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Published February 01, 2013
A man in traditional costume takes part in a funeral procession for Cambodia's late former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
An anti-Morsi demonstrator (C) gestures to a crowd of demonstrators waving a huge Egyptian flag, after Friday prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo, February 1, 2013.
Rescue workers leave the site of a explosion at the headquarters of state-owned oil giant Pemex in Mexico City. A powerful explosion rocked the Mexico City headquarters of Pemex on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, injuring more than 100 and trapping others inside.
Supporters of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), one of the largest Sunni political parties, chant slogans during a demonstration against the killing of Sunni Muslim leaders in Karachi. A gunman on a motorcycle shot and killed three leaders on Thursday. Police described the attacks as target killings.
Somali government soldiers, trained by the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) team, march during their graduation ceremony at Bihanga army training camp, 368 km (230 miles) west of Uganda's capital, Kampala. Over 500 soldiers trained for seven months in urban combat skills and are now ready for deployment back in their home country.
Brazilian graffiti artist Tomaz "Toz" Viana puts the final touches to an art piece on a building's wall in Rio de Janeiro. The graffiti piece covering 2,100 square meters was created on a wall of a building belonging to global retail company B2W in Rio's harbor area.
A boy walks to the entrance of the closed Bosnian National Museum to lay one of 125 roses placed there to celebrate its 125th anniversary, in Sarajevo. The museum, seen as a cultural symbol, sealed its doors because the divided country's authorities could not agree on how to fund it.
Elderly residents from the nearby Kreta Ayer district toss "Yu Sheng" (raw fish salad) ahead of the Lunar New Year at a restaurant in Chinatown, Singapore.
A man runs through snow after a snowstorm in the desert, near Tabuk, 1,500 km (932 miles) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Visitors look out from windows in The View gallery at the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, in London. The public viewing deck, accessible by high speed elevators on the 309-meter (1,013 feet) building, opened to the public Friday.
People photograph Roman numerals set up for NFL Super Bowl XLVII as they are silhouetted against the morning sky in New Orleans. The city will host the football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens Sunday.
A large statue of the Virgin Mary, unveiled Friday, stands on Santa Barbara hill overlooking the mining city of Oruro, Bolivia. "Virgen del Socavón" is Oruro's patron and venerated in particular by miners. The statue stands at 45 meters (147 feet).


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Poll: Majority of Jewish Americans still solidly support President Obama
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After President Barack Obama revealed the suspect status of his support for Israel — and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wowed crowds with a sternly-worded address to a special joint session of Congress — some speculated Jewish American support for Obama would wane. But a new Gallup poll out yesterday shows a large majority still approve of the president.
Jewish Americans gave President Barack Obama a 60% job approval rating in June, down from 68% in May, but statistically unchanged from 64% in April. Thirty-two percent of U.S. Jews now disapprove of the job Obama is doing, similar to their 30% average thus far in 2011. …
President Obama delivered a major speech at the State Department on May 19 in which he articulated his support for a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on a return to Israel's 1967 borders. His remarks provoked a highly negative reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as from many high profile supporters of Israel in government, politics, and media.
Gallup cannot say whether the speech had an immediate impact on the views of Jewish Americans toward the president nationally, as sample sizes for this group in Gallup Daily tracking are too small to isolate short time periods.
However, aggregated Gallup Daily tracking interviews for the month and half periods prior to and following the speech show no significant nor sustained shift in Jewish Americans' views toward Obama. Sixty-five percent approved of him for the April 1-May 18 time period, and 62% approved from May 19-June 30. Across the two time periods, approval was also essentially flat among all U.S. adults.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Jews who attend synagogue weekly — who tend to be more conservative, in general — are less supportive of Obama than those who don't.
In general, the poll confirms what Ed said earlier:
The Jewish vote won't suddenly swing to the GOP, for reasons that have nothing to do with Obama. Jewish voters tend to be more progressive; the Democratic Party is a more natural home for them. While there may be some truth in the notion that African-Americans are naturally more conservative and could be won over with a more concerted effort by Republicans to address their issues through debate (as Jack Kemp tried), that's almost certainly not true of Jewish voters as a bloc. The GOP position on Israel might be a better fit, but on domestic politics, they'll keep voting Democratic.
But the official affirmation of Jewish support the poll provides is still good news for Obama, who needs every bit of approval he can muster heading into a difficult reelection. Of course, he especially needs any approval that will translate to campaign cash — and whether this poll actually contradicts what some have said, that the crucial category of politically active Jews are less enthused about Obama than ever before, remains to be seen. After all, the poll didn't specifically seek out Jewish Americans noted for political involvement. It could be the (randomized) sample that so strongly supports Obama just happens to barely vote, let alone donate.
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In about five months, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission will unveil its recommendations for a radical overhaul of troops' pay and benefits.
After that, maybe other moves will finally happen, too.
For most of this year, debate over benefits changes has been stalled as Pentagon planners and outside advocates sparred over the future of military personnel accounts.
Larry Korb, a former Pentagon personnel chief and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, said he's already prepared to call 2014 a lost year for meaningful progress on pay reform. "All we are likely to see is some minor relief ... not really dealing with the problem," he said.
Critics of the Defense Department are content with that for now, arguing that recent Pentagon efforts at reform have been heavy-handed and ill-informed. In their view, starting the debate anew after the commission finishes its work will result in a more thoughtful reform process.
"We need to have good information, because this is such a polarizing issue," said Mike Barron, deputy director of government relations for the Military Officers Association of America.
In budget debates this spring, lawmakers from both parties said they preferred to wait for the commission's final report before tackling the topic. The commission was due to offer its analysis and recommendations in May, but pushed that deadline back nine months.
DoD planners agreed to leave retirement reforms until next February, but pushed for what they called incremental steps forward on compensation programs in the fiscal 2015 budget debate.
The Senate will take up a few pay and benefits issues when it returns to work next month, including a 1 percent cap on military pay raises next year. The House backs a higher 1.8 percent raise, to keep pace with private-sector wage growth. The Pentagon and President Obama have said the lower raise will save $3.8 billion over five years.
Senators also have offered initial support for gradually trimming troops' housing allowance, another Pentagon-backed initiative opposed by the House.
But Korb noted that those are only minor measures. More radical proposals on revamped specialty pays, 401(k)-style savings plans and trimmed benefits — all topics of debate a year ago — have been largely shelved in recent months.
The commission did release an interim report in June, but that document details only existing military compensation, and does not hint at future recommendations.
Still, advocates on both sides of the debate note that the interim report underscores the complexity of current offerings. The 358-page report covers all available military and veterans benefits, including billions in new bonuses and special pays added in the last decade.
Planners will spend the next five months combing through all those benefits, trying to balance troops' preferences with budget realities.
Even then, several more budget cycles may pass before any changes are put in place. The Pentagon's fiscal 2016 budget proposal is due to come in late February 2015, and it's unclear if any commission proposals will be included in that plan.
Moreover, Korb notes that commission members have said their recommendations likely will apply only to new enlistees, grandfathering benefits for existing troops — and pushing any significant savings years into the future.


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It seems to me that almost all conjectures (hypotheses) that were widely believed by mathematicians to be true were proved true later, if they ever got proved. Are there any notable exceptions?
In 1908 Steinitz and Tietze formulated the Hauptvermutung ("principal conjecture"), according to which, given two triangulations of a simplicial complex, there exists a triangulation which is a common refinement of both.
This was important because it would imply that the homology groups of a complex could be defined intrinsically, independently of the triangulations which were used to calculate them.
Homology is indeed intrinsic but this was proved in 1915 by Alexander, without using the Hauptvermutung, by simplicial methods.
Finally, 53 years later, in 1961 John Milnor (some topology guy, apparently) proved that the Hauptvermutung is false for simplicial complexes of dimension $\geq 6$.
This can perhaps be considered more of a meta-conjecture than a conjecture: Hilbert's program, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_program. The conjecture would be: that set theory (or some set of axioms suitable for doing math) can be proven consistent. Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem disproved this conjecture.
I don't have a reference, but I have the impression that, at the time, Hilbert's program seemed attainable, and Gödel's result came as a surprise.
Luzin's conjecture was widely believed to be false, until it was proven by Carleson in 1966.
I'm citing from Lennart Carleson's biography: "In 1913 Luzin conjectured that if a function $f$ is square integrable then the Fourier series of $f$ converges pointwise to $f$ Lebesgue almost everywhere. Kolmogorov proved results in 1928 which seemed to suggest that Luzin's conjecture must be false but Carleson amazed the world of mathematics when he proved Luzin's long-standing conjecture in 1966. He explained how he was led to prove the theorem:-
... the problem of course presents itself already when you are a student and I was thinking about the problem on and off, but the situation was more interesting than that. The great authority in those days was Zygmund and he was completely convinced that what one should produce was not a proof but a counter-example. When I was a young student in the United States, I met Zygmund and I had an idea how to produce some very complicated functions for a counter-example and Zygmund encouraged me very much to do so. I was thinking about it for about 15 years on and off, on how to make these counter-examples work and the interesting thing that happened was that I realised why there should be a counter-example and how you should produce it. I thought I really understood what was the background and then to my amazement I could prove that this "correct" counter-example couldn't exist and I suddenly realised that what you should try to do was the opposite, you should try to prove what was not fashionable, namely to prove convergence. The most important aspect in solving a mathematical problem is the conviction of what is the true result. Then it took 2 or 3 years using the techniques that had been developed during the past 20 years or so"
Littlewood disproof of the conjecture (maybe of Gauss) that $\text{li}(x) > \pi(x)$.
I think this was widely believed before.
Euler's sum of powers conjecture, if a sum of $k$th powers is a $k$th power, then the sum has at least $k$ terms.
Proposed by Euler in 1769. Counterexample for $k=5$ found in 1966, for $k=4$ in 1986.
In complex analysis of one variable, Liouville's theorem says that a bounded entire function is constant. Bernstein (1915-17) proved an analogous result in differential geometry, namely, if the graph of a function $f:\mathbf R^2\to\mathbf R$ of class $C^2$ is a minimal surface in $\mathbf R^3$, then the graph a plane. He then posed the classical Bernstein problem, namely, whether the same result also holds for real functions of $n>2$ variables. In terms of differential equations:
Recall that a hypersurface in $\mathbf R^{n+1}$ is defined to be minimal if its mean curvature vanishes, where its mean curvature is simply the sum of the principal curvatures (sometimes divided by $n$). Equivalently, the hypersurface is a critical point for the $n$-volume with respect to compactly supported variations. The equation above is the condition that the mean curvature of the graph of $f$ vanishes everywhere.
Part of the importance of the Bernstein problem is that it has a direct bearing on the existence of minimal cones and singularities of minimal hypersurfaces in $\mathbf R^{n+1}$. The answer to the problem was proved to be affirmative in the cases $n=3$ by de Giorgi (1965), $n=4$ by Almgren (1966), and $n\leq7$ by Simons (1968), and apparently there was some hope to extend the result to all dimensions.
However, in 1969 Bombieri, de Giorgi and Giusti constructed a counter-example for $n=8$, which yields a counter-example in each dimension $n>8$ by a standard construction, closing the problem. The complete solution of the Bernstein problem turned out to involve a good deal of geometric measure theory and non-linear analysis.
Euler's conjecture about the nonexistence of $n\times n$ Graeco-Latin squares for $n=4k+2$. Disproved for all $k>1$ by the so called Euler's Spoilers Bose, Shrikhande, and Parker.
I believe that Fefferman's disproof in 1971 of the L^p boundedness of disc multiplier for any $p \neq 2$ was considered a great surprise at the time; it showed that the classical result of Bochner and Riesz establishing norm convergence of Fourier series of L^p functions in one dimension failed in two and higher dimensions, if one summed the series in the order of the magnitude of the frequencies (i.e. spherically summed Fourier series). The construction was one of the first applications of Kakeya sets (also known as Besicovitch sets) to harmonic analysis (though there was an earlier paper of Stein and Weiss that also used a related idea). Nowadays, the connection is taken for granted, but it was certainly not obvious at the time of Fefferman's result. (Fefferman himself writes in his paper "... It therefore comes as a surprise, at least to me, that the disc conjecture is false.")
Mersenne's conjecture on primes is a famous example (although I am not sure how widely it was believed to be true).
The solution in negative of the isomorphism problem for integral group rings. A counterexample was found by Martin Hertweck:
There have been multiple conjectures of this type - seemingly motivated, commonly believed, yet false - about the structure of the partial order of Turing degrees of c.e. sets. Two in particular were due to Shoenfield:
This was refuted by the construction of a minimal pair of c.e. degrees, that is, a pair of noncomputable c.e. degrees $\underline{a}$, $\underline{b}$ such that no noncomputable set is computable in both $\underline{a}$ and $\underline{b}$.
Manuel Lerman counter-conjectured that the lattice $S_8$ was not so embeddable; this was proved by Lachlan and Soare six years later.
The motivation behind both conjectures was the intuition that the c.e. degrees were a nicely behaved structure; in particular, I think it was believed that the poset of degrees c.e. in and above a given $\underline{d}$ should be isomorphic to the poset of c.e. degrees, that the theory of the c.e. degrees is decidable, that the poset is $\aleph_0$-categorical, etc., and all of these turned out to be false.
Polya conjecture was proved to be false in 1958.
Borsuk's conjecture was believed to be true for 60 years till its counterexample was found in 1993 by Jeff Kahn and Gil Kalai.
They constructed an infinite family of counterexamples by using a result of Frankl and Wilson: http://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1993-29-01/S0273-0979-1993-00398-7/S0273-0979-1993-00398-7.pdf
Here's what Babai and Frankl say about the demise of Borsuk's conjecture in their manuscript "Linear Algebra Methods in Combinatorics":
Also see this very recent survey article by Gil Kalai: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04952v1.pdf
Hirsch Conjecture is another possible example. In 2010, Francisco Santos constructed a 43-dimensional polytope of 86 facets with a diameter of more than 43: http://annals.math.princeton.edu/2012/176-1/p07.
Also see this survey by Ziegler: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/documenta/vol-ismp/22_ziegler-guenter.pdf
An example from set theory: My understanding is that it was once widely believed that all reals appearing in canonical inner models of large cardinals (at least up to supercompact cardinals) would be $\Delta^1_3$ in a countable ordinal. This is because it was assumed that linear iterations, the only kind known at the time, would suffice to compare such inner models. This assumption turned out to fail at the level of Woodin cardinals, far below supercompact cardinals. The resulting non-linear iterations (iteration trees) are a basic part of inner model theory today, whereas canonical inner models for supercompact cardinals are still far out of reach.
In introductory functional analysis one learns that every normed linear space with a Schauder basis is separable. The converse of this was a famous question raised by Banach- does every separable Banach space have a Schauder basis? Since almost all known separable Banach spaces had been shown to possess a Schauder basis it was believed that this must be true. But in 1972 Enflo constructed a counterexample to this.
For this achievement of his Enflo was awarded a live goose by Stanislaw Mazur.
See this.
How about the Pythagorean tenet that all numbers are rational?
Two examples from lattice theory: is every lattice with unique complements distributive? [no] is every distributive algebraic lattice isomorphic to the lattice of congruences of a lattice? [no] See http://www.ams.org/notices/200706/tx070600696p.pdf


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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Paperback)
An instant New York Times bestseller and the follow-up to the mega-hit Kitchen Confidential
In the ten years since Anthony Bourdain's classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business and for Anthony Bourdain.
Medium Raw tracks Bourdain's unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-traveling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, in a series of takes-no-prisoners confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.
Beginning with a secret, highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs that he compares to a mafia summit, Bourdain pulls back the curtain but never pulls his punches on the modern gastronomical revolution. Cutting right to the bone, Bourdain sets his sights on some of the biggest names in the foodie world, including David Chang, the young superstar chef; the revered Alice Waters; the Top Chef contestants; and many more. Medium Raw is the deliciously funny, shockingly delectable result, sure to delight philistines and gourmands alike.
About the Author
Anthony Bourdain is the author of the novels Bone in the Throat, The Bobby Gold Stories, and Gone Bamboo, in addition to the mega-bestseller Kitchen Confidential and A Cook s Tour. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and he is a contributing authority for Food Arts magazine. He is the host of the popular television show Parts Unknown.
Praise For…
"Bourdain has insight, access and good taste, and he's a naturally engaging writer...Bourdain is a hopeless romantic when it comes to food and the people who cook. The subtitle's real valentines are two elegantly written profiles."
-New York Times Book Review
"Like a stinky fish sauce from his beloved Vietnam, [Bourdain's] appeal among the food die-hards has only grown stronger and more pungent over time, and this book will only solidify that adoration."
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"This is Bourdain at his best. His food-porn vignettes are guaranteed to make your mouth water."
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"Compulsively readable."
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"The food orbit is [Bourdain's] element, and chapters on today's leading figures—from chef David Chang to critic Alan Richman—display his access, outspokenness and comedic gifts."
-Wall Street Journal
"The KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL author is a father now, but he hasn't cleaned up his language, lost his zesty appetite or his critical zing."
-Time Magazine
"Bourdain is back with more intriguing food fights, moving further from the kitchen into the eating industry. [Bourdain's] dissections...are still as hilarious, as scatological and as spot-on as ever....his fare—and his prose—is still quite spicy."
"Full of things everybody in the food world thinks but nobody will say...If [Bourdain's] sharp eye and his wicked tongue have brought him acclaim, what's kept him in the spotlight is his heart. Like Oscar Wilde, he's a moralist in the guise of a libertine. Long may he prosper."
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"Mr. Bourdain is a vivid, bawdy and often foul-mouthed writer. He thrills in the attack, but he is also an enthusiast who writes well about things he holds dear."
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All Rise...
Judge Jim Thomas says, "This house...is not clean."
The Charge
Some Doors Should Never Be Opened
Opening Statement
Reading the premise of the film resulted in a brief bout of cognitive dissonance: "What the hell…the narrator isn't a woman!" But as I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. Yes, in Poe's short story, the narrator is explicitly a man ("Although, as boys, we had been even intimate associates, yet I really knew little of my friend." [emphasis added]), but apart from that sentence, I just liked the idea. Writer Collin Chang took the basic kernel of the story and ran with it. Hell, most of Roger Corman's Poe movies retain virtually nothing save the title, and some of those films—such as The Masque of the Red Death and The Raven—are minor classics. So I looked forward to seeing how this new take would unfold.
I can be pretty stupid sometimes.
Don't get me wrong—there's a lot to like here: an inventive updating of a classic story, some effective editing, and an appealing lead. But when all is said and done…well, let me put it this way: At the end of Poe's short story, the House of Usher—the physical house itself—collapses into rubble.
That's pretty much what happens to the plot at the end of this movie.
Facts of the Case
Jill Michaelson (Izabella Miko, Coyote Ugly) is having a rough time of it. Jill's best friend, Madeleine Usher (Danielle McCarthy), and Jill's lover Roderick Usher (Austin Nichols, John from Cincinnati) disappeared with no explanation, leaving nothing behind but an apologetic note. Three years later, Jill hasn't quite recovered, still heartsick for Roderick. Out of the blue, she receives a call from Roderick—Maddy has died, whose last wish was that Jill attend her funeral. Returning to the house of Usher, Jill begins to rekindle her relationship with Roderick, but is devastated to learn that Roderick is slowly succumbing to neurasthenia, a peculiar condition that renders all of Roderick's senses hyper-acute: a simple cotton shirt feels like sandpaper, for example. The same mysterious malady claimed his sister, as it has claimed all members of the Usher family. Jill tries to understand Roderick's increasingly erratic behavior as she searches for the mysterious figure she sees roaming the house and the grounds in growing horror as she slowly realizes that nothing within the house of Usher is as it seems. Her attempts to discover the truth are continually blocked by the enigmatic Mrs. Thatcher (Beth Grant, Little Miss Sunshine), a woman with a mysterious past all her own.
The Evidence
I wanted to like this film, I really did. But the missteps are just too numerous, both in characterization and in plot. Izabella Miko is the film's strongest link. For the most part, she does a good job with individual scenes. She has an ethereal beauty, along with exceptionally expressive eyes, and director Hayley Cloake wisely lets Miko's face convey her moods rather fall back on weak dialogue. But while Miko's performance works in individual scenes, the various scenes taken together don't quite add up. For example, that opening montage makes it clear that Jill was utterly devastated when Roderick and Madeleine vanished from her life; yet she reconnects with Roderick almost instantly, and with little in the way of accusations or recriminations (much later in the movie, Jill gets drunk and cuts loose on Roderick, but it's too little, much too late). To make matters worse, the reconciliation is accompanied by a large gift of sexy clothes for Jill, raising the possibility that she is an exceedingly vacuous tramp, a conniving gold digger—or both. That sort of inconsistent characterization repeats itself in the final scene; I won't give away details, but let's just say that Jill is way too upbeat about the proceedings.
Austin Nichols' Roderick is more of a mixed bag. He certainly exudes a certain creepy vibe throughout the movie, but the acting itself comes across as too mannered, too affected. Part of it stems from a desire to keep the audience guessing—is Roderick the bad guy, or is he merely the pawn of the mysterious Mrs. Thatcher? The problem could be my own—in several scenes, he reminds me of a very tall Danny Strong (Jonathan from Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and that automatically makes it hard for me to take him very seriously.
Ultimately, thought, Nichols is simply hamstrung by the script. Roderick's character is largely defined his malady. Neurasthenia is presented as a hyperacuity of all the senses (a similar malady afflicts Roderick in the short story), but it is presented very inconsistently throughout the movie. To protect his eyes, he wears sunglasses. To protect his touch, he wears only certain clothes (none of which look particularly soft), and wears gloves when he writes. To protect his sensitive ears, he does all of his writing on a freaking loud electric typewriter? Yes, he wears earmuffs, but the sight of him typing in earmuffs and knit gloves is a little on the silly side. It would have made much more sense for Usher to dictate into a recorder (Nichols does voiceovers of Roderick's words as he types, so they're already halfway there). These writing scenes clearly try to echo Jack Nicholson typing away in The Shining, but while Roderick, like Jack, becomes more and more deranged with each typing sequence, the clakkity-clack of the typewriter constantly reminds us that for all the trappings, we never actually see Roderick suffering as a result of his supposedly out-of-control senses. (We get a few generic scenes of Roderick writhing and sweating in bed, but that could have just as easily been caused by bad sushi.)
Beth Grant has a couple of moments in which she turns Mrs. Thatcher into a truly unnerving character, but more than anyone else, her efforts are undermined by clichéd writing and a makeup job that's but one step removed from Frau Blücher. [cue horses whinnying]
These inconsistent characterizations complicate the script, because they create different options on how to interpret the proceedings. When you're watching a thriller, you generally try to put the pieces together as the plot goes. But the inconsistent characterization creates unintended possibilities, and it's incumbent on the director to get us to the point where the pieces can fall into place. That's where the film misses major opportunities. Two examples:
1. Jill is a physical therapist. Given Roderick's condition, particularly when he's shown with wracking cramps, you'd think that a physical therapist would come in handy. But it never occurs to anyone, even when Jill sits in Roderick's room watching him suffer an attack.
2. A particularly inventive touch is Roderick's use of a sensory deprivation tank to escape the ravages of his disease. It's the perfect therapy for someone whose senses are out of control—but the significance of the tank is blunted due to the inconsistent presentation of the disease. We don't see the out-of-control senses, so we don't make the connection. No one ever refers to it as a sensory deprivation tank, but rather just "The Tank," so anyone who hasn't seen Altered States is just confused as to its purpose.
By movie's end, the pieces fall into an incoherent mess. We understand Roderick's plan (sort of), but any kind of justification for the behavior is totally absent. Mrs. Thatcher makes multiple statements about "the family curse" and takes some actions to end that curse, but that curse is never fully explained, nor is there any justification as to why, having served the Ushers and their insidious schemes for so long, she chooses this particular time to take action. Some movies get away with providing sufficient clues and allowing the audience to connect the dots; the operative word here, though, is "sufficient." The ending of this movie is like being given twenty unnumbered dots that you are supposed to connect to form Picasso's Guernica. It just ain't gonna happen.
Useless Trivia: Judy Allan Poe, a descendant of the Poe family, is in the funeral scene at the beginning of the movie.
Enough with the plot; what about the technical side of the disc?
The sound comes in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. There's good imaging of voices throughout the movie, but there's really not much in the movie to challenge a home theater. Subtitles are provided in English as well as Spanish.
Video is a bit inconsistent. The movie was shot on digital hi-def, not film. The limitations of the format (more specifically, limitations of the kind of equipment to which people not named George Lucas have ready access) gives the interiors a murky look, particularly indoors. The director's commentary reveals that in many scenes that look was enhanced with a little bit of smoke for a slightly hazier look. Scenes shot in more open indoor spaces have a slightly grainy look to them. On the other hand, several outdoor establishing shots look good.
The commentary track is pretty good. Director Hayley Cloake explains how the story was developed, production details, etc. Even though she's along on the track, Cloake has a very engaging, conversational style, and the commentary goes quickly. She even explains the curse, and the motivations of the characters at the end. Sadly, that knowledge only makes you wonder why that couldn't have been made a little clearer in the finished product; making matters worse, when I watched, I reviewed the ending; after listening to the commentary, it still didn't make any sense.
My hopes that the deleted scenes would help me make sense of this thing were quickly dashed—two alternate takes were virtually interchangeable with the takes that made the final cut, and one scene further established Jill's sadness at Maddy's death. No points there.
In addition to the trailer, there's also a gallery featuring trailers from other TH!INKfilm productions. The trailers suffer heavily from MTV Quick Editing Syndrome, but some are effective enough to make me look for them on my next "Bad Movie Weekend."
The Rebuttal Witnesses
As I said earlier, there's a lot to like here. It opens with a well-edited montage that quickly establishes the Jill's character and the backstory, and also gives the proceedings a melancholy, somewhat timeless air. In addition, the filmmakers had several good ideas in bringing the Poe story into the 21st century. There are nods to Poe's work throughout, from the subtle—the names in the Usher family tree are taken from Poe's family—to the not-so-subtle—a nightclub called "The Raven."
Closing Statement
A good idea and a strong female lead can only take you so far. In this particular case, they were sufficient to pull us into The House of Usher, but they weren't strong enough to keep us from pounding our heads against the wall in vain hopes of finding a secret passage out of this muddled film.
The Verdict
The court hereby finds the accused guilty on two counts:
• Failure to fully develop a promising premise;
Because the court is serious about providing the convicted with a chance for rehabilitation, the court sentences them to watch Hudson Hawk, Howard the Duck, and The Avengers, as constant reminders that good ideas are all well and good, but in the end, all that really matters is your execution.
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In this local news segment from metro-Atlanta, 11-Alive news highlights the adoption of Bring-Your-Own-Technology (BYOT) in Fayette County Schools. The report also includes an example of a student who was so dismayed by the policies in his high school and so inspired by mobile technology that he went on to found his own company, the iSchool Initiative. As CEO of this rapidly expanding entity, he is speaking about students and the use of mobile technology in schools all across the world – while simultaneously completing his graduate degree in Education.
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text: Okay guys, Thanksgiving is tomorrow which means a lot of people will start decorating their houses or dwellings with some pretty holiday stuff. To kick things off on a cheery note, I will begin with a tutorial that I already have but since it was drawn so many years ago, it's not my best work. As you can see from the main picture, you will be learning "how to draw The Grinch", step by step. If you look back at the old Grinch that I made, you wouldn't even think that I'm the one that drew him. I can't explain how horrible the drawing is, and because of that I just had to go ahead and do another. I'm sure everyone is familiar with the story, 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'. If you're not, you should definitely go out and either rent the movie with Jim Carey in it, the regular cartoon version, or just simply go to the library and read the book. I love both so I don't care which one I get to watch near Christmas. Anyways, here is a fun loving lesson that will teach you to draw Grinch in a very simple manner. Have fun guys and enjoy!


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when noctowl was chasing pikachu at the battle, it reminded me of when the spearow were chasing pikachu at the first episodes, and also when pidgeotto fought caterpie and got its feet stuck on the tree <3 good memories
when noctowl was chasing pikachu at the battle, it reminded me of when the spearow were chasing pikachu at the first episodes, and also when pidgeotto fought caterpie and got its feet stuck on the tree <3 good memories
Ah yes, another scientist episode. Those are usually pretty good. It was pretty cool to see Ash capture an alternate-colored Noctowl though when I was first watching at I didn't notice that it was any different. I actually thought that that was Noctowl's regular color for some time. Anyway yeah, a nice episode since I like Noctowl.
Fighting for real American turtles everywhere. Pro-Turtle since 6/30/13
This episode is so funny, especially when Noctowl hypnotized Ashyboy. Nice to see a Shiny Pokemon, and great to see Ash getting Noctowl. I think Noctowl should've gotten more screen time. I liked the wacky scientist, those characters are often funny. Just like Seymour and Oswald in Kanto. 9/10.
It's Entei!
I actually found this episode quite boring, even though it was interesting to see that shiny Noctowl. And Ash capturing it! It was quite funny to see Psyduck achieving nothing!
A pretty nice episode, that Noctowl was pretty slick.
What I like about this episode that they introduced Shiny Pokémon in a according way and also, Ash got his first - and to date - only Shiny Pokemon he or any main character ever possessed. Noctowl is definitely a serious and a dignifying Pokémon. That is why for the (almost) characterless flying Pokémon Ash ever got, this one got at least a bit of character and therefore, I find Noctowl awesome!
It took them this long to finally let Ash get a Noctowl. ._. Well, I'm glad he got the smaller Shiny one. The regulars aren't that interesting to me.
Awesome episode since this marks the first time that Satoshi really obtains a shiny Pokémon. Hope that he will get another one in the future although shiny Pokémon are rare. Very funny to see that Koduck got a headache but eventually no attacks were executed.
Cool to see Ash catch a shiny Pokemon instead of the usual normal colored ones.
My top favorites
Claimed by me!
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I really liked that Noctowl put up a struggle at first and didn't want to be caught willingly. I also liked the COTD's personality as well as his plan to use Noctowl's Hypnosis against it via a mirror. Anyway, I thought that Pikachu versus Noctowl could've been better, but at least Ash caught Noctowl regardless.
Meh. I like Shinys as much as the next person, but I wish that Ash had just gotten a regular Noctowl here.
It seemed sorta late in Johto for Ash to catch a new Flying Pokemon, though I liked Shinies so I was proud that Ash caught this Noctowl.
So Ash captured Noctowl and it was a Shiny. I appreciated the sparkle effect and it was hilarious when Ash was seeing illusions. 7/10


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I have a Lenovo E520-1143.
At the moment I have Windows 7 Professional 64bit installed. Is it possible to install Ubuntu 11.10 in my laptop? If I installed Ubuntu 11.10 will the devices such as Audio,Display, Bluetooth, LAN, wan, fingerprint, etc. works for me?
If I install Ubuntu will it detected all devices?


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Congress consists of two houses, (1) the Senate who is supposed to discuss, modify and/or reject the Bills sent to it by (2) the House of Representatives whose main purpose is to bring bills to the Senate. These bills, if approved by the Senate, are then sent to the president for his signature or veto. President Obama keeps speaking of a "do-nothing Congress" but is it the entire Congress or just a do-nothing Senate? I consider myself an Independent, and it really irks me when I see good, valid, proposals (i.e., annual budgets) put forth by the House of Representatives, and the bill is either rejected on arrival or it isn't even brought up on the floor for discussion and a up/down vote.
And who makes this decision but the leader of the Senate, Harry Reid, who is supported by his Democratic colleagues (possibly out of fear for their future in the Senate?).
President Obama blames the gridlock on a "do-nothing Congress." When in fact, it is the Democratic-led Do-Nothing Senate that won't even allow discussion or a vote on the House Bill.
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what laptop will u use on football manager 2012
i used this laptop for football manager 2011 and it was good
intel celeron dual core 2.10ghz/2.9ghz
3gb memory
3gb memory
do you think it will be ok to use it again for football manager 2012?
what laptop will u use on football manager 2012
i used this laptop for football manager 2011 and it was good
intel celeron dual core 2.10ghz/2.9ghz
3gb memory
3gb memory
do you think it will be ok to use it again for football manager 2012?
Yes, it'll be fine.
what laptop do u use.
I use a PC.
i'm really sad. splashed out £750 on a laptop with i5 processor and 8gb RAM JUST so i could play FM comfortably. overkill methinks.
You'll get by with that, azzvilla. When I'm not at the "main" computer at home I use a Macbook Pro. Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, 8GB RAM, GeForce 9400M GPU, running OS X 10.6.8. FM11 runs fine and I'm sure FM12 will too.
i use HP Pavillion dv7 (Core i5/8gb/500gb).
i use it for work during daytime, and play on it in the evening.
Buying on steam so I'll be playing on both PC & Mac.
i7 / 8GB Ram / Nvidia 560ti X2 / 120GB SSD
Macbook Air 13 / i5 / 4GB Ram / Onboard Gfx / 128GB SSD
I've got an AMD phenom Quad core processor, 3GB of RAM. Worked well for FM11, but I want to increase the GB to 6 before playing FM12.
Does anybody have any idea on what i should do to clean the computer up to make t run better. My battery is screwed aswell.
My new laptop being delivered shortly in the next few days
6144MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM
2 GB nVidia GeForce GT 525M
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Should do nicely
Just bought a Lenovo w510 for $934 AUD off of Grays Online...
500 GB 7200rpm HDD
Full HD (1920*1080) 15.6" Screen
nVidia Quadro FX 880 M with 1GB
More than enough grunt - but a really great price (considering work paid around 5K AUD for the same thing just over a year ago)
But that'll be because the new w520's have been released with the 2nd gen i-core CPU's - but I didnt want to pay over 2500 AUD for what I wanted...
Shame the Aussie dollars fallen recently or it would almost have made sense to import from the US...
€850 from Dell
My search parameters went like this
17 inch screen
More than 4gb
And then whatever was there (obviously checking specs etc). Don't know why this one was so cheap. All the other laptops I looked at for the exact same specs were about 1.5 to 2 x the price?
I'm sure if you shop around various online retailers you'll get a bargain. I was looking for about 2 months. Finally spotted one and took it
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heres my laptop spec - hope it will be okay :-?
AMD Athlon TK-57 Dual Core 1.9Ghz x 2 CPU
320GB Harddrive for plenty of storage
2GB DDR2 RAM to run Windows with ease
NVidia Geforce 8600M GS Graphics Chip with 512MB dedicated memory
17.1" HD Ready 1440x900 Glossy Widescreen LCD / TFT Display
Dual Layer DVD Writer for copying DVD's & CD's, watching movies and installing games/software
HD Audio with built-in speakers & Dolby 5.1 Optical Out
Built-In Web-Cam at top of LCD for video chats / calls
Built-In WiFi for wireless broadband & surfing
HDMI out to connect to LCD, Plasma or Projector
DVI out - to connect to external monitor or large HD LCD / Plasma / Projector display
Gigabit Ethernet for network and Wired Broadband
USB ports for printers, digital cameras etc..
Christ I'm using a dino compared to most on here! Athlon dual core, 2gb ram and some sort of graphics card - scores a 5.2 in the windows score but it's a fair few years old. Would love a new set up for fm but I'm a tight git / spend money else where on stupid stuff round the house instead.
i found dell to be really good: can tailor a machine to your (FM) needs. i went thru my specs earlier in this thread but i dont buy housey-type stuff, my major investment in the past 24 months has been my laptop. even had it repaired last week: broken screen. note to self: don't fall on laptop, drunk
Just bought a Lenovo B570 laptop its a great piece of kit and runs FM11 with ease picked it up from Laptops UK for £450 i5 processor 4GB ram 500GB hardrive 15" 6 screen, good spec for a nice price im well pleased anyone looking for a mid priced laptop to run FM12 on you wont be dissapointed.
HP Pavilion dv7
Intel Core 2 T9550 (2.66GHz)
4Gb Ram
ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650 (1Gb)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bts
FM2011 run smootlhy om this machine, so i hope i'll have no problems with FM2012.
Asus g 73 gaming laptop
it has i7
Bought this from Comet a few weeks back specifically for FM12. (£399)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410
6GB Ram (Upgraded. Only had 3gb when i bought it)
Only downside is integrated graphics but should manage 3D on medium I think.
just bought a Samsung RC520, 6GB Ram, 750 GB HD, 1BG Nvidia graphics card, Intel i5.
was getting 5 stars for 8 -10 leagues running on FM11 o should be good for FM12
I got mine from a shop on amazon(uk) It was £18 for 4gb crucial. Really easy to install aswell.
Since, FM is a 32bits software, those extra 4GB of ram do any difference?
RAM won't improve the speed of a game. It will however make multitasking BETTER. The RAM you have the more programs you can run in the background, e.g.. internet browser, steam, instant messaging apps (gtalk, skype, windows live etc.), anti-virus, music player (itunes, or other), etc.
People with 2GB of RAM will notice a difference when trying to do other tasks on the computer. People with 4gb of RAM will be satisfied. But with 64 bit systems you have the chance to go beyond the 4gb of RAM into 6 and 8gb or 16gb or 32gb RAM and this frees up the memory to run all those other tasks that you may be running while playing football manager.
RAM won't really affect the speed of the game, it's the processor that does that. It's a game database, analysing data constantly which needs to be processed by the computer, so the processor is KEY along with good amount of RAM (4gb or higher will be plenty)
That's to say someone with Windows 32 bit and 2gb RAM will find it difficult to play FM and run other programs, like Steam and an Internet browser (plus whatever anti-virus software or other programs that startup automatically)
Someone with Windows 64bit and 2gb will notice a major drag on their system as Windows 64 bit uses more RAM than 32 bit, so along with the above it will be difficult for the computer to split the memory up between steam, fm, anti-virus, and windows.
Rule of thumb really is get as much RAM as you can for 32 bit, which is 4gb.
With 64 bit system try to get more than 4gb RAM - it's not necessary but it will improve the splitting of tasks between the RAM you have.
I don't have a laptop but a PC.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (2,8/3 ghz w/turbo)
GFX: XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5
RAM: Corsair Dominator 8 GB
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint 4x1TB
If I can get this job then I will be getting this http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-M14x/pd.aspx I have always wanted one.
If not then I will be using http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-...-33801892.html
Going for a core i7 Xps.
Maccbook Pro 13" here, 2011 baseline model. Run 20 leagues on full detail and playable in FM11 so itll be fine for FM12.
I'm looking for a small computer around 11-12".
Usage: FM2012 and browsing.
What can u recommend besides Samsung 350U2?
What processor to aim for? Any idea to go below the i3?
I want to be able to use the 3D-view, and not settle for the 2D.
Thanks in advance.
Macbook Air 11"?
then when i got drunk and fell on my current grunt-machine with 8gb ram and i5 processor i first thought of "upgrading" instead of getting it fixed and looked into more portable options but didnt find a lot.
you watch in 3d? i find only 2d classic shows me what's really going on, that's just always been my personal preference.
I got a ASUS G51J
Cpu: Intel core i7-740QM, 1,73GHz
GFX: nVidia geforce GTS 360M 1GB
OM: Windows 7 home premium
Also got a desktop
CPU: Phenom II X6 1090TBE/AM3 3.2GHz 9MB 125W
OS: Win 7 pro
I will be playing it on my MacBook pro i5 2.5 GHz CPU I think or 2.3, 4GB ram. I want to run all the leagues and lower leagues in England, Scotland, Italy, France, Germany, portugal, holland and a few more. Do you think it will run so many leagues at a good speed with those specs?
can u just tell me if it will work please and then i can finally stop looking !
I've got a Dell Laptop with 1.3 Ghz processing speed
3gb RAM
320gb Hard drive space
Will this work with FM 12?
The processor looks as if it is below the min spec and you dont mention a graphics card so it may not run the game.
Any processor and graphics card name? Or at least when you bought it...1.3 ghz does not mean anything (except that it will be slow, but more info is needed to tell whether you can actually run the game)...or maybe laptop full name...
Ouch. You probably can run a couple of leagues with an acceptable speed (not fast, but still playable). 3D match engine-wise - should run on minimum detail. RAM-wise you are fine.
Mind you, if it is a netbook, I think there is some issue with the skin (not release yet or something) so bear that in mind.
I might be getting another laptop for Christmas which has an Intel Celeron Duel Core Processor with a speed of 2.1Ghz
It is a much better option for anything really, I (my sister actually) has one of those and it doesn't cause any problems, for FM they are good enough for normal performance.
I've ordered an Acer Travelmate 5335 with an Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor at a speed of 2.1gHz. Also the RAM is 2gb. It also has a graphics card. Will FM work with this?
The processor is OK to load a few leagues and the 3D should work on medium details. Good purchase. Good luck playing
No way you can know how the graphics will handle on those specs? Not enough information.
The graphics is HD2000 Sandy Bridge of B950. I know what it can do with other stuff as I tested it back home when I was dealing with my sister's laptop (same processor). From what I saw from it, I think medium settings seems doable. Unfortunately, I didn't have FM12 back then to test it Worst case scenario, for fluid matches you will go down to low level...it isn't that bad for FM.
The graphics card does 80 FPS on low level on FIFA 12 and 23 FPS on Racedriver Grid (again on low) - I don't think FM12 is any heavier for the 3D match engine than those two so should be fine on low and I think Medium, too.
Will this laptop run FM12 well?
Processor AMD Dual-Core E2-3000M processor (1.8 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
- 6 GB maximum expandable memory
Graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6380G Dual GPU
-1 GB DDR3 dedicated
- up to 1.98 GB total
I think the graphics card is good enough to run matches in 3D?
But the processor is only 1.8GHz and the system requirements say min 2.GHz on Windows 7. Would that make a big difference?
If not what's the best laptop I could get for around £400 that would run it it quickly?
I use my trusty Macbook Pro
Tight on cash now but looking to get the cheapest laptop under £100 if possible that can play FM12, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Can this Dell D620 play FM12?
Memory (RAM): 1 GB MPN: D620
Primary Drive: DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Processor Type: Intel Core 2 Duo T2300
Features: 10/100 LAN Card, Modem, Operating System, USB, WiFi Enabled Processor Speed: 1660 MHz
Hard Drive Capacity: 40 GB Display Size: 14 Inch
Screen Size: 14 Inch EAN: 5052392048424
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This costs £22!!!
It has HDMI out and runs linux!
Wonder if it could ever be made to play FM?
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/capal...nch/1002662644 what about this one lads??$400 AUD I see a couple of lads on here usin hp pavillion
Not clear from that link which one you are talking about- are these machines new?
Doh,think it was the pavilion hp,trying to find a used laptop as its only for FM
So can we clarify this,to run a large database with lots of leagues I will need at least
1-4gb Of RAM
2-i5 or higher
3-GRaphics card???
5-15 inch screen
And it can't be a brand that has overheating problems?did I miss anything?could someone fill in the blanks and correct me if I'm wrong on any,just simplifies it for my stupidity.thanks
I have Macbook Pro (Oct 2011) 15" model (sandybridge i7, ATi 6750) - and it's awesome experience.
will this laptop Packard Bell EasyNote TK Intel® Pentium® Processor, 4Gb, 500Gb 15.6 inch Laptop be able to play football manager?
People here say 8gb is a waste in order to play FM, why is that guys?
Thanks. And as the savegame keeps going in size, whats the most important thing RAM or processing speed?
Anyone please?
To negate the slowing down over time the best, go with a SSD. Works for me.
And folks; a laptop is a pc (personal computer) A pc can be a desktop, or a laptop. A pc can also be a laptop or desktop running on MacOS. A Apple personal computer is also a pc, whether it is a desktop or a laptop.
My next laptop - which amongst other things will also be used for FM 2013, naturally - will most probably be a Clevo P150E (here under the guise Multicom Kunshan P150E), with a Core i7-3820QM processor, 240 Gb Intel 520 series SSD + a regular spin disk, 16 Gb 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, and a Nvidia GTX 680M graphics card. The latter being totally overkill for FM, I know - but FM will not be the only game I will play on it. The amount of RAM is needed for other things than FM, but it won't hurt. The processor and SSD will be very handy for FM, however. This will be my only pc, used both for work and pleasure, so it needs to be this powerful. Well ... need .... let me rephrase that; the power of this pc will be very helpful for me. This laptop will most probably also be my last pc untill Intel makes it next giant leap in processing technology (Haswell).
This laptop can be found under other names, depending on country and vendor. In UK you will find the same laptop but with other branding and model names - for example @ pcspecialist.co.uk, and pwnpcs.co.uk.
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Nevertheless, I am experiencing no noticable slowdown with a SSD in my system, compared to what I noticed when I had exactly the same machine as now, only with a regular spin disk as OS/ system disk. I can't explain why, as it shouldn't matter much. But it does. The other thing is of course load and save times. With a SSD, I don't really notice the hold-up, or the little notice you get that says "saving game ...)" It goes by so fast I don't really have to wait moving on with the game at all. 3 file save every fortnight.
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i didn't get product key with my FM2012 game.... how can i get it?
no, my father bought it in game store
I'm sorry but I really don't know. I wasn't even aware the game was for sale in Germany.
If there is nothing on the box or the manual, then I would try contacting SI customer service with photographic proof of what you bought.
Or, buy FM 2012 from the internet again, it should be heavily reduced due to being old.
I can't really suggesting anything else.
If the game was bought new, then it should have the authentication code on the box. If it was bought second hand, then the code has probably been used and cannot be used again and shouldnt have been sold. You really need to start by going back to the store that sold it.
FM 12 should be quite cheap now, if you can find it anywhere, although I think they don't sell it on steam anymore to force people to buy the new one.
Even FM 13 should be reduced at some point in the coming weeks. If I was you I would keep an eye out on the steam shop and try and buy it there.


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The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
The FBI calculated 2005 state growth rates using revised 2004 state/national population estimates and 2005 provisional state/national population estimates provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. The FBI then estimated population figures for city and county jurisdictions by applying the 2005 state growth rate to the updated 2004 U.S. Census Bureau data.
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A very nice feature of W*-algebras is the following:
once you have an element $a$ of a W*-algebra $M$, and $a=u|a|$ (the polar decomposition), then $u\in M$.
It seems that it carries over to AW*-algebras without pain. This is simply because (A)W*-algebras have lots of projections, unlike general C*-algebras.
Can one give an abstract characterisation of C*-algebras with the above mentioned property?


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I have MASTER and SLAVE configured (ssh-slave-plugin).
I would like to display output of the slave executed script under job on master, as so far I get
Building remotely on SubAgent
Triggering SubAgent
Triggering a new build of XXXX #126
Finished: SUCCESS
and that is all. So the whole execution is hidden.
Is there any way to do that?


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January 30, 2011
J&B Met 2011 race photographs
The main race of the 2011 J&B Met got some 50 000 hearts racing at Kenilworth Racecourse, as the thoroughbreds and jockeys battled it out for the R2.5 million prize money. The race was won by Past Master, an outside favourite with odds of 16/1, much to the delight of jockey Gerrit Schlechter and owner Hassen Adams.
The favourite, Mother Russia, came in second, while Run For It claimed third place.
Below are some photos from the race, taken by Deon Gurling.
Run For It.
Super Storm.
Lion In Winter.


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The authentication servers are now live for PC users.
We highly advise people to authenticate through the STEAM platform, as with STEAM installed you will get automatic updates, the first of which is already uploaded and ready to go via STEAM.
Updates for non-STEAM platforms, for those who choose to authenticate through Uniloc online, or via telephone, will be available in the next few hours, and links will be posted here. The torrent file will come next, followed by direct downloads, and this thread will be updated.
FM 2009 v9.1.0 PC Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...A95F0734165615
Download 1 - http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=57496 (5 mirrors - with huge thanks to our friends at http://worthplaying.com!)
Download 2 - http://www.lespacio.com/fm2009.php (with thanks to Jez @ Laspacio http://www.lespacio.com)
Download 3 - http://www.bdgamers.net/2008/11/14/f...d-patched.html(with thanks to Rajiv at bdgamers.net)
Download 4 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PNWKHFD3
If you wish to mirror the update, feel free, but please email the mirror information to email@example.com, NOT on this thread, so that we can verify and update this thread with that info.
For a changelist for the update, please go to http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=60956
Please note that whilst the update will allow many people with below minimum spec machines / graphics cards who had problems with the demo to get the game up and running, some below-spec graphics cards may require the DirectX 9.0 SDK is installed to run the game. This can be downloaded from the following url: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5493F76A-6D37-478D-BA17-28B1CCA4865A&displaylang=en
We have been unable to test this on every graphics card on the market as, well, we don't have all of them, but this should fix the problem for the majority of those with below spec machines. If we find some that are still not up and running, we will look into these issues in the coming weeks.
Please also note that for those who want to get the demo up and running on their below minimum spec machines before purchasing, we are still planning on releasing a compatability patch for the demo, and this will follow in the coming days. We do not have a firm date for this as yet.
FM 2009 v9.1.1 Mac Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...CE6AF9AD40263B
Download 1 - http://www.lespacio.com/fm2009.php (with thanks to Jez @ Laspacio http://www.lespacio.com)
Please ensure that you choose the correct installation directory when asked - This is generally: /Applications/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/
WSM 2009 v9.1.0 PC Patch
Torrent - http://torrents.sigames.com:7000/tor...3D5F36089A131E
Download 1 - http://sega.vo.llnwd.net/o15/u/nov20...9.1.0Patch.exe
WSM 2009 v9.1.1 Mac Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...521882CD77CA0A
Download 1 - http://www.lespacio.com/fm2009.php (with thanks to Jez @ Laspacio http://www.lespacio.com)
FM 2009 v9.1.0 'Demo Compatability' Patch
Torrent - http://torrents.sigames.com:7000/tor...65C862D96E9AE1
Download 1 - http://www.lespacio.com/fm2009.php(with thanks to Jez @ Laspacio http://www.lespacio.com)
FM 2009 Mac v9.1.1 'Demo Compatbility' Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...A7C246307C8E9C
FM 2009 PC v1.1 Editor Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...BBF6A165BBE056
FM 2009 Mac v1.1 Editor Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...3B2AEDDD33229C
WSM 2009 PC v1.1 Editor Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...AEB15A4CEB5368
WSM 2009 Mac v1.1 Editor Patch
Torrent - http://torrent.sigames.com:7000/torr...BC9172ABD8C04C
(Added by David - SEGA)
When activating your copy of the game. Zero's and O's are virtually identical in appearance on the code itself, so please be careful when you are typing them in.
If you need any help with this, please go to http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=61131


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I open multiple shell tabs when I start KDE, and I've just added
keychain to my
~/.shellrc the problem is that all the tabs prompt for key passwords when I login. This is quite annoying to do this. Is there any good solution for this so that all the tabs simply start, and once I've logged into one tab, all of them have the keys loaded?
I open multiple shell tabs when I start KDE, and I've just added
Here are two methods:
You can ensure that keychain only opens on one tab like this:
But it may not be on the first tab you land on - you might have to hunt for it, which could be just as annoying. This works because mkdir is an atomic operation - only one script will succeed, and that one will display the prompt.
Another way will display the prompt on all the tabs, but will quit them once you respond on any one of them. You can poll a file or use inotify-tools like this:
This one presents the prompt, but first it starts a watcher to see if a file is deleted. After the prompt is satisfied, the file is deleted, and the watcher will kill any other prompts that are waiting. inotifywait is from inotify-tools; inotify is a Linux API. There may be a similar API on other Unices, but if not, you only need a loop that polls to see if the file is deleted.


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I am studying for the quals in January and am working through the following problem:
Let $f:[0,1] \to [0,1]$ be a continuous function with the property that $\displaystyle\int_0^1 f(x)x^n \, \textrm{d}x = \dfrac{1}{n+2}$. Show that $f(x)\equiv x$.
I was thinking to do integration by parts, but this does not seem to yield anything. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!


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People answer questions, I offer my answer, and other people answer after me. Some of these answers, I've found, have mistaken the question or have some critical flaw. Is it proper etiquette to critique these answers (at a basic level) in their comments?
I feel bad because it might give off the impression me saying "Hey everyone, my answer is right and yours are all messed up!".
On the other hand, it would increase the quality of all answers.


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FROM TPD -- Chief Ronald Miller and LT Thomas Glor will formally unveil the Topeka Police Department's Citizens Academy Ambassadors' 2012 Program of Training at a special meeting on Thursday, November 17, 6:30 pm at the Crestview Shelter House in Shunga Park. Membership in the Ambassadors is made up entirely of graduates of the Citizens Police Academies, which are offered twice yearly by the Topeka Police Department.
The 2012 Program of Training encompasses a wide range of timely and important topics. "Hoarding" will be the topic starting off the new year on January 17. Crystal Helm and Jan Dietrich of the Shawnee County Hoarding Task Force will be the presenters. The problem of hoarding has gained wider visibility in recent years, thanks in part to several hoarding-related television shows. This presentation will emphasize that hoarding's effects can extend beyond an overstuffed home: it can put people's health at risk; it can damage families; it can affect surrounding neighborhoods. Treatment for the hoarder requires more than a big box of trash bags.
Training topics, the presenters and presentation dates for the rest of the year include a tour of the Department of Corrections facility on Feb. 21; Personal Self-Defense Tactics by Officer Marc Tolbert on March 20; School Truancy by SGT Michael Cross on April 17; Investigating Citizens Complaints by CPT Darin Scott on May 15; Domestic Violence Investigations by DET Pat McLaughlin on June 19; Arson Investigations by Fire Investigators James Vollintine and Mike Martin on July 17; What Constitutes a Criminal Act by LT Dean McWilliams on August 21; Crime Scene Investigation by Office Martin Brown on Sept. 18; and Shoot/Don't Shoot Training by SGT Troy Willard on October 16th.
Starting in 2012, the monthly training meetings will be held the third Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 pm at the Law Enforcement Center, 320 S. Kansas Ave.
The Ambassadors support law enforcement in Topeka through education, information, networking, community service and volunteerism. The many activities of this association include sponsoring community awareness events on behalf of the Topeka Police Department; acquiring departmental equipment and resources; and hosting charitable events to support community programs. Members of the association are also recruiters for upcoming Citizens Police Academies and perform hosting and support duties for the academy classes.
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We have a database and some data is stored in a Trucrypt folder, my question is how can I include this trucrypt folder. The data type is MyISAM. I saw there is a symbolic link, but not really clear for me how can I use that.
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You could create a MyISAM and specify on-the-fly what the data directory and index directory are. The symlinks are made by mysqld.
According to MySQL Documentation, you can run CREATE TABLE with a DATA_DIRECTORY and INDEX_DIRECTORY option (not available for Windows).
For example, if you run this command
here is what you get
The advantage of doing this is to reduce disk I/O by having data and index files operate on different disks if you choose such mount points for the directories.
WARNING : This cannot be done with InnoDB because of its heavy interaction with ibdata1. I addressed this back on August 7, 2011.
If you have data already established, you will have to do the following
If that fails, do this:
As a potential shortcut you could do this:
Give it a Try !!!
You can use symbolic links with MySQL. All you would need to do is make a symbolic link for the .frm, .MYI and .MYD files of your MyISAM tables into the MySQL database schema directory that you want. After that, run
It is also important that the MySQL user is able to access those files, so you might have a bit of an issue with user rights.
Also, depending on your MySQL version, there maybe a setting in the my.cnf which enables/disables symbolic links, so you would need to keep an eye on that too.
It is recommended to symlink the entire database, rather than specific tables - see section 220.127.116.11 of the MySQL 5.5 manual.
Section 188.8.131.52.2 states that it is possible to symlink the MyISAM data and index files to different directories (on different partitions for performance reasons), but NOT the .FRM table definition file.
You also need to ensure that you don't have "skip-symbolic-links" turned on in the server variables.
You can move existing data and index files (or a whole database) and then symlink back, just make sure you shut down the server first! If it doesn't start back up properly, check the "skip-symbolic-links" option has NOT BEEN SET...


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THE WOMEN ARE IRATE. The women are talking about men, young men, the men they'd like to date and marry, and are they ever pissed. Here's what they're saying:
"All they want is sex. They don't care about relationships."
"They're so lazy."
"All they do is play video games."
"They aren't men. They're boys."
The women are a little bewildered. They're good girls. They followed the script: did well in high school, got into college, worked hard there, got out, got jobs, started looking around for someone special to share life with, and …
"I met a guy the other night. Good-looking, smart. Twenty-eight years old. He still lives at home. With his mom." Young men are now nearly twice as likely as young women to live with their parents; 59 percent of guys ages 18 to 24 and 19 percent of 25-to-34-year-olds live at home. Based on those Census Bureau stats, 64,000 young Philly men have returned to or never left the nest—and they all have mothers, ex-girlfriends, grandmothers, dads and other friends and relations worrying about their plight.
The women know what everybody's saying: It's the economy, stupid. Young men have been whacked particularly hard in this "mancession." The statistics are scary: From 1960 to 2009, the number of working-age men with full-time jobs fell from 83 percent to 66 percent. In Philadelphia, half of all young adults are unemployed. But three in 10 young men ages 25 to 34 had stopped looking for work before the recession hit. So it's not just the economy. There's something more at play.
Sociologists cite five "markers" or "milestones" that have traditionally defined our notion of adulthood: finishing school, moving away from the parental home, becoming financially independent, getting married, and having a child. In 1960, 65 percent of men had ticked off all five by age 30; by 2000, only a third had. The experts have plenty of explanations for what's come to be called "extended adolescence" or "emerging adulthood"—or what New York Times columnist David Brooks calls the "Odyssey Years." They blame helicopter parents, the burden of student loan debt, much higher poverty rates among young people (nearly half of all Americans ages 25 to 34 live below the national level), and a dearth of vo-tech training and manufacturing jobs. Almost 60 percent of parents are now giving money to their grown kids—an average of $38,340 per child in the years between ages 18 and 34. Whatever happened to the son looking after his mom?
But those are the grousings of an older generation. We've always complained that those following after us are shiftless, goal-less, unmotivated. Remember walking 10 miles to school, uphill both ways? What's different now is that half of one generation is complaining about the other half.
"The majority of the guys my age that I meet are immature," says Jessica Claremon, a blunt, outspoken 24-year-old who grew up in Fort Washington and now lives in New York City, where she works for Nickelodeon. "I would never call them 'men.'" Bruno Mars seems to have articulated an entire gender's worldview in last summer's hit "The Lazy Song":
Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
'Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything
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The Stroller: 'It's beautiful'
Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 12:28 p.m.
An old house with a new look has Linda Prince of Duncan smiling. It's the DuPre House, which was moved from North Church Street in 1999 and had greatly deteriorated in its new location near Magnolia Street. "I would like to commend the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and the subcontractors involved in the restoration of the DuPre House," says Mrs. Prince. "After watching the abandoned historic house deteriorate over the past several years, it is amazing to see the beautiful reconstruction that has been done. If you haven't seen it, you should drive by. It's beautiful! Thank you, VCOM!"
'PACK YOUR SUITCASES': Otis Owens of Enoree is wondering when cries for an end to public prayer will dry up. "People say prayer offends them, but if you don't like public prayer in the United States, in schools or wherever we might have it, please pack your suitcases and go back to where you came from," says Mr. Owens. "You have no business in the United States if you don't approve of worship in Christ's name."
'MORE THAN NO AMOUNT': The Tryon, N.C., resident who suggested the redirecting of foreign aid to local needs would do a drop-in-the-bucket amount of good didn't amuse Pete Jolley of the Peach Valley community. "I say keep foreign aid money at home," says Mr. Jolley. "I do not care how little it is compared to the rest of our budget. That small amount is more than no amount. And what good does foreign aid do when everyone hates the United States?"
OUCH!: Mark Mussman of Spartanburg tells the tale about an experimental medical procedure guided by politics. "In the hospital," he begins, "the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where a family member was gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. 'I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news,' he said as he surveyed the worried faces. 'The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky, but it is the only hope. Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the brain.' The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a time, someone asked, 'How much will a brain cost?' The doctor quickly responded, '$5,000 for a Democrat's brain; $200 for a Republican's brain.' The moment turned awkward. Some of the Democrats actually had to 'try' to not smile, avoiding eye contact with the Republicans. A man unable to control his curiosity finally blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, 'Why is the Democrat's brain so much more than a Republican's brain?' The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and explained to the entire group, 'It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to price the Republicans' brains a lot lower because they're used."
ODDS AND ENDS: Virginia College in Spartanburg will host a Friends and Family Easter Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the campus at 8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highway. While learning about the educational opportunities available to Spartanburg-area students at Virginia College, attendees will have the opportunity to help local families in need by bringing nonperishable items to be donated to the community. An Easter egg hunt and other activities will provide fun for the whole family.
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Yes, it's the perfect form for surviving a car crash. But it's also the perfect form for so much more, like surviving the trauma of reading any news headline in 2016.
It's just a little confusing, is all.
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The question states:
Let $q_1,q_2,\dots,q_n$ be an orthogonal basis of $\Bbb R^n$ and let $S = \operatorname{span}\{q_1,q_2,\dots,q_k\}$, where $1 \le k \le n-1$. Show that $S^\perp = \operatorname{span}\{q_{k+1},\dots,q_n\}$.
I am not sure what the answer should really be. I know that if $S=\operatorname{span}\{q_1,\dots,q_k\}$ then $S^\perp$ must be the span of vectors that are orthogonal to each vector in $S$. Other than using this logic I am not sure how to prove $S^\perp = \operatorname{span}\{q_{k+1},\dots,q_n\}$. Should I show that if $S$ is a subset of $\Bbb R^n$ then the union of $S$ and $S^\perp$ creates the basis in $\Bbb R^n$?


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Plato wrote that "music is to the mind as air is to the body." At Grinnell, no matter what your major might be, you have the opportunity to develop and strengthen your musical skills – to oxygenate your mind with music, not merely as a listener, but as an active performer as well. As our phones get smarter and the gadgetry surrounding us becomes ever more capable, the skills we ourselves possess without technological aids – to play instruments, to sing – seem to become more valuable, not less. The best way to develop these skills is to engage in guided practice with a skilled teacher. This is where music lessons come in.
The Music Department offers music lessons for credit at every level—from total beginner to advanced—in voice and more than two dozen instruments. Enrollment in lessons entitles a student to the use of a College-owned instrument, an instrument storage locker, and practice facilities in the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts. Our applied music faculty are professional musicians from around the state, including members of the Des Moines Symphony, Orchestra Iowa, and many other regional ensembles. For more information about the different levels of lessons offered, consult the music section of the Catalog under MUS 120, MUS 122, MUS 220, MUS 221, and MUS 420.
Credits earned in music lessons are NOT counted in the total number that determine whether a student is liable for an "overload" fee (18 credits or above). Music lessons are offered for one or two credits, depending on the level.
Music Lesson Scholarships & Fees
For more information, see Music Department Scholarships & Awards
The Music Department offers discounted lessons to every Grinnell College student:
- For music majors, lessons are free: all declared majors may take an unlimited number of lessons of any type without charge. Majors must declare before the end of the add/drop period in order to receive free lessons for that semester.
- On a trial basis for three years (2013-2016), all non-majors automatically receive one scholarship per semester that covers 75% of the fee for 30-minute lessons. The resulting cost to the student is only $100 for one semester (14 lessons).
- Non-majors are eligible to compete for approximately 30 merit scholarships that pay the full fee for 30-minute lessons (or discounted 60-minute lessons) for one year.
- Students who need additional assistance paying their portion of the music lesson fees are encouraged to contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Grading and Expectations
Grading for music lessons is based primarily on the evidence of consistent effort and commitment to improvement that the student exhibits over the course of the semester. Students are expected to practice regularly for their lessons: a minimum of 30 minutes/day for MUS 120 and MUS 122 and 60 minutes/day for MUS 220, MUS 221, and MUS 420. Students in MUS 220 and MUS 221 are expected to perform one or two pieces in public on a department-sponsored recital during the semester. MUS 420 is for students presenting a full recital.
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Double Bass
Ashley Eidbo
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Pat Smith
Guitar & Jazz Bass
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Kristin Maahs
Fred Buck
Claudia Anderson
Jennifer Wohlenhaus
Jennifer Wohlenhaus
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Colin Young
Rob Clower
Brass & Percussion
Craig Swartz
French Horn
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I know of the obvious disadvantages (when you die, you're dead), but what are some reasons to create a hardcore character in Diablo 3 besides the increased challenge?
The whole point is the increased challenge. And along with that, the associated bragging rights that come with various Hardcore Mode achievements. Hardcore Mode also provides a variety of ways to show off how hardcore you are, such as new banner sigils, a separate ranking ladder, and the name of your hardcore character appears in red, so everyone can see how badass you are.
It's an alternate style of play that was extremely popular in earlier Diablo games. It encourages a very different, much more conservative, playstyle, and by having 'skin in the game' so to speak, the sense of risk, and thus, the (emotional) rewards of victory are substantially heightened.
There is a very different play style in hardcore which may make the game more enjoyable to play. In soft core mode players have no fear of death and can choose to build full damage and no defense. You might play games with your friends and die over and over again while you desperately farm act 3 inferno. In hardcore you have to play at a safer pace. Making sure your built defensively enough to live through everything.
Diablo 3 Hardcore characters bring the following benefits to the table:
Playing a Hardcore character will make you plan ahead more and play much more carefully as you only have one shot. Once you die, you are gone for good. (Note that you can still chat with other people when you die as a Hardcore character)
As other people have mentioned the main difference between normal and hardcore mode is the challenge, special achievements and things to show off how awesome you are.
That being said for actual advantages the main thing is that there will be no Real Money Auction House, and only skilled players will be able to survive, so once you get past normal you can be sure that most players will be skilled and you will not run in to players who just bought there way to power.