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|Roma - 'Children of India'
|2016.06.29 18:07:24
While reading a review of a film I was surprised to learn that it was made by a Roma about a large Roma family. The film is about a sunny day when the family with about 15 kids in tow goes out on a sunny day with tp celebrate their fresh start in Berlin. The name of the film is "And-Ek Ghes" in Romani ("One fine day" in English) which the reviewer found "visually chaotic" but telling an intimate tale of their "tumultuous uprooting" and yet of "strong hope, often contrived and staged".
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|Corruption hindering growth and prosperity
|2016.06.12 15:22:59
Rummaging through my collection of newspaper clippings I came across one that was of a fairly recent origin. Its sub-head said corruption remains major barrier to growth in India. This earth-shattering finding was made by as unlikely an organization as the World Economic Forum (WEF), a Swiss non-profit based near Geneva. Its mission is supposed to be "... improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas".
What the Forum has unearthed has always been known to most of us although, perhaps, we could never pin point the extent of corruption in the country. The Forum has indicated that in more or less specific terms in its report titled "Building Foundation for Transparency" under its Partnership Against Corruption Initiative. Choosing to look into the sectors of real estate and infrastructure its investigators were told by the Indian protagonists that under the prevailing 'system' the bribes paid could be considerable and could account for as much as 50% of the project cost or even more. The prevailing system meant ambiguous norms for change of land use, dodgy land records and the need for multiple clearances and these reasons compel the project developers to pay speed money, presumably, to several individuals and/or outfits. Besides, one could safely presume, rules regarding change in land use are deliberately kept ambiguous to dole out favours by those in authority to big and influential project developers in exchange of big money. These findings, the Forum felt, have "strong implications for the competitiveness of the Indian markets".
The Forum has used the hammer rather lightly and probably preferred to look away from the reality. That almost all the state governments in India are driven by the real estate and construction lobbies is an established fact. Even the prestigious magazine The Economist had once occasion to remark that state governments in India are more likely to be sold to these lobbies either because of the demands of the political parties in power or the politicians' own venality. Real estate developers and infrastructure contractors are the ones who are really fat cats and buy off the ministers with their financial muscle. State governments are literally led by their nose and the proof prevails in big bold relief in almost all the cities. Forgetting all the environmental or civic norms, buildings or complexes come up with or without the necessary approvals. What if a project is not approved; money can buy the approval at a later date. Buildings, roads, drainage, dams and almost everything infrastructural are all of poor quality as these thickly line the pockets of officials, bureaucrats and politicians – the thickness of the lining being determined by the station of the recipient in the government. This has been the standard practice since the British days but has assumed huge proportions post-independence as those at the helm have been participating in the game with increasingly greater enthusiasm. The padding of 50% or more has perhaps been forced on the project executor because of the prevailing utter lack of ethical behaviour all over.
Findings of WEF apart, the country's own Minister of Defence recently had occasion to state in an interview that the VVIP choppers that were procured from AugustaWestland during UPA rule at Rs.300 crores apiece should not have cost more than Rs.150 or 160 crores each. He said kickbacks paid to various people doubled the price of the choppers. All those reported to be mired in the scandal include the security establishment at the highest levels, bureaucrats, a number of Air Force officials including its Air Chief Marshal and a number of politicians including, reportedly, the then ruling party chief. An elaborate charade was played out to bring the AugustaWestland helicopters within reckoning. These were meant for the VVIPs to be flown to high altitude military posts. Even the parameters for the purpose earlier determined for selection were revised to bring in the AugustaWestland helicopters in the field for consideration. And even the test flight that was taken was reported to have been of a different helicopter in a different country- not on the heights of India.
Ever since independence there have been numerous scandals involving defence deals. The corrupt deal of buying jeeps in 1948, though trifling in comparison to the mind-boggling ones of current times, short-changed the Indian Army by as many as 45 jeeps as only 155 were received against 200 for which payment had been made. Only Rs. 18 lakh were eaten up. While Krishna Menon, the main culprit, was made a minister, the prime mister brushed the matter under the carpet. Since then, however, numerous magnum-sized defence deals were negotiated and billions of rupees were eaten up by unscrupulous politicians, bureaucrats, officials and middlemen which could have bought thousands of jeeps, howitzers fighter planes and VVIP choppers.
Why defence, every sphere in governance is infested with corruption. From allocation of coal mines to allocation of telecom spectrum, from holding the Commonwealth Games to even granting approval for opening of medical colleges, every sector of the government has somehow failed to remain untouched by corruption. At the central level the corrupt practices are fewer but the states are dens of corruption. So many chief ministers and other ministers have been caught with their hands in the till. In Bihar a former chief minister literally looted the state treasury as he allowed fraudulent payments from it for cattle-feed for personal gains. There are rackets galore and politicians and officials of the states make merry.
The moral and ethical standards have plummeted so low that every government servant, high or low, wants to be a crorepati (billionaire). There have been cases where the employees of the lowest ranks have been found to have stashed away a billion or more. An aspiring society apparently is trying to satisfy its aspirations mostly by immoral and corrupt means and making no bones about it. If the entire governmental structure is predominantly corrupt can the country ever prosper? Narendra Modi, the present Prime Minister, may try his best but the progress, if at all, will be at snail's pace – especially because of the states that will drag him down.
Once upon a time India was known as "Sone ki chidia", a "golden sparrow", because of its immense riches. Ancient India seemed to have had prosperous trade with the countries in West and South-East Asia. There was intense interaction with the peoples of its trading partners. Foreigners are reported to have wondered at the gold on temples and on bodies of women. The riches attracted invaders to come to pillage and plunder. Even Lord Clive was astounded to see the riches of Murshidabad in Bengal which was at that time richer than even London. Mark Twain too was stunned by the "land of dreams and romance, fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, splendour and rags, of palaces and hovels..."that was India
Whether Muslims or British, they all came and looted the country and took away its wealth. Now that the foreigners are gone, it is our "netas"(politicians) who are doing the same. Trillions of rupees have been siphoned off by them since independence in collaboration with their partners in crime. But for them and their nefarious gangs, the country could have quite possibly regained by now the sobriquet of "Sone ki Chidia".
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|Brussels Attacks Live: death toll
|2016.03.23 00:22:20
The death toll in the subway blast near the EU headquarters has risen to 20, according to Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur.
Earlier, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted that "Paris will light up the Eiffel Tower this evening in the colours of the Belgian flag" following the attacks that have killed at least 31 people.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.23 00:11:55
Belgian police are conducting house searches following the Brussels attacks. Meanwhile, Heath Minister Maggie De Block says several people are still trapped inside the Maelbeek metro station.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.23 00:08:51
Belgium's royal palace in central Brussels has been evacuated, public broadcaster RTBF has reported. RTBF said King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were in shock, but it did not specify whether they had actually been in the palace on Tuesday.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.23 00:08:08
Over 200 flights to Brussels have been diverted or cancelled after Tuesday's explosions, according to the flight tracking service Flightradar24.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:52:20
Maggie De Block, the Belgian health minister, says 11 people were killed and 81 injured in the two blasts at the Brussels airport.
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|Brussels Attacks Live: US Republican
|2016.03.22 23:51:29
Fellow US Republican presidential candidate John Kasich has also offered his opinion, saying the US and its "allies must rededicate ourselves to these values of freedom and human rights". He added: "We must also redouble our efforts with our allies to identify, root out and destroy the perpetrators of such acts of evil."
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|Brussels Attacks Live: Donald Trump
|2016.03.22 23:50:33
In an interview with Fox News, reacting to the attacks in Brussels, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he "would close up" the US borders. "We are lax and we are foolish."
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|Brussels Attacks Live: solidarity with Belgium
|2016.03.22 23:41:06
Peter Altmaier, the chief of staff of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has tweeted "terrorists will never win" as he called for solidarity with Belgium.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:38:32
Speaking from Paris, French President Francois Hollande has just told reporters that "terrorists struck Brussels, but it was Europe that was targeted".
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:37:55
Maelbeek eyewitness: "I saw people running out of the EU building which 50 meters from the metro station," Isabelle Botos says. "There was a lot of panic, medical people were running around, everyone was asked to step aside and stay inside."
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:20:57
Facebook activates its "safety check" system to help people check on friends and loved ones following the attacks in Brussels.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:20:08
Brussels transit spokesman Guy Sablon says at least 15 people were killed and 55 wounded in the attack at Maelbeek metro station.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:14:35
The death toll at Maelbeek metro station in Brussels is at 15, Belgian media say.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:13:58
Belgian federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw calls the blasts in Brussels "terrorist attacks".
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 23:13:20
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel says "what we feared has happened, we were hit by blind attacks".
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 22:57:11
Brussels police spokesperson Christian De Coninck confirms that there were deaths at the Maelbeek police station near the EU headquarters: "There are victims, serious injury, people have died. I have no idea yet on the numbers of injured or dead."
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 22:56:24
French authorities decide to reinforce security at airports, train stations and metros after the attacks in Brussels.
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|Brussels Attacks Live
|2016.03.22 22:55:49
Tom, an intern working at the Brussels airport, says: "When I heard the first explosion, a lot of people started screaming and running. When I heard the second explosion, which was about 30 seconds after the first one, everything got chaotic; I could see panic on everyone's face, blood on their bodies."
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Here is my entry. It is Andrea Palladio's "Villa Rotunda", also known as "Villa Almerico" after the owner it was designed for, and "Villa Capra" after the owners who actually completed the building after Palladio's death.
Palladio is very much seen as the Grandfather of modern architecture because of his renaissance publication "QuattroLibri dell'Architettura" which referenced classical Greek and Roman styles, and continued to influence European building for the following 300 years, so he seemed like an ideal choice for the Lego 'Architect Series'.
"Villa Rotunda" can be seen as the epitome of his domestic work. Started in the late 1560's it comprises of a central, two-storey, domed hall with the rooms around it arranged according to Palladio's system of ratios and proportion. The four facades are almost identical, each having a 6 columned, pedimented portico which leads to a flight of steps. This made it seem natural to go with a modular design, so I have built 4 identical porticoes, 2 identical halves of the main block, and a roof/upper floor section.
I made the internal walls see-through so that Palladio's layout of the 'piano nobile' could be seen, although I had no reference materials for making the basement or upper floor accurate. I did toy with the idea of making decals to stick on the central saloon walls, as it is stunningly decorated all over with fresco paintings. The only major problem I had was the small triangular pediments over the windows to the side of each portico. In the end everything I tried was too big and clunky so I left them plain. (What did work quite nicely was a filed-down '1x1 plate with tooth' but that was against the rules!)
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AIA Guide to Boston / Edition 3by Michael Southworth, Susan Southworth
Pub. Date: 03/18/2008
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
This book is a superbly written history of Boston's built environment, filled with insider details and engaging anecdotes about more than 600 buildings, including such historic landmarks as Faneuil Hall, the mansions on Beacon Hill, the commercial wharves in Boston Harbor, Fenway Park, and the Freedom Trail as well as Boston's latest contemporary buildings such as the ICA, MIT's Stata Center, and the infamous "Big Dig." This guide has been completely rewritten and redesigned, with added theme tours, such as Boston Urban Design, Contemporary Landmarks, or the work of Charles Bulfinch. New, up-to-date locator maps have been created for this edition, and the glossary and index have been revised.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Beacon Hill2. Faneuil Hall and North End 3. Wharves and Seaport 4. The Royal Mile 5. South End 6. Back Bay 7. Fenway 8. Charlestown 9. Emerald Necklace 10. Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11. Special Interest ToursGlossarySelected ReferencesIndexBSA StatementAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors
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Plunging Oil Prices May Hurt U.S. Banks Too
The plunge in oil prices may take a bite out of U.S. banks too.
In a note published Sunday, Evercore analyst John Pancari says regional banks that make loans to energy companies will suffer from a decline in demand if oil prices stay below $70 a barrel.
The banks with the most to lose are BOK Financial, The Cullen/Frost Bankers and Hancock Holding, Evercore says. Energy loans made up 19%, 15% and 13% of those banks' loan portfolios respectively in the third quarter, says Evercore.
Low oil prices eventually lead to a pullback in activity across the energy sector, as companies scale back on less profitable drilling projects. That could weigh on loan demand as financing needs decline.
Evercore says that several energy-heavy banks' management teams have indicated that oil at less than $70 a barrel is likely to trigger a tempering in industry activity.
Separately, in addition to weakened loan demand from energy borrowers, certain banks—especially in Texas where between 10% and 15% of GDP is estimated to be tied to the energy industry—could see a related softening in broader economic activity as energy-industry employees and related businesses are impacted.
Joseph Crivelli, investor relations director for BOK Financial, said he expects loan demand to not take a significant hit from lower oil prices in the near term. In fact, BOK could see line utilization increase as energy firms that have less cash flow amid declining oil prices could need to borrow more. "A lot of our borrowers hedge their oil and gas exposure out to 12 or 24 months," he added, noting that the pullback in oil prices in this time frame "shouldn't have a material impact on their activities."
Separately, Mr. Crivelli says he expects to see "a more rational lending environment now," as opportunistic lenders that piled into the market when oil prices were high now pullback. "We saw a lot of competitors leave the market the last time oil prices dipped in 2008, 2009," said Mr. Crivelli. "There have been lots of lenders that were disrupting the market's pricing and structure, and we expect that activity to subside."
Cullen/Frost and Hancock didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Oil prices tumbled Thursday and Friday to multiyear lows after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to maintain its production ceiling, rather than cut output to raise prices as the cartel has done in the past. However, oil prices rebounded on Monday as traders who had bet on lower prices locked in gains. WTI crude, the U.S. benchmark, was recently up 1.6% to $67.18 a barrel in morning trading.
The KBW regional banks index logged a deeper decline than the broader market Monday morning, down 1.6% in recent trading.
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Women's Soccer
March 31, 2010
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A pair of University of San Diego women's soccer players have been named to the Mexican National team in the form of senior defender Natalie Vinti and sophomore defender Natalie Garcia.
Both players were on the sideline at the US vs. Mexico game this past Sunday with Vinti getting some action on the field. Both players are still listed on the roster but will not make the Mexican National Team's next trip to Utah because of academic obligations at USD.
Vinti, a 5-7 senior from San Diego, played a huge role in the Torero backfield this season, as she helped the team record eight shutouts and post a goal-against-average of 1.49. Vinti also scored a career-high three goals this season, while chipping in a pair of assists for eight points. Vinti helped lead USD to a second lace finish in the WCC and earn a trip to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Vinti was named first-team All-WCC.
Garcia, a 5-7 sophomore from Valley Center, Calif., helped the Toreros defense post a 1.49 goals-against-average and eight shutouts this season. Garcia also helped lead the team to a second place finish in the WCC and earn a trip to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Garcia recorded a pair of assists for two points this season.
Meet the Toreros: Nassir Barrino
6'0" freshman guard from Newark, New Jersey.
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6'10" freshman forward from Cayey, Puerto Rico.
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6'10" freshman forward from Boulder, Colo.
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All the top plays from 2015-16
Jordan Angus - Male Torero of the Year
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Malina Hood looks back at her USD career
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San Diego faces Vanderbilt in first round
2016 Celebration of Excellence
Behind the Scenes at the COE
Toreros Participate in Linda Vista Parade
Toreros Participate in Linda Vista Parade
Men's Tennis senior Day
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The Toreros host Saint Mary's Saturday and Sunday
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The Toreros show speed against the nation's top crews
The Torero Baseball Experience
Kris Bryant & Brian Matusz reflect on their time at USD
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Jito Kok and Duda Sanadze prepare for the final home game
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Season starts at No. 3 Vanderbilt February 19
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Season starts February 12
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USD travels to No. 9 UCLA Friday
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USD looks to defend home court against No. 22 Kentucky
Toreros Host Pepperdine & LMU
USD returns home after four-game road trip
Toreros Team Up with PYBL
Men's Basketball hosts annual clinic for Challenged Division
Men's Tennis 2016
USD opens at home vs UC Irvine and UCSD Saturday
BYU Preview
Preview of USD women's basketball WCC opener vs. BYU.
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Relive the Toreros' Upset over SDSU at Petco Park
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The 9-1 Toreros will host Hope International in their final game before WCC play
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Jonah Hodges and Dale Lindsey talk about Jonah's return and preview Davidson game
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Coach Dagman previews the San Diego Fall Classic
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Coach Lindsey and Jeff Starr preview Campbell
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Coach Lindsey and Jereke Armstrong talk about the season so far
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Dale Lindsey and Anthony Lawrence on USD's 45-14 win
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Anthony Lawrence and Coach Lindsey preview game vs. Warner
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USD Athletics helps out at Father Joe's Village in downtown San Diego
Men's Basketball Camp Update
Kok and Carter talk about the upcoming season
Drake Preview
Toreros host Bulldogs for Homecoming game
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Toreros look for 4th straight win
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Valparaiso Preview
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Toreros Look to Extend Win Streak
Aztec Invite Recap
Both Squads Finish Second
SDSU Preview
Toreros Take on Cross-town Rival
WNMU Recap
Highlights from 45-21 win
2015 Home Opener
Previewing Western New Mexico
Volleyball Tournament Preview
A preview of the USD Tournament
Men's Soccer Season Opener
Previewing No. 16 Cal
Training Camp Update
Coach Lindsey Recaps the First Two Weeks
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Samsung Series 7 Slate 700TPocket-lint
If you saw the tablets Microsoft gave away to developers at its Build event last year, you'll find the Series 7 Slate a familiar looking device. That's not surprising, as the Build tablet was a modified version of Samsung's Slate.
The Slate is an interesting example of the extremes to which PC design can go. It might also be the best slate PC yet.
A simple black rounded rectangle, with a 16:9 1366 x 768 display, the Samsung Slate looks more like a small monitor than anything else. The 11.6-inch screen is wrapped in a thin glass bezel and a burnished black metal case, hiding a quad-core Intel Core i5-2467M processor and 4GB of RAM. With a Gorilla Glass screen it's strong and light, with no torsion or flex - and importantly for a tablet, with good balance. It's also relatively light, coming in at 890g it's heavier than an iPad (607g for the 3G version), but lighter than many of its Windows tablet competitors.
As this is a tablet you get a lot of choice about input methods. The optional dock lets you plug in USB devices, while built-in Bluetooth simplifies connecting to wireless keyboards and mice. A single centre button under the screen works as the Windows key, while another on the right under the power button is a rotation lock. You'll find two other buttons on the left, working as volume controls. The hybrid screen mixes 10-point capacitive touch with a Wacom pen. Sadly there's no slot for the pen, making it easy to lose - though you can buy a lanyard that fits into the headphone socket fairly cheaply.
Touch sensitivity is key
Except on the most responsive screens, Windows 7 can be hard to use with a touch screen. This is an extremely responsive touch screen that detects finger touch accurately enough that you can work with the Windows user interface. Even so we often preferred to use the pen, as it's that much more accurate. Not many applications are ready for the Samsung's high level of touch support, and we're looking forward to running Windows 8 on our test device (especially after using the developer preview on the Build tablet), but scrolling through Web pages and documents or zooming in and out of photos is effortless and fluid.
While you can use the Slate in portrait orientation, note-taking is landscape works well too. When you put it in the dock, it looks like a tiny all-in-one PC with a widescreen monitor. It's light enough to hold one-handed in either orientation, ready to use the pen. The metal back and the texture on the optional case both give you a good grip.
The screen itself is glossy, and as it's a touch screen that means there's likely to be plenty of fingerprints, although these don't show until you turn the Slate off. When it's on, you see a superb, bright and vivid screen, although you can max out the battery life by turning the brightness all the way down if you're just using it to take notes. Unlike some other PC slates, the screen has the resolution needed to run the full Metro experience in Windows 8, with two apps side by side.
Video and sound performance
Video performance is good, as you'd expect from a Core i5. Our test 1080p streamed video played well, with plenty of detail and no artefacts. The screen has excellent contrast, with plenty of detail in both blacks and whites. As it has a 1366 x 768 display, it's ideal for watching 720p HD content, and the Slate's 802.11n Wi-Fi is more than capable of handling the throughput.
Sound quality is also good, thanks in part to the built-in "Sound Alive 3D" processing tools. The two speakers on the bottom edge of the tablet may be small, but they pack plenty of punch.
Like most tablets, there's not much space on the Samsung Slate for ports. There's one USB 2.0 port on the left side of the screen, with a removable cover that's hard to prise out and easy to lose. There's also a micro HDMI port and a combo headphone/microphone jack. If you want Ethernet, you'll need to pay for a USB Ethernet adapter, probably not a big deal for most people though. Front and rear cameras make the Slate a great tool for video conferencing and augmented reality.
On the top there's a micro SD card slot rather than SD, so you're not going to be able to import images from most cameras. If you choose the mobile broadband option, the SIM slot is on the right (our test system didn't have this). Underneath is a dock connector and two locating pin holes.
If you want to use the slate as a desktop PC, Samsung's docking station works well. Flip up the lid that makes it a neater shape for travel, and drop the slate into the groove. It's well-balanced, and the dock cover acts as a brace. You get extra ports from the dock for USB, HDMI and Ethernet, as well as a power connector and a headphone jack. One thing to note: by default the dock will switch audio away from the slate's built-in speakers and to a USB audio device that drives the dock's headphone jack.
Performance is good, as you'd expect from a Core i5 with 4GB of RAM and 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. It starts up impressively fast, booting in under 20 seconds. The 128GB SSD in our test machine was fast, and while the built-in graphics didn't have the speed of a dedicated card, they were more than good enough for business graphics and casual gaming.
Touch is responsive too, with no lag on the on-screen keyboard, and good hand-writing support when using the pen. You'll get good battery life too, something that necessary as this is a sealed unit with no opportunity to swap out a battery. Under relatively heavy load, streaming audio and video while working with web services we got 3hrs 23 minutes of use. Without such heavy Wi-Fi use it's more like five hours plus. Dropping the screen brightness and turning Wi-Fi off for note-taking gives you a lot longer, most, if not all of a working day in fact.
Our test device used the Microsoft Store "Signature Build" of Windows, so there's very little bundled software. In particular it didn't include the Swype keyboard that lets you draw rather than tap on a keyboard and it has Microsoft Security Essentials rather than the usual Norton Internet Security.
Samsung's TouchWiz-like launcher adds an optional shell to Windows, with more touch-friendly icons - pinning icons to the taskbar works well in landscape view, not so well in portrait mode. You get tools like a basic to-do list, a clock, and a weather applet. Other bundled software includes a touch log-on tool, Microsoft Office Starter, Windows Live Essentials, and Microsoft's Touch Pack of demonstration software and games (as seen on the Surface).
This is one of the nicest Windows touch machines we've seen, and it's ideal for anyone who needs a tablet PC for entertainment or work and is prepared to pay for it. It's light, fast, easy to use, and with a sensitive touch screen - and it's a full desktop class PC wrapped up in a tablet shell.
It's no wonder Microsoft choose this as the basis of its Windows 8 demonstration hardware, as it's ideal for both today's and the next generation of Windows - with support for all of Windows 8's key hardware specifications.
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Back in the early 1940s, a pre-teen named Mike decided to sneak out of his house and attend a parade against his parents' wishes.
Now this was not good. In addition to disobeying his parents, he was supposed to be home watching his six-year old little brother.
Unfortunately, for Mike and his family, the story takes a tragic turn from here. While the twelve-year old enjoyed the parade, his little brother accidentally knocked their grandmother unconscious while sliding down a bannister.
Sadly, their grandmother would subsequently die from a heart attack largely unrelated to the accident. However, this wouldn't stop the young Mike from associating his actions with his grandmother's death.
Guilt-ridden and distraught–and unable to sleep for days–the troubled twelve-year old climbed the stairs of his two-story house and leapt from a bedroom window in an attempted suicide.
Thankfully, Michael made it through the episode without major injury and thankfully, for the rest of us, Michael survived, became a pastor like his father and–also like his father Michael Sr.–decided to adopt the name of a historic religious reformer… Martin.
Yes, the boy born Michael King Jr., became Martin Luther King Jr. and the rest, as they say is, indeed, history.
Today, of course, is the 45th anniversary of King's assassination. I don't want to focus on his death but, instead, I want to acknowledge how far he traveled from that suicidal boy to become the first U.S. citizen to have a national holiday named for him, quite the journey.
You see, while Dr. King was an American icon, he was also just a man and like the rest of us, he had many doubts and fears.
During some of the many dark days of the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King was even known to have bouts with depression and, yes, he had to pick himself up and find the faith and motivation to keep moving.
I bring this up today to say that, as we commemorate the remarkable life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we should acknowledge and celebrate his humanity as much as his legend.
In doing so, we can see that his brief life is a testament to how love, hope and faith can overcome insecurity, doubt and fear to transform one man, one troubled nation, and one needy world.
So today, on this 45th anniversary of his home-going, let's celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. not for his iconic international status, but for his common humanity, a humanity that lets us know that we all can overcome doubt, insecurity and fear to make the impossible, possible.
I'll leave you with these words from Dr. King:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."


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It's time again for the Society of Environmental Journalists conference and DeSmogBlog will be there covering all the action.
The SEJ conference is being held at Stanford University this year, bringing together top environmental reporters and writers from across North America.
Like last year, the DeSmogBlog team will be there blogging and doing video-casts. Check out the conference details and let us know if there is anything you would like to see us cover.
If you're attending the conference and want to get together for a coffee, drop us a line at desmogblog[at]gmail.com.
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Chris Mooney's weekly DeSmogBlog dispatch.
The Danish environmental apostate Bjorn Lomborg is at it again.
Lomborg has a new book out, and just like his last one (The Skeptical Environmentalist), it's drawing strong criticism. Lomborg's argument isn't that global warming is a hoax–thank goodness, we're mostly past that. Instead, he merely argues that climate change is not as big a deal as some think (e.g., Al Gore)–and further, that it doesn't make good economic sense to take dramatic steps to address the problem by imposing mandatory emissions caps.
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By Richard Littlemore • Tuesday, September 4, 2007 - 18:14
The climate-change denier sites are alive with chortling over a promised new study that says: "Less than half of all published scientists endorse global warming theory."
The survey, to be published in the small and contrarian journal Energy and Environment, claims to "debunk" an earlier study by University of California (San Diego) science historian Naomi Oreskes - a study that was published in the much more reputable journal Science.No one could do a better job than Oreskes does here of dismissing the new survey.


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Thrust Into Space
Max Hunter authored a rocket propulsion textbook titled "Thrust Into Space." This acclaimed book is regarded as being as relevant today as it was when published in 1966. It covers the fields of rocketry in general, artillery, ballistic missiles, and space flight with plenty of diagrams, charts, graphs and illustrations. This book is being reissued by the Maxwell W. Hunter Foundation in 2016 and will be available on Amazon.com.


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A mythical creature of german decent. Known for his incredibly large penis and ability to come with the thunder at all times. He prefers piledriving and going on outdoor camping adventures wearing only a hoodie and shoes. This rare creature stalks the streets of fairfield county looking for small animals to feed on.
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Remaining Chase tracks favor Jimmie Johnson
Updated: October 29, 2012, 4:57 PM ETBy Terry Blount | ESPN.com
Brad Keselowski survived Sunday at Jimmie Johnson's best track. Believe it or not, it gets more difficult from here.
Johnson never has lost a Cup championship when he had the points lead with three races to go.
Granted, it's a tiny lead at the moment, just two points over Keselowski after Johnson won at his best track Sunday. If you think Martinsville was the end of Johnson's big advantage (trackwise), though, think again.
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Put a wild twist on learning with fun and engaging Zoo Camps! Offered during school breaks and in the summer, camps incorporate age-appropriate activities to encourage discovery and appreciation of wildlife. Campers have the opportunity to make new friends, explore the Zoo and participate in games, crafts, tours, presentations, animal visits and more. All summer camps will visit the Zoo's new seasonal exhibit, Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® bricks. Camps are well supervised with trained staff. Space is limited, so register early!
Interested in zoo careers? Join us for in-depth zoo experiences, where participants learn more about how to care for and work with our amazing animals. More than your average camp, these programs give campers the opportunity to delve deeper and see more than ever before. The Zoo offers these unique 2-day camps at select times of the year, typically during spring, fall and winter breaks. Zoo Explorer Camps run from 9am to 4pm unless otherwise noted.
Discover the world of the zoo vet and learn what goes into caring for all the Zoo's animals. Go behind the scenes in the Zoo's vet hospital. Take part in hands on activities to experience what it's like to be a zoo vet.
This adventure of a lifetime provides the opportunity for young people* to explore the world of dolphins. Experience what it takes to be a dolphin trainer and get to know the members of our dolphin pod. Over the course of two full days, participants will learn how we train and care for our dolphins through special behind the scenes experiences in our Dolphin Pavilion including attending the dolphin show, and meeting the trainers, dolphins and other marine mammals. Participants will learn how to individually identify our dolphins and how scientists study dolphins in the wild. All of this leads up to the ultimate experience, venturing into the water to meet our wonderful dolphins up close and personal.
*Participants must be at least 4 feet 6 inches tall and 10-14 years of age to participate in this program.
From lions, to baboons, to wildebeest – a plains keeper has to be prepared for a wild and crazy day! Come and explore what it is like to be a plains keeper. Meet one of our plains keepers, and get a behind the scenes look at caring for African Plains animals, and learn what you can do to help with conservation of African animals.
Every animal is "engineered" for survival and success. How can you tell? Come and explore how animals are designed, what we can learn and copy from their designs, and how we create their exhibits here at the zoo. Campers will discover how animals survive through animal investigations, behind the scenes tours, and hands on activities.
Have you ever wondered how we get ready for a new zoo animal? Join us for a very special camp looking at how we plan new exhibits and even create your own zoo designs. We'll look at blueprints, go behind-the-scenes, talk about different animal requirements and do a variety of hands-on activities.
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Dive into adventure and education with Zoo Summer Camps! We offer either three-day or five-day camps for children ages 5-14. Participants will enjoy behind-the-scenes tours of the Zoo and White River Gardens, games, songs, creative craft projects, animal presentations and more.
All three-day camps run 8am-3pm on designated dates. Aftercare is available until 4:30pm (additional fees apply*).
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Mammoths and elephants to tigers and sabertooths! This camp will explore the Zoo's animals and compare them with animals from the past while using nature connect bricks. [close]
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This camp will open campers' eyes to the wonders of wildlife with animal encounters, stories, games, and crafts. We will also be utilizing nature connect bricks to build what they have discovered.
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Some babies look like their parents and some babies don't. Some babies need a lot of care while others are on their own. Find out what it is like growing up wild!
Become an animal detective and discover a variety of animals while solving some animal who-dun-its.
Visits with the animals will be the inspiration for special art projects on this Art Safari.
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Blue tongues, heat detectors, stinging tentacles, night vision, thousands of teeth, a twenty four pound heart … discover some of the really amazing wildlife of the world.
Disappearing before our eyes — many of the world's most beautiful and beneficial animals are some of the world's most endangered. Learn about some of these animals and how you can help save them.
Use your best observation skills to explore the world of animals and learn all about the Zoo's residents.
Mammals, reptiles, fish, birds … animals come in an array of shapes and sizes. See how scientist group and sort animals.
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Campers will delve into the world of water and discover why we call earth the blue planet. Explore animals and their relationships to water.
Species are disappearing at alarming rates around the world. Campers will see what the Zoo is doing to help save the Earth's endangered species and learn what they can do to help.
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Snacks and Lunches: Parents will need to provide all drinks, snacks and a lunch for their campers each day.
T-shirts: Campers will receive a camp T-shirt. We will do our best to accommodate the requested shirt size.
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Rare's Kameo Sequel Canceled?
A source close to the U.K. developer claims that multiple franchise sequels, including Kameo 2, have been canned.
Hope you're not holding your breath for a sequel to Kameo: Elements of Power. According to a CVG report, a follow-up to the Xbox 360 launch title was under development at Rare, but has since been canceled in favor of freeing up resources for the Project Natal launch.
In fact, CVG's sources stated that other Rare franchises also had sequels in the works, and they've all arrived at similar fates as Kameo 2. They didn't specify exactly which series had gotten the axe, but it's entirely possible that there were plans for a new Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, or Killer Instinct that will never see the light of day.
Though Rare's newfound focus on supporting Project Natal is partially to blame for the cancelations, CVG's insider also cites poor sales of the original Kameo as another reason for the abandoned sequel. And, honestly, were there really that many people who were looking forward to revisiting that world in the first place?
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you know,Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Vangerdahast
despite a couple of bumps during the responses, reading a lot of genuine & interesting comments by some real gamers made this a RARE (I know duhh me) & entertaining read. Thanks to most of you, I hope we can eventually drown out most of the idiots on this site.
I think Rare is due for something special. I know most gamers hope so, I wish I had as much faith in the next Silicon Knight's game. I hope they surprise us all w/ a masterpiece.
Jet Force Gemini!!Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by whatsarobot
Anyone else remember that game? It had huge potential.
Ah, the glory days of Rare. I don't think those guys will ever be what they were back in the day. Such a shame. I do wonder, though, if it's just rose-coloured glasses tinting my vision when I look back at old-school Rare.
Hey I liked itPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Gaian
And I would buy a sequel.
But I agree Rare should focus on Natal. They're just the company who could work with something new like this. Just look at their many ideas, you can't say they didn't have imagination. And look at Viva Pinata 2; they had already looked into using camera technology to interact with their game world.
So jumping on the Natal boat early is a great bet for getting ahead of the game. Greater scope, greater visibility. ;p (puns intended)
Though one thing, I would note, why not have their brand characters star in the Natal games? Does Natal mean killing off established series? They can be cleverer than that. ;>
I like Rare.Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by videosta
I am a big fan of Rare games. I liked both Kameo and the new Banjo. I do think both games had major flaws, but I would have bought sequels.
I understand this move, but can't say that I like it. Why can't they just hire more developers and work on both regular games and Natal games? I understand not being able to make sequels to all their big franchises, but putting all their eggs into the basket of motion control sounds like a really bad idea.
I am not a fan of motion control. So far it has been a bunch of wankery and the reality never matches the concept. I am trying to keep an open mind on Natal and the PS3 whatchamacallit, but judging from my experiences with the Wiim motion control is just smoke and mirrors that gets boring after about 15 minutes.
@Marmac_12Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by shabs
I guess it's a matter of expectation.
Where I think Banjo Nuts and Bolts succeeds is that, for better or for worse, it is truly a game where your creativity is the deciding factor on how well you did. Most challenges could be completed with two mindsets: improving your driving skills, or coming up with a better-designed vehicle for the task.
That aspect pretty much replaces the original's platforming, which I guess is the thing that frustrates people like you who wanted a platforming-based Banjo sequel, which is fair. I don't think that makes it a bad game - I think it just makes it a game that isn't necessarily for the same audience as the original Banjo.
I think Rare will succeed with Natal because they can come into this new control style with none of that fan-expectation baggage - they can make a game that can be a great game on its own terms.
I bet......Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by DOAisMuyo365
Rare wished they stuck with Nintendo now. I am going to miss Killer Instinct.
@RitsukoEXPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Marmac_12
First of all I'm not an Xbox hater you idiot. I own all three current consoles and each and every one of them have their great exclusive games. Second of all, I'm guessing you're not an old school gamer because you talk like a twelve year old so I doubt you even get why I'm saying to go play it on the N64. So what if the new Banjos are in HD on Xbox Live? Yes it's cool to have that feature but the game is exactly the same so why should I spend 15$ on each game when I already own them on the original N64 you retard?! Go masterbate? Sorry man, I've been fucking women since the age of 15 so no masterbating needed here kiddie. Now go online, watch some porn and jerk off all over yourself you immature idiot.
@shabsPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Marmac_12
I have Banjo Nuts & Bolts. I was really excited for this game because I love the Banjo series and I'm a platforming nut. I really liked the game when I wasn't building vehicles or using vehicles in levels to get to where I needed to go. But unfortunetly being on foot and platforming is not a huge percentage of the game so I got really bored of it really fast due to all the vehicles I had to build and use to play the game. Other than that, the game looks fantastic, great music and controls. I just find Rare ruined the game with the vehicles. I wanted to really love this game but it's just not the same Banjoo for me. As for Natal...don't even go there. Looks really lame to me. All motion sensor technology to me is pretty lame. Bring on the real Virtual Reality with real 3-D environments around you and then we're talking!
@Marmac_12Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by shabs
I never played an N64, but I played Banjo-Kazooie for XBLA, and I loved it.
That being said, I think Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is a brilliant game, and one of the most underrated 360 games around. I don't even think it's that different from the original: platforming in a vehicle you create is not very different from platforming using a bunch of different button combos.
I hope this news means Rare is 100% focused on Natal, as they are definitely the dev creative enough to pull of a great Natal game right out of the gate.
But, but....Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by aldrenar47
What about Grabbed by the Ghoulies 2?? Lol
wanted it./Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Cube
fuck kameo is one of the few rare games I thought was semi decent.
Way better than most rare other crap like banjo kazzoie and goldeneye they made me want to vomit..
viva pinata and kameo is all rare has going on xbox 360 that was worth anything.
OH and everything rare put out for nintendo was crap except for killer instinct, conker and donkey kong country/starfox adventures. get over it.
@ KrozzPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by ShadOwFace
Hell yea I want a new killer instinc as its still my favorite 2d fighter from back in the day.fuck street fighter
Rare is BarePosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Marmac_12
First one was OK but who cares. Rare sucks now. Microsoft destroyed a great 3rd party video game company. Rare needs to go back to Nintendo and maybe we'll get quality titles again from Rare. And please to all you Xbox fanboys, don't tell me Banjo and Viva are great games on the 360. If you think those are great games, go get yourself an N64 with all Rare games and you'll see when Rare really shinned.
MicrosoftPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Electricb7
should have bought that. Microsoft has no performers. kinda a one tricked pony.
r u fukn kidding me?Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by xG0DzxRambo316
this is bullshit. RARE is BS
I'mPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by xtendo_ninbox
fine with that actually :D...I'm looking forward to Natal so if Rare can become really good at working on Natal than...yeah great
damnPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by 0rbus
what is up with Rare?? they could've been a heavy hitter. It just seems they can't get their $hit together. Too bad, too. Killer Instinct was awesome and we still haven't seen a decent console port of that.
I remember when the first Xbox was coming out and reading previews of the new Perfect Dark that would be coming out on it, only it took them 4 years and it came out for 360, and supposedly wasn't that good. c'mon Rare, either get it together or close-up shop.
CommentPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Lancaster
I'm just glad to see that MS hasn't decided to give up on it's disastrous choice to purchase Rare and shut them down like they've done with so many other studios.
Kameo and Perfect Dark were only so-so but I loved Viva Pinata. Although Viva wasn't a big hit, it was still nice to see Rare finally finding it's footing with Xbox and able to create a great game. Hopefully they'll find quick success with Natal.
Rare...Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Wellman
Actually I think Nintendo really got fed up with Rare being late, which is why they sold them off.
But I also think that key personel that helped make the previous classic Rare games must have left the company because since the PS2/GC era, there haven't been that many good games from Rare. I think the last decent thing they made was Star Fox Adventures and after being shipped off to MS, they dropped fairly nice looking games but relatively unimpressive. Perfect Dark Zero and the recent Banjo game proved to me that the guys that made the N64 classics don't appear to be steering the ship anymore or that like Miyamoto they no longer seem in touch with their original audience.
I am guessing a Natal success might be Rare's last chance before the doors are shut down or Microsoft kicks them to the curb.
Wow...Kameo Cancelled?Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by vxxdeadpoolxxv
Dammit! I've been hoping they would have made a sequel with better camera angle control since the original launched. I loved the first one! Killer instinct would be sweet too. Keep perfect dark, I didnt like it anyway and I'm over 007.PLEASE RECONSIDER KAMEO AND KILLER INSTINCT 3!
AwwwPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by Clone01
I love Rare... I also really enjoyed Kameo, I was looking forward to a sequel. There's not a single one of rare's titles I wouldn't want a sequel for, they are GREAT. Oh well I'll just be greatly looking forward to whatever they release for Natal I'm sure it'll rock.
Next stepPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by luminaire28
assimilate Rare into MGS just like Ensemble Studios.
aw manPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by EGMforever1989
i really want a new killer instinct.....
Quit canonizing Goldeneye...Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by SteelydaleAZ
Honestly, this crap with Goldeneye is getting ridiculous. Listen.. it was the first shooter I played. I loved it, beat it all the way to 007 level (and man, was Trevelyan a pain the ass at max level).
Still... it's freaking out of date? People keep treating it like the Holy Grail of gaming, lost somehow due to the fate of Gods. If only our pilgrimage wil persevere, our crusade for the Game that He Giveth will return.
It's not that great. Go buy yourself an N64 of Craigslist and play it (you can get it cheaper there than you would on any XBL download, I assure you). You'll find that the textures are few and far between, and the pop-in is terrible. The mist-shading techinques make PS1 games look like Crysis, and the enemy AI is laughable. Don't remember sitting in the hallway and just waitng for every enemy to come thorugh the door in the exact same position, with the same gun and same blocky hands and face one after another ad infinitum??
Was it a great game? Hell yes. WAS. Let it be.
p.s. The movie kinda sucked - how about a decent Rare version of a NEW Bond film, which are actually exciting, and making money?
Kameo wasn't a system seller.....Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by MicroGates
But it would have been kinda nice to see if they could have made a "Good" Kameo game. Oh well, bring on the Natal projects!
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This is going to send the Googly Eyes market into a free-fall.
I woulda bought itPosted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by bluerodeo_fan
I actually enjoyed Kameo. If they released a sequal with a low price point ($39.99) like Rare did for Banjo-Kazooie, I would have picked it up. It's a shame... Rare used to be a big-name powerhouse. Now they are a minor concern in the machinery of the Xbox brand. Oh, and first.
I'm Torn.....Posted: Nov 02, 2009 12:00AM PST by wesbubbles
While i am bummed about Kameo it makes me happy to see that Perfect Dark and Banjo-Kazooie won't have any more crappy games. I mean the first Perfect Dark and Banjo-Kazooie were great games but there next-gen versions were pretty terrible.
Over all i don't think games should be canceled to do more Natal stuff. There will be enough crazy flail your arms games when it's released as it is.


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One user comment asked if they'd seen the same movie as everyone else, because otherwise he couldn't account for all the positive reviews. My theory on that is that this was a labor of love for the people who slogged through $100k to get this made, and they all came on here and wrote good reviews to pump it up. There's just no other possible explanation for the overwhelming good buzz this Gigliesque movie is getting.
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The negative reviews you read are pretty much right on. There are plot holes, pointless characters and unfinished subplots galore, and you're expected to suspend disbelief to the point where it snaps and breaks. The killer being the widow is utterly ridiculous. Her motivation supposedly is that her husband and daughter were killed working on a dam project, so she went after people involved in building the dam. In one year she goes from ordinary wife and mother to raving psychopath who not only strings up naked babes before she guts them (something middle aged women just don't do), but keeps the bodies in her parlor until they have to be held up with wire and fish hooks. The sheriff wanders in at one point and he's only a room away and yet doesn't notice any kind of stench. I had a dead mouse trapped behind my wallboard once and had to hire a guy to come in and fumigate.
I don't agree with heaping praise on this flick because the cinematography doesn't suck as bad as a typical $100k movie. So what? The technical stuff should be a given. It's not what makes a movie good to anyone other than tech-dweebs. I also don't agree with the comment someone said that nobody goes to see a horror movie expecting a decent plot or depth. I do. Without those things the gore is like watching one of those evening news magazine shows about surgery--gross, but hardly frightening. That comment actually sums up this movie pretty well.
The gore in this film is excellent, but has no punch whatsoever because it lasts too long. Over and over we see the Bloody Boy until his presence begins to elicit a sigh. At the end where he feels around in the widow's throat, yeah that was pretty nasty but then he does it for so long you start wondering if maybe he lost his wallet in there.
I watched this on DVD, recommended by a friend who now owes me her firstborn child, and I caught the last minute of director commentary because I wanted that zombie thing that tore out Bloody Boy's heart at the very end explained to me. The director declined to explain it at all, merely saying he liked that people didn't get it. Let me translate for anyone who doesn't speak arrogant artiste: "I cannot write a coherent plot to save my life and when someone calls me on it I will pretend I find it tres amusing that they are too stupid to understand."
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I commend Zana Briski for wanting to help these children. I believe she was moved by what she saw and did the best she could with the tools available to her. As she said herself, she is neither social worker nor teacher. She is not a native speaker of the language nor member of the culture. As such she brings her own values and assumptions to the table when trying to help the children, but I don't think that's something to criticize her for.
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|Unsweetened chocolate
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|Orange juice
|2 Tablespoon
|Orange liqueur
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|Grated orange peel
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|Egg yolks
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|Egg whites
|6 (At Room Temperature)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Whipping cream
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
With sharp knife, slice off upper 1/3 of each orange.
Remove pulp from larger sections and reserve for another use.
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Immediately stir in 1 cup sugar.
Blend in orange juice, liqueur and peel.
Stir in yolks and mix thoroughly.
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Calories 3174 Calories from Fat 1695
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Total Fat 195 g299.5%
Saturated Fat 116.9 g584.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 1441.9 mg480.6%
Sodium 454 mg18.9%
Total Carbohydrates 337 g112.5%
Dietary Fiber 55.6 g222.2%
Sugars 234.1 g
Protein 66 g132.8%
Vitamin A 86.8% Vitamin C 1220.7%
Calcium 96.5% Iron 188.4%
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I skied Brighton on February 8th. We had been treated to 8" the night before, and 9" this morning. There was a terrific base out there already, and now 18" of fresh.
We skied up Millicent bowl until it was nothing but chopped powder. Then we broke into two groups...some of the guys went into the backcountry off the traverse above Millicent bowl, and we headed over to check out Exhibition bowl. We were treated to waist deep in some spots, and it was terrific. We broke for lunch in the parking lot and enjoyed the gorgeous sun light to warm us up. After that, we headed over to the Snake Creek chair to pull some cool-down laps in the trees there. The snow was phenomenal...deep, soft, and fluffy. I had fresh tracks through the not-so-steep trees for all the runs in there.
The rest of my group went to the bar for the rest of the day, and I headed over to Great Western. I ironically met up with the first group that broke off earlier that morning. They had been through the backcountry gate off the top of Great Western and said the snow was terrible: wind-blown and hard. They were also about spent for the day, so we lapped Rein's Run and Endless Winter. The snow was chopped up, but still soft and deep. The run-out on Lonestar was terrific too...lots of little terrain features to play around on after some hard turns. We stayed here until last chair, then headed back to the parking lot.
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