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Sony's new found direction of saying that they intend to get Closer To You may seem like an attempt to turn into a big brother stalker type of corporation, but we'd like to state for the record that the new VAIO models will probably make us the stalkers instead (and probably you too).
Held at Fullerton Hotel, Sony's VAIO launch also saw the company giving a new meaning to the VAIO acroynm: Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer. VAIO had previously stood for Video Audio Integrated Operation, and the new meaning is part of Sony's new direction to make your notebooks part of your life.
In keeping with their functional beauty philosophy, Sony has kept the cylindrical centerpiece of the VAIO notebooks familiar but still making a few noticeable changes. The most obvious change would of course be the keyboard layout, which has been changed to what Sony calls an "isolated" design that helps to prevent mistyping and typing noise while making it easier for women with long manicured fingernails. Less noticeable is the use of carbon fiber for both the top and bottom covers of the unit, which gives the unit more durability. As a bonus, it's also not glossy, which means no ugly and messy fingerprint smudges. These design elements have actually been introduced sparingly in a few of their earlier models, but it's now being adopted throughout the new range.
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Directed by Bae Kyeong-soo (배경수)
Screenplay by Park Yeon-seon (박연선)KBS | Airing dates : 2012/01/04~2012/02/23
16 episodes - Wed, Thu 21:55
Everything starts on the birthday of Eunjae's dad. Eunjae ran into Park Muyeol, who is the 2nd baseman of 'Green Dreamers', when she is drunk. Eungjae who is a fan of 'Blue Seagulls', starts a fight with Muyeol who led the 'Green Dreamers' to victory. The next day, internet is on fire with the video called 'Humiliated Park Muyeol'. Because of this video, career of both Muyeol and Eunjae, who recently got a job as a bodyguard, are in danger. In the end, they decide to put on a show against the public! They lie that Eunjae is Muyeol's private bodyguard and the video was recorded when Eunjae was giving a self-defence demonstration to Muyeol. Like this, Eunjae becomes real bodyguard of Muyeol. It seemed like everything worked out just fine, but the problem is that they can't stand each other's existence...
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This year is the 40th anniversary of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch. The initial design, produced in 1972, was the first to use steel rather than silver or gold for the case and band.
AP has gone big for the celebration. And by big I mean Tom Brady big. Big like Ed Burns, Sean Avery and Swizz Beatz lined up in Royal Oaks at a packed-out, black-tie Park Avenue gala.
The 137-year-old company was also kind enough to loan me a Royal Oak Offshore for the week. You know, just for a test drive. It had a 37-mm face covered in a black hounds-tooth check, an octagon bezel and a wide black rubber strap. (Options like colored bands and embedded diamonds abound.)
People noticed the watch even when I didn't twist it faux-casually to catch the light.
"Yeah, I noticed you were wearing a serious watch," one senior publicist told me at lunch. "I love it," smiled his companion, a woman who works for a major fashion label.
Another day the editor at a well-known fashion magazine told me she liked the face. She would know, too.
The Royal Oak Offshore is fun to wear, but there are a few ground rules to wearing so important a piece. Here's a primer.
How to wear it: Casually, during the daytime. Don't wear it after 6pm–we are not a farmer. Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh. But still. (It goes without saying that after midnight all bets are off.) Don't wear it with silk, though, or a tuxedo. And never with heels at night.
Who should wear it: Anyone who can appreciate the fact that an actual machine made of sweat and steel powers the piece. And anyone who can drop $21,000 on a sports watch.
What to know before you wear it: It feels slightly heavy on the wrist, and it's thicker than something like a vintage Rolex or what you'll find at Jaeger Lecoultre. You may also have to reset it every so often if the power reserve gets low–the thing is mechanically powered, after all.
Keep in mind: It's not embellished in diamonds, no, but the watch catches attention. It also costs a lot of money. Therefore: You don't need to add much else in the way of jewelry. Leave the rings, nail-polish and bracelets (unless they're cool and stacked) at home.
Here's a quick tally of what I did do in one week with a watch that costs as much as a MINI Cooper:
Standard Grill lobster rolls survived without getting mayo on the strap: 3. Don't judge. I like lobster.
IPhone photos taken with it across the steering wheel of the Porsche Panamera Turbo S: An embarrassing amount. I'm going to leave it at that.
Billionaire polo fields visited: 1, Peter Brant's in Greenwich, Connecticut. To see the David Altmejd exhibit. I can attest that I arrived at exactly the right time.
Dance parties survived in the ACME basement: 1. The bartenders there are glorious and will high-five you if you order Scotch. They'll also give you free shots of Mezcal "so you can taste the difference." And they'll like your watch.
Modern dancers timed: 16, at a performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center. My favorite of the portions danced was Promethean Fire. Those kids kept up swimmingly.
Major artists observed in action whilst wearing the piece: 2. Rock-god photographer Mick Rock and the volatile Italian sculptor Maruizio Cattelan (Cattelan does this dance move that looks like a cross between Gumby and Pinocchio. It's fun to watch. PUN!)
Art bought during lunch at Christie's: None. You'd think a girl wearing a watch of this caliber would spring for even a tiny Rodin or Kahlo. Something. But no. Maybe better to save up for something really big.
Of course, if you're wearing a Royal Oak, you may not need anything else at all.
Here are the complete specs:
Diameter: 37 mm
Dial: Black with exclusive "Méga Tapisserie" motif, white mother-of-pearl counters, eight diamond hour-markers and white square hour-markers with a luminescent coating. White gold hour- and minute hands with a luminescent coating. Water-resistant to 20 metres.
Strap: Black rubber with AP folding clasp in diamond-set 18-carat white gold
Calibre: 2385, self-winding movement
Diameter: 26,20 mm
Casing diameter: 11.5 lignes (25,60 mm)
Thickness: 5.50 mm with 37 jewels and up to 40-hour power reserve
Cadence of the balance: 21,600 vibrations per hour
Finish: All parts meticulously decorated; mainplate circular-grained and sandblasted; counterpierced holes; bridges circular-grained and adorned with Côtes de Genève motif.
Functions: Hours and minutes, small seconds, chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour counters, date


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Royals Minor League Report: Sept. 2
Omaha Storm Chasers (70-74)
Omaha 8, Round Rock 4
WP: John Lamb (1-2 with Omaha, 5-14 overall)
SV: Michael Mariot (11)
HR: Carlos Pena (2)
A win and a Memphis loss earned the Storm Chasers a third straight division title. Carlos Pena was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI. Christian Colon continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and three runs. He batted .335 (56-for-167) after the All-Star break. John Lamb (5.0 IP+2, 4 H, 4 ER) picked up his first Triple-A win. Omaha starts the playoffs on Wednesday at Oklahoma City.
NW Arkansas Naturals (34-36 2nd half, 59-81 overall)
Arkansas 5, NW Arkansas 0
LP: Aaron Brooks (7-7 with NW Arkansas, 9-10 overall)
HR: None
The Naturals were held to four hits in the season finale at Arkansas. Brett Eibner was 2-for-4 with a double. The 2010 second-round pick batted .262 in the second half after posting a .221 average before the All-Star break. Orlando Calixte and Mitch Canham added singles. Starter Aaron Brooks allowed five runs, seven hits and a walk over 5.0 innings.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (30-40 2nd half, 63-77 overall)
Winston-Salem 5, Wilmington 4 (10 innings)
LP: Cody Fassold (5-9)
HR: None
Wilmington missed a chance to end 2013 with a three-game sweep as Winston-Salem scored on a wild pitch in the 10th. Jack Lopez recorded a two-run single as Wilmington plated three in the second. Sam Bates and Micah Gibbs posted two hits apiece for the Blue Rocks. Starter Angel Baez fanned seven while allowing four runs, seven hits and a walk over 5.0 innings. Kellen Moen followed with 3.0 scoreless innings.
Lexington Legends (35-35 2nd half, 68-70 overall)
West Virginia 5, Lexington 3
LP: Daniel Stumpf (10-10)
HR: None
The Legends were swept in the final series of 2013. Daniel Stumpf allowed three runs (two earned), two hits and four walks over 4.0 innings. Aroni Nina and Clayton Schulz worked 2.0 scoreless innings apiece. Fred Ford doubled home a pair of runs. Mark Threlkeld reached four times, finishing 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.
Idaho Falls Chukars (19-13 2nd half, 38-32 overall)
Idaho Falls 9, Orem 6
WP: Matt Tenuta (1-0 with Idaho Falls, 3-4 overall)
SV: Glenn Sparkman (2)
HR: Daniel Rockett (11)
The Chukars moved to 1-1 in a four-game set at Orem. Daniel Rockett had four RBI, including a three-run homer in the fourth. Humberto Arteaga was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs. He's second in the league with 55 RBI. Matt Tenuta (5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO) notched the win.


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As a person that has taught in a technology forum, I have a love for education and the integration of technology in this field. Additionally as a parent, I feel as if education MUST change if we want to compete in this technology focused world, and change has to happen at the early childhood level NOT just the college level. This is imperative if we want to prepare our children for the real world. As a nation we must refocus our attention on schools, adding technology and addressing all areas that are lacking in regard to creating a more technology focused educational system for the coming generations.
It is really not optional, it is something that must be done and it must start at the Pre-school level if we want our children to be prepared to co-exist with technology in a world that is becoming more technology focused every day. Actually technology is moving so fast that is not growing at a daily pace but more of a minute by minute pace. This is one of the reasons that embracing technology at the preschool level is imperative.
Although technology has grown, the way in which we teach our children especially in the public school systems has not changed as much as it needs to, if we want to set our children up for success. When I was in elementary school, there wasn't a need to change education to include technology as we were NOT in a technology focused world. However, that is not the case now, changes need to happen at the preschool level and onward to prepare our kids for college which has embraced technology. Not doing so is creating a divide that we may not have the ability to be bridge if it is allowed to go without being addressed much longer.
Take a quick look at the video below which will give you an idea of our lack of evolution in regard to education and how we seriously need to change how we view education as a whole.
As stated earlier, I grew up during a time when there was a lack of technology in schools, but it was during a different era. Times were very different, and technology was not a primary focus of anything, let alone EVERYTHING as it is now. However when I ventured into a technology field at the second phase of my career I was immediately hooked and realized the importance of technology and the role that it could play in our lives, the lives of our children and in our entire future. This is one of the reasons that I returned to school. Also, I just needed to be a part of the historical growth of all things related to technology.
When I decided to return to school for Internet Marketing 3 years ago, technology was no where near as advanced as it is now and that was just 3 years ago. The super quick growth of mobile devices and tables have really pushed the growth of technology at a exponential rate of speed. It is quite astounding! I do not anticipate the rate of growth slowing down anytime soon.
There has been tremendous growth of technology usage at the higher education level which is amazing but I would love to see MORE education initiatives to prepare younger children which could bridge the gap between preschool and the higher education level. For a person that is heavily involved and vested in the growth of technology I see any growth as phenomenal thing and I am looking forward to seeing what will come in the not so near future, especially in the area of Pre-K to 12th grade education.
Take a look at the Infographic below to display just how far we've come in the usage of technology in the field of education.
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I did this last year as a commission for an in-law. It was originally going to be a birthday gift for his oldest son, but then he wanted more and more added to it so it got pushed to Christmas. Because of that I had to put my MOTU redesigns on hold, but as a result I learned a lot of little tricks in PhotoShop.
I started it on 06-28-2012 and eventually finished it in time for Christmas on 12-19-2012. The image is 24" x 36" and we got it printed at Office Depot for like $30 on some durable foam-board with a high-gloss look to it. I had to go through several sources to find the characters I included, and while I would have liked to have done more (like include the ships) they would have looked TOO tacked on and out of place.
Here's the alphabetical list of everyone included:
A: Admiral Ackbar / Asajj Ventress / Aurra Sing
B: Bail Organa / Bib Fortuna / Boba Fett / Boss Nass
C: C-3PO / Cad Bane / Chewbacca / Count Dooku
D: Darth Krayt / Darth Malgus / Darth Maul / Darth Nihilus / Darth Vader / Dash Rendar / Doctor Evazan
E: Emperor Palpatine / Emperor's Royal Guard
F: Figrin D'an
G: General Grievous / General Rahm Kota / Grand Admiral Thrawn / Grand Moff Tarkin / Greedo
H: Han Solo
I: IG-88 / Imperial Stormtrooper
J: Jabba the Hutt / Jango Fett / Jawa
L: Lando Calrissian / Lobot / Luke Skywalker
M: Mace Windu / Mara Jade-Skywalker / Momaw Nadon
N: Nien Nunb
O: Obi-Wan Kenobi
P: Ponda Baba / Prince Xizor / Princess Leia
Q: Queen Amidala / Qui-Gon Jinn
S: Starkiller
T: Tessek
W: Wicket W. Warrick
Y: Yoda


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Microsoft Thursday confirmed swirling rumors by announcing that it is extending the availability of Windows XP Home Edition until mid-2010 for a fast-emerging class of tiny, cheap laptops led by the Asus Eee.
But despite calls for Microsoft to offer a newgeneral reprieve for XP users, the company reiterated that June 30 remains the cutoff date for hardware makers and retailers to install XP on new computers other than the low-cost laptops.
Users can continue to use the Home or Professional editions of XP, which Microsoft introduced in October 2001, indefinitely, although Microsoft will discontinue free live and warranty-based technical support next April. Security fixes will continue to be free after that date. Extended support for XP, which costs users per call or incident, will continue until April 2014.
XP Home will continue to be made available to PC makers until June 30, 2010, or one year after the release of the follow-up to Windows Vista, which is currently being referred to as Windows 7.
Microsoft was initially disdainful of low-cost, lightweight laptops such as the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO, the Intel Classmate and the Asus Eee, worried that they would cannibalize sales of conventional laptops running Vista as well as smart phones based on Windows Mobile. All of the lightweight laptops, which cost under US$400 and weigh about 2 pounds, run the Linux operating system and other free, open-source applications to help keep their prices down.
However, Microsoft's announcement today was foreshadowed. The software vendor is co-developing a stripped-down version of Windows XP with the OLPC. And a new model of the Eee sporting is expected to hit US stores on April 9.
In an interview, Kevin Kutz, Windows client director at Microsoft, said the company's change of heart can be attributed to two things. "One, the category is interesting and growing in interesting ways, so we want to help lead it and shape it," he said. "Second, we got feedback from partners that customers wanted Windows on these devices. They wanted the familiarity and the access to the Windows ecosystem."
For example, Asustek Computer has already predicted that XP-based versions of its Eee system will outsell its Linux models by a 3-to-2 margin this year.
Kutz declined to comment on how much Microsoft will charge the laptop makers for XP Home. Forbes.com reported last November that Microsoft offered XP Home to Asus for US$40 per Eee, or about one-third of the price it typically charges resellers.
The full version of XP Home Service Pack 2 will be offered to the hardware vendors, Kutz said. That takes up about 1.1GB before updates such as Service Pack 3, which will be made available later this year. Kutz declined to comment on whether the slimmed-down version of XP that Microsoft is co-developing with OLPC will be offered to other lightweight makers as well.


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Planned Parenthood's Founder vs. a Saint
Planned Parenthood has been in the headlines lately, as the Republican House, led by Catholic Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, battles to end taxpayer funding of the nation's largest abortion provider. This has provoked hysteria in many opponents, who have described defunding attempts as everything from a "vendetta" against women (Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.) to a "war on women" (Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.) to a "bull's eye" on the chest of women (Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.).
As a pro-life Catholic deeply disturbed by the death culture, I can't avoid Planned Parenthood's founder, Margaret Sanger, and her legacy. Ben Wiker and Don DeMarco, both Register contributors, aptly described her as one of the "architects of the culture of death." Oddly enough, I've also found Sanger impossible to avoid in my research on duped American progressives. The Planned Parenthood founder made a trip to Stalin's Soviet Union in 1934, where she was inspired by the Bolsheviks' legalization of abortion and birth control.
In recently rereading Sanger's thoughts on that trip, which she recorded in the June 1935 issue of her flagship publication, Birth Control Review, I stumbled across an item on page 8, where Sanger took yet another swipe at Catholics.
Sanger reported about an Italian mother of eight who had been advised by doctors to have an abortion rather than proceed with a risky pregnancy. The mother went ahead with the pregnancy, giving birth to her ninth child and giving her life in the process. Italian Catholics posthumously honored the mother with a "Christmas Night" award for her sacrifice. The award included 25,000 lire to the woman's family. The reference to "Christmas Night" invoked history's ultimate crisis pregnancy, one that likewise risked death to the mother (by stoning): that of the Blessed Mother.
As for Sanger, she was anything but impressed. In this final item in the June 1935 edition, published under the heading "Fascist Motherhood," Sanger's publication concluded: "Her [the mother's] merit consisted in the fact that at the age of 50 years, when she was already the mother of eight children, this woman 'refused to listen to the doctors who advised her to submit to artificial abortion … and died in agony in giving birth to her ninth child.' The 25,000 lire must have been a consolation to the husband and the eight other children, whose mother could have been spared to them if she had the contraceptive advice."
We see here the typical anger that Sanger regularly directed at Catholic teaching. (Another vivid example is her article, "The Pope's Position on Birth Control," published in the Jan. 27, 1932, edition of The Nation.)
I wasn't surprised when I saw this. And it immediately made me think of St. Gianna, whose feast day we recently celebrated (April 28).
St. Gianna Beretta Molla was born in Milan, Italy, in October 1922, and was coming into adolescence when Sanger published these writings. She was the 10th of 13 children, raised by loving, faithful Catholics who followed the Church's teachings. Highly intelligent, she went to college and earned degrees in medicine and surgery, opening an office and specializing in pediatrics. Her career took off. She married in 1955 and had three children. Ahead of her time, she happily balanced roles as wife, mother and physician.
Gianna's pregnancy with her fourth child, however, did not go well. A fibroma (tumor) developed on her uterus in the second month of her pregnancy, and she knew she was risking her life for that baby in her womb. She continued nonetheless, saying to God: "If you must decide between me and the child, do not hesitate to choose the child. I insist."
Gianna stayed true to her word, giving birth to Gianna Emanuela on April 21, 1962.
Attempts to save the mother failed, and Gianna Beretta Molla, 39-year-old wife, mother and professional, died a week later. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1994, the Year of the Family, and canonized in May 2004.
I wonder: Would Margaret Sanger have included Gianna Beretta Molla as an example of "Fascist Motherhood"? Would she have told Gianna's story with snide contempt?
Gianna's decision, of course, was not coerced by anyone or anything, other than her own conscience informed by Church teachings and God's grace. She embodied a beautiful quote from Blessed Pope John Paul II, the man who canonized her: "The Christian life is a sacrifice."
Put differently, to borrow a slogan abused by the abortion movement spearheaded by Sanger's organization, Gianna exercised her "choice." Yet it was a dignified, sanctified choice.
Gianna Molla chose as God exhorts us to choose in the Old Testament. She chose life, sacrificing her own in the process. She was a Christian who, like Christ, sacrificed her life in order to give life. It was her body all right, and she gave it up for her daughter, a daughter who likewise became a physician and was present for her canonization decades later.
I know that non-Catholics, as well as even many Catholics, will be uncomfortable with the two examples I've cited in this piece: the Italian mother noted by Margaret Sanger and the case of St. Gianna. They may struggle with that always difficult "mother's life in danger" question.
The Church isn't condemning unfortunate mothers to a bitter young death at all, but exalting someone who made the ultimate (John 15:13) sacrifice.
St. Gianna's choice was, technically speaking, "heroic": This is one of those rare cases in which the moral principle of double effect obtains. She could have chosen hysterectomy — knowing that her daughter would die as an inevitable and undesired effect — but she didn't.
Gianna embodies a Church that has embraced life, whereas Sanger typifies an organization and movement — and culture — that has embraced death. The former is abundantly more fruitful.
Like Sanger, Gianna, too, was a professional, accomplished, educated, respected by peers — and remembered. Unlike Margaret Sanger, Gianna Beretta Molla offers a much better model for life.
Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College. His books includeThe Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand(Ignatius) and Dupes: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century (Intercollegiate Studies Institute).
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Flea and Handmade Market at Lower Marsh Sell Vintage or Second hand furniture, kitchenalia, books, clothing or Handmade Gifts and Products. Whether you're a professional trader or you just want to clear out your cupboards - you're all welcome. SATURDAY TRADERS FAQs Timely arrival Arrive around 9am if you are too early your canopy may not be ready for you, too late and you will miss sales or after 11.00 am we may need to take down the canopy. Packing up We need you to be packed up by 5:30 and ready to leave as we only have staff onsite till 6. Be prepared Make a checklist of all the essentials you will need to run your stall. Think about stocking up tables, carrier bags, notepads and pen etc. Ensure that you have these ready for when you start trading. Where to go for help There will usually be one manager and two market crew on site every Saturday, please direct your queries and requests to the manager, its usually Eshan and occasionally Carole. The market crew are busy setting up. The manager will be onsite or in the office until 3.30. If you cannot find a member of the market team please call the office on 02076201201 or the Duty phone 07572154074. Overestimate your float Don't underestimate how much money you will need in your float. Customers often try to pay with larger notes and you will need lots of coins to be able to give back the correct change. You don't want to be running around throughout the day to find more change and lose sales. Set up to make sales and pricing your goods This may sound obvious, but when you're setting up your stall, ensure it looks presentable both up close and from far away. You want to make sure that customers will be attracted to it from further away and that the stall still looks great up close after you have enticed them over. Customers will be coming to their local markets for a bargain. Do your research and make sure you price your goods competitively. While you don't want to price too high, nor do you want to price too low. Ensure all your goods are clearly labelled with the correct prices as well to make it easier for customers to understand your pricing. (People don't like unmarked items) Be comfortable Another obvious one, but often overlooked: before you start trading, double check that you have the right supplies to remain comfortable throughout your trading hours. Wear suitable clothing and shoes for the conditions and weather, always pack extra layers and waterproofs and, depending on the season, take some sun cream. Don't forget to pack snacks and drinks to keep hydrated and content too. Be friendly It's a given that you should be friendly, but for those who are new to the trading business or are just plain shy, don't be nervous. Chat to people, smile and be confident in your products. If you are approachable and friendly you will make more sales. Network with other traders Don't forget to talk with the other traders. Make some time during the day to speak to those around you. Good times to try are during set-up and closing. Networking gives all the traders a chance to learn from one another, share knowledge and ideas, offer trader discounts and discuss future opportunities. The market stall business is extremely friendly and a great one to be a part of. Not only are there great opportunities for money to be made, but it's also a wonderful way of being a part of your local community and getting to know locals on a daily basis. Housekeeping We provide you with a pop-up stall and on most occasions we will erect this for you there may be some instances where you need to erect this yourself. If you need assistance with sides backs and tables please ask the market assistants for help, please be patient as they need to get the canopies up first and foremost for everyone. Toilets for trader use are available at Vaulty Towers and V3. If you run out of carrier bags Mr Patel at Supreme stores sells them. All traders are expected to remove their own rubbish. Wind guidance The wind at Lower Marsh can be quite challenging, we have wind guidance procedures that all staff are aware of and you will find that extra weights and sand bags are put out as required. If you have particularly fragile items please let the market manager know when you arrive and additional ballast will be allocated. We do however recommend that you leave the bottom of the sides and backs open to allow the wind to filter through. Check your cover When you begin Flea trading, you will be covered on our Public Liability but you will need your own Public Liability in time. After 4 trading days you will need your own the national federation of market traders https://www.nmtf.co.uk/ is a good place to find more information. If you have valuable products you may need to consider insure to cover loss or damage to your goods. Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? 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Posted: Mon 06 Dec 2010, 07:24
Post subject: scratchfiles
Hello all, scottman, amigo!
thank you all for for the great and informative replies!
A few questions come to my mind:
1) What is the main advantage to have different scratchfiles? If I need diskspace of 5G is it not sufficient to blow up the already existing puppy-savefile?
2) Is it possible to lock down the NTFS partition (i.e is it possible to have the scratchfile and savefile working, but the rest locked)?
I did some research on this topic, chmod does not work on NTFS drives in Puppy. It is probably because the basic support for file permissions is not included by default in the ntfs-3g drivers. I read about it here:
Maybe there is another possibility or workaround I am not aware of, but if not its not a big problem.
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Posted: Wed 08 Dec 2010, 05:25
Post subject: Re: scratchfiles
emil wrote:
1) What is the main advantage to have different scratchfiles? If I need diskspace of 5G is it not sufficient to blow up the already existing puppy-savefile?
Well, a very large pupsave file will do a similar job, but here is the benefit, for me at least...
With a scratch file, I was able to have a ext3 filesystem/partition sitting on any drive I wanted..
This was much needed, until I dug out an old 4gb ATA disk from the loft.
I was using the scratch file to store a lot of files and pets I was making (vlc-gtk, others), that required file permissions to be set correctly, so could not be stored on FAT or NTFS..
(as you mention, chmod doesn't work on ntfs, but it works inside a scratch file, on an ntfs drive...)
Also, I was able to mount this scratch file in any puppy I was using, as it was not tied to any particular install..
That was the main advantage of using a scratch file and not my save file.
Essentially, if someone needs an linux (ext2) working area that can be accessed whenever, they can either format a whole drive, or create a scratch file.
emil wrote:
2) Is it possible to lock down the NTFS partition (i.e is it possible to have the scratchfile and savefile working, but the rest locked)?
You can mount any partition as read-only, so you could mount your NTFS partition as read-only once booted into Puppy...
This should still allow you to save to your save file, even if it is on the read-only NTFS drive..
Not sure how scratch files will work in this case, haven't tested it - I need to read and write to my drives...
But there's only 1 way to find out!
Sorry I can't give you any specific technical info about this!
I'm no expert myself!
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Posted: Wed 08 Dec 2010, 10:52
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Hi scott,
I'm no expert myself!
well, it's all relative ...
Helped me a lot. At least I think those scratchfiles can be very usefull, especially on windows only computers.
About the NTFS - have to try that, it its still possible to save into the savefile while whole partition is mounted read-only?! sounds like voodoo.
big *thumbs up* emil
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I'm not sure how ntfs-3g will act if you try to write to a 'scratch' file while the partition itself is mounted read-only -sounds ike it won't work. But, I think this will:
mount the partition read-write, then use losetup to assign the scratch file to a device. Then use the '-o remount ro' option to mount to remount the partition as read-only (or maybe even unmount it) -the device created with losetup will still exist and be usable.
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Posted: Fri 10 Dec 2010, 03:56
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Hi amigo,
thank you. That might be an important piece in my puzzle
I try a short summary of the paradox: How to run puppy from a NTFS disk, "but don't touch it"
1) There is the windows installer from noryb
it could be modified, so that there is an option to use "normal" or "protected" mode ("paranoid" mode would sound good too).
"normal" mode would be like now,
"protected mode" would do a defragmentation, chkdsk and then 2 blank files would be created from windows , e.g cmd like so
fsutil file createnew C:\installdir\savefile 1024000000
fsutil file createnew C;\installdir\scratchfile.img 5G
then at first startup of puppy look if we are sitting in an NTFS partition,
If using "protected" mode, then format the 2 blank files to ext2 or ext3 like so
mke2fs -g -m 0 -F /mnt/sda1/installdir/savefile
then use the losetup like so:
losetup /dev/loop0 scratchfile.img
mount /dev/loop0 /home/you/dir
then unmount the NTFS partitions.
Have to try that (when time alows).
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Hi Scottman, I am trying to understand this better - would you say that the main purpose of a scratch file is to create a "virtual space" on a FAT or NTFS drive (which cannot normally retain Linux permissions) within which the permissions (and symlinks?) CAN be maintained correctly?
Are there other benefits you have found?
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Yeah, that's right. What he called a scratch file is simply a file which is mounted via the kernels loopback device -created explicitly with 'losetup' or with 'mount -t loop). This works with any file system. The file (formatted with a filesystem) resides on the 'host' filesystem as a a single item -the direntry function doesn't know anything about the content.
This all work fine on NTFS -even without ntfs-3g. The native read-write mode of the kernels ntfs driver could even handle this. The difficult thing is getting the file created on the NTFS in a sane way -which means that it will pass checkdisk. Of course, creating the file under windows would be best -but not really what we want. The kernel-native RW ntfs driver will not work nicely for this, ntfs-3g would be better for creating the new file on NTFS -and for mounting the device for later access to and mounting of the file with the loopback device. The file can be formatted to whatever you like.
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Well now, I haven't posted much for a while as I've been frightfully busy at the keyboard as it is. I'm a reluctant writer, having to grind stuff out in between coming up with everything I can think of to provide maximum procrastination value; eating, aphabeticising my CDs, watching – God help me – V, and now … well, I'm only doing this to avoid the myriad of pressing things that are on deadline.
Anyway, Now I Know My BBC is hitting the road in April – I may have to see how much of it I can remember. Visitors to the forthcoming gigs in Leeds and Bath, make sure you look out for the number of dramatic pauses with which I augment my latest magnum opus. It'll have absolutely nothing to do with not having done the show since August, honest guv. I've added a few more topical jokes to it in the past few weeks though, so it should be fresh and fun.
I've really settled into compering The 99 Club in Leicester Square every Wednesday. The mighty Jack Dee has popped down a couple of times to try some new stuff for a forthcoming tour, which has been rather exciting. XS Malarkey is still settling into its new venue, though numbers are a little down. Seeing as we've had Alun Cochrane and Sarah Millican as surprise guests and Dave Johns, Jason Cook and Paul Tonkinson as official ones, hopefully we'll get into the comedy groove properly as punters realise what a fantastic gig is on their doorstep. Fallowfield seems to be having the life sucked out of it : we're doing to ensure it isn't allowed to die. Or become a vampire.
Losses this month have included the legndary Nicholas Courtney, well known to fans the world over as Doctor Who's Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart. I had the privilege of working with Nick a few times and he was always a courteous, charming man whose quintessential good manners and utmost decency endeared him to generations who knew him either on or off screen (or, for the lucky ones like me, both). Michael Gough also passed away having been a stalwart of screens both big and small for decades. I was very flattered to be asked to supply the obituaries for both men in The Guradian.
This month sees the release of Revisitations 2 on DVD. Special Editions of three Doctor Who classics, I feature on all of them. There's a little sliver of narration from me on the "Making Of" documentary of the Troughton story The Seeds Of Death, a heftier vocal in the best commentary track I've been involved on to date, on Carnival Of Monsters, and (be warned) in the flesh presenting Ed Stradling's Casting Far And Wide documentary where it was my pleasure to interview five actors (Roger Davenport, Del Henney, Leslie Grantham, Jim Findley and William Sleigh) about not just Doctor Who, but their careers as a whole. This latter piece is on Disc One of the Resurrection Of The Daleks Special Edition.
Add to that BBC 7's forthcoming adaptation of Elidor, two performances for Big Finish, and loads of editing on Running Through Corridors Vol 2 and I've barely had a moment. So excuse the lack of links on this blog – further details on anything here that may be of interest can be found on the website proper (which has had a bit of an update and tidy).
In the meantime, here's a lengthy interview I did plugging the tour of Now I Know My BBC on Radio Teesdale thanks to excellent presenter Peter Dixon, who seems adept at getting me tongue wagging.
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Award-winning author and playwright Dava Sobel will kick off the third New England Fall Astronomy Festival at the University of New Hampshire Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. Sobel, author of "The Planets," "Galileo's Daughter" and "Longitude," will deliver a free keynote lecture on the subject of her latest book and play, "A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos," at 7:15 p.m. on the grounds of the UNH Observatory (Spinney Lane in Durham, on the western edge of campus).
The festival, hosted by the UNH Physics Department in conjunction with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society and other astronomy clubs throughout the region, continues through Saturday evening, Sept. 14 with star-gazing, astronomy-related activities, and science talks geared to the public. The festival is free and open to all, with many activities targeted to children and families.
"After all the amazing success and fun we've had with the festival the past two years, we couldn't stop," says event organizer and UNH Observatory manager Ian Cohen, a Ph.D. student in physics at UNH. "We're ecstatic to have Dava Sobel join us this year."
"The entire astronomical community from throughout New England drives this event, helping us introduce astronomy to families around the region," adds John Gianforte, an instructor of astronomy at UNH and lecturer at Granite State College and an organizer of the festival.
Sobel will sign books following her talk Friday night, then participants can stay to star-gaze at the UNH Observatory and with telescopes provided by the region's dedicated amateur astronomers.
NEFAF gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday for a day of family astronomy-related activities. Sobel will be on hand throughout the day, and UNH researchers and astronomy experts will discuss a range of astronomy topics of particular interest to young scientists. Activities include hands-on science, astronomy games, and model rocket building and launching (participants can buy and create their own rockets from FlisKits). Star-gazing resumes Saturday evening, and meals and snacks will be available for purchase both days.
Patrons can meet Sobel at a fundraising reception Friday evening (5:30 – 7 p.m.) at the Elliott Alumni Center on campus. For information and tickets, which cost $50 each or $80 per couple and include hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, and reserved seating for her talk, go to http:// nefaf2013reception.eventbrite.com/
More details and program updates are at physics.unh.edu/observatory/NEFAF or on the festival's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/NEFAF.UNH).
In addition to the UNH physics department and the New Hampshire Astronomical Society, the New England Fall Astronomy Festival is sponsored by the Offices of the President at UNH, the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space at UNH, the NH Space Grant Consortium, BAE Systems, Beswick Engineering, Silvertech, Inc., Exeter Events and Tents, and Science Distance Learning.
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Film actress Daryl Hanna was arrested in Texas on Thursday along with 78-year-old and great-grandmother Eleanor Fairchild after they put their bodies in front of heavy logging machinery and refused to move.
The arrest took place on Fairchild's own property, where Canadian pipeline company TransCanada is clearcutting forests to make a path for the southern portion of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, designed to bring tar sands oil from Alberta to Texas refineries.
Daryl's involvement in the Fairchild Farms story brought a cascade of media attention to the Tar Sands Blockade which has been ongoing for nearly two weeks in east Texas.
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Where, Oh Where, Do the Wild Wolves Wander?
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AbstractIf you were leaving home for a long walk, how far would you go? One mile, 5 miles, 10 miles? How about 550 miles?! That's a long way, but some wolves have been known to travel that far when they are leaving their packs in search of a mate so they can form their own pack. But is that how far wolves normally travel? Try this wild wolf tracking science fair project to find out!
Determine the total size of a gray wolf pack's territory and whether the pack's movements change depending on the season.
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Have you ever put a collar on a dog? Depending on the dog, it can be tricky to get the animal to stay still while you buckle the collar in place. Now imagine putting a collar on a wild wolf! As challenging and difficult as that task sounds, for some people, it's a routine part of their jobs.
Every summer, the wildlife biologists who work for the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey use safe, humane traps to catch wild wolves. Once caught, the wolves are anesthetized. Anesthetic drugs have varying effects, such as loss of sensation or loss of consciousness (sleep). When catching wolves, the biologists give them a type of anesthetic that causes them to fall asleep for a certain period of time. While the wolves sleep, they are fitted with radio collars. Each collar has a transmitter, which sends out a unique frequency. This is similar to how different radio stations each broadcast on a different radio wave frequency. When you want to listen to a particular radio station, you tune in to the broadcast signal using a radio, which is actually a type of receiver. If you want to listen to a different radio station, you change the receiver's (in this case your radio) settings to tune in to another frequency. Similarly, the radio collar of each wolf broadcasts a unique frequency and the biologists use antennas and receivers to tune in to those frequencies and use the strength of the signal to pinpoint the wolf's location. This system of using radio transmitters and receivers to track the movements of wildlife is called radio telemetry.
Figure 1. In this science fair project, you'll use real radio telemetry data to track the movements of packs of wild wolves, like the gray wolf shown here. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2008.)
Using radio telemetry to find and follow specific animals has helped wildlife biologists learn many things about the gray wolves, which live in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota, including where the wolves travel, what they eat, how much they move around, when they rest, how many wolves live together, and how often they come in contact with humans. From years of observation, biologists know that gray wolves live in packs. These packs usually consist of a group of 5–9 wolves. Two of the wolves, a male and female pair who are unrelated, are the dominant wolves. They mate and birth a litter of pups every year. The other wolves in the pack help feed and raise the wolf pups, but do not have any pups of their own. Often, the non-breeding wolves in a pack are older offspring of the dominant pair. These wolves will stay around for a couple of years before dispersing (leaving the pack) to find their own mates and start their own packs.
Wolves are territorial. Each wolf pack has a specific territory (area of land) in which it hunts for food, raises its pups, and that it defends from other wolf packs. How large do you think a wolf territory is? And do they use the same area of land all year around? Do they travel more in some seasons than in other seasons? These are the types of questions that wildlife biologists try to answer, and you can discover the answers, too, by analyzing the tracking data from real wild wolves! This science fair project will show you how to access, map, and analyze radio collar tracking data from two wolves belonging to the Pike Lake wolf pack in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. Get ready to find out when and where those wild wolves wander!
Terms and Concepts
- Anesthesia
- Radio collar
- Transmitter
- Frequency
- Receiver
- Antenna
- Radio telemetry
- Gray wolf
- Wolf pack
- Dominant wolf (sometimes called an alpha wolf)
- Dispersal
- Territory
- Trend
- What is the structure of a wolf pack? Why do animals sometimes disperse (leave the pack)?
- What is the reproductive cycle of wolves? When do they breed and for how long do they gestate?
- What are the dietary needs of a wolf and how do they hunt their food?
- What is life like for a wolf pup as he or she "grows up"?
- How does radio telemetry work?
- What are some applications of radio telemetry?
This science fair project is based on this publication:
- Strauss, Andrea Lorek, ed. Track Wild Wolves Activity Kit. Minnesota: International Wolf Center, 2005.
To complete this science fair project, you'll need to use data from these websites:
- International Wolf Center. (2007, December 21). Background Information on the Wolves Involved in the U.S. Geological Survey Project. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- International Wolf Center. (2008). Track Wild Wolves. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
Additional information about gray wolves can be found by exploring these websites:
- Wikipedia Contributors. (2008, December 28). Gray Wolf. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. (2013). Gray Wolf factsheet. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
These resources offer more information about radio telemetry:
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources. (n.d.). Radio Telemetry. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- Wikipedia Contributors. (2008, December 20). Telemetry. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
For help creating graphs, try this website:
- National Center for Education Statistics, (n.d.). Create a Graph. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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Materials and Equipment
- Computer with Internet access
- Tracking Wild Wolves Activity Kit (1). Can be purchased from the International Wolf Center, product #8060. The kit includes:
- Activity booklet with several possible wolf tracking projects and information about wolves and how they are tracked.
- Map (1) of the Minnesota Superior National Forest. Note: If you are interested in trying more than one of the activities listed in the booklet, or more than one of the science fair project ideas listed in the Make It Your Own section, then you will need more maps. You can either make photocopies of the map included in the kit you buy, or purchase packages of additional maps from the International Wolf Center.
- Colored pencils or crayons. Total of 4 different colors, all of which are easy to see on the map and differentiate between.
- Lab notebook
- Graph paper
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Experimental Procedure
Before beginning this science fair project, make sure you've read the "How do I plot wolf locations?" section (pages 7–9) of the activity booklet, which comes in the Track Wild Wolves Activity Kit.
In this science fair project, you will map the radio-telemetry-derived locations—based on information collected over the course of nearly two years—for two wolves from the Pike Lake wolf pack. The identification numbers of the wolves are: 879 and 881.
- To start this project, you should find out more about these particular wolves. Use the U.S. Geological Survey Project http://www.wolf.org/wolves/experience/telemsearch/wolfinfo.asp to look up the wolves' ages, genders, when they were fitted with a radio collar, and any other available information. Record the data in your lab notebook.
Use http://www.wolf.org/wolves/experience/telemsearch/vtelem/telem_main.asp to find out the locations of each wolf over the course of an approximately two-year period, starting November 6, 2002 and ending November 22, 2004.
- Select wolf identification number 879 from the pull-down menu. Search all dates since 11/06/02.
Record all the location data from 11/06/02 through 11/22/04 in a data table in your lab notebook. Make sure to include:
- Wolf ID
- Date
- Township number north (TN)
- Range west (RW)
- Section number (SE)
- Repeat the steps above for wolf number 881.
- Note: During some times of the year, when wolf hunting is allowed in some states, the database is unavailable. This protects actively radio-tagged wolves from being preferentially hunted. During those times you can still do this science project using the historical location data contained in this Telemetry Data pdf.
Mark each location data point (for each wolf) on the map. In the end, you should have one dot for each location data point listed in your data table.
Color-code the data points on the map, according to season. Mark data from both wolves in the same colors. Choose one color for each season:
- Fall (September–November)
- Winter (December–February
- Spring (March–May)
- Summer (June–August)
For each data point, decide which season it falls in and choose the appropriate color. Use the township number, range number, and section number to find the location on the map corresponding to the wolf's position for each data point.
- Follow the instructions on pages 7–9 of the activity booklet in the Track Wild Wolves Activity Kit to learn how to use the township, range, and section numbers to find a particular location.
- Put a large dot in the appropriate section number for each wolf location data point.
- Some sections may have been visited by the wolves in more than one season; these sections will have multiple dots, one for every season in which they were visited.
- Color-code the data points on the map, according to season. Mark data from both wolves in the same colors. Choose one color for each season:
Once you've marked all the data points on the map, for both wolves, mark the boundaries of the wolves' territory.
Use the color you've associated with each season to outline the boundaries of the territory for that season.
- To reduce confusion, you may want to only mark the external section lines, as shown in Figure 2.a.
If a particular section (or sections) on the map is part of the wolves' territory for more than one season, outline that section in all of the colors that represent the seasons when the wolves were located there.
- For example, in Figure 2.b., section 15 is part of the wolves' territory in three different seasons.
- Use the color you've associated with each season to outline the boundaries of the territory for that season.
The left grid marks the territory covered by a wolf during a single season. The grid on the right tracks the area covered by a wolf during multiple seasons and are color coded by season. Some seasons will overlap in areas on the grid.
Figure 2. The examples above show how the wolf territory should be outlined in a different color for each season. Figure 2.a. on the left shows the territory outlined for a single season. You may find that territories for different seasons overlap, like in the example in Figure 2.b. on the right.
Calculate the size of the wolves' territory and make a bar graph to represent the data.
- Count the number of sections in the wolves' territory to calculate the size of the territory. Each section on the map is equal to 1 square mile.
- There should be a total of five bars in your bar graph, one each for fall, winter, spring, summer, and one representing the total territory independent of season. Note: the total territory should not be calculated by just adding up the fall, winter, spring and summer territories. Do you know why? If not, look at your map again and Figure 2.b. to try to figure it out.
- If you need help making graphs, or would like to use an online program to make them on the computer and print them, try Create a Graph.
- Calculate the fraction (or percentage) of the total territory that the wolves use in each given season.
Use your map, calculations, and graphs to try to answer these questions. Note: there aren't any "right" or "wrong" answers to these questions. You're simply looking at the data and trying to describe any trends that might be there, and come up with hypotheses to explain those trends. That is exactly what scientists do.
- During which season do the wolves travel the most?
- During which season do they travel the least?
- Can you relate their level of activity to the annual cycle of when breeding, pup birthing, and raising young pups occur?
- Are there any important natural landmarks (water, areas that might have good food, etc.) that you can spot on the map which may explain why they stay in certain areas?
- You may want to test your hypothesis using data from other wolves. The second Variation, listed in the Make It Your Own section, offers a suggestion for two more wolves (in another pack) whose data you could use for hypothesis testing.
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- The U.S. Geological Survey Project http://www.wolf.org/wolves/experience/telemsearch/wolfinfo.asp includes information, when available, about how the wolves died. Analyze the data to determine what the most common cause of death is. Are certain types of death more frequent in certain areas? Hint: Map the last known location of dead wolves to find out. You may want to think of a color-coding scheme to help you analyze the data visually on the map.
- How do the territories of different wolf packs compare in size? Try the experiment above using wolves 879 and 881 from the Pike Lake pack and wolves 861 and 887 from the Birch Lake pack.
- Does the territory of a wolf pack change from year to year or does it stay the same? Plot the data from the Pike Lake pack, this time separating the data by year.
- Plot the data from several wolves associated (in the same time period) with the same pack. How often does the data suggest they travel together versus separately? Does time of year matter? How about gender?
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Below are some pictures from the AAVSO Spring 2000 meeting and HEA workshop. Most of the pictures were taken at the AAVSO banquet.
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Choose your action – make it happen!
Annie Lennox and Michel Sidibé call upon you to bring an end to AIDS
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Because since the release of ICC, a Strict guild is allowed to do ToC25 normal runs but not HC and it's one of/the best trinket he can get due to the lack of caster dps trinkets from ICC 10.
/Gnuss, The Typhoon Struggle
Because since the release of ICC, a Strict guild is allowed to do ToC25 normal runs but not HC and it's one of/the best trinket he can get due to the lack of caster dps trinkets from ICC 10.
/Gnuss, The Typhoon Struggle
I've played in a 10man strict guild up to ICC, and people only say it's easier because they've never done it before.
This stuff has gone all the way back to Karazhan, when guilds would challenge themselves to beat Karazhan without using anything other than the gear available up to that point. It's a great challenge for small, tight-knit guilds that have the talent of much larger guilds, but can't fill up the slots. I've always found it far more rewarding than 25-manning (with, quite literally, no recognition whatsoever) just because it is a legitimate raiding challenge that can be done with people you actually know or like. It appears we were ahead of the curve considering Cataclysm is now legitimizing 10-man strict raiding.
I haven't seen a single person here or anywhere claim otherwise. Up to this point, 10-man strict guilds are a niche, and I think everyone understands this. Your comment is in no way constructive and attempts to diminish what is a significant achievement.TL;DR Gratz but the best guilds in the World would wtfpwn 10man strict guilds if they chose to do it.
Grats OP...
To all the people laughing and trolling him ... well your gonna be upset when cata releases and your 25 man guild no longer exists and you'll have nobody to carry your sorry ass.
Bubbles: Have a nice day, and go ____ yourself.
Everybody in this fucking thread are dipshits, learn to read.
Thank you.
GZ on this btw, must have been very hard.
You people who spit on their achievement do so out of little more than ignorance. It is an achievement worth being lauded, and as someone who didn't think any 10-strict guild would end up killing Heroic LK, I congratulate them. Come Cataclysm, I'm sure you all will get the props you deserve .
Good job on the kill, granted people will be whining about 30% buff and the time to farm all of the 4x 264 tokens and 264 heroic items a week but at the end of the day keeping all the raiders in line to keep on the strict ladders must be a difficult task considering there already is so little to do in the game that cutting off 50% of potential raids to them must be difficult work.
How is this any harder than when people did normal 10man kills with the buff only at 20% or below, am I missing something here; is this without the 30% buff?
edit* I meant "normal" 10man kills as in non-strict heroic 10man kills
I killed Heroic Lich King 10man on my alt which had a single item (the rep ring) above ilvl 264, the rest of the group were similarly geared alts with maybe one or two ilvl 277 epics here and there ... and this was months ago with 10% or 15% buff.
You can be sure the extra 15-20% buff more than makes up for any handicap a "strict" 10man guild might have.
Heck, it's almost certain some alt group with solely ilvl 264 gear managed to kill it before these guys, they just didn't realize some might consider it a big accomplishment.
I suspect the reason we had to wait for a strict 10man kill for so long is simply the fact that most skilled players want to raid 25mans, because that's where the greatest challenge is.. 10mans are simply a lot easier (with maybe a couple of bosses where the 10man version might be more challenging).
Now, at this point some people like to yell "Hey, of course you find 10mans easier.. you're overgearing them", but no, that's not really true. I have loads of alts and I can say that ICC25man normal/heroic with 264/277 gear is definitely harder than ICC10man with 251/264 gear. The same can be said about the previous raid tiers.
This is something Blizz will have to work on in Cataclysm, they have to make 10mans harder. I suspect they will be a lot closer to 25mans in Cata, but having just 10 people often limits what kind of abilities you can give to bosses. 25mans won't die, because they will be what the challenge seeking raiders want to do.. and all the best guilds in the world will be raiding them.
Now, all that said, grats to these guys.
You realise that in that comment you are including yourself along with people that were part of the kill?WOW.
Everybody in this fucking thread are dipshits, learn to read.
Thank you.
GZ on this btw, must have been very hard.
Similarly unimpressed with this, as others have said hundreds of people have killed this on alts with bad gear indeed the last character I did this with was on a horribly geared ret Paladin. The first time I did it was with a Warrior alt with very few 25 man items months ago. The fact that they persevered with not doing 25 man content is admirable but who actually believes they dont raid 25's on alts? If these guilds are made specifically for strict content how is it impressive when, you would expect at this point, they have already killed it in other guilds and if not, why not? (bads).
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