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My ex and I are trying to work things out...Flakes all the time...
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k listen and listen carefully. And I'm not playing around.. She has some1 else that is catching her attention.. You are no longer her number 1 priority.. Sorry to say this but you arent, don't take that to heart...
But you need to stop talking to her and stop waiting around for her. Cause she's just reassuring that your still around.. Cut off all contact, don't text, don't call, block her on Facebook and what ever else type of communication you might have with her.. And if you think I'm nuts for telling you to do this... well I'm not.. cause my ex did this to me.. she's dragging you along to make sure she has some1 there for her until she can settle with some1 else.. She probably already is settled with some1 else already but just hasn't told you. And you said that she keeps making plans with another guy? well this should be a good enough clue to kick her to the curb..
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idk, she's not into it I guess, sort of need to know more what's going through her head..
she plays games like this all the time and then after a day she's all in love again
oo yikes, you gotta be the one to put your foot down, don't let her treat you like that, just try to figure out what's going on in head, what she wants, etc... then decide what you guys want to do.. she sounds like she's just playing with you, you should move on
yea that's how it seems
can I ask for more history about you two? how long yu were dating? why you split up? who initiated the break up? how longs the break up been? etc.
we were together for 2 months after about a month she started sayin I keep her up late and we go out to much and she's not like that...and she ran back to her ex she was with for 5yrs they had been separated a year but wood still talk on the phone and stuff...n then 3 days later she ran back to me and told me she made a mistake going to him and she wanted to be with me so we got back together...then out of nowhere she broke up with me saying she thinks she's not good enough for me. and says she
is going to move on and she changes her number right..but 2days later she texts me from her new number with some bs like ummm I left a movie at your house I need it...so from there we started talking again...and we were jus friends and she decided she is gonna try and work things out with her ex AGAIN about 2weeks ago...and she recently said she's done with him its never going to work so she started talkn to me again...idk if she's lying or if he's still in the picture
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i agree with everyone else. If you want the upper hand in this relationship, do what people are saying and stop talking to her. be the person in control. If she calls you, don't answer. If you want you can text back but not until hours..or even a few days later. You have to show her that she's not a priority of yours either. Even more you have to think that too. Maybe she'll come around if you play that way.
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Injury ends Gray's Duke career
A second injury to her right knee means star guard Chelsea Gray has played her last game for the Duke women's basketball team.
Gray suffered a fractured right kneecap during Sunday's 78-57 win over Boston College at Cameron Indoor Stadium and will need season-ending surgery.
"Chelsea is such a fighter, such a trooper, such a great person," Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said Monday. "Obviously we are extremely disappointed. It's been a really sad day, a really sad day for our program. Our hearts go out to Chelsea and her family. We are all trying to work through this together. Take it one day at a time."
A senior, Gray dislocated the same kneecap last February. Despite missing Duke's final four regular-season games and their run to the ACC Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament elite eight, Gray was named first-team all-ACC and the ACC's co-player of the year.
Rigorous off-season rehabilitation had the 5-11 Gray back on the court for the beginning of this season. Started all 17 games for No. 3 Duke (16-1), she averaged 10.8 points while dishing out 7.2 assists per game.
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- Official catalogue for the International Motor Show at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne 1976. The event was sponsored by the Australian Automobile Dealers Association (Victoria), under the auspices of the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce. The catalogue contains the names of the Motor Show committee, organisers, a list of exhibitors and various advertisements. Holden LX Torana coupe is shown on the cover.
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Heal – Tom Odell
Take my mind and take my pain
Like an empty bottle takes the rain
And heal, heal. Heal, heal.
Take my past and take my sins
Like an empty sail takes the wind
And heal, heal. Heal, heal.
And tell me some things last
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With Jesus in my boat…
I'm deeply troubled. And these are thoughts I've had for quite some time now but I guess now I see the seriousness of it all. Have you ever seen something fall apart right in front of you? More you could see the cracks in the roof and ceiling but you never really did much about those cracks except talk about them. The water from the rains would drip through but the rains weren't that heavy so it didn't seem like an important thing to fix. But then, one day, you see dark clouds covering the skies and you know, a heavy downpour is on its way. Now its getting real, you're seeing that cracks are going to lead to your demise.
To most, it sounds far too vague and covered by many metaphors. Over the past couple of months I've been grappling with a myriad of issues that affect the church, or particularly mine. Mainly church politics and the hushed murmurs (very loud though, because even when you think people don't know, they do). Its so easy to pick out things that are going wrong (which is exactly what I'm guilty of) and talk about these issues passionately with those who agree with your views, you bash people in the process, start to lose hope in "the church", start to distance yourself or maybe even reach a point of indifference where you don't care anymore or you might have given up to the point where you've told yourself you're leaving, searching for greener pastures because you simply can't put up with the cracks. I know I've been there, had my "I hate church" days because of all the "injustices" I've seen. I've distanced myself, attended only because I was dragged there but no longer believed whatever was taught. Sure I loved Jesus but I really just wanted a break from what I'd come to know "church" as.
But today, I got stopped in my tracks as I was going on the default trajectory of blaming stuff on people and pin pointing faults in the system. Not to say that things can't improve, they can. But at the heart of it, we're sinful people. All of us. I grew up thinking that church folk were suppose to be the epitomy of morality. Well the truth is, the church is messy. The church is you and me. Sinful, broken people who've been redeemed with Jesus' blood. The more people you add, the messier it gets. And in my frustration with how things are going and how it seems we, the church, aren't going anywhere, something my best friend says to me ring in my head, based on a scripture in Psalm 127 that says, "Unless the Lord builds a house, they labour in vain who build it". It reminds me that actually, the church, its Jesus'. And as much as my venting is because I genuinely care how the church is doing, it helps no1 if I try to fix and "build" something when is not even mine to do so.
So today, maybe more to myself than anyone else, I'm challenged to look to Jesus, the builder and the Cornerstone. And I rest in the knowledge that God is sovereign over all things and there's a plan, that I probably don't see. And that He helps me see, even a part of that plan. Even I never see the plan in this life, that He helps me be a part of what He is building, not my preconceived notions of what a church is suppose to be.
The minute our eyes are shifted from Jesus, we lose the plot. That doesn't mean when we look to Jesus, we're oblivious, busy singing, "with Jesus in my boat I can smile at the storm". We're not oblivious. We just know what's important. And He'll give us ways to build His church, the way its suppose to be…
Loving through the pain
43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. – Matthew 5
I haven't read my bible in a while (and maybe that's an understantement) but that's just an aside. I come across a whole bunch of scripture thanks to all my cyber friends and a few months ago, I stumbled across this one. It was in a post written by Kate Andre. In it she talks about this lady who was praying for someone who has deeply hurt her. And you know how when we've been wronged, we try and justify ourselves, and in our anger want to be vindicated, we seek justice, we ask God to right the wrongs that have been committed against us? We never really take the time to pray, I mean take ourselves out of the situation and really pray for that person. Ever since I read that post, that is what God has been calling me to do and I guess it was all leading to this moment, when I'd have to pray when it hurts the most. When the pain is most unbearable and you just want to cave in and give up. I have no clever way of ending this post except…
Do it anyway. Pray. Because you understand grace and you know what it is to love…
At the bus stop.
Today I was at the bus stop, waiting. And while I waited, this guy came, wheeled in my direction. Stopped a few feet from where I was. I greeted, he greeted back. He told me he was tired. I offered to come closer, give him some of the shade from my umbrella since it was blazing, my red feet even told the tale. He said he needed the sun. He said he. Was having trouble with Wits and that they had excluded him for a very minor thing and he went on to explain what it was. What caught me the most from what he said was this: he said he was at peace. Whether things were going south or otherwise. He said that he would prove people wrong. He had been told that people in his predicament never finished with their studies, that the odds were against him. His name, he said, is Themba. Hope.
Today I learnt something. What's important? What are your priorities? Never neglect the people you love because you've got work to do, especially when they need you the most. I'm glad I learnt this lesson early on in my working career. I am sorry. I hope I am forgiven.
Happy New Year er'bady! Hope you've all been enjoying it thus far. I'm pretty excited about the year!!! I'm too much of a realist to think its going to be peachy but I think for me, I've decided that I'm going to make the most of every day. Just hoping that I follow through and that by the end of maybe even by the middle of the year when the excitement with which I planned to do stuff is gone, I'll still seek to see things through with all that I've promised or sought to do. But that's just an aside…
Gratitude is something that's been on my mind a whole lot lately and something happened a few minutes ago that made me see how important it is. I think we as humans always have this tendency to compare blessings, the success of our relationships, how much we achieve in school and even what kind of family you've been brought up in, with others and I think its sad that that is the measure we use to determine if we should be grateful or not. I remember at church this other day, my pastor, PJ Smyth was talking about this very thing, although probably slightly different, it was more to do with self-righteousness I think? (I am so bad, aren't I? Need to listen to that preach again) and I remember how challenged I was by this concept. A month or so later, woken up by someone who's on the phone,here I am. My first thoughts were, phew! At least my situation isn't as bad and we've already gotten past that. But then something in me questioned this, so if things were going bad, would you still be grateful? Ouch much?
So I guess today, I'm encouraged to be grateful. And to find things to be grateful for, especially when things are not going well. I want Psalm 34:1 to be what I do, always.
Rainy day thoughts
He leads me besides the quiet waters. He restores my soul – Psalm 23:2,3
One step forward, ten steps back…and hope.
You look back
Oh, but you're so good at that,
aren't you?
No wonder you keep on crashing
Maybe you shouldn't be in front of the wheel
No, you shouldn't.
Remember the days when you used to have a posse?
You had a million and one options
Back up plans at your beck and call
Now you feel lonely because you decided to "foolishly" part ways with them
You think it will fill the emptiness if you go back
"Why does it seem better then, than it is now?"
You ask yourself
Its funny because even then,
you were lonely
Well, the curtains are open
You've been stripped bare
Its plain to see
You were hiding behind them
If this were a game of hide and seek
You'd be found easily
"You found me, You found me"
Your hands itch, they shake
"Just one more time won't hurt"
It will
You go through page after page,
it doesn't help, does it?
The quick fix's stink isn't so quick to leave
What did you think you'd gain?
Why do you constantly taunt yourself with the past?
Why do you love to take ten steps back?
For what? A moment? A puff of smoke?
Calling it pleasure is far too kind of you
So after a series of falls and slow wakings,
You tell yourself
"Its over, I'm done with you"
Aaah, finally.
It gets easier
But its hard as hell
Staying away
Telling your eyes not to linger where they shouldn't.
When your fingers inch closer and closer towards that button, deciding to put that phone down
You so desperately want to chat but you don't initiate that conversation
Walking away,
Running away
It gets easier.
Easier said than done.
Its good for your heart
Its good for mine
If its just a set of rules,
You've missed the point.
Find the point
It gets easier
Some times harder
He's got your back
Because with every passing second comes a second chance
Its been hard but each day, He gives me the strength to fight. And I take it. I take it. I'm deciding to take it. </3
Full circle
I can't believe I'm back here again
Right back where I started
Today when I was in the shower, I thought of some of the things I was struggling with and where I was going wrong and I remembered the love chapter (1Corinthians13) because love had been such a recurring thought for me in the past few weeks, particularly loving when its hard to because I feel I've been failing dismally in that area of my life. Its funny because more and more, its as if God has been shifting my mind from focusing on what has been done (I really need to work on that whole training/renewing my mind thing) to where I'm going wrong. Its so easy to get caught up, make scenarios in your head, feeling like you need to be vindicated for there to be some kind of release in your heart. No one ever wants to do the hard work of loving in a tough situation, letting God work with your stubborn and rebellious heart and that's the path God has been taking me down. Tough but necessary…
So today, when I was going through all these things and the scripture came to mind, I thought it would be cool if I pencilled down some of my thoughts concerning love, maybe for next few days, weeks? (Darn, now I've put myself in a tight spot and made a public declaration of accountability *face palm*) And the best place to start?
There's a passage in the bible where Jesus is talking to His disciples about there being no greater love than someone laying his life down for his friends (John15:13). That really just got to me. Laying down your life means letting your selfishness and your pride take a back seat to consider the other person. Then there's the fact that Jesus did that for us, people who weren't loveable, people who more often than not shove His love for us right back in His face. I mean can you imagine that? That's been really challenging me, even now as I think of it.
What more encouragement do we need to love than that? He so freely loved us, why not share this great love that we have the awesome privilege of knowing. And I guess for me, its always a reminder, that I can never love anyone if I don't get it from the source…
Have you ever really wanted something with your whole heart, dreamt of it, thought about it, made scenarios in your head about it? What was your response when you finally got it?
About two months ago, my mom just out of the blue said she'd send me money to buy a phone that could do more than just text and receive calls. Its something I'd been wanting for a while, what with most of my friends being on whatsapp, I always felt like it took an extra bit of effort for people to communicate with me so this would make my life (and the life of others, ehem) easier. So when it came up, I was like, "wow, its finally happening". I remember distinctly how I felt. It was surreal. What I'd been hoping for for a very long time was coming to pass and my brain was a bit slow in processing it.
Ok. Maybe the phone example wasn't the best one to use because I have another in my head, something that happened today (and the day before and a week ago). And although great because its something I've wanted for a long time, I got to thinking, "really Babalwa? This is what determines your happiness? This is what you thought would make you happy? Now what after this?". I think its great to have desires and its also great to celebrate and be happy when God decides to give you those things (well even if He doesn't but that's a story for some other day) but letting those things determine your "happiness", well not too sure about that.
Just making this a friendly reminder to myself. There are lots of great things in the world but I always need to be careful of making them the ultimate. It is only in Christ that I can find true joy, something that surpasses this pseudo-happiness that is fleeting.


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Real Salt Lake wasn't going to take any chances against the Charleston Battery.
Having already seen Charleston upset a Major League Soccer opponent during the U.S. Open Cup, Real Salt Lake played with most of its starters Wednesday night against the Battery.
After a shaky opening half, Real Salt Lake scored five unanswered goals, including two from
striker Devon Sandoval, to beat Charleston, 5-2, in overtime in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy UT.
Salt Lake will take on the Carolina RailHawks, a 3-1 winner of MLS' Chivas USA Wednesday night, on June 26 in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The Battery had already beaten MLS' San Jose Earthquakes, 1-0, in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup last month.
"Salt Lake put their top players out and honestly that's a compliment to us," said Charleston Battery coach Mike Anhaeuser. "They're a very good side and they have plenty of quality on their roster. They were able to bring a couple of guys off the bench that made a real difference in the second half and overtime."
Playing at more than 4,300-feet above sea level took its toll on the Battery, especially in the second half.
"They like to possess the ball and wear you down," Anhaeuser said. "That's exactly what happened to us. The altitude really began to affect our legs as the game went on."
The Battery grabbed a 1-0 lead on Dane Kelly's goal in the 16th minute. Defender John Wilson played a nice through ball to Kelly on the left flank. Kelly took a couple of dribbles and blasted a shot past Salt Lake keeper Josh Saunders for the score from just inside the 18-yard box.
Two minutes later, the Battery grabbed a 2-0 advantage on Nicki Patterson's goal. Charleston midfielder Quinton Griffith blasted a shot that ricocheted off the right post. The ball bounced onto the right foot of Paterson, who standing all by himself at the top of the 18-yard box. Paterson easily put the ball into the open net for the score.
Real Salt Lake closed to gap to 2-1 on Sandoval's header off a cross from Tony Beltran in the 66th minute that beat Charleston keeper Odisnel Cooper for the score.
Salt Lake tied the game at 2-2 on Joa Plata's penalty kick in the 79th minute.
Salt Lake was awarded a free kick from 22 yards out just before the end of regulation. But Javier Morales' attempt was blocked by the Battery defensive wall.
Sandoval added his second goal seven minutes into the first overtime period to give Salt Lake a 3-2 lead.
Khari Stephenson ripped a shot from about 25 yards out that beat Cooper to give Salt Lake up 4-2 just before the end of the first overtime period
Morales scored on a penalty kick for the final margin of victory.
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Apple won't cover my cracked screen...There goes another $1259!!!
They called me today and told me that they will not cover the laptop because their screens are not designed to crack (no sh*t) and it must have been my fault that it broke. (even though I nor anyone else even touched it in the 10 minute span that the lid was closed when it cracked.) I've only had it for 3 weeks! I also spent $350 on the dam 3 yr. warranty. So now I have to pay $1259 to get a new screen installed.... I'm a college student, I can barely afford the monthly payments on top of everything else, much less ANOTHER screen! I have do all my assignments on that thing, I am pretty much screwed for now..
They are shipping my PowerBook back now. I am so frustrated...
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Wow, that sucks.. I am very surprised... and kinda disappointed in apple. I can only hope that they will find this as a flaw and in the time to come maybe offer a half off. Else something!
I would suggest buying a stand alone Flat screen, and hooking it up and using that as the monitor. forget the current one.
Take it up to the next level. Speak to one of the support managers. If you brought this new and have Apple Care, they should resolve your problem.
my dad always told me when i have a problem to go to the store with the broken product and all your paperwork and raise your voice if they dont seem to be helping it just creates a scene and they will want to come out of it as the good guy so they usually comply with your needs. i tried that with a pair of bang & olufsen headphones and it worked they just gave me the brandnew pair
I agree with rman.. if the person you talked to won't help you.. talk to someone else.. if they wont' help you.. talk to someone else.. I keep hearing about the support of Apple and Im getting quite disappointed with ti.. Love their machines, suspicous of their support :( It would have been nice to talk to someone else BEFORE they sent your machine back, but I would still do it.
I talked to 2 people, the second person actually helped me send my laptop down. Then today the tech people called me and told me what it was going to take.. I had 2 options, they hold it and fix it for $1259 or send it back to me. Well, I thought sending it back to me would be the best since I can't afford a new screen right now... So they are shipping it back to me, possibly today allready. I am so tourqued! Today has been a real bad day, all my assignments, and all the work I do from school I do on my Mac. If I get a flat panel monitor, (I'd love to get one) that will limit my allready bad portability. For the most part i am screwed..
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If there is an Apple Store in your area, take it in and see what happens.
Yeah I wouldnt settle for that.. I can understand for them it is hard to trust consumers that they are telling the truth, but be persistent
About an hour a way more or less. With school I don't have time to go anywhere. Saturday migh tbe a day to go though. Cept I have no money and it is located in The Mall of America, and I wouldn't mind picken a few things up :D Maybe eat at hooters or something. :D
Steath -
priorities, priorities my brother :)
hooters and apple what other reasons could you possibly need
LOL Basically :D
Hopefully this saturday I can go down there.
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Ouch! I hate that for you stealth, I did a lot of checking around when I bought my mac and I have seen soooo many post about how crappy the support for apple seems to be. Well I went ahead and purchased my powerbook so far no problems... but if something tears up i'd like to believe Apple would fix it for me and not be (fill in word of choice)-heads about it!
As its been said, don't stop till you problem is fixed keep telling them you want to speak to thier supervisor eventually you'll find someone with common-sence enough. :)
Yea, there is no way I am going to pay that much money for this ****. Even if I could! This is alot of bull--**** :/ I am still within my 90 days, shouldn't i be able to return my mac because I an not satisfied with it?
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Whoa, I guess I am not alone, check this link out!
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I was looking at several trips and I want to go but I have a limited number of days for vacation. So I was thinking of doing a 4 day add on trip followed by a 3 day add on trip. I am wondering if this is alright or are the add ons only for attaching a full trip? Thanks.
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A document (10) is covered by a laminate (13) comprising a layer of microspheres (16) over an adhesive layer (14) covering a source image (12) such as a photograph, printed matter, or a bar code arranged on a substrate (11). Light impinging on the document (10) is split by the optical properties of the microspheres (16) and underlying specular reflectors. The remaining light passes through the microspheres (16), through the adhesive layer (14) and strikes the substrate (11) or source image (12) on the document (10), and is reflected (18) and scattered (20). Alternatively, the laminate (13) can comprise a plain or clear layer of polyester without microspheres over the adhesive layer (14). Light impinging on the laminate (13) passes through the polyester and laminate (14) to strike the substrate (11) or source image (12) where it is reflected and scattered. A first light source (24) directs light to the document (10). A second light source (26,27) directs light towards a beam splitting mirror (23) which reflects the light to the document (10). The light turning properties of the mirror (23) produce a light source which appears to an image receiver (40) as being returned from the surface of the document (10) at an angle of less than 1Ḟ. The image receiver (40) passes a signal via line (32) to a personal computer (41) which processes the received information. Such processing is to establish whether the document (10) includes a retroreflective laminate, a plain polyester laminate, or neither. Additionally, further processing can establish whether the document (10) has been tampered with, altered, or forged.
1. A method for recovering an image from a document having an image, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a document having an at least partially light-transmissive first layer and a second layer located below the first layer, the second layer including at least one image;
(b) illuminating the image with a light source;
(c) recovering the image with a video image receiver to provide a source image;
(d) determining a type of the document based on the source image;
(e) illuminating the at least partially light-transmissive first layer with the light source based on the determined type of the document; and
(f) recovering a second image from the at least partially light-transmissive first layer.
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(b) illuminating the image with a light source;
(c) recovering the image with a video image receiver to provide a source image;
(d) determining a type of the document based on the source image;
(e) identifying an expected type of the at least partially light-transmissive first layer based on the determined type of the document;
(f) illuminating the at least partially light-transmissive first layer with the light source; and
(g) determining whether an actual type of the at least partially light-transmissive first layer is the same as the expected type.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/442,365, filed Nov. 17, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,611,612, now allowed, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/624,584, filed Aug. 15, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,019,287, issued Feb. 1, 2000, which claims priority from published International Application No. WO95/10097, published Apr. 13, 1995, which claims priority from Australian Patent No. 685830, issued May 14, 1998.
The present invention relates generally to a system for recovering visual data from a document that has been covered by a security laminate, and then examining the integrity of the document to ensure that no tampering or alteration has occurred to either the document or the visual data contained thereon.
There is a wide variety of different types of documentation that contain information of a very important nature that, by itself, assigns legal title to, or possession of, such a document, or of an article to which that document relates. Examples of such documents are, but not limited to, passports, identity (I.D.) cards, land titles, share titles, etc. Ownership of such items is generally declared by a typed, printed, photographic, or handwritten inclusion on that item, detailing for example the owners name, address, signature, and so on.
Using commonly available technology it is possible to alter such typed, printed, photographed or handwritten details in such a way that the document can then show that ownership of that document, or an article to which that document relates, has, been transferred to a party not legally entitled to that document or article.
The major concern here is that, although the document itself is a legal instrument in that it has not been forged, duplicated or simulated, and therefore this document will pass an appropriate security check, the details contained thereon have been altered and therefore give a false assignment of that legal document.
To impede the successful tampering or alteration of such details it is a known practice to apply a security laminate over the top of such details. Such laminates invariably contain security break indicators that will clearly reveal as to whether that laminate itself is genuine, whether that laminate has been lifted and replaced, whether that laminate's surface has been penetrated, and whether that laminate surface has been overprinted or overlabelled.
It is a further practice to add areas of printing or patterns which only respond to ultra-violet or infra-red excitation.
To examine a document thus protected with such a laminate or ultra-violet or infra-red markings, a special viewer is employed whereby an examiner or security official can observe the document by means of placing such document in that special viewer and applying differing light sources to reveal both the protected details and the integrity of the protective security laminate. The examination is carried out by an examiner or security official by physically signing the document in question and by making a valued judgment as to its contents and integrity.
There is a growing need to automate this process.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement that substantially ameliorates the problems alluded to above.
Desirably, a device which can be controlled from computerized control equipment, which views through laminate and transfers an image of the protected details to the computerized control equipment for further processing, such as decoding, and then views the structure of the laminate itself and transfer its details to the computerized control equipment for further processing, such as examining this structure for irregularities, is provided.
Also provided is a hardware device which scans the images in both a "look through" and a "look at" mode and transfers corresponding images to an associated processing unit.
Apparatus configured in accordance with the present invention is able to view through the securing laminate to reveal details of the information contained thereunder, and then view the structure of the laminate in such a way as to show the areas on the security laminate which no longer conform to the original manufacturing specification, thus indicating possible forgery, tampering or alteration, and preferably to reveal the presence of other indicators such as may become visible through ultra-violet or infra-red excitation.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is disclosed an arrangement for reading information from a first light transmissive layer and a second layer of an object, said arrangement comprising, in combination:
first light source means for directing (first) light at a first angle of incidence at the object;
second light source means for directing (second) light at a second angle of incidence, different to said first angle of incidence, at the object;
a light receiving device for receiving a reflection of said first light from said first layer, and a reflection of said second light from said second layer and to produce at least one image signal; and
a processing device for processing said image signal to provide information regarding said layers.
Preferably, the first layer comprises a plurality of glass spheres or spheres of material having similar optical properties to glass, referred to herein as microspheres. Alternatively, the first layer comprises a clear material having similar optical properties to polyester.
Preferably, the first light means comprises one or more sources that are directed to said object by first being refracted from a two-way mirror, the light having been reflected by the first layer then returning again through the two-way mirror to the light receiving device. The first light illuminates preferably at multiple different intensities as controlled by the processing device.
Preferably, the processing device is a data processing unit such as a personal computer.
Preferably, the first and second light means are switchable so as to operate alternately or in unison, and of variable intensity. The first and second light means can be of different optical bandwidths. The light source means can also be within the visible spectrum, and/or in the ultra-violet band and/or in the infra-red band. The light produced can be polarized or unpolarized.
Preferably, the light receiving means is a video image receiver such as, for example, a charge coupled device.
Preferably, the first layer is a sheet of plastics material having said spheres of glass or the like applied thereto. Alternatively the first layer can be a sheet of clear or plain polyester or similarly functioning material.
Preferably, said second layer is a document located below the first layer such as for example the page of a passport.
Preferably, the angle of reflection of one light source relative to the position of the video image receiver is less than 1Ḟ. Alternatively, the angle of reflection of one light source relative to the position of the video image receiver is greater than 1Ḟ.
There is a second mode of use whereby a sighting is made directly down a beam of light whereupon the details are no longer seen but are replaced by an image of the physical structure of the laminate surface. Alternatively, in this second mode of operation the details are no longer seen but are replaced by the distorted image of the light source being "mirrored" by the surface of the polyester laminate.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention there is provided a frame into which the document or passport is positioned.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention there is provided a multiplicity of light sources wherein some light sources strike the surface of the document and reflect back to the viewing position at an angle greater than 1Ḟ.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention there are provided other light sources that strike the document and reflect back to the viewing position at an angle less than 1Ḟ.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention there is provided means by which these light sources are operated from an attached controlling device such as, but not limited to, a personal computer.
The video imaging device or similar sensory array may be located at the view position and directed towards the surface of the document. Images detected by this device are provided with a means whereby said images can be passed onto an attached controlling device such as, but not limited to, a personal computer.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
These figures, which are idealized, are not to scale and are intended to be merely illustrative and non-limiting.
The transmitted light portion 19, passes through the microsphere 16, through the reflective layer 43 and the adhesive layer 14 and strikes the substrate 11, which is opaque, or the source image 12 of the document 10. From there, the light beam is reflected and scattered to produce a number of beams 20.
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However, if a position 22 is considered to be the viewing position relative to the light source 17, then it can be said that the beams 20 are reflecting at an angle greater than 1Ḟ from the surface of the document 10, even though these beams 20, in fact, penetrate the retroreflective layer 15, and reflect from the substrate 11 and source image 12.
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A view frame 22 is provided that accurately locates the document 10 to be viewed.
A first light source 26 is focused by a lens 27 onto a beam splitting (two way) mirror 23. The turning properties of mirror 23 produce a light source which appears to a viewing position 25 as being returned from the surface of the document 10 at an angle of less than 1Ḟ.
A second light source 24 is provided which is arranged to be at an angle relative to a viewing position 25, of greater than 1Ḟ. The light source 24 is controlled by power source 28 and trigger source 29 which in turn is controlled by an attached personal computer 41 or equivalent computerized controller. In other embodiments, multiple ones of the first light source 24 can be used.
Arranged at the viewing position 25 is a video image receiver 40 such as, for example, a charge coupled device (CCD).
The light source 26 is controlled by power source 30 and trigger source 31 which in turn is controlled by the personal computer 41 controller. In other embodiments multiple ones of light source 26 can be used.
Each of the power sources 28,30 are configured so as to adjust the intensity of the respective light source 24,26 through a multiplicity of intensities from a minimum value, such as "just on", to a maximum value, such as "full-on".
A line 32 is the signal path for images recovered by the video image receiver 40 being returned to the personal computer 41 for image processing.
The light source 24, relative to the viewing position of the video image receiver 40, is at an angle greater than 1Ḟ when emitted light path 33 is measured against a return beam 34. When the light source 24 is illuminated, the beam 33 penetrates the microsphere structure of the document 10 and reflects from the substrate 11 and source image 12 beneath.
The video image receiver 40 can therefore "look through" the laminate 13.
When the light source 26 is illuminated, a beam of light 35, is redirected as a beam 36, towards the document 10, due to the properties of beam splitting mirror 23.
The beam 36 is then reflected as a beam 37 by the surface of the microsphere structure of the document 10 being at an angle of less than 1Ḟ. In this case the light source 26 does not appear to penetrate the microsphere structure but instead can be said to "look at" the microsphere structure of the laminate.
The characteristics of document 10 can be detected by the video image receiver 40 and passed on for analysis by the personal computer 41 dependent on which of the light sources 24 or 26 is illuminated. In a mode where the source image 12 contained on the document 10 needs to be passed to the computer 41, the computer controlled light source 24 is illuminated.
In a mode where the minute details of the structure of the microspheres of the laminate 13 need to be passed on to the computer 41, then computer controlled light source 24 is extinguished and light source 26 is illuminated.
As an alternative to alternately switching light sources 24 and 26, the beams of light 33 and 35 can be filtered to include light only of a limited or predetermined wavelength or polarity. In such a situation, both light sources 24 and 26 can be enabled simultaneously and appropriate computer software is used to process and resolve a dual image created thereby.
Images processed and produced by the computer 41 can be displayed for examination on a video display unit 42 associated therewith.
Through external processing it is possible to identify that a retroreflective laminate exists, or that a plain polyester laminate exists, or that neither exist.
It is a pre-condition of the following explanation that in the previous step of recovering visual data from the document and decoding that data into computer compatible codes, it is revealed as to which type of laminate is supposed to be protecting said document. This is achieved through a "reference" or "look-up" table in such an external device as assigning "this style of laminate to this series of protected document", e.g., Australian passports contain a retroreflective laminate, British passports contain a polyester laminate, etc. These pre-conditions and external controls can be programmed into the personal computer 41.
If external control determines that a retroreflective laminate should be present, light sources 24 and 26 are illuminated at minimum intensity. If a retroreflective laminate is present a visual response will be detected over the entire viewing area of the video image receiver 40.
If no laminate is present there will be insufficient light intensity to illuminate the source image 12 and the video image receiver will see no visual response.
If a polyester film or similar laminate is present the mirrored image will be in the form of a distorted flairing in the center of the video image area roughly equal to the image of the light source.
When external control determines that a retroreflective laminate exists, light sources 24 and 26 are excited to illuminate to mid brilliance where the microsphere structure reflects a much brighter signal which makes it possible to distinguish the background bead signal from any hidden source image contained in the microsphere structure. Control within the computer 41 then attempts to pattern match this hidden source image against a pattern that has been stored as part of the reference for the item being examined.
In order to examine for microsphere structure damage, the light sources 24 and 26 are illuminated to full brilliance where any damage is identifiable as a dark area against the intact microsphere structure. The computer 41 is configured to apply a brightness threshold across the video image in order to reveal the dark areas.
If external control determines that a polyester laminate should be present, the light source 26 is illuminated to a minimum brilliance. A distorted image of the light source will be seen by the video image receiver as a distorted bright flair in roughly the center of the image area. This pattern is stored. The light source 26 is then increased in intensity progressively. If the image of the flairing is seen to grow in area in the correct proportion to the original image then the light source is "looking at itself in the mirror" and confirmation is given that polyester laminate exists.
To examine for surface cuts, a further light source 50 is aimed at the surface of the document 10, 89Ḟ away from the axis of the light source 26. This is achieved by creating a beam of light 51 that is focused across the surface of the document 10, in either the horizontal or vertical plane depending on the orientation of the document 10. The focused light 51 is reflected from the document 10 back through the mirror 23 and is detected by the image receiver 40. Cuts will show up as flairs in the surface of the laminate that were not detected under light source 24.
If external control indicates that no laminate is or should be present, the light source 26 is illuminated to full brilliance and the image gathered is compared to the image seen by the light source 24. If they are identical then there is no laminate present.
To check for the presence of ultra-violet or infra-red responses, as determined by the "reference" or "look-up" tables, under external control a corresponding light source is illuminated and the video image receiver 40 should detect a specific color response at a specific x/y coordinate, which is resolvable by the computer 41.
The presence of patterned diffraction gratings, sometimes referred to as "kinegrams", and of holographic embossings, can also be revealed through the activation of the aforementioned light sources. In these cases the gratings reveal their position and shape as being a difference in the color responses as revealed by two differently angled light sources. Computer analysis can compare the responses to provide a determination of the presence or otherwise of holographs or embossings.
The foregoing describes only a number of embodiments of the present invention and modifications, obvious to those skilled in the art, can be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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The next action hero is easy on the eyes but don't let her fool you, she'll knock you out ! Gina Carano makes her Hollywood debut as a butt kicking, no nonsense having special ops contractor, caught in a web of betrayal in?HAYWIRE. Carano, who has a mixed martial arts background, plays Mallory Cain. A killing machine who is on the run trying to piece together a puzzle. Michael Douglas plays the intelligence chief, Ewan McGregor plays her boss and her EX, Channing Tatum plays a fellow operator, and Antonio Banderas plays Puss and Boots?oops, her Spanish connection. Michael Fassbender rounds out the cast as a British MI-6 agent posing as Mallory's lover. The film is really all about the globetrotting visuals with flashbacks and long extended fight scenes, its hard at times to get a hold of the plot. Director Steven Soderberg, however, puts together a great musical score while using of a variety of cinematic styles creating, remarkably, an entertaining film.? HAYWIRE is a whole bunch of fun. I have to admit, I loved watching Carano beat up all those guys. I was truly impressed with her skills. I just wonder if she really hurt anyone. Dark laughs and a short run time of 93 minutes has me giving HAYWIRE a four out of five on the flick-o-meter. Sure the new girl, Carano, is a bit choppy with her speaking lines but she is solid with the action sequences. Strong performances from the other well known actors help her out as well.?You will see a lot more of Gina Carano, bet on it. Meanwhile, head on over to FaceBook and like my fan page. Its called 'TheBrettside'. Go there click 'like' and please, tell your friends.
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White House Executive Order Aims to Green Federal Facilities
President Obama recently signed an executive order that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance.
October 2009 - Energy EfficiencyPresident Obama recently signed an executive order that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance.
The Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance executive order requires Federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target within 90 days; increase energy efficiency; reduce fleet petroleum consumption; conserve water; reduce waste; support sustainable communities; and leverage Federal purchasing power to promote environmentally responsible products and technologies.
The order requires agencies to measure, manage, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions toward agency-defined targets. It also requires agencies to meet a number of energy, water, and waste reduction targets, including:
- 30 percent reduction in vehicle fleet petroleum use by 2020
- 26 percent improvement in water efficiency by 2020
- 50 percent recycling and waste diversion by 2015
- 95 percent of all applicable contracts will meet sustainability requirements
- Implementation of the 2030 net-zero-energy building requirement
- Implementation of the stormwater provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, section 438
- Development of guidance for sustainable Federal building locations in alignment with the Livability Principles put forward by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
In response to the order, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) called on the Administration to ensure adequate workforce is available to address the new requirements.
"We are concerned that the executive order may lead to carbon emission reporting and tracking requirements on federal contractors that go beyond what most companies, especially small architecture firms, are able to perform," says Christine McEntee, Executive Vice President and CEO of the AIA. "The AIA stands ready to work with the Administration to ensure that any tracking and reporting provisions adhere to existing guidelines and best practices, such as those found in the AIA 2030 Commitment program."


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36-years-old Vitor Belfort won the UFC light heavyweight championship in early 2004, following years of competing in that division and heavyweight. Now, nearly a decade later, he wants another shot at the middleweight title.
Belfort has proved to be a phenom at middleweight, losing only to champion Anderson Silva, and beating Yoshihiro Akiyama, Anthony Johnson, and Michael Bisping in under twleve minutes combined.
He also lost to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, after taking the fight on short notice, and nearly securing an armbar, before losing via keylock in the fourth round. In so doing, he lasted longer vs. Jones that anyone but Rashad Evans and 'Rampage' Jackson.
Belfort has been fighting in the UFC for over 16 years.
"Let me be clear, I am not looking for a rematch with anyone," Belfort told Bleacher Report recently. "What I want is the belt. It doesn't matter who has it."
"I feel that I am starting my career right now. I feel young enough to keep fighting for a bunch more fights."
"I have been fighting and winning all the fights in my division. I think I deserve a title shot."
Belfort fights Luke Rockhold on May 28 at UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold.
Rockhold has been a harsh critic of Belfort's use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy, saying TRT is "a crock of s—t" and that he was "more of a man than Vitor," with "more heart than Vitor."
Belfort declined to bicker with Rockhold over the accusation, saying only "he is a great fighter... (the TRT comment) is just what he says."
What do you think? Does Vitor deserve a title shot? And is TRT fair?
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5/2/13 11:05 PM by ZOMG
Vitor has TRT, Silva is an alien, sounds fair. In all seriousness, I love exciting fitghts and it seems Vitor is once again exciting now that he has the hormones of a 21yo, but it really is cheating. The loss of physical gifts should be offset by experience as you age, so nobody should NEED any help. I can't help but wonder, how would jesus feel about Vitor taking injections?
5/2/13 10:59 PM by drance2624
"fighting and winning all the fights in my division"1 fight in a row...TITLE SHOT!
5/2/13 8:40 PM by Unseen
5/2/13 6:24 PM by DoomFarmer
Horses ass.Him losing to Jones shouldn't affect his MW standing at all.
5/2/13 5:59 PM by granderojo

choochgas - Androgens like Nandrolone used in testosterone replacement therapy are clearly anabolic, muscle building agents. If you don't want to use the word "steroids," fine, but this is exactly the "juice" Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds were on. Any power or energy boost you get from a needle should be illegal, especially in a combat sport.

Wow. Nandrolone is not used in TRT. The first T in TRT is the only hormone in the equation; testosterone. This is typically in the form of Testosterone Cypionate. Not calling this a steroid is nonsense considering by definition it is known as a "steroid hormone from the androgen group". That being said, I don't care about TRT cuz I like seeing the old dogs stay competitive.
5/2/13 5:41 PM by KingofBJJ
Too soon talk about a title. He just lost title fight and Rockhold was the last SF champ. He has to get past him.
5/2/13 11:33 AM by MasterofMartialArts
OTSS- I understand you think it's wrong that fine, but why all the Vitor hate? Those guys do it and its perfectly legal, Vitor does it and all of the sudden "TRT is just taking steroids and Vitor is cheating and lying". Is it because Vitor has found success recently, and because Hendo and few others seem to still be declining?
5/2/13 11:33 AM by MasterofMartialArts
I like this guy
5/2/13 11:26 AM by choochgas
Androgens like Nandrolone used in testosterone replacement therapy are clearly anabolic, muscle building agents. If you don't want to use the word "steroids," fine, but this is exactly the "juice" Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds were on. Any power or energy boost you get from a needle should be illegal, especially in a combat sport.
5/2/13 11:05 AM by T Bag
Why not?I could see TRT Vitor beating Glover, Shogun, Lil Nog, Bader and the other guys ranked in that 4-8 area. Those would be good matchups IMO


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Circus Flora's "The Pawn" Makes All the Right Moves
The Green Knight prepares for his next move.
4. Animals will do anything to win.
When it comes to animals and chess, many people immediately think of the horse used to represent knight, but other animals also can play pivotal roles in the game. In The Pawn, the Green Rook uses five Jack Russell Terriers to scheme his way across the board, imploring the pups to literally jump through hoops to try to attain a position of power. The Green Knight also mounts an ambitious attack, somersaulting and back-flipping over a sword as his horse gallops around the ring. But it's the Red Knight who conquers both, commanding six beautiful, rare Pied camels at once and even getting a kiss from lead camel Pasha.
5. Despite their low caste, pawns can help decide the match.
As the production's namesake, the Green Pawn is part of much of the Circus Flora action. The cheeky fellow combines the antics of Charlie Chaplain with the cunning of a grand champion as he juggles multicolored derby hats, balances nearly twenty blocks and suffers the whims of the other characters. His fortitude helps him traverse the chessboard, but not before teams of Red and Green Pawns battle it out in dramatic fashion. These daring kids and teenagers, members of the youth circus troupe from St. Louis' Circus Harmony performance school, form human pyramids, flip through the air and easily swing each other around the ring to gain control of the board.
The Flying Wallendas make their way across the high wire.
6. A good endgame trumps a checkmate.
No matter which team wins or loses, it's the final sequence that truly determines a game's worth. The chess match under Circus Flora's tent goes out on a high note with trapeze troupe the Flying Cortes taking to the air with dramatic "Wonder Woman"-style music accompanying every move. The acrobatic family easily flips from one trapeze to the other, sometimes swinging high enough to touch the roof or sides of the big top before dropping into the net below and gracefully springing back up -- toes pointed, always -- as if they were on a trampoline. From start to finish, the endgame is remarkably thrilling and has plenty of awe-inspiring moves to stack for a glorious checkmate.
Circus Flora's The Pawn runs through June 22 in the lot behind Powell Hall in Grand Center. For more information, visit circusflora.org.
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Street Fighter Alpha
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Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, known as Street Fighter Zero (ストリートファイター ZERO?) in Japan, Asia, South America, and Australia, is a 1995 fighting game by Capcom originally released for the arcade for the CPS II hardware. It was the first all new Street Fighter game produced by Capcom since the release of Street Fighter II in 1991. The game introduces several new features, expanding on the Super Combo system previously featured in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, with graphics drawn in the same animated style Capcom employed in Darkstalkers and X-Men: Children of the Atom.[1][2] The plot of Street Fighter Alpha is set after the original Street Fighter but before Street Fighter II and thus the game features younger versions of established characters, as well as characters from the original Street Fighter and Final Fight, and a few who are new to the series. The working title for the game was Street Fighter Legends.
Street Fighter Alpha revamps the Super Combo system introduced in Super Street Fighter II Turbo by adding a three-level Super Combo gauge. Like in Super Turbo, the Super Combo gauge fills in as the player performs regular and special techniques. When the gauge reaches Level 1 or higher, the player can perform a Super Combo technique. The number of punch or kick buttons pressed simultaneously when performing a Super Combo determines the amount that will be used. In addition to Super Combos, the player can also perform a special counterattacking technique called an Alpha Counter (Zero Counter in the Japanese version) after blocking an opponent's attack, which consumes a level of the Super Combo Gauge.[3]
There are two playing styles that can be selected after choosing a character: "Normal" and "Auto". Auto differs from Normal in that the character automatically guards against a limited number of attacks (provided the character is not in the middle of performing an attack). Auto also allows the player to perform an instant Super Combo by pressing a punch and kick of the same strength simultaneously, but at the expense of reducing the maximum level of the Super Combo gauge to one.[3]
There are also new basic techniques such as Air Blocking, the ability to guard during mid-air, and Chain Combos (also known as Alpha Combos, or Zero Combos in Japan), which are combos that are performed by interrupting the animation of one basic move by performing another of equal or greater strength. In addition to recovering from an opponent's throw, the player also has the ability to roll on the ground when they fall to the ground after an attack.
The single player mode consists of seven random computer-controlled opponents and a final opponent whose identity depends on the storyline of the player's selected character. M. Bison is the final boss for half of the characters. There are also two hidden characters: Akuma, who returns from Super Turbo as an alternate final boss only after certain in-game requirements are met, and a new character named Dan (a popular Capcom spoof character), who challenges the player during the course of the game if certain requirements are met.
The game also features a secret two-on-one Dramatic Battle mode in which two players as Ryu and Ken fight against a computer-controlled M. Bison, a match inspired by the final fight between the characters in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (the Japanese arcade version of the game plays an instrumental rendition of the movie's battle theme, "Itoshisato Setsunasato Kokorozuyosato", which was replaced by M. Bison 's regular theme in the overseas releases).
The immediate character roster includes Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Sagat from the Street Fighter II series, along with Birdie (a black British punk) and Adon (Sagat's former apprentice) from the original Street Fighter, who make their first appearances as playable characters in this game. Guy, one of the main playable characters from Final Fight also appears along with Sodom, a boss character from the same game. New to the series are Charlie, Guile's combat buddy who uses the same special techniques, and Rose, a female fortune teller who uses an energy known as "Soul Power".
In addition to the ten regular characters, there are also three boss characters in the game. Street Fighter II antagonist M. Bison appears as a final opponent for many of the characters in the single-player mode, while Akuma from Super Street Fighter II Turbo once again appears as a secret final opponent. Another secret character, Dan, Capcom's parody of SNK characters Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, makes his first appearance in this game. All three characters can be selected by the player by inputting a specific code for each.
- Ports of Street Fighter Alpha were initially released for the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. Both versions feature an arranged soundtrack with a choice between the Arranged and Original versions. In addition to a dedicated two-player "Versus Mode", these ports were also the first console Street Fighter ports to feature a Training Mode, allowing players to practice their techniques and combos on a non-hostile character. The PlayStation version of Street Fighter Alpha was re-released for the PSP and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network on August 14, 2008 in North America.[4]
- A port for Capcom 's CPS Changer was also released as a mail order release in 1996 in Japan. This version is identical to the arcade version, but features a different soundtrack with less sound effects because the CPS Changer is based on the CPS arcade board whereas Street Fighter Alpha was originally designed for the CPS II.
- A Windows PC version was released in 1998, based on the PlayStation version.
- A Game Boy Color version (ported by Crawfish Interactive) was released in 1999, featuring downscaled graphics and sound. The Game Boy Color version has no link cable support and is single-player only.
- The original Street Fighter Alpha and its sequels are featured in Street Fighter Alpha Anthology for the PlayStation 2. The version of Alpha in this compilation features Arcade, Versus and Training modes like the previous PlayStation and Saturn ports, as well as Survival and Dramatic Battle modes. The Dramatic Battle on the main menu differs from the one in the original arcade game in that the player can select any pair of characters and face against a series of four computer-controlled opponents (Adon, Sagat, M. Bison and Akuma), not just Ryu and Ken against Bison. Furthermore, the player can turn on an option to allow Super Cancels, that is, canceling a special move into a Super Combo.
Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version their "Game of the Month" award, and reviewers for Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, and Maximum all hailed it as being virtually identical to the arcade version,[7][13][9] though some of them complained at the load times.[7][9] GamePro called it "easily the best argument that the PlayStation is not just a polygon-based system",[13] while Maximum deemed it "the next logical evolvement of the most popular fighting game of all time."[9] Reviewers were also pleased with Alpha's new gameplay mechanics such as alpha counters.[7][13][9]
Reviewing the Saturn version, Sega Saturn Magazine commented "The graphics are great, the sound's great, it plays very well indeed and it's tough enough to keep you going for ages even without a second player to hand." However, they also remarked that the game was outclassed by the recently released X-Men: Children of the Atom and that most gamers should get that one instead.[12]
Street Fighter Alpha was followed by two sequels: Street Fighter Alpha 2 in 1996 and Street Fighter Alpha 3 in 1998. Like Alpha, the two games were originally released for the arcades, followed by a few upgraded editions and home versions. All three games in the series and their variations were included in the PlayStation 2 compilation Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, released in 2006.
Related media[edit]
A manga adaptation based on the original Alpha and Alpha 2 by Masahiko Nakahira was published in Gamest game from 1995 to 1996 and later adapted into English by UDON in 2007.
Two different animated adaptations were also produced: Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation in 1999 and Street Fighter Alpha: Generations in 2005.
- ^ "Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Wii PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams". Maximum: The Video Game Magazine (Emap International Limited) (1): 48–58. October 1995.
- ^ a b Street Fighter Alpha Anthology - Instruction Manual
- ^ http://www.capcom-unity.com/grant008/blog/2008/08/11/street_fighter__surprise
- ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/198816-street-fighter-alpha-warriors-dreams/index.html
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_173_1996-04_EMAP_Images_GB#page/n39/mode/2up
- ^ a b c d "Review Crew: Street Fighter Alpha". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (79): 30. February 1996.
- ^ Review, PSM, Issue 5, April 1998
- ^ a b c d e "Maximum Reviews: Street Fighter Alpha". Maximum: The Video Game Magazine (Emap International Limited) (4): 146–7. 1996.
- ^ Maximum, issue 5, April 1996, EMAP, pages 146-147
- ^ Mean Machines Sega, issue 43, pages 74-77
- ^ a b Automatic, Rad (April 1996). "Review: Street Fighter Alpha". Sega Saturn Magazine (6) (Emap International Limited). pp. 74–75.
- ^ a b c "ProReview: Street Fighter Alpha". GamePro (IDG) (90): 46. March 1996.
- Erik Suzuki, Matt Taylor, Graham Wolfe (1996). Street Fighter Alpha Strategy Guide. Dimension Publishing.
- Studio Bent Stuff (Sep 2000). All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Games 1987-2000. A.A. Game History Series (Vol. 1) (in Japanese). Dempa Publications, Inc. ISBN 4-88554-676-1.
External links[edit]
- Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams at the Killer List of Videogames
- Street Fighter Alpha guide at StrategyWiki
- Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams on Street Fighter Wiki, an external wiki


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Adam Barrett has been made available for transfer by the Gills.
The experienced defender has been a regular at the back for the last two seasons and skippered the League 2 title-winning team.
But boss Peter Taylor admits Barrett will no longer be first choice and has taken the decision to let him move clubs before the start of the season.
Taylor said: "I have spoken to him and he has been good as gold. I said to him, I don't think that he will be an automatic choice, simple as that.
"We are going to make him available and that will give him more chance to get another club."
Barrett was made Gills skipper under former boss Martin Allen. He continued in that role during last season when Taylor took over.
The 34-year-old, who has a year left on his contract, has made 88 league appearances for the Gills over the past two seasons.
But with the arrival on Monday of Wolves teenager Kortney Hause, Taylor felt now was the time to make a change.
The Gills boss said: "It hasn't been an easy decision for me because he is such a top professional, unbelievable, and he has come back as fit as I have seen him.
"But in the end I have decided that maybe he won't be starting many games. He needs to be playing football, he doesn't need to be a bit-part player at his age. He is still very fit and can handle that easy.
"I am the manager and it doesn't mean I am right. I might be making the wrong decision here but in the end I have decided that maybe Adam won't be starting in the team. I owe it to him to be as honest to him as quickly as I make up my mind.
"I have now made up my mind and hopefully the phone will ring for something that he wants to do."
Barrett won't be taking part in any of the midweek friendly matches.
"I am going to let him have a night off and he's not going to be needed on Tuesday," said Taylor.
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Richard Simmons was once a waiter in a restaurant who wanted to make a change in the way people workout and lose weight. With this vision in mind, he set out to start a gym that real people could afford where real people could lose weight without being surrounded by muscle bound weight lifters.
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