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The Baker Who Pretended to Be King of PortugalUniversity of Chicago Press 2012; US$ 29.00
On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain. Sixteen years later, King Sebastian rose again. In one of the most famous of European impostures, Gabriel de Espinosa, an ex-soldier and baker by trade?and most likely... more...
The Calabrian Charlatan 1598-1603Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 150.00
In 1598 a man - branded the Calabrian Charlatan by his Spanish opponents - appeared in Venice claiming to be King Sebastian, the Portuguese monarch who disappeared in battle some twenty years before. Over the next five years Venetians, Spaniards, and Portuguese wrangled over the true character and identity of the man. Was he a lunatic? Was he an impostor?... more...
Commentaries of Ruy Freyre de AndradaTaylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95
First published in 1930. ' The Broadway Travellers consolidates its already high reputation by issuing this volume...' Spectator This is the first translation of the Commentarios since original publication in 1647. Copies of the original are very rare yet the work covers an historically significant period, describing the operations leading up... more...
The Concession of �vora MonteLexington Books 2014; US$ 82.99
This book argues that liberalism in Portugal was an urban phenomenon involving a very small minority of the people, and points to a variety of reasons for this. more...
Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580University of Minnesota Press 1977; US$ 51.00
This account traces the history of the Portuguese overseas discoveries, following the expansion into the Atlantic island, the Madeiras, and the Azores. It continues the account with the history of Portuguese discoveries along the African coast, at Guinea, the Congo, and Good Hope, then follows the voyages of Vasco da Gama to India and to Cabra, Brazil,... more...
A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400?1668Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 53.95
A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America. Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions of a late medieval society were deployed to aid... more...
King Charles III (NHB Modern Plays)Nick Hern Books 2014; US$ 15.99
A provocative drama, drawing on the style and structure of a Shakespearean history play, which explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family. Queen Elizabeth II is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, her son ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule?... more...
PortugalPM Press 2012; US$ 16.99
This is the story of the political revolution in Portugal between April 25, 1974, and November 25, 1975, as seen and felt by a deeply committed participant. After the military coup in Portugal on April 25, 1974, the overthrow of almost 50 years of fascist rule, and the end of three colonial wars, there followed a year and a half of intense, democratic... more...
Portugal's Guerrilla Wars in AfricaHelion and Company 2013; US$ 2.73
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The Portuguese RevolutionRowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 39.00
Building on decades of research, leading scholar Ronald H. Chilcote provides a definitive analysis of the 1974?1975 Portuguese revolution, which captured global attention and continues to resonate today. His study revisits a key historical moment to explain the revolution and its aftermath through periods of authoritarianism and resistance as well... more...


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Fujifilm X70 vs. X100T – The Premium Compacts | MirrorLessons
In an earlier comparison between the Fujifilm X70 and the Ricoh GR II, I suggested that the X70 and X100T are, in many ways, cut from the same cloth. In addition to both being premium fixed-lens compacts from Fujifilm, they also incorporate the same 16MP APS-C X-Trans II CMOS sensor and feature a very similar design. You may be wondering: are there enough differences to merit a comparison? Even though the image quality is the basically identical, I would say that there are. The most salient differences are the field of view and optical quality of their respective fixed lenses, followed by the small gap between their autofocus systems. The remaining differences mostly regard the body, such as the size and weight, viewfinder (or lack thereof) and LCD screen……
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X-Pro2 vs Medium Format. An unfair face-off | Ivan Joshua Loh
Three years ago I sold my DLSR system and went into mirrorless,as mention I wasn't 100% confident of this move. I still own a Digital Medium Format(DMF) for commercial client that requires larger output. That was my safety net too. I wasn't sure if X-trans 16MP APS-C good enough. Yesterday I decided to take out my DMF out for a spin and relive the medium format dream. Its may not be the latest model but its still a great tool. Its a Phase One 645DF with a Leaf Aptus 6 ll 28 MP digital back. As I place it on my work table; X-Pro2 was just by it side. I was just wondering how much different is the IQ between this 2 awesome cameras? X-Pro2 mounted with a XF35mm F1.4 and Phase One with a 80mm F2.8 Schneider-Kreuznach lens. Which is about 50mm in 135mm format. As usual I commission my not so trusty model, Summer; A.K.A. mycheeky 5 years old daughter. I brought the DMF and XPro-2 for a little unfair face-off at the playground………
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Fujifilm X-T1 vs X-Pro2: Which Camera Should You Buy? | Laya Gerlock
I personally own the Fujifilm X-T10, but I became curious recently: is the new X-Pro2 worth the upgrade, or is the X-T1 enough of an upgrade from the X-T10? I already did some tests shots on the X-Pro2 for a recent post, and it performed extremely well. But I was still curious on how the two higher-tier cameras compare. So, I borrowed the X-T1 from a friend and did some comparison tests with the X-Pro2, which was lent to me by Fujifilm. I wanted to make the tests as fair as possible so I shot almost all of them inside my studio, as the lighting and conditions don't change. All shots were taken using same lens, the Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4…..
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X-E2 vs. X-E2S: Ending the Confusion | Rico Pfirstinger
By upgrading your Fujifilm X-E2 with firmware 4, you are giving up the camera that you knew: Your X-E2 will turn into an X-T10—only with a rangefinder design. However, on the inside, both the X-E2v4 and the new X-E2S offer (almost) the same features, the same menu options and the same graphical user interface as the X-T10. Okay, so your X-E2 is now a rangefinder-style version of the X-T10. Great! But what exactly are the differences between an X-E2 running firmware 4 and the new X-E2S? There seems to be some confusion, so let's straighten it out. On the outside, the differences are minimal. The X-E2S offers an "improved" hand grip, but to be honest, I can't feel much of a difference. However, pressing the four selector buttons on the back of the X-E2S does feel better, so this may be another small improvement over the classic X-E2……..
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X-Pro2 takes on 5D3? | Ivan Joshua Loh
Its been almost 2 years since I bid farewell to DSLR and walk into the mirrorless world. Its wasn't an easy decision but on the hind side; its the right decision. Leaving my 1DX isn't easy; which is a very capable camera and still hard to beat even in today's standard. Eventually it was the size; retrolious design and IQ of X-Pro1 that won me over. Of course I had to live with the down side of X-Pro1 too. AF was its weakest link. With the recent launch of X-Pro2, I would say its now easier for many to make this same decision. Many fellow photographers have been contacting me about new X-Pro2. As I ask why are they thinking of switching? Many says its because of the weight of DSLR and their lenses. X-Pro2 with a 24MP sensor now look like a good and logical alternative. There was also a wedding photographer that I spoke to, thinking of getting two X-Pro2 for his professional work…….
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Fuji XF35mm F2 Review – Up Close & Personal | Kevin Mullin
As ever, this isn't really a full Fuji XF35mm F2 Review and it is going to be in the form of my general use of it "in battle". This isn't a pixel peeping exercise, though I'm including some RAF files for you, and I'm not going to be reviewing the lens in the traditional fashion. Rather, I'm just going to talk about it, how I've been using it, how I've found it and what, if any, the pitfalls may be of the latest offering in the ever increasing lens line-up for the X-Mount from Fujifilm. Actually, as I've only recently purchased this lens from WEX I have only been able to take it to one wedding. Which was yesterday. Where it rained. A lot. In November. In England. Needless to say, I wasn't spending too much time with the F2 lens, instead preferring my faster 23mm F1.4 and even the 35mm F1.4. However, I did challenge the lens on occasions and I have to say this, right now; This lens is deadly silent, and blisteringly fast to auto focus. And by that, I mean instant. Even in low light situations its performing incredibly well for me……….
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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F2.0 R WR
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35mm f/1.4 vs. 35mm f/2 WR | Fuji vs. Fuji
We like refer to the 50mm equivalent as "normal," the focal length chosen to most closely match our own field of view. Despite this rather boring moniker, the normal lens is used by a huge number of photographers to create spectacular images. If I could have only one focal length, it would be 50mm. It's an awfully important focal length to get right with multiple camera companies offering a dizzying array of choices in the normal range. Up until recently, Fuji had a single option. Fortunately, it's an excellent one. Yes, focus can be slow on occasion, particularly in poor light, but optically, it is stellar. The new weather sealed option has a lot to live up to. In this versus piece, we'll explore how well it does………
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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F2.0 R WR
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Fuji 35mm f/1.4 vs. Fuji 35mm f/2 | Admiring Light
Today, I'm pitting the original lens for the X-Series, the venerable XF 35mm f/1.4 R against the new normal prime, the XF 35mm f/2 R WR, a slightly more compact and weather resistant lens that has just been released for the X-Series of interchangeable lens cameras. The lenses carry the same field of view and have a one stop difference in aperture. Which should you get? Is the new lens better than the relatively good 35mm f/1.4? Let's find out. The two lenses share a lot in common, but differ in several key ways. Both lenses are constructed with a solid metal shell and are roughly the same overall size. The new XF 35mm f/2 tapers towards the end of the lens and is very slightly shorter, so it looks smaller than it really is. The 35mm f/2 is a bit more solidly constructed than its f/1.4 brother, and has some weather resistance as well, but both are well-built………..
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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F2.0 R WR
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My Fuji vs. Olympus catch-22 | Vassilios Zacharitsev
Regular readers of this blog would know that I use both Olympus and Fuji cameras. I may happen to occasionally use another brand, but it will probably be for testing/review purposes. Although I started shooting Olympus m43 cameras exclusively more than 3 years ago, during the last year or so I also entered the X-System and, today, use is practically equally divided between the two. It's funny if you recall that both companies are named after holy mountains; Olympus from the Greek mountain of the Gods, and Fuji taking its name from that natural monument of Japanese culture. But, apart from that, both companies have much more in common. It could be said that both target broadly the same audience. Although they have consumer cameras in their line-up, the throw their weight on the higher level enthusiastmarket, while their flagships also target professional users. Same is true about their respective lens systems. They have both decided to go with the retro styling; Fuji even extending it to the control structure. This, I believe, have gained them quite a following, be it from nostalgic film-era photographers, hipsters, or, simply those with enough taste to loathe the bloated "black jellybean" look of modern DSLRs. There are other common themes between the two brands, which we'll discuss later on…….
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Nikon D600 vs Fujifilm X-T1 | Photo Madd
I've been using the Fujifilm X-Series almost exclusively now for around 4 years, ever since the X-Pro1 came out. I have dabbled with other cameras, but nothing has stuck for my day-to-day shooting. I know them intimately, and I enjoy shooting with them. Part of the fun of photography for me is the geeky tech side of things and trying stuff out. If I'm perfectly frank, aside from lenses, Fujifilm haven't released anything in quite a while now that has really pushed my buttons like the original X100 and the X-Pro1 did. Camera hardware has kind of stalled at the X-E2, yes firmware has made it quicker but we've not had anything all that interestingly different for me personally to get all that excited about. I have a feeling the X-Pro2 will address that, but until then we have to wait. The lenses from Fujifilm are amazing and always have been, we have a roadmap of what's coming for a while unless they spring any surprises on us we know what is coming! What is there to say about the lenses from Fujifilm now – they haven't made a bad one yet, even the cheapo "XC" lenses are really damn good! The only thing to choose between them is if you want OIS, and what focal length you want – you really can't pick a bad lens from the Fujifilm line-up! That's great and it genuinely is an amazing system that Fujifilm have built…….
Source: photomadd.com
Fuji X-T1
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text: Beginning in 2013, "Let's Go Places" will be integrated into all of Toyota's national and regional advertising, engagement, communications and digital across all segments.About Toyota Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957 and currently operates 14 manufacturing plants. There are more than 1,800 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in North America which sold over 1.8 million vehicles in 2011. Toyota directly employs more than 37,000 people in North America and its investment here is currently valued at more than $23 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services from North American suppliers totals nearly $25 billion. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com or www.toyotanewsroom.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030501/TOYLOGO) SOURCE Toyota


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Unless we can effectively address the concerns of people impacted by our conservation measures, we will struggle to make serious and sustainable change.
As someone with great fondness for dogs and all other animals, I was looking forward to seeing the new Universal Pictures and Amblin Partners movie A ...
Nothing indicates the horror of Montreal's pit bull ban better than this: PETA's mealy-mouthed congratulations.
It's open season on Mexican-Americans, whether you're a bigot running for president, or an "animal rights" organization fighting for its right to kill pets.
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I didn't realize how pervasive animal exploitation is in our culture until I had to become more mindful.
I am reminded of the stare-down between drug companies and animal rights activists. Of this mounting conflict, you'd think the answer is simple -- that animals can and should eventually make their exit from so many labs and testing facilities. Alternatives are in the wings.
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On February 4th, when the Teamsters pulled support from a bill, they never agreed to in the first place, the Mayor sat in his SUV for 16 minutes, rather than face the men and women in top hats on the steps of city hall.
Animals surely deserve to live their lives free from suffering and exploitation. Just because we are at the top of the food chain, does that give us the right to take animal rights away? A life is a life and it should be valued, no matter what you are.
In 1967, when daredevil Evel Knievel was getting his motorcycle-jumping career off the ground, he had the audacious idea to leap the signature fountai...
The actions taken by the Dallas Zoo, the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, and Wichita's Sedgwick County Zoo have done nothing to help elephants but will irrefutably harm them for decades to come. All three zoos should be roundly condemned by everyone who cares about elephants.
In the West, atheism is growing. Nearly a billion people around the world are essentially godless. Yet, that burgeoning population faces an important challenge in the near future
Opposition to A.2778 was shameful, even for PETA -- an organization whose better-off-dead philosophy drives their long-running opposition to TNR, just as it drives their demonization of pit bull terriers.
There are 37 chains -- with more than 1,000 total locations in the U.S. and Canada -- that offer vegan-friendly pizzas, complete with savory, protein-rich "meats" and melty, stretchy "cheeses."
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 819766
Embedded agent fails to find the server
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After starting the 4.4 server with the embedded agent enabled, it hangs.
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14:34:23,725 INFO [Embedded RHQ Agent Main] (org.rhq.enterprise.agent.AgentMain)- {AgentMain.waiting-to-be-registered-begin}The agent will now wait until it has registered with the server...
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Swiss roll on as Britain take back door to semis
By Steve Keating
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Switzerland and Britain claimed the last two semi-final berths in the Olympic women's curling competition in contrasting fashion on Monday while Canada rolled through the round-robin phase unbeaten.
With Canada and Sweden having already booked places in the final four, Britain (5-3), China (4-4), Japan (4-4) and Switzerland (4-4) stepped on to the sheets at the Ice Cube Curling Centre ready for a battle royale for the two remaining berths.
While Switzerland romped to a convincing win over China, Britain took the backdoor into the last four after dropping their final game to Denmark.
China's chances of advancing quickly disappeared when the Swiss stole three in the second end to jump into a 4-0 lead then cruised to a 10-6 victory over the Vancouver Winter Games bronze medalists.
"We don't have a medal yet, we still have to fight," cautioned Swiss skip Mirjam Ott, who will lead her team against Sweden for a spot in the final. "It's just great to know we can still go on (in the tournament).
"It was very good, my team played awesome. We had to play very strong against China. They're a good team."
Eve Muirhead's British foursome had also looked headed towards an easy win, leading 7-4 going into the final end, when disaster struck with Denmark taking three in the 10th.
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The strangest adventure I've ever had?
Now, hold on a second there, brother. First of all, just between you and me and the waiter in this here cantina, I'd like to correct you about some misconceptions you seem to be laboring under concerning myself. Right from the beginning of my lifelong wanderings, I never intended to have adventures. No, indeed. My main purpose at the start of it all was to preach to the heathens in far-off lands who were peacefully going about their daily lives without knowledge of the word of Heaven. I decided I'd eventually have to build a little church somewhere in foreign parts and then spend the rest of my time on earth delivering sermons to all and sundry unbelievers there.
From the way you're presently looking around at this den of iniquity, with its numerous customers happily downing the cheapest possible tequila, negotiating with the fallen women over there in the back, and losing every peso they've got at the craps table, you might be wondering a trifle just how the Right Reverend Doctor Jones, otherwise known as yours truly, wound up here, owning the whole place. Before I speak any further, a modest contribution to the building fund for my soon-to-be church would be deeply appreciated.
When I said 'modest', I didn't mean a mere dollar. Yes, that's better, thank you very much. You'll be glad to know your ten-spot will be evenly divided between myself and God as usual, with such trivial expenses as food, drink, and lodgings in due course being reimbursed towards the building fund. In the meantime, I'll hold the remainder in trust for the good Lord until sufficient capital has been amassed for the long-awaited creation of a first-rate house of worship.
Let me have a little something to cut the dust before I begin. Brother, I'd ordinarily be quite happy with coffee, tea, or even boiled water, but I've learned it's always best to blend in with the natives by following their quaint customs of eating and drinking. In the meantime, kindly remove that rather surprised look from your face while I order us another round. Hola! Dos cervezas, por favor! Muchas gracias, señor.
Ahhh… Where was I? Oh, yes, adventures. Once again, I didn't ever plan to undergo what might be best described as various unusual and exciting experiences, but I do have to admit throughout the years, a good many of these occurrences ended up with my involvement in them. True, not all of these with my consent, reluctant or otherwise during these specific events, but then such is life.
Let's see now… In Africa, I found a white goddess being worshipped by a native village. There was the time in Cairo with an Egyptian mummy. Just like everyone else on the dark continent, I spent a while looking for the elephants' graveyard, but I'd really prefer not to discuss this. By the way, have you ever encountered someone named Von Horst? No? Good.
I said, I don't want to talk about it. Just for that, I'll skip over my meetings with a real-life vampire, the jungle lord who lived with a bunch of gorillas, and a charming but extremely headstrong young lady whose tribe was descended from a lost Roman legion.
Anyway, my stay in Africa came to an end soon after, all due to a series of misunderstandings with authorities from several countries. Which ended with it being strongly suggested that I depart forthwith from the entire continent. Bowing to this, I set my sights further east, and I shortly journeyed to Hong Kong and other exotic locales.
My attempts to build a fine church somewhere in the Far East often tended to become interrupted, I must admit. Besides the necessity of acquiring enough resources to commence construction, constant diversions arose which kept me busy through no fault of my own. For example, there was the instance I stumbled upon the Abominable Snowman, who merely turned out to be an oversized basketball player on the lam from his bookie. Not to mention the time I had to take care of the pet dragon belonging to an insidious Oriental dentist. Looking back, the only occasion when I had some peace and quiet in Asia was during my stay at a very remote and hidden Himalayan monastery, where I was made the Head Lama of a timeless sanctuary. Nice place, but I quickly grew bored and soon resigned from the position. I must say, for all their talk about disdain for worldly goods, the other clergy there were remarkably thorough in searching myself and my luggage, and they didn't allow me to retain even a single souvenir of my visit. Like they'd have even missed a couple dozen pieces of gold and jewelry…
Ahem. At any rate, I was becoming a little discouraged at my fruitless endeavors of erecting a proper tabernacle of Christian worship. So, I shook the dust of the Asian steppes from my heels and hied off to likelier prospects. Mind you, I'd never been to Europe before, but I was sure I'd have much better luck there in acquiring the needed cash to build my church. Unfortunately, as had happened so many times before, I was led astray from my steadfast purpose by events, which I assure you I hadn't intended to take part in at all.
Not that this mattered, during such episodes as having to be the double of an injured prince of a tiny Balkans kingdom, coming across an insane doctor whose obsessed attitude towards dead bodies resembled a jigsaw puzzle aficionado, and meeting the Clubfoot of Notre Dame.
But, like I said before, none of those experiences were adventures, at least in my own opinion. After all, during everything, I was reasonably sure about what was going on around me at the time, or even later on. Speaking of this, I'd like to be absolutely certain: You've never bumped into somebody who turned out to be a man called Von Horst?
Brother, you don't want to know. Listen, buy another round, and I'll tell you about what happened to me a few months back, though I'm kind of hazy on the details. An actual adventure, you might say, even though I've never figured out exactly what went on then.
Now, it all started when I was on a tramp steamer making its way across the Atlantic to an eventual landfall someplace in Central America and points south. Anywhere would've done fine, since my mode of cheap and slow transportation was forced upon me by once more being a little low on ready cash. About a few days before we made port, I was attempting to replenish my empty wallet by joining a friendly little game of cards in the crew's quarters. An hour later, the hand of the Almighty had repeatedly brushed across my brow, resulting in me winning every single pot. Or so I maintained when I got unkindly questioned by my fellow players over drawing four aces a half-dozen times in a row.
Apparently, the crew consisted entirely of agnostics who refused to accept this, so when they started discussing how to dispose of my corpse, I sneaked away and hastily cast off in the ship's lifeboat. After a nasty storm drove my little craft ashore in the middle of a tropical jungle, I wandered along the beach, desperately searching for some signs of civilization. Well, I found this, but from the state of things, about a few thousand years too late for it to do me any good. While I was poking around in the ruins of the small stone temple buried in the underbrush, some sort of glowing…hole appeared from out of thin air right under me in the middle of the floor. Naturally, I fell through it.
I'm not sure where I landed, but that wasn't the strangest part of it. Oh, no. Things got even more bizarre when I dropped right into a room where a fight to the death was taking place with a man-like creature possessing a mouthful of fangs, ridged features, and yellow eyes. His opponent, believe it or not, was a tiny slip of a blonde girl, maybe seventeen or eighteen, dressed rather immodestly in boots, pants, and an extremely tight shirt.
They were both going strong at each other, punching and kicking and dodging and leaping. Fortunately, this pair seemed to be ignoring my presence, so I was perfectly fine with leaving them at it and making myself scarce. Right up to the moment when I was edging along the side of the room to the nearest exit, and the fanged monster broke away from his enemy, dashing directly at me and then grabbing my throat with one clawed hand in a grip of steel.
Whatever the thing was, it was also strong enough to keep me subdued when I was bodily turned around to be used as a hostage shield against the girl glaring in our direction while standing in front of us both. During the next couple of minutes, when I tried to concentrate on breathing past choking fingers, the two of them talked back and forth about what I couldn't make head nor tail of - such things as 'Buffy', 'Angelus', 'Sunnydale', 'Acathla' and other mysterious phrases. Finally, the young woman lost her patience, and almost too fast for me to see, she jumped up high into the air and kicked the monster extremely hard in the face, with her boot whizzing past my own head.
That blow knocked us both back and apart, which promptly ended up with me painfully colliding with the only object in the otherwise bare room, a very ugly statue of a demon or gargoyle which had a sword sticking out of this stone figure's chest. Listen, I'm not making up any of this. Anyway, I fell to the floor of the room at the foot of the statue, pretty much out of it, until a girl's shouting voice got through my daze.
I looked over to see her managing to put the monster into some kind of wrestling hold which was keeping him immobile on the ground, as she yelled at me to get up and pull the sword out of Acathla. I had no idea what this teenager was talking about, until I glanced upwards to see another hole from nowhere start expanding behind the statue. This vertical hole seemed to actually be on fire, and it also started to suck in the room's air through the growing gap. That gave me enough of an incentive to scramble away on my hands and knees, except the girl furiously shrieked at me again to get back there and do what I was told. Trust me, even the toughest guys I'd met during my travels would've instantly obeyed her, so who was I to behave differently?
Getting to my feet, I staggered over to the statue, which was beginning to disappear into the widening hole, with the wind rushing into this becoming stronger every second. I thought it wouldn't work, me pulling out the embedded sword, but when I grabbed the hilt and yanked, it came sliding out easy as a pie. Not knowing what to do next, I just started backing away, until the girl once more yelled at me to come over to where she was still pinning down the monster, who was itself fighting to get loose. Moving past the overpowering wind was difficult, but I did it. When I wound up besides the combatants, the girl then very firmly told me to stab him anywhere, and if I sliced her instead, she was gonna make me eat the sword. At that point, I absolutely believed every word she said, so the first chance I got after her threat, I poked the monster forcefully in his closest limb, sinking the tip of the sword an inch or two into his upper right leg.
Things happened really fast them. Just after the creature howled in pain from what I did, the blonde girl bounced up onto her feet, all while lifting to chest level this monster's whole body, without any strain at all. Still hanging onto her enemy she spun around, and when the young woman was facing where the fiery hole was now as big as a subway entrance, she hurled the flailing form right into the middle of this gap. The monster vanished entirely into the opening, and in the very next second, everything stopped. The hole and the statue were completely gone, without a single trace of either remaining in the room. Also, the wind had finished blowing, and the room was quiet enough so that I heard from by myself a girl's sad voice whisper, "Goodbye, Angel."
I didn't have any time to wonder about the last, given that the sword was then decisively removed from my grip. I gawked down at the young woman resolutely eyeing me after blinking away tears, with the sword expertly held in one small hand. Giving a baffled shrug, this female spoke to me without any hesitation, but this wasn't what I was expecting, some sort of explanation for everything.
Instead, as she stepped closer to stand in front of me, the blonde calmly said while she reached up to clutch the front of my shirt with her free hand, "I don't know or care who you are, mister, but thanks anyway. Now that's been said, I'm not really in the mood for talking after sending my former boyfriend to hell. Besides, it looks like your ticket out of here just showed up, so you'll be leaving right away."
This young woman then looked past me, tilting her head back to stare at the ceiling. I couldn't help but follow her gaze, only to see up there the same glowing hole which had formed under me just a few minutes earlier. Before I could react, the girl's fist thrust upwards with incredible strength, sending me sailing helplessly aloft, again with perfect accuracy through the radiant opening. This short flight ended with me flopping face down onto a stone floor, gasping in shock.
After a few more moments of just holding onto the ground, I heard someone politely clear their throat. Looking up from my supine position, I saw in front of me clustered across the temple corridor a dozen natives wearing only face paint and loincloths while aiming poisoned arrows from their bows right at my face. None of these people looked overjoyed at seeing a trespasser desecrating the tomb of their ancestors.
Well, I'm here, in fine health, and without even my head being shrunk, so obviously things must've turned out as well as they normally do for myself. Hey, keep in mind that I never said an explanation would ever be provided for the adventure I just narrated to you.
Tsk, tsk, you really shouldn't use such foul language in the presence of a clergyman. However, sometime in the middle of running through the jungle, swimming across piranha-infested rivers, and peeling off the leeches I picked up splashing through a horrible swamp, I had the opportunity to cogitate a little during my escape from those headhunters. I'd be quite willing to tell you what eventually occurred to me, but in return, it'd only be fair for you to first make another modest contribution to my church's building fund. About, say, in three figures this time.
Thank you kindly, brother. With this c-note, you've gained a mention in the contributor's plaque I plan to hang by the front door of the church, which I'll name the Tabernacle of St. Luke. Don't be so all-fired impatient, now. There's an actual reason I mentioned that.
You see, the phrase of 'the Lord works in mysterious ways' can't help but apply to what I just told you. I think it was absolutely necessary for me to be in that weird place then and meet those even stranger people with their funny names. Particularly the monster, whom the girl called 'Angelus' or maybe 'Angel'. Whatever she meant by this, a title or a term of endearment or even an actual first name, both of them really should've known one of those lower-ranking heavenly beings wouldn't stand a chance against a human representative of not just any archangel, but the very first of them all, before he had his little contretemps with God.
It all goes back to my birth, when I was supposed to be called something like Lucius or even Saint Luke himself. However, on the way to town, my pa stopped off at a saloon and he had a few celebratory drinks in advance. This ended up with him putting down in writing at City Hall the closest Biblical name he could blurrily recall, to what I should've otherwise been baptized. Since then, a great number of people have had the opinion that this pretty much explains my whole life, but I've never really thought so myself.
You don't have the slightest idea what I'm talking about? Oh, well, I suppose then the knife fight in the corner drowned out part of what I said when we sat down here at our table. Permit me to fully introduce myself again, brother:
Hello, I'm the Right Reverend Honorable Doctor Lucifer Jones.
Ever since 1984, the science fiction/fantasy writer Mike Resnick has been gleefully parodying every single popular entertainment cliché from the pulps, comics, movies, books, and everything else he can think of which occurred during fiction's golden age between the two world wars. Starting with the paperback entitled Adventurers and several others, the All-American scalawag passing himself off as a humble man of the cloth keeps getting hilariously plunged neck-deep in deadly peril, and he must perforce use all his wits and quick reflexes to either talk himself out of this or run like hell. Usually into even more trouble, as the case may be for the latter.
Anyway, how can you not enjoy stories with dialogue like the following:
"This jungle belongs to me, and I will not allow you to molest my gorillas."
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text: Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing Greg Stitt ECE Department University of Florida What is Reconfigurable Computing? Reconfigurable computing (RC) is the study of architectures that can adapt (after fabrication) to a specific application or application domain Involves architecture, design strategies, tool flows, CAD, languages, algorithms What is Reconfigurable Computing? Alternatively, RC is a way of implementing circuits without fabricating a device Essentially allows circuits to be implemented as "software" "circuits" are no longer the same thing as "hardware" Microprocessor Binaries RC devices are programmable by downloading bits - just like software a b 001010010 FPGA Binaries (Bitfile) 001010010 Bits loaded into program memory 0010 … Processor Processor Bits loaded into CLBs, SMs, etc. 0010 … FPGA Processor x c y Why is RC important? Tremendous performance advantages In some cases, > 100x faster than microprocessor Alternatively, similar performances as large cluster But smaller, lower power, cheaper, etc. Example: Software executes sequentially RC executes all multiplications in parallel for (i=0; i < 16; i++) y += c[i] * x[i] Additions become tree of adders Even with slower clock, RC is likely much faster Performance difference even greater for larger input sizes SW time increases linearly - O(n) RC time is basically O(log2(n)) - If enough area is available When to use RC? Implementation Possibilities Microprocessor RC (FPGA,CPLD, etc.) ASIC Performance Why not use an ASIC for everything? Moore's Law Moore's Law is the empirical observation made in 1965 that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every 18 months [Wikipedia] 1993: 1 Million transistors 2007: >1 BILLION transistors!!!! Becoming extremely difficult to design this ASICs are expensive! Moore's Law Solution: Make billions of transistors into a reconfigurable fabric - fabricate 1 big chip and use it for many things Area overhead: circuit in FPGA can require 20x more transistors But, that's still equivalent to a > 50 million transistor ASIC Pentium IV ~ 42 million transistors Modern FPGAs reportedly support millions of logic gates! 2007: >1 BILLION transistors!!!! Solution: Make this reconfigurable When should RC be used? 1) When it provides the cheapest solution Depends on: NRE Cost - Non-recurring engineering cost Cost involved with designing system Unit cost - cost of a manufacturing/purchasing a single device Volume - # of units Total cost = NRE + unit cost * volume RC is typically more cost effective for low volume devices RC: low NRE, high unit cost ASIC: very high NRE, low unit cost What about microprocessors? Similar cost issues uPs low NRE cost (coding is cheap) Unit cost varies from several dollars to several thousand Wouldn't cheapest microprocessor always be the cheapest solution? Yes, but … What about microprocessors? Often, microprocessors cannot meet performance constraints e.g. video decoder must achieve minimum frame rate Common reason for using custom circuit implementation Example FPGA: Unit cost = 5, NRE cost = 200,000 Microprocessor (µP): Unit cost = 8, NRE cost = 100,000 Problem: Find cheapest implementation for all possible volumes (assume both implementations meet constraints) µP FPGA Cost 5v+200k = 8v+100k v = 33k 200k 100k Volume 33k Answer: For volumes less than 33k, µP is cheapest solution. For all other volumes, FPGA is cheapest solution. Example: Your Turn FPGA ASIC Unit cost: 2, NRE cost: 3,000,000 Microprocessor (µP) Unit cost: 6, NRE cost: 300,000 Unit cost: 10, NRE cost: 100,000 Problem: Find cheapest implementation for all possible volumes (assume that all possibilities meet performance constraints) Another Example FPGA ASIC Unit cost: 7, NRE cost: 300,000 Unit cost: 4, NRE cost: 3,000,000 Microprocessor (µP) Unit cost: 1, NRE cost: 100,000 FPGA ASIC Cost Answer: µP cheapest solution at any volume – not uncommon µP Volume When should RC be used? 2) When time to market is critical Huge effect on total revenue RC has faster time to market than ASIC Growth Decline Revenue Total revenue = area of triangle Time Time to market Delayed time to market = less revenue When should RC be used? 3) When circuit may have to be modified Can't change ASIC - hardware Can change circuit implemented in FPGA Uses When standards change Codec changes after devices fabricated Allows addition of new features to existing devices Fault tolerance/recovery "Partial reconfiguration" allows virtual fabric size - analogous to virtual memory Without RC Anything that may have to be reconfigured is implemented in software Performance loss Design Space Exploration Determine architectures that meet performance requirements 1. Not trivial, requires performance analysis/estimation - important problem 2. 3. Will study later in semester And, other constraints - power, size, etc. Estimate volume of device Determine cheapest solution The best architecture for an application is typically the cheapest one that meets all design constraints. RC Markets Embedded Systems FPGAs appearing in set-top boxes, routers, audio equipment, etc. Advantages RC achieves performance close to ASIC, sometimes at much lower cost Many other embedded systems still use ASIC due to high volume Cell phones, iPod, game consoles, etc. Reconfigurable! If standards changes, architecture is not fixed Can add new features after production RC Markets High-performance embedded computing (HPEC) High-performance/super computing with special needs (low power, low size/weight, etc.) Satellite image processing Target recognition RC Advantages Much smaller/lower power than a supercomputer Fault tolerance RC Markets High-performance computing - HPC Cray XD-1 SGI Altix 64 Itaniums, FPGAs IBM Chameleon 12 AMD Opterons, FPGAs Cell processor, FPGAs Many others RC advantages HPC used for many scientific apps Low volume, ASIC rarely feasible RC Markets General-purpose computing??? Ideal situation: desktop machine/OS uses RC to speedup up all applications Problems RC can be very fast, but not for all applications Generally requires parallel algorithms Coding constructs used in many applications not appropriate for hardware Subject of tremendous amount of past and likely future research How to use extra transistors on general purpose CPUs? More cache More microprocessors FPGA Something else? Limitations of RC 1) Not all applications can be improved Desktop Applications – No Speedup 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Speedup Speedup Embedded Applications – Large Speedups 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2) Tools need serious improvement! 3) Design strategies are often ad-hoc 4) Floating point? Requires a lot of area, but becoming practical


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Blissful Ailing (part 8)Mature
Kayden was sitting at the table she had saved for her and her bandmates, she was much calmer then than she had been the night before. She was no longer upset that Shane hadn't understood what she was saying, she had realized the night before that she's was being selfish and that Shane was allowed to act like that since he had just been hurt. The waitress came to the table and asked her what she wanted to drink; Kayden just told her that she wanted some green tea. While the waitress walked away, Kayden tied up her long black hair, she had a history of getting her hair in her drinks or her food, so she always put in up when she was eating. When the waitress came back with her tea, Kayden saw Shane rushing in the door. "Hey Shane, what's the hurry? Did some groupies start chasing you." she laughed. "Huh? Oh um no." said Shane, "I have to talk to you, Kayden." "Okay," said Kayden, "You do realize we're talking right now, right?" she laughed. The waitress had noticed that someone else had come to the table so she asked Shane what he had wanted to drink; he quickly told her that he wanted a glass of juice, whatever the woman wanted to bring him. "Well um, Kayden you look really nice today. It's nice to see your tattoo." said Shane nervously, he was never this nervous when he would talk to her. "Oh yeah that's right, I'm not wearing a sweater today, but you usually see my tattoo Shane." said Kayden. Kayden's tattoo was a tattoo of a swan, she had gotten it when she was eighteen as a symbol that looks can be deceiving and that it really doesn't matter what you look like, since all swan chicks don't look that pretty but turn into something beautiful. "Right. Hey Kayden…um, when we get back to Vancouver, would you maybe want to go watch a movie?" asked Shane. "Sure. What are you and Dominic wanting to watch? I kind of want to watch a horror movie, it doesn't matter which one." replied Kayden. "No no, not you me and Dom. Just you and me. I'm asking you out, like on a date Kay." said Shane. Kayden was just shocked, "What? What about your feeling hurt?" said Kayden. " Well I didn't understand what you were talking about yesterday, but Dom told me everything. And I want you to know that I love you too, and I want to be with you Kay. Neither of us said anything to the other before, but now is the time. So what do you say?" ask Shane, starting to feel more confident. "Of course Shane! You have no idea how long I've waited for you to ask me that." cried Kayden, who walked to the other side of the table and gave him a huge hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Wait, where's Dom? I thought he was with you." asked Kayden, slightly pulling away. "In his room, I'll go get him. I'll be right back." said Shane, getting up to go get their friend. Kayden was so excited, she couldn't stop smiling and she couldn't believe what just happened, it was too great. In a few minutes, Shane and Dominic came in the door of the restaurant, Dominic was of course wearing his sunglasses. "Hey Kayden. I heard from Shane that you said yes. I'm glad, I was waiting for you two to hook up." said Dominic, laughing slightly. "Dom, can I just say I am always impressed as to how well you function even when you have a bad hangover?" said Kayden laughing. "Yes you may, and thank you for the compliment." said Dominic. "Excuse me you three, sorry to interrupt, but I need to speak with you." interjected a stranger. "It's fine. Hey you're that guy from the show." said Shane. "Yes yes I am. Let me introduce myself, I'm Dave from Adrenaline records." said the man, "I'm very interested in signing you guys, you have potential to be huge." All three members of Blissful Ailing screamed out "Oh my god!" "I take that to mean you guys are interested in signing with us?" said Dave, laughing a bit. "Of course it does!" said Shane, speaking for the whole group. "Alright then, I'll just write up the papers and you can come in and sign them. And don't worry we are located in Vancouver, so you won't have to go anywhere else to come see us. And then after that I can set you guys up with recording times so you guys can start your album." said Dave, writing down the address of the studio and his own phone number on a paper Kayden had given him. As the rep started to walk away, since he didn't want to impose, Kayden called out "Wait no! Come eat with us, we're going to celebrate now. And since you're going to be our manager, you should celebrate with us!" "Are you sure?" he asked. "Absolutely" said Kayden, "Wow this is the best day in my life, ever!" They all ate together and celebrated, and then in the afternoon Dominic, Kayden and Shane got on the plane and heading home. And as for Blissful Ailing, the band became an extremely popular group. Kayden and Shane are still together today, Dominic is still a great friend to Kayden and Shane. So life is perfect for Blissful Ailing.
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GEMS Club @ STEM Studio Jupiter
Presented by South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
June 13, 2017
Our GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) Club is now in Downtown Abacoa! Girls have a bright future in Science and GEMS Club will continue to help them shine! GEMS Club offers the perfect opportunity for young girls to learn and grow as they discover the exciting world of math, science, engineering and technology! Each month offers a different theme and includes themed science activities and crafts. Dinner and refreshments will be provided. This program is open to girls in grades 3-8 and a $10 registration fee is required per session. June's theme is Underwater Explorers!
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May 23, 2006
Links Du Jour 05-23-06
- Nike Steals Logo from Poor London Borough - This must be some kind of mistake. If so, I would imagine Nike will pay what the borough of Hackney asks. It just seems impossible that Nike did not do the brand name research on this one...
- Co-Creation and the One-Percenters - I firmly believe that it's the fanatical one percenters — that one small fraction of your customer base who just adore your brand and all it stands for — who push a brand name into being an icon. The field of brand naming takes its cues from legends like Harley-Davidson, Nike, and, more recently, iPod, product names that fans have made their own.
- SanDisk wants you to say iDon't - An interesting attack on the iPod name that compares iPod users to sheep and clones. SanDisk, a rival mp3 player company (if there really is one) has set up a site that takes the mickey out of iPod by making fun of its name, but I agree with Tim Nudd: it will do little to stop the iTatorship. The iPod is just iconic brand naming.
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