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|2013-02-15, 21:20
|Link #3001
El Psy Congroo
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Within the choice of Steins Gate...
It's not like people don't want to accept the idea but it's just that Shizu hasn't shown any monster-like ability yet... unlike our resident demonic overlord final boss who hadn't play for quite some while had shown her stuff right at the get-go of the show and it's just the tip of the iceberg but left Hisa grinning like crazy as if she just found herself a goldmine... not to mention making the middle-school champion weep... you got yourself a bonafide monster right there and then...
Well, from what I see is that achiga-hen is a side story that revolves around the happenings at the other side of the bracket... some may contend to why not put the POV to Teru and Shiraitodai then... well, that can be good as to we might see Teru's side of the story and the day-to-day antics of Teru and Awaii and how Sumire deals with it... but from the Majhong perspective then we'll just see the slaughter from the prefectural up until the semi-finals where Shiraitodai only gets a real challenge which will be boring unless you enjoy the carnage...
No one said anything that Saki will wipe the floor with the monkey but on the contrary... Shizu will be someone that will force Saki to unleash the beast... pair Shizu with an onee-chan-stealing supernova then we'll see hell on Tokyo... I just hope the fourth player won't be just someone to complete the table...
|2013-02-15, 22:14
|Link #3002
Join Date: Nov 2012
Also the names on most English sites with info Saki have already flipped the names to western system of: Forename.Surname.
I was also referring to those with abilities and play styles that are built to hurt monster players, this refers to players like Sae
Also it may seem crazy but Satoha could have an ability of her own, but I doubt what with how she's dealing with Yuuki, who pretty much is guaranteed to have the flow of the game on her side during the east round.
I think the condition for Maho to use someone's ability is to actually see them in action. After all there are 4 ability users in Kiyosumi (Hisa, Mako, Yuuki and Saki) Maho never used Mako's, because if you remember back Maho only got to the playing hall when Hisa was playing. Plus with Maho we found a rarity, a undeveloped ability user, meaning that Maho literally only discovered hers when she staring playing in middle school.
Well in the scene between her and Ako, its still possible for her to go through.
Himeko won't be the next Kana, Himeko will probably finish the match with a okay score.
I say that look is more because of the pressure that Awai has built up around the table with her ability.
Also do you think that if Shizu relaxed for a second Ryuuka or Himeko wouldn't jump on her. Ryuuka saw Shizu's comeback victory in the quarter-finals dropping Shizu to a place where she can't cause an upset is somewhere Ryuuka would want to send her.
Also the point spread in the captains match is to close, so anyone will take the chance to create a big gap will take it.
Interesting as it is, Shiraitodai have been built up as the team that would finally make Kiyosumi have to go all out, meaning no busting a team in the lieutenants round, Yuuki cannot hold back against Teru, doing so will put Kiyosumi to far behind in the finals, Nodoka and Saki must play in the finals, if they don't Kiyosumi will most likely lose, even badly. Yes Yuuki, Mako, and Hisa are good players, but Takami can possibly Yakuman spam, and Teru can actually get Takami the point wall she needs to help her built her final hand.
Teru didn't use her full power in the semi-finals. She's going to use what she couldn't in the semi-finals in the finals.
Sumire can play well without her ability, also I think Sumire will find out about her tell, also I think she may know how to actually hit speedy hands.
Takami still has the chance for a yakuman spam, meaning a real challenge for both Hisa and Ako having to overcome.
Seiko ...No comment
Awai has not had her ability defeated, Himeko's key stops her 5 shaten, Ryuuka has limited foresight uses, and iit seems Shizu needs to take a while before her ability starts to take effect. Also Awai's kan ability is pretty much built to challenge Saki for the dead wall.
Also Awai having her ability related to kan, really makes her seem like a replacement for Saki to Teru.
Also something interesting I noticed with Shizu's ability:
First remember Shizu stopped playing Mahjong in middle school
Second it seems that abilities seem to really come through and be noticed by people in Middle school
Third Shizu started playing again in high school, where only 2 ability users are in her club
Fourth with her ability being to block over ability users wins, she wouldn't really notice it at first, and with Yuu and Kuro having magnet abilities, which she wouldn't really be able to stop
In conclusion, what I'm saying Shizu's ability is sporadic because it didn't develop properly like everyone else's did, meaning Harue literally would have to jump start it the nationals, because it seems Nara only has 2 ability users.
So what I'm saying Shizu is only now getting proper development for her ability, unlike say Yuuki, who knew about hers since middles school, which pretty much allowed for Hisa to help Yuuki get the power ups she needed.
On another note I hope Ritz has a fast recovery. I know what would hold us over until next month for the Achiga-hen chapter, how about episode 15 of the anime, hint, hint animation studio.
Something I really am looking forward to in the anime, is how they will animate Ryuuka's foresight of to see the path to her winning hand, they did a great job with how they showed Toki looking forward 2 turns, them 3, and I feel the music really fitted, and how they will show Himeko activating her key.
Last edited by Bladezer; 2013-02-15 at 22:35.
|2013-02-15, 22:21
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Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
|2013-02-15, 22:46
|Link #3004
Join Date: Jun 2008
Other reasons to believe that Shizuno will turn out to be a monster:
1) It seems obvious that Achiga is headed to the finals, which means the stronger Shizuno is, the more interesting it makes the final. So why the hell wouldn't they make her a monster? (Also, if she isn't a saki-level, then all those people complaining about Achiga not derserving to go to final will be right (I will be one of them. I only support Achiga on the assumption that Shizuno is a monster)).
2) To keep things interesting in the finals, Saki must face at least one opponent stronger than Kuromo. I don't consider Himeko, Awai, or Ryuuka to be stronger than Kuromo, so it can't be them. The only one with the potential (on side A) to become a monster that surpasses Kuromo is Shizuno.
On personal level, I find Saki to be arrogant and overpowered a lot of the time. I want someone to, if not defeat her, then at least put her through hell in the finals. Awai is not capable of doing this (look how much she is struggling in the semi-finals). Someone who can wipe the floor with Awai, however, might just be the right power level for some serious Saki crushing, which is what I am hoping for from Shizuno.
|2013-02-16, 00:57
|Link #3005
Join Date: Jun 2008
I might be wrong, but the key criteria to determine which team (other than Achiga) will advance is not their strength, but "which team would make the finals more interesting". In other words, the team which would make the finals the most fun to watch stands the best chance of advancing. Boring characters and abilities lower a team chances and popular characters with interesting abilities raise a team's chances. Using this metric, Shiraitodai's chances are poor, especially compared to Senriyama.
Think about which player from each team would make the vanguar/Sergeant/lieutenant/vice-captain/captain battle most interesting in the final.
1) Shiraitodai: Miyanaga Teru
No question that Teru is insanely strong, but that is not necessarilly good for her chances. There are two possibilities if Teru makes the final, both of which don't really work:
A) Vanguard battle is carbon copy of what happens in the semi-finals. Three or four chapters of Teru kicking everyone's ass while racking up points. Powerful yes, but BORING AS HELL (especially if you are right about Teru "not using her full power in the semi-finals.").
B) Teru does poorly in vandard battle. Saki's invinsible sister is no longer invincible. (increadibly unlikely)
Do you really want to read another four chapters of everyone desperately trying to stop Teru's rampage? Or do you want to see the all-powerful Teru do poorly (win by less then 30000)?
Teru getting to the finals just doesn't really work.
2) Senriyama: Onjouji Toki
One of the most popular characters with a very fun ability. Seeing her struggle against more powerful opponents would be more fun than watching another Teru massacre.
3) Shindouji: Hanada Kirame
Barely better than a Teru massacre, but still boring. She doesn't add anything to Vanguard battle.
1) Shiraitodai: Hirose Sumire
Hard to see her as being that interesting. With her tell exposed (good chance other schools might pick up on it too), it would be hard to use her arrows. Without her arrows, she is just a good player without a particularly interesting personality. She won't do badly in terms of points, but it won't be that interesting.
2) Senriyama: Nijou Izumi
Hard to tell. If she can avoid being dominated again, she could potential be interesting. Personallity wise more interesting than Hirose, but still blah.
3) Shindouji: Yasukouchi Yoshiko
She is a robot right? No personallity/emotions when playing mahjong. Not interesting, but not really worse than the two other possibilities.
1) Shiraitodai: Shibuya Takami
Potentially powerful, but not interesting. A bland character with a borring ability. Sure she could potentially win a lot of points if she is dealer last, but would that make up for her doing nothing the rest of the time?
Verdict: equally boring as another Teru massacre.
2) Senriyama: Eguchi Sera
No special abilities, but one of the more interesting character. Even if she loses points, watching her would be more interesting than Shibuya Takami and her boring ability.
3) Shindouji: Ezaki Hitomi
Do we really want to listen to her again, as she conplains "it is all the government's fault" as she loses points like mad? (the posibility of her doing well is zero (in my opinion))
1) Shiraitodai: Matano Seiko
least powerful member of Shiraitodai, and not that interesting either. Don't really want to see her get her ass kicked again.
2) Senriyama: Funakubo Hiroko
Awsome character, powerful too. Would be ten times more fun to watch in the finals than Matano Seiko. Would also be really interesting to see how she stacks up against Nodoka.
3) Shindouji: Shirouzu Mairu
Finally, a member of Shindouji that is interesting, powerful, and has a fun ability. More mahjong bondage.
1) Shiraitodai: Oohoshi Awai
All three captains are powerful and interesting.
2) Senriyama: Shimizudani Ryuuka
All three captains are powerful and interesting.
3) Shindouji: Tsuruta Himeko
All three captains are powerful and interesting.
Judging by "which team would make the finals more interesting", Senriyama wins hands down with only one potentially uninteresting player. Although their chances of winning might be lower than Shiraitodai, watching them would be fun, and that is why I see them as the team most likely to advance after Achiga.
Last edited by cedec0; 2013-02-16 at 03:08.
|2013-02-16, 00:57
|Link #3006
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Earth
While I know that people's opinion won't be changed easily, I never knew it was this hard to convince someone that a player who just won 1 time is not a monster.
pop quiz :
1. Did Shizu won against Koromo?
a) Yes
b) No
c) No but she's awesome enough that Komoro feels the need to warn Saki
d) Ofc not!
2. What did Koromo warn Saki about Shizuno
a) She's a monster
b) She can cancel other people's power
c) She's way stronger then Koromo (despite the fact that she never won against Koromo)
d) Did she? Nah that's just her picking out topic to talk with Saki.
3. Is Saki arrogant?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Despite the fact that she never gloat, never gives out bad expression, never mock someone, Her being Shizuno's opponent in the final makes her arrogant by default
d) She's Shizuno's opponent, that makes her better then Shizuno in any way, so No.
4. Does eavein18 understand why people want Saki to suffer?
a) Yes (Shizuno have to beat her mwahahahaha!!!)
b) No (she has suffer enough already)
c) Yes (she cry even when she win, so she needs to be beaten)
d) Why did you make a quiz about your self stupid?
If you choose :
a) You're a die-hard-fans that thought all character despite Shizuno is bad/evil
b) You're neutral on stuff (or you're eavein18)
c) You're Shizuno's fan
d) You're Shizuno's hater
Fans will love, hater will hate
eavein18 accept that fans believe that Shizuno is a monster
but eavein18 didn't accept fans saying Saki is arrogant
to Shizuno's fans that say Saki is arrogant, eavein18 could only say "how blind can you be"
|2013-02-16, 01:38
|Link #3007
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Now Shiritodai not making it to the finals would be an amusing and admittedly interesting twist, it would completely invalidate the Saki episode 26 preview shots of Teru vs Yukki so ultimately Shiratodai not making it would make no sense. We have to face facts, it's going to be Shiratodai regardless of their so called lackluster semi final's performance and what is increasingly looking like a build up to Achiga going as well especially with all the build up as Shizuno being set up as a "rival" to Saki.
Not to mention if Shizuno somehow manages to take first and humble Awai, you'll have supernova-chan out for Shizu's head and to get her in bed, not necessarily in that order.
|2013-02-16, 01:45
|Link #3008
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
|2013-02-16, 01:50
|Link #3009
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|2013-02-16, 02:19
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|2013-02-16, 02:53
|Link #3012
Join Date: Jun 2008
Personally, Saki has begun to give me the same feeling as Takumi from Initial D: horribly overpowered, never facing an opponent with any realistic chance at victory (i stopped reading Initial D because I got sick of Takumi always winning with ridiculous ease.) Saki has yet to play a serious match against an opponent that gave her any difficulty (the only reason she struggled against Koromo was she wasn't fighting at 100% (her shoes were on)). Her power level is far above Koromo who is herself a monster. I don't want to see Saki crush a clearly inferior opponent (Awai) because that is boring. If Saki is going to stay interesting we need another monster far stronger than Koromo who can at least fight a shoeless Saki without automatically being crushed.
That is what I was thinking when I wrote "I want someone to, if not defeat her, then at least put her through hell in the finals. " I don't hate Saki, but she needs to face a real opponent (a monster on her level) or the finals are going to be disapointingly boring.
eavein18, here are some questions for you:
Do you enjoy seeing Saki crush and toy with clearly weaker opponents?
Do you think Awai (who is clearly less impressive than Kuromo) stands any chance against Saki (who completely crushed Kuromo and is even stronger now thanks to training)?
Why does the possibility that Saki might FINALLY face an opponent on her level (Shizuno) bother you so much?
You do realize that if Shizuno isn't a monster, then Awai will be the strongest opponent from Side A and the finals will be another boring one-sided victory for Saki?
|2013-02-16, 03:29
|Link #3013
Join Date: Jun 2008
I say that because Shiritodai's team seems designed to play the role of "last boss" in the semi-finals in Achiga-hen:
Everyone VS Miyanaga Teru (winner)
Matsumi Yuu (winner) VS Shibuya Takami
Atarashi Ako & Eguchi Sera (winners) VS Shibuya Takami
Also, Takimi seems like an opponent designed for Ako:
Atarashi Ako's play style (scoring via quick hands with small point totals) backfires against her somewhat (makes it hard for Ako to resist winning and extending her dealership, thus increasing Takimi's power as a result.)
Everyone (winner) VS Matano Seiko
Everyone (winner?) VS Oohoshi Awai
Since Shiritodai played the role of last boss in Achiga-hen, they are unlikely to be in the finals (they can't be the "last boss" two times). This would also explain why Shiritodai has disapointed so many: the current Shiritodai was never designed to make in to the finals. They were a team designed to be defeated by Achiga. This is also why all the players except for Teru have been so disapointing: their credibily/threat level doesn't need to be maintained for the finals since they won't be there.
|2013-02-16, 03:38
|Link #3014
Critical fanboy
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere with anime and anime discussion is fine
First thing first, for ShizuxAwai pair to kick start, Shizu has prove herself worthy for Awai.
To begin Shizu has to stop Awai from lusting over Himeko (this is most essential) by breaking kazoe yakuman key, something even Awai herself couldn't achieve. This imediatelly draws Awai's attention away from Himeko and toward Shizu.
Next, Shizu has to stop RyuukaxToki foresight which is the other thing that can stop Awai's Ron Kan Ura.
Lastly, Shizu has to mock Awai by snatching away first place engraving her name forever in Awai's head.
And there you have it folks, from that moment forth Awai will not be able to stop thinking about Shizu for better or worse.
With this outcome, we not only get Awai insanely lusting over Shizu, but also Shizu ability will be confirmed the strongest in the match.
Look at it this way.
Ability vs. Ability
Awai kan ura vs. Himeko key: Himeko wins + 1
Awai kan ura vs. Ryuuka foresight: Ryuuka wins + 1
Himeko key vs. Ryuuka foresight: Himeko wins + 1
Shizuno ??? vs. Everyone else on the table: Shizuno wins + 3
Final verdic for strongest ability is:
1st Shizuno 3 pts
2nd Himeko 2 pts
3rd Ryuuka 1 pts
Lst Awai 0 pts.
OMG Awai has the weakest ability on the table.
|2013-02-16, 04:25
|Link #3015
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
i may be old school,but i cannot imagine a final withouth shiratodai;remember saki original motivation to participate in the natinal:meet her one-chan and "talk to her through majong".
so i believe they have the same plot armor than ashiga with nodoka-in fact,i would say even greater:remember the flash back of saki about the mysterious girl in a weelchair.
only at the final its meaning could be revealed through another falsh-back(this time perhaps from teru).
so let's be realist,it will be kiyosumi,shiratodai,ashiga and for the last place-etheir usuzan or rinkai=that's the only suspense.
|2013-02-16, 04:25
|Link #3016
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Earth
The definition of arrogant is
-exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner
- showing an offensive attitude of superiority
To my knowledge, Saki has never displayed any of these traits. In fact, her characterization runs on the opposite direction. Heck, I could even say that Saki's major weakness is her ridiculously low self confidence and the fact that she overestimates her opponents.
As for the +/- zero thing, its more of a residual habit than anything else. She used this style since she was six, of course its going to be hard to shake of. Beside that, Saki doing +/- zero is never a display of arrogance. She doesn't think, "You're all so weak, I'm going to handicap myself to make this match semi-interesting." In fact, from the last chapter, her thought process could be summed up as, "My opponents are too strong, so I'll just aim for +/- zero."
I think the reason why you and perhaps many others find this arrogant is because +/- zero is essentially a handicap. If someone does that, she must be looking down on her opponents, yes? That is a very logical extrapolation. The problem with that and Saki's case is as Tsunade666 has succinctly summed up recently "Saki has a few screws loose in her head."
A careful reading between the line will show you that what Saki thinks and what the reality actually is has a vast difference. In fact regarding the +/-zero, I would be willing to bet that Saki never thought of it as a handicap. I would be even to go further and say that Saki thinks of +/-zero as nothing especial and anyone can do it as long as they work hard on it. And you can't really fault her for thinking that way.
On the subject of Saki being overpowered. I do agree that Saki is certainly more powerful than most and it would certainly be a problem if there would be no one to challenge her. But, I find that so far, Ritz-sensei hasn't let us down. On the major matches that Saki has participated so far, every one of them has been interesting.
And really, the person that you must compare to Saki is not Awai or Shizu. They might be her opponents for the final match but they aren't exactly her end goal. If Saki is ever going to have a rival in this tournament, its going to be the person that she wants to talk to in mahjong very badly. You know the other overpowered Miyanaga that is terrorizing everyone in the tournament for the past 3 years?
|2013-02-16, 04:37
|Link #3017
Join Date: Jun 2008
Perhaps it has been mentioned before, but I just realized that Achiga is going to be a surprising nasty opponent for Saki and her friends:
Matsumi Kuro hoarding all the dora tiles is likely to hurt Kataoka Yuuki's fast-paced, high-scoring style.
Matsumi Yuu's playing style is so unique that Someya Mako is unlikely to have never seen anything like it. This means all her accumulated Mahjong experience will be useless against Yuu.
Atarashi Ako's style of scoring via quick hands with small point totals makes her the worst possible opponent for Takei Hisa, who goes for bigger hands using "hell waits".
To someone like Haramura Nodoka who plays logically and expects her opponents to play logically, Sagimori Arata's weird bowling-type style is likely to cause problems. Nadoka will probably play into Arata's hand because she isn't expecting such illogical waits.
Don't have all the details on this except that Koromo warns Saki that Shizuno is going to be a "troublesome opponent".
In other words, Achiga is made up of players whose styles make them the worst possible opponents for Kiyosumi. This guarrantees that Achiga will be in the finals: Achiga is the true "last boss" for Kiyosumi, not Shiraitodai.
|2013-02-16, 04:47
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Join Date: Jun 2008
|2013-02-16, 05:09
|Link #3019
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Earth
This assumes Achiga is going 1 on 1 with Kiyosumi but sure what the heck.
|2013-02-16, 05:30
|Link #3020
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Earth
Koromo is more suited for toying her opponent, not Saki...
The +/- 0 is a defensive mechanism... as mentioned by others...
Her screw loose due to her 'colorful' childhood can be explain with Erik Erikson's theory...
It may seems like (and is depending on ones view point) insulting in the eyes of some who fought against her especially to those who noticed her doing so but that is not the case in her eye... they may feel insulted but that was not her intentions...
A defensive mechanism is a form of facade one use when they are put in an unlikable situation...
And its not like Saki's been doing +/- 0 all the time... minus the first few ch, the individual and the recent one in the nationals, she aced them with flying colors even with her match against Koromo...
In every acation there's an equal opposite reaction...
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The E10 Cherry was Nissan's first front wheel drive car ever, while its successor, the F10, popped Datsun's front-drive cherry in the US. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1977 F10 Wagon might not be your first choice for a classic Datsun, but will its price make it the last?
Yesterday's Alfa Romeo 33 Sportwagon was the first such Italian longroof to appear on NPOCP, and based on its 63% Nice Price win, hopefully it won't be the last. That's three Nice Price wins in a row, which means I must be slipping. We'll see today just how much.
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DALLAS - Federal officials say air traffic control centers at 25 smaller Texas airports could close or see hours reduced if automatic federal spending cuts take effect next week.
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport's control tower could see overnight shifts eliminated, according to a Federal Aviation Administration list.
Travelers should expect delays when the cutbacks begin in April, the officials say.
The FAA said Friday that the reductions are part of its plan to cope with a spending reduction of $600 million during the rest of the fiscal year, which runs through Sept. 30.
The FAA said it is considering furloughing most of its 47,000 employees for one day every two weeks - in effect, a 10 percent reduction in staffing - and closing more than 100 air traffic control centers, including 19 in Texas. Overnight shifts could be eliminated at more than 60 additional airports, including six in Texas.
The largest airports, such as Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport and Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, are not on FAA's list of potential closures or cutbacks.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA chief Michael Huerta said Friday in a letter to aviation industry trade groups that the agency "may reduce the efficiency of the national airspace in order to maintain the highest safety standards."
Flights to major cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco could have delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours because there will be fewer controllers on staff, they said.
Airlines are likely to cancel some flights if they expect problems, similar to the way that they reduce flights during bad weather to avoid overloading a weakened air-travel system.
Automatic federal spending cuts are scheduled to take effect next Friday if Congress and President Barack Obama can't agree on future government spending, although the deadline could be pushed back, as it was at the end of 2012. Government rules require giving workers 30 days' notice of furloughs, which can't start until March 1, so the slowdowns would be expected to hit in April.
On Thursday, airline industry officials tried to sound optimistic that political leaders will reach a deal.
"We fully expect and urge the Congress and the president to ensure that the air transportation system is not negatively impacted" by automatic spending cuts, said Dan Elwell, senior vice president for safety and operations at Airlines for America, a trade group representing the biggest U.S. airlines.
The Texas air traffic control facilities that could be closed, according to an FAA list:
Waco Regional, New Braunfels Municipal, Jack Brooks Regional (Beaumont), Brownsville-South Padre Island International, Easterwood Field (College Station), TSTC (Waco), Lone Star Executive (Houston), Fort Worth Spinks, East Texas Regional (Longview), Arlington Municipal, Grand Prairie Municipal, Georgetown Municipal, San Marcos Municipal, Dallas Executive, Sugar Land Regional, Stinson Municipal (San Antonio), Collin County Regional (McKinney), Tyler Pounds Regional and Victoria Regional.
The Texas facilities that could see overnight shifts eliminated:
Abilene control tower, Austin tower, Corpus Christi tower, El Paso tower, Meacham tower (Fort Worth), Lubbock tower.


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I had a bit of a think trying to complete the sentence "Old gamers don't die; they just ______," but Ben came up with a good one.
Old gamers don't die; they just get bundled with others in $20 anthologies.
You know you're old when all the games you used to play as a kid get reissued as 10th- and 20th-anniversary collector's editions. But in a thoughtful essay on older gamers, the aptly named 2Old2Play.com classifies us into one of six different categories.
Adult gamers are all the same, right? Ask any non-gamer, and they'll tell you. We're all a bunch of slackers who never grew up. A bunch of overgrown kids who spend their money on games, when there are REAL ways we could be spending our money, like on mini-vans with doors that open by themselves. Of course, gamers don't work very hard to change the perception of non-gamers. We could generally care less about the opinion of someone who thinks Halo, "is about some angel or something."
The article is interesting enough, but it doesn't seem to account for the fact that there can be a overlaps in some areas. Me, I fall somewhere in between Casual and Devoted, since I can play Kameo and put it down after saving one of my erstwhile family members, but I've started seeing Hexic's stars, bombs and black pearls in my sleep. Ben would be Devoted bordering on Hard Core, and Rodney would likely be the same. How do you classify yourself?


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Wow, that was amazing, I am totally going to use this method next month in one of my upcoming short Films!
Thanks for sharing
@jabarrett That was really good. Did you have a hand in Auralnauts or run up across this on You Tube? Either way good job! It really seems like a Hollywood trailer.
Nice share!
Guess I'll have to up my game now.
Ha, that was cool, so many movie trailers do this... I guess if it works why break it. I need a dam good BRAWWW sound... they are cool.
@Andy001z Andrew Kramer has some amazing trailer hits and slams and booms, etc. in his motionpulse sound design kit! It is $149 on his site, but it is worth it since it has all kinds of professional sounds, 2,000 sound effects!
@HIS_films Andrews stuff is always good, and that is pretty good value. Shame the piggy bank is empty.
So now you just need someone to subvert it (which I'm sure has already happened). A <Doink!> instead of a Bwaaaa, some meaningless statements or someone reading a shopping list, loud annoying marching band music played at double speed and shots out of focus, or obscured by someone's thumb over the lens.
Works for current trailers. The idea could be expanded to trailers by decade.
This is happy tour for me to read on you post. Follow you guide, I think we are able to master this skill. Thank you.
Does anybody know where I can find the piano sound effect that is in the trailer? (The first sound effect in the trailer) I searched, but nothing like it
@HIS_Films I haven't sat at the piano in ages. I'm pretty sure that a "G" above middle "C". I'm trying to record a little bit for you and I'll edit with links if it sounds decent.
Edit: Had to redo it because I didn't realize my phone would pick up the fans running in the next room. I did a little extra just playing for mood. I ran it though izotrope sound cleaner but I still wish I had a better recording set up. Basically, it's just holding down the sustain pedal and hitting G above middle C, then in the extra bit a G adding a G# in quick succession followed by a G /Gflat then a G again.
@tddavis Thank you so much for taking your time in doing this for me! I will look at it as soon as I get a chance, probably tonight, but I got to go I just saw it, sorry, but thanks you! I will let you know tonight!
No problem.
@tddavis I think that is going to work! I might change it a little, but It came out very good! Thank you some much for helping me out, once again
@HIS_Films Absolutely no problem. But I was so unhappy with the sound of that one I redid it again using a shotgun mic and a camera. Then I cleaned it and I tweaked it in a sound editing program. I think I like this better.
But it's up to you which you like best.
Edit: Oh, and feel free to change them up any way you need/want to. I'm sure you can make them better.
The hardest thing to get right for me is the classic reworked music, this is bassicly a custom job and worked very well. It is why teaming up with someone who can work music magic is a good idea..
Surely you ('re not) suggesting that my pitiful little thing even approached music magic I haven't sat at piano in years so I know I'm rough to say the least.
@His_Films Glad you liked the 2nd one. Hope it helps and works for you.
that was awesome! DEFINITELY putting that in mind for my next short film!
@HIS_Films Thought I'd play with trying to make a couple of those creepy, sad covers or non-copyright music, and discovered it fits perfectly with my skills at piano playing! Here's a couple in case you like them.
@Andy001z I know, right. Those sound so weird in that style, but since I was never the best at keeping time it's my jam now! I can feel like Liberace now. And see below, I got what you mentioned you were looking for.
@HIS_Films Just for good measure, I went looking for Bwhaa sounds. Turns out it's a foghorn variation without the two step sound. Found these. All are copyright free and one even had creative common license stating it was public domain (included)
@tddavis WOW! thank you so much! I was struggling to find something like that, The trailer to come out the end of the week, I will check those out in a little, and I will let you know, but thanks for checking for me!


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The exhibition of Japanese design departmentstore Muji 'Product fitness 80' in the London Design Museum is inspired by Japanese moderation, which Mujis thinks of as the basic principle of the minimalism that characterises their products.
The exhibition is examining what would happen if 20% less materials and energy were used to make everyday products.
This minimalism does not just concern the design, but also the production process: Muji keeps on asking themselves if they used excessive material, whether products are overpackaged or if they are sized too large or weigh too much and if waste could be reduced by the way of ordering, manufacturing or transporting the products.
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People with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities1 (I/DD) have the right to justice and fair treatment in all areas of the criminal justice system, and must be afforded the supports and accommodations required to make justice and fair treatment a reality.
When individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) become involved in the criminal justice system as victims, witnesses, suspects, defendants, or incarcerated individuals, they face fear, prejudice, and lack of understanding. Attorneys, judges, law enforcement personnel (including school-based security officers), first responders, forensic evaluators, victim advocates, court personnel, correctional personnel, criminal justice policy-makers, and jurors may lack accurate and appropriate knowledge to apply standards of due process in a manner that provides justice for individuals with I/DD. These individuals are:
When individuals with I/DD or their families come into contact with the criminal justice system, they find few organized resources for information, training, technical assistance, referral, and supports. Moreover, people living with I/DD who enter the criminal justice system encounter unique problems not faced by their nondisabled peers, such as:
While the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia2 that it is a violation of the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment to execute people with intellectual disability, states continue to play a major role in applying the term and in deciding the process for consideration of a defendant's intellectual disability. Laws vary from state to state on how a defendant proves the presence of intellectual disability. States also vary widely regarding whether it is the judge or jury who decides if the defendant has intellectual disability. States sometimes inappropriately appoint people who are not knowledgeable about intellectual disability to conduct "assessments" for intellectual disability or to offer "a diagnosis" that they are not professionally trained or qualified to provide. As a result, defendants may not have their intellectual disability correctly identified because of a state's unfair and inaccurate procedures. The Supreme Court ruled again in Hall v. Florida3 in 2014, reaffirming the Atkins decision and denying states' use of strict IQ cutoffs to diagnose intellectual disability.
People with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities must receive justice in the criminal justice system, whether as victims, witnesses, suspects, defendants, or incarcerated individuals.
As victims, witnesses, suspects, defendants, or incarcerated individuals, they must:
When sentenced, individuals with I/DD also must:
When death penalty is an issue, individuals with intellectual disability also must:
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1 "People with intellectual disability (ID)" refers to those with "significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. This disability originates before age 18", as defined by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) in its manual, Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports (Schalock et al., 2010), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA, 2013). "People with developmental disabilities (DD)" refers to those with "a severe, chronic disability of an individual
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2 Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002). The term "mental retardation" was used in the Atkins decision banning execution of people with intellectual disability (ID) and, though outdated, was still used in some state legal and criminal justice systems until the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hall v. Florida. The outdated term has appeared, therefore, in many legal decisions and briefs, including amicus ("friend of the court") briefs. The Arc and AAIDD support the modern terminology of ID and urge courts to follow the Supreme Court's lead in adopting this modern terminology.
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AMERICUS - There's an old baseball rally cry that everything happens after two outs. Well, Georgia Southwestern turned the chatter into reality in a 3-2 upset victory over No. 2 Lander University at Hurricane Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Down 2-0 in the eighth inning with two outs and the bases empty, GSW rattled off four consecutive hits to defeat the Bearcats. Hurricane starter Matthew Suggs put a stamp on the victory as he retired the visitors in order in the ninth.
Lander won Game 2 of the weekend Peach Belt Conference series, 16-3, to split the doubleheader.
GSW ended the day with a 8-20 overall record, 4-13 in the PBC, while Lander sits at 28-4, 16-4 in PBC play.
The three-game series concludes Monday at 2 p.m.
Suggs walked the first batter of the game and Lander took advantage by scoring two runs on two hits in the opening inning. Suggs walked one more batter the rest of the afternoon.
The 2nd-ranked Bearcats carried their 2-0 lead into the eighth inning.
After the first two batters for GSW were retired, Evan Alderman singled through the left side of the infield to start the Hurricanes rally. Josh Sanders followed with a single to left field and Stephen Eldridge tied the game at 2-2 with a double down the left field line.
Jarrod Taylor smacked the game-winner for GSW with a single to center field that brought home Eldridge.
Suggs, the PBC leader in complete games pitched this season, closed out Game 1 with a 1-2-3 frame.
Taylor led all batters with three hits in the contest. Taylor went 3-for-4 with a double and the game-winning RBI. Alderman added two hits and Eldridge drove in a pair.
Connor Lewis and Graham Ramos collected two hits apiece for Lander.
Suggs (3-2) has won his last two starts, both of which were complete games. On Sunday he scattered eight hits, walked two and struck out seven.
Dylan Wolchik (6-1) suffered his first loss of the season. He lasted 7 2/3 innings, allowed eight hits, three runs, walked one and struck out six. Brandon White threw 1/3 of an inning.
Devyn Newberry knocked in a pair with his single in the fourth inning to pull GSW within a run at 3-2, but Lander scored 10 runs over the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to put Game 2 out of reach.
The Hurricanes managed one run during that same three-inning stretch when Corey Benson singled home Jarrod Taylor in the fifth.
The Bearcats added a run in the eighth and two more in the ninth to close the game out at 16-3. Lander collected 26 hits in the ballgame, which ties for the most allowed by GSW since the Hurricanes joined the NCAA in 2006-07.
Although the teams combined for 19 runs in the nightcap, the score could have been much higher as both sides left plenty of runners on base. The two sides combined to strand 28 (Lander 15, GSW 13).
Benson collected two hits to lead GSW.
Lander had eight of its nine starters finish with multiple hits. Austin Dunn and Connor Lewis led the barrage. Dunn went 4-for-5 with three doubles and two RBIs. Lewis was 4-for-7 with a double, home run and three RBIs. Erik Lunde added three hits - including a home run - and three RBIs.
Zac Wittmus (0-7) took the loss for the Hurricanes, giving up eight hits and three runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. He walked two and struck out two. Zach Smith pitched 2 1/3 innings. Earl Dupree covered 2/3 of an inning and Justin Barnes tossed the final 2 2/3 innings.
Taylor Alvarez (7-1) notched the win for the Bearcats, hurling six innings of six-hit, three-run ball. Alvarez walked four and struck out six. Johnny Walker, Bryce Clifton and Matt Thorpe each threw an inning of scoreless relief.


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April 01, 2009
By Paul Feinberg
There isn't much typical about Jim Matheson ('87).
Let's start at the top: He's the only UCLA Anderson graduate in the United States House of Representatives.
Matheson represents Utah's second district, and earlier this year he was sworn in for his fifth term as a congressman. He's a Democrat, but not a typical Democrat, as even on his own web site he's referred to as a "Utah Democrat" - which translates into something a bit more conservative than, say, a Santa Monica or San Francisco Democrat.
Even as a candidate for business school, Matheson says there was something a bit different about him.
"I was a less traditional candidate for business school," Matheson said in a phone interview recently. "I was a government major (as an undergraduate). I had worked as a campaign manager in a governor's campaign and was a lobbyist in Washington."
"I enjoyed management roles and this led me to get an MBA," he said. He chose Anderson in part because one of his best friends, Chris Furgis ('85), was already enrolled; Matheson visited, saw firsthand what Anderson was like and wanted that same educational experience for himself.
Matheson is not the only MBA in Washington, but those with management degrees are still a minority in a land of lawyers. He concedes that his degree allows for a somewhat different perspective when evaluating legislation.
"I majored in finance," Matheson explained. "So, when issues come across my desk or when I'm looking at a bill, I try to see how it relates to the real world. (Bills are) not theoretical. Business school was great training - it grounded me in practical applications. We used a lot of case studies in our courses. We got to ask a lot of questions, we weren't spoon fed answers, we were taught to think expansively."
There is another aspect of his management school training that Matheson feels influences his approach as a congressman. "There is a cost associated with uncertainty. Uncertainty equals risk and risk is a cost," he said.
"A lot of legislation is confusing. There are a lot of policies that expire, such as an investment tax credit," he continued. "People in the private sector deal with the cost of uncertainty in a more substantive way and my management training helps me to appreciate that. (I value) more consistency and transparency. It allows everyone to make more effective decisions."
For the first time since he's been in office, Matheson is working with a president other than George W. Bush. But even though he shares a party affiliation with Barack Obama, Matheson has not yet experienced huge differences. "I think that on one level, there's not that big a difference (between President Bush and President Obama). Both the congress and the executive branch still have their roles to play. I have had interactions with both and there is not a huge difference, so far."
"It's the issues of the day that affect the agenda," he said. "The terrorist threat dominated my first year in office, as 9/11 made national security the issue of the day. Today, the downturn and unemployment are most dominant."
Matheson voted for President Obama's stimulus package, but believes there is still much work for the government to do regarding the economy. He believes that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) passed last October has not worked and that it did not create needed liquidity in the credit markets. He admits also that the stimulus package was not what he would have written.
"I still don't think we've adequately addressed the credit implications," Matheson said. "The challenge we have is that the government can't wave a magic wand. There may be some appropriate public policy to mitigate problems in the credit market, but that means the market will have to readjust and that creates some (other) challenges going forward."
Among those challenges are a few close to the congressman's heart. Here, he admits he's no different than others on Capitol Hill.
"I'm a typical elected official (in that regard)," Matheson said. "The issue that's closest to home for me is keeping Utahans safe from nuclear weapons testing in Nevada. The government tests its nuclear weapons underground in Nevada and though they knew it wasn't safe, they did it when the wind blew into Utah. There was still fall out even when the testing was underground. I have family members who died from cancer and I want to make sure that there is no new testing in Nevada."
There are other, broader issues that Matheson takes a keen interest in. He worked in the energy industry before taking office and he now deals quite a bit with energy policy. Matheson believes the nation needs a new, transformational approach to energy policy as it seeks stability in pricing and supply. "It's hard for the government to think transitionally," he noted. "The framers of the constitution wanted government to move slowly, they wanted stability. That makes it difficult to adapt, but we need to think more transformationally when it comes to energy."
Matheson also focuses on health care, believing we can't sustain the path we're on. "We need to think transitionally here, as well," continued Matheson. "The cost structure (of health care) cannot be sustained -- we'll go off a cliff. These two broad issues (energy and health care) are the issues for the next generation." Not surprisingly, Matheson also noted that the terrorist threat - and specifically al Qaeda - continues to be the number one foreign policy issue of our time.


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SANFORD — Small businesses in town will now have access to resources to offer their employees health and wellness opportunities that have previously been available mostly only to much larger companies.
Healthy Maine Streets is a new statewide, grant-funded program designed to provide small businesses in about 20 Maine communities with training and support for activities geared toward worksite wellness and preventive care. At least 10 small downtown businesses in each community will be participating in the program which will address health issues such as proper nutrition, physical activity and tobacco use.
Thea Murphy, director of the Trafton Center and a board member of the Sanford Downtown Legacy, has volunteered to chair the local Healthy Maine Streets Committee.
The local program is still in its early stages of development, said Fran Libbey, the executive director of Sanford Downtown Legacy, Sanford's Main Street Maine organization. During a recent phone conversation, Libbey emphasized that the purpose of Healthy Maine Streets is not to make more work for small businesses but to help them keep their employees healthy.
The local Healthy Maine Streets Wellness Committee will provide on-site training to participating small businesses, offer wellness tips and ideas to educate employees about good health, answer questions and check regularly on the success of the program.
Murphy said one of her goals, once she recruits businesses to participate, is to create a lunchtime walking program.
"We're hoping we can get a bit of a community spirit going," she said during a phone interview.
The benefits to communities, according to Healthy Maine Streets, are healthier and more productive employees and communities, a happier and healthier workplace and cost savings due to reduced absenteeism and increased productivity.
Healthy Maine Streets is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Community Transformation Grants (CTG) program to support public health efforts to reduce chronic diseases, promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health disparities, and control health care spending in small communities. These are all issues that have been identified as critical to improving the lives of Maine citizens and the state's economy.
"The cost of health care and absenteeism is a significant drain on the bottom line for most small businesses, most of whom would rather invest their precious financial resources to strengthen their business and improve their buildings," stated Roxanne Eflin, senior program director of the Maine Development Foundation's Maine Downtown Center.
Healthy Maine Streets will build on the Maine Downtown Center's downtown revitalization framework and Maine Downtown Network programs to strengthen small businesses by leveraging community health improvements in a number of mostly rural towns, with a combined population of 180,000. The CTG grant for the program continues through September 2014.


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Crafting With Sun Prints
Here's a lesson in just how powerful mother nature is. An hour in the sun at noon and the kids will see how Crafting with Sun Prints on simple construction paper can make a beautiful design.
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To start Crafting with Sun Prints, lay construction paper outside in the sun. Arrange items on the paper so their silhouettes will look nice.
Wait about an hour and remove the items. You will see the paper has faded around the objects.
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Police in Sanal Edamaruku's house to arrest him
The officers were informed that Sanal is presently out of Delhi and traveling. They insisted on details of his whereabouts, addresses and contact numbers. Some hours later, they came again to press for information, to no avail.
What will happen next?
With this dramatic turn of events, Sanal Edamaruku's persecution has reached a dangerous new level. Exposing the "miracle" of the water-dripping crucifix at the Velankanni church in Mumbai as a plumber's problem, he incurred Catholic fury beyond all trademark forgiveness. Highly alarming is the fact that the Catholic side has managed to secure considerable support from Indian government agencies. The Catholic Church is representing only a small minority of believers in India. But it is backed by a powerful worldwide apparatus, driven by great ambitions to conquer India and make up for its losses in the western world. I don't want the Dark Ages to come to India! Sanal says in the controversial TV program, drawing the battle lines.
In the ongoing conflict, Sanal has the evidence-based factual truth on his side - regarding capillary action as well as regarding church history. Moreover, he enjoys the full support of the Indian Constitution that explicitly obliges all citizens to develop "scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform". And then, of course, there is the right to Freedom of Expression (Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.) on his side of the balance tray..
The revengeful local Catholic leaders, on the other side, have the tacit support of another heavy weight: the powerful Catholic Church. The Pope is keeping mum, ignoring thousands of contemporaries from various parts of the world who are calling upon the Vatican via an Online Petition of the Rationalist Association (UK) to take a stand in this case. But his Mumbai representative, Bishop Agnelo Gracias (whom Sanal encountered in the TV-9 program), does all the talking. Unstinting in his public praise for Sanal's prosecutors, Gracias "rejoices" about their courage!
It is obvious that the Catholic Church is trying to pull the strings to silence its most vocal and courageous opponent in India. If there is one person who could cross their ambitious plans, it is Sanal Edamaruku. So there is much at stake, for both sides. How far will they be able to go? That cannot be foreseen. We have to be prepared for the worst.
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A chance to spend a delightful day out of Rome, to visit Umbria, one of the most picturesque regions of Italy, rich in vineyards, olive trees and the famous hill-top villages across the valley. The route is dotted with charming medieval towns such as Spoleto (Giancarlo Menotti's Festival dei due Mondi), Trevi, Foligno, Spello and most famous of all Assisi. Mystic town of Saint Francis, still surrounded by the ancient walls, is built on the green slopes of Mount Subasio with its colorful houses of pink stone. Narrow streets, flower-decked balconis, noble palaces, all provided beaufiful views for memorable pictures (do not forget your camera). An interesting visit to St. Francis's Basilica with its early renaissance master-pieces of Giotto and Cimabue and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. Enjoy browsing in the old town, shopping in the little stores and in the artisans shops ... a pleasant lunch in a restaurant with typical Umbrian menu ... In the afternoon, departure for the picturesque medieval town Orvieto, reknowned for its beautiful Cathedral. Our tour will end at the Hotel in Rome, at about 7.00 p.m. traffic permitting.


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2020 Chevy Silverado HD. Chevy Silverado HD No less trouble than the difficult process of car identification. With the various features provided by these cars, you'll see plenty of options to choose from. From this point of view, you will not have much difficulty facing you. Chevrolet today introduced a new Duramax 6.6L V-8 diesel engine that was redesigned in the year 2020. The Duramax Chevy Silverado HD. The redesigned high-end technology produces greater horsepower and torque than ever – a horsepower of 445 horsepower 332 kW) and 910 lbs per foot. (1,234 Nm) – to enable transport and transport in a less stringent and intensive manner. In addition to a 19% improvement in maximum torque exceeding the Duramax 6.6L system, the performance of the redesigned turbocharged diesel engine is considered to be one of the best and most smooth machine types. In fact, the engine looks idle at 38 per cent.
The new Chevy Silverado HD will put different points compared to the equivalent, the 2020 Chevy Impala. If Imbala is rumored in these elegant sporting attempts that are looking for a sedan, it will take Chevy Silverado HD different routes. Alternately, these types of sports cars come in brilliant. Another distinctive point of the car is that it may contain two-row chairs with your lower body position between the chain. Having said that, you will never feel the hip and legs crammed with a long experience that you keep in mind with your family.
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As with previous variants, the new 2020 Chevy Silverado HD is characterized by its robust specification of solid steel recognized for longevity, with inductive spindle joints and 5 primary bearings. It maintains the same size as 4.05 inches (103 mm) and 3.89 inches (99 mm) and stroke ratios as a servo motor, while retaining repeated Duramax 6.6L (403 cubic meters / 6, 599 CC). The design of the serious skirt and the main covers with screws with four screws help ensure the mass-energy and inspire a more precise mode of rotary assembly. 2020 Chevrolet Durramax Chevy Silverado HD The aluminum-trimmed aluminum box also undermines the 2020 Chevrolet Durramax Chevy Silverado HD engine, which will be reduced and serviced as a reduced engine, although it reduces excess fat in all respects.
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The last time I wrote on here my dad was pretty sick and I'm happy to say that he's doing great. I went for a run with him a few weeks ago and I was breathing too hard to sustain a conversation, which actually made me really frustrated. Maybe I'm extremely unfit or maybe he's a superhero. Let's go with the superhero thing, plus we were at altitude which totally makes it harder.
After a good few weeks at home I'm back in the swing of things in Florida, where I'll be living for the next few months. The hardest part about training right now is I feel like I'm never going to be as fast as I used to be. The last time I raced fast was almost 20 months ago which is a really freaking long time. But, it's not long enough to forget what winning feels like. It's the most satisfying, exciting, indescribable feeling in the world. I want to do it again and that's what keeps me going.
It's also taking me a while to re-discover the fun of training hard. When I was winning races, training was really enjoyable. Did I race well because I was having fun, or was training fun because I was racing well? Probably a bit of both. It'll take a lot of hard work to win another race, and it definitely won't happen if I don't find some enjoyment in the process. I can't really force myself to have fun, but I've put myself in the best possible situation to let it happen. Great coach, inspiring people and a sweet place to train.
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Jesse Burke's work addresses themes related to vulnerability and identity, as well as human's complicated relationship with nature. He is drawn to moments where a rupture or wound is physically, emotionally, or metaphorically inflicted. Burke received a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from RISD, where he currently teaches. His first monograph, Intertidal, was published by Decode Books in 2008. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in the U.S. and abroad including The Haggerty Museum, the Perth Center for Photography, the Tucson Museum of Art, the Print Center in Philadelphia and the Lishui Photo Festival in China and is in many private and public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He represented by ClampArt (NYC) and Platform Gallery (Seattle) and commercially by i2i Photography (NYC).
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My webpage includes extensive genealogies, histories and pictures of the following kin:
Joseph Stewart (abt 1740-1823) VA/NC/TN and Sarah Gilbert. Genealogies on all 11 children.
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It is with great appreciation that I acknowledge their descendants: Joyce Lindstrom, Eleanor Halstead, Monte Stewart, J.T. Stewart, Mary Stewart Hicks, Sherry Smith, and Ina Porter who have shared their records in order to make this page possible. A special thanks to my cousin, Monte Stewart who has shared his extensive professional research papers on the Stewart's. Without the uncountable hours spent by my nieces Trina Emery Linford and Debbie Emery Juden, this website would not exist.
Please take a minute and sign my guest book. It is also my goal to include many family histories and pictures. If you have family pictures and histories that you would like to share, I will be glad to include them on this site. If you would like a gedcom of any of these files, please e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Faculty and students engage in projects aimed at the protection of victims of domestic and sexual violence. From the unique opportunity to work in a field where the existing laws are stacked against you, this project has created innovative ways to help both current and future victims from keeping various shelters and crisis centers up to date on the current and ever-changing laws to pointing out and changing inappropriate language used in court opinions.
Students involved with the Women's and Children's Advocacy Project can work in various capacities such as contributing to an alert service, participating in a court watch, and researching and identifying inappropriate language along with understanding the consequences of using such language.
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Students may contribute one or both of our featured projects:
Students who work on these projects have also had opportunities to work with various other organizations or projects that help with victims of domestic and sexual violence. Current students under the project are working with groups such as Massachusetts Survivors Outreach and Justice For Children.
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Richard La Receives NSF Grant for Designing Network Pricing Mechanisms
Associate Professor Richard La (ECE/ISR) has received a National Science Foundation Theoretical Foundations grant for "Network pricing with uncertainty: risk aversion and incomplete information." The three-year, $300K grant will begin to identify suitable frameworks for designing efficient and fair network pricing mechanisms.
When there exists uncertainty regarding the payoff (i.e., profit) of the service providers, called players, recent findings show that risk averse players can behave very differently and change the interaction among the players considerably. As a result, even a pricing scheme that seems rather natural can provide them with an incentive to lie about their private information. This in turn causes a loss in the overall benefit and a significant drop in the profits to the players, discouraging the deployment of new services. Thus, this calls for a careful look at the consequences of uncertainty in payoffs and risk aversion by players on the overall social welfare and the payoffs to the players.
The goal of the project is to take the first step towards identifying suitable frameworks for designing efficient and fair network pricing mechanisms: The first part of the project will carry out a thorough investigation of the impacts of uncertainty in payoffs of the players and risk averse players on likely equilibria in a set of well formulated and targeted scenarios and their implications on the design of pricing mechanisms. The second part will examine how much of social welfare can be lost due to the selfish nature of the players and the uncertainty and aims to find suitable bounds when possible.
Expected outcomes from the project will help service providers identify more suitable pricing schemes that will encourage the deployment of new services through fair profit sharing and improved efficiency. This will promote collaboration among selfish service providers and bring more network services and lower prices to the consumers, while increasing the overall social benefits/welfare.
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You may want to disable KMS for various reasons, such as getting a blank screen or a "no signal" error from the display, when using the Catalyst driver, etc. To disable KMS, add {{ic|nomodeset}} as a kernel parameter. See [[Kernel parameters]] for more info.
You may want to disable KMS for various reasons, such as getting a blank screen or a "no signal" error from the display, when using the Catalyst driver, etc. To disable KMS, add {{ic|nomodeset}} as a kernel parameter. See [[Kernel parameters]] for more info.
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Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) is a method for setting display resolution and depth in the kernel space rather than user space.
The Linux kernel's implementation of KMS enables native resolution in the framebuffer and allows for instant console (tty) switching. KMS also enables newer technologies (such as DRI2) which will help reduce artifacts and increase 3D performance, even kernel space power-saving.
Previously, setting up the video card was the job of the X server. Because of this, it was not easily possible to have fancy graphics in virtual consoles. Also, each time a switch from X to a virtual console was made (Template:Keypress), the server had to give control over the video card to the kernel, which was slow and caused flickering. The same "painful" process happened when the control was given back to the X server (Template:Keypress).
With Kernel Mode Setting (KMS), the kernel is now able to set the mode of the video card. This makes fancy graphics during bootup, virtual console and X fast switching possible, among other things.
At first, note that for any method you use, you should always disable:
- Any "vga=" options in your bootloader as these will conflict with the native resolution enabled by KMS.
- Any "video=" lines that enable a framebuffer that conflicts with the driver.
- Any other framebuffer drivers (such as uvesafb).
Late KMS start
Intel, Nouveau and ATI drivers already enable KMS automatically for all chipsets. So you need not install it manually.
The proprietary NVIDIA and AMD Catalyst drivers do not use the open driver stack. In order to use KMS you should replace them with open source drivers.
Early KMS start
To load KMS as early as possible in boot process, add the module radeon (for ATI/AMD cards), i915 (for Intel integrated graphics) or nouveau (for Nvidia cards) to the
MODULES line in
MODULES="i915" or MODULES="radeon" or MODULES="nouveau"
Rebuild your kernel image (refer to the mkinitcpio article for more info):
# mkinitcpio -p <name of your kernel preset; e.g. linux>
My fonts are too tiny
See changing the default font for how to change your console font to a large font. Terminus font in [community] is available in many sizes, including larger sizes.
Issue upon bootloading and dmesg
Polling for connected display devices on older systems can be quite expensive. Poll will happen periodically and can in worst cases take several hundred milliseconds, depending on the hardware. This will cause visible stalls, for example in video playback. These stalls might happen even when your video is on HDP output but you have other non HDP outputs in your hw configuration. If you experience stalls in display output occurring every 10 seconds, disabling polling might help.
If you see an error code of 0x00000010 (2) while booting up, (You will get about 10 lines of text, the last part denoting that error code), then add the following line into
options drm_kms_helper poll=0
Forcing modes
From the nouveau wiki:
A mode can be forced on the kernel command line. Unfortunately, the command line option video is poorly documented in the DRM case. Bit and pieces on how to use it can be found in
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/nouveau/linux-2.6/tree/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/nouveau/linux-2.6/tree/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
The format is:
- <conn>: Connector, e.g. DVI-I-1, see your kernel log.
- <xres> x <yres>: resolution
- M: compute a CVT mode?
- R: reduced blanking?
- -<bpp>: color depth
- @<refresh>: refresh rate
- i: interlaced (non-CVT mode)
- m: margins?
- e: output forced to on
- d: output forced to off
- D: digital output forced to on (e.g. DVI-I connector)
You can override the modes of several outputs using "video" several times, for instance, to force DVI to 1024x768 at 85 Hz and TV-out off:
video=DVI-I-1:1024x768@85 video=TV-1:d
Disabling modesetting
You may want to disable KMS for various reasons, such as getting a blank screen or a "no signal" error from the display, when using the Catalyst driver, etc. To disable KMS, add
nomodeset as a kernel parameter. See Kernel parameters for more info.
You need to install xf86-video-modesetting for modesetting
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The latest from EWG's staff of experts >>
Plant a tree for your new PC
Dell has a new program to plant a tree for each computer it sells, saying it could offset CO2 emissions from the machines. I'm not sure who did the math on that, but the program is commendable nonetheless. More impressive is Dell's free recycling of all computers, monitors, printers, and other gadgets without requiring the purchase of a newer model.
Apple lags on this account, only recycling machines that are replaced with a new Mac. Its poor environmental policies have given rise to a Greenpeace campaign to pressure the company to reduce their use of PVC and brominated fire retardants and step up their recycling efforts.
Dell's tree planting program is unveiled on the heels of this year's MacWorld expo, which has Macheads oogling over the new iPhone. The iPhone may be able to surf the web with the ease of a desktop computer, but can I recharge it while riding my bike to work like this new Motorola gadget?
And, as encouragement to you out there fighting the good fight and keeping companies on their toes, here's Michael Dell on the inspiration for his company's policies: "I am personally interested in the environment, but I have to give credit to our customers who have encouraged us in this direction."
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The "Tea Party" Wrestler Glenn Beck Hates Echoes The Anti-Immigrant Message Conservative Media Built
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Zeb Colter, an anti-immigrant character from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that has recently drawn the ire of right-wing pundits like Glenn Beck, would be right at home in the conservative media. Many of Colter's bigoted and flawed arguments have been the right's stock-in-trade for years.
Beck targeted the Colter character on his radio show, arguing that Colter is "demonizing the Tea Party." Beck also accused the WWE of "mocking me for standing up for the Constitution." Beck's co-host Stu Burguiere complained: "It seems that the villain, the guy you're supposed to hate, is this stereotype of a conservative that I've never met."
Colter currently appears on WWE programming alongside wrestler Jack Swagger, spouting a lot of heated anti-immigrant rhetoric in the middle of a scripted feud with Mexican-born wrestler Alberto Del Rio. According to WWE, Colter's rhetoric is intended to "to build the Mexican American character Del Rio into a hero given WWE's large Latino base."
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LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - The proposed Michigan "right-to-work" law will not apply to existing union contracts, a leading sponsor of the proposal said on Friday, which may blunt its immediate impact on the state's huge auto industry.
Michigan Republicans pushed through the state Legislature on Thursday a law making the payment of union dues voluntary in the private sector. The state Senate also voted to apply that to the public sector, except for police and fire unions.
Republican lawmakers, who hold majorities in both chambers of the Legislature, could give final approval to the laws on Tuesday, and Republican Governor Rick Snyder could immediately sign them, Amber McCann, spokeswoman for state Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, said on Friday.
"Right-to-work" could be signed into law within a week in the cradle of the U.S. auto industry, a stunning blow to organized labor in the United States.
The law would actually take effect at the end of March, Richardville said on Thursday.
But the legislation has a "grandfather" clause exempting existing union contracts until they expire, said Republican state Senator Arlan Meekhof, a sponsor of the plan.
"Those people who agreed to a contract should be allowed to retain the rights they had when they made the agreement," Meekhof said in an interview.
Major automakers General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler signed a four-year contract with the United Auto Workers that runs until September 14, 2015, a spokeswoman for GM said.
"They can continue to operate just as they are until the next contract," said Bob Clark, a labor relations consultant and former Ford labor economist, who based his interpretation on the wording of the draft law.
The whirlwind action left companies and unions alike scrambling to assess a future where union membership is voluntary in Michigan.
UAW President Bob King said he would work with other unions to build support to overturn the measures at the ballot box through a referendum. Democrats and unions are also certain to challenge the laws in court and could try to recall some Republicans who voted for it, political sources said.
Opponents said they planned more demonstrations next week, after eight people were arrested and at least two were hit with pepper spray on Thursday during protests at the state Capitol.
The protests recalled the bitter two-year battle in neighboring Wisconsin over curbs on public-sector unions that culminated in an unsuccessful effort to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker.
Opponents say "right-to-work" laws amount to "union busting" because they make union membership and paying dues voluntary, an indirect attack on organizations that typically provide financial support for Democrats.
Supporters say they help lure more business and give individual workers a choice of whether to join a union.
"This is just the beginning of what will be a long fight regarding unions in Michigan," said Kristin Dziczek, director of labor and industry at the Center for Automotive Research.
Michigan would be the second state in the industrial U.S. heartland to adopt such a law, after Indiana earlier in 2012. Most of the other states are in the South.
Michigan had the fifth highest percentage of unionized workers in the country at 17.5 percent in 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There are 698 auto assembly, auto parts or supplier manufacturing plants in Michigan, more than any other state, according to Elm Analytics, which tracks data on the industry.
Some 138,200 people were employed in motor vehicles and parts manufacturing in Michigan as of October, or 18 percent of the national total, according to latest U.S. government figures.
Automakers have won major concessions from workers in the last two labor contracts in 2007 and 2011. Those deals went some way to evening out labor costs between unionized domestic automakers and foreign companies that set up mainly in non-union "right-to-work" states of the South, said Arthur Schwartz, president of Labor and Economics Associates and a former GM labor affairs official.
"From their (domestic automakers) point of view, they've got a good thing going," said Dale Belman of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University.
"I don't think this will hurt the UAW with the (Detroit automakers) as much as it will hurt unions trying to organize nonunion companies in Michigan," Schwartz said.
(Additional reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis, Deepa Seetharaman and Ben Klayman in Detroit; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Peter Cooney)