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Discussions addressing the connection between architecture and gaming cycle in and out of design discourse with some regularity. And why not? The experiential qualities of surface, volume and movement in game space are compelling, immersive and, quite importantly, shared points of reference. Conversations about this relationship often address the fact that the underlying means of production in both disciplines are fundamentally connected through an assortment of shared tools and methodologies. Beyond advances in software and hardware, we could definitely point fingers at the uncanny digital materiality of James Cameron and the influential design practice of Greg Lynn for causing a conflation of architectural, animation and visual effects culture. Origins aside, it is important to note that both architecture and gaming are equally invested in the representation of space, and both have codified standards for "sound construction". This works at the diagrammatic level of vectors and polygons and experientially when discussing the qualities of immersion in specific narrative spaces, be they inhabited or played.
There are a number of pitfalls to be avoided when reading space in gaming. One must resist the urge to completely aestheticize gaming, avoid eclipsing play with narrative and acknowledge that game space telescopes outwards from play and also encompasses various layers of control and perception which augment and inform immersion. These layers include interface, the picture planes that comprise the display, related hardware and software and even the body of the gamer. The idea of gameplay as a collaboration between player and software was outlined succinctly by Alexander Galloway in his 2006 essay Gamic Action, Four Movements. Galloway identifies gaming as an "action medium" whereby all activity can be categorized as initiated by the "operator" or "machinic" and as being either "diegetic" (contributing to the narrative) or "non-diegetic". These criteria provide a handy classification system for reading gaming and interpreting the nature of specific interactions and events.
What is of interest to this examination of space in gaming is generally contained within the "operator" and "non-diegetic" quadrants of the above diagram – events initiated by the player that aren't directly connected to the narrative of the game. Galloway identifies these types of operations as "acts of configuration" that "happen on the exterior of the world of the game". In this series of posts we will use this definition as a reference (rather than a pair of handcuffs) to read these "actions" as Tentative Spaces – temporary, informational enclosures that a gamer inhabits and modulates while immersed in play or setting the parameters for it.
Mez Breeze's notion of synthetic presencing (previously defined and discussed here on Augmentology) is another useful precedent. Breeze identifies presencing as blurring the middle ground between the clearly defined fiction/non-fiction divide associated with firmly established narrative models and mediums (i.e. detective fiction novels, crime-drama films). Examples of presencing include fan fiction, the social infrastructure of MMOG guilds, and the rapid, permutational evolution of internet memes that riff off pop culture. How does presencing relate to this discussion of space in gaming? Since tentative spaces operate as sidebars to and overlays on game space, they exist tangentially to game narrative. While these spaces relate to the fiction of game space they are not completely contained in game space. Tentative spaces provide enclosures in which the player can act, assess, analyze and sometimes socialize while being slightly detached from the actual experience of play – augmenting gameplay, if you will. Navigating strata of interface, socializing in multiplayer game lobbies and around post-game box scores, in-game microphone communication and interface informatics are all examples of tentative spaces.
Schematizing gameplay in this manner resonates with the idea of Russian nested dolls – volumes within volumes within volumes. This series of posts is based on an optimism that in isolating these "layers" of play, interface and information will reveal a range of idiosyncratic spaces slightly outside the realm of most discussions of gaming. Tentative Spaces will catalog a variety of general phenomena across gaming as well as analyze the construction of specific gaming titles. The following represents a quick sketch of the characteristics of tentative spaces, these will be further developed in future posts:
- Transparency – Tentative Spaces often occur on top of game play and players are able to inhabit/navigate these spaces and still "see through" them while engaging in gameplay (eg. team status monitor information overlay in multiplayer gaming).
- Hybridity – Referencing Lev Manovich's suggestion that emerging media forms are combinatory in nature, Tentative Spaces will be examined as interactive assemblages comprised of text and image, maps and diagrams (eg. game analytics).
- Interstitial – Tentative Spaces are often employed to bridge narrative sequences in gaming or to provide a green room in which players can wait during a "machinic" event (eg. network configuration/team selection lobbies in multiplayer gaming).
- Supplementary – As previously mentioned Tentative Spaces often sit at least partially outside game narrative, if not completely detached from it (eg. an easter egg or minigame).
- Sites of Interaction – Tentative Spaces have the potential to aggregate community and user labor towards building communal resources (eg. in game or web based wiki construction to inform gameplay).
To bring this introduction full circle, it is worth returning to the bridge built between architecture and gaming in the first paragraph. Since gaming plays out across space it is very much about space. Gamers have acclimatized themselves to a range of perspectives, views, GUI assemblages and camera movements that emulate a host of physiological, cinematic and cartographic conventions. As a by-product of this rapidly evolving array of representational techniques, gamers find themselves highly "interface literate" with the ability to simultaneously navigate numerous narrative, informational and social planes. As a series of posts, Tentative Spaces is invested in isolating and qualifying a variety of niches, pockets and marginalia within game culture. It is all too easy to dismiss many of these layers of gaming as instrumental when in fact their superimposition on and control over play represent a fundamental aspect of not just the experience of play, but the structure of game space.


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It read, "#Dallas2Dallas," and it became a symbolic mantra for the Seminoles' entire offseason -- a moniker that was part reality, part optimism.
After all, Florida State's first game of the 2014 season would be in Dallas against Oklahoma State. That much they knew.
But whether the Seminoles are going to be good enough to get the chance to defend their championship -- on Jan. 12, 2015, also in Dallas, the site of this year's title game -- is still to be determined.
One thing's for certain: FSU's planning to be there.
"I look forward to seeing you in Dallas," FSU fifth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher told a smiling audience packed with garnet and gold supporters late last week during an alumni association kickoff luncheon, before adding, "a couple of times."
The quest begins Saturday night in prime time for the preseason No. 1 Seminoles against the unranked Cowboys.
Fisher has proven in his first four seasons that he can get his teams to look past such distraction-filled details like rankings and big point spreads -- which is good, because FSU is already favored by double digits in every game this year. And as quick as he was to joke with Seminole Nation about #Dallas2Dallas a few days earlier, on Monday afternoon of game week, any question about #Dallas2Dallas was met with a shake of the head and a reply of, "I don't care about any of that."
"Look, this is a great Oklahoma State team, and Mike Gundy is a great football coach. They've won 41 games the last four years, had a 10-win season recently and were a game from playing for it all," Fisher said.
"It's going to be a great game. It's their home, sure they'll have a great home crowd. It's a great challenge for us."
That is indeed the challenge at hand. Fisher told his team behind closed doors Monday afternoon: Forget #Dallas2Dallas.
"Coach Fisher addressed it with everybody. He said #Dallas2Dallas is a preseason antic. If we take it one day at a time, one game at a time, before we know it, we'll reach Dallas," junior starting defensive end Derrick Mitchell Jr. said Monday evening following practice. "That's how he told us to approach it."
Added senior starting receiver Christian Green: "It was good for the preseason, and there was a lot of hype surrounding us and the #Dallas2Dallas thing, but (Fisher) just told us today to (forget it) and just focus in on what we need to focus in on -- and that's Oklahoma State. We can't overlook anybody. Everybody's gunning for us."
The Cowboys have their work cut out for them if they want to beat their first No. 1-ranked opponent in school history. Oklahoma State brings back just nine starters, may play as many as 10 freshmen Saturday and Gundy isn't 100 percent set on any one starting quarterback just yet. OSU will face an experienced Florida State squad that returns 15 starters, including Winston, and was ranked in the top three nationally in 10 total offensive and defensive categories last year.
"It may be a little overwhelming for some guys," admitted OSU sophomore guard Zac Vaetch.
Fisher is taking the Seminoles on a Thursday walkthrough to soak up Cowboys Stadium and become comfortable. Once there, he hopes any anxiety they have about being college football's biggest target will simply wash away.
"We may stop by and take a half hour before walkthrough and have them turn on all the lights and bells and whistles and catch a few punts here or there, throw some balls around just to get used to that atmosphere and get that part out of the way," Fisher said. "We're going to try and eliminate that clutter."
With a favorable schedule -- the Seminoles play seven home games, and only two opponents are ranked in the preseason Top 25 -- if they return from Texas 1-0, the Seminole fans will surely fire back up the hashtag hyperbole. Not that the players will hear it. In an effort to focus, they swore off social media during the season for the second straight year.
"Don't eat the cheese is what Coach Fisher says. All that heavy favorite stuff ... we don't really buy into that," Mitchell said. "Whatever the media says, Coach Fisher says don't eat the cheese. So we don't pay any attention. We just play our football game."
--Projected starting WR Isaiah Jones (6-4, 198) was ruled academically ineligible. While Jones saw limited action last season and caught just two passes, he was expected to be Jameis Winston's tall target to replace the departed Kelvin Benjamin (6-5).
--Heralded redshirt freshman LB Matthew Thomas injured his ankle in one of last week's practices and was not listed on the depth chart for Saturday's opener against Oklahoma State. Thomas also missed most of last year with an injury after arriving at FSU as one of the highest-rated LB recruits in years, but he has yet to make an impact.


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SpringSource are pleased to announce the 1.3 RC2 release of the Grails web application development framework.Grails is a dynamic web application framework built on Java and Groovy, leveraging best of breed APIs from the Java EE sphere including Spring, Hibernate and SiteMesh. Grails brings to Java and Groovy developers the joys of convention-based rapid development while allowing them to leverage their existing knowledge and capitalize on the proven and performant APIs Java developers have been using for years. Further information about the release can be obtained using the links below:- Changelog: See JIRA
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Grails 1.3 RC 2 comes with the recently released 1.7 version of the Groovy language, which includes loads of new features like anonymous and nested class support, power asserts and more. See the Groovy 1.7 release notes for info.JUnit 4
Grails 1.3 now uses JUnit 4 to run tests. JUnit 4 features a richer assertion API and many features like timeouts, ignores, class level before and after methods, hamcrest matchers, assumptions, theories and more.Pre Grails 1.3 tests are fully backwards compatible.Improvements to Modular Plugin Development
There are a couple of significant improvements to modular application development with plugins:- You can now override any plugin provides class, view or template simply by creating an equivalent class (same package/class name) or GSP in your application
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def airport = Airport.get(10) assert !airport.isDirty()airport.properties = params if (airport.isDirty('name')) { // do something based on changed name }
GORM Support For Derived Properties
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def books = Publication.recentPublications { or { like 'author', 'Tony%' like 'author', 'Phil%' } }
Chaining Named Criteria
Named criteria may be chained together. When criteria are chained together, the query will be generated as if all of the chained criteria had been combined in a single criteria closure.// recent publications with 'Book' in the title def books = Publication.recentPublications.publicationsWithBookInTitle.list() // old publications with more than 500 pages and with 'Book' in the title def books = Publication.oldPublicationsLargerThan(500).publicationsWithBookInTitle.list()
Global application layouts
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file. The name of the layout to use can also be modified in Config.groovy:grails.sitemesh.default.layout='myLayoutName'
New GSP Tag - join
<g:join in="['Grails', 'Groovy', 'Gradle']" delimiter="_"/>
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Open Source on Clouds, Making Cloud Interoperability a Reality, Friday Oct 4, 2:00 to 6:00pm.
This session demonstrates open source technologies that enable users and cloud builders develop interoperable and open cloud solutions. Interoperability in the cloud in a key challenge today; avoiding vendor-lock in, making it possible to easily switch from one provider to another are essential concerns of cloud users today. Interoperability means also the possibility to build hybrid environments, to ensure the portability of data from one cloud to another and to easily orchestrate the management of resources across multiple clouds. However there is more than interoperability and openness. Without open source, proprietary vendors could claim interoperability and openness through compliance with standards in a classic inefficient oligopolistic way.
OW2 is one of the most active in the open cloud field and continuously contributes to the promotion of interoperability across cloud platforms. The community supports several complex open source cloud projects. This session will provide guidance and will showcase state-of-the-art projects and success stories, all multicloud-oriented while leveraging the OpenStack platform and all developed within the OW2 Open Source Cloudware Initiative (OSCi).
We are lining up six presentations showcasing OW2 open source projects and their cloud deployments.
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It's the only missin' pilot... we need him!
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Traveling exclusive would be ideal.
Still supportin...We need this cat right away.
That's great news! Con exclusive or being offered outside the sub would be perfect for this guy, because I think he's a bit too obscure to take up a regular slot.
And according to the Mattel list of characters that can be included on the Castle Grayskull box-art, he even has an official name now: SKY HIGH!
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I don't think I've chimed in on this thread before (I've somehow missed this one and Goat Man's!)... but yes. Indeed. I want this pilot. Even though he doesn't actually match the Wind Raider very much in theme or colors, I still would like to have this guy in my collection as a stand-alone-from-the-vehicle character on my shelf
I've never been really fussed about this guy, but now were getting the FFM I would like him just to complete the set.
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Not that I don't want the wind raider pilot (wasn't he called Sky High btw?) nor want to sound unpleasant to other fans, but I think that there are many important characters to get to in MOTUC right now.
Some of the core characters of the Great Rebellion, the Snake Men, the Horde or the Galactic Guardians are still missing (see wish list). Plus 3 of the FFM are planned for release this year while none of the 3 Rock People has already made it to MOTUC.
While I'm open to the idea of expanding the line to some extent, I must admit that I don't want anymore FFM until the other factions look more "complete" to me...
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Heroic: King Miro / Hawke / Dakon / Delora
Evil: Evilseed / Lodar
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Horde: Vultak / Hunga / Prahvus
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SkyHigh is just under Goatman on m wishlist of non-toy characters. As the 4th random pilot character created in the vintage era, he deserves to be immortalized and legitimized as part of the fighting foe men alongside the Monogram pilots.
And I completely agree that if Mattel wants to create any interest in the Wind Raider, they would be better served releasing this guy than trying to show-horn the nearly Universally panned and reviled Castle Grayskull port. I had no interest in the Attak Trak being released in this line, but now that we have Sherrilyn coming out, I'm more than willing to get one to add to my "FFM" collection.
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Now regarding his accessories, I would be cool to see him come with an Anchor type Weapon, as well as maybe a shield created from the Head thing you use to crank up the Anchor, similar to the way they created the weapons for the FFM.
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Definitely want this guy.
Yep, I want him.
I want him as a regular release figure, I don't want to chase him like a con exclusive like I'm gonna have to do with strobo.
Love obscure and new characters. I support this character. Could be the leader of the Eternos Sky Guard.
I would really like to see Sky High made at some point, as he is now the only remaining unmade vehicle pilot!
...an since Matty wants to move the wind raiders.. making this figure seems like a win/win situation for both fans and Mattel!
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I support the Wind Raider Pilot.
Hopefully he comes with some kind of interchangeable Wind Raider chest logo so I can give it to the Talon Fighter Pilot.
Most definately. When I saw the Fighting Foe Men lineup, I KNEW that Skyhigh had to be slated in the main line. I mean he is the most easily identified one. How could they not make him?
I could be wrong but if I was, or if Matty wasnt already planning him, I'd be the most upset of the entire line.
Had they not made FFM, I'd be fine. But it has to be a monthly figure or already fit in somewhere (SDCC or something)
and personally what's great is that in my display the Fighting Foe Men are on the top shelf, with the Windraider above them resting on the Mo Larr box. So putting Sky High in there would be serendipity
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I disagree. Granita was recently trademarked and her name wasn't present in either Rokkon's or Stonedar's bio. Mattel wouldn't spend the money trademarking her name if she wasn't on the schedule.
Sky-High is the only pilot that actually has a vehicle and that makes him the most likely to be sold separately and be successful. I bet he was already made and they are just hanging on to him. He might end up being a sub exclusive or traveling convention figure in 2014.
I know 2 angels: their names are Jedi_Kunle and Mikethedrummer!
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After getting the FFM, I would love to see this guy added to the ranks, although "Sky-High" is a Transformer name throughout the ages, so I am not too bothered if that does not get used.
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What's up with the blue/yellow/etc bars along the right side of the screenshots?
I think it's his desktop background, looks like the screen size being set less than 100% is allowing some bleed through.
That option probably should have been removed, just an oversight.
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Looks good!
Just wish they'd open source the art assets, too. Still, getting the code is better than nothing, although I do wonder if they would have given us that if they hadn't been forced by ID's original code being GPL.
Looks very nice indeed! I really think they should replace those ugly aliens with some more charismatic character though... but maybe that's just me.
It's Alien Arena man. It wouldn't be that with no aliens. I personally like that 50's retro future vibe and I hope they develop the theme further in latter installments. Fallout (the original, not the horrible Bethesda sequel) could be an inspiration . I like that some of the bots are named after old school Godzilla monsters .


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Consider whom the rights holder is.
In the case of iD's stuff, they are. Activision really only distributes the stuff for them.
In the case of Epic's stuff, the story is the same.
Not all games are licensed in a manner that allows for anything other than meatspace distribution. To point to UT and to presume that everything is like that is applying chop-logic for your argument. One doesn't lead to the other. It SHOULD, but it doesn't.
If and only if the rights holder ALLOWS that. Keep that in mind.
You need to sell Epic on that idea at the minimum.
And with the way people have comported themselves here and elsewhere with that title, do you HONESTLY think they're going to want to do that, hm?
There's a reason I've been trying to get people to temper their remarks, you know...
what?...where is my game?... oh bollocks .... it must be burned ......what comes around goes around as they say (/me raises two fingers to epic)...bollocks to em and their cocain fueled lifestyle - i've seen that mark rein - off his face on the stuff! *cough* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EycZ9Vdzln8 << white man speak out of arse!
anyway if you want to watch the latest on me burning my crap with epic logos on it then watch this thread , if you want the latest information regarding the GNU/Linux release for ut3 check the FAQ on epic forums or check the thread marked 12 months and still no ut3
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Government must not promise a future outflow of cash payments (whether debt interest, debt principal, pensions & payroll) in excess of future inflows (tax revenue, returns on government financial investments plus bond issuance).
Future bond issuance cannot grow arbitrarily to allow for more bond issuance today - rather, ability of government to issue low yielding bonds in future will depend on future savings rates (which are unknowable today). We cannot assume free refinance to pay for today's borrowing.
Therefore, if government is to issue more debt (or make more future spending promises on pensions, etc), then those promises must generate future cash inflows to be sustainable (i.e. government borrowing must be used to support financial investments or social investments which generate additional government revenue in future).
I'm broadly in favour of governments issuing more sovereign debt at rates of <2.5% on 10 year debt. But that borrowing should be used to support a Scandinavian style sovereign wealth fund - buying up equities, corporate bonds. Government has the power to provide sufficient liquidity and smooth the cycle (governments can wind down sovereign wealth funds, selling equity & paying off government debt, at the height of the cycle when there is excess liquidity).
But if government promises to much cash payment if future - unsustainable promises on debt payments, payroll, benefits & pensions - then we are heading towards a Greek style payments crisis. A country that issues its own currency has the option of subverting central bank independence and devaluing prior commitments; but that is deceitful default by another name, and incomparably worse than practising honest fiscal policy from the outset.


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My 87-year-old Dad was just diagnosed with bladder cancer. He has indigestion every day now, even though he is on a low fat diet. He is also a recovering stroke patient, with hypertension and insulin diabetes. He starts chemotherapy and radiation soon.
I am afraid that the side effects will keep him from eating and blood sugar levels will drop too low.
Ellen Sweeney, RD, registered dietitian at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
Depending on the type of chemotherapy drugs along with the radiation he receives, he could experience several side effects. These side effects may include nausea, loss of appetite, change in the taste of foods, constipation and/or diarrhea. Any side effects that end up affecting the amount he eats can obviously affect his blood sugar levels. If he does not have a loss of appetite and is able to eat normally, then he would continue to treat his diabetes with his current insulin regimen. If his appetite is poor through treatment, then it becomes more important for him to get his calorie and protein needs met for weight and protein store maintenance than to follow a diabetic diet. Diabetic patients' diets are liberalized during cancer treatment and those patients are allowed to eat differently during treatment, especially if their appetite is poor. It becomes more important to maintain weight in order to prevent nutritional compromise during treatment. Typically, physicians will adjust oral blood sugar medication or insulin regimens to compensate for the diet changes through treatment. It will be important to track his blood sugars daily to watch for possible treatment or eating related effects. If his sugars drop or increase during treatment it is recommended to contact his primary care physician for insulin adjustments and instruction.
With indigestion, foods containing caffeine, alcohol, and peppermint, in addition to acidic foods (citrus juices and tomato products) and fried foods should be avoided. The diet should not be overly restricted, however, because of indigestion. You may want to consider consulting your father's primary care or oncology physician for medication to help control indigestion.
During cancer treatment, Dietitians will also encourage patients to avoid low fat products. For example, using whole milk versus skim milk, regular ice cream, margarine or butter is recommended to get extra calories when appetite and intake is low. Basically, "whatever works" food wise is appropriate until treatment is over and the patient's appetite returns.
Other good high calorie and protein sources to include in your father's diet, (if solid food intake decreases), are liquid supplements such as Ensure Plus or Boost Plus. There are also liquid supplements that are specially formulated for diabetics such as Glucerna and Choice. They are readily available in supermarkets and drugstores. Additionally, they are good liquid sources of nutrients after a stroke if his swallowing or eating of solid foods has been affected. Considering your father's age and medical history, I would recommend that you ask for a consult with an oncology dietitian where he is being treated (if available) to assess his calorie and protein needs and provide individual nutrition counseling. For additional information on managing nutritional side effects during treatment (i.e. nausea, loss of appetite, bowel problems, etc.) look for the Eating Hints for Cancer Patients booklet.


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Rangers aim to keep momentum going vs. A's
Oakland looks to build on division lead as Parker battles Texas' Darvish
Despite coming into Monday's series opener against the A's with a six-game losing streak and an uncharacteristically silent offense, the Rangers weren't dwelling on their recent struggles.
"I don't think it's frustration, it's part of a long season," right fielder Nelson Cruz said before Monday's series opener. "Unfortunately we're in a bad stretch. But we're too good of a team to worry about this stretch. This is a great opportunity to come out and show what we can do."
After two home runs from Cruz helped ignite the offense and snap the skid in an 8-7 win, the Rangers will try to keep things going on Tuesday night. Yu Darvish will take the ball against Oakland's Jarrod Parker as Texas takes aim at a two-game deficit in the American League West.
It's been a wild month in the division race. Entering May 17, the Rangers led the A's by seven games. Now they're in catch-up mode, but Darvish isn't putting too much emphasis on the matchup against last season's division champs.
"It's only June. It's too early in the season to be thinking about those things," Darvish said. "I really don't have anything to say other than we're going to have a meeting again and try to figure out how to win."
Darvish hasn't found himself in the win column for a while, though no fault of his own. He owns a 2.08 ERA over his past five starts, with a .194 opponents' average and 41 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings. But he is 0-1 in those starts, the first time in his Rangers career that he has gone more than two starts without a victory.
The right-hander picked up another no-decision on Thursday but authored a stellar performance, holding the Blue Jays to one run on three hits over seven innings, with nine strikeouts. All that despite not having his best command, something he has learned to overcome.
"I think that's one of the biggest differences from last year to this year," Darvish said. "Last year, I could've easily given up five runs with the kind of command that I had [Thursday], but this year I was able to grind through the game, and I was able to pitch through seven innings."
Parker also has been strong of late. The righty had a 7.34 ERA after his first outing of May, but since then has put together seven straight quality starts. He is 4-1 with a 2.40 ERA and a .183 opponents' average during that time. On Thursday, he limited the Yankees to two runs on five hits in eight innings, settling down after Robinson Cano's first-inning two-run homer.
"I just want to continue and develop each time," Parker said. "Less and less each time I've had struggles early at home in the first inning. Basically try to settle into the game and from the first pitch be at it and be aggressive."
Before Monday's game, he wasn't putting much stock in the Rangers' recent struggles.
"I don't think you're going to change your approach too much or try to be something that you're not because a team is playing a certain way," he said. "They could get hot in batting practice today, who knows. They're a team that you don't really try to lower your playing field. You always want to bring your 'A' game."
A's: Cespedes limited to hitting for now
Yoenis Cespedes was in the lineup at designated hitter for a fourth straight game on Monday, the result of left hamstring soreness that came up last Tuesday against the Yankees. Manager Bob Melvin is hoping Cespedes can return to the outfield soon but wants to make sure he can run without limitations first.
Cespedes has been on a bit of a slide of late, going 0-for-4 on Monday and dropping to 5-for-29 in his past eight games.
• The A's have hit .220 and struck out more than once per inning during four previous encounters with Darvish, so they know they're in for a challenge on Tuesday.
"He mixes his pitches," Brandon Moss said. "He's got a few breaking balls to give different looks. He's one of those guys like a Felix [Hernandez] or a [Justin] Verlander. You know going in he's going to get a strikeout. You know he's going to be a tough pitcher, but you try to capitalize on his mistakes and you try to capitalize with runners on base."
Rangers: Berkman expected back
Designated hitter Lance Berkman should return to the lineup on Tuesday after missing the past two games. The veteran switch-hitter has been having trouble with his surgically repaired right knee, which is impacting his swing from the left side.
The Rangers may begin resting Berkman at least one or two days per week in an effort to keep him strong for the stretch run. The 37-year-old has a .266/.372/.393 batting line and five home runs in 250 plate appearances this season, and contrary to his career tendencies, has been more effective from the right side of the plate.
• Second baseman Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4 with two singles and an RBI on Monday, his first hits in three games since coming off the disabled list. Kinsler was making a rare start in the No. 3 spot in the lineup, but manager Ron Washington said he will be back in his customary leadoff position on Tuesday, with Berkman back in the fold.
Worth noting
• With Monday's win, the Rangers avoided their first seven-game losing streak since April 2008.
• Parker gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings against the Rangers on May 22. A day earlier, Darvish held the A's to one run on five hits over six innings.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @HitTheCutoff. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Two South Florida hunters have made quite the catch.
Armed with a helmet camera and a full tank of courage, the two men came across a monster snake in the Everglades.
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The female Burmese python was found on a canal bank, and checked in at 16 feet, eight inches long. It weighed almost 130 pounds.
The snake wasn't going to go without putting up a fight.
"I grabbed it by the tail," one of the hunters said. "I couldn't hold it and it kept on pulling and pulling and pulling into its borough."
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so this driver work for red hat but not with fedora???
I also have this problem with my Radeon 2600 PRO for AGP I use Fedora 7 and system is freeze when GDM is starting. On RHGB it's all ok... With Radeon 9550 it's all ok so system is properly configured.
so this driver work for red hat but not with fedora???
I think than this driver doesn't work with any distribution if You have Radeon HD 2xxx for AGP. You can run driver on Red Hat? What version?
Maybe Red Hat Graphical Boot ?
Yes, Red Hat Graphical Boot. Though RHGB uses vesafb.
With the GDM system freeze when starting is it a blank black screen? If so, try removing the "rhgb" argument from GRUB and then booting. RHGB won't start, but better chances that GDM will start without freezing. I've experienced that bug multiple times a number of months ago, but these days I am not running many Fedora/RH* boxes.
Thanks for tip, but without Red Hat Graphical Boot system is also freeze when GDM is started. Currently I use xorg 7.1, meybe is better update it to 7.3?
I'm summiting a service ticket for this card on the AMD website. If other could do the same, it would be a great way to get thing moving.
I try update xorg and kernel for the latest version, but this wasn't solved my problem
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