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OK, I have a confession and an apology.
Apparently The Beal Deal took its summer break before publishing Rae Hoffman's interview. This is a huge oversight on my part, and I owe Rae an apology. Sorry Rae.
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Q1. Let's get you warmed up with a soft ball question. Where did the nickname Sugarrae come from?
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Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who after guiding Pakistan to the T20 WC title in yesterday's final expressed willingness to lead the national team atleast once before calling it quit, may soon get the opportunity. The dream of Afridi, who cracked an unbeaten 40-ball 54 to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets at the Lord's, may come true after Younis Khan stepped down as the T20 skipper. Having regained his sublime touch with the bat and his bowling already being a potent weapon, Afridi is now most likely to succeed Younis as the T20 skipper. "For the time being Shoaib Malik is ruled out of contention for captaincy at any level and the way Afridi has performed and handled new found responsibilities as a senior player, he is certain to become the Pakistan captain for T20 cricket," one Pakistan Cricket Board official told PTI. "That might be far off as Younis has his eyes set on the 2011 World Cup," the official said. While asked about his desire to captain the team, Afridi earlier told a leading Urdu daily, "That is my ambition because it is an honour to lead your country." Afridi also admitted that at one stage when he was not scoring runs during the last two years, was so frustrated that had seriously thought about ending his career. "But it was my bowling that kept me going because my bowling had improved and was a big plus for the team that is why I hung on. I am happy that I have finally found my batting form in this tournament," he said. "I told Younis I wanted to bat higher up because I was not getting enough time to settle down and play long innings.
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Because of her love of large white artic animals and fear for their future, a woman will host a rally April 15 at the Polar Bear Exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo. In Tucson, three young women have planned a green teach-in, with speeches by politicians, music by local bands, demonstrations of rainwater harvesting, and booths of local green businesses. Students from a green high school will join in. These are two of some 1,000 events scheduled, spread across every state and inspired by Step It Up 2007, a national campaign to persuade Congress and other legislators finally to act decisively to reduce carbon emissions. Yesterday Al Gore, invited before Congressional panels, delivered his clear and blunt message that global warming is a "planetary emergency" caused by humans. With various Republicans questioning the science behind his dire claim, he said, "The planet has a fever. 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Frustrated citizens have seized on this outlet and believe their actions can influence change. To calls from the Step It Up Web site and blog, with the help of online environmental journalism, a few podcasts, and, so far, two videos on YouTube, every state in the union has responded. The simple strategy calls for organizers to reach local media, and as the day approaches, step up the drive for coverage locally and nationally, leaving traditional media to be enticed by invited celebrities and the visual appeal of street theater. As the day unfolds, local organizers will feed sounds and images for posting on the Step It Up site. The primary goal is to touch every politician who has a vote on these matters. In a Grist dispatch, McKibben wrote of his fascination that, with alternative web-based structures, "conventional media attention is no longer the absolutely necessary oxygen of political organizing." Where are all the women? Where do they stand? I'm not sure that I got a satisfactory answer to my question as to why of the six organizers working with McKibben in Vermont, there is only one woman, May Boeve. Team member Jeremy Osborn conceded that leadership in the environmental field is mainly men but said, "an informal office poll shows we have more women Step It Up organizers than men." Of the five women involved whom I interviewed, four are under 30 and work or have degrees in areas involving sustainability in architecture, agriculture or the environment. Jennifer Pierce of Chicago said, "Within environmental issues, there is more room for women because the area is more liberal and men seem to be more sensitive to nature, [although] right now, there are still more women in grass roots than leadership roles. By contrast," she continued, "architecture is male dominated, even green architecture." When I probed about the approach men and women bring to the environmental field, May Boeve felt that there is real collaboration in dealing with justice and environmental causes and that young people don't want to box matters as men's or women's. Pierce was clear on what happens when tackling tasks: "In the environmental world, if women think on a small scale, they will eventually find themselves gravitating toward the large. You must think large because that is its nature." New horizons The response surpassed the wildest dreams of Step It Up's national organizing team. It opens up opportunity and hope, amid steadfast federal refusal to assume leadership sorely needed from the world's biggest polluter, as developing countries justify even more pollution by their need for economic growth. The April 14 efforts exhibit a willingness to cooperate with communities of people for environmental and social justice and a growing presence of young women eager to explore new ways of doing things. This energy, combined with the commitment to radically reduce our individual and collective carbon footprints and pursue a suite of renewable alternative energies, leads, to borrow May Boeve's words, "to opportunities for lasting fundamental changes for how we live together." Regina Cornwell is New York based and writes about art, culture and the environment. Regina Cornwell is New York based and writes about art, culture and the environment


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Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was legendarily inspired by real-life, berserk behavior of Monterey Bay seabirds in 1961.
Now scientists say they've solved the mystery of what drove the birds wild. In a newly published study, the cause is pegged to an ocean toxin that appears periodically off the California coast -- and that has sickened and killed sea lions, pelicans and other creatures off Orange County.
Hitchcock was staying near North Monterey Bay when the Santa Cruz Sentinel published a story in August, 1961, about a mass of seabirds called sooty shearwaters crashing madly through town.
"They were behaving erratically," said Mark D. Ohman, a biological oceanography professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla and an author of the study. "They were flying into lampposts. They were regurgitating anchovies they'd fed upon. They were disoriented. And we now recognize these to be symptoms of of a type of domoic acid poisoning."
Domoic acid is produced by tiny ocean creatures called diatoms that periodically bloom off the California coast.
They are eaten by zooplankton, which are eaten by fish, which, in turn, are eaten by seabirds and marine mammals.
The toxin can cause neurological damage, including strange, disoriented behavior, as well as death, in birds and mammals that ingest it. Orange County's most recent outbreak killed dozens of sea lions, dolphins and a variety of seabirds in April, and landed other sea lions and birds in animal rescue centers.
But the toxin was not discovered in the ocean environment until 1987, and was not found off the California coast until 1991, after another episode of strange bird behavior in the area of Monterey Bay -- in this case, disoriented and dying brown pelicans.
In 1961, mass episodes of frenzied bird behavior would likely have been attributed to fog or other causes.
No one had samples of ocean diatoms of Monterey Bay from 1961. But Ohman said he oversees a collection of the next best thing: samples of zooplankton that would have grazed on diatoms, a collection that goes back to 1949.
They found some from the Monterey Bay area.
"We found samples taken just about five weeks before that incident," Ohman said. "Interestingly enough, in all of the gut contents of the zooplankton that we examined, diatoms that have the capacity to produce domoic acid were present."
Though indirect, the evidence was powerful, he said.
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Machine Translation (MT) is a sub-field of computational linguistics that uses software to translate text or speech from one spoken language to another. In today's globalised world, more and more businesses, be they e-commerce or social media sites, are resorting to using MT to deal with multi-lingual customers.
SDL has enhanced the ability of its SDL BeGlobal machine translation software in combination with SDL BeGlobal Trainer software to deliver more accurate and secure translation across the entire SDL translation platform. The company says it sees the translation challenge facing companies not unlike the big data challenge and have therefore dubbed this a 'Big Language' problem.
According to Keith Laska, CEO of the SDL Language Technologies division, it was becoming increasingly imperative to provide tools that allow accurate translation on the fly.
"Our mission is to eliminate barriers to global communication by helping solve Big Language challenges within every industry," Laska explained in a statement.
With SDL's new Language Platform capabilities, enterprises and language service providers will be able to easily and securely train the SDL BeGlobal machine translation software with SDL BeGlobal Trainer to deliver higher-quality automated translations and expand the types of content that can be translated. This includes real-time content such as chat, email and social media. Additionally, MT is now seamlessly integrated across the entire set of language technologies in the platform – including SDL WorldServer, SDL TMS, SDL GroupShare and SDL Trados Studio - leveraging solid, well-documented APIs.
SDL feels that the enhancements it has released will help small and big enterprises to create global competitive advantage through a holistic, end-to-end platform of SDL translation solutions.
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Iran has signed an agreement brokered by Brazil to ship low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel for its power plant, according to official media.
The deal agreed on Monday would oblige Iran to send Turkey 1.2 tonnes of uranium under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), beginning next month.
In exchange, Iran would receive - within a year's time - 120kg of highly-enriched nuclear fuel rods through a still to be negotiated agreement with the so-called Vienna Group.
The Vienna Group refers to the four parties of the United States, Russia, France and the IAEA.
Iran would then - as per the terms of the agreement- use the nuclear fuel rods for its Tehran medical research reactor.
The move aims to ease Western concerns over Iran's nuclear programme, and stave off a possible new round of sanctions by the United Nations.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, signed the deal on Monday following a breakfast with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister.
After the deal's announcement, Ahmadinejad called on the permanent members of the UN Security Council, as well as Germany, to relaunch dialogue over Iran's nuclear programe.
"It is time for the 5+1 countries to enter talks with Iran based on honesty, justice and mutual respect," he said.
'Constructive path'
It was not immediately clear whether the terms of the deal would fully satisfy the demands made by the Security Council members.
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, first announced a breakthrough in the talks late on Sunday, after what he said was "almost 18 hours of negotiations".
Speaking after Monday's formal signing, Davutoglu said there was no longer any justification for more UN sanctions on Iran.
"The swap deal, signed by Iran today, shows that Tehran wants to open a constructive path ... There is no more ground for new sanctions and pressures," he said.
The plan calls for Turkey to be the conduit for the fuel swap, but as Iran's neighbour doesn't possess the technology to enrich uranium, it would instead hold the material as a guarantee.
John Large, an independent nuclear consultant, said that guarantee may not be enough reassurance for the international community to agree to hand over fuel rods to Iran.
"Turkey has no facilities whatsoever. It is not a nuclear country, so it has no enrichment facilities, and of course, it doesn't really have any storage facilities," he said.
"This deal has to be guaranteed in terms of storage security and transportation security."
The IAEA, the UN's nuclear watchdog group, would also insist on carrying out various tests on the transferred material in order "to make sure that it is low enriched uranium of the quality required for exchange," Large said.
Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian foreign minister, said in the event the deal is not implemented, Iran's uranium would have to be returned straight away.
"Based on the agreement signed this morning, if the swap does not take place, then Turkey will be obliged to send back our dispatched uranium immediately and unconditionally," he said.
Iran has also not agreed to halt its low-level uranium enrichment, and confirmed plans to continue.
Brazil mediation
Lula had flown in to broker the deal, in what was called a last-ditch mediation attemptbefore new sanctions were imposed.
The US and Russia had warned that the chances of success were weak but on Sunday, Erdogan postponed a trip to Azerbaijan to join the negotiations.
Iran has previously been reluctant to allow its stockpile of uranium to leave the country before receiving the nuclear fuel, saying that the exchange must take place simultaneously inside the country.
Last week, however, Mohsen Shaterzadeh, Iran's ambassador to Brazil, said that an exchange in another country might be acceptable.Brazil and Turkey, both non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, have resisted US-led efforts to push through new sanctions against Iran over its failure to accept repeated ultimatums to stop uranium enrichment activity.
The US and its allies say that Iran wants highly enriched uranium to make an atomic weapon, but Tehran says its programme is simply designed to meet its civilian energy needs.
Lula has in the past defended Iran's nuclear activities, saying Tehran has the right to atomic energy, and has repeatedly said sanctions would be counter-productive and ineffective.
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Law & Order: SVU Review: Where's the Crime?by Teresa Lopez at . Comments
In "Missing Pieces," the writers of Law & Order: SVU resist telling the standard kidnapping story and present us with a case in which no crime has really taken place.
Granted Nate's parents filed a false police report and sent the detectives on a wild goose chase, but they are both innocent when it comes to the death of their young son. The story really played with our expectations of what a SVU episode is supposed to be, and I found the change quite refreshing.
The plot did feel Susan Smith/Casey Anthony-ish, but this episode turned out to be very different from those real life cases.
I was pleased that Amaro seemed to be the focal point of this investigation. I've enjoyed watching his character and was far from disappointed by his performance this week. I find Danny Pino to be so convincing in his role as both a dedicated detective and father.
He really provided a safe sanctuary for Nate's mother Ali to really open up about what happened to her son. He was equal parts understanding and tough as he reassured her that she was a good parent... while deftly picking up on her lies. Amaro seemed to genuinely care about this overwhelmed and grief-stricken individual; in the end, that caring helped the detectives get the truth about the supposed car theft/kidnapping.
He got much more information out of Ali than Benson was able to procure from Tim, her boyfriend. But I think that had more to do with Tim than Benson. She worked all the right angles and really showed her skills as an experienced detective.
Both Benson and Amaro played the part of the good cop, even when they discovered the baby died of natural causes. Amaro and Benson wanted to just let them go home, despite Finn and Rollins' suggestion that they should be charged with something for wasting all those police resources to find their supposedly missing child.
I don't blame Finn and Rollins for feeling that way because they had to trek all across upstate New York to track down the real story. They seem to be on the same page most of the time, and they have a really good partnership.
Except, where would that leave Munch? He hasn't been as visible this season, so maybe Rollins will take his place as Finn's partner.
Even though I was convinced that these two parents were guilty, the twist really made me feel sympathy for them. They both felt responsible for their child's death and punished themselves for it. And yet, they wouldn't turn on one another; they loved each other so much that they each tried to take the blame for a crime that didn't happen.
The real tragedy of the episode was pointed out by Amaro when he said, "Sometimes babies, they just die." Ali admitted that their lives weren't perfect, but she was happy. It was a heartbreaking end to their little family.
I cant stand Kelli Giddish. She is just spoiling the show completely. I cant watch when she is on screen she is so bad.
I'm sorry, but this episode was crap. The tempo was SO SLOW! The last half hour was, talk to her, talk to him, go back to talking to her, talk to him to rattle his cage, more crying, the end. Where's the twists? Where's the surprises? And what exactly was the point?? The parents bury their kid and cry to the police. What crime was committed, besides the parent's ineptitude? Stabler or no Stabler, the writing's gotta got better. Cause a show's still going to stink without the speed, the style, the wit or the charm of the writer's first 12 seasons.
I love law and order but stabler needs to come back. the new characters are horrible the guy was good in cold case and the lady has never been good in any show. I hate when tv shows make these changes, but Stabler went on to bigger and better things. Hopefully he comes bakc for a visit once and a while.
Good writing is noting without good actors though :(
So Stabler cant clean out his own desk ? He cant pop in and pack up his own stuff like his photos of his family ? Benson has to do this does she. And what is she going to do with the photos ? Take them home with her ? Why is she so depressed, she is going to see him at the at of the end of the day, he only lives round the corner. Some body hasnt really thought about the writing have they and the reality of the characters have they.
Do any other fans know if a similar crime/missing persons case was the basis for this episode? I watched it the day it aired and the details of the case: a woman going to a store and someone takes off with her baby, turns out there are holes in the story, husband/boyfriend has aggression issues, etc. seemed really familiar to me.
Does anyone have more info?
This episode was just awful. It was static and full of talking heads. the new character continue to be weak and uninteresting.
And there were several crimes committed by the parents. They filed a false police report. They obstructed justice. They illegally buried a body. While sending them to jail wouldn't help them, letting them off the hook completely is unrealistic and sends the wrong message.
A strong episode. Good writing. From someone who is from upstate NY...Buffalo, they totally dropped the name of the city entirely wayyy too much. It was just odd. I liked seeing Amarro though, he did really well.
I figured this show was gone when one of the long time leads left. This show proves what good writing and great acting can do. Still a fan.


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Bats, big teeth, and blood drinking are beloved staples of vampire lore. Classic literature and horror films have reinforced the immortals' unusual qualities: they sleep in coffins during the day and stalk the living at night. If a pretty girl accidentally invites a vampire into her house, she can chase him away with garlic, crucifixes, or holy water.
When I wrote my first vampire novel, I wanted to retain the core traditions and debunk others. Since myths and magic arise from undiscovered science, I decided to combine these elements. Drawing from my background in nursing, I created vampires with a human-like physiology. They would have DNA, reproductive systems, and beating hearts.
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The Winter Championship
This is a four round championship where the best three scores will count. The format, itinerary and weight classes are the same as above.
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Time: 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
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Buckmore 'Spa' Grand Prix
Emulate the three most exciting F1 Grands Prix of the year at Buckmore! For the Monaco, Silverstone and Spa races we have arranged a rather special race day.
*Watch the Grand Prix with fellow petrol-heads in the Surtees Suite on our big screen whilst enjoying a buffet lunch. After the race pop on your race gear and prepare to replicate the race (minus any crashes we hope!).
Qualifying will be F1 style with Q1, Q2 and Q3 deciding the final order. The race will then mimic the number of laps of the F1 GP (Monaco 78 laps or 90 minutes, Silverstone 52 laps or 60 minutes and Spa 44 laps or 45 minutes).
The races will be over the number of laps stated, or by the maximum time, whichever comes first.
This third round (Spa) is a 44 lap or 45 minute race.
What is more, the top point scoring driver across all three Buckmore GP Specials will be crowned GP Drivers Champion and will be awarded a very special trophy.
Note: Whilst scores will be awarded and totalled to decide who will be crowned GP Champion, all races are stand alone events and one-off entries will be more than welcome.
11:45 Arrive and sign on and then proceed to watch GP while enjoying a buffet style lunch.
15:00 Suit up for Buckmore GP
15:30 Safety Briefing
16:15 3 x Qualifying sessions start
17:00 Buckmore GP starts
18:30 Chequered Flag
18:45 Presentation and club bar.
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We await confirmation that this race will be shown by the BBC on terrestrial television.
Please note: All drivers must be at least 16. All places must be booked and paid for in advance. This is a two star event which is suitable for drivers with limited experience as well as more regular driers.
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I read with great interest Stephen Brill's exposé on healthcare costs in the March 4 issue of TIME magazine, "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us." I have been deeply involved with healthcare financial issues for the past 40 years as a professor of healthcare finance at Ohio State University (1973 to 2001) and as the president of a firm that helps over 300 hospitals set CDM prices. We have received comments from many of our clients looking for a reaction to Mr. Brill's indictment of hospital pricing, and my purpose in this communication is to react to the article.
The article was well written and for the most part accurate in what was stated. Hospital CDM prices are very high and to be honest are not usually related to cost in any uniform and logical manner. A number of specific uninsured or underinsured hospital bills were used throughout the article to illustrate flaws in the healthcare/hospital system—e.g. high CEO salaries, profiteering by not-for-profit hospitals, medical technology, etc. Most of these issues have been cited for a long time and in a large number of both academic and nonacademic media. Although the article highlights those uninsured or underinsured patients who were faced with large hospital bills, no mention is made of the countless cases of patients without insurance who do not pay.
Cost shifting is the primary cause of high medical prices and was never really acknowledged in this article. Governmental payers, largely Medicare and Medicaid, do not pay the full cost of delivering care. Even the federal government recognizes that it pays less than cost. MedPAC in its 2012 report showed that not-for-profit hospitals had a negative 6.5 percent margin for the period of 2006 to 2010. The burden of nonpayment by government and the uninsured must be shifted to patients with private insurance coverage. Many of the insurance firms operate as oligopolies in their markets and receive large discounts from provider prices. Prices are raised not to push this burden to the uninsured who pay less than 5 percent of their charges—or 15 percent of actual costs, but rather to recover from the commercial payers who may pay on a discounted charge basis. Medicare and Medicaid continue to pay a smaller percentage of their cost, and insurance firms demand larger discounts from billed charges, which further escalates the rate increase. In short, provider charges are increasing, but actual provider payments are increasing at a much smaller rate.
Mr. Brill indicates that many hospitals operate as public utilities, a concept that I would endorse. In fact, we conduct a "Rate Defensibility Study" for our clients as part of the pricing engagement. We believe that, if a hospital is not making excessive levels of profitability and it does not have excessive costs, then by definition it must have a defensible revenue structure. This is the same type of process that a Public Utility Commission would pursue in approving rates. Please note, however, that a defensible revenue structure does not necessarily equate to low prices, because the hospital may be faced with a high percentage of Medicaid and indigent patients, which will require cost shifting.
There are two tests for determining whether a hospital's prices are defensible, involving two questions:
Mr. Brill tries to answer these questions but in an anecdotal fashion. For example, he cites profit margins for many of the hospitals singled out in his article and indicates that they are high. Perhaps part of the problem may be the methodology used to define margins and profit. He references an IRS tax return for Stamford Hospital with a Sept. 30, 2011, year-end. I am assuming that this is the IRS 990 report. Mr. Brill stated that Stamford realized $63 million in operating profit on revenue of $495 million. The actual report shows $37.6 million of revenue over expenses for a profit margin of 7.6 percent, far lower than the 12.7 percent reported by Mr. Brill. To be sure, this is still a high margin relative to other U.S. not-for-profit hospitals, but it is not typical of most not-for-profit hospitals.
Mr. Brill also made a generic statement about profit levels in not-for-profit hospitals. He states that a McKinsey study showed 2,900 not-for-profit hospitals with higher operating margins than 1,000 for-profit hospitals. Data derived from Medicare cost reports in 2011 contradict this finding.
Second, Mr. Brill does not focus on the reasonableness of costs. Costs can be unreasonable for three primary reasons:
There is minimal discussion of medical services being provided that were not medically necessary. There is much more discussion about whether the costs were proper—e.g., whether the hospital paid too much for the resource used. It is in this area that Mr. Brill spends much time outlining what he believes to be excessive compensation. For example, the CEO of Stamford hospital received $1.86 million in 2011, which Mr. Brill clearly regards as excessive. Although we cannot comment on the merits of the CEO's salary, it is useful to point out that total salaries at Stamford were $181 million and total expenses were $495 million. Slicing key executive salaries by 50 percent would most likely not have a material effect on total expenses. Executive salaries may be a lightning rod for attention, but they rarely have a significant effect on total expenses and therefore pricing.
My overall reaction to Mr. Brill's article is that it did not really provide any new information about why medical bills are killing us. In fact, I believe that it confuses the issue with anecdotal stories that make for interesting reading but little substantive analysis.
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Joystiq wrote:For a game so very, very large, it delivers everything in an easy to understand package no matter what route you take to playing it. The core Civilization experience is still there, but it's like an efficiency expert came in and streamlined everything that had gotten clunky with the series. It's a "friendly" strategy game.
The Escapist wrote:My favorite Civilization to date. Hex tiles and no stacking makes combat fun and more tactical. The new systems work incredibly well without altering what makes the game Civilization. Civ V is an excellent game.
Destructoid wrote:Improvements to the user interface and AI at all levels result in it being more approachable for newcomers without losing any of the strategic depth that long-time fans crave. It vastly improves combat, making the micro-level gameplay both more complex and entertaining. It trims all the fat, leaving only decision-making, strategic planning, and the sheer joy of crushing your enemies. Civ V is the pinnacle of the franchise to date.
Gametrailers wrote:Civilization V is a brilliant expression of the turn-based strategy game by the undisputed masters of the form. It's a great entry point for newcomers, and veterans will delight in all the wrinkles and refinements.
wired wrote:In a sea of shooters with pounding soundtracks and frenetic gameplay, Civilization V is one of the few games to challenge players' minds - to have them sit back and analyze situations methodically. If Halo: Reach is heaven on earth for twitch-gamers everywhere, then Civilization V is the thinking man's paradise.
System Reqs wrote:Minimum Requirements
Operating System: Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c
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Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
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DLC wrote:Additional civilizations, maps, and scenarios will be released in DLC packs. The DLC pack "Double Civilization and Scenario Pack" is tenatively scheduled or a late 2010 release.
Other likely DLC packs (not confirmed yet) include:
* Babylonia civilization
* Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Asia
* Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Americas
* Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia
* Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Mediterranean
Kinda. If you look in the mod description while under 'Installed,' there should be 'Affects Saved Games' thing.You can just turn mods on and off, right? Or is it like with a TES game, where if you use the mod and it affects gameplay you start getting weird bugs on saves after you disable it?
People emigrate from unhappy empires to happy ones and to city-states as well.
* The more happy empire is, the more emigrants it receives.
* Maximum number of citizens that can leave a country per turn equals to 50% of unhappiness. on average it is 25%.
* People can not to emigrate to a country which is currently at war with their homeland.
* Notification icon appears signalizing about emigration (or immigration) has happened. Clicking icon shows a subject city.
So, what, buy Civ 4 now and wait two years to see what the ultimate verdict on Civ 5 is? I know people don't consider Civ 3 to be any good but even that has a 90 on metacritic. Maybe Civ 5 will be considered the same way down the line?Yeah, this'll ultimately be remembered as one of the filler tracks on Civ's best-of LP, one of the ones you never quite felt had real heart, real soul – but it's a tune I'm more than happy to hum.
This game has so many bugs you're basically buying your own pet cockroach, but some of the design changes from 4->5 are really, really great.
I'm already way past razing that city, but it was three crossbowmen and a trireme. It was only ever whoever attacked first that did damage no matter which order I tried to attack in.
I'm already way past razing that city, but it was three crossbowmen and a trireme. It was only ever whoever attacked first that did damage no matter which order I tried to attack in.
does the city actually have any health left? . any ranged units attacking a city with no health are wasting their time.
Schrodinger wrote: »The libertarian response to anything is, "Sure, that works fine in practice, but it doesn't fly in theory."
This is probably a bug, because the AI seems unable to do it, but if you order your ranged units to move onto the enemy city, they'll attack it like they were a melee unit and possibly take it.
It would be nice if one of the alerts down the side was simply "Unit(s) need orders" and we could click that instead of being taken on a roller-coaster ride around the empire.
Gameplay (concepts) = excellentMuddy Water wrote: »So, with the hype this game was getting around release, I suddenly found myself interested in the Civilization series. I've never played one before but starting a civilization from scratch, building Wonders, keeping citizens happy, all this does sound really rad. However, my dilemma is this: where do I start? Civ 5 seemed perfect when it came out, but now that the euphoria around the release has settled, it seems less so.
Mainly, what attracts me most is the idea of roleplaying as a peaceful, utopian civilization or at least striving towards it. I'm sure I'd be tempted to play as a world-conquering British empire kind of thing occasionally, but let's say that's not where my primary interests lie. Now, most people are saying that doing the former is significantly harder in Civ 5 than in previous games. Moreover, the AI now plays to win, rather than simply exist. As in, it's designed as a board game, which seems like the kind of fundamental design choice that feeds into the latter kind of play.
Speaking of the AI, it apparently sucks ass. But people on other forums are saying that Civ 4's AI was even worse on day one and that traditionally, Firaxis makes significant improvements to its AI through patches and that every Civ sees the kind of backlash on release that Civ 5 is seeing. How many patches and how much time did Civ 4 take to get the point where it was recognized as the classic it's considered today? Should I wait for the same for Civ 5?
Should I even get Civ 5? I read a post here that said that Civ 4 was the absolute peak of the previous generation of Civ and that Civ 5 is taking the franchise in a new direction because 4 simply can't be topped. And then Alec Meer saidSo, what, buy Civ 4 now and wait two years to see what the ultimate verdict on Civ 5 is? I know people don't consider Civ 3 to be any good but even that has a 90 on metacritic. Maybe Civ 5 will be considered the same way down the line?Yeah, this'll ultimately be remembered as one of the filler tracks on Civ's best-of LP, one of the ones you never quite felt had real heart, real soul – but it's a tune I'm more than happy to hum.
Right now, I'm thinking I should play Civ 4 'cause it's one of those significant great games that are part of the canon and all that jazz. Or is it the kind of situation where hexes are definitively superior to squares and Civ 5 is just flat-out better, so I shouldn't be bothered with Civ 4 now that 5 is out.
Plus, I read that Civ 5 runs like shit even on the most kick-ass computers. More incentive to wait. Anyhoo, these are just basic impressions that I've picked up from reading internet talk. You, Civ veteran, tell me what to do. Lay my doubts to rest.
I'm already way past razing that city, but it was three crossbowmen and a trireme. It was only ever whoever attacked first that did damage no matter which order I tried to attack in.


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Take the Points: College Football Week 13 Picks
Today marks the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination. It was a landmark event, one that changed the course of history and left a nation forever shaken. The assassination was one of those events where you'll never forget where you were, like 9/11, the O.J. Bronco chase, or the Boise State-Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl.
1963 was a strange time, when the President was a universally beloved figure and Notre Dame football didn't suck. There was no Snapchat and a mass text was something the priest handed out after church. The Internet was just an idea in Al Gore's spiral notebook. TV had three channels, and everyone was forced to watch the team in their region, even if you liked someone else. (It was sort of like the NFL in 2013.)
But then Lee Harvey Oswald changed everything. Americans, once known for eternal optimism, had lost their innocence. We used to believe in the American dream, now we claim that the BCS is an Illuminati conspiracy. We used to discuss the spirit and grit of Bear Bryant, now we try to figure out whether Tropical Storm Melissa will prevent Alabama from covering the 49-point spread against Chattanooga.
Speaking of covers, let's get into the lines. Wait, you were expecting some kind of valuable lesson here? Ha. Go to the History Channel for that shit. This is a football column.
Duke -5 over Wake Forest
Duke upset Virginia Tech, beat Miami by a resounding 18 points and is on track to face Florida State in the ACC Championship Game. They've even snuck into the AP Poll's top 25. Now they're favored by just 5 over lowly Wake Forest? That's a serious lack of respect. Yes, I know this game is at Wake Forest, but keep in mind, Wake plays at BB&T Field, the smallest venue in the ACC with just 31,500 seats. (It's not even big enough to be called BB&T Stadium.) I know four things about this game: 1) Duke has a good rushing attack, 2) Wake can't handle the run, 3) Wake can't handle anything, and 4) this game will feature the highest percentage of students who choose studying over football in the history of the NCAA.
Pitt -1 over Syracuse
At 5-5, neither of these teams is very good. But at least Pitt has wins over Duke and Notre Dame. Syracuse has wins over... umm… I don't know, Wagner? We can also use the Florida State test. Pitt lost to Florida State 41-13, which compared to the rest of FSU's opponents actually seems like a good showing. Cuse lost 59-3 and it was only that close because Jimbo Fisher decided to put on the brakes. Advantage Pitt.
Florida State -57.5 over Idaho
I'm only including this so everyone sees how comically lopsided this line is. Idaho has had 13 weeks to hone their skills and they're still a 57.5 point underdog! Might be time to give up football and focus on potatoes. I doubt I'll actually bet this game, because laying 58 points is insane, plus you can't get this line on many sportsbooks. I'm sure that FSU will cover though. Infamous Jameis is going to have a field day.
Oregon at Arizona - STAY AWAY
Word on the street is there's an 80 percent chance of rain in Tucson this Saturday. That could mean a sloppy, low-scoring game. It could mean that defenders are slipping and Oregon's receivers are cruising in for half a dozen easy touchdowns. It could mean that the Arizona student section turns into the biggest wet t-shirt contest of all-time. There are many possible outcomes.
UConn +8.5 over Temple
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But wait... there's hope! They say that the smallest lights shine brightest during the darkest hour. Well UConn's in luck, because his week, they face one of the dimmest programs in the AAC, the 1-9 Temple Owls. Up until last Saturday, I was all set to make this my upset of the year pick, but after Temple gave Central Florida a scare, I think UConn might have to wait until their final game of the season against Memphis to get their one token win of 2013. Either way, I'm taking the Huskies and the points this week. And FYI, it's going to be great when UConn finally wins a game against some Busch-league AAC team and celebrates like they've just won the Super Bowl. "We're going to Disney World! Wait, we're not? How about Disneyland? Oh, no? Fuck it, we're going to Rocky Hill Dinosaur Park!!!"
Arizona State at UCLA - OVER 62.5
Arizona State is quietly a very good team. They've somehow snuck into the PAC-12 championship conversation, much in the same way that ESPN quietly sneaks their "ESPN Power Rankings" into their standings page, right next to the BCS and AP polls. C'mon, ESPN. I don't even recognize the Harris Poll as a real thing, you think I'm going to take your homemade poll seriously? The only way that could be self-promotional is if Stephen A. Smith screamed the rankings at me. "TEDDY BRIDGEWATER IS A DEAR, DEAR FRIEND, BUT THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS ARE TERRIBLE!!!!!" Anyway, about this game. I think ASU goes into Pasadena and comes away with a victory. I also think we're due for a classic 38-34 defense-optional PAC-12 game. Lay the -1.5 or take the over.
[*Truthfully, the ESPN rankings seem more accurate than any of the so-called legitimate polls. But still.]
Texas A&M +4.5 over LSU
I have no clue what's going to happen in this game. Alright, let's be honest, I have no clue what's going to happen in any game, I'm just usually better at pretending. Few can win in Death Valley, but if anyone has the skills to do so, it's Johnny "I Know You All Hate Me, But I Didn't Sexually Assault Anyone, So C'mon, Vote Me For Heisman" Manziel. At the same time, it doesn't seem like the Aggies D can stop anyone. I think this one could get wild, maybe 43-40 in triple OT or something like that. I'm torn on this one, and you know what that means. TTP.
Oklahoma State +9.5 over Baylor
I like Baylor a lot. I really do. Art Briles is Coach of the Year, and the Bears should be ranked ahead of Ohio State. But at some point, they have to lose. Not every team can go undefeated, and Baylor has the misfortune of being one of the two undefeated teams that actually has to play someone. So, I'm taking the resilient Oklahoma State in an upset. Let us not forget that this game is for the Big 12 championship. Baylor gets all the attention, and with good reason, but the Cowboys are ranked #10 in the country, they're playing well since making the switch to QB Clint Chelf, and there's a BCS bid on the line. Plus the game is in Stillwater, to boot.
How do you stop Baylor, you might ask. Simple. You don't. You just have to slow them down a little, force a couple field goals, maybe a couple turnovers, and hope your offense comes ready to play. Oklahoma State doesn't have to be a better team than Baylor. Which is good, cause they're not. They just have to play a better game on this specific Saturday. The formula is simple. Come out and get a couple quick scores, while the intense home night crowd causes Baylor to get off to a slow start. Then, apply pressure to Bryce Petty all night and hopefully get a couple big turnovers. After that, it's all about scoring points and holding off Baylor's inevitable comeback run. That's the path to success. Now, can they actually do it? We shall see.
And to Baylor and all the Bears fans out there: If you win this one, you are officially the coolest. You're the Oregon of the South, and I'll be rooting for you to finagle your way into the National Championship Game. So best of luck. My wallet may side with Oklahoma State, but Baylor will always have my heart.
PS - By "always," I mean until Art Briles leaves or until you stop scoring 70 a game. After that, you're on your own. What do you want from me, I'm not from Texas.
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Amazon has a bevy of discounts wrapped up in its launch of the Fire TV Stick, the e-tailer's answer to Google Chromecast -- but some of the deals aren't all that they appear.
Intel is confident wearables are the next frontier. But the chipmaker's approach to developing the gadgets is the polar opposite of that taken by the industry's biggest contenders.
Marcelo Claure, the wireless carrier's new CEO, plans to introduce a new $50 unlimited data plan for Apple's two new smartphones.
The dark-comedy series gives Amazon its best shot so far at beating Netflix at the critical-accolades game, and in a new turn, all episodes go up at once September 26.
The Korean tech company outlines why the Samsung Galaxy Alpha looks the way it does, despite the device's similarities to Apple's iPhone.
Sennheiser has redesigned its in-ear headphones with the CX range, including red cables that might look familiar...
In its competition with rival car-sharing service Lyft, Uber has a complex system in place that involves paying contractors to recruit Lyft's drivers, according to a report by The Verge.