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The most important year in the riding career of veteran jockey Corey Lanerie is heading into the homestretch, and the Louisiana native is hoping the momentum of 2012 will carry over to new goals in the year to come.
Lanerie staked out a spot in the upper echelon of Kentucky-based jockeys when he arrived from Texas in 2005 to ride full-time in the Bluegrass State. But it took seven years of persistence for Lanerie's breakthrough, which arrived in the second half of the 38-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs.
He chased jockey Shaun Bridgmohan through most of the first half of the Churchill Downs racing meet that opened a week before the Kentucky Derby. But Lanerie launched a scorching stretch run on May 27 by riding a career-best six winners in a single day. That was just one win shy of the all-time one-day win record shared by Hall of Famer Pat Day and Julien Leparoux.
Over the meet's final 19 days, Lanerie visited the winner's circle 47 times in a performance that recalled the dizzying success enjoyed by Day when Churchill Downs' all-time leading rider was at the absolute top of his game. He ended the meet with 71 wins and a comfortable cushion of 24 victories over Bridgmohan, who finished as runner-up in the battle for leading rider.
Dream Come True
It was his first riding crown at Churchill Downs, a track that seemed like only a distant dream during his early days of riding in Louisiana and Texas.
Long regarded as one of the nicest and most approachable jockeys in Kentucky racing, Lanerie was touched by the response to the stellar meet that he calls his "biggest accomplishment" from fans, fellow riders, owners and trainers.
"I can't tell you how many people have said that they're glad to see this happen to a good person," Lanerie said. "They say, 'It's good to see a nice guy finish first.' And that's a big compliment to me. I've got a good reputation and I hope to keep it up like that. It means a lot to me and my family, for sure."
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The 37-year-old Lanerie has remained busy since his memorable spring beneath the Twin Spires. He tied with fellow Louisiana rider Brian Hernandez Jr. for the riding title at Henderson's Ellis Park. And he has spent much time with his two major off-track focuses: his family – wife Shantel and daughter Brytlynn – and his golf game.
He is riding now at Keeneland, and hopes for a strong Fall Meet at Churchill Downs that would provide a big assist to a planned venture into new territory during the winter. Lanerie has spent all of his winters riding in Florida and plans to spend the cold weather months this time around at Florida's Gulfstream Park.
"I hope to win the meet and doing again," Lanerie said. "I am talking about going to Gulfstream, so it would be good to be leading rider, or just have another really good meet, to build some momentum."
Lanerie, the son of a jockey-turned-trainer and grandson of a horse trainer, might be in the midst of a career year, but that does not mean next year can't be better. While he has won a lot of races at Churchill Downs in this and previous meets, he awaits his first ride in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, the track's signature event and the biggest event in American racing.
The horses racing in Florida this winter will include plenty of talented 3-year-olds with an eye on running at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. If his momentum and luck hold in the months to come, perhaps Lanerie will return to Louisville in the spring with a serious mount in the "Run for the Roses."
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Last week's "FallStars Weekend" at Keeneland confirmed what was speculated in this corner a week ago: two Kentucky-based stars – Wise Dan and Groupie Doll – loom as major stars of the Breeders' Cup Championships set for Nov. 3 and 4 at Southern California's Santa Anita.
Wise Dan dominated a good field in the Grade I Shadwell Turf Mile and solidified the belief of many – including this writer – that Morton Fink's 5-year-old gelding is the best horse competing on any surface in America. He has Grade I wins on turf and dirt and has scored emphatic victories in three stakes races on synthetic tracks, though none have been Grade I affairs.
Trainer Charles Lopresti said after the race that he continues to lean toward running Wise Dan on grass in the Breeders' Cup Mile rather than bid for the $5 million Classic on the dirt. Wise Dan's only loss this year came in a narrow defeat in the Grade I Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs, a track over which he had romped last November in the Grade I Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare.
"Listening to everybody talk, I think he deserves to run in the Classic," Lopresti said. "I just watch those races at Santa Anita. Maybe that track's a little bit loose. It doesn't seem like it was as tight as it was – just to me, anyway. If you watch him in the Stephen Foster, his action wasn't the best. In the Clark (the track) had a lot of moisture and it was tighter."
Lopresti has a couple of weeks to consider his options, and both are really good.
Groupie Doll underscored her status as one of the country's most talented sprinters, male or female, with an easy victory in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at the Lexington track.
The filly is set to run in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint for her owners, a partnership headed by owner-breeder Fred Bradley of Frankfort and his son, Buff, who trains the filly. She probably would fit well against males in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, a race in which fillies and mares have historically done well, but the female version is run at seven furlongs – Groupie Doll's best distance – rather than the six furlongs for the open version.
Wherever they run, Wise Dan and Groupie Doll should provide fans back home in Kentucky with plenty of reasons to cheer on Breeders' Cup weekend.


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- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, grated on micro plane
- 1 russet potato, about 13 ounces
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Whisk egg in a medium bowl. Add the shallot, flour, salt, pepper and garlic, whisk to combine.
Place a large sauté pan in oven to heat for 5 minutes.
Peel and grate potato. Immediately add to bowl with the egg mixture, stir to combine.
Remove pan from the oven, add the oil and heat for another 1 minute.
When the oil is hot, drop potato mixture by the scant 1/3 cup and press down with the spatula to flatten.
Cook undisturbed for about 5 minutes or until the underside is very brown.
Carefully turn it over and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until browned and cook through.
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Posted: Thu 18 Feb 2010, 21:52
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Screen Saver Similiar to Xscreensaver in Ubuntu?
Subject description: Picture Slideshow Screensaver for Puppy 0.42 or Puppy 4.3.1?
Is there a picture slideshow screen saver similiar to Xscreensaver as used in Ubuntu for Puppy 0.42 or Puppy 4.3.1?
If so, what is the packaged called? Where do I find it?
Do I have enough resources to run such a program?
I am running Puppy 0.42 (installed) on Compaq Presario 1200 with 182 mg RAM (70MB used according to 'Hard Info' data). Processor is Intel Celeron (Coppermine). Puppy 0.42 runs flawlessly.
On occasion I run Puppy 4.3.1 from Live CD on same machine. Puppy 4.3.1 also runs flawlessly.
Thank you for your time to answer.
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PS I attempt to use this suggestion for an application and associated site but I am unable to log on to access it. Suggestions for how to log on this site?
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Thank you, I was able to sign into http://puppylinux.asia/members/Puppyluvr/My_Pets/xscreensaver-5.07-i686.pet and download the screen saver package. The user name is 'puppy' and the password is 'linux'. I'll go see if I can apply the package now. Thanks again.
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Posted: Fri 19 Feb 2010, 14:29
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Xscreensaver download installed on Puppy system.
An error message appears saying:
"xscreensaver-demo is running as user "root" on host "puppypc". But the xscreensaver managing display ":0.0" is running as user "nobody" on host "puppypc".
Since they are differnet users, they won't be reading/writing the same ~/.xscreensaver file, so xscreensaver-demo isn't going to work right.
You should either re-run xscreensaver-demo as "nobody", or re-run xscreensaver as "root"."
Also, there is a screen message that says: "directory can't be found".
I must assume that some kind of 'terminal' command is given to solve this? I am new to using a 'terminal'.
Can someone kindly tell me 1) Am I correct in assuming that a terminal command is what I need to fix this? 2) What is the command(s)?
Thank you again for your time.
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That comes from Puppy running as root, it will work if you click "restart the xscreensaver daemon now"...But it has no slideshow...I made it like 2 years ago...needs updating...
The puppy basic screensaver pet in the same folder does a slideshow of /usr/share/backgrounds by default...But the .pet is messed up: So I repackaged it to install correctly, (I hope LOL)
Anyone wanna give it a test??
Edit: hold on it failed my test LOL be back
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Posted: Wed 24 Feb 2010, 21:44
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Thank you Puppyluvr! I've tried everything I can think of to get Xscreensaver to run including trying to run the command xhost +localhost before launching xscreensaver. I found that suggestion at:http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#root-fail.
It didn't work.
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Posted: Thu 25 Feb 2010, 00:47
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hi puppylover when I rub your xscreensaver package I get
depending on command-line options or the
~/.xscreensaver file
Options include:
-display host:dpy.screen which display to use
-root draw to the root window
-verbose print diagnostics
-images / -no-images whether to allow image file loading
-video / -no-video whether to allow video grabs
-desktop / -no-desktop whether to allow desktop screen grabs
-directory <path> where to find image files to load
-file <filename> load this image file
The XScreenSaver Control Panel (xscreensaver-demo) lets you set the
defaults for these options in your ~/.xscreensaver file.
but the xscreensaver-demo won't run because of a missing glade file
could not load "xscreensaver-demo.gladexscreensaver-demo.glade22"
from /usr/share/xscreensaver/glade/ or current directory.
the glade file wasn't included.
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Yea, thats why "fontglide" dont work
I had no idea what I was doing when I made that...LOL
I have compiled 5.08 [
GL support), but havn`t put it up yet...
I just did 5.07 because xscreensavers wasnt available for puppy yet, and I SO wanted to be the first one to put it on Puppy..LOL But it is really rough....But hey, it WORKED!!! I was thrilled...As I have progressed, (with help, aka from You, BruceB, ect, and tearing apart others work...LOL) I look at the things I did before and laugh...I promise not to release any more broken s$%^ OK?...LOL...But it does work, just not perfect...On mine, ( 5.08 ) with GL support, I included the RSS modules too..If I only had a better graphics card....
Hey, we all gotta learn somehow....
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Posted: Sun 07 Mar 2010, 20:16
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So guys, I'm to understand from the above posts that there isn't a picture slideshow type of screensaver available for Puppy. Right?
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Posted: Sun 07 Mar 2010, 21:18
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I dug one up, and am repackaging it for Puppy...
ATM it is half finished...
It creates a menu entry in "Desktop" called "Slideshow" and uses /usr/share/backgrounds as its source. It includes the SDL libs it needs...
It will place an editable "call" script in /root...( type "slideshow" into a terminal to see the available options..)
It is not a screensaver, as it must by called from the menu.. I`m still working on the "mouse / keyboard activity" script to turn it into a screensaver.. When I finish it I will post it as a separate pet and / or combined with this one...
For now launch it from the menu, and close it by pressing "esc"..
Any testers???
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Post subject: quick test
Puppyluvr, I've just installed your .pet and it all seems to run well, but I'm not sure how to change the photo stream. Checked the options in rxvt, but still not sure how to change these options.
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Post subject: Screensaver "Thanks"
Subject description: Really a Super Nice Add-On For Puppy 511
Puppyluvr... Just wanted to say "Thank You" for your time and effort making this Super program for Puppy. I use it on 511 and it works great right from the download you provide on this page. I might add... it's people like yourself that keep Puppy alive and interesting. I have used many different distros in the past year but honestly, Puppy is without doubt, the best of them all... even right up to the date of this post! It does everything all the others did and then some...
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Posted: Sat 04 Dec 2010, 12:50
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Your sllideshow Pet is looking good! How is the work coming to make it into a screen saver? Anyway I can help make that happen?
I tested it on Puppy 4.3.1 running on
Toshiba 2805-S401 with 254 RAM
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Post subject: Screensaver for puppy 5.11
Subject description: Any news on this becoming a good puppy screensaver?
Hi Puppyluvr,
I've downloaded your .pet and it works really well in my Puppy 511 thanks for this!
This would be great as screensaver in future puppies. How far are you on with making it work from mouse / keyboard activity?
If you need any testers please let me know and I'll gladly help.
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i think we need a whole new screensaver package for puppy...
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What the the most realistic and practical ways for a PhD in physics who has left the fold to return to a career of research in physics? The traditional employer of choice, universities won't hire such people. What alternative career choices are there for someone without an impressive track record so far? Are there alternative forms of support, or part time careers earning just enough money to get by while not interfering with research?
You may find interesting the thread here Is it possible to work on physics independently outside academia?.
You do not elucidate whether the other fold was connected to physics, or family obligations. In any case you could start applying to small/liberal-arts colleges for an associated lecturer post; once this is attained, depending on your physics interests you could try finding a collaborator on a research project of interest from an other bigger institute, and take it from there.
If you had good rapport with your thesis supervisor or a professor from your graduate work, you could state your intent to come back to physics research and ask for their advice.
My suggestion would be to look at teaching positions (lecturer) and see if anybody at that institution would be willing to collaborate with you on a project. Of course it goes without saying that you should not expect any form of monetary compensation for the collaboration.
Edit: Just to clarify, you will have a paying job as a lecturer, working on research is something you may be able to do on the side with another faculty member.
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Kesha Buckner and Nicole Salazar scored nine points apiece in the second half and the Dodge City Lady Conquistadors had one of their better shooting performances of the season to beat the Barton County Lady Cougars 71-68 Wednesday night at United Wireless Arena.
Buckner finished with 15 points in leading the Lady Conqs in scoring. The former Dodge City High star also had nine rebounds, three assists and three steals as the Lady Conqs earned their first Jayhawk West victory over an opponent besides Colby since the 2007 regular season finale against Garden City.
Salazar scored all of her points after intermission, including a 3-pointer with 2:34 left in regulation to put Dodge City (8-16, 2-8) up for good in the contest. The Lady Conqs were 13-of-26 in the second half to keep their lead for most of the stanza.
Kelli Tolar also scored in double figures for Dodge City with 14 points and also grabbed five rebounds.
Erin Copeland scored 15 points to lead Barton County (11 in the second half), while Blair Bloomfield and Taschell Phillips added 13 apiece and Taylor Mays 12 in the loss for Barton (12-11, 2-8).
The teams were even in first half shooting – both teams were 12-of-34 from the field – and hit four free throws apiece. The difference was the Lady Conqs were 6-of-12 from the 3-point range. The lead changed hands eight times and tied six before Dodge City was able to build a 34-29 lead at intermission.
Tolar scored nine points (3-of-5 from 3-point range) to lead the Lady Conqs in the first half, while Bloomfield was already in double-digits on the scorers sheet with 11 points. Dodge City outrebounded Barton 26-20.
The Lady Cougars hit the first basket of the second half before Dodge City scored eight of the next 10 to increase the lead to nine early in the second half.
One Barton run midway through the stanza cut the deficit to one, the Lady Conqs went on a six-point run with seven minutes left in regulation. An 11-2 run pushed the Lady Cougars ahead at 64-63 with 4:11 on the clock.
Page 2 of 2 - Salazar's three-pointer and two free throws by Brenna Briggs put Dodge City up by four. A Barton basket was answered with one by Rodeshia Mouton with 15.4 seconds left. Armstrong hit a free throw with 7.7 left after another Lady Cougar basket and an attempted 3-point shot to tie the game at the buzzer hit the front of the rim to secure the win.
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The singer of "Margaritaville" didn't even order a margarita.
The singer of "Margaritaville" didn't even order a margarita.
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Assessing the streety-ness of Bayless' new discounted offerings.
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Is this a real fight or just self-promotion?
Is Brown running from bad reviews? is Mahon running from Joe Pytka?
"Pink Martini is a lot like I am -- they can sort of do anything," the chef boasts.
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If you've missed the chef at Red O, you can catch him in the furniture department.
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Will Bayless' Mexican food cut it west of Chicago's borders?
Red O will feature a tequila selection and seasonal menus form the Chicago celeb chef.
Further details on Rick Bayless' role at a planned Los Angeles chain, Red Onion, have emerged, confirming his collaboration with the restaurant venture capitalists behind Ma'Kai. Dashing our worst fears, Squid Ink reports that we will indeed have a menu...


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Suppose we have a set $f$ of ordered pairs (so not a triple $(X,Y,f)$ but just the $f$) and suppose that $f$ has the appropriate property such that we can view $f$ as a function. Formally, we wish to add a function $f'$ to our language. My understanding is that first-order logic demands that functions be total, thus $f'$ needs to be defined for all possible inputs. My question is, does setting $f'(x)=x$ for all $x$ outside the domain of $f$ lead to any contradictions or undesirable technicalities? And if not, is this the standard approach?
Should functions be assumed to behave like the identity function when evaluated outside their domain?
First-order logic "demands" no such thing. It is an accident of current set-theoretic formalization of math that partial functions may be applied outside their domains. This is something that mathematicians never do in practice. We even teach kids in school that division by zero is "foribidden".
Prescribing the value of a partial function outside of its domain in an ad-hoc fashion is a very bad idea because it makes statements "accidentally" true, or false as the case may be. Since one purpose of logic is to help mathematicians with their work (and not to trick them), we should avoid situations in which sensless things behave as if they are meaningful. An aside: for the same reason type theory is a better formalization for the working mathematician (not a set theorist or a meta-mathematician) than set theory, because in type theory it makes no sense to say "the empty set is an element of the number $\sqrt{2}$".
To answer your question, there are of course serious logical treatments of partial functions (Google "logic of partial functions".) One possibility is to simply admit that basic function symbols are not total, and work from there. This leads to interesting questions about the meaning of some statements, but is in any case much closer to actual mathematical practice. Mathematicians are always careful to establish that some object is well defined before they go on using it, and this is essentially what needs to be done in a logic which admits partiality.
Classical treatments of first-order logic insist on having only total functions. This is a simplification for the benefit of logicians. Another such simplification is insistence on having only a single sort, and a third one on not having any way to introduce new symbols and define their meanings. There are meta-theorems which, broadly speaking, guarantee that these simplifications do not diminish the generality of formal logic. The working mathematian who is not interested in proving theorems about logic but wants to work in logic should know that the agenda of the sneaky logicians is not the same as his own.


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Two commercial businesses will break ground in the town before the end of the year, McDonald announced during the Town of Sterlington's Mayor and Aldermen meeting.
"Ace Hardware Store, a 12,000 foot store, will be built on highway 165 just north of Marion State Bank," he said. "And Panther Stop, an upscale convenience store, is going to be on the corner of highway 134 and 165."
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Say, for Cruel Edict I have to choose which one of my opponent's heads sacrifices a creature. But I think that Sudden Disappearance makes all of their permanents go away, not just one person's. Can someone tell me why?
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Cruel Edict and Sudden Disappearance both only affect a single opponent. In general, the only cards that would affect both heads of an opponent in two headed giant (2HG) are cards that say each or all within the rules text (example: Heartless Hidetsugu), but this would be have the same effect in non-2HG duels or multiplayer games.
The only differences in 2HG with respect to rules text, is that players attack/defend in teams and take their turn as a team. A card that referred to an attacking or defending player would be referring to both members of the teams, or cards that add/skip turns or phases. The MtG Comprehensive Rules state:
You are also "sharing" turns.
A card that reads in part "target player takes an extra turn" will cause both heads to take an additional turn.
The same is true for controling another player's Turn (Mindslaver, Sorin Markov)
Sudden Disappearance affects only one opponent, even in Two-Headed Giant.
Players do not share control of permanents in Two-Headed Giant.
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I'm restarting this because me and Chevron liked how it turned out the first time around and we want to continue. He even wrote a side story of this RP which is still ongoing and I'm really happy he found inspiration in this. So in order to further fuel his inspiration as well, here goes:
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NOTE.- (This Story borrows elements from a famous anime called Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, but in order to expand on the story further I have simply taken some of the elements and transformed it into a unique original story. Many things in this RP will have no relation to said anime because I want every participant to create their own spells and use their imagination too not just adhere to the existing elements of that anime. If you want to participate and don't know the anime, it's fine, but if you can look it up, specially the Third season called StrikerS, then you'll get an idea of what I'm aiming for.)
Dimensions, through time and space the Federation of Time and Space Security has watched over for the safety of the Multiverse. Magical forces of the FTSS have kept balance for over a hundred years. Now this balance is threatened.
Strike Force 10 has been decimated. Not a single unit member survived.
Their mission was clear. The Extraction and Safety of Federation officials from the Planet Sigmunde in Multiverse Sigma. The unit was decimated by a rogue group of Mages. However due to their efforts all Federation Officials were saved and extracted.
The Elite Division Nine has been assigned to the case. There are also reports of ancient artifacts resonating in multiple areas of the multiverse.
The Purpose of Division Nine is simple, to locate, secure and protect ancient magical artifacts and also to prevent the use of these artifacts through team effort.
You are now a cadet of the Elite Division Nine. Your Magical power is beyond that of an ordinary Mage, and your aptitude tests are off the charts, this is the reason why you were hand picked by the Division. The division is led by Commander Terra Carrington, with Captains Illya Terranova and Juno Aika.
You are now part of Forward Team Cobalt. You have recieved a Magical device during your basic training. This device when in standby mode can take the shape of anything, be it a jewel, card, book, headband, or basic jewelry. When activated in combat, the device will take the form of the weapon that the user gave it when he first activated it be it a gun, staff, sword, etc. The device also provides the user with a magical armor, the user when first activating it has to picture his armor very clearly in his mind, these armors go from light fabrics like dresses to knight armors, even though dresses or suits may look not as tough as an armor they have the same resistance as a fortified suit of armor, the only aspect that changes is the physical look as it adjusts to the user's preference in clothing.
The devices also have power limits depending on the user's rank or mage standing. The maximum mage rank attainable is SS which is pretty much unleashed and it's reserved to the Federation's highest officials and it needs permission to be activated. The highest normal mage rank that can be achieved is S. All cadets are B rank mages and upon their graduation they become A rank. The highest Mage rank attainable for Middle Rank Officers is AA.
When into the Division, you are expected to work as a team. There are several positions in a team, mostly consisting of four. The Two Close Quarters Specialists, The Mid-Ranged Combat Specialist and the Support Magic Specialist.
All cadets are broken into teams of four. Right now Division Nine has recruited only a handful of trainees. You, are one of them.
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The Enemy revealed himself to be none other than Doctor Hyman, a noted geneticist and biologist specializing in the development of artificial mages created through the blood and genes of real mages.
After his research was stopped and his career destroyed for his discoveries, he swore vengeance as he disappeared in the borders of the Federation.
Now he has returned stronger than ever, with several artificial mages from his ultimate project, The Alphabet Mages.
A new unit of Magical Enforcement under the guidance of Terra Carrington and Captains Illya Terranova and Juno Aika, have encountered these mages in combat and sustained heavy damage. Shana Takeuchi, now Shana Terranova falling victim to Doctor Hyman changed to project P and thanks to the efforts of her comrades and sister she was able to separate herself from Pandora, the artificial mage that now swore allegiance to her and fuses with Shana in order to grant her more power.
Now as the time for battle draws near, the team must overcome all obstacles and face one moral decision. Will they capture Doctor Hyman as was ordered by the Federation, or challenge the orders and kill him?
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Appearence: (Pictures are better, if you have anime ones are best since this is an anime type RP)
Device Name: (You have to name your device which in turn gives you your weapon and armor. In order to use your device and call upon your armor and weapon, you must say "Device name, setup", and it will activate after responding with "Stand by, Ready", Also say what the device looks like when not in weapon mode.)
Specialty: (Close Quarters, Mid-Range or Support Magic)
Special Attacks: (These are the signature magic spells of your character performed with the device's help. Just so you know, your device is alive in a way, it can communicate with you in some degree, it can understand your words though it may not always reply, think of it as a program. After you call your special move's name, your device will say something around the sort of: "Insert special attack name, stand by" as it readies the attack and then fires)
Biography: (Explain where you come from, what planet were you born. If you were born on Earth state that you come from Unregulated Planet #97)
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Check this youtube video to see what the show Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is like for reference.
Using severe amounts of magical power cause great stress in one's body so make sure your characters don't overdo it too much otherwise they will have to suffer a bit.
Every mage has a linker core inside of him, it's what allows him/her to use magic. Whenever you hear this term you will know about it.
Here's my character so you can have an idea.
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Name: Shana Takeuchi
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearence: Red hair, petite figure, ruby-like eyes when in her form, out of it she has blue eyes and is insanely beautiful.
Device Name: Queen's Heart, it looks like a pendant when not in use.
Specialty: Mid-Range Attacks
Special Attacks:
Destiny Cannon
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And in the Excellion Form(Advanced form, you all have one but you must activate it, you can call the form whatever you like but you must say "Name of form, Activate")
Excellion Buster
Nova Cannon
Destiny Cannon Advanced
Special Form in unison
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Biography: Born on Unregulated Planet #97, Shana is a japanese girl with little background as a mage. Due to an incident with a former Strike Force member she was granted the device Queen's Heart which she used to protect herself and the officer out of instinct. She was recruited into the Federation at age 10 and has been with the Task Force ever since. Due to her service record and high marks on tests she was hand picked by Captain Terranova to serve under her squad. She's been under training regime for the past 2 months.
Formerly known as "Miracle"
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Name: Kai Gorita
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Device Name: Dark Guardian which is a half moon crescent that is chained to his wrist. The Dark Guardian can shift between sword form and cannon mode. The sword form is shaped like a crescent blade and the cannon is a dark grey color.
Specialty: Mid range
Special Attacks:
Special Attacks:
Sword Empower: While using his device in his sword form he can channel magical energy through the sword while in combat improving it's damage.
Shadow Sword Slice: Kai gathers energy into his sword and then swings it rapidly to release the energy onto an attacker.
Hyper Shot: Kai's device switches to cannon mode and fires a massive burst of magical energy at a target. After a bit of training he has trained himself not to use as much magic while firing it which allows him to avoid running out of magic as quickly as he used to.
Final Explosion: Kai takes himself, and everything within twenty feet of him out with him in a powerful suicide attack that unleashes all of the magic in his body.
Inferno cannon: Kai uses a massive amount of magical energy to launch this powerful attack which is basiclly a two shot attack. It drains his magic very quickly and is capable to causing quite a bit of damage to even the strongest opponet.
Advanced Form: Berserker Form
Kai was born on a small planet known as Unregulated Planet number 72. Four years after he was born, his parents were killed in a gangfight. Eight years after he was born, his planet came under attack by a powerful mage who was seeking artifacts that would further increase his power. All of the colonists were killed in the resulting battle with the exception of Kai who was left alone on the planet for years. When the Federation sent a team to the planet years later to look for areas to set up mining operations they found a young man who has been alone for years. He was recruited into the federation when he realized that he had nothing else.
Kai was originally...akward in social situations to say the least. He was always getting into fights and was always very angry with the world in general. Now that he has spent time around Shana he has lost much of the anger that he used to feel all the time and has even been known to crack the occasional grin when around her. He recently realized that he has feelings for her and is trying to figure out what to do with these feelings.
In his Berserker form he can shrug off small calibur attacks and is much faster, however, the injuries still remain after he drops out of Berserker form and then they begin to take their toll on him. When in Berserker form his hair and eyes take on a silver color and his hair goes down to his shoulders.
Short term history: Shortly after assisting in the rescue of Shana he has been struggeling with his feeling for her. He is not used to these feelings and as such is having a hard time dealing with them. Although Shana and the captains don't know it, he has sworn to kill Doctor Hyman.
Name: Hizuni Gorita(Adopted by Kai at a very young age when her parents were killed.)
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Appearance ((No picture available at the moment. A description will have to do.)) Short black hair, Green eyes, around 5'3.
Device name: Heaven's light. It looks like a small diamond while not active and turns into a broadsword when activated.
((Her former device was the dark heart, but it was confiscated by Kai as it was infused with magic that could possibly corrupt her.))
Specialty: Close range
Special Attacks:
Heaven's Thunder: Hizuni infuses her broadsword with a magical electric charge and then releases it in beam form at her opponet. Short range only.
Judgement Strike: Hizuni's sword is infused with electrical energy and then she strikes her opponet with it.
Holy Light Strike: Based off a Technique that Kai doesn't use anymore. Hizuni gathers energy into her sword and then swings it rapidly through the air to release the energy onto an enemy target.
Advanced Form: Shadow Angel. When Hizuni enters her shadow angel form, her body glows with a faint light and her eyes take on a blue tinge.
Advanced form techniques:
Body Enhance: Hizuni fills her whole body with Magical energy and is able to increase her speed and the time between her attacks. Rarely used.
Holy Light Beam: Hizuni fires a beam of blue magical energy from the tip of her sword at an opponet. very powerful and uses up quite a bit of magic.
Biography: Hizuni was orphaned almost immediatly after her birthday and was found by Kai around five hours later. He saw that she was an orphan as well and decided to look after the younger girl to protect her from the elements and criminals.
Kai took care of Hizuni from that moment on until around a rouge mage led an attack on the colony to steal valuable artifacts. During the battle all of the colonists were killed with Kai being the only survivor left on the planet. Hizuni was abducted by the mage and was taken away and trained by him. The mage's training was slowly bringing her to hate Kai for not being able to stop the mage from abducting her.
After nine years had passed, Kai was able to find Hizuni on his former home planet planet where he met the mage in battle and managed to rescue her and nearly kill the mage.
Now Hizuni is serving with Kai and the others in Elite Division 9 and has sworn herself to help capture Doctor Hyman, not knowing that her older adopted brother has sworn to kill him.
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Age: 23
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Appearence: (No pic, but I'll see if I can find one
) Ming often wears a conical, straw hat, the type seen in the Far East. He also wears a large, black trench coat. He has hazel eyes, and a large scar running down the left side of his face.
Device: Blue Dawn (a jade ring that dangles from a red string that's tied to his hat).
Specialty: Mid-range
Special attacks:
-Light shot (thin beam of light that he can shoot from his fingers)
-Meteor (concentrated ball of light that can be thrown at enemies)
-Impact (light concentrates around his fist, which causes his punches to be more powerful.)
-Light wall (pretty much just a wall of light used for defensive purposes)
Form: Evening Star (In his advanced form, he glows faintly, making him look slightly ethereal)
-Shining beam (a wide, powerful beam of light that can be shot out the palms of his hands for a short time)
-Supernova (causes a big, blinding explosion a short distance away by building up a huge amount of energy, but takes alot out of Ming, and could potentially hurt his comrades)
-Firefly (causes a countless number of small points of light to gather around him, then shoots towards the enemy)
Bio: Born on Unregulated Planet #97, Xi Ming is a half-Chinese person who was once a mercenary. A veteran of a few battles, Xi Ming often prefers to work alone, unless given no other option. Xi Ming was recruited due to his experience, but has little training as a mage. He is also very quiet, and prefers to have little or no conversation. He has been known to give the cold shoulder, but is warming up to his teammates.
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Age: 21
Gender: Male
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Device Name: Devil's Blade. A small knife Hank keeps by his waist. The knife cannot be used for combat unless its activated and turns into his rifle.
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Specialty: Mid-Range
Special Attacks:
Dragon's Spit: His rifle takes the shape of a rocket launcher and fires and explosive ball of magic
One Shot: The rifle's takes the shape of a sniper rifle and fires one high caliber shot.
Devastation: The rifle takes the shape of a shotgun and fires a concentrated burst of magical energy.
Oblivion: The rifle takes the shape of a large canon like weapon and after some charge time fires a very powerful beam of energy. It costs a lot of energy, thus Hank uses it only when needed.
Hank's body is covered head to toe in armor. He gains high strength and endurance but goes without his agility and speed. He rarely uses this as he prefers agility to brute force. His rifle seems to his armor thus is not available to him in this form.
Crush: Hank stomps the ground creating a mighty shockwave.
Thrust: Hank dashes forward with great force. (like Biotic Charge)
Reaper's Touch: Hank puts a good deal of energy into one punch for a powerful blow.
Personality/Features: Hank is a reckless individual who needs a dictionary when asked words like 'safety' . He knows he's a skilled fighter and loves to show that off. Battles to him aren't survival, but having the maximum amount of fun he can. He gladly welcomes a challenge, and has a hard time backing down from a fight even if the odds are against him. Hank also likes to run his mouth quite a bit. This ranges from joking about something, to insulting the enemy, to just saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. This has made him a bit of a pain for his superiors.
Being an "alien" in terms of the human beings he works with, Hank is a bit different from them. He has a humanoid look to him, despite his skin being gray. The only major difference between him and a human are the reaction times. Hank's reflexes are much better than the average human's. He also has a higher endurance in terms of running and jumping.
Biography: Hank was born on the planet notorious planet Ven. It hide a high crime rate, and was home to many gang leaders. It was two steps away from vacational stay and one closer to home of the scum. Ven, despite its crime rate, is a somewhat beautiful planet. Rural areas make Ven seem warm, while the cities are somewhat startling. Hank was fortunate enough to grow up in a nice rural area, but his family was poor. Hank was nothing like his father who was an extremely hard worker. Hank wanted to help his family get richer, and didn't believe living the way they were could support them.
Hank made his way into one of Ven's many cities to try to get some more money. He stumbled upon a man who needed help with a little job. Anxious to make some quick cash, Hank quickly volunteered. Too late did he realize he was part of a little thieving job. The job changed Hank a little, as he found himself enjoying the thrill. He did another little job, and loved it the second time. Hank did this in secrecy each night, so his parents would never find out.
Hank became better and better with each heist. His reflexes were incredible, and no other could beat him. He could take down a few enemies within a few seconds. His aim was fairly decent as well, but not quite as good. That didn't stop him from practicing though. The better Hank got, the more jealous his fellow thieves became. This jealously would soon get the better of them, and on their next heist they would do something drastic.
They wounded Hank and left him for dead. Hank managed to evade the police and get to safety. He learned Ven's number one rule that day, watch your back. From that point Hank only wanted revenge for what had happened, but needed to do something first. He faked his death so that it couldn't be traced back to his parents. For the next few years he practiced getting better as a fighter. His proficiency with firearms was astounding, and combined with his reflexes made him a natural killer. With that he put on a black mask, and red goggles to hide his face and got revenge on those who had wronged him.
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Brett McLean admits he's heard all of the stories and tales of the 1986 St. Clairsville Red Devil football team, which is the only team in the illustrious history of the school to win a regional crown.
"Those are the 'glory days'," McLean said. "I've heard about Coach (George) Strager's years and the stretch from the late 70s to the mid 80s. From what I've heard, those were great teams and a great era of St. Clairsville football. I hope there's a time when people are talking about some of our teams like those."
McLean and the rest of the Red Devils are hoping to etch another chapter into the St. Clairsville football history book and at the same time bring the school's second regional championship home Friday night.
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defense will receive another test this week against a strong Johnstown-Monroe running game during their Division IV, Region 15 championship game Friday night. Pictured are some of the defensive standouts are Luke Smith (22), Cole Stephen (52), Derek Shunk (55) and Corey Ernest (72).
"It would be another step in the direction we want to head towards," McLean said. "We've set (winning the regional) as a goal and we've got a chance to accomplish it."
The Red Devils will get their chance at Zanesville's Sulsberger Memorial Stadium against a sound and physical Johnstown-Monroe squad, which is also seeking its second regional title in school history.
St. Clairsville, which is a perfect 12-0, got to this point by virtue of victories against Harrison Central (41-6) and last week against Piketon (59-27).
In neither of the Red Devils' opening two tournament victories has there been much of a celebration. It's been business as usual for St. C., which is perfectly okay with McLean.
"We don't want to sound cold-hearted or unappreciative of where we are because that's not the case at all," McLean said. "But, we've been trying to avoid over reacting to winning one. We want to keep it going because we've got bigger ideas and goals. We realize we have to win one week at a time and that's the case again this week with a huge test."
The Johnnies, meanwhile, are 10-2 on the season and have posted tournament victories against Indian Valley (24-21) and then routed second-seeded Ironton last week in Athens by a 42-7 count to advance to meet the Devils.
"When you're playing in Week 13, there are no frontrunners or anything like that because all of the teams you're playing are very, very good," said Johnstown-Monroe head coach Mike Carter. "Our kids have really gelled and become a much tighter knit group of young men throughout the season. We realize the kind of challenge St. Clairsville is going to present to us."
During the course of the regular season, the Johnnies were dealt setbacks by Division III playoff entrant Granville during week one, 39-20 and then in Week 8, they dropped a 42-35 setback to Danville, which is still alive in the Division VI, Region 23 tournament.
Don't think for a minute that McLean or any member of the Red Devils' squad will get caught looking ahead for one second.
"Our ultimate goal is starting to come into sight, but we can't lose focus on what's ahead because it's a process," McLean said. "We've warned these kids all along about not being satisfied and having a happy-to-be-there attitude. This is a very hungry, focused team that wants to keep this going as long as it can."
The winner of Friday's encounter will earn a berth in the Ohio Division IV Final Four and the state semifinals to be played on Nov. 23. The Region 15 champion will tangle with the Region 13 champion at a site to be determined by the OHSAA on Sunday.
The Region 13 final pits defending state champion Creston Norwayne (12-0) against Brookfield (12-0). All told, the Division IV tournament still has six teams remaining that have yet to taste defeat.
While the Johnnies knocked off Coshocton in last year's regional final before bowing out, St. Clairsville hasn't played for the regional title since 2007 when it dropped a tough decision to Williamsport Westfall at Gahanna Lincoln High School.
That game and appearance hasn't sat well with McLean since.
"After that game, we felt, as a coaching staff, that we didn't take advantage of some opportunities," McLean said. "We talked coming home that night that we had to continue to work to get back to that point and then take the next step. Now, we've got that chance again. I've had people tell me to enjoy it. We certainly enjoy it, but we're also looking at this as a business trip. We want to care of our business and if we do that, we feel as if we'll enjoy it even more."
Business resumed on the weekend for the coaches and Monday for the players as attention shifted to the Johnnies and their bruising running game.
The Red Devils allowed 27 points last week and will face another stiff challenge from a Johnnies' offense that's scored pointed in bunches all season. However, they go about it differently than Piketon did, which employed a spread attack.
"The competition gets better every week in the Ohio playoffs and that's true again," McLean said. "We'll see a much different approach and attack this week because Johnstown really hangs its hat on the running game. That's what they are."
The Johnnies are averaging 331 yards per game on the ground and just 51.5 yards a week through the air, but not to be lost in the equation is that the Johnnies relied heavily on the pass in last week's victory against Ironton.
"The situation arose that we were able to do some things with the pass," Carter said. "It's something we looked at and worked hard on during the week and it worked out for us."
The Red Devils are gearing up for the run first as sophomore Cody Farley (5-10, 170) is the go-to-guy in the Johnnies' backfield. Farley has ran for 1,681 yards and 16 touchdowns this season on 265 carries.
"I think their running back (Farley) is an excellent player," McLean admitted. "Being just a sophomore, it's pretty scary to think about what that kid's going to look like in a few years."
Senior Tyler Thompson triggers the offense from the quarterback position. He's ran 146 times for 1,060 yards and 16 touchdowns. Through the air, he's passed 77 times, completing 31 for 596 yards and six touchdowns.
Senior Adam Carter is also a viable option from the fullback spot. He's carried 104 times for 611 yards and eight touchdowns. All told, Johnstown has ran for 3,973 yards and 47 touchdowns.
Senior Nick Sadinsky is the Johnnies' leading receiver with 10 catches for 263 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Corbin Grassman has caught nine passes for 138 yards.
"They run the ball so well that it opens up their passing game," McLean said. "They've done that the past two weeks where they've ran play-action passes for big gains. They really do a nice job of taking advantage of what's given to them."
The Red Devils' defense could be a bit shorthanded this week. Ben Coleman left last week's game with a knee injury and McLean wasn't sure of his status and St. C. is also dealing with a disciplinary issue after a player was ejected in last week's game.
"We're preparing as if we're not going to have those kids," McLean said.
St. C. will have all-district performers Luke Smith and Michael Ferns leading the way at the linebacker posts. Both are over 100 tackles and are coming off big games last week.
The Devils have also received solid play from Jerrid Marhefka, Corey Ernest, Colby Lindsay, Titus Lepic, Derek Shunk and countless others all season on the defensive side of the ball.
The Johnstown defense is allowing almost 17 points a game this season. It allowed a season-high 39 points in that aforementioned loss to Granville.
"St. Clairsville has a very fast and very athletic group of young men," Carter said. "They fly around on both sides of the ball. They've got a lot of talented kids they can utilize offensively. It's going to be a tough four quarters of football."
When focusing on the Red Devils, teams have decisions to make. Should you focus on taking away junior jet Jaylon Brown or try to bring the heat on senior quarterback Matt Kinnick to take away the high-flying Red Devils' passing game?
"I think you have to be solid all the way around," Carter said. "We have to focus on the complete package as best we can. We have to be gap sound and our kids need to focus on defending their areas as far as whatever zone you have. Once you do that, you have to fly to the ball and be sure tacklers."
Brown put on another clinic last week, scoring six touchdowns. All told, he's carried the ball 145 times for 1,565 yards and 33 touchdowns. He's scored 38 touchdowns this season.
Kinnick, who has received brilliant protection from the offensive front of Ernest, Cole Stephen, Joel Giffin, Tom Parker and Jay Gossett, has been impressive. He's completed 103-of-164 passes for 2,301 yards and 30 touchdowns. He's only thrown three interceptions.
In the passing game, seniors Dan Monteroso, who was named Eastern District Offensive Player of the Year earlier this week, and Marhefka are the go-to guys. Monteroso has caught 46 passes for 999 yards and 15 touchdowns. Marhefka has 20 receptions for 507 yards, which equates to better than 25 yards per catch. He's scored five touchdowns.
The Michigan-bound Ferns is also an option as a ball carrier and pass catcher for the Red Devils. He's got 479 yards of total offense and seven touchdowns.
"When I first looked at St. Clairsville, their big-play ability is what really jumped out at me," Carter said. "We have to limit those plays and we need to control the ball offensively as best we can."
The Johnnies' defense, which has forced 28 turnovers, is led by Grassman at linebacker. He has recorded 121 tackles and four sacks. Junior Clayton Bullard (6-5, 200) has 106 tackles and an impressive 18 sacks from his defensive end post. Sadinsky roams in the secondary and has 92 tackles and six interceptions, while senior Daniel Mark Alemendinger has 70 tackles.
"They are super aggressive defensively," McLean said. "We need to get a handle on that because they'll bring pressure from all different angles in their base defense. I really think this will be the best defense we've faced all season. They're big, fast and athletic."
St. Clairsville's offense has made a living on the quick scores, including last week when it had three, one-play scoring drives.
"We know those big plays are a luxury," McLean said. "We also know we're going to have to earn some points, too by grinding out some drives. We've been able to do that this season and we'll need more of it."
Both teams are solid in the kicking. Junior Charles Benton handles the placement duties for the Johnnies. He's connected on 32 PATs and three field goals. Junior Zach Musilli has done the majority of the placekicking for the Devils. He's nailed 60 PAT kicks and three field goals. Haylee Skukan has also been a solid second option with 15 PATs.


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Do you ever wish you could see who down-voted your deal, and ask them why they voted it down?
I've had deals down-voted, and am left scratching my head. Looks like a deal to me, and it's a useful item, so why was it down-voted? I understand why woot!'s set up the way it is, and wouldn't want it any other way, but there are times...
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Some people think the world revolves around them and will downvote a deal they feel isn't a deal FOR THEM. I'm not talking about downvoting the many obvious shills, they deserve it. I mean the people who downvote, for example, a deal for Firefly on DVD because they didn't personally like/watch the series. These people don't understand that the community is larger than just them, and deals are posted for a variety of interests, not just theirs.
I thought I was the only one that wonders this! I sometimes put up some (what I think) great deals and wonder why it was down voted.
Yeah I wonder the same thing. If they can find a better deal elsewhere, ok that's a good point. If it isn't something they'd use - who cares, move on to the next. If the product or company is bad - let me know, thanks for the info! If it is an ongoing deal in your area (but not in everyone's area) don't hate that it just became available nationwide again and was reposted. Franchises don't always have the same deals offered at the same time. I've given up defending those deals, but I will still post them to get the word out to those of us in the "limited time only" areas.
Could be people don't like the website your deal is from, or the product your deal is about, or your deal is a duplicate, or you listed free shipping when it isn't, or your deal is already expired, or you didn't include a description/price/valid link for your deal, or you have a downvote stalker, or haters gonna hate, or people meant to downvote another deal but they are using a tablet and have big fingers and accidentally downvoted the wrong deal, or a competitor is trying to downvote the competition, or 42.
@90mcg112: I have nothing new to add.
I think it's better that people don't know. Seems like it'd promote more harassment.
I have. But, I have also been an offender in this respect too. I see a lot of things (mostly on the popular page) that really don't seem to be good deals (the breadsticks from Little Caesars last week for instance). And, since I don't at all care about my rep, I'm not hesitant to down-vote popular deals. My advice is to just not let it bother you (easier said than done though).
You can't see who voted against a particular deal, but you can see every deal a particular user voted against.
Edit: I guess that's only on questions. (not deals)
Sometimes yes, but mostly no as I recognize that I wouldn't want other people bugging me about why I downvoted.
What irritates me is when I put up a deal that gets downvoted and dies in obscurity, then later someone else puts up what amounts to the same deal and gets voted into popularity. It just highlights for me that the upvote/downvote numbers don't really mean very much in evaluating whether a deal is good or not.
For example, my deal for Chinese lanterns at $2.50 each which ended up at -1:
Someone else's deal for Chinese lanterns at $2.50 each which ended up at 36:
Good on Belyndag for getting the upvotes, but it's an annoying phenomenon.
It is frustrating. The most irritating to me is the downvote because it was less expensive once (months ago). It may be the best deal right now on something you need, but because it was once a buck less, people no longer think it is a deal. I have no time machine!!!!
Simple. Some people are just jerks.
@90mcg112: @mkdr: @conanthelibrarian: @stile99: @drjing:
I know exactly what's going on. It's the Black Triangle club voting other deals down.
I also know how to counter this. Would you guys like to form our own clan?
Let me know. Feel free to PM me.
@moondrake: I've noticed that as well, and just experienced it myself again today. I believe certain people have an enturage of followers who will upvote anything they do, even if it is not a deal. Case in point, a certain account that posts a lot of deals for their own website posted a 'deal' for coffee today. Last I checked it had 30 upvotes. The funny thing is the deal (naturally) points to their own website...but if you look on the REAL website, the deal is about $1.50 less. So I posted the real deal...and it has been sitting there all day with just the one upvote...the one it gets from being posted. At the time I posted, the higher cost, self-serving 'deal' had 28 upvotes, meaning it got at least two more even after the same item was posted at a lower price.
Nah. If there was such a feature, and you'd actually use it to confront downvoters, then you're taking downvotes (and by extension, woot itself) far too seriously. This ain't world of warcraft.
Oh, and another thing to consider: sometimes a downvote might come because even though it might be a great product at a fair price, the site might have a bad reputation for rude customer service, not shipping items, etc. So a downvote might not necessarily be a reflection of the poster, product, or price, but merely come from a desire to warn others from getting scammed or having other problems.
I don't understand why people upvote a deal, even without looking at the actual page, when it's been expired for over 8 hours. And flagged as such. I also don't get why the Woot staff doesn't RIP deals when they are flagged, but lets them sit on the boards all day.
And I am also sure there are trolls out there who flag other Wooters posts simply because they have an attitude or feel somehow wronged or dissed. It's amazing how there are so many psychics on Woot who can determine others' motivations or educational backgrounds etc.
@starblind: To me, a downvote with no explanation isn't a warning, it's a mini-slam. How is anyone going to guess that a great looking deal with a -3 score has been downvoted because several people have experienced bad customer service? If there's a problem with the site and people want to warn others. just a few words in the comments box will go miles further than an unexplained downvote.
@moondrake: In an ideal world in which everyone had infinite free time, sure. But it takes an instant to vote vs 20 minutes typing out a detailed customer experience story, and not everyone feels like bothering with that. Especially when it could just get mod-deleted anyway.
It kind of ties into my larger point that while some people take deals.woot way, way too seriously and work hard to build a reputation and good "stats". Frankly, that's pretty silly. Post what you like and if everybody loves it, great, if not that's fine too. It's not worth stressing out over either way.
@starblind: others looks at this place as a community and treat it as such. How seriously it is taken by a particular user is their prerogative.
Though I've downvoted w/o explanation, I could see where that would be particularly irritating if you thought you posted a good deal and aren't getting any real feedback. I get more annoyed when my deals disappear w/o warning or an explanation. Now that would be a great feature, auto-email with a reason your deal was removed.
@thumperchick: Exactly, and in a community, you want your fellow community members to be guided toward good deals and away from bad deals, whether or not you have time to write a manifesto on each one. Upvoting and downvoting are both good for the community.
But that comes with a dark side too, and some users obsess over stat-building and treat Woot like, well, a game rather than a community. Every time I read someone raging over a downvote it brings to mind those videos where someone rages and screams at their computer because their Warcraft character got turned into a toad or whatever. These are exactly the same users who would use the proposed feature to harass/retaliate whoever downvoted them.
I downvoted it, and I did it because I don't like your tie.
You can rest easy now.
@moondrake: Wow! You're right! The best explanation I can think of in this case is timing. Your deal was posted April 17 at 2:14 PM and mine was posted June 29 at 5:24 AM. The time of a posting probably makes a difference as far as who is reviewing and voting on deals.
Count me among the folks who would REALLY appreciate an explanation for downvotes, just in case the vendor is a company I should beware of. (Bad grammar alert!) I rarely downvote deals, personally. If it's just not for me, or not something I consider a good deal, I just move past it. Except for those cigar deal postings. I've got a solid hatred of tobacco products and occasionally I just have to downvote them. Sorry if they're your deals. I doubt if anyone wants me to post my family/friend history of smoking related illnesses.
No, I just assume they're Reddit rejects who'll downvote anything that's not bacon, zombies, or Monty Python.
You really mean "Pull them through your monitor and smack them upside the head", don't you?
So how about a feature that works like this:
1. You downvote a deal.
2. A popup window asks why and presents you with options.
* Spam
* Found Deal Cheaper Elsewhere (May ask for link)
* Item is at regular price
* Shipping too expensive
* Other: Must provide text comment
3. Once the appropriate option is selected, it will downvote the deal and then autopost a comment with the reason it was downvoted.
@cengland0: Excellent suggestion. I second that.
I kind of like @cengland0 idea. I don't downvote often, but when I do I always mention why in a comment unless somebody has beaten me to it. The only thing I would add to the list of reasons is a problem with the seller. I will downvote a deal if the seller is exceptionally sketchy/unreliable.
We are not the ones that downvote every shoe deal.
@jsimsace: You're right. You have to be on deals tab to see down voted deals
and community tab to see downvoted questions.
LOL! I posted several dealsearlier today and just checked to see how the votes are going. EVERY SINGLE ONE received one (and only one) downvote.They were unrelated items from different vendors, so I can't assume that someone had a problem with all t-shirts or a particular site. Now I'm really curious! Have I been slammed or did somebody just go on a down-voting binge?
@belyndag: I'm thinking that sort of thing is just trolling, tbh.
You know it's not you, you're cool. :)
Really, I'm suspecting the more attention that gets called to downvoting, chances are the more trollvoting that happens as a result. It's a theory. I've got no science on this.
@inkycatz: You're probably right. Since these were all posted about the same time, someone got a wild hare and went to the "fresh" button and downvoted a page or two of deals, I guess.
On the other hand, I'm not particularly cool, I assure you. Just ask my kids!
@belyndag: I always tell people I'm cooler on the internets. :D
@cengland0: Great Idea!
Your soap dispenser deal probably got downvoted because you can buy similar products for around $6 msrp. There are definite trends as to when you post your deal and its voting rate or acceptance. Probably has to do with the work day and when people have the free time to woot around. It would be cool to see some more statistical analysis of woot trends. Ok, maybe not cool but interesting.
@cengland0: Great idea.
mine got down voted 4 times and I think the 4th one tattled, so woot RIPed it even thou the deal is still good


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Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure. The outside has a definite Sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different.
As of July 2015, all supported Postfix releases have new TLS default settings that no longer enable export-grade ciphers, and no longer enable the SSLv2 and SSLv3 protocols. These ciphers and protocols have little if any legitimate use today, and have instead become a vehicle for downgrade attacks. See the announcement for more.
Logjam Attack: this has mostly the same countermeasure as FREAK: disable EXPORT ciphers on the SMTP server side, as described under the next bullet.
FREAK Attack: To protect vulnerable clients execute as root "postconf smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers=EXPORT; postfix reload". This command removes EXPORT ciphers with opportunistic as well as mandatory TLS. The impact of this attack was already low because each Postfix SMTP server process computes its own own "ephemeral" RSA key and terminates after a limited time.
GHOST Attack: Postfix does not call gethostbyname() since 2005. There is no Postfix code that invokes this function unless Postfix is specifically built for operating systems from more than 10 years ago (this requires the compile-time option "-DNO_IPV6").
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19 Oct 2012 2:04 AM #1
[1.1.1] + iOS6 - Msg Prompt not working.
Prompt is getting focus when pressing the textfield but it is not possible to write anything in the textfield.
Testet as web-app and in Phonegap with the same result. Also testet with ST 1.1 with same result.
Before upgrading to iOS6 it has been working for a year.
A fast override would be very good?
19 Oct 2012 3:57 AM #2
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Is this still happening in ST2? Development has moved on to ST2. As a support subscriber if you need a patch for this then you can open a ticket via http://support.sencha.comMitchell Simoens @LikelyMitch
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19 Oct 2012 4:10 AM #3
If thats what you want.
21 Oct 2012 10:46 PM #4
22 Oct 2012 12:32 AM #5
Thanks hotdp
With around 24 man months of coding in 1 app all in ST 1.1.1 ... it is not a simple matter to jump to ST2 !
... just to get a problem like this fixed! Thanks for persevering.


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There are permission request boxes such as this one, or requests from other users as per online social networking sites. Are there any studies that show people becoming jaded of dialogue boxes of any sort?
There are permission request boxes such as this one, or requests from other users as per online social networking sites. Are there any studies that show people becoming jaded of dialogue boxes of any sort?
Yes, there is extensive research on this question available in the literature on usable security, and they have found that users do indeed become jaded. This is an important challenge for making security usable: sometimes developers think, if in doubt, just throw in another warning dialog; but the research literature shows that this is a bad idea.
References. Here are some examples of work in the literature:
Microsoft conducted a lot of testing into the User Account Control (UAC) between Windows Vista (when it was introduced) and Windows 7. They have a post about this on their msdn blogs:
(Emphasis mine)
The article goes on to discuss some of their AB testing that they went through when making decisions on how to handle permissions dialog messages in Windows 7.
(Emphasis mine)
Unfortunately they haven't published their test results (as far as I can see), so as with any study that references data that isn't published may need to be taken with a grain of salt. However the article (and the links to previous articles mentioned within that post) make very interesting reading.
Dialog boxes are needed. In the old HCI thinking, a user interface is essentially a dialog between a human, and a computer.
However, handling of the dialog boxes can become habitual. The typical example is Word or any similar document editor: when you close an unsaved document, usually, you don't want to save it. In those exceptional times when you actually want to save it, you're prone to click "don't save" anyway.
Therefore, it is a recommended best practice to avoid opening dialog boxes often. Provide forgiveness instead of asking for confirmation: provide a way so that the user can undo. If you look at document editors on iOS (Pages, or OmniOutliner), they don't have confirmation dialogs at all, and I guess the Lion version of Pages doesn't have it either.
Also, the users are sometimes not able to comprehend the situation in question. Like, in this case, I bet an average user doesn't really know, what "Microsoft Windows Component Publisher" means. There is no meaningful action in this case from the view of the user.
In other cases, the dialog box doesn't tell the user what can he do, what would be the result of each of the choices, and how would the user benefit from those possible futures. Always provide the right context, and make the options always clear from the users' perspective.
The users are always trying to achieve a goal. If the goal is to remove an application, they do whatever it takes to remove the application, even if a dialog box tells them it also removes their whole windows installation, publishes their nasty pictures on the internet, and sell their soul on eBay.
Together with this, and the habituality of choosing a default option, it's rather discouraged to do dialog boxes most of the time.
I'll grab the studies for you, and edit this answer in a moment, just couldn't find it at Nielsen (useit.com - albeit I'm sure it's there), but I have a few UX books lying around here.
Edit: Unfortunately, I didn't find the usual psychologic journal stuff about this,as this has been a known fact since the eighties, and even writers from the nineties were too lazy to cite these studies correctly.
I could also quote the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (or iOS guidelines) and perhaps also the Windows Interface Guidelines, but they are about practical issues. Also I grabbed two other UX books and I could grab a 90s edition of SEPA (Software Engineering: A Practitioners' Approach), where I remember there was the 10 commandment of user interfaces, that was an often-quoted UI rule-of-thumb guideline, but I don't think I'd find its reference.
All in all, it seems this is something that we understood for 30 years, and everyone is just too lazy to back up their claim. Perhaps it is this way because everyone knows from their private life how easy is to make such mistakes, and it is the most easily tested thing in experimental settings.
As for what to do instead of error boxes, read Raskins' book, or Norman's book. As for looking at how an alert-less application flow looks like,look at Google Docs or Lion / iOS 5 versions of Pages.
Sorry, I couldn't find it, it seems even I just remember that this is how it should be done and these are the reasons, but I can't find in my library where did it actually come from.