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During my time as an undergrad at UC Santa Barbara I demonstrated excellent skills in writing and communication, which led me to be employed as a Writing Tutor at the university Campus Learning Assistance Services. I worked there from 2008 to 2010, when I graduated (BA in Comparative Religion, with honors and a 3.77 GPA). As a tutor I worked with a variety of UCSB undergraduates each day with writing assignments in a wide range of subjects, styles, and ability levels during half hour to hour private sessions. I quickly evaluated student needs, skills, and learning styles, and instructed in the manner best suited for each individual. Some of the topics covered include organization, clarity, grammar, sentence structure, thesis formation and paper development. Many of the students spoke English as a second language.
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I am 58 and was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic ICC in August 2011 with mets to the lungs and ovaries. I live in Austin and receive chemo at home but my doctor is Dr. Javle at MD Anderson. I have a plastic stent that I have exchanged every 2-3 months. I was on Gem/Cis from Sept 2011 -Jan 2012, radiation and Xeloda Feb-March 2012, and back on Gem/Cis since August 2012. After radiation I had a complete response in the liver, lungs unchanged but increase in size and SUV of the left ovary. Originally I had increased metabolic activity in the left overy worrisome for metastasis. The scan in May after radiation showed the left ovary measured 3.9 x 3.5 with SUV of 6.5 and mild uptake in the right ovary. The scan in August showed 3 new spots in the liver and both ovarian masses had increased in size and SUV. I have asked about having the ovaries removed since the beginning but Dr. Javle said surgery can cause the cancer to spread more and they had not increased that much. My Austin oncologist thought they should come out and I went to see a surgeon who also thought they should come out but I went with Dr. Javle's recommendation to leave them alone. I had a scan a couple of weeks ago. Liver is stable to slightly improved. Left ovarian mass still increasing and right is basically the same. Dr. Javle discussed my case with the team and he now says it is up to me if I want to have the ovaries removed. He said if I was having pain and symptoms he would definetely say have surgery but since I'm not he now says he does not have strong feelings either way. Everyone thinks it is metastasis and not an ovarian primary but no way to know for sure without taking them out. Now what am I going to do? They obviously are only going to continue to grow and possibly cause pain and problems but as he said, a hysterectomy will not change the overall outcome. I have chemo Friday and will discuss again with my Austin doctor. I have an appointment to see the surgeon the 13th. I am very frustrated and would love to hear your opinions.
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Manual Camera Controls and RAW in Android Lby Joshua Ho on 7/20/2014 8:31 AM EST
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pukemon1976 - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkAbout f'ing time google. Reply
ddriver - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkLike with everything else, google arrives late and indecent. Hopefully this will be an improvement, I am sick and tired of android camera continuously refocusing and ruining footage even when the phone is on a stand and shooting a stationary object. It is plainly retarded. Reply
ddriver - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkBTW still waiting for low latency audio google is promising for like 5 years now... Pathetic considering android is just linux and the entire low latency audio stack for linux has been around for quite a while. Reply
Meleagru - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkThat is coming as part of L. Plus USB audio out. Reply
ddriver - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkIt "was coming" with JB and KK as well. My expectations have been tuned down to save myself the disappointment, they will probably shave a few ms off the latency, but not really low level low latency audio that would be usable for music making applications. Reply
Meleagru - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkIt was never officially announced, just speculated about. It has been announced now and it will come, at least to the Nexus devices first. Reply
ddriver - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkI've read about "rewriting" the audio system. Hopefully they did not only rewrite it, but rewrite it right and abstracted it away from the VM and java runtime, which was the reason it was so laggy to begin with. It was far from low-level, even when using the ALSA C API. Usable low latency audio will probably require real-time kernel, which unfortunate I don't see happening with android. Meaning expected latency won't be lower than 20 msec, which is still pretty high, 10 and below would be nice. I've been able to get 2 input and 3 input for a total of 5 msec latency in Linux with Jack and RT kernel on a machine about as powerful as current high end android devices. Reply
sprockkets - Monday, July 21, 2014 - linkThey still aren't low enough. They admitted as such, though it is around 20ms as it stands in L. They are using opengl es now to do audio or its counterpart.
You can watch it for yourself if you search for the i/o schedule and watch the segment on audio. Reply
MyRandomUsername - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkI'm really excited for RAW support for upcoming phones, here's a 100% crop comparison I made between a RAW out of the OPPO 7a that I ran through Lightroom, and a out-of-phone-jpeg. You can clearly notice the additional sharpness of the bricks, flora and the asphalt.
This is the 13MP Sony IMX214 sensor that is probably on half of the Android devices that came out this year.
Colors and Gamma is slightly off on the RAW because Lightroom didn't have full support for the Oppo when I processed it. Reply
Filiprino - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkWell, it's amazing. It shows how bad is JPEG. Reply
AnnihilatorX - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkThe quality of the image has little to do with the format JPEG itself, the implementation of image processing APIs is the main factor.
One can directly convert RAW to JPEG with no visible difference in the result. RAW allows better image at the end because it allows the often weak image processing software in the camera to be bypassed, then the image can be developed using software like Lightroom, and finally burn into a good JPEG. Reply
AnnihilatorX - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkForgot to mention RAW contains extra information from the sensors and thus enable more accurate processing in the developing stage. Reply
Filiprino - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkUsually JPEG used in phones uses a lot of compression, blurring the image a lot. The denoise filter is also too high.
Of course you can use little compression when converting from RAW to JPEG and use a less agressive denoise filter. Reply
soccerballtux - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI'm not a pro, I just want the camera app to do the magic for me so that my photos actually look like iPhone for once. Reply
Daniel Egger - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkWell, that's because you oversharpened a noisy image thus producing a somewhat sharp but also very busy picture. The processing engine probably employed some blurring as a primitive from of denoising and didn't sharp that much (maybe to keep the size down).
I don't think RAW support will really matter because in the end the sensors used in most smart phones are still utter crap and I don't expect that to change much, unless using a compact camera running on Android. Trying to postprocess RAW capture of a crappy sensor is just a waste of precious time, people who are halfway serious about producing usable images will still have to buy a dedicated camera with a bigger sensor. Reply
MyRandomUsername - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkThe noise on the RAW is low if you consider it was a 750px, 100% crop from an 4k*3k picture. A RAW file out of a DSLR has the same high-frequency luma noise before you put it through a noise-reduction filter (which I didn't apply on the crop).
It's okay if you don't like the detail though, since RAW is non-destructive you can just apply whatever amount of filtering you'd want. Undoubtedly there are going to be Android Apps like a camera app that internally shoots RAW but converts them on-the-go to JPEG with your own custom processing profiles.
Unlike my phone, I don't have my DSLR or compact with me everywhere so I welcome every improvement to the image quality on phones, skipping in-phone-processing happens to be a significant one. Reply
ThoroSOE - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkThe only thing I can say to having RAWs on a mobile phone is that I love, love, LOVE this option on my Lumia 1020. Even though the internal jpeg processing became quite decent with the Lumia Black update, it is still way behind the quality I can squeeze out of those RAWs myself. Yes, even the beast that the 1020 is in the mobile phone camera area severely lacks behind any DSLR. But as MyRandomUsername just said, the Lumia is the device I have on my almost all the time. This and not being forced to be on mercy of the internal image processing (this and having quite nice manual options while shooting nonetheless) makes a huge difference. Reply
Daniel Egger - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - link> The noise on the RAW is low if you consider it was a 750px, 100% crop from an 4k*3k picture. A RAW file out of a DSLR has the same high-frequency luma noise before you put it through a noise-reduction filter (which I didn't apply on the crop).
In broad daylight at lowest ISO? Not even 2 year old "enthusiast" compact cameras show any discernable luma noise before NR: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dm...
Current DSLRs are even ways better than that: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d3300/10
> Unlike my phone, I don't have my DSLR or compact with me everywhere so I welcome every improvement to the image quality on phones, skipping in-phone-processing happens to be a significant one.
I'm a MLC user and from my own experience phone pictures come out so terrible anyway that RAW doesn't help a bit; usually those are snap, show, throw away. In most cases I don't even bother pulling out my Lumia because I'm very easily annoyed by shitty photos and I don't want myself to ruin my day. Reply
thatguyyoulove - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkThe point isn't to replace a DSLR. The point is to have significantly better detailed files to work with, which have much greater capacity to be adjusted in post, all of the times that you DON'T have a DSLR on you.
You couldn't be more wrong about the sensors not being good enough. The sensors are more than capable for most use (obviously not large prints, but neither are most DSLRs). The gains in sharpness and image detail we've been seeing on RAW phones have been pretty good, and noise levels are pretty low sub ISO 1600. They compare pretty well to an entry level DSLR.
This is coming from a photographer who spends around $4-6k/year buying more photo equipment for his business. There have been plenty of times that I didn't have my MKIII with me that I had to use a cell phone for a quick picture and wished I could touch it up without exposing all sorts of artifacts. This looks like it will solve that problem. Reply
soccerballtux - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkisn't it possible to profile the CCD's response in different lighting situations using calibration cards and create an automatic multi-dimensional filter that fully optimizes automatically after shooting? I just want iPhone quality colors out of my photos. Reply
Filiprino - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkThe possiblity of shooting RAW is a big improvement. The JPEG process removes a lot of detail. Reply
Rockmandash12 - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkAbout time..
Also, I'm curious; would these APIs be able to make an app that doesn't use the dedicated imaging chip on the HTC One M7? The purple haze issue is due to an overhearing dedicated imaging chip, and if you could process images without using that chip, shouldn't it fix the purple haze issue? Reply
TerdFerguson - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkAdd a global way to disable the camera, or I don't care. Reply
shabby - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkWhere does google plan to store all these raw files? Surely not in its meager 16/32gb phones does it? Give us back our sdcards google! Reply
Filiprino - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkOnly in your dreams you will see Google backing SD Card storage. Reply
shabby - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkWell the only other solution is 64/128gb storage options. Because the cloud doesn't work with raw images and possibly 4k video. Reply
Mayuyu - Sunday, July 20, 2014 - linkOn the cloud of course. We also all have unlimited data plans and there aren't any places in the world without 3g connectivity. Reply
soccerballtux - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkthe latency is horrendous. Takes 5 seconds just to load, when if it were on the phone itself it would be instant. Reply
Milind - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - linkYou missed the sarcasm. Reply
edzieba - Monday, July 21, 2014 - link"Lytro-style image refocusing is doable"
To be pedantic: you could do focus-stacking with multiple exposures, you might even be able to infer a depth map (or add an additional depth-sensing imager) and use a hyperfocal lens to reestimate focus in software, but you cannot magically turn a single-lens-assembly focal plane camera into a light-field camera (e.g. Lytro). Reply
przemo_li - Monday, July 21, 2014 - linkIf only thethering worked on my nexus 5 with L on LTE...
(Free LTE :), but changing from, 3G to LTE ends with lots connection... and wired wifi probles) Reply
Milind - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - linkYou missed the sarcasm Reply


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Doug Jensen - May 3, 1951 - September 14, 2011. Remembered, as always, with love from his family and friends.
The reading I had my son read at our memorial bike/hike up Mount Revelstoke for Doug and the Cholangiocarcioma Foundation on Saturday.
"Watch your way then, as a cautious traveller; and don't be gazing at that mountain or river in the distance and saying " How shall I ever get over them?" but keep to the present little inch that is before you, and accomplish that in the little moment that belongs to it. The mountain and the river can only be passed in the same way; and when you come to them, you will come to the light and strengh that belong to them." M.A. Kelty


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"Valley" Saladby Robin Miller in Uncategorized, July 23, 2012
Folks in Arizona will do anything to stay cool in the summer. When it's 118 for 21 straight days, you get creative. Yes, I know, it's a dry heat. But it's still hot. And when I visit the east coast every July and it's in the 80's, the humidity makes it feel like 119. You just can't win sometimes.
No matter where you find your heat, one of the best ways to cool off from the inside out is a crisp, refreshing salad. I stumbled upon an amazing dish, The Valley Salad, at a local restaurant (the area around Phoenix is known as the Valley because it's surrounded by mountains). It's a colorful, fun blend of fresh and light ingredients – sweet, tangy, crunchy, chewy – all nestled under an invigorating white balsamic vinaigrette. If there's one thing we know how to do in the Valley, it's how to make things refreshing. I'm thrilled to share it with you.
What foods keep YOU cool in the summer?
Valley Salad
6 cups mixed baby greens or chopped Romaine lettuce
1/2 cup thinly sliced roasted red peppers
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
14-ounce can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
4 teaspoons shredded parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Arrange mixed greens on a serving plate. Top with red peppers, onion, artichokes and parmesan.
In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard and pepper. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve.
Serves 4
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 103
Total Fat: 4 grams
Saturated Fat: <1 gram
Total Carbohydrate: 13 grams
Sugars: 3 grams
Protein: 5 grams
Sodium: 526 milligrams
Cholesterol: 1 milligram
Fiber: 5 grams


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Move to top of lineup sparks Dozier, Twins
DETROIT -- Infielder Brian Dozier has found a home in the leadoff spot -- at least for the time being.
Dozier hit .152 (5-for-33) with a .237 on-base percentage through the first 10 games, hitting out of the No. 8 spot. He moved to the leadoff spot on April 16, went 2-for-5 with a walk and two RBIs, and has been there ever since.
Dozier is 12-for-37 (.324) through nine games in the leadoff spot, pushing his season average up to .243 and on-base percentage up to .295. The Twins are 5-4 in those games.
"I guess it excited him. I'm sure he got fired up for it," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's up to the challenge. He's the kind of kid you don't worry about too much. From Spring Training Day 1, when he came in there and moved over to second base, he just had all the confidence in the world. When you started to look at it after we moved [outfielder Aaron Hicks out of the leadoff spot], he was pretty simple to stick in there. I didn't think too much would bother him.
"He's just going to go about his business and he has. He can run a little bit, he's not afraid to steal some bases and he's putting a lot of good swings together."
Dozier went 0-for-4 Monday to snap a four-game hitting streak and a 10-game streak of reaching base safely.
"He's been at the top of the lineup [in the minors]. Even in spring, I had him batting second," Gardenhire said. "He's used to hitting in the first inning. Like I said, he's not a kid I'm too awful worried about. He went through some things last year and has rebounded very nicely."
Chris Vannini is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A FREE guide to services on offer for disabled people in Worcestershire is to be published thanks to a generous donation from a community fund.
Disability Information Advice Line (DIAL) South Worcestershire has been given a £1,200 grant by the Co-operative Community Fund.
The cash will be used to publish a Guide to Services, which will contain information on organisations offering support to disabled people.
A DIAL spokesman said the guide, which will be published in September, would be ideal for people who do not or can not use the internet.
"We are so grateful to the community fund committee of the Co-operative Society," she said.
"Disabled people need help more than ever to get information on all the changes that are going on and the grant of £1,200 will ensure they have access to up to date information on local organisations that can help them."
For more information on DIAL visit www.dialsworcs.org.uk.


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Proposed Rule Change
Local Rules - Civil - Family Law - Superior Criminal
Vanderburgh Superior Court, like all Superior Courts in Indiana, is created by a statute (I.C. 33-5-43-1) enacted by the General Assembly. Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution authorizes the General Assembly to establish Courts other than the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals and Circuit Courts which are Constitutional Courts. The General Assembly established Vanderburgh Superior Court in 1877.
Vanderburgh Superior Court is a Court of general jurisdiction and has seven (7) elected Judges and five (5) Magistrates who are appointed by the elected Judges. The Court has exclusive juvenile jurisdiction and all matters pertaining to the probate and settlement of estates, trusts, guardianships and wills. Additionally, the Court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
There are currently approximately 70 employees in Vanderburgh Superior Court including court reporters, riding baliffs, bailiffs, probation officers and a court administrator among others.
The Judges of Vanderburgh Superior Court are elected to six year terms. Vanderburgh County is one of a few counties in Indiana where the judges are elected in non-partisan elections, i.e. without party designation. In 2002, over 50,000 cases were filed in Superior Court. This included over 1300 petitions for dissolution of marriage, 3700 civil cases of various types, 1800 protective orders, 11,000 small claims complaints, 950 felony cases, 8,000 misdemeanors and 18,000 infractions.
The Judicial officers and staff take pride in the fact that despite the volume of cases, matters are adjudicated promptly. Typically, small claims cases are tried within two months of filing; misdemeanors and divorces within four months. The Court resolves felony cases typically within six months and generally much more efficiently than similar courts throughout Indiana and the United States. Civil cases can almost always be set for trial within one year from when they are filed.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium soup pot and sauté the garlic, onions and ginger for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the carrots, vegetable stock, shiitake soaking water, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.
While the carrots are cooking, heat the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of oil and sauté the shiitake for 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside until the soup ingredients are ready to puree.
When the soup is done, puree in a blender until creamy. Place back in the pot and add half of the shiitake. Cover and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes. Place in serving bowls and garnish each bowl with equal amounts of the remaining shiitake and chives or parsley. Serve.
Per serving - 123 calories, 5 gram fat (29% calories from fat), 3 gram protein, 23 gram carbohydrate, 8 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 246 milligram sodium


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DANNY Clay believes the Terras are more than capable of overcoming Cambridge City despite being without three key defenders.
The combative midfielder played a key role in last weekend's 3-2 victory at St Albans City and is adamant that result could prove to be a "big turning point" in his side's season.
Clay told Echosport: "Having no recognised centre-backs is far from ideal but we still have good players to fill in and there is no reason why we cannot carry on from where we left off last Saturday.
"Although we had a bit of luck with the penalty at St Albans City, I thought we deserved to come out on top and we can now take huge confidence from that and hopefully keep the momentum going."
City lost 6-1 at MK Dons on Tues-day night in an FA Cup first round replay and Clay is hoping his side can cash in on a potential hangover. He added: "Cambridge are always a strong side and are always up there at the end of the season, but they did play a big game in midweek and hopefully we can take advantage of some tired legs.
"Scoring goals has not been a problem and if we can take our opportunities when they came along and stay nice and solid we will stand a great chance.
"They have one of the top goalscorers in the league in Craig Hammond who we will have to be aware of but having worked on a few things in training this week, there is no doubt we have a system and the personnel to cause them problems."
Barry McConnell and Dan Smith will return for the Terras for this afternoon's Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division clash but Kyle Critchell, Ed Palmer and Sam Poole are all banned.


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Brian Hart at The Six Pack Tonight at Diamond Lake [Video]
It was 2012 that Brian Hart showed up at one of WBKR's auditions for The Battle for The Big O and performed his original song "Bottom of the Bottle." We instantly fell in love with his songwriting and his voice. As a matter of fact, Brian went on to win the Battle that year and opened the 2012 Big O Music Fest at Reid's Orchard. Well, a year later, we are pleased to welcome Brian Hart to The Six Pack! Here's a sneak preview . . .


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text: Van De Putte Raymond made some research about Islam in Belgium. Then he came to Fethiye, Turkey for a holiday and continued his research as well. Raymond built up close relations with Muslims in Turkey and made up his mind to become a Muslim because of the positive impressions that he experienced here. Raymond expressed that he heard a lot about Islam before but he lived it in the best way when he spent his holiday in a Muslim country, Turkey. He stated that he is so happy that he converted to Islam and Muslims' way of living impressed him pretty much. Raymond changed his name as Mustafa after recited kalima shahadah (Islamic testimony of faith). After the Conversion Ceremony, Omer Faruk Bilgili, Mufti of Fethiye, gave Mustafa the Qur'an and some books as presents.


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MORE shoppers, cheaper costs, and even fewer seagulls scavenging in Taunton town centre – that's what businesses can expect if they agree to pay an annual levy over the next five years.
Representatives of firms heard from key players in two rival shopping destinations how voting in favour of making Taunton a Business Improvement District (BID) could transform the town centre.
John Hirst, chief executive of Destination Bristol, told the meeting at the County Ground on Tuesday how the city centre had fought back by raising millions of pounds of BID money.
"BID sends out a really positive, self-help message," said Mr Hirst, who stressed that it is important to "spend the money raised wisely".
Peter Jones, from the environmental company involved in Bath's BID, told delegates the scheme enabled participants to save money and see their cash spend more wisely through "collective power".
Mr Jones said Bath businesses had save huge amounts by all using the same waste collection firm, while the city centre had also become tidier – including a reduction in the number of seagulls leaving a mess following the introduction of gull-proof hessian bags to hold waste.
Taunton Town Centre manager Graham Love explained that if a majority voted for the BID, then all businesses except the smallest ones would have to pay a 1% levy on their rateable value, which would raise £1.3million over five years.
The kitty would then be used for marketing campaigns to attract more shoppers, special events and initiatives to reduce costs for businesses.
Firms voted in 2012 against renewing a previous BID when it ran out.
If the latest BID goes ahead, the levy money will be passed to Taunton Town Centre Company and a committee of business volunteers will steer the delivery of projects to ensure it is spent wisely.
January 17: notice of ballot sent to businesses.
January 31: postal ballot papers sent out.
February 28: ballot papers must be in by today.
March 3: ballot result published "as soon as possible".
April 1: the BID starts if the 'yes' vote wins, with the first year's levy demand sent out.


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A Silent Violin?
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Bret Airborne alpha update – Still time to pre-order!
Just in case you don't know what is Bret Airborne and/or wish to pre-order and play the latest build: http://www.machine22.com/bretairborne/
The first alpha update to Bret Airborne so to update your copy just launch the game and click the "Download Update" button to get version alpha 0.0.2.
Update notes
- Fixed a lot of bugs … a lot. The most important one is probably the one crashing the game after a few duels.
- Added a preloader
- New powers!
- Repair: Repair your armor …
- Tornado: Push the middle delimiter to be able to play more blocks
- Transmutation: Transform into cannon balls some or all philosopher's stones on your side
- Hebenon: Combinations of your opponent produce half their effects for some turns
- Explosive delivery: Creates on your side a cannon ball that will deal double damage when combined
- Close quarters: Spend your maneuver and piratery points to deal damage
- New notion: Augmentations. These have permanent effects on your aircraft.
- Basic armor: +10 armor
- Basic cannon: +1 damage
- +1 philosopher's stone: well… +1 philosopher's stone from philosopher's stone combinations
- +1 repair: same as above but for repair
- Aether gas 5: Begin combat with 5 units of aether gas
- Armor plate: 5% chance of receiving only half damage from cannon balls
- 4+ bonus: +1 effect from combinations of 4 or more
- Automated repairs: Repair by 1 point your armor on your turn
- Eldorado: +1 coin from each coins combination
- Delicate bomb: 20% chance on each attack of transforming into an urn a cannon ball on your opponent's side
- New aircraft appearances.
- Note that these top/bottom combinations are temporary. I just needed to get the assets in the game.
- Customize your augmentations and powers before a duel.
- This might not be in that form in the final build but right now I'll need to start balancing powers and augmentations so this will be useful.
- Combinations of 5 blocks in a L shape will now create a proper "5-in-a-row" combination.
Known bugs
- In the customization screen the ropes of the aircrafts appear on top of the tooltip.
Where is this going from here?
So far only duels are available but there's still the whole single-player campaign to build. I won't do so until I have sufficient augmentations and powers however so expect a lot more augmentations and powers. If you have some suggestions don't hesitate to send them to me!
Right now it might seem that the current customization process allow to create overpowered aircrafts compared to your opponent and you're right but don't pay too much attention to that. As I said in the update notes it's just to be able to test everything properly. There's still a lot of balancing to do and adding a price to augmentations and powers is part of this process.
In the single-player campaign augmentations and powers will be bought by the player so if some power appear quite powerful you can also expect it to cost a lot. For duels I might create fixed aircraft setups already balanced and/or show the value of the current aircraft so you can see if you're going for an easy or a fair fight.
Again I'm inviting you to pre-order the game here: http://www.machine22.com/bretairborne/
It will give you access to all upcoming updates (for free of course) like this one. You can also check the demo that you'll find on the same page but note that the demo doesn't include anything from the last update. When I get further in the development process I'll update the demo to include new features.
Noticed a few bugs. Shocking, I know.
When I set up my character at the beginning, it was the computer that got the setup I that was supposed to be for me (abilities and perks).
Also, the game froze again. :/
Two suggestions:
Have a power that gets rid of "useless" blocks. The board feels too limited to have 2 urns around that you can't match to remove.
Also cannons. Maybe make them have some other ability after you get 3 of them and can't gain any more? Not sure what. Doing damage seems like it could be too powerful. Maybe do only half the damage of cannon balls, though?
nm – duh.
A couple dumb little points:
1. Installer should have BretAirborne at the beginning of the file name. I kept losing track of the MSI because I forgot it was named 'setupBretAirborne.msi'
2. Float an update icon into the main screen.
3. Sound and music mute needs to be floated into main menu and game screen.
I'm patched up and eager to take to the skies later today!


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Please know that due to recent circumstances across our nation, the demand for firearms has substantially increased. This increased demand has affected all Sheriff's Offices in North Carolina. We now have a backlog of applications to process due to this significant increase in volume. Applications are processed in order in which they are received. You will promptly be notified upon approval of your application. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we all deal with this situation.
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WHEN teenagers Simone and Bryce Chamberlain lost their beloved mum Shelley to cancer just three months ago, they were determined to make her proud.
And so the pair, who attend Isambard Community School in Redhouse, have joined forces with their teachers to host a Valentine's Ball. It is hoped the event will raise £3,000 for the Prospect Hospice, where their mum was cared for before she passed away in October at the age of just 41.
Simone, 14, and Bryce, 13, of Abbey Meads, have helped organise every aspect of the event, from designing the tickets and posters to promote it, to organising the entertainment and catering. They've been helped by music teacher Nathan Jones, who has his own band, and academic mentor Helen Boddy.
Simone, a talented singer, will even open the show with her own rendition of Adele's Skyfall before performances from The Nathan Jones All Stars Jazz Band, a two-course dinner and an auction. Simone said: "I'm feeling a little bit nervous. I have singing lessons at school, and it is what I want to do. I like Rihanna.
"I think our mum would have been really proud of what we are doing.
"We wanted to do something for Prospect Hospice – mum was there for about two weeks before she died. I liked it there, all the people are really nice."
Shelley was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2008 and married partner Lee in June 2009. In November 2011, she was told the cancer had spread to her brain and lungs and she passed away on October 11 last year. Her funeral took place on October 29 – what would have been her 42nd birthday.
Helen Boddy, who is helping Simone and Bryce organise the event, said: "They have dealt with it amazingly, they have only missed one day of school. They are amazing.
"The last year of Shelley's life was very difficult. She spent so much time having treatment and it was a very difficult time for the whole family.
"They wanted to do something right from the beginning so they came to us, and we decided to do a Valentine's Ball. They were a bit nervous at first but they have worked so hard on it.
"Simone is a fantastic singer. She did a rehearsal last week and she was note perfect."
Nathan, who teaches Simone, said his band has performed approximately 70 times in the past three years, but he is particularly looking forward to the event on February 14.
"It is going to be great," he said. "It's really nice to come to school and be able to bring the two together with a bit of my work life and my hobby."
Tickets are £15 each, which includes a two course meal, and everybody is welcome to attend to help raise money for Prospect Hospice. To purchase tickets, contact Helen by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about Prospect, visit www.prospect-hospice.net.


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All of the Messengers sent to warn peoples living far removed from religious moral values and to call them to the true path have been rejected by the peoples to whom they were sent and subjected to various false accusations and slanders. We are told in hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as), who will be from Ahl al-Bayt [descended from the line of the Prophet (saas)], will also encounter such troubles and difficulties.
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is among us, one from the Ahl al-Bayt… We are such a household that, for us, Allah preferred the Hereafter over this world. After me, my Ahl al-Bayt will surely be subjected to trouble, abduction and banishment. After me, my Ahl al-Bayt will meet trouble and torment, and be subjected to expulsion. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)
The following hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) also refers to such a situation, "During the oath of allegiance, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will announce he had been subjected to many injustices and troubles":
… Mahdi (as) will emerge at a time when, one after another, disasters befall people and people lose hope of his appearance. He perform two rakaats of prayer (salat). When he returns from the prayer he says: "People! The Community of Muhammad and especially his Ahl al-Bayt have undergone many troubles and we have undergone suffering and injustice…" (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 55)
The following hadith reveals that Hazrat Mahdi (as), who will spiritually capture Istanbul, and his follower will suffer various troubles before that spiritual conquest, and that these will be eliminated afterward.
Allah will capture Constantinople [Istanbul] through his beloved friends [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]. ... He will lift sickness and sorrow from them. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 181)
Allah has revealed in the Qur'an that many prophets were rejected by their societies, falsely accused of magic and sorcery and subjected to many attacks and much oppression. The messengers remained steadfast in the face of all these attacks and responded to them in the finest manner:
Messengers before you were also denied... (Surat al-An'am, 34)
... We will be steadfast however much you harm us.... (Surah Ibrahim, 12)
But then they turned away from him and said, 'He is an instructed madman!' (Surat ad-Dukhan, 14)
Equally, no Messenger came to those before them without their saying, "A magician or a madman!" (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 52)
But he turned away with his forces, saying, 'A magician or a madman!' (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 39)
He (Pharaoh) said, 'If you take any god other than me, I will certainly throw you into prison.' (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 29)
You who have iman! do not be like those who abused Moses... (Surat al-Ahzab, 69)
They said, 'Build a pyre for him and fling him into the blaze!' (Surat as-Saffat, 97)
Then, after they had seen the Signs, they thought that they should still imprison him for a time. (Surah Yusuf, 35)
... Those who are unbelievers all but strike you down with their evil looks when they hear the Reminder and say, 'He is quite mad.' (Surat al-Qalam, 51)


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Penske Opens New Facility in Phoenix
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Penske Truck Leasing held a grand opening event in Phoenix today to introduce a new state-of-the-art facility. The $6 million building provides full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance services. The 24,000 square-foot structure situated on 10 acres is located at 1945 West Hilton Ave. Penske employs 55 associates… Read More →


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Local Peace Corp volunteer evacuated from Ukraine in midst of crisis
EUREKA- One Peace Corp volunteer is back in Eureka after being evacuated from Ukraine in the wake of the political crisis overseas.
"When I get the news that I can go back, I'm going to be so excited," said Ryan Knight, a volunteer who was evacuated from the country on March 1st.
Knight, like 200 other volunteers, was evacuated out of the country as a precaution by the international organization. He lived in the country during the Ukrainian revolution.
"We're all in a holding pattern. Any day we could get word that we could go back," said Knight. "It's a difficult position right now, but we're all hopeful that we can get back as soon as possible."
Knight moved to Ukraine and joined the Peace Corp in September without knowing the country or the language. A Whitworth University graduate, he had spent time abroad, but didn't expect to go to a European country to work for the Peace Corp.
While there, he lived in Borova, Ukraine for the first three months and later moved to the town of Sasovo. He lived with a local family in each town. He said they helped to teach him about the language and the culture. In the country, Knight was an English teacher and worked on projects led by the Peace Corp.
Knight said he picked up the language quickly and got use to the slower pace of life. "You didn't just rush to go meet someone and move on with your day. It was like the meeting was the event, the tea was the event," he said.
Knight had plans to develop a summer camp to help students meet other children from different backgrounds and ethnic groups in the region. He said he has projects he has left unfinished and wants to go back to be with his friends and the family he lived with.
"They gave me so much. They were feeding me, they were teaching me Ukrainian, they were really helping me to adjust to this new culture and this new society," he said. "Then all of a sudden I had to leave."
Knight said if he can not go back to the country through the Peace Corp then he will go back himself in order to visit the people and the country again.


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Pronunciation: æ-jêr-ay-zhê • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass (no plural)
Meaning: Eternal youth, agelessness, not showing any signs of ageing.
Notes: Agerasia is used so seldom that it has not had time to procreate. The adjective based on this noun would be ageratous, following ancient Greek ageratos "not growing old". It might be ageratic should English decide to form its own adjective.
In Play: Today's word is generally used by scientists in speaking of plants and bugs, but we can easily imagine its applying to humans: "Faye Slift spends a fortune for salves, pills, and creams to create the impression of agerasia." Of course, we may use it figuratively, too: "Noah Zarque may be old, but he suffers only from chronic agerasia of the soul."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin agerasia "eternal youth", which was borrowed from Greek agerasia with the same meaning. It is made up of a- "no, without" + geras "old age" + -ia, a nominal suffix. The root of this word also serves to indicate old age in geriatrics. Gerontology is built on geron(t) "old man", which comes from the same root. This root apparently did not spread through the western Indo-European languages, but we find such evidence of it in the eastern ones as Sanskrit járant- "old, old man" and Persian zar "old person".


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AMD Q1 2014 Quarterly Earnings Analysisby Brett Howse on 4/17/2014 8:45 PM EST
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Hrel - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkIf that's not a positive spin I don't know what is. Reply
Alexey291 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkMaking losses and dropping year on year sales is a great quarter for AMD is pretty much all I got out of this one. Reply
Mondozai - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkThen neither of you read a lot of corporate balance sheets.
Net income loss has been substantially drawn down, decreasing over 80%.
Even more importantly, revenue increased by 35%. Revenue increases is the healthiest sign, together with low debt, of a good company. Net losses can always be paired down. If you are in a no-revenue growth mode, things are much tougher to evolve, as you basically have no R&D cash to use without cutting elsewhere. (Ask Intel).
Finally, the drop in sales was only in one segment, semi-custom SoCs and that is because of the Christmas rush for Xbone and PS4. If you had any habit reading corporate balance sheets you know that there is almost always a quarter/over/quarter drop in revenue from Q4 to Q1. Q4 is the peak season for most companies. What matters is year over year.
All in all, this is a good report for AMD. They'll be in the black possibly already in Q2(where we are now) on a net income basis (GAAP-adjusted). The major challenge will be to grow SoC and the server business, but there's no question that they are miles away from the imminent death knell many thought they'd be on back 2 years ago or so. They should be in the black within this year, probably even in this quarter. Then they can start paying down debt, keep growing revenue like they have so far.
I'd like to see Intel growing again. Reply
drexnx - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkQ1 is historically weak in this industry - the relevant comparison isn't to Q4 2013 (holiday sales!) but to Q1 2013, which they're up on significantly. Reply
Frenetic Pony - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkIt is great! Compared to expectations. The expectations were that AMD would have filed for chapter 11 by now. So in comparison, it's great. That's what these things are about and how they're judged. It means AMD seems like it could turn around towards a profit, which makes it a potential bet for investors. Reply
tafreire - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkI think that AMD should release the overclocking in all their CPUs. Thus, it would make more money because it would sell more CPUs and more chipsets (motherboards). Reply
Wreckage - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkBut they are in all 3 consoles, it should be impossible to lose money. Reply
nathanddrews - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkYeah, while I'm sure the extra revenue helps, I'm thinking AMD doesn't profit much from that (that's the excuse NVIDIA gave for not competing, anyway). It looks good on paper to have "three design wins" in popular consoles, but the reality is that I'm not sure it's very effective at selling the brand in the PC space, where the extra margin really helps.
AMD owning Nintendo and the 360 business didn't help them on the desktop or mobile (definitely not mobile) in the last round, so I doubt it will help this time. Reply
ppi - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkWell, AMD's GPU division was never really profitable (in absolute terms) and now they are. So even if margins are thin, it apparently helps.
Moreover, while AMD just put together stuff they already had ready at hand otherwise (Jaugar cores + GCN graphics card), so their R&D for these customisations was quite limited. On the other hand, nVidia certinaly did not have anything competitive on the CPU front, so their investmetns there would have to be massive. Reply
novastar78 - Sunday, April 20, 2014 - linkWell you are kind of talking apples to oranges here. The actual architecture in the new consoles more closely matches what we have on the PC. Even if mark ups are thin on the hardware itself the side benefit is that all the major games are being developed on AMD hardware and can be ported very easily to any one of the other platforms. I think that is a huge win for them.
The previous generation was completely different as the Wii was a purchased product and had no relation to the Radeon line, and the Xenos was more of a custom design that was not an actual copy of a Radeon chip.
They probably made a decent profit as I don't think they did much in terms of GPU design. My guess is that is was more about modifying the the memory interfaces. Reply
evolucion8 - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkUnlike the Xbox 360 and the Wii which were using designed by ATI chips and only getting royalties, AMD this time is manufacturing the chips and giving them to Sony and Microsoft, plus royalties, its a much different scenario. Reply
tipoo - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkI doubt that. Console margins are usually razor thin. A nice boost, but it's not going to carry the whole company. Reply
Gizmosis350k - Sunday, May 04, 2014 - linkWii-U Reply
Metalliax - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkQuote: GPU revenue also increased year-over-year up $75M with the release of the popular Radeon R7 and R9 products and strong Average Selling Prices of those devices. Sequentially, GPU revenue fell $30M due to a decrease in semi-custom SoC sales.
Please re-post this. Your numbers are based on Operating Income for the Graphics and Visual group, however you are stating the differences as if it's revenue (not op. income).
Also, AMD is expecting a 0-6% revenue increase (3% +/- 3%) not 3% total.
This article is a mess and should be rewritten or taken down for inaccuracies.
All in all, this was a really positive quarter for AMD and I look forward to Q2. Reply
SetiroN - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkThis. Reply
Metalliax - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkThanks for updating the article to be more accurate. Reply
Kjella - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkTheir "Computing Solutions" division (CPU/APU/chipsets) revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014: 1203, 751, 663 million, what used to be AMD is disappearing fast and is now less than half their revenue. The GPU business is stable and they have a big boost now from the consoles which also keeps them almost profitable, but their core business is still in big trouble and those PS4/XBone sales won't prop them up forever. Those R&D investments keep going down... Reply
TristanSDX - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkThey are amking profits only on chips for PS4 and XBONE. CPU/APU and GPU are profitless. Reply
Alexey291 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkSo that's why their GPU division has shown consistent profits as far back as I remember.
Because its profitless. Fair nuff. Reply
jjj - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkActually the results are rather poor with one bright spot.
CPU segment is so low nowadays, 2 years ago it was 1.2 billion, now just 663 million.
GPU (just the GPU w/o console) was up sequentially and that's surprising and good.
In console sure Sony did better than expected with some 2.8 units sold in Q1 and M$ sold maybe 1.7 mil units in Q1 but those are low margins for AMD and at some point soon enough sales will peak.
Wall Street might like the results enough but i don't think we should be all that happy with AMD's extinction in the CPU business.
As for the ARM SoCs, they are sampling it but only shipping in Q4 and relevant revenue wont come all that soon, plus they are on 28nm, others might be shipping 20nm soon enough. Reply
humanglowstick - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkActually, Globalfoundaries (AMD's fab) and Samsung made a deal to implement 14nm FinFET. So, this could be a catalyst for AMD to speed up their 14nm designs and potentially catch up with Intel. Hopefully, for AMD's sake, they have been apprised of this deal before the news went public. http://semimd.com/blog/2014/04/17/globalfoundries-... Reply
mga318 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkGlobalfoundaries isn't AMD's fab any more... Reply
humanglowstick - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkNot according to ... AMD, which just inked a deal: http://www.amd.com/en-us/press-releases/Pages/amd-... Reply
sascha - Friday, April 18, 2014 - link"AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it amended its Wafer Supply Agreement (WSA) with GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. for 2014. (...) "The successful close of our amended wafer supply agreement with GLOBALFOUNDRIES demonstrates the continued commitment from our two companies to strengthen our business relationship as long-term strategic partners, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES' ability to execute in alignment with our product roadmap," said Rory Read, president and chief executive officer, AMD." Reply
ppi - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkWell, yes, but unlike at Intel fabs, they can actually get their chips produced there. Reply
humanglowstick - Monday, April 21, 2014 - linkI see the confusion in my comment. I meant GF was AMD's in the sense that they were using GF as their fabs, not ownership. Reply
humanglowstick - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkI think the console wins, more than anything, will help AMD win additional custom silicon customers. The CEO mentioned in the earnings conference call that there were 1-2 potential customers this year that haven't been inked (read: could still fall through) that would produce $200-500+ million in future revenue. AMD's future may still be speculative, but in my opinion, they are on the road to recovery. Reply
Kevin G - Saturday, April 19, 2014 - linkI'm scratching my head as to who those potential customers could be.
The ARM side is hyper competitive and the giants like Facebook/Google/Amazon would have enough volume to merit a custom SoC design. Using AMD (or Broadcom, or Qualcomm etc.) to design the SoC could mean that the chip meant for your company winds up being sold to the competitor unless you're willing to pay a bit more for an exclusive contract. Google and Amazon are also the type of companies that aren't afraid to license the 3rd party IP and design the SoC themselves.
The GPU side is interesting as I can see demand for customer SoC's focused on supercomputing. The problem with supercomputing is that there isn't enough raw volume and money to merit these designs. AMD's GPU designs have not proven themselves in the ultra mobile market yet so that rules out another sector.
That leaves the one ace up AMD's sleeve: x86. The problem I'm having is figuring out who has enough volume to merit a custom x86 based SoC.
Well there is the obvious answer of who already has them today: console manufacturers. Nintendo is still on PowerPC with the Wii U. Despite its poor sales, it still seems premature to replace that with a new hardware platform. Valve's steam box efforts appear to be rooted in 3rd party designs with SteamOS being licensed to them.
The datacenter giants like Facebook/Google/Amazon are Linux based and eyeing the ARM SoC's. I'm just not seeing enough in their software stack that is dependent upon x86 to merit a custom chip.
Similarly the enterprise networking guys like Cisco tend to design their own custom SoC's already. Cisco has announced they're going with Intel has a foundry partner for some designs.
None of the PC OEM's are brave enough to go this route. They're hyper risk adverse and feed off of generic designs. It doesn't help that the PC market themselves is also shrinking, further compounding the situation.
The FPGA guys are based around ARM and some have even worked out deals with Intel to manufacture chips (with ARM cores no less).
Apple is an option as they like to do things their way. Though they've been able to get some oddball parts from Intel to meet their demands, though nothing like a full SoC. Apple's Mac line does have enough volume to merit a custom SoC design. It is just difficult to see Apple leaving Intel. And if Apple wanted to ditch Intel, they'd just *buy* AMD and add them to their internal design teams.
There is always the hyper longshot of nVidia. They've been reportedly wanting to compete with Intel on the desktop but have never been able to get an x86 license. Granted nVidia would want to include their own GPU technology and the companies have a few lawsuits going back and forth. Yet they're one of the few players that'd make sense to ink a custom deal to get x86 CPU cores into a custom SoC but there is too much bad blood here. Reply
humanglowstick - Monday, April 21, 2014 - linkGreat points. I'm sure AMD investors dream of an Apple buy out. But, I see your point. The custom silicon business in the x86 realm is few and far between. Maybe, at this point, AMD can only hope that the console wins will improve their clout in the silicon industry, perhaps opening doors that were unavailable in the past. Regardless, I still believe AMD can be a player against Intel, but probably will never reach its previous heights in the mid-2000s. Reply
lefty2 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkActaully, you missed all the interesting news, which came out in the conference call:
1) OEMs are now producing Beama and Kavari laptops
2) GPU and console chips will start to be made at Globalfoundaries
3) AMD will announce 1-2 new customers for their custom design business Reply
Gadgety - Friday, April 18, 2014 - link"This isn't surprising..." "This isn't surprising,..." "AMD shares are up 5.96% in after-hours trading at this time."
OK, so no surprises, but share price up 5.96%. Since it's up by that much, there must be a surprise lurking in there, somewhere. Where's the analysis?
"Consensus earnings for Q1 was $0.00 per share non-GAAP, which AMD beat at $0.02 per share."
So the consenus earnings of analysts was off. I'd like to see where they went wrong. THAT's the analysis. What were the mistakes made by the analysts? Where were they off? Where were they surprised? It's funny with financial "analysts," whenever they are wrong it's not their fault, and the so called "analysis" is just a data read out. Reply
eanazag - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkI have been reading these financial reports articles for a few years now and despite negative dollars this is a positive report for AMD. I mean they were bleeding profusely for years and now they have blood from scrapes. In another five years they may even be profitable. I love AMD and am happy they are still around.
It is no surprise that CPU sales are down - it is directly correlated to their investment in CPUs. Intel's sales would be crap if they were still trying to push Q6600's. Other good news is that AMD (GloFo) has licensed finfet tech from Samsung. We need updated manufacturing technologies for AMD and Nvidia. Reply
stimudent - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkThe reporting here is so much more professional than it is at 'The Tech Report' Reply
FriendlyUser - Saturday, April 19, 2014 - linkTechreport is anti-AMD. Reply
ddriver - Saturday, April 19, 2014 - linkPoor little AMD, forever crippled into the runt of the semiconductor business by Intel's years of illegal anti-competitive practices. It is pathetic watching AMD's "high end" struggling to compete with Intel's entry level. GPUs are fine... but that is a small consolation considering good old Hector RuiNz paid for ATi more than AMD + ATI was worth a few months after the acquisition... which ended up cisting AMD their own fabs, so now they end up being a client at their own foundries and with even slimmer margins... Reply
24Gordon - Sunday, April 20, 2014 - linkAm I right to worry that GPU sales were only as good as they were because of cryptocurrency mining? Reply
tafreire - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkAMD should release the overclocking in all their CPUs. Thus, it would make more money because it would sell more CPUs and more chipsets (motherboards). Reply


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This article was published 22/11/2012 (1734 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Joanne Parry, 58, the wife of a man who died in a south Osborne house fire on Thursday, has died in hospital.
Her husband, Bert Parry, died Thursday morning after the fire in their Hethrington Avenue home.
Parry, in his 80s, died in the home where he was born. His wife Joanne died Thursday afternoon. She had been in critical condition after the early-morning fire tore through their two-storey home.
Joanne's son Russ Parry said that she died at about 5 p.m. Thursday at Health Sciences Centre.
"Our gratitude goes to the Intensive Care Unit of the Health Sciences Centre for the care they gave to Joanne in the last few hours of her life," a statement said.
In the statement, the Parry and Kelsey families also thanked Winnipeg's firefighters and police service for their work in trying to save Bert and Joanne.
The fire call came in at about 2:55 a.m. for the century-old wood frame house in the 500 block of Hethrington. There is a gaping hole in the roof of the house near Nassau Street, a few blocks south of the Winnipeg Transit depot in south Osborne.
"He was a grand old man. He'd lived here most of his life and I think his parents owned the house," one neighbour said. "He was the oral historian of the community."
Firefighters manned the site for five hours during intermittent freezing rain.
Traffic was snarled as the intersection remained taped off throughout much of the morning rush hour.
Neighbours said Parry lived his whole life in the home where the fire broke out, with the exception of a few years early in a first marriage when he lived on nearby Morley Avenue.
Parry's two sons watched firefighters battle the blaze from a home their father once owned across the street on Hethrington.
The neighbours said the man, a long-retired MTS worker, "was a walking history book" and spent a lot of time in a woodworking shop set up in his garage.
He remembered the days when trolleys, not pickups and SUVs, ruled the streets. He watched the neighbourhood mature through the Great Depression, the war years and the boom years of the 1950s when homes got washing machines and families traded in their clothes lines for dryers.
And he adored stray cats.
"You'd nod to him as you passed by and he'd talk to you for half an hour... just about the neighbourhood," one neighbour recalled, standing Thursday at dawn watching fire crews mop up after the fire gutted the couple's home.
Joanne Parry also worked at MTS until she retired about six years ago. She had been in failing health for the last year, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, one neighbour said.
The couple had four grown children.
Maryann Steggles, who lives with her husband, Don Steggles, across the street from the fire, said police in a passing cruiser woke them about 3 a.m.
"They were the ones who saw the smoke. The rest of us were asleep," she said.
The Steggles said the couple loved cats, travelling and spending winters in Florida.
The couple owned a converted minibus, the kind used by rural school divisions and, during a memorable MTS strike, they recalled how Parry set up the bus as a rolling lunch stand, serving strikers hot drinks and sandwiches.
The bus was visible behind the burned-out hulk of the home Thursday. Parry had used it recently as a cat house, to shelter stray felines.
"We joked we were going to put up signs with arrows pointing to the bus that said 'Bert's Buffet,' because he'd feed all the cats," said Steggles.
"He was well-known and well-loved."
The Steggles credited Parry with finding them shelter, too, after they had searched the city in vain 14 years ago for a home to rent, only to be turned away because they owned a cat.
"He asked us point blank, 'Do you own cats?' I was hesitant to say... but he would only rent the house to people who liked cats," Don Steggles said. Cats sealed the friendship between the two couples and Steggles later bought the home from Parry.
Police officers attempted to enter the burning home to search for occupants but were driven back by the intense heat and smoke.
Police estimated the value of the loss in excess of $200,000.
A cause was not yet known Thursday.


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So far this offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves have made a splash in both the draft and free agency. The Wolves started things off by drafting first-round picks Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng, both of whom could provide solid minutes off the bench this next season while being potential future starters. Shabazz has a high ceiling due to his play-making abilities on offense and Dieng has the body to become an elite defender in the NBA.
In free agency, the Timberwolves were able to sign UFA Kevin Martin to a four year, $28 million deal to fill the void as the new starter at shooting guard. The former sixth man from OKC brings perimeter shooting that the Wolves desperately need as he shot a tremendous 43% from behind the arc last season. In addition, the Wolves were able to bring back RFA Chase Budinger who also brings strong perimeter shooting and an extensive knowledge of Rick Adelman's corner offense. In addition, former Timberwolves lottery pick Corey Brewer is also back to help replace some of Andrei Kirilenko's defensive versatility after playing an integral part to Denver's terrific season in 2012-13. It is safe to say that Flip Saunders has assembled a very talented offensive roster that could very well make a playoff push come next spring.
Remaining on the agenda is the status of RFA Nikola Pekovic, who has still not found common ground with Timberwolves brass on a long-term deal that could keep the Montenegrin in Minnesota for another four seasons. Despite the current lack of a deal, it remains unlikely that Pekovic decides to leave millions on the table and instead signing his one year tender that would pay him around $6 million this season while allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. It remains very unlikely that Pek signs his one year tender as he would be taking a significant risk walking away from a $50+ million contract, especially considering his injury history. It will be very important for Flip to find common ground with Pek's camp in order to find a mutually beneficial resolution to the extended negotiations, given how important of a piece he will be for Minnesota this season and in the future.
Is it be possible that this may be an inopportune time for the Wolves to significantly improve? As ridiculous as that may sound, let us take a peek at next season. With the hard cap created in the latest CBA, there are significant ramifications that result from the luxury tax largely as it applies to small market franchises. As it stands right now, the Timberwolves will have very little flexibility going forward for adding any more high-impact players. If their free agent additions fail to produce or if injuries continue to plague the team as they have in previous seasons, the Pups may miss out on both a playoff spot and a high spot in the draft. That would not bode well for the future of the team as the 2014 NBA Draft is considered by many experts to be the best draft in the past decade. The draft boasts high-end talent that includes Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Chris Walker, Aaron Gordan, Gary Harris, and the Harrison twins. There is a chance that multiple teams may draft their next superstar with a high selection, but having a pick in the 10-14 range would mean missing out on both a postseason run and a top end talent. With all of the talent and depth the Wolves have accumulated, it is very likely that Minnesota will miss out on players that could fundamentally change the franchise. As Minnesota is in clear win-now mode, it is somewhat unfortunate that the first time in a decade that the team does not appear in the NBA lottery may very well end up being the most important lottery to be apart of.
It is interesting to note that the last time the Timberwolves made a significant run in the playoffs in 2003, it ended up being arguably the greatest draft class in NBA history. Just look at some of these names: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and David West were some of the players selected before Minnesota who held the 26th overall pick. They ultimately selected Ndudi Ebi, who proved to be a completely useless asset for the franchise. While it is not guaranteed that 2014 will bring as many studs as 2003 did, it is initially alarming to think about history repeating itself.
The Western Conference currently boasts a highly competitive group of teams that will make it increasingly difficult to make it to the postseason. At the top there are the unquestionable contenders, including the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. The Thunder have arguably two of the top five best players in the NBA with Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. The Spurs are coming off of an NBA Finals defeat in which they played the Miami Heat incredibly close despite ultimately coming up short. However, they will be returning all of their core players and should be a force yet again next season. The Grizzlies have only added pieces around their core and remain one of the most defensively oriented teams in the NBA, a strength that makes them one of the most unique teams in the league. Coming off of their memorable playoff run, Golden State was able to add a new starting small forward in All-Star Andre Igoudala to complement their sharp-shooting backcourt of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The Clippers took care of their offseason priorities by re-signing Chris Paul while also addressing their needs at shooting guard by signing sharpshooter JJ Redick away from Milwaukee. Los Angeles also gained depth at small forward after trading for swingman Jared Dudley. Houston made arguably the biggest addition of the summer after signing Dwight Howard and have now positioned themselves as a championship contender with the addition of the best center in the NBA. Pairing Dwight with Chandler Parsons and James Harden will be interesting to observe to say the least.
Fighting for the final spots in the West with the Wolves will likely be between the Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets. The Portland's young lineup is set to make a playoff run this season as they are bringing back their entire starting five. Dallas and New Orleans have both completely revamped their rosters and should be the biggest wildcards of the Western Conference, while Denver has undergone a complete turnover of their management and coaching staff while losing a number of key players. Obviously, as shown by the Los Angeles Lakers last season it is nearly impossible to predict the playoff standings. It is no guarantee that even with their improved roster and a full season of good health from both Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love, there is enough competition and talent in the West to keep Minnesota from snapping their streak of missing the postseason.
In the end, I am happy that the Wolves are going to be a competitive ball club next season. It's about DAMN time! But there is always a price to being competitive that could negatively impact our future, just as it did in 2003.


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