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Django Kill...If You Live, Shoot! (US - BD)
Gabe revisits another of his personal favourite spaghetti westerns in HD...
An unnamed half-breed bandit (Tomás Milián) is double-crossed by his white partners in crime and left for dead in a sandy, shallow mass grave along side his Mexican cohorts. With the help of two Native shamans, the 'Stranger' rises from the grave to seek his revenge. But when his quest leads to a bizarre town called 'The Unhappy Place,' he is plunged into an odyssey of gruesome torture, graphic violence and relentless sexual depravity. (From the Blue Underground official synopsis)
Django Kill…If You Love, Shoot! (aka: Se Sei Vivo Spara) is among the strangest and most nihilistic spaghetti westerns ever made, which places it pretty far down the list for those not yet initiated in the genre's usual idiosyncrasies. And despite the 'preferred' title, it has nothing in common with Sergio Corbucci's original Django, though it's probably the best or at least most striking of the in-name-only Django follow-ups. Director Giulio Questi's stark, pseudo-arthouse vision ranks among the most inescapably fascinating of the spaghettis, blending Corbucci and Sergio Leone's tough guy tropes with moody, Gothic photography and semi-subliminal editing practices. In fact, Django Kill is so disturbing and singular in tone that it's one of only a handful of Euro Westerns I tend to recommend on its merits outside of the genre and one of two spaghettis I recommend to horror fans; the other being Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent's Spanish made Cut-Throats Nine. The horror elements aren't only reserved to the obvious stylistic choices and graphic violence, there are also vaguely fantastical story elements to contend with. It's never implicitly stated that 'The Stranger' has risen from the dead, but there's evidence to support him being an actual zombie, or even a ghost, as evident by occasional imperviousness to bullets. There's also plenty of evidence to consider the town of 'The Unhappy Place' a straight analogue for hell, or at least purgatory (as Oaks' men enter the town, they witness a Hieronymus Bosch version of a western thoroughfare, including images children fist-fighting, standing naked in the streets and being nonchalantly crushed under adult boots). The UK poster shouted 'Terror from the depths of Hell!' and, at one point, Milián plainly states, 'You see, we got problems my friend…even up here in heaven.'
The screenplay, which is credited to seven writers, at first glance seems strange and haphazardly constructed. It becomes difficult to keep up with its surreal turns, but, soon enough, the screenwriters begin to slyly subvert subgenre tropes. Outside of the arguable zombie subtext, the early story is laid out like a traditional spaghetti revenge story – the half-breed bandit is betrayed, shot and left for dead, only to rise and chase down his enemies for bloody revenge. Seems pretty cut and dry, but when The Stranger catches up to his killers he finds that a spooky town's local citizens have already strung them up (except the leader, Oaks, who he shoots with his pseudo-mystical golden bullets). Shocked by the townsfolk's brutality and left with nothing in particular to do, The Stranger then changes his tactics and takes a route similar to that already heavily traveled by other spaghetti western antiheroes in Fistful of Dollars and Django – he infiltrates the evil ranks. But, even when his plot is readjusted for familiarity, Questi can't help but continue to twist the story towards his dark vision of wild-west hell. And for the most part it seems that the horror/fantasy-inspired photography is Questi's key focus, sitting above even the subversive storytelling and violence. Questi and cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli (who would later work as director of photography on Once Upon a Time in the West, In the Name of the Rose and Life is Beautiful) draw more from Mario Bava and Roger Corman than Leone or Corbucci, at least when it comes to the film's more memorable and haunting images, specifically excelling where evocative shadows and broken views are concerned.
Questi was not a particularly industrious filmmaker and Django Kill stands as his only western or even western-flavoured film, which partially explains its uncommon genre qualities. Before Django Kill, Questi mostly worked on short-subjects and documentaries, some of which were sexually explicit enough to be heavily censored or banned in Italy. Following Django Kill, which was generally pretty popular despite its strange qualities and heavy censorship, Questi made a handful of under-seen thrillers and horror films (many made for TV), including Arcana (1972) and Vampirismus (1982). Most of these are next to impossible to find on DVD (especially in English). His one modestly popular post- Django Kill release was a bizarrely existential giallo entitled Death Laid an Egg, which actually pre-dated the onslaught of post- Bird with the Crystal Plumage genre entries. Death Laid an Egg (the title actually makes sense in the context of the film) features relentlessly Avant Garde photography and editing practices, almost tipping over the edge into maddening (some of the super-fast inter-cutting could easily induce seizures), all while managing to collect every major genre trope – as if Questi was given a laundry list of required story elements. It's sadomasochistly sexually charged and features a few bloody sequences, but isn't ever as salacious or cruel as Django Kill, leading one to assume the director was only giving the western audience what he thought they wanted. Or deserved.
Tomás Milián would eventually develop a name for himself as a charming rogue later in his career. He was the go-to anti-hero clown for many Zapata and other western satires like Sergio Sollima's Run, Man, Run! and Corbucci's Vamos a Matar, Compañeros, and starred in a series of popular 'poliziotteschi' (Italian crime) flicks throughout the '70s. At the time of Django Kill's release, Milián had started developing his loveable scoundrel act with Sollima's The Big Gundown, but still appeared comfortable acting in darker roles like this one. He also began to take his regular place as a torture victim in his period work, including Lucio Fulci's Beatrice Cenci, and Sollima's The Big Gundown and Run, Man, Run! (he finally got to do a little torturing himself in Fulci's Four of the Apocalypse). The ritual torture of the hero/antihero was a regular spaghetti practice, beginning somewhere around Fistful of Dollars. This usually occurred as part of a third act crisis and rather blatantly paints the hero/antihero as a martyr/Jesus analogue (the Jesus analogue is particularly blatant here). Following Corbucci's original Django, most pretenses were dropped and spaghetti heroes regularly found themselves literally crucified (the hero's crucifixion became the central image for Enzo G. Castellari's Johnny Hamlet). Milián's crucifixion in Django Kill is almost lost in a sea of pain and depravity, but manages to standout as one of the subgenre's most memorable 'hang-ups.' There's something genuinely haunting about Milián's character's emotional emptiness. This is largely due to the actor's methodical performance, which is obviously comparable to the more famous spaghetti heroes of few words like Eastwood (who's usually defined by an unspoken invincibility) and Franco Nero (who's often defined by his underlying frailty).
Django Kill was originally ceased by the Italian censors when released and re-released, shorn of 22-minutes. Later, it was cut even further by an estimated 30-minutes for release in the UK and US, and remains particularly controversial not only for its brutality (the shock of which has definitely dulled over the decades), but because of its almost malevolent moral ambiguity and a particularly bizarre semi-subplot involving homosexual rapist bandits – three years before James Dickey wrote a similarly disturbing scene for Deliverance. This sequence more or less halts the already listless plot, which might imply it held some kind of subtextual importance, but I'm not sure any of the atrocities on display hold any deeper meaning outside of Questi's goal of merging the popular western tropes with uncomfortable and unexpected psychological horror elements. There is a heavy-handed morality to the greed displayed by characters, but it's not particularly meaningful. The impression of the scene doesn't seem to be particularly judgmental either. It's not about the fact that the bandits are gay (they really aren't), it's about the torture and humiliation of gang rape and the dread that precedes it (the rape, by the way, happens off-screen). Other bits of largely subtextless violence that go beyond the usual spaghetti western expectations include: a first-act firing squad mass murder, point-blank gunshots to various heads, dragging and hanging sequences that don't cut away from the pain of the act, an incredibly bloody scalping, the aforementioned crucifixion scene (which includes some not particularly frightening 'vampire' bats and iguanas), a man taking molten gold to the face and a particularly harrowing scene where the townspeople greedily tear into a living man's chest to retrieve golden bullets.
Curiously, Blue Underground has used the same wording on the back of both their original DVD and this Blu-ray releases, stating that both transfers are 'created from original Italian negative materials.' I'm going to give the studio the hard-earned benefit of the doubt here and assume that this means they worked from the original negative in both cases and aren't simply presenting an uncompressed version of their SD release. My eyes tell me my assumption is correct and I can find little reason to complain about the quality of this new 1080p, 2.35:1 (with slightly more information than the DVD on all sides) transfer. Detail levels are noticeably sharper all-around. The extreme close-ups look the best overall, but there's also quite a bit in the way of complex background textures that are mushy on the DVD. I do notice some digital artefacts that may point to unnecessary DNR enhancement (some of these sweaty faces are a bit waxy) and others that may point to the same CRT scanning issues that have tickled other Blue Underground releases, but these are minor disturbances. There is a suspicious lack of film grain overall, but fuzzy bits usually come out of focus pulling, rather than obvious digital smoothing-over. Previously troubling non-digital artefacts, specifically tracking lines, have been eradicated, leaving only a handful of dirty spots to mar the experience. Even more noticeable than the detail increase is the vibrancy and major improvements in overall contrast levels. The DVD release has a particularly yellow tint, which this release 'corrects' with a solid bump in reds, which warms things up and creates better hue variance. Blues look particularly strong and consistent as well, both in terms of poppier contrasts and a last-act night scene that is entirely gelled in the hue. The deeper and sharper black levels outmatch the DVD's muddied dark edges easily (though the crushed quality of the blacks might put off some fans), but the pumped up whites threaten to blow out some of the brighter sequences (some shots are intentionally blown out to create the illusion of a dream state).
As per the usual Blue Underground western treatment this disc features both the English and Italian dubs of the film and both are presented in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono sound. And as in the case of many of the studio's Italian releases, there was no English audio recorded for some of the scenes that were never released on an English language print. The quality of the sound of both tracks is generally comparable to the original DVD release and it carries all the usual shortcomings that go along with old, entirely post-dubbed tracks (remember, these films are shot without sound and feature international casts speaking at each other in their native languages, so there isn't really a 'definitive' dub choice). The one major advantage to the uncompressed state of the audio is that the highest volume levels, usually a particularly loud shout or gunshot, there's little in the way of distortion, but otherwise there's really not much difference between these and their Dolby Digital counterparts. Sound effects are set to the usual spaghetti western minimum, only cropping up when entirely necessary, but they aren't quite as flat at expected, especially on the English track, which is the better of the two. I wouldn't call either track 'natural,' but there's definitely a warmer texture to the foley work (though the Italian track does have the edge in volume). Ivan Vandor isn't among the more famous or celebrated Italian composers, but does an awfully good job impersonating the Ennio Morricone standard while still maintaining a particular flavour of music in this score. There's really only one major theme (which actually reminds me more of Riz Ortolani's galloping guitar theme to Tonino Valerii's Day of Anger than any of Morricone's tracks), but it is effectively used in different contexts, appearing heroic or tragic depending on the frame of reference.
The extras, which match those of the DVD release, begin with Django Tell! (20:40, SD), a series of interviews with Questi, Milián and co-star Ray Lovelock. The discussion mostly centers around the film's graphic content and the fact that no one really was all that interested in making it. Questi also discusses his early documentary work a bit, Milián and Lovelock's charms, and his supposed intellectual intentions for Django Kill (I'm still not sure I believe him), while Milian mostly talks about how weird Questi was and Lovelock, who hadn't appeared in a film before, recalls only vague details (even though his character is gang raped). Other extras include the film's stylistic trailer in HD and a still and poster gallery.
Once again, Django Kill…If You Live, Shoot! is not the best place for spaghetti western newbies to start with the genre, but it belongs a bit further down any must-see list and will probably please discerning horror fans as well. Blue Underground has done their usual bang-up job with this 1080p Blu-ray restoration, but didn't find anything new to add in terms of extra material, which is a slight bummer. I highly recommend this release, but only to those that know precisely what they're getting into. While you're at it, try to find yourself a copy of Giulio Questi's giallo, Death Laid an Egg. It's one of the better gialli not yet available on US DVD or Blu-ray.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and DVD releases and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer. Thanks to Troy at Andersonvision.com for the Blue Underground Blu-ray screen-caps.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 3rd July 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English and Italian
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Django Tell!, Trailer, Poster and Still Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Giulio Questi
Cast: Tomás Milián, Ray Lovelock, Marilu Tolo, Roberto Camardiel
Genre: Horror and Western
Length: 117 minutes
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This is the conclusion of a recently released publication on the present and future economic impact of the university on the surrounding community.
In this fiscal year, there are at least $55 million reasons why a university is a good thing to have around. That is the estimated financial impact of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will have on the economy during the 1999-2000 fiscal year.
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"A growing enrollment translates into a student housing increase on and off-campus," Chancellor Meadors said. "There will some excellent opportunities in the future for housing development near campus."
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The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.
This is an episode that is average overall, made notable by the fact that it's the first one to feature Rory in companion mode. For the first time the audience is getting a taste of what the show will be in the future, once Rory has come on full-time. And that is exactly what elevates this episode from kind of a crappy grade.
It's almost immediately noticeable just how different things are with Rory, the third wheel on board the TARDIS. Okay, maybe calling him a third wheel is a bit harsh, but he sure feels that way. And the way both The Doctor and Amy are running around in show-off mode, it sure comes off that way.
This episode takes the first steps towards separating the Rory/Amy dynamic form the Rose/Mickey one in that Amy shows that she really does want Rory in her life.
Sure, the cute moment at the end where she kisses him is linked to their just surviving certain death, so adrenaline and history might have more to do with her feelings than… well, you know, actual feelings.
But still, it's a step in the direction the show will eventually take, bringing him on board full-time. The next several episodes will deal with just how strong her feelings for Rory are.
The story itself is pretty straightforward and manages to continue the overarching crack plot by blaming the alien baddies predicament on it, which, like last week, is a nice job of tying the two story lines of varying importance together.
Using the cracks as motivations for the villains actions is a nice touch, but it doesn't save the baddies from feeling kind of lame. The idea of supernatural creatures plaguing Venice is a pretty cool one, and even vampires would have been awesome. However, I don't quite get how we make the leap from vampire to "praying mantis sea monsters."
Sure, the creatures are interesting enough, but they would have been a hell of a lot cooler if they were actually more tied into the vampire myth. I mean, come on, bat creature – that one's staring you in the face.
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Press release from the issuing companyCHICAGO, IL -- March 22, 2004 -- Raine Consulting is pleased to announce a multi-city Lean Leadership one day seminar program for the Print Media industry to commence April 1, 2004 at the Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel in San Francisco. The other dates are May 12, 2004 Union League Club, Chicago; May 19, 2004, Princeton Club, New York City and June 29, 2004 Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit. These full day programs, partly sponsored by Creo Inc. are dynamic courses designed for Creative/Agency, Corporate and Publishing thought leaders to introduce a revolutionary framework for managing workflows that result in strategic success. The "Lean Leadership" executive curriculum offers participants an overview of the 'Lean Thinking' vision, concepts, and tools, taught by some of the industry's most influential educators and consultants. These engaging all day events will provide specialized core development tracks in Corporate, Publishing and Creative. Participants will attend one of the three tracks to learn more about the application of Lean principles to their unique work environments. Insider Quotes... "Over-capacity in the market, the surge of electronic media, and the competitive pricing environment are only a few of the underlying issues buyers and supplies are dealing with today," says Susan Kelly of Raine Consulting. "These challenges demand knowledge of new business methods and the ability to craft a dynamic and evolutionary business plan. Technology has increased the demand for proven ways to transform the business. The answer is 'Lean Thinking' in Print Media." Steven Schnoll, of Schnoll Media will be one of the facilitators of the program. Says Schnoll, "the fundamental idea behind Lean Thinking... is straightforward - doing more with less and still making sure customers get exactly what they want. Lean is not only a well-accepted methodology in today's leading supply chain businesses around the world....it's a strategic weapon for improving the bottom line." Graphic communication companies, both buyers and suppliers, that can align the right technology and systems, with the right people and the right workflows, using the concepts of lean, will develop organizations based on the highest value-add activities ensuring the highest ROI. These program teach the Lean concepts to the entire print media supply chain: from print buyers, agencies and content creators to printers, packagers and publishers to supporting supply chain companies (paper, ink, and technology). Conference Overview... Showcasing 'Lean Thinking' in Print Media: The program workshops include: -- An overview of Lean Manufacturing, Lean Office and Lean Selling; -- A thorough grounding in the five principles of Lean and how they can work for graphic communication companies; -- Understanding the role of performance measures, benchmarking, best practices, and standards; -- Lean Case Studies for graphic communications; -- Individual assessment tools to plot the most critical areas of impact and prioritization within your own company; -- The 'How-To's' in getting a Lean program started in your organization; -- Creating a company roadmap to Lean, with a strategic vision and project plan for immediate implementation. Participant Profile: Who Should Attend?... The workshop is focused on bringing together executives and senior level change-enabled managers from the print media industries including ad agencies, creative firms, publishers, content management companies, in-plant production groups, and supporting companies. Large corporate supply chain managers and buyers will also find the program engaging. Lean Leadership Dates and Locations... April 1st, 2004 - San Francisco May 12th, 2004 - Chicago May 19th, 2004 - New York June 29th, 2004 - Detroit Individual registration is $395, group rates available. To register, or for more information, please visit www.RaineConsulting.com/lean or call 630.629.3410.
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Unlike a rifle where getting taller than required rings interferes with your check-to-stock weld, taller rings on a handgun really don't affect anything. They do, however, allow you to get your thumb underneath the scope bell to pull the hammer back. I don't know about your XVR, but on an Encore pistol that scope to hammer gap can get kind of tight for your thumb.
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October 19, 2011
At All Saints' we talk about worship as 'remembering and turning toward what is of Ultimate Worth, such that our lives are transformed in to the image of Christ as we live more freely, more graciously and more generously tan we did before. In a way, a pilgrimage or transformational journey can be a prolonged act of worship.
The morning of the recent departure of our small team to visit the Diocese of Western Tanganyika (DWT) I was discussing a slightly dated article by John Snow, formerly of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass. I was with a class of students from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University who are engaging in and reflecting on their contextual education in congregations. The article is called "The Hedgehog and the Fox" and is from Snow's book The Impossible Vocation (Cowley, 1988). Snow introduces the concepts from psychology of transference and counter-transference by looking at the kinds of encounter we have with people in need of financial assistance. His point is that in such interactions various aspects of our own personal histories are somehow 'hooked' or 'triggered' and become part of the interaction. One student worked as a security guard for a church in his undergraduate years. He told us that the church had a clear policy about people who came begging for financial help but that every one of the six clergy with whom he worked treated the policy, and so the street people differently from each other. Even as our class conversation became slightly heated, it became explicitly clear that our personal histories were shaping our interactions.
So that night I began the two day journey to DWT. While there I'm not certain I had more than a handful of interactions that did not include either a covert or overt request for money or other expensive support. "Some of our clergy receive less than $20 per month and some months do not get paid at all." "Please greet our visitors who have paid their own ways from America where they belong to one of the largest churches there." "How can I get a scholarship for study in America?" "A senior priest will never really be able to function as he needs to until we can get him a diocesan vehicle that is suitable for our roads." And so it was day after day during our visit. Intellectually I know that we were merely being introduced to the needs and challenges of proclaiming the gospel in a part of the world where 90% or more of the people exist by subsistence farming. The diocese borders Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo in some places and is home to refuge camps from natives of all three. WE did not go into any of the camps on this trip but in the past I have been struck that life in the amps is not noticeable different from life outside.
I found myself getting quite angry and feeling as though I and we were looked at as human ATMs. I felt as though our hosts would rather we had stayed home and simply sent the money that we spent on our tickets. But one night, as I lay awake, it came to me that I was being silly. I had woken up from an anxiety dream about how tings were at home, about my personal finances, about my feelings about my friends in Tanzania and probably much else besides. But in the small hours of that night I remembered that we were there because we wanted to be in relationship with people who are the recipients of money we set aside for the Millennium Development Goals, that real gifts flow from relationship and that we were hoping to achieve a 'memorandum of understanding' that would guide our relationship with DWT going forward. I realized that I was getting 'hooked' by a functional (i.e. neither rational, nor intellectually chosen) theology that assumed it is my job to fix problems. How foolish is that? Of course that is not something I can do. There is no way that All Saints' can begin to meet the needs of DWT. What we can to is learn to recognize, understand and appreciate differences between us of culture and theology. We can remember that we can love even in the most intractable of circumstance in Tanzania or Atlanta. We can remember that the job of 'saviour' has already been filled and get on with the work of furthering our relationship through honest conversation, even as we also remember that we are made one in Christ.
This remembering what really matters in life in the dark of the night, miles from home and from anything familiar, was a gift of divine origin, and one that is still with me today. The consequence of that renewed gift will still have to become clear because the 'transformation' that comes from a transformational journey is rarely fully apparent on the journey itself.
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Hello Everyone! Effective today, we'll be solely focusing on our pop-up dinners and discontinuing our breakfast and lunch service so we an focus our energies on the next phase for the café.
In opening L'Etoile Du Nord, our vision was to create a business that upheld our principals of protecting the environment through sustainability and conservation, as well as supporting and showcasing the bounty of the St. Croix Valley and nearby communities. And, we want to ensure the next phase of L'Etoile Du Nord upholds these values as well.
We're currently considering several proposals from a variety of people interested in using the café space, including community kitchens, chefs seeking pop-up space as well as individuals seeking to use the space for cooking classes, wine tastings, and commercial food prep.
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We expect to have new plans finalized by the end of the summer. In the meantime, those interested in attending our future pop-up dinner events can email Julia at email@example.com to be added to the pop-up dinner mailing list. And, if you're missing our L'Etoile Du Nord coffee, feel free to come visit us at Velo Du Nord, our bike/coffee shop in Afton!
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IDG News has translated a Economic Daily News report that is claiming that we should expect a 7" iPad by Christmas of this year.
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I have noticed something rather interesting in my exploration of morality across cultures. Namely that in more collectivist cultures (and subcultures) morality seems more strongly idealized, moral frames are more uniform and outwardly seems held to more stringently than in more individualistic cultures. This makes a lot of sense, given the nature of collectivist societies and I imagine is probably even documented.
Unfortunately it is exceedingly difficult to wade through the literature on moral decision making processes, because the vast majority of research in this area is in the context of business and law. This means that researchers are generally looking at very narrow ethical issues that may or may not translate to life outside the context of workplace. Or they are looking at narrow ethical issues in the context of how members of another culture treat outsiders - again, issues that may or may not - likely do not translate into how members of that culture treat each other.
I have found a few nuggets of research that would imply my observation is correct, but they do not leave room for generalization. This is definitely something that I think is worth exploring, because I think the answer is probably a very important piece of the puzzle that is the formation of our moral frames. The reason I think this could be very important is due to some observations of the largely hunter/gatherer aboriginal cultures I have learned something about. I will admit that this is pure speculation and that based on the accounts of westerners who have visited these cultures.
Egalitarian social structures are pretty much collectivist by nature. While there are certainly individuals with their individual traits, at a certain level of interdependence collectivism is the default. What I think it very interesting about this, is the expression of what westerners call morality in these egalitarian cultures. There isn't a list of rules to follow. Rather, there are the things that one must do to ensure the survival of the group. There are ways that one should treat others. But these are not issues that really need speaking of - rather they are integral to the culture to the extent that they become defined through observation and in some cases (probably most or all) they are part of the language.
In these aboriginal cultures divergence from the "moral" framework of the society is exceedingly rare. When it does pop up, the resulting gossiping and shaming usually cuts it off quickly. Failing that, there is discussion with elders to bring one in line making the final option, banishment, virtually nonexistent. There is not so much as idealization of this framework, as there is the understanding that life exists within this framework. There is not so much rigid adherence to this frame as there is a lack of anything else with which the group can function. In essence, daily life embodies the "moral" frame of hunter/gatherer societies. And within a group of (usually) thirty or less people, adherence isn't just an outward appearance.
With hierarchy and division of labors, comes room for that adherence to become affectation. The more complex the hierarchy, the more complex the division of labors, the more room is created for deviation - even if that deviance must be secret.
What I think is so very interesting about this, is that if I am correct, it potentially has a lot to tell us about the nature of our moral frames and how they are developed. It may also teach us a great deal about what morality really is at it's core and what can be generalized about morality. I also suspect that if it is true, this will have a lot to teach us about cognitive processes. At the very least it is rather interesting...


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The point is that when ever you create a Silverlight application with visual studio, it creates XAP package in "ClientBin" folder. You can either rename the .XAP to .ZIP and unzip the file to look at AppManifest.xaml OR if you have code with you then just access to source code and directly open "AppManifest.xaml" file from bin/ folder. And make sure these entries are correct
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This Evil Overlord List is Copyright 1996-1997 by Peter Anspach. If you enjoy it, feel free to pass it along or post it anywhere, provided that (1) it is not altered in any way, and (2) this copyright notice is attached.
This Evil Overlord List grew out of the exchanges on what is now the Star Trek mailing list "email@example.com", beginning in 1994 (when it was still "firstname.lastname@example.com"). We were kicking around cliches that appeared on "Deep Space 9″ at the time, and I started to compile a list of classic blunders they were making. The list came to about 20 or so items. In 1995, I decided to try to make it into a Top 100 List. I attached a copyright notice, some friends of mine posted it to a few newsgroups, and the contributions quickly poured in. In 1996 I revised the list entries to their current form, the Web page went up, more contributions were solicited, the list expanded beyond 100 and I had to open up a dungeon. I continued to contribute items; my total is around 40 or so. So while I am the originator, editor, and principal contributor, I certainly did not write the majority of the items on the list — as may be seen by the sheer number of individuals who are listed as contributors. Around 1997, as the final contributions were coming in, a couple contributors mentioned that this was similar to a list of things not to do if you capture James Bond that had appeared on a sci-fi newsgroup. I'd never heard of or seen this list, so I assumed it was parallel development or perhaps something I had inspired.
On November 12, 2002, I exchanged some emails with Jack Butler who has a list on his website. Sayeth Mr. Butler: "This list has its origins on the now-nonexistent FidoNet Science Fiction and Fandom (SFFAN) email echo, in a discussion regarding a sketch seen on an episode of Saturday Night Live sometime in 1990. In the sketch, several Bond villains were appearing on a talkshow touting their new book, "What Not To Do If You Capture James Bond". The discussion on SFFAN was specifically regarding what advice might be found in that book. The instigator of the discussion was Alesia Chamness; other contributors included Jason Welles, Brian R. Williams, Merideth Knepper, and Alexi Vandenburg. I was also one of its contributors. When I originally posted this list to the Internet in 1994, I did so without any awareness of Mr. Anspach, the Star Trek mailing list on which his version of the list appeared, or (later) his website."
Apparently both lists were compiled during overlapping periods of time. Comparing the two, some items appear on one list but not the other. Other items appear identical to those on this list; since many are the result of my writing or editing, I believe they were taken from this list and posted to that list without permission. But other items on that list appear identical to contributions I received before I edited them. Those items may have been taken from that list and submitted here under false pretenses, or they may have innocently been submitted to both lists by their originators. It appears that as a result of this "cross-contamination", the two lists have arrived at a point where there are variations on each other and it is probably impossible to untangle them. (I would still like to talk with Alesia Chamness. If you know her, please ask her to email me.)
I believe Jack Butler when he says the list on his website is the current form of the James Bond Villain list, and I thank him for helping to clarify matters. Let me state that I had nothing to do with the FidoNet SFFAN list which is firmly in the public domain, and I lay no claim to it. The copyright statement attached to my list applies only to this list, in the form it appears.
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Time to join a hills navigation course
Summer days can bring tricky weather conditions when you're out walking in the countryside, but in autumn and winter the chances of hiking through clouds, mist and heavy rain become far greater. If you plan to hit higher-level routes then you will likely encounter snow, too. Which all means that navigation is crucial.
While GPS gadgets for navigation are now owned by many walkers you should be warned that they don't always work. Apart form battery failure there are times when the GPS fails to located a satellite, thus rendering it useless.
So if you planning to get off the beaten track on foot it's vital that you know how to navigate yourself using a map and compass. Oh, this is so old-fashioned we hear some of you sighing. Well, it might be old-fashioned but it's the failsafe way of getting yourself safely back home – and it's really not too difficult to learn.
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Outdoor providers, guides and walking leaders across the UK offer a wide range of hillwalking navigation courses. There are courses for groups, one-to-one, women-only, basic, one-day, weekend and week-long.
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If you can already navigate by map and compass, there would be huge benefits on learning other skills, such as distance judgement, contouring and using your stride as a measurement.
Some courses also include use of GPS gadgets, and how to make the most of this clever technology while also understanding the drawbacks.
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There are many people who think that men are simply better navigators. That they are born with this skill. The chances are, too, that if you see a group of men and women on the hills, it will be a man who is in charge of the navigation.
But, in fact, the experts tell a different story. In general men's brains are wired for improved spatial awareness activities but mainly because they have a lot more experience of it. Also, did you know that maps were invented my men in the Army?
But women think in a different way and often navigate to a different set of rules. They can become excellent navigators but tend to learn map-reading skills in a different way.
Women-only navigation courses are the perfect place to start if you are a woman and nervous about navigation. The courses will have a far reduced level of testosterone. (We're not male-bashing here, but simply reporting what we have found!)
Women tend to work in a more collaborative way when learning navigation together and without the guys there they can be left to get on with their own navigation style.
The outcome of all courses will be the same, whether it's men-only, mixed or women-only, but it's the atmosphere when learning that can make all the difference.


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Rep. Baker Not Seeking Re-election to State House
HARRISBURG – Chairman of the House Health Committee, Rep. Matt Baker (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) has announced that he will not seek re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Baker has served in the state House for more than 25 years, having been elected 13 times by residents of the 68th Legislative District.
Baker is one of the most senior members of the House Republican Caucus and has served as the Speaker Pro Tempore to four Republican speakers of the House.
In announcing his retirement, Baker said, "For the past 25 years of elected service, I have had the humble honor and privilege of serving the great citizens of the 68th District in Tioga, Bradford and Potter counties. The Bible says, 'There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven,' and it is now time for me to begin a new chapter of service in my life as I consider new opportunities.
"The decision to not seek re-election was a very difficult one, but after much prayer and deliberation with my family, friends and others, I have decided that it is the right time. I give my heartfelt thanks to the residents of the 68th District for their confidence and support in allowing me to serve these many years, and I give thanks to God for His grace and inspiration to be of service to others," Baker continued.
"To my wife, Brenda, thank you for all your steadfast love, support and sacrifice – the missed birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions you attended alone – so I could serve as a member of the state House and be in Harrisburg voting during session at the Capitol.
"To my hard-working and devoted staff, thank you for your support and for your outstanding service to the people of the 68th District. You are No. 1 across the state in the volume of services provided and will forever be the standard bearer for others to emulate."
During his tenure in the House, Baker has authored approximately 30 state laws and has distinguished himself as one of the most respected conservative Republican leaders. He has received more than 30 state and national awards and has been a long-time member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Baker said, "As a person of faith, I have tried to the best of my ability to practice daily servant-leadership to work with others with honest and integrity, and to treat all with dignity and respect. It is my hope and prayer that my successor will bring a high level of civility and dignity to this elected office of trust and that the vortex of politics will be met with humility and character-building in order to serve the greater good.
"As I bid farewell and give thanks to all, let me leave with you a quote from the late President Ronald Reagan, "Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God."


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I'm animated. I'm excited. I'm a videographer. I'm a Mormon.
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My My, I'm so glad you asked! Well I am from Lehi, Utah (the greatest place in the world!). And if I had to choose a second place to be from it would be Enumclaw Washington (the second greatest place in the world!). I love to do just about anything! I love to have fun. Some hobbies and past times are black light ping pong, Harts parties, 100ft slip n slides, jumping bikes into ponds, road trips, music videos, LACROSSE (love it!), and last but certainly not least is my passion...BAM!..Film! I love to film. Music videos are probably my favorite. I've also worked as a wedding videographer and have filmed some Miss American pageants in Utah. I love Apple products to the point that its almost unnatural. The 5 Everything's according to me are, Confidence, Perspective, Timing, Angles and Lighting! I'm learning more and more that Confidence is key, not in ourselves but confidence in the Lord and His plan for us. Also I have spent the last 2 years of my life laboring for the Lord in Seattle Washington (the best two years....seriously...)! I'm so excited for the future and what it will bring!
Why I am a Mormon
I am a Mormon because I have loving parents that made right choices in life. That got me started on the right foot. The reason I am still a Mormon is because I reached out to my Father in Heaven in a time of uncertainty and He came through for me. He answered my fervent prayers. The questions I was asking was, Is this church true? and should I serve a mission? I remember one night after watching a movie titled, "Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration", I was walking out into a cold October night in Utah, When BAM!...the love of God overwhelmed me. I felt His love for me so strong. I of course started crying. I felt His approval on the decision that I made to serve a mission and I knew and felt Him confirm the truthfulness of this message. That was only the beginning. While searching the streets on Seattle for those looking for the truth, I've seen SO MANY miracles that only God can put together. I continued to feel His love since that first experience. I have seen life's change through this church. I know that it is the true church of Jesus Christ. While all that was happening I started to sincerely read the Book of Mormon...DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED!! I love that book so much. It alone as changed my life. I've learned so much from it!! My testimony of Christ has been strengthened from reading its pages. I know that Jesus is the Christ. I have felt His love, I have been forgiven of my sins many times, and I have a great hope in Him. This is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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My 5 Everything's Gospel Style are: 1) Charity, 2) Consistency, 3) Prayer, 4) Humility, 5) Obedience! That's what I'm working on and trying to live! I've found out the hard way that I'm not perfect.... ;)! But it's the diligent effort that matters. It's the resolve to always to what the Lord as asked you, even when you don't know why. It's the knowledge that He has a plan for you...so trust Him. I live my faith by doing the best I can. I am always trying to improve. I am also learning that minute I feel like I've got something down, the Lord gives me something else I can work on. The road to perfection never ends, at least not on the earth. That why we just need to be Consistently moving forward. I live my faith one day at a time. I ask my Father in Heaven for help. I ask Him for guidance. I ask Him for forgiveness....a lot. ;) Repentance is a big part of how I live my faith. Reading the scriptures and going to church is a big part. And attending as many activities as I can is always fun! That's how I live my faith!


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Loader Loading......
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I updated my maps last night and now when my 1690 tries to restart I get the message "Loader Loading" at the top of my screen. Also I cannot see the garmin when connected to my computer. Any suggestions?
8 years
Did the maps download ok?
From the Garmin support page:
You can download this application from the following location:
Once you download the application, you will need to check each version of .NET Framework installed on your computer. To do this, please follow the steps below:
1. Extract the contents of the downloaded .zip file
If the .NET Framework Setup Verification Tool has found an issue with any of the installed versions you will need to run a repair.
To repair the .NET Framework follow these directions:
Windows XP
1. Go to the Start menu
Windows Vista / 7
1. Select Windows icon in bottom left hand corner of screen
After running the repair and the Garmin Map Update still fails try to install the standalone version of the .NET Framework installation with the link below.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer):
If the standalone installation does not resolve the issue run the Garmin Map Update on another computer, or contact Microsoft for assistance in correcting the damaged installation.
Last modified on: 12/16/2010
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"loader loading" link at Garmin broken
Boxcar got some info that might solve the problem.
When I went to look this morning, I did a search for "Loader loading" (within quotes) and got a result that had a page title of
and an abstract of
That seemed to be a pointer to something useful but the link did not take me to the FAQ or Answer or whatever.
Reported this (after much effort) by e-mail to support but don't expect much.
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Boxcar got some info that might solve the problem.
When I went to look this morning, I did a search for "Loader loading" (within quotes) and got a result that had a page title of
and an abstract of
That seemed to be a pointer to something useful but the link did not take me to the FAQ or Answer or whatever.
Reported this (after much effort) by e-mail to support but don't expect much.
Hmm, could be. I've seen several folks here that have had issues with nonexistent, corrupt or update-needed .NET Framework on a Windows computer that have resulted in a failed City Navigator map update, but the problems have been seen on the computer end of things. The OP's problem is with the GPS post-update so I suspect a problem with the GPS--maybe a corrupt file, a GPS disconnect from the computer before the update is complete or something else. Those with .Net Framework issues with map update problems also report that their computer had been issuing warnings to them about a problem with .Net Framework even before the person tried to update their Garmin map. In any event, it's always worth a shot going to Windows Update (use the detailed rather than the recommended update option with XP) and see if there's a .NET Framework available for installation or updating. Note: this update takes quite a while to install--be patient.
The computer now not being able to "see" the GPS is also worrisome, maybe from a corrupt or missing driver standpoint.
I hope the OP finds a solution--and really hope that if a solution is found, that it's reported back to us here.
As someone else had reported in an earlier thread, if Garmin requires a specific .NET Framework from Microsoft (or if Administrator Rights are needed on the computer to perform the update), then Garmin's software should alert the person of what's needed to be done before the map update download and installation is allowed.
PS--I'm not an IT wizard or programmer and have no idea what .NET Framework does or how it works, but I do try to think things through logically and to me, a failure of .NET Framework would result in an error on a computer rather than the GPS. I'm always open to be shown wrong in my assumptions...


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World cup 2010 - viewing of the first phase games (Brussels)
Some suggestions if you want to watch the world cup games with some other global minds. :-)
Game2: France-Uruguay, Fri 11, 8:30pm: we can watch the game together on the giant screen built on the Apéro Urbain site (Avenue Louise/Bailli).
Game 4: Argentina-Nigeria, Sat 12, 4:00pm: we can go to De Valera's (need to know how many people) or to Sablon.
Game 5: England-USA, Sat 12, 8:30pm: we can watch it in the Fat Boy's pub (need to know how many to book a table)
Game 7: Germany-Australia, Sun 13, 8:30pm: you can go to the Deutsche Schule, Wezembeek, big screen (unfortunately I can't that day)
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Do you know the most important thing Warren Buffett looks for when evaluating a company?
It's not a debt-free balance sheet, a history of strong free cash flow generation, or a strong corporate culture. It's not even an undervalued stock price -- although that is certainly a hallmark of most Buffett buys.
Nope, the first thing Buffett looks for is an economic moat -- the bigger the better.
The key to the castle
Buffett himself coined the term "economic moat." It refers to a business' competitive advantages that keep other companies at bay. Finding companies with significant, sustainable competitive advantages has been key to Buffett's phenomenal performance. As the Oracle of Omaha told Fortune magazine:
The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining the competitive advantage of any given company, and above all, the durability of that advantage. The products or services that have wide, sustainable moats around them are the ones that deliver rewards to investors.
Emphasis on "sustainable"
Astute readers (and fans of italics) will notice that I placed special emphasis on the sustainability of a company's competitive advantage. I wanted to draw your attention to that point because in business, most competitive advantages are short-lived.
Just look at IBM. In the early 1980s, the company was largely responsible for popularizing the personal computer. However, competitive pressure made the PC a commodity item, while up-and-coming companies unveiled famously efficient business models that further compressed IBM's profit margins.
As a result, IBM's PC division shifted from a growth driver to a value destroyer. IBM ultimately sold its struggling PC business to Lenovo in 2004 for a modest $1.75 billion.
Fame is fleeting
As IBM proved, cutting-edge technology may be cool, but it's not a source of sustainable competitive advantage.
And according to hedge fund manager and former Morningstar equities strategist Mark Sellers, the same can be said of a good management team, a catchy advertising campaign, or a hot fashion trend. These attributes may produce temporary advantages, but they are likely to erode over time, or be duplicated by competitors.
As far as Sellers is concerned, there are only four sources (PDF file) of sustainable competitive advantage -- the key to a true economic moat:
1. Economies of scale
This is a fancy term that economists love to throw around. Basically, it means that bigger companies can offer products at a lower cost than smaller ones.
2. The network effect
The network effect occurs when the value of a service increases in direct proportion to the number of people using it. For example, eBay becomes more useful as the pool of buyers and sellers grows -- although it also becomes increasingly difficult to snag that vintage mint-condition Rolling Stones 1972 U.S. tour poster.
Network effects are also largely responsible for the success of credit card companies such as Discover Financial Services
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3. Intellectual property rights
Companies such as GlaxoSmithKline
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4. High switching costs
You know a company has a wide moat when its customers stick around year after year -- even if they hate the product! For years, users have complained about Microsoft's software, yet most of the wired world runs on Microsoft products.
The reason is simple: It would be an enormous effort to retrain employees and transfer files to a new format. And besides, everyone else uses Microsoft's software, too. Talk about a network effect!
Moat money
Finding a company with a wide and sustainable moat is a good start, but that's not enough to produce long-term market-beating returns. A bargain price is always imperative, as are some things Fool co-founders David and Tom Gardner search for in their Motley Fool Stock Advisor service: wide-moat companies with strong balance sheets, dedicated and shareholder-friendly management, and wide market opportunities.
This strategy has helped the two brothers pick stocks that have returned 58% on average over the past five-plus years, versus 20% for like amounts invested in the S&P 500. To see all of David and Tom's recommendations, browse through their complete archives, and check out the network effects of our discussion boards firsthand, try Stock Advisor free for 30 days. There is no obligation to subscribe.
This article was originally published Jan. 15, 2008. It has been updated.
Fool contributor Rich Greifner has always found inspiration in the music of Sir Mix-a-Lot. Rich owns Mix's Return of the Bumpasaurus album, as well as shares of Starbucks. The Motley Fool owns shares of Starbucks. Discover, Microsoft, and Starbucks are Inside Value recommendations. Starbucks and eBay are Stock Advisor selections, while Dell is a former Stock Advisor recommendation. GlaxoSmithKline is an Income Investor pick. The Fool has a disclosure policy.


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The documentary "McConkey" chronicles the life of Shane McConkey, professional skier turned base-jumper who eventually combined both passions. Raised by his mother, McConkey aspired as a child to follow in his absent father's footsteps and become a speed skier. Starved for attention, he was an anarchist during his school years. Unable to make the U.S. ski team, he discovered extreme skiing through the 1988 documentary "The Blizzard of Aahhh's" and sought to attempt the skiing and parachuting stunt from "The Spy Who Loved Me."
McConkey would tempt fate in a few ski documentaries himself. In addition to excerpts from those, extensive home movies help provide the complete story. Witnessing him defy long odds, gravity and death is a thrill; even the uninitiated should find his unresolved father complex of interest.
The revelation of McConkey's death at 39 comes late, but it isn't much of a surprise given the curious paucity of interviews with him. It does make the film seem for the most part like corporate propaganda from his sponsor, Red Bull. Evidently, the energy drink did indeed give him wings. Only at the end does it become apparent that this Red Bull Media House release is a eulogy from his patron.
MPAA rating: None
Running time: 1 hour, 49 minutes
Playing: At Landmark Regent Theatre, Westwood. Also on VOD.


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Microbial Factories
Bigger isn't always better
Humans have relied on microbes for millennia. Yeast brews our beer and raises our bread. Bacteria in our guts keep us healthy. Microscopic phytoplankton in the ocean produce half of the world's oxygen. Thanks to genetic engineering, technology, and good old evolution, humans are about to enter into a new phase of our ancient partnership. We may soon create bacteria that eat plastic, emit light, and even tell us whether or not we're healthy. When it comes to microbes, big things come from small packages.
FluDOC – Glowing Bacteria Show if You Have Influenza
Bacteria are traditionally perceived as infectious and unhealthy, but that is about to change. This week designer Jan van der Asdonk graduated from the Next Nature Lab at the TU/e Industrial Design Masters with a speculative yet full fledged product proposal called the FluDOC, which uses glowing bacteria to detect…
Bacteria that Turn CO2 into Energy
We've written earlier about man–made bacteria that eat waste & shit petrol. How about a genetically modified bacteria that can eat CO2 and excrete methane that could power our cars and homes? Abundant carbon dioxide, which is considered a pollutant, could be a nearly unlimited source of fuel. Will you…
The Pigeon that Shat the Golden Soap
Ever wished you could take a shower with pigeon poop? Artist Tuur van Balen proposes changing pigeons from flying rats to cleaning agents. A speculative, specially engineered bacteria, as harmless to pigeons as Lactobacillus is to humans, could potentially change pigeon excrement into biological soap. For Pigeon D'Or, van Balen…
Voyage of the Bacteria Bots
The 1966 science-fiction movie Fantastic Voyage famously imagined using a tiny ship to combat disease inside the body. With the advent of nanotechnology, researchers are inching closer to creating something almost as fantastic. A microscopic device that could swim through the bloodstream and directly target the site of disease, such…
Bugs that Turn Whole Plants into Sugar
Remember the bacteria that eat waste and shit petrol? How about some microbes that eat plant waste and turn it in to sugar? Now you might say you have no need for sugar as you prefer diet-products. Sugar however, can be used to create ethanol, which in turn can be…
Bioluminescent bacteria light up these petri dishes
Bacteria "R" Us
There is a domain of creatures that diffusively encircles an entire planet. There are so many of them that they occupy every conceivable ecological niche. Yet, despite their countless numbers they are so in tune with their local ecology that they have become an intrinsic part of it. Those that live in rural locations greatly outnumber those that inhabit strange cites, which are gregarious, smart and even have their own personalities.…Read more
'An alien naturalist might consider humans as little more than smart city housing for bacterial colonies'
Rachel Armstrong
E. Chromi
In 2009, undergraduates at the University of Cambridge worked with scientists and artists to engineer E. coli into E. chromi, a new type of bacteria that secretes a range of colorful pigments.
Bacteria That Eat Waste & Shit Petrol
Energy problem? Why not genetically alter bacteria to have them provide 'renewable petroleum'. Crude oil is only a few molecular stages removed from the acids normally excreted by yeast or E. coli during fermentation, it does not take much fiddling to get the desired result.…Read more
Evolutionary Janitors
We normally think of polluted water as the source of disease, not the cure for it. The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, affectionately known as the Super Fun Superfund, is one of the most polluted bodies of water in America. Most of the water is too low in oxygen to support plant or animal life.…Read more
Live with Micro-Algae
The Eco Pod is a experimental design proposal towards the production of clean and renewable energy, which should operate in old, abandoned buildings. Pending an eventual recovery, these buildings become vertical bioreactor that supports micro-algae which produce energy for the city.…Read more


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Right now we are at a strange place in the history of operating systems. Both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems are available to us, and it's not always clear which is the best way to go. Many people want the simplicity of using the same 32-bit OS that they have for years, while others are moving to 64-bit versions so they can take advantage of the technology that we've been looking forward to and run 8GB of RAM. What's even more interesting is that we are seeing companies like Gateway and HP shipping more consumer computers (including notebooks) with 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and is an option on most computers.
But is 64-bit the right choice? The answer is looking like, "not always". Tom's Hardware has been following the computer industry's slow transition to 64-bit for years and now that things are starting to pick up pace and we are seeing some 64-bit native applications, they posted an article about 64-bit gaming performance.
Overall, it's pretty sad to see how little the change affects today's games. When testing a 32-bit setup with 3GB of RAM against a 64-bit one with 3GB and then 6GB we frequently see changes of just a frame-per-second or two. Sometimes the 32-bit system even beat the 64-bit one.
To summarize, there isn't major advantage to having a 64-bit gaming rig at the moment–for gaming–but there doesn't seem to be any major disadvantages either. Given the cheap cost of memory and the changes on the horizon, Tom's says 64-bit is the way to go.
Read more at Tom's Hardware.


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The Winter Crusade
Jekobs Lantern
An earthen lamp, with the gnomish mark for "truth" inscribed on its side.
If the lamp is fed one vial of oil and lit, it provides light as a Continual Light spell for 24 hours.
Spellcasters within the light have the first two following benefits:
- May inscribe scrolls or transcribe spells into spellbooks without error or fatigue.
- Within the light: effects of Read Magic and Detect Magic are in effect.
- All written languages are made legible to all people (not just spell-casters).
The light also reveals hidden doors or hidden items, by uttering a command to reveal the truth. Some people have fond it difficult to lie when within the light.
IN the days shortly before the empire's rise, the prophet Jekob the Seer traveled from village to village, collecting languages, stories, and whatever lores were known. He believed this to be a divine calling, to preserve wisdom and transmit mankind's knowledge to the divine entities that protected and guided him. Some of the lore he'd learned he transcribed into a set of scrolls, which were eventually used as the foundation for the first Imperial magical academies. He wrote continuously under the light of a single simple oil lamp.
Jekob's Lantern is a plain clay oil lamp. Like other holy relics, the influence of the divine has become impregnated into the lamp. In its light, wizards find transcribing spells with ease. All language is made legible. All codes and secrets are uncovered.
The lamp is currently interred in the Lower Library at the Academy of Magic in Vinlund.