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All Rise...
In space, no one can hear Judge Clark Douglas scream. He's definitely screaming, though.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of Alien (published June 5th, 1999), Alien: Collector's Edition (published December 15th, 2003), Aliens (published June 7th, 1999), Aliens: Collector's Edition (published December 15th, 2003), Alien 3 (published June 6th, 1999), Alien3: Collector's Edition (published December 15th, 2003), Alien: Resurrection: Collector's Edition (published January 6th, 2004), and The Alien Quadrilogy (published December 2nd, 2003) are also available.
The Charge
On Blu-ray, everyone will hear you scream.
Opening Statement
"My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones. But there are."
Facts of the Case
In Alien, we follow the seven-member crew of the commercial towing spaceship Nostromo as they're making a return to earth. Along the way, the ship computer schedules a detour: a transmission from a nearby planet is intercepted, forcing the crew to stop and investigate for any life forms that may be on the planet. During this process, Kane (John Hurt, V for Vendetta) is attacked by a strange alien creature which attaches itself to his face. Though protocol suggests that leaving Kane behind would be the only way to ensure the safety of the crew, Science Officer Ash (Ian Holm, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) insists that he be brought back onboard in order to (A) try to save Kane's life and (B) further examine the alien creature. The creature eventually removes itself from Kane's face and slinks away to die. Kane begins to heal, and it seems that things have returned to normal.
Alas, it seems the alien planted its seed inside Kane's body, causing an even nastier alien creature to come bursting forth from his chest. The creature bleeds a form of extremely potent acid, has killer instincts and seems to be growing larger and more dangerous by the minute. As members of the crew are picked off one by one, the sinister truth of their mission's nature is revealed. Will Dallas (Tom Skerritt, Space Camp), Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Avatar) and the others find a way to defeat this terrifying monster?
As Aliens begins, Ripley is found by a salvage crew after floating through space in a state of cryogenic sleep for 57 years. In her absence, it seems her employers have sent human beings to do terraforming work on the planet where the "facehugger" was found. However, they claim that no alien life forms have been seen there since the arrival of the 60+ families that now call the planet their home. Unfortunately, the company loses communication with the colonists soon after, and they suspect the mysterious creatures Ripley has described may be responsible. Since she is the only survivor of the initial encounter with the creature, Ripley is sent with a unit of Marines to investigate the situation. When they arrive, they discover that the alien creatures have all but wiped out human life on the planet. Is there any hope of making it back home alive?
In Alien³, Ripley finds herself stranded in an all-male prison colony on a distant planet…and it seems one of the aliens has arrived there along with her. Ripley must persuade the other prisoners to stand together and battle the beast, but that's going to be particularly difficult this time around: no significant weapons of any sort are kept at the prison. Will Ripley and her new comrades be able to fight off the creature until help arrives?
Finally, Alien: Resurrection jumps forward 200 years, to a time in which Ripley has been cloned for scientific purposes. Joining together with an eclectic band of mercenaries, Ripley once again finds herself saddled with the task of fighting off horrible aliens. But this time, there's a nasty twist.
The Evidence
When the Alien Quadrilogy box set was released in 2003, critics praised it as one of the finest DVD releases ever produced (including our own Judge Dan Mancini and the merry band of fellow critics that aided him in creating an impressively comprehensive review). The set offered alternate versions of every film, commentaries, feature-length documentaries and an assortment of additional goodies: just about everything you could want in a box set. Now, the films are being re-released in hi-def as the Alien Anthology (I guess someone told Fox that "quadrilogy" isn't a real word). You wouldn't think that there would be much left to offer, but sure enough, this box piles on a heaping helping of new supplements in addition to absolutely everything that was released before. Once again, the Alien films are given one of the best box sets this particular format has offered to date.
The films have been analyzed in considerable detail on this site already (not to mention just about everywhere else on the web), so I'll try not to spend too much time on the actual films. Still, there are surely folks out there who remain unfamiliar with some or all of these flicks, so for their sake we'll press on as usual.
There's a good deal of debate over whether Ridley Scott or James Cameron turned in the best installment of the franchise. It's admittedly a tough call, but I have to go with the former. In the wrong hands, Alien could have easily been a B-grade monster movie. After all, the basic plot isn't anything special: a horrible alien boards a spaceship and kills its crew members one by one. However, Scott was an up-and-coming filmmaker at the time with a lot to prove, and his ambition trickled down to the entire cast and crew. The film is superb on every single level: H.R. Giger's now-legendary design work, Dan O'Bannon's intelligent screenplay, Jerry Goldsmith's icily atmospheric score, Derek Vanlint's ominous cinematography, the refreshingly mature, low-key performances of the entire cast, Scott's tension-filled direction—everything works, providing us with a film that's consistently absorbing and eventually quite terrifying.
Alien remains the only genuinely frightening film of the franchise, if only because it emphasizes the fact that nothing is more terrifying than the unknown. The alien grows and evolves considerably over the course of the film, and nearly every time it appears it looks and/or behaves in a chillingly unexpected manner. It's a clever variation on the trick employed by Steven Spielberg in Jaws: rather than hiding the monster to keep it from becoming too familiar, Scott simply alters it to achieve the same effect. The film also borrows a page from Psycho in its casting, killing off its top-billed character with 45 minutes left to go and turning the then-unknown Sigourney Weaver into an unexpected movie star. A bold move, but one that paid off tremendously: Weaver aces the film's final act, and Ellen Ripley is now regarded by many as cinema's greatest action heroine. Despite its obvious inspirations, Alien boasts enough distinct qualities of its own to deserve a place on any list of classic horror flicks.
Making an effective sequel is a problematic endeavor in any genre, but particularly so in horror. There are a couple of reasons that Halloween 2, Jaws 2, Psycho II, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Part 2, and so many other well-intentioned horror sequels simply fail to recreate the magic of the original: the elements that were so unnerving the first time just aren't as frightening when repeated, and the ambitious directors of the originals were replaced by less accomplished individuals. Fortunately, Aliens found a way around both pitfalls. First, skilled director James Cameron (hot off the success of his groundbreaking sci-fi actioner The Terminator) was placed at the helm. Second, Cameron took the novel approach of placing the emphasis on action rather than horror, replacing one kind of thrill with another. By doing this, he created a film that often feels as fresh and inventive as its predecessor.
Aliens may not boast any of the jump-out-of-your seat moments of terror, but it certainly is a magnificent piece of entertainment. Once the battle with the aliens gets underway, Cameron delivers a relentless barrage of white-knuckle action that builds to that beloved scene in which Ripley takes on the alien queen with a cargo-loader. While Weaver remained in the background of a large portion of Alien, she gets to fully embrace her status as an action movie icon in this film. She's a more fully-realized character this time around, and contrasts her grim intensity with surprising tenderness during her scenes with young Newt (Carrie Henn). Lance Henrikson does some of the best work of his career as the android Bishop, while Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Bill Paxton (Near Dark) and Jenette Goldstein (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) add enjoyable flavor to the supporting cast. While I do find some of the initial macho camaraderie a little thinly-written (I realize I'm probably in the minority on this), everyone fares quite well after the occasionally-awkward opening act. Aliens is a bit less resonant and artful than the first film, but it's definitely the most exciting chapter of the Alien saga.
David Fincher's Alien³ is both the most problematic and most underappreciated film of the series. The film suffered all kinds of pre-production problems, and Fincher has distanced himself from the film in the years following its release. There's no question that it's a step down in quality from both Alien and Aliens, but some of Alien³'s most-despised elements are actually worth valuing.
In a way, the film is the bleakest and most cynical of the franchise, hammering home a point the previous two films (unintentionally or otherwise) collaboratively made: every victory won is merely a prelude to another battle. At multiple points throughout both movies, a moment of triumph would quickly be followed by yet another nasty situation. Yes, both had happy endings of sorts, but in the world of Alien there isn't room for happy endings. Alien³ tells the story of Ripley coming to the realization the she simply can't beat these bastards and live to tell the tale. The only road to victory is through mutually assured destruction, an idea the film explores to grimly moving effect.
Admittedly, not everything works. The film has a huge cast of characters, but very few of them make any sort of lasting impression. The CGI work is particularly shoddy in spots, contrasting sharply to the practical effects of the first two films. Still, Alien³ has a lot of powerful moments to deliver, most of which come courtesy of Sigourney Weaver. Even as the series declined, the actress found ways to make her characterization of Ripley increasingly interesting, and in this film she has some of her finest moments. When she approaches an alien and says quietly, "You've been in my life so long, I can't remember anything else," we believe her. Fighting the creatures is no longer a fight for survival so much as it is part of her everyday routine.
I'm a big defender of Alien³'s controversial conclusion, which I feel brought an appropriate sense of closure to the saga. Only thing is, Fox was still eager to make some money from the franchise, so along came Alien: Resurrection. Regardless of how you feel about the film's quality, it can't help but feel like a footnote in the wake of the story told over the course of the first three films. The movie's primary excuse for bringing Ripley back into the mix centuries after her death feels immensely contrived, but if you can get past the initial narrative gimmickry (not to mention the film's somewhat pointless existence), you may be pleased to discover an entertainingly offbeat flick.
Though Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and David Fincher all have their own distinctly different styles, their films feel of a piece in a way. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's loopy cinematic voice easily makes his film feel like the odd man out. Alien: Resurrection dispenses with the brooding intensity of the franchise, blending cheerful elements of humor with quirky sci-fi doodlings. The aliens are no longer a huge threat so much as a springboard for Jeunet's eccentricities (this one, for instance, makes room for a scene in which Brad Dourif makes silly faces at one of the creatures). Still, the film's best moments are those that explore the cloned Ripley's search for identity, which Jeunet is smart enough to take seriously: Ripley's discovery of failed cloning attempts is an intensely emotional, creepy piece of horror. Then Johner (Ron Perlman, Hellboy) quips, "Must be a chick thing." Despite fleeting moments of depth, it's casual irreverence that defines the final installment. It's fun, but relatively unimportant.
Transfer-wise, the set gets off to a stunning start with a magnificent 1080p/2.39:1 transfer for Alien. The film looked solid on DVD, but this is easily the biggest leap in quality from standard-def to HD the film has to offer. The level of depth and shadow delineation during the film's darker scenes is simply magnificent, bringing an all-new level of clarity to moments that sometimes seemed a bit murky in the past. Detail is excellent throughout, and there's a pleasing layer of natural grain present (Alien boasts the most distinctly filmic look of all four films). The audio track on Alien stands apart from the rest of the films in its design, offering a subtler, creepier, track that appropriately veers much closer to horror than action. The mix is masterful, with the nuanced sound design and Goldsmith's razor-sharp orchestration creating an appropriately chilling atmosphere. To be sure, things rock pretty hard when the explosive moments come, but this is a track marked by its understated nature.
Things are a bit more problematic when it comes to Aliens. James Cameron terrified DNR-haters everywhere when he declared that, "We got rid of all the grain," on the new Aliens transfer. Fortunately, he wasn't being entirely truthful. There's still some measure of grain left intact, though it's obvious that DNR has been employed to some degree. For the most part, the actors manage to avoid looking too "waxy" (certainly nothing on the level of the recent Predator debacle), but it's still a bit much for my tastes. Still, this is easily the best the film has looked to date, with detail and depth vastly beyond that of the DVD version. The audio, on the other hand, is nothing short of sublime. This is a loud, intense track that still manages to achieve subtlety when it needs to. Despite a chaotic blend of elements (including James Horner's memorably militaristic score), the mix maintains impressive clarity throughout (save for a couple of brief dialogue scenes that seem to have a bit of hiss). Prepare yourself for a room-rattling experience.
Whether you prefer the natural look of Scott's film or the much-tweaked look of Cameron's, there's no doubt that a great deal of work and attention was put into both transfers. However, both Alien³ and Alien: Resurrection look like typical '90s catalogue releases: good, but not great. Both offer respectable detail and depth in their 1080p/2.39:1 transfers, along with a pleasing measure of natural grain. Fincher's film has a drab orange/tan palette while Jeunet's boasts all sorts of wild colors, so it's only natural that the latter pops off the screen a bit more. Still, I'd put both transfers in roughly the same category. Audio, once again, is excellent on the latter two films. While Alien³ has the more powerful individual moments (Elliot Goldenthal's score is given such a spectacular mix), Alien: Resurrection is a bit more consistent. In the case of the former film, the dialogue has a tendency to be a bit quiet in contrast to the action scenes, while the latter provides a more even-handed mix. Again, they're roughly equal overall.
The Alien Anthology contains over 60 hours of supplements and over 12,000 still photos, meaning that many viewers probably won't even get through everything this set has to offer. Still, it's great to have such a broad selection of material, and almost everything here is of the highest quality. Let's dig in.
Packaging: The six Blu-ray discs are housed inside a very attractive hardcover "book" with the discs kept inside slits on the pages. While I'm generally worried about scratching with this sort of packaging, this particular set seems considerably sturdier than most. Considering the fact that Blu-rays are scratch-resistant, I have no real worries. The book is housed inside an equally sturdy cardboard box.
MU-TH-UR Mode: This Blu-ray exclusive viewing mode allows the viewer to customize their viewing experience in a wide variety of ways. In this mode, you can tinker with the audio and video options (turning on a commentary clip, for instance), tag bonus features that you want to watch later, save favorites scenes and so on. I'm not particularly in need of this sort of feature, but I'm sure some folks will dig it. The most valuable aspect of this viewing mode is the genuinely excellent trivia track it offers for every single film. That option in and of itself justifies this mode's existence.
Disc Unbound: So, when you eject a disc from the Alien Anthology, you'll get a Weyland-Yutani corporate logo instead of your usual Blu-ray player default screen. Then, when you put in the next disc, your player will automatically bypass the logos, disclaimers and so on and take you straight to the menu. A neat time-saver if you're doing a marathon.
Alternate Versions of Each Film: You're technically getting eight movies in this set when you consider that every one of these films has an alternate version. Ridley Scott's 2003 Director's Cut of Alien simply removes a few scenes and adds in some others, which doesn't particularly improve or hurt the film—it's just a little different. James Cameron's 1991 Special Edition of Aliens adds to the running time without adding much to the story, as does Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2003 Special Edition of Alien: Resurrection. The one essential alternate version is the 2003 restored workprint version of Alien³, which goes a long way towards making that film a more compelling experience. Watching the extended version of Alien³ is essential—the rest I'll leave up to you.
Commentaries: Alien is blessed with two commentaries—a Ridley Scott solo track on the theatrical version, and a group track (featuring Scott, writer Dan O'Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings and Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt) on the Director's Cut. Aliens offers a group track with Director James Cameron, Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Alien Effects Creator Stan Winston, Visual Effects Supervisors Robert Skotak & Dennis Skotak, Miniature Effects Supervisor Pat McClung, Actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henrikson, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Hehn and Christopher Henn. Alien³ offers a group track featuring Cinematographer Alex Thomson, Editor Terry Rawlings, Alien Effects Designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., Visual Effects Producer Richard Edlund, Actors Paul McGann and Lance Henrickson. Finally, Alien: Resurrection offers a group track featuring Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Editor Herve Schenid, Alien Effects Creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., Visual Effects Supervisor Pitof, Conceptual Artist Sylvain Despretz, Actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser. The latter three tracks are available on both versions of each film (they're simply shortened on the theatrical versions).
Introductions: The Director's Cut of Alien receives an intro from Ridley Scott, the Special Edition of Aliens receives an intro from James Cameron and the Special Edition of Alien: Resurrection receives an intro from Jean-Pierre Jeunet. David Fincher, of course, did not participate in the creation of this set on any official level.
Isolated Scores: Film music lovers will be pleased to note that the theatrical versions of all four films receive isolated score tracks. In addition, Alien and Aliens receive original score tracks featuring the music as Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner originally intended it to be heard before Mr. Scott and Mr. Cameron made significant alterations.
Deleted and Extended Scenes: A handful of deleted scenes (not included in the extended versions of any of the films) are included on each of the first four discs.
The Beast Within: Making Alien: This feature-length documentary is broken up into nine parts—"Star Beast: Developing the Story," "The Visualists: Direction and Design," "Truckers in Space: Casting," "Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978," "The Darkest Reachers: Nostromo and Alien Planet" "The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design," "Future Tense: Editing and Music," "Outward Bound: Visual Effects" and "A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film." While this documentary is thrillingly comprehensive, a collection of other subjects are explored in a host of new "Enhancement Pods" (running approximately 80 minutes combined). You can watch these pods as part of the documentary, or you can watch them on their own. Included are "Conceiving the Alien Lifecycle," "The Influence of Jodorowsky's Dune," "O'Bannon Working with Shusett," "Ridley Scott's Epiphany," "Jon Finch Sets the Record Straight," "Finding the Right Ripley," "Actors as Props," "Sigourney Weaver Learns the Ropes," "The Functional Art of Ron Cobb," "Dailies: Parker and Brett Ad-Lib," "That Used Future Look," Bolaji Bodejo Alien Movement Tests," "Discovering Bolaji Bodejo," "Giger on Giger," "The Disturbing Brilliance of H.R. Giger," "James Cameron Dissects Aliens," "Cocoon of Love," "Jerry Goldsmith Recalls Alien," "Goldsmith on Silence," "The Pros and Cons of Temp Tracks," "Same-Sex Relationships in Space," "Toy Birds of Destruction," "Oscar Night Memories," "Test Footage: Nostromo on Forklift," "End of a Genre," "First Impressions," and "O'Bannon's Fight for Credit."
Superior Firepower: Making Aliens: This feature-length documentary is broken into eleven parts—"57 Years Later: Continuing the Story," "Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction," "Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization," "This Time It's War: Pinewood Studios," "The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action," "Bug Hunt: Creature Design," "Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien," "Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn," "The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound," "The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects" and "Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film." You also get 59 minutes of Enhancement Pods: "Without Sigourney Weaver," "Origins of Acheron," "Building Hadley's Hope," "Cameron's Design Philosophy," "Finding an Unused Power Plant," "Cameron's Military Interests," "Working with Sigourney Weaver," "The Importance of Being Bishop," "Paul Reiser on Carter Burke," "The Paxton/Cameron Connection," "Becoming Vasquez," "On Set: Infiltrating the Colony," "Props: Personal Light Unit," "Simon Atherton Talks Weapons," "Praising Stan Winston," "Test Footage: Chestburster," "Fighting the Facehugger," "Test Footage: Facehugger," "Stan Winston's Challenge," "Test Footage: Queen Alien," "Stan Winston's Legacy," "Cameron's Cutting Edge," "Sigourney Weaver's Triumph," "Re-Enlisting with Cameron," and "From Producer to Stunt Double."
Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien³: This feature-length documentary has been restored to its full running time, offering a completely no-holds-barred look at the making of this film. The documentary is broken into eleven parts—"Development Hell: Concluding the Story," "Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward's Vision," "Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher's Vision," "Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's Re-Design," "The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios," "Adaptive Organism: Creature Design," "The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences," "Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A." "Optical Fury: Visual Effects," "Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound" and "Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film." You also get 74 minutes of Enhancement Pods: "Renny Harlin Quits," "Explaining the Wooden Planet," "Ezra Swerdlow's Concerns," "Intimidating Baldies," "Roaming the Fury 161 Set," "The Art of Storyboarding," "Hicks' Alternative Future," "Costuming for Character," "On Set: Filming the Alien's POV," "Head Casting with Charles Dutton," "On Set: Filming the Oxburster," "Sausage-Motivated Alien Whippet," "Fincher's Alienation," "Lance Henrikson Returns in Style," "Sucking Up to Fincher," "Detailing the EEV Miniature," "Matte Painting Memories," "How to Make Alien Acid Saliva," "The Sulaco's Cameo," "The Weaver Wagger," "Bald Cap Blues," "Bragging Rights," "Stealing Sigourney's Top," "Creating Alien Sounds from Scratch," "Dangerous Location Recording," "Painful Low End Frequencies," "The Power of Silence," "Ripley's Evolution," and "Mixed Reactions."
One Step Beyond: Making Alien: Resurrection: This feature-length documentary is broken into ten parts—"From the Ashes: Reviving the Story," "French Twist: Direction and Design," "Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization," "Death From Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996," "In the Zone: The Basketball Scene," "Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design," "Genetic Composition: Music," "Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery," "A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography" and "Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film." You also get 75 minutes of Enhancement Pods: "Costuming the Betty Crew," "Intentionally Uncomfortable Costumes," "Creating Ripley's New Look," "Downsizing the Design," "Dueling Design Sensibilities," "Breaking the Language Barrier," "The Storyboard Bible," "Preparing for Action," "Winona Ryder Answers the Call," "Surviving the Shoot," "Swimming with Aliens," "The Art of Slime," "The Cloning Process," "Considering Giger's Legacy," "Newborn Dick Removal," "The Evolution of the Alien," "Designing the Newborn," "Becoming a Film Composer," "The Burden of Temp Music," "Animating Underwater Aliens," "VFX: Knifing Ripley's Hand," "VFX: Shooting Miniature," "Abandoning the Bug Opening," "Ending After Ending After Ending," "Remembering the Premiere," and "Future Franchise Directions." All four of these documentaries are housed on disc five.
Anthology Archives—Alien: Disc six offers a selection of
oddities, galleries and archival features for each film. Here's what
Alien has to offer:
Anthology Archives—Aliens: Another considerable batch of
archival material is offered up for Aliens:
Anthology Archives—Alien³: A smaller batch of additional
items is available for Alien³:
Anthology Archives—Alien: Resurrection: Yet another batch of
items for the fourth film in the franchise:
Anthology Archives—Additional Items: Wait, there's more!
Closing Statement
While the Alien films certainly vary in quality, they're all ambitious sci-fi outings and there's not a genuine stinker among them. The films look strong, sound superb, and boast one of the greatest supplemental packages of all time. This is a must-own collection.
The Verdict
Not guilty.
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Three Year Old Triplets Predict Moderately Active Hurricane Season In The Atlantic Basin For 2007Derrick, Nicholas and Kaitlyn, three aspiring meterologists from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, have made their predictions for this year's tropical season. After riding out both Ivan in 2004 and Dennis in 2005, they are ready for some tropical weather action.Derrick predicts a total of 11 named storms, with 5 major (Catagory 3 or stronger) hurricanes and only 3 making lan...

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I am a java programmer. But I have a doubt regarding a mathematics. There was a method called Math.exp(double a) description:Returns Euler's number e raised to the power of a double value. and another method Math.pow(double a, double b) description:Returns the value of the first argument raised to the power of the second argument.. But I am confused what is the difference between the two. I am 15 years and we were told in school that both are the same. But here it seems to be different. Can anyone clear my doubt?
Euler's number, $e \approx 2.71828$, is very important in many fields of mathematics. An important function that uses this constant is $\exp x = e^x$.
However, $\operatorname{pow}(a, b) = a^b$, a more general case.
You will notice that, if $a=e$,
is the same as
Once you are familiar with more properties of $e^x$, you will also note that
is the same as
The first one computes $e^a$ while the second computes $a^b$. The first is a special case of the second where $a = e$.
Any operation of power needs two argument base and index. in case of method Math.exp(double a) it has already two exp. means "e" which has value approx.2.71.. and in case of method Math.pow(double a, double b) you have two user inputted argument a and b.


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Mardi Gras is March 4 and in prepartion for the celebration, chef David Guas from Bayou Bakery is sharing his recipes for parade punch and two types of king cake.
- 3 cups orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 4, 6-ounce pineapple juice (from can)
- 1-2 liters lemon-lime soda
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup grenadine
- 1.5 - 2 ounces white rum
- 1 splash cava or champagne
Baking Directions:
Combine all ingredients and reserve in refrigerator. To serve, add 1.5 to 2 ounces of white rum to a 16-ounce Mason jar with ice. Next, add 8 ounces of punch base, dump into a tumbler and shake. Next, pour all contents back into the jar and finish with a splash of cava or champagne. This punch base will make approximately 15-16 drinks.
- 1, 12.4 ounce can Pillsbury® Cinnamon Rolls with Icing
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 1 package food coloring [purple, green and yellow]
- 3, 8 ounce Mason jars
Baking Directions:
Preheat the oven according to package instructions. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and remove the rolls from the packaging. Gently press down each roll so that they overlap by an inch, creating an oval cake. Place the cake in the oven and bake per package directions. While baking, take three 8 ounce Mason jars with lids and fill halfway with granulated sugar, about 1/2 cup in each jar. Put 3-4 drops of green food coloring in one jar and repeat with purple and yellow food coloring in the other two jars. Reseal and shake until color is evenly distributed.
For cake:
- 1, .25-ounce package dry-active yeast
- 1/4 cup milk, warmed to the touch
- 1 cup + 6 tablespoons bread flour [plus extra for rolling]
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- .5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- .25 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 plastic baby figurine (to hide in the cake), optional
For egg wash:
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
For cinnamon sugar:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons brown cinnamon
For cream cheese filling:
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 1/4 vanilla extract
- 1/4 lemon extract
For icing and decoration:
- 2 cups confectioners
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup, light
- 3 tablespoons milk
- .25 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups sugar
- Green food coloring
- Gold or yellow food coloring
- Purple or red and blue food coloring
Baking Directions:
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The town of Sainte Anne de Beaupre lies along the St Lawrence river, some 35 km (22 miles) from Quebec City.
This is all beautiful agricultural country, we stopped in several of the towns nearby and all boasted about the local cheese for sale along with plenty of fresh veggies and some berries.
Coming to this part of the country in October was glorious, the colors were showing, not quite at peak yet, but wonderful just the same. I can just imagine it must be brutally cold here in the winter though.
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PROVO — Brent Ashworth found a long-lost notebook of one of the earliest and most controversial general authorities of the LDS Church. The rediscovery of what Ashworth believes is a notebook of William E. McLellin, an excommunicated Mormon apostle, also brings closure to a central part of the forgery schemes of convicted murderer Mark Hofmann.
Ashworth, an attorney and a collector of Mormon and other historical memorabilia, remembers the first time he heard about Hofmann's "McLellin collection." In 1981 Hofmann often cited the collection as a catchall source to bolster his document forgeries' credibility — and price. Ashworth lost thousands of dollars in cash and in real documents traded to Hofmann for forgeries.
Hofmann contended the collection held many documents that would be embarrassing to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As time went on the stories became more elaborate until Hofmann simultaneously sold the collection to two people and tried to sell it to Ashworth
"That's sort of what happened in the evolution of Hofmann. People started buying things sight unseen, including myself, because he was coming up with such great stuff," Ashworth said. "He offered (the McLellin collection) to everybody, but I didn't have the $185,000 he wanted at the time."
The elaborate scheme fell apart in October 1985 after Hofmann murdered Steve Christensen and Kathleen Sheets with pipe bombs and a third bomb accidentally went off in his own car. Hofmann's McLellin collection was a fraud — a figment of Hofmann's imagination.
But even though Hofmann's collection was fictional, there was a William McLellin who did keep journals and notebooks. But in October 1985 nobody knew those items still existed.
McLellin joined the Mormons in 1831 and kept a journal almost from the beginning. He was an original member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve but was excommunicated in 1838.
After he left the church he tried unsuccessfully to persuade David Whitmer, one of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon, to take leadership of a new church more to McLellin's liking. Whitmer refused.
McLellin became an outspoken critic of the LDS Church and, to a lesser extent, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ). He wrote his beliefs and recollections in several notebooks. Those records were given to a family friend, John Traughber, after McLellin died in 1883. That friend sold some of them 25 years later for $50 to the LDS Church.
They were forgotten until after Hofmann's arrest in 1985.
Some of McLellin's real papers were discovered in Texas, and soon after that the items sold to the LDS Church in 1908 were found. There was a real McLellin collection after all.
"The Journals of William E. McLellin 1831-1836" was published in 1994 by BYU Studies and the University of Illinois Press. This was followed by "The William E. McLellin Papers 1854-1880," published by Signature Books in 2007.
But one piece was missing.
There was a record of two partial pages of one McLellin notebook. Those pages had been photographed probably in the 1920s. An excerpt from those same pages appeared in an RLDS Church newspaper in 1929. But by the time "The William E. McLellin Papers" was published it was thought the notebook was "not extant."
Ashworth, however, was always on the lookout for McLellin materials and hoped to find the lost notebook. After about 20 years he finally did so.
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Gilas Pilipinas
|It has been suggested that this article be merged into Philippines men's national basketball team. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2015.
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Vincent Reyes (2012–2014)
Thomas Anthony Baldwin (2015–present)
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Gilas Pilipinas (originally known as Smart Gilas[1] from 2010 to 2012) is the team consisting mostly of PBA players that serves as the Philippines men's national basketball team for elite level international tournaments since 2010. The team is under the aegis of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and sponsored by Smart Communications. Gilas is the Tagalog word that loosely translates as "prowess". The all-amateur men's team is known as the Gilas Cadets (previously known from 2011 to 2014 as Sinag Pilipinas - sinag is the Tagalog word for "ray" (sunlight)), while the women's team is named Perlas Pilipinas (perlas is the Tagalog word for "pearl").
The Gilas Pilipinas program succeeded the Team Pilipinas program (2005-2009) which was an initiative of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and sponsored by San Miguel Corporation (2005-2007, known as San Miguel-Team Pilipinas) and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (2009, known as Powerade-Team Pilipinas).
- 1 Gilas 1.0 (Toroman era, 2009–2012)
- 2 Gilas 2.0 (Reyes era, 2012–2014)
- 3 Gilas 3.0 (Baldwin era, 2014–present)
- 4 Reinforcements
- 5 Tournament results
- 6 Current roster
- 7 Coaches
- 8 List of players
- 9 External links
- 10 References
Gilas 1.0 (Toroman era, 2009–2012)[edit]
Following the Northern Cement model of the 1980s, the SBP created the Smart Gilas Pilipinas program which aimed to qualify the Philippine men's basketball team in the 2012 Olympics. The Smart Gilas Pilipinas program first trained in the European style of play under coach Rajko Toroman. Smart Gilas began with a group of rising young players, led by collegiate standouts Chris Tiu, JVee Casio and Greg Slaughter, who held off on joining the PBA draft until their three-year commitments to the program ran its course.[2]
During the 2009 preparation, the team played exhibition games against PBA teams.[3] where game results were invariably close. After sampling local competition, the team flew to the United States and held a training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4] The young team also played scrimmage games and managed to pull off surprise wins against the more favored American Basketball Association's Las Vegas Aces.
Smart Gilas finished third[5] in the 21st Dubai International Basketball Tournament behind Al-Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon (runner-up), and Mahram Tehran BC of Iran (champion). The tournament was held in Dubai, UAE on January 14–23, 2010. Smart Gilas co-captain JVee Casio was named best guard of the tournament after impressing the organizers with his consistency.
Stunning the World Championship-bound Jordan national basketball team, Smart Gilas emerged as the inaugural champions in the 2010 Smart Philippine Invitational Challenge (also known as the MVP Cup)[6] at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium from June 24–27, 2010.
Smart Gilas finished fourth overall in the 32nd edition of the 2010 William Jones Cup, with a 3–3 win-loss card.[7] The tournament took place in Taipei, Chinese Taipei from 14 to 20 July 2010.
Smart Gilas finished fourth overall in the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010,[8] which made them qualified for the 26th FIBA Asia Championship in 2011, which in turn will be the qualifying event for 2012 London Olympics. The 3rd FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup 2010 was held in Beirut, Lebanon from 7 to 15 August 2010, in Ghazir Club Court, participated by 10 Asian national teams.
Smart Gilas lost to the KBL's (Korean Basketball League) import-reinforced Seoul Samsung Thunders by a point, 83–82, in the 4th ABA (Asian Basketball Association) Club Championship 2010 in Haining City, China from September 14–19, 2010.[9] In the 2010 Asian Games, Smart Gilas met the Korean team anew in the quarterfinals and was eliminated.
In 2011, the SBP successfully petitioned the naturalization of Marcus Douthit. In the 2011 championship held in Wuhan, China, the team progressed up to the semifinals for the first time since 1987. In the bronze medal game against Korea, with a berth to an Olympic qualifying tournament at stake, the team raced to an early lead, but the Koreans cut the lead and eventually won the game after the Filipinos missed free-throws at the end game. Despite missing an Olympic berth, this was the best finish of the Philippines in the tournament since 1987 and its best finish in any major Asian competition since 2002.
Gilas 2.0 (Reyes era, 2012–2014)[edit]
On February 2012, Vincent "Chot" Reyes was appointed as the new head coach of Smart Gilas. His goal was to gain one of the top three slots in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship which will qualify the team in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[10]
In 2013, the team was renamed Gilas Pilipinas. Smart Communications continued to be the program's main sponsor.
With Reyes as head coach, the Philippines finished silver in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 21st in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and seventh in the 2014 Asian Games.
Prior to the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Andray Blatche was granted Philippine citizenship on June 2014 in order to play for the team.[11][12][13] Blatche competed in the 2014 FIBA World Cup but was disqualified to play in the 2014 Asian Games due to eligibility issues cited by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). He lacked the required three-year residency in the Philippines.[14][15][16]
On October 30, 2014, the SBP announced the formation of two selection committees to search and appoint the coach and players of future Philippine teams - Gilas Pilipinas (elite) and Sinag Pilipinas (collegiate/amateur).[17][18][19]
Gilas 3.0 (Baldwin era, 2014–present)[edit]
After the disappointing performance during the 2014 Asian Games, Gilas fans & netizens call for the replacement of Chot Reyes as Gilas head coach because he had benched quality players in important games. On October 30, 2014, the SBP announced that they will continue the Gilas program [20] and had formed the selection committees to search and appoint the new head coach.[21]
In December 2014, the SBP announced the appointment of Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin as the new coach, replacing Reyes.[22] Baldwin was chosen by a committee composed of SBP Vice Chairman Ricky Vargas, SBP Executive Director Sonny Barrios, PBA Commissioner Chito Salud, PBA Chairman Patrick Gregorio, and Governor Robert Non of San Miguel Beer.[23] This decision was finally approved SBP President Manny V. Pangilinan.
June Mar Fajardo, Greg Slaughter, Japeth Aguilar and Andray Blatche are among the players likely to be considered for "Gilas 3.0", as Baldwin draws up the next Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 2015 William Jones Cup in Taiwan and 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China. Unlike Reyes, who purely depends on the quickness and outside shooting of small guards, Baldwin utilizes the quality and importance of big men like Fajardo, Slaughter,[24] Aguilar and Blatche to win games and not falter on end games. Baldwin also observed that Philippines has 'deeper' basketball talent pool [25] and plans to maximize it with big and reliable players who can also block shoots, rebound and defend.
On January 23, 2015, in a move aimed at synchronizing the country's international basketball program, the SBP-PBA search and selection committee expanded the role of Baldwin to include two other national teams to be formed for two more regional tournaments this year.[26]
Candidates for naturalization[edit]
The team had tapped the services of former National Basketball Association center-power forward Jamal Sampson to bring much-needed depth in the middle. After the team's stint in the Dubai Club Championship, however, the SBP decided to part ways with Sampson. The team had initially considered naturalizing former Los Angeles Lakers center C. J. Giles.[27] However, Giles was removed from the team due to disciplinary concerns.[28]
On February 5, 2010, Smart Gilas conducted a try-out for a new prospect for naturalization. A prospect, Dwayne Jones out of Saint Joseph's University and at the time playing for Austin Toros, was set to sign a contract with the team, but instead got signed by the Phoenix Suns. Suiting up for Smart Gilas in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2010 was Milan Vučićević from Serbia, who was subsequently dropped from the national team. Other notable prospects were Brian Butch, Greg Stiemsma and Courtney Sims who were all signed by NBA teams. Another prospect was Jared Homan who got naturalized by Bulgarian national team.
Marcus Douthit, who was also a former second- round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004, tried out in June 2010. Douthit impressed Toroman during the four-day MVP Manila Invitational Tournament in Ninoy Aquino Stadium where Gilas won three of their four games. Douthit scored 26 points during the first game against a CBA team, 18 points in their defeat against the Jordan national basketball team, and 10 points in a Smart Gilas win over Jordan. The Smart Gilas management have decided to offer a one-year contract to Douthit and work on his naturalization papers. Douthit officially became a naturalized Filipino citizen on March 16, 2011.
After playing in the Philippines during the 2011 NBA lockout, JaVale McGee learned to love the country and had showed interest in playing for the Philippine Team.[29] A bill for his naturalization was later filed [30] but because he got injured, he failed to play for the Philippines. In 2014, JaVale McGee together with his buddy Andray Blatche was named in the Philippine Pool for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup[31]
Andray Blatche, who played as Center-Forward for the Brooklyn Nets, become Gilas Pilipinas' reinforcement for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. After playing in Spain, he was later declared ineligible for the Asian Games in Korea.
Filipino players abroad[edit]
In the summer of 2009, other U.S. and Canada-based players also scrimmaged with the team in Las Vegas. They included 6'11" center Gian Chiu of Oberlin, 6'3" guard Chris Lutz of Marshall, 6'3" guard Marcio Lassiter of Cal State-Fullerton and 6'6" forward Sean Anthony of McGill. Penn State point guard Stanley Pringle was supposed to join the scrimmages, but signed a contract to play in Belgium instead.
To date, only Lassiter, who used up his eligibility in 2009, and Lutz, who graduated from Marshall in 2010, are seeing active duty with the team. After going back to McGill to pursue his studies, Anthony was drafted by the Powerade Tigers as their 6th pick. Chiu was removed from Oberlin's regular-season lineup after incurring a foot injury early last year. He is currently going through rehabilitation.
Later in 2010, guard Chris Banchero of Seattle Pacific University was added to the pool after the team's training in Las Vegas, but is still unsure of securing a spot in the team for the Asian Games and the 2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup due to NCAA eligibility issues.
Philippine Basketball Association players[edit]
The team has tapped the services of Philippine Basketball Association's Fil-Tongan Center Asi Taulava of the Coca-Cola Tigers for their 3rd FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 stint.
The Sta. Lucia Realtors traded the rights of Kelly Williams and Ryan Reyes to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. Williams and Reyes are both to be assigned to Smart Gilas on loan for the Asian Games on November 2010.[32]
Gilas 2.0 coach Chot Reyes and team manager Butch Antonio revealed the composition of the team for the 2012 William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan would include PBA stars Ranidel De Ocampo, Larry Fonacier, Sonny Thoss, LA Tenorio, Mac Baracael, Jeff Chan, Gabe Norwood, Enrico Villanueva, Gary David, Sol Mercado, Jay-R Reyes alongside naturalized center Marcus Douthit and former San Beda sharpshooter Garvo Lanete.
Because of the one-player per team policy of some PBA teams, the original 24-man Gilas 3.0 team was reduced to 16-man team.
National Basketball Association players[edit]
After playing in the Philippines in 2011, JaVale McGee, who currently plays Center for Dallas Mavericks, loved the Philippine brand of basketball and had showed interest in playing for Gilas 1.0. A bill for his naturalization was filed in 2012 but because he got injured, he failed to play for the Philippines. In 2014, the recovering JaVale McGee together with his buddy and former team-mate in Washington Wizards Andray Blatche was named in the Gilas 2.0 for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Andray Blatche, who also played as Center-Forward for the Brooklyn Nets, become Gilas 2.0 National Team's reinforcement for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and he will be playing again for Gilas 3.0 National Team in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.
Filipino-American Jordan Clarkson, point guard of the National Basketball Association Los Angeles Lakers, arrived in Manila on August 24, 2015 to clear his papers to be an eligible player for Gilas 3.0 National Team in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, he had been holding a Philippine Passport since he was 12 years old.[33] His name was officially submitted to FIBA Asia last August 20, 2015. Clarkson, whose mother Annette, is a Filipina born in Angeles, Pampanga, will be joining Gilas Pilipinas in their practices as an "observer"[34] in Manila, and thereafter in Taipei later this month for the William Jones Cup Invitational.
Tournament results[edit]
- Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) denotes that the team competed/will compete as the Philippine national team.
FIBA tournaments[edit]
|2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
|2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
|2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup*
|2010 Asian Games*
|2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
|2011 SEABA Championship
|2011 FIBA Asia Championship*
|2012 Summer Olympics
|2011 SEA Games
|2012 SEABA Championship
|Chiang Mai
|2012 FIBA Asia Cup
|2013 FIBA Asia Championship*
|2013 SEA Games
|2014 FIBA Asia Cup
|2014 FIBA World Cup*
|2014 Asian Games*
|2015 SEABA Championship
|2015 SEA Games
|2015 FIBA Asia Championship*
|2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament*
|2016 Summer Olympics
|Rio de Janeiro
Other tournaments[edit]
|2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup
|2010 MVP Cup
|2010 Asian Basketball Association Club Championship
|21st Dubai Invitational Tournament 2010
|2010 William Jones Cup
|New Taipei
|22nd Dubai Invitational Tournament
|2011 William Jones Cup
|New Taipei
|2012 William Jones Cup
|2013 Super Keung Sheung Cup
|Hong Kong
|2014 Antibes International Basketball Tournament
|2015 Toyota Four Nations Cup
|2015 William Jones Cup
|New Taipei
|2015 MVP Cup
|Quezon City
|2016 Imperial Basketball City Tournament
Current roster[edit]
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament[edit]
The following is the 12-man roster of the Philippines national team for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[36]
|Philippines men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament roster
- Rajko Toroman (2010–2012[37])
- Vincent "Chot" Reyes (2012–2014[38])
- Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin (2015–2019)
List of players[edit]
- Legend
- (NP) – Naturalized Player
- (PP) – Practice Player
- – Injured
|Gilas 1.0
|Gilas 2.0
|2010 Asian Games / 2011 FIBA Asia
|2013 FIBA Asia, 2014 World Cup, 2014 Asian Games
|Gilas 3.0
|Gilas 4.0
|2015 FIBA Asia
|2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
NOTE: A reserved/pool player may have played in tournaments such as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the Stanković Cup, the W. Jones Cup, the SEABA Championship, MVP Cup and other small/pocket tournaments, but not in the FIBA Asia Championship (AC), the Asian Games (AG), the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT), the FIBA World Cup (WC) or the Olympics (O).
Because of the one-player per team policy of some PBA ball clubs, the 24-men called for Gilas 3.0 was reduced to 16 players. On August 20, 2015, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) submitted the 24-men line-up to FIBA, wherein the final 12 players will be selected for 2015 FIBA Asia Championship[39] The Final 12 were forwarded to FIBA Asia on September 8, wherein SBP was forced to cut Jordan Clarkson from the team due to conflict in schedule with NBA.[40][41]
On October 15, 2015, The PBA announced the 17-player pool of the Philippine national men's basketball team for its campaign in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament next year as the league reiterated its "full support" to Gilas Pilipinas.[42]
After a heart breaking losses both to France and New Zealand in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Ranidel de Ocampo officially retires from Gilas duties and Jayson Castro could follow.[43][44]
External links[edit]
- Smart Gilas Latest News and Updates
- Smart Gilas Pilipinas Latest News
- Smart Gilas Roster
- Team Pilipinas News Update Site
- Philippine Olympic Committee Website
- Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
- Smart Gilas Pilipinas Photos
- ^ "RP launches Olympic quest". Philippine Star. March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/despite-pba-help-smart-gilas-still-committed-to-building-up-younger-players
- ^ "BURGER KING, SMART GILAS-RP TEAM IN 95-ALL STANDOFF". Philippine Basketball Assn. Portal. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ "RP Smart Gilas team shines in Las Vegas". abs-cbnNEWS.com. April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Smart Gilas salvages 3rd in Dubai tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Smart Gilas halts Jordan". abs-cbnnews.com. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "2010 Jones Cup: Iran wins back-to-back men's title". asia-basketball.com. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Smart Gilas Pilipinas bows to Qatar, RP finishes 4th in Stankovic Cup". teampilipinas.info. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "Seoul Beats Smart Gilas By One To Win The Title". 2010 ABA Championship. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.smartgilasbasketball.com/news/new-smart-gilas-coach-chot-reyes/
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/05/26/1327522/senate-grants-filipino-citizenship-nba-center-andray-blatche
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/06/11/andray-blatche-officially-a-filipino-citizen-despite-being-american/
- ^ http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11065297/andray-blatche-brooklyn-nets-granted-citizenship-philippines
- ^ http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/gilas-pilipinas/64953-why-andray-blatche-might-not-play-asian-games
- ^ http://sports.inquirer.net/163726/its-final-blatche-out-of-asian-games
- ^ http://basketballbuddha.com/andray-blatche-officially-disqualified-from-asian-games/
- ^ http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/gilas-pilipinas/73562-chot-reyes-out-gilas-disbanded-revamped
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/10/30/1386236/sbp-not-closing-door-chot-gilas-core-return
- ^ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/is-there-a-chance-chot-reyes-will-be-reappointed-gilas-coach-sbp-sonny-barrios-responds
- ^ http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/gilas-program-not-discontinued-has-full-support-of-pba-says-commissioner-chito-salud
- ^ http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/gilas-pilipinas/73562-chot-reyes-out-gilas-disbanded-revamped
- ^ http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tab-baldwin-agrees-to-four-year-deal-to-coach-gilas-pilipinas-says-sbp-exec-ricky-vargasl
- ^ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/12/24/14/baldwin-honored-succeed-reyes-gilas-coach
- ^ http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2015/01/17/baldwin-sets-sights-fajardo-slaughter-387233
- ^ http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/gilas-pilipinas/79264-baldwin-ph-deeper-basketball-talent-pool
- ^ https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/baldwin-named-seaba--sea-games-coach-053142680-nba.html
- ^ "Former L.A. Laker eyed as naturalized player for RP 5". GMA News. April 15, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Giles out of Smart Gilas". November 17, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ http://deadspin.com/5854928/javale-mcgee-to-become-the-latest-non-filipino-on-the-philippines-national-basketball-team
- ^ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/258288/sports/basketball/bill-seeking-to-grant-javale-mcgee-filipino-citizenship-filed
- ^ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/30/report-philippines-wants-to-naturalize-javale-mcgee-andray-blatche-before-world-championships/
- ^ "Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes part of blockbuster trade involving three teams". May 14, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
- ^ Clarkson wants to join Gilas manilatimes.net
- ^ Clarkson familiarize self on Gilas systemabs-cbnnews.com
- ^ http://www.slamonlineph.com/fiba-awards-philippines-italy-serbia-hosting-rights-to-olympic-qualifiers/
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (26 June 2016). "Calvin Abueva, LA Tenorio the surprise final cuts of Gilas side to Olympic qualifier". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/toroman-out-as-smart-gilas-coach-in-talks-with-san-miguel
- ^ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/chot-reyes-out-as-gilas-coach-as-pba-board-begins-selection-process-for-new-coach
- ^ Clarkson in line-up for FIBA Asia Championship abs-cbnnews.com, August 25, 2015
- ^ Gilas Pilipinas final 12 man line-up teampilipinas.info
- ^ Jordan Clarkson won't play for Philippines in FIBA Asia Championship latimes.com, September 8, 2015
- ^ Gilas Pilipinas 17-man line-up for Olympic Qualifying Tournament interaksyon.com
- ^ Ranidel de Ocampo officially retires from Gilas Pilipinas smartgilasbasketball.com, July 7, 2016
- ^ Ranidel De Ocampo retires from Gilas duties, Jayson Castro could follow slamonlineph.com, July 7, 2016


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I checked the firewall logs, and it doesn't seem like someone from the outside is trying to make a lot of DNS requests.
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infact i can see various options on my wp stats plug in page, one such one is this..
The API key "xxxxxxxxxx" belongs to the WordPress.com account of "my wp user name". If this is not your account, please re-enter your API key.
well this message means it registered my api key and rightly points to my wp username, so why is tht error message not going? i cant see blog stats anymore in my dashboard.
pls help.


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I'm sure this is an easy question, but I don't see it here...how do I change my user icon? I assume it's associated with OpenID.
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SO uses Gravatar. You need to go there to change it.
Just make sure that you use the same email on the StackOverflow site and Gravatar.
There is a link to change your picture in the 'edit profile' page as well. It takes you to the same place as my link.
Go to your profile. Click the edit button. Click on the "change picture" link below your current icon.