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Can someone provide me with some basic code for asking an easy question that can be checked, for my Contact Form? . For example: "What color is the sky?". Thanks.
Hy,In your contact form add an input field:
What color is the sky?
Answer: <input type="text" name="ans" />
Then, in the php file that gets data form, add:
if(isset($_POST['ans']) && $_POST['ans']!='blue') exit('Wrong answer');
Thanks for that.I appreciate it.
When the wrong answer is entered, the user sees a blank white page that shows only the words "Wrong answer".
Is their a way to have the words "Wrong answer" appear in the Contact Forminstead of seeing a blank page?So, the user can simply see his error while still seeeing the Contact Form, and correct the answer conveniently?
If you use php's include function to include your data processing form on the top of your contact form script, then you can add in:
$errors = FALSE;
if(isset($_POST['ans']) && $_POST['ans']!='blue')
{$errors = TRUE;}
This way, we first assume that there's no error. If there's a post and it's wrong, then we say that there is an error. Next, we can use the following to print out the wrong answer (php's echo function will print the information to the screen).
if ($errors) {echo 'Wrong answer!';}
If you wanted to format Wrong answer, then you can do something like:
echo 'Wrong answer!';
Hope this helps!
I have a separate php handler from my contact form, so I guess when you ask
"If you use php's include function to include your data processing form on the top of your contact form script", the answer would be that I don't have it on top of the contact form, but on a seperate page (If I understand you correctly.)
So, would I used a different code than what you supplied?
Not necessarily. Rather than just exit with the error message, you could echo the error message along with the whole form, or indeed the whole page if you want.
If your site has a reasonable size, you might want to circulate a number of answers. Otherwise, once a spammer knows the answer, he can easily set up his script to add that answer. You can either serve a number of ready-made questions, or generate the questions on the fly. The easiest questions to generate are obviously math questions, but they are also the easiest to crack for a spammer.
Do you have other suggestions for good questions to ask? I don't like the idea of outright asking if my visitor is a human...
It should be something trivial and universal. For example, Are oranges purple? or Does sharks eat carrots? Something that every child can answer with ease, but which requires actual thinking.
Or, to write that properly:
Your question here
<input type="text" aria-labelledby="question" id="answer" [...other input attribute pairs...] >
Anything less than that can be regarded as inaccessible.
Hello there Chris,
I see some nice answers up there at the start of the thread, good stuff—thanks to all for maintaining the quality of our fine community.
That's what I was going to say. Write a class that handles the questioning (if you do OOP) and add a number of questions to it, and then show a random one to the user.
As already mentioned above, with math questions you can generate them on-the-fly and there's no need for hard-coded questions. Downside it that it is very easy to go around it, as Ankerstjerne also mentioned. I can simply write a script that looks at the label (or wherever the numbers are) and calculates the right value and submits the form.
Besides, "real" questions are more fun for the user than math anyway. And thank you for considering this option instead of CAPTCHA—I just hate those letters and numbers that you have to enter over and over because you can't see what the hell they are. :headbang:
Definitely wouldn't recommend yes/no questions, since there's then only two answers for a spammer to deal with. More like "What color is...?" kind of questions would be better. "What is the middle name of William Henry Gates?" — you get my point.
But the bottom line here (literally too) is to circle a bunch of questions around randomly to the user, otherwise it's way too easy to work around and you might as well skip the whole thing.
While processing such captcha, make sure to lowercase the user's answer.I mean, do not match with the case-sensitive answers.
Otherwise, some answers are likely to be wrong.
I think asking a question is a much better idea than having a CAPTCHA. Even with good English skills, those CAPTCHA codes are so hard to read You almost have to squint, and some characters look like they could be a number or a letter.
I agree with this 100%, but offer a word of caution.There are questions you can ask that have ambiguous answers. That would lead to frustration from your users.
For example, any question whose answer is a mathematic value of zero could be answered as: NONE, ZERO, 0, Naught, NULL, NOTHINGIf you are accepting textual answers (not only numbers) be sure to evaluate the answer in all lowercase (or all uppercase) so as to avoid an incorrect rejection because a user decided to capitalize.
True. This can be solved with a select, or with radiobuttons. This makes it somewhat easier to crack, but will still cut down spam significantly.
"What color is the sky?" is not really a good question. I mean right now the sky is black where I live because it's night time. And during the day it can be light-blue (or light blue), blue or even redish at sunset. I hope you get my point.
What is the last letter from the word ... This has the advantage that ... there are a lot of words out there.
There is an alternative that I want to suggest. It's called hash cash and is totally invisible to humans and works great at stopping bots. PHP implementation example:
lol, c'mon now
Maybe you could ask—What's the first letter of the English alphabet? Nice and easy, and you could cater for lower case and capital.


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Sad news to report from the music world: Legendary singer Andy Williams died Tuesday night.
His rep tells Lifeline Live that Williams passed away after a year-long battle with bladder cancer. He was 84.
Williams, who was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1960s as well as an avid golfer, died at home in Branson, Mo.,where he owns the Moon River Theatre. Moon River — by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini — was Williams' signature song.
On Twitter, fans are saying farewell to our "huckleberry friend."
The crooner is survived by his wife Debbie and his three children, Robert, Noelle and Christian.Williams had the children with French-born dancer Claudine Longet. They divorced in 1975 and the following year she was charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend, alpine ski racer Spider Sabich in Aspen. Williams made headlines as he stood by her side throughout the public trial. He married Debbie Meyer in 1991.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network.

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Among the big name collaborators on Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" is a 16-year-old woman from Brampton, ON named Ebony Oshunrinde, who makes beats as WondaGurl and produced Jay-Z's cocky album track, "Crown."
When the record soft-launched to Samsung Galaxy users on July 4, WondaGurl's life changed forever.
"It was crazy," she says the next day.
"Just people calling me, texting me and tweeting me all the time. My phone was just blowing up."
A budding beatmaker since she was nine, WondaGurl caught the attention of superstar producer and Drake associate, Boi 1da, who took her under his wing and helped her win the 2012 Battle of the Beatmakers competition. Since then, she has worked on tracks for SonReal & Rich Kidd, Ryan Leslie, and got a big placement on a Travi$ Scott track called "Uptown."
It was her work on "Uptown" that caught Hov's ear and he snapped up the hazy, loping trap beat that WondaGurl programmed for "Crown," which sits alongside production by Scott, The-Dream, Boi 1da, Pharell Williams, Hit-Boy, Mike WiLL, and her first hero, Timbaland, among others.
"I made a beat and sent it to Travi$ Scott and he said he was gonna do some stuff with it," Oshunrinde recalls. "A few days later he texted me and said he was about to change my life but he wouldn't tell me what he was talking about. Then he called me and told me I was officially on Jay-Z's album."
Oshunrinde says that, as a fan of Jay-Z and the people involved on the record, the placement means a lot to her. She had no real intention when making the beat; she had a sample for Sizzla's "Solid As A Rock" and applied it to her aesthetic, which she describes as "trap/hip-hop-type beats but, like, hard."
"A lot of people are making trap and it's,like a little bit of that with real hip-hop mixed into one beat," she elaborates.
Has she spent much time listening to the much-discussed production on "Yeezus" by Kanye West? Does she look up to him, as an artist and producer?
"It's really different; I like it though," she says. "As a producer yes, but not so much as an artist. I want to work with him, though," WondaGurl catches herself.
All of this stems from a childhood spent watching YouTube videos of Timbaland working in the studio. In fact, Oshunrinde says her entire musical education derives from watching YouTube and just trying things out on keyboards and computers supplied by her aunt and other family members, who have been very supportive of her dreams ("I want to win a Grammy," she says in a matter-of-fact way).
That said, WondaGurl has just finished 11th grade and her parents insist that she completes her high-school studies before she makes any really big plans.
"I have to focus on school because if I don't my mom takes my computer away."
"Magna Carta Holy Grail" was released July 4, via special promotion, to millions of Samsung Galaxy phone owners for free. Some of them may be vibing to "Crown" right now.
The whole world gets their taste when the album is officially released on Sunday, July 7.
The band known as Cold Specks fronted by the woman known as Al Spx burst out of virtually nowhere with the critically acclaimed album I Predict A Graceful Expulsion in 2012. With a gospel-flavoured and acoustically-driven sound often referred to as "doom soul," the folk artist's mastery of her craft will only continue to grow. Now based in the U.K., where she first broke out, let's see if Cold Specks can deliver the goods again with a strong sophomore outing this year.
After winning not one, but two Grammy Awards last year, there's nowhere for Melanie Fiona to go but up. The 29-year old names Whitney Houston, Sade and Amy Winehouse as being major influences and her ability to incorporate elements of soca and reggae in her R&B sound is a key distinguishing factor to her current success. After releasing the modestly successful MF Life in 2012 — which was much bigger down south than here in Canada — Fiona is up for yet another Grammy award next week.
What more can be said about the enigmatic and innovative one better known as The Weeknd? Coming off a successful year of touring and underground promotion, the singer-songwriter's penchant for progressive and ethereal mood music has served to redefine post-millennial R&B. Since the successful release of his House Of Balloons-led mixtape trilogy in 2011 (subsequently mastered and rereleased on a major label last year as Trilogy) it's safe to say that Abel Tesfaye is definitely on a high. And with a rumoured new full-length album on the way, many are waiting on The Weeknd to see what's next.
Edmonton's Rollie Pemberton has been making noise ever since he launched the full-length Cadence Weapon album Breaking Kayfabe back in 2005. Named Edmonton's poet laureate in 2009, the Polaris Music Prize-nominated artist has been widely hailed as an innovator when it comes to hip-hop. Now based in Montreal, Pemberton's penchant for abstract lyricism and an unorthodox rap style marks him as a uniquely creative force in the Canadian hip-hop scene.
Ah, Drake. Love him or hate him, Aubrey Drake Graham is arguably the biggest name to come out of Canada in years. Having sold more than five million albums worldwide, Drake's presence and introspective style has irrevocably transformed the sound of mainstream hip-hop. And he shows no signs of stopping now: his October's Very Own crew runs deep with upcoming new artists and projects (including a loose affiliation with The Weeknd), his songwriting for artists such as Alicia Keys and Jamie Foxx will likely continue to flourish, and a new studio album is virtually confirmed to be in the works. With even a tossed-off song like "The Motto" containing era-defining lines like "YOLO," the sky's the limit for Drizzy.
Edmonton born R&B/Pop diva Kreesha Turner — she of the trademark huge afro — has been steadily making noise on the international music front. Building off a huge hit with 2011 single "I Could Stay," the highly underrated young recording artist of Canadian/Jamaican heritage is reportedly working on new music for this coming year.
When the one and only Raekwon of the Wu Tang Clan decided to work with Mississauga, Ontario's JD Era, the talented rapper and mixtape king took the ball and ran with it. Born Joseph Dako, the rapper stands tall as the first signed artist of Raekwon's Toronto-based label IceH2O Records and the future is definitely looking bright. With deep underground cred and refined lyrical skills, JD Era is poised for a solid 2013 rap campaign.
A relative newcomer to the scene, 17-year-old Raz Fresco represents the new guard in the Canadian hip-hop landscape. Despite his young age, the Mississauga, Ont.-based producer/MC has amassed a huge social media following and already has impressive producer credits with underground names such as Big Sean and Mac Miller under his belt.
After first catching ears with a cool reworking of Drake's "Marvin's Room," Toronto singer and songwriter Rochelle Jordan has been on a tear when it comes to releasing hot music. Her latest mixtape outing, Pressure, leans heavily on a post- Aaliyah electro-aesthetic and hipster PBR&B sound. Currently on tour with Jessie Ware, Jordan's career should see an added boost in the coming months.
Since bursting on the underground rap scene via his production on Detroit-based hip-hop duo Frank & Dank's "Do What I Gotta Do" in 2006, Toronto's Rich Kidd has been a hip-hop force to be reckoned with in Canada. Listed as one of "Toronto's Top 5 Independent MCs" by the Toronto Star, the independent producer and rapper has crafted beats for a veritable who's who in the scene — Saukrates, Nelly Furtado, Kardinal Offishall — and his popular "We On Some Rich Kidd Shit" series of mixtapes have been a constant and welcome treat for hip-hop heads. Rich Kidd is typically in beast mode when it comes to producing and rapping — this year should be no different.
Hailing from London, Ontario, rapper Shad (real name Shadrach Kabango) has been quietly establishing himself as perhaps one of the most underrated emcees in the country. A constant fixture on the touring scene, Shad's witty lyricism, self-deprecating humour and extraordinary handle of his hip-hop craft mark him as an artist poised to take things to the proverbial next level. After besting Drake (!) for a Juno Award for his last album TSOL, Shad is hard at work on a follow-up tentatively slated for release this year.
The uber-talented Slakah The Beatchild is for certain one to watch on the music scene. The Sarnia, Ont.-raised producer, typically known for his hip-hop/soul production, has done production for Drake along with releasing the solid psychedelic rock album The Other Side Of Tomorrow which helped to both broaden his fanbase and national exposure. Easily the type of artist who many will appreciate more when he inevitable leaves for south of the border, Canadian music lovers would do best to enjoy him — and his funky style reminiscent of Raphael Saadiq — while they can.
Simply put, Toronto's Tanika Charles is perhaps the country's best kept secrets when it comes to R&B. Known as "Mz. Chawlz," the Toronto-born, Edmonton-raised soul singer is a veritable vocal powerhouse with a distinctive old school bluesy vibe reminiscent of Aretha Franklin. Along with her band The Wonderfuls, Charles is preparing to take 2013 by storm with a tour and a potential new album on the way.
Formerly based in Toronto and now residing in South Africa, songstress Zaki Ibrahim is all about the smooth R&B/soul vibes. Of Canadian/South African heritage, the eclectic and socially conscious performer has creating an impressive buzz for a few years now. Her import release Every Opposite — with its distinctive electro-soul and R&B sound — puts her in firmly in the "one to watch" category. Having performed with artists as diverse as The Roots, Bedouin Soundclash and Erykah Badu, the sensuous singer's career should see a well-deserved rise in stature in 2013.
One half of EDM darlings TNGHT, Montreal's Lunice Fermin Pierre II is known for his beat wizardry and innate ability to move a live crowd. With his ability to meld experimental dance and trap/hip-hop production into an exciting new sound, Lunice and TNGHT are forging a futuristic musical path in both the underground and mainstream scenes.


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Town Square
Do you remember any pranks from your high school days?
Original post made by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Jun 22, 2007
(Asked in Downtown Mountain View. Pictures and interviews by Melody Dye.)
"We didn't do much in high school since we were so goody-goody. This one time though we used the school letterhead to send a scandalous note to one of our friends. Unfortunately we addressed it wrong and the post delivered it back to the principal!"
--Kim Ahmad, Mountain View
"When I was a junior, the senior class turned the school's Olympic-sized swimming pool into a lake of dog food. A bunch of guys hopped the fence and poured something like a thousand tons of Kibble into the pool."
--Jordan Blake, San Mateo
"Our school had this band practice room where all the band geeks congregated to rehearse for concerts. This one time, as a prank, I opened the steam radiator and it flooded the room an inch or two deep while all the guys were practicing. Some other cat dumped fluorescent-green shark repellant in the water and tossed out a couple of life preservers."
--Rocky, New York (formerly Mountain View)
"In Japan we don't have that kind of thing. Always though we gave very funny nicknames to the teachers, like Gorilla, Cute Boy, Talky Talky. Another custom was to go to a teacher and to ask him to "free the class" when we didn't want to hear lecture anymore. ... It was maybe 50 percent successful."
--Marty Matsuo, Los Gatos
"In 1956, I went to Lowell High School in San Francisco. That year, some senior guys took two carloads down to North Beach. This one guy had a starter gun, the type they use in track races that shoots blanks. Well, we get down to the stoplight at the corner of Broadway and Kearney, and one car pushes a guy out the backseat and fires at him with the starter gun, then races off. The kid goes flat on the pavement. Then the other car pulls up, picks up the 'body,' and stuffs it in the back seat. It was all fun and games until Monday morning when we all get called into the principal's office and the cops were there, waiting for us."
--Richard Hudson, San Jose
a resident of Castro City
on Jun 29, 2007 at 8:50 am
While attending the now defunct Whisman elementary, my friends and I would switch seats, and get each other in trouble when Mrs. Branis our 6th grade teacher was gone. Substitute teachers would see our room number, and refuse to teach there. Everybody excetp Mrs. Benezera, who was retired, and lived not far from Crittenden in a mobilehome park. One day, while taking the school bus, another student dared me to hit the bus drive with a spitwad. However, she saw the entire episode. When I tried, it went and hit up above the mirror. She stopped the bus on 101, and told us [a Friday] that we were suspended for 30 days. Come Monday, the other student and I hung onto the back of the bus, and got our ride anyways. To this day, all school buses have no outside handle which I attibute to myself and the hard headed kid. However, come Tuesday, the principal threatened to tell my mother, and that was the end of that. At the end of my suspencion, the Saturday before, a knock upon the door showed the bus driver greeting me with a hearty good morning. She met my mother but never breathed a word about what I and the knuckle headed oof did. Instead, she paid me $5 to cut her law 3 or 4 times. We used to quit every time some other one than Manual picked us for the softball team where Mrs. Brandis gave the winner a ten cent missle popcicle. We won every game, but Mrs. Brandis said we cheated, and gave us to each two while the losers got only one! When we graduated from there and went to Crittenden, we thought we'd all remember that day by all of us walking to school. The principal turned it into a living nighmare by getting Sandy's father blacklisted from Silicon Alley, as he was replaced by a rich kid that lived the the back then beautiful Mountain Shadows. The pricipal at Crittenden resigned, and became principal at the old Mountian View high, as he turned Manuel's life into a living hell which untimately got him killed by one of his brother's gangbanging friends who goes by his name now, but I also say the rich kid and his gay sidekick Gary Eaststep did it. At Crittenden, our english teacher, Mrs. Freelan, was reciting something, and somehow I picked up on what it was. She exlaimed I was doing my homework, but I had a reputation to uphold, so I got my frieds to see how untrue her suggestion was. She was not convinced, and invited all of us out to Stanford to meet her english professor husband. We went to a Stanford/Navy game, ate luch in the Student Union, and watch as a girl that built her own race car beat her boyfriend and took home the prize! We were about 11 back then! Void of what the principal and that rich kid got us in, we didn't do so bad!
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 29, 2007 at 12:22 pm
I remember when the senior class in the late 60's took a toilet and placed it in the quad at Mt View high and made a paper miche figure of a guy and put it on the bell tower with the hose running up so it looked like it was peeing in the toilet. They did it over the weekend so when we came to school on monday morning there was water everywhere.


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Fairly new to all this but having good luck so far, two hives this season and good production. one had swarmed and requeened itself, the other a new (may) package that has filled a large super and is more than set for winter.
The problem is this...one hive has produced quite a few bees(100 or so that i've seen) with underdeveloped or missing wings....this is "so far" and i'm hoping it stops...any thought as to why? Can heat do this? Viral? thanks


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A classic Catholic Digest article from 1954 Photo from Photos.com "Road Rage." We read about it all the time. The term bespeaks our stressed-out lives as commuters living with an endless nightmare of bumper-to-bumper traffic, and taking out our hair-trigger anger on any driver or pedestrian who gets in our way. … read more »
A classic Catholic Digest article from 1950 Photo from Photos.com In 1955 an article in Catholic Digest told the story of a little Kindergarten boy who reached up to give his teacher, a Catholic nun, a hug. As he started to put his arms around her he slipped his right hand under her veil and grabbed her ear. Then he turned to his classmates… read more »
The classic article that got Catholic Digest banned Photo from Photos.com When readers started leafing through the pages of their March 1954 copy of Catholic Digest, they may have been startled to see the following notice on page 10: The 'Bad-Marriage' Dilemma By request of the Archbishop of Saint Paul, we publish herewith a communication concerning an … read more »
World Youth Day 2011: Madrid, Spain August 16th to August 21st
Photo from Photos.com World Youth Day is the world's largest event for young people who want to commit themselves to Christ and a life guided by faith. Every three years, this worldwide encounter with the Pope is held in a different country. This year, it will be celebrated from August 16th to August 21st in Madrid, Spain… read more »
USCCB President and CRS Chairman Issue an Aid Appeal for People Suffering from Drought and Famine in Somalia and Parts of East Africa
Photo from Photos.com BALTIMORE, Md., August 10, 2011—Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), have asked their brother bishops to encourage pastors and parishioners to support emergency relief efforts in… read more »


text: i am looking for the factory amplifier that mounts under driver seat that controls the speakers in the back doors. oh yeah btw i am lee short i live in high point nc recently bought this vehicle and im really enjoying it even with the 229000 miles that was on it when i bought it. so greetings to all and merry meet.


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Saddam Hussein's invasion of neighboring Kuwait in August 1990 caught the world by surprise. His aggression triggered Operation Desert Shield, which kept his army from advancing farther. When it became clear that Saddam was not going to back down, Desert Shield got cranked up a few notches.
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In January 1991, Marine Corps squadron VMFA(AW)-121, the Green Knights, stationed at El Toro, California, was ordered to Shaikh Isa Air Base on the island of Bahrain for the battle over Kuwait. The squadron had formerly flown Grumman A-6 Intruders and was now flying brand-new two-seat F/A-18D Hornets, which they had received only six months earlier. The upgrade from single-seat Hornets to two-seat night-attack versions, which in the Marine Corps enabled an extra pair of hands and eyes in the form of a weapons and sensors operator (WSO) in the back seat to take over tasks and help the pilot look for the enemy, was like moving up from Curtiss Jennies to Jedi Starfighters. By the end of January, we had on base a dozen aircraft and 200 Marines, including 12 pilots and 12 back-seaters.
Once settled in at Shaikh Isa, the Marine Corps resurrected the Fast FAC (forward air controller) concept from the Vietnam War. Just like the F-4 Phantom IIs did, the two-seat F/A-18D would locate enemy targets, mark their locations with white phosphorus rockets, then direct other aircraft to bomb them. The Hornets were armed with phosphorus rockets from wing to wing, but carried only the bare minimum of air-to-ground ordnance: a 20-mm, six-barrel gun in the nose and one 250-pound bomb on the centerline.
Upon 121's arrival at Shaikh Isa, the pilots and WSOs were paired up. I would crew for Major Ken "Cheyenne" Bode, a salty, single-seat F/A-18A pilot on the group headquarters staff. Cheyenne, who was assigned to fly with the Green Knights, was a great guy with a wealth of experience.
A bonehead captain and former F-4S radar intercept officer, I had been chosen for the very first class of students in the new F/A-18D, which meant I had a whopping five months of experience in the Marine Corps' latest whiz-bang airplane.
My first flight with Cheyenne established a pattern. After takeoff, no sooner was the landing gear up and I was contacting Departure Control when Cheyenne came up on the inter-cockpit communication system. "Hey Bubba."
My call sign was Ping, but for some reason, to Cheyenne I was always Bubba. "Don't pull the handle, because in a few seconds there's going to be smoke in the cockpit." I didn't say anything, but I was thinking What the…?
Seconds later I removed my oxygen mask and—sniff—there was smoke in the cockpit. Cheyenne was having a cigarette. He smoked all the way to our KC-130 aerial refueler. Then, after the mission, he smoked all the way back to Shaikh Isa.
And so it went, day after day after day.
"Departure control, Combat two-one is airborne, climbing to one-zero thousand."


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Monsters of Ascension - The Manticore (new video)
We're back with another installment of Monsters of Ascension along with a brand new Unchained video focusing on this bad boy....check it out and give @cannibalcandy a huge twitter fist pump if you enjoyed it.
March 12 can't come soon enough!
Every day is community day!
Re: Monsters of Ascension - The Manticore (new video)
I have to say that after seeing this my faith is starting to be restored.....two things though.....the manticore's mouth needs to be redone(as said in video) but one other thing. If the manticore is supposed to have a lion's head why not use the head of the chimera from gow3 and finesse it to work on this body? It would look way better than what they have now. Otherwise it looks as though it is coming along nicely. The animation looks killer, especially when the manticore strike with it's tail. Good job ssm....but please change the god awful head and make it look more lion like. You could add patches of hair under the belly as well as the elbows to integrate the mane into the body(just a thought)
like on a real lion. Cool concept just needs a little tweaking.
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I wasn't crazy about the Manticore's all dark design (red is more appropriate), but that's something that can be overlooked. However, the final build's face is ridiculous. Barney the Dinosaur, Skylanders, etc. sort of ridiculous.
0:26 Shows clearly how the face differs from the concept art approved of by majority (into this face that the majority are put off by).
The features were made larger and goofier in the final model. Bigger teeth, bigger mandible, smaller maxilla, etc. What is going for it is being a foe (even if a boss *preferred that a mini-boss or lower have these traits*) with flight, aerial attacks, ground attacks, etc. Usually flight is for pests/fodder.
>human face
Too bad Izzy didn't get his way.
>final concept
Looks fine (if lacking human features and red), but the model just doesn't bring it to life properly. Animations are nice. Haven't heard too much of the sounds from it yet.
1:48 It's like a goofier version of the flying demon from Army of Darkness. So silly.
1:54 That f***ing face...
>jaw of a shark
The shark is the part that is all wrong. It is NOT part of the formula for Manticore. It throws everything off. I understand what they're going for with the larger opening for bites and fire, but...the look is off.
2:18 Which is also part of the problem. The shark aspect. that's what ruined it. The concept art version didn't have that expressed in the same way. More and smaller teeth and all the other features that make the two differ.
3:19 Yeah, that too. The lack of a mane is a bother. You shaved the 'lion'. His chin looks weird because of it.
3:45 Ah, an early preview of the sounds, in-action fight, etc. Tail slap (like Chimera). Hopefully this one uses poison where Chimera's Snake didn't use the venom to said effect (just to stun or grab/slam). Icarus Offensive (air wing flap) from the Manticore. I wonder if it'll have some of the melee the Dark Souls 'guardian' used. Hopefully. Seems a bit on the smaller side for a 'boss' (versus mini-boss). In terms of monsters anyway.
4:00 Fire that sticks around as a hazard. Hope it makes good use of that. Fire breath too. I wonder if we take the fire element from it as we seem to take ice from Castor/Pollux. Do we get 'soul' from Orcos? That just leaves lightning. They going to use that dropped GoWII best of Zeus? *original character* We shall see.
4:03 Good look at the Temple that seems to be of Python. This while the Manticore seems to be diving down. Looks on the face aside, the fight should be interesting enough. I still feel like it should be a mini-boss to encounter more than once (open to use in the Arena). Bah. The need for a cinematic kill prevents this simple use of it.
5:23 Even here, the art is fine. The model is the issue. The face didn't get translated right and the loss of some of the mane is noticeable.
7:11 Pity we lack Combat Grapple proper. Tether can be foiled before it even gets to the CG part.
7:16 So the dive leaves some fire pools. Noted. Hopefully more get left as the fight progresses (because GoW doesn't do difficulty based changes for this kind of thing).
7:26 QTE with buttons shown this time. Should probably be an option/toggle to turn off the prompts and have them done automatically so the player can just enjoy the show in NG+ (with the option to be fresh, carryover or be MAX'd in various regards).
7:35 Multiple encounters, eh? And that large Python was a moving structure? Unexpected.
7:52 GoWII had Griffins and the Dark Griffin, but they were restricted to the Pegasus Segments. Never got used as I'd hoped they would for GoWIII. This time it is being done, but just for a boss (needs to be programmed for a mini-boss that can be encountered more than once, in groups and in the Arena).
8:02 Would be a pity if there was no ring-out here. At least for VH mode. Let us be instant killed for getting caught by the move. If you're on VH, you signed up for a challenge, so no whining should be heard unlike if this was done for Normal (or glorified Normal *Hard*) where casuals roam for their precious trophies, first (and only) playthrough *for the blockbuster experience/story*, etc. Vets (core fans) come for gameplay. Before long it becomes about the challenge.
8:07 Wall splat on invisible wall. Bah. If there were a wall, this would be excusable. Also, the wall splat should see the Manticore follow-up with a different punish from when it just blows the player far away (or misses entirely).
8:21 Yeah, I see that. Like Juggs (Elephantaur). A throwback to Callisto and Hades. Hopefully this one is more complicated than with the Juggernaut as dodging any direction is as good as another for his attacks. Manticore being limited to one attack with us dodging multiple ways well ahead of time? Boring.
Good to be back on track with SP coverage. This is the sort of thing I enjoy looking over. Thanks for sharing.
Jak: >mouth/head
>better with Chimera head
Or just like in the concept art (more faithful to it).
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I agree....they need it to look more like a lion's head, more like the concept art . The snake looks like a machne that mimics a snake? .......interested too see what part that has in the game. I think they still have time to tweak the look of the final game, starting with this manticore. I really hope they start out with a gigantic boss battle with something much much larger.....perhaps bigger than Poseidon. Maybe a Titan undisclosed in the other games? I have high hopes for this game but I somehow feel like it will be a letdown? Thoughts......suggestions? And please ......only comment on topic.
Re: Monsters of Ascension - The Manticore (new video)
Or like a person. Or just like in the concept art that was finalized. No second guessing it where it isn't necessary (technical limitations).
>machine snake
It's very odd. I thought it was going to be real (given we're in high fantasy). They could have us inside it for a full level with this set-up. Being inside a living one would be amusing, but wouldn't allow too much level variety in design, I imagine.
>time to tweak
I don't know...it's pretty late in the game for that sort of change (animations for the head, modeling for it, etc. would need changing). A quick fix might just be adding the damned mane back to full glory.
>start with giant boss
If we're in Tartarus being tortured, I find it unlikely the noted Hecatoncheir(s) won't take that role (though usually the first boss is multiple encounters).
With the hundred handers, that would not be necessary. Also, this Kratos shouldn't really be able to handle this sort of foe. These chaps threw mountains at their brethren. They're definitely getting nerfed for this game.
>only comment on topic
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Binghamton University to hold Commencement on May 19
Binghamton University will confer approximately 2,500 bachelor's degrees, 805 master's degrees and 110 doctoral degrees during the 2002 Commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 19, in the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Decker School of Nursing will be conferring its first-ever doctoral degrees at the afternoon ceremony.
The ceremony for Harpur College of Arts and Sciences graduates is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The ceremony for the graduate and professional schools will begin at 12:30 p.m.
National leader on minority education Freeman A. Hrabowski III will deliver remarks and be conferred with the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the morning ceremony. Cisco Systems executive and Binghamton alumnus Gary P. Kunis will speak at the afternoon ceremony and will also receive the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Currently president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Hrabowski's reputation as a dynamic leader in higher education and minority achievement, and as an active scholar in science and engineering, is unequaled. He attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia, graduating with highest honors in mathematics at age 19, and earned both his master's and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In 1976, Hrabowski became associate professor of statistics and research and associate dean for graduate studies at Alabama A&M University. In 1977, he accepted dual positions as professor of mathematics and dean of arts and sciences at Coppin State College in Baltimore, Md. and in 1981, he was appointed vice president for academic affairs there.
Hrabowski was appointed vice provost at UMBC in 1987, and a year later began working with philanthropists Robert and Jane Meyerhoff to create the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program. Originally designed to increase the number of black students in science and engineering, the program has since been expanded to include all students.
Hrabowski was named executive vice president at UMBC in 1990 and president in 1992. In that role, he continues efforts to strengthen the education of minority students, particularly in the sciences, mathematics and engineering. He serves as a consultant to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education and to a number of universities and school systems.
Hrabowski was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, receiving the McGraw Prize in Education, and has received numerous other honors. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Governor's Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Technology and held leadership roles in a number of academic and business organizations.
As an early innovator with Boeing Corporation and Cisco Systems, Gary P. Kunis is an Internet pioneer. Kunis earned his bachelor's degree in history from Binghamton University in 1973 and a master's in economics from Tufts University in 1976. After working briefly in the financial field, he joined New Hampshire-based Digital Equipment Corp., then a major computer maker. As senior software engineer, his work was devoted to the relatively new field of computer networking and intranet applications.
Kunis attended Binghamton University's School of Advanced Technology — precursor to the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science — in 1984, but left to join Boeing, the Seattle-based aerospace manufacturer. From 1985 to 1990, he was Boeing's chief networking engineer, responsible for the design and deployment of the their intranet and numerous Internet projects for the U.S. government, the Department of Defense and NASA.
In 1987, Kunis led a National Science Foundation-funded project to develop and deploy NorthWest Net, the Internet backbone for the Pacific Northwest region. In 1990, he joined a start-up Silicon Valley company that consisted of "14 people and a dog." Cisco Systems is now a multi-billion-dollar, multinational leader in the design and manufacture of networking equipment, remains at the heart of the Internet. Kunis' role has grown as the company has. He is currently vice president and chief science officer and executive sponsor for Cisco's Japan Operations.
In 2000, Kunis and his wife, Natasha, gave the University its largest single donation from an alumnus to support scholarships, enhanced computer networking and start-up funds for a networking research and instructional laboratory.
Student speakers
Kathleen Lotterhos, a senior from Waterloo, N.Y. who will earn her bachelor of arts in physics, will give the student address for the morning ceremony. Winner of the prestigious Goldwater Scholar award as well as a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, Lotterhos has participated in physics research at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Rochester, and in chemistry research at Binghamton. Lotterhos served as a tutor for the EOP walk-in program, and as a charter member and first president of Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity. She has also participated in several club sports, including track, rugby and soccer, volunteered at the Art Co-op, and spent winter break volunteering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on beach and mangrove swamp clean-ups in Puerto Rico.
Tracy Tse, a senior from Staten Island, N.Y. who will earn a bachelor of science degree in finance and management information systems, will deliver the afternoon ceremony's student address. Tse served as president of the campus chapter of the American Marketing Association and is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society. Recipient of a University Award for Student Excellence, Tse will also appear in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She has also served on the School of Management's Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the Dean's Student Advisory Board.
Recognition Ceremonies Also Scheduled
A full schedule of recognition ceremonies is also planned throughout the day on Saturday, May 18.
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor three ceremonies in the West Gym: at 9:30 a.m. for the Division of Fine Arts and Humanities; at 12 noon for the Division of Science and Mathematics; and at 2:30 p.m. for the Division of Social Sciences.
Other recognition ceremonies and receptions for graduates, their families and guests are scheduled as follows:
9 a.m. School of Education and Human Development, East Gym
10 a.m. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Anderson Center Concert Theater
1 p.m. School of Management, East Gym
2 p.m. Decker School of Nursing, Anderson Center Concert Theater
4 p.m. Educational Opportunity Program, Watters Theater
4:30 p.m. College-in-the-Woods, CIW Dining Hall; Dickinson Community, Dickinson Dining Hall; Hillside Community, Hillside Commons; Hinman College, Hinman Dining Hall; Newing College, Newing Dining Hall; Susquehanna Community, Susquehanna Coffee House


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Former Mexican foreign minister speaks at UTSA
By James Benavides
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(Jan. 28, 2008)--Former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda will return to UTSA to discuss his new book, "Ex Mex: From Migrants to Immigrants" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29 in the Buena Vista Theatre, UTSA Downtown Campus. Hosted by the UTSA Mexico Center, the presentation and discussion is free and open to the public.
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Castañeda is the Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at New York University. An accomplished scholar and former member of the administration of Mexican President Vicente Fox, Castañeda will discuss common misconceptions about the largest immigrant population in the United States.
Additionally, he will provide an inside account of pre- and post-9/11 negotiations between the United States and Mexico and measures Mexico pursued to improve the conditions of migrants when efforts were stalled.
Offering commentary on Castañeda's presentation will be Raul Rodriguez, Robert Rivard and Lionel Sosa. Rodriguez is the former CEO of North American Development Bank, past chair of the of the World Affairs Council of San Antonio, chair of the San Antonio Free Trade Alliance and the Benson Chair in Banking and Finance at University of the Incarnate Word.
Rivard is editor and executive vice president of the San Antonio Express-News. Sosa is the CEO of Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together (MATT.org) and is the founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, now Bromley Communications, the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the United States.
The UTSA Mexico Center is a resource for scholars studying U.S.-Mexico relations and the interactions of the two societies. The lectures series is part of the center's goal to open dialogue to promote bilateral policies to resolve mutual concerns. The center provides scholarships and research fellowships and facilitates travel and lodging for students and researchers to consult with experts in Mexico.
For more information, visit the UTSA Mexico Center Web site, which includes information on fellowships, scholarships, study abroad opportunities and an events calendar.


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By Rob Kelly
Gervinho says there is a real sense of belief among Arsenal's players about the season ahead - and he is confident they will soon end their wait for silverware.
Arsène Wenger's side were held to a goalless draw by Sunderland on Saturday, but that has done little to dent the optimism within the squad.
Gervinho is delighted with the way the team is shaping up after a busy summer in the transfer market and says it bodes well for the campaign ahead.
"There's great belief that we can contend for trophies," the Ivorian told Arsenal Player. "This is important, not only for the players, but also for the Club in general.
"There is real hope that we can bring trophies to Arsenal. Every player is conscious of this and we're going to do all we can to achieve it this season.
"We've had a few changes at the Club and there's a good spirit among the group - we're all enjoying playing together. Everyone is happy and it goes without saying that the group is up for having a good season."
Wenger now has wealth of attacking options following the signings of Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud, and Gervinho says that could prove crucial this term.
"I know Olivier Giroud personally from the French league," he said. "He's a good striker, he's really impressed me and has made a good impression generally.
"These new signings will help us move on and I think they are a good set of strikers.
"We've got lots of options in attack, but every team is different, every team has it's own players and every team has got it's own qualities up front.
"But the most important thing is that we've got a good strikeforce, we have to concentrate on ourselves, take care of our own business and I think that our attacking options can really make a difference this year."
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Falls crime rate is lower for fifth consecutive year
Police Department continues proactive approach
Menomonee Falls - It is not uncommon to see a police vehicle when driving down main thoroughfares in Menomonee Falls. In fact, it happens for a reason.
When Menomonee Falls Police Chief Anna Ruzinski took her post as head of the department in October 2007, she stressed the importance of a visible police presence in the community.
That presence is one of many reasons attributed to a decrease in crime within the village for the fifth consecutive year.
Total crime in 2012 was down 9 percent.
Total crime has decreased in the village by 53 percent since 2007. What's referred to as "part one" crimes, such as homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and theft, decreased by 10 percent in 2012. In five years, "part one" crimes decreased by 33 percent.
"Part two" crimes, such as vandalism, weapon violations, fraud and loitering, decreased by 8 percent in 2012.
Ruzinski attributes the lower crime rate to the hard work of the men and women in the Police Department, combined with the assistance of residents.
Being vigilant about maintaining a strong police presence is an important crime deterrent in the village as the Police Department is fully aware that their community is next door to an urban area.
"We want to maintain a presence so we can let the criminal know, 'you're not welcome here,' " Ruzinski said. "We're pretty vigilant about doing that."
A healthy atmosphere
Though the stats show a trend in decreasing crime, the numbers are not a huge focal point in Menomonee Falls. More important is the overall feeling of the community and keeping a healthy relationship with its residents.
"I look more at what I'm hearing from the citizens, how safe they feel, those are the things that are important," Ruzinski said. "We get far more complimentary messages from citizens in regards to the officers, which is what we want. We want to create that atmosphere where we can talk to citizens and have citizens be a part of the solution and that seems to be working."
A decrease in crimes such as theft and vandalism has allowed for officers to focus their efforts on enforcement of crimes that can sometimes be overlooked.
"The nice thing about that is when we have some of these crimes so low, we can start to work proactively on some other things," Ruzinski said.
Most recently, one group of officers is diligently enforcing handicap parking laws to make sure those who need those spaces are the ones using them.
Twice officers caught shoplifters in progress as they were issuing parking tickets to vehicles illegally parked in handicap stalls. The shoplifters were the ones illegally parked, Ruzinski said.
Staying proactive
Being proactive is key. Before "active shooter" became an all-too familiar phrase, especially after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., the police department held an active shooters training for administrators within the Menomonee Falls School District. Taking a proactive approach to emergency preparedness is integral to the Police Department.
"The Menomonee Falls Police Department and the police chief have been very proactive in planning with us for our needs in the case of an emergency. We have a strong relationship naturally with our police liaison officers," Superintendent Patricia Greco said. "And, all of the department, has been very responsive with respect to our partnership in crisis intervention planning."
Ruzinski said they are continuously going over the district's crisis plans, putting children's safety as a major priority.
"Chief Ruzinski is assisting our teams in keeping all of our procedures current and we continue to refine the support to ensure we are doing everything possible to be proactive," Greco said. "Our leadership team and our school personnel feel a strong partnership."
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Sorry I only could take about 15 seconds of that.
LiveLeak.com - MSNBC calls pro-Gun Americans ''Disgusting''
wtf IS GOING ON HERE????
Sorry I only could take about 15 seconds of that.
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
I watched a good amount of it. I thought it was hilarious. I mean I wasn't surprised at all that they rallied around their king, but what I thought was funny was when they said the day he became president he and his family had targets on them. I think there have been more school shootings than attempts on a President or his family. So it's pretty safe to say our families have even bigger targets on them becasue they aren't guarded by professional federal agents carrying evil assault-death-killing-ugly-big-magazine-clip-machine-guns 24/7.
If you ever want to see a keniption of epic proportions just call a libtard royal subject a hypocrite and sit back and watch... It's hilarious.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
I think the ad is freaking awesome, & as long as I like what I see I'll keep sending money.
Freedom isn't Free, Fuck Ya!
I made it about 15 seconds also. Those propagandists are forking scary.
You have to give the "Obunghole puppets" credit here, Trying to discredit And Down talk the NRA, On national TV, Is a good plan to help Get the Sheep people, To Back him up on taking away our rights. Even the devil has his day!
i think the girl used to much bleach in her hair and it has affected her brain
I made it to 2:18 before a wave of nausea came over me. Nothing but a bunch of lock step liberal morons. They derail the NRA ad, but they seemed to ignore that fact that Obama placed kids behind him when he signed those 23 executive actions last Wedesday. It is Sickening
Nemo ME Impune Lacessit
Manus sapiens potens est
пиштоли не убиваат луѓе, тие само го прават тоа полесно


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DublB ... It's going to be such a nice quilt, so stick with it. With the stars, I can see why they had you use a focus block instead of a pieced one ... let the starts show themselves off!
MiraB ... Such a contrast between the two ... The white and dresdens is so fresh. And yes, the Later Bloomers is just not your norm ... if I didn't know, I'd have said it belonged to CarrieM. More her colours, I'd say. One thing about UFOs, it doesn't take as much work to finish them!! Let your daughter say what she wishes ... you may have UFOs but you have a LOT of finishes! :D:D
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For over 100 years, bicycles have had a chain ring fixed to the right hand crank as part of their drive train. The External Disk Brake (EDB) standard employs the same proven strategy but with an ingenious difference: the chain ring is replaced by a disc brake rotor, and the derailleur by a disc brake caliper. This innovation provides the smooth and secure stopping power of a disc brake for unicycles.
Mounting the rotor on the crank permits a wider flange spacing on the hub. This results in a stronger wheel at minimum weight, with no change in hub width.
The disc rotor mount add just 2 grams to the right hand crank, and no weight to the hub.
Works with a standard width hub for every wheel size from 24" to 36", using a standard hydraulic bicycle disc brake and rotor.
The EDB was tested for both on- and off-road unicycling. It simply reverses the purpose of the front chain ring on a bike, which has already been proven on billions of bicycles over more than a century.
Kris Holm Unicycles offers EDB compatible Spirit double-hole cranks in several different lengths. Click for details.
No. The rotor is in the same location as a bicycle front chain ring. A 160 mm or 180 mm disc brake rotor is also smaller than most front chain rings. We recommend that shoelaces and loose pant legs be tucked away regardless of whether a disc brake is used on a unicycle.
It's rare but damage can happen. The EDB rotor is similarly vulnerable to ground impact than hub-mount disc rotors on bikes or unicycles. However, disc rotors are widely available and inexpensive to replace. KH frames are also rim brake compatible if this proves to be an issue.
Mostly, yes. The EDB standard works with hydraulic disc brakes containing International Standard (IS) mounts or IS adaptors. Mechanical disk brakes may not be compatible due to the larger size of caliper.
The EDB standard is available on 24" or larger Kris Holm unicycles produced after June 2012. These unicycles contain a disc caliper mount on the frame and Spirit Disc Cranks.
Potentially, yes. The EDB standard requires an IS brake mount on the right fork blade or bearing housing, 20 mm or narrower bearing housings (to ensure clearance of disc rotor bolts), and a standard unicycle hub with 154 mm or longer axle. A Nimbus brand D'brake disc mount works with Spirit cranks on many unicycles. Older (pre-2012) KH frames contain 22 mm wide bearing housings, and will likely require filing the bearing housing to prevent the disc rotor bolts from rubbing on the frame. User frame modifications void the KH warranty.
Yes and no. The current KH/Schlumpf hub mounts the cranks very close to the frame and does not contain a spacer between the crank and bearing. As such, most users find that the disc rotor bolts hit the frame when installed, even with KH frames. Many users have made modifications to successfully allow EDB use with the KH/Schlumpf hub (e.g. grinding the outside face of the bearing housing). However, frame modifications require some work, and void the KH warranty. Click here for additional notices regarding use of the KH/Schlumpf hub with disc brakes. This issue is currently being worked on and, of course, KH Spirit cranks are a high performance choice for the KH/Schlumpf hub regardless of disc brake usage.


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Internal or external lamp?
tritium - Google Search
Anyone know where I might be able to get tritium replacement for a ZRAK M-76 4x 5°10 scope that comes with a Zastava M76 rifle? I think that before the "shift change" in Washington DC I might get everything squared away, and this is just one more maintenance issue.
- Black Blade
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Internal or external lamp?
tritium - Google Search
Me too
i'm looking for replacement for on-m76.
but i don't know excatly what i need.
P.S. Internal "lamp".
Once you know the dimensions of the tritium, go here to buy: For Sale: Tritium Vials - CPFMarketPlace
In general, CPFMarketPlace - Powered by vBulletin has several threads with different tritium vials for sale. You may need to be patient and wait until someone has what you want in stock.
I have a daughter. I tell her, "911 is what you dial after you're raped. 1911 is what you should have before they try."
If they are anything like the lps/tip2 [the PSL scope] tritium vials, you'll have to go to europe to get the vials, they aren't small enough to go unnoticed while importing them, they are huge!
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...43630026-1.jpg Pay attention to the caliper in the picture!
I've ordered from that forum before. Just set your expectations to allow "4-6 weeks for delivery" just like old times!
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The "original" Boltcutter Rivet Squeezers:
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I know a man who used to work for Zrak Sarajevo before Yugo wars.
He was chif 'optician' at that time and nowadays he have his own business- repairing Zrak scopes.
I will ask him how they use to deal with tritium replacements (factory repairs).
I would be interested in tritium replacement or seeing a LED conversion. Having a reticle that is suppose to be lit and is not is annoying


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The electrification of the automobile is forcing changes to the once-humble engine-cranking battery.
The availability of stored energy is being sapped by idle stop-start systems and regenerative braking. And motorists are becoming accustomed to power-draining heated and cooled seats, multi-zone air conditioning, power tailgates, Internet access, charging ports for a variety of devices and inputs for gaming and booming audio systems.
To keep up, Absorbed Glass Mat technology is being used to create a high-energy capacity battery to handle a number of demands at once, day after day. More new vehicles come equipped from the manufacturer with an AGM battery, and an AGM battery must be replaced with an AGM, not with a standard lead acid battery.
Inside an AGM battery, lead plates with glass mat separators containing the electrolyte are arranged in a straight line. Because the plates are compressed in rows, the battery has more capacity – it uses all of the surface area inside the case to provide more energy when it's needed. And there is longer life for more total energy usage over time.
AGM batteries are virtually mandated for cars that have stop-start systems and regenerative braking, said Andreas Tobler, Product Manager, Energy Systems for Bosch.
"This technology automatically shuts off the engine when the car is stopped but keeps the radio, air conditioning and other electronics running off the battery – and often for quite a while," he said. "AGM batteries are not only robust enough to run the electrical while the engine is off, they make the transition from engine-off to suddenly-on much smoother."
Bosch has just launched the high-performance Bosch S6 AGM replacement battery. It is maintenance-free and comes with a four-year free replacement warranty and free roadside assistance program, Tobler said. Pricing starts at $xx.
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Modern art and modern life
Edward VII died on the 6th of May 1910 and his son George became King, but the hedonistic atmosphere of the Edwardian era continued for a few more years. During this period artists increasingly used bold colour and decorative design to express their response to the modern world.
We had the Post-Impressionists' exhibition ... another thrilling experience ...
Modern art in Britain is said to have begun in 1910, the year that Roger Fry's Manet and the Post-Impressionists exhibition was shown at the Grafton Galleries, London. The English Post-Impressionists simplified their scenes into flat patterns, using vibrant colours.
I feel sorry for anyone who did not see Diaghilev's first seasons … it gave me the feeling of being born again into a new and glamorous world, with complete satisfaction for every aesthetic sense.
In 1911 Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes performed at Covent Garden. The British art world and high society were caught up in a wave of enthusiasm, viewing the ballet as a 'Post-Impressionist picture put in motion'.
End of an era
The plunge of civilisation into this abyss of blood and darkness…
For many Edwardians the years immediately before the First World War were ones of suspended action, dislocation and psychological tension, however, the outbreak war in August 1914 utterly destroyed their secrets and desires. Edwardian men, women and children became caught up in a war they couldn't control, and the Edwardian era came to an end.
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Apple: Investors Should Contemplate Surge in Equipment Invesment, Says Stifel
Stifel Nicolaus's Aaron Rakers, who has a Buy rating on Apple (AAPL) shares, and a $600 price target, revisits the theme of gross profit margin, writing that worries about profit margin are more complex than investors have understood because it appears some pressure has come from depreciation expense on the company' s investment machinery and software, all of which he assumes comes out of cost of goods.
If his assumption is correct, writes Rakers, gross margin in the last reported quarter actually rose, quarter to quarter, rather than fell, when backing out the higher manufacturing cost:
Apple's combined Warranty Expense and accelerated Depreciation & Amortization expense stood at 7.6% of revenue, an increase from 3.2% in the year ago quarter. Given Apple's lack of specific line-item disclosures for D&A, we note that our analysis assumes this falls entirely into COGS. If we were to adjust for the $414 million warranty impact recorded in F2Q13, and adding back $224 million in F1Q13 and the remaining ~$90M evenly split through F2012, our analysis would suggest that Apple's F2Q13 GM% excluding D&A expense increased sequentially despite a negative mix shift. Apple's Amortization of Intangibles increased to $605 million in F2012 from $69 million and $192 million in F2010 and F2011, respectively. Amortization is not disclosed on a quarterly basis.
Rakers notes that many analysts have pointed to a warranty accrual as a factor in margin, but even without the accruals, the margin would be going lower this quarter:
Apple has guided its June quarter GM% at 36%-37% vs. 37.5% and 42.8% in the prior and year ago quarters; down from the peak of 47.4% realized in the March 2012 quarter […] While we believe it is well-known that Apple's F2Q13 gross margin reflected a ~90bps negative impact from a retrospective $414 million charge related to a one- time warranty charge (i.e., adjustment to China warranty accruals), Apple's adjusted gross margin would still reflect a consecutive decline over the past four quarters, the longest string of declines seen since the iPhone introduction in mid-2007 and thus continuing to fuel the negative sentiment that often surrounds increasingly competitive consumer-driven product companies.
Rakers offers the following table showing the higher contribution of depreciation to gross margin in the most recent quarters (click for larger image):
With Apple having increased its capital expenses "significantly," from $4.3 billion in 2011 to $8.3 billion in 2012 and now a projected $10 billion this fiscal year ending in September, Rakers opines thinks investors should ponder "How we should think about these supply-chain/equipment investments as it relates to the company's product cycles and the usability of the equipment beyond the point at which the asset is fully depreciated (i.e., positively impacting margin?)."
"How flexible is Apple's equipment investments relative to the company's form factor expansion/evolution?"
By which he means, how long will such levels of investment last given they're comparable to the way that Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and Intel (INTC) invest, companies that actually own factories:
While Apple's recent capex spending has been high, and is now similar to more historically capital-intensive companies such as Intel and Samsung, Apple may not sustain a high level of capex spending indefinitely […] As a comparison, Apple's growth in Machinery, Equipment, & Internal Use Software stands at ~1.5x greater than the investment we have seen in Intel's similar PP&E balance over the same timeframe; approximately 2.9x and 5.5x higher than the increase we have seen in the comparable PP&E segments at HP and IBM, respectively. This leaves us to continually question whether Apple's accelerated investments, particularly in 2012, reflect capital specifically related to new product cycles or whether these equipment investments primarily enable quick customization; and thus the company's anticipated vs. realized return on these investments.
Rakers concludes that he can't predict the absolute direction of gross margin, but that investors should be spending more time thinking about the investments.
Apple shares today are down $5.08, or 1.2%, at $412.34.


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Apartment for 2 people in the Latin Quarter
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|rue des Ursullines, 75005 Paris, France
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In the heart of the capital and near the famous Latin Quarter you can walk in the Luxembourg Gardens, stroll along docks of the Seine or visit the Pantheon. You can discover the shops of old books and enjoy many plugged restaurants in the area. This is a very central location, ideal for access to the different attractions Parisien .
At the 1st floor , this apartment has a living room with a open kitchen and a bathroom . The apartment has lots of charm and the decoration is very nice. Completely refurbished .
- Fully equipped kitchen with ceramic hob , microwave , integrated fridge freezer, toaster, kettle , coffee maker as well as dishes , pots, cups and glasses .
- Bathroom with shower , WC.
- Living room with sofa, TV and a coffee table.
- An ironing board and iron are available
Towels and linens are provided as well as cleaning . An efficient heating system ensures a steady and comfortable temperature in the apartment.
WIFI Internet access and TV included. It's possible to book a private parking close the apartment.
From Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly airport you can reach the apartment directly with the Luxembourg station which is a five minute by foot .
The neighborhoof is also well served by buses that will allow you to move quickly in Paris .
For late arrivals , there is an extra charge of EUR 20 between 20h and 22h and after 22h EUR 40 .
A deposit of € 200 is required to cover any damage or repairs in the apartment. The deposit must be paid by credit card on arrival day with our mobile payment terminal (the sum in question is not loaded but "pre-authorized" like renting a car for example).
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A good apartment, in a very good location. The apartment is quite small but was perfect for what we wanted. The interior is a good standard with a fridge, microwave and hob and a modern bathroom. It also has an iron and hairdryer which isn't mentioned on the site.
The area has plenty of good bars and restaurants and the ones we visited were very good quality and reasonably priced especially compared to the more touristy areas.
The main Metro / RER station Chaletlet - Les Halles is less than a five minute walk away and the Metro stops on the Rue de Rivoli are also close by.
Overall very pleased and would definitely recommend a stay.
A very good location with the metro station right on the corner. Very practical when being in Paris.
Appartment was very nice and cosy and the view just as nice (fourth level/ no lift though).
Too bad you can't park in front of the building. You can only station for a little while (to leave luggage for example). Therefore, check your preference for parking (if you are with the car) beforehand.
Regards, Oana and Hans Schippers (the Netherlands)
We actually stayed in a different studio since there was a mix-up of reservations. However, the hosts were very nice and the new Studio was even bigger and nicer.
The location of the apartment is very convenient and it's easy to get around from here.
However, the overall price-performance ration is pretty bad.
It is superfically clean but every corner is very dustry, especially around the bed!!! The shower was cold or even ice cold at most times, only by the end of the week I stayed here I got some warm water!!!
And also the contact and information prior to my stay could have been a little better. I never received any feedback for my complaints!
So looking at the price for the 7 days I stayed and what I got for it I'm sure there are better places to stay at!
the apartment is placed well for visiting Paris - it is possible to walk from there to see the City - but public tranportation is also very ggod from there. Everything you need in terms of restaurant ect nin the area.
The welcoming was not very good. We waited outside to be received but no one came to see us. It was not possble to reach jeremy by phone - and his assistant was not to confident with directing us over the phone. But at the end we found the place - and it the place was good.
I had a very pleasant stay in the apartment in July 2015. A fantastic view on the busy Paris life. Being on the fourth floor is a lot of climbing of course but you get used to it. Toilet and bathroom were small but good quality, The stove might need replacement on the ling run but it did work properly. So I will certainly come back to this apartment with a supermarket across the street and restaurants around the corner as well as the metro station within 100 meters.
Excellent apartment, comfortable for one or two people, well equipped and well located. No problem, just the opposite.
Highly recommended
Excelente departamento, cómodo para una o dos personas, bien equipado y muy bien ubicado. Ningún problema, todo lo contrario.
Muy recomendable
We got to Paris, the Anissa senorita with another lady were waiting at the entrance of the building and were greeted very warmly and kindly. We were told and showed us all the features department. It is very nice, very complete, very comfortable and very clean. Both the building as well as the neighborhood is very quiet and safe sites. The service of towels, bath towels, sheets and quilts, impeccable. Whenever we had a question, we communicated with Miss Anissa us and she always answered promptly. It is easy access to the metro, other public transport, supermarkets, restaurants, etc .... Thanks for the good service provided is one of the great days we spent in Paris. Hug
Llegamos a Paris, la senorita Anissa junto con otra señora nos estaban esperando en la entrada del edificio y nos recibieron muy cordialmente y amablemente. Nos comentaron y nos mostraron todas las características del departamento. El mismo es muy bonito, muy completo, muy cómodo y muy limpio. Tanto el edificio como así también el barrio son sitios muy tranquilos y seguros. El servicio de toallas, toallones, sabanas y acolchados, impecables. Cada vez que teníamos una duda, nos comunicábamos con la señorita Anissa y ella siempre nos respondía a la brevedad. Es de fácil acceso al metro, a otros transportes públicos, a supermercados, a restaurantes, etc.... Gracias porque el buen servicio brindado forma parte de los excelentes días que pasamos en Paris. Abrazo
All right, even the passage chiavi.Solo two things, the couch in the living room it was impossible to use it to sleep for an adult and the furniture of the terrace should be changed to be able to enjoy better.
Tutto bene, anche il passaggio chiavi.Solo due cose, il divano in soggiorno era impossibile usarlo per dormire per un adulto e i mobili del terrazzo dovrebbero essere cambiati per poterne usufruire meglio.
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