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OEF Summary, Feb. 26, 2010: Forces in Afghanistan Find Drugs, Weapons
Dispatches from the Front:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2010 -- Afghan and international patrols found three weapons caches in Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday.
One cache, found in the Reg-e Khan Neshin district, contained eight rifle rounds, eight assault rifles, ammunition and an ammunition-filled vest.
Two caches were found in the Nad-e Ali district, containing seven illumination rounds, six high-explosive rounds, 80 pounds of ammonium nitrate, 51 pounds of homemade explosives, 100 pounds of shrapnel, and four large home-made bombs. One bomb contained 75 pounds of homemade explosives, the second contained five mortar rounds, and two others contained 10 mortar rounds each.
In operations yesterday:
- A combined force found several caches of weapons and drugs in Daykundi province. The caches contained 1,100 pounds of ammonium nitrate, more than 100 pounds of opium, 2 pounds of pure heroin, a small bag of opium seeds, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a shotgun, two assault rifles, a bolt-action rifle and a substantial amount of ammunition. The security force arrested one suspected insurgent in the operation.
- In Helmand province, a patrol found a substantial amount of ammonium nitrate in a compound. The patrol was involved in clearing the city in support of Operation Moshtarak when they found 5,500 pounds of the material along with bomb-making components.
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Andy Lees, head of Microsoft's Windows Phone division for more than three years, has been moved by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer into a new "time-critical" role that somehow combines Windows Phone and Windows 8. Terry Myerson, who led Windows Phone's engineering efforts, will take over the management of Windows Phone, adding business development and marketing to his existing engineering responsibilities.
[partner id="arstechnica"]First reported by AllThingsD, Lees will retain his "President" title, at least for the time being. However, it's not clear who will report to him; Mary Jo Foley is reporting that all Lees' previous direct reports will now answer to Myerson.
In an e-mail sent to employees to announce the change, Ballmer praised Lees' work on Windows Phone, saying that Microsoft had "come a long way" and made a "ton of progress." Though the platform is still struggling to make much impact on consumers, the first major update, Mango, has been reviewed positively, and early indications are that the new Nokia handsets are selling well.
According to the e-mail, Lees will be reporting directly to Ballmer, working on a "time-critical opportunity focused on driving maximum impact in 2012 with Windows Phone and Windows 8."
Just what this opportunity is is unclear.
We do know a few things. Earlier this year, Andy Lees said that Microsoft was building a "single ecosystem," one that would unify phones, PCs, TVs, tablets, and more. In July we examined this more closely and speculated on ways in which this single ecosystem might come to fruition. In the short term, we're seeing a common Metro-based look-and-feel—already available on phone and, with the latest dashboard update, Xbox 360, and coming soon to the tablet and PC with Windows 8—and while we're not sure that the Silverlight name will stick around much longer, the Silverlight programming model is also common to phone, TV, and PC.
At the moment, however, the technical underpinnings of phone, TV, and PC are all quite different. The PC—and, when Windows 8 ships, tablet—runs regular Windows. The Xbox 360 runs a custom operating system that's based on, but substantially different from, an old Windows kernel. The phone, however, runs Microsoft's lightweight, compact, embedded operating system: Windows CE.
The likely culmination of the single ecosystem plan is speculated to be an end to this operating system diversity, and for all three environments to use a single underlying operating system. This operating system will almost certainly be based on Windows 8.
So far, this speculation has been conjecture based on Microsoft's actions and a few public statements rather than any official company roadmap. For example, leaked Windows 8 builds hint that it might also run on the Xbox; Windows 8's ARM and system-on-chip support would enable it to run on smartphone-class hardware; Windows Phone's restrictive development model that denies developers the ability to access the operating system directly hints that Microsoft might want to replace that operating system.
Lees' new role suggests that this "single ecosystem" is about to come that bit closer to fruition. The phone and PC platforms have, until now, been quite separate; the new role explicitly bridges them, and there's a good chance that means building a new version of Windows Phone that runs on Windows 8.
Really time-critical?
Ballmer's description of this work as "time-critical," with impact in 2012, is a little surprising. Moving Windows Phone to use the same underlying technology as Windows 8 certainly makes sense long-term, as it reduces the number of platforms that Microsoft has to support and will make porting applications between phone and tablet much simpler, but it's hardly essential.
Windows Phone has many difficulties in the market—strong competition from iOS and Android, a lack of compelling handsets (especially among the first generation devices), limited international availability, and hardware that may not appeal to the specification-conscious early adopter—but not one of these is attributable to its kernel technology, and not one would be fixed by unifying the phone operating system with Windows 8.
It's also not clear that Windows 8 will be a good match for smartphones. Microsoft has worked to make the Windows NT kernel smaller and slimmer, but it still uses more memory and flash space than Windows CE. As powerful as they have become, smartphones remain resource- and performance-constrained: a move to Windows NT will almost certainly hurt in this regard.
Even more strange is that any such transition would surely need to involve the current Windows Phone engineering team—people that will now be reporting to Terry Myerson and not Andy Lees at all. Indeed, it's not obvious why Lees would need to be moved at all to pull off such a platform migration; the president of Windows Phone would be well-placed to oversee such a move.
One possibility is that the "new" Windows 8-based phone operating system cuts loose the current platform and is a second reboot of Microsoft's smartphone strategy. Such a move would burn some consumers and, more significantly, the many developers who have taken the plunge with Microsoft's smartphone platform.
Redmond has already made one major smartphone transition—Windows Phone is wholly incompatible with Windows Mobile, leaving developers for that platform with no migration route—and making a second such move would squander the good will that the company has built up. It would be extraordinarily dangerous, especially if the current platform does start to pick up steam as the Nokia partnership starts to yield fruit.
Another option is that Microsoft wants to have, say, a prototype or alpha of Windows Phone on Windows 8 in 2012—for the grand unification to start in 2012—without needing to get it into consumers' hands within the same timeframe.
There are also tasks that are more obviously time-critical and which bridge the phone and PC platforms. Most critically, Microsoft needs to be sure that the Windows Store is chock full of high-quality tablet applications as soon as Windows 8 launches. Just as many iPad applications have iPhone counterparts, and vice versa, the same should also be true of Windows 8 and Windows Phone applications.
Working to ensure that tablet and phone developers create applications for both platforms should certainly be a priority for Microsoft, a time-critical one at that. But Microsoft already has plenty of people working on developer outreach, and it's difficult to see how this would be an appropriate task for someone of Lees' experience and seniority.
Still, such a sideways (or, frankly, backwards) move is not completely out of the question, particularly if Lees picks up no new direct reports in his new role. Influence and importance within Microsoft tend to be coupled to the number of direct reports; those with many direct reports wield power, those without do not. Lees was made a president just last year, and might be seen as "too big to fail"; removing his direct reports and sidelining him might be regarded as the next best thing to dismissing him.
Or Lees' new role could be something else entirely—perhaps an adviser to Ballmer on how to perform the Windows platform unification, but not directly responsible for managing it. This would be an important role in spite of the lack of direct reports.
The move could be a huge vote of confidence in Lees: a new, critical role that will shape Microsoft's future, as a reward for getting a solid product onto the market, and doing so quickly. It could equally be a decision to all-but-fire the man, as punishment for Windows Phone's poor market share. If Lees quietly leaves the company in a few months to join some start-up, it'll be clear that this move is of the latter kind. But if he sticks around to work on whatever Ballmer's special project is, we may be one step closer to a Windows Everywhere world.
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Hello DarkblueFlow, greetings and welcome to the Narutopedia! Thanks for your edit to the User talk:Omnibender/Elemental recomposition table page.
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Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Omnibender (Talk) 23:40, 30 September 2011
You've just copied that from Omnibender's profile, expect to be deleted. I might be wrong though. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 17:40, July 29, 2012 (UTC)
- Many users copied the Elemental Recomposition from Omnibender, however his is different so it won't be deleted. -White Flash-(Talk)- 17:49, July 29, 2012 (UTC)
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Hello! I saw your Elemental Table and noticed that there were several entries without icons.
- Amplification= Lightning + Water + Yang (No equivalent so far on Omnibender's table)
- Arsenic= Earth + Earth + Yin
- Boron= Earth + Earth + Yang
- Bromine= Water + Water + Earth
- Comet= Earth + Earth + Yang
- Disruption= Lightning + Water + Yin (Same as Omnibender)
- Fluorine= Wind + Wind + Lightning
- Glue= Water + Yang (Your equivalent of Omnibender's Wave Release)
- Gravity= Lightning + Earth + Yang (No equivalent so far on Omnibender's table)
- Iodine= Earth + Earth + Wind
- Nitrogen= Wind + Wind + Earth
- Oxygen= Wind + Wind + Fire
- Phosphorous= Earth + Earth + Fire
- Silicon= Earth + Earth + Lightning
- Structure= Lightning + Earth + Yin (Your equivalent of Omnibender's Weld Release)
- Sulfur= Fire + Fire + Earth
Omnibender-senpai gave me permission to submit icon ideas for his table in ShounenSuki-senpai's absence. The other night I designed some icons for you. They're handmade (though the kanji were printed from the computer) and lack polish, and the colors don't show up as well when scanned, but I think they're not half bad, and I put some thought into the color schemes. Would you like me to post them, or would you rather have ShounenSuki do all your icons? If nothing else, mine could be temporary. I'll post a picture of all of them to help you decide. Raidra (talk) 17:29, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
- Please upload a picture of these icons, I'd love to see them. :) I will use them temporarily until ShounenSuki-dono may create better ones. ;) DarkblueFlow (talk) 01:25, January 26, 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for the honor and kind words. :-D I've already loaded a file with all the icons grouped together, but I'll go ahead and upload them individually. You can find them in the new pictures section or in the contributions section on my page. Raidra (talk) 16:28, January 26, 2013 (UTC)
- I've added the Sky and Time icons. Could you please do me a favor and fix the picture information? I can design icons, but I'm not the best at posting them. Raidra (talk) 22:14, May 6, 2013 (UTC)
- You're so great for doing this!
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Also exist C200B - stripped down version without monitor, viewfinder, grip or handle. It will retail for $5,999 US.
More specs at http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/canon_eos_c200_ef_camcorder
Offering exceptional creativity and flexibility, the new 4K compact digital cinema camera is perfect for a broad range of imaging professionals.
As the first Cinema EOS camera to support the new RAW recording format – Cinema RAW Light – the EOS C200 provides the same flexibility in colour grading as Cinema RAW in a smaller file size, enabling filmmakers to record internally to a CFast 2.0™ card.
Newly developed Canon Dual DIGIC DV6 processors provide the ability to record internally 4K UHD/50P MP4, 4K DCI RAW and continuous 120fps High Frame Rate (HFR) in Full HD without crop. At the same time, advances in Dual Pixel CMOS Auto Focus (AF) technology and a new touch screen LCD monitor provide smooth AF operation and effective tracking.
Capability drives creativity
The EOS C200 features Canon's 4K Super 35mm CMOS sensor with an effective pixel count of 8.85MP, along with the newly developed Dual DIGIC DV6 image processors. As a result, it can deliver Cinema RAW Light recording at 4K DCI 50P internally to a CFast 2.0™ card. It can also deliver 4K UHD recording at 150Mbps, and 2K or Full HD at 35Mbps to SD cards in MP4 format.
Supporting up to 15-stops of dynamic range with Cinema RAW Light and up to 13-stops of dynamic range in MP4 (Canon Log / Log 3), the camera is perfect for capturing highlight and shadow details.
The EOS C200 is also capable of delivering both slow and fast motion recording at up to 120fps with no crop in Full HD/MP4, ideal for those wanting creative slow motion capture.
An ISO range of 100 to 102,400 guarantees excellent performance, even in difficult lighting conditions, such as when quickly switching between locations. The built-in optical ND filters of up to 10 stops provide further flexibility and convenience, allowing filmmakers to shoot in bright light and expand the depth of field control.
Advanced operability and ergonomic design
Built for professionals and ideal for single shooters, the EOS C200 features an advanced AF system that provides reliability and accuracy when shooting 4K, as well as a touch screen LCD panel for filmmakers to easily select their subject. For those who need to switch effortlessly between several subjects in a single shot, the Dual Pixel CMOS AF enables smooth AF operation whilst the Manual Focus Assist Function, Face Detection with Face Priority and Face-Only options provide greater creative focus control.
The EOS C200's lightweight body of just 1.4kg is designed for comfortable hand-held shooting and will benefit those who are filming for long periods. The compact size also makes the camera suitable for mounting onto a drone or gimbal.
Built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity allows for browser remote control and the ability to transfer files via FTP, whilst the camera's compatibility options mean new and existing accessories can be used, including Canon's electronic viewfinder - the EVF-V70.
Cinema RAW Light for next generation workflows
Canon has worked with several partners to ensure Cinema RAW Light is integrated with various software programs[i]. As a result, editing and grading of the Cinema RAW Light video format will be supported in DaVinci Resolve of Blackmagic Design. Editing will be possible in Media Composer from Avid Technology, using Canon RAW Plugin for Avid Media Access[ii]. This format can also be processed using a Canon application, Cinema RAW Development[iii].
Support for Cinema RAW Light is also scheduled for EDIUS Pro, Grass Valley's editing software, during 2017. Additionally, a future version of Final Cut Pro X from Apple Inc. will support Canon's Cinema RAW Light, using Canon RAW Plugin for Final Cut Pro X[iv].
Will pale in comparison to all similarly-priced competitors, but sell more than all of them combined.
I see CFAST slots there on the side. PS - reminds me of Canon Scoopic - amazing 16mm camera from back in the day.
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MELVILLE, N.Y., May 31, 2017 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the Canon EOS C200 and Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras, the latest additions to its acclaimed Cinema EOS line of professional cinema cameras. Designed to meet the demanding needs of filmmakers and TV production users, the new Canon cinema offerings will combine the ease of use of entry level cinema cameras with exciting new, high-end features that are ideal for cinema, documentary, wildlife, wedding and events productions.
Representing the third generation of the Cinema EOS system, the Canon EOS C200 and Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras feature the latest in Canon technologies and offer two 4K video formats, Canon's new Cinema RAW Light and MP4, optimized for those interested in recording beautiful HDR video. Alongside a newly developed dual DIGIC DV6 image processing system, Canon's celebrated Dual Pixel CMOS AF system and improved operability for professionals, these new products C200B are capable of capturing stunning 4K video across a variety of production applications.
"Building upon the success of our Cinema EOS system and taking into account feedback from users in the field, the new Canon EOS C200 and EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras provide powerful and versatile solutions for production users eager to expand their creativity and explore the possibilities of HDR cinematography," said Yuichi Ishizuka, president and COO of Canon U.S.A., Inc. "With an innovative new file formats available, alongside improved operability that professionals need, the new generation of Cinema EOS cameras are poised to become the camera of choice for many in the filmmaker community."
Based on feedback from Cinema EOS users, this new offering will be available in two configurations, while retaining the same core technologies within. The Canon EOS C200 Digital Cinema Camera is a production-ready solution that can be used right out of the box, accompanied by an LCD Monitor, LCD Attachment, Camera Grip and Handle Unit. The camera also features a 1.77 million dot OLED Electronic View Finder (EVF). For users who crave more versatility and the ability to craft custom setups tailored to their subject or environment, the Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Camera offers cinematographers the same camera without these accessories and the EVF to optimize shooting using a gimbal, drone or a variety of other configurations.
New Features and Benefits
The Canon EOS C200 and Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras sport the same 8.85MP CMOS sensor, that combines with a newly developed dual DIGIC DV6 image processing system to help process high-resolution image data and record video from Full HD (1920x1080) and 2K (2048x1080) to 4K UHD (3840x2160) and 4K DCI (4096x2160). A core staple of the third generation Cinema EOS System, this new processing platform offers wide-ranging expressive capabilities and improved operation when capturing high-quality HDR video.
The combination of sensor and newly developed processing system also allows for the support for two new 4K file formats designed to help optimize workflow and make 4K and HDR recording more accessible to filmmakers. Cinema RAW Light, available in 4K 60p/50p at 10 bit and 30p/25p/24p at 12 bit, allows users to record data internally to a CFastTM card by cutting data size to about one-third to one-fifth of a Cinema RAW file, without losing grading flexibility. Due to the reduced file size, users will appreciate rich dynamic range and easier post processing without sacrificing true 4K quality. Alongside recording to a CFastTM card, proxy data (MP4) can also be simultaneously recorded to an SD card for use in offline editing.
Additionally, filmmakers will also be able to export 4K in MP4 format on versatile SD media cards at 60/50/30/25/24P at 8 bit. Support for UHD recording allows for use in cinema and broadcasting applications or scenarios where long recording times are needed while still maintaining top image quality. The digital cinema cameras also offer slow motion Full HD recording support at up to 120fps to help ensure every frame is captured in exquisite detail.
The Canon EOS C200 and Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras feature Innovative Focus Control that helps assist with 4K shooting that demands precise focusing, whether from single or remote operation. Canon's acclaimed Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology helps to expand the distance of the subject area to enable faster focus during 4K video recording. This also allows for highly accurate continuous AF and face detection AF when using EF lenses. For 4K video opportunities that call for precise focus accuracy that can't be checked on an HD monitor, users can also take advantage of the LCD Monitor LM-V1 (supplied with the EOS C200 camera), which provides intuitive touch focusing support to help filmmakers achieve sophisticated focusing even as a single operator.
In addition to these features, the Canon EOS C200 and Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras offer:
- Over Sampling HD Processing: enhances sensitivity and helps minimize noise
- Wide DR Gamma: helps reduce overexposure by retaining continuity with a gamma curve
- ISO 100-102400 and 54db gain: high quality in both low sensitivity and low-light environments
- In-Camera ND Filter: Internal ND unit allows cleaning of glass for easier maintenance
- ACESproxy Support: Delivers standardized color space in images, helping to improve efficiency
- Two SD card and one CFast™ card slots for internal recording
- Improved grip and Cinema EOS System compatible attachment method
- Support for Canon CINE-SERVO and EF Cinema Lenses
- Cinema RAW Light Compatibility
- Editing and grading of Cinema RAW Light video format will be supported in DaVinci Resolve of Blackmagic Design. Editing will also be possible in Media Composer® from Avid Technology®, using Canon RAW Plugin for Avid Media Access®1 This format can also be processed using a Canon application, Cinema RAW Development. Demonstrations using these software programs will be given at the 2017 Cine Gear Expo June 1st-4th in Hollywood, CA.
- Furthermore, Premiere Pro CC of Adobe® Systems will support this format until the end of a 2017. Editing will also be possible in Final Cut Pro® X from Apple®, using Canon RAW Plugin for Final Cut Pro X®.*3 after second half of this year.
Pricing and Availability
The Canon EOS C200 and EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras are scheduled to be available in August 2017 for estimated retail prices of $7,499 and $5,999 respectively. The EOS C200 comes equipped with additional accessories including the LM-V1 LCD Monitor, LA-V1 LCD Attachment, GR-V1 Camera Grip and HDU-2 Handle Unit. These accessories will also be sold separately and available in September 2017.
An ideal complement for the EOS C200 Cinema Camera is the recently announced COMPACT-SERVO 70-200mm Zoom Lens. The lens is scheduled to be available later in 2017, for an estimated retail price of $5800.MELVILLE, N.Y., May 31, 2017 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the Canon EOS C200 and Canon EOS C200B Digital Cinema Cameras, the latest additions to its acclaimed Cinema EOS line of professional cinema cameras. Designed to meet the demanding needs of filmmakers and TV production users, the new Canon cinema offerings will combine the ease of use of entry level cinema cameras with exciting new, high-end features that are ideal for cinema, documentary, wildlife, wedding and events productions.
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The new COMPACT-SERVO 70-200mm Zoom Lens looks interesting. However at T4.4 I think the price factor may be a bit high: $5800 USD.
Our Cine Gear Interview
Some old article - http://blog.abelcine.com/2012/11/05/what-exactly-is-canon-raw/
Canon RAW Light can be not entirely raw. So it can have applied channel gains (for WB) and ISO. As far as I understand Canon guys from our interview it is 12bit compressed thing, out of 14-16bit ADC original signal.
I also have issue with capitalists greed
and (it is much faster)
I understand that they like to work with 1000% margins, but...
CFast = SATA interface. Use something like this to attach storage and power SSD with USB power brick or DTAP.
I know. But it looks nasty and not suitable for many occasions.
CFast has always been expensive. Possibly because it's not a mainstream product? SD cards are much better form factor, (not too small- not too large) and are used in basically all small cameras, apart from really small cameras that use microSD.
If however the landscape changes and all these small point & shoot cameras disappear then possibly SD card cost will rise?
We already see that UHSii is very expensive, question is will these also come down in price? If the consumer cameras disappear then a very different situation will happen.
CFast has always been expensive. Possibly because it's not a mainstream product? SD cards are much better form factor, (not too small- not too large) and are used in basically all small cameras, apart from really small cameras that use microSD.
Aside from PCB and plastic case it is zero investments, as they use same controllers and NAND chips as mass products. So it is greed only.
We already see that UHSii is very expensive, question is will these also come down in price? If the consumer cameras disappear then a very different situation will happen.
Very similar here. Companies reach cartel agreement usually to milk users and get big profits for owners.
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The King of Limbs is one of Radiohead's most challenging albums, but also one of their least dynamic. It's dominated by angular, jumbled beats, which at times makes for uneasy listening. Yorke seems to acknowledge this with the somewhat threatening first line, "Open your mouth wide," delivered as always in his twisted groan. Indeed, even Yorke's voice––never known for its soothing qualities––seems especially grating here, probably because it's backed by such jagged arrangements. But ultimately the effect is more drab than anything else. Radiohead have been much weirder before, especially on Amnesiac and Kid A, and then it was with verve and style. Here they sound stuffy by comparison, without much range or emotional depth.
The band's contemporary influences make a big impact on The King of Limbs. The fluttering beats echo Flying Lotus's Cosmogramma, for which Yorke did guest vocals. Anyone who's been keeping up with their office charts will have noticed a recent preference for funky and dubstep. This seeps through most clearly on "Feral," a 138 BPM track that would lend itself nicely to a remix by Pearson Sound or Joy Orbison. All of this is well and good, except that Radiohead don't really improve on these sounds, they just borrow them. And it's odd to see them taking cues from young artists, rather than the other way around.
There are some good things to be said for The King of Limbs. Radiohead are obviously a visionary band, and this isn't lost on the album entirely. Few artists would draw up something as unorthodox as "Bloom" or "Mr Magpie" and execute it with such aplomb, and some of the album is simply very pretty, especially the single "Lotus Flower" and the final track, "Separator." Much of the musicianship is excellent (especially the drumming), and as usual, the overall personality is unique. And though not as varied as most of their past work, the album follows an interesting arc, starting out abrasive and growing more somber toward the end.
Nonetheless, it's hard to imagine having a lasting relationship with any of these songs, or getting excited when the band starts into them in concert. And even if you're not expecting it to blow your mind, it's hard to shake the feeling that the album could have been more adventurous––or failing that, more engrossing. Radiohead are probably this generation's best rock band. The King of Limbs is their low water mark.
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Tue / 22 Feb 2011
Words /
Will Lynch
Tracklist /
01. Bloom
02. Morning Mr Magpie
03. Little By Little
04. Feral
05. Lotus Flower
06. Codex
07. Give Up The Ghost
08. Separator


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A Holographic Environment Simulator, or holodeck for short, was a form of holotechnology designed and used by Starfleet. They were installed aboard starships, space stations, and at Starfleet institutions for entertainment, training, and investigative purposes. A typical holodeck consisted of a room equipped with a hologrid containing omnidirectional holographic diodes, enabling holographic projections and creation of holodeck matter through the manipulation of photons contained within force fields.
Prior to the late 24th century, Federation starships were not equipped with holodecks. (VOY: "Flashback")
However, in 2151, the Starfleet vessel Enterprise NX-01 encountered a vessel belonging to an alien race known as Xyrillians, who had advanced holographic technology in the form of a holographic chamber similar to the holodeck, which Federation Starfleet developed two centuries later. A holo-chamber was later installed aboard a Klingon battle cruiser, given to the Klingons by the Xyrillians in exchange for their lives. (ENT: "Unexpected")
In the 23rd century, Constitution-class starships were equipped with a recreation room, which employed holographic technology. The USS Enterprise had a recreation room located in Area 39 of the ship. (TAS: "The Practical Joker")
By 2364, the Federation Starfleet had begun installing holodecks aboard their vessels. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
During the 2360s and 2370s, a starship could have one or more holodecks depending on the vessel's size or purpose. For example, Defiant-class starships did not have a holodeck, while Galaxy-class vessels had several. (TNG: "11001001", "Homeward")
The two holodecks of Intrepid-class starships were the only places other than sickbay where the EMH was able to exist (without a mobile emitter) after the crew modified his program so it wasn't as tightly integrated into the sickbay's systems. In Prometheus-class starships, the EMH could move more around the ship freely because all decks were equipped with holoemitters. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
The most obvious function of a holodeck is to provide entertainment and diversion for the crew. (TNG: "11001001", "The Big Goodbye", "Elementary, Dear Data", "A Fistful of Datas"; VOY: "The Cloud", "Homestead")
A holodeck can be used to create training simulations and exercise environments not otherwise available or safe. (TNG: "Code of Honor", "Where Silence Has Lease", "The Emissary", "New Ground", "Firstborn"; VOY: "Extreme Risk", "The Fight")
The holodeck can be used as a laboratory to aid in analysis, such as recreating the scene of a crime or accident to aid in forensic investigations. (TNG: "A Matter of Perspective") They can be used to visualize a 3D scene from alternate data sources for analysis (TNG: "Identity Crisis", "Phantasms"; VOY: "Distant Origin") or used as a brainstorming tool. (TNG: "Schisms", "Booby Trap")
A holodeck combines elements of transporter technology with that of replicators, by generating actual matter, as well as projecting force fields to give the objects the illusion of substance. It can be controlled from an exterior control or the interior arch control. This arch can be summoned at any time to change the parameters of a running holoprogram. Matter and energy are interchangeable as such objects created on the holodeck can be either matter or energy. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data"; VOY: "Heroes and Demons"; Star Trek: Insurrection)
In the early 24th century, matter replication was primarily used for objects and characters that would be in direct contact with the occupants which gave them an extreme sense of realism. Water, for example, would feel like actual water because on some level, it was, and it could create experiences like odors. This also enabled simple matter to exist outside of the holodeck for brief periods of time (such as snow) before they would lose cohesion without the support of the holodeck grid and revert back to energy.
This, however, used an extreme amount of power, and caused repetitive problems to occur in its safe usage. Some time in the mid 24th century, this was slowly phased out in favor of simpler 'true' holographic technology by focusing on the photons contained within micro force fields. This was not only safer and used less power, but had more varied usage and could be easily controlled with quicker reaction times. Some would argue this made it lose its appeal, but advances in the technology has made it as real as the matter replication method, which is still used for more complex, tactile objects, as well as food, odors, etc.
Holodeck walls can generate holographic images that appear to extend for an unlimited distance, seemingly much larger than its own dimensions. In doing so, however, the holodeck is aware only of its users; it does not recognize its own created objects. For example, if a person were to throw a holographic rock at the holodeck's walls, the rock would not be allowed to pass beyond the wall (if it were of replicated matter). (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") It does this by continuously adjusting the projections of the force fields and the use of a force field "treadmill".
With this, an individual approaching a wall causes an instant shift away. It can also manipulate light photons, 'lensing' them to make individuals appear further away if two persons were separated in a scenario. The holodeck can change gravity in three dimensions, so occupants don't notice the change, (Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual) as observed during the stop of B'Elanna Torres' holographic orbital skydiving session. (VOY: "Extreme Risk")
Holodecks are equipped with safety protocols to prevent serious injury during their use, though these can be disengaged by the user when required. While active, a force field that is likely to cause a certain level of physical harm to a living humanoid collapses before making contact with them, allowing them to escape uninjured. When protocols have been deactivated holographic obstacles have the same effects on a person as the objects or instances they simulate; holographic bullets or a steep drop could be fatal in such a scenario. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye"; Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Extreme Risk")
How the security protocols are circumvented differs; in one instance, it required the voice authorization of two senior officers, (TNG: "Descent") while in others the authorization of the individual such as the ship's captain, or the person who started the program was enough. (VOY: "Extreme Risk") Safety protocols can also be unintentionally disabled due to software errors or physical damage to the holodeck's hardware system. The status of safety protocols can be reviewed by the computer upon the request of an operator. The use of a tricorder within the holodeck can be also be done to query the current safety protocol status.
Holodecks employ spatial orientation systems to simulate parts of a holocharacter, such as left- or right-handedness. (TNG: "Ship in a Bottle")
Holodeck characters have been known to include a program element called a perceptual filter to hide anachronisms to the program's time period, such as uniforms and communicators, and prevent them from raising the character's ire and curiosity. (VOY: "Spirit Folk")
Among the viewing modes on a holodeck is objective mode, in which the user doesn't interact with the characters, and subjective mode, in which the viewer can interact with the characters as well as alter his or her surroundings. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")
Holodecks included components such as bi-converter interfaces and bridge control relays.
Abilities and limitations
Holodeck matter can impersonate real matter at the molecular level. (VOY: "Phage") Molecule-sized magnetic bubbles replace molecules in full resolution holographic objects, which a computer can manipulate individually in three dimensions. However, the complexity of electron shell activity and atomic motions that determine biochemical activity in living creatures cannot be projected holographically. This prevents replicators from duplicating life and resurrecting the dead. Advances in computer technology may allow this, permitting a person to live forever in any chosen environment while interacting with real people and objects visiting the holodeck.
The computer may use large magnetic bubbles to simulate surfaces and textures rather than create an object at the molecular level. However, objects created within the holodeck would not exist beyond the holodeck itself, as they only exist as energy. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye") Since holodeck technology can be used with replicator technology, there are some instances where real objects are replicated within the holodeck and are used to interact with the holographic program and/or users; since these objects are real material composed of matter, they can leave the holodeck fully intact.
A holodeck can modify the appearance of persons within it.
- The holoprogram depicting the final mission of the NX-class starship Enterprise NX-01 can project uniforms suitable to the participants' role over them.
- A holodeck is able to superimpose an entirely different appearance over a participant. (TNG: "The Offspring")
- Tom Paris' holoprogram "Captain Proton" exists as a monochromatic environment.
- As part of "The Big Good-Bye", appropriate attire can be projected over participants of the program. (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Simulations can also be projected inside living organisms, including that of pregnancy. (VOY: "The Killing Game")
- B'Elanna Torres' leg appeared to dematerialize while she was participating in the holonovel "Photons Be Free" as the holographic main character. (VOY: "Author, Author")
- Seven of Nine used the holodeck to hide her cybernetic implants. (VOY: "Human Error")
Holograms can be augmented with force beams to simulate solid, tangible objects or with replicator technology to create actual solid matter such as foodstuffs. All food eaten on the holodeck are replications. No other type of simulation would survive outside of the holodeck.
A holodeck also has the ability to create holodecks within holodecks, and holodeck programs are able to be saved to a tech cube that can be inserted into an enhancement module to form an optronic data core with information to "last a lifetime". (TNG: "Ship in a Bottle")
The holodeck reactor, which powered the holodeck on 24th cenutry Federation starships like Voyager was incompatible with other ship systems. (VOY: "Parallax")
Failure of a holodeck's matter conversion subsystem can cause the loss of solid objects within the holodeck environment. Materialization errors occurred in the USS Enterprise-D holodecks in 2370 following the ship's exposure to plasmonic energy in the atmosphere of the planet Boraal II. (TNG: "Homeward")
Even though holographically created characters, just like characters in a story book, are never self-aware and never know that they are not real, there have been a few rare instances in which that rule has not held true. During a Sherlock Holmes holodeck simulation in the late 2360s, Geordi La Forge and Doctor Katherine Pulaski argued that playing with Data was impossible and unfair to them as he had memorized all the Sherlock Holmes novels and could easily solve the cases. In order to level the playing field, La Forge requested that the holodeck create an opponent intelligent enough to defeat Data.
Even though La Forge meant Holmes, his request had specifically noted Data. As a result, the holodeck created a self-aware holographic character of James Moriarty who was not only fully aware of his own consciousness, but who subsequently argued that he had a right to exist and leave the holodeck to pursue his life as he wished. Another holographic writer - known as "Felix" - created the fully self-aware program of Vic Fontaine for the crew of Deep Space 9, Vic being completely aware of his holographic nature despite being a 1950s lounge singer, often offering the crew personal advice on relationship issues. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data", "Ship in a Bottle"; DS9: "His Way", "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang", "It's Only a Paper Moon")
Starships with a holodeck normally had a vast list of holoprograms in their computer. Several notable programs aboard the USS Enterprise-D included:
- A woodland setting, resembling Earth, which featured a rock-jumping challenge, some of which were seemingly impossible to complete. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
- A New Orleans jazz nightclub. (TNG: "11001001")
- A recreation of the voyage on the Orient Express. (TNG: "Emergence")
- Sherlock Holmes mysteries, where the user assumed the role of Sherlock Holmes and/or Dr. Watson (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data", "Ship in a Bottle")
- Prospero's island, decor for Shakespeare's The Tempest. (TNG: "Emergence")
- Café des Artistes – "Enjoy a meal at a French cafe." (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")
- Charnock's Comedy Cabaret – "Laugh in a 20th century comedy club." (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")
- The Big Good-Bye – "The 1940s world of gumshoe detective Dixon Hill." (TNG: "The Big Goodbye", "Manhunt", "Clues")
- Cliffs of Heaven – "From planet Sumiko IV, a safe experience." (TNG: "Conundrum")
- Equestrian Adventure – "Horse riding in an open country..." (TNG: "Pen Pals")
- Karate Dojo - Shown by Tasha Yar to the Ligonians before she was kidnapped. (TNG: "Code of Honor")
- Calisthenics Program of Lieutenant Worf – a swamp-like setting where various alien enemies tested ones fighting skill. (TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease", "The Emissary")
- The bridge of the USS Enterprise – the user could select any of the five (at the time) bridges of the various Federation starships named Enterprise to view. Captain Montgomery Scott only wanted to see the original Enterprise bridge, "no bloody A, B, C, or D." (TNG: "Relics")
- The Final Mission of Enterprise – this program allowed a user to view or take part in the final mission of the NX-01 Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer, as well as showcasing the signing of the Federation Charter. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")
- Natasha Yar's Living Will – designed by Lieutenant Natasha Yar to be played in the event she was killed, where she bid farewell to her comrades. The Enterprise bridge crew unfortunately had to watch the program when Yar was killed by Armus on Vagra II. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
- Celtris III Underground – a simulation where the users could prepare for missions on the Cardassian planet of Celtris III. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I")
- Lieutenant Barclay's various programs – these included a mock-up of Ten Forward, where the user could attack Commander Riker and Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge to "blow off some steam" as well as win the heart of Deanna Troi; a mock-up of Counselor Troi's office where the user could receive counseling from a hologram rather than the real Troi; a woodland setting where the user could duel with recreations of Captain Picard, Data, and La Forge in a sword-fight, complete with a recreation of Deanna Troi as "The Goddess of Empathy"; a mock-up of the Enterprise-D bridge, where the user could bid farewell to the bridge crew; the Einstein program where the user could debate mathematics and science with Albert Einstein; a synaptic interface where the user could control the main computer of the Enterprise with the power of their own thoughts (however, removal of the user by conventional means would result in death); and various other programs. (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits", "The Nth Degree")
- A game of poker with three famous scientific minds: Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, and Stephen Hawking. (TNG: "Descent")
- USS Enterprise – an 18th century Earth brig. (Star Trek Generations)
Notable programs aboard the USS Enterprise-E included:
- The Big Good-Bye – "The 1940s world of gumshoe detective Dixon Hill." (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Café des Artistes – "Enjoy a meal at a French cafe." (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Champs Elysees – "Famous section of Paris." (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Charnock's Comedy Cabaret – "Laugh in a 20th century comedy club." (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Emerald Wading Pool – From planet Sumiko III, a safe experience." (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Equestrian Adventure – "Horse riding in an open country side with a choice of..." (Star Trek: First Contact)
Notable programs aboard the USS Voyager included:
- Chez Sandrine (VOY: "The Cloud")
- Janeway Lambda one (VOY: "Learning Curve")
- Paxau Resort (VOY: "Warlord")
- Insurrection Alpha (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario")
- Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop (VOY: "Scorpion")
- The Adventures of Flotter (VOY: "Once Upon a Time")
- Velocity (VOY: "Hope and Fear")
- The Adventures of Captain Proton (VOY: "Night")
- Fair Haven (VOY: "Fair Haven")
- Photons Be Free (VOY: "Author, Author")
- Holographic family (VOY: "Real Life")
Notable programs aboard the USS Enterprise's recreation room included:
- A beach setting allowing for swimming.
- A woodland environment allowing for a nature walk.
- An arctic wasteland.
- An 18th century style hedge-maze. (TAS: "The Practical Joker")
The concept of the holodeck originated in 1968, when Gene Roddenberry came up with the idea of a "simulated outdoor recreation area" on the Enterprise for the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series. This idea never came to fruition, probably because of budget constraints. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, p. 404) The idea was later used in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "The Practical Joker", which was basically the first appearance of the holodeck, then called a "recreation room". It never came to existence in live-action production until the pilot of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Its inclusion in that series was originally proposed by Robert Justman, who initially thought of and suggested it as a place where crew members could be "psychically connected" with their homeworld. (Starlog issue 115, p. 71)
In early episodes of TNG, the series' production staff had an unwritten rule that the floors in a holodeck simulation shouldn't go below the floor level of the holodeck's door. This made sense, as burrowing down to the deck below would probably be inadvisable on a starship. Subsequent story requirements and set designs eventually influenced producers to alter their "rule," deciding that at least one holodeck was a multi-story chamber. (text commentary, Star Trek Generations (Special Edition) DVD)
The appearance of the holodeck on TNG was affected by having limited finances. Production Designer Herman Zimmerman commented, "We were in a budget constraint that made us do a set that is a wireframe look." Zimmerman and other members of the design team that worked on TNG had a long-standing interest in demonstrating the machinery of the holodeck from inside the room, though this was not made possible until the advent of the Cardassian holosuite in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion)
Despite the fact that the Galaxy-class starship was meant to have numerous holodecks, a single set represented these environments on TNG. This was one of the last sets to be built for the show and was also used to represent the Galaxy-class cargo bays, shuttlebays and gymnasium. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion 3rd ed., p. 10)
The holodeck arch was a prop that was originally made for TNG: "Haven". Although some holodeck programs incorporated the arch to make the task of finding the way out easier, the arch originated as a way to let outsiders know when it was safe or appropriate to enter. (text commentary, Star Trek Generations (Special Edition) DVD) The same arch set piece was featured in both TNG and the film Star Trek Generations. (Cinefex, No. 61, p. 69)
For its first appearance on Star Trek: Voyager in "The Cloud", the exterior of the holodeck was the same set piece as had previously been seen on TNG, right down to the octagonal door frame, although all had been repainted to match the color scheme for the new Voyager corridors. It did not receive a square door arch and updated door panels until its second appearance.
There are many discrepancies between episodes pertaining to the abilities and limits of holodeck technology. For example, in "Encounter at Farpoint", the young Wesley Crusher remains wet with holodeck water, after exiting into a corridor. In "Elementary, Dear Data", a piece of paper given to Data by James Moriarty is able to be carried outside of the holodeck and into a hall, but upon Moriarty's return in "Ship in a Bottle", a book thrown outside of the holodeck instantly disappears.
Also, in "The Big Goodbye", Cyrus Redblock and Felix Leech disappear slowly after a few moments outside of the holodeck, although a lipstick smudge from a holographic character stays with Picard all the way onto the bridge. Although these inconsistencies can be partially explained by the difference in the types of objects leaving the holodeck, it still leaves quite a few questions about what exactly constitutes the differences. The holodeck can use a degree of replication to make realistic objects for the holodeck occupant to use, so there is a possibility of the computer replicating a real piece of paper with the picture on, as it would be a relatively simple pattern.
Some may argue that another discrepancy is the need for holodeck users to change into the appropriate costumes before entering and leaving the holodeck, since the holodeck has the ability to change the appearance of its users (established in ENT: "These Are the Voyages..."). But this may just be an issue of taste, on the user's possible preference of replicated clothes versus holographic clothes. Another theory is that the settings of the Holodeck can be altered to not only make weapons be lethal as seen in Star Trek: First Contact where Picard kills the Borg in a ballroom suite with a machine gun but also to make what events transpired inside it real life like the aforementioned lipstick smudge on Picard
See also
External links
- Holodeck at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Holodeck at Wikipedia


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- Serves 12 to 14
- 2 13.8-ounce cans premade pizza crust dough
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8 ounces)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
- 1 bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into strips
- 1 red onion, sliced vertically
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, grilled and diced
- 6 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Roll the pizza dough out and fit onto two 15-inch pizza pans. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of garlic on each pizza crust, followed by 1/2 cup each of the mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese. Scatter half of the bell pepper, sliced onion, chicken, and bacon on top of the cheeses.
- Sprinkle another 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese over each pizza and drizzle each pizza with 1 tablespoon more of olive oil. Bake the pizzas for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the crusts are lightly browned. Slice each pizza into 8 pieces.
Per serving: 170.0 calories, 110.0 calories from fat, 12.0g total fat, 5.0g saturated fat, 25.0mg cholesterol, 280.0mg sodium, 3.0g total carbs, 0.7g dietary fiber, 1.0g sugars, 12.0g protein
Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database
Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood by Trisha Yearwood. Copyright © 2010 by Trisha Yearwood. Published by the Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.
Trisha Yearwood is a three-time Grammy-award winning country music star and the author of the bestselling cookbook Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen. She is married to megastar Garth Brooks.


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President Obama's official White House photographer Pete Souza recently posted his favorite images of 2012 on the White House flickr's site. The photos offer a look behind the scenes of the life of the President of the United States.
Some of Souza's photographs are featured above, with the captions written by the White House photographer himself.


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Second grade at Oakland Heights is a very special grade. Students will learn how to type, write in cursive, and use technology to discover new things and to share their ideas. On top of all of the wonderful learning that students will experience, we will also take a spring field trip that students always look forward to.
S.T.E.P.S: Our dance program is for students in second through fourth grades. Students will have their first opportunity to participate in S.T.E.P.S. dance classes.
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We stock cleaning wipes and cloths from leading brands including Chicopee and J-cloth, and they're available in a choice of pack sizes.
What are cleaning cloths and wipes?
Designed to help you tidy up spills, clean and polish surfaces or even clean and disinfect your hands quickly and easily, there are many different types of cloths and wipes available. Depending on what types you choose, they're made from a variety of different materials including plastic polymers, microfibre, cotton, and cellulose fibres.
The different types of cloths and wipes:
- Multi-purpose - these are a great all-round option and have a wide range of uses, from cleaning up spills to polishing glass and mirrors. These types of wipes can be wet or dry.
- Hand wipes - suitable for heavy-duty or everyday use. Wet wipes have a fluid embedded within them which is effective at removing a variety of greases, oils, dust and dirt from your hands, and can also contain disinfecting properties.
- Cleaning sponges - with their porous properties, sponges are excellent at absorbing liquids such as water and detergents. They're also very gentle on delicate surfaces.
- Scouring pads - effective at removing stubborn stains and dirt, scouring pads are made from either metal or plastic materials which form an abrasive surface. Care should be taken when using this type of cleaning cloth as they can scratch delicate surfaces, although non-scratch scouring pads are available.
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Dungeon Siege 3: All Achievements List:
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Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding achievement. To
view your achievements and stats in Steam, select "Community", then "My
profile", then "View all my games", then the game and view stats.
Achievement Description
Archambaud's Anathema - During your fight against the Dapper Old Gent, you
destroyed 50 of his Automatons.
Archon Adept - You reached level 20 as Anjali.
Aspire to Victory - You stormed the Spire and defeated Jeyne Kassynder.
Circle of Friends - You achieved at least one level of influence with all
three of your companions.
Enduring Champion - Over your career, you have sustained at least 100,000
points of damage.
Epic Scholarship - You reached level 20 as Reinhart.
Fiery Judgment - You have completed the main quest as Anjali.
Flawless Victory - You defeated the reborn god without needing to be revived
by a companion.
Guardian Legend - You reached level 20 as Lucas.
Guardian of Ehb - You have completed the main quest as Lucas.
Helping Hand - While joined to another player's game, you used an empowered
Defensive Ability to assist the party.
Jinx - You were part of a conversation wherein four players were
all in agreement as to what to say.
Legion Caretaker - You decided that Gunderic Manor should remain in Legion hands.
Lescanzi Ally - You ceded control of Gunderic Manor to Leona.
Liberator - You freed all the prisoners in the Spire.
Long Live the Queen - You broke the siege of Glitterdelve and saved Queen Roslyn.
Loremaster - You have discovered 60 lore entries in one adventure.
Maximum Bro Fist - Playing co-op as Lucas and Reinhart, you defeated a boss.
Maximum Charisma - You achieved the highest possible influence with one of your
Merchant of Ehb - You sold over 100,000 coins worth of items.
Military Intelligence - You were part of a conversation wherein four players were all
in disagreement over what to say.
Nerds Hate Sunlight - You and a friend have played for three hours in one session.
Party of Four - You were part of a four-player party that completed the game
Perfectionist - You completed your quest, plus all other secondary quests in
the game.
Rajani's Rival - You bested Rajani without needing to heal yourself.
Rivalry - You have disagreed on dialogue choices 20 times in one session.
Royalist Ally - You have shown unwavering support to the Crown.
Sacred Meeting - You spoke to the Radiant Youth in the Mournweald.
Stonebridge Alliance - You forged an alliance between Stonebridge and the 10th Legion.
Trial by Fire - You defeated the archon, Rajani.
Two Girls, One Boss - Playing co-op as Anjali and Katarina, you defeated a boss.
We Are Legion - You have gathered a full party of Legion descendants.
Worthy of Legend - You completed Dungeon Siege III at the highest difficulty level.
Torn asunder, the delicate balance of power between the kingdom of Ehb's
powerful factions has fallen apart. As one of the few remaining members
of the disgraced protectors of the land, the 10th Legion, it is up to
you to rebuild the once great Legion and stop Ehb from falling into
darkness. Joined by a group of unique companions, you will travel
through the striking land of Ehb defeating all manner of villains and
beasts through a combination of heroic abilities, screen shaking magic
and pure cunning.
* Players will be able to adventure by themselves or with friends in
co-op multiplayer.
* Pick from unique and highly customizable character classes with a
wide range of abilities to choose from.
* Recruit companions with unique personalities, abilities and views
on the world around them.
* Players will have weighty decisions to make that will impact their
alliances, enemies and the culmination of the story.


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Leave it to Autodesk Labs to come out with the coolest stuff. One of the newest projects in its array of whiz-bang technologies is Project Photofly, which is being dubbed a "Photo Scene Editor" for creating 3D models from photographs using a Web-based service.
From a consumer perspective, the service has high utility and a huge fun factor, as anyone with a standard point-and-shoot digital camera can create near-accurate 3D models simply by taking and uploading a bunch of photographs to the service running in an Autodesk-run cloud. Once completed, the 3D models can be manipulated using any of Autodesk's design programs (Inventor, AutoCAD, 123D), and would-be designers can directly share their creations via built-in share tools for uploading to YouTube and other social sites. Autodesk says about 40 pictures are needed to produce a 3D model.
Beyond the consumer applications, though, a service like this can have huge applicability for manufacturing and commercial product design applications. In an interview, Brian Matthews, vice president of Autodesk Labs, says companies are already experimenting with the technology to build digital models of buildings to do energy modeling and to more easily create 3D models of custom manufacturing equipment as part of a design exercise to plot out a replacement.
Perhaps even more exciting is the potential for pairing the Photofly technology with 3D printing technology, which is rapidly coming down in price, and becoming much more familiar and accessible to smaller companies and DIY inventors. Simply by taking and uploading a series of photos, Matthews says, companies have a tool for easily personalizing a product to fit an individual, which has applicability for designing products like hearing aids, teeth implants, even scanning individual people. Introduce CNC milling machines into the mix, and you catapult this vision of mass customization to a much grander scale, according to Matthews, letting companies custom build products from watches to cars using this pairing of technology.
Here's how the technology works: Users take a bunch of photos of the desired object from a variety of angles, then upload the photos to the program and hit the submit program to send it to the Autodesk cloud. Matthews says the first step in the computation process is to create a draft model using triangulation to determine where the photos are taken in relative space. Once that draft mesh is created and the user is happy with the result, the model is sent back to the cloud to do heavy computation, and a 3D triangular mesh is built.
As with all projects on Autodesk Labs, this is a technology preview and not a commercially viable product. But from the looks of things, companies and individuals are ready to experiment as 3D modeling technologies move well beyond the traditional domain of CAD.


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1951 Chevy Fleetline - Mint Condition Custom
Walt Leeman's Cool '51 Chevy
Some custom cars assault your senses like a hot tamale, with bright colors and an abrasive taste that's enough to make your eyes water. Others are cooler and more nuanced, like a smooth mint that leaves you feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Walter Leeman's '51 Chevy Fleetline is, thankfully, one of the latter. It's not just the subdued color that gives this fastback a cool sense of style; the thoughtful and well-integrated modifications impart a subtle, understated grace that's classy rather than crass. It's one of those rare custom cars that is so smartly designed and well executed that it might not even appear modified to the untrained eye.
Walter drove a similar Chevy as his first car in high school similar, that is, only in that it was also a '51 Fleetline. Like many of his friends, Walter never quite got that Chevy finished to the level he envisioned. And while he built and owned several other rods and customs in the ensuing decades (including a chopped '53 Chevy featured in the Aug. '85 issue of Street Rodder), he waited until he retired before embarking on the quest to build the Chevy custom of his teenage dreams.
It's not all that unusual for a guy Walter's age to build the custom he wanted in high school, but it can be surprisingly difficult to actually adhere to the early-'50s custom aesthetic as strongly as Walter has here. Starting at the front, the fastback features a filled and peaked hood flanked by headlights that are frenched, but not tunneled. When combined with the molded grille opening, these modifications clean and smooth the car's appearance by eliminating excess brightwork. The grille itself, built from a '51 Packard main bar with '51 Ford grille bullets and '49 Chevy parking light lenses, provides a confident centerpiece that gives the Chevy the look of a more upscale marquee, a common goal of early customizing.
A one-piece Olds windshield, shaved door handles and extended fender skirts do more to streamline the Chevy's shape, while modified '51 Packard side trim and scooped rear fenders lend touches of elegance. A pair of '50 Ford taillights and windsplits integrated into the rear fenders help to visually widen and lower car's aft appearance. Walter gets credit for the substantial list of bodywork (which included plenty of rust repair, too), while Mylars Automotive Refinishing in Montrose, Colorado, is responsible for the smooth and minty Spies-Hecker finish.
Of course, all of those modifications look much more appetizing with the body hunkered down low over the Coker wide whitewalls and modified '53 Cadillac hubcaps. The slinky stance is achieved with a relatively contemporary mix of suspension components, including an RB's Obsolete Mustang II front suspension with Heidts spindles and Master Power disc brakes. A combination of Chassis Engineering springs and lowering blocks support the Granada rear axle assembly.
There's another modern surprise lurking under the Chevy's hood: a small-block Ford V-8! It's an engine selection that's sure to pucker the palettes of Bow-Tie fans, though Walter insists the decision was primarily practical. "I was a Ford tech for 20 years and worked with the electronics," Walt says. "The Ford motor was what I knew." Besides, the fuel-injected 5.0L provides a good combination of power and fuel economy.
The Chevy's cabin is as tasty as the exterior, with clean white tuck 'n' roll vinyl stitched over stock seats and simple black carpet on the floor. Modern concessions to comfort include a Flaming River tilt steering column and wheel, Vintage Air climate control and Custom Autosound tunes. Walter has even installed three-point Juliano's seat belts for extra safety, because this Chevy gets driven wherever it goes.
That last sentence speaks volumes when you consider that Walter lives in Delta, Colorado, on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, a pretty long jaunt from any major rod or custom event. He has steered the creamy smooth Chevy "over the hill" several times already, with a Pro's Pick at the 2008 Goodguys Colorado Nationals in Loveland and the Steve Stanford Pick at the 2008 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular in Kansas to show for it. In a world where many customs rely on flashy paint schemes and extreme restyling to scream for attention, it's reassuring to know that a simple, subtle custom like this can still earn such praise. It certainly leaves a good taste in our mouth.


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ian mackaye.... a great topic for documentary film or maybe a feature film
ian mackaye?
google ian mackaye
need a picture?
google ian mackaye images yourself
I did google ian mackaye for images
could not decide if it were to be fair to put up a picture of ian then or ian now
as both a picture of ian then or ian now are worthy of representing ian mackaye
fugazi or the evens are as much a contributions as the teen idles and minor threat (and embrace and egg hunt.... or whatever)
so I post neither picture from neither era or any era in between
you choose what image of Ian MacKaye to use in your mind
but... please one without hair as he does not look as good with his bushy locks
as the release of american hardcore becomes nation wide the topic of dc hardcore and its influence of the modern day becomes a discussion
little things like that capital of punk pop up then people go searching for more
more pictures
more stories
more documentaries
maybe even a feature film will come to surface?
the feature film could be fact or fiction
I could see Spike Jonze doing a Being John Makavich thing with a bit of a Sliding Doors twist
where Ian Mackaye's life takes a different turn
maybe Ian Mackaye's music does not effect as many people
that music does not become such a focal part of his life
with no one listening to his ideas
does he drift away from that set of ideas
as the ideas were the ideas of a character
a character named Ian Mackaye that lived like the words in his songs
but without the songs
Ian Mackaye may have had no more reason to live like that
or something to that effect
where would Ian MacKaye's life gone?
would it have gone more conventional?
the college track?
college being more than just straight four years and time at the keg
maybe some of that
as college can be part time/full time/night school...
would Ian MacKaye become a businessman with a family of 2.5 kids and a two car garage?
more than likely not
although there is nothing wrong with becoming the family man
well, maybe some of that
but nothing too conventional
as Ian MacKaye is never that conventional
even without music I think that Ian MacKaye would still be a square peg
if we had Spike Jonze on the case he could make it more interesting story than a man in a suit going to his job
maybe Ian MacKaye's music never becomes that esscential to his being
a combination of too much work, not enough response, and not enough money caused Ian to put down the instruments and just hang out
or just be and become someone different
well... this is all a little far fetched
as this is a resourceful person who did many things to sculpt his own future out of a world where he had to carve opportunities where no opportunities had ever existed before
in any case...
this other Ian character disbands from the band and music as a whole
continues in through high school like an average kid
without Straight Edge to sing about
there is no reason to live Straight Edge
there is no formation of a band, record label, a different band and so on
Ian MacKaye had become a person who had to live by his beliefs
as he was accountable
most kids can say something, then do another
but it is not so easy when you are standing on a soap box screaming your lungs out
but this soap box did not exist for this ficticious Ian MacKaye who lived a different existence
an existence without his music and without his effect on the world
Ian had energy
that energy had to go other directions
without punk rock and music Ian would have to devote his time ot standard things
a standard existence may have put Ian on the wrestling team, in the weight room, and at the keg
introducing him to a different set of people
letting those people to head down a different path
a very different path without his contribution
their individual destinies are all changed
as their cumulative effort was lessened without that one vital contribution
like a winning soccer team without its power goalie or perhaps its leading scorer
maybe that winning team is not a winning team any more
some players leave for other teams
the team folds
so this other Ian MacKaye finishes high school
goes to college....
and lives in a world where Dischord Records never evolved and DC Hardcore never fully blossomed
almost impossible to say
as the removal of that part of the puzzle changes the whole puzzle afterwards
where would Dave Grohl be right now?
perhaps Dave Grohl would have grown up to play drums...
but without Dave Grohl playing in SCREAM based out of Washington DC
assuming that Nirvana could have been born on the West coast if Ian MacKaye and all of his contributions never existed on the East Coast
would Nirvana have blossomed into what they became without the contributions of Dave Grohl?
enough with that
the world is filled with what ifs...
and well
I am not Rod Serling
my point is made
the contribution is significant
those contributions effected music and the future of music to a profound level
but the music itself effected people and those people effect the world
the music of Ian MacKaye and the music around him made people think
the music was very and still is very expressive
the passion is often carrying more than just an emotion but also a thought
those thoughts within the songs helped to develop the thoughts of many individuals
those individuals are all part of the world today in one way or another with that music's ideas as part of their mental and emotional development
did I mention straight edge?
oh yes... I did mention straight edge
we may need to call in someone who knows what they are talking about
there may need to be historians called in to piece this all together
straighte edge... it is so part of my everday vocabulary
too much red wine
best I finish this thought and head to bed
ian mackaye alone is enough material for a documentary
ian mackaye... maybe worthy enough of A&E Biography to do a documentary of
but personally
I think that Biography should always wait till the person is dead before their air the show
as the story has not ended until after they are dead
I wasn't going to do it
but.... here it is
ian mackaye on wikipedia
ian's name and face can be seen around all over the place
interviewing skateboard legends or cranking out a kids song for pancake mountain
still producing music and still running dischord records (I guess still running Dischord... as it still operational and someone has to run it)
the fictional ian existed with an actual brother, sister etc. who are also passionate filled with ideas and creativite
this brother was also involved heavily with music
as was/is the sister
so, the chance of backing down from the passion was not so easy
as that same raw energy existed at home
not just with his peer group
7 comments:
- Rachel said...
Thanks for the comment on my blog! I just read through yours, and I have to say, I love it! The pics, the rants, the spontaneity--very creative and artistic in an e.e. cummings sort of way. I like.
Anyway, as for aerobars on bikes--I was reluctant to get them. After 3 years of triathlon, I decided to go for it. But, you'll still see me in the hoods out there on the roads as well!
- 9/28/2006
- gwadzilla said...
on the altered destiny of the world and more specifically the world of music...
REM exisited independently than the DC music scene for may years
in the later REM years it was amusing to see Michael Stipe borrow the fashion style of Ian MacKaye and the dance moves of Guy Picciotto
the ripples of some cause greater changes than the ripples of others
- 9/28/2006
- gwadzilla said...
on the altered destiny of the world and more specifically the world of music...
REM exisited independently than the DC music scene for may years
in the later REM years it was amusing to see Michael Stipe borrow the fashion style of Ian MacKaye and the dance moves of Guy Picciotto
the ripples of some cause greater changes than the ripples of others
- 9/28/2006
- gwadzilla said...
I am all for customization
and aero bars are part of the tri-package
I just feel that there are times when people are a bit off the brakes and too focused on their own momentum when rolling down the multiuse trail
my riding a fixed gear makes me a potential menace
as I hardly know how to stop
which means I have no room to talk
whatever enhances your riding and your riding passion...
go with it
- 9/28/2006
Alternative Ian. You really should run with this and do a cartoon. Maybe Alternative Ian could go to SMC instead of the sister of the dude from Iron Cross.
- 9/29/2006
- DEATH TO FALSE BLOGS said...
btw he is in a lot of documentals like "diy or die:how to survive as an independent artist" or "american hardcore"
but thats right will be great
- 10/03/2006
- gwadzilla said...
death to false blogs
like NEW YORK NEW YORK
so good they named it twice
or do you stutter?
if you stutter
I did not mean to make fun of you
- 10/03/2006


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Fusion HCM SaaS – Integration
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Fusion HCM SaaS – Integration
A typical implementation pattern we're seeing with Fusion Apps early adopters is implementing a few Fusion HCM applications that bring the most benefit to their company with the least disruption to existing programs and interfaces. Very often this ends up being Fusion Goals & Performance, Talent, Compensation or Benefits, often with Taleo for recruiting. The implementation picture looks like what you see below:
Here, you can see that all the "downstream integrations" from the On-Premise Core HR, are unaffected because the master for employee data is still your On-Premise Core HR system – all updates and new hires are made here (although they may be fed in from Taleo to start with).
As a second phase when customers migrate Core HR to Fusion HCM, they have to come up with a strategy to manage integrations to all their downstream applications that require employee details. For customers coming from EBS HR, a short term strategy that allows for minimal impact, is to extract employee data from Fusion (Via HCM Extract), and load the shared EBS HR tables (which are part of an EBS Financials install anyways), and let your downstream integrations continue to function based on this data as shown below.
If you are not coming from EBS HR and there are license implications, you may want to consider:
- Creating an On-Premise warehouse for extracting data from Fusion Apps.
- Leveraging Fusion Apps Web Services (available to SaaS customers starting R7) to directly retrieve/write data to Fusion Apps.
Integration Tools
File Based Loader
This is the primary mechanism for loading HCM data (both initial load and incremental updates) into Fusion HCM. Employee & related data can be uploaded into Fusion HCM using File Based Loader.
Note that ability to schedule File Based Loader to run on a pre-defined schedule will be available as a patch on top of Rel 5.
Hr2Hr has been deprecated in favor of File Based Loader, but for existing customers using Hr2Hr, here are some sample scripts that show how to get more informative error messages. They can be run by creating data model sql queries in BI Publisher. The scripts currently have hard coded values for request id and loader batch id, which your developer will need to update to the correct values for you. The BI Publisher Training Session recorded on Apr 18th is available here (under "Recordings"). This will enable a somewhat technical resource to create a data model sql query.
Links to
Documentation & Traning
Reference documentation for File Based Loader on docs.oracle.com
FBL 1.1 MOS Doc Id 1533860.1
Sample demo data files for File Based Loader
HCM SaaS Integrations ppt and recording.
EBS api's
Loading Information into EBS Full or Shared HCM
This could be candidate information being loaded from Taleo into EBS or Employee information being loaded from Fusion HCM into an EBS shared HR install (for downstream applications & EBS Financials).
Oracle HRMS Product Family Publicly
Callable Business Process APIs (A Reference Consolidation) [ID 216838.1]
This is a guide to the EBS R12 Integration Repository accessible from an EBS instance.
EBS HRMS Publicly Callable Business Process APIs in Release 11i & 12 [ID 121964.1]
Fusion HCM Extract
Fusion HCM Extract is the primary mechanism used to extract employee information from Fusion HCM.
Refer to the "Configure Identity Sync" doc on MOS for additional mechanisms.
Additional documentation (you'll need an oracle.com
account to access)
HCM Extracts User Guides (Rel 4 & 5)
HCM Extract Entity/Attributes (Rel 5)
HCM Extract User Guide (Rel 5)
If you don't have an oracle.com account, download the zipped HCM Extract Rel 5 Docs (Click on File --> Download on next screen).
View Training Recordings on Fusion HCM Extract
Benefits Extract
To setup the benefits
extract, refer to the following guide.
Page 2-15 of the User Documentation describes how to use the benefits extract.
Benefit enrollments can also be uploaded into Fusion Benefits. Instructions are here along with a sample upload file.
However, if the defined benefits extract does not meet your requirements, you can use BI Publisher (Link to BI Publisher presentation recording from Apr 18th) to create your own version of Benefits extract. You can start with the data model query underlying the benefits extract.
Payroll Interface
Fusion Payroll Interface enables you to capture personal payroll information, such as earnings and deductions, along with other data from Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management, and send that information to a third-party payroll provider.
Payroll interface guide
Sample file
DBI's used for the payroll interface.
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