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|A major attempt to silence us all
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Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are the primary culprits. Unfortunately, they are getting help from some Republicans like Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). The beast they are advancing is the "Free Flow of Information Act," which has advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is also known as the Media Shield Bill.
On the surface it sounds good, but it is not. In reality it could be the beginning of the real end of our freedoms and most of all our protection from government.
Those pushing the bill want to see journalists licensed by the federal government under the guise that they would be protected from prosecution from government.
And they want me to be happy with this law? They expect me to believe that they are attempting to pass this law to protect me? I have believed some of the lies they have told me in the past but I will never buy this one. The part about the 'government protecting you'...it is as big as the old lie, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
Many of you may think this legislation is all about us in the media. No. It is really about you. No one should be forced to get a license to exercise their freedom of speech under the First Amendment - no one, EVER. While I often disagree with Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions I am proud of him for leading a stinging counter punch to those who favor this law. Sessions reportedly said, "The freedom of the press does not discriminate amongst groups or individuals—it applies to all Americans. As the Supreme Court has long recognized, it was not intended to be limited to an organized industry or professional journalistic elite."
That's exactly right. It is for us all.
The number one reason it is for us all is to make sure that the people have the right to speak against their government regardless of their positions or parties and ever how harsh their speech may be. Freedom of speech is the most important freedom we have, not just for the media, but for all of us. It is our way to make sure the government belongs to the people and not to those who have been elected or currently hold powerful positions.
This law, if enacted and unless subsequently stricken by the federal courts, will provide government with the worst license of all - the license to control information. It will become the government's censorship tool. It will make it easier for those in power to lie to the people and mislead them. One way this will be done is to make sure that information available is only for those licensed AND in current favor with those in power. Let me explain it this way. The right wingers who love Fox News would be out of luck and out of the loop when a liberal is in power. Those of you left wingers who love MSNBC would be out of luck and out of the loop when a conservative is in power.
The media nailed Nixon. The media exposed Clinton's boyish irresponsibilites in the White House. The media has put away many governors (including one from Alabama) and many other elected officials because the media has been free to fight the war for you, the citizens, the taxpayers.
This great nation was built off of dissent. I have always believed that any politician who wants to limit the media should not be in office for lack of respect of freedom. I believe those in Washington pushing this bogus shield law are spitting upon our Constitution. I've seen it here in Alabama, where politicians want legislation to try and limit the media, or politicans always threatening to sue somebody for what they said. In my opinion those politicians don't want criticism and they don't want to be held accountable. They threaten because they don't want people speaking their minds and opinions. They hate it when they are caught in lies or twisting the truth.
I got two things to tell those politiicans who want to limit our speech: (1) If you are not all that bad or if you have done a good job then the people will vote for you regardless of what the media says, and (2) Shove it.
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For those of us raised in the bygone era of 2D side-scrollers, the recent success of games like Rayman Origins, Shadow Complex and Super Meat Boy is reassuring proof that this style of game is slowly regaining popularity. Continuing this winning trend is Dust: An Elysian Tail, the final game in the "Summer of Arcade" promotion on Xbox Live. What started as an independent game concept from developer Dean Dodrill, who operates under the name Humble Hearts, Dust: An Elysian Tail became a highly anticipated game long before it was even finished. Now with a full release courtesy of publisher Microsoft Game Studios, we finally have a chance to play this visually stunning and thoroughly enjoyable platformer.
You begin your adventure in the shoes of a talking furry creature (presumably a rabbit or dog) who is something of a blank slate. Having woken up in a forest and being stricken with amnesia, he has no knowledge of his identity or how he got there. When he happens upon a magical, talking sword, clues to his identity begin to emerge. Assuming the name of Dust, your adventure begins in earnest with you learning your basic skills with the sword as your guide. To aid you throughout the game, you are given a winged guardian, Fidget, who is your constant companion. Fidget assists you in a number of ways, from finding treasure to helping out in combat, so you will have plenty of quality time with this rather quirky character.
The basic premise of a protagonist with amnesia is not enough to carry the game, so Dust: An Elysian Tail has two plot threads running concurrently. Dust soon learns that a war is raging between twos sides, the mostly peaceful race called the Moonbloods and the armies of the tyrannical General Gaius. The general is unleashing hordes of monsters upon the land, which are responsible for the destruction of entire towns, not to mention the loss of thousands of innocent lives. As events unfold and Dust becomes more aware of his own past, it becomes apparent his involvement runs much deeper than initially thought. He has connections to both the Moonbloods and General Gaius, which provide some of the most dramatic story arcs in the game.
The story is above average for a platformer, however it does borrow heavily from standard role-playing game plotlines. The theme of war, genocide and divided loyalties are very common threads in the genre, so in that respect, Dust: An Elysian Tail offers nothing we have not seen before. The manner in which the story is presented makes it both dramatic and absurd in equal measure, making this a game you will struggle to take seriously at times. All of the characters in the game are animals and this, in combination with the sometimes cartoonish visuals, offsets much of the impact the story seeks to deliver. Having said that, there are some genuinely compelling moments to be found here, so to dismiss the story as throwaway would be doing it a disservice.
The gameplay style of Dust: An Elysian Tail combines side-scrolling platforming with action RPG elements, and it successfully balances both without feeling too cumbersome. As Dust, you must make it through a variety of levels, killing an assortment of monsters and completing objectives. These include the standard fetch quests, fighting off monster invasions and rescuing characters in distress. While the tasks feel well differentiated, the method of completing them rarely varies. Every level you play is filled with monsters of various sizes, and you must use your skills and abilities to survive their attacks and complete the mission. Boss and large-scale enemy battles are frequent, however they exist mainly as temporary roadblocks that are easily overcome.
The aforementioned RPG elements are evident from the very beginning, and they follow the standard formula of levelling up through combat and discovery. Completing tasks, killing enemies and finding treasure all serve the pad your experience point coffers, and you will find yourself levelling up very quickly during the first hour of the game. The benefit to this is more health, stronger attacks and more money. The latter can be used to buy healing items, defensive trinkets and materials to make other items. The levelling makes you feel like you are progressing, but rarely by leaps and bounds. Since you acquire experience points rapidly, there is little incentive to level grind to the extent that you might in other RPGs.
One common RPG trope that has carried over into Dust: An Elysian Tail is backtracking, and you will spend a great deal of time doing just that. The main quest objectives are linear and focused, however the side quests are where the game really opens up. Seemingly every friendly NPC you meet is in need of assistance, and many of these objectives are completed incrementally as you play through. Some require you to collect certain items, while others have you rescuing others or delivering messages. The drive to complete these side missions will have you revisiting the same areas, both to complete your tasks and find any treasure you previously missed. Overall, it's a tried and tested genre convention and it's used to great effect here.
Having said all that, keep in mind that Dust: An Elysian Tail is a platformer first and an RPG second. Accordingly, certain RPG elements have been either dumbed down or omitted altogether. The side quests, backtracking and levelling add a sense of enduring purpose, however the ability to customize your character and level up specific attributes is non-existent. You power up and gain experience simply by playing through the game, so everything scales according to your level progression. Those wishing to build their character from the ground up, and hone specific skill sets, will find a complete dearth of options here.
The combat in Dust: An Elysian Tail begins with a few good ideas brought to the fray, however it never rises above its simple hack n' slash mechanics. Dust wields his sword well and you can simply slash at most enemies until their life meters deplete, however this approach will qucikly prove tedious. Your best attack by far is Dust Storm, a twirling blade attack that impacts everything in its immediate radius. Fidget also has projectile attacks that, when used in combination with Dust Storm, creates a screen filling geyser that kills everything in sight. This is likely to be the approach you take throughout most of the game, and you'll often find yourself lazily relying on it. However, there is no denying that it gives the combat a deliciously chaotic feel.
While the combat is flashy and stylish, it ultimately feels shallow due to an overall lack of challenge. The enemy variety provides plenty of different foes to fell, however the method in which you dispatch them hardly varies. Most enemies can be killed by using the aforementioned Dust Storm and Fidget projectile combination, or head-on slashing with your sword. The sheer number of enemies you encounter can prove intimidating, but few of the enemies pose much of a challenge. Even the most difficult enemies, such as the dauntingly large giants and bosses, can be stunned with a well-timed parry attack and quickly killed off. For these reasons, I highly recommend playing this game on the higher difficulty settings.
The lack of variety in how you approach enemies also leads to the other flaw, an inherent lack of progression. The aforementioned RPG elements will make you stronger and tougher over the course of the game, leading you to believe that your abilities and skill sets will also grow with the character. Unfortunately, the progression seemingly stops in the first act. After you learn the Dust Storm and a few useful attacks, the cycle of repetitious combos begins and it never really lets up. Even Fidget's abilities, which are limited to elemental projectiles, remain static for the entirety of the adventure. These perceived shortcomings might be completely forgivable to other gamers, however the combat in Dust: An Elysian Tail ultimately comes across as a missed opportunity.
On a positive note, the controls are one area in which this game excels. Platformers nowadays tend to suffer from either stiff or overly sensitive controls, with the few gems striking that perfect balance. Dust: An Elysian Tail is such a game, with solid, responsive controls that allow you to move with precision and accuracy. Given that many of us were raised on the classic platformers, they have mapped the controls to make this a familiar and comfortable experience. The left analog stick moves you around, while the commands such as jump, attack, parry and activate Dust Storm are all intuitively mapped to the face buttons. The controls feel like second nature and the learning curve is very minimal, making this an easy game to just pick up and play.
The most noticeable strength of Dust: An Elysian Tail is the attention and care that has gone into the presentation. Simply put, this is a gorgeous looking game. The hand-drawn backgrounds, the vibrant colours and silky smooth animations rival the best in the genre. Each level you play through is filled with small details, such as movement in the background, animals passing in the foreground and even subtle touches to the characters. Dust's cape flutters as he runs, the grass blades move in the wind and enemy animations take on an almost cell-shaded look at times. The environments are always creatively designed and wonderfully varied, making this game a visual treat on every level.
The beautiful graphics and smooth animation are also complemented by a stellar soundtrack, which provides an ambient orchestral backdrop to the various levels you traverse through. The music also has the perfect sense of flow and timing, being loud and bombastic during the more intense scenes, and quite and melancholic during the more serious moments in the story. Listening through a good gaming headset or surround sound system is recommended, as the music quickly becomes integral to the sense of imersion you feel while playing. There are few games on the Xbox Live Arcade that have inspired me to seek out the soundtrack, and this is most definitely one of them.
The voice acting is, on the whole, serviceable and well produced. Given the cartoonish undertones of Dust: An Elysian Tail, the voices are comprised of the usual high-pitched cartoon characters and hilariously exaggerated foreign accents. It suits the tone and style of the game for the most part, however there are some instances where it can become downright annoying. Fidget in particular is very talkative, so much that I often found myself skipping the dialogue segments because her voice started to grate on my nerves. The overly-ripe dialogue delivery also undermines the series nature of the story, making it difficult to take even some of the most dramatic moments seriously. This is not a weakness so much as a matter of personal taste, but I feel that toning this down would have been the right move.
For the majority of your time with Dust: An Elysian Tail, you will experience very little in the way of technical glitches and visual shortcomings. The animation is smooth, the platforming is fluid and the load times are minimal, which provides a relatively frustration-free gaming experience. However, the frantic combat and screen-filling chaos will sometimes prove to be more than the game can handle, with noticeable frame-rate issues and slow-downs popping up during the busier battles. There were also a few instances when the game slowed down noticeably due to an achievement being unlocked, or a friend notification on Xbox Live. These problems are not what I would consider to be game breaking, however they happen too often to escape notice.
Based on my comments above, you might think that my reactions to Dust: An Elysian Tail were mixed. In truth, this is a fantastic game that is marred by a few noticeable shortcomings, none of which would deter me from recommending it. The combat is stylish but ultimately shallow, the game lacks the challenge of some of the best platformers and the voice acting can have a "nails on a chalkboard" effect. However, taken as a whole, Dust: An Elysian Tail is a thoroughly enjoyable platforming experience that delivers in many key areas. There is no denying that this game has the look, feel and mechanics of a great platformer. While the aforementioned deficencies may hold it back from reaching its full potential, the high points are ultimately what will stand out in the long run.
Here's the Rundown:
+ Beautiful hand-drawn environments and animations.
+ Fun and engaging platforming that is sure to please fans of the genre.
+ Controls in both combat and platforming are spot on.
+ Side missions and hidden treasure provides ample replay value.
– Inconsistent and often annoying voice acting.
– Combat lacks the depth of a great action game.
– The RPG elements don't add significantly to the overall experience.
– Cartoonish delivery undermines the serious plot.
7 and 7.5 represent a game that overall manages to be worth a playthrough, just not worth the full price at launch. These scores are for games that are relatively good or even really good, but generally worth waiting for a sale or picking up as a rental when possible.
Dust: An Elysian Tail was developed by Humble Hearts and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on August 15, 2012 for 1200 MSP ($15.00 US). A copy was provided to RipTen for the purposes of review.


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The QB Plan
I'm heavily in magazine mode right now, so I'll be throwing out tidbits from this year's publication for the blog this week. Today's installment is from the "Draft Plan" article I finished over the weekend. This is not the massive DP that we'll produce later in the summer, but it's a nice position-by-position overview of my plan of action.
The Quarterback Plan
There was a time, and it wasn't long ago, when I preached holding off on your QB until the middle rounds, but the supply and demand of the current marketplace has caused me to adjust my thinking. It's true there were a few players at the position who were undervalued and/or surprised last year, but there was also a ton of mediocrity. In such an unstable NFL environment, there's a lot to be said for having a consistent and stable producer at the top of your lineup. But ironically, I don't want the most consistent or stable one of all: Peyton Manning. I don't want Manning because he costs too much. For one, I have to take a RB with my first pick, so that probably removes me from the Manning sweepstakes in some leagues. I also want a stud […]


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. See center of mass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
- n. The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. the point representing the mean position of the matter in a body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
Stars in pairs both orbit around a point in space called a barycenter, and researchers at times saw these orbits were slightly off, suggesting the presence of a planet tugging at both stars.
Stars in pairs both orbit around a point in space called barycenter, and researchers at times saw these orbits were slightly off, suggesting the presence of a planet tugging at both stars.
OK… in refreshing my knowledge, I'm guessing the location of the barycenter is the deciding factor here… One just hope that the "official" definition, when agreed upon, is more exhaustive than that quoted in the article in order to make that clear…
A Special Message From Scott "Pluto Hayta" Westerfeld « Whatever
The oxygen sits near the barycenter of the tetrahedron.
The individuals of the population all exist in a relatively small locus in gene space, as a cloud of data points---obviously, with a barycenter.
Think of a "population barycenter", where different parts of the population system individuals have unequal survival differentials, even if only very slight.
As the generations pass by, it is rather obvious that the barycenter will drift in a nonrandom direction if the differentials are not "symmetric" around it.
Secondly, imagine them not simply floating semi-idly but rather orbiting an apparent barycenter, like an underwater solar system of satellite hatcheries revolving around a feeder sphere from which nutrients ooze out and are fling outwards towards awaiting hungry fishes.
Even if we accept this as true, the barycenter of this relationship is far closer to the writer than to the reader.
Ditto if someone should spot a pair of Jupiter-sized objects orbitting one another with a barycenter between them around some distant star.


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Joe Pa letter stinks to high…
- Updated: July 11, 2012
There's a part of me that really wishes the Sandusky/Penn St. story would just quietly fade into the night. Then I quickly remember that it can't possibly go away. More importantly, it shouldn't. It demands and deserves to remain in our consciousness and of all those involved who played a role in leaving physical and emotional wounds for so many that will never be healed.
The heinous acts and unforgivable missteps of a select group of men should remain front and center to be accounted for and answered to by those who can. Joe Paterno won't be able to answer those critics. Judging by a letter he wrote following the scandal and before his death, it maybe seems unfair that he won't be asked to respond. Because his words alone reflect a lack of awareness that is simply inexcusable.
The contents of Paterno's just-released missive can be read here. The communication was apparently intended for his former players. Though the letter went undelivered until now, it is clear that its message misses the mark in so many ways. The focus of the letter is Paterno's defense of his players, his program and what was in so many ways "his institution" – a university that bore an inextricable connection and association to JoePa.
The missing element found nowhere in those 712 individual words is the victims. While it would be months before Jerry Sandusky was tried and convicted of 45 of 48 counts of sexual abuse, the opportunity to acknowledge the severity and gravity of those charges and show concern and empathy for the children associated with those accusations was there — and it was entirely and conspicuously ignored. Maybe Joe Pa was advised by legal counsel to avoid any reference to the scandal. Perhaps he felt his players largest concern was the negative light in which the program they committed to was being portrayed. Unfortunately, any excuses lack merit. No free pass can be granted here.
I don't think Joe Paterno was an evil man. There is plenty of good he did for Penn St., the Happy Valley community and the thousands of football players that came through his program. In the end, it appears clear he lost sight of what mattered most and failed to act in a manner consistent with the ideals and values he claimed to hold in such high regard. The program became bigger than anything. It is reflected in the letter, and it's a sentiment and reminder that will only serve to further sully what was once a historic legacy for all the right reasons.


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London, Part One
I just got back from a fabulous trip to my fav city. I've been back for a few hours and I'm already going through withdrawals. So, to ease the pain I'm going to tell you about some of the standout places I enjoyed while there. This city is London, by the way. Duh.
Now, every time I come back from London (and it's been quite a few times) a number of things happen to me.
One: I try to make the current city I live in as fun as London. It's impossible, but I start to search out the hidden gems this place has to offer. I always fail miserably, and this time is no different. So, instead I will recruit my league of girlfriends to make up for the lacking things to do here. This time around I've managed to convince one of them to train for a marathon with me and another to help me hone my tennis skills (which are nil).
Two: I realize how suburban my life is becoming. This is also where I call in my gfs for back -up support. Let's make the most of this Wal-Mart loving society we currently live in and branch out. Only problem is two of my close friends are leaving (one for London!) and I may need to bring in more recruits.
Anyway, enough whining. Let's talk London. Here are a few of my favourite finds from my recent visit:
1. The Designers Guild
My bf and I stumbled upon this brilliant shop while meandering around the posh Sloane Square area about a year ago. I was in love then and nothing has changed. We poked around there again this trip, only this time there was a great sale on and the temptation to buy multitudes of pretty chairs, plates, pillows, etc. was almost too much to take. How well does this china hutch fold up? I need to fit it in my suitcase and I'm allowed 20 lbs.
The concept came from the lovely Tricia Guild in 1970 and now she, along with her brother Simon Jefferys, are running a fantastic business that not only sells from their Kings Rd location in London, but across Europe and around the world - including North America, yay! (Stateside rather than Canada though, boo).
Next time you're in town, do yourself a favour and rent a moving van. The abundance of furniture, upholstery, bed linens and other pretty bits and bobs you'll want to buy will simply not fit on the chair next to you on the tube.
Think pretty pink posh luxurious fabrics styled in the way a 1940s starlet in Hollywood would relish. It's as though this store was made to tempt me.
Luckily for me, there is an online shop on their website.
2. Hyde Park Lido
Going to London and not visiting one of their truly spectacular parks is like Christmas without presents. Something fun is missing. It's hard to decide which park is my favourite as it changes every trip, but this time the winner is definitely Hyde Park.
It was a scorcher in London this trip, so to help cool off we decided to go for not one, but two trips to the Hyde Park Lido. Yes, you can swim in the Thames. Get past the duck poo and floating Babybell wrappers in the water and you're truly in paradise
We forgot our swimming costumes once, so decided to go in our underthings. Swimming in Hyde Park at sunset while a music festival plays in the background and people picnic around - in your pants, no less - is the definition of fun. Bring some wine to uncork after the swim and your holiday will be complete.
3. Columbia Road Flower Market
If you're anything like me (and I assume if you're taking the time to read my blog, you are) then just the sight of colourful flowers makes you full of joy. Take that simple pleasure and times it by 10 and you'll have the Columbia Flower Market.
Taking place every Sunday morning, the fascinating Columbia Road is transformed into a gardener's paradise. Vendor upon vendor stack their tables with multitudes of every kind of flower, plant and fruit tree imaginable. Bumping shoulders with trendy shoppers in the sunshine always puts a smile on my face. And listening to the brash East London accents shouting flower prices is music to my ears.
I always discover a new favourite flower (this time it's Sweet Williams). This market alone is worth the plane ticket to England.
Check out the Columbia Road website http://columbiaroad.info/
That's all for now, but I'll be posting more places to visit shortly. Stay tuned.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. posed challenges to segregation and racial
discrimination in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s through non-
violent and peaceful moves and put across his message to the white
Americans to help support the cause of the civil rights.
After his assassination in 1968 at the prime time of his civil rights
movement, King became a symbol of protest in the blacks' struggle for
Early Life
King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father served
as pastor of a large Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptist. King Jr. was
ordained as a Baptist minister at the age of 18. (Badger)
King attended local segregated public schools and graduated with a
bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College in 1948. He graduated
with honors from Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania in 1951. He
earned a doctoral degree in systematic theology from Boston University.
King was exposed to influences that related Christian theology to the
struggles of oppressed peoples throughout his academic career. He also
studied the teachings on non-violent movement of Indian leader Mohandas
Gandhi. Benjamin E. Mays, a leader in the national community of racially
liberal clergymen, played a key role in shaping King's theological
In 1954 King accepted his first pastorate at the Dexter Avenue Baptist
Civil Rights Movement
King became one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC) in 1957 and also became its President. SCLC was an
organization of black churches and ministers that opposed racial
segregation. The SCLC supported the NAACP's legal efforts to put an end to
segregation through the courts with nonviolent direct action to protest
racial discrimination. These activities included marches, demonstrations,
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One of the aspect of Android development is that your application ultimately run on a plethora of different devices.
Since it would be too easy, each of these devices usually sports its own combination of screen size, resolution and pixel density.
Technically, this would mean that as a developper you would need to run your app on a large enough device subset having a triplet of these parameters to ensure everything looks good.
Of course when we talk about pixels, the main problem arise with the use of bitmap-based drawable which need to be tailored to the kind of device you are running on.
Android makes it a bit easier by defining a set of density "standards" in the form of a different suffix for your
drawable directory.
(Side note: if you don't want your bitmaps to be altered due to that, put them in a
drawable-nodpi directory).
The downside is that you now have to produce and maintain several version of the same graphic to accomodate this system.
A good way to avoid this problem is to use vector-based graphics to dynamically generate bitmap drawable that are suited to the screen size and density but unfortunately Android only support it's own bitmap-that-can-extend-itself format called 9-patch which works great for buttons but is a bit limiting for anything else.
Thankfully, people have developped librairies that are able to load SVG and map it to Android's Picture API. One of the main advantage of SVG is that it has great editors like Inkscape.
To use that support from Mono for Android, I cooked up a jar using code from svg-android and AndEngine which I then simply imported into a Mono for Android Binding project.
You can download the project structure ready to include into your solution as a zip file here.
To use it, here is a little tutorial. In one of my project, I'm using two SVG images that I need to composite together in a single bitmap.
One is a flag bearer:
And the other is an actual flag:
Notice that the flag bearer has a gradient rectangle placeholder where the flag will appear so that we can create a shadow effect when we composite the two images together.
In Inkscape, open up the SVG and be sure to save them as Optimized SVG so that they have the maximum compatibility with the library:
That will bring a dialog with several optimizations, I use this kind of combination:
Put the resulting SVG under a new folder called for instance
raw under
Resources. Then in code, you can reference your SVG with
Following is the code I use to composite the two SVGs together, you really just have to use one type from the library to work with your graphics:
// At the top
using SVGParser = Org.Anddev.Andengine.Extension.Svg.SVGParser;
// The actual method
// width and height corresponds to the final dimensions of the resulting bitmap
// The stream instance is the flag SVG file to use
public static Bitmap GetFlagGuyWithFlagStream (Android.Content.Res.Resources resources,
System.IO.Stream stream,
int width, int height)
// This is the default widthxheight of my flag guy
const int DefaultCanvasDimension = 264;
// This is the default dimensions of the flag
const int DefaultPlaceholderWidth = 146;
const int DefaultPlaceholderHeight = 109;
var guyFlag = SVGParser.ParseSVGFromResource (resources, Resource.Raw.flag_guy);
var flag = SVGParser.ParseSVGFromInputStream (flag , null);
var bmp = Bitmap.CreateBitmap (width, height, Bitmap.Config.Argb8888);
using (var c = new Canvas (bmp)) {
// The "complex" math is here
var computedWidth = width * DefaultPlaceholderWidth / ((float)DefaultCanvasDimension);
var computedHeight = height * DefaultPlaceholderHeight / ((float)DefaultCanvasDimension);
// To draw your SVG you simply use the equivalent Picture object created
// by the parser and the DrawPicture method of the Canvas API
var dstF = new RectF (width - computedWidth, 0, width, computedHeight);
c.DrawPicture (flag.Picture, dstF);
// The size of the SVG is controlled by the dst rectangle you pass
// to DrawPicture
var dst = new Rect (0, 0, width, height);
c.DrawPicture (guyFlag.Picture, dst);
// I create a new bitmap here so that it's returned as an immutable variant
return Bitmap.CreateBitmap (bmp);
Final result in app:
PS: the Optimized SVG option in Inkscape is actually a Python script that you can directly use if you want to do bulk conversion of existing SVG. It's located in Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/extensions/scour.py, issue
--help on the script to see the command-line equivalents of the GUI checkboxes.


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Here's audio of a talk I gave at CEVRO Institute in Prague earlier this month.
"Can the Monetary System Regulate Itself?"
by Larry Whiteon
About Larry White
Lawrence H. White is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and professor of economics at George Mason University since 2009. An expert on banking and monetary policy, he is the author of The Clash of Economic Ideas (Cambridge University Press, 2012), The Theory of Monetary Institutions (Basil Black...


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Thailand: a country where cares and worries ooze away… by Catherine Graham
"Thailand has so much to offer it is difficult to pinpoint just one element and still truly capture its magic. The experience gained from this country culminates from so many separate novelties on so many levels, I guess I just don't know where to start…the Thai manner, service and friendliness, the temperature, the frantic yet exciting atmosphere of Bangkok, the peace and beauty of southern islands, the delicious cuisine, the quaint stalls and markets, the list goes on.
If I could cover every positive element from my two week holiday in Thailand, I would. However I will have to settle for one outstanding evening on Ko Pha-Ngan, down on party central: Haad Rin beach.
Backpackers and locals alike, crowds flock to Haad Rin regularly to party under a Full Moon, and in the daytime, to enjoy the watersports and chilled out vibe of the beach. Restaurant and bars line this beach as far as the eye can see and as my friends and I wandered down there one Wednesday evening about 9pm, these beach bars were already lit up, buzzing with activity and pumping out beats.
We'd just enjoyed a divine Thai meal at a restaurant near the beach, run by a warm couple called Paul and Opor. Our plan was to chill out at a bar, have a couple of drinks before heading back to our accommodation around 11pm. There is honestly nothing more cool and delicious than wandering barefoot along a beach after dark, feeling the warmth hanging in the air and pushing your toes through the silky sand. A sensation like that seems to bring this inevitable feeling that there is not one care or worry in the world. This is how I felt as we wandered, with full stomachs and content, towards the distant music and the illuminating lights. Looking up at the sky just completed this image of paradise; stars shone down bright and full and there was not one cloud to blemish the clarity.
Thai men were entertaining crowds outside the front of the bars with fire throwing: tossing rods, burning with fire on both ends, up in the air and catching them again so accurately it made you gasp. Their bodies so agile, they seemed to work as one with the fire, flipping it round in every direction so quickly it was almost a blur. We joined the admiring viewers, relaxing on the sand round a low table set back from the entertainment. One by one the men took turns to dance with this fire in the most daring ways I've ever seen. How they were skilled enough to avoid burning themselves I don't know.
The excitement really kicked off as the Thai entertainers set up a very tall pole in the middle of their circle, probably about 10 foot high, then set up cups of alcohol in glasses on a table and surrounded the pole. One by one they held a burning rod in front of them, drank the alcohol without swallowing it, then spat it out towards the fire in an attempt to blow the explosion of fire towards the head of the upright pole above them. Between them they were trying to light the head of this vertical pole, by effectively blowing fire towards it! The rocket of flame which exploded when the vodka touched the fire was immense; it must have been inches from their faces yet not one of them was phased. Incredible. The crowd was transfixed at this point, 'oooh'ing and 'aaah'ing every time the flame almost reached the top of the pole.
They followed this with fire limbo, a game which honestly had me cringing from my safe patch of sand. A typical limbo bar for people to bend backwards underneath, except that the bar was alight with roaring flames. As volunteers came up to join in the competitions, the atmosphere grew even more tense. The Thai men were still entertaining by topping everyone's efforts; they even showed off by holding cigarettes in their mouth, almost bending over horizontally without legs buckling and lighting-up on the flame as they went under. Sighing, I tried to imagine what it must feel like to be so skilled that cockiness like that was totally viable.
Completely having forgotten our 11pm plan, by midnight we were throwing out shapes on a sandy dance floor, surrounded by people who, like us, were high on this happy feeling which envelopes Thailand. Nothing could have made the scene more positive, fun and enjoyable as like-minded tourists and locals danced euphorically on the beach to perfectly selected party tunes.
That evening, and across the duration of my stay in Thailand, I experienced no anger, violence, or rudeness; Thai people seem to exude warmth and foreigners are immediately infected with it. A country which seems to flow with laid-back attitudes and electric nightlife puts our own into perspective; when we imagine the uproar and chaos that would be caused if a game of limbo-on-fire were to be played down on an English beach. Coupled with what seems like zero road rules in Bangkok and the ability to hire a jeep without a license, Thailand, whether for good, bad, correct or incorrect reasons, seems to function successfully with very little strict law and order. By looking directly at the individual people, their attitudes and their treatment of one another, perhaps we as a society could learn a few things. Thailand: A truly outstanding experience!"
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This is why I scan the market for heavily shorted stocks that are about to report earnings. You only need to find a few of these stocks in a year to help enhance your portfolio returns -- the gains become so outsized in such a short time frame that your profits add up quickly.
That said, let's not forget that stocks are heavily shorted for a reason, so you have to use trading discipline and sound money management when playing earnings short-squeeze candidates. It's important that you don't go betting the farm on these plays and that you manage your risk accordingly. Sometimes the best play is to wait for the stock to break out following the report before you jump in to profit off a short squeeze. This way, you're letting the trend emerge after the market has digested all of the news.
Of course, sometimes the stock is going to be in such high demand that you risk missing a lot of the move by waiting. That's why it can be worth betting prior to the report -- but only if the stock is acting technically very bullish and you have a very strong conviction that it is going to rip higher. Just remember that even when you have that conviction and have done your due diligence, the stock can still get hammered if The Street doesn't like the numbers or guidance.
If you do decide to bet ahead of a quarter, then you might want to use options to limit your capital exposure. Heavily shorted stocks are usually the names that make the biggest post-earnings moves and have the most volatility. I personally prefer to wait until all the earnings-related news is out for a heavily shorted stock and then jump in and trade the prevailing trend.
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With that in mind, here's a look at several stocks that could experience big short squeezes when they report earnings this week.
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Some more thumbnails from the set of Realiti, the micro-budget SF movie that director Jonathan King is shooting around Wellington and parts of Auckland. Top to bottom: Miranda Manasiadis and Nathan Meister lurking in the shadows; Graham McTavish giving the news; Nathan Meister hearing it; and Michelle Langstone on her way to something that may or may not happen. Jonathan has been shooting in digital in real locations with found light and a crew so small I'm not sure whether to call it a guerilla or a skeleton.
Realiti is pared-back science fiction: my idea, when I wrote it, was that the characters would come into a room and just talk. I keep referring to it as a science fiction film with no special effects, although when Jonathan is through with it there will be some opticals: removal of objects, fiddling with backgrounds, that kinda thing. Much of our discussion about the movie is what it won't be, and what won't be in it. In many ways it's a noir... but more colourful than that: stranger.
I wrote the script for Jonathan a long time ago. We revived the project after putting our toes back in the water by making on a comic strip, City Lights, which I wrote and he drew. One of the many things I love about these images as they trickle through is the way they evoke the director's drawing style. It's a good sign, I think: evidence that the movie's visual style is evolving naturally.
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St. Thomas students come from as close as Cretin-Derham Hall and as far as Saudi Arabia. Forty two percent of the student body identify as Roman Catholic, while 458 students claim no religious affiliation at all.
But when we graduate from this Catholic liberal arts institution, we have a few things in common. We've all had to rack our brains trying to remember the difference between modus ponens and modus tollens. We can all recognize the names of Christianity's greats like St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine. And we've probably all had a class discussion at some point about social justice issues, morality or faith.
We go to a Catholic college, and we should embrace our education through the required three theology and two philosophy courses.
Undergraduate Student Government confirmed last week that steps have been taken to re-evaluate the number of philosophy and theology courses the university requires for graduation.
So, we asked you what you thought. Last week, a TommieMedia.com survey asked site visitors if they thought the three theology and two philosophy course requirements should be changed. Sixty-one percent of respondents said they wanted the requirements lowered, and 31 percent said they should remain the same. Three percent responded that they want to see the requirements raised. The last five percent answered "other" and had a variety of suggestions that ranging from one less of either course to more Catholic-centered teaching in theology course options.
In my eyes, the requirements shouldn't be changed because Christian faith and reason are two of the pillars St. Thomas is founded on. In other words, with these requirements, the university is trying to educate students on the pursuit of truth.
St. Thomas' philosophy department mission states "that exposure to the tradition of philosophy is essential to a liberal education." A liberal education gives us a well-rounded learning experience so we can develop not only a single skill or trade, but a broad knowledge base on which to make sound decisions. Learning how to effectively defend one's arguments and analyze the validity of others, like we do in philosophy, helps us develop our thought-processing skills.
Not only this, but one of St. Thomas' convictions reads, "As a community, we are committed to faith and reason. We actively engage in Catholic intellectual tradition, which values the fundamental compatibility of faith and reason and fosters meaningful dialogue directed toward the flourishing of human culture."
St. Thomas' mission statement starts with the Catholic tradition, which seems to support the requirements as well. We should study and understand the Catholic tradition. The mission statement says our university, "educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely and work skillfully to advance the common good." This helps explain the type of logic and purposeful consideration encouraged in our required philosophy classes.
Many see theology courses as a chore and find philosophy courses boring, but you get what you put into it.
When you enter your Theo 101 class or introduction to Philosophy classroom, do you go in wanting to get it over with, or strive to take something out of the class?
I'll be honest, a few weeks in to my philosophy course I found myself questioning why I was there. I found it difficult to apply what I was learning to my daily life or determine how it played into my major.
But the biggest thing I took out of my philosophy and theology courses were ways to think critically and to challenge myself to dig deeper. And who doesn't love a good challenge—stepping out of your comfort zone to learn how to look through a different kind of intellectual lenses?
In comparison to other Catholic institutions in the country- St. John's University and College of St. Benedict, Loyola University-Chicago, Marquette University, Franciscan University and Catholic University- each roughly require two philosophy or deep thinking courses and two theology courses.
I think there's a reason why we have three theology and two philosophy requirements. I like to think of theology in these terms: in Theo 101, we are exploring the origins of the church and its teachings. In the next course, we start to explore how the church puts its teachings into action. The third course is meant to put it all in context; how what the church teaches relates to our daily lives. Without one of the three courses, I'd find it difficult to take the religion taught and take it outside the classroom.
The same rule applies to having two philosophy courses. The first course is aimed at gaining a greater understanding of how to form an argument and what makes a solid statement. The second course teaches us how to put those ideas into practice, through applying philosophical answers to the moral questions we face in our lives.
I understand that not everyone who goes to St. Thomas is Christian. But treating others as you would have them treat you, taking care of the earth, feeding the poor and learning right from wrong can be applied to daily life by all of us, Christian or not. St. Thomas is a private, Catholic school, so religion is bound to come up. I don't see theology courses as a means of trying to convert non-Catholics, but as a way to grow in human goodness together and strive toward doing good each day.
I'm looking forward to my last theology course because it will be a change of pace from my communications and journalism courses, I'll be able to learn with classmates I normally don't get to, and I'll be learning more about the church St. Thomas was founded on.
I see these classes and the material we study as another way to help us learn how to advance the common good. While we earn degrees so we can better our chances of getting a good job after we graduate, I also think a liberal education gives us tools. These tools will, like the ones we gain in theology and philosophy courses, will help us grow and help others do the same.
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Ms. Rode, thank you so much for this wonderful opinion piece. I agree in full that St. Thomas should not reduce the number of required theology and philosophy courses, as well as your rationale for why reducing the required courses would be unwise.
I agree. There is more need for knowledge in theology and philosophy in this world and culture than any other subjects. This is one area in which a Catholic school should be strong.
Whether or not you agree with it, as a liberal arts college we are supposed to be well rounded. Perhaps by removing one requirement from theology and placing it perhaps on a business class assignment or another liberal arts assignment, St.Thomas would be fulfilling that role more. I agree fully that biblical history and philosophical ethics play a vital part in our education. However with that being said, It would be nice to dedicate a requirement to another area of fine arts that I cannot fulfill currently due to the required theological requirements. Not disagreeing or agreeing with either opinion but just pointing out some of the "philosophical" arguments others may perceive.
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Team Meat has finally revealed the box art for the Limited Edition of Super Meat Boy (PC). If you ask us, it may very well be the greatest box art of all time.
This cover will be placed on our upcoming PC boxed release that will be printed and sold independently through our site. This "Special Edition" pc version will feature the exact same game as you've played on steam, but it will also come packed with special features like behind the scenes videos, design sketches, illustrations and never before scene cutting room floor characters, art and the like.
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'Zero Charisma' Trailer: A Dungeon Master Can't Control His Own Destiny
Posted on Friday, February 1st, 2013 by Russ Fischer
All you may need to hear about Zero Charisma is that it follows a tabletop RPG dungeon master who isn't well-adjusted enough to deal with real life in any fashion. But the film has a great pedigree: Best Worst Movie and The American Scream director and Troll 2 actor Michael Paul Stephenson is the exec producer, and this one was co-directed by Best Worst Movie and The American Scream cinematographer Katie Graham and editor Andrew Matthews.
And then there's the general approach of the film, which was just programmed as part of SXSW.
Fittingly for the team that brought us the two aforementioned docs, this looks like a film that in many ways provides an insider's take on games such as Dungeons & Dragons, even as it accepts that the stereotypical vision of adult players is rooted in some sort of reality. From there, it gets a little bit crazy, and the trailer outlines a movie that starts off as a big nerd love letter before turning into something that be more suited to play alongside Big Fan. Read More »


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Mark's Star is really exceptional in so many ways: color blends, floriferousness, flowers lofty above the foliage, etc.
It seems dwarf, too (?)
And Mandrin Star ain't too shabby either. (He says in Minnesota speak.)
Thanks Rick. Yes, 'Mark's Star' is dwarf too, truly a rock garden sized thing, thanks for your comments. I do really like how the flowers are well about the foliage, something I'm aiming for in my hybridization.
Gerrit, what can you tell us of 'Mandrin Star'? The name comes up both as 'Mandrin Star', but many more hits on 'Mandarin Star', which makes sense. I can't find hardly any information on it, please tell us where it is from. Only a couple pictures found on google, in those the flowers look like E. stellulatum or E. pubescens, but your photo shows a much more substantial flower with strong outer sepals.


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So what about the native 24Bits, 96KHz Flac file? What would they be converted to when during playback?
My doubt arises when I stumbled across claims where WAV is much more superior than FLAC (and all other lossless formats which has lower bitrate). I thought that all lossless files are identical and the only difference is the compression method, whereby FLAC can be significantly compressed to a smaller file. No?