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Volume 30, Issue 6, June 2004
NMR line broadening in heterophase solid mixtures below 50 mK30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768331View Description Hide Description
The possible causes of the previously observed low-temperature decrease in the spin–spin relaxation time in phase-separated solid mixtures are analyzed. It is shown that the jump in magnetic susceptibility at the boundary between the nuclear paramagnet and the diamagnetic matrix gives rise to appreciable local gradients of the external magnetic field at low temperatures in clusters several microns in size, effectively broadening the NMR line. The results of the calculations give a good description of the experimental data.
Evolution of a pulse of noninteracting quasiparticles with dispersion and initial angular width30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768332View Description Hide Description
The evolution of a pulse of noninteracting quasiparticles, caused by their different velocities and angular distribution of momenta, is studied theoretically. Equations are found that describe the shape of the pulse surface at any time. The times of the beginning and end and the duration of the quasiparticle energy flux density is determined at a general spatial point. The quasiparticle energy density is considered at all times and positions, and it is shown that in the region of high energy density, in the middle of the pulse, it is equal to the initial energy density under certain conditions. These theoretical results are discussed in relation to experimental data on the evolution of a pulse of noninteracting phonons in superfluidhelium.
Turbulence of second sound waves in superfluid He II30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768333View Description Hide Description
We communicate the results of numerical studies of acoustic turbulence in a system of slightly dissipating, nonlinear second sound waves in superfluid He II. It is shown that at sufficiently high amplitude of the external driving force a power-like energy distribution over frequency is formed in the system of second sound waves. This distribution is attributed to formation of the acoustic turbulence regime in the system. The interval of frequencies in which the distribution has a power-like form is expanded to high frequencies with increasing amplitude of the driving force. The energy distribution inside this interval is close to It is shown that the distribution of energy depends on the value of the nonlinearity coefficient of the second sound but does not depend on the sign of the coefficient, i.e., the coherent structures (shock waves) do not contribute to the statistical properties of the turbulent state.
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Hysteresis of the magnetic properties and the irreversibility line in layered superconductors30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768334View Description Hide Description
Measurements of the irreversibility line in single crystals are made by three experimental methods: by dc magnetization measurements,microwave absorption measurements, and registration of the harmonics in the high-frequency response of the superconductor. It is found that the position of the irreversibility line on the magnetic phase diagram depends substantially on the method of measurement and the frequency used. Analysis of the results shows that the discrepancy in the irreversibility lines is due to both a difference in the mechanisms of hysteresis of the magnetic properties and to the different scales of the measurement times. It is shown that the position of the irreversibility line is determined at low temperatures by the limiting value of the vortex creep rate for the given method of registration and at high temperatures by the time required for two-dimensional vortices to overcome the surface barrier. It is concluded that the irreversibility line is a dynamic phase transition. The first experimental evidence of the presence of a surface barrier for 2D vortices is obtained.
Frozen magnetoresistance in the magnetization reversal of granular Bi(Pb)-HTSCs30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768335View Description Hide Description
The frozen magnetoresistance of ceramic Bi(Pb)-HTSC samples is investigated as a function of the fields initiating magnetic flux trapping and the magnetization-reversing fields: It is found that the curves are nonmonotonic. The value of the frozen magnetoresistance decreases substantially after application of the first pulse but remains practically unchanged upon subsequent magnetization reversals by pulses of the same magnitude but of either polarity. The influence of the magnetization reversal on the anisotropy of the magnetoresistance and the negative magnetoresistanceeffect are studied. It is shown that the results are in conflict with models of the critical state for the granules and superconducting loops but are well described quantitatively by the proposed model of granular Bi(Pb)-HTSCs, according to which the magnetic flux trapping occurs in "normal" granules wrapped in superconducting shells, while the resistance of the samples is determined by chains of weak links.
Static vortices in long Josephson junctions of exponentially varying width30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768336View Description Hide Description
A numerical simulation is carried out for static vortices in a long Josephson junction with an exponentially varying width. At specified values of the parameters the corresponding boundary-value problem admits more than one solution. Each solution (distribution of the magnetic flux in the junction) is associated to a Sturm–Liouville problem, the smallest eigenvalue of which can be used, in a first approximation, to assess the stability of the vortex against relatively small spatiotemporal perturbations. The change in width of the junction leads to a renormalization of the magnetic flux in comparison with the case of a linear one-dimensional model. The influence of the model parameters on the stability of the states of the magnetic flux is investigated in detail, particularly that of the shape parameter. The critical curve of the junction is constructed from pieces of the critical curves for the different magnetic flux distributions having the highest critical currents for the given magnetic field.
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Magnetic and transport properties of multilayered films with different microstructure30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768337View Description Hide Description
The magnetic and transport properties of single-crystal and polycrystalline multilayered films are investigated in the temperature range 4.2–300 K. It is shown that the transformation from an incoherent to a coherent interface between layers leads to an enhancement of the ferromagnetic coupling, which is accompanied by a modification in the temperature dependence of the resistance and by a grown negative magnetoresistance ratio at room temperature. The influence of grain boundaries on the transport of carriers in the multilayered films is discussed on the basis of modern theoretical approaches.
Composition dependence of the low-temperature magnetic ordering and the hyperfine interactions in Fe–N austenite30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768351View Description Hide Description
The electronic structure of two model structures of stoichiometry with different types of ordering of the nitrogen atoms are calculated using the ab initio FLAPW method. To first approximation these structures can be treated as a prototype of Fe–N austenite. The influence of the nitrogen atoms on the electronic structure and magnetic properties of γ iron and on the components of the Mössbauer spectrum is investigated, permitting a detailed interpretation of the experimental data. The dependence of the exchange integral on the concentration of nitrogen atoms is obtained, clarifying the influence of nitrogen on the magnetic properties of fcc iron. The effective interatomic interaction potentials of nitrogen atoms in fcc iron in six coordination spheres is calculated using the ab initio FLAPW method and the cluster expansion technique. The potentials thus obtained are used in a Monte Carlo investigation of the temperature dependence of the short-range order in the Fe–N system. The temperature dependence of the heat capacity and short-range order parameters is calculated. It is established that a transition from the disordered state to the nitride is observed at 830 K.
Low-temperature behavior of disordered magnetic impurities: Distribution of effective Kondo temperatures30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768352View Description Hide Description
Several rare-earth compounds, low-dimensional organic conductors, and spin chains exhibit low-temperature divergences of their magnetic susceptibility and specific heat (non-Fermi-liquid behavior). Such divergences are often related to disordered ensembles of magnetic impurities in those systems. In this work the distribution function of the effective characteristic of a single magnetic impurity, the Kondo temperature, is derived. We calculate how the distributions of Kondo temperatures depend on the effective dimensionality of the problem and on the concentration of impurities.
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Low-temperature anomalies heat capacity, Ohmic loss in the 0–100 MHz range, and linear dimensions of samples of uranium and some of its compounds30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768353View Description Hide Description
From measurements of the heat capacity and resistivity of α uranium and the compounds and it is established experimentally for the first time that those properties have anomalies at temperatures near 60 K and in the vicinity of the transitions and It is assumed that these anomalies in compounds containing uranium as a constituent are due specifically to the uranium. It is found that in the temperature dependence of the Ohmic loss changes from being of a semiconductor character at to a metallic character at It is discovered that the linear dimensions of α uranium and of the compound suffer a change upon repeated thermocycling from room to low temperatures.
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Size effect in the fluorescence spectra of polysilanes embedded in mesoporous materials30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768354View Description Hide Description
The low-temperature fluorescence and excitation spectra are investigated for the silicon–organic photoconductors poly(di--hexylsilane) (PDHS) and poly(methylphenylsilane) (PMPS) embedded in pores of the mesoporous materials MSM-41 and SBA-15, with pore diameters of 2.8 and 5.8 nm, respectively. It is found that the fluorescence spectra of the polymernanostructures depend on the pore size and are substantially different from the spectra of films. New bands in the visible region, with maxima at 410 nm for PDHS and at 460 nm for PMPS, are observed for the first time in the fluorescence spectra of the 2.8 nm nantostructures. It is assumed that the new bands in the fluorescencespectrum are due to the formation of defect states as a result of a substantial change in the conformation of the polymer chains near the surface of the pores. The change in symmetry of the polymer chains near such defects gives rise to a new band with maximum at 300 nm in the excitation spectrum of PDHS. The defect nature of the new fluorescence bands is confirmed by temperature studies and also by the vanishing of these bands when the pore size is increased to 5.8 nm.
Interaction of acoustic waves with an interface in highly anisotropic layered crystals30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768355View Description Hide Description
The scattering of acoustic waves on a planar defect in the interior of a crystal is studied by the methods of lattice dynamics. The model chosen consists of two semi-infinite, highly anisotropic crystals, the forces of interaction between which are distinct from the interactions within the crystals themselves. The model is used to study the resonant transmission of waves through an impurity monolayer. This resonant transmission effect is due to the weak coupling of the defect to the host lattice and cannot be described in the framework of the standard theory of elasticity, since the displacements of the defect layer and of the closest-lying layers of the host matrix are substantially different. For nongrazing angles of incidence the resonant transmission effect can be illustrated qualitatively by the example of an infinite linear chain containing a point impurity.
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Integral and differential developments of the carrier density of states in intercalated layered crystals30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768356View Description Hide Description
The effect of the layered crystal intercalation on the functional dependence of the carrier density of states is analyzed. The conditions of thermodynamic stability of the intercalation process in relation to the Fermi energy and microscopic parameters are studied.
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In memoriam: David Schoenberg (1911–2004)30(2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1768357View Description Hide Description


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The dog was sitting at one end of the sofa. The rook was perched at the other.
That's how Claire found them first thing when she went down to light the fire.
There's a rookery in the wood. They sometimes fall down the chimney and start claiming the house as their territory.
The last time one made an entrance, it was a match for both the cats.
I'd found the three of them in a Mexican stand-off on the landing, the cats poised on their haunches, the rook proudly staring them down.
The dog, bless him, had given it up without a fight this time. Claire said if he could roll his eyeballs that's what he would have done.
She picked the bird up and as she was manoeuvring the door open with her foot it jabbed her in the thumb. Just once, but full of purpose. Still, she kept holding on.
"It didn't do it again." She said, cheerfully. "It realised it wasn't in any danger."
Unlike my wife who, it transpired after the shortest NHS Direct consultation I've ever heard, had to go straight to casualty for a tetanus jab.
That was in the morning.
Mid-afternoon the twins were locked in battle over the chessboard with the faintly comic, intense seriousness that only seven-year-olds can muster.
"Can you get rid of that pigeon, dad?" said white quietly, without taking his hand off his knight, or his eyes off the board.
Black never moved his gaze from the piece either, but gave the faintest nod towards the fireplace where, full of interest and friendly as can be, stood a young pigeon.
Thinking myself very clever I wrapped both my hands in tea towels before attempting the tackle.
I grabbed it, first time but it slipped my grip and flapped up around my face.
I flapped, too, sending tea towels fluttering everywhere.
"Da-ad!" moaned the chess players There was a dull thud as the pigeon hit the kitchen window, bullseye.
It was all rather sad.

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- Tyrkia, Blandet Gruppe, 18-24
- Novise-nomade
- 2 Omtaler
It was the worst hostel ever. If you want to pay for something that you'll probably get sick from, go ahead and stay at this hostel. I couldnt make it to stay there and immediately try to find a new hostel to stay.
- MrsTough
- Spania, Par, 18-24
- Novise-nomade
- 1 Gjennomgang
The rooms have no keys and no lockers, but it seems pretty safe because there's always people. The staff was really nice and helpful. There's a bar downstairs, really chill atmosphere, good music... There's a small patio in the back that's very nice. There are supermarkets nearby and it's only 15-20 min to downtown.
- CorrinaAmit
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- Ivrig Reisende
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Very dirty showers don't think they are ever cleaned, horrible pillows for the beds and old ripped shits, no kitchen or way to even fill up water bottles so you have to use the bathroom sink. Doors are always open and because it's also a cafe anyone can come in, no locks on room doors or lockers. Staff can be helpful its a shame they don't have maps of the local area so it's easier to get around.
- brandonpena
- USA, Par, 18-24
- Novise-nomade
- 4 Omtaler
It's not a bad place to stay, the staff were very friendly, and helped as best as they could. The hostel doubles as a bar, so there at a lot of people there in the evenings. The location is not the best, it is about 30 minutes walk from the center. We stayed on the top floor and the room got pretty warm, so we had to keep windows open, however, the smell of cigarette smoke floated up into the room from the people smoking below. This was unpleasant. Not the worst place to stay but there is better
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Lake City's parent company sees record first half of 2013
WARSAW — Lake City Bank's parent company had a record six months for the first half of 2013.
Lakeland Financial Corp. saw net income of $9.2 million for the second quarter, up from $8.8 million in the same quarter of 2012, and for the first half of the year Lakeland had net income of $18.5 million, up 6 percent over last year.
For the quarter, diluted net income per share was up 4 percent to 56 cents, compared to 54 cents for the second quarter of 2012.
The record earnings came in spite of a state income tax expense of $465,000.
"We are extremely pleased with this record performance and continue to be encouraged by the quality and consistency of our earnings. As the largest bank in the state dedicated to serving Indiana, these results are a further affirmation of our Indiana-focused strategy and reflect the commitment we have to our communities," said Michael Kubacki, chairman and chief executive.


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My key is stuck in the ignition. The car will start up however I am unable to turn the key all to lock to pull the key out of the ignition. The car is in park and the gear shift indicator in the dash and gear shaft shows that the car is in park. How can I get my key out?
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Seriously, AT&T, it's time to give it a rest. You're getting as bad as Apple with these "facts." Woman looks at a Motorola Droid and says, "What is this?" Why, it's the Motorola Droid. It's what's propelling Android's numbers month after month. "Where are all my apps?" another woman asks. You're right, lady. It's real tough to find Android apps. Stop it. Just stop it. [via The iPhone Blog]
And yet another weak punch at Verizon by its old nemesis, AT&T
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And yet another weak punch at Verizon by its old nemesis, AT&T
With experience on both AT&T and Verizon, I can say that AT&T deserves all the shit they're getting. The only complaint I have about Verizon is their prices are anywhere from $20-$50 more than other providers, but that's somewhat justified because they actually have a good network. Take the hint, AT&T, do something and fix your shitty network.
On a side note, Sprint's prices are generally better for less than Verizon and as far as I know their coverage is pretty close to the same.
I was with Cingular as they were becoming ATT. I had to leave as the service was ...how shall I saaaaaay: CRAPPY?
What ATT is actually saying here is: We rock because we have the iPhone and you don't. Fine. True enough. They do.
What Verizon is saying is: You may have the iPhone but your service stinks and ours is superior.
They both are right. My choice? Service. I need to actually TALK on my smartphone. HEH.
Poor Luke Wilson. He is getting caught in the middle of something that will stain him for years to come...Wrong side or not, what is he doing telling us which carrier has the "best 3g experience" using some of the weakest arguments (browse and talk at the same time, "most popular smart-phones" by i-phone sales, # of people who live in big city 3G area)?? His film days must be growing short or he is making a run at sitcom TV. It's too bad, really, since he was awesome in Oldschool.
I can't stand advertising that involves putting down your competition. Verizon commercials advertise their own products, features, and services. All ATT does is attack Verizon.
Microsoft advertises Windows and lists things that it can do. All Apple does is try to convince people their product is better than Windows.
Companies should advertise their own product, and let the consumers decide which is best. These "put down the competition" commercials by certain companies just come off as immature and douche-y. The companies that just let their products and services speak for themselves show a little more class, in my opinion.
Well, to be fair... the one about Talking/Web Surfing is right (as of this post). I can't wait for my Droid to match that.
ATT would do something ridiculous like just randomly take away someone's phone. Their weak coverage basically makes iPhones useless half the time. Oh wait, hasn't Apple already done that with Apps? Pull them from the store?
At least they aren't amazon, pulling books OFF of people's Kindles.
Awww, AT&T is scared. You know you suck when you have to keep airing negative advertisements about your competitors.
I personally love that they keep claiming to have the fastest 3G network. That's like saying "we have the fastest freeway in America, but 90% of it is covered in potholes."
To be fair Verizon attacks them all the time too, but at least they can claim better service and be truthful, while only thing ATT has against them is that they dont have no iphone and how you can browse and talk at the same time. If verizon ever gets the crappy iphone, ATT wont last long. Maybe they could make a good living off the ETFs for awhile...
Very true, Verizon isn't without fault but at least they can back up they're claims with good service. I know too many people move to AT&T just so they can have an iphone but they all gripe about the service. Plus I work with veteran Telecom guys that have worked with AT&T for years and nearly all would rather use can's and a string then sign on with AT&T. I'll take the service with the "slow" 3G that works please.
I don't know exactly what everyone is talking about when they say you can't talk and surf the web at the same time. Just last night I was on the phone with my friend and I put him on speaker, hit the back button, then the browser icon, then I navigated to Facebook, then I searched for a friend, browsed her page, and all the while was talking to my friend on speakerphone...
Let me tell you a quick and true story. I had AT&T service with my iPhone, simply because they have the iPhone. Now, I live in New York and I used my iPhone for personal and business reasons. The catch is, I couldn't use my phone for personal and business reasons because my damn iPhone kept saying "searching" on the top left side my of my screen. I called AT&T more than my girlfriend during those times and complained as if I was her. They gave me different reasons (ex: shutting your iPhone on and off every night)and even lied to me about how their network was down in my area when at the time, I was at a different zip code. My point, I am now a proud owner of the Moto DROID with Verizon and I am loving every minute of it. Suck my hairy balls AT&T!
This man's hairy balls do not lie!
My room mate has an iPhone and he is pretty much a fanboy, die hard fanboy yet he just gave it up because AT&T's service is that bad. His data speeds were okay, when they worked, but literally like it was a 50/50 shot that it would give an error instead of actually working. Oh and he dropped calls like hot potatoes.
The truth is, all networks have weak spots and there is no perfect network, but consistently I've found, through experience and use, that Verizon has been a better fit for me as AT&T has never been reliable where I've lived. Maybe the iPhone is a better phone than the Droid (but really that depends on the feature set you need) but hands down a Droid/Verizon network experience is much better than any phone AT&T has. Hairy balls don't lie.
Sprint: Pro- great call quality and price. Con- horrible customer service, Palm Pre
Verizon: Pro- Best coverage, call quality. Con- Price
ATT: Pro- iPhone... thats about it. Con: Horrible customer service, call quality and dropped calls
T-Mobile: Pro- price awesome phones and variety. Con- Coverage is hit or miss.
I'm with Sprint, and since I got them to swap the Pre for the Hero, I'm very happy. The downside was how many calls I had to make before they let me switch. I went through 4 phones and with the 5th phone added, I finally talked to someone about switching to another phone and spoke with a manager. When you get someone willing to help you on Sprint, it can be a good experience, but I've met a lot of rude people working for them as well.
I had Verizon before and their service, speed and customer service (only 1 problem in 2 years, but they fixed it). I left because Sprint was WAYYYY cheaper.
I had ATT before Verizon. I honestly couldn't wait for the day my 2 years were up. I had no service, none. I didn't have a home phone, so that wasn't acceptable. Customer service was terrible as well.
I had Nextel Prior to ATT, and it wasn't part of Sprint yet. It was alright, I liked the fact that it ran off of analog, which saved me when I got stuck in the middle of Alligator Alley and was able to call AAA. No real complaints.
My sister has T-Mo and loves it. However, she has dropped calls all the time on her commute to work because she hits a dead spot. Not what I call acceptable since she lives in a Metropolitan area. Their phones and pricing are attractive, but I don't know too much about their customer service. Seems good since they gave them loyalty pricing without telling them. She's so tempted to get the N1.
Theres my breakdown of my experiences with the Carriers. Its because of this I would love to stick with CDMA as the call quality is unsurpassed. The data speeds are the fastest real world tests I've ever seen. I tethered my Hero to test the network and I got near 2Mb/s which is very fast for 3G. At the end of the day, it comes down to who is best for you. If you have to have an iPhone and don't feel like hacking one, then you're stuck with ATT. But I don't see why anyone would deal with them. Since when has Rollover been useful?
Well you pretty much nailed down a good summary of all the carriers.
However I disagree about the Pre being a con, it has it's weaknesses but its in it's infancy and I think will eventually be a strong player. I had one myself, early adopter, I gave up on it because of it's current shortcomings but it's getting stronger everyday. Battery life, performance, 3D games, all getting advanced every month and I'm sure by next year webOS will be a lot stronger. Remember Android was pure crap the first year it came out, only recently has it become a real player. So give webOS a chance, it may surprise you.
i agree with most everything. all but the con for the pre.. i used to buy a new phone every 3-4 months because they ether couldn't do what i wanted or a new shiner phone came out. i have yet to get andriod and am looking to get one in the future when i find one i like the looks of and does everything i want on sprint. however i have the pre now and it does everything i want. yeah it has its shortcomings but palms seems to be working out the kinks.
They're both dumb, Verizon's beating a dead horse airing 50 extremely stupid commercials with maps saying "we have 3G broadband EVERYWHERE!!!" even in areas where broadband doesn't exist. My area and everywhere in a 30 mile radius shows all red 3G on their map, but yet it takes 20 minutes to watch a 45 second youtube vid, that is NOT broadband...
And AT&T is on the right track by trying to fight back but are doing a terrible job at it. Now that they have entered this silly ad war they should really step up their game and make better commercials because they're just making asses out of themselves. I'll give them a little credit though, at least their map admits that their 3G broadband coverage doesn't blanket the entire United States.
Heh it took me about 20 seconds find the app market. I must be a genius.
Yeah, we all know the iPhone has hundreds of thousands of apps. Most of them - the vast majority - are crap. I've found that, when it comes to productivity and such, I have all the same basic apps that my iPhone friends have. I have several they don't because the Android is open source. And they have some that I don't because the iPhone has been around longer. And they have more games. I don't really care about the games.
My early 20s co-workers with iPhones love playing a game where they throw a wad of paper trash into a trash can on their phone. I'm 40. I'll throw a real piece of paper into a real trash can. It's more fun. And it helps create jobs in the paper production industry.
A better 3G experience huh? I'd like to see them try and explain to me why my Droid on EDGE with 1 or 2 bars is still faster with phone calls than my previous iPhone was with 3G at 3 or 4 bars.
At least when Verizon made their commercial, they stuck with one formula (we have a map for that) and just ran with. Cause its f**king true. At&t is nitpicking at everything they can to make themselves feel better. F**k em... They know they are inferior, they should just quit while they can.
I also love how they make it sound like everyone on AT&T will have access to ALL the apps the iPhone can have. Not everyone will get an iPhone a**holes.
All ATT needs to do is ask their employes what phone they carry cus its not an iphone or even an ATT phone but droids yep after they saw mine they came out of hiding,but the reason I was in the store was I had bought a ATT modem from them to try for 30 days but could not keep, 3g kept falling back to edge so I took it back after 20 days they screwed up the account and in the end it cost me 120 bucks... 30 dollars restocking fee pro-rate for 20 days(amount of time I had it) and the activation fee. Yes this is in the contract(i did not read) but I learned my lesson they have not changed any from being cingular and we are about to drop them at the business I work for, they really need to open their eyes and quit thinking the iPhone will always carry them.
Thats probably the reason for all these non-sense adds. Try to hook as many people into 2 years before the iPhone comes off their network. Make shit up, and fight the map coverage. Sure its nice to know 98% of Americans will have useless network coverage at their home, but what about when they go on a trip? I was out in Arizona on an Indian Reservation and my roomie went out and got an iPhone since they had service there. They shut her service off two days later because she had been using too much roaming data and threatened to cancel her entire contract (not waiving the ETF). We had no other form of communication (Sprint had no service for 150 miles, Verizon had service 20 miles away, but none there, T-mobile had a contract conflict with the local provider CellularOne, so they were blocked, too). You were pretty much stuck with ATT or nothing. I chose nothing. It was peaceful.
These commercials really are hilarious.
Luke Wilson has that look like, "I don't care guys, its a paycheck"
AT&T seems like they are just flailing with these ads.. they annoy me everytime they come on TV
Someday when Android is the OS of choice, your grandkids will be taking potshots at it, Att is just the one too hate now, there always has to be some one to hate, right? First it was IBM, then, Microsoft, Now Apple and Att, who is next on the list, some one tell me, so i know who to hate next...
Okay this is just going too far. AT&T has taken more than their share of swings at Verizon. And you want to talk about falsifying facts!! Verizon's data speeds are fast and it doesn't take forever to load things like AT&T says. Plus, the Droid is not boring!! Oh my gosh this is disgusting, now I want Verizon to sue AT&T for defamation, libel and false advertising!
I have never seen such a fanboy comments like all these Verizon ones, and people call Apples users fanboys. It is amazing how you are all brain washed about how great Verizon is. If the data hungry iPhone would have been on Verizon, you would all be singing the praises of AT&T's network. Yet you ignore several independent tests that show "The Network" is number 2. Verizon has 3G in more places, that's great if you want data in the middle of no where.
ummm.....ok i have seen THOUSANDS of people in forums saying "God i loved my iphone but i had to switch back to verizon or I'm sick of this terrible coverage....even BEFORE the droid came out and the people switching back had a choice of blackberry or dumbphone only. But the service was THAT bad that even without any good phones to choose they switched back.
now tell me where, ANYWHERE, have you heard someone cry out (I am sick of verizon i cant call and web at same time? or download something 1 second faster? I am switching to amazing AT&T 3G experience, which is so great even though half the time i wont be able to use it.
so? am i wrong? has anyone seen more people complain about verizons "3G experience" than AT&Ts network? i highly doubt it.
I have been with AT&T for... how long was that, about 7 years?
My first phone had AT&T mark on the phone. But later when I upgraded (~2 years later), it's been changed to Cingular.
One more upgrade (2 years later) and it's changed back to AT&T.
My last contract expired on last April, and changed to Verizon alst Nov, but I really like Verizon.
I experienced call drops and "SIM registration failed" error occasionally, but now I am free from all of them.
Am I brainwashed by Verizon?
Well, that might be true. I am too much BRAINWASHED, so I am now thinking having call drop is a bad thing.
Ive had an iphone since day one. I switched my iphone 3GS for the droid and dropped at&t. I live in phoenix az and when I cant get a decent signal or use any data in the middle of downtown, or anywhere else in phoenix, but I can if I drive 30 to 40 miles to the middle of nowhere. Thats a little disturbing to me. Now that I am on big reds network, I have had zero issues with coverage, both in town and middle of nowhere.
at&t needs to just give up on the whole ad campaign that tries to discredit verizon. Verizon's commercials merely state that they have more coverage (which of course they should, they bought freakin alltel <-- awesome by the way). If you look back Alltel were the bad boys that had the authority to poke fun at all the other big networks because they really were the best.
It also doesn't hurt that Verizon uses CDMA (3G generation towers). Why do you think at&t has decided to leave GSM in the past and develop a LTE (WCDMA) Network in 2011. Unfortunately that won't compare to Verizon's CDMA2000 network that will be up and running by this summer to match the release of the iphone 4G. I'm no fan of the iphone, but if it encourages verizon to get their 4G up and running, i'll support it.
Verizon- Coverage king w/ high prices
Sprint- overall good quality
t-mobile- speed king (thats right, t-mobile is faster than at&t)
at&t- the only big U.S. carrier that is to afraid to show a 3G coverage map on their website.
Go look, at&t disguises their 3G coverage map as "mobile tv coverage"
I'm confused by you. Verizon is dropping CDMA and using LTE, they state it right on their website. (http://b2b.vzw.com/govt/network.html)
Not just you, but has anyone compared prices lately? Verizon and AT&T are neck to neck on prices. There are a couple differences in the 'extras' department, but the plans are identical which is what matters.
What I think everyone needs to realize with the AT&T vs. Verizon coverage TV ad debate is that it's really about 3G DATA coverage for smartphones. It's not about regular voice coverage. When it comes to that, AT&T and Verizon are pretty much equal. If you have a regular Non-3G voice & texting phone, either provider will do well in pretty much any market in the country. (not saying you shouldn't check maps first) Where the real difference comes in is the volume, quality, and reliability of 3G Data coverage for the more popular and advanced smartphones. I think comparing maps proves that Verizon wins that fight currently. Also all the cries of iPhone users to AT&T proves there is a problem with their 3G data infrastructure. They should have made sure their network could handle it before they took on the iPhone. And Apple should have communicated better the data-hogging downfalls of the iPhone to AT&T.
They will get even worse once iPad is released.
iPad uses the same 3G network, but it's not meant to replace the iPhone. So just more traffic on AT&T's already full network.
I don't know whether iPad will be good or not, but one thing sure is some people will buy that. Since iPad is 3G only, I wonder whether they will get any good experience with AT&T's 3G line.
Why take jabs at Verizon when the things you are talking about you can't even do because of your horrible service? Makes no sense. But I have noticed that AT&T not once shows what there map looks like in any of there commercials. They have rollover minutes too. Who cares? If you don't have service obviously you are going to have leftover minutes. AT&T - just stop now, you are making yourself look worse with every commercial made.
Ive been on both Verizon and AT&T's networks. Blackberry Storm 1&2 for Verizon and Iphone on At&t. As far as the calls are concerned Its given to verizon hands down. But as far as data speed it belongs to At&t. Do I have dropped calls with At&t? Yes!!! Did I with Verizon? Yes sometimes. Verizon will not be analog forever so lets not forget that. At&t's network cant be doing to bad considering the fact that the millions of users they have is what is causing the problems with there network. Were they ready for the iphone? We all know the answer to that. But what makes you think Verizon wouldnt have the same problems At&t has if they had the Iphone. Yea Verizon has the Droid but who is fighting over the Droid? Verizon has its good with its bad just like At&t and Verizon will need more sells and more data usage if they wanna play ball with At&t. LTE for Verizon is coming and and people will attack verizon for the problems they are gonna have or the problems they dont. When Verizon comes close to the sells that At&t got for the Iphone (Which by the way is why At&t is in the shape their in) with the Droid or any other smartphone, you will plainly see Verizon with the same problems. At&t wasnt ready for that type of usage on their networks. You must also take into consideration that At&t also has landline phones, dsl, tv and the data usage that is being pulled from there network along with cell phone usage. Verizon offers Fios Tv and Are partners with Direct Tv but they are not pulling that usage from there networks. Verizon also offers Broadband Internet which is limited to 5GB a month of usage other then the data being pulled from cellular devices. So there is a big difference in the two.
A) This argument is bound to turn into fanboyism. B) You people clearly must not have jailbroken your iPhone if you thought it sucked. I'm not comparing it to any standard here; certainly, some platforms are better suited to certain situations. However, to say the iPhone sucks is the same lame-ass fanboyism Linux users spouted for years about Windows. Okay, so you have preferences that lead you to the Android OS. But to bash other platforms with no merit is just childish.


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Hey there, mister window fixer guy! I understand the faster you get from job to job, the more money you can make. I don't want to slow you down, but when you forced me into the gutter yesterday, I was a little put out. I know the road construction turned the bike lane into a car lane, and I know you saw me riding my bicycle, and I know you probably saved some time by nearly sideswiping me, but was the 10 seconds or so you saved through the 300 feet of construction really worth nearly injuring me or maybe worse?
I only ask this because I was on the MUP today, and I came up on a person walking, a person behind jogging, and a cyclist coming the other direction. If I had been like you, I probably should have snuck past the jogger and walker, maybe even force them onto the grass, so I could save those precious few seconds. I didn't, though. And do you know why, mister window fixer guy? I understand that there are many users on the MUP who all differ greatly in speed and maneuverability. I don't "own" the MUP more than any other user, just as you don't "own" the road more than me.
So next time you come across a cyclist "in your way," touch that brake pedal. It's ok to slow down and get behind a cyclist. You may be held up for a number of seconds, but you also may avoid an accident that could ruin someone else's life.
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Honestly, even the most perfunctory search would start giving you the answers as to the pluses/minuses of 5400 vs 7200 and disk cache size.
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I'm getting ready to start developing web content (simple web pages, heavy duty web services) in Django. What are my options for IDEs? What are the good points and bad points? Is Aptana in Eclipse good for this. I would like to be able to easily push my updates to the remote server.
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Django Pydev - Eclipse plugin for developing Django/Python Apps. It's free.
Pycharm - Python and Django IDE from JetBrains(people who brought us IntelliJ IDE). Not free.
Update: There is community edition of Pycharm, which is free, although it does not have all the features of the Professional edition. Check out the feature comparison matrix.
I have tried all IDEs. I have Been using Eclipse+PyDev for the past few months. I recently switched to PyCharm. I think it's got the whole package. Not free, though. However I think its price is right. Although I can get it for free through the university which I study as a PhD student, I seriously consider paying for it.
Yes, PyCharm is free for opensource projects and educational purposes.
I highly recommend wing ide. I will not do python commercially without it.
Komodo Edit..
Doesn't cost anything but has all the stuff you need, including a proper and out-of-the box Django support.
That means not only the usual python autocompletion but also django-specific functions, and a django-specific syntax highlightning for example for the template files.
I use it every day. If you need more functionality you could buy the Komodo IDE, but for me the amount of features of Komodo Edit is absolutely enough, because I can extend them with plugins from their repository or make own macros, etc.
I recommend PyCharm and PhpStorm as PHP IDE
Eclipse+PyDev, NetBeans, Eric in the past. Pycharm is a best choice ever, especially for web development with Django.
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Koding works well for Django & Python2/3 (and any language, really). It comes with all of the basics installed, and for things that aren't installed it gives you a normal Ubuntu VM, which you have full root access to. So you aren't limited to what is already on Koding :)
Im using Pycharm, PyCharm by Jetbrain is amazing. there are two versions, community version and Pro version. Pro versions supports for Django. not the community version. Pro version is not free. But still you can use pro version for educational porposes. if you can educational institute email. you can register jetbrains website and confirm the email. and download pro version and register using the your institute email.
Version controlling: Its easy with PyCham also. https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/help/publishing-a-project-on-github.html
I have tried multiple IDEs, including Eclipse with PyDev, and Aptana Studio. PyCharm from JetBrains is by far the most convenient and lightweight IDE for Python and Django development.
If you are working on open source projects, it is the best you can go for, since they offer free license to Open Source projects/Educational purposes. They do verify this before they provide you with a license.
There is also the option of SSH, Terminal, Version Control, Python Console, Django Admin command console within the IDE which I think are great features to have.


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First is that you won't be able to access the site if you're using a browser other than IE so close that other browser first before trying to get to the update center.
Second is to make sure that in Internet Options (of IE in Control Panel), check to make sure that IE is set as the default Program....even if you change it again later to the browser of your choice.
Third is to try doing a 'repair' of IE6.....go to Add-Remove Programs, locate IE6 & Internet Tools, click Remove, and in the choices given in the next menued window, choose Repair.....then reboot the computer and see if that works now for the update center.
Fourth would be to do a new 'setup' and installation of IE6 so it can repair/overwrite any corrupt files that couldn't be fixed before. Try doing a search for a file called ie6setup.exe and then be on the internet when you click it. You should see a download/install window pop up showing the progress of this 'new' install.
Ever since i reformatted my pc, i wasn't able to access windows update. the same goes for microsoft update too. whenever i click the link on the start menu or type in the address, it just loads for a few seconds and then it stops loading but on the bottom of the ie windows it says "done". i've tried updating to sp2, enabling activeX, and adding the links as "trusted sites" in ie but none of them seem to work. how can i repair this?


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Here's a chart of 2014's thirty highest grossing films (so far) tracked by Indiewire's box office charts. ... More »
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'Stonewall' draws little interest from any audience, gay or straight.Read More »
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And no, I don't think AP is perfect... None of these systems are perfect. It bugs the you know what out of me that a $10k mount doesn't have a bubble level built in... How lame is that!?
But these types of mounts do not need to be level to work perfectly well. Once you get the polar scope aligned it matters not what the base of the scope is. However if you are drift aligning it does make adjusting the AZ a bit quicker, but by no means a must.
Roland use to argue this on the AP lists all the time. But it looks like he gave in as there is a bubble level on the Mach1GTO now which I do find handy however I don't do much except get it close.


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The day after the confrontation at St. Ann's, the mages are lying low, trying to make sense of what has happened. The new is full of the events at Heyhead. The demonstrations. The riots. The police charge. Terry Gould in a coma. Ripples of discontent spread throughout Manchester.
Gideon is back in his suite at the Excelsior hotel, trying to prepare himself for another day at the demolition site in the village. He is filled with doubts about what he is doing. This isn't how he saw his life turning out, an agent of desecration. He has promised Hemlock and the others that he will do what he can to spare the church. Now he has to make good on that promise.
In Heyhead, WiSK and Moonbeam have remained at Old Thatch, staying with Hemlock and Persephone. Hemlock is suffering from the traumatic events at St. Ann's and his botched attempt to alter his physical Pattern. Persephone has done her best to heal the resultant injuries, but they run deeper than she expected, seeming to have infested Hemlock's psyche as well as his body. Strange hallucinations dog his perceptions.
Bruno, meanwhile, has driven back to Manchester to do a spot of dealing in the small hours of the morning. Flushed with success (and no small amount of illicit drugs), he lets himself into Moonbeam's basement flat at her parents' house and collapses into a deep and dreamless sleep.
With the demolition of Heyhead to be completed today, Gideon has his work cut out for him. He spends the morning concocting a variety of surveys that show how the plans to demolish St. Aidan's are flawed on health and safety grounds, and that it should be spared until a sounder approach can be devised. His scientific acumen is enough to convince his superiors to agree to spare the church – but not the rest of Heyhead. This settles it for Gideon. He decides that he is on the wrong side in this fight. With the church spared for now, Giddy resolves to resign.
In the company of Woomish and a pair of police, Gideon carries out his last act as supervisor of Heyhead's destruction – he comes to Old Thatch and regretfully serves Persephone notice to quit the premises by the end of the week. Woomish plays the neutral mediator, clearly unaware that Gideon and Hemlock have become allies. Persephone accepts the compulsory purchase order with good grace, and Gideon, Woomish and the police depart. They are not the only visitors who will come to Old Thatch that day.
Persephone and Hemlock head to St. Aidan's to retrieve what little Tass remains there (in the form of holy wafers).
'Our last harvest,' Persephone says, 'unless we can do otherwise.'
Across the village, the bulldozers move in. St. Aidan's church stands alone as Heyhead dies around it.
Back in Manchester, Bruno finally wakes. Jenny Boswell brings him tea, her face lined with worry. She is used to her daughter staying out until all hours, but the television news has her worried. Moonbeam's father, Jim, is more concerned about his car. Bruno, through a druggy fog, recalls that Moonbeam drove it to Heyhead. It's probably still there. He promises to tell her to call home and bring the car back. Then Bruno drinks his tea, and he and Ziggy take his BMW back to Heyhead to rejoin the others.
Gideon heads into the city council offices to tender his resignation. He is sure that the demolition of Heyhead masks some deeper agenda and wants no part of it. The appearance of their mysterious attackers at St. Ann's has only deepened his suspicions. His immediate superior, Randle, has no time for Giddy's ethical protestations. He threatens to hold Giddy in breach of contract if Giddy just walks out. Giddy points out that he is giving notice and will stay on for the required term – but after that, he's done. Randle then threatens to give his job to Lucas Chatwin. Giddy replies that Chatwin is welcome to it. Left with no other option, Randle shares a few choice insults, but is forced to accept Giddy's resignation.
As Giddy is leaving the building, however, he is called back for an impromptu meeting with the regional manager, Carlos Allende. Allende is a smooth operator, and deploys a considerable charm offensive.
'You're not happy with your job, I hear?' Allende says. 'Listen. We hired you for a reason, Mr. Gov, and we'd hate to lose you. People of your calibre are hard to find. Is there something we could do? Is it Randle? He is a little unimaginative…'
Giddy cites his concerns once more over how the Heyhead demolition has been handled. He wants no part of the brutality that took place there, much less the contempt shown towards local residents.
'I completely understand,' Allende says. 'Listen, I've been thinking, Giddy. You're obviously streets ahead of Chatwin, Randle and the others. As it happens, there's an opening in Special Projects and I'm going to put your name to Bob Clerkenwell. He's a good chap. It's a grade 3 position, but the salary is just upwards of £30,000 per year. After tax. They're working on some experimental road surfacing materials and could use someone with your special insight. Does that sound like it might hold your interest?'
After some deliberation, Gideon agrees to stay on with the council. The money is, of course, extremely attractive, and it would be an assignment that allows him to exercise his command of the material world. Mollified by Allende's charm and his improved prospects, he goes to see what his new assignment holds in store.
Back at Heyhead, Hemlock and Persephone are preparing to leave Old Thatch when they receive another visitor. It is none other than Lucy Medlock, a TV journalist from BBC Northwest. After Louise's story on the Heyhead riots was published in yesterday's Manchester Evening News, the BBC have sent one of their own to investigate.
Lucy is keen to build a human interest story, capitalising on Hemlock's position as a volunteer worker at the church, Persephone as the village's oldest resident, and so on. Hemlock and Persephone agree to an interview, but find Lucy's approach somewhat irksome. The woman has clearly come with an editorial direction already in mind – she is keen to portray Gideon as the uncaring face of local government – and presses this angle relentlessly. They give Lucy the interview, then make it clear that they have more pressing business. Lucy departs, promising to give the story real legs, and Persephone reluctantly accepts that she will be the public face of the campaign to save the church.
It starts to rain. As the waters turn Heyhead into a muddy cemetery, a figure emerges from the drizzle, greyly indistinct. He walks up the garden path of Old Thatch and attempts to shake the excess moisture from his trenchcoat and thick hair before knocking at the door.
Persephone opens the door to see Balthazar of Thebes standing on her doorstep.
'Good morning, old friend,' he says. 'How are you keeping?'
Persephone invites him in and they share a warm reunion. It is clear to Hemlock that Balthazar and his grandmother know each other of old. WiSK is surprised but pleased to see the Thebian – this man was present at his Awakening, and he feels a deep connection to him.
Balthazar apologises for not being around the previous day, but explains that he has been busy looking for Malachai all over the region. Balthazar is certain that there is a Labyrinth somewhere in the northwest, possibly containing a Caul. This news concerns Persephone deeply, but neither she nor Balthazar will say any more. Persephone insists that the knowledge is far too dangerous to share at present. They repair to the parlour to discuss the matter more deeply in private.
Hemlock, Moonbeam and WiSK are left to their own devices. Shortly thereafter, Bruno arrives, parking his BMW rather badly in front of the cottage. Unfortunately, he is so stoned that he forgets to tell Moonbeam that her family are deeply worried about her absence (and the absence of their car).
Louise, meanwhile, calls Giddy at work to talk over her investigation. She shares Giddy's suspicions that there is something amiss with the demolition of Heyhead – the numbers don't quite add up. But she's actually calling to ask for a favour.
'So, I've got this interview with that Heilinger woman from the police,' she says. 'Remember her'
Giddy doesn't, unaware that he has met Heilinger since Heyhead.
'Anyway, I need a favour. Someone at the protest had a camera – this guy called Jez – but he's really paranoid and wants me to collect them in person. Or someone sent by me. You catch my drift?'
'You want me us to go and get these photos from Jez?'
'Please. It would be a big help. The office is going off its trolley with this story.'
Gideon agrees. Louise thanks him gives him her address so he can deliver the photos to her later, then hangs up. Gideon departs for Heyhead, intending to enlist the help of the others.
As the afternoon wears on, the day's last visitors come to Old Thatch. They are a pair of plain-clothes detectives calling themselves Clarke and Tarantino. Ostensibly, they want to question Persephone and Hemlock regarding what they know about the Heyhead protests. Hemlock and Persephone agree to answer their questions, and Tarantino places a large, expensive-looking tape recorder on the table between them.
The detectives start by addressing the behaviour of the protesters, but soon drift into stranger territory. They ask what is so valuable about St. Aidan's that motivates the villagers. They want to know about the relics taken to St. Ann's. And then they produce a photograph of WiSK and ask if he is known to Persephone and Hemlock.
Alarmed by this turn of events, Persephone and Hemlock lie. After what happened at St. Ann's, they are unsure who they can trust. And realising that WiSK is in danger, they elect to protect him. Hemlock says he saw him in Heyhead and thinks that his name is Barry. Tarantino and Clarke clearly suspect that Hemlock and Persephone are hiding something, but there is little they can do at present. They depart, making it clear that there will be consequences if it turns out that they have been lied to.
WiSK, listening from the next room, thanks his hosts once the detectives have gone. Persephone says to think nothing of it. There are sinister forces at work, and the mages of the Traditions should stick together. WiSK has no idea what she is talking about, but remains grateful.
Shortly thereafter, Gideon arrives and the others fill him in on what has happened throughout the day. Struck by the creeping escalation of events, he completely forgets to mention Louise's favour and instead suggests that Hemlock, Persephone and WiSK come and stay at his flat in Manchester. With the Heyhead demolition all but complete, he is planning to leave his suite at the Excelsior hotel anyway. They agree. Moonbeam, Bruno and Balthazar join them for the evening.
The group depart Heyhead, with Persephone and Hemlock saying a sad farewell to Old Thatch, and drive into Manchester in Bruno's BMW and Moonbeam's dad's car. Those travelling in the BMW are subjected to the quiet scrutiny of Bruno's cat, Ziggy.
'He's my accountant,' Bruno explains.
At Gideon's flat on Tenby Avenue, they watch riots break out across Manchester. The police aggression at Heyhead has woken a simmering anger in the city, fuelled by Louise's firebrand reporting and Lucy Medlock's feature on the evening news.
While the others watch the news, WiSK tries to talk with Bruno. Bruno is largely disinterested in pretty much anything WiSK has to say – he pays more attention to Ziggy – and the conversation is stilted and awkward. Bruno also soon discovers that he has problems of his own.
His vision goes blurry and the ends of his fingers and toes go numb. He feels something squirming around behind his eyes – it is filthy and horridly personal. He gags and goes rigid – Ziggy hisses and backs away. A shudder wracks Bruno, as if he has swallowed something particularly distasteful. His jaws work frantically, but only strangled noises are squeezed through his clenched teeth. Suddenly, he speaks.
'I'm still here! You promised me. You said you'd help me. You fucking promised!'
Bruno, locked within his own mind, struggles to make sense of the experience. In his inner eye, he sees the ghostly form of Derek arise before him, eyes black and bleeding.
'They've taken him,' Derek snarls. 'Arrested him. Who's going to help me now?'
Bruno realises that Derek is referring to Baz. Of course, he is unable to reply.
'Help me, or you'll be sorry. You'll be so fucking sorry.'
The words hang ominously in the air, infusing the moment with their dire message, then Derek is gone. Bruno realises that he is his own man once more. WiSK stares in horror at Bruno. Unsure what to make of this, Bruno refuses to discuss it.
Gideon goes online, accessing chatrooms and bulletin boards to see what local chatter says about the situation. He is soon contacted by a pair of self-confessed urban provocateurs calling themselves D-Res and JaNet, who seem to know who he is. They quiz him on his motivations for interfering with the demolition of St. Aidan's, mock him for his ineptitude with his computer, and outright call him a technomancer. Gideon realises that he is interacting with other mages who seem to be able to remotely access his computer.
Giddy explains that he knows what the church is. A Node. And he knows that something valuable was taken from St. Aidan's to St. Ann's. A relic of some sort. Not only that, but an attack on St. Ann's led to the loss of the relic. D-Res takes this on board, then suggests that Gideon and his friends get the relic back. Back from the real technomancers. Then he calls Giddy a flat-head and kills the connection.
Moonbeam decides that they need more information. In an act of stunning audacity, she hacks the Greater Manchester Police computer network and looks for information on recent events. She discovers a number of alarming things.
Firstly, she find pictures of the woman called Heilinger – and realises that it is the same woman who led the assault on St. Ann's. Whoever their enemies are, they are deeply embedded in local law enforcement. She also discovers the address of a safehouse that Heilinger is using on New Wakefield Street.
Further to this, she discovers that both Bruno and "Barry" are wanted by the police. Bruno is wanted for dealing drugs at the Salisbury (an incident that resulted in the death of the hapless student he sold LSD to), and WiSK is wanted for the murder of a local gangland hood at the Hacienda nightclub. Moonbeam also sees that Hemlock and Persephone are tagged as persons of special interest, but is unable to access the files related to that.
Gideon says that Louise was going to interview Heilinger, and finally remembers that she asked the group to collect some photos for her and deliver them to her home. Bruno (now deep into a day of creative drug use) becomes concerned for Louise's safety and asks Gideon for her address. Gideon gives it to him. This does not prove to be a wise decision.
Bruno hurries out of the flat, leaps into his BMW and careens across the city. He screeches to a halt outside Louise's flat and hammers on the door. A man answers. Bruno, tripping his nuts off, fears the worst. He attacks the man, ties him up with his belt, and crams him into a cupboard. Then he sits in vigil, waiting for further assailants to arrive.
Louise returns home within the hour. When Bruno explains what has happened, she is horrified. The man in the cupboard is her landlord – she shares her flat with him. Louise frees her landlord from the cupboard and Bruno, filled with embarrassment, flees. He hurries back to his BMW and drives back to Giddy's flat. Ziggy makes fun of him all the way back.
Bruno arrives back late at night and finds the others preparing to leave Gideon's flat. They have decided to strike at the safehouse on New Wakefield Street and retrieve the diary. Persephone and Balthazar explain that the people who attacked St. Ann's – Heilinger's team – are members of a conspiracy known as the Ivory Tower. Composed of technomantic mages, the Ivory Tower seeks to control or even eradicate those who follow mystical traditions. Their theft of the diary is clearly part of just such an agenda.
Hemlock convinces his grandmother not to accompany them on the attack, fearing that it will prove too dangerous. Reluctantly, she agrees – Hemlock is still in the throes of strange hallucinations and she does not want to exacerbate his emotional state. The group leaves Persephone at Giddy's flat and heads to a nearby pub to come up with a plan. Giddy takes his car and Bruno drives his iconic battered green BMW.
Once at the pub, Moonbeam suggests entering the safehouse via the spirit world, but it soon becomes clear that nobody else can cross into the Umbra. She then turns to her spirit guide for help, but there is only so much her grandmother's ghost can do – and bringing people into the spirit world is beyond her. Moonbeam is frustrated at the lack of solid assistance her guide can offer, and broods in silence.
'You should be able to visit the Umbra with Correspondence,' Gideon complains. 'Spirit is just a crap Sphere.'
Bruno makes more jokes about the others being in touch with their inner dolphins. He realises that they all have very distinctive smells and wonders if he is still tripping. So he heads off to the pub toilet to smoke an enormous joint to calm his nerves.
Louise, meanwhile, phones Gideon on his Nokia to ask if they have retrieved the photos from Jez. Gideon explains that something else has come up. Louise seems annoyed, and tells Gideon what Bruno has done to her landlord before hanging up. When Gideon tells the others, they greet the news with varying degrees of dismay. Hemlock is convinced that Bruno is insane, but WiSK finds himself coming to Bruno's defence.
'He needs guidance, Hemlock,' WiSK says, 'not just leaving to his own devices.'
The mages (plus Bruno) settle on a plan after much discussion. They decide to harness their own chaotic elements and use them against the Ivory Tower. Bruno will tip his entire supply of LSD into the safehouse's water supply. When the drug begins to take effect, the mages will make a hard entry, retrieve the diary, then escape.
They scope out the safehouse using their nascent magical abilities, then put their plan into action.
The incursion starts well. They dump the LSD in the water supply and use magic to nudge it through the building, subtly tweaking coincidence so that the safehouse's inhabitants slake their thirst on the tainted water. Then they wait for the drug to take effect. They don't have to wait very long. Fairly soon, the sound of psychedelic consternation filters down to the street. The mages strike.
Wielding gunfire and witchery, they force their way into the safehouse. Gideon uses his Matter Arts to collapse the ceiling and the mages drop into the rooms below. They meet spirited opposition, both from enlightened technomancers and black-clad enforcers. Hemlock, still struggling with the after-effects of the fight at St. Ann's, is nevertheless able to locate the diary in a small laboratory. Bruno and the Thebian lay down withering covering fire – the former with his shotgun, the latter with an amulet that fires blasts of primal energy. Gideon and the others face off against Heilinger and her associates – briefly identified as Cassault, Ivanov and Yung. The mages hold their own until the cyborg – called Blake by his colleagues – bursts onto the scene.
Against an opponent this powerful, the mages are no match. Heavily outgunned, they are forced to beat a fighting retreat. While Hemlock scrambles for safety with the diary, Gideon takes a desperate gamble to cover their escape: he causes a tightly-focused gas explosion in the building.
The devastation is shocking. It levels the safehouse, fills New Wakefield Street with burning debris, shattering glass and cracking brickwork along the road. Yung manages to escape seconds before the blast, but Heilinger, Cassault, Blake and Ivanov are all killed.
The mages flee, flushed with victory but shocked at how rapidly the conflict escalated. Bruno dumps his shotgun in one of Manchester's canals, then they return to Gideon's flat to assess what has happened.
The diary, although intact, has a strange grey disc attached to it. Persephone and Balthazar confirm that it is some kind of fetter designed to defend the book from people unauthorised to read it. In this case, the device would likely attack any would-be-readers with a high-powered electrical charge, possibly also damaging the book. Balthazar says he has seen something like this in the libraries of somewhere called Doissetep. He offers to examine the book and device more closely to see what he can do about it.
The mages agree to his offer and the Thebian heads up into Giddy's attic to work in peace. The mages wait. And wait. And wait. By the time that the sky is beginning to lighten outside, they decide that Balthazar has had enough time to do whatever he is doing and Gideon heads up into the attic to see what the results of the investigation are.
The Thebian is nowhere to be found. And nor is the diary.
It doesn't take the mages long to realise that Balthazar has betrayed them and stolen the diary. Moonbeam confirms this when she uses her Arts to look back into the near past. She sees Balthazar remove the device and start reading the book. Amazement fills his features and, shortly thereafter, he takes the diary and steps into the spirit world with it.
As the mages are trying to come to terms with the Thebian's treachery (Persephone in particular is deeply hurt by her old friend's behaviour), there is a knock at the door. When Gideon answers the door, he comes face to face with the smirking features of a dark-eyed man in a turtle-neck sweater. WiSK immediately recognises the newcomer as Malachai, and Persephone likewise seems to know who this is.
'Good morning,' Malachai says. 'I am an acquaintance of the Thebian. May I come in?'
Bruno arrives in the hallway and finds himself snarling. A fouls stench rolls off Malachai and it is all that Bruno can do to keep his temper.
'Please, be at peace,' Malachai says. 'I have a suggestion for your dilemma that will benefit all parties concerned.' He gives a nasty smile. 'Well, apart from our Egyptian friend.'
Gideon asks what Malachai wants. Malachai says that he will help the group find the Thebian and recover the diary. In return, they will help him kill Balthazar.
Persephone insists that this is a terrible idea. 'Banes cluster about him,' she says. 'He is tainted. Show some sense and bid him begone.'
Gideon heeds Persephone's advice (and also Bruno's growing anger) and declines Malachai's offer. Malachai bows politely and departs. He offers Persephone a glare filled with promise as he leaves.
'I think I must have been a dog in a past life,' Bruno remarks, as Gideon shuts the door.
With Malachai and the Thebian both gone, and with their destruction of an Ivory Tower safehouse looming over them, the mages know that their enemies are more powerful than they had imagined. Whatever else is true, they know that they have spread ripples throughout their world. What changes those ripples bring, remains to be seen…


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Philippine typhoon death toll could reach 10,000
TACLOBAN, Philippines The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extent of massive devastation became apparent and horrified survivors spoke of storm surges as high as trees and winds sounding like the roar of a jumbo jet.
Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths in the province, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's figure was based on reports from village officials in areas where Typhoon Haiyan slammed Friday.
Tacloban city administrator Tecson Lim said that the death toll in the city alone "could go up to 10,000." Tacloban is the Leyte provincial capital of 200,000 people and the biggest city on Leyte Island.
About 300-400 bodies have already been recovered and "still a lot under the debris," Lim said. A mass burial was planned Sunday in Palo town near Tacloban.
The typhoon barreled through six central Philippine islands on Friday, wiping away buildings and leveling seaside homes with ferocious winds of 235 kilometers per hour (147 miles per hour) and gusts of 275 kph (170 mph). By those measurements, Haiyan would be comparable to a strong Category 4 hurricane in the U.S., and nearly in the top category, a 5.
It weakened Sunday to 163 kph (101 mph) with stronger gusts as it approached central and northern Vietnam where authorities evacuated more than 500,000 people. It was forecast to make landfall Monday morning.
"The rescue operation is ongoing. We expect a very high number of fatalities as well as injured," Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said after visiting Tacloban on Saturday. "All systems, all vestiges of modern living — communications, power, water — all are down. Media is down, so there is no way to communicate with the people in a mass sort of way."
President Benigno Aquino III said the casualties "will be substantially more" than the official count of 151 — but gave no figure or estimate. He said the government's priority was to restore power and communications in isolated areas to allow for the delivery of relief and medical assistance to victims.
The U.S. and other governments and agencies were mounting a major relief effort "because of the magnitude of the disaster," said Philippine Red Cross chairman Richard Gordon.
Even by the standards of the Philippines, which is buffeted by many natural calamities — about 20 typhoons a year, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions — the latest disaster shocked the impoverished nation of 96 million people.
The airport in Tacloban, about 580 kilometers (360 miles) southeast of Manila, looked like a muddy wasteland of debris, with crumpled tin roofs and upturned cars. The airport tower's glass windows were shattered, and air force helicopters were busy flying in and out at the start of relief operations. Residential homes that had lined up a 7-kilometer (4-mile) stretch of road leading to Tacloban city were all blown or washed away.
The winds were so strong that Tacloban residents who sought shelter at a local school tied down the roof of the building but it was still ripped off and the school collapsed, Lim said. It wasn't clear how many died there.
"The devastation is, I don't have the words for it," Roxas said. "It's really horrific. It's a great human tragedy."
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Aquino was "speechless" when he told him of the devastation the typhoon had wrought in Tacloban.
"I told him all systems are down," Gazmin said. "There is no power, no water, nothing. People are desperate. They're looting."