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Trials Evolution: Riders of Doom Review
I'm not into motorbikes. I see them as way too dangerous; a wheels-and-gears love letter to death. Yet, that one scene from Top Gun where pre-crazy Tom Cruise is ahem *cruising* around, aviators beaming sunlight off his eyes, on his Kawasaki GPZ 900r is my favourite part of a film based around jet fighter stunt-flying. It also helps that Highway to the Danger Zone is a bad ass backing track. That scene almost makes me want to ride a motorbike. Then I play Trials Evolution, and I realise how bad of an idea that is. The game is so brilliant and so punishingly difficult, that it helps me understand I'm really not built for two wheels. How does the recently-released Riders of Doom DLC stack up though? Does it give me a glimmer of hope that I can one day be as cool as pre-couch-jumping Tom Cruise? No – it doesn't – but that's a really good thing.
Riders of Doom is a corny name. It sounds like it should be the subtitle of the upcoming Mad Max film, but it is (at least by RedLynx's own admission) thematically based around the apocalypse. You remember the apocalypse we were promised but never received? It's not a bad theme to play on and seems like it would fit nicely into the Trials world, but after playing through the tracks supplied, you get the feeling it's not much more than a marketing ploy. And to be honest, that's fine, because the 20 pure riding tracks are well-designed and enjoyable. The difficulty ramps up quickly, expecting the player to remember all the skills they've learnt from the original tracks and for players like myself, who jump on occasionally for a few hours, this may be a problem. For veterans though, the difficulty curve shouldn't prove too much of an issue.
The Skill Game Circus that comes with Riders of Doom is probably the most fun a casual player can wring out of this inexpensive download (only 400MS points!) and it supplies ten new 'tracks.' From the "Human Javelin" that sees you toss your rider as far as possible, to the bunny-hop marathon of the "Gashopper" track, there seems like almost infinite replay value here. The Skill Games aren't just fun, but the Xbox Live leaderboards and ghosts make them truly competitive, meaning you will just keep coming back to add those few extra metres, to plug away at that higher score. Some of the more difficult tracks in the Circus are harder to come back to, but still showcase the fantastic physics engine that underscores the entire game. The incredibly difficult reverse-Jenga in "Aerial Architect" constantly frustrates me.
It's the wonderful physics and the amount of control you can exert over your bike where Trials really elevates itself from good fun to an addictive, punishing nightmare. It's great to see then, that there are a number of difficult and advanced techniques that have to be mastered to get through some of the more difficult tracks in Riders of Doom and certainly, it harks back to the Trials HD era where extreme patience and technical mastery are required to end up with those shiny platinum medals. Oh, and there's a new bike to use too: the Banshee 350cc, which serves to provide a stepping stone between the final two bikes in the original. It's a handy thing to have, but will probably serve those heavily invested in the game a lot better than it would a newcomer. I had trouble adapting to it at first, but it's definitely less caustic than the Phoenix.
You really have to commend RedLynx on what they've done with the series – it's still friendly enough to pull in new players and masters of the track will want to keep coming back for more. Riders of Doom is a solid and importantly, inexpensive piece of DLC for any Trials fan. Perhaps Kenny Loggins isn't really the right guy to provide backing vocals for Trials. Instead, the song that keeps coming to mind whenever I click 'select' to restart a track is Daft Punk's "One More Time." It's hard to put down Trials at the best of times and Riders of Doom is only going to make that harder.
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Almost since the final buzzer back in December at Alumni Hall, when Crosby beat Sacred Heart, all eyes were on Feb. 4 when the Bulldogs will host the Hearts in a rematch. Well, we are now days away and both teams have settled into the state Top 10.
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Others receiving votes: East Hartford (9-3), 143; Xavier (8-3), 130; Bristol Central (9-1), 103; New London (9-1), 101; Westhill (9-2), 86; Westbrook (12-0), 82; Bunnell (9-2), 81; Ledyard (9-2), 73; Woodstock Academy (10-2), 62; Simsbury (10-1), 45; Wilby (8-3), 24; Weaver (8-3), 18; East Windsor (10-0), Kennedy (9-2) and Terryville (11-1), 16; Capital Prep (8-2), 10; New Fairfield (9-1), 7.
The following voted: Mary Albl, Fairfield Minuteman; Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; John Holt, WFSB-3; Sean Krofssik, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Joe Palladino, Waterbury Republican-American; Kevin D. Roberts, Bristol Press; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird's Eye Sports; Peter Wallace, Register Citizen; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant.
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Even after a sloppy performance in their 20-12 win over Jacksonville in Week 15, the Ravens now see the light at the end of the tunnel in securing a return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.
The Ravens knew last week that a trip to the postseason would be guaranteed with three straight wins to close out the month of December, but they now enter Week 16 with the opportunity to clinch a playoff berth with some help. At the conclusion of Week 15, Baltimore holds the No. 6 spot in the AFC playoff race thanks to San Diego's loss to Denver.
Three scenarios exist that would allow the Ravens to officially punch their ticket to the playoffs in Week 16:
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2) A win at Houston + a Kansas City loss or tie at Pittsburgh + a San Diego loss or tie at San Francisco
3) A tie at Houston + a Kansas City loss at Pittsburgh + a San Diego loss at San Francisco + a Buffalo loss or tie at Oakland
Of course, the Ravens still have visions of winning the AFC North, which will happen if they win their final two games and both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh lose at least one more game.
However, Week 16 could also bring an end to the Ravens' hopes of a division title if both the Steelers and the Bengals are able to secure wins. If that were to happen, the winner of the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game at Heinz Field the following week would be the AFC North champion.
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Wanderlust. I've always felt it, but I've been feeling it lately. Do you know what I mean? It started on Valentine's Day during a conversation with my boyfriend over grilled cheese sandwiches on the patio - something to the effect of "...I can see myself living in another country..." Then, a job interview really got me thinking about the importance of flexibility in the workplace and the possibility of a location-independent lifestyle. And finally, the straw that broke the camel's back: a marathon day of conference calls.
Conference calls are the bane of my existence. Maybe it's just me, and maybe it's just the calls I'm on - but I tend to zone out and let my mind wonder (there is a reason I'm on level 840 in Candy Crush). Plus, the call before the call, the actual call, the call about the call, and ohmygod. How does anything get done if you're spending all your time talking about how to do it all the time?
On this particular day, I had (for lack of a better word) an epiphany of sorts. Is this what it's going to be like day in and day out in my office, standing at my VariDesk (which, btw, is pretty cool), dialing in to conference calls, stuck somewhere in middle management, bored out of my mind???? Generally speaking, my job is perfectly fine - I work with decent people, I can do whatever I want without much question, I have a ton of vacation and sick time, great benefits, decent pay, but I stare out the window in my office and know there has to be more! The conversation I had with my boyfriend the week before must have been boiling on a back burner somewhere in my brain, because I could not stop thinking about living in another country. Could. Not. Stop. I've been fortunate to have done a fair amount of traveling up to this point, but I'd never actually thought about living elsewhere, let alone in another country.
I had to find out everything. Right then I fully immersed myself into reading travel blogs, reading articles about international living, learning, absorbing, trip planning, thinking, dreaming. I reached out to a person from high school who, after going to Yale and kicking ass in academia, now lives on a tiny island in Malaysia and SCUBA dives for a living (#jealous). Her advice: The hardest part is to decide to do it. Everything after that is easy. That really resonated with me. It seems so simple. But, in true Kristi fashion, I complicated the hell out of it. Every question I answered led to 10,000 more questions. All of my questions ultimately boiled down to HOW can I make this happen?
|This is my brain.
How the hell do I quit my job to travel? Do people even do that??? (Yes, they do.) What about my family? What about my friends? (Of the few I've mentioned this to, one said DO IT, and the rest probably think I'm just venting about my job and issues with my life. That may very well be true, but I'm still figuring that out too. My mom thinks I'm crazy.) What about my boyfriend? Hopefully he would come with me, but does he really want to? He's not as obsessed with this as I am, but I can be pretty persuasive. :)
How can I afford to travel? How will I keep paying my bills if I'm not working and I'm galavanting around the world? What about my condo? My car? My student loans? My credit cards? I would have to sell everything, including the condo, to pay off my debt completely and have a nice cushion for travel and living expenses, especially if I cannot work while abroad. Selling all my "stuff" is fine - I kind of want to do that anyway. However, I am really hung up on selling the condo. Like, REALLY hung up on it. Maybe I'll start a Kickstarter or a GoFundMe....
How will I generate money while traveling? How do I get a work permit and what are the restrictions around the world? Can I keep my job and work remotely? Do I want to do that? Initially I thought I would be a travel blogger, a SCUBA instructor, teach yoga on the beach, and/or sell real estate. Duh! It's so simple! Well, not exactly. After some research, doing those things are possible but definitely not easy in any sense of the word. None pay that well, it's ultra competitive, there are issues with work visas, etc. Not to mention I would have to 1a) figure out where to take my upper level SCUBA certifications [in the US or where I plan on diving/working], 1b) I'm NAUI certified, and it seems like the rest of the world is PADI, so I have to figure out the equivalency; 2a) after a 2 year hiatus start going to yoga again, 2b) figure out where to become a yoga instructor [in the US, or where I plan to become a yogi]; 3) figure out how to sell RE internationally [I'm not sure if my license allows that].
Oh, and travel blogging is not for the faint of heart. I thought it would be so easy to find sponsors and get paid to travel and to do all the fun things in a destination in exchange for writing about it on the blog. Apparently that's a big No. Yes, some travel bloggers are making money and being paid to travel, but they're all busting their asses out there to varying degrees of success. Am I up for the hustle?
Other options include keeping my job but working remotely, which is highly dependent on my boss allowing me to do that and the type of internet connection/VPN situation I would have. Also, teaching English abroad, but that comes with more schooling, staying in one location for about 15 months, etc. More research is needed!
How long should I travel? Should I just pick up and go, or take a "test trip" first? Should I stay in one place or move around? Where should I go? What's the best place for ex-pats? When should I leave? What about Visa runs? Do I need to learn another language? I have enough airline miles for a flight anywhere, so that's good. But the season, cost of living/traveling in the destination, cost of activities, etc. all play a big factor in when and where to go. With the proper amount of funding, I think I could cover the whole world in 5 years. Do I want to be gone that long? I've never been to the places I'm dreaming of - Thailand, Honduras, Mabul, Bali, Costa Rica, Ecuador. I'm still working through the "test run" vs. just going, and living vs. traveling scenarios. Visa runs are inevitable and some countries are easier/less strict/have fewer restrictions than others. More research is needed! Twelve years later, I am still kicking myself for not paying attention in Spanish class in high school. #badmove
There are a ton of places I haven't seen in the US - Alaska, Hawaii, the Grand Canyon, the Redwood Forest, the Sequoias, Seattle [April 2015], Portland, OR or Portland, ME, Boston, Hilton Head, Miami, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Old Faithful, Memphis, Nashville, Philadelphia, Graceland, Area 51, 14 Hands Vineyard, LaCrosse, WI, the leaves changing on the East Coast, and the list goes on. Should I see my own country first before I set out across the world?
My brain is swirling - so much to think about and much more research to do. In the meantime, I'll be trudging somewhere through middle management, updating my blog, chiseling away at my debt, planning fake trips, and hunting for cheap airfare. It's sleeting in Dallas right now - my least favorite type of precipitation. All I can do is hope for #thundersleet to keep things interesting around here. Laying on the beach in Thailand seems so much better, and I've never even been there.
Wanderlust: it's a hell of a thing.
I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts, especially if you:
- live or have lived abroad.
- travel or have traveled extensively abroad.
- have quit or are thinking about quitting your job to travel.
- have a location independent lifestyle, and what kind of job you have (and how can I get one too!)
- have thought about quitting your job to travel but decided not to.
- have sold all your belongings, including a house, to fund traveling.
- are a travel blogger.
- have recommendations and/or suggestions on where to go and when to go there.
- have gone from a NAUI to PADI SCUBA certification.
- can hook a girl up SCUBA diving, anywhere in the world, either a job or fun diving.
- would donate to a GoFundMe campaign top send me/us around the world.
Check out my blog roll to find all the travel blogs I'm reading!


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This was a treaty, and ratification of a treaty, then as now, required a constitutionally mandated 67 votes.
They repudiated Bob Dole, who came to the Senate floor in a wheelchair as a powerful symbolic argument for ratification.
That was 30 years before the Declaration of Independence, 45 years before the ratification of the Second Amendment.
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Captain Lote was the first to speak after ratification of the contract.
There can be no such thing as ratifying in part, or with a condition annexed to it and the ratification to be binding.
He urged also the ratification by Ohio of the Fifteenth Amendment.
The convention of New Jersey was in session at the time of the ratification by Pennsylvania.
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Craig Kilborn had an impressive 14-year run in television, taking him from local TV in Monterey, Calif., to ESPN's "SportsCenter" to the original host of "The Daily Show" and finally as the host of "The Late, Late Show" on CBS. In 2004, he gracefully walked away from late night, referring to it as "early retirement."
This summer he made a rare cameo on Jon Stewart's last "Daily Show," and he simply looked great. In an exclusive for The Times, Kilborn agreed to a sit-down interview with the only person he trusts: himself.


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Thread: (10) Monday Morning Musings
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Don't really see where the media was blamed for our performance, or lack thereof.
Our secondary are all draftees. (Giordino does not start).
Don't live in St. Louis, but in reading Miklasz, Gordon and Thomas, would have to disagree.
Hayes "didn't do it enough?' Really? - are you serious?
And (see sig), I feel confident that any (impartial) observer would agree we have had some ill-timed and incorrect calls go against us in the last two weeks. And I qualified it. And I never said that's why we lost. Eh?"the Heart Lies and the Head Plays Tricks with us, but the Eyes See True".
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Cook has had games of 10, 26, 33, 31, 36 and 17 yards this season. That to me is sporadic productivity. Nobody expects the guy to have 100 yards receiving every game, but those numbers aren't even close to him being a consistent, top-flite performer.
With his chiseled physique, speed and size, he should be better than he is-period. The drops and pathetic blocking attempts reinforce that belief.
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At the end of the day, hard for me to believe 100% in a guy that is a veteran and should be setting the tone for the youngest team in the NFL. On a pivotal 3rd and 5 Sunday, Cook dropped the pass. A catch that anyone should be able to make at that level let alone a very high priced FA. A pass that would have kept the drive alive when the game was still in play. I get the youth growth but have less patience with "veterans" If he can be more consistent, then I would be happy to sing his praises.
-12-03-2013 #19
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Seems to me that a lot of fans view big-ticket FAs (and high draft picks) as boom or bust prospects.
Jared Cook does not fit either category.
Has he been an "elite" TE this year? No.
Has he been a bust?
Well, consider this...
He is currently ranked 10th among TEs in receiving yards.
That means there are 22 teams who are getting less production from their top TE than the Rams are.
Perspective, folks.
-12-03-2013 #20
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During preseason people routinely claimed Cook would replace Amendola as the primary receiver for this team. I think people were expecting 70 catches and 7 TDs. He's on pace for 53 and 5 with mostly a backup QB. Not horrible, not as dominant as expected. It's really just 1 reception more per game. That could easily be the difference between Bradford and Clemens.
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How can you not take into account that the Rams have changed their approach? Do you expect him to catch passes that aren't being made? Is that his fault that the Rams only threw the ball to him 3 time and he had 3 catches for 26 yards? He followed that game up with two catches on two targets for 45 yards. How about they throw the ball his way more often. The 17 yards you are talking about came in the blow out against the Colts. He had two passes thrown his way caught one for 17 yards. But what you are leaving out is the fact we did not need to pass in that game, the Rams threw only 16 passes all day and completed only 9. That was the game Tavon scored on three touches for 21 points and we protected the lead.
You can say what you want as far as the QB play should not affect the WR/TE production. I disagree watch the breakdown on Clemens.
'Playbook': Tennessee Titans vs. St. Louis Rams - NFL Videos
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I'm not blasting Cook but to say we can't hold him responsible for his production odd.
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Vernon Davis Game-by-Game Stats
Had games this year of 20,18,2 and 33 yards it happens to the best of them.
-12-03-2013 #26
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I did not say he is not responsible that's your take.
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I know (think) you are (were) aware that he was attempting to get tagged as a WR in Tennessee, and I know (think) you know he was not picked up for his blocking prowess but rather for his hands and speed. The fact that you haven't actually posted said thoughts doesn't preclude the fact that you were aware of them.
You're being a bit disingenuous.
That said, being aware of something, and not knowing how someone else became aware of same are two different things. Please disregard post. (Man, this lawyer stuff is mentally fatiguing.)
Glad to have sparked the discussion, but should have said "he isn't worth his pricetag".
(But then it wouldn't have tied into the Bailey comment).
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Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving, Old and New
In New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles, holiday activities include the traditional (turkey trots) and a departure or two (zipping around the zoo).
In New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles, holiday activities include the traditional (turkey trots) and a departure or two (zipping around the zoo).
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Delayed? Have some time between flights? What to do (and where to eat, do yoga, or charge your phone) at major American airports during the busy holiday travel season.
By JOHN L. DORMAN
The houses he designed in this Chicago suburb show the first traces of his famous work that was to come.
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There's some guy in the Deadline thread asking if
Cult Following
would be better and "my job depends on it."
Probably an imposter but I did warn him that the CW has a serial killer show called
The Cult
The essential mistake here is that
refers to James Purefoy's character, and
The Following
refers to his "fan club." Purefoy is going to be a big, charismatic draw, but who knows if the fans will be as big a draw, individually, as recurring characters, so they should keep the focus on Purefoy's character and come up with synonyms for a cult
Anyway, on to more pressing matters...
NBC picked up
Do No Harm
(Jeckle & Hyde medical show), yay, I like that one. The lead actor was on
Person of Interest
in a guest star role, and I thought he had what it takes to carry a series.
...stars Steven Pasquale as a brilliant neurosurgeon wrestling with his dangerous alter-ego that threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional life.
The other pickup,
(what was wrong with
?) sounds more like an ABC show. And speaking of ABC,
here's another analysis of what they need.
What ABC should be careful with:
Look, ABC, I know you loved having
and you're doing all you can to find a replacement serialized sci-fi event, but so far you've come up with squat (not counting
Once Upon a Time
, which benefits from skewing female and fitting in nicely with the rest of your Sunday programming). Let's review:
The River
No Ordinary Family
. Instead of taking the first cool-sounding project, work closely with an established genre showrunner and create a series with some weight to it. And please, no more found-footage shows.
So, basically the shows should be "good" and then they will be successful? I'm sure nobody has thought of doing that. Nah, they had it and then they lost it -
Once Upon a Time
takes the
approach and pitches it squarely at women. ABC is going to pick up a buncha shows like that, and good, bad or ugly, some of them will work.
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S.Dak.); Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.); Rep. Frank Kratovil (Md.); Rep. Larry Kissell (N.C.); Rep . Bart Gordon (Tenn.); Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.); Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah); Rep. Michael McMahon (N.Y.); Rep
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be very difficult to achieve in the near future." America "is a different place" now than during Apollo, says Rep . Bart Gordon , D-Tenn., head of the House Science and Technology Committee. "We were in a space race with the Soviet
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commitment to addressing those concerns, and the committee will work to see that they do so," committee chairman Rep . Bart Gordon , D-Tenn., said in a statement. Additional reporting by Ned Potter and Gina Sunseri.
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priority and ensure that it is given the resources, management attention and sense of urgency that it warrants," said Rep . Bart Gordon , a Democrat from Tennessee and chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee. Airlines are expected to
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representing telecom carriers and equipment providers, praised the House for passing the bill, sponsored by Representative Bart Gordon , a Tennessee Democrat. The bill allows for a transition to a nationwide IP network "no matter what type
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sure that companies find that U.S. scientists, engineers and students are the best in the world," said Representative Bart Gordon , a Tennessee Democrat and chairman of the committee. "We want to make sure we enact policies that keep
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troubling questions as to whether this [NASA] IG office can function effectively under its current leadership," said Rep . Bart Gordon , D-Tenn., Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Rep. Gordon and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla
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troubling questions as to whether this [NASA] IG office can function effectively under its current leadership," said Rep . Bart Gordon , D-Tenn., Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Rep. Gordon and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla
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And, despite a Democratic majority and Congressional decorum, Madame Speaker didn't exactly get off easy. Rep . Bart Gordon , D-Tenn., the chair of the Committee planned on dismissing the busy Speaker after she gave her opening statement
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difficult to predict exactly when the satellites will finally go up. That is not what Congress wanted to hear. Rep . Bart Gordon , D-Tenn., said: "I simply can't understand it. I would be embarrassed to be in your situation and not try
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In 1987, former Wall Street Journal reporters Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Alan S. Murray wrote a wonderful book detailing the complex machinations of passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 - what many believe to be the most important piece of tax legislation since the code was created in 1913. If you think tax talk is boring, try describing the meticulous process of enacting new tax laws.
But Mr. Birnbaum and Mr. Murray artfully weave a terrific narrative of the drama and nuances behind closed doors of powerful figures such as Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski, Illinois Democrat, the larger-than-life chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
The book was aptly titled. As many insiders know, "Showdown at Gucci Gulch" references the marbled floors just outside the committee hearing rooms for the House and Senate tax writing panels. Nearly every day in 1986 (and even now), you could hear the "tap, tap" of those fine Italian loafers donned by slick lobbyists, sauntering up and down the halls, looking for lawmakers they could pigeonhole for an extra line of code that meant millions for his respective industry.
Despite those powerful interests, Mr. Birnbaum and Mr. Murray write of the triumph of policy in enacting a tax reform bill that defied the odds and closed massive loopholes. None of those reforms would have been possible without the direct, near-daily involvement of President Reagan. And while he didn't get everything he wanted, Reagan was able to leave his indelible mark on the entire process, bending the wills of his adversaries and ensuring the lobbyists didn't hijack the process.
I tell that story because there are loose similarities between what occurred in 1986 with tax reform to today's developments surrounding financial regulatory reform Perhaps the most obvious link is the rampant prevalence of Gucci Gulch figures - Armani-wearing Wall Street lobbyists hustling Democratic leaders for their slice of clemency.
Ahh, ol' Rosty would be proud!
But let's not forget what factors contributed to the financial meltdown of 2008. Here again, the comparisons are noticeable. With respect to the housing market, the federal government simply put its thumb on the scale, attempting to foist one sector of society, whether it had the means to pay or not, into the home buying market.
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The latest data available for maternal mortality is that of 2010, with the number of maternal mortality recorded was 327 reduced from its base year (2003) value of 1600 mortality rate (per 100, 000 live births). The target for 2015 which is the maternal mortality rate reduced to 320 is likely already achieved or will certainly be achieved before 2015.
The target for proportion of births attended by skilled birth attendants is likely already achieved for 2015, again while data could not be accurately verified though it is safe to assume that the target at minimum will be achieved before 2015. Over 40 percent of births are attended by skilled birth attendants relative to the 6 percent that was recorded for base year 2003.
Contraceptive prevalence rate on the other hand is very low though not to overlook the enlargement in the prevalence over the years. From as low as 5% base recorded for the base year of 2003, the prevalence has nonetheless enlarged to 21 percent recorded for 2012, though the gap between existing prevalence of contraceptive rate and target of 50 percent by 2015 seems more than Herculean task to bridge, hence progress is off-track.
Different surveys have reported the fertility rate (number of births per woman) to have declined from its original 6.2 base value with the latest data available for 2010 through Afghanistan Mortality Survey (AMS) has reported the rate to be 5.1. Fertility rate is higher in rural areas than in urban areas and the rate of 4.7 targeted for 2015 based on the decrease over the past years may be achievable. With antenatal care there has been satisfactory level of progress; the 25% and 50% targets for 2015 and 2020 respectively are already achieved, the targets for the mentioned years have been revised to 65% and 100% and progress towards the revised target for 2015 is on track.
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- More women are receiving antenatal care
- Inequalities in care during pregnancy are striking
- Only one in three rural women in developing regions receive the recommended care during pregnancy
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Right now it simply allows you to browse the tga files in a directory where you have extracted them using ForzaBinDump.exe. Transparency is supported by the browser. You can even change the background color of the full size image. (ONLY for viewing purposes.) I still have a lot of ideas and plans for this project and it will ultimately be MORE than just a decal browser.
Some features I plan to add.
-Simple to Moderate TGA Editing (Transparency will be supported.)
-Palette Editor (Color/Transparency changes.)
-File Conversions to TGA (Bitmap, JPEG, GIF, etc)
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-Direct synching to and from XBOX (For HDD Forza Backups)
-Built-In Tga-To-Tiles support
-Anything else I can think of that would be handy.
Here is a link to version 0.7.
Hope others might find this useful now or in the future.
After you start the program click on 'File' then 'Open Decal Dir...' Then in the new window simply navigate to your directory where you unarchived decals.bin. The program will not open a directory without the decal???.tga files in it. Enjoy!
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Mar 28, 2013 Michigan's new 'right-to-work' law goes into effect, stripping unions in the state of many protections and privileges.
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Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today to review SMART Technologies' first quarter 2014 financial results. With me on the call today are Neil Gaydon, our President and CEO; Kelly Schmitt, our Vice President of Finance and CFO. Neil Gaydon will begin with a high-level review of our first quarter performance, followed by an operational update. Kelly will then discuss our financial results in more detail, and Neil will close the call with some final thoughts regarding our near-term outlook. We will open the call for questions afterward.
Please note that during today's presentation, we may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. Federal and Canadian securities laws, including statements concerning our performance outlook; our operating model and cost structure; our expectations regarding future product sales and Enterprise and Education performance; expected shipment dates of, and demand for our new products and their impact on sales; performance of our Components business; our strategy and our estimate for anticipated revenue decline. All such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
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Thank you, Kim. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us. We're pleased with the start to our fiscal 2014, where our total company performance exceeded our expectations. For the quarter, we generated revenues of $156 million, which was down 11% year-over-year. From a profitability perspective, we reported adjusted EBITDA of $27 million, which is up by 10%, and adjusted net income of $17 million or $0.13 per share, an increase of 33%. We managed our costs effectively and achieved our target cash operating expense run rate of $42 million, which was a reduction of 30% over the same period last year. Within our core operations, we are getting a grip on our Education business through tight sales discipline and narrower focus on a smaller number of key profitable markets and by working more closely with our channel.
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Although revenue growth in Enterprise was moderate over the same quarter last year, it fell short of our expectations. However, pre-orders for our new SMART Room Systems are ahead of budget and growing, with shipments beginning in autumn. We expect to build more Enterprise momentum in the back half of the year as sales of our Room Systems and other new products ramp up.
In late May, Scott Brown joined SMART as President of our Enterprise business unit. Scott comes from Microsoft, where he oversaw the Lync global sales and partner strategy. His leadership and experience will be extremely valuable in driving the success of our Enterprise solutions.
I'd also like to highlight the success of our Components business in this quarter with Microsoft Win 8 certification, NextWindow, our New Zealand-based subsidiary, has signed contracts with some large PC manufacturers to supply optical touch components. For the quarter, NextWindow generated more than $20 million in revenue and contributed about $5 million in adjusted EBITDA. While also pleased with this contribution of this business to our results, this business tends to be lumpy and there is some uncertainty around the success of Microsoft's Win 8 and demand for touch-enabled PCs. Therefore, we don't have enough visibility to determine if this performance will be sustainable.
Turning to some operational highlights. In May, we completed the transaction to sell and lease-back our headquarters. And more recently, in July, we announced the refinancing of our long-term debt and the inception of a new revolving credit facility. We now have the liquidity and capital structure we need to confidently move forward and focus on improving our operational results. Kelly will provide more detail regarding the financing later in the call.
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