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Hello everyone I'm not Troy McClure but you may know me from such Youth Only Challenges as The San Marino Challenge. After 6 months and getting up to 2038 I've decided to stop playing as San Marino due to the tedious repetitiveness of the Sammarinese league & Europe failure however I came across MRT90's Brazilian Real Football Pyramid which goes down to Serie D + added levels of the state championships meaning loads of games which I like.
If you read all that, then well done and give thanks to Portuguese Wikipedia. Time for the information:Marilia Athletic Club is an association of sports city of Marilia , State of São Paulo , founded on April 12th of 1942 . Currently running for the Championship Series A3 and D Series Championship .
Their colors are blue and white . Currently, disputes the Series A-3 of the Championship and also the Series D of the Brazilian Championship . The club sends its games at the Stadium Bento de Abreu Sampaio Vidal, the popular Abreuzão .
Founded by Benedito Alves Delfino named Business of Sports Club in 1942 , from July 11 of 1947 , is now called Marilia Atletico Clube. Interior Amateur Champion with only one year old in 1943 , professionalized in 1953 , and his first professional game was played against the team from Rio Claro , a 3-1 victory in the stadium Bento de Abreu .
That same year, makes its debut in the Second Division Championship, inheriting the seat vacated by St. Benedict Athletic Association, also of Marilia. At that time, both teams fought the attention of local fans, but not often confronted in professionalism. Instead, there was a "relay" between the two teams: one when the other was only competed in amateur and vice versa, and when the two competed in the professional, were often in different divisions.
The beginning of a rivalry
In the Paulista Championship in 1953 , his first tournament as a professional team, makes a good campaign, reaching the finals, where six teams (MAC, Northwest , American , Bragantino , Paulista and Railway ) played each other in turn and returno, and the champion would win the vacancy for access to elite Paulistão next season. After three rounds, the Northwest lead with six points, followed by Marilia who was five, and the game in the 4th round would be the confrontation between the two teams, the stadium Bento de Abreu in Marilia , on April 18th of 1954 , whistled Benedict Joseph Smith by the referee.
The MAC would come out ahead on the scoreboard, but the referee began to harm the team maqueana, until such time that the Northwest has managed to turn the match to 2-1, the final score of the game. After the final whistle, fans maqueana, outraged at the events, invaded the field and began a pitched battle, fighting with police, as well as breaking the dependencies of the stadium. The story says that the fans stormed the referee's dressing room and found him hiding in a closet. From that moment the referee was beaten by the crowd. Fainted, was taken to the Santa Casa as dead, were such aggression. However, the balance of the game for him were three broken ribs and some bruises, being hospitalized for a few days.
On account of this incident, the team was punished by the FPF with the loss of all points earned, as well as their games like Commander during the tournament would be played at the home of the adversary.
A brief withdrawal
The MAC Championship played in the 2nd Division until the year 1957 , but despite good campaigns, could not access the state elite. In 1958 , due to a financial crisis, the club return to amateurism. Already in 1965 , there is a brief return to professionalism, vying for the Championship of the 3rd Division, and in 1966 the club again becomes an amateur.
The return to the pitch and the beginning of the achievements
In 1969 , under the leadership of Pedro Sola, then that would become the club president, a group of citizens marilienses return the MAC professionalism. Already in 1971 , the team can access the Paulista elite football, becoming the first team from city to compete in the First Division. This fact led to a period of seven days of festivities in the city of Marilia.
From 1972 , the MAC would dispute the Paulistinha that this is a league that ranked six clubs who played the Paulistão against the big teams. In the years 1972 and 1973 the MAC was unable to this classification, even with the strengthening of the striker Serginho Chulapa in 1973 . However, in 1974 , the first year of presidency of Peter Peacock, the team won the Paulistinha, earning the right to play the championship in 1975 against the big teams in the state. In the bargain, was also the champion trophy Ermírio Jose de Moraes Filho , a tournament created by the FPF for the purpose of giving activity for the Special Division clubs that were declassified.
To close with a gold key to the 70s, the club became champion of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior in 1979 , after beating Fluminense by 2-1 in the final, revealing some great players such as goalkeeper Luiz Andrade and also the half Jorginho , which enshrine the team Palmeiras in the decade of 1980 .
Challenges and difficulties
The Marilia remained in the elite Paulista Football until 1985 , when, after a terrible campaign, he was demoted to the Second Division, along with his arch-rival Northwest . The financial difficulties faced by the team during this period also were instrumental in his downfall. The main highlight of the team this season was the top-right Joe Guimarães , a player who came to be successful later in the Sport Club do Recife , and always remained in the memory of the fans maqueana. In 1987 , the club nearly won the state return to the elite, which did not occur primarily in a game against St. John Plant, now St. John Union of Macaws in refereeing controversy, the game ending in a draw which has benefited the team.
Your return occurred in 1990 , where he was promoted to Group 2 called the First Division. In 1992, the attacker Kel was the vice-League top scorer Paulo, the same year that striker Guilherme was revealed by the MAC, the team being sold to St. Paul . In 1993 , the club came to play in Group 1, consisting of the top teams in the state. However, in this same year, the club was relegated to Group 2. And to make matters worse, in 1994 a reorganization made by the Paulista Football Federation Championship in the division. Thus, group 2 has become the current series A2, equivalent to the Second Division. Soon after, the club continued its downward trend with the downgrades occurred in 1994 for the A3, and in 1996 for Series B1-A, equivalent to the Fourth Division of the Paulista Football. After three years in this series, won the club return to Serie A-3 in the year 1999 , after the runner-up in Series B1-A. A3 In 2000 the club had a reasonable year, not enough to access the next division.
A major player in the decade of 1990 was the quarterback of the Marilia German . The player has become a symbol for the fans maqueana, due to their race and determination. He began his own career in MAC 1988 , and thereafter was present in all accessions won by the club during the period, as well as in difficult times, as in the years played in the Fourth Division, ending its cycle at the club in the campaign of 2002 .
Back to large campaigns
American Sport The company, chaired by Luiz Antonio Ferreira Duarte, the popular-Cai Cai, took over administration of the club in the year 2001 . This year, after a terrible start of the championship, the team managed to finish the Series A3 Paulista in 5th place. This championship guarantee access for Series A2 only two clubs, but thanks to the creation of the League Rio-Sao Paulo , opened three additional places of access, ensuring access to the MAC to the Second Division in 2002.
Already in 2002 , winning the MAC won the title of the Series A2 Paulista , making and breaking the first end of a championship in their fields, faced against a team from Francana . After a defeat by 2-0 in the city of Franca , many already gave access to Francana for granted. Even the MAC coach resigned, bringing to the ultimate end coach Luiz Carlos Ferreira, King of access. However, with goals from Edu Esídio , Andrei fault, and Nei Bala , MAC won the victory 3-0 in the return match in Marilia , ensuring access won his third in just four years. And best of all with a team that charmed with several outstanding players in domestic football, and that also would stand later as the quarterbacks Grotto and Andrei , the left-back Rossato , steering wheels Perdigao and John Mark (the silver- -house), the half Straw (player of São Paulo at the time of the Tele Santana ), and strikers Edu Esídio , Nei Bala and Sandro Oliveira . The city stopped to watch the games.
In the second half of 2002 , capping the year, can access the Series B Championship, winning the runner-up of Series C among the 61 participants, generating a huge emphasis on a national level not only for the team and for the city of Marilia . This access came with another flawless campaign, including the same player base of the state title of 1st half, with some reinforcements as half Romerito and Luizinho Vieira .
On his return to elite Paulistão in 2003 the MAC gets a poor campaign in the first phase. The recovery came at the wheel (tournament played by teams disqualified in the 1st phase, aiming to define the demoted). The club finished the tournament in 11th place among 21 participants. But the best was yet to come.
In the second half of 2003 , would make his first appearance at the Championship Series B . Coach Paulo Comelli , leads the team to qualify in 7th in the first phase. In the second phase, the club seeks to coach again Luiz Carlos Ferreira, and ends this phase 1 of its group, ahead even of the traditional Botafogo , going to compete in the square end with the very Botafogo , the Palmeiras and Sport where these two teams reach the access to the elite of the Brasileirão. But right in the square the club failed to do well, finishing the tournament in 4th place. With over a memorable campaign, and a great team, the city stopped in the days of the games that filled Abreusão to see players like striker Basil and midfielder Joey , the major highlights of the team in the league.
In 2004 , the team did a good participation in the Championship , finishing in 10th place, including a victory over Palmeiras 2-1 pro, with two goals from veteran striker Sorato . The classification for the next stage was not reached after stumbling at the last round against the West for Itápolis . In the Brazilian Series B , the team again made a good campaign, complete with a historic rout by 7-1 in Sport , in the second round of the Championship, finishing the first phase in 6th place, but could not get the much desired access elite. Highlight for attackers Maurílio and Wellington Amorim , in his first year at the club.
The MAC gets a good start in the Championship of 2005 , coming to occupy the 5th position, including a victory by 1-0 over the Corinthians (who had just hit the so controversial partnership with MSI ) in Abreusão , goal of centroavante Frontini , highlight the team in the competition. During the championship, the team's fall production, just after a rout suffered by 6-0 to the team of Sao Paulo , and thus closes the Paulistão in 12th place.
In Series B of the Brazilian in 2005 , with the help of goals from Catanha , Wellington Amorim and Ricardinho , speed Anaílson and experienced wheel Fernando assuming the midfield of the MAC, the team finished the first phase in 2nd place, leaving behind only Team Santa Cruz . But the team failed to qualify for the Quadrangular Final of the competition, the elimination from the Nautical and Portuguese . In this league, is one of the biggest upsets ever pushed by MAC, which lost the game to Guarani in Campinas until 43 minutes into the second half by 2 to 1, and so was waving goodbye to the second stage of the championship. But the team scored two goals and turned the game to 3-2, ensuring survival.
Almost scares in Paulistão and Access in Brazil
Undoubtedly, the Championship of 2006 was full of excitement for the fans maqueana. After an irregular campaign throughout the championship, reached the penultimate round MAC almost relegated, needing to win their two games and hope for a great combination of results. In this penultimate round, the MAC did his part by winning the already lowered Mogi Mirim away from home for 2-0. Thus, the team reached the final round second from bottom, rooting for slips of the Portuguese Santos , who would play against the White River in American , the Portuguese , who face the Saints in Belmiro , and the Guarani , who faced the same Mogi Mirim the which the MAC had won the previous round. Besides these results, he had to beat St. Benedict of Sorocaba , a result that MAC got two goals from top scorer with Wellington Amorim , including being one of these goals a slam dunk, after applying a hat on a defender and dribble the other, playing the output of the goalkeeper St. Benedict . After the end of the game, here's the surprise that the crowd expected maqueana: defeat of two Portuguese, and, most unexpectedly, the draw of the Guarani at home to relegated Mogi Mirim 0-0 by decreeing the output of the MAC zone relegation in the last round. Feast of fans and players in Abreusão by permanent team in First Division Championship in 2007.
After the scare of the Paulista Championship, played in the MAC Championship Series B , the first with the regulations of consecutive points, getting the 9th place. As highlights, goals from Wellington Amorim and Fabiano Gadelha , the tireless Fernandão in midfield, and also some players coming out of the base, as the defender Gum , which was eventually loaned to the International of Porto Alegre .
The Paulistão 2007 was not the best for Marilia. With other irregular campaign, such as winning the Sao Bento in Sorocaba by 6-1 and soon after losing by 4-1 to Bragantino home, the team was in the middle of the table, in 14th place.
For the Brazilian Championship , the team brings back the coach Paulo Comelli , and strives to build a great team. Even with the exemption of the great idol Fernando , returning to St. Andrew , come to the great team players, as the left- Vicente , steering wheels Deda , Hernani and Luciano Santos , midfielder Diego and striker Leandro . This all added to the remaining Fabiano Gadelha , Wellington Amorim , goalkeeper Julio Cesar , the silver-the-box Wellington Silva , finally, a great team, which needed to demonstrate this in the field.
And at first succeeded. During the first round, remained in the MAC G4 for a while. The only setback was the loss of 6 points per squad irregular defender Leandro Camille in the 3rd round. After a few rounds, Paulo Comelli went to Sao Caetano , leaving in its place the auxiliary Jorge Rauli . With it, the Tigers reached 10 games unbeaten, with 10 of those games were won nine of them. This sequence was broken by a defeat at home to Coritiba by 2-0. Then Raulli asked to return to the position of assistant coach, returning coach Paulo Comelli . It was there that Tiger lost its regularity, losing precious points in the Abreuzão , and therefore saying goodbye to the dream of access. The most painful for the fans maqueana was that the MAC in the final classification was only 6 points behind 4th-placed Victoria .
This league also mark the final year of American Sport investing directly in Marilia.
Rebaixamentos and Present Moment
In 2008 , there was a true renewal in the cast maqueano. And the first sign that things would be difficult to come Paulistão , where the team escaped relegation only in the later rounds. The only light was this championship victory over then-champion Brazil, Sao Paulo , by 3-2, with great performance of the half Camilo .
In Brasileirão , another campaign irregular ups and downs. And despite spending the whole championship out of the relegation zone, the Tigers ended up getting it in the penultimate round after a 2-1 defeat to Bahia . In the last round, the MAC has done his homework, winning the Ceará by 2-1 in Abreusão , with two goals of the lateral Bruno Ribeiro , but it was not enough, because, with the victory of America-RN on the Corinthians in Natal , being that the Corinthians played the game with a team mix of reserves and juniors, the MAC has suffered relegation to Serie C in Brazil. The only highlights of the team was excellent goalkeeper Giovanni , originating in the lower grades, the flywheels John Victor and John Mark , also from the base, and half Altair , which, despite being injured for much of the year, made good matches, as the draw with Corinthians in match played in London , where, according to President Jose Roberto Duarte de Mayo , the club could higher income.
In Paulistão, 2009 , one more blow. The club were relegated to Serie A2, 2010, even with players like Giovanni , John Victor , Fabiano Gadelha and Abuda . The consolation was the match against archrival North West for the penultimate round, where the MAC has downgraded its rival by winning 3-0.
In the Series C, 2009 , the Tigers surprised and had a good campaign, but failed to qualify for the second phase by 1 point behind the Gauchos Caxias and Brazil .
The year 2010 began with high hopes, but the Tigers do not get good campaigns. In the Series A2 Paulistão , only the 13th place. Highlights for the striker Leandro Love , vice-top scorer. Already in Brazil , was assembled a team with great players, including goalkeeper Sergio , Palmeiras great idol, and striker Basilio , who came to end his career in the MAC. But with a campaign pífia for only one point the Tiger was not demoted, falling to the Series D staff range .
And the first half of 2011 , plus a demotion to the history of the MAC, this time of the Series A2 Paulistão for Series A3 Paulistão of 2012 with a campaign that earned him the pífia vice Lantern Group 1 Competition. And during the tournament there was a change in the presidency, where the leader Bob Mayo passed the baton to Sojinha , well-known politician in the city. However, after the championship, after a hotly contested election, the former president of the 90 Hely Bíscaro resumed the presidency of the club.
The reflection of the disorganization of the administration reflected in the field for battle in the C series of the 2011 Brazilian team was relegated to the Brazilian Series D, 2012 , after losing at home to Macae , a game whose outcome was 6-4 and in which the Marilia needed only a draw to escape relegation. An important reason for this demotion was the resignation of coach only Edison and the presidency of Biscaro Hely, after the first defeat of the team, and the subsequent hiring of coach Tuca , who came from futsal. Thus, the team that fought for the ranking until the 6th round when they lost to the Ipatinga at home, was completely disorganized tactically, and in this way turned out to be somewhat easy prey for the opponents.
The hope now is for the fans maqueana better days to come to the glorious Tigger.
Nation: Brazil
Year Founded: 1942
Status: Professional
Reputation: National
Nickname: MAC
Chairman Status: Loves the club
Legends: None
Icons: None
Favoured Personnel: None
Derbies: Norus-Mac Derby (vs Noroeste)
Fierce Rivals: None
Other Rivals: Noroeste, Santo Andre
Finances: Okay
Average Ticket Price: £5.50
Average Season Ticket Price: £20.00
Season Ticket Holders: 290
Estimated Value: £350K (Loan Debt: 250K)
Continental Competition: -
Media Prediction: 1st
Squad Personality: -
Name: Bento de Abreu
Location: Marilia (SP)
Rent: 10% of gate receipts
Capacity: 17,000 all seater
Stadium Condition: Good
Under Soil Heating: No
Roof: No
Surface: Grass
Pitch Dimensions: Length: 106m, Width: 70m
Maximum Pitch Dimensions: Length: 114m, Width: 75m
Pitch Condition: Ok
Corporate Facilities: Adequate Corporate Facilities
Training Facilities: Average Training Facilities
Youth Facilities: Basic Youth Facilities
Junior Coaching: Adequate Junior Coaching
Youth Recruitment: Average Youth Recruitment
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Why Brazil?
The sheer amount of games amazes me, once you get to the top you could see atleast 90 games per season!
I could be competing in:
National League
State Championships
Brazilian Cup
Copa Libertadores/ Copa Sudamerica/ Recopa
Club World Cup.
It's an amazing and massive prospect and I've not seen too many people play in South America so all the more reason for delving into the unknown.
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Between September 1941 and May 1944 the Germans sent 62 U-boats into the Mediterranean. To get there, the boats had to pass through the Straits of Gibraltar—the British-held entry point, where nearly a third of them were sunk or forced to turn back. Of the U-boats that made it into the clear, calm waters of the Mediterranean, not one of them ever made it back into the Atlantic: They were all either sunk in battle or scuttled by their own crews.
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History will look back and identify September 2012 as the dawn of a new computing paradigm and the official end of the "Search-and-Browse" era that Google dominated. James Whittaker talks about this momentous event, shares some history about prior eras, and looks ahead to what this new era brings.
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: DNA and proteins are key molecules of the cell nucleus.
Learn the basic chemistry of DNA and proteins.
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Rojas hits Las Vegas
Puerto Rico's, Jesus Rojas hits the media center at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to do interviews for his upcoming June 9th fight against México's, Jorge "Travieso" Arce on the Pacquiao vs Bradley undercard at the Grand Garden Arena. Photo Credit: Gardy López/ Top Rank read more »
Chávez Jr workout at Top Rank Gym
Undefeated WBC Middleweight Champion, Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. trains at the Top Rank Boxing Gym in Las Vegas in preparation for his upcoming world title match against top middleweight contender Andy Lee Saturday,June 16 at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso,Texas. Photo Credit: Chris Farina/ Top Rank read more »
Arce trains in Vegas
Five-Time world champ, Mexico's Jorge "Travieso" Arce trains at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas in preparation for his fight with Puerto Rico's Jesús Rojas on the undercard of the Pacquiao vs Bradley. Photo Credit: Gardy López/ Top Rank read more »
Pacquiao - Bradley Final Presser
Final press conference for the upcoming Sat, June 9th World Welterweight title mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley. Photo Credit: Chris Farina/ Top Rank read more »
Pacquiao & Bradley MGM Grand Arrivals
Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley were welcomed by hundreds of fans at the MGM grand arrivals, where this next Sat, June 9th they will clash for the WBO welterweight title. Photo Credit: Chris Farina read more »
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Oracle and Partners release CAMP specification for PaaS Management
By macoracle on Aug 30, 2012
The public release of the Cloud Application Management for Platforms (CAMP) specification, an initial draft of what is expected to become an industry standard self service interface specification for Platform as a Service (PaaS) management, represents a significant milestone in cloud standards development. Created by several players in the emerging cloud industry, including Oracle, the specification is being submitted to the OASIS standards organization (draft charter) where it will be finalized in an open development process.[Read More]


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I use Ubuntu, With different Desktop enviroments.
I had KDE for a while and after a week, suddenly my login screen changed to the look of KDE. There is only one problem: in the Ubuntu login screen, your account name already is selected, but in KDE login screen it doesn't show up, you need to write it all yourself.
Now my username doesn't work, so I can't login into Ubuntu and I don't want to re-install.
What can I do?
I use Ubuntu 12.10 with dual boot Windows 8.
Desktop enviroments: KDE, Unity, Cinnamon, Gnome.


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Waterless Engine Coolants
New Subcommittee D15.22 Paves the Way for Innovation
Water-based coolant (right) has begun to boil away, while waterless coolant has not begun to boil.
An effective engine cooling system is essential to keeping any vehicle running properly. In recent years, waterless engine coolants have emerged as one option for cooling systems. In order to recognize this innovation and encourage standardization, ASTM International Committee D15 on Engine Coolants and Related Fluids created Subcommittee D15.22 on Non-Aqueous Coolants in 2010.
According to Mark Stone, director of business development, Evans Cooling Systems Inc., Suffield, Conn., non-aqueous coolants have boiling points that are much higher than aqueous-based coolants. The primary virtues of non-aqueous formulations stem from the absence of water vapor that is frequently present in cooling systems that contain water. Water, in its liquid state, has superior heat transfer capabilities but, in its gaseous state, transfers heat poorly.
While non-aqueous coolants currently apply mostly to liquid cooled internal combustion engines, they also have applications in solar and other areas in which the low boiling point of water is a barrier.
Non-aqueous coolants conform to many ASTM International standards for engine coolants, but there is a need for standards that are specifically focused on non-aqueous products. D15.22 is at work on three proposed standards.
- WK34987, Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Non-Aqueous Engine Coolants - The development of a practical, standardized test for thermal conductivity of non-aqueous engine coolants is needed for comparison against specifications to be set for these fluids.
- WK38624, Test Method for Corrosion of Cast Aluminum Alloys in Non-Aqueous Engine Coolants Under Heat-Rejecting Conditions - This proposed standard is needed to provide a tool for evaluating non-aqueous coolants with regard to aluminum corrosion.
- WK38801, Test Method for Foaming Tendencies of Non-Aqueous Engine Coolants in Glassware - Needed as a screening tool for candidates for non-aqueous engine coolants, WK38801 covers a simple glassware test for evaluating the tendency of non-aqueous engine coolants to form under laboratory-controlled conditions of aeration and temperature.
"The standards developed by D15.22 will be useful in protecting the consumer from unscrupulous companies looking to pass off a product as a waterless coolant that could not meet these standards and could potentially cause the consumer confusion, money or injury," says Stone, who is the secretary of D15.22. "The proposed standards will provide added credibility to the technology, especially with original equipment manufacturers for trucks, cars and buses, as well as fleet managers who often require that any new products meet standards."
More information can be found at D15.22's page on the ASTM website. All interested parties are welcome to join in D15.22 standards developing activities.
Stone notes that planning for the future is a central motivating factor for D15.22.
"The twin efforts to improve emissions strategies and to gain greater fuel efficiencies will push coolant temperatures ever higher," says Stone. "We expect that the demand for products that can work within that framework will include a movement toward non-aqueous coolants. I expect that, given the objectives at hand and the limitations of water-based fluids, the work we are doing will be extremely important."


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Aimed at the professionals who are there in the industry, what is the game development market shifting towards? Web-based or Mobile or Consoles/PCs. I have developed a decent knowledge of JavaScript and html5 so i want to know if this is entirely useful(on a game development perspective) or maybe i should learn some other language from scratch?
From what I've read, the PC market continues to grow, while next-gen consoles have had their releases delayed for some time in major part due to the recession. The ability to improve your PC hardware bit-by-bit, on the other hand, means an easier buy for those with limited funds, aside from the age old argument that PCs have better overall value than consoles anyway, since they are usable for work -- which counts in hard times ;)
C/C++ remain the industry standard, preceded (chronologically) only by assembly language, which is still used for performance-critical code -- albeit far less so now that GPUs pack so much heat. If you can use the former two effectively, you can use just about language you set your heart on, including the GPU shader languages which are C-based.
JS/HTML5 is certainly growing, but the limitations on fully-implemented HTML5 features across browsers, and the fact that JS will always be an interpreted, managed language means that as fast as it may get, it will never pull maximal performance from a machine the way that native code can. I recently ported some Flash code to C++ for a 15x performance increase, for instance, meaning that much more AI and dynamic environment logic I can fit in on the side -- and across multiple cores. Gameplay is king (regardless of tech used), but getting the most bang for your performance buck is a huge part of what game development is about, for this reason.
It's not helpful to think of it as one market. There are different markets for different sectors and different companies work within each, some across several. Generally speaking web-based games are rapidly rising but that doesn't mean your Javascript and HTML knowledge will help you at a typical game development company.
This implies that you have a hidden agenda that you didn't actually state in the question, eg. to get into the game development industry. If that is the case then you need to decide which part of the industry you want to be in, because the Farmville end is very different from the Modern Warfare end, which is very different from the Braid end, and so on.
The game industry is not shifting, exactly; it's just that different sides of it are doing different things. Most individual teams in the industry haven't changed what they're doing; just that some teams are growing, and others are shrinking.
What is happening right now is a combination of four simultaneous movements happening in three different parts of the industry:


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Edit: Alright got it now :D Problem: Completly forgot glm uses colum-major matrices. Just had to change GL_TRUE, to GL_FALSE and everything is alright.
I try to compute my ModelMatrix with my ProjectionMatrix. Like so:
#version 330
layout(location = 0) in vec4 position;
layout(location = 1) in vec4 color;
uniform mat4 projectionMatrix; //This are the Matrixes from my cpp-app
uniform mat4 modelMatrix; //With a debugger that can show all active uniforms i checked their values: They're right!
uniform mat4 testUni; //Here I checked if its working when I precompute the model and perspective matrices in my source: works
mat4 viewMatrix = mat4(1.0f);
noperspective out vec4 vertColor;
mat4 MVP = projectionMatrix * modelMatrix ; //Should actually have the same value like testUni
void main()
gl_Position = testUni * position ; //Well... :) Works
gl_Position = MVP * position ; //Well... :) Doesn't work [Just the perspective Transforn]
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Act It Out
For most children, drama begins informally at a very young age. Playing with dolls is drama; playing store or hospital is drama; and playing cops and robbers is drama. Children also observe drama on TV, in movies, and onstage. This activity gives children an opportunity to participate in drama in a more structured and intentional way.
- Choose a story your child is familiar with, such as The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, or a favorite picture book. The Bible is also a great source of stories; try the story of Moses parting the Red Sea or the story of the birth of Jesus.
- To dramatize a story, your child can say the dialogue while performing the actions or simply perform the actions as you narrate the story.
- Costumes and props can be elaborate, simple, or nonexistent.
- Productions can be either impromptu or rehearsed and presented to friends and family members.
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For many people, the front leg kick is a very effective "stopping" move when faced with a charging opponent. The faster (and more accurately) a defender can deploy this kick, the better the opportunity to prepare a counterattack. What exercises have been shown to help develop frontal leg speed such as what you need for a typical front kick (beyond just practicing front leg kicks)?
As my sensei says, "there is the right amount of power and speed in the technique". Basically, what he is saying is that if you do it right, the speed will come on its own.
That said, there is a difference between speed, strength, and power. It's one thing to say you can put 400lbs on your back and squat with it. That speaks to strength. It's another thing to say you can move your foot at 24 ft/s. That speaks to speed. However, putting the two together to move 400lbs off the floor at 24 ft/s tells a whole different story. It's one of power.
There is a reason I wanted to define those terms, and it speaks towards the difference between sport karate and self defense. When you go to the average TKD tournament that does point sparring, most of the contestants train for speed. Just speed. There is no power behind those kicks, nor is there any reason to generate power in a point sparring match. However, speed alone is not going to stop a 250lb man charging you. To do that you need power. Power is generating force over time.
There are a few things you can do to train for power vs. raw strength or speed:
Another option is to do your heavy bag work with ankle weights. I do not recommend doing that, but absolutely do not if you can't kick a heavy bag at full force without hurting yourself. The problem with the ankle weights is that it provides unnatural leverages, and can wear your joints out prematurely. If you do choose this route, be smart. Start with light weights, do not fully extend your legs on impact (other wise you will hyper-extend them and injur yourself), and don't ever put on more than 5 lbs. When you take them off, you will be quicker. My sensei did use this approach when he was young, but he also had to have both his hips replaced at a relatively young age.
Stairs work really well. Power up and down, take them multiple steps at a time, go sideways, backwards, everything. Put as much vertical power into your step as possible.
Second thing to try is working in front of a mirror or with a videocamera. This way you can watch your form and see where your sticking points are and where you're making unnecessary moves. Half of the wasted time is probably on the windup for the kick; get that as minimal as possible, and just strike in a direct line.
Thirdly is to walk a lot on the balls of your feet. There's not a really good way around this: you need well developed calves and lower legs for strong, accurate kicks. You may look into
And lastly, of course, is to practice kicks. But you probably wanted other advice. :)
Spar copiously.
Regardless of the physical attributes of speed, your reaction time will largely be determined by how quickly you notice your opponent moving in, and how well your nervous system is trained to react with that technique in that specific situation. No training outside of sparring can give you that kind of natural reaction.
I think reaction time drills might suit you better.
I think crucial to speeding up the whole kick is to be as relaxed as possible for the most part of executing the kick.
When you pull up the knee to your chest, it should be a relaxed, swift movement. Even when pushing forward the leg, apart from the muscles used to propel it forward should stay relaxed, in a way that you would be able to abort the attack at any time. Only in the very last part of the technique you put your weight in the kick by moving the hip forward strongly and put tension on your leg in order to achieve higher impact on your target.


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I went on a long cycle tour before and I found myself getting bored whilst I was riding at some points. E.g. on monotonous main roads, and areas with not much scenery or people to stop and talk to, or when I got bored of music I was listening to. Does anyone have any advice about how to cope with boredom and in general improve the experience whilst touring.. I like to meet as many people as possible, because I found before that it was the people that made my journey interesting.
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As I may have given away in the comments, I'm not a fan of sensory deprivation when you're as vulnerable as you are when you're on a bike. I don't think there are many scenarios where not being able to hear as good as you possibly can is safe on a bike — but you may not agree and safety really isn't the point of this answer.
My belief is that when you listen to music, you are isolating yourself. Same applies to an audiobook or a podcast. You may as well go the whole hog and watch a movie while cycling on a turbo trainer. The moment you ride with music, the music has become your concentration. You're only going to enjoy the ride as much as you enjoy the music.
Throw the music away and engage with your scenery. Listen to birds, weave potholes, count squirrels... Whatever you do, just enjoy the majesty, the unimaginable effort that went into creating what you're cycling past.
If you can't do that (and can't swap squirrels for the homeless, potholes for bullets — I have no idea what your area is like!) change your route so you're going somewhere that does interest you. Otherwise, as I said before, you might as well be on a trainer doing something that does entertain you.
This may depend on what you enjoy doing. For me, the very act of exercise will stop me being bored, and cycling wins on so many fronts. But if you need to actively do stuff, how about:
If you already have an earpiece (or headphones) or are comfortable with such a device, you could try listening to some podcasts, talk radio, or audiobooks. When I'm on my trainer, I like to watch TV shows and movies. However, I think this wouldn't work so well on the road. Also, some TV shows, like certain sitcoms, work well with the audio only. You miss some of the visual jokes, but if you've seen the episode before, those can be ok as well.
Try doing some intervals. Example: try doing 3 x 5 min efforts each hour. (Or 4 x 5 min, 3 x 10 min etc.) Don't go too hard though -- just enough to liven things up -- you need to conserve your energy when touring.
You say you like to meet people....so there's your start point.
Plan a route where you have a village every four or five miles if possible, and be prepared to stop. When you feel like it, stop for some food or a drink, visit a museum, a church or something.
The four or five mile gap is long enough to have a decent ride too, especially if you can pick a scenic, traffic-free route.
Don't budget to ride too far each day - if you end up thinking "I've got 20 miles to go and only an hour of daylight left" then that will force you to concentrate on the riding and not on the experience. But by the same token its worth having some places "in reserve" too - if you're going well so have time for a detour. (For my visit over to France I left myself with only about 50km on my last half-day, so visited the museum at Arromanches, plus the one at Pegasus Bridge, before I hopped on the ferry. Great visits the both if you like your history.)
You're going to China aren't you? There must be a million things to see there, the opportunity of a lifetime if you ask me. Get yourself onto Google and make a list of things to visit.
Incidentally the last thing I would do is to wear earphones etc. unless you're confident you're not going to meet any traffic. Its just a safety thing for me. But to each their own...


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Eric Richards and Team - First look at InfoPath 12
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We're slowly getting around to see all of the Office 12 teams. Here you meet some of the people who work on
InfoPath 12 and you get a good first look too. The
InfoPath team has a blog, too, where they discuss more about InfoPath.
InfoPath lets developers build new kinds of form-based applications. Hope you enjoy learning about this technology. Oh, and I think this is the first team to demonstrate Firefox on Channel 9 too!
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wacko wrote:great stuff, but I never understood why people where so big on InfoPath when you can do the samething in Adobe Acrobat for years
Hi everybody! We just touched the surface on what InfoPath is and all the great features we're adding based on customer feedback.
Note that you can find the PDC PowerPoint slides on the InfoPath Office 12 topics off of Erika Ehrli blog entry Office and SharePoint PDC slides - http://blogs.msdn.com/erikaehrli/archive/2005/09/19/officesharepointpdcslides.aspx
OFF306 "InfoPath 12": Creating Browser-Based Forms for Enabling Data and Application Integration. This goes into greater detail about the new server features:
OFF319 ''InfoPath 12'': Developing Forms for the Smart Client and the Browser. This
(you can find more slides, of course, via
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wacko wrote:great stuff, but I never understood why people where so big on InfoPath when you can do the samething in Adobe Acrobat for years
I was a top Adobe Acrobat tester, but I disagree that you could do the same stuff. Acrobat was designed as a print-interchange format, not as an XML forms engine. Yeah, one of those was bolted on later, but the two are not the same.
And, look at the demo. InfoPath forms now work in Firefox without an add-on. Acrobat can't do that.
And given the PDC presentation release, you can go to http://microsoft.sitestream.com/PDC05/ and search for InfoPath and get the OFF306 and OFF319 sessions. Offer good for a limited time.
An additional bit I forgot about: if you haven't read Steven Sinofsky's PDC keynote, put some time aside and surf over to
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/ssinofsky/09-14PDC2005.mspx . Notice how often Steven touches on InfoPath technology within Office 12. InfoPath technology and scenarios
are integrated into other Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access) and the more you know InfoPath the more you're going to be able to get out of Office 12.
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That's great Infopath has very good evolve! I'm very happy of that and very exciting about test it!
But I have one question:
Has infopath now a good tool for make the multilingual form?
I explain me: I know that infopath can change his settings but my form settings doesn't change!
For example I have a reapeating section with the label :
Click here to insert!
Good but if a french people open the form there are always:
Click here to insert!
Is not in french and it's the same probleme for the right click on the reapeating section you can define only one text!
Can you say me if Microsoft developper has make somethings for improve this (like a rules or somethings else)?
I very embarassed because my form must work with 4 languages!
Thanks for your feedbacks
Hi eric i need help badly pls help this case how to solve in infopath 2003 with database?
sample follows, sorry, I have no idea to describe
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1) "Level1" is shown by default (i.e Checkbox Group "Headline"
2) If one or more "Level1" Checkbox is flagged by the user, the
corresponding sub entries should appear and allow defining the choice even
more explicit. One or more Checkbox may be flagged, even all.
Samples for a "Level1" (using products to make it more easy):
-> Server Operating System
-> Desktop Operating System
Samples for the corresponding "Level2" when "Level1" is flagged:
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Samples for the corresponding "Level3" when "Level1" AND one or more
"Level2" option has been flagged:
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--> Windows Server 2003
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i wan to do this dinamically using database pls help me how to do this?
all levels should be from database and dinamic, pls help the logic how to write the code. thanks
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I could not figure out the solution of $(x^2- 1) \bmod 8= 0$ Thank you.
There are only $8$ possibilities. Counting with $a^2=(-a)^2$ for all numbers $a$, it can be reduced to $5$. $$0^2=0\equiv 0,\quad (\pm 1)^2=1\equiv 1, \quad (\pm 2)^2=?,\quad (\pm 3)^2=?,\quad 4^2=16\equiv 0 \pmod 8.$$
If $2^{3+n}\mid (x^2-1)$ where $n\ge 0$
Clearly, $x$ is odd and $2^{n+1}\mid\left(\frac{x+1}2\right)\left(\frac{x-1}2\right) $
We know using Bézout's Identity, $\left(\frac{x+1}2,\frac{x-1}2\right)\mid\left(A \frac{x+1}2+B\frac{x-1}2\right)$ where $A,B$ are integers.
But $\frac{x+1}2-\frac{x-1}2=1,$ putting $A=1,B=-1$
So, either $2^{n+1}\mid\frac{x-1}2$ or $2^{n+1}\mid\frac{x+1}2$
(a)If $2^{n+1}\mid\frac{x-1}2, 2^{n+2}\mid(x-1),x\equiv1\pmod {2^{n+2}},x=1+a2^{n+2}$ where $a$ is any integer.
If $1+a_12^{n+2}\equiv1+a_22^{n+2}\pmod {2^{n+3}}\iff a_1\equiv a_2\pmod 2$
If $a$ is even $=2b$(say,) $x=1+(2b)2^{n+2}\equiv1\pmod {2^{n+3}}$
If $a$ is odd $=2c+1$(say,) $x=1+(2c+1)2^{n+2}\equiv1+2^{n+2}\pmod {2^{n+3}}$
(b)Similarly, if $2^{n+1}\mid\frac{x+1}2$ we shall get two solutions namely, $-1,2^{n+2}-1\pmod {2^{n+3}}$
So, there will be $4$ in-cogruent solutions $\pmod {2^{n+3}}$
Let $(x^2-1)\equiv0\pmod{2^k}$ with $k\geq3$, i.e. $x^2-1=2^kn$ for some $n$.
We have $2^kn=x^2-1=(x+1)(x-1)$. Since the left-hand side is even and the numbers on the right-hand side have the same oddity, they are both even. At the same time, they differ by $2$ so the number $4$ divides only one of them.
Therefore they are of the form $\{x+1,x-1\}=\{n_1,2^kn_2\}$ or $\{2n_1,2^{k-1}n_2\}$, where $n=n_1n_2$ is some factorization of $n$. From this, we have $x=2^{k-1}m\pm1$ where $m$ is some integer. Four of them are in the interval $[0,2^k)$:
$$1, 2^{k-1}-1, 2^{k-1}+1, 2^k-1.$$
Easy calculation shows that all these really solve the equation. For the case $k=3$ this gives $x\equiv1,3,5,7 \pmod8$.


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WINTERSVILLE -The kids at the 33rd annual Ray Laman Christmas Party on Saturday cheered when they saw Santa Claus. The bags of treats, fruit and toys weren't that bad either.
More than 150 children and their parents were entertained by Kenny Wells, who led them in sing-alongs. The children also were greeted by Frosty the Snowman, Mrs. Claus and Rudolph, accompanied by several elves.
The party at the Wintersville Fire and Rescue station is sponsored by the Ray Laman Children's Fund. Laman was a 12-year member on Village Council and spent his time in office helping children.
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Some children dance with Frosty the Snowman during the 33rd annual Laman Christmas Party in Wintersv
Pam Damos, who oversees the party, said the tradition started back in 1979, when the Wintersville Lions Club held the first event.
"It is a little hectic but rewarding. I really enjoy it," Damos said.
Laman's son, Ed, the current village police chief, said his father was "very Christmas oriented."
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FROSTY — Katelynn Mavromatis of Wintersville is welcomed Saturday at the 33rd annual Ray Laman Christmas Party by Frosty the Snowman and elves, Karlie Ighnat, left, and Destiny Pawlin. More than 150 kids and their parents attended the party. Mark Law
"He just loved kids. He wanted to do something for the community," Laman said.
When his father was elected to council, the village took over the party from the Lions Club. Ray Laman ran the party until 1991, when he died. Ed Laman said the party was then named in his father's honor.
Gene Cerra, another village official and resident, worked hard to keep the tradition going until he passed away.
Today, about 60 businesses and individuals donate money to the party.
"A lot of people bring donations to the police station and I make sure the money goes to the party," Laman said.
The appearance by Santa at the end of the party is followed by the children receiving gift bags containing treats, fruit and toys.
"The kids are very appreciative of what they get," Damos said.
Brandon Hanlin of Wintersville said his favorite part of the party is seeing Santa and getting the gift bags.
Laman said any leftover gift bags are donated to Catholic Charities or church groups.
Santa this year was portrayed by the Rev. Kelly Green of the Wintersville Church of the Nazarene.
Green also is a substitute teacher at various schools, including Wintersville Elementary School.
"I know a lot of the kids. Some of the kids will probably freak out if I call them by name," he said with a laugh.
"I absolutely love to do it. It brings joy to the lives of the kids and gives them a little magic. Their faces just light up," he said prior to donning his costume.


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Who is elected in a UK General Election?
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What is the source and reason for a couple not to see one another before the wedding?
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Jewish Action, Summer 2005 edition, has a "What's the truth about..." column by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky on not meeting for the week preceding the wedding. His main point is the lack of old sources for this custom, but he does cite several newer sources and the reasons they give. See there for the details, but the reasons and post-facto rationales offered are:
And as Rabbi Zivotofsky notes, the last reason should apply only to being alone together, not to simply meeting. Also, see the article for reasons the custom does not exist at all and for rabbis quoted as saying it does not (but also some who defended it).
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Apple Makes Closing Arguments in E-Book Trial
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However, a Justice Department lawyer on Thursday called the agreements "an old-fashioned, straightforward, price-fixing" scheme, saying Apple colluded with the publishers in January 2010 to artificially drive up the price of e-books.
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The publishers have all since entered into settlements with the Justice Department and with a group of state attorneys general over the antitrust claims. Apple denies it engaged in price-fixing and collusion.
In his closing statement Thursday, Orin Snyder, a lawyer for Apple, said the two-year-old market for e-books was in transition at the time, with publishers withholding some best sellers from Amazon's bookstore for a period of time in response to the $9.99 price point, including Sarah Palin's biography, "Going Rogue: An American Life."
Publishers were unhappy with Amazon selling those books at a loss and were preparing to expand the practice of withholding some books, known as "windowing," Mr. Snyder said. In an April 2009 email entered into evidence at trial, Amazon's Chief Executive Jeff Bezos called windowing "an absolute declaration of war."
However, Apple wasn't prepared to enter the market for e-books if it couldn't get new releases at the same time as physical bookstores and wanted to be competitive on price, Mr. Snyder said. "It's like opening a record store in the 1960s and not having the Beatles records," he said.
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HarperCollins is owned by News Corp., as is The Wall Street Journal.
The U.S. is seeking injunctive relief, which would likely require Apple to meet court-approved compliance standards or be subject to monitoring of its e-books business for a period.
If Apple were found liable, a hearing would take place in a separate lawsuit brought by state attorneys general, who are seeking to recover damages on behalf of consumers who paid higher prices for e-books.
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who is hearing the case, said in May that she believed the government will likely be able to prove its case, but has stressed that she won't make a final decision until all of the evidence is presented. It is unclear how quickly she will rule.
Apple last year separately settled an antitrust case with the European Commission over e-book pricing but didn't admit any wrongdoing.
The three-week trial featured testimony from top executives at the publishers and Amazon, as well as Eddy Cue, a senior Apple executive who worked closely with Steve Jobs, the company's former chief executive and co-founder who died in 2011.
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With "Quartet," a tale of retired musicians that opens Dec. 28, the star of "The Graduate" has directed his first film—at age 75. Mr. Hoffman will talk about his experience and working with such stars as Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon. Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. Tickets from $48. 92y.org.
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Lockheed Martin completed the concept demonstration phase and was awarded a contract for development. There are three variants of the JSF: one for the Air Force, one for Navy aircraft carriers, and one for the Marine Corps/United Kingdom that incorporates a short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) capability. There is impressive commonality, a strict requirement of the Department of Defense (DoD) managing authority. Lockheed Martin built two prototype aircraft, one, the X-35A, to demonstrate compliance with Air Force conventional take-off and landing requirements. This aircraft was designed so it could be modified to meet the U.S. and U.K. STOVL requirements, resulting in the X-35B. The X-35C was built to fulfill the Navy requirement to operate from carriers.
The clue for the value of any aircraft is the reaction of the test pilots who fly the experimental models. In the case of the ill-fated Navy TFX in the 1960s, the test pilots were the real cause of its demise, with none of them having anything good to say about the airplane. With the JSF, the opposite has occurred. There were eight test pilots from the military and Lockheed Martin, including one from the Royal Air Force. They completed 138 flights in the three variants, totaling 106.9 flight hours. Four or five flights took place per day, whereas most experimental programs call for four or five per week. This accomplishment testifies to the reliability of the aircraft. Further, there was nothing even close to an accident in the 138 test flights. The pilots flew hundreds of flights in simulators before manning the experimental models, another improvement in the acquisition process.
In field carrier landing practice flights, test pilots could introduce intentional deviations in glide slope, lineup, and angle of attack to check the characteristics of the plane in correcting for these deviations. Test pilot Greg Fenton, with more than 600 carrier landings in his career, was highly enthusiastic about this aspect of JSF performance, giving evidence that U.S. and British carrier aviators will be pleased with the carrier landing characteristics.
Integration of flight and power systems will aid in the JSF's maneuverability. Aerodynamic performance is expected equivalent to that in the F/A-18 and F-16 aircraft. With the single engine providing 25,000 pounds of thrust in normal operations and 40,000 pounds with afterburner, supersonic speed was demonstrated easily in all three variants. For flight deck handling, the space required by the JSF is equivalent to or less than the versions of the F/A-18 aircraft. Maintenance personnel find the JSF friendly, with accessibility to critical areas at convenient heights.
The purpose of military strike aircraft is to destroy targets. The JSF has a large internal weapons bay capable of carrying more than 20 different types of weapons, including a couple of 2,000-pound-class bombs. The external carriage capability will accommodate more than 20 additional packages, from mines and fuel tanks to the most advanced precision weapons. A total weapons payload of 20,000 pounds is shown for at least one variant, a vast improvement over the few small rockets or 100-pound bombs and 20-mm gun ammunition in the flak-suppression/interdiction jet aircraft of the Korean War.
Further, the information required to hit a target—precise data on battlefield activity needed for single or coordinated attacks on fixed or mobile targets—is evident. In the past, the controlling element in aircraft production usually has been engine availability or some key element of the weapon system. Now it is the computer and communication technology supplying an unprecedented amount of filtered or analyzed data that enables the pilot to hit the target. Coupled with that ability is the "stealth" feature of the JSF. Its "kill probability" likely will be very high.
Contributing Factors
Several factors have made this new entry into the weapons arsenal impressive. First is technology, which has made commonality possible. Probably the most significant factor enabling Lockheed Martin to win the concept demonstration phase was the design for meeting the Marine Corps/U.K. STOVL requirement. In this design, the shaft of the turbine engine is extended into the forward part of the airplane, where it drives a large lift fan. Doors above and below the lift fan open to provide a vertical path for compression of ambient air to provide more than 18,000 pounds of lift. Simultaneously, the tail of the engine rotates downward to provide lift for the after part of the aircraft. The three-bearing exhaust duct design, which turns 17,600 pounds of thrust through a 105 [degrees] arc, is a concept developed by Russia, refined by the United States, and built by Rolls Royce of Great Britain. With small air ducts providing an additional 3,700 pounds of thrust exiting from the inboard section of the wings, the aircraft has four points of lift—one forward, one aft, and one under the wing on each side of the fuselage—generating almost 40,000 pounds of lift while the engine is in military power. The result is stability, attained with considerably less power than in conventional vertical-lift aircraft. Further, temperatures from engine thrust are much reduced, a factor that will avoid burning up runways and flight decks. Technology has produced a system far better than anticipated and one that provides commonality in meeting varying requirements.
Technology also has enhanced affordability, for which much credit goes to the DoD civilian/military program managers who rejected any concept that would cause the price to exceed an established unit cost ceiling that, according to one source, "in 1994 dollars, ranged from $28 million per plane for the Air Force version of the JSF to $38 million for the Marine Corps version." 1 Holding the price line forced the engineers to come up with new concepts, not only in the design of the aircraft, but in manufacturing, training, and logistic procedures as well. Examples include using improved composite materials to reduce weight without jeopardizing strength, conducting prognostic checks of key components to preempt failure, and increasing the reliability of parts, especially sensors (the onboard radar's hours without failure exceeded those of the projected life of the aircraft).
An impressive aspect of the JSF program is the role foreign governments will play in the acquisition process. Those chosen to participate are those contractors worldwide that can deliver a quality product while meeting affordability requirements. More than $4 billion in development funds (the entry fees for participation in the competition) from eight countries have been paid to the U.S. Treasury, not to the coffers of Lockheed Martin or any other U.S. contractor. So the JSF will be a "combined" (coalition) strike fighter, not just a "joint" strike fighter for U.S. forces. Domestic and international suppliers are working as an integrated team under the leadership of the prime contractor, with overall supervision in the Pentagon under the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Pete Aldridge.
Support from the leaders of the services is strong—large numbers of the aircraft are being planned for all the U.S. services. Aldridge has said we will sell "1,000 to 2,000 airplanes outside of the United States." 2 The enthusiastic reception of the JSF in its design demonstration phase indicates that this aircraft will be around a long time.
A Model for the Future
The JSF acquisition story is exceptional. Industry and government worked together early in structuring the program and in determining the cost/performance trade-offs. Industry's early involvement allowed it to better understand government objectives and requirements.
Another reason for success has been the role of civilian and military managers. The process has matured, with ultimate authority vested in the acquisition czar in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, who has kept tight reins on the process and created a model for the future. To ensure cooperation between the Air Force and the Navy, the military program manager has been rotated every couple of years, with a Navy military aeronautical engineer in charge for a tour, followed by rotation to the Air Force. These military managers have been required to report to the civilian authority in the other service.
Contractor personnel and military managers have been impressed with leadership that is firm, yet avoids the micromanager techniques used so often in the past. What to do is the order, not how to do it, a refreshing situation that is appreciated and effective. Much credit for this exceptional success is given to the recommendations of the Packard Commission of 1986, which were followed in setting up the JSF program: 3
- Get the war fighter and technologist together to leverage cost/performance trades
- Apply technology to lower the cost of the system, not just to increase performance
- Mature technology prior to engineering and manufacturing development
- Ensure the solution is joint
Former acquisitions czar Dr. Paul Kaminski is credited with providing firm guidance as the program transitioned from the Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program to a joint affordable technology program. He ensured that the civilian leadership in the Air Force and Navy supported the JSF and allowed the program to mature. This has been a critical point of failure in some past programs. Further, Dr. Kaminski allowed the program manager to run the program, avoiding micromanagement.
Some individuals with acquisition experience consider the JSF program to be a good model for the future. Some of the lessons learned have been adopted for other programs. This model can do much to define and solidify joint requirements while keeping the proper balance between requirements, the ability of technology to produce, and the need to keep a system affordable.
The JSF has been a long time emerging from a requirement to a proven concept. The results of the experimental flights in the concept phase, coupled with the progress made in manufacturing, logistic, and training programs, are exciting and bode well for the current phase, system development leading to production. With the leadership provided in the DoD and the response by the many worldwide contractors involved, production likely will be authorized on schedule and the armed forces of the United States and its allies will be equipped with a superb weapon—one that should do much to deter, and to deliver when deterrence fails.
It has taken more than 80 years for the aircraft acquisition process to reach this degree of maturity, but the JSF is an example of what can be accomplished with good civilian and military leadership in the Department of Defense supported by talent, patience, and perseverance in the design and production community. It may be evidence that the acquisition process has come of age.
Successes—& Failures—of Aircraft Acquisition
Jerry Hunsaker is credited with organizing the U.S. Navy's aviation design and procurement program during World War I and the 1920s. Many of Hunsaker's designs were for dirigibles, those large monsters that could stay aloft for hours and serve as the eyes of the fleet. After about 20 years of naval service, he became president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His impact on aircraft design and acquisition was tremendous, spanning more than 60 years.
Others followed, one of the most respected being George Spangenberg, who in the mid-1930s entered the Navy civil service ranks and for more than 60 years was a key figure in the evaluation of aircraft designs. Midcentury, aircraft design was taken over by industry. Men such as Ed Heinemann created winners that included the propeller-driven A-1 that served so well in Korea. His A-3 and A-4 aircraft featured the delivery of nuclear weapons from aircraft carriers, with the A-4 also serving in conventional warfare in Vietnam.
There were other great products. World War II favorites were the North American P-51, Grumman F6F, and the Vought F4U. The Korean War introduced jets, with the North American F-86 fighter the dominant factor in maintaining air superiority. The MacDonnell F-4 was a winner for both the Navy and the Air Force during the Vietnam War. The Lockheed P-3 patrol aircraft, introduced in the mid-1960s for antisubmarine warfare, most recently has been involved in fascinating missions over Afghanistan and Iraq. The Boeing B-52 bomber and the Lockheed Martin (formerly General Dynamics) F-16 fighter have been favorites for years. The United States can be proud of its record in aircraft acquisition.
But there have been some failures, where for one reason or another, resources were wasted and lives were lost. More of these have occurred in the Navy than in other services, principally because of the nature of operating aircraft from aircraft carriers.
One of the earliest examples of marginal success was the AJ Savage, designed to deliver heavy nuclear weapons from carriers. Because of the pressure to gain the capability in a short time, drastic shortcuts were taken in the acquisition process. Some claim industry was to blame for decimating design teams following World War II, thereby causing proposals of inferior quality. The Navy contributed to the problem by partially bypassing the test-before-deployment phase in the introduction of a new airplane. Following a hasty decision to produce, the Navy delivered some of the early aircraft directly to the operating squadrons that were attempting to develop and demonstrate a nuclear weapons delivery capability. As a result, operating squadrons became test as well as tactics development squadrons—not a good arrangement. While the AJ Savage had some impressive flying qualities, it was a reliability disaster. It killed people, losses that probably would have been avoided had the plane gone through normal test procedures. Fortunately, the Heinemann-designed A-3, coupled with the new Forrestal (CV-59)-class carrier with her angled deck and steam catapult, put the AJ out of business.
One of the most publicized acquisition failures was the TFX, a commonality concept forced on the Navy and Air Force by the civil authority. While the Air Force version, the F-111A, achieved some success, the Navy version was a disaster. From its ashes arose the F-14 Tomcat, still serving in the war against terrorism.
Another debacle was the proposed successor to the Navy A-6 attack aircraft, the A-12 Avenger II. Some believe the aircraft was a stretch on what technology could produce. Others contend there was a lack of cohesion within industry and between the Navy and industry. Still others lay the blame on military leadership, which should have stepped in at the proper time to correct deficiencies or cancel the program. Regardless of the cause of its difficulties, the program became so loaded with problems that it was canceled by then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney.
1 James Fallows, "Uncle Sam Buys an Airplane," The Atlantic Monthly, June 2002, p. 28.
2 E. C. Aldridge, Sea Power Magazine, October 2002, p. 48.
3 RAdm. Craig Steidle, USN (Ret.), former JSF program manager, conversations and e-mail communications with the author during 2002.
Vice Admiral Miller is a combat veteran of three wars. He has flown more than 60 types of aircraft, including helicopters, gliders, the Air Force F-11A and B-52, and the Russian MiG-15. He is a student of military aircraft acquisition, and was intimately involved in this process during much of the Vietnam War.


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Announced today: Tom Cruise has committed to making this his next film after "Rock of Ages".
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- yeast: Safale US-05 (http://www.brewshop.co.nz/pdf/safale_US-05_yeast.pdf)
starting specific gravity 1.055; 6.9% potential alcohol
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