.5 percent from $17.56 billion a year ago. Analysts expected $17.94 billion.
Sales of prescription drugs rose 12 percent to $7.3 billion, including an 18 percent jump in U.S. sales. They were led by immune disorder drugs Remicade, Stelara and Simponi, as well as HIV drug Prezista and the injected schizophrenia drug Invega Sustena.
Consumer product sales rose 2.8
percent to $3.75 billion, while sales of medical devices and diagnostics dipped
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The company, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, said it expects earnings per share of $5.75 to $5.85 in 2014. That's up from $4.81 per share earned in 2013.


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RSA Board Takes Action on Development Initiatives
At its November meeting in New Orleans, the RSA Board of Directors approved a couple of fundraising initiatives that were recommended by its new Development Council and that you will notice as you interact with RSA in the coming months. These efforts are meant to give members an opportunity to make charitable contributions to RSA that will enable the Society to serve its members more effectively.
First, the Board established two funds to which members may wish to contribute: the Corbett Fund for New Initiatives and the Lauer Fund for Graduate Student Support. The first, which honors former RSA President Edward P. J. Corbett (who was a founder of the Society and its leader for many years), will provide future RSA presidents with discretionary funding to seed and encourage new initiatives within RSA. The second, which honors RSA Fellow and Yoos Award winner Janice Lauer Rice (who has dedicated much of her career to graduate student education), will provide assistance to graduate students (e.g., as support for student chapters, or research support, or similar activities as determined by the Executive Director).
Both funds will become active when they reach a specific threshold—probably beyond $10,000. When they reach that amount, the income derived from investment of that endowment money will be devoted to the activities specified. Over time the income will, it is hoped, become substantial enough to make a significant difference. Both the Corbett and Lauer endowments have been initiated with some lead gifts, and the RSA Board has also pledged to match the first $10,000 contributed to each endowment with funds from RSA reserves.
Second, in the coming months and years, you will be invited to contribute to these funds (and perhaps to others that are now in the works); members may also contribute to the general revenues of the Society, if they wish. Most immediately you will see in your annual dues notice a way for you to give, and to specify where your gifts might go. In addition, you will soon see a place on the RSA web site where gifts may be made. You can expect to see other occasional solicitations as our Development Council continues its efforts, and you will receive regular reports about RSA endowments and how the income is used.
Of course all contributions to RSA are completely voluntary and are tax deductible.
In the coming months the Development Council will be looking at further possibilities for new endowments and working out ways to recognize those who give to RSA. Watch for additional announcements in RSA E-Bulletins.


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Matt Garza pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, and the fifth in the major leagues this season, in a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second-inning walk, for a team that's often been on the wrong end of pitching gems lately.
The Rays have been held hitless three times since last July, including a pair of perfect games that were thrown against them.
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The last time there were at least five no-hitters in a season was 1991, when Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan threw one of seven in the big leagues that year, according to STATS LLC.
Garza, the 2008 American League championship series most valuable player, rebounded from one of his worst outings of the season. He retired pinch-hitter Ramon Santiago for the final out on an easy fly ball to right fielder Ben Zobrist, who earlier made a terrific running catch.
Garza's teammates mobbed him near the mound after a performance that left the New York Mets and San Diego Padres as the only big league teams without a no-hitter. The Rays began play in 1998 — the Padres in 1969 and the Mets in 1962.
The Tigers were no-hit for the first time since Randy Johnson shut them down at Seattle on June 2, 1990.
Garza struck out six en route to the first no-hitter tossed by the Rays. It came in the team's 2,039th game, and on a night in which the Rays struggled to generate much offense themselves.
Matt Joyce's grand slam with two outs in the sixth was the first hit off Detroit's Max Scherzer (7-8). The next batter, Jason Bartlett, singled for the only other hit of the night until Carl Crawford homered in the eighth for Tampa Bay.
The 26-year-old Garza, who tossed a one-hitter at Florida on June 26, 2008, retired Don Kelly on a routine grounder to second base and struck out Gerald Laird before getting Santiago to end it.
In addition to the five no-hitters thrown this season, the Year of the Pitcher, was the perfect game Detroit right-hander Armando Galarraga was denied because of a missed call at first base by umpire Jim Joyce.
Oakland's Dallas Braden tossed a perfect game against Tampa Bay on May 9, and Philadelphia's Roy Halladay also was perfect at Florida on May 29.
Arizona right-hander Edwin Jackson threw 149 pitches for a no-hitter against the Rays, his former team, at Tropicana Field on June 26. Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a no-hitter April 17 at Atlanta.
Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox against Tampa Bay on July 23, 2009.


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|George Wright to Sarah Wright, Clermont County, Ohio Deed Book F-05: 397
Received this copy of a deed from fellow researcher Newell Wright from Clermont County, Ohio that deals with my maternal 5th great-grandfather, George Wright and his mother, Sarah Wright. A previous post had listed Wright deeds in Clermont County, Ohio , believe this one belongs to Book F-05, page 397.
Know all men by these presents that I George Wright of Pleasant Township County of Clermont and State of Ohio for and in consideration of Three hundred Dollars to me in hand paid before the Delivery hereof by my Mother Sarah Wright Widow of County and State aforesaid the receipt of whereof is hereby acknowledged have given, granted, bargained, sold and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release and convey and confirm to her the said Sarah Wright her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, all my right, title, property, claim and demand of, in and to a certain piece of Land lying in Pleasant Township County and State aforesaid and is butted and bounded as follows: viz. Beginning at Moses Hicks N.E. corner at a Sugar tree, and running thence North One hundred and forty seven poles to a Lynn and Beech, thence West one hundred and five poles to a Lynn thence South one hundred and forty seven poles to a Sugar tree and two beeches thence East one hundred and five poles to the place of Beginning. To have and to hold said granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, to her the said Sarah Wright her heirs executors administrators and assigns to her and their proper use benefit and behoof forever and I the said George Wright the said granted premises will Warrant and Defend, against the Claims or Demands of all persons claiming by from or under me my heirs or assigns as also against the heirs and assigns of Joseph Vanmeter from whom I purchased the said granted premises. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Tenth day of October One Thousand Eight hundred and Eight. George Wright (seal).
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Wm. O'Bowlin Henry Ralston
October 15th 1808. This day personally appeared before me Bernard Thomspson a Justice of Clermont County George Wright who did then and there acknowledge the above Indenture to be his own Voluntary act and Deed for the use of the withing mentioned, and Directed the same to be Recorded. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and date above written. Bernard Thompson (seal).Things I have learned from this document :
- George Wright's mother was definitely named Sarah, and she was a widow by 1808.
- This piece of land is the same piece of land that George purchased from Joseph Vanmeter
- George was educated, as he signed the document and was it was sealed, not just "his mark".
- This places both George and his mother in Clermont County in 1808. This is important as the 1810 census of Ohio is missing.
Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. Amanuensis Monday is a popular ongoing series created by John Newmark at Transylvanian Dutch.


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Oracle Team USA, the defender in the America's Cup, could be in serious trouble.
Having already admitted rules violations during the America's Cup World Series, a warm-up to this year's regatta, the team has been described by a Cup committee as having made "an intentional effort'' to circumvent the rules.
And on Tuesday, Oracle's chief rival directly accused the American team of cheating. "You can't actually get to any other point than the fact they were cheating,'' Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton said in an interview. "I think it's really serious.''
Oracle could wind up forfeiting one or more race wins in the best-of-17 America's Cup finals, or it could be thrown out of the regatta altogether, an international sailing expert said.
A five-member international jury "could dismiss them from the event, which would hand the trophy to the winner of the Louis Vuitton (challengers) Cup,'' said Bob Fisher, an America's Cup historian. "Still taking a strong line, they could give the Louis Vuitton Cup winner one or more wins in the America's Cup finals. It depends on how strongly the jury feels about it.''
The latest developments add to the troubles of a series plagued by soaring boat costs, a scarcity of challengers, a crash that killed a crew member, intense rules disagreements and one-sided races.
Meanwhile, with the major league baseball season entering the home stretch and the NFL exhibition season in full swing, the Louis Vuitton Cup is attracting scant attention in the Bay Area. The finals begin Saturday between Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge.
Oracle admitted last week its shore members illegally placed weights in the bows of all three of its 45-foot catamarans during the America's Cup World Series. One of the boats was loaned to a British team.
In a report to regatta director Iain Murray, the America's Cup measurement committee said, "The modifications appear to be an intentional effort to circumvent the limitations of the 45 class rule.''
The committee's report was used as the basis of Murray's filing a protest to the international jury of the International Sailing Federation. The jury is investigating the violations.
In disclosing the violations on Thursday, Oracle team chief executive Russell Coutts said a team employee, possibly more than one, added the weights without the knowledge of management. He called the placement "a ridiculous mistake'' because "it didn't affect the performance.''
Oracle voluntarily forfeited its wins in four ACWS regattas and its two overall season championships.
In an interview, Dalton disputed Coutts' contention that the weights didn't affect the boats' performance.
"Why would you actually do it, if it didn't make a difference?'' Dalton said. Properly placed extra weight does improve the performance of the boat, he said.
"Because of the design (of the 45) you like the weight forward,'' he said. That's why "you put one guy really far forward to keep the bow in the water.''
He called Coutts' insistence that management didn't know about the placement of the weights "complete nonsense.'' He said he felt Oracle was trying to "snow'' people with its explanations.
"It's inconceivable,'' Dalton said, "that a shore crew member woke up one morning and decided it was a good idea — that management would think it was a good idea — that to make the boat faster you would put some weight in the boat, and then you'd come in to work one day and do it.''
At Team New Zealand, for example, if someone were to add weights or move them around, the team would run tests to see if it would help performance or not, he said. He didn't buy the idea that rogue employees committed violations on their own.
According to the measurement committee, a five-pound combination of lead and resin was found inside the bow strut on one Oracle boat. Bags of lead of roughly the same weight were found in similar positions on the other two boats.
Dalton said it's possible that somebody placed several weights in the boats and, in removing them afterward, forgot about the telltale lead and resin. The weights were not discovered during the ACWS because detailed weight testing was not done on the AC45s, all of which were the same design, Murray said last week.
The violations were not discovered until July 26, when the boats were tested in preparation of the upcoming Red Bull Youth America's Cup. If it hadn't been for the youth sailing regatta, the violations probably would not have been discovered at all.
Asked last week to explain why it took two weeks after the violations were detected to disclose them, Coutts said, "We had to make sure it actually happened.'' He did not elaborate.
Coutts was unavailable for comment Tuesday, a team spokesperson said. "We're not going to be able to comment today,'' she said.
Dalton steered clear of accusing Coutts personally. "I can only say that there's a management failure,'' he said.
Stephen Barclay, the American's Cup chief executive, and Tom Ehman, the Cup director of external affairs, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Dalton said he didn't expect the jury to take a long time to reach a decision. "We have absolute faith that the jury will get to the bottom of it,'' he said.
He likened the use of illegal weights to bicyclists using performance enhancing drugs in the Tour de France.
He was asked why a team would take such a risk in a low-stakes event like the ACWS, far from a pinnacle like the Tour de France. Dalton replied, "I'm the wrong person to ask why. We didn't do it. That's a fair question: Why would you cheat? But there is no doubt that they did.''


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If you play fantasy football, you're probably tearing your hair out trying to decide whom to draft. That's where we come in. We asked Dan Richman and Jay St. Pierre, two of RedEye's most formidable fantasy minds, to give us their perfect drafts. And at the end of the season, we'll see who got the best of it. Have at it, gentlemen.
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First round: Drew Brees, New Orleans QB
Let's buck this year's "draft-a-running-back-in-the-first-round" trend and give me the leading fantasy scorer the past two years. Brees has averaged 5,327 passing yards and 44.5 touchdowns the past two seasons. And oh yeah, coach Sean Payton is back. This isn't even a homer pick. I've just watched enough Saints football to realize they still can't stop the 40-year-old virgin from scoring and have three running backs incapable of actually being reliable. It'll be like an old Western every week in the Superdome: Shootouts galore.
Second round: Doug Martin, Tampa Bay RB
I'll grab "The Muscle Hamster" here. Let's say Adrian Peterson comes back to earth. He's still averaged an insane 1,729 total yards and 13 TDs per year in his career. Buuuuut, all the top 5 fantasy backs last year had similar—if not better—stats than that in 2012. One of those: Martin. He isn't a better back than AP, but he's the best bet to have a year like AP did in 2012.
Third round: Jimmy Graham, New Orleans TE
BAM! The only perk to picking second in this fake draft is that I know my enemy has filled his only wideout spot. That means I can skip a receiver this round to swoop in and grab the league's best tight end. So why not go with Brees' favorite target? Brees calls Graham "Avatar" because he plays like he's 10 feet tall. And just like James Cameron's film, he's going to be a BIG HIT this season. 1,000 yards: Check. 10-12 touchdowns: check, check. Perfect fantasy roster looking great: check, check, check!
Fourth round: Dez Bryant, Dallas WR
This was a tough one. With the league's best receiver off the board, I had to choose between Brandon Marshall, A.J. Green and Bryant. Marshall and Green are great choices, and I have a deep-seated hatred for the Cowboys, but I have to rely on what I know best—stats. Bryant had 12 scores on 138 targets last year. That's more scores than Green and Marshall had on 164 and 192 targets, respectively.
Fifth round: Arizona defense
Total homer pick. Last time I checked, the Cardinals' entire starting unit consists of former LSU players. I would say this pick will come back to haunt me, but Patrick Peterson's going to pick off 50 passes and Kevin Minter will sneak into the starting lineup and recover 20 fumbles before Arizona's Week 9 bye. Also, Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu will return 32 punts for touchdowns and will be named the quickest man in the NFL now that his lungs aren't filled with weed. Geaux Tige … oh wait, Cardinals!
Sixth Round: Matt Bryant, Atlanta K
Here's the deal with kickers: there's not much separation between the best of them. In standard Yahoo scoring leagues last year, the difference between the No. 1 and the No. 10 kicker was 1.6 points per game. So if I'm going to stress over getting the perfect one, I'll pick Bryant. He's been a top five fantasy kicker two of the last three years, and with an offense packed with juggernauts, he may be the best kicker in the league this year. And if all else fails, I win the award for getting two players named Bryant on a six-man team.
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First round: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota RB
I am a big believer in picking the best player available, and AP is the best. He is better than anyone could imagine coming off a torn ACL. The stats are mind blowing: over 2,000 yards rushing, 13 touchdowns and 6 yards per carry.
Second round: Calvin Johnson. Detroit WR
There was no Madden cover jinx for Megatron in 2012. 122 receptions, just under 2,000 yards receiving and five scores. It should be noted that Johnson may have played with broken fingers. So if he's healed and Matthew Stafford's accuracy improves, Megatron will be megagreat in 2013.
Third round: Cam Newton. Carolina QB
Time to pick a quarterback and I think this will be Newton's breakout year. The Carolina signal caller was outstanding in the second half of 2012. Newton has solid weapons in Steve Smith, Greg Olsen and Brandon LaFell. Newton also is a force on the ground. I predict over 3,500 yards passing and 700 yards rushing for Newton in 2013.
Fourth round: Jason Witten, Dallas TE
Jimmy Graham is the best fantasy tight end; in most drafts he'll be gone by Round 4. So who's second best? It's Jason Witten, the model of consistency. He's played in all 16 regular-season games the past nine years. This veteran had over 1,000 yards receiving in 2012 and was targeted 150 times by Tony Romo.
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Fifth round: San Francisco D
I don't put much value in picking a defense. It's really a lot of luck and you need someone who can return punts or kickoffs for touchdowns. The 49ers defense is big, intimidating, they get to the quarterback and have a strong secondary. Honestly, picking a defense is about being more lucky than good.
Sixth round: Blair Walsh, Minnesota K
I started with a Viking and I am ending with a Viking. Walsh is great, having made 35 field goals as a rookie, including 10 from more than 50 yards, and with only three misses. This Viking will be a fantasy stud this year.


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Tucson High Magnet School is one of three schools in the state being recognized by the Chinese government for its Chinese language program.
All three schools in Arizona are in Pima County and are among 100 schools honored nationwide.
The recognition comes with a grant for $11,000 a year for three years that covers the cost of iPads, language training for foreign language teachers in the Tucson Unified School District and the national Chinese language conferences for students and teachers.
Emily Anderson, a senior at Tucson High, has been able to travel to China with funds from a grant awarded by the Chinese Bureau of Education.
"China was an incredible experience," she said. "Mandarin (Chinese) is such a great language."
Anderson attributes her success in Chinese class to her teacher, Kimberly Gaskill, who oversees the Chinese Language Program at the high school.
There are 113 students in the program who meet three times a week. They have reading groups, writing workshops on Fridays, and they are reading novels in Chinese, she said.
The students are also listening to podcasts in Mandarin.
They use the iPads to record themselves speaking Chinese, uploading them and listening to them later so they can keep track of their progress, Gaskill said.
The other schools being recognized are Catalina Foothills High School and the International School of Tucson.


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2013 was marked by several dangerous encounters between police and residents. While a few ended peacefully, a few others were deadly.
In perhaps the most serious confrontation, Andrew Samuolis, 33, of Willimantic, is accused of shooting and wounding Willimantic Police Officer Kevin Winkler, who entered his house June 25, then fleeing the scene, exchanging shots as he fled with other Willimantic police.
Samuolis was captured after a manhunt of several hours that shut down several Willimantic streets and involved state police and police from numerous departments.
Later that day, police accused Samuolis of killing his father, John Samuolis, in February and living with the decomposing body in the house since then. He is facing a murder charge as well as numerous others related to the shooting and the manhunt.
Norwich police were involved in several standoffs in the city during the year.
• In the first one, on Jan. 7, Norwich Police Officer Jonathan Ley was shot and wounded during a confrontation with Jason Razzino, 30, outside Razzino's apartment on Cedar Street.
Norwich police responded after getting a report from a suicide hotline that an armed and despondent man later identified as Razzino had threatened to commit "suicide-by-cop."
After Ley was shot, dozens of state police, including a SWAT team, were summoned to reinforce Norwich officers. Razzino killed himself after an 11-hour standoff. No one else was injured.
• In the second confrontation, Michael Dugas, 52, was killed the night of Feb. 24 in a park off Laurel Hill Avenue. Police responded to a report of a man with a gun in the park. Dugas, who lived in a home a few yards away, was killed after a 20-minute standoff with seven officers when he displayed the gun, according to state police, who investigated the killing.
Dugas' family filed notice with the city in June that it intends to sue the police for wrongful death. Attorney Robert Reardon, who represents the estate, said Dugas was armed only with a broken pellet gun. Both the Razzino and Dugas incidents are being investigated by New London State's Attorney Michael Regan. Reports on the investigations are expected to arrive in 2014.
• Another standoff took place Dec. 24 when more than a dozen heavily armed police officers surrounded the Great Plain Road home of Anthony Lafemina, 32, for more than six hours. Lafemina, who was not armed, police said, walked out peacefully and was arrested.
He faces a pair of misdemeanor domestic violence charges not related to the standoff.
• William R. Coleman Jr., 52, of Bozrah, engaged police in a five-hour standoff that began the night of Feb. 27 when police responded to a report Coleman had fired a gun inside his Fitchville Road house.
After lengthy talks between police and Coleman, he peacefully surrendered shortly before 2 a.m. Feb. 28.
Coleman, who did not have a criminal record, was charged with four misdemeanors in the case and received accelerated rehabilitation, meaning his record will be erased if he avoids any new arrests.
• Willimantic police confronted an ax-wielding man on March 12. Daniel Johnston, 57, was shot and killed by Willimantic Police Officer Aaron Brais when Johnston charged Brais on a landing outside Johnston's apartment.
Police said Johnston did not respond to commands to drop his ax and continued advancing on Brais even after being struck by Taser probes.
An investigation by Windham State's Attorney Patricia Froehlich concluded in November that Brais' use of force was justified.
• On June 18 in Salem, state police shot and killed Robert Bergeson outside his Witter Road home, which was on fire at the time.
Police responded to the home after firefighters reported that the fire appeared to have been set. Police said Bergeson was in a nearby field "acting irrationally," and when he charged troopers while waving a club, one of the troopers shot and killed him.
• An April 20 report of a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student set off a hunt that spread far beyond the Willimantic campus. Alyssiah Marie Wiley's body was found May 17 in a wooded area on the Bridgeport-Trumbull line. Wiley's boyfriend, Jermaine Richards, is accused of murdering her.
• Brian Miller, 34, of Sterling, was accused in the May 25 slaying of Marcus Brisbane, of Wethersfield. Brisbane was found stabbed to death in a car that had been in a minor crash on Route 14A in Plainfield.
Brisbane may have been attacked elsewhere and put in the car to make his death look accidental, police said. Miller told police that he stabbed Brisbane in self-defense after a drug deal went bad.
Police also accused Crystal Lambert of Plainfield of hindering prosecution in the case, saying she lied about her role in setting up the drug deal.
• Former Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council Chairman Michael Thomas and his brother, then-Tribal Council Treasurer Steven Thomas, were indicted in federal court in January of using tribal money for themselves.
Steven Thomas agreed to a plea bargain in October and is expected to be sentenced Jan. 3. Michael Thomas was sentenced in November to 18 months in prison after being found guilty at a trial in July. He is appealing the sentence.
• In January, more than a year after a Dec. 31, 2011, accident that killed Cory Carlson, 21, of Plainfield, police arrested Zachariah Silvestri in the death. Silvestri was taking Carlson and another man home from a New Year's party. Silvestri faces manslaughter and drunken driving charges.
• After accepting a plea bargain in 2012, Lisette Oblitas-Cruz, of Port Chester, N.Y., was sentenced in January to 4½ years in prison for driving drunk and using her cellphone to look up directions when she caused a Sept. 20, 2009, accident that caused the death of 77-year-old Phyllis Porter, of Norwich.
When Oblitas-Cruz apologized in court, something her lawyer said he hadn't let her do during more than three years of court proceedings, Porter's family tearfully hugged her. Because Oblitas-Cruz is not a U.S. citizen, she is expected to be deported when she leaves prison.
• After a trial in December 2012, Darnell Moore, of Norwich, was sentenced in March to 53 years in prison for the murder of Namdi Smart in August 2010 in Norwich.
• On June 3, exactly seven years after Sean Hill was shot and killed outside a Norwich building, Bruce Gathers was sentenced for the crime.
Gathers, whose 2012 murder trial ended with a hung jury, agreed in March to a plea deal and a sentence of 10½ years in prison followed by four years of special parole on a charge of first-degree manslaughter.
• In Norwich's only homicide of 2013, Michael Rios was arrested May 6 and accused of causing the death of a 13-month-old girl in his care. The baby was bleeding in her brain when Rios brought her to the hospital on May 2, police said.
Rios faces charges of first-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a minor. He has been free on $100,000 bail while awaiting trial.
• In another child's death, the injuries suffered by a Willimantic toddler who died June 27 were so severe that they horrified emergency personnel. Carroll Bumgarner-Ramos beat and traumatized the unidentified girl in the hours before her death, according to police.
Bumgarner-Ramos is accused of first-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor in the case. More serious charges are awaiting autopsy results, which are not expected until 2014.
• In one of the most horrific crime of the year in the region, Deborah Denison of North Stonington picked up her two grandchildren, Alton Perry, 2, and Ashton Perry, 6 months, on Feb. 26, at their day-care center, drove them to a deserted spot near Lake of Isles, and shot both boys and herself, police said.
Norwich police also made arrests in two earlier slayings in the city.
• Mozzelle Brown, who has been in federal prison since 2007, was returned to Connecticut in November and arraigned as the third person charged in the 2004 beating death of New Hampshire scientist Eugene Mallove at Mallove's childhood home in Norwich.
Brown is being held on murder and robbery charges while awaiting trial.
• Dequan Holmes, 26, of New York, was accused on June 20 of killing Johnny Amy in May 2011. Holmes is charged with murder and attempted murder.
• Convicted con artist Joanne Skok 62, of Ledyard, was sentenced in August to 10 years in prison after being convicted at a trial of bilking an elderly Montville widow out of her life savings.
Skok's husband, John Skok, 59, was sentenced in October to a year in prison for having helped her.
• A Norwich woman, Dana Rivera, was sentenced in May to 6½ years in federal prison for her role in prostituting a 16-year-old girl.
• Heath Trahan, 39, formerly of Windham, was sentenced June 12 in federal court to 17 years in prison. Trahan, in addition to owning about 500 images and 60 videos of child pornography, according to federal authorities, took cellphone photos of two children engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
• Winston Riley, of Bridgeport, received a six-year prison sentence in August after a jury convicted him of trying to rob an elderly Norwich woman at knifepoint in an elevator in a Mohegan Sun parking garage. The sentence was the same length as one contained in a plea offer Riley had rejected in February.
• Matthew Hanson was more fortunate. He rejected a nine-year plea deal in February on charges of attempted murder, assault and theft in an April 2012 stabbing at a Lebanon horse farm. The Massachusetts man was found not guilty of all charges at a trial in December.
• Plainfield police are looking for an SUV driver who struck and killed Robert E. Johnson, 59, of Central Village on June 10, and then fled the scene.


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the c64 folks are going to be VERY angry about that !Beware ! XD
There have been several C64 fanboys on Youtube claiming that no CPC game updates at 50Hz
We have still seen very little of what the CPC can do
If only all this was 30 years ago.
Wow after 30 years the rivalry still continues.....
At this point, this is not really rivalry The CPC has really been underused. What happens, is that the CPC was almost a 16 bits machine. It doesn't have the sid chip, but it can do very good musics. We have tons of examples
What make it almost a 16 bit machine?
That demo looks impressive but there is no actual gameplay, shame that the demo didn't turn into a real game. The actual game looks pretty horrible with speccy graphics.Sent from my E5823 using Tapatalk
That demo looks impressive but there is no actual gameplay, shame that the demo didn't turn into a real game. The actual game looks pretty horrible with speccy graphics.
It looks good as a representation of the upper level (although lacks much of the foreground objects) but I'm not convinced it would have translated into the remainder of the game which is a much more traditional platforming effort. It does show that the CPC was capable of some impressive tricks in the right circumstances.
Yes between a demo and a real game there is a big difference, you need to add game logic, enemies IAs, etc and most probably it would be simpler than video. However the purpose of the video is simply to show that CPC has a capable VDP, it's not simply "Speccy with more colours".
Well programmed, the CPC is best out of the 3 main 8 bits machines.
You mean "Speccy with less colours" because most Speccy ports were 4 colours, or even monochrome.
You mean this [...]
But that's no CPC fault, the ceiling and the floor can be rasterized on CPC as the ship nor the bullets touch that parts (extra colors), the rest of the graphics can be recolored and use dithering technics to simulate more colors, and the hiper-mega-black-box that the engine on the spectrum do to avoid the color clash.. come on, that's no serious and again, without comment on mode 0 graphics (r-type 128k remake)
Interesting, how does rasterizing allow the use of more colours?
You mean thisagainst this
changing the ink with precise timing, look unpredictaball with mode 1 and 16 colors:I have been playing this game for 2 days and even the feeling is not being playing on a CPC but an EGA PC!! [emoji23]
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