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The annual Wakulla Wildlife Festival will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Wakulla Springs State Park. The festival is a celebration of the area's wildlife and is intended to be especially inviting for children and the child in everyone. Local music, a Student Art Show (Aspiring Artists), children's activities, outdoor and wildlife exhibitors, and wildlife tours in a neighborhood family atmosphere make the festival an area favorite.WINGS OVER WAKULLA
In the fall of 1963 an extraordinary group of men and women from the Big Bend area of North Florida came together to begin to form the Apalachee Audubon Society. Focusing on conservation and working closely with Audubon Florida and National Audubon, its members have joined with like-minded men and women to forge ties with organizations with compatible goals in efforts to protect and preserve the natural environment. The theme of this year's Wakulla Wildlife Festival is Wings over Wakulla in recognition of the past 50 years of Apalachee Audubon's conservation efforts at Wakulla Springs and throughout the Big Bend. Apalachee Audubon will be celebrating milestones with additional special tours, presentations and children's activities at this year's festival as together we look forward to the next 50 years.LOGISTICS
Every festival guest will want to be certain to visit the two sites within the park (The Waterfront Visitors Center and the Green) which will host entertainment and presentations. Additional fees apply to tours.The Waterfront Visitors Center
The Waterfront Visitors Center is the embarkation point for tens of thousands of park visitors each year as they enjoy the world-class wildlife viewing tours along the Wakulla River. It is fitting that it will also serve as the hub for special festival presentations.The Green (Picnic Area)
The heart of the festival, the Green is the site for friendly and knowledgeable exhibitors, children's activities, and local music.The Tours
The festival has premium guided tours available for an extra fee. Please click on TOURS for more information.Tickets for the world-class wildlife viewing River Boat Tours may be purchased at the Waterfront Visitors Center. The boat tours will begin at 9:40am and conclude with the last boat departing at 5:00pm.
A $6 per vehicle park entrance fee applies.
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This isn't an "In my day I walked 6 miles to school uphill..." kinda thing, but I've had some jobs near schools recently and am just amazed at how many kids are accompanied home (I've only observed afternoons) either by car or walking, by an adult.
Working near the school in Shorewood a week ago, I watched as the street filled up with SUVs and parental-looking people walked up and milled about waiting for school to let out. Same thing on Nakoma Rd.
Maybe this has been the norm for awhile and I'm just noticing. It was about 6 blocks to Marquette Elementary when I was a kid and from some early point in Kindergarten on, my friends and I walked it alone. Jenifer st. was a parade of parentless kids twice a day.
Is it protectionism? In Shorewood Hills? Gimme a break.
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Not necessarily. I was originally about to write about that to my rant but opted to leave it out to shorten the message a bit. You could do something that would slide out near the toolbar when you select a hero, keeping the scale and position distinct enough that the difference would be clear.
I suggest it only be put in as an option for that very reason BrainStein, I am sure some players would like it and others wouldn't. I don't think it would cause confusion, obviously it will be up to the professionals at Riot Games to make it look good and not be confusing; However, I was thinking that they could simply change the colors of the health bars a little, e.g. have the players health bar the light green that it currently is and have the enemies health bar a slightly dark green.


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EMC (EMC) is one of the leading companies in data storage solutions. It also provides various other solutions such as data warehousing, business intelligence, and virtualization. Some of its products like EMC Atmos, Vblock, Mozy, and Syncplicity have gained enough traction in the market as businesses are moving to cloud of late. Recent performance EMC put up a decent performance in the second quarter as its revenue surged 6% to $5.61 billion. Also, it was good to notice that EMC's domestic revenue rose 4% to $3 billion that contributes approximately 53% of the total revenue. EMC also attained 8% growth in international revenue that came in at $2.7 billion, driven by its information infrastructure business, Pivotal and VMware. VMware is a pioneer in virtualization software and a subsidiary of EMC. EMC holds around 80% stake in VMware. VMware registered revenue growth of 11% in its latest quarter from the year-ago period, and posted an income of $244 million, a 28% jump. This strong growth has contributed generously to the top and bottom lines of EMC. Impressive moves A new company, Pivotal, was established as an amalgamation of various divisions and products from EMC and VMware. Pivotal's product portfolio will have Pivotal Labs, Cloud Foundry, Greenplum, Gem Fire, Cetas, Greenplum and Vfabix Suit (product of VMware). This strategic move was initiated so that EMC can concentrate on emerging market opportunities such as cloud applications, security applications system, and large scale data management system, which are its core business areas. Also, the investment of $105 million in Pivotal by General Electric has made the stock more attractive as this strategic investment will certainly boost its growth in the future and increase shareholders' value as EMC is recording steady growth in global market. Its revenue grew 12% in the Asia Pacific and Latin America, while North America revenue was up by 4% and a significant 6% rise was observed in the EMEA regions. Also, EMC's revenue grew 18% in the BRIC nations. The road ahead EMC projects total revenue of $23.5 billion for fiscal 2013 and is expecting a rise of 25.5% in non-GAAP operating margin. Also, non-GAAP net income of $4 billion is expected for fiscal 2013. It expects cash flow of $6.8 billion from operating activities, and the free cash flow target is $5.5 billion. EMC is determined to repurchase a total of $6 billion worth of shares by 2015, and this should have a positive effect on the EPS. Also, looking at the growth trajectory of EMC, the company should be able to at least match its estimates going forward. Moreover, its strategic investment in businesses such as XtremIO, ViPR and Pivotal should also help in attaining its targets and increase its profitability in the coming years. Competition Its peer NetApp (NTAP) specializes in IT-enabled business solutions such as data security, cloud solutions, and data management systems. However, it posted a weak performance in the recently declared quarter. Also, its growth prospects do not look very enticing as it registered net revenue of $1.71 billion, a marginal increase of 0.8% from the previous quarter. Also, NetApp's operating expense increased 7.7% to $827.8 million from the year-ago quarter, which had an impact on its earnings that dipped 7.7% to $204.4 million. In addition to this, NetApp's operating margin also declined to 11.9% as compared to 13% in the year ago quarter. Also, NetApp is very expensive at current levels. The company trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of almost 29x, while in comparison, EMC trades at a trailing P/E of 20. With quarterly revenue growth slowing down and earnings dropping, the valuation looks rich and investors are advised to stay away from NetApp. Brocade Communications (BRCD) is another company that provides solutions similar to EMC, but it is a smaller player. Brocade earns 50% of its total revenue from its core service of storage area networks (SAN). However, it faced a 7% decline in revenue in the second quarter from the prior year period. This can be concerning for investors. With major players like Cisco (CSCO), Brocade faces fierce competition for its core business and the company might be in for tough times. It looks like the company's management is aware of this and that's why they have been selling shares. Wall Tyler, a vice president at Brocade, recently sold around 97,000 shares. Given the recent revenue decline and probability of stiff competition, it is not surprising that an insider sold shares. Conclusion EMC's stake in VMware and the constant adoption of the cloud are expected to drive its growth in the future. Moreover, as seen above, the company is cheaper than peers such as NetApp and has a lucrative share repurchase plan in place. So, investors should consider putting their money in this stock if they are looking for a play on the cloud. Stocks Discussed: EMC,
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There will be a spaghetti feed dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at the Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 2701 24th St., to raise funds for Pam and Edd Jackson. Freewill donations to help pay for Pam's medical expenses will be accepted, with matching funds provided by Thrivent Financial. This event is being coordinated by Trinity Lutheran, Central Baptist and First United Methodist churches of Great Bend.
Community members who have experienced the death of a family member or friend are invited to attend the GriefShare program held at Foundry Methodist Church, 5401 Broadway Ave., on Mondays at 7 p.m., beginning Aug. 27.
LA CROSSE - The Ascension Southern Gospel Quartet will be in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the La Crosse Seventh-day Adventist Church, 8th and Columbia.
A two-year program on spiritual formation is starting this month at the Heartland Center for Spiritually in Great Bend.
Catholic Social Service is developing an electronic newsletter that will soon be available to the public, said Rebecca Ford at CSS.
The Prince of Peace Parish will begin its inquiry sessions on Thursday, Aug. 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Parish Center, just north of the church at 4100 Broadway. Signs will be posted to help participants find the place.
This year, the Dominican Sisters of Peace (formerly the Great Bend Dominicans) celebrate a year of Jubilee, commemorating significant profession anniversaries of 70 Golden and Diamond Jubilarians. Six of these Sisters made their original professions of vows in Great Bend.
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HOISINGTON - "Amazing Wonders Aviation" is the theme of this year's Vacation Bible School at New Life Baptist Church, 364 W. 12th St., Hoisington. Running from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each evening next week, Aug. 6-10, students will encounter God's awesome power made visible through some of His greatest natural wonders. With stops at the Paricutin volcano, Victoria Falls, the Grand Canyon, the Matterhorn and the Great Barrier Reef, children will get to experience it all, sponsors said.
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LARNED - At the Larned Church of the Nazarene, a month with five Sundays means it's time for a musical celebration. On this fifth Sunday in July, the church will feature the musical talents of Jill Christensen Smith singing songs of encouragement and worship. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this free event at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 29. The church is located at 1024 Broadway, the corner of Broadway and East 11th St.
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my son plays football manager on his xbox. Since he played it on laptop the Steam icon appeared. How did it get there? Tried to uninstall through add and remove but a box appears asking if i want to close steam application before Install..I don't want to install at all. Any ideas. My son bought the game from a shop and did not download the Steam Programme.
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Download and run Revo Uninstaller from here link text Highlight what you want to uninstall from the listed programs and then select uninstall - delete all in BOLD
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Thanks northumbria worked a treat...gone at last. Now how do i mark this problem as resolved?
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Now how do i mark this problem as resolved? Click on the grey icon on right hand side of your post and it will change to a green tick.
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The reason it appeared on your sons laptop is that the game PC game must have needed the Steam client to be installed so that the necessary game files can be downloaded and he is able to buy the game. A great many games are now released via the Steam client even though you you can buy the game from a shop. It really is no big deal having the Steam client installed and if you did not want to see the icon, or have Steam start up when the laptop booted then stopping Steam starting by going to msconfig would have solved the problem.
It is quite likely that your son will buy another PC game which needs Steam in the future but it really is nothing to worry about.
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Thanks all. I understand how steam works now. Thanks for info gengiscant.. i will know now for the future...even my son didn't know much about steam.
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Glad to have been of help. I really must read my posts before clicking,far to many errors for my liking.
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"We have seen there are a lot of repeat offenders in our province where they are continuing with these sexual attacks targeting women and children. Some of them might be carrying this virus and deliberating infecting these women," says Mr. Malaudzi, arguing that the law that is already partly on the books, though rarely cited.
Human rights and HIV activists have decried the proposal in Limpopo, a somewhat isolated province and not where Booysens was killed.
"The practice further reinforces HIV related stigma, discrimination and prejudice," says S'khumbuzo Maphumulo, an attorney for civil rights organization Section 27.
Malaudzi says that police were contemplating the new policy even before the attack on Booysens. He adds that police can only petition the courts to order an HIV test for men accused of rape and cannot carry out tests without court backing.
"We feel that it is now proper for us to have this information in the proceedings," says Malaudzi.
Mr. Maphumulo, however, worries that the practice would likely lead to further overall abuses, especially of those ignorant of their rights, by overzealous police.
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"Criminalization is based on unfounded fears as there is no evidence that it will stop offenders from transmitting HIV in future," he says.
Malaudzi, the police official, acknowledged that he was unaware of cases where a rapist attempted to deliberately infect a victim with HIV. However, he maintains the measure is needed to protect women and children.
Maphumulo counters that if the criminalization of HIV were to go beyond men accused of rape, it could be women who face prosecution as they are often the first to learn they are HIV positive in their relationships. Their boyfriends or husbands could then use this to claim the women infected them.
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The gap between them may only have shrunk to 17 points after Renaults two-stop strategy put Alonso ahead of three-stopping Felipe Massa, but the writing on the wall would suggest that Michelin may have an awful lot to do before Hockenheim in a fortnights time.
This may not have been a classic race, with little overtaking, but the opening lap was entertaining as Alonso so nearly squeezed ahead of Massa before the Brazilian discouraged his attempt to pass. Thereafter Alonso ran third through the first pit stops but eventually moved ahead thanks to a very long second stint compared to Massas two further stops. Schumacher also stopped three times, but though Alonso maintained his record of leading each race this season (laps 39 to 42) he was never in a position to challenge for the win.
Behind Massa, a two-stop strategy also helped Ralf Schumacher to a useful fourth for Toyota ahead of three-stopping Kimi Raikkonen, two-stopping Giancarlo Fisichella, and three-stopping Pedro de la Rosa who scored two more points on his return for McLaren, but came to a smoky halt on the slowing down lap. The final point went to two-stopping Nick Heidfeld and BMW Sauber ahead of David Coulthard and Scott Speed, who battled against back pain throughout the afternoon. They were all a lap down, together with Jacques Villeneuve, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi. Nico Rosberg was 14th, two laps adrift, ahead of Christijan Albers and Franck Montagny.
Super Aguri lost Takuma Sato early; after having trouble leaving the grid for the formation lap, he only got as far as Turn Six on the first lap before his SA05 ground to a halt. Tiago Monteiro retired on the eighth lap after spinning behind Montagny in the final chicane and then damaging his Midland as it took off after hitting the kerb. Hondas problems deepened as neither Rubens Barrichello nor Jenson Button finished after weak performances, while Jarno Trullis chances of fourth place evaporated with brake problems after 39 laps.
And at Williams, Mark Webbers hopes of a much-needed point fell victim to problems with his left-rear Bridgestone tyre running over temperature. After surviving a spectacular spin as a result, he eventually retired after five stops following a wheel rim failure which caused too much damage for him to continue.
The race result gave Michael Schumacher yet another new record - that of winning a race for the eighth time, and marked his 150th podium result.


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After a long day at the hospital helping their child heal, families derive strength and nourishment from the home-cooked meals often awaiting them at the Ronald McDonald House. "The Dillard's cookbook is not only an amazing fundraiser for RMHC, but it's also a reflection of how a good meal can do wonders in bringing families together. This generous donation will go to support programs like our Ronald McDonald House which provides families a 'home away from home' while their child is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital allowing families to focus on what is most important, the recovery of their child," said Marty Coyne, president and CEO, RMHC. "We cannot thank Dillard's and its customers enough for their ongoing support of the more than 12,000 families RMHC and our local chapters support each day."
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"The Bamital botnet defrauded the entire online advertising platform, which is what allows the internet and many online services to be free," Microsoft said in a blog post.
"What's most concerning is that these cybercriminals made people go to sites that they never intended to go, and took control of the computer away from its owner."
Along with generating fraudulent clicks for which advertisers paid, the hackers sent internet users to websites that could sneak malicious code onto machines or steal personal information, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft and Symantec research found that during the past two years, more than eight million computers were attacked by Bamital, and that the scheme targeted popular search services and browser programs.
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The simulation included accurate modeling of all the processes described here. The bit stream was preparsed; channel buffer and picture memory sizes, IDCT processing, and IDCT coefficient selection were all in accord with these explanations; upsampling and downsampling were applied to use the original motion vectors.
The resulting HDTV and downconverted images were examined and compared. Although the downconverted images were of discernibly lower quality than the decoded full-HDTV images, observers agreed that the downconversion process met performance expectations of "SDTV quality."
This paper describes an enhanced SDTV receiver that can decode an HDTV bit stream. The enhancements needed to add HD decoding capability to an SD decoder are modest, even by consumer electronics standards. If all receivers included the capabilities described here, an introduction of SDTV would not preclude later introduction of HDTV because fully capable digital receivers would already be in use. The techniques described in this paper also permit design of low-cost, set-top boxes that would permit reception of the new digital signals for display on NTSC sets. The existence of such boxes at low cost is essential to the eventual termination of NTSC service.
Lee, D.H., et al. Goldstar, "HDTV Video Decoder Which Can Be Implemented with Low Complexity," Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, TUAM 1.3, pp. 6–7.
Ng, S., Thomson Consumer Electronics, "Lower Resolution HDTV Receivers," U.S. Patent 5,262,854, November 16, 1993.
1. The "predictions" mentioned here are the P-frames within the GOP sequence. The downsampling and preparsing processes alter the image data somewhat, so that small errors may accumulate if unusually long GOP sequences contain many P-frames. B-frames do not cause this kind of small error accumulation, and so good practice would be to increase the proportion of B-frames in long GOP sequences or to use GOPs of modest length. Receiver processing techniques can also reduce any visible effects, although they are probably unnecessary.
2. In this paragraph, the buffering operation and its associated memory are treated as distinct from the picture-storage memory. This distinction is useful for tutorial purposes, even though the two functions may actually share the same physical, 16-Mbit memory module.
3. Note that the macroblock type, coded block pattern, and run-length information must be decoded.
4. Anchor pictures are I- and P-frames in the MPEG GOP sequence. The downsampling that has been applied to them by the decoding techniques described here means that the motion vectors computed by the encoder can no longer be directly applied.
5. The term "downconverter" as used here applies to hardware that reduces the full HDTV image data to form an SDTV-resolution picture. The appropriately enhanced SDTV decoder described here inherently includes such an HDTV "downconverter."


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Panapticon = "Freedom Wars" for the Vita
on 05.30.2013
Destructoid's own Jordan Devore
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a few weeks ago about a mysterious Sony game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. The game was called "Panapticon." A teaser trailer was shown, along with a teaser website, displaying that more info would be revealed on May 21st.
The teaser trailer (and only trailer) of the game
May 21st? Yep, the day of Microsoft's Xbox One reveal. Really weird move there, Sony. That's almost as weird as releasing Resonance of Fate on the same day as Final Fantasy XIII (ahem, Sega). Anyways, Sony spilled the beans on their new product, which will debut as "Freedom Wars," an 8-player action game resembling the Monster Hunter series (except not really) exclusive for the Playstation Vita. So anyone, including me, who totally called this can proceed to squealing like schoolgirls.
Freedom Wars takes place in an interesting dystopian future in which people live in wall-offed cities called Panapticons. A very fitting term, considering the crap ton of surveillance cameras placed throughout the cities, as well as the revered patrolmen with the special visors. Speaking of those visors, you can see that these visors allow the user to reveal a mysterious set of numbers above citizens' heads.
The numbers do not represent a life span or anything like many were predicting, but a sentence. In these Panapticons, citizens are born into a 1 million year sentence by the government. This would explain why the newborn baby in the teaser trailer has the number 1,000,000 floating above his head. According to Sony, the sentence is a method of population control, though I can't really see how this helps control the population. 1 millions years of imprisonment is a bit much, you would think. However, there is a method to reduce this sentence, and you can probably guess how.
Yep, kill monsters! Though, that isn't the full story. The monsters shown above are called Abductors. Another fitting name, as they seem to enjoy abducting humans for reasons yet unknown. To reduce your sentence, your priority is to liberate the abducted humans located inside these Abductors using your own weapons as well as your "Thorn." Freedom Wars already shares quite a lot in terms of visuals with Namco Bandai's "God Eater," and the Thorn is very reminiscent of the God Arc used in those games. Though unlike the God Arc, which must be surgically attached to your dominant wrist literally FOREVER, the Thorn (which can be seen above attached to everyone's left arms) can attach anywhere onto your body and is used to perform the finishing move on an Abductor, and probably do even more as details are revealed.
I don't think this will change the fact that you are killing monsters though. It seems that killing the Abductors will automatically liberate the imprisoned human.
As mentioned in the beginning of the article, Freedom Wars will support 8 players. Your main character can be either male or female, and you are also able to fully customize an Accessory.
The "Accessory" shown in the trailer
An Accessory is basically a supporting NPC. Sorta like your Main Pawn in Dragon's Dogma, except with a more derogatory term, considering they are not human. They can be fully customized as well. Gender, voice, outfits, the works. This was probably intended for solo game sessions in case the player does not have any friends available to play with (or any friends at all, herp).
So, an 8 player game exclusive for the Vita, with elements of Monster Hunter, God Eater, and a bit of Dragon's Dogma? I think I speak for everyone when I say, "BRING THIS TO THE STATES PLEASE."
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Porting Resident Evil 2 to the N64
on 05.29.2013
Resident Evil 2, arguably the best Resident Evil game to date and factually the best selling RE game on the PS1, was ported to various consoles after its initial PS1 release. Ports would include a Windows PC version, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and a Gamecube version. All ports included extra features and modes, as well as updated graphics (except for the Gamecube version, the WORST port of RE2!). The most drastically different port in terms of features, graphics, and even sound quality, happens to be the N64 version, which was worked on by a small company called Angel Studios. Angel Studios actually went on to become Rockstar San Diego, the company responsible for the Midnight Club series, as well as the Red Dead series. So you could say Rockstar and Capcom have a small relationship with each other, especially considering that Red Dead Revolver was originally developed by Capcom, was shortly cancelled, and then acquired by Rockstar San Diego.
Capcom announced the cancellation of Red Dead Revolver around the time Capcom Fighting All Stars was cancelled.
Some good lessons can be learned from Angel Studios endeavor. Angel is not unlike many up-and-coming indie dev groups. They start off big, unaware of the scale of their task. Because of their inexperience, they struggle to meet various and almost impossible milestones, and they are met with two choices: Make a smaller game, using lessons learned prior to create a better product, or struggle, do your best, and get shit done the best you can. Angel Studios is the latter case.
In 1998, Capcom approached Angel Studios, asking them to port Resident Evil 2 to the Nintendo 64 console. Angel Studios almost foolishly took on this task, and even boasted a release date of Halloween 1999. Little did they know how difficult the process would be. All the assets were there: music, art, 3D models, animations, FMVs, everything. So what exactly was the problem? Actually, there were MANY problems. The programmers at Angel Studios were not super familiar with the inner workings of the N64, costing valuable development time as they had to essentially break down the game and start from square one in terms of programming. Lack of communication with Nintendo resulted in the game coming out after its predicted Halloween release date. Angel Studios themselves stressed that if your game is being sent for approval by another publisher, you need to keep in CONSTANT CONTACT with those people. If the publisher wants even a single aspect changed, every day spent not meeting that demand can result in weeks or even months of delays. Miscommunication with Capcom wasted even more valuable time. QA testing was not explicitly outlined between Capcom and Angel. As a result, Angel assumed Capcom would do all of the QA testing, while Capcom assumed the exact opposite. Extra time was spent as the team porting RE2 was only made up of programmers and artists. Needless to say, programmers and artists are NOT testers.
Then there was the FMVs, to which many people ask to this day, how did you get FMVs in an N64 game?! Well, to my knowledge, FMVs are CAPABLE of being in N64 games, though the real problem lies in the compression of said FMVs and the lack of space that N64 cartridges can hold. Not only did both Leon and Claire campaigns manage to fit into one cartridge, but not a single FMV was cut from the game. Angel worked diligently, sizing down FMVs megabyte by megabyte to make sure they would all fit into the game. The only setback was of course, the overall quality of the FMVs. While not all seemed to be affected too drastically, there are a few that look noticeably worse than their PS1 counterparts.
Unlike the FMVs, the sound and music of this RE2 port surpassed the quality of the original PS1 version. Converting over a thousand sound samples to an N64 cartridge was no easy task, but with the help of another company called Factor 5, Angel was able to not only fit every piece of audio in the game, but also take advantage of Dolby Surround Sound to make everything sound better.
On November 16, 1999, Resident Evil 2 was released on the Nintendo 64 in all of its glory, including extras like alternate costumes, an adjustable violence level and adjustable blood color, enhanced visuals and sound, analog controls that made the game control like the first Devil May Cry, the ability to remix item locations for each playthrough, and extra files that add a bit of background to past Resident Evil characters including Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen from Resident Evil 0 (a game that was originally slated to be on the Nintendo 64, but released on the Gamecube several years later). The ONLY feature to be cut, was the Extreme Battle mode from the Dual Shock version of the game. Personally speaking, I never touched this mode, though because this mode was in the Dreamcast version with that versions visual enhancements, many people consider the Dreamcast version to be the best overall.
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Room for Improvement: Rukia Kuchiki
on 05.27.2013
What better way to debut my first blog than to talk about my favorite anime character? Rukia Kuchiki is the female lead in the hit anime, Bleach. I say hit but I for one, have stopped watching the show since the end of the second season, as it pretty much went downhill from there. For those unfamiliar with the show, Ill give a brief summary below. And Ill have to ask people to excuse my writing. I happen to type the way I speak in person, so if any punctuation looks awkward well youre gonna have to deal with it!
Bleach revolves around the life of 15 year old Ichigo Kurosaki, a boy with spiky orange hair who is able to see ghosts. One night, he encounters a young woman named Rukia Kuchiki, a being who transports souls to the afterlife and purifies tainted souls called Hollows. A Soul Reaper, so she says. One night, a Hollow sniffs out Ichigo and attacks his home, putting him and his family in danger. Ichigo recklessly tries to repel the Hollow himself, and this causes Rukia to intervene, taking a devastating blow that would otherwise kill Ichigo. Unable to move, Rukia makes an outlandish suggestion and volunteers to offer her powers to Ichigo so he can save himself, Rukia, and his family. Ichigo is whole-heartedly on board with the idea, and so, Rukia plunges her sword into Ichigos heart and transfers all of her powers to him.
The first episode ends with Ichigo becoming a Soul Reaper (and totally owning that Hollow). The following episodes then involve Rukia teaching Ichigo the responsibilities of being a Soul Reaper since apparently, Rukia intended to only transfer a portion of her powers to him, not all of it.
So, if Rukia is my favorite anime character, why is this blog called Room for Improvement? Well, let me first explain why I love her so much. Right off the bat, Rukia shows that she possesses many qualities that I like in a female character (as well as females in real life, herp). Rukia is mentally strong, she is confident in her actions, she is blunt, and she knows how to prioritize. Rukia is also imperfect (like any normal human being), her blunt demeanor works against her at times because she has trouble putting herself in other peoples shoes. Rukia falls into the category of female character who does not act like a female character. And no, that doesnt mean she acts like one of the guys, as Rukia can also be very feminine at times. What I mean is, she isnt constantly reminding the viewer that she is a girl. Rukia is simply a character, who happens to BE female, and that is exactly how she was written throughout the show. I should also mention that her actual design plays a big part in why I love her so much, ha.
So, Rukia seems to have everything going for her. What the heck is wrong, you ask? Well, heres your answer: shes pretty fucking useless.
Yep, useless! Rukia is nothing more than a plot mover who happens to pass on knowledge to Ichigo so he can properly gain the throne of all powerful main character and stay there for the rest of the show. While the two develop an AMAZING relationship together in Seasons 1 and 2, it falls to shit in future seasons. Rukia eventually gains her powers back, and still manages to be useless. Ichigo also contracts some type of emo disease that causes him to lose confidence every time he loses a fight. And almost too conveniently, Rukia appears and gives him a literal kick in the ass. Ichigos motivation is revived, and he goes on to fight while Rukia becomes useless once again. She is such a rare case, and Ive never found a single female character who had such amazing qualities yet managed to be useless throughout a show. So what can be done? Should Rukia be physically stronger? Well, thatd be a good freaking start, wouldnt it? That alone isnt enough however, as Bleach is a show with many many MANY characters who fight alongside Ichigo. Like any Fighting game, you dont want any characters to be overpowered, and demanding a buff on your favorite character alone is hardly fair. Instead, all weaker characters must be buffed to catch up to the top tier, so everyone can be useful in some way.
I love Rukia, but not enough to make her useful if it means making other characters useless. The key to having a good show is utilizing each character in some SIGNIFICANT way or another. Otherwise, why are they even there? That is a question I constantly ask myself when Rukia or anyone who isnt Ichigo is on screen. Bleach has already been ruined for me from all the events I hear about now and then. So honestly, its too late to improve Rukia, and even if she were to improve, the author would have to make damn sure that all of the other supporting characters are improved as well.
How about you guys? Do you have any ways to improve Rukia? Does she need improvement at all (this is only my opinion after all)? What do you think of Bleach in general for that matter?


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Possible last sentences for the last Harry potter book
1. And Harry danced to the tropical rhythm, his long dreadlocks glinting in the sun
2. As celebration for destroying voldermort, Harry, Draco, and the ghost of Dumbledore all went to see the lion king on Broadway, and Harry's favourite character was: Scar. (Inside joke, will explain on comments.)
3 Harry woke up on the cold, wet, bathroom floor, only to discover that he was 10 years old and had knocked himself unconscious on the showerhead and it had all been a beautiful dream, but then he saw the scars on the back of his hand
4. And they all lived happily ever after.
5. "there's only one way we can truly defeat voldermort" cried Harry , and that's to all work together , as a team , as a unit until the power of friendship causes a rainbow of light to destroy his rainbow of darkness.
6. What is that mysterious ticking noise
7. STOP! Shrieked voldermort, its hammer time.
8. And the ghost of dobby rode the ghost of Hedwig in to the golden sunset.
9. But just as Harry threw the elder wand into the fiery depths of Mordor, kreature leapt after it, clutching it in his frugal hands as he fell to his doom.
10. As Harry pointed his wand in his enemy's face he said in a shaking voice, "I never wanted this! I wanted to be: A LUMBERJACK!"
11. And unhesitantly, unfalteringly, he kissed her, feeling her long read hair under his finger tips. And then, looking steadily into her brown eyes, he whispered, "I love you, Mrs Weasly."
12. "what the
." Muttered Harry. But those were the last words he ever uttered as a mysteriously sparkling Cedric lunged for his neck.
13. Harry looked into his sons eyes "Albus Severus Fred Goyle Mad eye Hedwig Greyback Remus Dobby Nympthadora Voldermort potter" he said "at school, their going to destroy you."
14. Belatrix stood in the owlery, arms outstretched towards the window "FLY, my pretties, FLY!!" she screamed.
15. "I'm bored "said Harry to his friends "do you want to go kill some muggles for sport?"


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The great thing about dreams is that you can live anywhere. Being underwater can be a potentially threatening experience, as with drowning. However, it can just be the place you are, hanging out with the other dream characters.
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I've been doing a lot of reading recently about the different types of yeast and bacteria in the SCOBY coupled with the reformulation of the SCOBY in recent years. I got to thinking about how I used to "catch" wild yeast to make sourdough bread. From what I've read, it'd be nearly impossible to create a SCOBY from scratch (without some sort of starter culture), but what I thought might be cool, is if we could somehow innoculate our current SCOBYs with known beneficial yeast strains and bacteria. So, what so you, scientists of the brewing world? Is this doable?This article lists all of the possible (known) yeast strains and bacteria found in Kombucha cultures. So for instance, in that article you'll notice Brettanomyces is sometimes found in the SCOBY. Would it be possible to add a tiny amount of brett (from a smack pack or white labs vial) to a current ferment of Kombucha, to help introduce that particular yeast to your SCOBY? Obviously you'd want to add only the smallest bit, so as not to throw off the balance of your SCOBY, but can this be done? What about putting a few raisins into your ferment to try and snag some of the yeast/bacteria on them? Peaches? Apples? Similarly, do new wild yeasts and bacteria naturally join your SCOBY over time, as you ferment new batches? Since it's an open air ferment, it seems plausible... Again, I'm just spit balling here. I have very little science background. What do you think?
I think this is a great experiment. I would think you could probably get some wild yeast from throwing some fresh picked fruit in with it. You could probably get some more specialized strains to take over (or work with) the yeast in your SCOBY. I would think some strains of wine yeast might be more aggressive towards the other yeast, but it would be interesting to see if they would mind living with the bacteria. It would be cool to have a batch of Kombucha with the character of a familiar beer yeast. Also, I was also wondering you could have more control over the flavor/acidity of your kombucha by using an airlock at certain times to let the bacteria take a break and get more of the yeast character in there. Just spit balling too.
Once I have a few extra SCOBYS, I may start doing small half gallon batches, trying to add something new to the mix (raisins, brett, grapes, etc). I'll probably try only one thing at a time and see if it has any effect on flavor. I don't have any special equipment, so probably the only way I'll know if anything new has joined the SCOBY team is if the flavor of the Kombucha changes. Since the "reformulation" was supposed to have taken out some of the more alcohol producing yeast/bacteria, it'd be fun to try to add more of those. Any other thoughts? Any one else want to try this? Anyone think this won't work?
onipar - experimentation is good. But... your primary fermentation phase is a time when you want to feed the yeast which in turn feeds the bacteria, both of which eventually feed you. Playing with the tea types, sugar type (refined white, raw, honey, etc), and sugar quantity is fine, but I'd save the raisins, juices, and other flavorings for secondary fermentation experiments. Remember that during primary fermentation you're just trying to get the yeast/bacteria balance, final sugar/alcohol level, and final pH right, so that you have a good-tasting, recognizably "Kombucha" drink when you're done. Then you can remove a healthy mother & baby scoby plus your clean starter tea before you start experimenting. Just my $0.02...
So, I'm rethinking my plans here. I e-mailed GT a week ago, and they just responded and actually asked to call me on the phone to speak with me. I was calling to find out when the "classic" Kombucha would be available where I live, but while I had them on the phone, I asked about the reformulation. I mentioned how I had read that there are reduced probiotics, and the rep told me that this is incorrect. She said the reformulated version has the same amount of probiotics as the classic. I then asked if any specific yeast strains or bacteria were removed from the SCOBY. She said the SCOBYs are the same as they always were, the difference is with the "process" GT uses to ferment the product. Now, I'll admit this was sort of second hand info coming from a rep at GT, but if it's true, I don't see any need to try adding yeast or bacteria as I outlined earlier in this thread. I might still play around with it, but I'm satisfied with the answers I received from GT.
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Onipar, I am glad you looked into this. That was one of my concerns, too - gut health is so important, and sometimes I wondered if I was getting enough "bang" for those 4g of sugar per bottle of GT Dave.


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When you heat milk, at a certain stage it boils over. In the same way, the great love that bhaktas bore for God burst forth in the form of devotional verses, which showcase the depth of their love for God, their desire to constantly think of God, and also their indifference to material wealth. The verses of the Azhvars and Nayanmars are full of such love for Lord Narayana and Lord Siva, respectively, Sarala Rajagopalan said in a discourse.
When one sings of God, one's heart must melt. That is the hallmark of true bhakti, and this is evident from the verses of the Azhvars and Nayanmars. Sekkizhar, who wrote the Peria Puranam, which describes the lives of the Saivite Nayanmars, says the devotees sang of Lord Siva, and sang of nothing else.
Their love for Lord Siva was not limited just to Him, but embraced His devotees too. Saivite devotees Appoodi Adigal, Ilayankudimara Nayanar and Karaikkal Ammaiyar gave generously to His devotees, and could not bear to see one of His devotees hungry. They provided food to His devotees, and even if such generosity meant inconvenience to themselves, they did not mind. Thus Appoodi Adigal ran charitable institutions in the name of Thirunavukkarasar, who was himself a devotee of Lord Siva. Appoodi Adigal did not allow even the death of his son to stand in the way of his serving food to Thirunavukkarasar. Karaikkal Ammaiyar incurred the displeasure of her husband, giving away a tasty fruit to a visiting Saivite.
Ilayankudimara Nayanar was a rich man, who spent all his wealth providing food to devotees of the Lord, and in course of time, he lost all his wealth. But he did not stop what he had been doing all along, namely, the serving of food to Lord Siva's devotees. He borrowed to meet the expenses. One night, during the monsoon season, a devotee turned up on Nayanar's doorstep. He had nothing at home with which food could be cooked. So he went to the fields, where grains had been sown that afternoon. Because of the rains, the grains were lying exposed, and he gathered these and took them home. His wife washed away the mud, cooked the grains and served the visitor. Bhaktas will do their utmost to serve God and His devotees.
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text: August 27, 2005 Patriots Ready For Raiders Right Now? BY: Bob George/BosSports.net So, do we tell the Giants to just stay home and find another way to get Eli Manning some playing time? For the Patriots, the only thing of substance that could come out of the final preseason game on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium is a morbid repeat of the horrid 1989 preseason game against Green Bay where three starters were lost for the season with injuries. The 2004 version of Patriots-Packers August style went a bit better than that night, for sure, such that the Patriots could do well to just break camp and gun up for the Oakland Raiders a week from Thursday. Game on, of course. Bob Kraft wants the home date and the gate revenue. Okay, play the scrubs, let 'em have fun. Rest the regulars. They're ready. They're good. Bring on Al Davis and his brand new Randy Moss Olive Branch Center. Let Raider Nation start whining about the tuck rule again. There's not a lot more to prove after Friday night's 27-3 dismembering of the Green Bay Packers. The Patriots marched into a venue in which they have never won in the regular season and made mince meat of the franchise which handed them their last Super Bowl loss. Brett Favre and William Henderson, the only holdovers from Super Bowl XXXI for the Pack, could only stand by and watch the two-time world champs ply their craft in a way which was a bit better than it was eight Januaries ago. Favre had a quarterback rating which was lower than my junior high daughter's age. It was that good a night for the home town champs. Seriously, what's left to do? The starting jobs are pretty much set. Offense is Brady, Dillon, Branch, Givens, Graham, Watson, Light, Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Ashworth. Defense is Warren, Wilfork, Seymour, McGinest, Beisel, Brown, Colvin, Gay, Samuel, Harrison, Wilson. Depending upon the health of Mike Vrabel, one outside linebacker starting spot could be still up for grabs. That's about it. Backups? That's what Thursday night will decide, but you could speculate right now and be pretty much right on the mark. Flutie. Cassel. Faulk. Cobbs. Pass. Fauria. Brown. Dwight. Davis. Terrell. Hochstein. Mruczkowski. Gorin. Kaczur. Bailey. Green. Hill. Banta-Cain. Izzo. Chatham. Davis. Poole. Both Scotts. Hobbs. Starks. Sanders or Reid. Add kickers Vinatieri and Miller, and their snapper Paxton, and there's your 53. Simple. Rest all these guys Thursday night, give 'em a few kegs of beer and let 'em laugh at the guys on the fence duking it out with the G-Men. Yes, this is oversimplification. Yes, Bill Belichick's opinion is the one that really counts, not anyone else's. But this 53 is pretty much the one which will best give the Patriots their best chance at a record third straight Super Bowl. At least, from this typewriter, one opinion. But they will play the game anyway. So, if you need some reasons to watch the game other than you simply like to watch the Patriots no matter what, let's concoct some possible reasons to watch the preseason finale (and we'll leave "avoid injury" out of the mix). Rohan Davey vs. Matt Cassel These two guys will take most of the snaps. The prediction here is that the Rohan Davey Era at Foxborough will go the way of the Michael Bishop Era. Davey, one of the best European quarterbacks on the planet, may be better suited for that league across the pond rather than the big one on the home front. Besides, most of Patriot Nation is awfully intrigued by this "Cassel is the next Brady" jazz. Winner: Cassel. David Terrell vs. P.K. Sam and Bethel Johnson Sam does have quite a fan club out there, but you might wonder why. What has Sam done in his two years in Foxborough other than "bring lots of potential"? Here is one of those "you can't make the team from the tub" guys who, when in there, still hasn't shown anyone any reason why he should stay. He doesn't even remind anyone of Sean Morey or Dane Looker. As for Johnson, maybe he'll be in silver and black in Week 1 instead of silver and blue. Maybe Bethel needs Big Al, who knows. That leaves Terrell, good or bad. Winner (by default): Terrell. Christian Fauria vs. Jed Weaver Belichick may decide to keep four tight ends and dump one of the eleven defensive backs we chose. If so, then Weaver sticks and a defensive back goes bye-bye. The smart thinking here is that, mindful of seeing someone like Troy Brown in the secondary in 2004, Belichick will take the chance to carry extra DBs and keep only three tight ends. With apologies to Weaver and his talents, Fauria should remain here until he absolutely cannot stay any longer. He is terrific in the red zone and on special teams. Winner: Fauria. Mike Vrabel vs. Willie McGinest This is a battle that probably won't be waged Thursday night. But how do you reconcile this, especially with Monty Beisel and Chad Brown steadily improving up the middle? If Vrabel is healthy, he probably starts and Will Mac comes in in certain situations. Either way, it is another example of great Patriot depth which presents a pleasant problem versus an unpleasant one. Winner: the entire defensive unit. Ellis Hobbs vs. Hank Poteat Thanks, Hank. Thanks for two great games in January. Steeler Nation laughed at us for taking on one of their rejects for the postseason last year. But you helped us get to the Super Bowl, as well as helping us defeat the team which rejected you along the way. Hope you enjoy your ring, a ring you never would have won in Pittsburgh. But Hobbs will claim your job, though Hobbs needs to act more respectfully and keep his big mouth shut. Hobbs also had better learn the maxim "Do what Coach Belichick says" and stay away from "I don't care if it was wrong, if this comes up again, I'd do it again" and the like. We nominate Rodney Harrison as Hobbs' peer tutor. Winner: Hobbs. Dexter Reid vs. James Sanders Here is perhaps the toughest call of them all. Reid was a draftee in 2004, Sanders in 2005. Reid has one year under his belt and has played in a Super Bowl, getting burned on the final Philadelphia touchdown (for which Belichick blamed Eric Mangini, not Reid). Sanders has gotten generally good reviews from camp reports. If there is one roster spot which might be the most hotly contested, and if Belichick wants to keep nine defensive backs, this one's it. Winner: too close to call. Tom Brady, Doug Flutie, Matt Cassel and Rohan Davey vs. Jeremi Gonzalez, Mike Remlinger, Lenny DiNardo and Curt (the closer) Schilling Right now, which quartet would better help the Red Sox bullpen? The baseball world champs are still in first place, still ahead of the Yankees, and you wonder how. You have to wonder how desperate Theo Epstein is for good pitching. Yes, we're being facetious, but right now, the better pitchers are at Gillette and not Fenway. And the better team is ready for Oakland right now. Site-specific editorial/photos Copyright 2001-2004 PatsFans.com. This website is an unofficial and independently operated source of news and information not affiliated with any school, team, or league. |


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At the link below is a brief discussion of gays in Singapore (it's only been going a few hours). But one of the posts mentions "Dominionist nutjobs" taking over a women's group. I'd heard of Christian culture wars being exported to Africa, but this is the first I've heard of Asians being afflicted by loony American Christians.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 5:05pm
Bob and Kaci chat with Heather Mensch, TJC's professor of jazz studies and two TJC students.
The TJC Jazz Ensembles and Apache Punch drumline are preparing a "Band 'a' Palooza" for October 5th & 6th at 7:30 p.m. in Wise Auditorium on the TJC main campus.
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