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Christmas program
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Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Steubenville will host an open-to-the-public Christmas program at 6 p.m. Sunday featuring Marvin Whiteman's music ministry.
A piano player and vocalist, Whiteman will "jump start your spirit of Christmas" with a Christmas program, a church spokesperson said.
Whiteman has been in the music ministry since 1996.
Refreshments will be served afterwards.
Camera club
meets tonight
The Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club announced the winners of the October competitions for prints and slides.
The month's theme was "Love/Friendship."
The print winners for the theme competition were Leanne Sinicropi, first place; Sam Rees, second place; and Andy Tindor, third place. In the open category, the winners included Claudia Norris, first place; Diane Bannister, second place; and Angela McClain, third place. The special effects winners were Dave Rees, first place; Debra Snider, second place; and Norris, third place.
The theme slide winners were Norris, first place; and Steve Whiting, second place. The open category winners included Norris, first place; and Whiting, second place. The special effects winners were Whiting, first place; and Norris, second place.
The first meeting in October was a business meeting discussing upcoming events. October activities and events included the annual club photo exhibit at the Fort Steuben Mall; a trip to view the photo exhibit of Master Photographer Jay Stock in Wheeling, then proceeding on a field trip to tour downtown Wheeling to photograph Victorian architecture. The annual awards banquet was also held. The club opened its exhibit at the Mary H. Weir Public Library Oct. 23 with the theme "Colors of Autumn."
The special winners chosen from among the mall exhibit pictures were Don Roberts, winner of the "People's Choice Award" with a picture of lightning taken from the Cardinal Plant in Brilliant, Ohio. Dave Rees won the "Member's Choice Award" with a scenic picture taken at Hocking Hills, Ohio.
The camera club holds meetings at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Two Ridges Presbyterian Church hall on state Route 43. The first monthly meeting is usually a workshop on improving photography skills. The second meeting is competitions. Members enter prints and slides in three categories - topic of the month, open and special effects.
Members arrange several picture-taking field trips each year. Club members have the opportunity to display their pictures in various exhibits. Members use both film and digital cameras, and the club welcomes persons of all ages and all levels of photography experience, including beginners.
The yearly dues are $20 per person and $25 for a family.
The next meeting is tonight. There will be no other meetings because of the holidays.
For information, contact Whiting at (740) 546-3923.
Retired teachers
group at 254
The Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association met Nov. 13 at the Starkdale Presbyterian Church in Steubenville with Dave Nicholson, president, presiding.
Marguerite Andres, membership chairman, reported the association has 254 members. She welcomed nine new ones.
Ann Wiley, reservation chairman, announced that the group's next meeting will be held April 9 at the Richmond United Methodist Church.
Necrology Chairman Lloyd Wells reported that one member had passed away since the last meeting in September.
Gloria Renda updated members on the Pleasant Hill Historical School House on state Route 213, Steubenville, with gifts being received from various community residents. It was to host the annual Christmas cookie sale and open house.
Carol Remington, district 9 director of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, discussed health care concerns, referring members to check out the ORTA website.
Janie Wittmer, vice president, introduced John Cucarese of New York Life Insurance Co., who spoke about guaranteed lifetime income and long-term care insurance.
Personal hygiene items for teens were collected for Urban Mission Ministries' Christmas teen stocking outreach.
After lunch, association members heard a report from representatives of the STRS on changes made to teacher retirement and health care.
All retired teachers from Jefferson County and surrounding Ohio counties are welcome to join the association. For information, contact Nicholson by phone at (740) 544-6249 or (740) 632-4239 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Unionport grange
hears reports
The Unionport Community Grange No. 2728 members met recently with reports given on assistance provided for the community center's yard and garage sale and for helping the Unionport Volunteer Fire Department with the community Halloween party and Christmas party.
Grange members prepared Thanksgiving fruit baskets for the ill and shut-ins of the community and surrounding area.
Anyone interested in joining the grange can contact any grange member for information.
Satellite veterans
office open
The satellite office of the Jefferson County Veterans Service Commission will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Dillonvale American Legion, Liberty Street, Dillonvale, to assist veterans, dependents of veterans, and/or veterans' widows with Veterans Administration pensions, compensations, burials, schooling, medical assistance and other veterans' benefits.
For information or assistance, call the Veterans Service Office at (740) 283-8571 or visit the office at 423 North St., Steubenville. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed every Wednesday afternoon to the public.
Garden club
members meet
The November meeting of the Rivers Edge Garden Club was held at the home of Mary Bilchak, who introduced guest speaker Gary Rush.
His presentation was on monarch butterflies, including their migration, hibernation and mating cycles.
Ten members attended, answering the roll call question to name their favorite garden vegetable and how they like to prepare it.
Bilchak gave devotions, reading several short stories from the "Gardeners Guide to Life." Reports were given by Beth Cooper, secretary, and Betty Stewart, treasurer.
Members made donations to Coats for Kids.
The Christmas dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the First Presbyterian Church.
The cost is $12 per person. In lieu of a Christmas gift exchange, each member will collect soaps, toiletries and personal care items that will be donated to the Hutton House in Steubenville. Gift bags are to be dropped off at Stewart's home for delivery there.
Members also will participate in a white elephant exchange during the Christmas dinner, bringing something from home they already have,
Bilchak thanked Ginny Popson for making note cards that will be given with the garden therapy flowers.


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Hi, Danf
Danf, it was a pleasure to meet you and Kevin last night. I just added a user page to this wiki. —Ben Kovitz (talk) 03:47, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
New device for now
Hi Dan, my roommate lilly has borrowed me her MindWave Mobie. It has the same ThinGear chip, but talks over bluetooth, not RF. I have a bluetooth receiver on my laptop, but I reckon the dream machine does not. Either way we can use it to debug the plexer code you're writing. Also see https://github.com/robintibor/python-mindwave-mobile for an object oriented approach to reading data off sent by the ThinkGear. robintibor is more maticulous about data rows than akloister. See you at the pwn meeting tomorrow. User:bfb


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There are better and worse photos of LEGO creations out there. What techniques give better photos? It seems hard to photograph LEGO blocks because they are shiny.
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This question came from our site for LEGO® and building block enthusiasts.
Mike Stimpson (balakov on Flickr) is an absolute maestro of Lego photography, and best of all he maintains a separate account - Balakov's Setups - where he shares his behind-the-scenes shots, showing his full lighting setup and more.
Here are a couple of examples:
The important thing is to use a bounce flash (indirect flash) to avoid reflections, which is what makes the most photos look so unprofessional and ugly.
There are some good explanations and tutorial on how to use a bounce-flash correctly, which would be way too much here:
In addition, when photographing small things (minifigs, for example) a very small depth of field sometimes looks good - take a look at these examples.
There are some articles online specifically oriented towards taking photographs of LEGO creations. Indeed, the reflectivity of the plastic imposes some additional difficulties which you have to be aware of (especially black flat surfaces).
Here are a few tutorials and other general articles:


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Bejeweled 2 (PC/Mac) for Free for $0
Go directly to http://www.popcap.com today on 10/10/10 before 10pm PST and download Bejeweled 2 for either (PC/Mac) for Free! Enjoy!!
Ignore the link sending you to Amazon, it wouldn't let me post the deal otherwise.
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direct link: http://www.popcap.com/games/bejeweled2/
Internet connection is required to register both the download and back-up CD-ROM versions of the game.
If this game isn't showing free in the cart, use coupon code: BEJ101010
Be sure to print the receipt as it contains the code necessary for the game.
I've had this for awhile (paid $6.95). It's good but I miss not having anyone to play against. Really uses tons of battery life to support the graphics which are pretty amazing. Popcap is pretty good with support too.
I will try it.
one for me, the lady and the landlord! lol
wish it had blitz for facebook :/
bejeweled is always good for a break
Link is fixed!
Nice Find!
Awesome! In for 1!
@xyzkill3r: they do have it, just not for free :)
Just downloaded the game. Works great! Thanks for posting this.
Thanks so much!
Used to have it on my Sony Clie. Thanks!!
Sweet! Thanks.
Thanks for this!
Great! Thanks!!!
got mine too, thanks!
mad props for this find!
I like it.
Supposed to end at 10pm Pacific - it's still working for me (12:10am central, Monday).
Thanks for the link!
12:28 Central and it's still working - but I wouldn't wait much longer to get this, just in case.
Jumped on this earlier. Love Peggle and Plants vs Zombies. Hope to love this as well.
D@MN!! I missed it by just minutes! No longer free as of 12:38am Central. Poop.
1:45 EST still works! just remember people you have to add to cart then enter the coupon code! BEJ101010
@rubberducky566 - I just picked it up (10:46 PM PST), so the coupon is still active.
I got it!!! Thanks guys, & thanks Popcap Games!!!
still works with coupon code
Works with coupon code still.
1130pm west coast, worked fine. Thanks!
1:44 10/11/10 and it still worked for me. How many copies of this game do I have now, anyway? Steam, Xbox Live, PC retail, and now this. WTH.
Downloaded at 12:00am 10/11 Arizona time using the "BEJ101010" code!
Got mine!!! 2.30 am center time, 10/11/10... yeah!!!
Just got mine. 12:30AM 10/11/10 where I am.
just downloaded @4:15am eastern. Thanks! I love this game.
The deal is still not dead yet. It is currently 2:40am PST, almost 5 hours after the deal was supposed to end. I just checked the link to the Popcap website and although it no longer shows the game as being free, the coupon code BEJ101010 still works when you apply it after clicking the "buy now" button. Thanks truly go to Popcap for the free game, also jockovonred for posting a direct link and the promo code, faughtey for fixing the links and I hope you had a chance to enjoy it. =)
I am in for 4. Got a copy for me and each of my kids :)
The promo code is still working as of 2:58 pacific.
I do love me some free stuff.
6:60am and the promo code is still good.
7:15am EST coupon still good!
7:40am Eastern, still works.
Coupon Still Good for Free Game!
Still works
We're sorry but this code is not valid for your current order. It may be expired or invalid for the items in your cart.
was very buggy software, and popcap want access to your system (read fine print). Downloaded and Deleted.
8:22am EST and the coupon continues to work. Yay!
Still works at 8:23 AM EST!
Got it. Thanks for this one!
Deal is dead for me. The download only gave me the trial version.
Coupon still working at 8:53EST
Awesome still works 8:55 Eastern


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In the complicated many-sided conflict in Mali, the MNLA, are fighting for a secular state in Azawad, whereas islamists (such as Ansar Dine), seek the imposition of Sharia law across Mali. Recently, France has intervened to prevent islamists from achieving their goals; see also this question.
As the Wikipedia article on the conflict summarises, Ansar Dine and MNLA initially cooperated, but have subsequently waged war because of disagreements about the nature their state should have, and MNLA are now "ready to help" their former opponents in the fight against the Islamists:
We can do the job on the ground. We've got men, arms and, above all, the desire to rid Azawad of terrorism.
Source: Al Arabiya
Until recently, MNLA were fighting against the government of Mali, and now they are fighting with the government of Mali. This seems unusual, and I wonder what the consequences for their relation post-conflict may be. Are there any historical examples of armed secessionist groups joining arms with their de jure government to drive out a common enemy?


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Our Inner Zacchaeus
At yesterday's Angelus in Saint Peter's Square, Pope Francis gave a particularly lovely reflection on the Gospel reading. (I have corrected the translation in a number of places.)
Let's look at Zacchaeus in the tree. His is a ridiculous gesture, but it is an act of salvation. And I say to you: if you have a weight on your conscience, if you are ashamed of so many things that you've done, stop for a moment, do not panic. Think about the fact that Someone is waiting for you because He has never stopped remembering you — and this Someone is your Father, it is God Who waits for you! Climb up, as did Zacchaeus, climb onto the tree of the desire of being forgiven. I will assure you that you will not be disappointed. Jesus is merciful and never grows tired of forgiving! Remember well, that's the way Jesus is.
Brothers and sisters, let us allow Jesus to call us by name. In the depths of our heart, let us listen to His voice that says to us: "Today I must stay at your house," that is, in your heart, in your life. And let us welcome Him with joy. He can change us, can transform our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. He can liberate us from selfishness and make our lives a gift of love. Jesus can do it. Allow yourself to be gazed upon by Jesus!
The Italian text is here.
About the Author
Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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This was indeed a moving comment on Zacchaeus' slightly comical but ultimately salvific moment. I definitely relate to Zacchaeus, given my own spiritual struggles, and our pastor at St. Rose of Lima parish here in Simi Valley gave a wonderful sermon about him.
I think that Papa Francesco has been a welcome relief from the his moral relativism predecessor who never missed a chance to delay justice and reconciliation to the survivors of priestly sexual abuse and exploitation.
I admint that this little ferorino from the pope at Sunday Angelius is really fetching. But, itsn't it time we stop collectively fawning over this pope and start demanding real actions more than words?
Isn't it time Papa Francesco DOES something substantial and signficant to address the greatest scandal to befall the church since the crusades and Inquisition?
When is Papa Francesco going to hear the cry of the real poor - the survivors who were raped and sodomized by priests?
How long, O Lord, how long?
He sure has a way with words. He can make a text come alive in new ways. He's like the whole world's parish priest.
Jim, I think his plan might be to not use his authority but instead inspire people to change so that they right injustice.
It was only recently that I appreciated the import of this story: "And Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house...For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.'" It was Jesus who initiated the visit to Zacchaeus' house. This insight coincides with Luke 15. God does the seeking, and God will prevail with unconditional love and enduring mercy.
In our Sunday homily the priest said that Zacchaeus went out on a limb for Jesus.
Couldn't agree more Claire - aren't all of us looking at ourselves - whenever I pass someone begging on the street i think of Francis saying that it is not enough to give money - we must engage with that person. Even the Bishops (or some of them!) are looking at their lifestyles. So a transformation is already occurring and Francis is smart enough to know that it will be more effective to bring us back to Jesus and His message, rather than be authoriatarian.


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Focus and blur have a reason in a picture when they come together. Blur alone is just a loss of an important element in the photography art, unless it has a reason, like obscuring nudity or creating an additional value... but what is the value of an entirely blurred picture?
Shooting blurred photos can be considered opposite of black and white photography - while black and white is about hiding colors to bring out shapes and shadows, blurring helps to reveal colors by hiding shapes and shadows. An interesting subcategory is a combination of the opposites - black and white blurs - where distractions by both details and colors are hidden away to bring out larger shapes or patterns.
Blurred images could be used for several purposes, like
As an example, Michael Orton is a photographer who has taken lots of great blurred images. The roots of creating blurry images are, however, much older, starting with (pre-)impressionist painters like Joseph Mallord William Turner (aka "the painter of light") and Claude Monet.
One more suggestion: if the picture is meant to be a background for something else (like a computer desktop, a printed page or a work of art), then the "something else" forms the foreground of the resulting work, and the picture in the background should not excessively distract the viewer from it. Thus, a completely blurred or defocused picture may be exactly what the overall composition needs.
It's also worth noting that not all blur is the same: for example, motion blur only loses detail along the direction of motion, but retains variations orthogonal to it. Besides, blurring can also add detail. For example, a defocused photo can show the camera's bokeh, while motion blur adds information about the movement of the subject (and/or the camera). An extreme example would be star trail photography, where the motion blur is provided by the Earth's rotation. Obviously, these images are blurred by definition — but that blur is precisely the subject of the image.
I'll add another possibility to @Imre's excellent list: full-image blur can give impressions of disconnectedness, loneliness, mental haze, etc. All of these are potential emotions that you wish to convey.


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Does anyone know of a monograph/survey on the modern history of (basic or elliptic) hypergeometric functions and their applications?
I haven't had much time to search the literature, and because it is summer it is hard to reach professors or specialists, which is why I am asking the question here. It is also likely that there are obvious choices out there that I am unaware of because of my ignorance in the field. I would appreciate it a lot if along with the suggestions you could give a quick description of what the book/article treats.


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Sometimes I have an idea/thought that is definitely Someday/Maybe but I also know some of the tasks to accomplish the idea. Should those tasks be created along with the idea or should it be put off until the Someday/Maybe becomes a current Project?
The answer to the "should" question is ... it depends. The point of much of GTD is to get things out of your head and on to lists. So you do what you need to do to get thoughts out of your head and on to a list.
In my case, if I have an idea that is clearly a Someday/Maybe project, but the thought comes along with actions, I'll go ahead and write them down. But I don't put them into my active lists, I put them in "project support" notes for the S/M item. That way I know the initial thinking is preserved and available when (and if) the project becomes active.
If the S/M thought doesn't come with actions attached, I'll add it to my S/M list anyway, and not spend any further time working out what might be needed. I already know it is something to do in the future, deal with it when the time comes.
When the S/M project moves to active, regardless of whether the original thought came with actions attached, I run a quick Natural Planning Process over it. That lets me flesh out those initial thoughts (if any) and have some confidence that I know what my outcome really should be.
I'm not that into GTD, but adopted some of the techniques. I usually make a rough draft of the tasks that have to be done to accomplish a certain project. This often is the moment when I decide that the project has to go into the "someday" category. If this is an idea I really enjoy thinking about I don't feel like this is a waste of time: if I did not write down what's going through my mind when I think of an idea, I fearing to waste a precious thought.


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almost ****ed myself when a girl i know's facebook status was "...... is considering her options"
almost ****ed myself when a girl i know's facebook status was "...... is considering her options"
Was she looking for first team football?
nah, she felt she was too good to be loaned out
or perhaps she had problem adopting England life style..... ;-)
when the only reason you read about the prems new 7 subs rules is beacause it will help you next year on FM
You arrange your beerpong cups in your current FM formation.
^^^ lol
when your five year old brother (who is too young to play fm) knows every player in your team and when you come down for dinner he asks you "how many goals did stancu score"
When you edit your star player's Wikipedia page to match his achievements on FM.
EDIT - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...ldid=229405797
History of the page as it got deleted /o\ I'm too childish for Wikipedia.
Last edited by bridport_pouncer; 09-08-2008 at 13:32. Reason: As above.
When watching the champions league with your dad, Walcott gets the ball, you then say "Walcott's good, hes got 20 Acceleration and Pace"
Your dad turns and looks at you not quite understanding what you just said.
Walcott then runs from one end of the pitch to the other getting past 3-4 Liverpool players to set up a goal.
You then say "See, hes fast"
I must say there are some absolute gems in here.
''When you're at work and someone asks if you want a cup of tea and you reply 'These reports are absolute rubbish. I've never even heard of tea' actually made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. I tried to tell my brother (a fellow FM madman) but couldn't actually get it out without bursting into laughter. It made me cry it was that funny.
As I haven't been able to read 400+ posts I might repeat some here so apologies, but...
1) Not only commentating on my game, but going through the half time scores as a stadium announcer at my ground, and then at the end of the game looking at the local teams' (Barnsley, Blades and Weds, Donny and Chesterfield) results and pretending I'm at BBC Radio Sheffield doing a quick round up of the days action: ''Blades and Owls win, draws for the Spireites and Reds and defeats for the Millers and Rovers in London''. (This is only when I'm Rotherham - on the current FM file I've been Redditch and Forest so do Birmingham/Villa etc's results or Notts County/Mansfield/Derby's!)
2) Walking home from college and mentally building myself up for the big upcoming game at Bradford, and imagining me clapping the fans off at the end of the game when we win 1-0 through a James Tavernier beauty.
3) Imagining Sky Sports News breaking the news that Niall Geoghegan has made a sensational move to Nottm Forest after 13 years at Redditch, and imagining the euphoria as one of the games longest serving managers heads for The City Ground.
4) Getting a gut-wrenching feeling as I accept the job at Forest and leave the mighty Redditch.
5) Discussing your reasons for leaving Redditch with your mate in Economics and as everybody else understands the curve for an oligopoly market you're telling him that you'd achieved all you could with a team getting under 3000 crowds in League 1.
6) This happened once with on one of the Champ Managers, probably about 02/03. Punching the protective screen of the PC in anger as Hadjuk Split reverse a 2-0 defeat in Croatia to win 3-0 at the Vetch. It falls off and smashes on the floor, and you have to clear up the glass as you reflect on an incredible loss.
More to follow I'm sure
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When you forgot to feed/walk/clear your dog, and he/she decided to pull on your laptop.....
This might or might not just happened last night ;-)
when you base your opinions on your latest fantasy football team, which you got via email today, entirly on your knowledge of how players played for/against you on fm... (random player assignment, had no control over hwo i got)
Some of these have really made me laugh, good job. I have 2:
1. When you set your status to "busy" on msn and inadvertently ignore your girlfriend for half an hour because you are so engrossed in the game world only to minimize the window and realise you have to make up a good excuse quick for why you didn't respond to her.
2. When you convinced your grandma to get you a laptop because you needed it for university (6 months before you go) but really knew all you wanted it for was to take to school and play FM in the sixth form common room in between lessons.
you know you're addicted to football manager when... you can know so much about a player but still be surprised about the colour of his skin
just remembered i had a dream about one of my newgen's fm07, that's sickeningly addicted
When you dream you've been playing FM, and wake up and wonder why you didn't save after.....
bumping the thread back to the top
you watch football matches IRL and actually SCOUT players yourself for your team on FM .... i do it all the time
i think your addicted when you contemplate calling your newborn son "James Aguero XXXXX".
or when you give players horrible in-game nicknames because they didn't want to sign for you. yeah how'd you feel about bojan- or should i say "stephen hawkins".
I found out Jimmy Briand was black YESTERDAYyou know you're addicted to football manager when... you can know so much about a player but still be surprised about the colour of his skin
I'v got one...
when your watching standard liege play liverpool and wonder why marouane fellaini isnt "challenging the goalkeeper" on corners. Come on, hes got 20 for heading.
1) Make up chants for your players and when they score you join in the celebrations.
2) Cancel Meetings to play your relegation battler to decide if you get relegated out of the game as you didn't load the league below as you never thought it would come to this.
3) Cry when you get relegated or promoted.
4)Your supposed to be doing important work and if you do not do it they will consider your job but there is a problem...you are playing a rival so miss the deadline of the work and get the sack. to make matters worse you lose the game and threw the laptop out the window in anger.
5)fail you exams as FM is far more important.
6) buy the team shirt you are managing and get the player you have signed printed onto the back even though he is a Regen.
You draw a mint ass poster of the FA Cup Final/Champions League Final that your in & tryin to make it as big as possible while commentatin on the dangermen and everything.
I love this game so i'll share mine.
You lie (however you spell it) awake at night thinking of tactics, who to play or buy, and then say "screw it", get up and turn on the computer and play.
You have papers scattered around with names,stats,etc of players on your team or ones you want to buy. (I don't use the notes feature lol, I actually just found out about it lol).
This game seriously is addicting. I just got it a few weeks ago (yeah I know, I'd heard about it but never thought about getting it. I live in the states, after I bought it I never turned back) I played like 6 hours straight lol, no kidding. Time flew by so fast.
Not that long ago, I almost set myself on fire at work cuz I was thinking about a particularly galling loss against Bristol Rovers, plus I had no sleep because of playing FM all night to get to my next fixture against them so I could beat them for retribution
...you know you're addicted to football manager when you leave a party in the flat upstairs just to install FM08.
I recently just went back to college, and I was gonna buy a new video game......and i legitimately approached it like I was looking for a quality ST, and the deadline was move in day. In the end, I didn't make a purchase, I'll just start the old reliable veteran off the bench
When you call late to cancel a date because the season just started... even though you spent 3 months wooing this girl and know that she would have probably done things in bed for you that no woman dare try !
When you go to a mirror and have a prematch new conference with yourself.
When you wear search the internet looking for a scarf to wear whilst managing your non league german team who are now European Champions.
When you fail all 5 of your A-Levels and therefore miss out on going to University.... just because you were trying to survive with Wolves in the premiership rather than revising.
Thanks FM
When you dream you're Landon Donovan, complaining about the lack of first team football, and wandering if you'll be dropped from the American squad, and then chasing Eddie Johnson for hours...
When you dash home 3 miles on your hour's lunchbreak through heavy traffic to squeeze in two poxy matches with your Brighton game...
you know you're addicted to FM, when you're watching Liverpool play Standard on TV, and suddenly realize: "Benitez is ****! I can make Liverpool play better than that!" then turn on your mac and start playing liverpool
you are watching olympic games final Argentina vs Nigeria with your older brother and say "Arguero is a goalscoring machine, a crazy wonderkid!" and he say "he didn't play so well in the previous few matches" and you replied "big deal, he scored 48 goals for my team this season!"
when you are watching the football on tv and expect the flashing 'someone scores' thing at the bottom of the screen
also a couple more
1) When a goal is scored in your fm game and then you go out into the back garden to a do replay of the goal while commentating to yourself
2) When your watching the football on tv and you see the line ups on the screen and wonder to yourself why the wingers dont have forward arrows on them and think that they are gonna struggle going forward. Only to then realise that it is man utd playing and they have ronaldo and nani on the wings
...your wife says that in order to spend more time with you she'll compromise by letting you play it on the laptop (instead of bedroom PC) whilst she watches Big Brother with both of us in the living room
...you play more Football Manager than yourself or your partner
When you are watching Aberdeen v Rangers and screaming at the tv kick the ball out of play to end the highlight god damn it
...your making love to your girlfiend/wife while in bed and watching your team play the match on FM...hoping your strikers finally get a shot on goal. Finally 1 of your strikers gets a shot on goal and you shout "I nearly scored!!", your wife then says "How can you nearly score with a soft tackle?", you then realise that your teams tackling has to be set to hard in order for your strikers get more possession and get more scoring chances. You set your teams tackling to hard and then finally score, your wife replies "You finally did it!", you reply "I know...I haven't been this excited since I scored 10 league games ago".
When you try and add promising young footballers as friends on facebook. Then when they dont accept get angry because they are ungreatful b*****ds and YOU made them the players they are today but I reality your just a grown man harrasing a 15 yr old boy (how did it come to this ).
When you go to a match irl and "scout" individual players ie watching them off the ball (Thereby missing half the match), then getting so excited by their movment, positioning, workrate ect you rush home to take them out of you reserves (where they have been rotting for a few years) and straight into the first team until you realise they is a valid reason you never played them.
When your FM pre-season almost takes up a real life pre-season.
When you start rating EVERYTHING out of 20.
When you make yourself ill on a diet of Pringles and Dr pepper, just because you didnt want cooking to get in the way of a 48 hour FM marathon. Don't even ask what I did to avoid toilet time
When its 3:38am but scouting Belgian defenders cant wait until tomorrow...
When you are in the middle of the summer transfer window trying to replace VDV, and your girlfriend calls you and you look at the phone like it's a foreign object because in your mind you have 21 million lbs to spend on a couple players to make a title run with PSV......(did not end well)
...when your ass starts to hurt from sitting on it too much.
...when andriy sigporsson is you and your friends' collective hero.
...when you have to delete your save game in order to actually get any studying done.
...when you subsequently massively regret deleting that save and wonder - just a little bit - whether all that time you spent being productive was worth the FM sacrifice.
...when you turn on FM on the morning of a day you have nothing else to do, and you still think, bloody hell it's 9am already, I better get cracking.
... when you are sat in an important meeting and mentally weighing up whether to sign Howard Forinton or Jamie Cureton.
... when you eagerly try to show your wife a wonder goal that Pablo Piatti has just scored and your disappointment is crippling when she shrugs and refers to them as just a bunch of dots
... when you buy a complete new pc/laptop, just in order to keep up with the newest season game requirements!!
... when you look at your player's profile, after telling the media "you dont think he's performing to his potential just yet" see he "doesnt think you're giving him the praise he deserves" and you launch a verfbal tirade at the monitor, only to realise a few minutes later, he cant actually hear you... the kids outside can though!
When, you're sitting at home, on a Saturday night, and are delaying going to the pub like a normal person so you can negotiate the sale of Modric to Juventus and find a replacement for him, and refuse to even consider going anywhere till you do
(this may or may not be referring to me and what I may or may not be doing right now)
You sign the Egyptian Zaki after 4 goals for Wigan!
But yeah, in all seriousness, check out this link, that is my neighbour's father
"cool and brainy full-back" eh?? lets see THAT one added to fm 09!!
...when your bus's destination reads 'Newington Green', but the first thing coming to your mind is 'newgen'.
When you know the name of every ground in the Italian Serie 2/C and Romanian Premier Division.
... When you're at work and someone asks if you want a cup of coffee and you reply 'These reports are absolute rubbish. I've never even heard of coffee...
....... *cough*
When your boss says that he has concerns about your performance and you think, 'Yeah so does Sol Davis'.
When some asks you who you think should go in goal for your football team.
You reply: " well Frey is probably a bit better, but Lloirs is younger and costs less. I'd put on offer in of 10 million for him
You are reading the forums and all you want to do is play the game! Or you are watching real live matches and you want to play even though you gave up because you havent won a game in 5 matches with your world beating team
When you see your in-game bogey teams as rival teams in real life.
I suppose i'll post a few maybe no one will agree but these are mine
you know your addicted when
1) you sing songs for the team you manage like you are a fan
2) you watch sky sports news throughout summer and think i cant wait until new fm comes out so i can be team x
3) you cry/get angry when your computer crashes and you lose your managing game
4)you go to sleep at night waking for school/work and your first thought is you cant wait to play football manager when you get home
5) you write down your penalty takers,free kick takers etc
6) you go crazy when you win in play off final like its real life
7)for a split second you think football manager is real and your then surprised that leeds arent in championship but are in league one in real life
8) when you compare your results to the teams results in real life
I've never forgotten the wonderful admission of someone on this forum who admitted than whenever his team reached a cup final, he donned a suit, stood at the bottom of the stairs, and then led his team up to the pitch (bedroom).
I've been known to conduct post-match press conferences with myself before now. Though that was when i was slightly younger, and took the game far more seriously (ie. pre-FM08).
When you answer to your wife with a simple word, aha, yeap, nop, ok. and you are in the tactics screen thinking about the tactics to stop the bus in the line in a match vs chelsea at 85´mins and you are fulham with 10 players on the pitch.
- Honey my boss screaming me "you are a f..... Bit...."
- Aha.....goood
- Daddy the teacher put in my califications a bad note today.
- Whats Great sweetheart im so happy
you know when you're addicted to football manager when,
you're staring at BBC World, looking at all the transfers scrolling through the TV, thinking:
Man I can't wait until I can play a fully updated FM!
... when you come back from a week's holiday abroad, and immediately fire up the pc and load fm up, get some coffee ready, crack the knuckles and say to yourself quietly "right boys, i'm back.. where were we?"
and a couple of hours later you realise you'd promised to ring the other half as soon as you arrived home.
...when you think to yourself 'I'll do that coursework after FM.
Next thing you know there's only a day left of the summer holidays and there's a mountain of coursework to do.
...when you sit watching Sky Sports news, and think "Hang on, how can Saha be going to Everton? He's only just gone to Newcastle!"
Then you realise. Bloody real life/fiction distinction issues.
... When you have a fight with your girlfriend, she calls you an "Ass" and you wonder, "What does an assistant have to do with anything?"
...when you're lay by a pool in Spain, sipping a pina colada, wondering if it would be beneficial to switch to a 4-3-3 when you get home.
When you go out to buy a mini fridge for your bedroom/managers office just so your favourite FM snacks of coke and chocolate will be readily available when needed. Two days after I splashed out for it, it went and broke (I decided to send it to the specialist as it would take 3-6 months in the physios office).
you no ur addicted to fm when you're in the middle of a snooker match and see a formation you think would work with your current team so you get a camera photo it and jot it down and run home
When you hear about a player from some obscure team coming to the prem that you have had on FM you smile to yourself and tell everyone how good he is.
...when you give your laptop the hair-dryer treatment at HT because you can't physically attack the dots.
Yelling instructions to the dots when they can't hear you such as "Keep it tight", "Mark up" and calling all and sundry w*nkers when they concede late goals.
Also I have far too many press conferences with myself. Madness.


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WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast
Scotland is famous for its malty, strong ales. This yeast can reproduce complex, flavorful Scottish style ales. This yeast can be an everyday strain, similar to WLP001. Hop character is not muted with this strain, as it is with WLP002.
Style Performance Listing
A listing of how this style ranks amongst different brew styles, on a scale from 0 to 4.
|American Style Cream Ale
|American Style Wheat Ale
|Fruit Beer
|Herbs & Spice Beer
|Specialty Beers
|Specialty Honey Ales
|Smoke Flavored Beer
|Golden Ale Canadian Style Ale
|German Style Kolsch
|Classic English Style Pale Ale
|English Style India Pale Ale
|American Style Pale Ale
|American Style India Pale Ale
|American Style Amber
|English Style Bitter
|English Style ESB
|Scottish Style Ale
|Irish Style Red Ale
|English Style Brown Ale
|American Style Brown Ale
|German Style Brown and Dusseldorf Altbier
|Robust Porter
|Brown Porter
|Classic Irish Style Dry Stout
|Foreign Style Stout
|Sweet Stout
|Oatmeal Stout
|English Old Ale English & American Strong Ale
|Barley Wine Strong Ale
|Strong Scotch Ale
|Imperial Stout
Feedback and experiences from previous customers. Want to leave a review of your own?
"Close your eyes, take a sip and you're in Edinburgh!"
This was my first go with this yeast, using a new recipe for a Scottish 80/-.
It fermented fabulously and relatively quickly. Attenuation was just as described. Flocculation was great, this is a clear, ruby amber ale. The ale has a wonderful slightly oaky Ester (not as forward as the London Ale strain) and the malt complexity shines through mightily while the hops balance it out at the end. Great yeast, great brew. Will be using this strain again and again.
Cheers White Labs!
"Very satisfied with the results"
There are many conflicting accounts of the temperature range for this yeast and this makes planning a recipe that fits into the profile of a Scottish ale hard to do. I have had good results starting below 60 degrees and ramping up the temp to 64 over 4-6 days with a 66-68 degree finish after 10 days. Every beer I have made with this has been smooth and malty with good enough attenuation to avoid residual sweetness but not dry on the finish. The hop character shines through with most beers where I have used hops after 10-15min in the boil, so be careful if you are expecting just background hop bitterness not to add them too late.
"Makes a solid robust oatmeal stout"
Recently I brewed with this strain to make an oatmeal stout. The stout had almost 19% roasted malts and 49 calculated IBUs. Wow, this yeast did a fantastic job producing a malt forward nose of roasted coffee and chocolate with a slight biscuit note from the toasted oats. This yeast did a fantastic job of producing a beer with balance between the hop bitterness and malt profile to produce a great beer. In my opinion the suggestion for using this strain in stouts should move from 2 to 4.
"... I want to thank all staff ..."
Dear Sirs, I want to thank all staff White Labs for providing us the WLP028 Yeast. We participate in the Mondial de La Biere in Montreal Canada, with our Wee Heavy beer, and just won the International Gold Medal. Thank you!!!!!!!
"I used this yeast in my APA and it turned out great"
I used this yeast in my APA and it turned out great. I pitched one vial (no starter) into a wort of 1.058 and let it ferment at 75F. I racked it to a secondary after 7 days in order to add dry hops, then bottled after an additional 7 days with an FG of 1.013. The flavor and aroma is very clean and full of hops with some malt in the background. The beer was still cloudy on bottling day, though it became crystal clear after a week of bott! le conditioning. I will definitely be using this yeast again, though I would recommend a minimum of three weeks total primary/secondary fermentation to avoid having a ton of sediment in the bottle.
"... slower ..."
buckwheat honey and zinc starter much slower than ****** scotch.
"I'll use this for most dark malty brews ..."
After pitching to make a 1 quart starter, my Wee Heavy (O.G. 1.092) began popping off within about twelve hours. I had to switch from a 1.75 L blow off bottle to a gallon jug because of the ferocity of fermentation. Washed and used 2nd generation in a Robust Porter. Delicious! Brewed with vanilla and bourbon, the yeast plays well to the vanilla and smooths out together beautifully over time. I'll use this for most dark malty brews that have more bitter black malts. Great with Carafa II and Chocolate malts.
"... vigorous fermentation ..."
I have to admit this has to be one of the most productive strains I have ever used. I pitched at 70 degree and within hours had vigorous fermentation, Dropped the temp to below 65 degree and still fermented.
"This was my favorite by far ..."
Used the WLP028 strain recently for a Heather Ale (using heather flowers for bittering and aroma instead of hops). Did a split batch, half using this and the other half using WLP013 London Ale yeast. This was the favorite by far, bringing out the best of the heather, with a slightly fruity flavor and aroma. I plan to use this yeast again for other styles.
"The yeast leaves a good body ..."
I used this yeast for a Coniston Bluebird style of bitter, all Challenger hopped. The yeast leaves a good body with a subtle blending of the hops and malt but keep the hop flavour and aroma right where it should be. Quite possibly a yeast to keep as a house strain.
"I'm happy with the attenuation ... "
I brewed a big Wee Heavy with just Maris Otter and Roasted Barley using this yeast and it came out just delicious. OG at 1.90 and FG hit 1.018. I'm happy with the attenuation but even happier with the flavor of this yeast.
"This is a very versatile yeast"
This is a very versatile yeast. Results are very balanced, enhancing both malt and hops. Responds very well to mash temperatures allowing creation of full bodied English ales as well as dry American beers.
"I will be making many more ..."
Quickly became one of my favorite yeast strands. I have brewed the same brown ale 4 times now, changing only the yeast and this is by far the best. Finishes clean leaving the malt and hops to speak for themselves. Leaves a slight pleasant fruitiness but nothing compared to SafAle04. Instead, it complements the malt and hides in the background. I highly recommend this yeast strain. I will be making my American Amber, American Pale, Irish Red, and many more with this yeast.
"My house strain ..."
My house strain and all-time favorite. Remarkable cleanliness in any malt-centric style. Finishes reliably and in moderate time, allowing far more malt aromatics than I've found with other strains. Versatile and neutral. Not recommended for any aggressively late hopped beers (American styles, IPAs), but balances bitterness in ESBs and barleywines well.
"WLP028 is now a 'default' strain for me"
Used initially in my wee-heavy. Fermentation was vigorous and quick to complete without using a starter. Left a nice malty sweetness even when using British malts. Earthy and caramelly notes very prevalent, hardly any esters detectable. Enjoyed the sweet malt character this yeast preserved enough to use in on my pumpkin ale. Results were similar to the wee heavy - sweet maltiness preserved without outweighing the nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. WLP028 is now a "default" strain for me.
"... strong attenuation and great malty flavor"
I've taken this yeast up to O.G.'s to the mid 1.090's. Fantastic for Scottish ales but I love this yeast for Barley Wine. This yeast has a strong attenuation and great malty flavor. Give it a try sometime.
"Notes of earthy stone-fruit ..."
Muted ester profile, with notes of earthy stone-fruit. Clean maltiness always comes through, but I've seen consistently lower attenuation than advertised (60 -65%), with a significant final drop in the secondary. Flocculates well. Starts well, if a little slow.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have used White Labs yeast for years, and I recognized the benefit of liquid yeast from the first batch I made with it. I have used the "Edinburgh" yeast many times, and each time it has been great.
I just pitched a new batch this afternoon and I noticed something different about the yeast. It was darker in color than previous batches, and it did not have the very aromatic smell that I have enjoyed with previous batches.
Need I be concerned about anything?
The color can vary with our malt supply, but the there is no effect on the yeast. We usually try to keep it as light as possible for aesthetic reasons.
Optimum Ferment Temp.65-70°F, 18-21°C (Does not ferment well less than 62°F or 16°C)
Alcohol ToleranceMedium- High
MiniFerment Data ?
As-is Diacetyl32.33ppb
Total Diacetyl71.94ppb
As-is 2,3-Pentanedione6.32ppb
Total 2,3-Pentanedione20.95ppb
Ethyl Acetate26.45ppm
Isoamyl Acetate0.24ppm
Isoamyl Alcohol129.83ppm


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What would happen if the force of gravitation suddenly starts varying as $1$$/$$r^3$ instead of $1/r^2$ ? Would the symmetry of universe now seen be disrupted?
It depends on what you mean by symmetry, But the force law $1/r^3$ does not have stable orbits. Small perturbations will de stabilize your orbits to fall inward or outward.
Such a change can only occur if space becomes 4 dimensional instead of 3 dimensional (see for example, my answer here). That will have quite profound implications. For example,
So in 4D space the Newtonian gravitational force is: $$\vec F=G_5 \frac{m_1m_2}{r^3}$$ Here, $G_5$ is the gravitational constant in 4 spatial dimensions (5 spacetime dimensions, thus the 5 subscript.). It has to be different from the ordinary gravitational constant because it needs different units (since the $\frac{1}{r^3}$ immediately induces an extra units of $\operatorname{m}^{-1}$, so the Gravitational constant needs to be adjusted to have a units with extra $\operatorname{m}$, i.e $\frac{\operatorname{m}^4}{\operatorname{kg} \operatorname{s^2}}$. According to string theory, the gravitational constant gets multiplied by the string length for every extra dimension added: $$G_5=\ell_s G_4$$
The exact string length is obviously unknown (a free parameter of string theory, as far as I know!) but let us just say it is $1.2374713757$ multiplied by the 3+1=4-dimensional (i.e ordinary) planck length (it would be a coincidence if it were exact!). The 3+1=4-dimensional planck length is approximately $1.616199\times 10^{-35}$. Then, for the estimate, the string length would be approximately $2\times 10^{-35}$ (now you know why I chose 1.2374713757 !:) (not a factorial sign )). Then, $G_5\approx 2\times 10^{-35}\times6.673\times 10^{-11}=13.346\times 10^{-46}$
That is very weak gravity! Now, how heavy is an apple? It has a mass of say $0.1\operatorname{kg}$. Then, the gravitational force between that and the earth (in 5-dimensional spacetime,/4-dimensional space), is approximately around (after applying both the inverse cube proportion and the reduced, very weak, small, tiny, gravitational constant.),:: $$F\approx 4.82\times10^{-32} \operatorname{Newtons}$$$$ And in daily life, it is like 1 Newton!..
Finally, in summary, gravity, would be much weaker!.
P.S. Your question is actually very relevant because recently, the inverse-square law has been tested by some experiments http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0011014.


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Bowling Green Police have released surveillance footage from a robbery at the Shell Gas Station on Scottsville Rd.
Police say on January 13th a white man demanded the cashier to open the cash register.
The man was wearing a navy blue t-shirt, blue jeans, gloves, a white bandanna around his head, and a blue bandanna over his face.
The surveillance video shows a man entering the gas station 30 minutes before the robbery wearing a similar outfit.
"The first man that enters the store, we're not a hundred percent sure that he's involved in the robbery. but we would like to identify him. That's the reason we are asking the public for their help in identifying this person. We just want to talk to him," says Bowling Green Police Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward.
Police believe the robber is in his late 20's to mid-30's, and tall.
They say no weapon was displayed or threatened.
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Surviving the flames
S.L. Frisbie
It must go down as one of the most ... ah ... interesting business decisions in the history of community journalism.
In 1931, during the depth of the Great Depression, S. Lloyd Frisbie moved to Bartow and, in partnership with his father, Sayer L. Frisbie, started a weekly newspaper in competition with an established five-days-a-week daily newspaper, The Polk County Record.
For 15 years, The Record and the Democrat competed in this market.
In 1946, the Gallemore family (Roy Trent Gallemore and his son, Roy Holland Gallemore), which owned The Record, determined they were more interested in their Naval careers than in the newspaper business, and sold The Record (by then also a weekly) to the Frisbie family. (Both Gallemores retired with the rank of captain.)
Granddad and the senior Gallemore, I am told, were leery of each other as competitors, but in the ensuing years, the next generations of Gallemores and Frisbies became good friends.
With the purchase of The Record, The Democrat moved from quarters it shared with Bartow Printing Co. on North Broadway into a handsome two-story yellow brick building across the street from the post office, former home of The Record.
That building still bears the name Record Building on its face.
Frisbie Publishing Co. rented the ground floor from the Gallemores, an arrangement with which Granddad was never totally comfortable. In 1964, The Democrat moved into its present location on South Florida Avenue, a building that began its life as a livery stable.
A few days ago, a friend asked me what I knew of the history of the Record Building and its next door neighbor to the south. Both buildings, now joined, house the offices of the Boswell and Dunlap law firm.
The history of that building is seared — you should forgive the bad pun — into my memory.
In my teen years, after my entry into the newspaper industry at the age of 12 as a Junior Executive in Newspaper Marketing and Delivery Systems — what was then known simply as a carrier boy — I was promoted to a job called route foreman, which more properly would be called carrier wrangler.
Early in the afternoon of Nov. 16, 1954, I was called out of class and told that there was a major fire in the building next door to The Democrat — the Tomlinson Cadillac dealership — and I was to go around to all the classrooms to notify the carriers, and to tell them to be ready to work into the evening.
It was a publication day, and that day's issue was being set in type and printed at the plant of The Lake Wales News. It is a matter of pride with a newspaper never to miss an edition, and the staff was keeping that tradition alive.
The Tomlinson showroom had been repainted (all paints were oil-based in those days) and a kerosene heater was set up to hasten the drying process. An employee kicked over the heater, and the flames, fed by both the spilled kerosene and the oil in the paint, quickly engulfed the building, whose north wall adjoined the south wall of the Record Building.
The employee called the fire department, but the flames drove him from the building, and he jumped through a jalousie door, leaving the phone off the hook. This prevented other callers from turning in the alarm.
Soon, witnesses to the fire ran the three blocks to the fire station, and the Bartow Volunteer Fire Department responded.
Those who witnessed the fire, notably my parents, Loyal and Louise Frisbie, later told me they saw no way the firefighters could extinguish the raging fire at Tomlinson before it also consumed the Record Building.
But they did, and our damage was minimal. I have had a special place in my heart for the BVFD for my entire adult life.
The building that had housed the dealership was rebuilt, and became the law offices of Holland, Bevis, McRae, and Smith. Bill McRae became a federal judge, and the firm morphed into Holland, Bevis, Smith, Kibler and Hall.
Today the firm is known simply as Holland and Knight, one of the biggest in the Southeast, with offices in many cities, all of them bigger than Bartow.
The Record Building survives, its interior still reminiscent of yesteryear, but beautifully restored by Boswell and Dunlap.
The Gallemores would have been proud.
(S. L. Frisbie is retired. He still enjoys walking through the old Record Building, pointing out where various desks and pieces of equipment were located half a century ago. Few people are around who know if his memories are correct.)


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4 Jun 2010 8:17 AM #1
playing with android-sdk-windows emulator
I was playing with the last version and the emulator and is normal the ext-touch is slow in the emulator? I mean in real device ext-touch run faster?
some advice to setup the emulator to run more fast the examples is welcome
4 Jun 2010 8:49 AM #2
I hope so because even when running the android software on the emulator seemed to be slow. The browser took a long time to load, switch between screens and menus, etc. Haven't tried the new version lately though.
What is your current environment?
4 Jun 2010 12:29 PM #3
Windows XP Service Pack 3
AMD Athlon 2,71 Ghz cpu, 3.25 of Ram and I created with Android SDK and AVD Manager a Virtual Device:
Target: Android 2.2 (API level 8)
Skin: HVGA
SD Card: 10M
hw.lcd.density 160
and run slow
4 Jun 2010 1:59 PM #4
The performance on Android devices is definitely worse then on the iPhone/iPad. A lot of it has to do with the fact that Android doesnt seem to hardware accelerate webkit transforms very well. Which means that the performance problems are very noticeable in animations, card transitions and scrollers.
Could you give us more info on the examples / apps that are running unacceptably slow?
5 Jun 2010 9:23 AM #5
My current setup:
Vista Service Pack 2
Intel 2.93 Ghz CPU, 12 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 1.7 GB Video Card
VMWare 7.1: Fedora 13, WinXP, Windows 7, Vista Environments
I'm still trying to get my environment configured.
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I am creating a board game using Actionscript 3.0. I've finished it to the point of the game playable with (computer players making random decision). I'm now working to create an AI framework/module ( Designing and creating classes that will be used to drive the AI). Is there a commonly/popular approach on creating an AI framework)? I've searhed around abit and could only find algorithms and sample codes. What I'm not looking for game/code specifics but more to thinking process in designing and modeling the AI.
The AI broadly depends of what is it supposed to do. What I mean is that so many kinds of AI exist that it is impossible to just cover them all.
For your specific purpose of a board game (or at least, a perfect information game) you usually use minmax trees and all the possible optimizations starting from there. (eg AB-pruning).
These algorithm can easily be developed as a framework since what you really need are basically 2 functions:
One you build the main algorithm (which goes recursively over a tree) you could easily adapt it to whatever board game you like by modifying just the two functions described above.
Behavior trees have been growing in popularity lately as a way to partially decouple game logic from AI flow. You will probably want to find a library that implements the basic elements though, it is annoying to write from scratch.
I don't think there's a generic approach because AI is not so much a component or a system as a broad classification of algorithms, many of which do entirely different things. There is no standard interface that could be applied to them all, nor a standard representation that could be used across them.
You need to decide exactly which parts of your program require an AI approach (eg. picking a move to make), then select an algorithm that facilitates that (eg. minimax).


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From 20th to 24th March 2013, the tranquil town of Ubud in the cultural heart of Bali will once again be filled with worldwide spirituality as the Bali Spirit Festival 2013 gets underway. As the event celebrates its sixth year of existence, news of its magic has reached around the world. Not only does the Festival bring together celebrated musicians, yogis and dancers from every continent, but it has also become a magnet for fans, students and followers of every calling.
Set in the spectacular grounds of the Purnati Center for the Arts in Batuan, just 10 minutes south of Ubud, the daytime workshops and Dharma Fair will enjoy a venue unmatched for its tropical beauty and gentle energy. The global music concerts will take place in Ubud, at the Agung Rai Museum of Art's (ARMA) outdoor stage, to allow easy access for visitors and locals.
Featuring top international yoga and dance instructors by day and exciting world musicians after dark, the Bali Spirit Festival is a spiritually charged event that celebrates yoga, dance and music and the merging of East with Western cultures through the arts.
This year's music and Bhakti music lineup includes: Nahko&Medicine for the People, Rupa&the April Fishes, Noam Blat, Igor Olivier Ezendam, Dustin Thomas, Filastine, Susu Ibu, Kryasta Guna Gamelan, Dave Stringer, Punnu Wasu, Sacred Earth, and Daphne Tse. For the yoga sessions, the festival will feature some of the world's prominent names such as Simon Low, Danny Paradise, Les Leventhal, Judy Krupp, John Oglivie, Nadine McNeil, Justin Caruso, Simon Park, Lynn Yeo, Louisa Sear, Prem Carlisi, Michiko Minegishi, Anastasis, Denise Payne, and many others.
Personalities leading meditation, conscious movement, and health &healing are: Yogacharya Ananda, Indra Widjanarko, Satyadharma Saraswati, Vinn Marti, Sarina Jain, Shamir Chadha, Awahoshi Kavan, Ellen Watson, Satya Burger, Hillary Hitt, Daniel Aaron, John Wong, and Jamie Catto. The festival will also feature the Brazilian martial arts of Capoeira by Graduado Nako and Art installations by Indonesia's own Made Muliana Bayak.
Adhering to the spirit of ancient Balinese wisdom of Tri Hita Karana, meaning harmony with God above, harmony with the community, and harmony with nature, the Bali Spirit Festival awakens and nourishes each individual's potential for positive change within, leading to positive change in homes, in communities, and ultimately in global societies around the world.
The Bali Spirit Festival is indeed a celebration of the richness of culture, the sanctity of the environment and harmony between peoples of all nations. Be there! Take part in this special celebration and in doing so make the world a better place.
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Officers: Tarfu, Kalaer, LTPapaBear, Poisonsivy, and Yoshara
Region: US Based
Faction: The Sith Empire
RP Stance: Not required. We will not be a heavy RP guild but we won't stop you from an occasional RP outburst.
Age Group: 18+. Mature minors are considered on a case by case basis.
Focus: Player Vs. Player Combat (Both world and warzones).
Members: We are constantly gaining new members. At the time of this post we have 18 active members/cadets and are averaging 2 new hopefuls a week.
Xfire: http://www.xfire.com/communities/sithcorps/
Voice: Teamspeak 3 If you are in game,you should be on TS.
Twitter: @TheSithCorps
The Sith Corps is a hand picked collection of the finest gamers available who exemplify our core values of Honor, Loyalty, Team Work and Selfless Service. Our goal is to develop a tight knit group of players who excel at group-oriented player versus player (PvP) combat. We seek to be the premier PvP guild on our server. Additionlly, we will strive to achieve any and all milestones and goals set before us. We will be conducting PvE raids depending on level of interest and to offer a change of pace. While we are not a hardcore group we plan to achieve hardcore results by optimizing the time spent doing our PvP/PvE Raids.
The leadership team and veteran members not only posses knowledge and experience in PvP combat across multiple games (We have multiple Gladiators and a Grand Marshal from WoW as well as Guild Wars, Warhammer Online and EVE Online veterans) but have successfully lead previous guilds to tremendous success in their respective games. With an excellent skill set rest assured that the Sith Corps leadership team is ready for any task that may be thrown at it.
The Sith Corps is presently using a modified rank structure borrowing elements from the U.S. Armed forces. New recruits start our in our Cadet program (and will be assigned the rank of Sith Hopeful) where they have a 6 week trial period that allows us to evaluate their fit within the Corps and allow them the opportunity to get to know us better.
After completion of the cadet phase, Hopefuls are promoted to the rank of Sith Combatant and are allowed to benefit from our various incentives, including access to the guild bank and guarenteed raid spots to name a couple. Members who stand out amongst their peers will be considered for the rank of Sith Veteran which allows them greater privileges and responsibilities within the guild.
Can you follow directions? We don't need 20 armies of 1 person and we create strategies for reasons.
Can you be an active member? We want to see you participate in our discussions and be on our voice server during events. You don't have to troll but at least let us know you have a heartbeat.
Are you interested in playing with members who strive to constantly better themselves and their clan?
If you answered yes to the questions above come join us and wreak death and destruction upon the Republic.
Loyalty It is extremely important to maintain a high level of loyalty to the guild you are a member of. We understand that real life and other commitments come first, however if you're gaming, and the Sith Corps calls for help, you must remain loyal to the Sith Corps (If we have a raid schedules dont get locked in a different guilds raid, etc).
Trainable No one knows everything and every day we learn something new. The Sith Corps members strive to better themselves and as such must be eager to receive feedback from other members; it is amazing what we can achieve when working together.
Commitment The Sith Corps is defined by its members and their achievement. In order for us to achieve great things we need our members to show up to events. Come on time and ready to kick some arse.
Team Play SWToR is a MMO and teamwork is at the foundation of the game. The Sith Corps members are required to be engaged with the rest of the guild. Look inside the guild if trying to fill a group before looking outside of the guild.
Please ensure that you have read all the information above before applying to the Sith Corps. We have all been a part of crappy guilds that did not spend the time and effort to provide a good experience for their members and we all have seen that crappy member that was looking to advance their own agendas. Please do not waste our time and we strive not to waste yours.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Highway Safety Director Bill Bell says his agency has been receiving reports about drivers not using headlights. Bell says just because you can see the pavement ahead, doesn't mean your vehicle is as visible as it could be with headlights turned on.
Kentucky State Police Lt. David Jude says laws require motorists to have their headlights on until 30 minutes before sunrise, and turn them back on 30 minutes after sunset. He says lights should also be turned on when visibility is low or weather conditions are adverse.
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5 Everyday Objects Scientists MacGyvered Into Huge Advances
MacGyver can use spare change and a can of deodorant to build a nuclear missile, but that's Hollywood (or whatever the Canadian equivalent is) taking liberties, right? High technology is not a slapdash matter of stringing together office supplies and Easy Cheese until you have a laser ... or at least that's what they want you to think. In reality, human progress is often a matter of grabbing a fistful of whatever mundane object is nearest to you, then thinking at it as hard as you can until it turns into science. For example ...
#5. Cotton Candy Can Be Used to Create Artificial Human Organs
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Cotton candy is one of those weird things that are absolutely worthless outside of a carnival setting, like bumper cars or people who fold balloons for a living. OK, fine, there's one use for cotton candy outside of tricking people into thinking they bought food: helping to grow artificial organs, thus saving countless human lives. But that's all we're giving you, Cotton Candy Industry.
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You've got your pink-stained fingers wrapped around the world too tightly as it is.
This revelation came about when one Leon Bellan, a graduate student, was listening to a lecture in Cornell's Nanobiotechnology Center and the not-at-all-creepy thought came to him that cotton candy must look a lot like human veins under a microscope. (He had previously observed that nanofibers also look remarkably like Cheez Whiz, so apparently we have the perpetually hungry and penniless state of most students to thank for scientific breakthroughs.)
The microscopic size of human capillaries is both the key to and the major challenge of creating working organs from scratch. You can make as many fake spleens as you want, but if their cells aren't properly irrigated with blood, they won't be able to ... uh, spleen things out properly. Bellan's solution: Place some glittery sugar fluff in an organ-shaped mold, fill it with a special polymer, and then soak it in hot water and alcohol for several days to let the candy melt away. The result? The "organ" was now filled with an almost completely natural-looking network of microscopic channels.
Leon Bellan et al., via Soft Matter
Just remember to remove all the candy to prevent diabetes. Leave the alcohol.
To confirm that the new capillaries worked, Bellan pumped them with some fluorescent rat blood he presumably had laying around (you don't ask too many questions about the guy that sees human veins in carnival snacks) and just watched it flow. We still have to figure out how to hook up this artificial vascular network to a living host body, which isn't as easy as buying some knockoff Chinese adapter on eBay. However, this isn't the only recent advancement in the growing field of cotton candy-related nanobiotechnology: Scientists at Harvard have created a new method of manufacturing nanofibers that's based on cotton candy machines. And, yes, among the many possible applications are artificial organs and tissue regeneration.
Kit Parker, Disease Biophysics Group at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
"Let me get two cherry-flavored, one green apple, and a pancreas."
So there you go: We now know the secret to immortality. It's carny food.
#4. Scotch Tape Is the World's Cheapest X-ray Machine
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Scotch tape: It does everything. It seals paper together, cleans dust off screens, secures your eyelids to your forehead, making you look all gross -- truly it is a wonder material. And now scientists are seriously thinking they might be able to trigger nuclear fusion using Scotch tape, all thanks to the surprising amount of energy that the simple act of peeling the sticky layers can give out.
We have the good ol' USSR to thank for this discovery. Back in the '50s, Russian scientists found that, when stripped from glass inside a vacuum, Scotch tape would emit electrons, which suggested that there was a far easier and cheaper way to produce X-rays than we'd been using. This revolutionary finding made X-rays economical and accessible for the first time, which of course bored the scientific community to tears, and they essentially forgot all about it for the next 50 years. They had robots to build. We cannot blame Science for having its priorities straight.
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"Look, guys, we'll never get to robot butlers unless we start working now."
Fast forward to 2007, when DARPA (the government agency responsible for useful stuff like the Internet, and slightly less useful stuff like robot hummingbirds) decided it wanted some new X-ray toys for battlefield applications. They threw money at UCLA to make it happen, but apparently not quite enough, because instead of inventing some sort of atomic ray-gun, the researchers went back to give the wacky old DIY Russian hypothesis a go. Here's what they found:
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Radiation poisoning?
The resulting X-ray charge when they peeled Scotch tape in a vacuum was strong enough to imprint the image of a bony finger on photographic paper. Who says you can't science on a budget?
In fact, the charge turned out to be 10 times greater than the UCLA scientists had hoped, and they have no idea why (it's partly because 3M, the company that makes Scotch tape, is as protective of their secret formula as Coca-Cola). We're talking about bursts of millions of X-ray photons at a time, which is why they think that triggering nuclear fusion from Scotch tape sounds like a scientific possibility, along with a new generation of X-ray telescopes 10 to 30 times better than the current ones and cheap, portable X-ray machines. Yes, the tricorder from Star Trek is now a reality, all thanks to lowly Scotch tape.
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Which makes it almost as useful as the tape by itself.
#3. M&M's Solved a 400-Year-Old Physics Problem
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Princeton professor Paul Chaikin has solved a problem that troubled physicists for hundreds of years, and he did it in the most delicious way possible. It all started when his students, either huge fans of the guy or really, really terrible at pranks, sneaked a 55-gallon drum of M&M's into his office.
Years passed, and the drum of candy stayed mostly intact, because it takes a truly epic amount of weed to cash 55 gallons of chocolate. Then one day Chaikin decided to use the M&M's as a class prop to talk about packing density. Let's say you want to fill a suitcase with as many eight balls of cocaine as possible. Assuming the balls are perfectly spherical (we ... don't know much about hard drugs. Can you tell?), science says that the absolute maximum you'll be able to fill is 74.048 percent of the suitcase. However, that's only if you take the time to arrange them in a perfect pattern -- if you randomly throw the drug-balls in there because the cops are coming and you don't have time to juggle(?) them up your nose, the maximum density is always 64 percent. This has been determined through centuries of careful mathematical study by awesomely bearded people.
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"Now let's figure out how to fit the other 36 percent into your anus."
It's always been assumed that perfectly spherical balls are the most effective shape for packing stuff. However, when Chaikin asked a student to measure the density of some M&M's randomly packed into a jar, he was shocked to find out that it was 68 percent -- way more than the 64 percent maximum thought possible in that situation. This means that not only is there a more effective shape for random packing than balls, but that shape ("oblate spheroids") happens to be the exact one of regular M&M's.
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Melts in your pre-existing understanding of physics, not in your hand.
But this discovery was only the thin sugary crust leading to an even more delicious scientific breakthrough. When Chaikin did tests with the ellipsoid -- a different M&M's-inspired shape -- it resulted in a randomly packed density of over 74 percent. Nobody had ever achieved that before, nor even really considered it possible.
This discovery could help us create better aerospace materials made out of tiny super-packed particles, make further advances in nanotechnology, or simply ship stuff at lower costs. Meanwhile, the Mars Company just nodded along, pretended to understand what this was about, and sent Chaikin a further 125 pounds of M&M's. Maybe he'll use them to create a warp drive or something.


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Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Here are some of the several recently released books and one CD that are either for mothers or about moms.
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"WOMEN OF CHARACTER: Profiles of 100 Prominent LDS Women," edited by Susan Easton Black and Mary Jane Woodger, Covenant Communications, $24.99, 370 pages (nf)
The new book "Women of Character: Profiles of 100 Prominent LDS Women," published by Covenant Communications, offers readers a personal look into the lives of 100 LDS women who have accomplished something extraordinary.
"Women of Character" profiles pioneer women such as Emma Hale Smith and Eliza R. Snow as well as contemporary women such as Jane Clayson Johnson and Gladys Knight. Each woman has her own unique life story, fascinating in its own right. Each woman experiences different challenges, defeats and victories. And as a result of her talent and contribution to society, each woman achieves her own degree of prominence.
Woven through these very unique stories, however, are important common threads.
One common thread is that each of these women shows unusual determination to succeed. Readers will appreciate and relate to the many stories of finally making progress after much hard work, seeing success only after multiple failures and finding happiness after experiencing heartbreak.
Another common thread is that the women in this book demonstrate strength of character no matter the circumstance. Notoriety often leads to situations where integrity could be compromised. The women in this book are truly women of character and choose not to make such compromises. Their lives demonstrate that true happiness and excellence can be found in remaining true to one's beliefs and in reaching outward rather than inward.
"Women of Character" is an inspiring book that can help LDS women find perspective and understand that their own lives are significant and meaningful. Readers will feel encouraged to develop their individual talents and serve more, ultimately making an important difference in their families and the world around them.
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"CONVERSATIONS WITH A MOONFLOWER," by Christine T. Hall, Cedar Fort, $12.99, 120 pages (nf)
In "Conversations with a Moonflower," author Christine T. Hall tells a simple yet profound story, which is likely to send many readers in search of a moonflower.
She begins with a journey to the family farm in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., following the death of her grandmother. The trip is a practical one: to sort a lifetime of memories and get the house ready to sell. However, the sorting, divvying up and discarding of Grandma's belongings is just a prelude to the heart of the book — the moonflower.
It is Grandma's Amish neighbor, Marissa, who invites Hall and the others to come over their last night at the farm and watch the Ipomoea alba, or moonflower, which blooms at dusk. On the way to the Amish farmhouse, Hall and her sister joke that the reason the Amish get excited about a blooming moonflower is because they don't have TV.
After watching the beautiful yellow blossoms open, Hall admits, "I don't recall ever seeing a TV show that produced such a profound and immediate effect on me."
She compares her own comfortable lifestyle with that of the Amish who go through life without modern conveniences and wonders "which of us really possessed the truest comforts of life?"
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This Krookodile is a Ground/Dark-type Pokémon owned by Ash Ketchum. It is the ninth Pokémon he caught in Unova.
Originally a recurring Pokémon, Krookodile first debuted as a Sandile before evolving into a Krokorok.
Despite losing to Ash's Pikachu, Krokorok later chose to join Ash's party and after evolving into Krookodile, it has since gone to become one of Ash's strongest Pokémon in Unova.
As a Sandile, he was mischievous that he caught Pikachu, Axew and Oshawott with his same kind. But he also has a caring side, in which he saved a group of wild Pokémon when he sensed danger. As a Krokorok, he continued to be compassionate and smart, but he became impulsive too, causing a lot of troubles that he didn't think about.
Also, he tends to react suddenly without warning. However, the most notable point is, when he loses his sunglasses, he becomes nervous and frightened and will do everything to find them, especially when he was a Sandile and a Krokorok.
As a wild Pokémon
Season 14: Black & White
Krookodile first appeared as a Sandile in A Sandile Gusher of Change! where it was given the nickname, the Sunglasses Sandile because of the sunglasses it wore. At the time, Sandile was also the leader of a group of fellow Sandile who all lived near a local spa resort with the Sandile group often causing trouble, all for the sake of getting attention from the owners. It was later revealed that the group was actually attempting to save the other Pokémon in the area because the Sandile themselves knew that in advance that a geyser would soon erupt. With the help of Ash, Iris, and the son of the spa resort owner, Dan, Sandile was able to save the Pokémon. In the end, Sandile was shown to have gained respect for Ash, and as such, began to follow him, presumably abandoning his fellow Sandile or leaving them to serve as guards for the spa.
Sandile returned in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad! where he sought to battle Pikachu. Sandile attacked by randomly using Stone Edge, endangering the lives of a group of young children who were nearby. Both Pikachu and a wild Trubbish intervened, sending Sandile blasting off with a combination of Sludge Bomb and Iron Tail.
Sandile reappeared in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, going so far as to separate Ash and Pikachu so that Sandile could personally battle Pikachu. However, a wild Ducklett stole Sandile's sunglasses, stopping the battle. Sandile was left deeply saddened by having his glasses stolen and lost his confidence, becoming cowardly. With Ash and Pikachu assisting him, however, Sandile was able to beat the Ducklett despite the type-disadvantage and reclaim his sunglasses. After being healed at the Pokémon Center, Sandile finally got what he'd spent a long time hoping for: a battle with Pikachu. Sandile dominated the battle right from the very beginning and even evolved into Krokorok. However, Pikachu gained the upper hand and sent Krokorok blasting off when Pikachu's own Electro Ball attack collided with Krokorok's Stone Edge, causing the stones to hit Krokorok and send him flying off again.
Season 15: BW Rival Destines
Ash and his friends found Krokorok with Krokorok helping them find Pikachu. A series of flashbacks then revealed that Krokorok had followed the group through various locations, including Nimbasa Town and Nimbasa City and it was also shown that Krokorok had been the one responsible for throwing a pen into a Klinklang during Evolution Exchange Excitement!.
After a long absence, Krokorok returned at the end of Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!, still harboring his dream of defeating Pikachu with his appearance startling Ash, Iris and Cilan.
In Battling the Bully!, Krokorok and Pikachu engaged in battle yet again with both Pokemon being sent flying off.
During a battle between three youngsters, Krokorok allowed Ash to use to help Mick learn the techniques associated with battling. Krokorok later teamed up with Pikachu under Mick's command in a Double Battle against a Seismitoad and Scolipede belonging to the father of a young boy, Sean. Krokorok and Pikachu eventually won while Krokorok later fought Pikachu with the intention of settling their rivalry once and for all. After a fiercely-fought battle, Pikachu eventually won despite the type disadvantage which left Krokorok greatly depressed by the loss. Krokorok then attempted to leave but Ash then offered Krokorok the chance to join his team with Krokorok happily accepting with Ash catching Krokorok in a Poké Ball seconds later.
With Ash
Season 15: BW Rival Destines
In An Amazing Aerial Battle!, with Krokorok now a permanent member of Ash's team, Krokorok was used in Ash's Gym battle against Skyla.
Krookodile battled against Skyla and her Swoobat and was defeated with Air Cutter. He and Ash did some training with Brycen and his Beartic. It was used in the Icirrus City Gym where he was used against Brycen's Vanillish but was quickly recalled. He was later used against Brycen's Beartic which he won, winning Ash the Freeze Badge. Since it fully evolved it became a real powerhouse in his team defeated Iris' Dragonite with its new power and its speed has increased, along with Stephan's Liepard and Sawk.
Known moves
|Dig +
|A Sandile Gusher of Change!
|A Sandile Gusher of Change!
|Stone Edge +
|Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!
|Battling the Bully!
|Dragon Claw +
|Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!
|Aerial Ace +
|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
Improvised Moves
Voice actors
- Kenta Miyake (Japanese)
- Marc Thompson (English)
- He was set to appear in Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (Part 1) but the episode, along with Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (Part 2), was postponed and eventually cancelled.
- Krookodile is currently Ash's only Dark-type Pokemon to have used/learned any Dark-type moves.
- Prior to capture, Krookodile inherited the blast off gag from Team Rocket.
- Krookodile, like other recurring Pokémon, has an item it carries around, its sunglasses, but was the first to have been caught by Ash.
- Krookodile is the third Pokémon that Ash caught who had an accessory, the first being Squirtle (they both have Sunglasses) and the second being Sceptile (who had a twig).
- When the sunglasses that Krookodile wears are knocked off, it seems to always have a nervous breakdown, suggesting it may be a comfort object.
- Krookodile, like Ash's Primeape, evolved before it was caught.
- Krookodile's sunglasses grew in size when he evolved.


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Got a new ps3, my thoughts so far
Finally got a new ps3. I've had gtav since launch and just started playing it. I'm sorry if these thoughts have been posted before but...
I love the presentation a lot. Like the mission when you're driving as Franklin in the SUV and suddenly Michael has a gun to your head? The transition was fantastic. Rockstar did a great job with the games aesthetic and sense of flow. It's very consistent and always stylish.
The game drives this further by making the world feel alive. In sandbox games, or games PERIOD, the npcs typically just stand there, and say random shit when you approach them. In GTAV, you go into Franklin's house and then you have his aunt watching tv on the couch, and you can join her like it ain't no thang. Or she'll be trying to do crunches. Other times, the house is empty. It feels like she has her own life with her own values. The house deco and the cutscene dialogue reinforce this. Rockstar have managed to make Los Santos feel like an actual place, which is rare for games. The reviews were not in any way hyperbolic about this. Sometimes it's limiting, like, I haven't seen anyone in Michael's house yet, but it helps that when you switch to him, he's dropping his wife off at a store for her to buy more useless shit, or he's off somewhere looking sad just as an excuse to get away from the house.
This makes me really attached to all of the characters so far. Even that chick Tonya who I've met only once. They managed to actually make me care about her and her crackhead husband in pretty much an instant. It helps that the characters don't disappear after a mission briefing or cutscene. For instance, after the Tonya tow truck mission, she goes off and talks to someone on the phone. She doesn't disappear, it doesn't end with a cutscene. Or when Franklin has to go to the hills to get the suv, and Simeon is still talking to the guy he's trying to sell that car even after the cutscene.
I have a tremendous tit boner when it comes to meticulous details in a game. It's why I love Shenmue so much. Game worlds should feel like an actual place where the characters have lives. Haven't been this impressed with a game world since Shenmue.
Come to GTAIV. Where is Roman when not on missions? You go to the apartment and where is he? Does he only exist in cutscenes and when you ask him to hang out? Apparently! What does he even like to do beyond staring at tits and gambling? I don't know. Compare to Michael's son. He has an actual identity: he likes weed, plays games, is a slacker, can't handle exercise, and is short sighted. I know all of this about him with barely any hours on the clock. I know more about this kid in five hours than I did the entire cast of GTAIV. But GTAIV isn't alone in this, it's a problem with games, period. Things like this make them feel so artificial and shallow. GTAV may not be as detailed as Shenmue - the characters don't have set schedules, for instance - but it's pretty much the next best thing. And for that...
Beyond the minutiae, I'm loving the game. The controls that plagued GTAIV are gone, and unlike that game, it is actually fun to play and has things to do. It is, in every way, a worthy sequel to San Andreas so far. Just getting out of Los Santos itself is a journey for me. All those hills and valleys, turns and treacherous cliffs.
Unless it starts to tank a ways into the game like IV, I think I'm going to like this. A lot. In terms of playtime I'd say the GTA franchise is my most played franchise, aside from Final Fantasy. It is really dear to my heart, and I'm so happy that we finally got s GTA game that lives up to the name again. Unfortunately, IV didn't for me. V looks to be something special.
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I have to agree about the Shenmue thing... I think that's why I love the world in this so much. A game hasn't felt so alive since Shenmue and it's really cool. You never see that in games.
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I agree with everything posted here. It's amazing how much of a difference the little things that don't directly effect gameplay make.
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Yes gta 4 wasn't shit compared a "traditional" gta entry. GTA V feels alive in every way. It was the weirdest thing I walked out of house the other day and it felt like the camera was over my shoulder. The gaming experience feels genuine and real.
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I have to agree, with pretty much all of this. R* did a great job making the world feel not just alive, but lived-in. It's not a perfect world. There's construction. The roads are potholed and poorly paved in a lot of areas. There's graffiti and the houses are run down in the projects. It feels like it's a world you're visiting that was there long before you showed up and will be there after you leave, and doesn't care if you live or die. It's great.
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One thing I love is how many hostile/volatile NPCs there are, which GTA IV was missing for the most part.
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