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5 Things Every Game Company Gets Wrong About Gamers
Quick: Guess which one of these is the real LeBron James, and which is a state-of-the-art rendering as seen on the upcoming video game systems:
I don't know, either. But that was just one of the amazing new games shown at the annual E3 show this week, and while I loved much of what I saw (seriously), it left me a bit confused. See, I play games for the same reason you do: because killing is the only thing that makes the headaches go away. But the more I see, the more I think game companies don't understand us at all.
Every demonstration of the supposedly awesome new features of these upcoming games and systems made me feel like the first time I saw a New Yorker fold up a piece of pizza and eat it like a taco. There was that moment of self-doubt, like maybe I was the one who had been doing it wrong, before I snapped out of it and said, "No! You're the one who's crazy."
Because game companies seem to think ...
#5. You Don't Actually Like to Play Your Games
I am a lazy asshole, but I am apparently a goddamned human dynamo by video game standards, simply by virtue of the fact that I'm still willing to move my thumbs, rather than sit back and watch the game play for me. Two of the games I was most eager to see -- Remedy's time-freezing game Quantum Break and the zombie genocide festival Dead Rising 3 -- both showed off utterly baffling "Don't worry, we'll play the game for you!" features.
For Quantum Break, I'll just quote what the presenter said during the unveiling:
"We set out to revolutionize entertainment, combining an explosive action game with a dramatic TV show, and blurring the lines between the mediums. The choices you make in the game create your personalized version of the TV show. And watching the show gives you insight that impacts the way you play the game."
I'm sorry, but that sounds like a pitch for a goddamned Sega CD game from 1994. And I don't think he's just describing it badly -- what they have shown of the game is in fact partly just live actors doing a low-budget TV show (one that you paid $60 for) ...
... and then when the cool stuff happens, it jarringly switches to video game graphics:
What the hell? Am I missing something here?
And then there was Dead Rising 3. If you're not familiar with the last game, the appeal is that it has none of the grit or angst that comes with zombie fiction these days -- it's you with (literally) thousands of zombies crowding around, and you slaughter them by the hundreds with makeshift weapons, such as the classic Two Chainsaws Duct Taped to a Freaking Boat Paddle.
But when they unveiled Dead Rising 3 at the Xbox One event, they showed the main character coming up on a zombie horde that, according to the presenter, is too big for him to handle ...
...and then they demonstrated how the player can solve that problem by pulling out his smartphone or Windows tablet in real life ...
... and, with a few taps using the SmartGlass app, call in an air strike that will simply blow up the zombies for him:
Just to be clear, for those of you who never played the first one -- I've killed larger zombie hordes than that with a bowie knife taped to a broom, while on my way to kill a much bigger horde. The entire point of this experience is the visceral, cathartic thrill of wiping these monsters out, by hand, one swing at a time, or by building an ingenious trap with some combination of propane tanks, nails, and dildos. Not by tapping the "kill zombies" icon on my iPad (which I don't have out when gaming anyway, but more on that in a moment).
Meanwhile, the all-new third-person hack-and-slash game Ryse: Son of Rome (also for the Xbox One) looked like another great hope for the "I just want to murder people" crowd, but even in the gameplay demo they showed on stage, it begins with a completely scripted "explosion knocks your character down" event that the player has no control over:
Then, when you finally get to murder some mofos, every few times you swing your sword, the game freezes to give you a button prompt:
And if you successfully push the button the game told you to push, you are rewarded with one final scripted event that your character stands back and ineffectually watches:
"It really is my job to just stay out of their way."
So to recap, it's "Push X to Win" followed by "Now Put Down Your Controller and Watch While Coolness Happens." If you're about to tell me that it's just a demo and the final game might look nothing like that, well, that's my point -- why would they try to impress us by making the game look less interactive than it actually is?
To cap the whole thing off, when they showed off the seemingly straightforward racing game Forza Motorsport 5, they boasted how they give you a "drivatar" and said, "While you're at work or at school, your drivatar races against the world. And when you log in again, you earn credits for your drivatar's work."
Yes, "drivatar."
Well, shit, what does it need us for?
#4. You Don't Care What the Games Actually Are
Sony's event showed off a game called The Order: 1886, a beautiful steampunk game that seems to be about shooting monsters with complicated guns. In typical fashion, they teased it with a trailer in which a bunch of old-timey dudes ride along in a horse-drawn carriage ...
... then jump out and start shooting at some shadowy threat with elaborate weapons that explode into dazzling arrays of sparks and fireballs.
Looks great, very cool atmosphere, setting, etc. And we have no goddamned idea what the product being sold is. What genre is this? Is it an FPS? An RPG? A third-person shooter? What is the thing that I will get to do if I buy that game?
They also showed Mad Max, with a trailer that literally told us nothing other than "It has Mad Max in it," which we actually knew from the title.
Here's what we do know: You won't get to do what those guys were doing in the trailer. That was a cutscene. If what you see there occurs in the game, then you'll be watching it, not playing it. And we definitely have no idea whether the actual gameplay will look like that, other than the fact that the final games never do (the trailer begins with the meaningless claim that the trailer was rendered "in-engine," which means nothing more than "This game's cutscenes might look like this").
In other words, the problem isn't that they're just keeping it vague -- it's that it's standard practice in the video game industry to sell upcoming titles with outright fucking lies. The wonderfully vibrant Sunset Overdrive for the Xbox One might look like this (in terms of graphics and overall feel), but the actual experience of playing it almost certainly won't:
If you're not familiar with how this works, at these early stages, game companies will put together an animation that sort of looks like what maybe the game will possibly be -- then they will lie and claim you're seeing the actual game. Sony got caught doing this with Killzone 2, and the makers of Halo 2 admitted years later that their debut trailer was not only fake, but utterly impossible on the hardware. The trailer for Metal Gear Solid 2 lied about who the main character was. And nobody cares -- it is a completely accepted level of bullshit that wouldn't be tolerated in any other industry outside of the herbal penis enlargement sector.
And that makes it hard to get excited about the new stuff like Final Fantasy XV ...
... when you have no idea what you're even looking at. Keep in mind, these videos often are not even running on the console at all, but on a more powerful computer. During the Xbox conference, they showed off how great Battlefield 4 looks on their system ...
... and then sharp-eyed fans noticed PC button prompts on the screen:
Note: The Xbox One, like life, does not have a backspace key.
In other words, every possible concept of truth in advertising goes right out the window -- they can literally show you a different, far superior product. This isn't like Ford playfully claiming that the new Mustang can ramp over a bear; it's like Ford advertising the Focus by showing you a Mustang.
At E3, they will then take these animated trailers and have the presenter stand up there with a non-working controller and pretend he's playing them so the audience thinks it's a near-final product (or in the case of Kinect games, have him nervously watch the screen and try to mimic the movements of the characters after they happen).
And all of this is what we're supposed to base our next-gen purchase decision on.
#3. You Want to Use Your iPad While Playing Your Game Console
WARNING: I'm going to complain about a bunch of features that I realize are optional, which from experience means that many of you will answer, "Well, just don't use the optional feature, dumbass! That's what 'optional' means!" Man, I wish. In reality, game development is a zero sum process -- time and budget that was devoted to adding (for instance) social media features or Kinect controls is time and energy subtracted from something else. This is why games with multiplayer have shorter single player campaigns, and games built around co-op are a confused mess without it (see: Resident Evil 5).
So yes, it's worth noticing when game companies seem to be pouring resources into features that virtually no one asked for, like the aforementioned SmartGlass app, the software that lets you do extra stuff in your games using your phone or iPad (or in Sony's case, your PS Vita). Do other people have the urge to play this way now, juggling a game controller with an iPad, and getting Cheetos powder on both? Why? Because every time they demonstrate it, I just get more confused. Earlier they boasted how, when playing Madden football, you could use SmartGlass by stopping the game, putting down your controller, picking up your tablet, picking your plays from the playbook, then picking up your controller again. Or, you could play Halo and have people use your iPad to beg to join your multiplayer game.
Other games stream maps and shit to it, so if you watch videos of people actually using the thing, they always just have their iPad kind of propped up next to their TV to give them a smaller, much harder to see screen to stream the data that should be on the game's HUD.
But the awkwardness of it isn't even the most confusing part to me -- how many people can do this even if they want to? Don't get me wrong, I realize lots of people own iPads, but while I'm gaming on the 360, my wife is using ours to play some dollar app that, as far as I can tell, is just her hitting a cartoon man in the groin with a little sledgehammer for hours on end. That's why iPads exist -- so somebody has their own screen to fart around with because some other selfish asshole is tying up the television and going on and on about how he needs it because it's research for the article he's writing.
"I told you, it's paused here because the article is about sexism" (from Metal Gear Solid 5).
I guess you can use your smartphone, and most people have one of those, but even the SmartGlass promotional video makes that look like a cumbersome pain in the ass, with the two dudes playing their game having to take their eyes off the screen to look at whatever data is being streamed to their phone:
"You just crashed into the wall, drivatard."
Isn't the point of technology to make it simpler? That's why I don't have to carry a separate phone, camera, and MP3 player in my pocket anymore. Laptops were invented because people didn't like having to carry a separate computer and scrotum warmer. Why are you giving me a technology that requires more gadgets to do what I was already doing? I realize the answer is "To make you buy more gadgets," but that's a bad strategy -- the only people who will use that as an excuse to buy a second iPad are the ones who didn't need an excuse anyway, because they just like to buy things in order to distract themselves from the looming darkness of the grave.


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In 2012, more than 37,000 accidents in Ohio were caused by a driver failing to yield, according to information from the State Highway Patrol.
To help lower that statistic in 2013, the State Patrol is offering tips to help drivers avoid those crashes.
Sgt. Angel Burgos of the Fremont Post said growing technology has caused drivers to become more distracted, leading to a higher rate of crashes. He said with his 14 years of experience, he has noticed a recent increase in failure to yield crashes in the area.
"Most of the time it's (drivers) just not paying attention," Burgos said. "We have a lot of distracted drivers."
According to a release from the State Patrol, running red lights, stop sign violations and failure to yield to traffic make up the violations that were the second-highest cause of fatal crashes last year.
Young drivers, ages 16 to 25 were at fault in 30 percent of the crashes, while drivers ages 26 to 35 made up 16 percent of the accidents. In the 37,475 crashes statewide, 187 people were killed and 23,353 people were injured, according to the release.
Burgos said to help avoid crashes, drivers should turn off any devices that may be distracting and should wait to answer a cell phone until they have pulled off of the roadway.
Other tips for drivers from the State Patrol include:
Slowing down and taking their time
Looking both ways before entering an intersection
Signaling every turn and lane change
Making complete stop at stop lights and stop signs
Yielding to other drivers and being courteous

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on February 23, 2013 - 11:09 PM
During her opening song Friday night at Buffalo State College's Rockwell Hall, Judy Collins compared friendship to a rainbow.
On paper, it's a Hallmark greeting at best, an example of the kind of loopy folksinger treacle that inspired the Christopher Guest film "A Mighty Wind." But this was coming from Collins, arguably the pre-eminent folk interpreter of the 1960s and '70s, with a voice so pure it could lift the songs of Dylan and Cohen from their cocoons of pretension and set them free as butterflies.
My apologies for the ninth-grade poetry. It's just that seeing Collins puts one in a marvelously optimistic frame of mind. She may be 73, but that voice is trapped in amber, and when coupled with her acoustic strumming and some accompanying piano, the sentiment of that opening tune, "Song For Judith (Open The Door)," felt like raw truth.
"Yeah, friendship is like a rainbow," I thought, and for the rest of the night, Collins had me (and I'd imagine a large percentage of the packed house) slack-jawed and hypnotized.
Over the course of two sets – the first with the guitar and piano setup I've described, and the second featuring Collins alone on the ivories – we were treated to many of the songs that made her famous, including a few that helped to launch the careers of their writers as well.
"Both Sides Now" came early, the clouds that Joni Mitchell so famously pondered now an accurate description of the striking white nimbus atop Collins' head. A stunning performance of "Sons Of" closed out the first set, with its Jacques Brel lyric describing us audience members quite accurately – "children were lost in lullaby."
Set two was a more solemn affair, centered on the gut-wrenching beauty of "In the Twilight," a song off Collins' 2011 album "Bohemian" about the passing of her mother. Ambitious, serpentine passages supported lyrics stuffed with floral imagery, showing that the artist's writing skills remain nearly as sharp as her singing.
"Albatross" was probably the highlight of the entire show for me, the piano chords a rolling countryside shifting from shadow to light, Collins' voice the warm spring sky above it all.
Given the way everything started, it was only fitting that Collins closed the show proper with her take on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." To me, the original is neck and neck with "What A Wonderful World" in the race for the title of Most Depressing Song of All Time, but like I said, Collins already had us believing in this kind of thing. In her hands, the song made me feel like I really could fly with the bluebirds, that the black and white world is the lie.
As powerful as this all was, during the final tunes we were reminded that Collins was a human, and not some mythical sorceress. Starting with "Albatross," she began to blank on some lyrics, only missing a beat before continuing. And when getting up from the piano to deliver "Rainbow," she knocked a pile of sheet music onto the floor.
For sure, these moments temporarily broke the spell, which only accentuated the fact that we were indeed under one.


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Among Festival 500's innovative offerings is Come All Ye, a 5-day singing adventure of fun, personal enrichment and learning to be held at Fishers' Loft Inn, in glorious Port Rexton. This year's edition is scheduled for October 21-26, 2016.
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When you consider Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, there's a really good chance that you already have a picture in your mind.
28 Jan 2016 by Matt Molloy in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Snowmobiling , Nature , Entertainment and Outdoor Adventure
Great festivals stem from great planning, and organizers for the fifth annual Mid Winter Bivver have been busy putting together an entertaining 2016 festival following a successful one in 2015.
16 Dec 2015 by Dave Sullivan in Food & Dining , Culture , Entertainment , Top Destinations and St. John's
My second favourite food on the planet is macaroni and cheese. I'd walk a mile in a blinding snowstorm to get my hands on its ooey-gooey goodness. But if somebody offered me chocolate – I'd walk that mile blindfolded on my hands. I love chocolate. Or, as we like to say around here, "I dies for it." So, when the idea came about that I should go do a course at the Newfoundland Chocolate Company on how to make chocolate, and blog about it – well, let's just say the sentence wasn't out of their mouths before I had my coat on and was out the door.
27 Nov 2015 by Matt Molloy in Camping , Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Nature , Entertainment and Cultural Experiences
With my hair still dripping wet from our afternoon swim in the brook, I rummaged around my tent to find a casual dress to throw on before rushing out to join the final clusters of people migrating via car, foot and shuttle bus from Burlington to Middle Arm.
11 Sep 2015 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture , Entertainment and Travel Media
Annie Chu, of the popular food blog, Chu on This, recently visited Central Newfoundland. She was here to attend The Gathering: Food, Fire and Music, but also got an opportunity to explore the region. She recently published her first piece on her visit: Week in Central Newfoundland. Annie talks about arriving in Gander, and visiting places like Springdale, King's Point and Grand Falls-Windsor.
24 Jul 2015 by Janelle Hickey in Shopping , Nature , Culture , History , Trip Planning , Entertainment , Geography , Art Galleries , Geology & Fossils , Cupids , St. John's , Museum and Weather
Rain got you down? Don't fret! There's still so much to see and do in St. John's: Entertainment, shopping, gallery hopping – there's something for everyone!
15 Dec 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Entertainment , George Street and St. John's
Did you know that Canada's Favourite Bar is right here in St. John's, Newfoundland? Air Canada's enRoute Magazine and Rickard's Beer teamed up for the #SAYCHEERS campaign, a national search for the most loved bar in Canada. Bar patrons across the nation voted for the Top 100, supporting their favourite drinking establishments in each province and territory, and when it was all done, O'Reilly's Irish Newfoundland Pub was #1 in Canada!
14 Nov 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Culture , History and Entertainment
Just off the coast of Newfoundland is a collection of islands that are not part of the province. Indeed, they are not even Canada! St. Pierre and Miquelon are the last piece of French territory in North America. They are quite distinct from Newfoundland and Labrador, making them a must visit. Indeed, the tourism industry of St. Pierre and Miquelon and the Burin Peninsula, in Eastern Newfoundland, are closely entwined. You'll discover a whole new world when you take the ferry from the town of Fortune. Here's some of the coolest facts about Newfoundland and Labrador's closest foreign country.
24 Sep 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Entertainment
This year the Glynmill Inn celebrates 90 years in the hospitality business catering to both local Corner Brook residents and visitors alike with its old world charm. The Glynmill Inn was built in a distinctive tudor style and currently includes 78 hotel rooms, 2 restaurants, meeting rooms and other amenities. It was designed by architect, Andrew Cobb of Halifax in 1923 and was turned into a hotel a year later.
24 Sep 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Fishing , Hiking & Walking , Culture , Entertainment and Cultural Experiences
Each year during the third weekend of September, the Town of Elliston, the Root Cellar Capital of the World, hosts Canada's and Newfoundland & Labrador's top chefs and hundreds of participants to celebrate culinary excellence and the root cellar's cultural heritage. This year, participants voted on Newfoundland & Labrador's best cod dish crowning the "King of Cod", hiked the coastal scenes of Elliston, and sat with new and old friends to celebrate the latest installment of the Roots, Rants, and Roars Fall Festival.
4 Aug 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Hiking & Walking , Culture , Entertainment , Top Destinations , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
We recently were fortunate to see "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" which was written by Martin McDonagh and directed by Jeff Pitcher. This is one of 6 performances performed at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival this summer in Cow Head in Gros Morne National Park. What we like about Theatre Newfoundland Labrador's (TNL) philosophy is that they either perform plays about Newfoundland and Labrador or plays that have a close connection to the province. Although "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" takes place in rural Ireland its theme of isolation certainly could resonate with residents of outport Newfoundland.
21 Jul 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events and Entertainment
The Stephenville Theatre Festival is celebrating its 36th year this summer and its most ambitious performance is "The Nobleman's Wedding" which is billed as a folk opera. Pamela Morgan, one of Newfoundland's most well known musicians, has created The Nobleman's Wedding from a folk song that she happened to learn in Stephenville many years ago from Jack and Ellen Carroll. We thought all of the performers were very impressive with both their acting and their singing. And the band (which includes Pamela Morgan) is first rate.
20 Jun 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Boat Tours , Birdwatching , Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Icebergs , Nature , Trip Planning , Entertainment , Lighthouses , Signal Hill , George Street , St. John's and Outdoor Adventure
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17 Jun 2014 by Dominique Chiasson in Icebergs , Culture , History , Entertainment , Top Destinations , Art Galleries , Geology & Fossils , St. John's and Museum
My last two days were busy visiting the Johnson Geo-Centre, the Railway Coastal Museum, The Rooms, meeting with Mark Hiscock from Shanneyganock, twacking, listening to Stan Picket and the Rocket Players, a visit to the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft council...and enjoying my last....iceberg
Thanks Newfoundlanders!
28 Feb 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Festivals & Events , Entertainment , George Street and St. John's
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7 Feb 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Food & Dining , Entertainment and St. John's
Walking into Magnum & Steins at 329 Duckworth Street you feel like you've walked into the home of an old friend. The atmosphere is cozy and familiar and you are greeted with a friendly smile. I sat down with owners Denise and Bernie Fowler (as well as the rest of the staff) to chat about the opening of the new Wine Bar, Magnum's history and of course, sample some incredible food and wine!
24 Jan 2014 by Tara Kroes in Festivals & Events , Culture , History , Entertainment , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
The theatre doors open and the crowd of people waiting in the small lobby are allowed to take their seats. There is a sense of anticipation as audience members whisper to one another. The only things on stage are six wooden chairs stacked to resemble a solitary tree. Perhaps each chair represents a different branch of Al Pittman's work that, when stacked together, create one solid play, With Cruel Times in Between.
27 Nov 2013 by Tara Kroes in Entertainment , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
The Anchor Room Bar is packed with people, every seat is taken. The waitress' twist and weave around tables like a snake through the jungle grass, serving cocktails to the patrons who wait with excited anticipation. Being told the show is a "must see" while visiting Gros Morne, National Park they are ready to experience it for themselves. The band members of Anchors Aweigh gather together behind the crowd to do their ritual shot before taking to the stage. They smile at each other, this is what they love to do. The smiles grow bigger as they walk on stage and pick up their instruments, the crowd can't help but smile too. You can see their passion for music as they play. The audience can feel it.


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The study of antibodies has been one of the focal points in biology and medicine for over 20 years. Monoclonal antibodies now constitute the most rapidly growing class of human therapeutics and have profoundly modified the treatment of a number of indications including cancer and autoimmune diseases.
One of the most established methods for the production of monoclonal antibodies is through the generation of myeloid myeloma cells lines, although more recently the selected lymphocyte antibody method has also become increasingly popular. One problem associated with these techniques is the rapid and accurate identification of the resultant antibodies. The screening of cell-culture supernatants for specific antibodies can be a tedious, time-consuming process and especially problematic when screening for low-abundance antigens, e.g., cell-surface proteins.
Traditionally, ELISA has been used for antibody screening but with numerous wash and incubation steps these assays are also time-consuming. Quantification of cell-surface proteins is also difficult using this method, primarily due to their low abundance and dependence on cellular expression.
Homogenenous mix-and-read assays overcome these problems. These simplified protocols involve the simultaneous addition of all assay constituents to one well, with the analysis performed once equilibrium has been reached, making these assays rapid, robust, and suitable for automation.
Automated mix-and-read assays for antibody screening were originally enabled by a cellular detection instrument that was based on fluorometric microvolume assay technology. Although this instrument has been discontinued, there remains a requirement for a system that is able to perform high-throughput, robust assays for antibody discovery.
TTP LabTech's Mirrorball™ is a new laser-scanning fluorescence microplate cytometer. The high-performance, low-loss optics enable this system to perform high-sensitivity, mix-and-read assays for applications such as antibody screening. Its simultaneous scanning functionality permits higher throughput, single-pass scanning that allows direct correlation of data across lasers; this results in better multiplexing and analytical capabilities.
The laser-scatter channel permits identification of objects with little or no fluorescence, unlike most laser-scanning cytometers that utilize the fluorescence of an object for both recognition and assay readout. Combining independent object recognition with the concurrent collection of up to four channels of fluorescence data gives improved sensitivity in multiplexed assays and this is advantageous when using mix-and-read protocols.
This combination also enables both beads of different sizes, and beads with different fluorescence encoding to be detected at the same time resulting in many levels of multiplexing (Figure 1). These properties facilitate the detection of antigens by reducing the number of false negatives from wells by using bead count.
The versatility of the Mirrorball system permits both bead- and cell-based assays, as demonstrated by the following two applications.
Wayne Bowen, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is CSO, and Joanne Franklin, Ph.D., is a science writer at TTP LabTech.
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I love all of Olive's different faces! She's so funny and cute!ReplyDelete
And that quote is fab!
That onesie! Is there any way to get that in adult size?!?!!?!?ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh! All of these pictures are too cute! I love those little seats too! I see them everywhere!ReplyDelete
Olive is way too cute!ReplyDelete
Olive is such a cutie!! Love her little toes!ReplyDelete
my friend and I use to play a game where you make sounds according to people's facial expressions in photos (it's hilarious) and everyone should try it with these pics of Olive! too funny!ReplyDelete
Olive is just so gosh darn adorable!ReplyDelete
I love Leap Day and I'm not really sure why... My cousin gave birth to a baby boy today so I was really pleased - it's a pretty awesome birthday to have! (:
Your family is so beautiful! Olive is a peach!ReplyDelete
Love the baby face. She's just so cute. I really love the quote at the end. I'll be sharing with others. :)ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous baby.ReplyDelete
That is a great quote
I just LOVE her name!!! I have two girls named Jasmine & Violet aahhh if only i could have one more and name her Olive:)) yes it was leap day and i forgot all about it..:)ReplyDelete
Oh man! I would LOVE to come to your central Fl blogger meet up! Winter Park isn't that far from us. But we are a one car family right now and my hubby takes it to work during the week so I won't be able to come. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it though!ReplyDelete
what a sweet platypus.ReplyDelete


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Paul Thurrott has posted yet another
look at Windows Vista. Ever since the first alpha and beta releases
of Longhorn/Vista hit the web, Paul has been giving us regular
updates on the progress of the operating system. Paul's articles are
usually for the most part positive with a little hint of negativity
thrown in where appropriate.
Paul's latest
article though lays everything out on the line when it comes to
Vista. Now that Vista is supposedly feature complete and many things
will stay as is when the final product ships, promises that Microsoft made in regards to features in the
operating system, usability issues and application blunders are now
fair game. Here, Paul rants about missing features that Microsoft promised:
There are so many more
examples. But these two, WinFS and virtual folders, are the most
dramatic and obvious. Someday, it might be interesting--or depressing,
at least--to create a list of features Microsoft promised for Windows
Vista, but reneged on. Here are a few tantalizing examples: A real
Sidebar that would house system-wide notifications, negating the need
for the horribly-abused tray notification area. 10-foot UIs for
Sidebar, Windows Calendar, Windows Mail, and other components, that
would let users access these features with a remote control like Media
Center. True support for RAW image files include image editing. The
list just goes on and on.
I must say, I've tried and tried to
give Vista more than a second glance. I've tried every beta release
that Microsoft has issued, but every time I find myself being less
productive and utterly frustrated using the operating system compared
to Windows XP. Fortunately, it looks like Microsoft has a few more months to get some of these issues under control.
quote: So you are basically totally unhappy with current Vista situation, yet feel confident that totall rewrite of the code ground-up by the same very company will magically change this state...
quote: AFAIR they took some parts of the BSD kernel and hired folks from BSD team when they were "designing" NT ...it's that simple.
quote: Writing new kernel is anything but simple, no matter how much money you put into it. It takes time, patience, vision etc.
quote: If it were _that_ simple as your post suggests why Microsoft haven't done it already for Vista ?
quote: And where are the figures that show how Vista scales with number of cpu's increasing ?
quote: From what I know Linux kernel _easily_ scales up to 32 cpu's (with regard to tasks that require interoperability between cpu's), and probably well beyond it, so there is kernel that may do just what you ask for
quote: What about internet ? I thought is't about TCP/IP stack, which is what ? 25 years old (hint - not everything that is old is worth s#%@)
quote: "pervasive wireless" - isn't it a job for drivers regardless of the kernell ?
quote: "no-execution bit" - and I thought that Service Pack 2 already added support for this...
quote: "e-commerce" - web browsers role to make it happen, along with conforming to standards
quote: "SSE2/SSE3" - what does it have to do with kernel ? Do you ask for specific optimisations for this instruction sets to be made in kernel ? They are multimedia specific (hint - in kernel there will be no improvement), it's up to the apps to utilize it.
quote: "Intel VT and AMD Pacifica" - and your point is ... ? They will make it into Vista
quote: "all the new hardware" - drivers _again_
quote: "gigabit" - what about it ?
quote: "3D accelerators in every mobo" - you will have your eye-candy in Vista so what's your point ? Isn't modern accelerators fully supported on WinXP already (by respective manufacturers) ?
quote: "NEW WORLD requires a NEW KERNEL" - no it does not ! - it's Microsoft that need's one :) (joke)
quote: WinXP was made on a basis of Win2000, Win 2000 on WinNT and WinNT used BSD code... when exactly someone wrote an entire kernel from scratch that made it to mainstream ?
quote: Linux kernel for example is constantly being developed for the last 15 years and it is work in progress...the point is - this can be made, but takes time and a lot of it for that matter.
quote: So what ... do you want to have every task to be at least 2 threds ?
quote: XEN is not ready yet, nor is it a Microsoft's baby.
quote: In what way not ditching support for 32 bit makes platform suddenly dated ?
quote: Don't like floppies ? - don't use them
quote: Drivers for COM, LPT and PATA don't make kernel that much bigger do they ? (definitely not slower !)
quote: support 3D accelerators from the start (HAL layer for 3D hardware anyone?)
If Microsoft starts to manufacture graphic cards then yes. Otherwise - no... It's the manufacturers who provide drivers for their stuff.
quote: Dave Cutler has nothing to do with BSD, sorry to disappoint you.
Care to share a link to where I claimed it ?
quote: Microsoft just took a part and incorporated it into their kernel
quote: After you patch the code there is no distincition from the situation when you would make look the code look like this from the beginning.
quote: And example of linux kernel shows that this problem can be easily overcome.
quote: Yes, WPA supplicant and hostapd USE hardware drivers for Wi-Fi chipsets, but would you include 802.11i support in the DRIVER or in the KERNEL???
What about driver in the kernel ?
quote: And you would design whole system around "no-execution bit" ?
quote: and when the whole industry moves forward to another more secure "standard" this whole pile of legacy shit within kerenel would do what ? - sit and lough in your face... How would you like it then huh ?
quote: 4) 3D audio processing, other hi-def audio algorithms
Yes - definitely this would make sever admins endlessly cheer with this " advanced" "feature".
quote: I can imagine some appliances (like speeding some disk operations assuming that ethernet transfer>> disk throughput), but certainly nothing realistically beneficial/killer feature. And certainly nothing that would warrant writing new kernel for.
quote: You know why GPU's are not commonly used in general computations ? Becouse vendors won't open up their spec. Your "stupid" example in no way support your former post.
quote: Where are sutudies about feasibility of such things and ... why on earth Microsoft havn't hired you already ? You present such deep insight to the subject, that it just blows my mind.
quote: In what way keeping support for legacy stuff makes platform suddenly new and exciting? I didn't say anything about it being exciting. It's just real life necessity.
quote: You know that virtualising "costs" - the currency being computer resources? Stupid nonsense - as you said.
quote: It takes development resources and time away from really important task of implementing things noone implemented before, and this is BAD, so screw floppies, PATA and other artefacts like these.
No it doesn't. Nobody is working on support for floppies - there is no development on it - just support.
quote: And please note that this standard appeared WITHOUT MS manufacturing any 3D hardware. Sorry to disappoint you here again, buddy.
Sorry for not being that much into gaming.
quote: I read once that they (MS) hired some BSD folks, but I cannot find any prove it as of now. Not talking about Dave Cutler :)
quote: in reality it's more difficult to drive whole project with them to different architectural design
quote: But they don't start _everything_ from the beginning - maybe some stuff has to be removed once in a while, but nothing THAT radical as you claim. The overall kernel design stays untouched.
quote: If for example the second computer being yours sister's she wouldn't be very pelased to see her task crawling becouse you started ripping your porn :)
quote: DirectX API is not meant to perform general computations. It is good for transforming triangles, but reverse discrete fourier transform computations are not made that easily on it, right ?
quote: DOS run doesn't has to run fast, since everything that was written for had been done with slow computers in mind, now we have much faster rigs. Don't know details about MacOS9 emulation so I won't comment on this one.
quote: Maybe because there is no need for it ? What exactly task would you perform on GPU's on network ? Gaming won't do, becouse of latency. Rendering is OK - but it is ALREADY being done by apps, so ... ? And why this god damns DX ?!? If you would like a real "standard" than pick OpenGL - it's platform independent and more suitable for "seriuous" tasks
quote: is a powerful command line tool (POSIX compliant shell ?) , new file system without constant need for defragmentation (ext3 ? - neee - that would be to good to be true), easy support for other files systems (JFS, XFS, ReiserFS), more flexibility during installation (e.g. more MBR options, more other systems awarness), changing registry in sth. of more ellegant design, enforcing and better handling of multiple accounts (now amost everyone on desktop is using root accounts), more modular design (separating text mode from graphical interface?, those modules you've mentioned...)


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Roscoe Reading Program Founder and Chairperson Marietta Hicks sat quietly in the second row as a student and a principal gave an update about the non-profit program that Hicks started.
The update was presented to the Berkeley County School Board at its regularly scheduled meeting in Moncks Corner on Feb. 26.
The Roscoe Reading Program is now in 16 county schools and motivates children to read by rewarding them with ice cream parties once they reach specified "Accelerated Reader" point levels each quarter.
If the students reach their goals teachers must kiss one of the program's therapy dogs.
Boulder Bluff Elementary and Sedgefield Intermediate became the latest county schools to join the program in 2012. A total of 16 schools participate.
"I think we're doing a fabulous job on a shoestring budget," Hicks said. "Last year we did all this for $64,000."
Last year four schools had 100 percent participation, according to Hicks.
A total of 18,570 books have been given to students through Roscoe Reading during this school year. A total of 4,034 students and 185 teachers are participating.
Since the program began in 2002, nearly 129,000 books have been given to students.
Roscoe Junior Ambassador Catherine Dixon (a Macedonia Middle School 6th-grader) took the podium to eloquently articulate how she assisted Hicks with the parties, even up to four a day.
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She also invited each school board member to attend a Roscoe Reading party.
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Featuring an all-senior lineup that's had more than its share of success, the Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Lady Marauders are expected to be one of the top Class A girls basketball teams in the state this season, and they showed why Friday night.
BG opened its 2012-13 season in the Marguerite Frederick Lady Marauder Classic and mercy-ruled Central Mountain, 63-22, at the Pleasant Valley gym.
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Contributors? There were many. In fact, all five starters scored in the first five minutes. Four of them - Kayla Bates, Elyssa Ehredt, Halee Adams and Devin Stessney - scored in close while Brittany Boslet drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
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Halee Adams (14 points), Boslet (12) and Ehredt (11) all hit double figures in the first half and all three had more points individually than Central Mountain (eight) had at intermission.
"Not only was it balanced with the team in scoring," Moschella said, "but it was also balanced on the inside and outside."
Because of the 40-point mercy rule, Moschella was able to clear his bench early. Despite the running clock, he was able to shuffle 18 girls into the contest.
"To me, it's good," Moschella said, "because these kids work hard every day in practice, the jayvees will start soon and, for the freshmen who got in, it's got to be a memory they'll cherish for a long time."
Guilfoyle will face Hollidaysburg, an easy winner over Bishop McCort, in today's final at 5 p.m. The Marauders beat the Tigers, 52-39, in last year's tourney final and today's title game matches two of the area's powerhouses.
"I think it's going to be [a good test]," Moschella said. "This is what we want. Our out-of-conference schedule is about as good as you can put together and having Hollidaysburg in our tournament will benefit both of us."
Central Mountain first-year head coach Lindsey Rogers was impressed with BG's play.
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The Wildcats will take on Bishop McCort in today's consolation game at 3 p.m.
"This was our first game and we can't dwell on it," Rogers said. "We can only learn from it, and we've got to respond."
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (22): K. Heckman 2 0-2 5, Walker 0 0-0 0, Jensen 3 2-5 8, Garbrick 0 0-0 0, J. Heckman 4 0-0 9, Miller 0 0-0 0, Shady 0 0-0 0. Totals - 9 2-7 22.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (63): H. Adams 4 5-6 14, Bates 2 2-2 7, Ehredt 4 3-3 11, Stessney 4 0-0 8, Boslet 4 4-4 14, Craig 2 0-0 5, E. Adams 2 0-0 4, Miller 0 0-0 0, Luciano 0 0-0 0, Irvin 0 0-0 0, Spencer 0 0-0 0, Ruggery 0 0-0 0, Carey 0 0-0 0, McGhee 0 0-0 0, Mellott 0 0-0 0, Frederick 0 0-0 0, Yanoshak 0 0-0 0, Scipioni 0 0-0 0. Totals - 22 14-15 63.
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on June 21, 2013 - 12:21 AM
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Brad Smith's jack-of-all-trades approach has both served him well and left him wanting more in his first seven NFL seasons.
Smith has carved out a long career in the brutal business of professional football, and he's made a good living while doing it (he's entering the third year of a four-year contract with Buffalo Bills and is scheduled to make $3.75 million in 2013).
But his bouncing between quarterback, wide receiver and kick returner has left him feeling like a man without a home at times.
"There are some times, honestly, where I feel like, 'man, I'd want that home,' but at the same time I've learned so much," Smith said. "I'm tremendously blessed to be able to play this game. For a coach to say, 'Brad, we need you to play receiver,' and then trust me enough to go out there and do what we need to do to win, it means a lot. If a quarterback goes down, and they need me to go in, then I can do that too."
Smith's ability to, as he puts it, "talk the language" of the team's quarterbacks helps in his overall understanding of the new offense being installed by coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.
"I can talk to Kevin Kolb and EJ," Manuel "then come over to the receivers and kind of translate it," Smith said. "And vice versa. I definitely see the benefits of it.
"The way this offense goes, how uptempo it is, you might see some reads, some option-type stuff. You never know what you're going to see from coach Hackett. He's such a creative guy."
So far, Hackett has viewed Smith as a wide receiver, the position he's lined up at exclusively through spring practices.
"It seems like every year it's something different," Smith said. "I'm glad I can do other things. Bottom line, I want to get on the field and make plays to help my team win."
To that end, Smith has been frustrated with his role in Buffalo in his first two seasons here. In those two years, he's thrown two passes out of the Wildcat formation – and had both intercepted. He's also posted pedestrian numbers as a receiver, 37 receptions for 392 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing numbers – 34 carries for 203 yards and two touchdowns – also don't jump off the page.
"I want to be on the field. I want to play. Several times before I wasn't," he said. "I did what I was asked to do. That's all I can do. When I get on the field and get an opportunity, I'm going to try to make a play. That's me in a nutshell. I'm going to do what's asked of me and find a way to make an impact."
Most often in his career, that's come on special teams. After finishing second in kickoff return average (28.6 yards) in 2010 during his final season with the New York Jets, Smith had a down year in 2011 with the Bills with just 282 yards on 15 returns (18.8-yard average). He bounced back last season with an average of 27.6 yards per return (18 returns for 496 yards) and one touchdown.
Smith is also an effective safety valve on the Bills' coverage units. Analytics website FootballOutsiders.com credited Smith with three touchdown-saving tackles on opponent punt returns last season that broke for more than 20 yards.
Special-teams tackles are not considered official NFL stats, but according to the Bills' accounting, Smith led the team with 12 such stops.
The Bills revamped their receiving corps in the offseason with the additions of Robert Woods (second round), Marquise Goodwin (third round) and Da'Rick Rogers (undrafted free agent). Woods and Goodwin join Stevie Johnson as being regarded as locks for the 53-man roster, leaving Smith to compete with Rogers and holdovers T.J. Graham and Marcus Easley for potentially two or three spots.
"I feel like we've got a lot of receivers in the room," Smith said. "They're talented guys, hard working, and they want to be a part of the group and a part of this team. We're competing as a unit, but also we want to compete on the field against everybody else. That's the bond we're building."
Smith is by far the most experienced of the group, and thus a natural leader. That's a trait he's comfortable with.
"I just try to be myself. I'm always communicating and talking," he said. "Not just football, but dealing with certain things in life. Even little things about where to eat and things like that. You build trust."
The question is whether the sum of all the parts of Smith's game is valued enough by new coach Doug Marrone to earn him a roster spot for an eighth NFL season.
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Elmwood Franklin School has relieved its first-year head of school and is beginning an immediate search for a replacement.
Margaret Keller Cogan was placed on leave Friday and has been replaced on an interim basis by Kathleen McIntyre as head of the Lower School, and Rosemarie Beres as head of the Upper School, with direction from Kenneth Drake, incoming board president.
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The BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival is looking for top-notch companies with food, beverage or food- or beverage-related products to be a part of the all-new 2014 culinary village. Approximately 6,000 guests pass through the culinary village throughout the Festival weekend, making it an incredible opportunity for companies to gain maximum exposure in just three days.
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Michele recently released her first solo album, Louder, and performed a song from it, "Cannonball" on the The X Factor finale.
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals is buying Enobia Pharma for an initial $610 million in cash so it can acquire the latter's lead recombinant human alkaline phosphatase enzyme replacement therapy, ENB-0040 (asfotase alfa). The candidate is in Phase II development for treating hypophosphatasia (HPP).
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Circa is always a good design.
By Anne E
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Comments about Levenger Special Request Circa Personalized Notebook, Blank:
I bought this notebook with graph paper. I will use it for needlecraft notes. I can write knitting charts on the graph paper. This prefilled notebook is a good value. I have been using Circa for years and love the versatility.
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By Agile
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My wife loves the concept of the ringless ring binder and the personalization of the notebook. The one problem is that she's left-handed and has to either fight the Circa discs or flip the notebook over and write back-to-front, destroying the concept of a personalized notebook that she can just flip open and write in.Levenger customer support informed me that the personalized covers can't be ordered either unpunched or punched for a left-handed notebook.With one little option Levenger could corner the left-handed notebook market, as good quality left-handed notebooks with blank sheets are extremely difficult to find. Heck, a set of unpunched covers and a punch could open up a new market.
Merchant response: Thank you so much for your detailed review of the Personalized Circa notebook. Your concerns regarding a notebook with a left hand preference have been forwarded to our product development team. We stand by our products and go the extra mile to ensure that our customers are delighted with every purchase. We apologize that the item did not fully suit your needs. You will be contacted shortly to discuss a resolution.
It is nice but not quite what I wanted
By Coach
from Denver, CO
I liked this product but thought the cover had the kaleidoscope in the plastic. It is actually an underlay. I think I would have bought a once piece cover versus two pieces.
Merchant response: Thank you for your review on the Special Request Circa Personalized Notebook. We apologize that the item was not as expected. We have sent your comments to our Product Development Team for further review. Please contact us at 1-800-544-0880 to explore additional notebook options that may better suit your style.
By Sgs53
from LP, FL
Great quality but expensive. I think it was worth the price. I am using it for sketching. Works well.
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Don't bother with this item
By pibs
from Chicago, IL
I ordered this item, thinking that it would be nice to have an attractive cover for my personalized notebook which I carry in my purse with lists of many things. The 'cover' is nothing more than a piece of stiff paper with my initials on it. This isn't worth the extra cost. I expected the cover to be plastic not cardboard.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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