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Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11 - Recap
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A young Etta is playing in a field as Olivia and Peter look on. As people start to run, Peter gestures to his daughter and then sees an explosion in the city. Observers walk across the field as Olivia and Peter run to Etta. Peter suddenly finds himself in an ambulance demand to know where Etta is as EMTs tend to Olivia...
Peter wakes up from his nightmare and looks around. Walter is sleeping on a couch nearby and Peter goes to the next room to check on Etta. She's fine and asks if he's all right, and he assures her that he was just checking on her. Once she leaves, Etta looks at the necklace of a bullet around her neck.
Walter wakes up and notices light flashing on the wall. He gets up and checks, but is unable to see the source across the street.
Peter checks on Astrid, who is in the next room playing Scrabble on the computer and drinking coffee. Walter comes in and says that they need to find Olivia, and gives them the address in New York City where Olivia called him 21 years ago. He tells the others that Olivia had a crucial piece of the equipment that he worked with in conjunction with September. After they completed each piece of equipment, September scrambled the knowledge in Walter's mind. September then told Walter to retrieve something from Grand Central Station that would make everything okay. Walter sent Olivia there and she disappeared, and he had them ambered a few days later. As Walter goes to get dressed, Peter assures Etta that if Olivia is alive then they'll find her.
The team takes to the streets and drives to the address where Olivia disappeared. The Observers have paved over the nearby park and built a machine to pump carbon dioxide into the air to suit them. The machine is one of several built around the world. There is a nearby city-block sized piece of amber and Walter figures that Olivia may have used amber as a last resort to avoid the Observers. They go over and discover person-sized holes cut in the amber, and Etta explains that amber gypsies took some of the people embedded inside.
That night, the team goes to an outdoor black market. Etta warns that they know her and sends Peter and Astrid on with a handful of walnut, now a precious commodity. They talk to the amber gypsies and ask to see their "stock," and the gypsies send them on. However, once they go to the display area, one of the gypsies triggers a hidden alarm.
While they wait, Walter talks about remembering Etta as a child, which was just a few months ago for him since he was frozen in amber. Touched, Etta kisses him on the cheek.
Peter and Astrid look over the various individuals sealed in extracted pieces of amber. When they don't find Olivia, Peter goes back and asks the head gypsy if he's seen someone matching Olivia's description with an electronic device in his hand. He finally offers the walnuts and the gypsy confirms that Olivia was sold.
Edward Markham is at home watching television and using the amber block containing Olivia as a table. The doorbell rings and Markham immediately yells that his apartment is sanctioned. Peter calls to him and Markham insists that Markham died saving a school bus. Peter bursts in and disarms Markham, who wonders where he's been and why he didn't age. They spot the block of amber and Markham insists that he loved her ever since Olivia first came into his bookstore. He explains that she's supposed to wake up and see him as his savior. Astrid finds a gurney and they start hauling the amber out while Markham insists that he's gone into debt to save Olivia. Etta goes to the block and looks in at her mother.
The amber gypsy reports level four information to the hotline loyaltist line.
Etta checks to make sure the way out is clear while Peter loads the amber block into their van. Walter admires Markham's collection of rare books just as an Observer comes in and draws a gun on him. Etta shoots him and tells Walter to run as another Observer teleports in and stuns her. When Markham begs the Observer not to kill him, Etta recovers enough to shoot the second Observer. She runs down to the van but she and Pete realize that Walter hasn't made it. They're forced to drive away as loyaltist policemen arrive and capture Walter.
Back at the lab, the team softens the amber for the split second to free Olivia and Peter explains that she's in the year 2036. She explains that she ambered herself and then sees Etta. Peter tells Olivia that their daughter found them and introduces Etta to her mother. Etta goes to Olivia, who stares in shock and then says that she's beautiful. They hug and then Olivia asks where Walter is, and Peter tells her what happened. Olivia shows them the electronic device that Walter sent her to recover and Peter says that they're working on finding Walter.
Walter is strapped to a chair in a small interrogation room and Inspector Windmark comes in to see him. Windmark says that he doesn't know how Walter is alive and tries to read his mind, only to discover Walter trying to block him by thinking him of music. The Observer says that they tolerate music but it means nothing to them. Walter insists that it amazes him and helps him shift perspective and see things like hope. Windmark tells him that there is no hope for him and says that it's his choice whether Walter ends up as a human or a vegetable.
Etta takes Peter, Olivia, and Astrid to an underground hideout and calls to her conspirator, Anil. Anil and another Fringe agent, Klopinski, are there sharing a toast to a dead comrade, Elias. Etta toasts her friend as well and then asks Alin for help.
As they wait, Olivia looks out across the Observer-dominated city and realizes that they failed to save the world. Peter agrees but says that Etta has been trying. He admits that he never thought he'd see her again and Olivia starts crying as he talks about how he left her alone when she went to New York and he stayed in Boston to search for Etta because he didn't have Olivia's strength. Olivia points out that they were both suffering from the loss of their child but Peter explains that he didn't care about anything else except finding Etta.
Etta calls them in and Anil explains that the device Olivia recovered is a transilience thought unifier, model 11, and it accesses the wearer's hidden thought. He admits that it doesn't work any longer and Peter figures that they can use it to recover the information of the Observer device from Walter's mind. They pick up Walter on the security cameras, being taken to Observer headquarters. Peter warns that the Observers could take the information from Walter's mind.
Windmark probes Walters' mind, demanding to know who freed him and why. Walter continues resisting and Windmark realizes that his mind is deliberately partitioned to protect something valuable. He wonders if an Observer did it since no one else would know the technique, and tells Walter to put the pieces together for him. Windmark begins to pick up parts of what Walter is thinking and applies more telepathic pressure as Walter convulses. He's surprised that Walter can fight back and admits that if he had a unifier he could put the thoughts together. It will take too long but the Observer assures Walter that he will still succeed without it. He continues probing and gets flashes of Etta as a young girl, and wonders how a small child can help him. Walter refuges to give up her name and finally passes out.
As Etta checks the city-wide monitors trying to find Walter, Olivia tells Peter that their daughter is amazing and Peter admits that seeing Etta is a dream within the nightmare. Etta finds footage of Walter being taken into the Napean Building and Alin says that they've been working on tech. Klopinski warns that it isn't perfected but Alin explains that the tech will make a human appear dead. However, if they use it then it will reveal its existence to the Observers. Etta insists that Walter's plan will save them all and Alin and Klopinski agree.
A short time later, Amber drives up to the Napean Building and tells the loyaltist tatties that Windmark wanted the bodies of the resistance fighters brought to him as soon as possible. Once they unload two body bags, the loyalist officers scan Elias and Peter's bodies and confirm that they're dead. As their leader goes in, he tells Etta that he was recently promoted to Level 6 and tells Etta that they found her superior, Foster, embedded in Amber. He doesn't know what they did with him and suggests that Etta asks Windmark, who will want to talk to her about it.
Windmark points out that the physics in Walter's are above his level of comprehension and probes to find out what the stones that he sees in Walter's mind can do to defeat them. The Observer insists that he's Walter's ally and tells him to lower the walls.
Etta wheels the corpses into a storage room as a tattie loyaltist starts to strip them for valuables. She shoots him and then revives Peter. They slip into Observer headquarters and open the outside door, letting Olivia in. The trio goes to the temporary atmospheric converter in the building and Peter sabotages it.
Windmark tells Walter that they are done just as the air control malfunctions. The inspector leaves and Peter and Etta break in and free the comatose Walter. They take him out, shooting down any Observers and tatties in their way. They rendezvous with Olivia and head for the van, Olivia providing cover fire. Astrid is waiting and they drive off through the barricades. Walter asks Astrid for some music before passing out.
After the shootout, Windmark scans the security footage and realizes that Etta is the girl that he saw in Walter's mind.
Back at Etta's apartment, Walter wakes up and tells Olivia that he's glad to see her alive. When Peter gives her the unifier, it activates on its own and they realize that it's keyed to Walter. However, Walter no longer remembers the plan that September told him due to the mental damage that Windmark inflicted on him. Sobbing, Walter tells them that he can't do it and walks away, and Olivia realizes that all the parts are gone from Walter's mind and there's nothing to unify. Etta figures that they were destroyed when Walter fought the Observer's mind probe and that the plan is gone.
Later, Walter is trying to sleep when he notices the same refracted light that he saw earlier. He goes out and discovers that the reflection is coming from a mobile made of old CDs. He finds a bag of the Ds nearby and goes through them, finding one that will pay on the D player of an abandoned taxi. Walter sees a single dandelion growing through the sidewalk and smiles.
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If only my town were as serene as The Onion says it is
A recent article about my town, Wilmette, IL, has the village buzzing. According to The Onion, Wilmette will be the basis of a new TV show created by David Simon that will vigorously probe our citizens' pervasive contentment, affluence and use of good grammar (see article below.)
It's a spoof of course – there won't be a casting call for extras at the Village Hall – but the real implication is that nothing bad ever happens in Wilmette. If only that were true.
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My kids know that when there are helicopters circling over the neighborhood, they need to get inside.
A heartbreaking situation that's going on right now is the fallout from a hit-and-run accident that occurred on Friday afternoon near New Trier High School. An 18 year-old Wilmette girl hit a 16 year-old girl from Glencoe in a busy intersection, then drove away. The injured girl is in critical condition at Evanston Hospital after having brain surgery. The driver (a high school senior) is in jail. From all reports, she simply panicked. Her bail was set at $500,000; her family can't afford to pay the $50,000 needed to gain her release.
If only Wilmette were as problem free as the Onion makes our village out to be. It is a funny article though.
NEW YORK—Speaking at an HBO press junket Monday, acclaimed writer-producer David Simon, creator of the gritty urban dramas The Wire and Treme, announced that his next project will be an epic, multilayered examination of the contented and comfortable streets of suburban Wilmette, IL.
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Critics have praised the show's true-to-life depiction of Wilmette's occasional recycling-pickup problem.
According to Simon, the sprawling new series, tentatively titled The Township, will offer a searing and unsentimental glimpse into the happy social fabric of modern-day Wilmette, an area known for its deeply untroubled history and well-functioning political structure.
"As a writer, my mission is to tell a story that makes viewers think about how conditions in American cities are created," Simon told reporters. "We can't just turn our back on the staggering levels of happiness occurring in a place like Wilmette and say, 'Well, that's not my life.' We have to confront this tranquility head-on and shine a light on the institutions that are responsible for it."
Added Simon, "I want this show to be an unflinching dissection of how the system has in no way failed the people of this town."
According to HBO sources, the novelistic series will chronicle the interconnected web of police officers, politicians, tradespeople, teachers, and ordinary families who are "all complicit" in perpetuating the cycle of institutional effectiveness that makes Wilmette the seventh best place in the country to raise children.
via New David Simon Project To Investigate Happy, Upper-Middle-Class Streets Of Wilmette, IL | The Onion – America's Finest News Source.


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1. A more literate way of saying "lol".
2. A way for literates in chatrooms to make fun of illiterates.
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The Tightest way of Saying LoL. Adds the person's own expression to this overused statement known as Laugh Out Loud. No one actually "laugs out loud" its just a comment people use to make other peoples jokes seem funny.
You Guys Suck, LoLz ROX.
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A phrase used by people on the internet. I belive it is pronounced "Laugh out loudz"
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basicly, laughing out loud. the Z is there to indicate lots of laughing (like when somethings is kinda funny and you kinda laugh a bit wait a sec and laugh some more wait a sec and laugh a bit more..)
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So this is the Pokemon one you're workin' on; looks nice so far. Just make sure that you don't drive yourself nuts taking on two fangames at once. I'm certain that everyone wants to see both succeed, but not at the expense of your sanity.
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* Berlusconi party secretary calls on group to backgovernment
* Letta assessing support before calling confidence vote
* Financial markets, international partners watching closely
* PDL source says about 30 PDL senators willing to supportLetta
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ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Senior party figures in SilvioBerlusconi's fractious centre-right movement urged Italianlawmakers on Tuesday to defy the billionaire media tycoon andback Prime Minister Enrico Letta in a confidence motion expectedon Wednesday.
Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party has come close tobreaking apart after he pulled his ministers out of the rulingcoalition at the weekend and called for new elections followinggrowing tension over his conviction for tax fraud.
Divisions between hardline "hawks" and more moderate "doves"have widened sharply as opposition has grown to Berlusconi'scall to bring down Letta's coalition, five months after it wasformed in the wake of deadlocked elections in February.
Italy, the euro zone's third-largest economy, has been inpolitical turmoil for the past week, and even if Letta'sgovernment survives the vote, there is no certainty that hisadministration will be strong enough to enact effective reformsto confront its longest postwar recession.
However, the breakdown of unity in Berlusconi's party is awatershed moment for the man who has been the undisputed leaderof Italy's centre right for two decades and opens anunpredictable new chapter in Italian politics.
Party secretary and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano andTransport Minister Maurizio Lupi, who handed in theirresignations on Berlusconi's orders on Saturday, called on theparty to back Letta in the vote expected in the Senate onWednesday.
"I remain firmly convinced that our entire party shouldsupport Letta in a confidence vote," Alfano told reporters.
Letta rejected the resignations of Alfano and Lupi and thethree other PDL ministers on Tuesday, a signal that he valuedtheir public backing.
Berlusconi appeared to confirm an impending party split whenhe decided, after a meeting with his advisers, that he will askhis lawmakers to withdraw their support for Letta on Wednesday,Alessandro Sallusti, editor-in-chief of the party newspaper,said on RAI state TV.
Sources in Letta's centre-left Democratic Party said he hadnot yet decided whether to call a formal vote of confidence inparliament on Wednesday and was waiting to see what emerged froma frantic round of meetings on Tuesday.
If it does not appear that he has enough support from PDLrebels, he would hand in his resignation to President GiorgioNapolitano before a confidence vote. He could then bere-appointed to try to form a new coalition in parliament,setting off a new round of negotiations.
Letta's Democratic Party (PD) has a strong majority in thelower house, but in the Senate he would need to win support fromthe PDL or others such as the anti-establishment 5-StarMovement, which has said it will vote against the government.
The parliamentary arithmetic is complicated and deceptive,but to be sure of winning, Letta, who can count on 138 votesfrom the PD and centrist parties, would need at least 20 morevotes for a majority in the 315 seat Senate.
About 30 PDL senators are willing to continue supportingLetta, one PDL source said.
However, the premier has made it clear that scraping througha confidence motion with a handful of votes will not be enoughto be able to implement reforms and control public finances.
PDL moderates have called for a new direction in thecentre-right and the removal of the ultra-hardliners who havegained increasing influence over Berlusconi in recent weeks.
But it is not clear whether Berlusconi, a billionaire mediatycoon who has dominated the centre-right for 20 years, will beable to persuade potential rebels to return or whether thebreakdown in his party is final.
As the countdown to the vote began, official figures showedyouth unemployment had hit a record of 40.1 percent in August,underlining the dire state of the Italian economy, now in itssecond year of recession.
President Giorgio Napolitano said in a statement that Lettawould seek backing for a "stable commitment for continuinggovernment action from the most immediate deadlines toobjectives to be pursued in 2014".
Even if Letta survives a confidence vote, he may not haveenough support to pass the kind of deep reforms or painful taxand budget measures needed to reverse a decade of economicstagnation and cut its 2 trillion euro public debt.
But with memories still fresh of the chaos that brought theeurozone to the brink of collapse when the last Berlusconigovernment fell in 2011, the turmoil in Italy has been closelywatched by Rome's international partners.
"The impact of what happens in Italy does not end at thecountry's borders. It is felt throughout Europe," EuropeanMonetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn told reporters in Paris.
Financial markets have also watched closely, and Italy'sborrowing costs have risen markedly, though with the EuropeanCentral Bank pledging to support euro zone bonds, there has beenno sign of the panic seen at earlier crisis points.
The main barometer of market concern, the premium investorsdemand to hold Italian 10-year government bonds over AAA-ratedGerman Bunds has actually fallen from more than 300 basis pointsat the start of the week to 266 points on Tuesday.
"In the end if Letta is able to get a short-term agreement,if he is able to postpone elections for a few months, then thatis a positive result for him and there would be a positivereaction by the markets," said Leonardo Morlino, professor ofpolitical science at LUISS University in Rome.
Letta's unwieldy coalition of left and right has struggledever since it was formed in the wake of last February'sdeadlocked elections, which left no party able to govern alone.
With Italy's complicated voting system widely expected toproduce another stalemate if snap elections were held now,Napolitano has repeatedly said he does not want to dissolveparliament and call a new ballot.
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Shame the hawk didn't go after a war hawk. Iran has been going on for faaar too long. Davidy22[talk] 13:43, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
This has now happened to Donald Trump http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-narrowly-escapes-being-attacked-by-a-bald-eagle-on-time-magazine-shoot-a6767501.html 220.127.116.11 03:45, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
- Yeah but I wouldn't call Trump any kind of eagle. That scene is still hilarious and indicative though, especially since now Bernie Sanders can simply summon small birds to him -Pennpenn 18.104.22.168 05:33, 30 March 2016 (UTC)


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Organization Inspiration: 10 Neat & Beautiful Closets
Good closet space is key to living well in any size home. But just because it's behind closed doors doesn't mean you should let your closet become a mess. Maintain your sanity and maximize your storage space by keeping your closet the same as any other room in the house — neat, beautiful and organized.
Stella Bleu Designs: Industrial Decor
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For the right type of space, these old industrial pipes, repurposed by Stella Bleu Designs into shelves, coat racks, pot racks, and lighting fixtures, are versatile and stylish enough to make you want to keep all your storage out in plain sight.
Design Inspiration for the Long Hall
Many urban dwellers, especially in cities like San Francisco and New York, must contend with long and often narrow hallways. Decorating such reedy, elongated spaces can be daunting. At worst, such corridors can resemble those in trains or boring motels. There are various ways one can transform long hallways by playing with scale and perspective so as to draw attention to the walls, the ceiling or the floor, thereby breaking up the monotonous expanse into smaller fragments.
Installing Window Seats
One of my favorite features in a house is a window seat. It seems like the perfect place to read, sip some hot tea, or just watch the world go by. I always figured you had to be lucky enough to find a place that came with a window seat, but I found a few sites that offer how-to guides for installing your own.
Bringing Plants Indoors: Pegboard for Hanging Planters
If you're like me, you have lots of plants to bring indoors this time of year. But where to put them all? Why not make a pegboard wall like this for "storing" them until next spring's thaw?
Innovative Garage-to-Home Renovation in Bordeaux
This is an amazing renovation project I stumbled across on the Slow Home Studio website. A stable turned garage turned single residency home in the historic district of Bordeaux, France... and then it gets really cool.
Hexy Wall: Adaptable Magnetic Geometrical Storage
Whether you are looking for a new storage unit or would like to have sculptural design in your house, consider the Hexy Wall. It's an adaptable structure that carries with it a certain timelessness and beauty that many other practical storage units don't have.
Translucent Room Divider System by Dan Forlenza
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Materials: Clear anodized aluminum, ribbed twin wall polycarbonate panels
Price Point: $399 to $999
"A modern room divider wall system that is easy to install. These room dividers that act as a stylish privacy screen for small space living. Great if you have a small room, tiny dorm room, small studio, loft, small apartment or small office that needs a temporary privacy screen or room makeover..."


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Do-able on a cyclocross bike?
opinions wanted.
Do-able on a cyclocross bike?
opinions wanted.
You can do 150 on darn near any bike, I did it on a roadmaster.
Niice. Just wondering; I didn't really know how many people went out there with purpose made road bikes.
My s/o did the MS150 on his K2 Enemy
Sure, but what is the "MS150"? For Europeans like me it's a mystery.
Multiple sclerosis 150.
It is a charity ride to raise money for the disease. 75 miles one day and 75 the next. You have to raise $200 to be in it. More is better of course.
Hello moto
Aha, Thanks. I did not make the connection with multiple sclerosis.
But why is everybody talking about purpose made road bikes and cyclocross bikes for the MS150? Does the terrain ask for such specialized material? Is it partly off-road or something?
It's just that 150 miles is alot easier to cover on a road bike. Lots of people of all ages do it on every type of bike imagineable.
Hello moto
I would think the difference between doing it on a road bike versus a cyclocross bike would be almost negligable. Probably more advantagous considering the roads blow down here in texas.
I always rode ride on my cyclecross bike. Never get a flat ;-)


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We've spent plenty of time with the Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision benchmark demo of Resident Evil 5, as recently as our Core i5/Core i7 launch and a dedicated look at how mainstream cards perform in the brand new title. Nvidia clearly had a lot of influence on the console port's development and it showed early on. We guessed that ATI needed to do a little driver work to get the game running well though, and sure enough, we have the retail version and ATI's boards are doing significantly better in the DirectX 10 build.
Again we see the Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce GTX 295 best ATI's new Radeon HD 5870. However, we're still getting frame rates that are plenty-playable all the way up to 2560x1600 across the board. It's good to see that the DirectX 10-based performance issues plaguing ATI cards in the demo are no longer a problem in the retail game with the company's Catalyst 9.9 driver.
Turning on 8xAA does hit performance, but even the Radeon HD 4870 is able to keep its head above 40 frames per second. The Radeon HD 5870 catches up to the 4870 X2, but is still bested by the dual-GPU card. It actually passes Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 at 1920x1200 and 2560x1600, though. Not surprisingly, when you team a pair of 5870s together, the two cards are virtually unstoppable, posting more than 110 frames per second at 2560x1600 with 8xAA enabled. In fact, CrossFire'd 5870s are fast enough to peg the speedo on our 4 GHz Core i7 at 1680x1050 and 1920x1200—with the highest details and 8xAA. Not long ago, such a claim would have been inconceivable.
- Introduction
- Cypress Measures Up
- Double Or Nothing
- Stepping Through The Architecture
- Cypress Becomes The Radeon HD 5800-Series
- DirectX 11: More Notable Than DirectX 10?
- DirectCompute
- Eyefinity: A Tangible Benefit, Today
- Multimedia: Mostly The Same, Plus High-Def Audio
- System Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
- Benchmark Results: Crysis
- Benchmark Results: Far Cry 2
- Benchmark Results: Left 4 Dead
- Benchmark Results: World In Conflict
- Benchmark Results: H.A.W.X.
- Benchmark Results: Resident Evil 5
- Benchmark Results: Grand Theft Auto IV
- Power Consumption
- Heat And Noise
- Conclusion
1Anonymous , 23 September 2009 14:49anyone seen these in the uk?
1jimishtar , 23 September 2009 15:25now this is someting. cant wait to see what nvidia will come up with.
1jimishtar , 23 September 2009 17:40does this mean that the prices of existing 48xx cards will go down?
0siunit , 23 September 2009 19:13They are scheduled for release on the 25th in the UK according to major online retailers expected stock date.
0dopeydog , 23 September 2009 19:25check out novatech and ebuyer.
best price for 5870 £299.99 delivered ebuyer
1cyber_jockey , 23 September 2009 20:57My god the 4870x2 finally got a rival
0Anonymous , 23 September 2009 21:10Smooth gaming again!?!? YAY
0plasmastorm , 23 September 2009 22:07available for pre order on scan.co.uk now £320
0ainarssems , 23 September 2009 22:48All those connectors are nice but first thing I thought when I first saw pictures was there is not enough vents on the backto cool that card properly. Hopefully some board partners will come up with versions with full PCI slot cooling. Eyfinity looks better, but all I need is two DVI connectors one for monitor and other for projector.
Now lets see what Nvidia brings out, lets hope something competitive in performance and price. I hope prices drop by Cristhmas to £200-259 for 5870
0ainarssems , 23 September 2009 22:53At guru3d they overclocked to 925 core/ 5400 memory could not go further because of temp problems. I wonder what would they do with better cooling. 1GHZ/6GHz?...Now that would be sweet.Link: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-review-test/26
0atomdrift , 24 September 2009 00:54ainarssemsAll those connectors are nice but first thing I thought when I first saw pictures was there is not enough vents on the backto cool that card properly. Hopefully some board partners will come up with versions with full PCI slot cooling.
Anandtech addressed this concern in their review: "As far as the 5870 is concerned, this is solid proof that the half-slot exhaust vent isn't going to cause any issues with cooling."
0atomdrift , 24 September 2009 00:58Here's the source link to the above quotation.
0atomdrift , 24 September 2009 01:00Third time's the charm?
0ainarssems , 24 September 2009 02:03I have seen Anandtech's article, however they did hit 100C and started to throtle in /crossfire on Toms review and Guru3d temps limited overclocking so there is room for improvement in cooling.
Also I wonder if 2GB version would perform better at high resolutions with AA
-5jcwbnimble , 24 September 2009 03:46No Crossfire? Really? What was ATI thinking releasing a top of the line video card that can't support a major feature set? One of the major selling points is that you can run 3 displays off this one card, yet you need to Crossfire two of these to get playable frame rates. Problem, you can't Crossfire these cards (yet?).
They should have dispensed with the third video connection in favor of extra ventilation, which it sounds like this card needs. If users are so gung ho about running 3 or more dispays, then wait for the Eyefinity card.
Glad to see ATI releasing a product that puts a boot up Nvidia's arse, but they shouldn't have released it without solving the Crossfire issue.
0ainarssems , 24 September 2009 04:45Must be mistake. Check benchmarks, they include crossfire results so it is working. They probably had the cards for some while for testing and started writing article and drivers did not support crossfire at the start and does support now. They just forgot to edit part of the article where it says that it does not support crossfire.
0shrex , 24 September 2009 15:55any word on when the 5670 is gonna come out
-1deepblue69uk , 24 September 2009 16:52Yes, try www.overclockers.co.uk
-4chockimon , 24 September 2009 18:28£320 ouch, what a rip off and no Physx. I think this time round Nvidia's mid range card, the GTX360 will trounce all over this card from a great height.
0wikkus , 24 September 2009 19:39chockimon£320 ouch, what a rip off and no Physx. I think this time round Nvidia's mid range card, the GTX360 will trounce all over this card from a great height.
Wow, 8 minutes before the first fanboi commentard...
As someone who holds allegiance with neither vendor -- both have a place in our house -- this looks great from a stirring-up the market perspective.


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Renters Find 'Emerald' City in Pittsburgh's West End
Spatter, Sam, Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Nestled in a valley of the Fairywood neighborhood in the city's West End, the Emerald Gardens townhome community boasts a 90 percent occupancy rate and a fresh new look.
That's a major improvement from its history under the name Westgate Village.
When Tryko Partners Inc. of New Jersey purchased the 436-unit complex in 2007, the buildings were empty and deteriorated from lack of maintenance. The property had gone into foreclosure in April 2006.
"We saw that complex as a great opportunity to turn the apartment around," said Yitzchok Rokowsky, chief executive of Tryko Partners. "We like the Pittsburgh market. It is a stable market, and this was a project that really was in trouble. You can't always turn a project around in other areas as we have done in Pittsburgh."
The timing of the property coming on the market coincided with Tryko's plan to expand its niche failing properties, said Hirsch Chinn, the firm's local manager.
"Westgate presented us with the challenge and the freedom to create a brand-new market in an area that was waiting for an infusion of life," Chinn said.
"The challenge was to overcome the existing stigma associated with Westgate Village. On the other hand, once we overcame that obstacle, we were able to attract an excellent tenant base that continues to enjoy their lifestyle here at Emerald Gardens."
Rob Stephany, executive director of the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority, said he initially wasn't confident that Tryko could accomplish the job of restoring the apartments and attracting young and professional tenants to a site that had a negative reputation.
"But when I toured the complex recently, I found few vacancy signs -- most were in units recently renovated -- and found the owner had done a good job managing the apartments," he said.
Stephany said Emerald Gardens now has the ability to attract tenants who may have gone to a suburban apartment complex instead of remaining in the city.
Shane and Valerie Logan are among those young couples who have leased an apartment. They have been tenants at Emerald Gardens for just over a month -- and love their two-bedroom unit and the complex.
"We moved to Pittsburgh from Washington, Pa., to be closer to the city. And once we saw Emerald Gardens, that was our choice," Shane said.
The Logans selected their residence after viewing about four or five other apartments, he said. The monthly rent is $735, plus electricity and heat. …


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LG Hellas and O2 UK have both taken to their Facebook accounts to confirm rumors that L is not planning to roll out the long-awaited Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to the G4. The handset will, instead, remain on Android 5.1.
LG Hellas and O2 UK have both taken to their Facebook accounts to confirm rumors that L is not planning to roll out the long-awaited Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to the G4. The handset will, instead, remain on Android 5.1.
Those of you living in the UK are one step closer to getting the Sony Xperia Z smartphone in their hands. At the time of this writing, the smartphone is now available for pre-order through O2, Three UK, Phones4U and Carphone Warehouse. Pricing for the device will vary by the retailer and carrier, so you'll need to hit past the break in order to get all the juicy deets.
It's no secret that the Nexus 4 launch was a little botched and caused some major angst among Android fanatics, but those in the UK may be able to get some sort of satisfaction— sort of. You may recall that we casually mentioned that O2 UK would be the only carrier to sell the Nexus 4 for a limited time, but it was assumed that the devices sold would be SIM-locked and thus, operate on O2 networks only. However, it appears that at least a few of you who paid a premium pound by buying the device in O2 stores may actually have an unlocked device. Reports are coming in that O2 customers have been able to purchase the supposed SIM-locked devices and actually insert other SIMs from carriers like Vodafone instead. How do we know you ask? Well, customers are reporting they were able to buy the O2 Nexus 4, take the pre-installed SIM card out, swap it with a SIM card of a different carrier and still have full functionality of the device.
Of course O2 UK hasn't come out with an official statement regarding this find, but if you're a prospective customer and willing to take a gamble and grab a device before your friends do (albeit at a much higher price), do let us know if this recent find works out for you.
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Google and UK wireless carrier O2 are generating quite a bit of excitement in anticipation of the newly announced Nexus 4 smartphone by announcing one heck of a promotion. In the spirit of O2 being able to secure the title of being the only UK wireless carrier to offer the Nexus 4 for one month, it has announced it will offer a free LG TV to the first 100 customers who are able to get the phone. Of course customers will need to keep in mind that the cost of the smartphone and especially the monthly tariffs will probably end up dwarfing the overall cost of the television, but hey— we all love anything free right and who wouldn't want a new LG TV set?
source: pocket-lint
In an effort to improve signal strength for their customers, O2 and Vodafone have recently announced that the two will be combining and sharing their current 2G, 3G and soon LTE 4G network infrastructure. And while this may sound boring to some, it's actually a pretty smart and slick move between the two carriers. O2 and Vodafone make up the country's second and third largest network operators and plan to create a massive nationwide grid in which both networks can run on. Recall the merger between Orange and T-Mobile UK, "Everything Everywhere", and note that this isn't the same thing. O2 and Vodafone are not merging in so much as this is more of an attempt to assist in a quicker roll-out of their 4G LTE technologies. The two carriers state that the agreement will allow them to deploy 4G services more rapidly as would otherwise. However, the carriers will remain separate companies and still compete against one another. The only distinction here would be how fast the carriers can get 4G to their customers as soon as the 800MHz/2600Mhz spectrum auction is complete. So, how and who in the world is going to be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the new infrastructure? Good and fair question. In a seamless effort to integrate the new venture into both networks, a new 50/50 split watch is being implemented as O2 oversees design management and maintenance in the east and likewise Vodafone in the west. The 18,500 site increase will serve as a 40% increase for both networks. So, what does this mean to the customer? It means, should all go as planned, customers should start seeing better reception in spots that have otherwise been sketchy in each respective network and a seamless roll-out of 4G LTE will rapidly approach. Should everything be approved, the carriers hope to begin kicking things off later this year. Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments below.
source: O2
In some understandable excitement and pride for the upcoming Summer Olympics, Samsung has come up with a rather stylish special edition of the Samsung Galaxy Note phablet. Samsung will commemorate the summer games with the upcoming special edition of the device by including an alternate UK flag-covered back in the box. Plus Sammy will even throw in a donation of £1 to an Olympic-funding charity each time it sells one of these custom Notes.
The Olympic-themed G-Note will be sold exclusively through O2 UK in a special bundle. The bundle will include the "win a Team Samsung experience" in with each phone, though you'll need to act before Thursday, May 24th.
source: Samsung UK
via: Gizmodo UK
O2 is ready and primed to have best network in the UK by beginning the first stages of rolling out an improved HSPA network. More specifically— Crave is reporting O2 has begun rolling out DC-HSPA for major cities in the UK (think London, Manchester and Birmingham for example). This new "dual-cell high speed packet access" format will double the topline speed currently found in HSPA+ to a theoretical maximum output of up to 42Mbps, though real world speeds will be much more down to earth than that.
DC-HSPA is no doubt exciting, but there's still room for growth and expansion– especially as LTE is set to arrive by 2013. For example, while the new and improved speeds offered by DC-HSPA are exciting, there are only a handful of devices which currently support the new network type. As it currently stands, the only devices that currently support the DC-HSPA standard is the new Apple iPad, Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC One X smartphone, so there will be an increased need for more devices that support the DC-HSPA standard. In addition, O2 is the only mobile carrier rolling out the technology for now, though it will grow within the coming months. Three UK will roll out DC-HSPA by this summer, while Everything Everywhere's Orange and T-Mobile brands will launch DC-HSPA by the 4th quarter of this year. Not to be outdone, Vodafone UK has already had DC-HSPA over the last year or so, though its DC-HSPA speeds are limited to just 28.8Mbps— with no plans to upgrade to 42Mbps in the near future.
source: Clove UK
via: Android Central
If you're in the market for a brand-spankin'-new Sony Xperia S smartphone, today's a great day for you— especially if you were one of the lucky few to score the smartphone at MWC or you live in the UK. While the Xperia S was available for sale at MWC this year, Three UK and O2 UK are each offering the intriguing smartphone and ready for its customers' wallets in the UK. Three will be offering the smartphone for free on contracts of £30 ($47 USD) or more per month. Or if you want to pay full price– it's available for a fairly modest £369.99 ($582) if you go on pay-as-you-go route. O2 is offering the smartphone starting at £79 ($125) on the lowest contract (£16.50/$26 per month). Or if you're ambitious, O2 will also offering the Xperia S for free with a contract of £21.50 monthly ($34). As an added bonus, O2 will also include 200 minutes, unlimited texting and a 500MB data cap with that plan. Read more
UK mobile telecommunications provider O2 is offering Sony Ericsson's Xperia PLAY at the rock-bottom price of just £149 in either white or black. The device is offered on O2's Pay & Go plan, which means no monthly contract and 10% back on your top-ups every three months with O2 Rewards. The phone's features include a 4-inch touchscreen, PlayStation slide out gamepad, access to 50 games at launch and it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Hit the break for a link to the offer.
O2 customers in the UK who have the HTC Sensation, and have been waiting ever so patiently for the Android 2.3.4 update, can actually grab the update right now. Reports are saying a full roll out has taken place. If you haven't received it yet, follow the steps at the bottom of the post to get up to speed.
What to expect when you receive your update:
To update to your new version of Android, you will want to check for system updates. To do so, follow these simple steps. Menu>Settings>About phone>System updates.
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Watch a Tense Trailer for the Second Half of This Season's The Walking Dead
It returns February 10.By Vulture Editors
It returns February 10.By Vulture Editors
Supervising producer Scott Gimple is being promoted.By Josef Adalian
Nice eye patch, Governor.By Margaret Lyons
Glen Mazzara will leave after season three.By Denise Martin
Time for showrunner No. 3 ...By Margaret Lyons
A gift is that much more thoughtful when accompanied by a Vulture Don Draper card!By Jon Defreest
"Only travel in a herd, by yourself is not preferred."By Eliot Glazer
Who needs the real thing when you have a parody like this?By Eliot Glazer
Grab the tissues!By Sarah Frank
It's also pretty!By Eliot Glazer
They're all troublemakers.By Margaret Lyons
A Long Island man takes zombies very seriously.By Dan Amira
"The first time I saw it, it was like just hissing and scratching everything it saw and now it's like this big, fat, chill cat."By Margaret Lyons
Classic TV and movie mumblers and chompers get the zombie growl treatment.By Jake Moore
What was even up with that whole rescue operation?By Starlee Kine
Plus the weapons that put the walkers down.By Jake Moore
We ask him about Merle, Michonne, and why they made the Governor less outright evil than in the comics.By Denise Martin
Blood! Guts! 2-D fun!By Eliot Glazer
Scowl scowl scowl.By Margaret Lyons and Jake Moore
Sure, there are zombies and militias on The Walking Dead and Revolution, but life is so simple.By Heather Havrilesky


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Deb's 52 walks in 2010
Deborah Taylor
This book shows the photos I have taken while undertaking the 52 walks project - which has been a walk each week over 2010. I have visited lots of different locations in the UK to get lots of different walks.
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For our second installment of "Guest Post'r" we cordially asked Patrick Griffin of Canada Type to take the keys for a week long test drive on FoT. He'll be stopping by every morning to deliver us new, old and some cutting room floor type goodness.
…If you don't know his work by now, you should. He co-founded Canada Type in 2004 together with Rebecca Alaccari. The two have been designing typefaces that many of us have either held or seen in various mediums. Their collective type work spans a large breadth of styles only a few type designers are capable of creating.
Please join us back at 10:30 for his kick off post.
Until then, do yourself a favor check out our little interview with Patrick and get to know the work of Canada Type.
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any recommendations for a good balacava, the main problem i have with them is heat and moisture building up around the mouth and nose, so it needs to be thoroughly vented in that area
I like the Buff. It's more or less a cloth tube that you pull over your head. You can wear it any way you want - as a simple neck gaiter, covering the mouth and lower part of the head, as a full balaclava, or whatever. You can even turn it into a skullcap if you want to. I'd recommend getting the merino wool one.
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I've always preferred the Turtle Fur brand, though this past winter was so mild I didn't wear it once. Never had a problem with heat and moisture build up, but that may be an individual thing.
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I have a good balaclava, but I prefer a headband and neck gaiter unless it is really cold.
I don't ride below 23F anymore, but when I did I experimented with breathing through a toy snorkel from the dollar store. That seemed to help keep the moisture at bay, and helped keep my glasses from fogging. In the low 20's I find I can wear the balaclava just below my lower lip and it keeps my lips warm. Cheap ski-type goggles keep my nose warm.
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I would get so warm wearing a baklava, and on tours the bears would love to lick me.
But really, I can not imagine wearing a balaclava, I get so warm biking and it just seems uncomfratable. I prefer a merino wool or fleecey turtle necks with zips. I almost always wear a head band to cover my ears, decades of ear infections from swimming made my ears sensitive to wind. Plus I get the sweat band benefit of keeping sweat out of my eyes.
Does anyone have suggestions for just ear covers to wear in the summer though?
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For cold (Minnesota, we know cold) weather riding I use the neoprene facemasks. The one I used last winter was the Seirus Neofleece Combo Scarf. It's a full lower face and neck mask, not a scarf, despite the name, that closes in the back with Velcro. Stretchy, vent grill over the mouth and holes for the nostrils. Keeps you warm even below zero with biking wind chill. Dries fast and the neoprene doesn't feel as yucky when moist as wool or other materials. Overkill for 40 degree days though. The face mask doesn't cover the top of head, but a less vented helmet and a Gore Windstopper or similar cap works to keep ears and head warm.
In the rare occasions I ride in the winter months, I use this one, along with ski googles, scarf, beanie, and jacket hood with fur. I think there are some version that include neck protection as well.
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Buff here too.
I also have a thin (silk) balaclava, but it's too toasty for anything except the coldest rides. If you're really set on using a balaclava, get the thinnest most breathable you can find.
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Last few days saw much hue and cry, mainly by politicians from down south led by DMK chief Karunanidhi, over the Union Home Ministry's directive to bureaucrats to use Hindi on social media platforms. But was such a strong reaction to a normal advisory justified?
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi assuming office, Hindi has found the place it deserves in the corridors of power. After his swearing-in ceremony, Narendra Modi spoke to foreign dignitaries in Hindi. Even on his trip to Bhutan, his first official foreign visit, he addressed the Bhutanese Parliament in Hindi.
Before Modi, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a great orator and accomplished poet, always used Hindi as his vehicle of communication. In 1977, Vajpayee addressed the annual assembly of the United Nations in Hindi and became the first Indian leader to address the UN in Hindi. But unlike Modi, he did not mind switching to English when addressing joint press conferences with his foreign contemporaries like Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and George Bush.
However, after the statesman unexpectedly lost the elections in 2004, Hindi, too, started losing its place of privilege in the corridors of power and was totally marginalised during the decade-long rule of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. Although many international leaders of developed countries like China, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and Russia speak in their respective national languages even on foreign visits, Indian leaders have always taken pride in using English even in the Parliament. This was evident during the Manmohan Singh regime.
Now, let's come back to the present controversy over the use of Hindi. It all started with the Home Ministry issuing a directive to bureaucrats to use Hindi to convey message through social media. It's pertinent to mention here that the directive was only meant for 'social media messages' and not for the official communications sent from the Centre to the states, which continue to be in the two official languages - Hindi and English.
Social media messages are meant for the general public. According to the 2001 census, Hindi is the mother tongue of more than 41% of the country's population. Add to that 5% Urdu and 1% Maithili speakers, which takes the percentage of people proficient enough in Hindi to more than 47%. Hindi is also used as a link language in states like West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab and Goa - the states where Hindi is not spoken as the first language. Moreover, Hindi is also understood in many parts of southern states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and even north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. So what is wrong in asking bureaucrats to use Hindi on social media? Which other language can fulfil the purpose of reaching out to such a large population base?
But the anti-Hindi crusaders of Tamil Nadu lost no time in raking up a controversy out of a non-issue. M Karunanidhi, chief of Tamil Nadu-based DMK party went on to say, "No one can deny it's beginning to impose Hindi against one's wish. This would be seen as an attempt to treat non-Hindi speakers as second class citizens." Where is the question of treating non-Hindi speakers as second citizens?
Barring Tamil Nadu, no other state has raised any objection to this direction. In fact, it is heartening that this time, the push for Hindi comes when the government is headed by someone whose native language is not Hindi (Narendra Modi's mother tongue is Gujarati).
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, who belongs to the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, also voiced his support for Hindi. "Hindi is our official language, we have to promote Hindi," he said following the controversy.
Noted poet Ashok Chakradhar also welcomed the move, saying "If this government is getting bureaucrats to use Hindi, it is a great idea. Hindi is understood by 80% of Indians who pick it up from popular films, songs and the media. But at the official level, no one is fighting for the language."
Tamil Nadu's opposition to Hindi dates back to the 1960s. In 1950, the Constitution declared Hindi as the official language and English was to be used as secondary official language till 1965 to facilitate a smooth transition. But the DMK launched an anti-Hindi campaign in Tamil Nadu, during which, Hindi books and effigies of 'Hindi demoness' were burnt on village bonfires. Does it not reflect deep-seated anti-Hindi bias?
The campaign soon turned into full scale riots, which led to the killing of 70 people, including two policemen. However, the riots catapulted the DMK to power in 1967 elections in the state as opposition to Hindi was a dominant election issue.
Following large scale violence in Tamil Nadu, the Centre enacted the Official Language Act, 1963. The Act stated, "Notwithstanding the expiration of the period of 15 years from the commencement of the Constitution, the English language may, as from the appointed day, continue to be used in addition to Hindi."
One wonders why some Tamilians hate Hindi so much. In Gujarat, students are taught English, Gujarati and Hindi in schools. They never get offended or complained about imposition of Hindi. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the country and it should be promoted to facilitate easier communication throughout the country. But at the same time, the importance of regional languages should also not be undermined.
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Hear how some common commands from U.S. military personnel would sound when translated by the Phraselator, built by Voxtech International:
Part of the daily struggle for soldiers and Marines in Iraq is communicating with civilians and suspected insurgents. Few military personnel have enough fluency with Iraqi Arabic to be easily understood, and field translators are in short supply.
But technology may help close that communications gap. A hand-held voice translator device developed by Integrated Wave Technologies, already in use in other parts of the world, converts simple English commands into Iraqi Arabic or 15 other languages.
When the soldier says a simple phrase — for example, "keep kids back" — the Voice Response Translator (VRT) matches that command to a more complex phrase in Arabic. In this case: "Keep your children back from us or we will take action against you."
Integrated Wave Technologies President Tim McCune says simple communications like these can save lives, both among Iraqi civilians and military personnel. "This removes pulling the trigger as the first option in dealing with foreign nationals," he says.
Dr. Mari Maeda, a researcher at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says the government has spent $15 to $20 million a year over the past five years developing the mobile translator technology, because there aren't enough human translators to go around. Critics say the Defense Department should instead spend its dollars training troops how to speak Arabic or other languages.
One advantage of these portable translation devices is that they can be programmed by a local interpreter to fit different missions. John Hall, president of Annapolis-based Voxtech International, makes a similar device called the Phraselator.
Hall believes technology can help a military unit make better use of one human interpreter. "You don't have to keep [the translator] there in potential harm's way all the time," he says.
What soldiers say they really could use are small, hands-free devices that translate speech in both directions, as people talk to them. DARPA has some early prototypes of such a device, but they are at least a decade away from being combat-ready.
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Xiana Abu-Jaber couldn't have imagined that we'd be reading her lush romance about lonely Iraqis by the light of Baghdad burning. Her publisher must be nervous about the political climate, but it's refreshing to see Iraqis outside "the axis of evil." In "Crescent," they're struck by Cupid's arrows instead of Tomahawk missiles.
The story takes place in Los Angeles, but like the rest of us at the moment, every character is fixated on the Middle East. Arab students and professors congregate at Nadia's Cafe, a Lebanese restaurant where they can linger over foreign newspapers, argue about poetry, and drink coffee without being cautioned, "This Beverage Is Extremely Hot!"
"Everything about these young men seemed infinitely vulnerable and tender," Abu-Jaber writes, in one of many passages rendered more poignant by the current crisis. They're all consumed with loneliness, and they're all bashfully in love with the chef, Sirine. "She is so kind and gentle-voiced and her food is so good that the students cannot help themselves - they sit at the tables, leaning toward her."
She hasn't left West Hollywood for years, but from her Iraqi father, she learned how to conjure up the aromas of their lost desert home. Cookbooks have been her only travel guides. At 39, she knows far more about spices than politics. Orphaned as a little girl, she's been living with a kindly uncle who teaches in the Near Eastern Studies department at the university.
In his own gentle way, he encourages her to get married, and her distressingly slow progress in that direction is the subject of considerable discussion and analysis by the cafe staff. "She's always had more men in her life than she's known what to do with," the narrator explains, but somehow nothing ever comes of it. "She's never broken up with anyone, she just loses track of them."
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Apparently, U.S. courts are only meant to deal with "aggravated shoplifting" – or at least that's what Fox News' Ralph Peters would have everyone believe. On the May 24 edition of Fox News' America Live, peters argued that President Obama's strategy of trying suspected terrorists in the court system (rather than shipping them off to Guantanamo Bay indefinitely without habeus corpus followed by a non-public military tribunal at some point in the indeterminate future).
Last I checked, we tried suspected murderers here daily across the nation. The only difference in how Peters wants to treat terrorism suspects is a pre-existing belief in guilt that circumvents the United States' core Constitutional belief that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. He wants to forget the Constitution exists so we can all treat suspected criminals however we please, for all intents and purposes. Heaven forbid we allow the justice system to do its job.
At the core of Peters' argument though is a smug belief that Obama wants to pander to his base by doing this. Peters' assumption that Obama's beliefs – the beliefs of a former Constitutional law professor, mind you – have nothing to do with human and civil rights and everything to do with politics. Perhaps Peters should look in the mirror.
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I struggle to think of a western that I didn't like... I remember Clint Eastwood singing in a western musical - that freaked me out in a bad way.
This is a discussion on True Grit within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; It's a good remake, but don't sit through it trying to compare it with the original. It's different enough in the acting to make it ...
It's a good remake, but don't sit through it trying to compare it with the original. It's different enough in the acting to make it worthwhile. The young girl did a wonderful job, better than Kim Darby, IMO. I enjoyed it, but the Duke is still THE Duke, and no one can replace him.
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I'll pass on the remake.....there was only 1 John Wayne, and only 1 Rooster Cogburn, and his last name isn't spelled Bridges.
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I don't usually care for remakes of great movies. True Grit was an exception. If anything I liked it better. Jeff Bridges' Rooster Cogburn interpretation was great IMO.
I thought it was pretty well done. Man, I wish I didn't have anything to worry about other than if I'm going to like a movie remake or not!
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I thought True Grit the remake was pretty good.
I happen to like Jeff Bridges though...
I also love westerns!
Not to take anything away from John Wayne and the original, but Jeff Bridges portrayal of Rooster Cogburn was a much more realistic and true to life image of how men lived, dressed, talked and demonstrated accurate mannerisms in the mid 1800's. No doubt about it, much more realistic and than the classic Hollywood westerns.
I thought it was an excellent movie and really shouldn't be compared against the original.
John Wayne really can't be blamed for how Hollywood presented or portrayed life in that time period. He just acted in the movies Hollywood made, and was one of the best at it, too!
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I love the original, but the new cast, especially Jeff Bridges took the story to a new level.
I will agree, if it weren't for remakes of classic movies, TV shows and comic books Hollywood would be vaccant!
I liked the original...especially since it was filmed where I live, but as a movie I liked the new one better


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July 12th, 2013 (2:24 PM).
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Ooh, fun question! Now let's see... I wouldn't put any legendaries in an arena with regulars, especially seeing as to how weak the cats are. In a game perspective at least. In the gaming perspective, the legendaries' statistics are just so much superior to the others that they would probably be crushed if it hasn't been trained properly. But it all depends on who is on one 6-member team and who is on the other.
In the non-battle sense, we've seen Pikachu take on some seriously tough Pokemon and win by a landslide. Normal-types can learn just about everything. Yet the legendary cats are all gods of elements. So I think the winner would probably be Suicune since she seems to have control of multiple elements, water, wind and crystal (?), as well as Ice since she is a Water Type. I might edit this to form a more in-depth answer :D
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