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- Starting out on Pro for the first few games to get used to the game again since it has been a couple of years since I last played a 2K baseball game
- You know, I still really hate the 2K Nav system. It still feels very awkward to me.
- Right off the bat it's easy to see how pretty the stadiums are. Nice job here.
- Who is this girl that keeps calling for her daddy? Jesus dad -- your girl is lost or something. Pickup on isle 4.
- Holy cow infielders seem to get to everything and have rockets attached to their shoulders.
- Static graphics look fine but holy cow these animations need all sorts of work. Stop/start outfielders, shortstops throwing the ball overhand when hes' 3 feet from the 2nd baseman when turning a double play. Just an easy underhand toss would do, eh?
- Play by play anecdotes cut off if the ball is put into play. As a result it doesn't flow well at all. A guy gets picked off 2nd and the play by play guy doesn't even mention it. Whoops.
- I have not seen an error in 5 games. Fluke or cause for concern?
- 2K seriously -- why disable Achievements and trading cards if you alter the sliders at all? That's just rockheaded.
- I can draw walks! Like...a lot of walks!
- I even give UP walks! Even when I don't really want to! Holy shit.
- And I can strikeout CPU hitters and strikeout myself -- 2K 10 has just passed two of the most important tests a baseball game has -- you HAVE to get this part of the game moderately correct and so far 2K10 has done that. Very nice.
- CPU will take strikes. Will they continue to do so if I up the difficulty?
- I like how you can swing at a strike and still miss the pitch.
- Did my eyes just deceive me or was that a STAND UP double down the line from a player with only moderate speed? Take THAT Sony. Sony's game has never, and I don't care who tries to tell me otherwise, gotten this right. That was a textbook double by Rolen.
- Rolen scores standing up on a single to right center. Perfect. 2K10 is showing me things I didn't expect.
- Man on 2nd 1 out, ground ball to 2nd base in the hole -- runner advances to 3rd. Nice. Baseball 101 but it needs to do this.
- Base running and especially stealing a base in this game is utterly ridiculous. Let me just press a friggin button guys. Why make this so hard?
- Ohh I love those 1980 Pirates uniforms.
- I still wish these console games allowed for 100% fictional player leagues. I'm in the minority on that I know.
- Pro might be getting a tick too easy when pitching.
- I'd like to use Pro for hitting and All Star for pitching
- Speaking of hitting I can see the pitch better in this game than I ever have in The Show. In The Show everything looks like a strike to me. Here the speed and the camera and the new batter's eye makes working the count SO much easier.
- I am really enjoying this...just drew my 4th walk of the game..Pittsburgh starter is done.
- 5 games on Pro no CPU home runs. Yeah..think I need a difficulty boost on the mound.
- The lack of a check swing feature with this hit stick is an egregious error.
- I question how important defensive ability is in this game.
- With quick play turned on I can get a game in in about 40-45 minutes. Every baseball developer should write in BIG RED MARKER on the first day of team meetings : Baseball games should never take more than 40 minutes start to finish. This was a huge reason for High Heat's success -- with me, anyway.
- Did I mention how much I hate base running? Can I get an automate base running button, please?
- Love the MLB Today thing. Cactus League FTW!
- Five games in and there are definitely some quirks and 2K10 doesn't scream "polish" but I am enjoying this so far much, much more than I thought I would.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Bill's Bullet Point Review of MLB 2K10 Part I: First Impressions
10 comments:
- Cory said...
Heh, I had the exact same issue with difficulty, Bill. I am still struggling with batting, but pitching was becoming pretty easy. I was dismayed when I realized I couldn't independently change the pitching/hitting difficulty settings. Adjusting the sliders is one way around this, but then it disables the card collecting and whatnot. Kind of a bummer.
- March 7, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- bill abner said...
I don't get why they would do that. You dropped $60 for the game...wtf do they care?
- March 7, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- Jayhawker said...
I love playing the game. I'm really starting to hate managing the game.
Want to leave you PH in the game? You can't do it.
Want to see what players your opponent has on the bench for later match-ups? Nope, can't see them.
And you are right about trading cards. Just like last year, I won't be using this mode at all, since I will adjust sliders. Completely dumfounding.
MLB Today is pretty amazing, and will continue to get better as the real season starts. Realistic pitching match-ups for the win!
There really are not enough sliders. There are areas that need to be tweaked, like errors and arm strength, that have no sliders at all.
Pitching is a little too easy. 2K8 had a three step method, but 2K9 made this an alternate way to play. It has now been eliminated. Holding the last move until the meter contracts to a point allowed another opportunity for variation.
On the plus side, the game plays pretty darn well online. You can still read pitches as balls or strikes on line, and have time to swing or take the pitch. It's tougher online, but it works.
It's sad, but the game does still feel like a work in progress. On the plus side, it is fun to play.
- March 7, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- serialmike said...
Dam you Bill. I was liking the demo but I just couldnt get myself to give them money again. Now you are making me thing.
2 things you said.
1 40ish min games.
2 Walks both ways are good
The third thing your missing which I had thought from playing the demo was. Dammit all this game is fun.
With one and 2 from you and the third reason from me I think im gonna get the dam thing.
The show yr after yr is missing one thing and I finally nailed it this year. Fun factor. It just flatout does not have it. by 1 hr playing with 2-3 innings to go Im just burnt. Its dull and drag and slow. Somehow it still scors biug because of its stellar options and sim abilities but its just not that fun.
Dam you Bill.
- March 8, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- serialmike said...
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- March 8, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- Cory said...
I'm actually having a good time in the my player mode. I bumped up the overall difficulty and created a starting pitcher. It can actually be pretty tough, and I'm going to have to work to get called up. Being yanked in the 4th inning is no fun. :)
- March 8, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Craig said...
I agree with you on the 100% fictional rosters. I wish EVERY sports game had this feature.
- March 8, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Derek Ferreira said...
totally about the length of games. High Heat could be played in about 40 mins. with the Show could find a way to do that too.
- March 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM
- contrarybear said...
High Heat was the last baseball video game series I played, and I loved it. Are any of the new ones nearly as good? From what you write here (and I've read elsewhere) it seems like the successors have all taken steps back in accuracy.
- March 11, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- Derek said...
Are you still giving up unintentional walks, Bill?
I'm not really issuing any at all.
- March 15, 2010 at 12:25 PM

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The major problem that I see with the UFC copromoting with any other mma organizations right now is that it would be a completely one way street. In most casual fans minds, the UFC is the end all of mma, they might as well mean the same thing. If the UFC were to copromote an event with Strikeforce right now, Strikeforce would be the real winner because of them being able to ride on the back of the UFC's brand name and deep talent roster to get themselves into the spotlight. I think that is one of the big reasons that the UFC is so against copromotion right now, no other organization even brings a quarter of what they do to the table. If in the future Strikeforce becomes as successful on or near the level of the UFC, do you think the UFC would be more open to compromotion? I would like to think that they would be a bit more open to it seeing as they might have something to gain from it if they were getting in bed with an equal partner. Thoughts?
I doubt it'll ever happen. From a business standpoint co-promoting offers 0 benefits to the UFC. Why would you want to help another MMA organization grow if they'll just be cutting into your profit and gaining exposure.
Maybe if Strikeforce magically became larger than the UFC it would happen but that's not likely.
My understanding is that M1 is very popular in the east. These are regions that the UFC doesn't cover at all. I'm thinking co-promoting with an organization like M1 ONLY in these regions could be beneficial to the UFC.
Co-promoting with a US organization like Strikeforce would be silly for the UFC.
How does it offer the UFC zero benefits?
If Strikeforce becomes large enough to become a legit contender as an organization against the UFC, they will obviously have fighters people enjoy. Setting up fights between the two could garner HUGE numbers, and money for both operations.
Also, why do you feel we need multiple promotions? I think that if both combined with each other, the UFC could become like the NHL, NFL, MLB etc. where it truly is the best players in the world, and it's where everyone wants to go. I definately see this in MMA's future. There can't be garbage between the owners bickering over who's fighters could kick the other fighters ass. If it stays this way, it will just become like boxing, with the champion only fighting who he wants. Fighters need rights, but there needs to be boundaries, with what kind of money they get. I think the UFC currently pays the lower tier fighters too little for getting in a cage and putting their life at risk, when Zuffa and the UFC are raking in the cash.
If both companies were to come together, there would be more money to pool for fighters, and more money from all the publicity the companies will get for the big wigs up top. Everyone wins.
Co-promotion if you want to call it really might be the best thing to legitimize MMA as a sport once and for all.
Dana White said on MMA Junkie only 2 days ago that it will NEVER happen.
Dana White says alot of bullshit.
What's his reasoning? Dana White built the UFC up from failure and I understand it's his brainchild but, to make the BIG money it has to expand, and it has to become THE top promotion with ALL the top fighters wanting to fight for them. They are almost there, but Strikeforce is making waves. I'm not trying to say the UFC must combine right now, but in the future if Strikeforce keeps expanding it might become the best option.
I think there could be some benefits, as mentioned above co-promoting with M1. That said, I think Dana is much too stubborn and narcissistic for that though.
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There are many beautiful sights and places worth visiting in Laos. Popular spots include the backpacker hangout of Vang Vieng, the awe-inspiring sight of the Plain of Jars and the beautiful Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands).
However if you're looking for somewhere in Southeast Asia where you can just chill-out for a week or so, relax and recharge your batteries after too much travelling and maybe take in a little of the local culture, you can't go wrong with Luang Prabang.
Luang Prabang is a UNESCO world heritage site and has much to offer travellers, while still remaining remarkably chilled out and laid-back. You won't be bothered by transport touts or chased after for a sale in markets and the roads are refreshingly free of traffic.
Here are our top 10 things to do for a blissful break in Luang Prabang:
1. Alms giving ceremony
Every morning at dawn, the Buddhist monks of Luang Prabang roam the streets with alms bowls, into which shopkeepers and residents place offerings of food. It is traditional to give rice, but these days just as common to offer pre-packed food and snacks.
Tourists are welcome to offer alms but it is important to remember that this is a religious ceremony and should be taken seriously. You should stay respectful by dressing appropriately (covering shoulders and legs) and those not taking part in the ceremony should step back and take photographs only from a distance.
2. Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple)
There are many beautiful temples in Luang Prabang, but Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most impressive. Inside you'll find beautiful glass mosaics depicting daily life in Laos and Buddhist mythology – be sure to check out the 'tree of life' mosaic at the back.
As with the other temples in Luang Prabang, this is a working monastery and you'll see groups of young monks clad in saffron robes and going about their business within the temple grounds.
3. Kuang Si Waterfalls
These beautiful waterfalls offer some stunning scenery, great photo opportunities and gorgeous turquoise plunge pools for swimming. It's a great way to cool off and wind down on a hot day. Be sure to take the trail right to the top for some stunning views down into the valley.
The falls are located about 30km out of Luang Prabang but it's easy to get there – any tuk tuk will be able to take you or you can join a mini-bus group trip which run several times a day.
4. Night Market
Luang Prabang is home to quite possibly the most laid-back night market in asia. No need to worry about aggressive haggling or stallholders chasing you down the aisles to try and make a sale – just wander, browse and enjoy the atmosphere as you shop for souvenirs.
Silks and other fabrics are definitely worth buying in the night market here as well as lots of other local crafts such as hand-embroidered fabric books. There are plenty of food and juice stalls around if you need to refuel and I was particularly taken with the little cake stalls that appear in the evening – it's just like being at a church fete!
5. Take a cooking class
Lao cuisine is similar to Thai and relies a lot on coconut milk, fish sauce and chillies. You can learn to create this flavourful food for yourself at one of the several cooking classes run from restaurants on the main street. Some classes include a trip to the market to shop for fresh vegetables and spices. The classes at Tamarind and Tamnak Lao restaurants are recommended.
6. Watch the sunset from Phou Si
This Buddhist temple of Wat Chom Si at the top of Phou Si hilll can be visited at any time of the day but is most impressive in the early evening when you can watch the sunset over panoramic views of Luang Prabang and the Mekong River
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Enjoy a relaxing trip on the Mekong River to the popular attraction of the Pak Ou caves. These caves contain hundreds of Buddha statues in different positions such as meditating and reclining. Many people choose to combine a trip to the caves with visiting one of the riverside 'whiskey' villages and seeing how traditional Lao spirits are made.
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Luang Prabang is just made for relaxing and one of the best things you can do here is stop trying to see every tourist attraction and just do nothing. There are many peaceful cafes serving excellent food where you can settle down and watch the Mekong River float lazily by or observe groups of young monks passing in the street
Slow down, chill out and enjoy your stay in Luang Prabang!
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Hi Helen.
I don't have version 6 but in case you don't know
there is a much more flexible package named
SwitchableRealOnly by Ted Ersek available at
Also if you want to avoid the use of any package you can
let your students defining their own "always real cubic root".
RealCubicRoot[x_] := Sign[x]*Abs[x]^(1/3)
Plot[RealCubicRoot[x], {x, -2, 2}]
/ Helen Read :
> Suppose my calculus students want to plot x^(1/3), for say {x,-8,8}. The
> problem, of course, is that Mathematica returns complex roots for x<0.
> In past versions of Mathematica, we could get the desired real roots
> (and plot the function) by loading the package Miscellaneous`RealOnly. I
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Nobody is better than Q right now at spitting gritty street shit while also bringing a melodic element to his verses. He has managed to create music that sounds vastly different from anyone else while telling an oh so familiar story. Similar to his TDE label mate, Kendrick Lamar, he often changes up the cadence of his voice to experiment with flows.
3. Jay Z
This man is still on a different level. Jay was going to be on this list regardless, but his verse on the "Jungle" remix shot him way up the list. Nobody in the history of music has been able to constantly reinvent themselves quite like Hov. Jiggaman can hop on any type of beat, with any other artist, and straight body it. This is a list about the current times, so Jay's work on Magna Carta Holy Grail was the main component considered, as well as any verses he's done since, including the gems below.
3. Drake
Drizzy Drake does in fact use a lot of different flow patterns, and he's been heralded as the creator of a few as well. Given the fact that Drake dabbles in both rappity-rap shit and r'n'b shit, he is extremely effective at transitioning easily between the two styles on record, and adopting his flow to fit. It's undeniable that he can craft a verse around a beat with the best of them, and his flow will often have you attempting to mimmick it and/or keep it on repeat, because that's just how good it is.
This is a no brainer, really. K. Dot has quickly become one of the best lyricists in the new generation of MCs, and he's catapulted to that status with the help of his versatile and inventive flows. He can effortlessly switch styles throughout his verses, and switch cadence, sometimes so much so you are almost not sure if it's really Kendrick. Thus his fans have become fiends, and while he hasn't put out much in the way of music recently, he's still the top contender for this list. We're just waiting to see what kind of flow he brings out on his highly anticipated sophomore LP, but for now, good kid, m.A.A.d city can stay in rotation.
The Underachievers are dropping their debut album "Cellar Door" in August.
Two days back we had an article about the origins of certain flows, and some of our ever reliable commenters took it to be some sort of ranking of the best flows, which was not the case. The entire point of the article was to point out that some flows are influenced by region, and some by other artists. It was in no way a ranking of the best flows, yet the internet kids kept yelling "HOW IZ WIZ NOT BE ON DA LISST?" and "YOUNG THUG HAZ BEST FLOWS OF ALL TYME". Yet, there was no list. Today we're here to remedy that.
We're looking to continue the discussion of flows, so we've decided to rank the best flows in the game CURRENTLY, not of all time, not of 2003 (to the kids who wanted to hear about Twista), but right now. We'll go with a top ten list, as well as some honorable mentions at the end. This list is based strictly off flow; sales and popularity were not considered when factoring in the top contenders. By flow we mean: the ability to ride any beat while creatively changing pace, cadence, delivery, and style.
DISCLAIMER: When you comment on this article, you must also list either your top 5 or 10 flows in the game. Can't make an argument against this list without us knowing who's on yours, right?


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The Garden Chronicles - The Tomato Avalanche
I was reading the news over at The Mothership yesterday and noticed that there was coverage of the 5th Annual Tomato Romp, Tomato Fight and Best Bloody Mary competition on Saturday.
What a profligate waste of tomatoes.
I sure hope they were truly rotten. If we cannot eat them now, or give them away, all of my tomatoes are destined for processing into juice or sauce.
I should also mention that I have no rotten tomatoes. I had a handful of less-than-aesthetically-pleasing tomatoes - but they can still be processed into juice or sauce.
Ask the boys and they'll tell you that the foundation upon-which the best Bloody Mary is is built is my homemade juice. Furthermore, it must be topped with garden pickles and dilled green beans. Maybe even a Weasel Peter.
The last couple of nights on the farm it has gotten down to 36 and 35 degrees - and my tomato plants are beginning to show some signs of stress. Basically wilted leaves.
I picked almost every last vine-ripened or close to vine-ripe fruit that I could yesterday.
With some luck Old Jack Frost will visit elsewhere and there will be more to pick this week.
Best crop of tomatoes in memory!
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Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
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The Goverment Shut Down will not stop our support of our sharks and the Sanctuary- Join us at the Sports Basement across from the visitors center at 3:00 PM and lets celebrate and motivate to save sharks!
Celebrate Sharks at Sharktoberfest 2013
Join Shark Stewards and the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in the 5th annual celebration of the shark Saturday October 5th, 1:00-4:00 PM.
Shark Games. Shark Experts. Live Music.
Shark Beer by Sierra Nevada and Shark Food.
Shark Art & Family Finny Fun.
Learn about sharks and why we should protect them.
Join us on a Wildlife Excursion to the Farallon Islands and See the Sanctuary September 29.
Sanctuary Visitor's Center Presidio 991 Marine Dr, San Francisco, CA 94129
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Parking is available in the public lots along Crissy Field. SF. MUNI Bus Lines: 28, 30, 4
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
sharksteward at gmail.com
When & Where
Sports Basement
610 Old Mason Street
San Francisco,
Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
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The airline with the greatest number of Boeing's new Dreamliner jets will resume commercial flights with it on Sunday, four months after the 787 jet was grounded over safety fears.
Japan's All Nippon Airways will fly passengers on five 787 flights this month, before launching its scheduled services on the plane on June 1.
Sunday's flight will fly passengers from Chitose, on the northern island of Hokkaido in Japan, to Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
An ANA Dreamliner was forced to make an emergency landing in western Japan in January, when instruments on board indicated a battery error. That incident, plus smoke and an onboard fire, saw authorities worldwide ground the 787. Boeing has been tweaking the battery since January.
Of UK airlines, Thomson will be the first to fly passengers on the Dreamliner, with passengers travelling to Cancun and Florida from July 8 expected to be on the 787. British Airways said it will announce its first flights on the plane when its first Dreamliner is delivered.
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Windows 8 Pro Tablet VS Windows RT Tablet – A Comparison
Microsoft has just unveiled two of its tablets side by side at its today's event. Tooling two different kinds of hardware, Microsoft seems to be hoping to make a solid entry into the tablet market. Given below is a brief comparison of the two tablets.
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My first born daughter has penned her first release. A haunting ballad called Relapse.
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Much more to come in the future. STAY TUNED!
You may remember the 90's but you may not remember some of these classic R&B tracks. Black music was exploding all over the place in the 90's as new groups and artists were releasing records at an incredible pace. BoyzIIMen and Jodeci may have gotten all the attention, but groups like Ideal, Ruff Endz, Profyle, Something for the People, Next, and so many more were battling it out for airplay and club spins. There was so much music in the era that to this day, there are still groups and artists that I've never heard of, and I was smack dap in the middle of the music business for the majority of the decade. Suffice it to say that I've procured my fair share of demo's and promo copies. I just might make this an ongoing series of Underground Gems. I haven't even touched the surface of all the underground classics we had at Motown.
Sam Salter – Thinkin & Trippin
Whitehead Brothers – Your Love Is A 187
Mya & Sisqo – All About Me
Playa – Cheers To You
Public Announcement – Body Bumpin'
Carl Thomas – I Wish
Profyle – Damn
Horace Brown – Taste Your Love
Ideal – Whatever You Wanna Do
Ruff Endz – No More
Next – Wifey
N'Essence – You'll Never Find
Tweet – Oops Oh My
Mona Lisa – Can't Be Wasting My Time
Mya & Jay Z – Best Of Me Remix
Jodeci & Wu Tang Clan – Freakin You Remix
Ronald Isley & Lil Kim– Float On Remix
JS – Taste My Ice Cream
ATL – Callin' All Girls
You've heard all the hits. You've heard all the classic sounds and songs that made Prince the icon he became. I want to delve deeper into his catalog. When he wasn't creating his own unique sound, Prince was experimenting with other sounds. House, Hip-Hop, Reggae, whatever the genre, he could lay a track and make it sound better than what was already out there. He could also spit some fierce lyrics while the NPG backed him with some dope beats. I hope you enjoy this journey though some of his lesser known masterpieces.
18 & Over
Sleep Around
The Human Body
Violet the Organ Grinder
Gangsta Glam
Sexy MotherFucker
Feel U Up
Erotic City
She's Always in my Hair
Sex in the Summer
Don't Play Me
The Original Gangsta of Love. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson. February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996
This man helped to influence the sound of blues, soul music, rhythm & blues, funk, rock music, and rap music. The Original Gangsta of Love. One of the most unheralded artists of our time. Oh Yeah, and samples galore, some already used, and so many that could, and should be.
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Love Jones
Nothing Left to be Desired
Proud of You
Lovin' You
Never Too Late
We're No Exception
Won't you Forgive Me Baby
Booty Ooty
Bow Wow
Chill Me Out
Forget The Joneses
Asante Sana
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Funk Beyond the Call of Duty
Superman Lover
Gangsta of Love
Give Me My Love
Since I Met You
Telephone Bill
I Don't Think So
Hook You Up
Lay it on Me
I'm Gonna Get You Baby
Please Send Me Someone to Love
Strung Out
Love That Will Not Die
Dedicated to all the lost souls. Taken before their time through the hate or fear of another, or the hatred of ones self. Maybe one day all the chains will be broken.
Chris Rock – Born Suspect Intro
KRS ONE – Sound of Da Police
Main Source – Just a Friendly Game of Baseball
Public Enemy – Fight The Power
Stetsasonic – Freedom Or Death
Brand Nubian – Probable Cause
Don't Be A Menace… (Black Cop Skit)
KRS ONE – Black Cop
Last Poets – Black Soldier
Mos Def – Umi Said
Wu Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow
The Ghetto (Interlude)
Brand Nubian Ft. Common Sense – Maybe One Day
Masta Ace – Take a Look Around
Eric B & Rakim – In The Ghetto
Nas – You Can't Stop Us Now
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Snippet from Civil Rights March 1963)
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Far Cry 4 Does Not Support Dual-Core Processors: Is the Budget Landscape Shifting?
Subject: Processors | November 21, 2014 - 04:08 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: quad core, pentium, gaming, far cry 4, dual-core, dragon age inquisition, cpus, budget, athlon
A new report covering dual-core woes with Far Cry 4 paints a "bleak future" for budget gamers.
Image credit: Polygon
For a while now the dual-core Pentium processors have been a great option for budget gaming, with the Pentium G3220 and newer G3258 Anniversary Edition taking center stage in a number of budget gaming builds. Today, we may be nearing the end of the road for dual-core CPUs entirely as a couple of high-profile games now require a quad-core CPU.
Is the anniversary really...over?
Far Cry 4 won't even open with a dual-core CPU installed, and while the game will load when using dual-core CPU's with hyper-threading enabled (for 4 total "cores") the performance isn't very good. PC World's article points to users "reporting that Far Cry 4 flat-out refuses to work with 'straight' dual-core PCs - chips that don't use hyperthreading to 'fake' having additional cores." The article references a "black-screen 'failure to launch' bug" being reported by users with these dual-core chips.
This should come as good news for AMD, who has embraced quad-core designs throughout their lineup, including very affordable offerings in the budget space.
Image credit: AMD
AMD offers very good gaming performance with a part like the Athlon X4 760K, which matched the Pentium G3220 in our budget gaming shootout and was neck and neck with the Pentium in our $550 1080p gaming PC article back in April. And the Athlon 760K is now selling for just under $77, close to the current best-selling $70 Pentium.
Ubisoft has made no secret of their new game's hefty system requirements, with an Intel Core i5-750 or AMD Phenom II X4 955 listed as the minimum CPUs supported. Another high-profile new release, Dragon Age: Inquisition, also requires a quad core CPU and cannot be played on dual-core machines.
Image credit: Origin
Looks like the budget gaming landscape is changing. AMD's position looks very good unless Intel chooses to challenge the under $80 price segment with some true quad-core parts (and their current 4-core CPUs start at more than twice that amount).
Kontron Readying Mini-ITX Form Factor ARM System
Subject: General Tech | July 14, 2012 - 02:39 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: quad core, arm, SoC, Android, xbmc, htpc, mini-itx
This week has been rife with ARM computers. The latest ARM system comes in the form of a mini-ITX form factor motherboard and quad core ARM processor combination from embedded system manufacturer Kontron. Named the KTT30/mITX, it measures 17 cm x 17 cm, the little motherboard provides a plethora of IO ports and the relatively short (depth-wise) motherboard would be great in a HTPC box, assuming the software is there (an XBMC release ported over from the Raspberry Pi build would be nice to see, for example).
The motherboard is paired with a quad core ARM Cortex A9 processor running at 900 MHz, video hardware acceleration coprocessor, and up to 2GB of DDR3L memory. It is reportedly capable of playing back 1080p H.264 videos. Internal connectors include two SD card clots, a SIM card socket, and two mPCIe connectors. Rear board IO includes three USB 2.0 ports (one micro, two regular-sized type A), an HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet NIC, S/PDIF audio, two RS232 serial ports, and three analog audio output jacks.
It looks like a neat little board, though only if the price is right. If it is prohibitively expensive, it may be bumping up against AMD's APU and accompanying motherboards. And because the APUs can utilize x86-64 software, that is a big positive in its favor. With that said, if this board is cheap enough, it could make sense as the base of a cheap HTPC.
Read more about the Mini-ITX ARM-powered system over at Fanless Tech.
Samsung Teases Exynos 4 Quad Core Mobile Processor
Subject: General Tech | April 26, 2012 - 11:47 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: SoC, Samsung, quad core, galaxy s 3, Exynos 4, Android
Samsung has an event scheduled for May 3rd called Mobile Unpacked where it will be unveiling their latest Galaxy series smartphone. It seems as if the company was too excited about the new hardware to wait because they have teased small bits of information on the processor. The new chip has been named the Exynos 4 and is a quad core processor running at 1.4 GHz.
Based on a 32nm HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) process node, Samsung claims the SoC uses 20% less power than it's 45nm predecessors. The quad core processor is more power efficient thanks to the lower process node and the ability of the chip to turn individual cores off when not in use. As far as performance, the company claims the new quad core part is twice as fast as the older dual core 45nm chips. The Exynos 4 also has an integrated image signal processor for high quality camera processing and support for multi format codec (MFC) decoding. The MFC engine allows the chip to process a variety of 1080p HD video files.
A few things that are noticeably absent from the Samsung product page include any specific performance numbers, architecture details, and benchmarks. Samsung is keeping a tight lid on that information until the release but once reviewers get their hands on the Galaxy III independent benchmarks are soon to follow. The comparison between the Exynos 4 and NVIDIA's Tegra 3 should be interesting.
NVIDIA Tegra 3 Processor Accelerates Many High End Applications
Subject: Mobile | March 10, 2012 - 03:53 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tegra 3, tegra, quad core, nvidia, mobile
NVIDIA's Tegra 3 mobile processor may not have much market share (yet), but it sure is powerful! In a recent blog post, the company reiterated just how much it is accelerating applications on mobile platforms including photo editing, remote desktop clients, and even mobile video editing. They further got comments from several of the app developers that stated the Tegra 3 was the piece that made their applications run so smoothly. Granted, some of this is marketing and promotion; however, that fact doesn't make their mobile quad core (4+1 power saving core) SoC any less impressive hardware wise.
Some of the applications NVIDIA heralded include Snapseed, PowerDirector, Splashtop, and Photaf. Snapseed and PowerDirector are photo editor and video editing applications respectively while Photaf is a photo stitching app that allows you to combine multiple shots into panoramas.
Finally, Splashtop is an application that takes advantage of the Tegra 3 to bring a remote desktop client to Android that proclaims to be fast enough to run games as well as the more traditionally desktop access. Both Splashtop and Photaf are available now on Google Play for you to test out while PowerDirector and Snapseed are coming later this year to Android.
Below is the above mentioned video of the Android application developers talking about the benefits of the quad core Tegra 3 processor.
What do you guys think of NVIDIA's "4+1" core processor? Will it stand up to the new Apple A5X chip (according to NVIDIA it wont while Apple says the opposite (obviously), but we'll have to wait until we have an iPad in house to see who's chip is actually faster)?
MWC 12: NVIDIA Tegra 3 To Power Quad Core HTC One Smartphone
Subject: Mobile | February 26, 2012 - 04:35 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tegra 3, smartphone, quad core, nvidia, MWC 12, htc, Android
Earlier rumors suggested that the LG Optimus 4X HD would be the first quad core Tegra 3 powered smartphone; however, HTC and NVIDIA made an announcement today that shows that LG is not the only company showing off a Tegra 3 smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2012!
NVIDIA announced in a press release today that their Tegra 3 mobile SoC would be powering the new HTC One X smartphone which is to be shown off at MWC 2012. According to HTC, the phone features 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of on-board storage to power the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) mobile OS on a 4.7" display with 1280x720 resolution. It further includes an 8 MP (megapixel) rear camera capable of 1080p video with stereo sound, a VGA resolution front camera for video conferencing and claimed 720p video, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, support for LTE 4G networks, and a 1,800 mAh battery.
Kouji Kodera, Chief Product Officer at HTC stated that "the HTC One X with Tegra 3 provides an experience that consumers will absolutely love." The HTC One X is the first smartphone that HTC and NVIDIA have worked together on.
The mobile market is advancing rather quickly, and Mobile World Congress 2012 is only just getting started! Stay tuned to PC Perspective for more MWC 2012 announcements!
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LG Announces 4X HD Quad Core Tegra 3 Smartphone With ICS
Subject: Mobile | February 24, 2012 - 07:35 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tegra 3, smartphone, quad core, LG, hd, 720p, 4x hd
Last year LG debuted a dual core smarphone at Mobile World Congress, and this year the company is upping the ante to a new Android smartphone powered by a 1.5GHz Tegra 3 quad core processor. Yes, this is still a smartphone, just with a processor that has usually been reserved for tablets like the Transformer Prime.
LG plans to reveal the new Android smartphone at this year's Mobile World Congress 2012 in Spain. The new phone is called the LG Optimus 4X HD and is a 8.9mm thick slab with "prism like" contours and edges. On the outside of the phone, it features a 4.7" True HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720, a LED flash, and two cameras. On the front is a 1.3 megapixel camera and the rear camera is 8 megapixel BSI (Backside Illumination Sensor) camera.
The inside of the phone houses some fairly impressive hardware as well. The phone is powered by a Tegra 3 quad core processor running at 1.5 GHz, 1 GB of LP DDR2 RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage. Backing all this hardware is a 2,150 mAh battery. LG Mobile CEO Dr. Jong-seok Park stated that:
"Speed in itself isn't what makes LG Optimus 4X HD unique. It's the benefit we're bringing to customers with the HD multimedia experience in a mobile form factor."
The LG 4X HD will be running the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and will be available in Europe during the second quarter of this year. The company will further be showing the device off at Mobile World Congress 2012 at the LG stand in Hall 8 from February 27 to March 1.
Do you think the world needs a quad core smartphone yet?
LG X3 Android 4 Smartphone With Quad Core CPU May Debut at Mobile World Congress 2012
Subject: Mobile | January 20, 2012 - 08:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tegra, quad core, lg x3, LG, ics, android 4.0, Android
This year's Mobile World Congress in Spain is going to be an interesting one from a smartphone hardware perspective, especially if recent rumors hold true. If you thought a dual core Snapdragon chip delivered a speedy experience, LG has something to blow your mind: The LG X3 is a smartphone that is rumored to have a quad core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor!
The alleged LG X3 phone
The article quotes Pocketnow in detailing the less than 9mm thick LG X3's specifications which include the above-mentioned Tegra 3 Soc, an 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front camera, a HSPA 21 "4G" network cellular radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microSD slot, and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This hardware will be put to good use in powering the phones 4.7" display with a resolution of 1280 x 720. Further, a massive 2,000 mAh (milli-amp-hour) battery will provide the quad core SoC and huge display the power they need. Though with these kind of specs, under heavy use, don't expect miracles even with such a large battery. The last big of leaked information on the phone indicates that it will be running the Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" mobile operating system (OS). Our own Matt Smith has a review of the Android 4.0 OS (running on the Transformer Prime) for your reading pleasure on the site now.
A quad core SoC (System on a Chip) in a phone... I just can't get past that; here I was thinking my 1.2 GHz single core Snapdragon processor was speedy. Before I even got my hands on a dual core phone, they are already packing them with quad cores!
New Intel Core i7 2700K Revealed In MDDS Will Take Top Spot In Company Lineup
Subject: Processors | September 20, 2011 - 01:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: sandy bridge, quad core, Intel, core i7 2700k
The Intel Core i7 2600K is the company's top tier Sandy Bridge processor; or at least it was until now. CPU World discovered interesting part numbers on the company's Material Declaration Data Sheet (MDDS) that suggests that there may be a new contender for the top spot. Specifically, the new part numbers are BX80623172700K and BXC80623172700K, which suggests that the new processor will be launched as the Intel Core i7 2700K.
CPU World's discovery of new part numbers.
The site suggests that the new 2700K will be a higher clocked version of the 2600K processor, including a 95 watt TDP, four cores, hyperthreading technology, and 8 MB of cache. Unfortunately, it is not clear just how much higher the 2700K will be clocked at; however, as an unlocked processor with relatively good binning, enthusiasts should be able to get some great overclocks out of them.
Have you upgraded to Sandy Bridge, or are you planning on skipping over it for another upgrade instead? Either way, I think it is a good thing to see Intel updating its current lineup while also pursuing Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge-E.
PC Perspective Podcast #155 - MSI GT680R Notebook, Corsair 650D chassis, VIA Nano Quad Core and more!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | May 19, 2011 - 03:24 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: pcper, podcast, msi, VIA, Nano, quad core, corsair, 650d, Intel
PC Perspective Podcast #155 - 5/19/2011
This week we talk about the MSI GT680R Notebook, Corsair 650D chassis, VIA Nano Quad Core and more!
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- 02:14 MSI GT680R Notebook Review: Sandybridge for Gamers
- 05:13 Video Perspective: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Chassis Review
- 06:20 VIA Nano Quad Core Preview
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- 42:40 Closing
Past Nano History
One could argue that VIA jumped on the low power bandwagon before it was really cool. Way back in the late 90s VIA snatched up processor firms Cyrix and Centaur, and started to merge those design teams to create low powered x86 CPUs. Over the next several years VIA was still flying high on the chipset side, but due to circumstances started to retreat from that business. On the Intel side it was primarily due to the legal issues that stemmed from the front side bus license that VIA had, and how it apparently did not apply to the Pentium 4. On the AMD side it was more about the increased competition from NVIDIA and ATI/AMD, plus the lack of revenue from that smaller CPU market. Other areas have kept VIA afloat through the years, such as audio codecs, very popular Firewire controllers, and the latest USB 3.0 components that are starting to show up.
Considering all of the above, VIA thought its best way to survive was to get into the CPU business and explore a niche in the x86 market that had been widely ignored except for a handful of products from guys like Nat Semi (who had originally bought up Cyrix). In the late 90s and early 00s there just was not much of a call for low power x86 products, and furthermore the industry was still at a point where even mundane productivity software would max out the top end x86 processors at the time. This was a time where 1GHz was still not common, and all processors were single core. Fast forward to 2011 and we have four and six core processors running in excess of 3 GHz. We have also seen a dramatic shift in the x86 realm to specialized, lower power processors.
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The debate over dopamine's role in reward: the case for incentive salience
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- Berridge, K.C. Psychopharmacology (2007) 191: 391. doi:10.1007/s00213-006-0578-x
Debate continues over the precise causal contribution made by mesolimbic dopamine systems to reward. There are three competing explanatory categories: 'liking', learning, and 'wanting'. Does dopamine mostly mediate the hedonic impact of reward ('liking')? Does it instead mediate learned predictions of future reward, prediction error teaching signals and stamp in associative links (learning)? Or does dopamine motivate the pursuit of rewards by attributing incentive salience to reward-related stimuli ('wanting')? Each hypothesis is evaluated here, and it is suggested that the incentive salience or 'wanting' hypothesis of dopamine function may be consistent with more evidence than either learning or 'liking'. In brief, recent evidence indicates that dopamine is neither necessary nor sufficient to mediate changes in hedonic 'liking' for sensory pleasures. Other recent evidence indicates that dopamine is not needed for new learning, and not sufficient to directly mediate learning by causing teaching or prediction signals. By contrast, growing evidence indicates that dopamine does contribute causally to incentive salience. Dopamine appears necessary for normal 'wanting', and dopamine activation can be sufficient to enhance cue-triggered incentive salience. Drugs of abuse that promote dopamine signals short circuit and sensitize dynamic mesolimbic mechanisms that evolved to attribute incentive salience to rewards. Such drugs interact with incentive salience integrations of Pavlovian associative information with physiological state signals. That interaction sets the stage to cause compulsive 'wanting' in addiction, but also provides opportunities for experiments to disentangle 'wanting', 'liking', and learning hypotheses. Results from studies that exploited those opportunities are described here.
In short, dopamine's contribution appears to be chiefly to cause 'wanting' for hedonic rewards, more than 'liking' or learning for those rewards.


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U.S. plastics machinery shipments on the rise
Deliveries of plastics machinery and equipment in the U.S. climbed 11% in the first quarter, a show of strength in a weakening global market.
Shipments of primary plastics equipment totaled $300.5 million in the first quarter, up almost 11% compared with the same quarter of 2013. The Society of the Plastics Industry's (SPI) Committee on Equipment Statistics noted that "2014 is off to a good start", despite a historical tendency for a first-quarter slowdown following a typically busy fourth-quarter buying push.
Injection molding machinery shipments increased 9% in the first quarter of 2014, compared to the year-ago quarter. Single-screw extruders shipment values rose 4%, while the shipment value of twin-screw extruders jumped 15%. The biggest gains came in blow molding machine shipments, which spiked 60%.
In auxiliary equipment, which includes robotics, temperature control, and materials handling, new bookings for reporting companies totaled $98.6 million in the first quarter: up 6% from year-prior levels.
In other industrial machinery sector metrics, business investment in industrial equipment rose by 5% in the first three months of 2014 compared to the start of 2013, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, while the Census Bureau found that the total value of shipments of industrial machinery jumped 29% for the quarter.
The CES's quarterly survey of machinery suppliers contained responses that were "a bit more optimistic" than those given in the fourth quarter, according to SPI. Fully 93% expect conditions to stay the same or even improve in the coming quarter, while 88% expect them to hold steady or get better during the next 12 months.
North America, Latin America and Mexico are where the strongest gains are expected, on a geographic basis, while expectations slipped a bit for Europe and Asia. As for the major end-markets, automotive, medical and packaging will continue to be the strongest in terms of demand, while the appliance sector's expectations continue to trend upward.
German machinery market flat
Germany's VDMA reported that exports from the German mechanical engineering industry, including suppliers of plastics and rubber machinery, saw a .9% drop in exports in the first quarter, falling to Euro 35.7 billion. VDMA noted that a decline in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, felt most acutely in Russia, was offset by positive demand from the U.S. In the U.S., which is Germany's second most important sales market behind China, deliveries rose by 6.6%. Overall, Germany maintained a trade surplus, with VDMA recording machinery imports of Euro 14.1 billion, up 1.6%, in the first quarter.
Asia weakened for Germany machinery suppliers, with shipments to China shrinking by 2.5%, while India retracted 11.7% along with dips in South Korea and Taiwan. There were some positives in the region, however, with Japan rising 3.2% while Thailand climbed 29.4% and Vietnam rocketed up 65.5%.
"The .9% decline in the first quarter of 2014 is disappointing," VDMA noted in a release, "especially as 2013 was closed at an almost stagnant rate. In a generally difficult macroeconomic environment, however, demand for capital goods was weak." That weakness has been exacerbated by the tensions in Ukraine, according to VDMA.


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Believe it or not, the latest drag race competition pitted a Volvo big-rig against a Ferrari 360 Spider. Of course it wasn't just any old run-of-the-mill tractor, but the Mean Green hybrid racing truck. The beast packs a 16-liter twin-turbo engine that cranks out 1,900 horsepower and is further boosted by a 200hp electric motor.
An even match? You'll have to follow the jump to watch the photo finish for yourself, but the result was closer than you might think.
The Swedish racing legend, Boije Ovebrink, is not afraid to challenge other powerful vehicles with his hybrid truck, 'Mean Green'. For example, at the Trucking Festival in Mantorp, Sweden on 27th August 'Mean Green' took part in an exciting race against a Ferrari sports car.
It was a fierce contest with 'Mean Green', a converted Volvo VN featuring the very latest hybrid technology from Volvo Trucks, challenging the Ferrari sports car driven by Henrik Appelholm.
The Ferrari, as you might expect, took the lead from the start, but 'Mean Green' quickly caught up and eventually won by a hair's breadth.
"It was very close and I'm happy because now I know that the Volvo hybrid is as fast as a Ferrari," says a very happy Boije Ovebrink.
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My question: Is it possible to have a breast lift w/o implants and those Lollipop or anchor scars? I have very nice and natural breast and I will want... READ MORE
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The total cost of a mortgage is comprised of four main elements:
- Principal
- Interest
- Taxes
- Insurance
PITI is part of the formula that mortgage lenders use when calculating your affordability ratios. Many times home buyers ignore these additional costs when figuring how much of a home they can afford.
Principal: Principal represents the amount you borrow, which has to be repaid over time.
Interest: Interest is the cost that mortgage lenders charge for the use of their money during your repayment schedule.
Taxes: Taxes are an assessment that local governments collect on property to pay for local services. Property tax rates will vary by location and can affect your total cost and affordability.
Insurance: Homeowner's Insurance will be required to replace the value of loan in the event of a disaster such as fire, earthquake, flood, etc.
Understanding Escrow
Property taxes and insurance costs must be collected and paid when they are due. In most cases, mortgage lenders will make the collection by allocating the amount you need to pay for taxes and insurance each month to your mortgage payment. These collections are placed in escrow, a depository account that the bank manages.
Your total monthly mortgage payment will include payments for real estate taxes, insurance, and Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), as well as other items that are placed in escrow and used to pay taxes, insurance, PMI, and other items on your behalf when they come due in the future. Note that the escrow portion of your monthly payment may increase or decrease, depending on the change of your taxes and insurance assessments. If your mortgage does not have an escrow account, you will be required to pay your taxes and insurance separately and show proof of payment to your lender.


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London, UK (rushPRnews) 03/26/10 — Following the budget announcement on Wednesday, an extra £305 million has been promised to universities in England, creating an additional 20,000 student places for the next academic year, report Perspective, a leading authority in learning management and student and training monitoring.
The extra funding will come in two stages; the first being a one-off payment of £270 million to a 'university modernisation fund' that will create the extra spaces, widely thought to be in key subjects such as maths, science, technology and engineering.
Of the £270 million payment, £20 million will be allocated to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for projects to raise efficiency and value for money through the continued development of shared services, collaborative procurement and other innovative ways of cutting overheads and back-office costs.
The remaining £35 million will be placed into a "university enterprise capital fund" to support spin-off companies and other commercial initiatives.
Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: "Universities must make efficiency savings while focusing their funds rigorously on quality teaching and research," but without damaging key skills and the country's economic strengths.
The Budget guaranteed a place in education or training for all 16- and 17-year-olds, plus a job, work experience or training for everyone aged between 18 and 24. It also promised a higher number of apprenticeships.
The cost of these and other pledges would be met partly by switching resources from within existing budgets and by the higher revenues raised from the tax on bankers' bonuses, the chancellor added.
Paul David, Managing Director of Perspective, commented: "Everyone gets a little nervous when the budget is due to be announced, especially as cut back were widely expected as a result of the recession. However, this is really positive news and in fact, a move that will ultimately help us recover from the recession on a long term basis."
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To the editor -- the Keene Sentinel
Please Don't Let Corporate Money Drown Out Our Voices!
We may soon be confronting the consequences of a Supreme Court decision in a case heard last week. In Citizen's United vs. the Federal Election Commission -- the controversial case would allow corporations to use their immense wealth to loudly promote or attack candidates through unlimited expenditures on ads.
As someone who believes strongly in civic participation, the idea that a corporation -- which the Supreme Court has called an "artificial entity," and that is made up of individual shareholders and employees with different political beliefs and managed by a very small group who are guided by the need for profit and fiduciary responsibility rather than social responsibility or what is right-- could be allowed to spend directly from its massive corporate treasury on ads for or against a candidate is truly frightening.
A corporation is not, nor has it ever been, a person with voting rights. Corporations are not our neighbors, they cannot get married, they cannot die, and a corporation has never been a constituent member of "We the People." But in this crazy country, the Supreme Court has consistently supported first amendment rights for corporations. One wonders how important democracy is to the Supreme Court when compared to the capitalist economic system
However, a decision in favor of unlimited corporate contributions would seem to go against the wishes of the American voter in the last election. Barack Obama sailed into Washington on a wave of change; over 40% of the hundreds of millions of dollars raised by Obama came from small donations he received from millions of American citizens. To suddenly decide that those voices should be drowned out by the massive accumulated money of a single "corporate person," runs counter to the very ideals of a representative democracy. Perhaps this will be proof that contributors get the best government they can buy, and we can stop fooling ourselves about democracy.
Sincerely yours,
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Hanover/Frankfurt am Main/Zug, 18 May 2010. For the first time, Continental AG is adding to its global soccer sponsorship of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in South Africa and 2014 in Brazil with premium sponsorship of the DFB Cup, the German domestic cup competition.
The package purchased from the Swiss rights marketing company Infront is for a period of two years. It guarantees Continental not only TV presence through brand advertising and other publicity vehicles in the stadiums where all 63 cup games will be held nationwide throughout Germany, but also a significant contingent of tickets that can be used for publicity purposes.
Furthermore, Continental has signed an additional contract with the German Soccer Association (DFB) under which the company has purchased the rights to use the DFB brand for publicity purposes. Other top partners of the DFB Cup are Deutsche Post, Bitburger and Jack Wolfskin.
"With this sponsorship, we are building a bridge in the German-speaking countries between the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the qualification matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, which are going to be getting underway in 2012. In doing so, we wish to put our commitment to pro soccer on a broader base, expand it further regionally too as the central communication platform, and take a further step towards clearly positioning the premium brand Continental with a focus on safety and braking performance," explains Timo Röbbel, who is responsible for sports sponsorship at Continental in the German-speaking countries.
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"It is particularly important for us to involve our business customers in this activation process as intensively as possible. The nationwide series of matches in the DFB Cup will provide us with a very wide range of new opportunities for targeting customer loyalty and improving our local presence," continues Röbbel.
Denni Strich, the Head of Marketing at the DFB, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Continental on board as a leading company that is active in the automotive sector and based in Germany, but also very successful internationally. With its extensive network of dealers throughout Germany and the high level interest it has shown in promoting a strategic commitment in a spirit of friendship, Continental will certainly further enhance the premium character of the DFB Cup even more."
Continental has been committed to international pro soccer since 1995, and the company also announced earlier this year that it would be sponsoring major league soccer in the USA for the first time. This means the Hanover-based components supplier is pursuing a consistent and single-minded global strategy of using soccer as a communications platform.
At www.ContiSoccerWorld.de, Continental is providing extensive information about all activities relating to soccer, alongside numerous exclusive insights, team and star portraits for the sporting event of the year: the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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San Jose (Calif.) Archbishop Mitty vs. San Jose (Calif.) Bellarmine Prep at 7 p.m.
Bellarmine four-star quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels leads the Bells and linebacker Joe Castignani paces Bellarmine's defense. Mitty is led by two-way threat Dakari Monroe, a receiver and cornerback in the 2015 class. (@LindseyThiry)
San Ramon (Calif.) Dougherty vs. Walnut Creek (Calif.) Las Lomas
One of the elite 2015 offensive linemen in the West, Kieffer Longson, will be on display tonight for Dougherty. The 6-7, 275-pounder was offered by Ohio State this week. (@BrandonHuffman)
Pleasanton (Calif.) Foothill vs. Pleasanton (Calif.) Amador Valley
Scout 300 four-star receiver Isaiah Langley and three-star quarterback Kyle Kearns are a pair of 2015 prospect for Foothill and they're joined by 2014 cornerback Jamirr Holland when they play crosstown foe Amador Valley in their final EBAL game. (@BrandonHuffman)
FOX Sports West Prepzone at 7 p.m. (Prepzone)
FOX Sports West features four games per week streamed live on the internet with broadcasters and color analysts, and multi-angle cameras. This week Prepzone Live will feature host Kevin Barnett and Director of Scouting Scott Kennedy, highlighting the action from each of the four games as well as other news and notes across the Southland. Here is a look at this week's action on FOX Sports West's Prepzone. (@ScoutKennedy)


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Turn Router into Switch
I have a Linksys WRT610N that I would like to connect to my existing network as a switch but I'm not sure how to configure it.
The linksys has settings as follows:
Internet Connection Type: (changed to static from auto)
Internet IP : ?
Subnet Mask (set 255.255.255.0)
Default Gateway (network uses 192.168.1.254, not sure what to enter)
Network Settings
IP address: ?(tried assigning 192.168.1.88)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server (set to disabled)
Any help appreciated
What you did should work, the key is disabling DHCP. And don't use the WAN port, just use the others, and you should be fine.
The router is not accepting the settings I put in.
It says ip does not match gateway, tried a few different ways but it's not accepting the settings.
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Wolfpack MMA
And if anyone is interested, there's a new FB page for the Club Directory to help promote the listings (and so the regular Your MMA page doesn't become too slammed with that stuff)
More than welcome Steve!
Middlesbrough's Akurei MMA are in the mix here:
More coming through:
Team Phoenix, Newcastle
Sixth Sense Sunderland
Spartan MMA Shrewsbury
You can also get in touch if you have an old listing that needs editing!
GYM 01 Fitness and Martial Arts amongst the new additions!
Looking great just checked it out.
Cheers guys for adding ours on there. Smart looking page.
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Genealogists have been flocking to Second Life, and now Genealogy Today LLC is proud to announce the first genealogy HUD (heads-up display) for Second Life residents. This new genealogy HUD allows Second Life residents to seamlessly access many of the Live Roots features from their Second Life chat window.
A heads-up display (HUD) in Second Life is a type of object that you "wear" but rather than working like a piece of clothing, the HUD attaches itself to one of eight HUD locations. A HUD is like a controller board that appears only to you -- other residents won't see it. The Live Roots genealogy HUD attaches itself to the center bottom location, and when first worn will display the version number of the object.
You should be familiar with the Local Chat window, where your public conversations with other Second Life residents appear. This is also known as Channel 0, however, many objects communicate on different channel numbers. The genealogy HUD has been programmed to listen for your commands on channel 721. You many change this to any other channel, including channel 0 (if you so desire). To change the channel, issue the command "/721 ={channel}" where you replace {channel} with the channel number you would like the genealogy HUD to listen on. Keep in mind, if you select channel 0, other residents in chat range will see your interactions with the genealogy HUD.
To issue a command to the genealogy HUD, type a slash ("/") followed by the channel number, a space and then the command. For example, "/721 Version()" will instruct the HUD to tell you the version number.
The Live Roots genealogy HUD supports a variety of commands. These commands have a structured syntax and it is important that you follow this syntax exactly, otherwise errors will occur and you will not receive the expected results.
Local Commands
These commands are local to the Second Life environment, and do not access the Live Roots remote server.
Remote Commands
These commands will contact the Live Roots remote server for information. Many of the menu options on LiveRoots.com have corresponding commands in the HUD.
The responses from remote commands will appear in the Local Chat window, however, only you will see them. If you want other residents that are within chat range to see what your last remote command response, issue the Share() command. Beginning with version 1.06, the results are numbered to allow for more precise sharing/keeping.
Command Macros
To simplify the use of the HUD commands, many can be issued in a less rigid format.
Managing a Surname List
The HUD allows you to maintain a list of the surnames you are researching, and then compare that list with other HUD owners automatically for possible matches.
Managing a Favorites List
The HUD allows you to maintain a list of the resources you are would like to frequently asking. In order to share a resource from your favorites, you must first issue a "K?" command.
Backup/Restore are provided in the event that you plan to upgrade the Genealogy HUD. When an upgrade occurs, you lose any information entered into the HUD. Backup before the upgrade, and then Restore into the new version.
*The other residents are informed if any of your surnames match theirs, and they may chose to discuss their research with you, and/or respond with a Compare() request so you will see they match yours.
While we will periodically update the Genealogy HUD, you will only need to obtain a newer version if additional local commands are added. Any remote commands that are added, are automatically accessible from any version of the Genealogy HUD.
Version 1.07 was released on 16/Apr/2009.
Version 1.06 was released on 22/Mar/2009.
Version 1.05 was released on 11/Mar/2009.
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Re: quadratic multiplication
On Dec 16, 4:36 am, KFUPM <hussain.alqaht... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all
> I have a very large expression which involves the multiplication of
> these variables:
> var ={u1,u2,u3,u4,u5,u6} with some other constants. In the expression,
> i want to suppress any quadratic or higher order multiplication of
> these varibles , e.g u1*u5 or u1*u4*u6 should be zero. And since, my
> expression is huge, i want to do this automatically. Any help in this
> regard is highly appreciated.
> Sincererly yours,
This has come up in past. I'll show a couple of simple methods rather
than try to dig up URLs to past threads.
The MoC (Method of Choice), I think, is to use Series after
multiplying each variable by some new indeterminate. Expand in powers
of that new indeterminate, and let Series clip at the desired degree.
Then convert back to a normal expression and make the new
indeterminate unity.
suppressHOT1[expr_, vars_List, deg_Integer] := Module[
{t, subst},
subst = Thread[vars -> t*vars];
Normal[Series[expr /. subst, {t, 0, deg - 1}]] /. t -> 1
Here is an alternate method, using as "reducing relations" all the
quadratic powers of your variables.
suppressHOT2[expr_, vars_] := Module[
quads = Union[Flatten[Outer[Times, vars, vars]]];
PolynomialReduce[expr, quads, vars][[2]]
This second approach can be extended easily to higher orders, and can
be done via replacement rules instead of PolynomialReduce. Since this
direction is not, to my mind at least, the MoC, I don't pursue these
Here is a simple example using your variable set.
In[9]:= vars = {u1, u2, u3, u4, u5, u6};
In[19]:= expr =
RandomInteger[{-10, 10}, {4, Length[vars] + 1}].Append[vars, 1]]
Out[19]= (-10 + 9*u1 + 5*u3 + 2*u4 + 6*u5 - 4*u6)*(-4 + 10*u1 +
5*u2 - 3*u3 -
3*u4 + 4*u5 - 3*u6)*(9 + 6*u1 - 10*u3 + 10*u4 - 10*u5 + 3*u6)*
(-7 + 7*u1 - 7*u2 + 6*u3 + 2*u4 - 2*u5 + 8*u6)
In[24]:= suppressHOT1[expr, vars, 2]
Out[24]= -2520 + 9408*u1 + 630*u2 + 4330*u3 - 3466*u4 + 6112*u5 -
In[25]:= suppressHOT2[expr, vars]
Out[25]= -2520 + 9408*u1 + 630*u2 + 4330*u3 - 3466*u4 + 6112*u5 -
Daniel Lichtblau
Wolfram Research