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Main Event - Memphis
I'm playing on the Mavericks and Clippers to finish UNDER the number. The Mavs began the season by seeing the majority of their games finish above the number. However, that hasn't been the case lately. Wednesday's game stayed below the total, the UNDER is now 5-1 their past six games. The Mavs have also seen the UNDER go 2-0 this season when playing at home with an over/under line ranging from 190 to 194.5. Looking back a bit further and we find the UNDER at a profitable 17-9 when the Mavs have been in that role since 2005. Meanwhile, the Clippers have seen the UNDER go 3-0 this season when playing a road game with an over/under line ranging from 190 to 194.5 and 12-6 in that situation since 2005.The Clippers played solid defense last time out as they limited Toronto to only 80 points. Unfortunately for LA fans, their offense managed a mere 77 points. That game stayed below the total by 30 points and brought the UNDER to 11-5 their last 16 games. Looking at the series history and we find the UNDER at a profitable 14-3 the last 17 times that these teams have faced each other, including 11-1 the last 12. I'm expecting more of the same this evening with the final combined score staying beneath the number and the UNDER improving to 26-16 the last 42 times that the Mavs were coming off a game in which they allowed 105 or more points. *Western Conference Total of the Month
Over Knicks -- Anhilator
Bobcats to finish OVER the total. The Knicks come off just their third win in the month of December, a convincing 108-90 rout of the Cavs. Note that they were underdogs for all three of those victories. The Knicks followed up each of those previous victories by seeing their next game finish above the total. That brought the OVER to 5-1 this season when they were coming off a SU victory when listed as an underdog. That's worth mentioning as we find the OVER at 4-0 this season when they've been listed as road underdogs in the +3.5 to +6 range. Looking back a little further shows the OVER at a profitable 16-7 the last 23 times that the Knicks were in that role. Meanwhile, we find that the Bobcats have seen the OVER go 3-0 this season when listed as home favorites in the -3.5 to -6 range and 11-6-1 their last 18 in that role. Additionally, they've seen the OVER go 2-0 this season when playing a home game with an over/under line in the 190 to 194.5 range. Looking at three previous meetings in 2007 (all last season) and we find that they had over/under lines of 198.5, 199.5 and 203. Tonight's number is obviously much lower than that and I feel that provides us with excellent value. Look for a high-scoring affair that finishes above the low number with the OVER improving to 13-5 the last 18 times that the Knicks were coming off a double-digit victory. *Annihilator
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NBA Selection
Friday, December 21st, 2007 8:00 PM EST.
Memphis Grizzlies (8-17) at Detroit Pistons (18-7)
The Pistons go for their sixth straight win over the Grizzlies and have taken the last two clashes at The Palace of Auburn Hills, seven of their last eight. However, laying double digits is a bit risky. Memphis has played the Pistons tough. The Grizzlies have lost seven of their last eight at Detroit, but went 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings and 4-2 ATS in the last six in Detroit. The struggling Grizzlies may not be a great money maker and are a sorry road team, just 3-9 this season, but are 6-5-1 ATS away from home this season. Take the Grizzlies to cover the spread in Motor City.
Memphis Grizzlies +10
Friday, December 21st, 2007 8:00 PM EST. (Eastern Time)
8:00 PM EST. Memphis Tigers (7-5) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5)
Site: Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana
Florida Atlantic Owls -3
This will be the first of five Florida teams to go bowling. Memphis has been on a roll, winning five of its last six games, but has not been successful against Sun Belt teams. They lost to Middle Tennessee and Arkansas State this year. I like the Owls to win this game in their first-ever bowl game, but go easy. This clash will be a close fought battle that could go either way. The Owls had a more grueling schedule and believe their offense led by Rusty Smith will give the Tigers pass defense a problem.
Saint Joseph's Hawks - 7.5
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6:35:00 PM New York Islanders +120
ASA 5* New York Islanders $ line (+) @ Pittsburgh @ 6:30 P.M. The Islanders certainly haven't been hot but they are catching the Penguins at the ideal time for a big upset on the road. The results that each of these teams are coming off of in their most recent game is what makes the situation so strong for the Isles here. New York suffered a tough loss against Buffalo in their most recent game. However, the Islanders outshot the Sabres 43-17 and that makes them even hungrier for tonight's game. The Isles know they outworked their opponent in their most recent game and yet they still fell short. The other advantage the Islanders have is that they were off last night. While they prepared for tonight's game the Penguins were battling the Bruins in Boston. This leaves the Pens in a tough spot and last night's results didn't help Pittsburgh. The Penguins blew a 4-0 lead and had to go to the shootout before finally claiming the victory. The Pens are inconsistent (witness last night's blown 4-goal lead) and their goaltending is often suspect. Conversely, the Isles recent struggles can't be blamed on goalie Rick DiPietro. He's played quite well and with another night on tap where his teammates outwork the opposition, this time the Isles come out on top! Solid underdog price is the way to go here!
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NCAA Football:
5 Unit Black Magic New Orleans Bowl Beatdown on Florida Atlantic -3
Florida Atlantic will bring more fans to this game as they are just a hop skip and a jump away from New Orleans. They are the better all-around team with one of the best quarterbacks in the country that noone knows about. Rusty Smith has thrown for over 3,300 yards and 27 touchdowns to just 7 interceptions. His effective passing game will lead the Owls over the Tigers who give up a ton of points. Memphis gives up 8.2 yards per passing attempt in road games. Memphis is 3-12 ATS off 2 straight wins against conference rivals. Florida Atlantic's win over Troy to end the season as a 15-point underdog gives them tremendous momentum heading into this contest. Cash in with Florida Atlantic as the favorite.
3 Unit Sharp Play on Washington Wizards -4.5
The Washington Wizards are showing awesome value at home tonight. The Wizards already beat the Hawks earlier this year by 11 points in Atlanta. Now they take on the Hawks at home where they should have no problem posting another double-digit victory. The Hawks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Wizards are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games against the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite. Cash in with Washington as the favorite.
3 Unit Sharp Play on Portland Trail Blazers -4
The Portland Trail Blazers have now won 9 straight games and they will make it No. 10 tonight. Portland will be playing a Denver team that is coming off a double-overtime game last night and their tired legs won't allow the Nuggets to keep up with the Blazers in this one. Iverson played over 56 minutes and Anthony played over 51 minutes for the Nuggets last night. Without these two superstars on fresh legs, the Nuggets simply cannot compete. The Blazers are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. Cash in with Portland as the favorite.
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Friday's Plays
15 Dime
Take the points with Memphis tonight in the New Orleans Bowl over Florida Atlantic.
These two teams are pretty evenly matched, so I don't expect a blowout on either side.Memphis finished the season strong, winning five of its last six games after starting the season 2-4. Quarterback Martin Hankins was the catalyst on offense, averaging 351 ypg with 17 TDs and only seven INTs during the last six games. Hankins loves to spread it around, with five receivers catching at least 30 passes this year.
The other reason I like Memphis here is the emergence of its running game down the stretch. Senior Joseph Doss had two games where he rushed for over 165 yards down the stretch and that threat should make the Tigers that much more efficient on offense.
Florida Atlantic is playing in its first-ever bowl game and will no doubt be fired up, but Memphis has been winning the close ones down the stretch and I think they have the better shot at bringing home the win for us.
Both teams have questionable defenses so the score should be high, but I like Memphis to continue its trend of coming through at the end in another close game.
Take the points with Memphis.
5 Dime –
Lay the points with George Mason on the road over Florida International.
George Mason rolled to a 65-39 win last year over FIU and that was with a team that had somewhat of an off year after their Cinderella Final Four run in 2005. They have improved this year and I expect another blowout win as a result.
Florida International is returning home after a pair of Sun Belt road games, so they are not in the easiest of situations here.
Look for George Mason to swarm and force FIU into several turnovers which will lead to the double-digit win.
Lay the points with George Mason as they grab the road win and cover.
Take the points with the 76ers at home tonight over the Lakers.
This line is a trap folks.Trust me.
The public sees the Lakers as an easy winner here and will gladly lay the bucket on the road over a 76ers team they perceive as inferior.
But the 76ers have played good defense so far this year and have what it takes to get the job done as the small home dog.
The Lakers are playing their third game in four nights and are coming off a nationally televised game against the Cavaliers last night. Not only will fatigue be a factor, but the Lakers are in a prime letdown spot after gearing up for LeBron James last night.
This is Philly's lone home game in seven days, so look for them to go all out in front of the partisan crowd.
Take the 76ers as the small home dog as they get it done over the Lakers.
Lay the points with the Celtics tonight over the Bulls.
Boston is coming off its first home loss of the season and will be looking to take out some frustration on Chicago here.
The Bulls rank near the bottom of the league in field goal percentage and offense, and I don't see them getting anything going against a Celtics team that ranks near the top of the league in points allowed per game.
Boston defeated Chicago 92-81 two weeks ago as a 5-point road chalk and should find it easier tonight in front of the home crowd.
Take the Celtics for the big home win and cover.
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Vernon Croy
Toronto Raptors vs. Seattle Supersonics (NBA) - 10:35 PM EST Premium Play
Pick: Point Spread: -4.5/-105 Toronto Raptors Play Title: 20 Unit NBA Slam Dunk
20 Units, Take Toronto -4.5, The Raptors are the overall superior team here tonight and they are 7-2 ATS this season after a non-conference game. Seattle is just 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games when the posted total is 190 to 194.5 and they are also just 4-7 in their last 11 games as a home dog of 3.5 to 6 points. Seattle's opponents are averaging 105.3 ppg against them this season and I really like the Raptors to bounce back with a big double digit win after their loss against Portland
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Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: Indiana Pacers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Pick: 3 units (Normal) TOTAL: Over 202 (-109)
Total of 3 plays including the Florida Atlantic -2.5 play released earlier this week.
I learned a lot about this Minny team at home against Golden State when they came out of the games very competitive. I might regret later not taking a first half play on this and doing it for the game, but I do believe that Minny will be competitive in this game. Furthermore, the Pacers continue to show up on the road scoring over a 100 points in a flurry -106 at Miami, 119 at New York and over a 100 against a defensive 76er unit at home. The Pacers have gone over in their last 4 road ballgames and the Twolves are 7-2-1 to the over after losing by 10 or more points straight up. This team had Golden State on the ropes and let them off the hook and they will look to stay competitive throughout this game and I think that will lead to both teams scoring over a 100 points as they each continue to push each other.
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Teddy June's College Football New Orleans Bowl Winner
My 10* College Football New Orleans Bowl Winner is the Memphis Tigers plus the points over the Florida Atlantic Owls. Each team finished the year at 7-5 SU, the Owls finished at 7-5 ATS and the Tigers 6-4-1 ATS. Memphis ended the year strong with 3 straight wins and 5 of their last 6, victories as underdogs on the road over Rice, Tulane and Southern Miss. Closing the year with wins at home over UAB and SMU. They did fail to cover the 6.5 point chalk in their last contest but the game did go to overtime as the Tigers squeaked out a 3 point victory 55-52. The key for the Tigers this season has been their passing attack led by senior quarterback Martin Hankins. Tigers rank 12th in the nation in passing yards and Hankins despite missing a few games to injury earlier in the year has had a terrific season with comp% 60.7, 2939 passing yards, 22 TD's and 12 INT's. They have "trees" for wide outs with 6'4 sophomore Duke Calhoun (58rec, 850 yards, 5 TD's) and 6'7 sophomore Carlos Singleton (47rec, 704 yards, 10 TD's). Both cause huge matchup problems for most DB's in the country as they can leap over just about anyone in the secondary. There are led in the backfield by senior running back Joseph Doss (154 attempts, 715 rushing yards) and sophomore T.J. Pitts (104 attempts, 481 yards, each back averaging a solid 4.6 yards per carry. The running game picked up a lot of steam down the stretch of the season after each back battled injuries throughout the year, both come in healthy for tonight's matchup. The Owls are off a huge upset victory as they shocked many with a big win over the Troy Trojans as 15 point underdogs. However, it is important to note that teams entering off big upset victories like this generally do not fare well in their bowl games as they end up in a letdown situation. FAU like Memphis sports a strong passing attack, ranked nationally at 19th in the country, led by sophomore Rusty Smith. Their claim to fame this season has been the toughness of their schedule and tying for the lead in takeaways on defense. As far as their schedule I take it with a grain of salt as they did not compete in the tough games at all. They lost 6-42 as 24 point underdogs to Oklahoma State, 17-45 as 24 point underdogs against Kentucky, lost 23-35 against South Florida as 17 point underdogs (USF was in a letdown off the big WVU upset) and lost 20-59 as 34 point underdogs to Florida. So they failed to cover and compete in each game except for the South Florida game in which the Bulls were in one of the biggest let down situations of the year. The fact that they tied for most takeaways in the nation is certainly impressive, the stat is a bit misleading though. They had 7 takeaways against arguably the worst team in the country at taking care of the ball in Minnesota a team that sported a -15 turnover ratio on the year and 4 takeaways against UL-Lafayette a team with a -5 turnover ratio. They did get 4 from USF however once again I take that game with a grain of salt considering the letdown situation. Memphis comes in as a team that has comparable numbers in the turnover stats as they have a +9 turnover ratio on the year with 25 takeaways, 16 turnovers while FAU has 33 takeaways and 14 turnovers. This game will go back and forth early as neither team is very strong defensively other than forcing turnovers. However I expect Memphis to pull it out down the stretch as they have so many times this year. 4-1 SU in games decided by 3 points or less (Ole Miss only SU loss, did cover ATS). This Memphis team in my opinion comes in undervalued due to their inconsistent early season. This was mostly due to injuries with key guys all being out at different times, tonight they come in healthy and look to improve on their recent bowl success winning 2 of their last 3 both SU and ATS. It is also worth noting the Owls are 0-9 ATS their last 9 games against non conference teams away from home. My 10* College Football New Orleans Bowl Winner is the Memphis Tigers plus the points. As always, Good Luck, Let's make some money.
Teddy June's College Basketball Game of the Day (7-1 CBB RUN)
My 10* College Basketball Game of the Day is the Davidson Wildcats plus the points over the NC State Wolfpack. Wildcats started the year ranked in the top 25 and with an extremely tough early season now sit 1 game below .500 at 4-5 SU. They lost by 4 as 11 point dogs against North Carolina, lost by 6 as 8 point underdogs to Duke, and 12 as 13 point underdogs to UCLA. In the midst of these close losses to big teams they dropped a couple questionable games; however, I will say scheduling wise they were in a terrible spots in both the Western Michigan and Charlotte games. Charlotte was sandwiched in between Duke and UCLA and Western Michigan was immediately after the UNC game. There is nothing like traveling to Western Michigan after you just drop a heartbreaking 4 point loss to the number 1 team in the country. First and foremost this team is led by superstar sophomore guard Stephen Curry (24.1ppg), when he is on he is the best shooter in the country. Picking up his role the last two years senior point guard Jason Richards is one of the best distributors in the country, averaging 12.9ppg and leading the nation with 9.0apg. In the front court they are led by senior forward Boris Meno who is averaging 8.8ppg and 7.8rpg. Wolfpack on the year are 5-3 SU they own a big win against Villanova on a neutral court but own some bad losses with 4 point outright loss at East Carolina as 9.5 point chalk, at Michigan State by 23 points as 9 point underdogs, and at home in a 2 point loss as 18.5 point chalk against New Orleans. They are very inconsistent offensively and are led by freshman JJ Hickson, averaging 18.0ppg, and 8rpg. He also however does lead the team in turnovers at 25 on the season. They have struggled especially behind the 3 point line as they shoot an abysmal 29.6 from beyond the arc; that will certainly be a problem tonight as they face one of the highest scoring offenses in the nation. Davidson is a very efficient disciplined team that has a great deal of experience tonight they face an NC State that struggles to take care of the ball, Through eight games, the 'Pack are averaging 15 turnovers a game while opponents are averaging slightly fewer than 11. Opponents have 53 steals to N.C. State's 31. In my opinion this line carries a lot of value due to Davidson's tough early season losses and their program still being under the radar in comparison to an ACC school. This is the last "big" game for them before their schedule weakens considerably so they will be ready to go. I wouldn't be surprised if the turnout for this game is not great, during the holiday break generally not a lot of students will come to the games, especially when their team is playing an under the radar team like Davison. I don't expect the crowd to be much of an impact and Davidson has traveled quite successfully over the last few years. Dating back to last year they are 16-5 ATS their last 21 road games and 13-3 ATS their last 16 road games against teams with a winning home record of .600 or greater. Meanwhile NC State has dropped their last 2 lined games and 5 out of their last 6 ATS. I currently have this line at +2.5/+3 and expect it will waiver around this number and drop later in the day. Recommend playing it early and I have this rated at 10* down to pk. My 10* College Basketball Game of the Day is the Davidson Wildcats plus the points.
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Larry Ness' New Orleans Bowl ATS Mismatch (FAU/Memphis)
My 15* play is on Memphis at 8:00 ET. Florida Atlantic is in its first-ever bowl game (Div I-A since just '04), while Memphis is in its 4th in five years under head coach Tommy West (2-1 SU and ATS). FAU beat a bad Minnesota team this year 42-39 but lost to Okla St, Kentucky, USF and Florida by the combined scores of 181-66. However, it lost just once all year in the SBC and in what was essentially the SBC championship game at Troy on Dec 1, scored 28 points in a span of 12 minutes in the second half to secure a 38-32 victory, as 16-point dogs! Memphis started the year 2-4 having lost a teammate who was killed on campus, playing three games in 11 days and losing starting QB Hankins to injury fro two games. It lost twice to SBC teams in that 11-day span but rebound to win FIVE of its last six games, averaging 35.8 PPG. Hankins averaged 351.2 YPG in that six-game run, with a 17-7 ratio. FAU's QB Rusty Smith threw for conference records of 3,352 yards and 27 touchdowns (just eight INTs) but like Memphis, FAU doesn't run the ball all that well. Both teams are vulnerable on D but both have excellent TO ratios. FAU forced 33 takeaways, leading the nation with a plus-19 TO margin. However, Memphis had just 16 giveaways, against 25 takeaways (plus-9). FAU head coach Howard Schnellenberger may be 4-0 all-time in bowl games but that was LONG ago and FAR away. The SBC is CFB's weakest conference, while Memphis played well down the stretch and is playing on artificial turf for the 12th time in 13 games (7-3 ATS plus a 35-14 win in a non-lined game). Bowl experience favors the team from the stronger conference, which is also the underdog in this game. That's a nice combo. 15* ATS Mismatch on Memphis.
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Alex Smart
The Owls Howard Schnellenberger was the head coach at Miami when the 'Canes won their first national championship. This guy is one of my favorite all time coaches, and gets the most out of his player personal , especially in big game situations, as was the case in the Sunbelt championship, taking out a excellent Troy State squad. Memphis their opponents did finish off their season, in an up mode winning , 4 of their L/5 against a opponents I had pegged as national bottom feeders. So needless to say im not impressed by that run. Conference USA teams like Memphis are 0-12 ATS in Bowl games off a SU and ATS win, if they did not cover by 10+ in that game, and they're matched up against a foe also off a SU win.( The Tigers qualify after a 55-52 win as 6.5 point underdogs in their last game of the year) Play on Florida Atlantic
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Buffalo vs Wyoming 11:20 PM EST
Play On: 3* Wyoming -4
Buffalo is scoring only 63.4 points per game on the road this year and allowing 82.4 points per game on the road this season. Buffalo is 7-20 ATS last 27 road games. WYOMING is 11-1 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons. WYOMING is 8-1 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread over the last 2 seasons. WYOMING is 9-1 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons. WYOMING is 11-3 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons. We'll play Wyoming for 3 units tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
Florida Atlantic vs Memphis 8:00 PM EST
Play On: 1* Florida Atlantic -3
Memphis is 7-21 ATS since 1992 after 2 or more consecutive wins. Memphis is allowing 35.8 points per game on the road this year. Memphis is 14-28 ATS after 2 home games. MEMPHIS is 3-12 ATS off 2 straight wins against conference rivals since 1992. MEMPHIS is 16-30 ATS off a home win since 1992. MEMPHIS is 2-14 ATS after scoring 42 points or more last game since 1992. Florida Atlantic is 2-0 while Memphis is 0-2 against common opponents this year. Florida Atlantic beat Arkansas State 34-31 and beat Middle Tennessee State 27-14 while Memphis lost to Arkansas State 35-31 and lost to Middle Tennessee State 21-7 this season. We'll play Florida Atlantic for 1 unit tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
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The easy response is, "Your math skills are lacking. You need to learn more math." Recall that up until a few decades ago it was only the esoteric mathematicians living in universities that ever touched this kind of thing. It has been simplified and made accessible to many game developers who use it without really understanding the math, just hoping that what they read online does what they want. To be successful in graphics you need to deeply understand the mathematics behind it.
I'll try to add more details.
I've read everywhere of how quaternions are faster than matrix, and how I should hide the euler angles and use quaternions for rotations internally, and only use euler angles if I have to expose or if I have an interface, and that's why I implemented them, but I'm having trouble actually doing this.
Euler angles, quaternions, and transformation matrices are all used for different things.
Euler angles have their uses and drawbacks. They are very nice when you need to show values to a user that they can understand. They can represent an orientation, but they suffer from problems. They are ambiguous (multiple values represent the same orientation), suffer from Gimbal lock, require additional mathematics to rotate smoothly, and so on.
Quaternions also have their uses and drawbacks. They are unambiguous and produce aesthetically pleasing rotations with little computation. They are easy to manipulate programatically. Unfortunately they are not very friendly for humans, and they can look odd to animators who are manipulating control points and curves.
Transformation matrices also have pros and cons. They represent far more than just an orientation. They also represent location, scale, and shear. They provide very easy access to the three basis vectors, and if you need to do any serious math those vectors can be incredibly useful. They can represent affine transformations like matrix-based scaling to produce a very compute-cheap squash and stretch, and they can represent non-affine transformations for special effects. They are critical to most of the rendering formulas. They suffer a major drawback, thanks to floating point error they quickly lose affine properties and cannot be used for numeric accumulation.
Quaternians are only 'faster' than a transformation matrix for some operations, where they only have four/three values compared to the matrix's sixteen. If you need to perform actions that convert between quats and a matrix, there will be a significant cost.
Don't pick a representation because you have been told it is faster. Chose the representation that gives the most correct results.
This Orientation class is inherited to my SceneObject class, which is inherited by all "useable" objects in code.
This does not make sense to me. When someone says "Give me a quaternion" you hand them a SceneObject.
I can understand that a scene object has an orientation. A function like "GetOrientationAsQuaternion()" that returns a quaternion might sense. There is even value in having a family of functions that convert between all three orientation types.
Use composition, not inheritance.
I wasn't able to get the proper values from the Quaternion to set my Camera Matrix, and these are the two main problems I'm having, I don't know to set up a Camera Matrix, and how to avoid using the euler angles and just stick to quaternion math.
The formulas are readily available through your favorite search engine. Note that you cannot "just stick to quaternion math" because certain uses require different formats.
For now I'm using the GLM's lookAt function, and I have a Quaternion for the camera rotation, and when I call Camera.RotateX() or Camera.RotateY(), I multiply the Vector3 cameraTarget and this rotation quaternion, but I think this could be better. I'm calculating the rotation first, to get the vector, and then do the camera matrix calculation with the vector. Isn't there a way I can keep track of the camera's values and generate/calculate everything only once?
And is there a way I can keep the rotation values exposed (it doesn't need to be euler angles) from the quaternion class and be able to calculate it only once?
Possibly, but do what makes the most sense for your game.
Since you are using LookAt style functions, I'll assume this means you have some form of follow camera. This type of camera doesn't really need to store the orientation. Instead the correct value can be trivially computed directly whenever either the camera position moves or the look at point moves.
If you chose to store the orientation as a quaternion, then do so. To make axis-based rotations, create a quaternion that encodes the desired rotation and add it. Your quaternion class can easily have constructor functions that accpet Euler angles. It can also have a function that converts a quat into a set of Eulers. (For hopefully obvious reasons it will need to pick just one of the infinitely many combinations of Euler angles that could represent it.) And it could have some convenience functions like RotateX() or RotateY() that create the quat and do the addition. This kind of thing generally is done in game object processing, not an area of code that is a bottleneck.
Currently if I keep the Quaternion's SetRotation() function, I calculate a new quaternion and multiply it everytime it is called. The value could change due to various factors, and not straightly at once, in the same update tick, ex. changes once because of physics, another because of player input, and one more time because of an object's event. Instead of calculating 3 times, is there a way to do the calculation only once?
If you don't want it to change three times, don't change it three times. But if you do need to change it three times, then do so.
If this is a follow camera, it doesn't need to be changed three times. Bump the location because physics says so or because an object's event says so. Bump the camera angle or information because the player says so. After each change mark the camera info as dirty. The next time you actually need to use the value for rendering it will need to be recomputed (because it is dirty) but computing a camera LookAt matrix is a fairly trivial operation.
If it isn't a follow camera, then yes, you may need to bump it three times. So what? That isn't going to be a bottleneck, so don't worry about it. Do the work you need to do.

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Hinch also said Colby Rasmus, who is another candidate to start in center, will get work at both corner outfield spots this spring.
"I got to say, based on how Jake did at the end of last year, he's going to be strong consideration for a starting spot," Luhnow said. "But you know, I think part of the theme of how we're constructing the roster is there's options at every position. … Based on what Jake did second half of last year with us, yeah, he deserves every opportunity to be a starting outfielder, and he'll probably get (that opportunity)."
George Springer and newly signed Colby Rasmus are expected to start as well in the outfield, according to Luhnow. Marisnick is expected to compete with Robbie Grossman for left field.
Marisnick hit .249 in 221 at-bats in 2014 between Houston and the Marlins. He also added three home runs and 19 RBI.
"It's something [manager] A.J. [Hinch] and the staff is going to have to work through," general manager Jeff Luhnow said, per MLB.com. "Marisnick is a natural center fielder, and it's possible he's our opening day center fielder. Who knows? I think it's nice having guys with versatility."
Marisnick has boosted his OPS by 58 points during the hot streak, though his only extra-base hit over the stretch was a double in Friday's loss to the Mariners. He has hit .246/.283/.293 with one home run, 13 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 191 at-bats.
Marisnick was not in Sunday's lineup, but was back starting at left field Tuesday. Marisnick is hitting .293/.311/.397 in 16 games since the Astros acquired him from the Marlins.
Marisnick tied the game at 1 after leading off the bottom of the third inning with a home run off Yohan Pino. It wasn't only his first home run with the Astros, but his first home run this season and second of his MLB career.
Marisnick extended his hitting streak to a modest five games, but he has four multi-hit games in that span, including a four-hit performance Monday. Marisnick is batting .579 (11 for 19) with one home run, one RBI, two doubles and three runs in his last five games.
The deal came through just before the deadline, and likely includes a compensation pick going Houston's way, according to MLB.com.
Marisnick was recalled from New Orleans Monday and ended up recording an out in his only at-bat before being sent back down. He's 8 for 48 with five stolen bases in 14 games with the Marlins.
Realmuto has four hits in 20 at-bats in his big league stints this season. Marisnick spent three weeks in the minors after managing eight hits - all singles - in 47 at-bats with Miami.
Marisnick appeared in 13 games with Yelich out, hitting just .170/.220/.170 with 18 strikeouts in 47 at-bats.
"Jake is an exciting player," manager Mike Redmond said, per MLB.com. "He brings a lot. He brings that speed weapon, which is nice. It's something we don't really have a ton of. I think he showed that when he gets on, he's not scared. He's aggressive. He's going to try to steal bases and get himself in scoring position."
Marisnick was 17 of 21 in stolen-base attempts for Triple-A New Orleans. Marisnick said he worked on his base-running technique in spring training with third base/outfield coach Brett Butler.
"Bugsy was like, 'What do you do when you get your jumps in the outfield?'" Marisnick said of his conversation with Butler. "I was like, 'Just relax and stand up taller.' I started doing it in spring training. I haven't been getting starts like this my whole career. My success rate has been good."
Marisnick was batting .264 with a .306 on-base percentage, .404 slugging percentage and .710 OPS in 67 games for New Orleans. He also had six home runs and 27 RBI.
"We've run around the bases, and in the sim games, I got a chance to run a couple of times," Marisnick told MLB.com. "That's probably the first time I had a chance to open it up a little bit. It felt great. I just have to get the slide going. It was more of a fall than a slide."
Marisnick is fighting for playing time in a young outfield that also includes Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna.
"It will be good to be able to go out and run around 100 percent," he said. "Being healthy going into spring training will be awesome. I just took the offseason a little bit slower to make sure everything heals up properly."
Marisnick had a disappointing MLB debut in 2013, batting .183 with a .248 slugging percentage and .478 OPS in 40 games. While he's a strong defender, Marisnick might open the 2014 season in the minors to work on his offense. Marcell Ozuna is considered the front-runner to win the starting center-field job this spring, according to MLB.com.
"I'm just excited to go out there and play," he said. "The main thing will be my comfort level. I'm real comfortable out there. Just to be playing baseball again with the guys should be really good."
Marisnick, who is expected to need four-to-six weeks to recover from the procedure, has hit .183/.231/.248 with one home runs, five RBI and three stolen bases in 109 at-bats.
Marisnick will be replaced by Chris Coghlan in left. Coghlan will hit leadoff. He's hitting .188/.239/.248 in 101 at-bats.
"Just my swings are getting a little long at times, causing me to miss good pitchers. It's something that I've got to keep working on," Marisnick said. "You see in the lower levels, guys at 2-0 will just try to get a fastball over. Here they're trying to hit a spot or mix you up. They're not taking a pitch off."
Marisnick said he's not panicking because he's hit a cold spell.
"Just stay level-headed and don't get too down on yourself, don't panic," he said. "I've probably still got to fine-tune on some pitches, make sure I'm getting the ball over the plate and not chasing pitches."
Marisnick took starting pitcher Jenrry Mejia deep to left in the second inning for the home run. He finished the game 1 for 3 with one RBI and one run scored. Marisnick is hitting .194 in nine games since being recalled, but does have six hits in his last six games, with a .316 batting average.
Marisnick, who has hit safely in three of his last four games, is batting .160 (4 for 25) with no extra-base hits, no RBI, one run and two walks in seven games since his promotion from the minors.
"I was trying not to, but it was creeping in a little bit," he said. "It's tough to hit when you're trying to do something instead of just letting it happen."
Marisnick was called up by the Marlins earlier this week, and was named the organization's No. 2 prospect and the No. 48 prospect overall by MLB.com Friday.
Marisnick failed to hit the ball out of the infield during his four at-bats. He'll have a chance to pick up his first major-league hit Wednesday against Jorge De La Rosa.
"They both swung the bat very well in Double-A, they're both healthy, which we've been waiting for all year, and this is a good time to bring them and have them get the experience, so we're excited about that," Beinfest said.
Beinfest isn't the only person on the Marlins' staff "excited" about the arrival of the highly touted outfield prospects. Manager Mike Redmond can't wait to see Yelich and Marisnick in action.
"These are two guys who definitely are going to improve our defense in the outfield," Redmond said. "Jake plays a great center field, and Yelich too. I think those guys will bring excitement and hopefully another boost of energy to this team and this lineup."
Yelich, who is the No. 13 prospect in all of baseball, according to MLB.com, started this season with Class A Jupiter and was with Jacksonville. He was batting .277 over 191 at-bats at the Double-A level with seven homers and 29 RBI. He's batting .314 over his last 10 games.
Marisnick, who is the No. 70 prospect in all of baseball, was playing outfield also with Jacksonville after starting with Jupiter. He was batting .295 with 12 homers and 46 RBI over 264 at-bats at the Double-A level.
"We had to get him out of the game, get some ice on him and get an X-ray to see what it looks like," Barkett said. "He's on the plate, being aggressive, and they're pitching inside and he doesn't get out of the way, so he's caught some. Hate to see a guy of that caliber get hit by a pitch and have to come out of the game, especially with the year he's having, hopefully it's not a big deal."
Marisnick had two hits before leaving the game and is batting .419 (18 for 43) with two triples, three home runs, four doubles and 10 RBI in his last 10 games. For the season, he's batting .289 with a .532 slugging percentage, .881 OPS, three triples, nine doubles, nine home runs and 36 RBI in 43 games.
Marisnick is hitting .248 for the season with Jacksonville, with a .740 OPS. Baseball America's No. 64 prospect entering the season has six home runs, seven stolen bases and 24 RBI.
Marisnick will open the season at Double-A Jacksonville once he comes off the minor-league disabled list.


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Will Egypt's leaders calm or fan the crisis?By Isobel Coleman, Special to CNNUpdated 1434 GMT (2134 HKT) September 13, 2012Isobel Coleman says the actions of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy may help shape the outcome of the crisis in the region.Story highlightsIsobel Coleman: Origins of anti-American actions in Egypt, Libya were quite differentShe says Egypt demonstration prompted by offensive anti-Muslim videoThe Libya attack, which killed 4 Americans, was well-planned, by an armed group, she saysColeman: Leaders have an opportunity to help prevent further bloodshedOn Tuesday, protests rocked the American embassy compound in Cairo, while heavily armed militias overran the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and several others. The incidents initially seemed related, but they are in fact dramatically different developments. In Egypt, a 2,000-strong crowd of protesters gathered in front of the U.S. Embassy to protest a film that depicts Islam in crude and offensive ways. The film is apparently being promoted by an Egyptian-American Coptic Christian now living in the United States and Terry Jones, the Florida pastor of "International Burn a Koran Day" infamy. News: Six things to know about the attackAt the American embassy in Cairo, some protesters scaled the walls and in the courtyard were able to take down an American flag and put up a black Islamic flag associated with militant Islam. Why the Egyptian police, ever-present outside the American Embassy, allowed the protesters to progress that far is an unanswered question, although they -- like the U.S. Marines guarding the embassy - might have reckoned that stronger action to stop the protest could have quickly escalated into violence. Isobel ColemanThe incident was eventually defused peacefully, and the Muslim Brotherhood has called for Egyptians to protest peacefully against the offensive film on Friday.The Egyptian government is struggling to walk a fine line on this situation. On the one hand, the Egyptian public is deeply offended by the video and looks to its government to defend the faith. While President Morsy has made some lukewarm statements about the responsibility of the Egyptian government to protect diplomatic missions, he has issued much stronger words denouncing the film. Indeed, he has demanded the United States take "all possible legal action" against the producers of the movie, an indication he does not fully understand our First Amendment. This is a widespread problem across the Arab world: People who have lived their lives largely under dictatorship simply cannot understand how a film can be made without government sanction. Their protest against the film is a protest against America. Opinion: Extremists don't speak for LibyaOn the other hand, Egypt's government is also well aware that ongoing street protests and any type of violence badly hurt its efforts to revive an economy that depends largely on tourism. The protests also could undermine international support. Egypt needs U.S. support for a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, and the United States is also considering forgiving $1 billion in Egyptian debt. As a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry about the embassy protests correctly noted, "Such incidents will negatively impact the image of stability in Egypt, which will have consequences on the life of its citizens." Reports of what happened in Libya are still emerging, but it seems clear that the takeover of the consulate was a well-planned attack by a highly armed group. The protests against the video simply provided an expedient cover or perhaps were even coincidental with an attack planned for the anniversary of 9/11. Just WatchedAre there power vacuums in Libya, Egypt?replayMore Videos ...Are there power vacuums in Libya, Egypt? 03:11PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedFringe group behind Libya attacks?replayMore Videos ...Fringe group behind Libya attacks? 02:51PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedProtesters storm U.S. embassy buildingsreplayMore Videos ...Protesters storm U.S. embassy buildings 02:57PLAY VIDEOThe success of the assault underscores the fragility of the security situation in Libya. Not only are there competing militias that have yet to relinquish their weapons, there are also various heavily armed jihadi groups determined to replace the state with an Islamic government. The attack in Benghazi was apparently planned and carried out by members of a "pro al Qaeda group," perhaps in retaliation for the death of a Libyan al Qaeda member in June. Although local forces tried to fire back, they were no match for the group's guns, grenades, and by some accounts, rockets. Libya's president condemned the violence, saying, "We refuse that our nation's lands be used for cowardice and revengeful acts. It is not a victory for God's Sharia or his prophet for such disgusting acts to take place." However, it is unclear whether the government can respond effectively to the myriad security challenges it faces. To bolster Libyan capabilities, Washington is apparently sending reconnaissance drones over Libya to help hunt down the jihadi perpetrators. The tragic violence in Libya and the unrest in Egypt raise the stakes on long-simmering tensions and issues. While debates over free speech and the role of religion in society have defined the Egyptian political scene in recent months, religious frictions between Egyptian Coptic Christians and Muslims are now at an important inflection point. The association of an Egyptian Copt with the offensive video is sure to inflame those tensions. In Libya, the violence is yet another indication of competing visions for the future of the country, which, despite a successful national election in July, have not been resolved. Opinion: Libya killings show U.S. at risk in Arab worldIf history is anything to go by, we can expect difficult weeks ahead as protests against the video spread and likely erupt into violence in other places. In a notorious case beginning in 2005, cartoons negatively depicting the prophet Mohammed, published in a Danish newspaper, sparked uproar from Indonesia to Afghanistan to Morocco. At least 200 people lost their lives in unrest related to that controversy. How much momentum the current video controversy generates will depend in no small on part on whether Islamic leaders in Egypt and other countries call for restraint or choose to fan the flames. 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PHILADELPHIA -- Providence College men's hockey incoming freshman Jake Walman (Toronto, Ontario) was selected in the third round (82nd overall) by St. Louis in the 2014 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft, which was held at the Wells Fargo Center (June 27-28). Then in the sixth round (177th overall), future Friar Hayden Hawkey (Parker, Colo.) was selected by Montreal.
Walman is a 6-1, 175-pound defenseman, who played the 2013-14 season for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). In 43 games, he scored seven goals and added 26 assists for 33 points en route to claiming the OJHL Top Prospect Award, as selected by NHL Central Scouting (given annually to the player selected as the top-ranked, draft eligible prospect for the upcoming draft).
Walman was also a member of Team Canada East at the 2013 Junior `A' Challenge (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) and he skated on the OJHL South-East All-Star team, which placed as the runner-up 2013 Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge (Terrebonne, Quebec). On April 1, he was named the OJHL Rookie of the Year.
Hawkey is a 6-1, 180-pound goalie for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Having already signed a National Letter of Intent, he will join the Friars for the 2015-16 season. Following his first season with Omaha, he was named the 2014 USHL Goaltender of the Year. He posted a 22-6-3 record and led the league with a .926 save percentage and a 1.99 goals-against average, becoming the first USHL netminder since 2002 to finish with a sub-2.00 goals-against average.
Walman is the sixth Friar to be selected by the Blues, while Hawkey will be the ninth Friar selected by the Canadiens.
Walman will be one of seven Friars on the 2014-15 roster to have been drafted, joining red shirt senior Mark Adams (Buffalo, fifth round, 134th overall, 2009), sophomore Anthony Florentino (Buffalo, fifth round, 143rd overall, 2013), junior Jon Gillies (Calgary, third round, 75th overall, 2012), junior John Gilmour (Calgary, seventh round, 198th overall, 2013), junior Mark Jankowski (Calgary, first round, 21st overall, 2012) and incoming freshman Brian Pinho (Washington, sixth round, 174th overall, 2013).
Pinho and Walman will become the 98th and 99th Friars selected in the NHL Draft, while Hawkey will be the 100th.
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City Council Funds Anti-Eviction Legal Services in Harlem
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We are taking dramatic steps towards more transparency so members of the press and public can see how our legislative process works … - East Harlem Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
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Integrity and the Harvard cheating scandal
Harvard University's investigation of alleged mass cheating in one class points to the difficulty of schools teaching integrity to students. Rules, honor codes, and courses on ethics can help. But much depends on individual character.
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For a university founded 376 years ago to train leaders of integrity, Harvard still struggles to find the best way to do just that. Last month, it announced an investigation into whether more than 100 students in a class last spring may have worked together on answers for a take-home exam.
The rules for the exam barred collaboration with other students, but they allowed students to use the textbook and the Internet, and also consult with teaching assistants. Students, as most everywhere these days, were also encouraged to study together, a necessary preparation for today's group-oriented workplace. Many of the accused say they did nothing wrong.
Besides launching the probe, Harvard also responded by asking professors to be clear with students about rules regarding collaboration. Grades are given for individual performance even if working with others is encouraged. One's own work must be judged while the work of others must be credited.
Intellectual honesty remains the bedrock of academia, not to mention an essential in business and citizenship. Students who cheat may have plenty of pressures and excuses to do so, but any success they enjoy will eventually be undercut as others detect a lack of integrity.
Cheating often takes place in collaborative settings, which is why so many scandals have seen large numbers of people fingered. Last year, Georgia discovered 178 educators had facilitated Atlanta public school students to cheat. In 1976, over half of the junior class at West Point academy was found to have cheated on a case assignment.


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Suicide Sirens Hardcore Burlesque
Kayla-Jane Danger at AEE
Jenna J Ross at AEE
AEE Play Party
Lisa Ann at Wild Cherry
Caroline Pierce Karaoke XXX
Nikki Phoenix at CES
Addie Juniper Karaoke XXX
Café Royale Takeover
Richelle Ryan in Albuquerque
Sara Jay at Stadium Club
Daisy Marie at Cheerleaders
Karaoke XXX Xmas Party
Eva Lovia in Baltimore
Headquarters XXXmas Party
Cali Rose at Allstar's
Chanel Preston Tours Oregon
Jaded Dawn at Allstar's
Roxi D'Lite in Wisconsin
Starfall at Hustler LV
Joslyn James Birthday Event
Jacky Joy Dance Scheduled
Tanya Tate Speaks at University
Adrianna Luna at Pink Pony
Gia Steel Karaoke XXX
Cyrus & De Leon Birthday Party
Sommers Headlines Penthouse Club
Nikki Benz Canadian Appearances
Monroe Valentino Karaoke XXX
Britney Shannon in Atlantic City
Kayla-Jane Danger Karaoke XXX
Vicki Chase Headlines Expo
Foxxx & Johnson Party
Clubs & Appearances Section Index


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At an Intel briefing today, we learned a lot more about what to expect when benchmarking Nehalem, and much of it answered the exact questions that have been lingering in my mind for some time. If you read our overview on Nehalem already, then you know the benefits of the tri-channel memory, but what about overclocking?
First and foremost, while the 'ideal' memory configuration for a high-end Yorkfield is 2x1GB DDR3-1600, the ideal solution for Nehalem will be 3x1GB DDR3-1066. Seems weak, but if you read my article last night (and I do recommend it), then you'd know that it's far from being the weak link here. It effectively removes any potential bottleneck, and in most regards, the I/O becomes the new bottleneck (one that's not really seen with RAID'ing multiple SSD though!).
How will you overclock memory on Nehalem, or the CPU for that matter? Well, I'll admit I still don't totally understand how memory is overclocked, or how the frequency is even calculated, but Intel stresses that the skies the limit. The chipset and CPU shouldn't be the weak link, rather it would be the modules themselves.
Going beyond DDR3-2000 speeds should be entirely possible. You might run into weird issues which will likely not be visible with regards to strange dividers, but the overall performance really wouldn't reflect it. That's something we'll specifically have to test once the chip hits the lab.
Contrary to what I mentioned in yesterday's article (oops), the Turbo Mode -does- have something to do with CPU overclocking, but it's a bit odd to explain. Turbo Mode will not be activated in the traditional state during an overclock, but in the BIOS, there will be a Turbo Mode that allows you to increase the figure to increase the overclock. Increasing the Turbo Mode will supposedly be an unlimited affair, but I'm still unsure what exactly that number is going to be based on, but I can definitely say that it's nothing to do with the QPI.
QPI is another thing. It can be overclocked, but Intel highly recommends to not adjust the 133MHz figure, and as far as I'm aware, motherboard vendors are asked to make it clear that adjusting it is dangerous. Even Intel themselves are unsure of what could happen with a highly overclocked QPI over time, but the results are apparently not representative of an ideal system.
There are still a lot of questions hovering around overclocking on Nehalem, and they won't likely be fully answered without real hands-on time with a machine. What I can state with extreme confidence is that Nehalem will be highly overclockable, and enthusiast overclockers will have little to complain about. I've seen ES Extreme Edition samples running at 4.0GHz on a modest air cooler, and I feel rather confident that production samples will act similarly.


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Showing 3 reviews for Pioneer GM-D8604
Customer Review Summary for Pioneer GM-D8604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 24, 2013 | good power small package |
16 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
Review by
dan from tecumseh, Canada
Small size good sound for the money out powered old stuff for a fraction of the cost!
September 18, 2013 | Great power |
11 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
Review by
gattiboy from Oxnard, CA
Awesome amp, GREAT POWER and durability! Pounds my subs with ease. Only wish it had more options like for one be strappable.
December 7, 2013 | Cool under pressure |
10 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
Review by
Jason from Centralia, WA
I have always ran higher end Premier and Pioneer headunit's with complete confidence. This is the first time I've ever taken a leap with a Pioneer amplifier. My experience has only been with class A/B amplifiers. This amplifier retires an older PPI 4ch and powers a Diamond Audio Hex component set in the front and dual 10's in the rear.
There is no shortage of power with this unit. It seems to produce its sustained rated power with ease. Many times it's pushed through long road trips and has not even gotten hot. I will not concur with the others in that it has the fantastic sound quality. It has good sound quality. I believe that this is the trade between digital and analog amplifiers. I've spent much time with both live and recorded music that I notice a slight coloring of the music as compared to decent A/B class amplification. While crisp, the brighter notes sound over processed a bit. The warmer tones and bass notes do sound quite good. While I do wish that the unit provided for a remote bass knob, its very easy to set up and its small footprint and cool operation makes for a very flexible installation. This is more machine than one would expect at this price point and will work very well for most.


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Removed "Sweden and Finland taking care of Sealand together, even though they had been separated for almost one hundred and fourty [sic] years when Sealand was founded." from the main page. Nothing shows that Finland has anything to do with Sealand's care. (And besides, who says Sweden and Finland don't just live together out of habit/enjoying each others' company anyway?)
You'd think they'd all be schizos eh?
In fanworks I see a lot of images of America pointing a gun at Japan. Assuming this represents the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I find this extremely clever. But is this an idea from Himaruya himself (I haven't seen this in any of the comics - if America has pointed a gun at Japan just once in the comic, could someone show me?), or is this a fan idea that's been passed around a lot, like GDR!Gilbert?
: As far as I'm aware it's just a fandom idea that's gotten popular because of its dramatic symbolism. (AFAIK Himaruya hasn't mentioned the atomic bombs in the comics.)
Why does it say that everyone thought Chibi!Italia was a girl? I've seen no evidence of this, though admitedly I'm not quite done my
Archive Binge
yet. Could it actually be a case of
Pronoun Trouble
with the English translation? (I'm reading it in Japanese). If so, then the trope should be deleted/edited.
Anon: I am pretty sure that it WAS confirmed that at least HRE thought Chibitalia was a girl, but it's also a case of pronoun trouble. I can only read the English translations on the
community, but in one scanlation/translation someone translated some questions and answers to Himaruya. One of those questions was if HRE thought Italy was a girl or not. In the translation, Himaruya responded that HRE did indeed think that Italy was a girl, which is why he was so shy around him.
Where can I find this? It sounds awesome!
Weasel Pants 747
: This sounds like one of the worst things ever created by a formerly respectable nation.
Your Mileage May Vary
. Also, way to blame the entire nation. (But then I suppose hating on this series is one of the cool things to do nowadays.)
Gawkish Girl
: Yes, I'm sure the
entire Japanese population
gathered together just to make this comic.
Marionetta: If you don't like something, you don't have to blame an entire country for it. Also, way to be a jerk and post this at the top when the page goes in descending order.
Anonymous: And for one thing, the guy lives in New York City.
Anonymous: Kiku Honda would like to have you know that he is still a respectable Nation.
: Ha, I forgot to put "he" instead of "she" in
She Is All Grown Up
. Thanks whoever fixed that, I was only half awake and just got out of class.
Don Quigleone
: All this in just 6 or so days! Man that's
Wiki Magic
for you, I'd love it there was an Ireland character :(. He could be obsessed with potatoes, and be a priest.
: Sounds like a fun guy, what would his actual/human name be? It'd be nice in my opinion to have a
. For the page, I think we should have picture up or something. What's a nice group picture...?
Don Quigleone
: Hmm, Patrick O'Brian? Or maybe Paddy O'Brian? O'Brian/O'Brien is real common here, and paddy is self explanatory, he could just be Paddy the irish man. His traits would be: Love of potatoes, particularly Chips, Drinking of prodigious amounts of alcohol, having worse taste in food than England. He could be a red head. Could also be a priest, possibly. Hates England, gets along fairly well with France, Spain, Italy and Poland (maybe), somewhat well with germany as well. Maybe there should also be a Vatican-kun? He could also get along with him. America thinks he's his brother, and is always visiting him and looking for leprauchauns in his garden.
Aoede: Would this be an amalgamation of the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland? If the two get separate characters, can one of them be female, just to even up the ratio? D:
Tdemon: I hate how merchandising calls England the UK, because many people use it as an argument as to why there shouldn't be an Ireland character. Which either way is wrong, because of the Republic... Anyway, if England has an older brother named Scotland, it should have Ireland as a younger brother. At least the Republic should come into play. The relationships that could be played there would be amazing!
: Uh, the merchandising calls him the UK because he
the UK. He's England but he also represents the UK - because of his historical dominance, population number, what have you. I don't know why this would mean that Ireland doesn't exist - it's not the merchandising's fault that people are stupid. By the way, it's established that England is the youngest of his brothers wich means Ireland (if he's one of the brothers) is older than him. As it should be.
Ouroboros: On that note I really want to see Australia as a character. It would be *interesting* to see his relationship with Japan.
: I love it when people talk about ideas for countries that haven't been made yet. If there was a
Native America character
he would be a casino owner, ramble about the Great Spirit and the Four Directions, and live in the middle of nowhere on a rez. Perhaps he would be
really into nature and talk to animals and spew proverbs
. (This is sounding like my grandmother ha.)
: I made a Native Canada to help with social studies, and Native America is his smarter, more spiritual, and hardworking brother. This reminds me that I need to draw them more.
Andrew X: I'd like to see a Mexico character too! I wonder if his relationship with Spain would be similar to America's relationship with England.
Facky: Why does no one ever mention Portugal? That is the one thing that messes with me. That and Iraq.
Wizard Joni
: If I've understood
right, shouldn't Sealand be under the same entry?
: I'm not sure what it really is, but in the entry here it seems that it's talking about the characters with a fetish for younger boys, not the
Cute Shotaro Boy
(which I think he is?) Ah I dunno. I'm off to go celebrate.
Wizard Joni
: You're right. I had totally forgotten about the
Cute Shotaro Boy
: Aw, why did
Insane Invention
get deleted? Would
It Runs on Nonsensoleum
be a good replacement for America's weird inventions?
Silvard: Snipped out the conversation in
Yaoi Fangirl
and modified the entry to reduce conversation.
Yaoi Fangirl
: Hungary loves nothing more than watching men having sex. Even if it's her
. (Which saves her from the
Die for Our Ship
bashing she'd normally get...)
We don't see much
Die for Our Ship
in Hetalia fandom, actually.
Yeah, but considering how terribly vicious
Yaoi Fangirls
can be, once would think she'd be the primary target. Since Hungary is a
Ninja Maid
whose fangirling makes her an easy
Otaku Surrogate
*and* the fandom isn't as big as others, she's escaped unscathed so far, but this might be subjected to change later as the Western fandom grows.
True, true. That's how fandom works.
Poor girl
Yeah. I already fear for Belarus, with her knife and her
. =(
I can already see all the Seychelles-bashing, since she looks like a
nice upbeat girl who is also the star of Gakuen Hetalia
This troper would like it if we could wait on the hand wringing until bashing actually happens.
Shutting up nao. I admit it was fun while it lasted.
Well, yes, I suppose it's best to stay optimistic.
: I like how someone edited the page to draw attention to the gender-inverted tropes, heh heh.
Silvard: Snipped out the following from the
Die for Our Ship
entry since it doesn't quite fit the trope. Someone can restore it if they want.
Although Seychelles managed to have Rule34 of her before everyone else, and Belgium is apparently more like
The Ojou
than a
. The Anime will have a good chance of pushing both yaoi and het Hetalia stuff further, so this is subjected to change.
Marionetta: Whoa, that's a lot of tropes.
: Moved this to discussion since it's discussion.
: Question! Is
This Troper
the only one who wonders if Russia is starting to become a
Draco in Leather Pants
: Most people like him
he's psychotic, and they're not trying to whitewash him. Besides, just my two cents, but in this case
Draco in Leather Pants
is a bit iffy. In canon, none of the countries are portrayed as "downright villainous," not even Russia (his evilness is mostly just a running gag - it's a comedy, remember? it's usually only fanworks that take certain aspects of it and treat them seriously). And if we want to take this more seriously than even the author himself, we're talking about personifications of actual countries/nations - I'm not sure how the trope could apply to them.
Astra Sage
: Three things for the troper who labeled Czechoslovakia as a death country in
Older Than They Look
, 1) It seems the only way a nation could "die" is if there were no longer traces of its original culture, from what can be infered from the
(Specially in the strips where Greece talk about his late mother), 2) Czechoslovakia was more a Commonwealth which splitted later into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, so it'd be more like
two characters by the price of a country
, and 3)
Thanks for mentioning an OC-tan in the main entry...
Marionetta: Are we Overdosed yet?
Charred Knight: Not even close
Marionetta: Dang.
Silvard: Give it time. We're about half way there, and when the anime is released, I imagine that the examples will sky rocket.
Marionetta: I have another question! Does it seem like the way the characters' physical build is drawn has changed? I kinda thought the characters were looking younger and younger, especially concerning the main chapters and the later strips. But it might be just me.
: That can be chalked up to
Art Evolution
. I haven't noticed them looking any younger, though... (More moe, maybe.)
Trouser Wearing Barbarian
: After hearing so much about this series on TV tropes, I decided to look it up out of curiousity. I ended up reading the entire translated archive in one night.
TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life
, eh?
Marionetta: Erm, sorry for constantly talking here, but I have a random thought. The term "sweding" seems to be used sometimes. The translators are a bit confused, but I think I randomly came across a link on Hidekaz's blog that had to do with "Be Kind Rewind" ("sweding" meant making the movie). Maybe that is the connection? Or just me.
: Wow... I don't know if this looks really cool and instructive or horrible and of really bad taste... BTW, it really reminds me of
, which I thoughbt was terrible (I did learn a few things about Afghan history, though).
Marionetta: Oh no, I don't think it's too much like it... there is a similarity in the basic concept, it's not like
like trivializing Hiroshima, the Holocaust or Pearl Harbor or anything. (and just so I can say, I've had relatives in the Bataan Death March, so yeah) Certainly people think that it's making WWII like a joke, but the author of Hetalia is much more tactful in what he chooses to illustrate and how he chooses to show it. Not only that, but even though the idea started out of WWII, a lot of it has to do with other stuff that isn't even that controversial. I have found myself more interested in world history, other cultures, foreign relations and world news because of it. Plus, it doesn't want to show anyone as a real bad guy, I find myself unable to hate any character, which led me to see that I can't really hate any country as a whole. Also, the awesome fanworks, which reminds me we should have a fic recs page /
Not everyone will come around to like it for many reasons though, and that's understandable. I'm a kind of person who cries her eyes out at
Saving Private Ryan
(and every war movie) but laughs her ass off at
Hogan's Heroes
Tropic Thunder
. Okay, I should shut up now.
: The countries are more stereotypes of
rather than people, for one thing. Russia doesn't resemble any Russian stereotype I know, just that nations historically brutal leaders. Also, the main cast is European, so since the author is from the other side of the world, the treatment is fairly even-handed. However, I wish the strip didn't make Korea out to be such a
. And yet China comes off just fine, so apart from that I'm not that worried. Like the page says, it's a soap opera for World History Majors.
Marionetta: Aw, I don't think they made Korea a jerk. (I mean, he's a family kind of guy in his description. I personally think the supposedly polite Japan is kinda a secret
.) In the most recent strip, I think Im Yun Soo is adorable and a bit different from his earlier appearances.
And Russia fulfills a stereotype of "drinking vodka like water", but not when others are around I suppose (also from character profiles)
Damn, I should really stop talking here. (I just can't help it though.)
Ariel Moon
: I disgree with Hieronymus there. More often than not, the most stereotypes do come from people based on tourists. Russia fulfills several American stereotypes of Russians IMO (big, sinister and all that jazz.). But I think we have to take into consideration that the Nation-tans' personality isn't completely made up of national stereotypes as well. Like Russia's childishness has no historic annotation as far as I know of although America's can be explained away by him being a young nation.
Barano: "In the fandom, England is frequently portrayed as [a shotacon]." - Is he? I've never seen him portrayed as having a thing for young boys. And while I've seen one fanwork where he's, uh, "interested" in young America, in my experience that's the rare exception and not the rule.
Ariel Moon
: If you go to, uh, other aspects of the fandom (*cough*
Kink Meme
*cough*), there are fanworks that depicts England as a shotacon with not only America, but Canada, Hong Kong and Sealand as well.
Silvard: Is there a trope regarding accents? I'm thinking specifically of how almost every character talks in a different kind of Japanese accent, and the two tropes that cover Japanese accents don't seem to fit.
Barano: There are entries about German, Chinese, British and American dialects... I suppose we should wait until someone writes an entry about Japanese dialects.
Marionetta: Someone put Canada as
Ensemble Darkhorse
on the western side? And not America, who ranks so much higher in popularity and is not one of the main three? That makes me wonder if America should count as one, because he's second in popularity in the west but also portrayed as the "leader" of the Allies often. Would that make him a secondary character, or a main character?
Barano: I don't understand the entire
Ensemble Darkhorse
entry. I mean, England and Russia are main characters. I thought
Ensemble Darkhorse
was about a
character being very popular. I think Prussia (who even has a mini meme on his own in the Japanese fandom), Hungary and Belarus are much more likely candidates for both sides of fandom.
Marionetta: True, true. Huh, perhaps someone should rewrite that entry. *looks around* ... yeah.
Barano: Done.
Marionetta: Hey guys, you think we should have a character sheet?
Hieronymus: Scrolling through all the examples is getting lengthy. I'd do it myself but I have no idea how, I'll admit.
Orihime: Gimme a bit of time and I'll make it. =D
Hieronymus: What are the boundaries here? Is a love triangle a character trope, or is that plot? And is
Alternate Character Interpretation
a fandom trope? Also, have I divided the character page up correctly?
Silvard: The character sheet looks really messy and is a bit hard to follow. Maybe it should just have a list of characters and the tropes that apply to them (and maybe remove the pictures).
Barano: I agree, the chara sheet is pretty messy. Maybe we should give it a rest? It's not like we're
Trope Overdosed
Marionetta: Well, um, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I suppose it would be really difficult considering the size of the cast... (But we are
so close
to achieving glory!)
: We would have been
Trope Overdosed
by now if the amount hadn't been moved up to 600... but now, we're halfway there again. Press on, team, we'll make it some day!
: You know, 'half way there' is like saying 'take everything you've done up to now and do it all over again'. But I choose the path of laziness: bitch until they lower the trope number requirement for commercial webcomics. They already have a much lower one for film.
: Well, I'm not so good at that, so someone could try that...? If it doesn't work, well... This site is fun, so I don't mind. Whoo now we're in 400 different pages.
From the main entry:
Leads to some
Fridge Logic
since most nations are referred to as a "Mother Land" (ie
But there are already two well-known series like Hetalia with all girls. Our National Personifications Are Different?
... At the risk of turning this into a messageboard, please post links? ;^;
Well, there's
Marionetta: Guys, do we really need spoiler tags covering America and England's name concerning their relationship? Even in their first appearance, they were bickering and England attempted to choke America for insulting the food he cooked for him (that America didn't know England cooked himself). It already figures that they would look like a
Takahashi Couple
in a series with BL and somewhat simple-to-understand relationships, so it's not very spoilerish.
Guys, I think the name of this show should be
Hetalia: Axis Powers
, and the title of the articles should be changed accordingly.
No, the original name is "Axis Powers Hetalia" (which is probably meant as "AP:H"). The anime just switched it around.
: Taking this out (which I had put in earlier), plus the response...
Unfortunate Implications
: The conversation between China and Japan in episode 16, with Japan explaining why he's militarizing (European expansion into Asia) and China laughing him off. This echoes the WWII-era sentiment that Japan invaded China for China's own good.
But in terms of the mentality in the early 19th century, what China and Japan said is
Truth in Television
—make it clear, I am a Chinese.
In retrospect it wasn't very wise of me.
Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment
and all that.
: Hmm, how do we know how many pages Hetalia is in? The search as it is only shows around 40-50, all the rest aren't shown in the search for some reason. (Is anyone getting this problem?)
: I added the following as an example of
Germans Love David Hasselhoff
, but it's more of a Culture bonus, but there's no such page at tvtropes...what do you think should be done?
South Italians that listen to the Tomato Buono song can immediatly understand that it's a Tarantella, a south italian dance that mocks the effects of the Chorea desease (an abnormal involuntary movement disorder). According to the APH wiki, South Italy suffered from that desease as young...see? Everything in Hetalia has a reason!
When I link to anything from Himaruya's blog, I just get a page from that link that says the page can't be found. I go to repair the link, find the page I want to link to again... and the link suddenly works! If I exit from the blog page again, the link goes back to not working. Does anyone know how to fix this? It's a total bummer. Sometimes it really helps to have a link from there to illustrate a point. If nobody else is having this problem, I don't think it matters, but if you can help I'd really appreciate it!
...Well, for now I'm just putting up the link in inequality signs [<>] so that it can be copied and pasted into a search bar, since it will work that way. It still isn't very practical.
Barano: How about not linking directly to images in his blog? I mean, it's basic internet courtesy. And besides,
TV Tropes
has a handy image uploader.
Hieronymus: I believe we're
Trope Overdosed
now, around 600 links? I think I've earned my
Just an idea that I had in Math Class yesterday, I was thinking of drawing a series of pictures of the cast with them a) nude and b) allowed to wear their countries flag as cover. Think of the possibilities!
Myth Sage
: Hypothetical question. Would Finland's last name count as a
to the Kalevala?
Barano: It probably
intended to be a
to the Kalevala...
Sam Curt
: As this work is mainly based on real-life events, do we actually need to note on the Main and Characters page on which points of history is a particular story referred here referred to?
Muggles: Just clearing up, Italy's right nipple is Corsica, not Venice. France starts taking Italy's clothes off and when Germany tells him to stop, France just says he's checking up on his property. Naganonamy: Right, sorry. It was Austria who once owned Venice, duh. I wonder what bit that is. ....and France's Little Emperor came from Italy's right nipple.
This does not need thinking about.
Hungary was among the first countries in the Eastern Bloc to free itself from Russia (to the point of having its own brand of communism, IIRC named
Goulash communism
), open its frontiers and try re-establishing bonds with the rest of the world.
Not a strong country anymore...?
Well no, not exactly. ^^;; The Goulash Communism thing wasn't really about being "physically" strong (more like that the SU turned a blind eye to the small and quiet reforms, for various reasons, including Stalin's death), and neither was getting rid of the SU which didn't involve military action either, in fact, it went pretty smoothly. (There
a short-lived revolution in 1956, though, which wasn't exactly a success.) And the less we speak of recent times the better.