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Convert pitch/yaw/roll to VectorBlitz3D Forums/Blitz3D Programming/Convert pitch/yaw/roll to Vector
| hi!
i need to convert a rotation defined by pitch, yaw and roll to a vector defined by XYZ.
eg: (freelook) i'm looking to the right and push forward, so i move right instead of forward.
thanks :)
| nobody knows?
i suppose it's something simple with sin/cos..?
| maybe you mean something like this?
| Try this. It's not exactly a maths way, but...
Create a pivot at 0,0,0
Create another pivot at 0,0,0 and parent it to the one before.
Position the pivot at 0,0,1 (which i assume is the correct vector for pitch and yaw, if not, adjust accordingly).
Then... rotate the pivot at 0,0,0 to the pitch and yaw values. Then read the global position of the second pivot. The X,Y and Z values will be your vectors.
No doubt someone will come along with a maths way, but that will work for you until then.
| Make that the "up key" (or whatever you are using to move forward) moves the object in its local Z axis. It will always move forward no matter where it's facing.
If that's not what your asking, then please reformulate your question because it's a bit vague.
| Svenart: that's an overkill for my brain. i simply need the formula.
----> Euler Rotation (pitch,yaw,roll) To Vector (x,y,z) <----
Kryzon: thats exactly what i mean.
btw: no pivot and TForm opperations please. only maths.
| Tform is maths essentially, and it's dam quick.
| Is there nothing in Mark's .b3d source code that could help?
| Ok, i've had a right good look through the code archives for vector stuff. This would seem to be suited to your problem:
EDIT: Oh i see you've already commented on that code...
The tform commands would give the answer here btw, and there are pretty quick. Especially if it's for something like calculating the direction to move the camera etc etc. (Any reason why you can't use moveentity?)
| I second Ross C's last question, and also...you can't transform orientation elements into a vector. They only tell where the vector is facing, not how "long" it is.
But still, if you want to know the global directions of a vector based on your character's facing:
TFormVector 0,0,SizeOfVector, Character, 0
Then you could use something like...
MoveEntity Character,TFormedX(),TFormedY(),TFormedZ()
But then again, you can just cut all that sh*t out and just use MoveEntity straight away.
| i simply can't use TForm opperations because i'm programming with managed direct3D in C#. but i think that it's no problem when i post here anyway, because i think i will get the answer here more likely than in any other forum.
Ross C: i can't seem to find anything useful in this vector lib.
| Hi
I don't understood what are you trying to get.
You could calculate a vector with the orientation to where the object is facing based on it's pitch an roll with some sin cos math but you loose the roll component.
One thing you posibly do is to calculate the x,y,z component of the vector with pitch and yaw, normalize the vector (so it has a Length of 1) and then scale the vector by the roll component. This is the only way I imaginge that you could store all the information in a vector.
But, my friend, if you do that, you probably end working wiht a 3d lib like the one posted avobe!, sorry.
but you loose the roll component.
if you think about it, the roll factor doesn't matter because it does not change the direction or lenght of the vector.
please tell me how to use those sin/cos things to get this thing working.
| exactly for that is that I don't understood what you needed
the post should be: convert pitch/yaw to vector!
I try to find some doc's / code I think have.
see you
| Hi
Test that function:
Function PitchYawToVector(pitch#,yaw#,dest.Vector) dest\x = Cos(pitch) * Sin(yaw) dest\y = Sin(pitch) dest\z = Cos(pitch) * Cos(yaw) NormalizarVector(dest) End Function
with this
Type Vector Field x#, y#, z# End Type v.Vector = New vector Graphics3D 800,600,0,2 SetBuffer = BackBuffer() cam = CreateCamera() PositionEntity cam,0,0,-5 light = CreateLight() cube1 = CreateCube() ScaleEntity cube1,.1,.1,1 EntityColor cube1,255,0,0 Cube1Pitch# = 0 Cube1Yaw# = 0 Repeat If KeyDown(200) Then Cube1Pitch = Cube1Pitch + 1 If KeyDown(208) Then Cube1Pitch = Cube1Pitch - 1 If KeyDown(203) Then Cube1Yaw = Cube1Yaw + 1 If KeyDown(205) Then Cube1Yaw = Cube1Yaw - 1 RotateEntity cube1, Cube1Pitch, Cube1Yaw, 0, True PitchYawToVector(Cube1Pitch, Cube1Yaw, v) RenderWorld Text 10,10,Cube1Pitch Text 10,30,Cube1Yaw Text 100,10,v\x Text 100,30,v\y Text 100,50,v\z Text 100,70,Magnitud(v) TFormVector 0,0,1, Cube1, 0 Text 200,10,TFormedX() Text 200,30,TFormedY() Text 200,50,TFormedZ() v\x = TFormedX() v\y = TFormedY() v\z = TFormedZ() Text 200,70,Magnitud(v) Flip Until KeyHit(1) End Function PitchYawToVector(pitch#,yaw#,dest.Vector) dest\x = Cos(pitch) * Sin(yaw) dest\y = Sin(pitch) dest\z = Cos(pitch) * Cos(yaw) NormalizarVector(dest) End Function Function CuadradoVector#(v.Vector) Return v\X*v\X + v\y*v\y + v\Z*v\Z End Function Function Magnitud#(V.Vector) Return Float(Sqr(CuadradoVector(V))) End Function Function NormalizarVector(v.Vector) ; v = v(normalizado) Local Temp# Local mag# mag = Magnitud(v) If mag>0 Then Temp# = Float(1/mag) v\X = v\X * Temp v\y = v\y * Temp v\Z = v\Z * Temp Else v\x = 0 v\y = 0 v\z = 0 End If End Function
hope that is what you need
(btw nice gui!, thank's)
there are a sign error in x and y, please modify the function to:
Function PitchYawToVector(pitch#,yaw#,dest.Vector) dest\x = -Cos(pitch) * Sin(yaw) dest\y = -Sin(pitch) dest\z = Cos(pitch) * Cos(yaw) NormalizarVector(dest) End Function
| thanks so far. that works. when i use this code, the camera moves to the direction where it looks. but since in my 3d code, you can move an entity by all three axis, so i need this for all three axis.
when i call something like >> Entity.Move(1, 2, 3)
i got an idea:
maybe what i really need is to rotate the vector (1|2|3) around the pitch/yaw and the result is the final vector.
you know what i mean?
| to be honest, no idea!
I saw that you are programming in C, so you didn't have the nice 3d functions blitz has. The 3d libs normally work with matrix, point, vector
quaternions and the like. Translate, rotate and all this stuff is made by
matrix multiplication etc. If you look inside, the elements of the matrix
are calculated based on sin, cos math like the function above.
Are you programing 3D in C, with out a 3D lib?
Is it posible for you to write the equivalent in blitz of your intention. Probably I could translate to simple sin/cos math, (but not guaranteed).
best regards
| As Charrua says, TFormVector, Point and Normal are just Blitz3D names for multiplying a vector by a series of matrices. In this case, since scale and position are not an issue, you can just use one matrix.
Make a rotation matrix from your Euler Angles And Multiply your starting vector by that rotation matrix to get your end vector.
| yes, when i do it in C#, i have a Matrix and a Vector class with lots of methods. but i can't multiply vectors by matrices...
EDIT: your idea was good, gabriel
Vector3 vec = new Vector3(x, y, z); vec.TransformNormal(MatrixRotation); MatrixPosition *= Matrix.Translation(vec.X, vec.Y, vec.Z);
thanks to all in this thread. i learned more usefull stuff regarding vector stuff. :)


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I have a static IP from my ISP /30 address. I managed to get my
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From the looks of things, the Hiland Hawks were up against it in their season opener versus Maysville Thursday evening.
Somebody, evidently, forgot to mention anything to Hawks senior guard Michelle Ling, who announced with her performance against the Panthers that Hiland girls basketball is still alive and well, thank you.
Scoring inside and out, early and late, at the line and from the field, Ling exploded for a school-record 43 points to lead the Hawks to a 69-49 victory over a game Maysville team. Ling's career night eclipsed the previous single-game high of 40, established by former Hiland standout Erin Hostetler two seasons ago in a win against Dover.
All this from a girl who averaged a modest 4.3 points a game last season and counted a 15-point effort in a season-opening win against Tuscarawas Central Catholic a year ago as her career-high.
Who woulda thunk it?
How about Hiland coach Dave Schlabach, for one.
"Michelle didn't do anything tonight that surprised us. Seriously," Schlabach said. "That's the way she played all summer and all preseason for us. We fully expect her to have a game like that for us.
"In Michelle's first game last year she had 15 points, but she had an injury after that and was out for some time. She was on a team with seven seniors who were pretty good, and she's an unselfish kid who just played her role. She was a big contributor for us last year, but just not a scorer. She worked extremely hard at her skills in the offseason and she knows we're going to be on her if she's not looking to score this year."
Schlabach didn't have to raise his voice to Ling much all evening. The 5-7 lefty exited the pre-game huddle sizzling and didn't finish blistering the nets until she sat down with 2:22 remaining in the game.
Ling gave fans a peek at what was to come by scoring 16 of Hiland's 18 first-quarter points to help stake the Hawks to a three-point lead. She added 10 more in the second period --including a 28-foot bomb from the left wing just five seconds before halftime -- as Hiland built a 35-30 lead at intermission.
Despite Ling's first-half mastery, the Panthers were busy making a game of it through the early portions of the third quarter.
Inside baskets by Rebekah Miller and Abbie Sidwell (17 points) trimmed Hiland's lead to 37-34 three minutes into the second half. Ling repelled the Panthers' charge with back-to-back three-pointers, however, and the Hawks carried a 48-39 lead into the final quarter.
Maysville cut its deficit to 48-43 on field goals from Jamie Bradley (18 points) and Sidwell to open the fourth. That evidently got the Hawks' attention, because they proceeded to put the game away with a 19-2 run over the next four minutes.
Sophomore Jamie Kline started the blitz with a nifty reverse layin and junior guard Jen Gause, who contributed 10 points off the bench, followed with a rebound putback. Ling then turned on her afterburners with four straight free throws and a driving layin to put her one basket from Hostetler's record. She got points 39 and 40 on a stickback of a Autumn Kandel miss with 2:45 remaining. Some 20 ticks after that, Ling had the record to herself when she drove the lane and converted an old-fashioned 3-point play. After sinking the free throw, Ling left to a standing ovation.
Schlabach kept with his long-standing policy of making his players off-limits to the media during the regular season, but this was one evening where Ling's numbers spoke for themselves.
Ling finished the night 14-of-25 from the floor, including 6-of-14 from 3-point range. When she wasn't draining 3-pointers, her aggressiveness resulted in a trio of 3-point plays the hard way. Ling nailed all nine of her free throws, while also adding six rebounds and two assists.
"What I was most happy about was the multiple ways in which Michelle scored," Schlabach said. "She knocked a standing 3-pointer down, she went to the basket out of the half-court offense, she went to the basket off the break and knocked free throws down. She scored a lot of different ways for us tonight.
"She wasn't content to just stand behind the line. She knows her job is to create and also take what the defense gives her. Hopefully now her supporting cast gets better, more skilled and more aggressive as the season goes on, because that will only make her more of threat."
Since it was the Panthers' season opener as well, coach Scott Wolfe was somewhat coaching blind.
"The disadvantage of playing someone in the first game of the season is not having a chance to come out and scout them," said Wolfe, whose Div. II team finished 13-10 last season. "What a fantastic player Ling was tonight. Had we seen her before, then we could've obviously done some things differently on her. But she just had a great game.
"We did try to faceguard her a little bit more in the second half, but they just did a great job running her off screens ... it's awfully hard to adjust some things when you haven't worked at it in practice. We started losing some of our legs early in the fourth quarter and we missed some easy opportunities that would've kept us hanging around longer."
Even without Miller the Hawks managed to outrebound Maysville 44-28. Sophomores Alisha Strother and Kline, along with freshman Laurel Nippert, combined for 17 rebounds.
"We didn't talk much about (Jonie's absence)," Schlabach said. "We just expect our kids to step up and make plays. All three post players contributed. We've got two sophomores and a freshman there, so we know they're going to get better as time goes. Jen Gauss came in off the bench and kept the momentum going by hitting some shots and looking to score.
"This was a big win, especially since we've got basically a whole new group of kids. We always believe kids need to be reassured that what they're doing is going to pay off. There were some positive things coming back to them tonight."


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After taking some time off from coaching to be with his family, Craig Glenn is returning to the sidelines this season to take over as the head coach at Putnam Valley. Glenn graduated from Panas and was a coach in the Put Valley system for 10 years, but this will be his first head coaching experience at the varsity level. He'll take over a Tigers program that has struggled a bit in recent years, and seems to be stressing steady improvement.
Here are Glenn's words:
What was your final record last season and where did you finish in the playoffs? Our final record was 4-12 in the regular season. Finished in outbracket game, losing to JFK.
Who are your key returning players? Seniors: Blendi Muriqi, MF; Lucas Fishbein, MF.
Who are the key players that you lost to graduation? Jenner Noguera, Stopper; Gent Berisha, Forward.
Are you anticipating losing any players to the U.S. Soccer Federation season? No.
What do you consider to be your team's strengths? I feel our strength is the team's focus on improving. They are working harder than before to be a unit. We are a young team, and they want to prove themselves.
What are some areas of concern? The main concern is scoring and size. They will have to fight for every chance on the ball.
Which formation do you anticipate using? 4-4-2…but we will change for each team as needed.
What is your goal for your team in 2013? Always improvement, maybe to shock some teams.
Who is your biggest rival(s)? Hendrick Hudson
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Vigilante bus drivers. In a week that saw one driver (in his bus) chase a motorist through the streets after he had been cut up by a car, Mark Coleman was told that he would not be prosecuted for chasing an 11-year-old boy (not in his bus) and then holding him after the boy and a group of eight youths hurled stones at Coleman's bus.
Homeworkers and agency staff, who are to get new protections under the European Union's part-time workers' directive. Businesses have just eight weeks to prepare for the regulations covering wages, pensions, training and holiday entitlement.
Lawyers in LA, who are fighting over the rights to a disgusting slimy creature that devours all it sees. No, not a Hollywood producer, but The Blob, star of the 1958 cult drive-in movie hit and now the subject of a book in the Goosebumps suspense series. The film's creator is suing the publishers for $100,000 (£64,000) and trying to stop publication. Lawyers are currently considering whether it is possible to copyright a creature from outer space and when exactly a blob becomes a Blob.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), at least in the US. After the New York court of appeal ruled that ISP Prodigy could not be expected to screen all communications passing through its systems, ISPs in the US are now effectively on the same footing as telephone companies as message carriers. By contrast, the recent Demon case in the UK ruled that ISPs are to be treated as publishers.
The Law Society, which thanks to the downfall of Kamlesh "Napoleon" Bahl, is set for another year under Robert Sayer. The current president is hoping to persuade Michael Napier to remain as vice-president, allowing Sayer another year at the helm. Sayer said he hoped to put an end to "political bickering" and that his decision was without "political ambition".


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A lovable tale of a deer coming to age. This truly is a classic that all the family can enjoy. Great storyline.
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Average of 132 ratings: 3.4 Stars
The eagerly awaited next chapter of Bambi's unforgettable story continues for a whole new generation in a film that's sure to delight your entire family. Join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn and teach him the ways of the forest. But, in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers that there is much that he can learn from his spirited young son. Thumper, Flower, Owl and your favourite characters return and you'll meet some wonderful new friends as Bambi's magnificent legacy continues. Illustrated in the breathtaking animation style of the original classic and bursting with enchanting new songs, Bambi II is truly a wonder to behold.
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Hey guys,
This is my first attempt at modifying my iPhone. It's really just icon changes and the iTouch reflective base added.
The aim was to group icons with similar colours and make everything look neater. (line of green, then white/black, then blue, then finally orange).
1) Create a new Theme folder in Summerboard then copy dock.png, minidock.png & wallpaper.png into it
2) Create a subfolder in that theme called 'Icons'
3) Then copy all of the icons into the 'Icons' subfolder
4) Finally, use rSBT to arrange the icons on the Springboard. (see layout.txt for help).
Note: All of the icons used were downloaded from this website in the download section. The only changes I did was make the calendar and notes headers green and the settings background orange.
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Well picking up the e30 next week got my charger that came of my cummins.
Have been waiting for e30tech to approve my account for a year and a half lol
I'm from e46fanatics.
So I'm wondering anyone who's got some e30 parts mani some injectors and possibly a stand alone that would be great since I can't get onto e30tech.
Thanks guys
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yea i tried joing them as well and still waiting the approval lol
Anyone know why they do not approve anyone. I mean I can't even pm a mod and ask them it's really odd
That's odd. I joined a couple months ago and got approved the same night. :dunno:
Guess I'm not lucky then I have been waiting and waiting and waiting.
Go post a thread and ask why some people can't get approved even tho they can't even post and are just waiting.
There's so much great info there and I want to talk to the guys who build theses e30s all the time.
you guys haven't been approved because the owner of e30tech doesn't care whether he gets new members or not. most of the time you will wait months, possibly over a year and even then, you will only get in if you find a way to message a moderator.
they already have hundreds of threads asking why they don't approve new members. the answer is always the same .. the owner is never around.
that forums a crapshoot anyway.
Well who on here's got some info for me.
Or selling something I will be needing.
you didn't ask for any info, you asked for parts. you're going to have a hard time finding someone selling a good mani, high# injectors and P&P stand alone.
what info do you want ?
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Taylor Swift could be starring in GREASE?! #YallSayWhat?
Grease is the word Taylor Swift could be hearing soon enough – at least if a few reliable sources get their way.
The country megastar is the top choice among entertainment news outlets to take the spotlight in the upcoming live broadcast of Grease.
FOX has announced plans to air Grease Live in 2015, and both E! Online and Perez Hilton are speculating the leading role of "Sandy Olsson" should go to Taylor.
Olivia Newton-John took on the role of "Sandy" in the popular 1978 film version of the story, which was based on an original 1971 musical.
But who could star as Taylor's "Danny Zuko" (originally played by John Travolta)?
Some names being tossed around right now include Nick Jonas, Zac Efron and even rapper Drake.
It's too early to tell who FOX will cast in the live production, which follows the 2013 live broadcast of The Sound of Music Live on NBC.
Of course, Carrie Underwood took the starring role in that one.
No word on an exact date Grease Live will hit your television screens in 2015.
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Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to President Bush's remarks this morning:
"Once again, the President refuses to acknowledge that the only thing standing in the way of addressing America's priorities by the end of the year is the President himself. If he is serious about completing the appropriations bills and other important measures, I encourage him to drop his veto threats and pick up the phone to persuade Senate Republicans to join us in funding critical needs. President Bush said he wants to remain relevant as his term comes to a close; this is a chance to do so."


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By By Bill Hess/Herald ReviewSeptember 23, 2009
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. (Sept. 23, 2009) -- Currently, Afghanistan is the major problem facing the United States, a four-star general in charge of training many Soldiers who will end up deploying to that landlocked Asian nation said Tuesday.
"Afghanistan is a very human problem," said Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, who heads the Army's Training and Doctrine Command.
Because of the human aspects in Afghanistan, intelligence Soldiers are a key component in providing stability to that nation, he said.
Tuesday was Dempsey's first trip as TRADOC commander to Fort Huachuca and the Intelligence Center.
Noting there is "no silver bullet" in addressing the Afghan issue, Dempsey said the vision of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who commands the U.S. and coalition forces in that country, is seeking a way to provide a better life for the Afghans to counter the Taliban influence.
But while the United States continues to be engaged in Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, the nation's armed forces must be prepared for a wide variety of contingencies, Dempsey said.
In today's world, being prepared means the Army can't look a quarter of a century out to see what potential enemies may appear and how to counter them, he said.
"We need to look out in five-year increments," Dempsey said, adding that will give the military the ability to respond to ever-changing global situations.
In the past, the Army was planning for what was thought would be faced far out in the future. As with technological upgrades, security threats change rapidly, Dempsey said, adding the military must be as quick to respond to newer needs.
As an example, he said when it came to development of a future combat system, it was not going to be fielded "until the middle of 2025" and by then, it would have been outdated in light of what has happened, is happening and will continue to happen in today's security environment.
"The future is now," Dempsey said.
Through history, the future has been a changing window providing challenges and opportunities, he said.
What the U.S. must look at is how to prepare its military forces for a number of possibilities from conflicts involving insurgencies to full-scale global war.
Because of that, TRADOC cannot sit back in preparing new Soldiers, he said, and must provide continuing education for noncommissioned officers, warrant officers and commissioned officers.
Additionally, the command ensures there is a cross-culture environment for all members of the Army to understand how the various branches work together, which is a crucial component in today's fight, Dempsey said.
Fort Huachuca is a leader in not only training intelligence Soldiers, but in reaching out to other Army branches, said Dempsey, who began his Army career as an armored officer after being commissioned in 1974 upon graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Dempsey said what he found important was how the Intelligence Center is using current experience coming right from today's battlefields as an integral part of its teaching.
It's no longer PowerPoint presentations, but reality in the classrooms, he said.
Maj. Gen. John Custer, the commander of the center and the fort, "is one of the Army's great thinkers," Dempsey said, adding that the two-star general is innovative in his outlook on how to educate Soldiers and work with the many TRADOC centers.
The Intelligence Center is a key player in providing Soldiers cultural training, an important knowledge base needed as culture is a combat tool, he said.
Absorbing another culture does happen when Soldiers are assigned to countries such as Germany and South Korea, but as Soldiers deploy to places like Afghanistan and Iraq, they must understand the cultures to do their jobs, he said.
Noting that the goal of his command is to create TRADOC centers of excellence, Dempsey said preparing Soldiers for today and tomorrow cannot depend on the tactics, techniques and procedures of the past. On Oct. 1, Fort Huachuca will be named the Intelligence Center of Excellence.
That means there is a merging of some TRADOC functions, the general said.
The goal he wants to reach on the last day he heads TRADOC, the morning he is shaving before a change-of-command ceremony, Dempsey said, is to look into the mirror and know, "On my watch, TRADOC became more credible and relevant in the training of leaders."
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GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry is beefing up his national campaign team and will launch his first round of campaign ads in Iowa.
Veteran pollster Tony Fabrizio, former Bob Dole strategist Nelson Warfield and polling strategist Curt Anderson -- all veterans of presidential campaigns -- will join the Texas governor's team.
STORY: Debates vs. ads
Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan told the Associated Press that the staff changes have long been planned and are "a natural progression as we head towards election days." The first-in-the nation Iowa caucuses are slated for Jan. 3.
Despite making a big splash when he joined the GOP field in August, Perry has fallen in recent national polls on the race. He averages 12.5%, well behind Herman Cain and Mitt Romney, according to the surveys compiled by RealClearPolitics.
Perry's new campaign aides all worked on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's successful campaign last year. A few weeks ago, Scott had some nice things to say about Perry but declined to give an endorsement. Scott has been very clear about the importance of winning Florida in the general election.
In 2010, Scott busted Florida's campaign-finance record and spent $85 million on his gubernatorial campaign -- tripling a mark previously set by then-Republican Charlie Crist. Scott's spending included $73 million of his own family's money. He made millions when he created his own hospital company, Columbia, which later merged with HCA.
Politico reports that Perry's statewide TV buy in Iowa will begin tomorrow -- the same day he is set to unveil his plan for a flat tax.
In other staffing news, Texas Monthly's Paul Burka reports that a source from the Perry campaign told him that Joe Allbaugh, who helped manage George W. Bush's 2000 campaign, is in line to join the Texan's team.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
USA TODAY's Jackie Kucinich (@jfkucinich) and Fredreka Schouten (@fschouten) also contribute to the OnPolitics blog.


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Perth (AFP) March 23, 2010
Some 100,000 people were left without power Tuesday after a freak storm battered the Australian city of Perth, hurling golf ball-sized hailstones and causing floods and landslides.
Western Australia premier Colin Barnett estimated a damage bill of hundreds of millions of dollars after the wild weather smashed into the city late on Monday, paralysing flights and commuter traffic.
Thousands of residents jammed emergency phone lines as falling trees downed power cables and crashed into homes in the worst storm seen in years. Hospitals were flooded and some damaged schools remained closed on Tuesday.
"I think from my memory this would be the most severe weather conditions we've had since the famous May storm in 1994, where we had very, very strong winds and a massive loss of power supply," Barnett told public broadcaster ABC.
"Hopefully the damage to the power supply won't be as severe but I suspect this time we've got a lot more damage to buildings and housing."
Nearly 160,000 homes lost power at the height of the storm, which brought wind gusts over 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour and dumped nearly 40 millimetres (1.6 inches) of rain.
About 20 people were evacuated from one hospital's emergency room after the roof collapsed, while a landslip near the city centre crushed two parked cars and filled one apartment with mud.
Stained-glass windows and glasshouses were shattered at The University of Western Australia, where vice-chancellor Allan Robson said there had been "considerable" damage.
"We were in the eye of the storm, the hail was incredible, the rain was incredible," Robson said.
An "insurance catastrophe" had been declared for the city, the Insurance Council of Australia said.
Cars had their windscreens and back windows smashed by the hailstones, while hazardous driving conditions worsened when 150 sets of traffic lights went blank. Some central office buildings were evacuated for safety reasons.
Further storms are forecast to follow the unusual weather, which comes after Perth's driest southern hemisphere summer on record with just 0.2 millimetres of rain in December, January and February.
On Sunday, a category two cyclone hit the Great Barrier Reef coastline on Australia's east, ripping trees out of the ground and smashing boats and houses.
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The move towards peace in Afghanistan is involving some difficult decisions for international forces in the country.
Musa Qala is one small place in one Afghan province, but it is at the heart of a controversial British strategy to try to end the fighting and get on with the task of rebuilding and developing Afghanistan.
Last week the Taleban drove in and took over control of the town and their flag is flying over a compound that British troops once defended for months.
Last summer it was a town in northern Helmand at the centre of the fighting, where the Taleban were strong and where British troops held off wave after wave of attack.
They were under siege, and the small government compound was almost overrun by Taleban fighters as it became increasingly difficult to re-supply the troops with rations and ammunition.
Major operations were launched simply to keep them going, bombs were dropped close to the front gate, a huge number of hand grenades were used - in all, seven British soldiers died in Musa Qala district in the long and bloody summer.
Local elders
In October the troops pulled out of the town in a peace deal, which began with the commander of British forces flying in for a desert meeting, and ended with an exhausted group of soldiers hitching a lift out on the back of local trucks.
The deal was that Taleban fighters and British troops would move out of a 5km exclusion zone around the district centre, and the local elders who brokered the deal would provide security for the town and for the aid agencies who would bring in redevelopment projects.
For four months there was peace, but the deal split British and American views in Afghanistan.
The Taleban propaganda said the British had been forced out and had retreated.
Nato said it allowed them to "redeploy" their forces to be more mobile and to take the offensive.
Many Americans said it was a deal with the Taleban and it would simply store up problems for later.
So with the Taleban flag flying over Musa Qala who was right?
That is still unproven, with Nato hanging on to the hope that the elders will make the Taleban leave, but it is looking increasingly likely that military action will be required.
Auxiliary police
The new Helmand governor Haji Asadullah Wafa has big plans for his province. He does not support the Musa Qala deal, but only because it does not go far enough.
He calls his proposal "protocols" - plans which local elders must sign up to and be responsible for.
Essentially it is the same idea but it demands more from them and includes the right of the Nato forces to enter a district centre whenever they want, unlike the deal in Musa Qala.
He plans groups of auxiliary police being trained from each district to become a local security force and give the elders a chance to recommend who they want as their district police chief.
But it mainly comes down to where the mission is going from here.
Air strikes
Many worry the new American general Dan McNeill may have more emphasis on force and less on deal-making or reconstruction.
However, outgoing International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) commander General David Richards gave the approval for a huge number of air strikes in his nine months - force was a major part of his strategy even if the mission was to create the conditions for more development and better governance.
Talking appears to be the most sensible way of bringing peace but critics of these deals ask if soldiers really know who they are talking to - and with the tribal nature of Afghanistan it is really difficult to know what other agenda people may have.
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The Kanga rack is designed for your stuff — backpack, laptop bag, or bag of groceries. An ingenious KlickFix™ strap system adjusts to bags or packages of all shapes and sizes and cinches them tight. The Kanga connects directly to the frame so heavy loads can be carried without affecting steering which is typical with fork or handlebar-mounted panniers and bags. When it's not needed, push a button and the Kanga detaches. Compatible with Tern 20" and 24" bikes, not compatible with Joe series bikes.
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Live from New York, it's Tattoosday! I can't wait to showcase a few pieces of pop-culture ink ... but first, you know how this goes:
If you have any tats you'd like to share, please send 'em to firstname.lastname@example.com. Include your name, city and a brief description of the art. Thanks!
On with the show:
We'll begin today with Juliet M. "I'm a longtime Dolly fan and got this tattoo done a year after flying to Tennessee from Long Beach, Calif., and road-tripping across the state to Dollywood to celebrate my anniversary with my girlfriend of 12 years. It was fantastic, and Dolly is more than just an American icon -- she really walks the walk and spreads love and kindness everywhere she goes. She is the sweetest pop candy."
Celi C. in Milwaukee sent this pic: "I'm sure you've heard about what's going on in Wisconsin," she says. "What you have here is an Against Me! lyric combined with a pretty epic image of those who stand with workers in the state's struggle to preserve collective bargaining. I'm proud to have it as a permanent reminder of the last several weeks." She adds that it was done by Mike Davenport at Custom Tattoo.
Pop reader Steven O. offered another Wisconsin tat. "The idea came from New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin from their bottle caps," he says. "It's my thumbprint inside the shape of Wisconsin -- kind of my little homage to Wisconsin before I leave the state for good in a few months." He also got it done at Custom Tattoo.
Finally, Kevin Q. (vj3k4) sent this: "I found on St. Patrick's Day that my friend Claire C. has this unique tattoo. It's Yipes the zebra of Fruit Stripe gum fame. She tells me her daughter just loved it, and she got it inked for her."
Thanks for the tat pics, and keep 'em coming! Stay tuned next week for another installment of Tattoo Tuesday.
Previously in Tattoo Tuesday:
- Batman, books, more
- The Smiths, Hobbes, more
- Starbuck, Xbox, more
- Zombies, the Apple logo, more
- Pac-Man, Angels, more
- Kurt Vonnegut, Boba Fett, more
- Simpsons, Berenstain Bears, more
- Back to the Future, Alice, more
- Farscape, Dr. Seuss, more
- Battlestar, Dali and more
- Delectable chefs' tattoos
- Misfits, Zen, more
- Einstein, Coca-Cola, more
- Pearl Jam, Freddy Krueger, more
- Elvis, Grumpy, Bob Marley, more
- Mario, Family Guy and more
- X-Men, Lost, Jack Sparrow, more
- A Victrola, Disney, more
- Futurama, Speed Racer, more
- Donald Duck, Tabasco, more
- Homer Simpson, Green Lantern, more
- Vampira, Star Wars, more
- Monkey Island, Nick Drake, more
- M.C. Escher, Radiohead, more
- Doctor Who, Beatles, more
- Radiohead, Maniacs, Mole Man, more
- U2, Morrissey, DMB, more
- The Joker, X-Men, Twilight, more
- Spider-Man, Hannibal, Pokemon, more
- Conan, zombies, Michael Jackson, more
- DC Comics, Twilight, Big Star, more
- A killer Gorillaz tat
- Aquaman, Poison, more
- Watchmen, Thor, New Kids, more
- Alice in Wonderland, Fozzie Bear, zombies, more
- A Muppet, Homer Simpson, Scooby, more
- Magnum, P.I., E.T., Michael Jackson, more
- Swayze, Donkey Kong and more
- A woman's sweet Charlie Brown tattoo
- Impressive Wonka art
- A reader's 'secret' Lost tattoo
Whitney has been writing about pop culture for USA TODAY since 1999, when Pop Candy began as a weekly column. Her interests include music festivals, mustaches, Lost, comic books and Andy Warhol. She lives in New York City. More about Whitney | E-mail Whitney


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I need to thank XXL for the opportunity to come here and get my grind on at their website. Thanks to all the readers that have stopped by to show their support (and disdain). I takes the good with the bad. What doesn't kill you only makes you hardbody, blah, blah, blah. The
one thing that I learned from my short time here is that hip-hop is far from dead. It's been written off in so many publications and on so many different levels of media I was almost about to believe the hype. Instead what I saw here at XXL is what has kept hip-hop culture
alive from the very beginning. It's not the artists that are the lifeblood of hip-hop, but the masses that demand the art.
You people continue to demand to be challenged, entertained, enlightened and empowered by hip-hop. You demand music with beats and rhythms that are creative and new. You demand songs with lyrical content that causes you to take out notepads to help you memorize the metaphors and catchphrases. If it wasn't for your love and passion for this thing, I might be here talking about country western music or, God forbid, techno. So the next direction that hip-hop takes as an art won't be decided by the artists, but by the people that practice it on an everyday basis. The people that do it when the cameras aren't on them and when there isn't a record deal in the offering.
It's up to you to demand more hip-hop representation from outlets like BET, MTV and VH1. If they don't want to represent your music, you should turn them the fuck off. Why are you supporting their advertisers when they aren't giving you the programming that's really important to you? These stations think that hip-hop is dead because their viewers have become cowards who are too scared to demand hip-hop programming. A video show gets cancelled and there isn't a peep from the viewership about the cancellation?!? The 70's babies would not have let shit go down like that. We made our claims known and shows like Rap City and Yo! MTV Raps responded to us. It's now time for you 80's babies to step up to the plate and make your voices heard.
Hip-hop can still be a force for good, but only if it remains in the hands of the bravehearts and the courageous. If the only fans of hip-hop that remain are undereducated cowards and fools, then hip-hop is truly dead and I will have to start downloading some punk rock bands in order to hear some real hardbody rebel music. You people are gonna have to make the call. I'm outta here.
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In my effort to keep up with my resolution this month, here is another list of some goodies. CSS3 is already a hit and still many designers/developers haven't tried their hands on it. Well, CSSJockey to their rescue. 🙂 Worry no more, Resources are galore!!!
1. Smashing Magazine – Push Your Web Design Into The Future With CSS3
A good intro to CSS3 by Smashing Magazine
2. CSS3.Info – Introducing the Flexible Box Layout Module
Know more about the one aspect of CSS3, that hasn't received a lot of attention so far, i.e., Flexible Box Layout module in action.
3. W3C – Introduction to CSS3
Let the Big Guys show you the road map of CSS3 and how it works.
4. Desizn Tech – 20 Must Know Recent CSS and CSS3 Resources and Tools
Presenting 20 recent CSS & CSS3 tools and resources you need to be aware of as a web designer/developer.
5. Smashing Magazine – CSS 3 Cheat Sheet (PDF)
Get the main features of CSS3 in a handy, printable reference card with this download-able Free PDF.
6. Design Shack -Introduction to CSS3
Start from the very beginning – from not having even heard of CSS3, to feeling ready to hit it running as various features start to become more widely adopted.
7. Smashing Magazine – Stronger, Better, Faster Design with CSS3
Use CSS3 techniques like gradients, border-radius and drop-shadows to create compelling, flexible and buttons (and a little JavaScript) to create some practical elements and layouts.
8. CSS.Info – CSS3 Resource: Preview Custom Web Fonts with Font Dragr
Font Dragr is a HTML5/CSS3 powered web app for testing custom web fonts. This useful app allows web designers to preview how embeddable fonts will render in their target browsers without having to code a single line of html/css and without having to upload any files via ftp.
9. Smashing Magazine – 50 Brilliant CSS3/JavaScript Coding Techniques
50 useful and powerful CSS3/jQuery-techniques that can strongly improve user experience, improve designer's workflow and replace dirty old workarounds used in Internet Explorer 6 & Co.
10. CSS.Info – CSS3 Demos
CSS3 . Info is an enormously comprehensive site about all things CSS3-related. They share news, interviews, and resources from around the web regarding CSS3.
11. Six Revisions – 20 Useful Resources for Learning about CSS3
As a web developer, it's crucial to be well-informed about modern and future web standards. To help you stay ahead of the curve Six Revisions brings you 20 excellent resources on the topic of CSS3.
12. A List Apart – CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing
Revisit the past and chart the future of CSS.
13. Smashing Magazine – Mastering CSS, Part 2: Advanced Techniques and Tools
Mastering CSS is one of the most important things a web designer can do, and has really become an essential criterion for being a successful designer.
14. Inspect Element – A Look at Some of the New Selectors Introduced in CSS3
Everyone who has been using CSS is immediately familiar with selectors as they are what is used to target elements on a page and style them. CSS3 brings even more options as far as selecting elements goes. Here is a run-down of just some of the things that is possible with CSS3 selectors.
15. W3Avenue – CSS3 Unleashed: Tips, Tricks and Techniques
A quick look at the numerous new features incorporated in CSS3 that will get you up to speed and bring you closer to the cutting edge of CSS development.
1. Net Tuts – 5 Techniques to Acquaint You With CSS 3
CSS is a well-known, widely used language to style websites. With version three in the works, many time-saving features will be implemented. Although only the most modern browsers currently support these effects, it's still fun to see what's around the corner! In this tutorial I'll show you five techniques.
2. CSS3.Info – CSS3 Opacity
The most widely implemented feature of CSS3 up till now is opacity. It's probably also the one people have been waiting for the most.
3. Dev Opera – CSS Text Shadows and Background Sizing
Learn how CSS properties: text-shadow and background-size can add unique twists to everyday Web design with minimal effort.
4. Net Tuts – CSS Fundamentals: CSS 3 Transitions
As CSS3 rolls out around the web, it is bringing some interesting new presentational techniques along with it. Today, we'll review the basics of using CSS3 transitions and animations to add an extra layer of polish.
5. 24 Ways – Rounded Corner Boxes the CSS3 Way
Learn to add not one, not four, but eight background images to a single element with CSS3.
6. A List Apart – Introducing the CSS3 Multi-Column Module
While most computer screens are wider than tall, most websites are the exact opposite: longer than wide.
7. Net Tuts – Design a Prettier Web Form with CSS
Thanks to advanced CSS properties, such as gradients and shadows, it's now quite easy to turn a dull web form into something beautiful – with minimal effort. Learn how in this interesting tutorial!
8. Smashing Magazine – 50 Brilliant CSS3/JavaScript Coding Techniques
50 useful and powerful CSS3/jQuery-techniques that can strongly improve user experience, improve designer's workflow and replace dirty old workarounds used in Internet Explorer 6 & Co.
9. Desizn Shack – Introduction to CSS3 User Interface
CSS3 brings some great new properties relating to resizing elements, cursors, outlining, box layout and more. This tutorial focuses on three of the most significant user interface enhancements.
10. Max Design – CSS Centering: Fun for all!
How do you center a containing block on a page using CSS? There are two main methods and the choice should be made based on whether your page layout is liquid (will move in and out depending on the size of the browser window) or fixed width.
11. Apples to Oranges – CSS For Bar Graphs
Learn to create flexible, inexpensive and interesting visualizations, coded in xHTML and CSS.
12. The Wojo Group – CSS Stacked Bar Graphs
Learn to create a stacked bar graph in a one of its type tutorial.
13. Arc90 – Link Thumbnail
A picture's worth a thousand words, right? So, spice up those plain old text links with Link Thumbnail, this great tool from the arc90 lab.
14. 3point7designs – Advanced Typography techniques using CSS
This is an example of what you can do by combining and tweaking type using CSS.
15. A List Apart – Mountaintop Corners
Learn to create the widely loved rounded corners with a new look.
So, here I did my bit to share the best of resources and tutorials on the web. If you know better resources or tutorials for any of the above features or more than the above, be kind & share your best knowledge!


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CSUEB alumnus establishes 9-11 memorial in Union City, Hayward
- September 11, 2013 12:00am
Cal State East Bay alumnus and Desert Storm veteran Michael Emerson '09, economics, was instrumental in establishing a memorial for the victims of Flight 93 in Union City, Calif. He is also in the process of building a second 9-11 memorial in Hayward.
Designed by Emerson and completed in 2007, the Flight 93 Memorial is dedicated to the passengers and crew members aboard the United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. The memorial is made up of 40 red granite monuments with the names, ages and hometowns of the 33 passengers and seven crew members on the flight. Each of the stones feature a metal reflector plate, allowing visitors a moment to reflect.
The stones lead to the "Circle of Remembrance," which includes three 10-foot engraved stones that tell the story of Flight 93, the ill-fated plane destined for SFO that day, and lists the names of those who have contributed to the memorial. At the opposite end is the "Plaza of Hope," which includes a flagpole surrounded by tiles painted with inspirational images and words created by Union City youth.
The Union City Patch reported that Emerson is now working on a similar memorial in Hayward to include four black 10-foot tall granite monoliths on Mission Boulevard near D Street. The slabs are intended to represent the four planes that crashed. Donation information and more details about the memorial is available at http://hayward911memorial.com.
Read Union City Patch article, "9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to be Held Wednesday Morning"
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I am very interested in video games. My wife and I play video games anytime we have spare time. I actually met my wife on an online video game called Final fantasy 11. We played that particular game for about 10 years!
I hope to learn how to make websites so I can offer guides and reviews to other players. I feel there is a slight lack of good website for games in general. Most seem to lean toward the big developers and tend give them fluffed up reviews.
Other games I like to play include Zelda series, pokemon series, or even some sports games. I usually prefer offline RPG or most MMO games (Massively Multiplayer online games). I also enjoy older survival horror games such as Resident evil, and Silent Hill. There is no reason to not play most games, I can even find the good in the worst games out there and most are relatively creative in their own rights. One game i am looking forward to is Final Fantasy 14.


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Romario was named after Romario unlike his idol Cristiano Ronaldo who got his name from Ronald Reagan since his father was an admirer of the US President. Then theres this little one who has football in his genes. Ayan Paul profiles the boys to watch out for at the Keventer Cup, inter-school football tournament organised by Debanjan Sen Foundation in association with TTIS
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Jennifer Aniston is back again as People's most beautiful woman, only this time, the magazine's cover says, she's talking about her secrets for staying young.
Alas, no shortcuts -- the 47-year-old actress says she works out for an hour, six days a week.
"I feel really beautiful when I finish a great workout," she told the mag. "Because I've taken care of my body, my endorphins are going, my blood is pumping. I'm taking care of the one body I have."


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Experts discuss inter-ethnic relations in former Soviet republics
Examples of successful inter-ethnic relations in former Soviet republics were discussed today at the "Models of Inter-ethnic and Inter-faith Tolerance in Post-Soviet States" conference.
The head of the Inter-ethnic Relations Research Centre at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leokadia Drobizheva, underlines that the vast majority of Russians are ready to cooperate with representativs of other cultures. However 30 percent of Russians aren't ready for such contacts and demonstrate prejudice.
Lyudmila Adilova, Professor of the Russian State University for the Humanities, says that while government policy aimed at promoting inter-ethnic peace has failed in Russia, it has been quite successful in Kazakhstan.
The Kazakh authorities have managed to establish a united multi-ethnic nation, she believes.
Deputy Director of the Information and Analysis Centre for Post-Soviet States Research, Yuliya Yakusheva, stresses that society itself should play the most important role in promoting inter-ethnic harmony, but admits that nowadays civil society in Russia is very weak and fragile.
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A strong, sulfur-like odor lingering above cities across the South Bay on Thursday was traced to malfunctioning equipment at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, a Fire Department official said.
The odor, reported to the Daily Breeze by residents in Redondo Beach, Torrance and Gardena, stemmed from a temporary failure in vapor recovery equipment at the massive refinery, said Torrance fire Capt. Steve Deuel.
"We've been chasing odor complaints since early this morning," Deuel said Thursday morning, adding the most calls came from the northern portion of the city. "It was pretty widespread."
There were no health risks associated with the odor and the equipment was repaired around 9:45 a.m., Deuel added.
"It's a sulfur dioxide type of odor," Deuel said. "It's such a pungent odor that we tend to detect it with our noses, and there really is no health type of hazard."
A power failure on Monday at the refinery has since caused periodic burn-offs of hydrocarbons that send a large flame and thick black smoke into the sky.
An official from the refinery confirmed that the odor was tied to recent unplanned flaring, but said the exact cause is still under investigation.
Air monitoring Thursday for toxic emissions near the refinery boundary detected zero readings, Paras added.
"While the odors are not pleasant, they do not pose a serious health impact," wrote Gesuina Paras, public and government affairs adviser for the refinery, in an email to the Daily Breeze.
Air monitoring Thursday for toxic emissions near the refinery boundary detected zero readings, Paras added.
She did not elaborate on the cause of the malfunction, but said the odors are from hydrocarbons.
Some residents said the strong odor made them temporarily sick.
"It's a nauseating, rotten-egg smell - like sulfur," said James Swayngim, who runs a nail salon with his wife, Mari, on Crenshaw Boulevard and 181st Street in Torrance.
"We noticed an odor and didn't know what it was," he added. "It made my wife nauseated."
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2005.48: Iterative Solution of a Nonsymmetric Algebraic Riccati Equation
2005.48: Chun-Hua Guo and Nicholas J. Higham (2005) Iterative Solution of a Nonsymmetric Algebraic Riccati Equation.
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We study the nonsymmetric algebraic Riccati equation whose four coefficient matrices are the blocks of a nonsingular $M$-matrix or an irreducible singular $M$-matrix $M$. The solution of practical interest is the minimal nonnegative solution. We show that Newton's method with zero initial guess can be used to find this solution without any further assumptions. We also present a qualitative perturbation analysis for the minimal solution, which is instructive in designing algorithms for finding more accurate approximations. For the most practically important case, in which $M$ is an irreducible singular $M$-matrix with zero row sums, the minimal solution is either stochastic or substochastic and the Riccati equation can be tranformed into a unilateral matrix equation by a procedure of Ramaswami. The minimal solution of the Riccati equation can then be found by computing the minimal nonnegative solution of the unilateral equation using the Latouche--Ramaswami algorithm. We show that the Latouche--Ramawami algorithm, combined with a shift technique suggested by He, Mini, and Rhee, is breakdown-free in all cases and is able to find the minimal solution more efficiently and more accurately than the algorithm without a shift. Our approach is to find a proper stochastic solution using the shift technique even if it is not the minimal solution. We show how we can easily recover the minimal solution when it is not the computed stochastic solution.
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Hi guys I have the netbook acer aspire d255 with the ethernet card:
Sometimes (very often) when booting in BTr1 (i have triple boot :P win7starter/ubuntu/bt5r1) I don't see the eth0 in ifconfig. In lspci it shows the above line [1] so the kernel finds it. The problem is that I can't use it.01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8152 v1.1 Fast Ethernet (rev c1) [1]
When I type: ifconfig eth0 the output is:
After many reboots the problem maybe fixed but no always. Any idea?eth0: error fetching interface information: Device not found
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The name doesn't really make sense, but sounds cool anyway. The funny thing about Japanese English acronyms is how they try to figure out a cool one and then randomly fit in words to suit it regardless of meaning. Like GUNDAM meaning "General Unilateral Neuro-Link Dispersive Autonomic Manoeuvre system".
Anyway, KOS-MOS is an armoured android supposedly created by Vector Industries to combat the Gnosis, space monsters in epic numbers. KOS-MOS has superhuman strength, speed and the ability to morph her arms into various melee and ranged weaponry. Throughout the series, she constantly gets upgrades and new add-ons that are increasingly powerful and make her literally a walking weapon of mass destruction. With a pretty face and killer body too.
There have been quite a few releases of KOS-MOS figurines. 4 1/8 scaled PVC figures, to be precise and a lot more smaller trading figures. Humourously, one of them, a supposed Limited Edition figurine, was so terrible it was dubbed "Evil God Mok-Kos" and ridiculed, though the sheer monstrosity of the toy and limited run still made it a rather coveted item. In January 2006, Alter released the first KOS-MOS 1/8 figurine to stunning success. After about 2 years in December 2007, Alter released another KOS-MOS, this time a 1/8th scaled Version 4, and this is the subject of our review.
The biggest difference between the new release and the original version can be seen on KOS-MOS's right arm. That is probably one of the biggest reasons why this figure is so attractive, the Triple Gatling Cannon. Despite how unrealistic BFGs (Big Fat Guns) are, us guys always seems to have an unconditional love for these, especially when mounted on or equipped with hot women. Size does matter apparently! For those worried that such a large weapon may cause her arm to warp, you can rest easy for that would not happen. The gun is very light as it is hollow, so the weight should not be a problem.
Beyond the guns, KOS-MOS has had an entirely new wardrobe change. To put it simply, everything is now bigger, shinier and with a lot more sharp points. The sheer amount of detail on the figure is amazing, thanks to sculptor Yagyu Toshiyuki's masterful hands. When placed alongside most other figures, Alter's KOS-MOS version 4 practically makes the rest look like little bits of plastic.
Her long hair is a subtle translucent blue, spread out in the air behind her back, giving out a great sense of power. The pose is a strong one, with her right foot stepping out. The overall impression is very fitting of the powerful android, giving out vibes not unlike those by the top generals in Dynasty Warriors.
The emotionless facial expression is also fitting of KOS-MOS, for she does not really show significant human emotions in her red-eyed mode. The face is prettily done though the glossy eyes should have been more matt instead.
But as beautiful this figure may be, it suffers from some horrendous issues. Let us look at the less important ones first. The large headpiece KOS-MOS has on her forehead might be pretty, but that combined with her slightly lowered head means that her face is always permanently in a shadow. This makes it hard to photograph and the dark face is apparent even during casual viewing.
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The price is also a killer at 6800 yen, though somewhat justifiable with the awesome paintwork, detailed sculpting and the large cannon.
What destroys this figure's score is really it's stability and base. For such a heavy figure, especially one with large accessories and heavy hair, it should be of utmost importance for her to be stably attached to a good base. Yet this is where Alter made a huge error. The base provided is a rather light and flimsy white one with only two legs and a wedge for her high heels. The figure, upon standing on its base, leans straightaway forward and with its centre of gravity far forward, will only continue to lean even more. I have heard many accounts from fellow collectors about this leaning problem KOS-MOS version 4 faces. The pegs do not fit well and she falls off her base rather easily.
Better than BFG is the TAP (Tight-Ass Panties)
Overall, a beautiful figure with some huge flaws. Alter needs to relook at its designs and not sully the reputation it has built up over the years as a producer of lean-free figurines. If you are thinking of buying it, do keep it in its nice transparent plastic box for that will prevent it from leaning.


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Nintendo Reveals DS Launch Lineup
Continung today's Nintendo DS coverage, Nintendo has finally released the lineup of launch games available for the Nintendo DS due out in the states on November 21 (and Japan 10 days later). Some big name third party games will be out along with several Nintendo developed titles as well. This news along with the most recent story mentioned earlier on Gear Live regarding downloading content wirelessly and another report about Nintendo commenting on the PSP battery life shows signs of a good week for Nintendo, the DS, and most importantly, Nintendo fans. Stay tuned for more Nintendo DS and Sony PSP news as it comes in. For now, continue reading the story below to find out the complete lineup of launch games for the Nintendo DS.
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The following games are titles which Nintendo expects to launch with the Nintendo DS on November 21, or between then and the end of the year in time for the holiday season:
Asphalt Urban GT (Ubisoft)
Feel the Magic XY/XX (Sega)
Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits (Namco)
Ping Pals (THQ)
Rayman DS (Ubisoft)
Ridge Racer DS (Namco)
Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Electronic Arts)
The Urbz: Sims in the City (Electronic Arts)
In addition, Nintendo plans on the following games being available for the Nintendo DS in the next year. Note, these are the confirmed titles. There are many, many more in development for release next year as well:
Advance Wars DS (Nintendo)
Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
Bomberman (Hudson)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix)
Frogger (Konami)
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (Nintendo)
Need for Speed Underground (Electronic Arts)
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Viewtiful Joe (Capcom)
Wario Ware Inc. DS (Nintendo)
Yoshi's Touch & Go (Nintendo)
As far as pricing, Nintendo has stated that its first party Nintendo DS titles will retail for about $29.99. Third party pricing will be at the choice of the publishers.
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A receiver pin is used to secure the receptacle part of a trailer hitch (attached to a vehicle) to inserts such as ball mounts, drawbars, accessory carriers or ornamental receiver plugs. The most common receiver pins are 1/2" and 5/8" in diameter. Class II receiver hitches have 1 1/4" receptacles and use 1/2" pins. Class III, IV and V receiver hitches have 2" receptacles and use 5/8" pins.
A coupler is the forward most part of a trailer tongue that envelopes and secures to the tow vehicle hitch ball. The lever on the coupler both allows the ball to be received into the coupler and prevents the ball from being removed. Accordingly, a coupler lever lock prevents the lever from moving into the open position. For maximum security when a trailer, boat or RV is not hooked up to a vehicle, a coupler lever lock should be combined with an unattended trailer lock such as the UMAX 100 (SKU #1010) or UMAX 50 (SKU #1020).
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Premium stainless steel set. The SXTM33 set provides the convenience of having both your receiver lock and coupler lock accessible with one key. TRIMAX quality and lifetime warranty.
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