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Reading this interview made me think how sterile a rape can be in reportage. There is talk of doctors, swabs, semen, DNA and many other technical things but none of them ever talk about what it is actually is, a power trip really. You might want to read this too.. it proves, at least, to some degree that women are the worst critics for women.
Though I have to be honest. When the Shiney Ahuja news broke, I remembered thinking he may be guilty of cheating on his wife but having consensual sex with any other woman cannot be construed as rape just because he reneged on promises he made to the woman. That was my initial thought but since the blogs and media have made the issue murkier and now I do not even claim to know what may have happened exactly.
Even the Madhur Bhadarkar case was fashioned from similar circumstances. It usually pisses me off when women claim rape or any form of abuse because some promise has been reneged on and they have already dispensed with the favours, usually sex. To give Preeti credit, she had filed a cheating case on him but it seemed (through the coverage) that she was accusing him of rape. It seems to be a favourite method to claim the slighting of the Indian culture.
There doesn't seem to be a conclusion to this in my head but it is upsetting to see how the real issue almost always gets buried in any form of journalism today, for a better headline, it seems…


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Congressional Reps Question Feds Over Botched Domain Seizures
from the will-we-get-answers dept
The letter doesn't even mention the Rojadirecta case, but focuses on what happened with Dajaz1, pointing out their concern with the program, and how it appears to violate free speech rights, ignore due process and destroy legitimate businesses. The letter raises the fact that Dajaz1 is not an isolated case. As we've pointed out in the past, we're aware of at least a few other domains that were seized, and whose owners had challenged the seizures. And yet, well over a year later, there appeared to be no evidence of either a return of those domains or a forfeiture process started. Given how the feds treated Dajaz1, with secret extensions, preventing Dajaz1 from representing itself in court, we've wondered how many other domains the DOJ and ICE had incorrectly and illegally seized -- and which they were now keeping in that kind of holding pattern. It's good to see that this letter directly asks about that issue:
Other complaints have been raised by websites seized under "In Our Sites" that bear similarities to the Dajaz1 case. These complaints center around unnecessary delays in advancing and resolving cases, difficulty in obtaining documents from the government that are fundamental to the underlying cases (such as affidavits), and difficulty even maintaining contact with the U.S. Attorneys prosecuting the cases. The effect of these problems is to severely limit the ability of website owners to challenge the legality and merits of the domain name seizures.The letter goes on to ask a series of important questions for both DHS and DOJ, especially regarding the utter failure of both departments in the Dajaz1 situation.
- What is the process for determining which sites to target? Who is involved in that process? What specific steps do DOJ and ICE take to ensure that affidavits and other material are thoroughly reviewed for accuracy prior to seizing a domain?
- To what extent are government agents required to evaluate whether the potentially infringing material to which target sites link -- or which they host themselves -- are non-infringing fair uses, impliedly licensed, and/or de minimis uses?
- Do government agents consider whether a site complies with the DMCA safe harbors? If so, how does this affect the determination to target a site?
- How many sites have attempted to retrieve their domains, via any process, judicial or informal, and what is the status of those cases?
- Have you made any changes to your domain seizure policies or their implementation as a result of the issues arising from the Dajaz1 seizure or any other seizure? If so, what were those changes?
- What specific steps has the DOJ and ICE taken to ensure that domain name seizure cases proceed without unnecessary delays, and that website owners seeking to restore their domain names have swift access to the officials and documents necessary to resolve their cases?
- How many more seizures do you anticipate occurring in the next six months and year?

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Reviewed by J.D. (age 4)
I like this book because it has cool robots in it. My favorite robot was Maxx Steele. It can talk, it has a clock and a flashlight. We have one of the robots in the book in our classroom.
I think people who like to build things would like this book because it has things that are built. People who like stuff like this would like the book.
(This review was dictated to Mrs. Kuechle.)


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Ladies Event Controverse: Sabina Hiatullah Speaks
Sabina Hiatullah finished second in the EPT Deauville Ladies Event and she came up with a creative idea to scare away the men that entered. Ultimately Hiatullah herself wasn't too bothered by her male competitors saying that they were not good players anyway.
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Lipscomb struggled in doubles, losing all three matches, and allowing ETSU to secure the doubles point.
Mackenzie Bishop and Elizabeth Keevil played a good match at No. 1 but came up short in the end, losing to Stupak and Holtzhausen 8-4.
Kara Jackson and Danielle Hansen were swept by Jaime and Voinea at No. 2 8-0.
At No. 3, Julianne McMeen and Carlina Jow fell to Naurotsua and Sheets 8-1.
With doubles play behind them, the Lady Bisons embarked on singles play with a 1-0 disadvantage.
Bishop was shut down at No. 1 by Stupak, losing by a score of 6-1, 6-0.
Falling 6-0, 6-1, Keevil was defeated by Holtzhausen at the No. 2 spot, bringing the match score to 0-3.
At No. 3, Hansen came up short against Jaime, falling 6-1, 6-1.
Jackson lost at No. 4 to Naurotsua 6-2, 6-2, while McMeen fell at No. 6 to Voinea 6-0, 6-0.
The highlight match came in the No. 5 position. Although she did not come out with the victory for her birthday, which was on the day of the match, freshman Carlina Jow battled back to make it a close second set, losing to Sheets 6-0, 7-5.
The freshman played some of her best tennis yet this season during her second set against the Buccaneers. Once leading the second set 5-4, she played with great confidence.
The Lady Bisons are back in action Friday, April 2 as they travel to Georgia to play Kennesaw State in another A-Sun match up.
1. Stupak/ Holtzhausen (ETSU) def. Bishop/Keevil (LU) 8-4
2. Jaime/ Voinea (ETSU) def. Jackson/ Hansen (LU) 8-0
3. Naurotsua/ Sheets (ETSU) def. McMeen/ Jow (LU) 8-1
1. Stupak (ETSU) def. Bishop (LU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Holtzhausen (ETSU) def. Keevil (LU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Jaime (ETSU) def. Hansen (LU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Naurotsua (ETSU) def. Jackson (LU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Sheets (ETSU) def. Jow (LU) 6-0, 7-5
6. Voinea (ETSU) def. McMeen (LU) 6-0, 6-0
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During a Girl Scout Troop meeting in the spring of 1984, the lesson was about Memorial Day, when the question was raised as to why Maspeth didn't have a parade anymore. So the girls from Girl Scout Troop 4-241 at St. Stanislaus Church wrote letters to the Queens Ledger asking why the Memorial Day had been abandoned, and they also called on local merchants to support the revival.
"Please talk to all the storeowners, I am a brownie and I want to march in the parade," wrote Stacy Golder, then age 8, who was joined in the letter-writing campaign by Erin Kennedy, Stacy Golder, Michelle Early, Farah Fecher, Michelle Czartoryski, and Kritin Kinald.
The challenge was met by many, which included the formation of the United Veterans & Fraternal Organizations of Maspeth. The original parade committee included Larry Krepla, Al Cerebie, Arty Wieber, Jerry Guisto, John Fullerton, Ken Rudzewick, and Joe Saia.
The theme of the parade was "Maspeth Is America" and it was held on May 26, 1985. The grand marshal was Girl Scout Brownie member Michelle Early.
The parade included four marching bands, including the West Point Military Band, antique cars for the first time in Maspeth since the Gay 90's parades in the early 70's, and the U.S. Navy Color Guard. It was a bright sunny day with over 2,000 marchers and 15,000 people viewing the parade.
"This parade was one of the biggest and best I've ever seen in Maspeth," recalled Bob Stanlewicz, a veteran who marched in the parade with the American Legion. "A lot of people participated this year. I am proud of Maspeth for the turnout and support."
Twenty-five years later, Maspeth is still going strong!


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Google Launches Patent Attack On Apple In A Disappointing First For The Company
from the double-standards dept
What's disappointing here is that, even though this is coming from the Motorola side of things, as far as I can tell, it's the first time that Google itself could be described as a patent aggressor. For a company that had been coming out vocally about just how broken the patent system was, and which seemed to be fighting the good fight on stopping such abuses of patents to block competition, this is disappointing.
Yes, it's typical for companies, as they get bigger, older and less innovative, to start becoming patent aggressors, but Google had kept away from doing so for a long time, and certainly appeared, publicly, to have no interest in going down this road. Combined with the company's recent decision to cave on copyright issues as well, it seems that Google is taking some dangerous steps around copyright and patent law -- both of which may go against its own long-term best interests.


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Dalmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Review: Dalmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch 85/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted February 16, 2012
Since 1839, the Dalmore Distillery has been producing single malt whisky. The still-house contains 8 unique stills, 4 'flat top' wash stills, and 4 'cold water jacket' spirit stills each uniquely shaped and sized. The whisky is said to gain its distinctive character because of these unique stills and the order in which the distillate is ran through them. The whisky is aged in two types of oak barrels, first fill bourbon barrels from Kentucky, and aged sherry casks from the Spanish Sherry House Gonzalez. Because the distillery is located (near sea level) at the north shores of the Firth of Cromarty, the sea-facing dunnage warehouses are constantly influenced by the briny sea-air which also adds a unique distinctiveness to the Dalmore Malt.
I have been informed that the Dalmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch has recently underwent a change in its construction. Formerly the whisky was predominately made from stocks aged in Kentucky Bourbon barrels; however, the whisky is now produced with much more stocks aged in sherry casks. The whisky will now carry more of the sherry influence in its flavour profile with perhaps a richer rounder taste than before.
I recently received a bottle of the new Dalmore 12 Year Old to showcase at a private tasting event for my Rum Club. After the tasting I managed to pick up another bottle for the purpose of this review.
In the Bottle 4.5/5
The Dalmore 12 Year Old whisky is housed in a rectangular black box (not shown) which features the golden stag emblem on the front. The bottle (shown left) also features the golden stag emblem prominently with a simple understated label underneath. I like the unique bottle shape and the quality corked topper I see. I would prefer some tasting notes as part of the presentation, especially as the whisky has recently undergone a change in the manner in which it is aged.
In the Glass 8.5/10
The colour of the Dalmore 12 Year Old is a waxy brownish bronze. Reddish highlights are apparent when you hold the whisky up to the light.
When I poured the whisky into my glencairn glass the immediate nose was complex and tainted with the aroma of the sherry cask. Dark treacle (caramelized sugars) and dried fruit (raisins and prunes) drift out of the glass with a light but firm imprint of oak. As I let the glass decant, the dry fruit gains more expression, and I also began to sense some orange peel and almond in those breezes above the glass. There is perhaps a bit of candied sweetness building as well which is very enticing.
In the Mouth 50/60
The entry onto the palate leads with the smoky dry fruity flavours of dates and raisins. A few cherries pop into the mix, and this carries a flavour very similar to Christmas fruitcake. Some peppery spiciness is apparent as is an impression of orange peel. Caramel toffee, cocoa and hints of coffee round out the initial flavour which is very interesting and quite delicious.
As the glass breathes, that orange peel I noticed earlier is moving towards marmalade, and baking spices (in particular cinnamon and vanilla) build within the mixture. The whisky seems to gain sweetness as it breathes. The mouth feel is smooth, though lightly heated, and I am enjoying the Dalmore 12 very much.
In the Throat 13.5/15
There is just a little burn which heats things up a little but it is a pleasant spicy sort of burn which any whisky drinker will relish. Dollops of dark bittersweet chocolate and espresso coffee appear in the finish trailed by baking spices and dry fruit.
The Afterburn 8.5/10
The Dalmore 12 Year Old is a very pleasant whisky. This is not a sherry bomb by any stretch of the imagination. It is lighter than most Sherry cask whiskies I have tried with a nice balance between the smoky dry fruit flavours and the elements of caramel and fruitcake. I quite like it, and for what it is worth, the members of my tasting club seemed to like it perhaps even a little more than me.
You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
Suggested Recipe
Tarnished Brass
For the most part I sipped the Dalmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch neat or on the rocks during my tasting sessions. It is pleasantly complex with some nice subtleties of flavour to tease the palate. However, I am a mixer at heart, and I firmly believe that the best cocktails are those mixed with the best of ingredients. In that vein of thought, The flavour profile of the Dalmore 12 seems to me to be ideally suited for cocktails similar to the Rusty Nail. I thought I would do a variation on the Rusty Nail using Glayva instead of Drambuie.
Glayva is much sweeter to my palate than Drambuie is, so I modified the ratios slightly to accommodate, and I call my drink Tarnished Brass. It is surprisingly good!
Tarnished Brass
2 oz Scotch Whisky
1/2 oz Glayva
lemon slice for garnish
First fill rocks glass with ice
Add the Scotch Whisky and the Glayva
Stir gently
Garnish with a lemon slice.
I am always asked what my numbers actually mean. In order to provide clarification, you may (loosely) interpret the scores as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
2 Responses to "Dalmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch"
February 16, 2012 at 11:34 am
chip ,was happier with the previous batches. it is ok …i think i agree with you cheers russ


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Northeast Texas woman gives birth to quintuplets
DALLAS (AP) — A northeast Texas woman has given birth to quintuplets at a Dallas hospital.
A statement from Baylor University Medical Center on Thursday says Michelle Seals of Maud, Texas, delivered four girls and one boy Tuesday afternoon at the hospital.
Seals and her husband, Steven Seals, have named the girls Mia, Tessa, Gracie and Rayleigh. The boy is named Brant.
According to the hospital statement, Mia weighed 2 pounds 10 ounces, Tessa 2 pounds 14 ounces, Gracie 2 pounds 7 ounces, Rayleigh 2 pounds 8 ounces and Brant 3 pounds 6 ounces. The statement said "they are all healthy and doing well." They're being monitored in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit.
The Seals also have a 2-year-old son.
Maud is 150 miles northeast of Dallas.
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Braker, Achonwa key No. 2 Notre Dame women to 69-49 win over Seton Hall
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Anne Donovan is set to head back to the WNBA after Seton Hall's season is over. She'll leave knowing that the program is in better shape than when she took over three seasons ago.
"We're a different team and a program that's taken the next step," Donovan said after her team lost 69-49 to No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday. "They are a confident group now. It shows progress of the program and with that comes a change of mentality with our kids. We compete hard and believe we can stay in games like this and that's a key for us."
Donovan came to the school with high hopes of turning it around after the Pirates went through a few dismal few years, including a 9-21 mark the year before she came.
"It's definitely grown," senior Brittany Morris said. "When she first came the program was not as competitive, there was not as much drive. She pushed us to be the best we can be on and off the court."
Morris scored 16 points to lead Seton Hall (8-15, 3-7 Big East) in the loss Saturday.
"I set goals to turn this program around when I took over and at the end of the day I have to be satisfied it's in much better shape than when I took over," said Donovan, who will take over the Connecticut Sun job. "We didn't accomplish all I wanted to."
Seton Hall only trailed by eight early in the second half before Ariel Braker keyed a 12-2 run to put the game away. Braker matched her career high with 15 points and Natalie Achonwa added 11 points and nine rebounds to help Notre Dame win its 17th straight game.
"Coming out of halftime we needed to come out with defensive intensity," said Braker, who made five of her six shots and all five of her free throws. "When our defense is playing well it really sparks our offense and that's what happened. We got a couple of easy shots. Skylar (Diggins) found me on a couple easy baskets."
Braker has been struggling with knee issues all season since having offseason surgery on her left knee.
"She played really well and had a great practice, her knee felt good," Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. "We looked for her. I was really pleased with her game."
Even with the 20-point loss, it was a much better effort for Seton Hall then the last few meetings with the Irish. Last season the Pirates trailed 49-16 at the half and never got back in the game, losing 74-36.
"They definitely are better than last year," McGraw said.
This time, hot shooting kept them in it for 20 minutes. The Irish held a 35-28 lead at the half after scoring 17 of the first 21 points of the game. Seton Hall hit five 3s in the first half to keep it close.
Notre Dame (22-1, 10-0) scored four quick points to start the second half to boost its lead back to double figures, but Seton Hall closed to 41-33 with five straight points by Morris.
That's as close as they'd get as Notre Dame scored 12 of the next 14 points to put the game away, including six by Braker.
"We were encouraged at the half," said Brittany Morris, who scored 16 points to lead Seton Hall. "We had a little breakdown in the second half and a team like that you can't break down when they go on a run."
The Irish return home to face No. 11 Louisville on Monday night.
The win was the 117th for the senior class of Kaila Turner and Diggins matching them with the group that graduated last year for the most in school history. Turner was wearing a sling on her left shoulder and didn't play. She injured the elbow against Villanova.
"She tore a tendon and we hope to get her back for the Big East tournament," McGraw said.
Despite the winter storm that hit the area, there were 2,600 fans at the game — Seton Hall's biggest crowd of the season. It was the Play4Kay game in honor of former North Carolina State coach Kay Yow.
"She was one of the most respected coaches in the game and a mentor. She transcended all the groups and cliques in our game," Donovan said. "There's not a coach in our country who didn't have a high regard for her."
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The Skate Canada Newfoundland and Labrador (SCNL) 2018 sectional championships begin Friday at the Glacier in Mount Pearl.
The sectionals identify the province's top figure skaters for advancement to the next round of qualifying events, ultimately leading to Canadian championships.
Competition Friday is 11 a.m. to 5:40 pm. And continues on Saturday between 12:30 p.m. and 3:20 p.m.
But SCNL is about more than figure skating.
As it prepares for its biggest provincial event, the organization is also highlighting the fact it is the largest learn-to skate teaching organization in the province, offering programs through 30 member clubs and schools and boasting a membership of 5,000 participants.


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OpenGL vs DirectX: The War Is Far From Over
Oct 7th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
I've chosen the title based on the popular article that tries to prove that OpenGL lost the war against Direct3D. To be honest, I didn't really like the article at all. First, because it compared OpenGL 3 which targeted Shader Model 4.0 hardware and DirectX 11 which targeted Shader Model 5.0 hardware. Besides that, as we will see, the war is really far from over… This article aims to list the most important features introduced by OpenGL 3.x, OpenGL 4.x, Direct3D 10, Direct3D 11 and we will also talk about the promised features of the upcoming Direct3D 11.1 to be fair with DirectX
An introduction to OpenGL 4.2
Aug 28th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
After the release of the OpenGL 4.1 specification the Khronos Group slowed down the pace a little bit but they didn't left OpenGL developers without a new specification version for too long as a few weeks ago they've released OpenGL 4.2. The new version of the specification brings several API improvements as well as exposes some important pieces of hardware functionality that makes OpenGL 4.x class hardware a great step forward in GPU history. This article aims to present the newly introduced features in the latest version of the OpenGL specification and, as a few months ago I wrote an article about Suggestions for OpenGL 4.2 and beyond, I will write a few words about how does the new specification reflect my forecast.
Multi-Draw-Indirect is here
Jun 19th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
You might remember that I wrote an article about my suggestions for OpenGL 4.2 and beyond. One of the features that I recommended to be added to OpenGL was a yet non-existent extension called GL_ARB_draw_indirect2 which suggested the addition of new draw commands that are similar in fashion to the ancient MultiDraw* commands but they are meant to build on top of the indirect drawing mechanism introduced by the GL_ARB_draw_indirect extension and OpenGL 4.0. I contacted both AMD and NVIDIA with my idea with different levels of success, but AMD saw the potential in the functionality and they actually implemented it in the form of GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect, well at least partially…
Frei-Chen edge detector
Jan 30th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
In this article, I would like to present you an edge detection algorithm that shares similar performance characteristics like the well-known Sobel operator but provides slightly better edge detection and can be seamlessly extended with little to no performance overhead to also detect corners alongside with edges. The algorithm works on a 3×3 texel footprint similarly like the Sobel filter but applies a total of nine convolution masks over the image that can be used for either edge or corner detection. The article presents the mathematical background that is needed to implement the edge detector and provides a reference implementation written in C/C++ using OpenGL that showcases both the Frei-Chen and the Sobel edge detection filter applied to the same image.
Suggestions for OpenGL 4.2 and beyond
Nov 14th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
The Khronos Group did a great job in the last few years to once again prove that OpenGL is still in game and that it can become the ultimate graphics API of choice, if it is not that already. However, we must note that it is not quite yet true that OpenGL 4.1 is a superset of its competitor, DirectX 11. We still have some holes that still have to be filled and I think the ARB should not stop just there as there is much more potential in the current hardware architectures than that is currently exposed by any graphics API so establishing the future of OpenGL should start by going one step further than DX11. In this article I would like to present my vision of items of importance that should be included in the next revision of the specification and how I see the future of OpenGL.
Texture and buffer access performance
Nov 2nd
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
Currently there are several ways to feed data to the GPU no matter of what API we use and what type of application we develop. In case of OpenGL we have uniform buffers, texture buffers, texture images, etc. The same is true for OpenCL and other compute APIs that even provide more fine-grained memory management taking advantage of the local data store (LDS) available on today's hardware. In this article I'll present the memory access performance characteristics of AMD's Evergreen-class GPUs focusing on what this all means from OpenGL point of view. While most of the data is about the HD5870, the general principles and relative performance characteristics are valid for other GPUs, including ones from other vendors.
GPU based dynamic geometry LOD
Oct 25th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
Dynamic geometry level-of-detail (LOD) algorithms are very popular and powerful algorithms that provide a great level of rendering performance optimization while preserving detail by using less detailed geometry for objects that are far away, too small or otherwise less significant in the quality of the final rendering. Many of these are used since the very beginning of computer graphics technologies and are present in some form in current CAD softwares, video games and other graphics applications. While determining the appropriate geometry LOD was previously the task of the CPU, with todays hardware it is possible to also offload this to the GPU which excels at handling large amount of objects in parallel.
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Hierarchical-Z map based occlusion culling
Oct 19th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
Hierarchical-Z is a well known and standard feature of modern GPUs that allows them to speed up depth testing by rejecting large group of incoming fragments using a reduced and compressed version of the depth buffer that resides in on-chip memory. The technique presented in this article uses the same basic idea to allow batched occlusion culling for large amount of individual objects using a geometry shader without the need of any CPU intervention that is unavoidable using traditional occlusion queries. The article also provides a reference implementation in the form of the OpenGL 4.0 Mountains demo that uses the technique for culling thousands of object instances.
OpenGL 4.0 – Mountains demo released
Oct 11th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
OpenGL 3.0 capable GPUs introduced a level of processing power and programming flexibility that isn't comparable with any earlier generations. After that, OpenGL 4.0 and the hardware supporting it even further pushed the limits of what previously seemed to be impossible. Thanks to these features nowadays more and more possibilities are available for the graphics developers to implement GPU based scene management and culling algorithms. The Mountains demo showcases some of these rendering techniques that, as far as I know, were never implemented so far using OpenGL. In this article I will present the key features of the demo that will be discussed in more detail in subsequent articles. Demo binaries with full source code are also published.
History of hardware tessellation
Sep 29th
Posted by Daniel Rákos in Graphics
With the introduction of Shader Model 5.0 hardware and the API support provided by OpenGL 4.0 made GPU based geometry tessellation a first class citizen in the latest graphics applications. While the official support from all the commodity graphics card vendors and the relevant APIs are quite recent news, little to no people know that hardware tessellation has a long history in the world of consumer graphics cards. In this article I would like to present a brief introduction to tessellation and discuss about its evolution that resulted in what we can see in the latest technology demos and game titles.
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Review Group Week 232 - TIME MASTERS: VANISHING POINT #1
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by S.F. Jude Terror » Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:46 pmNow that newsmageddon 2010 is over, I can promise to review this tomorrow.
by john lewis hawk » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:02 amSolid issue. I enjoyed Rip's point of view and the part with future Booster and Kid Rip as well. Jurgens has good art too. That said, i enjoyed it but not enough to really care though.
by Starlord » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:07 am
If a Tiny Titans or Billy Batson Magic of SHAZAM came out that week it would be perfect. I know he loved both of those.
Of course something Bendis may actually make him rise from the grave and give one more review.
I fucking miss that guy.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:14 pm
One more Bendis book and I may jump in there with him.
You knew him best of any of us of course, if there's an appropriate book that week you think he would've like I say we go with it.
by Eli Katz » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:31 pm
I understand what you're saying. And I agree that superhero books can be just about cool moments, fun action, and a few surprises. They don't have to be deep or filled with crackling dialogue. But here's how I assess a book like this: It costs 3 bucks. It's part of a six-part series. The whole story, in other words, will cost 18 bucks to collect. It's connected to another miniseries, which is another six issues and priced even higher. So, is this money well spent? Or are there significantly better books out there for someone wanting to read an entertaining superhero story?
If this had been a one-part or two-part story, unconnected to some major event, I would have been more forgiving of this book. But 18 bucks for this story is too much money, in my opinion.
by Mr_Batman » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:47 pmWorry not, I will be posting a review soon.
by BlueStreak » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:58 pmShort review this week, just don't have a ton of time to write up a lengthy review.
For fans of the Dan Jurgens' run of Booster Gold, fear not. Time Masters: Vanishing Point is here. Unlike the more humorous take on Booster in his title, Jurgens keeps the title character and his supporting cast serious and focused. Their quest is to find Bruce Wayne before he returns to the present and unleashes some sort of catastrophic doom on the timestream.
Although the plot and McGuffin come straight out of the Return of Bruce Wayne miniseries, it's only seems to tie into the story in the loosest sense. The villains, attitudes, and characters all come from Jurgens run on Booster Gold. So if you enjoyed Jurgens' run, you will enjoy this story. If you didn't then you won't like this tie-in.
by ****** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:12 pmTime Masters: Vanishing Point #1
Here's an idea, let's take a tedious subplot from an already almost incomprehensible event mini and stretch that subplot into a 6 issue mini and tie it into another ongoing series. Had I not read Sweet Tooth v1 and Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life immediately preceding this I think I just might have sworn of comics altogether. It's not just that I have a pre-existing bias against Booster Gold, it's that this pretty much gives the middle finger to anyone not reading his series. Sure I know the people on the cover, but that whole thing with imitation Quasar and Star Lady? I don't know what any of that shit was. All I knew was that I wanted it to be over. X-Men Forever was poetry compared to Time Masters. The art was fine, but honestly I didn't really even notice it that much.
Story: Shoot me now.
Art: Dan Jurgens will never top his Ben Reilly Sensation Spider-Man run.
Overall: 3
by Eli Katz » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:37 pm
Hush, now.
by The_Phenomenal_Sage » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:54 pmno review this week my car is busted and i will need $700 for that
by ****** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:56 pm
1006% for serious.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:22 amWill type up a review later today.
by ****** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:01 am
by guitarsmashley » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:08 amI can't for the life of me pick this up and read it. I have it but I have literally zero interest in it. That may change in the very near future but god dammit I don't want to read this so in that case I'll give it a 4 because it probably wasn't going to better than that anyway.
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Joe Manganiello has been sporting a longer-locked look lately, thanks to his role in Arnold Schwarzenegger's next movie, "Ten," but he's about to chop it down.
"It's gonna get cut off this week to go back to 'True Blood,'" he told Access Hollywood on Sunday night on the pink carpet at HBO's Golden Globes after-party.
Joe plays Alcide Herveaux — a contractor (and werewolf) in "True Blood" — and he hinted at the drama ahead for his character when the show returns to HBO later this year.
"[It's] racier," he said. "My character's taken over the wolf pack, so as an alpha, and a pack of dogs, you gotta regulate, you gotta set it straight with everybody so there's some violence. It'll be fun."
Joe said the material he's read for the new season amps things up.
"This is Season 6 and the first couple scripts I read – I think they're doing a lot of stuff that they maybe held back on the past couple years," he told Access. "They're pretty wild. I think it's going to be a pretty wild season."
Temperatures have dropped in Southern California, and with plenty of skin on display in the series, Joe is hoping things change by the time he hits the set later this week.
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A Stranglehold On My Most Hated Team
Since becoming a fan of the Cowboys back in 1978 there has always been one team that I have hated more then any other in the NFL. Not the Redskins or the Eagles or the 49ers or the Steelers. That most hated team has always been the team from New Jersey called the Giants. It could be because I'm from the area and the Cowboys have always played them twice a season. It could be because they have had some really good players over the years and also some players that I've disliked. It could also be that I'm surrounded by their fans, some of which are Bandwagon Fans. I just can't handle the majority of Giants fans and normally a day does not go by that an argument does not break out about the Giants and the Cowboys. There have also been some games over the years that have got under my skin.
Sept, 1981 – The Cowboys beat the Giants 18-10. Yes, the Cowboys won, but not before I took a tumble down the steps in my house as I celebrated the Cowboys taking a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. I blame my fall on the Giants of course.
Dec, 1981 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 13-10 in overtime in the final game of the regular season.
Dec, 1985 – The Cowboys beat the Giants 28-21 to win the NFC East, but in the process the Giants knock Danny White out of the game as well as backup quarterback Gary Hogeboom.
Nov, 1986 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 17-14 and also loses quarterback Danny White for the rest of the season with a fractured wrist.
Sept, 1988 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 12-10 when the officials ruled a safety on the opening kickoff, but after the game said the play should have been ruled a touchback because the ball was muffed, not fumbled.
Nov, 1991 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 22-9 in one of the worst officiating games in history. Four of the worst calls ever seen resulted in 17 points for the Giants.
Jan, 1994 – The Cowboys beat the Giants 16-13 in overtime. The game is known for Emmitt Smith winning the game with a separated shoulder. But it's also the game that the Giants offensive line chop-blocked Russell Maryland and Leon Lett.
Oct, 2000 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 19-14. Troy Aikman threw a career high five interceptions. The first interception coming on the very first play of the game. The worse part was that I was there in the Giants Stadium crowd to witness it.
Jan, 2008 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 21-17. The Cowboys finished the season 13-3 and had home field advantage in the playoffs. Even through the Giants won, it was Patrick Crayton who helped the Cowboys to defeat.
Sept, 2009 – The Cowboys lose to the Giants 33-31. The Giants destroy the home opener for the Cowboys and their new Stadium.
I'm hoping in 2010 the Cowboys will get some revenge on the Giants for losing four of the last five meetings. The Giants are by far my most hated team when it comes to the Cowboys. Like I've said, it could be the team itself and the history with them. It could be because I'm in Giants country or it could just be because I am surrounded by their fans and I hear it year after year. The Giants winning the Super Bowl in 2007 after beating the Cowboys in the playoffs only increased my hatred for the team.
Recently I was in New York City with my family for the day. We ended up at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Walking around I found myself in the sports room with Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Joe Namath and David Wright just to name a few. I then turned and found myself standing right in front of Eli Manning. I looked at my wife and then back at Manning. I knew what needed to be done, so I lifted both hands at the same time my wife lifted her camera. For Cowboys fans everywhere here is what I needed to do…


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Shelley Duvall and Jack Nicholson filming a scene on the set of The Shining
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Stanley Kubrick allowed his then-17-year-old daughter, Vivian, to make a documentary about the production of The Shining. Created originally for the BBC television show Arena, this documentary offers rare insight into the shooting process of a Kubrick film. This version of the documentary has commentary by Vivian Kubrick.
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The most in-depth exploration into the making of The Shining on film, from the perspective of those who actually worked on the production.
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The new NBC television program, Hannibal, contains many subtle and not-so-subtle references to the films of Stanley Kubrick. The Shining is particularly well-represented, as evidenced by this still from the show.
in an Entertainment Weekly article, Showrunner Bryan Fuller discusses the influence The Shining had on him as a child, and why he's chosen to pay homage to the film in Hannibal.
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Lisa and Louise Burns were twelve years old when they played the Grady Twins in The Shining. It was the only film appearance for the sisters.
In a June, 2002 issue of JANE magazine, the twins, then 35, recalled running around in the Hedge Maze set, getting lost and forcing crew members to remove panels to let them out. They discussed still owning a pair of the dresses they wore in the film, and Louise recalled, "I got to keep a jar of fake blood. I stored it in the fridge until it congealed."
Two years before its release, Stephen King discusses The Shining, Jack Nicholson and Stanley Kubrick: Interview with Stephen King, Cinefantastique, 1978 [pdf].
I want to share with you a fascinating piece I found in a 1978 issue of the science-fiction/horror movie magazine Cinefantastique. The feature reports partly on news of the film's then-ongoing production at EMI Elstree Studios, where it had been shooting for six months: the journalist, Jim Albertson, informs readers that Kubrick "is adding a shock sequence involving Danny in the resort's computer game room, as the machines come alive, threateningly, on their own. Kubrick has selected and gathered at EMI Elstree some two dozen of the most sophisticated electronic games by the world's leading manufacturers for the scene." If it was shot at all, that sequence never made it into the finished film.
"It is undecided at this point," Albertson continues, "whether the Overlook will, or will not, explode (as it does in the book) at the film's conclusion. One ending under consideration has Jack freeze to death in the hedge maze… Kubrick has abandoned the concept of the hedge animals, which come to life in the King book, in favour of a hedge maze… The make-up for the ghost of the dead woman in room 217—which may be changed to room 237 for legal reasons—promises to be incredibly grisly… The Shining could prove to be the most viscerally powerful horror film experience an audience was ever subjected to. It will be Kubrick's challenge to make it a great film as well."
Let me say, Jim, that I think he did okay.
The feature on The Shining also contains an interview with King, who expressed some ambivalence about the project even at that early stage. (It's well known that he was not enamoured of Kubrick's version, and even wrote his own television adaptation which aired in 1997.) He begins by casting aspersions on directors as a species:
"As a movie-goer, I don't give a tin whistle what a director thinks; I want to know what he sees. Most directors have good visual and dramatic instincts (most good directors, anyway), but in intellectual terms they are pinheads, by and large. Nothing wrong in that; who wants a film director who's a utility infielder? Let them do their job, enjoy their work, but for Christ's sake, let's not see Freudianisms in the work of any film director. The only director who seems to have any psychological point of view at all is Ingmar Bergman, and his is Jungian, which is the next thing to saying 'intellectual.' Can you imagine Bergman doing The Shining? That would be interesting."
He then moves on to discuss Kubrick's take on The Shining:
"From the beginning, when I first talked to Kubrick some months ago, he wanted to change the ending. He asked me for my opinion on Halloran [the hotel cook played in Kubrick's film by Scatman Crothers] becoming possessed, and then finishing the job that Torrance started, killing Danny, Wendy and lastly himself. Then, the scene would shift to the spring, with a new caretaker and his family arriving. However, the audience would see Jack, Wendy and Danny in an idyllic family scene—as ghosts—sitting together, laughing and talking. And I saw a parallel between this peaceful setting at the end of the picture and the end of 2001 where the astronaut is transported to the Louis XIV bedroom. To me, the two endings seemed to tie together.
"The impression I got from our conversation is that Kubrick does not believe in life after death. Yet, he thought that any vein of the supernatural story (whether it is horrifying, or whether it is pleasant) is inherently optimistic because it points towards the possible survival of the spirit. And I told him that's all very good as a philosophy, but when an audience is brought face to face with the slaughter of characters that they care about, then they cry for your head once they go out of the theatre. But Kubrick has modified his original ideas extensively, so I don't expect to see this ending in the final film.
On the omission in the film of the topiary animals springing to life:
"I never really thought that the topiary animals would make it to the film, anyway. The director would face a dual risk, the first being that the effect would not look real. The second risk is that even if the effect does look real, the audience might laugh. These are problems facing the filmmaker, problems I didn't have to contend with writing the novel."
On violence:
"It's a dangerous package to handle. It is all to easy to let violence dominate. A lot of good directors have floundered on that particular rock. And that's one of the reasons I like Don Siegel, because he handles violence well. I would have preferred Siegel to direct The Shining…"
On the casting of The Shining:
"I'm a little afraid of Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in that context because he is not an ordinary man. So far as I know, he's never played an ordinary man and I'm not sure he can. I would have rather seen Michael Moriarty or Martin Sheen portray Torrance. But these actors are not supposed to be 'bankable'—Hollywood loves that word. [Shelley Duvall as Wendy] is an example of absolutely grotesque casting."
On Brian De Palma's film of King's novel Carrie:
"I liked De Palma's film of Carrie quite a bit. The attitude of the film was different from my book; I tended to view the events straight-on, humourlessly, in a straight point-to-point progression (you have to remember that the genesis of Carrie was no more than a short story idea), while I think De Palma saw a chance to make a movie that was a satirical view of high-school life in general and high-school peer groups in particular. A perfectly viable point of view. Sissy Spacek was excellent, but right behind her—in a smaller part than it should have been—was John Travolta. He played the part of Billy Nolan the way I wish I'd written it, half-funny and half-crazy.
On Kubrick:
"He is one of the three or four greatest directors of our day, maybe of all time. However, I think he is indulgent, terribly indulgent. A Clockwork Orange just doesn't hold up today. Some of his other films do… I think Dr Strangelove and 2001: A Space Odyssey do. And Barry Lyndon will. But even if his film of The Shining is an artistic failure it will probably be a commercial success… And even if it's a failure, it will be an interesting failure… Anyway, you have to realise I'm only talking as an interested observer. I'm not a participant.


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When Jarrod Lyle returns to golf after a 20-month layoff at the Australian Masters, he expects some teary eyes on the tee. His among them.
Lyle is 32 years old and will be playing his first tournament since his second fight with myeloid leukemia — his first came at 17. This time, he'll have his wife and young daughter with him Thursday when he starts a tournament that he's not sure he's physically ready to finish should he make the 36-hole cut.
"Just walking to that first tee and teeing the ball up and trying to hit it — that's probably going to be the hardest thing," Lyle said Tuesday at Royal Melbourne.
"It's just going to let a whole lot of stuff out. Hopefully when that ball flies I can just get on to playing golf and put everything behind me and just get back to the golfer that I am."
Lyle, then a regular on the U.S. PGA Tour, was diagnosed with his second bout of leukemia in March 2012 just before the birth of his daughter, Lusi. Lyle's wife, Briony, became pregnant despite medical advice that Lyle's first bout of cancer and the resulting chemotherapy would leave him sterile.
With a medical exemption to return to the PGA Tour whenever he feels he's ready — and it might not be until late in 2014 — Lyle has found his second bout of cancer illuminating.
On the positive side, he knew what to expect, and anti-nausea drugs to counteract the chemotherapy had improved in the 15 years between his illnesses.
On the downside, because he had the disease once, it was harder to overcome twice. The first time, he spent two to three weeks at a stretch in the hospital. The second time, it often was four or five weeks or more. He's lost weight, and his strength.
And he's still not out of the usual five-year cancer-free time frame, as he thought he had done as a teenager.
Briony and Lusi, nearly 2, will be among a big group of friends and family supporting him at Royal Melbourne on Thursday on Friday. And against all odds, maybe the weekend.
Lyle will tee off just after midday on the first hole Thursday with two veterans to help him along — fellow Australian and 2006 U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, and Brendon de Jonge, the Zimbabwean who represented the International team at the recent Presidents Cup.
Many of Lyle's fans will be wearing specially designed yellow shirts and hats to support his involvement in the children's cancer charity Challenge.
When Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in 2012, he was wearing a "Leuk the Duck" pin on his cap. The cartoon duck is a mascot for kids who come through the Challenge charity, and Woods wore it out of respect for Lyle, as did many players in the field not long after Lyle's second cancer fight was known.
"To have the support of all those guys, guys that I am not really close with as well, it is nice," Lyle said at the time. "It is nice to know they still care and want to know how you are going."
On Thursday, Lyle won't forget that support and knows where his heart will be.
"I'm going to dedicate this first tee shot to everybody that's done that over the years or over the last 20 months," he said. "Everyone who has got in contact with us and given us support."


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|Release: November 8, 2011
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All of this is tracked on Call of Duty Elite, which is integrated directly into Modern Warfare 3 by way of a simple menu option. There are also mobile and web-based versions of the service, which allows you to study maps (even how those maps are affected by various game modes) and make changes to your custom classes that can be "pushed" to the console. It also institutes a full-on clan system. Worth noting: while one could easily hop from MW3 into Elite, the inverse was not yet possible. One had to exit to the dashboard and reload the game. Elite offers a lot in the way of information, and tons of player choice on how to view and interpret that information, but it will best serve those who are serious about their multiplayer experience, for whom a term like "K/D Ratio" means life or death.
If gaining experience and ranking up isn't your main concern, Modern Warfare 3 also offers an expanded version of private match, with new gametypes to build on such as Infection, which begins with a team of soldiers taking on a "zombie" juggernaut (generally just armed with a riot shield) and usually culminates in a single survivor desperately fleeing from a horde of them. Between this and Gun Game, private match was some of the most fun I had with Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer. The absolute best experience I had with another player, however, was Spec Ops mode.
I'm a sucker for cooperative play, and Spec Ops offers sixteen two-player missions that vaguely connect to the main campaign. They're largely timed affairs, and at least one of them is imaginative enough to put you in the bad guys' shoes for a few minutes. The best missions, though, either provide an asymmetrical experience, such as one player disarming IEDs in a Juggernaut suit while another snipes enemies and mans a Predator drone, or engage the players in free-form stealth. Spec Ops' take on stealth is very fast-paced and engaging. It feels badass—it being incredibly satisfying to quickly pop an enemy in the head with a silenced pistol shot and impale his friend before he hits the ground. Completing missions garners experience, and one levels up separately in Spec Ops mode from the main multiplayer experience. While this has no functional effect on the missions themselves, it's absolutely key to the Spec Ops Survival mode, wherein level-based unlocks are available for purchase using money one gains by defending themselves from wave after wave of enemies. The survival maps are appropriately compact, and seemed to be based on the multiplayer levels, soon filling with enemies. It was a fun diversion, but I found myself wishing that they'd used the time spent balancing out the survival maps to create more Spec Ops missions. Or maybe an entire Spec Ops campaign, full of asymmetrical moments organically chained together.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 largely feels like an iterative title. Its campaign has strayed from its roots as a believable war story to a personal tale of vendetta with a Michael Bay-esque cinematic flair. The core shooting action is very much the same, and feels satisfying in multiplayer, but oftentimes a bit anemic in campaign, when enemies seem to come in endless waves, serving as mere chum between you and your objective. The changes to Killstreaks feel like a tremendous positive, better balancing the game for team play, but the weapon leveling system seems a little gratuitous, with a lot of potential to completely lock out those who simply want to pop in and have some fun into the starting weapons. Spec Ops is brilliant, but leaves a gamer wanting more, and survival isn't something I would play more than a handful of times. This isn't to say that Modern Warfare 3 is at all a bad game—it's an attractive and polished effort with tight controls, addictive multiplayer, and the sense that one is truly on a battlefield, rather than carrying on a miniature war behind the scenes. It is, in fact, an extremely high-quality, well polished, and all-around good game.
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Well, count me as the newest member to jump on the Magi bandwagon! I just started the series earlier this week and right now I'm about 40 chapters in. Definitely a fun series. Reminds me a lot of One Piece in a few ways, which is definitely a great thing. However, I can't really say who my favorite character is now since I'm not caught up to the latest translation like the rest of you guys, but I am really liking Alibaba the most so far. I'll post again once I've gotten a bit further caught up.....
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You know once Aladdin removes that gem off his arms, he's gonna be wiping the floor with everyone now.
Hope Judal's been eating Wheaties, 'cause pay back day is inevidably approaching.
|2012-10-20, 03:22
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|2012-10-20, 03:40
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Ugo golem for the kill, wonder if Aladdin uses heat magic on its hand as well?
About wiping the floor with Judal, not so sure about that. In Balbadd (I think) he said he just learned gravity magic, so he could still be learning magic as well.
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I've been following this series for a while and the thing that bothers me;
According Judal there are only 3 magi: Judal, Yunan and Scheherazade, a fourth shouldn't exist because that would only happen if one of the three existing ones died. So he raised his doubt about Aladdin in front of Sinbad.
Then according to Sinbad in chap 112 there's no positive proof that Scheherazade is an actual Magi. In other words, her accomplishments give that impression.
Isn't Scheherazade from the laem empire the fake here and Aladdin the actual 3rd Magi?
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I think as long as one got the protection of rukh (which they could use to get unlimited supply of magoi) then they're magi. Scheherazade also seem to have 'guidance of rukh'.... while that doesn't really explain that she's a real magi, I think it implied that she is, in fact, a real magi.
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That could be the case yeah but perhaps there are some exceptions to the rule. I still find it an odd word-choice of the author to describe her.
I just can't help it but to think that she's some godly being or elf that resembles the Magi especially with her 200 years.
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Played with the Ruger MP9 9mm SMG this week. It is a derivative of the UZI design (which Ruger bought) and highly modified.
As opposed to the Uzi which we are all so familar with, the MP9 fires from a closed bolt, features a firing pin block (like most newer pistols), and a 600 rpm cyclic rate which means this gun is extremely controllable. Because it fires from a closed bolt and has a firing pin block, the grip safety feature of the Uzi has not been utilized in the MP9.
Various front grips are available, but the one I fired has the original stubby grip.
The gun was fired with Winchester Western 9mm FMJ. On full auto, it is very easy to get a one shot or two shot burst (it's a matter of practice). I would think that you could write your name using this gun.
One advantage the MP9 has over the Colt 9mm is that its magazines are easy to load - from round one to round thirty two. No special loader is needed and your thumbs will not wear out. Ruger looked at the Steyr (instead of the Uzi which Colt patterned itself after) for its basic magazine design. Like the Steyr, it is not a straight stick magazine (from a front or rear perspective) and there is a slight taper when it nears the top.
The safety is thumb operated and as a left hander, it took some time to train myself to use my trigger finger to operate it.
My only other wish is that a 40 S&W be developed. Understandably, considering the relatively small size of the market, this may not be worth the financial investment to Ruger.
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Thanks for the writeup. Seeing as this was a post 1986 weapon, there is not much press on this. I can't recall even seeing one in the three years I've been going to Knob Creek (though that may be due to sensory overload ).
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QuoteOne location that you hope to go on this adventure: AustraliaCareful what you wish for Vyxsin, the locals can get a bit obsessive
Quote from: Coutzy on January 19, 2011, 05:52:30 PMQuoteOne location that you hope to go on this adventure: AustraliaCareful what you wish for Vyxsin, the locals can get a bit obsessive Was there any pink/black bikini action as Kynt said in the video?
Why did Kynt change his name from Kynt Cothran to Kent Kaliber?
Quote from: RealityFreakWill on January 20, 2011, 01:09:00 AMWhy did Kynt change his name from Kynt Cothran to Kent Kaliber?It was done to honour his father, who died recently.
Since their initial run, Kent and Vyxsin have been staying in the spotlight. They have been regular co-hosts on the TV Guide Network and have also guest-starred on "Hannah Montana," "Shear Genius," "Bones" and "The Big Bang Theory."
As for why The Amazing Race continues to amaze and entertain, consider this reminiscence from Goths Kent (Kaliber) and Vyxsin (Fiala), who are used to being stared at, or worse, when they're spotted at home. Asked what their most memorable moment was from their first Amazing Race, Kent (Kaliber) replied, "Arriving at the magical masquerade village in Vilnius, Lithuania. Everyone was dressed from head-to-toe in mythical costumes. The costumes, the creativity and the decadence reminded me of the sci-fi and Comic-Con conventions that Vyxsin and I love to go to every year."In that one moment, The Amazing Race had more to say about diversity, tolerance and our ever- expanding global village than almost anything else on TV.
Local favorites Kent and Vyxsin of The Amazing Race on Friday from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Saturday from Noon-5 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday Noon-4 p.m. in the West Wing.
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While it might be tough to imagine heading out to a local farm for an armful of fresh vegetables when it's still chilly, it's almost that time of year. Harford County farms are gearing up for growing season, and that means it's time to sign up for a Community Supported Agriculture program.
CSAs, if you don't know, are programs run by (usually) small farms that allow nearby residents to buy a share of their growing season crops. The result: An upfront fee gets you a weekly trip to the farm for a load of produce from about May through October or even November.
Tom Paduano, a farmer at Flying Plow Farm in Joppa, says hosting a CSA allows farmers to get income before the growing season starts, freeing time for them to focus more on planting and harvesting and less on making market sales. The members, in turn, get a season's worth of fresh produce.
Paula Harman, who owns Harman's Farm Market in Churchville with her husband, says CSA members are getting the very freshest fruits and vegetables possible. "It's not shipped across the country," Harman says. "We pick them ripe, whereas what you buy at the grocery store has usually been picked early and ripened on its trip."
As well, because of farms' typically diverse crops, you're often getting to experience and try new foods.
"Maybe you haven't eaten Swiss chard or butternut squash," she says. "It makes me go out of my comfort zone and branch out. It's like when you join a gym and pay up front -- it makes you feel like you have to use it."
Paduano agreed, adding that being a part of a CSA is also about the experience.
"It's more than an exchange of money for vegetables," he says. "You're investing in our farm, and you get to come to the farm and experience it weekly. You get to see how it changes from spring to summer to fall."
Many CSAs allow members to spend as much time at the farm as they want, often providing a you-pick portion of tomatoes and herbs. Members develop relationships with farmers.
"You're experiencing a connection to the farm, the farmer, and where your food is coming from," Paduano says.
Brad's Produce
550 Asbury Road, Churchville
Season dates: Regular season runs from mid-May to Oct. 24. Early spring share runs from April 18 to May 9. Summer share runs July 11 to Aug. 29. Early spring share register by April 15. Summer share and regular season share register by May 13.
Share price: Regular season, full share: $515. Biweekly share: $300. Weekly half share: $325. Summer share: $225. Early spring share: $115.
Discounts: Register by April 1, regular season, full share: $495. Biweekly share: $290. Weekly half share: $315. Summer share: $200. Register by Feb. 15, early spring share: $100.
What you get: The early spring shares include asparagus, bok choy, spinach, spring mix lettuce, radishes, spring onions and possibly some potted herbs or farm-fresh local eggs. The summer shares include produce from the summer crops, including corn, tomatoes, green peppers, green beans, squash, zucchini, peaches and carrots. Regular season shares include a wide variety of produce from each growing season: spring, summer and fall. Fall produce includes garlic, apples, squash, cauliflower and potatoes.
Add-Ons: Twelve brown free-range eggs, picked up weekly from May 16 to Oct. 24: $90; one-pound loaf of all-natural bread, picked up weekly from May 16 to Oct. 24: $96.
What else the farm sells: Brad's Produce sells a wide array of flowers, from planters of ivy geraniums to begonia pots, dahlias, marigolds and a range of perennials.
How you get it: Regular season: Pick up your full share at the farm on Thursdays, your biweekly share every other Thursday or your weekly half share on Tuesdays. Early spring share: Pick up every Thursday. Summer share: Pick up every Thursday.
Flying Plow Farm
2009 Old Joppa Road, Joppa
Season dates: Runs from late May to the week before Thanksgiving.
Share price: $700
Discounts: Returning customers get a $50 discount if they sign up by Feb. 15.
What you get: Each week you can expect 10 to 20 items. Along with your share, you can harvest any you-pick crops for yourself. In the spring, typical produce includes arugula, beets, cabbage, cilantro, cucumbers, kale, parsley, peas, radishes, scallions and spinach. Summer items include flowers, basil, beans, beets, leeks, potatoes, onions, peppers, squash, tomatillos, watermelons and tomatoes. Fall crops include carrots, collards, onions, peppers, turnips, potatoes and beets.
What else the farm sells: Flying Plow Farm also sells pasture-raised chickens and free-range brown eggs. Chickens are available for sale through Winter Harvest online ordering.
How you get it: Pick up your produce at the farm on your designated day, either Tuesday or Friday, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Organic: The farm is certified organic.
Harman's Farm Market
2633 Churchville Road, Churchville
Season dates: The regular season runs from the third week in May through the middle of October. Summer share runs from July 9 to Sept. 3.
Share price: Full share: $495. Half share: $325. Summer full share: $250.
Discounts: Register by March 1, half share: $300. Register by March 1, summer full share: $225.
What you get: The early season shares include strawberries, sugar snap peas, romaine lettuce, bok choy, broccoli and beets. Midseason shares include corn, cantaloupes, onions, peaches, cucumbers, green beans, tomatoes, zucchini and yellow squash. The late season crops include tomatoes, green beans, apples, grape tomatoes, butternut squash and sweet potatoes. Shares might also include peaches or apples from the farm's partner, Colora Orchards, as well as eggs from Andy's eggs, honey from Cybee's, cheese or ice cream from Keye's Creamery, cider from Lohr's Orchard or blueberries from Spring Valley Farm.
What else the farm sells: Harman's Farm Market also sells pumpkins, straw and chrysanthemums.
How you get it: Pick up your share on the agreed-upon day, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Wilson's Farm Market
2826 Conowingo Road (Route 1)
Bel Air, 410-836-8980
Season dates: Runs from July through October.
Share price: Full share: $475. Half share 1: $275. Half share 2: $275. Half share 3: $300. Flexible share: $450.
What you get: Half share 1: 2/3 of a bag for either the first eight weeks or the last eight weeks of the season. Half share 2: 2/3 of a bag every other week for the entire 16-week season. Half share 3: 1/3 of a bag every week. Flexible share: Allows share owner to come to the Wilson's Farm Market store any day of the week during business hours to select his or her choice of fruit and produce, as well as from other local produce carried. Flexible shareowners receive a 10 percent discount as an additional credit on Wilson's produce and fruit. Summer produce includes beets, candy onions, eggplant, cantaloupes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, tomatoes, watermelons and cucumbers. Fall shares include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, turnips, pumpkins, cabbage, green beans and cauliflower. Fruit includes peaches, apples, nectarines, red raspberries, blackberries and plums, depending on the season.
What else the farm sells: The store sells other locally sourced products, like eggs, honey, cheese, jams, jellies, soaps and condiments. Fresh-baked pies and cookies are also available.
How you get it: Pick up your produce at the time and place you choose: Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the store; Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the farm; or Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the farm. When you pick up your share, you can cut fresh herbs from the herb garden. A trade table will allow you to swap out items in your share.
Add-ons: You can add an egg share, a dozen eggs every other week from Andy's Eggs in Fallston, for $32. A cut flower share, sourced from a local flower grower in Street, offers fresh seasonal bouquets for $8 a week from July through September.
How to Pick your CSA
Location: Try to pick a farm that's convenient for weekly pickups. Paula Harman, of Harman's Farm Market in Churchville, says that your pickup should not feel like a burden. "If you're far away, the novelty will keep you going for a little while, but as you get into the fall, a long drive gets to be a bit too much."
Flexibility: While some farms offer one option -- a full share that can be picked up weekly -- most allow room for tailoring. They might offer single-season shares, partial shares, or they may allow you to split a share with a friend or neighbor.
Pickup style: Consider whether you'd like to pick up your share at a farm or if you'd rather go to a farmers market. Some CSAs will have your box packed and ready, and some will have you select and box your own share. As well, consider whether the CSA has a you-pick herb garden and whether it allows you to substitute produce that you don't like.
What you're getting: While the size of a share shouldn't vary much from farm to farm, the types of fruits and vegetables might. Look at what the farm grows to see if you recognize your favorite greens. Also, many CSAs offer extras, from eggs to meat, flowers and honey.


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O26 Primers: Big Sky, Summit League and Sun Belt TourneysPosted by KDoyle on March 6th, 2011
RTC's Kevin Doyle, author of the weekly column, The Other 26, and the Patriot League Correspondent, will be providing conference tournament previews for all non-BCS conferences.
Three more conferences begin things tonight. The Big Sky and Sun Belt look to be very competitive with multiple teams capable of getting hot at the right time and running away with the title, while the Summit League features the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at the head of the pack and everyone else trying to keep up. All three conferences are definite single-bid leagues meaning all games will be played with a great sense of urgency; the agony of defeat and glory of victory becomes that much more apparent as well.
Big Sky
The Favorite: Northern Colorado has played the best ball in the Big Sky over the course of the past month and they also have arguably the league's best player in Devon Beitzel on their side. Montana will have their chance to prove me wrong, but right now it is the Bears who are the favorite.
Dark Horse: Any team that is proficient at shooting the three ball cannot be discounted in a game. Despite having a middle of the road 9-7 record within the conference, Northern Arizona can stroke it with anyone. Cameron Jones, Gabe Rogers, and Eric Platt all shoot well over 40% from downtown.
Who's Hot: Northern Colorado has won eight of their last nine games and 15 of 18 to enter the Big Sky tournament as the hottest team.
Player to Watch: Cameron Jones has had his way with Big Sky teams this year as he is averaging just shy over 20 points on the year and has scored in double figures in every game save one. He's got Northern Arizona playing well entering the tournament as the Lumberjacks have won four of five games with the lone loss coming to Northern Colorado by a point.
First-Round Upset: Eastern Washington over Weber State. Although they have struggled for most of the season, Eastern Washington is riding a modest two game winning streak entering the Big Sky tournament with their last win coming against the team they will do battle with in the tournament's first round: Weber State.
How'd They Fare? It was one of the most heroic performances that you have never heard of in college basketball. Anthony Johnson's performance in the second half of the Big Sky Championship game against Weber State propelled Montana to the NCAA Tournament where they narrowly lost to #3 seed New Mexico. Montana was trailing 40-20 at the intermission, but Johnson scored 34 of his 42 points in the decisive half to defeat the Wildcats. If Johnson's unbelievable performance carried over to the New Mexico game, Montana advances to the second round. Instead, they were defeated by the Lobos 62-57.
Interesting Fact: Not an interesting fact, but simple one of the greatest moments—if not the very greatest—in Big Sky history came in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. North Carolina fans, close your eyes:


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MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb's Josh Slater continued to make his push for the Atlantic Sun's player of the year award by leading the Bisons to a pair of victories, netting the junior his second Player of the Week award, the conference announced on Monday.
A week after a loss dropped Lipscomb from first to fifth in the Atlantic Sun standings, junior guard Josh Slater led the Bisons to two critical road wins in Florida and barely missed a triple-double. Slater averaged 22.5 points, 9.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals while shooting 62.1 percent for the week. He made five-of-11 attempts from downtown and had a 6-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Thursday, Slater finished one rebound shy of Lipscomb's first known triple-double in a 93-75 victory against FGCU. The Nashville, Tenn. native tallied 19 points, a career-high tying 11 assists, nine rebounds and three steals. Slater continued his heroics Saturday evening in an 85-71 win at Stetson where he joined teammate Adnan Hodzic in scoring 26 points, while shooting 11-of-16 from the floor. He finished with seven assists and no turnovers while bringing down five boards and tallying four steals. On the season, the corporate management major joins Ohio State's Evan Turner, Canisius' Frank Turner and Loyola Marymount's Vernon Teel as the only four players in Division I averaging at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists per game.
The only place to watch the Wednesday and Thursday quarterfinal action from next week's General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships comes courtesy ASun.TV. All eight quarterfinal games, scheduled for noon, 2:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. will be offered for free.
Fans can follow the Atlantic Sun on Twitter and on Facebook. Visit twitter.com/AtlanticSun to begin receiving updates on conference news, weekly awards, and from A-Sun championships. Atlantic Sun followers with a Facebook account can become a "fan" of the conference by visiting facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
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There are so many things going through my head.
I'm way anxious about leaving to go to Blissdom on Thursday. I haven't started packing yet (I'm totally putting it off), but we have started prepping for me being gone. It's the first time in Noah's 10.5 months that I will be away from him overnight, and I am scared to death.
Bobby worries that I don't think he'll take good care of the kiddo, but it's not that at all. I think they will probably have a blast.
Maybe I'm a little afraid they will have too good a time. Without me. That I'll miss out on something big (like Noah going from occasional few-independent-stepper to full-time, bona fide walker). I'm afraid when I get back that he'll be "over me," as I told Bobby this morning.
But I can't let those things stop me from doing something I'm looking forward to, something for me. And it's oh, so tempting to do that. But I think part of doing that would be for ease and comfort; it would allow me to put off facing down fears and anxieties that have riddled me since I gave birth to Noah.
I have to do this eventually. And the sooner I do it, the sooner I get back to normal living. I hope.
I think it's probably normal to feel some amount of guilt (specifically as a mom) when you do something like this for yourself. My blogging (and even my freelance, which is not that closely connected with my blogging, for the most part) is not supporting us. It's mostly a hobby, something I enjoy. So going to a conference like this seems sort of frivolous.
It's times like these, though, when I appreciate fully having such a supportive husband, who reassures me that he supports me and wants me to do things that will make me happy.
I think the challenge for me is going to be leaving the guilt and anxiety behind. I think a touch of excited nervousness is OK, and when it comes to the conference itself, that's what I feel. I'm excited to meet new people and hear speakers on topics that I'm interested in. I'm looking forward to finding an item or two at the handmade marketplace. I'm hoping to make some connections that will benefit my blogging and freelance potential for the future.
Blissdom is definitely going to be a stretch for me, but I think it's a stretch that needs to happen. I could let myself become a social shut-in and use Noah as an excuse for that, or I can start pushing myself. One of those will let me grow as a person and actually better myself. And I think it'll actually help me be a better mother, because I will be maintaining my identity and showing Noah what it means to pursue your passions and dreams.
So I'm nervous and feeling a little guilty and anxious, but I'm also excited. Blissdom is going to be great.
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Mount Up - 2014 Audi Melges 20 Canadian Nationals... Eh.
21 September 2014
Toronto, Canada - Continuing on its 2014 World Tour, the Audi Melges 20 fleet has ventured to the land of Mounted Police and Maple Syrup to compete in the first ever Canadian Open Championship. With warm hospitality provided by the Port Credit Yacht Club and great racing on the shores of Lake Ontario, fourteen Audi Melges 20 teams will duke it out over eight scheduled races to determine the champ...eh.
Sandwiched between the 2014 Worlds, North American Championship (San Francisco - October 1-3) and the upcoming 2015 Miami Winter Series, a number of Audi Melges 20 teams decided to cool their heels and pass on this event, but teams making the effort to attend will be treated to some "hand-to-hand combat" style racing that the fleet is synonymous with. The Port Credit Yacht Club, just outside Toronto is prepped for the sailors with every aspect of a first class regatta in place for the weekend.
Hot off his domination of the U.S. Nationals in August, Cesar Neto Gomez on Portobello looks to continue his Napolean-esque march across North America and plant the Brazilian flag in Canadian territory, adding another 2014 title to his impressive trophy case. 2013 World Champion John Taylor aboard Ninkasi is in attendance and will be doing his best to fend off Gomez, and while the Canadians are happy to roll out the red carpet off the water, there are no such pleasantries on the race-course.
Recouping from a year of becoming a new father, Brian Hill and his Atlas team have quietly been racking up wins in Canadian waters all summer. Fresh off the largest ever Audi Melges 20 Worlds in Lake Garda, class veteran Rhonda Joyce on Batteries Not Required is used to jumping out of planes to get her adrenaline fix and could see her first podium finish. Paul Currie's Wild Deuces, who also competed in the Worlds and had some flashes of brilliance looks to take his strong team of Canadian 49er sailors to the top of the fleet. Class veterans John Messenger on Black Sheep, Erwyn Naidoo on Bohica and Justin Quigg on Character 2.0 join a host of other Audi Melges 20 newcomers for what should be a competitive event.
With a solid, windy forecast on tap, a fun yacht club with unlimited Moosehead Beer, Mount Gay Rum, Jello Shots and some other special treats from the hosts, the Canadian Nationals is ready to mount up and get under way...eh.
As with other Audi Melges 20 events around the world, racing updates as they are available will be posted online at the Official Audi Melges 20 Facebook Page. Be sure to also follow the fleet on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews, and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will also be available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
1.) Brian & Melissa Hill, Atlas
2.) Rhonda Joyce, Batteries Not Required
3.) John Messenger, Black Sheep
4.) Erwyn Naidoo, Bohica
5.) Evan Oulahen, CAN-129
6.) Frank McLaughlin, CAN-254
7.) Justin Quigg, Character 2.0
8.) Tate Russack, Diesel
9.) Greg Berti, Liberti
10.) Bob Hayward, Manatea 20
11.) John Taylor, Ninkasi
12.) Cesar Gomes Neto, Portobello
13.) Jim Pearson, Slippery
14.) Paul Currie, Wild Deuces
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Where in Brick? Is there a decent court near where you are?
How well do you serve? (are you looking to play matches or simply hit?, I have a bucket of balls so we could even help each other work on our backhands, for instance)
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Pamela Geller, the outspoken blogger and Executive Director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, has managed to buy ad space in several New York subway stations again, but this time there's a 25% chunk of it dedicated to a MTA disclaimer tacked on to the billboard much like a surgeons general's warning has the last word on a tobacco ad.
"This is a paid advertisement sponsored by the American Freedom Defense Initiative. The display of this advertisement does not imply MTA's endorsement of any views expressed."
The ad itself shows the twin towers burning, with the quote "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers." from the Quran, and three different URL's at top for those who want to read more.
The last time Geller ran an ad campaign in the subway people defaced all of them within hours. Mona Eltahawy was a high profile activist, spray-painting the ads in front of The Post cameras until she got arrested.
On Atlas shrugs Pamela Geller says:
The Observer makes a huge deal out of the disclaimer but the Islamic supremaicsts and their dhimmi Jews have to run it also. See photos below. And my ad is so much prettier, anyway.
Are disclaimers on controversial ad statements going to be the new surgeons general's warning? Art Directors take note, we may have to figure out a uniform way of doing this, so as to not detract from the ads we are making.


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