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The battle between Firefox and Internet Explorer has been waged for years. For geeks, a web browser is like a jacket; it isn't just something you use, but also something that identifies you. When I went to college, I was incredibly proud that my selected institution had almost immediately adopted Firefox as the default web browser on all lab computers. Their decision to use Firefox helped me feel at home.
Today, the battle continues. Both Internet Explorer and Firefox have had major new releases this month. Since its release, Firefox has chipped away at Internet Explorer's popularity. Can IE9 turn things around for team Microsoft?
Looks & Interface
While this review is about Firefox 4 and IE9, it's impossible not to briefly mention Chrome. When Chrome launched, its minimalist interface was a breath of fresh air, and both of these new browsers take design tips from Google.
Visually, IE9 wins the first impression. The icon-only interface looks more modern and takes up very little space. On small displays, it's great. Firefox's approach is more functional on larger displays, however, as tabs have their own space at the very top of the window.
Firefox has a much better bookmarks 5 Tools to Harvest the Potential of Your Firefox Bookmarks 5 Tools to Harvest the Potential of Your Firefox Bookmarks Read More toolbar. While both browsers let you add bookmarks via drag-and-drop, Firefox feels smoother. IE9 does strike back with a better bookmark organizer, however. On Firefox it opens in a separate window, but IE9 opens it quickly as part of the browser interface when you click on the star icon.
Firefox steals the gold in this category with the Firefox button and its associated menu, which includes such wonderful features as the add-on browser. IE9 is still using the clunky "Internet Option" menu, which at this point feels like an artifact of Windows XP.
Winner: Firefox 4
To begin my performance testing, I threw both browsers into the Peacekeeper benchmark using a Sony Vaio Y series netbook with AMD's new E-350 APU. In this matchup, Firefox 4 edged ahead slightly with a score of 1955 vs. IE9's score of 1906.
However, IE9 nudged in front of Firefox 4 when I tested YouTube's 720p playback on the same system. The same video ran at an average framerate of 30.34 on IE9, while Firefox 4 resulted in a framerate of 29.23.
The results on both of these tests are within the margin of error, however. I'm sure that, given a slightly different system, you could see the leads change slightly. Besides, a framerate difference of just over 1 frame per second isn't noticeable without FRAPS How To Benchmark & Troubleshoot Game Performance Using Fraps How To Benchmark & Troubleshoot Game Performance Using Fraps Read More running in the background.
Subjectively, I found Internet Explorer 9 was smoother at times. While Firefox 4 takes a few seconds to load on my system, IE9 appears instantly. I also felt some slight lag in Firefox 4 when opening new tabs, while IE9 opened them within the blink of an eye. However, I'm nit-picking a bit by noticing these minor delays – if you're not paying very close attention to how each browser is loading pages, you'll never know the difference.
Winner: Tie
Web Rendering & Standards Compliance
The first place I headed to test the capability of each browser in this arena was the infamous Acid 3 web standards test. Previous versions of Internet Explorer have bombed this in spectacular fashion. How would IE9 do?
Actually, it did well, rendering a score 95/100 within seconds. Firefox 4 scored just slightly better, rendering a score of 97/100 with similar speed. From this benchmark, the difference between these browsers is so small as to be nearly irrelevant.
In my subjective testing, this virtual tie was usually reinforced. Both browsers render text in near identical fashion, although I noticed that Firefox 4 sometimes managed to cram an extra word in while IE9 moved on to another line. I also noticed some difference in table sizes. For some reason, Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9 didn't seem to render them the same size. Sometimes FireFox 4 was larger, while at other times IE9 exaggerated them.
Neither of these browsers should give you any problems while you browse the web.
Winner: Tie
In the past, Internet Explorer has lagged significantly behind in this area. Microsoft seemed somehow blind-sided by the popularity of add-ons, but the hearts of developers were also certainly a factor. Firefox is David. Internet Explorer is Goliath. And geeks like to support the underdog.
The launch of a new browser version is the opportunity to hit the reset button, as many older add-ons end up broken or partially functional. Yet if anything, Firefox has increased its lead in this area. While Internet Explorer 9 still has clunky management and lacks focus, Mozilla's add-on site is thriving, and the improved add-on manager built into the browser puts everyone's other browser to shame.
Winner: Firefox 4
Having considered these new browsers from a number of different angles, there is really no doubt which browser emerges victorious. Firefox 4, long the browser of choice among geeks worldwide, continues to reign supreme.
Internet Explorer 9 does deserve a "most improved" achievement pin, because the difference between IE8 and IE9 is substantial, almost shocking. The new browser is an admission by Microsoft that it is behind the curve, and the company is doing everything it can to catch up.
Microsoft still has work to do. Internet Explorer 9 is a browser that I don't mind using, but it's not my first choice. Maybe Internet Explorer will claw its way back to my taskbar with IE10.
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Opera is proprietary.
Why wasn't security a topic in your article?
great article! I had been using firefox for 8 months. When i came 2 know about ie9, i just thought to try it once and now I am in love with ie9. It is 1000 times better than ie8. I can say, ie9 is more flexible and simple than firefox. Only problem here is the add-on feature. But you know, more the add-ons, more slower the browser!
Opera has its own issues: not very compatible, not very user friendly. The fact that it always has 1% or 2% share says something, right?
Opera is also a very nice browser. I wonder why people dont use it
I'm an avid Chrome and Firefox user, but I just thought I'd mention that it was interesting that they gave Chrome credit for features taken, but the Opera browser was the first to implement the "menu button." Correct me if I'm wrong.
Obviously we have some haters. FF4 crashing on your computer is your issue. None of my computers/friends have issues with FF4 also chrome doesn't have the lead. Opera has been the best for along time.Download opera & FF4 look at the interface, look familiar? Ya, FF4 copied opera.
I like the Firefox 4 feature where it crashes all the time. If I'm really lucky it takes the whole OS down with it.
See that home button in IE 9? Ripped straight from Chrome.
They're both just posers. Chrome is leading the way when it comes to performance and innovation and all the others have spent the last couple of years playing catch up.
Is that before or after it installs itself with out administrator requirements on a windows system. As a Network administrator I hate chrome on principle alone. the fact that its layout is useless to me helps too. Firefox is the cream of the crop and IE9 would be great if it were not for the integrated URL/Search bar. It really hampers with my productivity when i cant research issues as fast having to retype my searches or go to the search engine first then retype my searches. Not a fan.
Opera is also a very nice browser. I wonder why people dont use it
I'm an avid Chrome and Firefox user, but I just thought I'd mention that it was interesting that they gave Chrome credit for features taken, but the Opera browser was the first to implement the "menu button." Correct me if I'm wrong.
Obviously we have some haters. FF4 crashing on your computer is your issue. None of my computers/friends have issues with FF4 also chrome doesn't have the lead. Opera has been the best for along time.
Great article. Another point that is import to mention is security! There is a dangerous high level of integration between IE and windows that makes easier for threats to spread and to be more dangerous. Also nice job from the Firefox team to be able to build a fast browser without this integration benefit.
Having been a beta tester for both Firefox and IE9, I can say that I prefer Firefox.
A good comparison between Firefox 4 and IE9. You missed another important point. Firefox 4 has good tab management via panorama while IE don't
Go ahead IE9 .. But u're still under the shadow of Firefox, coz of your selfish .... LOL
1st favourite: SRWare Iron (current version)
2nd favourite: Google Chrome (current version)
3rd favourite: Opera (current version)
Was a Firefox lover but am having a problem with it and they are of no help whatsoever so have moved to Chrome.
from the first firefox and internet explorer always compete. and I just know there is a great way to measure the ability of both browsers above. aqiqah surabaya
I use Firefox primarily but I also use Safari and IE sometimes. However, I am disappointed that they didn't make IE9 for WinXP. I've never used Chrome.
Firefox 4 is much better and faster than 3.5.x. I was starting to get frustrated at how slow 3.5.x was becoming and was ready to dump it.
It would be nice to see a comparison of Firefox to Safari to Chrome to IE - all current versions and see how they compare.
I prefer Chrome.
Great article! I hope you're going to write a follow-up comparing Chrome and Firefox.
I think even before you started your tests and all you already had Firefox ahead in your mind. Your first paragraph says it all and your end result confirmed it.


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Year round there is lots of information concerning garden clubs but in the spring they seem to sprout up like daffodils! They are EVERYWHERE! Garden tours abound. So what are these groups and where did they come from??
Story and select photos contributed by: Judy Ripley
Garden clubs are numerous. National Garden Clubs Inc. is in fifty states, the national capitol area and has 49 national affiliate members. There are 447 international affiliate members in Mexico, South America, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Europe and North Africa. In all there are 6,218 clubs, with 198,595 members. This is the largest volunteer gardening organization in the world. Information concerning these clubs can be found on www.gardenclub.org. Members have access to many of their publications.
There are State Federated Garden Clubs as well with the Virginia Federation of garden clubs having 6,000 members.
The United States is further divided into Garden club regions. Virginia is in the South Atlantic Region (SAR). Within Virginia there are six districts: the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Shenandoah, South Central, Southwest and Tidewater. Garden clubs in this area are in the Piedmont District with information available at www.vfgpiedmontdistrict.com.
The national and state clubs are varied in their form and function. The handbooks for flower shows and design types and staging are exclusively NGC and this is the only garden club that has accredited judges (judges that have gone through extensive training to evaluate design and horticulture).
NGC "provides education, resources and national networking opportunities for members to promote gardening and floral design." It is a not-for-profit educational organization. Their goals include aiding in the protection and conservation of natural resources, promoting civic beautification and encouraging improvement of roadsides and parks. They also establish botanical gardens and advance the study of gardening. The Ladies Garden Club of Athens, Georgia, was the first garden club in America and formed in January 1891. Garden clubs continued to grow until May 10, 1958 when they established a permanent headquarters building dedicated in St. Louis, Missouri.
Garden clubs include in their focus scholarships to Nature Camp, public beautification, and environmental awareness. Most garden clubs are private clubs with members attending monthly meetings. The monthly meetings consist of exhibiting horticulture (plants) and design (specified arrangements of flowers), short business meetings and sometimes a luncheon and program. The programs are designed to aid the members to further understand how best to grow these plants and how best to design with them. Guests are encouraged to attend and join.
Garden clubs are closely involved with their communities. They do flower arrangements for patients in local hospitals.
They also design and maintain gardens for local clinics and municipal buildings, Boys and Girls Clubs, schools and the Blue Star Memorials. Blue Star Memorials are handsome bronze plaques honoring the military that are serving or have served our nation. These memorials are installed on public land, along highways and byways, and in towns, villages and cities. Please keep an eye out and honor them as well. The funding for these memorials, their maintenance and often surrounding gardens are all provided by the garden clubs in cooperation with the communities where they are located.
Many scholarships are provided for local students to attend Nature Camp, which is a summer environmentally focused experience. Students are screened, interviewed and provided with the funds and sometimes the supplies to attend the week-long experience. The recipients often attend a garden club meeting following their experience and speak with the members. These recipients frequently are directly affected in their career choices by this scholarship and camp experience.
This spring you can visit some of the many garden tours run by garden clubs. These tours are often years in planning. They reflect the focus of the garden clubs to teach and inspire. So as you are touring beautiful gardens this spring thank the lovely ladies that host the tours, design the arrangements, and delight in gardens.

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The Golden Age of Prurience #51
Love Doctor
(by Florence Stonebreaker)
(Stanley Library; 1958)
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12 comments:
- Vanwall said...
Hey ladies, I'm hangin' my shingle out in Love Doctorin'. I got me a mail-order degree from the Potrzebie College of Medicinal Arts and Culinary Skills in that that specialty. With honors, mind ya.
- September 05, 2008 12:17 AM
- R.H. said...
The filthy beast!
This is outrageous.
I demand his patient records!
-Dr Robert.
(House calls a speciality)
- September 05, 2008 12:31 AM
- slyboots2 said...
If that is the "Love Doctor" (wasn't there a song by Kiss about that???) in the background, I'll pass. He is icky.
- September 05, 2008 10:39 AM
- Brent McKee said...
They must be man-starved if they're dropping their knickers for him.
- September 05, 2008 6:12 PM
- estiv said...
Of course no woman could resist a hunk like that.
- September 05, 2008 9:19 PM
- Tom Sutpen said...
I'll bet the Doctor of Love is in fact the Art Director for whatever outfit published these tomes; his presence no doubt an in joke of some sort.
- September 05, 2008 10:07 PM
- Mr DeBakey said...
Florence Stonebreaker?
I think I've met her
- September 06, 2008 12:59 AM
- slyboots2 said...
OMG- I just figured it out- he resembles Burl Ives as Big Daddy. That's what has been skeeving me out about this picture. Imagine Burl Ives as the Love Doctor- you'll shudder for sure.
- September 06, 2008 12:22 PM
- Brent McKee said...
"Of course no woman could resist a hunk like that."
Yes, but a hunk of what exactly?
- September 06, 2008 3:48 PM
- Vanwall said...
A hunk of fire hose would be his only attraction with the lights on.
Actually, I swear I've seen that face on the screen in a minor role, but I can't put a name to it.
- September 06, 2008 11:07 PM
- Mac said...
Victor Buono, gotta be. He of "Baby Jane," "Robin & the 7 Hoods," Batman's King Tut and the brilliant album "Heavy!" I'd even put money on it that he's "Florence Stonebraker!"
- September 06, 2008 11:21 PM
- Vanwall said...
Herb Voland, maybe, or Parley Baer...whoever it was, I seem to remember him from a noir or two.
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Allowance, done well, is one very good way to help prevent the dreaded "E" word– entitlement–from becoming a part of your child's approach to life. After December's column on allowance, I received a number of questions that will help all of us continue to work through this rite of passage:
Q:At what age should you start allowance?
A:Middle school is the right time to introduce allowance. In middle school, your child can easily manage one month's worth of expenses. Sit down with your child and agree on three expenses he or she will manage.
One reader rightly pointed out to me after reading my December column that girl expenses are very different from boy expenses. She says that if her son were given an allocation for clothing, he would simply wear the same clothes for the rest of his life. Ditto on an allocation for "toiletries." Point taken. The list should be unique and specifically tailored to your child.
Once the list is created, estimate what you spend per month on these items. Hand over that amount and responsibility for the expense.
Don't forget the allowance contract. Spell everything out in writing. Both of you should sign on the dotted line before any money changes hands. Remind your child to keep all receipts. Make this a requirement for the next month's payout. This is another chance to stop and think about money.
The dollars are significant when you're talking about covering an entire month. Many parents are not sure about giving their kids that much cash. (My own father called to check on my sanity when he read that I give my girls $80 a month for allowance.) I assured him that giving the girls $70 for "clothing and accessories" expenses saves me money (not to mention that I no longer have to say "no" all the time) and helps them prioritize.
Q: Should I pay my child money for chores?
A: That depends on what you're trying to teach your child. If you're trying to teach your child how to manage money, then no. But, if if you're trying to teach your child how to earn money, then maybe.
A word of caution when you use the money-for-chores approach to teach the concept of earn. You put a price on every chore you want your child to do the moment you pay them for any one chore. No parent really intends to pay a child for everything they do to help out at home. However, the minute you assign a dollar value to one family chore, you open yourself up to that for all family chores.
If you want to teach your child how to earn money, teach them the old-fashioned way—lemonade stands for the youngest children; snow shoveling or babysitting for older children.
And don't stop the allowance when your child hits high school.
Most of the teens I interview tell me they received allowance in middle school, but not anymore. Some teens have jobs, and allowance stops because the teen is expected to use the money he earns to cover his needs. Other teens tell me that their parents view school as their main job, and if the teens need money, they ask their parents for it.
Those same teens will be managing day to-day life completely on their own when they get to college. They will try to live as they lived at home–but with fewer resources. It is no surprise that many of those same great kids get in over their heads using credit cards to make ends meet in college.
Keep using an allowance for expense management. Add expense items, don't eliminate them. Work up to your teen managing one year of expenses by the time she graduates high school.
Then help your child manage all of her money in the four primary categories: save, spend, donate and invest. Continue to drive home "save" with the "pay yourself first" ritual. "Invest" can be their contribution to a college fund, car insurance or even their own Roth IRA.
Let your teen run out of money while he still lives under your roof. Help him work out strategies for shortages in the high school years. A college student's strategy for short falls is credit. Not good.
Q:When I start my older child on allowance, should I start the younger child at the same time?
A:No, this will dilute the importance of this rite of passage for your older child. The older child has earned the privilege. The younger needs to wait—and watch, listen and learn. Oh yes, the younger child is WATCHING.
I made the mistake of launching both my girls at the same time. My oldest was put out, because, as always (in her eyes), my youngest did not have to wait. I lost out on being able to leverage the education she would have gotten simply by watching her older sister navigate the waters of her first allowance.
Susan Beacham is the founder and CEO of Money Savvy Generation, a financial education company that provides innovative products and services to help parents and educators teach children the skills of basic personal finance, www.MoneySavvyGeneration.com. E-mail her at [email protected]
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Drop in Beef Sales Could Lead to Higher Prices
U.S. feedlots are losing money as consumers ditch steak for cheaper dining options.
According to a recent report, the decline in demand for grain-fed cattle across the United States could lead to higher beef prices in stores once the economy improves.
Reuters reports that feedlots across the country are losing money as consumers turn away from steaks at white-tablecloth restaurants and turn more to fast-food chains and eating at home. The article also notes that consumers are eating more grass-fed animals.
If a number of feed yards close, as predicted, the cost of beef will increase later in the year.
"The losses have been so large in the first three months of 2009 that it is going to be months and months and months until feed yards even have a chance to recover those losses. It is depressing," said Jim Robb, economist at the Lakewood, Colo.-based Livestock Marketing Information Center, to Reuters.
The number of feedlot cattle in the United States has decreased by 6 percent compared with last year. As well, chicken producers have reduced their flocks due to high feed costs and low prices, and some hog farmers have cut back the size of their sow herds.
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New Amazing Price! A Spectacular Saugatuck Buy! Water, Woods, and Dunes all come together at this eclectic home with Kalamazoo Harbor views and access. Whether you are looking for a year-round home, an amazing, fun vacation home, or an income producing investment then look no further. This is a beauty. You will feel like you are on an eternal vacation living in this executive home with a utopian atmosphere. Hop the chain ferry for a quick ride over to downtown. One of a kind floor plan with a spacious, sprawling penthouse living space with 4 bedrooms, sweeping open floor plan and smashing water views from the two decks overlooking the sounds and views of the harbor. PLUS, a separate office area with kitchen and bath (could be a separate sleeping area) with a separate one-bedroom apartment
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- 338 Park Street
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- Saugatuck
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- 49453
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The 12th Plan will also take on board the recommendations of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Technology and Innovation
The 12th Plan will focus on ways to improve flow of fund to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector which accounts for 8% of the gross domestic product (GDP).
The 12th Plan (2012-17), sources said, would try to enhance access of MSMEs to "equity capital and alternative sources of capital like angel funds/risks capital."
The sector contributes 8% of the country's GDP, 45% of the manufactured output and 40% of our exports. The issues concerning the MSME are being discussed by the sub-groups which were formed by the Working Group to recommend steps for accelerating the growth of the sector.
Besides other things, sources said, the schemes for encouraging skill development through the public private partnership (PPP) mode could also be incorporated in the next Plan. The 12th Plan will also take on board the recommendations of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Technology and Innovation.
The Task Force report has made various suggestions which include increasing fund availability, technology upgradation and skill development.
The Working Group, which is chaired by MSME secretary Uday Kumar Verma, is likely to submit its report to the Steering Committee of the Planning Commission by the end of September.
Of the 26 million MSMEs, which employ 60 million people, only 6% are registered while the rest come under the unorganised sector.
SIDBI and BEE are working as co-implementing agencies for preparing a World Bank-funded project titled 'Financing energy efficiency at MSMEs'
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has signed an agreement with the Bureau for Energy Efficiency (BEE) to create energy efficient technologies for the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) sector.
The agreement will also help in creating awareness and capacity-building of local business development service providers to implement similar technologies, an official release issued said.
"The agreement will facilitate energy efficiency improvement through capacity-building among MSMEs and extend financial support for preparing investment-grade proposals for energy efficiency improvements," SIDBI chairman and managing director Sushil Muhnot said.
SIDBI and BEE are working as co-implementing agencies for preparing a World Bank-funded project titled 'Financing energy efficiency at MSMEs'. The project is also supported by the Global Environment Facility.
The main objective of the project is to improve efficiency and reduce green house gas emissions through commercial investments in energy efficiency goods and services among the target MSME clusters, the release added.
The potential energy efficiency market is estimated at over USD 3.1 billion and most of this potential lies with the 3 million SMEs which contribute to about 60% of the country's GDP.
The agreement with BEE involves developing an integrated approach with financial support to eligible proposals for adopting energy efficient technologies and measures, Muhnot said.
"In addition to reduction in direct energy intake, implementation of potential programmes can produce additional positive environmental impacts from reduced combustion of fossil fuels," he added.
The Lucknow-based state-run lender has been focusing on promoting funding clean technologies/production process under bilateral lines of credit from KfW of Germany and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
These schemes have a two-pronged approach-concessional lending to encourage investment in green/energy efficient technologies and to generate and disseminate cluster-specific information, the release added.
Under the Japanese assistance, SIDBI has already provided assistance to over 2,000 units with aggregate assistance of over Rs800 crore for cleaner production and energy saving investments, Muhnoot said.
He added that to address environmental and social issues, the bank is planning to use an environmental and social risk management framework, called 'Small and medium enterprise finance and development project' and is being funded by the World Bank.
The project has already supported India SME Technology Services, a firm promoted by Sidbi and leading public sector banks, to prepare a carbon credit guidebook for MSMEs, update its existing basket of 800 technologies and flag them as carbon-free, clean, energy efficient technologies.
Project has initiated steps, in association with the science and technology ministry, to evolve a policy document on Technology Vision for MSMEs- 2020.
At no point in the ad does Infomedia Yellow Pages tell its customers what is so special about their product that will help to boost customers' sales. Business growth for small players is a very serious issue, and it has to be handled with facts and logic
Here's the business promise: If you get your dhandha listed in the Infomedia Yellow Pages, you won't need to search for customers. They'll come to you. In fact, they'll come rushing to you! Sounds simple? It is. But what has the advertising agency done to deal with this proposition? Well, they've gone literal. And worse, they have added in irrelevant madness.
The television commercial features a small-time entrepreneur. As soon as he registers his company in the Infomedia Yellow Pages, hordes of clients come knocking at his door. Well, not knocking. They smash through his office.
Our man spots a red card at unexpected places. And when he grabs it, along with it arrive excited clients. And the clients burst into our entrepreneur's office through sofas, file cabinets, cartons… they even spring out from under the wooden floors! 'Kaam aata jaaye, bhadta jaaye…' goes the languid jingle. And of course, prosperity needs to be highlighted. So as the clients keep pouring in, the entrepreneur's office gets bigger and plusher.
The advert suffers from two very serious problems. On the creative front it's a huge bore, even if the ad agency execs and their special effects team had a blast producing it. There's zero entertainment for the viewer, despite the exaggeration route and despite all the slapstick stuff. This is unforgivable. The whole purpose of exaggeration is to get some adrenalin pumped into a banal promise, and to generate some laughs. If the ad fails on that score, it's sunk.
But the larger problem is the strategic one. At no point in the ad does Infomedia Yellow Pages tell its customers what is so special about their product that will help to boost their (the customers') sales. This ad feels more like a comic caper, and this is what small entrepreneurs would be most wary of.
Business growth for small players is a very, very serious issue, and it has to be handled with facts and logic. If it's magic the businessmen wanted, they'd visit a miracle baba (and god knows there are plenty of them going around). I am sorry to say, neither the brand manager nor his/her ad agency personnel have bothered to understand their customer. This is nothing short of hit-and-run advertising.
Not sure about the red cards featured in the ad. But I would certainly raise some red flags for this sort of advertising.


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A 115-million-year-old fossilized wasp from northeast Brazil presents a baffling puzzle to researchers. The wasp's ovipositor, the organ through which it lays its eggs, looks a lot like those of present-day wasps that lay their eggs in figs. The problem, researchers say, is that figs arose about 65 million years after this wasp was alive.
A report of the findings appears in the journal Cretaceous Research.
The wasp belongs to the Hymenoptera superfamily known as Chalcidoidea, which parasitize other insects, spiders and some plants. The group includes about 22,000 known species and is estimated to contain up to 500,000 species.
"This is a tiny parasitic wasp, it's the smallest fossil wasp found in this particular deposit and it's the oldest representative of its family," said Sam Heads, a paleoentomologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois.
"More importantly, it's possible that this wasp was fig-associated, which is interesting because it's Early Cretaceous, about 115 to 120 million years old. That's a good 65 million years or so prior to the first occurrence of figs in the fossil record."
Heads worked in collaboration with University of Portsmouth scientists Nathan Barling and David Martill.
The new findings demonstrate the value of studying insect fossils, Heads said.
"The fossil record of insects is very extensive both geographically and temporally. It goes back 415 to 420 million years and preserves the ancestral forms of a lot of the insects that are alive today," he said. "So it's a great resource for understanding insect evolutionary history and the distribution of insects across the planet in the past."
presence of a wasp with an ovipositor that looks like those used by fig wasps today is not hard evidence that figs were around in the fossil wasp's day - a time of dinosaurs, Heads said.
"There is no evidence of the existence of figs at this time and the most recent molecular study doesn't place figs that far back," he said. While it is possible that figs are older than current studies indicate, it is also possible that "something like a fig was around and this wasp was parasitizing whatever that was."
This could be an example of convergent evolution, where separate species independently evolve similar traits, he said. Or the fossil wasp could be the ancestor of the fig wasp, and its ovipositor, first adapted to a plant or fruit that was around long before the fig, later found a use in figs.
Comparing insect fossils with living organisms offers new insights into the natural history of insects, the plants they pollinate and their hosts or prey, Heads said. This differs significantly from studies of the fossils of animals that have become extinct.
"When you talk about paleontology to people the first thing they think of is dinosaurs," he said. "And that's great. Dinosaurs are really exciting, wonderful animals. But for the most part, they're extinct. With insects and other arthropods like spiders and scorpions, they're around still. So we have modern forms to compare our fossil forms to, which is incredibly useful."
The paper, "A New Parasitoid Wasp (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) From the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil: The First Mesozoic Peteromalidae," is available online.
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James, who's also garnered scholarship offers from the likes of Cincinnati, Temple, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, and South Florida, maintains he is committed to the Badgers, but is willing to look around as well.
For their part, the Blue Devils have not yet offered a scholarship, but the explosive Florida prospect says he's in regular contact with the Duke coaching staff.
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As for Duke's recruiting pitch before the offer comes, it's something that hits home with James.
"The coaches talk to me about the combination of athletics and academics and, really, there is no program along the lines of what Duke can offer. It's a program that's coming up and, in terms of the next level, they believe and are showing they can prepare you for that. They really talk a lot about the Blue Devil experience.
And what defines that experience?
"They've been able to put the right coaching staff in place and to recruit the right guys for their program. It's like with the offer, Coach Montgomery told me that he's really big on offering at camp, because he is able to analyze a lot - the skill of the athlete, but also the competitive nature."
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Vincenzo,

In what is probably a bad idea, when we want to use job dependencies, we creat all jobs in the held state so that we could collect the jobids, add those to the appropriate jobs and then removed the hold on them. It was a lot of work, but it seemed to work allright. We typically do all of our submissions using the pbs_python toolkit, so this is _relatively_ easy to do this way. Don't know if that's any help to you our not. In general, we had some problems with the job dependencies because as near as we could tell, the jobid that is passed as a dependency must be a jobid currently known to the system in order for that dependency to be enforced properly. If, for instance, you started a job with id; 42.yourcluster, and wanted to submit a number of jobs that should execute only when that finished, you needed to make sure that all jobs with that depenency are submitted BEFORE 42.yourcluster completes. I think the only moral there is to watch your synchronization, which may or may not be very controllable from a script file.

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Nate

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 I have recently started to use Torque/Maui, but I have some doubts about job
 dependencies I hope you can clarify. It looks to me that the way to enforce
 them is by using "-W depend=beforeany:jobid" (or similar) in the qsub
 command or in the #PBS directive. But how can I know beforehand the job id
 of something that hasn't been submitted yet?

 I would like to submit at once, say, 30 jobs with dependencies between each
 other. The only solution I have thought so far is to avoid "before"
 dependencies and create a script file: there I submit each single job, read
 its jobid, and use the "-W depend=afterany" option with regard to the
 previous job ids.
 But is there a nicer way to enforce dependencies, maybe without having to
 rely on a jobid (but perhaps a job name)?

 Thank you in advance,
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Target: Bryan Fischer
Goal: To correct several outrageous remarks regarding gay citizens and request an apology from anti-gay radio host.
Homophobic talk show host Bryan Fischer stated on his radio program that allowing children to be adopted by gay couples is nothing short of child abuse. Fischer, who is the director of Issues Analysis for the anti-gay rights group American Family Association, declared that gay relationships don't last: "Companionship is just not one of the purposes that homosexuals can fulfill in marriage…they can't do it." According to this man, putting children in an "unnatural, immoral, and unhealthy" kind of environment would be, "a form of sexual abuse on its own."
Further appalling and laughable remarks from this man include his declaration that liberty and the "homosexual agenda" cannot coexist, his demand for homosexuality to be "re-criminalized" in every state, and his pronouncement that J.C. Penny was responsible for women getting breast cancer purely because the company hired Ellen DeGeneres, who is openly gay, as their spokesperson. In addition, just recently Fischer stated on his radio program that while gay citizens only accounted for 2% of the U.S. population, they are associated with one-third of all child sex abuse cases. As far as these statistics go, it is unclear where his evidence came from, but it is clearly false.
These homophobic lies must be stopped and corrected. Tell this offensive man that his comments are disrespectful to the LGBT community and false in every sense of the word.
Dear Bryan Fischer,
I write to you in regard to many questionable statements of yours regarding homosexuality. Just recently you stated that the adoption of children via gay couples was "child abuse". May I ask what gives you the right to assume this? Gay couples go through the same rigorous process of adoption that straight couples go through and must pass the same parenting tests. Contrary to what you preach, I must stress that being gay does not hinder the ability to love children.
I would also like to remind you that being gay is just as much of a choice as being straight is; in other words, it is not a choice at all. The Bible may condemn the gay lifestyle, but in case you have forgotten, this country abides by the laws of the Constitution. I urge you to remember that the next time you falsely accuse gays of being involved in a third of all child sex abuse crimes or state that homosexuality should be "re-criminalized" in all states.
I urge you to accept lifestyles that are not your own and apologize for your homophobic statements. Intolerance of different lifestyles is what is going to tear this country apart, not the "homosexual agenda".
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Oprah Winfrey finally appears ready to call it quits.
The queen of daytime talk is set to announce today that she's ending her show on Sept. 9, 2011, when her current contract expires, capping a 25-year career on national TV.
Late Thursday, Winfrey's company, Harpo Productions, shared the news with TV stations that carry her show, thanking them for "the partnership and friendship we have shared over the years," and informing them she would address the end of her run on today's show.
Winfrey herself told CBS, which distributes The Oprah Winfrey Show, that she was ending her run in syndication. But she is unlikely to move the talk show to OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a new cable channel planned for next year in a joint venture with Discovery Networks.
"It's a void, and if I was working at one of the local stations, I'd be very concerned about a replacement," says David Scardino at Los Angeles ad firm RPA. "I think it will have a fairly large impact."
Winfrey has vowed to end her show twice before. But there's no reason to doubt her now: Last week, she moved co-executive producer Lisa Erspamer to Los Angeles as chief creative officer of OWN, a signal that Winfrey would play a more direct role. She will appear in several lifestyle shows being developed for OWN.
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This is not the official game cover, but if anybody from activision wants my offering for the front cover , pleaseeeeeeeeee get in touch
I've included the 6 (so far) characters from the next skylanders game, those being
Wash Buckler, magna Charger, Night Shift, Stink Bomb, Freeze Blade and Blast Zone.
I've also placed swapped element symbols above the main title.
I hope you like what you see.
I've included the 6 (so far) characters from the next skylanders game, those being
Wash Buckler, magna Charger, Night Shift, Stink Bomb, Freeze Blade and Blast Zone.
I've also placed swapped element symbols above the main title.
I hope you like what you see.
Hey wanna see the official? If u go on YouTube and find a user called "SkylandersGame" their YouTube banner is the game cover, I know this by research! Can you copy this banner and make a cover for PS4? (how to find SkylandersGame on tube: go onto YouTube.com then search skylanders swap force E3 trailer and find the video by SkylandersGame)
Hello again Yeah i've seen the official cover, it's really good. Instead of uploading that version with a ps4 banner i've designed another front cover, i'll post you link once i've uploaded it.
Wow, this SHOULD be an offical covering! If I was in activision, I would SO ask to use this! when I first seen it, I thought it was real! I love it! Wonderful job!
aww thank you. I wish it was the official cover :/ I'm glad you like it.
I dunno about anyone else, but I'm really only liking Magna Charger and Blast Zone. I think the others seem like good ideas done poorly.
Do u know their email?
No i've not why do you ask? I wish I did though lol. :-D
Because you said if they would actually accept your cover idea
I thought that might be what you meant. I don't think they'd have accpeted my cover art for the game, the company will have their own designers for that.
Well ask MAD-PROJECT for their email, or just go on activision.com to find their email because they have not made a cover (if you go on ebgames.com and search Skylanders SWAP FORCE the cover shown is black and patternless)
nice! i myself would have never thought of designing the element symbols like that!
UGH. STOP MAKING THESE GAMES EVERY DAY! C'MON! Let it settle in before you hope into a new game!
Ehh, I think they might be jumping the shark with this one.
LOL, I agree. But shouldn't you be telling nintendo that .... hahahaha
I'm really excited for Freeze Blade, Night Shift and Stink Bomb
As for your art, it looks really good! I like what you've done with the elements at the top
As for your art, it looks really good! I like what you've done with the elements at the top
I wouldn't mind knowing what the other characters are going to be like.
I'm glad you like my artwork :-D
I'm glad you like my artwork :-D
the skunk and the blue cat thing look pretty coollll
Nice! They should consider this!
I'm already super excited for Wash Buckler
That's the same one my son wants to play as.. I wanna try Magna charge.
It looked like the official.
Good job.
Good job.
Thank you, and thank you for placing me on your watch list. Much appreciated :-D
Cool! Looks just about professional!
Wow really, thank you so much. The best thing anybody's said about my work. :-D <3
no problem! I only say what I believe! also: I made a character design for a skylanders swap force character, but I too cannot find out how to submit it to them.
I think they just use their own artists to design the covers and the skylanders. Buuuuut their official page on facebook they have featured a couple of pictures from devart, drawings mostly. So you never know what might come around.
yeah i post some stuff on their facebook page. not alot though...


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NEW DELHI, Aug. 27— Though India may be a land with a high-technology future, American computer companies are flocking to a city in the south of the country in large part to enjoy the charms of its colonial past.
The Digital Equipment Corporation, the Hewlett-Packard Company, I.B.M., Texas Instruments Inc., the Compaq Computer Corporation and other companies are busily doing deals, hiring workers and buying property in Bangalore, a city of 2.7 million people more than 1,000 miles south of here.
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"While other cities are also developing computer centers, Bangalore remains the king," said Asim Raina, an editor at Dataquest, the country's leading computer magazine.
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Partly because of all the activity in Bangalore, India's tiny software industry is growing rapidly. Last year, software exports soared 53 percent, to nearly half a billion dollars, and domestic sales surged an even brisker 58 percent, to $280 million, according to Dataquest.
Indians have acquired an international reputation for software expertise. Indian entrepreneurs have made a big mark on Silicon Valley in California, and Indian students are a substantial presence in American schools like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
India's largest computer company, Hindustan Computers Ltd., with $420 million in revenue in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, said it regarded developing software packages and doing consulting work for American and other foreign companies as the key to its growth.
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Gosselin, Louis Leon Theodore
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French historian and playwright who wrote under the pen name G. Lenotre. He wrote articles in publications such as Le Figaro, Revue des deux mondes, Le Monde illustré and Le Temps. He also produced numerous works dealing with the French Revolution, especially the Reign of Terror, constructed from his research into primary documents of the era. His work was recognized and admired by his contemporaries. Gosselin was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur and in 1932 was elected to the Académie française, but died before being able to sit in the Academy and never made the speech which he had written in homage to his predecessor, René Bazin.
He died in Paris on 7 February 1935.
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- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Historian
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script


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Choi Si Won, also known simply as Siwon, is a popular South Korean singer and actor. Born on April 7, 1986, he is best known for being a member of the boy band Super Junior and its Mandopop subgroup, Super Junior-M. Siwon was scouted in front of his high school at the age of 16 and asked to audition at a casting call. He secretly auditioned and only told his parents after he had passed. Although he was being trained as a solo artist, Siwon debuted as part of the 12-member Super Junior in 2005 after he had already had a few minor roles in television dramas. In addition to his music activities, Siwon continued to act in films and television dramas in both Korea and in Chinese-language productions, gaining acclaim for his acting. Siwon is so popular in China that he is one of only four South Korean artists to be featured on a Chinese postage stamp! A few of his most memorable television drama roles include "History of the Salaryman" (2012), "King of Dramas" (2012) and "She Was Pretty" (2015). He also starred in the popular reality series "Real Men 2" (2015) and made a special cameo appearance in the first-ever Viki Original drama series "Dramaworld" (2016).
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Adam Levine Goes Blonde! [PIC]
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— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 3, 2014
Just to be clear, Adam Levine is gorgeous no matter what, BUT, not too sure how I feel about the new blonde hair lol. What do you think!?:)
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Cadillac Greenlights Converj Hybrid For Production
The Cadillac Converj was thought to have been lost in the ether between dazzling concept and pained execution. But GM's executives have green-lit the Volt-based luxury car, and promise that it will be better than the idea of a "Volt-based luxury car" may sound. The Converj was thought to have been killed off back in 2009, a few months after it was first shown at the Detroit Auto Show. Back then, Cadillac product planners couldn't justify the expense of building even more Volts and not making a profit.
But as Chevrolet can't build enough Volts to sell 'em, GM finds that it is able to bring down the cost of production—and it is now eager to ramp up production in any way possible. The Converj will get the Volt's current drivetrain, and will be put into production by 2013 or 2014: and this time, Cadillac is not waiting for the 2nd generation Volt's powerplant that will arrive in 2015. A plug-in model may be available then, as well.
Part of GM's eagerness is the fact that they could sell the Converj (or whatever 3-letter acronym Cadillac chooses to use) for around $60,000, enabling them to finally make a profit on the Voltec system. This would also have the added advantage of lowering the Volt's current price of $40,000, to a price point more befitting a Chevrolet.
It seems almost extraneous to say that the last time Cadillac built a car based on a Chevrolet, we got…well, you know. This time however, the Standard Of The World should have a bit more luck.
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The Dark Shadow Lord is a villain of the Buddhist Monkey series (a spin-off of Happy Tree Friends).
The Dark Shadow Lord is the master of the Generic Tree Ninjas, whom he usually sends to kill Buddhist Monkey. He will kill any minion who has failed him. In the episode "Three Courses of Death", he sends Char Sui to do the task, though once again, Buddhist Monkey prevails.
The body of the Dark Shadow Lord is hidden in the shadows and, so far, only his red glowing eyes are visible. He has been dabated as possibly being a yak or a dragon. It is possible that the Dark Shadow Lord will return in a future episode to battle Buddhist Monkey himself.


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Cardiovascular Technology (CVT) is an allied health profession specifically concerning the noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac (heart) and peripheral vascular (blood vessel) disease. It is a multidisciplinary science requiring the technologist to be trained and educated in the basic and applied principles of several diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
Mercy College offers two Cardiovascular Technology associate degree programs:
• Cardiovascular Technology - Echocardiography
• Cardiovascular Technology - Peripheral Vascular
CVT Students are admitted to the program in the spring/summer with courses beginning in the fall semester (once a year). The number of students selected for admission each year is determined by the availability of space in the clinical facilities affiliated with the program.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Cardiovascular Technology programs is to provide quality educational experiences that prepare individuals for entry-level positions in a non-invasive cardiovascular setting.
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the Associate of Science in Cardiovascular Technology Program, the graduate will be able to:
- Successfully complete the entry-level credentialing examination offered through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI). (cognitive domain)
- Successfully complete advanced credentialing examinations offered through CCI and the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS). (cognitive domain)
- Demonstrate competence in ultrasound physics, instrumentation, tissue characteristics, measurements and calculations relating to cardiac and vascular anatomy and physiology. (cognitive domain)
- Demonstrate technical proficiency in performing non-invasive cardiovascular exams including; electrocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring and stress testing, as well as, echocardiograms and peripheral vascular studies. (psychomotor domain)
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1. My helmet (it's a no brainer)
For some reason it's the most contentious piece of kit in cycling. But not in my house. I would be dead if I hadn't been wearing a helmet when my head was smacked by a truck's wing mirror - and I wouldn't be seen dead cycling without one.
I use an Alpina Pheos (currently £97 on Amazon), which is the same model that I was wearing when the truck hit me. I know it works well.
The most important thing when choosing a helmet is that it fits properly and comfortably without slipping when ascending or descending. It also helps if it doesn't make you sweat your butt off.
As for what to spend on a helmet, what price can you put on protecting your skull? Just make sure you're paying for the fit and protection, not a fancy paint job.
2. Mountain bike SPDs on a road bike
There are two widely-used systems for clipping into pedals: road bike cleats, which use a large, three bolt plate to join you to your bike; and off road SPDs, which use a smaller, two bolt plate.
Using off road pedals and shoes on road bikes is perfectly viable, and it offers you a couple of small advantages. The cleats are embedded into the sole of the shoe, so you can get off and walk normally. And the pedals are double sided, so you can clip in on either side. Easy.
It's not a particularly cool look, and Brad Wiggins would shake his head in disgust - but doesn't have to get off his bike every couple of hours or so and walk into a café looking like a drag queen in high heels.
3. Marzipan
A slab of this almond sweetness will keep you fuelled for a whole ride - and, unlike a bar or gel, it can't be eaten all in one go (unless you've got the guts of Hades).
Marzipan has a relatively low GI, so break off small pieces regularly and you'll be good for the session. Plus it's cheaper than a load of sports bars.
4. Zipp 1080s
When is a disc wheel not a disc wheel? When it's a Zipp 1080. Admittedly Zipp don't make them anymore, but eBay is a wonderful thing: look around for long enough and you can be guaranteed that one (or preferably two) will turn up.
The sections on the wheels are so deep they look like a disc, feel like a disc, but handle like a deep section. Clearly Zipp feel their 808s do the job, which is why they ceased production of the 1080, but what do they know about cycling that I don't?
Oh hang on…
Zipp 1080
5. Brooks Team Pro titanium saddle
One of the hazards of cycling is pain in the 'road to nowhere' area, which results in people constantly swapping saddles in search of posterior nirvana. After years of thinking the grass is always greener by buying and trying different saddles, I opted for buying one and sticking with it. My weapon of choice is a Brooks Team Pro Titanium, and I now value it so highly that my wife says I'd rather watch a movie sitting on it than the sofa.
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The Shiba Barracks were built at Honored Treaty City.
Founding Edit
After the Lion withdrawal during the War of Fire and Snow in 1159, Shiba Aikune had had a violent confrontation with the remaining Lion advisors, so the barracks were constructed in only two weeks by Aikune and Asako shugenja to defend the city against a possible Lion retaliation. Due to the building's hasty magical construction the ceiling in the eastern wing was abnormally low, floors in the kitchens were sharply slanted, and the basements were almost entirely inaccessible, as the door ways were too narrow. [1]
Mujina Edit
The bizarre construction of the fortress was no fault of Aikune or his shugenja, but the effect of a family of mujina using their magic to tamper with the fortress' layout soon after it was built. [1]
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Item Suggestion
- AD upgrade for Chalice of Harmony and The Brutalizer
- Update for Executioneer's Calling and Avarice Blade
- Upgrade for Stinger and Brutalizer
- AP Version of Black Cleaver
- Rabadon/InfinityEdge for hybrid champions
Item Remake Suggestion
- Sunfire Cape Remake Suggestion
- Sheen/Trinity Force/Lich Bane Remake Suggestion
- Berserker Threads Remake Suggestion
- Snowball-Trinity-Remake (Leviathan/Meja/Occult)
Champion suggestion
Mechanic Suggestion/Remake
- Less Randomness: Critchance/Critdamage; Wriggles;...Remake (a mechanic which makes crit/ wriggles etc. luck-independent)
Less Randomness: Critchance/Critdamage
(the real suggestion starts at Suggestion, plz skip this if u dont like long introductions)
At the moment we have some mechanics in the League, which depend on non-skill factors (technical: Lag; personal: Luck), these factors influence the outcome of a battle in many times and cause a lot of frustration and are mainly antifun (for the ones, who suffer from injustice), while Riot works on the technical problem to improve the game experience, the second, personal factor (Luck) leads in some extreme cases, but also in many small cases to not deserved results (either good ones, or bad ones).
Crit Chance and Crit Damage
How does the Critical Strike Mechanic work?
The Attacking unit (champion or jungle monster) criticaly strikes an enemy unit for:
100% of base attack damage + 100% from standard crit bonusdamage
+ bonus crit damage from infinity edge (50%, if u have it; 0% if u dont have it)
+ bonus crit damage from runes (from 0% till 45.51%)
+ bonus crit damage from masteries (10%, if u have put points in lethality)
= from standard crit attack (200%) till max crit attack (305.51%)
with the chance of 0%-100%.
While this mechanic might sound balanced, due to the modifiers it actually applies only in long stretched fights, where u are able to attack often. But a usual fight/gank/teamfight in the current meta lasts only several seconds, hence u (or ur carry) are not able to attack often, and will either crit more and deal more damage then u actually should, or u will crit less and deal less damage.
In high elo games and competetive play it is from utter importance to calculate ur chances to win, as properly as possible, with the current randomness it is fairly difficult to make a proper calculation, hence 1-2 lucky crits or 1-2 missing crits can change the outcome of the battle by far.
Why did Riot implent such a antifun mechanic?
LoL is based on DotA, while DotA by itself is base on WC3. In WC3, which is a strategic game, the units have quite much health and the battles are stretched out for very long, so units with critchance will apply crits equivalent to their critchance.
The crit mechanic was implented in DotA, so that DPS-heros would have a strong lategame for exchange of a weak early game, without critchance this would have been very difficult to achive, on the other hand this mechanic was not perfect for DotA, cause in DotA (equivalent to LoL) the heros and units had much less health and the fights were much much shorter (in comprihanson to WC3).
LoL copied this mechanic from Dota and copied by this the problem, too (before the fusion with RiotGames). While LoL leaving other mechanics, like the chance-based stun upon autoattack, behind. Riot removed during the past years many antifun mechanics (e.g.: manaburn), while leaving the crit-mechanic the way it is.
Why has Riot not changed the Mechanic yet?
They haven't found another mechanic (maybe they haven't searched), which could replace the current one.
The DPS-increase by crit is calculated:
'AttackDamage' * 'AttackTimes' * 'CritChance' * 'CritDamage' = 'BonusDamageFromCrits'
'AttackDamage' * 'AttackTimes' + 'BonusDamageFromCrits' = 'TotalDamage'
e.g.: champion with 100 ad attacks 10 times with a critchance of 10% (=0.1) and bonuscritdamage of 10% (210% crits, or 110% bonus damage per crit, or a factor of 1.1)
100*10*0.1*1.1 = 110
100*10+110 = 1110
A champ with the same stats, but without the critchance would do only 1000 damage over 10 attacks, while the champ with 10% critchance would have 9 normal attacks and 1 critical strike. If the champ with the 10% critchance is lucky he may even critical strike even 2 times, and deal much more damage then his 10% actually allow, while if he is unlucky he may even not criticaly strike at all and would have wasted his gold/runes/masteries on critical strike chance.
Possible Solution
My suggestion would be to average the values:
Instead of criticaly strike in the original meaning, all ur attacks gain increased damage, based on ur critical chance and ur critical damage.
The critical bonus damage is 100% (by default)+ critical bonus damage from runes/masteries/items
'CritChance' * 'CriticalBonusDamage' = 'BonusDamageOn EachAttack'
e.g.: 10% crit chance and 20% crit damage
0.1*1.2 = 0.12 = 12% increased autoattack damage
a champ with 100 ad and 10% crit chance and 20% crit damage attacks for 10 times
112 (=100+100*0.12) * 10 = 1120
now the same with the old mechanic:
9 * 100 + 1 * 220 = 1120
but if the player is lucky and crits 2 times instead of 1:
8 * 100 + 2 * 220 = 1240
or if he is unlucky and doesn't crit at all:
10 * 100 = 1000
an other case would be if u have 10% critchance but attack only 5 times, where it is unpredictable whether u crit, or not:
a champ with 100 ad and 10% crit chance and 20% crit damage attacks for 5 times
new mechanic:
112 * 5 = 560
old mechanic (lucky):
4 * 100 + 1 * 220 = 620
old mechanic (unlucky):
5 * 100 = 500
What advantage has this mechanic over the old mechanic?
- Due to the luck-independence of this mechanic it will be possible to make proper predictions in regard of the outcome of a battle.
- Unlucky players will now be able to play carries and champions, who required till now a good amount of luck to be viable ( Gankplank, Tryndamere, ...), efficient.
- Champions like Tryndamere, or Gankplank won't be utter garbage in the eyes of the community, due to either being useless ( if they don't crit), or considered as overpowered, if they crit to often.
- Gives autoattck-based champs a linear scaling, not a random scaling.
Overall: Makes the game overall less frustrating.
Less Randomness: Wriggle's Latern
The passive of Wriggle's Latern gives the bearer aa 20% chance to deal 425 magicdamage to minions and monsters onhit. On average the champion will deal 0.2 * 425 = 89 magical bonus damage per hit (to minions/monsters). While the random bonus damage helps to get buffs/dragon/baron, it can screw up farming for laning champions (any AD champ, who needs the stats provvided, or even more important the ward active), on the other hand just giving the bearer the ability to deal 89 bonus damage on hit will make farming very easy, therefore the damage against minions will only be 50% (45) (maybe reducing the damage even further is necessary).
Passive Remake Suggestion
Passive Unique: On hit, 20% chance for target junglemonster to suffer 425 magic damage.
Passive Unique: On hit, minions suffer 45 magic damage from your attacks.
Please make a comment, in which u explain the reasoning for ur voting, thank u.


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