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If you're looking for an engaging, unique, well-polished take on the world's most famous hedgehog, Sonic and the Black Knight delivers. [Mar 2009, p.88]
There are no nasty surprises, no ill-considered gameplay changes and no sense that Sonic Team is ever confused about what the game is supposed to be. It's a game that is totally comfortable with itself. And it has every right to be. [Apr 2009, p.106]
Once again Sega comes so close to getting it right - and then ruins it with another gimmick.
In spite of its faults, there's a lot to like about Sonic and the Black Knight, provided you're not holding a candle for games long since past. Sonic's trademark speed is still there, and while the level designs are simpler than they were in the past, there's still enough fun packed in here to be worth at least a weekend of your time.
Mindlessly shaking the remote gets old and the easy missions pose little challenge, but the storybook presentation, well-animated cut scenes and wealth of hidden items make Sonic and the Black Knight worth a rental.
Kids will eat this up, no question. Older gamers who like either Sonic or good action games owe it to themselves to at least rent this, if only to see whether or not it'll leave the correct taste in their mouth before committing to a purchase.
Sonic visits the Camelot's Kingdom in a game with a strange sense of contrast. The power of a sword and the speed of the blue hedgehog are actually incompatible in a product which, however, shows the secret talent of the Sonic Team. Gorgeous visuals and impressive sound shocks in the player due to a poor gameplay.
In his new adventure the blue hedgehog gain the usual speed very slowly, but when he gathered momentum Sonic and the Black Knight provides despite of all its faults a few hours of nice amusement.
Undoubtedly, this will be one of the most talked about games of the Sonic franchise. Its story and presentation are good. However, the many errors in control completely diminish the experience and could make many to lose their patience.
Summarizing, the game has a beautiful scenario and a great soundtrack, but when you control it, you'll miss the lack of precision and will see how weak the story is, with its short duration showing it's mediocre and a step back comparing to Unleashed.
It's a shame that Sonic has to speed down to attack his enemies during the run through wonderful Camelot-inspired backgrounds. The game looks fantastic, sound great, and when we are allowed to run fast, dodging obstacles or jumping on the head of our enemies it also plays very well. But too often we are forced to stop our run to fight the enemies, in a simplistic hack&slash structure that tone down the overall impression that the game leaves to the gamers.
For every interesting mission, there is an equally lackluster one. The platforming is satisfying, but the sword combat is awful. This is a game of checks and balances, and in the end, it's just another mediocre Sonic game.
There are enough levels and missions included in the Story mode, and the Battle mode could be fun with friends. However, the game is not very challenging. The dullness and occasional frustration are tough to overcome.
Visually it's a success, with wonderful blur effects and animations accompanying the colorful world. The gameplay is even something worth paying attention to, as it shows that Sonic Team hasn't entirely forgotten how to make a Sonic game. However, it falls apart, and the repetitive nature of the missions can become grinding.
Sonic is back, but we still don't feel that he's found his style. Sonic and the Black Knight is very much the same game that we first discovered with its predecessor, but with a better graphic engine that makes more the experience more comfortable. Its a shame that the gameplay system is not able to bare the weight of the game. Still, It'll be a good choice for those who are willing to spend some time with sonic the hedgehog.
On the one hand it looks and sounds fantastic, features plenty of nods to previous Sonic games, and is even fun on occasion. On the other hand, however, it's hindered by flaky controls, level design that is excruciatingly irritating at worst and insipid at best, and a sword mechanic that simply doesn't meld well with the rest of the action.
As it stands this is an interesting development in the struggle to divine a way forward for the blue hedgehog. But unfortunately it's an experience that isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds.
Sonic in name only, this is yet another example of an experimental series off-shoot that while nicely presented does little in the way of gameplay to convince fans.
If you are big fan of the series seeking an alternative experience, you may find here a product to consider. The characters presentation and some of his words may be enough to please the fans. Simply there are choices that if in previous games didn't work, in this format they do less.
Sonic and the Black Knight is a fun diversion for kids, and a glimmering star of hope for longtime fans, but it's going to take a lot more experimentation to restore the greatness of the mascot who once stood toe to toe with Mario
Black Knight is a competent action game starring Sonic and friends, but one that's replaced the classic gameplay Sonic fans seek with overly simple swordplay. It'll do the trick just fine for younger players still infatuated with the blue porcupine, but everyone else will likely be just as let down as I was.
Fans of Sonic and the Secret Rings may want to rent Black Knight to experience the speedy, roller coaster-inspired stages. But most players will be disappointed, frustrated and frequently annoyed by stage interruptions and other gameplay elements that should not exist.
Like hedgehogs and motorways, super Sonic speed and slow sword combat don't go together. [Apr 2009, p.66]
It seems that Sonic Team is emerging ever-so-slowly from the hole it's dug itself into with the Sonic franchise.
Why Sega decided to skewer[] one of our beloved childhood heroes on the tip of a clunky, sword-swinging spree is beyond us, but at this point, it simply hurts. Maybe someday we'll live to see Sonic take back the speed that is so rightfully his, but for now, the only sprinting he'll be doing is on the bad end of a running joke.
Much like a value supermarket sausage, this is 18% Sonic and 82% sawdust. Avoid it. [May 2009, p.56]
Unfortunately, the execution is so flawed that it is going to take a dedicated player to reach the "fun" hidden within. The controls are awkward and uncomfortable, and the gameplay mechanics are unintuitive. The level design is weak, and the boss fights are simply embarrassing.
Sonic and the Black Knight has all of the high end graphics and production that Sonic fans come to expect, it nearly gets the Sonic formula right but spoils it with the poor execution of the sword attacks.
The game is fun for the hour you'll spend beating it. Just in that time alone, you should be able to collect over half of the items, but playing through the levels again to get the rest just seems unnecessarily repetitive.
The only two things that make this game playable, are the graphics and the sound. Of course its nice for the Sonic fans, but even the fans will get tired of Sonic this way.
Are the four player mini-games enough to interest those with zealous hedgehog love? Maybe, but it's really too bad that the combat is so annoying, because the game actually looks great, especially the storybook painting cut scenes. Ah well, better luck next time, Sonic.
Even if you accept that the Sonic games aren't built for hardcore gamers, that they're now designed to appeal to the mainstream, that's no reason to accept shoddy gameplay. Back in the 90s the Sonic versus Mario debate raged across the planet's playgrounds. Nowadays, there is no argument, and it's because of games like Sonic and the Black Knight.
Sonic and the Black Knight has so much unused potential. Fun for a short period of time, but the lag and shoddy gameplay would make even Robotnik turn in his grave. Although not completely terrible, most of the points come from the incredible production value and the sheer fact that it's clear the Sonic Team are trying, they're just not listening.
Even though it might sound odd that the central premise of the plot is a big sword it actually works in this game. The main issues we have with Sonic and the Black Knight is the controls and overall gameplay. It's just not that fun to flail about with your arms in the long run. This is sadly yet another mediocre Sonic game without redeeming features.
Sonic and the Black Knight is visually striking but once started waggling the Wiimote it becomes clear how poor the gameplay is. It is just sad to realize every new 3D Sonic game happens to fail: apparently Sonic Team is trying to renew the franchise but perhaps the true Sonic is the old, linear and 2D platform we still love.
If you like your gameplay simple and don't spend hours playing games then you'll probably enjoy Sonic and the Black Knight, which is pitched at the more casual gamer.
I wish I could say that this game's poor design and execution was a surprise, but let's be honest: old Sonic's been down so long it looks like up to him. [May 2009, p.87]
Sonic finds shallow, frustrating gameplay awaiting him in the legendary realm of King Arthur.
Sonic and the Black Knight is the perfect game to break your arm. The only thing you do is sweeping around the Wiimote, which is really boring. We could say "better luck next time", but to be honest: We don't believe in a good Sonic-game anymore.
Slow, mindless and dreary gameplay deals another blow to Sonic's struggle to survive in the 21st century.
Control issues prevent any true sensation of a classic Sonic title from emerging, while any subtle depth is virtually eradicated by the overwhelming sense of simplicity.
Sonic's stuck in a rut, then: he can run as fast as he likes, but no matter the fancy new tricks he learns, he just can't seem to keep up any more.
What Sonic and the Black Knight amounts to is a game that has been polished to within an inch of its life, yet one that sadly misses the point everywhere else.
Again Sega doesn't seem to realise what made the old Sonic games so much fun. By wielding a sword, the game loses a lot of speed and the choice to let Sonic play short and meaningless missions doesn't fit the franchise. Even Sonic fans will have a hard time liking this game. It seems that Sonic blew his changes on the Wii.
Insultingly easy, repetitive, unfunny, strained, shallower than it thinks it is and certain to sell loads, simply because it's got Sonic on it and it's advertised on TV. If you care about what you play, don't play this.
As a package Black Knight is competent: the frame rate is consistent while the visuals, taking their cue from Secret Rings, suggest that Sonic Team's capability with squeezing results from the modest hardware is more successful than their understanding of how Sonic should feel as a game.
Another disappointing effort.
The extras in the game are irritating and pointless.
This is a Sonic game that craps all over everything that has ever made the series interesting and then adds pointless waggle.
The left to right weaving that gave Secret Rings old-fashioned zip has been jettisoned for narrow paths, funneling you from one fight to the next. Add on-rails cart rides and regular pauses to hand rings over to local villagers and this becomes Sonic's most static adventure yet. [May 2009, p.97]
Sonic speeds ever further away from his roots and into one of his most ineptly-designed games so far.
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text: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is scheduled to take final action on a proposal to reduce halibut bycatch by the trawl fleet by up to 15 percent at its next meeting, which takes place in Kodiak beginning June 4. Fishermen of all stripes are being encouraged to submit comments on the proposal and sign a petition being circulated by the Alaska Marine Conservation Council asking NPFMC to take the maximum 15 percent reduction. Comments can now be submitted to NPFMC via email at email@example.com, or by regular mail to Comments, NPFMC, 605 West 4th, Suite 306, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2252. The deadline for this issue is May 29, and comments must include the person's name and affiliation, if any. AMCC also is looking for people to travel to Kodiak for the meeting in order to testify in person, but the timing is not ideal, according to former AMCC board member Pete Wedin who is helping rally supporters and is in charge of the petition. "I know the people in Kodiak are freaking out because they've got a (salmon) opening on the ninth," he said. He added AMCC was successful in getting this item moved to the top of the agenda, and he said public comment should be taking place on June 6 and 7, which may allow for more participants. Halibut bycatch has been getting more and more scrutiny as the quotas for the directed fishery continue to be slashed across most of the state. The International Pacific Halibut Commission and NPFMC held a workshop in Seattle last month to examine several aspects of the bycatch problem, including the way data is collected and used, and halibut migration and life cycles. It was the first time the two entities had met jointly. The timing of the workshop was meant to make the information available in time for the NPFMC meeting in June. The workshop summary will be out next week. Current bycatch limits are set at 2,000 metric tons for trawlers and 300 metric tons for fixed gear, an amount that was set in 1986 for trawlers and 1993 for fixed gear. Those removals, which cannot be retained and are thrown overboard mostly dead, come to just over 5 million pounds, the same as the 2012 quota for the commercial halibut fleet in Area 3B, in the western Gulf of Alaska, and almost twice as much as the quota set for Area 2C, in Southeast Alaska. The prospect of a 5 to 15 percent reduction might not seem like much, but it is a start, Wedin said. "We know they're not going to reduce it to zero, we don't expect that. We just want to get things started to where they start trying." Wedin said it is time for the trawl fleet to share the pain. "All of us have suffered. The longliners have been cut by 50 percent since they were issued their quota, charters are constantly under attack to go down to one fish, subsistence users are having to go farther and farther to get their fish. All halibut are stressed. Trawlers haven't been reduced, the cap hasn't been visited since 1986." The trawl fleet has not been shut down for reaching the cap since 2004, when 700 metric tons of cod was left on the quota. There was a cleanup fishery by the pot and jig fleet to catch the remainder. There are ways to reduce the halibut bycatch, but it takes longer for trawlers to catch their target species, and they probably will not do it unless someone makes them, Wedin noted. He said he listened online to some of the public testimony at the bycatch workshop in Seattle, and one trawl fisherman said he uses halibut excluders on his net in the Bering Sea, and that they work, but he lost 20 percent of his production per tow as a result. He said that was simply unacceptable. "I was thinking to myself, well, 20 percent, that's pretty good. You keep 80 percent (of your production), you lose 20 percent, but you exclude the bycatch we're talking about," he said. Wedin pointed out that that was the perfect example of why the cap needed to be lowered, and why other people affected by the trawlers' choices need to stick up for themselves. "We need to demand this," he said. "Alaskans need to stand up and say 'we want this done.'" Wedin was not as optimistic as some about 100 percent observer coverage, which goes into effect next year, causing trawlers to fish cleaner. He said he had talked to some observers and some trawl captains who told him that trawlers know when they have a "dirty" tow, with lots of halibut bycatch, and if they have an observer on board they will dump the tow without bringing it aboard. "The observer, even though he sees that, he knows that, it doesn't go into the book," he said. "That's just anecdotal. He has to be able to actually sample them for it to be recorded." There is broad community support to lower the cap. The Homer City Council and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly both passed resolutions noting that halibut plays an important role in the economy of Southcentral, and that "every pound of halibut caught as bycatch results in a direct loss of yield and spawning biomass of the halibut resource," and asking NPFMC to "take meaningful final action now by reducing Gulf of Alaska halibut bycatch by at least 15 percent." Seward and Whittier are considering similar resolutions. Wedin is urging everyone, fisherman or not, to sign the petition requesting the same action, saying it does hold sway with NPFMC. AMCC produced a petition with about 650 signatures on it protesting high chinook bycatch at a NPFMC meeting last year that included the names of people that were leaders in their various fisheries. "That was backed up by the signatures of 600-plus other people that were sport fishermen, or commercial fishermen, or subsistence fishermen, all across the board. It impressed the council quite a bit," he said. "I think it really helped." Wedin said the goal this time is to get 1,000 signatures. The petition is in Captain's Coffee, Two Sisters and K-Bay Caffe. It also can be signed online at the AMCC website, www.akmarine.org. The website also includes talking points and information for people considering writing opinion letters or testifying at the meeting in Kodiak. Audio archives of the bycatch workshop and other information can be found on the IPHC website, http://www.iphc.int/home.html. The NPFMC website is http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/. Cristy Fry is going fishing for the summer. Seawatch will return in October. The Homer Farmers' Market column will begin next week.

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Greatest Stories Ever Told - "Days Between"
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Jerry's Gone
An era has ended
And here we are...still.
All these years,Made manifest,
My Friend Jerry
"Talk to me, David…you should talk to me a little bit in my solo…" Garcia was asking me to converse with him musically during the guitar solo he'd been playing after the first verse of Blue Yodel #9, the Jimmie Rodgers classic that we had never played together before.
A Certain Connection
"To honor the Grateful Dead's wishes, I'd like to have a moment – a moment of silence – for somebody who brought a lot of love to the world, our dear departed brother, Jerry Garcia."
Losing Jerry
In the time since Jer shuffled off his sorry old meat and flew away, I have found myself incapable of writing about it, or even talking about it very much.
Many Small Circles
To all our very dear friends everywhere,
Your many kind letters and calls have eased our sorrow during this difficult time. To everyone who wrote to us or sent us your wonderful, compassionate healing energy, we thank you and hope these words can serve as a return communication to the many we know are sharing this loss with us.
Missing Jerry
I remember laughing so hard I got the hiccups. Of course, that might have had something to do with the big sticky buds, but we were a pair of odd ducks anyway, and we cracked each other up a lot.
Jerry, Phil Mickey, and Bill all came to Wally Heider's many nights when I was recording "If I Could Only Remember My Name." So much fun, so MUCH music…
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Floral development, fruit set, and dispersal of the ...
Title | Floral development, fruit set, and dispersal of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster (Symphyotrichum laurentianum) (Fernald) Nesom |
Author(s) | Christian R. Lacroix, R. Steeves, J. F. Kemp |
Journal | Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique |
Date | 2007 |
Volume | 85 |
Issue | 3 |
Start page | 331 |
End page | 341 |
Abstract | The Gulf of St. Lawrence aster, Symphyotrichum laurentianum (Fernald) Nesom is listed as "threatened" according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). This rare halophyte is found in only a few locations in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the Magdalen Islands in Quebec. Developmental evidence confirms that there are two types of florets within each flower head and that each floral type has a biseriate pappus. The centrally located "disk" florets are distinctly larger than the more numerous peripheral "pistillate" florets throughout their development. The disk florets are bisexual and consist of an ovule, a style with a bifid stigma, and four to five stamens. The peripheral florets are pistillate and consist of an ovule and a style with a bifid stigma but no stamens. The main goals of this study were to assess fruit set in both types of florets, and the wind dispersal potential of their fruit (achenes). Pistillate flowers had a lower percentage of embryo-containing (filled) achenes (15.1%) than hermaphroditic florets (27.8%) in plants grown ex situ. The majority (68.3%) of filled achenes were produced by pistillate florets. Heads grown in situ had 64.9% filled achenes. Although the achenes of this plant have structures to aid dispersal by wind, in situ observations and experimental data show that this method of dispersal may be affected by the influence of the surrounding vegetation and flooding events. The impact of other factors that may affect the reproductive biology of this rare plant are discussed. |
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( David McNew / Getty Images / January 26, 2010 ) Silicon Valley StonersTrending on: RedditWhy: There's a raging culture of marijuana use among tech workers in Silicon Valley. Employers don't formally approve. Marijuana use is "extremely common" among tech workers, says Mark Johnson, 34, chief executive officer of Zite, based in San Francisco. The company, owned by Time Warner (TWX), produces an application that offers a personalized news stream on smartphones and tablets. "People just don't care," says Johnson, who adds that he smokes pot daily. "If you do, you don't need to hide it; and if you don't, you accept that there are people around you that do." [Businessweek] |


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Halloween 2012: Black Swan & White Swan
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you ladies looked fab! i can't believe you MADE THAT the white swan costume is so dreamy!
pandaphilia fashionThe costumes are absolutely gorgeous! You're so talented for the DIY costumes!
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Breil Necklace GIVEAWAYSaw these on Instagram and was in awe as usual. You are seriously the costume-making queen... please make me a costume, Khatu!! ;)
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swagnstyle.blogspot.caYou did an absolutely fantastic job, Khatu! It looks like you guys had an amazing time.
http://www.xjole.comI love that 2 of my favorite bloggers whose blogs I read regularly are celebrating Halloween together..and with coordinated costumes to boot! Awesome DIY, Khatu! You should consider making your own clothes, too, if you haven't already. :)
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Does anyone of you play Halo CE for computer?
Posted Oct 11, '09 at 11:41am
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Halo Reach is coming out next year at the end of Halo 3 when you see the big planet you are the cheif yet again on that planet only cortana and your ship you have little communication... There will probely be move Halo games tho
Posted Oct 11, '09 at 3:07pm
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I dunno if you meant this but, this is a Halo browser game I play.http://www.halocrusades.com?x=1540
Posted Oct 11, '09 at 8:28pm
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Dude, Halo ODST is sick!!! Awesome Games
Posted Oct 11, '09 at 10:00pm
http://www.halocrusades.com?x=1540Linked it for you.
Posted Oct 12, '09 at 1:54am
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I can't wait to play Halo ODST! Also Halo 2 sucks.
Posted Oct 13, '09 at 8:08pm
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Does any of you know Halo Reach?It's probably Halo's last game.
Posted Oct 13, '09 at 8:11pm
Also, halo reach is what happens before halo ce, so expect to see an epic fight and a lot of spartans, its a few week or months before halo ce
Posted Oct 14, '09 at 3:41pm
Is the last Halo game created by bungie but microsoft will continue to carry on with the halo franchise.
Posted Oct 14, '09 at 3:48pm
I know, look at halo wars, but i hope they make some descent games, books, series, whatever they want to make.
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This is what you make when a friend in your group who has no other friends and no one even likes asks you to hang out with them and you do so out of pity. However, he/she is only tolerable if everyone else in your group comes over at the same time so the person gets placed in the background. This is reminiscent of a children's story of the same name in which something inedible (stone soup) becomes tolerable if everyone chips in.
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On August 27, 26-year-old Kalwaurf Shahnawaz Kalwaurf was allegedly stabbed by two men Gaurav and Sachin, who were later lynched by a mob in the village. The incident led to widespread tension in Muzaffarnagar district and adjoining districts of Shamli, Baghpat, Meerut and Saharanpur.
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What does Tweetdeck founder Iain Dodsworth think might have been his company's biggest mistake? The name. Speaking as part of a panel session at the Geek'n'Rolla conference in London just now, Dodsworth admitted that the name Tweetdeck might have stunted its potential for bringing more Facebook users on board as a client of choice.
Admitting that the fact Tweetdeck has no revenue was the company's biggest problem, Dodsworth explained that the company's investors understood that it was more a "research project" than anything else at present.
While he admitted that it was a risk to base the company around third party services, Dodsworth said that it was a "Known risk" and "You've just got to go with it". However, he thinks Tweetdeck has a secure place in the Twitter ecosystem, as it was target at a specific niche – one that Twitter itself values highly – power users. He was clearly chuffed to read Twitter's recently returned Jack Dorsey's support for Tweetdeck in an interview with Peter Kafka yesterday.
One thing Dodsworth wouldn't comment on was those rumours of an acquisition by Uber Media, meaning that if it is still on the cards it hasn't happened yet. He did, however, say that Tweetdeck was "his baby" and that no-one had offered enough money for the company yet.
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I didn't get to see the Devin Setoguchi "dive" until this morning,
but I can see where Mike Babcock had a bit of an issue with it. That
being said, it's something you see in hockey all the time, and not just
from Setoguchi; players feel a stick by their faces and react as if they
were just hit across the head with a 2×4.
Setoguchi isn't fazed
much by the criticism, especially with Red Wings coach Mike Babcock
saying, "You are from Western Canada, don't do that crap."
Chris McCosky of The Detroit News:
"It is what it
is," Setoguchi said. "Emotions get high in the playoffs
and people say stuff. But if you've watched me through the year, I don't
think I'm considered a diver. I just do my part out there and try to
help the team out."
the face is all that abnormal in hockey, I can see the frustration over
missed high stick that left Franzen bloodied. I will say that after the
Red Wings took out the NHL's own team in the first round, those with
tin foil hats on their head can sit back down. It's a missed call, it
- sharkstar - Apr 30, 2010 at 8:14 PM
it happens everygame. babcock is just frustrated probaly. and as for the high stick from seto that left franzen bloodied, was a result from franzen tripping seto. thats why sharks got the pp not redwings!!!!!!!!!!!
- SharkFan - Apr 30, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Oh please Babcock. Any one of your players that would take a stick in the face would go down like that too.
A lot of times a ref doesn't see a high stick so the players embellish it a bit. It happens.
And for the last time: Franzen was clipped because he took out Setoguchi's skates from under him. Get over it.
- Scott - Apr 30, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Folks, watch the replay. Seto didn't even get his in the face.
Calls go back and forth. Wings didn't get the breaks Thursday, but they'll probably get them a few other games in this series. Everything evens out of over time, and the team that plays best on special teams probably wins the series.
- haywood jablome - Apr 30, 2010 at 11:36 PM
"it is what it is", "i dont think i'm considered a diver". " I just do my part and try to help the team out". Thats a lot of words to say that I took a dive.
- beep - May 1, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Watch the Franzen replay and slow it down. You can see that Set's stick was well on its way to Franzens face before the trip.
The "high stick" penalty on Fil? He didn't even hit Seto in the face. It should've been a slashing penalty.
Get over it? No. NHL refereeing has become horrendous and it is detrimental to the very sport itself. Calls are inconsistently made and consistently missed. Those who might have a slight interest in becoming fans or becoming bigger fans of hockey are being turned off. The NHL wants to increase their fanbase but the only ones slowing that down is the NHL itself.
Even old time referees have complained about the current state of NHL refereeing. Those who think it's ok must not be very avid hockey fans.
- sharks=choke - May 1, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Those with a dvr should watch the play in slo-mo. Franzen's stick was by Seto's calve and had nothing to do with him flying backwards. He probably felt the stick and proceded to act like he was hit by a 100mph wind gust. His out of control flailing caused him to high stick Franzen and Seto should have served 4mins in the box. The sharks did deserve to win after Detroit's 1st period collapse, however, how anyone can take Seto the diver serious is beyond me. Congrats Seto, now your on the same diving team with people such as Crosby.


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Anyone cast one of these yet? I just messed around with one for the first time last night. Pretty cool that it was designed by Mike Kinney and Bob Meiser. Felt pretty close to the MKS.
I fished the 5/6 this summer for a short time and was impressed. I want a rod for swinging streamers for trout and that may be the ticket.
I think the name is &$*CKED UP! I thought the Stream Dance by Loomis was the most obvious attempt at knuckleheads buying their first fly rod and now this!?!? This takes the cake for me. Naming a rod after a supressed and nearly gone race of wild steelhead? Deer Creek for me conjours up painful emotions and memories and I am only 25! The last thing that stream needs is more attention! I am sure the rod is great though. Just call it something else TFO! Or better yet name your next line of spey rods after YOUR favorite place to fish. Who else wants a nice big hunk of manufactured steelhead glory? I haven't caught a Deer Creek fish in YEARS! *sorry for the rant* *nothing personal with those that post in this thread* *I just think the fly fishing industry is out of control*
Gee, I guess the Deer Creek fish my friends and I caught this year and the last 14 years weren't really Deer Creek fish after all. Perhaps the reason this rod series was named Deer Creek Series has to do with Mike living on the Stilly and all the years that he has fished it? Hmm..... just a thought because I haven't checked with Mike (who I know) to see if that is the case. To answer fullerfly's question: They are very much like the Meiser MKS rods, although they are built of unimodulus graphite (the Meiser MKS are built of multi-modulus graphites optimized for performance in each rod section), have lower qualiity reel seats, are mass produced (instead of individually built to customer specs as Meiser does the MKS rods), and are very good casting rods. A real value for the dollar. The Meiser MKS were also designed by Meiser and Kinney.
The beauty of the internet is that jbeuler can ask Mike Kinney directly on this forum, which he views on occasion. Why don't you ask the man or Meiz himself?
I was kind of thinking it was more in Honor of the Deer creek fish... As for the value of the rod, FT is right. Great price for a very solid rod.
It depends on the time of the year. If you caught them below Deer Creek in June or July than they probably were. I am sure you already knew that though. There are decent numbers of steelhead in the Stilly these days, just not that many in June and July....at least from my experience and I don't think anyone can argue that it wasn't A LOT better years and years ago during those months.
JB, You seem like a nice guy, but you're wound a little tight. People who know about Deer Creek will no doubt recognize the name, but for those who have never heard of Deer Creek, I seriously doubt that they come in hordes to target the few remaining Deer Creek. There are lots of things in life that warrant worrying, but this isn't one of them. Relax... life's too short to get spun up over a rod name. JD
I digressed on my last post. I like both the 15' 8/9wt and the 12.5 5/6wt. I was going to get the 15' 8/9, but decided to up the ante and get a super tricked out 15' MKS 8/9/10wt. The TFO 15' 8/9 worked really well for me with the Nextcast Winter Authority and the CND 8/9 or 9/10 GPS depending on your casting stroke. I really, really like the 5/6, which I tested at AATF's Sunday sessions. It was lined with a Hardy line. I'm thinking of getting it if I don't make my own rod from a Rainshadow blank. Haven't tried the other TFOs.
What I posted was a rant. I am not losing any sleep over this. It was more melodramatic than you guys realize. It is not like I would be pissed if someone I knew bought one of those rods. Sorry, I apologize sincerely for hijacking the thread. Seriously though, this doesn't bother anyone else? If it doesn't, than I am VERY surprised.
I've cast the 5/6. It's sweet. Super smooth and suprisingly powerful. I am contemplating saving my pennies and buying one for half pounders and smaller races of summer fish. I really think as far as fishability goes it doesnt get too much better. Why drop 750 on a factory built rod when you can get one that fishes almost as good for less than half that. If I'm dropping big money on a rod it's a burkheimer. As far are your hijak beuhler I wouldnt worry too much. The stilly is already crowded. Did the skagit get more crowded when people named spey lines "skagit lines"? I think your fear is irrational and slightly ridiculous
I tried a Deer Creek series 7/8 at the Sandy Clave last May and thought it a very nice rod. They're a slower action than I favor tho. Geared toward Skagit heads I think. Jason, your rant was off the wall, even for you. I thought the name Deer Creek is a natural, as Mike lives at Oso near the mouth of Deer Creek. What could be more natural than that for a name?
If it will ease your mind any, I bought the 7/8 weight Kenney/Meiser Deer Creek rod based on my interaction with one of the two creators of the rod. Never even heard of Deer Creek till now. For all I knew, it was some feel good name like they put on housing additions (i.e. "Shady Glen" or "View of Landfill") But, now that you mentioned it, I'll have to go check it out
It's unfortunate we had that one day all the posts from that day were deleted, because Meiser went into the thought behind the name. I hope he pots it again, because it is the final word. In short, what I read was that the name was a tribute to Mike Kinney as Mike is very fond of that water and thats the name of his guiding company. It wasn't named like a car or anything like that.
I have the 5/6 and love it, though its more of a true 7. A great little rod for the money. But I do have to say once you cast this rod for a day, then at the end of the day go pick up a GLX dredger, and you will feel a world of difference (hence the unimodulus graphite). But I do love the 5/6 since it has been dialed in, its a little cannon.
Just a reminder to those that don't know this, Deer Creek is closed to all fishing and has been for 50 years or more.
Deer Creek is the name of Mike Kinneys guiding company, a natural name to use on a rod series he helped design. I cast the 13' this last Friday when Mike was helping me with my casting on the Skagit. I liked the rod quite a bit, especially given the price. If anybody needs work on their 2-handed casting they should look him up. Worth every penny. I actually didn't think of myself as that awful of a caster, but pretty much every aspect of my casting came under scrutiny. Turns out, I've got some bad habits to break...
In one sense, the name is generic. Aren't there Deer Creeks in every state? More specifically, it's a fitting tribute to the Deer Creek that was and remains the natal stream for the native run of steelhead in the North Fork of the Stillaguamish. In West Coast terms, it's as important a shrine as the Junction Pool on the Beaverkill is to New England trout fishermen. Yes, it's closed to fishing in its own right. That has delayed the inevitable. And when the last of the North Stilly native-runs have gone to join the passenger pidgeon and the California golden bear, some of us will still park behind the fire station and totter down there to look at the water and think of what was.


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Executives from Acer and Compal say that unless Intel cuts pricing on some of its chips, it will be difficult for OEMs and ODMs to get new ultrabooks under $1,000.
The issue of pricing for Intel's ultrabook concept is once again coming to the forefront, with executives from Acer and Compal Electronics reportedly trying to push the chip maker to reduce the cost of some of its chips. In a Sept. 20 report by
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Off-resonance and non-resonant dispersion of Kerr nonlinearity for symmetric molecules [Invited] |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 23, pp. 22486-22495 (2011)
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The exact formula is derived from the "sum over states" (SOS) quantum mechanical model for the frequency dispersion of the nonlinear refractive index coefficient n2 for centrosymmetric molecules in the off-resonance and non-resonant regimes. This expression is characterized by interference between terms from two-photon transitions from the ground state to the even-symmetry excited states and one-photon transitions between the ground state and odd-symmetry excited states. When contributions from the two-photon terms exceed those from the one-photon terms, the non-resonant intensity-dependent refractive index n2>0, and vice versa. Examples of the frequency dispersion for the three-level SOS model are given. Comparison is made with other existing theories.
OCIS Codes
(190.0190) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics
(190.3270) Nonlinear optics : Kerr effect
(190.5940) Nonlinear optics : Self-action effects
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Nonlinear Absorption and Dispersion
Original Manuscript: August 30, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 27, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: October 5, 2011
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the test that I took about a year ago was, from what I hear, the same test for baltimore city. It had alot of morality type questions, but it had no questions on fire or ems. some of the math questions were fire oriented. such as % of involvment and pressure loss. I took and passed this test for Montgomery county, MD
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as a kid were you ever hit as a punishment
Quoting Anonymous:I got my ass kicked at any given time for no apparent reason.
I could breathe wrong and my dad would beat me senseless.
How? Hm..
Well, he would throw me across the room, bash the closest object near him on my head, punch, kick, and slap me, use the belt, make me do push-ups as he hit my sides with the belt, he would starve me, etc.
My dads black leather police belt with holster on. Hurt like a mother and he uses it as a "playful threat" with my nephews and nieces. His words not mine. So happy we live two states away
My did was a fan of using a belt. He hit me in the face once when I was 14. Once, because he hit me hard and I punched him so hard in the face he hit the floor. It was the last time he ever touched me. He even appologized later. I think I scared him because he knew I was dead serious about pressing charges over it. He never did more than ground me after that.
I was spanked. I was a jerk as a child though so I deserved it.. But I don't think it ever actually helped any situations.. It was more of a punishment than a threat
I wouldn't lay a finger on my son.
My dad used to beat me senseless for any reason he could possibly think of, but it never could have really qualified as punishment.
He threw me across rooms, bashed my head into things, bashed anything close to him into my head, he'd punch me, kick me, slap me, use the belt, make me do physical activities, like pushups while beating me with the belt, he burnt me with soddering guns and cigarettes, he would starve me, etc.
I have scars from my head to my toes.
To this day, I have nightmares of him coming to get me and no one stopping him.
Yes, my father hit me with a lot. Most often his belt. He was sentanced to two years in prison after he was caught when I was just days from 15.


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jjthekid46 June 17, 2013 1:34 AM @ Darkwatnight: You don't seem to know what you are on about at all! You know what smart people do ? Sit back and observe the best at work and learn from them if and when the opportunity presents itself. Especially if they are sitting on the same bike as you are. It's clear that Marquez is exactly one of these type of people which is also one of the reasons why he learns so quickly. You know what the not so smart people do ? Run into an unknown situation head first without looking and come out looking like an idiot when it all goes pear-shaped. Bautista for example seems to be in the latter camp. And we saw the result of that today. I would also like to ask you, when the last time was that you saw a rookie with 1 win, 2 poles, 4 fastest laps and 5 podiums in their first 6 races in Motogp. I'm positive the answer is NEVER, so your whole post is complete nonsense..... Reply Report abuse 16 agree 2 disagree
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Hydrological Modelling, Topographical Influence and Yield Mapping in Precision Agriculture
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Förlag: Andreas Persson, GIS Centre, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62, Lund, Sweden,
Ytterligare information: Article: Persson, D.A., Eklundh, L., Algerbo, P.-A.Evaluation of an optical sensor for tuber yield mapping.Persson, D.A., Pilesjö, P., Eklundh, L. Spatial influence of topographical factors on yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in central SwedenSchmidt, F., Persson, D.A., Comparison of DEM data capture and topographic wetness indices.Pilesjö, P., Persson, D.A., Harrie, L. Digital elevation datafor estimation of potential wetness in ridged fields - comparison of two different methods.Persson, D.A., Seibert, J., Brooks, E.S. Soil moisture pattern comparisons from spatially distributed hydrological models in cultivated fields.
The use of topographical data in hydrological and agricultural applications has increased with GPS data availability and the concept of precision agriculture. This thesis investigates the relationships between topography and in one case simulated soil moisture and in the other case yield. The yield was recorded with a new optical sensor, which uses a digital camera to detect objects and records the yield on tuber level. The accuracy of this yield monitor was determined to be better than that of alternative methods. The topographical influence on yield was determined with correlation to topographical indices. A spatial regression and a multiple step-wise regression method resulted in 20% of yield being explained by elevation, gradient and a new topographical index (horizontal position) in one field. In the other field studied, 18% of the yield was explained by topography, here the horizontal position was replaced by drainage area. Drainage area (a) calculation is a derivation of digital elevation models (DEMs) used within e.g. the TWI (topographical wetness index), ln (a / tan ƒÒ). The methods to quantify (a) are several and have an influence on the result of the TWI. Three drainage area algorithms were therefore tested together with TWI to map soil moisture for one German and one Swedish site. The methods tested included an eight-directions algorithm, a ¡¥stream tube¡¦ algorithm and a form-based algorithm. In the correlation with soil moisture the stream-tube and form-based methods performed best. Conventional drainage area calculations are applied to surfaces without any of the recurring features that may appear in cultivated fields, such as ridges. A new method for the calculation of drainage area in ridged fields was developed. Monte Carlo simulations showed a significant difference in estimated potential wetness between the new ¡¥ridged¡¦ and old methods. Simulation of soil moisture from three spatially distributed hydrological models, TOPMODEL, SMR and MIKE SHE, on the investigated fields ensued. The models all have a pronounced topographical driving force for the movement of water. The models were evaluated against observed soil moisture for two fields during two growing seasons. A correlation between simulated and observed soil moisture gave overall low correlation, 0.03 for SMR and MIKE SHE. It was concluded that the sole use of topography in explaining yield or estimating soil moisture is not enough. The spatial hydrological models tested need more tests on agricultural scale before they can be integrated into irrigation management systems.
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What is a superfood?
From kale to acai, the list of supposed superfoods is growing by the day. But what does the term actually mean?
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The term "superfood" is bandied about with surprising regularity these days. From blueberries to avocado to kale, many common fruits and vegetables we previously thought of as simply "good for you" are now being heralded as having extraordinary health-giving properties.
Traditional foods from around the world, like acai from the Amazon or quinoa royal from Bolivia are also being marketed to North American consumers based on their supposedly superior nutritional content.
But what does the term "superfood" really mean, and can we really trust all the claims that are being made?
If you look up the definition of superfood on wikipedia, you'll find this:
"Superfood is a term used in various contexts. For example, it is sometimes used to describe food with high nutrient or phytochemical content that may confer health benefits, with few properties considered to be negative, such as being high in saturated fats or in the case of processed products: artificial ingredients, food additives or contaminants."
You'll also find a cautionary note, however, explaining that there is no legal definition of superfoods, and that many dietitians avoid using it all together.
Dietitians are wary of the word
I asked my wife, Jenni, this one evening after eating some dark, leafy kale in a beautiful pesto loaded with walnuts, garlic and tomatoes — all of which feature on one superfood list or another. Jenni is a registered dietitian who contributes nutrition-related articles to this site. She was pretty forthcoming in her opinions:
"Most of the foods usually talked about as 'superfoods' are great. I encourage my clients to eat them all the time. I'd never use the term 'superfood,' however, and most of the dietitians I know wouldn't use it either. I prefer to talk about a healthy, diverse diet of whole foods. And that means moving away from processed foods."
Can processed foods be superfoods?
Of course when it comes to our health, the words we use are less important than the food we eat. If lists like 10 superfoods that can improve your life will help more people get excited about eating blueberries, wild salmon and sweet potatoes, then they'll have done the world a favor. The problem, however, is that the term is also used to market processed foods, some of which are high in sugars or other unhealthy additives — with little accountability regarding the health claims being made, at least in the U.S. market.
Beware of marketing claims
In Europe, things are a little different. Concerned about false or misleading claims being made by some companies, the European Union has prohibited the marketing of products as "superfoods" unless they are accompanied by a specific medical claim supported by credible scientific research. Ultimately, as was the case with the half truths around whole grains, American consumers need to be savvy about marketing if they want to eat in a healthy way:
"If you want to eat whole foods, lean toward foods that don't come in packaging. An apple, a banana, a fresh filet of salmon — these have a single ingredient and they are packed with important nutrients. When you do buy packaged foods, pay attention to the ingredients list and the nutrition label, not the wild claims being made on the front of the box."
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The makers of the Cuil search engine say it should provide better results and show them in a more attractive manner.
Now, along with her husband, Tom Costello, and a few other Google alumni, she is trying to upstage her former employer.
On Monday, their company, Cuil, is unveiling a search engine that they promise will be more comprehensive than Google�s and that they hope will give its users more relevant results.
Same thing as other engines - the possiblity of traffic.
Brett, how am I supposed to get traffic when MY images are standing next to results for COMPETING web sites, leading not to my site, but to the competitors sites? And my page is nowhere to be seen?
I think the problem is more the fact that they already have the images stored on their server. Blocking them now will do you no good.
Hee hee - miserable failure seems to get an interesting top result. That's karma for you.
I think that shows that Google needs competition. Urgently. (But no, Cuil is not it.)
According to Alexa, cuil.com is already cuiling off again. LOL. Their fifteen minutes of fame lasted a bit over a week. :-)
Google does need competition. They're taking over the world. Literally. I'm serious. But you're right, Cuil is not that competition.
The reason I want to give them a chance is for their new innovation which will (after fixing the current bugs) become the envy of Google. It is a danger to have a monopoly on information presentation to search seekers, the web needs at least two dominant search engines competing head on. Yahoo and MSN are good directories and web services, Google is predominantly a search engine first and other things second. I feel if any other search engine likely to surpass google, this is it. Given the staff pedigree cuil has on its payroll, they are very likely to attract the cream from Google, yahoo, MSN and other specialised "search research", Google shareholders lookout and potential investors get there early, I am!
Most people wouldn't know what robots.txt was if it bit them - even here, what percentage of people block robots routinely?
And either way, that does NOT justify them ignoring one of the few rules that apply to serious SEs.
If you really want competition for Google, do you really want to start by throwing away the rulebook?
The staff pedigree is good, but Google always attracts the cream of the crop. Cuil despite it's clever people hasn't done enough to inspire long-term employment expectations just yet imo. There are also loads of very good research projects that attract people too and which are very competitive, although I think the motivation to work at Google is also money. The "cream of the crop" are usually deeply interested in their research area and if it's not available at Google, they'll take up root somewhere else, trust me, I've seen it happen. So if Cuil offer this opportunity then they may well go there. Although there is definitely the chance to work with the world's best outside of both Google and Cuil. And all the other engines for that matter. Believe it or not, people do turn down Google too.
Well, perhaps they are busy elsewhere.


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