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In order to help independent investment advisors make more informed decisions when evaluating technology products and vendors, Schwab Intelligent Technologies announced at IMPACT® 2012 that it will launch a review site featuring ratings and advisor feedback on popular providers. An extension of the Schwab Intelligent Integration initiative, the goal for Schwab OpenView MarketSquare (MarketSquare) is to provide advisors with guidance and support on what Schwab's 2012 RIA Benchmarking Study found was a top challenge for many firms – selecting the right technology solution to meet a particular need.
Neesha Hathi, senior vice president of technology solutions for Schwab Advisor Services (Photo: Business Wire)
"This industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past 5 or 10 years, which means that there are more providers and more resources than ever dedicated to serving independent investment advisors," said Neesha Hathi, senior vice president of technology solutions for Schwab Advisor Services. "But with this proliferation of providers comes the challenge of navigating the marketplace to find the right solutions for each particular firm's needs. We are creating MarketSquare as a way to provide our clients with feedback on the vendors they are considering, based on the opinions of their peers."
Schwab Intelligent Technologies is currently accepting technology vendor reviews through its web site. The reviews will be gathered by Schwab Intelligent Technologies with plans to begin posting reviews in the first quarter of 2013. Reviews can be submitted and accessed by any advisor who custodies assets with Schwab Advisor Services.
Advisors attending IMPACT® 2012 are welcome to come to the Schwab Center to get more information on submitting reviews to MarketSquare.
Other elements of Schwab Intelligent Integration on display at IMPACT 2012
In other Schwab Intelligent Integration news, integration with Tamarac, a division of Envestnet, Inc. is now available. The integration allows for real-time custody data from Schwab Advisor Services to be available within the Tamarac Advisor® Xi web-based platforms Advisor CRM® and Advisor View®. Representatives from Tamarac are at IMPACT 2012 and will be providing demonstrations of the new integration for those advisors who are interested.
Other Schwab Intelligent Integration participants providing demonstrations at IMPACT 2012 are Advent, Black Diamond, Junxure, Salentica, salesforce.com, and Schwab Performance Technologies.
Schwab Intelligent Technologies also announced today that five Microsoft workflows are now available for download from the Schwab OpenView Workflow Library™. Advisors can also access the current library of 28 universal workflows. Workflows are free to download for advisors who custody assets with Schwab Advisor Services.
About Schwab Intelligent Integration
Schwab Intelligent Integration is a multi-year initiative designed to increase integration between disparate systems and workflows in advisors' offices. Schwab OpenView Integrated Office™ is a product of Schwab Performance Technologies® and includes integration with Salesforce CRM. Schwab OpenView Gateway™ and the Schwab OpenView Workflow Library™ are products of Schwab Intelligent Technologies™. Participating providers in Schwab OpenView Gateway are Junxure, Salentica, salesforce.com, Schwab Performance Technologies, and Tamarac. More information about Schwab Intelligent Integration is available at www.schwabintelligenttechnologies.com.
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation ("Charles Schwab") (NYSE:SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices and 8.7 million active brokerage accounts, 1.5 million corporate retirement plan participants, 844,000 banking accounts, and $1.89 trillion in client assets as of September 30, 2012. The company was ranked 'Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Self-Directed Services' in the 2012 US Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction StudySM from J.D. Power and Associates. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab")(member SIPC, www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; compliance and trade monitoring solutions; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through its Advisor Services division. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides trust and custody services, banking and lending services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com and www.aboutschwab.com.
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Schwab Advisor Services serves independent investment advisory firms and includes the custody, trading and support services of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a registered broker-dealer and member SIPC. Independent investment advisors are not owned by, affiliated with or supervised by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Schwab Intelligent Integration ("SII") is an integrated technology strategy. Solutions leveraging SII are offered by Performance Technologies, Inc., ("PTI") a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation and an affiliate of Schwab or by participating providers in the Schwab OpenView Gateway program.
Neesha Hathi is an officer of Schwab Intelligent Technologies and Charles Schwab Advisor Services.
Schwab Intelligent Technologies (SIT), Schwab Performance Technologies (SPT) and CS&Co are separate companies affiliated as subsidiaries of The Charles Schwab Corporation, but their products and services are independent from each other. SIT and SPT's intelligent integration solutions integrate data about accounts custodied at CS&Co.
Participating providers in the Schwab OpenView Gateway are independent companies that are not affiliated with SIT or any of its affiliates. They develop interfaces needed for integration of their applications and tools, which are then subject to validation and pilot before becoming generally available to advisors. Their participation in Schwab OpenView Gateway is not a recommendation or endorsement of, or referral to, the participant by SIT or any of its affiliates. Neither SIT nor any of its affiliates makes any representation or warranty about information furnished by any participating provider. Advisors are solely responsible for evaluating, selecting, and purchasing products and services offered by them.
The 2012 RIA Benchmarking Study (Study) from Schwab comprises self-reported data from 1025 advisory firms that custody their assets with Schwab. All data is self-reported by Study participants and is not verified or validated. Each participating advisory firm submitted only one set of responses. The 2012 Study was fielded February and March, 2012.
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We actually wanted to do that, but couldn't get the video in there in time for the release. If we added it in now, people would have to download 500 MB just for a new intro. In the future though, we might offer optional intro video downloads.
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We actually wanted to do that, but couldn't get the video in there in time for the release. If we added it in now, people would have to download 500 MB just for a new intro. In the future though, we might offer optional intro video downloads.
No, that's a bug. It has been fixed in the recently released version 4.3.1, try updating the mod through the launcher :)
Dwarven Pikemen and ranged units cost a lot more than 200, they are not cheaper than the thralls. Basic melee infantry costs 200 for the Dwarves and also 200 for the Orcs. As Eol said below, thralls have many unique advantages that you have to pay for.
It is. It should only happen with the Legendary Heroes game mode though.
These trolls are not a very high priority for us, they're mainly in due to community demand ^^ However, you'll note they already do look better than in the vanilla game :)
They have the same damage as other basic archers, like the Lorien archers.
It seems to be bugged at the moment. It works sometimes, but not always.
No, patch 1.08 is unofficial and basically another mod. Edain runs on the last official patches, you need 1.06 for BfmE II and 2.01 for RotWK.
Westfold units were renamed into Meduseld units, we felt that fit them better.
No, the new version overwrites the old. However, Path of the Edain is not yet finished and not part of 4.3.
Feedback has been very divided on this. Other people, especially multiplayer fans, often tell us that buildings are way too durable. We have taken the first Battle for Middle-earth as a basis for siege damage.
Trolls regenerate automatically once they reach level 2. You can use Sauron's Influence on the slaughterhouse to bring them all to level 2.
At the moment we're busy with porting Rivendell and the Misty Mountains to Edain 4.0, after that maybe we can talk about new factions :)
This is a problem with the English version, we'll try to get it fixed. In the meantime, you can change the language to German in the launcher for when you need to use worldbuilder.
Can you feel it? A chill wind is rising...
And I'm sure Boromir was very sure he could control himself as well, until the Ring was actually dangled in front of him :P
Well, it seems you were among the very few people to check just as we were doing a test run for TWENTY SECONDS :D Congrats and enjoy!
A chill wind is rising...
Brutal AI does pack a bunch (in part because it cheats shamelessly). Ruud probably wanted to be free to show off all aspects of Angmar without having to worry too much about the AI.
It's certainly getting cold outside, isn't it?
That is why you can't recruit them directly and have to level up each individual dragon - this gives the enemy both warning and time to deal with them BEFORE they become flyers.
You recruit young, wingless dragon hatchlings and as they gain experience, they slowly grow into large winged dragons. See here: Moddb.com
Not yet.
No, we quite like their helmet. It's unique among all units in the game and looks quite fearsome.
It's true that Zaphragor is the only hero who doesn't belong to one single faction (he's part sorcerer, part Man of Carn Dûm). However, I think it's actually a good thing to also have heroes like that, heroes who are simply singular characters and personalities. That makes the faction feel more organic instead of designed. After all, every other faction has heroes that don't correspond to specific units.
Zaphragor is actually one of the most loyal servants the Witch-king has. He would happily give the Ring to his master and take joy from having served well!
They won't, that was an oversight on our part. The wolves are meant to be a battlefield suicide unit - very fast and with great damage, but very low armor. They weren't meant to be good at destroying buildings.


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Analysis Topic: Economic Trends AnalysisThe analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Ingo Schmidt writes: Springtime in Athens, Dublin in the fall. Lisbon next time or Madrid? The sparks of public deficits, foreign debt, and soaring risk premiums have lit a fire of fiscal and debt crises in the European periphery that have even inflamed the corridors of Euro-power – the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission and the capitals of the European Union (EU) heavyweights of France and Germany. In May, when Greece accepted a €45-billion bailout package, with the usual neoliberal adjustment strings attached, only a few folks on the fringes of the political spectrum speculated about the break-up of the Euro-zone. The recent negotiations between the Irish government and the EU, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the governments of Britain, Denmark and Sweden, were concluded with an additional €85-billion worth of credits and guarantees being anted up. But they also have started to raise serious concerns about the future of the Euro.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, December 20, 2010
Brazil From Debt Pariah to Cash King, The New Miracle Economy / Economics / Brazil
Brazil's economy is booming, and I can assure you, it's not a bubble.
I am also certain that the vast riches being made are not a flash in the pan.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Zombie Banks Feast, Whilst the Economy Starves / Economics / Credit Crisis 2011
Japan, Inc. is run by the big banks for the big corporations. America, Inc. is run by the big corporations for the big banks. Take your pick.
Japan has not had hyperinflation. Neither have we. But will we? In the words of Nashville part-time singer and full-time financial advisor, Merle Hazard, "Will it be Zimbabwe or Japan?" If you have not seen Merle's video, you really should. It's here.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Europe Kicking the Debt Crisis Can Down the Road / Economics / Global Debt Crisis
Different Cans for Different Folks
More Debt is NOT the Solution to Too Much Debt
Et Tu, Belgium?
How often did we as young kids go down the street kicking a can? "Kicking the can down the road" is a universally understood metaphor that has come to mean not dealing with the problem but putting a band-aid on it, knowing we will have to deal with something maybe even worse in the future.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
America's Second Great Depression 2010 Year-end Update (Part 1) / Economics / Great Depression II
"Regarding the Great Depression. You're right, we did it. We're very sorry. But thanks to you, we won't do it again." [1]
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Tax Deal and Inflationary Macroeconomic Stimulus / Economics / Taxes
It is becoming increasingly difficult to divide the politics from the policy, but the new tax deal being negotiated between Congress and the White House will set the stage for serious economic stimulus (and inflation) in 2011 and beyond.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Why Government is More Afraid of Debt than Economic Depression / Economics / Global Debt Crisis
Michael Hudson: Deficit Hawks Want a One Two Punch Against the Economy.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Index of Leading Economic Indicators Underscores Continuing Recovery / Economics / Economic Recovery
The Conference Board's Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) posted a solid 1.1% gain in November after a revised 0.4% increase in October. The LEI has risen at an annual rate of 8.7% in the three months ended November compared with a 0.4% gain during the previous three months (ending August). The accelerated increase of the LEI implies continued growth of the economy and at a stronger pace compared with the trend seen in recent months. The possibility of a double-dip discussed frequently in the summer months is almost irrelevant now.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, December 17, 2010
Western Public Debt Bubble Explodes Sending Financial Shock Waves Across Europe and America / Economics / Global Debt Crisis
GEAB writes: The second half of 2011 will mark the point in time when all the world's financial operators will finally understand that the West will not repay in full a significant portion of the loans advanced over the last two decades. For LEAP/E2020 it is, in effect, around October 2011, due to the plunge of a large number of US cities and states into an inextricable financial situation following the end of the federal funding of their deficits, whilst Europe will face a very significant debt refinancing requirementRead full article... Read full article...
Friday, December 17, 2010
U.S. Housing Market Starts Show Small Recovery / Economics / Economic Recovery
Construction of new homes increased 3.9% to an annual rate of 555,000 in November, following an 11.1% drop in the previous month. Starts of single-family units advanced 6.9% in November to an annual rate of 465,000. The November level of single-family starts is marginally above the three-month moving average of single-family starts (see Chart 1), which suggests that stronger gains are necessary before we declare that home construction activity is out of the woods. Multi-family starts fell 9.1% in November, marking the third consecutive monthly decline.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Economic Reality of the Obama Republican Tax Deal / Economics / Economic Theory
Economists and other pundits have been discussing the deal struck between Obama and the Republicans. It is an interesting topic because it showcases the enormous gulf between what makes good political sense and what policies are economically beneficial.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, December 16, 2010
U.S. Inflation Consumer Price Index Contains No Surprises / Economics / Inflation
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in November following a 0.2% gain in the prior month. The CPI has risen 1.1% from a year ago compared with a 1.8% gain in the 12-month period ended November 2009. Energy prices increased only 0.2% in November vs. a 2.6% gain in October. The price index for natural gas (-5.7%) fell but gasoline prices (+0.7%) advanced for the fifth straight month, with November recording the smallest of these five monthly gains. The food price index moved up 0.2% in November after a 0.1% increase in the prior month. The important message is that the CPI continues to show a distinct decelerating trend (see Chart 1).Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Britain's Jobless Economic Recovery as UK Unemployment Hits 2.5 million / Economics / Unemployment
The latest UK unemployment data caught the mainstream press and academic economists by surprise by showing a rise of 35k to 2.5 million (7.9%) for the three months to September 2010. UK unemployment is particularly hitting young people hard which risks creating a lost generation of increasingly angry youth (19.8% unemployed), as well as 1/2 million jobs expected to be cut from the public sector over the next 2 years, many of whom will find it difficult to adapt to the private sector jobs market.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
How to Escape the Global Debt Trap and Make a Fortune / Economics / Global Debt Crisis
We have just released our new book, The Global Debt Trap: How to Escape the Danger and Build a Fortune, which we think is timed perfectly for the events now swirling around us.
And as our way of thanking you for your interest as reader, we are giving you the first sections right here in this issue …Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Economic Crisis in America: Mounting Household Debts, Threat to Pension Funds and Social Security / Economics / US Debt
The experts' keep telling us how great shopping is this Christmas Season when only 17% of shoppers are using credit cards. That is a drop of 50% from last year, and the lowest usage in 27 years. We guess buyers have unloaded the cookie jar and pulled their savings from under the mattress. The consumer sentiment index has risen 2.6, but we will wait to see if attitudes turn into sales. Home buying intentions continue to fall as interest rates hit 4.66% for a 30-year fixed mortgage this past week, putting a further damper on future sales.Read full article... Read full article...


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Faith No More Plan US Tour
I'm glad for you guys. I've already seen em 3 times during the european tour
Digging: Stick Men With Ray Guns - Grave City
Holy shitballs awesome news
Digging: Deftones - Gore
lets hope this actually means north america, and they head up to Canada
that would be cool
Was so fucking happy to see them during the Europe tour. Enjoy, America, this is one of the world's top class acts
I've been waiting on a reunion tour from these guys for like 10 years, this just makes my day. They better come to Chicago...
Please come to San Diego.
Alright now that you have one band back, Mr. Patton, I think it's due time to get Mr. Bungle about again.
Mr. Bungle aren't going to get back together. Spruance and Patton hate each other and haven't spoken in years. Forget about it
yeah, I know. but a guy can dream right? because for me it's definitely bungle > fnm. And I would just love to see what bungle would do next.
i'm definitely going to this and just jizzed my pants.
^ I fucking hate it when people stretch the screen like that. Mike Patton is disappointed, kid
Too bad I'm Mike Patton, and I'm not disappointed.
Been digging angel dust recently.
Bring on February. It will be....... EPIC!
^Ugh, that was terrible. You should be ashamed
Ohh nice, have to make the trip south for this one
I will never be ashamed of my puns.
omg please come to florida!
If they don't, I guess everything's ruined?
and if they do, you probably would consider it a small victory
Stop being jizzlobbers
Come to Philly!
wow this reunion came FROM OUT OF NOWHERE
South Florida..get on it Faith No More
If they don't come to New Mexico, I'll be FALLING TO PIECES
Hmmm not to sound like a bad ass, but I know FTM's tour manager, and have known about this since July, but had no source besides him. I've told a few friends, but its glad to hear its finally official.
No info on exactly where they are headed unfortunately. I'll try and find out though.
So you're saying we are THE LAST TO KNOW?!
If i don't find out soon, i'll have a MIDLIFE CRISIS
I feel so HELPLESS just sitting here waiting for dates
When i heard the news that they were reuniting, i was NAKED IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER
I've been waiting for this tour for so long, I don't even believe it's really going to happen. I guess I'm just waiting for some EVIDENCE.
I guess we're all just LIVING ON A PRAYER
^easy pal, FNM songs only
Are you my own PERSONAL JESUS?
This is A SMALL VICTORY for america, but what about canada...SHE(They)LOVES ME(US) NOT?
If you guys keep fucking this up you can GET OUT.
MIDNIGHT COWBOY is actually not a bad movie
I managed to catch 2 dates on the Euro tour and can report the shows were better than the old tour I saw years ago. Patton is on amazing form this time round. If they play America you are all in for a treat.
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Supermodels in the making! Kendall and Kylie Jenner take the fashion world by storm as they join mother Kris on catwalk at Red Dress Show
They took to the catwalk several times in the autumn to make their mark as models.
And Kendall and Kylie Jenner's reign seems to just be kicking off.
The reality star sister act were in the Big Apple on Wednesday for New York Fashion Week.
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Red-dy, steady, go: Kendall and Kylie Jenner looked stunning at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Fashion Show on Wednesday
Design divas: The pair were decked out in gorgeous gowns by Badgley Mischka
The duo joined mother Kris to
walk in the Red Dress Fashion Show – a charity show held to raise
awareness about heart disease.
All three of the stars slipped into gorgeous red Badgley Mischka gowns to walk in the show alongside Kelly Osbourne, Minka Kelly and Gabby Douglas.
And plenty of designers offered their stunning dresses to do their bit for The Heart Truth fundraiser and Minka wore Oscar de la Renta.
Sister act: The teenagers, who are both models, walked hand-in-hand down the catwalk for New York Fashion Week
Strike a pose: All eyes were on the sibling duo as they posed for the cameras at the end of the runway
Teamwork: The girls' mother Kris Jenner also walked in the charity fashion show
Glamour girls: Both Minka Kelly (L) and Jamie Chung made their mark on the catwalk when it was their time to shine
Other stars in attendance included Toni Braxton, Jillian Michaels and Brenda Strong.
Kris and her teenage daughters were spotted leaving their hotel and making their way to the Hammerstein Ballroom for the event.
As soon as they got there, Kylie, 15, and 17-year-old Kendall skipped to the end of the catwalk to pose for an artistic photo hand-in-hand.
Lean machine: TV personality Jillian Michaels looked toned as she strutted down the runway
Look at me: Kelly Osbourne made sure she stood out as she twirled around in her strapless gown
Star-studded: Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, seen with designer Pamela Roland, was also included in the celebrity line-up
Glamour girls: Both Minka Kelly (L) and Jamie Chung made their mark on the catwalk when it was their time to shine
Red is the colour: (L-R) Jillian Michaels, Roselyn Sanchez and Brenda Strong all joined in with lovely red dresses
The trio were also spotted talking to press and doing interviews backstage ahead of the evening show.
Kendall and Kylie certainly looked like off-duty models as they headed out for the exciting day.
Kendall sported a distressed black and white bomber jacket over a white top and skinny jeans tucked into sky high black ankle boots.
Blondes have more fun: Snowboarder Torah Bright and Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin looked like they were having a great time together
A night to remember: Toni Braxton and Jay Manuel of America's Next Top Model fame were also at the fashion show
Congratulations: The celebrity models shared a hug after they took their final walk
She's no diva: Kylie did her own mascara as Kris had her lip gloss expertly applied
And Kylie cut an equally stylish figure in a bold printed jacket, baggy black top, leather trousers and two-tone court shoes.
Kylie held her mother's hand as they strolled out of their hotel, with Kris dressed in an all-black outfit of boat, jeans and clunky motorcycle boots.
Ahead of the show Kendall posted on her blog: 'Kylie and I are in New York right now for the PacSun launch and Fashion Week.
VIDEO Kendall and Kylie share this clip of them walking catwalk with their mom
Full bloom: Doutzen Kroes showed off the full extent of her amazing dress as she entered the event
Model daughters: Kylie and Kris were seen leaving their hotel hand-in-hand make their way to the fashion show
Stylish starlet: Kendall and Kylie looked just like off-duty models as they prepared to walk in New York Fashion Week
Spotlight on us: Kylie shared a photo of herself and her sister at the end of the catwalk along with the caption 'Taking over'
So elegant: Kylie looked gorgeous in her gown and appeared serene as she prepared to walk in the show
'I'm pumped for the runway show we're doing tonight with our mom, the Red Dress Collection Fashion Show 2013!'
It was a busy day for Kris who earlier on acted as a co-host on The View.
And when host Whoopi Goldberg asked Kris if she wanted to set the record straight about divorce allegations, Kris said: 'We are not getting divorced. Not in a million, bazillion years.'
Getting ready for the big moment: All three Jenner girls were seen chatting to press backstage before getting ready
Bright young thing: Kylie was one stylish 15-year-old in her bold printed jacket
Mom and me: Kendall passed the time en route to the fashion show by taking photos of herself and Kris
Busy time: Kendall and Kylie are also preparing for the launch of their new fashion collection
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Today, I woke up to see my cat crawling out my window onto the roof. Afraid he was going to jump to the ground, I crawled out my window as well. I caught him. The neighbors caught me in my underwear and bra yelling at my cat on the roof. FML
by catgirl911 / 10/12/2009 at 9:44pm / United States (Michigan) / Animals
Today, I discovered I was at the same restaurant as my ex and his new girlfriend. Quickly, I picked up my mother's phone when she wasn't looking, and began to pretend to talk to a fake new boyfriend. Few seconds later, the waiter loudly asked me if I was done talking into the calculator. FML
by Ohgreat / 10/17/2009 at 12:25pm / United States (Ohio) / Love
Today, when I walked up to my car, all my windows were smashed. Thankfully, all I keep in my car is jumper cables, a pen, my car insurance and manual. Whoever smashed my windows apparently was pissed, 'cos they left a note saying "F**k you and your f**king station wagon". FML
by Smashed / 11/15/2009 at 6:16pm / United States (Illinois) / Transportation
Today, I went to pick my date up at her house. When I got to the door, her dad answered. We talked for a little bit and he told me to take his 1958 Corvette. I politely refused and he told me, "If I can trust you with my daughter, I can trust you with my car." I crashed into his mailbox. FML
by Manstobe92 / 11/16/2009 at 2:32am / United States (Texas) / Love
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Desktop HDD .15 4TB HDD
Our sample of the Desktop HDD .15 was delivered in its bare drive form. At the top Seagate has chosen to list the capacity at 4000GB, while also trading in the Barracuda branding for the simpler Desktop HDD.
The back of the drive houses a green PCB with the SATA and power connections at the bottom.
The drives power and data connections have been placed in the standard configuration, insuring wide compatibility.
Removing the PCB from the back of the drive, we get a closer look at the construction. A set of pins connect the drives platters and heads to the PCB.
Front and center we found the Desktop HDD .15 to use an LSI MCU. Just north of the MCU you will find the cache by Samsung, and to the right we have the VCU by Smooth.
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FFC Seongyong Cho on Paul Weitz's "Grandma."
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Fabian Bielinsky's "Nine Queens" is a con within a con within a con. There comes a time when we think we've gotten to the bottom, and then the floor gets pulled out again and we fall another level. Since nothing is as it seems (it doesn't even seem as it seems), watching the film is like observing a chess game in which all of the pieces are in plain view but one player has figured out a way to cheat. "David Mamet might kill for a script as good," Todd McCarthy writes in Variety. True, although Mamet might also reasonably claim to have inspired it; the set-up owes something to his "House of Games," although familiarity with that film will not help you figure out this one.
The film starts with a seemingly chance meeting. Indeed, almost everything in the film is "seemingly." A young would-be con man named Juan (Gaston Pauls) is doing the $20 bill switch with a naive cashier--the switch I have never been able to figure out, where you end up with $39 while seemingly doing the cashier a favor. Juan succeeds. The cashier goes off duty. Juan is greedy and tries the same trick on her replacement. The first cashier comes back with the manager, screaming that she was robbed. At this point Marcos (Ricardo Darin), a stranger in the store, flashes his gun, identifies himself as a cop, arrests the thief and hauls him off.
Of course Marcos is only seemingly a cop. He lectures Juan on the dangers of excessive greed and buys him breakfast, and then the two of them seemingly happen upon an opportunity to pull a big swindle involving the "nine queens," a rare sheet of stamps. This happens when Valeria (Leticia Bredice), seemingly Marcos' sister, berates him because one of his old criminal associates tried to con a client in the hotel where she seemingly works. The old con seemingly had a heart attack, and now the field is seemingly open for Marcos and Juan to bilk the seemingly rich and drunk Gandolfo (Ignasi Abadal).
Now before you think I've given away the game with all those "seeminglys," let me point out that they may only seemingly be seeminglys. They may in fact be as they seem. Or seemingly otherwise. As Juan and Marcos try to work out their scheme, which involves counterfeit stamps, we wonder if in fact the whole game may be a pigeon drop with Juan as the pigeon. But, no, the fake stamps are stolen, seemingly by complete strangers, requiring Marcos and Juan to try to con the owner of the real nine queens out of stamps they can sell Gandolfo. (Since they have no plans to really pay for these stamps, their profit would be the same in either case.) And on and on, around and around, in an elegant and sly deadpan comedy. A plot, however clever, is only the clockwork; what matters is what kind of time a movie tells. "Nine Queens" is blessed with a gallery of well-drawn character roles, including the alcoholic mark and his two bodyguards; the avaricious widow who owns the "nine queens" and her much younger bleached-blond boyfriend, and Valeria the sister, who opposes Marcos' seamy friends and life of crime but might be willing to sleep with Gandolfo if she can share in the spoils.
Juan meanwhile falls for Valeria himself, and then there are perfectly timed hiccups in the plot where the characters (and we) apparently see through a deception, only to find that deeper reality explains everything--maybe. The story plays out in modern-day Buenos Aires, a city that looks sometimes Latin, sometimes American, sometimes Spanish, sometimes German, sometimes modern, sometimes ancient. Is it possible the city itself is pulling a con on its inhabitants, and that some underlying reality will deceive everyone? The ultimate joke of course would be if the Argentine economy collapsed, so that everyone's gains, ill-gotten or not, would evaporate. But that is surely too much to hope for.
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Police said Eric C. Warner, 19, and Forest Warford IV, 23, broke into Incentive Resale around 10 p.m. Saturday night. Fulton police arrested the two men when they returned to the store Sunday. Store employees detained the suspects until police arrived.
Both men face charges of burglary in the 2nd degree, felony property damage, and felony stealing. Warford has an additional charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Speaking on Friday, Prime Minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich said he no longer represented the party of power and accused outgoing President Leonid Kuchma - who had groomed Yanukovich as his successor after 10 years in power - of now backing the opposition.
"I am ready to debate him in any place in any forum and in front of any audience," Yanukovich said in reference to opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko. "I challenge that coward to a debate."
Yanukovich and Yushchenko debated each other only once on national television before a disputed 21 November election that threw Ukraine into crisis.
Pro-Moscow Yanukovich was declared winner, drawing hundreds of thousands of supporters of the pro-western Yushchenko on to the streets.
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Yanukovich counter-attacked on Friday, throwing bitter accusations not only against his opponent but also against his former mentor Kuchma, whom he accused of failing to stand up and defend the election results in the face of accusations of fraud from Western states.
"If they think theycan win in this way [using intimidation],I think they will getsuch a reaction in the east and south thatthey will never beable to handle it" Viktor Yanukovich,Ukraine prime minister"I am disappointed, but I trusted those cowards and traitors with whom I worked under this government," Yanukovich said in his first public criticism of Kuchma.
"If they think theycan win in this way [using intimidation],I think they will getsuch a reaction in the east and south thatthey will never beable to handle it" Viktor Yanukovich,Ukraine prime minister
"I was not mistaken when I thought that I fought not only against the opposition but also these people of this shameful government," he said.
Yanukovich further accused Yushchenko supporters of intimidating his backers in the Western-leaning regions of western Ukraine where the opposition dominates.
He said the intimidation may prompt the southern and eastern regions that support Russian-leaning rule to reciprocate.
"If they think they can win in this way, I think they will get such a reaction in the east and south that they will never be able to handle it," Yanukovich said.
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