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Killing Them Softly (US - BD RA)
Writer/director Andrew Dominik is strumming Gabe's pain with his fingers...
Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta), the proprietor of an underground, Mob-protected poker ring, orchestrates a robbery of his own game and foolishly admits it to other members of the organization. Knowing Markie will likely be blamed for any further heists, Johnny 'The Squirrel' Amato (Vincent Curatola) hires former associate Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and an unpredictable drug addict named Russell (Ben Mendelsohn) to once again rob the poker game at gunpoint. The heist goes off without too many hitches and the Mafia hires notorious enforcer Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) to take care of business. Cogan brings in another hit man named Mickey Fallon (James Gandolfini) onto the job, only to discover his old friend has become a pathetic, frustrated drunk.
Writer/directors John Hilcoat, Martin McDonagh, and Andrew Dominik have quite a bit in common. All three men entered the motion picture game with well-received, revisionist genre films, with similar themes, and similar creative inspirations. All three were also in high demand following their feature debuts and all three took their sweet time taking advantage of that high-demand, perhaps due to a fear of a sophomore slump. Perhaps most important to this review, all three directors had a film released in 2012. (For the record, both Hilcoat and Dominik also worked with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis) Hilcoat, who had followed The Proposition with the mostly successful The Road, released Lawless – a generic bootlegging drama valued almost entirely on an outstanding supporting performance from Guy Pierce. McDonagh, who would seem the least productive of the three directors (he's only made two films), followed critical darling In Bruges with Seven Psychopaths, which was largely considered a creative step back, despite an outstanding cast (I, for one, thought it was underrated, just a bit tonally confused). Dominik followed his Aussie cult film (and Eric Bana star-maker) Chopper with arguably the strongest film of this entire discussion, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a brilliantly melancholy, continuously under-seen-despite-starring-Brad-Pitt revisionist western. His latest film, a generic modern crime thriller entitled Killing Them Softly, more or less fits the mould set by his contemporaries in 2012.
The Assassination of Jesse James was a wonderful, moving, and beautiful film, but I think even fans would agree that its deliberate pacing was perhaps a smidge excessive. Killing Them Softly's brief runtime would lead one to assume that its pacing would be something closer to Chopper levels, but it's really only a technically shorter movie than The Assassination of Jesse James, simply because there's less plot to meticulously, studiously unravel. And Dominik doesn't do anything particularly fancy in terms of unraveling the facts, he opts instead to tell a relatively straightforward story. There are a few flashbacks and a bit of plot told through a heroin haze, but, for the most part, everything is revealed in sequence. The only thing notable about the structure is that, like a Tarantino movie, the plot is built mostly around a series of extended conversations. The bigger problem is that the basic story is completely unremarkable – the crime that sets the plot in motion is typical, the characters suffer from the typical flaws and emotional angst seen in most modern crime films, and the limp outcome is predictable.
Thematically, Killing Them Softly is sort of a cross between the gritty true-crime of Chopper and the calm beauty of The Assassination of Jesse James (which, I suppose, also counts as true-crime). It also blends the two films' tones and rhythms. The film is based on a 1974 novel by George V. Higgins called Cogan's Trade, which was apparently the third book in a loosely-related series (including The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Digger's Game). Having never read the book, it seems to me that Dominik has adapted the material to fit the dialogue style he established with Chopper – really wordy, post-Tarantino type stuff, meaning it often feels forced, over-wordy (most of those words start with an 'f'), and awkward. This worked for Chopper, largely because the title character is a clumsy blowhard. It doesn't work so well when all the characters are clumsy blowhards. None of the actors really know what to do with this, including Pitt, who is invariably frustrated with his cohorts, and Gandolfini, who is so excessively obnoxious for such pronounced periods of time that he might as well be beating a dead horse while speaking (his effect on the plot of the film is exactly nothing, for the record).
Reportedly, Higgins' novel is brimming with political context, which Dominik has updated with (almost) contemporary levels. Throughout the entire film, the director constantly reminds us of the 2008 election, as well as the onset of the recession and clumsily tries to tie them to the politics of modern organized crime (reckless indifference, money troubles, old men droning on about past glories). The political subtext (if you can call something so overt subtext) was apparently the major inspiration behind the adaptation, yet, just like the gorgeous, super-slow-motion violence, this feels like an abstract choice based on what Dominik thinks is expected from a 'smart' genre film. The final exchange where Cogan asks for his payment for services rendered, is especially ungainly in its heavy-handed pointing to the intended subtext.
The Assassination of Jesse James can take its critical lumps with the best of them, but there's no doubting the astronomical beauty of Roger Deakins' cinematography. If it had been released a year sooner or after, it would've surely won an Oscar, but it had the misfortune of being released against There Will Be Blood (cinematographer Robert Elswit took the award) and No Country for Old Men (which was also photographed by Deakins). Killing Them Softly had a lot to live up to in terms of image. Fortunately, Dominik and cinematographer Greig Fraser (who had a powerfully eclectic year in 2012 between this, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Zero Dark Thirty) don't really try to match the specific styles of The Assassination of Jesse James. The camera movements are similarly mellow and the compositions are similarly staged, but the process here is more about finding beauty in mundanity, not appreciating the already apparent beauty of antiquity.
Fraser uses really shallow focus and lots of close-ups, so there's not a lot in the way of complex backgrounds or wide-shots. In fact, so much of the film is out of focus that some viewers might think something is wrong with their disc. Even the sharper close-ups are relatively soft, though there's enough pattern and texture complexity (without notable compression noise) to verify that the blurriness is a stylistic choice. There are some very basic filmic artefacts, like softening around the darker edges of the frame and minor edge enhancement, but there's little in terms of grain or noise to mark this as a non-digital feature. However, unlike so many movies that seem to be purposefully masking their 35mm stock, Killing Them Softly is not overly colour-graded. The basic palette is pretty natural, leaning a little towards the brown side of things. The palette is also largely dictated by wardrobe and locations, rather than post-production tampering (save the end of the film, which looks awfully green). The blacks are relatively deep, but this really depends on the overall darkness of the frame. This leaves the blacks of lighter sequences noticeably more pure than those of the darker ones.
Killing Them Softly is an incredibly aurally dry film that focuses on utter silence and whispered dialogue. But this doesn't mean that this DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is a throwaway – this a surprisingly engaging and stylistically interesting mix. The stereo and surround channels are consistently busy throughout the film with ambient noise – noise that moves to the appropriate channel, depending on character/camera placement. The 'music' of the ambience is found in the varying sound qualities, including warmer and colder extremes, and muffled by set-pieces and props. Sometimes, the sound will change based on subjective influences, such as a scene where a character is beaten and the patter of rain fades out as the punch-impacts grow louder. The dialogue track is mostly centered, as per the norm, but the sound designers like to widen the aural field whenever possible, so if a character moves too closely to the edge of the frame, his voice (there are basically no women in this movie) will spread to the corresponding stereo channel. Following Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' earthy Assassination of Jesse James score, Dominik opted for a much more source-heavy musical soundtrack. The choices are shockingly mundane (Pitt is introduced with 'The Man Comes Around,' two characters take heroin as Velvet Underground's 'Heroin' plays…), but are made an integral part of the sound design when present and move accordingly throughout the speakers in ways I don't believe I've ever heard before.
The brief extras begin with The Making of Killing Them Softly (5:20, HD), a quick EPK featuring interviews with Dominik and actors Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Scoot McNairy, Ray Liotta, and Vincent Curatola. Here, Dominik does compare crime fiction to modern issues with capitalism, complete with clips from pertinent sequences. Things are wrapped up with four deleted/extended scenes (9:50, HD) and trailers for other Anchor Bay releases.
Killing Them Softly is undoubtedly a disappointment and a sadly unremarkable movie on just about every level, but it's not a bad movie. Assuming you aren't expecting anything more than an artistically shot modern crime movie flecked with awkward political allegories, there are worse things to spend your time watching than writer/director Andrew Dominik's latest. The low-key visuals don't make for the most impressive HD transfer and the extras are slim, but the DTS-HD MA soundtrack is a great example of a low-key mix done right.
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Review by Gabriel Powers
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The dialogue is practically the same in the film as in the novel. Higgins is acclaimed not for his plotting but for his dialogue; his novels are built entirely around conversations. Killing Them Softly does a great job bringing the dialogue to the screen, maintaining the looping quality of the exchanges, and injects a bit more humour than I'd expected (but entirely welcomed). I loved this movie much more than I thought I would. While the political angle is a bit heavy handed, it's not entirely misplaced or mistakenly deployed.
Garth D Member Join Date: September 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 161
I really liked this in the theatre then I re-watched it the day it came out on blu and I loved it even more. It's just a beautifully shot and directed movie with crackling dialogue and a great, great cast that all bring their A games. Just fantastic, perfect casting from Brad Pitt to Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendolsohn down to the hooker that interacts with Pitt and Gandolfini. Of particular note, I thought Scoot McNairy gave an incredible performance. This is going to be something I watch regularly.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th March 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: Spanish
Extras: THe Making of Killing Me Softly, Deleted Scenes, Trialers, DVD Copy, Digital Copy, UltraViolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn
Genre: Crime
Length: 98 minutes
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What impresses me most when I meet a Karate student? Sincere politeness.
I don't mean mere attention to the details of courtesy and protocol. Anyone can do that -- even fake that. I am talking about sincere politeness -- courtesy that is motivated by humility.
I am not impressed by rank, titles, awards, or even great kata or fighting skills. Without sincere politeness, those things are meaningless or at best are very shallow. And I've meet some very high ranking people who were pretty full of... well, themselves.
Sincerity, honesty, humility, politeness, respectfulness, courtesy -- these are impressive.
Charles C. Goodin
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What impresses me most when I meet a Karate student? Sincere politeness.
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|2008-02-19, 08:30
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Speak for yourself. I don't have a PC monitor actually. Both my PC's are hooked up to the 40". Honestly watching Rocky on BD is so much better than going to the movies (I watched a marathon while the most recent one came out) HD sound, HD video without dealing with the assholery in cinemas. I really think this will signal a major change in how cinemas do business. For 2 people to go out and watch a movie is around $50 for tickets popcorn and drinks, not including parking and travel expenses.
But yes not a big deal for most people here, 720p becomes necessary around 30- 32" and 1080p at around 42". My old man was asking me to buy him a HD set top box for his 29" CRT. Had a hard time explaining that HD woouldn't mkae a difference as his TV was only SD capable.
From my understanding most recent film is a hell of lot higher resolution than 1920x1080 (I think it was arounf the beginning of this century or around that time). I remember reading it was something like 3 or 4 times 1080.
|2008-02-19, 12:14
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Im just happy its over I have an HD player for the my Xbox 360 and iv ordered The soney BDP Bluray player so I will have both formats. I held off buying too many HD dvds till the war was over but at least people who were holding off jumping into the next generation dvd game can finally make a choice.
|2008-02-19, 13:42
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Am I the only person here who's interested in using these new formats for data storage? I know it's a few years off but I wouldn't mind it if it helped to drive the price of dual-layer DVDs down. Now that a format is decided, manufacturers should focus on one and bring costs down.
|2008-02-19, 13:44
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A reminder for those who are going to out and buy a blu-ray player asap since the war is over: Buyer beware
If you want all the features in the future, get a PS3.
|2008-02-19, 16:16
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Of course, I can't watch current HD movies on Linux because they're protected by DRM, but I don't expect that situation to last forever. In the short run, I guess I could always boot up that Vista partition I've got somewhere.
At $16 for 25 GB, the blank BR discs can't touch regular DVD/RW discs for value, but like you I'm hoping that will change.
|2008-02-20, 23:00
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You're really in no place to comment unless you've seen HD content for yourself.
|2008-02-20, 23:36
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Not that simple.
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|2008-02-21, 11:03
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What kind of HDD? SSD are the next step and last time I checked a 32gb SSD disk was $500+. The mechanical behemoths we use now are at the end of their lifespan. I've been waiting close to a year for a 2tb drive but it's looking more and more that 1tb will be the max capacity for a while yet. Prices have stagnated for HDD as a result. If there's no downward pressre from higher capacity drives there's no movement in price. I'm well aware of RAID options but it's not feasible to run RAID1 or variants in every situation. (Raid0 = bullshit waste of time IMO)
By that reasoning DVD is a better buy than hdd at around $35 (100 Taiyo Yuden master grade DVD's not your cheap shit media either) for close to 500gb over HDD's as the best value drives the 500gb average around $100. The pricing is on par with the first recordable CD media and DVD media, $20-$30 was the initial price for individual disks and almost no CD/DVD player could read them. THe burners at around $500 is probably cheaper than what I paid for my first CD burner in 1996/97 at $400 factoring in inflation.
|2008-02-21, 11:39
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In my case, I use two of the drives in their full 1.5 TB glory purely as working drives. The archival drives which store DVD masters and layouts are put into RAID 1. In a way it's nice having the RAID 1 done for you, but I'd prefer to have greater control.
More to the point, I feel that while HD manufacturers are getting creative to overcome the limitations of HD space by turning to RAID solutions, they're taking advantage of people's ignorance over technology. The average person - heck, even my boss, who is pretty good with computers - doesn't know a thing about RAID. Even if they did, I haven't seen it written anywhere on the box that this is 1.5 TB in RAID 0. RAID 0 has its place, but it's not with the majority of users who have a hard enough time managing their data from other computer problems. At ~$500 that's an expensive loss of data for not guarding against the potential failures of a RAID 0 setup.
|2008-02-21, 18:02
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I like RAID 1 more than RAID 5 from bitter experience with the latter. You don't have the unlimited size of RAID 5, but I like knowing that a complete image of my data is on each drive with RAID 1.
|2008-02-21, 18:32
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|2008-02-22, 12:29
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I'm really not sold on the usability of RAID0 at all. It's not a backup solution, bt no RAID is, bt other versions of RAID at least offer fault tolerance. Speed? two raptors @ 10,000rpm in RAID0 barely (as in 1/2 a second) faster than a non raided raptor. I'd say the same results would be replicated in your typical 5400/7200rpm drives. Considering how fidgety and temperamental RAID0 is paricularly in your home setup using software as opposed to HArdware raid.
But to redirect this thread, as well the intermediate capacity optical media Dual layer DVD's have started dropping in price it's down by 1/4 from January, I bought a 10 pack of TDK's for $35 it's now $22.00. It's more like half if I decide to buy bulk packs of 100. And DL is nearly almost in all instances the highest grade of media available as opposed to the random nature of standard dvd's
So while BD is expensive, it's appearance has at least put downward pressure on the older formats. 9gb is still very high capacity considering. Using the highest res anime I have gundam00 - that's a full 26 episode season of mkv's in h264 1280x720. It's becoming a more viable storage solution. these releases are uncommon though at this stage, but if we use the standard 700x400 size that's almost 52 episodes. As a 2-3 year backup solution its very viable IMO. I mean if my usage is anything indicative of the average user here my photos and docs will fill 1 DL dvd, My music will cover maybe 2 dl dvd's, my home movies around 3 or 4 if I compress them to h264 and upscale them to 1280x720 with AC3 sound which is what I'm doing atm. My anime collection and NBA game collection is by far the highest at close to 1tb, and those barring the old anime from the 70's early 80's are easily dl, so they're not all crucial unreplaceable data. Of my 1tb in use I'd say maybe 300gb requires a backup.
I am interested to see what will happen to the HDDVD only titles and when (if) they can be transferred to BD media
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|2008-02-22, 12:42
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Well there is a guide on doom9 how to convert HD dvd to blu ray, if you mean that. If i'm not mistaken both formats do have a red laser option, HDREC and AVCREC, basically allowing the usage of h264 & VC1, when authoured properly to be stored onto DVD5/9. Only problem some bluray player don't support AVCREC just yet, which is funny, since AVCREC camcorders where released pretty early.
|2008-02-22, 13:09
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No I mean proper releases - some things are just better bought. Star wars in BD the Godfather trilogy in BD, Saving Private Ryan in BD etc etc. Classic movies that aren't done justice by DVD on a big screen. It's not just putting them on BD disk it's the extras which makes the boxsets worth it for me. The same with anime for me - TBH of all my anime I've only bought only a couple of DVD boxsets where I feel the extras made them really good value, Macross and end of eva for the commentary track and Excel Saga with the Menchi pop ups. I'll be honest and say I do get buyers remorse most of the time buying anime because there's really nothing separating them from fansubs most of the time. It's the extra content that makes it a bit easier to swallow.
|2008-02-22, 17:30
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I agree.
I used to convert Seirei no Moribito to play on the PS3 so that I could enjoy it on a hdtv, (really worth it by the way) but it's such a hassle. I'd rather wait for a BD release of movies and anime than go through the trouble of making things work. Call me old-fashoined, but that's one of the reasons why physical formats will be here to stay for quite some time. Fortunately, I've held back on what little dvd buying habits I have, but I'd be pissed if the recent boxed sets I purchased will have BD versions coming out in the future.
GITS (series and movies) in particular, or any great theatrical anime title for that matter, definitely deserves a BD version.
|2008-02-25, 22:02
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The best article I've seen on HDTV technologies written for a relatively non-technical audience. Great graphics comparing progressive and interlaced formats, how 3:2 pulldown works, and how scaling images can create artifacts.
They also answer my earlier question about 1080p material:
"Most of the HDTV material you could tune into tonight falls into one of two categories: either the material was shot with a digital camera at 1080p24, or it was shot on 35mm film and transferred to this very same 1080p24 digital format. With the exception of some sports and some other "live" shows, everything from sitcoms to dramas, and of course all movies, fall into this 1080p24 realm."
Much of the article demonstrates why 1080p is the right choice regardless of the size of the screen, the distance away that you sit, and similar factors.
|2008-02-29, 12:53
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I didn't think about laptops...
|2008-03-01, 05:13
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Well regardless of which format won - bear in mind that any additional power requirements will be offset by the reduced power requirements of the much improved HDD power requirements (watch for the SSD & hybrid HDDs to make the most difference), LCD tech and CPU power/cooling tech.
As it stands very few lapops can play more than 1x2.5hr DVD on battery power. The best I've seen tops out at just over 3hrs. So as i stand IMO you get a break even at even marginal reduction (<10min) in overall battery life over your mean performance across all specs. As the article says battery capacity tech is just not keeping up.
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When Mark Fay heard that the F.P. Fay Building was about to be demolished, the "True Blood" sound engineer drove to downtown Los Angeles to see the building named for his great-grandfather. That day, Easter Sunday, he discovered the building had already been knocked down, with little left but some ironwork and Fay Building signage on a piece of marble.
Twenty-three years and one trip to the welder later, the silver F-A-Y lettering now hangs above a treasured turntable, standing out against a living room wall's matte black chalkboard paint. In the Eagle Rock home where Mark and Melinda Fay live with their two boys, Boon and Haskell, the rescued sign represents not only a piece of salvaged family history but also the decorating mix of the moment: a playful blend of vintage and contemporary.
"I have great nostalgia for things and an appreciation for vintage," said Melinda, a psychotherapist who specializes in art therapy. "I love Midcentury, but I believe in comfort. I like to mix it up."
The heirlooms go beyond inherited pieces (those Emmy Awards on the shelf belonged to Mark's father, Sheldon, a cameraman). For these regulars at the Rose Bowl and Pasadena City College flea markets and aficionados of Etsy and EBay, possessions have been amassed through a combination of kismet and determination.
Case in point: After his grandparents' house in the Hollywood Hills was demolished, Mark jumped the fence and found "The Archer," a large stone relief originally mounted outside the pool house. He snagged it from the junk pile and hung it on the exterior of the brick fireplace at the Eagle Rock house. "The Archer" now oversees his children at play, just as it did when he was a child.
The Fays' surplus of artworks, including outsider art and thrift store finds, chronicles the couple's life together. In the master bedroom hangs a painting by street artist Becca that Mark bought to woo Melinda. Over the couch in the family room, a snake is rendered on a vintage map by Lynn Hanson. "Our house is right on the bottom above the artist's signature," Melinda said.
The artwork is as diverse as the home's decor. Melinda, who is launching a gallery show May 11 at Curve Line Space in Eagle Rock, called it "such an emotional and personal thing." But the couple also have had to be pragmatic, adapting the rooms of the 1948 home to accommodate their growing family.
During the last two years, the couple worked with South Pasadena interior decorator Tamara Kaye-Honey to add layers of texture and color and to create separate gathering places inside and out. What used to be a large, difficult-to-arrange living room has been divided into a central area with couch, a more intimate nook by the fireplace and a station for spinning LPs. The family room for kids inside is balanced with a "chill space" for grown-ups outside.
"I'm into creating a space for my kids where they can be free and have memories," Melinda said. "As a therapist, I think I wanted to create intimacy by establishing both grown-up spaces and kid spaces."
High-end furnishings are paired with budget finds. In that fireside nook, an antique settee covered in floral Schumacher fabric sits alongside chartreuse chairs from a thrift store. A dining table — bought from Goodwill and refinished — is surrounded by classic chairs from Midcentury L.A., a North Hollywood importer of vintage design. And in a surprising move, decorator Honey chose a patterned black Christian Lacroix wallpaper as a backdrop for a Salvation Army dresser reborn with a pickled finish.
Adding to the sentimentality that permeates the home is a ceramic whippet statue, once belonging to Melinda's aunt. Placed next to the fireplace, it is one of the first things you see as you enter the house.
"It always greeted me when I went to her house," Melinda said. "Nostalgia plays a big role in both of our lives and our memories growing up with the things that surrounded us. We have tried to infuse those elements into our home and imprint those memories onto the next generation."
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+0 votes Robert Littrell › June 9, 2012
a good short technical course, decent teepads on most holes and signage for all the holes, great use of the very small area thank god not a lot of people play here or it could get scary, kind of confusing layout for the first timers, all in all a good course for the area
+0 votes McKenzie Baldwin › May 16, 2011
This was my home course for 20 years and has changed dramatically over the years. It started as a very short, very technical course, with lots of trees and underbrush. As the years passed the course became more open because of overuse. In the early 2000's they changed the course layout to maximize the length. They did a good job of adding distance, but this opened the course up even more. I still love this course, and if it didn't exist I probably wouldn't be playing disc golf. If you are in the area, it is worth playing.
+0 votes Hayden Rue › December 26, 2011
Really short holes and all are condensed in a small area. Decent course
+0 votes marc b › September 28, 2012
Nice little course, 9 baskets with 18 teepads. a bit cramped but efficient use of the space. So far my favorite course on the coast.
+0 votes Matt "meatball" Holman › August 17, 2013
Good course. Makes good use of the land available.
+0 votes Jeff Levell › November 24, 2013
Awesome course right off the highway.


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Kami Kim, MD (Infectious Diseases) has been elected a 2013 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of her record of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.
Dr. Kim is Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), of Microbiology & Immunology, and of Pathology. She runs a basic science laboratory focused upon understanding the pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis and malaria. Recently she has developed collaborations with clinical investigators at the Blantyre Malaria Project in Malawi to understand the clinical impact of HIV co-infection upon cerebral malaria. She is also interested in understanding epigenetic and genetic factors that govern the host response to parasitic infections, opportunistic pathogens and tuberculosis. Dr. Kim is co-director of the NIH-funded Training Program in Geographic Medicine and Emerging Infections (with Dr. Herb Tanowitz) that supports graduate students and post-doctoral fellows (MD or PhD) pursuing mentored basic science and translational global infectious diseases research.
The American Academy of Microbiology (Academy), a select group of leaders of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to the field of microbiology. The Academy's fellows are elected through selective peer review, with scientific contributions reflecting exemplary careers in basic and applied research, teaching, clinical and public health, industry or government service.
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UK Advertising Board Says CD Jukebox With Hard Drive Can't Advertise That It Copies Music, Since That's Infringement
from the this-is-ridiculous dept
The ASA noted the product was a CD player as well as having a hard disk to store CDs and also record from vinyl and cassette. We also noted, however, it repeatedly made reference to the benefits of the product being able to copy music but did not make clear that it was illegal to do so without the permission of the copyright owner. We considered the overall impression of the ad was such that it encouraged consumers and businesses to copy CDs, vinyl and cassettes. In the absence of prominent explanation, we concluded that the ad misleadingly implied it was acceptable to copy CDs, vinyl and cassettes without the permission of the copyright owner. We also considered that the ad encouraged people to use the advertised product in this way and that, therefore, it incited consumers to break the law.


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IMBA is promoting it's 6th annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, October 2, 2010. They are looking for people to organize rides. Register an event by September 15 and get a Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day Event-in-a-Box, which will include official Race Plates, and special kids stickers to give away as prizes. Your group will also be eligible for any raffled prizes.
IMBA's International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebrates the life of Jack Doub, an avid teenage mountain biker from North Carolina who had a true passion for the sport from an early age but passed away in 2002. Funding is provided by the Jack Doub Memorial Endowment.
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|Lawrenceville, Ga.
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2013-14: AHA All-Rookie Team … AHA Rookie of the Week (10/22/13) … Recorded his first two career points on an assist and a game-winning power play goal in the 3-1 win over Bentley on Oct. 16 … Scored a goal in the 6-5 win at Army on Nov. 22 … Had an assist in back-to-back games at Canisius (Jan. 12) and at Air Force (Jan. 17) … Scored the game-winning goal with 0.9 seconds left in the Pioneers' 4-3 win over Niagara on Jan. 31; was a +2 in the game … Had an assist in the 5-4 win over Bentley on Feb. 21 … Finished the season with four goals and six assists.
Prior to Sacred Heart: Played three seasons of varsity hockey at the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. … Was named All-League three times and was the League MVP his senior year … Led Brooks School to the 2013 Small School Championship … Also a member of the Neponset Valley River Rats U18 team that won the 2013 USA Hockey Tier 1 U18 National Championship.
Personal: Born on May 27, 1994 … Son of Gay and Bob Nylen … Has one sister, Chelsea … Plans to major in finance … Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Blackhawks … Favorite Professional Athletes: Patrick Kane/Andrew Ference … Favorite Book: The Devil in the White City … Favorite Movie: Horrible Bosses … Favorite TV Show: Entourage.


text: HELP please our puppy has a bad tummy, we have had our beautiful Harvey for 5 weeks now, he is 13 weeks old. For 2 weeks he was fine on the breeders food but then got diahorrea. The vet gave him sensitive canned food to help which it did. Every time we try and gradually ween him back onto any sort of dried food - sensitive, or puppy dry food he has a bad tummy again. He is awake 5 times a night to be let outside to poo and for minutes after he pushes and has just liquid dripping out. It is horrible to see him like this. The vet just keeps putting him back on the expensive canned food which helps but we want to give him more variety and make his tummy better. We are very tired and sad to see him like this. Please please help us.


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AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Names Kevin P. Murphy As Regional Marketing Director
Feb 13, 2013, 07:31 ET
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kevin P. Murphy, who has worked more than 25 years with union pension funds, has joined the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) as Regional Marketing Director. Mr. Murphy, formerly of Fifth Third Asset Management, will be responsible for the HIT's marketing strategy in the Northeast U.S. and will handle investor relations in that region for the $4.6 billion investment company.
Mr. Murphy's marketing experience has focused on Taft-Hartley funds. Prior to joining the HIT in Washington, DC, he was Director of Taft-Hartley Sales for Fifth Third Asset Management in Washington, DC, where he was responsible for developing the Taft-Hartley institutional investment market in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Murphy served as Director of Taft-Hartley sales in the Mid-Atlantic Region for Columbia Management. He was previously Vice President of Taft-Hartley sales for ASB Capital Management/Chevy Chase Bank, spearheading the group's entry into the Taft-Hartley market, and for Blue Cross Blue Shield of the National Capital Area, both in Washington, DC. He also spent five years in sales and client services with ULLICO in Washington, DC. Mr. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount St. Mary's University in Emmetsburg, Maryland.
"We are very pleased to welcome Kevin to the HIT," said Lesyllee White, HIT Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Marketing. "His many years of experience, especially in the Taft-Hartley market, will be a valued addition to the HIT's marketing program as we work to serve the needs of our investors." The HIT's investors include Taft-Hartley and public employee pension funds with union member beneficiaries.
About the HIT
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) is a fixed-income investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It manages $4.6 billion in assets for over 365 investors, which include union and public employee pension plans. The HIT invests primarily in government and agency insured and guaranteed multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The HIT is one of the earliest and most successful practitioners of socially responsible, economically targeted investing, with a track record of almost 50 years that demonstrates the added value derived from union-friendly investments. The investment objective of the HIT is to provide competitive returns for its investors and to promote the collateral objectives of constructing affordable housing and generating employment for union members in the construction trades and related industries. Since its inception, the HIT has invested over $6.5 billion to finance more than 105,000 units of housing nationwide, generating more than 70,000 union jobs. More information is available on the HIT's website, www.aflcio-hit.com.
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SOURCE AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust


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I realized there are so many other blogs and wikis devoted to that type of posting and that's not where my passion lies. (Look at SpeechTechie, Free Technology for Teachers and Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day, among others, for daily resources and 21st Century Educational Technology and Learning for detailed information about topics.)
Instead, my hope through my blog is to challenge thinking about how we educate struggling learners. Over the next few weeks, I will embark on a series about rethinking established and unquestioned educational practices. The first few posts will look at the use of assignment notebooks, the use of textbooks, and requiring all students to produce the same product to demonstrate what they have learned. I'll also write about the guiding principles which permeate what I do as an educator.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Oct. 13, 2006)--UTSA, MK-1 Construction and Gallista Gallery present the art exhibit, "Project MASA," through Oct. 25 at the Gallista Gallery, 1913 S. Flores St. The featured works use an "outer space" theme to comment on Latino issues such as immigration, discrimination, racism and alienation.
An opening reception, free and open to the public, is 6:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14.
"Project MASA" (MeChicano Alliance of Space Artists) is an annual exhibit focusing on established and emerging Chicano artists. This year's exhibit showcases work by 45 artists selected from a national call for entries.
"These Latino artists are taking a stab at the idea of 'alien status' of a human," said Luis Valderas, a project founder. "They are asking, 'who is an alien?' and pondering other points of view. They poke fun at the absurdity of terminology and rhetoric in current events and pop culture."
The exhibit includes work by Arturo Almeida, UTSA art specialist, and Ricky Armendariz, UTSA assistant professor of art and art history.
Other featured artists are David Anaya, Andy Benavidez, Magda Bowen, Rolando Briseno, Jorge Cisneros, Jose Cosme, Sam Coronado, Viola Delgado, L.A. David, Enrique Fernandez-Cervantes, Carolina Flores, John Gallagher, Marie Garza, Xavier Garza, Angelica Gomez, Carlos Gomez, Quinton Gonzales, Ray Gonzales, Daniel Guerrero, Luis "Chispas" Guerrero, Jim Haught, Sergio Hernandez, Paul Karam, Joe Lopez, David Martinez, Jane Madrigal, Laura Molina, Mike Molina, Sandra Moreno, Felipe Reyes, Mary Agnes Rodriquez, David Rice, Alberto Ramirez, Rolando Reyes, Alex Rubio, Anna Lillia Salinas, Raul Servin, Victor Tello, Lawrence Trujillo, Luis Valderas, Felipe Vasquez, Perry Vasquez, Gabriel Quintero-Velasquez and David Zamora-Casa.
For more information, contact Arturo Almeida at (210) 458-4983 or the Gallista Gallery at (210) 212-8606.


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In the Hall By The Sea at Dreamland, Reef brought their Revelation tour to life as they delivered one of the best live sets I've had the privilege to...
'Worst Nites' is the music video directorial debut of 'The Hunger Games' star Josh Hutcherson with Foster the People's frontman Mark Foster.
Matty Healy of The 1975 plays an acoustic rendition of the song '102' which features as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of their third album.
Having dropped her number one second album 'Always In Between' in October 2018, Jess Glynne unveils the video for her catchy new single 'Thursday'.
It's been four years since he dropped his number one self-titled debut album, and now Hozier's back with a new single entitled 'Movement'.
Andy Burrows has teamed up with author Matt Haig on an album version of the latter's memoirs, 'Reasons To Stay Alive', which is set to be released on...
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, Crooked Man treats us to a fabulous slice of sun-soaked House, Disco and Electro.
Sydney trio Mansionair have dropped the video for their new single 'Falling' as they gear up for their first North American headline tour.


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Victoria Justice + Max Schneider Make Really Cute Maroon 5 Medley Video
Tourmates Victoria Justice and Max Schneider made this adorable video medley of Maroon 5 songs with lyrics dispersed throughout, so it's like their own indie lyric video of sorts. This terrific twosome plows through a house singing Adam Levine and his band's songs. The lyrics are positioned on things like refrigerators, aprons, walls and more. This is the mother of all medley vids, that's for sure.
Justice and Schneider (who has Broadway experience and even starred in a Dolce & Gabbana fashion campaign where he played Madonna's son, in case you are not too familiar with him yet) soar through 'Moves Like Jagger,' 'She Will Be Loved,' 'This Love, 'Payphone' and more, going back and forth between songs as they harmonize.
The clip is beyond entertaining and we bet that Levine and his bandmates would totally dig what Justice and Schneider did with the songs.
What a clever and creative way to do a medley, kids!
The twosome are out and about on Justice's 'Make It in America' trek, which runs for about another month, wrapping on Sept. 14. It's Schneider's first-ever tour, too. They also do a Bruno Mars medley live. We think they are onto something and should further exploit their creative chemistry and partnership by creating more videos and medleys together.


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Spartanburg Methodist basketball coach Jeff Brookman faced a big job in recruiting. And he went big.
Spartanburg Methodist basketball coach Jeff Brookman faced a big job in recruiting.
And he went big.
SMC was ranked No. 1 in NJCAA Division I last season, took an undefeated record into the national tournament and finished third with a 35-1 overall mark. But the Pioneers lost nine of their top 10 players, that after losing the leading scorer during the season.
Brookman reloaded in a large way, in particular with three 6-foot-9 post players and a couple of talented wing players that go 6-7 and 6-5. That's a big lineup for NCAA, let alone junior college.
"It's going to be much different," Brookman said. "We're definitely going to be a different kind of team. Size inside is not something we've had."
SMC signed tri-towers in Jacob Carson (6-9, 195), a Lasdson native (Goose Creek High School) who transferred after a redshirt season at North Carolina A&T; Tyler Wagner-Wilk (6-9, 205) from Rock Hill High School; and Daniel Berends (6-9, 240) from Australia. Carson is a shot-blocker with shooting range to about 15 feet. Wagner-Wilk has the ability to run the floor on fast breaks and reportedly showed Division I potential at the North Carolina Phenom 150 Camp. Berends, who connected with SMC on the Internet, is an inside banger.
"All three of those guys have a lot of potential," Brookman said. "I'm excited about the possibilities of what they can bring us."
SMC's only returning starter and, indeed, only returning player on the top two groups of five, is 6-6 DaQuan Jeffries, who was a center last season but will move out to a wing position. The former Broome High School standout averaged 10.1 points (third-best on the team) and 5.3 rebounds (tied for second best).
In addition, the Pioneers signed 6-7, 210-pound forward Allan Upton from Riverside High. Upton transferred from Aiken Tech because that school dropped its athletics programs. SMC also got Brannon Dark (6-4, 190) from Piedmont (Woodmont High); Jeremy Summers (6-4, 190) from Newberry High, where he averaged eight points and nine rebounds; and Sam Greene (6-5, 195) from Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden High). Greene, a multi-talented wing who could play just about any position on the court, is the brother of USC Upstate guard Ty Greene, who was Atlantic Sun Conference freshman of the year two seasons ago.
SMC also signed two more Newberry players, point guard/shooter Jalin Alexander (6-1, 185) and shooter/wing Kahleem Praylow (6-3, 185). Brookman called Alexander one of the most talented guards in the state and said Praylow has the ability to create his own shots off the dribble or simply post up smaller defenders.
In addition, SMC got true point guards Nate Motley (6-0, 165) from Rock Hill High and Haissan Handy (5-11, 165) from T.L. Hanna; T.J. Sheppard (5-11, 165) from North Augusta; Arthur Framery (6-3, 190), a Paris native who transferred from Mississippi Valley State; and Nathan Troutman (6-2, 175) from Greenville (J.L. Mann).
But the list of signees doesn't stop there. Far from it. SMC's recruiting class looks more like one from a football team. In addition to those 15 players, SMC is bringing in nine more, including Spartanburg High products Kian Lewis (6-1, 180) and Michael Faulhaber (6-5, 225).
"They're both good players," Brookman said. "I think the best is ahead for them. They have a chance to contribute greatly to our team."
The list also includes Michael Miller from Mauldin, D.J. Curry from Fox Creek, Kelso Wright from Florence, Sardaya Sambo from Delaware, Torrance Wright from Santee, Tyus Gaines from Clemson, and Rashid McGriff of Fort Mill.


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Rangers Win, Falcons Lose in Girls Soccer
Lake Region 3, Danville 0DANVILLE–Lake Region coach Brad Urie decided to bring up some players from the JV squad for the Lady Rangers' game against the Danville Indians, and the move paid off, as freshman call-up Margo Foster scored her first career varsity goal as part of the team's win over the Indians."Margo played quite well, as did the other younger players, Hunter Cota and Jenna Charland," said Urie.But it wasn't just the youngsters making contributions, as juniors Haely Kennedy and Tori-Lynne Adams scored the first two goals of the game.Haely kicked off the action, converting a feed from Tyrah Urie for the opening goal eight minutes into the contest.It would stay 1-0 in favor of the Rangers until early in the second when Adams picked up a loose ball in front of the Indian cage and banged it home.Foster wrapped up the scoring when she took a feed from Megan Menard and buried it in the net.Jordyn Cowles made 6 saves to earn the shut-out, while Danville's Dani Cochran stopped 12 of 15.Now 5-1, the girls will head over to Franklin County on Saturday for a 11:00 match with the BFA Fairfax Bullets.BHS 3, NCU 1BURLINGTON-Three second half goals by the Burlington Seahorses sealed the fate of the North Country girls soccer team, as they drop to 2-5 in 2013."We played hard and I was pleased with that," said NCU coach Peter Alexander.Tied 0-0 going into the second, Burlington scored the eventual game winner 11 minutes into the half off of rebound from a dead-ball shot.The Seahorses then tacked on two more goals for insurance, and the rest was history.Jenna Moss played a strong game, stopping 12 shots for the Falcons, while the BHS netminder had to make just 3 saves in the win.The Falcons will play their Maniatty-weekend game on Saturday at 10:00 against Spaulding.


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Isometric icons have been around for... what... a year? But I have yet to see a game that actually uses this isometric feature. Falacy keeps complaining about Flash not being in yet, well if no one used the previous game update of isometric map view, what are the odds that a lot of people are going to use Flash? ... Ok, personally I think the odds are very high since people actually want Flash. But that doesn't change the lack of an Isometric game, which I personally feel could be very desirable.
So I got to brainstorming about what kind of isometric map I could make. So I had to think, "What would be a benefit of an isometric map view?" My answer? Buildings. In fact, the appeal might be incredibly similar to that of MineCraft. Unless you play MineCraft to be hardcore, you probably build stuff in it.
I also thought... maybe just building wouldn't be a good idea. I mean, yeah... building is cool and all. But that's just another building game. That's no fun! Even MineCraft had enemies... So I propose we add in enemies that are constantly out to destroy your house. But this is going to be a multiplayer game, might as well add classes right?
So now I'm down to a game like this.
1. Open Map - Mobs can go anywhere and everywhere
2. Classes - For PvP and possibly some other kind of appeal. Maybe even add a story to the game.
3. Dungeons - You go into dungeons to collect materials to create your house.
4. Buildings/Maintenance - Zombie apocalypse is upon us! Every night zombies will claw at your door. The more people "living" in the house, the more zombies that spawn towards that house.
Which means now I need to come up with consequences for house destruction (or make it impossible). Perhaps when your house is destroyed, you have to seek out someone willing to let you stay with them? Perhaps a safe house for anyone without a house? Should you even start with a house?
Apr 7 2012, 11:54 am
I do believe BYOND could use more isometric games. At least one or two good ones would be nice. Anyway, that being said this seems like a good idea, but a little too similar to Minecraft. It needs to grow beyond that similarity.
Perhaps rather than simply building things with blocks, there are additional shapes, and better than that you could have that be for people who want to be more creative; while others could construct preset buildings over time. Basically, anything you build, preset or not, should have a construction time and material cost.
The construction times should be minimal, of course, perhaps low amounts of time per piece. I.E: 10 seconds for a pillar, 30 seconds for a wood wall, etc. Times need work, but you get the idea.
Anyway. That's just to change up building. Another good way to separate it from Minecraft I believe would be to focus more on adventuring than building, which is the opposite of Minecraft. Adventuring is worked on a lot, but secondary there. Why not make dungeon size vary, and have some bosses for example? Heck, if the world isn't generated as you go, which I am doubting it would be, there could even be preset areas, cities, etc, but you can tear down things and modify things as you see fit.
Obviously, if you go tearing down a NPC's house, or similar, you might get in trouble or receive negative reactions, etc. These are just a few thoughts off the top of my head to get discussion started.
The main point is that the general idea is good, but too close to Minecraft, so lets expand on it, individualize it, and make this into a good and unique concept that could become a successful game.
I like the different shapes idea. I was trying to go a way of "Adventuring is fun, and after you adventure, you come back to your KICK $#@ HOUSE and do something with the loot." I just get the feeling that I'm hitting a stone wall here. What's the point of going into dungeons? Kill bosses. For items. For resources. To make your house bigger.
I need something that creates a truly wonderful, interacting world. Something I'm missing... Or maybe the simplistic nature is what would make it a good game.
I think the main questions I need to ask here are What is the point of classes and What is the point of building
The two features are sort of slapped together right now, there has to be a way to make them connect.
A lot of the best games actually turn out to be simple. Examples of that are all over. For BYOND there is NEStalgia, a well designed but fairly simple game, and for indie in general we have Minecraft which is very simple but flexible; top that off with an oldie like Diablo II which seemed complex but really it just kept you playing with the same game and similar content over and over.
That being said, I can see ways to work with your idea as well. For example lets say the player starts with a house, this house has health, and can be gradually improved, repaired, damaged and so on. If it is destroyed, you're going to have a much tougher time surviving, or building anything new; so you have to try to get someone to let you take refuge with them.
Of course, then the player won't want to stray far from their structures right? That's no good, so why not make dungeons be the best way to gather valuable equipment and resources for defending your structures? Perhaps materials for an arrow shooter, or for making a good sword, and so on. Other locations, like caves, ruins, and such could also be added in for gathering new materials you can refine into better building materials to strengthen your place.
This makes it a lot more about building and survival, though, which makes it the same type of game as Minecraft; so it's pretty debatable. I guess it just depends on how similar you are okay with it being, and where you want to take the game. Even if similar ideas are used, it doesn't make it a copy, countless games are similar to a previous concept; so it's ultimately up to you which idea route you want to pursue.
An isometric display is nice because you can portray elevation better. But, if you do have elevation on an isometric map, turfs can obscure the player's sight of other turfs. If your game is going to have players building things, I'm guessing it'll have elevation.
There's nothing wrong with making a game that's similar to another. Minecraft is a popular game so it's often used as a point of reference. If you make a building game, people will say that it's "like Minecraft" whether it has dungeons and character classes or not.
The problem isn't that the game might bear a resemblance to Minecraft. The problem is that if it's like Minecraft you might be inclined to copy gameplay ideas from Minecraft than to come up with your own ideas. Not that you're lazy, it's just natural. Minecraft is a good game and if you're trying to make a similar game, you can't pretend that you don't know how Minecraft works.
If you want to make your game different, just change the setting and differences will naturally pop up. If the game takes place in a different environment (a science lab at the bottom of the sea, a space station, a post-apocalyptic city, etc.) you'll come up with different types of items, building materials, enemies, and environmental hazards. If you have a generic environment with generic weapons (ex: swords), it's going to end up just like Minecraft.
Well said FA. I'm probably gonna go for a post-apocalyptic, recreate the world kinda deal. After I finish patching up Wizard Wars for public testing, I'll try to flesh out a notepad for this game.
On another note - How well do you think having 3D players would work in this game? Would it be difficult to come up with the interaction?
Is that an issue with perspective vs. object height or is that just an issue altogether?
Thanks for the heads up.
FA pretty much nailed it. I meant my examples to be pretty generic to show the ideas, but even in them you can tell Minecraft was on my mind; really proves the points mentioned.
I like the sound of post-apocalyptic, though. That could be pretty interesting. I'd like to see what kind of materials, items and such that would lead to. If remants laying around were made use of, maybe a pipe, or an aluminum bat would be a starting weapon, hah.
Anyways. That does seem like a pretty serious problem, there, depending on how well someone can work around it. I hope that doesn't put an end to this idea, though. It could just be that the lack of people using isometric has left a few bugs unnoticed, or on low priority; I'd like to think if it gets in the way that much then it would be fixed pretty quickly.
I'm not giving up. Gonna write up the notepad for it. If you wanna come talk to me about things you'd like for me to note or just have in the game, you can find me on Chattie.
I'm glad to hear that. This seems really interesting, and like one of few games I'd actually give a try. I would join for further discussion, but I'm doing multiple things right now so I wouldn't be able to focus enough.
All I really want to ask for it, for right now, is variety. My biggest issue with Minecraft besides rendering bugs has always been that it has taken it so long to get a decent amount of block types and materials; so if this game is anything at all like Minecraft it needs plenty of variety.
Feel free to contact me on pager if you ever want to discuss anything, or share any updates about this project though.
Will do, adding ya.
Also, I'd like to put it out to everyone else to feel free to contact me if you'd like to put forth suggestions. If I'm on chattie, I'm on BYOND. (Just don't come on and expect an immediate response)
By the end of tomorrow I'll put up the notepad for suggestions and start working on it.
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It's an issue altogether with big icons taking up multiple tiles. When another icon moves into the tilerange of a big icon sometimes this layering issue will occur. Sometimes it won't.
The only time I've had layering issues is with objects on the same tile. If you have a raised bridge and a player walks under it, the layering can be incorrect. But, with just tall walls it's possible for layering to be correct. I think it's just a matter of how you draw the icons (pixel offsets may cause problems too). For example, in the Pixel Movement library's isometric demo, there are some layering issues but not the type you're showing.
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I like the sound of post-apocalyptic, though. That could be pretty interesting. I'd like to see what kind of materials, items and such that would lead to. If remants laying around were made use of, maybe a pipe, or an aluminum bat would be a starting weapon, hah.
I agree. It's a little different from a pure building game because you'd be heavily using what already exists. Instead of having complete control over how the landscape is modified you have to work to adapt existing structures.
<-> Apr 8 2012, 6:36 am
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The only time I've had layering issues is with objects on the same tile. If you have a raised bridge and a player walks under it, the layering can be incorrect. But, with just tall walls it's possible for layering to be correct. I think it's just a matter of how you draw the icons (pixel offsets may cause problems too). For example, in the Pixel Movement library's isometric demo, there are some layering issues but not the type you're showing.
Nope, it's a well documented issue.
It's even in the map_format section of the reference.
One important warning about using big icons in isometric mode is that you should only do this with dense atoms. If part of a big mob icon covers the same tile as a tall building for instance, the tall building is moved back and it could be partially covered by other turfs that are actually behind it. A mob walking onto a very large non-dense turf icon would experience similar irregularities.
In one of those posts LummoxJR did suggest a workaround using overlays, but I never tested it.
This is what I came up with last night.
Title: Rebuild
You are one of the few survivors of the zombie apocalypse. Zombies still plague the Earth, but you have managed to fortify a small inn. Supplies are limited, it's up to you to go out into the dangerous post-apocalyptic earth and gather resources to maintain your existence.
Gathering resources during the day is safe enough if you go in small parties, but every night, the zombies attack in a huge swarm.
Defend your safe-house at any cost! For if you fail...
To Be Added
- Open map for building
-- Buildings may be destroyed
- Players collect resources during the day to create a bigger and better house
- Money is no longer useful in this world. Trading is done with resources. Each resource has a value associated with it. To buy resources, you trade resources with equal or greater value.
- Dungeons will be scattered about the map.
- Upon death you drop all resources
- Sand
-- Primary Use: Refined into glass, glass is used for aesthetics. Primary component in medpacks.
-- Refine: Glass
- Clay
-- Primary Use: Used as an adhesive between surfaces.
- Reeds
-- Primary Use: Shelter
- Wood
-- Sticks
--- Primary Use: Object creation
-- Logs
--- Primary Use: Shelter
--- Use: Fuel
--- Refine: Boards
- Stone
-- Primary Use: Shelter
- Copper/Tin
-- Primary Use: Weaponry
-- Refine: Bronze
- Iron
-- Primary Use: Weaponry/Shelter
-- Refine: Iron
-- Refine: Steel
- Salvageables - Low value
-- Rusty Pipes
--- Primary Use: Shelter
-- Shattered Bricks
--- Primary Use: Shelter
-- Shattered Cinderblocks
--- Primary Use: Shelter
-- Rotted Boards
--- Primary Use: Shelter
- Coal
-- Primary Use: Fuel
-- Use: Fuel
-- Use: Refining Iron
- Growth
-- Vines
--- Primary Use: Bindings
- Animal Meat
- Eggs, Milk
- Berries
- Salvageable Supermarket foods
- Engineer
-- Reduced build times
-- Larger pack
-- Skillset: Increases defensive capabilities, Utility Skills
- Medic
-- Creates Medpacks and Antidotes
--- Medpacks heal Hp, Antidotes cure poison
-- Skillset: Heals, Resurrection, Assasination
- Brawler
-- Higher Defense
-- Melee Skills Higher
-- Skillset: Increases offensive capabilities.
- Skills are learned every few levels. Skills cost Spirit Power (SP). You gain SP by attacking things (Your spirit cannot be fired up
if you do not fight!).
- Engineer - Weapon: Hammer
-- Focus: Tools
-- Equip: Armour (Self target)
--- Temporary boost to Defense.
-- Tool: Smokebomb
--- Tosses smokebomb
--- Smokebombs confuse zombies
-- Tool:Spiketrap
--- Tosses a spiketrap
--- Spiketraps harm anyone who tries to walk over them
-- Tool: Augment Weapon (Self target)
--- Temporary boost to Offense
-- Concussive Blow
--- High damage. Player must take a short rest afterwards
-- Tool: Barricade
--- Creates a barricade that completely walls off an area
--- Barricade can be broken
--- Only usable indoors
-- Tool: Pit trap
--- Immobilizes zombies
-- Thor's Might
--- Creates a huge damaging shockwave. Stuns zombies.
- Medic - Weapon: Ranged
-- Focus: Healing
-- Tool: Small Medpack
--- Heals for a small amount (Self target)
-- Snipe: Aim (Self target)
--- Temporary boost to Offense
--- Prerequisite for all Snipe skills
-- Tool: Antidote
--- Cures zombie poison
-- Tool: Tranquilizer
--- Decreases attack speed and movement speed of a zombie
-- Snipe: Kniess' Fury
--- Damages and immobilizes zombie
-- Tool: Medpack
--- Heals target
-- Snipe: Headshot
--- High damage on a zombie. Insta-kill for many weaker zombies
-- Tool: Resurrection
--- Brings a player back from death if started before they respawn
- Brawler - Weapon: Blades
-- Focus: Fighting
-- Iron Skin
--- Passive: Increases defense and offense
-- Heavy Swing
--- High Damage. Chance to stun target
-- Quickstep
--- Temporary boost to attack speed and movement speed
-- Wild Swing
--- Low Damage. Attacks multiple zombies. Can attack same target more than once
-- Meditate
--- Consumes all SP
--- Sit still and meditate to regenerate health rapidly. Stop meditated when attacked
--- Usable only in combat
-- Parry
--- Temporarily allows you to greatly reduce damage
-- Blood Fury
--- Temporary boost to Offense
-- Gorak's Fury
--- Very high damage to a single target. Player must take a short rest afterwards
-- Note:
--- All Tools are prepared out of battle
--- Snipe skills have a longer delay to account for focusing on target
--- Consider: Trading of tools, but if you are of the wrong class, have a chance to screw it up and hurt yourself
--- Consider: Tool creation costs no SP, it costs resources. Tool usage costs SP. This is to prevent being able to rest (for free) in the safe house, recover all SP, and just keep creating tools for "free".
---- I have not considered SP cost because I don't know the scaling of the game yet
Any comments/suggestions? I'm going to do a few isometric tests, see how much an impact this issue is going to be. My main concert is floors. Going up and down floors.
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Those are both marked as "Not a bug".
You have to be mindful of where within the icon the image is drawn. If you go outside the diamond-shaped part that'd be the floor of the isometric tile you can have layering problems. There are ways to draw icons that'll lead to layering issues and there are other ways that don't. The pixel movement library has a demo that uses tall isometric icons and it doesn't have the problem you're talking about.
Yes it's not a bug, but it still doesn't make it any less of an issue with isometric mode. I've experimented with ways that don't cause layering issues in isometric mode and it was too much of a hassle for me to cut up icons and position them on the map. I'll try LummoxJR's suggestion on using overlays as a workaround instead and get back to you on how that works.
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Here's an update on the Linux Driver Project. "The Linux Driver Project is alive and well, with over 300 developers wanting to participate, many drivers already written and accepted into the Linux kernel tree, and many more being currently developed. The main problem is a lack of projects. It turns out that there really isn't much hardware that Linux doesn't already support. Almost all new hardware produced is coming with a Linux driver already written by the company, or by the community with help from the company. There are two main classes of hardware, video input devices and wireless network cards, that is not well supported by Linux, but large efforts are already underway to resolve this issue, with the wireless driver issue pretty much taken care of already, however there are a few notable exceptions. Because of this, our main effort has turned into one of education. Educating vendors of how to become members of the Linux kernel community, proper coding standards and procedures, and how to get their code into the kernel tree."


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Number: 111- 36
Date: March 10, 2010
The House Passes H.R. 2847,
Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act
On March 4, 2010, the House amended and passed H.R. 2847, the "Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act" with a bipartisan vote of 217-201. The House added provisions to comply with the pay-as-you-go budget rules. The bill now returns to the Senate which passed its version on February 24, 2010, as described in Legislative Bulletin 111-34 .
Payroll Tax Forgiveness for Hiring Unemployed Workers
• Would amend the Internal Revenue Code to exempt qualified employers from paying the employer share of OASDI tax on wages paid a newly- hired employee who had previously been unemployed.
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Tonganoxie resident Mike Kissinger said the Leavenworth County Fair is almost in his backyard, and he meant it quite literally.
The Fair Board vice president and longtime board member lives roughly a mile-and-a-half up the hill from the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds in Tonganoxie, and he and other board members volunteer their time year-round organizing each year's installment.
The county fair, which began in August 1926, finished another year Saturday night. Billed as the "classic American experience," the fair offered games, pony rides, derbies, food, exhibits, music, 4-H projects, and more.
Kissinger said the summer event was again successful overall.
"The weather, really, was just tremendous," he said. "No rain, and it was really good the whole week.
"I think it was a very successful year. We had good numbers throughout."
The county fair drew an estimated 20,000-22,000 people during, based on parking numbers, which falls in line with prior years.
Brenda Taxeras, Leavenworth County extension agent, 4-H youth development coordinator, said more than 400 Leavenworth County 4-H members submitted 3,500-4,000 individual project entries.
Taxeras said each participating 4-H youth receives a ribbon for entering projects in the fair, though the type depends on the quality of the project. She echoed Kissinger when it came to the fair's success.
"I think all the (youth) had fun," she said. "The weather was great for us all week. Couldn't have asked for better weather."
Weather was a theme for commenters on the Leavenworth County Fair's Facebook page, who were asked their favorite aspects of the 2014 edition.
"The weather," Rhonda Berry wrote. "Great for the animals and attendees."
"The weather and the pedal tractor pull," Holly Reischman added. "The kids participating were a hoot to watch."
New elements to this year's fair included the addition of a monster truck in the annual demolition derby, and pony rides for children.
"Great derby," Kimberly Norton-Hatch wrote on the fair's Facebook page. "Loved the monster truck. Maybe Douglas County can learn something."
Whether it was new or old, Kissinger said most visitors could find something enjoyable to occupy their time.
"Most everything else was our standard stuff, but I think people came out and enjoyed them," he said.
Kissinger, a Westar Energy power plant operator and farmer on the side, said hosting the fair is a group effort by countless volunteers, including more than 20 board members representing communities throughout Leavenworth County.
And, those dedicated volunteers aren't taking much time off, he said.
"We're already starting on things for next year," he said. "It's a lot of work for everybody, and it's all volunteers, but (the fair is) very important to youth and the future of tomorrow. It's all about the kids."
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Tonganoxie resident Mike Kissinger said the Leavenworth County Fair is almost in his backyard, and he meant it quite literally.


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I just received my new M90z. Everything but the touch screen works. I tried everything that I could think of. Flashed the bios, installed the latest Simpletap, downloaded and installed the latest "Lenovo touch driver & TouchControl Setup(version 2.00.012")
I also tried running the touch screen test included in the diagnostics toolbox. Nothing.
My touchscreen is senseless :-(
Any hint ? Will I have to return it ? Should I attempt to open it to see if they forgot to hook the touch screen connector ?
Thanks anyone.
My model is a M90Z , 0870-CTO
- UPDATE - Jan 10th -
Got it working ! One of the touch screen cable was not even close to being connected ! So, no RMA this time for Lenovo, but someone certainly should inform their QE that they had a "field fail" and I'd like to know what type of inspection that they perform at the end of their assembly line (% and AOQL plan)
I'll update tonight with the serial # and lot # to help them investigate.
Have a great day !
Great work, thanks for updating us!
Maliha (I don't work for lenovo)
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IdeaPad: U350Apple:- Macbook Air [Snow Leopard]
01-11-2011 03:54 PM - last edited on 01-11-2011 04:06 PM by Maliha
So here are the information about that system :
UUID (Universally Unique ID) : XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Manufactured for Lenovo : 2010-12-24 (for ? So Lenovo is not making all its computers ?)
Origin : MX (built in Mexico)
I'd like them to contact me so they could discuss what they found as root cause and corrective actions so that futur buyers don't received product with such obvious defects. I can provide pictures.
Moderator Note: Serial number/UUID removed to avoid misuse.
Frankaube, this is not official channel to contact support. Please contact lenovo via telephone to register your complain.
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Maliha (I don't work for lenovo)
ThinkPads:- T400[Win 7], T60[Win 7], IBM 240[Win XP]
IdeaPad: U350Apple:- Macbook Air [Snow Leopard]
I read about your problem with the touch screen on lenovo m90z, i have the same problem...
Can you put some pictures where is cable for the touch screen to see if i have a luck to TURN ON THE TOUCH SCREEN...
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Cafe Cartolina led us to these creative storage ides from Better Homes and Garden's DIY publication. In our small space, we're always looking for ways to create more storage or to better organize the storage that have. Some of them are indeed a little cutesy, but we love that vintage suitcase. Two of these ideas utilize inexpensive kitchen objects. Can you guess what's their actual function is?
• 1 vintage suitcase storage
• 2 oven cooling racks used to store and display stationary
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While I teach photography workshops in Maui lead small groups on adventures in Tonga to snorkel with whales, this Indonesia trip is my vacation. I am really looking forward to diving, and enjoying myself. I have always wanted to go on the Damai I but the boat is so popular I have not been able to. Just by luck I checked the schedule and saw that there was an opening after a scheduled maintenance break in 2012. SO , I signed up.
The adventure starts in Raja Ampat, then goes to Manakwari for some great wreck diving. It continues to Chandrawasih Bay for whale sharks and coral reefs. The dates are July 30-Aug 9th 2012. The reason I made the post is that I thought there might be a few underwater photographers out there that might like to join.
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A Raceland woman died in a head-on collision Saturday night along La. 1 south of Lockport, police said.
A Raceland woman died in a head-on collision Saturday night along La. 1 south of Lockport, police said.
Rebecca Cooper, 24, died from her injuries at University Hospital in New Orleans, State Police said.
Just before 8 p.m., a southbound Chevrolet Silverado tried to pass two vehicles in a no-passing zone and hit a Ford F-150 pickup heading north. Cooper, a passenger in the F-150, was flown to the hospital after the crash, police said.
Jon Mollohan, 43, of Magnolia, Texas, was driving the Silverado and was taken to Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland with what police descried as moderate injuries.
Dustin Pitre, 22, the driver of the F-150, was also taken to Ochsner St. Anne with minor injuries, State Police said.
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Rossi cultivates intimate encounters that invite viewers to contemplate the larger narratives in which they routinely participate. In Circuitous Center, Rossi explores the historic and contemporary rituals that people practice in the course of understanding and establishing their place in the world, both physically and metaphorically. Threading together the themes of displacement, itinerancy, and pilgrimage, Rossi's work questions what it means for one to discover and, perhaps maintain, home.
Rossi is currently a visiting assistant professor of art. Prior to joining the Wabash community in the fall of 2011, Rossi taught at Slippery Rock University (PA), and Colorado State University. She received her bachelor's degree in studio art-painting/printmaking from the University of Puget Sound and her master of fine arts degree in painting from Colorado State University. The artist will be on hand for the opening from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 15 in the Eric Dean Gallery of the Fine Arts Center at Wabash College. The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. The hours for the Eric Dean Gallery are Monday through Friday from 9-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10-2 p.m.


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7 Ideas for Making a Forward Facing Book Display
Just as your local library displays book covers on tables and sprinkled throughout shelves, parents have adopted this display method to entice their young children to pick up a book and, when they do, to make it easier for them to find specific books visually. Here are seven different ideas for creating such a display in your home:
Start with SPICE RACKS: Don't you love it when the simplest solution is also the cheapest? One of the biggest decor trends we've seen in the past year or two is using spice racks on the wall as small forward-facing bookcases. Lillian of Domestic Simplicity got the ball rolling with her $3.99 Ikea spice racks and we've seen them done beautifully by Louise of Table Tonic (shown above), in Calvin's room, Romane's room, Turner's room, decorated with washi tape, attached to a dresser and a homemade version.
Start with PICTURE LEDGES: Reader Hiski wrote in to share her idea for displaying books - hanging multiple picture ledges. It's an especially good idea for small rooms since it takes up no floor space.
Start with a HUTCH: Beckie of Infarrantly Creative had an old hutch and re-envisioned it as a book case. She added dowel rods to the front to hold the books in place.
Start with FABRIC: Forget the wood, Megan created a hanging book sling out of fabric and curtain rods.
Start with a STANDARD BOOKCASE: This parent took a regular bookcase (the IKEA Billy) and added wood moulding to keep the books from falling out.
Start with RAIN GUTTERS: Inspired by this idea used in a classroom setting, reader Beth used rain gutters to hold books in her daughter's bedroom.
Start with LUMBER: This one is a total DIY. Reader Julie built this simple book display shelf from lumber and then painted it red
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16 October 2012: QM released for the Raspberry Pi.
QM release 3.0-4 is available for the Raspberry Pi computer. A five user licence for this platform is available free of charge for genuine educational establishments. Support of QM on the Raspberry Pi is part of a project to increase awareness of the multivalue data model.
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26 March 2012: Revelation launches QM connector.
The QM connector for Revelation Software's OpenInsight product is now available.
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Pavuk Systems has announced availability of Pavuk 3.0 beta. This version introduces a number of new features as well as dramatic improvements in speed.
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24 February 2012: Mellins i-Style adopts QM.
South African optometric company Mellins i-Style has migrated their business systems to a 230 user QM server.
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18 April 2011: Revelation announce development of QM connector.
Revelation Software have announced that they are developing a QM connector to enable their products to operate with the QM database.
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4 April 2011: Arcoinet launches Visual Data Race.
At the 2011 International Spectrum Conference, Spanish company Arcoinet announced the new Visual Data Race data visualisation tool. Based on QM, this tool displays business data as a simulation of a race, providing a highly intuitive interpretation of the source data.
This product has been renamed eMotion Data
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17 February 2010: OpenQM chosen by AutoData Systems, Inc.
AutoData Systems, Inc, specialists in retail accounting and reporting systems in the petroleum sector have chosen the OpenQM database to upgrade software installed at 300 outlets.
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17 December 2009: Ladybridge Systems secures relationship with Information Capital
Nashville based Information Capital, suppliers of software solutions to local government, have ported a web development toolkit with over 100,000 programs to QM. This toolkit forms the basis of applications developed by their six subsidiary companies and is in use throughout the United States.
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22 October 2009: OpenQM certified for Windows 7
Following the full release of Windows 7, QM has been certified for this environment.
6 October 2009: OpenQM presented at Arcoinet Conference
The second Arcoinet multivalue user conference held in Bilbao, Spain featured a presentation discussing migration to QM and an overview of object oriented programming. Feedback from conference attendees was very positive.
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30 September 2009: OpenQM certified for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Following release of Apple's upgraded operating system version 10.6 for the Mac, QM has been certified for this environment.
1 April 2009: Device Licensing Further Reduces Costs
OpenQM licences now have the option of device licensing, permitting multiple connections from the same client to share a single licence. This can reduce costs in situations where many users have, for example, both a telnet session and a GUI application open at one time.
4 March 2009: BookMasters Go Live On OpenQM
BookMasters, one of the largest distributors of books in the United States, have completed migration of their 105 user business system from D3 to QM. Running on a quad core Xeon system with five 32Gb Managed Flash Technology drives (
), the migration has significantly reduced costs and is delivering outstanding performance. Application level read rates averaging in excess of 95,000 records per second have been recorded. Some reports that previously took several hours to complete now run in just a few minutes.
29 January 2009: SpoolerPlus Available for OpenQM
Sysmark Information Systems have ported their SpoolerPlus Pick print spooler to OpenQM. SpoolerPlus provides the print spooler and print queues to which print jobs and printers can be assigned to ensure a flexible and efficient use of printers to print all print jobs.
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28 October 2008: Ladybridge Delivers OpenQM Training in Spain
Following the very successful multivalue conference held in June, OpenQM dealer Arcoinet worked with Ladybridge Systems to deliver a three day training package for users intending to migrate to QM. The first day explored the areas of an application affected by migration, day two was devoted to advanced features of QM, and day three was largely spent migrating the client software.
15 October 2008: 253 Technologies Development Tools Migrated to OpenQM
South Africa based 253 Technologies has announced that their 253DNF Visual Studio framework, previously available for D3, mySQL and SQLServer, is now available for OpenQM users.
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8 October 2008: MITS to Provide Business Intelligence and Reporting Solutions for Ladybridge's OpenQM Database
Developers of the OpenQM database, Ladybridge Systems Ltd, and leading business intelligence and reporting solutions provider, Management Information Tools, Inc. (dba MITS), are pleased to announce MITS compatibility with OpenQM. This includes the entire MITS product line; the flagship OLAP/BI solution, MITS Discover and MITS Report for ad hoc reporting.
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25 June 2008: mvToolbox Enters Beta Test on OpenQM
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18 June 2008: OpenQM Scores Top Marks at Arcoinet Conference
Following a highly sucessful presentation of OpenQM at the Arcoinet conference in Bilbao, the conference organisers have said that QM was the highest rated multivalue product in the feedback survey from attendees.
6 June 2008: OpenQM Released for Intel Mac
Ladybridge Systems today announces availability of the OpenQM multivalue database product for the Intel version of the Apple Mac.
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15 May 2008: Arcoinet Conference Announced
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