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The Bomberman series is hardly story-heavy, character interaction-heavy, or even continuity-heavy, but it's still managed to conjure up dozens and dozens and dozens of fiery little fellows! The Japanese Wikipedia article was immeasurably helpful in keeping track of them all.
Japanese names are listed first, then the most popular English name, and in brackets are the alternate translations from some games. I'm going to be using varying names all over the place, just to keep things diverse, but I'll try and avoid getting confusing.
[would totally be appreciated: some sources regarding character details and better write-ups than mine!]
Common characters
Shirobom (白ボン) / Bomberman (White Bomber, Cheerful White (Bomberman Land series))
Bomberman NES manual
In the very first Bomberman game, our hero was one of many robots working in the dire depths of the planet, creating bombs for the evil Bangering empire (see Bomberman (NES) for that kettle of fish). He wasn't too happy about this, but he heard that if a robot could escape to the surface, they would become human - but to do that, they'd need to traverse through fifty floors and fend off the security guards (walking balloons and tiger faces). He succeeded and became human; the hero of the Lode Runner games, to be precise! He wasn't out of the woods yet, though, as the rest of the Bombermen robots were ordered to chase after and stop him, while he threw them into holes and gathered gold and other such activities.
That storyline was not taken further, needless to say.
Shiro is upbeat and cheerful, all too willing to make friends with people he had once considered enemies, and like many anime protagonists, focuses a lot on training to be the strongest warrior ever, much to Kuro's dismay.
First appearance: Lode Runner (NES)
Kurobom (くろボン) / Black Bomber (Cool Black (Bomberman Land series))
Bomberman PCE manual
Bomberman Hardball manual
In Kuro's first appearance, he robbed a bank, dumped the cash into Shiro's hands and made a run for it, leaving the white bomber to be incarcerated for what looked like his doing. Subsequent appearances appeared to be cementing his position as an enemy, including kidnapping among his crimes, but by the time of Super Bomberman the two had apparently made up and become allies. They remain friendly rivals, but Kuro appears unable to catch up with Shiro's level of skill.
While Shiro is cheerful and jolly, Kuro is normally portrayed as a little more forceful, mildly frustrated at living in Shiro's shadow and being more gung-ho. From what I gather, at least! (having to work with another source than just Saturn Bomberman Fight!! would be a huge help)
First appearance: Bomberman (PC Engine)
Honey (ハニ一)
"Don't get in your way...?! And just who the heck do you two think you're talking to?! [...] I hope you understand that this is what happens when you don't listen to what I have to say!"
Saturn Bomberman Fight!!; after thrashing Denta and Kotetsu
A cowgirl, one of Hudson's mascots, she's apparently an ally of Bomberman and one of his many friendly rivals. She's primarily a multi-player only character, existing to fill up a slot in the roster. Her only appearance in a game's story is in Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, where she too is taking part in the tournament to get herself some vast riches. Apparently a bounty hunter as well (judging from her encounter with Golem Bomber), she's hot-headed and gung-ho, showing very little consideration to others if they stand in her way. Kotetsu is her subordinate and, just like everyone else she meets, does not treat him with much respect.
It's implied that she and Pretty Bomber are one and the same. See Pretty Bomber's section for details.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 4, Saturn Bomberman, Neo Bomberman, Super Bomberman 5, Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, Bomberman Wars, Bomberman (PSX)
Kotetsu (小鉄)
A samurai, the polite and chivalrous counterpart to Honey and another of Hudson's mascots, though not given quite as much attention as her. He's your traditional samurai - he speaks in polite, archaic dialect, holds honour and dignity in high respect, and holds a grudge against fellow swordsman, Denta the ninja. Honey is his mentor and despite implied beatings, both verbal and physical, he holds her in high regards, though certainly doesn't whitewash her ferocious nature.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 4, Saturn Bomberman, Neo Bomberman, Super Bomberman 5, Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, Bomberman Wars, Bomberman (PSX)
Bagura (バグラー) / Bagular (Bomberman Hero) (Bagulaa (Mega Bomberman), / Burglar (Bomberman Fantasy Race), Buggler (Bomberman World), urgh
Mega Bomberman manual
Bomberman Fantasy Race manual
An evil scientist and the leader of the Hige Hige Bandits, he's had numerous run-ins with Bomberman in his plots for world domination, though eventually his plans seem to deteriorate into simply getting back at Bomberman. His personality's never really been made clear (at least with the limited references I've got to work with!), but he's pretty evil and likes cackling.
Bagular resurrected the Five Dastardly Bombers in Super Bomberman 3, but was soundly defeated and left without a body, rendering him as a brain in a large machine (Bagular Head) in Super Bomberman 4. After being lost in a blackhole, he suddenly reappeared in his original body in Neo Bomberman and the story arc of Pocket (as Babylon), Wars and World, only for his lost body to be referenced once again in Hero, where he's only a face on a computer screen.
However, another fellow by the same name also appeared in the Panic Bomber games around the same time, portrayed as much shorter and cartoony and lacking his distinctive beard and eyebrows. This appeared to be retconned in Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, where it was said he was a separate individual who aspired to be like him but had misheard his name, naming himself Baguro (バグロオ). That was Baguro's last appearance, but also the only appearance that actually referenced the different name and appearance. It's kind of confusing and since every single one of Baguro's appearances is in a Japan-only game, it's thoroughly unpleasant.
Appearances: Bomberman '94, Panic Bomber (PCE, SNES & Arcade - as Baguro), Super Bomberman 3, Super Bomberman 4 (as Bagular Head), Neo Bomberman, Saturn Bomberman Fight!! (as Baguro), World (PSX), Wars, Hero, Fantasy Race
Dr. Ein (Dr.アイン) (Dr. I (Saturn Bomberman))
Saturn Bomberman Japanese site
Despite the appearance of a mad scientist, Dr. Ein is a reasonably kind old soul and
Appearances: Saturn Bomberman, Fantasy Race, Max 1 & 2, Generation, Jetters series
Mujoe (ムジョー) / Mr. Meanie (Saturn Bomberman))
Saturn Bomberman Japanese site
Appearances: Saturn Bomberman, Max 2, Generation, Jetters series, DreamMix TV World Fighters
Hige Hige Bandits (kana) / The Meanie Gang (Saturn Bomberman))
[notable members include Sentouin 12 Go (戦闘員12号) and Mech Bomber 015]
Bomberman Fantasy Race flubs the translation, calling them the Hige Hige Dan. Dan is Japanese for gang, so it's the same basic premise.
First appearance: Saturn Bomberman
Max (マックス)
He's Bomberman's partner in some games, but I think the Jetters continuity mixes that up. Better info when I actually start covering those games!
First appearance: Bomberman Max
Louie (ルーイ) / Rooi (Bomberman '94 Virtual Console)
Mega Bomberman manual
Green kangaroo-like creatures, they are friendly and helpful creatures, all too willing to help Bomberman as soon as they're freed from their eggs. They come in a variety of colours, each with their own unique abilities, some more useful than others. The Louies in Super Bomberman 5 have appearances and accessories befitting of their abilities - a Louie in a soccer shirt can kick bombs, a roly-poly Louie can roll at high speeds, and so on.
Appearances: Bomberman '94, Super Bomberman 3, Super Bomberman 5, Bomberman Hero, Bomberman Fantasy Race, Bomberman (PSX), Bomberman Land series, Bomberman Tournament (cameo), Bomberman Jetters series
Pommy (ポミュ)
I finally found. you, mew.... Sorry I didn't thank you earlier. I wanna help you on your quest, OK?
Bomberman Tournament; upon being rescued by Bomberman
A Karabon. I, uh, don't really know anything about him. Better info when I actually start covering his appearances!
Appearances: Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!, Bomberman Max 1 & 2, Bomberman Tournament, Bomberman Generation, Bomberman Jetters series
Devil Bomber (デビルボンバー)
He appears on the Japanese Wikipedia article quite early on. He must be important!
First appearance: Bomberman GB3
Super Bomberman
Carat Diamond (カラット・ダイヤモンド) & Dr. Mook (Dr.ムック)
Super Bomberman manual
A terrible two whose goals for conquest merely involve a small town, something that would be quickly undermined by every other villain's desire for conquest of the world or the universe. They made no subsequent appearances, so their defeat must have left them thoroughly humbled. Pretty understandable - their Bomberman robots were terrible.
Super Bomberman 2
Five Dastardly Bombers (凶悪ボンバー五人衆)
The Five Dastardly Bombers first appeared in Super Bomberman 2 - human cyborgs built by an unknown alien to conquer space, and also to defeat Bomberman. They were resurrected by Bagular in Super Bomberman 3, now granting them the ability to form a giant robot (or become vital components of it; it's not clear and kind of ridiculous looking), but that ended with their destruction once more. Then after no further appearances of note as a full team, they reappeared in Bomberman Tournament, kidnapping Max and trying to conquer the world of Phantarion, though rather than Plasma Bomber leading the group, it was Brain Bomber this time. After that, there has been no further appearances of them.
The name can be translated in various ways, but it's basically just variations upon the same definition of "atrocious," "villainous," and so on. If you want to be pedantic, it would roughly be "Villainous Bomber Five-Man Team," which is simply not a wieldy name in English.
Magnet Bomber (マグネットボンバー)
Magnet Bomber gets no respect. In every appearance he's always been the first one to be taken down, and not even the power to magnetically control bombs can save him from being remarkably pathetic. In Tournament he remains cocky despite his former failures, and can even turn into Magnet Dragon (マグネットドラゴン), but not even that can save him from being a loser.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 2, Super Bomberman 3, Bomberman Tournament
Golem Bomber (ゴ一レムボンバ一) / Fire Bomber (Super Bomberman 2 manual)
Despite being the group's strongman, Golem Bomber is actually rather kind-hearted, as well as a large fan of nature and wildlife. Not that you can tell this from any game besides Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, where he either remains silent or displays an aggressive attitude, not to mention his habit of doing things like throwing bombs all around, igniting the floor and resurrecting the dead in his Golem Ghost form (ゴーレムゴースト).
He does stuff in Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, befriending Mami as her protector, but aside from that I'm rather clueless.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 2, Panic Bomber (PC Engine), Super Bomberman 3, Saturn Bomberman Fight!! (playable), Bomberman Tournament
Pretty Bomber (プリティボンバー) (Cute Pink (Bomberman Land series), Ms. Flashy (Panic Bomber VB))
Bomberman Fantasy Race manual
Although not the only female Bomberman, Pretty Bomber is certainly the most popular and prominent, and quite frequently appears without the rest of her team, her alliance fluctuating randomly - sometimes she's evil, sometimes she's good, and sometimes she's purely neutral. Likewise, although she's always skilled and capable of taking care of herself, some games portray her as self-indulgent and maliciously playful, while others portray her as a little more sweet-natured.
It's implied that she and Honey are one and the same - she removes her helmet in Super Bomberman 3's password screen and the title of Hi-Ten Chara Bomb, presenting herself with a similar face and hairstyle to the cowgirl, and excluding Bomberman (PSX), Honey and Pretty Bomber are never present in the same game at the same time; Honey is playable in Neo Bomberman's battle mode, but she does not appear in the single-player mode where Pretty is the damsel in distress.
In Tournament her attitude is a little more dour and has the ability to transform into Pretty Balloon (プリティーバルーン), which is actually a freaky octopus thing, despite the misnomer.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 2, Panic Bomber (PCE, SNES, VB), Super Bomberman 3, Bomberman GB 2 (playable), Neo Bomberman, Bomberman Fantasy Race (playable), Bomberman (PSX) (playable), Bomberman Land series, Bomberman Tournament, Bomberman Kart (playable), Bomberman Battles (playable)
Brain Bomber (ブレインボンバー)
It's pretty obvious that he's the intelligent one, and a bit of a sinister schemer. Apparently he doesn't like his allies, but there doesn't appear to be explicit reference to this in the games. Rather than being defeated properly like the others in Super Bomberman 2, he pulls a strange disappearing act where he vanishes and leaves only his cloak behind. He's the leader in Bomberman Tournament and actually fights you properly, eschewing the transformations the rest of his comrades have.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 2, Super Bomberman 3, Bomberman Tournament
Plasma Bomber (プラズマボンバー)
The leader of the group, despite his electricity motif his attack style focuses primarily on being fast and furious. Notably, he extended a hand of friendship to Bomberman after his first defeat, but was subsequently electrocuted by his creator, and after that has shown no signs of being good again. In Tournament he's no longer the leader, or even the second-in-command; he's just the third boss. Talk about a fall from grace. In that game he can transform into Plasma Rock (プラズマロック), a winged beast of some kind, and had the good fortune of being the one to capture Max in the first place. Although he primarily appears in green colour scheme, he was yellow on some of Super Bomberman 2's artwork and in-game.
Appearances: Super Bomberman 2, Super Bomberman 3, Bomberman Tournament
Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W
Jamaican Bomber (ボンセイバー)
Panic Bomber W manual
Super Bomberman 4
Four Bomber Kings (kana)
[they appeared in super bomberman 4. what's their deal?]
Hammer Bomber (kana)
[he can swing his hammer around, but it's not even dangerous enough to kill you]
Jet Bomber (kana)
[he has a jetpack!]
Lady Bomber (kana)
[she shoots non-lethal laser beams]
Bazooka Bomber (kana)
[friggin' bazooka!]
Great Bomber (kana)
[he can become invisible. judging from the party edition manual he's listed separately from the other four, so whether or not he's the leader is unclear]
Super Bomberman 5
Bomber Wan (ボンバーワン)
Super Bomberman 5 manual
Bombano Baron (ボンバーノ男爵)
Super Bomberman 5 manual
Muscle Bomber (マッスルボンバー)
Super Bomberman 5 manual
[big guy]
Pirate Bomber (海賊ボンバー)
Minion Bomber (手下ボンバー )
[pirate lackey]
Dave Bomber (デイブボンバー)
[fat gangster]
Gary Bomber (ガリーボンバー)
[thin gangster]
Bundori? Bomber (ブンドリボンバー)
Iron Mask Bomber (鉄仮面ボンバー)
[axe-wielding gimp man]
Terrorin (テロリン)
[clock guy]
Neo Bomberman
Atomic Bomber (アトミックボンバー)
A creation by Bagular to defeat Bomberman who, with no foreshadowing whatsoever, rebelled against him by throwing him off-screen before he battled our hero. He can charge himself up and emit a large blast radius from his own body, rendering himself invincible briefly in the process, but otherwise his abilities were pretty standard. He was defeated and never seen again.
Rubber Bomber (ラバーボンバー)
A Bomberman who can transform himself into a shapeless mound, allowing him to travel through soft blocks at the expense of being unable to plant bombs or pick up items in that form. His head appears more rounded than the traditional "bevelled box" shape of most other Bomberman.
Fake Bomber (フェイクボンバー)
A Bomberman who can disguise himself as a soft block at will. He's shown with Bomberman at the intro when Bagular's machine arrives, implying he's close buddies with our hero, maybe. The cabinet artwork portrays him with a large yellow backpack and no shoulder pads, though in-game his goggles are his only accessory.
Cat Bomber (キャットボンバー)
A female Bomberman with feline traits, most notably swift agility at the expense of her sense of direction.
Hayate Bomber (ハヤテボンバー)
A ninja-esque Bomberman who can generate illusionary bombs that disappear in a harmless puff of smoke. The cabinet artwork portrays him with fishnets beneath his tunic and light blue arms and legs, though these don't show up in-game.
Saturn Bomberman
Dr. MechaDoc (Dr.メカード)
Saturn Bomberman Japanese site
Other appearances: Jetters series
Tirra (ティラ) / Dinosaur (Saturn Bomberman))
American manual
Other appearances: Bomberman Fantasy Race
Kepo (ケポ)
Saturn Bomberman Japanese site
Bomberman Fantasy Race English manual
Bomberman Quest English manual
That's quite literally all we hear about Kepo. He made insignificant appearances in other games, mostly as some kind of screen decoration (dancing next to the timer in Fight!!, a cursor in Fantasy Race and a save point in Quest). His character design was likely a prototype for Pommy, who would debut just a year after Kepo's final appearance and subsequently take his place as cute sidekick/mascot, with the benefit of actually having some degree of personality.
Other appearances: Saturn Bomberman Fight!!, Fantasy Race, Quest
Baku Bomberman (Bomberman 64)
Sirius (シリウス)
A mysterious warrior who tests Bomberman's skill. The Bomb Kick and Bomb Throw are his standard attacks. Is he Bomberman's friend or foe?
from Bomberman 64 American manual
Altair (アルタイル)
The insane owner of the Omni Cube who attacked Planet Bomber. He throws powerful attacks with a ship called Vega.
from Bomberman 64 American manual
has a servant robot called Vega (ベガ)
Regulus (レグルス)
He uses a Bomb Kick and charges at you. If you're hit, there's no chance to survive.
from Bomberman 64 American manual
Haut (ハウト) / Orion
He usually attacks with a Bomb Kick. He's a harsh individual who paralyzes Bomberman with his shock barrier and runs away from the arena.
from Bomberman 64 American manual
Capella (カペラ) / Artemis
She is tough to beat as she throws three fire balls simultaneously. Get close to her and fight!
from Bomberman 64 American manual
Saturn Bomberman Fight!!
Puipui (ぷいぷい)
Pegii Jr. (ペギ一 Jr)
Mami (まみ)
Ruisha (レウイシア)
Denta (伝太)
Rajibom (ラヅボン)
Pump (パンプ)
Deral (デラル)
Pocket Bomberman - Wars - World
Bomber King yadda yadda
Dark Force Bombers
[what's the deal?]
Earth Bomber (アースボンバー)
Cyclone Bomber (サイクロンボンバー)
Fire Bomber (ファイヤーボンバー)
Aqua Bomber (アクアボンバー)
Dark Bomber (ダークボンバー)
Appears to just be Bagular again.
Bomberman Hero
Millian Oujo (ミリアン王女)
Pipotto (ピポット)
Nitros (ニトロス)
Endol (エンドル)
Baruda (バルーダ)
Bolban (ボルバン)
Nechia (ネチア) / Katina
Devil Bomber (デビルボンバー)
final final boss apparently, from GB3? Verified when I start covering the game!
Bomberman Quest
Four Commanders (コマンダー4人衆)
Assumedly led by Chaos Bomber, they are a group of thieves who have a run-in with Bomberman when they steal the engines to his shuttle, allowing the imprisoned monsters to escape and prompting him to set out and recapture them all, along with his engines. They don't take Bomberman seriously, which implies simple cockiness or being unaware of him, implying there is no ulterior motive behind their thievery besides Chaos Bomber's revenge for when the rest of his crew are defeated. Their outfits are all themed around archetypical samurai and ninja costumes, with fishnets, shuriken belts, shoulder pads and representative crests on their helmets.
Water Commander (ウォーターコマンダー)
American manual
Monster List description
"Hi there, cutie! Did you see my singles ad and come looking for me?"
Bomberman Quest; introducing herself to Bomberman
A spunky young girl on the lookout for a good-looking man to claim as her own. She's light-hearted and jovial, though considers Bomberman a bore due to his chaste nature; she makes the best of every scenario, it seems, flirting with any man she sees and then blowing them up if they're not her type. Despite the shallow persona, she's a dangerous force, using the unpredictable nature of her Rubber Bombs to her advantage, though it's all too capable of backfiring on her. The artwork portrays her with a katana sheath on her back, though she never actually uses it.
Electro Commander (エレキコマンダー)
American manual
Monster List description
"No! This is my engine! You can't have it! Leave me alone!"
Bomberman Quest; throwing a hissy fit when Bomberman politely asks for his shuttle engine back
Although informed to be the smartest of the team, his dialogue give the impression of a whiny child more than anything, blaming Bomberman for ruining his fun just by entering his chamber. He is a rather nasty foe, so I guess that makes up for his rather childish display of emotion.
Hurricane Commander (ハリケーンコマンダー) / Hurricommander
American manual
Monster List description
"I hope you don't honestly think you can defeat me. I suggest you go back now--while you still can..."
Bomberman Quest; introducing himself to Bomberman
Cocky and stuck-up, he's a traditional self-confident antagonist who looks down upon Bomberman, though given the fact he can fly and has control over wind, I guess he's allowed to be proud of it. If anything, he does have the decency to allow Bomberman to leave rather than force him into a fight, though Bomberman's big mouth ruins that first option for himself.
Hurricane's name was shortened in the English version likely because of space concerns - "Hurricane Commander" is 19 letters long, whereas the game can only display 16 on one row.
Burning Commander (バーニングコマンダー) / Pyro Commander
American manual
Monster List description
"What're you doing here? You want something from me? [...] I haven't done anything... Why do you want to fight with me?"
first line of dialogue
Pyro's dialogue gives the implication that either he's playing dumb to strike sympathy from Bomberman, or he legitimately thinks what he's doing isn't bad. Either way, he's friggin' lethal and easily the most dangerous of the Commanders in terms of armaments.
Chaos Bomber (カオスボンバー)
narration's introduction
"You defeated my commanders--I'm impressed. Not bad for a little kid! [...] You have no idea who you're dealing with! A little boy like you is no match for my Chaos Power!"
Bomberman Quest;
The master of the otherwise undefined Chaos Power, Chaos Bomber can create bombs anywhere he pleases, sweep the land with energy waves and more. Naturally, he believes there is no match for him and his supernatural skills; although impressed that Bombeman defeated his team, he still derides him as a mere child. And then he has his ass whipped and is never seen again. How ironic.
Bomberman Generation
Crush Bombers
[what's the deal?]
Megaton Bomber
Beauty Bomber
Eagle Bomber
Assault Bomber
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Find MP3 Songs has been all the rage, heightening music-mania all over the world. Its The Worlds Largest Mp3 Audio, Video Search Engine. You can listen free MP3 music and downloading them from legal websites is completely legit.
MP3 actually stands for MPEG -1/2 Audio Layer 3 and it is also referred to as MPG3, MPG-3, MPG Level 3, MPG Level III, MPEG 3, etc. and it is an audio file compressed into tiny bits using the same fractal-based algorithms for compressing photographs into JPG format.
The Internet is practically crawling with websites that offer free MP3 downloads. There's findmp3songs.com, of course, which is perhaps one of the Largest Mp3 Audio, Video Search Engine. The site features find MP3 songs and then streaming and videos. You can also Download Mp4 Video for you mobile phone and enjoy it.
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There are lot of sites that offer MP3 for the music fan. Just be careful though because there are as many websites of questionable legality as there are legitimate sites.
So Now you must try it and enjoy it !

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I always wanted to share my GIMP skills and tricks with the world, so here is my first tutorial-like post on how to create a tiled background I had for my desktop wallpaper for a couple of months.
I always wanted to share my GIMP skills and tricks with the world, so here is my first tutorial-like post on how to create a tiled background I had for my desktop wallpaper for a couple of months.
As Lukas Camenzind points it out (http://www.looke.ch/wp/monitoring-esx-servers-with-zabbix), you can monitor ESXi hosts with Zabbix. It is not that easy though, but here is a little guide that can help you along the way. This is a mix of Lukas' findings, some official VMware documentation and my experience.
Do not forget to read the official Zabbix documentation on installing the agent!
We received our new VM host today, so the first thing I wanted to try was live migration. I started with the virsh migrate –help command, then looked up the official documentation to find out what should I exactly do.
As of today, the official libvirt: Guest migration page is a bit outdated and has a lot of different transport modes and configuration available. To be honest, I do not understand the libvirt migration models, and I did not spend much time trying to understand it.
I want to migrate a VM without any interruption and without using any shared storage. So basically the new host will receive a running virtual machine that it never heard about, neither does it have the associated virtual disks. Apart from this, I want the persistent VM to remain persistent on the receiving host.
Continue reading Live migrating a virtual machine with libvirt without a shared storage
It is possible to add a disk to your virtual machine, and get it working without restarting the guest. You just have to rescan the PCI bus, to detect the new controller, with:
echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan
After the above command, the new controller should be visible and the guest should see the new disk(s). PCI hotplug is also available, but you have to load some kernel modules to make it work.
I did not test it, but it should work if you load acpiphp and pci_hotplug (according to Daniel's post).
You can extend an
ext4 file system – even if it is your current root and your OS is running. On the other hand, online shrinking is only supported from version 3.3 of the Linux kernel.
In this example, I will show you how I extended a real life, live ~5 GB virtual disk (with an
ext4 file system) to 10 GB.
Read more about the new 3.3 and 3.4 Linux kernel versions at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-33linuxkernel/ (thanks Joro).


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Burbank man and his dog are chased by a pack of coyotes, caught on video surveillance (Video)
According to NBC LA, a Burbank man had a close encounter with a pack of coyotes on two different nights this past week.
Nick Mendoza's encounter was caught on surveillance footage and he describes the pack of coyotes saying "They were like wild horses going up and down, up and down the entire neighborhood."
Mendoza continued,"The first night, the neighborhood was woken by a…coyote. The coyote was screaming and yelling, something was being eaten, something was being killed. It was very loud, all the neighbors came out."
See the video below and read the full story at NBC LA


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Take a company with more than 80,000 users who are administrators on their machines, mix in thousands of known applications, countless unknown ones, then just for kicks add in a move to 64 bit computing. On top of that, give your users a new web browser and a new way of handling administrative permissions and you get a sense of the magnitude of deploying Windows 7 to Intel's enterprise.
Last year, Intel made a decision to skip deployment of Windows Vista in favor of Windows 7. As a part of this, we partnered with Microsoft in their Technology Adopter Program (TAP) to assist in defining the OS and making it as bug-free as possible. What Intel gained out of this is not only a stable and functional operating system, but an early look at what it would take to work within the constraints of a new security model. As a result of these efforts, Windows 7 is now considered the "plan of record" Operating System for Intel. Now the heavy lifting begins.
One of the heaviest lifts is application compatibility. There are numerous vectors to "app compat", most of which require a significant investment. In this blog, I will talk about User Account Control, 64-bit compatibility, IE8, and application compatibility with older operating systems.
The first, and most significant, is UAC (User Account Control). UAC was introduced in Windows Vista, but for various reasons, it's implementation at most companies was delayed. Microsoft has done a much better job with UAC in Windows 7, and it is Intel's intent to leave UAC on at the highest level, except for a few settings which simply cannot be deployed yet. The best way to describe UAC is to talk about administrative access. In Windows 7, a user can be an administrator, but not be provided administrative access by default. This is described as a split token. The security token has the capability to provide administrative access, but does not do so unless it first "informs" the user that they are about to do something that requires administrative access, or the user does something to manually get around such a prompt. If an application requires access to protected areas of the file system, or to the registry, it informs a user about this need for access by displaying messages on the desktop that the user is requesting something that requires admin control. The user confirms that this is what they want to do, and the application proceeds. The idea here is that a user will acknowledge it if they are aware they are doing it, but if some malware attempts to install something bad, the user will be informed, so they can deny the request.
Where this gets to be a problem is when an application is not written to inform the user. In that case, the application just fails, with no message to the user as to why. Microsoft has provided an easy solution to this problem; by right-clicking the application icon, the user can choose to "Run as Administrator", and the application proceeds with full administrative access. If this resolves the problem, the user can choose to always run the application as administrator by changing the shortcut used to start the application.
A decision made by Intel during the TAP was that this was the time to make the move to 64-bit computing; this allows us to be prepared for future needs, as well as take advantage of the higher memory capability of systems available on the market today. However, 64 bit computing brings with it some significant challenges for application compatibility. The primary challenge is that16 bit applications are no longer supported. Initially, you would think this would not be a big concern; 32 bit computing has been around for many years, and most applications have been ported to 32 bit. However, many legacy applications still exist in an environment such as ours that is required to support older operating systems; in addition, many application have been packaged using 16 bit installers. These installers and applications will need to be changed. How we are planning on handling that is discussed later.
Another issue with 64 bit Windows is that it uses a different path for 32 and 64 bit program files. Applications that are hard coded to look for "Program Files" at runtime will fail when the application is installed in "Program Files (x86)".
The requirement to use Internet Explorer 8 introduces even more challenges. Intel has delayed deployment of IE7 and IE 8 in our intranet due to known issue with some very important applications. With the move to Windows 7, IE8 becomes a "must have" compatibility. IE8 does offer an IE7 compatibility mode, which can mitigate some issues, but other applications are written to require IE6, and mitigation of these issues must be addressed. There are also known issues with such things as Office Web Components, IE plug-ins, java versions, etc., that can really make this a challenge.
Finally, there are a whole lot of other issues that can crop up. Such things as OS version checking, where an application is written to check for a specific version of the OS, rather than a minimum version, can cause an application to fail during either installation or runtime.
What does all of this mean? It means that a significant amount of work needs to be invested to prepare for Windows 7 application readiness. Comprehensive application inventories, application owner engagement, user segment analysis, test environments, testing workflow, remediation plans & tools, and "safety net" environments all have to be managed. What do I mean by "safety net"? This is a term we use internally at Intel for solutions that provide XP native functionality, usually in virtual environments. We have some interim solutions in place using Windows Terminal Services and XP Mode, but we are also taking the time to look at all available options, including both client and server-based enterprise virtualization solutions.
I am currently working on a white paper that will provide a look at how Intel has dealt with these issues, which I will publish here as soon as it is available. In the meantime, I would love to know how others are preparing for the move to Windows 7. Do you see the same kinds of challenges that we do, or are there others lurking out there that we have not yet considered?
I was remiss in not sharing the tremendous value we see in moving to Windows 7 in my earlier post. Any time a major company migrates to a new OS, issues will arise. We expect this and Microsoft is working closely with us on our deployment to ensure we have a fully compatible environment ready for Windows 7. So far, Intel's deployment has been moving along routinely with no changes to either of our expectations for total success. Our deployment is on schedule and our expectation for success has not changed. You may have read this elsewhere, as we've shared it before, but it's worth repeating. Intel expects to reduce operating costs by $11 million over the next three years using Windows 7 and, 97% of our employee early adopters said they'd recommend Windows 7 to their colleagues. So far, so good!


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Generator said
Did I notice Photodune missing from the list of sites?
I wouldn't say anybody is "missing" it. #rimshot
Frankly I don't think was too personal, also because badges already tell more or less wich type of activity and business you're having here, so ironically posting a comment here reveals publicly more personal informations about you, than the survey itself.
I think was pretty well done, and the field wich needs more improvement is the Search field IMHO: to have the feature to exclude keywords in a search, to search for users, to search for files through multiple marketplaces etc..
CyberShot said
I think the survey got to personal. I started it and then closed it without finishing. I don't know how knowing how much money I make or what I do for a living helps Envato improve it's site. That survey could have been a lot shorter. It was also laid out completely wrong. The very satisfied answers should have been the first choice. This made it very hard to fill out the survey. ( not that I finished because of the personal questions. ) ( Don't care that it is anonymous, it's the principle that matters )
Yes that is to find any issues with your experience and how it affects your demographic category. It's just market research.
Don't mind the personal demographic questions. They are to get a better targeting and better overall strategy. As an author it's in your own advantage.
Btw I would love to see the results of this study. Thanks
Generator said
Did I notice Photodune missing from the list of sites?
yes, it was missing from the list.
Asking for houseold income is unnecessary attempt. Better ask for team size of business.
And feedbacks supposed to request set of questions relating to just one or two particular context, otherwise majority of users will not go until clicking final submit button due to ocean of questions. The more the number of questions, answers would be very vague.
According to my IQ level, all these 3 answers have no difference:
- Fairly satisfied
- Very satisfied
- Completely satisfied
Will Envato share the results?
It would be very interesting to know the outcome of a couple of the questions. Like how many percent buy item's for personal use and how many buy them for client's? That would help both authors and affiliates to target buyers and to market item's/marketplace's.
Pretty sure this thread got off topic real quick. Wasn't supposed to be about the buyer survey & how personal the questions were but to suggest Envato also do an author survey.
contempoinc saidWell, it's a forum. You had a very good suggestion, but just posting +1 responses isn't very interesting imo. Wanna steer us in the right direction on what to discuss or is it ok to expand the topic just a little bit?
Pretty sure this thread got off topic real quick. Wasn't supposed to be about the buyer survey & how personal the questions were but to suggest Envato also do an author survey.
+1 @ survey for authors.
contempoinc said
to suggest Envato also do an author survey.
We will.


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Halloween Hottie: JWoww Flaunts Bod in Futuristic Costume (PHOTOS)
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The band Big Time Rush (who got their start as a group on a Nickelodeon sitcom) say they're still going strong and not on the way to a breakup even though their show is off the air, but all their promises reportedly may come to naught if Carlos Pena's fiance/actress Alex Vega has her way.
Thousands of screaming teenage and younger fans stood in line for more than 3 and a half hours for the chance to have a brief moment with their musical heroes. The 4 members Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson and Carlos Pena Jr. are superstars in the television show created by Scott Fellows which is based on the Hollywood hopes of 4 young hockey players from Minnesota who become part of the boy band Big Time Rush.
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Nickelodeon wants to wish kids and teens a 'Merry Nickmas' this holiday season with the release of a new compilation featuring music from the network's biggest music stars, including Big Time Rush, Rachel Crow and Victoria Justice.
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Move over, Wilmer Valderrama! It sounds like Demi Lovato has a cute new boy toy: Rumor has it she's dating Big Time Rush member Logan Henderson!
Already in the middle of a sold-out tour, boy band sensations Big Time Rush have announced the Big Time Summer Tour, a new tour featuring more than 50 concert dates and high-profile support acts like Australian teen pop star Cody Simpson and 14-year-old 'X Factor' contestant Rachel Crow.


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Back to New Haven from the Oscars at lightning speed and James Franco is already upset with something the YDN has done. He posted this photo to his Facebook account just 39 minutes ago. At post time it already had 338 likes and 89 comments.
What could he be so upset about? Today's Cross Campus mentioned that he was "spotted in New Haven Monday Morning", a fact that the YDN seems to have lifted from Justine's post yesterday– a Bullblog writer spotted Franco at 9am in Starbucks on Monday. For once, we're not all that upset that the YDN decided to use our content without citing.
Check back as we try to uncover the source of Franco's discontent.
UPDATE: Of course! We forgot about Cokey Cohen's blog post on Saturday on the WEEKEND blog (or is it just Cross Campus? We don't get it) that criticized Franco's Twitter account. Cohen wrote, "James Franco, your Twitter sort of sucks."
Correction: YDN sources confirm that they also spotted Franco in New Haven Monday morning.
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Seriously. Who gives a shit. If you're in the ivy league aren't you supposed to be mature? Stop fan girling and get back to your amazing education, let the poor mofo go about his business.


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Brick Republicans announce Congressional Endorsement
The Brick Township Republican Club is supporting Toms River Councilman Maurice "Mo" Hill for Congress in the Third District. Hill also is being endorsed by the Toms River GOP, giving him the backing of Ocean County's two largest municipal Republican clubs. The two towns also make up over half of the Ocean County registered voters in the District.
Brick's decision breaks ties with the County Republican Organization, whose screening committee is endorsing former Randolph Mayor Tom MacArthur for the seat being vacated by Congressman Jon Runyan. The County Republican Organization is holding its convention on March 19, at the Toms River Hotel, formerly known at the Holiday Inn.
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A prominent campaign surrogate for President Obama said today the White House did not try to cover up details about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya.
"Absolutely no one intentionally or unintentionally misled anybody involved in this," said former White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, speaking on Fox News Sunday. "Absolutely not."
Obama administration officials initially attributed the attack Sept. 11 in Libya -- including the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans -- to the protest of an anti-Islam film that got out of control.
Now they describe the incident as a terrorist attack, amid evidence of a preplanned operation in connection with the 9/11 anniversary.
The changed view is based on newly revealed evidence, Gibbs said.
"We have learned more, and as this investigation continues, I anticipate we will continue to learn more facts about the awful assassination, murder of our great ambassador in Libya," Gibbs said.
The administration's priorities are to capture Stevens' killers and to "protect our missions and our consulates throughout the world and remain engaged," Gibbs said.
"We learn more information every single day about what happened," he said. "Nobody wants to get to the bottom of this more than we do."
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Serial Bank Robber May Be On The Loose In Syracuse
Another bank has been robbed today in Syracuse and city police say a serial bandit may be on the loose.
On Tuesday the suspect walked into Key Bank on West Genesee Street and handed the teller a note demanding cash. No weapon was displayed.
The suspect is described as a white male, about 25 to 35 years old. He was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap, green t-shirt, gym shorts and sneakers.
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Men with prostate problems often suffer from impotence. Unfortunately, they may be unable to use Viagra due to adverse side effects that occur when combined with some medications used to treat prostate problems. When taken with alpha-blocking agents, for example, Viagra can induce extreme low blood pressure leading to fainting, blurred vision, confusion or dizziness. Since the 25-mg dose of Viagra does not have such an extreme effect, it is useful for treating men who take alpha blockers.


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East Midlands derbies have been fractious, feisty affairs in recent seasons but the latest instalment, despite a late yellow card, was horribly insipid. The outcome may have been in doubt until the final whistle, but Leicester's hard-earned victory in a game of few chances had long seemed inevitable.
Northampton slipped out of the top four after a third successive Premiership defeat and while they threatened on occasions and took an early 6-0 lead, the main reason they remained in contention throughout was George Ford's inaccurate goal-kicking. The 19-year-old fly-half, long touted as a future England international, missed five penalties out of eight.
More than that, Ford spluttered like an old Model T rescued from a barn and cranked into action. He was diffident throughout, unrecognisable from the instinctive player who made such an impact last season that Leicester begged England not to take him on the summer tour to South Africa so he could spend time working on his game and physique.
It does not look like time well spent. Ford tackled effectively and two of his restarts were caught by Niall Morris, but his passing was too often inaccurate, his kicking out of hand was suspect – he twice wasted penalty kicks to touch – and he made only one half-break.
Northampton, who are among Ford's suitors, have their own problems at fly-half. With Stephen Myler injured, Ryan Lamb wore the No10 jersey, but he was no more than a shoveller of passes. He was given a yellow card four minutes from the end for a cynical challenge on Anthony Allen off the ball as the centre chased a kick, a decision made by the television match official who had 20 minutes earlier ruled that Haywood's late, shoulder-first challenge on Geordan Murphy merited no more than a penalty. What Ford did show was spirit in adversity. He played a central role in the game's only try, 80 seconds after the interval when the score was 6-6. Leicester won a lineout through Steve Mafi, an area where they struggled for most of the afternoon, and Ford slipped an inside pass to the wing Vereniki Goneva.
It was the first touch of the ball for the Fijian, a half-time replacement for the injured Scott Hamilton, and he ignored what seemed to have been a precept: no off-loading in contact. He charged through two tackles and, as he was going to ground near the Northampton posts, slipped an inside pass to Matt Smith who only had to catch the ball to score.
Apart from the opening minutes of the match, Leicester rarely threatened the Northampton line, partly because of their malfunctioning lineout and Ford's misdirected kicking, but also because the breakdown was such a mess.
Northampton had a few half-chances on the counter-attack, but their strength was in the set-pieces. Calum Clark made a strong return after a 32-week suspension, but their outside backs had little to do. Martin Roberts had a lively duel with the England scrum-half Ben Youngs, but the afternoon was largely a grind. Leicester led 16-9 after 53 minutes, but ended up hanging on after Ford missed his final two penalties. The Tigers went above Northampton into the top four, but neither side is showing the form, or attitude, of champions.


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No Objection Letter for Recycled Plastics #0047
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January 28, 1997
Mr. Ryan Deakin
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Dear Mr. Deakin:
This is in response to your letter dated July 17, 1995, requesting a "No Objection Letter" for the use of post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene (PCR-HDPE) to manufacture bottles for packaging dietary supplements and over-the-counter drugs that are in hard gelatin capsules, soft-gel capsules, and tablet form. You state that the bottles would be made from PCR-HDPE obtained from discarded HDPE milk containers.
We have forwarded your request for a "No Objection Letter" to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for use of your PCR-HDPE bottles to package over-the-counter drugs.
Based upon our review of the information you have provided and other data, we find that PCR-HDPE produced by grinding and washing the resin with appropriate production aids can reduce potential contaminants to a level that would be unlikely to result in their migration to dry dietary supplements in other than insignificant amounts. We therefore conclude that the use of 100 percent PCR-HDPE to package dry, dietary food supplements only will not require an amendment to the food additive regulations. Also, the use of any production aids and adjuvants in the processing of PCR-HDPE must be appropriately regulated.
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Rare Carson City coins going to auction
Add up their face value, and the 111 rare coins in the "Battle Born Collection" amount to under $600.
But throw in their lure to coin enthusiasts - each struck in the Carson City Mint between 1870 and 1893 with the most prized coin the only known 1873 "No Arrows" Seated Liberty dime to exist - and the price tag soars.
Their owner, an anonymous Nevadan, could earn $11 million-$15 million at auction next week in Philadelphia, and a Reno coin dealer assisting him in the process says it will be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
"This is my Olympic moment," Rusty Goe, owner of Southgate Coins, said Tuesday of the upcoming sale, part of the Rarities Night Auction at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money Convention. "This is the biggest event that's ever happened to me in my 30-year career as a coin collector."
Goe serves as a paid consultant to the collection's owner, whom Goe refers to only as "Mr. Battle Born" after Nevada's state motto.
Until the coins are sold individually at auction, they remain the only complete collection of coins made in the Carson City Mint, Goe said. They represent each of the 111 different date-and-denomination combinations issued from the Mint before it closed in 1893 in what is now the home of the Nevada State Museum.
The coins range from $5, $10 and $20 gold pieces to silver dollars, half-dollars, quarters, 20-cent pieces and, what Goe describes as the "king coin," the dime featuring a seated liberty figure with a crucial feature: no arrows on each side of the 1873 stamp.
As the only known survivor of 12,400 coins minted, Goe said, it alone could fetch anywhere from $1.5 million to $4 million.
He should know: He once owned the dime, he said, buying it in 2004 for $891,250 and later selling it to the current owner for $1 million.
"It's the show-stopper, the cornerstone of the collection," Goe said. "I got a good deal on it and I passed a good deal on to Mr. Battle Born."
The auction's success could be affected by potential buyers' confidence at the moment with market conditions, Goe said, adding, "We just won't know for sure until then. We'll see how close we come to our pre-sale estimates."
Either way, Goe hopes to use the event as a showcase for Nevada and the Carson City Mint's opening at the height of the Comstock Lode era.
He's already convinced Stack's Bowers Galleries of Irvine, Calif., which will put on the auction, to print a separate catalog on the Battle Born Collection in addition to the main publication for participants.
And Goe has written articles for Coin World magazine and helped Stack's Bowers organize a seven-city tour of the collection over the past year leading up to next Thursday's auction.
He also said a bit of historic irony has not been lost: The Philadelphia Mint, the nation's first opened in 1792, opposed creating a Carson City branch when the issue was debated in Congress in the 1860s.
"They said, why do we want to put a mint in that heathen territory, a Wild West area like that? So for this one night, Carson City will steal the show from the Philadelphia Mint," he said.
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House Beautiful finds a way to merge the popular social network into the pages of its June issue.
Readers flipping through the pages of the June issue of House Beautiful will be able to 'pin' images directly from the magazine onto their personal Pinterest pinboards. Images in the 'Kitchen of the Month' article will feature a special watermark; when readers scan the image with a smartphone app, they will be directed to the article's Pinterest board, where readers can then repin any of the images from the article onto their own pinboards.
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China has warned Japan to stop an "illegal" trip to disputed islands in the East China Sea as Japanese politicians prepared to set sail.
The Chinese foreign ministry said the proposed visit would undermine its "territorial sovereignty".
It is the latest move in an escalating dispute over the islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
On Friday, Japan which controls the islands, deported several Chinese activists who landed there this week.
The islands, which Taiwan also claims, are close to strategically important shipping lanes, offer rich fishing grounds and are thought to contain oil deposits.
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Kodak transformed photography with the launch of its snapshot camera back in 1900 but collapsed last year because it simply "didn't see digital coming", says Boon. "It's too easy for companies that have entrenched management and a long term board to have tunnel vision and just not see the potential disruptive impact of major structural change," Boon says.
And this is why he wants to think about Tatts from the perspective of his competitors. "The starting point needs to be . . . 'What would I do to knock them off?'" he asks. "Then you'd better go and do that yourself because someone else will do it."
Tatts is facing structural changes of its own. The digital revolution, which has left a trail of destruction through the retail and media industries, is having its way with gambling too.
It's not the first curve ball Boon has had to deal with at Tatts. From its origins in the early 1900s as a lotteries business in Victoria and Tasmania, Tatts began operating poker machines in the 1990s. After listing in 2005, it merged with UniTAB in 2006, which gave it wagering too. It has an acquisitive history and has built up a portfolio of state-based gambling businesses. The 2008 move by the Victorian government to take away the management of poker machines from Tatts and Tabcorp and put it in the hands of venues, which is subject to legal action due in court in October, has been the most dramatic change faced by the company in Boon's eight years as chair.
Pokies contributed 41 per cent of Tatts' earnings before interest and tax in the year prior to the restructure. By focusing on lotteries, a "less contentious" space than pokies, the company has recouped most of those earnings.
Online is biggest challenge
But now, Boon says the biggest challenge for Tatts is online.
Historically, customers would pick up their Powerball ticket at the newsagent and put a bet on at the TAB or at the pub. But a new generation of punters are buying their lotto tickets from their smartphone or having a punt from their internet browser at work.
Just as online is broadening the distribution channels that Tatts must serve, it has also facing competitors.
That has caused a "typical internet space land grab," says Boon, describing many of the new competitors "cowboys [with a] wild west mentality".
"A number of them online, the corporate bookmakers, are trying to build up a brand recognition and a position, usually with an ulterior motive of selling out to someone bigger down the track."
Whatever the strategic motives of the owners of these upstart competitors, there is no denying that these companies are a real threat to Tatts as it scrambles to follow its customers online. CLSA analyst
Online transactions make up 19 per cent of Tatts's total wagering revenue.
The performance and behaviour of wagering companies attracts a lot of attention but for Tatts, lotteries is the largest division. Lottery revenue crept past $1 billion in the six months to December 2012, the first time it had pierced that threshold in a half, making up more than two thirds of revenue.
After buying the South Australian operations in late 2012, Tatts now conducts lotteries in all states apart from Western Australia. But analysts are divided on whether there is growth to be found, even with the online boost. About 7 per cent of Tatts' lottery revenue is from internet transactions.
Challenges of migrating to digital
But Morgan Stanley's Mark Christensen believes Tatts's first-half results will be "as good as it will get in the near term".
Tatts' shares have gained about 30 per cent in the past year, outperforming both Tabcorp (up 17 per cent) and the S&P/ASX200 (up 13 per cent).
Nobody believes the migration online will be quick or easy.
Under Cooke's leadership, the company is pushing ahead with its "single wallet", which allows lottery and wagering transactions to be made online from the one account.
The initiative enhances Tatts' knowledge of its customer's activity and preferences and allows for cross-marketing efforts.
The oft-repeated message from both Cooke and Boon is that a focus on digital will not come at the expense of bricks and mortar customer service delivery. But even in retail outlets, the effect of online will eke in. Tatts has digital, self-service betting kiosks ready to roll out in non-TAB venues, subject to approvals.
Although such advances open up new revenue channels, they can also disrupt old-world rules like retail exclusivity between state boundaries. The use of online in physical outlets could cause "radical" change, Boon says.
But with the memory of Kodak in focus, he is poised to act.
"As the consumers vote with their feet, choosing what they want to do, we will flex with it."
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Yuval Levin says that the religious liberty issues raised by the response to the Indiana Religious Freedom law involves not just the First Amendment's right to the "free exercise" of religion, but maybe even more so to the clause forbidding the "establishment" of religion. What we have today being imposed is a single, authoritative religious ideology, equivalent to a state church: that of progressive liberalism.
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SOLVING the problem of scoring goals is likely to be priority number one for Worcester City next season.
Hitting the target has proved elusive on too many occasions this season and Saturday's draw against Brackley Town only served to underline the point.
City played some neat football and carved out enough chances to have won this Skrill North encounter comfortably.
Instead, it needed Ethan Moore's 66th-minute penalty to earn them a share of the spoils at Aggborough.
Even playing against 10 men for the final quarter of the game, after Brett Solkhan had been sent off for handling Moore's shot for the spot kick, the Blue and Whites couldn't convert their possession into goals.
It perhaps shouldn't come as a surprise therefore that Worcester have scored the fewest number of goals in the league.
By contrast, the visitors had the meanest defence before kick-off and the fact it wasn't breached was more a tale of City's profligacy rather than an outstanding performance by keeper Billy Turley.
Top scorer Daniel Nti, Aaron Brown, Ebby Nelson-Addy and Moore all failed to make the most of opportunities that came their way.
Martin Devaney turned Brackley inside out at times with his box of tricks but was another who couldn't find the net.
Carl Heeley's side, however, are no strangers to keeping teams out themselves but poor finishing meant they had nothing to defend.
It came back to bite them when Ryan Rowe, familiar with Aggborough from his Kidderminster Harriers days, headed home from Glenn Walker's free-kick seven minutes after the interval.
Leigh Bedwell also pulled off good saves to deny Steve Diggin and David Bridges either side of the goal.
Yet, it all added to the drama of a fixture that was full of open, attacking football.
With City safe and Brackley needing a mathematical miracle to reach the play-offs, both sides could have been forgiven for taking it easy.
But they served up an entertaining contest that was appreciated by a crowd swelled by "pay what you want" admission offer.
They finally had something to shout about when Solkhan was harshly judged to have handled in the box in flinging himself in front Moore's shot.
The striker duly did what he had cone on several occasions this term and drove home from 12 yards despite Turley top getting a touch.
Seconds earlier, the game had also developed a niggly edge when Brackley boss Jon Brady was sent to the stands for an episode which saw him refuse to give the ball back to Tyler Weir for a throw-in.
While Brady's actions were petulant, Wayne Thomas didn't help matters by running over and using brute force to resolve the issue, picking up a yellow card for his trouble.
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