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Windows Phone 8 turns out to be worth the wait
|Nokia's Lumia 920, offered through AT&T, has distinctive, colorful cases fronted by a big, vivid display. It has a fast dual-core processor, 8.7-megapixel camera and a near-field communication radios that does tricks like sharing photos by tapping phones together. (Nokia/MCT)
Maybe that's why so few people bought Windows Phones when the new platform debuted in 2010.
Those who waited will be pleased with the new Windows Phones now on sale, including potent new models from Nokia and HTC that I've been using.
The Lumia 920 offered through AT&T and the HTC 8X from multiple carriers are great phones that combine Microsoft's elegant software with fresh and powerful hardware that will appeal to technophiles and first-time smartphone buyers.
They offer refreshing, modern alternatives in a market dominated by Google and Apple. But there are some trade-offs, particularly if you're attached to iPhone or Android apps not available on Windows.
Both the Lumia and HTC have distinctive, colorful cases fronted by big, vivid displays. They have fast dual-core processors, 8-megapixel cameras (8.7 on the Lumia) and near-field communication radios that do tricks like sharing photos by tapping phones together.
The Lumia has a bit more technology packed in. Highlights include more-advanced photo capabilities and a free music service, plus the ability to wirelessly recharge by setting it on accessory charging pads.
But Nokia declined to join the cult of thinness with its new flagship.
The Lumia 920 feels stout compared with the more tapered 8X and the twiggy iPhone 5. You don't forget which pocket is carrying this phone. In a pinch you could use the Lumia to hold down a tarp in a windstorm, or put it in the trunk for added traction on icy roads.
I expected the Lumia to be the hottest model in the new lineup, but the svelte 8X is stealing some of its spotlight, as well as its color scheme. The 8X has a grippy, rubberized back and sleeker case that feels better to hold and elicits more oohs and aahs.
Both are based on Microsoft's new Windows Phone 8. The moniker highlights the affinity with Windows 8 for PCs, which borrowed its touch-friendly, dynamic desktop interface from the phone software.
Microsoft has been making smartphones for eons, but it rolled out an entirely new platform that it called Windows Phone 7 in 2010.
Last year it released a big update in version 7.5, and now - with Windows Phone 8 - we've got the magical version 3.0.
Unfortunately for those who took the plunge earlier with Windows Phone 7 and 7.5, Microsoft won't let them upgrade to 8. At least the power connectors are staying the same.
Microsoft's platform still lacks the amazing variety of apps available on Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platform.
It's unlikely to catch up before these phones are obsolete, but the number of apps should accelerate now that Microsoft has improved tools for app developers and made it easier to write apps for both Windows phones and PCs.
Meanwhile, the situation is partly compensated for by some excellent new apps developed by Microsoft and its partners that are available only on Windows Phone. They include photo apps that Nokia built to take advantage of the Lumia's top-notch camera.
Windows 8 also has a new feature called "Kid's Corner," which lets parents create a kid-friendly sandbox on their device. When it's activated - with a few swipes on the screen - kids playing with the phone can access only apps, music and videos selected by the parents.
Microsoft is adding a Skype app that will keep the phones continuously connected to the service, so you can make or receive calls through Skype or your wireless carrier. It wasn't yet available on my review hardware.
Also coming is a new feature called "Data Sense" that will reduce data usage by compressing images, offloading some tasks to Wi-Fi and adjusting data usage as you approach the limits on your wireless plan.
Perhaps the best apps on Windows phones are the Microsoft online services that you can use to stay connected with friends and family, share photos and keep your digital life synchronized across different devices.
These have been there since the first version, but they've been improved -especially the online storage locker SkyDrive, which is really polished now. It also helps to connect to these services on the latest, 4G wireless networks.
Over the past week, using various flavors of Windows 8, I grew accustomed to having photos I took with the phones automatically backed up to SkyDrive so I could look at them at my desk or when using a tablet. Then it was a snap to email relatives a link to the SkyDrive folder containing our Halloween pictures.
Tapping the phones to share photos worked, but it was relatively slow.
Another feature, Microsoft's "People" hub, collects your contacts and social-network pals. You can view their updates and tap their names or pictures to place calls or send email. New to Windows Phone 8 is the ability to create groups of contacts and "rooms." You can invite friends or family to join a room where you privately share messages, calendars and photos.
All the new Windows Phones use Nokia's great mapping software. The Lumia also has a gee-whiz augmented-reality app called City Lens that displays nearby attractions, shops, bus stops and other map items when you point the camera in their direction. These items are overlaid on the image of the streetscape that you see though the lens. It makes finding a coffee shop feel like a video game.
For now the Lumia 920 is exclusive to AT&T and uses its 4G LTE network. AT&T loads a default search page that doesn't do justice to the software's clean design.
AT&T announced that it will sell the Lumia 920 for $100 and the smaller 820 for $50 starting Nov. 9. Later this month AT&T will offer the 16 gig HTC 8X for $200 and an 8 gig version for $100.
LTE is great, but it's a battery hog. The Lumia ran a full day on a charge, but Nokia needs to tune the power consumption further to catch up to the battery life of newer LTE Droid phones such as the Razr M, which can last multiple days with light usage. The Lumia's charge messages can be misleading; one time it said I had 13 hours left, but the battery was dead a few hours later.
I can't really compare the battery life on the 8X because I was using a foreign model on T-Mobile's 3G network, though it lasted several days on a charge in that mode. HTC claims 14.7 hours of talk time and Nokia claims nine hours on a 3G network.
T-Mobile will begin selling the 8X on Nov. 14, starting at $150 for a 16-gigabyte version. Verizon soon will be offering the 8X starting at $200.
If you're shopping for a smartphone this holiday season, I suggest at least taking a look at these phones to see the new direction Microsoft, Nokia and HTC are taking in phone design and technology.
Here are the full specs for the two phones.
Nokia Lumia 920: http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/products/phone/lumia920/specifications/
HTC 8X: http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-wp-8x-att/
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Gas Tank Modifying and Sealing - These Fuelish ThingsWritten by on July 1, 2010 Modifying And Sealing An Old Gas Tank
It's strange how things pan out sometimes. While I've been sporadically working on the gas tank over the past few weeks, which you're about to read about, it was never intended to appear in the same issue as the fuel system in my project '49 Chevy, which you'll read about elsewhere in this issue. The two fuel-related stories effectively bookend carbureted fuel system technology, from a high-tech, pump-in-tank system equipped with a return line to a basic tank/filter/mechanical pump system. In fact, the only way this system could be more basic would be if it were a gravity feed system with no pump!
While working on the gas tank before finishing the rolling chassis may seem a little odd, it was a small job I could work on at my bench in my garage whenever I had a few spare minutes, and it's all got to be done at some point, right? I bought the tank, an oval-shaped item that was original equipment on an English Ford Anglia, at a swap meet some 15 years ago, though I had no particular use for it at the time.
I figured it'd fit perfectly on the back of the Modified I'm building though, and once the original mounting brackets were removed, the filler neck and drain plugs cut out and the subsequent holes welded shut, it began to look pretty good. Flipping it over to hide the heavy seam that ran its full width improved things, and with a sight gauge fitted to one end, and a neat vintage-looking flip fuel cap from Crafty-B mounted in its center, the grungy old tank was looking pretty cool. But I wanted to seal the inside to ensure trouble-free use without flaky rust and debris blocking the fuel lines.
The Eastwood Company is known for all manner of restoration materials and products, and their gas tank sealer looked perfect for my home-brewed budget tank resto project. While the required muriatic acid, acetone, and chemically resistant gloves aren't included (and couldn't be anyway or it couldn't be shipped), everything needed to flush, treat, and seal a gas tank up to 20 gallons capacity was delivered to my door. With a Sunday afternoon set aside for the job, which has to be completed in one session, I now have a leak-proof, old-style tank and the Modified is one step closer to completion.
A Word of Warning ... Never weld, grind, or cut a gas tank that has recently had gas in it. They can and do explode, even if they've been drained for a while. Find a specialist gas tank or radiator shop to perform the work for you or at the very least get them to thoroughly flush it so it's safe to weld on. This tank had been in my possession for so long that I was absolutely sure it had been empty for 15 years, so I felt confident in working on it. If I'd bought it recently, I'd be sourcing a specialist to perform the work.
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3 Taking care not to drill through the tank itself, a Rotobroach cutter made light work of the spot welds.4 The stock mounts are different at each end of the tank, but the same method was used to remove them. However, it was hard to locate the spot welds in this heavily rusted C-channel, so starting at one end I drilled the first weld, then used a chisel to pry the channel up, noting that where it started to bend was where the weld was. This was then repeated along the line of welds.5 A cut-off wheel was used to remove the original filler neck. Obviously, cutting and welding gas tanks is dangerous if they've had gas in them recently, and I'd recommend getting one flushed and thoroughly cleaned if that's the case. This example had been empty for at least 15 years.6 The fuel gauge sending unit/gas outlet was removed from the top of the tank. This hole will eventually become the outlet as I elected to flip the tank over so that ugly seam (arrow) was hidden underneath.7 Removing the drain plug revealed a little rust and I was beginning to wonder what this tank was going to be like inside.8 With the lead melted away (using a heat gun) I could see and drill out the spot welds.10 ... I chose to enlarge the hole outside the damaged area and weld in a square patch with rounded corners.
12 The hole left from the stock drain plug was also welded closed. Compressed air was used to cool the weld between stitches and keep warpage to a minimum.13 Kirk Brown at Crafty-B supplied this super-cool, vintage-style flip-up gas cap, which uses a mix of cast and polished aluminum as well as brass, for contrast and appearance. After measuring and marking the central point on what was now the top of the tank, I laid some masking tape down and pressed the cap and base, with its mounting bolts inserted, into the tape to mark their locations.14 The mounting holes were drilled (note how the new cap overlaps the old drain plug location but doesn't completely cover it) and the filler hole drilled then opened with a rotary grinder to match the size of the hole on the cap base. It was here that I noticed the central baffle inside the tank, which explained the offset drain plug!15 The Crafty-B caps are normally supplied with a flat base, but I asked Brown to radius mine, as I knew it'd be going on this tank. He got it pretty close with just a phone description to go on, as you can see, and I only had to do some minimal grinding on the base to totally match the curve.16 I bent up a short section of 3/8-inch stainless steel tube and welded it on one end of the tank, drilling 3/8-inch holes in the tank first. I'll remove the middle part of what looks like a handle, and with a length of clear tubing in place, it'll serve as a gas sight gauge, eliminating the need for a fuel gauge sender and associated wiring on a tank that will be mounted totally on view. Fabricating it as one piece meant the ends would align later.17 With the tank modifications complete, I wanted to pressure test it for leaks, so I made a cork gasket for the filler cap, using a punch to form the mounting bolt holes as shown. You'll also note I "massaged' the baffle over to one side to allow the tank to be filled.18 To access the nuts on the mounting bolts I modified a short 3/8-inch wrench to suit. Well, that sounds better than saying "I clamped it in the vise and whacked it with a big hammer" right?19 The stock sending unit incorporating the fuel outlet turned out to be fortuitous as I was able to put it back in and use a blower on my air line through the old outlet to pressurize the tank. Soapy water is best to show leaks (remember fixing flats on your bicycle as a kid?) and a spray bottle of auto glass cleaner is ideal.20 It transpired there were two pinholes around this patch, as can be seen from the bubbles (arrows), though the end of the tank where the sight gauge was fitted contained several, mostly around the seam where the end plate was welded to the tank. Incidentally, it didn't take much pressure before the ends of the tank started to "balloon".
21 I spent a fair amount of time trying to weld the pinholes in what was definitely the thinnest area of the sheetmetal, eventually admitting defeat and taking it to a radiator shop, who leaded over my repairs and pressure tested the tank for $25! Although I intended to seal the tank, I wanted to ensure it had no leaks beforehand. You can see here I'd also cut the sight gauge tubing. Also at this stage I scraped off the underseal that had previously been brushed on the exterior, repaired the few dents, and knocked down a couple of ridges (really edges of large depressions) as once the sealer is in and hardened, you don't want to be hammering on the tank.22 On the left is the sealer kit as supplied by the Eastwood Company, containing Metal Wash, an etching solution, and the sealer, as well as detailed instructions. Additional items required are muriatic acid (available from hardware and building supply stores), acetone, and chemical resistant gloves for handling the acid.23 Though hard to photograph, you can see the inside of the tank was in pretty good condition given its age and outward appearance. However, I couldn't inspect the ends of the tank, which were the worst areas for corrosion. The old drain plug was inserted into the fuel outlet on the old sender unit (from which I'd now removed the old float to stop it from hitting the side of the tank during the sealing process) and the sight gauge tubes plugged with carburetor vacuum rubber bungs.24 The tank was thoroughly washed with hot soapy water, sloshing it around by shaking and rotating the tank, then a garden hose was used to flush the tank a couple of times.25 The Metal Wash was added to 2 gallons of hot water, repeating the previous step to ensure all internal surfaces were treated before flushing again. Though the inside of the tank, or the parts I could see at least, looked clean, the Metal Wash was a brownish color when it was poured out.26 The Eastwood instructions called for 3 ounces of muriatic acid to be mixed with 60 ounces of water to make a 1/2 gallon of 20:1 solution. I measured out 3 fluid ounces in a glass before mixing them. The glass was then disposed of. You don't want this going back in the kitchen cabinet! Note the use of chemical-resistant gloves. Muriatic acid is made up of about 32 percent hydrochloric acid and requires correct handling and disposal. Again, the solution was sloshed around in the tank for 10 minutes to ensure total corrosion removal, leaving the filler cap hole open to allow pressure to escape.27 With the acid drained (and neutralized with baking soda) and the tank flushed twice using the hose, the Fast Etch was poured in the tank, which was then rotated slowly to allow it to contact all surfaces. This was poured out into its original container for future parts rust removal.28 The interior of the tank was much cleaner at this stage, the metal taking on a uniform gray appearance, though it looks shiny here owing to the camera flash. A quart of acetone was added to the tank next, sloshed around, drained, and then repeated.29 After shaking thoroughly, the sealer was poured into the tank. I'd moved into the garage by this point as it was raining but also cold, and the instructions call for the tank, sealer, and room temperature to be above 60 degrees, though good ventilation is important too as this stuff stinks!
30 With the filler hole taped up, the tank was rotated slowly in all directions to completely coat all surfaces. The tape was then removed, the tank left to stand for 10 minutes, and then the process repeated so the excess sealer could re-coat the surfaces. This tank is so small (around 6 gallons) that I only used one of the two sealer bottles. When the tank was standing between "rotating sessions" I opted to let it stand on each end, as these were the most corroded areas. However, it's important not to let the sealer drain to one area in a thick puddle and dry.31 Forced ventilation is required to prevent the sealer from re-flowing and puddling, as well as for thorough drying. I removed the old drain plug from the outlet, and inserted an air line fitting (the thread wasn't the same but I didn't plan on using the sender again, so I wound the fitting in!) in order to hook up my air line. Eastwood recommends a pressure of between 1-5 psi. I'd also bent the old pickup tube so the air didn't blow directly at the side of the tank.32 Completely dry after 48 hours at 60 degrees or warmer, the sealer should have a slight rubbery texture and be odor-free.33 While all that's seemingly left is to tackle prep and paint in order to finish the tank, not to mention some mounting bracketry, there is one further item required. The old sender had more than one use throughout the sealing process, but is now ready to be consigned to the trash. Using a hole saw I cut this disc from 1/8-inch steel, and will drill it to fit where the old sender was, as well as to take a Russell AN-8 bulkhead fitting sourced from Summit Racing. Stainless fuel line will carry the gas to the motor. And if you're wondering how I'm going to vent the tank, I plan on drilling a horizontal hole in the base of the filler cap under the hinge and running a brass or nickel-plated tube from there.

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I am designing a game that is working on a classic tile engine, but whose world is generated randomly. Are there existing games or algorithms that do this? The procedural generation algorithms I have found are never using a tile system... What would be the best way to generate a whole "world" using a tile system? I am not talking about mazes of blocks, but an overall "world map" thanks
Your question leads you into the field of procedural content generation.
Tile-based world generation derived from continuous/analog methods
By continuous, I means something that is not tiles, something that is analog, an example being a vectorised map. You can use any continuous technique for generation, and then quantise it. For example generate a high resolution Perlin noise image, then reduce it's resolution to fit your tilemap size, and sample the pixels to provide yourself a heightmap. (Heightmaps can be a great starting point for your world.) This because you mentioned seeing sources that didn't show you what to do in regards to how to apply it to tiles.
Tile-based world generation using a "blinkered" carving approach
With a tile (cell) based approach, you can do a sort of a blind generation where you generate the world bit by bit without looking further than eg. the directly neighbouring tiles, but this tends to look like the work of an insect. This is typical CA (cellular automata) stuff, and displays little larger scale intelligence.
Tile-based world generation using a broader world view, top-down
This takes a more intelligent approach to building the world tile by tile, since it will first build it region-by-region. In this way you get control over eg. different biomes, political regions, etc. as Tarn Adams has done in Dwarf Fortress. Of course this requires you to think a bit about how you would like to divide up your world. There are many ways, you will have to do your own research.
Procedural content generation is a pretty broad topic, so you'll need to do a good amount of reading before getting a solid idea of what it is you really want and how to go about it -- the devil is always in the detail. For that reason, some good sources for this are the rec.games.roguelike.development mailing list (a ton of information on tile based procedural worlds), AmitP's game programming pages (look under "Other Topics"), the Game Programming Wiki and last but not least, the Procedural Content Generation Wiki.
Procedural generation is an immense topic. How deep are you willing to go?
Nick Wiggill's answers are top-notch. I'd add to that by suggesting that you look at some mathematical methods of creating coherent random terrain.
Perlin noise offers a great way to create smoothed randomness, and works great for all sorts of terrain. Simulating erosion can give a realistic impression of height (although you may not need that since you're doing a tile-based game)
A lot of the techniques discussed in papers like this one by Oddlabs, makers of the Tribal Trouble, work well in 2D and at low resolutions, too. If you're more comfortable with this kind of approach, learning these techniques may be worth your while.
Spelunky's Procedural Space - a great introduction to procedural content generation by Darius Kazemi
Spelunky is a 2D game by Derek Yu that has some great Procedural levels.
There's also a procedural content wiki http://pcg.wikidot.com/


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WEIRTON - Next week, students at Weir High School will be showing how much they know by taking the West Virginia Educational Standards Test, but on Friday it was all about the fun and games.
The WESTEST measures students' knowledge of state content standards. Tests are administered in the areas of science, social studies, math and reading/language arts, and are designed to meet requirements under No Child Left Behind.
Weir High Principal Dan Enich explained the school has been working over the last year to better prepare students for the standardized test, noting the importance of the test in order for West Virginia to receive federal education funding.
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"This has been the culmination of a year's effort," Enich said.
Teams representing each grade took part in a series of games, including relay races and one in which a student from each team, without using their hands, had to locate pieces of gummy candy in a whipped cream pie.
The juniors were named the winners, defeating the freshman in a runoff tie-breaker after both teams had won two of the contests.
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Teams representing each grade at Weir High School took part in a series of games Friday as encouragement for good performance on the WESTEST, which begins on Monday. -- Craig Howell
As an added incentive, Hancock County Savings Bank will be purchasing tickets for a Pittsburgh Pirates game in September for each student who shows growth through the results of the WESTEST. Making the presentation Friday are, from left, Cathy Ferrari, bank president and CEO, the Pirates Parrot and Weir High Principal Dan Enich. -- Craig Howell
Eighth-grade students from Weir Middle School also were invited to attend the rally.
To further encourage students to do well on the tests, Hancock County Savings Bank is throwing in some extra incentive.
"They are buying tickets for a game in September for all the students who show growth on the WESTEST," Enich said.
Representatives of Hancock County Savings Bank were on hand Friday, as was the Pirates Parrot mascot, who entertained the students between some of the games.
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Full TitleAcupuncture for Chronic Lymphedema: A Randomized Wait-list Controlled Trial
Lymphedema is a condition in which excess fluid accumulates in a part of the body, typically in an arm or leg. Lymphedema in an arm is a potential side effect of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy for breast cancer. It can affect people in different ways, and may impair quality of life by causing discomfort.
Research has shown that some patients with lymphedema experience relief of their symptoms with acupuncture. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of acupuncture in larger groups of women with lymphedema in an arm resulting from breast cancer treatment.
Patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: One group will have six weeks of acupuncture at the beginning of the study. The second group will be placed on a waiting list for the first six weeks of the study, and then have six weeks of acupuncture after that. Investigators will compare the two groups to assess the potential benefits of acupuncture and how long they last.
This study is open to women (age 18 and older) who have lymphedema of an arm following breast cancer treatment. Lymphedema symptoms must have lasted for at least six months, but no more than five years.
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text: Hey guys, how is everyone doing on this fine Saturday early evening. Well, evening where I live anyway. I wanted to start my drawing day by making and submitting a lesson that will show you "how to draw Naruto easy,", step by step. He is one of the most recognized faces on T.V., and in magazines around the world. There are so many different characters and people that I would love to make tutorials out of in easy form because I know that folks love following lessons that can actually teach folks the easiest way to draw their favorite figures. Anyways, this submission is going to be simple so I hope you're ready to be amazed. I just know that anyone who tackles this tutorial will succeed. Have fun folks and remember to keep those requests and suggestions rolling in.


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Crafting for a Cause: Industrial Design Student Does Co-op at Local Non-Profit
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Hometown: West Chazy, NY
Thirst for Justice
For Meredith Gratton, BIND '11, the opportunity "to work in an organization that combined design and human empowerment," seemed like the perfect opportunity. Spending her second co-op semester working at Women's Craft Collaborative (WCC), a sector within the local nonprofit women's shelter Rosie's Place, was an eye-opening experience for Gratton. She and other volunteers at WCC worked alongside women in the community in need of job and skill development—turning old or vintage buttons, necklaces, and bracelets into new and beautiful jewelry, which is then sold on the collaborative website.
A Growing Professional
As her co-op progressed and her design skills and creativity became more apparent, Gratton's duties evolved. "I designed a new line of chunky necklaces and magnets for the cooperative that are now being sold," she said. She also had the opportunity to attend craft fairs with the WCC where she helped sell the accessories.
Business Savvy
The founder of the WCC was also Gratton's supervisor, so she was able to pick up some business tips as her co-op progressed. "This experience opened my eyes to the challenges of running a business and complications that exist in businesses dealing with social justice and empowerment."
Crafting a Successful Future
The most rewarding part of working at the WCC for Gratton was spending time with women and getting to know them and their stories. "[Working there] gave me a better idea of what kinds of issues these women face and [on] their perspectives," says Gratton. "It definitely strengthened my desire to be in a field where I am working to help people in some way."
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GENESEO, N.Y. -- The Geneseo Wind Ensemble and Thursday Night Jazz Ensemble will open their fall season with joint concert Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in the college's Wadsworth Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Wind Ensemble, conducted by James Walker, distinguished service professor of music, will feature composers who have taken popular musical material - folk songs, dances or patriotic songs - and used them in highly inventive and interesting ways. The program includes: "Variations on America" by the first "modern" American composer, Charles Ives; "Variations on a Korean Folk Song" by the late 20th century American composer, John Barnes Chance; a set of "Sea Songs" by the dean of early 20th century English composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams; a set of "English Dances" by the English composer, Malcolm Arnold; and "Folk Dances" by the great 20th century Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich.
The SUNY Geneseo Thursday Night Jazz Ensemble will be performing a varied selections of tunes including, "Stella By Starlight" by Victor Young from the ghost story movie; "The Uninvited," a funk tune by Gene Thorne, a shuffle piece by Dave Hanson entitled, "Blue Brews;" and a vocal piece featuring Beatriz Silva in the Frank Sinatra style, "I've Got You Under My Skin."
For more information on the concert, call 585-245-5824.
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I work in a banking organization. I am not yet as expert and knowledgeable as my seniors in terms of working in the software system that our bank uses. In fact I am not given any username for the system yet.
For my bank, every account(Savings/Term deposit/Fixed deposit), that I supervise to open, counts and strengthens my performance. But, when I collect any customer, they seem to want a complete package of service. Suppose somebody comes to open an account, when I fill-up the form and give it to the responsible person in the account-opening section for further processing in the software, the customer is tempted to avoid me. Next time they directly go to the appropriate section and ignore me. As a result, I lose track of the customer and fail to represent the bank.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (January 22, 2012)—Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85.
Paterno had been under observation in the hospital since Jan. 13, for what his family called minor complications from his cancer treatment.
Paterno died at 9:25 a.m. Sunday of "metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung," Mount Nittany Medical Center said in a statement.
Metastatic indicates an illness that has spread from one part of the body to an unrelated area.
The hospital said family members, who requested privacy, surrounded Paterno Sunday.
His family announced on Nov. 18 that the legendary coach had been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer.
Paterno was fired from Penn State Nov. 9 after a former assistant coach was charged with molesting 10 boys during a 15-year time span.
Considered the winningest major college football coach of all time, his career consisted of 409 wins in 46 seasons and two national championships.
Family Announced The Death Sunday
His family released a statement Sunday morning to the Associate Press to announce his death.
"It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away earlier today. His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled," the family said.
"He died as he lived. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community," the family said.
"He has been many things in his life — a soldier, scholar, mentor, coach, friend and father. To my mother he was and is her soul mate, and the last several weeks have shown the strength of their love. To his children and grandchildren he is a shining example of how to live a good, decent and honest life, a standard to which we aspire," the family said.
"When he decided to forego a career in law and make coaching his vocation, his father Angelo had but one command: Make an impact.
"As the last 61 years have shown, Joe made an incredible impact. That impact has been felt and appreciated by our family in the form of thousands of letters and well wishes along with countless acts of kindness from people whose lives he touched. It is evident also in the thousands of successful student athletes who have gone on to multiply that impact as they spread out across the country," the family said.
"And so he leaves us with a peaceful mind, comforted by his "living legacy" of five kids, 17 grandchildren, and hundreds of young men whose lives he changed in more ways than can begin to be counted," the family said.
Penn State Officials Pay Tribute To Paterno
The Penn State Board of Trustees and University President Rodney Erickson issued a statement as well, Sunday.
"We grieve for the loss of Joe Paterno, a great man who made us a greater university. His dedication to ensuring his players were successful both on the field and in life is legendary and his commitment to education is unmatched in college football. His life, work and generosity will be remembered always," it said.
Penn State's football coach Bill O'Brien said in a statement Sunday that the school and all college football have suffered a great loss.
The school hired O'Brien, the New England Patriots offensive coordinator, this month to succeed Paterno.
O'Brien said says Penn State is one of the game's iconic programs because "it was led by an icon in the coaching profession."
He also offered condolences to Paterno's family on behalf of the team.
State College Residents Shocked
State College residents were expressing shock and sadness Sunday after the death of the longtime coach.
Tom Kleban, a research analyst who lives in State College, attended Mass Sunday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church on Sunday and afterward spoke about what Paterno meant to the town.
He said Paterno "left an incredible legacy not only for the Penn State program but for the community as well."
A Penn State alumna, Jan McKenna, says she was in shock over Paterno's death.
She said she never thought, "This was going to happen this soon."
Pennsylvania Governor Saddened
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett expressed his condolences Sunday after learning of Paterno's death.
Corbett said he and his wife were saddened by the news.
Corbett cited Paterno's record of having won more football games than any other major college coach and also his generosity to Penn State "as an institution and to his players."
He said Paterno, as both a man and a coach, met adversity "with grace and forbearance."
"His place in our state's history is secure," he said.
Students, Residents Held A Vigil Saturday Night
About 200 students and townspeople gathered Saturday in State College at a statue of the former coach.
Some brought candles, while others held up their smartphones to take photos of the scene.
The mood was somber, with no chanting or shouting.
Paterno's son Jay tweeted, "Drove by students at the Joe statue. Just told my Dad about all the love & support—inspiring him."
The statue is just outside a gate at Beaver Stadium.
Death Reported Prematurely Saturday
A student-run news organization that covers
Penn State posted a letter online from its managing editor announcing his immediate resignation after the publication's Twitter account sent messages saying Paterno had died.
Paterno's sons disputed Onward State's Saturday posts, and the publication recanted, but not before the erroneous information was reported and amplified by many media organizations across the country and retweeted uncounted times.
The former editor, Devon Edwards, said in the letter that he takes responsibility and "never, in a million years, would have thought that Onward State would be cited by the national media."
He did not explain how the error occurred.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family requests that donations be made to the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania or the Penn State-THON, The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon."


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Carmi Police Department officers responded to the T-ball fields at 6 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Bradshaw Park on a report of a subject in a black truck pointing a gun at some kids. Upon arrival, officers spoke with an adult and kids who said a guy pointed a gun at them and then pulled the gun back like he was cocking it.
While officers were headed to the shelter across from the concession stand where the truck was parked, they received a phone call requesting police presence at the Lion's shelter in regards to some sort of problem.
Officers spoke to the group and inquired who had the gun at which time one of the individuals reached under his leg and pulled out a toy gun and handed the black toy handgun to the officer, which looked realistic.
While the officer was getting information from the individuals, a second officer was taking complaints for disorderly conduct. Geoffrey Miller and two juveniles were determined to be in the truck at the time of the alleged incident. Miller, 20, of Crossville, was transported to the police department along with one of the juveniles. Miller was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Miller and the 17 year old male juvenile were arrested for pointing a "realistic" toy gun from a vehicle at people in Bradshaw Park.
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NYU's La Maison Française Unveils April Calendar of Events
Apr 2, 2013
Listen to a panel discussion (April 4) on the medieval poet François Villon, who found his muse in the streets, taverns, and bordellos of Paris. Or take in an exhibition, April 12 to May 31, entitled "Pears, Pastimes, and People: Caricatures by Daumier and His Contemporaries." These and other April events will be offered at La Maison Française and are free of charge except when otherwise noted.
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I'm not at all against ads. I don't block them. I actually pay attention to the advertising on trilogy sites for benchmarking. But, can there be a limit placed on how long a specific ad can be run before the advertiser has to replace it with a new image? The "Free as in beer" Splunk ad comes up on SF on seemingly 80% of my page loads and is getting quite stale......
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Rich's answer explains one of the big reasons: who's going to build the banner creatives? Quality banners require both skill and time (and, let's not forget the meta-time involved with approving, revisions, etc), and investing that cost (just to reach the high-rotation goal) likely won't bring a return in value.
But then there's also another thing to consider. Many visitors won't notice or click on an ad without seeing it lots and lots and lots of times. I don't know what the numbers are (they vary by creative, location, etc), but since you visit the site a lot more than most, you'll naturally see a lot of the same ad more and more.
To prevent this from happening, we could simply disallow big/long campaigns. Or we could impose more non-industry-standard rules (in addition to no animation, no 3rd party hosting, reduced advertising, etc). Obviously, these would both have an impact on our revenue... so it really comes down to... is this feature/policy/rule worth everyone taking a pay cut?
Perhaps have new advertisers submit 1 design for each week for the length of their ad slot. So if they buy a month of advertising, they have to submit 4 substantially different ads that are rotated to avoid user annoyance. If they buy one week, and extend it, they have to submit a new ad, and can choose to have just the new ad run, or both randomly.
As a user I can see your point, but as an advertiser on Super User and army of 1, I'd find it hard to come up with a fresh supply of ads week on week. I agree that ads should be rotated fairly regularly, both to avoid annoyance and to stop them being ignored over time.
Rotating ads is a good idea anyway as you can get an idea of what works well and evolve them to
It's worth noting that the nice ad weasels here will rotate your ads (I don't think they even do it manually) so there is no technical reason to keep the same one on permanent display. For example I originally had two sidebar ads that were rotated evenly, but dropped one because it didn't perform so well. When I get a chance I plan to create 2 or 3 more and add them to the rotation.
It may also be more annoying if the advertiser has paid for a greater number of views. With my tiny budget I think my ads are displayed about 10% of the time, if someone has bought a bigger share it will be on show more and maybe annoy more.
I don't think I'd like this.
Currently I tend to notice a new ad. The new ad gets a small amount of attention and very rarely a click to open in a new tab that I may or may not have time to follow up on. Then it fades to the background. If they're changing them up all the time then it's much harder to spot the new ones. I end up having to ignore all the ads and space just becomes wasted - I may as well block them as there'd be no difference.


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I just figured out why our president has not spoken out and told us the truth about the Benghazi affair -he could not find a way to blame it on George W. Bush.
Let's start at the beginning. The Libyan insurgents were causing trouble in certain parts of the country. The British government closed its consulate in Benghazi and the Red Cross moved out sometime last summer because of the danger. Our ambassador and others asked for more protection and were denied. We can't find out who denied them. Then the insurgents blew out a huge hole in the consulate wall. Still, we didn't see the urgency for more protection.
The consulate came under attack. Two of our ex-Navy SEALS came to help, but they were too late. The enemy had already gotten the ambassador. The ex-SEALS took cover on the roof. They used their laser beams to spot enemy mortars for their back-up help. No one came. The insurgents followed the beams to locate where the men were and make a direct hit on their position. The SEALS knew they were giving away their position by using the lasers, but they thought they had help. Why wasn't there any help? Four Americans are dead and we can't find out what happened.
Our president said, "We anticipated a few bumps in the road." Wow - why can't we get answers to this total foul up? The administration says it is being politicized. No - the administration needs to answer a lot of questions instead of blaming a video about Islam. It has been three months since this happened and they keep stonewalling the investigation.
This is supposed to be the transparent administration. It tells us nothing but lies. I wonder when the movie will come out on this - oh no, I forgot - it's classified.
What are we to do, as Americans, about the things that are going on in this administration? The mishandling of Hurricane Sandy was terrible. The fast and furious gun running has been covered up with no answers. The union-leading National Labor Relations Board is out of control, and so is the Environmental Protection Agency. We continue to lose millions on bad energy policies. Why have we hired about 50,000 new federal workers since Barak Obama has been in office? Our president has continued to divide our country between rich and poor, as well as along racial lines.
Don't divide us, Mr. President. Bring us together so that we may work together for the good of all Americans.
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Altec Lansing MZX436 Bliss In-Ear Headphones with Microphone (3 Colors) for $7.99 + free shipping
The real bliss comes from not having to hear your husband blathering on about ion propulsion and cold fusion.
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Can't possibly be as good as the Monoprice $8 buds from the other day.
Don't let the Altec Lansing name fool you. Cheap in this case is just cheap.
I actually only use my earphones to listen to Audio Books.
Black is not available even though it shows it on the ebay site. I would've bit if they'd had black.
These will match great with my Hello Kitty iPod....
They sell these on bens outlet and ice monkey for like $5. They are actually really good if you have small ears. They don't hurt like other in-ear headphones.
I have some Altec earphones I love. They are very comfortable and have a good sound without having to turn the volume all the way up or jam the buds way into your ear. They are great for smaller ears. The cords are long and tangle resistant.
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I have the following method which generates a random number:
int random_number() //Random number generator
int x = rand() % 1000000 + 1; //Generate an integer between 1 and 1000000
return x;
The call to this method is used in a loop which iterates five times. The problem with this method is that it always seems to generate the same numbers when running the program several times. How can this be solved?


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For the past 5 years, drinks writers (and now whisky bottlers!) Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley have hosted an awards ceremony intended to turn the whisky judging world on its head—or at least put it poolside with a drink in its hand. Jeil (or Noel, as they are affectionately referred to at MoM HQ) designed their Best in Glass Awards to celebrate whiskies that are accessible, delicious, and newly released. The annual Best in Glass Awards were held on 12th December 2012 at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in London. After a gruelling afternoon of a two-course luncheon (wink!) and blind tasting of ten whiskies, one whisky emerged victorious from the collection to be dubbed the champion of the Best in Glass Awards 2012!
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What Spanish words can be used to describe a cap, cover, lid, or top (in other words, something placed on top of something, usually to close an opening)? What is the difference between tapa and tapón? What other words describe this concept?
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So tapa is a generic cover, whereas a tapón is usually introduced in, or screwed on the hole it covers. Of course, it is not only used for vessels.
The word "cover" can be translated as cubierta, but I would say that a cubierta covers the whole object it protects.
Tapa Is a lid or cover it basically goes on the outside or top of the container. Where Tapon goes on the inside of the top of container. "Los vinos buenos tinen un tapon de corcho y los baratos tinen una tapa."


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STC's annual business meeting is Monday, 16 May 2011, 5:00-6:30 PM PDT (GMT-7) at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento, Regency Ballroom, Sacramento, California.
The business meeting will be conducted according to STC Bylaws, special meeting rules consistent with those used at previous years' meetings, and Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
The agenda and rules have been posted to the STC website. The meeting rules explain the process to allow clear, timed, and orderly discussion of resolutions.
There will be a vote on STC's bylaws to permit student members to vote. There will be a Student Welcome Lunch on Monday, 16 May, at 12:30 PM at the Sacramento Convention Center, Room 316, for student members to discuss this issue in advance of the business meeting. Their comments will be summarized and submitted at the business meeting.
The proposed amendment relates to Article III, Section 3, A. Rights and Privileges of Classes of Membership.
The current bylaws are as follows: A. Voting rights. Each regular and senior member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to the membership for a vote. Student members are not entitled to a vote. The term "voting members" or "voting membership," when used in these Bylaws, shall refer to the regular and senior members, collectively.
The proposed amendment reads as follows: A. Voting rights. Each and every member in good standing is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to the membership for a vote. No class of membership will have any restrictions on its voting eligibility. The term "voting members" or "voting membership," when used in these Bylaws, shall refer to all membership classifications.
Since student members may not currently vote, they are restricted from speaking at the annual business meeting itself but they may attend the business meeting as observers. Nonmembers may also attend as observers. Only regular and senior STC members who have paid their dues in full may vote at the meeting.
The minutes of last year's annual meeting are also posted on the STC website. You may wish to read the minutes in advance. We hope to see you at our annual business meeting on 16 May!


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Are Common Chemicals Affecting Your Fertility?
Nov. 14, 2012 -- Many couples try month after month to become pregnant, and new research suggests that for some, the delay may be related to their exposure to chemicals found in the soil, water, and food supply.
These chemicals, called persistent organochlorine pollutants, may persist in the environment for decades. Some, such as persistent lipophilic organochlorine pollutants, accumulate in fatty tissues in animals, while perfluorochemicals or PFCs are used in clothing, furniture, adhesives, food packaging, nonstick cooking surfaces, and electrical wire insulation.
The new study shows that men and women with high levels of these chemicals in their blood took longer to conceive than couples with lower levels. The effects seem to be more pronounced in men.
It is too early to say how or even if exposure to these ubiquitous chemicals affects a couple's ability to conceive. There is little we can do to reduce the levels already in our bloodstream. There are, however, many things we can change or do to increase the odds of becoming pregnant, including not smoking and maintaining a healthy body weight.
The findings are published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.
About 500 couples were followed for up to a year while trying to become pregnant.
Researchers analyzed their blood for a laundry list of chemicals, including organochlorines and PFCs. Women kept journals to record their monthly menstrual cycles and the results of their home pregnancy tests. The researchers estimated the couples' probability of pregnancy each cycle, based on their blood concentration of the compounds.
"Many of these chemicals are persistent in the environment, and we get them through dairy products and animal fat," says researcher Germaine Buck Louis, PhD. She is the director of the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Md.
So What Can Prospective Parents Do?
For starters, trim all excess fat from fish and meat. "If you eat that piece of meat with fat, you get an extra bump," Louis says. Other than that there is not all that much men or women can do today to lower levels of these chemicals in their systems.


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Our 2,5 years old kid is often wetting his pants. He wears diapers during noon-sleep and night-sleep but none when awake. He knows how to call for the potty. Nearly never do the big thing in his pants but the small thing often passes through.
Shall we push forward and avoid diapers in bed too? Or let him wet for sometime so he feels more the annoyance? (I suspect he likes us to change his pants) Or just wait for this issue to go away by itself?


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I need an application for storing and managing information relating to general knowledge, science..etc which can be used in quiz. For an example I collect news such as "Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for the year 2011 is awarded to 'Bruce.A.Beutler' and 'Jules.A.Hoffman' on '10/10/2011'. I need a software where I can store information like this with date. I should be able to filter data according to date and if possible category (such as world news, local..etc.)
I think you have two things to consider, a note-taking tool, and a quiz-maker.
Note-taking tool There are many alternative online solutions such as Evernote, Google notebook's new alternative Jottinx), Zoho or many similar platforms. But my recommendation is to use Tiddlywiki accompanied by Dropbox. Tiddlywiki is just a single html file where you hold all your notes. Download the empty version and explore it. You can create tags (such as general knowledge, science, etc. in your case) and filter your notes by the tags. There's even a timeline for your edits which is accessible on the right panel. You can create readable notes using the wiki syntax. All your changes will be saved to the file before you exit and you may create backups. There are various themes and plugins. Since there will be a single html file storing all your data, I recommend you to use Dropbox (or any alternative) to synchronize and backup this file so that you can use the same notebook from all of your devices.
Quiz-maker After you have the data, you can create quizzes using Zoho Challenge. There are also many other online quiz makers, please see some here. As a personal note, I like Surveymonkey a lot but it seems to be not ideal for quiz-making since you need to take care of grading yourself.


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I am writing a document where I need to describe a decision I'm making that is beneficial both to my finances and to furthering my career. I'm more partial to using two
-ly adverbs to match the rhythm of the rest of the document. The first is obvious: financially. I am struggling with the second: an adverb to describe my career. Professionally came to mind, but that sounds a bit too stiff, and I would like to place the emphasis on the learning opportunity. Is there a more apt word? Or should I drop the
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I am writing a document where I need to describe a decision I'm making that is beneficial both to my finances and to furthering my career. I'm more partial to using two
You could use vocationally, if that fits for you (even without the
While I don't see a problem with the word professionally in the case you describe, the term professional growth might come off a bit softer. For example, "This decision benefits me financially and offers opportunities for professional growth." I believe that professional growth suggests a desire for self-improvement. It avoids some possible negative interpretation of professional benefits that I think you're worried about, such as a reckless pursuit of titles and dollars.
You could use
if that helps.
Clarifying the context would be beneficial, for us. Can you phrase the sentence you're trying to write?
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Mom's Support Tied to Child's Brain Development
Jan. 30, 2012 -- Mothers who are more supportive of their young children through the stresses and frustrations of life are doing more than heading off full-blown tantrums. They may actually be encouraging healthy brain development, a new study shows.
For decades, researchers have observed that the brains of animals who are nurtured early in life look different than those of animals that are not given similar care. Studies have also found that nurtured animals tolerate stress better than animals that are raised without support.
"Parental support, particularly in early childhood, is a very, very powerful force in a child's life," says researcher Joan L. Luby, MD, a professor of child psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. "It's a very positive, powerful force."
Tracking the Impact of Support on Young Brains
The study followed 92 children from preschool into their grade-school years.
For the study, Luby and her team videotaped each parent and child while they completed an experiment called "the waiting task."
Children, who were between the ages of 4 and 7, were presented a brightly wrapped gift, but were told they had to wait eight minutes before they could open it.
In the meantime, moms were asked to fill out a stack of forms.
"It really simulates a real-life parenting situation that people often face. You're cooking dinner and your child is throwing a tantrum, and how do you juggle that?" Luby says.
"The maternal support had to do with how much positive parenting the parent showed: how much they reassured the child, how much they helped regulate the child when the child made bids that they needed that gift," she says.
Later, trained assistants scored the moms on how well they helped their children through the stress of the task.
Researchers continued to follow the children, and when they were between the ages of 7 and 13, their brains were scanned using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Researchers were particularly interested in the size of a comma-shaped brain region called the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and how we handle stress. Hippocampus size has been linked to factors such as stressful life events and depression severity.


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Reviewed by Judge Patrick Naugle // August 16th, 2001
Boy, have we got a vacation for you...
Michael Crichton is a man of many talents. He's written best selling novels including "Congo," "Sphere," and "The Terminal Man." In the early 1990s he created the hit television show ER. Crichton even had his best selling book "Jurassic Park" turned into a blockbuster film by none other than director Steven Spielberg. One thing fans may not know is that back in 1973, Crichton wrote and directed the "theme park gone amuck" thriller Westworld. Aside of being the first film to use digitized images, Westworld also starred the late Yul Brynner (The King and I) as a western themed android who gets himself a case of the itchy trigger finger. Also starring James Brolin and Richard Benjamin, Westworld was originally an MGM film, now released on DVD by Warner.
For $1,000 a day you can live out your dreams! It's all possible thanks to Delos, a company focused on making customers experience the most fulfilling vacation possible! At the Delos resort patrons can visit one of three worlds: Medievalworld, Romanworld, or Westworld. Each "world" offers exciting action and adventure fully free of any dangers. Or do they?
When buddies Peter Martin (Benjamin) and John Blane (Brolin) decide to spend a few days in Westworld, they find out that it's just like the old west including real brothels, real bar fights, and real bullets. Westworld is comprised of fully automated robots that are programmed to go along with the show (including making love and bleeding real blood), but never harm the guests.
However, John and Peter find out firsthand that the machines are susceptible to failure...with deadly results! When a robotic gunslinger (Brynner) starts to malfunction, the two heroes are soon caught up in a real life draw with the most deadly machine known to cowboy!
Westworld is like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly meets Jurassic Park with a twist of The Terminator thrown in for good measure. It's silly, it's light, it's entertaining. If Westworld were produced today, it would be considered a shining example of a popcorn movie. For those of you out of the loop, a popcorn movie consists of a summer blockbuster that is considered fluff, yet is entertaining in its own special way. The Mummy Returns and Jurassic Park III are excellent examples of popcorn films. So too is Westworld. Westworld is like an early incarnation of Crichton's blockbuster Jurassic Park -- a new amusement park is opened, an unforeseen glitch happens, death and chaos ensue. Certainly nothing new, but in 1973 it was a pretty original idea.
Michael Crichton is a very good storyteller. Westworld was his first foray into directing, and he certainly shows that he knows what he's doing. Though the script sometimes languishes a bit too long in some scenes, the action is well paced and the character's firmly drawn. Peter starts off as a bit whiney (he doesn't quite understand how to get into the spirit of Westworld, feeling quite "silly"), but once things start to go awry he grows some golf balls and steps up to the plate. James Brolin is married to Barbara Striesand in real life, so he's obviously a pretty tough guy on and off screen. I am shamed to admit that this is the first film I can recall seeing starring Yul Brynner. Brynner has a frigidness that makes him perfect for the role of the Gunslinger. He stalks, he shoots, he makes life uncomfortable for all who come near his path. Every time Peter shoots Brynner's character down, the Gunslinger is taken to the back rooms in Westworld, fixed up good as new, then thrown back into the town for more mayhem. There's a certain creepiness to seeing a character bumped off so many times yet walking and talking fifteen minutes later. Brynner' character is the heart of Westworld, and with any other actor it wouldn't have been quite the same.
Westworld is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Warner has done a decent job with the transfer, though there are many spots where grain and dirt are visible. Colors were usually bright and natural with some softness in the image during some sequences. Edge enhancement was spotted in a few instances, as was shimmer. A passable if overall weak transfer.
Audio is presented in Dolby Surround 2.0 in English, as well as a mono track in French. The 2.0 track is nothing impressive, only making sure that the dialogue, music and effects are clearly mixed. English, French and Spanish subtitles are included.
The only supplement included on Westworld is a widescreen theatrical trailer. Watching the trailer, I was reminded of all the complaints that moviegoers have given about recent trailers giving away too much of the story. For those who feel this is a new trend, take heart; Westworld's trailer gives away most of its story twists as well. I'd advise you to watch the film first, then the trailer.
All right, who ordered the flip flop hairdos and shaggy sideburns? I haven't a clue what Richard Benjamin looks like today, but let's hope to high heaven he's shaved off his little Fu Manchu moustache that he sports throughout Westworld. Otherwise, Westworld's basic troubles come in the form of its age. The back of the box touts Westworld as being "the first film to use digitized images," though in today's high tech CGI world they're about as impressive as sitting down to a game of "Pong."
While Crichton is a competent director, his tendency to linger on locations and characters sometimes bogs down Westworld. While the thought of real life robots is interesting, the explanation is not; the robot's internal make-up was partially designed by other computers. This in turn inhibits the creators of the Delos theme parks from truly understanding how the robots function. I'm not so sure I found this to be most plausible reasoning for their malfunction. Then again, who ever imagined that someone like James Brolin would marry "Babs"? I find that just as baffling.
Westworld is an enjoyable fantasy filled with some fun images and a lumbering Dick Van Patten as a nerdy Westworld guest. What else could you possibly want in a movie? Yul Brynner, James Brolin, and Richard Benjamin all give nice performances, and with Westworld Michael Crichton makes a decent writing/directing debut. Warner is commended on re-issuing Westworld on DVD, though it's a shame there aren't any substantial extra features.
Westworld is acquitted of all charges, but watch out for that crazy Gunslinger...
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Scales of Justice
Video: 70
Audio: 75
Extras: 30
Acting: 90
Story: 90
Judgment: 78
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Studio: Warner Bros.
Video Formats:
* 1.85:1 Anamorphic
Audio Formats:
* Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono (French)
* English
* French
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Release Year: 1973
MPAA Rating: Rated PG
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The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-1600 and E5-2600 series contain one or more PCI devices within a single physical component. The configuration registers for these devices are mapped as devices residing on the PCI Bus assigned for the processor socket. This document describes these configuration space registers or device-specific control and status registers (CSRs) only. This document does NOT include Model Specific Registers (MSRs).
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A cracking game, although how we didn't lose it I'll never know. 2 goals from Rory Loy put us in a decent position, although the injury problems continue, with Loy picking up a knock. I'll have to play the second leg without 2 of my 3 first choice strikers.
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Do you believe in distribution elves?
October 27, 2011 - MMH Editorial
Remember the old days? I mean, the really old days when you taped a quarter to a magazine coupon and sent it off to Marvel Comics, taking on faith that someone, maybe an elf, would create and ship a Jack Armstrong Club ring to you within a few weeks?
Lord knows how those elves pulled it off. But whether it was a crystal set to a Dick Tracy wrist radio, the merchandise just magically appeared.
Today, the elves have been replaced by the Web. That allows me to place my order, select the shipping mode, and receive an instant acknowledgment. Instead of wondering whether today is the day the mail will deliver my prize, I can monitor the shipping status on-line. It's still magical, but in a different way.
E-tailers create that kind of inventory and order visibility with real-time data capture and bi-directional customer and trading partner communications. Naturally enough, their success depends upon their visibility of inbound products, warehouse inventory, outbound order and in-transit shipment status as well as the ability to provide customers with access to accurate updates on expected delivery dates and times.
If you're being asked by your trading partners to provide more visibility, the process should begin with a measured assessment of the types of data required, along with how, when and where it will be captured, validated and disseminated. Next, put a value on potential benefits for your business and then begin looking at the myriad data capture, systems and communications options available. If your trading partners are not pressuring you yet, you still might want to begin your investigation now. You don't want to disappoint some little kid who believes in elves, do you?
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