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N7609B Signal Studio for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
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Typically Configured Price US$ 12,967
Typical Configuration
N7609B Signal Studio for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
- N7609B-3FP Connect to N5182 MXG, N5172 EXG, fixed perpetual license
- N7609B-PFP Advanced GPS real-time and scenario generation, fixed perpetual license
Typically Configured Price US$ 12,967
Prices for: United States
* Prices are subject to change without notice. Prices shown are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP). Prices shown are exclusive of taxes.
Key Features & Specifications
Signal creation
- GNSS simulator software supports real-time creation of multi-satellite signals for the GPS and/or GLONASS constellations (L1 with C/A code) and/or Beidou (Compass) and/or SBAS/QZSS with up to 40 channels, and Galileo signals (E1) with up to 16 channels for line-of-sight and multipath signals using the N5172B EXG, N5182B MXG, or N5106A PXB
- Simulate stationary or moving receivers for up to 24 hours using stored scenario files, or use continuous scenario generation mode for longer scenarios, with real-time adjustment of channel power or satellite visibility
- Create and edit custom scenario files or use continuous scenario generation mode
- Basic option provides waveform files that simulate a single satellite or multi-satellites for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou (Compass), Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), Quazi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), GPS+SBAS+QZSS, GPS+Beidou, or GPS+Galilieo.
Hardware platform control and additive impairments
- Compatible instruments
- Control frequency, amplitude, triggers, markers, and more
- Add impairments such as multipath, pseudo-range error, and CW interference signals in real-time while the signal is playing
- Add calibrated AWGN to control C/N ratio (requires Option N5106A-JFP on PXB, or Option 403 on N5172B EXG, N5182BA/B MXG,or E8267D PSG)
Automation and communication interface
- Automate test with SCPI commands
- LAN and GPIB control
- Remote capability using Remote Desktop Connection for N5106A PXB
Other features
- Can be integrated into the GS-9000 design verification system for A-GPS pre-conformance test
- Additional scenario files
- Support real-time satellite sky view, power view and trajectory view
- Output raw scenario data, A-GPS parameter file, and matching ephemeris file
GNSS simulator software (GPS simulator, GLONASS simulator, Galileo simulator, and Beidou simulator)
The N7609B Signal Studio for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) allows you to easily create reliable and repeatable real-time multi-satellite test signals for the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, and SBAS/QZSS systems to perform receiver verification tests. The application can provide up to 15 visible satellites for each constellation, depending on the scenario and satellite visibility. Additional channels (up to 40 total for any combination of GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/SBAS/QZSS and 16 total channels for Galileo) are available for adding multipath signals. The power level and visibility of individual satellites can be changed in real-time while the signal is active, and impairments such as multipath and pseudo-range error can also be added in real-time. With the scenario generator function, users can create and edit custom scenario files to simulate stationary or moving receivers (up to 24 hours duration), or use the continuous scenario generation mode for longer simulations. Real-time GNSS signal generation is available using the N5172B EXG, N5182B MXG, or N5106A PXB.
Generation of basic waveform files (Option EFP) is also available to simulate single or multi-satellites for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou (Compass), SBAS, QZSS, GPS+SBAS+QZSS, GPS+Beidou or GPS+Galileo. Waveform files may be useful for testing components, or testing of satellite acquisition and tracking and receiver sensitivity in manufacturing. These waveform files can be played back using the N5172B EXG, N5182A/B MXG, N5106A PXB, E4438C ESG, E8267D PSG, E6607 EXT, E6640A EXM, or M9381A PXIe VSG. Waveform 5-pack or 50-pack licenses can also be used with these waveform files.
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GNSS Simulator Testing and Design Solutions
- Real-time GPS receiver verification signal simulation applications
Flexible platform also tests cellular and WLAN
Design and test GPS (Global Positioning System) and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) receivers in devices such as smart phones and tabletsMobile Device Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Testing
Mobile Device Assisted GPS (A-GPS) Testing
Ensure your UMTS/cdma2000® mobile device meets CTIA standards for A-GPS operation and integrates seamlessly into cellular networks with functional, pre-conformance and total isotropic sensitivity test solutions.


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Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.
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How Don Quijote Pulling Event Support Hurts Kickboxing in Japan
- Written by Dave Walsh
Don Quijote is a clothing company based out of Japan, that through the support of such DQ board members like former professional wrestler and MMA fighter Tadao Yasuda, has supported kakutogi (martial arts) in Japan in various forms. The most obvious form was their support for MMA promoters WVR, who hosted SRC/Sengoku events. Don Quijote was one of the premier supporters for such a promotion, and over the past few weeks the top foreign fighters from SRC have been in mass-exodus mode. Usually, that is not a good thing.
NOB had a translation up from a Japanese publication, and apparently DQ had made up it's mind; it will continue to support martial arts in Japan. The bad news? They might pull support for live events, such as Sengoku events, which if you'll remember correctly, the Sengoku NYE martial arts festival featured a lot of kickboxing bouts on top of MMA fights. This was just a few weeks ago and now at this point, it appears that DQ has officially pulled their support and Sengoku is freaking out, claiming that they are as good as dead.
Apparently, Don Quijote's support of Sengoku was wholly, everything from Sengoku's offices, fighter contracts and event bookings were at the good graces of Don Quijote, thanks to Tadao Yasuda. For Japan, this means that Sengoku, easily the #2 MMA promotion to come out of the ashes of PRIDE is appearing to be going under. On top of that, there is a whole slew of uncertainty behind the future of their top rival, DREAM, which just compounds how crummy of a situation this is (of course, at the time of this article I'm watching the news showing the aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake, rated at 8.8, as well as a possible tsunami) for the Japanese fight industry.
To pull this all together, consider how this also hurts the kickboxing world. At first glance, losing the #2 MMA promotion shouldn't hurt the kickboxing world, but after Sengoku's New Year's Eve event, it was clear that Sengoku was looking to support kakutogi as a whole, including muay thai and kickboxing. Sengoku's martial arts festival was a lot more than MMA and showed promise for a positive impact in the world of fighting.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 139, March 19, 1998
ARSC Announces Storage Upgrade and New J932
This announcement was e-mailed to all active ARSC users last week:
ARSC is pleased to announce the delivery of a new CRAY J932 vector supercomputer. This machine will be used as both a compute engine and a storage server. Our J932 is named Chilkoot after the trail that brought gold miners to the Yukon a century ago. Chilkoot arrives this week and will be available to users in late April. Denali is expected to be decommisioned in late May. ARSC staff will be available to assist users in moving between the two systems.
The J932/128192 is initially configured with 12 CPUs, 8 GB of memory and more than 240 GB of disk; it has ample room for future expansion. Over the next few months, ARSC will be evaluating user needs for additional processors, faster processors and/or additional memory. Your input in this assessment is highly valued. Other upgrades that are currently planned include an upgraded STK Silo which will be attached to the J932; additional disk space to optimize I/O performance on Yukon; and the addition of an ImmersaDesk (a 4 foot by 6 foot, rear-projection interactive stereo video display) to the Visualization Laboratory in the Butrovich building on the UAF Campus.
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For more information:
Major Upgrade to Yukon's Storage Environment
More details will be forthcoming, but the announced storage upgrade will provide many benefits and opportunities to yukon users. Here's a quick overview:
- /tmp file system on new high-speed disk for application support.
- All yukon disks under DMF control.
- Duplicate DMF copies of all files.
- Nightly backups of user file systems.
- Two new file systems will be cross-mounted between yukon, chilkoot, and the ARSC network of SGI visualization hosts. This will create new opportunities for yukon users. For example, yukon output can be made immediately accessible to CRL (via chilkoot), and to Vis5d, IDL, Alias|Wavefront, and video production equipment (via the SGIs).
Yukon Checkpoint Schedule
>From "news chkpnt_sched" on yukon: ARSC has been regularly checkpointing jobs in order to allow jobs in the large queues to run and to take system downtime. We have also been contacting all users whose jobs have been checkpointed. As of Mar. 16, 1998, we will cease contacting users whose jobs have been checkpointed. As the system has proven very reliable, this is no longer deemed necessary. We will continue to checkpoint jobs on the schedule, Tuesdays at 16:00 Thursdays at 16:00 Fridays at 16:00 generally releasing jobs by 17:00 if downtime is not scheduled for later on the given evening. We will also continue to checkpoint jobs at other, unscheduled, times, depending on the system load.
An Embarrassing Problem?
Many users think parallel processing is complex.
Well, getting all those processors to cooperate isn't simple and it does require more effort than serial programming. However as with any complex activity, it is often a good idea to break down the complexity into simpler parts.
The simplest form of parallel processing, and one used by several projects at ARSC, is often termed "embarrassingly parallel." Typically, the user has a lot of very similar items of work to do which don't require any interaction between them.
The code below demonstrates a trivial example of this, where each processor reads and writes to its own files without any interaction with others. Processor 0 reads files dread_a and writes dwrite_a, processor 1 reads dread_b and writes dwrite_b etc. All processors read a common parameters file. Much of the parallelism effort is in getting the data into the files and putting data together to collect results. All of which can be done "by hand" or by serial per/post processing scripts.
!**************************************************************************** program main implicit none include 'mpif.h' !! MPI information. integer ierr integer myid, numprocs !! master controlling processor number. integer mproc !! files to use. character(80) paramfile,readfile,writefile integer isize character*1 noff !! argument list reading data integer numargs,i integer arglength,ierror character*80 argument external ipxfargc integer ipxfargc call MPI_INIT( ierr ) call MPI_COMM_RANK( MPI_COMM_WORLD, myid, ierr ) call MPI_COMM_SIZE( MPI_COMM_WORLD, numprocs, ierr ) !! set which processor is master processor mproc=0 if ( myid .eq. mproc ) then !! read command line argument numargs = ipxfargc() if(numargs.gt.1) then write(6,*) ' ERROR: only one argument expected/allowed ' endif do i=0,numargs call pxfgetarg(i, argument, arglength, ierror) if (ierror.ne.0) then write(6,*) ' ERROR: Argument ',i,' could not be read ',ierror endif enddo write(6,*) ' working on ',numprocs,' items starting at ', $ argument endif !! sync after master work and broadcast data to slaves. call MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,ierr) call MPI_BCAST(argument,1,MPI_CHARACTER,mproc,MPI_COMM_WORLD,ierr) !! determine which files each processor will work on. noff=achar(iachar(argument(1:1))+myid) print *, "Process ", myid, " of ", numprocs, " doing ", $ noff paramfile="dparams" readfile="dread" writefile="dwrite" paramfile=trim(paramfile) !! add identification to end of each filename isize=len_trim(readfile) readfile=readfile(1:isize)//'_' readfile=trim(readfile(1:isize+1)//noff) isize=len_trim(writefile) writefile=writefile(1:isize)//'_' writefile=trim(writefile(1:isize+1)//noff) write(6,*) ' processor ',myid,' reads from ', $ paramfile(1:len_trim(paramfile)),' and ', $ readfile(1:len_trim(readfile)), $ ', writes to ', $ writefile(1:len_trim(writefile)) !! call code to work on these files. call code(paramfile,readfile,writefile) !! finalise MPi services. call MPI_FINALIZE(ierr) stop end !!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ subroutine code(paramfile,readfile,writefile) !! mock serial code. !! NOTE filenames are arguments for code but NO information about the !! processor number or number of processor is passed down. implicit none !!filenames character(80) paramfile,readfile,writefile !local variables ! channels for open files integer ipchan,irchan,iwchan ! data to read integer ipdata, irdata ! data to write integer iwdata !! read parameters, same on all processors. open(ipchan,file=paramfile,status='old',err=999) read(ipchan,*) ipdata print *, ' code reads parameter ',ipdata !! read different input according to filename write(6,*) ' readfile is ',readfile open(irchan,file=readfile,status='old',err=999) read(irchan,*) irdata !! simple work. iwdata=irdata+ipdata !! write output to a specific file. write(6,*) ' writefile is ',writefile open(iwchan,file=writefile,status='new',err=999) write(iwchan,*) iwdata return !! very simple error trap/should be much improved in a real code. 999 write(6,*) ' error in code!!! ' return end !!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
The task in the procedure, "code," is simply what was the main program of the serial version, with the added argument for the work packet number added. IO statements might need to be modified to read from a file with the work packet number included. Here, a letter has been appended to identify each packet, but users could form this identification in many other ways. In this example only one letter is used, so the maximum number of tasks processed at any one time is 26.
Extra demands are placed on the code if this is to work successfully:
- Error Handling.
- Since MPI_FINALIZE is actually a synchronization event if any code quits with an error, the code will hang at MPI_FINALIZE once other processors reach this point. In this example errors with the filesystem are caught and the code procedure exits. Other errors should be handled in the same manner, returning to the main program wherever possible. Errors such as floating point divide by zero, etc. cause all processors to abort meaning all work is incomplete not just the problem assigned to the processor reporting the error.
- Load Balance.
- To perform well, each run of code with different datafiles should require approximately the same effort. In a future article the changes needed to account for different task sizes in each code run will be considered.
One of the greatest advantages of this approach is that it can use any number of processors (assuming the code is written correctly.) In the example below, there is a single command line argument which states an offset when the parallel tasks are to start. (See Newsletter #91 for more information on dealing with command line arguments.)
For example the user could run 4 tasks as one program as below:
yukon% mpprun -n 4 ./prog a working on 4 items starting at a Process 0 of 4 doing a processor 0 reads from dparams and dread_a, writes to dwrite_a Process 2 of 4 doing c Process 1 of 4 doing b Process 3 of 4 doing d code reads parameter 23 processor 2 reads from dparams and dread_c, writes to dwrite_c processor 1 reads from dparams and dread_b, writes to dwrite_b processor 3 reads from dparams and dread_d, writes to dwrite_d readfile is dread_a code reads parameter 23 code reads parameter 23 code reads parameter 23 writefile is dwrite_a readfile is dread_c readfile is dread_b readfile is dread_d writefile is dwrite_d writefile is dwrite_b writefile is dwrite_c STOP (PE 0) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN' STOP (PE 2) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN' STOP (PE 1) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN' STOP (PE 3) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN'
In this case, processor 0 works on _a files, processor 1 works on _b files, etc.
Alternatively, the user could run two sets of two tasks:
yukon% mpprun -n 2 ./prog a working on 2 items starting at a Process 0 of 2 doing a processor 0 reads from dparams and dread_a, writes to dwrite_a Process 1 of 2 doing b code reads parameter 23 processor 1 reads from dparams and dread_b, writes to dwrite_b readfile is dread_a writefile is dwrite_a code reads parameter 23 readfile is dread_b writefile is dwrite_b STOP (PE 1) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN' STOP (PE 0) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN' yukon% mpprun -n 2 ./prog c working on 2 items starting at c Process 0 of 2 doing c processor 0 reads from dparams and dread_c, writes to dwrite_c Process 1 of 2 doing d code reads parameter 23 processor 1 reads from dparams and dread_d, writes to dwrite_d readfile is dread_c writefile is dwrite_c code reads parameter 23 readfile is dread_d writefile is dwrite_d STOP (PE 1) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN' STOP (PE 0) executed at line 91 in Fortran routine 'MAIN'
Given this level of flexibility, the user can optimize his or her runs based on the current job mix on the T3E.
The user may determine how long it will take to get the necessary resources for a single short run using many PEs, versus a longer run using fewer PEs. On a heavily loaded system, the wait for a large block of PEs can increase the wall-clock time.
The above code provides a vary basic example of the use of parallel processing to work on many separate tasks. There are many possible modifications which could improve performance. For example,
- The file params could be read on one processor and then broadcast. This would reduce contention in the filesystem as many processors try to read a single file. See man MPI_BCAST
- Access to the multiple files could be improved. The master processor mproc might read a list of the work to be done by each processor rather than relying on the fixed scheme, above. Also, results could be written to a random access file rather than separate files.
- Error handling, as already discussed, could be improved if code had an argument added to return an error code. The controlling processor could use this to produce a useful warning to the user that there was a problem with particular tasks.
There are several limitations which are also important in deciding if this approach is productive.
- Each task must only require the memory of a single processor on the system.
- Each task must have a very similar computational task. If any one task takes much longer, then other processors will be held idle.
These and other considerations must be weighed against programmer time and expertise, and the exact requirements of the task.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A: {{ You've ftp'd a file to the Cray from your PC. There is a load of ^M characters at the ends of the lines. How can you get rid of these? }} Here's the "vi" solution: Open the file in "vi". Execute the command: :%s/^M//g Here's an explanation: : (puts you in ed mode) % (selects all lines in the file) s/^M// (substitutes ^M with the null string--on all selected lines) g (makes all possible substitutions--on all selected lines. without the "g", only the first ^M would be removed.) To produce the ^M character, enter a CTRL-v followed by a CTRL-m. (This technique is also required for the second reader solution, below, if you edit the script using vi.) We also received two reader responses to this question, both of which had to be paraphrased a bit (sorry...) : 1-- Remove all original software from the PC and install Linux? :) 2-- #!/bin/sh ########################################################## # dos2unix - removes all those stupid "^M's" from a DOS # text file copied to Unix. # # Usage: dos2unix <dosfile> ########################################################## sed 's/^M//g' $1 Q: How can I determine if my T3E job was checkpointed, held, and released in the middle of its run?
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By Carol E. Lee
WASHINGTON—Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman enlisted his employees to pressure Congress to reach a bipartisan deficit-reduction deal, one of the most high-profile in a series of moves by major corporations seeking to influence the course of negotiations.
Mr. Gorman, in an email Tuesday, asked Morgan Stanley 's more than 16,000 U.S. financial advisers and branch managers to contact their members of Congress and urge them to reach "a bipartisan compromise" to avoid a year-end budget crisis known as the "fiscal cliff."
"No issue is more critical right now for the U.S. economy, the global financial markets and the financial well-being of our clients, which is why I am asking you to participate in the democratic process and make your voice heard," Mr. Gorman wrote.
Mr. Gorman's email doesn't mention any Washington figures or parties, but does employ President Barack Obama's rhetoric in calling for a "balanced solution" to the looming fiscal crisis.
Mr. Obama has long described his preferred deficit-reduction approach as a "balanced" plan that includes spending cuts and tax increases. A person familiar with the matter said the bank wasn't supporting any particular approach.
Mr. Gorman warns of dire economic consequences, including "a severe, negative impact on every taxpayer, a shock to the financial markets and a painful return to recession," if Congress does not act before January, when tax increases and spending cuts are set to automatically take effect.
"Neither political party can do this alone, but I believe there is a real possibility a balanced solution can be reached–particularly if our elected representatives hear how important this is from enough of their constituents," Mr. Gorman wrote.
Morgan Stanley's government-affairs office created a website where employees can identify their members of Congress to send a letter. The company plans to keep track of how many employees participate.
The email marks a new approach by businesses seeking to influence the political process. Morgan Stanley is affiliated with the "Fix the Debt" group, a coalition of antideficit interests formed to pressure Washington into a deal.
Doug Oberhelman, the CEO of Caterpillar Inc., wrote to 130,000 employees encouraging them to sign a "Fix the Debt" petition. Employees at Honeywell International Inc . sent some 15,000 letters to lawmakers urging Congress to pass a "comprehensive" deficit-reduction plan.
Other businesses that are part of the "Fix the Debt" group are holding town-hall events with employees, writing op-eds and meeting with political leaders.
Morgan Stanley's involvement in the political pressure on the fiscal cliff marks a shift for Mr. Gorman, who has so far been less vocal on the issue than other Wall Street CEOs, including Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Mr. Gorman seems poised to get more involved, however. He is speaking Thursday at an industry conference in New York, where he's been asked to talk about to the fiscal cliff, the debt debate, new regulations and the future of big banks.
Erskine Bowles, who co-chaired the president's 2010 deficit commission and is part of the "Fix the Debt" group, serves on Morgan Stanley's board.
Mr. Gorman's email does not focus on the White House because ultimately Congress will be the place where a deal is cut, a person familiar with the process said. This person also described the move as a first step in a process to press Washington to reach a deal.
Mr. Gorman, after consulting with his management team about the impact of the fiscal cliff, determined there are few issues that would have a bigger impact on Morgan Stanley clients and decided to mobilize his employees across the country, the person said. The person added that Mr. Gorman decided to do engage his employees now because the further into December lawmakers get without reaching a deal the more likely markets will react.
–Aaron Lucchetti contributed to this article.
The following is the full text of Mr. Gorman's email to employees:
From: James Gorman
Sent: Tuesday, November 27
To: U.S. Employees
Subject: A Message from James Gorman Regarding Averting the Fiscal Cliff
November 27, 2012
As you know, the Obama Administration and Congress are engaged in talks to avoid a combination of tax increases and spending cuts, collectively known as the "Fiscal Cliff," that are scheduled to take effect starting in January. No issue is more critical right now for the U.S. economy, the global financial markets and the financial well-being of our clients, which is why I am asking you to participate in the democratic process and make your voice heard.
I would ask that you communicate with your senators and congressperson and urge them to work together on a bipartisan compromise that averts any immediate "fiscal cliff" impact and puts the U.S. on a sustainable path toward long-term economic growth and deficit reduction. Neither political party can do this alone, but I believe there is a real possibility a balanced solution can be reached – particularly if our elected representatives hear how important this is from enough of their constituents.
We've made it easy for you to identify your Congressional representatives and send them a message. Just click here and follow the instructions. It will take only a few minutes.
The economic consequences of inaction by our government could be terrible: a severe, negative impact on every taxpayer, a shock to the financial markets and a painful return to recession. However, it doesn't have to end this way. Thank you in advance for joining your many colleagues who will make our voices heard and encourage a constructive, positive outcome.


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SAN FRANCISCO ( October 15, 2004 ) SEGA(r) today announced plans to publish Tenchu(r): Fatal Shadows(tm) in North America this February, exclusively on the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system. SEGA has partnered with K2 studios, developer of the critically acclaimed Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (released in 2003 for PlayStation 2), and FromSoftware to continue the legacy of the flagship franchise.
Set in historical Japan , Tenchu: Fatal Shadows features two playable ninja warriors - returning heroine Ayame and newcomer Rin. This installment of the fan-favorite franchise offers a tight balance of melee combat and shadow stalking, and its levels are structured to avoid the frustrating trial-and-error patterns that are all too familiar in the stealth genre.
"We're happy to add the latest addition from the critically-acclaimed Tenchu franchise to SEGA's current lineup," said Scott. A. Steinberg, Vice President of Entertainment Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Tenchu titles have had great success in North America, selling more than 1.4 million units, for two key reasons: they offer deep, involving worlds to explore and present gamers with exciting gameplay options."
The title is fast paced, tense, and balanced for both stealth veterans and novices, offering multiple difficulty modes. Significant visual upgrades have been made from prior installments, and a slew of new move sets are on hand to deliver more realistic ninja experience, including the ability to hide bodies and breathe underwater while sneaking.
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows is expected to ship to stores in February for $49.95 MSRP.


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A race against time
The world of Gran Pulse is sinking into the sea and what remains is now called Nova Chrysalia. With only 13 days remaining until the end of the world, Chaos reigns in a world that never ages. As Lightning, it's your mission to save as many souls as possible so that they may be brought to the new world. Along the journey, you'll encounter familiar faces and engage new foes in all-new lands. You must ultimately choose which souls to save and which to abandon...and fully understand Lightning's true destiny.


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So, after 30-odd games into the season, what're the biggest surprises?
- division leaders are Cleveland, Baltimore, Texas [no shock], Washington, LA, & Pujols-less St. Louis?
- Boston, Anaheim, Milwaukee, & Philly so bad?
- Pujols under .200, 1 HR?
- Chipper Jones, Jamie Moyer, Jason Giambi, Livon Hernandez are STILL playing?
- other?
- none of the above?


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Good Question: When Do Campaign Signs Have to Come Down?
SPOKANE, Wash. - By now, the post-election hangover is starting to fade. Most of the votes have been counted and the nasty campaign ads have made way for ads touting Christmas sales. But, there are - literally - still signs of the election all over Spokane County. It has many of you asking: when do campaign signs have to come down?
Campaign signs are an integral part of election season. Candidates spend millions of dollars to make sure you know their name on Election Day. But, after the election, they're just laying around looking sad, reminding us of the winners and losers. They sit in yards and near sidewalks, falling over and starting to rust. They're the signs of a well-fought election nearly a week in the books.
"I've traveled all over the country and Spokane County has gotta have the most signs per capita of any place," says Curt Fackler with the Spokane County Republicans.
So, now that the election is over, what happens to all those signs?
"If you're the winner, you're probably going to try to keep it, so you can use it for the next election year," says Fackler. "Especially trying to save the stakes and the re-bar. We have a storage place in town where we keep the stakes and rebar so candidates can use them next time."
New Washington State Senator Michael Baumgartner plans to re-use his signs. He said it was cathartic for him, the morning after the election, to put on a pair of jeans and drive around town to collect his signs. He said it's one of the few things he could control in a hard-fought race with Chris Marr. Baumgartner says his campaign spent well over $10,000 on campaign signs.
But, what about the rest of the signs? When will they start coming down?
"The city says you have to have them down by certification," explains Fackler. "The county is actually [controlled by the] State Department of Transportation - and, that's a 10 day rule. So outside the City of Spokane, it's a 10-day rule.")
So, the city gives candidates until November 23rd to clear out signs. If not? Campaigns face a fine.
"The city can charge 25 dollars per sign they pick up," says Fackler. "The city needs money, so maybe they'll be out picking the signs up!"
The city, though, says campaigns are more likely to get a letter than a fine. The state wants signs down by November 12th. If not, candidates face a misdemeanor charge! But, the DOT says no one has ever been charged with a crime for leaving a sign up too long.
So, bear with it just a little while longer. With any luck, the signs will soon be gone... or at least buried in a few feet of snow.


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Under the bed. At the window. In the courtyard at night. On the steps of the Monastery. In your town, in your neighborhood, on your street... They are shiki, they are coming, they are hungry, and they are multiplying. Containing some of the most skin-crawling imagery of any anime I've seen in the last two years, Shiki is a story about things that go bump - and chomp - in the night. Its innocent, but not innocuous, beginning sets the viewer off on a path of love, death, fear, and the fight against what seems to be insurmountable odds. We follow truly engaging characters through this path, rooting for some... See full review
Story: 9.0 I finished this series a few days ago, and although I wasn't particularly moved or even terribly enthralled by the story... I've felt the lingering touch of "School Days" in my head for a while now. It's hard to describe why these stories, and these characters, have had such a lasting effect on me. To be totally honest, I found School Days to be mediocre in most ways. The characters could have developed better, the music could have fit the scenes more appropriately, and the animation could have been more seamless; however, the story still works, even with these broken... See full review
Mayoi Neko Overrun! could have been a great anime. Mayoi Neko Overrun! could have been the breakout series for Spring 2010. If only they had picked a direction.This anime doesn't know what it wants to be. Unlike the manga, it's not pure ecchi/harem. Unlike the light novels upon which both the anime and manga are based, it's not even a good romance. Each episode of this anime feels like it belongs in a different series. The series starts off as a school life comedy, introducing many interesting characters. The first three episodes set the scene for a story that never receives any flesh: Takumi and Fumino are... See full review
Carefree, funny, and heartfelt, Hanamaru Youchien is more than a slice-of-life comedy about kindergarteners and their lovable antics. It's also about keeping the child in your heart alive. It's about understanding that kids, even the youngest of them, all have little hearts and lots of love in them. The interactions between the teachers, the teachers and students, and the teachers and parents are all very funny, but completely within the realm of believability. The series touches on growing up, falling in love, and persevering through tough times while never getting too serious.I also... See full review


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Just a few items to look at that you won't see on ABC, CBS or NBC!!
In front of a large crowd of anti-Obamacare protesters, Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) held up a copy of the House health bill and said: I cannot support this bill in the version it is in now.
Following a furor over how the data would be used, the White House has shut down their electronic tip box email@example.com that was set up to receive information on fishy claims about President Barack Obamas health plan.
According to CBS News, up to 60,000 people have cancelled their AARP memberships since July 1, with many switching to the conservative American Seniors Association.
The Obama administration approved $2 billion in loans to finance offshore oil drilling for Brazil.
The Obama Justice Department filed papers in California yesterday supporting the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.


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Web Stories
Writers read from their work at Lewis Center
March 12 through May 7, 2008, 4:30 p.m. · Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Posted March 3, 2008; 03:33 p.m.
A number of established and emerging writers will be on campus in the coming weeks as part of the Program in Creative Writing's Althea Ward Clark Reading Series.
The readings will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Stewart Film Theater, located in the Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau St. A reception and book signing will take place in the lobby after each reading.
The schedule includes:
- March 12 -- fiction writers Amy Hempel and Jennifer Egan.
- March 26 -- novelist Claire Messud and poet Edward Hirsch.
- April 9 -- fiction writers Gary Shteyngart and Rick Moody.
- April 23 -- poets James McMichael and Lucie Brock-Broido.
- April 30 -- students from the Program in Creative Writing.
- May 6 -- seniors who have written creative theses in poetry and translation.
- May 7 -- seniors who have written creative theses in fiction.


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i miss the star wars catalogs that kenner put out (in the 70's and 80's) and included inside the vehicles and playsets. Those catalogs were fun to look at. many of times i said to myself looking at the catalog "wish i had this".
i miss the star wars catalogs that kenner put out (in the 70's and 80's) and included inside the vehicles and playsets. Those catalogs were fun to look at. many of times i said to myself looking at the catalog "wish i had this".
I don't remember the SW ones too well, but the "folders" (as my friends and I called them) for GIJoe and Transformers were almost as much fun as the toys themselves. Many was the time when a friend would call me (or vice versa), and the convo would go something like this:
Me: Hey, Mom took us to Richway and she picked me up some new Autobot called "Kup."
Friend: Kup?
Me: Yeah. He's like a weird Cybertron car or something. They had Sharkticons and some other Cybertron cars and all sorts of other stuff.
Friend: Maybe they're from the movie? Was there a Unicorn Planet playset?
Me: No. But I got a new folder!
Friend: Totally radical!
[And thus, Kup was forgotten.]
That's my jacket!
I'd also love to see these make a comeback Hasbro! Please no generic Hasbro product line catalogs that we see from time to time though. We would like to have some Star Wars only catalogs.
Both the Ep 2 speeders I bought on April 23rd have checklists that go to Saga figure #30 and pics of some of them, as well as other SW Hasbro products. I would only ask that next time Hasbro does one of these, that they put pics of ALL the figures on the list instead of just half.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I think I got one with the Reek. Remember that Wal-Mart promo poster from 1998? I loved it because it reminded me of the old vintage lineups (even though it omitted many accessories).
I'd like to see a lineup like that put into a new catalog. The Episode I catalogs were the worst, IMO.
i would really like to see a star wars catalog like to old vintage lineup. It was cool to look at and gave something young kids to wish and dream for. Made a good check list too!
They had a Promo poster at Celebration II that was similar to the mail away POTF2 poster. It had the first 40 SAGA figures on it and a checklist at the bottom.
I think they also had an Episode I version at Cel1 but I wasn't in Denver so I don't know. I thought I saw some of the dealers at Cel2 have them on their displays. Anyone have one of the Episode 1 versions?
Who's a sexy kitty? Who is? Yes, you are. You're a SEXY kitty...
PHONE BOOK Written by Bendis. Art by Jim Lee. Total copies sold: 15 billion.
"Comic Collecting. Miss a decade, miss a lot."
catalogs would be cool, i almost like looking at them as i do buying from them
Master Obi-Wan has lost a planet, how embarassing. - the great yoda


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OMG this was so good the story was kinda confusing at the end T.T I'll read the manga later...anyways the music didn't really stand out to me...someone the characters made me mad...and this was so unpredictable it had me on my toes all the time thu the movie....I was like so what is gonna happen next...you think you know something but BAM it switch on you....I was like what the fuck so random @_@See full review
This story was a predictable one but still very good it had some parts when I was like what the fuck how that happen? O.O and then some parts like uggrr why she do that??? but anyways it is really good and it is not really a love triangle T.T cuz I know if you hate love triangles as much as me you wouldn't even bother to watch this anime...LOL but I think it was pretty good it makes you go "ahwwwwww" <----I was laughing so many times because I was like "how can someone so something embarrassing like that" it is not much comedy either well I didn't think it was... See full review


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How many of other people are upset with death of chewie. i can not belive gl aloud this to happen.
How many of other people are upset with death of chewie. i can not belive gl aloud this to happen.
I can't believe anything that happens in the New Jedi Order books. The author is just messing everything up.
Yeah, if they really wanted to kill a charecter off they should have killed Leia off. That way Han can still moarn for someone, but afterwards he can get back to being the charming rogue again. Not the poor whipped Mr. Mom he turned into after he married Princess Leia and they had kids.
MTFBWY and HH!!
Jar Jar Binks
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
Chewie?!? Dead? DEAD?!? What? Post this as a spoiler, please!
(Kidding! I just wanted to be the first to say it! )
Was I "upset?" No. Was I shocked? Kinda. Was I disappointed how Chewbacca died? Yes. Too over-the-top and overly-dramatically heroic, for me.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Thank the maker they killed off the babysittin furball. I hope Lando, Han and Leia get whacked before the end of the series, too.
And Luke goes off to live hermit like for twenty years.
And then they can bring back Anakin (he's NOT DEAD!) as some kind of messed up half machine dark Jedi that has to wail on his siblings and flip out and chop off heads with a lightsaber! WEEEEEEEEEEE! Talkin' 'bout REAL ultimate power!!!
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PHONE BOOK Written by Bendis. Art by Jim Lee. Total copies sold: 15 billion.
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I can't understand WHY they killed him! I know it was an heroic death, how we all imagine our heros to die, but I don't think it should have happened!
Chewie wasn't even one of my favourite characters but I was still shocked by his death.
"You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you!" - Obi-Wan Kenobi
"There's a gentleness about a total Star Wars geek that is sublime."- Rick McCallum
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I think that was the point of it. Whether you agree with the NJO doctrine of "destroy everything that's sacred to SW fans" or not, you have to agree that in the previous novels, there was no real sense of danger. Of the movie characters, only Dengar and Crix Madine died, and Dengar was later said to have been an impostor. Which makes the (Rogue II: Jedi Academy trilogy spoiler ahead! ) "is Luke dead" cliffhanger at the end of Dark Apprentice ludicrous.Originally posted by Pendo
Chewie wasn't even one of my favourite characters but I was still shocked by his death.
Whereas now, whenever any character (outside of maybe Luke, Leia, and Han, who are sacred to George and will probably live eternally) gets into the slightest smidgeon of danger, everyone holds their breath.
That's my jacket!
I don't think Lucas will ever allow them to kill R2-D2. It's his favorite charecter after all. He'll still be saving the day after all the other classic Star Wars charecters have died and turned to dust.
MTFBWY and HH!!
Jar Jar Binks
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
Thanks for the warning El Chuxter!
Things like this are why I've haven't read many books that take place after ROTJ. Actually I just looked at my bookshelf. The only post-ROTJ I've completed are the Zahn trilogy. I finished just about all of the Tales from....., Splinter of the Minds Eye, and the first book of the Han Solo Trilgoy(Just started book 2 this week).
I've been shying away from the post-ROTJ books. I'm not sure why. I guess I'm afraid of things like Chewie's death, Luke getting wierd, and stuff like that. Basically, I think it kinda kills the "Happily ever after" ending. Obviously, I will run out of pre-ROTJ books and will have to venture beyond it. I'll be looking for suggestions later.
Yo momma. That's right, I said "yo momma".
I don't like EU. But, I like the comic that tells stories of Chewie from a bunch of different characters POV's.


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I've finished my second-round submission to the Software Carpentry contest.
I'm pretty disappointed with myself for not having had the discipline to work more on it earlier. Owing to this laziness, and in part to catastrophic failure of my laptop (twice!), the latter half of the paper is severely rushed. I would have preferred to include lots more examples and explain things in more detail. I'm annotating the document with Crit to add some of the missing commentary.


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The only way to repair a broken whore is by becoming the ultimate beta cucklord - Kuzu no Honotrash Don't watch this piece of garbage. It's not good. It's not realistic. It's bad and everyone who thinks it's good after finishing it should feel bad. 10 episodes of buildup lead to one of the most shallow "trying to be deep" endings I've ever seen.See full review
Disclaimer: this sequel was extremely bad, anyone who tries to defend this level of cashgrab filler will not be taken seriously. You don't have to bother commenting if you're a fanboy that actually liked this garbage. Story: Probably one of the worst sequels I've ever seen. Season one had some good humor and a decent story, but season 2 just consists of bad ecchi scenes, getting in and out of debt all the time to give the characters a shitty motivation to do anything, and basically not progressing anywhere since the end of season 1. Aside from a little backstory on Darkness which... See full review
Story: The protagonist suffers from a trauma and lost all his self confidence because of something that happened in his past. He goes back to high school under the premise of "taking a drug that makes you look younger" in the ReLIFE experiment, and there he interacts with some people while the surveillance keeps an eye on him. The execution was well done for the most part, however it feels like they gave too much attention to the "trauma" in a few of the later episodes, going as far as dedicating an entire episode to it after already vaguely explaining the situation multiple times... See full review
BIBA SAMAAAAaaa!!! God why did I watch this to the end, so fucking bad. I really hoped it would get better but it actually went downhill after that tragic beginning in which it took the MC like 6 episodes of continuously saving everyone before they stopped calling him a fucked up monster lmfao. Also lolwat @ that ending. Throw all logic out of the window. 9/11 would not recommend.See full review
Story: There's a little overarching story with some character introductions, but this anime is about the life of very peaceful family who can actually interact with eachother without going batshit crazy over the tiniest thing like most people do nowadays. The most fascinating thing about the story is that they never really introduce any kind of huge problems, which makes this anime super relaxed. They don't "toy" with your emotions to draw you in like those drama-comedy animes, they just introduce some minor plot points and show the interaction between the awesome... See full review
Looks like this anime is what Erased was supposed to be, but without all the gay ass quickfixes and stupid plot lines about toddlers. A lot darker and more graphical with some real murder scenes. Protagonist still seems to be rather dense and retarded but hopefully he'll be a bit smarter in the future episodes. Edit on episode 12: The anime has strayed a bit it's path of intellectual development, and has rather focused itsself as our hero being more of a shounen-type of protagonist which is interesting. Personally I like an actually intelligent protagonist better, however I do rather see... See full review
Congratulations on finding out on one of the most overrated anime of this season! This is the Code Geass without any strategy, the Inception of anime, the SAO without harem. I present you with your seasonal "dumb protagonist has superpowers and a ton of women around him!" Basically this whole anime is about a protagonist who is dumber than a 7 year old BUT THERE IS TIME TRAVEL AND INTHURGALACTIC DIMENSIONS AND SHIT OMGGG SO COMPLICATED!!!! NO. The biggest probleme is that it's trying to appeal to the mainstream audience while still talking about the concept of time... See full review
Not gonna bother with something big. Trash anime doesn't deserve much words. SPOILERS He cries the entire anime about not wanting to kill anyone, hurting multiple people in the process by letting his brother run free, and in the end he just throws his pointless retard mentality out of the window and kills his brother anyways, proving there was really nothing more to it than just a delusional kiddo with a gun and that his brother was right. 2/10 would quickfix again.See full review
Shit this looks pretty wildcard for now. Episode 1 start off whiteknight as fuck which kind of ruins the whole gangster theme. They suddenly become the good guys even tho we might have finally had a good anti-hero anime. Instead of some true gangsta's we get some Hoe saving katana happily ever after faggots. Here you have me thinking that it's a story with hood feels, friend betrayals and background story but nah, it's a story about nigga's with super powers because they went to the millitary. When they gonna bring in the Mahou Shoujou's? Shit man, I almost lost it when they brought out tags... See full review
**SPOILER ALERT** So if you actually think about it all that shichika was made for was apparently to just kill the shogun since they confirmed he didnt show up after that anymore. This means that instead of creating 5000000 swords and doing all that FUCKING BULLSHIT he could have just assasinated the shogun since the whole anime in itsself doesn't have a point. God I hate it when an anime is completely based around something that misses the entire point of what it was supposed to be about..See full review
HOOOOWLEEE SHIT ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT BULLSHIT ENDING? I'M NOT GOING TO SPOIL IT IN CASE ANYONE STILL WANTS TO WATCH IT BUT WOOOOOW. After seeing "Berserk", an anime that is completely awesome but has what probably is the most irrelevant forced random drama ending ever, I didn't think any sensible person would try to imitate this kind of ending anymore. I was wrong. With an ending that goes against the entire morals of some characters, events in the past (like getting rekt by a guy you could beat easily earlier, after 6 months of intense training to get stronger... See full review
This is so fucking shit I watched 5 episodes of this bullshit because of all these nerds overhyping it but it's just the same generic bullshit as with every other sports anime, except now it's a shitty card game. Some nerd doesn't want to play because a relative died, some kid has a too big dream and one dude is just trying to get himself some booty but he's beta as fuck. Uber shit tier/10 Go watch ping pong.See full review
The story is about a guy who quit playing piano, Actually let's be honest it's all about that blonde booty, hell she's even on the front in the MAL cover.
Who the fuck cares about classical music?
Our protagonist encounters a really hot chick who's totally digging him, which means there's only one logical course of action: She's gonna date his fucking best friend. Supposedly he is the biggest player ever but after 15 episodes he still doesn't seem to have reached first base. No worries homeboy at least you're scoring in footba... oh... Anyways, she abuses our protagonists's sorry... See full review
What the actual fuck how do people think this shit is good? It's about some shitty androids suddenly having a "free will" without any goddamn backstory about how they are independent beings and can think for themselves. Why do they have an anti android movement? Who was so fucking stupid to only make 3 general rules to follow for the androids? And how the fuck are they obliged to follow people's commands but can they still lie to them? The whole movie was one clusterfuck of bullshit without any general storyline aside from people switching sides WAYYYY too quickly without any good reason. The... See full review
Not even going to bother writing a good story because apparently the makers of the anime didnt care much about it either. It started off awesome, great setting, great feel, great OST, great animation, Great potential. then the very meh antagonist was introduced, which seemt more like a very bad disney villain, they pulled a few retarded moves and then at the end when their motives were revealed, or whatever that was supposed to be, they just pulled a golden time. 3/4 of the story remains unresolved and there is no option left for a potential sequel. They just said fuck you audience. Shame, this had so... See full review
Seriously what the fuck is your deal studio NAZ? You create a great first season and then you start releasing episodic bullshit like this? What's this Shakugan no Shana??? How is this shit even rated higher than the first season? It's not going anywhere at all! This show had such great potential but they started fucking up since the beginning of season 2 already. This is absolutely nothing like the first season.See full review
First let me start off by saying that this anime left me with very mixed feelings. On one hand I really liked the story. People complaining about the progressions seem to be complete morons as everytime there was a time skip there was a purpose in it and you could clearly see how the time in between events affected the characters The real problem with this anime After a certain time the anime just keeps ditching and introducing new characters. I am never in a position to choose the side of one of the characters, because they seem to have so few ideas about how they are going to fix their problems, aside... See full review
Pingpong in short: Animation looks very shitty at the beginning, episode 1 and 2 are mostly character introduction, after that you become hooked. This is one of the most manly shows I've ever seen. None of that pussy shit, these guys deal with drastic life changes, accept their faiths and still try to change them, or realize it's time to give up. You can see what is going through their minds by their facial expression, and words are sparingly used, especially in complicated situations where a load of things that wouldn't mean anything are replaced by a metaphor or expression that lets you know they are on... See full review
Story: In the beginning it started off pretty boring, not much going on, dude having problems and school at stuff and BAM DEMONS MOTHAFUCKA. anyhow, Rin goes to excorsist academy to slay demons but BAM he's the son of Satan. Now that being all nice and stuff he has to hide it. also he slays some minor demons and BAM HUGEASS MOTHAFUCKA SHOWS UP AND HE WHOOPIN HIS ASS YO!. Ok now seriously: The anime started off quite boring as I said, the training phase was pretty nice but the thing that really doesn't make sense is Rin's flames being he most OverPowered shit ever. He starts off... See full review
Probably one of the strangest ratings it can get. Even though this anime did really grip me, and I watched it all in two days, I don't really think there's any rewatch value. I'll try to explain it in short: Story: Starts like a kind of gruesome murder accident anime where it looks as if humans are fragile as fuck and they break within the slightest accident. The accidents in this anime did not really impress me as they weren't really triggered by anything or follow up a chain reaction, something just breaks or someone falls and he/she dies. Why? Well that's kind of the mystery here. Probably the lamest... See full review
Accel world is a combination between what could have been a good plot, and screaming to become stronger. Seemingly a half-repeat of dbz, I still watched the series because a friend of mine really recommended it to me. To be fair I have to say I do not think it was great, nor do i regret watching it. It was a decent method to fill time, and there were really good parts in the anime. Story: Accel world kind of reminded me of Sword Art storywise. Not in the way that accel is from the same maker and takes place later than sword art in that universum, but because it switches between epic battle scenes, and... See full review
For starters let me say that sword art isn't like Accel world. Accel world is about a fat kid that doesn't know wtf he's doing and just lucks his ass off into a harem world where he is a natural talent. Sword art actually has a storyline and the character makes total sense because he didn't just get into the game but he has played the beta (he was pretty much addict) and has done alot of research on the maker of the game. No wonder he's one of the best players.
Sword art potentionally has a very good plot, though since it is not finished and not very far yet, we can't see where it's... See full review
Tatami galaxy's story isn't that bad. It's just the awefull presentation that makes hate it. Almost all the episodes are about showing the protoganist's campus life if he would have made another choice. Not a bad concept but it gets boring after three episodes. It's funny because this show gives you so much useless information that isn't used in the end at all. Talking about the ending, it was pretty good. No actually it was really good. Almost code geass R2 ending good. But the real problem is that it wasn't worth it watching all the episodes just for a few good ones. If the early episodes... See full review
This review is going to be rather harsh sounding, I am not implying at all that this was a bad anime, these are just the biggest mistakes I found, and they get the anime from a 10 to a 6 Which is still maybe higher than it deserves, since I have found a major Inconsitency (at the end of review, it's a bit of a spoiler so I recommend watching untill about episode 20 if you haven't seen it yet.) I wonder how the hell this got third place on anime planet and death note doesn't even make the top 10 haha Starting off, the first seven episodes are just plain BORING. The most fatal flaw that... See full review
Dafaq? this whole anime doesnt make fucking sense. Apperently whenever someone confesses you just /ignore them and go on with your fuckin life as if nothing happened. story is pretty dead obvious from the beginning and they won't even give an answer as how the other characters actually ended up. Barely feel like writing a good review about it because why not be as ignorant as the whole cast? Only reason this actually got a 5 is because tetsuro was amazing. Really. Thats all.See full review
One of my favorite animes, owns itsself a righteous place in my top 10! Story: Being a complete fantasy anime, It is actually funny how real it seemt. Everyone must fantasize about things from time to time, being locked up with a select group of awesome people, to fight against a single strong enemy is pretty nice. I loved the concept of the anime.It's like a zombie apocolypse, exept there is only one zombie, and there must be teamwork so people can prevent eternal suffering.I also LOVED the different persona's. There's people coming and going, each of them have their own problems, actually this anime is... See full review
Why would anyone do this to such an anime? WHY!!??!?! Berserk was one of the best anime's i have seen. It would have probably taken third place in my top 10, but that was untill the ending. The ending of this anime is so horribly bad, it doesn't make any FUCKING sense anymore. and not in a way that I can't accept it, such as everybody would die by the army, No this anime's ending is so freaking weird, If you have seen Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, I'd say you could kind of compare the ending's level of weirdness to eachother. The strange thing about that? Mahou shoujo was from the beginning very strange... See full review
Story? what story? If you are looking for a storyline then you can skip this anime because there is almost no story whatsoever. This anime is about a school where students with high marks get a classroom with superior equipment, from class A (personal study corners, laptops, even a minibar! etc,) to class F (cardboard boxes, broken window etc.) Akihisa Yoshii ends up being in class F, the reason for that: He is a complete idiot(baka in japanese). In order to get better equipment for the classroom, One does not get better equipment: One takes anothers classroom! hell yeah! With 'summoned... See full review
Death note? Epic the word to describe this series. warning, this anime requires a level of intelligence above that of the avarage human. You might have to rewatch it to understand it even better. Death note was the first thing i ever watched what i can consider 'anime' exept for the stuff that came on TV, though that is classified more as cartoons IMO, since dragonball just was like krillin: 'GOKU!!' piccolo: DONT GIVE UP, WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT' and then everybody else yelling that, goku screaming once, and that all again (not saying dbz isnt good, just a bit overextended scenes(lol 15 eps for a spirit... See full review


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Target West Hollywood had a lone TVC Commander Gree. I passed.
Man is it dry in LA for figures. I haven't found a new figure since I think before Christmas, maybe even before Thanksgiving!
In Transformers, I picked up Laser Prime homage last night, a surprisingly good figure marred only by crappy vehicle mode colors. And I picked up PCC Double Clutch knowing it was the worst of the worst, and it is!
Unfortunately, right now I can't hunt too much, my cat has grown gravely ill and I'm staying with him most of the time for his last few days.


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Jobs React: Mr. Market's Fed Narrative Reopens
A weak December payroll report begs the question whether the Federal Reserve's monetary policy is getting too stingy too fast -- at least, that's the way the market is reading it.
Gold ETFs and bonds funds look ready for a gain Friday, while stock futures are turning volatile but, notably, they're still on the upswing. The U.S. added 74,000 new jobs in December, or less than half economists' call for 200,000 and a contrast from the 235,000-job leap in ADP's private-sector report on Wednesday.
And just like that, doves in the Fed's "taper" debate add an arrow or two to their quiver. From BTIG strategist Dan Greenhaus:
The unemployment rate did fall, declining by 0.3 ppts but that was entirely because the labor force declined by 347K jobs (the participation rate fell back down by 0.2 ppts). Since hitting its near term peak in June, the labor force has declined by half a million jobs even as the unemployment rate has fallen by nearly one full percentage point.
We stop short of making larger observations based on this number. The economy, based on any number of other indicators, has been picking up steam of late which makes today's number….curious. We aren't sure how the Fed should react to this number but we think another reduction at the January FOMC meeting is probably unlikely. Investors though have already cast their vote; bad news is bad news.
Stock futures have pared early gains but they're still ahead. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is ahead by 0.3% before the open. Precious metals are on the rise. SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is ahead by 1% in premarket trading. iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is gaining 2.5%.
If the market was ready to throw a nutty over this report, you'd think it would show up in the various instruments tied to the CBOE Volatility Index. But it isn't -- those trading vehicles are dropping before the regular session. ProShares Ultra VIX Short- Term Futures exchange-traded fund (UVXY) is down 2%, and Barclays iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is down 1%.


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Well this just isn't fair. This woman is a walking Victoria's Secret photo-shoot and I won't stand for it and neither should you.
Let's start things off with Alicia Silverstone, who brought her son Bear to the festival so she could chew up the headliners and 'baby bird' them into his mouth and ears.
Alexander Skarsgard looking very standard. I appreciate your rejection of the trendy fedora.
Well this just isn't fair. This woman is a walking Victoria's Secret photo-shoot and I won't stand for it and neither should you.
Okay, good. We're back to human beings. And bonus! It looks like Busy Phillips got the memo that I sent about wearing see-through clothes! What a relief.
Well hello, Melanie Griffith! I look forward to seeing your next film project...just as soon as you make it.
Here's Busy Phillips again on Day Two. She gets points for the hippie hair.
Here's an example of the D-List depths that Coachella plumbed this weekend: this is Daniel Bedingfield...brother of Natasha Bedingfield...and two of his super famous friends. No pictures, please.
Also present in the celebrity relatives category were Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lenny Kravitz, Nick Simmons, son of Gene Simmons, Angela Simmons, daughter of Russell Simmons, and Evan Ross, son of Diana Ross.
Are you impressed yet??
Dita von Teese, giving fashion-clown realness.
Now this I can't be mad at you for, Dita. You's a classy lady.
I just...but Emma...
What did I JUST say to Dita von Teese? Remember how I liked her outfit? And then yours...well yours looks like that. And you probably knew that when you put it on.
Well at least it's (almost) a whole outfit.
Joe Jonas reminding us he's not just a boy-bander anymore. He goes to to music festivals and grows hair on his face and takes music seriously.
Let's get another look at that grunge-face. Awwww yeahhhhh Joe Jonas.
Kristen Stewart heard about the festival and mistakenly thought she was going to an audition for a down-and-out lady-boxer who has a real shot to make something of herself.
You can't fool me, Robert Pattinson. Even though you weren't photographed with Kristen Stewart, I still know you were there together.
And to close it out, we have Penn Badgley teaching Zoe Kravitz about the art of the perfect topknot.
I hope you enjoyed Coachella, kids! See you next year!


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