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Renesas Technology America, Inc. announced the SH-MobileUL2, a new member of the popular SH-Mobile series of application processors for mobile applications. The device's enhanced cost-performance ratio, improved design and high level of integration allow customers to design popularly priced portable media players and mobile phones incorporating multimedia processing functions previously found mainly in high-end models.
The new application processor (product name: SH7366) meets a growing consumer demand for mobile digital TV capable phones, personal navigation and portable players that offer high picture quality in an expanding array of multimedia applications, yet are affordably priced. When built into new designs, this device will enable consumers to view color entertainment content on high-volume mainstream phones, such as terrestrial digital TV broadcasts, video captured using a mobile phone on a standard TV, and video clips stored on memory cards.
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The SH-MobileUL2 processor offers approximately 30 percent power saving for video playback applications compared with previous products. It achieves 30 fps (30 frames per second) encoding and decoding performance with a D1-size display (720 × 480 pixels). Also, to help simplify designs and reduce overall system cost, the processor has more built-in peripheral functions, including a USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) interface and an on-chip digital-to-analog (D/A) converter for TV output. A small (8mm × 10mm), 284-pin BGA package includes a microprocessor and system memory, facilitating the design of phones that are smaller and more convenient.
A key on-chip peripheral function is the VPU (Video Processing Unit). This high-performance, power efficient video processing IP supports the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) moving-image compression standard used in mobile digital TV systems worldwide. The VPU also can handle other moving-image applications such as video e-mail, videophone pictures, and camcorder-style video clips. Performance is enhanced by a dedicated on-chip video processing memory.
In a multimedia mobile phone, the SH-MobileUL2 is paired with a single system-in-package (SiP) external memory device containing either 128Mbits or 256Mbits of Double-Data-Rate 1 (DDR I) mobile RAM. This system architecture reduces the current consumption during memory accesses.
Besides the VPU, the SH-MobileUL2 device provides numerous signal interfaces and processing functions. A camera interface for direct connections to a 5-megapixel camera module allows high-speed reading of large-volume image data. It also enables display features such as electronic zoom, on-screen display and a hardware-implemented cursor. Additionally, there is a built-in LCD controller that supports TFT color panels.
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About Renesas Technology Corp.
Renesas Technology Corp. is one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets and the world's No.1 supplier of microcontrollers. It is also a leading provider of LCD Driver ICs, Smart Card microcontrollers, RF-ICs, High Power Amplifiers, Mixed Signal ICs, System-on-Chip (SoC) devices, System-in-Package (SiP) products and more. Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. (TOKYO:6501) (NYSE:HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503), Renesas Technology achieved consolidated revenue of 951 billion JPY in FY2007 (end of March 2008). Renesas Technology is based in Tokyo, Japan and has a global network of manufacturing, design and sales operations in around 20 countries with about 26,800 employees worldwide.


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This will revert template to default, Google plus comments will appear. But I prefer second method, because it gives both Google plus commenting and Blogger default commenting. Google plus only allows registered users to comment.
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Comments becomes so easily shared: the comments are getting shared on Google plus circles, so more traffic from Google plus circles.
Everything in one place: If someone shares your post (from another place on Google place), it is visible in the comment section.
Different views for comments: User can filter comments based on the comments from their circles or top comments etc.
Some important points you have to note
- If you are using Disqus or other third party commenting system, comments can't be recovered.
- For moderating comments, you need to visit the post. You can hide, delete and approve comments from there.
- If you change domain name, comments are gone. So if you plan to use custom domain name, implement Google plus comments after that.
- You need a Google plus profile
- No more anonymous comments. Only registered Google plus users can comment. (If you are using this method, both commenting systems are there, so no problem.)
- Adult and private blogs can't use Google plus comments
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having no standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong:
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And this she can do without the least qualms of conscience, in virtue of her firm belief in the amorality of political conduct.
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having no moral quality; nonmoral
without moral standards or principles
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Three major community swims are happening this month kicked off by the granddaddy of them all, the 80th annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim. The Sunday, Sept. 12, event is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants young and old.
Also slated for this month are La Jolla Sunrise Rotary's 19th annual Bob Litchfield Invitational Swim and the 10th Annual La Jolla Cove Swim Club's 10-mile relay. The invitational benefits the San Pasqual Academy and is on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 6:45 a.m. and the relay is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 26.
The La Jolla Rough Water Swim was first held in 1916 and became an annual event starting in 1931. It is billed as the largest rough water swim in the country.
This year's Rough Water Swim will include nearly 20 different races throughout the morning and afternoon with swimmers separated into age and gender groups. Kids' races run from 9-9:45 a.m. and are 250 yards long, and the 1-mile adult races begin at 11 a.m. There is also a 3-mile Gatorman event for men and women, scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. The final races of the day are the one-mile amateur boys and girls races at 1:35 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. respectively.
The 1-mile swim follows a triangular route starting and ending at La Jolla Cove. The Gatorman course follows the coast north along La Jolla Shores to Scripps Pier and returns to La Jolla Cove.
"We've improved the course this year with bigger markers making it more visible so swimmers can see if the surf gets big or the wind chops come up," said Bill Uncapher, event co-chair. "It will never be perfect but we always strive for that goal."
Uncapher added the event draws a national and international crowd. "It's worldwide though primarily people come from the Western states," he said, adding there is a contingent of 400 to 500 coming from Arizona and another group of about 100 coming from Texas.
La Jolla Kiwanis Club, a major supporter of the swim's children's events, operates a concession booth at the end of the lawn overlooking the Cove swim area.
La Jolla Sunrise Rotary's Bob Litchfield Invitational Swim on Sept. 16 is approximately one mile going from La Jolla Cove to La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. The swim was named for the late Bob Litchfield, an English teacher at La Jolla High who died of cancer 10 years ago. Rotarian Jim Poirier said the swim event benefits San Pasqual Academy, a foster home for older kids who cannot find a home.
"They live at the school," he said. "They come from everything; drug homes, loser situations. They're being rescued. We (Rotary) give them some college scholarships."
The event cost is $50. Those interested in participating should call (858) 456-1082.
The 10th Annual La Jolla Cove Swim Club's 10-Mile Relay on Sunday, Sept. 26, benefits the American Diabetes Association, said race co-chair Tom Hecker.
"The original founder's son had diabetes and he wanted to do something to generate funds to cure diabetes," he said, adding relay teams swim two, one-mile legs starting and finishing at La Jolla Cove.
There is a $50 entry fee per swimmer and additional donations are strongly encouraged.
"The top prize for the swim is the team that collects the most donation dollars," said Hecker. "Last year we had 384 people participate and we donated $14,000 to the American Diabetes Association, the San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation and the La Jolla Swim Club."
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|Super Buddies
Cover of Formerly Known as the Justice League #1
(Sep, 2003). Art by Kevin Maguire & Joe Rubinstein
|Publication information
|DC Comics
|First appearance
|Formerly Known as the Justice League #1 (September 2003)
|Created by
|Keith Giffen
J. M. DeMatteis
Kevin Maguire
Joe Rubinstein
|In-story information
|Super Buddies Headquarters, Queens, New York
|Blue Beetle
Booster Gold
Captain Atom
Elongated Man
Mary Marvel
Sue Dibny
Maxwell Lord
Super Buddies are a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe who appeared in the six-issue Formerly Known as the Justice League miniseries in 2003,[1] and its 2005 sequel, I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League (published in JLA Classified). The team was put together by former Justice League bank roller Maxwell Lord as a superhero team "accessible to the common man". Named after the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Super Friends, the team is considered more or less inept and incapable of being of any help by many (including the actual Justice League). The team was created by writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, and artists Kevin Maguire and Joe Rubinstein. The storyline is fully part of DC Comics continuity canon, being placed shortly after the return of Green Arrow (Ollie Queen) to life thanks to a comment made by Power Girl in I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League.
Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire had previously created the tongue-in-cheek Justice League International comic book in the 1990s, and revived a similar style of comedy as that series featured.
Formerly Known as the Justice League[edit]
Most of the Super Buddies recruited by Maxwell Lord and his robot sidekick L-Ron were former members of Justice League International when Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire worked on the series: Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Fire, Ralph Dibny (The Elongated Man) and his wife Sue, and Captain Atom. A seventh former member, Captain Marvel, was recruited by L-Ron, but he turned down the offer. His sister, Mary Marvel, joined in his place.
The Super Buddies do not and cannot get along: Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, formerly the self-proclaimed "Abbott and Costello" of the JLI, now find themselves constantly arguing and fruitlessly attempting to prove to one another that they've matured. No one takes Booster or Ralph Dibny seriously, though not without good reason. Fire runs a website, "blazingfire.com", where she makes sensual pictures of herself available for (paid) download, and cannot get along with the polite and innocent Mary Marvel, whom Fire dubs "Mary Poppins". In addition, Fire convinces Sue that Ralph rates as "a four" (out of ten), giving Ralph an inferiority complex as a result. Captain Atom has no idea why he even joined the team, and is constantly tense and frustrated around the others. To top it all off, Maxwell Lord plans to fully exploit his employees' images; he sets their headquarters up in a Queens, New York strip mall storefront, making the team available for contact through a 1-800 number and producing a Super Friends-esque television commercial for the Super Buddies.
This new team successfully defeats the E-Street Bloodsuckers, a gang of Harvard drop-out super-powered hoodlums, thanks to a well-timed slap from Mary. The Super Buddies are then kidnapped during their first team meeting by Roulette, who brainwashes them into serving as gladiators in her intergalactic metahuman arena. Mary Marvel and Captain Atom are pitted against each other, and the mind-controlled Mary nearly beats Atom and Fire to death before she overcomes her programming and the team is released from captivity.
While Beetle and Booster rush a seriously injured (and radioactively leaking) Captain Atom to a hospital, the others find that Manga Khan, L-Ron's former master, has come to Earth to reclaim the robot. Khan offers to trade G'nort, another former JLI member, for possession of L-Ron, but when this offer is refused, and Booster accidentally knocks over several rows of Khan's sentries, Khan declares war on Earth. Only by the intervention of the real Justice League (who have been spying on the Super Buddies in anticipation of such a faux pas) is an intergalactic crisis avoided.
Formerly Known as the Justice League proved a popular miniseries, and won the 2004 Eisner Award for Best Comedy Series.
I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League[edit]
A six-issue sequel to Formerly Known as the Justice League, I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League, was produced by Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire in 2004, but its publication was held off until 2005, after DC's Identity Crisis, in which a pregnant Sue Dibny is killed, had run its course. There is a running gag in the miniseries involving whether or not Sue is pregnant.
I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League, published in JLA Classified #4–9, finds the Super Buddies settling into their roles as super heroes for hire. The Elongated Man is bragging about Sue allegedly being pregnant, when she is in fact not pregnant. Fire and Mary Batson (Mary Marvel's alter ego) become roommates, much to the distaste of Mary's brother Billy Batson (aka Captain Marvel). Captain Atom has quit the team because of the incident with Mary from the previous miniseries and sued Maxwell Lord, leading him to attempt to recruit both Power Girl and Guy Gardner to join the team. Gardner causes several problems of his own: he is opening a bar next door to the Super Buddies' strip mall headquarters, and he takes delight in sexually harassing Fire, Sue, Power Girl, and Mary Marvel.
While visiting the Justice Society of America headquarters, Booster Gold begins messing around with Doctor Fate's talisman and inadvertently wishes the team to Hell. From the depths of Hell, Fire calls Sue for help (on her cell phone, which is then accidentally destroyed), and Power Girl and Guy Gardner are recruited to follow the team to Hell and save them. While in Hell, the Super Buddies work at a labyrinthine version of Big Belly Burger called "Beelze Burger". The demons use Mary Batson as a hostage, since her magic word — "Shazam!" — does not work in Hell (since the wizard Shazam himself is not present in that plane of existence). Ralph uses his stretching abilities to help foil the demons' plan to torture the Buddies. To the amazement of both Fire and Gardner, the Super Buddies discover Ice, another former JLI member, among the denizens of Hell. Sickened by Fire and Gardner's displays of sorrow, the demons free the group, allowing them to take Ice with them as long as they don't look back on their way out. Fire accidentally looks back, and Ice is snatched back to the afterlife. It is implied that Ice will be sent to Valhalla.
The group makes its way out of Hell, but soon find themselves trapped in an alternate universe populated by a team of sinister versions of themselves and their fellow heroes called the "Power Posse". This team is a group-for-hire who operated out of a strip club owned by a sleazy, or sleazier, version of Maxwell Lord and his moll, a degraded and somewhat dimwitted version of Sue Dibny. The Power Posse consisted of a giant-sized G'nort who began a destructive rampage, sado-masochistic incestuous versions of Captain Marvel (who talked with a lisp) and Mary Marvel, who called herself Mistress Mary, a murderous Ice, now a stripper using the name Tiffany, an even stupider version of Booster working as a bartender, and bouncer Metamorpho. The Fire of this universe had been killed by Tiffany and Sue had divorced Ralph. Doctor Fate finally brings the team back to their correct dimension after they have to do battle with doppelgängers of themselves. Most of the battle takes place on the hairy, insect-infested body of G'Nort himself.
The two series, while on the surface seemed mere parody and humour, contained foreshadowings of what was to come for the characters involved. Blue Beetle made the point of saying that he would be dead if he joined the team, and Mary Marvel's evil doppelgänger closely resembling the current dark Mary Marvel.
Infinite Crisis[edit]
It was revealed in the eighty-page one shot Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005) that Maxwell Lord was in fact Checkmate's latest Black King, and had been collecting information on the Justice League members' weaknesses so that he could annihilate them. Blue Beetle had broken into Lord's secret headquarters and discovered his secret, but was murdered by Lord before he could warn anyone.
In The OMAC Project #5, the remnants of the Super Buddies (Mary Marvel included) are shown trying to avenge the Blue Beetle's murder, with no success.
In other media[edit]
- Many of the Super Buddies characters, including Booster Gold, Fire, Captain Atom, Maxwell Lord and Elongated Man appear in Justice League Unlimited.
- A live action television series pilot Justice League of America produced in 1997 featured a Keith Giffen inspired League. This pilot featured Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (Guy Gardner), Fire, Ice, Flash, The Atom and Weather Wizard as the featured villain.
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold featured a version of the Justice League International.
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "2000s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 311. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
In 2003, writers J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and original artist Kevin Maguire worked on a six-part series reuniting [their version of] the team.


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The bad news about recent winter weather means area harvests are slightly delayed.
The good news in the agriculture world, though — pretty much everything else regarding the snow and ice.
Area producers are generally willing to forgive Mother Nature for keeping them temporarily away from their fields, and are thankful for the moisture's long-term benefits that could help next year's crops.
"I think the good will outweigh the bad," said Matt Farmer, who grows multiple crops near Lamesa. "This shut us down totally, but that's OK."
Farmer, who manages about 2,500 acres of cotton, said he's harvested past crops with no such weather delays the entire season. But effects of those seemed short-lived, he said.
"The years that you start harvesting and never have to stop because of the weather, we usually don't have much to look forward to next year," he said.
And when it comes to long-term soil improvement, the form of precipitation is less important than the amount. Snow can be just as helpful as rain, and Farmer even considers it better.
"Moisture is moisture, but something about a good snow puts a little kick in the ground," he said. "A good snow storm helps a lot."
A cold front arrived Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21. High temperatures dropped about 40 degrees, accompanied by at least three days of ice and snow.
Mary Jane Buerkle, communications director for Plains Cotton Growers, noted that without strong winds, the main negative impact of the winter storm could be slight discoloration in some plants. But just as roads can recover when the ice melts, so can crops.
"As far as the snow and what we received weather-wise, it should not hurt the crop too badly," she said. "It is hard to turn down any kind of precipitation."
The harvest delay will vary depending on the amount of moisture received in a particular location, she added.
"A couple of inches of snow will keep producers out of the field for a few days, but in areas where several inches fell, harvest could be delayed for even longer than that," she said.
In Sudan, for example, producer Brent Nelson estimates his fields received between 8 and 12 inches of snow.
He described the moisture as high enough quality to compensate for its harvest-halt. Without the precipitation, the crop likely would have been completely off the ground within a couple weeks, he said.
"It's a really wet snow — probably the best snow I've ever seen in November," Nelson said. "The only thing that would make it better would be if we were done harvesting. I think long-term it will definitely be good."
Producer Dan Smith of Lockney said his cotton harvest is about 95 percent complete. The 5 percent that remains on the stalk could see a slight defect in yield and grade, he said, but not enough to downplay the boost the snow gave the soil profile.
"It was a good, wet snow," he said. "It's also good for next year's cotton crop. With three years of drought, we certainly need all the subsoil moisture we can get."
Other crops such as peanuts and sorghum are nearly completely harvested region-wide.
Calvin Trostle, an agronomist with Texas A&M AgriLife, said the only commodity still growing is winter wheat. And even as cold as they felt, temperatures didn't dip below the threshold of what that crop can tolerate, he said.
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CMEP urges support for US policy in Holy Land
The mainstream ecumenical group Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) have voiced their support for the Obama administration's efforts to get Israelis and Palestinians round the negotiating table.
In a message to their members today, they say: "This week the White House was inundated with emails from Christian Zionists after the Administration criticized Israel for announcing the approval of a plan to build 1,600 apartments in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood.
"As a CMEP supporter, you have a unique voice, one of moderation and compassion for the dignity of every human being. The White House and Congress need to hear from you so they know you appreciate their efforts to hold both sides accountable. Only a balanced approach will enable the US to guide both parties to peace.
"The need for the resumption of meaningful negotiations to achieve a resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is more urgent than ever. Just this week, at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing the Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Petraeus said: "The enduring hostilities between Israel and some of its neighbors present distinct challenges to our ability to advance our interests in the AOR (area of responsibility)? Meanwhile, al-Qaeda and other militant groups exploit that anger to mobilize support. The conflict also gives Iran influence in the Arab world through its clients, Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas."
"Tell your Representative that, as a Christian, you appreciate the Administration's efforts to encourage both parties to get serious about meaningful negotiations."
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UCD v Sligo Rovers
WEEKEND previews
(UCD Bowl, tonight 7.45)
League form: UCD WLLDL, Sligo WWDDL
Match odds: UCD 11/2, Sligo 1/2, Draw 11/4
Referee: G Kelly (Cork)
Team news: The hosts have doubts over Robbie Creevy (back) and Ciaran Nangle (shins), while Paul Cook will be without the suspended John Russell. Danny Ventre and Alan Keane come into contention for the right-back spot after their returns from suspension and injury respectively.
Talking point: Sligo lost 2-1 at home to Bohemians in April and followed it up with the same scoreline at Belfield. Cook will be praying that history won't repeat itself this evening after his side's title chances took a blow at the Showgrounds last weekend. They have been warned and should improve.
Verdict: Away win
Galway Utd v Shamrock Rvs
(Terryland Park, tomorrow, 6.30)
League form: Galway LLLLL, Shamrock Rovers WLWWW
Match odds: Galway 25/1, Shamrock Rovers 1/12, Draw 15/2
Referee: A Kelly (Cork)
Team news: Conor McCormack (knee) is a doubt for Rovers, while Pat Flynn is suspended. Michael O'Neill will reshuffle his pack with Thursday's Europa League qualifier second leg against Partizan Belgrade in mind. Karl Moore could start against his former club. Galway are without the banned Lawrence Gaughan.
Talking point: Can Rovers continue their positive habit of rebounding from European action with a victory? Certainly, they have the ideal opponent here in terms of keeping in good condition ahead of the trip to Serbia.
Verdict: Away win
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I am happy to announce that St Bride Library and the Department of Typography, University of Reading are collaborating on a two-day conference on non-Latin typeface design. The conference will be on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 September 2007, and will comprise a day of talks at St Bride Library, London, and a day of hands-on sessions at the Department of Typography, Reading.
Speakers at the conference at St Bride include Graham Shaw (Head of Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections at the British Library), Victor Gaultney, Mammoun Sakkal, and Maxim Zhukov, amongst others.
The hands-on day at Reading includes sessions working with original material from collections of both institutions. Sessions will be conducted by: Jo de Baerdemaeker, Dr Martin Dodds (Principal Examiner for Urdu, CIE), Gerry Leonidas, Thomas Milo, and Dr Fiona Ross. As sessions at Reading involve working with original artefacts, seats will be limited to 30 persons.
The twin events will be accompanied by substantial exhibitions on the theme of the conference from the collections of both institutions. A lot of this material has rarely been seen before, and certainly not in this concentrated manner. The gems include original drawings for several reference non-Latin typefaces. The exhibitions will be curated by Fiona Ross and Rathna Ramanathan.
Registration fees are £60 for the Tuesday only, and £120 for both days; student fees are £40 and £80 respectively.
Other speakers are in the process of being confirmed. We will post updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Rob Banham, Gerry Leonidas, Rathna Ramanathan, and Fiona Ross


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Salmonella outbreak linked to pig roasts – update
The US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an update on an outbreak of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i- infection linked to pork products in Washington state.
As of 13 August the outbreak had affected at least 134 people in Washington since April 2015, with 16 requiring hospital treatment. Genetic fingerprinting has identified five different outbreak strains of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i-. One of the strains has been found to be multidrug-resistant and all are reported to be rare in Washington.
Several clusters of cases associated with whole pig roast events were identified. Epidemiological, microbiological and traceback evidence has now identified pork products produced by Kapowsin Meats of Graham, Washington, as the likely source of the outbreak.
In response to the outbreak Kapowsin Meats is recalling approximately 116,000 pounds of whole hogs for barbeque that could be contaminated with Salmonella. The hogs were produced between 18 April and 27 July and shipped to various locations in Washington and Alaska. There are concerns that some may still be stored in consumers' freezers.
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Mesh Enshrinkulation
Posted by CaptainBinky | Posted in Project Zomboid | Posted on 26-11-2012
We've had a few people contact us for specifics on the process we're using to translate the 3D source models for Zomboid into 2D sprites. So I thought it'd be a good thing to go into here.
The Goal
The result we're striving for is all the advantages of being 3D (ease of creating animations in all directions, simplicity in terms of adding new costumes, hair, accessories, props, etc) without the look straying too far from our original hand-drawn sprite look.
The Process
The models are built and animated in 3D, and were we just to render the frames directly, they'd look something like this:
…which is not particularly great. Even shrunk down to the size it would appear in-game, it would obviously be a 3D model and stick out like a sore-thumb. So what we have, then, is a two-stage process.
Firstly, we render the model to a render target that's twice the size that it would need to be in-game. We apply a shader which applies some basic lighting (using hard edge, cartoon-style lighting) and uses Point sampling to preserve the crispness of the source texture.
We then render the contents of our double-sized render target to a game-resolution quad and apply a second shader process. During this stage, we allow anti-aliasing (we're basically doing super-sampling here, since our source is twice the resolution of the destination) and then in the shader we clean up the image data.
The cleanup involves several layers of quantizing.
First, we 'snap' the colour value to the closest available colour in the source palette (the palette is passed in as a parameter to the shader, and is calculated once per model processed).
Next, we quantize the intensity (the length of the colour vector) to one of 5 possible values (0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0)
Then we quantize the pixel alpha to one of 3 possible values (0.0, 0.5, 1.0)
Finally, the colour is re-constituted from those parts, and spat out of the shader.
It's a little difficult to show a fair comparison between the first version of this system and the current system, because a few things have changed with the source (an obvious example being that hair is now a separate overlay rather than being drawn onto the texture), but this should give a reasonable idea:
While there's definitely a 'personal preference' aspect to which you prefer (and the new system is still work-in-progress at this stage), the new sprites are considerably cleaner, and much more closely match the original sprites.
There's still work to be done in terms of finding that ideal sweet-spot for the lighting which will help add definition needed particularly on the side-on frame.
But one of the tremendous advantages of the new system is the speed that we're able to convert the 3D data to sprites. Almost all the work of the process is now done on the graphics card, which means you can spit out all the frames for all the animations in all directions for one model in a matter of seconds. Beforehand, the process would be something we would leave running overnight.


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Miley Cyrus and Jared Leto are reportedly getting cozy, according to Us Weekly.
A source for the mag claims the 21-year-old singer and the 42-year-old "Dallas Buyers Club" star/ 30 Seconds to Mars rocker are "hooking up."
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Another insider reportedly said the pair has a lot in common.
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"They like to have a good time, they love to talk about art and music," the insider said. "And they're both comfortable with nudity!"
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Tag Archives: Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Fun in the Sun, a Forest Visit.
Journey into Paradise
May Day dawned with the decision to head to the hills again for the first time in far too long.
I finally achieved escape velocity after various errands. A short stop in Trout Lake, a side trip to the Ice caves (with no ice left!!) and then on my way up the 23 road. Thanks to my niece Kate I was able to stay overnight, which is rare these days. I spent most of the time at Takhlakh Lake relaxing. No snow left, and already several campers. Camping is free until the end of May, so it is a great time to be there. No Mosquitoes yet either, thank heavens. here are a few quick saves while I download a lot of photos… Most of these will get more attention later on, these are mostly all unprocessed, which means dust bunnies are rampant since I need to clean my camera badly! Thanks for coming by!
Autumn On a Rainy Day
This time of year is such a delight for photographers, and we bustle about in rain or sun to capture the changing seasons. For me the smell of rain after a long dry summer filled with wildfires is a glorious treasure. Watching mushrooms pop up out of the formerly dry ground, and mosses turn brilliant greet, is always a treat.
Life on the Lewis River, Memories of Youth
Lower Falls on the Lewis River is a place full of happy childhood memories. Where as most people who go there are most familiar with this viewpoint and the nearby campground, I remember a time this campground was brand new and small, and very few people came this way. 90 road did not go all the way through back then, and upriver aways there was another campground that is now inaccessible by car. The old Sheep Bridge Camp was our family hangout. Mom was fond of saying that I camped there even BEFORE I was born. To get to this falls we would have to climb and wade downriver on the other side, and it could only really be done safely in lower water times. As an adolescent I was already wading across this river in many places, with a walking stick bracing me against the rugged current, and water up to my chest. I proudly followed my Daddy everywhere, even places Mom did not go herself. Of course my Mom was 45 when I was born, and now that I am dealing with arthritis myself I understand better why she did not rush into the icy water as quickly as I did! Dad had it made… he just wore his chest waders.
Happy days, peaceful nights… sometimes we would camp for a couple of weeks at a time up in this paradise. More often we hiked upriver to the Middle Falls, or across the old Sheep Bridge (before the ends were pulled off for supposed safety considerations), up the trail to the Lewis River trail to the Upper Falls. When the 90 road started getting built on through to connect the Lower Falls with the 23 road to make a big loop, it tore up this gorgeous deep forest trail, so we walked up the road part way and then down the hill through the trees to Lower Falls. One time several of us found our way through the woods above the Upper Falls and discovered yet another waterfall which we simply dubbed the "Upper Upper Falls". We used a rope to climb down to the river to fish. Dad and I wandered downriver to stand in the middle of the river leaning on the huge rock that has been at the top of Upper Falls for many years, where we could look over this lovely waterfall from the top, for the first time. Things sure looked different from that point of view.
As the years went on, and my brothers and sisters had child after child, the camps grew bigger and bigger, until there would be wonderful times when the campground was full of the Black and Kyte families, and kids with bikes made trails through the woods and campground. I miss those days so much… when our home was on the Lewis.
Joys of Autumn in Trout Lake
Mid October brought some marvelous color. These are print quality images, and if you click on the individual photos it will take you to a print purchasing site. I can also get metal prints, canvas or thinwrap images ready to hang on the wall, from 5 x 7″ up to 30 x 45″ sizes of most any image, and those can be ordered directly through myself via email at email@example.com . A price list for different mediums can be found here, and I do run specials often so keep your eyes open! You can also think about possible Cluster images, and more info on that is in this link for Clusters, Splits and triptych
These next 5 images are different versions of Sleeping Beauty on a lovely October 9 morning following the Aurora display during the night, seen from along Trout Lake Creek, Trout Lake, Washington. Click on your fave to see it on my Print Purchasing site
Farther downstream a lovely step by step falls cascades down in a lovely location above the bridge on the Mount Adams Highway.
I have prints hanging at North Shore Cafe in White Salmon through October, and North Shore Clinic and the Hospital as well
October Pleasures
This is such a colorful month! Here are some moments from the month so far that I enjoyed tremendously and want to share. There will be more in future pages! Thank you for coming to see, and please send your friends.
If you CLICK on the images, most of them will link you to the corresponding image on my Smugmug storefront. Enjoy!!!
For paper prints alone, you can order many different images in many sizes here by clicking on this image.
Handmade 5″ x 7″ Photo notecards can be purchased locally at Artisan's Jewelry and Gallery, in White Salmon; and in Heavenly Grounds in Trout Lake; as well as Dickey Farms in Bingen,Washington.
For information on any of my photo books, look in the sidebar of this page, and you will find links to albums showing what is in each book. The calendars will be coming along soon also for 2014 and I will be doing presales, so let me know if you are interested. I can take checks, cash, PayPal and debit/credit cards, so begin with an email and I will guide you along.
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Mobley says he was chained, blindfolded, to a hospital bed, being interrogated by two men who introduced themselves as "Matt and Khan" and said they worked for the US government. His lawyers say the two men told him that he would never see his family again and would be raped in Yemeni prison.
The lawyers say he was interrogated repeatedly over the coming weeks, and that he was badly beaten by Yemeni security forces while being moved between detention facilities.
Eventually he says he was taken to another hospital, where Matt and Khan continued to question him over his links to al-Awlaki. His lawyers say that at no point was he offered consular assistance, and that he was desperate for news of his family, who he was told would be arrested.
In early March, Mobley is alleged to have launched an escape bid from the hospital, in which he is accused of shooting dead one of his guards and wounding another. Murdering a guard is a capital offence in Yemen; if found guilty in his upcoming trial, Mobley could be executed by firing squad.
Meanwhile, his lawyers are calling for US authorities to release all information pertaining to his case as a matter of urgency, arguing that the court needs the full facts surrounding Mobley's initial detention in January to ensure he has a fair trial.
US accused of Yemen proxy detention
Posted on 30 September, 2010 by Mathias Vermeulen
Al Jazeera reports that Yemeni security agents abducted and detained Sharif Mobley, an American citizen living in Yemen, on behalf of the US government. Mobley disappeared after visiting the US embassy in in Sana'a.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ +16 years-old ] A humble taxi driver shares a name with a wealthy businessman, leading to the kidnapping of his son. After getting the ransom, the kidnapper, instead of releasing it, send jars filled with blood of children demanding more and more money. You can watch Bang fei (Kidnapper) online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Malay at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2010.
Rating: 5 by 220 users./
Runtime: 98 minutes
Christopher 'Ming Shun' Lee, Jack Lim, Regene Lim, Phyllis Quek and Jerald Tan.
Thriller, Action.
98-minute film (full movie) directed by Kelvin Tong.
The original audio of Bang fei (Kidnapper) has dialogues in or Malay, it was produced in Singapore.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2010.
Screenplay written by Ken Kwek and Kelvin Tong.
Chiu Wai Yin.
This film was produced and / or financed by Boku Films.
Composed by Joe Ng.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Bang fei (Kidnapper) has a duration of 98 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in English or Malay in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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The Butterfly Garden
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Family Nymphalidae (Brushfoots)
- Wingspan: 2-4"
- Color: black to purple with yellow border, row of blue spots next to border
- Traits: irregular border on wings
- Habitat: woods, open areas
- Food: oak tree sap
The Butterfly Garden at the Cayuga Nature Center
This summer marks the debut of our new Butterfly Garden. As with any garden, it's a work-in-progress. But we are already attracting a number of species of both butterflies and moths.
The Butterfly of the Day features one of the species that can be found at the Nature Center.


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Property Location With a stay at Bern Otel in Istanbul (Aksaray), you'll be minutes from Historia Fatih Shopping Centre and close to Suleymaniye Mosque. This hotel is close to Grand Bazaar and Hippodrome. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Dining Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and an elevator (lift). A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge, and free self parking is available onsite.


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This is what I knocked up for dinner this evening, a nice hearty, cheesy and rich pasta meal. We had leeks, bacon and stilton in the fridge left over from some other recipes from the weekend, and so this is what I decided to cook. Not too bad for a make-it-up as you go along kind of a meal! It was initially going to be a pasta bake, but in the end we were too hungry and decided to eat it straight away. If you do make it into a pasta bake, then just bake in a medium hot oven, maybe with some more cheese on the top, until it is nice and browned on the top.
- 5 rashers bacon
- 3 leeks (large)
- Nob butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1.5 glasses milk
- 500 g pasta
- 150 g stilton
Chop the bacon into little pieces (or use lardons if you have them). Melt the butter in a medium hot pan and then fry the bacon in the butter.
Whilst the bacon is frying, remove the outer leaves and ends from the leeks, then slice them and wash them.
Add the leeks to the pan along with the bacon. You will need a rather large pan. Now that is a lot of leeks! Don't worry, they will reduce once cooked. Mix well so that all the bacon and butter is evenly mixed in with the leeks. Saute/steam the leeks for about 5 minutes - I say steam because it is difficult to fry the ones at the top with so many in the pan.
Now the leeks have reduced in size quite a lot, reduce the heat to low and sprinkle the flour on the top. Mix it really well and cook on the heat for another minute. You are forming a roux here mixed in with the leeks, which is the base for a white sauce.
Add about a glass and a half of milk to the pan.
How big is a glass I hear you saying? Well, I am quite short on measuring implements in my kitchen so this is how big MY glass is! No you need to know the size of my hand.. well, not telling! But the glass is just a regular tumbler size, probably about half a pint, maybe a bit less.
Keep the sauce over a low heat, and stir frequently until it just begins to thicken and bubble.
Remove from the heat and mix the sauce in with the pasta. Now, crumble the Stilton into the pan whilst stirring. The heat pf the pasta and sauce should be enough to melt the cheese and form a nice sauce.
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Great work!
Im new to these blocks and am trying to get the DSA example working. The config file is missing for the C# version and there is also a missing files or two for the VB version. VS solution explorer shows the file was part of the solution at one time but its
not present in the directory. I tried taking the config file from the VB solution and adding it as an existing item to the CS solution. I then received a null exception when trying to return the endpoint section form the config file. the errors listed below
were the cause
- Configuration = Could not evaluate expression
- ProtectedConfigurationProvider = Could not evaluate expression
i noticed that it was looking for the config here
configFileName = "\\Program Files\\DSAGettingStarted\\DSAGettingStarted.exe.config"
so i changed the configfilename property on load to the local path. that cleared up the first error but i can not get past the 2nd ProtectedConfigurationProvider = Could not evaluate expression
any thoughts? or maybe an updated download!
will there be a tutorial for the DSA block or perhaps you can point me to an existing one?
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Lots of people think about dark areas once they notice the explanation "loft." Nicely, these four duplex lofts are dark although anything! With duplex floorplans and huge windows, all these houses is available and saturated in sun light. Stairs surrounded with glass, and high ceilings kitchens, create these houses appear welcoming and vibrant. Another element


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2 Beds
2 Bathrooms
2 Baths
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2 Flatmates
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|Own bathroom
|Length of Stay
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|Anyone welcome
|Weekly rent
|2 weeks rent
|Not included in rent
|Included in rent
|On street parking
Vegetarian/Vegan flat share (but not a deal breaker)
This fantastic 2 bedroom apartment is located in the much sought-after street of Rockdale, which is only 2 mins walking distance to the train station, shops and restaurants and just a short walk (5 mins) to Rockdale plaza mall which has groceries, departmental stores, massages, hair saloons etc. We are also just 8 mins drive to the airport by car/20 mins by train, and also 20 mins to central station by train. (Convenient much!?)
Its features include:
* Spacious living and dining area
* Wooden floorboards
* Balconies all round with impressive district views (access from all rooms)
* Enclosed kitchen with gas cooker and oven
* Big sized bathroom
* Internal laundry and storage cabinet
* Built-in wardrobes in every bedroom which are full mirrors too!
* Air-con in in every bedroom
* In a secured building with intercom
* You get your own bathroom too
* Did I mention we are five mins drive from Brighten Le Sand beach as well!!!
* NOTE: I have recently moved in on 15th October. It was unfurnished but I bought everything so the place has BRAND NEW fridge, washing machine, microwave, lounge with TV (onway), dining area and appliances etc to be shared. Your room also has a new queen bed and mattress.
I am looking for someone that would treat the place as your own and therefore take care of the new furnishings I have purchased. I have viewed many properties and the above are the actual pictures of the place that I chose.
Bills include water and internet. We will just share electricity and gas between us two. Sorry no couples.
* Gym
* Jacuzzi
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I moved from the UK, and Sydney has been my home for just over 2 years.
I work full time as a manager in a large public practice firm in CBD.
I am extremely friendly, clean and respectful.
I love travelling when I can and catching up with friends over the weekend. I understand the balance of personal space and also enjoying a drink or meal together with my flatmates.
I like to have a balance in my personal life too as I do work hard, so I do go out dancing etc now and again but I also quite like to go for spiritual retreats and meditate as well.
I do not drink or smoke and am vegetarian. I am extremely clean as well. I get along with all my flatmates and we have good banter at home. I have lived with both males and females and would add that my place is female friendly. Happy to send you their contacts for referrals and would like to meet you over coffee before we mutually agree to move in together.
My friends say they can always trust me and that I have a big heart. I do my best in life and I like bringing a bit of happiness to all those around me. I am a very nice person overall :D.
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I am looking for someone that is ideally vegetarian or vegan (but not a deal breaker so come view the place and lets see how we get on as this is more important). Someone that is clean and respectful and easy going that will make our place a home which you would look forward to going to after a long day! and not just some place to sleep.
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Even before the Democratic Party's…drubbing (that seems to be the favored term this time around) in yesterday's elections, the White House was already blaming its supposed allies for the defeats that were (correctly) anticipated once voters trooped to the polls.
"Ultimately, you know, it's the quality of these candidates that's going to be the driver of their success in this election," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Monday in what just might be taken as a slap at political hopefuls who were frantically distancing themselves from the aura of electoral leprosy surrounding President Obama.
Oh no you don't, legislative Democrats responded. It's the albatross tie in the Oval Office who sealed our doom.
"The president's approval rating is barely 40 percent," said David Krone, chief of staff to (soon to be former) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. "What else more is there to say? . . . He wasn't going to play well in North Carolina or Iowa or New Hampshire. I'm sorry. It doesn't mean that the message was bad, but sometimes the messenger isn't good."
After most of the votes were counted and the extent of the Republican wave—or Democratic washout—was clear, Dems lined up to swing a bit more at the presidential piñata. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) openly blamed Obama's energy policies, while other's essentially referred to him as a boat anchor on anybody with a "D" next to their names.


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The North Yorkshire police officer who died in a road accident while answering an emergency call on Saturday has been named.
He was PC Andrew Bramma, aged 32, who say police was a member of the Harrogate Safer Neighbourhood Team. They add that he was killed when his patrol van hit a tree in West Tanfield, near Ripon, while he was on the way to answer an emergency call.
North Yorkshire Police say that Andrew leaves a wife and two young children.
They add that Andrew had recently transferred to North Yorkshire from Greater Manchester Police, where he had served since 2008, and was a well-liked and much-valued member of the force.
Officers say his family are being supported by specially trained police officers at this extremely difficult time.
Temporary Chief Constable Tim Madgwick, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "This is a truly sad day for North Yorkshire Police.
"Andrew was a committed, enthusiastic officer who wanted to serve the public and the community.
"My thoughts are with Andrew's family and friends who have suffered the most tragic and devastating loss.
"The overwhelming sense of sadness which had been felt by Andrew's colleagues is shared by the entire force as we mourn the loss of one of our officers."
All flags at North Yorkshire police stations are being flown at half-mast as a mark of respect to Andrew.
Mike Stubbs, of North Yorkshire Police Federation said: "Today we are mourning a member of our police family, who was killed making his way to an incident to help a member of the public.
"Andrew had quickly established himself as a well-liked and respected officer amongst his colleagues in North Yorkshire who are distraught at his death.
"Most tragically, he leaves behind a young family who are devastated by last night's events.
"We are working very closely with the chief officer team to support them."
Julia Mulligan, Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, said: "This is the worst news a family can receive and my sympathies and thoughts are with them all at this dreadful time.
"We urgently need to find out what happened and in due course to make sure that any lessons are learnt - I am reassured that the force is taking the necessary steps to do so.
"However, right now my focus is to ensure that North Yorkshire Police has all it needs to provide full support to the officer's family and colleagues at this tragic time."
An online condolence book has been opened for people wishing to share their memories of Andrew and express their sympathy.
The condolence book can be accessed at www.northyorkshire.police.uk/condolences
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Durban - There was minimum use of bottled water at Durban's Albert Luthuli convention centre during the first day of an international climate change conference on Monday.
When delegates from countries where tap water is not regarded as clean were served water in jugs, they asked whether it was safe to drink.
Most attendees had no problem swigging back the Adam's Ale from a tap once it was explained to them the water was perfectly safe.
The reduction of bottled water was one of Durban's initiatives to help reduce the use of energy - and preparing bottled water uses a lot of energy, say activists.
Centre staff have also erected water coolers - all filled with tap water - throughout the venue.
Delegates were impressed by what they saw at the 17th Conference of Parties, dubbed COP 17.
"We are very impressed with what they have done. It shows they have put a lot of effort into lower[ing] their carbon footprint during this huge conference," said Tasneem Essop of the World Wide Fund for Nature.
How about all our politicos to do the same- might save a lot of cash.
Brave! I can't remember the last time I had tap water…The old memory must have been affected from the last time I had a taste…
Drink gallons of tap water myself - much cheaper than bottled water, and healthier than cooldrinks. Good on them for walking the walk.
Bloody sure they must drink tap water. The standing joke followed by the demand for tap water is that at every water summit we are given bottled water.
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I am glad to know that we finally learn to drink simple tap water! but what shocks me is the amount of good food that is thrown in the bin if left over after people have eaten at the conference. Children starve right out of the doors of ICC. Please put the left over food in a bag and give it to the poor. There is so much food on this earth but no love to share. Viji Pillay.
If you don't have a filter your organs become a filter...*
Thw funniest thing is when someone orders bottled water and then has it with ice! Do you really think the ice is made from bottled water?
I just had a nice glass of JHB tap water with ice cubes made from jhb tap water.
Yea Durbs water is pretty clean and safe..
Ag shame - can't stand the taste of Durbs water - Maritzburg water is best!
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All-New Platinum Model: The Explorer Platinum model shines with sharp satin chrome accents throughout the body, from the unique Platinum grille to the rear liftgate. There are a standard dual-panel moonroof up top and stunning 20-inch bright-faced wheels with dark tarnish painted pockets below. The standard, powerful 3.5L EcoBoost® V6 enables towing up to 5,000 pounds.
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New Exterior Styling: With its redesigned front, rear, roofline and wheels, the 2016 Explorer will steal any scene. Standard LED Low-Beam Headlamps with Available Signature Lighting: • More durable and longer-lasting than filament-based lighting • Up to 60% more energy-efficient. It says "confident" inside and out: New liftgate, new taillamps, new fascia and new exhaust tips, Redesigned hood, headlamps, grille, fender and fog lamps.
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Keep your keys in your pocket to gain access to the Explorer. It's pretty much that simple, thanks to the Intelligent Access with push-button start feature. Simply have the Intelligent Access key in your pocket or purse near the driver's door. (The system senses when the key is nearby.) Then touch the door handle to unlock the driver's door or all the doors. Once inside, just press the brake pedal and then the start button. Shift into gear and go. Standard on the Explorer XLT, Limited, Sport and Platinum.
Heated Steering Wheel:
Driving with your hands on a cold steering wheel is a thing of the past with the heat feature, standard in the Explorer Limited and Platinum and available in Sport. The steering wheel can warm up from -4°F to 74°F within five minutes and maintain a temperature of up to 90°F. And no matter the time of year, you can enjoy the comfort of heated or cooled front seats.
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• Seats with new cloths and leathers and with updated sew patterns
• 10-way power driver's seat with power lumbar standard on XLT
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel standard on XLT
• Intelligent Access with push-button start standard on XLT
• Heated steering wheel standard on Limited and Platinum
• Illuminated front scuff plates standard on Sport and Platinum
• Heated and cooled front row seats standard on Limited and Platinum
• Available multicontour front seats with Active Motion
• Available second row inflatable rear safely belts
Three Rows. Spacious Seating for Up to Seven:
The Explorer can carry up to seven passengers. The second row features a 60/40 split-fold-flat bench and available bucket seats and console, while the third row has a 50/50 split-folding seat with generous passenger space. Behind the third row, there are up to 21 cubic feet of cargo volume. For more cargo space, up to 81.7 cubic feet, fold the second and third rows for a flat load surface.
Towing Capability:
The Explorer can tow up to 5,000 lbs. when properly equipped. Power comes from its standard 3.5L Ti-VCT V6 or available 3.5L EcoBoost V6. The available Class III Trailer Tow Package, required for towing, includes an engine oil cooler, wiring harness and tow hitch. The Explorer offers features that make towing easy. The standard rear view camera provides a video image on the center console screen of the area behind you, with screen guides that help you align your vehicle when hooking up a trailer. Hill start assist helps keep the vehicle from rolling backward when you're on a slope or hill. The trailer sway control feature, integrated with standard AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control, detects trailer sway, automatically adjusts engine speed and applies asymmetric braking to help counter it.
Hill Descent Control:
Hill Descent Control is an important technology that's part of the available Intelligent 4WD System. Push the Hill Descent Control button on the Terrain Management System dial, then press the brake and accelerator to set the desired speed. The set speed is maintained during the descent as brake pressure is automatically applied when needed.
Cargo Capacity:
The Explorer delivers when you need configurable cargo space. With the second and third-row seats in the upright position, you have maximum seating plus 21 cubic feet of cargo space. With just the third-row seats folded, there are 43.8 cubic feet of total storage capacity. And with both the second- and third-row seats folded flat, Explorer provides up to 81.7 cubic feet of cargo space. What's more, there is a storage area in the floor for smaller items. For cargo space on demand, the available PowerFold® third-row seat is a class-exclusive feature. The 50/50 split-folding seat folds flat at the touch of a button.
Terrain Management System:
The Terrain Management System™ is included with the available Intelligent 4WD System and lets you shift on the fly into one of four settings to match the terrain:
• Normal – biases torque to the front wheels and sends it to the rear wheels only as needed
• Mud/Ruts – switches the throttle to a more aggressive mode, limits upshifting and desensitizes stability control, allowing the wheels to spin as needed
• Sand – delivers maximum torque to the wheels, keeping the transmission in the lower gears for as long as possible, which allows the wheels to spin aggressively
• Grass/Gravel/Snow – sets the transmission for faster upshifts and adjusts the engine torque slightly to improve traction and control on a hard surface covered with loose material like grass, gravel or snow
• 4WD System includes Hill Control™ which lets you set and maintain a constant speed while traveling downhill
Six-Speed SelectShift Automatic Transmission:
The Explorer comes standard with a Six-speed SelectShift automatic transmission with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, so you can easily and quickly change gears.
Curve Control:
Curve Control will slow you down as much as 10 mph in approximately one second when it senses that you're going too fast for a particular curve. Employing throttle reduction and four-wheel braking, it's always active in helping you maintain control around curves. Also, it can function on dry or wet pavement and is particularly useful when entering or exiting freeway off- or on-ramps with too much speed. Curve Control, standard on all Explorer models, is an enhancement to AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control.
Trailer Sway Control:
Building on AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control, the standard trailer sway control (TSC) selectively brakes and adjusts engine power to maintain trailer control.39 The result is stability and control, even when towing large loads.
AdvanceTrac with RSC:
Standard AdvanceTrac® with Roll Stability Control (RSC) uses two gyroscopic sensors to monitor both yaw rate and roll rate. This allows AdvanceTrac with RSC to help you maintain control whenever it detects wheelslip, understeer, oversteer or roll motion. It also helps maintain control on adverse road conditions such as ice, gravel or rain. AdvanceTrac with RSC also features Curve Control, which will slow the vehicle down when it senses that it's going too fast for a particular curve.
Intelligent 4WD:
Available Intelligent 4WD continuously monitors wheel speed, throttle position and steering angle to determine the vehicle's conditions and the driver's intent. The system then determines the optimal amount of front and rear torque for the given conditions to not only reduce wheelslip but to prevent the slip from occurring in the first place, which helps keep the vehicle sure-footed on virtually any terrain.
Adaptive Cruise Control and Forward Collision Warning with Brake Support:
Available adaptive cruise control* is a step beyond conventional cruise control. When its sensors detect traffic slowing, your vehicle also slows down. After traffic has cleared, your vehicle resumes the preset speed. Available forward collision warning with brake support will alert you if it senses a potential collision with the car in front of you. A heads-up display, which simulates brake lights, flashes on the windshield. If you don't react in time, the brakes will precharge and increase brake-assist sensitivity to provide full responsiveness.
BLIS® with Cross-Traffic Alert:
Available BLIS®* (Blind Spot Information System) uses radar in the rear quarter panels to identify a vehicle entering your blind spot and alerts you with an indicator light in the sideview mirror. Cross-traffic alert also uses radar to watch for traffic behind you when you're slowly backing out of a parking spot or your driveway. If it detects a vehicle approaching from up to 15 yards away, it sends an audible warning, an indicator light flashes in the sideview mirror and a displays in the message center. BLIS with cross-traffic alert is available on the XLT, Limited and Sport, and standard on Platinum models.
Lane-Keeping System:
It happens at times to the best of drivers – unintentionally drifting out of the driving lane. That's when you'll really appreciate this customizable, driver-activated system designed to help you stay in control.
• The camera detects lane markings and communicates with the steering system
• Lane-keeping alert: Drift too close to a lane marker and a vibration is sent to the steering wheel, much like the feeling of riding over rumble strips
• Lane-keeping aid: Provides a directional steering torque, helping you guide your vehicle back to the center of the lane
• Use either the lane-keeping alert or aid — or combine them, receiving a steering torque first, followed by a vibration alert if you continue drifting
• Included Driver Alert System can detect erratic vehicle movements over a period of time, indicating possible drowsiness, coffee cup displays, signaling it may be time to rest
• Available on the Explorer Limited and standard on Platinum.
Show and tell. Thanks to this attractive, high-tech, easy-to-read display, everything you want to know is staring you right in the face.
Front 180-Degree Camera and Front Park Aid:
• Aids visibility for limited-sight maneuvers such as pulling out of the driveway, street or parking lot
• Allows the driver to see around corners
• Includes washer to help keep lens free of dirt and debris
Dual 2nd-Row Smart-Charging USB Ports: Charge up to twice as fast as standard USB ports. Up to 2.5 amps - two in front, two in the rear.
Enhanced Active Park Assist:
Available enhanced active park assist adds the ability for Explorer to help you with perpendicular parking too. Utilizing the vehicle's 12 ultrasonic sensors, Explorer will scan for suitable parking spaces, and will assist in backing the vehicle into the spot. All you have to do is shift, accelerate and brake, and Explorer will take care of the steering. While driving slowly near parking spots, simply activate this feature and it scans for available parking spots. Ultrasonic sensors measure the distance to the curb and other parked cars. Once a suitable spot is identified, you're signaled to stop and accept the system's assistance. Just control the shifting, accelerating and braking.
SYNC® and SYNC® with MyFord Touch:
Available voice-activated SYNC® helps keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. An information cluster screen is also there to assist you.
• With hands-free calling, you'll never miss a phone call when you're behind the wheel
• Simply say what or whom you want to hear and get it with voice-activated music search
• Bluetooth® audio lets you wirelessly control your entertainment with voice commands
• Have incoming text messages read aloud to you
• 911 Assist® can call for help in an emergency, even if you can't
• Information screens display your information in the cluster panel and center stack
Upgrade to SYNC with MyFord Touch® for the ultimate in capabilities:
• A customizable, 8-inch touch screen in the center stack, dual 4.2-inch cluster screens, audio/video input jacks, two USB ports and WiFi® capability
• Voice-recognition technology responds to commands as simple as ''find restaurant'' and can also be used to adjust your climate
• Find the SiriusXM radio stations you want with voice commands


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Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Arizona State University and the University of British Columbia have found that Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings with press conferences are considered by the market to be more important than those without.
The Honorable Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the former President and Prime Minister of East Timor, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Arts.
China's pledge to reduce global warming has helped add to the air of optimism surrounding the COP21 summit in Paris, Dr Peter Christoff has said, in this interview with Sky News on Friday, November 27.
The first Australian university program to address the continued under-representation of women in parliament has been launched today by the Hon Julie Bishop MP, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Ms Carol Schwartz AM and the University of Melbourne at Parliament House, Canberra.
University of Melbourne Middle East expert Dr Denis Dragovic spoke to Sky News' PVO program, hosted by Peter Van Onselen, about why attacking Islamic State with guns blazing is not the right approach. He says it will take working closely with locals to identify Islamic State members.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's visit to Jakarta signals the "make-up after the break-up", Indonesia expert Professor Tim Lindsey explains in this interview with The Drum on ABC.
An international team, led by the University of Melbourne, has devised a method allowing countries to choose their own method of 'fair' emissions cuts, effectively creating a roadmap out of the climate negotiation gridlock.
Disadvantaged Australians who suffer violence and housing problems, especially both at one point in time, are at higher risk of suffering these problems again at a later point says a new report from the University of Melbourne.
The Spring 2015 special edition of Meanjin has been guest-edited by the University of Melbourne's Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis and senior lecturer Dr Gwilym Croucher. The issue will be launched on Thursday 17 September.
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Dubai Open: Murray downs Pouille to reach final
Top seed Andy Murray is through to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships following a straight sets victory over Frenchman Lucas Pouille.
The world number 1 struggled in the first set against 7th seed Pouille but eventually took it 7-5.
The second set was a one-sided affair as Murray won with a breadstick to set up a meeting with Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in Saturday's final.
Murray is playing his first tournament since his 4th-round defeat at the Australian Open in January. The Scot could extend his lead at the top of the world rankings with another victory in Dubai.