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Into The Storm by Chris & Steve Rocks - [bio]Limited Editions of 195 - Art individually signed by artist Chris & Steve Rocks
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A lone boat is noticed in the distance, wrestling with the waves and currents which are tossing it this way and that as the sea swells all around it, whilst closer to the viewers eye we note the waves crashing on the rocks pictured in the foreground. The sky above rages with malevolence, stirring and echoing the self-same emotions and physical gusto as weve seen below. Minus the compositions appearance and possibly by paying mention to Rocks of an altogether different kind there are enough clues as to suggest just which artist(s) are altogether responsible for Into the Storm; said contemporary fine art exponents very latest Spring 2016 pictorial reveal.
For the more eagle-eyed amongst you, yes, were talking about none other than the creative twins born within 7 minutes of each other (and who went on to carve out a formidable career in their chosen art genre), namely Chris and Steve Rocks. Back this season with a two-pronged attack on our visual senses, the talented twosome have been sorely missed when you run the rule over this breathtakingly beautiful (if not visually intense) new hand embellished giclee presented. Limited to a mere 195, hand-monikered editions from launch, we are expecting a surge of interest from numerous parties now that its been made available.
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Pillowcase Dress Tutorial
Okay Angie this is for you!!
I have always wanted to post a tutorial because I have benefited greatly from others posting them. So here goes - however I cannot take credit for this alone - my sweet friend Kristin deserves most of the credit because she took pictures first and sent them to me to teach me how to make a dress in the first place. On top of that she endured my millions of questions and chatted with me while I made my first dress. THANK YOU Kristin. This tutorial is not of my first dress (which happened to be a cow print dress for cow appreciation day) this is a dress I made this afternoon for a friends daughter and I put her monogram on it. Hope this helps anyone that might need it!
Lay out fabric like you would wear it. You need two layers
Fold the two layers in half vertically. Use a tank top or sleeveless dress to guide your armhole cut - but leave enough space (couple of inches) to come up past your armpit. Make sure you don't cut on the fold :)
Now you have two choices here: You can fold over the armpit area twice and hem or you can use bias tape. I used bias tape - and for this particular dress I actually made the bias tape.
To make bias tape : cut strips of fabric you determine the length depending on the size dress. Width can vary as well - I chose 3 inches wide.
Then fold in half and iron over. Open it up and fold one quarter to the half on one side and do the same to the other and iron. Now you have bias tape.
Stick the edge of the armpit area into the bias tape and sew. You will do this a total of 4 times.
Now small hem at the top of both layers - and then add a larger hem so you can fish your ribbon through it. You can always just fold over your fabric and then fold again for just one hem the point is just to have a finished edge.
Now place your two pieces of fabric right sides together and hem the sides. I start from the bottom and go up to armpit area. Then hem up the bottom - you can also use bias tape here as well.
Now monogram and fish your ribbon through and tie.
This is such a fun and easy project!! Much thanks again to my friend Kristin!!

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Marshallan Information Management System to be deployed – W/Bro Salia
ALL is set for the deployment of the second phase of integrating Information Communication Technology (ICT) into the operations of the Noble Order of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall.
The second phase involves the capturing of data of brothers into the database of the Supreme Council under the Marshallan Information Management System (MIMS).
Brothers with the details in the database could then visit the website to create their own personal marshallan.org email addresses.
The Supreme IT Officer, W/Bro Albert Salia, announced this at a ceremony to demonstrate the operations of the new system to some office bearers from four councils in Accra.
The choice of the four councils, he explained, was because they had finished capturing the data of brothers in their respective councils namely Council 10, Okponglo; Council 48, Mataheko; Council 71, Dansoman and Council 108, Pokuase.
W/Bro Salia explained that features such as a Chat Platform and Discussion Forum on the website would all be activated after the data of brothers had been captured into the database of the Noble Order.
According to him, those features would enable brothers and sisters to chat and discuss purely Marshallan issues without the prying eyes of non-Marshallans.
He said there would be features for sending SMS to specific groups or individuals.
"The advantage we shall have here, as opposed to other public platforms, is that we can keep our interactions controlled from foul and abusive language. We will be able to network through the sharing of information on jobs, services, business opportunities, projects among other facilities," he added.
W/Bro Salia explained that apart from networking with one another, Marshallans would have the opportunity to share their success stories to serve as a mentorship facility especially for the youth.
He said members would have to log in with valid user names and passwords to access restricted member areas and indicated that the server would auto logout users after five minutes of inactivity.
The Assistant Supreme IT Officer, W/Bro Gilbert Nii Addy, indicated that the MIMS would be hosted in the cloud while backups would be stored on physical machines.
He said Councils with excel sheets with the information on brothers could let the ICT committee have them to be converted and uploaded.
On access, he noted that brothers would be granted access to their personal details to check and verify information and also to check their financial status.
On Data security, W/Bro Addy explained that access to the web portal would be by secured channel (HTTPS), stressing that "the rights granted to users will be on needed to know basis".


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As you enter through the second entrance near the rear you will be in the master bedroom. There is a slide out with a queen bed, overhead cabinets, and nightstands. Along the rear wall the dresser and wardrobe provide additional storage.
The walk-through bathroom includes a radius shower and linen cabinet for towels along one side of the trailer. Along the other side there is a sink, medicine cabinet, and toilet.
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|1986 Audi 5000 S 2.2L Hydraulic VIN: WAUFB0445G
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|1997 Audi A4 1.8L Headlights VIN: WAUCB88D7V
Hello gruop! This Audi has no headlights only. Parking lamp circuit works, flash to pass works but no headlights. I am not sure if the ignition switch can cause this symptom with no other trouble. My wiring diagram in Alldata is unclear. Any help would be grea...
|1988 BMW 528e 2.7L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WBADK8308J
This car originally came to the shop with a rod knock. Customer decided to sell instead of repair. Purchased the car for a good friend. We pulled the motor and completely rebuilt it. Valve guides, valves, rings, bearings, etc. 10K miles ago. The problem is tha...
|1993 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.2L Battery VIN: WDBGA32E3P
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|1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L timuing tensionor VIN: 5JKI89KHF4
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|1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L no power
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|1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on, RPMS HUNTS UP N DOW VIN: WVWMA63BXX
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|2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L MIL Lamp on, LACK OF POWER VIN: YV1SZ58D21
custmer says that car lost power on hyw. after cooling off drove normally. there is limited info on diag for these codes. with the snap-on scan tool, looking at the throttle angle at idle it varys from 7.8% to 16.4% with no input at the gas pedal. is this the ... Trouble codes: P0121, P1652 (safety fuel cut-off), P1609
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Summer of the Red Wolf
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If you're already tired of Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, it's because you maybe weren't listening to the Jedi mind trick message the show is beaming into your skull. You really do love that cuddly monster and his 30-inch biceps and his freshly born 3-ounce baby. It doesn't even matter if that baby is real or digital. You're going to get with the show's agenda or this relationship is going to become awkward.
But mostly you're going to love Big Mike because you're not going to be allowed to love Angela Martin.
I have no idea what went into the decision-making process, but can someone please give this poor girl a break? Three times on the show, father murdered the first time, developmentally disabled daughter in the mix and bad luck (aka six days in jail) with a speeding ticket on the second time through. And now not only has Martin's mother been missing since New Year's Eve, but Kara forced the girl to practically sit on her lap while telling her that no, honey, sorry, this third time isn't going to be your year on American Idol either. But you're so good, really you are, there are other ways to do this.
That last part is true, at least. Angela Martin should sing for a living. She's better than some of the empty blondes that made it into the top 24. And Idol isn't the only game in town, no matter what the show would like you to believe. And who knows, maybe they figured she couldn't handle the stress of a missing mom and Idol and the daughter at the same time. They certainly never told us about missing mom, and you'd have thought that would be a tragedy they'd milk for everything. It's not like restraint or good taste has ever been one of this show's qualities. But maybe now it is? Maybe they were doing her a favor? I'm just confused. And it still feels gross. Especially all that huggy time with Kara and Seacrest telling her to promise him that she won't give up. No wonder people try to punch cameras.
Anyway, here are the top 24. The show likes to tell you that they're "your top 24." But I don't know which of them, if any, I actually want to be mine yet:
Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lacey Brown, Michelle Delamor, Katelyn Epperly, Siobhan Magnus, Paige Miles, Ashley Rodriguez, Lilly Scott, Katie Stevens, Haeley Vaughn, Janell Wheeler, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Tyler Grady, Todrick Hall, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Alex Lambert, Michael Lynche, Joe Muñoz, John Park, Jermaine Sellers, and Tim Urban
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KYP New Students Registration
New enrollment for KYP for its first intake is five hundred and fifty (550) students. The number is targeted to increase during the 2nd and 3rd intakes that are scheduled on 13th June and 10th July 2017.
The registration that took place on 29th May 2017, at KYP Residential College, Tanjung Lumpur started as early as 8.a.m. even though the offer letter stated 9 a.m. The enthusiasm of early presence among the students and parents is a good sign to KYP enrollments for this year.
"I choose KYP because I believe that KYP offers quality education and services. Apart from that, I believe that KYP owns all facilities that I need," said Izzat Iskandar Roslan, a student of Diploma in Accounting. In addition, Nur Nadhirah Johari, a student of Diploma in Executive Secretarialship, mentioned that, "It is my dream to study at KYP. This is because at KYP I have the opportunity to learn something new and meet new friends".
In addition to that, En Abu Bakar Bin Abdul Karim stated that KYP's name is now established and it gains trust from the community around. "I heard good things about KYP and that is why I supported my daughter to study here."
There are seven (7) faculties at KYP – Faculty of Agro-biotechnology (FAB), Faculty of Industrial and Technology Management (FITM), Faculty of Creative Arts (FCAHT), Tourism & Heritage, Faculty of Engineering (FE), Academy of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language (AISAL) and Centre of General Studies (CGS).
According to KYP Managing Director, "Here, we have various fields of courses that the students can choose in order to prepare for their future. We are not only focusing on the students' academic achievement, but also on their moral values. That is why, 2 hour halaqah and moral sessions are included in their timetables", said Dato Norhishamuddin Yaacob. He also highlighted that "KYP stresses the use of English as the medium of instruction. In order to prepare for the 'global' environment, more international lecturers were recruited such as academicians from Mesir and Iran apart from the existing expatriates who are from USA, Algeria and Pakistan.
Dato' Hisham welcome the new students to KYP
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I'm SO excited for this project!! I will revamp one item of clothing from my closet (or D.I. bag) everyday for 30 days, starting January 1, 2011. This is a MUCH MUCH needed project because I stare at my closet and think one of these three things; that's out of date, I have never worn that…but I might, or this doesn't quite fit me right and I sure wish it did. Hopefully, after the month of January, I will be more in love with my wardrobe! I will try to make the boring or hardly worn pieces more interesting and fashionable. After these 30 days and a revamped wardrobe, the remaining clothing that either failed to improve or were beyond refashioning will be donated of turned in to fabric. I'm planning on including you in all the tutorials so you can revamp your closet too!
I'm still at my parents house in Washington, making it very hard to blog. My family is very distracting and fun. So, I apologize for the lack of posts and pictures and projects. Plan on 100% from me starting the middle of this week when I get back from the holidays. Oh and do I have SOOOOOOOO many awesome things planned!!


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Beyond: Two Souls Demo is AWESOME!
September 25, 2013 in Beyond Two Souls, Video Games AWESOME! by FFSTV
September 25, 2013 in Beyond Two Souls, Video Games AWESOME! by FFSTV
FFSTV said on September 25, 2013
Show Starts @ 27:12!
BluHawk007 said on September 25, 2013
Haha,I love how these pictures always have everyone with the same expression except for one. xD
firebird12 said on September 25, 2013
show begins at 27:12
Satekroket said on September 25, 2013
Does this demo spoil some of the story?
kshade said on September 25, 2013
There's a bunch of disjointed scenes with little to no explanation as to what is actually happening.
MetroidSlayerP7 said on September 25, 2013
Really? No one said 180 degree rule? Come on chat, where were you on that one. Also, action movies tend to bend the rule by using special cuts, not break it.
FFSTV said on September 25, 2013
YEah in film school we never said "180-degree rule" we just calle dit "crossing the line" which is why I was having trouble remembering something that wasn't in my memory at all.
MetroidSlayerP7 said on September 26, 2013
I've taken classes that spent weeks on it. The first chase scene of Raiders of the Lost Arc is a good example of how to bend the rule through editing.
lloydie said on September 25, 2013
Oh my god, I totally know that cartoon on the TV! It's a four-minute short animation called Fur, featured on the Gobelins youtube channel! And yes, the animation from Heavy Rain, called Pyrats, is also from Gobelins.
Gobelins is a French animation school, by the way. I highly suggest looking up their channel if you like unique short animations, because they have a TON. :)
HeyItsLollie said on September 25, 2013
I was about to link to Goeblins' Fur, glad someone else recognized it!
On Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvk38Lu3l8
And Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/26505848
Polybius_Zero said on September 26, 2013
Aidan the invisible cat!
MetroidSlayerP7 said on September 26, 2013
peluche said on September 26, 2013
You're not pressing back to block because she's not backing to block. If you back up to block then you would be thrown off balance by the strength of the attacker, look at the moves she makes ;)
FFSTV said on September 26, 2013
As I said during the show, the direction she is moving is hard to perceive in many of the instances, by the time the action goes into slow motion.
CUPCAT said on September 26, 2013
The cartoons featured in this game and heavy rain are graduation projects from the french animation school, Gobelins. Check out their youtube channel :)
danielsangeo said on September 26, 2013
The testing scene at the beginning reminded me so much of the movie "Firestarter". Except for the card sequence. When the woman picked the card with the wavy lines, all I could think of was the beginning of "Ghostbusters". "It's a….couple of wavy lines." "I'm sorry. This isn't your lucky day."
Sara Nightfire said on September 26, 2013
I thought you should know, none of your videos is working. At least for me. I clicked on it and it loads and then brings me to AskJeeves. I tried it on Blip with the same results.
kshade said on September 26, 2013
That's on your end.
Sara Nightfire said on September 27, 2013
Sorry about that, it's fixed. My browser crashed and apparently wrecked havoc on whatever allows me to watch Blip. You're right, thanks for letting me know, Kshade.
Randomgamer666 said on September 27, 2013
From what I heard is you can't fail. It just changes the outcome
Ducky said on September 27, 2013
I played the first few hours of the game last week (the final retail build) and I wasn't overly impressed. The graphics and voice acting are improved over Heavy Rain, but I found that Heavy Rain was a much better experience and felt less linear. That said, the actual "Mission: Impossible" and "Bourne" stuff you do is pretty entertaining. I just hated all the parts that weren't that.
Randomgamer666 said on September 27, 2013
Im really exited about this game im not expecting too much but im sure its going to be great. I don't really care about graphics or gameplay only voice acting and story and if both of them are good then im happy. You guys may think different and if you do then thats fine if we were all the same the world would be way more boring than it already is :)
I can't go fullscreen!
ChubbyChubs said on September 29, 2013
Same here! Goes the same for the recent GTA V episodes
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Squamish's largest indie marketplace for the modern mother and child returns to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park on Saturday March 4 from 10am-3pm. Shop locally designed clothing, accessories, toys and gear from more than 50 makers and pop-ups. Market activities include kids' crafts, music, snow cone bar and more for children of all ages (and parents, too).
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|Rui M. Bastos
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|Nvidia Corporation
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|Patent Citations (49), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (9), Classifications (9), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
One or more aspects of the invention generally relate to processing graphics data in a programmable graphics processor, and more particularly to producing multiple output positions for a fragment.
2. Description of the Related Art
Current graphics data processing is exemplified by systems and methods developed to perform a specific operation on several graphics data elements, e.g., linear interpolation, tessellation, texture mapping, depth testing. Computation units are connected in a "shading pipeline" to perform shading operations and produce shaded fragments. In a conventional shading pipeline a position within an image that is represented as a pair of coordinates, e.g., (x,y), is specified for each fragment formed by the intersection of a pixel and a primitive. Each shaded fragment is stored in a frame buffer at the location specified by the position.
The current invention involves computing one or more output positions for shaded fragment data, where each output position is not necessarily based on coordinates of the incoming geometry. Multiple output positions are computed for each fragment, effectively scattering the fragment, as specified by a fragment program. The shaded fragment data is stored in a location in an output buffer corresponding to each output position. Furthermore, per-fragment operations, such as per-fragment lighting, texturing, blending, alpha testing, stenciling, or z buffering, may be determined to the original incoming fragment or the generated fragments using a fragment program or optional configuration of the pipeline and used to process the fragment.
Various embodiments of the invention include a fragment processing pipeline configured to scatter an input fragment. The fragment processing pipeline includes a fragment processor and a raster operation unit. The fragment processor is configured to process the input fragment to produce multiple output fragments, each output fragment corresponding to an output position that is optionally a reprojection of a position of the incoming fragment from one space (e.g., eye space) into another space (e.g., light space) based on the relative position and orientation of the two spaces (such as origins of a viewer and a light source). The raster operation unit is configured to write output fragment data to locations in one or multiple output buffers, each location specified by an output position corresponding to one of the multiple outgoing fragments. A buffer identifier corresponding to one of the multiple output buffers may be determined by a fragment program.
Various embodiments of the invention for producing data for one or more reference-spaces using a fragment program include a means for receiving an input fragment, a means for computing a quantity of output positions, and a means for processing the input fragment for each of the output positions. Each input fragment corresponds to a position. The quantity of output positions is computed as specified by the fragment program. The input fragment is processed for each of the output positions, as specified by the fragment program to produce output data for the input fragment
Accompanying drawing(s) show exemplary embodiment(s) in accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention; however, the accompanying drawing(s) should not be taken to limit the present invention to the embodiment(s) shown, but are for explanation and understanding only.
The current invention involves new systems and methods for processing fragment data using a fragment program to compute per-fragment output positions and generate additional fragments with associated output data. The per-fragment output positions correspond to locations within one or more output buffers used to store processed fragment data and may be computed without tessellating a primitive so each vertex within the primitive would correspond to a pixel position. Therefore fragment programs may be used to perform ray tracing algorithms, generation of high dynamic range (HDR) image data, forward-mapping algorithms, and the like.
Host computer 210 communicates with Graphics Subsystem 207 via System Interface 215 and a Graphics Interface 217. Graphics Subsystem 207 may include, without limitation, a Local Memory 240 and a graphics processor, such as, Programmable Graphics Processor 205. Programmable Graphics Processor 205 uses memory to store graphics data in multiple output buffers and program instructions for a fragment or vertex program, where graphics data is any data that is input to or output from computation units within Programmable Graphics Processor 205. Graphics memory is any memory used to store program instructions to be executed by Programmable Graphics Processor 205 or output buffers containing graphics data. Graphics memory may include portions of Host Memory 212, Local Memory 240 directly coupled to Programmable Graphics Processor 205, register files coupled to the computation units within Programmable Graphics Processor 205, and the like.
In addition to Graphics Interface 217, Programmable Graphics Processor 205 includes a Graphics Processing Pipeline 203, a Memory Controller 220 and an Output Controller 280. Data and program instructions received at Graphics Interface 217 can be passed to a Geometry Processor 230 within Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 or written to Local Memory 240 through Memory Controller 220. Memory Controller 220 includes read interfaces and write interfaces that each generate address and control signals to Local Memory 240, storage resources, and Graphics Interface 217. Storage resources may include register files, caches, FIFO (first in first out) memories, and the like. In addition to communicating with Local Memory 240, and Graphics Interface 217, Memory Controller 220 also communicates with Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 and Output Controller 280 through read and write interfaces in Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 and a read interface in Output Controller 280. The read and write interfaces in Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 and the read interface in Output Controller 280 generate address and control signals to Memory Controller 220.
Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 may include, without limitation, a geometry processor, such as Geometry Processor 230 and a programmable graphics fragment processing pipeline, such as Fragment Processing Pipeline 260, which each perform a variety of computational functions. Some of these functions are table lookup, scalar and vector addition, multiplication, division, coordinate-system mapping, calculation of vector normals, tessellation, calculation of derivatives, interpolation, and the like. Geometry Processor 230 and Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 are optionally configured such that data processing operations are performed in multiple internal passes through Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 or in multiple passes through Fragment Processing Pipeline 260. Each pass through Programmable Graphics Processor 205, Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 or Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 concludes with optional processing by a Raster Operation Unit 265. Data produced in a pass through Programmable Graphics Processor 205, Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 or Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 may be written to an output buffer in graphics memory including Local Memory 240 and/or Host Memory 212 to be read from at a later time.
Vertex programs are sequences of vertex program instructions compiled by Host Processor 214 for execution within Geometry Processor 230 and Rasterizer 250. Fragment programs are sequences of fragment program instructions compiled by Host Processor 214 for execution within Fragment Processing Pipeline 260. Geometry Processor 230 receives a stream of program instructions (vertex program instructions and fragment program instructions) and data from Graphics Interface 217 or Memory Controller 220, and performs vector floating-point operations or other processing operations using the data. The program instructions configure sub-units within Geometry Processor 230, Rasterizer 250 and Fragment Processing Pipeline 260. The program instructions and data are stored in graphics memory. When a portion of Host Memory 212 is used to store program instructions and data the portion of Host Memory 212 can be uncached so as to increase performance of access by Programmable Graphics Processor 205. Alternatively, configuration information is written to registers within Geometry Processor 230, Rasterizer 250 and Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 using program instructions, encoded with the data, or the like.
Data processed by Geometry Processor 230 and program instructions are passed from Geometry Processor 230 to a Rasterizer 250. Rasterizer 250 is a sampling unit that processes graphics primitives and generates sub-primitive data, e.g., fragment data, including coverage data for each pixel or sub-pixel position. Coverage data indicates which sub-pixel sample positions within a pixel are "covered" by a fragment formed by the intersection of a pixel and a primitive. Graphics primitives include geometry data, such as points, lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, meshes, surfaces, and the like. Rasterizer 250 converts graphics primitives into sub-primitive data, performing scan conversion on the data processed by Geometry Processor 230. Rasterizer 250 outputs fragment data, corresponding to a rasterized output position, and fragment program instructions to Fragment Processing Pipeline 260. Therefore, the fragment programs configure Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 to operate on fragment data. Fragment program may also configure Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 to generate additional fragments based on the fragment data received from Rasterizer 250.
The fragment programs configure the Fragment Processing Pipeline 260 to process fragment data by specifying computations and computation precision. A Fragment Processor 255 is optionally configured by fragment program instructions such that fragment data processing operations to process an input fragment received from Rasterizer 250 are performed in multiple passes within Fragment Processor 255. Furthermore, Fragment Processor 255 may compute an output position for an additional fragment that differs from the rasterized output position received by Fragment Processor 255 for the input fragment. Fragment Processor 255 selectively outputs the rasterized output position or the computed output position as the output position for the input fragment and any additional fragments generated by Fragment Processor 255 as specified by the fragment program.
Fragment Processor 255 outputs shaded fragment data, output positions, and codewords generated from fragment program instructions to Raster Operation Unit 265. The codewords may include per-fragment operation values, such as per-fragment stencil operations, z compare functions, alpha functions, and blend functions. Raster Operation Unit 265 includes a read interface and a write interface to Memory Controller 220 through which Raster Operation Unit 265 accesses data stored in one or more output buffers in Local Memory 240 or Host Memory 212. Raster Operation Unit 265 optionally performs near and far plane clipping and raster operations, such as stencil, z test, blending, and the like, using fragment data read from the one or more buffers in Local Memory 240 or Host Memory 212 at the output position received from Fragment Processor 255 and the shaded fragment data to produce output data. The output data from Raster Operation Unit 265 is written to an output buffer in Local Memory 240 or Host Memory 212 at the output position within the output buffer associated with the output data. When a fragment program is used to modify an output position for an input fragment or generates additional output positions corresponding to the additional fragments, the fragment and additional fragments may be written to one output buffer or different output buffers.
In various embodiments Memory Controller 220, Local Memory 240, and Geometry Processor 230 are configured such that data generated at various points along Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 may be output via Raster Operation Unit 265 and provided to Geometry Processor 230 or Fragment Processor 255 as input. The output data, e.g., color, depth, and other parameters, may be processed according to a fragment program and stored in one or more output buffers in graphics memory to be used as texture maps, e.g., shadow map, height field, stencil, displacement maps, and the like, by a fragment program. Alternatively, color and depth output data may be written to an output buffer, and later read and processed by Raster Operation Unit 265 to generate the final pixel data prior to being scanned out for display via Output Controller 280 or for further processing such as for being read back to Fragment Processor 255 as a texture map. The graphics data processed by Geometry Processor 230, Rasterizer 250, or Fragment Processor 255 of Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 can be primitive data, surface data, pixel data, vertex data, fragment data, or the like.
Whenever Fragment Processor 255 reads from an output buffer that is also being written to, position conflicts should be avoided. A position conflict exists when an output position within an output buffer is read by Fragment Processor 255 or Raster Operations Unit 265 before the output position within the output buffer is written by Raster Operations Unit 265. Output positions for data to be written may be stored as state data in Fragment Processor 255. An output buffer ID specifying a unique output buffer containing data at output positions is also stored as a portion of the state data. In some embodiments of the present invention, a write flag indicates each output position that may be written by Raster Operations Unit 265. A write flag for an output position is set by Fragment Processor 255 when the output position enters proceeds past a read interface within Fragment Processor 255. The write flag for the output position is cleared by Raster Operations Unit 265 when the output position is processed and optionally written. Other techniques known to those skilled in the art may be used to detect and avoid position conflicts.
When processing is completed, an Output 285 of Graphics Subsystem 207 is provided using Output Controller 280. Alternatively, Host Processor 214 reads the composited frame, e.g., output buffer, stored in Local Memory 240 through Memory Controller 220, Graphics Interface 217 and System Interface 215. Output Controller 280 is optionally configured by opcodes, received from Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 via Memory Controller 220, to deliver data to a display device, network, electronic control system, another computing system, such as Computing System 200, another graphics subsystem, such as Graphics Subsystem 210, or the like.
Texture Unit 310 receives texture coordinates and an output buffer identifier (ID) and determines a read address to read source data from. In some embodiments of the present invention, Texture Unit 310 is configured to perform position conflict detection prior to reading each output buffer location. Specifically, Texture Unit 310 waits to read any output buffer location for which a conflict exists until the position conflict is removed, for example by a Write Interface 375 within Raster Operation Unit 265 writing the output buffer location.
Texture Unit 310 may read additional fragment program instructions using a fragment program pointer. Texture Unit 310 receives the additional fragment program instructions and texture samples (depth map, light parameters, indices, texture map, height field, bump map, stencil values, shadow map, jitter values, and the like) stored in one or more output buffers from Local Memory 240 or Host Memory 212, via Memory Controller 220. The output buffer data stored in graphics memory may be generated by Programmable Graphics Processor 205, by Host Processor 214, by another device, by a human, or the like.
Texture Unit 310 outputs the texture samples, interpolated fragment parameters, and the additional fragment program instructions to a Fragment Processing Unit 320. Fragment Processing Unit 320 processes the texture samples and interpolated fragment parameters in one or more Computation Units 325 as specified by the additional fragment program instructions and stores shaded fragment data, e.g., color, depth, in Registers 322 as specified by the fragment program. A fragment program instruction may also configure one or more Computation Units 325 to determine one or more additional fragments and output positions, e.g., (x,y), each output position corresponding to a location in an output buffer. A Fragment Operation Unit 365 within Raster operation Unit 265 processes the fragment data received for each output position to produce processed fragment data, e.g., color, depth, stencil, or the like, that is written to one or more output buffers stored in graphics memory by Write Interface 375. The computed additional fragments and output positions with associated output data are stored in Registers 322 as specified by the fragment program. Alternatively, the first output position is stored in Registers 322 as specified by the fragment program.
For example, an additional fragment and output position may be determined based on a computed fragment parameter, such as depth, texture map coordinates, texture map identifier, color, alpha, or the like. An additional fragment and output position may also be determined based on a reference-space such as a light position, a point in time, a filter sample, or a surface characteristic resulting in a refraction, reflection, or the like. Computing an additional output position for a fragment may also be used to perform fragment scattering for forward mapping type of algorithms such as splatting, ray-tracing, and the like, as described further herein. Each additional output position is located within the output buffer specified by the first or an additional output position or within another output buffer. Each additional fragment and output position may be stored in Registers 322 as specified by the fragment program.
In step 430 Fragment Processor 255 processes the input fragment according to the fragment program to produce data. The data may correspond to the input position or to the one or more output positions. For example, one or more additional fragments may be generated for each input fragment based on a surface characteristic to produce high-dynamic range image effects such as glow, bloom, glare, or the like.
In step 440 Fragment Processor 255 outputs the input fragment, and input position and/or any additional fragments and corresponding additional output positions to Raster Operation Unit 265 which stores data for the output position and/or any additional output positions in one or more output buffers. In some embodiments of the present invention the data is combined with data read from Local Memory 220 using blending operations or raster operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, output fragments include luminance map data which is filtered to compute an average luminance for a scene. The average luminance and luminance map data may be used to perform tone mapping to generate an image for display.
In step 450 the fragment program determines if another reference-space is used to process the input fragment and input position, and, if so, steps 420, 430, and 440 are repeated for an additional reference-space. For example, an additional reference-space may be used which corresponds to an additional light source in a scene. Conventionally soft shadow mapping is performed by dividing an area light source into several point light sources, e.g., N point light sources. A scene is rendered N times, each time from the point of view of one of the N point light sources to produce N shadow maps, each shadow map corresponding to one of the point light sources. Each shadow map includes shadow data, e.g., depth, stencil, alpha, and the like, for use during shading of the scene. Conventionally, the image data for the scene are processed for each of the N point light sources to generate a shadow map corresponding to each of the N point light sources. As previously described, in one embodiment of the present invention each input fragment and input position may be processed for each of the N point light sources to produce N shadow maps, thereby scattering the input fragment based on each of the N light source reference-spaces. Unlike conventional soft shadow mapping, the shadow map data for N point light sources representing one area light source are produced by processing each fragment in a single pass through Graphics Processing Pipeline 203 to produce multiple outputs—each of the multiple outputs written into one of the multiple output shadow buffers.
If, in step 450 the fragment program determines another reference-space is not used to process the input fragment and input position, then in step 460 processing of the input fragment and input position is complete. Additional input fragments corresponding to additional input positions may be processed by repeating steps 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, and 460. In other embodiments of the present invention, forward mapping algorithms, ray-tracing, and the like may be performed as described in conjunction with
Each output fragment has an output position, computed by Fragment Processor 255, that may be independent from output positions of the incoming fragment and the other output fragments associated with one input fragment. Furthermore, each input fragment and input position is processed independently, according to a fragment program to produce one or more output fragments and positions. In alternate embodiments of the present invention, the quantity of output fragments produced from an input fragment is determined based on a predetermined parameter or a parameter or function determined by a fragment program.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a splatting application is performed and each reference-space corresponds to a filter kernel or a filter value within a filter kernel. The filter may be used to generate a high dynamic range image or other image post-processing effects.
In step 530 the fragment program instructions configure Fragment Processor 255 to process the input fragment to produce weighted fragment data, i.e. output fragments, based on a filter kernel or a filter value. For example, a splatting application may apply the filter values in a neighborhood covered by the filter kernel to each fragment (texel) in a source image. In some embodiments of the present invention the filter kernel may produce a glow, bloom, glare or other high dynamic range image effect. In other embodiments of the present invention, the filter kernel may produce a motion blur effect, such that each filter value corresponds to a different time sample, or other image post-processing effects.
In step 540 the output fragments are stored in an output buffer. Each output fragment is written to a location in the output buffer corresponding to an output position covered by the filter kernel in a destination image. In contrast, when backward mapping is used to produce the destination image each fragment contributing to an output position in the destination image is determined and weighed by a filter value corresponding to each fragment position. Weighed fragments are combined to produce the output fragment for the output position in the destination image. Using forward mapping instead of backward mapping to produce a destination image may result in improved performance.
A fragment program executed by Fragment Processor 255 may scatter an incoming fragment to multiple output positions, optionally reprojecting a point in another space with respect to a reference space (e.g., eye space) corresponding to the input fragment. The point is reprojected based on the relative position and orientation corresponding to a first reference-space, to produce a first output position for first outgoing fragment data, optionally reprojecting the incoming fragment into additional reference-spaces corresponding, for example, to additional light sources, to produce additional output positions for additional outgoing fragment data. The first outgoing fragment data is stored in a first output buffer at a location specified by the first output position and the additional generated fragments are stored into the same buffer or into additional buffers, as determined by the fragment program or as pre-determined by other applicable a priori conditions.
In step 630 the fragment program instructions configure Fragment Processor 255 to process the one or more additional rays to produce fragment data. In some embodiments of the present invention the fragment data is shadow map data. In step 640 the fragment data is written into one or more output buffers. For example, shadow map data may be written into an output buffer corresponding to a particular light source. With several output buffers storing shadow map data for a scene including several light sources.
A fragment processor executing a fragment program may generate one or more output fragments for each input fragment. Furthermore, each output fragment corresponds to an output position which may be the same as an input position of the input fragment or computed by the fragment processor. The per-fragment output positions correspond to locations within one or more output buffers used to store the output fragments. Each output position may be computed without tessellating a primitive so that each pixel within the primitive corresponds to a vertex position. Reducing the need to tessellate reduces the processing or time needed to generate the data stored in the one or more output buffers.
The invention has been described above with reference to specific embodiments. Persons skilled in the art will recognize, however, that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The foregoing description and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The listing of steps in method claims do not imply performing the steps in any particular order, unless explicitly stated in the claim. Within the claims, element lettering (e.g., "a)", "b)", "i)", "ii)", etc.) does not indicate any specific order for carrying out steps or other operations; the lettering is included to simplify referring to those elements.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 721378
PDE not resolving from dropins
Last modified: 2011-09-20 05:43:03 EDT
Description of problem:
eclipse pdebuild fails with FileNotFoundException due to malformed file path:
This happens when somebody tries to download eclipse-pde from rawhide after 8th July.
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. On/after 8th July, do yum --enablerepo=rawhide install eclipse-pde
2. After installation, perform any pdebuild or rpmbuild for eclipse plugins.
Actual results:
The following error -
/usr/lib64/eclipse/dropins/sdk/plugins/org.eclipse.pde.build_3.7.0.v20110512-1320/scripts/build.xml:35: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/usr/lib64/eclipse/dropins/sdk/plugins/org.eclipse.pde.build_3.7.0.v20110512-1320/scripts/build.xml:91: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/usr/lib64/eclipse/dropins/sdk/plugins/org.eclipse.pde.build_3.7.0.v20110512-1320/templates/package-build/customTargets.xml:19: The following error occurred while executing this line:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /usr/lib64/eclipse/dropins/sdk/plugins/org.eclipse.pde.build_3.7.0.v20110512-1320/scripts/${eclipse.pdebuild.scripts}/genericTargets.xml (No such file or directory)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:137)
at ...
Total time: 1 second
An error has occurred. See the log file
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.RLehvc (%build)
RPM build errors:
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.RLehvc (%build)
Expected results:
A successful build.
Additional info:
The root cause of this is the org.eclipse.pde.build bundle not being present (it provides the ${eclipse.pdebuild.scripts} ant variable). This means that eclipse-pde's contents aren't being loaded from dropins. I'm pretty sure this is a duplicate of bug #719128.
Is this bug still present?
Almost a month without response. Closing.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 719128 ***


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Wozu noch objektive Marktzugangsbeschränkungen im straßengebundenen ÖPNV?
In Germany the legal framework for operating road-based public passenger transport (bus, tram and underground) is quite restrictive. Competition is restricted by a route licensing regime, administered by state agencies. According to the Carriage of Passengers Act, an applicant has to meet several subjective and objective requirements. Two reform proposals to amend the Carriage of Passengers Act are currently debated in the German parliament. Both draft bills include an abolishment of the objective entry barriers for long-distance services, i.e. a liberalisation of the intercity bus markets. In contrast, the short-distance markets, e.g. urban and suburban bus transport, shall be exempted from entry liberalisation. The present article shows that this exemption is not justified from a normative economic viewpoint. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag 2012
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Bandra acid attack victim's father wants CID or CBI to probe case
Father of Preeti Rathi, who was attacked May 2 with acid at Bandra terminus, wants CID or CBI to probe the case.
Unhappy with the status of the ongoing police investigations in the Bandra acid attack case, the victim's father Amar Singh Rathi is now planning on forwarding letters addressed to the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, western railway authorities and commissioner of police demanding a CID or CBI probe.
On May 2, just as Preeti Rathi and her family members had alighted at Bandra Terminus, a young man flung acid at her severely injuring her right eye and wind and food pipes. The accused is since absconding.
Preeti had arrived in Mumbai from Delhi to report for her first job as a nurse in Ashwini Hospital in Colaba.
In his letter, Amar Singh said that the police and Government Railway Police (GRP) officials are not taking adequate interest in nabbing the culprit who brutally injured his daughter.
He further requested the authorities to effectively tackle the case in order to deliver justice to Preeti who is recuperating in the ICU of Byculla's Masina hospital.
"We are uncertain about how long it will take to nab the culprit. We can only hope the government will take note of our plight and accelerate the process," said Amar Singh.
He further added that Preeti continues to communicate with her family and hospital staff via written notes, as she is unable to open her left eye after the right one was left severely damaged following the attack.
Her condition now continues to remain stable but critical. Dr Suhas Abhyankar, plastic surgeon at Masina hospital said, "Though she is now able to breathe on her own without any ventilator support, her injuries are very severe and it will take weeks before she can undergo even a minor surgery. The infection has been brought under control and the swelling around her face has reduced, but she has a long way to go before we can say she is out of danger."
The victim's relatives are now staying at Sant Gadge Maharaj Dharmashala after a social activist came forward to help the family on Saturday.


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Buy Unlocked Z10 and Q10 Directly from BlackBerry Online Store
Where would you get your mobile devices? If I guessed that correctly, most users would have actually obtained their personal mobile smartphones from the local telco service providers, where they would bundled special price on the handsets in a bid to sign on a one or two year contract.
Blackberry is now providing an options for buyers to purchase unlocked BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 models directly from their online store, via blackberry.com. A 16GB Z10 in black or white will set you back $449, and is compatible with GSM networks like AT&T and T-Mobile. However, it will only ship to U.S. addresses.
The situation in BlackBerry, previously known as Research in Motion (RIM), does not look good. A week ago, news were reporting that a consortium, led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, will takeover the troubled Canadian phone maker in a $4.7 billion deal. It was shortly followed by an announcement of a global job cuts of nearly 5,000 employees.
Personally, I am a corporate owner of BlackBerry Z10, hence, I am concerned what's the outcome should the company be taken over by another corporation or split up of its businesses. Z10 is a really good phone, unfortunately, its target audience is too niche (mostly business users) and end-user consumerism did not take off as quickly as it should be.
BlackBerry Z10
The long awaiting BlackBerry Z10 is finally here! After applying for the device last week, it did not take long for SingTel to revert back and confirm the availability of the product. Finally, I received the "state-of-the-art" fully-revamped BlackBerry device on Thursday (earlier this week). I understand from various past research that Lithium ion batteries do not require first-time charge to hold a longer and better battery life. There were also conflicting reports that users should still charge them for 12-14 hours for the first time. I am not going to take the chance to compromise my battery lifespan, so I chose to do the latter. In the midst of the process, I continued to explore my new "toy".
I used to own a BlackBerry Bold device; so with Z10, the feeling of non-physical keyboard typing is really new for a BlackBerry owner. However, it did not take long for me to get adapted to typing on the new device. Because of this reason, the benefit is that I get to see more information on the screen, whereas the physical keyboard literally took up almost half the device, limiting the amount of content to be displayed. So, that is clearly a win over its predecessor. Unfortunately, as much as I applauded BlackBerry for creating a virtual keyboard that is so comfortable to the end user; in comparison to iPhone's keyboard, iPhone still wins. Psychologically, typing on an iPhone feels much at ease than on BlackBerry Z10.
Considering an Upgrade of Blackberry Phone to Z10
Currently, I own a BlackBerry Bold device and have been using it for the last 22 months. Almost 2 years ago, I am intrigued by the security and corporate email capability of BlackBerry devices, powered by Research in Motion (RIM). Unfortunately, the growing use of enterprises tapping into BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach has steered users away from BlackBerry to other alternative devices, such as Samsung S3 or Apple iPhone. To ensure maximum security and data protection of using personal devices for corporate purpose, SAP has also introduced SAP Afaria to the market a few years ago. Anyway, the topic here is solely about BlackBerry and its new flagship OS 10 – installed on its latest roll-out of BlackBerry Z10.
Over the past few months, I have been contemplating to switch away from BlackBerry devices; but what prevented me from doing so are 2 things: the up-coming innovative Z10 powered by BlackBerry OS 10, and 2-year contract tied to the current device. I supposed it's more of the latter that happened to be a show-stopper. Nevertheless, the contract renewal period is open for me, and just in time, Z10 is rolled out to Singapore market – this is the time to truly review what BlackBerry has done over the course of company restructuring and delaying its flagship release for almost a year.
I think users are tired of reading reviews after reviews; they are almost the same stuffs rewritten in a different approach. It supports 4G LTE, capacitive touchscreen keyboard that is on par with iPhone's, expandable MircoSD slot up to 64GB, Bluetooth version 4.0, NFC (Near Field Communication), Dual core processor that never performed any poorer than Samsung's octa-core or quad-core devices, etc.


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Art is in the eye of the beholder but one thing that is not is whether the artist is taking a risk to make a unique and/or bold statement. Take Egyptian feminist Aliaa Magda Elmahdy; she is a radical feminist standing up to the aggressive and authoritarian rules of some segments of Islam. She took her biggest stand to date when she was photographed menstruating and defecating on the Islamic Flag of ISIS.
For the record, this is not an endorsement of what she did or the manner she is protesting. In fact, I find it really disgusting and appalling. Plus, at this point in history, fecal art is not really new phenomenon. In fact, I hear that it's the preferred medium of many a screaming toddler. I myself prefer a fiery email campaign or blog post when I'm outraged by something. If I do defecate on the object of my outrage, it is in the privacy of my own bathroom with wet wipes at the ready.
What I do endorse is her boldness in taking a stand against a force that many of the American Left have been too timid to confront. Let's face it, there is something bold about taking on an extremist sect of religion that rewards differing points of view with beheadings versus shouting down former Vice President Dick Cheney during a speech. Finally, the the tired and misused phrase, "Speaking truth to power" can be given new life. While Aliaa's "truth" is subjective, I think we can all cede to her point that some Islamic societies tend to be, at the very least, stringent and oppressive. I personally hold the "progressive" belief that it's a woman choice whether she wants to wear a veil over her face or not but, then again; I'm not from around there.
Unfortunately, In America, what passes for "edgy" and "brave" expressions of art are the submerging a set of Rosary Beads in a beaker of urine and naming it Piss Christ. Or, painting the Virgin Mary and placing pornographic cut outs of vaginas around her. OR! If you are more into performance-based art, then you won't forget the stunt that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence pulled when they walked into a Catholic church and took communion.
And I tell you what, nothing screams bravery like insulting a religious people who's Savior tells them to turn the other cheek because people will hate them because of Me. Art mocking Christians or Christianity in general is takes the same amount of bravery as Eminem when he used to lyrically rip apart pop stars like Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, 'NSync and Christina Aguilera back in the day.
What repercussions do these "brave" artists in this part of the civilized world face when they produce such unoriginal works of art? What do they sacrifice upon the altar of free speech? The answer is absolutely nothing! Their idea of speaking truth to power is attacking people who respond in kind with such tyrannical methods as emails, protests, boycotts and rigorous finger wagging.
And what of the feministic message behind this photo? In this current time that we live in, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy is what actual feminism looks like. While Aliaa will probably be threatened with violence and possibly raped and/or death for her protest art, what scars do feminists like Sandra Fluke, Gloria Steinem and Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler have to show in their battles against the entrenched patriarchal WASP's?
Now does one have to face persecution in order to stand up for one's beliefs? No. However, the one thing any "activist" needs to have at the core of their message is a sense of perspective and proportionality. Testifying before a bunch of male politicians that you need your birth control paid for is, I guess, a feministic idea. Seeing that my first house was a uterus I think I am actually qualified to point out the irony of an "independent woman" begging a group of old men for free birth control. To me, I'd say a woman who's been shot by the Taliban for the crime of becoming educated and then fights for women's rights is the caliber of feminist that Fluke can only aspire to. Show me an artist like Aliaa Magda Elmahdy; who truly stands up to oppression, and I'll be able to say that "artist" is brave feminist.
Regardless of how gross I think the picture is…
Which leaves me with the following philosophical questions:


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One Piece
Episode 623
It's Time to Say Goodbye! Leaving Punk Hazard!
TV-14 | HD (1080p) | 2013
Manga available from from VIZ Media, and serialization in Shonen Jump
Available Languages: Japanese
The weary marines and the rescued children get teary-eyed as they say goodbye to the Straw Hats. Meanwhile, Law enters into treacherous negotiations with Joker!


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Ex-premier Tony Blair considered bringing Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein to court over the invasion of Kuwait.
Spy chief: UK wanted to indict Saddam
LONDON // Britain investigated the possibility of indicting Saddam Hussein for war crimes over the 1990 invasion of Kuwait as a means of ousting him from power in Iraq, it was disclosed yesterday. The move was one of a range of measures that Tony Blair considered in 2001 in a bid to achieve regime change in Baghdad, Sir John Sawers, the former prime minister's foreign affairs adviser and current head of MI6, told the Iraq Inquiry in London.
Sir John insisted that, at the time, there was no talk in Whitehall of an invasion. The inquiry has already heard that such discussions began only after Mr Blair and the former US president George W Bush had a private meeting in 2002. Before that, said Sir John, the government had wanted to get rid of Saddam by using similar methods that had led to Slobodan Milosevic being ousted in Serbia in 2000. He also said that, early in 2001, the incoming Bush administration had not talked of military action.
In addition to considering war crimes charges over the Kuwait invasion 11 years earlier, Mr Blair's advisers looked at providing support for opposition groups in exile to undermine the regime. "I think there are a lot of countries around the world where we would like to see a change of regime. That doesn't mean one pursues active policies in that direction," said Sir John. "Although support for change - change of behaviour, modernisation of systems, more open accountable systems, independence of the judiciary, free media, freedom of association - these sorts of issue that we pursued in our policies around the world that are designed to bring about improvements in the governments of countries, including change of leaders.
"That is not vastly different from the approach that we were pursuing in Iraq in a very difficult situation because Saddam Hussein was one of the world's last remaining dictators." Sir John said that when he had gone to Washington in January, 2001, to hold discussions with advisers to the recently elected president Bush, he said they seemed no keener to use force against Iraq than the outgoing president Bill Clinton had. On both sides of the Atlantic, though, he said there was agreement that existing policies aimed at containing Saddam were "unsustainable" because sanctions were not proving effective and were causing increasing anger among Arab states in the region.
There were also growing risks to pilots policing the "no-fly" zones over Iraq. But Sir John added: "There was no discussion of a military invasion or anything like that. That was not raised and not suggested. "There was obviously a concern on the American side that they should retain the right to use military force if their planes were threatened or brought down or if the weapons controls exercised through the UN proved ineffective.
"But that was reserving the right to use force rather than any plan or threat to use force any greater than President Clinton's administration had used." When Mr Blair had met Mr Bush at their first meeting at Camp David in February 2001, they had discussed Iraq and the US president had said that he wanted to adopt a more "realistic" policy, according to Sir John. The spy chief described Iraq as being seen at the time as a continuing, rather than a growing, problem. "The concern was that measures we had in place to contain the threat were increasingly difficult to sustain," he said.
At an earlier hearing, the inquiry had been told by Sir Christopher Meyer, the UK's ambassador to the US at the time, that Iraq had merely been regarded as a "grumbling appendix" for most of 2001. But after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in September that year, "everything changed", according to Sir Christopher. Within 24 hours, Mr Bush had mentioned ousting Saddam to Mr Blair for the first time. "What he was trying to do was to draw the lessons of 9/11 and apply them to the situation in Iraq, which led, I think deliberately, to a conflation of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein," said Sir Christopher.
When Mr Blair went to Mr Bush's ranch in Crawford,Texas in 2002 - some months before the UN started its fruitless search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq - military action against Saddam was "signed in blood", Sir Christopher claimed. The former diplomat added that Mr Bush "just wanted to get over there and kick Saddam out". He added that it was hoped the UN inspectors would provide the excuse by finding evidence of chemical or biological weapons.
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Studio Comoco relaunched Pombal Castle in Portugal
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- Oct 3rd, 2012
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Pombol castle, in Portugal, risked becoming a common crumbling ruin on the background of a postcard. Then the local administration asked studio Comoco to bring the monument back to the center of city life. The brief: to revitalize the area with new structures and a contemporary design, without compromising the historical identity of the location.


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I stepped into a cooling air-conditioned banking hall at about 10: 15 am on Tuesday. It was quite a relive from the hot weather condition outside, to think it was just 10 :15 in the morning.
I was excited that there was no queue at the counter, just a few people in the hall and so I hurried to do the needful , and proceeded to the counter. My transaction will be stress-free I said happily to myself, little did I know that a no queue doesn't exactly mean a stress free transaction.
I walked up to this lady and I greeted her with a smile, she struggled to answer so I guessed that she wasn't having the best day at work, and maybe she is tired. But it was only 10:19am, if you are tired now what will happen when it is 2pm. Her countenance was so wrong, her actions were really rude, and she acted like I was stressing her.
Customer service gone wrong!!! Hello? Who should stress who? At a point I was about to ask her if I did anything that got her angry.
It took about five minutes before she handed over the cash and the duplicate slip to me. As at this time, a few people have queued behind me.
To worsen my situation I asked her if she could give me bigger denominations as against the ones she gave me. I pleaded that I really needed the bigger denominations. She mumbled something that I didn't hear, and I had to ask her to repeat herself. (baba wrong move) . She shouted "I do not have big denomination", I was shocked. I told her straight away that she could present it in a better way, and she didn't need to shout.
As I angrily walked away from the counter I heard the women behind me talk about how rude the lady is at all times. I guess they visit that branch more often.
It was too early to start a day like this and I won't let it slide. It was becoming one too many. I asked around for someone who could probably be a senior colleague, I explained it all to him, and I told him how pissed I was about it. He apologized and also got her to apologize even though she didn't admit it. I was shocked at how mellow she was when she was speaking to the senior colleague. Funny right? At the end of the day I got my bigger denomination she wasn't willing to give.
This people don't know how much the management have invested into building a brand. They talk trash to customers and act like they are doing "us" a favour.
We all have bad days but there are several ways to deal with it.
Have you had any bad customer service experience and how did you deal with it? Drop your comments, and I will be happy to reply.
Do not let anyone talk trash to you this new month.
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By now, you may have purchased all your gifts for Christmas or maybe like me you are still procrastinating. I finally went out this afternoon to get a few things for the kids. Here are a few items I am loving this week plus some recent purchases.
This cute ceramic bookend is looking for a bookshelf. Find other cute options here
How do you say no to these statement earrings ?
In case you are still looking for an NYE dress, may I suggest this green sexy shimmering dress. I have no doubt it will sell out soon.
If you know anyone who loves comfy pjs, this pyjama set will be perfect for them. It goes up to 3x and comes in 3 colors. This is also available in straight size. You can find more budget friendly options here here & here
I have quite a few mugs, I wouldn't mind adding this one to my collection. Find similar mugs here.
This pair of red flats will add that pop of color to your outfit.
Organize your life in 2016 with this planner.
Here are some outfits that have not made it on the blog yet. Follow me on Instagram to keep up with everything.
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On Friday June 23, neighbors reported a house on Duck Landing had its driveway, yard and house egged. There was no damage. Again, keep an eye out for suspicious people out at night.
The Wake County Sheriff reported to us today that the car break-ins like we have experienced have continued in Maggie Run. So far theives are breaking into vehicles that are left open and parked in the driveway and in one or two cases, the miscreants have entered a garage through an open side door and gotten into cars parked inside. The items stolen are usually cash and spare change. A wallet was stolen, perhaps for the cash or credit cards inside.
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