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Facebook Open-Sources Deep Learning Project Torchnet
Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research laboratory open-sources the Torchnet project to package and optimize boiler plate deep learning code for reuse and plugin-ability.
A New Microsoft Tool Aims to Help iOS Developers Port Their Apps to UWP
A new tool belonging to the Windows Bridge for iOS, iOS App Analysis, aims to make it easier for iOS developers to port their apps to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Nick Gerard, program manager at Microsoft, writes.
Facebook Launches Tool to Easily Create React Apps
Facebook has released a new tool, Create React App, that hopes to minimize the pain developers experience when getting started with a new React project. The command line tool creates all the necessary pieces for a simple React app, it's build process and dependencies.
Blending Agility and DevOps with Local Cultures at Barclays
Jonathan Smart, head of development services at Barclays, described how the bank's DevOps journey requires blending with local cultures (as in local to a given business are or to a geography) to succeed. Principles need to be shared, but practices need to emerge (with guidance where required) by applying those principles to the local context.
Oracle Paves the Way to Standardise Command Line Options in the JDK
Oracle has created JEP 293 to introduce a set of guidelines for command line options in JDK tools in an attempt to fix the existing disparity among them. The JEP has no target version yet, meaning it will be delivered with Java 10 as soonest; however, taking into account that the scope is only to create a set of guidelines for new options, it may take even longer for the effects to be felt.
Audio Library Howler.js Has 2.0 Release to Make Some Noise about
The JavaScript audio library Howler.js has been upgraded to version 2.0, with an update including "a long list of additions and improvements." Author James Simpson said it represents a "full rewrite" of Howler and is now 100% compatible across HTML5 Audio and Web Audio. Howler.js is used by companies including Google, Disney, Lego and Mozilla, as well as NASA.
Reviewing the .NET Core Roadmap
The .NET Core project has released a new road map describing Microsoft's plans for the next 6-9 months.
Microsoft and SAP Expand Partnership in the Cloud
Microsoft and SAP recently announced, at SAP's SAPPHIRE NOW conference, an expanded partnership. The expanded partnership will focus on better support for SAP HANA in Azure, integration across Cloud Services including Office 365, Concur and SuccessFactors and Mobile App management for SAP Fiori using Microsoft Intune.
Breaking a Monolithic API into Microservices at Uber
In a recent blog post, Uber engineer Emily Reinhold described how they broke a monolithic API into a modular, flexible microservice architecture. She highlighted a few key design and architectural choices that were key to Uber's migration effort.
The Growing Industry of DevOps Consulting
DevOps transformation projects are increasingly appealing to established enterprises. InfoQ spoke to three businesses focused on DevOps consulting to understand how they are helping businesses make the change.
WSO2 MSF4J Adds Support for Spring and Swagger
WSO2 MSF4J 2.0 has added support for Spring, Swagger definition generation, ExceptionMapper and StreamingOutput.
Angular 2 Split, Dart Codebase Separated
Since its inception, the Angular 2 project has compiled TypeScript down to both JavaScript and Dart. With the final release on the horizon, the Dart portion has been spun off into its own codebase with its own team.
Stack Overflow Launches Documentation Beta
Stack Overflow has launched a new website called Documentation, enabling developers to create documentation on various software development topics for developers.
Q&A on Akka.NET 1.1 with Aaron Stannard
Akka.NET 1.1 was recently released, bringing new features and performance improvements. InfoQ reached out to Aaron Stannard, maintainer of Akka.net, to learn more about Akka.Streams and Akka.Cluster. Stannard also explains how the roadmap is planned with regards to the JVM implementation of Akka.
Microsoft REST API Guidelines Are Not RESTful
Microsoft has published their guidance for creating "RESTful" APIs. Roy Fielding calls them HTTP APIs that have little to do with REST.


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Paris St Germain coach Laurent Blanc has admitted that his side coupd lose their Champions League tie to Chelsea.
The French champions host the English champions in a Champions League round of 16 first leg clash on Tuesday.
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"We have met Chelsea twice in the last two seasons – the two teams are similar.
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The Mike "Brillo" Miller Sports Complex will be hopping later this week as Rockwood will be hosting the Dixie Youth AAA State Tournament starting on Thursday.
Harriman Mayor Chris Mason has seen a lot change since he became active in city government.
"I've done everything I think I can do or wanted to do," the two-term mayor said, "so it is time for somebody with some new vision to come in and continue the progress."
The Roane Alliance President and CEO Wade Creswell recently honored Mason with a certificate of appreciation for his years of service.
Harriman's Wendy's Restaurant was one of a number of the fast food chains impacted by malware that allowed hackers to steal debit and credit card data from customers.
According to Wendy's website, customers who purchased items with payment cards at the Harriman restaurant between Jan. 13 and June 8 may have had their information compromised.
A woman was convicted of felony theft in Roane County Criminal Court on Thursday.
Assistant District Attorney General Bob Edwards said the jury took less than an hour to find Cortney Armour guilty.
She's scheduled to be sentenced later this year.
"We got a conviction for what we charged, so that's always good," Edwards said.
The incident happened on Easter Sunday 2014 at Emory Heights Baptist Church in Harriman.
Edwards said the victim, Shirley Bullard, had her purse stolen by Armour.
Roane County Schools Elementary Supervisor Keevin Woody is a candidate for the Milan Special School District's director of schools position.
According to the district's website, Woody was scheduled to interview for the job at 7 p.m. Tuesday. That was after press time.
"No comments at this time," Woody said Monday.
"We'll just see what happens with it."
Milan is in Gibson County, which is in West Tennessee.
The district has three schools, 2,041 students and 129 teachers.
Rockwood has received a Safe Routes to School grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to improve sidewalks and crosswalks at Ridge View Elementary School.
Mayor Mike "Brillo" Miller thanked state Senator Ken Yager and state Representative Kent Calfee for their support of the project.
The Tennessee Supreme Court plans to hear Tom McFarland's appeal of his election complaint on Sept. 8 at the appellate court building in Knoxville.
McFarland lost to Mike Pemberton in the 2014 race for circuit court judge of the 9th Judicial District.
Afterward, McFarland filed a complaint in Roane County Chancery Court against Pemberton, the Roane County Election Commission and Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins.
McFarland appealed to the Supreme Court after two lower courts tossed out his complaint.
Three candidates for Harriman City Council attended a recent candidate forum at Harriman's David Webb Riverfront Park.
Shauna Hines, Tim Johnson and Tyler Manning all shared their perspectives on how to bring industry and business to Harriman and other city needs.
"We need jobs," said Hines.
She said she also believes the city needs more for children to do, because it will keep them out of trouble and away from things like drugs.
A Thursday evening storm that blew through Kingston damaged the solar farm behind the city's water plant.
Several panels were strewn around the farm, and the frames holding up others were bent.
"That took a lot of wind to pick that up and twist it like that," City Manager David Bolling said Friday.
Bolling, Kingston Mayor Tim Neal and City Councilman Don White were at the plant Friday morning assessing the damage.
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|Unflavored gelatin
|2 Tablespoon
|Cold water
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|2 Cup (32 tbs), scalded
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Egg yolks
|1 Tablespoon
|Egg whites
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|Heavy cream
|2 Cup (32 tbs), whipped
|Lady finger
Soften gelatin in cold water and dissolve it in scalded milk.
Stir in sugar.
Beat egg yolks until light and pale yellow.
Gradually add a little of the gelatin milk mixture to egg yolks, and then pour mixture into top of double boiler.
Cook custard over hot, but not boiling water until it begins to thicken.
Add brandy.
Whip egg whites until stiff, add salt, whipped cream, and fold lightly into custard.
Line a charlotte mold with Lady fingers, decoratively arranged on the bottom and standing upright against inside wall of mold.
Pour in the custard and chill in refrigerator.
Unmold and garnish with Maraschino cherries and whipped cream.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2763 Calories from Fat 1840
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 209 g321%
Saturated Fat 124.8 g623.9%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 1443.2 mg481.1%
Sodium 905.1 mg37.7%
Total Carbohydrates 155 g51.7%
Dietary Fiber 6.8 g27.4%
Sugars 128 g
Protein 77 g153%
Vitamin A 183.7% Vitamin C 80%
Calcium 110.1% Iron 22.6%
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This was SO BORING! Avoid at all costs. The handsomest actor is immobilized in a hospital bed the whole time, buried under a tone of make up.
It's painful to watch a bunch of assholes. The movie consists of a bunch of assholes and one naive nice guy. The assholes mistreat the nice guy and the nice guy suffers but it all ends happily ever after. Painful, and boring, too...
Wow, I think I like the harsh negative critics better than this... whatever this is you wrote. You think it's the weakest entry in the series? Fine (although I absolutely do NOT agree with you and would love to angrily rant to you why), but honestly, you're a critic, review like a critic! Where's your evidence it's the weakest entry in the series? I'm a 14 year old teenager and even I wrote a better review in my website than you!
It stunk up our house, did not see chemistry between Drew and Justin, raunchy seldom works...
I wish the critic would give some practical information and say where we can watch this film in the East Bay. There is nothing more frustrating than wanting to see a film but not being able to see it. Since this is the East Bay Express, it seems like the subject matter should be about something in the East Bay. All I can find is a movie time in a San Francisco theater. I wish the critic would say which dates it's coming to an East Bay theater. Thanks.
How on earth did Kevin Spacey, one of the best actors we have, get roped into this loser of a film? I was so excited to see it that I didn't even want to wait until it hit the East Bay and I traipsed across the bridge to the Embarcardero. I sat in anticipation for the whole couple of hours, waiting for the feeling that I was enjoying it. I never did. The movie never took off. No matter how well-done, there's just something off kilter about it, and not in a good way. It's hard to pinpoint the problem, or problems.
Terrible, terrible, utterly atrocious movie.
This is one of the worst pieces of trash I've ever seen. I've lost all confidence in Kelly Vance. It is unbelievable from start to finish and gets laughably worse over its unfortunately long running length. And it's violent, unncessarily. And we don't care about the characters. And there's no reason for its existence, either in the story or any sort of concept above that. It's simple trash and poorly done trash at that. On top of that the scenes that are supposed to be subtle (the original murder), meant to be nuanced (I guess), are simply confusing. For a better of review of this see the Chron or the CSM. It sucks bigtime.
nolan is overrated. memento is overrated. the dark knight is overrated.
that being said- leonardo is starting to look old. gonna have to start calling him leonard dicaprio. joseph gordon levitt was bad ass, and i now want to take ellen page out for ice cream. she was insufferable until i realized how sexy she is just now. juno is garbage, fyi.
but i digress. due to the success of inception we will be forced to suffer through more big budget unnecessarily self indulgent god awful rotten cinema. directed by that opiate for the masses of asses, nolan.
give me my money back. please.
I am glad to hear that Rashidah Grinage and Pamela Drake of the Coalition are still positive about the likely benefits of the prospective Police Commission.
It is a sad fact that the realization of the Commission is coming at possibly the worst possible time with the Police Officers Association with its hackles up so the process is fraught with a great deal of mistrust. And of course the Mayor is concerned above all with protecting her administrative power. The Council is having to do a lot of work in a very short period of time in their characteristic reactive "last minute" mode rather than in an extended process of democratic outreach and reflection and planning ahead. This sort of policymaking, although typical of Oakland, isn't guaranteed to produce the best possible outcomes.
Although I have for many years supported a Police Commission for Oakland, these days I am also feeling very sympathetic with our cops because of the revolving door of the Chiefs, the ongoing low morale and constant high level of attrition and the Mayor's utter irrationality and incompetence.
I'm also very concerned about the citizens who don't have nearly the level of police service they need and deserve, and who at the same time bear the high dollar costs of our department due to lawsuits and constant turnover. All this in a time when there is no evident leadership or vision for the future.
Pamela is correct. Does the Commission still have 'teeth?' It may not have wisdom teeth, but it still has molars. The most important accomplishment of the measure is that it cuts the City Administrator out of the disciplinary process. This is a major reform. Although the Coalition is not getting everything we wanted, placing this item on the ballot is a significant step in what will be an ongoing process to bring the Oakland community into the process of how it is policed and will strengthen the ability to hold accountable officers who abuse their authority, racially profile and violate Department policy. The glass is not full, but it is more full than empty. No doubt there will be more work needed in the future, but make no mistake: this is a victory that should be celebrated and the work will soon begin to ensure a win in November!
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I can't wait for a branch group of Direct Action in Mumbai to take exception to Americans devouring cows.
Do something real people.
Wow. How many more teeth will get pulled out of this thing by Tuesday?
Christopher Fallis
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Eucalyptus are no more flammable than our native chaparral. They do not crowd out or poison other plants. WHat you see are old plantations, where they were planted densely. A little thinning, as I've seen in bits of Tilden Park, creates a more natural open forest. I quit the Sierra Club because of its ignorant tree-hating. Read the facts at sutroforest.com/eucalyptus-myths
This "strong Mayor" proposal smacks of Jerry Brown's administration...
Let's make the police officers get private insurance for firearms, that way if they engage in activity that results in unjustified use of force with a firearm it will come directly out of their pocket or the pocket of the police union....
Read my Facebook pages for the rest of the solution to the problems facing Oakland and the rest of California...
" Real Estate Crisis or Government Sanctioned Racketeering?"
Regards, Allen Sanford
I am still formulating my thoughts on the final proposal and the coalition will set a date to meet and vote on whether to endorse it after Tuesday's final council vote.
At one point we had discussed an "elastic clause" with CM Kalb and CM Gallo to prevent the scope from being narrowed. We'll continue to lobby for that language until Tuesday evening.
We are disappointed in the mayor and council's inflexibility on the issue of her appointments. It seems a compromise to this
mayor is that she gets everything she wants.
But it is NOT gutted and is stronger than the original council proposal. We hope people will understand the level of hard work put in by both the coalition-all of us, including people who emailed, called or spoke at council and the CMs who struggled with us and each other. This is landmark legislation that many said couldn't be done. In a city with a tradition of terrible police misconduct and little credibility, change has come.
Here is what one resident of the area reported, "My house was broken in for the fourth time in two months today. A $600 barbecue was stolen out of my back yard. ... I am at a loss as how to deal with the 'clients' at Alliance Metals. A good number are decent folks, but there are just as many if not more who are serious trouble. The amount of drug dealing and using, public defecation, urinating, etc. by the shopping cart folk is bad enough. ... shopping cart customers from Alliance Metals simply loiter on our street all day long looking at our houses, when people come and go from their homes, and what cars people drive."
And Randall Reed of Reed Brothers Security reported that thieves stole $800 of welding leads (large gauge expensive copper wire) from a company truck. The leads "had been bolted to the welder and locked with a chain and padlock to the ladder rack." Doing his own detective work, Reed found the thief, who even admitted his crime. It was "Sonny," a morning regular at Alliance Metals.
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Tony Finau says his 2016 Puerto Rico Open win was for his mom who passed away and his family who sacrificed so much for him.
Monday Scramble: Finau wins first PGA Tour title
George Savaricas, Will Gray and Rex Hoggard recap Tony Finau earning his first PGA Tour title at 2016 Puerto Rico Open. Subscribe to the Monday Scramble podcast: golfchannel.com/mondayscramble .
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Lauren Thompson reports on how with Tony Finau's win at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open he has moved up 31 spots in the world rankings.
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Tony Finau talks with Phil Blackmar after his win at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open.
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Tony Finau outlasted Steve Marino in a three-hole playoff to earn his first career PGA Tour victory at the Puerto Rico Open.
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While the world's best battle it out at the WGC-Dell Match Play, Ian Poulter and Luke Donald will both look for momentum at the Puerto Rico Open.
Poulter in Puerto Rico, wishes he was in Austin
Ian Poulter headlines the field at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, but he would rather be playing at the WGC-Dell Match Play.idea, so obviously Puerto Rico's on the same week. So you have Ian Poulter in the field, Luke Donald who also won the Dell Match play in 2011, two time major champion with Leif Goodson. There's a lot of chances to be hand. The beautiful thing about the PGA Tour is you get rewarded for good play. You don't get rewarded for playing poorly and Ian Poulter has not played here in the last few months. You think about the defending champ as far as opportunities, Alexander Cejka, last
For The Record: McCoy saving exemptions for summer
Rex Hoggard explains how amateur Lee McCoy will be using exemptions when he turns pro in the summer.that would have gotten him into the next open event on the PGA tour which is the Puerto Rico open I spoke with Sydney Wolf, the tournament director down in Puerto Rico, who said he would consider giving Lee a sponsor exemption, but scheduling and tour rules may keep Lee
Byrum: 'Finau could become a force out here'
Tony Finau wins the 2016 Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour victory.And Finau started the day in the final pairing a shot behind Ian Poulter , but he was able to get out To an early lead and then kinda manage it down the stretch. And his length proved to be huge. It was, Poulter just couldn't overcome him. He didn't make enough birdies today. I think Ian Poulter takes positives from this week. But he'll be disappointed that he didn't pick up the win. Tony Finau wins here in Puerto Rico on the third extra hole in a playoff with Steve Marino. The PGA TOUR back in action on Golf Channel and the Shell Houston Open on Thursday at 4 p.m. Eastern.
Poulter (68) feeling comfortable at Puerto Rico Open
Ian Poulter talks about his third round at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open. Watch Golf Central 6PM ET.
Poulter holds 54-hole lead at Puerto Rico Open
Bob Papa and Curt Byrum recap the third round of the 2016 Puerto Rico Open.Poulter in the final pairing, looking for that first win on the PGA tour . Different contrast in styles. Well Tony Finau, if he wants Wants to. If he unleashes on the driver he's one of the longest hitters on the PGA TOUR . He could overpower this golf course . I think a key for him, there are two par fives in the first five holes on this golf course . With his length he has to get off to a good start, settle in and get comfortable early. Yeah it's a bunched up leaderboard, should be a lot of fun. Make sure you join us. For final round coverage of the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday at 9 pm Eastern on Golf Channel .
Fairways of Life: Chalmers from Puerto Rico
Australian Greg Chalmers called in to Fairways of Life with Matt Adams live from Puerto Rico where he's playing in the 2016 Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach.times on the Australasia Tour, two Web.com Tour championships, the 2011 2014 PGA Tour Australasia Order of Merit winner as well, among his accomplishments. Greg finished second at the Chitimacha. Where he Monday qualified for that,these. My goals are very clear. I want to win in the PGA tour and I haven't done that in 16 years so its an easy goal to write down at the start of the year and it keeps motivated and keeps you pushing. Did you have a chance, Greg, to see any of the Dell match play yesterday? I watched a little bit, well I just sat down and watched an hour and a half end of the day yesterday. I don't know much about that golf course , I've never seen it, even though I live in Dallas I haven't been down to Austin to play it, but it's anways to raise money, but if I could get back on the PGA Tour and make a ton of money, I would. You know, I don't need a new car, need a new house. I'd like
For the Record: Holmes gears up for Masters
GolfChannel.com senior writer Rex Hoggard covers three story lines heading into the 2015 Valspar Championship, including J.B. Holmes' game plan after losing the lead at the WGC-Cadillac, Gary Woodland's new swing coach and the last minute change of field at Copperhead.their focus, they're looking ahead to the masters in the year's first major championship . Another bomber on tour has also made a team change. Gary Woodland switched from Butch Harmon to Jim McClean. He'd been working with Butch Harmon since 2012 and made the switch during the Honda Classic. I had an opportunity to talk with Gary. He said he had
Cejka leads in Puerto Rico, eyes first Tour win
Brian Hammons and Jim Gallagher, Jr. break down the 2nd round of the Puerto Rico Open.winners here, this is their first win. You've got guys like Glennday. Billy Mayfair , John Daly , Guy Burrows. Guy Burrows is on the Champions Tour . Those guys are trying to get ready to be of that age to get out there, a great variety. And it's, it's,


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Smash Gyms Founder – Rudy Sanchez
Smash Gyms started in late 2010 and, six years later, we've become the largest gyms of it's kind in Northern California. With three gyms, and more on the way, as well as a community of over 1000 people, we've become a huge success. This is how and why we did it.
I started Smash Gyms Sunnyvale along with some friends and my BJJ instructor, Michael Jen. It all began with my friends and I being involved in online marketing and having great success providing lead generation for martial arts gyms. At the same time, my instructor was teaching a small group of students out of his garage. Michael had closed his BJJ school 10 years earlier because of increasing rent and a dislike for running a small business. It was a short jump to figure out that, with our marketing and his world-class instruction, we might make a good team. I also happened to be a jiu-jitsu fanatic and wanted any excuse to be around the mat more.
My initial goal was to see if we could build up a business and create high quality jobs for expert instructors. I soon realized that I was walking down a path from which I could not turn around. We worked hard to create something great. I was at the gym every day from morning to evening. It became a family gym. My wife, Debbie, would come straight from her 9 to 5 job at Morgan Stanley to come help clean, sign people up, and take classes. Even my mom was there every night. Instructors' wives and their kids also attended classes and helped a the gym wherever they could. A year later, my brother, Eli, came home from college and began working full time for Smash. This was soon followed by Debbie leaving her successful job to work full time at the gym.
At some point, I realized that there was nothing else I would rather be doing. Members thanked me for changing their lives by creating a community for great people. I've had Instructors hug me, in appreciation, for providing a career opportunity that finally allowed them to buy a new car or get a place of their own to live. I was in front of people who were bettering themselves and genuinely happy to be at my business. It gave me a sense of fulfillment and gratitude that I knew I could never find selling things online or in any other profession.
I also couldn't help but feel a deep sense of obligation to everyone who helped Smash grow. So many people helped and contributed. I felt I couldn't let them down. I felt that my hard work was a display of gratitude to all those that helped me. I worked harder than I ever worked in my life and became consumed with making Smash the best I could.
It was a community effort and we quickly became one of the largest gyms in the Bay Area. My friends, Filip Novachkov and Mario Rios, opened the doors to Smash Gyms San Jose in 2014 and it quickly became a huge success. They doubled the size of the community with their location.
Countless other instructors and supporters helped us grow. Every time we added a new member or instructor, things became easier. With every individual who joined, we also got their personal and professional network, their ideas, their skill sets, their opportunities. Those that lacked integrity or our "stronger together" philosophy didn't last long. We began to build a community of inspiring and exceptional people.
As I looked around, I started to notice that no one had done it. What small brick and mortar business had grown, without venture capital funding, to become a large chain? I asked around and virtually no businesses could be named within the last 10-20 years. Where had the family-owned corner store gone? What about the local department or book store?
The freedom and autonomy of being self-employed was not without its challenges. I slowly began learning that things were not easy for small businesses. We were nickel and dimed by everyone. City, county, state, and federal government agencies were clearly not on our side. Permitting and zoning were an arduous hurdle to overcome. We were audited by regulators and paid unreasonable amounts of taxes and fees.
As I noticed these things, the paradigm of small gyms competing against each other began to be a blur. I knew most of them didn't have the number of members and revenue that Smash generated. Even though members rarely switched gyms, most of these other gyms were barely making it. I started to realize that the gym down the street was not my competitor.
The epiphany was that all our battles were internal. I began to tell people that other small business weren't obstacles to our success. The real obstacles are growing revenue, profitability, marketing, branding, vision, culture, procedure development and implementation, risk management, government regulation, permitting, legal issues, accounting, recruiting, hiring, training, etc....
As a result, I began talking to other gym owners. I began to tell them that win/lose is great for sports, but the wrong philosophy for business. Business is about creating win/win situations. Business is about creating opportunity for those around you.
This led to my friends, Jane Estioko and Cung Le, and I, sitting down and discussing the idea of working together. Soon they decided to have their community join our community. We realized we were stronger together. We realized that unity and cooperation between community leaders in this business would almost guarantee success and more opportunity for our instructors and more value to our members. We realized that we were obligated as leaders to do everything we could to provide for our people. So we did the unthinkable and joined teams.
We soon began searching for a location for the third Smash Gyms. During that process, we crossed path with Rudi Ott and Tony Gabucan. Even though they both individually ran successful gyms in Milpitas, we all agreed that the best thing for us to do would be to join forces. They closed their locations and we combined communities at a brand new 12,000 square foot facility to form Smash Gyms Milpitas.
We choose to band together to help each other succeed through sharing networks, branding, experiences, knowledge, procedures, best practices, marketing, revenue streams and people. We help each other avoid the mistakes most commonly made by small businesses. We are a community of successful entrepreneurs working together to solve the same problems and find success together. We realize that combining our networks and experience gives us more opportunity than we could ever have on our own.
Martial arts communities must reach a unified realization that we are not competitors. It is continuously getting harder for small businesses to succeed. We are on track to follow the footsteps of virtually every other industry. The little independent gym will become extinct because of a failure of our own creativity and foresight.
We've figured out a model in which each location can be independently owned and operated yet be part of a large collaboration with unmatched support. We want to preserve the freedom of small business owners while ensuring their success through connecting these community leaders.
At Smash, I've mentored many instructors that have come and gone. I've always openly shared my thoughts, ideas, and philosophies with everyone that has been a part of the team. Some have started their own gyms and found quick success with our ideas of collaboration. Gyms that isolate themselves don't get it. Ego and fear will be the lid of their success. Those that are willing to share success will continue to grow. We are in it to help people, allow them to do what they love, and find success together.
We will be using new platform designed to connect gyms and their members within the next few weeks. Stay Tuned!
If you are a gym owner and would like to find out more about how Smash works feel free to reach out.
New Interview with BJJ Head Instructor Michael Jen
Take a listen to Smash Gyms head BJJ instructor Michael Jen's new interview with the BJJBrick Podcast where he talks about "The Science of Submission" e-book, what training was like when he was a blue belt, tips for someone who wants to compete for the first time, and much more! The interview starts about 18 min. into the podcast. Check it out!
Smash Gyms Milpitas Location Announcement!
ANNOUNCEMENT!!! THE NEW Smash Gyms - Milpitas LOCATION ADDRESS! Our brand new state of the art 12,000 square foot facility will be at the following address in the heart of Milpitas!
616 S Main St, Milpitas, CA 95035
Come to our existing facility and sign up for Pre-Grand Opening Discounts!
Memberships work at all locations! Including our Smash Gyms Sunnyvale, Unlimited MMA & Fitness, Milpitas Boxing and Fitness, Smash Gyms - San Jose! One Membership for all Smash Gyms!
Stay tuned for the Opening Date, Schedule, Layout and more! #SmashGymsMilpitas #SmashGyms
BIG SMASH NEWS!!! Smash Milpitas!
Hey Everyone,
BIG SMASH announcement! As many of you know, there are many Smashers that have expressed an interest in helping Smash grow. We have been looking at locations all over the Bay Area and have finally secured a location in Milpitas. Details to be announced shortly!
Our very own Lou Noble will be helping to lead this location. We are extremely proud of Lou. Those of you that know Lou, know he is an amazing person off and on the mat. He is family man and a good student and teacher. Since the beginning, Lou has been a great leader in the Smash Family and we know he will continue to make us proud.
We have seen Smash grow from 5 jiu-jitsu guys in a garage to over 600 members, 50 instructors, two locations and 12 programs in 5 years. The amazing support that all the members of the community provide to each other inside and out of the gym has created life-long friendships and incredible success stories. We feel so lucky to be able to dedicate our lives to something that has brought real value to many people.
The launch of Smash #3 is something truly special! Three of the best gyms in the Bay Area are joining forces to create Smash Milpitas. Smash Milpitas will be the combined forces of Smash Gyms, Unlimited MMA, and Milpitas Boxing.
Unlimited MMA was one of the first high quality Martial Arts gyms ever in the Bay Area. Head Coach and Owner Rudi Ott is a highly respected and talented kickboxing coach. Rudi will be spending most of his time at Smash Milpitas but will also be teaching classes at Smash San Jose and Sunnyvale. He is a passionate coach and awesome instructor. Rudi, his students, and staff will bring incredible value to the kickboxing program and fight team at Smash. Their community is full of talented and motivated members and staff. Rudi will be the Smash Gyms Fight Team Coach.
Milpitas Boxing is owned and operated by Tony Gabucan. Tony has quickly built an amazing community at Milpitas Boxing. His fun classes and friendly staff quickly grew to one of the largest gyms in the Bay Area in only four years. Tony, his team of instructors, and his gym have quickly become known as a place for beginner friendly classes with top quality instruction. They have a solid reputation for not only high energy and fun classes but also a very family friendly environment.
As most of you know, in 2014 Cung Le's Martial Arts joined the Smash Gyms Family. Now with Milpitas Boxing and Unlimited MMA joining Smash Gyms, our social fitness network has become the largest of it's kind in California. These communities have banded together with plans to create incredible value to our members as well as opportunities to instructors and owners. Smash Gyms' goal is to create a remarkable social fitness experience for our members, high quality jobs for world-class instructors, and successful small businesses owners.
Smash Gyms will now have well over 1000 people active in the community. All of our members will not only have three Bay Area locations, but also hundreds of excited and friendly new training partners, and dozens of motivated professional instructors.
I'd like to thank all those that have contributed to the growth of Smash. Our members and instructors have worked hard to make our community one that has attracted talented and motivated people from all over. Smash is community of great people working hard to help each other inside and out of the gyms. Thank you all for investing so much effort into the growth of the community and each other. Thank you for believing in us.
Podcast interview with Smash Gyms Head BJJ Instructor Michael Jen
Big Jiu-jitsu Podcast interviews 4th degree BJJ black belt and head instructor at Smash Gyms, Michael Jen. Great discussions on his new e-book "The Science of Submission", decreasing your chances of injury, and the importance of the fundamentals. Check it out!
Cung Le at Smash Gyms! (Video)
Cung Le highlighting some of the awesome programs at Smash Gym!
Cung Le is a local legend in martial arts and combat sports. Growing up in the Bay Area and training martial arts like Tae Kwon Do, San Shou, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Jiujitsu and MMA has helped him reach all his goals off and on the mat. Always a huge supporter of the local fitness, martial arts and wrestling community he is proud to partner with Smash Gyms!
Kids After-School Programs at Both Smash Locations!
Do you know any kids that need homework help?
The Smash Gyms After-School Program has made an incredible impact on the lives of many of young members. Thanks to our caring tutors the kids have seen phenomenal progress academically, physically and emotionally. Programs in both Sunnyvale and San Jose! Kids classes include Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Parkour, Kids Fitness, and Judo. Activities include studying, and learning about other cultures and our world class martial arts and fitness classes.
Here are some testimonials from the parents of our students! Thank you for the opportunity to let our staff help in developing your child both mentally and physically!
Click here to check out our YELP reviews! Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 408-744-6334 for more information on our kids programs.
Attention Personal Trainers!
Attention Personal Trainers!
Smash Gyms - San Jose and Smash Gyms Sunnyvale are now accepting a limited number of independent trainers in our facilities. Accepted personal trainers will get a professional facility to train their clients and grow their business. We offer two fully equipped Bay Area Locations with a large variety of functional fitness and martial arts equipment. These locations are convenient for trainers in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, East San Jose or Evergreen!
Our full time rate is ONLY $350 a month! This gives trainers 24-hour access to both Smash facilities. This is an amazing opportunity for independent personal trainers looking to grow their business.
Email email@example.com or visit either Smash Gyms for more information!
Smash Gyms Video w/ Filip & Alyssa
Check out our amazing instructors Filip and Alyssa talking about Smash! Filip runs amazing wrestling classes and Alyssa run our fitness bootcamps and teaches awesome kickboxing classes!
Review of "The Science of Submission"
Check out this review a of "The Science of Submission: A Principle-based Approach to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu"!
To order to copy of this groundbreaking e-book, go to www.scienceofsubmission.com.
"Warning: long post, but realized there was a lot to say here after sitting down to review this book. If it gets too long, read the last paragraph. I hope that sums it up.
The Science of Submission is a must read for any serious BJJ or judo practitioner who wants to progress in their knowledge of how ground techniques actually work in principle. If you are anything like me, with most BJJ books and magazines, I skip the words, look at the pictures and then try them live and ask questions to my instructor. The descriptions are pretty useless because I cannot translate them into how I need to position my body. This was clearly not the case with the Science of Submission. As a highly published scientist myself, I found it extremely refreshing to see all of this knowledge laid out in a straightforward and scientific language that is conspicuously absent in most of the common martial arts books out there that simply try to tell the story with pictures but really do not describe the subtleties proficiently in the all-important prose that goes with the photos. The words in most of these books are an afterthought.
In contrast, this book will allow the beginner player as well as the higher level player to apply and improve in groundwork techniques in a scientific way that can even help a player (who also trains regularly and systematically with a qualified instructor) essentially skip much of the usual "trial and error" that is the norm. The book utilizes the vocabulary of the geometry and biophysics of ground techniques (newaza for judoka) to explain core principles that are intuitive and muscle memory to high level athletes and martial artists -- but are often very difficult to explain to students or to even understand for oneself why these techniques work the way they do -- or why certain subtle mistakes make all the world of difference, for example, between a strong pin and simply getting swept. This book is definitely a must read for all competitive judoka who are interested in improving their newaza ground game or cross training in BJJ. As a student who is still undergoing this transition myself, I have learned that the slower pace and increased time to make decisions in the BJJ ground game compared with judo increases the margin for error for these slight adjustments described in the Science of Submission. These subtleties make all the difference between for example holding one's guard and being passed; between getting pinned and sweeping one's opponent; between being submitted and submitting. When applied in judo newaza this can be the difference in a match where all one needs is a 10 second pin for a yuko and where escaping a pin or holding guard for a few seconds can avoid a score.
The subtle principles that are described in this book can be applied to a judo tachiwaza (standup) game as well. In a recent conversation with the author Professor Jen, we were discussing the proper application of Osotogari , the major outer reap throw of judo. I had always been taught and taught others to throw the throw at the 90 degree angle, and not 180 degrees towards the back of the opponent because it simply worked better that way and I knew this intuitively from many years of motor memory and trial and error. Then it dawned on me that the same biophysics principles in the Science of Submission applied here as well. This book gave me the vocabulary to be able to articulate that "why" of this technique. It also allowed me to explain a set of combinations off of Osotogari for more advanced players that I had known to work, but I did not have the verbiage before reading Professor Jen's book to explain why these particular combinations worked in tandem with each other due to a skilled opponent's inevitable responses.
In summary, this is a must purchase for advanced BJJ and judo players alike who really want to know why they do what they do; and for beginners and intermediate players who would like to accelerate their progress in a knowledgeable and scientific manner. It is also a great reference guide for instructors that will lend them additional vocabulary to explain to students why things work or don't work based on solid biophysical and force vector principles."
- Christopher Savoie, Judo black belt and BJJ blue belt


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Global Fund helps flood-ravaged Pakistan
We've all seen the devastation in Pakistan caused by historic flooding, but what might have been less obvious was the impact on their health system. Imagine the challenge of getting daily medicines to people with tuberculosis or keeping up efforts to control malaria, which was already difficult before the floods.
So we were thrilled to learn from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria that they've jumped into action to help Pakistan recover. They've worked closely with the Pakistan government, a wide variety of UN partners and some of the leading non-governmental groups, focused especially on three tasks:
The Global Fund's executive director, Michel Kazatchkine, told us, "Our collective response in Pakistan is one more example of how the Global Fund can act quickly to respond to the needs of the country and communities. It shows the flexibility of the Global Fund as an instrument, and the importance of working as a partnership." Bravo.
"The Global Call to Action Against Poverty can take its place as a public movement alongside the movement to abolish slavery and the international solidarity against apartheid." ~ Nelson Mandela. GCAP honours Mandela's words as we fight for justice and commemorate Int'l Rural Women's Day, World Food Day and Int'l Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Watch Mandiba's famous Make Poverty History speech.
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Dams driver Magnussen, a test driver for the McLaren F1 team, started on pole position and comfortably won the race by nearly 20 seconds from Strakka Racing's British driver Will Stevens.
France's Arthur Pic came thid in the AV Formula car, finishing right on Stevens' heels, with Russia's Sergey Sirotkin (ISR) fourth.
After earlier rain during qualifying the track had dried out by the time race start came around, polesitter Kevin Magnussen staying ahead of the field as the lights went out.
Jumping up from row three to second place at the first turn was Pic, while Sirotkin, Christopher Zanella (ISR), Marco Sorensen (Lotus), Norman Nato (DAMS), Stoffel Vandoorne (Fortec Motorsports), Nigel Melker (Tech 1 Racing) and Stevens completed the top nine.
Nico Muller (International Draco Racing) was the first to bear the consequences of some keenly contested exchanges in the bunch, the Swiss driver crashing out, while up ahead Magnussen quickly settled into a groove on the Spanish track, posting several fastest laps to take nearly a second a lap out of his closest pursuer Pic.
Among the leaders Vandoorne, Sorensen and Zanella all fell off the pace to allow Nato to move into fourth and take the attack to Sirotkin in third. Nipping past the Russian into second, the Frenchman then had to contend with the charging Stevens, who found his way past Sirotkin and into third. Not to be denied, the Briton caught Pic and slipped past him and into second on the last lap.
In a class of his own, Magnussen took the chequered flag by some 20 seconds from Stevens and Pic, with the remaining points placings being taken by Sirotkin, Nato, Melker, Zanella, Vandoorne, Sorensen and Mikhail Aleshin.
Kevin Magnussen was delighted: "It's only the start of the championship but it's still important to go out and score big. I had a very good car today and I made sure I didn't make any mistakes."
Will Stevens was thrilled to have come through the field: "I was disappointed with our results at Monza, and we needed to score points today. The car has a lot to offer in the way of performance, especially in the dry. I was able to attack throughout the race."
Arthur Pic was happy to make the podium: "I'm very pleased for AV Formula, who were racing at home here. The stable did a lot of hard work this winter and we've made a lot of progress with the car's race set-up. It's a good result on a track that I'm especially fond of."
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Here we offer you the most current Prayer Office, keyed to your local time zone so that you can pray it in real time. You can set your own personalized preferences for the Offices at Daily Prayer Preferences. If you'd like to filter for a particular prayer service on a particular date, you can do it on the Daily Prayer Anytime page.
Please note that due to the options and preferences available, the scripture readings that appear on this page may differ from those used in Forward Day by Day.
(William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909)
V: O God, make speed to save us.
R: O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
O Gracious Light Phos hilaron
O gracious light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
The Psalm or Psalms Appointed
Psalm 119: Yodh Manus tuæ fecerunt me
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; *
give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you will be glad when they see me, *
because I trust in your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that your judgments are right *
and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your loving-kindness be my comfort, *
as you have promised to your servant.
77 Let your compassion come to me, that I may live, *
for your law is my delight.
78 Let the arrogant be put to shame, for they wrong me with lies; *
but I will meditate on your commandments.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, *
and also those who know your decrees.
80 Let my heart be sound in your statutes, *
that I may not be put to shame.
Psalm 119: Kaph Defecit in salutare
81 My soul has longed for your salvation; *
I have put my hope in your word.
82 My eyes have failed from watching for your promise, *
and I say, "When will you comfort me?"
83 I have become like a leather flask in the smoke, *
but I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 How much longer must I wait? *
when will you give judgment against those who persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me; *
they do not keep your law.
86 All your commandments are true; *
help me, for they persecute me with lies.
87 They had almost made an end of me on earth, *
but I have not forsaken your commandments.
88 In your loving-kindness, revive me, *
that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.
Psalm 119: Lamedh In æternum, Domine
89 O LORD, your word is everlasting; *
it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness remains from one generation to another; *
you established the earth, and it abides.
91 By your decree these continue to this day, *
for all things are your servants.
92 If my delight had not been in your law, *
I should have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your commandments, *
because by them you give me life.
94 I am yours; oh, that you would save me! *
for I study your commandments.
95 Though the wicked lie in wait for me to destroy me, *
I will apply my mind to your decrees.
96 I see that all things come to an end, *
but your commandment has no bounds.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A reading from Matthew 27:45-54
From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "This man is calling for Elijah." At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him." Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"
Here ends the Reading.
The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
V: The Lord be with you.
R: And also with you.
Let us pray.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Suffrages B
That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and
We entreat you, O Lord.
That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins
and offenses,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That there may be peace to your Church and to the whole
We entreat you, O Lord.
That we may depart this life in your faith and fear,
and not be condemned before the great judgment seat of Christ,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in
the communion of [________ and] all your saints,
entrusting one another and all our life to Christ,
We entreat you, O Lord.
Collect of the Day
O Lord our God, we thank you for instilling in the heart of your servant William Reed Huntington a fervent love for your Church and its mission in the world; and we pray that, with unflagging faith in your promises, we may make known to all people your blessed gift of eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Protection
O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We thank you for the blessings of the day that is past, and humbly ask for your protection through the coming night. Bring us in safety to the morning hours; through him who died and rose again for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer for Mission
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14
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Isn't it possible to get an event when the GC begins? I want to time each individual GC so I can see if pauses in my server are due to GC or something else.
The GC pauses all .NET threads while running, right? (Except the thread that it runs on, of course). How about unmanaged threads?


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Yeah I agree. Most what is shown are years away. But I'm still excited to see what they and others have to show at E3.
"Michael Pachter: Who Cares What Sony Will Announce At E3"
Soon to be 40 million PS4 owners...and rising.
In a pure technical standpoint then of course HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are more contender to "king" then the PSVR.
It should be with the price tag for a total VR experience on PC!
And let's be honest here. VR on PC is for enthusiasts and enthusiasts alone with a high entry fee for both PC hardware and a VR headset.
But just as gaming in general is not defined by high-end enthusiast PC's. So will most likely neither high-end ...
If this was an actual issue and problem then we would see allot of feedback from many many in the press that have been trying these games and hardware at so many events.
So this is just one more bullshit article that should never have gotten approved. Nothing new on N4G in other words.
EDIT: And I'm not saying the author did not have issues. But it's clearly something isolated in the big picture.
Maybe they can match the native 1080p on the PS4 now then.
Let's focus on one of the lowest scores and ignore all the higher ones.
These pools are worth their weight in digital poop. So many trolls,kids,degenerates and adults with zero sense of economics are out in the streets trying to get some attention.
The console war is over. And now it seams like the VR war is over before it even began...
I like the games from Ubisoft. I'm a big fan on how they design their games and tho there has been some problems all in all I like them.
The Division is fantastic.
I call bullshit. And if so the same goes the other way with men being portrayed as big piles of muscles and often brains that of a chicken.
Why some women have the need to objectify themselves and play the "we are so weak" card is beyond me. Grow some balls for crying out loud.
I think VR is going to be a great addition to gaming and so many many more applications. And I really think it's dumb to call VR a gimmick. I do not associate it at all with something like that.
Cant wait to play all kinds of strange games in VR. It's like a totally different ballgame then traditional gaming.
I also hope Sony will be active in getting other type of content to the PS4 and PSVR in the time ahead also. There is so much more to VR then games.
The Internet is like a spoiled little child. It takes little to nothing for it to get a tantrum.
So treat them the little children they are.
The game looks great. But come on...this trailer sucks ass.
When a massive online game launches there has always been issues and server problems. That is to be expected in the launch window.
When I say sheep I'm thinking about the braindead people jumping on every hate wagon they can because they are dumb sheep.
I'm not blindly accepting anything. I've been around since the fucking stone age. That's how old I am. So I know how these launches are.
Wow...a massive online game having server issues in the first week. That's a new. Lol, wake up sheep.
Not just gamers but people in general act like whiny little b*tches online. I think allot of people use their online aliases to went out frustration and real life issues.
Either that or a big part of the population are raving mad.
Many use vertical slices and it often is not viable when they continue the development of the game. If The Division was a bad looking game I could to some degree understand the complaints from people who still don't understand how E3 and vertical slices works.
But The Division on both console and PC looks stunning. And the attention to detail is amazing. All in all a beautiful game. And best of all. It's fun!
"Could CD Projekt be working on VR Support for The Witcher?"
When you see how demanding VR is and how most VR games look. You fast realize that a game like The Witcher in VR is something for the years ahead and not now.
If anything it could be a VR game built from the ground up for VR. And set in The Witcher univers.
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Tepper ( Sideshow ) cleverly adopts elements of both fantasy and science fiction in this portrait of a world on the verge of chaos. Looking to space for a better world, most of Artemesia's inhabitants have deserted their land for the stars, leaving behind crumbling gang-infested cities, fortified suburbs protected by dwindling technology and a half-wild, half-rural land where renascent mythical beasts and fairy tale "archetypes" now live. There Abasio, a farmboy who is being pursued by vengeful gang members, meets Orphan, who is herself being pursued by the minions of Witch. Witch is convinced that in accordance with a delphic prophecy, Orphan can provide the "guidance system" for her space shuttle and thus allow her to settle the moon. Abasio, Orphan and their few allies are called to fulfill their destiny and defend the battered Earth from Witch's mad scheme for world domination. If the fantasy and SF elements don't always merge seamlessly, the setting is well-realized and Witch's psychosis is lurid and frightening. Tepper's prose is colorful and, while occasionally strident, tempered with wry wit and astute observations about human nature.
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YA-A thought-provoking story with lots of action. "Orphan" has a destiny, as does Abasio Cermit. Somehow, these two destinies are intertwined. Abasio leaves his farm for the gang-filled, drug-infested city of a far-off future. Orphan leaves home also. The story of how these two come together to save a crime-ridden, overpopulated, plague-filled world is the basis of Tepper's novel. It is a mixture of myth, science fiction, and apocalyptic prophecy. A Plague of Angels has the same themes as those found in Tepper's previous novels, but it is a little easier to understand. The ending is not very effective (a series of deus ex machinas come in and, with the help of Orphan and Abasio and numerous other human and mythical characters, save humanity from itself), but the story is well worth reading.
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If you have read and liked other Tepper novels, then you'll enjoy this. On the surface it's very much to the Tepper formula - a strange and disturbing future resulting from modern society's monumental mistakes. But it's just a bit odd. The characterisations are deliberately starker and the plot takes a while to get going. 4 stars because I like it, but wouldn't necessarily recommend it to everyone.
The book started off incredibly slow. The first 80 or so pages are mainly background information, and could have easily been worked in elsewhere in the novel.
Sheri S. Tepper went into incredible detail on things that weren't very important to the story, but left it mainly to the reader's imagination on the bigger elements. Such as Orphan's guardian angel. You can surmise fairly early on what it is, but you don't actually find out what it looks like until at least midway through the book.
The whole book is done in past tense, however, for whatever reason, Sheri S. Tepper decided to switch to present tense for the last chapter. This made absolutely no sense to me. It would have worked had she started off the novel in present tense, then went through the middle of the book like a flashback, finally switching back to present tense at the end. Since this didn't happen, the present tense at the end of the novel had a really jarring effect on me.
I could go on about the other problems I had while reading this book, but suffice it to say, it's pretty bad when you keep reading a novel in the hopes that it gets better to only be disappointed at the end that it didn't. My only real regret is that I purchased this novel new at bookstore. Had I bought it used, it wouldn't seem like such a waste of money.
All in all, the book had the potential to be an awesome mix of sci-fi and fantasy. It's just sad that it didn't happen that way.
In the early '80s, I read two books by James Kahn, "World Enough and Time", and "Time's Dark Laughter". These works similarly follow a post-technological world moving back into the realm of myth and legend, but do so far more effectively. It is possible that the main difference is that my standards have changed over the last 20 years, but I sincerely believe that those earlier works were far better developed than "A Plague of Angels." If you are familiar with Kahn's work, you may be disappointed by this book, but still, it is an enjoyable read.
Try some LeGuin in either her cultural or political mode, Emma Bull's wonderful War for the Oaks, or even the recent Lisle/ Bradley "Rift" books as antidotes to this stuff. Or go to the Salon e-zine to see David Brin's thoughtful rant about similar issues in the Phantom Menace. Good sf/fantasy is not incompatible with democracy!
The beginning was tedious for me. I don't like reading about gang members who live in putrescent urban conditions and speak like retards. I also don't like futuristic novels where everything has gone wrong and gloomy. Moreover, the character development was not too good, at least at the start.
Fortunately, the whole book was not like that. While things started out being fairly confusing, they started hanging together better as I went along. I kind of had to force myself to stick with it, mostly because I liked her other books, but I was glad by the time I finished. The ending, which I won't reveal, was extremely creative and transformative.
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I love Teppers incredible imagination and enjoy her thoughts,up use of language, often old world's seldom used anymore. Her homemade words are delightful. Read morePublished on Nov. 8 2013 by Christine Brandon
I don't give out 5-star ratings very often. I believe that such works as Hamlet, The Lord of the Rings, and Frankenstein are comparable 5's. Read morePublished on Feb. 12 2004
Started off slow and wasn't sure I was going to like it, but then it just got better snd better. I thought Gate to Womens Country was the best. but this is right up there.Published on Nov. 4 2003 by dandysmom
I read this a while ago, and was thoroughly unimpressed. The plot is disjointed, the characterization nonexistent, the prose style clunky, and the book's attitude on gender... Read morePublished on Feb. 22 2003
I very much enjoyed the first half of this book, that is, I loved learning about the world that Tepper created and was thrilled to know about the different characters and their... Read morePublished on Dec 30 2001 by ex nihilo
This book is the most successful combination of sci-fi and fatasy elements that I have ever read. Agian Tepper manages to weave a mystical tale that is thought provoking, as well... Read morePublished on Jan. 18 2001 by Dixon Whitley
With every Sheri S. Tepper book I read, I wonder "why didn't I read this before?!". Her imagination, skilful writing and her social and environmental engagement in her... Read morePublished on Aug. 27 2000 by Arjen