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To burn your own movies at home, you'll need the right equipment: a new, Qflix-capable DVD burner and Qflix media. Four major drive manufacturers--Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions, Pioneer, Plextor, and Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology--have announced support for Qflix, as have two heavyweight media manufacturers, Ritek and Verbatim. (Dell has said, too, that it plans to offer drives with Qflix once they're available.)
Sonic provides PC software to manage Qflix content libraries. Called Roxio Venue, the software will be bundled with Qflix drives, and will also be distributed by services that use Qflix, such as the Akimbo and Movielink download services.
Taylor says he expects vendors will charge about $16 for PC viewing rights and DVD burning (the rules involved--for example, the number of copies you can burn--will be the decision of the copyright holder). A typical movie could take an hour or two to download, depending on your connection. Once the download finishes, the title will appear in your Qflix library, and will be available for you to watch on your PC or burn to DVD. The Venue software even has the ability to print labels; the movie or TV download will include artwork, so you can print your own DVD case inserts.
While you may balk at the idea of buying a new DVD burner, you may have no choice, depending on the drive you have today and how things play out.
"The approach of CSS requires a new type of disc that is pre-keyed with a portion of CSS keys, and that disc requires new burners," explains Taylor. "It is technically possible to upgrade existing drives, though; we think it's technically possible to upgrade more than half of the drives out there.
"The trick is getting drive manufacturers to invest in a firmware upgrade for a drive they've already sold. We're working with drive manufacturers to explore this now. We're looking into the possibility of paid upgrades, where a consumer might pay $5 or $10 to get an upgrade."
Qflix discs should be readable by any set-top DVD player: Taylor expects Qflix discs to have around 99 percent compatibility with existing players. Some issues remain with DVD recorders, he says, "because they're smarter about looking at DVDs and figuring out what they are. With improvements to the media, we can achieve improved compatibility, though. We want to try to maximize the disc's reflectivity: The better you can get the reflectivity, the more it looks like a DVD-ROM to the player."
When is Qflix supposed to appear? Drive manufacturers say to look for consumer PC drives with Qflix around the end of the first quarter, or into the second quarter, of 2008. Since the Qflix format is also backed by the DVD Forum, the standards body that oversees the DVD specification, devices and media will be distinguishable from non-Qflix products by their new DVD Download logo, a mutation of the ubiquitous and familiar DVD logo.
Taylor expects trial launches of manufacture-on-demand and retail burning services to occur by the end of this year. Look for Qflix and on-demand activity to heat up in the first half of 2008.
I, for one, will be looking for Qflix. Not only am I intrigued by the possibility of downloading a movie and being able to burn it to disc legitimately, but I'm also personally jazzed by the idea of niche content having a DVD outlet.
Here's why: I'm a gymnastics junkie. Gymnastics gets nowhere near the TV coverage accorded to football or baseball--beyond the Olympics, it's nearly nil. Aside from broadcast TV, coverage is largely limited to video streaming via the Internet, either on NCAA collegiate gymnastics Web sites, on the official USA Gymnastics site, or on the World Championship Sports Network at WCSN.com.
I'd find it pretty cool to be able to log in to WCSN, queue up the 2007 Stuttgart World Championships coverage, and download that coverage to own and watch over and over again at my leisure on my PC or on my TV via a DVD player. My gymnastics enthusiasm, your arachnid enthusiasm--the point is, Qflix on-demand technology has the potential to unleash a lot of specialty content.
I look forward to seeing that potential realized.


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The MTA board of directors -- despite community opposition to the project -- approved the Environmental Impact Report calling for a busway on Burbank-Chandler on July 26, 2002. (
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When using Schedule contracts, ordering activities are encouraged to take on the role of "smart buyers." In other words, ordering activities do not need to know how to produce the product or service required; instead, they need to be able to:
Ordering agencies should evaluate whether their contracting partners are reliable by examining their past performance. Past performance is a key indicator for predicting future performance. Elements of past performance may include the ability to meet contract requirements, good workmanship, quality, timeliness, responsiveness to customers and maintaining business relations as well as a firm's ability to manage and document contract performance, costs and delivery schedules.
Ordering activities should be aware of the distinction between experience and past performance. In the evaluation of these two factors, ordering activities must be reasonable and consistent with the RFQ's evaluation criteria.
Experience is an objective evaluation criteria based on whether the Schedule contractor previously performed the requisite work.
Past performance is defined as a measure of the degree to which a Schedule contractor has satisfied its customers in the past and complied with applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is considerably more open to interpretation.


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Has anyone ever heard of someone running this:
I saw the link, but did not believe it, but it certainly looks legit!
Has anyone ever heard of someone running this:
I saw the link, but did not believe it, but it certainly looks legit!
Why don't you believe it? Debian for m68k is there since 1998.
Debian runs on so many archs. Now officially both Linux and BSD. There's even a very interesting port by Nexenta to the Solaris kernel for storage applications.
It really is the universal operating system. I run it on all my servers. Love it.
As for running it on a Mac, I think only few models and no emulator work.
Debian 5 is the last release for the mac68k platform. It will likely go out of support early next year.
It worked great, but doing anything in a modern desktop with that vintage of CPU is slow. Fifteen minutes (or more) to start the window manager, or a browser, or generate an ssh key, etc.
I have always enjoyed NetBSD on macs, both power and 68k.
Has anyone ever heard of someone running this:
I loaded Debian (Potato or Woody) onto a Quadra 700 and ran it for a while.
X windows took forever to do anything so the GUI was basically a "proof of concept" rather than usable, I thought, but the CLI was OK.
I ran Slackintosh 11 on an old G3 blue & white tower. It ran surprisingly well, considering the speed of the processor, amount of RAM, pathetic video card.
I believe I installed XFCE as the WM, and was impressed by its speediness/responsiveness.
On a G3 Mac, Linux is nice. The better the graphics card the better the GUI part of a distro performs too.
I've run Mandrake, Ubuntu and Yellow Dog on a G3 with good results. My favourite tho' was the now ancient "LinuxPPC 2000 Q4", now that distro was really nice, I thought.


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Target: United States Congress
Goal: To ban or regulate the chaining and tethering of dogs throughout the United States
While chaining and tethering a dog can be seen as an inhumane act of neglect, many states lack laws that regulate this cruel practice. Dogs across the United States are still being forced to endure long hours of torture from being chained or tethered because it is legal to do so.
The practice of chaining and tethering a dog is extremely traumatizing for a dog. Dogs are left alone for several hours a day and are subjected to psychological trauma and damage. Dogs become scared, distressed, and agitated as a result of chaining and tethering. These dogs also tend to become aggressive, extremely defensive and protective of themselves and their territory.
In addition to being psychologically traumatized, dogs that are chained and tethered are also victims of physical trauma. The collars of these dogs often do not fit properly. When combined with the a dog's constant struggle to escape, a poorly fitted collar can cause irritation such as raw skin and sores. In some cases the collar can become embedded into the dog's neck if left on for long periods of time. In extreme cases, dogs may even become strangled by their collar and chain, leading to choking and even death.
Dogs that are chained and tethered are limited and restricted by their chains. Sometimes these dogs cannot access their food, water, or shelter. Being limited and restricted also makes these dogs easy targets for ill-willed humans and other animals. These dogs are left completely helpless, exposed, and vulnerable.
No dog deserves to be neglected and subjected to this kind of torture. Responsible animal owners should not do this to their pets; there are other methods to humanely keep a pet within its boundaries when they are not being directly supervised. Sign the petition below to urge Congress to regulate, if not ban, the chaining and tethering of dogs throughout the United States.
Dear U.S. Congress,
The chaining and tethering of dogs in the United States needs to be stopped. This is an inhumane and cruel practice that traumatizes dogs both psychologically and physically. Dogs are subjected to long hours of neglect and torture and become emotionally distraught as a result.
Most dogs that are kept chained and tethered become aggressive. These dogs have no choice, it is their only method of defense because they constantly feel trapped, cornered, and threatened. Unfortunately, these dogs are more susceptible to snap and attack anyone that comes within their vicinity. Preventing dog owners from chaining and tethering their pets will not only benefit the dogs being held captive, but also the general public.
While completely banning this practice in the United States may not happen immediately, action must be taken to at least regulate it. Several states do not even have laws regarding this issue. Please take the action to ensure that these dogs will no longer be forced to endure endless hours of torture at the hands of their owners.
By agreeing to ban or regulate the chaining and tethering of dogs in the United States, you are ensuring that these dogs no longer have to suffer from this cruel practice. Communities will not only become more humane, but will also be a safer place for both humans and animals.
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Tender, hand-cut copper-kettle-cooked vanilla sea salt caramel, enrobed in milk chocolate and hand-topped with Maldon sea salt imported from England.
Milk Chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], vanilla extract), Cream (milk), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Evaporated Milk, Stabilizer (palm oil, granular soya lecithin), Butter (milk), Sea Salt, Soy Lecithin (soybean), Vanilla Extract, Honey.
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This was purchased as a gift for my caramel-loving wife for Christmas. I can't stand caramels personally, but my wife loves them and specifically said these were the best she's ever had.
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Not only are the Moonstruck sea salt caramels literally, and without hyperbole, the very best caramels I've ever encountered, but the customer service behind them is just as extraordinary. While awaiting delivery on my summer promotion offering free shipping, the delivery failed to arrive on the date promised. Calling brought me to Monica who determined the UPS truck broke down. This is summer in LA- during a heat wave. As feared the lovely candy arrived- melted and destroyed. Monica and Moonstruck replaced my entire order and upgraded the shipping to Next Day noting the weather. Not only was the delivery issue not their fault, but they absorbed the entire cost! The caramels arrived in perfect condition- heavenly, delicious perfection. Friends and family are already asking for more.
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I love Moonstruck - this was a perfect gift & I always order your cocoa for myself - it's by far the best of the best. Thank you - Note: 1 day I do plan to visit one of your cafe's in Portland, Oregon
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A little heavy handed with the salt. Delicious treat, once you rub off half of the salt.
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I have travelled quite a bit and sampled salted caramels (my favorite candy) everywhere that I have been. Moonstruck Salted Caramels are by far the best I've ever had.
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What a shame that such an old custom is being staepmd on. We have a small bottle of eau de vie de prune that Richard our neighbour gave us, made from plums from his own tree. The rural consortiums that run the distilleries won;t turn professional, so that'll be it. P.
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I forgot that bit about the mohter! I loved that! The breakfast scene at the end is brilliant too. And Nicholas normally does nothing for me, but he was just great in that film. I'm off to watch it this very instant - I was in really mopey form when I got home, but happy as a clam now: Moonstruck, a glass or two, and some cheese, yippie!
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Oh, that Truly Madly Deeply had me blubbering like an infnat for a good hour after it was over. The Rickman factor, yes indeedie! When he's watching her through the window at the end, going on a date? Buhuhuhuhuhuhuhu...Other than that, I don't really dig romantic movies. Ghost was awful, and Love Story was comical. "Love means never having to say you're sorry..." What the hell does that even MEAN?Though Practical Magic was fun. And that Aidan Quinn...oh, the answer is yessssss.
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There are other build differences too.
Chrysler's Jim Repp, engineering supervisor for commercial vehicles, describes, "This is the same basic architecture as the 3500 from a looking standpoint, but on the 4500/5500 trucks the frame rail is 2mm thicker - so it's 7mm thick versus 5mm - which makes it much stronger. You'll also notice that if you compare a 3500 to a 5500 you'll see much larger spring hanger brackets, springs, and larger axles."
The 6.7-liter Cummins motor has been modified for the 4500/5500 Chassis Cabs. Sharp eyes will note that the inline six cylinder is detuned to 305-horsepower / 610 lb-feet of torque, from 350-horsepower / 650 lb-feet in the Ram 2500 and 3500 HD pickups.
"This is related to the emissions 'bins' [the EPA separates vehicles into different bins depending on GVWR and exhaust cleanliness – M.L.]. Pickup truck emissions are different from chassis cabs emissions [medium duty chassis cab emissions rules are less strict than those for light and heavy duty pickups – M.L.]. One is a full vehicle certification while the other is a dyno cert. And we also tune the 4500/5500 for the commercial market, for fuel economy and usability as well," explains Mr. Repp.
The 4500/5500 Cummins' exhaust line traps and burns off soot like the Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty pickups, but the diesel particulate filter is mounted underneath the cab in the Class 4/5 trucks instead of under the bed in the HD Rams. And while the 2500/3500 HD pickups meet 2010 emissions standards for Nitrogen Oxide (NOX) today, using Cummins' near maintenance-free Adsorber catalyst, the 4500/3500 trucks will rely on urea selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to scrub NOX molecules. The urea tank will be mounted on the chassis by 2010 and will require periodic refills.
Unlike the 3500 Ram Chassis Cab that offers a choice of HEMI V8 or Cummins I6, the 4500/5500 trucks only come with the Cummins mill. "That's because of the higher GVWs," says Mr. Repp.
The standard transmission is a Mercedes designed G56 six-speed manual gearbox. The G56 replaces the old New Venture NV5600 manual six-speed and has origins in much heavier Class 6 trucks.
There's also a new six-speed automatic, built by Aisin Seiki in Japan. The internals have been around for several years but Chrysler built a new housing so it would fit the 4500/5500 driveline. The Aisin is a different automatic than the six-speed 68RFE in the 2500/3500 pickups. It has tow/haul mode but does not offer tap up, tap down shifting.
Both transmissions are power take-off (PTO) capable, providing Chassis Cab owners with the foundation to run separate machinery off their truck's engine. A hydraulic pump mounted on the transmission can power up to 35-horsepower PTO equipment.


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Interview - Dan Hay (Producer Far Cry 3)
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We continue our Far Cry 3 coverage by speaking to Far Cry 3's producer Dan Hay about the game's development...
Click: What was the overall aim of what you were trying to accomplish with Far Cry 3?
DH: What we set out to do was create a personal experience. We could have made Jason a super soldier or we could have made him an accomplished soldier right at the start of the game, but we said right from the beginning that we wanted to create a regular guy and make it credible. If you or I went over there and we had an experience like this, we would not be good at this right off the bat.
The idea that the character and the player are experiencing the moments in lock step is very important. The very first time you're in a cage, you're scared. The first time you meet Vaas you understand what it is to be bullied. The first time that a character is standing too close and you can feel the hair on the back of your neck stand on end. From the beginning of the game people are looking at it and think "okay I get what happens here, my brother is military and I'm going to learn from him and he's going to be the guy that guides me through this" and then, like that, he's gone.
You've got your hand on his neck trying to keep him alive, and the player needs to press a button to keep him hanging in there and then his life extinguishes there in front of you as you're trying to stop the blood flow, and Vaas turns to you and says run. The idea of knocking the player back a few notches, just like your character, and then building them up is key to the game. The first time the player looks out to the jungle they're afraid of it, and by the middle of the game they're starting to see it as a weapon; that was our goal.
Click: So what's the connection with the previous Far Cry games?
DH: It's not that the stories are linked, it's the feelings, the idea of being in a lawless frontier, the idea that you're in a place where there's no sheriff or 911, the idea that you're on your own and those are hallmarks of Far Cry – those moments in time where you meet somebody and they're just in trouble. They're on their own and they have to figure out on their own how to get out of it. The player and the character are in that together. Those are the hallmarks of Far Cry and that's the recipe for us.
Click: In terms of what we've seen so far, the narrative is hugely important to the game. When you're building a game like this does the storyline evolve as you're developing, or is it locked down from the start?
DH: I think that evolution is a good way to describe it. If I was to sit here and tell you that we knew exactly what we wanted it to be and we had everything in a row and it was just like building a car – that would be a lie. The reality is that you try to get a group of smart people who are passionate and creative and you put them in a series of rooms and a series of meetings and you allow them to be passionate and creative. I think that we had really good bumpers and lots of experience, we also had raw emotion there and that's what we wanted, but we allowed people to play with it.
We went out and asked the team to give us feedback. Some had been to French Polynesia, Thailand and Borneo, for example, and we asked them to tell us about their experiences. We really did our homework and we wanted it to be credible. We had the guys from the Vice Guide come over who have been in those situations where they don't know if they're going to live or die, and they're meeting insane characters that are real world characters. We invited them over to meet our characters and initially they were like "you guys make videogames, what exactly do you know about this?"
So we showed them Vaas and we showed them the Doctor, and at first they were a little standoffish, but as they watch the performances and start to understand what we're trying to do, and they look at it and give us the best compliment we could possibly have gotten by saying "we know that guy! We absolutely know that guy!" So I think you just have to do your homework, you have to build a team that's passionate and you have to allow it to steep. You can't force it. I think that we went through that process really well and we think we've got something that's special.
Click: There was a slight delay; it was supposed to be out a couple of months ago. Was that just down to you deciding that it's not ready until it's ready or were there other factors at play?
DH: The reality was that I remember being in meetings and we were talking about cutting things, and it was basically just no – we don't wanna cut that! We know that the people looking for a great Far Cry game are intelligent and passionate about the brand, and we knew that if we didn't give it a little bit more time to bake that we would cut too deep – so we just didn't rush it. We made sure that we were going to release something that people would love and respond to.
Click: There's obviously quite a deep multiplayer facet to the game, it's bigger than most single player games, how different is the development process for a multiplayer narrative?
DH: It's really tricky. When you think about why we essentially went for two games in one, we knew that people who play Far Cry want to have that unique single player experience where they're alone in the jungle and we wanted to make sure that we kept that sacred. So for the multiplayer we wanted to flip the coin on that and make it different. In the single player game Jayson is a normal guy in an abnormal circumstance. For the multiplayer we wanted to take four people who were already a little twisted and bring them to the islands with their own brand of insanity and see the effect that they have on that environment.
We also wanted to make sure that while we give you the opportunity to experience loss or a deep story or the exploration of the open world, we also remembered that sometimes it's just fun to blow stuff up! You have to be self-aware, so we offered both experiences and made sure that they had enough hallmarks between them where they can talk to each other. There are moments in the multiplayer where you realise that you're part of a blood feud between Vaas and Citra, who are brother and sister. So you have an opportunity to be one of Citra's warriors or one of Vaas' pirates, and you can sort of decide based off of how you played single player what you want to do. Those experiences all have to be unique and they have to be games unto themselves, that's the most important thing.
Click: Is there a recommendation you could make in terms of how they approach the game? Should they play single player first and then tackle multiplayer, or vice versa?
DH: That's a really good question! That's the first time anybody's asked me that. I don't think there's a wrong way to do it – that's the key thing. The spirit of Far Cry is that there's no wrong way. Play the game the way that you're going to play. If you decide you want to go take out all the towers, or you want to travel through the islands or you want to do all the hunting missions you can do that. That's your choice. For me, I really enjoy just steeping myself in the single player and then having the pallet cleanse of just going over to the co-op and having a blast. They really do complement each other. I'll leave that up to the players to play how they want to play, and tell us all about their own personal adventure.
Click: What's your favourite Far Cry 3 gameplay experience so far?
DH: There was a moment in development where we knew we wanted to have a living, open world. We knew we wanted to have gameplay that just sort of came to life. I was looking down on one of Vaas' compounds and I was thinking about how I was going to approach the situation. I knew that I could effectively weaponize one of the animals by hitting the cage and opening the gate and having the tiger kill all these guys, but what happened was I took over the compound and brought in a bunch of water buffalo. They killed a load of guys, and managed to uncage the tiger, which then set about killing the water buffalo, and then something happened that I'd never seen before.
Once I'd taken over the compound the Rakyat warriors showed up and started supporting me in my fight with the animals. And then, once it was all over, a villager came by in a truck and pulled a hit and run on one of the Rakyat warriors, so the Rakyat warriors jump on the truck to try to take out the villager, which starts this mini-war on that part of the island. I was like, "I'm not doing anything here!" That was amazing, and what we're looking for is things like that happening. We want people discovering all this stuff through the gameplay.
If you saw me onstage at E3 this year and I was looking worried, that's because I honestly wasn't sure what was going to happen up there! We really tried to build environments where you have a 360 degree approach – when we say that the jungle can be used as a weapon, we really mean it. My favourite weapon in the game is the animals, by far! So that's my answer!
Far Cry 3 is released on November 30th in Europe and December 4th in North America. We'll have our review up for you ahead of launch!
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Seven years ago Manny Ramirez, Miguel Tejada and Vladimir Guerrero batted 4-5-6 for the American League All-Star team. Now they stand together looking for major-league jobs.
Guerrero, 37 was granted his request and was released last week when the Toronto Blue Jays refused to promote him from Class AAA Las Vegas. Likewise Ramirez, 40, who ended his run with Oakland's Class AAA in Sacramento a few days later. And Tejada, 38, is still in uniform, albeit one of the Norfolk Tides, the Class AAA team of the Balitmore Orioles for whom he is hitting .273 in 99 at-bats.
The three have combined to hit .302 with 13 extra-base hits in 215 minor-league at-bats this season. Guerrero has the only home runs, although they were hit during a 20-AB stint at high-A. Not exactly what we've come to expect from a trio that has 1,308 home runs and 7,526 hits in the majors.
"Manny believes he has demonstrated that he is ready to return to the major leagues," Ramirez's agents, Barry Praver and Scott Shapiro, said in a statement.
Will any of them get a chance in the majors?
Guerrero is probably the best bet. In addition to being the youngest, he has been the most productive recently, hitting .290 with 13 homers, 63 RBI and a .733 OPS for the Orioles last season. Tejada batted .239 with four home runs, 26 RBI and a .591 OPS before being released by the San Francisco Giants in September. Ramirez went 1-for-17 for the Tampa Bay Rays last season before violating MLB's drug policy and temporarily retiring.
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Mr. Williams received his BS in Computer Science from Norfolk State University and advanced study in Computer Science and Engineering from Old Dominion University. Mr. Williams is a CISCO certified networking specialist. He has extensive experience in installation and maintenance of computer systems and networks. He also has extensive experience in installation and maintenance of electronic systems. He has been responsible for installing and maintaining the engineering server, look into day-to-day software and hardware problems pertaining to information technology in the department of engineering. He has also been assisting faculty in establishing laboratory infrastructure for both electronics and optical engineering programs. Prior to joining NSU he has worked as a Master Crew Chief in US Air force. Mr. Williams joined department of Engineering at Norfolk State University in 2003.


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Geoffrey Moore has a new book coming out Fall 2011. He gave an excellent talk in May at Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders at Stanford.
Moore is the extremely insightful author of five other business books including the very useful Crossing the Chasm, Into the Tornado, etc., etc.
Power vs. Performance
- Power is harder to measure
- Performance consumes power, power fuels performance
- Most companies are performance-oriented, not power-oriented
- Budget power first, then performance
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- How fast is the category growing?
- 15% growth or more can indicate growth market
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- Living up to category expectations
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- What is happening in the world that affects our category and people outside of company care about?
- What role is the company going to play in unfolding of the forces?
- What markets are strategic and fast-growing that we will measure ourselves by?
- Strategies change with categories
- What is our power position relative to our competitors in our categories?
- In what markets are we going to fight to change our position?
- What offers are the critical offers are going to change our position?
- Which markets with which offers and how fast?
- Weekly committments
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Cluny Restaurant Review: Cluny is an informal bistro, cheerful and inexpensive. If the menu includes no surprises, or anything that will knock your socks off, it is still reliable and tasty. There are the requisite onion soup au gratin, beef bourguignon, mussels marinière and steak frites, as well as some fresh salads. But much of Cluny's clientele comes here for its crêpes; indeed, it is one of few restaurants in Mexico City that serves them at all. There's a crêpe with four cheeses (Gruyère, Roquefort, Brie and provolone), another called the Monsieur (with ham and Dutch Gouda), and the Mont Blanc (which includes fresh mushrooms with Gruyère). The most novel are those with Mexican touches, such as the Xochitl (with chicken, strips of chile peppers, squash flower, cheese and green sauce). There are also dessert crêpes (with butterscotch, apples or fresh berries). The wine list is small, and like the menu, includes reliable and reasonably priced options.
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Theory Of A Deadman Excited To Peform New Music!
Half of Theory Of A Deadman sits in and jokes around during their interview, they discuss the new album, Savages, performing new records for the fans and talk Rock being dead.
Dave on playing the new songs for the fans,
"Yeah, I'm excited cause it's happened every record where you start playing shows and then the fans star yelling songs and we always have a really good indication of what songs our fans like from the record, just from the shows. They come to the shows, you'll hear them yelling for certain songs so I think we're all excited to see what the Theory fans are going to gravitate to on this record."
Tyler Working with Howard Benson,
"He's been around a long time. He was kind of at the birth of the digital age. He was one of the first producers to use Protools and everyone was telling him 'no computers it's just going to phase out, no one's ever going to do a rock record."
Jonathan asks Theory Of A Deadman to talk about the song, "Blow" on the album. He says, "you got everybody, you covered everybody in that song, like a pop culture statement of the world."
Tyler on Blow,
"Well it needed to be said, I can't be the only one, I don't watch a lot of TV but on the tour bus we get TV and watch current event and it'd be Kanye will say something silly somewhere saying he's God or he wants to invent leather jogging pants. He's kind of a parody himself and you know what he's a human being and so is Chris Brown and I don't want people making fun of me but the song is tongue and sheek. It's not like we're out there trying to really dig at these people and hope that they hear this and feel bad."
Theory Of A Deadman will be performing at Starland Ballroom Oct. 8 in Sayreville, New Jersey. Watch the full length interview below.


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An overview of the Rulemaking Process and a step-by-step explanation of how the FCC determines telecommunications rules and policies.
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Soulja Boy Accepts $1M Fight With Gillie Da Kid [VIDEO]
Gillie Da Kid and Soulja Boy have been going at it for a couple of weeks not on Twitter, but this beef is going to hit another level.
The two will fight –in person- for $1M and Soulja Boy has accepted a fight offer from Gillie Da Kid.
Gillie Da Kid posted a video on YouTube so fans could see him signing the fight contract.
The winner of the fight will get $750K and the loser will walk away with $250K which means everyone "wins."
Damon Feldman, celebrity boxing promoter is the guy behind this masterful plan.
I accept tell him bring his bitch ass on! Where the contract at? http://t.co/sZGGmoGB5c
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text: Actress Karisma Kapoor surely has a great voice besides her wonderful acting skills. So, her younger sister Kareena Kapoor tried to rope her in for the voiceover of her latest film Bodyguard, where she acts with Salman Khan. However, her request was turned down by the makers of the film.Sources said that the makers of Bodyguard decided to use females voice for the voiceover instead of the usual mens voice. On learning that they were looking for a suitable voice to do an emotional narrative, Kareena reportedly recommended her big sister Karisma. But her request was turned down, as they want either her or Katrina Kaif to do the narrative.However, producer Atul Agnihotri cleared the doubt by saying that Kareena will always be their first choice for such crucial scenes. He added that Bodyguard is her film.


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Playing paintball in the form of woods ball is just one of the ways people like to play. In most cases if you like to play woods ball you do not need as fast of a gun as you may in speed ball. Woods ball is just as exciting but a little slower paced than when playing speed ball.
The object is still the same as if you were playing speed ball, and that is to shoot your opponent before he shoots you. When playing this type of game the teams can be small or large and you can have bunkers to hide behind made out of all kinds of things, this will depend on the field you play on.
Some fields have extraordinary things to use as bunkers, they may have things made out of wood that resemble things like cars, forts, and pretty much anything that you can imagine. When playing woods ball you also of course have the trees and bushes to hide behind while hunting your opponent down.
There can be all kinds of different games to play in woods ball, like capture the flag and other scenario that will make the game fun and challenging. Teams are divided into two different groups and usually each team will be marked with something of the same color. It is good to play with some strategy to win this game.
Woods ball players tend not to shoot as much paint as speed ball players and the games may last longer as there is usually more objects to hide behind. Players can be dressed in camouflage to blend into the background of the woods or you can wear whatever you want to.
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Medi-link extension
· The 63 and 65 country bus services to the Queen's Medical Centre were withdrawn in August 2014
· They provided the population in villages of South Nottinghamshire and the Soar Valley with direct and easy access to the Queen's Medical Centre and through the Medi-link service a quick connection to Nottingham City Hospital.
· The service was used by patients attending clinics, hospital visitors also hospital staff.
· As a result of the withdrawal, bus journeys to the QMC now require travelling to the centre of the City and changing to a second bus out of the city to reach the QMC which at least doubles the journey time and prolongs the ordeal for patients.
· Even with the new tram service from Clifton Park & Ride there will not be a direct service to the QMC
In the villages the numbers of elderly people with their attendant health problems are increasing and they need easy access to local hospitals
By extending the Medi-link to the new park & ride at Clifton will eleviate problems people are having trying to get to the QMC from Villages in the Soar Valley area.
We the undersigned, urgently request that Nottinghamshire County Council explore with Nottingham City Council the extension of the Medi-link service to the new Park & Ride at Clifton, which will be an effective substitute for the withdrawn bus services.
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No, really, I love the suggestion the reason I haven't criticized Sidney Crosby is out of fear of repercussions.
What exactly do you think happens — one cross word on No. 87 and Gary Bettman himself comes to confiscate your laptop?
Look, I'm in agreement that Sid the Kid has, shall we say, a flair for the dramatic, and I'll even concede that may have had an outcome on the game today (that said, if any of you for a second wouldn't want Crosby on your team, you are Chris Simon-crazy). But I also stand by my original premise that Pittsburgh's impressive arsenal of skill players is problematic for a Rangers defensive corps that can occasionally be caught flat-footed
Do I think the Rangers could beat the Penguins in a seven-game series? Absolutely. But I also think one of the Rangers' great strengths this season has been their ability to manage the tempo of games. With the Penguins, and especially with Sir Laurence Olivier at center, that isn't always the case.
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TAG Farnborough Airport has released a feedback report following a consultation on controversial plans to chance airspace.
The airport wants to submit an Aerospace Change Proposal to the UK Civil Aviation Authority, so there is a more predictable flow of traffic around the airport, resulting in fewer flights at low altitude and aircraft flying fewer miles.
A public consultation was launched in February and was due to end on May 2 but was extended to May 12 after a technical fault meant comments left between 11.02am on April 11 and 10.08am on April 16 had been lost.
All comments were analysed and TAG has now published a feedback document, providing a summary analysis of the numbers and types of responses received.
The consultation generated more than 13,000 comments, including around 2,500 from stakeholders.
The feedback report from TAG states that stakeholders were concerned about access to the proposed airspace, justification for the proposed changes and safety issues caused by the compression of non-Farnborough aircraft around or beneath the airspace.
Stakeholders also raised concern about the environmental impact and safety of the proposal.
A total of 484 comments were submitted regarding the economic impact of the changes, of which 99% were negative.
TAG will now consider any changes to the airspace proposal, based on the responses received, and a second feedback report is due to be published in early 2015, before an application is submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority.
The report from TAG states: "An essential part of the consultation process is to take the areas of concern, the design ideas, and the alternatives proposed in the consultation responses and then consider whether these can be incorporated into a refined airspace design.
"An essential part of the consultation process is to take the areas of concern, the design ideas, and the alternatives proposed in the consultation responses and then consider whether these can be incorporated into a refined airspace design.
"This is a complex proposal and has generated a large number of responses, hence the time and amount of work required to consider those responses in the appropriate manner is considerable."
TAG claims its proposal will mean planes would not disturb residents as frequently and passengers could travel more efficiently, however, the plans have come under fire from residents living nearby, councils and flying groups.
Kevin Daley, a member of the Farnborough Aerodrome Consultative Committee (FACC) and chairman of the Mytchett, Frimley Green and Deepcut society, said a number of constituents fought against plans to increase the airport's traffic movements.
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Amusing travelog, especially for bibliophiles. A quick read.
This is the story of Paul Collins and his family who move from San Francisco to Hay-on-Wye (or just Hay), the "Town of Books". I can understand why he would want to move there as they are a Town Of Books. If you don't understand the appeal of that please stop reading both this review and do not start the book.
The charm of this is book is the references to so many books we probably wouldn't have heard about if not for Paul's love for used, antiquarian books. And his interactions with the people of Hay, his obvious love of things British, even though I think he's more American then he wants to be. He and his wife think they love old houses as well - until they realize both what it costs to purchase a crumbling pile but more importantly what it would cost to repair said pile.
I enjoyed this book up to the end as they are moving back to America - it's almost as if he's so proud of bashing all things American and so proud of realizing that his parents had it wrong by moving to States that when he and his wife decide to move back Stateside that the end of the book he's covering his mouth and mumbling, "and we went back".
If only he just ended the book with the knowledge that he and the family decide not to live in Hay I think the book would have ended better and I would have been left with the feeling, as I did from the beginning that this was a lovely book about bookstores and someone who loves books.
Sixpence House is ostensibly Collins' story of attempting to move his family from San Francisco to Hay-on-Wye, a small Welsh village with 1,500 inhabitants and 40 bookstores. Hay-on-Wye is an interesting place, and in the right hands, that story could be enough. Luckily for us, Paul Collins is an inveterate reader and collector of obscure tidbits. The story of the move and his time in Wales thus becomes a framework from which to hang some of the most fascinating asides it has ever been my pleasure to run across.
This sounds somewhat disjointed, and in lesser hands it could easily be so. But Collins has a knack for making these asides tie in to the story he's telling at the time, even if the connection is tenuous at best. Plus, the asides are so much fun, you forgive the author for reaching just a bit here and there
The framework of the book details Collins and his family's attempt to buy a house in Hay-on-Wye, and if you've ever harbored a dream of owning a 200-year-old stone cottage in a sleepy British village, you should pay special attention. Collins describes the process in hilarious detail, from the ins and outs of British real estate laws to all of the problems inherent in dealing with a moldering stone building in its dotage. The family looks at so many houses that they tend to run together in the reader's mind, except for the eponymous Sixpence House, a former pub with water in the basement and canting floors that they pin their hopes on.
By necessity, the story of their house search is also the story of the Collins family getting to know the inhabitants of Hay-on-Wye. As you might expect in such a small town with such a large number of bookstores, the good folks of Hay-on-Wye are a tad eccentric. The main character, Richard Booth, considers bookselling an anarchistic profession, which is obvious by the cavalier attitude towards sectioning and shelving in his stores. Booth, the self-styled King of Hay, looms large over this small town, but there are plenty of other characters in town, like Martin Beale, the solicitor who wrote a book about a murder that happened to one of his predecessors, or Violet, the elderly proprietor of the Hogshead which serves what is apparently the most godawful cider known to man. These are "characters" in the southern sense of the word and might strike some as too much, but Collins' fondness for them is palpable and mitigates the preciousness.
Collins is a writer with an attraction to the eccentric and the oddball. He picks up antique books on every subject imaginable, and somehow manages to glean something unique from every one. I can think of no greater compliment for a writer than for readers to be so fascinated with the topic at hand that they seek out information not covered in the book on their own. Darned if Collins hasn't gotten me jonesing to read books like Dr. William Hammond's 1883 A Treatise on Insanity in Its Medical Relations or Riccardo Nobili's 1922 The Gentle Art of Faking. Collins really brings home the idea that any book, no matter how old or shopworn or unappealing-sounding, has treasures buried within for the careful excavator.
It is this idea that is the heart and soul of the book. Collins has a companionable voice and he sounds reasonable enough as the story unfolds. But that reasonableness is a facade: a seductive trap for the unwary bibliophile. Without your realizing it, Collins pulls you further and further off the path. It's just a small detour; a quick side trip to see something really special, and before you know it, you're somewhere far away from where you thought you were going. Collins' gift is that you don't care that you end up someplace different from where you wanted to go. The journey is enough
I love any book-about-books this one is about Hay On Wye, the whole town full of bookshops in Wales. My dream vacation.
I did like this. It was more [b:Notes from a Small Island|28|Notes from a Small Island|Bill Bryson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156042888s/28.jpg|940892] and less [b:Books: A Memoir|2421737|Books A Memoir|Larry McMurtry|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266810254s/2421737.jpg|2428917]. Still I shake my head about him shipping books (including bad" books because of their interesting titles) back and forth across the Atlantic. I'll never understand hoarding - public libraries and bookcrossing.com are the way to go! However, he writes of history, the British character, his child, the good people of Hay-on-Wye, and more with easy grace and no small wit, as the literary cliches go. I did prefer his way of saying that "The British do..." as opposed to Bryson's more "It's so frustrating the way the British do....""
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"Paul Collins and his family abandoned the hills of San Francisco to move to the Welsh countryside - to move, in fact, to the little cobblestone village of Hay-on-Wye, the "Town of Books, " boasting 1,500 inhabitants...and forty bookstores. Antiquarian bookstores, no less." "Hay's newest residents accordingly take up residence in a sixteenth-century apartment over a bookstore, meeting the village's large population of misfits and bibliomaniacs by working for world class eccentric Richard Booth - the self-declared King of Hay, owner of the local castle, and proprietor of the world's largest and most chaotic used book warren. A useless clerk, Paul delights in shifting dusty stacks of books around and sifting them for ancient gems like Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable, Confession of an Author's Wife, and I Was Hitler's Maid. Meanwhile, as he struggles with the final touches on his own first book, Banvard's Folly, nearing publication in the United States, he also duly fulfills his duty as a British citizen by simultaneously applying to be a peer in the House of Lords and attempting to buy Sixpence House, a beautiful and neglected old tumbledown pub for sale in the town's center." "Sixpence House is an engaging meditation on what books mean to us, and how their meaning can resonate long after they have been abandoned by their public."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)
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There is an LTE, it's the SM-T325. And acording to official pictures it clearly has an earpiece loudspeaker at the Top. However, in some articles I keep reading does not make GSM calls while on others, yes. The LTE is SnapDragon 800, not Samsung Exynos.. so I am assuming should absolutely make calls. Here is picture..
I have the 4G/LTE SM-T325 and I can confirm that it makes voice calls. The previously owned the Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5100, which also made voice calls. I just swapped the SIM card and everything was good to go. I live in the US and I am on AT&T's GSM network.
Now if someone will just create some ROMs for it....
Qualitatively it seems faster, but I think a more optimized ROM/kernel will provide even more improvement over the GT-N5100. I was using the X-Note ROM on my GT-N5100, and I was very happy with the speed. The SM-T325 seems a little faster, but not by leaps and bounds. I am currently using and rt Launcher on the device. The biggest improvement is in the display, and it seems like I am getting better battery life than I did with the GT-N5100 after a few charging cycles. Attached is a screenshot of my battery usage from today. I spent a lot of time on Reddit!
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Heroin Withdrawal Without Suffering
Having to go through heroin withdrawal can be one of the hardest things that a person faces in their life. Recovering from drugs is very difficult and it is especially dangerous and hard to get off of this one. When a person stops using a drug their body craves it and needs it in order to function at a normal level. When a person's body is without it they no longer may act normally and become sick and even have an emotional reaction that causes them to be angry and depressed. In order to get off this drug you need to go to a treatment center that will be able to help with the side effects you'll experience when you stop using. By going to a treatment center for heroin withdrawal you'll know that you'll get the best help possible. They'll be able to walk you through the process of slowly weaning your body off of the drug so that the side effects are as limited as possible. If you suffer too much it can create a tremendous difference in your overall recovery. You can feel emotionally and physically scared and this can lead to abusing drugs again later after you thought you were sober. Trying to get off of drugs and endure heroin withdrawal is never easy and there are many ways that a person can receive care. The best thing about going to a treatment center is that you will be able to take advantage of the years of experience that the medical staff has and be able to focus on the type of care that you need in order to sustain your recovery. They'll be able to give you tools and resources that you can use when you feel that your addiction could be coming back and they'll help you set up a new lifestyle that is drug free which is very important. When you get help for heroin withdrawal you'll know that you are doing the most you can in order to stay healthy and sober as you get help for your addiction. Being at the treatment center will also give you the resources of your peers. They'll be able to talk with you about what you're going through and help you in ways that you could never do on your own. This is a very important part of your care because, you'll need to rely on others as you get help and try to stay sober. Heroin withdrawal can leave devastating effects on a person's life so make sure that you don't experience it too harshly. Good luck on your journey to recovery.


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Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have posted the first teaser trailer for Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, the third film by Chris Meledandri's Universal-based family film division. Meledandri cultivated a relationship with Audrey Geisel, the widow of Theodor Geisel, when he ran Fox Animation and they turned Horton Hears a Who into an animated film. Dr Seuss' The Lorax, featuring Danny DeVito as the voice of the title character, will be released March 2, 2012.
Hot Teaser Trailer: 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'
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Looks amazing.
Brilliant! Can't wait! Chris Meledandri and his Illumination group have brought originality and funny back to animation.
Wow. Home run. Illumination looks 3 for 3.
Looks pretty awesome. I really liked Despicable Me so ill probably see this one in 3D. Hope this opens big for Universal
What can you say? It'll be a massive hit and no child who sees it will ever be able to sit through the pace and sadness and purity of that beautiful book again.
It looks visually beautiful but would it have killed them to do some original music? Don't you think a Dr. Seuss movie at least deserves that?
Can you give an example of a trailer that has had original music on it 5 months before its release? This far out the movie would still be in the edit room and the score for the film itself would not be done yet. Even if they were to get someone to write a song for the feature that would most likely still be in preliminary stages half a year out. Besides, I think that this piece of music is key to the success of the trailer not matter how many times it's been heard before.
This is truly wonderful.
Wow, I'm impressed. The quality of the animation is stunning. And I really like the edit of the trailer, it takes you nicely into the world.
What's wrong with the original animated story? It's beautiful and simplistic in it's message about greed and the environment… why must we continue to ruin original works?


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Written for anyone interested in green development—including policy makers, architects, developers, builders, and homeowners—this practical guide focuses on the central question of how to conserve biodiversity in neighborhoods and to minimize development impacts on surrounding habitats.
Incorporating many real-world examples, Mark Hostetler explains key conservation concepts and techniques, with specific advice for a wide variety of stakeholders that are interested in creating and maintaining green developments. He outlines the key players and principles needed to establish biodiverse communities and illustrates eight key design and management strategies. The Green Leap not only offers essential information for constructing new developments but also helps existing communities retrofit homes, yards, and neighborhoods to better serve both people and nature.
Table of Contents:
List of Boxed Texts
Preface and Acknowledgments
Part One. Key Principles and Players
1. Why Build Biodiverse Communities?
2. Urban Decision Makers
Part Two. The Devil Is in the Details
3. Tree Protection and Natural Area Preservation Strategies
4. Improving Community Engagement and Understanding
5. Landscaping and Individual Lots
6. Trails, Sidewalks, and Common Areas
7. Irrigation and Stormwater Treatment
8. Wildlife-Friendly Transportation Systems
9. Environmental Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions
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Southern Conference Tournament - The Citadel vs Wofford Recap - Wofford Wins 68-51
Wofford got 22 points from Karl Cochran en route to a 68-51 victory over The Citadel on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Center.
Wofford was a favorite by 13 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Wofford got 19 points from Eric Garcia and another 10 points from Lee Skinner. Eric Garcia contributed 4 assists, while Karl Cochran cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
The Citadel got a 24-point performance from Ashton Moore, who was supported by 8 points from Quinton Marshall. Ashton Moore had 4 assists in a losing cause for The Citadel, while Tom Koopman grabbed 4 rebounds.
Wofford hit the break leading 28-24 before taking care of business in the second half.
The Citadel had a 27-26 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.


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LOS ANGELES - A man who stole a police car in South Los Angeles today and slammed it into a Starbucks coffee shop, a light pole and a parked car in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles lost at least one of his legs in the wreck, police said.
The crash at 1298 S. La Brea Avenue, near San Vicente Boulevard, happened at 3:56 a.m., according to Officer Mike Coleman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Wilshire Station and Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The suspect was was taken to hospital, said Coleman. The cruiser was stolen in the LAPD's Southwest Division, he said.
The suspect was the only person injured in the crash, said Sgt. Monte Houze of the LAPD's West Traffic Division.
The patrol car was not being chased by police at the time of the crash, according to Houze, who said the suspect lost one and possibly both of his legs. The cruiser, which veered into the Starbucks before coming to rest on the street, was completely mangled.
La Brea Avenue was closed to traffic near the crash scene and was expected to remain closed several hours, Houze said.


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Wizard Ops by Phyken Media gets medieval on your heinie.
What is it?
Wizard Ops is an arcade shooter with simple controls and a straightforward goal—survive while taking out as many of the bad guys as possible. You will also get the chance to collect vials of health potions to keep you alive and coins which are useful for buying weapons upgrades.
You are on a mission to collect your old comrades and rescue the princess. And yes, as the title indicates, you are a wizard, so your weapons are magical. There is some back story the game provides including intrigue, betrayal, injustice and redemption. It isn't really important to the gameplay, but it may provide your inner actor with motivation for the character… or not.
How does it work?
This is a one finger game. If you have more than one finger, that's good, but you won't need them to play. The bottom section of the screen functions to position your targeting reticle, move your wizard around the screen and fire your weapon. If you are touching the screen, you will be doing all of the above at the same time. Target/shoot anything and anyone that gets in your way. You won't have a hard time telling who the bad guys are, they'll be the ones shooting at you. There are blue spheres and wizard-seeking missiles the baddies will send your way. The missiles can be shot and destroyed en-route, but the little blue balls of doom just keep coming, so stay out of their way.
There are obstacles you get to walk around or fly over/under, all while taking enemy fire. Shooting back is easy; just touch the "Touch Area" of the screen. You even have the option of more than one weapon. To toggle the weapon you are currently using, simply tap the weapon icon in the bottom left corner. Some of the obstacles are magical barriers that will do damage if you run into them.
The graphics are a bit blocky in places, and cartoonish, but not too shabby. The sound effects are provided by Michael Winslow (of Police Academy fame), but are not all easily identified as his style. Actually, I think this a credit to his ability to create sounds that defy identification as not coming from a sound effects machine.
Is it contagious?
Wizard Ops provides a significant back story but follows it up with a rather basic "shoot everything" gameplay. It is enough to keep the one finger you are using to play. The action (incoming enemy fire, etc) gets fast fairly quickly, so keep your head together or you can get toasted…and the smell of singed wizard is not pleasant.
Since this is a simple game, it is actually fun to zone out and do some shooting. As mentioned, some of the elements in the game don't have the smoothest graphics, and the general style is a bit cartoonish, but it seems to fit the game nicely. Wizard Ops proves a simple arcade shooter doesn't need to look like epic cinema to be fun.
Category: Action shooter
Developer: Phyken Media
Cost: $0.99
Download: Wizard Ops (Universal App)
Tips From the Green Chair
- Upgrade to whatever you want when you have the coins—there is nothing else to do with them.
- Pick up the health potions as often as possible, as it may not always be a good idea to put your eyes on your health meter while taking fire.
- Missiles do track your position, but you can dodge them so you don't have to shoot at them if you have a more important target.
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Exercise fiscal responsibility to restore economic opportunity.
Washington is addicted to deficit spending. As President, Mitt Romney will cut spending to finally move our nation toward a balanced budget.
During the Bush years, the nation's deficit--the gap between what Washington collects and spends each year--hovered between 2 percent and 4 percent of GDP. These levels were already problematic and a cause for concern. During the Obama administration, however, the deficit exploded to 10 percent of GDP.
One major problem with sky-high deficit spending is that it necessarily leads to another practice that undermines the nation's fiscal foundation: borrowing unhealthy sums to pay for what we already cannot afford. America is on an unsustainable path that, within just a few short years, will cripple the economy and foreclose any opportunity for recovery.
Mitt Romney will bring fiscal restraint to Washington by placing a hard cap on federal spending to force our government to live within its means and put an end to deficit spending.
Mitt will also curb federal spending by repealing Obamacare, the federal takeover of health care that is scheduled to cost taxpayers one trillion dollars over the next ten years. He will also focus on eliminating wasteful government spending and right-sizing the federal government to save taxpayer dollars.
Mitt Romney's goal is to put the federal government on a course toward a balanced budget and true fiscal responsibility.
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After letting an early lead slip away, the Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) baseball team plated three runs in the fifth to force extra innings at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (LPGE), April 19.
But the Thunder picked up a run in the bottom of the eighth, handing the Patriots a 7-6 setback.
Junior Alec Griffith and sophomore Christian Pekarek each had a single, a double and drew a walk, while junior Brock Cichon and sophomore Eric Lampert also collected two hits for USA.
Junior Nick Frieler knocked in a run and scored twice himself.
"We executed offensively very well but let another game slip away by not being able to make the play that gets us out of the inning," USA head coach Ken Solarz said.
USA—Alec Griffith: 2-3, 2B; R; BB; Christian Pekarek: 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, SAC; Brock Cichon: 2-4, 2B; Eric Lampert: 2-5, R; Nick Frieler: 1-2, RBI, 2-R, SAC, SB; Andy Nelson: 1-4, R; Colten Kruzel: 1-4; Lampert: 8-IP, 11-H, 4-ER, 1-BB, 4-K.


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I dont know about everyone else but I couldnt see the music video at all.
So heres the URL
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Food retailer Netto might be well established in the UK, having first opened its doors in 1990 and grown to 180 stores, but this is not stopping the company from undergoing a radical overhaul that will see it move away from its 'hard discounter' purely price-led positioning to that of a more mainstream supermarket.
Shopping centre values have fallen as the investment market comes to terms with the credit crunch. From now on performance will be largely driven by income growth, and managers will have to show their true worth to maximise the asset. So, how does a management team help to create value when there is a downturn in the market?
Two developers have emerged as the front runners to develop Arnotts' E700m Northern Quarter scheme on the northern side of Dublin city centre. Sean Mulryan's Ballymore appears to be the most likely Irish based developer for the project, while the other developer leading the race is UK-based urban regeneration specialist Centros Miller. Treasury Holdings is a dark horse possibility.
Kilcock, Co Kildare, could experience substantial retail-led regeneration if plans by two rival developers come to fruition.
Dunnes Stores has signed up for the 6,000-sq m anchor store at the Tipp Town shopping centre in Tipperary.
Florentine Properties, a consortium headed by Sean Mulryan's Ballymore, has submitted revised design proposals for the Florentine Centre in the heart of Bray, Co Wicklow.
Irish based accessories retailer Pulse Accessories is stepping up its acquisition programme, with plans to open at least another 30 stores by the end of 2007 on top of its existing 12 outlets.
A controversial E40m scheme in the centre of Clonmel, Co Tipperary, has received overwhelming local support. A poll commissioned by the developer, the BORC Partnership, found only one per cent of local residents against its plans for a substantial shopping centre, a multi-storey car park with up to 500 spaces and an hotel on the Clonmel Arms Hotel site.
An Bord Pleanala has turned down plans for a E35m retail development in Donegal town in south Co Donegal. Bennett Construction had already secured Dunnes Stores as anchor tenant.
Coast is the latest retailer to sign a pre-letting at Multi Development's Victoria Square development in Belfast. The rapidly expanding fashion brand will take a 2,200 sq ft store situated on the lower ground floor of the 800,000-sq ft development, next door to Lunn's Jewellers.
Treasury's John Ronan
The dynamic duo behind Dublin-based Treasury Holdings, Richard Barrett and John Ronan, have a raft of plans lined up for development in Ireland, including much retail.
Athlone Town centre
During this year and next, many new shopping centres and extensions to existing schemes will open. The pace of retail park openings may have slowed dramatically, with less than a dozen planned for 2007 in locations such as Ashbourne, Killarney, Midleton, Navan, New Ross, Tallaght and Thurles, however, the pace of shopping centre openings remains at full force.
Tesco Ireland is the lead player in the Republic's retail grocery market, ahead of Dunnes Stores; but it is experiencing its fastest growth in non-food items. The company's financial year concludes at the end of February and the next set of results will probably show its turnover has shot up to about E2.6bn. Its own brand portfolio accounts for 32 per cent of turnover. It is highly profitable and doesn't have to worry about the Dublin-based Competition Authority, so Ireland is proving a very worthwhile investment.
With only weeks to go until its Easter opening, GML Estates and Land Securities are putting the finishing touches to The Outlet, their 205,000 sq ft mall at Bridgewater Park in Banbridge, Co Down.
This year's SCEPTRE Awards, rewarding the best practice and the best people in the UK and Ireland shopping centre industry, are bigger and better than ever.
Foyleside shopping centre in Derry has won one of the Allianz Arts & Business Awards at a glittering awards ceremony in the Tile Refinery Gallery, Belfast.
Belfast's independent shops and eateries have been listed in the new booklet, Belfast Loves Shopping.
A new survey has revealed the majority of Irish online shoppers are women and aged between 30 and 50. The survey, from DCU, showed 70 per cent of shoppers are female, while 65 per cent are aged between 30 and 50.
Dublin has a long standing class differentiation between the north and the south of the city - the southern part is posh, but the northern part isn't. Now, Dublin City Council has proved the point by finding that Henry Street has twice as much gum deposited as Grafton Street.
John Lewis has agreed to anchor Grosvenor's 1.6m-sq ft Tithebarn project in Preston with a new full line department store. The news will provide a welcome boost to the massive regeneration project, which has been slow to get off the starting blocks.
Six developers have been shortlisted by Taunton Deane District Council for the retail-led redevelopment of the 6.7-ha Firepool site in the town centre. The brownfield site is currently occupied by a livestock market and car park
The latest reader poll at [http://www.shopping-centre.co.uk] was: "will shopping centre investment turnover in 2007 beat 2006's £7bn? 65 per cent said "yes" and 35 per cent said "no"
Hammerson and Town Centre Securities' plans to regenerate a major site in the centre of Leeds with a million-sq ft retail-led scheme have taken a step forward. Leeds City Council has passed a resolution to grant outline planning permission for the development.
This month sees the launch of the world's first dedicated shopping centre audit and benchmarking company.
Lend Lease's £120m extension and refurbishment at Golden Square in Warrington will miss its projected opening date, the company has admitted.
Marks & Spencer is in talks to take the second anchor store at Centros Miller's Northern Quarter scheme in Portsmouth. John Lewis is already committed to the £350m scheme.
Land Securities and Beacon Capital Partners have called a halt to their joint venture agreement on the 560,000-sq ft retail and office development at One New Change, in the City of London.
Stockland has become the fourth major Australian player to enter the UK shopping centre market with the £215m purchase of Halladale. Founded in 1991 by David Lockhart, AIM-listed Halladale has approaching £1bn of property assets under management and development, with a substantial portfolio of shopping centres and retail parks.
Five years after opening, Touchwood in Solihull is now a mature centre. The 650,000-sq ft retail and leisure scheme has become well-established in the West Midlands retail scene, and since opening it has pushed the town up from sixth to third in the regional hierarchy.
Recent research commissioned by the BCSC has expressed concern over the threatened economic future of the UK's small and medium-sized towns. After 10 years of 'town centre first' planning policies, only 35 per cent of new retail space in England is being built in town centres, according to the research report,
A client phones to say, "We're selling one of our shopping centres, but don't worry, we complete in three weeks, so you have plenty of time...and by the way, your services may no longer be required!"
Have they fitted a revolving door at Heathrow? One Australian owner, Stockland, is arriving in the UK just as another, Multiplex, looks likely to be taken out.
I was keen to show one of my colleagues the Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury, the new Allied London mixed-use development, which contains a range of foodservice operations including Carluccio's, Strada and Giraffe, in addition to a Waitrose supermarket and retailers such as Hobbs, Coast and LK Bennett.
The unique product that Ann Summers brings to the shopping arena has helped to ensure the retailer continues to benefit from profit increases despite difficult trading conditions.
The BRC is mounting a major campaign on retail crime - highlighting £2.1bn of stock losses every year though the front door of the shop as well as further back in the supply chain. And the recent mail bomb campaign shows that, today, terrorism comes in many guises.
While the major regional centres such as Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester have led the way when it comes to urban regeneration, the challenge for developers has now moved down to the next tier of towns.
While corporate social responsibilty is a relatively new subject to be pushed forward by the BCSC, it is a key issue that has been on the lips of staff at Crystal Peaks for years.
Christmas is make or break time for retailers. Every year the key trading period is a white-knuckle ride for hard-pressed traders. "Will the shoppers turn out?" they ask. "Will we have to go on Sale in mid-December or hold out to January to protect our margins?"
Each year in January, thecentre:mk in Milton Keynes commissions the build of its next Christmas show.
Shopping centre owners and managers are being urged to work in partnership with their tenants in order to reduce energy emissions and increase levels of recycling.
The SCEPTRE Awards, rewarding the best practice and the best people in the UK and Ireland shopping centre industry, are back - and they're bigger and better than ever.
The better-than expected sales performance over Christmas has continued into the new year, according to the latest Retail Sales Monitor from KPMG and the BRC. UK retail sales were up 3.1 per cent on a like-for-like basis, compared with January 2006, when sales had risen only 0.2 per cent after a strong Christmas.
Pedestrian traffic across the UK for January 2007 was down 28.8 per cent on December 2006, and on a year-on-year basis it was down 9.1 per cent on January 2006 according Experian.
MCARTHURGLEN, the outlet specialist, has appointed luxury brands specialist GIOVANNI GALBIATI to the newly-created dual role of managing director of Italy and regional director of Southern Europe. He is best known for his work with Gianni Versace, where he spent 15 years from 1989 to 2004, culminating in his appointment as group general manager.
Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh has become the first centre to host the UK's newest aerial adventure game, the Totem. The attraction has been specifically designed for shopping centres, retail parks and leisure outlets, and provides a unique and exciting experience for adventurous shoppers.
Valentine's Day once again proved fertile ground for marketing managers across the country. Centre after centre was festooned with hearts and flowers, but some demonstrated genuine originality.
The hard men of Salford City Reds rugby league club were encouraged to get in touch with their feminine side after they were given the chance to indulge in a little pampering session at The Trafford Centre.


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The JBjr is listed as having reduced output as compared to the Hot Rails. How Much hotter IS the Hot Rails than the JBjr?
Also, how much hotter is the Duncan Designed Hot Rails than the regular Hot Rails.
I assume if I want a Duncan Designed Hot Rails, I've got top find a used one? I don't seem to be able to locate them new anyplace.