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Amazing! I'm sure it will look amazing when you make the real model and it even looks amazing just as a drawing!
Bushido: Legend of the Samurai is a Multiplayer Melee Combat game set during during the turbulent feudal period of medieval Japan.
Amazing! I'm sure it will look amazing when you make the real model and it even looks amazing just as a drawing!
Thanks plyuto! Glad you like it, I should have the second class reveal finished sometime this weekend. Stay tuned!
Very nice, not only good details but anatomy and colors. You are talented, nice seeing such a talented artist on the team :D
Thanks Matt! All the good feedback keeps me going haha
how said that monks couldn't fight WITH NOT SHOES AT ALL:)
what i am saying is looks promising ,keep it up.
Lol yeah, most of the reference I've gathered (a lot of museum collections) indicates they went barefoot. I found it a bit strange too.
thanks for the kind words!
looking forward to play it ,good luck :)
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Performance is often a significant issue when training a machine learning model. This section explains various ways to optimize performance. Start your investigation with the Performance Guide and then go deeper with techniques detailed in High-Performance Models:
Performance Guide, which contains a collection of best practices for optimizing your TensorFlow code.
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Benchmarks, which contains a collection of benchmark results.
XLA (Accelerated Linear Algebra) is an experimental compiler for linear algebra that optimizes TensorFlow computations. The following guides explore XLA:
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HelpAge International 2011 By Bridget Sleap
This week HelpAge is attending the first Open Ended Working Group on Ageing at the UN in New York.
This new UN working group was established at the 2010 UN General Assembly to look at strengthening the protection of older people's rights.
This week it is discussing the existing international human rights framework in relation to the human rights of older people, including the possibility of a convention.
This is the first time an official process has been set up for UN Member States to discuss how to better protect older people's rights, even though Argentina put forward the idea of a convention on older people's rights back in 1948.
NGOs got a chance to make statements at the end of the first day.
The first statement was a joint one on behalf of the coalition of NGOs who are working together on older people's rights.
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HelpAge then made a statement emphasising the need to listen to what older women and men themselves have identified as the key rights they want protected.
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Sunday morning we met Rob in the restaurant at the hotel for breakfast (breakfast is so good here!!! I'm going to miss having a breakfast buffet when we get home;)
After breakfast, we took a cab to Shamian Island. It's where the US Consulate used to be located and where all adoptive families would stay. We loved going there when we were here last March and Rob had figured out the time for the English/Mandarin church service.
We got to the island a little early, so we first went to a little shop and got a few gifts and a Bible for Wen in Chinese and Mandarin. He has one at home from my sweet friends that is in English, and one in only Mandarin from his friend Xia Li, but it will be helpful for the time being to have the side-by-side translation for us.
Rob got him a silk traditional Chinese outfit to match his brothers and for the group photo tradition with CCAI.
It was really cool to be able to take WenXuan to his first church service as well as have Rob be there, and have it be in Mandarin and English!
By the time the service started, the church was packed with Chinese people. I'm pretty sure we were just about the only foreigners this particular Sunday.
It was all I could do to hold it together through some of it. It was really special. And it was fun to watch Wen see the Chinese men and women up front singing their hearts out in worship. His heart is really open to music – he is always singing and has a great ear.
The preacher definitely preached the gospel, but in addition to that, I'm pretty sure he covered the majority of the bible with the exception of Revelation.
It was an amazing morning…
After lunch we walked around the island. It's surreal – like you are not even in China anymore. Very colonial looking.
What a handsome kid!
Obligatory statue photos – there are bronze statues all over the island.
Even the Starbucks is beautiful!
We walked down to the water and had lunch at the Rose Garden. Food was not exceptional but the atmosphere was great since we got to sit outside. Sorry – I should have taken a photo! Wen commented on how beautiful the setting was at the restaurant and so we figured that was a good spot to eat. And we felt fine after too, so that's always a good sign when you aren't exactly sure what you are ordering or eating sometimes!
After lunch we took a cab to the grocery store/Carrefour to get a few things. Here's Rob in a "Smith Sandwich" and Wen with his balloon lollipop from the grocery store.
When we got back I had to go to a meeting for our group to do some preliminary visa and medical appointment paperwork and Rob and Wes took Wen to get a hair cut at hotel salon.
Last week, Wen cut his own hair – wanting to look nice for gotcha day – and it didn't turn out like he planned so he was really excited to also go for his first barbershop experience!
After meetings, haircuts and lego time, we set out to find and Irish Restaurant we'd heard another adoptive family had visited. Since we were with our Irish friend, it was only fitting we go find probably the only Irish pub in Guangzhou. We had a great meal and fun getting to spend more time with Rob.
I've talked about this some before, but today we were overcome once again by the Lord's goodness and blessing and FUN. That's the best way Wes and I can describe our family – we are on an adventure with the Lord. If you say YES to Jesus and are obedient to where HE leads you – you are in for an adventure. And although it may be hard, expensive or even scary, the reward is BIG. If we hadn't said YES we would have never known our amazing sons, or new friends like Rob and Ciara, Michelle, Linda, Lou Huan, the children at Eagles Wings, the other adoptive families who we've become friends with both in China and back home and there's more to come, of that we are certain.
Saying YES may not lead you to China, it could lead to anything really – maybe even something as simple as next door to a neighbor, but once you've said YES there is no turning back. The song we sang (twice) in church – Wen sang it too – brought tears to my eyes as it perfectly describes the journey we are on when we've said yes to Jesus Christ and desire to live in obedience. Sing with us!
Christ is my reward
And all of my devotion
Now there's nothing in this world
That could ever satisfy
Through every trial
My soul will sing
No turning back
I've been set free
Christ is enough for me
Christ is enough for me
Everything I need is in You
Everything I need
Christ my all in all
The joy of my salvation
And this hope will never fail
Heaven is our home
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My soul will sing
Jesus is here
To God be the glory
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We have a local studies area in Roscommon library where researchers can consult the literature and use the microfilm reader and designated local studies computer with printing and photocopying services.
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Echo Park
Echo Park began in the fall of 1979 when 3 musicians from Boone, North Carolina decided to take a different approach to playing in a rock band. Up until then, the three of them had played in bands collectively and separately that emphasized image, dress, promotion...everything but the music. In this new band the music would matter first and foremost. The three young men, Rusty Blanton (guitar), Kyle Graham (guitar), and Mark Williams (drums) needed a bass player to round out the ensemble. Bass players were few and far between and good bass players, especially in the mountains of northwest North Carolina were pretty much nonexistent. The guys knew of one person that was perfect for the band, only he had moved clear across the state back to his hometown of Murfreesboro. Rusty and Mark called their old acquaintance, known to most as Fish, and prevailed upon him to move back to the mountains, with no job or place to live, to play in a rock band. He jumped at the chance. The four of them rented a house in the town of Blowing Rock in a residential section called Echo Park and began a legacy that continues 30 years later. By 1988, Kyle had moved to Colorado, Mark moved on to greener pastures (literally...he races horses now!) and Fish and Rusty revamped the band's lineup to include a keyboardist and lead vocalist Bob Rochelle. Over the next 20 years Bob, Fish and Rusty would serve as the nucleus of Echo Park, often performing as a three piece acoustic act. During this time, drummer Robbie Stevens and keyboardist Steve Roark contributed greatly to the style and sound of the band. A brief period of inactivity came about in the mid 90's in which Steve moved to Nashville and Robbie found work with other bands. Bob, Fish and Rusty continued playing acoustically and writing songs. Ready to get back into playing the intense, intricate rock music they had become known for, they found another drummer without looking outside of their own families. Rusty's son Jamie was 13 and had become a drumming prodigy. The four of them played with various keyboardists until the summer of 2007 when Steve moved back to Boone and back into Echo Park. Once again a solid 5 piece, Echo Park has recorded a collection of their songs, some of which date back to the Blowing Rock days. The 12 song disc showcases a band whose influences range from Yes to Rush to Tom Petty to Black Sabbath. Tight vocal harmonies, complex time signatures and driving bass combined with lush yet edgy keyboard and guitar textures and songs that tell varied stories of the human condition make up the experience that is Echo Park. Rusty Blanton : guitar, backing vocals Jamie Blanton : drums Fish : bass guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals Steve Roark : keyboards, guitar, alto and tenor sax, backing vocals Bob Rochelle : lead vocals, keyboards.


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Episode 1: Lonely Hearts
The party manages to subdue an STD demon, however attract the attention of Sharon and the LAPD and accidentally summon a goat demon… and maybe the Devil or something? It's probably fine.
Episode 2: The Great Escape
The Party attempts to evade police capture, a vampire gets thrown through a window as a distraction, the police department gets hacked.
Episode 3: Passion of the Djinn
The party meets Nina. Maximilius attacks a nun and learns about a priest with "the sight". Alaric meets the Whisperer who convinces him to trick a Genie. The party kill some cultists. Kala gets an unwanted gift in the shape of an organ.
Episode 4: Minotaurs Big Day Out
The Scourge attempt to hunt Gores kin. Kala learns more about her "gift" and families being slaughtered in ritualistic fashion. The party first encounters CK as his men fight the scourge and attack the party. Alaric and Barnaby come to blows about Sharon as she turns out to be a seal. The earthquake occurs.
Episode 5: Fallout
The party first hear of Davos and the book of Nasmowhoever. Spend the session dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake. Ck gets a gift from Ashens.
Episode 6: Fata Morgana
The party confront Amotep and face their worst fears. Alaric turns on whisper as he feels he is being manipulated. Kala makes contact with Annock, and is forced to enter a pact with wolfram to protect her from Ashens and protect Amotep. Ck kills Sister Maria.
Episode 7: collateral
Ck tries to lure the party into a trap. The Mob starts to fall apart. Aurelius has a vision of the danger and the party fight CK, defeating him. Sharon is killed as she attempts to fight vampires on her own. The party meet Claudia.
Episode 8: Home
Aurelius joins the Order of Montanus. Gore aligns with Gill. Allaric inadvertantly infects his people with the morning star. The party meet Davos and agree to acquire an item for him. Gabriella develops 3 functional AI's.
Episode 9: Night at the museum
The Party fights through a haunted museum and members of the Italiano family. they recover the codex and Salems Lot. Davos is assaulted and the book stolen.
Episode 10: The English Connection
The party meets Ethan and Kelsey, the slayer he abused. Alaric gets drugged. The party agree to help Ethan in exchange for information, but scare him off.
Episode 11: Darker Days
The party attack Giovanni and all seems lost. The party learn more about the seals.
Episode 12: Brave Sir Robin
The party regroup, Kala's spells and Gabriella's drone allow them to destroy Giovanni. Andrew is met and puts the party in contact with Giles. Ethan is tricked into advising the Morning stars weakness, following the parties dream walk.
Episode 13: Choices
Giles advises the party that they can seal away morning star. The party split up; Gabriella and Gore attempt to turn the sun back on, Alaric and Kala attempt to banish the Morning Star, Aurelius and Claudia attempt to learn the Morning Stars true name.
Episode 14: Endgame
After a bitter battle, the party weaken the morning star enough for Kala to bind him. It is revealed that Nina has been a plant throughout.


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Meridian Hills' six clay courts, two hard courts and three paddle courts have the reputation as some of the best in Indianapolis. Ludo Aaron has been the Tennis Professional at Meridian Hills for over 10 years. He previously held national ranking in Great Britain, and was a top 10 junior play in Great Britain. He left England and came to Butler University on a full tennis scholarship in 1990. Ludo played number 1 for four years and received the MVP award three of his four years. After Butler, Ludo went on the tour and played the pro circuit in Portugal before returning to America to pursue a teaching career in tennis. Ludo has been the driving force for bringing Paddle Tennis and Pickleball to Meridian Hills Country Club, and under his reign we've seen tremendous growth in the racquet sport programs.
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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the Committee).
The Committee is extending through November 30, 2005, the period for making a determination on whether to request consultations with China regarding imports of cotton and man-made fiber skirts (Category 342/642).Start Further Info
Jay Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4058.End Further Info
On July 11, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports from China of cotton and man-made fiber skirts (Category 342/642) due to market disruption.Start Printed Page 69745
The Committee determined that this request provided the information necessary for the Committee to consider the request and solicited public comments for a period of 30 days. See Solicitation of Public Comments on Request for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from China, 70 FR 44567 (August 3, 2005).
The Committee's Procedures, 68 FR 27787 (May 21, 2003) state that the Committee will make a determination within 60 calendar days of the close of the public comment period as to whether the United States will request consultations with China. If the Committee is unable to make a determination within 60 calendar days, it will cause to be published a notice in the Federal Register, including the date by which it will make a determination.
The 60-day determination period for this case expired on November 1, 2005. However, the Committee decided to extend until November 8, 2005, the period for making a determination on this case. See Extension of Period of Determination on Request for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from China, 70 FR 67457 (November 7, 2005). The Committee is further extending the determination period through November 30, 2005.Start Signature
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Ikon's Kate Dennis was creative director on the high profile coffee table book Butterflies and All Things Sweet: The Story of Ms B's Cakes by Bonnae Gokson. Hong Kong-based Gokson is a world-renowned lifestyle guru, entrepreneur and restaurateur and the 'Ms B' in the book's title.
Butterflies and All Things Sweet isn't a cookbook, rather a fabulous visual feast portraying the ingredients and inspiration behind Ms B Cakery's edible works of art through exquisite art direction and lush photography by Petrina Tinslay and A. Chester Ong plus select contributing photographers. The deluxe edition is a lavish production packaged in a custom perspex box. This was launched on September 9, 2013 at JOYCE Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, followed by Manila and the Philippines on 9 October and the New York launch on 22 October hosted by Ralph Lauren at his 888 Madison store.
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Gift Package Grand Cru/Malbec
The Malbec Mendoza connoisseur gift box contains dark grand cru truffles made from the finest cocoa varieties from the world's best cocoa-growing regions and a bottle of 2017 Malbec Crios Dom. del Plata 75cl from the traditional wine connoisseur Baur au Lac Vins. Full-bodied and creamy on the palate with juicy and fresh aromas reminiscent of blackberry and rose hip jelly, ripe mango, peppermint, lavender, violet and liquorice.
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The Tuesday 10: 10 Minutes to Midnight
Ruben Amaro was a polarizing general manager before he was even officially offered the job. The baseball world was made well aware that Pat Gillick would not be reprising his role at the helm after the 2008 season concluded – and winning a World Series probably helped with that transition out of the captain's chair – and that the Phillies would need a new GM. It seemed then that there were only two candidates, both internal: the current assistant GM in Amaro, or the fellow AGM and scouting head in Mike Arbuckle.
It's a story you're all familiar with by now and isn't worth rambling on about ad nauseum. That time will probably come next month.
Instead, I think this week's post is about acceptance or, at least, assumed acceptance. GM firings and replacements are far more infrequent occurrences than with managers, so it just seems the smart play to assume Amaro gets at least another year to work through the rough water he himself is partially responsible for stirring up. And with that assumption in mind, Amaro is the most important piece involved in this transitional period for the Phils. That may scare you a little, as it does me, but it seems the apparent truth.
Removing Amaro from play upon that assumption, then, today's 10 will focus on the 10 most important "factors" (for lack of a better word) for the Phillies as they move forward through this season and beyond.
10. Freddy Galvis
The kid's got a superlative glove, ad has shown to be exceptional at second base, very good at shortstop (in less time there) and above average at third base, according to my own eye test. Defensive metrics probably haven't stabilized enough at the latter two positions to give a solid feel one way or another, but that's beside the point.
There's a very real chance neither Jimmy Rollins nor Chase Utley will be members of the Phillies after this season. Galvis will be The Replacement for whoever leaves first, and will eventually fill in long-term (or however long he can) at shortstop. The guy has to hit at least a little bit, or he'll either become most useful as a bench/utility player or be a zero sum shortstop whose lack of bat cancels out his leather. A happy medium would be somewhere between those two.
His impact this season will be tangibly minimal, but the Hall of Famer is the heir apparent to Charlie Manuel's managerial seat. How will his tactics differ from Manuel's? Will he have more of a roster to work with than Manuel has the last two years (unlikely), and will he know how to keep his players' heads in the game and their respect on his side? Only one way to find out.
Bastardo is a microcosm of a bigger issue, but he's its most prominent figure. Left-handed relief has been spotty and inconsistent, at best, for the Phillies since Scott Eyre wrapped up his 2008 campaign. Since, LHP to log any significant relief time for the Phillies have been, by and large, control-deficient (J.C. Romero, Juan Perez, Jake Diekman) or kept around for their ability to log multiple innings (Raul Valdes, Jeremy Horst) while being marginally effective. Bastardo was supposed to overwhelm his control problems with wicked stuff, striking out enough to offset a 4.5 or so BB/9.
That would have to be a big number, and it was for two seasons. Then the first half of 2013 has happened, and all of a sudden, the Phillies are without a surefire lefty reliever again. His impact may only be 50 or so innings per year, but somebody has to get the LHBs out from the left side of the mound, lest we try to watch the likes of Chad Durbin get it done again.
7. Roy Halladay
Doc will not be paid $20 million in 2014, or ever again, for pitching baseballs. But his health and whatever remains of his effectiveness could be important for the Phillies in 2014 even still.
If the Phillies believe they can assemble some sort of a contender for '14, a cheap Doc could be worth the retention cost. Hell, even if they don't think they'll be competitive, persuading Halladay to stick around and continue to educate the likes of Jonathan Pettibone or (gulp) Tyler Cloyd or maybe even Adam Morgan could prove valuable in incalculable ways. Assuming, of course, Doc would forego the chance at winning, which certainly seems unlikely.
Papelbon is an excellent reliever making $13M annually now through 2015 (plus a '16 option) who has no place on this Phillies team. With a team like the Tigers and their open-pocket owner Mike Ilitch seeking top-notch relief help, the Phillies may not only find themselves lighter on the salary ledger, but may actually net a useful young player in return. No, not Nick Castellanos, but maybe someone of positive value.
If it sounds like that's shooting low, it's because it is. Setting your sights low can sometimes make things look extra good in the end. So that's the hope here.
5. Ryan Howard
There is no hope of trading Howard's contract, no possibility of getting useful young players in return for unloading his myriad millions. What matters is Howard getting back to full strength – whatever percentage that would be of his former self – and being a player whose skills at the plate are respected once more.
Hey, he's signed for the next three seasons and will make $10M when his 2017 option is bought out (sad how forgone a conclusion that feels this far out), so I'd rather he make that money being a positive contributor on this club, instead of being a net negative or, far more embarrassingly, eventually released.
Is his breakout for real? Can he reliably be an .850 OPS guy through his mid-20s? He's currently the team's best hitter by a fair margin, but with uncertainty about whether he can maintain this production yet, that's pretty shaky ground for the club. If Brown proves to be a mid-order bat, he can be built around. This is no longer a "can he be a complementary bat in a decently strong 2011 offense" situation, but a "can he be a building block for 2014-17" situation. Slight difference.
3. Maikel Franco
You could make the argument for Jesse Biddle as perhaps the organization's best overall prospect, but a breakout season thus far in 2013 has pushed Franco to the forefront, leapfrogging fellow third base prospect Cody Asche. He's the club's best position prospect, in my eyes, given Roman Quinn's lesser performance at a lower level at almost the same age (Franco is nine months older). Michael Young is only under contract through this year, and reliance on Kevin Frandsen to fill that role upon his departure will only take you so far for so long.
Besides, aren't you as tired of the reliance on older players as I am?
2. Cliff Lee
He should be traded. No, he has to be traded. And more than that, he will be traded.
Lee is one of the best pitchers in baseball, signed for what free agency would deem a reasonable amount of money for the remainder of his current deal. At least, it would be reasonable if the Phillies were a playoff-caliber team as currently constructed. They are not.
Lee is performing like a top-tier pitcher, one whose price tag would be manageable, in full, for any contending team looking to take him on. Of course, since the Phillies are not contending (and don't appear as though they will next year, either), the leverage shifts to the buyers, who can hold prime returns in abeyance until the Phillies cave on eating some of the money. And so it may have to be, but if it means getting such a return, the money should be eaten. With the right acquisitions, that sunk money will be paid for in only a few years.
1. Cole Hamels
Hamels should not be traded, and he won't be traded. Instead, Hamels is the key piece that will linger on past the 2013 trade deadline and the '13-14 offseason. He will be the team's opening day starter next season, if healthy, and he's a strong bet to play out that entire year in red pinstripes, as well. And this is the most important thing to the club moving forward because Hamels is still a cornerstone piece, just not for too much longer.
Hamels turns 30 this December. Three Phillies pitchers since 1987 have accumulated 10+ rWAR for the club after turning 30: Curt Schilling, Lee and Halladay. His recent string of starts shows just how effective he still is and, presumably, will be for a couple more years yet. But, like all Major Leaguers, Hamels's clock is running out faster than he, or any of us, likely realize. At least, probability says so. Sure, the hope is that Cole will go on to pitch 30 times a year until he's 40, when he'll then convert into the next Darren Oliver and keep getting outs until he needs to ride a Jazzy to the mound.
But that's not the reasonable hope. The reasonable hope is that Amaro and Co. can reshape this team around Hamels, their homegrown ace, so that his peak talents can help land the club another World Series before his time is up. He is the sun around which this club must orbit, lest it all go supernova.


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Windows has a habit of reasserting itself by many various and circuitous routes. This aids stability (ie. if one route fails another keeps things going) but can make it near impossible to trace every possibility. So the bad news is that there's obviously some vestigial start button somewhere that you've not edited and the really bad news is that you'll probably never find it. I very much doubt that MS planned for the eventuality that someone would want a permanently invisible start button!
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Easiest way to handle an invisible start button is to find the Start Button Changer and edit one of the included orbs to full transparency. Run the program, use that orb, and the start button is gone. I've never seen it at any of the times after I've had it applied. And plus, it's easy to add and remove
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i forgot to mention that i used the start orb changer. Most of the time my start button is nice and invisble but sometimes it does this. I agree with dunfiddlin that this is WIN7 reasserting itself. o well guess i just have to live with it
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There are many small apps that turn off the start button,startkiller is one by tordex.com.U have to install this one,but there are others that do it on the fly.Of course u will need to deactivate ur sfc so windows doesn't put it back after a restart,but startkiller program might deal with that since u install it.
I haven't tried this one by the way,but it says it works on win7.I just googled "turn off start button windows 7" and this was one of the first few that came up.I'm sure if u look about more there might be a reg entry or something easy u can do.I've done my bit anyway.
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On a night when United created 19 goalscoring opportunities, with ten hitting the target, their inability to convert more than Wayne Rooney's first-half strike left them dangerously susceptible to a late Fulham counter-attack.
This game had been viewed, by neutral observers at least, as one in which Manchester United would roll Fulham over and inflict a dent in Manchester City's superior goal difference, perhaps even cancelling it out.
But aside from a powerful Ashley Young volley which was well-saved by Mark Schwarzer, it was a tale of scuffed shots at goal, mis-timed runs and plain, old poor finishing.
Until Fulham's late attempt at scoring an equaliser, United were reasonably untroubled by Martin Jol's team.
The aerial threat posed by Pavel Pogrebnyak was well-managed by Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans, while Michael Carrick offered a protective screen in the front of the back-four, enabling United to throw men forward.
Once Ferdinand was replaced by Chris Smalling on 74 minutes, the defence wobbled, however. Bryan Ruiz and Danny Murphy were able to make headway, but goalkeeper David de Gea was commanding in goal.
Strength in depth
Ferguson was taking no chances with this fixture judging by his substitutes' bench.
Teenager Paul Pogba, given his head in recent weeks, was overlooked as the United manager went for the seasoned experience of Paul Scholes and Dimitar Berbatov and the emerging talent of Smalling, Phil Jones and Tom Cleverley, plus the goal threat of Javier Hernandez.
Scholes was thrown on late in the game to protect United's lead with his use of the ball, while Hernandez replaced Wayne Rooney.
Smalling's appearance in place of Rio Ferdinand left United short of experience at the back, but his athleticism balanced out the loss of the 33-year-old.
Even Ferguson admitted that United rode their luck in not conceding an 89thminute penalty following Michael Carrick's foul on Danny Murphy.
It was a clear penalty and, had it been awarded, could have seen United lose two crucial points.
Was it luck? Undoubtedly yes, but luck does not win league titles, it just offers a helping hand along the way.
With eight games left to play, United will get lucky again and so will Manchester City, but neither will want to rely on good fortune being the factor that pushes them over the line.
There was no panic on the pitch, but the supporters were edgy and United's laboured performance did not help the overall atmosphere.
Ferguson claimed after the game that his team's ability to grind out a 1-0 victory was a positive rather than a negative as it showed a durability and determination to edge towards the title.
Against more threatening and dangerous opponents, this could have been a difficult night and one which would have tested United's nerve and resolve to a greater extent.
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... that I can't be with you in person this morning as I'm at a
conference. Instead, here's a dodgy webcam video explaining what you
need to do. Maybe someone could spark up the old projector and play it out from the teaching computer.
The link to the files you need is on Module Notes, here. Read them carefully.
See you on Monday. Don't forget to bring with you a newspaper photo from the past week for discussion.
Haha nice one Kat! Or if you'd have seen me, we could've fixed the vid, I'd have bought you a pint, packet of crisps and watched the footie - in return for giving me 100% on my print design assessments haha. Next time, get your priorities sorted! :P.
I am so ashamed of myself i am not even going to correct it. It's like losing on a game of Pro Evo to my brother... humiliating, hes really bad!
Ian, you are in Salford, right? I spent months there doing a programme on vigilantes for Panorama and the worst thing was the gangs of tiny kids. As they were below the age of criminal responsibility they spent their time mugging and harrassing the adults. It is or was that kind of place.


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It's the sequel that nobody asked for to Nico Nico Douga Medley ~ Kirbomix! This time, to the "2nd Track" otherwise known as "Urakumikyoku"...includin g a whole cast of singers, many of which are of the Parody Rangers cast! I decided to make a flash player of this as well, in the style of the chrous-like videos of Nico Nico Douga fame. I know this isn't a huge deal like my ACTUAL animations, but I'd really appreciate if you were to give this a listen. I worked on this for three straight days, vocal directing everyone included in the project and working fast so that this wouldn't be TOO big of a distraction from working on the Parody Rangers feature movie. Like it or not, I'm sure you'll find SOME small amount of amusement out of it, be it the satrical lyrics, funny pictures to go along with each song, or maybe even the actual singing. Either case, had to get this outta my system. Have fun ;D
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Some of my friends who have small children sometimes express exasperation.…They've read their child a dozen bedtime stories and their child will not fall asleep.…They always want just one more story.…I like to tell my friends that they are probably being far too interesting and…entertaining to put their children to sleep.…We tend to use more vocal variety when we talk to people we like.…A few friends have challenged me to come over and read their child a bedtime…story and when I do, I make sure to speak in soft singsongy voice.…
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Multi-author blogs are everywhere today, and new ones are being launched every day. This is in part a result of an increasing number of blogs being run as a business, rather than as personal journals. Having a team of writers is necessary for many blogs to produce enough content, plus readers benefit in terms of (potentially) higher quality content, more variety of content, and a mix of writing styles. However, there are also some potential problems that can wind up defeating the purpose of having multiple authors.
First, before going into the potential issues with multiple bloggers, it's helpful to define a few different types of these blogs:
1 – Company with employees – Some of the larger blogs are actually a business of their own. These sites will have a staff of full-time writers that pump out a significant amount of content. Many of these blogs will be news-related and they make it essentially impossible for any individual blogger to compete with a team of writers for breaking news.
2 – Freelance writers with an editor – Other multi-author blogs that are run as a business will use a group of freelance writers instead of having full-time staff. This is obviously much lower cost. In these cases the writers will submit their articles to an editor, who will ultimately determine what gets published and when. Some examples of this type of blog are PSDTUTS, Freelance Switch, and Daily Blog Tips (although Daniel has recently moved back to being a single-author blog).
3 – Freelance writers with the ability to publish their own posts – On these blogs there is no editor that has to approve an article to be published. Each author has the ability to login, submit, and publish a post. There may or may not be an established posting schedule, but regardless, more responsibility is left to the writer without having an editor. PureBlogging operates in this manner.
4 – Multiple owners / team blog – In this case the writers aren't freelancers or staff members, the blog is simply run by more than one person.
This excludes blogs that accept occasional guest posts, although they would essentially fall under #2, except the writers would not be paid.
A few specific blogs have recently felt the need to make changes to their approach due to a lack of effectiveness with the current number of authors. Both Blogging Tips and PureBlogging had experienced watered-down content by having a few posts each day. In both instances I think it was more a case of too many writers covering the same topics, rather than it being the fault of the individual writers.
For full disclosure I have been a writer at PureBlogging for about the past six months. Also, last year I wrote a few guest posts for Blogging Tips, although I was never a paid author there.
My opinion is that both blogs have improved as a result of the realigning and refocusing. PureBlogging cut the number of writers and posts in half, which allows each post a bit more face time with visitors, and it keeps readers from getting the same rehashed content. I'm not exactly sure how much was cut out of Blogging Tips, but I know that Kevin took a more strategic approach (you can read it in his own words) by having different writers cover certain topics on a recurring basis, and reducing the overall number of writers. From what I've seen as a subscriber I feel that the quality of content has improved with the new focus.
When looking at the types of multi-author blogs above, this problem is really only affecting the third type, those that have freelance writers with the ability to publish their own posts. From my experience, this approach can be good or bad. As we saw from PureBlogging and Blogging Tips it can be a serious challenge for a fairly large team of writers to be on the same page, all present unique content, adequately cover topics, and generally show a unified approach to the blog.
It's not my intention to imply that any of the writers for either of these blogs is better or worse than other writers, simply that it's difficult for a group of that size to have a unified approach. At PureBlogging we each had an assigned day of the week to post, but we all had the ability to publish anything. When there are 7 or 8 people writing in a five day period, it can be tempting to slip in a sub-par post and think that no one will really notice because it will just blend in with the other content. I know this for a fact, because I've been there myself. Plus, when you're a freelance writer that has to get a post through an editor, it has to be good enough or it won't get published and you'll have to re-work it or not be paid for it. When you can publish your own content you'll get paid for whatever you determine is good enough. I don't think the writers of either of these blogs (myself included) abused this privilege, but it can be in the back of your mind when you're developing a post.
David transformed PureBlogging into 3 writers plus himself, and the results have been positive so far. We still have the ability to publish posts without being edited or moderated by David, but there is a better focus and I think each of us feels like our work will now have more of an impact on the success of the blog.
I also write on another blog, Blogtrepreneur where I publish posts on my own, but right now it is just a team of Adnan and myself and it works out pretty well for us.
In general, my opinion is that if you are a blog owner and you plan to have multiple writers that can publish their own posts, keep the number of writers fairly small and stay as focused as possible. Otherwise, I would encourage you to act as an editor and determine what is published when. No one else will have the same amount of concern over your blog as you do.
I'd love to hear from others who own these types of blogs, those who write for them, and those who read them. What's you opinion on the issue?


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Lip balm products are becoming quite popular and there is a reason for that. It all has to do with the fall season. More than a few ads have started to appear as people enter the fall season and face the possibility of chapped lips.
Fortunately, EOS lip balm – commonly known as the Evolution of Smooth – is a company that has consumers covered. This is the company that has become known for making products that are smooth on the lips. The brand has been trusted, and that is why the Evolution of Smooth is gaining a lot of customers as the fall season nears.
What this company has managed to do is establish itself one of the premier companies for customers that are looking for lip chap products. Lip Chap is something that people are not going to agonize over. It is a small purchase. That is why the Evolution of Smooth had to work hard to become the leader. Lip chap from this company is now a purchase that consumers make without thinking about it. They already know that this is a great product. They don't have to research. EOS has already promoted the product well so customers known what they are getting.
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The NFL and lawyers representing thousands of former players in a $760 million settlement of concussion-related claims on Monday filed an extensive outline on how victims of head trauma would be compensated under the terms of their agreement.
The 85-page road map, which still must be approved by U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia, would offer as much as $5 million to each player who qualifies for top-level awards under a formula that would consider age, the number of seasons played, and whether injuries after retirement might have contributed to their cognitive disorders.
Maximum awards would go to players under 45 years of age who played five or more seasons and require extensive treatment over their lifetimes for conditions such as Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
A player under 45 years of age who played more than five seasons in the league and now suffers from Alzheimer's would receive $3.5 million.
An 80-year-old suffering from dementia would get $25,000. Others with mild symptoms of dementia may be eligible for medical treatment but no monetary payout.
Former players with no neurological damage would get baseline testing and could seek compensation if they developed concussion-related problems later in life.
"This is an extraordinary settlement for retired NFL players and their families — from those who suffer with severe neurocognitive illnesses today, to those who are currently healthy today but fear they may develop symptoms decades into the future," said Christopher Seeger and Sol Weiss, the lead attorneys for the players, in a statement.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league "supports plaintiffs' motions, and will await further direction from Judge Brody."
The NFL's wild-card weekend drew huge television audiences.
The four games averaged 34.7 million viewers for the most-watched wild-card weekend on record.
The San Francisco 49ers' 23-20 win over the Green Bay Packers had 47.1 million viewers Sunday on Fox to make it the most-watched wild-card game on record. The previous high was 42.4 million for the 2011 Steelers-Broncos game, which Denver won in overtime on Tim Tebow's touchdown pass.
But Sunday's game had two exciting quarterbacks, history-rich franchises and the spectacle of a frigid Lambeau Field. The audience was larger than that for every NFC divisional playoff game Fox has broadcast and 13 of its 19 NFC championship games.
The two Saturday games averaged 30.8 million viewers on NBC, a record for the Saturday wild-card games. The New Orleans Saints' 26-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles was the most-watched Saturday wild-card game ever with 34.4 million viewers.
Three of the four games were decided by three points or fewer, only the second time in NFL history that happened in an NFL playoff weekend, after the 2006 divisional round.
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Jockey Nick Hall is hoping for the ultimate reward with a win in the Group 1 $3m BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday following a week of intense dieting.
Hall is well on the way to losing the 2.5kg he needed to get rid of to ride the favourite Jameka at her allocated weight of 52.5kg.
The Ciaron Maher trained Jameka found herself at the top of the Ladbrokes.com.au's Caulfield Cup market order at $3.60 after some excellent Spring Carnival form that saw her earn 0.5kg penalty for winning the Group 3 $150,000 Bendigo Bank East Malvern MRC Foundation Cup (Naturalism Stakes) (2000m) at Caulfield on September 17 followed by a second to Hartnell in the Group 1 $500,000 Yellowglen Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on October 2.
Hall has been aboard the My Boycharlie mare for her last two runs and has worked hard to get his weight down to the 52.5kg and as well as controlling his food intake, has also used yoga to control his mind.
"So far it's been pretty easy, but it's only Wednesday," Hall told the Hearld Sun on Wednesday.
"Ask me Friday, might not get the same answer.''
"It's going to get tough, but the tougher it gets, the closer I get to the race, so there's pretty fair motivation there.''
"With the meditation I like to concentrate on my breathing; feel the breath through my nose into my lungs.''
"My mind is very much involved.''
"I've also been drinking heaps of water to flush the sodium out of my system."
Hall is chasing his second Caulfield Cup win after collecting the trophy on the Robert Hichmott trained, Lloyd Williams owned Fawkner in 2013, and is confident that Jameka has the ability to get the job done.
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"She's a monster. That's great for me. I like horses that are thick and strong, it gives you confidence in them."
Jameka is a proven stayer of the Caulfield Cup journey and as well as running second in the Group 1 $2m Australian Derby and fourth in the Group 1 $1m Australian Oaks over the 2400m at Randwick during the Sydney Autumn Carnival as a three year old, she also won the Group 1 $1m Crown Oaks over 2500m at Flemington during the 2015 Melbourne Spring Carnival.
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Bad things often happen to good cars in the movies. Here's a list of 11 scenes that still make car guys cringe with every viewing:
1970 Dodge Challenger ("Vanishing Point"): The '70 Dodge Challenger (one of about five used for the film) meets a fiery end when the protagonist of the film (played by Barry Newman) drives it into a bulldozer being used as a police road block.
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 ("The Italian Job"): The Miura is probably the most beautiful mid-engine sports cars of all time. And that's what makes this scene so hard to watch. In the opening scene of the movie, mobsters destroy heist-plotter Roger Beckerman's (Rossano Brazzi) Miura with a backhoe and push it over a cliff. A small consolation is the fact that an actual intact Miura wasn't destroyed. Just body panels over an empty accident-bent chassis. Interestingly, when the producers went to clean up the mess the next day, the remains had disappeared. Neither the chassis tag nor any of the pieces have surfaced to this day.
1979 Porsche 930 ("Caddyshack"): This scene is an object lesson as to why you should never park your car with the sunroof open within a half-mile radius of where alcohol is being served: Young Spalding Smails, suffering from a case of affluenza combined with Johnny Walker, staggers up to Dr. Beeper's parked 930 and empties the contents of his upper GI tract into the open sunroof. The squishy sound-effect of Beeper sliding into the seat never fails to make one cringe.
1964 Aston DB5 Martin ("Skyfall"): In the rebooted James Bond world of Daniel Craig, Bond is seen to have won the DB5 in a card game in the movie Casino Royale. Its nose-mounted machine guns are put to good use in an attempt to repel an assault by the film's villain, played by Javier Bardem. Sadly, the car is strafed into Swiss cheese. Happily, the car was actually a prop that was convincingly made to look like a real DB5.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off"): This scene is perhaps the most famous bit of classic car mayhem in all of moviedom. In it, the Ferrari is seen placed on jack stands running in reverse in a hilariously stupid attempt to remove the miles that had been put on the car during the day's class-cutting good fun in Chicago. In a fit of frustration directed at his misplaced-priorities jerk of a father, Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) accidentally kicks the car off the jack stands and it sails out of its glass enclosure into the woods below. Happily, as with the Miura and the Aston, it wasn't a real California Spyder.
1979 Porsche 928 ("Risky Business"): This scene reminds us all why we should use the hand brake. Those of us who are old enough to have seen this in theaters didn't see this one coming: Tom Cruise is enjoying a night out with the typical "Pretty Woman"-like, non-drug addicted, non-inked, debutante-like (read nonexistent) hooker that Hollywood is so fond of (in this case played by Rebecca de Mornay), when de Mornay's handbag strap pulls the gear shifter into neutral as she's exiting the car. The Porsche rolls down a hill heading toward Lake Michigan with Cruise on the hood in a futile attempt to arrest the forward motion of the 3,800-pound 928. It ultimately comes to a stop at the edge of a wooden pier. Just as Cruise breathes a sigh of relief and starts to make his way to the driver's door, the entire pier collapses, taking Cruise and the car for a swim in the lake. Audiences everywhere gasped audibly. The scene at the dealership where the service manager enters the waiting rooms and asks, "Which one of you is the U-Boat commander?" is priceless.
1985 Corvette ("The Big Lebowski"): Like the entire plot of this Coen Brothers cult classic, the setup here is a bit convoluted. A 14-year-old kid named Larry Sellers has likely stolen Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski's (Jeff Bridges') battered Ford Torino, possibly (but possibly not) containing a large sum in ransom money. The Dude and his extremely anger management-challenged bowling buddy Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) head for little Larry's house to try to interrogate the kid and recover the money. On the way in, they're dismayed to find a red 1985 Corvette parked in front of the house, which they take as a sign that the kid has already started to blow the money. When standard interrogation techniques prove fruitless, Walter moves on to the enhanced interrogation which includes taking a crowbar to the Corvette's glass in full view of a very puzzled Larry. The Corvette turns out to be the neighbor's car. He in turn freaks out and exacts rather uneven revenge on The Dude's already dilapidated Torino.
1941 Lincoln Continental ("The Godfather"): You could always count on the hot temper of Sonny Corleone. The Barzini Family certainly did. They also knew that when Carlo, the abusive lowlife husband of Sonny's sister Connie, would hit her, Sonny would respond by unleashing the Hiroshima of beatings on Carlo. The Barzinis (who wanted Sonny dead) of course also knew that the most direct route from Sonny's fist to the jawbone of Carlo would take him through the toll booth at the Jones Beach Causeway on Long Island, where the Barzini's hit men were waiting to go Bonnie and Clyde on Sonny with Thompson sub-machine guns. The result was not pretty for either Sonny or the Lincoln. Neither were fit for an open casket funeral.
1957 Chevrolet 210 ("Used Cars"): This early Robert Zemeckis cult classic starred the great character actor Jack Warden in a dual role as twin brothers Roy L. Fuchs and Luke Fuchs. And while Roy L. was just an amoral small-time used car dealer, his brother Luke was a classic evil schemer. Faced with the prospect of losing his prime real estate lot to a freeway onramp, Luke hatched a plot to get his brother's lot. Knowing that Roy L. was both without a will, had no known offspring and had a bad ticker, he sent a stunt driver (played by the chubby dude who later played Switek on "Miami Vice") to "test drive" Roy's prized '57 Chevy. Predictably, the insane ride had Roy L. immediately reaching for his nitroglycerin tablets which a sharp and well-timed turn of the wheel knocked out of his hands. Nearly every panel on the poor classic Chevy was smashed by the end of the ride. The "test driver" simply tosses the keys to a gasping, chest-clutching Fuchs and says, "I'll think about it, old man."
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 ("Fast Times at Ridgemont High"): The Camaro was owned by intimidating high school football prospect Charles Jefferson (played by the great Forrest Whitaker in one of his earliest roles). Jefferson's little brother and surfer/stoner Jeff Spiccolli (Sean Penn) take the car cruising one night in the San Fernando Valley and wreck it. While surveying the horrific damage, Spiccolli pops the classic line, "My old man is a TV repairman, he has an awesome set of tools. I can fix it." Ultimately, no repairs are undertaken. Rather, the damage is blamed on car thieves from a rival high school whom Ridgemont is playing in a big football game. An incensed rhino-like Jefferson is seen later delivering paralytic revenge hits in the subsequent game.
1964 Lincoln Continental ("Animal House"): Malleable Delta House pledge Kent Dorfman (Stephen Furst) is entrusted by his older brother Fred with a brand new Lincoln Continental (curiously, a 1964 model in a movie that was set in 1962). An evening of extreme irresponsibility leaves the Lincoln unfit for return to Fred. Senior frat brother "Otter," played by Tim Matheson, nonchalantly suggests the solution of committing felony insurance fraud: "We'll swear to Fred that you were taking great care of his car, but you parked it out back one night and the next day, it was gone. The insurance company buys him a new car." A drunk, teary Dorfman asks, "Do you think it will work?" "It's gotta work better than the truth," replies Otter. Adding insult to injury, the car is later turned into the sinister tank-like "Deathmobile" to disrupt the Faber College homecoming parade.
1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE convertible ("The Hangover"): Which part of this seems like a bad idea? Future father -in-law entrusts his non-Car Guy future son-in-law with his treasured Mercedes convertible for a pre-wedding jaunt with friends. Granted, they were supposed to be headed to sedate California wine country, but they go to Vegas instead. The extreme body damage that the handsome Benz suffers is predictable for anyone who has seen "Animal House." The damage done to the interior by Mike Tyson's pet tiger? That's novel.
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