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Iowa State's Bowl Eligibility Surprise Storyline of Big 12 Season
- Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:16 AM
- Written By: Jonathan Crowl
Oklahoma's fallen far from where it was, and Texas could very well end the season as the consensus national champion. And let's not forget, Iowa State isn't even the sole surprise in its own division -- Kansas State had equally grim expectations and has out-performed the Cyclones to this point, including winning head-to-head (by virtue of a missed PAT). But I don't think anyone in America saw the Cyclones coming. It's bad news for the Big 12 Conference that Paul Rhoads can make a bowl game with a team of misfits, and even worse news that he's got a promising freshman quarterback who can run and throw.
In a season where Kansas and Missouri were supposed to bounce back from down years, they're playing the way Kansas State and Iowa State were supposed to. Where the Cyclones end up in the postseason is irrelevant. The fact that they've made it there is a borderline miracle. And you think I'm exaggerating, but I'm not. Rhoads inherited a team that had won five games the past two years and hadn't won six games in a season since 2005.
I would be surprised if the Cyclones weren't perennial bowl teams now, particularly considering the improvement Rhoads can be expected to make in recruiting. It's further proof that a lot of times, it's not the school or the players that can't win games, it's the coach.
This week: 5-1 overall, 5-1 Big 12
Overall: 60-24, 27-10 Big 12
Oklahoma State 24, Texas Tech 17: It played out with less insanity than I'd expected, but OSU wins, surprisingly, thanks to its defense. What I fail to understand is why Tech started Potts, and why they've ever played Potts. His performance this season hasn't compared to that of quarterback Steven Sheffield.
Oklahoma 65, Texas A&M 10: Maybe in the wake of a 55-point rout isn't the best time to bring this up, but Oklahoma definitely does not look like a team two stars from a national champion. The Sooners look more like a middling team that is great against lesser competition but doesn't know how to win when it gets hit in the mouth. Good thing the Aggies are a good half-decade removed from being able to land a punch.
Nebraska 31, Kansas 17: Maybe Nebraska's offense is starting to get back to normal. On the other side of the field, Kansas is in completely disarray, losing five straight games while a probe of coach Mark Mangino's potentially-inappropriate conduct in practice surfaces. Could things be worse in Kansas?
Iowa State 17, Colorado 10: I won't rehash it, but what a great job by Iowa State. Now, Colorado, that's a different beast. Dan Hawkins has clearly lost control of his crew. His team's talent far exceeds its results, and Hawkins has struck out in motivational tactics since coming to Colorado from Boise State. In college football, that's a fatal error.
Texas 47, Baylor 14: Colt McCoy tied the mark for most victories by a major-college quarterback, and he needed less than 200 passing yards to do it. Now he has to keep his team awake for the next month, because the Longhorns will have a rude awakening if they get caught daydreaming of the BCS Title Game.
Missouri 38, Kansas State 12: Don't think this takes MU coach Gary Pinkel off the hot seat. The Tigers still have two losable games ahead of them. Still, Missouri seemed to exorcise some demons on both sides of the ball in a win that brought bowl-eligibility weeks later than they'd hoped or expected.


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- Title
- Impact of ketone and amino on the inner-shell of guanine
- Author(s)
- Zhu, Quan; Wang, Feng; Ivanova, Elena
- Abstract
- Removal of the functional groups of guanine, i.e. ketone and amino, one by one produces model molecules of hypoxanthine, 2-aminopurine and unsubstituted purine. The impact of the ketone and amino moieties on guanine is revealed using their atomic-site-based inner-shell electronic properties and spectra. A density functional theory based model has been employed to study the model molecules. Electronic properties, such as Hirshfeld charges and inner-shell chemical shift, are found to be both site-dependent and moiety-dependent. The site-based inner-shell chemical shift of the species exhibits a simple linear correlation, although certain similarities among the model molecules regroup the species into two pairs of purine and 2-aminopurine, as well as hypoxanthine and guanine.
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- Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Vol. 16, no. 4 (Jul 2009), pp. 545-552
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The M249, also known as Advanced MG, is a weapon featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, and Grand Theft Auto V. It replaces the M-60 from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Vice City Stories
In GTA Vice City Stories, the weapon is a powerful, one shot kill gun that holds 100 rounds per magazine, and is capable of knocking down a person when hit (similar to the way shotguns do), but is slightly less effective than the Minigun. Unlike the M60 from GTA Vice City and GTA Liberty City Stories, the M249 has an unique firing and reloading animation, no longer copied from the assault rifle animation.
The M249 is a weapon of choice for several Rampages and is featured during Farewell to Arms.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
The M249 in The Ballad of Gay Tony (referred to as the Advanced MG) is the first machine gun to be featured in the HD Universe. The weapon is placed in the Assault Rifle slot, unlike in GTA Vice City Stories where the M249 would occupy the Heavy Weapons slot.
It has a 200 round magazine capacity and high rate of fire but has less stopping power than the Assault and Carbine Rifles. It is also highly inaccurate, due to the weapon being fired from the hip rather than the shoulder, making headshots difficult. The Advanced MG requires sustained fire to destroy a vehicle, unlike the machine guns from previous games, which can destroy vehicles in just a few rounds. The weapon is best suited for engaging multiple enemies at close to medium ranges. The Advanced MG suffers in long range combat, being outclassed by the other rifles and even the SMGs.
It is first given to Luis in the mission Going Deep for Ray Bulgarin.
Grand Theft Auto V
The Advanced MG makes a comeback in GTA V. Very little is known about it as of yet.
- GTA Vice City Stories features the M249E1 while the one featured in TBoGT is the M249E2 model.
- Interestingly enough, the Advanced MG will spawn in Deathmatch when weapons are set to Snipers.
- In TBoGT, if you look carefully at the bullet cartridges ejecting from the right, you will notice that the cartridges are .45 ACP rounds (pistol rounds). This is incorrect as the gun shoots using 5.56 x 45mm NATO rounds. The gun given the ability to ejecting pistol cartridges is possibly due for balancing reasons.
- The Advanced MG has a dark green skull on the front portion of the ammo box.
- In TBoGT, law enforcement use the Advanced MG to fire at the player from helicopters, instead of the Carbine Rifle as used in GTA IV and TLAD.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- At the InterGlobal Films studio in the first studio directly northwest of the entrance.
- Spawns at every safehouse after shooting all 99 red balloons.
- The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Given to the player in Going Deep.
- Available from Armando's gun van after said mission for $7,550, plus $400 for each additional magazine.
- Spawns in the player's safehouse after completing 20 Drug Wars and after completion of Going Deep.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Sold at Ammu-nation, however the price is unknown at the moment.
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Recorded: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
David Theroux proposes that California sell government land to reduce the states budget crisis in an ABC 7 MoneyScope report.
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Well, a good starting point would be some graph theory. Probably the best way to lay out a city would be to generate either a random graph, or some grid starting point, and then manipulate it until it complies with some rules.
For an "organic" European type city, I'd probably use the centroidal voronoi algorithm to get a graph, and then pick some reasonably straight walks through it and mark them as major roads, then try to cover the open spaces with progressively less significant streets until all the edges have been incorporated into streets.
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Sage One review - first of many
Following the previous debate about Sage One, here is a summary of the review by Nigel Harris we have just posted in IT Zone:
Target market Very small businesses supported online by their accountants.
Cost £5/month Cashbook edition; £10/month Accounts; £250/year Accountant's edition (free to Sage Accountants Club members)
- Simple interface supporting quick/easy data entry
- Summary home page (pictured above) presents good overview of company info
- Competitive price
- Can handle cash or invoice-based accounts, with VAT reporting for both
- 24 hour telephone support lines
- Inability to post transactions to specific nominal ledger accounts
- Limited reporting; no drill down to transaction detail
- Banking command requires a two-step process to bank cash
- No integration with Sage accounts production programs - yet
Following a conversation with a Sage product manager, Nigel added a postscript in which he commented, "My gripe over the double handling of cheque receipts fell on deaf ears... This is apparently the way the overwhelming majority of those they spoke to during the initial six month research phase preferred it. However, there are a number of other enhancements which have already been requested by early adopters that are likely to make it into future updates, such as more reporting options in the Accountants Edition, and payroll and CRM functionality, maybe as add-on modules...
"Overall impression - I like the pricing, it looks good and is easy to use. I'd just like a few of those niggles sorting out before I roll it out to too many clients, but I am optimistic that Sage will get there later this year."
Speaking of project roll-outs, we've finally got around to something that was long promised, for us to document the applications that are available and key comparison points that may help shoppers. Does the format and content of Nigel's review hit the spot for you, and are we on the right track if we try and cover 10-20 of the current contenders over the course of the year?
Any feedback will help shape our Cloud accounting software review programme as we take it forward - so fire away!
I'm definitely not an impartial observer in pointing this out (as Receipt Bank integrates with a number of the online accounting / bookkeeping solutions) but I would like to see a mention of the presence / breadth of a public API in future reviews.
I believe that this is important because it is both:
1) an indicator of the potential of the solution - i.e. can it be linked to accounts prodution software, CRM systems, etc
2) an indicator of the commitment of the vendor to data portability - i.e. will you be able to move your/your clients data in the future if you would so wish.
There is no API for SageOne.
As a registered Sage Developer, I asked as soon as the product was announced and was told there were no current plans to make an API available. Sage only made an Instant API available 2 years ago despite having one for Sage 50 for over 15 years so it may be a long wait...
Omitted from the list of weaknesses is a huge gaping hole:
In your course Defending Investigations 101, rule number one that is drilled into you as soon as you can walk is not to provide HMRC with more information than they have requested and to which they are entitled under statute. *OR* if you decide to volunteer additional information over and above that which has been requested, and there may be strategic reasons for doing so, then maintain control over that information to prevent additional leakage beyond the planned disclosure.
One might be forgiven for "forgetting" this principle if you are trying to modernise an existing product already riddled with spaghetti code. But here we have a product designed from scratch and built from the ground up, and yet they have built in absolutely no provision to enable the taxpayer to restrict HMRC's access to data relating to the period under enquiry in the event of an audit. And this despite their publicity machine waxing lyrical about how security conscious they have been.
With kind regards
Clint Westwood
Customer data security is paramount
A constructive criticism that is not just levelled at Sage One, is that it is accessible by just email address and password. SSL encryption is good, but will not stop keyboard logging software. Every system of this sort, in my opinion should be front ended by a minimum of a 2 factor authentication system.
It is very easy to track and replay user access credentials without the injured party knowing. A 2 factor security system such as those used for online banking will give you peace of mind that even if your computer is compromised, the connection credentials cannot be replayed. All online providers who enable professional service based companies to store customer data, should provide secure access as standard.
Moyle Baker
Key Logging
Hi Moyle,
Have you seen the KashFlow log in process? Key logging software would get you in as there is an extra step involving selecting letters from a drop down list, as used by some internet banking.
Key logging can't record that, which is exactly why it's there
My bank ...
... just asks me to enter three characters from the full password, which vary at random at each login. I think that this is intended to combat keylogging, although it seems to me that if the logger has a long enough log report he will get the full password. Even so, it is better than nothing.
With kind regards
Clint Westwood
Key Logging Security
Key Logging...
I would suggest that a template for a reasonable anti-key logging system should have:
- An independent security system not linked to the desired service
- username and password (hashed out) text boxes
- 3 drop down boxes and
- all delivered over an SSL connection
- 3 attempts, with the originating IP address blocked on failure 3 (permanently, unless administratively cleared)
The recent RSA two factor system breach, shows that no system is impenetrable, however we can but try.
Sage One API is now available!
Hi johndon68,
I'm pleased to say that we launched a Sage One API on 7th December 2012 so if you're interested you can find out more at http://uk.sageone.com/blog/2012/12/07/sage-one-partner-programme/
Paul Lancaster
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Sage One UK
Sage One is listening to your feedback!
FAO anyone reading this, I just wanted to add that we do read all the reviews and comments people write about Sage One online and listen to all the feedback which we take on board for future developments and iterations.
Sage is a FTSE-100 company with over 830,000 business customers in the UK but our cloud-based Sage One software is still in relative infancy. Other cloud-based software providers have a few years head start on us but we're catching up fast.
If you want to follow our progress, read my blog '5 ways to engage with Sage One UK'.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Advanced Style Trend: Knee High Socks
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- Ronni said...
Remember when men wore them with Bermuda shorts? I think these guys look as if they are the right age to have been there. Maybe they have been doing it all along!
- July 2, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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Accurately, they're over-the-calf stockings. Socks barely cover the ankle. Over the calf is often written as OTC.
Out here in the hinterlands, JCPenney has a good selection.
I've worn them for 51 years now; when I cross my legs, you see stocking, not skin & socks.
But, to each their own!
- July 3, 2009 at 6:25 PM
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Integrated Treatment and Blended Funding for Co-Occurring Mental and Addictive Disorders
NAMIÆs Position (summarized from the NAMI Policy Platform)
NAMI Advocacy Goals and Strategies
One of the key federal programs supporting community-based services for individuals with severe mental illnesses is the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG), officially referred to as the "Community Mental Health Services Performance Partnership Block Grant." This program is managed federally by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The MHBG requires states to develop comprehensive services plans to persons with serious mental illness using the advice of state mental health planning councils, 51 percent of whose members must be consumers, family members, and non-treating professional citizens. Upon application approval, each state receives an annual allotment that provides funding for community mental health services to persons with serious mental illnesses. A separate block grant program at SAMHSA û the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Performance Partnership û provides funding to the states for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Over the past two years, the MHBG has received substantial increases in its appropriation from Congress, up from $289 million to $420 million between fiscal years1999 and 2001. Likewise, funding for the Substance Abuse Block Grant has risen in recent years, to more than $1.6 billion. Together, these federal block grants represent an important, and growing, source of support for public programs serving individuals with mental illnesses and addictive disorders or both. One of NAMIÆs major goals for both of these programs is û through new leadership at SAMHSA û fostering integrated services for persons with co-occurring mental and addictive disorders.
Specifically, NAMI urges the Bush Administration to support legislation to create a discretionary program at SAMHSA for states seeking to waive the separate tracking and accounting requirements for mental health and substance abuse block grant dollars. In the interim, NAMI supports full funding for the new CMHS integrated treatment program to help follow through on the substantial evidence base demonstrating the superiority of integrated treatment (over parallel and sequential treatment) for persons with co-occurring mental and addictive disorders.
No Flexibility Granted to States for Integrated Treatment
In 2000, Congress enacted a new law reauthorizing all SAMHSA programs. This new law was included as part of the ChildrenÆs Health Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-310), which was signed by former President Clinton on October 17, 2000. Unfortunately, as part of the new law Congress and the Clinton Administration rejected a NAMI supported proposal to grant states flexibility when providing integrated treatment for persons with co-occurring mental illness and addictive disorders. Specifically, NAMI had proposed language that would have allowed blended block grant funding to support integrated treatment at a stateÆs option. In addition, NAMI also sought federal clarification that SAMHSAÆs reporting requirements should not be so burdensome that states could not finance integrated treatment through the mental health and substance abuse block grants. Both modest proposals were rejected.
Instead, the new law contains a state mental health planning requirement related to persons with co-occurring disorders that will apply equally to the state substance abuse planning requirements. Specifically, Section 3407 of the new law states: "States may use funds (mental health and substance abuse block grants) to treat persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders as long as funds available under such sections are used for the purposes for which they were authorized by law and can be tracked for accounting purposes." This federal mandate to separately track each dollar is expected to result in few, if any, integrated treatment programs financed with block grant dollars. Public mental health authorities and community providers have made clear to NAMI that their agencies do not have the sophisticated management information systems (MIS) required to track increments of minutes in mental health and substance abuse services within integrated programs.
Discretionary Grant Program or Integrated Treatment Established
At the same time, P.L. 106-310 does authorize a modest federal discretionary grant program targeted to this population. Specifically, Section 3213 includes a provision authored by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) establishing a discretionary grant program exclusively for integrated treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders. While this Domenici-Kennedy proposal would have originally authorized $50 million a year for such a program, P.L. 106-310 cut this "authorization level" to $40 million. (Actual funding for the program cannot occur until FY 2002 if Congress appropriates funds). The purpose of this new grant program is to provide fully integrated services rather than serial or parallel services, employ staff who are cross-trained, and provide both services at the same location. Priority would be given to persons who have a history of involvement with law enforcement or the criminal justice system; have recently been released from incarceration; have a history of unsuccessful treatment; have never followed through with outpatient services despite repeated referrals; or are homeless.
Another Study Authorized
In addition, P.L. 106-310 authorizes another study of services for persons with co-occurring disorders. Specifically, Section 3406 requires a SAMHSA study within two years of enactment that will report the manner in which individuals with co-occurring disorders are receiving treatment, a summary of improvements necessary, and a summary of evidence-based practices. NAMI has consistently argued in recent years that the existing evidence base of scientific research already strongly supports the efficacy of integrated treatment.
The U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health observes: "Substance abuse is a major co-occurring problem for adults with mental disorders. Evidence supports combined treatment, although there are substantial gaps between what research recommends and what typically is available in communities" (pages 18-19).
Further, the Surgeon General's report states: "Research amassed over the past 10 years supports a shift to treatment that combines interventions directed simultaneously to both conditions - that is, severe mental illness and substance abuse - by the same group of providers (Kosten and Ziedonis, 1997; for an example, see Mowbray et. Al. 1995), but access to such treatment remains limited. Combined treatment is effective at engaging people with both diagnoses in outpatient services, maintaining continuity and consistency of care, reducing hospitalization, and decreasing substance abuse, while at the same time improving social functioning (Miner et. al., 1997; Mueser et. al., 1997, page 288)." And lastly, the Surgeon General further observes: "Most of the treatment services for mental illness and for substance abuse are separate (and use different kinds of providers), as are virtually all of the public funds for these services. This separation causes problems for treating the substantial proportion of individuals with co-morbid mental illness and substance abuse disorders, who benefit from treating both disorders together (Drake et al, 1998)."
Background and Understanding the Issue
National studies commissioned by the federal government estimate that 10 million to 12 million Americans have co-occurring mental and addictive disorders. The prevailing research confirms that integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders is much more effective than treating these illnesses separately (see Research section below). Integrated treatment means mental illness and addictive disorders services and interventions are delivered simultaneously at the same treatment site, ideally with cross-trained staff. What is not considered integrated treatment is sequential treatment (treat one disorder first, then the other) or parallel treatment (in which two treatment providers at separate locations use separate treatment plans to treat each condition separately, but at the same time).
The addictive-disorders community argues against state discretion to combine mental-health and substance-abuse block grant funds expressly for integrated treatment because of waiting lists for other priority populations such as people with AIDS who are substance abusers and pregnant women who are substance abusers. This community further argues that integrated treatment programs can be jointly financed now so long as each and every requirement contained in both block grants, including reporting and auditing requirements, is fully met. However, the experience of service providers shows that the existing reporting and auditing requirements effectively quashes funding for integrated treatment. Integrated treatment providers argue that the requirement that every penny of the substance abuse block grant be exclusively spent on addiction services and that every penny of the mental health block grant be exclusively spent on mental health services are obstacles because such exact and strict reporting adherence does not allow financing of cross-trained staff and integrated non-clinical support services.
As an alternative to giving states discretion to combine block-grant funds expressly for integrated treatment, the addictive-disorders community advocates a new federal government discretionary and competitive grant program to demonstrate how integrated-treatment programs can work and a two-year study of the issue. The mental-illness community believes it is unrealistic to expect the federal government to establish a brand-new grant program (whose funds will likely go only to exemplary programs) and that such a program would delay resolution of the core issue: Should not both block grants financially support integrated treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders?
Research Shows Integrated Treatment Improves Recovery
"The failure of the parallel treatment system for dually diagnosed persons is reviewed followed by a description of more recently developed integrated substance abuse and mental health methodsà. These studies, therefore, are consistent with the hypotheses that patients with dual disorders can be successfully rehabilitated from substance abuse disorders and that integrated treatments are superior to nonintegrated treatments." (pg. 601)
"Both professional and organizational rivalries and jealousies often conspire to add to the difficulties faced by individuals with dual disordersà. Most professionals in each field have been trained to work only with individuals having a single disorder; reformers underscore the need for cross-training of professionals in each field to improve services to patients with dual diagnosis."
"By the late 1980s it had become increasingly clear that the traditional approach of treating dually diagnosed clients through separate mental health and substance abuse service systems was inadequateà. A wide range of problems occurred with the parallel and sequential approach to treating comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders.à"
NIDA Director Alan Leshner called integration of care a truism. "How can you ever be against it? What is needed," he said, "is research on how to deliver it. He pointed to extensive research showing parallel or sequential treatment does not work. "I would argue we have failed miserably under a fragmented system," he said.
For more information about NAMIÆs activities on this issue, please call Andrew Sperling at 703-516-7222. All media representatives, please call NAMIÆs communications staff at 703/516-7963.


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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/213621
- Title
- Machinability of a near beta titanium alloy
- Author(s)
- Rashid, R. A. Rahman; Sun, S.; Wang, G.; Dargusch, M. S.
- Abstract
- n this paper, the machinability of a near beta Ti25Nb3Mo3Zr2Sn titanium alloy with different heat treatment histories has been investigated in terms of cutting force, chip temperature and chip formation. A solution treatment was performed followed by ageing at different temperatures for the near beta alloy. It has been shown that the same alloy behaves differently during machining at various cutting speeds after different heat treatments. The observations have been explained in terms of friction effects and the hardness of the materials. It has been concluded that the ductility of a workpiece plays a significant role in determining its machinability. High friction at the tool-chip interface in a ductile workpiece resulted in a higher degree of chip segmentation and a larger undeformed surface length in each chip.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 225, no. 12 (Dec 2011), pp. 2151-2162
- Publication year
- 2011
- FOR Code(s)
- 0910 Manufacturing Engineering; 0913 Mechanical Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Chip formation; Chip temperature; Cutting force; Titanium alloy
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- 0954-4054
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2011.
- Peer reviewed


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Current Planets
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|Explanations of the symbols
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General Tendencies
Everyday Life / Profession: The Pisces Moon invites you to once again sense what should be smaller and more modest or what should become more important. Modesty is becoming an increasingly important topic. The Aries Moon will also not change much about that, especially since the subsequent Taurus New Moon will emphasize the earth element even more strongly. The meaningful and reasonable use of resources is an essential point. But you may also be one of the people who would now like the turn back the wheel of time. Traditionalists gather together, encourage each other, and invoke the good old days. Whatever has proven itself over the many years and served life should actually be retained. But there will also be people who are just concerned with their personal advantage and already see where something can still be had (from the general public or the state). Jupiter and Pluto can counteract this. Alert, courageous people with a healthy sense of justice are needed now. Partnership / Love: Venus in Taurus is searching for a sense of belonging and closeness. After a rather unsettling Pisces Moon (Mon./Tues.) and a less than romantic Aries Moon (Wed./Thurs.), the Taurus New Moon follows the preferences of Venus and would like to get cozy with Venus and Mercury. What would still be missing is Mars, which is still wandering backward through the sign of Sagittarius. Would Mars disturb the cuddling?
Everyday Life / Profession: If the planets or life were an airplane, it would now be in descent because it wants to land. You concentrate on the runway to arrive safely on Earth. This is not a time for you to start something new but work on properly completing what is currently in progress. Be sure to follow the safety measures and rules. But it could also be that a rule must be questioned, especially now. Examine the situation carefully if you have the feeling that this could be the case. Rules must do justice to the current situation. When situations change and something arises that has never been there before, you sometimes also need to adapt the rules. This is an age of such necessary adaptations. Partnership / Love: Your personal relationships calm down noticeably with Venus in Taurus. And the Pisces Moon at the start of the week also indicates forgiveness and concession. During the Aries Moon, you experience the return of the ego, wishful thinking, and the desire to conquer others, as well as assert yourself. This could cause restlessness on Wednesday and Thursday. But during the Taurus New Moon, the focus is once again on calmness, constancy, and faithfulness. On Sunday, things almost get too boring for you again.
Everyday Life / Profession: This emphasized sign of Taurus knows: There is strength in repose. You forget this time and again and allow yourself to be stressed since this can even happen to those born as Taureans. The period of time that lies ahead of you would like to straighten out whatever has lost the beat or been shortchanged. On the one hand, you are concerned with reality, the material world, and resources. On the other hand, you work on revising the rules. When reality changes, rules must also be adapted. There has been a major increase in rules over the past years because people wanted every detail and possible case to be taken into consideration. Now that you take a closer look, does this mean that even more rules are necessary? Or is it more likely that some rules have never been applied? Do you need to pay more attention to following the rules? Partnership / Love: This is a good time to get clear about what you actually need to be happy and content. Jupiter in Virgo thinks that you need a lot of little things. Pluto in Capricorn believes to the contrary that you basically do not need anything at all. And your true needs - which you should now define - lie somewhere in the middle. The Taurus New Moon allows you to just think of yourself for once to find out what you need.
Everyday Life / Profession: The emphasized element of earth inhibits any type of tempo. It would be best for you to be prepared for this and not expect anything but slowness. However, you could also expect coziness - which already sounds much more positive. What do you need to feel safe, secure, and simply good in every way? You should now follow up on these questions. In the process, you will find out what bothers you. You may then even get an idea about how to limit or completely eliminate the disruptive factor. On Monday (Pisces Moon), you will discover that you would just like to do nothing for once and take some time to dream… but in the end, you get back to collecting ideas and news. On Wednesday, you need movement (Aries Moon) and entertainment because you quickly get bored. Starting on Friday, you gradually get back on the track of coziness thanks to the Taurus Moon. On Sunday (Gemini Moon), the coziness requires at least two persons! Partnership / Love: Venus in Taurus does not want to be content with hope and promises but demands complete and full attention. However, it does not look like this desire could be satisfied right away. It is already good for you to recognize the desire and know what you need. Leave the universe some time to shape your concrete wishes into a specific form.
Everyday Life / Profession: The accented element of earth puts the focus on your interpersonal relationships. You learn the very most in your dealings with the people around you, whereby these now tend to be rather strenuous for you. Is this due to an obsession with optimization? That you find fault with everything over and over again? Or is a more precise look necessary because so much has happened in a short period of time that you now just have to rework and rectify it afterward? A very tedious phase has started (Mars and Mercury in retrograde), so that you have no choice other than to see things through. Venus in Taurus would like to add some enjoyment to the work. Could you also relish finding fault with everything? If you like to play games of patience and puzzles, it should be possible to experience this Taurus New Moon as something pleasant. Partnership / Love: Did something go wrong in the communication? This can happen at any time. But now that Mercury has gone retrograde, it is an even stronger topic than before. At the same time, Mercury can now ensure that you clarify misunderstandings and show good will. The Taurus New Moon would like to get started. Perhaps the signal that you have been waiting for will come from your partner just in time (at the end of the week).
Everyday Life / Profession: The retrograde Mercury could "help" you achieve a success in the very near future. But perhaps the planets basically do nothing at all. You are always the one who makes things happen. The planets indicate which hour is striking. And so it could soon be time for Leos to chalk up a success. This "chalking up" is related to the accented element of earth. Something should become visible, tangible, comprehensible, or countable. The Sun is radiating its warmth in the sign of Taurus (earth) right now. Together with Venus and Mercury, it lets you enjoy nature and the present state of things. If something is not yet as you wish it to be, you can strengthen this desire on Friday during the Taurus New Moon. This means that you will plant a mental seed. Partnership / Love: When you have given enough, it will come back to you at some point. Then you simply need to be trusting and patient. Both of these qualities are a bit strained at the moment, but the universe never forgets anything. All good and loving thoughts will eventually develop their effect. This obviously also applies to the negative ones, which is why they should be avoided.
Everyday Life / Profession: With the Pisces Moon, the chaotic situations become clearly tangible on this Monday, but there is a strong social consciousness and sense of responsibility at the same time. After all, those who "create" this chaos are not to blame – they are the victims of circumstance. On Tuesday, the Pisces Moon stands at the tip of a kite figure. The body of the kite is formed from a triangle in the earth element, and the head points to the sign of Pisces. A lot of effort, material and structural support, and affection are required - similar to the needs of a baby. A human being is born into certain circumstances. And then it takes an entire village to raise this child (African saying). As it were, a project may still be in its infancy and now needs a lot of effort to get it up and running. Partnership / Love: The kite figure also describes your relationship situation. The Moon and Neptune show an almost supernatural love that must be protected and cultivated. In addition, the connection between Jupiter and Neptune indicates a feeling of freedom and a need for it. This is taken up by the Taurus New Moon on Friday. Feeling at home and free at the same time. Roots and wings…
Everyday Life / Profession: The Pisces Moon shows that you start this week in a sensitive state. You are now especially allergic to patronization. If you think about this a bit, you will notice that this is an ancient topic. In turn, this can lead you to feeling somewhat sorry for yourself on Tuesday. Things get distinctly better with the Aries Moon starting on Wednesday. You remind yourself that strong convictions and better arguments have always won in the end. Retrograde Mercury in Taurus indicates that you now learn to see everything differently. Perhaps you will learn this different perspective by observing someone else and understanding his/her way of thinking. If you believe that you can simply continue to live as you have up to now, you will come up against boundaries time and again. Partnership / Love: During the Pisces Moon, you can review the past week once again. Some word or sentence is clinging to you and makes your life unnecessarily difficult. Can you forgive? Sometimes you need key moments to comprehend something or see the necessity of having to change an aspect of your behavior or attitude (Taurus New Moon on Friday).
Everyday Life / Profession: You really do not need any new insights now but should absorb and accept the existing knowledge, as well as live accordingly. You are basically quite wise, but it takes very little in everyday life to make you forget all of this wisdom. Then emotions control your actions, and there are often old slights that are apparently being served anew. But usually no one notices what is happening with you at the moment, and no one even wanted that. Can you imagine this? If so, then you are already one step further. The Taurus New Moon is like a good resolution to evaluate everything more realistically in the future and no longer be as personally affected. Do you have a good friend who you think is a realist? This person could help you to evaluate situations in a neutral way. Partnership / Love: There is a strong emphasis on your relationship topics, and people have the impression that you are quite hungry for a relationship. After all, a partner is really a great complement if he/she fulfills the expectations. Unfortunately, the expectations are sometimes so enormous that even the best partner can always just fulfill a portion of them. If you would like to protect yourself against disappointments, you must think about your expectations. Are they actually realistic?
Everyday Life / Profession: On Monday, the Pisces Moon makes the tension between Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune tangible once again. You want so many good things, but sometimes it seems like you really run out of steam. Give yourself two days on which you work less, want less, and fight less. Recharge your batteries (this should be successful during the Aries Moon, Wed./Thurs.) and go into the Taurus New Moon with a relaxed mood that will show you everything that is still waiting to be done. This accented earth element represents sober, unemotional analyses so that everyone has a common starting position. It seems like idealism has recently borne some strange flowers. You can actually also overdo the good so that it flips into something bad. Partnership / Love: How hungry are you still for experiences? Oh, people should not even remind you of it... A hunger for experiences sometimes brings acts of self-mutilation with it since it is not really your partner who hurts you. It is the old wound that you practically reveal to your partner, and then it really does not take much to inflame it again. You accept the offer from Venus and the Taurus-New Moon, and then you calm down a bit.
Everyday Life / Profession: With the Pisces Moon, perplexity spreads once again and retrograde Mercury in Taurus will try to close this gap in knowledge. When the earth element is emphasized as is the case during the Taurus New Moon, you can assume that it is necessary to once again orient yourself more strongly on the facts or that your words also really need to be followed by actions. Instead of all the loveliest ideas disappearing because of this, they are just brought into a practical form. That this is associated with a lot of work can hardly scare a Capricorn. The problem always is to get into gear in the first place. Retrograde Mars and retrograde Mercury indicate a difficulty in looking forward. So the New Moon on Friday comes just in time. Partnership / Love: Venus reaches the position where the Sun stood during the Scorpio Full Moon and allows the events to linger once again. The feelings have calmed down, but are still very much there. This accented sign of Taurus does not want the physical aspect to be shortchanged and the Taurus New Moon appears to heighten eroticism. Something beautiful is on its way to you…
Everyday Life / Profession: The accented sign of Taurus, where a New Moon occurs on Friday, can be an indication that a sense of home is becoming important to you. Where is your home? How do you define your "homeland"? What matters to you when you want to feel secure, safe, and like you belong? Which community would you like to belong to? You will trace these questions more and more in the near future and also gradually find valuable answers to them. Is this perhaps why this week starts with a sense of being lost or insecure? The Pisces Moon (Mon./Tues.) indicates sensitivity and lets you feel a deficiency. With the Aries Moon (Wed./Thurs.), you feel motivated to ask questions and look for answers. These become increasingly concrete during the Taurus-New Moon (Fri./Sat.). Tracking down these answers feels good, something that you will sense on Sunday during the Gemini Moon. Partnership / Love: This week serves to prepare you for the weekend. On Monday, you need to sort out your feelings. A negative feeling - that you should overcome - could stand in the way on Tuesday. On Wednesday, you will become somewhat indignant because you have already wasted too much time. This becomes even worse on Thursday. Starting on Friday, you make an effort to do something good for yourself. On the weekend, you discover that your partner is also part of this.
Everyday Life / Profession: The Pisces Moon would like to give you the permission to make yourself a bit more noticeable in all modesty. If you are active in music or some other artistic pursuit, art is your medium for being heard. If you have already discovered and developed your own clairvoyant powers, you will find other paths for communicating something. People will now automatically notice you and sense that you can make a valuable contribution. During the Taurus New Moon at the end of the week, the issue will once again be how you express yourself and how you can express yourself in the future to be even more intensely perceived. You are probably still far from having exploited all of the possibilities. Partnership / Love: You will play a bit with the attention that you are now getting, but in a way that corresponds with your nature. You like to preserve a certain sense of secrecy and actually become more interesting as a result. But if your relationship should become more committed, you must also contribute something to it. In this case, too many secrets tend to be confusing.


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Two months after the last-minute cancellation of its planned "Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas" event, Shine Fight Promotions is working hard on regrouping, re-organizing and promoting a third event.
Unfortunately the accounting department apparently isn't working quite as hard on cutting checks.
Chute Boxe head Augusto Oliveira today informed MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the two fighters he had scheduled at the event, Luiz Azeredo and Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira, have yet to be paid despite multiple promises of a forthcoming purse.
Oliveira said communication between him and Shine Fights executives Devin Price and Jason Chambers has ceased, and he no longer knows what the promotion plans to do.
"Devin Price and Jason Chambers never answer their phones or respond to my emails anymore," Oliveira said. "I went personally to Florida, where their headquarters is supposed to be, in June, called Devin to tell him I was there to sort things out, but he never got back to me. The few times I was able to talk to him over the phone or through emails, he told me he had wired our money on May 21. But, of course, it never happened, and I have our bank statement to prove it.
"The only thing we received from them was plane tickets, hotel accommodations and the per diem money – nothing else. Since my fighters did all that was in their contract – made weight, went to press conference, open workout sessions, gave interviews, promoted the show, were in time for the show itself, checked the ring, warmed up, etc. – we think it's fair they get what was agreed, flat rates win or lose.
Trouble from the start
Shine Fight Promotions' infamous May 15 non-event in Fayeteville, N.C., "Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas," was to feature a main event between boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga and MMA veteran Din Thomas and air live on pay-per-view. Mayorga's boxing promoter Don King, stepped in and put a halt to the main event, citing "tortious interference."
The North Carolina Boxing Authority then nixed the entire event on fight night when Price failed to post a necessary bond to cover fighter purses and a ringside physician wasn't present at the card's scheduled start time.
Oliveira said the entire Shine Fight experience was troublesome – from travel arrangements to contract negotiations – but he and his fighters acted in good faith.
"[Shine Fight officials] sent our plane tickets to us on the same day we were supposed to travel – only 4 hours before we had to be in the airport for an international flight from Brazil to the U.S.," Oliveira said. "Our fighters signed a contract with a purse and a win bonus, but 15 days before the event they forced us to take flat rates instead. We agreed because our fighters had been training for so long for the fight, and we knew Shine would probably cancel their fights if we hadn't signed that new agreement.
"Before the show was canceled by the North Carolina Boxing Authority, Devin Price told the commissioners and all the managers that he was already on a private jet and that he would be in North Carolina with all the money to cover the purses within two hours. The whole show was canceled 15 minutes before it was supposed to start because the commission knew Devin was not telling the truth.
"If he had shown up with the money or some other kind of guarantee, the commissioners would have let the show happen because all the fighters were willing to fight no matter what. The commissioners were told that in a meeting they had with all the managers and the fighters in the arena before canceling the show."
Price had been in Florida on the morning of the planned event tending to the legal matters with King regarding Mayorga. Unfortunately, Price never made the trip to North Carolina. In May, Price told MMAjunkie.com he was grounded the day of the fights by difficulties in arranging transportation.
"He won't even respond to me anymore"
The canceled fight card left everyone involved frustrated, but Oliveira said the situation was compounded by Price's continued absence, which left Shine Fights' former matchmaker, Ron Foster, and former PR rep, Phil Lanides, on the hook.
"Getting back to the hotel, we were told Devin hadn't taken the private jet, but he was going to meet with the managers around 10 p.m.," Oliveira said. "All the managers and fighters were waiting for him in the hotel lobby at 10 p.m. He didn't show up, and then we were told he was going to arrive at 1 a.m. Obviously at 1 a.m. he didn't show up either. Then they pushed his arrival for 10 a.m. next day, but to make a long story short, he never showed up.
"Devin Price let his matchmaker, Ron Foster, take all the hit. The guy was devastated and since he was not the one who called the shots or had the money, there wasn't much he could do. Ron Foster and Phil Lanides were the only people from Shine who were worried about the fighters and their well-being.
Foster left the company shortly after the canceled event.
"As the CEO of the company, the fighters wanted that CEO to come and show his face and say, 'Guys, I'm really sorry; we're going to make this right," Foster today told MMAjunkie.com. "The fact that it wasn't important to him, that's what really left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouth.
"A lot of people have been telling me that they've been calling Devin, texting him, emailing him, and that he won't respond. He won't even respond to me any more."
MMAjunkie.com also left a message for Price, though the call wasn't immediately returned.
According to additional sources close to the promotion, a handful of the fighters on the card were paid, including main-eventer Din Thomas, as well as Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett, Rick Hahn, Jamal Patterson and Nick Thompson. But even those checks weren't necessarily handled appropriately.
"I got paid a very small percentage of the wrong contract," Hahn told MMAjunkie.com. "[My manager] said they weren't entitled to pay anyone."
"My fighters were counting on that money"
Oliveira said the decision to discuss his fighters' situation wasn't an easy one to make, but he felt he had little choice in the matter.
"I've been trying everything that's in my power in order to have my fighters paid," Oliveira said. "My job is to take care of my fighters. In the beginning, I believed we were going to get paid because I have never seen an event, especially in the U.S., not paying their fighters. But it has been two months now and we haven't received anything. Shine executives never reached out to us. If we wanted to talk to them, we had to go after them.
"In two months, I was able to talk to Devin Price only two or three times and got one email reply stating that he had wired some money on May 21 into our bank account. To this message, he attached a transaction receipt that did not have the name or the bank account we had given to him to wire the money to, which means it was just a piece of paper – not conclusive at all. On the same day, I sent him our bank statement showing that no money had gone into our bank account, and that was the last time he answered my phone call until this past Tuesday, when I gave him a deadline of today to pay us in full or I'd go to the media."
Oliveira hopes by speaking publicly on the matter he'll be able to force Shine Fights executives' hands and get his fighters paid.
"My fighters were counting on that money," Oliveira said. "They have families to support, rent to pay, etc. Not all of our fighters have a six-figure contract, so life is tough for most of them, Luiz Azeredo and Alexandre 'Cacareco' in particular because they haven't fought for a while.
"I'm addressing this in public first because I told Devin Price if he didn't pay us by today, I would do it, and I honor my word. Second, I still want to get paid, and maybe with everybody seeing how Shine has been dealing with this situation, how they have been treating our fighters – and I know there are other fighters, not only ours, who haven't been paid either – Shine will be forced by their sponsors, partners and the media to do it.
"Third, I want to prevent other fighters from going through the same difficult situation we have been facing because Shine is planning a new event for August."
Several sources, including Oliveira, have reported that Shine Fight Promotions hopes to host a tournament in August, though the promotion plans on using a new roster of fighters rather than the competitors already under contract (most of whom are owed three fights before November, which would seem an impossible task).
Complicating matters even further for Shine Fight Promotions is a recent report in The Fayeteville Observer that officials from the Crown Center, the venue that was to host the event, are looking to recoup $50,000 in advanced expense money.
For Oliveira, the writing is on the wall, and he wants to collect his money while preventing any other fighters from winding up in a similar position.
"Chute Boxe has made more champions than any other team in the world," Oliveira said. "We've been in this business for more than 30 years. We have never been so disrespected as we have been by Shine – or more specifically by Devin Price. They can't care less for what's happening, and to make things worse, they are putting out a new show, a tourney in August, without having paid what they already owe.
"Until they honor their word and pay all fighters from the previous show, I'd recommend that other fighters don't sign with them. From my experience with Shine, you cannot trust a word they say. If you do so, chances are you are going to be writing a sad story, just like me, in a very near future."
John Morgan is the lead staff reporter for MMAjunkie.com.


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From PostgreSQL wiki
PyPgDay 2013
Postgres and Python are more vibrant communities that have much in common. Both at their core are open communities that believe in making the world better through the software they release. Beyond just similarities in the communities many Python users are Postgres users and vice-versa. Because of the overlap in users among many of these communities allowing the opportunity for both to benefit from closely timed and coordinated events it makes it easier on attendees of both.
PyPgDay will be a full-day event with talks about PostgreSQL and Python, including talks by contributors to PostgreSQL, Django, PostGIS, and Python. Half the talks will help PostgreSQL DBAs, and the other half will focus on developing Python applications using Postgres features.
Basic Information
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Times: 9:00AM to 6:00PM, plus a party afterwards
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
Room: Room H (near the escalators)
Run By: San Francisco PostgreSQL User Group and PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
This is the current draft schedule, and will be revised once the Call for Presentations closes:
- 9am-9:30am: Intro
- 9:30am-10:15am: Postgres1
- 10:30am-11:15am: Postgres2
- 11:30am-12:15am: Postgres3
- 12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:30pm-2:15pm: Python+Posgres1
- 2:30pm-3:15pm: Python+Posgres2
- 3:15pm-3:45pm: break
- 3:45pm-4:30pm: Python+Posgres3
- 4:45:pm-5:30pm: Python+Posgres4
- 5:45pm-6:15pm: Lightning Talks
- 7:00pm-late: Party (TBD)
- December 11: PyPgDay announced
- December 18: Call for Presentations Opens
- January 10: Registration Opens
- January 20: Call for Presentations Closes
- February 10: Speakers selected
- February 15: Sponsor pledge deadline
- February 20: Final schedule posted
- March 1: Early Bird Registration ends
- March 13: PyPgDay!
Call For Presentations
Do you use Postgres for interesting things? Do you develop nifty applications in Python? Do you use them together? Then submit a talk for PyPgDay!
PyPgDay will be held on March 13th at the Santa Clara Convention Center, the first day of PyCon. We are specifically looking for talks about:
- General PostgreSQL administration and performance
- PostgreSQL replication
- Developing applications with Postgres and Python
- PostgreSQL administration tools written in Python
- PL/Python
- Data-intensive Django/Pylons/SQLAlchemy/etc. applications
- PostGIS and GeoDjango
- New Postgres features, like JSON, Range Types and PL/v8
Talks will be 45 minutes in length, and should be pitched to a mixed audience of Python developers and Postgres DBAs. There will also be six lightning talks, each 5 minutes long.
PyPgDay presentations might be broadcast over streaming video. You will need to give your consent to this broadcast.
Submit your proposal here.
You are encouraged to submit more than one proposal (on different topics).
PyPgDay will be sponsored by companies and organizations in the PostgreSQL, Python, and Silicon Valley communities. If your company is one such, please sponsor us!
All sponsorships are due February 27th. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in sponsoring the event.
Event Presenter
Cost: $1600
- Exclusive: only one Platinum sponsor will be accepted.
- 5-minute presentation slot during the introduction session.
- "PyPgDay presented by Your Company" banner at event.
- Premiere logo placement on publicity materials.
- Logo on registration page.
- Mention of your company everywhere the event is publicized.
- "Presented By Your Company" on event t-shirt.
- Up to 12 free registrations to the event for your staff, clients or friends.
Cost: $800
- Prominent logo placement on publicity materials and banners.
- Logo on registration page.
- Mention of your company everywhere the event is publicized.
- Company logo on the the back of the event t-shirt.
- Up to 8 free registrations to the event for your staff, clients or friends.
Cost: $300
- Logo or company name on most publicity materials and banners.
- Thank-you in the event keynote and closing.
- Up to 4 free registrations to the event for your staff, clients or friends.
Cost: $100
- Company name on the event wiki page and keynote.
- 1 free registration to the event.
Party Sponsor
Already secured: Salesforce.com will be sponsoring the PyPgDay party.
Sponsorship Details
- Sponsorship pledges must be made before February 25th to ensure appropriate publicity is given to each sponsor.
- Payment arrangements must be made by February 28th.
- If there are several sponsors who want the Event Presenter sponsorship, one will be selected by the event organizers.
- Sponsor staff registrations must be received by March 5th. After that date, availabilty of seats for sponsor staff is not guaranteed.
- No refunds.
PyPgDay is being held on the first day of PyCon tutorials with the help and support of the PyCon organizing committee and the Python community. Registered PyCon attendees will be able to attend PyPgDay for a discount.
Registration includes a stunning custom-designed PyPgDay t-shirt, coffee breaks, the full day of sessions, and priority admission to the PyPgDay Party.
Early Registration ( Jan. 5 to Feb 28 ):
- Non-PyCon Attendees: $25
- Registered PyCon Attendees: $10
- Students (with ID): $10
Late Registration: ( March 1 to March 13 ):
- Non-PyCon Attendees: $35
- Registered PyCon Attendees: $20
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'Pokémon X' (Japanese: ポケットモンスターX Pocket Monsters X) and 'Pokémon Y' (Japanese: ポケットモンスターY Pocket Monsters Y) are the upcoming video games of the Generation VI series. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are the first two Pokémon video games that comes in the main game series for the Nintendo 3DS. The video games were announced by current Nintendo president Satoru Iwata on January 8, 2013 on 11 AM GMT and 6 AM JST during a Pokémon Direct video on the Nintendo 3DS. These will be the first video games of the Pokémon series that will be released worldwide with exception of different countries. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will be released on October 2013, but the official release date of the video games is still unknown.
3D Enhancement
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are the first two Pokémon games that are completely in a 3-dimensional style of gameplay on a handheld system. Each and everything has been changed since the release of previous Pokémon games. The sprites have been changed into 3D designed models from the characters to the Pokémon. The appearance of a Pokémon has also been changed as seen in the trailer when the male protagonist was running through the grass and encountered a Pikachu.
Battle System Enhancement
The battle system in video games also went under a 3-dimensional style. As seen in the trailer of the video game there were different Pokémon battles introduced. The attack of a Pokémon will be shown in a 3D style against another Pokémon. It will even show how the Pokémon will move when it's being attacked or vice versa by the opponent.
Starter Pokémon
The trailer also shows off three new Pokémon which appear to be the Fire, Grass and Water starters.
- Chespin, a Grass-type Pokémon: a brown, Erinaceidae-looking Pokémon with a spiked green hat, small arms and a small tail.
- Fennekin, a Fire-type Pokémon: an orange, fox-looking Pokémon with flame-like fur emerging from its ears. Fennekin also shares its name and appearance with the Fennec Fox.
- Froakie, a Water-type Pokémon: a blue, frog-looking Pokémon with a white puffball on its back.
The two legendary Pokémon that are the mascots for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y have been officially named as: Xerneas and Yveltal. Xerneas is deer-like with rainbow antlers, who is shaped like the letter X when it's legs are apart, while Yveltal bird-like avian of some sort, who is shaped like the letter Y.
A new Eeveelution named Sylveon is confirmed. Mewtwo's Awakened Form.
List of New Pokémon and Forms in Generation VI
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
- Sylveon
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Mewtwo: Awakened Form
Pokémon Gallery
It can be possible that Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are based on Europe. During the trailer of the video game, Pikachu was standing on the Eiffel Tower, and an Eiffel Tower-like structure is seen behind the male protagonist when he's rollerskating in a city, also, the female protagonist has been seen running from a bridge which is probably modelled after the Palace of Versailles in France. Furthermore, when the screen is zoomed out at the start, it can be seen that Pikachu was also on Europe.
Interestingly, the two monuments showned in the trailer are in Île-de-France, a region inside France. This may hint that the in-games region might be based off that place.
- These are the first main Pokémon titles that uses single letters instead using colors or material items for the sub-title.
- These are the first two games to have their mascot's English name released before their Japanese names.
- In the Japanese logos, you can see a bit of DNA in the section: モンス. This could be a reference to how X and Y are chromosomes.
- These games titles, X & Y, may also be reference to the 3D axis of X, Y and Z, since they're the first main games to be for the 3DS and to be completely 3D.
- This Generation is bound to bring significant changes to the series:
- A bond mechanic revealed by Junichi Masuda in his blog on 1/21/2013. This may be the way to get Sylveon.
- 3D models for the characters and Pokémon.
- 3D overworld.
- These games are the first to introduce a new Pokémon form of an old Pokémon, Mewtwo.


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Mr. Byerly began his law enforcement career with the FCSO on February 3rd, 2001 as a Telecommunicator. He was promoted to Telecommunicator Shift Supervisor in 2007 and has served as a trainer for new staff assigned to Communications.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- There was some traffic along I-20 eastbound after an accident involving a tractor trailer and a car Thursday afternoon.
Investigators say Edward Lane, who was driving a Chevy Malibu, was traveling onto the 172 exit ramp when the car sideswiped the tractor trailer on the front right side. The vehicles bounced off one another, and the red car went underneath the truck.
The truck was loaded with asphalt shingles, which spilled onto the roadway. One lane is closed while crews pick up shingles.
Two of the people in the red car, the driver and Delphene Lane, were taken to the hospital with head injuries. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The driver of the truck, Timothy Whetstone, was also taken to the hospital. His condition is unknown.
Charges are pending against the driver of the car.
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March 4, 2013 — This week on For Your Benefit, our host, Bob Leins, welcomes attorney Bill Bransford to the show.
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Paralegal work provides an entry into the legal profession. People interested in the career can attend an upcoming information session at Volunteer State Community College. One of a paralegal's most important jobs is helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings and trials. Paralegals investigate the facts of cases and ensure that all relevant information is considered. The Vol State Paralegal Studies program has a job placement rate of more than 80 percent, and is approved by the American Bar Association. Classes are available during the day, evening, and on Saturdays. It's possible to take the program on a part-time basis, with the evening and Saturday class schedule. Financial Aid is available for qualified students.
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Alexander Tabarrok, Research Director at the Independent Institute, speaks with Lyanne Melendez of KGO-TV on city gun buy-back programs.
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Recorded: Monday, January 14, 2013
Alexander Tabarrok, Research Director for the Independent Institute, discusses gun buyback programs on Americas Radio News Network hosted by Ernie Brown and Rachel Sutherland.
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One of our traditions here is the RP RESET. Every time we release new cards, we reset everyone's RP to 1500 (not best-ever RP, you get to keep that forever). Then we post a list of the TOP RP for the SET. That means, you can be the SET 3 RP champion, or you can say you've made the top ten in sets 3, 5 and 8, or whatever.
So, as we are wont to do, we will be resetting RP at 9 PM EST tonight! Then, I'll post the results and you can see who was the best of the best for SET 11!