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By Ali Vaez, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Ali Vaez is the International Crisis Group's senior Iran analyst. The views expressed are the writer's own.
The history of Iran-U.S. relations is littered with missed opportunities. The Obama administration should make sure that the victory of a moderate president in Iran doesn't become another one.
Sending a letter of congratulation to the new president on his inauguration day – August 3 – would be a positive first step. Conservatives in Tehran will have to bite their tongues, remembering Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's congratulatory note to Obama in 2009. Republicans in the U.S. Congress, meanwhile, will have a hard time accusing the president of somehow endorsing Iran's faulty electoral process, given that most U.S. allies in that region don't even hold elections.
But more important than recognizing the legitimacy of a political process in which well over half of Iran's population participated is signaling to Iran's leadership that Washington is willing to find some sort of common ground moving forward. This could, for example, include reversing the U.S. objection to Iran attending the Geneva 2 conference on the future of Syria, a move that could be justified by Tehran's new political face.
This wouldn't be the first time that the Obama administration has tried to shake things up. Almost four years ago, President Obama made a genuine effort to mend Washington's relations with Tehran when in a televised message he uttered the official name of America's adversary – the Islamic Republic of Iran – or the first time since the 1979 revolution. He then went further by sending two letters to the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But those efforts came to naught as Iran descended into turmoil following the disputed 2009 presidential election.
More from CNN: New hope for Iran and U.S.?
Since then, U.S.-Iran relations have cooled further. But on June 14, the political ground shifted in Iran when Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatic moderate, was elected president. His victory blindsided observers both inside and outside of Iran. Indeed, despite much speculation ahead of polling day, the election was neither an ignominious charade nor a dull intra-conservative affair. The turnout was impressive and the outcome unexpected.
It is, of course, easy to be skeptical about how much will change. After all, Rouhani is the ultimate regime insider, having served for three decades and survived all of the upheaval. Some will therefore attribute his victory to behind-the-scenes politicking or even see it as part of a plan for advancing the nuclear program. Others will contend that as long as the Supreme Leader remains in charge, the president is irrelevant.
Yet the presidential election result more likely came about because of, not in spite of, the Supreme Leader, who allowed Rouhani to enter the race, gain momentum and win. In the past, Khamenei had directly, or through the powerful Guardian Council, barred candidates from the electoral arena. But he did not block Rouhani, who appears to remain in the good graces of Khamenei and is his personal representative to Iran's influential National Security Council. As such, he is likely to enjoy the leader's support in governing.
More from GPS: How u.S. should respond to Iran election
All this said, the president-elect is far from being a pitchman. Rouhani also has good relations with the reformists and centrists whom Khamenei has sought to marginalize. While constitutionally the leader's authority trumps that of the president, Rouhani could still have meaningful impact on agenda setting and major policy decisions. In addition, his tone and team selections will affect the way Iran conducts its relations with the outside world – and its nuclear negotiations with world powers.
The reality is that it would be hard for the leadership to ignore the strong demand for change that surfaced during the campaign and crystallized in Rouhani's victory. That change necessitates bringing Iran out of isolation, rehabilitating its anemic economy, and finding a way to lift sanctions. Because Iran's complex political system inherently prefers continuity over change, expecting a radical policy shift might prove wishful thinking. But gradual change is possible, and Washington now has a choice – it can help cultivate this opportunity or squander it.
Sadly, the White House's initial reaction was not promising. Instead of congratulating the president, who has the support of a significant part of Iran's population, it said that "…despite [the] government obstacles and limitations, the Iranian people were determined to act to shape their future."
Other unconstructive forces have, meanwhile, taken on a life of their own. Sanctions that were enacted in January will come into effect next month. The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 blacklists the entire energy, shipping, shipbuilding and port operating sectors in Iran. And more sanctions are in the pipeline. It is also quite likely that, absent any progress in negotiations, Iran's relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency might take a turn for the worse when the agency's board meets in September, even before the new Iranian president has settled in.
Still, although it is not easy to change these dynamics, it should be possible to avoid exacerbating them. Instead of piling on more sanctions and threatening the new Iranian administration with military force by reminding them that "all options are on the table" but that "containment is not," President Obama should repeat and act on his message of four years ago that an unclenched fist begets an extended hand.
The Iranian people have opted for change, and the Iranian regime has now countenanced it. The ball is in President Obama's court.
There is a deep guardian psychology in Iran.
Useless article. Naivete written by some one living in a dream. US does not want, can not and will not give anything Iran. There are now a zillion sanctions on Iran which will never be removed. Many of UN/US sanctions against Iraq from Saddam era are still in place. To expect that Iran will get any kind of meaningful relief is a foolish dream. With that in mind, Iran has to look at Libya that gave up its nuclear program and "reset" its relation with west to know what to do. The only way for Iran is to develop nuclear weapons and safeguards itself from the inevitable invasion which will happen if Iran does not have nuclear weapons. There is absolutely no other way. Iran has to depend on itself from now on. Economically, militarily and politically. Iran would make its greatest mistakes if it gives in.
Iran does not need nukes. Iran has a strong conventional military that is sufficient for its defense. Neither Israel nor the U.S. will dare attack Iran. Israel is insignificant and irrelevant. The U.S. in turn is terrified of what Iran can do to its bases and ships in the Persian Gulf.
On the other hand, I agree with you that the U.S. will offer nothing to Iran. Obama doesn't even have the power to offer any compromises to Iran since Congress and Israel are totally implacable and will crucify him.
The solution for Iran is to develop its industry and establish trade relations with other countries despite the stupid sanctions. It can also take legal actions in Europe against the illegal sanctions. Already the highest British court has ruled that sanctions on a major private Iranian bank were illegal. In the end, the U.S. will become irrelevant. Iran does not need the U.S. to flourish. Even now it is not using the dollar for foreign transactions.
Dear Earview, I think your view is not very bright. No matter how big your army is, it is no match to nuclear weapons and the US. and Israel know it. Maybe that is why Iran may be getting those weapons to defend itself and to make sure that there is balance of power which is non-existing in the middle east with all the atomic weapon that Israel has.
Jorge Quinones: You don't understand. Nuclear weapons are useless in today's world. Nobody can use them realistically. Do you think that the U.S. or Israel is just going to drop a nuclear bomb on Tehran out of the blue? Do you have a brain?
If Iran has WMD then its less likely they will be attacked by the US or Israel. I think this is the main reason why they want them. Also Iran govt HAS TO GO! They are some bad ppl and Iranians deserve better human rights.
Both Quiniones and Earthview make valid points. The conclusion is inescapable. Iran needs a Non Agression Treaty with Israel and the U.S. in exchange for nukes! I would even venture to say, Iran needs such a treaty with all nuclear powers now existing!
Trying to make distinctions in Iran's political factions is like trying to make distinctions between environmentalists and pro-choice folks in the Democratic Party or Tea Partiers and the Religious Right in the Republican Party. They're all variations in shading of the same political stripe and in Iran's case all factions are colored Khamenei. Don't think for a minute that he does not firmly grasp the reins of power when it comes to Iran's foreign policy and nuclear weapons program. As the last two Iranian presidents have shown, when you run afoul of Khamenei, you're liable to find yourself on the outside looking in and believe me when I say Rouhani knows that lesson all too well after working for Khamenei for the last 16 years. He is about as much as a moderate as a rabid dog is healthy. Of course, the West can test that moderation to see if he, for example pulls out of Syria or releases the hundreds of dissidents they have locked up in Iranian prisons. That would be a true test we could all see and recognize.
SPOT ON !! Iran would make a HUGE mistake if it thinks the West (or the people that control their politics) will EVER let Iran rise. Joe's comment is "right on", Iran NEEDS to stand on its own two feet and start regional and extra-regional activities reconnaissance efforts both is destabilizing the dictatorship monarchies in the region as well as creating unimaginable problems for their number enemy in the region. Iran would do well to be the first to PUNCH. There is no other way, and to guarantee its survival it better develop those ungodly nasty weapons real quick if it does not want to get invaded.
Let's just hope that this new leader of Iran won't cave in to the West and stand his ground. The politicians in Washington need to be more flexible in this regard and Iran needs to make the same deal at the U.N. as South Africa, that is, have nuclear energy but no nuclear weapons.
I believe, The article is messy and very disorganized.
In this paper, one-sided arguments and conclusions are wrong, and the author does not really understand the situation correctly, but the article points out, the needs of sending a positive message from U.S. to this change and readiness for negotiation without any preconditions.
Why don't you elaborate more on why the article is messy, disorganized and one sided and has a wrong conclusion and that the author does not really understand the situation correctly as you claim? It is always easy to trash a writer like that, but that doesn't work anymore.
I dont think we will see any change...maybe rouhani will be a bit nicer then with the same goal and policy.
For the sake of American and even Israeli interest, the harsh policy against Iran should be change. The policy of ignoring Iran in the middle east resulted on absolute no fruit in the past 30 years, and unfortunately the west is digging more and more in the wrong path against the reality of the middle east. you can not let the state of Rhode Island decide for the new England area, against the interest of the state of for example New York . You can't ignore NY in the region of new England just because of its geopolitical weight. the same concept apply to middle east. Ignoring Iran, and letting this little chicks like Qatar ,or UAE , or even Saudi to guide the American's interest, will result the chaos as it is now, in Syria, and the rest of middle east. An immediate policy change with Iran, will stabilize the region and the world economy.
Your talent appears to be more along the line of children's books instead of world politics. Why do you show the world how foolish you are by posting such nonsense?
Ignore? US has put non stop pressure on Iran for 30 years now and it's well deserved. Not true about Iran not having a fruit, that's pure nonsense. Also ppl like you who support Irans brutal govt should pack up your bags and move to Iran!
idiot, you have no idea how much the government has improved life there, it has only been recently under the new 2012 sanctions that life has become harder, for all you dimwits who dont live in iran but critizise its government I suggest you actually move there and compare living conditions under the shah, this gov is the best thing that has ever happend to iran.
By the way maybe you should think about moving also .Is it black or white or + or – .I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY...I have nothing against Iran!!!!!!
YEs, yes, may our president move beyond the myopic views of some people who demonize Iran and fail to see that US will benefit with steps to normalize relationships and assure Iran people and their government that US will never use nuclear weapons against Iran and will not use military forces against Iran except in cases where Iran attacks any other country. If US would work to seriously move toward a nuclear weapon free world in connection with other countries which have nuclear weapons then we wouldn't sound so hypocritical with our hysteria against Iran. Why does US need to build up fear of Iran? If President Clinton has listened to the diehards, he wouldn't have normalized relationships years ago with Vietnam. A smart move that we need to use more often in the world...for example with Cuba. Get real, America. Yes, Israel is another question to be answered with a push for their honest and swift movement toward a two state solution, dismantle settlements, and end occupation. Fifty years is enough. Only Eisenhower could stand up to their drive to occupy all Palestine land. So many vested interests in continuing the idea of Iran as enemy. Not holding my breath.
Well said, Betty Lee. However, the idea of a nuclear free world is a very bad idea since it will lead to WW3! The U.S. along with Great Britain and France will invade Russia since they no longer fear a nuclear attack while J apan will rearm itself and invade China! This conflict will even spread to Latin America but who in their right mind wants that?
I'll bet that hair is "ripe" under that stupid towel. Get with the times and remove that silly, stupid looking, towel!!!
The turnout was high on election day and many Iranians voted for Rouhani. The supreme leader must have sensed that Rouhani was the dark horse and would have had the election rigged in favour of the mayor of Teheran, had he rejected his victory. Although the supreme leader is known to be a hardliner, he might still want changes. By letting the president to carry out the tasks, he could wash his hands of failures, should things go wrong. Yes, there are opportunities that the two countries normalise the relationship. Now we have to see, who – Obama or the supreme leader – gets off his high horse first.
Have you heard the expression "viper will not breed pigeon"
There is no hope of any reform/change in this regime! The people's needs, reform or change would not happen unless a regime change by the people and it will happen. Iranian people deserve having a decent life and freedom as well.
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The only thing guaranteed to happen with an overthrowing of the Iranian regime is that thousands upon thousands of people will die in the cause of the collapse of the central government. Everyone from the Chinese and Russians to the Saudis and the US will want a piece of the pie, and will fuel a civil war that will last at least a decade. At the end of it (at which point the country will most likely be split up), the new regime(s) will be a toss-up – anything from secular dictatorship(s) to the even more religiously extreme will take over. Reform might be slow, but at least with persistence, it is guaranteed to give results.
If not now, when?
The U.S. Neocon-Zionist conspiracy scuttled Iran's efforts at peace in 2003, now it's the turn of the U.S. to extend its hand to atone for the barbaric treatment of Iran which helped the U.S. to defeat the Taleban in late 2001 and was rewarded with the "Axis of Evil" description.
Clearly Israel was hoping all its potential regional enemies would be annihilated so it could continue humiliating and stealing Palestinians' lands while staying below the radar of global opinion. So Obama has a big fight on his hands, not with Iran but with Israel.
Iran's leaders have been acting very agressively against the USA for nearly 35 years so it is actually time for Tehran to reach out to the USA.
There is no place for a "moderate" inside the regime. A "moderate" is already eliminated or would be eliminating in this government if there is anyone left alive. The supreme leader particularly, can not accept and can not tolerate a moderate as a president; the government is so fragile and supreme leader knows that very well. Even though, Mr. Rouhani is not and can not be a moderate; people voted for him just to say no to supreme leader. As long as nuclear issue is concern, international community has to deal with Khamenei not the president or any other official inside the government, or anybody else. Khamenei is and has been buying time to develop nuclear bomb. Our president Obama sent 2 letters to the supreme leader and what was his respond? It is good to be optimistic, but Mr. Vaez is too optimistic and too unrealistic about the situation in Iran. Let's wait see what happened in the next few month, I do personally would see no progress in life of the people and more turmoil is on the way although we like it or not!! Unfortunately, that would be a huge cost of life for that…
The Iranian people have opted for change, and the Iranian regime has now countenanced it. The ball is in President Obama's court. One has to see if it is a real change or cosmetic one. Who actually enjoys the power and how he is thinking will decide the future outcome.
There would not be any positive change to the status of women . Clergies are milking in ... They are stupid and dangerous .
Would be lots of disappointments from the educated residents .
DO NOT let this towel head president fools you , attack Iran now before it is too late wake up USA, UK, FRANCE AND NATO wake up...SYRIA AND HEZBOLLAH MUST BE FIRST AND IRAN SHOULD BE SECOND IF YOU WANT REAL PEACE GET RED OF THOSE SHIIA SNAKES.
lol stupid Wahhabi, go kill some shias to go the heaven why don't you,
Jews, ommmm!
This is their senior analyst? No wonder they don't have a clue! All his reasoning is based on premises that are not true and to think that gestures will override the realities of the increasing energy needs of the west , their need to control their energy resources and their superior fire power is naive and stupid. the likes of Kerry and Obama need to try their hypothesis until their head hits a hard rock. And to think that Khamenei and Rowhani are stupid enough to fall for "gestures" is even more stupid.
fk the wahabi and fk iran and fk all towel heads those idiots in iran iraq and syria are the dangerous peace of fk ever beside those cammel drivers wahabies all of u killers rapists usa and canada must sent back all towel head to iran and saudi those countries are evil
Bomb the new guy! Drone fleet ready.
all jews are evil where ever the jews where they caused damage when they where in europe they started ww2 in the middle east they are damaging everything they jews, usa, britain and australia they all need to get nuked and removed from this earth.
What is your problem?
I advocate for cautious optimism, that we might see some, not a lot, of positive change from this change in leadership.
I shall hope that happens, in any case.
Политический радикализм руководства Соединенных Штатов и исламский радикализм иранского духовенства
не имеют и ближайшие годы не будут иметь точек соприкосновения, даже если возгорятся желания политических
элит этих государств. Социально-политическое сознание простых иранцев колебнулось при выборе новой
обнадеживающей кандидатуры президента Ирана, но это лишь призрачное колебание.
Иранское общество вышло на более высокий уровень интеллектуального , экономического и военного
развития, что своим характером движения диктует ведения самостоятельной политики в регионе Средней Азии и Ближнего Востока. Если учесть, что исламские радикальные ценности духовенства Ирана не могут
меняться под политическую коньюнктуру, то такая позиция приобретает консолидирующую роль в
исламском мире, независимо от конфессиональной ориентации мусульман. Именно это не воспринимается
западными политиками с желанием силового решения вопросов.
The days are gone to prepare the ground for US through useless articles like this. Iran is well set and does need any resetting. Any move to show softness toward establishing relations with US will be a big mistake. The track record of US with friends is not good. The weak black president should not forget what treatment was given to blacks in US in early sixties. In the presence of white American and control of Jews in US, there will be not be any advantage to Iranfor showing softness towards US. Iranian should continue their move towards progress with full pace,when the destination is close. To counter sanctions Iran should concentrate on business with the neighboring countries without involving US dollar for business.


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To be sure, Nadia Petrova has just plain struggled in doubles lately. This is her first doubles title in almost two years; her last was Charleston 2010 with Huber. Her singles seems to be stalled, but this has to feel promising. It's promising for another reason for Maria Kirilenko: Her first doubles title of the year, and the best of her career, will put her back in the TOp Ten.

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It is for Freedom that Christ has Set You Free
I made a pledge when I began this blog to remain steadfastly apartisan, meaning I would endeavour, to the best of my ability, to favor neither Democrats nor Republicans in my post. I chose my wording carefully, because I did not see a way to remain wholly apolitical. These days, both matters of faith and higher education are highly politicized, and to avoid them when they naturally arise would be irresponsible. Christ was very political in His ministry, but He skewered all parties in His delivery of the truth of the Gospel. I will confess readily that I do not in any way have Christ's perfect objectivity in the matter, so I know my true perspectives peek out from time to time.
Alvin Plantinga, the Christian Philosopher You NEED to Read
C. S. Lewis is probably the most famous Christian "armchair" philosophers. It is (past) time for both the Christian and non-Christian worlds to learn of and from one of the most eminent professional Christian philosophers, Dr. Alvin Plantinga.
Plantinga over the decades has developed some of the most philosophically rigorous defenses of theism and devastating critiques of naturalism. Chances are you have heard or even used some of his arguments in your apologetics discussions without even knowing it.
David J. Theroux of The Independent Institute (where Plantinga is on one of the Boards of Advisors) has written a wonderful introductory piece honoring Plantinga's reception of the University of Pittsbrgh's Nicholas Rescher Prize for Contributions to Systematic Philosophy.
I strongly urge you to read it. In addition to honoring Plantinga, it outlines his major contributions, and offers many good links to books, articles and videos of Plantinga's work. If you have any interest or concern about the worldview struggles in our culture and want to better understand how to respond to naturalistic attacks on your faith, personally and in the culture, this is required reading.
The Other Man
The plane glided smoothly over the wood boards, birthing perfect curls of shavings. It would be a table fit for a king's palace, but was crafted for the Levite who led the local synagogue. Sturdy and large enough for feasts and councils, with some adornment of abstract design along the legs and edges, consistent with the prohibition against graven images in Law, yet elegantly simple, it's artisanry understated.
Twenty-seven year old hands, muscular, with remarkable dexterity, gripped the plane with the confidence of a skilled tradesman. They had gripped tools for nearly all of their days, and formally for fourteen years, since the hands' owner's apprenticeship that began after he celebrated his bar mitzvah. At twenty-one he began to cultivate his own style and clients, while still in the family shop.
If all went well, another few months would see him established sufficiently to wed his fiancée. He wondered as he whistled over his work a tune from the synagogue service, where did the fourteen year training period for crafts and trades come from? Did it originate with Father Jacob, who labored fourteen years for his two brides, a week of years for each? If so, why did one these days have to work fourteen years to just get the one wife? Not that he wanted more than one! No, no! He'd observed that one was plenty for most men. He just wished it could be seven for the one, and then get on with life.
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The 'Mundaneness' of the Divine
I strongly suspect that one reason folks either don't submit their lives to Christ or fall away is because it is boring.
Yeah, that's a provocative statement. Hang with me for a minute, though. After every spiritual 'high,' daily life has a nasty way of rearing its, well, daily head. It's routine, it's boring, it's mundane, it's a distraction from the glory of the resurrection. It's trials, it's pain, it's frustrations, it's carnal, it's ordinary.
When we read about the abundant life, we expect flowers blooming in our footsteps, angels singing as we pass, the feeling of Christ's closeness uplifting us and constraining us from our natural selves, and in that freedom from falling to temptation, we will draw people to the Gospel like a lodestone.
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An All-Consuming Parable
There was a society that was extraordinarily gifted in making things. Most people created what they needed themselves. Some of them developed the ability to make certain things much better than others could make the same items. Over time, they not only could make them better, but also could make them faster and cheaper, even at scale.
While this was quite the accomplishment, the problem was that these producers began to have their warehouses filled with their goods. Creative members of this group found ways to tell large number of people about their wares, and how if folks would buy their products instead of making the items themselves, they would save time and have better products.
All of these ideas caught on. The people began to specialize in what they produced best, and sold them to each other in order to buy others' products. Life got easier.
As people grew to enjoy consuming each others' products, a dynamic equilibrium was approached between production and consumption. However, as people learned to consume ready-made items, they became interested in newer and more types of products, which increased demand for new producers. So growth occurred instead of reaching equilibrium. This was good.
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Applying just the right amount of tension to a chain of carbon atoms can turn it from a metallic conductor to an insulator, according to Rice University scientists.
Stretching the material known as carbyne -- a hard-to-make, one-dimensional chain of carbon atoms -- by just 3 percent can begin to change its properties in ways that engineers might find useful for mechanically activated nanoscale electronics and optics.
The finding by Rice theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and his colleagues appears in the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters.
Until recently, carbyne has existed mostly in theory, though experimentalists have made some headway in creating small samples of the finicky material. The carbon chain would theoretically be the strongest material ever, if only someone could make it reliably.
The first-principle calculations by Yakobson and his co-authors, Rice postdoctoral researcher Vasilii Artyukhov and graduate student Mingjie Liu, show that stretching carbon chains activates the transition from conductor to insulator by widening the material's band gap. Band gaps, which free electrons must overcome to complete a circuit, give materials the semiconducting properties that make modern electronics possible.
In their previous work on carbyne, the researchers believed they saw hints of the transition, but they had to dig deeper to find that stretching would effectively turn the material into a switch.
Each carbon atom has four electrons available to form covalent bonds. In their relaxed state, the atoms in a carbyne chain would be more or less evenly spaced, with two bonds between them. But the atoms are never static, due to natural quantum uncertainty, which Yakobson said keeps them from slipping into a less-stable Peierls distortion.
"Peierls said one-dimensional metals are unstable and must become semiconductors or insulators," Yakobson said. "But it's not that simple,
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Celtics Hand Short-Handed Hawks Another Loss
The Hawks (26-31) held an early 15-point lead, but — like last night — the Hawks let that lead slip away quickly as the Celtics (20-39) followed Rajon Rondo and Jerryd Bayless to a 115-104 victory.
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For the second straight night, the Hawks jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter behind a hot shooting start from Kyle Korver and DeMarre Carroll, but the Celtics closed the first strong to cut the Hawks lead to 27-25. Rondo led the charge for the Celtics' early comeback with 11 first quarter points, and Bayless took over the scoring role in the second quarter with eight as the Celtics took a 58-56 halftime lead.
The Hawks took a brief one-point lead early in the third quarter, but they were never able to get enough defensive stops to take or hold onto the lead. The Celtics' offense on their initial possessions wasn't particularly special, shooting 47.8% (36.4% from three) on the game, but Boston collected 14 offensive rebounds to help extend some possessions and converted 18 Atlanta turnovers into 27 points.
The Hawks were forced to experiment with their lineups quite a bit being on a back-to-back, and when they went small – and I mean small with Carroll playing the five and Cartier Martin playing the four at times — they just couldn't handle the size of the Celtics. Boston was missing plenty of their own players with Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk both being out with injury, but Brandon Bass, Jeff Green, and Gerald Wallace proved to be too much for the Hawks to handle on the glass as the Celtics held a 46-29 advantage on the boards.
Jeff Teague played well for the Hawks with 26 points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals. In the third quarter, Teague dominated by getting Boston's bigs to switch onto him on pick-and-rolls and isolating them for drives to the basket. With Teague on the floor, the Hawks had a better offensive flow and played with direction and purpose as opposed to when other guard combos were together.
Defensively, the Hawks perimeter defense was not where it needed to be as Rondo — 22 points and 11 rebounds — was able to penetrate and either score or pass out to shooters or cutters when the defense collapsed. Bayless had a game-high 29 points including five made threes as he caught fire in the second half. Bayless got some open looks in the third quarter that got his confidence up and from there the Hawks couldn't contain him even when contesting his jumper.
Carroll had a big first half with 17 points and finished the game with 24 points and seven rebounds. Carroll — playing out of position much of the night — put forth a very good effort defensively even when defending bigger players and used his quickness to take advantage of slower defenders on the offensive end.
Elton Brand put forth another great effort in 34 minutes of play with 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and five blocks. Brand — who played 42 minutes last night — started to show some fatigue in the second half, but battled throughout and did a great job protecting the rim.
Korver was hot shooting from the outside going 4-for-5 from three and finished with 17 points as he extended his three-point streak to 126 consecutive games.
The Hawks bench — short as it is — struggled in the game. Mike Scott — who has been tremendous all season — was held scoreless on six shot attempts, and had just one rebound and one assist in 17 minutes. Dennis Schröder had four points and three rebounds in 17 minutes and Lou Williams had 13 points, four assists, and three rebounds in 32 minutes, but both finished at a -14. Whenever the Hawks went to their bench unit without Teague and/or Brand, the defensive lapses were more prevalent and the offense would begin to stall a bit.
Without healthy bigs, the Hawks defense has just not been able to put forth a consistent effort to prevent teams from attacking the rim or keep them off the offensive glass. The Hawks will have three days off prior to their west coast road trip that begins in Phoenix on Sunday. In that time, Atlanta will hope to have a few of their injured players back before they try to go out west and get back in the win column.
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Recruits 'not fed on time' during Sinulog-A A +A
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) admitted that meals intended for new police recruits deployed during the Sinulog grand parade were delayed.
This, after some recruits complained that they were not able to eat while they were on streets.
"We didn't get to eat until late in the afternoon. We didn't bring any money because we thought we didn't need it. They also did not give any allowance," said one recruit who asked not to be named.
Chief Insp. Enrique Belciña, the CCPO's police community relations officer, said the food was delayed because of the thick crowd and the wide scope of area covered by the recruits.
He said they didn't provide the recruits any allowance because they were getting free meals.
Lesson learned
Last Sunday, Belciña said a caterer provided the breakfast, lunch and dinner for the 503 recruits from the Regional Training School in Balamban and Consolacion.
The meals were delivered to the CCPO on Gorordo Ave. early that morning, he said. CCPO personnel were assigned to distribute the meals.
"There were just too many people and the recruits were spread far and wide," he said in Cebuano.
He said the police personnel who were deployed that day did not get any meals since they received a cash allowance of P2,000.
Belciña said they learned a lesson from last Sunday's experience, adding that they will make sure this will not happen again in next year's Sinulog.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on January 21, 2014.
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Minoz in Ciudad Juárez, MexicoJuxtapoz // Saturday, February 16, 2013
Last week, our team at Juxtapoz Latin America posted about Mexican artist Minoz painting this mural in a skate park in Ciudad Juarez . Even better, Minoz sent us images of the process for the mural, from sketchbook to skate park...
Preview: Minoz "ESPIRALISMO" @ FIFTY24MX Gallery, Mexico CityJuxtapoz // Thursday, September 06, 2012
Mexico City-based artist, Minoz, who we documented last year as he was preparing a mural (with Meiz) has a new body of work about to open at FIFTY24MX in Mexico City, Espiralismo. Known mostly for street works, this is the first time that Minoz has shown in a gallery. The show opens on September 8, 2012.


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A tenured professor of sociology, Dr. Adina Nack has served as Chair of the Sociology Department, Director of CLU's Center for Equality & Justice, and as the Director of CLU's Gender & Women's Studies Program. Nack received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder and joined CLU in 2003, after having been faculty at the University of Maine.
Dr. Nack is a medical sociologist whose research has focused on sexual health, social psychology, social inequality, gender, and sexuality. An award-winning teacher, she has also won national research awards, published articles on the stigma of sexually transmitted diseases, and authored a book on women living with genital herpes and HPV infections published by Temple University Press in 2008. Her co-authored article was recently published on a study of women who have had abortions with a focus on theorizing their individual-level stigma experiences [Co-PI Kate Cockrill from ANSIRH, University of California - San Francisco]. She is currently collaborating on an in-depth interview study of physically traumatic childbirth experiences from the perspectives of the women, their significant others, and health care providers [Co-PIs from CLU and also from CMQCC, Stanford Medical School].
A proponent of community-based action research, Nack was a Co-Principal Investigator for Ventura County's two recent studies of Latinos/as receiving HIV/AIDS services (funded by the California State Office of AIDS). The first study inspired the 2006 countywide HIV & Latinos: A Leadership Summit which led to the creation of the Latino HIV Taskforce. In addition to her work with VCPH, she has also served as a research consultant for the ELCA Sexuality Studies Taskforce, Western Institute of Hearing, United Women's Leadership Council, and AIDS Desk (Chennai, India).
A member of the HIV/AIDS Coalition of Ventura County since 2003, Nack chairs the county's World AIDS Day Committee.
Research, Teaching, and Community Service Awards:
2009 Writers Workshop for Feminist Scholars – Scholarship granted by Ms. Magazine
2009 Best of Ventura County Award for "Best Person to Talk to About Sex" – Granted by the VC Reporter and its readers
2009 Diversity Professor of the Year Award – Granted by California Lutheran University Student Body
2008 Ventura County Community Member of the Year Award – Granted by Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties
2006 Mark Vartanian AIDS Advocacy Award – Granted by Ventura County Rainbow Alliance
2004 Professor of the Year Award – Granted by California Lutheran University Student Body
2001 Herbert Blumer Award – Granted by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
1994 Phi Beta Kappa – inducted at the University of California, Irvine
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Get ready for a lot of "Party Down" reruns and cooking shows as the rebranded network kills all video game-related programming for shows targeting "the modern male" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Get ready for a lot of "Party Down" reruns and cooking shows as the rebranded network kills all video game-related programming for shows targeting "the modern male" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Posted 1/15/13 2:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, TV
When Hell Horror ran this cast photo of the second of the web series "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," I knew the moment had come: it was time to introduce those of you who weren't aware of it to one of the great martial arts comedies featuring Kadeem Hardison and a stolen Yakuza cyborg heart of the 90's.
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This "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2" teaser in advance of tonight's full trailer reveal should serve as notice that video game awards, they will be given out tonight and new trailers, they will be on display tonight. The trailer will serve as your first look at some of the gameplay for the sequel to the 2010 hack and whip and slash.
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The Spike VGAs will air LIVE tomorrow night at 9 on Spike TV. Are you going to see which games won this year's awards? Are you looking forward to some of the trailer reveals for titles like "Gears of War: Judgement" and "The Last of Us?"
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Persona 4: The Animation might be one of the trickie types of adaptation: one where the narrative offers a close--is condensed--interpretation of the source material. In this case, it's Atlus' 2009 RPG which followed a group of teens as they investigated a series murders in the small town of Inaba, ultimately coming face-to-face with supernatrual menaces which were dark mirror images of our heroes.
The first half of the 26-episode series has been released in the U.S. by Sentai Filmworks and Section23 Films, and while some fans might balk at the feature-light Blu-ray, the presentation of the series is ultimately of pretty solid quality.
As Sheila Broflovski might say, "WHAT WHAT WHAT?"
Variety reports that pop-culture channel G4 -- the go-to place for video game, comic book, geeky tech, and other cool stuff that fanboys and fangirls love -- is now getting a swanky, "guy-centric" makeover, courtesy of owners NBCUniversal. Here's the scoop according to Variety (who started the "GQ" comparison that so many news sites have picked up):
"The NBCUniversal-owned cabler is undergoing a rebranding, according to sources, that could involve a name change and take G4 in a direction reminiscent of GQ, the magazine for the "modern male" whose interests span beyond the dorm room or messy bachelor pad. The guy-centric net is mulling a more sophisticated look while remaining true to its tech and vid game roots." Read More...
Posted 8/1/12 4:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, TV
We brought you the full details on Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks' domestic release of the Aniplex-produced Persona 4 animated series. Well, the September releases is losing its Japanese voice track on Blu-ray while retaining both the Japanese and English audio for the DVD release thanks to a requirement from the Japanese licensor.
The change has led Sentai to drop the suggested retail price from $69.98 to $59.98.
The press release from Sentai specified that the DVD would retain the Japanese episode commentaries but didn't specify whether this extended to the Blu-ray as well. I've followed up and will bring you any new info as it becomes available.
The 13-episode set will be available on September 18th.
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During SDCC, the developer of the upcoming sci-fi MMO and actors from the tie-in series on the SyFy network revealed the why's and wherefores of tying the game's plot to developments in the hour-long drama (and vice versa).
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Terminal Reality is developing a game based on the TV show based on the comic for a 2013 release and it's going to feature rednecks Merle and Daryl.
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Ahh, the curse of the puffer jacket: the sporty topper can brave any blizzard, but not any sartorial situation. Weekend errands? Sure. Après ski? Of course. But an occasion more fancy than sporty? Not so much.
And that's why we're so thrilled by this Nau down jacket, which is both voluminous and waist defining. The surprising shape renders it sort of artful, like something we'd see on the Comme de Garçons runway instead of Mariah Carey at Sundance. With skinny pants and some ultrapretty, bad-weather boots, it just might make sleeping-bag dressing office friendly. (Or at the very least, "drinks at a snooty new bar" friendly.)
As an added bonus, the jacket rolls up into a ball the size of grapefruit, so it can be stashed in your satchel for added warmth on the go. Which, really, is a Winter provision worth its weight in gold. So, shall we add one more to our list of investment-worthy coats?
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The SITE for Contemporary Psychoanalysis is a training organisation and a member of the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College (CPJA) of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). All graduates are eligible for UKCP registration.
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Provides an method to apply global parameters to all the menus available on a Joomla site.
How to Access
On Menu Manager: Menus, click Options button at top.
Menu Options allow the setting of parameters used globally on all menus such as, Title, CSS Class and Permissions.
Page Display Options
This layout has the following Page Display Options.
- Browser Page Title. Optional text for the "Browser page title" element. If blank, the Menu Item Title is used.
- Show Page Heading. Whether or not to show the Browser Page Title in the heading of the page. The page heading is normally displayed inside an h1 HTML element.
- Page Heading. Optional alternative text for the Page Heading.
- Page Class. Optional CSS class to add to elements in this page. This allows CSS styling specific to this page.
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- Select the Group by clicking its title located on right.
- Find the desired Action. Possible Actions are:
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- Edit State. User can change the published state and related information for this category.
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GDC 15: Intel and Raptr Partner for PC Gaming Optimization Software
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 4, 2015 - 09:26 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: GDC, gdc 15, Intel, raptr, GFE, geforce experience
One of NVIDIA's biggest achievements in the past two years has been the creation and improvement of GeForce Experience. The program started with one goal: to help PC gamers optimize game settings to match their hardware and make sure they are getting the top quality settings the hardware can handle and thus the best gaming experience. AMD followed suit shortly after with a partnership with Raptr, a company that crowd-sources data to achieve the same goal: great optimal game settings for all users of AMD hardware.
Today Intel is announcing a partnership with Raptr as well, bringing the same great feature set of Raptr to users of machines with Intel HD Graphics systems. High-end users might chuckle at the news but I actually think this feature is going to be more important for those gamers that utilize integrated graphics. Where GPU horsepower is at premium, compared to discrete graphics cards, using the in-game settings to get all available performance will likely result in the most improvement in experience of all the three major vendors.
Raptr will continue to include game streaming capability and it will also alert the users to when updated Intel graphics drivers are available - a very welcome change to how Intel distributes them.
Intel announced a partnership to deliver an even better gaming experience on Intel Graphics. Raptr, a leading PC gaming utility now available on Intel Graphics for the first time, delivers one-button customized optimizations that improve performance on existing hardware and the games being played, even older games. With just a little tweaking of their PC settings a user may be able to dial up the frame rate and details or even play a game they didn't think possible.
The Raptr software scans the user's PC and compares a given game's performance across tens of millions of other gamers' PCs, finding and applying the best settings for their Raptr Record system. And Raptr's gameplay recording tools leverage the video encoding in Intel® Quick Sync technology to record and stream gameplay with virtually no impact on system performance. Driver updates are a snap too, more on Raptr for Intel available here.
Hopefully we'll see this application pre-installed on notebooks going forward (can't believe I'm saying that) but I'd like to see as many PC gamers as possible, even casual ones, get access to the best gaming experience their hardware can provide.
NVIDIA GeForce 344.11 Driver and GeForce Experience 2.1.2 Released Alongside Maxwell-based GTX 980 and GTX 970
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | September 20, 2014 - 12:56 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, maxwell, graphics drivers, geforce experience
Update: There is also the 344.16 for the GTX 970 and GTX 980, resolving an issue specific to them.
When they release a new graphics card, especially in a new architecture, NVIDIA will have software ready to support it. First and most obvious, Maxwell comes with the GeForce 344.11 drivers - which is the first to support only Fermi and later GPUs. Mostly, the driver's purpose is supporting the new graphics cards and optimizing to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, The Evil Within, F1 2014, and Alien: Isolation. It also supports multi-monitor G-Sync, which was previously impossible, even with three single-DisplayPort Kepler cards.
At the same time, NVIDIA launched a new GeForce Experience with more exciting features. First, and I feel least expected, it allows the SHIELD Wireless Controller to be connected to a PC, but only wired with its provided USB cable. This also means that you cannot use the controller without a GeForce graphics card.
If you have a GeForce GTX 900-series add-in board, you will be able to use Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) and record in 4K video with ShadowPlay. Performance when recording on a PC in SLI mode has been improved also, apparently even for Kepler-based cards.
Both the drivers and GeForce Experience are available now.
NVIDIA Launches GeForce Experience 2.1
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | June 2, 2014 - 05:52 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, geforce experience, ShadowPlay
NVIDIA has just launched another version of their GeForce Experience, incrementing the version to 2.1. This release allows video of up to "2500x1600", which I assume means 2560x1600, as well as better audio-video synchronization in Adobe Premiere. Also, because why stop going after FRAPS once you start, it also adds an in-game framerate indicator. It also adds push-to-talk for recording the microphone.
Another note: when GeForce Experience 2.0 launched, it introduced streaming of the user's desktop. This allowed recording of OpenGL and windowed-mode games by simply capturing an entire monitor. This mode was not capable of "Shadow Mode", which I believed was because they thought users didn't want a constant rolling video to be taken of their desktop in the event that they wanted to save a few minutes of it at some point. Turns out that I was wrong; the feature was coming and it arrived with GeForce Experience 2.1.
GeForce Experience 2.1 is now available at NVIDIA's website, unless it already popped up a notification for you.
GeForce Experience 2.0.1 Update Released
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | May 5, 2014 - 05:03 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce experience, shield
NVIDIA has released version 2.0.1 of GeForce Experience. This update does not bring many new features, hence why it is a third-level increment to the version number, but is probably worthwhile to download regardless. Its headlining feature is security enhancements with OpenSSL under remote GameStream on SHIELD. The update also claims to improve streaming quality and reduce audio latency.
While they do not seem to elaborate, I assume this is meant to fix Heartbleed, which is an exploit that allows an attacker to receive a small snapshot of active memory. If that is that case, it is unclear whether the SHIELD, the host PC during a game session, or both endpoints are affected.
The new GeForce Experience is available at the NVIDIA website. If it is running, it will also ask you to update it, of course.
NVIDIA 337.50 Driver and GeForce Experience 2.0 Released
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | April 7, 2014 - 09:01 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce experience, directx 11
We knew that NVIDIA had an impending driver update providing DirectX 11 performance improvements. Launched today, 337.50 still claims significant performance increases over the previous 335.23 version. What was a surprise is GeForce Experience 2.0. This version allows both ShadowPlay and GameStream to operate on notebooks. It also allows ShadowPlay to record, and apparently stream to Twitch, your Windows desktop (but not on notebooks). It also enables Battery Boost, discussed previously.
Personally, I find desktop streaming is the headlining feature, although I rarely use laptops (and much less for gaming). This is especially useful for OpenGL, games which run in windowed mode, and if you want to occasionally screencast without paying for Camtasia or tinkering with CamStudio. If I were to make a critique, and of course I will, I would like the option to select which monitor gets recorded. Its current behavior records the primary monitor as far as I can tell.
I should also mention that, in my testing, "shadow recording" is not supported when not recording a fullscreen game. I'm guessing that NVIDIA believes their users would prefer to not record their desktops until manually started and likewise stopped. It seems like it had to have been a conscious decision. It does limit its usefulness in OpenGL or windowed games, however.
This driver also introduces GameStream for devices out of your home discussed in the SHIELD update.
This slide is SLi improvements, driver-to driver, for the GTX 770 and the 780 Ti.
As for the performance boost, NVIDIA claims up to 64% faster performance in configurations with one active GPU and up to 71% faster in SLI. It will obviously vary on a game-by-game and GPU-by-GPU basis. I do not have any benchmarks, besides a few examples provided by NVIDIA, to share. That said, it is a free driver. If you have a GeForce GPU, download it. It does complicate matters if you are deciding between AMD and NVIDIA, however.
Even More NVIDIA ShadowPlay Features with 1.8.2
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | January 23, 2014 - 03:29 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: ShadowPlay, nvidia, geforce experience
NVIDIA has been upgrading their GeForce Experience just about once per month, on average. Most of their attention has been focused on ShadowPlay which is their video capture and streaming service for games based on DirectX. GeForce Experience 1.8.1 brought streaming to Twitch and the ability to overlay the user's webcam.
This time they add a little bit more control in how ShadowPlay records.
Until this version, users could choose between "Low", "Medium", and "High" quality stages. GeForce Experence 1.8.2 adds "Custom" which allows manual control over resolution, frame rate, and bit rate. NVIDIA wants to makes it clear: frame rate controls the number of images per second and bit rate controls the file size per second. Reducing the frame rate without adjusting the bit rate will result in a file of the same size (just with better quality per frame).
Also with this update, NVIDIA allows users to set a push-to-talk key. I expect this will be mostly useful for Twitch streaming in a crowded dorm or household. Only transmitting your voice when you have something to say prevents someone else from accidentally transmitting theirs globally and instantaneously.
GeForce Experience 1.8.2 is available for download at the GeForce website. Users with a Fermi-based GPU will no longer be pushed GeForce Experience (because it really does not do anything for those graphics cards). The latest version can always be manually downloaded, however.
GeForce Experience 1.8.1 Released with Twitch Streaming
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | December 17, 2013 - 05:02 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, ShadowPlay, geforce experience
Another update to GeForce Experience brings another anticipated ShadowPlay feature. The ability to stream live gameplay to Twitch, hardware accelerated by Kepler, was demoed at the NVIDIA event in Montreal from late October. They showed Batman Origins streaming at 1080p 60FPS without capping or affecting the in-game output settings.
GeForce Experience 1.8.1 finally brings that feature, in beta of course, to the general public. When set up, Alt + F8 will launch the Twitch stream and Alt + F6 will activate your webcam. Oh, by the way, one feature they kept from us (or at least me) is the ability to overlay your webcam atop your gameplay.
Nice touch NVIDIA.
Of course the upstream bandwidth requirements of video are quite high: 3.5Mbps on the top end, a more common 2Mbps happy medium, and a 0.75Mbps minimum. NVIDIA has been trying to ensure that your machine will not lag but there's nothing a GPU can do about your internet connection.
GeForce Experience 1.8.1 is available now at the GeForce website.
It impresses.
ShadowPlay is NVIDIA's latest addition to their GeForce Experience platform. This feature allows their GPUs, starting with Kepler, to record game footage either locally or stream it online through Twitch.tv (in a later update). It requires Kepler GPUs because it is accelerated by that hardware. The goal is to constantly record game footage without any noticeable impact to performance; that way, the player can keep it running forever and have the opportunity to save moments after they happen.
Also, it is free.
I know that I have several gaming memories which come unannounced and leave undocumented. A solution like this is very exciting to me. Of course a feature on paper not the same as functional software in the real world. Thankfully, at least in my limited usage, ShadowPlay mostly lives up to its claims. I do not feel its impact on gaming performance. I am comfortable leaving it on at all times. There are issues, however, that I will get to soon.
This first impression is based on my main system running the 331.65 (Beta) GeForce drivers recommended for ShadowPlay.
- Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
- Windows 7 Professional
- 1920 x 1080 @ 120Hz.
- 3 TB USB3.0 HDD (~50MB/s file clone).
The two games tested are Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm and Battlefield 3.
Read on to see my thoughts on ShadowPlay, the new Experience on the block.
NVIDIA Announces GeForce Experience Cloud Service for Quality Presets
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 29, 2012 - 01:25 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, geforce experience, geforce
After spilling the beans about the new GeForce GTX 690 card at the GeForce LAN in Shanghai, NVIDIA's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang also let loose on the GeForce Experience, a cloud-based service that promises to simplify the configuration of game settings based on your hardware.
The is incredibly simple but equally impressive in its scope: based on your particular hardware configuration including the processor, memory capacity, storage speed and of course the graphics card, the NVIDIA tool will set the optimal in-game settings and resolution. The breadth of being able to cover ALL the available hardware in the enthusiast market and even the mobile field is enormous but NVIDIA is confident that they have the personnel and testing systems in place to cover it all.
The process is pretty straight forward - when a user opens a game for the first time they will be presented with a screen that shows the default or current game settings side by side with the settings recommended by NVIDIA's GeForce Experience. You can simply hit apply and the configuration files will be updated to the new settings and you are ready to start gaming. Of course, users can simply use that GFE settings as a "base" and then modify them as they see fit.
This will be particularly useful for the mobile market that is usually never addressed by the in-game auto configurations from companies like Valve, resulting in incredibly low frame rates or a horrible 800x600-style experience. Now users will with machines running the somewhat unknown GT 540M will have the option to get some more modern, and hopefully realistic, settings easily applied.
Obviously the goal is make gaming on the PC as simple as gaming on consoles and this type of service will definitely move the industry in the right direction. With the beta supposedly starting in June, this is going to demand a long-term vision and constant and vigilant updates as new games, new driver revisions and user upgrades will constantly change what the "optimal" settings will be. We wish NVIDIA the best of luck to be sure and we will be testing out the service in the not too distant future.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
History of Rugby World Cup Sevens - Part 3
The third and final part of the History of the Sevens World Cup series coincides nicely with this weekends Hong Kong Sevens, which took place earlier today. Fiji came out trumps over South Africa in a rematch of the classic 1997 final, which is featured in this video.
It was back in 1994 though that a young giant hit the scene with a bang, lighting up the Hong Kong tournament in a way that was never seen before.
Eighteen year old New Zealander Johan Lomu made his mark on the tournament and in many ways, world rugby, as he terrorised defences from Fiji to Australia.
The 1997 tournament in Hong Kong was a huge event, culminating in one of the best finals ever to be seen. Fiji beat South Africa 24-21 in the end as the big name Springbok players couldnt do enough to hold off the Fijian comeback.
In 2001 the Sevens World Cup moved to Argentina, and it was Lomu once again who featured prominently, particularly in the final against Australia as he scored some amazing tries, running through all before him, as he talks about in his interview.
Sevens has come a long way, with many fifteens players having honed their craft in the shortened version of the game, making it a valuable part of the sport of rugby overall.
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Posted by Rugbydump at 10:15 pm | View Comments (14)
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jacobo March 30, 2009 12:25 am
lomu is a tank !!!!first comment !!
GalwayGreat March 30, 2009 2:14 am
Screw the sevens get some edf highlights on here.Anyone see shane williams against gloucester? He beat 14 defenders thoughout the game!! He probably had more ball in that 80mins than he did all 6 nations.DEFINATE lions starter.
DFL March 30, 2009 4:07 am
Screw the edf highlights! More Sevens please!
Kerivoula March 30, 2009 8:21 am
The first one was a classic final, the best yet.Can you ever tire of watching Lomu? Not me.Thanks for the clips IRB and RD, great stuff.
Abs7 March 30, 2009 10:19 am
"pain doesn't last long, glory lasts a lifetime" awesome words by jonah. he was just awesome.. lomu and serevi were 7's superstars for sure.
Anonymous March 30, 2009 11:14 am
GalwayGreat, is that the same game where the Ospreys scored 0 points? ;)
No2_FTL March 30, 2009 6:03 pm
em..i dont want to be a geek or anything but there is 7 continents and the vid said there was only 5 :P lol great vid though serevi was magic
Tana13 March 30, 2009 7:17 pm
Lomu will forever be THE legend of rugbyand for the guy asking about shane williams in the edf engery cup at the week end.....you must be having a giraffe!! osperys where shocking and williams tryed for force something magical everytime he got the ball...maybe he did beat a few defenders but hardly gain groundbut saying that...definate lions starter, along with bowe
Anonymous March 30, 2009 11:13 pm
Tana13 he made the most metres out of both teams that game and beat more defenders than both teams put together.
Kevin March 31, 2009 6:40 am
great game this seven stuffit's not popular in france, as the league but I love it! I tried rugby 2 years ago but since I play football since I'm 6, I like to play the game I control at least a little. You'll get that boys.I dirty my pants for a good rugby game and just drink my can for a good football one...Long live the sevens, the league... and the union of course!To tell the truth, I'm a rugby player on a football pitch...
Kevin March 31, 2009 6:40 am
yeeeaaah I publish on rb now!!!
David C March 31, 2009 3:54 pm
They should have sent the Olympic committee this series to watch. All 3 parts were great.
Anonymous March 31, 2009 3:56 pm
Funny how Johah said how great it was to see David Campese in front of him when he was running the ball. I could just imagine Campese's thoughts, OH SH*T!!! haha
Anonymous March 31, 2009 3:57 pm
Shoot!! Meant, JONAH...


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