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The conventions of the Hollywood film noir – the hard-boiled investigator working a puzzling case, the femme fatale with a secret, the trail of clues – have been transplanted to the gritty industrial north of China in Diao Yinan's Black Coal, Thin Ice.
The winner of the Golden Bear and best actor awards at the Berlin Film Festival has Liao Fan as Zhang Zili, a recently divorced police officer, who is working to discover why severed body parts are turning up in coal plants around the province in 1999.
Attempting to arrest a suspect in a beauty parlour, Zhang is wounded in a shootout that kills two other cops.
Five years later, he is working in security and drinking heavily to forget his woes.
But a chance meeting with a former colleague, Captain Wang (Yu Ailei), draws him back into police work when he learns about a new case with links to the earlier one.
Attractive laundry clerk Wu Zhizhen (Gwei Lun-Mei) is suspected of killing three men she has been involved with – one of whom, her husband, turned up dismembered at a coal plant belt in 1999.
Attempting to solve the case takes Zhang through an urban winter landscape of icy roads and tunnels, an outdoor skating rink, a gambling club and repeated visits to the laundry, where he finds himself attracted to the enigmatic suspect.
It is a world of casual violence, compromise, betrayal and cruelty, with humans only as valuable as the coal dumped onto conveyor belts.
Riding a comically small motorcycle through the snow – his bigger motorbike was stolen during a bender – Zhang becomes the dogged investigator he once was, as the sexual tension ratchets up with Wu.
While the plot has a certain baffling quality and the script could have been tightened, Diao has created an atmospheric thriller with a spectacular finale involving daytime fireworks.
In his third film, after 2003's Uniform and 2007's Night Train, he offsets the wintry grittiness with droll characters and wry moments.


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DENVER -- Exultant Republicans celebrated Mitt Romney's strong debate performance Thursday as a badly needed turn of fortune, saying he had rescued his presidential campaign and offered new hope to GOP candidates up and down the ballot. U.S. President Barack Obama attacked his rival, in essence, as a fraud.
A buoyant Romney paid a surprise visit to a gathering of conservatives in Denver, just before flying to the swing state of Virginia.
He said the debate had presented Americans with a distinct choice: between "larger and larger, more and more intrusive" government and "freedom, hope and opportunity."
Just a few kilometres away, Obama tore into his rival with a passion notably lacking Wednesday night on the University of Denver stage.
"It couldn't have been the real Mitt Romney" at the debate, Obama said at a chilly outdoor rally, "because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favour the wealthy. But the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that." The president later headed to Wisconsin, where he largely repeated the charge.
The big question of whether the debate -- with a viewership of more than 67 million -- shifted the momentum from Obama and turned the race back to a neck-and-neck contest will be unclear for at least several more days. Polls taken immediately after an event such as Wednesday night's tend to overstate the impact, and perceptions can shift as clips of the debate are replayed and the claims and counterclaims are weighed against the facts.
The fundamentals of the contest -- a larger and better-funded Obama campaign operation and a sizable Democratic advantage among women and Latino voters, among other things -- were not transformed overnight.
But, at the least, his showing in the debate gave the GOP nominee a badly needed jolt of momentum and offered a reason for undecided and still-persuadable voters to take a more favourable look at the ex-Massachusetts governor.
"Let's face it," said Dick Wadhams, a past chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, "Romney was on the verge of losing this race before the debate, but he more than rose to the occasion."
Chastened Obama advisers tacitly acknowledged as much by saying the president -- whose performance was perceived by many as alternately listless and long-winded -- would do things differently when the candidates meet again Oct. 16. David Axelrod, the president's chief campaign strategist, said Obama went into the debate hoping to avoid trading insults with Romney. But, Axelrod added, the president would not allow Romney to "manhandle the truth."
Among other things, Romney during the debate minimized the impact his tax and spending plans would have on middle-class and poorer Americans and avoided detailing aspects of his health care plan polls have found Americans do not support.
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There's a guy out there who calls himself an economist who recently made a very disturbing video. Let's forget for a moment that this particular guy has been wrong about everything over the past several years. Wrong on interest rates, wrong on bonds, wrong on the U.S. economy, wrong on inflation, wrong on the dollar, wrong on gold, wrong on housing. Why the media gives him even 20 seconds of attention is bizarre, but that probably says a lot about the state of the business media and its declining ratings these days.
Anyway, the intent of this video was to "prove" that Wal-Mart (WMT) cannot pay its employees more without raising its prices and that doing so would hurt the very people who shop there. To do this, the guy stands in a Wal-Mart parking lot and harasses shoppers as they leave with their purchases.
He uses the element of surprise and baits them with leading questions. First he asks them, "Would you like to see Wal-Mart employees get $15 per hour? Since most people are compassionate, they say "yes." That's where he plays the bait-and switch and asks them if they'd be willing to donate 15% of the value of their purchases to help Wal-Mart employees. At that point, most of the shoppers say "no," although some actually try to help, but when it's not enough, he berates them.
Let's leave the economics aside for a moment. I think it's fair to say that this guy is a sadistic jerk. It's bad enough that he is harassing shoppers who are simply out doing their holiday shopping, many of whom probably don't make very much, it's also extremely cruel to the Wal-Mart employees inside who are working hard for very minimal wages. This guy is intentionally trying to make these employees look like the "bad guys" for wanting more money, and I find that to be cruel. Furthermore, each time the shoppers say they're not willing to pay more to help the Wal-Mart employees, you see the glee in his face.
Yet even as he may believe he is proving a point, the real point is being made by the shoppers themselves. Their understanding of economics and accounting is far greater than this dunce's. There is no reason for Wal-Mart to have to raise prices to pay its employees more. There is already plenty of room within Wal-Mart's cost and operating structure to do this. In fact, the company could pay higher wages and offer even lower prices if it wanted to.
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Wal-Mart earned over $17 billion last year, and that's while paying its 2.2 million workers (1.4 million in the U.S.) The average Wal-Mart sales associate makes about $15,576 per year, which, by the way, is far below the U.S. poverty level of $23,550 for a family of four.
Looking at some of the company's expenses, let me start right at the top. Wal-Mart's outgoing CEO, Mike Duke, earned $20.7 million last year. That is 1,400 times the salary of a sales associate. In a country where income inequality is already going off the charts, this one is outside the galaxy. There is no way that Duke is worth that kind of money when you look at CEO-to-worker comparisons at other firms. No way. So there's room at the executive level to reduce compensation to the benefit of workers. But while it's a start, we're only talking millions here, which is peanuts, so I'll move on.
Next, the company purchased $6 billion of its own stock for the nine months ending Oct. 31, 2013. By the time the full year is out, it will have spent nearly $8 billion buying up its own stock. Is that a productive investment? That alone could have added another $4,000 per year to every single Wal-Mart employee's pay ($5,700 for U.S. employees).
Let's move on.
The company will also end up paying out about $6 billion in dividends this year. That's money that goes to holders of stock, meaning it's nothing more than an economic rent. Again, is this productive? If only half of that amount were paid out, you could pay another $1,400 to employees ($2,140 to U.S. employees).
Right there, those two things would put the average U.S. sales associate right about at the poverty line. But there's more.
Wal-Mart holds about $9 billion in cash. Why? Why is it necessary for one of the largest companies on earth and one with unfettered access to the capital markets to hold so much cash? You simply don't need that much. If Wal-Mart needs money, it can tap credit or capital markets anytime it wants for as much as it wants at very low cost. So take half that $9 billion in cash, and you add another $2,045 to every worker's salary ($3,200 for every U.S. worker).
That would put these workers well over the poverty line and above $15 per hour. No need to raise prices, no harm to the company. Done.
We as taxpayers are subsidizing the profits of Wal-Mart, along with the CEO's pay and the Walton family's fortune (of about $144.7 billion), because many Wal-Mart employees are on public assistance. In other words, you and I are paying so that Wal-Mart can give its CEO his outsized salary and so the company can buy back stock to the tune of $8 billion and allow the Walton heirs to enjoy their homes and yachts and operas and fancy vacation trips and elite schools for their kids. That's what you call chutzpah. The company needs to get off the dole.
Wal-Mart has plenty of money to pay its employees more without raising prices. Indeed, it should, and it must.
The guy in the video is, as usual, wrong. If you believe that higher profit can only come as a result of higher prices, then you pretty much ignore about 5,000 years of economic history.


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I'm up here on the farm - just me and Girlfriend - hanging-out and doing some bird hunting in the morning and me doing some deer hunting in the afternoon. Based-upon the reports from home it sounds like the inaugural reincarnation of the Tosa Farmer's Market was a resounding success.
My darling wife filled the truck with pumpkins, melons, gourds and all manner of stuff.
And she sold all that truck for $255.35 - which will be matched by a corporate benefactor thereby benefiting the Tosa Historical Society's Little Red Store to the tune of $510.70.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by to make a purchase and to visit.
A pile of composted sheep dung, some seeds, some rain and a whole lotta crossed fingers - that's a pretty decent return.
My wife - who globbed-onto this whole project pretty much at the last minute - reported that this was fun!
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ROME The body of a woman wearing a life vest was recovered by Italian coast guard divers Saturday from a narrow underwater corridor of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, raising the death toll to 12 in the week-old accident that has sent some light fuel spilling into the Mediterranean off Tuscany.
Coast Guard Cmdr. Cosimo Nicastro told The Associated Press that the victim was found during a particularly risky inspection of an evacuation staging point at the ship's rear.
"The corridor was very narrow, and the divers' lines risked snagging" on objects in the passageway, Nicastro said. To permit the coast guard divers to get into the area, Italian navy divers had preceded them, setting off charges to blast holes for easier entrance and exit, he said.
The woman's nationality and identity were not immediately known.
Before the corpse was found, 21 people were listed as missing. One of the women on the list is a Peruvian crew member, the others are passengers.
Early Sunday, instruments monitoring any movement of the Concordia indicated that vessel had shifted slightly, so search efforts were suspended for the night, Italian state radio reported.
On Saturday, CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reported that police divers have recovered the ship's "black box" - describes as a hard drive and two cameras - from the bridge of the Costa Concordia.
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Three bodies were found in the waters near the ship in the first hours after the accident' since then the rest of the victims have all been found inside the Concordia, apparently unable to get off the ship during a chaotic evacuation via lifeboats and later by helicopters. Some survivors jumped off and swam to safety.
The Concordia hit a reef and ran aground on Jan. 14, while passengers dined, about two hours after the ship had set sail from the port of Civitavecchia on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Costa Crociere has said the captain had deviated without permission from the vessels in an apparent maneuver to sail close to Giglio, a Tuscan island, to impress passengers aboard.
Search and rescue efforts for survivors and bodies have meant that an operation to remove heavy fuel in the Concordia's tanks hasn't yet begun, although specialized equipment has been standing by for days.
On Saturday, light fuel, apparently from machinery aboard the capsized Costa Concordia, was detected near the ship.
But Nicastro said there was no indication that any of the nearly 500,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil has leaked from the ship's double-bottomed tanks. He said the leaked substance appears to be diesel, which is used to fuel rescue boats and dinghies and as a lubricant for ship machinery.
There are 185 tons of diesel and lubricants on board the crippled vessel, which is lying on its side just outside Giglio's port. Nicastro described the light fuel's presence in the sea as "very light, very superficial" and appearing to be under control.
Although attention has been concentrated on the heavy fuel oil in the tanks, "we must not forget that on that ship there are oils, solvents, detergents, everything that a city of 4,000 people needs," Franco Gabrielli, the head of Italy's civil protection agency, told reporters in Giglio.
Gabrielli, who is leading rescue, search and anti-pollution efforts for the Concordia, was referring to the roughly 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew who were aboard the cruise liner when it ran into the reef, and then, with sea water rushing into a 230-foot gash in its hull, listed and finally fell onto its side.


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According to Nielsen Fast National data, CNN's Original Series The Seventies debuted last night as the number-one program on cable news at 9:00pm in the demo 25-54. The series premiere episode, "Television Gets Real," averaged 291k among 25-54, Fox News followed with 278k and MSNBC trailed far behind with 94k. In total viewers CNN averaged 887k topping MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show's 647k. Fox News had 1.952m.
CNN was the only cable news network to increase during the 9:00pm hour compared to a year ago, growing +29% in the demo 25-54 (291k vs. 226k); while MSNBC was down -34% (94k vs. 143k) and Fox News was off -20% (278k vs. 347k).
Last night's The Seventies premiere was up +2% vs. The Sixties debut a year ago (May 29, 2014) in the demo 25-54 (291k vs. 284k).
From EMMY® Award-winning producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (Playtone), in association with HBO and EMMY® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog (Herzog & Company), The Seventies examines the individuals and events that influenced and shaped a decade that had a profound impact on America. Through the use of raw and rarely seen archival footage, as well as interviews with journalists, historians, musicians and television artists who were eyewitnesses to history, The Seventies paints a vivid portrait of a period of lasting consequence.
The eight-part docuseries, airing Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT, delves into television, the impact of the Vietnam War, the evolving music scene, the Iran Hostage Crisis, violent crimes in America, the sexual revolution, and the rise in terrorism at home and abroad. Next week's episode is "United States vs. Nixon" about the Watergate scandal.
(Above data is based on Nielsen Live +SD. More inclusive Live + 3 data will be available next week.)
Today on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice spoke to Crowley about bringing Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl home—whether or not the U.S. negotiated with terrorists, why Congress was not notified prior to the operation, and the release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Additionally, Rice also spoke to Crowley about Benghazi.
On if the U.S. negotiated with terrorists to rescue Sergeant Bergdahl, Rice said, "When we are in battles with terrorists and the terrorists take an American prisoner, that prisoner still is a U.S. servicemen or woman. We still have a sacred obligation to bring that person back."
Video clips and a transcript of the interview are available after the jump.
Today on CNN's Reliable Sources hosted by Brian Stelter, former anchor of "The Today Show", and host of "Inside Edition", Deborah Norville, spoke to CNN about ABC's Good Morning America cast member Josh Elliott's decision to join arch rival NBC and the Late Show's David Letterman's retirement.
A transcript and video of the interview are available after the jump.
Today on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke to CNN in an EXCLUSIVE interview about the Affordable Care Act, midterm politics, and the double standard for women in politics.
During the interview, Pelosi told Crowley, "Vice President Cheney set a tone and attitude for the CIA… I think he's proud of it."
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Last night during "Syria in Crisis: A Townhall Special," Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken discussed intelligence regarding chemical attacks in Syria with "New Day" Anchor Chris Cuomo.
When Cuomo asked why we would use military action if he can't guarantee that the Assad regime used chemical weapons, Blinken responded, "Because we believe beyond a reasonable doubt, let me use that standard that's familiar to a lot of people… that the Assad regime used chemical weapons against its own people.… The case is clear. It's compelling. It's based on intelligence. It's based on facts. It's based on a lot of public information."
"New Day" airs weekday mornings from 6-9 a.m. ET on CNN.
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Actor Adam Sandler dropped by "New Day" to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day.
"New Day" airs weekday mornings from 6-9am ET on CNN.
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., tells Starting Point Anchor Soledad O'Brien that she is touched by President Obama using her father's bible during the Inauguration's swearing in ceremony and is hoping that he addresses reconciliation in his speech.
King says, "Well, I think first and foremost, the fact that the president is using daddy's bible is heart warming for me. Because my father was first and foremost a preacher, pastor, it reminds people of that. That is one of the things I will stress today."
Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett (R) makes his case to Starting Point as to why he's suing the NCAA over Penn State sanctions months after his office came out with a statement in July that accepted the penalties as the right course of action.
Gov. Corbett says, "I held off. I didn't want to interfere with the momentum that the team had. Coach O'Brien had done a great job with the team. The final decision to go forward wasn't made until October. The lawsuit then was drafted; we went through many variations. And at the end of the season was when I made my decision that we would announce it."
CNN Anchor John Berman says, "You put football first…. If the case was so important, why not bring it up when you're ready to bring it up. You put football first, which is one of the criticisms of Penn State all along."
Corbett responds, "This is going to be a very long case and the start of that case can easily wait until after the end of the football season, which we did."
Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) criticizes Speaker John Boehner for not bringing a Hurricane Sandy relief bill up for a vote on Tuesday because he thinks Boehner wanted to avoid too much spending at one time, opting for a more "obscure" piecemeal plan of lesser payments.
Rep. Pallone says, "I really think that the speaker doesn't care about New York and New Jersey. In other words, we're blue states. The fact of the matter is that he was afraid to bring this up yesterday, in my opinion, because the Tea Party and the right wing did not want to vote for the spending bill for New York or primarily for New York and New Jersey."
Early Start with John Berman & Zoraida Sambolin airs weekday mornings from 5-7am ET on CNN.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) tells CNN's Soledad O'Brien that he is not going to vote for an expiration of tax cuts for the top two percent.
Rep. Hensarling says, "The President's going to get his revenue one way or the other. House Republicans will do everything we can to minimize the damage to our economy. We know that by raising the rates on the top two brackets, as the President wants to do – Ersnt & Young says will cost middle income workers at least two percent off their paychecks, lose another 700,000 jobs. That's not something Republicans are going to be a part of. But, the president obviously is going to get some revenue. There's nothing we can do to stop that. It's written into current law. But the bottom line is you can't solve this problem through revenue. The President's not being serious. He's moving the goal post. He started out saying he wanted a 'balanced approach.' So, the President's going to get some kind of revenue. I'm not voting for it. But he's going to get it anyway. The question is where are his spending reductions? He hasn't put that on the table."
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The finish also moves Castroneves in to third pack in the points.
While Castroneves earned a sixth-place result, his Team Penske teammates, Will Power and Ryan Briscoe, encountered contact in the late laps and finished 15th and 19th, respectively.
Castroneves held on for his fourth consecutive top-10 finish in the No. 3 Penske Truck Rental Dallara/Chevrolet, as he earned his best finish in eight career races at the 11 turn, 1.75-mile Toronto street circuit. The winner on the streets of St. Petersburg to start the season, Castroneves managed to stay true to his two scheduled pit stops and spent most of the day just outside the top-10 before closing strong to finish sixth.
"I'm extremely proud of the Penske Truck Rental boys," said Castroneves, who only had earned one other top-10 finish at Toronto over his distinguished career before Sunday's result. "They did a great job in the pits. Finishing sixth here in Toronto is my best finish so I am pleased with that. This is the first time I have been able to keep my nose clean out here. Our car was certainly good enough to finish in the top six and I am glad that we were able to stay out of the wrecks and finish like we did."
Power's No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet made contact with another car and the impact broke the front wing on Power's machine with 29 laps remaining in the race. When a portion of the wing fell off, it punctured the left front tire and forced an untimely pit stop which eventually led to Power falling a lap down to the leaders. The resulting finish dropped Power from first to second in the series standings, marking the first time in 2012 that a Team Penske driver has not been leading the IZOD IndyCar Series championship. Power is now 34 points behind Sunday's race winner, Ryan Hunter-Reay, in the standings, though the Verizon driver continues to lead the Road Course series rankings.
"It ruined my day," said Power of the incident. "We had the quickest car in town today. There's not much more you can say. We got caught out by a yellow (flag) and then we just got caught back in the (field) and messing around trying to find our way back. That's on me. I should have known. You can't touch the front wing on anything."
After spending much of the last 50 laps running inside the top 10, Briscoe was in line for a solid finish when his No. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet was caught in a multi-car accident with just five laps remaining. Unfortunately for Briscoe, the outcome was a 19th-place finish that kept him positioned in ninth place in the championship standings.
"In our strategy for the No. 2 Hitachi car we were counting on a yellow (flag) a little bit earlier, but we got it in the end," said Briscoe. "We certainly based our strategy off catching a couple more yellows than we did, so unfortunately we had to pit at the end which got us out of track position. We were looking alright for a top-10 finish but during the melee down in turn 3 during that last restart we got hit in the back end and it ended our day. It was great having our sponsors from Hitachi here at the track today, just too bad the day ended how it did."
Castroneves, who had never finished better than 10th at Toronto, said he was just hanging on for a respectable finish.
"I was literally trying to survive to the end," Castroneves said. "It was a big day for us, especially with the big contenders making mistakes. For us, third place in the championship is great. We're ready to go to Edmonton. We're always good there. I can't wait to get there."
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Stefan Grand Prix, the 2010 F1 entry run by Zoran Stefanovic, says it still hopes to be on the Formula 1 grid next year despite failing to be granted a place by the FIA.
Stefanovic, who complained to the EU about the FIA's insistence that the new teams for 2010 use Cosworth engines, says his company are, "acting like they are already in for the 2010 championship."
He added: "don?������t forget, people tried to convince the Wright brothers that they would never fly."
Will Stefan Grand Prix get off the ground in 2010? It seems doubtful at this late stage, and their press release hasn't got quite the air of professionalism you expect from an F1 team.
But no-one really expected Manor Motorsport to get a place for 2010, so who knows? If the rumours about Toyota pulling the plug on their F1 team are true, maybe the FIA will go looking for another new entry.
Press release
We are alive and ready
Talking with Mr. Zoran D. Stefanovic from Stefan Grand Prix, in light of new information about FIA 2010 Formula 1 World Championship, regarding some remarks from Mr. Ecclestone?������s interview to BBC in which he points that ?���?�one or two team?������s will not make it to Bahrain next year?���?�.
Head of Stefan Grand Prix Mr. Zoran D. Stefanovic wanted to share his thoughts about this matter, because everybody from SGP strongly believe that what SGP has to offer to F1 can be very interesting from every angle.
Nobody from SGP including myself, will just try to convince anybody why should we have to be in F1 next year, but we would like everybody to know that we are not just ready, but we also did a lot of work in last couple of months. We will try to share our thoughts and apply to logics and common sense of everybody who want to know for example how did we raised money for next year already, in other words how did we found title sponsorship without even being accepted from FIA for the 2010 Championship.
When you have all the pieces of the puzzle right: when you have one of the biggest shows on the face of the earth – the F1 brand – which is in my opinion organized almost perfectly, and when you come from an extremely interesting part of the world like Central – Eastern Europe, you have something fresh, something new, something worth looking at. And that is the essence of our effort. The idea of F1 car from Serbia makes everybody start thinking very fast. You must agree that what we have is something never seen before, something far more interesting than you usually expect, something very unique.
Therefore, almost over-night, you find yourself in the spotlight of the right eyes. Soon enough sponsors will recognize your position and they will follow you, like they did. We are in an area populated with over 400 million people, including Russia that is a brotherly nation with Serbia, so we have 800 millions eyes focused on something that was unimaginable for this area just a year ago.
This is the main reason why we have raised funds, why we have continued work on our car, and why we have our mind set to work as we are looking to be in Bahrain next year, because we think we will have two cars there.
Don?������t forget, people tried to convince the Wright brothers that they would never fly, said Mr. Stefanovic.
What F1 must understand is that they will have the unique new team and will conquer, geographically, a very important part of the world. But if you ask who will really profiting, proper answer is – the fans, Mr. Stefanovic said.
He also continue, ?���?�The everyday normal, smart man from all Central – Eastern Europe, from Russia, is just waiting for a strong emotional connection with something, and we think that our F1 project is exactly what they have been looking and waiting for. We want to develop SGP into a strong recognizable F1 brand and we are determined to do so. Don?������t forget, we have 400 million reasons to do it.
In the end, Mr. Stefanovic says that they will keep pushing, that SGP will make their car, and that they are acting like they are already in for the 2010 championship, and he finishes with words:
Success is very predictable. You need to know what is the nature of your business, and you need to sell your product. We have unique product, which we already sold, so it is predictable that we expect to be in F1.
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Cape Town - George police are calling people to be on the lookout for a black car with the word "diva" printed on the rear window after the kidnapping and suspected rape of a teenager who was abducted in broad daylight in the town's business centre.
The 19-year-old was leaving a shop in Hibernia Street - a busy street of clothing and furniture shops - on May 21 when she lost consciousness. She woke up in a bungalow, tied up and held captive by a man in a grey suit and a neatly dressed woman.
Police Captain Bernadine Steyn said the teenager had been held in the bungalow for four days. The man allegedly raped her.
The woman later drove the teenager to a spot on the N2 between Sedgefield and George and she left her there. The teenager cannot identify her captors and does not know where she was held.
Steyn said one of a few leads police had was a window sticker on the car used by the suspects. "They used a black vehicle with the word "diva" printed on the rear window."
The police have appealed for information and asked the public to look out for the car.
Steyn did not speculate how the teenager lost consciousness. However, Masimanyane Women's Support Centre founder Dr Lesley Ann Foster said she had come across cases in which victims had been drugged.
"They wouldn't even know they had been drugged. Brazen criminals bump into their victim and, inject the drug without them realising it. The effects are almost immediate," Foster said.
The fact that the abduction happened in daylight in a busy area meant the perpetrators were most likely not first-time offenders, she said.
"Usually they wouldn't start with such a brazen crime. By releasing her days after being raped also shows that they are intelligent and planned the crime carefully.
"They knew exactly what they were doing because the lifespan of sperm, which could connect them to the crime, is only 72 hours."
* Anyone who has information should contact Constable Ann Janse on 044 803 4618.
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Don't let the look and feel of this post fool you - spring is definitely in the air here in Sydney and the Australian natives are in full bloom. I am loving the warmer and slightly longer days and cannot wait for the fresh spring produce!
But in the spirit of the last couple of weeks of winter, this Japanese inspired sweet potato dish is a perfect side dish or a light meal. I've gone to town with bold flavours, using one of my favourite ingredients - umeboshi to dress the sesame and ichimi roasted sweet potato. If you're a new-comer to Japanese flavours, perhaps go a little lighter on the umeboshi, as it can be quite sour (which I love).
Sesame and ichimi roasted sweet potato...
1 medium sized sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
a good pinch of ichimi (or to taste)
...with umeboshi dressing
5-7 umeboshi, pitted
1 tablespoon white (shiro) miso
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 tablespoon rapadura sugar
juice of 1 orange
a few drops of sesame oil
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or brown rice vinegar
sesame seeds, to serve (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 200C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Toss the sweet potato in olive oil and place the chunks on the baking tray. Season with sesame seeds and ichimi and bake for about 20-30 minutes or until just tender (try not to over-cook them).
3. In the meanwhile, place all the dressing ingredients in a food processor and purée into a smooth dressing.
4. Toss the roasted sweet potato in the dressing, sprinkle with some extra sesame seeds and serve warm.


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- Click the Admin tab, then click Change history in the left-hand panel.
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Turning Big Data Insights into Action
Apache Hadoop has become a key platform for big data analytics thanks to its flexibility, reliability, scalability, and ability to suit the needs of developers, data scientists and enterprise IT alike. A fast and economic way to leverage the massive amounts of data produced by new sources such as social media, mobile sensors, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Hadoop has become the preferred platform for storing, processing, and analyzing large multi-structured datasets.
Originally developed in 2003 by data scientists at Yahoo!, Hadoop was quickly embraced by the open source community as well as consumer-facing Internet giants such as Google and Facebook. In recent years, Hadoop has been adopted by enterprises who similarly want to gain actionable insight from new data sources. IDC has predicted the Big Data market, which includes the Hadoop software market, will be worth $48.6 billion by 2019.
Hadoop is a game changer for enterprises, transforming the economics of large-scale data analytics. It eliminates data silos and reduces the need to migrate data between storage and analytics systems, providing businesses with a more holistic view of their customers and operations, leading to quicker and more effective business insights. Its extensibility and numerous integrations can power a new generation of data-aware business applications.
"[Hadoop's] refreshingly unique approach to data management is transforming how companies store, process, analyze and share big data," according to Forrester analyst, Mike Gualtieri, "Forrester believes that Hadoop will become must-have infrastructure for large enterprises."
Despite its many advantages, transitioning to Hadoop can be challenging for enterprises using proprietary data solutions and staff familiar with SQL analytics tools. Namely, analyzing data stored in Hadoop requires highly skilled data scientists, who are in perpetual short supply. To this end, Pivotal offers its Hadoop Native SQL Database, Pivotal HDB—part of the Pivotal Data Suite—that enables data scientists, business analysts, and even casual business users to analyze data in Hadoop using familiar SQL syntax.
Pivotal HDB, powered by Apache HAWQ (incubating), is the Hadoop native SQL database for data science and machine learning workloads and is the key to unlocking the business value of Hadoop. It gives data scientists and analysts the ability to perform advanced SQL analytics on data directly where it lives—in Hadoop—eliminating the need to sample data or move it to another platform. Released in early 2016, Pivotal HDB 2.0 includes performance, scalability and efficiency improvements, resulting in even lower cost-per-query and allowing practitioners to ask more questions of their data more often.
Pivotal HDB—which runs natively on any ODPI-certified Hadoop distribution, including the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP)—also supports leading data science tools such as Apache MADlib, GraphLab (OpenMPI) and user-defined functions, as well as languages popular with data scientists such as R, Java and Python. It also integrates with Spring ecosystem projects such as Spring Cloud Data Flow, simplifying the development of data-driven applications and services. Additionally, Pivotal GemFire brings real-time analytics to Hadoop, enabling businesses to process and make critical business decisions immediately.
Hadoop provides must-have capabilities for today's modern, digital enterprise. Together with Pivotal HDB, Hadoop allows enterprises to store, process and analyze all manner of data—structured, unstructured and everything in between—to uncover actionable insights that move the business forward. Pivotal's engineers and developers, many of whom were integral to Hadoop's development and evolution, have built an enterprise-grade Hadoop native SQL database, Pivotal HDB, and development continues today. Read more about their continued work on Pivotal HDB on the Pivotal blog.


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Canada's karate king on quest for world title
For the Uchiages, the martial arts—karate specifically—are a way of life spanning the generations.
Patriarch Takeshi Uchiage, who began training under his father Kenzo, opened the Steveston Karate Club in 1973 and subsequently passed on his appreciation for the sport to his children. Toshi and his sisters Hidemi and Sumi continue to compete at a high level and have won several honours in either the kata and/or kumite disciplines.
Toshi, 27, began competing at the Canadian championships at 15 years old and by 16 (in 2002) won the first of 11 national senior men's kata titles. Prior to winning his fourth title in 2005, the previous individual record was three.
At 17, Toshi became the youngest Canadian to ever compete at the 2002 senior world championships in Madrid, Spain and two years later earned a bronze medal at the worlds in Monterrey, Mexico. But it's the quest to become world champion that motivates him to continue training.
"If I didn't think I could win I'd say let's go do something else," he says. "I've sacrificed quite a bit to get to where I am right now and I don't want that to go to waste."
Though he's always set high goals, Toshi didn't expect the almost instant success he enjoyed early in his competitive career. And he probably didn't appreciate how much it takes to just make it to the world championships, which are held every two years. But with age comes experience and wisdom.
With a greater understanding of the skills he's acquired, Toshi believes he's more focused than earlier in his career. But he also realizes there are factors out of his control.
In a judged sport like karate, the differences between athletes can be subtle—like last weekend at the US Open in Las Vegas where he lost in the quarter-finals.
"Sometimes calls don't go your way," he said. "But there is always something to learn, and you learn more when you lose. Even when you win though, you always need to reflect on your performance and keep improving so one day you can be on top of the world."
As an elite Canadian amateur athlete, Toshi also faces additional challenges many of his colleagues around the world do not, including paying his own flight and hotel costs to attend international competitions. Those costs are covered by many country's federations, he said.
"And in some countries they also get a salary for training,' he added.
The popularity of karate is also much greater in many countries outside of North America, where it is still primarily viewed as a peripheral-like sport by mainstream media. The European championships are broadcast by the equivalent of a sports channel, Toshi said.
But Toshi perseveres, not only excelling in competition but also inspiring others as head coach of a program offered through the Thompson Community Centre.
While cognizant and respectful of the traditional form of karate, Toshi is also always mindful of the need to tweak things.
He says it's always necessary to maintain proper technique.
"If you have proper technique you can generate more power and go faster," he explains.
w "I'm always trying to become quicker. When we talk power, even on the world stage, there are few that generate that (elite level) so that's why also becoming faster is so important to me."
Next up for Toshi is the North American Cup April 27 in Mexico and the Senior Pan American Karate Championships May 16 to 18 in Argentina.


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Well, two patterns that I kinda like were added with BF Premium, and that gave me an idea. Why not ask the wikians what they would like to see? Now, I don't actually have BF Premium, although I'd like to, but the Appearance page already lists two camos for each team. The two US camos added I would've put here if they weren't already in-game.
- US Navy Naval Working Uniform Type III (formerly known as AOR-2):
This digital woodland pattern is slowly being phased into use for use by the Navy in non-desert and non-shipboard operating areas and stateside.
- Tigerstripe:
This camouflage was immortalized by the Vietnam War, where it was used by the US and its allies to great effect. It continues to influence the development of camouflage patterns to this day. EDIT: Judging from a screenshot at the bottom of the Appearance page, Tigerstripe is in fact coming to BF3, with the iconic woodland variant being seen on a US Recon. I presume it will be called "Tiger Camo" and the Russian urban tiger will be featured as well.
- Multi-Terrain Pattern:
This pattern is a combination of the American Multicam and the older British DPM. For its implementation into BF3, it would likely have to be more desert oriented than the Multicam already featured.
- Desert Tigerstripe:
This pattern was used by UK special forces during operation Iraqi Freedom, and is a Tigerstripe variant repurposed for use in arid locales.
- Flecktarn:
This fairly recently created German pattern has inspired an entire family of similar patterns, one of which is already used by the RU team. This particular variant is the original German one.
- Disruptive Pattern Material:
This pattern is descended from the WWII era Denison Smock, and was made for use in a European theater of war.
- Digital Blue:
This pattern is used by the US Navy as its standard working uniform, and is ubiquitous aboard United States Navy ships.
- Urban Kamysh:
The urban tigerstripe pattern already included as a part of the SPECACT camo is expanded to be a full body camo.
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Youths who scaled the John Lewis and Marks and Spencer buildings in the town centre escaped from police.
About six young people were seen on the roofs at about 10.30pm on Saturday, March 1, and were believed to have climbing equipment, a police spokeswoman said.
A police helicopter scrambled to the area was sent back after the youths climbed down and escaped, she added.
No crimes were logged and no arrests were made.
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Kybella offers non-surgical option to improve appearance
"Only old people have double chins," said Sheila Morgan. As a professional woman, Morgan wants to look and feel her best when it comes to her appearance and not have her looks hold her back. However, after someone pointed out her double chin, she felt old. And that is something you don't want to feel… Read More →
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Even though we are taught to "never judge a book by its cover," a new study suggests people make immediate judgments about someone's character based on his or her appearance. The study suggests women who underwent facial rejuvenation surgery were perceived to be not only more attractive, but also more likeable, to have better social… Read More →
The CORE Institute celebrates 10th anniversary
Ten years ago, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon Dr. David J. Jacofsky, along with Dr. John A. Brown and Dr. Mark D. Campbell, believed they could provide best-in-class orthopedic care to Phoenix area residents. Ten years later, it is clear that they have been able to bring that dream to fruition with 150 care providers, 700 employees… Read More →
Fat Stem Cells Can Be Used Cosmetically, Medically, As An Anti-Aging Alternative
Phenomenal fat: Fat stem cells can be used cosmetically, medically and as an anti-aging alternative. If someone were to tell you your fat could not only make you look up to 20 years younger, but also save your life, would you believe it? According to local surgeons, it can — with fat stem cell transfers… Read More →
Plastic Surgery Trends 2011: Increase In Nonsurgical Procedures, New Demographics
Cosmetic Confidence: Scottsdale plastic surgeons report high numbers in nonsurgical procedures, as well as new plastic surgery demographic trends In 2010, nearly 9.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the U.S., according to American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery statistics. Breast augmentation was reported as the No. 1 surgical procedure, with more… Read More →
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Who says the economy is holding anyone back from spending a little extra cash on themselves? For the second year in a row, the number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures continued to increase. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' (ASPS) 2011 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, more than 13.8 surgical and minimally invasive procedures… Read More →


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Hotel was a great find. Great location, very comfortable and exceptional service.
You feel like you are staying in a palace, with ornate room furnishings and high frescoed ceilings. The rooms include luxury modern bathrooms, with fancy basins, rain shower, and lights that change colour for the added ambience.The rooms are equipped with new technology including CD player with Ipod dock, free internet (wifi or via internetTV), and a Nespresso machine. Minibar items were complimentary and they also included 15minutes of international calls free. Breakfast was great - fresh bread and croissants and a range of fruit. The staff treat are very friendly and helpful. finding the parking lot was challenging
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The Truman Show (1998)
Plot Summary
In this movie, Truman is a man whose life is a fake one... The place he lives is in fact a big studio with hidden cameras everywhere, and all his friends and people around him, are actors who play their roles in the most popular TV-series in the world: The Truman Show. Truman thinks that he is an ordinary man with an ordinary life and has no idea about how he is exploited. Until one day... he finds out everything. Will he react?- Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <email@example.com>
Truman Burbank lives a happy life. However, what he doesn't know is that his life is actually the focus of a reality TV show aired since his birth, that he's the star, his hometown is a giant set piece, and everyone around him is an actor going by a script.- Written by Skip4591
Truman Burbank is a normal man, living in a normal town. He grew up to be a desk clerk for a insurance company, living an ordinary life, having an ordinary wife, an ordinary neighbour and an ordinary bud, who pops in from time to time with a sixpack. But Truman is not happy with his life. He wants to see the world. He wants to get away from his happy-happy, ever tidy, nice'n'shiny little island town at the seaside. In reality, Truman was an unwanted pregnancy. His "father", Christof, a reckless TV-Producer whom he never met, made up the Truman Show - the greatest show on earth - a show in which life is live. So, everyone around poor Truman is an actor with a little headphone in the ear. One day, Truman accidentally bumps into a catering area backstage and gets pretty suspicious. His plan now is: Pretend to be sleeping and steal away...- Written by Julian Reischl <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Truman Burbankis happy with his life. He is a successful business man, he has a nice wife and many friends. However, Truman finds his life is getting very repetitive. Actually every moment of his life is being filmed, being watched by millions, and that his world is limited in a small Hollywood film set. Truman decides to follow his discovery no matter how hard and how much it pains him.- Written by Christian
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Commissioner Eric Smith: Better teacher evaluations the 'essential next step'
From a guest column by Florida Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith that will be in Wednesday's St. Petersburg Times:
"Linking student academic growth to the evaluation of our teachers and principals is the essential next step for our education system and the children it serves. Research continues to show us that dedicated, effective teachers have the power to change students' lives for the better, no matter the individual challenges those children may have. Building this new evaluation system will help us put even more of these gifted educators in our classrooms and will mean increased support and professional development for teachers who have the talent and desire but need a little extra help to reach their true potential." Full column here.


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SINGAPORE, April 15 (Reuters) – Gold sank to its weakest in two years and oil and copper hit multi-month lows as investors sold off commoditiesfor a second day on Monday, worried that central banks will pull the plug on stimulus and as disappointing Chinese data signaled a setback for the global economic recovery.
Gold fell more than 3 percent, after sliding 5.3 percent on Friday, as investors further slashed their bullion holdings on concern that centralbanks are bent on halting stimulus measures this year, cutting gold's appeal as a hedge against inflation. Holdings on global gold exchange-traded funds hit their lowest in more than a year.
China's economy grew 7.7 percent in the first quarter, undershooting market expectations for an 8.0 percent expansion and frustrating investors hoping the world's No. 2 economy would rebound after posting its weakest growth in 13 years in 2012.
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More than 600 people paraded through Roosevelt Middle School in Blaine for the annual Anoka-Hennepin Community Education Wellness Day Jan. 25.
A variety of classes, speakers and vendors were on site for the event.
Families got their heart rates up in the lower gym, where they could participate in half-hour fitness classes, everything from Tabata to breakdancing.
Scuba diving also kept participants active. Mark Dugger led 13 beginners on dives in the Roosevelt pool.
An afternoon Trash to Treasure class, led by Mr. Fun of Funtime Funktions, a St. Paul-based company, had students creating water bottle poi from recycled materials. Students weighed down plastic water bottles with sand and attached fabric to the end. Poi can be juggled and twirled in geometric patterns.
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Anoka-Hennepin Chef Supervisor Jeff Chounard led two Wrap It Up classes. Avocado wraps were on the menu.
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Hockaday, who graced Swindon as a player, said: "They showed us the level to which we would love to aspire too.
"We are really grateful for Swindon Town coming here and in the first half they made it very difficult for us and as regards the score it doesn't matter but yet it does in pre-season because they've scored three goals from set plays which is criminal.
"For them to score from three set plays is poor so defensively we didn't adjust to different people coming on but it has been a great night with over 1500 people here and you can see what we are all about.
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We really enjoyed this recipe! This was also a great way to introduce my family to couscous. With vegetables and flavors that are recognizable to them, the new texture was easy to accept. I used 1/2 cup each of both parsley & cilantro. (Not too sure what the recipe was asking for as far as which ingredient & how much total.) In the future I'll make just a half recipe, as we ate a lot but still have about 6 servings leftover. Thanks for posting, Boo! Made & enjoyed for the Celebrity Couscous Caper Challenge - ZWT-6 Team Xtra Hot Dishes! :)
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- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups couscous
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 2 medium carrots, chopped fine
- salt
- 4 garlic, cloves" minced " (about 4 teaspoons)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 3⁄4 cups canned low sodium chicken broth
- 1 1⁄2 cups frozen peas
- 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, cilantro and or mint leaf, chopped
- ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
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- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the foaming subsides, add the couscous and cook, stirring frequently with a heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon, until some grains are just beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Scrape the grains from the skillet into a large bowl and return the pan to medium heat.
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"Crytek are known for developing video games that push the hardware limit. They have developed a few franchises in the past but the most well known out of them is obviously Crysis. The game pushed gaming PCs to the limit and it coined a new term in the industry: Can it run Crysis? In 2011, Crytek released the fantastic Crysis 2 and later on added DX11 support although initially the PC version was not up to the mark."
Shut up, your games suck, there boring, Far Cry 3 looks better than Crysis 3, graphically, you dont hear Ubisoft shouted the odds every other day
Maybe you should check your spelling and grammar before we listen to your opinion. That edit feature must work wonders for you.
Yeah it doesnt look better at all crysis 2 with the direct x11 update and the high res texture patch looks crazy. But i wouldnt expect a console to keep up with a PC with 3 or more graphics cards in it. The gpu in the ps3 and xbox are so old my sisters old 4870 crossfire build graphics looks way better than consoles.
Funny how games like Halo and Uncharted pull GOTY awards and Crysis is only remembered for what the mods can do. These guys need to shut up. When they deliver more than visuals, then they can talk.
Tell me more about this "sister" of yours...
The problem with Crytek is that they're not good at optimization. Even the original Crysis still has graphical issues on CURRENT hardware. That's pretty sad.
You obviously understood what he said and meant so it really doesn't matter now does it?
I agree with Hellsvacancy, the Crysis games are just generic shooters with no substance. All they are good for is showcasing graphics on the most poorly un-optimized game engine to date.
Dude stop raging at devs who can't hear you and get a life.
Farcry 3 doesn't look better than this.
or can do this.
There so called "sucky" games sold million each time and crysis 3 will sell millions.
They are succeeding in f2p. Warface is actually a good game.
These guys made an engine and have caught up despite the Unreal Engine success.
Any other console game have so many real time effects going on?
"Crytek has DX11 graphics running in Crysis 3 on PS3, Xbox 360"
If that is true have other console devs done it.
Cry more if you need to you only talk like that becuz you have seen people do it on n4g before.
A next gen demo of an rpg shown running a two year old laptop.
These make games so they have a right to talk game creation. Stick to your level of knowledge and worry about pressing power, start, R1.
I would bet $50 you have a copy of black ops 2 while talking sh!t.
Don't care about agrees like u.
Go ahead talk more as they sell million why waste ur time with non facts?
Well I don't buy their games. How's that?
'Well I don't buy their games. How's that? '
It means you aren't one of the millions that bought their games. Simple really. I don't buy a lot of games that others buy.
What are you trying to really say? Are you doing the text equivalent of blowing a raspberry at shutUpAndTakeMyMoney?
Because that's quite childish really.
Wow! The PS4 will likely be announced in something like a month or so, after the holidays..
And it is still blasphemy to say a pc has better graphics the a ps3 / 360..
I hate to throw logic back into everyone's windows but its a no brainer that ps3/360 are behind the curve.
The only thing interesting about this article is that Crytek is saying developers can still squeeze a lot into something that is so far behind to still make them feel current.
Far Cry 3 is full of screen tearing, it looks really bad and kind of ruins the game for me. Crysis 2 had none on the PS3 version. Killzone 1 & 2 and Rage have no screen tearing either and they both look incredible.
If your getting loads of screen tearing in far cry 3 you are playing a copy of it i havent seen before.
Yes, the PS3 and 360 are behind the curve.
The curve isn't that vast, though; You can only thing about one game that defined PC gaming this gen, and it is Crysis.
Not crysis 2
Probably Crysis 3 though.
Other than that, the differences aren't to the point where everyone's going ape-scat over the PC's graphics like last gen, even.
Bubble for you Rupert, thx, for making me chuckle.
I think the people who are acting enraged are just looking at snippets of interviews like the quote in the title and interpreting that as an attack on the consoles. If this was Crytek's actual position, they could just delay the console release until next year or skip it entirely. Instead, they're attempting to use tech in Crysis 3 that has never been attempted on consoles before, which seems like a good thing to me. I certainly appreciated it when Team ICO put in the effort to mimic HDR rendering with Shadow of the Colossus on PS2.
I've seen interviews from Crytek guys admitting that they wished they could have pushed things further in Crysis 2 and that they are really trying to impress gamers with the improvements they've made in Crysis 3. There's also the fact that they put forth the considerable effort and investment to make CryEngine3 compatible with consoles. The idea that they are against consoles just doesn't square with what they've been doing. But if some want to instead just make assumptions based off of a provocative title on N4G, I guess that's what they'll do.
Think of it as me showing contempt towards game devs who have done jack-sh*t for gaming besides complain about the platforms they have to work with.
Also not feeling to good towards the gamers who defend Crytek and their resource hog title when it was a resource hog. It doesn't matter that years after the fact of releasing a single game which required massive upgrades to play on minimum settings they "fixed" the problem, its that they caused and further highlighted a problem with the PC gaming industry. Namely that it was pricing and upgrading itself out of existence.
Now they're trying to do things as cheaply and low-end as possible, have even moved into the competing console market, and yet companies like Crytek are still bit*ching that the market should cater to them instead of the other way around. Nevermind that they've yet to actually do anything of actual substance. Just make pretty looking FPS.
And not really being much of a FPS fan, first person perspective games in general which means I've largely been SOL for much of this gen, I have even less reason or want to touch a Crytek game.
If you and others like them all well and good, just please get off their co*k for long enough to realize that by the sales of their games they aren't the end all and be all of gaming.
and Crysis 1 PC looks better than FarCry 3 PC and Crysis 2 PC; can't speak for Crysis 3 yet for obvious reasons.
It really does. They downgraded with Crysis 2. I was hoping Far Cry 3 would look as great as the jungles of Crysis 1 on Ultra... they have the same flora in consoles. Maybe a mod can make it look like a crazier jungle.
Except for the rocks. Crysis 1 rocks look terrible at times, but the water, vegetation, and physics look consistently superior when set to Very High.
Far Cry 3 has better rocks, fire, gun models, character models, and vehicle handling. Plus you can freaking fly (err, glide with style). Far Cry 3 also has the better story and is a lot more fun than Crysis 1 or 2 overall. The plants in Far Cry 3 are a lot stiffer and there are no destructible structures. The water is also relatively very static and animated looking, rather than organic & dynamic. Crysis 1 water is still better than any water I've seen in a game since; when a bullet hits the water in Crysi 1, it actually ripples and creates mist (though the ripples don't interact with one another).
That isn't to talk bad about Far Cry 3 on any platform; I think it's an amazing game and gave over 30 hours in it already. Just wish it wasn't fundamentally limited to what the consoles can do.
Far Cry 3 looks great but it's no where close to Crysis 3.
Started the game up and turned off after I reached the village. Have not played it since(three days now)
Too blurry durring movment hurts my eyes and makes my head hurt.
The detail in C3 is breath taking.
But do you think the console version of Crysis 3 will be able to match up to the console version of Far Cry 3? Keep in mind that FC3 is truly open-world, and I doubt we'll get the same amount of freedom in Crysis 3, going by their previous games.
Crysis 1 was too open world thats why alot of people hated it. I loved that game played it on max graphics. And i had the best time just messing with the A.I sniping them sneaking up on them and just just screwing around and not playing the game lol.
@ greenpowerz you're missing out on one of the best FPS ever made. Take an aspirin or something and go play FC3. After you finish it go play Crysis 1/2 and you'll realize how crappy those games are. Ubisoft Montreal > Crytek. They took Crytek's franchise and took it to a whole different level. A level that i doubt Crytek will ever reach.
Well, if you read the article, he did praise a certain recently released game that looks amazing on consoles.
So many facepalm comments here... sigh. -___-
A little harsh, but yeah, someone needs to keep their mouth shut.
You are blind if you think Far Cry 3 looks better than Crysis 3.
You might not enjoy their games but there are many of us that do.
Nintendo should just pay them to make them an engine on the wiiu. They know graphics and retro knows game play....
Really they might be the only studio ready right now for the next gen. They could always find a writer to story up their games though.
MAN FAR CRY 3 IS AN AWESOME GOOD LOOKIN GAME! and no it doesnt look as good compare to Crysis 3 i dont know how old you are but im sure a mature person can tell by their on eyes that Far Cry 3 doesnt even come close to crysis 3. and im talking about ps3/xbox360 version. lets not even compare PC coz thats just wrong.
Crysis 2 was not bad but also not good for me. I consider a game good when there is replay value in it. Once I finished Crysis 2 I never felt the compulsion of playing it again. I think the problem with it is that it's on rails and it get's too predictable because of that. I like graphics but without great gameplay a game isn't fun for me.


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TAMPA, Fla. –- With over 75 percent of employees looking for a new job, according to a Harris Interactive poll, it's obvious many Americans are looking for change in their life. Although the United States once ranked first in the world in happiness, it now ranks 23rd among industrialized nations, according to the AARP. With so many Americans reporting dissatisfaction with their career and personal lives, one must wonder where the missing link to fulfillment can be found.
Like many other Americans, Therèse Tappouni was unhappy with the course of her life. After the end of her 36-year-long marriage and the death of her son, she knew she was entering a new phase in her life, but wasn't yet sure where this new phase would take her. In her new book, The Promise: Revealing the Purpose of Your Soul (Synergy Books, February 2008, $19.95, 978-1-933538-97-6), Tappouni describes what she discovered: True fulfillment is not found by attaining wealth or possessions, but by discovering and fulfilling your life's purpose.
"Most people have dreams and aspirations they develop during childhood, but abandon as they grow older," says Tappouni, a board certified hypnotherapist. "As the pressures of daily life cause us to lose sight of our true purpose, we can often find ourselves living lives that leave us feeling unfulfilled."
The Promise describes how each person, before they are even born, makes a commitment or promise to themselves to do their best to fulfill their individual destiny in life. The key to living a fulfilling life is discovering and realizing this destiny. Though this task can seem daunting, Tappouni says all the tools we need can be revealed through simple methods.
"Many self-help books focus on discovering the secrets of the soul," says Tappouni. "However, the knowledge we need to fulfill our purpose is already present within us at birth, and uncovering it isn't a secret at all. We just need to take the time to find it."
In addition to guiding readers through the process of revealing their life's purpose, The Promise explores topics such as:
• Why forgiveness is key to mental and spiritual health
• Coping with grief
• Accessing the clarity of your higher self
• Gaining healing through meditation
• Honoring your female ancestors
• Releasing genetic pain
Tappouni is the co-founder of the ISIS Institute and frequently conducts workshops on relationships, writing and women's issues. She is a time dimension therapist, a somatic intuitive practitioner and the author of five previous books and a CD covering topics such as spiritual growth and the courage of women. Tappouni has been published in several literary publications and anthologies, including the Grammy-nominated Grow Old Along With Me: The Best is Yet to Be. She and her life partner, Lance, live in Indian Shores, Fla. For more information, visit www.isisinstitute.org.
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Hear the podcast of Therese's interview with Tammy Taylor on "Our Greatest Hour"…
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To request a review copy of The Promise, or to set up an interview with Therèse Tappouni, contact Cody Goehring at (512) 478-2028, ext. 219 or email@example.com
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