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Discussion in 'Racing' started by PackMule, Dec 23, 2009.
or a daily commuter for me
I have a question for the rules guys.. is anyone still using a 690 say Jacob Przygonski whom i recall rode one when others were running their 450's? Or to phrase it differently...is it legal for a top level pro to actually run a 690 in FIM world rally's other than the dakar?
Not any more... there was a transitional period (maybe 2010 and 2011 I think) where pros had to be on 450s but in the SP class you could still run 690s (or 530s)... from 2012 onwards it has been mandatory 450s for everyone IIRC
For all FIM races or just Dakar ?
Definitely Dakar, I think the rest of the FIM rounds followed the same rule a year later at most... the pros by then were all on 450s anyway, I think the transition was to give the privateers a break
I also seem to recall a year (2009? 2010?) when the 690s had to be fitted with restrictors to level the playing field compared to the 450s... need to do some research as I don't remember which class that rule applied to
2012 FIM Cross Country Rally regs here:
You are still able to race +450cc machines in a world championship event (see page 94 & 96).
However, to clarify (see page 6) - the 'World Championship' itself is only for 450cc (or presumably less) machines - just the events themselves still have a +450cc trophy attached - you would just not eligible for World Championship points.
Ah, apologies Neil - I just remember something confusing about the specified nav/tacking equipment at the time... Jx
knew about Dakar just wasn't sure about the other races...
Thanks jenny
No problem Jen
I know they reseeded the FIM guys to the front each day, with the Brazilian champs behind, so I got passed everyday
by guys like Zanol and Helio. it was great to have the chance to chase them each day, but man they are so so fast. Frustrating i am sure and not very fair on them, which is also why I don't agree with the idea of seeding anyone with favoritism on any rally, every competitor behind the reseeded guy has more of a struggle as a result of this and it skews things. If someone screws up and comes last, no matter if its n00b rider like me or or if its Coma, he should know how to pass all other riders safely (if need be) and eat some dust for a change. This safety reason cited is a croc IMO. Saw it again on the Maroc and its a slap across the face of everyone else in the back of the field.
Not talking from direct experience, but from contact with someone who has, I do believe that it's a tough call both ways.
Not an issue in the Dakar of course as when you're out you're out, but a good working example of the situation, but for a slightly differant reason was in this years Sardegna rally.
Sam was riding his 450 r for Honda Europe in a rally where most were on more agile enduro's. For a reason only known to the organisers he was numbered in the 80's.
Now a rider like Sam, or any with aspirations and ability to win, is going to go for it, whether in contention or not (having picked up penalty but continuing) it 's simply part of their competitive make up and DNA.
Sam said trying to be competitive with 80 or so slower riders in front of him on a track like Sardegna was dam near suicidal and he was close to disaster on several occasions and did not escape unscathed! - but is he expected not to compete, because of the dangers of slower riders?
To say dust is not dangerous also, we only have to consider the Kemal accident last month. Sam was visibly shaken, both from the incident, but also what he went through in Sardegna!
Ok, not an easy situation, but unless you are going to run the Dakar principle, which you can't as it would kill the sport then it seems to make good sense to me?
You may or not agree, but I thought it good to quote a live example (if not exact, but demonstrating the principles and dangers) for reseeding that demonstrates the benefits.
Of course it can work the other way - 18 months ago in Sam's first rally, his engines blew on day 3 - day 4 he started at the back, didn't really have to navigate, won the stage and was nearly half an hour quicker than Coma, Fretgne sated " he went passed me like he was riding motocross" funny at the time and it was in the big dunes with space and no real dust, but such advantages are far less than those that disadvantage.
Just as a footnote, what about the risks to the slower riders? To be minding your own business and wrapped up in your own bubble of competition, some world class rider screams passed you at double your speed - sooner or later things aren't
going to be pleasant!
That placement in Sardegna was criminal IMHO. Sardegna of course is one of a kind race, with lots of single track making it impossible to pass 90% of the time. Not the case with all other FIM rallies
I have a good friend who was wrongly seeded two days in a row in Evia last year, he quit the race out of frustration, being on a 990 and competing for the 2-cylinder cup, it was just impossible for him to pass 65 bikes each day on the tighter european tracks (he is damn fast, his position was definitely top 20 overall as his times were on the first 3 days). They mistakenly (or purposely - that's another story that includes politics) gave him a non-existent 4 hour penalty each day (they had lost his time card and slapped him with allegedly not finishing the special) which put him on the starting list in the low 80s... It was murder.
Ended up banging his fists on the secretary table and spitting venom, even taking the issue up with the Motorcycle Federation here. I completely understand...
Cheers Brodovitch - It's never an easy call to please all of the people all of the time, but the paramount decisions have to be on the safety of all - we enjoy it, these guys are putting their live on the line.
Not something anyone would wish to heighten the risk over and something we are all in the same bivouac on!
I'm inclined to agree with Neil. Also putting a rider back in a race after failing to complete a stage is lame. Maybe for amateurs but at a professional level race....i think it detracts from the spirit of the race.
Let a pro eat dust if his placement puts him there, otherwise the final results are skewed
Le Maroc c'est finé...
So when does Merzouga Rally kick into gear...?
Hey, just had a look at that - looks like a good and well-organised event!
Can't wait to start following!
If the rules are clear, as are the defining lines between pro and privateer/enthusiast then I'm with you. :
The event of rally seems to have accelerated at warp factor since the 450 standardisation, so certain other things need to adapt and move on also?
Thanks for your insight on this and sharing Sam's experiences. I think its good to talk about this stuff.
I have to agree with you that a case for seeding make a lot of sense on the Sardegna, which consists of narrow twisty tracks making passing a bit of a mare no matter who might be in front. After all its more of a long enduro with navigation than a rally. But this is not the case in most desert rallies, and there is normally a lot of space to pass others, although at time it is not safe to do so because of poor visibility.
The tragic Kemal incident is also a good point highlighting the dangers in the sport. Unusually three bikes were involved, and this kind of thing has happened before with cars riding into riders. But in this example, hard as it may be to say it, I believe it was more a case of a relatively inexperienced, young guy charging into thick dust at pace. To me that tragedy was the result of a parties being in the wrong place, wrong time, no visibility and definitely not a good time to be riding at full gas.
All incidents always come down to two common criteria: An unsafe act, and an unsafe condition. Put the two together and you have a recipe for disaster. Riding conditions are often unsafe, dust being the biggest thing, and passing other riders another to mention just two. If you don't moderate your riding style to suit unsafe conditions what the ride is doing is adding the unsafe act to the mix. Then it is just a matter of time, or luck before a crash happens, even if your name is Cyril Despres. But these things don't happen to the front guys, not because they are all riding fast, but because they know what happens if they take risks. Younger guys tend to take more risks, because they have nothing to lose (in their world views), and they have more testosterone. That's also why a guy who is fast but does not have a lot rallies under the belt is not usually a favorite. Riding a rally at 100% of ones ability is like playing in a casino for a week - You're not going to come out richer, and the longer you ride taking risks the more likely you will not finish. Its also why the Dakar has the highest DNF rate - because exposure to risk is the highest.
Kuba Przygonski who is one of the fastest guys out there gave me some really good advice a couple of years ago: "Neil, there is one thing you must remember, if there is dust and you can't see, then slow down or you will crash. I always slow down and stop sometimes if necessary if there is dust, because the risk is just too high. Most of the fast guys ride like this." Armed with this knowledge I embarked on my first rally and thankfully avoided five high risk situations in thick dust where I definitely would have crashed otherwise. Interestingly on the same rally, I saw Ze Helio crash twice, once I came up on him and he was still bouncing! On day 5, Ludo fractured his collar bone in five places. All of these examples were a result of guys pushing the envelope past the limit and riding in thick dust. I remember Ludo, in his retrospective description of the incident mentioned that he knew he should have been backing off, but instead he attacked in the dust. Big respect to him for admitting his mistake - I know it certainly changed the way I ride, and I am sure Sam has changed his approach too after what he has seen this past year.
So I don't believe it has anything to do with seeding, but it has it everything to do with the way you ride. Being where I was I had the top Brazilian guys pass me everyday, but most of them did so when it was safe. Once we stopped at a refueling, and one of them asked me if I could wait for him to get past because he had been in my dust for about 20km trying to get past, but never getting close enough. Of course I let him go, pleased that I was riding fast enough to make it difficult for him.
For us to now regulate who goes where in order to reduce the risk is a cop out, because everyone knows what they are doing is dangerous, going into a rally - it comes with the territory. Everyone going into a rally can, to a larger degree manage the risk to a degree that they feel comfortable with.
To come back to the point, I still cant agree that seeding should take place to put the fast guys in front, except in a race like Sardegna, where overtaking is virtually impossible to do. Everyone should deserve to be where they are in the ranking each day based on performance, and everyone needs to use their own initiative to overtake when it safe to do so. Neither should a rally be classed like we had in the Sertoes was in 2010 with FIM riders up front because not all FIM riders are bullets, and don't deserve to be there, regardless of the status.
Although it was nice to be up front it took a bit away from me, because I knew I did not deserve to be there.
Agree. Especially for aspiring rally riders, it's important to spend a lot of time thinking about these situations, to decide how to react.
The number one risk in Rally is dust, in my opinion. Most of the time, you can choose your risk level by slowing down so that you don't hit something, the danger you can't control is someone hitting you, and you can't manage that risk down to 0. But there are a lot of things you can do to minimize it- getting off or at the edge of the track if you aren't at full gas being a prime example. I always think of the rally track the much the way I do an interstate highway- they have the right to be coming along full gas.
Pre-rally, I don't mind seeding like putting Johnny Aubert at 21 in the Dakar this year, clearly, he was going to be on the gas. Chris Birch at 110, well, who knows. In any case, the cream will rise if you let it.
During the race, I agree with you Neil, you should start wherever you finished the day before, regardless of class or expectations.
We did a reverse day at the end of last year, and it was miserable and at times, felt suicidal. I can imagine that's how it feels for a fast guy to be mired back in the mix... but people must be rewarded, and punished, for their performance, it's the only fair way.


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"Notre dame invited me up for a game last month but I wasn't able to make it because of a family vacation," he said. "They send me something almost every week with information in it.
"Georgia Tech is the only school that took the time out to hand write me a letter, which I really appreciated," said White. "They basically told they would be following me and wanted to know how I was and how my season was going, things like that."
How does White feel about Rutgers, the newest member of the Big Ten and the only school to offer him so far?
"It was my first early offer and I took a visit up to Rutgers last week to see a game. It's a nice opportunity with them being so close," he explained. "I'm not afraid to travel but it doesn't hurt for my family to be able to come out to my game in New Jersey. That's something I look at along with the players and the academics.
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Disclaimer: I am going to spoil the bejeezus out of the 1985 Orson Scott Card novel Ender's Game. If you haven't read it, get thee to a bookstore! Seriously, fifty lashes with a wet noodle.
Okay, read it yet? Here we go...
I'm really excited about upcoming Ender's Game film adaptation, but also really worried. This movie has been in the pipeline for a really long time, and while films generally take something like a decade to get through pre-production, filming, post, and then hit screens, I'm just not reassured.
Besides, how many times have you watched an adaptation of a beloved book and walked out of the theater thinking how much it sucked?
Adaptations are phenomenally difficult to pull off, because the writer has to take too much source material for 1.5-2 hours - the standard runtime for a Hollywood feature - condense it, and make sure that it's going to make for a satisfying cinema experience.
We're not just talking about a lot of cutting and pasting: somehow the writer has to re-arc the story so it'll fit with film structure.
I'm kinda intense about screenwriting structure, so I guess it's best that I get this out there in post #3. If you really want a solid intro to film structure, though, you should read Blake Snyder's Save the Cat, Hal Ackerman's Write Screenplays that Sell: The Ackerman Way, Richard Walter's Essentials of Screenwriting, Paul Chitlik's Rewrite, Lajos Egri's The Art of Dramatic Writing, any book Tim Albaugh might one day write, and any Joseph Campbell you can get your paws on. Those dudes seriously know what they're talking about.
To really dig into film structure (don't worry, I'm bringing it back to The Wiggin after this), bear in mind that what movies are showing the audience is the journey of ONE protagonist as they deal with the ONE fatal flaw that is dragging their life off-track.
Let me say that again. ONE protagonist. ONE fatal flaw.
Two hours may seem like a long time, and it can be, if it's used incorrectly. As a writer, you're generally introducing an audience to a completely alien world, and in order to tell a comprehensible story within that time limit, you've got to give the audience a hand. Giving them just ONE person they're following, and ONE fatal flaw that person is dealing with helps them figure out what they should be paying attention to.
The fatal flaw is whatever aspect of the protagonist's psyche that's leading them into death. This death can be literal, or it can manifest as a lifetime of disappointment and ruin. Either way, it is BAD, and we don't want to see protagonists go there. If they don't fix things, why have we bothered to watch them spiral out of control for several hours?
Fun fact: even in tragedies, protagonists fix their fatal flaw (often kicking the bucket in some way that evens out the cosmic scales of their life).
If you really, really haven't read Ender's Game and don't plan to, you can check out the summary on Wikipedia. Seriously, though. You should read it for yourself (*cough* *cough* *Dan Dunkle* *cough*).
The first step is the hook - the event that pulls the audience into the protagonist's world within the first five minutes. The removal of Ender's monitor could definitely work for this: Ender's a brilliant strategist, but ultimately, he's a little boy, and watching him endure that kind of agony, and then get picked on by bully Stilson will make you root for him fighting back, despite what the audience will know are lethal consequences for Stilson.
And so we very quickly come to Ender's fatal flaw: he's utterly merciless to his enemies. The reason we can root for Ender is that he's a little kid, and - as he reiterates throughout the book - just wants people to leave him alone.
I think that fight with Stilson would make for a great Mini Crisis, a moment 10 minutes in where the protagonist faces a challenge that foreshadows what's ahead. By a little after this point we can have sibs Peter and Valentine established, and Graff takes Ender to Battle School soon after.
The book spends a fair bit of time with Ender in his Launchie training, and even though this is a new world for him, I don't think that's the full-on "magical world" through which the protagonist journeys during Act Two (I like to call this time the Proto-Magical World). Learning about how to "fight" in zero-G isn't completely alien to Ender, so he's not out of his element, ergo, we're still in Act One.
During the Proto-Magical World Ender makes the first of his truly great allies, and then, since the Power That Be feel he's doing so well, he gets assigned to one of Battle School Salamander Army at a ridiculously early age. That's our Break into Act Two point.
New arena, new enemy: here we have Bonzo Madrid, who makes Ender's life a living hell. Ender excels despite Bonzo's cruelty and attempts to hold him back, and he's eventually transferred to Rat Army, where his tactical skills are honed further. Amid all of this, he's playing a heavily archetypal and in some way self-aware game called the Giant's Drink, which is making him confront some pretty potent subconscious demons. Seriously, I live for the day when I can play something like that.
At the midpoint of a film, the energy shifts, spinning the story off in a new direction. For Ender, this is getting command of his own Battle School army, where he brings together his previously sown allies and starts serving all the other armies. Like ya do.
It's interesting to note that the Midpoint is ALSO where Ender reaches The End of the World in the Giant's Drink game. This point symbolically shows Ender what he really wants, and lays out the path for the back half of the story.
Dragon Army starts taking down enemies like crazy, and this is our False Epiphany - the point at which the protagonist would stop the movie if they could. Ender's winning, he's got a tight-knit phalanx of friends/allies, and everything looks golden for Ender to be sent to command school in a few years - even earlier than most other kids, as per usual.
This period between the False Epiphany and the End of Act Two (a.k.a. the Low Point) is where it really hits the fan in a screenplay, and Ender's Game is right on track. The higher-ups start throwing crazy combinations of battles at Ender, trying to rig games against him. Of course, his winning streak continues, but it's taking a huge psychological toll on a kid who isn't even ten yet.
The downward slide culminates when we come back to Bonzo, who's still been lurking around making Ender's life difficult. One sneak-attack in the shower later, and Ender has unintentionally killed again. As before, Ender just wanted to be left alone, but has been forced to lethally defend himself thanks to noninvolvement by the Battle School staff. Nice going, guys.
At the Low Point, Ender - as with all protagonists - essentially breaks down. Instead of allowing the muckety-mucks to hustle him along to Command School, Ender rebels and forces them to send him to live beside a lake for a few months. Valentine, who serves as Ender's figurative heart, is brought by the suits to get their boy back in fighting form, and she manages to do so - hating herself for it the entire way. The noble Third, indeed.
Command School introduces bully/mentor Mazer Rackham, a former Ender-ish tactician who saved Earth from an alien invasion nearly a hundred years before, and who has been kept alive by relativistic spaceflight. Ender and Mazer do their thing for a while, and then Ender gets reunited with his old teammate/underlings as they do battle after battle in a simulation of alien vs. human skirmishes in space.
The battles take a huge toll on both Ender and his companions, but they soldier on until they reach a simulated planet: the alien homeworld. Ender does what he's been trained to do and runs a suicide mission on the planet, destroying both the aliens and his own ships...and then it turns out it was all real. These weren't simulations Ender and his crew have been fighting, it's been all-out war.
This seems like it would be the big final resolution for Ender, and in a way it is. Yes, the plot line is neatly tied up, but Ender still hasn't dealt with his final flaw: he has to integrate mercy. Of course he didn't want to fight those big three battles - against Stilson, Bonzo, and the Buggers - but was manipulated into doing so. For Ender to come into his own, he has to make some huge gesture that sticks it to The Man and follows his own heart.
So Ender's true final challenge is something he's been preparing for all along via the Giant's Drink game. He finds a planet that's a real-life version of part of the game, and when he reaches The End of the World, where he previously found a serpent with Peter's face (indicating how he fears he's going to turn into his psychopathic brother), Ender finds an egg holding a new alien queen.
Three is a really mythic number in our culture, so having those three lethal encounters of increasing scope has given Ender the wherewithal to decide on his own path. He takes the Queen's egg with him, planning to find a planet where he can really right the wrongs of his genocide, no longer being controlled by anything but his own conscience.
That's how I'm hoping the movie of Ender's Game will go. But as with everyone else, I'm just going to have to wait and see.
Okay, tune in tomorrow for Adapting Ender, Part 2: Uncanny Children, a discussion of the cast, crew, and other issues regarding November 2013 film adaptation of Ender's Game!
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The S&P 500 Index is truly the pulse of the stock market . This index consists of 500 major stocks that are market cap weighted. It is important to remember that most people in the public watch the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJIA). The DJIA represents just 30 blue chip stocks that are price cap weighted. While the DJIA should still be followed it is important to realize that just one high priced stock will effect the index much more than a low priced stock. Therefore, a stock such as International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is more important than General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), despite the fact that the market capitalization of both companies is very similar. Therefore, the S&P 500 will give a more broad and accurate picture of the market.
This past week the S&P 500 Index lost 42.00 points for the week as the options expiration prop job came to an end. It is very important to note that the S&P 500 Index is still above the May 25th pivot low and that should be respected. As long as the index holds above that critical level it could still bounce around. This market downturn is now nine weeks in length and has been the sharpest of the corrections since the March 2009 low. The weekly support level is 1040.00 at this time. Next week will be interesting to see if the market can bounce back ahead of a major holiday in the U.S. on July 4th. This weekend was also the G20 meeting in Toronto, Canada where the different nations will speak about their economic concerns. Prior meetings of this type have coincided with short term bounces afterward.
Traders and investors can utilize the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) as an alternative means of tracking the S&P Index.
The SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) finished the week basically unchanged near the all time highs. Gold remains in a very strong weekly and monthly uptrend at this time. The nine year bull market in the precious metal is alive and well. Many people are asking if gold is in a bubble since there are so many people in the public talking about it and so many commercials telling people to buy it. While these are normal concerns and typical signs of a bubble, if you ask 100 people that you know if they own any gold bullion or gold coins the chances are that they will say no. In fact most people who own any gold at all simply own gold jewelry which is not 100 percent pure gold. Therefore, while gold could be due for a pullback or correction at anytime it is still unlikely that there is a bubble in the precious metal. Please remember that gold is not a fad, it has been the currency of choice throughout history. The GLD still remains strong on the weekly charts and will have resistance at the $125.00 level. The weekly support for the GLD is around the $115.00 area.
The United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO) captured another gain last week trading higher by 0.25 to $35.66. The weekly chart pattern on the USO is a slightly bearish one especially as price remains below the weekly 20 and 50 moving averages. In any case the USO has held the $31.60 support area and may just bounce around above that level. Please remember that crude is very sensitive to adverse weather, geopolitical events, and the U.S. Dollar. The weekly resistance level for the USO is around the $37.50 area. The weekly support is still around the $31.60 level.
The U.S. Dollar Index dropped again this past week losing 0.38 cents for the week. Normally when the dollar declines the stock markets will inflate and trade higher. That was not the case this past week as the U.S. Dollar declined slightly and the stock markets dropped sharply. The U.S. Dollar chart still remains one of the most important charts to be followed by traders. The dollar will have minor support around the $85.10 area. The next major support after that level will be around the weekly 20 moving average which is $83.00.
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Moment of silence for Ariz. victims
President Barack Obama led the country in a moment of silence for the victims of the Arizona shootings on Monday, standing with first lady Michelle Obama outside the White House as a bell tolled three times.
At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, hundreds of congressional staff members gathered at the same time, 11 a.m., on the east steps of the Capitol for their own tribute to the slain or injured staff members of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and to Giffords herself, who remains in critical condition at a Tucson hospital.
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Those scenes were repeated across the country, from the chambers of the New York City Council to the automobile show in Detroit, in response to what the president said on Sunday would be "a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the victims and their families closely at heart."
Obama and his wife bowed their heads, their hands clasped in front of them, while the bell tolled. More than 200 White House staff members looked on, including senior adviser David Axelrod, deputy chief of staff Jim Messina, special projects assistant Stephanie Cutter and Gene Sperling, Obama's new economic adviser.
The Obamas then turned and went back inside the White House. The president plans to meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy of France around noon. He's scheduled to make a statement to reporters in the Oval Office after the meeting.
Congressional staff members proceeded in large groups to the Capitol steps from the nearby House offices, passing flags at half-staff on their way. Reps. Frank Guinta (R-N.H.), Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) were among those in the crowd, as were the House and Senate sergeant-at-arms.
Cleaver, an ordained Methodist pastor, read a solemn prayer.
"Let us move from this dark place to a place of sunshine and hope. Bless, please God, those who serve us and serve this nation. Keep them safe. More than anything, God, we ask that you help keep our hearts pure. We ask this and all blessings in the name of those who come before us."
The sight of so many on the steps was a stark contrast to the scene inside the Capitol, where the hallways were largely empty this morning, except for the presence of Capitol police officers. Few people roamed the halls, and the Hill was uncommonly quiet. Outside Giffords's Longworth office, there were no makeshift memorials or ad hoc tributes. Two police officers stood quiet as sentinels in the mostly empty hall.


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These were taken on our trip down south. We took Gregg's cousins to one of the local restaurants we enjoy visiting, The Dockside. We were not sure if it would be open due to the high tides. As we were driving by after doing a little sightseeing, we took a chance and it was. However, the restaurant next door wasn't.
We were sitting next to the window and had a wonderful sunset that night.
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Even Grounds Blog
In this blog, I will reflect on issues which effect the accessibility of technology. I would like to bring certain issues to my readers attention which are either interesting, directly effect our lives, or bring issues into our attention which we would have never thought of.
Tom Babinszki, Director of Even Grounds
How Do Blind People Use the iPhone?
There is more and more talk about the accessibility of iPhones and iPads. For blind and visually impaired people, it is one of the most accessible devices. But have you wondered how they can access it when all it has is a touch screen?
iPhone App Helps the Blind See
Last year I had a post discussing if blind people can see. At the moment, the answer was no, but there are some devices which can help a lot. Little did I know...
What Kills Accessibility?
This is a very interesting and powerful question asked by my friend when we were having dinner a few nights ago. We had a good and long talk about it, and I'd like to share the points we raised in our talk.
We focused on the issues that can really prevent a user from accessing information on a web site.
Help Promoting Braille Literacy
Help promoting Braille literacy while taking a Caribbean cruise!
The following announcement is from the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia:
The Wonder Years: Seminars@Hadley
Last December, I have shared my reflection about Stevie Wonder when he became the UN Messenger of Peace. If you liked my reflection, or you are a fan of Stevie Wonder, you maybe very interested in an online Seminar of the Hadley School for the Blind. Their guest is Ted Hull, the tutor of Stevie Wonder throughout Stevie's teenage years.
Electronic Mobility Devices for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
The long white cane has been a symbol of blind persons around the world. This simple device has helped millions of blind persons find their way towards the place they want to go to.
It has also inspired a number of electronic mobility devices for blind individuals. Taking the concept of the white cane, developers of assistive technologies have made these electronic devices to enhance the traveling experience of persons who are blind. Most of these devices should be used in conjunction with the cane or other mobility aids.
How Do Blind People Tell the Time?
One second is all it takes to know what time it is. That is, if you can see your watch or clock. On the other hand, if you are blind, have low vision, or are deaf blind, it would be a very different situation. You may even think of resorting to the help of others in doing this vital task due to the disability you have.
There are, however, a number of assistive technologies you can use to independently know the time. Below we talk about some of the most common time-related devices and software for blind and visually impaired persons.
LinkedIn Becoming Less Accessible?
LinkedIn used to be one of those social networking sites which I have highly recommended to people with disabilities, as it was one of the most accessible ones. Visiting the site for a couple of minutes one can tell that it was designed, with accessibility in mind. Maybe not anymore?
An Invitation to Subscribe to the Even Grounds Web Accessibility Channel in YouTube
We've just created a web accessibility channel in YouTube. We'd like to invite you all to check out our videos, subscribe to the channel, and add us up as your friend.
Assistive Technologies for People with Epilepsy
Let us find out what epilepsy is and what are the technologies that can help people avoid or minimize the problems brought by its effects.
What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy refers to a group of disorders that causes disturbances in the brain's electrical signaling.
Pulses of energy travel in the brain at a certain rate. During an epileptic seizure, these pulses of energy travel much faster for a specific period of time. Epilepsy may be caused by abnormalities in the brain, illness, and brain damage.


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4/10/2009: IATG's Co-founder Emily Greener on empowerment for girls!
I have a brilliant heart and a beautiful mind. I am me, a perfectly flawed, beautyFULL work in progress. I promise to lift other girls up, have their backs, and make it safe for them to be exactly who they are. I'm on a mission to raise the standards for how we treat each other, how we treat ourselves, and how we treat the world. Every time I look in the mirror I'll remind myself that I'm not alone, that I'm beautiful, that my voice matters, and that I am enough.


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I am writing today to help support Dave and Mary Veldink and all kids who have A.T. (Ataxia-Telangiectasia) In 2014, Olivia Grace Veldink 13 year old daughter of Dave and Mary went to be with our Lord. She was a friend to all especially my 13 year old daughter.
Jacki, my wife and I decided that in 2015 we would raise the bar of awareness and our support of A.T. We will be donating $300 to A.T. in the name of the home buyer or seller from every home sale.
In 2014, we were blessed to help 47 clients buy and or sell a home. Our goal in 2015 is to help 60 clients buy and or sell a home. When we hit this goal A.T. will receive an additional $18,000 to help find a cure plus many more people will be made aware of this horrible disease.
Please help by passing this on to as many people as you can to help support A.T.
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This morning I read an interesting piece on SmallBizTrends.com titled "Will 2010 be the year of Start-Up America?" Melinda Emerson discusses how Obama should make start-ups the focus of his economic recovery plan in 2010, citing that small businesses have been responsible for 60-80% of annual job creation since the 1990s. She details 8 specific ways the government could assist in this effort, from wage subsidies to tax credits to plain old increased funding.
Small Businesses As Economic Saviors
While statistics can tell a lot of stories, I agree with Melinda's point that small businesses are where most new jobs will come from as we come out of the recession and try to chip away at the 10% unemployment rate. Large corporations are under pressure to maintain profits and a lot of their gains are coming from cost-reduction efforts (aka layoffs, stretching employees, delaying new hiring). So how should we be going about it?
Government Intervention is NOT the Answer
The ideas that Melinda gives are great ideas and I believe they would be successful in helping a lot of start-ups. However, I couldn't ignore the feeling that all of them centered on one key idea; the government's increased interference in small businesses. Some of the ideas were intended to temporarily reduce government interference (payroll tax exemption, tax credits, etc.) while the others increased government involvement (whenever the government give you money they have to monitor how it's used, so more regulation and red tape.)
Perhaps Melinda's suggestions are more feasible, but I believe that small business creation will continue to lag in this country until the government reduces it's role in the process. What do you think?


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Wednesday, 1 December, 1999, 19:57 GMT
Wembley: Back to the drawing board
Plans for a new national sports stadium at Wembley have been thrown into confusion after a report claimed there were "serious doubts" about the project's ability to accommodate athletics events.
Ministers have been told the Ł475m design is suitable for football and rugby, but not for athletics.
The Culture Secretary, Chris Smith, warned any British bid for the Olympics might now been in doubt and Wembley could lose Ł120m worth of lottery funding.
He gave the developers two weeks to come up with new plans.
Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WSNL) said they were confident they could provide satisfactory answers in time to meet the deadline.
Mr Smith also said it was unlikely the stadium, as designed, could provide an appropriate venue for the World Athletics Championships which Britain hoped to host in 2005.
The government has launch a separate investigation into whether athletics should be given their own home away from Wembley.
The Conservatives accused Mr Smith of "dither, delay and incompetence".
Building due to start in months
But to stage athletics events a running track will have to be inserted above the pitch, which would reduce the capacity to 65,000 and lead to other problems.
The re-designed stadium is intended to be the centrepiece of England's 2006 World Cup bid but ministers and the British Olympic Association also want it to form part of a possible Olympic bid in 2012.
Rebuilding work is due to start next year with the new stadium scheduled to be ready in time for the 2003 FA Cup Final.
The independent sports architecture report raised doubts on a number of issues:
'Magic solution'
"Wembley National Stadium Ltd may have a magic solution in their back pocket but I doubt it," said Mr Smith.
"If they come up with an answer by 15 December then fine, maybe there is a way of Wembley doing both. But if not, then we need to make a decision whether we are looking elsewhere for athletics."
WSNL issued a statement saying the report contained a number of factual inaccuracies.
They were confident they would be able to provide satisfactory answers to all technical questions by December 15th.
They also believed that "given the flexibility shown by all stakeholders...the stadium can accomodate all three sports satisfactorily."
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I'm having issues with the tab shortcode in Eunoia. The content is there, but the tab function isn't. Code all looks fine, not sure if I'm missing something?
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Hey nokostudio,
Can you link us to the site live so we can inspect the code that is getting output?
Hi, yes sorry forgot to add it!
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I was able to login but I can only go to the coming soon+enter your email page. Can you email me the correct info?
You can send the information to my email at DevinVinson (at) gmail.com. Make sure to include a link to this topic so that my spam filter doesn't grab it :)
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Can a range hood vent go out the side of the house to the outdoors, or do they have to go through the roof?
I was thinking if I could just run it right out through the back of the wall it would be outside right there, and probably be a shorter run that way. Plus it would be one less thing to worry about leaking or keeping up on my roof since the roof will be metal. Right now I have a range hood with the charcoal filter that just pulls air up and then spits it back out the top into the room. I don't like it at all, it isn't efficient. I hate laying in bed at night and can still smell whatever I cooked for dinner hours ago....
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Can a range hood vent go out the side of the house to the outdoors, or do they have to go through the roof?
Seems to me the better way IS to go straight out, although you may not like looking at the outside of the vent; just depends on whats outside there. I rarely turn the charcoal range hood on because it seems useless to me, too.
one of the issues I am having is that when you turn it on, if it is vented outside, it will suck heat or air conditioning, either one, and blow it outside. I use my fan quite a bit and I cook a lot. Obviously to blow air out, it has to draw air IN from somewhere, well not very energy efficient on the electric bill to pump conditioned air right out the door. Seems there is just not a good answer.
I see what you are saying.
Every downdraft stove we have ever had vents directly through the wall. There are gravity and spring loaded dampers that minimize the air loss when the blower is off.
We have folded kitchen towel over the vent when the range top is not in use. The first one we had was capable of extinguishing a range fire - current one is not that powerful - wish it were.
Unless you are cooking all the time (like a restaurant), I would not worry about the cold or hot air being pumped outside. Some air exchange exists in every house.
If the house were totally air tight - the off gassing from all the plastic, cleaners, sheetrock, toothpaste, bleach, dish washing chemicals, etc. would cause us even more health problems than we currently have.
If you have not insulated every exterior wall duplex outlet and switch, it can leak as much air as a one foot square hole in a wall.
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Jared Cruddas knew the stat by heart — 20-0-1.
The Harker Heights head boys soccer coach never knew a loss to cross-city rival Ellison. Not as a player or as a coach. Until now.
Eagles senior Ryan Stuckey scored twice, including two minutes into the game, and the Knights surrendered at least one own-goal, as Ellison snapped a dozen-year losing streak to Harker Heights with a 4-2 win Friday at Eagles Field.
"It's exciting ... We've been close so many times, but it's just a tribute to these guys and the work (they've put in)," said Ellison head coach Niles Dunnells, who had never experienced a win over Harker Heights.
"I (will) absolutely enjoy that I finally got a win against Heights, but more importantly we got a win, whether it's (against) Heights or whoever."
None of the Ellison players or coaches even knew the exact win-loss record against Heights — now standing at 20-1-1. Not that it matters any more.
"At least we can say we beat them," Stuckey said. "That's got to feel great for Dunnells cause he's been here for a while."
Proving the aggressors early, the Eagles struck right off the bat as Stuckey scored an assist from junior Nathan Diederich off his left foot and into the right side of the netting for a quick 1-0 advantage 1½ minutes into the contest.
"One thing we talk about is just getting the ball into the mix, you don't know what's going to happen in there," Dunnells said. "The fact that we're getting it into the mix is just creating opportunities for us."
Ellison (8-4-1, 2-2 8-5A) kept the pressure on as four minutes later Stuckey played the ball to Diederich, whose shot was deflected by Knights goalie Austin Sisler right into the back of teammate Sean Ortega and into the goal for a 2-0 advantage in the game's first six minutes.
"Sisler makes a good save and then we knee it in the net — that was a big turning point right there," Cruddas said.
With Ellison controlling much of the first half, the Knights (10-4-2, 2-2) finally found a little light with 3:02 left as Jordan Foster broke away with a two-on-one opportunity against Eagles senior goalie Matthew Charlton only to pass it across the box to a charging Austin Russell for the easy chip as Heights went into halftime trailing 2-1.
But Stuckey struck again. Ten minutes into the second half, Sisler blocked his shot, but Stuckey got the ricochet and sent the ball sailing into the back of the net to make it 3-1 with 29:13 remaining.
"It feels so great that we beat one of our city rivals, and we just have to focus now on beating them again," Stuckey said.
In a back-and-forth second half, Russell made it a one-score game, 3-2, when he put in a deflection by Charlton on a shot from Foster with 9:32 left in the game.
The Knights picked up the intensity over the final 10 minutes, but couldn't take advantage of several free-kick opportunities, before they sealed their own fate with 2:37 remaining. Crowded in the Knights goalie box, Ellison's Juan Pulido sent in a shot that deflected off Heights forward Nick Pirino and past Sisler for the game-clinching goal. Ellison outshot Harker Heights 17-12 with Charlton registering 10 saves and Sisler reeling in 11.
"We're so talented that in our four losses we haven't lost to anybody but ourselves — we've beat ourselves four times," Cruddas said. "Losses are going to come, wins are going to come, we just need to fix us, and we know that."


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Already one of the most decorated athletes in basketball history, Teresa Edwards added to her staggering collection of honors on Saturday when the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame announced her inclusion in its Class of 2010.
Edwards was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility and will join Lady Bulldogs coach Andy Landers and former teammate Katrina McClain. Edwards and McClain played together under Landers on the 1985 national runner-up team and won two Southeastern Conference titles.
"They're making me feel old, but it's exciting," Edwards said. "It's humbling and it's a tremendous honor. Things like this are coming fast and furious now. I'm just trying to soak it all in and enjoy the ride."
Edwards along with Louisiana Tech's Teresa Weatherspoon and Connecticut's Rebecca Lobo, former Maryland coach Chris Weller, longtime Texas high school coach Leta Andrews and women's basketball promoter Gloria Ray will be inducted on June 12 next year in Knoxville, Tenn.
This is the second lifetime achievement award Edwards has received this month. She will be officially inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame on Aug. 12.
Edwards retired from the WNBA in 2004 so her calls from hall of fame committees come in her first year of eligibility after a playing career that spanned parts of three decades.
"It's an immense honor to get recognized for something like this," Edwards said. "I'm competitive, so it's even more of an honor to be recognized my first time. I've been to a couple of these things before so I'm well-versed in what to expect."
Edwards will likely be the headliner in her class. She is the only American basketball player to compete in the Olympics five times and joins Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis as the only Americans to earn gold medals in four different Olympics.
Edwards' Olympic teams had a combined record of 31-1 and won gold in 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000 to go with a bronze medal in 1992. Edwards is both the youngest and the oldest player to win an Olympic gold medal in women's basketball.
Just two years ago, Landers was inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame and Edwards' plaque will share space in the same building.
Edwards' rise to national and international notoriety began at Georgia under Landers' tutelage. Landers and Edwards combined to help Georgia to the Women's Final Four in 1983 and national runner-up in 1985. Georgia also won Southeastern Conference titles in 1983, 1984 and 1986.
McClain joined Edwards in 1984 and was named national player of the year in 1987, a year after Edwards finished her Georgia career. McClain was the first Lady Bulldog to go into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
"I still carry coach Landers with me everywhere I go," Edwards said. "It's been more than 20 years now and I'm still pulling on that man for advice. It's a debt that I can never repay. My history began at Georgia and I owe that school and that program everything."
For most of her career, Edwards played overseas because no women's professional leagues existed in the United States until Edwards helped found the ABL after the 1996 Olympics. Edwards retired from the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx in 2004.
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When updating to 2015.2.805, we've discovered a NUMBER of problems with our usage of Angular and Kendo. We regularly update, and have had no problems previously. We're hoping we can get some answers as to the problem.
We have a dynamic list of cascading dropdowns that we use in an ng-repeat. The number of levels can change, which is why it's dynamic. We've used this without issue until the latest release. The problem seems to be around CascadeFrom. When targeting an ID that is generated dynamically, as a part of a binding, it simply doesn't work anymore.
I've included two examples. The only difference is the Kendo version.
Using Q1:
Using Q2 (broken)
What's the problem?
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I agree with Pascal, this FUNDAMENTALLY changes your Angular "support". You use Angular directive attributes as part of your supported implementation (k-whatever), so one would more than reasonably assume that using basic angular directive attributes alongside Kendo would work as well. We're seeing all sorts of problems throughout our application because of this change, and no noticeable increase in load performance. In fact, the perceived load time is slower, because now instead of the initialization waiting until the basic DOM has been rendered, the Kendo JS begins rendering while there are many operations still occurring.
Would Telerik at least consider allowing an override attribute that's not a hack like using k-ng-delay?
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Hello Pascal/Grant,
the change we have introduced did not break any of our existing demos or documented supported cases. I do agree with you - in hindsight we should have announced it somehow. However, the description would be extremely vague and unhelpful; the change we have introduced breaks cases we are not even aware of, nor have ever recommended as an approach. Nevertheless, we do our best to provide the necessary assistance with each case.
I would also like to address some principal problems with the approach in question. Each Kendo UI Widget should be the sole owner, modifier, and event handler of its DOM fragment. Using angular expressions in the markup has worked initially, but will definitely introduce erratic behavior with changes happening after the widget instantiation. The widget can't react to them accordingly (by re-decorating the changed markup, recalculating necessary sizes, etc).
The recommended way to do such changes should be applied through each widget API/configuration options, which we consider quite extensive.
In case you believe that the change has introduced a performance regression in certain cases, please isolate it in a runnable case, using our Dojo service. Obviously, we will need to compare that with the performance before the change, too. Please make sure that you include the profiling results from your investigation.
Finally, I would also like to point out that in many cases wrapping our widgets in custom, project specific directives is the way to go. Doing so provides a clean, simplified directive catalog to work with. The standard directives we ship aim to cover a wide variety of cases, which the developers in your projects may not need.
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Not surprisingly considering the complexity of your demos... Also mentioning that it is not recommended is also quite a lame excuse, since you also haven't documented that it shouldn't be used.
The problem IMHO is that you're widgets are jQuery plugins and not real Angular directives. The reasoning for Angular directives seems to be mainly for marketing purposes and your wrappers don't really fit into the Angular architecture.
For example all the countless cases where you suggest that the way to go is to use the widget API, even for simple cases like disabling controls, doesn't make any sense for angular applications. Instead of using a declarative approach, we need to write quite a bunch of code in each controller (determine the jQuery instance of the widget, adding watches, calling API)
Also if you expect us to build custom directives around your widgets also for very simple cases just shows that it might be easier to just use another control library which either is build from the ground for Angular, contains professional-grade Angular wrapper, or even write wrappers myself for some jQuery plugins if it also ends like this with Kendo UI...
Posted 01 Sep 2015
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I can appreciate the technical issues with managing changes by factors outside the plugin. The problem for us is that the demos are often fairly trivial, so one tends to extrapolate behavior based upon the norms of the framework in use.
In Angular, there are very specific patterns at work, and so, lacking more complete examples using Angular behavior, one would reasonably assume that standard Angular patterns and practices will prevail. I would not expect to have to look to see if using a directive the way directives are intended to be used is "recommended" by Telerik, I would instead expect to find explicit warnings to the contrary if they exist, which is not something I've seen.
If that were made clear, we would have started out by wrapping Kendo controls in directives ourselves, but without knowing about these limitations, we acted based on good faith of expected behavior, and for the most part, the fact that these techniques worked quite well until the current release is reaffirming evidence.
Our "upgrade" is almost complete. It's cost a team of 5 about 6 days to correct in a fairly complicated Single Page Application with dozens of views and complex states/behaviors.
I think it would be beneficial to other clients for these limitations to be front and center in the documentation, as they are VERY large caveats in how one would naturally expect a directive to behave.
Future releases would be greatly benefited by details on changes to Angular binding behavior, we'd appreciate notes in the next release that affects them.
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Hello Grant,
Thank you very much for keeping the discussion on the necessary constructive level. I am in complete agreement with you, we need a help topic of dos and don'ts that warn our users of such "dangerous" techniques which just might work. Interestingly enough, the same concept problem applies to our MVVM implementation, and is quite a common pitfall.
Our long term plans are going to address to the major concerns most of our AngularJS users express - the ability to bind the entire widget state/configuration options to a view model, and have an automatic, two-way binding. This should effectively eliminate the need to reach for the widget instance via jQuery, as changes to the $scope object will automatically update the widget accordingly. Currently, this behavior is limited to the widget value() being mapped to the ng-model option.
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Does this same issue occur when using MVVM and kendo template?
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Colour is a theme which runs through MoDA's whole collections, from advice books to fabric swatches, and from hand-drawn designs to wallpaper samples. Studying colour through the collection is a journey through changing tastes and styles. Colour choice in the home is a question of cultural and social significance, reflecting aspiration, status and class in ways that are often subtle and not fully articulated. Colour choice also reflects the technological advances which broadened the range of shades and hues available to consumers at different points.
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Nilou Motamed has been named the new editor-in-chief of Epicurious, the food site from Condé Nast. Motamed comes to the site from Travel + Leisure, where served as features director and senior correspondent. During her time at the magazine it earned seven James Beard Journalism Award wins and nominations.
"As an obsessive food lover — and a devoted user of Epicurious since the early days — I'm thrilled to be joining the Epicurious family," said Motamed, in a statement. "Most of all, I'm excited to engage with our tremendously passionate audience. I look forward to working with the Epicurious team to continue to grow our community and unlock the potential of this amazing brand."
Motamed succeeds Tanya Steel, who is staying with Epicurious, but will shift her focus to special features.
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Peavy's spring struggles a distant memory
Peavy's spring struggles a distant memory
Well, the right-hander certainly recalls the concern over his Arizona struggles. But he could only offer up a resigned smile when talking about the importance of Spring Training to a veteran hurler after his dominant Monday night showing against the A's.
"I tried to tell you guys the only question that should be asked in Spring Training is, 'How do you feel?'" Peavy said. "That should be asked all around the clubhouse with guys who have been in the Major Leagues.
"Spring Training is an absolute non-factor, non-issue. You use it to get your arm in shape. This same A's team in Spring Training beat me around the ballpark. I do laugh about that, and I hope now people understand Spring Training numbers really, really mean nothing all around the board."
Peavy put those Cactus League struggles further behind him with a three-hit shutout against the A's. The effort dropped Peavy's ERA to 1.88 and reduced his opponents' average against to .172. He leads the White Sox with 26 strikeouts and 28 2/3 innings pitched.
Of greatest importance is that Peavy felt great the day after throwing a complete game. He played a little long toss, did his shoulder work and added in cardio.
"Hopefully, those days of worrying how I'm going to feel the next day are over," Peavy said. "I really feel as normal as I should. I'm excited for Saturday and the ... big challenge ahead of us coming back home."
At 21 months removed from surgery to reattach his lat muscle, Peavy feels he's returned to the needed level of mound normalcy. It's not a quick process, though, as Peavy illustrated by mentioning early-season struggles by Josh Johnson and Adam Wainwright after surgery.
"Those guys are great. And as time goes by and the longer removed they are from surgery, they will grow their way back into [being] that guy," Peavy said. "It has been here for me for the first few starts. It's fun to be the guy that [White Sox general manager] Kenny [Williams] traded for me to be.
"I'm really not feeling like I owe it to anybody, but I want to give that to Kenny because he stepped out on a limb and got me over [here], and has taken some scrutiny in taking me and Alex [Rios]. But Kenny wants to win, and he scouted me and knew what I used to do. And now I'm excited that I'm able to give a little back and help."


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Activision Blizzard had an impressive third quarter which ended on September 30, 2010. The company exceeded its goals and brought in a very impressive $745 million in net revenue. This is compared to a net revenue of $600 million in the previous year. Activision Blizzard credits its excessive revenues to StarCraft II, World of Warcraft and the Call of Duty franchise. Activision Blizzard expects to earn $1.26 billion by the end of the fourth quarter.
During a conference call with investors, Activision Blizzard would not disclose how much money it has earned from digital sales. However the company did acknowledge its digital earnings accounted for almost half of its total revenue for its third quarter. The combined physical and digital sales of its games have resulted in Activision Blizzard having no debt as of September 30.
Moving forward, Activision is expecting continuing success from its most popular franchises. It will release Call of Duty: Black Ops later this month, followed by World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in early December.
In 2011, Activision will release another first-person CoD game and the series will expand into Asian territories. This could be the beginning of a CoD MMO, but Activision did not confirm that theory.
Here are some more interesting highlights from Activision Blizzard's earnings call.
- The company believes time spent playing Activision Blizzard games is more than any television network
- Activision Blizzard expects to sell through the majority of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions units this year
- 3 billion hours have been spent playing Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live alone
- Black Ops pre-orders are more than Modern Warfare 2
- Goldeneye on Wii is outselling MW2 on Wii when compared to the same time frame
- Activision Blizzard doesn't expect the 3D function in Black Ops will help to sell more units
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From RICHARD HEINBERG
Post Carbon Institute
Every activist engaged in combating human-caused climate change or specific elements of the current energy economy knows that the work is primarily oppositional. It could hardly be otherwise; for citizens who care about ecological integrity, a sustainable economy, and the health of nature and people, there is plenty to oppose—biomass logging in Massachusetts, mountaintop-removal coal mining in West Virginia, natural gas drilling in Wyoming, poorly sited solar developments in California, river-killing dams in Chile and Brazil, and new nuclear and coal plants around the globe.
These and many other fights against destructive energy projects are crucial, but they can be draining and tend to focus the conversation in negative terms. Sometimes it's useful to reframe the discourse about ecological limits and economic restructuring in positive terms, that is, about what we're for. The following list is not comprehensive, but beauty and biodiversity are fundamentals that the energy economy must not diminish. And energy literacy, conservation, relocalization of economic systems, and family planning are necessary tools to achieve our vision of a day when resilient human communities are imbedded in healthy ecosystems, and all members of the land community have space enough to flourish.
Energy Literacy
Energy is arguably the most decisive factor in both ecosystems and human economies. It is the fulcrum of history, the enabler of all that we do. Yet few people have more than the sketchiest understanding of how energy makes the world go 'round.
Basic energy literacy consists of a familiarity with the laws of thermodynamics, and with the concepts of energy density and energy returned on energy invested (EROEI). It requires a familiarity with the costs and benefits of our various energy sources—including oil, coal, gas, nuclear, wind, and solar. It also implies numeracy—the ability to meaningfully compare numbers referring to quantities of energy and rates of use, so as to be able to evaluate matters of scale.
Without energy literacy, citizens and policy makers are at the mercy of interest groups wanting to sell us their vision of the future energy economy. We hear from the fossil fuel industry, for example, that Canada's oil reserves (in the form of "tar sands") are second only to Saudi Arabia's, or that the United States has over 100 years of natural gas thanks to newly tapped "shale gas" resources. And it's tempting to conclude (as many people do) that there are no real constraints to national fossil fuel supplies other than environmental regulations preventing the exploitation of our immense natural treasures.
On the other end of the spectrum, we hear from techno-optimists that, with the right mix of innovative energy generation and efficiency technologies, we can run the growth economy on wind, solar, hydropower, and biofuels. And it's tempting to conclude that we only need better government incentives and targeted regulatory reform to open the floodgates to a "green" high-tech sustainable future.
Energy literacy arms us with the intellectual tools to ask the right questions: What is the energy density of these new fossil fuel resources? How much energy will have to be invested to produce each energy unit of synthetic crude oil from oil shale, or electricity from thin-film solar panels? How quickly can these energy sources be brought online, and at what rate can they realistically deliver energy to consumers? When we do ask such questions, the situation suddenly looks very different. We realize that the new fossil fuels are actually third-rate energy sources that require immense and risky investments and may never be produced at a significant scale. We find that renewable energy technologies face their own serious constraints in energy and materials needs, and that transitioning to a majority-renewable energy economy would require a phenomenal re-tooling of our energy and transportation infrastructure.
With energy literacy, citizens and policy makers have a basis for sound decisions. Householders can measure how much energy they use and strategize to obtain the most useful services from the smallest energy input. Cities, states, and nations can invest wisely in infrastructure both to produce and use energy with greatest efficiency and with minimal damage to the natural world. With energy literacy, we can undertake a serious, clear-eyed societal conversation about the policies and actions needed to reshape our energy system…
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Anderson Cooper got a very special surprise gift on "Anderson Live" Thursday. He has made his refusal to wear a bike helmet widely known on the show, and frequent guest co-host Erica Hill likes to give him a hard time about it. In return, he teases Erica about a certain sixth-grade photo of hers that reveals a rather interesting hairstyle -- a spiky mullet of sorts. So those two things combined to form the perfect gift: a mullet bike helmet! The weekend "Today" anchor surprised Anderson with the present live on the air and even put it on his head while he had his eyes closed. The result is the most hilariously epic hairstyle -- that's also functional!
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A round-up of weird stories from around the world
Stewie, the longest domestic cat in the world at more than 4ft (1.2m) from nose to tail, has died.
He was surrounded by family when he succumbed to a year-long battle with cancer at his Nevada home, owner Robin Hendrickson said. He was eight years old.
Guinness World Records declared Stewie the record-holder in August 2010, measuring 48.5in (123.2cm) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.
The Monopoly iron token is to be relegated to history and replaced with a cat after an international vote by fans.
Maker Hasbro said the cat received 31% of a Facebook vote, trumping the robot, guitar, helicopter and diamond ring.
The iron took just 8% of the vote after it ran neck and neck for elimination with the wheelbarrow and boot, meaning production of the token will cease. It will be the first time that fans have had a say on which token to add and which to replace. The other tokens remain the racing car, Scottie dog, thimble, top hat and battleship.
British women want men with practical skills more than any other attribute, according to new research in anticipation of Valentine's Day.
Women are turning away from roses and romantic meals and want to get jobs done around the house instead, the survey of 1,000 females suggested.
Of the women surveyed by Spaceslide.co.uk, an online store for made-to-measure wardrobe storage, 38% said they found men who were practical around the home sexy, rating DIY skills above sporting prowess, creativity and even love-making ability.
Paintings which gave the British public its first glimpse of a kangaroo and dingo could stay in the country after the Government introduced a temporary export bar.
Potential buyers need to find £5.5 million to keep the two George Stubbs oil paintings, The Kongouro From New Holland (The Kangaroo) and Portrait of a Large Dog (The Dingo), in Britain.
The works, first shown in 1773 at the Royal Academy, are thought to have been commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks following his part in Captain James Cook's first voyage of discovery to the Pacific. The temporary export bar was announced by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, and remains in place until August 5. It can be extended until November 5.
Canada has begun phasing out its penny, whose production costs have come to exceed its monetary value.
The Royal Canadian Mint has officially ended its distribution of one-cent coins to financial institutions.
The government has said the coins, which feature two maple leaves and Queen Elizabeth II in profile, would remain legal tender until they eventually disappeared from circulation.
Two Chinese officials have been arrested for accidentally killing a 13-month-old boy during an argument with his parents over a fine for violating strict family planning limits.
The accident set off an angry confrontation between officials and residents of a village outside the eastern city of Rui'an.
The officials demanded a fine of at least 30,000 yuan (£3,000) for having the boy, the couple's third child, which broke the rules. They dropped the boy during a tussle and he was run over.


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Very sad news today: Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez passed away at 7:00 this morning from cancer-related causes. He was 72 years old.
Spain was one of our all-time great cartoonists, and one who was still making first-rate work. Earlier this year he was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in his hometown of Buffalo. His most recent book, Cruisin' with the Hound, contained some of his very best work and was released just 7 months ago and reviewed on this site by Jeet Heer.
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A New Approach for Web Information Extraction
With the exponentially growing amount of information available on the Internet, an effective technique for users to discern the useful information from the unnecessary information is urgently required. Cleaning web pages for web data extraction becomes critical for improving performance of information retrieval and information extraction. So, the authors investigate to remove various noise patterns in Web pages instead of extracting relevant content from Web pages to get main content information. To solve this problem, they put forward an extracting main content method which firstly removes the usual noise and the candidate nodes without any main content information from web pages, and makes use of the relation of content text length, the length of anchor text and the number of punctuation marks to extract the main content.


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"I've obviously been hearing about a Tomb Raider reboot, which I think would be pretty awesome — Lara Croft. Anything that's very physical. ... I would love to pursue Lara Croft."
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In this week\'s episode of The Score, we hear about your thoughts on Nintendo entering the Virtual Reality arena. We also ask you your thoughts on this week\'s announcement about Nintendo\'s \"Digital Presentation\" scheduled for this year\'s E3?
The Score: Episode 48
The Score: Nintendo\'s E3 Digital Presentation – What Would You Like To See?
To answer this question, head to the comments section below, or to our forums, Twitter, or even our Facebook page, and have your say!
Last week, we asked you…
The Score: Should Nintendo Do Virtual Reality?
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Your Responses
Now, in 2014? No, I don\'t think so. However, a few years from now VR could get really really big in which case I\'d say absolutely.
why not? but they have to make it affordable and market it well…
-Dimitra Giorgiou
A Metroid game in VR hmmm . But I think this technology is too young/costly for Nintendo for now. I don\'t think we\'ll see it happen soon with Ninty, which I don\'t mind at all. And this technology still has to prove itself worthy although I know lately it\'s getting close from what we can hear in the media.
Yes totally. However it doesn\'t have to be or replace a handheld or console. It could be a completely seperate format much like the original DS was introduced as.
Nintendo have previously said how they are in the entertainment industry by providing people with new, unique and suprising experiences and this would further that. It would also be \"for everyone\" which the 3D on the 3DS is clearly not. The Wii U isn\'t even \"for everyone\", however the original Wii and DS were, completely simple and unique. No barriers.
-Andy Whitefield
I remember back than when I used to read a lot of Gamepro magazines (which I still have a few laying around) everyone was trying their hand in VR…like Sega..Atari with its Jaguar VR and others which never happened…now fast forward to 2014 and we have the Oculus and the PS4 VR headset causing hype all over again…
So yes!…if not now when?…now is the time for Nintendo to try their hand at it too…they did AR on the 3DS which is in the same vein..and if you played Bravely Default…where you\'re moving the 3DS all over the place when watching the movies than you can get a feel of things that can be done..
But…this is Nintendo…and if everyone else is doing it..they don\'t want in..they always want their own thing =_=
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