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Battlefield 4 - What we know so far
Frostbite 3 and the experience
It's a new Battlefield, which in recent years has generally meant a new version of Frostbite. Frostbite 3 is the latest iteration of DICE's cutting-edge engine, and as well as highly-polished visuals it is expected to give Battlefield 4 a greater degree of destructability compared with Battlefield 3. Water is also looking to play a much greater part of the experience, with teaser videos pointing very strongly to naval vessels returning to greater prominence in the series.
Frostbite 3 is also designed to make things very scalable, from high-end to low-end machines, so current-gen consoles will get a version of it to play (the game has been confirmed for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and 'next-generation consoles' – oddly, they haven't confirmed it for the PS4 yet, but it's a pretty safe bet it will turn up on the console). However, DICE have stated that they won't be releasing Battlefield 4 on the Wii U or Vita, as the different control setups require extra work actually redesigning the game (rather than just scaling the experience that they've already put together).
While there was some discussion of the engine, DICE made the point that the experience itself is the focus of Battlefield 4. In an interview on Eurogamer, Patrick Bach from DICE argued that a cutting-edge engine was a given for a series of Battlefield's stature, and that most gamers are more interested in the experience that engine provides, rather than the particular lighting model or the number of polygons in each character. While Eurogamer suggests this is a "seismic shift in focus", it's pretty clear from the 17-minute reveal trailer that DICE are still very much interested in delivering a cutting-edge visual experience. The lighting, geometry, effects and texture work were all stunning. However, they're not just doing this, and are focussing more on making those cutting-edge visuals engage the player through 'Battlefield moments'.
Single player
It was for this reason that DICE chose to focus the reveal on Battlefield 4's single player component. Unlike Battlefield 3's linear battlegrounds, Battlefield 4 sounds like it's heading back towards the kind of single-player experiences seen in the Bad Company games (albeit with somewhat more serious characters), where levels, or parts of levels, were presented as a sandbox, with the player largely able to determine how they achieve their objectives in the context of the sandbox. From our perspective, this will be a huge improvement from Battlefield 3, and make the single-player experience stand out from the largerly linear single player experiences found in other contemporary military shooters (ArmA aside).
DICE also expanded on wanting to give players a feel of being in the shoes of one character for the whole experience, and connecting with their squadmates. In their words, they want it to feel 'human, dramatic and believable'. It's not as clear how they'll go with this, as they're trying to hit a very broad audience here, with a large range of standards. EA's Medal of Honor reboot told an excellent but quite (for a video game) realistic story that went over the heads of most of the audience and almost all of the critics – for those brought up on Hollywood shooters, it was so realistic that it didn't give enough drama.
In the wake of this experience I'd expect DICE to take more of a gung-ho Michael Bay approach to storytelling, than a Blackhawk Down or We Were Soldiers angle, and focus more on 'human' and 'dramatic' than 'believable'. The 17-minute trailer definitely leaned more towards the first two, which, given the nature of most modern video gaming critics, is the safe approach to take for a multi-million dollar blockbuster. DICE have to be careful to maintain a clear vision here though – trying to combine the two approaches can detract from believability and at some parts in the trailer it felt like they were trying to have two bob each way.
DICE haven't revealed the multiplayer component of the game yet, preferring to focus on the single-player reveal. We have seen, however, a number of vehicles and weapons in trailers and in promotional art which should give us an idea of what we'll get in the full game. For the full list, go to the Battlefield Wiki (the good people that put these together), but as a teaser, there's decent odds we'll see:
- The Mi-28 (Russian), UH1-Y Venom (US) and WZ-10 (Chinese) helos
- The RHIB boat
- The US M1 Abrams and Chinese Type 98 tank
- The Chinese J-20 Jet. If this is in the game, then (noting it hasn't been revealed or rumoured) there's good odds of the F-22 making it in as well.
Beyond this, the multiplayer is rumoured to be 24 players on PS3 and Xbox 360, and 64 players on PS4, the next-generation Xbox and PC. We also have Karl Troedsson (DICE's general studio manager) on record as saying that they're very interested in eSports, although we have no information on what that might translate into (the full interview is available here on Youtube).
We do know, however, that coop won't be in the game (at least at launch – who knows what DLC may bring down the line). We do know that pre-orders of Battlefield 4 are likely to receive the 'Drone Strike' expansion pack (but know nothing about what it contains, although we'd wager drones are involved).
Anticipation rising…
While it could have been argued that the reveal trailer was a little on the long side (17 minutes!), there's a lot to like about what we know so far. However, there are also a lot of question marks, about both the multiplayer and the single player. It's great to hear that the single-player will be returning (if you consider the Bad Company part of the Battlefield series of games) to more open encounters, and eschewing the corrider-shooter approach. On the other hand, we have no idea whether they've mixed up the multiplayer at all, or stuck to the model in Battlefield 3. Either way, we're itching to find out, eagerly awaiting more news on the game, and will keep you updated on its progress.
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Hope they reveal more about the Multiplayer component soon.
as with the last MoH, i'll be giving BF a miss this time around. too many more polished FPS games more worthy of my coin & time. still regret getting BF3 & not returning it to EB games within a week (which is what i did with MoH:T1).
GraphicX, on 12 April 2013 - 04:43 AM, said:
as with the last MoH, i'll be giving BF a miss this time around. too many more polished FPS games more worthy of my coin & time. still regret getting BF3 & not returning it to EB games within a week (which is what i did with MoH:T1).
Different games for different people I reckon - I thought BF3 was good for what it was, and while it was a bit rough around the edges, I actually enjoyed MoH:W's online more than either BF3 or any of the recent CoDs. BF4'd be 30 fps on PS3, but we might get higher frame rates on next-gen, you never know (just depends what they want to prioritise really). I'm not in the 60 fps or its rubbish camp though - 60 fps is always better than 30 fps, even for a turn-based strategy game, but I've enjoyed shooters in the PS1 and PS2 era that ran at 20-25 FPS, and often less when the action heated up.
The whole 30 FPS and 60 FPS talk is just silly - sure 60FPS is smoother but a stable 30 FPS is more than enough to enjoy a shooter. If a game doesn't have a good animation engine then 30FPS won't perform miracles - for example CoD has some of the shittiest animations in a game, blocky animation with running and walking, and even when you standing still and doing a 360 your character in game is sliding on the ground. Killzone 2 and 3 was 30 FPS and both played great (except Killzone 3 gameplay was shit!)
Like Axe said, different games for different people - BF3 still the best shooter available on consoles, it maybe not be the most polished game but still better than anything else available currently.
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Daft Punk and the Weeknd are Reportedly Collaborating"We have a session coming up in two days with The Weeknd and Daft Punk," said Republic Records Executive VP Wendy Goldsten.
Daft Punk Documentary to Air on ShowtimeThe film includes interviews with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder and Oscar winner Michel Gondry.
Daft Punk Legos Could Become a RealityObsessive Daft Punk fans just might have some new objects of desire to covet in the future: Legos!
Daft Punk Releasing 'Alive' Albums on VinylDaft Punk fans can indulge their vinyl fetish with reissues of the band's two seminal live albums on wax.
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Fake Daft Punk Perform With Arcade Fire At CoachellaAnyone who thought they saw Daft Punk during Arcade Fire's set at Coachella last night (April 20), we're sorry to tell you, you were punk'd.
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Jared Swopshire, who has been playing some great basketball of late, is starting to find himself more comfortable in Coach Carmody's system. Swopshire had another effective night against Illinois with 12 points and six rebounds, then had his best Northwestern performance yet against Indiana.
Sunday's game with Indiana has been sold out for over three months, a highly anticipated contest. Indiana's game plan was simple: pound it inside. With the Wildcats missing shots early on, Indiana led by as much as 17 points at one point in the first half. Despite shooting poorly the Wildcats didn't give up, they kept on competing, and once they switched to the 1-3-1 zone, it gave the Hoosiers problems.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Michael Palmer says he is outnumbered.
But the former Clemson tight end isnt complaining this week. Though the Atlanta Falcons roster for Sundays NFC Championship Game against San Francisco includes four former South Carolina Gamecocks, Palmer is living the dream as an Atlanta native one victory from the Super Bowl.
I remember watching in 1999 when the Falcons won at Minnesota (to reach Super Bowl XXXIII), Palmer said at the Falcons practice facility. To be actually be a part of it now You know, its still all sinking in. Were really excited.
As for his Gamecock teammates, Palmer says they talk a lot particularly about South Carolinas four-game win streak over Clemson.
That part isnt so much fun, Palmer said, but theyre fun guys.
The Atlanta roster includes eight players with Palmetto State ties:
- Roddy White (James Island High School). Four-time Pro Bowl receiver, scored on a 47-yard touchdown catch against the Seahawks.
- Michael Palmer (Clemson). The second-year free agent caught a touchdown pass in Atlantas win over Detroit and was on the field as a blocker for Matt Bryants game-winning field goal last week against Seattle.
- John Abraham (USC). Starting defensive end is expected back against the 49ers after suffering an ankle injury during the Seattle win.
- Dunta Robinson (USC). Starting cornerback.
- Cliff Matthews (USC). Defensive lineman had two tackles against the Seahawks.
- Travian Robertson. Defensive tackle active against Seattle but didnt play. Appeared in four games this season.
- Chris Hope (Rock Hill). Backup safety played at Florida State.
- Vance Walker (Fort Mill). Backup defensive tackle played at Georgia Tech.
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Hi, Im having trouble with my grid view. When the user is signed into my site and clicks button1, the users name is turned into a string and used in a query to display all the information for that user, but unfortunately it doesnt work. It should output all the CDs the user has input into the database. Heres the code I have
Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
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SALEM - This season hasn't been the smoothest of rides for the Salem Lady Quakers basketball team.
Just when it seemed the group had begun to gel and were getting comfortable with their roles, injuries began to mount, thrusting new, young faces into the spotlight.
Head coach Renee Farina hasn't had it easy, but she's not making excuses. She took over the team last season and had the daunting task of trying to replace a Division I recruit in Amy Scullion, as well as teaching a young team how to play without her for the first time in a long time.
But despite the team's record, there have been plenty of positives along the way. The team has shown it is capable of hanging with much more experience squads, coming out strong against nearly all of its opponents including league foes West Branch and Marlington. They hope despite still being short-handed, they can give Struthers all it can handle in their opening-round tournament game Monday.
"We've played a lot better towards the end of the season," Farina said. "Whether we win quarters against teams, or put up more points, the girls are still learning but are starting to get comfortable with one another on the floor."
A big reason the girls are still learning to coexist is because the Lady Quakers have had a new line-up practically every game due to injuries or sickness.
Senior Cassie Davidson went down early in the year, and just when her replacement, freshman Tori Jones began to hit her stride, she went down with a season-ending injury as well.
Every varsity player with the exception of junior Lindsey Foster and senior Sierra Day have missed games this season.
"It was tough because Tori's game was just starting to come along before she went down, and she was taking over Cassie's role," Farina said. "But you've got to keep going. I'm playing with a lot of younger girls in the line-up, but they play so hard. Megan Lehwald has really come along and become a leader in her own way. Our record doesn't reflect it, but we have improved so much from last year. We've lost a few games because we just don't know how to win yet. But they're getting that experience now, and they will be able to turn the corner."
The biggest problem for the Lady Quakers has been what Farina calls "the second quarter curse." Salem has started off strong in most of its contests but has taken such a hit in the game's second frame it's been tough to recover.
"We're going to try a few new things against Struthers," Farina said. "We're lucky because we've had 12 days off to prepare for them. They still had four games left in that time. That helps us to get healthy, and it's given us some time to rest."
Another plus is all the team's injuries have given many more players quality varsity time, which will undoubtedly bode well for the team in the future.
"I'm confident we're going to figure it out and it's all going to mold," Farina said. "I've really tried to emphasize the positives. They've made huge strides."
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PSE requests electricity, natural gas rate increase
|Last week Puget Sound Energy (PSE) filed a rate-increase request with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC). Pending a final order in the 11-month rate case process, the company said it would seek prompt interim electric-rate relief to deal with what the company calls an "under-recovery" of electric power costs averaging $625,000 per day.
Downtown Master Plan in the works
|WOODINVILLE - It was a hit song in the 60s and blared over the airwaves on every radio station. British singer Petula Clark belted out, "Don't hang around and let your problems surround you, there are movie shows ... downtown. Maybe you know some little places to go where they never close ... down-nnn, town-nnn...." Since then, other singers may have attempted to sing about the comfort and joys of downtown, but none have ever sung it quite like Petula.
Woodinville horse wins national award
|Murphy, a horse at the Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center, in Woodinville has been awarded the National Therapy Horse of the Year Award by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). Representatives from Little Bit accepted the top honor on behalf of Murphy at a special banquet on Nov. 3 in Seattle, at NARHA's 2001 national conference.
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- Improved reporting of GPU memory clock for AMD Evergreen family.
- Added nVidia GeForce GTX 465.
- Improved sensor monitoring for ASRock 890GX Extreme3 and 890FXDeluxe3.
- Improved sensor monitoring for ASUS NCCH-DL and NCT-D(A).
- Improved monitoring of CPU/PCH (Ibex Peak) power consumption.
- Improved monitoring of nVidia GPU diode temperature.
- Added monitoring of nVidia GPU Fan duty cycle.
Samsung transparent 19-inch AMOLED
So I am not quite sure how prartical it is to have no proper black level, but surely it does look nice. Engadget spotted that Samsung has demonstrated a 19" transparent AMOLED panel.
This time we're looking at a 19-inch transparent AMOLED display, taking the technology up from the 14-inch model we saw live at CES in January. The company has now achieved a 30 percent transparency on its designs, and its ideas for how they may be used are fittingly futuristic. Samsung envisions storefront advertising,
Beresford TC-7520 DAC amplifier review
Beresford TC-7520 DAC amplifier tested
From time to time in the Guru3D Audio Lab we will be taking a look at some examples of external equipment for people interested in these areas of PC based audio.
There is an entire market of high end external components that can be used with a PC, devices such as external speaker amps, headphone amps, DAC
Fresco Logic 2-port USB 3.0 Controller Chip
Fresco Logic, a global fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets USB 3.0 connectivity solutions unveils its FL1009 two-port USB 3.0 Host Controller with PCI Express Gen II interface. Like its predecessor FL1000 controller, FL1009 is based on Fresco Logic's Patented GoXtream xHCI Accelerator Engine, which is capable of delivering unprecedented performance and is also optimized for low-power operation, while minimizing total system cost and design cycle time. Fresco Logic's SuperSpeed USB Logo Certified GoXtream xHCI Host accelerator allows each USB port to sustain full bandwidth of USB 3.0 throughput and provides headroom to support next generation true 1080p high-definition video-streaming applications and UASP-enabled storage devices.
"The total worldwide market for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is expected to reach over 1 billion units in 2013, the availability of USB 3.0 Host is essential to the successful deployment and broad market adoption of SuperSpeed USB" Said Brian O'Rourke, Principal Analyst at In-Stat "Fresco logic is at the forefront of USB 3.0, the introduction of Fresco Logic' FL1000 last year and FL1009 now, makes them well positioned to help satisfy market demand."
OCZ says no need for high-speed dual channel memory
An interesting choice from OCZ here, OCZ believes it makes little sense to ship high-speed dual-channel memory kits, claiming higher density is more important than clock speed.
OCZ Technology 400GB and 480GB Capacities for SSD Lineup
OCZ introduced new high-capacity Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drives. The award-winning lines now include 400GB and 480GB models, making the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 an excellent SSD option for clients who don't want to be constrained by storage limitations.
"Solid State Drives have long delivered on exceptional performance and reliability but capacity has been a barrier to adoption for some clients," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. "Building on our popular Agility 2 and Vertex 2 SSD lines our new high capacity models give customers up to 480GB of storage space allowing them to enjoy all the benefits of SSDs with plenty of room for even the largest applications and files, making this the ideal solution for customers that place a premium on speed, reliability and capacity."
With double the storage of the existing models, the 400GB and 480GB editions facilitate a more responsive PC experience while providing ample room for a multitude of applications and files. The new higher capacity Vertex 2 and Agility 2 not only deliver the faster boot up and shut downs, but offer extensive space for the latest operating systems, game titles, and programs for shorter load times and snappier performance compared to mechanical hard drives.
Both Vertex 2 and Agility 2 400GB editions feature 250MB/s read and 240MB/s write speeds, with higher 4k random writes up to 22,500 IOPS on the Vertex 2 Series. Built with SATA 3Gb/s, the drives easily integrate into today's desktop and mobile platforms and feature TRIM support for Windows 7 systems. Vertex 2 and Agility 2 Series will now ship with these latest capacities, and come backed by a 3-year warranty for additional peace of mind.
COMPUTEX Gigabyte Introduces Aivia Series
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Unigine Heaven DirectX 11 benchmark 2.1 released
Unigine Corp updated their first DirectX 11 benchmark "Heaven" that is based on its proprietary Unigine engine. The company has already made a name among the overclockers and gaming enthusiasts for uncovering the realm of true GPU capabilities with previously released "Sanctuary" and "Tropics" demos. Their benchmarking capabilities are coupled with striking visual integrity of the refined graphic art.
Heaven benchmark excels at providing the following key features:
- Native support of OpenGL, DirectX 9, DirectX 10 and DirectX 11
- Comprehensive use of tessellation technology
- Advanced SSAO (screen-space ambient occlusion)
- Volumetric cumulonimbus clouds generated by a physically accurate algorithm
- Dynamic simulation of changing environment with high physical fidelity
- Interactive experience with fly/walk-through modes
- ATI Eyefinity support
- Support of OpenGL 4.0, including hardware tessellation
- Added stereo 3D support in several modes
- Anaglyph
- Separate images
- 3D Vision
- iZ3
- Several minor optimizations
Unigine Heaven DirectX 11 benchmark 2.1
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Alpha Protocol
For those of you who missed the release date of this game, it will be June 1 2010, the game is comming to PC, X360 and PS3 and it's been published by SEGA. The game strong point is that you can play missions all over the world, take a look in this "Small World Trailer".
Hot News - 3DMark 11 Exclusive Content
We just received a nice press-kit from FutureMark regarding the up and coming 3DMark 11, to be released in Q3 this year. We have some exclusive screenshots and a video ready for you guys on the DeepSea scene. First some screenshots:
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Deep Sea is a demonstration of DirectX 11 technologies created using an early development build of the 3DMark 11 engine. The Deep Sea build of 3DMark11 does not represent the final scope of the benchmark and does not produce a 3DMark score. There are no plans to release the Deep Sea tech demo to the public. The Deep Sea video trailer was rendered by the 3DMark 11 engine using readily available DirectX 11 hardware, captured at high resolution and then compressed into video formats suitable for the Internet. The trailer features submersibles exploring the sea floor. Volumetric lighting illuminates the seabed with tessellation used to add rich detail to the rock, coral and manmade structures. Post processing is used to create depth of field and other lens effects. The music is an original composition.
Key features of the Deep Sea scene will be the usual DX11 gimmicks:
- Tesselation
- Depth of field
- Volumetric Lighting
- DirectCompute
- Multi-threading
We also have a High Definition movie on this 3DMark 11 scene, have a peek. What do you think -- hot or not ?
GeForce ForceWare 257.15 ready for download
NVIDIA has released the first series 257 drivers, this is revision 257.15 BETA which carries support for a large amount of GeForce graphics cards.
The 257.15 beta driver includes the PhysX 9.10.0222 system software, the HD audio 22.214.171.124 driver, and has support for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300 and 400 (GTX 465 too) series desktop cards, and the ION GPUs.
- Adds support for Blu-ray 3D with NVIDIA 3D Vision technology.
- Increases performance for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs in several PC games. 4 example:
- Up to 14% in Aliens vs. Predator (1920x1200 noAA/AF
EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard
The 132-GT-E768-KR is a standard ATX motherboard. The CPU is powered by an 8-phase standard VRM, it is wired to six DDR3 slots for triple-channel memory support. The X58 chipset is cooled by a larger than usual heatsink, which slants towards the socket to give clearance to large CPU coolers.
The X58 and ICH10R stick to the specifications, with no additional bridge chip. Expansion slots include three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (x16, x8, x8 when all three are populated, x16, x16, NC when the first two are), supporting 3-way SLI, 2-way SLI, and ATI CrossFireX. Connectivity includes two SATA 6 Gb/s and six 3 Gb/s ports, two gigabit Ethernet controllers, 8 channel audio, two USB 3.0 and 8 USB 2.0 ports, and support for the EVBot OC module.
EVGA should officially introduce this board soon liky at Computex, we'll try an snag some photo during Guru3Ds visit to them [via TPU].
A-Data XPG Gaming Series DDR3-2000G
As the demand has increased for PC components for gaming market, including high speed and reliable DRAM module, A-DATA Technology today introduces its new XPG Gaming Series DDR3-2000G and XPG Gaming Series DDR3-2000G v2.0 DRAM module. Designed for favorite gaming and daily computing groups on Intel X58, P55, and H55 platform, the new XPG Gaming Series DDR3-2000G DRAM module is promised to deliver CL9-9-9-24 timing with 1.65V voltage.
"A-DATA is the leader in the reliable and high performance DRAM module," said Richard Shen, manager of A-DATA product management department. "Demand for fast speed combined with high stability DRAM module continues to increase and A-DATA is the leader in this field. Gaming enthusiast can rely on the new XPG Gaming Series DDR3-2000G DRAM module to achieve high speed and stability under the critical environment, while continue to enjoy the ultimate gaming experiences."
Features and specifications of XPG Gaming Series DDR3-2000G DRAM Module:
- All DRAM IC are verified by high standard criteria.
- High quality 8 layers PCB (Printed Circuit Board).
- Equipped aluminum heat spreaders to perform heat away from DRAM module.
- Backward compatible with DDR3-1600, DDR3-1333, and DDR3-1066.
- Packaging: 2GBx2 dual channel kit and 2GBx3 triple channel kit
- Optimized for 64-bit OS (operating system).
- Test at latency settings 9-9-9-24 at 1.55V-1.75V.
- SPD (Serial Presence Detect) programmed at JEDEC standard DDR3-1333 with latency settings at 9-9-9-24 for basic system booting.
Seagate Momentus XT SSHDD
Seagate today announced channel and OEM shipments of the Momentus XT drive, the world
Star Wars: Force Unleashed II Preview
The next Star Wars Force Unleashed game is in development and Gamespot made an interesting preview of it. Our hero gains some personality issues and a dual lightsaber for free, would this time LucasArts learn the lesson and make the PC version as well?. Only time will tell.
Gigabyte KM7600 keyboard mouse review
Gigabyte KM7600 keyboard mouse review
Meet the KM7600, 2.4GHz Wireless Deluxe Combo with Keyboard and mouse. A combo that Logitech can learn a thing or two about especially when it comes to pricing. The keyboard has many hot keys for access to multimedia and Internet browsing controls, comes in an ergonomic industrial design. Users can control individual working station easier and faster with powerful multimedia designed keyboard and DPI adjustable mouse.
Keeping it all connected is a 2.4GHz Wireless Nano Receiver, with Nano referring to small we assume. The KM7600 supports 10-meter transmission with using life time up to four months.
Check out the review right here.
Scythe Kama Bay AMP 2000 PC Audio Amplifier
Japanese cooling specialist Scythe extends its audio accessory portfolio by a brand-new Class D amplifier. New Kama Bay AMP 2000 is equipped with new features and functions which are fitted into a compact chassis to allow it to be mounted into a 5.25" bay inside a PC.
Thanks to the classy design, new Kama Bay AMP 2000 can be used individually and fits perfectly into almost every environment. Users have the choice of either silver or black version as a color. In order to allow high connectivity, Kama Bay AMP 2000 is equipped with 3 RCA inputs on the rear side as well as one 3.5 mm Stereo Jack input and one USB connector in the front. Therefore, it is possible to use mp3 player, computer, game consoles as well as audio and video equipment as the input source. USB connector located in the front gives the possibility to charge mp3 players. Knobs in the front allow switching among the 4 sources as well as individual adjustment of bass and treble separately. Overall design is completed by the two analog meters which are illuminated in blue backlight [via TPU].
Albatron launches GTX 470
Albatron finally launched a press-release announcing their GeForce GTX 470.
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Eurohotel is situated in a quiet area in Milan's historic centre, just a few steps away from the Porta Venezia metro stop. We are ideally located for shopping, with famous streets like Via Montenapoleone, Via Della Spiga and Via Buenos Aires close by.
We have 25 rooms and 50 beds. All rooms feature satellite television and telephones, and most have en-suite bathrooms.
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Our hotel is located in the center of Milan, but it' also very close to the Central railway Station where there is a tram (City car) Nbr.9, that starts directly from the Central Station.
Then you have to get out in Porta Venezia stop. We are 50 meters from this stop.
Look for the end of Viale Piave, on the left there is a little road 'Via Mascagni'. After 30 meters there is the cross with 'Via Sirtori Nbr.24', that's where you will find our hotel. It has flags over the entrance.
The subway is 50 meters from the hotel and with it you can go everywhere.
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In a matchup featuring an unbeaten home team with three of the best players in the league facing a group with only one road win and missing its best player, a fourth consecutive victory seemed to be a foregone conclusion for the Miami Heat.
Apparently, somebody forgot to pass that message along to the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers.
Looking every bit the team that was more pumped in preparation for the game, the Cavaliers attacked the Heat early and often, exploiting Miami's lack of size in the paint and eventually spreading their offense to the perimeter.
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What was largely a tightly-contested first half quickly became another early warning sign that the Heat were in for a long night, as the Cavaliers closed the half with 10 three-pointers—a theme that had become a calling card in all of Miami's previous losses.
Nevertheless, the Heat entered the third quarter playing with the kind of aggressive demeanor you'd expect from a team that was clearly outperformed by its overmatched opponent. And LeBron James would finally leave his imprint in the game, picking up much of the scoring slack that was primarily carried by Chris Bosh throughout much of the first half.
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Hillary Aeikens of Maynard and Brock Madsen of Raymond are engaged to be married June 10 at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City.
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This Tuesday, Alcove owner Chad Smith, says Stacey Morris and Friends will provide the tunes.
Alcove has jazz music weekly and Smith tells us what kind of talent they bring in for these nights.
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6 Reasons We Should Be Way More Scared Of Ants
They're Everywhere. Just Everywhere
I've already mentioned that they cover over 500 miles of California. They cover a few hundred miles in Japan and, in Europe, one colony covers over 3,700 miles. And this all happened just within the last 100 years. I'm terrible at math and refuse to do it, but if my calculations are correct, by 2021, six out of 10 people will be ants.
I misspoke earlier when I described that European antocracy as a "colony." They actually form "supercolonies," which is an interesting term, mostly because I didn't make it up. According to Wikipedia, it's an "underground lair where ants live, breathe, eat and mate," and it's important to remember that no circus, candy shop, Nerf Gun Factory, or any other pleasant dwelling has ever been described as an "underground lair." Underground lairs are for supervillains and perverts. Hey, I wonder what the cross section of those two groups would look like.
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Supercolonies happen with Argentine ants and very few other breeds of ant. Normally, when ants are behaving and following the delicate laws of the universe, different ant colonies will compete with or attack each other, for ant dominance or ant shits and giggles. Their loyalties are with the colonies, not the species at large. With Argentine ants, however, the various colonies and nests never fight. If one Argentine ant colony expands and expands and eventually reaches another Argentine ant colony, instead of arguing over who was there first, they just join forces and form one giant colony. Then that colony expands and rubs up against another colony (it's not hard to find another colony when they're fucking everywhere, you guys) and they form an even larger colony. That's called a supercolony, and it's not designed to reach a threshold. It's designed to expand and assimilate, expand and assimilate, forever and ever, until there's nothing left.
While supercolonies aren't specific to Argentine ants, Global "mega-colonies" are. In 2009, Insectes Sociaux reported that three different supercolonies -- one in America, one in Europe and one in Japan -- were actually different branches of the same colony. Scientists gathered these ants from all over the world and put them together, and whenever they got near each other, they "recognize[d] each other by the chemical composition of their cuticles" and started "rubbing antennae together," which is gross in a way that I don't totally understand (I know that antennae aren't the same thing as dicks, but it still weirds me out).
Think about this: It's one colony of the same ants, spread across three different continents, and it's called a global mega-colony. Yes, scientists decided that "global" and "mega" individually weren't enough to emphasize exactly how many freaking ants are in this group, they needed to put both of those terms in the title. They're crossing oceans, now. There's only one other species that is so large and spread across the globe.
And it's us. It's humans. The human race is the only other single species that rivals Argentine ants. And there's going to come a time when the world's No. 1 superpower is going to be challenged by the world's No. 2 superpower for planetary dominance, and we won't be able to handle it. I know this because ...
They're Using Us
Argentine ants can't swim and until the scientific community validates my theory that they've been quietly fashioning jet-packs out of berries and tree-root, they can't fly either. So how did they spread all over the world? How did they form a single colony that's larger than the colonies of any other one insect?
"We did it! Oh ... oh God, we did it!"
It can only be us. Years and years ago, they latched onto us. They sneaked aboard our boats when we shipped sugar and coffee to the rest of the world, and they set up extended camp wherever they landed. They left a scent trail so all other ants knew to follow, and they proceeded to wipe out any of the natives that happened to get in their way (as well as several lizards that clearly weren't). If we decide to set up a colony in space, you can bet they'll follow us there, too.
This is only slightly related, but I just wanted to point out, in case anyone had doubts, that they're in general more sophisticated than we give them credit for, lest anyone think their continent-spanning imperialism was a fluke. Using another species for their own gain is in the ant's DNA. In addition to using us to march across continents, they've set up a complex protection system with certain insects, like aphids. Aphids produce sugar, and ants love sugar, so the ants will make a deal with the aphids. The ants will agree to protect that insect from predators and that insect, in turn, will provide sugar for the ants. Which, yes, is sort of like how we milk cows, but is also almost exactly how the mafia works.
So what's on the scoreboard now? Argentine ants are like the mafia, and the Borg, and perverts and supervillains, and some kind of monster that gets horny when you try to poison it. Yeah? Is that where we're at right now? Okay.
Seriously, We're Not Ready For Them
[Note: Except me. I am at all times ready for everything. I have two sets of nun chucks in my car and I keep baseball bats hidden in my knives. My face is rigged with explosives set to go off whenever a bite is detected. I fire a gun while I sleep. Fucking try me, ants.]
You're not ready for the ant invasion. The invasion's already begun and right at this moment we have no idea how to stop the Argentine ants from doing whatever they want. What happens when "what they want" becomes "total global domination?" That might seem like a stretch, until you realize that Argentine ants feel no compassion, their brains are not developed to recognize the dangers of hubris, and they're not creative enough to have developed cautionary tales to warn idealistic young ants about what happens to the ant who flies too close to the sun. Argentine ants are incapable of feeling contentment. They have no reason to ever stop invading and taking over. If your family was in the billions and stretched across six continents and had never had any trouble destroying enemies, would you stop?
Now, I know most of you are thinking, Daniel, that's some Pulitzer-worthy journalism right there, and a small minority of you might be thinking, Daniel, that's hyperbolic fear-mongering, I'm a fat head. To that first group, thank you. To that second group, is it? Wrap your fat heads around this: This is an organization that can rally its troops -- and remember that "troop" here means "every single member of the species"-- to be singularly focused on one goal. No infighting, no pettiness, no internal arguments for supremacy, just an entire species obsessively working towards one purpose. Every. Single. One of them. Sometimes that purpose is travel, sometimes that purpose is spreading out and building, sometimes that purpose is overthrowing an existing colony, and they are always successful. Regardless of their purpose, they are always unified. Can we do that? When has the world ever come together to agree on anything unanimously? When has the country? We can't get two political parties to agree on a single issue for the greater good of America, so how can we expect to rally the entire planet against a common enemy? That's totally not like us.
They're in California now, but most experts say they'll have expanded to Canada within two years, and most Daniels say they'll have completely reached every state in America even sooner than that. I'm doing my part. My apartment has been ant free for ten months, ever since the day I woke up to an ant biting me on the fucking eyelid. My apartment and, indeed, the area directly surrounding my apartment complex is ant free, but I'm just one man. We can't wait for them to reach Canada. Or, yes, of course, technically we could, because I don't really care about Canada. But that's it. Then, it's time to take a stand. I'm going to spend tonight, like every night, patrolling the area within a five mile radius of my apartment armed only with my wits, and a few small firearms, and an erection you could hang a damn flag on. (Also I'll be doing that.) Because I, for one, am going to fuck our Ant Overlords up.
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Since I went overseas I haven't shot (like I shoot in HP) for over a year. I finally got to shoot a match last weekend and disapointed myself a little with a mid-Expert score...but I took notes of all the things I didn't do right and tried to work them out over the last week. Sunday I shot another match and this time shot a 481 at a 500 point match. Much better. I know it's still in me, and it can be improved upon a lot...just gotta keep knocking off the rust. Ya'll wish me luck. ;)


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Four Bomb Mr. Cranky Movie Reviews
|That Old Feeling
This is why movie theaters should come equipped with barf bags and emergency exits.
|04/04/1997 - 03:03
|That Thing You Do
Watching "That Thing You Do" is like eating stale food. You know the stuff was probably enjoyable at one time, but now it just tastes vaguely of mold and decay.
|10/04/1996 - 02:58
|The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Does Elmo eventually find his blanket or is he decapitated by Oscar and his corpse feasted on by the residents of Grouchland? You make the call.
|10/01/1999 - 23:13
|The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
The transgendered lesbian is to independent cinema what the tricycle-riding bear is to Barnum and Bailey.
|08/13/1998 - 14:19
|The Apostle
If I jammed a large, felt-tip marker between my butt cheeks, bentover near a wall, and danced to the latest Spice Girls album for a couple hours, the resulting incoherent scribble would make a better script than what Duvall came up with,
|01/30/1998 - 03:43
|The Arrival
Turns out "The Arrival" is a paranoid, UFO-fanatic's wet dream.
|05/31/1996 - 03:57
|The Art of War
Snipes plays Neil Shaw, an American agent so secretive he makes James Bond look like a tour guide.
|08/25/2000 - 03:58
|The Astronaut's Wife
If that now qualifies one as a space alien, I suppose the U.S. military can safely go ahead and strafe the next Promise Keepers meeting.
|08/27/1999 - 15:01
|The Benchwarmers
Seriously, what does a guy have to do to lose work in Hollywood?
|04/07/2006 - 15:33
|The Big Hit
If "The Big Hit" is really the "right one" or "very original,"it's time for me to start grunting like an ape and throwing my own feces at the theater screen.
|04/24/1998 - 15:58
|The Black Knight
How did this guy suddenly become the black Jerry Lewis, and why do black people laugh at him?
|11/21/2001 - 16:26
|The Cave
Is it just me or does every alien or monster or genetic mutant creature look exactly the same now? It's like these movies are having sex with each other.
|08/26/2005 - 19:26
|The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Telmarines, a race of angry castle dwelling Mexicans, are the Narnian's enemies. I've seen more intimidating sock puppets.
|12/05/2008 - 23:24
|The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Much ado has been made of the fact that no crocodiles were hurt in the making of this movie. What's kept more quiet, however, is the death toll among other species during filming.
|07/12/2002 - 20:58
|The Cry Baby Killer
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|08/21/2000 - 21:07
|The Day After Tomorrow
There's a disaster hurtling toward Earth, and it's this movie.
|05/28/2004 - 14:27
|The Descent
For revealing the spoilers, I'd like to apologize less for myself and more for the filmmakers who have forced me to give away some of the film's secrets because they're incompetent filmmakers.
|08/04/2006 - 15:08
|The Doom Generation
Like some high school dropout fascinated with his own creativity,(Director Gregg) Araki makes all convenience store transactions in the film amount to $6.66 -- the kind of quirk that makes you scream in agony, "I get it already!" the fourth or fifth time it comes up.
|10/27/1995 - 16:40
|The Dukes of Hazzard
The film is so obviously lacking in any positive quality that even discussing it makes me feel like I'm soiling myself.
|08/05/2005 - 19:47
|The Edge of Love
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I've used a MAX485 chip to talk to a Mindstorm NXT before over its high speed serial line. This shield looks easier to use since there is no custom code that needs to be written (just use SoftwareSerial) and you can set what your TX/RX pins are with jumpers.
You need to buy a breakout board. Sparkfun made ones will have a variety to chose from but right now they are mostly on pre-order. There are two Intel break out boards you could get today: the Arduino breakout board and the Mini breakout board. I bought the Arduino breakout board from Makershed and the mini breakout board from Mouser (though I just discovered it is still on backorder).
If you don't have the Edison yet then order the whole thing from Makershed or Mouser. Mouser has the whole kit (break out with Edison) in stock.
I've set up the Eclipse environment under Windows 7 and it works but there are issues. In particular the remote debugging. It started out alright but now it refuses to show me any variable values and often times it just simply refuses to allow me to step through the code. Not at the board at the moment so can't remember the error it returns.
Everything you said is true for really serious robotic development. I don't think Intel is targeting that however with the Edison are they? The are more about marketing to IOT and wearables with the Ed (at least that is what I've seen on their website).
One thing they both have in common is the lack of documentation (or the disorganized way they post their documentation) when both came out. Seriously the Edison guys confound the masses by first showing how to get the "Blink" sketch to work and then post next step links that are all Native C++ code. Huh? What?? How do you go from Blink to showing IOT development with Eclipse and GDB?
Wait….the video states bus lines can support 3.3v-4.5v devices. The description above says it can " level shifting it from 1.8V to your sensors voltage."
So which is it? And is 4.5v really the max? So if I were to hook up an Arduino as an I2C slave then that would not be a good thing.
Maybe it is just me but I hate it when pullups are added onto I2C devices. Some sensors have pullups on them and they just cause problems if everyone pulls up the damned I2C bus. I even turn off Arduino's pullups on the SDA/SCL line. Sorry for rant.
I don't think some of the people below read the article. A CRC checksum is performed after upload which is a pretty good verification that the code integrity is correct.
I recommend turning off verify code after uploads during development for performance and then turning it on for your production release.
Thanks for the article.
Er… most of that would get caught by the CRC checksum.
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What are some quotes that show what the river represents to Huck and Jim in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain?
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While Huck and Jim are on the raft they are simply a man and a boy. For, aboard the raft with only the open sky for a roof, Jim is a free man, and Huck is relieved of the laws and restraints of his society in which color distinguishes people; on the river that flows freely without the interference of men, Jim and Huck can cast off the restrictions of their lives on land and reveal their true natures.
When Huck and Jim spot a frame house floating downstream, they gather what they can, along with some floating lumber, and they construct a raft with a wigwam and an area for a fire. Later on, they spot a steamboat that ran onto a rock. But, because Huck discovers that there are men inside, he feels compelled to help them. So, he makes up a story about his family being hurt and gets a watchman to investigate. For a while he does not see the Jim's light on an island, but finally he does. They tie the raft and "slept like dead people." The next day Jim tells Huck that after he came out of the damaged ship and when he looked for the raft, he nearly died because he figured that "it was all up with him,"
...if he didn't get saved he would get drownded; and if he did get saved, whoever saved him would send him back home so as to get a reward, then Miss Watson would sell him sure. Well, he was right; he was most always right; he had an uncommon level head, for a n****'
Here in this passage, Huck begins to perceive Jim as, at the very least, a fellow human being. Shortly after this, in Chapter XV, Huck and Jim become separated when Huck takes the canoe in order to find somewhere to tie the raft until the fog dissipates. But, he can find no such place. By now, he hears Jim, but it sounds as though Jim is behind him; Huck realizes that Jim is on the other side of the island now. When Huck finally reaches Jim, the man has his head on his knees as he has fallen asleep. Awakened by Huck, Jim exclaims,
..."It's too good for true, honey it's too good for true. Lemme look at you, child, lemme feel o' you....de same ole Huck, thanks to goodness!"
Cruelly, then, Huck pretends that he has been on the raft all along. At first, Jim believes Huck; however, when he notices all the debris upon the raft, he realizes that he has been tricked by Huck. Angry and hurt, Jim scolds Huck and walks to the wigwam. Huck feels so ashamed to have hurt Jim,
It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a n****--but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that way.
In Chapter XXIII, Huck hears Jim as he misses his wife and children; Huck observes,
I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their'n. It don't seem natural, but I reckon it's so.
Finally, from his experiences with Jim, Huck has learned to value the man as a friend. He wrestles with his conscience, deciding to write to Miss Watson that Jim is on the Phelps Plantation, but he throws the letter away, deciding that he will "steal Jim out of slavery again and "just go to hell."
And got to thinking over our trip down the river; and I see Jim before me, all the time, in the day, and in the night-time, sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a floating along, talking, and singing, and laughing. But somehow I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind.
The river is clearly a symbol of freedom in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It is a literal symbol of freedom for both Huck and Jim, as they each have something to escape and it takes them away. Huck needs to get away from Pap's abuse and the unintentional abuse of a world that wants to constrict his free spirit. Jim, of course, is a black slave who just needs to be free.
While there are other options for each of them to achieve these goals, it is the Mississippi River which offers them both their best chance for freedom now as well as for their futures. Huck says it this way:
So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us.
Their nearly complete sense of freedom is depicted by the fact that Huck and Jim are almost always unclothed, one of the grandest expressions of freedom. They sit and talk as they dangle their legs in the river. It is the picture of an unrestricted, free life. At the end of chapter eighteen, when Huck and Jim get a bit tangled up in things on land, they finally manage to escape to the river, Huck says this:
We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.
The prose description at the beginning of chapter nineteen is a lovely depiction of the complete freedom both Huck and Jim experience during the best of their time on the river, including this passage:
Sometimes we'd have that whole river all to ourselves for the longest time. Yonder was the banks and the islands, across the water; and maybe a spark- which was a candle in a cabin window- and sometimes on the water you could see a spark or two--on a raft or a scow, you know; and maybe you could hear a fiddle or a song coming over from one of them crafts. It's lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky, up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened
Unfortunately, the river is not always friendly to the fugitives. It is also symbolic of the troubles which can beset them even in the best of times. The hapless Huck and Jim are faced with a flood and their raft is even commandeered by two rapscallions, the dauphin and the duke. The shore puts limits on their freedom, and almost every trouble they experience throughout the story comes to them from the shore.
Another unfortunate fact is that the river only provides a kind of temporary freedom, for the Mississippi River, as we all know, runs north and south, and soon Huck and Jim will be in the heart of the South, a place which is certainly not going to be a place of freedom for Jim.
Finally, the river is both the means to freedom and freedom itself, for while they are on their raft floating down the river, they have complete freedom to choose their actions and reactions, both good and bad--until the encroachments of civilization interfere with their freedoms, something that happens more frequently than either of them might wish.
Throughout the novel, the symbol of the river is a very important one that can be taken to mean freedom from the restricting nature of civilisation and rules and regulations, but also the need to face the complexities of life without rules and regulations with responsibility. Note for example how Huck talks about the river in the following quote, where he speaks of his joy at escaping civilisation and organised life and returning to a lifestyle where he is alone with Jim and there is nobody there to tell him what to do:
So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us.
Being on the river is explicitly associated with being "free again" without anybody to "bother" them and force them into a way of life or behaviours that Huck associates with "civilised" life and other people. To Huck, the river is associated with freedom because he is away from those who would control him and make him engage in behaviours that he is unwilling to follow.
The river as a symbol of freedom is developed through the following quote:
Soon as it was night out we shoved; when we got her out to about the middle we let her alone, and let her float wherever the current wanted her to...
Here, the freedom that Huck and Jim feel is matched by the freedom of their vessel and the way that it is left to float "wherever the current wanted her to." The power of the current in controlling the course of Huck and Jim is attractive precisely because it is a natural process, rather than being something that is manmade and artificial.
In Chapter 6, another quote that talks about the freedom that Huck has when he lives with his father by the river is as follows:
It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study. Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.
It is clear that living by the river away from civilised life and the forces of civilisation such as Miss Watson has its distinct advantages. Whereas with Miss Watson Huck felt hassled, bothered and forced into conducting himself in certain ways such as having to wash, eat with a plate and also reading regularly, with his father he is "comfortable all day" just fishing and being "lazy and jolly." Life by the river is contrasted deliberately with life in the town, and to Huck, life on the river definitely is superior.
The river is a symbol of the changing nature of Jim's and Huck's lives. It carries Jim toward the free states and it is the place where Huck escapes his abusive dad and the constraints of living in society as reflected by the word "sivilizing" of St. Petersburg.
One minute the river is calm and is where Jim and Huck relax: "We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river." At another time the river brings them into contact with criminals and contraband: "Quick, Jim, it ain't no time for fooling around and moaning; there's a gang of murderers in yonder." (Chapter 12) One moment the river symbolizes the freedom of Jim's and Huck's lives, and the next moment it is a symbol of the oppression in their lives when it fogs over and makes them miss the mouth of the Ohio River, which was supposed to be their way to freedom. In fact the river led them even further South where racism was rife and where Jim as a black slave could have gotten into more problems.
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Perhaps the next two to four decades in a state correctional institution will provide a Cresson man the clarity of thought he lacked in court this week.
Andrew J. Choros didn't have or wouldn't provide an answer when asked by Cambria County Judge Patrick Kiniry why he fatally shot his mother, Sharon Choros, on Oct. 29, 2010.
Choros had been arrested hours before the fatal shooting for drunken driving but had been released after a blood-alcohol test. After he was in the family home, Choros gathered up a cache of weapons and fired shots in the walls. When Sharon came home, Andrew shot her, watched TV and then shot her again when he realized she wasn't dead, authorities said.
Such a crime, especially shooting the second time, is mind-boggling.
The failure to provide any explanation affirms Kiniry's decision to sentence Choros to the maximum - 20 to 40 years in prison - for his guilty plea to third-degree murder. His family reportedly was hoping for a lighter sentence.
But it's difficult to justify giving a lesser prison term with the absence of an explanation as to why he fired the shots accompanied by a true expression of remorse, which Choros didn't provide to the court.
Now he will have lots of time to think about that.


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Northwestern-PSU wrapup...
November 6, 2010 - Ray Eckenrode
The headline:
Amazing comeback makes Paterno's 400th extra special
It was over when:
+ Chaz Powell streaked in front of Northwestern receiver Mike Trumpy in the end zone, causing a drop on a desperation 4th-and-9 play for the Wildcats, who trailed by 14 with seven minutes left.
Play of the day:
+ Evan Royster and Silas Redd did most of the damage on the ground and will get most of the ink, but the game absolutely turned on Stephfon Green's 21-yard run on a draw play on a 3rd-and-3 from the PSU 32 with :25 left in the first half. If Green doesn't get the first down, Penn State punts. If he gets the first down with a modest gain, they maybe would have taken one shot down the field but just as likely might have taken a knee.
Hot topics:
+ There it was all wrapped up in one infuriating, thrilling 210-minute package: the state of Penn State football in the twilight of Joe Paterno's career. In the first half, an overmatched defense, an unfocused offense and several questionable coaching decisions. In the second half, a dominant rushing game, a ball-hawking defense and a 400th win for a guy who looked like he wasn't sure what hit him. Unforgettable.
+ The plan might have been to go to Matt McGloin in the second quarter regardless, but Rob Bolden's shaky first quarter made that a no brainer. There is no doubt the speed of big-time football and the mental preparation and physical punishment involved in playing quarterback have taken a toll on Bolden, who has regressed each game. Bolden is not a confident football player right now and Penn State is not a confident football team when he's under center. McGloin should be the Nittany Lions' starter for the rest of the regular season. Bolden will be better served in the long run by a break from the stress of being the starter.
+ Have there ever been two better catches in one game than the grabs made by Drake Dunsmore for Northwestern and Brett Brackett for Penn State in the final minute of the first half? That's a rhetorical question.
+ Overlooked amidst the amazing comeback is the fact that Penn State's highly touted freshman punter, Anthony Fera, has been downright awful in several games.
Voices of reason:
+ We changed the title of this section this week because Matt Millen had a very good game and Steve Jones was in the zone on the radio.
+ Millen was at his best in quickly assessing Rob Bolden's failure to account for a blitz that came from his "seeing" side, and then correcting Sean McDonough's contention that Penn State missed a block on the play, noting Northwestern sent one more rusher than PSU had blockers (Evan Royster picked up a middle blitzer on the play).
+ Give Steve jones credit. The PSU broadcaster might be the only man in America who thought the Nittany Lions had a chance after Northwestern went up 21-0 late in the second quarter. Jones immediately postulated that if PSU could manage a score in the final minute, they could get back in the game by scoring on the first drive of the second half – and he even went so far as to say they could do it with the rushing game. Jones is an unabashed homer, but he's also an astute football guy and he was dead on Saturday afternoon.
Zebra hunting:
+ Obviously, just a horrible unnecessary roughness call on Sean Stanley to set up Northwestern's second touchdown. We can only assume the white hat thought he saw a helmet-to-helmet hit.
And now a word from our sponsors :
+ Kim Clijsters is the face of Citizens' Signature watches? Wasn't Yvonne Goolagong available?
Sweet tweets:
First half
@CoryGiger: Glen Rice hits a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Michigan 67-65 win over Marcus Liberty and Illinois.
@djm182: Has Mauti played organized football before this year?
@beerisgoodfood: Derek es moye sh*tty. (Blogger's note: Sorry, that is too good to not drop our usual ban on scatological references.)
Second half
@97lion: This is how I remember Penn State football.
@christysmartin: Think I just saw Mrs. Persa in PSU alum section with a McGloin jersey on.
@sjflynn: MCGLOIN FOR PRESIDENT!!!.
You can check out our Twitter observations here: www.twitter.com/15MinutesBlog
We were right:
+ We said we thought there was a little magic left in the Beaver Stadium air after the Michigan game and that proved prophetic. From a football point of view, we said PSU would have to run the ball effectively to win and, hoo boy, did they.
We were wrong:
+ We tweeted during the second quarter that we could punt better than Fera, based on our bronze Punt, Pass & Kick trophy from 1971, but that's probably not exactly true.


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Firearms collectors and shooters are the original do-it-yourself crowd, long before DIY become the hot household name it is today. J.B. Wood's five-part Assembly/Disassembly series is prolific. Gunsmithing expert instructor J.B. Woods is back with a must-have reference to help you tackle the extensive growth in newly designed semi-auto pistols of the last decade, which has left an urgent need for up-to-date assembly/disassembly instructions. With 85 more models than… (more)
Publisher: Gun Digest Books (January 01, 2012)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 752 pages
File size: 70.3 MB
Protection: DRM
Language: English


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The Patagonia Men's Better Sweater Hoody is a fleece zip hoody that conveniently looks like a sweater. The super soft fabric is 100% polyester with a sweater-knit exterior and fleece interior. My goodness you have stepped up your dressing game, complete with zippered pockets for your wallet and keys and a hood to warm your head. What a way to leave the house! A touch of class and all the comfort you could ever need.
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On a different topic, has anyone ever gotten advice from a decorator on what to do with your home? I am bartering with someone who does this professionally but I don't know how to approach it -- I kind of know what I want but I'm better at saying what I don't want (both modern and cutesy are equally yuk) than what I do. I'd love any advice or comments if you have 'em.[/QUOTE]
We had a consultant help us to pick internal paint for our house when we built. We had already chosen most of the colours but we wanted an expert opinion on our choices to make sure we weren't making any hideous mistakes. She also advised me on furniture choices for the future and helped out with the paint choices for the window frames, skirting boards, doors to match the walls etc. Because we had already done much of the leg work and she was just helping us to put it all together the cost was quite minimal, and I'll say it was worth every cent for the peace of mind. She charged us per hour, and I think all up it was 2 hours plus a little for travel.