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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Tom Sawyer's comrade).
By Mark Twain. With one hundred and seventy-four illustrations.
New York, Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Tom Sawyer's comrade).

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The current merger and acquisition market is one of the strongest we've seen in years. If your company has made it through the pandemic in a strong position, it could be highly valued in an acquisition. With the high multiples for companies in the current market, you need to consider what your best option might be: sell now or continue to grow and evaluate your options at a later date. For ESOPs, this choice can be difficult. Fortunately, there is a way to evaluate your alternative without testing the market.
Engage with an investment banker to provide a sell-or-hold analysis. This independent evaluation of your company will help you determine what your value is, based on current market factors as well as an analysis of the field of potential buyers and what the interest level might be. This tool will help the company's board and ESOP trustee determine the best path forward.
The ESOP Dilemma
ESOP trusts provide companies with an evergreen ownership option that solves one of the biggest issues facing privately held companies: ownership succession. Who owns the company now and in the future? ESOPs know the answer. It's the ESOP and the employee-owner participants of the ESOP. And not just the current employees but also the future employees who will help drive growth and ultimately value. The ESOP infrastructure allows for ongoing liquidity, funded through tax advantages, which means ESOP-owned companies never have to sell to provide return to their owners. They can go along as an ESOP-owned company forever. But how does the board maintain its fiduciary responsibility in deciding whether to buy (invest more into the growth of the company), sell the company, or hold (maintain the status quo). At the end of the day, the board is required to do what is in the best interests of the ESOP participants.
The number of ESOP-owned companies has remained fairly steady over the past decade, at around 6,700, according to data compiled by the National Center for Employee Ownership. This consistent figure reflects the significant number of new ESOPs being created while a similar number merge, become acquired or go out of business altogether. Some of these ESOP terminations are a result of market forces and business failures. Like all businesses, ESOPs are not immune to general economic conditions or management ineptitude. But many of these exits are the result of proactive ownership designed to maximize shareholder return for the benefit of the ESOP participants. You need to know if you should be in this latter category.
The ESOP design allows ESOP participants to realize their investment in retirement, through share repurchase. Share repurchase is based on the ESOP's annual valuation, but that may understate the true market value of the shares. It might be a significant understatement compared to what a third-party buyer may pay for the company in a sale. While neither the board nor the trustee has a legal obligation to investigate all possibilities, many will at least make the effort to evaluate opportunities on the chance that a sale could benefit the company and the ESOP participants.
You may have received multiple inquiries regarding selling the company – especially in the current strong market. Wading through the real offers is time-consuming, and the fishing expeditions some pseudo buyers embark on are downright annoying. The responsibility for analyzing your options in these situations may come in the form of formally reviewing market conditions, offers and opportunities at the board or committee level every two or three years. What you really need is a rather sophisticated, timely sell-or-hold analysis that ensures the company is moving in the right direction for the benefit of the ESOP participants.
What's a Sell-or-Hold Analysis?
A sell-or-hold analysis is a valuable tool that will tell you if you should devote time and expense in evaluating a third-party sale. It's what the informed ESOP trustee relies on to determine the best course for the company. The ESOP trustee has a different standard to uphold compared to other privately held companies, since the trustee acts as the ESOP participants' fiduciary and therefore must act to ensure their benefit. But it is not easy for most trustees to gather the information necessary for a sell-or-hold analysis. That's where a professional comes in, someone with access to all the data needed to make a full study resulting in a comprehensive sell-or-hold analysis. A professional advisor will gather at least the following:
- Broad industry overview
- A detailed company analysis
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- A list of all potential buyers
- Complete comparison of a third-party sale versus an ESOP
With this data in hand, the professional advisor will help you compare what a third-party might pay for your company versus the current ESOP valuation. Barring a meaningful difference in total value to the shareholders, it is probably not worth the effort to go through a sale process unless there are extenuating circumstances, such as a large unfunded repurchase obligation. If the value and market conditions prove to be advantageous, where a premium to the current valuation can be achieved, you might have the proof necessary to go to market. This is the essence of a sell-or-hold analysis, a tool that can provide the necessary guidance to make critical decisions about the company's future and achieve the best result for the participants.
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After the update today, camera angle seems different. Nr. 1 is too close, nr. 2 is shaking, I have not tryied others yet.
Anyone having the same experience?
After the update today, camera angle seems different. Nr. 1 is too close, nr. 2 is shaking, I have not tryied others yet.
Anyone having the same experience?
Hi @Iztok_Knez
Thanks for flagging this up. Would you mind taking a screencapture of what you're seeing in each camera view? It helps us understand what you're seeing on your end.
Thank you for your reply.
This one was taken 2 days ago:
And this one is from today:
Both were taken in camera angle 1.
Thank you for the stills and the detail. We'll investigate why camera 1 changed in v 1.31.
Apparently this happens only if you start riding with a pace partner (or other zwifter), then the camera 1 gets stuck in the "pedal assist" position and camera 2 acts like crazy. The issue persists if you leave the ride and start riding again from still position.
If you just open the game and start riding from still position it works as usual.
Zwift needs to hire you @oldnapalm
In case it helps, something similar was seen in April this year if I recall correctly… not sure if the cause is the same, but what I'm seeing on mine appears similar to what I saw then too.
Same happened to me when I started riding with pacepartner.
I had these closer camera angle in a race as well where camera 1 and 2 are different to what they used to be - image below is camera 1
I am seeing this issue as well on iPad (8th gen). It's happened on stages 3 and 4 of the Tour of Makuri and when doing a Pace Partner ride with Miguel.
It's driving me crazy!
I was in camera 2 today as it seemed to be slightly better than 1, but still too close, and noticed on the wooden bridges in Urukazi the camera shake was way more violent than in camera 1. It was making me nauseous, as soon as i went back to camera 1 it was fine. Was camera 2 always more shaky than camera 1? It was really bad!
Same issue in an event when you late join.
I'm getting the "close" camera 1 view now in all of my rides (pace partner, free, workout, and race). Zwift, any updates on a fix? Thanks!
Can we get some update please? This bug is taking a lot of fun out of zwifting.
I wish they would allow us to turn ALL camera shaking off, riding Neokyo with all the different road surfaces shaking the cameras gives me a headache.
Anyone else's Camera 1 view not the same as it used to be in Free Ride or Pace Partner? My avatar is much "closer" to the screen (more like Camera 2) then previously. Ever since latest update. Zwift, are you aware?
From looking at Strava pictures it looks common. I'm still seeing some pictures with the old view so hopefully it's a glitch they can work out. Annoying
Has anyone else had this happen not the most important issue but quite annoying. My camera 1 view has changed it's now the same pretty much as camera 2. I used to be able to see my entire avatar now I only see from the waist up.


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Located in Eastern Washington, Yakima offers locals access to a number of outdoor activities, as well as plenty of shopping and entertainment options. Affordable prices and mountain views are just a couple of reasons why retirees love Yakima.
Climate & Geography
Yakima has a cold desert climate, with a Mediterranean precipitation pattern. Although this climate type experiences all four seasons, the spring warming is slow and gradual while the autumn cooling season is short and rapid. Winters are generally cold, and summers are hot but experience a wide temperature variation between the day and night time. Due to the desert climate, humidity and precipitation is low all year round, with an average of less than 9 inches of rain, about 18 inches of snow, and approximately 199 sunny days throughout each year.
The city is located on low land that is east of the Cascade Mountain Range and west of the Columbia Plateau. The Yakima River runs along the city's eastern border, and Spring Creek, Wide Hollow Creek, and Bachelor Creek all flow through Yakima.
Recreation, Culture, & Entertainment
Nature lovers will appreciate the wide variety of outdoor activities that Yakima has to offer. With plenty of parks in the city, it's easy for residents to enjoy the area's scenic views. Johnson's Orchards is a popular destination for its variety of fresh fruits and homemade baked goods. The Yakima Area Arboretum & Botanical Garden offers an abundance of natural areas that make for the perfect stroll. The arboretum features a number of events allowing locals to enjoy the beauty of nature in Yakima.
The Yakima Valley Museum offers an in depth look at the area's culture. The museum features several exhibits that showcase the area's cultural and natural history. The city is also home to a number of breweries and wineries.
The Yakima Area offers locals plenty of opportunities for entertainment. The city features several places to eat and drink, and Valley Mall, located in nearby Union Gap, has a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options for locals to enjoy.
For access to even more amenities, Seattle can be reached in about two hours, providing the perfect opportunity for a day trip or weekend getaway to a bigger city.
Cost of Living & Taxes
The overall cost of living in Yakima is lower than the state and national average. Utilities, transportation, and health costs are all below the national average, while housing and grocery costs are above the national average.
The state of Washington is considered quite tax friendly for retirees. There is no income tax, including for all forms of retirement income, and property taxes are around average. Sales tax in Yakima is higher than the national average, at 8.20 percent, but groceries and prescription drugs are exempt.
Health Care
The state of Washington typically scores high on Gallup's Well-Being Index.
There are two hospitals located in Yakima. They are Astria Regional Medical Center and Virginia Mason Memorial, the latter of which is rated as high performing in two procedures and conditions by U.S. News.


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Momentum. The impetus gained by a moving object. Kelsey Kleinow does not lead a static life — she lives the life of the art studio she runs: Momentum. Her life and her mission are on the move. She and the community she serves intersect in the creative epicenter of Mainframe Studios in downtown Des Moines.
Her passion and work reflect those of Christina Smith, founder and president/CEO of Community Support Advocates (CSA). (Momentum is a CSA program.) Smith's vision for Momentum is embraced by all connected through this innovative and impressive program.
Kleinow, as Momentum program coordinator, is the catalytic point person for this studio of creativity and art production. The CSA tagline is "Hope. Resilience. Possibilities." When these descriptives are applied to an environment of creativity, the results are inspirational.
Momentum's origins
Smith founded CSA 25 years ago. It provides support for individuals with a wide range of disabilities, including intellectual and other developmental disabilities, brain injury, mental illness and substance abuse problems. Services are provided in Polk, Warren, Story and Jasper County.
Smith recalls an early, memorable interaction with a new client, an artist before his mental health struggles. She encouraged his reconnection to art. He responded, leading to his participation in an art show. This exhibition was the first of many positive successes, and this artist was able to engage with people who saw him as an artist, not someone who was sick. That immersion into an open exchange with patrons and fellow artists engaged him, revived him, she said.
"That fueled his mental health recovery," Smith shares. "Having others view him in that different light was transformational for him."
This instigating event led to the artist's return to school, to work and to a productive path for bettering his mental health. Smith influenced him—and he influenced her. The experience affirmed for Smith that art and creativity could be a catalyst for others. Eighteen years ago, the Momentum seed was planted. It started with that art exhibition, which saw her first artist flourish, and which became an annual event.
When Mainframe Studios opened, Smith instinctively knew that this was the place where Momentum needed to sink its roots.
"I gotta be there," Smith recalled thinking. "I want Momentum to be within the greater arts community."
That quantum creative leap forward was in 2017. When Momentum established its studio in Mainframe, the first year saw 500 people connect with the program.
Momentum in the community
CSA's Momentum program welcomes anyone who identifies with having a disability. Those who come seeking support are accepted. This studio provides its clients the chance to benefit from the transformative power of art.
"We have artists who come in who are freakishly talented," Kleinow shares. "And, we have artists who come in who have never picked up a paintbrush."
Those in this range of talent and experience share a common bond: Each understands that art is an expressive outlet and guide for their own journeys.
"We foster that healing and ability to express oneself through art," Kleinow continues. "That's what Momentum is about. Binding comfort, stress relief and healing through artwork. It's really about the creativity process; being able to express yourself, being able to be in a safe space.
"My coworker [Angela Ayala] and I have extensive art backgrounds, so we can help in any way, in any medium. The cool thing about Mainframe is that if they want to try something that we don't have experience with, we sure can find somebody that does," referring to the diversity of artists with studios there.
Applying the "it takes a village" adage, Kleinow adds "we have an awesome village (in Mainframe and its artists)."
"The endgame … is not selling their artwork or becoming a famous artist; it's really just for healing." Kleinow continues, telling how their clients' "confidence grows, their social anxiety diminishes, because they're talking about something they're so passionate about. That is so neat."
One of the artist clients on their website's video says, "No matter what happens outside these doors, never comes in here. It's like the place that's safe, you're free, you can be yourself." She adds with a confident smile, "And I like it like that."
Momentum gladly accepts any donated art supplies for their program.
John Busbee works as an independent voice for Iowa's cultural scene, including producing a weekly KFMG radio show, The Culture Buzz, since 2007. He received the 2014 Iowa Governor's Award for Collaboration & Partnership in the Arts. This article was originally published in Little Village Central Iowa issue 002.


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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Well blow me down! Sara Allen says that Popeye's first venture into 3-D animation isn't half bad.
If the idea of a 3D animated "Popeye" doesn't exactly float your boat, you aren't alone. I, for one, tend to be rather skeptical when I hear that another classic cartoon character is getting a computer makeover. While truly excellent animation is possible in any medium – be it hand drawn, computer generated, clay, stop motion, or whatever – characters tend to look best in the animation style they were designed for. Sure, it can be kind o fun to see how a character looks in a new style, but the novelty tends to wear off pretty quickly. Often, I'm left thinking "This would have looked much better in 2D."
With that in mind, I wasn't really expecting much from "Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy". E.C. Segar, Popeye's creator (not that you'd know it from the DVD), drew in a very cartoony style that was ably incorporated into the early "Popeye" cartoons. But it didn't really seem like a natural for the 3D treatment to me. The touting of comedian Paul Reiser's involvement in the film didn't really reassure me either. S it came as a very pleasant surprise that this new "Popeye" is actually kind of good.
One of the main things going for this film is the commitment to making the characters look right. An included "Making of" featurette shows that the animators were closely following model packets from King Features Syndicate. As a result, Popeye and crew look remarkably close to their 2D versions. The spinach-chompin' sailor man retains his enormous chin and ape-like proportions. Olive Oyl is suitably skinny. And all the characters get to keep their little black dot eyes.
The animation contains plenty of gifts for fans of the original 'toons as well. Popeye and his Pappy both continue to speak out of the sides of their mouths, the middles remaining stubbornly shut. When Popeye downs a can of his favorite food, his bulging muscles briefly sport a 2D steam ship to emphasize Popeye's newfound strength. In a subtler reference, Popeye' ship sports a pair of sliding doors just like the ones that opened and closed to the reveal the title and credits in the old cartoons. When going over the contents of their food stash, Olive lists "Salami, salami, bologna", which is a line from a classic Popeye short. Concern for younger viewers may keep Popeye's buddy Wimpy from chasing a duck with a meat grinder, as he does in "Popeye the Sailor meets Sindbad the Sailor". But he still manages to go after a pig with two slices of bread. (Popeye spots Wimpy some change to purchase a few burgers and the pig runs off unmolested.) Perhaps most impressive is how Olive flops around with her classic "rubber hose" limbs thanks to the eight "bones" the animators put in each arm and leg to keep her bendy.
The films other major strength is its voice cast. Jack Mercer's vocal performance as Popeye as much a part of the character as his physical attributes and love of spinach. Fortunately, the filmmakers tapped Billy West (known to animation fans as the voice of Ren's pal Stimpy and "Futurama" front man Phillip J. Fry, among many, many others) to voice the gruff sailor. West gives a stellar performance, getting Mercer's growly tone, mumbled asides, and particular mutilation of the English language down in a damn good approximation of his predecessor. Footage of West doing the voice even shows him talking out of the side of mouth! Gary Chalk (probably best known as Maximal commander Optimus Primal on "Beast Wars" and "Beast Machines") does a solid job s Bluto and Tabitha St. Germain's Olive Oyl is impressively close to Mae Questel's original. All in all, the voice performances go a long way to giving "Popeye's Voyage" a feeling of fun and authenticity.
The story for this particular special should be rather familiar to anyone who's read the comics, seen a certain few of the cartoons, or watched the live action movie. A strange dream prompts Popeye to go off in search of his long lost Pappy, who disappeared when Popeye was just a little tyke. He's joined by Olive, his adopted son Swee'pea, Wimpy – who stows away in pursuit of the crews' rations, and first mate Bluto. Some Popeye fans will no doubt be upset by the fact that Popeye and Bluto seem relatively chummy and never get into anything worse than a light tiff. But this alteration to the typical cartoon storyline feels less like an attempt to take the violent aspects out of Popeye – a la later versions of Tom and Jerry or Looney Tunes – and more like a stab at an adventure story, more reminiscent of the original comics. There's a mention or two of the fact that the adventure takes place around Christmas, but this seems like an afterthought designed to help sales during the holiday season. The relationships between Popeye, Pappy, and Swee'pea set up a nice, if somewhat obvious, father-son theme. Popeye's affection for his "infink" manages to mostly steer clear of complete sappiness and the script is peppered with enough jokes to keep it genuinely funny. But Swee'pea does provide a lot of the story's emotional backbone, so if this plotline seems corny to you, you may not enjoy this DVD.
One of the first studios to produce fully 3D animation for television, Mainframe is still one of the best. With such series as "ReBoot", "Beast Wars", and the MTV "Spider-Man" under their belt, Mainframe can generally be counted on to deliver solid 3D work. Now "Popeye" probably didn't have a huge budget and this is still TV grade animation, so don't expect Pixar level textures or anything. Still, Mainframe does a good job. They incorporate a number of nods to 2D animation, such as Popeye and Bluto beating on each other in a scribbly dust cloud complete with little cartoon swear symbols and Olive producing little floating hearts when a spell causes her to fall in love with Bluto. Some of the backgrounds even use 2D elements with a painted look to them. I guess my one problem with the animation is that the timing and poses seemed a little lacking on occasion. It just didn't have quite the snap that some of the Fleischer cartoons did. It's not quite the "Why isn't this 2D?" feeling I mentioned earlier, but it is a bit of a disappointment.
The movie's real downside, though, is its villain: the Sea Hag. Just about nothing went right with this character. Kathy Bates gives a woefully underwhelming performance. She fails to reach the levels of insanity that the character needs, or any kind of strong emotion at all for that matter. These deathly dull vocals appear to have inspired the animators to similar heights of mediocrity. The Sea Hag is the worst looking character in the whole movie and her animation tends to be stiff. Her "transformation" towards the end of the film is not so much terror inspiring as yawn inducing. It's a real credit to the movies strength that it still manages to be pretty decent with such a lackluster antagonist.
So what about extras? There's a couple of added features on "Popeye's Voyage" to give you a bit more bang for your buck. The "Making of" segment I mentioned before is the best of the bunch. Despite low production values that make everyone look hot and greasy, it's fun to see the animators and voice actors talking about the project with genuine enthusiasm. There are a couple of trailers as well and some character "interviews" which are kind of cute. But one "special feature" is the DVD's biggest blunder short of the Sea Hag. Most Popeye fans agree that the Fleischer Studios cartoons are far and away the best of Popeye's animated adventures. The Mainframe crew says outright that they were trying to make the cartoon the Fleischer brothers would have if they had access to modern 3D animation technology. So WHY did the makers of this DVD not only fail to include any original Fleischer cartoons (which are in the public domain), but also chose to include four cartoons from a much later point in Popeye's career? These shorts are really bad and contain no evidence of any involvement from the Fleischers. Worse still, clips from these cartoons are included in the "Making of" feature. So while the animators talk about their decision to keep the characters' dot eyes or how hard they worked to give Olive her curvy arms, we see a cartoon where Olive has both pupils and elbows. Clearly, someone just wasn't paying attention.
In spite of its flaws, is "Popeye's Voyage" worth seeing? I'd say yes. It may not be the perfect modern Popeye cartoon, but it's still enjoyable. The movie maintains a good balance between humor and heart. Popeye's dialogue in particular should keep older viewers amused. Fans of the Fleischer shorts will appreciate the references to the classic cartoons. Its flaws make it more of a strong rental than a must-have. But thanks to the efforts of cast and crew, "Popeye's Voyage" makes the sailor man's transition to 3D a pleasant one.
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Jens Dahlmann of LongHorn Steakhouse has lots of great tips when it comes to grilling
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Sure, for some folks, the Fourth of July is all about fireworks. But for the 75% of all Americans who own a grill or a smoker, the Fourth is our Nation's No. 1 holiday when it comes to grilling. Which is why 3 out of 4 of those folks will spend some time outside today working over a fire.
But here's the thing: Though 14 million Americans can cook a steak with confidence because they actually grill something every week, the rest of us – because we use our grill or smoker so infrequently … Well, let's just say that we have no chops when it comes to dealing with chops (pork, veal or otherwise).
So what's a backyard chef supposed to in a situation like this when there's so much at steak … er … stake? Turn to someone who really knows their way around a grill for advice. People like Jens Dahlmann, the Vice President and Corporate Executive Chef for Darden Restaurant's LongHorn Steakhouse brand.
Given that Jens' father & grandfather were chefs, this is a guy who literally grew up in a kitchen. In his teens & twenties, Dahlmann worked in hotels & restaurants all over Switzerland & Germany. Once he was classically trained in the culinary arts, Jens then jumped ship. Well, started working on cruise ships, I mean.
Anyway … While working on Cunard's Sea Goddess, Dahlmann met Sirio Maccioni, the founder of Le Cirque 2000. Sirio was so impressed with Jens' skills in the kitchen that he offered him the opportunity to become sous-chef at this New York landmark. After four years of working in Manhattan, Dahlmann then headed south to become executive chef at Palm Beach's prestigious Café L'Europe.
Jens Dahlmann back during his Disney World days
And once Jens began wowing foodies in Florida, it wasn't all that long 'til the Mouse came a-calling. Mickey wanted Dahlmann to shake things up in the kitchen over at WDW's Flying Fish Café. And he did such a good job with that Disney's Boardwalk eatery the next thing Jens knew, he was then being asked to work his magic with the menu at the Contemporary Resort's California Grill.
From there, Dahlmann had a relatively meteoric rise at the Mouse House. Once he became Epcot's Food & Beverage general manager, it was only a matter of time before he wound up as the executive chef in charge of this theme park's annual International Food & Wine Festival. Which – under Jens' guidance – experienced some truly explosive growth.
"When I took on Food & Wine, that festival was only 35 days long and had gross revenues of just $5.5 million. When I left Disney in 2016, Food & Wine was now over 50 days long and that festival had gross revenues of $22 million," Dahlmann admitted during a recent sit-down. "I honestly loved those 13 years I spent at Disney. When I was working there, I learned so much because I was really cooking for America."
And it was exactly that sort of experience & expertise that Darden wanted to tap into when they lured Jens away from Mickey last year to become LongHorn Steakhouse's new Vice President and Corporate Executive Chef. But today … Well, Dahlmann is offering tips to those of us who are thinking about cooking steak tips for the Fourth.
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"When you're planning on grilling this holiday, if you're looking for a successful result, the obvious place to start is with the quality of the meat you plan on cooking for your friends & family. If you want the best results here, don't be cheap when you go shopping. Spend the money necessary for a fresh filet or a New York strip. Better yet a Ribeye, a nice thick one with good marbling. Because when you look at the marbling on a steak, that's where all the flavor happens," Jens explained. "That said, you always have to remember that — the higher you go with the quality of your meat — the less time you're going to want that piece of meat to spend on the grill."
And speaking of cooking … Before you even get started here, Jens suggests that you first take the time to check over all of your grilling equipment. Making sure that the grill itself is first scraped clean & then properly oiled before you then turn up the heat.
"If you're working with a dirty grill, when you go to turn your meat, it may wind up sticking to the grill. Or maybe those spices that you've just so carefully coated your steak with will wind up sticking to the grill, rather than your meat," Dahlmann continued. "Which is why it's always worth it to spend a few minutes prior to firing up your grill properly cleaning & oiling it."
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And speaking of heat … Again, before you officially get started grilling here, Jens says that it's crucial to check your temperature gauges. Make sure that your char grill is set at 550 (so that it can then properly handle the thicker cuts of meat) and your flattop is set at 425 (so it can properly sear thinner pieces of meat).
Okay. Once you've bought the right cuts of quality meat, properly cleaned & oiled your grill, and then made sure that everything's set at the right temperature ("If you can only stand to hold your hand directly over the grill for two or three seconds, that's the right amount of heat," Dahlmann said), it's now time to season your steaks.
"Don't be afraid to be bold here. You can't be shy when it comes to seasoning your meat. You want to give it a nice coating. Largely because — if you're using a char grill — a lot of that seasoning is just going to fall off anyway," Jens stated. "It's up to you to decide what sort of seasoning you want to use here. Even just some salt & pepper will enhance a steak's flavor."
Then – according to Dahlmann – comes the really tough part. Which is placing your meat on the grill and then fighting the urge to flip it too early or too often.
"The biggest mistake that a lot of amateur cooks make is that they flip the steak too many times. The real key to a well-cooked piece of meat is just let it be, "Jens insisted. "Of course, if you're serving different cuts of meat at your Fourth of July feast, you always want to put your biggest thickest steak on the grill first. If you're also cooking a New York Strip, you want to put that one on a few minutes later. But after that, just let the grill do its job and flip your meat a total of three or four times, once every three minutes or so."
Of course, the last thing you want to do is overcook a quality piece of meat. Which is why Dahlmann suggests that – when it comes to grilling steaks – if you're going to err, err on the side of undercooking.
"You can always put a piece of meat back on the grill if it's slightly undercooked. When you over-cook something, all you can do then is start over with a brand-new piece of meat," Jens said. "Just be sure that you're using the correct cut of meat for the cooking result you're aiming for. If someone wants a rare or medium rare steak, you should go with a thicker cut of steak. If one of your guests wants their steak cooked medium or well, it's best to start with a thinner cut of meat."
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As you can see, the folks at Longhorn take grilling steaks seriously. How seriously? Just last week at Darden Corporate Headquarters in Orlando, seven of these brand's top grill masters (who – after weeks of regional competitions – had been culled from the 491 restaurants that make up this chain) competed for a $10,000 prize in the Company's second annual Steak Master Series. And Dahlmann was one of the people who stood in Darden's test kitchens, watching like a hawk as each of the contestants struggled to prepare six different dishes in just 20 minutes according to Longhorn Steakhouse's exacting standards.
"I love that Darden does this. Recognizing the best of the best who work this restaurant," Jens concluded. "We have a lot of people here who are incredibly knowledgeable & passionate when it comes to grilling."
Speaking of which … If today's story doesn't include the exact piece of info that you need to properly grill that T-bone, just whip out your iPhone & text GRILL to 55702. Or – better yet – visit ExpertGriller.com prior to firing up your grill or smoker later today.
This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Brattleboro's Strolling of the Heifers is a sincere if somewhat surreal way to spend a summer's day in Vermont
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Some people travel halfway 'around the planet so that they can then experience the excitement of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. If you're more of a Slow Living enthusiast (as I am), then perhaps you should amble to Brattleboro, VT. Where – over the first weekend in June – you can then join a herd of cow enthusiasts at the annual Strolling of the Heifers.
Now in its 16th year, this three-day long event typically gets underway on Friday night in June with a combination block party / gallery walk. But then – come Saturday morning – Main Street in Brattleboro is lined with thousands of bovine fans.
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They've staked out primo viewing spots and set up camp chairs hours ahead of time. Just so these folks can then have a front row seat as this year's crop of calves (which all come from local farms & 4-H clubs) are paraded through the streets.
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Viewed from curbside, Strolling of the Heifers is kind of this weird melding of a sincere small town celebration and Pasadena's Doo Dah Parade. Meaning that – for every entry that actually acknowledged this year's theme (i.e. "Dance to the Moosic") — …
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… there was something completely random, like this parade's synchronized shopping cart unit.
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And for every piece of authentic Americana (EX: That collection of antique John Deere tractors that came chugging through the city) …
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… there was something silly. Like – say – a woman dressed as a Holstein pushing a baby stroller through the streets. And riding in that stroller was a pig dressed in a tutu.
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And given that this event was being staged in the Green Mountain State & all … Well, does it really surprise you to learn that — among the groups that marched in this year's Strolling of the Heifers – was a group of eco-friendly folks who, with their chants of "We're Number One !," tried to persuade people along the parade route not to flush the toilet after they pee. Because – as it turns out – urine can be turned into fertilizer.
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And speaking of fertilizer … At the tail end of the parade, there was a group of dedicated volunteers who were dealing with what came out of the tail end of all those cows.
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This year's Strolling of the Heifers concluded at the Brattleboro town common. Where event attendees could then get a closer look at some of the featured units in this year's parade…
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… or perhaps even pet a few of the participants.
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But as for the 90+ calves who took part in the 2017 edition of Strolling of the Heifers, once they reached the town common, it was now time for a nosh or a nap.
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Elsewhere on the common, keeping with this year's "Dance to the Moosic" theme, various musical groups performed in & around the gazebo throughout the afternoon.
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While just across the way – keeping with Brattleboro's tradition of showcasing the various artisans who live & work in the local community – some pretty funky pieces were on display at the Slow Living Exposition.
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All in all, attending Strolling of the Heifers is a somewhat surreal but still very pleasant way to spend a summer's day in Vermont. And that's no bull.
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Well, that could be a bull. To be honest, what with the wig & all, it's kind of hard to tell.
This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on Sunday, June 4, 2017
Looking to make an authentic Irish meal for Saint Patrick's Day? If so, then chef Kevin Dundon says not to cook corned beef & cabbage
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Let's at least start on a positive note: Celebrated chef, author & TV personality Kevin Dundon – the man that Tourism Ireland has repeatedly chosen as the Face of Irish Food – loves a lot of what happens in the United States on March 17th.
"I mean, look at what they do in Chicago on Saint Patrick's Day. They toss all of this vegetable-based dye into the Chicago River and then paint it green for a day. That's terrific," Kevin said.
But then when it comes to what many Americans eat & drink on St. Paddy's Day (i.e., a big plate of corned beef and cabbage. Which is then washed down with a mug of green beer) … Well, that's where Dundon has to draw the line.
Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon displays a traditional Irish loin of bacon with Colcannon potatoes and a Dunbrody Kiss chocolate dessert. Photo by Tom Burton. Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved
"Green beer? No real Irishman would be caught dead drinking that stuff," Kevin insists. "And as for eating corned beef & cabbage … That's not actually authentic Irish fare either. Bacon and cabbage? Sure. But corned beef & cabbage was something that the Irish only began eating after they'd come to the States to escape the Famine. And even then these Irish-Americans only began serving corned beef & cabbage to their friends & family because they had to make do with the ingredients that were available to them at that time."
And thus begins the strange tale of how corned beef & cabbage came to be associated with the North American celebration of Saint Patrick's Day celebration. Because – according to Dundon – beef just wasn't all that big a part of the Irish diet back in the 19th century.
To explain: Back in the Old Country, cattle – while they were obviously highly prized for the milk & cheese that they produced – were also beasts of burden. Meaning that they were often used for ploughing the fields or for hauling heavy loads. Which is why – back then — these animals were rarely slaughtered when they were still young & healthy. If anything, land owners liked to put a herd of cattle on display out in one of their pastures because that was then a sign to their neighbors that this farm was prosperous.
"Whereas pork … Well, everybody raised pigs back then. Which is why pork was a staple of the Irish diet rather than beef," Dundon continued.
So if that's what people actually ate back in the Old Country, how then did corned beef & cabbage come to be so strongly associated with Saint Patrick's Day in the States.? That largely had to do with where the Irish wound up living after they arrived in the New World.
"When the Irish first arrived in America following the Great Famine, a lot of them wound up living in the inner city right alongside the Germans & the Jews, who were also recent immigrants to the States. And while that farm-fresh pork that the Irish loved wasn't readily available, there was brisket. Which the Irish could then cure by first covering this piece of meat with corn kernel-sized pieces of rock salt – that's how it came to be called corned beef. Because of the sizes of the pieces of rock salt that were used in the curing process – and then placing all that in a pot of water with other spices to soak for a few days."
And as for the cabbage portion of corned beef & cabbage … Well, according to Kevin, in addition to buying their meat from the kosher delis in their neighborhood, the Irish would also frequent the stores that the German community shopped in. Where – thanks to their love of sauerkraut (i.e., pickled cabbage) – there was always a ready supply of cabbage to be had.
"So when you get right down to it, it was the American melting pot that led to corned beef & cabbage being found in the Irish-American cooking pot," Dundon continued. "Since they couldn't find or didn't have easy access to the exact same ingredients that they had back in Ireland, Irish-Americans made do with what they could find in the immediate vicinity. And what they made was admittedly tasty. But it's not actually authentic Irish fare."
Mind you, what Kevin serves at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant at Disney Springs (which – FYI – Orlando Magazine voted as the area's best restaurant back in 2014) is nothing if not authentic. Dundon and his team at this acclaimed gastropub pride themselves on making traditional Irish fare and then contemporized it.
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"Take – for example – what we serve here instead of corned beef & cabbage. Again, because it was pork – rather than beef – that was the true staple of the Irish diet back then, what we offer instead is a loin of bacon that has been glazed with Irish Mist. That then comes with colcannon potatoes. Which is this traditional Irish dish that's made up of mashed potato that have had some cabbage & bacon mixed through it," Kevin enthused. "This heavenly ham – that's what we actually call this traditional Irish dish at Raglan Road, Kevin's Heavenly Ham – also includes some savory cabbage with a parsley cream sauce as well as a raisin cider jus. It's simple food. But because of the basic ingredients – and that's the real secret of Irish cuisine. That our ingredients are so strong – the flavors just pop off the plate."
Which brings us to the real challenge that Dundon and the Raglan Road team face every day. Making sure that they actually have all of the ingredients necessary to make this traditional-yet-contemporized Irish fare to those folks who frequent this Walt Disney World favorite.
"Take – for example – the fish we serve here. We only used cold water fish. Salmon, mussels and haddock that have been hauled out of the Atlantic, the ocean that America and Ireland share," Kevin stated. "Not that there's anything wrong with warm water fish. It's just that … Well, it doesn't have the same structure. It's a softer fish, which doesn't really fit the parameters of Irish cuisine. And if you're going to serve authentic food, you have to be this dedicated when it comes to sourcing your ingredients.
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And if you're thinking of perhaps trying to serve an authentic Irish meal this year, rather than once again serving corned beef & cabbage at your Saint Patrick's Day Feast … Well, back in September of last year, Mitchell Beazley published "The Raglan Road Cookbook: Inside America's Favorite Irish Pub." This 296-page hardcover not only includes the recipe for Kevin's Heavenly Ham but also it tells the tale of how this now-world-renown restaurant wound up being built in Orlando.
On the other hand, if you happen to have to the luck of the Irish and are actually down at The Walt Disney World Resort right now, it's worth noting that Raglan Road is right in the middle of its Mighty St. Patrick's Day Festival. This four day-long event – which includes Irish bands and professional dancers – stretches through Sunday night. And in addition to all that authentic Irish fare that Dundon and his team are cooking up, you also sample the fine selection of beers & cocktails that this establishment's four distinct antique bars (each of which are more than 130 years old and were imported directly from Ireland) will be serving. Just – As ucht Dé (That's "For God's Sake" in Gaelic) – don't make the mistake of asking the bartender there for a mug of green beer.
"Why would anyone willingly drink something like that?," Dundon laughed. "I mean, just imagine what their washroom will look like the morning after."
This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on Friday, March 17, 2017
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Each society's moral code will tend to reflect that society's unique historical experiences and circumstances. Accordingly, the various moral codes can be expected to differ to a degree. However, a far greater influence than historical experience or circumstance on the formation of moral codes is human nature itself. As much as their experiences and circumstances may vary, humans are far more alike in regard to their basic natures and their needs than they are different. This commonality is reflected in their moral codes. In respect of those matters that are of fundamental importance to human survival, moral codes will tend to be identical or very similar: every society holds murder and rape to be morally bad, and courage and compassion to be morally good. In respect of less fundamental matters, however, such as whether or not it is morally wrong to eat beef or circumcise male infants, differences in moral beliefs are to be expected.
The fact that many moral beliefs are similar across all societies, is often misleadingly cited as a proof that morality is objective and universal, rather than as reflecting how similar in nature and needs humans are. The empirical and undeniable fact that many different moral codes actually exist on earth, renders the ancient, objectivist claim to there being only one true morality, untenable. The further consideration that humankind believes in not just one, but in hundreds of different gods who clearly do not all promote the identical moral code, renders the belief that there is only one, transcendent moral code as somewhat eccentric.
Morality is a social adaptation, functioning in order to regulate the behaviour of each of the individuals in a society, so that their behaviour facilitates, and does not damage, the collective interests and needs of the community as a whole. As the primary biological motivation of the individual human is self-interest, and thus at times is in conflict with the collective interests of the society in which he or she lives, a system is needed to reconcile any such conflict, and to facilitate mutually beneficial behaviour. Morality has evolved to do just this.
Morality comes into being when all, or virtually all the members of a community come to agree collectively that a particular action or thing is morally right or wrong as far as the interests of that society as a whole are concerned. Consensus within the community is required because it is only when all, or nearly all the members of a community are willing to agree with any particular moral judgement that it can become socially effective. If a substantial minority disagree with a judgement and so do not observe it, it cannot become part of the community's moral code. It is the very fact that there is consensus in respect of the formulation of any moral judgement that gives morality its enormous social power, and its psychological hold over the individual. To knowingly violate a moral injunction is to place oneself against the wishes and the moral and physical force of one's entire community – not something that anyone other than a psychopath can easily do. The consensus arrived at in the creation of morality is possibly the closest that humans ever get to wisdom.
The morality of each community is an ancient, organic behavioural code, stretching back in time and passed, like language, from generation to generation, in which each cohort participates, slightly modifying the moral code in the process, as the community gradually adapts to significant changes in its circumstances.
Given the enormous diversity of human opinion on any particular issue, arriving at consensus on moral questions within a community, in the ongoing process of maintaining a moral code, is clearly a complicated and fraught negotiating process. That the process takes place successfully at all, is remarkable, and a positive comment on humanity's basic common sense. Many concessions must have to be made by individuals, against what initially seem to be their own, personal interests, in order to achieve the consensus that is ultimately recognised by all as being both in the community's and the individual's interests. It is, no doubt, in the course of this that the inherent and inescapable philosophical conflict between individualism and collectivism commences.
While the primary purpose of morality is to regulate the behaviour of the individuals who constitute a community, it serves the additional and vital social function of binding all the members of the community emotionally, through their acceptance and sharing of a common set of values. (Can it be doubted that all social animals are moral?)
In terms of the secular understanding of morality, moral values are shared by every normal member of each community because they form part of the ongoing consensus. If a society holds a moral opinion on any particular issue and two people born and bred in that society cannot agree as to what is morally right in regard to the issue, they have only to ascertain what the community consensus is in order to find out what is morally right. If there has been no consensus, no collective moral judgement will have been made. By definition, the consensual moral opinion in regard to any moral question is the correct and appropriate opinion for the society, and only for the society that created it. When two people morally representative of different societies disagree on a moral question, unless their respective societies happen precisely to share that moral belief, they have no rational way of determining which of their respective beliefs in regard to the question is the more morally correct, because moral rightness or wrongness is defined collectively by each society, and not by any individual, other group, or divine opinion – or by science, for that matter. No moral code can be morally superior to any other – by definition. It may be held to be more conducive to human wellbeing, or more rational, or more civilised, but it cannot logically be more moral.
The old, religious perception of God as the source of all morality has led to considerable dispute regarding what is morally right and what is morally wrong throughout history. This is because God's supposed word has been interpreted in different ways by many different people over the centuries, and as he is not available to give a ruling, a significant degree of moral uncertainty has been, and is, inevitable.


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The worth of Ethereum has fluctuated wildly in its brief historical past. At its launch in July 2015, the price of an Ethereum token was simply $0.forty three. In the years following, the value of Ethereum would see a high of $1,422.47 in January 2018 before dropping by over 80% 9 months later.
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On the Ethereum network, current block times hold at 15 seconds, so there are 5,760 blocks in a day, and the reward is 2 ETH per block as of October 2020. The miner's hash rate depends entirely on mining hardware, while the network hash rate is the sum total of all miners contributing to the network.
At the start of the sale, BTC had remained round $600 USD and by the tip of the sale, it was at about $475, which was then a 10-day low. This means that those who participated within the first days of the presale got 2,000 ETH for approximately $600 USD, leading to a worth of about $0.30 per ETH. By the top of the sale, without reductions and with a drop in BTC's worth, a contribution of about $475 obtained 1,337 ETH, resulting in an ETH price of about $zero.355.
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The common time it takes to mine an Ethereum block is round seconds. In August 2020, there were round 112 million ETH coins in circulation, seventy two million of which had been issued in the genesis block — the first ever block on the Ethereum blockchain. Of these 72 million, 60 million have been allocated to the initial contributors to the 2014 crowd sale that funded the project, and 12 million were given to the development fund. Russian-Canadian Vitalik Buterin is probably the best known of the bunch.
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- When running on the blockchain a smart contract turns into like a self-operating computer program that routinely executes when specific conditions are met.
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- With the personal key, it is possible to write within the blockchain, effectively making an Ether transaction.
- Ethereum is a brilliant contract platform that permits builders to construct decentralized applications conceptualized by Vitalik Buterin in 2013.
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While the worth of Ethereum has confronted excessive volatility through the years, it's this volatility which has pushed curiosity. After every increase and bust cycle, Ethereum comes out the other facet with a essentially ethereum price stronger platform and a broader developer group backing it. These basic improvements would recommend a constructive lengthy-term outlook on the price of Ethereum.
In just a 12 months's time, it reached an all-time high price of $1,448 driven largely due to the ICO increase, and was extremely profitable for early buyers. However, the crypto hype bubble popped, and most of the initiatives constructed on Ethereum failed because of no fault of Ethereum's. However, the negative sentiment surrounding different altcoins and these new ICO-born crypto tokens, triggered Etheruem's price to fall as properly. Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that aren't regulated by any centralized authority, such as a government or bank. They are created by way of a process called "mining", when miners sell processing power to the forex's server in trade for an quantity of the foreign money. For security, every transaction is stored on a distributed ledger utilizing a technology referred to as "blockchain".
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In October 2020, one Ethereum value 388 U.S. dollars, down from nearly 1,a hundred U.S. dollars in January 2018. After Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, it's the third most identified cryptocurrency within the United States. Still, nearly all of those surveyed weren't aware of Ethereum. Decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing accelerated trading quantity growth leading as much as the 2020 presidential election. From a look-back to bitcoin's value reaction in November 2016 to the ramifications of a "blue wave" , here is the way to play the election. Miners' income from processing transactions on the Ethereum blockchain more than halved in October because the mania for DeFi cooled. Discover how specific cryptocurrencies work — and get a bit of every crypto to try out for yourself.
Throughout the bear market, the ETH price forecast wasn't looking robust. However, that has since turned around and Ethereum will rise again https://beaxy.com/ quickly. Ethereum started its life much under $1 and was only spare modified per ETH during the crowd sale.
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How many ethereum are left?
As of the end of 2017, there were about 96 Million Ether in circulation and 5 New Ether are created with each block, meaning 5 Ether are created about every 14-15 seconds. There is no cap to the Ethereum Blockchain. The Blockchain can continue at this pace forever.
On Ethereum, all transactions and good contract executions require a small fee to be paid. In technical phrases, Gas refers to the unit of measure on the quantity of computational effort required to execute an operation or a sensible contract. The extra complex the execution operation is, the extra gas is required to fulfill ethereum price that operation. The native currency that flows inside the Ethereum economy is called Ether . Ether is often used to pay for transaction fees known as Gas, and it's the base foreign money of the network.


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Konami has shown off a new Silent Hills trailer at TGS. Like P. T. it takes place in a corridor and, well, you kinda have to watch it.
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While I was writing my follow-up to my previous article about competitive gaming design using case examples, I got sidetracked into a very interesting debate on David Sirlin's Fantasy Strike forums. I've linked it here, in case you want to read it all, but I will attempt to summarise the major points of it here.
David Sirlin (and one other poster on the site) were insistent that all Xbox 360 fighting games have functioning true-skill based matchmaking. Here's a quote from Sirlin:
All these fighting Xbox games have… skill-based matchmaking. They really and seriously do. HDR does. SC5 does. Even shitty SF HF did. As far as I know VF, SF4, and MvC3 do too. That is, they secretly look at the skill-rating (not necessarily the same as the displayed stats, those can be sugar coated) to give the best match they can amongst people currently available to play.
Also backing this is a very old article I managed to dig up about MS Trueskill on XBox Live (although I argued this kind of detail is not the 'common knowledge' Sirlin purported it was!).
However the counter to this is my own experience, and the experience of every single person I've ever spoken to about it who plays fighting games, is that none of these games have effective skill-based matchmaking. They all give the appearance, and the results, of not even trying to match you against anyone even remotely close to your skill level. Some, like HDR, also fail to match you against an opponent with a decent internet connection to you. To quote myself:
In the 1000s of (ranked) matches I played on HDR I never detected it was managing any form of skill based selection or ping based selection. I've always had a seemingly random opponents from all-over the ping range and all-over the skill range of players at all times.
To check I'd not imagined others' reported experiences I sent out a quick survey question out to all the FG players I could easily access across various online channels to see if any of them thought that any fighting games they played on the XBox gave them decent results with regards to skill-based matchmaking. The results were completely in-line with my view – the only fighting game anyone thought had any kind of functioning skill-based matchmaking was SF4.
So this poses the question to me about how to marry up these two seemingly diametrically opposed facts. Am I, and everyone else I know of, all poor deluded fools who've actually been getting great skill-based matchmaking out of our XBox fighting games all along and somehow not realised it? Or is there some other reason why, despite the attempts to matchmake, it isn't working very well?
Sirlin himself gave two reasons:
1. Small size of online community means there's no-one of the same skill level available to play.
2. FGs not skill rating people per-character, meaning people are not correctly skill-rated with whichever character they are playing.
And another point was raised that
3. There are many different ways & styles to be at a certain 'skill level' in a fighting game that don't interact well that can lead to lop-sided matches (varying knowledge of character matchups for example).
I completely agree that these points will have a bad effect on skill-based matchmaking, especially the first two. However where I disagree with Sirlin is that these reasons are the be-all and end-all of the problems, and I believe these games still don't do nearly enough to getting a successful matchmaking system working, because, as I said there:
I've always had experiences like getting one of the top few hundred players (with an unplayable 400+ping because they're in Japan or Mexico) in one match, to getting someone who can't even do basic moves or block in the next match, even when there's likely to be 100s of people online.
So I still posit these reasons don't go far enough to explain the complete disparity of results I, and anyone else I ask to experiment, seem to get. The types of results I see would be the equivalent to a StarCraft II match pitting me against Masters players and Bronze players with the same frequency, or a Halo Reach Arena matching me up against a full team of Onyx players. These things just never happen – so why does the equivalent type of thing happen on fighting games, even allowing for the reasons above by Sirlin. I think that the method of "matchmaking" used in most fighting games actually massively exacerbates and contributes to the problems, rather than alleviating them. I shall attempt to explain why.
Games like StarCraft II and Halo Reach use a system where all players waiting to play are placed in a "pool" and then they are match-made according to various criteria (including skill), and the actual host for the match is determined behind the scenes. This is what I would call actual proper matchmaking. The vast majority of fighting games instead just allow the individual player to decide whether they want to host or search for a match. The hosters manually setup matches, and the searches then manually select a match from a filtered list of results – which is why I'd call this kind of 'matchmaking' a "list filter" system. Alternatively a searcher can click 'Quick match' to instantly join what would have been one of their filtered list results. This is where I did not realise there was even any 'filtering' for skill level of opponent in play, given the results I was getting, whereas Sirlin has said there is. One big problem with the list filter method is that it will always return some matches if it can. It won't report "zero matches" if there is no-one close to you in skill (and/or connection) it will just give you the best few matches it can find. Quick match is even worse, just putting you into essentially any match at all, even though it's the best one it can find.
The problem is that the result of all of this means it is incredibly unlikely for two equally skilled players to ever find each other in a match, even with a large pool of players. I don't even believe it scales well at all with a large community size, because this will just increase the number of searchers, especially those using 'Quick match' who will get dumped into any old game as soon as possible. Even Microsoft's Trueskill documentation covers this situation on their FAQ (emphasis added):
…in off-peak hours or in situations where there are not enough host sessions available, the match quality can suffer and it may happen that you are getting matched with people of much higher/lower TrueSkill.
My point, because of the way the systems are set up within almost all fighting games with simple list-filter 'matchmaking', is that there will NEVER be enough host sessions available to filter against unless there is some huge incentive to actually host matches rather than search. Whereas instead, most FGs make it easier and more incentivised to search for matches. Match searchers are quickly grabbing any and all available "better matches" for any particular player (& also players searching get the annoying "that session is no longer available" message repeatedly too).
To explain this with an example, imagine there are 100 players online playing 1v1 StarCraft II matches on your server at a given time. Some will be mid-game, some will be in a queue waiting to play at the same time you are. If there are 10 players pretty close to you in skill and connection out of the 100, as long as one of them is in the match queue at the same time you are (perhaps the queue takes 1 minute?) then you will get matched together. The queue can wait for as long as the developers has deemed necessary to get a good chance at a good match for you; essentially waiting for one of those 10 to be available to play a new game. It could even scale this wait time based around the amount of people online, or it could even wait for 'as long as it took' to get a good skill match. As 'bad' as this might sound, compare it to the fighting game example where, to get matched against one of those 10 players who is similar to you, they have to be hosting at pretty much the exact same time you are searching (or vice-versa), and they have to have not already been matched with any one of the other 90 players coming free and hosting/searching before you happen to get to them.
I believe this problem, more than any other is the crux of the problems when it comes to matchmaking not "working" in fighting games – or any other game with a list filter matchmaking. This "list filter" system will only work as long as there are plentiful hosts and they remain as open sessions for some time, so it can work for large "lobby" style matches, but not for 1v1 games. In the FG system, host matches are immediately snapped up and filled by a single searcher, and so very few are ever available at any given moment in time. It could work better, if instead of closing matches as soon as they were filled, hosted 'sessions' stayed open and allowed 4 skill-matched players into a 'room'. It could also work better if searches would report no results if there was actually no-one close in skill, rather than responding with the 'next best' matches which reduces the chances of similarly skilled players from ever finding each other even further. But really what would be far better would be to use the StarCraft II system and actually let the players build up in a pool before they are matched. Even better would be to allow players more control over how their own matchmaking works, tailoring it to their preferences as to whether they care about skill level or ping connection of opponents for example.
As noted above, the one fighting game that seems to have gotten around this effect successfully, despite using a "list filter" system is Street Fighter 4. Even playing the latest AE2012 version on the PC – with a relatively small community – it still tends to give better results than any other fighting game. The normal host & quick match systems on it are just as bad as other FGs, but the reason it works so much better is due to the "Fight Request" feature.This is essentially a special kind of hosting, with some major differences to the way hosting works in the above "list filter" examples. Firstly, you can continue to play computer opponents while you wait for a match. This is not only a immediate massive improvement for the player to allow them to play the game rather than just sit and wait, it also makes the whole system work better because there is now a good incentive to host, which creates more matches in the host pool. Secondly the fight requesting host player can decide if they want to allow close-skill opponents only, or any skill matches, or only higher skilled players, and they can also decide somewhat on what connections they want to allow by selecting local region only or worldwide matchmaking. Again, more incentives to host due to more control – and importantly, suddenly, if you care about skill matchmaking, there is now the possibility of players NOT being matched who aren't close in skill. No matter how they go about it, searchers will not get a result of a fight request host who's asked for close-skill matches unless they are close in skill, and likewise, the fight request player can go on playing the CPU for any amount of time, with no-one ever being matched with them unless someone with close skill searches for them. This is a far better situation especially for a new player, or a player striving to improve, regardless of the size of the community and the other problems with matchmaking in FGs listed above. Of course, it still isn't the ideal situation – the one I've been writing about for years now, where you'd combine true "pool" matchmaking with some kind of fight request features as well, and gaining the best of both systems!


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While under WOT in full boost I hear beeping like a computer. I just got car back from body shop so I want to make sure it's normal. Anyone else hear this?
Ahh ok thanks. I checked all fluids and all is good. Thanks for the response.srt4eh said:thats serious...sometimes when your fluid is low it will ding at high boost.
That's the "R2-D2" mod. :rofl:SRTGT said:I hear very faint whistles and beeps at high RPM at WOT.
You know, thats what it kinda sounds like! :jester:Psamtik said:That's the "R2-D2" mod. :rofl:
Sorry...I'm watching Star Wars right now.


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There was a study tour in Bulgaria on 23-25.09.2010, organised for the mayors of the East and South-East planning region and the managers of the Centres. The study tour in Razlog, Bulgaria was organized by GTZ RED and the Association of Municipalities of Southwestern Bulgaria. The study tour "Regional economic development through regional management" is of particular importance, bearing in mind the experience of partners from the Republic Bulgaria in the implementation of projects financed by EU funds.
The following projects were presented during the study tour:
- "Following the path of early Christianity – Development of cultural and religious tourism in the region"
"Establishing Local Initiatives Group – Implementation of the LEADER approach";
- "Construction of Regional depots for solid household waste and establishing a company for a preliminary waste management" – an example of cooperation between the municipalities of Blagoevgrad, Bansko, Belica and Jakoruda;
- "Experiences of the municipality in the implementation of Public Private Partnership" – construction of multi-functional sports hall
- "Decentralization of social services – social prevention center, a center for social integration and rehabilitation, day care center for children with intellectual deficits, a day center for adults with intellectual deficits, safe homes, home social patronage"
There was also a bilateral Bulgarian-Macedonian Forum "Regional Development". On this forum, the Bulgarian participants presented the Bulgarian strategy and practices in regional development as well as mechanisms for stimulating inter-regional partnership. The purpose of the trip, among others is to seek ways to approach the Structural Funds of the European Union's operational programs and projects for cross-border cooperation.


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