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WAC Lighting LM-SK-150E-BN Brushed Nickel Low Voltage Solorail Track System Starter Kit
Offer Ends
Technical Specs
|Specification Sheet
|Installation Guide
|Track System Kits
|Suggested Room Fit
|Dining Room, Foyer, Living Room
|System Type
|H Track, L Track
|Track System
|Voltage Type
|Low Voltage
This Solorail starter kit supplies you with everything needed for a Solorail track system except for the light fixtures and Quick Connect adapters. The starter kit is compatible with three 50 watt track heads and pendants.
- System can not be modified or added to
- Rail is hand bendable into many shapes
- 5 year WAC product warranty
Included Components:
- (2) 48" Solorail track sections
- (3) 4.5" tall standoffs
- (1) Solorail I-connectors
- (2) Solorail end caps
- (1) 250 watt Solorail canopy integrated electronic transformer
- Number of Lights: 3
- Lights Included: No
- Wattage: 150
- Watts per Bulb: 50
- UL Rating: Dry Locations
Transformer Specifications:
- Location: Integrated in canopy
- Input: 120 volts
- Output: 12 volts
- Minimum load: 1 watt
- Maximum load: 150 watts
Do Not Install the System:
- Within 6" of any curtain or combustible materials
- Less than 5 feet above the floor
- In a damp or wet location
- Concealed or extended through building walls
Additional WAC Lighting Links
- View Manufacturer Warranty
- Shop All WAC Lighting Products
- Shop All WAC Lighting Solorail Starter Kits Collection Products
Our SKU: LM-SK-150E
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
- Brushed Nickel
- Chrome
- Dark Bronze
- Platinum
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
2 Questions from the Community
Yes, the WAC Lighting LM-SK-150E is flexible.
is this monorail flexable like the LM-k8115?
A. Yes, the WAC Lighting LM-SK-150E is flexible.
The WAC Lighting LM-SK-150E is field-cuttable.
Is this unit field-cuttable? We can't fit 8' and only need about 7'
A. The WAC Lighting LM-SK-150E is field-cuttable.
WAC Lighting Solorail Starter Kits Collection
Warranty Info
If a product is defective, WAC's obligation is expressly limited to repair or replacement, without charge, at WAC's factory after prior written return authorization has been granted. WAC's obligation under this warranty shall not extend beyond the distributor's initial purchase price of the product and accordingly any consequential damages or labor costs arising out of a defect are expressly excluded.
This warranty shall not apply to products that have been altered, improperly installed, mishandled or misused. Notice of a defect in writing must be received by WAC within five (5) years from the date of purchase.
Excluded from the five (5) year warranty are all light bulbs, which are warranted to perform satisfactorily to the industry standard burning hours rating, but in no event shall such warranty exceed five (5) years from the date an account purchases product that includes light bulbs from WAC. Also excluded from the five (5) year warranty are the HID and Fluorescent ballasts, which have a warranty from the manufacturer of the ballast and WAC will not accept any responsibility or liability on the ballasts whatsoever. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


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AUSTIN (December 10, 2012)--Freezing weather reached parts of Texas Monday as strong winds cut electricity to about 3,000 homes and businesses in central parts of the state.
Austin Energy spokesman Ed Clark says windy conditions caused the outages before dawn Monday.
Clark says about 2,300 customers in Austin lost electricity when a power pole was damaged.
The rest lost power when strong winds blew tree limbs into power lines.
Crews restored service to about two-thirds of those customers by 8 a.m. Monday.
Temperatures dipped into the teens in parts of the Panhandle.
The National Weather Service says light snow associated with the cold front was reported in parts of North Texas, including Decatur, Denton and Fort Worth.
Some schools in the Lubbock area delayed the start of classes Monday because of the weather.
In this part of the state, wind chills were as low as about 20 Monday morning and temperatures aren't expected to get out of the 40s this afternoon.
The temperature will drop into the lower 20s overnight and forecasters say residents should take steps to protect pets, plants and pipes.
Temple's Office of Emergency Management has activated two emergency warming centers to provide a temporary warming space to homeless people and distressed residents.
Victory Ministries at 305 South 18th St. will serve as a temporary shelter for men and Humble House at 613 South 7th St. for men, women and children.
The centers will be open from 5 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Highs Tuesday will be only in the 40s and lows Tuesday night will again be in the 20s.
Wind chill readings of about 20 are possible Wednesday morning, but by afternoon the temperature should rise to around 60, forecasters said.

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. OfficeMax announced that it has introduced a free app for the iPhone on Apple's App Store. The OfficeMax App, available for iPhone and iPod touch, is designed to help customers shop smarter and access information and rewards on the go, the company reported.
OfficeMax's new mobile shopping app provides real-time benefits to customers, including the ability to view exclusive deals and offers, locate OfficeMax stores, and click through to the mobile-friendly OfficeMax.com site to browse office supply products from their mobile device, the company said. The OfficeMax App also enables OfficeMax MaxPerks loyalty members to access their account, view reward program progress, edit account information, browse purchase history, and redeem rewards at the register right from their iPhone.
"The OfficeMax App for iPhone and iPod touch adds a whole new level of convenience for our customers that wasn't there before and helps them make savvier purchasing decisions," said Julie Krueger, SVP e-commerce for OfficeMax. "We are especially excited to introduce a new access channel for our most loyal customers - MaxPerks members- that makes it easier for them to redeem rewards and track important purchases. The OfficeMax App raises the bar and enhances the value of our loyalty program."


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$150 off the price of a SIG556 Classic SWAT plus shipping and FFL fees for $1,345
Found this deal on Calguns today and had to tell people about it. It's available to us here in California for a few dollars more because they have to make it compliant but everybody else only has to pay $1,345. The coupon code is SIG556DISCOUNT and it takes $150 off the price.
I've been waiting to pull the trigger on one of these and now it's a no brainer.
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This is exactly what our founding fathers had in mind with the 2nd amendment. Watch out Bambi.
That's actually a great deal. Wish I could afford one, but I'm pretty happy with my RRA as it currently stands. I can't really justify any more gun purchases, even a deal like this one.
T.I. probably had one of these when he got arrested. Kids, don't you want to be like T.I.? Isn't he so cool?
@eastbaygunguy: Are you the proprietor of that website?
@valtr0n: Getting a new gun is all the justification you need for buying another gun :D
@drchops You got it all wrong, you need to buy a new gun to celebrate getting your new gun
you can buy me my first gun and yourself a 2nd gun to celebrate. :)
More "Bambi" comments, please, from the people who don't understand that the bullet that comes out of this thing is the same as the one that comes out of an old looking hunting rifle. Ohhhh, it's SCARY looking. No, it's modern.
I'd recommend calling up CDNN and checking their price first.
A not-so-flattering review of the Sig 556:
I hate California's silly laws. The $45 California (safe) mod is a joke. Funny what the state will allow to be sold in the state that is not a fixed magazine. No doubt, those days are numbered too. I have a mini-30, but would love to add this to my collection.
Kel-Tec, here I come.
P.S. Keep them gun deals coming (if for no other reason to remind everyone of their right as well as yours and my freedom).
Well, I just checked GunBroker - Good deal. And it's not a bambi gun, its a bandito gun.
Ah, the SIG556 Overcompensation Classic. Nice gun, and certainly necessary for people to have.
Yes, Kali laws are very crazy, but it helps the liberal know it alls sleep better at night knowing they have violated somebody else's rights.
This is a great price for the Sig, but for a couple of hundred more, I like the XCR better (not just trying to start a fight).....
@sdzman: Actually this IS exactly what the founding fathers had in mind with the 2nd amendment. The 2nd amendment isn't about hunting.
@bigexxon: Did you even read that article?
"But I'm not going to talk about the 556 very much. No, tonight's topic is the Sig 516, their AR-platform weapon."
Strong comprehension there, dude.
Someone post a good deal on an ACR soon. That's what I'm saving my pennies for.
@rustybender: More or less. The standing militias that fought the redcoats were mostly using their own weapons (at least to start; I'm not so sure about Washington's army). And the Founding Fathers were, except for the Federalists, pretty skeptical of strong central governments, and wanted the State militias to be strong enough to defend State's rights. So in the current context, I suppose the Father's would have wanted weapons like these available to franchised citizens for their use in the State militias. One result of the Civil War, of course, is that the concept of independent States and independent State militias became a lot more limited, so the appropriateness of having military-grade weapons in the hand of individuals is, perhaps, less than it was, although the Constitutional language wasn't amended.
Just in time for Back To School!
(Kidding, kidding... don't hurt me)
@skrutinizr: Not sure many hunters would use 5.56 mm for hunting. (start flame war on ammunition now).
@swapmeet: Interesting you should say that, as the 5.56 NATO round was derived from the .222 Remington, a popular varmint hunting round for its time. Even today, the commercial version of 5.56 NATO, .223 Remington, is still a popular varmint round. (Some examples of varmints: rats, chipmunks, gophers, jackrabbits, marmots, groundhogs, porcupine, opossum, coyotes, skunks, and weasels.)
@flowing: I sure as hell do want to be like T.I.; this is one bad ass firearm... awesome price too.
@sdzman: Go away, troll.
The rifle of the day was the musket. There also existed pistols. With one, you were EXACTLY armed just like the military or ANY military on earth.
This gun? NOT SO. It is SEMI AUTO. Not FULL AUTO. Learn the difference. The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting or self defense. It has to do with protecting liberty from a tyrannical government. If you've read ONE BOOK on the subject, you'd know.
This gun "looks mean" to people that dont know a THING about guns...i.e., YOU.
I can guarantee MOST hunting rifles are deadlier than this gun; military ammo is jacketed and expands nowhere near what a soft-tip unjacketed hollow-point bullet does from a "nice, friendly wooden-stock" hunting rifle.
Still here? Go away, you antagonist.
It's cheap ammo. About half the people I know that hunt just do it for tradition/holiday/being outdoors/playing cards and getting drunk at night.
Seriously, MOST ammunition out of any rifle will kill a deer unless it misses everything vital...but it can still bleed to death. As far as "varmints", any animal under 2 pounds is best handled by a 22 semi-auto. Its two cents per shot or less (on sale), not very loud, and if you miss, little chance of it injuring anyone or going too far (compared to centerfire caliber).
@skrutinizr: The 5.56mm wasn't really used until the 70s or so. Most old hunting rifles (for larger game like dear) use something around a 7.62mm (or .30 caliber). A lot of small game rifles fire low power rimfire .22 variants which are very close to the 5.56 in diameter but are totally different animals ballistically. Most old hunting rifles are also bolt action and hold at most five or so shots. This is semi auto and holds 30. Comparing this to an old hunting rifle is silly at best since you can't take semi-autos hunting in most cases. The only legal uses (typically) for this gun are punching paper or home defense (which to be honest a half decent pump shotgun is probably better for).
That being said, the only reason I wouldn't buy one is the price. I'm sure this would be a lot of fun but I can have a lot more with the many cheaper guns I own and supply them with ammo for several years at this price.
I bought a DPMS Panther Mark 12 for $1345, other than not having a collapsible stock, I would say it's a much better weapon. It has an 18" barrel, it's very accurate (shooting Lake City 5.56 55 gr) and the Mrs. loves it. But if you can't find it at the same price, the sig will do.
Other than punching paper you can shoot steel. Paper is boring unless you're at 500 or 600 yds (but try 300 yd off hand sometime). We have ram silhouettes at our range at 550 yds and the Mrs. nails them with iron sights on the Mark 12.
As for home defense, do penetration tests of your own with drywall, it's safer (less collateral damage) for personal defense to shoot a 5.56 in your house than it is to shoot a handgun (even a 9mm) or a shotgun (unless you've loaded it with salt)...you be the Judge :)
This is a great price on the 556 SWAT. The 556 platform takes the best attributes of the AR-15/AK47/FN and puts them into one reliable and accurate firearm. The ammo in 5.56 or.223 is still relatively inexpensive and sold everywhere. This is a great rifle to put holes in paper or removing pesky a varmint.
They gave me a piece of paper, said, "Kid, see the phsychiatrist, room 604."
And I went up there, I said, "Shrink, I want to kill. I mean, I wanna, I
wanna kill. Kill. I wanna, I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore and
guts and veins in my teeth. Eat dead burnt bodies. I mean kill, Kill,
KILL, KILL." And I started jumpin up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL," and
he started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and down
yelling, "KILL, KILL." And the sargent came over, pinned a medal on me,
sent me down the hall, said, "You're our boy."
@rpavlik: Oooh, quoting Arlo Guthrie. How deep.
Why is there all this whining from you anti-gun folks ever time a good deal on a gun is posted? If you don't like guns, don't buy one.
Check out this deal at CDNN
Oh noes, an "assault rifle!" The exact type of weapon used in 0.2% of all homicides!!! (no, that's not a typo). There's a pretty obvious reason that the vast, vast majority of crimes aren't committed with rifles, especially $1300+ rifles.
@silveravnt: ordered me the $600 S&W. They also have all their sigs on sale.
Great, another idiot that thinks the 2nd amendment is about hunting.
@aoviss: The controversy is that 5.56 mm is not a humane round. It won't put a large animal down fast enough. Unless you hit a perfect shot, the deer may run off, bleed, and not die for a few hours. You may not even be able to find the deer's body as a trophy or for venison, which would be a waste.
@swapmeet: Agreed. Using .223/5.56 on large deer, there's just to much risk of an inhumane death if shot placement isn't perfect.
There's an old rule of thumb: never hunt deer with a rifle whose caliber doesn't start with a 3.
5.56 is a great round for varmints, targets, and high power plinking.
In order to form a well regulated milita!!!!! Thomas Jefferson must have edited the part where it said "any schmuck with a couple thousand dollars should be considered well regulated and also a milita".
Wrong again. "Well regulated" meant (in the vernacular of the day) "well trained" or "well equipped".
Besides, it's a dependent clause that doesn't impact the independent clause, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." It's actually stronger language than that found in the First Amendment: "Congress shall pass no law...".
I love the discussion here, guys. I was wondering if you all could help me, though. I'm looking for a aac blackout like at ( http://aacblackoutsuppressors.com ). Anyone have any ideas?


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Am I the only one offended and utterly shocked by the Democratic convention voting whether or not to keep God in their platform? Can this happen in our wonderful country -- USA -- Delegates shouting loud boos when they announced the yea's had won. (It was really the nays but the speaker must have been told to pass it - they voted three times.)
Where are the people standing up for God? Where are our priests, ministers, and rabbis shouting from the pulpit that God is everywhere in our life and it does not need to be voted on. If everyone out there believes God is non-existent, our country is no longer one nation under God.
How can any citizen who is a believer in God vote for a Democratic party candidate after hearing their delegates BOO loudly against placing God back in their platform?
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Using Dental Floss or Shoestring to cover an Asian person eyes.
After Ming Lee makes me some Fish Ball Soup I'm going to Asian Blindfold her and let her use my scrotum as a ball gag.
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A piece of Dental Floss.
Kevin Yen thought we lost power when I blind folded him with dental floss.
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Will a Woot!Off get me out of jury duty?
Looks like I might end up on jury duty this week. I'm also expecting there to be a Woot!Off. What are my chances of getting out of jury duty if I explain the situation to the court?!!!!!!!!
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Just mail them a Centon 64GB DataStick Sport containing an mp3 of the woot-off theme song, as well as a flying monkey.
They'll understand.
I doubt it'll work, but it would be interesting to hear what they say. Hate and/or racism seems to work well to get out of it though. Last time I was up for jury duty three people got dismissed by saying they didn't like Mexicans. One seemed to legitimately not like them, the other two followed because they saw the other guy get out of it. That would only help if defendant and plaintiff were there and matched the proper criteria though.
@pilotwillie: I really don't mind being on jury duty, and have never tried to talk my way out of it. But, like, priorities are priorities!!
I got called for jury duty a couple months ago, and they were practically begging people to find reasons to not serve.
Have you served in a jury in the past three years?
Have you EVER been convicted of any drug or alcohol related crime?
Do you have someone at home who is dependent on your constant care?
Are you over 65?
Do you work the night shift?
Those are just some of the questions they asked to disqualify people from the jury. The judge spent at least a good half hour on asking people to find a reason to take off. A lot of people who showed up probably could have gotten out of it if they'd wanted.
If you are on your smartphone Wooting, then I'm sure they will be more than happy to kick you out. Of course you might get held in contempt of court so I hope you would at least be able to score a sweet deal first.
Jury duty is such a joke...
My Dad has gone every time they have asked him to, and they put him in a room with like 600 other people (sometimes more), and on a busy day at the court maybe 12 people get picked while the rest sit around til they get sent home.
Heck, the last time he went, which was like two weeks ago, he was part of jury group 1, who was sent to lunch first. They came back, and everyone was sent home and no one was needed that day.
Last time I got called I was dismissed because it was a murder trial and my nephew had recently been tried for manslaughter. I told the judge and lawyers, quite honestly, that I felt my nephew had been railroaded every step of the way and I did not trust prosecutors to find the truth in a matter as much as they want to just put someone, anyone, behind bars.
However, for the record, let me say that I have never tried to get out of jury duty. I served once before on a federal drug trial and the process was fascinating. As long as it's not a severe financial hardship I encourage everyone to participate. Besides taxes it's the only thing the government ever asks a citizen to do.
(FYI, my nephew and a friend were shooting heroin. My nephew injected his friend who went into shock. Nephew called an ambulance, but friend died two days later from a staph infection contracted in the hospital. Nephew was charged with manslaughter, yet had they gone to a cleaner hospital he'd be alive today.)
@grimskull89: What likely happened is that the case was settled before it went to court. This is a common occurrence, yet it counts as having server, so depending on the jurisdiction it counts as having server, so means you won't have to server again for a particular time period, usually one year.
You could always walk in and say, "I am your man! I can smell a guilty person a mile away... one look at em and I will know if he/she did it or not!"
Am I weird that I think it would be cool to serve on a jury ? Did I read to much John Grisham as a kid ? I find the entire idea interesting but in general I move so often I have never even gotten a notice ... Is it usually just super boring and therefore dumb ?
Funny, every time I've been called up the mere mention of being a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment, having a concealed carry permit and believing in "castle doctrine" seems to get me dismissed pretty darn quickly.
@djbowman: In my experience it is boring. I have gotten notices maybe 6 times and excused before I went once. Most of the time was spent sitting in a room waiting for someone to tell you what to do next. I take a book and read.
I was selected for a jury twice and only heard one short case. I am lucky because my job will pay me for the time I would have worked instead of losing a day or more of work.
For the record, Woot-off days should be holidays for all active members.
Frak! I HATE this interface and how it dumps carefully typed out responses just before you submit them!
I've served 6 times, most recently in Federal civil court, tho I've never been selected for a case... The lawyers don't like it when a potential juror (honestly) explains that he doesn't like that jurors are not allowed to ask questions of the witnesses (explaining this seems to scare them).
Re: playing the racist card: in NY State, service is officially 2 weeks, tho unless selected for a case, service is rarely more than one or two days. I've twice watched a judge first confirm that a person is actually claiming to be racist and then explain that they will now be serving out the entire two weeks of jury duty sitting in the main waiting room.
If you eagerly and earnestly explain to the judge and lawyers that you have to be released RIGHT NOW because there's a woot-off going on and you're afraid that you might miss the LeakFrogs or Todd's Dirt or the Bags of Crap or - WOOTGODS FORBID! - the Flying, Screaming Monkeys... I have a funny feeling that you might be dismissed fairly quickly. :)
Never been called, but I seriously doubt that "But there's a woot-off" is a plausible excuse. YMMV.
I don't know..... The Jury is still out.
Jury's back now. Yes, a Woot-Off will get you out of Jury Duty.
Woot off has commenced. What time do you have to wake up for jury duty?
@mellielou: Was 4:30 pm today, now 11 am tomorrow. pst.
@ojulius: Plenty of time to dabble in the Woot-off. Maybe not enough to time a BOC or monkey ;) You know how that goes :)


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Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
2070 U.S. Hwy. 278, SE, Social Circle, GA 30025
Commercial shad season runs from 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1 2011 through midnight on Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Commercial shad fishermen need to be aware that fishing regulations have significantly changed since the 2010 season.
The Satilla River and the St. Marys River are no longer open to commercial shad fishing and only portions of the Altamaha, Ogeechee, and Savannah river systems will be open to commercial fishing. The Altamaha River downstream from the Seaboard Coastline Railroad bridge will be open for commercial shad fishing Monday through Friday each week. While waters of the Altamaha River system, including the Ohoopee River, upstream of Seaboard Coastline Railroad bridge and below the US Highway 1 bridge will be open for commercial fishing Tuesday through Saturday each week. All waters of the Altamaha River system above the US Highway 1 bridge, including the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers will remain closed to commercial fishing.
The Ogeechee River downstream of the GA Highway 204 bridge will be open for commercial shad fishing on Fridays only each week during the shad season. All waters of the Ogeechee River above the GA Highway 204 bridge will remain closed to commercial fishing. Only drift nets may be used in the Ogeechee River.
The Savannah River will be open for commercial shad fishing downstream from the I-95 bridge Tuesday through Friday. While waters upstream of the I-95 bridge and below the US Highway 301 bridge will be open for commercial fishing Wednesday through Saturday each week. All waters of the Savannah River above the US Highway 301 bridge will remain closed to commercial fishing. Only drift nets may be used downstream of a line between the mouth of Knoxboro Creek and McCoys Cut at Deadman's Point.
Individuals fishing commercially for shad must have a valid Georgia commercial fishing license. Boats used below the saltwater demarcation line for commercial fishing also must be licensed, with the cost of the license depending on the size of the boat. The minimum mesh size for legal set or drift shad nets is 4 ½ inches stretched. Set nets must be placed at least 600 feet apart and should be limited to 100 feet in length. Set nets must clearly display the owners name and commercial fishing license number. Drift nets shall not be fished closer that 300 feet apart and are limited to a maximum of 1,000 feet in length in saltwaters. Set nets and drift nets must be situated so as to allow one-half the stream width to be open and free for the passage of fish. All set nets must have one end secured to the stream bank and must be buoyed at the outer (seaward) end so they will be clearly visible to other boaters. Sturgeon, game fish other than American shad or hickory shad, and all species of catfish taken in set or drift nets must be released unharmed into the waters where they were taken.
Reporting of American shad harvest to the Coastal Resources Division is a requirement under Georgia's commercial fishing regulations. If your fish are not sold to a licensed fish dealer, please remember to report your catch. Contact Julie Califf at 912-264-7218 if you need harvest reporting forms. Other regulations apply. For a complete set of commercial fishing regulations or for more information, contact a WRD law enforcement office at (912) 264-7237 (Brunswick); (706) 595-4211 (Thomson) or (912) 685-2145 (Metter).


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Older PlayStation games emulated on PS4 could include new content, according to new Sony patentWritten by: / / 7 Comments
Owners of previous PlayStation consoles would have been unimpressed in 2013 when they heard that the PlayStation 4 wouldn't include the option to play games from previous generations on Sony's new machine, which means that at least for the time being PlayStation 3 owners, for example, will need to keep two boxes sitting next-to their TV if they wish to continue to enjoy games on both systems.
With the acquisition of Dave Perry's cloud-based gaming service, Gaikai, Sony has a vision for the future of on-demand game and entertainment streaming and has even alluded to the fact that it may, in the future, be possible to stream PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and even PlayStation 3 games online to play on your PlayStation 4, effectively 'emulating' these games on modern hardware.
According to a patent filed by Sony back in 2012, and only recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, Sony is not only seriously working on cracking the problem of emulating older games on PS4 but is looking to go beyond simply delivering the same titles exactly as we remember them by making it possible for developers to freshen these experiences with new challenges and content.
This method, the patent claims, will provide "new ways to play preexisting video games" to "increase the longevity of older games." Including additional mini-games, the patent continues, could be the key to this increased longevity, but not only in the traditional way we think about a mini-game. "Within a mini-game," the patent description reads, "the gamer can be instructed to complete new objectives or challenge their friends for high scores in a format that was not originally designed into the legacy game."
How can a developer inject new content into an old game without touching the original code and re-releasing it as an all-new product? Using snapshots taken at key points during the emulation of a game, that title will be put into a semi suspended state at which time new challenges or content will be introduced, before the game is taken out of suspend mode and resumes as normal.
The description and technical requirements of the patent get a lot more complicated from there, but you can read through it all if you like over here if you think you can make heads or tails of it. For everyone else, it may suffice to know that Sony certainly thinks that emulating older games is possible and is also looking to improve these titles with additional content.
The question then becomes, however, whether or not we'll be paying for these games again (even if we own the original discs) and if the inclusion of these new challenges will be the reason Sony and other developers justify a new purchase.
How would you like to see this feature used in emulated games on PS4? Do you think older titles could benefit from extra mini-games, challenges and additional content or would you prefer to play them as they were intended?


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Most of the time, for most of the wines we drink, it doesn't matter if the wine is too cold. Or if you don't open it ahead of time. Or decant it. We drink them, we enjoy them (or not), and then we move to the next wine.
And then there are wines like the La Sizeranne ($125, sample, 13.5%), which require all the care and comfort we can give it.
That's because this is an exceptional wine; if you don't fuss over it, it will be that much more difficult to discover how exceptional. At first glance, it's a classic wine from the Hermitage in France's northern Rhone — made with syrah, featuring red fruit, mushroom earthiness, and some peppery spice.
But take care with it, and you'll discover the sophistication that only great wines have, and which makes them so difficult to describe to those who haven't tasted them. It's like reading Hemingway. The Nick Adams stories are wonderfully written, but you can't feel them — the fish on the fire, the chill of the early morning river, the northern Michigan wilderness — until you read them.
I know this because I didn't take great care with this wine, mostly just opened it and drank it, and I didn't realize what I was missing until it was almost gone. One day, the La Sizeranne will be powerful and intense. Today, it's young and controlled, like a boy at a school dance who is afraid to talk to girls. But the promise is there of what could happen in another three or four or five years, and of what it could turn into in its prime, for years and years after that.
Expensive? Certainly. But given how many expensive wines are so disappointing, it's not much of a stretch to say this delivers value. Just remember to fuss over it.


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By KRISTEN LOTT
Contributing Writer
With bright yellow soccer balls and more than 20 anxious kids hopping up and down, the first of several We CAN Camps kicked off last Monday during a cloudy but warm afternoon at the Newburg Boys and Girls Club.
The camp's leader, Louisville Lightning General Manager Nick Stover, seemed just as excited as the young players, asking the 7- to 13-year-olds who their favorite soccer team was. They shouted, "The Lightning!" and bragged of trophies they'd won or rules they knew about soccer, the most important being, "Don't kick people."
Since becoming the indoor soccer team's first intern, Stover has been growing the Lightning's schedule, players and fan base. Yet most importantly, he's been expanding the team's community outreach program, "Strike the City," which inspired him to initiate the We CAN Camps.
"With 'Strike the City' I wanted to make it a goal to do outreach for each community and connect with different philanthropic organizations around the city and just develop these relationships that make the team a part of Louisville," Stover said.
This summer, the Lightning has partnered with the Yum! Brands Foundation to provide soccer camps for middle and high school students sponsored by three Dare to Care's Kids Cafes in Louisville: Newburg, Shawnee and Americana.
The Dare to Care Kids Cafes serve free evening meals to local kids in 14 Kentuckiana locations, held in various community centers. The cafes also provide academic and extracurricular opportunities to stay active.
Stover saw the opportunity to engage with the local community centers through the Lightning's previous involvement with the Americana World Festival 6 v. 6 soccer tournament and Yum! Brands' CANstand events. He explained that his course of action was obvious: "With all these kids already there and engaged and looking for things to do over the summer, it just seemed natural to try and get the (Lightning) players out and get them active."
Stover, the Lightning and Yum! Brands have collaborated to initiate a fun way to educate kids on how to be healthy. "I think (the information is) different when it's coming from a sports figure that is more so of a role model than coming from your teacher or your parent." The players will receive an activity packet on nutrition along with a jersey-style We CAN t-shirt, complete with a number on the back.
Players from the Lightning and coaches from the Kentucky Fire Juniors Soccer Club have volunteered to share their expertise with the kids of the We CAN Camps. Each camp will be three days, focusing on the basic skills of soccer like dribbling, passing and shooting.
Many of the children in the Newburg, Shawnee and Americana communities don't have the means to participate in club soccer camps or travel to indoor facilities. "We're bringing a high-value product – these camps – straight to the people and giving it to underprivileged kids that couldn't afford it otherwise," Stover said about one of the goals of the We CAN Camps.
"We can make a difference. We can give back something to the community to make sure that malnutrition isn't a big issue in Louisville," Stover explained.
At the end of the summer, the "CAN" theme will continue during a celebration at the Mockingbird Valley Sports Complex, home of the Lightning. The event will be open to the community, celebrating the We CAN Camps with a canned food drive.
The three camps will be held as follows:
Newburg Camp – June 11-13, 2-4 p.m.
Newburg Boys and Girls Club
5020 Indian Trail
Louisville, KY 40218
Shawnee Camp – June 18-20, 2-4 p.m.
Shawnee Boys and Girls Club
317 N. 38th Street
Louisville, KY 40212
Americana Camp – June 26-28, 2-4 p.m.
Americana Community Center
4801 Southside Drive
Louisville, KY 40214
Neighborhood House camp – dates still TBD
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My girlfriend is finishing up her basement and has set up a good layout for electrical outlets throughout the rooms (family room, bedroom, and office), but she's only accounted for a single coaxial cable run to each room for her ideal furniture arrangement. I talked her into at least running a phone line along with the cable to match the rest of her house (and at least an ethernet connection as well for when I move in to accommodate my geek projects), but I'm trying to talk her into more than one run per room. I've rented for several years and most apartments have at least 2 cable/telephone outlets on opposite walls/corners of the room to widen the options for furniture arrangements. Since she's looking at putting her place on the market in a few years I'm trying to convince her it will be a helpful selling point, but my Google-fu is failing me at finding supporting or negating evidence. Is there any evidence one way or the other, or are my geeky more-is-better ideas influencing me?
I doubt most buyers will even notice or care if it was pointed out to them. Today, everyone uses a cordless telephone, wifi for networking, and any cables are just run around the baseboard. And I say this as a geek that ran conduit through the walls when I redid my basement. Speaking of which, if you ever remodel (or build) something you plan to stay in, run conduit through the walls.
The key point you need to keep in mind is that it should be possible to get to a majority of the walls along the baseboard from your wall jacks without passing a door or closet. If a large wall could be used for a TV but requires running the wire over the door, then I'd put a second jack on that side.
My guess for apartment owners is that two jacks results in less wires over carpets or nails holding wires everywhere, so they do this more to reduce damage than to make your life easier.
If you're going through the trouble of running cables, go all out. The difference of 3 cat5 versus 1 cat5 is minimal, but can make a huge difference in usefulness in the future. If later you find you need them in a room, it is much more work to add them then. I would personally allow for the possibility of at least 3 internet enabled devices in every room. It doesn't mean that there will be that many in every room, but it allows that any given room should be able to accommodate most needs that way. You might look at pulling 4-5 in the main room of the house. You can get faceplates that can mix and match connections so you can have up to 4 RJ45, 1 RJ14 and 1 coaxial all in the same spot on a wall.
I finished my basement a few years ago and ran two coax, two ethernet, speaker and phone lines to each room.
How many of them have I used since then? 0.
Ethernet/phone = nice to have but, really, everything is wireless now.
Coax = likely useful for a few more years, but that, too, will eventually be wireless (we're close already as most of our watching is done via Amazon Streaming or Hulu now).
Speaker = well...this could be useful. I had dreams of a massive surround sound system. But then I got my new TV and realized the sound quality of the TV was great. So didn't need the surround sound.
So...I'd suggest that rather than running all that cable, she run smurf tube with a fish line to blank outlets in each room. It's cheap, and makes it easy for any future cable pulling without having to invest in it all now.
I wouldn't worry about the resale value of running the extra lines. Just do it for your own convenience. Yes, you probably will not ever use many of the extra runs, but you'll be happy for the ones you do use.
I recently did my house, and only put a single port in each room thinking, "I can just use an ethernet switch." I have found from experience though that when you have a TV, Wii, XBox, Cable Box, Media PC, Audio Receiver, and a Subwoofer, adding an extra A/C plug, extra device and all of the RJ-45 cable running to that device just adds to the clutter.
You might just have to say that networked devices are going to become more and more prevalent in the future, and just as people want plenty of A/C outlets, they will also want plenty of RJ-45 jacks.


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Is there any reason to believe that any measure of loudness (e.g. sound pressure) might have an upper boundary, similar to upper limit (c) of the speed of mass?
Let's talk about the sound waves in the air first. Physically they are longitudinal waves of pressure. The bunch of air in one place will get compressed (in comparison with equilibrium state) and after that will expand, compressing the adjacent air and so on the wave propagates. These (single frequency) waves are essentially described by three numbers: the speed of propagation (called speed of sound; it depends on the type of the material and the temperature), the frequency of oscillation (determining the pitch), and the amplitude of oscillation.
It is the amplitude of oscillations which determines the loudness. So you are essentially asking whether there is any limit on amplitude of compression. Well, of course. At high enough pressures, the air would freeze even at normal temperatures. So this is the limit for air. Similar thing would happen with liquids: at certain pressures they would condense into solids. You could continue with phases of matter in this way and applying higher and higher pressures you would eventually end up with a black hole. That would be an ultimate limit.
But of course, in reality the limit is set by our engineering capabilities and I doubt it's possible to create sound waves that would be able to freeze air.
Yes - there is a sound pressure limit for undistorted sound. Over that limit we have a shock wave. It depends on the environmental pressure, but there is a theoretical limit to loudness which you can find here.
The limit is basically equal to the pressure.
Well, the short answer is: there is, when the hydrodynamic approximation (that fluid is composed of small "fluid particles" i which real particles move in the reference frame of the "fluid particle" like in stationary fluid) breaks.
The upper bound can be approximated with wave amplitude equal to ambient pressure, so that the pressure is going down to 0 in wave minimas (this plus minus corresponds to cavitation); yet this corresponds to loudness of $\infty$dB.
The only practical limit to sound-pressure might be when the medium were to be compressed into a black hole. Although I do not know about the sound-propagating features of black holes. Long before that the medium would come apart, f.e. into plasma.
After all, you compare two things: an upper limit of a speed with a power. How much power can you put into a particle to speed it up with c in mind?
PS: I'd rather not guess what kind of sound-generator would be necessary. One might ask the band "Disaster Area" (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/List_of_minor_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_characters#Hotblack_Desiato)


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Is there a way to temporarily stop Zeitgeist / the Zeitgeist daemon?
I've tried killing the daemon but it just restarts. I've tried stopping it, but it still seems to add entries to the Activity Journal...
Is there a way to temporarily stop Zeitgeist / the Zeitgeist daemon?
I've tried killing the daemon but it just restarts. I've tried stopping it, but it still seems to add entries to the Activity Journal...
This can be done using the Zeitgeist Activity Log Manager :
Remove the execute permissions of the zeitgeist* as follows. Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.
After doing so, the processes do not restart.
I've only been using Ubuntu exclusively on a couple of computers since Precise came out. I tasted Mandrake v.9 many years back, but have been Windows virtually all of the time. I grew up in the days of DOS and was around when Windows 286 emerged. (I've been tainted, but am not afraid of the command line.)
I tried uninstalling zeitgeist, tried stopping the logging with the manager listed above, but it kept re-loading itself anyway. Nothing worked.
I got rid of it (effectively) by just killing all the zeitgeist* processes and gave myself ownership of the files:
Then I removed the Execute permission for each. I only had zeitgeist-daemon and zeitgeist-datahub.
A simple command such as
would probably have done it easier and quicker than the extra step of taking ownership, but I'm still working on my understanding of how 'Nix does its thing and wasn't sure if it could change itself if I wasn't the file's owner. Remember, I've been spooked by Windows.
So far... No harm, no foul.
I honestly forgot the correct way to do this, but try running
Later to restart it, just run the daemon again. There is a correct way, and if I find it I'll post it.
If it's just about nauty things you don't want to show in your log, then there's a blacklist function. See http://saravananthirumuruganathan.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/tutorial-on-gnome-activity-journal-zeitgeist-and-sezen/
Edit: Outdated. See activity-log-manager
If you try to use an application that uses Zeitgeist, it will start Zeitgeist on Startup in case it is not already running. Example: Nautilus Elementary, Docky, Synapse or Activity Journal.
is the only solution out there.
I'm having the same problem and, although there isn't clear why it happens, a workaround is to clear the zeitgeist-fts logs.
You could do that in the Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
After that zeitgeist will back to work with a low memory usage.


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The beautiful highlands of the Dieng Plateau in Central Java will be animated with festivity from 29th to 30th June 2012 when the 4th Dieng Cultural Festival 2013 gets underway. Held annually as a community celebration, the festival presents various art and cultural performances, Dieng's finest products exhibition, and to top it all is the unique dreadlock kids ritual ceremonies (or Ruwatan anak gembel/gimbal).
This year, the first day of the festival will feature the highly nutritious herbal Purwaceng ceremonial toast, the release of traditional balloons, a Leather puppets show, traditional art and cultural performances, and a fireworks fiesta. The pinnacle of the festival, the ritual of trimming off the kid's dreadlocks will take place on the 2nd day. Adding the sparkle to the festival there will be a Dieng Film Festival and Jazz performance entitled Jazz above the clouds.
As main feature of the festival, the ceremony of shaving off the hair of the dreadlock kids is truly exceptional. While globally dreadlock hair is commonly known as Rastafarian style from Jamaica, in the highlands of Dieng, dreadlock, or matted hair is not a chosen style but rather a mystical feature that only occurs in children.
Dieng's dreadlocks children are born normal, however at one point, their hair amazingly turns dreadlock by itself. Various studies to scientifically investigate the cause have not turned up any logical explanations. According to local belief, these kids are somehow chosen by their ancestors to accept these gifts, and that the dreadlock must not be trimmed until the children ask for it, or else the hair will continue to grow back. The precious moments when these dreadlock kids are shaven off are celebrated in a series of ritual ceremonies known as the Ruwatan Anak Gimbal.
The ceremony will commence with the procession of the dreadlock kids around the village. The kids will be paraded on a Javanese traditional horse drawn carriage or Dokar guarded by Manggala Yudha or royal troops and followed by various traditional art processions. The special kids will then be taken to the Arjuna Temple in the Dieng Temple complex where the ritual of the dreadlock hair cutting will take place. Subsequently, the hair will be taken to the lake and submerged as symbol of returning the hair to the ancestors.
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My Real Life Story Update 2: Miracles
Hello Friends! I missed you!! As you may know my computer hard drive literally crashed (off my couch and onto the floor) and so I was forced into taking a blogging break for a few days.
It was such a huge blessing. It is so easy for me to get wrapped up in the things happening online that sometimes I forget to live my real life. The events this week in CT reminded me just how important real life stuff is.
It has been a year since my last Real Life Story update (can you even believe that!?!) I am grateful that I am in a spiritual and reflective state of mind today and I want to share with you what recovery has looked like over the last year.
If I has to sum this year up in one word it would be Miracles.
My testimony of my Savior has grown so much. It is hard to put into words the happiness and peace that I feel…but you know I am going to try!!
In January Court and I were called to be church service Missionaries in the Addiction Recovery Program. This basically means that we have 1-2 meetings a week that we are in charge of. We also go around on 5th Sundays and speak in wards about the ARP (if you are in St. George and want more info on that you can email me!) I am so grateful for this calling, it has changed my life.
The amazing thing about the Atonement is that is has the power to take away all of our pain. Not just the pain of sin but the pain of other's sins, the pain of things that are out of our control. I cant remember all of those awful things that I felt for so many years. I can remember a few details of the events but most are hazy and there is no pain attached to them. When I look at Court the things that I used to see when I looked at him are completely gone. That is such a miracle in and of itself. Being at our meetings and seeing people come in and go out I am reminded of how it felt to be where they are.
"This is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.
"And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is
my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard
my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me" (Alma 29:9–10).
2 years ago when we found ourselves in an LDS 12 step meeting the most important thing that we felt was love. The love of the missionaries and the love of our Savior. Its amazing being on the missionary side of the love. It is a miracle that we have been blessed with. I see those that come in with my physical eyes, they are broken and lost and hopeless, just as we were. But then I feel this overwhelming love for them and I just want to hug them and tell them that THEY CAN CHANGE.
And change they do. If you have ever wondered if people REALLY change like REEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLYYY change? I testify to you that they do. I have seen it in my husband, I have seen it in myself, and I have seen it in countless others. The secret is that we dont experience a change of heart once, it is a daily choice to choose Him.
It is so easy to think that we/or someone we love are beyond gone. But you are not. They are not. I love this quote by Elder Holland:
"I do not know who in this vast audience today may need to hear the message of forgiveness inherent in this parable, but however late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don't have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ's Atonement shines."
My testimony today is one of miracles. Life is hard. Addiction is an all consuming darkness that changes people. But the good news is that Christ is an all consuming light that changes them MORE.
There is so much darkness in this world. There is tragedy after tragedy worldwide, nationwide and in our own homes. I find peace knowing the reason that this life is hard. In The Book of Ether the story of Jared and his family is shared. For those unfamiliar with this story I will give you the readers digest version. Jared and his family lived at the time of Babel, when the languages were confounded by God. Because of the faith of the brother of Jared they and their families were spared. They were told that they were to be taken to a promised land and were instructed by God on how to build a barge. This was more like a modern day submarine than a boat but there was no way to steer it. They travelled in these ships 100% dependant on the Lord to take them to their final destination.
5 And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind.
8 And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before the wind.
When we are in the midst of the furious winds it can be terrifying and frustrating, but where would we be if we gently bobbed along? No where near our destination or our true potential. The Lord knows that without the winds we cannot become who we are supposed to be. So he lets the winds blow BUT just like in verse 8 says, If we have faith enough to get in the boat, the winds will never cease to blow us to the promised land.
if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give theeexperience, and shall be for thy good. (D&C 122:7)
Court's addiction is one of the biggest blessing of my life. I am grateful every single day that I hung in there because people can change, the key is they have to want to. With that ok from them, the Savior will step in and make impossible things possible. He will change our very nature.
Christ says "Give me All. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don't want to cut off a branch here and a branch there, I want to have the whole tree down. Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked—the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. In fact, I will give you Myself: my own will shall become yours." –C.S. Lewis
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Imagine having to deliver a tribute for someone you've openly excoriated for years.
That was essentially the task President Obama had before him Thursday in his speech at the dedication ceremony for former President George W. Bush's Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas.
Obama has used the 43rd president as a foil for more than a decade: from the anti-Iraq War speech he gave in Chicago in 2002 as a state senator; to his 2008 presidential campaign, in which he argued the GOP presidential nominee would extend Bush's controversial policies; to four years later, when he warned that another nominee would return the nation to the Bush era.
And many of Obama's supporters, who agreed with his negative interpretation of Bush's presidency, would have it no other way.
So there Obama was Thursday, forced by the demands of the occasion to utter words both respectful to his predecessor yet true to his many past criticisms of same. Not the easiest task, but that's what speechwriters are for.
Obama confronted the difficulty by suggesting that, like all presidents, Bush made missteps. The president didn't get specific.
Obama included the mention of "mistakes" in a section of his speech in which he expressed sympathy with Bush:
"The first thing I found in that desk the day I took office was a letter from George, and one that demonstrated his compassion and generosity. For he knew that I would come to learn what he had learned — that being president, above all, is a humbling job. There are moments where you make mistakes. There are times where you wish you could turn back the clock. And what I know is true about President Bush, and I hope my successor will say about me, is that we love this country and we do our best."
The dedication of a presidential library is a far different event than a campaign rally. But by not even mentioning by the headline controversies of his predecessor's administration — not the Iraq War, the response to Hurricane Katrina or federal deficits — Obama followed the instincts of Richard Nixon more than any other sitting president at such a dedication.
In 1971 at the dedication of the Lyndon Baines Johnson library, Nixon didn't mention Vietnam.
By contrast, Ronald Reagan not only reminded the audience of the partisan and ideological differences between Republicans and Democrats at the 1986 dedication of Jimmy Carter's library, but he also specifically mentioned the U.S. hostages in Iran. Of course, he did so to praise his predecessor for his labors in trying to free them.
George H.W. Bush even let the word "Watergate" slip from his lips at the 1990 dedication of the Nixon library, though that was the full extent of his reference to the scandal that brought down the 37th president.
Obama clearly wasn't going there on Iraq, however. Instead, he would let the memories of his listeners fill in the blanks however they saw fit.
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I'm looking to understand and find the terminology for what causes - or allows - players to interfere with geometry in old games. Famously, ID's Quake3 gave birth to a whole community of people breaking the physics by jumping, sliding, getting stuck and launching themselves off points in geometry.
Some months ago (though I'd be darned if I can find it again!) I saw a conference held by Bungie's Vic DeLeon and a colleague in which Vic briefly discussed the issues he ran into while attempting to wrap 'collision' objects (please correct my terminology) around environment objects so that players could appear as though they were walking on organic surfaces, while not clipping through them or appear to be walking on air at certain points, due to complexities in the modeling.
My aim is to compose a case study essay for University in which I can tackle this issue in games, drawing on early exploits and how techniques have changed to address such exploits and to aid in the gameplay itself. I have 3 current day example of where exploits still exist, however specifically targeting ID Software clearly shows they've massively improved their techniques between Q3 and Q4.
So in summary, with your help please, I'd like to gain a slightly better understanding of this issue as a whole (its terminology mainly) so I can use terms and ask the right questions within the right contexts. In practical application, I know what it is, I know how to do it, but I don't have the benefit of level design knowledge yet and its technical widgety knick-knack terms =)


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I'm a bit confused with how much saffron to use in a paella recipe. I've seen numerous recipes that state to use 1gram. However I have a 1gram jar and that seems like a lot of saffron to me. I've spotted some recipes that say to use 1/2 a teaspoon and they state that this is about equal to 1gram. But my jar of saffron is a lot more than 1/2 a teaspoon.
Err on the side of caution. Too much saffron can be overwhelming to the point that it will destroy the dish.
A gram is an awful lot. Most recipes I'm familiar with call for a pinch or sometimes a specific (small) number of threads.
Crush the threads first; don't add them whole or you won't get as much out of them.
If your goal is the bright yellow color, soaking the crushed saffron threads in a little wine or vinegar for 10 minutes or so helps quite a bit. I don't know if this makes a difference on how much saffron flavor you get. (And obviously this has to be in a dish that won't mind a couple tablespoons of wine or vinegar.)
I agree with the others that 1 gram is way too much saffron. Unless you're making one of those huge outdoor pans of paella which feeds 20 people.
Exact quantities depend on how much paella you're making, and the freshness of the saffron involved. I tend to use a hefty pinch, which would be around 12-20 threads, for a paella for 6 (2-3 liters). I'll adjust that downwards for very fresh saffron, and upwards for old stale saffron. You can tell how fresh your saffron is by (a) smelling it, and (b) soaking it in a small amount of warm water. Fresh saffron will smell strongly floral/spicy, and will turn the water bright yellow very quickly.
I like saffron a lot though, and also tend to err on the side of more rather than less.
I add saffron sparingly, starting with a medium pinch of the threads as I'm cooking, and adding slowly as I go, with pauses for steeping of the flavor. Have occasionally used the powdered (really expensive) saffron and warn you to be extremely careful with that product - once ruined a beautiful seafood stew trying to 'tap' the powder out of the bottle.
Bottom line:
Start with small amounts and taste. It is an extremely powerful spice (used a lot by medicine manufacturers) and can end up making your dish taste like vitamin pills if you aren't careful. Experience will guide you as you use it more.
One gram does seem like too much saffron. From what I've seen, most recipes call for 1 pinch to 1/2 teaspoon of saffron.
I have read that 2 to 3 strands per person is as much as you need to use when it comes to Saffron. Its not just overpowering to the dish but is also toxic in high amounts.
One medical site states that a medical overdose of saffron, whether used in a dish or medicinally (caps), is five grams and the symptoms range from vertigo, jaundice, vomitting, nosebleeds, bloody evacuations as well as death. Yes I know. Death. LOL.
On the lighter side just use very little saffron. The two to three strands per person seems like the best "rule of thumb" until u are more accustomed to the spice.
Saffron is one of the most appreciated (and expensive by weight) spices, due to the laborious process of obtaining it from the flowers. It is growth mainly in the Mediterranean area. You only need a small amount (0.15g or 3-4 threads) for a 6 people paella.


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Stocks slumped amid uncertainty about the fate of a bailout plan for banks in Cyprus and weakness in technology shares.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 90.24 points, or 0.6%, to 14421.49. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index dropped 12.91 points, or 0.8%, to 1545.80.
Stocks spent the day largely in the red, hitting lows around midafternoon Thursday as European officials wrestled with attempts to craft a bailout plan for Cyprus's banks, including proposals to impose capital controls aimed at preventing money from pouring out of Cyprus once its banks reopen Tuesday.
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European markets closed broadly lower amid the tumult in Cyprus and weak euro-zone economic data. The Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.7%.
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I would imagine the reason was fast, array like access to the character at index, but some characters won't fit into 16 bits, so it wouldn't work...
So if you have to handle special cases anyways, why not just use UTF-8?
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For the main part, for the sake of plain and simple future-proofing. Whether it was a misguided reason and the wrong way to go about it is a different question.
You can see some reasons behind some of their design decisions in this document about the 2004 switch to Java 5 and UTF-16, which explains some of the shortcomings as well: Supplementary Characters in the Java Platform, and see Why does the Java ecosystem use different encodings throughout their stack?.
For more details on the pitfalls of using UTF-16, and why UTF-8 is likely to be a better option in general, see Should UTF-16 be considered harmful? and the UTF-8 Everywhere manifesto.


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When I visited Israel I became a big fan of something they called "cafe botz" or mud coffee. It tasted real good, and you sort of poured warm water over it, stirred and waited for all the coffee material to sediment, I gues that is why its called botz in herbrew. It was marketed in the shops as "Turkish Coffee". I havent been able to get it in the Unites States. Where can I get, preferably online, good quality of this Turkish coffe.
Turkish coffee is simply a very, very fine grind - basically ground into a powder - prepared by boiling it and subsequently waiting for sedimentation, more or less as you describe in the question.
There is no particular kind of coffee you need for it - any will do.
Just buy whole coffee beans in any coffee shop or bulk food store and ask for a very fine (Turkish) grind. Most burr grinders can handle this; as Michael says, you can also buy your own burr grinder or use a specialized Turkish grinder. Either one will tend to run you around $100.
(Note that you probably won't be able to get the right grind with the majority of blade grinders. They're just too imprecise.)
Commenter Martha also points out that many coffees marketed as Turkish coffee will also contain a certain amount of cardamom or cloves, which is confirmed by several internet sources. If you try it with pure coffee and it doesn't taste right, try adding a small amount.
In addition to the other answers which point to getting very finely ground coffee, the method of preparation is critical. I learned to prepare it from Armenian friends, so I tend to call it "Armenian coffee", but the technique remains identical. They ground cardamom with the coffee and stored it in the freezer until ready for use.
The pot used to make the coffee has a handle and a pinched collar below the lip to facilitate pouring brewed coffee while leaving the grounds (which are muddy). Mix one teaspoon of coffee and one teaspoon of sugar with each cup of cold, filtered water. More coffee or sugar can be added, but compared to drip coffee one teaspoon of each is will be both sweeter and stronger than usual. Put the pot on low heat (the lower the better unless you are in some sort of hurry) but don't let it reach a boil. If it isn't even close to a boil after a few minutes, you can turn up the heat a bit. (A gas stove greatly helps control the amount of heat.)
When the coffee has neared a boil take it off the heat and let the coffee settle. A drop or two of cold water seems to help with that. Some people reheat the coffee once or twice more, but if you let it reach boiling slowly that step seems unnecessary. When the grounds have settled, carefully pour off the top layer of coffee into small espresso-style cups for each guest. It's very difficult to preserve enough foam for each cup, but do your best and use a steady hand. Enjoy!
All sorts of details can be changed: sugar and coffee ratios, boil or not boil, number of times the coffee is reheated, which spices to add, and so on. The key seems to be infusing the coffee directly in the water and leaving the grounds on the bottom of the pot via careful pouring. In order for the grounds to be fully waterlogged and sink to the bottom, the coffee must be ground as finely as possible. Since that also maximizes the strength of the coffee, sugar and spices are added to balance the cup. And since the result has many, strong flavors, it should be consumed slowly. So the entire process is a consequence of the method of preparation more than anything else.
It bears noting that this style of coffee is best experienced with good friends around a table, eating some decadent treat and discussing politics, religion or philosophy.
Not sure where you can buy the coffee preground, but you can buy a coffee grinder (like this one) that will give you the right grind for Turkish coffee. Then you just need an Ibrik (here's one) and you can make it at home. And finally, here's a guide to make it.
A few suggestions:
There are many Turkish Stores in US that you can purchase Turkish coffee, try Tulumba.com if your area does not have a local Turkish store. They have Turkish coffee as well as the pot used to brew (called a cezve). Turkish coffee tastes very different than others and even if you grind regular coffee it is not even close to Turkish coffee in terms of the taste.
Use a Mazzer Mini grinder when you're sufficiently prepared to Do It Right.
Simply find an Arabic stores near you like a middlle east grocery store they sell Turkish coffee the 16 oz around 8 dollars there is two kind one with cardamom and one without!
You can find it in Russian supermarkets. This is where I buy it all the time.
You may try this website. They offer all kinds of Turkish Coffee. My favorite brand is MADO whereas Cezbeli is also a good alternative. You may also try aromatic Turkish Coffee, which is only sold here, as well


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4 pieces of Cod
salt and pepper
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2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp season salt
canola or vegetable oil for frying
olive oil
1 shiner or guiness
2 cups flour
2 eggs
Season the flour with all the seasoning and set aside. Also season cod filets with salt and pepper and set aside. Whip eggs and beer together until eggs are fully beaten, then mix in flour until mixture is thick but still a little liquidy. Heat frying oil to 350 degrees and heat olive oil in frying pan till begins to smoke. Dredge 2 of the filets in the beer batter and drop them in your hot oil. Put the other 2 in the pan with the olive oil and cook 2 to 3 min on each side. Make sure to turn the beer battered ones after 2 to 3 mins as well. When plating just drizzle with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar.