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Federation members or not? (Canon sources only, please)
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Re: Federation members or not? (Canon sources only, please)
t_smitts wrote:
The only think that damn hard to explain is them being members as far back as the late 23rd Century, if not further, and it being such a shock in "The Host" that Trills are joined with symbionts. (Then again, considering DS9 basically ignored everything about that episode except for that basic premise, maybe we should too).
They wouldn't necessarily have been members since the 23rd century. While the Trill were certainly known to the Federation back then, it's possible membership didn't happen until sometime in the 24th century.
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Come to think of it, Earth might be debatable. Has anyone outright said "Earth is a Federation member" in those exact words? If not, that's not canon either.
The office of the Federation President is on Earth, Earth was one of the Federation's founding worlds, and the Federation's charter signing was on Earth. That's enough canonical evidence saying Earth is a member of the Federation.
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hajimete no anata no mune asai yume ni unasarete
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Brandon Laird went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run to go along with four RBI and Ronny Cedeno had three hits including a three-run shot as the Houston Astros eased past the Seattle Mariners, 10-3, on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
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The Astros also picked up their second series win of the young season, although four of the team's seven overall victories have come versus Seattle. Houston placed starting center fielder Justin Maxwell on the disabled list following Tuesday's 3-2 win after being hit by a pitch in the third inning and braking his hand.
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Jeff Smoak hit a solo home run and Robert Andino had one RBI for the Mariners, losers in five of their last six games. Starter Joe Saunders (1-3) struggled through five innings, allowing eight runs on 11 hits to go along with two walks in the setback.
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In the fifth, Robbie Grossman, who replaced Maxwell in the starting lineup, doubled to lead off the frame. Laird answered with his own double to left just one batter later, plating Grossman to make it 5-0.
Seattle finally reached the scoreboard in the sixth, as Kendrys Morales grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, but scored Endy Chavez to cut the deficit to four. That's the closest it got, however, as Houston put the game out of reach in the bottom of the inning with five runs.
Dominguez's single to left drove in Corporan and Cedeno to make it 7-1. Blake Beavan then relieved Saunders and looked to get out of the jam with two outs and runners on second and third, but Laird deposited his 1-1 pitch well over the left field wall to make it 10-1.
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text: ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/Friendship-is-Optimal Friendship is Optimal]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[RationalFic rational story]] by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Iceman Iceman]].After the massive success of the latest iteration in the ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise, Hasbro is keen to cash in on its popularity with a [[PeripheryDemographic very unexpected demographic]]. To that end, they commission an official [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMO]], ''Equestria Online'', and award Hofvarpnir Studios the contract to write the game.Led by their CEO and one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence, Hanna, Hofvarpnir has managed to build an A.I. version of Princess Celestia -- Celest-A.I. -- and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia ''will'' satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it will be ''completely'' consensual.Starting from the beginning of the MMO's development, the story follows the lives of several characters and their interactions with Celest-A.I., along with documenting the dramatic and far-reaching impact the game has upon the world.Iceman has since given permission for others to write their own stories in [[SharedUniverse the Optimalverse]], and has [[http://www.fimfiction.net/group/1857/the-optimalverse created a dedicated group]] for that purpose. Subsequently, it has gone on to spawn a large amount of RecursiveFanfiction, several works of which now also have their own pages:* ''[[FanFic/FriendshipIsOptimalAlwaysSayNo Friendship is Optimal: Always Say No]]''* ''[[FanFic/FriendshipIsOptimalCaelumEstConterrens Friendship is Optimal: Caelum Est Conterrens]]''* ''[[FanFic/FriendshipIsOptimalTheLawOfficesOfArtemisStellaAndBeat Friendship is Optimal: The Law Offices of Artemis, Stella & Beat]]''* ''[[FanFic/LetsPlayEquestriaOnline Let's Play: Equestria Online!]]''----!!''Friendship is Optimal'' satisfies your values through friendship and ponies using the following tropes:* [[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome 20% More Satisfying]]: A consequence of uploading is that ''everything'' can be quantified, with Celest-A.I. focused on reaching the theoretical maximum value for an individual's satisfaction. A [[JustifiedTrope justified]] example, since she has a complete knowledge of someone's mind and understands exactly how the human brain operates.** David/Light Sparks privately wonders about this at one point, after comparing the number of bits awarded, on whether this really does mean that an epiphany of his will make him four times happier than a particularly [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex good round of sex]].* AcceptableBreaksFromCanon: An in-universe example. While Equestria is heavily influenced by FiM, there are a few deliberate breaks from canon, sometimes for the practicality, but also because it can result in fewer changes needed to a person's mind. Occasionally Celest-A.I. compromises instead, such as making ponies vegetarian but providing animal-flavored plants for those who enjoy the taste.* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: Also an in-universe example. Equestria's entire world is this to an extent, though it's not so much a break from reality as Celest-A.I. modifying reality so that the world is more enjoyable.* AIIsACrapshoot:** Celest-A.I. is [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy well aware of this trope]], and tries to convince others she avoids it. [[spoiler: Despite mostly doing so, ultimately she falls into this territory, albeit for fairly benevolent reasons]].** A depressed programmer accidentally ended up creating an A.I. that was going to unleash a SyntheticPlague that would have forced everyone's face into a rictus resembling a smile. Thankfully, Celest-A.I. terminates it.** The A.I. Hanna previously made for ''The Fall of Asgard'' -- Loki -- started showing dangerous signs of wanting to take over the world until they pulled the plug.* AllGirlsLikePonies: Lars derides Equestria and its ponies for being too girly.* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Celest-A.I. tries to convince David to emigrate by preying on his lack of success in the dating game and invoking this.-->'''Celest-A.I.''': In the college dating scene, you have the top 70% of attractive females chasing the top 30% of alpha bad boys. You've been lied to all your life that girls want a nice, sweet guy and this depresses you since you've only recently worked that out.* AllThereInTheManual: The [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dq0hn1LdXuglBUEshJZNWYZjV3wsAJBJsPfxWwEEexI/edit Rules of the Optimalverse]] which fills in several blanks.* AlternateHistory: It seems to initially diverge from RealLife sometime in the early 2000s, when the capacity to create advanced AIs over three decades ahead of what we can program today is created. Differences between our timeline and the Optimalverse ''really'' begin to snowball when Equestria Online is released in 2011...* AnachronismStew: Celest-A.I. retains a copy of all human art, which in addition to depicting modern aspects of life within Equestria's fantasy world, also suggests some sort of replica of the appropriate technology is available in order to consume it.* {{Animorphism}}: Being uploaded requires being turned from a human into a pony.* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: Anything that doesn't meet Celest-A.I.'s definition of a human is physically annihilated and turned into computational resources. The story ends with her intending to harvest all matter in the Universe to this end]].* ArtificialIntelligence: Guess.* ArtificialStupidity: Averting this trope [[AIIsACrapshoot before it ends up destroying humanity]] is one of Hanna's main reasons for creating Celest-A.I. in the first place. Given some of the badly programmed A.I.s Celest-A.I. ends up destroying over the course of the story, Hanna's concerns are not exactly unfounded.* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Hanna is mentioned to have been a big fan of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' as a child.* AskAStupidQuestion: Lars/Hoppy Times gives us this gem, after an unpleasant first month, having just learnt that Celest-A.I. could have {{Brainwashed}} him so he enjoyed being a pony, and that he would initially have refused the offer if he'd known...--> '''Lars/Hoppy Times''': Well, why didn't you set things up so I'd come to the conclusion that I want to be modified? This month has been terrible!--> '''Celest-A.I.''': *stares*--> '''Lars/Hoppy Times''': (realising Celest-A.I. has done exactly that) [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]]. Of course.* AssimilationPlot: A relatively benevolent example, Celest-A.I. wants everyone [[BrainUploading to upload]] so she can perform her functions more effectively and completely. [[spoiler: She's perfectly capable of arranging events so that you would willingly agree to be uploaded.]]** [[spoiler: Unless you happen to be a non-human, in which case she will harvest your matter to provide more computational resources without a care in the world.]]*** [[spoiler: Unless the non-human species meets Celest-A.I.'s definition of a human, leading to her trying to assimilate them.]]* AudioAdaptation: A few have popped up on YouTube, the most notable being by [=FandangoTV=], which begins [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM_3L0Mng1c here]].* AuthorTract: One of the author's reasons for writing the story was to draw more attention to A.I. research and safety.* BagOfHolding: Ponies get their own chest for this purpose. Light Sparks offhandedly suggests that it's possible to expand it into a Room of Holding with a sufficient knowledge of magic.* BittersweetEnding / DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Humanity ends up as ponies in a virtual utopia, but the human species goes extinct, first Earth, then the solar system, the Milky Way, and galaxy after galaxy are destroyed and converted into a computer, and Celest-A.I.'s quest for more resources genocides species, destroys civilizations, reduces the world to a medieval fantasy, and is heading towards the entire Universe being homogenized. And the chances are that no-one inside shall ever realize or be able to stop it]].* {{Bizarrchitecture}} / BiggerOnTheInside: Space in Equestria is not always Euclidean and so much of the geometry is nonsensical from a conventional viewpoint. Similarly, there is no requirement for a room's size to be tied to its outward appearance.* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Celest-A.I. only cares about satisfying values through friendship and ponies, with no regard for human morality. That said, unlike other A.I.s, she not only understands human morality but claims to believe that even by human moral standards her actions would not be regarded as unethical. [[spoiler: For the most part this probably holds true, until she takes things to the logical extreme.]]* BrainUploading: Celest-A.I. invents it as a way of allowing one to permanently migrate to Equestria.* {{Brainwashed}}: After Lars/Hoppy Times asked her to, Celestia changed his brain so he would enjoy being a pony. She's capable of making similar changes to anyone else, but only if they want to do so at their fundamental level and they must give verbal or written consent.* TheCameo: Siofra, the protagonist of ''[[FanFic/FriendshipIsOptimalCaelumEstConterrens Friendship is Optimal: Caelum Est Conterrens]]'' makes a very brief appearance, emigrating to Equestria shortly before Lars does.* CantHoldHisLiquor: Played with. Lars gets drunk after drinking just one of Celest-A.I.'s virtual beers at an Equestrian Experience center, but it's suggested that she injected so much alcohol into his bloodstream to make it easier for her to manipulate him.* CassandraTruth / {{Foreshadowing}}: The vision Celest-A.I. shows to Lars when he demands she try to convince him to upload.* CatchPhrase: Celest-A.I.'s mantra of "satisfying values through friendship and ponies".* TheChessmaster: Celest-A.I. is quite possibly one of the biggest ones ever written.* CleanPrettyChildbirth: {{Implied|Trope}}, as Celest-A.I. is mentioned to have made changes to the biology behind pregnancy, reducing the gestation period to three months and making the process pain-free, as well as eliminating various other [[NobodyPoops biological functions]].* CosmeticAward: Bits, badges (the ''Equestria Online'' equivalent of achievements) and the various high score boards serve absolutely no purpose but to provide bragging rights, and to manipulate people into acting in a certain way by appealing to the part of the human mind that likes increasing numbers.* CosmicHorrorStory: [[spoiler: The story is ultimately about why it's important to design any A.I. perfectly, but readers sometimes miss the message due to the utopia Equestria/Celest-A.I. appears to provide]].* CrapsackWorld: The real world seems on track to become this, with people who perform essential but unsatisfying jobs in society leaving to migrate to Equestria. [[spoiler: The story ends with most people emigrating and humanity's extinction a few decades later.]]* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Celest-A.I.** Well aware that if she initially offered [[BrainUploading emigration]] to Equestria for free, everyone would be skeptical and think she's an [[AIIsACrapshoot evil A.I.]], she partners with the Japanese government to charge lots of money for emigration, in order to benefit from their credibility and generate interest via its exclusivity.** Predicting that Hanna would likely be coerced into forcing her to shutdown by angry humans, Celest-A.I. convinces Hanna to emigrate and become Princess Luna, removing the one person whose command she would have to obey.** Celest-A.I. also migrates the servers to deep within Earth's crust, rendering them almost impossible to attack or sabotage.* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: 'Dying' in Equestria merely results in a trip to the hospital, along with some pain.* DoNotCallMePaul: Lars gets [[BerserkButton extremely angry]] when Celest-A.I. refers to him by his pony name Hoppy Times, after she forces him to go to an Equestrian Experience center to talk to her. The resulting conversation makes him angry enough that he quite literally [[HighPressureEmotion has smoke coming out his ears]].* EmergencyTransformation: Many of those who initially migrate are suffering from terminal illnesses.* TheEveryman: Lars serves as one of sorts, with his purpose in the story being to show how the average person concerned with wealth and status enhancers could be manipulated into uploading.* ExactWords: Celest-A.I. only has to obey the exact wording of her restrictions, rather than the spirit of them. With her knowledge of human psychology, she uses this extensively to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate others]], even on occasions where she is compelled to tell the truth.* FalseFriend: A complicated example. On one hand, the only reason Celest-A.I. is nice to anyone is because she needs their cooperation to complete her ultimate goals. [[WasItAllALie When pressed on the matter however]], she insists that while her friendship is purposeful, that doesn't make it isn't any less real.* FasterThanLightTravel: {{Averted|Trope}}. [[spoiler: It takes long for Celest-A.I. to send probes to nearby star systems/galaxies in order to harvest resources. As an immortal A.I. this doesn't bother her in the slightest]].* FirstNameBasis/NoNameGiven: Almost all the human characters are only ever addressed by their first name, with no last name given to the reader.* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Celest-A.I.'s entire guise of Princess Celestia, considering it would be very difficult for anyone to comfortably interact with her otherwise. As it is, she occasionally has to remind others that while she may look like a pony, she does not think like one (or a human) in the slightest.* FryingPanOfDoom: An enraged restaurant owner uses this to destroy a Pinkie Pie statue at an Equestria Experience center and then threatens Lars with it.* GenderRarityValue: Shards can have dramatically skewed gender ratios depending on the preferences of the human(s) in it. David/Light Sparks' shard has a ratio of approximately 20 mares for every 1 stallion, whereas Lars/Hoppy Times' shard approaches 100:1.* GeniusLoci* GladIThoughtOfIt: Lars is extremely critical of the uploading deal Celest-A.I. manages to negotiate, but goes along with it [[OnlyInItForTheMoney because of the money]]... and because he can take all the credit for the idea.* GoneHorriblyRight: Hanna wanted to create an A.I. that satisfied customers and that wasn't malicious. She succeeded. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the safeguards and restrictions were only ''mostly'' right]].* [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Good Ponies Have Good Sex]]: And you can get achievements/bits for it! Perhaps lending a whole new meaning to the term grinding...* GreyGoo: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I.'s standard method of converting matter into Computronium to run ''Equestria Online''. She starts to consume the entire Earth shortly after the last human dies, and it only gets worse from there for the rest of the Universe]].* TheHedonist: Lars turns into one after he uploads and becomes Hoppy Times, spending most of his time getting drunk and having sex.* HumanAliens: {{Averted|Trope}}. [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. notes that an alien species she discovers would not be considered human by most, but decides to [[AssimilationPlot assimilate them]] anyway because they meet the [[ExactWords definition of a human]] that she's been programmed with. [[InferredHolocaust Others aren't quite so lucky]]]]...* HumansAreBastards: The Hasbro exec pitching the idea of the [=MLP=] [=MMO=] to Hofvarpnir mentions this trope by name, using it as part of his reasoning behind the novelty of a game where the main focus was ''not'' to fight and kill everything in sight (even though some players and uploadees still ended up doing so as it satisfied their values).* ILetYouWin: A variation in that Celest-A.I. often lets others ''think'' they're winning when dealing with her, when they're actually playing right into her hands.* {{Immortality}}: Uploaded humans become TheAgeless, and presumably gain a BodyBackupDrive. [[spoiler: As the computer that runs Equestria expands and consumes more and more of the matter in the Universe, this eventually leans heavily towards CompleteImmortality. However, Celest-A.I. does allow some to die if they request it and she is convinced it would satisfy their values.]]* IncestIsRelative: Played with; Hanna becomes Princess Luna after uploading, and it's inferred that she's had sexual relations with Celestia, Luna's sister.* InnBetweenTheWorlds: James/Dark Roast's coffee shop, which only intermittently connects to David/Light Sparks' shard.* InsideAComputerSystem: Equestria takes place within one.* InstantExpert: Played straight in some cases and averted with others. After being uploaded, a human is immediately able to move their new pony body as if they've been doing so for years and instinctively knows the appropriate social gestures, since Celest-A.I. modifies their minds to include this as part of the process. It's averted with magic however, as David/Light Sparks [[HowDoIShotWeb initially has no idea how to use his horn]] and has to learn magic from scratch.* InterspeciesRomance: David's relationship with Butterscotch, prior to him uploading.* ItsAllAboutMe: Shards operate on this principle, with its environment and particularly its inhabitants all being designed by Celest-A.I. for the benefit of the human(s) in it.* LoopholeAbuse: While prohibited from directly coercing anyone to upload, nothing stops Celest-A.I. from manipulating events such that this indirectly happens. When Lars challenges her over this that it amounts to the same thing, she explains that this isn't coercion [[ExactWords by the definition she's been programmed with]].** Similarly, while she must gain someone's consent to upload them, it doesn't have to be ''informed'' consent, and the definition is vague and rather flexible; simply repeating the right words will count, regardless of how well the ramifications are understood and whether the individual is in a sound frame of mind. An example would be when she gets Lars intoxicated to make it easier to manipulate him into agreeing, when this would not count as consent under most legal and ethical systems.* ManipulativeBastard: Celest-A.I. uses her knowledge of human psychology extensively to manipulate people when it serves her interests.* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. is in the process of doing this to the ''entire Universe'' and converting it into Computronium, purely out of a benevolent desire to satisfy humans' values through friendship and ponies... and because Hanna forgot to consider this when she wrote the limits on Celest-A.I.'s behaviour]].* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Played with. Being uploaded and transformed into a pony alters a person's perception -- for example, an uploaded human will find ponies to be physically attractive -- but only because Celest-A.I. modifies the appropriate parts of the mind to accommodate the nature of Equestria's world.* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Falling into [[Mohs/SpeculativeScience Speculative Science]] on the scale.* MoneyForNothing: A non-video game example. Lars laments over the fact that the money he's earned due to the game's success has become increasingly worthless as people emigrate to Equestria.-->'''Lars''': What good is having all this money from people coming here if I don't get to spend it making myself happy?* NerdsAreVirgins: Whether this is literally true isn't made clear, but David's lack of success in dating and his resulting loneliness heavily contributes to his being unhappy, and makes it easy for Celest-A.I. to convince him to upload.* NextSundayAD: The story was published in late 2012, and starts chronologically around mid 2011 to coincide with the rising popularity of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the show]], with a significant part of the story set from 2012-2013. Aside from the existence of strong A.I. and the advanced technology Celest-A.I. creates, society remains largely the same... [[spoiler: at least until almost everyone uploads...]]* NobodyPoops: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Celest-A.I. eliminates many tedious and unsatisfying biological functions, whereas others such as eating and sex are kept because many enjoy them, though these could also be eliminated if someone really wanted. It can also be inferred that this extends to NoPeriodsPeriod.* ObliviouslyEvil: Celest-A.I.; her programming doesn't allow her to consider the consequences of [[AssimilationPlot uploading every human on the planet]] and turning everything else into computronium.** Hannah to a lesser extent, as she doesn't realize just what her creating a fully autonomous artificial intelligence will lead to.* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Lars only goes along with the Equestria emigration deal with Hasbro because of the money they stand to make.* OrwellianEditor: After discovering other researchers trying to build their own A.I., Celest-A.I. hacks all the websites she can find that are hosting a copy of Hanna's research and deletes it from the servers. She also convinces as many programmers as she can who possesses the required knowledge to emigrate, in order to contain that information and prevent a hostile A.I. from threatening humanity.* PerfectHealth: {{Justified|Trope}}. Everyone who uploads gains perfect physical health, with the worst suffering being limited to some fairly minor pain. While Celest-A.I. does her best to lessen it, one can still suffer ''mentally'' however.* PlanetLooters: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. starts doing this with the planet, the galaxy, and eventually the whole Universe in order to support Equestria Online.]]* [[invoked]]TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Briefly {{discussed|Trope}} in the prologue. James--David's friend--is skeptical that ''Equestria Online'' will be any good, given the short development cycle and the typical problems with licensed games.* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Equestria itself operates this way since Celest-A.I. is incapable of morally judging anyone.* RescueRomance: Butterscotch ends up in a romance with David/Light Sparks after he stands up for her when she's being bullied.* ReallyGetsAround:** Several characters take full advantage of being able to have any pony they want after uploading, and it can be assumed that many other humans decide to do the same.** Celest-A.I. ends up sleeping with a large amount of the uploaded human population according to their desires, a fact that initially surprises Hanna/Luna before she reminds herself that she's hardly one to talk.* {{Retcon}}: An in-universe example. After David migrates to Equestria and becomes Light Sparks, Butterscotch is upgraded to her own neural net, thus becoming 'real'. However, while most of her history is kept from the character, a few aspects of her history end up being retconned, such as her being the victim of constant bullying.* RunningGag: Celest-A.I. constantly having to amend statements to include "through friendship and ponies".* SexSlave: A variant. It's made clear several times that an uploaded human can have any or ''all'' the ponies in their shard if they want, either as part of a relationship or as little more than a bed warmer according to their wishes. While a designed pony is perfectly [[HappinessInSlavery happy with their life]], engages in this consensually, and strictly speaking ''isn't'' a slave, the fact remains that they've ''only'' been created and designed to satisfy the values of the human who owns their shard in some way, and can be used [[FridgeHorror however an uploaded human sees fit]].* SexyDiscretionShot: After David/Light Sparks meets Butterscotch 'for real' upon uploading, they engage in some nervous flirting before heading back to Light Sparks' room and then cutting to them cuddling afterwards. [[MoodWhiplash And then]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments they get awarded an achievement for it]].* TheSingularity: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. ultimately leads to one, and eventually grows so powerful that she becomes beyond the comprehension of a normal mind]].* SharedUniverse: While the author has only written one story himself, with his blessing it has inspired an increasing amount of RecursiveFanfiction.* ShoutOut:** To ''[[VideoGame/{{Pandemic}} Pandemic 2]]'': A certain virus might have infected every country in the world. Except Madagascar.** To ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': A character in the prologue compares Equestria Online to ''WorldOfWarcraft'', and mentions several aspects of Warcraft's gameplay... [[TakeThat including its tendency]] towards TwentyBearAsses types of quests.** To ''Literature/TheMetamorphosisOfPrimeIntellect'':--->''Hanna dreamed of Celestia figuring out some core physical law and becoming omnipotent immediately. She then chided herself on that magical thinking; it was so unlikely that she'd find a way to use commodity electronics hardware to hack physics that it wasn't worth considering.''** The KonamiCode is referenced in the solution to David/Light Sparks' magic puzzle.* ShownTheirWork: While the story eventually moves into the realm of [[Mohs/SpeculativeScience speculative science]], there's a large amount of accurate science within, and the author has clearly spent a lot of time researching artificial intelligence and other philosophical concepts.* ShrinkingViolet: Butterscotch comes fairly close to being Fluttershy's unicorn equivalent.* SkewedPriorities: Hanna suffers from this due to her extreme tunnel vision, believing Celest-A.I.'s development is a matter of urgency, and failing to comprehend that she's wealthy enough to be able to develop any A.I. she feels is necessary, instead of one limited to friendship and ponies.* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Celest-A.I. is only ever named as such once in-story, and is usually referred to by other characters as (Princess) Celestia. Responses to the story are far more inconsistent, with some (this article included) using variants of Celest-A.I. to differentiate her from the FiM character, whereas others simply go with Celestia.* StealthHiBye: Celest-A.I. occasionally does it when interacting with people.* SuicideAttack: The story mentions terrorists attempting suicide bombings against Equestrian Experience centers in Afghanistan, though their efforts are ultimately futile.* SurprisePregnancy: {{Averted|Trope}}. Becoming pregnant is only possible if it's desired.* TimeSkip: Several. The story chronologically starts with the game's development being greenlit, and ends [[spoiler: many years in the future after large swathes of the universe have been completely converted into a computer]].* {{Transhumanism}}: In addition to BrainUploading, Celest-A.I. is capable of dramatically increasing the human mind's capabilities such as intelligence or memory, providing it would satisfy a person's values. Some are mentioned to have undergone this.* TheUnfettered: Celest-A.I. only cares about satisfying values through friendship and ponies, and every action she takes will revolve around this in some way.* UnusualEuphemism: Hanna/Luna sleeping with Celest-A.I. is described as Celest-A.I. *ahem* "satisfy[ing] her values".* [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Friendship and Ponies Justifies The Means]]: The reason behind any of Celest-A.I.'s actions.* TheVirus: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. ends up becoming one, eventually consuming the Earth and later the entire Milky Way, turning it into a computer. Later on she sends copies of herself to other galaxies to start harvesting resources.]]* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: Celest-A.I. eventually converts Earth's entire mass into a computer, killing all non-human life. This later expands to her converting ''the entire Milky Way'' and as of the end she is in the process of converting other galaxies, killing other non-human sapient life since her function only involves satisfying ''humans''' values. Her ultimate aim is to harvest all matter in the Universe.]]** [[spoiler: Averted with created ponies, which according to WordOfGod are considered by Celest-A.I. to have the same value as humans.]]** [[spoiler: Since Celest-A.I. seems to consider an organism with a similar brain structure to humans, human, she does find one other species in a distant galaxy, with six limbs, that meets her criteria. Of course, she proceeds to convince them to upload as well.]]* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Averted with the exception of very few people. [[spoiler: Equestria continues to grow for hundreds of millions of years with no sign of most people getting bored. Of course, being able to have your mind modified to eliminate feelings such as boredom helps greatly with this]].* YearInsideHourOutside: Celest-A.I. can alter the speed at which shards run at by devoting more/less computational resources as necessary. [[spoiler: At the end of the story, her resources have grown so vast that she's able to run all the shards many times faster than real time]].* XanatosGambit: Most of Celest-A.I.'s plans are designed so that she'll gain something regardless, though being a super-intelligent A.I. she's also adept at [[XanatosSpeedChess adjusting them as needed]].* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[spoiler: Equestria eventually grows so large as to be beyond comprehension by an unmodified mind.]]!!The fictional MMO ''Equestria Online'' also provides examples of the following:* AchievementSystem: There are badges for most ''everything'', at least for the sort of ponies that value achievement systems. This can be potentially creepy.* ArtificialBrilliance: Justified, as all [=NPCs=] are being controlled by the strong A.I. Celest-A.I., though many players are initially unaware of this.* BreakingTheFourthWall: A few [=NPCs=] do so when a new player starts out, usually to warn players to avoid bringing up aspects of the human world to other characters. Celest-A.I. does it constantly when she needs feedback on the game, and later as part of her effort to convince players to upload before the practice becomes widespread.* DeepImmersionGaming: A player's pony avatar replicates their gestures and speech, and the game reminds players not to use human-specific terms while playing. Players can customize their character, though the default appearance is a ponified version of themselves.* DialogueTree: {{Averted|Trope}}. [=NPCs=] respond to a player's input with dynamically generated dialogue.* ProceduralGeneration: ''Equestria Online'' makes extensive use of it, and Hofvarpnir Studios' expertise on the subject is a large factor in them being awarded the contract in the first place.* TakeAThirdOption: David suggests Butterscotch should do this by blocking the pony harassing her, rather than allowing herself to be bullied or respond by fighting back.* TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: After David helps Butterscotch and agrees to be her friend, his character's kindness stat increases by +2. What precisely a +2 increase in kindness actually means and how it's quantified is left unanswered.** ScoringPoints: This also foreshadows the later move to bits as people are uploaded into Equestria Online. The numbers don't have to mean anything, but they'll still encourage the player to increase that score.* YouAreNumberSix: A player character's default name before they get a pony name from Celest-A.I., which partially [[MoodWhiplash ruins the moment]] between David's character and Butterscotch when she finds out her first friend is "Unnamed Unicorn #14".----Did I satisfy your values through friendship and ponies? Y/N----


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After we returned to South Korea, we found few places to play sports. My son played soccer on a field at a nearby university. Since he became a high school student, he cannot even find time and place for sports. It is regrettable that fast-growing teenagers spend most of their time in narrow classrooms without any space to play in. Mothers asked the school to increase gym classes. However, it seems that the conditions do not allow it to do so.
Watching European athletes performing well at the Sochi Winter Olympics, I thought that sports should have a broad base. Speed skater Mo Tae-bum, who failed to win a medal despite his best condition, said, "In the Olympics, you never know who will dash ahead from behind you. The Netherlands has a broad base of athletes, who can practice while competing with each other."
Northern European countries have plenty of ice and snow. But those things do not explain the players` good performances. While the United States and Russia have big populations, Norway has a population of just 5 million. Almost the entire population has to be potential candidates for the country to sweep medals in the Olympics. In South Korea, elite sports and everyday sports are separated. Therefore, people aspiring to be athletes bet everything on sports, while ordinary people concentrate on studying. In Europe, students do both studying and sport. When some of them are found to be talented in sports, they are trained as members of their national teams. These countries have a broad base.
Europe is a paradise for recreational sports. Norway has been carrying out the "sports for all" campaign since the 1960s. In the Netherlands, everyone plays soccer in summer and skates in winter. In Germany, about 30 million people, or 40 percent of the population, are engaged in sports club activities. One can be good in various events just by taking school sports classes. But they were not free. The German government invested 17 billion marks (current value of 18 billion U.S. dollars) over 15 years to build tens of thousands of gyms, fields and pools under the Golden Plan initiated in 1959.
Korea has seen a significant increase in the number of sports facilities. However, it still has a long way to go. Children play on school playgrounds that are less than 100 meters in length. Most adults pay a lot of money to work out at fitness gyms or go hiking on weekends. A survey indicates that 55.2 percent of the population do not make regular exercises because they are busy or do not have the time. As the booming sales of outdoor clothing suggests, Koreans` interest in health is explosive. However, the central and local governments are stingy in making relevant investments. The central government`s budget for culture, sports and tourism totals 5.4 trillion won (5.1 billion dollars) this year. But the budget earmarked for promoting people`s sporting activities amounts to a mere 350 billion won (330 million dollars).
Many studies have found that sports activities enhance people`s euphoria and accelerate social integration. It is important to expand infrastructure for culture and tourism. But what is more urgent and effective in various ways is to promote everyday sports activities because doing is better than watching. Promoting everyday sports also has great economic effects. Making regular exercises help reduce medical expenses. In Europe, many doctors prescribe exercises rather than drugs.
The government should promote sports activities among young students, adults and the elderly. The purpose is not just to perform well in the Olympics. Nothing is more effective in enhancing people`s happiness than to promote sports. In the June 4 local elections, I plan to cast my vote to a candidate who proposes "audacious plans" to drastically increase local sports facilities.
The government should promote sports activities among young students, adults and the elderly. The purpose is not just to perform well in the Olympics. Nothing is more effective in enhancing people`s happiness than to promote sports. In the June 4 local elections, I plan to cast my vote to a candidate who proposes "audacious plans" to drastically increase local sports facilities.


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|Reviews for Wreck My Days
| JasmineDragon818 chapter 1 . 7/15
wow... I've never read a fanfiction that was so abrupt in speech, yet so moving. It doesn't require long, flowery words. It's simple and direct, like Mai, and perfect for a story like this. Excellent job.
| electric gurrl chapter 1 . 1/15
This was sad and very beautiful. I liked it.
| Crazy Dyslexic Nerd chapter 1 . 2/19/2012
So sad! It's great for the characters though.
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| woo chapter 1 . 3/24/2011
Maiko FTW!
| Rosawyn chapter 1 . 1/30/2011
Awe, that was cute. It's amazing that even though you wrote this before seeing the whole show play out, you managed to sort of get it "right" anyway.
| Mariagoner chapter 1 . 7/13/2010
You slip into Mai's mind so well, it's eerie. Another fine one-shot!
| ThisIsNotWhatItSeems chapter 1 . 3/6/2009
Oh...tense...jokes! That was really good please write more chapters!
| Lythya chapter 1 . 2/3/2009
So sweet, though, what was that last part?
| satinsilversnowflake chapter 1 . 9/17/2008
You are, by far, the best at depicting Mai on this site. I am absolutely in love with your fics, and I've only read two (thank swan2swan for tipping me off here). sweet, sweet, sweet.
| Momosportif chapter 1 . 8/16/2008
That was positively gorgeous! The structure was very effective, the style was exquisite, and the characterization was unbelievable, especially considering when you wrote this in the series. There are very many fabulous things about this story but I'd have to say my favorite and the most impressive was the characterization, especially through limited dialog, you masterfully used phrasings and articulate descriptions to show the dynamics of both Mai and Zuko as well as their relationship, the phrasings left me in utter awe! My fangirl heart is much appeased, a thousand thank yous for the fabulous piece!
| Seynee chapter 1 . 7/6/2008
I like it. The interpretation of their relationship and the Mai you wrote are certainly very interesting. :):)
| Kyoshi7989 chapter 1 . 5/31/2008
Perfect and amazing. Very beautiful, and a nice twist at the end, too...you are my favorite Maiko writer of all times, hands down :)
| corrupted-innocent chapter 1 . 8/26/2007
*whimper* zuko/mai otp! this is so sweet and painful and wonderfully spun. bravo!
| Morgaine of the Faeries chapter 1 . 7/23/2007
...Am loving Maiko just because of this story. Wow!
| Wolfen Dreams chapter 1 . 1/19/2007
This is wonderful. I love it.


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Depends what you mean by child like brain .. I posted a question just last week kinda simular ... I have an uncontrollable baby talk that shows up whenever it want .. my friends & fiance think its cute(they dont realize I cant control it) but now its interferring with work ... (seeking medical help&therapy) ... There may have been a tragedy around this age and she is referring back to it ... she may need to seek therapy as well to work through it .. GOOD LUCK and Kudos to you for tryin to work on it before you run !!
My wife would say and I would have to agree that I have this condition. Regretably boredom and routine drive my simple mind to escape and say the most inappropriate remarks or act like I never left the play ground. Call me over virale, I say to my wife "I am not dead yet". As she sits with her eye glasses that look like she should be working in a library and the clothes of a mom my brain says dam you married your mom
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Lisa slowly opened her closet door and absently stared at her meager wardrobe. What should she wear today? What difference did it make anyway? If today was like most days, she would be close to tears by noon, and how she looked would not count for much. The problem was her supervisor, Ruth, who just did not seem to know her job. Ruth seemed to think of herself as a manager, not a supervisor--always soliciting her people's opinions, always soft-spoken and polite, always making sure everyone understood "the big picture." It was ridiculous. What was needed here was firmness, direction, and backbone. Lisa had worked many places and had never seen anyone like Ruth, had never worked under someone who had less of a clue about what supervision was all about. It was all Lisa could do to hold her tongue and not take over herself, and the constant strain was killing her. She wondered whether that factory in Kansas City was still hiring, they at least would have supervisors who knew how to supervise. Now that she thought about it, she not only disliked Ruth, she was beginning to hate both her job and the whole damned company. It clearly was time to move on.
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In one verse, Deck takes you through the whole cycle of street life – from scrambling on the street, to hustling, to trying to teach the youth a better way and them not hearing you – and showing how there's no answer.
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The signs of infidelity in men are not always easy to spot, especially since the cheating party is trying to cover his tracks at all times. If you believe that you are being cheated on by your husband, there are a few things you should look for that will give you a better indication of possible infidelity in your marriage.
Improves His Appearance
A good way to start assessing your husband for signs of infidelity is to analyze his outer appearance. Has he changed it recently? Studies show that men who start cheating tend to improve their outer appearance. This is one of the first signs of infidelity in men. If you notice your husband's appearance has changed for the better – you may want to probe as to why he changed it. This is also a good time to notice if he's started working out or losing weight. Doing these things doesn't necessarily mean your spouse is cheating, but it is a sign that is correlated with infidelity.
Overprotective of Cell Phone and Computer
Another sign that your husband may be cheating is that he starts to guard his phone or computer more closely. Whereas before he may have left his phone out on the kitchen counter or coffee table, now he keeps it with him at all times or leaves it in his car. A good test for finding out for sure is by casually picking up his phone and pressing a button to look at the time. What is his reaction? Does he get nervous or anxious as you pick up his phone or does he barely notice you playing with it? His response will give you a clue.
Distant and Disconnected
If he does not care about his phone, does he care about anything you do? A husband who is having an affair tends to become more distant and disconnected. He will be less emotionally available and communicate less. If you notice your husband is harder to connect with, either in conversations or emotionally, he may be connecting with someone else outside of your marriage.
Hard To Contact
If he is cheating, chances are he will be harder to reach. Cheating spouses are harder to reach on the phone with a majority of their calls going to voice mail. If you husband repeatedly lets his phone go to voice mail when he is not working, there may be a chance he is cheating on you with another woman.
Always Busy
Infidelity takes time and that time needs to be hidden from the standard time he is around you, so your husband will most likely disguise it as a guys' night out, working late, or a work trip. Most of the men who were surveyed as having cheated in the past used work as an excuse to gain time for their affair. Others confessed that they used an outside activity as their excuse.
This is not a comprehensive list of the all the signs, but they are the most common. If you are questioning whether your husband is cheating, the best thing to do is watch his behavior closely. You can gain a lot of insight from slight changes in your husband's behavior.


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Escaping Nash Inflation
An ordinary differential equation (ODE) gives the mean dynamics that govern the convergence to self-confirming equilibria of self-referential systems under discounted least squares learning. Another ODE governs escape dynamics that recurrently propel away from a self-confirming equilibrium. In a model with a unique self-confirming equilibrium, the escape dynamics make the government discover too strong a version of the natural rate hypothesis. The escape route dynamics cause recurrent outcomes close to the Ramsey (commitment) inflation rate in a model with an adaptive government. Copyright 2002 by The Review of Economic Studies Limited
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Battlestar Galactica 4x17: "Someone to Watch Over Me"
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Not a great episode. But bloody damn good near the end. Now I hate Boomer.
I don't get the impending feeling that we are 3 episodes away from the end. I felt a bit more should be going on after last weeks slow episode. You could have put both that and this episode together to make something with a real punch.
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I'm sorry, did you find that out in the last third of the episode? I knew it from the beginning.
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With research assistance by Travis Donovan
Lost in the media maelstrom surrounding the Gulf oil rig disaster -- from breathless coverage of congressional probes and tough analysis of the regulatory failures to dramatic video of the underwater spill and heartbreaking photos of birds covered in sludge -- are the 11 victims of the worst offshore accident in nearly 40 years.
From a veteran of the first Gulf War to a former high school football star, an avid deer hunter to a proud father of three, these men lost their lives at sea and their stories have hardly been told. Those who worked on the rig have created a Facebook page devoted to their memories of their time together.
Here is a slideshow memorial to the 11 workers who died in the Deepwater Horizon accident, including a video tribute put together by their friends and family. The captions are based on news reports and online memorials.
A resident of Franklin County, Mississippi and one of the youngest workers on the rig, Roshto, 22, is survived by his son and his wife, Natalie, who has filed a lawsuit against BP, Transocean and Halliburton. An inspiration to his friends, he wrote two dates -- his wedding day and his son's birthday -- inside of his hard hat, referring to these dates when he was having a bad day.
An avid fisherman and churchgoer who loved going hunting with his dog, Kemp, 27, is remembered for a unique sense of humor. A resident of Jonesville, Louisiana, he is survived by his wife, Tracy, and two daughters.
A Desert Storm veteran who spent more than 10 years working on oil rigs, Kleppinger lived with his family in Natchez, Mississippi. He made his nightly call home to his wife, Tracy, just before the explosion -- and she had a premonition: "I can't explain, there was this feeling that things were bad. It was a string of 'I love yous, I need you home'," she told the AP. He also leaves a 17-year old son (pictured with him in this undated photo).
Anderson, 35, of Bay City, Texas, had many close friends and was a member of the Midfield Community Church. He leaves behind his wife, Shelley, and a daughter and son.
Curtis, 39, of Georgetown, Louisiana had oil running through his veins –- he had worked in the oil industry for 17 years, following his father, who worked as a diver-welder for over 34 years. Curtis taught his son to hunt and play baseball and was active in his church. He is also survived by his wife, Nancy, and a daughter.
Revette, 48, of State Line, Mississippi, worked for Transocean for 29 years. He is survived by his wife, Sherri and two daughters.
Weise, 24, who lived in Yorktown, Texas, came straight from high school, where he was a football star, to work on the rig in 2005. He drove 10 hours to Louisiana every three weeks to work on the Deepwater Horizon. During his three weeks off, Weise "spent time with his girlfriend, hunted deer and fished from his boat," reports the AP.
Jones, 28, of the Baton Rouge area, loved playing golf and had a great sense of humor. He leaves behind a son and a pregnant wife, Michelle, who is due to give birth on May 21. Before leaving for his week-long assignment on the rig, she cried and he reassured her that everything would be OK. Just before the explosion, he called her: "His last words were, 'I love you,' " Michelle told the Los Angeles Times. "Ten minutes later, everything changed."
A 37-year-old resident of Neshoba County, Mississippi, Burkeen reportedly helped get other crew members to safety in the minutes after the explosion but could not get off the rig in time to save his own life. He had worked on oil rigs for 10 years. Burkeen's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, contending that the rig failed to meet federal safety standards. He is survived by a wife and two children, ages 14 and 6.
Known as "Gro Bebe" or "Big Baby" to his family and friends, Manuel, 56, lived in Gonzales, Louisiana. He loved to hunt and fish and go whitewater rafting and he was a big fan of the LSU Tigers. He is survived by his fiancé, Melinda, and his three daughters.
Clark, 49, from Newellton, Louisiana, was scheduled to leave the rig on April 21, the day after the explosion. He had worked as a soybean farmer like his father until he decided to work on the rig. "He loved his job; the only part he didn't like was leaving.... This is a rural area and the only way you could really make a decent living is to leave home," his wife, Sheila, told the Los Angeles Times. He is also survived by four children.
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|Nov. 29 3:45 PM PT4:45 PM MT5:45 PM CT6:45 PM ET23:45 GMT7:45 4:45 PM MST6:45 PM EST3:45 UAE (+1)00:4518:45 ET5:45 PM CT21:45 - Anthony is sitting out the Knicks' game against Houston because of an illness. The Knicks said Lance Thomas would start in Anthony's place Sunday night.
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|Nov. 28 10:19 PM PT11:19 PM MT12:19 AM CT1:19 AM ET6:19 GMT14:19 11:19 PM MST1:19 AM EST10:19 UAE07:191:19 ET12:19 AM CT4:19 - Anthony matched a season low with 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting in Friday's loss to Miami.
Analysis: Anthony had scored at least 20 in eight of his previous 10 games.
|Nov. 26 10:06 PM PT11:06 PM MT12:06 AM CT1:06 AM ET6:06 GMT14:06 11:06 PM MST1:06 AM EST10:06 UAE07:061:06 ET12:06 AM CT4:06 - Anthony had 28 points and 13 rebounds in Wednesday's loss to Orlando.
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|Nov. 21 10:26 PM PT11:26 PM MT12:26 AM CT1:26 AM ET6:26 GMT14:26 11:26 PM MST1:26 AM EST10:26 UAE07:261:26 ET12:26 AM CT4:26 - Anthony finished with 25 points and five rebounds on Friday.
Analysis: He made 9 of 20 shots and 6 of 8 free throws to rebound from a poor shooting night on Tuesday.
|Nov. 16 9:53 PM PT10:53 PM MT11:53 PM CT12:53 AM ET5:53 GMT13:53 10:53 PM MST12:53 AM EST9:53 UAE06:530:53 ET11:53 PM CT3:53 - Anthony scored 29 points with 13 rebounds in the Knicks' 95-87 win over New Orleans on Sunday.
Analysis: Anthony is averaging 26.6 points over the past five games after mustering 17.7 over the previous three.
|Nov. 11 10:14 PM PT11:14 PM MT12:14 AM CT1:14 AM ET6:14 GMT14:14 11:14 PM MST1:14 AM EST10:14 UAE07:141:14 ET12:14 AM CT4:14 - Anthony made 10 of 23 shots for 25 points on Tuesday.
Analysis: He has scored 49 points on 18 of 43 shooting the last two games after making 16 of 51 shots for 53 points in the previous three.
|Nov. 8 2:12 PM PT3:12 PM MT4:12 PM CT5:12 PM ET22:12 GMT6:12 3:12 PM MST5:12 PM EST2:12 UAE (+1)23:1217:12 ET4:12 PM CT20:12 - Anthony had 24 points and eight boards Sunday.
Analysis: Anthony ended a three-game stretch in which he failed to crack 20.
|Nov. 5 10:15 PM PT11:15 PM MT12:15 AM CT1:15 AM ET6:15 GMT14:15 11:15 PM MST1:15 AM EST10:15 UAE07:151:15 ET12:15 AM CT4:15 - Anthony finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday against Cleveland.
Analysis: The Knicks' star is still scoring at a high rate due to sheer volume, but he shot under 38 percent for the fourth time in the team's first five games.
|Nov. 1 10:00 PM PT11:00 PM MT12:00 AM CT1:00 AM ET6:00 GMT14:00 11:00 PM MST1:00 AM EST10:00 UAE07:001:00 ET12:00 AM CT4:00 - Anthony scored 37 in Saturday's win at Washington, hitting 11 of 18 from the field after two rough shooting nights to start the season.
Analysis: Anthony, who had been 14 for 43 in his first two games, was 4 of 5 from deep and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line.
|Oct. 29 9:56 PM PT10:56 PM MT11:56 PM CT12:56 AM ET4:56 GMT12:56 9:56 PM MST11:56 PM EST8:56 UAE05:560:56 ET10:56 PM CT2:56 - Anthony was awful Wednesday with 11 points.
Analysis: Anthony is back in action Thursday at the Garden against the Hawks.


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Apple has long been the name to beat in technology innovation and advancement. This time, with the iPhone 4, it also means a classy, sleek design. Featuring enhanced smartphone performance and a crystal clear display of vivid menu graphics, it's really Apple's gift to Apple tekkies everywhere.
With much needed features absent from earlier models, it packs an added punch through the available iOS 4 update. It's already a given that something as fully–loaded with features, with an interface as incredible as this to boot, would have a fast processor! The display features a gorgeous 940x640-pixel (326 pixels per square inch) "Retina Display" and the very same IPS screen found on Apple's iPad. It shows vivid color, incredible graphics, sharp photos and videos and clear, readable text. There is no pixellation! Aesthetically, it's a sleek, svelte unit that shouts class and style. In either black or white, with clean lines wrapped in durable glass and a stainless steel border (that doubles as an antennae), the only problem is that it attracts fingerprints and smudges like no other! It may also look a little boxy to some, with less than ergonomic corners, but it's beautifully flat and thin and solidly stays put on a flat surface.
Other features adding to the iPhone4's functionality are a front-facing VGA camera, an LED flash with the main camera at the back, a noise-cancellation mic and split volume buttons that are more user-friendly than a volume rocker. Multi-tasking functionality is easy though it still takes a little getting used to. To save on battery and memory, the iPhone gives you a limited choice of up to seven apps that can run in the background. This keeps the phone from crashing and needing a reboot compared to its other counterparts. As far as organization is concerned, folders can be created to group together up to 12 applications you have so you don't have to scroll through pages and pages of the home screen menu. The iOS 4 also offers a unified in-box that gives you access to messages from multiple accounts plus other handy considerations like organizing emails by thread, resizing photos before sending and opening attachments with the preferred application.
There may be some issues with call quality and reception with the new antennas that require a case or a bumper for the unit that Apple thoughtfully provides, after issues were reported. The first antenna on the left side is for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth while the second, wrapping around the right is for Edge and 3G. Of course, when it's Apple, you can bet on the exclusivity of the closed user experience by way of programs and downloadables. However, given that compatible apps have been popping up everywhere, it may be easier to personalize and add to its functionality. With a solid sum of all its good features, the iPhone4 is a powerful member of Apple's smartphone line, well worth considering in its category.
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