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BF as contraception - does it work?
(27 Posts)I am EBF at least every 3-4 hours, sometimes 4.5/5hrs in the night. I have read that this can be an effective contraceptive, and so we have started off having unprotected sex, but I thought I'd ask for a second opinion. Conceived instantly before so am obviously quite fertile.
Does EBF work as a contraceptive? Has anyone else done this? If not, then what contraception did you use instead? Am loath to start taking pill as have never got on with it.
The problem with using it as contraception (unless you're also doing lots of other Taking Charge Of Your Fertility type stuff ie temperatures, cervical mucus, etc.) is that you won't know if you've ovulated for the first time since birth until, well, you either have a period or you're pregnant again. Also you really just need to have one slightly late feed and bam your cycle can start right back up again - can't remember how close together feeds need to be over 24 hours, but it's really quite close. I know quite a few people whose periods came back surprisingly early when EBF. Mine came back at 8 months and DS1 was still feeding a lot, and I've heard of them coming back as early as 6 weeks.
Oh, and the only person I know who used it as contraception without doing all the temping etc. has two children very close together in age....
I used barrier methods between DS1 and DS2 (between BF, pregnancy, and a miscarriage I actually didn't have that many fertile cycles) and am planning on getting a copper coil at some stage once my periods come back this time - can't do hormonal BC at all.
Er, no. I hope you were planning on having DC close together...
If you meet certain criteria then BF can be as effective as other forms of contraception- problem is that not many people meet the criteria! There's a really good article about it here.
Yes it can be effective as long as you meet the criteria in the article EauRouge linked to.
It's worked fine for me (no periods for 14 months now, doing the odd poas just in case! ) but then we were happy to risk having children close together and know we want another one.
4.5/5 hour gaps might be enough to trigger ovulation, so if you really don't want to get pregnant then looking into other forms of contraception might be an idea. Some hormonal contraceptives aren't compatible with breastfeeding.
Blimey, I wouldn't.
Wouldn't have worked for me, despite ebf seemingly constantly my periods came back at 6 weeks on the nose. But it does work for many women. Problem is you won't know if it Doesn't work for you until its too late, so unless you don't mind another baby whilst your current one is quite small, I'd be using a back up method!
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DMIL ebf all her kids (including night feeds every night until 1 year). She was told by LLL that it meant she couldn't get pregnant.
She got knocked up with DH when his sister was 6 months old and again when DH was 5 months old! She had no periods so didn't know she was pregnant both times until she started feeling sick.
TBH I was surprised she didn't learn her lesson after DH....
OP and she was feeding every 4 hours or so, even once they started solids (hungry babies)!
DFIL holds a dim view of LLL advice for this reason
Yes it's better than nothing, but it's not high on the list of reliability. You'll find people on MN who've got pg using absolutely every means of contraception including sterilisation, implants and anal sex, but there are rather more of them using EBF alone.
Doesn't work - I know a few babies born as a result. Condoms can be a much better contraceptive for bf'ing mothers.
The mini-Pill's ok if you're ok on the combined Pill - it's fine with breastfeeding.
Blimey zara! Actually that makes sense as I read it in my LLL book 'The Womanly...etc'. Are they trying to force a population boom? DH told me LLL were full of rubbish but I wasn't sure. I guess they are. I will be more careful from now on!
LLL are pretty sensible on many issues, but if they're saying EBF is a reliable form of contraception without providing all the details of the very limited criteria within which it's reliable (and telling you to do all the charting stuff as well) then yeah, full of rubbish on that subject!
Hmm, did LLL tell her exactly that she couldn't get pregnant? They don't usually offer 'advice' so much as information and support. They are not rubbish, at least UNICEF don't seem to think so as they work together with LLL on some things. Maybe your MiL encountered a rogue Leader?
4 hours may be long enough of a gap to trigger ovulation. The truth is that no form of contraception is 100% reliable. There's always going to be someone that gets pregnant.
BF cannot be used as contraception if your baby has started solids, is having any other form of supplementation or a dummy or is going more than a few hours between feeds.
If you are interested in using breastfeeding as contraception then there's a book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility that has more information.
Mind you this was in the 70s! Quite possibly a rogue leader. She asked the LLL and that's what she was told.... No Dr Google or MN those days!
I'm ebf very frequently and I had fertility problems before concieving ds. We're using condoms (and quite a bit of baby enforced abstainance) because I didn't want to go back on the pill/other hormonal contraception and want to concieve again in a year or two's time. My GP didn't seem overly impressed with the barrier methods, but I think they are good enough for us at the moment, we wouldn't be unhappy to be preg again even though ideally we'd like a bit more of a gap.
I'm not saying bf isn't effective for those following the guidelines. Some will still get pregnant, just like those using other methods. If you really don't want to get pregnant, I'd suggest introducing a second method, maybe a barrier method if you don't get on with hormonal? Or something more long lasting if you don't want to get pregnant for a good while?
My LLL book is pretty clear on the criteria for using it as contraception and that it doesn't work for everyone.
Worked for me though and DS is now 17 months, still feeds a lot and still no periods
9.5 month gap in my youngest 2 children...exc BF AND condoms...
To echo the others, I EBF my son (and he fed every 90 minutes to 2 hours at least for a few months) and I got my periods back when he was 8 weeks. Everyone's different but the fact that you'll ovulate before you get your period back means you won't know whether you're fertile or not. Wouldn't rely on it unless you don't mind a happy accident taking place
Mil and fil took 7 years to conceive dh, but there is only 11 months between him and bil after she was advised that bf was excellent contraception. I wouldn't and didn't chance it.
Hello, bit late but just wanted to say you're right and leap to defence of LLL. LLL are in line with the Royal College of Obs & Gynae, and the Family Planning Association on this. And I used it successfully as well so it must work!
EBF is not enough though, you must meet the LAM (lactational amenorrhoea method) rules to get 98% effectiveness:
1. Your baby must be less than 6 months old.
2. You must not be bleeding at all. Regular breastfeeding suppresses ovulation. Your first post-baby period is 99% of the time a sign that your fertility is returning, not a sign that you have ovulated. On average, a woman's first period (if EBF) occurs at 28 weeks.
3. Your baby must be EBF - no top up feeds, no solids.
Also no dummies, no expressing and keep up the night feeds. The more you feed, the better it works. This can mean loads of short feeds or fewer longer feeds - whatever suits you. At least every 4 hrs during the day and at least every 6 hrs at night - so what you're doing now sounds fine.
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Games here do tend to die fast. Though not always. And I think a lot of them are fun while they last.
And my game is currently winding down as it's near completion, but it didn't get that long by only have a post or so a day. Though Nightmarchers isn't as good a fit for AF as some people (including myself) thought it would be.
My previous game, Magic Mixer, is probably more indicative of what AF can do. It had about the same number of posts, but the whole game was completed in under a year, having a good 10-20 posts a day for pretty much the entire time. (Looks like it averaged a little over 13.4 per day ).
I'm curious what exactly you mean by that. Do you mean that you think they make more mistakes and rash judgements in a live setting and you miss that?
AF seems to be pretty great for getting people to sign up for a game and make some initial posts. Dedication, however, is harder to come by, but you never know. I say go for it. Just prepare yourself mentally to say "Well, I had a fun 120 days" if it doesn't manage to go the full 730 days.
Usually that's a good thing (and I'll probably pester you if I decide to run another game here because you sound good.)
However you can take that too far. There was one game that I was a player in on another forum where it basically got killed by a player that would put out massive posts. Even I would stare at the block of text before me and get that tl;dr feeling...except since it's an RP you HAD to read it or not post, or more insidiously, you could decide that you'd get to reading it later, maybe after checking 9gag.
And I think that's what did the game in as the other players started dropping out.
@sunnyside I'll answer in order. First, looking at the date of Magic Mixer it was at a time when AF was more active. Least from what I'm told. Second, I mean something similar to theater without the preset lines. Having to know your char fully and be able to think and react like them.
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That's fine.
To be honest, if I did take interest in the RP, I would probably post in it as a dedicated means. Granted, I couldn't promise more than one post per day, but I wouldn't just drop it.
I've only taken part in I think one RP on this forum; it died about halfway through for some reason, probably because the GM tried to hurry the plot up with a time-skip and people lost a bit of interest. I hope yours doesn't go that route, at least.
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Actually it was a she. And I guess one could argue that if her writing was sufficiently good than people wouldn't mind all the reading. Still, she certainly wasn't bad. I think it was just too much too often.
Hmmmm. Maybe. I'm not so sure though. Games tended to die fast back then too.
You can sort threads by sort date here. Looking at the time it does seem as if new games were started more frequently, and maaaybe they tended to last longer than now. However there is still a lot of activity in the sign in threads, so I'm suspicious the difference may have more to do with a lack of GMs.
How does having time to think on a forum change that? If anything you'd think the forum setting and having time would help, as tabletoppers have a tendency to drift out of character when pressed for time.
Wait, are you talking about live action role play? Playing by forum is certainly different than that!
@sunnyside No, not live how you're thinking. And it's different because you don't have that time. Posts give a safety net. That's not there when doing it at a table top. People aren't going to wait for you to think about your reply. And yes it can derail, though generally not due to time since campaigns can last years. You just stop at a good point and pick back up. Generally the derailment is from the fact that they're friends and you tend to make silly jokes about the game due to that.
I think that the reasons most RPs die early on, is that many of them are run by inexperienced GMs who may not realize that it takes both effort and patience to manage an RP properly... It is easy to establish a story and START a Roleplay around it, but it's another thing entirely to monitor its procession, enforce rules, and maintain interest in the story. For the longer running Roleplays in particular, coming up with ideas to advance the storyline(s) can be quite a challenge, especially if there are characters in different areas of the roleplay's world.
Ew. I'd never do a time skip, mainly because it comes off as lazy and not a very great decision by the game master. I can see losing interest, but doing a time skip is dragging the whole roleplaying community down by you losing interesting. If you don't have interest, why should your fellow players have any?
Yeah Sunny. I've read them years back. Not sure if they changed lol.
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Experience with Optical Flow Algorithms based on the Geometry of Points in Two Frames
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A number of optical flow techniques exist for recovering the relative sensor-scene motion from image sequences, for subsequent use in vehicle guidance and navigation tasks. However, the problems of finding depths and motion, as well as various differential and kinematic approximations within the algorithms themselves, often lead to difficulties in the presence of noisy data. We examine various solution means and demonstrate how a small modification to an existing formulation produces a method adequate for our Autonomous Land Vehicle Application.
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CHENNAI: This year's Class XII Board examinations illustrate how the testing pattern in the State Board stream continues to be largely easy despite syllabus upgradation, while that in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) stream seems to be getting more and more challenging, point out academics.
According to senior faculty members, the mathematics, physics and chemistry papers in the State Board examination were direct and very simple. Both the board examinations were conducted last month. While the State Board results are expected early next month, the CBSE results may take a little longer.
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A senior professor of mathematics predicts that there will be a significant increase in the number of centums this year.
"In terms of adherence to the blueprint, the math paper was perfect. But two compulsory questions in parts B and C were from the same chapter and this is very unusual," he said.
Also a member of the textbook committee, he feels that important concepts, which are of great importance in higher studies, were ignored. "The paper did not reflect the entire textbook," he said, adding, "It is high time we had papers testing students' understanding instead of merely increasing number of centums."
Problems aplenty
The CBSE math paper was a different story altogether. One of the codes had a six-mark integral calculus problem, which could not be solved. CBSE's Controller of Examination M C Sharma told The Hindu that a meeting was held to address this issue. A fair mechanism of marking would be adopted to ensure no child loses out, he assured. In the case of physics, the State Board paper was very simple, while the CBSE paper was quite challenging.
G. Santhanakrishnan, faculty of physics, "If a student in the CBSE stream scores 80 per cent in physics, it is equivalent to scoring 99 percent in the State Board examinations," he said. He felt the CBSE paper was a good paper in terms of testing students' understanding . "It was application-oriented." But numericals had more weightage than expected, he said.
The chemistry and biology papers in both streams seem to have been fairly easy. Whether the papers meant to bring about an increase in the number of centums or test the students' understanding, the average student ultimately undergoes a lot of pressure, point out teachers.
Students' perspective
"This year has been quite challenging for CBSE students. It was not just about a problem which could not be solved, but also the time we lost attempting to solve it," said Adithyan Asokan, a student of the CBSE stream.
"We grew so tense in the examination hall that answering the remaining easy questions also became a challenge later," he said.
"Most of my friends were unable to complete the physics paper," he said.
Adithyan, who has taken the IIT-JEE as well as the AIEEE, said both the entrance examinations were also of a considerably high difficulty level.
On the other hand, C. Sai Sabharish Reddy from the State Board stream is already confident of making it to a good medical college in the city.
"Our math, physics and chemistry papers were very easy. The difficulty level of biology was slightly higher. But there was nothing we needed to know beyond what is there in the textbook," he said.
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We'll have to wait for the specs.
My friend earlier just bought an Acer phone, Acer Liquid E2. It's not cheap though, it costs him around $200 in new condition. I've also seen many good quality Acer tablets, especially the ones with Tegra SoC. But at that $99 price range, i have doubts this tablet is gonna be great. I've already seen Acer Iconia Tab A110 which runs Tegra 3 SoC and it's really great, despite having Tegra 3. I also heard the battery life only lasts a half day in one full charge.


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MANILA – Rachelle Ann Go has left the Philippines for London to prepare for her role as Gigi in the revival of the international hit musical "Miss Saigon," which opens in May.
In her personal Instagram account on Thursday, Go posted a picture of herself inside the plane.
"Bye Manila for now... See you after 14 months. I will miss everyone!!! New journey... Here we go!!! #TheSaigonDiaryofRachelle" she said in the photo's accompanying caption.
In a recent interview, the former Kapamilya talent said she is both excited and nervous about performing in London's West End.
Go, 27, will rehearse for two months before "Miss Saigon" opens in May.
She admitted that she never thought of being cast as the hardened bar girl Gigi, originally played by Filipina actress Isay Alvarez, when she joined the Manila auditions for the musical last year.
"When I first received the e-mail informing me about my inclusion in the show and me being offered as Gigi, it was quite surreal," she confessed. "I waited for like 10 months before the official announcement of the cast members was revealed."
Although doing musicals isn't new to her anymore, it will be her first time to work abroad. "It will be a totally new experience for me," she said.
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"Antonio answer your phone." You grumbled as you listened to the endless ringing of the phone. "Answer, answer, answer, answer!" You yelled.
"Hola, how may I help you?" Antonio's cheery voice said.
"Toni! Where have you been? You've haven't been answering my calls, I was really worried." You sighed curling yourself up on your chair.
"Lo siento mi amor, I have been very busy." Antonio apologized.
"With what? I miss my best friend." You stated.
"Why don't I just show you." He stated.
"Fine, is it at your house-"
"No, just go to 137 Privet Ave." Antonio laughed.
"Alright, I'll be over there in a few, see you soon Toni." You smiled.
"Bye mi amor." He laughed, a blush tainted your cheeks when he called you my love. You've always had a huge crush on the Spaniard but were too shy to say anything.
"Toni?" You called out as you entered the building Antonio told you to go to. The place was down an alley way, the inside of the building was covered in dust and a few bugs scattered about it.
"Mi amor! You're here!" Antonio called out as he popped up from behind a counter.
"Yeah I am, what's going on here?" You asked with a small laugh as you sat on the bar stool in front of him.
"Isn't it obvious! I am going to open a Café!" He smiled.
"What about dance class? Are you still going to teach it?" You questioned the green eyed man.
"I don't have time for dancing mi amor, it's just going to have to wait awhile." He stated.
"But I was so getting close to mastering the Salsa." You winked.
"____, you and I both know you weren't even close." He laughed leaning an elbow on the counter.
"Well now I'll never be good at it because you won't be there to teach me." You protested.
"Well chica I've always wanted to own a Café." He sighed dreamily.
"And I'll be here to help with anything you need." You offered.
"Gracias." He stated leaning over to kiss your forehead, another rosy blush painted your cheeks. "I'm almost there mi amor, almost there."
"I can see that, with some sweeping and dusting this place will look presentable." You laughed jumping off the bar stool and grabbing a nearby broom. You began to sweep the hardwood floor, softly singing as you did.
"People down here think I'm crazy, but I don't care, trials and tribulations, I've had my share, there ain't nothing gonna stop me now." You sang as you brushed the dust off the floor.
"What are you singing there mi amor?" Antonio laughed as he walked over to you.
"Some song I heard on the radio on the way over, it was quite catchy." You laughed.
"Sounds a lot like both of our loves eh chica?" Antonio pointed out.
"Yeah, it does sound like us." You agreed, referring to the weird looks you'd get from people when you'd break out into song in the middle of class. "So do I pass my test? Can I officially work at your Café when it's done?"
"Sure mi amor, but not as a waitress." Antonio stated grabbing the broom from you and resting it on a nearby wall.
"Barista?" You asked.
"No." The Spaniard smiled.
"Some kind of janitorial person?" You laughed as Antonio grabbed your hand in his.
"I was thinking of something else." He smiled leading you to the back of the Café.
"Like what?" You asked, pouting slightly when Antonio let go of your hand.
"What about an entertainer? You could play the guitar and sing." He offered.
"I don't know Antonio, you know I don't like singing in front of people." You stuttered,
"Mi amor! You'd be amazing though!" Antonio argued.
"I don't know Antonio-"
"Chica, just give it a shot please." Antonio begged as he held his guitar in front of you.
"Fine, I will try." You gave in as you took the guitar and walked over to a nearby chair. Your fingers lightly strummed the strings a few times before you actually started to play anything.
"C'mon chica." Antonio ushered casting you a small smile of encouragement.
"Fairytales can come true, you gotta make 'em happen, it all depends on you. So I work real hard each and every day, now things for sure are going my way. Just doing what I do, look out boys, I'm coming through because I'm almost there." You sang as you played the guitar.
"See mi amor! You are amazing!" Antonio cheered.
"U-Uh thanks." You blushed as you rested the guitar against the wall behind you.
"I can't wait for this Café to open, people are going to come from everywhere ___! I'm almost there too!" Antonio smiled.
"I am happy for you Antonio." You weakly smiled.
"Is everything okay chica?" Antonio asked with concern.
"Y-Yeah, sorry I was just thinking." You replied.
"About what?" Antonio said touching your cheek with his tanned hand.
"I am just going to miss you, you'll be so busy with the Café. We won't get to hang out like we used to." You confessed.
"I'll always make time for you mi amor, te amo ____." Antonio blushed as he smashed his lips against yours, your dreams had finally come true. You wrapped your arms around his neck as he lifted your legs around his waist.
"I love you too." You smiled as you broke apart and got back on your feet.
"I'd climb any mountain and river just to be with you ____." He smiled brushing a lock of hair out of your face.
"Promise?" You asked.
"Promesa." He promised hugging you close to him. "Will you still play guitar for me?"
"Yeah, I'd love to." You said gazing into his green eyes. "You're almost there."
"Correction, we're almost there." He corrected.
"We're almost there." You repeated.
Sixteenth in my Disney Hetalia series! I apologize if Antonio was OOC this is my first time writing for him so yeah.
I do not own Hetalia or it's characters, I do not own Disney or the videos. I do not own the preview picture or you. I do however own the plot to an extent, because it is based of the scene from Princess and the Frog.
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I do not own Hetalia or it's characters, I do not own Disney or the videos. I do not own the preview picture or you. I do however own the plot to an extent, because it is based of the scene from Princess and the Frog.
Almost There:
English: [link]
Spanish: [link]
Other Stories:
America: Coming Soon!
Australia: [link]
Austria: [link]
Canada: [link]
China: Coming Soon!
Denmark: [link]
England: [link]
Finland: [link]
France: Coming Soon!
Germany: [link]
Greece: Coming Soon!
Iceland: [link]
Italy: [link]
Japan: Coming Soon!
Norway: [link]
Prussia: [link]
Romania: Coming Soon!
Romano: [link]
Russia: [link]
Scotland: [link]
Sealand: Coming Soon!
Spain: Coming Soon!
Sweden: Coming Soon!
Bad Touch Trio: [link]
F.A.C.E: [link]
Magic Trio: [link]
Nordics: Coming Soon!
Reader-chan has always had a crush on Toni but didn't think her feelings were returned?..... He called you his love in Spanish if that wasn't a clue enough I don't know what to tell you reader-chan. Great story btw
I remember when I took Spanish in 6th grade(i was actually pretty good in that class, i take french now for some reason) my teacher Mrs.Bomiro(think thats how you spell it) made us watch the Princess and the Frog in Spanish. Good thing there were sub titles cause no one knew what was said
Oh my gosh that was so cute! I haven't really seen The Princess and the Frog, but I like the song!
This is my favorite disney song and my favorite country! Excuse me while I fan girl.
Im back. Great story!
Im back. Great story!
This is wonderful. I like it and the song too. can imagen myself singing Almost there . It does fit me .
Omg! As soon as I saw 137 Privet, I was really hoping that it would say Drive afterwards, but nope! It just had to be Ave, but it's close enough!
As I was reading this, I was thinking, Wow this reminds of the Princess and the Frog part! Then the song lyrics were in the story and I squealed! I love that movie!
I was watching harry potter, and my parents were at my neighbours who lived on an ave and my lucky numbers are 13 and 7 :3


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MotoGP™ is the premier motorcycle racing World Championship; an eighteen-race series visiting thirteen countries, four continents and with pan-global television coverage. Ten nationalities of the world's most skilled riders line a grid armed with cutting-edge motorcycle technology with prototype machinery fielded by three manufacturers; Ducati, Yamaha and Honda.
Established as a World Championship by the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) in 1949, MotoGP™ is now into its 65th year. It is the oldest motorsports championship in the world and the premier class of three racing classes that take to the track on a typical Grand Prix weekend. Formerly labelled '500cc', the championship underwent a change in 2002 with new technical regulations permitting the introduction of four-stroke machinery and increasing the engine capacity to 990cc, thus becoming MotoGP™. From 2007 the rules were altered, limiting engine capacity to 800cc, and once again from 2012, setting the maximum engine displacement at 1000cc. MotoGP™ has been administrated by commercial rights owners Dorna Sports under the supervision of the FIM since 1992.
MotoGP™ has a rich history with Grand Prix events having taken place in every corner of the world throughout the last 64 years. More than 2.2 million people came through the gates of the circuits to watch MotoGP™ in 2012. Italy, Great Britain, Spain, the USA and Australia are just some of the nationalities that have all totalled high numbers in terms of race victories and world titles, the details of which can be found in the リザルト&統計 section.
As well as the premier class there are also two ultra-competitive World Championship Grand Prix categories, which form part of 'MotoGP™'. The Moto3™ (formerly 125cc) and Moto2™ (formerly 250cc) World Championships have their own races at each Grand Prix, meaning that by the end of the season three champions are crowned.
On a Grand Prix weekend there is a race in each of MotoGP's three categories:
- Moto3™ – The 4-stroke, 250cc, single-cylinder class replaced the 125cc GP category in 2012. The maximum age for riders is 28 (25 for wild-card riders or those newly contracted and competing in a Moto3 for the first time) and the minimum age is 16.
- Moto2™ – The Moto2™ class replaced the 250cc category from 2010. Honda is the sole engine supplier, and Dunlop provides the tyres. The bikes are powered by a 600cc 4-stroke engine, producing around 140hp, and the design and construction of the chassis is free within the constraints of the FIM Grand Prix Technical Regulations. The main frame, swingarm, fuel tank, seat and fairing/bodywork from a non-prototype (i.e. series production road-homologated) motorcycle may not be used. The minimum age for riders is 16.
- MotoGP™ – The ultimate test for the finest talents in motorcycle racing, in which the maximum engine capacity is the aforementioned 1000cc (4-stroke engines) and the minimum age for riders is 18.
At selected events the race timetable is augmented further by the Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup – an initiative designed to unearth future MotoGP™ stars from across the world.
A Grand Prix event takes place over three days, with the first two of those for practice and qualification for each class. MotoGP will have a new qualifying format for 2013, whereby riders will need to qualify for a slot in the top-ten qualifying session by posting competitive times during any of the free practices. A "second-tier" qualifying will take place with the slower riders on Saturday, yet will have the incentive of the top two making it into the top qualifying session shortly after. For Moto2™ and Moto3™ the qualifying format remains the same. The third day is race-day.
MotoGP™ Qualifying explained:
As in previous years, there will be three 45-minute Free Practice sessions, which on a regular race weekend will be held Friday morning and afternoon, as well as Saturday morning. The difference this year will be that the times set in those sessions will count towards Qualifying, with the combined results determining whether a rider will participate in Q1 or Q2.
Q1 will consist of the riders whose times are 11th place and below, and will be a 15-minute session. During this time riders will have the incentive to qualify for Q2, which the two fastest of the session will be able to contest. This will result in 12 riders contesting the final 15-minute Q2 session, to determine the starting order at the front. The riders not in the fastest two places in QP1 will take grid positions 13 and above according to their placement in QP1.
To accommodate for any unforeseen changes or necessary adjustments, there will be a 30 minute Free Practice 4, which will be held before the two Qualifying sessions. This will not be timed, nor count towards which Qualifying a rider will take part in.
- 1. The three existing sessions of free practice will be unchanged, however, the combined times from those sessions will determine participation in the final qualifying practice.
- 2. The ten fastest riders will be seeded through to Qualifying Practice 2 (QP2).
- 3. All other riders will take part in Qualifying Practice 1 (QP1).
- 4. The fastest two riders in QP1 will progress to QP2, making a total of 12 riders competing for the first 12 grid positions.
- 5. The riders not in the fastest two places in QP1 will take grid positions 13 and above according to their times in QP1.
After warm-up sessions for each category on race-day, traditionally the smallest category, in this case Moto3™, takes to the track first, with the Moto2™ class following and then finally the MotoGP™ event. This can be subject to change however. Races vary in length between 95-130km and normally last between 40-45 minutes, conforming to a set number of laps, which differs at each track. Pit-stops are rare but permitted, and are especially applicable in changeable weather conditions when riders can enter the pit-lane and switch machines to one fitted with different spec tyres (only MotoGP™).
The current MotoGP™ World Champion is Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo, who in 2012 claimed his second premier-class title. The Championship saw Repsol Honda Team's Dani Pedrosa finish runner-up behind him after some fantastic battles along the way, with Repsol's Casey Stoner finishing third after an injury-hit last year in MotoGP™ before heading into retirement.
In 2013 the MotoGP™ class will be joined by a selection of new riders – known as Rookies – who will ensure that the level of competition and racing ability remains at an exceptionally high level. 2012 Moto2 champion Marc Márquez moves up to the premier-class, taking Stoner's vacant seat, with additional rookies Bradley Smith and Andrea Iannone going to the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and Pramac Racing Team respectively. Also making his MotoGP debut will be Australian Bryan Staring with Go & Fun Honda Gresini' CRT machine. The list of participants in each Grand Prix is composed of the permanent riders, contracted and nominated by their teams for the whole season, and wildcard entries – who are often local riders. Approximately 21 participants will line up each MotoGP™ race, and about 30 take part in each Moto2™ and Moto3™ race.
Riders from around the globe take part in the World Championships including the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA.
For profiles of every rider from all three Grand Prix categories visit our dedicated ライダー&チーム section.
MotoGP™ also has close links with the Riders for Health charity, which helps health workers in Africa have access to reliable transportation so they can reach the most isolated people with regular and predictable health care.


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NOTE: I've broken the original gigantic "Canada, we have a Prorogue" article into 3 more manageable segments with no additions,
EXCEPT I've added postal mail addresses after email addresses at the bottom of this one.
So if you read the long version, you will have already read this.
Alternating Parties
In the Post-Trudeau world, the two "alternating ruling parties'" candidates began to merge into an indistinguishable gray mass. Possibly in atonement for the long years of Trudeau rule, the Canadian Liberal party started getting more like the Conservative Party. And of course, the "Conservative" Party was actually calling themselves the "Progressive Conservative" Party so they wouldn't sound so anti-progress… The ideologies between these two parties especially became so fluid that the Liberals and Conservatives SOP is to steal platforms from one another, or even from the weaker parties, like the NDP or the Greens. Because in reality, the big parties aren't really about ideology anymore. The big Canadian political parties have one one overwhelming motive. Their goal isn't to govern. It is to be re-elected.
And of course the easiest way to be elected is to have massive amounts of money so you can do a lot of advertising. This strategy has helped to continue the tradition of alternating between Liberal and Conservative governments ruling the country. It doesn't matter to big business which of these parties is in charge, because both the the Liberal and Conservative parties represent corporate Canada. Both parties are probably funded about equally by the large corporations doing business here. It is far easier to raise election campaign funds from big fish corporations than it is from small fish citizens. So of course both these parties have the largest advertising budget.
Always Elected but Never in Charge
My only union membership was my former membership in the former ACTRA Writer's Guild (now the Writers Guild of Canada). Although I think trade unions used to do a great deal of good, over time they have given the public more than enough reasons for disillusionment. Many people assume that the NDP exists solely to represent unions. I suspect they would garner more support if they made it clear that they didn't. From what I have seen the NDP is the only party that appears to represent Canadian citizens rather than corporations. Of course, that may well change if they actually end up in power. I've been reading a certain amount of Jack Layton bashing lately, and I'm not quite sure why, unless it is that many people are nervous when the NDP actually has some meaningful input. For myself I've been happy to see that the NDP has recently been championing net neutrality issues. Overall though, some NDP governments have done very well indeed while others have not. I suspect it depends on the individuals involved. As far as I can see, the NDP has done a lot of good for people, usually during minority governments.
Of course, a lot of people have a knee-jerk reaction to words like "socialist", and that's another reason the NDP has trouble getting votes. Socialism is like communism, right?
For myself as a citizen I certainly enjoy socialist initiatives like universal health care. Canada enjoys universal health care thanks to Tommy Douglas, former Saskatchewan Premier, who went federal when his Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) merged with the Canadian Labour Congress forming the New Democratic Party (NDP). (Of course Douglas' other great claim to fame is being Kiefer Sutherland's grandfather.)
No wonder the Conservative and Liberal parties have done a lousy job maintaining universal health care. It was after all forced on them, so in a way I'm surprised that it still exists at all, even in its current weakened state. Left to their own devices, Canadian medicare would never have happened at all, and the alternating parties know they can't actively dismantle our healthcare system, but they can let it decay… Certainly these two pro-business political parties must be under extreme pressure from the business world to privatize health care, particularly now that the United States is threatening to follow the Canadian health care lead.
Almost all new Canadian political parties begin as a single issue parties. People come together to address a single specific political aim.
The Bloc Québécois started with the intent to foster the separation of the Province of Quebec from the rest of Canada. Interestingly enough, a lot of anglophone Canadians are suggesting a coalition government might work with the Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe at the head.
Gilles Duceppe has generated a great deal of respect in English Canada. Which begs the question: if Canada had a Bloc Prime Minister, would Quebec still want to separate?
No Seats…. YET
The Green Party of Canada began with the single plank of environmental care. When they first set up shop all their other policies seemed cloned from the conservative agenda. Over the years they have in fact been quietly crafting their own platform so they are no longer simply conservatives with an environmental bent. Like Duceppe in the Bloc, the Green Party leader Elizabeth May has been building a very good reputation.
If Canada had proportional representation, the Green Party would have at least several seats in parliament. Instead, they have none at all, since the "first past the post" system we are currently stuck with favors the two biggest parties, the Liberals and Conservatives. Is it any wonder they aren't embracing electoral reform? That is the last thing they want.
Another party I've had my eye on is the fledgling Pirate Party of Canada. Probably the youngest political party in Canada, not just in terms of length of existence but in the age of its membership. Like the European Pirate Party they no doubt hope to emulate, their stated intent is to "to reform Canadian copyright laws, reform the patent system, and protect every Canadian's right to privacy" These are big issues among the world's youth who rightfully resent the fact that they are being criminalized for personal use of copyright material.
To illustrate the legitimate uses of internet file sharing as a way for artists to promote and distribute their work the Pirate Party established the Canadian Pirate Tracker. Unfortunately they've not done much since that I've seen. I'm not quite sure if it's because they are being hampered by the undoubtedly mind-numbing red tape required in setting up a Canadian political party or if it is just because they haven't yet sorted themselves out as a group, but I would have expected them to have made a submission to the Canadian Copyright Consultation, as copyright law reform is the main plank in their platform. I'm surprised they haven't recruited or at least solicited advice and strategy direction from copyright experts like Russell McOrmond, Howard Knopf, Michael Geist and Cory Doctorow. Or maybe they think these copyright heavyweights are too old to be trusted.
Still, times like this when serious voter frustration is rampant are the ideal time to get the word out and build a base following. It's certainly have been a good time to get visible. Yet I haven't heard a peep from the Pirate Party through the entire prorogue debacle. If the Pirate Party doesn't DO something soon they'll just fall through the cracks. Which would be too bad.
Voter Apathy
Canadians have become increasingly frustrated with our politicians. Many Canadians proclaim that they don't vote, almost as if it was a badge of honor. And in fact far too many Canadians don't bother. I certainly don't blame them, because I've felt the frustration myself.
It irritates me that after every election there is invariably at least one newspaper editorial chastising those who haven't gone out to vote. Because even though I think that voting is necessary, I can well understand why so many Canadian people don't vote.
It sounds like no one is listening.
For many years it seemed to me that there wasn't even anyone to vote for if I voted "against". But as more and more citizens refrain from voting, the worse it gets. A spoiled vote doesn't count. Apparently a Declined votes count at Provincial levels, but since nobody knows what it means it may as well not count.
There doesn't seem to be anything we can do. But it is clear that we can't just leave it to them.
What Canadians really need is electoral reform
There was a time when I had hopes for a political party.
In 1993 bookseller, nationalist and creator of the Canadian Encyclopedia, the incredible Mel Hurtig launched the National Party of Canada in 1993. The National Party ran candidates ran in every riding cross Canada that year with a platform in opposition to the Progressive Conservative party initiatives including the Canada/U.S. free trade agreement, privatization, the GST and other initiatives.
To me, the National Party sounded like exactly what Canada needed. Instead of electing any National Party candidates, however, Canadians simply gave the "alternate" Liberal Party a resounding 177 of 295 House of Commons seats.
So yes, Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative party was crushed, but in reality it didn't really make much difference to Canadians, because we did what we always seem to do: we put the Liberal alternate party back in power. And funny, it took a little time, but turns out that the Progressive Conservatives had to reinvent themselves but they are STILL the other "alternate party". Canadians are forgiving, or maybe just forgetful.
And of course that is what Prime Minister Stephen Harper is counting on. He thinks that the worst consequence he'll have to face is the resumption of business as usual. But in the interim he'll have had a nice vacation at the Olympics and maybe even a bit of a tan.
Canada has been deeply wounded by this recession. The fact that our Prime Minister would be so self serving as to flush a year of his own government's work in order to avoid responsibility for his actions is not sitting well with Canadians. A government led by someone who can't comprehend what it is like to be an ordinary Canadian has not helped. Doesn't Prime Minister Stephen Harper know who paid for this work, not to mention all those government salaries? Canadians have been struggling to put food on the table for our families and he thinks wasting our money is acceptable?
I don't have any magic answers. I do have some ideas. At the very least, Canada needs electoral reform. Since I'm running long (even for me), I'll reserve my thoughts on reformation for my next blog post.
What Can Canadians Do?
All across Canada there are non-partisan "Say No to Prorogue" rallies being organized for January 23rd. Check the
No Prorogue! website to find out what is happening in your area. The sight of our warm bodies huddled out in the cold will no doubt do the most to tell Prime Minister Stephen Harper just how angry Canadians really are. Dress warm and get out there. Bring flags if you've got them!
[Many thanks to Colin Carmichael for providing Canadians of every political persuasion this excellent outlet.]
And as always you can start by sending Email to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Did you know you can send him snail mail without a stamp? I'm actually surprised that that one is still on the books but it is true, Canada Post will carry all Canadian mail to our elected representatives gratis.
Prime Minister/Premier Ministre Stephen Harper <firstname.lastname@example.com>
The Right Hon. Stephen Joseph Harper, P.C., B.A., M.A.
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
…oh wait, what am I thinking! I guess he isn't likely to be there!
Best send it to his Constituency address:
The Right Hon. Stephen Joseph Harper, P.C., B.A., M.A.
1600 90th Avenue Southwest, suite A-203
Calgary, Alberta
They actually give more weight to snail mail than email. Maybe because it's more work: we have to physically go out and mail a snail mail letter.
As always, send a copy to your own Member of Parliament.
Find your MP with this lovely link that will also help you find out who your MP is if you don't know.
Find your Member of Parliament
Globe and Mail: Prorogation only a blip on 'Richter scale of upset,' Clement says
Seems Canadians need to tell Tony Clement what we really think. Maybe if enough of us do, he will finally hear us. The Honourable Tony Clement, P.C., B.A., LL.B., Minister of Industry
The Hon. Tony Clement, P.C., B.A., LL.B.
44A King William Street
Huntsville, Ontario
The Hon. Tony Clement, P.C., B.A., LL.B.
126 Kimberley Avenue, Unit 1
Bracebridge, Ontario
The Hon. Tony Clement, P.C., B.A., LL.B.
17 James Street
Parry Sound, Ontario
Take a peek at the Non-Partisan Fair Vote Canada site to get some information about the idea of electoral reform.
Back to Canada, we have a Prorogue: Part 1 of 3
A Disservice to Canada
Maybe I'm naive but I had this crazy idea that the CRTC existed to serve Canada not Bell Canada.
Yet the CRTC is allowing Bell Canada to charge third-party ISP customers "Usage Based Billing". This will essentially double my costs as a moderate internet user. But it will be worse for heavy users.
Because these usage charges aren't just for downloads,
they will be applied both ways.
Don't they know that this is a recession? The timing for this is almost as sensitive as firing people at Christmas. Apparently the fact that an increasing share of business and employment opportunities are only available online hasn't make any difference to these decision makers.
Quite frankly I am not looking forward to paying for the privilege of receiving spam, or paying for the privilege of having web advertising inflicted on me, or paying for the privilege of downloading automatic Windows updates (which you can no longer even choose to decline if you have Vista). Ironically Canadians will no longer be able to download free software like Open Office or Ubuntu for free. We'll be paying Bell Canada for it.
I've just begun reading the Clay Shirky book "Here Comes Everybody" and this certainly sounds a lot like his examples of the old guard attempting to suppress the use of the internet.
It would seem that if Bell Canada is allowed to do this, they may kill off the independent Canadian ISPs.
Not, I might add, in the classic free market way by providing better service for a better price, but rather in that time honored feudal way of using the forces of the government to eliminate the competition.
Bell Canada may in fact end up restoring their monopoly since no small company will ever have any hope of competing with them on the unfair playing field provided by the CRTC.
So this move may in fact seem to be good for Bell. But it certainly is not good for Canada.
A few years ago Canada was at the leading edge of internet affordability. This is why so many Canadians are not only online but comfortable online. We could afford to be.
However over the last few years we've been sliding more and more quickly toward the bottom of the list– due in no small part to the actions of players like Bell Canada.
It wasn't so very long ago that the Canadian Government forced Bell Canada to share the infrastructure with other service providers. Since the Bell Canada infrastructure (read: phone lines) had actually been paid for out of tax dollars when Bell Canada was a government monopoly, once the monopoly was broken it was only fair to share the infrastructure with independent companies for the benefit of Canadians.
Which is why services like Teksavvy can exist. That's the ISP I use. Teksavvy gets to keep something in the neighborhood of $5.00 out of what I pay per month, while Bell Canada gets more than $20.00– strictly for the use of the phone lines. Yet Teksavvy handily provides good service for less than Bell Canada does.
So you would think that Bell Canada would match the deals being offered by their competitors.
On the contrary, Bell Canada hasn't even tried. Instead of playing fair they want to kill off the competition and turn back the clock so they can be the only game in town again.
Drastically increasing the cost of internet usage– for no reason except increased profit for Bell Canada and without providing anything in return– could seriously damage Canadian internet access.
The real price we'll pay is the curbing of Canadian internet use.
Not only will the cost of using the internet increase, it will affect how Canadians use the internet.
We will be much more careful about what we go online to do.
- We might decide not to make a blog because it will be too expensive.
- We might cut our kids off Facebook because it will be too expensive.
- We might decide not to add to wikipedia because it will be too expensive.
- We might decide against posting our photos on Flickr,
- but if we do, grandma might not download photos of the grandkids because it will be too expensive.
Maybe you don't use one of the independent ISPs. Maybe you're using Sympatico right now. Surprise, surprise, Bell Canada is doing the same thing to their own customers too. Are you using a cable ISP? I suspect it won't do you any good, if the cable ISPs complain to the CRTC about not being able to gouge customers as well as Bell Canada the CRTC will give them what they want.
Even worse are the "Chilling Effects" – who's going to develop new cool Web 2.0 applications if they're constantly watching the meter to ensure they don't exceed the 60 GiByte cap? Who's going to sign up for online video services if the movies exceed the cap?
Ultimately, with caution being forced upon us, Canadians will have a much harder time trying to compete in a global economy.
What Can We Do?
Help protest this, submit a complaint to the CRTC
For the type of application select Tariff, and as a subject, use File Number # 8740-B2-200904989 – Bell Canada – TN 7181.
(Instructions courtesy of Antonio Cangiano)
And as always, you can call or write your federal MP to let them know what you think about this. I'd love to hear anyone else's suggestion or ideas.
You can read the Telecom Order CRTC 2009-484
This is really dangerous.
It will not hurt the internet.
It will just compromise Canadian internet access by artificially inflating the transaction costs.
Which will hurt Canadian Citizens and Business alike.
Talk about acting contrary to the public good.
I've started a blog specifically for this issue: Stop Usage Based Billing
I am compiling links to all the other internet sites dealing with the topic in the sidebar there.
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A remake of old-style arcade game: Breakout. Control a ball through a paddle at the bottom to destroy all the bricks. This time with banelings
I rushed this for 1 demo level just to make sure it entered the contest. More things will be added if I have time (more brick type, powerup, more level, etc...). This will be developed as another full size project after the contest is over :)
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My baneling also got stuck. I think the battlecruiser moves to slow. I think you should work out some of the balancing issues. I love the idea of how the supply depots have 2 lives. I don't like how the battlecruiser can't stop in the middle.
Fun game though my baneling got stuck in the bottom right corner is there a way to reset? didn't see one
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The 2015-2016 Application for Need-Based Aid is available now until April 15th. To apply:
1) Review the Cost of Attendance and Instructions for Applying information.
2) Complete the 2015-2016 Financial Aid Application.
3) Review the 2015-2016 Checklist to ensure that all necessary steps have been completed.
Need-based grants are available to qualified students in the M.A.C.E., M.Div., and Dual degree programs who apply by the due date.
Recipients must be full-time students and making satisfactory progress in their degree program. Eligible students must submit the Union Presbyterian Seminary Application for Need-Based Financial Aid no later than April 15th. Need-based grant recipients must re-apply and re-qualify each year. Prospective students who were not awarded a scholarship may also submit the need-based aid application.
Denominational affiliation, degree program, and status may affect the level of tuition support. Students who are members of the Presbyterian Church(USA) may be eligible for need-based grants of up to 100% of tuition. All other qualified basic degree students in eligible programs may receive need-based grants of up to 75% of tuition. This includes students who are members of the PC(USA), but who do not intend to be under care, or who do not have endorsements from their sessions.
Merit Aid
Merit and Promise for Parish Ministry Scholarships are awarded to incoming students based on their application for admission. Scholarships may be renewed by the faculty's Student Awards and Assessment Committee (SAAC) each spring if the recipient continues to meet the conditions for the award.
Students who did not receive a scholarship at admission and who have achieved at least a 3.0 GPA during their study at UPSem may apply for a scholarship in January. Applications will be available from the financial aid office in February. The SAAC reviews these applications for academic merit and community participation. Awards will only be made if there are available funds in the budget.
Other Sources of Funding
Students who are members of the Presbyterian Church(USA) may be eligible to apply for grants from the denomination through the PC(USA) Office of Financial Aid for Studies. A student in the M.Div. program must be enrolled as an Inquirer or Candidate. The application period opens in April and ends in June. All applicants must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for this grant. Students may register for notification of the application period with the PC(USA) Office of Financial Aid for Studies.
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Information on grants from outside sources can be found at the Fund for Theological Education website.
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Another excellent source for grants and scholarships is the Graduate Theological Union Scholarship Database. It is fully searchable and regularly updated.
Start your search early. Most scholarships have an application deadline in February or March.
Union Presbyterian Seminary also participates in the Federal Stafford Loan Program. While loans should be viewed as a last resort to financing a theological education, some students find them necessary to meet expenses. Approximately 20% of our students borrow from this program each year. For graduate students, the maximum unsubsidized loan is $20,500 per year. Although loan eligibility is based on cost of attendance less expected family contribution, a student cannot borrow in excess of $20,500.
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There's a lot going on with the forecast tonight into Thursday. First the wind chills are expected to drop below zero once again, so the wind chill advisory has been extended till Noon Thursday north of I-40.
The real complicated part of the forecast is the snow for Thursday morning and afternoon. There's a lot of dry air which really complicates this forecast.
The cold air won't be an issue; in fact, the cold air will allow for more snow to develop with higher snow ratios. Overall the models are really reducing the amount of QPF that moves over. What do you do?
There's plenty of energy to work with aloft, so I feel confident that most areas will pick up a dusting to a half an inch.
Higher totals over an inch are possible across southeastern Oklahoma where the greatest lift will occur.
Everybody who deals with the snow will have road issues. Highs will only climb into the teens and 20s, so roads will become slick even with a shallow coating of snow.
The snow should move out by early Thursday evening!


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He interacts with students and faculty members of Vignan varsity
GUNTUR: Students and faculty members of all educational institutions should strive to protect Indian culture and heritage, which had brought us several laurels, said former State Government advisor Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdhary.
During a formal interaction with faculty members and students of Vignan University at Vadlamudi on Friday, he advised the students to inculcate the habit of saying 'Namaste' instead of good morning, or good night, to be more Indian. The Pragna Bharati Chairman and University Governing Board Chairman, he described the naming of Indian Ocean as a mark of respect for our country and its ethos.
"We were not poor about 1,000 years ago, it is the 700 year Islamic invaders and 300 years of British rule that made us poor," he said. Currently the country was not poor as regards knowledge and that was the reason for the then United States President George Bush to rush to India to have ties with us, while in 1998 country had to plead with Bill Clinton to come to visit the country, he observed.
This change, he said had come because India had made rapid progress in several fields, particularly science and Information Technology, which entire world had recognised. He said it was former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, who brought back the honour of the country through his policies.
Majority of US universities had Indian teachers and professors and all key scientific bodies had good presence of Indians, he said. He answered queries of students and faculty.


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Ad-Rock Thinks Iggy Azalea Is Awful, But Kanye West's Totally Alright
When asked his thoughts on Azalea, in a new interview with The Daily Beast, Ad-Rock didn't hold back.
Pharrell Warns of Future Music Industry 'Frozen in Litigation' After 'Blurred Lines' Verdict
And he thinks the trial verdict may not just pertain to music, either.
Marvin Gaye's Children Say Reports They're Suing Pharrell Are '100 Percent False'
For anyone who's confused about the "Blurred Lines" verdict, Marvin Gaye's children have written an open letter, which hopes to "set the record straight on a few misconceptions." Specifically, rumors that they're suing Pharrell.
Marvin Gaye Family Now Going After T.I., 'Blurred Lines' Distributors
A ruling in the family's favor could block distribution of the song.
Marvin Gaye Family's Next Target: Pharrell's 'Happy'?
But they're not considering litigation… yet.
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Lawyer Plans to Appeal 'Blurred Lines' Ruling
"We owe it to songwriters around the world to make sure this verdict doesn't stand," said attorney Howard King.
8 Artists That Could Sue 'Uptown Funk' on the Same Grounds as 'Blurred Lines'
As an exercise in a terrible universe where lawsuits come at the drop of a hat because a song has the same "feel", here are a bunch of people who could sue for millions for what "Uptown Funk" kinda sounds like:
Marvin Gaye's Family Plans to Block Sales, Distribution of 'Blurred Lines'
Their attorney said they'll begin the process in about a week.
Marvin Gaye Family Wins 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit, Awarded $7 Million
The jury ruled against Robin Thicke and Pharrell, who will have to pay over $1 million each.
Pharrell, Lorde, John Legend Parodied in the Funniest Bar Mitzvah Video of All Time: Watch
If there were awards for best bar mitzvah video invites, Brody Criz would win them all for this music parody-packed clip.
It Cost $6.9 Million to Make 'Blurred Lines' a Hit, Here's How
For Thicke it was $5.66 million, while Pharrell Williams took home $5.15 million and T.I. pocketed $704,774, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bono and Robin Thicke Among the Least Influential People of 2014, Says GQ
Among the magazine's least influential celebrities includes one of the most talked-about artists of the year in the U2 frontman.
Bryan Adams, Willie Nelson, Cyndi Lauper & More to Play GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert
Aloe Blacc, Robin Thicke and Melissa Etheridge will also perform at the 17th annual concert.
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to Face Marvin Gaye's Family in Court Over Alleged 'Blurred Lines' Ripoff
It's been a tough year for Thicke, and now some of that drama will carry over into 2015 when he faces the Gaye family in court.
Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Deposition: The Revealing, Self-Deprecating, Hilarious Highlights
This is a story about Robin Thicke, a complicated man who definitely lied, a lot, about his song 'Blurred Lines.' Whether he's trying to escape a major lawsuit or trying to reconcile that the greatest song of his career was written by Pharrell or dealing with his addiction to pain killers, here is, under oath, the real story of 'Blurred Lines.'
Weird Al's 'Mandatory' Interview: 'Word Crimes,' the 'Tacky' Video & Prince, Who Still Won't Say Yes to a Parody
The longtime parody artist talks his latest targets — and how Prince still won't give him permission.


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So its gona be Microsoft yayOriginally Posted by that there site
sony meh
But at the moment PS3 is quite low on my "must buy" list
it has goten lower becuase of Sonys sueing a web site to death
I had thought that the PS3 had much more graphical power than the 360 and even computers but i just read this article on IGN and it ses differently. I know it is dated May 20th 2005 but it puts forward some really good points.
You should all have a read before buying a PS3 or 360.
'Boards don't fight back' - Bruce Lee
Money spend on Wii:
$50 Pre-ordered Wii console
$10 Pre-ordered Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
$100 Xbox console trade in
$339.95 extra paid off
$499.95 Total I'VE PAID IT OFF!
So its gona be Microsoft yayOriginally Posted by that there site
sony meh
But at the moment PS3 is quite low on my "must buy" list
it has goten lower becuase of Sonys sueing a web site to death
Wow, that's some pretty interesting stuff
lol...yeah but that still doesn't make Microsoft better...so far their still last place in the gen war...its only graphics anyway...i know i know..some of you where just like me...graphics are what makes the game good...well after what i saw..the graphics in any console (Excluding the Gamecube..because it just sucks) i have seen that...the graphics couldn't be better...i mean their very good at this point...so i stop worrying about the graphics ever since i got more into the Nintendo wii..so yeah....
Just to get thing clear...here are the standing for the gen war so far...unless their have been latest news that i might have mist which i dough
3.Xbox 360
1. And the Top Gen IS THE NINTENDO WII!!
just to let you know
statisticly the PS3 has VERY LITTLE more gfx compadability than the 360 but unless you have an HDTV that can show 1080P then you wont be able to see any diffrence. oh and no system will EVER have better gfx than a PC. just think for a second. if the console had better gfx than a PC, then how is the PC producing the gfx for the system? because the games are made on PC so the PC has to have the same or better gfx compadabilities as the console
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Where are these 'statistics' from?Originally Posted by Demon Slayer
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Here they are...source... there from the Japanese Developers...and i saw a poll the other...sorry i don't remember the website and it was which console will be betterOriginally Posted by Ronan
Nintendo Wii 50%
Xbox360 20%
Still unrealable
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