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Judge Clark Douglas is a wimp in contrast to the average Starbucks barista, much less the men featured in these two miniseries.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of Band Of Brothers (published December 2nd, 2002), Band Of Brothers (Blu-ray) (published December 1st, 2008), and The Pacific (Blu-ray) (published October 25th, 2010) are also available.
The Charge
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg present the award-winning WWII miniseries.
The Case
Between 1998 and 2010, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks played a major role in creating three superbly-crafted, definitive explorations of World War II. The first was Spielberg's much-lauded Saving Private Ryan, a film that begins with an unflinching recreation of D-Day before settling in on an examination of several men attempting to complete a deadly mission. In the wake of that film's success, Spielberg and Hanks used their considerable influence to get two massive, wildly ambitious miniseries off the ground: 2001's Band of Brothers and 2010's The Pacific.
Band of Brothers details the lives of the men of Easy Company, from their intense training in Toccoa, Georgia to their heroic exploits during the Battle of Normandy to their hellish stay in Bastogne to their discovery of a concentration camp near the end of the war. Ordinarily, an undertaking of this size at this length would be economically unfeasible, but the filmmakers were devoted to bringing the realities of the war to life regardless of the cost. At the time it was created, it was the most expensive television miniseries ever made, but the investment was worthwhile: you'll be hard-pressed to find ten hours of television better than Band of Brothers, a series that arguably eclipses even Saving Private Ryan as an intensely moving tribute to the men who sacrificed their lives in that conflict.
From time to time, Band of Brothers has been unfairly criticized as jingoistic flag-waving, a miniseries so intent on paying tribute to heroes that it brushes aside nuance. Such statements are nonsensical claims made by individuals who aren't really paying attention. One of Band of Brothers' great strengths is that it never ignores the dark side of war, even during its most stirring depictions of heroism. Indeed, the final chapter of the miniseries spends as much time detailing the psychological breakdowns, ugly behavior and reckless foolishness which accompanied the final days of the war as it does paying tribute to the good men we've come to know over the course of the series. While the series certainly doesn't ignore the motivations for the war (indeed, the penultimate chapter is an extraordinarily moving hour of television which is aptly entitled "Why We Fight"), it offers a complex examination of the notion that men in foxholes aren't fighting for ideals or country so much as they're fighting for each other.
There are some standout performances from the superb young cast—Damian Lewis (Life) as the level-headed and empathetic Maj. Richard D. Winters, Neal McDonough (Captain America: The First Avenger) as the increasingly-troubled 1st Lt. Buck Compton, David Schwimmer (Friends) as the insufferable Herman J. Sobel, Donnie Wahlberg (Saw II) as Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton and Ron Livingston (Office Space) as Capt. Lewis Nixon are particularly memorable—but Easy Company itself is the central character. Old members are killed and replaced by new ones; some characters fade into the background while others become the center of attention. Through it all, the soldiers remain devoted to each other despite intense conflicts and continue to fight despite the overwhelming, soul-crushing environment they've been placed in. While Winters perhaps gets more attention than any other figure, that's only because he leads the men and is more frequently able to give us a better perspective on Easy Company. The series masterfully juggles an enormous cast, and the actors selflessly devote themselves to delivering whatever is required of them (even if that means marching in the background over the course of an entire episode without getting any significant lines).
One of the few miniseries that can honestly claim to be even more ambitious than Band of Brothers is The Pacific, which takes on a daunting collection of messier conflicts, more striking moral ambiguities and scenes with an even larger scope. It broke Band of Brothers' record as the most expensive television miniseries ever made, costing a whopping $200 million to bring to the small screen. It falls just a notch short of being the masterpiece that its predecessor was, but it can certainly be argued that The Pacific was handed a considerably more difficult challenge: Band of Brothers followed a single company through a variety of different locations, while The Pacific follows numerous groups of individuals in an attempt to encapsulate the entire Pacific War.
Though there are certainly moments of warmth and inspiration in The Pacific, in general it's a chillier and more savage affair. The battle scenes are raw and bloody to a degree that few moments in Band of Brothers approach, and certain images are among the most harrowing things I've seen on television. The midsection of the miniseries offers one hellish battle sequence after another; few films have so effectively depicted war (particularly WWII, which has too frequently been treated with cheap, sanitized heroics) as a nightmare taking place in broad daylight. There are scenes here which feel more like moments from a Vietnam film than a WWII flick. Sure, WWII was "The Good War" and Vietnam was a national nightmare which led to mass disillusionment, but such textbook classifications didn't make much difference to the soldiers on the battlefield facing a seemingly endless barrage of enemy fire, bloody corpses and loss of close friends.
Once again, the cast is sublime across the board. The names are generally less recognizable than those who appear in Band of Brothers, but that's only because the stars of Band of Brothers have had a full decade to make a name for themselves in the years since (among the "nobodies" in the former series: James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, and Simon Pegg). The strongest central performance comes from James Badge Dale (Rubicon) as PFC Robert Leckie, whose assured presence and atypically thoughtful perspective make him the center of the series. There's also some terrific acting from Rami Malek (Larry Crowne) as the peculiar "Snafu" Shelton and from Joseph Mazzello (Jurassic Park) as the scrawny, sensitive Eugene Sledge (who was initially prevented from entering the war due to a heart condition). The Pacific is simultaneously larger and more intimate than Band of Brothers, dealing with a wider scope historically but zooming in more intensely on individual characters. The approach works superbly for the material, and Dale's measured cynicism suits this series much like Lewis' unwavering devotion suited its predecessor.
Collectively, Band of Brothers and The Pacific provide a moving, involving, intelligent, intense examination of WWII and the men who fought it. Though the former is the better of the two series on its own terms, the two miniseries work together remarkably well as a larger effort (with Saving Private Ryan serving as a tremendous prologue). They are emotionally exhausting yet unfailingly watchable; don't be surprised if you end up plowing through an entire series in one or two marathon viewing sessions. These two series put the vast majority of WWII films to shame; they boast a level of craftsmanship and attention to historical detail which has rarely (if ever) been matched.
Now, as for this specific collection: the central appeal of this handsomely packaged box set is that it houses both previously released series in a single package. If you don't already own the Blu-ray releases, Band of Brothers/The Pacific (Blu-ray) Special Edition Gift Set is the way to go. The discs are housed in a sturdy, attractive hardbound book featuring thick cardboard pages. It's very similar to the packaging used on The Alien Anthology and Avatar Blu-ray sets, but thicker and about twice as long (admittedly, this set will be a little tricky to find a place for on the shelf). The book is contained with a simple but sturdy cardboard box which seals magnetically. The 1080p transfers, DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio tracks and supplements included are identical to what was offered in the previous collections; I'll refer you to the superb, comprehensive reviews by Judges Dan Mancini and Gordon Sullivan for more detailed rundowns of both.
The one new supplement offered by this collection is contained on a bonus disc sandwiched between the two series. It's a 53-minute documentary entitled "He Has Seen War," and it offers interviews with veterans featured prominently in both miniseries (primarily The Pacific). The doc explores the mental and social challenges soldiers faced upon returning home from WWII, and outlines in heartbreaking detail the general public's inability to deal with the PTSD many returning soldiers were experiencing. It's a sensitive yet enormously depressing look at a largely neglected period in America history; events which were brushed to the side while victory parades took center stage. It's a small addition but an exceptional one; it does a superb job of exploring themes both miniseries quietly introduce.
The price tag on this box set is a little steep (at the moment, you can buy the pair of individually packaged miniseries for less), but the collection is very highly recommended if you don't mind spending a few extra bucks. The two miniseries are among the best television has produced, the box set looks nice and the lone new supplement is a terrific addition to an already-impressive package.
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I'm experimenting how to to use neural networks for data classification using the iris flowers data set.
If you type 'nprtool' in the command line you can load the iris flowers data set and it will classify it using a two-layer feed-forward network, with sigmoid hidden and output neurons. Its classifies 98% correctly.
Mathworks also say that you can use a Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) network to classify data also. There is a separate example here http://www.mathworks.co.uk/support/solutions/en/data/1-5RDETB/index.html?product=NN&solution=1-5RDETB
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LVQ is not self organizing. It is created using supervised learning. The FFMLP has a different topology and has been proven to be a universal approximator. The LVQ topology is similar to that of the RBF. The RBF has been proven to be a universal approximator. The shortcomings of LVQ1 have been addressed by LVQ2. However, it, also, is not a universal approximator.
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LVQ it is used for Self-Organizing or Unsupervised networks. In such networks there is no corrector of errors. At the big attractiveness, algorithm of training very difficult. The task in that in the course of interaction with "external environment", the network was trained itself, on the basis of some criteria. It is clear that already similar problem definition reduces accuracy.
Self-Organizing Networks are certainly very interesting, if the task allows, it is possible to use practically. But are much more interesting to a science.
I apologize. But.
LVQ1 - Learning Vector Quantization. Used competitive learning. Creation task independent measure during training, does not change essence. And competitive learning defines Self-Organizing net.
Or only «universal approximator» defines Self-Organizing net?
I don't agree. Reread your sources.
This is my understanding:
Unsupervised learning creates a representation of data based purely on the similarity of the characteristics of the individual data points. Except for defining the similarity measure, no omnipotent agent is involved. Moreover, the definition or creation of data categories is not required.
Self-organization uses unsupervised learning to assign data to categories. The assignments are purely based on the similarity of each data point to members of each category.
Supervised learning uses data labeled by an omipotent agent to create a procedure for assigning arbitrary data to labeled categories.
Self-organization implies unsupervised learning.
Universal approximation is the ability to approximate a function or mapping closer than a specified measure of error by using a finite number of operations.
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Who else has an October 2006 baby starting Kindergarden?
My son will be going to a charter school. He is excited and I am nervous!!!
Who else has an October 2006 baby starting Kindergarden?
My son will be going to a charter school. He is excited and I am nervous!!!
Reba~Wife to Rob 3-27-06~Mommy to Noah 11-23-02~Zander~10-24-06~M/C 2-09~ 4-22-10 Lillie Raelynn
I do! Like yours, she's super excited and I feel like I want to cry just thinking about it!
Mommy to 2 amazing kiddos! Ella - cleft lip/palate, VSD repair 7/26/11, hyperlexia, add (10/10/06) and Evan- T21, diagnosed at 10 months (7/8/10)!
Me too! Rebecca starts next month and we're all so excited. Can't believe how quickly time passed.
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Aria is starting in just a couple of weeks! She is super excited...several of her friends from preschool will be going to the same school, and she can't wait to also make new friends. The only thing is the cost...registration fee for school, extra registration fee for all-day kindergarten, $250/month all-day kindergarten tuition, $100 in school supplies, and then paying for before and after school daycare...I thought public school was going to be free!
Do you not have a rule in your states about kids needing to be certain age? In IL our rule is child has to be 3 on or before Sept. 1 to start pre-k and 5 on or before Sept. 1 to start k. So my Oct 06 babe can't go to K until next year which will put her at just shy of turning 6.
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I am in Michigan, and our age rule is 5 before December 1st. My DD is going to all day kindergarten, but we dont have all these fees that Cheeriocrumbs is mentioning, and she is going to public school as well. I am sure there will probably be a school supply list, but we have not received one yet.
Amanda, all states have different cut-offs dates. Ours is 5 before end of Sept. (we missed it by 2 days, but I'm totally good with that) Others have later cut-offs, and in some places you can start kids early if they meet certain criteria. So on a board at this time of year, you'll see kids starting K in different years.
My dd isn't starting this year, but this thread caught my emotions anyway. It's different, but my oldest is starting middle school in a few days. It just seems so soon! It's surprised me that the emotions I've felt through this process are very much like the ones I felt when she started K. The stress last year over where to send her. The emotions of sadness that she's growing up. The nervousness over how she'll do both academically and with the new social pressure. We are both very excited but also very nervous to be leaving our safe little elementary school that has become like home and moving on to new and larger opportunities. If my Oct dd were starting K this year as well, I'd probably have to see a therapist. LOL
The best to all our kids starting new adventures this year. :)
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Yep - ODS starts 9/6. We're all very excited.
Our state cutoff is 9/1, but they have an Early Entrance program for Sept/Oct birthdays. ODS passed the screening, and we debated for a while, but decided to send him. They watch the Early Entrance kids pretty closely, so if it's not working out, we'll move him to PreK (same school).
Kayla is one unhappy little girl!!! Her birthday is too late so she can't go to kindergarten until next year!!!! Her preschool just had a graduation for the kids that will be going into kindy. She didn't handle that well either!!!
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In our state they have to be 5 before September 1st. So he will be starting Pre-k this year, I honestly think thats not really fair and they need to move the deadline to January instead of September. YDS will be just turning 5 when he starts kinder and he will be 2 grades behind ODS instead of 3.
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My son misses the 10/1 cut off date by five days so more pre-school for him. HIs sister makes it next year by 2 weeks so they will go off together.
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1) How did you choose your screen name?
Two reasons for my screen name.
1: Brett Favre is my favorite athlete of all time.
2: I have never called in sick to work in my life, for ANY reason. My thinking is, if I can walk, I can go to work.
2) Could you tell us a little about where you grew up and about your family?
My Dad was in the Army and we moved quite a few times. I think I went to 10 different schools on 12 years. We lived in Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas, and Germany. In Germany, we were stationed at Bad Kissingen. It is no longer a military base, and has not been since the reunification of Germany in 1993. We lived there from 1982-1986. I enjoyed it there and I really miss the currywurst and bratwurst stands they would have on just about every street corner. Yummy!
We lived in El Paso, TX in the late 80s and moved to Springfield, MO in 1990, and I haved lived in this area ever since.
I have an older sister. She is 33.
3) Did you play in any sports or where you involved with any High School clubs and such?
I never tried out for the school team, but I played basketball just about every day when I was in Jr. High/Highscool.
4) What is your fondest memory of your teenage years?
When I first got my drivers liscense, and driving to St Louis to watch the Cardinals. My friends and I went to to several games when I was 16-20. The first game I went to, Big Hittin' Mark Whiten hit a 472 foot home run, and John Franco walked in the tying and winning runs. I remember screaming in celebration, and all my friends looking at me like I was crazy.
Also, just hanging out, and playing basketball with friends. Good times.
5) What was your first job?
Shoveling gravel with my Dad when I was 12, for 5 dollars a load. I attribute my good work ethic to my Dad. When I hit the work force, I was ready for any hard work anyone wanted to throw at me.
6) What lead to your dedicated following of the Packers?
Brett Favre. Up until the last few years, I always saw myself as more of a Favre fan than a Packers fan. But after I got to visit Green Bay, and enjoy the Lambeau experience, there was no going back. There is absolutely no other team I would rather root for.
I have been to Lambeau four times, and I tear up each time. It is only February, and I cannot wait to go back. My only goal for the next 7 months, is to work as much overtime as I possibly can, so I can go to a few more games this year.
7) Could you tell us one of your favorite memories of the Packers?
The Colts game last season. Most fun I have ever had in my life.
This was my second game at Lambeau. At my first game the year before, I was too concerned about how much money I spent, how much I ate, etc. As a result, I didn't really enjoy the experience as much as I should have. This time I did not hold back. My goal was to have fun, and by Jennings thats what I did. It helped that the Packers had one of their best games of the season. The weather was perfect as well. After the game I called just about everyone I knew, telling them how awesome it was.
And really, all three games I went to last year were awesome. On one of the tours I did, I got to see Charles Woodson coming out of the locker room, and I got a picture of him waving at me. Awesome! I won an autographed A.J. Hawk photo at the Larry McCarren show. And at the Detroit game, I got to meet a friend that was attending his first ever game at Lambeau. I think I was as exited for him as he was for himself.
8 ) How did you find the PackersHome and what keeps you active on the site?
Found it through another forum. I enjoy it because of the people.
9) What other sports teams do you follow?
The St. Louis Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals(St Louis' double a team), Missouri St. Bears, and the UTEP Miners.
10) When youre not on PackersHome what could you likely be found doing with your spare time?
Browsing other Packers forums, playing guitar.
11) If you could have one moment being part of the Packer organization, what would it be?
It will never happen, but...I would like to look up at myself on the jumbo tron, while I ran in the game winning TD in the Super Bowl with no time left on the clock. WOW that would be awesome.
12) How many trips have you made to Lambeau?
13) What is your worst fear?
Going broke. About 6 years ago, the company I was working for went out of business and I was pretty much down to nothing. It was a horrible feeling having to borrow money just to pay my rent. I quickly rebounded and decided that I was never going to let that happen again.
14) What type of hobbies do you enjoy?
Playing guitar, browsing the web, sleeping. (Yeah, I'm pretty boring.)
15) Whats your favorite food?
Fried potatoes at Lamberts Cafe. Freaking heaven.
16) Where are some of the places youve been, and where are some of your favorites.
See #2.
17) What is one thing you've always wanted to do, but haven't done yet in your lifetime?
Attend the Super Bowl and watch the Packers win.
18) If you could live anywhere where would it be?
I haven't given this much thought. I am pretty happy where I am.
19) Name your favorite 5 Packers all time and explain the reason for one of them.
1. Brett Favre. My favorite athlete of all time. Mainly because of his streak.
2. Greg Jennings. Classy guy, doesn't celebrate too much when he scores a touchdown, and just an over all cool dude.
3. Donald Driver.
4. Charles Woodson.
5. Reggie White.
20) Up to this date, what is you favorite PackersHome feature or memory?
When everyone had to change their sigs/avatars purple. While it pained me to see so much purple at a Packers site, it was also pretty entertaining.
21) PM and post the next person to be interviewed.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
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Thanks IM.
Good read.. I too fear not having enough coin.. I didn't have to shovel gravel. growing up on a farm, gravel would have been preferred. :lol:
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Great interview. Glad you kept it going, Pack.
You seem like the most regular guy on the forum, and that's a compliment, really. Although I still think you look slightly like Duane from American Hotrod. :p
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Good read [strike]MFF[/strike], [strike]IM,[/strike] David!
Over the past few years it has been my pleasure to get to know you a little better.
You are a good man, with good values (except for the obvious cheesehead issue ::razz: ).
I have never been to Lambeau Field, but it would be a distinct honor to sit next to you there while we watch the Vikings spank the Packers.
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nice job, im. great getting to know you better & makes me realize that there ARE "normal" people left in the world. ;)
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Hey IM.. what tunes can you play upon the guitar?
I picked up the habit in college.. learned how to play stairway and a few metallica rips.. got bored of it and haven't pick one up since.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
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GREAT read David!
It was GREAT getting to meet you the one time. To me, that makes talking on here that much better. Actually KNOWING who you are talking to.
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Hey IM.. what tunes can you play upon the guitar?
I picked up the habit in college.. learned how to play stairway and a few metallica rips.. got bored of it and haven't pick one up since.
Here are a few:
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"Moonshadow"..........one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs!
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Good read. Ironman is one of the top posters on these boards
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Volume 64, Issue 8, pages 2792–2802, August 2012
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Valkhoff, V. E., van Soest, E. M., Mazzaglia, G., Molokhia, M., Schade, R., Trifiro, G., Goldstein, J. L., Hernandez-Diaz, S., Kuipers, E. J. and Sturkenboom, M. C. J. M. (2012), Adherence to gastroprotection during cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor treatment and the risk of upper gastrointestinal tract events: A population-based study. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 64: 2792–2802. doi: 10.1002/art.34433
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Study results were presented in part by Drs. Valkhoff and Sturkenboom at the 26th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology, Brighton, UK, August 2010, and at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, May 2011.
Publication History
- Issue online: 27 JUL 2012
- Version of Record online: 27 JUL 2012
- Accepted manuscript online: 16 APR 2012 09:14AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 9 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Received: 9 SEP 2011
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- AstraZeneca through a contract with Erasmus University
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Guidelines recommend coprescription of gastroprotective agents (GPAs) in patients receiving cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors (coxibs) who are at high risk of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract complications (i.e., patients with a previous complicated ulcer or with multiple risk factors). Suboptimal GPA adherence has been shown to diminish the gastroprotective effect during use of nonselective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, but little is known about the effect of GPA adherence during coxib treatment. We undertook this study to determine the association between GPA adherence and UGI tract events among patients receiving coxibs.
Using primary care data from 3 databases, we conducted a case–control study in a cohort of patients age ≥50 years who were newly starting treatment with coxibs and concomitantly taking GPAs. Patients who had a UGI tract event (bleeding or symptomatic ulcer) were matched to event-free controls for age, sex, database, and calendar date. Coxib treatment intervals were defined as consecutive coxib prescriptions with intervening gaps not exceeding the duration of the previous coxib prescription. Adherence to GPAs was calculated as the proportion of days of coxib treatment covered by a GPA prescription. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated using conditional logistic regression analysis.
The coxib plus GPA–treated cohort consisted of 14,416 coxib-treated patients who received GPAs for at least 1 day, yielding 16,442 coxib treatment intervals in which a GPA was coprescribed. Most patients were treated with coxibs for <30 days. Seventy-four patients had a UGI tract event during or shortly after a coxib treatment interval in which a GPA was coprescribed, with an incidence rate of 11.9 (95% CI 9.4–14.8) per 1,000 years of coxib treatment. The risk of UGI tract events was 1.97 (95% CI 0.84–4.60) for patients with <20% adherence to GPAs compared to patients with >80% adherence to GPAs. For every 10% decrease in GPA adherence, the risk of UGI tract events increased by 9% (OR 1.09 [95% CI 1.00–1.18]).
Decreasing GPA adherence among coxib-treated patients is associated with an increased risk of UGI tract events.


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The Secretary-General is concerned about the Supreme Court decision ordering the postponement of the second round of the presidential election scheduled for 28 September. Recalling that the conduct of the first round on 7 September had been widely recognized as a success by international and domestic election observers, he reiterates that it is of the utmost importance that the will of the people be respected in deciding the future of the country. These are pivotal elections for reaffirming the democratic process in the Maldives. The people of the Maldives have exhibited great patience and should have the opportunity, without undue delay, to exercise their vote. The Secretary-General urges all Maldivians to exercise restraint, renew their commitment to the Constitutions and work toward conducive conditions for peaceful, credible run-off polls to take place as soon as possible.
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Guide By: ScottieElisabeth
There are 31 achievements with a total of 1000 points.
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|Beat 1 Final Round
Achievement will unlock after the first show. See "Polystyrene King".
|Beat 5 Final Rounds
Achievement will unlock after fifth show. See "Polystyrene King".
|Super dry
|Beat 10 Final Rounds
Achievement will unlock after the tenth show. See "Polystyrene King".
|Polystyrene King
|Beat 20 Final Rounds
Achievement will unlock after the twentieth show.
|All in the whole
|Play a 4-player game
Either load up with three partners, or log into four accounts just grab a partner. You'll have to fight the Kinect's recognition software, but if you can pull it off, this achievement is possible with only two players, one playing each team.
|Win 1 show with a teammate
Achievement will unlock after the first show in co-op. See "Working team".
|Rock Team
|Win 10 shows with a teammate
Achievement will unlock after the tenth show in co-op. See "Working team".
|Working team
|Win every show with a teammate
Play all of the different shows with a partner in co-op mode. Upon completing the last remaining show, this will pop up for all players.
|Finish a Final Round with no strikes
This achievement requires that you finish a Final Round with no strikes. This is achievable in both solo and co-op play.
|Successfully pass all walls in the game at least once.
For this achievement, you will need to pass every wall in both single and multiplayer -- a total of 800 walls. For multiplayer, it does not matter which hole you're in as long as you successfully make it through the wall. If you mess up any walls, simply reload the show and try again. You must then complete the show for the walls to count towards your progress.
|Want a rubber ring?
|Win 10 shows against a human team
See "Best Team".
|Best Team
|Win 20 shows against human teams
Either grab a partner and play until you win 20 games, or fight Kinect's recognition software and go solo.
|I will survive
|Play a Quick Survival
For this one, simply load up Quick Survival from the main menu. You don't even have to make it through a wall – simply start the round!
|Give me five
|Pass 5 walls in Quick Survival mode
See "Give me Twenty one".
|Give me ten
|Pass 10 walls in Quick Survival mode
See "Give me Twenty one".
|Give me Twenty one
|Pass 21 walls in Quick Survival mode
These achievements are all about surviving in Quick Survival mode. Skill, physical fitness, flexibility, and endurance are all factors in this mode. Patience is the key here, and don't give up on a wall just because it doesn't recognize you right away. If you fill the shape and the meter does not start filling, MOVE AROUND. Try your best to squeeze into the shape, or alter your position enough for the sensor to recognize your efforts.
|Blue side of the Force
|Win a Battle on blue side
Start up a battle game, pick the blue team, and win. If you're having trouble winning honestly, you can boost this achievement with a willing second player.
|Red side of the Force
|Win a Battle on red side
Start up a battle game, pick the red team, and win. If you're having trouble winning honestly, you can boost this achievement with a willing second player.
|Flawless Victory
|Win a Battle by filling your gauge faster than the opponent on every wall
Start a battle game. On the first wall, fill your gauge faster than your opponent. If your opponent loses on the first wall, the achievement will pop. If your opponent doesn't, make sure to fill your gauge faster on every wall.
|Last Man Standing
|Win a Last Man Standing with less than 9 players
Simply hop on Last Man Standing with another player (at least one, less than 9) and win. Last Man Standing is a lot like Quick Survival, but it's against others. Be the last in the pool and this achievement will shine. The achievement will pop after everyone else has fallen into the pool.
|Win a 10 players Last Man Standing
The hardest part about this achievement is finding 9 others to play Last Man Standing with.
|Olympic Swimmer
|Be the fastest in the pool on a Last Man Standing game
The hardest part about this achievement is finding someone to play Last Man Standing with.
|Watch a same saved picture 3 times in the Extra within 1 access to Gallery
To save a picture, you will need to complete a round in Show mode, select Pictures once the round is over, select a picture, and click save. The picture will then be sent to the gallery.
|Save 20 pictures
Each time you complete a round, you will have a series of pictures. Simply click Pictures after the round, select each picture, and click save. If you save every picture, you can get this achievement before you finish your first game. Upon saving the 20th picture, the achievement will pop.
|Movie goer
|Watch a Funny Video
Whenever you beat a show, you unlock a video. Once you've finished the first show, go to Extra on the main menu. Click Funny Videos, select a video, and watch it. The achievement will pop as soon as you start the video – you don't even have to finish it.
|Fill a hole at 100%
This one should come quickly, unless you have a small stature. All you have to do is span the entirety of a hole as it approaches the play area. If you do not get this on the first few holes, have patience. Eventually, one will be either skinny enough or compressed enough for you to fill the hole 100%.
|Red Button
|Cancel a skyrocket launch
Simply quit out of a show-in-progress. Wait for the round to start, watch the little demo video, and as soon as you see your player, hold your left arm at a 45 degree angle to call up the menu. Tell it to return to the main menu and then confirm your action. As soon as you reach the main menu, the achievement will pop.
|Vitruvian Men
|Be perfect
The cut out of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man wall will appear in the Art show. Play until you fill the wall correctly. If you miss, reload the show and try again. The wall is possible in both solo and co-op. The achievement will pop immediately following the successful completion of the wall. Note: the wall does not necessarily pop up every time, so it may take a few playthroughs of that show to get it.
|Skilled Photograph
|Take a picture of the Invisible Man
This is possible after the Final Round of the Australia show. Immediately following the Final Round, view and save any photo from the round. The achievement will pop upon a successful save.
|12 in 1
|Fill 12 holes at the same time
This can be achieved in the Disco show. There will come a wall with several holes, similar to a Connect 4 board. Spread your shadow to cover at least 12 of them and this achievement will pop.
|See your shadow make a guide gesture with its right arm instead of left.
The Final Round of the USA game will net you this achievement. Play through the first three rounds of USA as normal. In the Final Round, your avatar should be a mirror image of you. Move your left arm to the 45 degree angle pause motion to activate the menu. When you do, your avatar will do the motion with their right arm, and the achievement will unlock.
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They're not actually people.
As a publicity stunt for the upcoming movie Chronicle, a bunch of human-esque remote-controlled airplanes have been flying around various parts of New York and New Jersey recently. From afar, they really do look like flying people: Slow-moving, possibly hungover Supermen who forgot their capes or whose capes were covered in beer so they just went flying without their capes.
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Erectile Dysfunction and Priapism
In this article
The goal of any treatment for the condition is to make the erection go away and prevent ED. Options include:
- Ice packs: They may bring down swelling for high-flow priapism.
- Removing the blood: After your doctor numbs your penis, he'll use a needle to drain blood from the area to ease pressure and swelling.
- Medicines: For low-flow priapism, your doctor can inject drugs called alpha-agonists into your penis. They make the blood vessels narrow, bringing less blood the area and easing swelling. You might be able to take pills instead of getting an injection.
- Blocking the artery: A doctor will block the blood vesselthat's causing the problem, a procedure called an arterial embolization. Doctors sometimes use it for high-flow priapism.
- Tying off the artery: When a ruptured artery causes priapism, a doctor will do an operation to tie it off, called surgical ligation. This is also for high-flow priapism.
- Surgical shunt: It's passageway that a surgeon creates in the penis to allow the blood to drain. The procedure is best for low-flow priapism, but it does mean a high risk of ED later on.
If you think you have priapism, don't try to treat it yourself. Instead, get emergency care as soon as possible.
What's the Outlook?
Most people recover completely when they get treatment quickly. But the longer you go without medical care, the greater your risk of lasting problems getting and keeping erections.
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Heidi Klum [1] is officially leaving her past behind, parting ways with the Los Angeles home she and her former husband, Seal, bought back in 2010. Purchased for $14.2 million and now listed for $25 million [2], the 2,300-square-foot home is more than ideal. After undergoing six months of renovations, the eight-bedroom, 10-bathroom house looks more like a chateau in France than it does a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles. On the inside, one can expect to find custom closets (standard for any supermodel), original European decor, and a home theater ready for endless Project Runway viewings. Head outside, and the eight-acre property is complete with a rose garden, an infinity pool, a koi pond, and hiking trails with ocean views. We could go on, but the pictures below speak for themselves . . .
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Green Healing Soup
Tim and I were both a little under the weather this past week, something I always forget how much I hate until it happens. This was the first time we've ever had colds together, at least anything that didn't go away in a day, and whether it was holiday traveling, my weaker pregnant immune system or just a trickier virus that caused it, we've been using every natural remedy possible to knock it out fast. Case in point: this green-loaded, hearty, healing puréed soup. When Tim first told me everything that was going into it, I braced myself for the kind of soup I'd have to hold my nose to eat (kind of like this crazy powerful immunity booster that, yes, I also took sometime on Tuesday), so when I sipped the first bite and met instead ginger, cumin and a slight kick of heat, I was thrilled. We had it for dinner several nights in a row until the entire pot was gone, and then today we whipped up a fresh batch so I could share it with you. Hey, Hey, PS! If you're going to be in … [Read more...]
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Rehnn83 (that's me) is a Wikipedia member, who tries to contribute positively to Wikipedia.
About Me[edit]
Who am I and what do I do?[edit]
I'm a Electonic Design Engineer so I have some small specialist knowledge in Embedded Systems (including a few programming languages), Control Theory and a little bit of Electonics. Outside of work my main intrets are Skydiving (and Aviation in general), American Football and some computer games.
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My feelings on Wikipedia are:
- Wikipeda is an Encyclopaedia - it isn't a Web directory or a Search Engine.
- Wikipedia articles should aim to inform and (where possible educate).
- The majority of edits done on Wikipedia are done by volunteers in their own time, some edits will be good and some bad.
- Tiny minor edits to correct grammar or spelling are a good thing.
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I keep my eye on various things in my Watchlist most of these are engineering based articles. I'm currently creating a series of articles about Parachuting in the UK.
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Definición de downwelling en inglés:
sustantivo[mass noun]
The downward movement of fluid, especially in the sea, the atmosphere, or deep in the earth: coastal downwelling leads to in-transport of coastal water [count noun]: continents aggregate over cold downwellings in the mantle
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- One interpretation is that the 'fast' regions are simply colder downwellings and that slow regions are hotter upwellings in a compositionally homogeneous mantle.
- Convergence of these fronts led to downwelling of surface waters and upwelling of deep waters during the stratified period.
- Those upwellings and downwellings imply that at the surface there is a general southward wind between 0 and 30 lat, a northward wind between 30 and 60 lat, and a southward wind between 60 and 90 lat.
Characterized by or undergoing downwelling: downwelling mantle
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- Anoxia is then triggered at t = 0 by reducing the oxygen concentration in the downwelling water by 50%.
- In this model run, anoxia is triggered by halving the O2 content of the downwelling water.
- In such instances, a rigid coupling of plates to convection cells would imply the unusual scenario of upwelling along an expanding ring, with a downwelling column inside it.
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