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Our kids are growing up in a media-saturated culture and learning how to recognize the subtle and not-so-subtle messages in TV, movies, and video games is as important as the three R's.
The average American child watches two to three hours of TV a day, according to the American Association of Pediatrics. And that doesn't include the Our kids are growing up in a media-saturated culture and learning how to, sitting in front of the computer, and watching movies. Yet, few children are taught how to decode the messages that come wrapped in visual media. Ellen Besen, an acclaimed animator, author, and teacher who's worked with students from pre-school to college level says that visual literacy is a skill that every child should be taught. "Because of technology our kids have near-constant access to visual media, yet we've done very little to teach them how to really understand what they're seeing," says Besen. She offers this help for parents and teachers.
RECOGNIZE THE MOST BASIC CAMERA TRICK. "Framing," the way that a camera focuses on a particular element or scene is often use to distort or enhance reality. For example, the shot of a crowd cheering or jeering a particular celebrity or politician that overflows the edges of the screen gives the impression of a mass turnout. Yet, if the camera were pulled back a little it could reveal a largely empty stadium or a relatively sedate street. "Teach your kids that what they don't see if often as important as what they do, especially when their watching news or reality TV" says Besen.
DO YOU REALLY WANT SHOE POLISH ON YOUR BROWNIES? Familiarize yourself with the ways in which many consumer products, especially food, are doctored to make them more appealing. Foods are often coated with paint, shoe polish, or oil to make them look brighter and more enticing. Also, portions sizes are often exaggerated.
TURN OFF THE SOUND OCCASIONALLY. We often forget that with visual media there's much more at work than the visuals. Encourage kids to notice the difference sound effects and music make in how they perceive what they are seeing by watching something first with sound and then without it. Then, encourage them to watch and listen for the effect of rhythm on perception. Rhythm can come from such elements as music or camera moves and can be used to make a story seem more exiting or more important.
PLAYING ON FANTASIES. Ask your kids to think about what desires or fantasies certain ads tap into. "The opportunities to do this are nearly endless," says Besen. For example, think of the SUV commercial that has the driver tearing off the road into the wilderness or the toothpaste commercial that ends with a beautiful woman fawning over a man.
POW! CRASH! WHAM! DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN FAKE AND REAL VIOLENCE. It's particularly important to remind kids of just how highly staged most of what they see on TV is, especially when they're seeing violence. Make it clear to them that fight scenes are among the most choreographed and manufactured and that while violence on TV or in the movies doesn't leave lasting destruction, in real life it does.
Ellen Besen is the author of Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist and Game Developer Should Know (Michael Wiese Productions, November 2008, Paperback). She has worked in animation for over 35 years and has been a teacher for over two decades. Besen has taught at all levels and was on the faculty of Sheridan College's School of Animation for nearly 20 years. She continues to teach the principles of animation filmmaking on an intensive one-to-one basis. Besen has been interviewed by national and local media, including USA Today, the Denver Post, and Canadian Broadcasting.


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The conversation regarding the historicity of Adam and Eve, described so clearly in the cover story of the June issue of Christianity Today, continues in an unlikely place—at National Public Radio. If you haven't already heard it, you'll want to listen to this story. BioLogos Senior Fellow Dennis Venema does a beautiful job summarizing the genetic data in a non-technical way, and Karl Giberson addresses the serious danger to the Church if we ignore this data. While we at BioLogos appreciate many aspects of the story, we need to make one all-important clarification: the debate over the historicity of Adam and Eve is primarily a theological debate, one that is more complex than the story lets on. All science can say is that there was never a time when only two people existed on the earth: it is silent on whether or not God began a special relationship with a historical couple at some point in the past. This subtle but extremely important point was missed entirely in the NPR story. It is a consideration that we raise repeatedly at BioLogos. See, for example this article by Daniel Harrell and this series by Denis Alexander.
Evangelical Christians have long suspected there are allegorical components to the Genesis story—a talking snake, for example—but as to whether Adam and Eve were not real people, there has been much more hesitancy—and for theologically important reasons. The science itself is silent—the most it can say is that there were never just two individuals who were the sole genetic progenitors of the entire human race. Several independent lines of genetic evidence unambiguously point to this conclusion. Science also make it very clear that humans developed through an evolutionary process. As Christians, we interpret all this in light of our belief in God as Creator.
It is important for Evangelicals to know that science is silent on the historicity of two people named Adam and Eve, just as it is silent on the existence of persons named Abraham, Isaac, and Moses. Adam and Eve may well have been two real people, who through the grace of God entered into a paradisiacal relationship with him, until—tragedy of tragedies— they allowed their own self-centered desires to reign in their hearts, instead of their love for God. Although genetics convincingly shows that there was never a time when there were just two persons, the Bible itself may even provide hints of the existence of other people—likely we've all wondered about those hints since we were children. "Did Cain marry his sister?" we want to know. "Who were the people that Cain was afraid of as he wandered the earth after killing Abel? If they were his brothers or nephews, why didn't the author refer to them that way?" The author doesn't seem to be as puzzled by this as we are. We've always known about those little pointers—in fact, ancient interpreters wrestled with them too, long before Darwin or modern genetics appeared on the scene. So it ought not to necessarily surprise us for genetics to come along and confirm that, sure enough, there were others around at the time of Adam and Eve.
The NPR story, as much as we appreciate it, implies that, according to science, there are only two options for Christians—dismiss the conclusions of science, or dismiss the notion of a historical couple named Adam and Eve. This is simply not the whole story. Any dismissal of a historical couple, who entered into relationship with God only to sin and break that relationship, is going to have to come from theology. There is no scientific reason to upset that theological apple cart. Indeed as scientists, we must respect the theological diversity of Evangelicalism.
Science is an amazing tool that gives insight into our world, one which is so effective that it is allows us to become virtually certain about some things. The earth does revolve around the sun. The universe was created over 14 billion years ago. All species came about through a gradual process that included natural selection, genetic drift and sexual selection. Christians should see all of this as the product of God's masterful plan and ongoing activity. Christians should also see that science is silent on the existence of a specific first couple who enjoyed a special relationship with God. Exploring that is beyond the purview of science.


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A local city councilman who authored a North Carolina religious resolution that sparked international backlash this week says the effort was misinterpreted and the proposal needed better wording.
A local city councilman who authored a North Carolina religious resolution that sparked international backlash this week says the effort was misinterpreted and the proposal needed better wording.
Kings Mountain councilman Keith Miller confirmed to The Star that he penned the words for �A Joint Resolution to Proclaim the Rowan County, North Carolina Defense of Religion Act of 2013.�
Some residents and news organizations interpreted the resolution as an effort to establish an official state religion in North Carolina. However, two Rowan County sponsors of the resolution and Miller, its writer, said that was never the intent.
What led to the resolution?
In March, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina sued the commissioners of Rowan County, accusing the board of violating a first amendment ban on establishment of religion by routinely praying to Jesus Christ to start its meetings.
�I went to the Rowan County commissioners and suggested one of their strategies on the ACLU lawsuit be to stand up and ask the state of North Carolina to respect the Constitution,� Miller said.
Two state representatives � Harry Warren and Carl Ford, both of Rowan County � sponsored Miller�s resolution that invokes the 10th amendment in stating �the power to determine constitutionality and the proper interpretation and proper application of the Constitution is reserved to the states and to the people.�
Eleven other legislators signed on to the resolution, but a representative for Speaker of the House Thom Tillis said the measure won�t be heard or voted on, essentially killing it.
N.C. House Rep. Tim Moore, a Republican who represents Cleveland County in District 111 and serves as chairman of the House rules committee, said the resolution will not be heard in its present form.
�The current wording of the resolution appears to sanction the formation of an official religion by the state � this is untenable,� Moore wrote in an email to The Star. �After talking with the bill sponsors, however, I know that was not their intention, but it is one way it can be read. Accordingly, I do not plan on giving the bill a hearing unless it is significantly corrected to simply express opposition to the ACLU lawsuit against Christian prayer in Rowan County.�
Misunderstood intent?
The bill was only intended to allow Rowan County officials to open their meetings with prayer, not to establish a state religion, Warren said in a statement.
�It was reported in the press they were trying to offer a resolution in support of commissioners trying to fight the ACLU lawsuit and reported it was seeking to establish a state religion,� Miller said. �My bill is not designed to do that. What it does is it asserts that the Constitution does not give judges the authority to use their opinion about the fourteenth amendment to effectively amend the first and tenth amendments. That�s not how it was understood, vetted or presented.�
Multiple news agencies -- from newspapers and TV stations across the state of North Carolina to the Huffington Post to international agency BBC -- reported that a group of North Carolina lawmakers believe the state should have the option to create an official state religion.
Miller said he does not blame the Rowan County representatives for the resolution�s interpretation. He said they changed �almost nothing� from his draft of the resolution, which states: �The North Carolina General Assembly does not recognize federal court rulings which prohibit and otherwise regulate the State of North Carolina, its public schools, or any political subdivisions of the state from making laws respecting an establishment of religion.�
�People saw that �establishment of religion� and didn�t know what that means,� Miller said. �What might have been a better way to reword that was to say �from making laws which prohibit citizens from being able to freely express their religion voluntarily.� That�s acknowledging that citizens are free to get up and pray however they want to pray.�
What happened previously?
Miller said a 2011 case involving residents who complained about commissioners praying to and endorsing a particular religion peaked his interest in the subject of religion and public meetings.
In Joyner v. Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, the court ruled that sectarian prayer in a government setting was a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The US Supreme Court announced in January 2012 it would let that ruling stand, The Star reported in February 2012.
The ACLU, which took up the lawsuit for the Forsyth County residents, said its goal was to protect freedom of religion.
Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU state chapter, said the state lawmakers who sponsored the resolution Miller authored don�t understand constitutional law and principles of separation powers.
�These are principles that have served our nation well for hundreds of years,� he said. �And it is unfortunate that these elected officials would seek to throw these hallowed principles overboard because they don�t like the results they produce in one case.�
What�s next?
�I believe that we may be able to get leadership in some states to rise up and defend the Constitution by consenting to the unconstitutional actions of the federal bench,� Miller said. �We�ll run it by the attorney general, run it by national constitutional attorneys. We�ll take the next couple years to get it ready and see what happens.�
Miller said state leaders told him the resolution was too big of a subject presented too late in the legislative calendar to be considered at the time.
�I�m grateful to Rowan County state reps who brought attention to the issue and are trying to support their county,� he said. �By observing what happened in the last two weeks, I learned a lot of things we could do better.�
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach Matthew Tessnear at 704-669-3331, at firstname.lastname@example.com or Twitter @MatthewTessnear.
What does the Constitution say?
In the first amendment: �Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ��
How does that apply to public meetings?
In a February 2012 Star story on prayer in public meetings, UNC School of Government Professor Frayda Bluestein said there is constitutional protection when government officials invite representatives of different faiths to deliver an invocation at a public meeting.
Although a member of a particular faith may be excluded, she told The Star that as long as it is a presentation of a diverse, nonsectarian message, the exclusion of particular religions does not violate the Constitution.
"Prayer that is incorporated into the official opening of the public meeting is considered governmental speech, regardless of who delivers it," Bluestein said.
How far was the resolution reported?
Agencies reporting on the resolution included the Huffington Post, the Washington Post, the Charlotte Observer, BBC network, Slate Magazine, the New York Daily News and a multitude of Internet blogs.


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EAST STROUDSBURG — Senior forward Terrance King scored 16 points, becoming the second Warrior to go over the 1,000-career point mark this season, in East Stroudsburg University's 101-62 win over PSU-Lehigh Valley in the home opener on Monday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.
EAST STROUDSBURG — Senior forward Terrance King scored 16 points, becoming the second Warrior to go over the 1,000-career point mark this season, in East Stroudsburg University's 101-62 win over PSU-Lehigh Valley in the home opener on Monday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.
King scored his 1,000th point on a putback with 3:35 left in the first half to join senior forward Duane Johnson as 1,000-point scorers for the Warriors. Johnson led ESU (3-1) with 20 points, his third 20-point game in four outings this season.
Johnson (1,028 points), who hit the mark in the Warriors' last game at University of the Sciences on November 17, and King (1,006 points) are the 24th and 25th 1,000-point scorers in school history. They are the fourth set of players in the same class, along with Jonathan Roberts (2,218) and Ed Urie (1,329) in 1990, Don Bones (1,775) and George Fields (1,078) in 1981 and Al Munford (1,285) and Chris Diller (1,073) in 1998. Munford and Diller are the only set of teammates to enter in the same class.
Johnson had 20 points, seven rebounds and five steals in 16 minutes and King had 16 points and four rebounds in 13 minutes of work. Sophomore guard Whis Grant added 14 points, five assists and six steals in 19 minutes.
Senior forward Gerald Bridges, Jr. (9 points, 7 rebounds), freshman forward Dajon Todmann (8 points, 7 rebounds), sophomore guard Matt Tobin (6 points, 5 assists), redshirt sophomore guard Muhamadou Kaba (6 points, 4 rebounds), redshirt freshman guard Chris Stokes (6 points) and sophomore forward Lamont Tillery (5 points, 3 rebounds) all scored at least five points for ESU.
Senior guard Blair Ramsey was the only Warrior to play 20 minutes and had one point, two rebounds, three assists and two steals. Freshman forward Wes Cherry added four points and five rebounds and junior forward Zechariah Runkle had two points, four rebounds and three assists.
Lloyd Irons had 19 points and nine rebounds and Shane Hoffert had nine points and 13 rebounds to lead PSU-Lehigh Valley.
The Nittany Lions are coached by ESU graduate Anthony Ross '06, who was the Warriors' Men's Senior Athlete of the Year in 2005 after a two-year career under head coach Jeff Wilson. Ross averaged 10.3 points and had 111 assists and 45 steals as a senior. He was an assistant coach at Pocono Mountain East High School and Moravian College before obtaining his first head coaching assignment this summer.
ESU extended its home non-conference winning streak to 33 games, which goes back to November 2007. The Warriors finished their four-game non-conference schedule with their only home non-league game this season.
The Warriors begin defense of their 2011-12 PSAC championship this weekend in northwestern Pennsylvania, heading to Erie to take on Mercyhurst on Saturday and Gannon on Sunday. ESU rallied for a 66-58 win over Mercyhurst in last year's PSAC semifinals before edging West Chester, 90-85, for the second title in school history.


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For Clarity, Look to the Source
Airwaves over the weekend were choked with name-calling, blame and recrimination regarding Standard & Poor's downgrading of US debt, and the clatter is only going to get louder as stock markets around the word suffer big losses today.
There is no clarity when fingers are stabbing, tongues are wagging and ears are closed. At times like this, our experience as one of Orange County's leading public affairs firms tells us to go to the source, and get a sense from there about where the truth may lie. Is the Tea Party's intransigence to blame? The President's inexperience? The Congress' polarization? Let's look and see what we find. Here is the statement Standard and Poor's issued Friday evening:
We have lowered our long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA' and affirmed the 'A-1+' short-term rating.
We have also removed both the short- and long-term ratings from CreditWatch negative.
The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration recently agreed to falls short of what, in our view, would be necessary to stabilize the government's medium-term debt dynamics.
More broadly, the downgrade reflects our view that the effectiveness, stability, and predictability of American policymaking and political institutions have weakened at a time of ongoing fiscal and economic challenges to a degree more than we envisioned when we assigned a negative outlook to the rating on April 18, 2011.
Since then, we have changed our view of the difficulties in bridging the gulf between the political parties over fiscal policy, which makes us pessimistic about the capacity of Congress and the Administration to be able to leverage their agreement this week into a broader fiscal consolidation plan that stabilizes the government's debt dynamics any time soon.
The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. We could lower the long-term rating to 'AA' within the next two years if we see that less reduction in spending than agreed to, higher interest rates, or new fiscal pressures during the period result in a higher general government debt trajectory than we currently assume in our base case.
The statement obviously has been carefully worded to make general points, not specific ones, so all the pundits have been free to use it for their own ends – which has done little to nothing to put us on a path towards winning back our coveted triple-A.
But let's take a closer look at what S&P wrote. Not surprisingly, the words "Tea Party," "President," "Democrat" and "Republican" do not appear. Nor do the words "tax increase." However, the words "less reduction in spending" do appear, and they appear in the form of a threat: S&P may lower the US credit rating to "AA" if the agreed-to level of spending cuts agreed to fails to materialize (and/or if interest rates go up or fiscal pressures result in U.S. debt increasing). Anyone talking about spending like the U.S. used to hasn't heard S&P clearly.
The key word in this statement isn't "spending," though. It's "debt," so that's where we should look for clarity. The credit rating agency is concerned that the U.S. is borrowing somewhere around 50 cents of every dollar it spends and wants the U.S. to begin to change that unsustainable debt trajectory. Revenues from increased taxes could be used to pay off debt, so someone is not out of their mind if they're talking about raising taxes. However, recent history tells us whenever DC politicians have raised taxes, they've used the revenue to spend more (bad in S&P's eyes), not to pay down debt (good in S&P's eyes).
We all know know from our personal finances that cutting spending is the best way to slow the accumulation of debt. If we haven't always known it, the last few years of recession has taught it to us, and most of us have tightened our belts. Will the "S&P Shock" help Congress and the President to learn it?
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(For those of you who are wondering, octopodes is the most accurate, though not most common, plural of octopus.)
Back in September, I got invited to teach encaustic techniques to an organization I had never heard of before - the Nature Printing Society. It is a group of scientists, educators, artists, and other geeks and misfits who love making art prints from any sort of natural ephemera that will hold still long enough - plants, fish, and yes, even octopus.
and plants on light-sensitive etching plates; plates are then inked and printed
gyotaku, is pretty well known in the U.S. as a Japanese import: you ink up a dead fish and then gently press paper onto the inky fish surface to pick up an impression. Using octopus as a giant rubber stamp, however, is not as well known.
But I am deeply drawn to octopus. Octopodes. Octopusses. However you say it, I love their sensuous shape and suckerness. And to get a chance to print them? How could I resist? We started out with small ones, sold for food at local Asian markets. Thawed, cleaned, and dried, they are remarkably easy to position and print. They can also be re-frozen and then re-thawed and used again for printing. I admit, this is not for the squeamish.
Sharron Huffman, cleaned and gutted the octopus so that we could do giant octopus prints.
website. Now, if you're lucky enough to live in the Portland area, and want to do some hands-on octopus printing, she's having a workshop in her home studio in February! Oh yeah - you can bet I'll be there!
If you're interested, here's the info: Sharron Huffman will teach Beginning Octopus Printing February 12, 1:00–4:00 p.m. at her home studio in Milwaukie, Oregon. $65 plus $15 materials fee. Limited to 5 participants. Contact Sharron at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information and registration. I hope you'll join us!


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A Pennsylvania woman accused of stabbing her fiance to death on their wedding day has been convicted of murder.
WFMZ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/16WbDOj ) a jury in Allentown found Na Cola Franklin guilty on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Franklin and 36-year-old Billy Brewster got into an argument early in the morning on Aug. 11, the day they were to be married.
Defense attorney John Waldron says Brewster went home to their Whitehall Township apartment drunk after an impromptu bachelor party. He says Brewster attacked Franklin and then tried to leave with the couple's 9-month-old son.
Waldron argued Franklin grabbed a knife to protect her child.
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Why is it important to predict your opponents? How does knowing when the rogue is coming to Sap going to help? What does it mean when a rogue runs towards your healer? Well as Sun Tzu says, "Know your enemies, know yourself".
If you know what your opponents are thinking and doing next, you can appropriately form a strategy to counter them. Knowing when a rogue is going to Sap increases your chance to un-stealth him. Knowing a rogue is trying to Blind you will let you counter it by using Shadow Word: Death or max ranging. These are all key things that can separate you from the majority of players and help you become a Gladiator.
Today I'll be going over some of the things you can predict for fighting Rogues, Hunters, and Mages.
Rogues have many common intents that you can read. Reading a rogue can essentially counter half their abilities.
Stopping a Sap.
Sap creates one of the best openers possible in World of Warcraft arenas. What are some ways to increase your chances in stopping them? As Retribution Paladin, Death Knight, Priest for example, my team always tries extremely hard to stop the Sap. Against Rogue Warlock Shaman we can charge in with Hand of Sacrifice on the Death Knight and he'll Unholy Frenzy on himself while the Priest Mind Sears one of us. Our entire team also throws area of effect abilities everywhere. This kind of opener makes it extremely difficult for a Rogue to Sap.
Almost all compositions have some kind of tool to make it hard or riskier for a Rogue to Sap. Make sure to do it! You can pretty much predict 100% of the time a Rogue will attempt a Sap. Do whatever it takes to make his life harder!
Another way to stop Saps is to simply break the Rogue out of Stealth. It may be worth it to play a Rogue as I've noticed the best players at breaking them out of Stealth are Rogue players themselves. It's easy to understand someone once you've been in their shoes!
Running Towards You:
If a rogue is running towards you, it usually means one of these things.
- He's trying to control you with Blind, Kick, or other abilities
- He's trying to swap on you
- He's trying to peel you with abilities such as Disarm, Gouge, or Redirect stuns
If you're a healer you should be ready to max range him. If his Blind is available be ready to Shadow Word: Death it as a priest or Hand of Sacrifice it as a paladin. If you're a Death Knight, be ready to Death Grip the Rogue away from the target he's trying to crowd-control or use Chains of Ice.
Possible Swap?
There are big differences you can read to when a rogue is planning to Blind you, or swap on you. For example, if you're a Restoration Shaman and you have your trinket up, chances are the rogue will try to Blind you to eat your trinket. Controversially, if you're a restoration shaman and you have no trinket he's probably running over to swap on you. This is almost 100% true if his Shadow Dance is up.
Reacting to Swaps:
Reacting to Rogue swaps is different from a possible Blind or crowd-control. Many top rated Restoration Shamans for example would Earth Shield themselves when they see a swap coming. This can easily mean life and death. Priests can shield themselves, and Druids can pre-hot. Knowing when a swap is coming to you as a damage class is the same. You can ask your healer for Earth Shield, pre-hots, and a shield. You can even pop damage reduction cooldowns that can't be used in stuns such as Divine Protection.
Predicting Smoke Bombs
Predicting Smoke Bombs can be life or death. Common intents are if a rogue hasn't used Shadow Dance yet, a crowd-control is about to end on your healer, or your Restoration Shaman needs to use Spirit Link.
Be ready to use defensive cooldowns if you see it coming. This includes things such as Life Gripping a bomb, using Hand of Sacrifice on a teammate before it lands, Roar of Sacrifice, Barrier, and much more.
Predicting what a Hunter is going to do is very different from Rogues. To predict a Hunter you have to predict what he is going to predict about you. That probably sounded a little confusing, hopefully this will make sense after the next few points I go over!
Scatter Shot:
Scatter Shot is 20 yard range, which is shorter than most of his abilities. Be ready to max range it to force the hunter to use more cooldowns to get that Freezing Trap off!
Hunters versus Priests a lot of times is a mind game battle. They have to predict when the Priest is going to Shadow Word: Death. Another class with a similar ability is Paladins with Hand of Sacrifice. The best way to understand when the Hunter is going to scatter is to keep a few things in mind. One, is the short range of Scatter Shot so he'll likely charge in slightly to do it. Two, is understanding the player behind the Hunter. Most players especially at lower tiers you can just straight up predict it as soon as you see the Hunter charging into your face. However, at higher tiers it can become a "Faking" battle. He might come in and look like he's scattering just to get you to Shadow Word: Death or Hand of Sacrifice. Don't get faked by it! Learn how he acts from one game, and use it against him in the next.
Hunter running towards a melee probably means he's about to Deterrence. Deterrence in general is either used as a bubble ability, or an ability to predict damage. Knowing when a Hunter is going to Deterrence will help you not to Soul Swap into Deterrence or crowd-control into it.
This is similar to the mind game I've talked about in the Scatter Shot section. You'll have to learn how this hunter acts and use it against him. Read him like a book! If he's not used to fighting your team, it's likely that when he charges in with Scatter Shot, Freezing Trap, and Monkey Stun on cooldown that he's just trying to get you to Fear him or use offensive cooldowns. Don't fall for it!
Roar of Sacrifice:
Roar of Sacrifice is a very strong ability. It gives the person immunity to critical hits. Understanding how a Hunter acts can help you make this ability less useful. Lets say you're fighting Warrior Hunter Shaman. One way you can nullify a Roar of Sacrifice is by pretending to go on a Hunter, then immediately swapping off of him. Many Hunters are very reactive with their Roar of Sacrifice, and may even instantly use it as soon as they sense danger. They tend to be especially reactive when damage is happening to themselves. Use this instinct against them and fake that Hunter out!
There's a few signature moves that almost all Mages do. Depending on what composition they run, you can counteract these predictable moves.
Mages uses Invisibility on Opener:
These are the common things Mages try to do with Invisibility openers:
- Mage could Frost Nova your entire team
- Mage will likely open on you right after the Rogue Saps one of your team members.
- Mage could cast a shatter Frost Bolt that'll take out a chunk of your team member's health.
- Mage could Deep->Sheep your healer
- Mage could Blanket Silence Healer->Deep DPS or Polymorph DPS
- Mage could follow up any of his CCs with a Ring of Frost
How do you react to these openers? There are several things you can do.
- Break the mage out of Invisibility
- Stopping the initial Shatter or Crowd Control (This is especially important if it's Rogue Mage Priest)
First of all, the best possible situation is if you can break the Mage out of Invisibility. I know a good Death Knight friend of mine who could break Mages out of invisible at least 30% of the time. There are predictable pathings they use. Mages are different from stealthed Rogues or Druids because they have a limited time to act. This increases their predictability.
In Dalaran Arena for example, the Mage will most likely start straight from the stairs and head towards your team. He may stop and make a few turns to avoid getting hit out, but the general concept is the same. There really isn't much places for him to run towards! It's rather difficult for him to run from the bottom section of Dalaran as it takes a lot of time.
In Ruins of Lordaeron there are only 3 ways to run if your team starts at the tombs. Obviously there can be some degree differences, but it's essentially straight, left, or right. If you're a Death Knight you have a near 33% chance of breaking him out as long as you time your AOE correctly. As long as the mage isn't weary of getting hit out it's very easy to get this timing down to get your 33% chance of breaking him out. There are other several things you can use as a prediction to increase your chances as well. I've noticed nearly 50% of the Mages love to run in from your left (their right). Perhaps this is due to people being right-handed? I'm not too sure on the psychology of it. Try tracking how many times you see a Mage start from the left versus right versus straight and see what happens! Maybe you'll get different statistics from me so you can make your own prediction for breaking Mages out of invisible.
Stopping an Initial Shatter or Crowd Control:
Breaking Mages out of stealth in Rogue Mage Priest could be difficult sometimes due to positioning. In my examples I used Dalaran Arena and Ruins of Lordaeron which are the easier maps to attempt it. However, on Nagrand Arena a lot of times it's not happening. Versus Rogue Mage Priest you want to break their opener no matter what. 90% of the Rogue Mage Priest will try for a big opener.
Use @Arena Target Macros!
Use your Fel Hunter to counter this, or some kind of ability to stop that initial Frost Bolt. Make sure you have those Arena1,2,3 macros set up! Silencing Shot @arena2 or 3, spam Counterspell at the arena frame of the mage, or Howl of Terror as he opens. Do whatever it takes! If you defeat a Rogue Mage Priest's opener your chance of winning has just skyrocketed.
Didn't Stop the Shatter?
If you didn't stop the shatter or your team composition is unable to be smart about it. You know it's coming! You have predicted what they are going to do, so act on it. Be ready to pop defensive cooldowns and ask your teammates to do the same. Ask your Priest for a Barrier, Druid for Lifeblooms, Shaman for Earth Shield, and it can easily save your team from death on a Rogue Mage Priest opener.
Fire Mages Opener:
Fire Mages can open quite different from Frost Mages. Many Fire Mages do not start with invisible, and even if they do they act pretty much the same.
- Fire Mage uses Invisibility or some other method to push in and Dragon Breaths your healer into a Ring of Frost as his teammate crowd-controls the other 2 players.
- Fire Mage Blast Waves off the bat and pushes in.
- Fire Mage stays back.
If you see a Fire Mage charge in and your team has a freedom, be ready to use it right away because the Blast Wave will happen if you're clumped up.
Fire Mages - Combustion:
When you see on-use trinkets being used be ready to pop those defensive cooldowns! Fire Mages are especially obvious with their combustion. If you noticed a Pyroblast critical hit, that may also mean a Combustion is coming soon. Be ready to spam dispel as a healer, and use defensive cooldowns.
Another thing is, if you're a healer be weary of him pushing in on you. When a Fire Mage pushes in on a healer it means he's trying to crowd-control with Dragon Breath or kill him with Combustion.
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Hope you enjoyed the read! If you feel like I've missed anything about these 3 classes please comment so people can discuss about it. I'm sure there's plenty more to predict from just these 3 classes, especially with the Mists of Pandaria changes.


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Activision released the first screenshots from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
Looks wrong, to me. Too much uncanny valley for my liking.
well it all looks good except those faces, i just dont have words for it
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2011 Nissan Cube
The Nissan Cube is part of a new generation of boxy small cars that can also be viewed as small crossover SUVs. The Cube sports a square, whimsical body design that houses a large, practical cabin. Small and light, the Cube is easy to maneuver, fun to drive and fuel efficient, with an EPA rating of 31 miles per gallon Highway. Yet it's big on the inside. It seats five people, with miles of headroom and acres of cargo space.
Nissan refers to the Cube as a mobile hub, instead of a car, because it is meant as an affordable, moveable gathering place for young people, their friends, and their music. Its back seat reclines for comfort, and it can be deleted for van-like cargo space. Nissan markets its cube in fashionable lower case, like iPhone and smart fortwo.
The Cube was new to the U.S. for 2009, but it has been on sale for a decade in Japan, and the version sold here is actually the third generation of the product. The Nissan Cube predates the Chrysler PT Cruiser, Scion xB, Kia Soul, Toyota Yaris, and Honda Fit, all of which Nissan counts as the Cube's direct competitors. The Cube is built on the same Nissan B platform as the Versa, a roomy subcompact that also competes with those cars.
The Nissan Cube is powered by a 1.8-liter inline four-cylinder engine, the same engine that powers the Nissan Versa in this market. Buyers can choose between a 6-speed manual transmission or the Nissan-built Xtronic continuously variable transmission, or CVT.
We found the Cube to be perky in the big city and able to keep up with the traffic on the highway. Easy to park, it can make a U-turn in the tiniest of spaces. It made us smile, it's cute, it holds a lot of people and cargo, it's zippy, and it can be easily customized with accessories.
The Cube is aimed at younger drivers, but it can certainly be appreciated by older drivers who need a second car as a runabout or weekender, or those in between who are looking to downsize their car payment and fuel bills.
Nissan says its designers had in mind a bulldog wearing sunglasses when they were designing the Cube. This might explain the concave, rounded corners on each of the four side windows, with shorter windows in the front doors and longer windows in the rear. Even more odd (literally) is the Cube's odd number of visible roof pillars: a fairly conventional three on the left side but only two on the right, with the third pillar on right side covered by dark glass. This bit of whimsy, as much as any other, gives the Cube its unique appearance.
The 2011 Nissan Cube gets only minor changes, mostly to equipment in packages. A new SD-card based navigation system with a five-inch color touchscreen is available with XM NavTraffic and a USB port.
Model LineupNissan Cube 1.8 ($14,740), 1.8 S manual ($16,100), 1.8 S CVT ($17,100), 1.8 SL, $18,200), Krom Edition ($21,640)
Walk Around
The Nissan Cube's looks are controversial. Some will find it cute, while others will think it's one of the uglier cars on the road. It is most identifiable by its upright, asymmetrical appearance. As if to intentionally conflict with the square, vault-like look, the side windows are rounded at the corners and beveled into the surrounding sheet metal.
Perhaps the most unusual aspect of the Cube is the single, hidden roof pillar at the right rear. It creates the illusion of a continuous sweep of glass flowing all the way from just behind the center right door pillar, around the right-rear corner of the vehicle, and across to the left side of the tailgate. There, it meets up with a conventionally visible pillar just where you'd expect to find it holding up the left rear corner of the roof.
Thus the left and right sides of the Cube are decidedly different, and it's this assertive asymmetry that easily trumps the fish-tank side windows as the Cube's most striking visual feature.
The Cube's exterior also features a long, flat roof with built-in ridges for strength and quietness, a tall windshield, tall side windows and large doors, including the left-hinged, right-opening refrigerator rear cargo door.
Base, S, and SL models breathe through three distinct tiers of air intake. At the top, a gray plastic grille with a slotted texture integrates with the main light clusters; it curves up at its bottom center to make room for a simple air slot below it. Below that, a body-colored grille integrates into the bumper, with fog light nacelles at its outboard ends. The appropriately named Krom Edition both simplifies and brightens this arrangement with single rectangular grille between the headlights and a much bigger and bolder opening below that in a more sharply defined bumper; both openings are filled with bight horizontal bars.
Around back, Krom is distinguished by horizontal air slots in its rear bumper, a more defined license-plate niche, and a free-standing rooftop spoiler. Running-board-like side sills complete the Krom's body mods.
Wheels help distinguish the individual members of the Cube family. Base and S models wear plain plastic covers with a six-spoke pattern. SL models upgrade to alloys with four slim double-spokes, a design that looks almost too light for the Cube's visual weight. Krom's more interesting wheels feature eight individual spokes that each meet the hub at a tangent, so they look like they're spinning even when standing still. Other wheels are offered as accessories.
The Cube is built close to the ground, so it is very easy to get into and out of, and the cargo sill is low enough for a child to load groceries over.
Although the Cube's design is quirky on the outside, it's all quite utilitarian on the inside. The Cube's boxy design gives it a huge interior. It has bit 109.1 cubic feet of interior volume overall, which is impressive for a vehicle with such a small footprint.
We found a 6-foot, 4-inch driver has about eight inches of headroom; and leg, hip and shoulder room are equally generous. A six-way manual adjuster allows drivers of all sizes to be comfortable.
The reclining rear seat slides fore and aft more than six inches, enabling moms to deal with backseat kids or babies easily at arm's length or large adults to sit comfortably behind large adults in the front seat. The optional cargo package deletes the rear seats to provide enough space for a rock band's gear. Multi-functional hooks can be detached and moved around the car as needed. Even without the cargo package, the Cube has 58.1 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded, which is as much or more than some larger compact SUVs. Put those seats up and there is a modest 11.4 cubic feet, which is about the same as a small trunk.
The Krom and Preferred Package SL come with a Rockford Fosgate subwoofer mounted in the center of the cargo door.
The Cube's interior environment is very basic, and it's obviously built to a price. There are no soft-touch surfaces here. It's all plastic, but it's a thick, sturdy plastic that is appropriate for the class. The look is a bit stylized, with a waveform dashboard accented by rounded elements that echo the rounded windows.
That dashboard features a conventional gauge package, with analog gauges and digital fuel and coolant level meters. The radio is set high on the center stack, with the climate controls in a round cluster below it. These controls are quite simple and easy to use.
There are plenty of places for small items storage, too. At the base of the center stack is a cluster of three cupholders, and the Cube has a large glovebox, with storage cubbies all over the doors and interior. However, as a pretty base vehicle, the Cube lacks a center console bin, which always comes in handy.
Interior design licks include a ripple-effect headliner with concentric circles around the dome light, a theme repeated on the speaker cones (and on the Rockford Fosgate subwoofer when ordered). The Interior Design package includes a round shag carpet that sticks to the dash. It's really not useful and it is pretty much there for the heck of it.
Driving Impressions
Most vehicles in this class suffer from nondescript handling. Not the Cube. Weighing in at just 2800 pounds in its basic form, the Nissan Cube is surprisingly fun to drive. It's much more responsive and communicative than the Nissan Sentra, Toyota Matrix, Scion xB, Kia Soul, and Suzuki SX4.
The suspension under the Cube is entirely conventional, with MacPherson struts, coil springs and a stabilizer bar up front, and a torsion beam setup with coil springs and a stabilizer bar at the rear. Simple, cheap and effective, this system is tuned to limit body roll in corners, so the Cube feels stable and planted on its relatively skinny, tall tires.
The steering is light and easy, but not ropey; its variable assist is vehicle-speed-sensitive even on the base model. The driver's seating position is nice and high, with really excellent outward vision in all directions. Base and S models ride on P195/60HR15 tires on 15-inch wheels; SL and Krom have slightly lower-profile 195/55VR16 tires on 16-inch wheels, but there are no options larger than that.
One of the driving dynamics that distinguishes the Cube is its 33.4-foot turning circle, the shortest in the class, and more than six feet shorter than some of its competitors, a factor that just makes the Cube more maneuverable in tight places than the other cute little cars.
We found the brakes worked fine in busy, crazy downtown Miami traffic, defending the Cube against tourists, pedestrians, scooters and cabbies, with good power and good pedal modulation. The brakes are discs front and drums rear (drum brakes cost less), but the Cube comes with all the safety features, including traction and yaw control and ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Brake Assist.
The Cube's relatively light weight doesn't tax the 122-horsepower engine at all. It feels reasonably quick getting away from stoplights and stop signs in urban and suburban settings.
The driving fun is turned up a bit with the 6-speed manual transmission. Despite long throws, the manual is easy to shift and it allows experienced drivers to get the most out of the small engine.
The CVT, or continuously variable transmission, is operated the same way as an automatic transmission: Shift into drive and it does its thing. We found it worked very well with the engine's 127 pound-feet of torque. While some CVTs leave you waiting around for the revs to catch up to the ratios, making for a noisy and clunky driving experience, the Cube's CVT is much more responsive. Most won't even be able to tell the difference between it and a conventional automatic.
With either transmission, the Cube is not a rocket ship, but it more than keeps up with the traffic, and it isn't buzzy or whiny at freeway speeds.
The Cube runs on regular gas, and with the CVT it is EPA-rated at 27/31 mpg City/Highway. The 6-speed manual is somewhat less efficient, at 25/30 mpg.
The looks of the Nissan Cube may be controversial, but its value and practicality are not. Fuel efficient and fun to drive, the Cube holds a lot of people and cargo in an affordable package. It's zippy in traffic, and it can be easily customized. All of these traits make it a fine choice for young buyers or as the second car for a family.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Jim McCraw reported from Miami, with Kirk Bell reporting from Chicago.


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LEWISTON, Maine - On the strength of five event wins, the MIT men's track and field team captured the NCAA New England Division III Indoor Championship for the 11th time in program history and the first since 2003. Stephen Morton had an outstanding overall day, taking home three individual event titles while setting a pair of Institute records, to help the Engineers dethrone defending New England Champion, Williams College. Tech earned 132.5 points to outlast the Ephs, who finished with 109. Greg Tao and the Distance Medley relay team were also crowned New England Champs.
Morton had a pair of record-breaking efforts in the long jump and triple jump. His 49-4.25 foot effort in the triple jump established a new MIT record while also besting the meet record in that event, set in 2009. That jump earns Morton an automatic qualification to the upcoming NCAA National Championship and is currently the best mark in the country. In the long jump, Morton also established a new program standard with his jump of 23-9.00 feet. The distance was also good enough to automatically qualify for the National meet. Morton now holds all four MIT records in the long jump and triple jump, both Indoor and Outdoor. The four-time All-American also placed first in the 200m, with a time of 22.38 seconds and finished fifth in the 55-meter dash (6.59 seconds).
Greg Tao led a dominant showing for Tech in the pole vault, as three Engineers finished in the top seven earning a total of 17 points. Tao cleared 15-9.25 feet to claim his second straight New England Championship. Nathan Peterson finished in a tie for third with his 15-3.00 foot effort and Cyrus Vafadari (14-11.00) took home seventh place. Both Tao and Peterson achieved the NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
The Distance Medley relay squad of Richard Prevost, Patrick Marx, Dawit Zewdie and Kyle Hannon edged the quartet from Amherst College by just over eight-tenths of a second, finishing first in 10:21.06. Marx was also able to set a freshman record in the 600m, placing fourth with a time of 1:22.86.
Prevost and Bill Phipps picked up important points at 1000 meters, as Prevost finished just four-tenths of a second off the pace in second place (2:31.10). Phipps' time of 2:34.06 was good for sixth. Hemagiri Arumugam (8:44.03) in the 3000m and Paul Welle (15:22.85) at 5000m each captured fourth-place showings.
In other field events, James Oleinik continued to impress, finishing second with a toss of 49-8.25 feet. Three Engineers finished in the points in the weight throw, led by Kenneth Cooper in third with a distance of 53-3.00 feet. Chinedum Umachi was right behind him with a 53-1.75 foot throw while Anthony McDonald took eighth place.
MIT will be back in action next weekend at the NEICAAA Championship, hosted by Boston University. The meet begins on Friday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m.


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Washington County is getting ready to receive funds from the state of Iowa. As previously reported on KCII, the Board of Supervisors approved a cost allocation plan from the Department of Human Services. The plan which was conducted by Cost Advisory Services in Adel shows indirect expenses the county incurred of more than $118,000.
County Auditor Dan Widmer says these are costs that happen at the local DHS office. He adds this plan occurs every year. The amount being refunded this year is a little over $40,000, which Widmer notes is about 34 percent of the total claims reimbursed.
He says the amount the county is receiving is about $5000 less than last year and almost $20,000 less than the year before. He says the refund to the county will be paid on a quarterly basis in the next fiscal year and is put into the DHS line item in the budget.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 23, 2012) – After having its midweek game against Tennessee Tech washed out due to rain, the ETSU (1-2) baseball team continues its long homestand by welcoming Saint Joseph's (1-2) to town for a three-game tilt at Thomas Stadium beginning on Friday. Each game of the series will start at 1:05 p.m.
John Long (Anderson, S.C.) will make his second start of the season against the Hawks on Friday and will oppose junior Kyle Mullen. Mullen (0-1) earned the start on opening day and pitched 5.0 innings and gave up three hits and four runs. Long is 1-0 on the year after claiming the opening day victory against Eastern Kentucky last Friday.
Saturday's matchup will have junior Derek Bushey (Richmond, Va.) pitching for the Bucs against the Hawks' Alex Pracher. Bushey pitched 5.0 stellar innings out of the bullpen for the Bucs over the weekend and gave up no runs and just one hit, while striking out six. Pracher is 0-1 after tossing 5.0 innings and giving up nine hits and six runs (five earned) against Monmouth.
The series finale will pit ETSU sophomore Jake Long (Anderson, S.C.) against the Hawks' Jordan Carter. Long pitched 4.0 innings and gave up four runs on five hits, while walking two and striking out seven. Carter gave SJU a solid start on Saturday – pitching 5.2 innings and giving up just two runs on five hits.
ETSU opened the season at Thomas Stadium by earning the first win in the new park, 8-2 over EKU. However, the Colonels swept the doubleheader on Saturday to claim the series. The Bucs improved to 10-3 under head coach Tony Skole in home openers.
Senior outfielder Matthew Scruggs (Knoxville, Tenn.) started his final campaign by going 5-for-11 (.455) with three home runs, five RBI, four runs, three walks and a stolen base. Scruggs hit a home run in each game of the series and became the first player to hit a home run in the new Thomas Stadium. With the three homers on the weekend, Scruggs is now tied with Adam Brett Walker of Jacksonville for career home runs among active A-Sun student-athletes with 29. Sophomore Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) matched Scruggs by going 5-for-11 on the weekend, while junior Derek Niesman (Wellington, Fla.) was 3-for-8 (.375) with a home run and outfielder Andrew Green (Powell, Tenn.) was 3-for-10 (.300).
Saint Joseph's posted a 1-2 record at the USA Baseball Complex Classic in Cary, N.C. to open the season. The Hawks dropped games to Bryant and Monmouth before defeating Canisius in the final game of the event. SJU was scheduled to play N.C. State last Sunday, but it was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Through three games this season, Brian O'Keefe and Chris Hueth lead the Hawks at the plate. O'Keefe is 4-for-7 (.571) on the season with four RBI, while Hueth is 5-for-12 (.417) with three RBI.
Steven Schuler picked up the only win of the season for the Hawks on the mound. Schuler pitched 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Canisius to earn the victory.
ETSU leads the all-time series against Saint Joseph's with a mark of 8-5, but the two teams have not faced each other since the 1997 season when the Hawks earned a 7-5 victory.
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Kentucky's contribution to the breadbasket
This field of winter wheat in eastern Christian County, KY, is a large field for this part of the state. When the wheat is harvested, the farmer will probably plant soybeans. We have a long enough growing season here that the soybeans will make a crop before frost.
I read in the Kentucky New Era, our local newspaper, that some farmers are concerned about the recent excessive rainfall hurting the wheat. I don't know much about wheat farming, but I suppose mold-like diseases could develop. Also, the wet, heavy heads could bend the stems over, making the field difficult to harvest and cutting the yield.
If the wet, cool weather continues, one of the biggest concerns will be getting the wheat crop out of the field. It's very muddy right now. That's why I took this photo from the edge of the road, getting some tall grass in the foreground, instead of wading out to the edge of the field where the photo would have been all wheat.
Our situation right now is surprisingly similar to the May 28th, 1892, crop report in the New York Times.
Kentucky -- Rainfall excessive; temperature and sunshine deficient; weather too cool and wet; wheat yellowing; tobacco plants being set rapidly; corn on river bottoms still unplanted; fields weedy and need work; light frost 23d; no damage.
We don't expect a late frost, as was reported that year, but it is chilly. Overnight temps are expected to be in the low 40s, tonight and Monday night.
To my uneducated eyes, the wheat heads (photo below) look like they're filling out nicely. The wheat fields are taking on a yellowish color as the wheat heads form. That color will intensify as the wheat matures and dries. In just a few weeks, we'll have "amber waves of grain."
A report on the 2009 US winter wheat crop
Related posts in the Prairie Bluestem archives:
Winter Wheat
Wheatberry Bread
Mennonite Immigration from Russia to America
Thoughts About My Neighbor's Wheatfield


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I have a very simple crystal report. The purpose of my report to do some type of audit on the vehicle by checking the vehicle's Odometer for a given day.
The report is grouped by 1) WorkDate, 2) Vehicle#
I displayed the information on Group#2.
Work Date Vehicle# Start Odometer EndOdometer
07/01/2013 1903 192211 192270
07/01/2013 1904 100215 100230
07/02/2013 1903 192271 192280
07/02/2013 1904 100232 100250
When I have new Work Date, I now want to calculate the variance of the Odometer for a vehicle by taking the current "Start Odometer", in this case, 192271 minus the EndOdometer from previous work date, in this case it would be 192270. So, the variance for Vehicle# 1903 would be (192271 - 192270) = 1.
My question is; how can i retrieve EndOdometer from previous day?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st Aug 2007 06:08 UTC, submitted by Kaj de Vos
Kelly Wilson ported the Gnash Flash player clone to Syllable [screenshot], enabling the playing of Adobe Flash content. It uses the Boost C++ libraries, the SDL and Anti-Grain Geometry libraries for graphics rendering and FFMPEG for multimedia decoding. Work on the player is continuing to add the FreeType library and make the player native to Syllable, so it can be integrated in the web browser. Also, on some Adobe Flash news, an upcoming update will be supporting native h.264 videos, HE-AAC audio support, as well as hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced full screen video playback.
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RE[4]: gnash & flash video...
by hobgoblin on Tue 21st Aug 2007 10:56 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: gnash & flash video..."
RE[5]: gnash & flash video...
by Almindor on Tue 21st Aug 2007 11:14 in reply to "RE[4]: gnash & flash video..."
You must understand that it's not always possible to dig into existing stuff. The original project might be bloated, stupid or just have plain wrong implementation (from YOUR POV). This is why there's so many OSS implementations + the fact that there's no marketing boss shouting "competition is going to walk over us so let's cut it".
In the end it's beneficial, see compiz fusion..
It's sometimes best for all parties to work their way, and then perhaps see the merits of each to unite later.
So I think it's pretty good resource management. In closed source world, you'd drop the second project developers and that'd be the "dump resource management". Now at least they aren't lost.
RE[6]: gnash & flash video...
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Sparkx? Gunner who? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Sparkx? Gunner who? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Hwajangsil AjummaJoined: 02 May 2005Location: On my knees in the stall Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:35 am Post subject: Sparkx? Gunner who? Or...why I think that Sparkx and his evil twin (that great newer guy Squat Toilet) will never become Mods. Having mulled over this question all day and night in my hwajangsil, I have arrived at the conclusion that a pair of socks being given mod status would be about as amusing as a homoerotic Punch n' Judy show. I hereby challenge the gender-abiguous Rudy Ray Moore lookalike to prove his manly worth to me, preferably in person at the address I post on all my phone-booth flyers. It's time someone called him on his claims, and who better to decide the making of a real man than your very own Hwajangsil Ajumma? Back to top sparkxJoined: 16 Jan 2003Location: thekimchipot.com Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: Well its certainly nice to come home after a nice dinner at Bennigans to find this little gem waiting for me Nevjangsil Ajumma. I'm honored that you've spent so many long hours, no doubt while you were elbow deep in adjossi leavings, thinking about my little conundrum. Just so you know, I could never handle a woman as spry and virile as you. I would never fool myself into thinking I could satisfy you and your monsterous, gaping, grizzley bear cave of a cooter. For the record, I'm making exceptional progress with the mod team. They've sent me a few pm's telling me that my behavior has been exceptional, and I should be getting a phone call from Sperling sometime within the next 6-42 months. In the meantime I've been asked to submit my resume so that all necessary paperwork can be completed and sent to the proper government agencies. I guess that this thread is the best place to post it. Mod's, for your reference: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley "Sparkx" Schleppenheimer Seoul, Korea Contact number: pm Past Experience(threads) 1. A really really serious question about Japanese Culture 2. The Gravity Experiment 3. The Elbow Name Game 4. Which Seoul Bus has the ugliest passengers? 5. I don't understand porn these days. 6. For Sale: A Sock I found behind my couch when i was cleaning (deleted) 7. My balls are itchy, what sould i do? (deleted) 8. TV shows you pleasured yourself to as a teen (deleted) Awards/Recognition 1. Winner of the Gay or Stud Debate (2004) 2. Winner of the 2003 Yellow Beret (aka Most dedicated poster award) 3. Spent a weekend with D.Sperl whoring around Thailand Why I want to become a mod I live, eat, breathe and sleep Sperling. Plus I love banning people. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST (or just pm Nev) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you mods, and I promise to continue being the best SAAMIT I can possibly be!! Peace, love and kisses!! Back to top chiaaJoined: 23 Aug 2003 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:20 am Post subject: Handy with a hammer and circular saw too. I would add this if you really want the gig. Back to top Hwajangsil AjummaJoined: 02 May 2005Location: On my knees in the stall Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject: A fine resume, Sparkx. How could I ever have doubted the author of not one, but THREE deleted threads? I still suspect you're gayer than Liberace though, but that's a good thing as I'm TOTALLY hip to the metrosexual vibe, baby and think you homos are, like, sooooo fabulous. Back to top Swiss JamesJoined: 26 Nov 2003Location: Shanghai Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: If I remember correctly Hwajangsil Ajumma, Sparkx won the legendary "Gay or stud" thread by posting an image of himself modelling a ski glove and asking which posters male or female could honestly say they weren't feeling his flow. Not one poster could honestly deny his awesome majesty, thus rendering all categories of sexuality irrelevant and ending the debate. Shortly afterwards the board crashed due to Sparkx PM box filling up with bids for the glove. It was a very special time in many people's lives. Back to top nevJoined: 04 Jan 2004Location: ch7t Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: sparkx wrote: Well its certainly nice to come home after a nice dinner at Bennigans to find this little gem waiting for me Nevjangsil Ajumma. Huh? I can only imagine you are delusionally upset after I took Mr Sperling's beret after winning the legendary and unprecedently popular Gravity Experiment. Back to top sparkxJoined: 16 Jan 2003Location: thekimchipot.com Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject: Hwajangsil Ajumma wrote: I still suspect you're gayer than Liberace though, but that's a good thing as I'm TOTALLY hip to the metrosexual vibe, baby and think you homos are, like, sooooo fabulous. If you're trying to bully me into making sweet love to you, don't even bother. I learned my lesson back in 2001 when i was in Detroit. There I was sitting in the Waffle House minding my own business when i noticed some big, black, lumpy beanbag chair with eyes staring at me.. Sista: Me Waneefa! Who you? Me: Uhhhm, Sp-sp-sparkx. Sista: Mmm-mmm-mmm. You wanna slide on summa dis? Me: Uhhhm, no thank you Sista: You and yo' freeeen's wanna run train on dis chocolate mountain?? (rubbing her buttocks) Me: I'm here alone, sorry, and I gotta be leaving soon Sista: Listen honkey, if you don't tap dis mudslide i'll be callin' Jamel to deal wit' chew! I won't go into detail about what happened after that but lemme just say that I still carry the scars (emotional and physical) from those two hours on a dirty tarp in the back alley behind the Waffle House. These days I only respond to compassion, tenderness and loving skinship. So if you really want me to bang you Toilet Woman you best change your tune and start being nice to mm-mm-me (*sniffle~~tear*) Back to top Hwajangsil AjummaJoined: 02 May 2005Location: On my knees in the stall Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:16 am Post subject: Incredible! I believe that I, too, met that same lady of ponderous girth. However, I used the wit bestowed upon me by my years at Eton to reduce her to a quivering shadow of her former self. Allow me to briefly elucidate: (Scene 1, Restrooms of "Roger's Big Sausage and Donut House", INT. Daytime): A phone rings. The tubby, wizened ajumma shuffles her fat sausage-eatin' ass over to answer the call. Ajumma: Yo! Who dis? Caller: Who dis? Trey, what tha hell kinda way is dat to answer the phone, fool? A: Dis be THA HWAJANGSIL AJUMMA. Whatchoo wan'? C: This yo' mama speakin. I wan' two dozen glazed jello delights and four large Americanos to go, ASAP beeyatch. A: Yo' goddit, mama. It be comin right up. Cut to scene --- A clinically obese soul mama waddles up to the counter. The, no, THA HWAJANGSIL AJUMMA greets her with a large bag full of pre-packed goodies. A: Here you go, ma'am. Dat be faahve dolla' y'all. C: Well sheee'. It looken like I be forgettin' mah purse. Whatchawl say we jus' go back in dat purty little room back dere and get it aawn? 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Model S battery swapping at public facilities in the near future
Model S battery swapping at public facilities in the near future
It strikes me as strange that Elon would use the term "recharged" in his tweet if he was alluding to swapping rather than recharging.
I'll be very surprised if Tesla ever offers battery swapping. The patent probably was a hedge against part of the California EV law. Remember that a Tesla not only needs electrical and mechanical manipulation but cooling system connections which are messy and probably need bleeding to work right.
The capex for inventoried robot swapstations "throughout the country" would be astronomical.
I posted on another forum the possibility of an add-on battery pack rather than a swap. This would be easier and quicker than a swap if Tesla was designed for the possiblity. The add-on pack would essentially be the same as the existing pack and would fit together like a sandwich.
Could the service centers act as battery swap centers? This would reduce the cost since there are plans to have these within 100 miles of 90% of the people (Can't remember the exact numbers)?
It's not clean, it's not elegant, it's not practical and it's not Tesla. I'll be shocked if this announcement requires the car to be put on a lift or jack.
at significant weight and structural cost. Not happening.
Installing the SuperChargers is the practical solution. They can be built anywhere electricity exists and function 24/7 without any assistance. I have no interest in battery swapping.
Having 120 Kw at the SuperCharger stations to function at a 400 mph flow 100% of the time would be great for Model S. That would allow a 150 mile charge to occur just under 23 minutes.
I am getting a 40/60, swapping is of interest if they have a foolproof inventory system to ensure my pack gets returned to me. I would prefer a battery trailer rental for those rare long trips. Otherwise, we'll drive our Volt for that last 5-10% of our annual driving needs.
Model S already HAS the battery swap capability: it was one of the design precepts. It's just NOT economically feasable to make use of it.
The battery swap would not entail the 85 or 60 kwh main battery, but a lighter, replaceable metal air cartridge which will ad significant range and be quickly replaceable without lifts and/or special equipment. This does not effect the need or use of superchargers, which charge the main Li-on battery pack.
Patent applications clearly show Tesla has been working on this kind of hybrid battery arrangement, and depending on the final form of the extra battery, swapping seems feasible since metal air will be much lighter and carry significant charge, but just is not rechargeable by the consumer. You will get to keep your own 60 or 85 kwh main battery, and use cartridges for long trips. From what I can tell these metal air batteries will hold a lot of charge and release it steadily on demand to the Li-on main battery pack. Elon's comments suggest at least 500 miles of range, but some of the papers available on metal air tech suggest it could even go much farther than that. Only problem is that recharging is not really possible for end users, so swapping makes sense, especially if the "hybrid" battery is light weight and can be exchange without special equipment. It is also not unreasonable to assume that the connections for such a battery may already be in place in the Model S, and will be software enabled.
And yes, I also believe it will go into that hole at the back of the "frunk," which puts it "right under your nose."
imherkimer +1
I had the same theory, but for a swapable supercapicitor for the hole in the frunk (which I described in another thread). However, I like your idea of a swapable air-metal battery even better, especially if it is lighter than a graphene supercapicitor. Air-metal makes more sense given the patents Tesla has.
imherkimer +1
I think you may be on to something, based on the patents that Tesla has filed. This would make the occasional long road trip, even away from superchargers, very feasible. The main hurdle would be the cost of these 'range extending' batteries.


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