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– Redesigned model
For 2008, the diminutive Smart returns with a redesign; it was temporarily discontinued for 2007, with only 2006 models sold during that calendar year. The new model is available in both coupe and convertible, but the three trim lines previously offered have been pared to two: the coupe is sold in Pure or Passion trim, while the convertible is Passion only.
The Smart is still a three-cylinder, but unlike the previous diesel, it's now a 1.0-litre gasoline engine, making 70 hp to the diesel's 40 hp, and mated to an automated five-speed transmission with automatic gear program. Maximum speed is now 145 km/h, and acceleration is zero to 100 km/h in 13.3 seconds. The new model is slightly larger than the one it replaces, with a longer wheelbase.
Features on the Pure coupe include 15-inch steel wheels, black body shell, head/thorax side airbag, locking glove compartment, power windows, tire pressure monitoring system, power locks with keyless entry, CD stereo, and leather-wrapped wheel. Available options include panoramic glass roof with sunscreen, air conditioning, heated seats, power mirrors, fog lamps, alarm system, electric power steering, clock and tachometer.
The Passion coupe adds 15-inch alloy wheels, silver body shell, air conditioning with automatic temperature control, six-CD/MP3 stereo, panorama glass roof with sunscreen, wheel-mounted gearshift paddles, cargo cover, electric power steering, heated electric mirrors, and heated seats. Available options include alarm system, fog lamps, leather seats, clock and tachometer.
The Passion Cabriolet is equipped similarly to the coupe, but includes an automatic fabric roof with glass rear window and detachable roof bars.
The Smart is a quirky inner-city runabout that's much roomier than its tiny envelope suggests; thanks to its tall roof and sloping toeboard, even those over six feet tall will probably be comfortable in it. However, it's strictly a two-seater. The rear cargo area will easily take the average couple's weekly groceries, and the passenger seat can be folded for more storage space if necessary.
It's marketed under its own brand name by Mercedes-Benz, but is sold through that company's dealerships.
The Smart's new gasoline engine will make it easier for those deep in the city, where diesel can be difficult to find, and the new transmission is a considerable improvement over the neck-snapping shifts of the old one. When fitted with winter tires, it does better in inclement weather than expected, handling more like a compact car. Its electronic stability control can't be disabled; parents should be aware that its front airbag cannot be switched off either, and it's not intended to carry small children in infant seats.
The cabriolet features a soft top that can be peeled back at the touch of a button; the side rails can also be removed and stored in a special area inside the trunk to turn it into a convertible. While not as easy as a conventional one-button top, it only takes a couple of minutes to open completely, and it's easy to do. It's definitely high on the "cool" list, and starting with the redesigned 2008 version, Smart is finally available to buyers in the U.S. as well as in Canada.


text: WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Women's Health's prestigious 21 st Annual Congress in Washington, D.C. concluded yesterday, and while it was the venue for some of the most cutting-edge women's health research in the world, at this year's conference one of the main highlights was — believe it or not — an oral human growth hormone (hGH) booster called SeroVital™-hgh. So why was growth hormone such a hot topic at a conference for women? Because hGH is no longer just for professional athletes. In fact, everyone from soccer moms to Hollywood A-Listers have been visiting some of the most expensive clinics in the world for controversial hGH injections due to growth hormone's touted ability to reduce wrinkles, decrease body fat, increase lean muscle mass, boost energy, rev up sex drive, and make you look and feel decades — not years, but DECADES — younger. "Human growth hormone is no longer solely the province of male athletes," says Gina Daines, spokesperson for SanMedica International™, SeroVital's distributor. "Research is revealing that growth hormone is a vital aspect of women's health that could affect everything from obesity to skin and aging to sex drive." SeroVital began making waves in the research world when the results of the double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial on its highly specialized, proprietary, patent-pending key compound were presented for the first time at The Obesity Society's most recent Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. At this exclusive conference, a group of some of the most renowned research scientists in the world revealed that this tiny little pill was actually capable of increasing mean, serum (blood) growth hormone levels... by an astounding 682%. And it isn't just those involved with the world of clinical research that have become so interested in human growth hormone. It seems everyone's been talking about it; hGH has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox News, The Dr. Oz Show, and in Vanity Fair and Shape. And although SeroVital-hgh itself has only been available for about six months, it's already broken records in Parade magazine, been featured in Shape, on Radar Online, and on New York Live, and been touted by makeup artists in magazines like Star and OK! So just what is this hormone that caused such a stir at one of D.C.'s most talked about women's conferences? Human growth hormone is a single chain peptide hormone that's manufactured deep within the brain... in the pituitary gland. It's released into the bloodstream and travels throughout the body. It passes into your fat cells and can actually cause them to shrink. It enters your muscle cells, stimulating lean muscle growth so you look more tight and toned, even if you haven't been working out. When it reaches the skin it maintains healthy blood flow, ramps up collagen production and strengthens the underlying substructure of the skin's critical architecture, keeping your skin firm, tight and smooth, which is why so many experts call hGH the "youth" hormone... and why some believe it's the key to combatting aging.

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April 24, 2009
Coral Gables, Fla. – Members of the University of Miami football team will participate in Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society Friday at the Miami Dade Job Corps Center from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m.
UM head coach Randy Shannon and select players and staff members will be on hand for the event. The Miami Dade Job Corps Center is located at 3050 NW 183 St., Miami Gardens, Fla. The Hurricanes will be teamed with Commissioner Barbara Jordan and the District 1 staff. Hurricane players will be on hand to interact with the participants as well as take photos as they make laps for the American Cancer Society.
Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society's signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, college, park or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length. Teams of people from all walks of life have fun while raising much-needed funds to fight cancer and raise awareness of cancer prevention and treatment.


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UK library acquires key early gospel for $14 million
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - A seventh century gospel discovered in a saint's coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully intact, has been acquired by the British Library for $14 million (nine million pounds), the library said on Tuesday.
The manuscript copy of the Gospel of St. John called the St. Cuthbert Gospel was produced in the northeast of England in the late 7th century and was placed in the saint's coffin on the island of Lindisfarne, probably in 698.
His remains were carried to the mainland when the monks and people of the island fled Viking invaders, and ended up in Durham where the coffin was opened in 1104 and the gospel discovered.
Cuthbert's body was reburied in the new Norman cathedral there and became a focal point for pilgrims.
"It is undoubtedly one of the world's most important books," said Scot McKendrick, head of history and classics at the British Library.
"Most people who know about books know about the St. Cuthbert Gospel. The staggering fact is that we don't have a European book that looks as it did when it was made before this. It's quite astonishing."
According to the British Library, which has had the gospel on long-term loan since 1979 and exhibited it regularly, it will be displayed open temporarily after conservationists and curators deemed it safe to do so.
The manuscript features an original red leather binding in excellent condition and is the only surviving "high status" manuscript from this period of British history to retain its original appearance both inside and out. Continued...


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
It's almost time to start another season, and the Patriots hope to put last season's disappointment behind them. Training camp is well underway, and the first preseason game is right on the horizon – Thursday August 13th in Philadelphia. Media reports have Bill Belichick upping the ante with an even more strenuous training camp than we've seen in previous years. With excitement over draft picks and the returns and departures of key figures, everyone is wondering how the 2009 season will pan out. For the Patriots, the biggest note is obviously the return of Tom Brady to action. What will this mean for their chances?
You can bet that Brady is itching to get back into the swing of things and avenge New England's honor from his Super Bowl loss and last season's playoff-less efforts. He knows how to throw the ball effectively and is more than capable of making big plays and utilizing the other players well. (See the numbers he and Randy Moss put up two years ago). He knows Belichick well and should do a good job of integrating the rookies into the Patriots' methods and re-acclimating returning players to his brand of offense.
For Brady to be used effectively, the Patriots must be sure his knee is 100% ready to go. He has been spotted at team workouts with a brace on the knee, and previous ACL tears have shown us how long recovery can take. At least he was injured right at the beginning of Week 1 last season, so he's had a whole year to rehab his injury. The best way to make sure Brady is at his best would likely be keeping him working on drills and exercises and using the pre-season games to work out a hierarchy for his new backup quarterbacks in the absence of Matt Cassel.
It may not be a huge blowout, but the Bills have not been a good team, getting worse and worse since their days of being the only team to lose four consecutive Super Bowls. They started alright last year, but blew it in the season's latter half. This could be indicative of how they will do this season as well. Signing Terrell Owens was a good move to spark their offense, but the wide receiver doesn't exactly have a history of playing well with others.
The Colts are a strong rival, and always have a thrilling game whenever they meet the Patriots. Brady will likely be looking to test his agility and endurance against previous levels, so look for close heartbreaking losses against historical tough opponents for the Patriots. The Colts are missing key figures themselves, such as head coach Tony Dungy and receiver Marvin Harrison, but overall their team is still essentially intact and requires less adjustment than the Patriots. Add to that the home field advantage against the Pats, and it may be too much.
This year is the Patriots' turn to face the NFC South, so the Panthers and Falcons could make things interesting. However, the Panthers (over the last decade) have gone a few years in between good seasons, and Matt Ryan is still green.
NFC seeds:
1. New York Giants – 2. Atlanta Falcons – 3. Chicago Bears – 4. Arizona Cardinals – 5. Philadelphia Eagles – 6. Dallas Cowboys
AFC seeds:
1. Pittsburgh Steelers – 2. New England Patriots – 3. Indianapolis Colts – 4. San Diego Chargers – 5. Baltimore Ravens – 6. Tennessee Titans
Wildcard Round:
Cowboys over Bears – Cardinals over Eagles – Colts over Titans – Chargers over Ravens
Divisional Round:
Giants over Cowboys – Falcons over Cardinals – Steelers over Chargers – Patriots over Colts
Conference Championship Round:
Giants over Falcons – Patriots over Steelers
Super Bowl:
Patriots over Giants
Pro Bowl:
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The Bills are a very good, young team. I see them finishing 2nd in the division this year. T.O brings a total different dimension to that offense. Having Owens will allow Lee Evans to be single covered, which is deadly. Trent Edwards has looked great in camp and should have his best season .. and then you have to look at both Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson in the backfield.
Not to mention an otherwise solid defense.
I wouldn't be shocked to see Buffalo grab one against us this season.
The Jets won't be very good, and the Dolphins' Wild Cat probably wont be as effective. The Pats should take this division easily, but it wouldn't surprise me to see the Bills go 9-7 (hell, they went 8-8 last year with no T.O.)
A lot of people really don't know how good this Bills team is. Watch out. I know I'm scared.
Like you said, KC, the Jets and Dolphins really aren't there yet. Mark Sanchez will be a disaster and teams will figure that Wild Cat out a lot earlier in 2009 than they did in 2008.


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How Romanian workhorses reach the dinner plate
By Radu Marinas
POROSCHIA, Romania (Reuters) - Florin Dumitru, like millions of subsistence farmers in Romania, the European Union's second-poorest country, will have no choice when the horse that ploughs his scrap of land can no longer earn its keep.
"What do you have to do when he can't plough or pull a cart any more? You just sell it to the slaughterhouse to butcher it," said Dumitru, 40, who lives in Poroschia, home to one of Romania's big abattoirs.
After slaughter, some of Romania's horses, the only option for the many farmers who can't afford a tractor, have found their way across Europe, through processors and middlemen and finally into frozen meals masquerading as beef.
Increasing globalization in food production and pressure from retailers to drive down costs has created a fiendishly complicated supply chain, particularly for processed foods with multiple separately sourced inputs, raising the risk of adulteration, whether by design to save money through cheaper ingredients or through poor standards.
Industry sources say the abattoirs pay about 3.5 lei ($1.07) per kilo for a horse, but 5.5 lei/kg for a cow.
The animals butchered in Romania took a roundabout route to British and French dinner tables, via Dutch and Cypriot traders and a French company that supplied meat to a Luxembourg factory belonging to a second French firm, Comigel. It still remains unclear how and where the horse became "beef".
Romanian officials say their abattoirs meet EU standards and their investigation has cleared the two possible sources of the horsemeat, one in Transylvania and the other at Botosani close to the borders with Ukraine and Moldova, of relabeling it.
"If you are looking for a guilty party in this, it is rural poverty in Romania," said Stuart Meikle, an agricultural investment adviser who has run a farming business in Romania. Continued...


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I was thinking more about Prime Junta's Fallout example. A quick fix for the excessive clicks could be making the enemy's target zones clickable from the original combat screen rather than bringing up a separate interface (even though the PIP boy targeting had a cool look).
This may be redundant on the party comments, but I was thinking about how Might & Magic III (and IV and V) did a good job of letting you barrel through combat at your own pace. You could spend time thinking with your casters or you could just set a default spell and use that on the fly. However, those and first-person party games still kind of function as a single character with multiple personalities.
When characters can move independently of each other, party systems get more interesting. I actually liked the old Ultimas' style for this (III, IV, and V). Move and attack were your basic options with different options for the attack. Even fleeing combat was executed by physically moving characters out of the battlefield. Comparing this to the Japanese-style tactics games, its no contest for which one I enjoy more. The speed of the computer's moves in Final Fantasy Tactics was crippling boredom for me. Even my own moves require 4+ button presses for the simplest actions.
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Barnes & Noble - Tony NigroWith roaringly realistic digital dinosaurs courtesy of Industrial Light and Magic, summer blockbuster master Steven Spielberg tops even himself with Jurassic Park; not since Jaws have audiences loved terror so much. Michael Crichton's script, adapted from his own novel, follows the team of two doctors (Sam Neill and Laura Dern) and a mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) on a tour through the experimental dinosaur theme park of eccentric Dr. John Hammond (Sir Richard Attenborough). The tour, needless to say, goes horribly wrong, as the wondrous cloned dinosaurs run amok and turn what should have been a delightful field trip into a battle for survival. Despite the movie's impressive human talent pool, the real stars are the frighteningly lifelike digital dinos. Whether naughty or nice, they are the film's most memorable characters. Considering that Jurassic Park is one of the most technically impressive releases in the history of film, it is only appropriate that the DVD release and its follow-ups The Lost World and Jurassic Park III would leave equally enormous footprints. Fans will love the laundry list of high-class DVD extras: "The Making of Jurassic Park" documentary, rare behind-the-scenes footage of preproduction meetings, animatics by Oscar-winning special effects creator Phil Tippett, production photographs, a dinosaur encyclopedia, storyboards, production notes, cast and filmmaker bios, and theatrical trailers for all three movies.
Jurassic Park Ultimate TrilogyDirector: Joe Johnston
This three-pack features Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, as well as Joe Johnston's Jurassic Park III.
- Overview
- Editorial Reviews
- Product Details
- Special Features
- Related Subjects
- Cast & Crew
- Scene Index
- Menu
This three-pack features Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, as well as Joe Johnston's Jurassic Park III.
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Barnes & Noble - Ed HulsePrehistory's progeny run amok again in Jurassic Park 3, the latest exciting installment in this popular series based on the bestselling Michael Crichton novel. Original leading man Sam Neill, who sat out Part 2 (Jurassic Park: The Lost World), returns as the intrepid paleontologist whose knowledge of Jurassic Park and its raptor residents proves invaluable to a married couple (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni) searching the island in a desperate bid to find their missing son, apparently stranded there following a parasailing mishap. Laura Dern, the first film's leading lady, also reprises her role and figures prominently in this episode's suspenseful climax. Director Joe Johnston (Jumanji), an old hand at effects-laden adventure movies, establishes his characters in a leisurely fashion -- but once the island is reached, the action begins with a bang, after which the pace picks up and never slackens. As in the previous two films, animatronic creatures and computer-generated effects are employed in tandem to create the illusion that the prehistoric creatures are as real as the actors themselves. A rousing romp in the best Saturday-matinee tradition, Jurassic Park 3 supplies a surfeit of thrills and chills. Johnston explains many filmmaking secrets in his commentary for the DVD edition, which also includes a "making of" documentary, a montage of behind-the-scenes footage, photo and storyboard galleries, and alternate theatrical trailers.
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- 0025192089978
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- Time:
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- Sales rank:
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Special Features
Cast & Crew
|Jeff Goldblum
|Dr. Ian Malcolm
|Sam Neill
|Alan Grant,Dr. Alan Grant
|Julianne Moore
|Dr. Sarah Harding
|Laura Dern
|Dr. Ellie Sattler
|William H. Macy
|Paul Kirby
|Pete Postlethwaite
|Roland Tembo
|Téa Leoni
|Amanda Kirby
|Alessandro Nivola
|Billy Brennan
|Richard Attenborough
|John Hammond
|Bob Peck
|Robert Muldoon
|Trevor Morgan
|Eric Kirby
|Vince Vaughn
|Nick Van Owen
|Michael Jeter
|Vanessa Lee Chester
|Kelly Curtis
|John Diehl
|Thomas F. Duffy
|Dr. Robert Burke
|Arliss Howard
|Peter Ludlow
|Bruce A. Young
|Harvey Jason
|Ajay Sidhu
Technical Credits
|Joe Johnston
|Steven Spielberg
|John D.F. Black
|Source Author
Scene Index
1. Monster in a Box [5:19]
2. The Diggers [4:54]
3. Hammond's Invitation [5:02]
4. The Chaotician [4:15]
5. Welcome to Jurassic Park! [4:13]
6. Mr. DNA [7:53]
7. Lunch Time [6:18]
8. The Target Audience [2:27]
9. Start the Tour! [14:26]
10. Shutdown! [:34]
11. The Tyannosaurus Rex [6:14]
12. Nedry & the Nice Dinosaur [9:00]
13. Racing with the Rex [9:16]
14. Galloping Gallimimus [14:02]
15. The Perimeter Fence [5:41]
16. Predator in the Powerhouse [3:57]
17. Chaos in the Kitchen [4:13]
18. Hanging Out to Die [6:48]
19. The Dream Left Behind [3:18]
20. End Titles [1:51]
Disc #2 -- Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy: The Lost World
1. Isla Sorna (Main Titles) [4:12]
2. The Dinosaur Guy [4:24]
3. Our Last Chance [7:33]
4. The Doctor's Daughter [5:30]
5. The Lost World [11:38]
6. Peter's Little Camping Trip [8:26]
7. The Backup Plan [6:08]
8. The Baby Rex [5:42]
9. Mommy's Very Angry [3:18]
10. Eddie Meets the Folks [7:47]
11. Death & Dieter Stark [8:12]
12. The T-Rex Intrudes [7:47]
13. Lurkers in the Long Grass [5:31]
14. The Welcoming Committee [5:33]
15. The Death Ship [10:29]
16. Taking the Kid [8:28]
17. Rampage [1:21]
18. The Crucial Shot [5:56]
19. Life Will Find a Way [1:40]
20. End Titles [2:04]
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1. Parasail into Peril [4:11]
2. The Dinosaur Man [8:30]
3. The Kirby's Offer [4:43]
4. Unhappy Endings [2:29]
5. The Spinosaurus [6:30]
6. Duel of the Dinosaurs [1:08]
7. The Lost Boy [5:01]
8. He's Alive [3:35]
9. The Nest [3:58]
10. Raptors [4:19]
11. Grant's Rescuer [3:32]
12. Family Reunion [5:01]
13. The Best Intentions [3:41]
14. The Birdcage [2:06]
15. Billy's Gamble [4:04]
16. A Call for Help [8:43]
17. A Father's Courage [3:08]
18. Call of the Raptor [3:50]
19. Going Home [2:41]
20. End Titles [3:02]
Theatrical Trailer
Spoken Languages
English 5.1
Español 5.1
Français 5.1
English SDH*
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Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
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Español 5.1
Français 5.1
English SDH*
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Montana: Finding New Dinosaurs
Tour of Stan Winston Studio
The Industrial Light & Magic Press Reel
Spinosaurus Attacks the Plane
Raptors Attack Udesky
The Lake
Dinosaur Turntables
Velociraptor (Male)
Pteranodon (Baby & Adult)
'Billy Brennan'
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Español 5.1
Français 5.1
Feature Commentary with Special Effects Team
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Bonus Features
Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of A New Eara
Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory
Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step In Evolution
Behind the Scenes & Archival Featurettes
The Making of Jurassic Park
Original Featurette on the Making of the Film
Steven Spielberg Directs Jurassic Park
Hurricane in Kauai Featurette
Early Pre-Production Meetings
Location Scouting
Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen
Animatics: T-Rex Attack
ILM and Jurassic Park: Before and After the Visual Effects
Foley Artists
T-Rex Attack
Jeep Chase
Raptors in the Kitchen
Omitted Baby Trike Scene
The Original Ending
Production Archives
Design Sketches
Conceptual Paintings
Jurassic Park: Making The Game
English SDH*
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Disc #5 -- Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy: Bonus Disc - The Lost World: Jurassic Park & Jurassic Park lll
Bonus Features
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park: Finding The Lost World
Return to Jurassic Park: Something Survived
Behind the Scenes & Archival Featurettes
The Making of The Lost World
Original Featurette on the Making of the Film
The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion with Author Michael Crichton
The Compie Dance Number: Thank You Steven Spielberg from ILM
ILM & The Lost World: Before & After the Visual Effects
Production Archives
Production Photographs
Illustrations and Conceptual Drawings
The World of Jurassic Park
The Magic of ILM
Posters and Toys
Stego Attack
The Round Up
Eddie's Death
Death in the Waterfall
Malcolm vs. Raptor
Sarah Harding vs. the Raptors
Getting the T-Rex Off the Island
The Cargo Ship Sequence
T-Rex Visits San Diego
The Revenge of the T-Rex
Omitted Air Attack
The Original Ending
Jurassic Park lll
Return to Jurassic Park: The Third Adventure
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A Visit to ILM
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Final Shot
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Storyboards to Final Feature Comparison
The Lab
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Ariz. cop saved by vest, suspect arrested
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — After shooting a Phoenix police officer in the chest and hand Saturday, police say, a 35-year-old man escaped custody and took a man hostage inside of his own home.
The standoff lastedfour hours and ended with the suspect's arrest.
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RE: ToString on object
The problem stems from the fact that your input is taken as symbols, as there is nothing to indicate that it is meant to be a string. Then, a blank space is interpreted as multiplication, and the "factors" are then ordered alphabetically (as you can see by looking at FullForm). What you have to do is manually wrap the input in quotation marks before applying ToString: "bb aa, rr cc". You will then get the desired result.
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Subject: [mg28613] [mg28565] ToString on object
I want a list of strings from a copied in line.
So I copied to my notebook from the clipboard the sequence:
bb aa, rr cc
What I get with ToString is the ordered sequence: "aa bb" , "cc rr"
what I want go get is
{"bb aa","rr cc"}
I guess that some use of Hold should help.
Can anybody help?
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I was wondering about the technical side to it. Can anyone explain? When I install a cIOS, does it install to the Wii itself or is it still on my memory card and the Wii is reading it from there? Do...
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I was wondering about the technical side to it. Can anyone explain? When I install a cIOS, does it install to the Wii itself or is it still on my memory card and the Wii is reading it from there? Do...
I say each letter individually, because I do.
I like the objective based matches too more than TDM. The headset is very useful--you can troll the little squeakers or coordinate with teammates better.
I wish we could choose our own icon at 15.
Got this installed, everything works fine, except the USB Loader GX Channel. If I try to run any games from the channel, I get a black screen. Running from Homebrew works perfectly though.
Do I need the installer or can I just install the cIOSes with WADs from here -> http://www.wiihacks.com/other-faq-guides-tutorials/63077-wanin-hermes-cios-wads.html ?
I figured out I don't...
I'm using USB Loader GX rev938. I want to install "cIOS 224 [57] v5.1" to try to fix the framerate issue since the last patch.
Is it compatible? Will I end up breaking something?
Solved my problem. I had "Ocarina" set to 'On' and I used "Force NTSC". Once I turned Ocarina off and used "Disc Default", the freezing stopped.
Yes, I couldn't get online without it. Is that the problem?
Whenever I try to create a class online, my Wii freezes with a loud noise. I have to hold the power button down to shut it off. I've read through the thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using GX and I just installed cIOS 250 [57 Base] Rev 19 through WAD manager. I get stuck on the Loading screen when starting the game. It says "Loading..." and just hangs. Yes, I made sure to...
Do what this guy said.
Who made this list???????
Bonsai Barber doesn't work.
Just go here for a better list of compatible games:
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Dude, don't skip the ShowMiiWads section. Using ShowMiiWads will make adding and deleting games a snap. It's literally just click on the wads you want to install then click to extract them to NAND....
The Strongbad games don't work.
Triiforce mrc v7
Triiforce mrc v9 is out. I am running solely off of a USB drive. Should I upgrade or wait until a new Triiforce MRC SS is released based on v9?
Ya, I know it must be something simple. I'll figure it out when I try again. As for the Wiimotes becoming unsynced, it was because I was using a brand new 'mote that wasn't synced at the time of the...
I'm going to give up on the USB version. It's just not working for me. Now it whacked my Wiimotes out of sync. I got the SD version up and running fine, I'll just stick to that.
I tried that, but when the menu pops up, the Usb option can't be selected. The only way I can get my apps to load in Homebrew from my Usb drive is to go to the USB Loader GX channel then click the...
I got this working perfectly for an SD card, but when trying with a USB drive i get "Error: I can't get title list Press any button". I went through the error checklist on page one of this guide and...
If I add a new game, do I have to copy and paste the entire nand folder everytime? That thing is huge and takes some time to transfer.
Can I delete some of the channels that were there from the...
This is my problem too. Help.
All of step 3 has me ???
I don't have the option to choose ios36. After choosing the fakesign installation, it goes to downloading ios15. I choose to download from nus and it downloads something...
Totally and utterly lost on step 3. Help.
I am not seeing anything the guide says after the fakesigning step. I get a downgrading message and I chose "Download from NUS" twice and at the end there...


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As I am new to the forums, I was wondering if authors are notified when comments are left. I'd like to be able to reply as quickly as possible to comments.
thats something that id like to see too
Of course there is
You can follow your item comments easily by using an RSS reader .. I use reader.google.com personally, quite happy with it..
So for you guys it would be
Note you can subscribe to forum sections and threads like this too, or any page that has the RSS icon in the address bar. Just Click, you get options.
Cheers guys.
I think I'd rather get email notification with a link back to the post. Click. Done. I subscribe to quite a few forum sites and the email method is standard now. I'll give the RSS deal a shot, but I would really prefer being notified by email. Thanks very much for the link.
Also…it might be nice to have private, internal messaging on site. Another standard feature on other forums.
Thanks for considering these suggestions.
Keyboardman, if you're not already using an RSS reader for your Internet notifications, I'd strongly suggest giving it a shot. If you're on a Mac, NetNewsWire is great; not too sure what the Windows offerings are like, but Google Reader's a pretty good web-based reader.
You'll find that RSS has been gradually replacing email as the standard form of notification delivery on the web, and this kind of thing is only going to become more prevalent as time goes on.
I can let the developers know that this feature has been requested, but I'm not sure whether they'll implement something that's becoming slowly obsolete.
thanks so much for the links, i always wondered how to use rss and never knew how to!
I'll give it a go. thanks Adrien
I see your point. I have bookmarked the link and will jockey around with it. Thanks.


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We all know that companies like getty are coming after everyone for damages for using images without paying. Are there any websites out there with "true" free to use images? If so, what are your favorites?
What about http://www.sxc.hu? I've heard about it before, but never used it. Seems they were recently taken over by Getty. :nono: Hope they don't assimilate them.
http://www.activefreestuff.com/2p1.htm has a list of sites that have free graphics.
Try to look for those with royalty free in their description, as this means that you are free to do whatever you want with it =)
http://www.freegraphics.org/this is the site which i like the most and it's freethanks ion advance
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Though it was settled as early as the 6th century AD, Ferrara's history really begins with the arrival of the Este, who first made their appearance in the city in 1196. For more than three centuries the dynasty ruled with an iron fist: brother killed brother, son fought father, husband murdered wife. The majestic moated castle, now the architectural gem of the historic center, was originally built as a fortress to protect the ruthless Este dukes from their own citizens—and deep within it they kept generations of political dissidents in dank cells. Though the Jews were already well established in Ferrara as early as the 1380s, it was Ercole I who invited Sephardic Jews exiled from Spain to settle in Ferrara, thus giving form to one of the liveliest Jewish communities in Western Europe. The maze of twisting cobblestone streets in the ghetto witnessed the persecution of its Jews once Fascist Italy was officially at war with Nazi Germany in October 1943.
Today you're likely to be charmed by Ferrara's prosperous air and meticulous cleanliness, its excellent restaurants and chic bars (for coffee and any other liquid refreshment), and its lively wine-bar scene. You'll find aficionados gathering outside any of the wine bars near the Duomo even on the foggiest of weeknights. Though Ferrara is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city draws amazingly few tourists—which only adds to its appeal.
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On the surface, it seems that Lucent Technologies would be the type of company any investor interested in purchasing companies with expanding possibilities would investigate. After all, Lucent is the world's biggest telecommunications equipment maker and, along with competitors such as Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT), it is one of the leading manufacturers of network infrastructure products.
But stocks should never be purchased without proper due diligence. If you perform due diligence on Lucent, you'll see that it's having more than its share of problems. There are those who favor investing in companies trading significantly off their highs, operating under the assumption that they'll return to those lofty levels again someday. My approach to investing involves staying away from companies experiencing problems, until there are at least some signs of a turnaround.
It seems as if Lucent has spent most of the year trying to convince investors that its troubles are behind it and the road ahead is paved with gold. Yet, it has had so many negative earnings pre-announcements this year, it seems like Lucent should start scheduling quarterly conference calls for negative earnings pre-announcements and actual earnings releases.
Strike 1
The first strike was called on Lucent in January, when it pre-announced an earnings and revenue shortfall for the first quarter. This was primarily attributed to Lucent's failure to foresee shifts in customer purchases of optical networking products, and its inability to meet demand. There were also capacity and deployment issues related to these and other products, as well as changes in customer purchasing problems. At the time, Lucent said the problem would be cleared up by the end of its March quarter.
Strike 2
It looked like things were getting better for Lucent until it released its third-quarter earnings in July. It set expectations for Q4 2000 and fiscal 2001. The news wasn't good and the market reacted by ringing up Strike 2. Fourth-quarter expectations were lowered due to product transition issues -- Lucent didn't foresee the rapid decline in circuit switching sales. It also admitted that it was taking longer than expected to ramp up in optical networking. At the time, Lucent's new CFO, Deborah Hopkins, promised that this wouldn't happen again. Guess what? It did.
Strike 3
With an 0 and 2 count, Lucent needed to protect the plate. It couldn't. Strike 3 came in early October when Lucent pre-announced that the problems with its fourth quarter were even worse than it led investors to believe back in July.
Amazingly, the problems continue to be at least partially related to Lucent's optical systems business. This really should have been a home run for Lucent. It's actually the number two player in this fast-growing business. The vast majority of optical components companies, like those covered in this month's Internet Report, and optical networking companies are seeing sales grow in this rapidly expanding market.
A Weak Lineup
In the most recent quarter for which data is available, Nortel Networks increased its sales 34% and Cisco's sales grew 53%. That same study indicated that Lucent's sales fell 10%. When Lucent pre-announced in October, it stated that revenues from optical networking systems were down about 5%.
A company with declining sales in the optical networking market literally has to be tripping over its own feet. There have to be serious execution issues keeping it from getting its product out the door. Alternatively, the management team might not understand the market enough to develop the right products, or else they're marketing products improperly. Optical networking is a market with high demand and product shortages. In that environment a decline in sales is inexcusable.
In an environment where it seems that just about every other company with a place in optical networking has been banging balls out of the park, when they do connect, Lucent's hitters have been struggling to get the ball out of the infield.
It seems that Lucent missed the fact that its telecommunications customers would shift toward high-speed fiber optic products and away from traditional telephone switch networks.
Batter UpNow let's take a look at its performance so far this year. Lucent investors and the stock market itself will serve as the umpire.


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After last October's surgery, and trying to really figure out why I was in so much pain when I ran (neck and back pain), I took a lot of time off. Unfortunately that meant I gained about 15 pounds back and climbed back to 190.
Since I wasn't really into braving the elements and hate the subs zero temperatures, I decided to do the Insanity program on December 31st. I've got 8 workouts left before completion, and have had good results. Down 8% body fat, lost 10 pounds and all around feeling good.
Yesterday I decided to go out in the 45 degree weather for a 5k run at a slow pace, as I'm still doing Insanity and want to finish that without injury. What I got was so much more than I thought for a first run back after 4 months off.
First my pace started very slow and deliberate. My first mile was at a 10:50 pace....the second mile was at a 10:20 pace, and the last mile was at a 9:50 pace. I didn't attempt to do this, it just happened, and I felt FANTASTIC! I ended up at 3.25mi with a total of 10:19 pace, and I didn't stop one time. Color me surprised at this...didn't even feel fatigued!
I never figured out what was causing the pain after the surgery except maybe some blood pressure issues, or maybe the sedentary lifestyle after the surgery.
I've realized how much I missed running, and I may jump into a marathon in September again, and train for it smarter than I did last year.
One question though, and really it's kind of silly: I bought an HRM to do Insanity, and I wore it yesterday on my run, said I burned 650 calories...that can't be right. I averaged 175bpm with a max of 187bpm.....now this is normal for me, it's where I'm comfortable, and I don't feel fatigued....any thoughts on what I could do to get a more accurate reading?


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Discussion in 'November 2010' started by roscoe36, Oct 19, 2010.
Another great game by Stuckey as the Pistons lose by 12.
I think people are wrong to automatically assume the Celtics will win this game. They are a much better team, but the contrast in styles between the age of the C's and the yute of the P's can favor the Pistons if BOS doesn't really want to play.
The C's will come in over confident and will fall behind by 15 and comeback to win in OT
Pistons by 20.
Per NBA-TV scroller , Shaq stayed home to practice more statue poses in the park, so it will be Germ O'Neal that our little bigs will gave to deal with.
Chat is open!!!! http://www.pistonsforum.com/playoff-chat/
Monroe sure isn't bad enough to not get a bunch of minutes every game. I thought he looked pretty solid today besides missing a bunch of tapins. He even showed signs of having a motor.
I don't care if Greg Monroe sucks so bad that he accidentally shoots at the wrong basket each and every time he touches it; Q needs to force-feed the kid minutes.
There was a 4th qtr collapse, but only after we trimmed a 22 pt lead down to 12 and Doc decided to bring in some of his starters to assure that there was no Piston comeback. The Pistons got as close as 92-80 before then were out gunned 17-6 the rest of the way. In all actuality the game was lost in the second qtr and punctuated by Rondo's three pointer to end the half to put up a 13 pt lead. Rondo had 17 assists to the Pistons team total of 13. Monroe played 18 minutes, missed all 6 of his shots, but grabbed a team high 10 boards and had 2 assists. He looked tentative under the hoop and probably should have used the glass a couple of times instead of trying to toss up a pop shot. He got blocked near the end of the game and you could actually hear KG yell to G'Mon to "get that sh out of here" KG tried to manhandle Daye to open the game and quickly sent him to the bench with two fouls. With Gordon fouling out midway through the 4th, Q had an all big lineup out there to close out the game with Daye running the point...The Pistons scored a grand total of six points in the last 6 minutes ~two buckets by Daye, and a FT each by Summers and Max. The plain and simple fact here is our defense stinks as the C's ran by us at will, out hustling every piston willing to dress and get out on the floor.
But at least we have Atlanta next. [SARCASM]How good can they be.[/SARCASM]
That sucked so bad nobody even wants to post about it? Total Laugher. Kuester is doing a poor job of managing this personnel. He failed to put players in positions where they could succeed. 2 good things to report: (1) There was an Austin Daye sighting on the offensive end! (2) Greg Monroe played and was able to grab 10 rebs. But you can't tell me that he looks ready to play. 0-6 (all in the lane) and 2 of the 6 shots were blocked, when you're 6'11" you're not supposed to get your shot STUFFED as much as he does, it's just pitiful. But Greg had 2 really nice asts, but here's the deal, he gets asts because he can't score, he's lacks confidence in his ability to put the ball in the hoop so he's always looking to give the ball to someone else to do it. BUT, I believe Greg did enough to take Max's minutes, Max 15 minutes, 1 pt and 2 rebs, PATHETIC! The defense was so disappointing, there is absolutely ZERO chemistry on this team, they do not complement each other at all, they look like an awful mix of players. Rodney Stuckey returned to form, scored 15 points (on 6-15 shooting), 11 came in the first half, 4 points in the 2nd half? He looked slow and tired and The Joggernaught proved yet again, he's too heavy to actually run and be effective for more than 25 minutes, it was the same story in Chicago. I get irked because he defers in the 4th, but I really wonder if he has any gas in the tank come the 4th quarter. He spent the summer working out in Washington at his old high school, he really needs to get a real top tier NBA trainer and just shell out the $100K, because I don't believe he's putting in the right work. Charlie continues to prove that he's an expert at scoring meaningless points, tonight he lead the team with 17! Oh and we need Will Bynum back bad, this idea of Tay or Daye at PG .......................... PATHETIC! One last thing T-Mac's knee broke down in under 8 minutes of action ..................................
Not sure how Monroe got all those boards without jumping. He doesn't look like he'll be a good rebounder, but he'll still help the team in that department just because he's tall and seems to have a habit of boxing out. It really does look like he may lead the team in blocked attempts at some point in the future though. It was sort of entertaining watching our inverse lineup tonight where each player got successively shorter from the 1 to the 5 (Daye, Tay, Summers, Wallace, Maxiell). The only problem was that whoever happened to be handling the ball for us had his back to the basket and was being pestered by Nate Robinson about 10 feet outside the arc. On the other end of the court, we were repeatedly probed against our will as Rondo seemed to be bored with normal dribbling and went with unnessesary behind the back dribbles while yawning. Stat of the night: If you took Rondo off the Celtics tonight with his 17 assists, the Celtics still had 3 more assists than us.
Sad game.. I came back home late and watch the game that I recorded.. man what a waste of time. Charlie Villanueva COULDN'T STOP Luke Harangody (YES! A SECOND ROUND ROOKIE) The only thing that I liked is watching Monroe getting some playing time and getting 10 rebounds in 18 minutes.. yes, i know that he ended with 0-6 from FG .. but it's nice to have SOMEONE to grab 10 rebounds that is YOUNG
That was bad and not just because of the score. The C's picked apart the Piston D with ease and the ball movement the Pistons had displayed went bye bye with Mr. Adjustment Ben Gordon in the starting lineup. Winning the game seemed almost as important as winning his one on one battle with UConn alum Ray Allen. C's play by play man Mike Gorman noted that the Pistons were playing with no enthusiasm. In fairness to Charlie V the Pistons seem to have a lot of Garbage Time All Stars. Ben Wallace has really fallen off from last year. Monroe is no worse than any other Piston big. Smiley Edrin would be the Pistons 2nd best big. I love the #86! Rondo looked like he was playing against little kids the way he was stealing the ball.
So sad, yet so true ..........
Edrin did look decent. After Sheed un-retires, they're gonna have: Perkins Garnett Shaq J. O'Neal Edren Sheed Big Baby Harongody That's a lot of beef.
Everybody looks decent against us!
You still think he's out of shape? He's lost 10-15 pounds and is playing at his lightest since high school apparently. I don't think he needs to lose any more weight. I've already seen the guy dunk the ball as often as he did all of last year, in four games. He looks in way better shape. Conditioning was not the issue tonight, or in Chicago. His head was. He's still too passive in crunch time. Stuckey played like crap tonight, but for other reasons. Number one reason being that the Boston Celtics have the best half court defense in the NBA.
I think Stuck looks lighter this year, he has even been dunking. Wasn't he 0/1 in dunks last season? [SARCASM] With a litte luck we could have been 4-0 now. [/SARCASM]
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3 Way Switch help
I have a 3way switch atthe end of the circuit. I tried to come off that switch to a 1 pole switch to controll a new ceiling fan that is only going to have one switch. I ran 12/2 wire from that new swith. The 3way still works the same and the new switch turns the power on and off to the the new ceiling fan/light, but nothing happens at the light (nospin and no light). My tester shows the power does get tothe light socket and fan motor. What could be wrong?
no neutral. the white wire you tapped into at the 3way switch is actually a hot traveler or switch leg (this is legal tho it is supposed to be marked). You can not usually power something else from a switch. try pulling power from a plug.
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[EUROPE] More games, more revenue and less quality. That will be the effective consequence of UEFA's decision, expected Friday, to expand the European Championships from 16 to 24 countries, starting with the 2016 tournament.
UEFA's executive committee discussed the matter on the first day of its two-day meeting in Bordeaux
Thursday, and Franz Beckenbauer, vice chairman of UEFA's development and technical assistance committee, confirmed that the proposal would be
rubber-stamped. "Yes, for sure it's going to be 24 teams," Beckenbauer said, according to the BBC. "The European Championships will not lose any quality by that."
Quite how he can make that judgment that eight years in advance is anybody's guess. Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria was generally regarded as the best tournament in soccer terms since
the 1984 edition in France, when the tournament consisted of just eight teams. It seems like an ill-thought decision to water it down just a few months later, but all 53 European nations are
reportedly in favor.
Unsurprisingly, the countries that didn't qualify for Euro 2008 are hungry for a slice of the revenue. A country like England will see the expansion as
insurance against the debacle of its last qualifying campaign. The original proposal came from Scotland and Ireland, neither of whom qualified for Euro 2008, but that represent exactly the kind of
soccer nation that would benefit from expansion. Provided, of course, that countries like Belarus, Estonia and Montenegro haven't caught up with them by 2016.
Scotland and
Ireland's joint bid to stage Euro 2008 failed, and once the tournament takes in 24 teams they will have no realistic chance of hosting the championship. In fact, only Spain, England, Italy,
France, Germany and Russia will likely be able to manage that now, while other countries would have to team up with at least one other nation, possibly two, to launch a joint bid. And even then, as
Switzerland and Austria showed, there would be a scarcity of stadiums with a large enough capacity to accommodate the expected demand.
The committee is also due to rule Friday on
Ukraine's suitability to co-host the next tournament with Poland, in 2012. The eastern European country is beset with infrastructure problems and political upheaval.


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Tosic joined United in a £7million deal from Partizan Belgrade in 2009, but left the Red Devils for CSKA Moscow after just 12 months in England.
The 25-year-old forward told the Daily Record: "It all happened really quickly as I played for just 18 months with Partizan Belgrade.
"We won the league and the cup and there was a period when it seemed like I was scoring in every match.
"It was at that point I signed for Manchester United. It was such an exciting moment to go there and to meet Sir Alex (Ferguson).
"I had grown up as a United fan so to be working for the man who had brought so much success to the club was just unbelievable.
"However, there is a big difference between the Serbian and English league and when I arrived in Manchester I discovered I was not yet ready for that level.
"I spoke with Sir Alex many times and he kept telling me I had quality and just had to keep working hard.
"But I wanted to play more games so went to Cologne in Germany on loan and had a great six months there.
"When I came back to Manchester I was expecting to play more games for United but it didn't happen.
"In the end I wasn't sure I was going to get the chance I felt I deserved so decided to change club. Even now I am always thinking about that moment. Maybe I shouldn't have been so quick and should have worked longer to show Sir Alex.
"Maybe I should have stayed and fought for my place. This was Man United after all."
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I want to point out that the joystick mounts under the panel. The Red Ball top unscrews, and the "black disk" the dust washer goes above the panel. It covers the opening in your panel and keeps dirt and dust from falling inside and jamming your joystick. The opening for the Joystick lever or shaft should be about 24mm or approx 0.94 inches.
You need more Amps not voltage. A typical Rasberry Pi fine with a 5v 1 amp USB wall charger. If you also trying to power a USB Wifi dongle, try finding a USB charger that supplies 2 or 3 amps. You may also want to plug the USB Wifi dongle into a powered USB hub and not the Raspberry Pi as the Raspberry Pi's current regulator can only take so much.
This joystick is nearly identical to the Seimitsu LS-32 joystick. This stick will take standard Seimitsu or Sanwa Ball tops. I think this stick can be used as a replacement part for Mad Catz SE and TE Arcade controllers.
I did look and you be hard pressed to find a lower price "Japanese style" joystick.
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Why do you have TOR units if it's the Clone Wars ?
Pronto tendréis videitos ricos del mod en MAYORCETE GAMING! Preparaos!
New version huh?
Ok then. Today... new 0 A.D. stream on MAYORCETE GAMING!
Has instalado la actualización? Tienes que remplazar cada cosa en su sitio
Chan chan chan... MAYORCETE aka BattlefrontESP PREPARADO PARA LA BAJADA!
You should simply be responsible of a Galactic Battlegrounds HD edition. If AOE HD has made it this should make it too. Talk to disney, The Forgotten Kingdoms team or smth to make it true.
I'm waiting as well for the new version of this mod. I'll record it for BattlefrontESP on youtube.
Waiting for it
It might have files duplicated in order to make the launcher work, but... full BF2? I installed the pack on my legal Steam version, so I see no problem.
I can copy and paste this same information on the file I uploaded, or if not at least add those links and stuff. If you find this article's info as sufficient I can do that.
At last you did wat I offered. Giving a link to the projects from those modders involved so that we could give real credits. Nice. I'm glad we understood ourselves at last. It wasn't that difficult anyway...
It might be interesting to upload that file then...
My fault? Didn't you read? I didn't make this pack!! And I did just copy and paste with the original description. The only thing I added was a message about why I was uploading this thing.
Unite yourselves and make a compilation of your own. Improve what has been done and replace the existing Ultimate Pack. Then I will see that something better has been done for the community and defending the Steam guy's pack will no longer be necessary.
+ As stated before I love this pack because it's perfect for lazy fans who want to get into action. Right now I include myself on that lazy sector. Well... more than lazy it's that I don't have enough time for this. I work on Youtube, you see... So I cannot just spend several days discovering the sources. BUT If any modder is willing to give me an entire list of links with the original main sources I will edit the existing descriptions to add all the info you find fitting.
I'm deleting only those stupid comments where they take me as the creator of this compilation, and I am NOT! I'm just uploading it. Plus, I have no need of arguing with every single modder about what I have explained about 10 times before. I have enough with Remnant and Mav for now.
Plus. "The individual maps and mods in this pack were a step forward for the community". Look, I'm one of the main sources of Battlefront videos in the world, and I wouldn't have played a lot of these global mods if they hadn't been included in this Ultimate Pack. I'm lazy and all BF2 player are lazy as well. You DON'T live getting hundreds of messages like "duuuuhhh, where do I get this...???". BUT I do all the friking time!! So instead of finding myself the live source in between 10000 dead links I really want to be able to post 1 single link, give all players an easy tutorial, and let them enjoy. I want to MAKE IT EASY and Ultimate Pack lets me do so.
Plus, trying to argue that this is "deceitful" is wrong. That guy over Steam might been a great jackass using other's work to earn some profit, but we aren't doing that here. Like it or not this is better for the fans. It's evolution.
All I read from all from you 4 o 5 guys is basicly like arguing that Wikipedia shouldn't exist because information is better lost and forgotten anywhere else. I'm even letting you to participate and add your credits FGS.
That guy might have been profiting, but he isn't now... is he? Bring hate on that guy, but not on this pack. This pack is really useful and BF fans are loving it. Respect that.
Hi Mav, I know you from years ago in the GameToast forums and I'm really humbled that you came up to me. First let me tell you that I'm a real fan of your work, keep it up!!
Now please, listen to what I have to say. I'm not responsible for the compilation of all these mods and I've said like ten times that I wish to take no credit for this! Really. If the web puts this as if I'm the creator that's the webs estructure fault, not mine. I'm just doing what thousands have asked me to do.
I'm making all these mods accesible. I love your work guys, just like I love the one I did in the past. Now please accept this is a good idea and don´t get mad about it. I'm not that guy on Steam asking for donations... (don't need them anyway, lol)
So... I didn't make this pack and that's why I have no need of asking anybody for permission. All the people involved in the making of all these mods are so many anyway... You know, I'm just a fan trying to make other fans happy.
I understad you guys might want your protagonism, but people don't have the time to go an search for every single modification. This Ultimate Pack works as a wonderful starter pack.
I discovered it when looking for the Mos Eisley map made by Rends (which I love). And guess what... I could find it nowhere. All links were broken. But then I found this pack and the map was in it!!! Amazing. It saved my favourite map from disappearing! I think that's why we should be supporting the existance of this pack.
And anyway. Wasn't your goal to satisfy other fans when uploading your mods? Where is that spirit now? You should be proud knowing that thanks to the Ultimate Pack more people will be playing your maps.
And even if you don't see how much I appreciate your work you should know that sometimes I even mentioned people like you on mi videos. Like... look at this awesome work by Mavertichell, probably the best modder out there on BF2.
Dude, non of us are bad guys, so lets bring down the hate. Like I told before, if it's credit what you want tell me what you want me to write and I'll do it. But understand that this Pack is a step forward for all the community as well.
Like I told you via DM. It seems that the pack might include some additional files which are necessary to open the custom launcher it has. It is a really large pack, but it's worth it!
@411Remnant PD: Wait what? I read your message again. You mean the guy who wrote the post on Steam was asking for donations? Well... that's bad. But I can tell you we aren't doing anything like that. I'm not that guy, that's for sure... XD This is a project by fans for fans, nothing more.
Nope suLac XD There has never been any problem with "copyright". If that had been so there would have been no mods for Battlefront.
I take no credit for this. I'm just making it avaliable for the masses! This Ultimate Pack is simply awesome as battlefront fan starter pack and tons of people are finding it useful.
Thousands want to find it and THEY CAN'T. I have no need to ask permission to anybody as it is ridiculous to even think about it, taking into account how many people where involved in the making of this global pack. With all the people related to these works there is no way I can contact them. I'm trying to save these mods from disappearing and the whole community simply diserves something like this.
And these are words from a modder. I'm Revan Shan, the main responsible for Star Wars Conquest. And as a modder all I can say is that the work we do is for the public to enjoy, just as we do with any game, not to gain any sort of credit, specially when we talk about a base game which is 10 years old. So this is just and only about doing what has to be done. GameToast is in ruins and Filefront is a mod graveyard, full of broken links.
If you are really passionate about Star Wars and want the community to enjoy what has already been published then support the project. Any other way you wouldn't be doing any good for us all. If you want any sort of credit or somth written down on the description just tell me and I'll do it, but please respect what is simply fair for all Star Wars fans.
I hope not. As stated before GameToast is in complete ruins. I loved that web but you just cannot take it seriously. Low activity, tons of fallen links... All I'm doing is making this avaliable fore eveybody, which is what the community needs and diserves.
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Bread and butter cucumbers recipe
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Serving Size:
Makes 2 litres
- 1.2kg cucumbers, sliced into 5mm thickness slices, no ends included
- 400g white or spring onions, sliced thinly
- 1/4 cup of non-iodised salt
- 1 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 1/4 cups white sugar
- 1 tbsp mustard seeds
- 3/4 tsp celery salt
- 1tsp cinnamon or the end off a cinnamon stick
- ½ tsp allspice
- 6 cloves, whole
- ½ tsp turmeric
In a large container, mix the cucumber and onion and salt. Put into the fridge for 1 hour.
Mix remaining ingredients in a large pot and bring to the boil until sugar is dissolved.
Mix in the cucumbers, onions and salt, slowly bring up to a boil and then store in jars in the fridge.
- Using non-iodised salt is important as this will discolour the pickles.
- I used a large casserole dish to make this recipe and it was perfect.
- If you want to store these as preserves or give as gifts, sterilise your preserve jars by boiling in hot water (rubber seals off of course!) for 10 minutes, then dry in oven on a tea towel upon baking tray in a 110°C oven for 15 minutes. Place the hot cucumbers into the jar and seal immediately.
- When I was little, my grandfather used to make these in huge quantities and when cucumbers were in season, I would look forward to devouring my very own Maxwell House coffee jar volume (I reckon at least a litre!) which I would eat almost half of before we'd even got home. It's a very fond memory.
- This recipe was created by Melissa Klemke for Kidspot, New Zealand's best recipe finder.
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Almost 15 Million in the U.S. Care for Alzheimer's PatientsBy
Almost 15 million people care for U.S. patients with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, providing 17 billion hours of unpaid help valued at $202.6 billion, an advocacy group said.
There are more unpaid caregivers, mostly family members and friends, than people who live in Illinois, the fifth-largest state, according to an annual report from the Chicago-based Alzheimer's Association today.
The number of people living with Alzheimer's, the most-common form of dementia, has risen to an estimated 5.4 million as fewer people die from heart disease, breast cancer, stroke, HIV and prostate cancer, the group said. One in eight people at least 65 years old is estimated to have Alzheimer's, a percentage that will increase as more people live longer, the association said.
"Every time we save a person from another disease, they're a potential customer of Alzheimer's disease," said William Thies, the chief medical and scientific officer for the Alzheimer's group.
Rates of deaths from Alzheimer's rose 66 percent from 2000 through 2008, the report said. The costs of Alzheimer's and dementia will be about $183 billion this year, about $11 billion more than last year, the group estimates.
Alzheimer's destroys brain cells progressively, making it difficult for patients to think, remember, and function. The time it takes to decline because of the ailment varies from five or six years to more than two decades, Thies said.
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Each person with Alzheimer's disease generally has three caregivers, Thies said.
Caregivers should build a plan for the Alzheimer's patient early, when that person can still help, said Beth Kallmyer, the senior director of constituent services for the Alzheimer's Association. Those helpers should remember to go to the doctor themselves, and ask for assistance when they feel overwhelmed, she said.
Earlier diagnosis can help with planning for care as patients decline, Thies said. There are six drugs in late-stage clinical testing designed to delay the progression of Alzheimer's, including Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson's bapineuzumab, and Eli Lilly & Co.'s solanezumab.


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The cases in which breast-milk, such as can be had, is not digested by the infant are rare, but they will occur.
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This is the case in infants fed upon artificial food instead of breast-milk, or when the digestion is overtaxed after weaning.
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Veneers, Crowns and Bridges
Veneers, Crowns and Bridges are all treatments which restore broken or missing teeth. If you require any restoration to your teeth your dentist will advise you which treatments are best, based on your personal requirements.
Porcelain veneers are thin porcelain facings which can dramatically improve the appearance of dark or mis-shapen front teeth. After slight contouring of your teeth to make a root for the porcelain, beautiful, thin veneers which are bonded to the teeth, with spectacular and permanent results. As no metal is used, the dark line often seen around crowned teeth is avoided.
Everyone has heard of having teeth crowned or capped.
Put simply a crown he is cap or cup of reinforcing material which is placed around a tooth to strengthen it and improve its appearance. Heavily filled teeth may have a poor prognosis if the underlying tooth is very weak. Crowns provide the ideal way to both strengthen and improve the appearance of heavily filled and week teeth and can be expected to last up to 20 years in most circumstances.
In the front of the mouth crowns are usually made of all porcelain where aesthetics is extremely important or porcelain bonded to precious metal where extra strength is required.
In the back of the mouth of the where strength is paramount, crowns can be made of gold if appearance is not a concern or more normally of porcelain bonded to metal for a combination of the strength and aesthetics.
Your dentist can advise you which sort of Crown were the best in your case
Dental Bridges
Dental bridges consist of crowns attached to the teeth either side of a gap supporting a false tooth or pontic which appears indistinguishable from a normal tooth.
Dental bridges are generally used where small gaps require restoration which have teeth adjacent strong enough to hold a crown and provide a reasonable alternative to dental implants where there may be insufficient bone for a dental implant or where patients do not wish to consider dental implants.
Newer forms of bridges called adhesive or Maryland bridges involving adhesive techniques to attach the pontic to the adjacent teeth avoid the destructive drilling down of teeth either side which is a major drawback of conventional bridges.
Please discuss with your dentist if you have missing teeth which may benefit from the use of a dental bridge.
Cosmetic Bonding
Bonding is used to cosmetically improve discoloured or chipped front teeth. Composite, white filling material called is bonded to the tooth enamel using a very strong glue.
Stunning improvements to the teeth's appearance can be achieved in just one visit. Bonding is an inexpensive procedure which will last for up to seven years, after which it can be easily replaced or repaired.


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I'm getting ready to do my own top religion, spirituality and ethics stories of 2008 and I'd like to know what you think.
I created a spot in the Faith & Reason Forum for you to suggest your top three. So far, there's been some friendly (sort of) banter and Redav suggests,
I'd include the effect of religion on Prop 8, including the role of religion in the campaign, the trends (and reasons) among voters, and aftermath.
Editors at Christianity Today agree. Leading their top 10:
Election 2008: Democrats woo evangelical vote, making only slight gains from Bush era. Meanwhile, Religious Right leaders waited until the GOP convention to support McCain (or was it Palin they supported?). Institutions like Saddleback Church, Messiah College, and Belmont University played host to both sides.
The magazine's readers, however, in an unscientific Internet poll, gave their top story vote -- 34% of 754 votes cast -- to the California vote on Proposition 8 in which voters overturned a state supreme court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.
But among active members of Religion Newswriters Association, the journalists who report on religion in non-religious media outlets (Disclaimer: I'm on the board) the top ten list was definitely election centric.
No. 1 was the impact of controversial pastors in the 2008 election, followed by Democrats wooing evangelicals, followed by the pull, for religious conservatives, of Sarah Palin's nomination for Republican vice presidential candidate. The Proposition 8 didn't turn up until No. 4.
I'm not locking in my list for a few more days so please add a comment here or jump in the Forum to have your input.
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Free SW episode III piemere tickets!
Dad managed to get hold of 2 free episode III premiere screening tickets plus a free popcorn for the movie… hehe would be catching it before you guys.. 😀 duh
Now I am trying some of mum's homemade aga-aga its sugar-free as she claimed, so a potential candiate for the healthy choice award.. haha it turned out that she forgot the sugar, therefore its "sugarfree" no wonder it taste like cardboard…:razz:
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"ACA commends the FCC for recognizing that the burden on independent cable operators to procure expensive HD set-top boxes under the CableCARD regime not only slowed their analog-to-digital TV transition but also tied up valuable bandwidth that could not be allocated to broadband or other advanced services. Today's laudable FCC action puts the country on the right path and deserves broad support from industry and consumers," American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka said.
The new rules, unanimously adopted the rules at the FCC's monthly public meeting in Washington, D.C., will allow cable operators to deploy low-cost HD set-top boxes that have limited features and functionalities - namely, streamlined boxes that are expected to cost no more than $50 at wholesale, or several hundreds dollars less than CableCARD-enabled boxes that put a financial burden on many ACA members.
The ability to use low-cost HD boxes will provide small cable operators with an affordable avenue to continue the transition of their analog channels to digital. The faster cable operators can transition, the sooner they'll have the network capacity to offer more HD channels in addition to a suite of IP-enabled voice, video and data services and products, especially faster Internet throughput speeds.
Over the years, ACA has stressed that the availability of low-cost, integrated, HD-capable set-top boxes would have practical benefits -- for example, consumers could select a basic HD set-top for an HD set in a bedroom instead of an expensive advanced box with two-way functionality and video-on-demand features.
Expressing the view of many stakeholders, ACA maintained that new set-top policies would not have a substantial impact on the FCC's mandate to promote a competitive retail market for CableCARD navigation devices and would not substantially affect cable operators' reliance on the CableCARD standard.
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2.1.2. Offset Policy aids transfer of advanced technologies and their integration into the local economy
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2.2.1. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) is the preferred entry route
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In Bundaberg, helicopters are ferrying hundreds of people to safety after the Burnett River rose too quickly for many to escape by road. Melissah Smith is in the worst-affected area of North Bundaberg, and was rescued from the roof of her house earlier today.
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Alderburgh Golf club is a challenging 18 hole golf course that is always maintained to the highest standards making it an excellent all year round golf course. Golfers can admire the superb views across the River Alde to Iken Church on the southern bank. Measuring 6,164 yards it is not the longest of golf courses, however there aren't any par 5's and the strong wind on many of holes creates an interesting challenge. This golf course will provide all that play it with an exciting and memorable game of golf.
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Is it the beginning of the end for the necktie?
Pupils at the Arthur Terry school in Sutton Coldfield have had their school ties banned and replaced with clip-on models. The ban is an attempt to stamp out the sort of personalised styling that results in either a morale-sapping loose and/or asymmetric knot, or the downright insubordinate shortened tie with extra-fat fastening. The school's headteacher claims that discipline and even attendance have improved since the clip-ons were issued.
It seems a shame that a generation of Sutton Coldfield's schoolchildren will now never learn to tie a proper necktie because of a dubious link between poor attendance and the double Windsor knot, but it's even more disturbing that pupils at the Arthur Terry school now have one fewer opportunity to defy the spirit of the dress code while obeying the letter.
Can you do anything remotely rebellious with a clip-on tie? That depends on how rebellious you are:
Artificially fattened tie. Unpick stitching at the back of your clip-on, widen tie profile with the extra material and iron flat. Choose to regard this not as a breach of the dress code but as an inspired response to a challenge set by the head.
Upside down tie. Clip tie knot to band of trousers, stick point to collar, using Blu-Tack or similar. It's unlikely that this will be tolerated for very long, but if you can make a teacher shout, "Thomas, put your tie on the right way up!" you've already won the battle.
Billowing "lunar" tie. Insert wire stiffeners down the length of the tie, then bend until it looks like it's being blown about in a strong wind. This is how they get those American flags on the moon to look as if they're flapping in a non-existent breeze. Good for school photos.
Clip-on earring tie. Get two ties, clip one to each ear. Await suspension.
Levitating tie. Snake ruler down into tie, attach sturdy string to top. Run string between first and second shirt buttons, down shirt front and tie to thumb. When the string is pulled sharply downward, with the second shirt button acting as a fulcrum, the tie should rise to desired level.
Adjust angle from the horizontal to express certain coded sentiments, eg 45 degrees = "u r chucked".
Contraband-hiding tie. Slit stitching behind tie, fill with fags. In the event of possible search, exchange ties instantly with fellow pupils as you pass in the corridor.