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Sounds like an interesting and cool project to me !
This is the beginning of a city project that I harbored for a long time (and will take a long time to be completed, as usual), which I am able to do now that I have a new computer better able to handle large .psd files.
Basically this is a large city, which I am going to draw gradually from its founding up to its fully developed "present" state in my imagined world. There may even be some little story attached to each stage, if I find the time and energy to write it, but the main purpose is that by designing it step by step, thinking about the necessities and the resources available to the people inhabiting and building it, I will be able to achieve a more organic and realistic feeling, which until now has eluded me (or so I feel).
It's going to be a pretty large map, here you can see a 50% size of the basic terrain, where 1px=2m (1px=1m in my working version), so it is 9km*6.5km.
Of course any comment, critique or suggestion would be highly welcomed.
Sounds like an interesting and cool project to me !
Humble beginnings for what is going to be a great city.
(I was lazy and did not double-check the English. Please forgive any error.
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circa 350 years aKf (~year 10 Ec )
The exact time of the founding remains just as uncertain as the identity of the first colonists. Most commonly, the present citizens place the founding of the city in the year 341 after the passage of the Kelerion's falls, and they claim to come directly from the original lineage of the Elorils, upstream of Kyriakor and even of the Kelerion's waterfalls themselves. Others say that cannot be true, since at the claimed date of the founding Kiryakor was a sizeable city, already warring with the Namharim tribes, and therefore Elorils' migration from upstream must have already ceased by then. This would support the claim that all the Eloril cities in the great Keleryon valley were originally Kiryakor's colonies (understandibly, not a popular thesis downstream). However, history from such early times is sketchy and fragmented, thus no one can know for sure.
Probably, like most younh colonies, Elinore was originally a rather egalitarian democracy, with some informal prominence recognized to the leader of the expedition.
The "city" at the time was not much to speak of, subsisting on simple agriculture and river fishing; it is nevertheless possible that the original colonists chose the site as they already foresaw the potential of a place where the Akaderyon river met the Kelerion, and the great river was potentially bridgeable thanks to the group of islands.
The few notable features of the original village include the common hall (1), stables (2), and a logging camp (3).
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Hi there!!
This looks really amazing; I bet it will be fabulous when it's completed!
I really like your trees, and I LOVE the farms... but, I don't know how to say it... The trees look like they are sitting on air above the ground? I think it may be the shadows are too big, but I'm not sure?
Also, I want to help you with your description. You have a few typos/grammar nitpicks there... not a big deal, but if you want to, you might change them
"remains juast as uncertain" = "remains just as uncertain"
"must already had ceased" = "must have already ceased"
"understandibly" = "understandably"
"agricolture" = "agriculture"
The English is pretty good. I can't wait to watch your city grow!
Thanks. It's because I usually rely on the automatic spellcheck (well, I still have the grammar to respond for...), but now I wrote directly in PS. I'll be more diligent next time (maybe)
It actually isn't bad... might even make it more realistic. Words were spelled several different ways for a very long time, so you might have many errors in the language on a map.
This does sound like a great project, and your progress is very promising so far. One thing I was going to mention is that the islands in your river look a bit wrong. It might be that they look like they've just been dropped there for no reason. In the only examples of riverine islands I know of (Ile de la Citte and Ile Saint-Louis in Paris, and the Tiber Island which you obvously wold be familiar with) the islands occupy most of the width of the river, and alter the way water flows around them. Eg the Tiber is widest where it passes the island (I'm not doing a great job of explaining myself. If there are any geologists reading this, could they please explain it more clearly). I also doubt those islands would appear where a tributary is entering the main river.
Also I thought I'd mention that many English towns (and this probably applies to river ports everywhere) placed their first jetties not on the main river, but on the tributaries of that river. The reason is that the strength of the current was lower in tributaries, and so provided extra protection for boats (especially in a flood).
Hope those thoughts are helpful and don't cause too much problems. As I said, this is a great idea, and I wish you luck with it.
I am not entirely happy with the look of the islands either. One single large island occupying most of the river did not appeal to me, since the river is so wide (~1200m). Are you sure that in any case there is a river island then the river widens? Do you think just widening it a bit would make it look more realistic?
I am not an expert in rivers or geology (or anything), and I don't want to die over details either, but if I can make it more realistic without too much work I'm all for it.
As for the tributary, there will be soon developments in that direction too. I think that such a wide river flowing through a plain should not have an insurmountable current. It better not, indeed, since the river is the main transport route for the region and the center of the entire civilization inhabiting it and its surroundings.
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Actually I don't think that's true.
The mississippi river in the US has MANY islands in the river. Here's one off that little bump in illinois;
The largest, Quinsippi island, is about half the size of the river.
It comes right after the tributary from the river out by goose lake meets up with the mississippi.
Right before (almost at) the meeting of those two rivers are 3 smaller islands. None of those is more than 1/5 the width of the mississippi.
People don't see this a *LOT* because most rivers aren't as wide. A narrow river hits a piece of high ground and only has enough pressure to go around it one way. A big ole river like the mississippi will split, because the pressure of all that water hits the high ground and splits...
I dunno how to explain it.
Anyway, what makes an "island" in the middle of a river is simply that the ground there is higher than the water level.
The size of the island compared to the size of the river depends on how big the hill is and how wide your river is.
Quinsippi island:
You can't see this from further up, but it's there.
The thing about the jetties makes sense though.
So, should I widen it or not? I mean, would it be necessary to widen it, or could it make sense even as it is?


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I'm big into country music. This summer I discovered Eric Church and let me tell you, the dude is freaking awesome. He's coming to Des Moines in March. Great on the guitar...sings some nice redneck songs, which I like, being I am from the sticks.
Just wondering if I was out on an island as far as that is concerned.?.?.?
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With me Chris, you are on an island. But I cant knock it..until I've heard the song or artist.
I go by artist not genre, might have to youtube this guy.
I am a big fan of him. A lotta college kids like him, I bet that would be a great concert...do you know of anyone else performing with him?
Eric Church is great. He's an up-and-comer. I don't know if he's ever going to get to Kenny Chesney level stardom, but I don't think it's long before he's going to be headlining a tour.
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I like Church alot... REALLY looking forward to Jason Aldean at Hilton though.
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Originally Posted by cybsball20
I like Church alot... REALLY looking forward to Jason Aldean at Hilton though.
Yeah me too. Aldean is sweet. That will be an awesome show.
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Eric Church is great. He's an up-and-comer. I don't know if he's ever going to get to Kenny Chesney level stardom, but I don't think it's long before he's going to be headlining a tour.
You know what I think I like the most about Church? It is like he doesn't even want to be that Kenny Chesney level of a star...you know? He just does his own thing.
I kind of like country, but growing up in Fort Dodge, I really can't relate to it so I feel kind of toolish when I listen to it. I do know a lot of Church fans though.
Another country music fan here Chris. Not familar with Eric Church yet. Just went to Brad Paisley the other week and waiting to see what the George and Reba tickets are going to cost as the wife would really love to see them in concert.
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EC is good. I grew up on country and still listen to it today. A few years ago thanks to myspace music pages, I discovered a whole new world of country music. Cross Canadian Ragweed who opens for Dierks Bentley a lot. Reckless Kelly, Jackson Taylor, Jason Boland, Stoney Larue ect.. Now I go to Texas Music for the Country. They have there own music charts for the state and generally whats popular down there, they don't play on radio here for many reasons. Youtube the bands and you'll find a lot of music you love that you've never heard of.
Love Eric Church. Eli Young Band is an up and coming one that I like a lot too
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Love Eric Church. Eli Young Band is an up and coming one that I like a lot too
Eli Young Band is good, another Texas band. They've been around awhile it's nice to see them starting to get national exposure. They use to tour w/ Robert Earl Keen and Pat Green a few years ago.
I've heard a little of Eric Church and liked what I heard. I also think Eli Young Band will make it too. I wish I could go to that Aldean concert, he's quickly becoming one of my favorite artists.
Chris have you heard Jake Owen's stuff? I have his latest cd and absolutely love it. Can easily listen to it all the way through. He's the guy that sings 8 second ride in case that helps.
Jason Aldean and Jake Owen are my favorites but I like a variety of country.
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Ukraine during the years since independence has gained a firm hold of the choice of social and state development strategy. In the foreign policy arena – it is a choice in favor of European integration and active cooperation with international organizations and partner-countries. In the internal arena – it is a choice in favor of the consolidation of our democratic society, ensuring human rights and freedoms and market transformations.
Predictability and consistency of the foreign policy
During the nine years of its independence, which is only a second in the XX century, Ukraine has proven to the world community its ability to implement undertaken commitments and shown a consistency in realizing its non-block foreign policy course. Let me mention some concrete facts, which are already proud parts of Ukraine's history.
Ukraine not only voluntarily gave up the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world, but has also consistently, with the U.S. assistance, sought to eliminate its stockpile of strategic missiles. Ukraine fully implements the provisions of the main accords in the field of arms control and international non-proliferation regimes.
Ukraine has tried to play an active role in the international security system in the context of the ABM Treaty. We understand peculiarities of the U.S. approach to the problem of "soft adaptation" of the Treaty and Ukraine seeks an opportunity for determining its place in this negotiating process.
Last December, Ukraine closed up the Chornobyl nuclear plant, thus fulfilling a considerable commitment to the safety of humankind. Due to this fact the world now is safer. This step Ukraine made consciously in spite of the significant economic hardships and problems in the energy sector the closure entails.
Ukraine was the first among the former Soviet Union republics who in 1995 signed the Partnership for Peace Program with NATO. Ukraine has actively developed a distinctive partnership with the Alliance in accordance with the Madrid Charter. Recently Ukraine presented in NATO Headquarters the second State Program of Cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the years 2001-2004 which was activated by the President's order in the end of January 2001.
The cooperation with NATO opens for Ukraine additional opportunities to strengthen its national security and to prevent the emergence of new threats to stability and security in Europe. Ukraine hopes for the assistance of the Alliance's member-states in reforming our own Armed Forces, moving them towards European standards, and helping to remove the non-military threats to security.
In 1992, Ukraine became a member of the OSCE and since that it consistently pursues a policy of reinforcing the role and effectiveness of the Helsinki process with regard to strengthening regional security in political, military, humanitarian and other dimensions. The increasing international authority of our state was vividly revealed as well during its Presidency in the UN Security Council (March 2001) when discussing the settlement of various international conflicts.
Ukraine understands that the existence of the conflicts in the OSCE and UN zone of responsibility remains one of the most serious challenges to international security. Because of that it is an active participant in the settlement of conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo, a mediator in the negotiations in Transdnistria and Abhasia, and has undertaken peacekeeping efforts under the UN auspicious in other regions of the world.
Ukraine has established strategic partnerships with the U.S., the Russian Federation, Poland and a number of other countries. It is a full-fledged member a number of influential international organizations, including: the Council of Europe, the Central European Initiative, the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
Ukraine has signed treaties on friendship and cooperation with all its neighboring states. Special attention has been paid to the Treaty with Russia, to the implementation of the Black Sea Fleet arrangements, to determining the status of the city of Sevastopol, and to continuing the process of delimitation the Ukrainian-Russian border. A further step in this direction is the initiative of Ukraine on adopting measures with regard to strengthening confidence and security in the military naval field in the Black Sea basin.
Ukraine takes an active part in creating new European security architecture, which foresees, in particular, the broadening of cooperation in the framework of other European organizations and in bilateral relations. Ukraine links its significant contribution to the process of creating of the sole security space on the continent with the reinforcing of the OSCE role.
Ukraine has consistently adhered to the unchanged course toward European integration and is looking forward to putting this process on a qualitatively new level. The President of Ukraine restated this when approving the resignation of the Government last week.
When Ukraine considers entering the EU it believes that this long-term objective will stimulate the development of the internal resources and internal potential, in particular in the direction of forming a strong civil society, democratic political system, and functioning market economy.
A very important aspect of Ukraine's European integration is the seeking of its own place in the European economy, especially under the conditions of the development of common functioning of energy systems. Ukraine has considerable transit capacity and powerful gas and oil pipelines systems, which enables it to become a full-fledged participant in any energy dialog between Brussels and Moscow.
Ukraine considers as a priority and consistently stands for the thorough realization of the OSCE summit's decisions in Istanbul, Turkey regarding the backing of integration in the world economy of the OSCE member-states in transition. The effectiveness of the joint actions on this direction influences the intensity of the integration process in the OSCE region as well as the efficiency of adherence the countries of the region to European values.
The balance of approaches and predictability of initiatives characterize the current state of Ukrainian-Russian relations. The main issues of today's dialogue with Russia have an economic dimension. Other issues have a more residual influence (the legal status of Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed in Crimea, non-settlement of the sea section of interstate border) or, on the contrary, become topical questions (humanitarian field or geopolitical choice).
We forecast those economic relations between Moscow and Kyiv in the medium-term perspective will be the determining factor in Ukrainian-Russian relations. In this regard, the main issue remains the effective solving of the debt problems for Russian energy resources, which continue to mount. The fact that the April (2001) heads of state meeting between Ukraine and Russia was dedicated in large part to discussing the issue of supplies of Ukrainian pipes confirms this conclusion.
Ukraine does not support the concept of institutionalizing multilateral-regional-interstate cooperation aimed at creating supranational structures of federal or confederate nature on the post-Soviet Union space. Ukraine does not participate in the activity within the Treaty on Collective Security of the CIS-member states and did not adhere to the Union State of Belarus-Russia.
At the same time we take into consideration that the Russian Federation continues systematically to develop a new foreign policy toward the post-Soviet Union and European region. This policy demands careful analysis and shaping a position on this matter on the part of both Ukraine and the United States of America.
2.Priorities and Perspectives of the Ukrainian-American Relations
Ukraine's foreign policy course aimed at European integration will be efficient only if it is in harmony with a predictable policy of good relations with all Euro-Atlantic partners.
We consider our relations with the United States of America an important priority of Ukraine's international relations. It means that Ukrainian-American relations are based on solid foundations and are not dependent upon those in power in our respective countries. According to the Budapest agreements of 1994, the United States is the guarantor of security of Ukraine.
The path the two countries have covered to attain the present level of strategic partnership relations declared in October 1996 was far from being easy and unhindered. We had to overcome a complex series of problems in 1991-1992, when the U.S. was skeptical about very idea of an independent Ukraine, arguing that it would not fully correspond to the national security interests of the Unites States.
Luckily after a very brief period of mutual misunderstanding, the sides reached the realization that such an approach would only lead to a dead-end and would hinder "democratic partnership". Signing of the Charter of Partnership, Friendship and Cooperation between Ukraine and the United States in 1994 became a turning point for the U.S. policy towards Ukraine. Since then, our relations have embarked upon the road of strategic partnership.
At a new stage of our cooperation, with the arrival to power of the new Republican Administration, along with the 107th Congress, Ukraine looks with optimism at the future of the Ukrainian-American relations. We believe that the U.S. policy towards our nation will continue to be based upon the mutual understanding that strengthening democracy, economic reforms and independence of Ukraine is both of paramount importance for the national interest of the United States, as well as for the perspectives of European and transatlantic security and stability.
Our relations require new dynamism in light of the election of President George W. Bush. New perspectives, which are promising a fresh look at the strategic partnership, appear for the deepening of relations between Ukraine and the U.S.
We hope that the policy of the President Bush's Administration towards Ukraine will indeed be strategic and will not become a hostage of the secondary issues and unfriendly acts aimed at each other. The Ukrainian side shares a pragmatic approach in the field of foreign policy of the new Cabinet. The United States has also significantly supported and assisted Ukraine's course of European integration.
That is why we look forward to support from the new Administration. At the same time we realize, that any support from the United States will depend on our ability to settle present internal problems and advance along the road of democratic reforms. It's natural that present internal problems in our society continue to influence America's attitude towards Ukraine. However, one has to take into account one simple thing: scandals have to be taken into consideration according to their real scale and meaning not to undermine long term prospects of cooperation.
The U.S. as a prominent leader in the field of information society could significantly assist Ukraine in developing its mass media, establishing system of spreading around the world trustworthy information about Ukraine.
The existence of active and close relations with Ukraine corresponds to the interests of the United States. Ukraine is located at a strategic crossroad of Europe and Asia. Developments in Ukraine directly influence both neighboring nations, as well as overall European stability.
Ukraine and the United States have undertaken commitments on some fundamental issues. Both nations wish to see the European continent stable and peaceful. Ukrainian-Russian cooperation will undoubtedly make Europe more secure and our progressive development in this direction corresponds to goals of our partners in Europe and the U.S. Ukraine and the U.S. have to work together to make control over the weapons of mass distraction more secure.
The UN Security Council, which Ukraine recently successfully chaired, is the very international body where two countries closely cooperate. We share general positions on such problems as the fight against international terrorism. We are ready to promote to the fullest extend possible the ability of the Security Council to take adequate and timely actions with regard to conflicts around the world, fight drug trafficking, etc.
Strategic partnership welcomed by Ukraine and the United States requires a sound economic and trade base. Commitment to create such base was confirmed by Ukraine's leadership and previous U.S. Administrations. We have innumerable evidence that this confirmation was sincere and businesslike. We are fully aware that the democratic and market transformations in Ukraine are in the interest of the United States. This leaves little doubt about continuing the above mentioned policy line.
During the 9 years of its independence, Ukraine has received almost $ 2 billion worth of American assistance. We are grateful for this vitally important assistance, which has contributed to our survival under difficult conditions since the establishment of independence. We understand that businesslike partnership must become a key element of our relations with the United States and the rest of the world.
We hope that Ukraine's future membership in the WTO will give us the possibility to join a world community that is being guided by civilized and generally recognized rules. We are grateful to the U.S. government's assistance to Ukraine in joining the WTO. We also count on continued U.S. experts' assistance in general, though specifically in the fields of products standardization and certification and intellectual property rights protection.
We are serious in making Ukraine attractive for foreign investors. We are indeed concerned with a number of things which make Western investors look with precaution at the possibility of investing in Ukraine. We understand that Ukraine ought to learn how to encourage foreign investors to compete for a place at our market.
The "Sea Launch" project has become a wonderful example of the potential of our high tech sector. By providing the most essential components – missiles, Ukraine together with the United States, Russia, Norway takes part in launching commercial satellites. "Sea Launch" is seen in Ukraine as an extraordinarily important business that confirms, in spite of all economic difficulties, that Ukraine was and remains capable of preserving and developing its scientific and technological potential.
Cooperation in the field of space exploration is one of the priorities of bilateral relations. Ukraine is interested in participation in the work of the international space station, joint space science projects, communications networks and in developing new carriers.
Regretfully our trade and economic relations are not without problems. First of all, Ukraine puts its hope on constructive role of the U.S. government in supporting our nation in receiving permanent normal trade relations status and recognizing Ukraine as a market economy state.
Abandoning Jackson-Vanik is long awaited. All necessary preconditions have been fulfilled by Ukraine. It's not only Ukraine who will gain from such decision of the U.S., but also American exporters.
U.S. markets remain closed for some Ukrainian products because of the import limitations and undue anti-dumping sanctions. There are some contradictions in this policy. How can one speak about advantages of open markets while at the same time pursue a policy that closes markets for Ukraine? It is in the interest of business relations between our nations that these problems must be solved. It will indeed help Ukraine, and will help American businessmen gain greater access to Ukraine's market.
Recently a group of American Congressmen visited Ukraine. This meeting left no doubts that Ukraine has genuine friends among American legislators and that potential for our cooperation is extraordinarily high. It gives grounds to hope that Ukraine and the United States will continue to make the right choice in the future – whenever Ukraine finds itself at a crossroads it will find here genuine friends.
We believe that the U.S. policy towards our nation will continue to be based on mutual understanding and that strengthening of democracy, economic reforms and independence of Ukraine is both of paramount importance for the national interest of the United States, as well as for the perspectives of European and transatlantic security and stability.
Ukraine's foreign policy activity is transparent and consistent. It makes us a predictable partner for the international community. We speak the same language with Moscow, Brussels, and Washington. That's the language of our national interests.
3.Domestic political situation in Ukraine
Far-sightedness, consistency, and confidence in implementation of the international obligations assumed by Ukraine would be impossible without consecutive domestic policy, aimed at establishing the principles of democratic society, ensuring human rights and freedoms, and economic market reforms.
The international community has been carefully following political developments in Ukraine surrounding the disappearance of journalist Georgiy Gongadze, along with the so-called "tapes scandal" and the recent dismissal of the Government.
Before the latest events unfolding in the country Ukraine was regarded as an island of stability in the post-Soviet sphere. Ukraine has managed to avoid bloodshed, serious inter-ethnic, inter-faith and social conflicts. High-ranking American officials and respected analysts have repeatedly stated that the situation in Ukraine regarding ensuring human rights and civil liberties is considerably better compared to other post-Soviet republics.
So, what caused the aggravation of the current situation in Ukraine?
The current political situation is predicated on an all to common difficulty of establishing a modern, democratic state, and fighting between different corporate-economic groupings for the sphere of influence.
Different factors have contributed to this conflict's development, including an under-developed and non-structured civil society and the lack of updated regulations to harmonize the interests of various political and economic groups.
Absence of the democratic mechanism of functioning of the old (communist) and the so-called new opposition that emerged only half-a-year before has considerably added to the escalation of the political situation in Ukraine. Opposition forces united all the variety of the of representatives from different, sometimes even opposite contrary political views, including not only right- and left-wing groups, but also supporters of the revival of the USSR and those who call for Ukraine's entry to NATO.
The processes of grand privatization also contributed to the aggravation of the political situation. They were followed by the clash of not only private interests, but also state, interstate and even geopolitical interests.
Appearance of the destructive potential of the domestic and geostrategic factors finally determined the peculiarities of the current political crisis development.
Confrontation between the Government and the Parliament, an unprecedented interest of the world community to the conflict settlement process are the signs of this crisis. It is very difficult to reach consensus between the power and the new opposition. Such situation indicates difficult and contradictory processes of self-determination of the Ukrainian new opposition which still declares impossibility of dialog with power. At the same time, more new political groups are emerging in the Ukrainian political environment. A new generation of politicians has come into sight. They are not burdened with the totalitarian past, and declare their adherence to democracy and European choice.
It appears to be anachronistic when certain political forces make attempts to lay the blame for all the troubles in the country on the representatives of big business, often referred to as "oligarchs". The citizens of Ukraine and the international community are pushed to believe in the "bloom of communism and oligarchism in Ukraine", a myth based only on the situational coincidence of interests of a wide spectrum of political forces on the Government policy. But that myth revealed its false nature as soon as the inter-factional discussions over the formation of new government began in the Parliament.
I also want to remind Ukraine's most severe critics of the fact that the Parliamentary majority formed last year came about due to their initiative and the most active participation of the Parliamentary factions. Only because of the ardent support offered by the same "oligarchs" V.Ushchenko was elected as Prime Minister and the Government Program was approved.
Due to that majority the work of the Parliament was organized in a constructive way and the Parliament passed many important legislation acts such as criminal and tax codes, and a new law on political parties. The above-mentioned factions provided strong and constant support to the legislative initiatives of the Government.
The problem that remains is determining a way out of the current political crisis. I believe it is counterproductive to assign blame. The critical step now is to understand in Ukraine and abroad the possible long-term consequences of the current crisis so that we can work for their prevention.
The instigators of the "tape scandal" have indeed demonstrated revolutionary methods of acting out. As a result of that, political forces were involved that are in a severe confrontation with the incumbent President of Ukraine.
Confrontational actions have been intensified by political extremists and quasi-fascist groups who joined the opposition. Thus, violent clashes on March 9, 2001 in Kyiv between protesters and law-enforcement officers unfortunately became the logical continuation of opposition policy. All the events occurred on a sacred day for Ukrainians - the anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's birthday.
Such tendencies pose a serious threat to the further democratic development of Ukrainian society. The "revolutionary movement" against the President may transform into a "revolutionary movement " against Ukrainian statehood. That would imply the destruction of the Constitutional structure, the hampering the process of political consolidation, the erasure of effective power functioning in Ukraine, and further political elite marginalization.
Parliamentary hearings held in April 2001 devoted to the Statement on former Prime Minister Ushchenko's Government activity, as envisaged by the Constitution of Ukraine, became yet another test to the democratic essence of Ukraine's power structure. Political infighting sparked by that procedure by newly-elected opposition representatives led to the further polarization of political forces. They even created an anti-American and anti-Russian atmosphere in and outside of Parliament. A further exacerbation of the conflict, based upon the upcoming parliamentary election campaign in Ukraine may have dangerous consequences for both the internal and foreign policies of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian political system is by no means perfect. It is not authoritarian any longer, but it is not fully democratic. We have to acknowledge that we are behind in our reforms. It is one of the most urgent tasks of the current Administration. That is why on the instruction of the President a group of highly qualified specialists is elaborating a new conception of reforming political system.
Executive power focuses its work on searching for an effective mechanism for fighting abuses of power. A package of measures has already been worked out. It is aimed at fighting the shadow economy, corruption, other illegal actions in social and economic spheres, ensuring the proper expenditure of the state funds. The anti-corruption committee chaired by the President of Ukraine will provide organizational framework for implementation of these measures.
On condition of the further development of political conflict, Ukraine faces the necessity of protecting its strong democratic gains. Is it possible to implement the ideas of "sustained democracy" in Ukrainian society or is Ukraine doomed to oscillate between absolute non-freedom and complete chaos? There are no perfect answers to those questions. The essence of the present dialogue between the present Administration and political forces in Ukraine, including new opposition, lies in the search for those answers.
The current political situation in Ukraine has drawn increased attention to the protection of human rights and freedoms, in particular the freedom of speech and media.
Under such rather difficult conditions, the reformist forces in Ukraine have taken measures to ensure international standards in the field of human rights and freedoms in the country. In particular, a relevant legal basis has been developed. In 1996, the Constitution of Ukraine was adopted, which implemented the basic provisions of international legal instruments on human rights.
In 1997, Ukraine ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Convention against Torture.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine and the Supreme Council of Justice perform their functions intensely. An Ombudsman institution has been established at the Supreme Rada of Ukraine. In 1999, Ukraine adopted the Guidelines of the State Policy in the Sphere of Human Rights and Freedoms, which is a framework document on human rights protection.
In 2001, the Supreme Rada repealed the use of capital punishment. The penitentiary system is being reorganized and the penitentiary bodies have ceased to be subordinate to the Interior Ministry.
The 1996 Constitution of Ukraine envisages the development of a new judicial system to be in full compliance with European standards and Ukraine's international commitments and providing conditions for real protection of human rights. The Courts of Appeal have to become a new institution for Ukraine, playing a critical role in the national human rights protection system. Courts are playing a greater role in protection of human rights in criminal matters, as well.
Strong tolerance of ethnic minorities is Ukraine's undeniable asset. In 1997, Ukraine adopted the Law On Ratification of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Protection of National Minorities. The draft law On Rehabilitation of Persons Originating from National Minorities Who Were Subject to Repressions and Deported from the Ukrainian Territory and Ensuring their Rights has been developed. It aims, inter alia, at remedying the injustice done to the Crimean Tatar people under the Communist regime.
As of today, Ukraine is a party to 300 multilateral agreements (including conventions). However, because of internal political difficulties, Ukraine up to now ratified only 30 out of 173 European multilateral agreements. This was the main reason behind the strong criticism of Ukraine by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
This criticism is not too pleasant for us. But it has only strengthened the determination of Ukraine's political elite to implement the European standards into Ukraine's legislation more actively. Moreover, to-day a number of NGOs are working to this end becoming more visible at Ukraine's political and social landscape.
Under Ukrainian law, public life in the country is based on the principles of political, economic and ideological diversity; censorship is forbidden; everyone has a guaranteed right to freedom of thought and speech, free expression of one's views and convictions, to freely choose, collect, retain, use and disseminate information through various means at one's discretion. These standards have been developed and specified in more than 110 regulative and legal documents, such as Laws, Orders of the President of Ukraine and Decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers.
One cannot but acknowledge the fundamental changes that took place during the years of Ukraine's independence in the functioning of the system of mass media towards their democratization and removal from ideological dictates. The number of periodicals, TV and radio broadcasting companies has increased dramatically. The Internet has also become more accessible.
However, relations in the triangle of "society-media-state" continue to develop, sometimes with difficulties and conflicts. The main problems in this area arise from the underdeveloped informational environment in the country, especially as the purchasing power of the population remains low. Here is a typical example of that – Ukraine has only one news agency office abroad – in Brussels, and only one Western newspaper, The Financial Times, has been fully accredited in Kyiv. The United States, as an acknowledged leader of the information society, could extend essential assistance to Ukraine concerning mass media development and establishing a system of dissemination of reliable information about Ukraine throughout the world.
Today, Ukraine critically requires developing conceptual principles and a strategy for a national information policy. The latter should envisage ways of addressing the issues concerning the strict observance of the adopted standards by subjects of informational relations, first of all, state-run public authorities of all levels. It is in this sphere that violations occur, giving rise to justified criticism of journalists and representatives of the public, as well as warnings on the part of international and European organizations.
The state sees its major function in the media-related policy in establishing equal conditions for economic activities that would encourage competition and protect the sector from monopolization, while taking into account national interests and the needs of the domestic market. To this end, a planned review of the taxation policy, customs and other regulations is foreseen. We also seek to improve the investment climate in the field of information. The authorities have renounced the practice of selective and biased approach to mass media on the part of the fiscal and other controlling executive agencies. The recently established Council for informational policy at the President of Ukraine monitors these activities.
Ukrainian authorities are seriously concerned with the reported cases of death or disappearance of mass media representatives, most of such cases with motivation unclear. Therefore, any attempts on the lives of journalists have since been subject to highly scrutinized investigation to find out if there was any connection with performance of their professional duties.
The President of Ukraine has signed the Order On Additional Measures to Prevent Disappearance of People and Improve Interaction between Executive Law Enforcement Agencies in Searching for them. In pursuance of the Order special permanent investigative operational groups have been established at the Interior Ministry agencies to immediately respond to crimes and offenses, including those involving mass media activities and journalists.
There is understanding in Ukraine that informational openness of the government structures, public awareness of actions and intentions of the authorities is a sine qua non for successful democratic transformations. However, one should not conceal the negative factors that have been strikingly outlined under the present-day conditions.
First of all, this refers to the fact of serious distortions of the situation in certain media publications both in Ukraine and in the West, the attempts to dramatize the current political conflict and to introduce the element of cynicism and catastrophy into mass consciousness. As a result, both the Ukrainian and Western public have been frequently misinformed as to the reality of events in Ukraine.
The authorities are ready to do what they should in order to civilize the relationship with the mass media. Still, much depends on the media themselves, as well as on their founders and owners. Media should only act in compliance with standards defined by law and democratic principles of the ethics of journalism. The relations of mass media with both the authorities and readers, viewers and listeners, as well as the level of public trust to media will depend on that.
On the whole, under unbiased approach, one cannot but acknowledge cardinal changes towards democratization and freeing the media from the ideological dictates. Ukraine is steadily moving towards that end.
Ukraine still has a lot to do to advance towards democracy, ensure rights and freedoms of its citizens, and boost market transformations. The authorities realize this and will spare no efforts to make Ukraine a modern prosperous and democratic country in the 21st century.
The authorities are certain that in Ukraine we will successfully surmount all obstacles on our way to further European integration, while the United States will always have Ukraine as its real and reliable partner. I hope that the Congressmen will share this conviction of mine.


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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. One of the books about feeding kids mentions the part about having them cook with you. I try when I can, but it's such a mess, and can be dangerous trying to watch 2 toddlers in the kitchen at the same time. We'll get there slowly I guess.
I didn't want to hijack MissLilys post, but I've actually been meaning to post this question about what to cook with kids. DD LOVES to cook and does it quite a bit, probably something every day (because it's easy when you have one and no distractions). We wash veggies together, and DH or I slice veggies and she assembles the salads (often in very funny ways). She helps me make french toast on the weekends, telling me all the ingredients we need and what the next steps are (I hope to be getting breakfast in bed by the time she's 7 :). I crack eggs into a cup and she pours them into the bowl, she adds cinnamon and nutmeg, tells me when we have enough milk and dips the bread, all relatively safe. The mixer when making cookies or cakes makes me nervous, but we do it. So does making meatballs or handling meat of any kind (which we don't), We try and include her with everything, and am just looking for new ideas.
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Emma Roberts may be the niece of a celebrity superstar, but she has certainly succeeded in making a name for herself over the last few years. We, of course, loved watching her rock her talent in Scream 4 and It's Kind of a Funny Story, but we've also loved watching her style evolve over the last few years. With an incredibly eclectic taste in clothes, Roberts has been seen sporting everything from studs to maxis to 50's inspired pin-up dresses. And that's why we love her. She was recently seen shopping in an AllSaints dress and Prada shoes, and we thought the outfit was so simple and chic, we had to recreate it. While her adorable Prada wedges alone will burn a $500 hole in your pocket, our version costs just $131.80 total.button collar dress, buckle stretch belt, suede heel-less peep-toe platform, leather buckle satchel, wire trim sunglasses)
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I have been following the various posts for FC4 and made some progress accordingly:
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now I am stuck with LDAP authentication. I get an authentication error when I try to check the LDAP config.
[zimbra@godavari conf]$ zmprov gas
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.AuthenticationException [LDAP: error code 49 - Invalid Credentials])
My guess is that with the various installs I have done, the LDAP password might be out of sync between two components (e.g. LDAP server and Java app).
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Another question is how to start a clean install.
I am doing \rm -r /opt/zimbra and then a re-install via install.sh.
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The Detroit Autorama - The Best ReasonWritten by on August 1, 2009 The Autorama Never Disappoints
Generally when someone suggests a trip to Detroit, especially before Spring, there had better be a pretty good reason to book a ticket. I can't think of anything much better to get me out of SoCal during this time than the Detroit Autorama. For over 40 years the big prize at the Autorama has been the Don Ridler Memorial Award and over the last few decades, this award has grown to be one of the most coveted prizes a builder or owner can receive. In hopes of fame (and maybe fortune), some of the country's best bring their best to Detroit to compete against their peers to make their mark in hot rod and custom history.
Over the last few years, the promoters have realized that the hobby is bigger than just shiny show cars and they started opening up the basement and called it Autorama Extreme, thus providing a place for guys and gals with less showy and more gowy rides to feel comfortable showing off their own kind of handiwork. The fit and finish might not always be the same as the cars upstairs but some of the engineering can be.
As in years past, several pinstripers have gathered to show their talents and auction off pieces of their work with the benefits going to a worthy charity. I could go on and on, but I know if you're anything like me you really just want to see some cars.
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It's not always easy picking just one car out of the crowd to give the Rod & Custom Award to, but when the dust settled and the ballot was in, it was John Favaloro's '36 Ford roadster that hauled the trophy home. It looks like a mild resto-rod, but under the hood is a 354ci Hemi backed with a Chrysler 727 trans. The chassis was brought up to par with an IFS and a 4-link rear suspension. Custom side glass has been fitted to maintain comfortable cruising when the weather turns chilly.They don't call it the Motor City for nothing, and John Denski's straight axle '63 Nova gasser would look right at home cruisin' Woodward Avenue. I dug the Moon tank, stance, and cast-finish five-spokes. The fuel-injected 427 big-block didn't hurt either.Darryl Starbird was the featured builder at this year's Autorama and was on hand to sign autographs and shake hands.Just in case some of those in attendance weren't quite sure how much impact Starbird has had on the custom car scene over the last 50-plus years, he brought out some of his more famous customs including the recently restored Li'l Coffin (stay tuned we'll be bringing you a full feature on it soon).Lobeck's V8 Shop built Chris and Anita Conly's '33 Ford Cabriolet which rides on a Lobeck chassis and is powered by a 354ci Hemi backed by a 700-R4. Their effort was rewarded with a Great 8 pick.Certainly one of the strongest contenders for the Don Ridler Memorial Award was the PPG Rich Dark Brown '35 Ford coupe entered by Harold and Rhea Schrader. The all-steel three-window coupe was designed and built by Tucci Hot Rods and features a long list of body mods, most noticeably the chopped top, rounded door openings, and laid back custom grille.This '49 Ford has lead quite an interesting life. It was originally built in Southern California in the late Fifties by Harold Killian while he was stationed there serving in the military. Harold installed a stroked OHV Cadillac and a '57 Ford trans and rearend and took it to Tijuana for a tuck `n' roll job. When he returned home to Michigan, he traded the coupe to Duke Emerson for a '57 Chevy wagon so he could bring his whole family back to sunny SoCal. Over the next couple of years, Duke raced the Ford and took it to the Alexander brothers a few times to have some custom work done. On one of those occasions the car got left out over night and the next morning the interior, intake and ignition, and a few other parts were gone along with Duke's enthusiasm. The car sat for several years and changed hands a few times until it was purchased and restored by Roddy and Sally Moore.I'm not sure what direction hot rods will take over the next several years but, by the look of this model and the rest of the designs displayed by the College for Creative Studies out of Detroit's Cultural Center, I'm sure they'll be just as cool and exciting as ever. I was amazed at what some of the young designers dreamt up. You can get more info on the school at www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu.
You can tell that this photo was taken after the doors to Cobo Hall had been locked because that was the only time this group of historic show rods didn't have a crowd around them. The group included the Orbitron, Milk Truck (restored by Dave Shuten), Car Craft Dream Rod (restored by Mark Moriarty), Outlaw clone (built by Fritz Schenck), and the Trojan T (restored by the Flying A Garage). We'll be bringing you features on a few of these soon.Mike Stowe has owned and enjoyed this '35 Chevy coupe for decades. After he wore it out he decided to have it completely redone and turned it over to John McLeod and the boys at Great Lakes Motor Works. The all-steel (except for factory wood) coupe is now powered by a vintage Corvette mechanical fuel-injected 283 and rides on a Lobeck chassis. The painted Dayton wires give it a traditional yet up-to-date look.It's real hard to improve on the basic shape of the '40 Ford coupe, and black just seems to fit no matter the build style. Unfortunately both of the coupes here were brought out as memorials to their owners who had passed away and weren't able to enjoy showing them off. Fred Dudek's traditional hoodless coupe is powered by a built three-carbed Flathead and was brought to the show by his wife Mary and the crew at Motor City Hot Rods.The nasty big-tired coupe was brought out by the guys at Juliano's Hot Rods. Jim Darby had bought the coupe in the mid-Seventies and after driving and enjoying it for several years, tore it apart and started collecting pieces. Jim passed away in 2001 before he could complete building his dream hot rod. Over the next 7 years his friends and family made it a point to make sure Jim's dream survived and finished the blown 392ci Hemi-powered coupe.What do you do with a four-door sedan when you don't have anyone to ride in the back seat? If you're Bill Towers you send it to the So What Speed Shop and have it shortened into a two-door and go have fun. With all that extra weight gone, a V-8 wasn't really needed any more, so a four-cylinder out of a Ford Ranger was dropped under the hood. Years ago when I worked at a body shop we repainted a mid-Seventies full-size Ford which had solid aluminum wheels with big center caps and I always thought the wheels looked a lot like the solid Halibrands. Apparently so did Bill, which is just what he used on his sedan with a little modification.The unusual color of this '32 Ford roadster, brought out by Ron Ward Jr., really caught my eye. It had a sticker on the headlight from the LA Roadster's Father's Day show, but I can't say whether Ron drove it out from Eastpoint, Michigan or not.The Cavalcade of Customs had several customs lined up once again this year. Two of my favorites were Michael Shea's chopped Shoebox Ford and Jake and Tami Moomey's chopped and channeled '54 Chevy.
When I get bored of the turntables and velvet ropes I head down to the basement and get brought back to reality. There are always some top-notch traditional hot rods and customs down there and the people seem a little more down-to-earth as well. A couple of my favorites included the Shocker Model A coupe which featured a six-carbed early Hemi, stock top, and channeled body covered in '59 Pontiac Plum paint, and Charlie Bull's A-V8 roadster which he lengthened the doors 6 inches into the quarters and dropped the floor so he could get in easier and sit down in it better.If there was one car talked about more than the Ridler winner it had to be Nancy and Roger Ritzow's '56 Chrylser 300B fresh out of Rad Rides by Troy. The big Chrysler sits on a custom chrome-moly frame with Viper components and a twin-turbo RS Dodge engine. There was not a detail missed and, if it wasn't at the show as just an exhibition, it would have been in strong contention for the big prize.Kirk Hanning brought out his '34 Ford pickup lowboy which is powered by an early dual carb 365ci Cadillac. The Cadillac theme was covered over to the tailgate where a Cad valve cover was sacrificed to replace the Ford logo.I'm not sure if T.J. O'Grady is a pinstriper, but if he had to pay for all the lines pulled inside and outside of his '28 Ford roadster pickup it could have busted his budget. The 'stripes aren't the only thing interesting on this channeled, tri-carbed, six-cylinder hot rod.Jennie and Darren Clor's '59 Edsel proves that with the right stance and wheel-and-tire combo you can build a cool cruiser out of just about anything. The Edsel's suede paint is complimented with a gloss 'flake on the roof.Cory Taulbert's '34 Ford highboy pickup was right on the top of my list of ones I'd like to have taken home with me. Cory is still in college but that didn't stop him from building a lot of this pickup himself.Here's a trend I noticed in the basement on a few Fifties cruisers: slammed stance, fairly stock body with suede paint, and a painted and detailed engine compartment. In years past we'd see this as someone was in the process of painting their car and jambing it before finishing the body. It appeared to me that Jason Poirier's four-door Pontiac and its 3x2-equipped '67 Corvette 327 and Brandon Hibdon's '50 Ford Club Coupe and its 3x2-equipped 302 are finished and ready for a good time.
If you're a Barris fan and didn't make the show you may have missed a once-in-a-lifetime display. The Sam Barris' Merc was parked next to the Ala Kart along with recreations of the Hirohata Merc and the Kopper Kart. And George was there to sign autographs and tell stories.At a quick first-glance these two blue coupe might look very similar but, if you look beyond the noticeable difference in the suede paint on Mike Szuba's '32 Ford five-window (below) and the shiny finish on Mike Busateri's coupe, you'll notice that the latter is actually a '32 Chevy with a '32 Ford grille.


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A new type of wind turbine made in North Carolina has the potential to save people in the east between 25 and 45 percent on their utility bills each month, but the start up cost to have one at your home is steep.
The Greensky Wind Power Company out of Raleigh unveiled its wind turbine Thursday in Morehead City which is much smaller than the gigantic ones you are used to seeing pumping away on California hillsides. It can generate energy at wind speeds as low as 5 miles an hour. The net cost of putting one in is between 5 and 6 thousand dollars if you use state and federal tax incentives.
"Our turbine is completely silent. Our turbine does not kill the birds, and our turbine with it's direct drive generator- we make our own generators hand-made with a direct drive product. Therefore we have less maintenance issues," said Greensky CEO Quentin Ankri
Other cities in the state are starting to take notice. Ankri says Wilmington and Asheville have both shown interest, and 2 turbines are going up at Ocean Isle Beach within the next 2 weeks.


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We want to begin by saying we're just as confused as you are.
But to the Japanese lingerie company Ravijour, a "True Love Tester Bra" makes perfect sense. Makers are claiming that the bra is able to analyze how a woman truly feels and will only pop open when the user finds her true love.
The lingerie company is marketing the bra as a safety device. Apparently, the bra will ward off unwanted sexual advances and will make sure that all people, except your true love, will not have access to your breasts.
How does this peculiar, high-tech undergarment work? According to the video promo seen below, the bra contains a sensor which syncs with an app on the user's phone. The sensor will monitor and track the user's heartbeat and once the heart rate reaches a specific point (the heart rate of true love, of course) the bra will come undone on its own.
Of course, we've come across a number of problems with this device:
1. So what if you don't find your true love? Do you have to keep the bra on forever? We're certain that there are other ways to make the bra pop open on its own, but the video promo seems to constantly emphasize that the bra will only come undone in the presence of true love.
2. How accurate can that heart rate chart really be? What if I'm going out for a light run? Should I expect my bra to pop open because my heart rate has picked up? A person's heart rate can rise and fall for a number of reasons. We highly doubt that this device is so intelligent that it can pinpoint the exact moment a woman finds her true love.
3. No, this is not an anti-rape product. As Huffington Post points out, "This high-tech bra will never "save" a woman from sexual harassment. Just because one's brassiere isn't being ripped off by an aggressive gentleman, doesn't mean that the wearer isn't experiencing a barrage of other forms of unwanted sexual attention before an evening gets to that point." And getting into technicalities, what if one's heart rate increases out of fear?
4. We're pretty sure this thing can't "know" how women feel. The creators (two men) can't actually believe that true love can be measured based on a "one-size-fits-all" heart rate chart, right? I'd like to believe we're much more complicated beings than that.
5. What if a girl just wants to have sex? In this day and age, there are plenty of women who are sexual beings. Believe it or not, women can actually want to have sex even if their partner isn't their one true love. Shocking!
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ATLANTA -- It all began with a notice from PARKatlanta.
At issue, a parking violation from three years ago. The vehicle ticketed, according to the citation, a Honda Civic. The location, Ivan Allen Jr. and West Peachtree. The supposed owner, Ray Fast of Dallas, Georgia.
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Fast has never owned a Honda; his Toyota Corolla looks a little like a Honda.
"I called the number on the citation and talked to a lady at PARKatlanta," he said. "With the citation in front of her, which I never received, she read it off. It was not my car and (the) plate number was written down wrong. She also wanted me to prove it wasn't my car."
Fast writes local plays. He was fired up. He called city leaders; he wrote state officials. Nothing. He heard zero, zilch. No help.
Ray shot 11Alive News an email.
"I just want somebody to say this isn't your vehicle, and you don't have a parking ticket anymore," Fast said.
11Alive took it to Atlanta City Councilman at Large Michael Julian Bond.
Councilman Bond resolved the ticket with PARKatlanta for Fast and put the 3-year-old issue to bed.
"There is also the possibility that the citing officer might have misidentified the make or model of the car , a Toyota and Honda are similar," Bond said. "But rather than put him through any more consternation or stress, they have agreed to eliminate the penalty."
As for Raymond Fast and his battle with PARKatlanta over a phantom citation, he says the lesson is simple.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. - December 18, 2008 - Prepare to face challenges that no Pokemon Trainer has ever before encountered as Pokemon USA, Inc., a worldwide leader in the trading card game industry, announces the all-new Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG): Platinum. Hitting stores on February 11, 2009, this latest installment of the best-selling Pokemon TCG features 130 cards. Pokemon TCG: Platinum will introduce players to Shaymin and the new Forme of the Renegade Pokemon Giratina-Origin Forme. Additionally, Platinum contains six new Pokemon LV.X, including Giratina and Shaymin, as well as three Shiny Pokemon, which are only available as parallel foil cards.
The announcement of Pokemon TCG: Platinum coincides with Nintendo of America Inc.'s announcement of the highly anticipated video game release of Pokemon Platinum Version, which comes to retail on March 22, 2009. The Platinum video game and trading card game are linked by another notable thread as they both include the key character Giratina. Featured as one of the key characters in the Pokemon Platinum video game, the new Forme of Giratina is also a paramount addition to the Pokemon TCG expansion.
The first step in the next Pokemon TCG adventure, Platinum, features theme decks for beginner and intermediate Pokemon players, as well as booster packs for collectors and players of all ages. The theme decks will be available in two 60-card theme decks-Rebellion and Flourish-and feature an innovative packaging look with holographic treatment. Each theme deck and 10-card booster pack is priced at a MSRP of $11.99 and $3.79, respectively.
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I am a Senior Researcher in the Theory group of Microsoft Research Asia. My main research interests include social and information networks, online learning, algorithmic game theory, Internet economics, distributed computing, and fault tolerance. I have been serving on the PCs or Senior PCs of the top data mining and database conferences, such as KDD, WSDM, WWW, SDM, SIGMOD, ICDE, etc. I am a member of the Big Data Task Force of Chinese Computer Federation.
I am also an Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University and Adjunct Researcher in the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In IIIS Tsinghua, I teach a Distributed Computing course to undergraduate students in the Tsinghua Xuetang Special Pilot CS Class adminstrated by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Information Science, headed by Turing Award Winner Prof. Andrew Yao. I also coordinate between MSRA and IIIS on student curriculum, research practices, and co-supervise graduate students of IIIS.
I obtained my bachelor and master degrees from the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, and my Ph.D degree from the Department of Computer Science, Cornell University. I worked for Oracle Corporation before joining MSRA.
I served as the captain of Tsinghua University Varsity soccer team, which won Beijing Inter-collegiate Championship twice in 1992 and 1993. I also served as the captain of the "Tsinghua Veterans" soccer team in North America, which won the championship title of the Annual North America Chinese Soccer Tournament twice in 1996 and 1997. I am now a team member of Tsinghua Ling Pao alumni soccer team, which won the Championship of 2012 Tsinghua Alumni Cup and the Championship of 2013 Beijing Intercollegiate Alumni Cup.