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NX-Engine progress
While still doing some Python integration I started working on several other parts of the engine.
1. Ported from SDL 1.2 to SFML 2.0
Up to now the engine used SDL 1.2 as it's wrapper around low level stuff like creating windows and getting events. This worked ok so far but had some major drawbacks:
- SDL is licensed under LGPL. While still an opensource license and far better than GPL, it is only allowed to dynamically link against the library.
- SDL 1.2 isn't able to create OpenGL 3+ contexts.
- The source code isn't as clean and readable as I would wish. (C code)
I was aware of SFML for quite a while and while the 2.0 version is still in development and has some bugs it offers clear advantages:
- Lincense is zlib/png which is awesome because it allows dynamic/static linking + pretty much total freedom.
- It is possible to create OpenGL 3+ contexts.
- Source code is very nice and clean. (C++ object oriented)
So I got rid of SDL and plugged SFML into the engine. To my suprise this was easier than I thought and the whole process was smoothly done in a few hours. Maybe a sign for a good engine structure? I hope so!
While SFML has it's benefits there was some drawbacks aswell. 1. Image loading support isn't as good as SDL_image and 2. SFML doesn't support condition variables for thread synchronization. I worked around this problems by integrating DevIL for image loading and porting all threading stuff to boost::thread.
DevIL is an excellent library with an absolutley lovely API which is pretty much the same as OpenGL. It offers support for an amazing range of picture formats and perfectly fits the needs of the engine.
2. gDEBugger fun and optimizations
If you haven't heard of gDEBugger yet, it is an OpenGL profiler, analyzer, debugger with some nice features. It was recently made available for free and every OpenGL programmer should grab a copy immediately. With the help of this program I was able to optimize the renderer in the engine quite a bit by removing redundant GL calls. The results of 1 hour work were an increase of the FPS in valgrind's memcheck by the factor 2,5x !
3. Actors for the engine
I started to implement some actor stuff in the engine. Up to know this allows the creation and deletion of objects through script. Next steps are moving things around by script commands and coupling of the system with the scene graph.
Python embedding (Part 2.5)
Last time I wrote about calling python functions from C/C++. I must admit I kept it very short, so today a bit more about this topic.
1. Wrapping PyObject* into a smart pointer
First I will show you how to use boost::intrusive_ptr to manage python objects. This frees us from doing ugly calls to Py_INCREF or Py_XDECREF all over our code and more important reduce the likelihood of introducing memory leaks by accident (python reference counting is really a mess in my opinion).
To use boost::intrusive_ptr you need to include the following file:
#include <boost/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
Next we need to add two additional functions to the boost namespace:
namespace boost { inline void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(PyObject* p) { Py_XINCREF(p); } inline void intrusive_ptr_release(PyObject* p) { Py_XDECREF(p); } };
They are used by the intrusive_ptr to do the reference counting for us.
Basically at this point we have everything we need, but I like to do one more thing to make my life a bit easier, a typedef for the intrusive_ptr:
typedef boost::intrusive_ptr<PyObject> nxPyObjectPtr_t;
This makes the code a lot cleaner.
2. Calling a python function by name
Now we have all tools needed to call a python function by name in a pretty safe way. This means keeping the probability of memory leaks to a minimum. Here is the method declaration which goes into the nx_PythonManager class:
nxPyObjectPtr_t callFunction(const char *name, const nxPyObjectPtr_t& args = nxPyObjectPtr_t());
The first argument is the name of the python function you want to call. One thing to note here: The function must reside into the main python namespace (__main__ module). You can't call functions from other python modules this way.
As you can see we are using our intrusive_ptr<PyObject> to pass arguments in and the return value out of the method. You'll see in a second how exactly this works. If we wouldn't have done it this way and returned raw pointers, the user of the engine would have needed to use Py_DECREF by themselves… not a good idea.
Now to the implementation:
nxPyObjectPtr_t nx_PythonManager::callFunction(const char *name, const nxPyObjectPtr_t& args) { PyObject *main = PyImport_AddModule("__main__"); PyObject *func = PyObject_GetAttrString(main, name); if (!func || !PyCallable_Check(func)) { Py_XDECREF(func); return nxPyObjectPtr_t(); }
This code should be familiar if you've read parts 1+2 of these article. We just get the __main__ python module (in which our function needs to reside). Than we use PyObject_GetAttrString to get our function object. The next 4 lines are for error checking.
PyObject *result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(func, args.get(), NULL); Py_DECREF(func);
Here is the actual call to the python function. The 2nd value passed is the argument list for the python function. Because we wrapped the PyObject* into intrusive_ptr we need to use ".get()" to get the raw pointer. The argument list can be anything you want: nothing, one python object or a complete python dictionary. The called python function is responsible for interpreting the list.
Last but not least we wrap the return value into an intrusive_ptr and return it:
if (result == Py_None) { Py_DECREF(result); return nxPyObjectPtr_t(); } else { return nxPyObjectPtr_t(result, false); } }
Py_None is basically the same as "return void", so we return an empty pointer.
One very important thing is the construction of the "nxPyObjectPtr_t". You may have noticed the 2nd argument "false" this is extremely important. The intrusive_ptr contructor by default increases the reference count of the object: "intrusive_ptr(T *p, bool addref = true)". Because we don't want that, we need to explicity call it with "false". If you'll forget this you will leak memory. Because of the sneakiness of this behaviour I have created a macro which helps to "remember" the false:
#define NX_PY_OBJECT_PTR(pyObject) nxPyObjectPtr_t(pyObject, false)
Here is an example how to use it:
nxPyObjectPtr_t obj = nxPyObjectPtr_t(PyLong_FromInt(1000), false)); nxPyObjectPtr_t obj = NX_PY_OBJECT_PTR(PyLong_FromInt(1000));
The 1st line is without macro and the 2nd line with macro.
That's all about it, wasn't so bad after all.
3. Further reading
As usual some useful links about todays topics:
Smart pointers to boost your code (Tutorial)
Python embedding (Part 2)
Last time I covered the basics of embedding python into the engine. Today I will show you how to expose C-functions or more exactly static C++ class methods to the python interpreter. Furthermore I'll give you some hints how to call python functions from C/C++ code.
1. Exposing C/C++ functions to python
First we need to add a new static member variable to the nx_PythonManager class declaration:
private: static PyMethodDef m_methodTable[];
All functions which should be callable from python must be added to this table. Here is the definition with some functions stripped out:
PyMethodDef nx_PythonManager::m_methodTable[] = { { "printVersion", nx_PythonManager::printVersion, METH_NOARGS, "Prints the python interpreter version." }, { "executeFile", nx_PythonManager::executeFile, METH_O, "Executes a python script file." }, { "registerEventListener", nx_PythonManager::registerEventListener, METH_VARARGS, "Registers a script event listener." }, { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL } };
Each line defines exactly 1 function which should be python callable. The 4 arguments in each line are from left to right:
- Python function name.
- C/C++ function which should be exposed. In our case we use static class methods which sit inside the nx_PythonManager class.
- Number and type of function arguments. METH_NOARGS = no argument at all, METH_O = exactly one python object as argument, METH_VARARGS = variable number of arguments (0, 1, 2, …)
- Description of the function.
The last line "{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }" shows python the end of the table.
Every python callable function must follow the same scheme:
PyObject* functionName(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
The self argument is only needed by python for object orientet stuff and is therefore uninteresting for us at the moment. To prevent compiler warnings I tend to just comment "self" out like this:
PyObject* functionName(PyObject */*self*/, PyObject *args);
Ok enough of the basics an actual example of such a function:
// declaration from the nx_PythonManager class static PyObject* printVersion(PyObject *self, PyObject *args); // implementation PyObject* nx_PythonManager::printVersion(PyObject */*self*/, PyObject */*args*/) { std::cerr << Py_GetVersion() << std::endl; Py_RETURN_NONE; }
Easy enough, all this function does is to print a python version string to std::cerr. This function was defined in the method table with METH_NOARGS, so no arguments are passed. Py_RETURN_NONE is a handy python macro for returning Py_None while keeping the reference count of the object right. Py_None is the python equivalent to C's void.
Now there is only one thing left before we can call our function from python: Making a buildin module from our method table and add it to the main python module. This is done in the nx_PythonManager::init method. I gave you basic insight to this method in the first part of this article. These are the lines we need to add:
// this code goes after the 'PyObject *sysModule = PyImport_AddModule("sys");' line PyObject *nxModule = Py_InitModule3("nx", m_methodTable, "NX-Engine python module."); Py_INCREF(nxModule); if (PyModule_AddObject(mainModule, "nx", nxModule) != 0) { return false; }
The last 4 lines should be familiar. They are basically the same as last time for adding the sys-module. Only difference is that this time we add our custom build module 'nx' which we get from the Py_InitModule3 function. This function takes the module name "nx", our method table and a document string describing the module.
Now it is possible to run our little code function from python like this: nx.printVersion().
2. Calling python functions from C/C++
I actually do a call to a python function in the NX-Engine exactly at 1 point at the moment: Sending events to script listeners. So this will be pretty quick, here is the code needed for calling the python function:
PyObject *onEvent = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_callback, "onEvent");
Here the onEvent function is extracted from a script event listener. I haven't talked about listener or event types at all, so just ignore the exact meaning of this line for the moment. All you need to know is that you need a way to get a python function object to your code. For example this could happen with a C-function which is exposed to python and takes a function object.
if (!PyCallable_Check(onEvent)) { Py_XDECREF(onEvent); return false; }
This is actually just a safety check if the python object is really callable.
PyObject *result = PyObject_CallFunction(onEvent, (char*)"O", event.getPythonEvent()) Py_DECREF(onEvent) bool r = (result == Py_True ? true : false) Py_DECREF(result); return r;
Ok, here we call the python function with PyObject_CallFunction. In this case it takes exactly one argument of type object which is indicated with (char*)"O". The last argument is the object passed, here of a custom python object type (I'll eventually write about how to create custom types in the future). The result of the function call is converted to a C-type and returned. Furthermore notice the calls to Py_DECREF. This is necessary to free unused resources otherwise we would leak memory.
3. Further reading
I intentionally left out a few things for the moment like parsing METH_VARARG arguments or building an argument list with Py_BuildValue. I eventually will catch up to this in the future, meanwhile some links to the excellent python documentation on these topics:
Parsing arguments and building values
Python embedding (Part 1)
This will be the first post about embedding Python into the NX-Engine. I will try to write about the basics today and dig deeper into the embedding process in future posts.
1. Header files and project settings
To use python in your program there is only 1 header file to include. The only catch is that this must be the first file included, before any other header. If you happen to include it after a standard-c header there is a chance your program won't compile.
#include "Python.h"
Furthermore you need to set some project paths or the compiler won't be able to find python headers and libraries. You have to add the path to the python headers to your projects compiler search path. I'm using Linux with Codeblocks as IDE, so I added the following to my projects build options under the "Search directories -> Compiler" tab:
I haven't worked on windows with other IDEs yet, but it should be something similar (google is your friend). While it is possible to change the #include… statement to something like: #include "python2.7/Python.h" this is not recomended due to compatiblity between different python versions and operating systems.
Finally to make the linker happy we add the following to the linker project settings:
If you aren't using the 2.7 version of python or want to switch to a more recent version, just change the version numbers in the project settings and you're done, no need for editing any source file.
2. Python manager class
Because the NX-Engine is heavily modular and python is a pretty big component I decided to put it in it's own manager class. Here is a very basic class declaration with quite a few things stripped out for the moment. We will get to this parts in a future post.
class nx_PythonManager : public nx_Singleton<nx_PythonManager> { public: nx_PythonManager(); ~nx_PythonManager() bool init(const char *initScriptFilename = NULL); bool restart(const char *initScriptFilename = NULL); bool executeCommand(const char *command); bool executeFile(const char *filename); private: void shutdown(); };
As you can see the class is a singleton like any manager in the engine. The constructor is empty expect for some log writing. The destructor just calls the private shutdown() method. The actual initialization is done in the init method. The reason for not doing this in the constructor is that python startup could fail and we can't return a error flag from a constructor.
Here is the implementation of the init method:
bool nx_PythonManager::init(const char *initScriptFilename) { Py_InitializeEx(0);
This initializes the python interpreter. We used this function instead of Py_Initialize() to keep the memory footprint as small as possible and prevent some ugly reference leaks. Py_InitializeEx(0) doesn't register signal handlers which aren't useful in embedded python anyway. At least I haven't missed them yet.
PyObject *mainModule = PyImport_AddModule("__main__"); PyObject *sysModule = PyImport_AddModule("sys");
Here we get pointers to the global namespace (__main__ module) and sys module. The references are borrowed, that means we don't need to call Py_DECREF if we don't need them anymore.
Py_INCREF(sysModule); if (PyModule_AddObject(mainModule, "sys", sysModule) != 0) { return false; }
Now we add the sys module to the global python namespace. Because PyModule_AddObject steals a reference to our sys module pointer we need to Py_INCREF it first or the program will horribly die. What we did with the last 4 lines of code is the same as invoking the following python command: "import sys". So we don't need to do this in any of our scripts and can immediately do something like: "print sys.version"
if (initScriptFilename) { executeFile(initScriptFilename) } return true; }
Finally we run our init script and return from the method.
Next up the private shutdown method which is a single liner for now:
void nx_PythonManager::shutdown() { Py_Finalize(); }
All it does is to shutdown the python interpreter and clean up as much data as it can. From own testing this is far from perfect and some reference and therefore memory is definetly leaked (~64 reference on my system). You should keep this in mind and don't restart the interpreter in a release build like crazy, even small leaks will add up^^
This leads us to our restart method:
bool nx_PythonManager::restart(const char *initScriptFilename) { shutdown(); init(initScriptFilename); return true; }
This is exactly what you think it is: stop everything, than crank it up again. All of this with the methods written some lines earlier. And yes this method leaks about 64 references everytime called on my system. I double checked everything and this is python internal and can't be helped.
At this point we have python up and running, could restart and kill it again. To do something useful I will introduce you to two more methods for today:
bool nx_PythonManager::executeCommand(const char *command) { if (!command) return false; PyRun_SimpleString(command); return true; }
Just runs a python command. You could do something like: pythonManager->executeCommand("print 'Hello World!'").
bool nx_PythonManager::executeFile(const char *filename) { FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "r"); if (!fp) return false; PyRun_SimpleFile(fp, filename); fclose(fp); fp = NULL; return true; }
Similar to executeCommand with the difference that the python code comes from a file. The file is opened and passed to the fitting python function. You should be able to execute virtually any python script this way.
3. Further reading
At this point you should have a very basic embedded python interpreter. I'll post more about how to build own modules and data types for the interpreter and howto link python with an event system in the future. Meanwhile you can get some more information about python embedding here:
To learn more about the python C-API this comes in handy:
Reworked events + python integration
I recently embedded a fully functional python interpreter into the NX-Engine and linked it into the reworked event system. The result is a surprisingly powerful system. The engine now supports sending events from code to script and vice versa. Furthermore it is possible to create completely new event types only in script. It is even possible for the engine to restrict script access to some event types like keydown or keyup. Python can still listen for these events, but not create them.
Another great benefit of python is that parts of the engine can be prototyped and tested quickly in script and later ported to code. This hopefully speeds up development, which makes the programmer (me) happy. For this reason I hooked up the python interpeter with a nice ingame console. That way the program don't event need a restart to make some changes in script or reload the interpreter. Just type in some commands, restart the whole interpreter or load/reload some scripts.
I'm still tracking down some python issues, mainly memory/reference leaks. I'm pretty sure they are python internal but couldn't confirm it 100% yet. I'll probably write some lines about the python embedding process in the future, meanwhile a screenshot of the new ingame console in action:


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text: So let me paint you a picture. The other day I went to open up itunes and to my dismay all my stuff was gone, as if I had just installed itunes onto my pc. No songs, playlists, apps, NOTHING. Now this has happened to me before and i was able to do a quick fix involving some kind of .xml file or something. But this time its different, Over time I've added so many new songs and the thing is they're scattered all over my computer. Some on my desktop, some in files within files and its just a mess so its not as simple as just dragging a folder with all my music into the library and shazam! Plus some of the songs are duplicates but just in different folders on my hard drive. I thought that everytime you added a song to the itunes library it copied that file into a specific folder so you would have all your songs neatly organized in one "itunes specific folder" and could just add it to restore in case of emergency. Now I tried using this free program called tunestor I think where you simply just drag and drop everything from your ipod to your HDD, but the thing was that when I drag all the songs to add it to my itunes library a lot of the songs instead of showing the names and stuff it was just a bunch of little squares as if it was characters that itunes didn't recognize. Now I wouldn't mind just listening to the song and re-tagging it accordingly but i have about 3000 songs and a little less than half of them had that problem so it would be a MAJOR Pain in the butt. So is there any kind of software out there that will take the music off my ipod and restore it to my itunes library? I wouldn't mind looking for all the music on my hdd and just erasing it all and then replacing it with everything that gets taken off my ipod just to save me the hassle of throwing all my mp3s in one folder and adding it to my itunes and having to go and erase all the duplicates.


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Discussion in 'Vaginarium' started by Gonzo, Jul 23, 2007.
Has anyone ever done this?
I have always wanted to try this out. What was your experience?
slave play?
No but I want to, please to be splanin
Do you mean Dom and sub play? Slave contracts? just one time role play as a slave? 24/7 relationship where there is constant slavery involved?
No one here has done any of that. This is not like this forum is about people who like freaky sex, or something.
OK... I am famous for doing the Troll stomp (being an Ogre and all), and we have gotten another Troll influx lately but let's just give him/her the benefit of the doubt and treat them as new to the games (unless their previous posts indicate otherwise ).
and PS Sandoz, if you make a photo deal with Bubba maybe you'd consider a chick photo exchange?
Just like PE has explained there are different types of slave play. I'd love to try a one time role play and be the sub.
Just gotta find the dom
Ok then.
All that attention is so flattering! But I'm really scared about letting interwebs people see my pics......so we'll see....
Anyway, re: the original poster, no, I'm not muc for kinky stuff/roleplay. If a guy wants to dominate me, he just has to sex me roughly, no need for props or play-acting. At least that's the way I feel.
well since no one has come back to answer.... For a long lone time, tigre and i were very serious about our 24/7 Master/slave status. We're now moving back into the old habits of that facet of our relationship (now that we live together it can be a true 24/7 type thing). Is that what the thread is aiming for or what?
all of the above
What are the diffrences in all? What would you recomend? Pros and cons to each?
Search is your friend. There are a lot of threads here on this subject or just look for stuff posted by Phantom Empress
j/k .....
thread merge coming...
oh jesus. ok
Dom and sub role play: role play that may be one time or just a bedroom role play situation where one person plays the dominant role, the other the submissive. good for those not interested in having the kink go out of the sexual realm. If you just want spice things up you and make up sexual games, rule and situations that have Dom/sub roles. Both parties should sit down on equal terms before hand and lay out some ground rules for play.
24/7 relationship where there is constant slavery involved: Is a relationaship where there is FULL TIME rules and regulations set buy the dom in question for the sub/slave to follow. it's great but ther must be a lot of trust. both parties need to sit down and talk about what would be expected from both the Master and slave, what kind of behaviour is expected, what and where are certian things appropriate, rules and punishment for infractions to those rules etc.
I can't recomend anything specifically, i don't know you or your situation. do you have apartner/spouse? Do they also want o get itno this kind of play? Are you already open with your sexual communication together?
LOL HEY!!!! quit getting in on my deal
I'm single now but I am curious.
Thanks for the info
i wanna try this with my partner but i'm not sure how to go about bringing it up.
i want him to be my slave


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Chollas Lake Little League: Welcome
Hello Chollas Familes,
The season end is fast approching and closing day is on Saturday, June 3rd. It has been a season with ups and downs, wins and losses and a lot of hard work for the players, their families and the many volunteers who have stepped up so that the players could play some baseball. I hope that your experience here at Chollas has been a good one, and, with FallBall sign ups going on, players will continue the game they love to play here at Chollas.
PARENTS, - HIT - A -THON, Balance Due
We are still collecting for your players Hit a Thon fundraiser. If you owe for hit a thon still, PLEASE bring your money to the snack bar and state that you paying for hit a thon. Just a reminder parents that when you registered your child you signed your name stating you were told about the mandatory fundraiser for your player and the buy out was $40. Please settle up.
REMINDER - Manaagers Team Binders, Team Parent Binders, keys and equipment must be turn in by closing day.
If you have any questions please call Carol Hill at 619.450.3589 or Kelly Ruth 619.519.5167
VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONSAll managers, coaches, assistant coaches, team parents, scorekeepers and any person who is volunteering at Chollas Lake Little League on a continuous basis must complete an volunteer application and have a background check done by First Advantage, to include sexual and criminals checks on all volunteers. PLEASE TURN IN YOUR 2017 VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS along with a government ID. If you need a form we have them in the snack bar, or online. Ask and will get you one.
We welcome all children 4 year olds - 12 year olds to come on up and have some fun playing baseball at Chollas Lake Little League.
With the upcoming season just around the corner, we are in need of volunteers. If your interested in volunteering at Chollas Lake Little League, or if you have a student who needs volunteer hours, we could use your help. We have many opportunities here at Chollas. You have a special talent? Let us know. Would you like to attend a board meeting to see what's all involved. We'd love to have you. Please contact Carol Hill at (619.450-3589)
MANAGERS, COACHES, ASSISTANT COACHES, PARENTS WHO HELP OUT, BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL VOLUNTEERS. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER FORM TURNED IN TO BE ABLE to VOLUNTEER, ALONG WITH A GOVERMENT ID. BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS.
Visit the Chollas Lake Store (Ned's Shed) for all your baseball needs. We carry uniform supplies, cleats, bats, gloves, and much more ~ located in the heart of the Chollas Lake Little League Fields!


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I've been discovering so many amazing new blogs lately and I don't think they're all getting the recognition they deserve, so it's time for another round-up of healthy vegan food blogs!
If you missed part 1 of must-follow healthy vegan food blogs, check out:
20 of the Best Vegan Blogs to Follow
All these lovely bloggers are sharing wonderful recipes, stunning photography and other fabulous content, so head on over to check them out and give them some love! Blogging takes a lot of work and fortunately all of these ladies are kind enough to share their incredible work with us. Plant-based eating has never been more accessible or more delicious. Enjoy.
20 Delicious and Healthy Vegan Food Blogs
1. The Vegan 8
I just discovered Brandi's blog recently and I'm pretty much obsessed. No list of the best vegan food blogs would be complete without The Vegan 8. I lost way to much time procrastinating on her site last week, not that that's a bad thing with recipes like Vanilla "Cheesecake" Ice Cream with Caramel Sauce and 6-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream Cups. Brandi, would it be weird if I said I love you?
2. Ascension Kitchen
Ascension Kitchen features the most beautiful collection of plant-based recipes that use whole food ingredients. A lot of the recipes are raw and Lauren also provides lots of information on sprouting, fermentation, gut health and more. A must follow for the beautiful photography, healthful recipes and wealth of information regarding a plant-based diet.
3. Vegan Family Recipes
Vegan Family Recipes by Vanessa features a wealth of healthy, vegan recipes from every category. It's one of my go-to blogs for when I need a little dinner inspiration. Her recipes are simple, family-friendly and delicious. Definitely add it to your bookmarks!
4. The Colorful Kitchen
I'm completely in love The Colourful Kitchen by Ilene. Why, you may ask? 100% plant-based recipes, of course! It's beautiful, healthy food for a happy mind, body and planet. I can't stop perusing and ogling the gorgeous photos and nutritious recipes, all of which are inspiring me to get in the kitchen and whip up something vegan and delish. Check it out, asap.
5. Cupcakes and Kale
To many vegan recipes, too little time. Maybe Jess will cross Canada from Ontario to Vancouver and start cooking delicious vegan goodies at my house, that would be okay with me…if you're reading, Jess…you can start with those Adzuki Brownie Bites.
6. Blissful Basil
Ashley seriously knows where's it at when it comes to vegan eats. I mean, any blog with basil in the title just has to be amazing, doesn't it? She lives up to the Blissful Basil name with beautiful photography and delicious recipes like Creamy Avocado, Artichoke and Kale Dip and Supremely Sassy Nachos. In fact, I think it's time to take a break from writing this post and go make one of her recipes! Ashley, I'm a regular visitor and you certainly have one of the best vegan food blogs around, keep it up!
7. To Her Core
To Her Core is a beautiful, plant-based food blog by the lovely Dearna. I love her outlook on healthy eating and she shares a lot of her food philosophies in her posts along with tips, techniques and nutritional information. I love her posts on why she eats a plant-based diet and why she stopped eating sugar but aside from that her recipes are excellent with beautiful photography to accompany them.
8. Namely Marly
Marly can probably attest to how many times I've Tweeted out her recipes in the last few weeks. I can't stop, I won't stop. Yep, I just said that. But really, I can't stop. And please Marly, don't stop. The world needs your delicious vegan recipes.
9. Faring Well
A collection of wholesome, plant-based recipes, beautiful photographs and lovely writing by Jessie. One of my favourite pretty and healthy places to stop by for recipes and inspiration.
10. Sweet Simple Vegan
Sweet Simple Vegan is just that, sweet, simple and well, vegan. I'm totally in love with her Fully Raw Fruit Pizza, Whole Roasted Cauliflower (brilliant!) and pretty much every other post on her beautiful blog. Head over to her site if you want to be inspired to eat healthful, wholesome real foods.
11. Produce on Parade
First of all, Katie and her adorable family live in Alaska, how cool is that?! Secondly, I love her writing, it's honest and hilarious, and her blog tag is just perfect, "Alaskan Adventures Into Vegan Territory" – isn't that great? I also really love her photography (I hope this is getting creepy, Katie but honestly…stop being so awesome, would ya?) and I think I could go for weeks just making recipes from her very lovely vegan blog. I might start off with her Coconutty Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, or maybe this Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese…wait, maybe this Boozy Chocolate Ice Cream. Please don't make me choose.
12. Unconventional Baker
As far as I'm concerned one of the absolute best vegan blogs out there, packed with incredible, creative, beautiful plant-based recipes. I don't know what else to say besides, Raw Vegan White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake. Okay, one more thing: Gluten-Free Vegan Tiramisu. OMFG. Audrey, you rock.
13. Leafy Cauldron
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September 2016 will see the launch of the annual London Design Festival, a platform for the city's major trade shows. The popular annual event is held to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world, and the gateway to the international creative community.
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100% Design & Luxury Made will be held at Olympia London from 21-24 September 2016. Sections to be showcased comprise Interiors, Workplace, Kitchens and Bathrooms, Design & Build, and Emerging Brands. This event regularly attracts architects, designer, retailers and developers. Learn more at 100% Design.
Decorex International will be held in the historic grounds of Syon Park, from 18-21 September 2016. 400 exhibitors will be showcasing the very latest designs in furniture, lighting, fabrics, decorative materials, flooring, kitchens and bathrooms, tableware and bedding. To learn more, visit Decorex International.
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London Design Fair comprises Tent London and Super Brands London, and will take place from 22-25 September 2016 at Truman Brewery in East London. There will be three floors of design, 250 independent designers and studios exhibiting, 200 global brands and 15 country gallery showcases. For more details, visit London Design Fair.
The London Design Festival forms an essential part of London's Autumn Creative Season, alongside London Fashion Week, Frieze Art Fair, and the London Film Festival. For more information on all of the events, visit The London Design Festival.
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A few cheap jolts, a handful of clever ideas, and just enough energy and creativity to make it across the finish line.
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White Noise 2 is pretty much everything the original film wasn't: genuinely exciting, well made, competently acted, and contains a payoff that remains in the realm of easy digestion.
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reactingFoam , FOAM Warning : Increase time precision and then crash
Hi every OpenFoamer,
I am a new user trying to simulate a burner (premixed air/gas) with reactingFoam.
I have boundary conditions over inlet, outlet and walls. FrontAndBack are everytime set as wedge and the axis set as empty.
I use in a first time laminar RASModel.
My boundary conditions are the next ones :
- inlet : fixed value (5.77 0 0) m/s
- walls : fixedValue (0 0 0) (no slip condition)
- outlet: inletOutlet
inletValue (5.77 0 0)
value (0 0 0)
- inlet : first I put a totalPressure condition (with p0 = 1e5 and gamma=1.3 ) but it didn't work, I had a error message such that T was out of range of the JANAF table (i.e. 145 K instead of 200 to 5000 K)
Then I put fixedValue 1e5 and had the same problem but with T = 44 218 K !
Now I put zeroGradient pressure condition at the inlet and have the error described below...
It increases time precision, become slower then and finally crashes.
- outlet : waveTransmissive ;
field p;
phi phi;
rho rho;
psi psi;
gamma 1.3;
fieldInf 1e5;
lInf 0.3;
value uniform 1e5;
- walls : zeroGradient
Can somebody help me? I can give you more details of my case if necessary.
Thank you for your help
I try with another outlet BC for pressure : inletOutlet instead of waveTransmissive :
pressure BC :
- inlet : zeroGradient
- outlet : inletOutlet;
inletValue 1e5;
value 1e5;
but it doesn't seem to work anymore. after a few time I also have an error about JANAF bounds, the T is over 5000 K..
Does anybody have an idea of how to counter this issue?
EDIT : I forgot to give you my TEMPERATURE BC :
- inlet : fixedValue 293 (room temperature)
- outlet : inletOutlet
inletValue uniform 293;
value uniform 293;
- walls : wallHeatTransfer
Tinf uniform 293;
alphaWall uniform 20;
value uniform 293;
- internalField 293
Dear Camille,
Is there a reason why you want to use waveTransmissive or inletOutlet?
If you want to do this:
For pressure I would use outletInlet combined with inletOutlet for other variables (T, Y_i), maybe pressureInletOutletVelocity for U
pressure BC :
- inlet : zeroGradient
- outlet : fixedValue
- outlet: outletInlet;
outletValue 1e5;
value 1e5;
Hello Tom,
First I would like to thank you for your answer.
The outlet of the flow is at atmospheric conditions. Therefore, the pressure at the outlet is a fixed value corresponding to the atmospheric pressure, i.e. 105 Pa. But such a condition could cause the outlet to be reflective like a wall. That's why I thought to use waveTransmissiveWave . But may I have to use it with other combined BC for velocity field and others?
Then I thought to use inletOutlet to put a zeroGradient is the flux goes outside or a fixedValue if the flux goes inside.
Actually I don t really understand the necessity to specify inletValue and then value when we use a inletOutlet BC ? the inletValue isn't the one that we selected for the inlet? or is this in the case we choose à fixedGradient or something else at the inlet?
I could use the BC you suggest to me but I don't really know what a outletInlet BC does?
Thank you for your help
Ok, well the naming is a bit confusing, but I hope this explains:
inletOutlet means that this boundary acts as zeroGradient when there is an flux out of the domain. Normally you would use this for velocity, turbulence, temperature etc. on an outlet. It will act as fixedValue when there is an inward flux. In that case, the value it takes is the "inletValue" the "value" entry is only used at the first timestep, so it is the initial condition.
outletInlet does the exact opposite: It is fixed value with an outward flux (taking the outletValue as value) and zeroGradient with an inward flux. This is the behavior you want for the pressure, normally.
Hi Tom,
thank you for the precisions.
Then I will try what you suggest me bt I still have a question :
I should use pressureInletVelocity instead of fixedValue for the U inlet path ?
and what about the U outlet path ? inletOutlet value is ok?
thank you
Fixed Value is good for the inlet. You may want to use pressureInletOutletVelocity on the outlet.
Hi and thanks for the help.
I tried with the suggested BC and it seems to run.
But first I had a big problem because i I was wrong in a comma for species proportions ... :-/ I wrote 19 instead of 0.19 for the O2 specie..
So it seems to work with the BC :
p/outlet : type outletInlet ;
outletValue uniform 1e5;
value uniform 1e5;
U/outlet : type inletOutlet;
inletValue uniform (5.77 0 0);
value (0 0 0);
And it simulate till 5 sec as I ask.
But when I put the pressureInletOutletVelocity BC for U/outlet, the simulation stops :
- at 2.8 seconds if I put value (0 0 0 );
- at 4.2 seconds if I put value (5.77 0 0);
And I think it stops because it has to increase time precision.
And all the simulations are done with RAS turbulence model of laminar type, with chemistry on (ode) , and combustion active true.
Now I'm not sure of the BC for T ...
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Do you own physical silver? We track your comments and without doubt I will say most of you are buying or looking to buy silver. This is wise, in my opinion, for a number of reasons but it is nearly impossible to investigate silver and not read endless information regarding silver's price manipulation. I won't attempt to argue that silver's price is not "managed" or manipulated. Please name one market in this day and age not manipulated, it's just not possible. But, my point goes beyond managed silver since the fact is managed, or not, the value of silver is and will grow. Thanks for joining us today.
Below is an interesting chart showing silver with an annual gain of 29%. I'm not a big chart guy but this one certainly puts growth in perspective. Of course, this is only a projection.
Ted Butler knows as much about the silver market as any person on earth. His take is that our current suppression of silver began over 15 years ago. He also believes all things with monetary relevance begin and end with the value of silver. This article today is not to argue who or why someone so desires to retard silver's value that they will risk years behind bars to do so. Why you ask?
Because suppressed, or not, silver continues to outpace gold, DOW and oil.
You already know that silver's fluctuations will drive some folks insane. This is why TPS does everything possible to justify metal first all while hoping rationally minded individuals make monetary decisions with their minds…. not hearts. This doesn't insinuate your stack of silver will not decline over the short term. Let me explain it like this. I have several young silver buyers on pace to prosper 30% from recent silver buys. I also have some readers who paid $48 per ounce and still far from even. Both buyers – if they stay the course – will greatly appreciate such prudence.
Silver and gold, too, are the few assets that benefit in times of turmoil, fear and greed. Can you think of anytime over the last few years with as much of the aforementioned? All currencies and countries have one thing in common as you read this, the race to devalue currency in order to stay more competitive in a time of economic duress. This is no different than more fighting over fewer pie pieces.
The downside to such effort is the declining value and purchasing power of those trusting such currency. The only benefactor, true benefactor, are the few assets folks view as safe or immune for such a destructive fiscal nature.
The "safe haven" list has declined to only a select few. Silver and gold rise as turmoil, fear and greed grow prevalent in an ever increasing age of economic uncertainty, JUSTIFIED OR NOT!!
Some who own physical silver are yet to understand the difference between physical and paper silver. Paper silver misleads some physical silver holders and this greatly concerns me. There is no possibility paper and physical metal will share the same stage in the future. The amazing race to all things "real" progresses as you read this. If you're holding physical silver, or gold, then you are miles ahead, congrats.
Paper silver is a promise easily traded to someone who still believes in a word like "recovery". I recall one reader's email asking the difference between paper and physical silver ("why the price difference" was the actual question, if I recall). The difference is possession, you hold physical silver. You don't hold paper silver. This is why one costs more at time of purchase. Is possession worth paying an additional 10% over the paper silver market? You bet it is, especially for those new to precious metals.
Silver's future is one of promise for those holding physical metal and one of great concern for those holding paper promises. Remember, all things real is the trend of tomorrow. To learn more about silver's future be sure to check out Why Silver & Gold Will Go Higher released in 2012.
QUESTION: Okay, I'm a nervous first-time buyer so let's get that out of the way. I made my first silver purchase from a bullion dealer you recommended and now waiting to take delivery. What is the best way for someone who doesn't own a safe to store silver? I have no room or plans for a big safe since the safe would cost more than my silver. Any ideas?
TPS Reply: Good for you and congrats on the wise choice to trade cash for real money. I understand your situation since many readers also have no desire to buy a gun safe, either. You have a couple of options and I'm glad you're addressing storage now rather than after the silver arrive.
Depending on size (amount of silver), a local bank box could suffice. Some in the PM industry discourage bank boxes but my opinion is that they have a place depending on a person's situation. This is not to say things could change, quickly to boot, and justify removing your silver from the bank.
Regarding future silver or gold purchases, you might consider setting up an account with BullionVault or GoldMoney. This allows folks like you to own physical metal without the hassles of self storage. I still recommend storing at least 1/3 of your metal within reach…just in case. Thanks for the question.
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Sony launched "We Are Windows 7" marketing campaign. In this Windows 7 Fanclu, customers are asked to put their photogrphs or avatar on 'Windows 7 Wall' with a chance to win: a trip to the Microsoft Windows 7 Announcement Event in London, or a VAIO W Series with Windows 7 pre-installed. All that users need to do in order to be eligible for the prizes is to simply sign up. In order to do so they need to have either a Facebook or a Twitter account.
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On November 15th, it is time for G5 Entertainment to report its Q3 2011 result. As usual, management has already given the market a heads-up with its mid-quarter update statement on October 4th. Therefore, I think we should not be too concerned about the actual Q3 figures. G5's mid-quarter updates are usually quite accurate and I see no reason why this should be any different this quarter. Consequently, revenue for the period January to September 2011 is likely to be SEK 31.2m while EBIT and EPS are expected to end up around SEK 11m and 1.26 respectively. This forecast corresponds to 112% revenue growth and 88% EBIT growth compared with the same period one year ago.
Also regarding the current guidances regarding full-year 2011 and 2012, I would not expect any major changes. For FY 2011, G5 Entertainment currently guides for revenues of SEK 47m, an EBIT of SEK 16.5m and an EPS of SEK 1.90. For FY 2012, G5 Entertainment's goal is to reach revenues of SEK 87m, an EBIT of 30m and an EPS of SEK 3.20.
We think it is important to highlight that G5 Entertainment is in an expansion phase. The company tries to exploit the opportunities that the rapidly growing smartphone and tablet markets are offering. This effort is naturally linked to an increased need for investments. This was seen for example in Q2 2011, when cash flow was around a negative SEK 1.2m as G5 boosted its internal development capacity and invested in additional projects and IP rights acquisitions (the Android market was entered in Q2 2011, as an example). Total cash reserves at the end of Q2 2011 amounted to almost SEK 7m so the company has plenty of reserves and as a shareholder I really want to see that they put this money to work and not keep it in the bank account. Neither would I want to see any dividends any time soon. G5 Entertainment is a fast growing company in a fast growing industry. To start distributing cash back to shareholders would be the same as acknowledging that they do not know how to expand any further. I am pretty sure they know quite well!
G5 Entertainment's management aims to "maintain the balance between having sufficient cash reserves and actively investing for higher growth" going forward. I can easily live with a few more quarters of negative cash flow if it is due to an increased expansion rate. A good measure for this are the capitalized development costs for their games. G5 Entertainment activates these costs during the quarter they occur, i.e. when the game is developed. The more games developed, the higher the capitalized development costs will be. The capitalized development costs for the game are then evenly depreciated over 2 years following the day of the commercial release of the game. We know from examples like Supermarket Mania, that the games sell much longer than only 2 years which leads to a nice earnings booster once the game is fully depreciated.
We at Nordic Investor believe that the focus in the report will be on general comments regarding the development of the busines such as download activity on the different platforms, number of developer partnerships etc. Judging from recent download-statistics (check out www.g5info.se for a daily updated overview) G5's Android business is developing particularly well so we would not be surprised by bullish comments from managment regarding this matter.
If G5 Entertainment was to deliver on its guidance, the share looks extremely cheap. Apparently, insiders think so too as they have increased their holdings in recent weeks.
I am long G5 Entertainment and you should be too.
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It didn't take long for Maryland to find out that defending its Atlantic Coast Conference laurels won't be easy. The 23rd-ranked Terrapins got all they could handle in their conference...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. It didn't take long for Maryland to find out that defending its Atlantic Coast Conference laurels won't be easy.
The 23rd-ranked Terrapins got all they could handle in their conference opener last night from Florida State, which had lost 24 straight ACC road games. After blowing a 13-point lead and trailing in overtime, Maryland pulled out a 90-88 victory.
"That's a sign of things to come in the ACC. You're down, but never out," said Maryland junior guard John Gilchrist, who made two free throws with 6.6 seconds left in overtime to cap a 21-point, 13-rebound performance.
Gilchrist's free throws snapped a tie, but the Maryland victory wasn't certain until a three-point attempt by Florida State's Von Wafer rimmed out.
"They never go away. They're going to keep fighting whether they're up 10 or down 10," said Maryland's D.J. Strawberry, who scored five of his 11 points in overtime. "They wore us down, but in the end we prevailed."
Six players scored in double figures for Maryland (6-2), which opened its ACC schedule last season by losing at Florida State. The Terrapins went 7-9 in the conference before winning the ACC tournament for the first time since 1984.
For a while, it appeared as if Maryland would again drop its conference opener.
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At No. 1 Illinois 93, Valparaiso 56
Dee Brown scored 19 points to lead all five Illinois starters in double figures for the second straight game, and the Illini (10-0) overwhelmed the Crusaders (2-6).
Deron Williams scored 15 points, Roger Powell Jr. had 14, Luther Head had 11 points and nine assists and James Augustine had 10 points and nine rebounds for Illinois.
Valpo's Dan Oppland scored 16 points.
No. 5 North Carolina 85, at Virginia Tech 51
Jawad Williams and Sean May each scored 17 points and the Tar Heels (8-1) gave the Hokies (5-3) a rough welcome to ACC basketball. Virginia Tech is a former Big East Conference team.
Raymond Felton had 15 points. Freshman Marvin Williams of Bremerton had 12 on 5-of-6 shooting from the field for North Carolina, which used 14 players in the game.
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Merit Aid and Sorting: The Effects of HOPE-Style Scholarships on College Ability Stratification
In the last fifteen years there has been a significant increase in merit aid. Coincident with this increase in merit aid has been increased attention to sorting in various aspects of life, especially in education. This paper examines the extent to which merit-based aid exacerbates or ameliorates sorting by ability in higher education. We use panel data from Peterson's Guide to Colleges and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to evaluate this relationship. Our difference-in-differences estimates show that HOPE increased the quality of entering freshmen in Georgia institutions relative to their out-of-state peers. At the highest-quality institutions HOPE raised all measures of student quality and the homogeneity of students by ability. The lowest-quality institutions experienced no statistically significant effect from HOPE on any measure of student quality. We conclude that state-sponsored merit aid programs increased the retention of high ability students for college and also increased the ability stratification of institutions within states. We also examined two indirect measures of student selectivity-acceptance and yield rates. HOPE decreases acceptance rates at all types of institutions, but the percentage change is largest at the universities, which are most space constrained. HOPE increased yield rates for universities but not for any other institution categories. Together these results suggest that HOPE substantially increased the selectivity at universities.
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- Dynarski, Susan, 2000. "Hope for Whom? Financial Aid for the Middle Class and Its Impact on College Attendance," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 53(3), pages 629-662, September.
- Heckman, James J & Lochner, Lance & Taber, Christopher, 1998.
"General-Equilibrium Treatment Effects: A Study of Tuition Policy,"
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American Economic Association, vol. 88(2), pages 381-386, May.
- James J. Heckman & Lance Lochner & Christopher Taber, 1998. "General Equilibrium Treatment Effects: A Study of Tuition Policy," NBER Working Papers 6426, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Epple, Dennis & Figlio, David & Romano, Richard, 2004. "Competition between private and public schools: testing stratification and pricing predictions," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(7-8), pages 1215-1245, July.
- Dennis Epple & David Figlio & Richard Romano, 2000. "Competition Between Private and Public Schools: Testing Stratification and Pricing Predictions," NBER Working Papers 7956, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Holger Sieg & Dennis Epple & Richard Romano, 2003. "Peer effects, financial aid and selection of students into colleges and universities: an empirical analysis," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(5), pages 501-525.
- Epple, Dennis & Romano, Richard & Sieg, Holger, 2000. "Peer Effects, Financial Aid, and Selection of Students into Colleges and Universities: An Empirical Analysis," Working Papers 00-02, Duke University, Department of Economics.
- James Heckman, 2011. "Policies to foster human capital," Educational Studies, Higher School of Economics, issue 3, pages 73-137.
- Heckman, James J., 2000. "Policies to foster human capital," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 54(1), pages 3-56, March.
- James J. Heckman, 1999. "Policies to Foster Human Capital," NBER Working Papers 7288, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- James J. Heckman, 2000. "Policies to Foster Human Capital," JCPR Working Papers 154, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
- James Heckman, 2000. "Policies to Foster Human Capital," Working Papers 0028, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago.
- Caroline M. Hoxby & Bridget Terry, 1999. "Explaining Rising Income and wage Inequality Among the College Educated," NBER Working Papers 6873, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Cornwell, Christopher & Lee, Kyung Hee & Mustard, David B., 2003. "The Effects of Merit-Based Financial Aid on Course Enrollment, Withdrawal and Completion in College," IZA Discussion Papers 820, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- John Bound & Jeffrey Groen & Gabor Kezdi & Sarah Turner, 2001. "Trade in University Training: Cross-State Variation in the Production and Use of College-Educated Labor," NBER Working Papers 8555, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Raquel Fernandez, 2001. "Sorting, Education and Inequality," NBER Working Papers 8101, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Stephen V. Cameron & James J. Heckman, 1999. "The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites," NBER Working Papers 7249, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Josh Angrist, 2000. "Consequences of Imbalanced Sex Ratios: Evidence from America's Second Generation," NBER Working Papers 8042, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kane, Thomas J & Rouse, Cecilia Elena, 1995. "Labor-Market Returns to Two- and Four-Year College," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 85(3), pages 600-614, June.
- Behrendt, Amy & Eisenach, Jeffrey & Johnson, William R., 1986. "Selectivity bias and the determinants of SAT scores," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 5(4), pages 363-371, August.
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It would be silly of me to slam this episode of Muv-Luv too hard for its hilarious depiction of racism. Not because it's good, mind, but because it's not actually worse than any other anime that tackles racism. Sure, a lot of them condemn it. There's negative consequences for oppression, and racists themselves are shown to be the terrible people they are. But it's often dealt with on a surface level — this person is a big, racist jerk, they get their comeuppance, everyone loves each other, the end.
It's often difficult to take seriously as a dramatic device, at least for me, because when it's reduced to one person or a group of people spouting racist shit, I'm not normally thinking, "Wow, what a jerk! I hope that person gets what's coming to them!" Rather, I'm thinking, "Holy crap, what a fucking loon!" A single racist is a god damn goofball, as this episode demonstrates. "Those damn Japs! They're all so sneaky and sly! Don't trust them, ever!" Don't you just imagine him angrily squatting at a desk and two-finger typing a letter to a right-wing newspaper after that?
That's the thing with societal ills like racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. One person espousing those views is an idiot. An entire society promoting those views is frightening. That's what makes those ideas dangerous. Distilling it to a single person or small group of people and having them be the Representative(s) of Racism just seems disingenuous to me. It's like in pro wrestling when you have the foreign dude waving the flag of his country and being like, "America, that sure is a shit country, am I right?" It's such an easy, obvious target for villainy, and black and white in a boring way.
Yuuya's sob story did nothing to get me more interested in him because of this, although I did find it hilarious that his mother responded to a negative stereotype with a positive stereotype. Maybe you should tell the guy about their great SAT scores, too!
On the other hand, the scene where Yui berates Yuuya for not piloting his mecha well actually does work for me because we already have a fair amount of context to show why Yui would react this way. We've seen bits and pieces of Japan going in an ultra-nationalistic direction since the world has fought against the BETA. (Or maybe even before then; I forget exactly how this timeline is supposed to work.) We've seen the expectations fostered upon Yui and the mindset with which she has been raised — again, pure, nationalistic pride. It's still silly (because unbridled nationalism is silly), but the way it's used is not totally silly because some care has been put into the context. Yui isn't some strawman racist conjured to give Yuuya some angst time.
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Freeform is officially doubling down on the Marvel game, announcing that the cable network will be airing the Marvel's New Warriors in addition to the upcoming hour-long drama Marvel's Cloak & Dagger.
Unlike Cloak & Dagger, New Warriors will be a half-hour comedy, headlined by a set of six teenage superheros with powers viewers might not necessary associate with costumed crusaders if their only experience in the world of Marvel is The Avengers or The X-Men. But, for those fans wondering, yes, New Warriors will include Squirrel Girl (and for the uninitiated, here's where you can read up on the fan favorite character who will lead the team).
No casting has been announced, but the series has been given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order by the network, and it will be the first half-hour comedy from Marvel Studios (DC, on the other hand, recently had the poorly reviewed Powerless on NBC). The series is expected to premiere in 2018, and we will keep you up-to-date on the latest news regarding New Warriors.