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Dtoid Community Discusses E3 Edition: Microsoft
Jesse Cortez
on 06.08.2009
Welcome to an extra special edition of Dtoid Community Discusses! Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that E3 happened last week. Destructoid has brought you the greatest coverage of one of the largest game conventions, from
psychic predictions
, an
epic KarE3oke party
, and loads of liveblogging and video interviews. With all this new information that came out last week, there is TONS to talk about! Like our buddies over at
, DCD has taken on an interesting format this week. Through last week, while E3 was going on, a large panel of Destructoid community members discussed the big three presentations in different discussion threads.
First up, was Microsoft and its very interesting show. What did Dtoid Community members have to say about this show? Members of this discussion included Wexx, Ryu89, BunnyRabbit2, ScottyG and Guttlesswonder. Read on to find out what they thought!
It starts!
So the Microsoft show finished and I want to get your first impressions of the news. The show started with tons of games announced, such as Beatles Rock Band, the new Tony Hawk game, and then teasing Halo: Reach and showing a bit (finally of Alan Wake). Then things went crazy....Xbox Live started showing off all its new collaborations such as last.fm, Facebook, and even Twitter (!), not to mention what I wanted from the start...a LiveParty system that allowed you to watch movies with your friends (can you say ShiMuNi anyone?)
Then we got a couple of *not* surprises, such as the fact that the 360 was getting a MGS game featuring Raiden called MGS: Rising, and also motion controls. But this motion control that we knew was coming could not have been anticipated. Called Project Natal, it involves using a motion capture camera that has face recognition and will allow you to play games by just moving your body. Peter Molyneaux was even on hand to introduce us to Milo, his first project using this new technology. Twitter has been going crazy calling Natal the coming of Skynet, and who knows if they are actually right? And that wrapped the show.
So....whatdya think?! Are you excited for the games? Does XBLA really need all these new functionalities? Is the Wii doomed?
I wasn't really that impressed by the Microsoft conference. Sure, New Metal Gear game being exclusive and Left 4 Dead 2 is kind of cool, but I don't really see the Natal thing coming into its own in the near future. All they showed were tech demos, and unless they already have some developers putting some real games on it, I don't see the point of it, other than looking like an asshat switching your movies with your hands.
Left 4 Dead 2 really rubs me the wrong way for some reason though. Sure, I'm excited for more of that universe, but a sequel, already? The SDK just barely came out a month ago for the first game, shouldn't this just be a patch? I know Microsoft fees for DLC are ridiculous, but seriously? Why change the way you've done business for, oh, a decade? to accommodate their decrepit platform that's trying to microtransaction the shit out of its customers. Hell, if they put it out as a DLC pack on the 360 I'd pay for it on the PC. I just don't like the idea of Valve doing a sequel barely a year after the game was released. If they continue this trend I'm not sure what to think of them anymore.
Left 4 Dead 2 teaser trailer. Does it rub you the wrong way?
I pretty much sat here going nuts on most of it. I am sad to say I will be poor when these games come out because I will be buying so many. Crackdown 2, L4D2 and MW2 are all must buys because I enjoyed the first one of each so much. That new Splinter Cell game looks to be pretty much the exact kind of game I am looking for right now. It has the right mix of 24, Jason Bourne and Splinter Cell to be enjoyable as hell and I can't wait for that. Forza 3 looks a blast and the video thing had me very, very impressed.
The Halo stuff I will get just because I am a dirty whore for Bungie and will take anything they give me. Seeing ODST I am reminded of Star Wars: Republic Commando a hell of a lot and that can only be a good thing. Alan Wake looks fun and MGS sounds cool but those are two I'll need more info on to be sure about. Overall MS has impressed me a lot and I'm actually looking forward to the other conferences just to see how they match up to this.
I agree that Left 4 Dead 2 seems kind of like a phone in. Where's Half Life 2 Episode 3? Where's Portal 2, which I was expecting considering how short the original is. On other fronts, ODST looks awesome but it was pretty much what I was expecting in the first place. Alan Wake looks very interesting and I am looking forward to it. The facebook/twitter/ last.fm stuff just does not appeal to me. The game that REALLY got to me however was Splinter Cell Conviction. It really looks like a really fluid experience. The floating word stuff is out of place for sure, but I really like it, it gives the game alot of STYLE.
I would like to take this paragraph to talk about Natal. I honestly wasn't expecting to care about it that much. At first I was right, there was casual stuff like the paint thing that really wasn't my thing. However, what Peter Molyneux showed off COULD be groundbreaking, if whats there isnt faked like it could totally be. If that video was for real, that means that we are closer to creating true AI. The technology could improve the industry where if you are playing a shooter, for example, and you start taking hits, and your real life face shows frustration, the enemy AI might know to be more aggressive and take advantage of the situation.
Just an idea. What do you guys think?
As a primarily PC Gamer... just... don't mention being willing to pay for PC DLC. :(
I will agree that aside from the director being able to change level layouts on the fly, L4D 2 (they need to change that name into a better pun... Left 4 Dead: 2gether maybe?) seems more like an expansion pack than a sequel. Honestly though I don't blame Valve. It sounds like it's still getting healthy play on the 360, but I've been sick of it on the PC for awhile now (although I might be alone on this). Sorry 360 fans, but I really hope Valve makes this one with the PC primarily in mind.
One thing to note though is that they used the TF2 Scout's bat sound for a melee weapon (presumably a bat). ^_^
True Scotty, but I'd rather pay 15 dollars for all of that stuff, as opposed to $40-$50 for it.
At the moment I would say that Natal is nothing more than a concept video. I would assume that much like the PSeye, something like that would be plagued with a lot of problems such as very specific lighting requirements and the need for other people to remain virtually motionless as you race your car down a virtual road. If they can pull it off it would be nice, however I think it would fall the same as the PSeye, a fun toy but hardly an optimal interface.
As far as the Halo's goes I find ODST/DSTO/TODS/STD to be nothing more than a MOD appearing on an engine that is quickly showing its age, and using an outline style to somewhat mask fact much like Crackdown did. Halo: Reach is the very obvious way for Bungie and MS to keep Master Chief in the forefront of peoples minds without immediately bringing him magically back from the end of Halo 3, which no doubt will happen.
Silent Hill + Twin Peaks + Max Payne = Alan Wake!?!
Does Project Natal look like nothing more than a concept video to you?
Heh, I do like the shot they took at the Wii during the Ricochet demo. Shame the actual product won't be anything even remotely like the family play trailer might lead us to believe.
Man... I nearly wet myself when I saw the Alan Wake videos. Then Sam Lake had to kill my boner by saying Spring 2010... I've been waiting for that game for far too long. :(
With L4D2 I just think people are forgetting that by the time it comes out, L4D will have been out for roughly a year. That game as it stands right now doesn't have the content to still be fresh then. It might well be fun but people will want more. Whereas Valve normally do what they have done with TF2 with the class updates and custom maps, they are this time adding in as much if not more content than was originally in the game before. I have no problem with them charging full price because although little is changing, there is a lot of new content. It was the same with Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Essentially the same thing but with extra bits on top set inside lots of new maps.
Natal has me very interested indeed. The tech demos were impressive but when me and a few of my housemates were bouncing ideas around we really saw the potential in it. There's all sort of fun casual games you could make with it but I think that if used as an extension to the controller rather than a replacement it could lead to all sorts of interesting stuff.
Thats all for the Microsoft conference! Stay tuned on Wednesday, when we discuss Nintendo's conference and then Friday for Sony's!
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In the case of balanced selection, the population size required for the maintenance of a polymorphism is smaller. On the assumption of overdominance, with a heterozygote advantage on the order of 0.01, and 10-8 selected mutation rate per site per generation, the HLA polymorphism at the DRB1 locus requires a mean effective size of 100,000 individuals over the last 30 million years (Takahata et al., 1992). Computer simulations lead to estimates also on the order of 105 individuals as the long-term size of the ancestral populations leading to modern humans (Klein et al., 1990; Takahata, 1991, 1993a).
If we assume a mean population size of 105 individuals and a long-term generation time of 15 years, the expected coalescence for neutral alleles is 6 Myr, which is much less than the 30 Myr coalescence of the DRB1 alleles. Although the coalescence estimate has a large variance, it seems that either our ancestral population was even larger than 105 or, as assumed, balancing selection accounts for the long-term persistence of the MHC polymorphisms. The presence of balancing selection is supported by the analysis of the DNA sequences of HLA alleles. In codons specifying amino acids of the PBR, variation at the first and second positions is significantly higher than at the third position, and this observation is taken as evidence that positive selection acts on the first two positions (Hughes and Nei, 1988, 1992). Moreover, Hill et al. (1991, 1992a, b; see Miller, 1994) have shown that MHC polymorphism may increase resistance to Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for malignant malaria.
Estimates of the magnitude of the selection coefficient, s, that maintains the MHC polymorphisms vary from locus to locus, but range from 0.0007 to 0.019 (Satta et al., 1994). It seems unlikely that the selection coefficient would be in any case much larger than 0.01–0.03, but even large selection coefficients do not allow for the long-term persistence of polymorphisms except in the presence of large populations. For example, only 7 alleles can be maintained in a population of N = 1000, even with overdominant selection as unreasonably large as 0.3 (Figure 5; Klein et al., 1990).
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Between the Lines – Readings on Israel, The Palestinians, and the U.S. "War on Terror" . Edited by Tikva Honig-Parnass and Toufi Haddad. Haymarket Books, Chicago, Ill., 2007.
This work is a powerful compilation of articles relating the story of the al-Aqsa Intifada, tying it into a broader world vision of the Middle East and American Empire. That serves as the main theme for the book, "the continuation of the Zionist colonial project, which has aspired to…control all of historic Palestine with the full backing of U.S. imperialism." Expressed similarly from another angle, "Israel plays a key role in enforcing U.S. imperial strategy regionally and internationally, particularly…subsumed beneath the "war on terror." It is essentially a partnership, not Israel controlling Congress, or the U.S. manipulating Israel, but a more cooperative partnership, perhaps not of equals of power in a military-economic sense, but certainly equals of ideology.
Another strong sub-theme accompanies this over-riding viewpoint - that of the weakening power of Fatah and the PA and the rise of Hamas. The authors are quite harsh on their treatment of Fatah as it became more and more elitist, riven with internal dissent and corruption, and more and more seen as a tool of the Israeli occupiers. Accompanying this is the rising power of Hamas, partly as a result of their own strong organizational skills and ideology, but also because the Palestinians see them as a more reliable alternative to Fatah, not compromised in their association with the IDF and Israeli politics.
Other ongoing minor themes accompany these two main texts. Foremost of these would be the transition of the Israeli Left (Labour Party) into a partner for the Zionist Right (Likud) project of redeeming Eretz Israel and its longer-term goal of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. Along with this transition is a similar transition of Israel adapting neo-liberal economic policies, including IMF restructuring ideas that leads inevitably to a larger income gap, lower wages, the use of import labour (rather than the rebellious Palestinians or the poorer Mizrahi Jews from the African diaspora), and a general deterioration of social services for the poor (the Mizrahi and 'Arab Israelis') and the increase in wealth of the Israeli elites, generally the Ashkenazi (European Jews). This economic restructuring in turn transferred into the occupied territories, further diminishing the economic abilities and possibilities of a militarized occupied territory.
A third minor theme (none are truly 'minor', but play a smaller role in this narrative) is that of the Allon Plan, the "Field of Thorns" which includes all actions combined to assist with the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, and how it is really the subtext to all the political manipulations through the Peace Process, Camp David, the "disengagement", "convergence", and on into the "war on terror." Ethnic cleansing brings forth the idea of the "demographic danger" used politically as a rallying point, especially within 1967 Israel.
Along with these themes is the ever-present one of media manipulations. The freedom of "Between the Lines" to publish and the quotes derived from Israeli sources are often quite condemning of Israeli actions, political, economic, or military, yet little of that ever reaches the western press. With the recent emphasis on the "war on terror", the rise of Hamas, and the strong political turn to the far right, this openness is not nearly as apparent.
This variety of ideas is summed up in toto at the end of the forward: "the mainstream discourse within Israel and abroad ignores the fact that Zionism, as the hegemonic ideology of the Israeli state and society, is constantly reproduced and sustained in the service of the Israeli-U.S. colonialist project, including the globalized economic interests that underlie it."
There are numerous substantiated events and ideas that support the editors and authors viewpoint very strongly. The articles read sequentially, as published in Between the Lines in its brief existence in Jerusalem during the Intifada, followed by additional essays on more recent events, significantly the Hamas electoral success and the Hezbolla military success in Lebanon. They display a disconcerting foresightedness as to what future possibilities might arise. Azmi Bishara, the Palestinian member of the Knesset who has recently been charged with accusations against the State of Israel (of course), is well represented throughout the book. Many of the 'common' events (Jenin, the 'wall', Oslo Peace process) are presented within the discourse of Israeli-American colonial-imperial strategies, bringing them into the broader context of a more complete Middle East imperial project.
While the whole text is powerful enough to raise my blood pressure and make me stifle the more crude epithets of anger, the final sections on the realization of the Allon Plan disguised under the freedom provided by the rhetoric of the "war on terror" and the new quests for "peace" on Israel's terms only ("we have no partner") leaves the reader with understandably scary imaginative scenarios. Those scenarios include possible attacks on Iran, certainly done cooperatively between the U.S. and Israel although one or the other may lead the attack. Add to this another instigated attack against Lebanon and Syria, using different tactics than the failed war of 2006. Above all for Palestine, there is and will be a sustained increase of aggressiveness from the Israeli IDF in creating positions and conditions for the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, while acting militarily against the Gaza strip (November 2006 – "Autumn Clouds", how poetic) in its bantustan style prison camp formation.
Between the Lines begins with a well-written introduction serving as a concise historical précis of events leading up to the al-Aqsa Intifada. That section alone deserves to be mass-marketed for its clarity and brevity. Following on that, as indicated above, the chapters follow in time-sequenced progression. While there are details of the actual conflict itself, much of the narrative discusses the politics and behind the scenes working of the various members of the conflict, from the "Likud-Labor Gangster Government" with its "Provocative Escalations", to the "Essence of the Conflict – Total War", "The True Nature of Israel's Democracy", through Jenin and its implications for the resistance, Sharon's re-election in 2003, the implications of the U.S. invasion of Iraq which leads into the "Era of Force, Force, and More Force."
The closing chapters concentrate on the "disengagement" locally, and the preparations for a broader conflict regionally.
The disengagement and the subsequent invasive tactics are rationalized by Silvan Shalom, the Israeli Foreign Minister in Sharon's Likud government as part of the "global battle against this terrorism….That's why we should do everything we can, because we are protecting our people fighting against this global phenomenon that is threatening the entire world, and all the democratic countries." This is the perfect political answer to support continued terrorism on the part of the Israeli's and the U.S., making the aggressor and perpetrator into the victim, turning the victim into the aggressor. Once again the western press is noted for its complicity: "The mileage this line of justification [previous] has received in the Western press is mind-boggling, especially considering the nature of the powers that promote it (the Zionist movement and U.S. ruling classes)."
While Israel sought to "convey the unequivocal message" that disengagement was a result of "Israel's position of strength" it is also noted "if not for the resistance, Israel would never have considered disengaging from Gaza in the first place." Ultimately, "while continuing to maintain full control over its [Gaza's] land, air, and seas, Israel effectively imposed a containment regime of the Strip." At the same time it is really "a tactical redeployment to more effective positions of control…not unprecedented in Israeli policy" at the same time allowing more settlement and military engagements in the West Bank. The worst aspect that I can see from this is the "Normalization of Transfer" such that "If one day the situation arises whereby Israel finds the opportunity to actively transfer Palestinians…in the West Bank or even Palestinian citizens of Israel…the international community can "understand" this necessity based on the disengagement's precedent."
The final section looks at the broader conflict with the unsuccessful attacks on Lebanon and the election of Hamas in Gaza.
For Lebanon, an unnamed Israeli minister explained that their desire was "to turn Lebanon into a wasteland. After that, things will be good." They are supported by the Americans as usual with Condaleeza Rice claiming, "that Israel's catastrophic assault on Lebanon embodied the "birth pangs of the new Middle East." (consider the source for that metaphor). Again, the western media expressed the aggression of the Hezbollah attack as a unique provocative attack, but it was simply one of many in a back and forth 'ember' engagement. For the U.S. and Israel it "provided a "unique moment" with "convergence of interests." Whereas before the U.S. remained discreet in its support of Israeli military aggression, this support was a "departure from past strategy" of the U.S. hiding "its fingerprints on the dirty jobs Israel committed in the service of the imperial master."
Apart from the defeat of Fatah and the PA politically, the Hamas victory represents "the pinnacle of the mass popular movement that began with the Al Aqsa Intifada, to definitively displace the Oslo process paradigm and its infectious repercussions upon the Palestinian national movement." Part of this was because "Hamas unapologetically preserved and implemented, at times, the Palestinian right to resist, using force as a political tool." This of course fits well within the UN Charter on occupation and defensive war, two good reasons why Israel and the U.S. are planning their own "peace summit" with neighbouring Arab countries and not with UN presence.
The authors' conclusion, if it is as prescient as their writing was during the Intifada, reveals a cauldron set to explode: "The stakes have risen to such a level that it is not irrational to preclude, in both the near and distant future, the possibility of accelerated ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their lands, the ignition of expanded regional wars, and the possible use of nonconventional weaponry."
A fully engaging book, an intense read, Between the Lines provides a strong and comprehensible analysis of the al-Aqsa Intifada, its consequences, and probable future developments. Along with the many other authors who have developed similar themes (Ilan Pappe, Ramzy Baroud, Tanya Reinhart, Jonathan Cook, Mishal and Sela) this story expands the library of information and consciousness concerning the occupation and ethnic cleansing that is the story of Palestine.
Jim Miles is a Canadian educator and a regular contributor/columnist of opinion pieces and book reviews to Palestine Chronicles. His interest in this topic stems originally from an environmental perspective, which encompasses the militarization and economic subjugation of the global community and its commodification by corporate governance and by the American government.
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dc.contributor.author | Caudell, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.author | Taha, Mahmoud | |
dc.contributor.author | Weinberg, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-19T20:28:50Z | |
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dc.description.abstract | Policy leaders have identified a need for a mathematical based computational system that would support requirements of situational awareness to analyze terrorist threats and risks given the vast amount of input data in the form of open source, intelligence as well as other indicators. In response to these expressed needs , the University of New Mexico (UNM) developed a proto-type system, the Pre Incident Indicator Analysis (PIIA) system, which is capable of combining open source and intelligence data with other indicators and information as inputs to provide a dynamic assessment of threats and risks along with a measure of the uncertainties inherent in that analysis. The object is to build a mathematical and then a prototype system to access large complex "faceted information ontologies" consisting of information and data available to analysts and in a fashion they can use. A framework has been established for such a system and demonstrated. In addition considerable progress has been made on the key challenge of creating faceted ontologies (combining specific views of data and information). This constitutes a data collection system that combines specific views or ontologies, allows for analyzing the integrated information and then ascertaining certain new views of the resultant information. This has the potential to evaluate specific threats for importance, provide temporal sensitivity and provide warnings for analysts to consider. | en_US |
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One in the Chamber (2012)
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In Prague, two skilled assassins make themselves available for hire to the Mafia. However, when one assassin, Carver (Gooding) takes a job with a gang he was once hired to eliminate, it launches into an all-out mob war where survival is about as certain as the number of bullets left in the clip. To make things worse, another assassin (Lundgren) has been hired to take out Carver and the result will make the streets run red. As Carver battles with his inner demons as well as his very real enemies, … More
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A slam-bang action-thriller. A total powerhouse of an action film that packs just as much star power as it does fire power. It`s stylish, slick, dzzlingly well-crafted and richly performend by the cast. Director, William Kaufman crafts another hard-boiled and intense thrill-ride that delivers all the way to the end. An explosive and adrenaline-pumping edge of your seat action-packed roller-coaster ride. A really entertaining movie that packs a full-clip of action, suspense and then some more. Loaded with great twist and surprises. A great movie that keeps you compelled with its character development and keeps you guessing with its suspense. It`s cool as hell and furiously awesome to watch. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Dolph Lungdren are at their best, they both give great and gritty performances. Gooding still gots the good and delivers. Lungdren is terrific. It`s one hell of a dynamic and sensational face-off between the two leads.
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If you never even heard of this movie, there is a reason: One in the Chamber is a straight-to-video release starring Cuba Gooding Jr and Dolph Lundgren, and it was directed by William Kaufman. Very lame story happening after the fall of the Socialism in Eastern Europe. Dealers of weapons and drugs have turned Prague into their headquarters and they were happy to make millions of dollars by selling weapons to various gangs. In this story our "hero" Ray Carver (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is an assassin who works for two rival mafia families. After Carver fails in his assignment, another assassin is hired known as Alexei "The Wolf" Andreev (Dolph Lundgren), a legendary Russian hitman who is rumoured to be fictional. Alexei is out for Carver, but soon they both realize that they have to work together in the middle of a gang war... of course, there is some kind of a love story going in the background which, like the movie itself makes no sense from the first scene.
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For some reason, reviews are not all negative and I suspect that it was made for US market and portrays that part of the world the way American imagine it. Lots of shooting and action and substance free! I could use this time better.
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Listed are certain ways that a comic series that jumps the shark. These reasons aren't exclusive, sometimes, it's more than one factor which makes the title jump the shark.Artists/writers leaving or introduction of new writers or artists. Sometimes a series has a fantastic team: great writing, great artwork, etc. Then suddenly someone new comes in, and that series is on a one way trip to Sucksburg. Or sometimes there's a team of artists or writers, and someone leaves that team (and nobody replaces them) and it's apparent where the talent was. Within a few issues a comic can go from awesome to so bad, you wonder how the ink stays on the paper.A character entering or leaving the series. Since comics are character driven, they are very important to the story. Sometimes changing the formula as to who is in or out of the storyline can be disastrous. Characters can leave the series for many reasons like death or disagreement with other characters. 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Although there may not be a specific panel that people can draw on and say "everything before this panel was good, everything after this panel was bad," when a story arc is mentioned only in angry or dejected or "those were the good days and this isn't" tones, that comic may have jumped the shark.They run out of ideas or are treading water. Although closely related to the last paragraph, this deserves special mention. Sometimes it's not the ideas or characters or whatever is what's bad, it's the fact that they're using them over and over again. Long running series can have the been there done that feel to them (though at which point people think it jumps the shark can vary - is it because of this villain introduced for the 8th or 9th time that pushes it over the edge to baddom for that person?). Or the plots are near carbon copies of each other. It's hard to tell, except maybe by later interviews, if the team just liked doing the same thing over and over or they actually ran out of ideas, but were forced to create something.Outside influences. Sometimes the creators have good ideas and would continue to make a great comic, but something outside the team is stopping them. One big example would be the publishers. Sometimes the bigwigs in charge want the comic to change. And who better than people who sit in an office all day would know how to make a good comic? Sometimes it's a censorship issue, and the comic had to be toned down; but if the title was over the top, and it had to be brought a few notches down, it's no longer top-notch, is it? Or they think the comic should go in this direction, or should have this new character, or should be part of this big crossover. Sometimes its due to the comic getting a new publisher, and all the problems with it. Sometimes, a comic isn't selling well, but it's still a good comic. 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The young gunner spits a few bars for the masses. I don't think he's bad, but in terms of Philly's king: Will Smith > Beanie Sigel > Young Chris. Props to the BoBO. Young Sav what up?!
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i dont know if it happened but was his mixtape uped yet
Cyphr is still the shit Wale x State Prop
i dont know if it happened but was his mixtape uped yet ^^
I always been wondering this: Is this the same Chris from those two dudes from Roc-a-fella that sang "Can't Stop Won't Stop"?
yo shake, you seriously need to check out ohene. hes from philly and is the truth. Hes really underground but is insanely dope.
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Nokia Siemens Networks, Ballard Power Systems Develop Fuel Cell Backup Power For Mobile Networks
The solution from Nokia Siemens Networks and Ballard has already received the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) statutory approval in Japan. After delivering and setting up the fuel cell at a test site in YRP, Nokia Siemens Networks participated in and cleared DOCOMO's evaluation tests.
About Nokia Siemens Networks Nokia Siemens Networks is the world's specialist in mobile broadband. From the first ever call on GSM, to the first call on LTE, we operate at the forefront of each generation of mobile technology. Our global experts invent the new capabilities our customers need in their networks. We provide the world's most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to maximize the value of those networks, and the services to make it all work seamlessly. With headquarters in Espoo, Finland, we operate in over 150 countries and had net sales of over 14 billion euros in 2011. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
About Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems for a range of applications. Products deliver incomparable performance, durability and versatility. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.**
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While I recognize that sometimes a church service can seem dull, especially to a non-Christian, I want to suggest this morning that true worship is anything but boring. The very essence of what worship is does not allow us to be bored. When we come befo
Series: Worship in the Psalms
Contributor: Brian Bill (508 sermons shared)
Denomination: Baptist
Scripture: Psalms 96:1-96:13
Shared: 5/20/2003
We need to be reminded that we come into the presence of God every time we worship.
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Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-12:24
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This sermon helps us to see the difference between Worship and Praise and why do we praise Him each week
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Scripture: Psalms 63:3-63:5
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Worship is done in many ways. But it must always have freshness and not mere form; it must be in community and not merely individual; it must have joy and not mere instruction at the bottom line; and it must spill into the streets, not confined to the sa
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Denomination: Baptist
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Shared: 7/4/2003
This message deals with the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, and the restoration of worship. Are there walls that need to be rebuilt so that we too can have "Worship Restored" ?
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Denomination: Baptist
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Shared: 8/3/2003
We know that we are to be worshiping God as a part of our daily lives, yet many Christians go for days without much thought of Him. What are the "detours" that get us side-tracked in that way? (This message was preached during week 2 of "40 Days.")
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Scripture: Luke 5:4-5:8
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Shared: 10/5/2005
A message on worshipping in the midst of difficulty.
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Scripture: Psalms 63:1-63:11
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Why every Sunday should be Super Sunday to us. ItÆs because we have: 1- A Super God 2- A Super Savior 3- A Super church
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Denomination: Christian/Church of Christ
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Shared: 2/3/2008
A service designed to refocus the church on worshipping the Lord.
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Denomination: Baptist
Scripture: Psalms 95:1-95:8
Tags: Worship Purpose
Shared: 4/26/2006
The Lord God allows us to join with John and see HeavenÆs Throne Room. We are called to acknowledge the glory and power of the One on the eternal throne. Heaven has a sovereign.
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Morgen E. Anyan
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Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University (2010)
While at Washington State University I worked as an undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Jeremy Rentz and investigated cadmium and phosphorus sorption to biogenic iron oxides. I confirmed and evaluated the ability of biogenic iron oxides to adsorb cadmium, and helped develop and test a filter system to maximize phosphorus removal from water.
During the summer of 2010 I was an environmental intern at the BP Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, WA. During my time there I conducted various EPA compliance surveys, investigated the correlation between plant operations and total sulfur emissions, and compiled a data base of emission alarms to cross reference with agency permit emission limits.
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My research focuses on investigating the influence of type IV pili (TFP) on the swarming motility of the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Most recently, my collaborators and I determined that TFP limit single cell movement within swarms, which results in slower overall swarm expansion.
I am also researching the influence of cell motility mode on susceptibility to cadmium and nickel toxicity, and studying the influence of TFP on P. aeruginosa's ability to sense and respond to nutrients and toxins.


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Foster Wheeler To Hold Earnings Conference Call
Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) plans to hold a conference call on Friday, March 1, at 2:00 p.m. Central European Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the U.S.) to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The company expects to release the results the same day, before the U.S. markets open.
The call will be accessible to the public by telephone or webcast, and the company will post an accompanying slide presentation in the investor relations presentations/updates section of its website ( www.fwc.com). To listen to the call by telephone, dial 973-935-8752 (Conference I.D. No. 81934805) approximately ten minutes before the call.
The conference call will also be available over the Internet at www.fwc.com or through StreetEvents at www.streetevents.com.
A replay of the call will be available on the company's website and will be accessible for four weeks following the call.
Foster Wheeler AG is a global engineering and construction company and power equipment supplier delivering technically advanced, reliable facilities and equipment. The company employs approximately 12,000 talented professionals with specialized expertise dedicated to serving its clients through one of its two primary business groups. The company's Global Engineering and Construction Group designs and constructs leading-edge processing facilities for the upstream oil and gas, LNG and gas-to-liquids, refining, chemicals and petrochemicals, power, mining and metals, environmental, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare industries. The company's Global Power Group is a world leader in combustion and steam generation technology that designs, manufactures and erects steam generating and auxiliary equipment for power stations and industrial facilities and also provides a wide range of aftermarket services. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland, and its operational headquarters office is in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information about Foster Wheeler, please visit our Web site at www.fwc.com.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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In memory of Dr. Jung-Hwan Song.
Dimensional Reduction: A Design Tool for New Radiation Detection Materials†
Article first published online: 9 AUG 2011
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201102450
Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Androulakis, J., Peter, S. C., Li, H., Malliakas, C. D., Peters, J. A., Liu, Z., Wessels, B. W., Song, J.-H., Jin, H., Freeman, A. J. and Kanatzidis, M. G. (2011), Dimensional Reduction: A Design Tool for New Radiation Detection Materials. Adv. Mater., 23: 4163–4167. doi: 10.1002/adma.201102450
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- Article first published online: 9 AUG 2011
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- semiconductors;
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Semiconductor materials for efficient hard radiation detection are identified by combining a powerful chemical concept called dimensional reduction and precise theoretical electronic structure calculations. After more than 50 years of research and development in the field, this constitutes a significant step forward in the search for new detector materials.


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Its the crew I left at Dota finally getting tired of the old WC3 engine. The remnants of ******bag virgin CS players
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I only rage if they're openly ignoring constructive criticism. Apart from that, I'll just curse a little under my breath but that's it. I imagine many other people would do the same.
I just can't wait till an in-game voice chat, so you can cuss out your teammates with your voice instead of just letters.
And no doubt that some people will have headaches until next morning.
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I've been angrier lately, though I don't rageAFK, because of the increase in solo queue baddies. I just had a game where I was teamed with a 2-man premade(gang/shaco) and the shaco said "first and second blood coming up top" before feeding three kills in a row. His lane mate did get first blood so I guess he was 50% right. My ELO is probably **** but I've never had it this bad. I think the latest patch brought a lot of players out of the woodwork.
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I almost always tell the other team "well played guys" after a loss. Likewise, when I am having a good game I refrain from telling the other team "lulz, I JUST PWNZORRED U!!!ONE!1". I also try to limit my conversation with my own team in solo queues. I don't rage or whine or any of that and will generally just not reply to ragers on my team. Once you reply to them one time it fuels it and off you go into a flame war amongst yourselves. I have had games where I went 0-3 early, got the obvious "omg you stupid feeder noob" then recovered to finish 14-5-9 or something. Had I got in a flame war with a teammate, I wouldnt be able to do that. I try to stick to "care mid"..."bot mia" "push guys" etc. Simple communication...as I am busy , you know...playing. I am always envious of the guy who is obviously so much better than you(he told me so, thats how I know) who is raging away, watching my lane, watching mid , arguing with the other team and 2 of his own members, yet still manages that zomgleet 8-8-4 on twitch.


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Tony, a Siberian Tiger, sits in a renovated big cat grotto at the San Francisco Zoo Feb. 21, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Zoo reopened its big cat grottos for public viewing almost two months after a man was fatally mauled by a Siberian tiger that escaped from its enclosure on Christmas day. On Sept. 21, 2012, a man in the New York was attacked by a tiger after jumping into its enclosure at the Bronx Zoo.


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Just a week after making public his split with Chris Evert, wife of just 15 months, Greg Norman announced that he and fellow Aussie Adam Scott are engaged. While the announcement comes as a shock on many levels, it finally gives Norman a good reason for selecting Scott to the 2009 Presidents Cup team.
In his five matches, Scott was 1-4-0.


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Cryptic Studios revealed a bit more of their free-to-play MMORPG Neverwinter today. They've sent out a new CGI trailer as well as nine screenshots for the Dungeons and Dragons game.
In an industry that is more about the bottom line than it is creativity and innovation, it's slightly refreshing to hear that former Cryptic Studios developers have formed a new team with comic artist Austin McKinley, and they want us gamers to help with their next project.
With Cryptic now under the wing of Perfect World Entertainment, the Chinese-based publisher is already implementing a few changes to the way Cryptic will be running their MMOs, namely by making more of the premium content accessible to non-paying players for a brief period of time.
Cryptic's Dungeons and Dragons co-op RPG Neverwinter is changing dramatically under new publisher Perfect World. For starters, it's now a free-to-play title.
Crytek announces a console remake for their famous high-end shooter, Crysis. Cryptic revealed that Star Trek Online is going free-to-play and Rockstar unveils the release window for Max Payne 3. These stories and more in this edition of the weekly recap.
Soon it will be cheaper than ever to explore space, the final frontier. Cryptic Studios revealed today that they'll be switching the MMORPG Star Trek Online to free-to-play later this year.
Atari decided to pull the veil from co-op RPG Neverwinter today. They released a trailer with a good helping of gameplay footage.
Last than three years after acquiring Star Trek Online developer Cryptic Studios, Atari is severing ties. Today they announced their intention to divest its stake in the Los Gatos-based studio.
Atari has sent out word that the moment some of you have been waiting for has finally arrived: Champions Online is partially free-to-play.
If you think you'll be playing Champions Online and Star Trek Online for years to come, you might want to spring for a lifetime subscription next week. Cryptic will be holding a sale on lifetime subs for each game.
A brand new Silent Hill game is on the way while Battlefield 3 is prepped to be on display at GDC and Cryptic readies to unveil their secret project.
It seems maintaining two MMO's and developing a co-op RPG isn't enough activity for Cryptic Studios. They've got at least one other project in development.
5th Cell enters the action game genre, Microsoft acquires a NUI development company and Champions Online heads into F2P territory.
Super hero MMO Champions Online is going free-to-play. Cryptic revealed today that, starting next year, players will no longer have to pay a subscription.
Wednesday will mark the one year anniversary of Champions Online. Cryptic is celebrating the event with a free trial.


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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OriginMarla Jameson is an accomplished scientist that meets J. Jonah Jameson and later marries him.CreationHer fist appearance was in the Amazing Spider Man #162Character EvolutionHer first appearance notwithstanding, her attention was always that of a scientist, intereted more in the pure science of her endeavours, though she did take some interest in stopping Spider-Man.Major Story ArcsAlthough a background character for a time in Spider Man stories, she was ultimately killed by Alistair Smythe when he hunted down the Jamesons.Powers and AbilitiesShe is a regular human but with an advanced knowledge of robotics. She has created some deceptively sinister devices capable of giving Spider-Man a difficult time.


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The LG 32CS460 is a budget TV that offers some usability tweaks, but even for the money its picture quality is poor.
If you're in an electronics store and looking for a smaller TV to buy, let me start by saying that this TV won't jump out at you from on the shelves. If the circa-2004 design doesn't put you off then going deeper won't do anything to change your mind.
LG has had a pretty bad run this year with some great-looking but poorly-performing TVs, and the CS460 is unfortunately near the bottom of the pile. While a swivel stand and ergonomic remote are nice features at this price they can't save what is a truly undernourished TV. Poor colors, terrible black levels and minimal shadow detail means that I would recommend a third-tier brand offering like TCL before I did this particular TV.
If you have $300 to spend on a 32-inch then don't muck around, head straight towards the 'S' section of your local electronics dealer (they are alphabetical right?) and pick up the Samsung EH4000.
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Since apparently there's a limit on the number of art submissions, I've stuck all ma weapon sets together.
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thats alot of swords. i like how all of the swords are unique and not rly similar to each other
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every sword is driffrent and well draw. there r all so awesome i cant even hav a fav sword, scythe, or axe
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Enough swords to make a small RPG
And although you made a lot of swords, not even one looks like a cheap copy of another one. You added unique features to each and every weapon and you have added great details to each and every one of them.
I like them all!
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You're too amazing for your own good.
All of your swords/staffs/guitars/guns/etc. are so detailed, and they have so much variety to them. Also, gun/sword combinations are awesome.
Hmm, let's see. I really like the color combinations in the colored ones, but I also like the black and grey "machine-type" swords and things. Jeez, everything is so SHINY! Doesn't drawing highlights and shadows everywhere get annoying? Well, maybe I just have no patience.
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What does NAP mean in Medical Physics?
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The doctors and staff at Huntingdon Road Surgery in Cambridge are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare.
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Annual influenza vaccination is strongly recommended for:
The NHS recomends and will provide the vaccination for free for the above groups. If you are not sure whether you qualify for a free NHS flu vaccination please discuss this with your doctor or nurse.
Unfortunately the Practice does not provide influenza vaccinations to patients other than to those in the above groups as we need to ensure we have adequate supply for those who need it most.
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If you are seeing a doctor or nurse in the next few weeks, he/she will be happy to give you the vaccination in that appointment.
Otherwise the nurses are offering flu vaccination appointments at various times in the week at Huntingdon Road Surgery. Please book an appointment in via reception.
This year the NHS again is recommending influenza vaccination for ALL CHILDREN aged 2-4 years (i.e. born on or after 2.9.9 and on or after 1.9.12). Thankfully there are no needles! - This is given by a simple painless spray which is administered up the nose. However, like the injection the vaccination is different every year so even if your child had the vaccination last year it is important that they have the 2014 vaccination this year to be adequately protected.
To book an appointment: Our children's nurses are holding special children's flu vaccination clinics. Please contact reception.
From Sept 2014 a vaccine to prevent shingles is being offered to all people aged 70years, 78years and 79years since September 1st 2014. This is a single injection. Unlike the flu vaccination you only need to have the vaccination once. The brand name for the shingles vaccine is Zostavax.
The vaccine is expected to reduce your risk of getting shingles. If you are unlucky enough to go on to have the disease, your symptoms may bemilder and the illness shorter.
Shingles can be very painful and uncomfortable. Some people are left with pain lasting fo ryears after the inital rash has healed. And shingles is fatal for around 1 in 1,000 of over 70s who develop it.
Who can have the shingles vaccination?
Shingles vaccination will be offered routinel as part of the NHS vaccination programme for people during the year after they have turned 70. at the same time it will also be offered to 78 and 79 year olds as a catch up programme.
Under the NHS programme the vaccine is only available to people who are 70 year olds, 78year olds and 79year olds:
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Our practice is dedicated to improving our patient's health and wellbeing and we are inviting eligible patients for a health check with one of our nursing team. Eligible patients are in an age range that puts them at increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease or diabetes (collectively known as vascular disease). The check includes some simple tests and questions about your lifestyle. You will also have the opportunity to discuss any concerns or issues you may have and find out about the many new services available to support you in your "Change for Life". So please book an NHS Health Check if you have received an invitation letter.
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- Description: I found and purchased this truck in Kearney NE. last March (2010). The last time it was licensed was 1994.The previous owner through in two new front fenders and two new both front inner wheel wells with the deal. The engine was locked up and its hood and front fenders were off. After I got it home I found out the transmission, and brake booster were also no good. After rebuilding another 350 for it, replacing the power brake booster and master cylinder, and having the transmission overhauled it is road worthy.
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Wayne Dolcefino -- The Mugshot
He got onto the farm/ranch property of a Houston architect who was part of an expose on Harris County contracts. We're somehow thinking shaky hand-held cameras and hidden devices were involved.
He'll do some probation-type stuff and get deferred adjudication.
But the episode has presented us with the Dolcefino mugshot, circa 2008:
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Here's Wayne's mug from the KTRK website:
You know, we guess Wayne is Wayne, whether it's a mugshot in front of a cinder-block background or a glamour shot taken by a highly trained professional under optimal conditions and lighting. There's only so much you can do.
Such a charming smile, though...on the first one.
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text: On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Chris Staub <chris at beaker67.com> wrote: > Repeating that you need help does not make anyone more likely to do so. > In fact, given your past behavior as well as how you're continuing to > act, I'd be surprised if anyone ever does. But still give me some help. William


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PD: Dad shoots man for choking daughter in Phoenix ABC15.com
PHOENIX, AZ One person was shot after he was caught allegedly choking his girlfriend early Wednesday.
Crews responded to a shooting in the area of 51st Avenue and Beardsley around 1:30 a.m.
Phoenix police Lieutenant Emilien Sapon said a female was being choked by her boyfriend and the father tried to verbally get the boyfriend to stop.
When the boyfriend did not stop, the father allegedly brought out a gun and shot the boyfriend.
Sapon said the boyfriend was transported to a local hospital where he will survive and the girlfriend was not transported and is doing okay.
Police will submit the report to the county attorney's office to determine if there will be any charges.
Other sources say the guy was shot in the leg and abdomen. So far, the dad has not been charged with anything. More here:
Father allegedly shoots daughter's ex-boyfriend after early morning fight | Phoenix News | Arizona News | azfamily.com | Phoenix News