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COSTA MESA — For three quarters of the Battle for the Bell boys' basketball rivalry game at Estancia High, it wasn't much of a battle. These games between the Eagles and Costa Mesa tend to favor the Eagles whenever they are at home.
The home team this time around was outhustled, outplayed, outrebounded and outscored. Not much was going right for the Eagles before the start of the fourth quarter on Wednesday.
That five-game winning streak at home against the Mustangs seemed over, until they made one last run. A 17-point deficit at the start of the final quarter was trimmed to four with 72 seconds left.
The surge is one Costa Mesa Coach Dan Krikorian said he expected. The last time he was in the Estancia gym, Krikorian was an assistant with the Mustangs, and he saw the Eagles bank in a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer.
There would be no come-from-behind win in Krikorian's first visit as the Mustangs' head coach. His team never allowed Estancia to score again as Costa Mesa pulled away for a 56-47 win in an Orange Coast League opener.
"It's been a long time since we've been able to win over here," said Krikorian, whose team became the Mustangs' first to triumph at Estancia since the 2006-07 season. "[It's] always a really, really tough place for us to play."
What pushed the Mustangs (6-11, 1-0 in league) through was that losing streak at Estancia. They wanted to prove they could win at Estancia.
They almost left the Estancia gym the same way they did in last season's league finale, with their heads down after losing 33-32 and the league's No. 2 playoff berth. When it got tight on Wednesday, the Mustangs made sure to hold on at the end.
They could've made it a lot easier on themselves had they converted their free throws in the fourth quarter. The Mustangs only made six of 16 free throws in the fourth, but at the end, Daniel Azurin and Kyle Hefner each made one, pushing the lead to 53-47.
With 45 seconds left, it was still a two-possession game. That changed after a steal, which led to a Hefner layup, and another steal to put away Estancia (4-13, 0-1).
"It was kind of the pressure," Hefner said was the reason why Costa Mesa allowed the Eagles back in the game. "But we came back and played some good [defense].
"It's the first time that we beat them [at Estancia] in [six] seasons and its feels great."
Hefner and the Mustangs walked off the court winners. He finished with a game-high 16 points.
Three other Costa Mesa players finished in double figures — Azurin, Andrew Wright and Wyatt Ferris each had 10 points. Ferris also grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked three shots.
The rebounds, especially on the offensive end, were huge in Costa Mesa taking a 28-16 lead at halftime. Ferris, a 6-foot-4 senior, pulled down almost half of the Mustangs' 15 rebounds in the first half.
The rebounds led to second-chance points for Costa Mesa. Quinten Bell, a 6-4 junior, also pounded the boards for the Mustangs. All of Bell's six points in the second quarter were a result of three offensive rebounds and he finished with eight rebounds.
Carlos Beltran, the Eagles' interim coach, said he didn't think size was going to be an issue against his smaller team.
"We have to deal with it every time," said Beltran, whose team began to box out the Mustangs in the fourth quarter, helping Estancia rally.
Cloudy Jelks' play off the bench also contributed to the Eagles' comeback attempt. The athletic guard scored 10 of his team-high 13 points in the second half, including a layup that cut Mustangs' lead to 51-47 with 1:12 left to go.
Estancia guard Martin Harry also knocked down two threes in the fourth, the quarter in which he scored all of his eight points. Ben Beck had five of his seven points in the fourth.
"They don't quit. That's one thing that I love about these guys," said Beltran, whose Eagles have lost six of their last seven games. "We've been down by 20, 30, 40, it doesn't matter, they don't quit. They find a way to continue fighting."
The fight came late and it wasn't enough for the Eagles to extend their home winning streak against the Mustangs.
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Costa Mesa 56, Estancia 47
Mesa 12 – 16 – 15 – 13 — 56
Estancia 9 – 7 – 10 – 21 — 47
CM – Hefner 16, Ferris 10, Azurin 10, Wright 10, Bell 6, JeyaRajah 2, Comer 2.
3-pt. goals – Wright 2, Azurin 1.
Fouled out – Bell.
Technicals – None.
E – Jelks 13, Mendoza 9, Harry 8, Beck 7, Jarmacz 4, Hubbard 2, Ponce 2, Stillman 2.
3-pt. goals – Jelks 2, Harry 2, Mendoza 1.
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – None.
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To succeed in getting farmers what they want in the next farm bill, commodity groups need to provide Congress with specific policy change requests, not monetary demands. That was the message Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas delivered Feb. 26 to attendees of the 2001 Commodity Classic in San Antonio.
A self-described optimist, Roberts was the featured speaker at the recent annual joint meeting of the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association. Despite his positive outlook on the future of agriculture, Roberts says he has been "distressed and somewhat concerned" about the recent actions of some of the commodity groups and organizations.
Agricultural organizations, Roberts says, have a history of being considered some of the most fiscally conservative groups represented in the nation's capital. But Congress' opinion of some of these groups is changing. "There seems to be a growing sense of entitlement among some of the commodity organizations," he says.
"I urge you to make recommendations that are budget-responsible, not quick-fix spending packages," Roberts says. "Figure out the policy, and let the policy run the budget."
Stressing the importance of commodity groups making their farm bill requests along policy lines, Roberts says that while he can justify any additional funding required for policy changes, he cannot justify to his fellow legislators the need to increase expenditures or subsidies that do not have a basis in policy.
"We cannot afford strife and disagreement among agricultural commodity groups in Washington, D.C., and out in the country. The job ahead is not who can outbid the next fellow," Roberts says. "We've got to saddle up. This isn't going to be an easy ride."
Roberts, who has participated in the passage of six farm bills, says he has seen and heard every farm bill possible. "Knowing that no farm bill is perfect, we need to discuss what's working and what's not," he says. "The answers are not easy ones. Remember, the 1995 farm bill turned out to be the 1996 farm bill."
In addition, Roberts says it is important for growers to understand what the next farm bill cannot do. "It cannot control three years of unprecedented good weather and bumper crops on a worldwide basis. It cannot handle the world economic depression that involves some of our closest export markets. And, it cannot control currency exchange rates."
"We've got to saddle up. This isn't going to be an easy ride."
With the current farm legislation expiring in about 18 months, agriculture is coming to a true crossroads, according to Roberts. What type of farm bill successfully winds its way through the House and Senate depends on a united agriculture working with Congress to make meaningful policy changes that will most benefit farmers.
Among the topics on the table for the upcoming farm bill debate are loan rates, crop insurance, production controls and AMTA payments.
During his presentation at the Commodity Classic, Roberts raised more questions about the upcoming farm bill debates than he answered. While he says he believes Congress needs to continue to leave planting decisions to growers, he questioned some of the other tenets of both the current legislation and proposed changes to the farm program.
"Should we go back to production controls? And, if we were to implement production controls, are farmers willing to wait and wait and wait until USDA announces its set-aside rules each year?" he asks. "What if we put into place a counter-cyclical farm program? Wouldn't that allow us to avoid the problems of the past few years?"
"The real question is, Can we make a counter-cyclical program work? Do we base payments off a producer's income? What if we have a regional weather disaster that wipes out the crop in one area, but doesn't trigger a nationwide crop reduction high enough to authorize payments to farmers? What then?"
"Do we re-figure AMTA payments? These payments may be out of date in some instances, but what are the other options? If you don't like the current system, what's in second place?"

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Family Fun at Chichibu Youth Activity Center
If you are looking for a quick escape with the family, look north to Saitama's Chichibu Youth Outdoor Activity Center (Chichibu-shi Seishonen Sogo Yagai Katsudo Sentaa, 秩父市青少年総合野外活動センター). While the name is a mouthful, the idea is simple: rustic but comfortable facilities in an expansive natural setting.
The Outdoor Activity Center is a place to get away from it all. There's no TV or Internet; only one public phone and spotty cellular reception. Instead, you get more than 70,000 square meters of forest, criss-crossed by hiking and MTB trails. No bike? Rent one for only ¥100, and helmets are included. (For smaller children, check frame size availability in advance.)
The Center's philosophy is to loan as much equipment as possible, reducing your baggage and maximizing your enjoyment. You can also borrow sports equipment for use on the brilliant green field, utensils for cooking and BBQ and more. A free disc golf course wanders through beautiful scenery, and parents love the 100-meter roller slide almost as much as the kids do.
Nature is the real star here, however. Kids love to search for the horned beetles, walking sticks and praying mantises that abound. Countless tadpoles morph into frogs in the streams that run through the site. All these are easily seen and, if you're lucky, you might also encounter some of the larger wildlife—tanuki (raccoon dog), foxes, snakes and birds—that share the Center with the human visitors.
Mountain lilies dot the forest in summer and hydrangea bloom well after they have faded from hotter environs. In fall, the forest puts on a vivid show, including a wealth of mountain cherry, oak and maple trees. Colors are usually best from late October to mid-November, so make your plans now.
Accommodation: Pitch your own tent, try one of the steel-framed school tents (a popular option for groups) with wooden floors and log walls, or stay in the Central Lodge, with dormitory rooms and a cafeteria. My choice is one of the 17 log houses overlooking a fish-filled pond. They sleep six, contain a simple kitchen and shower and are a bargain at only ¥6,300 per night. Rent a BBQ set and enjoy grilling on your balcony. Cold beer and other supplies are available.
Access & Info: Just over two hours from Tokyo, the Center welcomes foreign visitors, but the staff's English ability is very limited; basic Japanese would be helpful. Website: www1.ocn.ne.jp/~yakatu/ (Japanese only).
Dave Paddock is the director of English Adventure (www.english-adventure.org) operating camps and outdoor programs for kids, families and organizations. His work enables him to discover many wonderful destinations in Japan. Send comments and suggestions to email@example.com.


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European Commission puts new amendments on the table to overcome deadlock on Food for the Deprived scheme
Brussels, 03 October 2011 – The EU Aid for the Needy scheme, which provides food for as many as 18 million of the EU's most deprived citizens, faces a drastic cut in spending next year following a Court ruling in April. In a further effort to overcome the deadlock in the Council of Ministers and maintain the food distribution programme at current levels, the European Commission has today put forward a second amended proposal to provide an impetus for a political agreement and to allow the successful food distribution scheme to continue in 2012 and 2013, as well as in the future. The amendments proposed today will add a second legal base, namely social cohesion, reflecting the scheme's important social dimension. A further change is to remove the proposed provision for co-financing the scheme in future. Earlier proposals to avoid this problem were tabled by the Commission in 2008 and 2010 have been backed by the European Parliament and a number of Member States, but the dossier remains blocked in the Council.
László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion said: "In today's difficult economic climate, solidarity must remain a key element in Europe's social engagement. He added: "Hunger in the European Union is simply not acceptable. I am confident that today's proposal will help avoid dramatic cuts in resources for organisations providing food to deprived people. With the winter campaigns about to start, we need to make progress fast and I call on Member States to do the necessary to get this programme back on track".
Dacian Cioloş, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development, stated: "I am particularly concerned by the stalemate over this dossier, especially at this time of economic crisis. With the change in the legal base, we hope to address the problems seen by some Member States for the programme in the short-term. Discussion of the scheme after 2013 will come at a later date. In response to calls from the European Parliament and certain Member States, we have also moved on the proposed co-funding element. We now call on Member States to take their responsibility with regard to the millions of needy citizens around the EU who are waiting for a decision by member states before the winter period. The money is available and can be allocated if we can get the political accord."
Since September 2010, the Commission proposal to allow the EUR 500 million food scheme to continue at the usual level in 2012 and 2013 has been waiting for a decision from Member States. This new decision is necessary in view of the judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 which deemed it illegal under the current legal basis to purchase products for the scheme on the open market. Because of the Court ruling, the Commission was legally obliged to limit the funding for the 2012 programme to the available intervention stocks, which amounts to EUR 113.5 million, even though there is a budget of €500 million foreseen [See IP/11/756]. Given the market situation (with no intervention stocks expected next year), the fear is that there will be no budget at all available for the 2013 programme – unless Ministers can accept the proposed changes.
For the longer term, the European Commission is also preparing a proposal for the end of this year to extend the programme beyond 2013. In line with today's proposal, which adds a social cohesion legal base to the pending proposal, the Commission will propose, with effect from 2014, to incorporate the scheme among its EU social policy instruments with an allocation of EUR 2.5 billion for the seven-year period, as outlined in the proposals for the post-2013 budget published in June. .
First introduced in 1987, the programme originally provided surplus stocks of farm produce ("intervention stocks") to needy people. The programme has successfully contributed to combat poverty and promote social inclusion, an essential part of social cohesion, with as many as 18 million Europeans in 21 different Member States benefiting from the programme. The Commission first came forward with a proposal to amend the scheme in September 2008 in order to provide more flexibility for sourcing food from the market for the programmes [See IP/08/1335]. With no progress in Council, the Commission came forward with a revised proposal in September 2010 [See IP/10/1141], but the dossier still remains blocked in Council.
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zeros wrote:Yes sailorseal, 'randomness' is a difficult thing to accept sometimes!
coopa7434 wrote:Is it possible to analyze the dice rolls on defense as well?
a.sub wrote:thx lance but how do you use the script
i installed it and idk what to do from here
lancehoch wrote:a.sub wrote:thx lance but how do you use the script
i installed it and idk what to do from here
As long as it is active, there should be an option on the Personal Menu, below Referral Program that says Dice Analyzer. Click it and you will see your dice stats.
lhcguy wrote:Hi.. i have not read all the 20 pages, but i think there should also be an measurement of the streakiness of dices, since most users complain about too long streaks.
Can you please add some more information in the script?
% that a dice is the same as the dice before
% of all 3 dices in an attack role are the same?
% of all 2 dices in a defensive role are the same?
% of the outcome of a battle is the same as in the battle before? (win, tie, loose)
If you add those in your script, i can get the ideal numbers for you with some math.
This might shed light on the streakyness of the dices (although i believe it will simply show those people, that they are superstitious)
sbuck143 wrote:i am discovering that the dice seemed to be skewed towards the defender an inordinate amount. I will install this script to verify through that.
Note I'm not just complaining as an attacker, but i've been the beneficiary of several of these events as well. But having been here for only 1 week, and already having been a party to at least a dozen 1 in a million events (literally 1 in a million, like 23 v 3 , 12 v 2), i am already extremely suspicious of the dice. Defenders win 3 v 2 battles way way more often than they should, and seem to roll double 6's like its going out of style.
What do we know about how the random dice are indeed generated randomly? There are whole college departments devoted to making computer randomizers truly random. What do we know about the seed used here?
Don´t you think your numbers wield far too many streaks in a row to be considered random? I am a ConquerClub user, they use your numbers and claim them to be perfect. But the number of times we find strange things with the results is amazing.
(rolled 30 numbers at their generator and posted the results)
How can we trust it, if every time we get the die roller, it shows results that "are possible" but "should happen once every many rolls", not on "every other" roll. On those 30 dice, for instance, I´ve seen only one FOUR.. ....one four in 30 rolls ... where it should be something around five.
but I got 10 sixes .. 33,3% of the dice.
Hello André,
So I'm finally finding some time to reply to your email. I have no idea who ConquerClub is and I have no commitment to them to reply to their users' emails.
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Kate Nattrass Atema is Director of the Global Community Animal Welfare Program at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), comprising community-based dog and cat welfare projects and campaigns in 13 countries on 6 continents. She also serves as Chairperson of the International Companion Animal Management Coalition (ICAM). Kate began her career at the Social Science Research Center of Berlin (WZB) in Germany, and holds a Master's degree Animals and Public Policy from Tufts University in the U.S., where she subsequently served as adjunct faculty and continues to enjoy mentoring students in global animal welfare policy and research. Kate has published numerous articles in scientific and popular literature on topics ranging from assistance dogs to Animal Law, and regularly presents her team's work internationally with emphasis on the impacts of animal welfare on communities and strategies for community engagement in animal welfare. Her work at IFAW focuses on the development and implementation of participatory processes for empowering communities to sustainably address both human and animal welfare development challenges.
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Made by George Davidson, it is shown as No. 26 in a circa 1885 catalog. See O. N., X:4, Sept 1995, pp. 6-7 for a fuller discussion and reprints of sketches from the Davison catalog, including the matching creamer.Known to us only in a chalky white. Height overall 5 1/2"; the base alone is 3 3/4" high and 4 1/2" wide. Rare.
It is often found in slag glass.
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Preserving Christian Publications has reprinted a 1962 Parish Ritual. Hooray! This book includes what the Collectio Rituum had but it includes more items and moments useful for parish life. It's like the British Sacristy Manual, but it is set up for use in these USA. … Continue reading
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Blessings for important things and things for everyday use
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In the 2019-20 school year, Seattle Public Schools will reopen Lincoln High School, a comprehensive high school in Northwest Seattle. Reopening Lincoln will require redrawing of the high school boundaries, which identifies the district areas that will feed into each high school.
At the same time, the district is revising the Student Assignment Plan (SAP). The SAP ensures that students have access to services they need and outlines options for programs and enrollment outside students' attendance area school. One area of review is advanced learning.
These bodies of work (Student Assignment Plan, high school boundaries and Advanced Learning) are interconnected and require some level of community engagement. The district is committed to keeping students, families and staff informed and engaged every step of the way through this process.
Student Assignment Plan
Community: District-wide
Engagement Dates: Oct. 23 – Nov. 9, 2017
Topic: The district's Open Enrollment process begins in February. Our goal is to have changes to the SAP in place by January. The Enrollment Department is scheduling a series of opportunities for our students, families and communities to engage with key staff leading the work. The district will be hosting open house style meetings to share SAP updates, recommended adjustments to Advanced Learning and gather feedback on High School Boundary scenarios. Below are the scheduled open house meetings. You do not need to RSVP, just show up!
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Eckstein Middle School, Northeast Region
Oct. 23, 2017, 6:30-8 p.m.
Ballard High School, Northwest Region
Oct. 26, 2017, 6:30-8 p.m.
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Oct. 30, 2017, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
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Nov. 8, 2017, 6:30-8 p.m.
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Read more about the current Student Assignment Plan. Recommended changes to the School Board are planned to be introduced on Nov. 1, 2017.
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Engagement Dates: April 27 - Nov. 9, 2017
Topic: In the 2019-20 school year, Seattle Public Schools will reopen Lincoln High School, a comprehensive high school in Northwest Seattle. Reopening Lincoln will require redrawing of the high school boundaries, which identifies the district areas that will feed into each high school.
For eight months, a High School Boundary Task Force has been meeting to gather, analyze, review and consider information and data to prepare a report to the superintendent. The report will include an examination of major capital projects that are affecting high school buildings, exploration of past, current and possible future high school boundaries and recommendations.
Interested stakeholders can review the progress to date on the High School Boundary Task Force webpage.
High School Boundary recommendations will be introduced at the SAP open house meetings listed above and staff will collect feedback from families, students and staff. Recommended High School Boundaries will be introduced to the Board on Jan. 3, 2018, and it is anticipated that the Board will take action on Jan. 17, 2018. New high school boundaries will go into effect 2019-20.
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Community: District-wide; students and families who are rising 5th graders or in middle school or high school
Engagement Dates: Sept. 26 – Oct. 18, 2017
Process: An online discussion board through Thought Exchange was sent to families of current 5th-12th graders as well as high school staff to facilitate this conversation. Read more about Thought Exchange in the tab "About Thought Exchange" above.
The district hosted in-person community meetings to connect with families who need additional language interpretation support at the Chinese Information and Service Center for Chinese language families on Oct. 12, Mercer Middle School for Somali and Vietnamese language families on Oct. 16, and Chief Sealth High School, Spanish language families on Oct. 18.
Close to 2,000 individuals responded to the online conversation request and or participated in native language community meetings. Nearly 5,000 unique comments were shared and participants responded to others' thoughts more than 169,000 times.
The community's top 20 ideas from each school were analyzed, and an outside evaluator thematically grouped thoughts with an average rating of 4.0 and above.
Read the themes gathered from the Advanced Learning Community Engagement online discussion and interpreted community meetings.
Background: Seattle Public Schools is in the process of reviewing the Student Assignment Plan and developing related future high school boundaries. Read more about the current Student Assignment Plan.
The Student Assignment Plan guides student enrollment and ensures students have access to the services they need close to home. One area of the Student Assignment Plan that is under review is how we serve our high school advanced learners.
Given the increase in enrollment across our district, the opening of Lincoln High School in 2019, and the upward trend in students who are eligible for advanced learning services, we are seeking input on how to improve access to high school advanced learning opportunities. Any High School Advanced Learning changes made would not go into effect until 2019-20. Read more about Advanced Learning.


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That's right, folks, she has done it again! Taylor Swift new single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" — lengthy title it may be — is as catchy as her other tunes. While I didn't like it immediately as with the case of "Mine" from her Speak Up album, this song has wormed its way into my heart and built a home inside the ventricles (if that even makes sense).
It comes off as slightly juvenile, but it's an empowering ex-boyfriend anthem. What can I say? I like it. It's bubbly and fun and kind of summer-y though I don't know why it is because summer is almost over and — breath — I can't wait for the rest of her new song comes out!


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Let's Talk About Touching: Making Great Touchscreen Controls
February 22, 2013 Page 1 of 4
A reprint from the January 2013 issue of Gamasutra sister publication Game Developer magazine, this feature explores touchscreen control methods. You can subscribe to the print or digital edition at GDMag's subscription page, download the Game Developer iOS app to subscribe or buy individual issues from your iOS device, or purchase individual digital issues from our store.
If I am not mistaken, you are not six years old, so it's fine if you object to the following claim:
Buttons are doomed; touchscreens are the new game controllers.
I've been working on making mobile games as the founder of an independent studio called Action Button Entertainment. In order to make the best mobile games, I've been dissecting and researching every interesting game-control mechanic I can find, from Pong to Angry Birds. Here is what I've found.
Pushing Buttons
I've always been a proponent of the mechanical particulars of a game's feel over any sort of gimmick related to its product construction. The triumph of Super Mario Bros. was one of Game Design by the Milliseconds -- of the developers pre-understanding the game as more than a series of short-, medium-, and long-term goals. Super Mario Bros. is about the immediate-term goals, and the way that the player's microscopic actions feel in increments of five or six milliseconds.
Super Mario Bros. felt like magic. The fine degree to which the minute variations of button-press length could affect Mario's jump heights and lengths checked every box in my child-brain's "best thing ever" wish list. More than 20 years after the Nintendo Entertainment System, we had the Nintendo Wii: Shake a little television-remote-like thing any which way to make a cartoon person hit a tennis ball. Nintendo was shifting the emphasis, aiming for the part of the brain that makes a six-year-old find a television remote control more magical than Asteroids.
Games With Buttons are not superior by default; they are superior because a parade of geniuses like Shigeru Miyamoto laid the groundwork. Players needn't wage a culture war of casual versus hardcore, social versus everything else, mouse and keyboard versus controller; in a perfect world, action gamers would only speak scientifically of the milliseconds of a game. If a game's milliseconds unite its action and its player, then the game is real and true.
In order to understand the touchscreen-versus-button dichotomy, let's revisit the old mouse-and-keyboard-versus-controller debate: You can't click on a recent blog post about or review of Halo 4 without accidentally scrolling down to the comments and seeing someone groaning about how they'll never play a first person shooter on a console because "mouse and keyboard is the only way to play an FPS." This opinion has raged since the moment Halo was announced as an Xbox exclusive.
I am convinced that we could get a room full of theoretical physicists to prove that Halo does a pretty darn good job with a controller, and that Call of Duty's by-the-millisecond design concessions for controller players (such as the smart snap-to auto-aiming) add up to a game that would be just as competitive with a controller as it would be with a mouse and keyboard -- that is, if all the best first-person-shooter players weren't born and raised with a mouse and keyboard in their hands. As the mouse disseth the controller, so does the controller disseth the touchscreen. (And we all diss motion controls, but that's a topic for another day.)
And maybe most touchscreen games deserve the disses.
I see a lot of games with virtual buttons on the screen. This is always a mistake. That's a sign of a subliminal conspiracy between game developers -- everyone on the team silently agreeing to commit to an inferiority complex: "[Sigh.] It sure would be cool if we were making a game with buttons."
Know this: A friend was telling me just the other day that his four-year-old son just doesn't want to touch a game controller. This friend has a glorious collection of old and new game consoles in his many-televisioned house, and all his son wants to do is play Where's My Perry? on the iPad. "Controllers just aren't real games to him," he told me.
I know "hardcore gamers" that will spend an hour of their lives trying to make a Skyrim avatar that looks exactly like themselves, and then they'll say mobile games aren't "real" games because their fingers get in the way of seeing the screen. This is interesting. Personally, I prefer IMAX to 3D movies, because I like feeling like I'm inside the movie, rather than feeling like the movie is popping out at me.
Now, imagine the way a four-year-old child feels playing with a touchscreen: The child touches her fingers to the screen, and the simulated world reacts. The child can literally touch her favorite cartoon character, and watch that character move. How is that not superior to pressing a button over here and watching the character move inside that screen over there?
Modern touchscreen technology has closed the distance from which children will consider electronics magical. For a four-year-old -- one who, in 10 years, will be a 14-year-old buying the games you're hopefully still making -- your remote control simply won't cut it.
Patient Zero: Pong
Designing essential game mechanics for touchscreens requires an understanding that hardcore action has never, ever been "about" the control method. It's about the way the action interacts with the player's brain. The control method is only ever an instrument for fabricating that brain-screen coordination.
Let's consider Pong. It's a hyper-competitive, finely nuanced contest between two players. The control implements are nothing like modern video game controllers. Players twist a tiny, mosquito-bite-sensitive knob. Twist a tiny bit clockwise, and your paddle zips to the bottom of the screen. Twist a tiny bit counter-clockwise, and the paddle zips to the top of the screen.
Furthermore, the paddle is made up of eight segments that appear to be seamless: The part of the angle of the return depends on where the ball contacts the paddle. Throughout a Pong contest, the player must balance the urge to trick their opponent against the urge to fire a return which is not so tricky as to result in any tactical backfires if returned. I like to think that the essence of all hardcore action games is purely available in Pong.
What I most take away from Pong is the relationship between the paddle and the control knob: The delicate sensitivity creates a brain impression that the game is more than just something happening on the screen. It's an object with a physical presence on planet Earth.
That brings us back to the image of a child, holding a screen, touching her favorite cartoon character, and watching that character react, like magic.
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A century prior to the series' opening, when Aang was 12 years old, he was frozen into a state of suspended animation for 100 years. After being awoken by two children from the Southern Water Tribe, he finds the world at war with the Fire Nation. As the Avatar, he sets out to master the elements and ultimately defeat the Fire Lord and end the war. Each generation yields one person who is capable of Bending all four elements. This being is referred to as the Avatar, the spirit of the planet manifested in human form. When an Avatar dies, they are reincarnated into the next nation in the Avatar Cycle. The Avatar Cycle parallels the seasons: winter for The Water Tribes, spring for the Earth Kingdom, summer for the Fire Nation, and autumn for the Air Nomads. Legend holds the Avatar must master each bending art in order, starting with their native element. This can sometimes be compromised when the situation requires it, as Aang demonstrates in the show. For the Avatar, learning to bend the element opposite their native element can be extremely difficult. This is because opposing Bending arts are based on opposing fighting styles and disciplines. Firebending and Waterbending are opposites, as are Earthbending and Airbending.
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Karen Kohiruimaki always felt out of place in the real world. Due to her extreme height, she found it hard to make friends with other girls her age. Everything changes when she's introduced to VR and Gun Gale Online. In GGO, Karen is free to play the cute, chibi avatar of her dreams! Can Karen find friendship in this bullet-ridden MMO...?


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He likely doesn't know it, but Goose Gossage can be credited in helping lead a Newport Beach team to national victory.
The former major league pitcher's distinctive facial hair so inspired John Cornuke, the captain of Team Nuclear, that he decided to grow some just like it.
Then Cornuke, along with more than 180 other guys, used their mustaches to inspire others to donate to Movember. They became the top fundraising team in America and fifth worldwide.
Their victory, though, is really for all men. The $177,195 that Team Nuclear raised throughout November will go toward Movember's initiatives supporting prostate and testicular cancer awareness and research.
Cornuke's original goal was for his team to raise $125,000.
"For us, it was a pretty lofty goal," Cornuke said. "To do as well as we did, we're quite excited about it."
The fundraising was "a testament to the area that we live in, the people we have on the team and going out to raise money for a worthy cause," Cornuke added.
Throughout Team Nuclear's three years of Movember fundraising, they've amassed more than their goals and gained membership along the way.
Though founded in Newport by locals, the team recruited members from throughout the country this year, Cornuke said, in a "if we can't beat you, let's join you" mentality.
Two other Newport-based teams — Mown It, of the Ulich & Terry LLP law firm, and Our Pleasure, comprised of several alumni from Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools — raised $11,339 and $41,068, respectively.
But, after going for a Tom Selleck-style 'stache the first year, then something Kevin Costner might have in his second year, does Cornuke miss his Goose-inspired handlebar mustache?
Not at all. Neither does his family.
Getting rid of it was a "rebirth" and "cleansing experience," Cornuke said — all for a good cause, of course.
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Top 5 United States Movember teams
1.) Team Nuclear of November — $177,195
2.) PepsiCo USA PBC, Somers — $106,829
3.) Macquarie Group, U.S. — $84,539
4.) Nvidia U.S. — $83,024
5.) Bro Hymn — $69,195
Top 5 worldwide Movember teams
1.) Mo CIBC — $286,802
2.) Macquarie Group — $206,379
3.) Athabasca Oily Strands — $191,823
4.) Walton Canada — $185,748
5.) Team Nuclear — $177,195
Source: Movember.com


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Felt Bicycles 2012 – First look at the full range
New carbon 'cross bikes and a few other surprises
Full range of carbon 'cross bikes plus new alloy frames
As we hinted back in April at the Sea Otter Classic, Felt's all-new 2012 F2X carbon 'cross bike will merely be the flagship for what will be an impressively complete range of mudders – all of which will be available no later than August.
The US$6,499 F2X will land on store showrooms pretty much exactly how it was shown in Monterey, including the Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 electronic transmission, FSA Energy BB30 hollow-forged aluminum cranks with 'cross-specific gearing, TRP's new CX8.4 linear-pull brakes, and custom Fulcrum Racing 3 CX alloy tubeless clinchers with tubeless-ready Vittoria Cross XG tires.
The US$3,499 F3X skips the electronic whizbangery for SRAM's ultralight Red/Force transmission instead, plus a custom solid-forged SRAM BB30 aluminum cranks (again with 'cross-specific gearing), more conventional TRP EuroX wide-profile cantilevers, and Fulcrum Racing 5 CX alloy clinchers.
The F4X is the least expensive carbon 'cross bike in Felt's 2012 range at US$2,799. Component highlights include a Shimano Ultegra 6700 transmission, FSA Energy BB30 cranks, Tektro wide-profile cantilevers, and Fulcrum Racing 7 CX wheels.
All of the carbon FX bikes will use the same UHC Performance frame and all-carbon fork with respective claimed weights of 1,090g for a 55cm size and 540g. According to Felt road product manager Dave Koesel, the company easily could have gone lighter but preferred to keep things a little more durable given the rough-and-tumble nature of 'cross racing.
The one exception is the frameset-only US$1,999 F1X flagship, which will use the same UHC Performance frame as the rest of the carbon FX bikes but a lighter tapered carbon fork from Enve Composites.
Disc brake equipped alloy framed F65X
Felt surprised us, though, with all-new alloy 'cross bikes, too. In contrast to the outgoing F1X, the new frames still with 100 percent 7005 aluminum construction, stays and all. Additional features include 1 1/8-to-1 1/2in tapered front ends, carbon and alloy tapered forks to match, true BB30 bottom brackets, hydroformed "shoulder friendly" top tubes, forged alloy dropouts, and lighter weights than the old F1X at 1,434g as compared to 1,585g.
The US$1,999 F55X will sit at the top of the alloy 'cross bike heap with a Shimano Ultegra 6700 transmission, an FSA Energy BB30 crankset, Fulcrum Racing 7 CX wheels, and Tektro wide-profile cantilevers. Riders on more of a budget may find themselves looking instead at the F75X, which uses the same frameset but Shimano 105 bits, an FSA Omega BB30 crankset, Felt CXR3 Cyclocross wheels, and Tektro wide-profile cantilevers for US$1,449.
Felt unfortunately didn't include the disc-equipped F2X show bike into the '12 range, saying pro riders were logically still awaiting proper full hydraulic systems from component manufacturers to really pull the trigger. That being said, 'cross fans looking to run disc brakes can instead opt for the F65X with its disc-specific alloy 'cross frame and fork – similar to that of the F55X but with 135mm rear hub spacing and dedicated caliper fittings) – outfitted with Avid BB5 brakes, Felt CXR3 Cyclocross wheels, SRAM Apex DoubleTap levers, a custom SRAM S300 BB30 crankset, and SRAM Rival derailleurs.
Though the US$1,999 F55X will obviously be a bit heavier than a rim brake equivalent, Felt has minimized the impact somewhat by speccing lighter Ashima 160/140mm front/rear stainless steel brake rotors with more aggressive cutouts and a 1.6mm thickness. Claimed weight on the front is just 85g while the rear is only 68g.
Wrapping up the '12 Felt 'cross range is the US$1,299 singlespeed Breed, which gets similar upgrades as the rest of the alloy frames but will rear-entry horizontal dropouts, a trick rear thru-axle rear hub that requires just a single 15mm wrench for installation and removal, and a clever BEERNuts tool that attaches to the water bottle bolts.
Mountain bikes – new mid-range Edict and (finally) a carbon Virtue
Felt Edict Pro
Felt has followed up last year's Edict short-travel cross-country bike introduction with a lower-cost mid-range model to expand its appeal. The new US$5,499 Edict Pro steps down to Felt's UHC Advanced carbon fiber blend (the US$9,999 Edict LTD uses Felt's top-end UHC Ultimate plus Nano mix) and will come equipped with Shimano's latest Deore XT 2×10 group with matching wheels, a Fox 32 F100 FIT Remote fork and RP23 Boost Valve rear shock.
We arrived at Felt's Irvine, California headquarters expecting to see a 29″ Edict but alas, mountain bike product manager Andy Stone said that while the company currently has one in development, it just wasn't ready in time. If all goes well, we should see it later in 2012, though.
Last year's carbon fiber Virtue trail bike sneak preview sadly didn't materialize into a production machine but Felt says its novel Equilink suspension-equipped trail bike is now finally ready to make its way on to showroom floors, complete with further refinements that include a new down tube shape, less weight, and a tougher lower link.
The all-carbon Virtue frame
The top end US$9,999 Virtue LTD will use Felt's UHC Ultimate plus Nano carbon fiber blend, a Shimano XTR 2×10 group and wheels, a RockShox Revelation World Cup fork, and Fox RP23 rear shock. The next two carbon Virtues – the US$6,999 Virtue Team and US$3,999 Virtue Expert – will step down to the UHC Performance carbon fiber plus SRAM X0 and X7 groups, respectively.
Rounding out the Virtue range is the US$3,499 Virtue Expert with an alloy front end and carbon rear and SRAM X7/X9 component mix, and the all-aluminum Virtue Sport with SRAM X5/X7, a RockShox Recon fork, and Tektro Draco hydraulic disc brakes.
The Nine series of 29er hardtails will continue into '12 mostly unchanged save for spec and color changes. One exception is the carbon range, which uses the same external mold as '11 but new InsideOut internal molds for better material compaction and improved strength. The frame range also gets simplified into two models instead of last year's three: one with Felt's top-end UHC Ultimate plus Nano carbon and the other with the UHC Performance carbon mix.
Frame weight on the Nine Team flagship has actually gone up by 30g. Stone says extra material was added to cater to general trail riders that might abuse the bikes harder than pure cross-country racers that the bike was originally intended for. Claimed weight for the Nine Team frame is still just 1,080g, though, and the second-tier Nine Elite checks in at 1,300g.
Once standard 26″-wheeled hardtails are still included in the 2012 Felt lineup but just barely. The carbon fiber Six has been eliminated completely, leaving just the lowly US$799 Q620 and US$599 Q520 alloy models in its wake.
Road – few changes save for new steel F4130
F4130 steel road bike
Felt launched an awesome new range of F-series road and DA-series time trial/triathlon bikes last year so we weren't surprised to see them carried over for '12 save for changes in spec and graphics plus an expanded range of DA models to suit more budgets. Likewise, the AR, Z, ZW, B, and S-series platforms are also mostly unchanged.
One big surprise, however, is the new US$2,999 F4130 steel road bike built with custom Columbus chromoly tubing and Felt's own BB30 bottom bracket shell. Felt suitably equips this classically styled roadster, too, with Campagnolo Athena 11-speed componentry and custom polished alloy clincher wheels.
Lifestyle and cruiser – new 'tank' frames plus the Dutch-style Verza Regency
The popular Felt Shelby
Felt continues in 2012 with an extensive collection of Verza and Café urban, city, and commuter bikes to suit most styles and budgets. However, the highlight for us was the upcoming Verza Regency, which takes more than a few design cues from classic Dutch-style machines.
In addition to the traditional men's double-diamond and women's dramatically arcing step-through frame lines are tripod-style rear-mounted kickstands, full fenders, fully enclosed drivetrains, bolt-upright riding positions, rear racks, and custom pseudo-riveted and coil sprung saddles – all for just US$699.
Felt's popular cruiser range is topped by the limited edition Shelby model, of which only five hundred have been produced. Styling cues include the iconic Shelby 'Wimbledon White and Guardsman Blue' paint job – using real DuPont paint! – the Abraham Linkage front fork, and Felt's long-running 'tank' alloy frame. Though the Shelby carries a relatively high cost of US$999, Felt says nearly all of them are already sold or reserved.
Felt will eventually replace the current 'tank' alloy cruiser frame with a new model previewed at its launch event. Styling is obviously similar but with a few updates in shape, and Felt says a few variants will be added as well. Expect to see the new cruiser frames around early 2012.


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SKECHERS USA, Inc. recognizes elite runner and Athens silver medalist Meb for being ranked #1 in the 2012 Running Times U.S. Marathoners of the Year listing. The article notes that there was little doubt as to who should top the annual list since "Meb Keflezighi was dominant in winning the Olympic trials in Houston and then backed that up with an inspired fourth-place showing at the Olympics."
"It always feels great to be recognized for my hard work," began Meb. "This truly amazing year stretches back to my personal best time at the 2011 New York City Marathon. From another personal best on winning the Houston Trials just 69 days later to a strong race in London, I'm feeling better and stronger even at an older age. The midfoot strike technology in my Skechers GOrun shoes has clearly helped me run more efficiently. The proof is in the performance."
Skechers GOrun is an award-winning innovative lightweight running line featuring revolutionary technology that promotes a midfoot strike and GOimpule sensors for a responsive experience. Meb provides the Skechers Performance Division with ongoing expert insight by testing and consulting on the design of shoes like the all-new Skechers GOrun 2, the pro-level Skechers GOrun Speed racing line, and other high-performance product currently in development.
"SKECHERS congratulates Meb and we're honored the Skechers Performance Division has been there for each of his incredible achievements this past year," said SKECHERS president Michael Greenberg. "After all Meb has accomplished wearing Skechers GOrun, plus the media accolades for our shoes, we've established the Skechers Performance brand as a serious player in this market. Now as Meb continues to inspire more and more runners around the globe, there should be no doubt that training and racing in Skechers GOrun and our entire collection of innovative Skechers Performance footwear can lead to great success in competition."
Meb returns to competition this spring where he'll race in his Skechers GOrun footwear at the iconic Boston Marathon on April 15.


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In 1891 the Light Cavalry was converted to and absorbed into the rapidly expanding Horse Artillery element of the Regiment, eventually becoming part of 'A' Battery HAC, RHA. In two World Wars the four Regiments of guns finally formed produced substantial battle honours for the Regiment.
In 1979 the Light Cavalry was reformed mainly due to the enthusiasm of Major Gerald Flint-Shipman, an officer in the HAC, who became its first commander. Amongst ceremonial duties within the City of London one is to escort the Lady Mayoress, and particularly to provide her 'Travelling Escort' at the Lord Mayor's Show. A dismounted 'Carpet Guard' lines the entrance to the Law Courts to 'protect' the Lord Mayor's coach whilst the Pikemen are otherwise engaged inside on the same occasion.
All this, and other Public Duties around the City of London gives additional presence to the public's view of the Regiment, and is an aid to recruiting for the Active Unit of the HAC. Both Mounted and Dismounted elements of this unit also supply Guards at the polo matches at Smith's Lawn Windsor, during the summer months.
In April 2004, as the celebration of twenty five years since reforming, the Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, was pleased to inspect the Light Cavalry in Review, at Windsor, and afterwards presented a Royal Warrant enacting the rights and responsibilities of this sub unit of her famous Regiment.
The Light Cavalry horses are stabled at Flemish Farm Windsor, at the Guards Polo Club, and there have the benefit of a full sized indoor Riding School - erected by charitable donations mainly from funds from the City of London. Here Military and Civilian equitation is taught to members of the Honourable Artillery Company and affiliated units.
Military personnel, and those with former military connection, may apply to ride, receive instruction, and exercise the horses in the Great Park.
(Enquiries to: The Adjutant, The Light Cavalry, HAC, Armoury House City Road, London EC1Y 2BQ)
Members of the Light Cavalry take part in a variety of equestrian competitive activities, either as individuals, or as team members. There is a successful Cross country team, The Slashing Sabres, and teams enter for Skill at Arms, sword, lance and revolver, tent pegging, eventing and show jumping.


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LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 16603 / June 21, 2000
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION V. CHEMICAL TRUST, ET. AL., Case No. 00-8015-CIV-RYSKAMP (S.D. Fla.)
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on June 6, 2000, the Honorable Kenneth L. Ryskamp, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, entered a summary judgment against defendants Virgil W. Womack ("Womack"), Clifton Wilkinson ("Wilkinson"), and Lewey L. Cato, III ("Cato"). The judgment permanently enjoins Womack, Wilkinson, and Cato from violating the registration and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, namely Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. The judgment also orders these defendants to disgorge, jointly and severally, $17 million in ill-gotten gains and to pay $75,000 each in civil penalties. The Court also continued the freeze of these defendants' assets and ordered them to repatriate investors' funds.
On January 7, 2000, the SEC filed a complaint against Chemical Trust ("Chemical"), U.S. Guarantee Corp ("U.S. Guarantee"), United Marketing Trust ("United"), Womack, Wilkinson, Cato, and Alvin A. Tang ("Tang"), among others, seeking emergency relief. On January 7, 2000, the Court entered a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against the defendants and, on January 13, 2000, entered a preliminary injunction against them. On April 12, 2000, the Court entered a consent injunction against Tang, in which he neither admits nor denies the allegations against him, permanently enjoining him from violating the registration and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, namely Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and ordered him to pay disgorgement and civil penalties in amounts to be subsequently determined. Also, on May 12, 2000, the Court entered a default judgment against relief defendant Prestige Accounting Services, Inc. ("Prestige"), froze its assets, and ordered Prestige to pay disgorgement and to repatriate investors' funds.
According to the SEC's complaint, the defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the sale of at least $17 million in investment contracts to the investing public. The contracts promised investors returns of between 9.25% to 15% annually, depending upon the amount invested. The complaint further alleges that Chemical represented to investors that their funds would be used to purchase U.S. Treasury notes and distressed properties and that the investment was 100% guaranteed through a security bond issued by U.S. Guarantee. According to the SEC's complaint, Chemical has not purchased any U.S. treasury notes or distressed properties, and investor funds are not secured as promised. Instead, the complaint alleges that the defendants misappropriated millions of dollars in investor monies and expatriated them to offshore bank accounts. The complaint alleges that in a classic Ponzi scheme fashion, Chemical used new investor funds to pay interest to existing investors. The complaint further alleges that the defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions to investors concerning, among other things, the assets of U.S. Guarantee and the background of its principals.


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Hitler Wanted to Give Nazi Soldiers Sex Dolls to Help Fight Syphilis
A new book has revealed that Hitler wanted silicon sex dolls called "gynoids" to be given to Nazi troops in France, who Nazi brass feared were getting too involved with syphilis-ridden French prostitutes.
According to 'Mussolini's Barber,' 50 of the blonde haired, blue eyed "smaller than life" dolls were produced.
It turned out, however, that Nazi soldiers refused to carry the gynoids with them , fearing they would be mocked if they were captured by the enemy.
While this seems a fairly harebrained idea in retrospected, the threat of STDs like syphilis during World War Two was no joke. In fact, it is estimated that disease felled more soldiers during the war than bombs and bullets.


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CompilerDeathMatch: surprising results
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Clang just got back in the game - and then some!
I have not merged this result yet since the computer crached during imagemagic compilation (probably overheating), which meant that I was only able to run 1 test this night.
side-by-side comparisons do however indicate that Clang performed as good or better than ICC or GCC when -O2 is used!
Pretty cool...
Updated merge: Clang and Open64
Here is an update with -O2 and -O3 for Clang and Open64.
We had our annual lab cleaning today so I could led my computer chew away on some numbers while I was busy with other stuff
I think we are approaching saturation of this dataset, which will lead to a final result being announced (and I can finally start updating my Arch install )
* Upon request:
- Include Os flags - works for ICC, GCC, Clang and Open64
- Include special settings: specific requests for ICC and GCC (LTO) currently.
- any other requests before the 64-bit tests are concluded to be finished?
* Stuff I am interested in:
- Check whether PCC can be tweaked for performance. I had an E-mail conversation with the current mantainer (Anders Magnusson) for possible flags.
- anyone an expert on TCC?
@Michael: Feel free to use these results for a Phoronix article if you want.
I think we are close to reaching saturation with this test set, which means that the only expansions that can be made are 1) different hardware, 2) more compilers.
When this series is concluded, I will start playing with 32-bit, where a number of other compilers are available in addition to those tested here (LCC, ACK, KenCC, SolarisStudio, OpenWatcom...)
-march=core2 -mtune=generic
-march=i686 -mtune=core2
-march=i686 -mtune=atom
also, doesn't ICC have the equivalent of ffast-math on by default?
Interesting and somewhat weird results here and there. I would say that as much as possible it's important to use the same flags across compilers, else the results will quickly become meaningless UNLESS you handtune the best settings for each compiler which is pretty difficult. Yes, sometimes -O2 generates faster code than -O3, but -O3 is supposed to generate the fastest code so having all compilers use that (or whatever goes as -O3 for them) would make most sense imo. Also it's a good thing to explicitly specify other things like -ffast-math since as ssam mentioned some compilers defaults to that which can make a big difference in many benchmarks.
Also, I think it would be best to either stick to -march=native or specify the exact system used -march=<system>, do not bother with -mtune.
Interesting seeing clang compiling p7zip, last time I checked it failed, time build a new version from svn.
Originally posted by staalmannen View PostWhen this series is concluded, I will start playing with 32-bit, where a number of other compilers are available in addition to those tested here (LCC, ACK, KenCC, SolarisStudio, OpenWatcom...)
Originally posted by Wyatt View PostI'd be interested kind of interested to see how DMC stacks up these days. (Does it build on Linux? I know DMD does, but....)
@ the rest suggesting new flags: Thanks. I will take those points into account during the -Os rounds and later for 32-bit tests. If they make a big impact I might repeat some other tests with the new flags. I think, however, that really compiler-specific tweaks are a bit out of the scope of a very broad investigation like this and would probably be more interesting when specifically comparing two compilers, like ICC vs GCC for example.
Originally posted by devius View PostI know it's a bit late now, but my suggestion would be to ditch C-Ray as it's just a straight line across all compilers anyway. POV-Ray would have given more interesting results probably.
All suggestions are welcome
I am currently looking forward to concluding this round of tests though so that I can start with 32-bit.
Under my previous TODO are the stuff that I have planned to check before concluding. If anyone got more suggestions, you better come up with them before I have run all the things on the current TODO and announce the test to be concluded/saturated (because after that I am updating my OS and subsequent analyses will not be comparable).