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From my archives. Her "Million Dollar Figure" headlined Minsky's Burlesque Show at the Rialto Theater.
One of her promo flyers. From my archives.
She's pictured in the vintage magazine CAVALCADE OF BURLESQUE / MAY, 1952 /VOLUME 1, #3
Ann Arbor #1 -- big 11x17 glossy photo print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.
Ann Arbor Card 5x7 Glossy Photo+Bonus pic inside for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.
- Streetswing's Ann Arbor photo page.
- Here's a snippet from Memoir of Hollis Frampton:
"He graduated from the ticket booth to running the lights and sound effects at a vaudeville-burlesque house (a cap- pistol for Ann Bang-Bang Arbor) ..."
- Mentioned in Article on Retro Kitten about strippers and their gimmicks -- Gotta Have A Gimmick / by Jason Croft
"When it comes to tag lines, it was all about the mixing a clever turn-of-a-phrase with a hint of titillation. A good tag line could sum up a dancer's act within a couple of words. A great tag line could stay in your head long after the act was over. For example... Ann 'Bang Bang' Arbor 'The Million Dollar Figure'..."
Speaking of Burlesque Strippers and their gimmicks -- here's the fabulous and hysterically funny "You Gotta Have A Gimmick" number from the 1962 film, Gypsy.
I could not find any more bio/history online references to any vintage Burlesque stripper named Ann Bang-Bang Arbor, so if you have any info, memories, or stories to share, please email me. Thanks!
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2. Clanker's Cavern – Banjo-Kazooie
(Nintendo 64/Xbox 360)
Essentially the darkly warped British flip-side to Jolly Roger Bay, Clanker's Cavern is a bleak and disturbing experience given the woefully clear hindsight of repeated plays. Oh yes, it's part of Banjo-Kazooie all right; that bright, breezy adventure of bird and bear, that wide-eyed, colour-drenched platformer chock-full of merry squeaks and cheeky puns. And a quick glance over its checklist of features reveals an innocent enough brew indeed. A big, friendly fish character? Plenty of hidden secrets? A large, enemy-free expanse of water, to be explored at your leisure? An intuitive and responsive swimming model? Well, that certainly couldn't be emotionally scarring nightmare fuel for an entire generation, right?
Oh sweet innocent soul, how wrong you are.
Peel back the skin and look at the dirty carcass beneath. You'll find the parallel nightmare world spawned of Super Mario 64's descent into Silent Hill. Jolly Roger Bay as directed by Clive Barker. That big friendly fish character? He's a biomechanical robo-shark, trapped in unknown years of chain-bound bondage deep below the murky, stagnant waters. Release him from his prison and you'll find his mortal shell rotted and broken, his remaining flesh torn, exposed and raw, held together only by a godless framework of rivet, screw and steel.
Ignoring the grotesque man-made industry of his form, you'll poke around within his innards. Dark, skinless meat will squeeze all mulchy and diseased between your toes, rendered irrecoverably unclean by its years of unholy marriage to hard, rusted metal. And if you're not careful, yours will join it, by way of the whirling, hungry blades housed deep within Clanker's deepest, darkest chamber. It's like some brutal climactic scene from a Saw film, juxtaposed with the innocence of a Saturday morning cartoon.
Should you even survive long enough to escape, the previously unseen grime and decay of the outer chamber will glare unmistakably at you from every direction. What dread place is this? What forsaken hell? And how on earth did it end up being a really fun level in a family Nintendo game from 1998? Only the cold, black hearts of Rare truly know. And their lips are sealed.
1. All of them – Donkey Kong Country
Super NES
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, to hear the lamentation of their women, and to then go home and play the water levels from Donkey Kong Country back-to-back"
When the inevitable remake of Conan the Barbarian happens, that is exactly how the new version of Conan's "What is best in life?" speech will go. Because a wise and effective warrior such as Conan could not possibly be taken seriously post 1994 if he did not include their sublimeness in his list of reasons for a man to live.
I'll keep this simple, because to be honest, Coral Capers, Clam City, Croctopus Chase and Poison Pond are so clearly the pinnacle of the video game experience thus far that you'd have to be pretty broken of mind and soul not to recognise and bow down to their greatness. Even if you've never played them. There's so much goodness and purity in their very auras that it emanates out to touch the lives of those who've never even heard of the SNES. Or Nintendo. Or games.
They work because they keep it simple. They're fairly straightforward tunnel-swimming affairs with spot-on, but never excessive enemy placement, the tightest, most pleasing controls in the world of 2D swimming, and if you get lucky you'll get to ride a happy swordfish who makes navigation even easier and kills the bad fish on sight while letting you sit back and enjoy the ride.
And best of all, better than anything else in life, there's the soundtrack, which in the pre-Youtube days, we'd start up one of these levels just to listen to. Controller down, ears open, bliss incoming. Three hours later, our parents would find us gurgling and grinning on the carpet and ask if we'd started taking drugs.
Go on, synch up all four videos and listen to it twice in each ear at the same time.
The absolute worst water levels
When great ideas are drowned by horrible game design
Facts about the ice world
It floats in water
Evolution of the tree
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News ReleasesMay 17, 2001 The departments of Facility Maintenance (FM) and Design & Construction (DC), and the Board of Water Supply (WS) have scheduled the following roadwork for the week of May 20, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Estimated completion date is in parentheses. Contacts: Facility Maintenance: 523-4472; Design & Construction: 523-4049; Water Supply: 527-6148 New Projects: Continuing Projects: Haleiwa: Install water lines and equipment along Haleiwa Road, Kaika Place, Nalimu Road, Naoiwi Lane, Niuula Road and Walikanahele Road. (Completion by 6/02) WS Honolulu: Punchbowl Street Improvements, Phase I: Reconstruct traffic island and relocate traffic signal light poles at Punchbowl Street and Beretania Street intersection. Reconstruct gutter area and resurface and stripe Punchbowl Street between King and Beretania streets. (Completion by 7/01) DC Kahaluu: Install water lines along Kamehameha Highway from Lihikai to Laenani drives and along the two drives. Install fire hydrants along Ahilama Road, Ahuimanu Road, Mapele Place and Road, and Pulama Road. (Completion by 7/01) WS Kailua: Install water main along Kaha Street and Loop, Kaimake Loop and Kaipiha Street. (Completion by 9/01) WS
Kaneohe: A 42-inch water main with fire hydrants is being placed along Kahekili Highway from Ahuimanu Road to Haiku Road and from Kulukeoe Street to Likelike Highway, Likelike Highway from Kahekili Highway to Kamehameha Highway. (Completion by 6/8/02) WS Maili: Install water mains Mynah Street and Place, Monilial Place, Heleuma Street, Okokomo Street and Okohola Street. (Completion by 9/01) WS Maunawili: Install a 16-inch water main and fire hydrants along Auloa Road from Castle Junction to near Lunaai Street. (Completion by 10/01) WS Mililani: Meheula Parkway and Kuahelani Avenue reconstruct curbs and gutters and Install traffic signal conduits. DC Pearl City: Rehabilitation of Komo Mai Drive and restriping from Lanikeha Street to Apoepoe Street. Stripe Kaonohi Street above Moanalua Road.
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Fernando Alonso believes that today will herald the start of a new brand of Formula One racing, thanks to the arrival of Pirellis deliberately marginal racing tyres, which have much higher wear rates than the Bridgestones used up until 2010.
"There are many things to learn, the Spanish Ferrari driver said. For sure there is a new way of doing the races in terms of strategy, so a new Formula One starts here in Melbourne. We need to be focused on the strategy because it can play a big part in the race result. And maybe on the other hand qualifying on Saturday has less value as on Sunday there will be more factors on track.
Because of the rate at which the tyres lose their performance edge, teams envisage as many as four pit stops per race. The highest number ever in a race at Albert Park was 49 stops in 2004, but now as many as 80 may feature in the 58-lap event on Sunday if the rain holds off.
"The number of laps we can cover on the hard or soft compound tyres is impossible to predict, Alonso continued, but after practice we will understand a bit better how the strategy will work on Sunday. It is a new way of approaching the weekend and the strategy, and hopefully will be more fun for the spectators."
Ferrari also believe that the way in which teams use their tyres in qualifying could be crucial to how they get through Q1 and Q2. The ante will be very high as everyone vies to be one of the 17 cars that make it through Q1, but Ferrari insiders hint that teams that throw too much at getting through that session, and then Q2, could go into Q3 with little firepower left to fight for a decent top-10 grid position.
McLarens Jenson Button, meanwhile, suggested: It is quite possible that the result of a race will come down to where you are running when you stop for your last set of tyres.
Fridays sessions will gives the drivers their first taste of the FIAs decision to let them run the movable drag-reducing rear wings all through each hour and a half rather than just in specified zones during the race. The idea isnt universally popular, and yesterday Mark Webber reiterated the reservations that some drivers feel when he said: I dont think its too bad for racing. Im just a little bit surprised that we have everything at our disposal for qualifying because it doesnt really add to the show. For us to have to get used to the overload, its just an added bit of tummy-tapping, head-rubbing, multi-tasking which is a fraction unnecessary for qualifying, maybe. But I think for the race we need to see how its going to work because were going to use it a lot less in the race. The rear wing is not going to be used anywhere near as much.
You have to understand that in qualifying were using it every single time were at full throttle, so its pretty busy. Im on for a challenge. Ive done Formula 3000 races round Monaco with a gear stick, so we can drive with one hand, this is not the problem. Its just that I think that some corners, like Eau Rouge at Spa and some of these other places, if you have to loosen your grip or do something different with the steering wheel, its not the way you would normally do things.
Alonso believes that up to five teams could fight for the title as things currently stand, but that the number is likely to drop to three after the opening races.
I think its important for each team to be competitive in these early races and then be in that smaller group of two or three teams after three or four races, he said. But at the moment everything is very open.
By the end of Fridays sessions we should all have a much better idea of where everybody fits in the pecking order, and who those teams might be.
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I am moving soon to ft hood and would like to know what is there to do for kids. I have 2 boys that are 7 and 1. anything to get them out of the house....
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Franck Montagny announced he would be leaving Formula 1 to pursue his racing career elsewhere. Christian Klien may follow if he can't land the Force India seat. Both these drivers have no desire to continue their 3rd driver or testing roles as they see no future for themselves.
Rewind few years back, when Robert Kubica in BMW and Anthony Davidson in Honda were making names for themselves in Friday free practice sessions regularly finishing on the top of the timesheets. Sebastian Vettel in his few Friday outings in 2007 season (in the expense of the race drivers) also had a chance to sell himself.
There are only 22 race seats available in F1 and after the Prodrive fiasco who knows when the 2 more vacant places on the grid will be filled up. For the drivers that can't make it on the grid the test driver role used to be the obvious plan B. Some drivers are still willing to do the test and back up duties if they see a promise of a F1 drive in very near future. But with the current restrictions on testing and no room for 3rd drivers to showcase their skills on on race weekend Fridays many prefer alternatives to keep on racing. Champ car, IRL even Nascar became the destinations for many F1 drivers – Montoya, Villeneuve, Speed, Doornbos.
Some may say there is nothing wrong with older drivers leaving. But F1 teams could sure benefit from employing the experienced drivers in a way McLaren employs Pedro de la Rosa or Ferrari Luca Badoer. But as these drivers now face a season with only an odd drive on the test track here and there, they prefer going elsewhere.
The situation is more damaging when the young drivers are concerned. Christian Klien had enough of doing more less nothing in Honda colours for a year, Narain Karthikeyan does not feel Williams job has too many benefits for him. Vitantonio Liuzzi may be willing to take a testing job for a year, but if no race drive comes around he too will likely start looking elsewhere.
Then there are many up and coming young drivers from junior Formula series. Where do they get chance to put their F1 skills on display ?
And there is no Minardi any longer where managers could place their drivers to start off their F1 career (Fernando Alonso)…
I understand that the testing is where big money is burned. But some room should be made for those in line for the race drive. If nothing else than perhaps the 3rd drivers could return and feature on race weekend Fridays in some near future …


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PEAC announces the 2010 Creegn Award for Excellence in Inclusive Education
PEAC is very excited to announce the second annual Patricia J. Creegan Award for Excellence in Inclusive Education. The award is given annually to an educator in Pensylvania who demonstrates outstanding committment to inclusive educaiton. Leah M. Kostelac, a special education teacher in the West Shore School District, received the 2009 award. In order to recognize colleges and universities that are teaching Pennsylvania's future eduacators how to include students with disabilities and collaborate with parents, the 2010 Creegan Award will be given to faculty member at an institute of higher education.
Potential awardees must be nominated for the award. For all the details, either check out the 2010 Creegan Award page or download the .pdf.
Posted on: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 12:55PM
PEAC Poster Session at TASH 11/30/10
PEAC President Diane Perry will be traveling to the TASH Conference in Denver next week!
Diane and long-time PEAC partner Dr. Jerry Petroff, Professor of Special Education at The College of New Jersey, will be presenting a poster on PEAC's collaboration with college and universities to better prepare teachers to teach all children. Check back for more information on the poster session after the conference.
Aligning Your IEP With State Standards
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PEAC is sponsoring a workshop titled "Aligning Your IEP With State Standards" on Saturday, May 2 from 11:30am - 1:30pm at Holy Family University.
The workshop will be presented by Dr. Brian Berry of Holy Family University and is open to all parents, teachers, students, paraprofessionals, and administrators.
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Special Education Law: Building Blocks and Basics
PEAC would like to thank Sallie Lynagh and the Disability Rights Network for making our April 4 workshop, "Special Education Law: Building Blocks and Basics" workshop a success!
A group of 30+ parents and teachers attended the workshop, which was held at Maple Glen Elementary School in Maple Glen, PA, to learn and review the most important information in special education law. PEAC Members will be able to access the workshop materials on our website very soon!
We would also like to thank Upper Dublin School District for their support of our work and for hosting the workshop.
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In October, PEAC with be sponsoring an IEP clinic in the Bristol township area. Parents and teachers will have an opportunity to sit with our university partners and experts in the field of special education, stay tuned for more information.
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This week is the Formula One teams last chance to go testing before the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos on October 22. And with plenty of scores still to be settled in both the drivers and constructors championships, many will be making the most of the opportunity.
The Jerez circuit in Spain will be the weeks main venue, with several teams scheduled to run there from Tuesday, including Ferrari, McLaren, BMW Sauber, Toyota and Williams.
Michael Schumachers hopes of the drivers crown may now be slim, but the German is expected to fly back to Europe to participate in Ferraris programme as the Italian team focus on beating Renault to the constructors title. Their French rivals will not be at Jerez, but could opt to test closer to home at Silverstone.
McLaren are a lonely third in the title race, but the Mercedes-powered team are desperate for a victory in Brazil if they are to avoid their first winless season since 1996. Pedro de la Rosa and Lewis Hamilton will be at the wheel at Jerez. Though unlikely, a race debut for Hamilton at Interlagos has not been ruled out, so the British youngster will be keen to impress.
Honda can finish nowhere other than fourth in the constructors standings and are not expected to test this week. Japanese rivals Toyota, however, are locked in an intense battle with BMW Sauber for fifth, trailing the German-Swiss team by just a single point. Olivier Panis and Ricardo Zonta will be in the cockpit of the TF106B, while race drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld continue the rival F1.06s development.
Williams have a small mountain to climb if they are to overhaul Red Bull for seventh in the standings - they would need to score six more points than their rivals in Brazil. The advantage they have, though, is that while Red Bull have already wrapped up their 2006 season programme, Williams will be at Jerez to make some final adjustments to the FW28.
Check back throughout the week for daily updates on the teams progress. Note - all schedules are provisional and subject to change.


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Här följer en video från det femte Artemis Challenge där de seglade för en prissumma på £10,000
The fifth edition of the Artemis Challenge was a near record-breaking day out for Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham, who joined world class skippers for the 50-mile sprint around the Isle of Wight. The Artemis Challenge, at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the world's largest sailing regatta and one of the UK's biggest sporting events, saw four IMOCA 60 teams battle it out for a £10,000 prize fund for the charity of their choice. First across the line was French entry PRB skippered by Vincent Riou, winner of the last solo, non-stop Vendee Globe, in a time of 4 hours, 14 minutes and 1 second, narrowly missing out on breaking the previous fastest time by just 13 seconds, set by Team Pindar (4h 13m 48s) in the 2008 Artemis Challenge.


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Don't Hate Me Because I'm Fat
Obese women have been passed over for jobs, denied decent medical care, and even told they aren't fit to be parents. But many of us think it's really their fault.
By Alexis Jetter
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Valerie: 395 pounds. She can't get a job.
Nadine: 280 pounds. She was ordered off a plane.
Mary Ellen: 350 pounds. She had trouble adopting.
MARY ELLEN GWYNN loves babies. For 19 years, she's looked after them in intensive care nurseries in Maryland and Virginia. She also teaches adoptive parents how to care for infants. And in her spare time, Gwynn, 43, a registered nurse, is an adoption consultant. But when Gwynn herself tried to adopt a child, with her husband, she encountered outright hostility. "Are you going to be able to bend over and pick up toys?" a social worker asked her during an interview. Then he went even further: "Is your sex life normal?" he inquired.
The social worker apparently felt entitled to pose such questions because Gwynn, who stands five feet six inches tall, weighs 350 pounds. But she was deeply wounded. "You're not sure where your rights start and stop," she says now.
Finally, Gwynn was cleared to adopt which led to another series of disappointments. Gwynn found out from the adoption counselor that on many occasions, she had been passed over by a young mother who took one look at her picture in the adoption album and turned the page. At last, after three years of trying, the Gwynns, who live in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, were able to complete their family. They now have two children, Elena, eight, from Eastern Europe, and Michael, five, from California. Michael's birth mother chose her, Gwynn reports, "partly because I'm a large woman and she is also."
Despite the happy ending, Gwynn's story points to an unspoken truth: Americans don't much like fat people. When we see an obese woman on the street, in a restaurant, or out shopping, we often have an instinctive negative reaction: What's wrong with her that she can't lose weight? Even knowing that some people have a chronic condition or genetic makeup that predisposes them to weight gain, we still blame them. "People are enraged at fat people because of the very strong Puritan ideal that we should control our desires," says Esther Rothblum, Ph.D., a psychologist and a professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University, who is an expert on weight discrimination. "They see fat people, especially women, as lazy gluttons who lack self-control."
Those attitudes are so widespread, Rothblum says, that even fat people share them. Given that 65 percent of American adults roughly 130 million of us are overweight or obese, many of the people discriminating against the overweight may be heavy themselves. "Fat people hate fat people," says Rothblum, who describes herself, matter-of-factly, as fat. "They are just as likely to discriminate as anyone else."
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An Introduction to OpenSSL Programming, Part II of II
When we're writing to the network we have to face the same sort of inconsistency that we had when reading. Again, the problem is the all-or-nothing nature of SSL record transmission. For simplicity's sake, let's consider the case where the network buffers are mostly full and the program attempts to perform a modest-sized write, say 1K. This is illustrated in Figure 2.
Again, the left-hand side of the figure represents our initial situation. The program has 1K to write in some buffer. The write pointer is set at the beginning of that buffer. The SSL buffers are empty. The network buffer is half-full (the shading indicates the full region). The write pointer is set at the beginning. We've deliberately obscured the distinction between the TCP buffers and the size of the TCP window because it's not relevant here. Suffice to say that the program can safely write 512 bytes without blocking.
Now, the program calls SSL_write() with a 1024-byte block. OpenSSL has no way of knowing how much data it can write safely, so it simply formats the buffer as a single record, thus moving the write pointer in the program buffer to the end of the buffer. We can ignore the slight data expansion from the SSL header and MAC, and simply act as if the data to be written to the network was 1024 bytes.
Now, what happens when OpenSSL calls write()? It successfully writes 512 bytes but gets a would_block error when it attempts to write to the end of the record. As a consequence, the write pointer in the SSL buffer is moved halfway across--indicating that half of the data has been written to the network. The network buffer is shaded to indicate that it's completely full. The network write pointer hasn't moved.
We now need to concern ourselves with two questions: first, how does the toolkit indicate this situation to the application, and, second, how does the programmer arrange it so the SSL buffer gets flushed when space is available in the network buffer? The kernel will automatically flush the network buffer when possible, so we don't need to worry about arranging for that. We can use select() to see when there is more space available in the network buffer, and we should therefore flush the SSL buffer.
Once OpenSSL has received a would_block error from the network, it aborts and propagates that error all the way up to the application. Note that this does not mean it throws away the data in the SSL buffer. This is impossible because part of the record might already have been sent. In order to flush this buffer, we must call SSL_write() again with the same buffer that it called the first time (it's permissible to extend the buffer but the start must be the same.) OpenSSL automatically remembers where the buffer write pointer was and only writes the data after the write pointer. Listing 9 shows this process in action.
Listing 9. Client to Server Writes Using OpenSSL
98 /* Check for input on the console*/ 99 if(FD_ISSET(fileno(stdin),&readfds)){ 100 c2sl=read(fileno(stdin),c2s,BUFSIZZ); 101 if(c2sl==0){ 102 shutdown_wait=1; 103 if(SSL_shutdown(ssl)) 104 return; 105 } 106 c2s_offset=0; 107 } 108 109 /* If the socket is writeable... */ 110 if((FD_ISSET(sock,&writefds) && c2sl) || 111 (write_blocked_on_read && FD_ISSET(sock,&readfds))) { 112 write_blocked_on_read=0; 113 114 /* Try to write */ 115 r=SSL_write(ssl,c2s+c2s_offset,c2sl); 116 117 switch(SSL_get_error(ssl,r)){ 118 /* We wrote something*/ 119 case SSL_ERROR_NONE: 120 c2sl-=r; 121 c2s_offset+=r; 122 break; 123 124 /* We would have blocked */ 125 case SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE: 126 break; 127 128 /* We get a WANT_READ if we're 129 trying to rehandshake and we block on 130 write during the current connection. 131 132 We need to wait on the socket to be readable 133 but reinitiate our write when it is */ 134 case SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ: 135 write_blocked_on_read=1; 136 break; 137 138 /* Some other error */ 139 default: 140 berr_exit("SSL write problem"); 141 } 142 }
The first thing we need to do is have some data to write. Thus, we check to see if the console is ready to read, and if so, read whatever's there (up to BUFSIZZ bytes) into the buffer c2s, placing the length in the variable c2sl.
If c2sl is nonzero and the network buffers are (at least partially) empty, then we have data to write to the network. As usual, we call SSL_write() with the buffer c2s. As before, if we manage to write some but not all of the data, we simply increment c2s_offset and decrement c2sl.
The new behavior here is that we check for the error SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE. This error indicates that we've got unflushed data in the SSL buffer. As we described above, we need to call SSL_write() again with the same buffer, so we simply leave c2sl and c2s_offset unchanged. Thus, the next time SSL_write() is called it will automatically be with the same data.
OpenSSL actually provides a flag called SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER that allows you to call SSL_write() with a different buffer after a would_block error. However, this merely allows you to allocate a new buffer with the same contents. SSL_write() still seeks to the same write pointer before looking for new data.
Block socket with SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY
If I use block socket with SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY
The flag SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY will cause read/write operations to only return after the handshake and successful completion.
Do I have to handle the retrying in SSL_Read and SSL_Write? Isn't it easier to do this way? I know it hurts throughput a little, but is it a big deal?
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Lil Wayne Describes His Near-Fatal Seizure on 'Kimmel'
And Weezy brings up retirement again
Lil Wayne visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night (june 11) where he sat down for a lengthy chat about his health and eventual retirement plans. It was his first successful appearance in a run of three attempts — the unexplained March 2012 no-show resulted in Kimmel interviewing an audience member instead, and his March 2013 cancellation was due to Weezy's big health scare. Or, as the host worded it, that time when "everyone thought you were going to die."
Weezy explained that this seizure-related incident, "Was serious because I was upstairs and my homies were downstairs, and they didn't even know that I was up there seizing. One of them just was like, he hasn't come down in a minute." After Kimmel grilled him about his "homies" (and his homies' grills), he added, "It's just a private matter that I've been dealing with my whole life. We're so used to it happening, so my doctors prepped all my homies."
Which is good news since he's hoping to retire at the ripe old age of 30-and-change. "I want to retire after Tha Carter V," Wayne said, noting that he's still a little ways off from making that one. "I think I have to work on other albums as well with my pop, Birdman, but after Tha Carter V, I hope that I can retire." Then he kvetched dramatically before explaining that he'd like to do regular stuff, such as drive his own car (okay) and hang with his kids (right on).
Lil Wayne discusses his health in the first two clips (above and directly below).
Weezy on retirement:


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Have you used a plant support like this for a rose?
Hi all! I am trying to decide what kind of support system to get for my Golden Celebration, so that it will grow more vertically up to my porch, and I think that I am favoring this one, have any of you used this style of support?
Or would any of you have any other suggestions? I want to keep it somewhat rounded, and not try to flatten it out on a straight trellis (although I'm pretty sure it wouldn't go for that anyway), but I have never used any support as I am very new at growing roses, and I am not sure what would be best? Or even where the best to purchase things like this is, I am having difficulties finding places that sell plant supports in general. )I have found both of the products I am asking about on Gardeners.com)
I also have another plant support question regarding my Munstead Wood. It is a very new plant, planted only last week, it seemed very upright and self supporting when I planted it, and for several days afterward it stayed that way, then I had a heavy rain a couple of days ago, and now all the canes are sprawled out everywhere, each cane is arching away from the center of the plant dramatically. At first I was not worried because I know rain water will weigh the flowers & stems down, but it has been a few days since it rained at this point and it seems like the plant is completely dry. I'm sure it will improve with passing time, but do you think it would be helpful or necessary for the time being to purchase some half rings, such as these:
I would really like to get it back to the nice upright form it had before, it went from being about 4 1/2 feet tall to being maybe 3 feet tall because everything is horizontal at this point.
Thanks for any input on any of these topics.
Hi there, I have not tried this for climbing roses but I think that's a neat idea if it works. Interested to hear if any one else has tried this method! I might have to give this a shot. :)
If I may be so bold as to suggest.....why not start out just by getting 3 or 4 pieces of rebar, and making a teepee/tripod out of them for starters? SO much less expensive,and since you are new at growing roses, it might be wise to begin with something less costly. In my own experience, it can take roses a couple years to show the gardener how they wish to grow: how big they want to get,etc. Austins have a reputation for getting quite big in warm climates,and I could see a rose out-growing the supports pictured rather quickly (frankly they look to me more like supports for perennials, not climbing roses),so it might be a good idea to put off making such a large investment until you get a clearer idea of what you'll really need. In the mean time, the rebar will help support the rose, and I find doing things this way ends up stimulating my own creativity as well! cheers, bart
In East TN, there's probably a feed store or hardware store that sells veggies this time of year (local Ace Hardware stores can be more expensive, but still not too expensive). I get big tomato cages from there, and those work great until the rose gets too big. If the rose is a big shrub and not a climber, the support isn't necessary after the canes get old enough to support a lot of weight themselves, so it's OK that the tomato cages don't come quite THAT big :)
For climbers, I put them on walls or arbors instead of using any cages. I do use the cages on them when young if it's easier than tying them (like to a wall early on). Just watch out for when they start to outgrow the cage, because you have to let them support themselves then (shrubs) or put in heavier-duty support (like behind climbers on a wall). I do have to cut out the tomato cages sometimes, but that's easy with gloves and the right kind of wire cutters :)
The ones you are showing have extra bits of support across the top that would probably be difficult with rose canes, imho. The tomato cages are more like big, more open funnels. I train canes both inside and out of those (and cut them out later if necessary).
Here, GC has formed a natural looking globe shape without much help.
Like merideth_e, I use tomato cages for floppy baby roses. Cheapest thing. Then when they are not floppy any more I cut the cage out of the rose with wire cutters. Sometimes you can get tomato cages for very cheap after the main tomato season is over. At that point a lot of stores just want to get rid of them because they take up space.
I don't think that first support is big enough for Golden Celebration. To keep life simple, I would probably just purchase a wire-type garden "fence" (I don't know what HD and those places actually call them)--one that was about 2.5-3 ft tall and circle it around the plant, letting it grow naturally upward in the middle.
My Munstead Wood is one year old and a bit "floppy" (though not real bad). So far, I use the single bloom supports and position them strategically under a couple of the blooms that are too top-heavy for the slender canes. Obviously I have to move them around later as different blooms start weighing down different canes. I'm hoping MW's canes will toughen up in a year or two, or, as it gets bigger, I may have to get one of those wire-type garden "fences" about 1.5 ft tall to circle around MW and keep those canes from totally falling over.
Since MW is a smaller rose, you can also just take a v-shaped twiglet from a fallen tree limb and insert under the top-heavy cane. Makes a great "natural" support, very inconspicuous. I often do that also.
Agree this won't work - rather a glorified peony ring, the sort you put up when the stems of a perennial are still short so they can grow through the grid. You can find a large diameter ring without the grid for about $5 at Walmart & other box store garden centers. Look for the kind that has a hook at each end of the ring itself, so the circle can be opened to place around the plant without trying to thread branches through a solid ring. The legs just hang from the ring, so you fit the ring higher than needed, slide the legs to position (splayed works well), push in & then close the hooks to complete the ring. These come with various circumference & leg lengths & perhaps you could use 2 or 3 on Munstead Wood at staggered heights, relieving any pressure from the ring against the canes by giving it supports at several points. Never tried it with roses, but they work fine with tall phlox, monarda, any plant that tends to flop open at the center. May be worth a try, since they're so inexpensive. Have tried the half-round stake-in supports you show from that company & have them in different widths & leg lengths. Find them quick props for whoopsy situations but not great for longer use. Having only 2 legs, they need to be pushed in on angle toward the plant since the branches bow them outwards. More than one becomes necessary & twist-ties to stabilize them relative to each other. Find the rings more useful, though the leg positioning can take some fiddling. Another stake slightly smaller than the legs can be helpful for making the initial soil groove the legs can then be set in firmly. Mark the stake with a piece of masking tape for the depth you want the legs to penetrate the soil so you end up with the support horizontal rather than crazy angles, same as you'd set an obelisk or arbor. Lowes & others also carry leafy or curvy 2-5' double-pronged stakes for $10-15 that might work to support MW's branches. Foldable rabbit-fencing type garden edging with ground spikes & looped tops comes in low & knee-high versions & could be fitted around MW. Have even used croquet wickets in a pinch...
I've used tomato cages, often snipping them vertically & stretching them out to form semicircles for support. Usually place them upside down - the legs sticking up & soil staples securing the ring at the bottom - with the now topside legs gathered into a finial like the terracotta balls sold for bamboo cane toppers. If they've been snipped lengthwise to fit around a plant, green zipties hold them together again & are easily cut for removal. (Also fits well in pots & looks classical. Good for vines & topiary frames, too, as well as cones planted like "living wreaths".)
For Golden Celebration, you might try a curved trellis such as the one in the link. Even two of these would be no more pricey than the support you've shown, and may actually prove useful. You've got the wall behind GC, so you could support the naturally arching canes with one of these to the front, one at either side, 2 side-by-side to form a semicircle around the front, or placed at the rear with the arms curving toward the rose. I've seen these in person - they're hefty & made well for the price. Considering one myself, imagining sliding seashells or Christmas balls over the arrow points to make them less formal in this country garden, though they are classically traditional as they are. You could also do a modified espalier using the suction-cup anchors sold for vines on the wall with monofilament line, making the support invisible.
Dura-Trel makes some good-looking & reasonably priced trellises in gray & mocha as well as white, some broad & tall enough to cover a wall, with a 6-footer running around $50. The wall one can be found for $120 & free ship, and might be used to run up the wall behind your rose & continue past the wall to form a "railing" to that end of your porch. Tall trellises can be hard to find - Plow & Hearth carries a couple metal ones reasonably priced. Many use the livestock panels available at farm supply stores. A length of modular garden fence set in front of the bed might keep GC in bounds for a while. There are so many options out there.
Left the GC here to grow unbound the first couple of years while considering how to provide support. Unlike yours, that one's in the center of a wide bed, so in no danger of sprawling to snag passersby. Wound up assembling a copper pipe obelisk 2' square by 9' high around the rose, the kind with ogee curves at the top held by a ball finial. GC's corraled within the structure rather than tied in & arches gracefully along the cross-bars as a tall fountain. Copper obelisks can be pricey to buy, but they're simple to construct with pipe fittings & a pipe cutter with no soldering required. Found mine some years back as a garden store display irresistibly discounted & stored it knocked-down till it, finally, came to mind when pondering how to support Golden Celebration after perusing many possibilities. Seems your GC's in no immediate need, so maybe keep exploring the possibilites...
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Fortran Programming Tools under Linux
SciLab is one of my favorite programs running under Linux. If you deal with matrix or vector data, signal analysis, nonlinear optimization, plotting, or other mathematical manipulations, you owe it to yourself to explore this feature-packed program. (SciLab was reviewed in Linux Journal, Issue 11, and it is available for a variety of other computer platforms, including Sun Sparc station, IBM RS 6000, HP 9000, DEC Mips, and DEC Alpha.)
Beyond the hundreds of built-in or supplied mathematical functions, SciLab users can also dynamically link their own Fortran and C subroutines to the SciLab binary without recompiling the SciLab source code. The linked subroutines are then available for calling from within SciLab using either interactive commands or by executing scripts.
This important feature allows Fortran users (and C programmers) to make use of "tried and true" source code without the trouble of converting the subroutines to equivalent SciLab macros and scripts that use built-in SciLab functions. Just as important, tedious debugging can be kept to a minimum (provided the linked subroutines have already been tested thoroughly).
Returning once again to our original trivial example code, let's link the subroutine TRIG into a SciLab session. First, we need to compile the TRIG object module using the f77 command:
$ f77 -c trig.f
which produces trig.o in the present working directory. From within Scilab we link trig.o using the link command:
-->link('trig.o','trig') linking "trig_" defined in "trig.o " lastlink 0,0
The first argument string in the link command is the name (case sensitive) of the Fortran object module. If this module is not in the current SciLab working directory, you must include the path. The second argument string must be the exact name of the Fortran subroutine being linked; however, case is not important. (Note that SciLab variables are case-sensitive, so subsequent use of trig within SciLab requires that you use lower case.)
Other subroutines also can be linked in the same way, and SciLab lists all linked subroutines when the link command is issued without arguments, i.e.:
-->link() ans = trig
Now we are ready to use trig in our SciLab session, but first we need to specify the two input variables (n,x) for the trig subroutine. Below are the commands issued with Scilab echoing the results.
-->n=5 n = 5. -->x=[.1 .2 .3 .4 .5] x = ! .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 !
Actually calling trig is done using SciLab's fort command as illustrated below (along with the result) for our example:
-->y=fort('trig',n,1,'i',x,2,'r','out',[1,5],3,'r') y = ! .0903330 .1626567 .2189268 .2610349 .2907863 !
Okay, now for the explanation. On the left-hand side of the entered expression is a list of the subroutine output variables (y in this example). The arguments inside the fort expression consist of three groups. First is the called subroutine name (trig) as a string variable. This is followed by a list of the subroutine input variables, given in this example as:
n,1,'i', x,2,'r'
The first three items are the input variable (n), its position in the trig subroutine argument list (1), and a string character representing the variable's type (i for integer). Likewise, the second input variable is the real array, x, positioned as the second argument in trig. This pattern continues until all the input variables are listed. Variables in the input list do not have to be listed in any particular order. In other words, we could have just as easily listed the inputs as:
x,2,'r', n,1,'i'
Once all the input variables are listed, we can specify the output variable or variables, denoted in this example by:
The key word 'out' always appears, followed by a matrix notation informing SciLab that the output variable, y, is a 1x5 array. The 3 gives the position of y in the subroutine's argument list, and r states that the variable is type real.
Subroutines having more than one output variable simply need to list the parameters associated with each variable on the output side in the fort argument list and include each variable on the left-hand side of the expression. For example, assume we have a Fortran subroutine given by:
The input variables are DOS and IDEAS, and the outputs are BUGS and DELAY. After compiling and linking this subroutine into SciLab, it is called by:
-->bugs,delay]=fort('win95',dos,3,'r',ideas,1,'i', 'out'[99,99],2,'r',[1,10],4,'r')
It's as easy as that!
When coupling Fortran subroutines with SciLab, any print statements within your Fortran subroutines will not print to the SciLab session. Instead they print to the X window from which you started SciLab (or on the console monitor if you loaded Scilab from a window manager, such as FVWM). More importantly, the dynamically linked Fortran subroutines can open, read, write, and close disk files. Subroutines containing COMMON blocks must be restructured to accept all the variables and constants through the fort command line.
Fortran on Linux
Take look at this web site:
Also, the Netbeans IDE
Also, the Netbeans IDE provides good FORTRAN support.
Fortran F90/95
For those interested in FORTRAN under Linux OS, look for Fortran F90/95 which is a high level programming language, successor to the Fortran F77. It includes pointers, dinamic allocation, collon notation (when working with arrays), operator overloading, modules, and many more! It is equivalent to C programming language in all of it's features, plus everything from standard Fortran F77 (complex numbers native support). Fortran F90/95 is THE choice for scientists and engineers, due to the fact that it can be easily mixed with F77 source codes (calling F77 subroutines from F90 source code)! Thus, all subroutines once written in F77 are accesible through F90 sintax (including all repository subroutines found on Netlib (such as Slatec)! Also, there is an complete IDE for Fortran F90 on Linux OS, which is called Photran (based on Eclipse). KDevelop Multilanguage can be used as Fortran F77 IDE on any Linux OS (with KDE desktop)! Fortran F90/95 compilers (free versions) for Linux include: Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux 9.0, G95 fortran compiler, and GCC 4.0 part called gfortran. They all can be integrated with Photran IDE.
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It's like science fiction, but it's real. The Nintendo 3DS arrives March 27!
Forget those goofy glasses. The 3DS lets you play games in 3D without them. It lets you watch movies in 3D, too.
Why is the 3DS so cool? Let's take a peek under the hood.
First, the system has a computer processor that's more powerful than what's in the Wii. You can see this in the games' graphics, everything from Super Monkey Ball 3D to Steel Diver. People have said that what you see is as good as what you see with an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. It's not that good, but it's close!
With this system, more than games come to life. You can take photos in 3D. Word is, they're even working on letting you take video in 3D. It's really a brand-new world.
You can use the round stick on the left to control many games. Or use the gyroscope inside and tilt it back and forth the way you control an iPhone or iPod Touch game. You can try out augmented reality, too. With six included cards, you can see 3D creatures and manipulate them. I fought against a dragon that sat on my table. It was so detailed, I almost forgot it wasn't real.
Take time to create your own Mii, too. It just might pop up in the games you choose to play. (Unfortunately, the Mii it creates based on a photo you take doesn't really look like you.)
The 3DS is also a pedometer. It tracks how far you've walked and gives you virtual gold coins that let you unlock rewards in games. There's even a graph that tells you how many steps you've walked and how much time you've spent playing.
When the effect of depth works well, the 3DS shows itself to be the best handheld machine ever made.
There's a downside, though, when you get too excited during play. There's only one viewing angle for the 3DS – straight on. When you use the tilt controls, you have to move your head exactly at the perfect angle or you lose the 3D effect. With super-fast games, this happens a lot. The solution? Turn off the 3D via the slider on the right side. And, like the instructions say, don't play too long at one sitting. You might get a headache or nauseous.
The best use of 3D will probably be with role-playing games like the reimagining of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, which drops later this year. That's because in a role-playing game, you're moving more slowly. The slower you move with the 3DS, the more you experience the joys of three dimensions.
Let's get to the launch game reviews!
STEEL DIVER (Nintendo)
Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older
Steel Diver looks like a simple submarine shooting game, but it's more complex than that. The console uses its gyroscope as the sub's periscope. You have to move the 3DS all around you in a circle to find the enemies targeting your vessel. At first, it's easy. But when the water gets murky and you're being targeted from behind, things get frantic. The sub springs leaks when hit, and you have to tap the touchscreen to fix it. Plus, there's Mission Mode, in which you have to get from point A to point B. Sound easy? Just try it.
How's the 3D? Cool! Realistic-looking water flows dramatically like something out of the movies.
SUPER MONKEY BALL 3D (Sega)
First, there's the trademark banana collecting as you move through maze-like chutes that always increase in difficulty. Plus, there's a racing game. And there's a platform-type fighting game that's really addictive. Get punched by another monkey and you'll lose your bananas. The key to winning? Use defense to avoid getting hit.
How's the 3D? Pretty impressive. But you sometimes lose the 3D effect when you get excited and move the console out of your viewing angle.
PILOTWINGS RESORT (Nintendo)
Wow. This arcade flier has elements of a flight simulation game. With a plane, rocket pack or hang glider, soar around the island in timed missions. You're scored on accuracy of flying through rings and your soft, careful landing in specific spots. Later, you get bigger planes like souped-up jets. And there's a cool surprise: a suit that lets you soar without a rocket pack, like a flying squirrel.
How's the 3D? Great. Volcanoes, waterfalls and clouds all make for a visually thrilling experience. You might need to turn down the 3D with a speedier jet, though, to prevent dizziness.
You know what they say when a team loses the Super Bowl? "Wait til next year." That's what you should do with Madden for the 3DS. This football game just isn't ready for full 3D experience. There's no online play, no multiplayer and no Franchise Mode. You don't really seem to control it as much as watch it. It will be better next year, though.
How's the 3D? Not great. There's depth. But a lot of it is played from overhead, like a bird looking down at the field. It needs better camera angles to make the 3D pop out at you.
LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS (LucasArts)
Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older
Near perfection! It's a lot more than building vehicles and collecting studs. Immersed in the Clone Wars universe, you get to play three characters at first, including Yoda. Later, you can unlock a half dozen or so characters, including R2-D2 and Darth Vader. Unfortunately, it has one of the worst instruction booklets I've ever seen for a game. But that's a small thing compared to the highly detailed weapons, characters and weird space worlds you'll encounter during play.
How's the 3D? Amazing. As far as 3D goes, this is the best game out there among the launch titles for kids. You can tell the 3D is carefully created, and the science fiction worlds are strangely beautiful. You want to stop and look around every few minutes to check out the environments.
RAYMAN 3D (Ubisoft)
This humorous adventure tale takes Rayman through lands full of awe and wonder. Try to capture the glowing lums, all 1,000 of them!
How's the 3D? Superb, although turn it down when animals like butterflies get in your face. Check out the awesome waterfalls and swim in the underwater locales for a real 3D fantasy.
RIDGE RACER 3D (Namco)
The latest edition of the arcade racing sim puts you behind the wheel in 3D, and when you use nitrous to speed up – whoa!
How's the 3D? More subtle than in the other games. See it best by changing the camera angle to behind your racecar.
it's going to be mine
It's awesome and has good graphics!
I know right!!!
i think next boys life should give away a cell phone with a year of service
i think a 3ds is 10000000000% better then a phone
:( to much money:(
well save 250$ up!!!
It looks cool but i'm not to excited,but if I don't win I will buy 1
its so epic
how do i enter im new here
to wwin the 3ds
Ive looked around Game Review Sites, and the 3DS looks really cool. BUT it is really expensive. Of course, It will really only be worth it when Kid Icarus and especially Ocarina of Time come out. Until then, the 3DS games won't be quite worth the 40$ price tag.
wow, the nintendo 3ds looks sooo cool. i love it! i have to find a way to make money. maybe by the time i make $300(so i can buy the 3ds and a game) , the orange one will come out! that color would look so cool, i have to have it when it comes out!
the give away (3ds) you can get one entry per email
I think it will be amazing an i entered the contest but the prob, i never win any thing with my luck haha.
me too. I never win anything either like monopoly or prize drawings. so don't feel bad.
It seems so AWESOME!!!!!!!!
its truly awesome
This really is gonna be worth 250. It is worth 300 anywhere else. Only 250 here in US. This shall be the greatest handheld man shall know. An innovation, a game console, and a social experience all wrapped in one. Do not hate it, and don't underestimate the power.
I want one
i preordered the black color. 2 days and 7 hours!
i hope i win
i want that so bad.looks cool. hoping to win it from boys life
I dunno it looks like a piece of junk to me. i think ill buy a psp because it looks the same and the recently lowered the price.
I beg to differ. To PSPs have 3-D? Without glasses?
no 3d on the psp
Lol. You'll be regretting that when your friends are saying, "Look at the awesome graphics on this thing! It even has augmented reality!"
i dont know. i think you should first try to get the nintendo 3ds before you get a psp
i want a ds
luv it
yeah i just got a psp for christmas.with wifi u can get on the internet.and thre r like thousands of games for it
ive preordered the aqua blue 3ds and Im gonna get pilotwings resort with it and if Im lucky I might get star wars III the clone wars. each game for the 3ds cost 40 dollars so there quite expensive
The nitendow3ds is the awsamest thing ever.
Hmmmm…. I don't know if it's worth 250 dollars WITHOUT a single game.
I herd that its batrry life was bad on the 3ds and 3ds is $250 you might think that is over priced but the playstation NGP is $350 to $400 there both good
plus tax
I played Pilot wings demo in BestBuy, and it was amazing! i think it would be worth $250…
It really is worth it guys. I used it at the demo pod event and the graphics are amazingly beautiful. I ordered a black 3DS with Pilotwings Resort. Oh yeah, I also played the AR games, Pilotwings, Face Raiders, Asphalt 3D, Mii maker, Nintendogs + cats, and the 3D camera. So don't feel like you're getting ripped off, unless you really hate it and you want to destroy it.
will there be any 3D pokemon games
I hope not. If you look at the pokemon games now,would be getting really dizzy with the 3D experience. Also, they just made a new Pokemon game, so stick with that for a year or two before Nintendo makes another.
Yes. It's downloadable. It's called Pokedex 3D and it shows you all the Pokemon from Pokemon Black and White. Also, do you get Nintendo Power magazine? It has an AR card that can get you Victini (the first Psychic and Fire-type Pokemon) on Pokedex 3D!
how do you win it?
you hunt for pedros number popping out of the 3ds !!
I can't wait to play a 3DS. I hope I can win the contest!
me to
me too
That ds is cool
i know, right!
I know right!
How do you get it in red or orange because i saw it at a game convention and it hade it in red and orange
you can only get them in Japan
This is looking pretty good from all I heard.
I got it for$300.00 and I finished every game.
how did you get one?
looks exciting
The 3ds sounds cool! I wish i had one.
You and me both.
i want that real bad. hope i win it
I have a DSi XL,I won't get a 3DS because my XL already has software downloaded and I don't think I could transfer it.Plus,I heard Nintendo brought in some kids to test it out,and for most of them they ended up having eye trouble because of the 3D,so they sent out a warning about this.
that was awsome
I can't wait for the 3DS to come out! Now all I need is $250, unless my DS Lite breaks. Now where did that Mallet go?
So now all I need 250$…
Is there a red 3DS like in the Boy's Life contest? ..Because I looked on Nintendo.com and it said only blue and black.
Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black on the release day. Red is confirmed, but nobody knows when that's coming out. I personally really like the black one, but at E3, the had purple and orange too. Those 2 aren't confirmed (yet).
wich color do you want AquaJJ
When is Mario Kart 3D going to come out?
sometime in september
It's coming out Holiday 2011
Why is the 3DS so expensive? Is it really worth $250? Will there be any price cuts in the future.
I hope it has a price cut!!!
Probily…. just wait a few years…
their probly will,like with the DSi it was $170 and now its $130
i'm a game guy
O.K. good to know that game guy.
I think I'll wait until the 3DS is cheaper, and a better one will probably come out soon… I hope…
I already have a DSI at home but i really want this, but i probably won't get it unless my DSI breaks… Now, where did I put my hammer?
Haha! I know, right? DSi, not worth $170!
trade in your DSi at game stop and pay the rest.
you can't do that.
Um….what Im wondering is it worth the 247 dollars????
i've already paid $260 for it, im hoping its woirth it
Um… you know it's 249.99, right?
I think it is worth the $247
plus tax, so its $260 where im at…


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Two indie music acts, Mild and Sqweez Animal, are ready to lead 100 Thai cyclists on a bicycle route to explore six major venues in Bangkok this Sunday afternoon before throwing them a free concert in the evening.
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A new RPG Quest - IN DEVELOPMENT
Hi guys,
My team and I are working diligently on an old school Gameboy themed RPG for the iPhone. The game engine is almost complete, aside from minor details that we still haven't decided upon. That's where you come in - what do you want to see in the next major RPG development for the iPhone? I'm trying to incorporate the best aspects of great RPGs like Pokemon, Dragon Quest, and Runescape (along with some really cool new ideas) into a fun, unique gaming experience with hopefully tens of hours of meaningful gameplay. Let me know what YOU want to play on your iPhone and we'll make it happen. Thanks! |
I can think of some very specific things I'd want (and don't want):
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It would be 2d, as it is based on old game boy games.
I would actually like a serious story to be honest.
Something to do with time travel or parallel dimention elements with different settings. Probably wont happen but i love anything to do with time travel or something with alternate realities in. I would like to see some sort of transport in the game, i dont know something like in pokemon. You can go on a boat/ferry or something like a train or tram. I would rather have a D-pad control that we can see, dont like how in most games you touch to were you wanna go, that's annoying. I would like something to do with the weather like some parts of the game it could be snowing or raining, sunny, storm, stuff like that. One final thing. I would rather pay full price for a good polished game rather than paying for the game then having to pay for IAP aswell, gets annoying an most games that use IAP i dont play nomore. No one likes having to pay IAP after they have bought the game. Dont care about the file size or price Last edited by scottyd2k9; 07-07-2012 at 06:59 PM.. |
I would like to see something with turn based combat that has a timing aspect to it. And where you see the enemy's before you engage them so you can try for sneak attacks.
I've always wanted something along the lines of Mario and luigi superstar sega on my iPod. Saturday morning rpg pulls it off sorta but I hate the art style of that game. Plus puzzles are good in RPGs. |
Thanks for the feedback guys. Lots of different ideas - some of them contrasting. One thing people seem to agree on is that I need to get in-app purchases out of the way. As of now, the app design will not support iAP, and if it ever does, iAP will not unlock anything that can't be unlocked by playing the game.
As for the gameplay - sorry sidGoku, this first RPG will be turn based. We're incorporating some cool exploration animations and a great storyline/overall gameplay to make up for it. The transport is a good idea - we still haven't decided how exactly it will work, but most likely it will rely on certain "portals" that can take you to other portals scattered throughout the world. What does everyone think of an EXP based self improvement system that relies heavily on better items: i.e. items can make a bigger difference on your capabilities than your level (assuming there are no iAP.) Also, how would you most like to see "leveling up" get implemented in an RPG? |
I don't like the emphasis on items being more important than level. Leveling up is contingent on a clear pattern with expectations but item based might feel too random. Also, item based play might decrease replay because you'd be likely to get the same items in the same places so less variability.
One important thing that is hinted at with your item emohasis thought is to reward exploration by having elusive items or a harder challenge dungeon. Considdee the environmental puzzles in Final Fantasy 1 or the good versus bad settings of Zelda, even Chrono Trigger gaves you much to explore. Avoid traditional settings and go for something novel (as in Earthbound). Respectfully, I'll believe this is a viable project when I see screenshots or concept art. Any idea on a title? What direction do you have with this game? |
i would like to see non turned based combat personally. i don't know if you want to do a monster capture game like pokemon but if you do then it must be storyline driven and not mission based and the monsters should look similar to pokemon and have the same art style(other styles don't work out as well). obviously if it was a monster capture game it would be turn based but those are always fun anyways.
traveling a "world" would be pretty cool. a game for possible inspiration is heroes lore 3 it was one of my favorite rpgs on the appstore. i perfer 2d games on the appstore because they give you better viewing on the small screen and they usually take less time to make. side quests are a big yes. make the game last because some games you can finish in a couple of hours. |
@sidGoku: I think a good storyline is key to replicating the charm of old Gameboy games. The current theme/ premise of the story is that you are a young warrior living in a village that made peace with the "monster" kingdom (name tbd) in the mountains north of your village. However, scouts and villagers have gone missing and the "monsters" are on the move, breaking the longstanding peace treaty, and now even the best warrior in the village is nowhere to be found. You are the village's last chance, so you embark on a quest to find the "Monster King" and fight him or something. Also, there's a twist that I won't reveal. The name of the game will likely have the "Hero" or "Quest" incorporated into something more clever.
@itouchbd: We have considered "monster catching" games - those are really the best RPGs, but for starters it will be based just on improving yourself (your "hero" character.) A sequel could likely feature monster catching however... @undeadcow: I see your concern, but our current design would eliminate some of that variability by making it more gold-based, with a large variety of items easily available for purchase with the gold. As for your other comment, I will certainly post screenshots when I am actually trying to sell you something. This is very early in development, hence this thread. We still have a lot of actual gameplay to decide before designing the levels (which won't take long) and ordering animations (which will take a bit longer.) A current estimated release date is mid-September. Last edited by lendo; 07-08-2012 at 01:00 PM.. |
Looking forward to more details. Not a fan of monster collection "RPG"s so this sounds right up my alley. Good luck.
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Patch 4.3 PTR: New level 80 gear sets for every class {WoW}
Sep 28th 2011 7:24PM Ooh, hello - newly created 2h mace with dodge + mastery? I realise it's not 85, but even so
The Queue: Stonecore frustrations {WoW}
Jan 26th 2011 12:15PM Hrm... I never found the bosses in Stonecore were the bits that hurt - they tend to go down relatively easily (I'm a tank, and yes, the first couple of tries on Orzuk were a pain, but since then they've been fine). This isn't to say "ooh, I'm so imba" - I struggle a lot more on some other bosses: the first and 3rd in Grim Batol, the first in SFK (pre-upcoming-nerf), the first in ToTT, the third(? the fire armor one) in BRC etc.
Anyhoo, the reason I've always tended to dislike the Stonecore is pretty simple - the packs before Orzuk are a bit of a pain in the arse. It's not something nerfable, imho, just a bit of an annoyance compared with a lot of other trash in the game...
Yes, the LoS mechanic is silly, and yes Orzuk can be tricky, but I'd say they're a lot less cockblocky than a lot of other heroic bosses.
The Queue: Something about tabards {WoW}
Jan 19th 2011 6:55PM "Is it possible to get the Elementium Vein right outside to the left of Ironclad Garrison? I see that vein everyday with miners trying to get it but failing."
I pick that one up if I've run out of veins in the rest of TB, the trick is to go to the south side, climb up on the hill just south west of the tree, then jump (on a mount) aiming in between the tree and the side of the hill. If you get it just right, you can jump again and land on the higher level, and walk over to get the vein. I can do this on my DK tank without any mount speed increase stuff (just in blood presence), so it should be doable by anyone...
Breakfast Topic: Guilt by association {WoW}
Dec 13th 2010 11:29AM Had an interesting one myself recently, but from association with an entire group of people, not just one.
I've been playing WoW since probably halfway through BC. During BC, I was in a small, casual guild with a bunch of relatively mature folks. I was also terrible. I mean, utterly godawful. But that was OK, we all were at that time (at least in my guild!). Through 3 iterations of that guild, a central core of us managed to stick together, but upon the release of WotLK, we finally had to move on.
I managed to pick up a spot in a well-known (for a relatively poor server) raiding guild, some of the others stuck to casual guilds, and we even had a couple go off to PvP (heathens!). Over the next year and a bit, we all kept in vague contact, exchanging pleasantries in dalaran, and keeping up-to-date with each others' progress - both in-game and RL.
About 9 months ago, my raiding started to drop. I felt unable to raid multiple times per week (not helped by ICC I will admit), and work/real life commitments had really taken over. At that point, I quit the main raid team I was in, and ticked over doing randoms and the odd pug.
Moving forward to July, I was chatting with one of the original crowd from my first guild, and they were talking about a new raid team they were putting together. 10-man, running on a Thursday night only, with all the old crew back together. Team Casual. By association, we moved into one of the team's guilds (a relatively well-known guild on the server) as casual members, and ran our weekly raid. Life was good, we didn't get burned out, and best of all, we were doing pretty OK on the progression side as well - 10/12 hc I believe we finished off on, albeit without managing to get a try on Sindra hc.
The team got closer still, and by the middle of last month were running our first official real-life get together in Denmark. We got 9 of the 10 of us there (not an insignificant effort - myself as a Brit, along with 3 Dutch, 3 Norwegian and 2 Danes), and had the photos up on the guild's website. It was pretty well known at this point that we were probably the closest team in the guild. The "by association" link had become strong to the point where we were TC, and no longer individual casual members of the guild.
Then it happened.
For the last few weeks of WotLK, the main guild had been unable to field a raid team (although TC had managed every week). The GM decided that it would be best to open up a new raiding day for the team - Thursday. Team Casual's day. The one night of the week for which a lot of us had organised our real life around WoW. The one night a week on which none of the TC members who had mains in the guild's main raiding teams would be able to raid in the main raids. So they declined.
At this point, I would like to point out that the majority of us in TC were Casual members of the guild (7/11 I believe), and the remainder used their alts to raid with TC, and their "mains" in the guild runs.
The GM decided enough was enough, and informed the guild (on the Thursday before Cataclysm) that any persons who would be unable to raid in the main guild run on Thursdays would be required to /gquit. Eventually, it was made clear that what was meant was anyone that wanted to raid with TC would have to leave the guild - "by association" with the 4 (or so) raiders who raided with TC on Thursdays. It was a shame - a lot of us had become quite attached to that guild in one way or another, and most of us would be unable to do "guild runs" on a Thursday anyway since they weren't open to casual members. Guildless a few days before Cataclysm isn't fun, I can assure you.
Happy ending here though, we are now part of a much more casually-oriented guild, who do their own weeklyish raid, and even has a few names from that first guild I was ever in. It's a much more relaxed atmosphere, and has a much sillier name than our old guild, which I think suits Team Casual well :)
Also, apologies for the wall of text here, and that it rather went off-topic, there's only a couple of bits which refer to the "by association" bit... :S
Guild experience no longer earned via guild achievements {WoW}
Dec 8th 2010 6:21AM I actually had the same experience as Cure4Living before. We got to guild level 2 at some point Wednesday morning, then through my half-asleep eyes, I noticed it was back to level 1 later. Even in the news feed it said that we'd hit level 2, and yet we're at level 1. I assume it's because we lost the guild xp for the 1 achievement we've got :( Ah well, as long as I got 5% bonus XP for an hour or so, i'm happy :)
Cataclysm raid progression update {WoW}
Oct 26th 2010 4:12PM @Shats:
My suspicion is that with the harder 85 dungeons, the new players will have to play 85 normal dungeons in level-appropriate gear, which hopefully will guide players in a few basic tactics. At that point, they'll be thrown into heroic 5-mans, alongside (probably) fewer massively overgeared players (since there is a limit on JP/week, so raiders won't be spamming heroics as much).
I don't know if it'll work, but we'll see I guess...
Cataclysm: Official reforging preview {WoW}
Oct 12th 2010 5:01PM Oh, and also worth pointing out is that it has a minimum ilvl requirement of 200, i.e. Wrath epics. Thus, no minmaxing before you hit 80 ;)
Cataclysm: Official reforging preview {WoW}
Oct 12th 2010 4:58PM Any stat that is not Strength, Agility, Intellect, Stamina, Armor, Resilience or a Trinket-Proc. Note that Spirit _is_ available for reforging.
Basically, for most stuff, it's Hit, Haste, Mastery, Crit, Spirit, Parry, Dodge and Expertise.
Cataclysm: Official reforging preview {WoW}
Oct 12th 2010 4:54PM Afraid not, was playing around on the PTR and it simply allows you to reforge once and only once.
This is going to get pretty interesting come 85 - I suspect that there will be a priority order for every spec, a la: Hit(pre-cap)>Mastery>Haste>Crit>Hit(post-cap)=0, and the theorycrafters and minmaxers will have a field day.
I'm in the process of trying to work out what would be better for DK tanks at the moment - parry/dodge (which are pretty similar at 80) or Mastery - need some numbers for healing per second from death strike vs damage taken per second on a min/typical/max encounter... Not an easy comparison...
I rather went off the point there, didn't I? Yes, one reforge only (although you can undo it for free, and reforge again later).
The Queue: Hard (Stone)core {WoW}
Sep 27th 2010 8:22AM From TotalBiscuit's video of Stonecore HC, it appears to be 75 JP per boss (apparently 5* more than we get at lv80, to save us from saving up for "awesome epicz" at 85, or something like that anyhoo!)