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Something in Common
By Cadillac Red ()
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Scott Lancer approached the door to his new brother's bedroom with uncharacteristic indecision. It had been a wild couple of days since he arrived from back East. His curiosity about his previously unknown father had drawn him to California, not the promise of a thousand dollars he frankly didn't need. He had come, intending to see the man, refuse his money and leave again. He hadn't voiced that intent out loud to anyone but if he was honest with himself, and he always was, that was the way it had played out in his mind dozens of times on the cross-country journey.
But before he had a chance to make this point to his father, strange and unexpected things had started to happen. First, he found out he had a younger brother. And not just any old brother. A gunfighter, taken from their father as a baby, who had no recollection of the man either. An only child until that moment, Scott had secretly longed for a brother all his life. Granted, this was definitely not the little brother he'd imagined. Nevertheless, the surprise made him reassess his plan, or at least delay it.
He and the brother had been driven to their father's ranch, called Lancer, by a pretty young girl who said she was Murdoch Lancer's ward. Theresa stopped the wagon on a ridge overlooking the estate house and the view had left him speechless. The gunfighter too. They had both been impressed and… well, awed, by the beauty of it, and the fact that everything as far as they could see belonged to the man who had summoned them here, their father.
After that, events just kept interfering with his plan to figuratively spit in the eye of the parent who had not even bothered to see him since he was born. Murdoch Lancer had been badly wounded by "land pirates" a while back, a term Scott had never even heard before. The old man needed his sons to help him fight off the threat and offered an equal partnership in Lancer as the reward if they prevailed. Scott was tempted by the challenge, and being brutally honest once again, the chance to show to his father what he had missed by ignoring him all these years. But as the three men worked together to defeat their enemy…something gave way inside his heart and unbelievably, he found himself caring, about this man, this place, even this unlikely younger brother fate had suddenly handed him.
The brother, he called himself Johnny Madrid, had been injured in the fight. When Johnny had been shot off his horse by Pardee's men as he raced toward the house, Scott reacted instinctively. He headed out amid the gunfire, and got Johnny to safety. Thankfully, the boy's injury was not too serious, although the local doctor had confined him to bed for a few days. That hadn't gone down well with the younger man and Theresa and the housekeeper had each come from his room in tears over the last two days when he insisted he just needed to be left alone to regain his strength so he could leave.
Murdoch had visited the younger son several times each day but he hadn't tried to convince him to stay. When Scott asked why, Murdoch replied that Johnny was a grown man and needed to make up his own mind about where he wanted to be. He'd offered a third of this ranch, now it was up to the son to decide whether he wanted it.
Scott had a growing admiration for the man, for what he'd built here, and the heartaches he'd survived, but in this case, he thought Murdoch was dead wrong. Scott was certain Johnny was younger than he seemed, given what he'd learned about the timing of his father's second marriage. Scott thought he was younger, and far less certain of his place here than Murdoch understood. So tonight, Scott planned to try it his way.
He overrode his hesitation and rapped twice on the bedroom door.
Scott shook his head and then opened the door. "I think the standard response is 'Come in,'" he said as he entered.
"That's only if ya want whoever is knockin' to come in," the younger man retorted.
"Oh, I see we're feeling better."
"We? You get shot too?"
Scott smiled, refusing to be baited. "I thought you might like some company."
"Well, the doctor said you need another few days of bed rest and sitting here alone can't be all that much fun," Scott said. He and Murdoch had each dropped off books they thought the boy might like. Johnny had glanced at them but they didn't seem to hold his interest. They'd also brought up the chessboard that was now sitting, set up, on a table by the window. That hadn't captured his interest either.
"I ain't planning to be in this bed for a couple more days, Boston. By tomorrow, I oughta be ready to move on."
Scott's eyebrows rose slightly but he didn't give voice to his thoughts.
Johnny seemed uncomfortable with the silence and ploughed on. "The old man said I could keep the horse," he added, somewhat defensively.
Scott nodded. "He's a beauty. Can't say I blame you for taking him." He privately thought that Murdoch probably should have held back on that offer. It likely would have kept the boy here for now.
An awkward silence descended on the room. It stretched on for close to a minute before Johnny felt compelled to speak again. "So… did ya want somethin'?"
"I did. But it's not important now. I'd like to know why you're in such a hurry to leave though." As he said this, he took a seat in the armchair next to the bed.
Johnny's eyes narrowed with a silent warning to back off and not make himself comfortable but the older brother seemed not to notice. He continued to gaze at Johnny as if he had a right to expect an answer. It unnerved the younger man, who was used to being able to stare down hardened gunfighters, let alone a fancy pants from Boston, wherever the heck that was. "Why do ya wanna know?"
Scott stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Well… I don't think I'm likely to find out I have any other brothers so I'd like the chance to get to know the one I do have."
Scott's temper rose briefly, then he tamped it back down. The repeated "why" reminded him of the younger brother of an old school friend. Josh had been driven to distraction by incessant "why" questions from his younger bother, Davey. Only Davey was about five years old at the time as Scott recalled. The latter thought made him smile.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing. But to answer your original question, I think if we talked a bit we might find out we have some things in common."
Johnny snorted derisively. "Like what?"
Scott's patience with the endless questions was starting to run down. "Let's see. Well, the first thing would be—"
"Don't say we share the old man's blood," the younger man interrupted angrily. "I don't consider that a good thing for either of us."
Scott paused. "Noted. I was going to say we're both good with horses."
Johnny reluctantly shrugged his agreement. He'd been extremely impressed by the other man's riding ability and found himself liking the comparison.
"We're both good marksmen, although with different weapons," Scott continued. When Johnny seemed unsure what that meant, he added, "We're both pretty good shots."
Again, Johnny shrugged his acquiescence to that statement. "I'm better than pretty good, but okay. Got anything else?"
"We both like beef…."
"Eatin', not herdin'!"
"I'm with you there, brother," Scott answered with a smile. He thought he saw the boy's mouth turn up at the corners momentarily before he forced his expression to neutral again.
"You're scrapin' the bottom of the barrel now, Boston."
"Oh, I'm not through yet." Scott replied, leaning back in his chair. "We were both born in California."
Johnny nodded. That was something, given that they had grown up so far apart. But he worked hard not to let his brother see he scored with that one.
Scott continued. "You go by the name Madrid…."
Johnny's gaze snapped up and caught his brother's eye with renewed wariness.
"…and I've been there."
Johnny laughed despite himself. "That's a good one, Boston," he said. Then his eyebrows rose in curiosity. "Ya really been there, to Madrid?"
"Yes. When I graduated from Harvard, a couple of friends and I took the grand tour of Europe, visited all the major capitals. Madrid was one of them."
"Yeah? What was it like?"
"Memorable. To be honest, though, there was a revolution going on and none of us wanted to see any more war so we got on a ship bound for Italy as soon as we could. I remember it as impressive, unpredictable, and dangerous." It suddenly struck him that could describe this young man and he idly wondered how he'd come to pick that name for himself.
"Sounds like my kind of place," Johnny said.
"Yes, it might be. On the other hand, I think this could be your kind of place, if you just give it a chance."
Johnny's eyes narrowed again. "Why?"
An image of this brother of his as he might have looked at the age of five flashed through Scott's mind. "Because it's our family home. It's where… well, where we both may belong. I think it's worth finding out anyway."
The boy shook his head vigorously. "I don't fit here—"
"I don't fit here even more than you, but I'm willing to give it a try."
"No, I'm the one don't fit—"
"I beg to differ. I think if you asked anyone here, they'd say I'm the one who won't make it," Scott responded with fervor.
"You're wrong, You're the perfect son, the one anybody'd be happy to claim. The old man ain't gonna want to be introducin' me to his friends."
"Well, he may not want to introduce me to his ranch hands, at least not as someone they'll have to work beside. They probably think a single day of hard work will have me running for the next eastbound train. But… we'll just have to figure out how to live together, how to make this work."
Johnny stared back at him in consternation. "You're one stubborn cuss, you know that, Boston?"
"There you go!"
Johnny looked confused. "What's that?"
"Another thing we have in common!" Scott said, smiling with satisfaction.
Johnny laughed involuntarily. "I think there's probably three of us 'round here who have that in common."
Scott nodded. "You're right. If we get to know our father, we'll probably find we both take after him in some ways. Of course, we'll have to stick around long enough to know for sure…"
Johnny frowned slightly, not sure why that idea had even occurred to him. He'd flirted briefly with the idea of staying when the battle had ended but stuck in this bed the past couple of days, he realized he was fooling himself. Everything he owned was in his saddlebags. The distance from his life to this place, with its clean sheets and household help, and crystal glasses on the supper table, was farther than he could stretch. They gave him books with words he didn't know in them, and set up a checker board with strange pieces he'd never seen before. Nothing in his life had prepared him for a home like this, or a family like… He shook his head, not wanting to go there. "You heard him. I got a temper from my mother. And stubborn from him. It ain't likely he's hopin' I stay now that Pardee's gone—"
A knock on the door captured both of their attention. Almost in unison, both young men responded, "Come in!"
Scott smiled slightly. The boy was a quicker study than he had even hoped. The door opened and their father stuck his head in. Scott started to stand but Murdoch waved him back into the chair.
"Everything okay in here?"
"Yes, sir," Scott replied. "I thought you'd gone to bed."
Murdoch nodded. "I had, but then I realized you were both in here… together." He lifted something in his left hand. "I picked this up in town today. I thought you might want to have a drink together." He limped into the room, still favoring his injured leg, and handed Scott a liquor bottle. "It's tequila," he said, looking at Johnny. "You said you favored it. And … we didn't have any in the house."
Johnny was surprised into speechlessness by the gesture so Murdoch continued.
"I thought you might like to introduce your brother to tequila before…." His voice trailed off and he looked like he'd stepped in something. "Anyway, I thought you might want to be the one to break Scott in with the local libation of choice."
Johnny nodded, touched by the old man's gesture. Something inside him prodded him. "I was thinkin' there's a few things old Boston here's gonna need to learn 'bout livin' in these parts," he blurted, surprising even himself with his next words. "I—I guess I'll stick around and help him…… for a while anyway."
Scott and Murdoch exchanged a fleeting glance, then both of them returned their attention to the younger man, who looked like he was trying to figure out who'd said what they'd all just heard.
"Johnny, that's… that's wonderful! I'm—I'm very pleased you've reconsidered," Murdoch said.
"Wellllll…," he stalled, trying to come up with an explanation that would pass muster. "I probably won't find out I got any other brothers so I might as well stick around and get to know this 'un."
Scott pressed his lips together to keep a smile from erupting at the fact the boy had blatantly stolen that line from him. Instead he nodded gravely and looked at Murdoch, sending him a silent message with his eyes. "The man's right," he said. "I was just telling him how most people in the area are probably already betting I won't last. I could use his help."
Murdoch caught the look and instead of protesting, he agreed immediately. "Yes, it will be a real blessing to have Johnny around to show you the ropes."
Johnny flushed at the unexpected and unusual experience of praise for something other than his fast gun.
"Would you like to join us, sir?" Scott asked, gathering a couple of water glasses from the side table.
"No," Murdoch responded. He leaned heavily on his cane but the smile on his face said his worries were lighter than when he'd come in. "I'm ready for my bed. You boys… enjoy getting to know each other. Just don't forget morning comes early in these parts."
"No, sir. Good night," Scott said. He cast Johnny a sideways glance.
Oh, g'night," the boy echoed, realizing what the older brother was trying to tell him.
Murdoch left and an uneasy silence fell between them. Scott tried to think of something to say, to regain the easy relationship they had started to establish with each other. He looked around the room and his eyes fell on the younger man's clothes, folded over a chair near the window.
"I thought of something else we have in common," he said, eying the coral shirt and studded pants.
Johnny looked relieved the conversation had started again, and took the bait. "What's that?"
"We're both pretty sharp dressers. Of course, you're a lot more… colorful than me."
Johnny grinned slyly. "Oh, I don't know 'bout that, Boston. Them plaid pants were pretty colorful. I guess that's somethin' else we got in common!"
Scott almost couldn't help the fleeting look of shock that crossed his face but his younger brother didn't notice it. Instead he opened the bottle of tequila and began to pour.
"Now, first thing ya gotta learn is how to eat the worm. It's a matter of etiquette…"
Scott's eyebrows rose in alarm. "Worm? What worm?" Johnny held the bottle up to the light. "You have to eat the worm?... What time is the next eastbound train anyway?"
In his room down the hall, Murdoch Lancer smiled, hearing the raucous laughter of his younger boy followed by a genuine deeper guffaw from his firstborn. He wasn't sure what these two very different young men would find in common, but he hoped some day soon they'd both be certain of one – they both had a father who loved them.

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Scientists reveal Usain Bolt is more energetic than a speeding bullet... and can reach speeds of 27MPH
- Researchers analysed physics of his record-breaking 2009 race in Berlin
- He produced more than 80kJ of energy but 92 per cent absorbed by drag
- A speeding bullet has around 1.6kJ of energy when it leaves the barrel
- His huge 6' 5" frame means he is less aerodynamic than average human
World record: Bolt produced more than 2,600 watts of power to hit his 100m time of 9.58 seconds
Olympic champion Usain Bolt produced 50 times more energy than that of a speeding bullet during one of his record-breaking 100metre runs, scientists have revealed.
Physicists studying the secrets of Bolt's success announced the findings after a detailed study of the Jamaican sprinter's 100m performance during the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
They discovered that he produced a remarkable 81.58kJ of energy - compared to just 1.6kJ of energy a bullet produces when it leaves the barrel of a 0.44 calibre Magnum handgun.
They also calculated that he reached a top speed of 27mph during the race.
But unlike a bullet - which can reach 1,000mph - Bolt's huge 6ft 5ins frame meant more than 92 per cent of his energy was absorbed in battling air resistance.
The researchers found he
had to produce an 'extraordinary' amount of power to reach his 100m
world record time - and because he's so tall he is less aerodynamic than the average human.
They made the discovery after taking into account the altitude of the Berlin track, the temperature at the time of the race and the cross-section of Bolt himself.
Bolt reached a maximum power of 2,619.5watts - a horsepower of 3.5 - within 0.89 seconds when he was only at half his maximum speed, which shows the effect the drag had on his acceleration.
Jorge Hernandez, co-author of the study which was published in the European Journal of Physics, said: 'Our calculated drag coefficient highlights the outstanding ability of Bolt.
has been able to break several records despite not being as aerodynamic
as a human can be. The enormous amount of work that Bolt developed in
2009, and the amount that was absorbed by drag, is truly extraordinary.
is so hard to break records nowadays, even by hundredths of a second,
as the runners must act very powerfully against a tremendous force which
increases massively with each bit of additional speed they are able to
Fastest: Bolt, pictured at London 2012, had to exert an 'extraordinary' amount of power to make the time because his large frame makes his less aerodynamic
'This is all because of the 'physical barrier' imposed by the conditions on Earth. Of course, if Bolt were to run on a planet with a much less dense atmosphere, he could achieve records of fantastic proportions.'
The researchers, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, claim their equations can be used to calculate the effect of a tailwind, which can vary between races and significantly reduce running times.
They compared Bolt's time in Berlin with his previous world record time of 9.69 seconds, set during the Beijing Olympics a year earlier.
In Beijing Bolt was running with no tailwind, but in Berlin there was a tailwind of 0.9 metres per second.
to the researchers' new equations, Bolt would have clocked a slower
time in Berlin if there was no tailwind, but would still have beaten his
world record from Beijing - they predict that he would have run a time
of 9.68 seconds.
Resistance: Bolt developed more than 80kJ of energy but more than 92 per cent of it was absorbed by the drag
The calculations in the study were tested for accuracy by fitting real-life experimental data into the equations.
The figures were from the
International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) laser
velocity guard device, which recorded Bolt's position and speed every
one-tenth of a second during the 2009 race in Berlin.
Hernandez added: 'The accurate recording of Bolt's position and speed
during the race provided a splendid opportunity for us to study the
effects of drag on a sprinter.
'If more data become available in the future, it would be interesting to see what distinguishes one athlete from another.'
Usain Bolt is in London at the Olympic park today to take part in a anniversary games to mark a year since London 2012.
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As you know, the college is committed to encouraging and supporting interactions between faculty and students. Students who form meaningful relationships with their professors outside the immediate context of course work consistently report greater satisfaction with their undergraduate experience. The rewards for faculty members can be just as great.
To foster and facilitate interaction between Bryn Mawr faculty and students, the Undergraduate Dean's Office offers two funding options. As the academic year gets underway, I wanted to remind you of these opportunities and clarify how they are intended to be used:
1) All faculty members are eligible to receive up to 20 meal passes per semester for their use during lunch with students (who will cover their meal expenses with a meal plan or their own funds).
2) In addition, each faculty member can be reimbursed up to $100 per semester for expenses related to entertainment of students in an activity that takes place outside of class time.
Faculty requests for dean's office funding to provide refreshments for students after attending an exhibit, a talk by a campus speaker, or at an end-of-semester celebration (held outside of class time) would all be perfectly acceptable. However, the meal passes and entertainment funds could not be approved for meal expenses incurred during activities that are required for or directly related to a class. Examples of such activities include field trips, language tables, or meals during required class lectures or discussions. Faculty anticipating a need to fund these types of events or activities should consult with their department chair.
I am very aware that budget constraints have impacted every office at Bryn Mawr and that individual departments and programs may lack the funding to cover food-related expenses for their courses. However, as the Dean's Office receives increasing numbers of funding requests we have to ensure that the funds dedicated to faculty-student interaction are distributed equitably and according to the spirit in which the funds were originally set aside.
To obtain the Faculty and Student Entertainment Request for Reimbursement form, please complete the Faculty & Student Entertainment Fund Request Form and return to Joann O'Doherty in the Dean's Office for processing. Please allow several days for turnaround.
Many thanks for your understanding, and all the best for the year ahead,Judy Balthazar
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Mario Kart 8 reviewNintendo
Superbly smooth 60fps action, a great HD refresh for the world's much-loved racing franchise, tonnes to unlock, hugely addictive and still the best local multiplayer game for parties
Battle mode is a letdown, online multiplayer can't possibly live up to the fun created through local matches thanks to Nintendo's community policies
There is something wonderfully familiar about Mario Kart 8. It's a game that will satisfy fans of any generation of the franchise, yet it still manages to add enough new elements to make it a real step up for kart games in general, let alone those featuring moustachioed plumbers.
It's just a shame it's come about a year too late to reverse the fortunes of Nintendo's Wii U console. Ho well…
HD Splendour
The first thing that strikes you about the game, from the opening menus and sequences to the races themselves, is just how good it looks. We've been impressed with Nintendo's legacy titles for the Wii U in the last few months, with Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze looking sumptuous in their HD splendour.
Mario Kart 8 trumps both, most likely because it moves more quickly and offers a better illustration of how capable the Wii U can be at ensuring action runs at a smooth 60 frames per second. Admittedly, it's been proven that it has to drop to 720p rather than 1080p to maintain the frame rate, but so do many Xbox One titles. When a game's playfield looks as good as this, what's an extra pixel or few between friends?
It's certainly colourful and crisp enough, and the track designs make use of the extra graphical processing power of the console. Regular Mario Kart players will see this more than most: the tracks have all made a thematic appearance before on other systems, in typical Nintendo style, but now you can wonder at elements never seen before.
The frame rate drops in local multiplayer, as more needs to be fitted on screen, but if you're spending time looking to see how smoothly your corner of the screen is moving, you're not really taking notice of the most important thing: the racing itself.
Familiar fun
As is traditional, there are eight cup tournaments to conquer in single-player mode, with three classes of kart to play them with - something that's been present from the very first game on the SNES console all those years ago.
The top tier of events are based on classic tracks and the second tier are literally remakes of raceways that have appeared across other platforms in the past. They have all been altered in some way though as flying and underwater sections have been added to a home console version for the first time. They appeared in Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS and are more than welcome here.
In addition, Mario Kart 8 adds anti-gravity abilities to the mix, where the wheels of a kart of bike are changed into electric-powered hover pads and can therefore stick to tracks that appear on the ceiling, walls or run loop-the-loop style.
Sometimes during play you don't even notice, as the track is just unfurling ahead regardless of your orientation to the screen. But some tracks offer shortcuts or special areas that appear vertical to the main road, and it is fun to try and find alternative routes to the norm.
A huge cast of characters are available to play as and against, with many locked at the beginning of the game. However, it doesn't take much play to unlock them. Same too with vehicles, their wheel types and the flying mechanisms, each of which provide different benefits to speed, acceleration, grip and so forth.
You'll want to play through the single player modes as much as possible to ensure you collect them all, because then they will be available to all players for great local fun.
Multiplayer classic
Local multiplayer in Mario Kart 8 is as fun as it was on the earlier Wii console. Indeed, it is similar. The Wiimotes can still be used solo or with steering wheel attachments, and the Wii U GamePad can double as a motion-controlled steering wheel too. Sadly, you can't play a game on the Wii U GamePad controller's built-in screen while your friends are playing on the TV, which seems odd, but it doesn't hamper the fun.
Online multiplayer is fairly basic, although 12 player races are great fun. Perhaps its biggest issue is that, unlike with other devices and platforms, Nintendo has strict family-centric rules about playing online games. And because of that, there is little interaction with your fellow gamers. You can only chat in lobbies and with friends, rather than during the game.
Mario Kart has always been a vocal experience, but considering some of our local multiplayer sessions and the fruity language that can be heard when a blue shell appears just as one of us was about to cross the finishing line, it's understandable.
Less so is the lack of any way to invite friends to a race online. All karts will be filled by random strangers, and while fun it feels incomplete.
But that's by the by really. While we love playing racing games against other human opponents, we can get more than enough of that in our own living rooms. And that's what has always elevated Mario Kart games above rivals. Yeah, it's good to know that the racer you've just spanked with a red shell is a seething living being, but it's better if you can nudge their elbow and laugh in their face too.
This applies to Battle mode too, but unlike with the original and great experience on the first Super Mario Kart in the early 90s, it does feel a little tacked-on this time around. Gone are arenas and instead you just race the same tracks but with balloons tied to your vehicle. Lose your balloons through hits and you're out of the race. To be honest, just about every other mode is more involving.
Nintendo has added a couple of other features to perhaps make up for some of the minor disappointments, such as stickers to post in Miiverse and YouTube uploading of highlight reels, but they aren't really necessary. The gameplay more than makes up for any foibles.
So that's Mario Kart 8 in a nutshell (or is that tortoise shell?): a gorgeous looking, incredibly fun racing game that lives up to its 20-plus years of heritage. It is almost as great in simple single-player mode as it is when you've got mates around to share the fun.
It retains that "just one more go" aspect that has made the series great many times in the past, and the characters these days are so diverse that you'll feel the compulsion to complete every track with every avatar and every vehicle combination.
It is a star game from Nintendo at a time when people are forgetting what it does best. Sadly, it is not enough to save the Wii U from becoming a side-note in the history of gaming, but it is a must purchase for the few of us out there that love our outcast machines.
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Context is everything.
At first glance, avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger's shorts seem dated, obvious, even unintentionally comic. But the more you consider when he made them, the more you appreciate their significance.
In his surreal first film, "Fireworks," from 1947, a smoking, dewy-eyed gent (the 17-year-old director) wanders through a dreamy void and admires a Charles Atlas-style muscle man. The tone suggests a cross between a WWII-era gay stag film and an Eternity cologne commercial until a band of sailors attacks Anger's screen persona with grotesque savagery. Considering America's pro-military, deeply closeted impulses of the time, "Fireworks'" themes of homoeroticism and military violence exploded taboos with megaton force.
Anger's most famous short, 1964's "Scorpio Rising," offers a kind of 30-minute deconstruction of the biker mythos. Anger's camera lingers over strapping motorcyclists as they rebuild their choppers, primp and drag race, all accompanied by doo-wop-era pop songs. "Scorpio Rising" pioneered the ironic use of rock hits. Its effect is most amusing when bikers pull on their blue jeans, leather jackets and other "butch" accessories to the tune of "Blue Velvet." Pop-loving filmmakers from Martin Scorsese to David Lynch owe "Scorpio Rising" a debt, even though its fetishistic message becomes clear all too soon.
Eyedrum provides the rare opportunity to see these films, as well as Anger's latest, "Mouse Heaven," on Fri., Aug. 19.
For such a historic provocateur, Anger proves surprisingly nonjudgmental about Mickey Mouse and the Disney organization in "Mouse Heaven." He gives a vibrant sheen to a montage of classic Mickey Mouse collectibles, as though he's broken into somebody's eBay hoard. The spokes-rodent's inane grin becomes sinister after a while, and Anger repeats the image of a Mickey toy raising his fist in what looks increasingly like a wanking gesture.
Yet Anger appreciates the kitschy energy of the old-fashioned knickknacks, which seem rather benign compared to modern-day kid-oriented merchandise like Pokémon or the Bratz. Accompanied by the Proclaimers' pop anthem "The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues," "Mouse Heaven" ends on a note of nostalgic cheer. Perhaps Anger has mellowed with the years.
"Mouse Heaven" and other short films by Kenneth Anger screen Fri., Aug. 19, 8 p.m. $6. Eyedrum, 290 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 404-522-0655. www.eyedrum.org.


text: Well to start off,i joined competitive battling 3 weeks ago and i found the uu tier particularly interesting.I hope you guys can help me improve my team. First i decided that the team should have a defensive backbone.Initially i chose Gligar and Slowbro.Lead Azelf and Life Orb Arcanine were also part of the team.But then i found out that gligar sucks.its taunt bait for setup sweepers.So i chose physically defensive bronzong over it.Then i realised that i did not need another phy def wall.So slowking replaced slowbro.Azelf was replaced by Scarf Flygon and Arcanine by Life Orb Nidoqueen(since my whole team was physical :P) .Mienshao is my scouter and heracross is my status abuser.(it was initially a scarfer but then the whole team was weak to status) Note: Qwertyuiop helped me alot in the teambuilding process :3 Team at a glance: Bronzong @Choice Band Relaxed Nature EVs:252 hp/252 def/4 spe 0 spe IVs Ability- Levitate Moveset: Gyro Ball Stealth Rock Trick Explosion ~ Bronzong is my physically defensive tank.Its an awesome Flygon check.It has 4 spe evs for speed creeping on other bronzongs.0 spe ivs and a relaxed nature power up gyro ball.I chose a trick band version as the number of pokes who setup on bronzong is astronomically high.Trick obviously cripples setup sweepers.Gyro ball is a reliable stab move and explosion is a last ditch effort move which i use if i have my band intact.Stealth Rock is there because its an important move.I sometimes setup rocks with the band and switch out and later cripple a poke.The opponents are usually taken by surprise when i cripple their setup sweepers.Gyro Ball is a decently powerful move and prevents it from being taunt bait.Moreover,a Banded Gyro Ball hurts. Nidoqueen @Life Orb Modest Nature EVs:204 hp/252 SpA/52 spe Ability- Sheer Force Moveset: Roar Ice Beam Earth Power Fire Blast ~ Nidoqueen is my all around bulky attacker and fighting poke check.I stole the ev spread from that of kokoloko's Anna Molly team and it is awesome.It allows me to survive neutral and weak supereffective attacks with ease and dish out immense damage in return.52 spe evs allow me to outspeed the standard milotic and some togekiss [but you guys already know this :p].I chose sludge wave over Focus Miss/Thunderbolt to deal with Rotom-H who would otherwise wall me initially.But since subsweepers can be troublesome,it has roar instead of sludge wave now.The moves provide very good coverage.Ice Beam hits other nidoqueen and flygon,Fire Blast maims Bronzong,Earth power is a cool stab move that deals with darmanitan,arcanine and victini. Heracross @Leftovers Jolly Nature EVs:4 hp/252 atk/252 spe Ability- Guts Moveset: Swords Dance Close Combat Megahorn Stone Edge ~ Initially my hera was the scarf moxiecross,but once it got burned it became dead weight.So to solve this problem,i changed the set to the guts abusing one.The ev spread is standard.Swords Dance helps me to break stall.Close Combat and Megahorn are powerful stab moves and have good coverage in general.Megahorn deals with slowking/bro and close combat hits snorlax and rhyperior hard (especially at +2)The side effects suck though.Stone Edge hits flying pokes for alot of damage [provided it hits XD].I usually switch to hera when i predict a wow. Mienshao@Life Orb Jolly Nature EVs:4 hp/252 atk/252 spe Ability- Regenerator Moveset: Fake Out Stone Edge Hi Jump Kick U-Turn ~ I run max attack and speed on my shao.[obvio]Many people on the forum complain that fakeout on mienshao sucks but i think otherwise.It helps me to weaken pokes and break sashes many times and works well with u-turn.Moreover,if i predict a switch to a ghost poke i dont use it and u-turn to heracross.Stone Edge and Hi Jump Kick have awesome coverage together and can ko many threats.U-turn is for switching out and dealing damage at the same time.Moreover i can recover life orb recoil while switching out.Fake Out+ Hi Jump Kick helped me to kill many dangerous pokes. Slowking @Leftovers Sassy Nature EVs:248 hp/12 atk/248 SpD Ability- Regenerator Moveset: Scald Thunder Wave Dragon Tail Slack Off ~ It is my spD wall and kingdra check.The ev spread is standard.12 atk evs ensure that i break 4hp/0 def kingdra's subs all the time with dragon-tail.Scald is for dealing modest damage and burning pokes.[scald's burn chance is 100% hence i changed hera's moveset >.> ].ThunderWave cripples many pokes and Slack off provides reliable recovery.Dragon Tail is for phazing setup sweepers. Flygon @Choice Scarf Jolly Nature EVs:4 hp/252 atk/252 spe Ability- Levitate Moveset: Outrage Earthquake Fire Punch U-Turn ~ Once again,it has the standard moveset and ev spread.It revenge kills various threats like darmanitan etc.Outrage is a powerful stab move and has very good coverage with Earthquake.U-turn is for scouting purposes and i usually use it when i predict a switch to bronzong.I spam u-turn initially to provide myself with a better match up against the opponent or use outrage for late game sweeping.And finally there's fire punch.It sucks really.It cant even 3hko bronzong or ohko escavalier >.> Well there you have it.This is my team.I dont use a spinner because my team isnt weak to hazards.2 pokes have levitate and 4 resist stealth rock.Sorry for the horrible presentation :( Please give me some feedback so that i can improve my team and consider the fact that im a newbie before bashing me for any particular reason :p That would be all :) Importable : Hide (Move your mouse to the hide area to reveal the content) Show Hide Hide Hide Hera (Heracross) (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Guts EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Close Combat - Megahorn - Stone Edge - Swords Dance Bronze (Bronzong) @ Choice Band Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd) - Explosion - Gyro Ball - Trick - Stealth Rock Narisa (Nidoqueen) (F) @ Life Orb Trait: Sheer Force EVs: 204 HP / 252 SAtk / 52 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) - Ice Beam - Earth Power - Roar - Fire Blast Slowdude (Slowking) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Regenerator EVs: 248 HP / 12 Atk / 248 SDef Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd) - Slack Off - Dragon Tail - Scald - Thunder Wave Felicia (Flygon) (F) @ Choice Scarf Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Fire Punch - Earthquake - Outrage - U-turn Shao (Mienshao) (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Regenerator EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Fake Out - U-turn - Stone Edge - Hi Jump Kick


text: This Useless Anchorman's Touchscreen Abilities Are HilariousJesus Diaz11/20/12 5:41pmFiled to: watch thisTouchscreenIdiotVideoClips56EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Look at this doofus talking about the Israel crisis while shuffling cards on a giant touchscreen. I don't speak French, but Mario Aguilar says he does and, at the end, this guy says "I am a complete piece of shit, I hate myself." Well, he doesn't really say that, but he's probably thinking it. [The Next Web]Reply56 repliesLeave a reply


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Great breakfast!
Delicious! Can't beat a combo like this. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful all in one pan breakfast!! I made one change to it as I didn't add the bell pepper because DS and DH don't like it. For the potatoes I used refrigerated hash browns, so took the lazy route lol!! I could see adding mushrooms and cheese and for me I would like the bell pepper as well!! Thanks for sharing the recipe that all 3 of us enjoyed. Made for Photo Tag Game.
This was so good and easy - I made this for dinner and we loved it, a delicious change of pace. I used a red bellpepper, pork sausage, added a small gem squash (You said it was ok to add more veggies :) ) and some garlic. Thoroughly enjoyed this, a real keeper, and comfort food to boot :) Thank you, made for Consideration Tag Game
This was quite easy to make and it was really good. Only thing I might do next time is try and find a more "healthy" type of sausage (if one even exists!) Also, I think this would be a great dish for a brunch.


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|Reviews for The Company of the Worthless
| sunnykhangembam chapter 1 . 3/28
nice fics . I like the naruto giving up his dream of becoming hokage for hinata that part is great
| Guest chapter 8 . 6/25/2015
please update soon i hope its not finished cause that would be a massive cliffhanger
| Guest chapter 1 . 11/24/2014
Yeah andere I am done. A rape and Lemon in one chapter with little focus on healing is even too much to handle for my suspension of disbelief.
| Guest chapter 1 . 11/24/2014
Mid review. You never make Naruto standstill at the fact that Hinata must have looked broken or different after her "attack" (for spoilers sake). And I find insulting that you would compare Narutos loneliness to the physical and mental trauma she must be ging through. For me that is in no means a commentaar denominator for hij tot underrstand her at that moment.
| SilentSambo88 chapter 1 . 11/6/2014
Idk if you'll respond to this review since the fic is discontinued, but since you are still present here, I guess it won't hurt to try...
This first of eight chapters in this lemon fest... The pacing is, in a word, awkward. On the one hand, it feels alright, given what you intended, but on the other, I feel like you rushed it immensely. It should have taken at least five chapters of this length, probably a lot more, before the end of this chapter happened. It bounced around almost as much as the penultimate chapter in the now concluded manga, and that's not a good thing. From this alone, I see why you discontinued the story, though I would not be opposed to a rewrite that extends the length to add in much-needed development on the Hurt/Comfort end.
However, I do believe that the Eight Pleasure Gates are pretty much the ultimate fanon ero-jutsu, at least from what I've read. I tend to shy away from most smut fics and adamantly refuse to read most fics where Naruto isn't paired with his canon wife Hinata, so my knowledge of fanon ero-jutsu is VERY limited, so it's easily possible someone else topped this. Still, it was a creative idea, for as long as it lasted.
| insane chapter 6 . 10/1/2014
Wow, ninjas are crazy sex addicts. The writing is very good, but dam this story feels like a p**no.
| dislikefirstchap chapter 1 . 9/30/2014
There was no need for hinata to get rape(made me very angry) naruto just got over all the bad things to easyly(emotions feel dry) all in all seems like a very sex center story(sadistic perverted story) there was no need for the set up plot of hinata getting rape for hinata and naruto to reach the ppont there at. Dissapointing story so far. There was no need for a raping at all. Seems stupid at best.
| llazo4108822 chapter 8 . 7/6/2013
I love this fanfic make more chapters.
| Guest chapter 8 . 4/3/2013
well I like it hope a new chapter to be out soon
| tim lee1 chapter 2 . 4/3/2013
Very hot chapter! Your writing is very clear and just pulls the reader along. Great job with Hinata and Naruto...they seem in character...especially from what they have been through together now.
| tim lee1 chapter 1 . 4/2/2013
Gosh!...this was a knock out beginning. You covered sooo much here an in this long chapter...went from heartache to bliss and then repeated those emotional cycles again...Caike, this is a great story even in the first chapter. I love the character depiction and the plot.
| Thebrotherofmany chapter 2 . 2/13/2013
First of all, I too like big breasts. And btw, I was reading this, totally forgetting about the guy, then that last part. My heart quickened, my eyes widened. Woah.
| Guest chapter 3 . 12/10/2012
Great chapter...this was some serious stuff with Kabuto. Great writing of NaruHina content...I'm not to sure about Kakashi and Shizune...it's ok.
| ranneal chapter 2 . 12/10/2012
This is a great NaruHina story! It is so different than 'Ripples', your other one...which I like too. In this one you jump right into the romance and lovemaking...in the other you are taking it slowly and letting Naruto and Hinata get to know each other over a longer period of time. Both are fun stories.
| ranneal chapter 1 . 12/10/2012
Wow! This was a long and great first chapter. You covered a lot of very sad events and then showed the caring and loving parts of both Naruto and Hinata. Amazing story so far. This guy loves it to this point.
This is very different than your newer story that I just read to the end of what you have written. This is super too...but much darker and more serious. I will read on:)


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Dumbest Rap Lyrics Everpreachinpreach
The Top TenXW
What in the hell does this sentence mean - livinglegend
This is the dumbest lyric ever. And plus, I don't see whey there are already two Eminem songs in the top ten? I know they're pretty far down the list, but seriously... In my opinion Eminem is the best rapper, hands-down. But Soulja Boy? "Superman that ho"? No. Just no.
Go ahead and write a flawless essay on this website. The moment you write out the word "that, " it will go from blue straight to red. Way to shake off that stupid rapper stereotype Soulja boy. You are just One. Great. Contributor.
It might mean to get on top of the ho in a Superman position during sex I don't know - McgillacuddyV8 Comments
I never heard this song but just looking at those lyrics cracked me up! They make actually NO SENSE, and what the hell does beef stew being blue with a hebrew have to do with anything? - Mushroom99
Sounds like something you'd say on crack. But it cracks me up, how little sense it makes.
what color is beef stew and what does hebrew have to do with anything
Lol this one is kinda funny - BlueFrostOfThunderClanV8 Comments
Only in Master P's little world, does New Year's Eve come before Christmas. - Johannes9
What a moronic guy. Everybody knows that Christmas come before new years. And this sentence shows how greedy most rappers are. They're all a disgrace.
Lmfao this is the dumbest line ever this should be number 1... laugh out loud I'm thinking of sharing this on Facebook... damn I can't stop laughing
Absolute rubbishV4 Comments
Who the hell would have money hanging out of their anus - 2tasty4U
Nobody walks with money in their ass, only if they stick it in ass.
In that case, Mass, I recommend seeing a local doctor, for "Money hanging out of the anus" is not normal. At all.
A lot of rich people don't know what to do with their money these days. - McgillacuddyV4 Comments
Uhh... thats uhh... retarded. Imagine a "cool" gangster saying that! Its just creepy! - moose4life19
Aside the fact this is completely moronic, It also makes me crave cheese... Which is actually a good thing. Because cheese is amazing. And moose4life19 is very right...
He's very hungry. If he said one more hungry, it would be eating a dollar bill level hungry.
I'm not sure if a lot of people from the hood play this board game... - McgillacuddyV4 Comments
I like to drink cuz when i drink then im drinkin, don't let me smoke cuz if i smoke then i'm smokin. Nice to see the Doctor made it past 4th grade - preachinpreach
I just looked this line up on Genius. So basically "slipping" means that a rapper put out a bad album. Due to it's repetitiveness, this line is cited as one of the worst rap lines ever. - Mcgillacuddy
So let me explain what I understood. It's like a addict saying don't let me let smoke cause if I smoke then I'm smoking
But if I got my Nina then you know I'm straight trippingV8 Comments
That cracks me up every time, you could pretty much add the whole song, it's ridiculous
Genius is really helping me with these weird lyrics. Surprisingly enough, a lot of thought was put into this line. Basically, Em was poking fun at how parents will allow their kids to watch cartoons like Tom and Jerry that desensitizes violence without thinking twice, but then place the blame on controversial artists like him when kids start acting out. Eminem references the band Nine Inch Nails (a band that I actually like), highlighting the idea that rappers aren't the only ones responsible for driving the youth to violence; there is also television, movies, and rock music. - Mcgillacuddy
This lyric is so funny! The meaning behind is that he's saying that things like movies, video games, and rock music can also cause people to become violent besides rap. He's using the band Nine Inch Nails (one of my favorite bands) as an example for this.
This whole song is incredibly irrelevant, but very funny. The kids squeaking in the background "Yup! " Is hilarious. All of Eminem-as-Slim Shady is slightly dumb, but that just adds to the insightful insanity.V26 Comments
These lyrics are hilarious. How could anyone take 2 Chainz seriously?
The worst lne from the worst rapper. He has no flow, no lyrics, no skill. MTV is a dumbass for putting him second
This is a stupid lyric so I call it a stupid lyric.
Let me guess, you're called 2 Chainz because you have two "chainz"?V9 Comments
the above lyrics explain it all, no seriously - Dania0671
Just trying to get My Name Is lower on the list.
Lil' Mama is stating the obvious.
We don't give a damn about your swollen ass lips - McgillacuddyV1 Comment
That's definitely something Eminem would NEVER sing about. Lose Yourself and The Real Slim Shady were always the best.
I've loved Eminem since was two (Wonderful parenting on my mum's part), and I loved this song as a little kid. I still love all Eminem, save these few cuts from *shudder* Encore. But... He was on a whole lot of prescription medications at the time... Obviously
It was meant to be funny, it's not dumb.
I'm listening to this to song now. One doing is enough.V3 Comments
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The lyric is : she said 'he's so sweet; make me wanna lick the wrapper, so I let her lick the rapper.
Dear Lil Wayne, using candy in sexual terms is so overrated. Nobody wants to lick your lollipop, so please shut up and just go the hell away.V1 Comment
You ain't cause your not? WTF?
I know I'm not as hot as you, Mims, but please tell me why.V1 Comment
He managed to rhyme father, cigar, tomorrow, and house all together. - ilovekelly75
Not suprising this dumbass made the list twice...
I can't even understand what half of these mean... - Elina
I'm absolutely disgusted by this lyric. In fact it is so terrible and meaninless that I think it makes me lose a lot of respect for the negro rapping society
Easily the dumbest lyric I've ever heard in my life.
This is why I think Lil Wayne is completely overrated - McgillacuddyV1 Comment
This line is GOAT and it's off a GOAT song. Goes over a ton of people's heads though I guess.
Well, lasagna is silent... He does has a point...
The beat is even worse than this lyric.
Silent lasagneV3 Comments
Then go dig a hole and live in it 50 cents.V3 Comments
This is probably my favorite rap group but these lyrics to this songs stink
Worst lyric from the worst song. - ChrisHenryV2 Comments
Math rap. Incorrect math rap. Why isn't this mainstream? *hint, hint*
All this work just to get some drugs ready - McgillacuddyV3 Comments
So slim shady lives in my toilet? How does he feel when I take a dump all over his face? Is that why he tries to kill me from the toilet? This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard come out of Eminems mouth.
Love this song, but I laughed out loud when I heard this. Seriously, does slim shady live in my toilet now? I miss when he was a little more comical and less flat stupid. Stick to rapping about Valium Eminem
What? This has to be just some filler line because it's REALLY stupid
Slim shady is covered in peeV4 Comments
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Hey party people!
Our Halloween idea week continues with two Halloween Party Decor Ideas to spookify your home that uses things you probably have around your house.
If you missed yesterdays post on thrifty Halloween decor, just click here.
When I have parties I love to try and transform as much of the house as possible. When people come to my parties, I like to try and create an environment. Here are two ideas to create an eery environment if you plan to throw a Halloween party.
Create an eery old looking mirror by using these two items…
…Saran wrap & watered down black acrylic paint. I put a nickel-sized dollop of black paint in that yogurt container and filled it about 1/3 full of water then mixed it together. You could do this with a dark brown, gray or even red paint.
Take your saran wrap and apply a strip onto your mirror. As you apply it try and smooth it out as much as possible.
Simply take your paint brush, dip it in the watered down black paint and begin painting the saran wrap from the top. Keep a paper towel handy in case it gets a little messy. Some of it did start dribbling down but I kept going across the wrap with my brush and it didn't end up going far.
Once it dries (mine didn't take long to dry…alot faster than my nails usually take…ugh those and the microwave are the things that seem to take the longest), you're left with an eery looking mirror. You could also add some glow in the dark eyes or…
Add some blood….ewwww. ;p
Speaking of red…here's an idea I used for one of our Halloween parties & it was a big hit. I wrote on the toilet seat a funny message in lipstick.
It was especially awesome to walk by the bathroom and hear a guy in there laughing hysterically. ;p
Word of advice: Don't leave the lipstick on there too long. After awhile it ended up being imprinted on our toilet seat. Yikes. That was when I lived in a house with two other girl roommates. We just rented the house so I think I ended up having to buy a new toilet seat. In that case, this would not fall under parties for pennies. ;p I did accidentally leave it on there for like a week….hey…we're girls..we don't lift that thing up and I only cleaned the bathroom once a week. ;p
Tomorrow…I'll show you a fun activity that you can make with your kids!
p.s. You can now LIKE Parties for Pennies on facebook! Click here.


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Skip to comments.Thieves Break Into Cars Using Mysterious Black Box
Posted on 02/27/2014 10:04:29 PM PST by Kartographer
A mysterious device is being used by criminals to easily break into locked cars across the country, including here in Chicago. It has police stumped, CNN is reporting.
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I would venture it is a code scanner that reads the code to unlock the car. Aren't computers great!
Maybe they should use a mechanical locking mechanism. The car manufacturer could install these mechanical devices and provide two or three "keys" that would be needed to unlock them.
"Maybe they should use a mechanical locking mechanism."
Just go back to what we had for 75+ years!!!
One would think it would be rather trivial to do, if one has the proper equipment to 'listen' and transmit.
I went to a casino in MS years ago. I dont gamble, so I just walked around. I saw a guy with a little rectangular black box, and he was waving it low, and in front of various slot machines,and when he did theyd jackpot.
Hanging horse thieves!
That's what it is. Don't the police watch those Repo Man shows? And they're supposed to be protecting US...lol
no, key locks, and if necessary offset pins that are unpickable!!
It's also simple to design around slim jim's.
Return to hanging thieves of transportation and vehicles of work should start immediatly!
If so I'll bet they have the codes for only some makes and years. They cannot steal any automobile.
> I went to a casino in MS years ago. I dont gamble, so I just walked around. I saw a guy with a little rectangular black box, and he was waving it low, and in front of various slot machines,and when he did theyd jackpot.
I guarantee that didn't last long unless it was a casino employee himself..I've heard that the organized crime sydnicates have used programmers to write programs for their slot machines for years now. In fact, I think some federal crimininal or civil cases have been filed because of it if my memory serves correct.
That is called a replay attack. Doesn't work with any remotely modern system.
When embedded systems engineers go bad....
Somebody with Onstar connections?
I remember cars with starter buttons on the floor (still have a pickup with one—and the crank behind the seat), and the lock was only something you used when you went to town—if you remembered to bring the key.
Yes indeed....
Mysterious? Key codes are published.
What's the surprise. Our kids have been cracking copy protection schemes for years now. Or Who's to say it's not faulty encryption with back door?
This will combine nicely with what has been going on around here lately. I suppose it's been in other areas for awhile, but it was "new" to us:
Thieves have been breaking into cars at events that they know will last for several hours (concerts, etc.). They take the garage door opener, along with the car registration (which one is required to have at all times). They drive to the address, use the opener, and clean out the house.
This resulted in a bizarre press conference, where the police spokesman basically told people to break the law by not carrying around the vehicle registration or insurance information with an address listed. At least one woman was injured when she arrived home "early" and surprised the thieves.
It is a trick to get us all to ride the bus and use bicycle lanes.
I seem to remember a starter switch built into the shift lever on a column mounted shifter. Just pull back, sort of like dimmer switches today. I had a 1941 Nash that had a station changer for the radio mounted on the floorboard like a dimmer switch.
Even easier it to record the signal as you get out of your car and lock it with the key fob, the code is merely a high frequency sound.
If you lock your keys in the car and the wife has an opener just call her on your cell phone and ask her to send the code over the phone, works I have done it.
Might be helpful if when you get out of your car always set the lock manually and not with the remote, might help.
They don't care. That's why they are the last to know about the latest tricks.
Broad Band Infrared transmitter and your electronic lock system goes "Click".
I'd surmise that the locks are not made to resist brute-force attempts to discover their codes (as by shutting out further attempts for a significant period of time after an invalid attempt).
Convenience would possibly suggest this characteristic, so that someone else with the same frequency door-opener using it within receiving distance of yours will not deny you electronic access to your own lock. But it would be good to allow the car owner to program his own lock-out time. Even a lock-out time of 1-2 seconds would make it harder for such an e-burglar if he has to deal with millions of possible codes.
Is that like the riddle of the Sphynx... if you don't answer correctly the car will run over you?
One could always carry that paper around personally and see to it that anyone else who is authorized to drive the car does so as well.
(Hand up)
My first three cars had 'em.
—They were old cars even then :)
"Ive heard that the organized crime sydnicates have used programmers to write programs for their slot machines for years now. In fact, I think some federal crimininal or civil cases have been filed because of it if my memory serves correct."
Having worked for a company that builds video slot machines I can tell you that embedded code to rig the machines would be discovered — most likely before the first game of its type was "approved". The code must be supplied beforehand and working prototypes are extensively tested. Plus everyone connected with the manufacture & sale goes thru a thorough & I mean thorough background check. Get caught attempting it and you're banned for life every where.
Gaming is a lucrative business but the barriers to entry in the marketplace are high.
>> When embedded systems engineers go bad....
Most of us are born bad. Or at least with a couple screws loose. Onthejobtraining brings it on home. :-)
>> get us all to ride the bus and use bicycle lanes
If the bus uses the bicycle lane, I want to be on the bus and not on the bicycle. ;-)
Me, teacher! Pick me!
The key fobs transmit a digital code that the onboard computer reads. the code is never the same twice in a row and changes according to a pseudo random scheme that is synched between the onboard computer and the fobs. Further, a large number of different pseudo random algorithms are used, so that if by chance one fob syncs with the wrong vehicle one time it won't do it a second time. Anything breaking that has either insider information or an extremely sophisticated computer program. I'd bet on insider information from someplace like onstar. Further a rheostat is just a variable resistor. Who would that change a transmitter frequency?
"And theyre supposed to be protecting US...lol"
It's Chicago...they're probably in on it
What a font of total misinformation
not much of a mystery.. a news crew in canada has one. Don't police do their job any more (you know. check around and see what they can turn up. It was the top hit on google for me)
digging more, one site blames.. curry light bulbs.. I knew there was more reasons to hate them than mercury.
curly light bulbs.. sorry.. early morning yet for me. send coffee.
Car dealers have similar devices. Probably not much effort to create an electronic skeleton key.
Brilliant.....I love the smell of sarcasm in the morning.
I'll bet that if you disconnect your battery, or pull the door lock fuse, these crooks would be mystified as to how you defeated their wonder box...
My Mercedes van has one, it's called a key fob. You press the button and the door unlocks.
You press it twice and all doors unlock
"Further, a large number of different pseudo random algorithms are used, so that if by chance one fob syncs with the wrong vehicle one time it won't do it a second time. "
Just got back from a business trip in Tampa. At the hotel, after checking out at 5am, we used the key fob to unlock the rental car. Our car, AND the car next to us bot unlocked, and they were different models.
We did it 5 times in a row because it freaked us out. It was still dark, and the tail lights of the car next to us came on, which surprised us. We did it again, thinking someone else was doing it or someone was in that car. Nope. Just us.
We knew it should be impossible, but there you go.
"Even easier it to record the signal as you get out of your car and lock it with the key fob, the code is merely a high frequency sound."
This is what is confusing me about this story; my 98 F Bird system uses a new code on every try. This box must get into the greater computer somehow. Maybe a level of software that isn't on a '98.
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sorry I am really new to this. I have been working with a check box which has been working, I then wanted to extend this to include option boxes which I couldn't do so decided to use more check boxes - however, I cannot get this to work. Can anyone let me know why (sorry) also any help with perhaps changing this so that I could use option boxes would also be great. The files are below are attached to an access database.
<title>Guestbook Form</title>

Rate our website

Please complete the feedback form below
<form name = "form" method = "post" action = "add_to_register.asp">

First Name	<input name = 'firstname' type = "text" size = "40" maxlength = "200"/>

Surname	<input name = 'surname' type = "text" size = "40" maxlength = "200"/>

Age	<input name = 'age' type = "text"
size = "40" maxlength = "200"/>

How do you rate our website

Easy to use
<input type = 'checkbox' name = 'use' />

Entertaining
<input type = 'checkbox' name = 'entertaining' />

Informative
<input type = 'checkbox' name = 'informative' />

suggestions	<input name = 'suggestions' type = "text" size = "40" maxlength = "200"/>

<button type = "submit">Submit</button>
'Dimension variables
Dim adoCon
Dim rsAddRatings
Set adoCon = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
' the Access Driver is very very old and very buggy...you really should use JET OLEDB
adoCon.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source = " & Server.MapPath("Ratings.mdb")
Set rsAddRatings = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
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' so no SQL query
' cursor type 2 is not properly usable with ASP code...type 3 is much better
' and no reason to set cursor type and lock type ahead of time...
' open the recordset using just the name of the table; set cursor type and lock type at same time:
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rsAddRatings.Fields("Surname") = Request.Form("surname")
rsAddRatings.Fields("Age") = Request.Form("age")
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rsAddRatings.Fields("Use") = ( TRIM(Request.Form("use")) <> "" )
rsAddRatings.Fields("Entertaining") = ( TRIM(Request.Form("entertaining")) <> "" )
rsAddRatings.Fields("Informative") = ( TRIM(Request.Form("informative")) <> "" )
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text: Hey guys so i have always played using my favorites even if they arent quite as good as some other pokemon. It can make it harder to win but it makes winning that much more rewarding and i believe i can be successful if i tweak things just right so that they all work well together. I recently started playing RU and tried a few different teams out and switched a few Pokes around and this is where it now stands. Basically the goal is to set up sun and keep it up so i start sweeping and keep sweeping. The main thing i have trouble with is keeping hazards away without being set up fodder and i also have trouble switching in safely. Right now i probably win about as much as i lose but i am always trying to improve and making not just a competetive team but a good team using pokemon i actually like has always been a goal of mine. I would appreciate any suggestions for possible replacement pokemon, Move Sets and EV spreads. Slowking @ Heat Rock Ability: Regenerator Evs: 248 Hp 144 Def 116 SpD Nature: Calm - Psyshock - Slack Off - Sunny Day - Toxic Slowking's purpose is to set up sun multiple times and provide resistance to fire and water moves. He is defensive so he can take a hit, and set up the sun. He can then use Slack off to heal or switch out to recover hp if he is facing a bad matchup. I also gave him toxic so he can wear down walls or pokemon that dont take much damage from Psyshock while i heal myself with Slack Off. I sometimes have trouble with my opponents using Slowking as set up fodder because he is not very threatening offensively. Overall he is great at keeping the sun up and tanking hits for the rest of the team. I also use Mesprit or Uxie in this role but legendaries are kind of lame so i prefer not to and the whole goal of this team was using pokes i like. Sandslash @ Leftovers/Heat Rock Ability: Sand Rush EVs: 252 Hp 252 Def 4 SpD Nature: Impish - Earthquake - Sunny Day - Rapid Spin - Stealth Rock/Toxic Sandslash's purpose is mostly to support by clearing entry hazards, be a secondary Sunny Day user and to be a reliable switch in to rock type attacks. I can also give him a Heat Rock and can even use him as a lead to the sun up against someone who expects me to lead with Slowking. He has good defense so he can usually set up both Stealth Rock and sun. Unfortunately he is pretty much useless offensively and is overloaded with support moves so he becomes absolute set up fodder if i try to do so. He has solid defense however he gets KOed by almost any Special Attack.I have thought about getting rid of Stealth Rock or Rapid to free up a slot for an attack. Setting up sun, spinning and setting up Stealth Rock is alot to ask but his offense just isnt great so im not sure if adding an attack will help. Overall Im not thrilled with him but he can do some important things. Since I switched Hitmonlee to Hitmonchan i will be okay without Rapid Spin but then i got thinking i should just replace him. I have considered using Golem here to set up sun and then just use explosion to bring in a sweeper. Ive also though about putting sunny day on something like Nidoqueen. Another option is to have Hitmonchan switch Rapid Spin for Sunny Day and then using someone like weak armor Kabutops to spin despite being a sun team. Although Kabutops would lessen my ability to keep the sun up (i would want another sunny day user, i could always put it on Hitmonchan ) he could add a much more dangerous offensive threat and a priority attacker... thoughts? Magmortar @ Expert Belt Ability: Vital Spirit Nature: Modest EVs: 24 Hp 252 SpA 232 Spe -Flamethrower -Thunderbolt -Hidden Power Grass - Focus Blast I originally had Exeggutor in this spot but he was to reliant on the sun being up, and with two Chlorophyll users and a Solar Power user, so was my whole team. Magmortar is benefited by the sun because it increases his STAB Flamethrower but he functions pretty well without it. Basically i added him for the versatility he brings with his great offensive move pool. Unfortunately he is also Stealth Rock (why can't they just ban it) weak and takes damage from Spikes and Toxic Spikes. Other than that he is good, he can take an Air Slash from Moltres and then KO it with Thunderbolt. Overall I have been fairly pleased with him but if swapping him out would improve my team i will do it. Charizard @ Choice Scarf Ability: Solar Power EVs: 4 Hp 252 SpA 252 Spe Nature: Timid - Flamethrower - Air slash - Focus Blast - Hidden Power Grass Charizards is my favorite pokemon of all time and has been since i was six. purpose is to sweep. i gave him Flamethrower instead of Fire Blast because i always seemed to miss when it mattered and i have 2 sunny Day users so i keep the sun up pretty well so it has plenty of power. Air Slash is a secondary STAB that does resonable damage to opposing fire types. Focus Blast is for those lame walls like Munchlax and Hidden Power grass hits waters hard in a bind when there is no sun. The biggest problem i have is finding a way to switch him in safely but i also have some difficulty eliminating the pokemon that resist Flamethrower. It is extremely difficult to get the conditions right for him to sweep, which means keeping Stealth Rock off the field and eliminating his counters like Slowking or Lanturn, especially against balanced teams but it is sure as hell worth it if i can. Lilligant (F) @ Life Orb Trait: Chlorophyll EVs: 252 SpA 4 Hp 252 Spe Modest Nature - Quiver Dance - Giga Drain - Hidden Power Rock - Aromatherapy Lilligant was suggested to me by A Dude. I gave it a try and decided i really liked it but went with a slightly different set. I decided to invest in speed over Hp because even with added bulk i was taking too much damage from physical attacks so i went with the extra speed to be faster than some of the slow to average speed pokes when the sun is down. Also this set has HP Rock, in order to hit fire or flying type pokemon (or both) such as Moltres. I would give anything to be allowed to use both HP Fire and HP Rock at the same time but unfortunately i cant. Luckily i have two fire types on my team but balance once again gives me trouble because they will almost always have something that checks me (like having Moltres and Rotom Mow) I really can't think of a viable move to cover all my counters which unfortunately due to having a Grass type stab there are too many of. Other than this Lilligant is amazing, its really easy to set up for a sweep and damn hard to stop unless they have the perfect counter as i mentioned above. Although sun helps her set up, once i use Quiver Dance once or twice i really don't need the sun to stay up to keep my sweep going which is a huge asset. Hitmonchan @ Black Belt Ability: Iron Fist EVs: 40 Hp 252 Atk 216 Spe Nature: Adamant - Drain Punch - Ice Punch - Mach Punch - Rapid Spin/Sunny Day I originally had Hitmonlee here but it was hard to find an oppertunity to switch him in to battle. Since Charizard is already somewhat difficult to switch in i decided to go with Hitmonchan in this spot because he doesnt rely on unburden, has better defense and can either spin or set up sun. He also has priority which is very useful. Besides that he provides me with a key Rock type resistance and unlike Hitmonlee, although he is no tank, Hitmonchan actually has the defensive stats to take a hit. I dont have a true threat list but the things i have had the most trouble with are bulky well balanced teams because they have a decent switch in to basically anything i throw at them and can use status or hazards to wear me down and force switches. Unfortunately Slowking and Sandslash are not at all offensive so even if they tank a hit for us they arent able to do much which gives my opponet the oppurtunity to stall out sun, set up or just keep me from switching something effective in. Trick Room teams although rare can give me some trouble. This is a pretty common problem for sun teams due to the amount of speedy pokemon on them when the sun is up. Trick Room teams usually hit pretty hard and it is a problem when they get to attack first basically every time because my team is not very bulky. However my solution was to put pokemon with great coverage on my team hit common Trick Room users such as Slowking and i was able to beat the last Trick Room team i battled. Also Rain teams can be a problem besides rain + water types being a horrible match up Rotom Mow is often featured on them checks Lilligant extremely well since i have HP rock to hit fire types. I gave Lilligant Aeromatherapy to deal with Thunder Wave however Rotoms who carry HP Fire are extremely hard for Lilligant to beat unless i somehow get like 3 Quiver Dances in. If Lilligant is gone then I am in big trouble without a good way to stop the water types so when my opponent plays skillfully i have to sacrifice Pokes to keep it alive and slowly lose. I know its gonna be tough to build a successful team that is limited to using Pokemon i like but i like a good challenge and hope you guys do too! Any suggestions no matter how small would be greatly appreciated, thanks!


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The weather, but it was October.
Ideally located, friendly hotel. Would recommend and would use again
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