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I have been an NHL fan for a pretty good portion of my life. I went to my first game when I was 9 or 10 (I can't remember the exact age, my memory isn't that good!), and it was a common occurrence to go to the Civic/Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh at least six or seven times each winter for hockey games.
I stayed true to the NHL after the lockout, and I continued to watch it. Many people didn't. Even though I didn't like the NHL's commitment to Versus/NBC (and I still don't, and never will), I still watch hockey. I still listen to hockey. I still follow hockey.
And the truth is, the NHL was just starting to get back on its feet after the first lockout. Hockey was exciting, and though it had its issues (see my column from earlier this year referencing clutching-and-grabbing in hockey), people were watching it.
But if the NHL goes to another lockout when the current CBA expires next month, it might very will kill the sport altogether.
One lockout is bad enough. Some would argue that the MLB has never been the same since the lockout in 1994. Fans didn't appreciate the NFL lockout too much. The NBA had a lockout a few years ago, too, but sometimes I wonder if anyone even noticed...or cared.
But two lockouts within 10 years? Only the diehard fans are going to stick out something like that. The NHL is going to have a ton of work to do to build up their credibility with their fans again. There are going to be quite a few people who will probably never turn on a hockey game again if there's another lockout.
The NHL owners don't want to pay the players more. They want to keep more revenue in their pockets. The players don't want that. So everyone's at a standstill.
It's an example of the overall mindset in America. Nobody's happy with what they have. Everyone always wants more, more, more. Even having a steady income, a reliable vehicle, and a suitable place to live isn't enough anymore for the average Joe.
And it's not just that we want more. It's almost like we expect more, like we are entitled to everything in the world, and if we don't get it, well, the hell with you then.
But the nature of the beast is, if all we do is want more, more, more...we're never going to be happy.
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Has anyone had any experience with playing Munchkin with 2 players? If so, what variant/house rules do you play with, and how do you feel the experience compares to 3+ player Munchkin?
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As Matt Sheppard notes, the main problem with two-player Munchkin is that it eliminates the automatic balancing effect present with three or more players, where the weaker players can band together to pull the stronger ones down. In normal play, this is the main effect that counteracts the otherwise fundamental unfairness of Munchkin — without it, it's quite possible for the game to quickly get so unbalanced that one of the players is almost sure to win no matter what the other does.
This can be a problem especially if one of the players is new to the game: if the experienced player plays for keeps, they're likely to leave the newbie feeling like they didn't even have a chance, whereas if they pull their punches, the game is likely to get boring because there won't any of the scheming and backstabbing that makes normal Munchkin interesting.
That said, I do think that Munchkin with two players can potentially be fun, provided that both players are a) about equally skilled, b) reasonably familiar with the game and how it's typically played, and c) aware that they're playing the game in a way it was not designed for. In particular, it's probably a good idea for both players to be experienced enough to tell when they're in a hopeless situation, so that they can either concede the game or just play it out quickly and get on with the next round.
As for house rules, I have no real experience to share. However, one possibility I'd strongly suggest would be going over the deck and picking out some of the most egregiously unbalanced cards like the Kneepads of Allure. Basically, if it feels unbalanced in a multiplayer game, it's likely to be even more so with only two players. Also, if the players are not quite perfectly matched, some kind of handicap system, such as extra starting levels, might be useful to compensate for the lack of automatic balancing.
Ps. From a game theoretical perspective, two-player Munchkin ought to be pretty dull: it's a two-player zero sum game, where the success of one player (measured as expected probability of eventually winning) is exactly the complement of that of the other. Thus, in optimal play, there really shouldn't be any (unforced) helping or trading, or anything else that requires the consent of both players.
The reason it can still work out in practice is that real humans are not the perfectly rational, risk-neutral and infinitely patient and foresightful agents assumed in classical game theory. Thus, in a real game it can happen that, say, both players find that trading certain items puts them both in more comfortable positions, or that one player is willing to accept a reward for helping that the other is willing to offer.
Also, the strategic elements of Munchkin are not entirely based on cooperation and trading: besides the simple process of optimizing your character build, there's quite a bit of strategy involved in deciding when to spend your one-shot cards and when to save them. That still applies even in a two-player game.
My friend experimented with this, but he ultimately determined it to be too much effort;
The reason for the last rule is that its tempting to beef up one character, and have the other intentionally go out of their way to serve as the other players stepping stool. An interesting case that led to rule #5 was the use of a
If you try this, please leave a comment with your thoughts, and any additional rules you added.
Honestly there isn't that big a change, other than there's a lot less people trying to screw you over. You can play Munchkin with 2 players just fine, it's just not quite as much fun.
In my experience it's a lot less fun simply because it eliminates the "alliance" aspect of a game with lots of players. There's also the deception element of the game (tricking other players into using up all their curse/bonus cards before your turn) which doesn't happen in a two player game.
If someone has good house rules for it though, I'd love to hear them.
All good answers. I'd add that Munchkin Cthulu's additional rules for Cultists don't work at all in a two-player game, so skip that set if you decide to try two-player munchkin.
My biggest rule in two-player is: allow the players to trade levels that come from defeating a monster, if they need help killing it. This helps with a lot of the stronger monsters in that you either try to run, or give a level to the other player for help. The level is worth a whole lot more then a shot at some treasure, so it can add a lot of incentive.
A two-player version that my son and I came up with was pretty fun. Here are the altered rules:
OBJECTIVE: Be the first player to retire your four heroes at level 6.
SETUP: Start by separating out all the Class and Race cards. In the standard Munchkin game you will find 21. Shuffle these cards together. Next, deal 4 cards to each player. Each player places these character cards in front of him/herself on the table. These cards represent your Adventuring Troop of Heroes trudging through the Dungeons of Munchkingdom. Next, place a single D6 (six-sided) die on top of each character to represent their current level. Each hero starts at level 1. Lastly in Setup, reshuffle the remaining Class and Race cards in the Door deck, and draw 4 door cards, and 4 treasure cards per Player (not per character). Each player may distribute their 'loot' amongst their 4 heroes.
GAME PLAY: Roll the die to see who goes first, highest die wins. The first player may lay down any treasures or items below any of his 4 heroes. Note: Once a treasure has been laid to the table from your hand, it must remain with THAT hero to which it has been placed. Furthermore, a thief cannot steal a card from any allied hero pertaining to the same Adventuring Troop. A Thief can only steal from the opponent's Troop of Heroes.
Each Hero can later on be one Class and one Race as per normal rules. Furthermore, if Class or Race are lost as a result of a curse or some other reason, simply flip the card over...that hero still can be played as normal, just without the Bonuses/Penalties of the previous Race/Class.
Once the first player is ready to begin, he chooses ONE hero from his Troop (moving the Class/Race card forward slightly to show election to other player) to open the door, then flips over TWO Door cards. Both Door cards have active effects if they are monsters or curses. This means that they are resolved simultaneously. If they are two monster cards it is like the results of a Wandering Monster card as per the original rules (Running Away must be resolved from each monster by EACH hero involved in combat).
If they are both curses, they affect that single hero who busted down the door. A Wishing Ring or other item that prevents a Curse will deflect ONE of the Curses (active player chooses which Curse to be removed). The player may still 'Loot the Room' (drawing a face down Door card into your hand) or play a Monster by 'Looking for Trouble' from his hand as per normal rules, unless the Curse card specifically states the turn has ended.
If one card is beneficial (i.e. Class/Race card, Cheat card, etc.), the player may place this directly into his hand. The non-beneficial card is then resolved (i.e. fighting the monster).
If BOTH cards are both non-threatening, the player places both into his hand, and then may choose to either 'Loot the Room' or 'Look for Trouble' per normal rules.
Note: Monster Altering cards (i.e. Humungous +5) are non-threatening if drawn with a non-Monster card, and may be placed in the player's hand. But, IF drawn with a Monster, it alters THAT monster during that combat.
Also: The actual Wandering Monster card if drawn Face Up, invites your opponent to lay down ANY held Monster card in their hand!
After resolving combat with monsters per the rules below, or after 'Looting the Room', the player ends his turn by either laying down Item cards to individual heroes in his Troop (Treasure cards aquired from defeating Monsters can only be equipped directly after combat to the two heroes involved in combat...see combat rules below), or discarding them so that only 5 cards remain in his hand at the end of his turn. Every Dwarf character in his Troop allows the player to hold +1 card above the normal 5! If cards were discarded in this manner (at the end of the turn), the opponent if he has a hero with a current level less than or equal to the lowest level of all the heroes on the table, he may select ONE of the discarded cards and place it to the table below that lowest level hero (if its an item) or to his hand (if its NOT an item).
Note: Items that are unusable be a hero may still be equipped to that hero. The bonus is just not added unless conditionary requirements are met. But, heroes that are NOT a Dwarf can only equip ONE Big item, used or unused.
COMBAT: When fighting a monster, add up all the bonuses of all the Monsters and Monster Altering cards involved in combat. Unless one of the heroes involved in combat is a Warrior, the player must beat the Monster's bonuses by 1. This number is derived by adding the hero's current level, plus any bonuses (or subtracting any Penalties). If the first hero who 'Busted Down the Door' does not have sufficient Attack Points (Level + Bonuses), then he/she can ask for help. This is done by selecting ONE of his current heroes (those NOT Retired). The Opponent may even offer to help for some bargained price, with any ONE of his heroes. If someone helps in combat, their bonuses and levels are added to the first hero's. Once a hero agrees to join combat, he/she cannot back out. If for any reason the hero(s) cannot defeat a Monster(s) then each hero involved in combat must attempt to Run Away separately from EACH Monster in the combat. If a hero is unsuccessful from Running Away from any Monster, that hero must face the consequences of the Bad Stuff of THAT Monster.
The only Hero that gains Levels after defeating a Monster is the one who 'Busted Down the Door'. If for some reason another hero jumps into battle to help, then the first hero leaves. The second hero must face the Monster(s). That second hero does not get any levels if the Monster(s) are defeated, but does get all the treasures. Furthermore, a third hero cannot be asked to help.
Note: The Kneepads of Allure, or other similar Items may be used to force someone into help the wearer of the Item, OR it can be used to PREVENT your opponent from using ONE of his heroes as a helper! In either way, the hero being manipulated by the item gets a saving throw to resist. That player must roll higher than a 6, by rolling a D6 and adding THAT hero's current Level.
RETIRING: Once a hero reaches Level 6, he/she is Retired from play. Take all his Class/Race cards, and Item cards and discard them. Leave just the D6 to represent one Retired hero. Player who Retires All four Heroes in their Troop wins.
DEATH: When a hero(es) suffer Death from Bad Stuff, they lose all their stuff. The player of the dead hero(es) lays down all their cards in ther hand next to all the dead hero's items he/she had in play. All of these cards will be discarded. Prior to being discarded, the opponent gets to select ONE item to add to EACH of his active (non-Retired) heroes. These items must first be given to the lowest level heroes.
Note: this means that if both players have heroes that die in the same combat for whatever reason, one player's opponent will Loot his hero's body, while his own heroes will Loot his Opponent's dead hero's body. Dead heroes do not participate in Looting the Body.
The dead heroe's Level die (D6) remains at the same level.
SELLING ITEMS: Only ONE Level can be bought each turn by each hero in your Troop. Furthermore, Level 6 can only be attained as per normal Munchkin Rules regarding Level Ten.
Surely this is a game that is just generically better for more players, rather than being mechanically unplayable for two people.
In a game with lots of random factors, it can be easy for a player to gain a quick lead through no real strategic fault of his opponent's. This "problem" is almost completely mitigated in multi-player settings, where if one player is doing rather two well the others can gang up to keep any power imbalance contained.
If you're both of a basically cooperative mindset, then I can't think of any real reason for not playing Munchkin 2-player. If you're more competitive, then you might want to play something with a bit less randomness involved, or where the games end quickly enough that if one player gets unbeatably far ahead, you know you'll be shuffling up and redealing quite soon.
Also, Munchkin is a kind of sort of D&D simulator - how many D&D groups have you heard of with just 2 people? Part of the fun is getting a whole bunch of your friends over to play!
If you're not afraid of picking up another set / game, Munchkin Quest is specifically designed for two players. There's also some overhead with setting up the board and such, but it's a fun alternative.
That said, my wife and I will play Munchkin as a two player game. It works just fine for us as we're not terribly competitive.
I play this with my son (7) regularly. We play with a 'variable' rule set that includes bumping the hand to 7 cards (8) for dwarves, and allowing for slaughters by playing 'best of' games. We also often shorten to level 6 wins. This truly is a game where 'house rules' are encouraged.
Deal in a 'phantom' 3rd player.
Play them as a normal player with the following exceptions:
On their turn, the phantom player must always:
Out of turn, the phantom player must always:
I found these house rules. Haven't played yet, but my wife and I are wanting to give it a try.
After shuffling the decks go through the doors and pick the first race and class and set them aside in a 3rd player's spot.
Optional: You can also set aside the first 5 monsters from the door deck which can be added to combat if the other physical player has a wandering monster card or a rule allows legal use of the monsters and meets the 3rd player condition. This could also be done with + to either side in combat cards.
Reshuffle the Doors and go through the treasures take out the first headgear, armor, footgear and legal hand weapons (one 2 hand or two 1 hand whichever comes first.) and set them into the 3rd player spot. reshuffle the treasure deck. This player will be at level 3 to start the game and if elf will go up a level every time they assist in combat. Otherwise they can only go up a level by go up a level cards so the 3rd player cannot win the game.
To use the 3rd player to help yourself in combat or to hinder your opponent you must roll a munchkin D6 and achieve a roll of 4 or greater. If you use the 3rd player to defeat a monster you must roll a Munchkin D6 again and on a roll of 5 or greater you keep all the treasure, if you roll 4 or below the treasure is cut in half randomly and upgrades are added to the 3rd player anything else is discarded. (Better items, go up a level, etc)
As many 3rd players are you want can be used in the game. Or it can be determined by a random D6 roll for the total number of players in the game at the start.


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Consider the standard boogie-woogie bass such as this one. The C, F and G phrases are each in its own mixolydian. Is that a modulation from C to F and G? If no, why?
No. The F and G are heard as the subdominant and dominant of the home key. When listening you have the sense of being away from the C chord and wanting to return to it. A modulation sets up a new home key. It can be temporary (like a vacation home) or permanent (like moving to a new home, for instance the modulation just before the last chorus of "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer").
I suppose you could consider it a modulation; but it's normally considered part of the "changes".
It's as if C-mixolydian, F-mixolydian and G-mixolydian were all superposed together to create a C-"blues" scale. C-D-Eb-E-F-G-A-Bb-B-C. The notes that belong to the "superscale" but not the "current" scale are the blue notes.
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I'm levelling an Operative, and I'd like to try my hand at a more Medicine centric build. My Concealment-specced practice of knifing people and then hitting Kolto Infusion isn't cutting it anymore in Flashpoints, and Kaliyo is turning into a sufficiently capable tank that I'm thinking it's probably a viable way to do things.
Is there a good efficient leveling build for the Medicine tree out there, or am I doomed to things taking forever to kill?
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Considering the number of hours of enjoyment you have created for millions around the world, it's really not surprising you have been rewarded.
Cheers, and congratulations!
Considering the number of hours of enjoyment you have created for millions around the world, it's really not surprising you have been rewarded.
Cheers, and congratulations!
Congratulations guys, no doubt that you deserve this, heres to another 20 years
A belated congratulations guys. Glad to see some wider recognition of your work.
Thoroughly deserved, Sirs. Congratulations.
Just a quick well done collyers. Well deserved for all the work they have put in over the years in makin this one of THE best games. Iv had every game in the series since release and remember havin to send a cheque to some company in bournmouth to get the first Champ many years ago.
Truly well deserved boys.
I've loved every second of playin your games since the very beginning! Keep em comin and i'll keep testin them for ya!!!!
gratz guys, well deserved
Congratulations lads - a classic series!
Top Show fellas and thoroughly well deserved
Only just read this :o
Well done both
- the big thing is.... - your lives, make our lives, better!
Grats indeed... - Enjoy Charles.
Congrats lads. Been with you all the way, keep up the good work
Congratulations, well deserved. Wonder if Wills and Harry play FM ;-)
I started on the first Championship Manager sometime back in 92 on my Amiga, I've had every version since and had hours of fun thanks to the brilliant series. My brother is a bigger addict than I and even my dad plays the game.
This says something for the quality of the series and this award is hugely deserved. Well done chaps and thanks for the games! (Love the idea of the Queen being a secret FM fan!)
Congratulations to both
That is really spectacular, congrats.
My GOD Oliver Collyer and i live in the same city .Congratulations to you Collyer brothers and thank you for turning me into an addict :P
Congrats to both of you. Probably one of the most deserved handed out.
About time to!!
Another big congrats to Ov and Paul!
Well deserved
What's an M.B.E. though?
Shropshire! Its great that you have recieved MBE's. As others have said, Makes me proud to be from Shropshire.
Mega congrats guys, we owe you big time...
And make sure you give yourselfs a pat on the back
Congratulations guys. I'm another who has been addicted since CM1 (Domark).
I'm not sure the people for whom this game was cited in divorces will be quite so praiseworthy.
Congratulations from Norway.
Congratulations to both of you.. ive played CM/FM for something ridiculous like 18/19 years now and have owned every copy along the way!
I say you deserve a knighthood... the wife wants to line you up and shoot you
I wonder what team the queen is !!!
Well done chaps !!
m.b.e's become a bit worthless when they give them out for any reason...
Congratulations, cant think of two poeple in the games industry more deserving
congrats guys
Congratulations, good to see that Peter Molyneux is not the only one getting recognition in this country for the gaming sector!
I started out with CM on the Commodore Amiga back 1993, it would have been impossible to imagine back then that:
In 2010 the series is still going strong,
It changed name to FM
Can be played it on a handheld (PSP) and console (360)
the founders received an MBE,
That SEGA became involved! I mean come on, Sonic the Hedgehog and CM were a million miles apart back in the early 90s!
Good job all at SI and beyond!
Congratulations guys, well deserved.
Wow! Congrats on your M.B.E's guys.
CM and FM has certainly meant a lot to me throughout my life, from CM 93/94 up to the latest installment of FM.
Thanks for giving me thousands of hours of fun, frustration, happiness, ****ed-of-ness, and cheer joy.
that is great, really great. Easily the best series of any games and any genre ever made, both as a fun point of view and a selling point of view i am sure. Again, big thanks for all your effort now reap your rewards.. err apart from the vast sum of cash you will have already made of course
Congratulations guys and Thank You
Congratulations to you both ... simply for the enjoyment over so many years that you've brought into my life, which I am sure is reflected across a wide range of people
Congratulations guys you certainly deserve it
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah.
Congratulations, well deserved!
At least now I can ask others if the creators of THEIR favourite pass time are also honored by the Queen.
But does this mean that we now have to call them by their first name only, like you do with Sirs? I'd feel strange not saying Mr. Collyer. :o
Congratulations guys !! Very well deserved.
Just noticed thread ! My bad !
wow! gz guys
Only just read the news - congrats both - fully deserved.
Keep up to excellent works guys, and congratulations!
I'm not saying they haven't done a good job; I'm merely pointing out that making a videogame, and establishing a franchise out of said game, for a profit is hardly a chivalrous act.
Getting a m.b.e for designing a videogame seems like they're giving it out for any reason.. just my 2 cents.
Great stuff fella's!
Congrats to both of you! You definately made my teens a more enjoyable time.
By your reckoning who would qualify? Police and the armed forces, thats it. Get real, the actors, entertainers and games producers bring happiness into peoples lives, yes for profit, but are any of us completely altruistic? I think not.
well done very well deserved fm gets better every year
Well done, guys. Congrats.
Really well done lads ............to be recognised in this way is a huge honour you have made many a manager wanna be;s life come true............endless games, sleepless nights, rows with the Mrs over where have you been all bloody night ( playing FM honest !!!) and generally re creating the life of a Manager.
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Well done and congratulations! Still remember being smug to overtake these guys in the Hall of Fame, in the original original Championship Manager on the Amiga
Nice one thoroughly deserved guys
These two guys deserve the award for their efforts, for creating and continuing to create something, which has consistently proven so popular. They thoroughly deserve their award.
Well done lads!
it is through sigames that i learned all the critical ingredience of football, thank you all and it is well deserved
Congratulations from somebody who grew up with the game.
Well deserved.
I wonder how many hours of joy CM93 to FM10 has given me since 1993. It's alot.
Paul and Ov are folkheroes in the football community.
Grats guys and thanks for all your hard and great work.
very cool. congrats.
been there with you from the start.
Just seen this great news, what can I say : ) Great to see that both of them have got recognised for all the hard work they have put into their career ! Congrats
So, one of them is now Sir Oliver? ;p
Joking aside, it's wonderful to hear that. The Collyers have done so much for the world of football management games, without them there'd be only the high-visuals, low-realism FIFA clones.
I've been a fan of FM/CM since the mid-90s, and pretty much everything I know about football I learned from there. Heck, I don't even care about the sport outside the games!
Awesome news and well deserved.
Congratulations well deserved.
Congratulations both of you...
Ages since I first play CM Italia 94
Still following after 16 years...
Congratulations! If you ever want to sell the medal, let me know! (haha)
Congrats guys, glad to see some hard-workers achieving recognition! Ive grown up with you guys, been a fan since the beginning, so so glad you've done well! Here's to pushing the boundaries!
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Just noticed this! Well done guys, doing Shropshire proud as allways!!!
Congrats guys, you have brought so much joy to the masses that will always be remembered!!
Just noticed this post now!
Well done fellas.... like the above statements, You guys do deserve this recognition....well done.
CONGRATS!! The fellas are certainly heroes in my book
Congrats to them!
Also, Miles, you guys need more podcasts about the game and such. Really you do.
Congrats guys!
Even a yank plays this game! Been at it since CM2!
I don't think i have missed a game in the series since it first started on the PC. It is a truly deserved reward to two fantastic guys, it has been an honour to share a game of FML and discussion.
I have fond memories of the Daytime Football Association in early days of FML BETA
well done to the both of you..been an avid player from the beginning on the amiga.even wrote to the guys about new ideas and got a great reply back from them many years ago.also had a letter published in the old amiga power magazine which i criticised their poor review they gave out of the game..happy days


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I'm trying to create a dragonblood beginning sorcerer based on the rules in Manual of Exalted Power - Dragon-Blooded. The background information indicates that it should be possible for a Heptigram student to know some spells by graduation, but doesn't include rules for getting them with bonus points. I also haven't come across a dragonblood equivalent of the able-to-do-sorcery charms that other exalt types have. Are there creation rules elsewhere for making a dragonblood sorcerer? And if not, how should I handle this?
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The Dragon-Blooded can do Sorcery by taking the "Terrestrial Circle Sorcery" Charm. It is on p134 of the Manual of Exalted Power - Dragon-Blooded. It is the same than the one for Solars, on p220 of the main book. Note that they cannot take higher Sorcery Charms than this one.
As for the spells, this is actually described in the main book Character Creation chapter, on p75:
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Between last name and surname, which one is British and which one is American? If I talk with somebody from Great Britain, which one is preferable?
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COCA has 507 "surname" vs 1790 "last name". BNC has 315 "surname" vs 43 "last name". So while neither word belongs exclusively to one side of the Atlantic, "last name" is preferred in AmE and "surname" in BrE.
As someone who has lived on both sides of the Atlantic, speaking both American and British/Commonwealth English, I would say that, regardless of what the dictionaries might tell you, last name is distinctly American usage, while surname is arguably British/Commonwealth usage
If you have access, take a look at forms generated on both sides of the pond. In America, I doubt you would find any asking for your surname. In the UK, RSA, etc, I doubt you would find any indicating last name. And trust me, if you said surname anywhere in the US, you may still be understood. You'd probably be excused if you had a noticeable British accent. Otherwise, you'd just sound weird.
The only term that might be equally common in both American and British usage is family name, especially in formal documents and the like. For regular conversation however, I think the above discussion holds.
Surname would be the normal UK term, although last name would be sometimes used and understood.
There is no distinction in American English. Both last name and surname are used, but last name is more common. The dictionaries I checked do not give the term as a British variant.
I'm only familiar with the USA. The only place I ever see surname is in classic literature. Last name is used everywhere else.
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Why is (was) there so much fuss about it?
Why is it under the 'Canonical Partners' section in the Software Center?
Should I install it?
Why is (was) there so much fuss about it?
Why is it under the 'Canonical Partners' section in the Software Center?
Should I install it?
It's for counting the number of installs of Ubuntu in the wild, put there by OEMs. OEMs (in this case) are companies selling computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. Like Dell, System76, etc.
It connects to a Canonical server on a daily basis and tells it the following:
Implicitly it also tells Canonical which IP the computer is using and from that they could work out the country, sometimes company it's being used from. If they're doing this is another question.
Some people see this as an attempt to track users. In a way it does. But how much of that information is helpful to actually work out who a user is?
Well I'm a cynic. With the IP, Canonical could look at the other services they provide (Ubuntu One, Launchpad, etc). If the users uses another service, they could perhaps work out who has done business with Dell (et al)...
But even cynical as I am, what does that really give them? Not much. Its only real value is working out how many OEM computers are get used with their default install of Ubuntu.
I'm not going to get bogged down in the paranoia of some people but it's fair to say, all but the most cut-off hermits give out more personal, traceable and potentially harmful data to much bigger and uglier companies on a daily basis.
I don't know.
It doesn't really matter where it sits but the
No. You could but it won't do anything meaningful unless you bought the machine with that copy of Ubuntu pre-installed by a Canonical-registered OEM.
This is because it checks for the existence of
You probably should not install this.
It is safe, and has a rather simple purpose.
The canonical-census package is meant to help them determine the number of installations on OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) systems.
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Is it possible to set globals before loading the first controller and view?
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Is it possible to set a global variable to configure the Home view?
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Global variables are a bad idea. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Seems like it would be more appropriate to create a store and model for hosting what seems to be configuration values.
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Perhaps in your controller you could use the appropriate setters on your view?
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Is there's a way for someone (with the key) to decrypt a message encrypted with the cipher mode shown?
$$ P_0 = IV $$ $$ C_i = P_{i-1} \oplus E_K(P_i) \oplus P_i $$
Is there's a way for someone (with the key) to decrypt a message encrypted with the cipher mode shown?
$$ P_0 = IV $$ $$ C_i = P_{i-1} \oplus E_K(P_i) \oplus P_i $$
As poncho notes, knowing the last plaintext block (and the key, of course) allows all the other blocks to be decrypted. Also, given this knowledge, the "IV" is completely unnecessary for decryption, as is the first block of the ciphertext!
So, let's change the system a bit, adding the IV to the end of the plaintext rather than to the beginning. (That is, we append a random block to the end of the plaintext, and also include it in the plain in the encrypted message to allow decryption.) Now we have a system that can be decrypted, but it's kind of backwards compared to the usual block cipher modes, so let's flip it around like this: $$P_0 = IV$$ $$C_i = P_{i-1} \oplus E_K(P_{i-1}) \oplus P_i$$
This is exactly the same as the system you described, except mirrored horizontally, so that we feed the previous plaintext block through the block cipher instead of the next. Now we can decrypt the ciphertext like this (where $P_0 = IV$ as before): $$P_i = P_{i-1} \oplus E_K(P_{i-1}) \oplus C_i$$
Is this a good block cipher mode? I don't think so. In particular, it shares a major weakness with ECB mode, in that, since $C_i$ only depends on $P_i$ and $P_{i-1}$, identical pairs of adjacent plaintext blocks will yield identical ciphertext blocks. (The same holds for your original mode as well.) It could perhaps be secure if the encryption and decryption operations were swapped, so that we'd have: $$C_0 = IV$$ $$C_i = C_{i-1} \oplus E_K(C_{i-1}) \oplus P_i$$ $$P_i = C_{i-1} \oplus E_K(C_{i-1}) \oplus C_i$$
This would make it a variant of CFB mode, with $E_K(C_{i-1})$ replaced by $C_{i-1} \oplus E_K(C_{i-1})$. I suspect this construction should be secure, if the underlying block cipher is, although I can't really prove that off the top of my head. But we're getting pretty far from your original question here.
Just out of curiosity, where did you find this peculiar block cipher mode anyway?
Ok, I will assume that:
Well, the quick answer is that they can't. This is true in two senses:
To give a simple example of this last point, why don't see assume that we have a 1 byte block cipher with:
$E_k( 0x00 ) = 0x71$
$E_k( 0x17 ) = 0x66$
Then, if $IV = 0x19$, then:
The encryption of the single byte message $0x00$ will be the single byte $0x19 \oplus E_k( 0x00 ) \oplus 0x00 = 0x19 \oplus 0x71 \oplus 0x00 = 0x68$
The encryption of the single byte message $0x17$ will be the single byte $0x19 \oplus E_k( 0x17 ) \oplus 0x17 = 0x19 \oplus 0x66 \oplus 0x17 = 0x68$
Hence, in this case, if we get an encrypted message $0x68$, we have no idea if the original plaintext was $0x00$ or $0x17$


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The classical Berry-Esseen theorem asserts that if $f$ and $g$ are the characteristic functions of two distribution functions $F(t)$ and $G(t)$ respectively then with $T$ arbitrary $$ \sup_{t \in \mathbb{R}} |F(t) - G(t)| \ll \frac{1}{T} + \int_{-T}^{T} \bigg | \frac{f(t) - g(t)}{t} \bigg | dt $$ provided that one of the $F$ or $G$ is in Schwartz class (say). Is there a generalization of this inequality for distribution functions in $\mathbb{R}^k$, with $k = 2$ specifically? Precisely, I'm looking for a bound for $$ \sup_{\mathcal{R}} |\mathbb{P}(X \in \mathcal{R}) - \mathbb{P}(Y \in \mathcal{R}) | $$ in terms of the characteristic functions of $X$ and $Y$, with $X,Y$ random variables in $\mathbb{R}^2$, and $\mathcal{R}$ rectangles in $\mathbb{R}^2$.
The sharpest multidimensional Berry--Esseen Theorem I know is due to Bentkus and appears in the paper "A Lyapunov type bound in ${\mathbb R}^d$".
It does not use the characteristic function, though.
There are many results along those lines in Bhattacharya and Rao, Normal Approximation and Asymptotic Expansions.


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pure OpenLayer is good or GeoExt WHich have more options w.r.t GIS client-side
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This is somewhat of a trick question. In terms of GIS functionality, both GeoExt and OpenLayers are very good, approximately equally well-suited to whatever your application is. This is because GeoExt is based on OpenLayers.
The real question you should be asking is whether you're already working in an environment with a powerful Javascript DOM-manipulation library like jQuery, mooTools, or Prototype. If so, then you should avoid GeoExt (mixing DOM Libraries makes very muddy code) and choose OpenLayers. One caveat here is that if you're already working with Ext.js and you're not relying upon bleeding-edge functionality, you should be able to just drop-in GeoExt without much difficulty. If you're starting from scratch, on the other hand, then it really doesn't matter which one you choose--pick the DOM manipulator you like better: if it's Ext, use GeoExt. If not, use OpenLayers.


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Is there a way to pre-grate and store horseradish in a manner which preserves and maximizes its potency without relying on vinegar? Preferred storage time is approximately a few hours, a day at most.
Freshly grated horseradish is going to lose some of its potency within minutes, let alone a few hours. Isothiocyanate, the hot chemical in horseradish, wasabi and mustard, aerosolizes extremely rapidly, which is why your eyes water just standing over it. So you can't preserve all of its potency.
The best way to maximize potency while storing it for a day is to make sure it has as little contact with air as possible, and to refrigerate it. Vacumm-packing will do this, as well as simply finding a very small container you can fill to the top with grated horseradish and then seal. If you have access to argon or other neutral gas wine oxidation preventors, then it might be interesting to experiment with them.
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GENESEO, N.Y. - Jeff Peterson, assistant professor of chemistry at the State University of New York at Geneseo, has received a Cottrell College Science Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, one of the oldest foundations in the country devoted to the advancement of science.
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"Specifically, I'm looking at materials called 'semiconductor quantum dots' (QDs) that emit and absorb light in totally unique ways compared to traditional molecular dyes," said Peterson. "QDs have potential use in various technological applications such as solar cells, lasers, biological imaging, and quantum cryptography. One current limitation of QDs is that they go through random periods of time during which they don't emit light and the 'nanoscience' community is not sure why. I've proposed a new way to investigate the most popular traditional explanation, which has never been directly tested."
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What should I do for the blisters that I am getting from radiation treatment?
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Radiation dermatitis can be treated with many approaches depending on the severity.
Early mild redness can be treated with gentle lotions or creams. Areas of peeling or blistering can be treated with cool compresses, and various products. At the Abramson Cancer Center, nurses will mix up a Domeboro's solution to be used as a cool compress and cleanser. There are other products as well.
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I'm having problems saving a large menu. I keep getting a 500 Internal Server Error. I'm using WP 3.1. I use a HostGator dedicated Linux server and the Superb theme.
I have a menu with 4 main headings each with dropdown menus. Is it possible to divide my menu into "4 menus" and display them side by side? The Superb theme has one menu area. Is this possible? If so, how can I do that?
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