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The Witcher 2 - Patch 1.2 announced for next week
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Not impressed with their online system. They tried to make a friendly DRM and it failed.
Just another example of why you should always wait at least 6 months before playing any of today's games…
Errr, what's a G35 issue?
wow, can you imagine how many people own such a device for them to release a patch that has this as the main objective . Guys, i think we should buy ourselves one of those !!!
Where is the official forum anyway? Can't find it on thewitcher.com.
My Mysterios Merchant DLC code is still "Invalid", also no "Troll Trouble" DLC on the list. I am not impressed at all.
Patience please. Only a week passed since the game was released and this won't be some sucking up to community quickfix but a proper patch.
For other games, yes Saxon, you would wait months for a proper patch. For this game, it's different.
And besides, many of us didn't have any (noticable or gamestopper) issues, but ok, I'm certain we won't object on a few frames more and the community already made fixes for two messed up sidequests. ;)
Amazing how the internet people complain about every single issue on every single game like they are a special snowflake.
The game is amazing. It does have a few issues like a very unpolished inventory UI or a strangely hard prologue, but quite honestly its the best fun i've had in years in a PC.
PLayed it on my gamming rig on ultra graphics and in a laptop in low graphics and the game looks and feels awesome all-round.
The game was released 1 week ago, and CD-project (mind you, its not a giant like blizzard, Bioware,etc) already have 2 patches scheduled for release, and still… people complain.
I hope they add some kind of fast travel.
Why not use GoG ?
A applaud them for patching quickly - but I think they were forced to since they are a small concern and *any* bad publicity will be very detrimental. That said, I do think not getting DLC you paid for on day 1 is shoddy, and I would complain if this was Bioware or any other company. I have no been able to access any DLC - and I'm quite far into the game now. I think the QA/testing people didn't do a very thorough job and have let the other members of the CDP team down.
edit: I also note that support for non 16:9 is not imminent - despite some arb person from CDP implying it would be in soon after launch. That was another bad choice in my opinion. I'm playing it with the bars but they do bug me rather a lot (25% of my vertical screen is gone).
But digital download and digital stores are the future. No more junk CDs, boxes, manuals all around the bed in your room! :)
Probably noone who bought the game from GOG had a problem. That includes me.
Most problems seem to emerge from the russian market, seems that 1C company, who distributed the game there, did some nasty things to it. Dunno which ones as I don't speak russian, but words they post on the support area are not "benign".
Another most common thing is when you bought the game and during installation your "rig" yells CRC ERROR!
Do as one of forum members here suggested a week ago if you can't wait for the patch. Get the torrent, use your key after installation to register the game. It will work. And you're practically doing nothing illegal as you've bought the game.
coaster you're right, all DLCs are free to customers. This ain't EA.
Sigh and I still can't review Witcher 1 because registration has been off line for a week (you have to register so you can download the patches for the $45 disk version that is old; naturally my interest in reviewing the story occurred due to witcher 2 release so naturally they disable login/registration for witcher 1 when witcher 2 came out. Who gives a foobar about witcher 2 patches; give us registration for witcher 1
it is $5 on GoG, or was last I checked.
Yea but I already paid $45 for it why can't they just give me the $5 copy if they are going to disable it ?
Also it is $10.
Of course I agree with you, that it is bad that they canceled the registration, I was just offering a solution. I didn't know they raised the price though. Maybe it is possible to download the patch somewhere ? or contact CD Projekt and they might send it to you.
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wanted to share my wing strengthening ideas with all.
I used the stock spar from my original, not so air worthy, wings. Cut to length and set flush into the wing.
solid carbon rod set flush as well. in my last flight the ends of the wing remained intact, unfortunately the rest didnt fare so well.
all is well now that I have repaired and replaced and she is ready for flight once again.
Hi guys,
I haven't posted here in quite some time...just waiting on the never-ending winds to die down so I could get the maiden in.
Finally, got a pretty good day last week and took her out. She flew well, but really seemed down on power. I went with the stock motor, esc, etc, and used a program card to check/adjust all the esc settings.
She seemed to have enough power to fly, but that was about it. I had to stay near max the whole flight, definitely never less than 75% unless descending!
I was using (2) 1800mAh 30C 3s lipo packs in parallel. Got a good 7 minute flight with plenty left over. I have had many...no, tooooo many EDFs over the years, but this one is about the most weakest of the bunch. I either overlooked something or something is not working correctly.
The only issue I know about....at max throttle, this thing sounds like a wild pack animal in severe heat. It picks up some real bad harmonics right at WOT and just shreeks something awful. It is loud as crap and embarassing. I spent a LOT of time balancing the rotors, so will try again. Can't live with that sound. At 75% it sounds ok but barely holds level.
-need to find the source of the wail/scream.
-maybe try one of my 4s packs
-maybe go with a pair of spare Don's wicked motors I have on hand
-try resetting the esc (s)
-just run while holding it over my head and going 'vrooom, vrooom'?!
She flew level well, just slow. She landed great on the retracts and 1/2 flaps.
I flew twice with the same results.
One thing...what TIMING setting are you guys using on the motors? I will check on this too. I usually use 'low' setting since a lot of my planes do run on Don's wicked motors and he always calls for low setting. My larger EDFs sometimes run on low, medium, or rarely, hi.
Thanks everyone, your planes are looking great!
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Here was the finished result for the maiden.........
Hmm, the stock turbojet was probably one of my most powerful edf's out of the box,(what few I have) only superceded by HK's F-104. Did you do the esc range calibration thing, where you turn on your radio, put it a full throttle, then plug in your plane. Then wait for a couple of tones, but it's not enough to go into programming mode, then go to idle on your tx. Sounds like you know enough about esc's to know that, but it's so unusual, I thought I'd throw it out there.
Did you throw a watt meter on it? I haven't tried multiple batteries in anything yet. Maybe they aren't up to it? 2 3s 1800's would act like 1 3s 3600mah?
I never messed with the timing in my turbojet esc's.
It is no speed demon for sure, but ain't no slowpoke either! Don't expect gobs of power for steep vertical climbs but a more than scale like cruising TopSpeed and decent climb rate for sure. Possibly with your battery tray and dual 1800s it is too heavy! Biggest battery I run is a Nanotech 2650 3S and a lot of guys fly only with 2200 3s batteries. If I remember correctly I found mine to run the best app medium timing but couldn't say for sure. My right motor shaft came slightly bent out of the box and so it has a pretty good vibration at top speed but I left it alone and never had a problem.
Thanks for the reply! Seems nobody is still around flying this nice twin?
Anyway....I spent some time this evening experimenting with the 2 motors and fans.
I pulled all the wires and RX out and put each esc on the programmer.
Seems I somehow had ended up putting one esc on HI timing and the other on low timing. Go figure?
I tried running them on low, med, and hi timing, but found the motors only liked to run on low together. On medium and hi settings, ONE of the motors would really have troubles running smoothly. It would jump between steps while throttling up and down. Definitely not a smooth transition. This went away when set to low timing.
I also tried normal, soft, and super soft startup settings. They only liked super soft. They would jitter a bit on the other two settings.
Finally, I removed the rotors for one more good balancing session. I got them as good as I can do. I also reset the full throttle setting for them to make sure they have the full range.
They are definitely running a bit better together now. There is still some harmonics that don't sound good together at several different speeds, but much better and not near as loud/clashing as before.
I checked the runs with my wattmeter. On the 3s lipos I was pulling about 30 amps together. This was consistent using multiple lipos.
I next put them on a 4s pack. I liked the sound a lot better. The harmonics clash didn't seem as bad sounding as on 3s. The amp draw went up to 40 for the pair. 20 each on those 40 amp esc's isn't too bad!
I have decided to fly her on the same lipos I use on my Dynam Meteor....4s 3300mAh. Since I will be able to fly at a much lower power setting, I think flightimes will be pretty good, as compared to my 3600mAh 3s combo.
I can't wait to give her another try now. Even better, I have enough 3300 packs to fly multiple times. I was running short on my 1800mAh 3a packs. All good?!
I also forgot to mention in my previous post: I inserted CF spars in the horizontal stabs to strengthen them up too. I also sprayed my normal WBPU spray coating on the entire airframe which really makes the foam nice...smooth, shiny, and a bit stronger.
Wish me luck,
Still Flying
I watch with much amazment the good and bad of this reading... Funny for this is my 1st EDF and seemingly all is normal out of the box.. I can tell its no speed demon, however I wouldn't nickname it a "slouch".. Fans seem balanced enough as to no noticable issues.... I am happy for trying to "time" my ESCs would intimidate me..!! I read with amazement the battery size you stuff in there... I am flying currently with a high "c" 2200mah 3s.. Flaps, gear and all.. Seems more than adequate...Scale like.. Perhaps after more stick time I'll stuff in a 2200 4s I have.. Never put a watt meter to it.. Anyway, I read every thing personnally, Don't always chime in,, Love my Turbo jet and all my kids in the fleet... I have to "rotate" my flying time between them..!! (A bunch)... Cliff
Excellent reading and lots of good information! Thanks. What is the spray that you applied to the airframe? Is it a white paint? I would like to do the same. Also, having flown for some time I realize that some of the issues we face are really amplified with a incorrect CG. Have you checked your after installing the wood casing for the batteries? I just did my maiden flight and it flew very nice but not yet great, as I did not like the way the wings flapped like a bird.
Summary of specific questions:
1. Information on the spray paint and coating you applied
2. Carbon Fiber wing reinformcement details, size and procedure and etc
Thanks again!!
2.) Unless you intend to fly it like a hotliner, carbon fiber is overkill....I used a length of the 3M "Packaging Tape" (the clear tape with the fiber strands running length of the tape). Wings will flex a little, but will not break. Barely noticeable, but can be painted if you scuff the tape a bit, first.
How do you install a new set of retracts? I have teh plastic parts but none of teh parst resemble the soft part that the orignal retract sits in? And the plastics parts don't have the same parts either? Please help!! Thanks!1
This plane can take some serious abuse and still fly! It impressed me over the weekend!
this thing needs 75-100' of runway to build up enough speed.
Other than that it flies great!
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The Silliest Thing the Internet Insists is Scary
I'm sure this is going to seem like sour grapes since this story has enjoyed more success online than any of mine, but I still have reasonable criticisms.
The silly thing in question mistaken for a horrifying thing by the internet is the story The Smiling Man. It's a short tale from Reddit's /r/nosleep section that was declared the best story of April 2012 by the visitors of that page. I have no idea how that happened as better stories are posted on there every other day there probably was more than one superior story posted in April 2012. There are probably scarier stories posted to r/aww every once in a while.
The story is about a guy who used to go for walks at night. Then one night while walking he encountered a guy who was doing a bizarre dance where he looked up in the air with his head back. After the protagonist walks half a block past him, he turns around and sees the smiling man is now sneaking up on him in a cartoony manner. He stops "a car length" from our hero whom is now too freaked out to do anything, then the crazy man turns and dance walks away. That's all.
I'm not trying to sound like a tough guy or anything, but this seems like maybe a quarter of an anecdote, never mind it being a scary story. I'm not saying the "villain" of the piece needs to be gun/knife-wielding or have some victim's head tied to his belt, but, dammit, there should be some reason to believe he's a threat. Instead we have a guy essentially being, at worst, a weird dick. He doesn't even get close enough to the main character that most people would consider it a violation of the main character's comfort zone, and it's supposed to be scary? As a guy whom regularly goes for walks in the dead of night, running into a weird dick doesn't scare me one bit and really, if it scares you, that should be cause for concern on your part.
What makes the story actively annoying/bad is the applied attributes. Our protagonist insists that seeing a guy who looks completely insane is "a very, very scary thing." The protagonist is "completely unnerved" by a guy half a block away from him who has done nothing threatening, just weird. He insists that the fact a guy looked "completely and utterly insane, and that is a very scary thing" at the very end. That's the epitome of telling when you should show. It's the writer admitting "believe it or not, what you just read was terrifying!"
It's hard to say if the fact people claim the spinoff video for 2AM: The Smiling Man made in July 2013 by Michael Evans is scary too is sillier than the general reaction to this.
Forget that the guy looks like Jim Carey during his insufferable wacky period: The twist at the end barely even qualifies. Seriously, it's just
the crazy man catches up to the guy and is standing over him in a kind of menacing manner.
It doesn't work because there's no reason The Smiling Man wouldn't have been able to catch up to him. Are we to be horrified that this crazy guy is in moderately good shape? What's wrong with us?
And as my stick-in-the-mud way of awarding myself the moral high ground in this rant, this whole matter is based on an ignorant stereotype. Insane people such as schizophrenics are for the most part not violent in the least, and of that remaining section that is only 1% are violent enough that they've put someone in the hospital. Assuming The Smiling Man suffers from something similar (although really he suffers from generic "horror movie" craziness) the odds are overwhelming that he'll just leave The Scared Man alone and walk away in a very overacted manner again. It's not just ridiculously feeble horror, it's a bit prejudiced.
As I said before, I didn't need The Smiling Man to be gory or violent for it to be scary. He didn't need to bite the kid's head off or turn into a some monster for me to be creeped out. But for God's sake, if you're going to hold something up as exemplary horror, at least do something that's kind of threatening! If you can't manage that, let there be something mysterious about the individual instead of just insisting "hey, this guy's insane!" and assuming that the job of being scary is done.


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Advantage Local Banya? After trawling through the debris of failed online grocery start-ups, a trio of friends hopes to get it right
It's a question that's been asked many times before - what is it about the local kirana store that makes it almost impossible to replace or replicate online? Many an entrepreneur, both in the West and in India, has tried to crack this conundrum but crashed and burnt.
Retailing groceries is the Holy Grail of e-commerce with good reason – margins are miniscule, logistics is a potential nightmare and, worst of all, stocking and/or delivering a basket of perishable goods to customers, sourced from different places, ASAP. And if the fill rate is not 100 per cent – if the basket is not full – customers usually switch back to making their purchases offline.
Rowing against the tide, a trio of friends has taken the plunge with what they believe is a business model that will work this time around. Thus, Mumbai's first online grocery store, www.localbanya.com was launched by Karan Mehrotra, Amit Naik and Rashi Choudhary in May 2012. Aimed at young working professionals who have no time to spare, let alone shop for groceries, Local Banya is especially popular among individuals aged between 25 and 40.
The Opportunity
"I had been thinking of this venture for a long time, and the success of e-commerce sites like Flipkart and Bookmyshow encouraged me further," says Mehrotra, adding that he expects his portal to break even by March-April 2013.
Mehrotra, a computer engineer, was willy-nilly involved with commerce early on, thanks to his family business which included distribution for Hindustan Lever and catering services to BPOs. It was only a matter of time before he roped in Amit Naik, a friend and classmate from engineering college; and Rashi Choudhary, who has an MBA in Service Management.
The three of them seed-funded their venture with close to Rs 70 lakh, which they raised from personal savings. "Even before we began, we had generated some interest in investor circles but decided against it as we wanted to keep the controls with ourselves," reveals Mehrotra.
The Revenue Model
Here's the really tricky part – surviving in a failed market. After extensive market research, Local Banya decided against an inventory-based model, nor would it invest in delivery vehicles. "Instead, we decided we would hold a very small inventory and forge tie-ups with wholesalers and cash-and-carry partners across the city. This brought down our capital investment by 70 per cent as we did not have to spend on warehousing or setting up a retail outlet. Our only major cost to begin with was our server," reveals Mehrotra.
Today, Local Banya has just-in-time partners for fresh fruits and vegetables, and 100 strategic tie-ups with retailers across the city. They also partner with offline retailers such as Breadkraft, Bagelwala and Shor Sharaba, which are niche stores. Local Banya has a different revenue-sharing deal with each retailing partner, depending on brand and category.
The e-grocer currently offers 4,500 products and intends to take its product suite to 10,500 by March 2013. As for delivery and dispatch, it has 14 delivery boys and four vehicles that are outsourced. It operates out of only warehouse in the western suburb of Goregaon, where dispatch takes place twice a day. Delivery to customers takes place in five time slots, between 9 am and midnight.
The Edge
Local Banya offers, not just bargain prices but spectacular deals and discounts such as onions and potatoes for Rs 3 a kg. It also enjoys a distinct price advantage even over discounted retail supermarts such as D-Mart and Big Bazaar, as it does not spend on stocking or retailing inventory. So it passes on this price advantage to customers.
The other edge over the competition is Local Banya's strong customer service orientation. "Unlike other places, where operations drive customer service, we have customer-service driving operations. We have a core focus team that operates under Rashi. The team knows every last detail of the products being sold and also takes care of data management," adds Mehrotra.
He draws attention to a section on the portal that asks for suggestions on products or perishable food items that are hard to find. "Once we had a customer putting in a request for kafir mint leaves. We managed to find it for him and now he is one of our loyal customers!" beams Mehrotra.
Naik, an ace engineer at the helm of all technology operations at Local Banya, is another big asset. Under his captaincy, processes are rapidly improving and the initial hiccups of excessive dependence on wholesalers and cash-and-carry partners have disappeared. Today, the start-up has systems in place to carry out live mapping of inventory and on-time delivery is 97 per cent.
Why Others Failed
Webvan in the US was a basket case and has, in fact, become a case study for failure in the e-grocery space. This start-up used a capital-intensive, inventory-based model, spent $1.2 billion on fully automated warehouses, and invested oodles in delivery vans so they could deliver online orders 24x7. The venture shut down less than two years.
In the physical domain, India has had its share of failed grocery store formats like Sangam Direct, which was bought by Wadhwan Retail in 2010. It was a doomed marriage as the Wadhvan Retail grocery outlets, christened Spinach, shut down very soon.
Success Stories?
In the virtual domain, the Bangalore-based BigBasket.com launched in December 2011 and has made brave strides. Using a combination of a marketplace-cum-inventory based model, the portal has expanded to Mumbai and Hyderabad. Delhi's Aaramshop.com uses an altogether different model, not to mention some really smart thinking. The portal simply offers kirana stores a Web platform to sell their products online, somewhat like a a virtual superstore. Thus, with only 12 employees, this e-grocer operates in 25 cities across India. No sourcing, no stocking, no delivering!
The Road Ahead
Grateful to have got this far, Local Banya is making plans and projections for the new year. On the cards are four more warehouse-cum-distribution centres, in Bhandup, Govandi, Parel and Borivali, by March 2013. There are no plans to expand their team of 14 delivery boys, who deliver 75-80 orders every weekday.
Local Banya also plans to expand operations to other cities in the next 12 months, and is is already talking to venture capitalists and other investors. But, in the e-grocery business, 12 months could be a lifetime. So New Year wishlist notwithstanding, the start-up is keeping an eye firmly focused on your grocery list – a full basket of fresh produce delivered to your door, and delivered right now!
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Oh NO - a clean "NEW" sewing room !! While I'm on bedrest for a couple more weeks, Dear Husband asked me if I'd like the popcorn scraped off the ceiling and my sewing room repainted. Sure!
What I did not know is he is moving everthing out of my sewing room to do this! I mean EVERYTHING is moving to the living room.
All my secrets revealed!!
Did I know I had so much stash and stuff? NO
Did he know I had so much stash and stuff? NO
Can I "stop the insanity"? NO
When DH is finshed -
Will I have a cleaned, organized sewing room?
Will I ever find everything, my things again?
Will I stay married when this is finished?
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I need some confidence!!!
Personally I think you should work on you and building your confidence before jumping into a new relationship. I know having someone treat you well can do wonders for building confidence but if you are not secure in yourself that can only gone so far.
Try taking time to do things for yourself that you like, spend time with friends and family. Build yourself before you let someone else do it. Good luck sweetie.
I'm in a similar situation... my self-esteem is like rock bottom. I've decided to just take time off of guys to concentrate on myself and building myself back up. Plus I figured that the right guy will find me when I'm not looking..lol.
I know you are young and you want to have a man in your life and that is natural but let me give you some advice I WISH someone had given me a long time ago.
If you don't fix yourself first, before you get into a new relationship you will end up in the same kind of relationship all over again. This is gospel.
Start by thinking about what went wrong in your marriage, what was his fault and what was YOUR fault. People treat you the way you let them, you were too young to know any of this but now you are older and I would hate for you to end up in another relationship with a man who doesn't treat you well and you will unless you make the change.
Make a list of the kind of man you really want. I don't mean cute and funny. I mean honest and kind and thoughtful and devoted...those kind of things. Build him in your mind and then don't settle for anything less.
Please don't do what I did at your age and bend over backwards to make any man happy. You deserve a good man. Stand proud and strong girl...you can do it!~ XO
Have faith in yourself and love the things about YOU! That is one of the greatest lessons you can give a child so set that example for them!
If you really want to just have some fun go ahead...that is a great thing to do at your age just try not to get serious right now. Keep thinking about you and your kid(s) as top priority. There is nothing wrong with a little fun dating....
I have been single for a year. My self esteem isn't low just my confidence. I am naturally shy and from the time I was 14 til last year I wasn't "allowed" to even have friends. So just my general speaking to people is hard and I'm super awkward..especially because a lot of people my age don't have kids and responsbilities like I do. I mean I know what I want from a person. I know that what went wrong in my last relationship was mostly his fault but I did some things too no one is perfect but overall I stayed when I shouldn't and he didn't deserve because I loved him and wanted to believe he'd change. The fact that I feel like I could try and date shows me I'm ready cuz up until recently I've been very anti-man, all men are the same, that sorta feeling. But now it's like I'm starting have friends and be around people and come out of my shell and I'm like hey this guy is actually nice or whatever. It's hard to explain..pretty much I've been told for YEARS that I'm not good enough and even though I know it's not true and that I'm good enough people do like me I'm just not sure how to approach someone I like that I don't know..


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Our Wildlife Watch after school club is brand new for 2017, we'll be getting together once a month after school to go wild. Each session we'll be heading outside to learn about something new, every month will have a different theme, which could be anything from our pond adventure to building survival shelters. There will be lots of outdoor games and activities around a the theme of the month and this is the perfect thing to keep your children active and loving nature.
Our Wildlife Watch After School Club will run monthly on Mondays 3:45pm till 5pm, both at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre and The Parkridge Centre. To find out what dates the clubs are on, head to our what's on section or click on the attachment below.
The sessions are aimed at children aged 4 years and up, but younger siblings are welcome, adults must accompany their children unless they are 8 years and over.
Booking is advised.
Sessions cost £3.50 per child with one FREE accompanying adult (no admission is required for The Parkridge Centre). A small donation is welcomed for accompanying younger siblings.
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Beijing - (Cosmic Mess): The Pentagon has blamed giant fissures in traditional Chinese astrological thinking for the obliteration of key underground nuclear weapons factories in Sichuan Province.
"The Neo-Taoist obsession with the the Zi Wei Dou Shu prediction system may have blinded Maoist military planners," General V Smart of the Pentagon's Sino-Seismic Research Unit said today.
"Why else site the country's nuclear weapons design HQ at the city of Mianyang, a tectonic plate hellhole located some 100km from the epicenter of the quake?
"This is supposed to be China's luckiest year for centuries," Smart added, "based on the supreme good fortune of the astrological Rat and the number 8.
"Well, so far the Year of Rat has wiped out the entire stockpile of 500 DF-5A long range missile capable of striking targets over 1,000 targets throughout United States," Smart continued with a gleam in his eyes."
Additionally the Pentagon thinks China has lost its main production site manufacturing the newly upgraded submarine-launched ballistic missile the Julang-1 as well as Plant 821 which makes all their nuclear warhead fuel.
At Guangyuan the country's massive military production reactor and facilities that mine spent fuel for plutonium were also buried under the 7.9 Richter Scale tremor.
"Chairman Mao would be spitting venom by now if he was alove," Smart concluded.


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text: What is day investing? Day buying and selling is when a person buys or sells fiscal instruments on the same day before the current market closes for the buying and selling day. People who partake in this variety of trading are called active traders and also day traders. The real definition of an intra-day really talks about the how far the move was compared to the past close and not just how it was relevant to an additional value that was traded on that very same day. Some of the issues that a day trader will trade are stocks, currencies, stock selections and contracts like curiosity rate futures and equity index futures. Day buying and selling was after only for fiscal corporations and investors but now day traders are also lender staff members, investment firm staff and they would work as experts in investments and fund management. Now that the internet has authorized people to seriously get to out to a lot of men and women, day buying and selling is now getting much more well-known with traders at house. Contemplate mastering a lot more about day trading to assure that you are undertaking the most you can with your finances. What are the different styles of day investing? Though most of these styles of investing are termed day buying and selling, there are basically distinct designs of investing that will have different benefits and dangers. Scalping is a approach that has the trader holding down a position for a selected period of time, usually only for a few minutes. Shaving is another procedure that will allow the trader jump ahead by about a tenth of a cent and acquire stock options and provide purchase will normally be accomplished in significantly less than one particular second. The scalper will generally bid just a cent over the bid for each share and therefore starting to be the initial in line to purchase that stock. When that offer you arises, the shaver will then offer the stock for a cent much less and then finding a earnings from it. A day trader will constantly be conscious of any possible trades and will appear for various instruments to trade. A day trader can also trade as significantly as he or she desires as the earnings and losses are unlimited. How can I use day trading? Based on what your purpose is, you can target on brief-time period investing on a buying and selling day in which it will only consider a couple of minutes for the approach to complete. You will be in a position to trade like this as a lot as you want within a buying and selling day and you can also take into account obtaining payment savings from brokers. You will also require to focus on the price momentum as other folks will appear at different designs whilst others will use their very own strategies. This is a wonderful way to make cash and you need to follow as considerably as you can so that you will be capable to maximize the advantages of day buying and selling. Get your time with the course of action as currently being in a position to perfect this process will give you a good talent to have in the future. Day trading is a wonderful way to optimize what you can do in 1 day even though still getting really effective with trading.


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One week after being dumped by the Edmonton Eskimos, Dahrran Diedrick is back in business.
The non-import running back is scheduled to arrive in Montreal today to sign a contract with the Alouettes - which means he could be back at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday when the East Division leaders make their only visit to Edmonton.
"It would be a little weird (to play Edmonton)," said Diedrick, who doesn't know if he'll be activated to the roster this week or will have to wait a little longer.
"Those are all my friends and my teammates I was just with a week prior."
But even if Diedrick doesn't dress, he could provide help to the Montreal coaches with his knowledge of some of the Eskimo playbook.
However, the 27-year-old denies he would do that.
"I wouldn't go around and give away secrets of another team I played for," he said.
The defending Grey Cup champions cut Diedrick last Monday, painting the picture of a club being flush with Canadian running backs and needing to cut salary.
But a main reason behind the release was the fact Diedrick's mental preparation wasn't to the level the club wanted.
To no surprise, Diedrick cracked back, believing he didn't get an opportunity to show his skills during his 10 months with the Green and Gold.
Regardless, with a sparkling college resume - 2,745 rushing yards at the University of Nebraska - he quickly attracted interest from Montreal, Calgary and B.C.
But the former Ontario high school star chose Montreal because it's close to home.
"And (Montreal is) offering that I will still be able to get my option year and that's important," he remarked.
Diedrick is scheduled to enter his option year next season, meaning if he plays well in Montreal his stock will rise and he could jump to the NFL.


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Snider leads Jays' homer charge
Snider leads Jays' homer charge
A few minutes earlier, New York's Edwar Ramirez was gripping the straps of that chest guard, pulling Barajas out from the bottom of a dogpile during a heated altercation between the Jays and Yankees during the eighth inning of Toronto's 10-4 victory on Tuesday night.
The late-inning eruption -- ignited when Yankees catcher Jorge Posada took exception to a very wild pitch from reliever Jesse Carlson -- overshadowed a game filled with positives for the Blue Jays. Toronto matched a season high with five home runs, including two from rookie Travis Snider, and ace Roy Halladay was effective in earning his 15th win of the year.
Those aspects of Tuesday's contest in the Bronx were quickly pushed to the background when -- as home-plate umpire Jim Joyce described it -- Posada took an unnecessary "cheap shot" at Carlson during a tense turn of events in the eighth inning. After scoring a run for the Yankees, Posada threw an elbow at Carlson on his way back to New York's dugout.
As far as Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston was concerned, Posada was to blame for everything that followed.
"That started the whole ruckus right there," Gaston said. "I don't know if that was too smart. They certainly have a lot more to lose than we do. They have a chance to go to the playoffs and perhaps win the World Series. You can get a lot of guys hurt out there in that sort of ruckus, so you don't need that going on."
With one out in the eighth, the first pitch Carlson threw against Posada sailed behind the catcher's back and beyond Barajas' reach. Posada yelled at Carlson and the benches cleared briefly, but the situation was calmed swiftly and the game resumed without incident. The Yankees' veteran catcher eventually drew a walk and later scored on a double by Brett Gardner.
During the play, Carlson shifted behind home plate to back up a throw to Barajas. While Posada headed for the bench after scoring, the Toronto left-hander was looking away, upset over the pitch to Gardner. That's when Posada threw an elbow at Carlson, prompting Joyce to immediately eject the catcher from the game.
"It was very unsportsmanlike," Joyce said. "The pitcher wasn't looking for anything like that, and [Posada] ran past him, didn't say anything and just gave him a shove with his elbow. It was very unsportsmanlike. It was a cheap shot."
After Posada was tossed, he ran at Carlson, and the pitcher took a swing at the catcher. The benches and bullpens then emptied and a mass of Blue Jays and Yankees formed down the first-base line, in front of the New York dugout. Posada, Carlson and Barajas were on the bottom of the violent pile, and the pitcher emerged with a significant welt above his left eye.
Carlson didn't know who landed a punch.
"We were kind of right near their dugout and kind of got trampled on a little bit," Carlson said. "I'm not sure who it was, but I was trying to cover up. Somebody moved my hands out of the way and got in a shot. A few seconds later, I was rolling in dirt and got pulled off."
Posada might have had reason to believe Carlson's errant pitch was intentional.
During the series between the teams in Toronto on Sept. 3-6, the Blue Jays (66-79) were hit by pitches six times by Yankees pitchers. On Tuesday night, Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion was hit by New York starter Sergio Mitre in the sixth inning, and Aaron Hill was hit by an offering by Yankees reliever Mark Melancon in the top of the eighth.
For what it's worth, Carlson denied that he threw behind Posada on purpose.
"We've been a hit a lot, but what are you going to do?" Carlson said. "I'm not going to apologize -- no need to. It was just a fastball inside and I yanked the pitch and then things just kept stemming after that, and what happened, happened."
The pitch that hit Hill -- the first throw from Melancon -- struck the second baseman in the middle of his back and came with two outs and the Jays holding a 9-2 lead. Melancon also insisted that he did not hit Hill on purpose, and Joyce noted that he did not deem it to be intentional, either. Even so, Barajas said the timing was curious.
"We don't know for sure if there was intent or not," Barajas said. "But, when you've got two outs and one of the best hitters on your team is up and he gets drilled square in the back, it doesn't look good. I'm not saying they did it on purpose or if there was any intent. Obviously, you see that happen and it kind of makes you wonder."
Carlson and Posada were both ejected from the game, and Joyce said video of the confrontation will be reviewed to determine if any other action is required. One television replay seemed to show Toronto's John McDonald throwing a punch at Yankees manager Joe Girardi, but the veteran infielder insisted that was not the case.
"They show another angle," said McDonald, who added that he was trying to pull Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira away from the pile of players. "I'm sure you can ask Joe. He never got touched by my side."
Lost in the late-inning events was the great night by the Jays' offense. Mitre (3-3) was pounded for seven runs on eight hits, including four home runs, in the loss for New York (93-53). Snider, who has labored since being recalled from Triple-A last month, sent a pair of pitches deep into the second deck above right field -- a two-run shot in the third and a solo blast in the fourth.
"We're talking about baseball now?" Gaston said with a chuckle. "That's great for that kid. He's been struggling. To have a two-home-run night was great for him."
The offensive outburst, which also included homer No. 30 for Adam Lind and solo shots by Jose Bautista and Encarnacion, helped Halladay improve to 15-9 on the season. The right-hander allowed 11 hits, but was able to limit the damage against the Yankees, whose only two runs during Halladay's six innings came in the second.
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After some research, I'm not sure the Stonehurst Theatre ever looked like this, it may have been an advertising picture made up for the architectural design for Pittco Store Fronts. I just don't remember there being a building to the left (as you look) of the theatre that large. Here is an excerpt from the News of Delaware County which shows a drawing of what I remember the theatre looked like in the 70's.
After the theater closed, wasn't it converted to an Arnold Palmer miniature golf course. I think this is right but am not 100% positive.
Having lived just a block from the Theater I would say that the drawing are darn close, I watched many a film there, after it closed it was concerted to a auro repair shop, then it burned to the ground. There was never a miniature gulf course there.
went there as a child lived on clinton road it was an arnold palmer minature golf course
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Any advice on desiging a slow fly wing?
Ok, I've done the go fast thing (predator) and am now ready due to fading eyesite (diabetes) to slow my roll a bit.
I'm thinking along the lines of a slow flying but still acrobatic flying wing. It must be light, and be able to perform all standard Zagi type manuvers.
How well does the Mini Tornado perform? What do you guys think of it?
Power systems? Geared 280? Thanks guys---Rob
well, i have about 6 zagis, powered and sailplane, and recently a friend sent me a mini tornado 'kit' from the czech republic (now hobby lobby sells them).
at first, i thought, just another zagi clone, but it is not.
the mini-t stands on its own.
here's why: it is smaller, it is all-epp, it is driven by a (280?) motor with a delightfully quiet gearbox, and it gives about 15 minutes of pleasure on 7, 750 mAh ni-me-hy cells.
funny thing is: it has anhedral (drooping wings) - first i thought this was a manufacturing defect and inquired by my czech friends -- no, it was done on purpose -- and i found out that this helps to accomplish perfect inside and outside loops without the typical zagi-effect of trying to roll out at the top.
the mini-t is, even though it is smaller than the zagi, slower and easy to keep up with.
only negative i found is that the servos, battery, motor, radio and linkage are mounted at the bottom side of the wing -- i put some cut-off plastic spoon 'scoops' over the servo arms which thusfar has prevented any breakage -- but this installation makes for a nice looking, clean, top (no , i did not build it upside down, i hope!).
all-in-all, a nice relaxing plane, and a different experience than the screaming zagis - and i love um both!
Get some foamboard or fanfold and whip up one of these. With a GWS S1 and 7) 700 aaa nimhs, it's fairly aerobatic (inverted, loops, rolls), but with a S300 drive and 600aes, hold-on tight.
Since you don't want speed, just prop it for torque instead and it'll pull vert no problem yet still fly infield-only stuff at 1/2 power. Maybe a geared 280 would be a good compromise.
See the JSF site for specs:
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Slowflyer, good looking wing! Has anyone tried the PAF flying wing? http://www.hobby-lobby.com/paf.htm
I know it looks like high$, but if you do the math, you are getting the prebuilt airframe for approx $100.00 or less. All you need is a radio..The ezone review looked pretty good.
That's Hardlocks wing, and yes it is VERY cool. I just might have to build one up. Looks like a winner.
the PAF is cool, but I just can't get past the price. I think I'm going to end up with a Mini Tornado. We're just too buried in the Predator to bother designing another plane right now. Thanks guys---Rob
Hardlock, I'm very interested in building one of your JSF planes. Do you have any dimentional drawings for this plane? I was looking to put a GWS drive on my 24" glider I designed, but yours lookes alot nicer. Also would you recommend buillding your fist version with the tailerons for the GWS setup? Thanks.
-- Acer
Here's a pic of my 24" next to a bigger 42"
Acer, It looks like your 24" wing is real close to the JSF "Super Cutlass" version already. It's sad that any flying wing design ends up looking like a Zagi no matter what you do to it. Mine was "function follows form" instead of the other way around, so I got lucky on the looks. If you take off the pod and verts, it's just a wing.
Depending on the weight of your wing, it would be easy to try an adaption. Take off the fins and tape them inboard of the elevons, add the motor "stick" with a rubber band, cover with soft foam pod and try it. The weight of the hollow foamboard makes mine real light. If your empty wing weights more than about 5oz, and or has much less than 250 sq in. area, it won't be much of a slow flyer.
Since you already fly wings, you don't need a "trainer" so I'd go with the "SC". It still flys almost as slow yet does more tricks. I'm starting a combined version with ailerons & tailerons.
Email me and I'll send you some rough drawings.
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Windows 7 won't use my microphone
I've just installed windows 7 after using XP. My desktop microphone worked fine in XP, but for some reason won't pick up any sound in 7. I have all of the latest audio drivers installed and all of the audio appears to be working. I've made sure that the volume is up and not muted on my line-in recording device, where I have my mic plugged in. Windows actually detects that it is plugged in but is not picking up any sound from it. Looking at the levels it doesn't have anything saying microphone though, just Line-In.
Is this a known issue, is there a way to fix? I just using a standard audio jack desktop mic with my SB X-Fi Titanium.
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It should be "Mic In" not line in.
Go into your audio manager,bottom right of screen usally and change it from there.
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I'm not sure what you are saying to change. I also have a Microphone FP, which stands for front panel, but I never hooked that jack up when I installed the card.
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Usally in your manager you have a jack called
Line in
Thats what i was going off,so im at a loss now.Maybe if you go through accessories/voice recorder you can adjust there.
Would there be a driver for the mic?
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it's some older generic desktop mic. It could be plugged into any stereo equipment and used as a mic. It's not something that requires drivers. Maybe I'll have to look into hooking up the microphone FP jack and see if that'll work with it. don't feel like popping the case open to find the wiring right now... dunno why it won't just work. It's actually a good mic.
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I saw a post about the FlexiJack in the SB control panel. That was it! I needed to set it to mic instead of line in. So if anyone else has this problem, try that solution. It works.
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By Stu Hackel
Everything about the new Winnipeg Jets, it seems, is going to cause a fuss, whether it's their name, their roster, their history or their logo. Yes, their logo is now causing some quarreling up north. Can't wait to see what happens when their sweaters and unis debut. These guys haven't even played a game yet.
This latest dispute began with a post for the online literary magazine, The Winnipeg Review, by John Samson, a genuine hockey fan and not someone who merely objects to the new Jets logo because he has a political agenda. Samson is a singer/songwriter for the Winnipeg indie-rock band the Weakerthans and composer of an exceptional and melancholy song/poem about Gump Worsley, the Hall of Fame goalie, that appeared on the group's 2007 album The Reunion Tour. I spoke with him about the song for a story in The Hockey News back then (which sadly isn't online) and learned Samson has real hockey cred. He can speak with intelligence about the sport, grew up playing goal himself on the frozen streets of the 'Peg and watching lots of hockey on TV like most good Canadian boys.
Samson contended in his Winnipeg Review post that he was hoping the new Jets would provide a unifying experience for "our awesomely varied city." Instead the logo is a point of division.
The old Jets logo, (one which he "would draw ... practically every day, on every surface I could find") contained a commercial airliner, representing what Samson called "the flowering of exploration and internationalism in the burgeoning age of affordable air travel, and the players that wore its jersey were part of an exciting, fast-skating, multi-national team that played a beautiful, tough, and creative brand of hockey."
But he found the new one, which borrows much of the logo of the Royal Canadian Air Force, alienating. "It attempts to tie our professional hockey team directly to the Canadian Forces base here in Winnipeg, a link that was invented in the boardroom of the new team owners, True North Sports and Entertainment."
Now, in announcing their new logo, Mark Chipman, Chairman and Governor of True North, acknowledged linking the team to the military, saying on the team's website, "We felt it was important to authenticate the name Jets and we believe the new logo does that through its connection to our country's remarkable Air Force heritage, including the rich history and relationship that our city and province have enjoyed with the Canadian Forces." The team's statement also quoted Dorian Murphy, True North's marketing and brand management director, discussing the long relationship between True North (which previously owned the AHL Manitoba team) and the local armed forces base, 17 Wing, and it thanked the Department of National Defense "for their assistance in the process."
So Samson has a valid point, and this connection between the team and the military extends beyond mere symbolism; the Jets are donating $1 million over 10 years to a trio of military charities, most likely as compensation for use of the logo. For a team whose margins are probably going to be thin, considering it will play in the smallest building and smallest market in the NHL, that's quite generous. It didn't have to be that way; there certainly were other options for the logo out there (I found the logos designed by Griswald Creative and SyPhi Creations appealing, and I'm sure there were more) that would have saved the Jets $1 million. So the connection with the Air Force appears conscious and deliberate.
Samson wrote that he understands that sports teams often have military implications to their names and logos, "but I can't think of another team anywhere that has attempted to attach itself as blatantly and directly to an existing, contemporary arm of the military." He noted that the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Oakland Raiders have vague militaristic connotations, but "the Jets new roundel is a recruiting device for a specific branch of the Canadian military. There is an obvious and massive difference there."
In fact, the San Diego Padres wear those hideous camouflage jerseys each Sunday at home, although the "camo" look is also some folks' idea of fashion. The OHL Brampton Batallion logo and jersey are cartoonish, but army-themed nevertheless.
Still, neither is as connected to the military in the way the Jets are. The Padres have forged strong links to the huge military community in Southern California, but that seems less about team identity than selling tickets. And the closest the Batallion comes to a charitable connection with the military is distributing tickets to those who volunteer for the Salvation Army. The only closer connection would be teams actually made up of servicemen and women, and as many observers pointed out (including Joe Pelettier on his always wonderful Greatest Hockey Legends blog), the inspiration for the Jets logo may have come at least partly from the RCAF Flyers team that won the 1948 Olympic Gold Medal for Canada (and the RCAF Flyers also won the 1942 Allen Cup and featured some prominent names, like wartime recruits Woody Dumart, Milt Schmidt and Bobby Bauer, the entire Boston Bruins high-scoring Kraut Line).
To Samson, the use of the RCAF logo and a fighter jet implies that "whoever wears it supports both the actions of the Canadian military and the politicians who deploy them. Where does that leave those hockey fans that feel varying degrees of otherwise?"
The idea that whoever wears the Jets new logo is, even unintentionally, a supporter of certain foreign policies might be a stretch, and Winnipeg Sun columnist Tom Brodbeck articulates that in a column he wrote, saying that one can still not support certain military or political decisions but still be a fan of the team and wear the Jets jersey.
But what Samson writes afterwards has much truth and is something to ponder.
"Hockey should be one of those rare and valuable activities we can all share and communicate through, no matter our beliefs or backgrounds. The overt militarization of our game by commentators, politicians, and now companies like True North, prevents many people from fully engaging with the sport. We should all be able to participate in hockey, both as players, and as admirers of players who are so many times better than most of us will ever be -- those professionals who have dedicated their labors to fulfilling the beautiful potential of the game we know better than any other. The new Jets logo will tell some of us that we simply aren't welcome at the rink."
Not surprisingly, Samson is not alone in his critique. His post and similar thoughts expressed by others have sparked much discussion. Jets spokesman Scott Brown told Jason Halstead of The Winnipeg Sun, "There has been a lot of positive reaction to the fact we have overtly made a connection to the military, but we understand that there will be negative reaction, and there has been. We've had a lot of people call us and express that negative opinion, and we understand that." Perhaps the team's execs didn't anticipate the opposition to the logo, although they are a pretty savvy group and its hard to think they didn't consider there might be some backlash.
Regardless, the logo is what it is for now and the Jets organization obviously desired a close association with the military. Samson writes he's still going to cheer for the team, but he bought an Atlanta Thrashers Dustin Byfuglien T-shirt -- on closeout -- as his show of support rather than a new Jets logo shirt.
We are a culture that far too often treats war like sports and sports like war, too frequently investing our emotions perversely, grossly exaggerating the significance of competitive entertainment while minimizing the real life horrors and consequences of deadly combat. We've frequently lost a sense of proportion in being fans of what is, after all, just a game that is run as a business. You have to wonder if building a brand and an identity around the military pushes that proportion a little more out of focus.


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