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My story starts when I was just 22. I had about the worst year of my life when I was 21 that I was ready for some change in it. My dad died of alcholism, I joined the Air Force and got medically discharged, and some other personal problems that I will not go into. I decided to just take a break from all of it and move to Utah to live with my sister, Christy, and her family. I got a job working at a 7-11 and was just sort of hanging out in a limbo in life. Not really any direction to go. I worked with a girl who was just about to get married and she was the happiest, sweetest thing you could ever meet. The funny thing now is that I can't even remember her name and I'm not even sure if she knows that I was baptized. One day I was working with her and she was just smiling away so I asked her why she was so happy. She told me it was because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I continued to ask her more and more questions. When I got home that day I was really confused so I asked my sister, who was an inactive member of the church at the time, to have the missionaries come over so I could talk to them. The first discussion went really well but I was still very confused. After the second discussion the missionaries asked me to read a passage from the Book of Mormon which was Moroni 10:3-5. Then they asked me to pray about it and ask if what I was reading was true. Later that night I was home alone so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to read from that book. I read what they asked and then quietly kneeled and prayed if it was true. It was amazing because a warm sensation came throughout my body and I knew that was I had just read was true. I couldn't believe it. One thing that I want to add is that the only way to know if the Book of Mormon is true is to read about it and then ask for yourself. Noone forced me to do anything I was not willing to do and I came to my own conclusion.
The next discussion was my 3rd and the missionaries asked if I was ready to be baptized. I told them no and didn't say anything else. I finally committed to being baptized after my next discussion and have never looked back since. My life was not easy before I was baptized but I knew I was taking the right step in my life. Before I joined I never really knew what the purpose of life was. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has answered all of my questions. I hope you all enjoyed my conversion story. I do know, without a doubt in my heart, that this church is true. I have received so many blessing by being a member. I have found my true love, who I am sealed to forever in the temple, and I have felt the spirit so many times. The Lord has led us all over the country as we have prayerfully made decisions about where we need to go for school and such. I have made the best friends but the most wonderful part about it is that wherever we live I know that I am going to have an instant family at church! The lessons are the same, the callings are the same, and everyone serves for one general purpose.... to build up the Kingdom of God on Earth.
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I just want you to know your example has inspired me to write stuff on my blog. Not my conversion story, but a kind of testimony of truths. So thank you. Maybe you can pass the gratitude on to Jill. She started a kind of domino effect!
Thank you so much for sharing your conversion story! I had goosebumps the whole time I was reading it. The gospel is so wonderful and I am also so grateful to have it in my life. You are an awesome example!
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I know you're probably thinking I'm strange for going this far back in your blog. I promise,I'm not... #1 I want to view all your videos and wasn't sure where to start and, #2 I was hoping to find something like this on your blog. You have no idea what an inspiration you are to me. I too, joined the Church at the age of 22. I had been in a physically, mentally and emotionally abusive relationship in which one and only one major blessing (my daughter) came out of. My mom and her new husband, (they were married just 4 bmonths prior) took my 6 month old daughter and myself in. I eventually found work and learned how to be a single mother and provide for myself and daughter. The missionaries tracted into the store I managed and began, shortly there after, teaching me discussions. On my last discussion, which we had at the chapel (b/c no one was home) I met the man who is now my husband. He had been baptized 2 years prior after being introduced to the Gospel through a girl he had dated. He was headed to Institute which had been cancelled but he didn't know. He saw the Missionaries and started talking to them and I was able to ask him some questions as he and I are both (stillto this day) the only members in our families. We then went to get some food and chat and quickly became great friends which later led to love and marriage in the Temple (much to out families upset). We have been married for 6 years (this coming Sept.) and have been blessed with 2 beautiful boys! He also has accepted my daughter as his own (although her father still is in her life). We want more children b/c we know about bringing spirit children to earth but my family gives us a realy hard time about it and doesn't really suport us in wanting more. I know it shouldn't matter but it does to me... they're my family. Anyway... we have been given so many incredible blessings through being faithful and obediant. One most recent belessing was my daughter getting baptized in Nov. 2011. Her father was always hugely against the church and always said no to that ever happening but after 7 years of praying, his heart was softened and he said she could! We made sure to include him that day and pray a seed was planted in his heart as well. Ok, so sorry for rambling... Just wanted to share that with you. Honestly, I don't know if you'll even get this... But, if you do, thanks for reading.
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Just a week after announcing the first four members of the 2010 Generation adidas class, now comes word that the league is closing in on most of its top targets, with at least one new target emerging.
Sources tell SBI that Wake Forest tandem Ike Opara and Corben Bone are close to reaching agreements with MLS on Generation adidas deals, as is Virginia midfielder Tony Tchani. All three are considered Top Five prospects in the upcoming draft.
A new potential No. 1 pick has emerged though and that is Oregon State striker Danny Mwanga. Buzz Carrick at 3rd Degree reported on Monday night that Mwanga was signing with MLS. SBI sources have confirmed that Mwanga is close to finalizing a deal that could be one of the largest in the class (though he has not signed yet).
The reason for the large contract offer, believed to be more than MLS paid 2009 No. 1 pick Steve Zakuani? Not only is Mwanga considered one of the top strikers in the class (along with Teal Bunbury), Philadelphia is expressing strong interest in selecting Mwanga with the first pick in the 2010 MLS Draft. Philly's interest pushing MLS into overdrive on trying to sign the Congolese striker, who had been expected to go on trial with clubs in France.
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The formation is secondary to the player role, and I would say that the role you're describing is played by at least a couple of players on successful MLS clubs. Brian Carroll in Columbus and Brad Evans in Seattle come to mind. Each has a pure destroyer behind him (Moffatt/Alonso) and a pure creator ahead (Schelotto/Ljungberg), and those two are hybrids between them.
FSV Mainz 05 is close to signing American midfielder Jared Jeffrey from Club Brugge. Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel has said that he will have a look at him over the coming days and will then decide whether he will join the first team or begin in the reserves.
The transfer is basically a done deal though the clubs still need to negotiate the transfer fee.
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Jeffrey`s agent Steve Kelly had offered his client to Mainz a year ago. However, the move didn`t work out then for "financial reasons".
According to kicker, Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel says that Jeffrey might get a chance in the Bundesliga this season ("He his it in his own hands").
MLS seems to be getting younger. In some cases in sports, like my Seattle Mariners in the 80s, maybe you think that is because the salaries are cheaper.
In this case however it just appears the younger players are very talented and by doing so MLS is getting better.
Very exciting. Get the CBA done, I cant wait for the end of March to see it all kick off.
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My original point was that where and what Tchani plays will be contingent on where he winds up.
You make a good point, I'm not sure he would be an effective attacking mid, but as others have already mentioned, formations change and evolve depending on available personnel. At UVA, he played with Villanueva, so he never had the opportunity/necessity to play attacking mid.
Shalrie is a perfect example: he started out as a pure def mid when he broke in with the Revs years back. Now, I'm not sure what he is anymore. And yes, Nicol has used him as both attacking mid and a striker.
Whatever club and coach Tchani winds up playing for will dictate his field position.

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HOME Secretary Theresa May risked angering the Lib Dems by calling for the
hated Human Rights Act to be axed last night.
Mrs May said she would "personally" like to see it go because of the problems
it has caused.
Her comments will endear her to many infuriated by foreign terrorists, killers
and rapists who use the law to avoid deportation.
But senior Lib Dems, including Deputy PM Nick Clegg, have pledged the Act will
Speaking on the eve of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Ms May
said: "I'd personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we
have had some problems with it."
"I see it, here in the Home Office, particularly, the sort of problems we have
in being unable to deport people who perhaps are terrorist suspects.
"Obviously we've seen it with some foreign criminals who are in the UK."
The Lib Dems have long supported Europe-inspired human rights legislation.
Mr Clegg promised delegates at his party's conference last month that the
Human Rights Act, which enshrines the European Convention on Human Rights in
UK law, was "here to stay".
Lib Dem Energy Secretary Chris Huhne even boasted his party will destroy the
Government if it tries to scrap the laws.
He said: "If Conservative backbenchers persist in wanting to tear up the
European Convention on Human Rights, then I can foresee a time when this
party would be extremely uncomfortable in coalition."
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights organisation Liberty, said:
"Modern Conservatives should think again about human rights values that were
truly Churchill's legacy.
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But Seriously,
If I don't stop dreaming about these mirrors, I might just
Become what they tell me I'll be.
Confused, then obsessed, by mental reflections
Relentlessly gazing at sad hypotheticals,
Become as I see myself,
Washed out and faded,
Dried up and brittle,
Then stepping out into the rain
To be crushed and laughed at by my former and later selves.
As if I knew I had this coming all along.
Or maybe I would turn it into decency.
Start again, anew, albeit weaker.
Drenched and dripping dirty water until I'm clean.
Or maybe if I just weren't having
Dreams of eerie framed facsimiles of me in different times and places
Then, perhaps, I'd get some sleep, and wake up here tomorrow,
Good as new.
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|This is a discussion on How to deal with coolers? within the online poker forums, in the Cash Games section; I haven't played poker in little over a year now and its been 3 days ongoing were I can't win. Constant suck-outs/ coolers on the
How to deal with coolers?
I haven't played poker in little over a year now and its been 3 days ongoing were I can't win. Constant suck-outs/ coolers on the river, which is becoming normal now. Players are now calling with trash hands pre-flop like 74 against my kings and either hitting straight or full houses on the turn/ river. I've been playing abc poker which I think is okay for 20nl. I'm currently down 25 buy-ins and just can't take it anymore. Does anyone have any advice? I also played about 15,000 hands too.
If your losing with one pair at the river it's not really a cooler, if it is a 3 bet pot I guess I could give that some leadway. The most common hand won at showdown is 2pair, it seems like your just looking at your hand and not folding to any agression. If the table is overly loose preflop feel free to raise bigger than standard.
Hey, you're back!! Good to see ya again!!! Well mostly what jsh said you probably overestimate your hand by the river and probably still fire even that you know that you dont beat much...
think of it this way,
what weaker will pay me there, this, this and this ===>value bet
what stronger he might fold, thi this and this===>bluff
point is that you always need to know what are the reasons for betting not jus bet cuz you wanna make agro image.
About the real coolers, well i guess just move on, i have had some sick coolers too some sick downswings too, been 15bi under the EV and stuff but 25 bi down are more probably some major leakage in you game than just coolers, switching to one stake lowed and fix game would help, posting some hands or stats would help but as i recall from time before you rarely want to cooperate to people who wanna help you, right? you rarely respond to threads you have opened in past, would it change this time? Youre bit older now, you can probably handle stuff on a more mature way than before...
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By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY
Jiri Fischer's pupil-teacher relationship with Chris Chelios
is akin to the young lion being taught how to hunt by the old hyena. "What he
is learning from Cheli is how to be a little mean," says Detroit Red Wings teammate
Darren McCarty. Unquestionably Fischer's more aggressive play has become a major
plus for a team with ambitions of winning its third Stanley Cup in six seasons.
Conference final
At 21, the 6-5, 225-pound Fischer has
started to become the physical force the Red Wings have been lacking. He began
playing with more bite in the regular season, but he has started to roar with
more authority in the postseason.
"What I was trying to do was be good defensively first,"
says Czech native Fischer. "But once I would achieve that, maybe trying to be
more physical and even more offensive."
He has actually done well on both of those fronts
after scoring three goals in his first 187 regular-season games, he has scored
three in his last eight games.
"He's getting increased ice time, and he's feeling pretty
comfortable," says Detroit captain Steve Yzerman. "He has physical strength,
speed and pretty good hands. He breaks that puck out pretty well."
Fischer has improved significantly since last year, when
he was a shaky 20-year-old playing too nervously in his first NHL playoffs.
Chelios' impact has been noticeable, and not just because Fischer is showing
his teeth more.
Chelios is always seen talking to Fischer on the ice. He
says Fischer is probably getting weary of hearing his voice, but most of his
teammates don't believe that.
"Jiri is highly coachable," McCarty says. "He will always
listen. He wants to get better. I think young big guys always take time to grow
into their physical game. But you could see it was there."
To appreciate what Fischer's development means to the Red
Wings, remember that this team already has Norris Trophy candidates Nicklas
Lidstrom and Chelios in its top defensive spots. With Fischer now showing more
grizzly-like play, the Red Wings suddenly seem to have a murderer's row on defense.
These three guys can eat up 80-plus minutes of defensive time.
"We just have so many star players on this team and great
players," says Fischer. "When I watched how physical they play, I realized how
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The Union Aerospace Corporation is the fictional multi-planetary conglomerate (possibly a megacorporation) that operates facilities on Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, where Doom takes place, as well as Earth and its Moon, and many offworld moon and planetary research stations including Tei Tenga, Jupiter, Venus, Neptune, Amun and Saturn (and Europa). It was founded in 2015 by Thomas Kelliher.[1]
The UAC in Doom, Doom II and Final Doom
The UAC is a multi-planetary conglomerate with radioactive waste facilities on Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos.
Mars is the home of the Union Aerospace Corporation. Additional details indicate a base on Tei Tenga and other offworld sites as shown in the Phobos Hangerbay, and data being transmitted on various screens. They also have bases on Earth.
The facilities on the two moons were used to conduct various classified projects, including experimental inter-dimensional travel through teleporters (called "gateways"). This project grew unstable, and project "volunteers" began to suffer from a violent form of progressive homicidal insanity culminating in a sudden, explosive death. The story of the games begins after distress messages sent from the moons reach Mars, where the protagonist is stationed.
Not much detail is given about the UAC's activities given the sketchy nature of the plot of the games, but it is made clear that before the invasion took place the UAC had been researching technology used for teleportation as a major contractor to the United Nations military, which may explain why their facilities were guarded by UN Military personnel (such as the player character, a marine).
As is evident during progress in the games, the populations of the UAC facilities are either killed or possessed by the hellish invaders unleashed by the teleportation experiments. In Doom II, which takes place on Earth, there are occasional UAC logos throughout the levels, indicating that the protagonist enters various areas owned by, operated by, or associated to the UAC on Earth.
Both games include crates of various sizes containing unknown materials which are marked with the UAC logo. A clear sign that the UAC develops military technology is the "UAC rockets" label on the boxes of rockets the player may pick up as ammunition for the rocket launcher.
The UAC logo is composed of two flattened spherical shapes with a smaller triangular space between them. The initials are often written beneath the shapes using the customary rounded font of the games. There are some variants though such as UAC spelled out with stylized U sort of like a fat animal with horns, A is Triangle, and C with a crescent moon. Some say UAC BASE under the logo, rather than just UAC. The size of the arrow/triangle appears differently on different versions of the logo as well. There are two different color version for the UAC delivery symbol printed depending on if they are cardboard or metal boxes.
Note: This classic UAC Logo also appears in Doom 3 and Doom 2016 on various containers and wall outfittings/pipes/computers as well.
The UAC in Doom 64
Doom 64 is more or less a continuation of Doom 2/Final Doom materials. Using an updated version of the original engine but with new textures and sprites. As such there isn't a whole lot of new details concerning the UAC in it, and seems to deal more with Marine Military bases before going to hell, other than Hell is back, and its Marine's job to prevent another incursion. There isn't any artwork showing the UAC logo on any of the new original wall textures, though the new explode-able barrels, box of rockets, and the BFG ammo packs do have "U.A.C." listed on them.
The UAC in Doom 3
With Doom 3, a retelling/prequel to Doom, the story is given greater depth of detail through the player's interaction with human characters, PDAs, cut scenes, and scripted events.
The facilities where the experiments take place and the marine battles the invaders are on Mars instead of its moons. Increased focus is placed on the importance of the UAC research being conducted (specifically research under the guidance of Malcolm Betruger) by a division called "Delta Labs". Like in the original games, a great deal of the UAC's research seems to be focused on teleportation, although experimentation with species retrieved from beyond the teleporters is also seen.
The UAC on Mars was secretly aware of the existence of Hell even before the invasion. On the orders of Betruger, Delta Labs sent teams through the portals to capture demons for study.
A new UAC logo has a roughly triangular shape, with the initials written near the bottom or base. Versions of the new logo show up on screens with the circle in the middle appear as Mars itself (perhaps suggesting this is specifically the UAC Mars logo).
The older logo from the original games appears frequently on crates, machines, computers, airlocks/hatches/doors. It is first seen in Mars City at the start of the game, with many examples of it appearing on equipment and screens in the Marine's HQ. In fact the old logo shows up all over the place in the first level of Doom 1 if you look around the Hanger where the DarkStar has landed, on binders, and even in the kitchen on wall panels.
It also seen exclusively in the older Mars caverns areas (and also on some of the pentagrams in the game).
For the promotion of Doom 3, id Software created a bogus UAC website. The "trajectory" mentioned on the site had two meanings. Within the context of the game, it represented the estimated arrival time to Mars of the shuttle that carried Swann, Campbell, and the player's Marine. In respect to the game as a product, it was actually a countdown to its release date. The site currently redirects to the id Software website (since early December 2005) but an archived copy can be accessed at the Internet Archive.
The UAC in Doom RPG series
UAC in Doom RPG I and II is a mix of elements of classic Doom and Doom 3, and the website purports that it is a continuation of sorts (though never clear if its an interquel or sequel, but at least using the same character as Doom 1-3, and is a return to Mars for the character). The Official website to tie into the story, and is a mix of Doom 3 and Doom 3 novel material.
On the official website for Doom RPG, there are links to a Union Aerospace Corporation [2]website, convincingly designed in the style of a large business company's home site. Many of the links lead to Access Denied pages to give an impression of confidentiality (actually due to UAC's recent 'incident' and destruction/invasion), but it shows some information on the fictional history of the UAC. The website and its related game is a mixture of Doom 3 related material, as well as classic Doom. Several of the characters and details on the website are connected with the Doom 3 novels. The main logo shown on the page is the Doom 3 logo.
In the base are green item crates similar to the crates from Doom 3, that appear to have pixellated version of the classic UAC logo on it much like in Doom 3. UAC in block letters can be found on panels usually next to the Computer terminals.
The UAC in DOOM (2016)
The UAC in Doom is more tongue and cheek compared to many past versions (with exception of perhaps Doom RPG series and some of Doom 3). That is to say it is filled with a lot of self-referential humor about the Doom series in general (Doom 3 was more ironic, for example the poster at the beginning suggesting that UAC was unlocking the secrets of "Heaven", while in fact they were actually researching Hell).
If Doom 2016 exists in the same universe as the rest of the games, by the time Doom 2016 takes place UAC isn't even bothering to 'cover-up' the fact that they are experimenting on hellish creatures, and artifacts and traveling to Hell. In fact the new business model is clearly inspired on a occultist Satanic religion, somewhat like a secret society (of both science and mysticism). Where in earlier games and in particular Doom 3, no one except maybe the top researchers knew what was going in the advanced research, everyone seems to know, even possibly people on Earth by this point (or at least its brushed away as rumors and is the source of popular entertainment 'games' of the day, and in the past). That's not to say that some details are still classified, but no one seems to be shocked about existence of Hell in the game. Whereas only a few years before if Doom 3 is part of Doom 2016's universe (as well as similarly in the Doom RPG series' narrative), they were still covering up all events of incursions from Hell, and the actual nature of their research.
Due to this self-knowing nature of everyone and everything in this universe its hard to say what are clear Easter eggs in some instances, or actual artifacts to make this self-referential world more consistent with itself.
Many elements of the base seem like highly stylized versions of the Doom 3 style architecture, logos and companies included, but further updated even more technologically advanced. You can find other elements that seem to link to Doom 3 including the basic date of when artifacts were found on Mars and later in Hell (Doom 3 used the date of 2104 for finding in a cavern on mars, one of which allowed them to unlock secrets of portals to hell, and Doom 4 maintains that date), as well as roughly sharing the 2095 date for start of some of the main research on Mars (Alpha Labs and Argent Energy respectively).
Finally there are other minor references such as copies of Super Turkey Puncher 3 existing in both Doom 3 and Doom. Like in Doom 3 and in Doom RPG, "Doom" (original series exists as a kind of known video game series to the people of the future, that mysteriously mirrors the 'accidents/incidents'), likewise a classic Doom movie poster can be found in a locker room in the entrance to the Administration building of the Advanced Research Labs.
Finally many of the details surrounding the mysterious main character the DOOM Marine seem to be self referential of the main character of most of the Doom series, but of someone who decided to remain in Hell (similar to the ending of Doom 64, and there may be other Doom 64 references in the game as well, including the references to the mother demon from that game). There are other references to original Doom and Doom II including the Icon of Sin.
Throughout the events of Doom, the plot centralized more concerning the head of Samuel Hayden, the Head of the UAC Mars, and Olivia Pierce, the head researcher of the Lazarus Labs.
Like the previous installment, the UAC is wholly aware of Hell but was conducted to continue in researching and producing the Argent Tower and exploiting Hell's resources as it was in 'Humanity's best interest to do so' as quoted by Hayden himself.
When Olivia unleashed a wave of Lazarus energy that consumed and killed many of Hayden's staff and releasing apprehended monsters into the labs, Hayden was forced to release the player from restrained slumber as he was the only one that would stand between Hell and Earth. Despite the Doom Marine's distrust of the UAC and the destruction of his Argent Tower, Samuel Hayden accepted the Marine's beliefs and continued regardless to assist him, including giving up the BFG-9000 prototype that was being developed.
There are a number of UAC related Logos in the new doom, including versions of classic Doom UAC logo (sometimes with Union Aerospace Corp written underneath, and sometimes without) and variations based off the Doom 3 UAC logo. The new design of the logo crest actually looks like its highly inspired by the Doom (film) logo crest, as well as the use of U Logo C design looks highly inspired by the film logo..
The new UAC logo appears to take elements from the classic logo (which can still be seen on various UAC products throughout the base) The discs have become stylized U and the C, and the Doom 3 triangular shape becomes a stylized "A" in the center where the triangle is in the classic logo.
There is yet another logo that appears on space related vehicles which basically a ringed planet with an orbiting satellite or moon, with the older style Doom 1 triangle/arrow in the center of the planet.
There is at least one Logo where there is a highly stylized word "Union" listed bold block letters. Some versions where Union Aerospace (without the Corporation attached).
Beyond that there are many other logos with their own unique designs.
It may suggest that the different logos refer to different divisions and sub-corporations of UAC.
A Brief History
Despite the discovery of liquid water on Mars in the early 21st century, the colonization of Mars had little appeal beyond exploration for the next century. With the discovery of Argent Fracture (a transdimensional stream of unrefined Argent plasma) in 2095, settling and mining Mars became both practical and essential to meet the vast energy demands of Earth. However, the need for atmospheric conversion and terraforming of the Red Planet was a task that seemed insurmountable to all but one corporation - the UAC. Through their diligent dedication to technological advancement and forward-thinking, an outpost was established in MTC 2096 to extract Argent plasma from the Fracture. When this plasma is subjected to the UAC's Fermionic Transference Pattern, Argent Energy is produced. This remarkable venture eventually bore fruit, as Argent Energy became the primary power source for all of Earth. New visitors to the UAC facility may take for granted the rich atmosphere while on the surface, but it should be remembered that just a few short decades earlier Mars was an inhospitable desert that could support no life.
Unauthorized exploration into the exclusion zones outside the base is not allowed under any circumstances. Highly volatile experiments and artifacts are frequently researched a safe distance away from the base, and safety in these areas cannot be guaranteed.
Argent Energy
Argent Energy is produced by neutron activation of Argent plasma, a new and powerful substance that was discovered on Mars. This produces an exothermic reaction where recorded temperatures within the plasma have exceeded previously accepted theoretical limits. Through a process not yet fully understood, Argent plasma remains stable and self-contained throughout. Conventional nuclear power is obsolete. What used to take a nuclear reactor 12 months to produce can be generated in a few seconds by the Argent Tower and packaged into an Argent Accumulator no larger than Samuel Hayden's hand.
Argent plasma was originally discovered by the SS Amundsen when it landed in the Promethei Terra region of Mars in 2095 as part of the UAC geological survey mission Frontier. While searching for liquid water springs, the Survey-Bot discovered a narrow trench which has now become known as the "Argent Fracture". This fracture emitted a substance that at first appeared to be an electrical gas cloud.
However, deeper analysis of the substance showed it to be an entirely new form of matter with a quantum signature never before recorded. Initial tests on this new matter immediately showed its potential. When a 2 megakelvin cutting laser was fired at the substance, it absorbed the heat with ease and remained self-contained. A second expedition was planned to further analyze this remarkable new "Argent plasma".
There has been speculation that the development of Argent Energy goes beyond traditional science and bleeds into the realm of SEFT (Spiritual Energy Field Theory). Experiments in this fringe science have been heavily criticized in the past as their development often involves "occult" like practices and the channeling of resources from poorly understood extradimensional resources. Coupled with the reports of cultish practices within the UAC, there are deep concerns over how Argent Energy is being produced, and if it is indeed safe.
The UAC has refused to reveal the details, despite repeated requests by the Global Science Council. Despite concern over the safety of producing energy with a process that is not fully understood, the need for a reliable energy source since the depletion of plutonium and uranium reserves is a powerful argument. When the UAC unveiled an Argent Energy powered, hand sized 24-volt battery with over 12,000 megawatt-hours, the future of energy supply within the Solar System was set. One battery array could power an entire city block for several months. Researchers at the Global Science Council have speculated that the UAC's most advanced battery technology, the Argent Accumulator, can hold over 30,000 megawatt-hours but that the UAC is deliberately bottlenecking the production to maintain control over the market value. The UAC has no comment on the matter.
Argent Tower
Completed in 2127 based off a prototype developed by Samuel Hayden's research team, the Argent Tower, also known as the Argent Inductor, is the UAC's crowning achievement. This unparalleled piece of technology is born of the synergy achieved when radical, forward-thinking UAC science is charged with the raw power of Argent plasma. Unprecedented in scale, the tower's primary purpose is to harness Argent plasma from the Fracture, convert it to usable Argent Energy, and beam Argent packages to Earth's GEDM (Global Energy Distribution Matrix). It is based off Gauss Cannon designs (first prototyped in the late 20th century), although details regarding the inner workings of the Tower area a closely guarded secret. The concept of using a Gauss Cannon design to launch energy packets had not even been theorized prior to the discovery of the Fracture, but the technology developed at a miraculous rate soon after. The phenomenal growth of this new tech has led to some speculation that the Argent Tower is actually based off of design discovered in the artifacts that were found dispersed around the site of the Fracture.
Advanced Research Complex
Construction of the Advanced Research Complex was completed in MTC 2136. This vast state-of-the-art research, design, and production center uses cutting-edge technology and fabrication techniques to prototype everything from robotics to weaponry to sub-space communication systems. The building security, life support, and day to day operations are almost entirely managed by VEGA, the Argent Facility's in-house Artificial Intelligence mainframe. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the research being conducted at the ARC, the entire superstructure is essentially a Faraday cage to prevent any unauthorized communication beyond its walls.
The ARC is the birthplace of several breakthrough study fields, including BFG development, teleportation research, and cybernetic augmentation. This bastion of advanced thought attracts the brightest minds in the scientific community, and is considered humanity's "brain-trust".
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UAC in Other ID Games
In Spear of Destiny: Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge, Hitler has found a way via the occult to see into the future and even travel there, and he's stealing technology in order to give the Nazis and advantage over the Allies. At one point B.J. Blazcowicz is transported to the future into a UAC base where he sees UAC boxes, and Doom computer monitors showing the sun. Like in Doom its been invaded by a Demonic force (Devil Incarnate).
According to Quake IV: The "Armstrong" was an Orbital Space Station in low orbit around the Earth. During the Strogg invasion of Earth, it was used by the U.A.C. to study and store creatures and weapons developed on Mars. When the Strogg invaded Earth, the station had been turned into an Orbital Defense Platform, but it was ultimately taken down by the Strogg. During this incident, Kane found an old U.A.C. weapon which he used to survive. He turned out to be the only survivor of this attack, but The United Nations kept him quiet about this incident, leading to rumors that the weapon wasn't all he had found.
The UAC in the Doom movie
The UAC has a role in the Doom movie as well, but their ambitions and scientific work deviate somewhat from those in the games, as they focus on genomic research, even though teleportation is also used as a form of transportation between Earth and Mars. It should be noted, however, that genomic research was mentioned in Doom 3. The genomic research in the movie focuses on a 24th chromosome which makes humans exceptionally strong and enduring and enhances or exacerbates their moral inclinations. In the movie the UAC operates on Mars and the brunt of the action takes place in the "Olduvai Research Station".
However its also shown in the movie that they are working on advanced weapons development as well, and researching the teleportation which they use to travel between Earth and Mars Olduvai Complex.
The logo is similar to the central section of the Doom 3 triangular logo. There are two forms of the primary crest. Either circular central portion circled by three pointed triangles (usually as seen on computer screens) or three stubbed triangles (see in physical signage). In addition there is a version with the triangle pointed downwards with a pentagon around it, which appears to designate UAC security.
Each section including Genetics Research, Advanced Weapons, etc each have their own symbols/logos as well on clearly marked green signs.
- The preliminary Doom Bible includes a fictitious military entity called the "UAAF" (which stands for "United Aerospace Armed Forces") that employs the player characters, although the UAC is also mentioned. The initials "UAC" are not clarified, and is used primarily to mark a clean "Star Wars Imperial or 2001" style in the facilities built by an interstellar construction company named "StarStruct, Inc." Details of what specific role the UAC itself plays in the events are sketchy, however. The UAC and the UAAF operate on a fictional planet or moon called Tei Tenga, not on Mars and its moons.
- Official or custom levels depicting UAC facilities are often called "techbase" or "UAC base" levels by fans. The word "base" is commonly used for military facilities, and appears in the core Doom games in E1M9: Military Base from Doom (which incidentally does not display any UAC logos) and MAP10: Refueling Base from Doom II.
- A UAC "Dark Eye Armor Corps" is mentioned in some audio logs (Peter Raleigh; Han Lee) in Doom 3: it may be a reference by the Doom 3 writers to the 1995 game


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Litterati's call-to-action is simple: find a piece of litter; photograph it; post it to Instagram with the hashtag #litterati; and then throw away, recycle, or compost the trash. By crowd-sourcing the cleanup, Jeff hopes that he'll be able to achieve his vision of a litter-free world.
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We probably destroyed 40-plus vehicles just shooting that sequence.
It seems that this movie is filled with complete carnage, which, can only be a good thing.
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Looking for something original to watch this Christmas amid the same old schedule of Strictly specials and seasonal spin-offs? Perhaps Alastair Campbell has the solution.
"Someone should do a family sitcom titled 'Why is all the Christmas telly crap?'," the spin doctor tweeted in a moment of festive despondence last year.
It's a tradition as old as mince pies and over-indulgence. Each Christmas millions of turkey-sated viewers slump in front of their wide-screens. And each time the groan goes up, "this is the worst Xmas telly ever."
Ratings for the biggest seasonal "treats" are beginning to slide. The audience is fragmenting, with box-fresh new gaming consoles and tablet devices competing for a stupefied nation's eyeballs. Catch-up services mean even that must-see James Bond premiere is no longer an appointment to view.
The BBC's 2013 Christmas schedule, announced this week, featuring a revival of classic sitcom Open All Hours and special episodes of The Great British Bake Off and The Great British Sewing Bee, prompted complaints that it relied too heavily upon unchallenging fare and special editions of tried and tested programmes.
But for the broadcasters unveiling their festive wares, the Christmas schedule is the result of months, if not years, of planning to concoct the most family-friendly mix of movies, comedy and drama, drip-feeding new commissions amid old favourites and constructed after close scrutiny of the public's tastes.
"Christmas schedule planning actually begins two or three years in advance," reveals Dan McGolpin, head of BBC1 scheduling. "Dramas take a long time to get to air and blockbuster films are tied in years in advance. There'll be a meeting in January with the genre commissioners and channel controllers where we'll look at Christmas 2015 and beyond."
"We're looking for a balance between drama, new family films, new factual programmes and comedy. We'll look at where there are gaps. We need to be strong in every area."
If viewers don't like what they get, then they only have themselves to blame. "We do a lot research into what viewers want to see," Mr McGolpin said. "People expect to see the biggest shows at Christmas. Our aim is to offer something for everybody so the licence-fee payer gets value for money."
Last Christmas, the number of people watching the Christmas schedule "tentpoles" - EastEnders and Doctor Who on BBC1 and Downton Abbey on ITV - was down on previous years.
But when viewing figures on catch-up services were included, the figures soared, with Downton Abbey, adding 3 million viewers to reach a total of 10 million.
This doesn't mean that those sought-after Christmas Day viewers are simply snoring on the sofa. "There is a fantastic amount of catch-up viewing now in the weeks later but the nation still gets together on Christmas day and they expect 'event TV'," Mr McGolpin said.
The BBC has scheduled two Twitter "talking points" for Christmas night, to combat post-turkey slumber – the arrival of Danny Dyer as the Queen Vic's new landlord in EastEnders, typically the highest-rated show on the day and the regeneration of Matt Smith into Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who.
Christmas is not the day to launch "experimental new drama," Mr McGolpin concedes. But the BBC seeks to nudge new successes into the spotlight, amid fixtures such as the Strictly special, to prevent the schedule becoming sclerotic. The BBC1 sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, which now attracts 15 million viewers, will air on Christmas Day for the first time – "a real coup," said Mr McGolpin.
Because of the huge pool of available viewers, Christmas can be used to test a format revival. Still Open All Hours, in which Sir David Jason reprises his role as Granville, who has now inherited the corner shop from his uncle Arkwright, is effectively a "pilot" which may result in a series.
The BBC's new offerings include PD James' Pride and Prejudice sequel, Death Comes to Pemberley, starring Matthew Rhys as Darcy and David Walliams' children's story, Gangsta Granny.
The return of Sherlock, where viewers will discover how the sleuth survived a much speculated-upon plunge, will be deployed by BBC1 on New Year to give its January ratings a rocket boost.
ITV, due to confirm its holiday schedule next week, is used to taking a pasting in the overnight ratings.
But the BBC's commercial rival has the terrestrial premiere of Harry Potter and The Deadly Hallows, Parts 1 and 2, lined up against the BBC's outings for Toy Story 3 and Kung Fu Panda.
ITV relies upon its soaps and full-length Downton Abbey special – starring Shirley MacLaine and Paul Giamatti on this occasion - to break BBC1's hold over the Christmas "most-watched" list. But ITV also has new Marple and Midsomer Murders dramas to sprinkle across its schedule.
Sky 1 HD has invested in Moonfleet, a two-part family drama starring Ray Winstone as the leader of a band of 17th century smugglers, penned by Life on Mars writer Ashley Pharoah.
Winstone told The Independent he hoped Moonfleet would become a future Christmas "classic". "I think it's great to have something new that's a bit fresh for Christmas," the actor said. "But sometimes you just want to wrap up in a blanket and watch 'I'm dreaming of a White Christmas' with Bing Crosby. For those of us who've lost parents you want those Christmas memories and to have a little cry."
Winstone added: "If they repeat something you were in, then you get paid for it too."
Although shows can now be viewed anytime, Mr McGolpin and his ITV counterpart still seek to avoid direct clashes which annoy viewers. Draft schedules are exchanged in advance of their confirmation so that Call The Midwife doesn't step on Downton's coat-tails.
The alternative, for broadcasters who don't wish to expend money and energy chasing festive viewers, is to follow Channel 5's example.
Last year, Richard Desmond's channel filled its Christmas evening with three programmes about the haulier Eddie Stobart, none of which made the nation's top ten.
BBC1 Xmas Day 2012
2.00pm Top of the Pops Christmas Special
3.00pm The Queen
3.10pm Film : Shrek Forever
4.35pm Room on the Broom animation
5.00pm BBC News & Weather
5.15pm Doctor Who – The Snowmen
6.15pm Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
7.30pm Call the Midwife
8.45pm EastEnders Christmas 2012
9.45pm The Royle Family
BBC 1 Xmas Day 2013 (Expected line-up)
Top of the Pops Christmas Special
The Queen
Film: Toy Story 3
Gangsta Granny
BBC News
Doctor Who – The Time of the Doctor
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
Call The Midwife
EastEnders Christmas 2013
Mrs Brown's Boys
Xmas 2013 highlights
Gangsta Granny – BBC1
Julia McKenzie, Joanna Lumley, Rob Brydon and Miranda Hart bring to life David Walliams' best-selling children's novel, about a boy who goes to live with his international jewel thief gran.
Downton Abbey – ITV
Shirley MacLaine returns as Cora's mother Martha and Sideways star Paul Giamatti makes his Downton debut as her playboy brother in two-hour special, now a seasonal staple.
Doctor Who : Time of the Doctor – BBC1
Matt Smith makes way for Peter Capaldi in regeneration scene precision-tooled to deliver a Christmas Day viewing peak for BBC1.
Moonfleet – Sky 1
Sky gets in on the Xmas blockbuster action with swashbuckling 18th century tale starring Ray Winstone as the leader of a band of smugglers after Blackbeard's treasured diamond.
Christmas University Challenge – BBC2
Rory Bremner, Green party leader Nathalie Bennett, political pundit Mehdi Hasan, radio presenter Fi Glover and shadow Justice minister Dan Jarvis put their reputations on the line in graduates special.
Birds of a Feather – ITV
Fifteen years after hit sitcom was axed by the BBC, Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke reprise their roles on ITV in new series written by original creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.Reuse content


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3761?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Shai Erera updated LUCENE-3761: ------------------------------- Attachment: LUCENE-3761.patch Initial patch. Introduces a new package 'thingy' (a temporary one, this will eventually move to o.a.l.search) with the class ThingyManager, a Thingy interface and a SearcherThingy implementation. As far as I can tell (if there are no bugs), this can replace SearcherManager as-is, aside from a 'nocommit' which I know how to handle, but didn't get to it yet. The approach is that ThingyManager receives a Thingy<G> instance and delegates calls to it. Robert and I discussed another approach - have ThingyManager abstract with a concrete (final) SearcherManager impl which overrides methods like incRef/decRef etc. I still didn't try to impl that approach, I think that I'll give it a try, later. Oh, and BTW, ThingyManager (even though a cool name !) will not be its final name ! :). It's just easier to progress like that, without thinking too much about the name. > Generalize SearcherManager > -------------------------- > > Key: LUCENE-3761 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3761 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: core/search > Reporter: Shai Erera > Assignee: Shai Erera > Priority: Minor > Fix For: 3.6, 4.0 > > Attachments: LUCENE-3761.patch > > > I'd like to generalize SearcherManager to a class which can manage instances of a certain type of interfaces. The reason is that today SearcherManager knows how to handle IndexSearcher instances. I have a SearcherManager which manages a pair of IndexSearcher and TaxonomyReader pair. > Recently, few concurrency bugs were fixed in SearcherManager, and I realized that I need to apply them to my version as well. Which led me to think why can't we have an SM version which is generic enough so that both my version and Lucene's can benefit from? > The way I see SearcherManager, it can be divided into two parts: (1) the part that manages the logic of acquire/release/maybeReopen (i.e., ensureOpen, protect from concurrency stuff etc.), and (2) the part which handles IndexSearcher, or my SearcherTaxoPair. I'm thinking that if we'll have an interface with incRef/decRef/tryIncRef/maybeRefresh, we can make SearcherManager a generic class which handles this interface. > I will post a patch with the initial idea, and we can continue from there. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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