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PES 2010 Resmi Güncellemesi 1.01
Bir Salı Kas. 10, 2009 9:46 pm
Minimum Sistem Gereksinimi
* Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1
* Intel Pentium IV 2.4GHz or equivalent processor
* • 1GB of RAM
* 8GB of free hard disk space
* 4x DVD-ROM Drive
* DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. 128MB Pixel Shader 2.0 (NVIDIA GeForce FX or ATI Radeon 9700 video card)
* DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
* DirectX 9.0c or higher (included on disc)
* Multiplayer: TCP / IP 192 kbps or higher
* Windows Compatible Keyboard
* 800 x 600 monitor resolution
Tavsiye Edilen Sistem Gereksinimi
* Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1
* Intel Core2 Duo 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
* 2GB of RAM
* 8GB of free hard disk space
* 8x DVD-ROM Drive
* DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. 256MB Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 or ATI Radeon HD2400 or better)
* DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
* DirectX 9.0c or higher (included on disc)
* Multiplayer: TCP / IP Broadband Internet connection
* Windows compatible USB Gamepad
* 1280 x 720 monitor resolution
Desteklediği ekran kartı serileri:
* NVIDIA - GeForce GTX285, GTX280, GTX260, 9800, 9600, 8800, 8600,
* ATI - Radeon HD4800, HD3800, HD2900, HD2400,
* PES 2010 focuses on enhancing the excitement of matches between
players, making for a truly challenging experience that will constantly
test the player. Intuitive zonal defending will cover spaces and
players need to look constantly for new ways to attack. PES 2010
focuses on being a real football simulation, as it requires both
strategic play and quick reactions, as in real life. In addition to key
out-field elements, goalkeepers are more versatile and with abilities
matching those of modern shot-stoppers. The game's referees have also
been reworked, with smarter AI elements allowing them to make more
balanced calls during matches.
* PES 2010 has undergone a major
visual revamp, with its celebrated player likenesses and animations now
even closer to those of real-life players – including live player
expressions to be depicted with an improved lighting system which
differentiates between various conditions! Stadium detail is also
massively improved, with the grass and other in-stadium elements finely
* Animations now dovetail into each other seamlessly,
with dribbling and shots on goals worked into dribbling animations.
More individual skills are also on show, including new flicks and
tricks that have a definite showing on the way a game flows. Several
elements have been completely reworked, with the dribbling, turning and
kicking animations greatly enhanced, while there is a noticeable change
in pace when a player passes a ball from a standing position than from
within a run.
* Crowd reactions to the on-field action are now
more varied, with all new chants and cheers. The subtle difference
between Home and Away matches will be reproduced, and the crowd will
react spontaneously to specific situations in a game, showing their
disdain or pleasure as fouls are committed and goals scored. Likewise,
the commentary has been altered to offer a fresher, more concise
overview of the game.
* Master League has been thoroughly
renewed with the enhancement of managerial aspects, which enables users
to enjoy managing a team for a longer career lifespan. Seen by many as
a key contributor to the series' success, the Master League elements in
PES 2010 have been bolstered by far-ranging and vital new additions,
dedicated to enriching the mode. Further details will be announced
* The Tokyo team has worked to improve the AI of the
game, with Teamvision 2.0 implemented. Midfielders and defenders now
work together to cover open space and close down attacks, meaning that
cover can be provided for lower-ranked defenders. This also has the
additional effect of removing soft goals, thus returning PES 2010 to
its simulation roots. In terms of attacking, players can also now move
several players once, sending them into different areas, opening up
more goal-scoring possibilities than ever before. As such, PES 2010
necessitates a new level of control from the player. Strategic thinking
is as important as quick passing, but the new system greatly opens the
way the player oversees control of the team. In free kick scenarios,
for instance, players can now instigate the runs of the players
awaiting the ball in the penalty area.
* In previous PES games,
the team formation has determined the movements of the players. PES
2010 introduces a new system wherein the individual attacking and
defending nature of the players is integral to the way they play. Each
player enjoys unique AI tied into their best abilities, and is
reflected in the actions of their team mates – i.e. if a player who is
known to be a good crosser of the ball is in possession, more players
will flood the penalty area to receive it. Similarly, if a player is
known to be good with close control, defenders will work to cover their
stronger side, while lone strikers will be automatically supported by
midfielders on receipt of the ball.
* A new power gauge system
allows users to balance their strategy in a quick, but wide-ranging way
before a match. Every element – pass frequency, movement, the line of
defence, width of play, or the position of the front line – can be
altered to match those of a favoured club: Juventus Turin are a
dangerous side on the counter-attack, for instance, while FC Barcelona
use width in their attack. These formulations can be altered at any
point, too, with Home and Away matches forcing different circumstances
on the user, as does the rigours of a Master League season.
* An all-new system has been implemented, offering greater control, placing and accuracy.
* A new dedicated section of the Tokyo team is committed to improving
the online side of PES 2010. More downloadable content is also planned.
Konami has supported PES 2009 with the release of new licensed teams,
transfer updates, etc, and this support will grow for PES 2010. Team
and content updates are planned throughout the game's lifespan. These
will make the game even more bespoke to the player's match day needs.
* PES 2010 delivers a pace of game in tune with football played at the
highest level. Triangulation of passes and use of off-the-ball runs are
key to breaking down the opposition, forcing the player to use the
strengths of their team mates to create scoring opportunities. Gone are
'soft' goals that can be used to break the deadlock; instead, only
working the channels and the precision play expected of great players
will make a difference.
* Key skills of the many players have
now been attributed names, allowing users to incorporate them into
their play strategy. Cover star Torres, for instance, is renowned for
his ability to receive a pass in the penalty area, and to drop the ball
to a teammate in a good position for a goal-scoring opportunity. As
such, he is labeled a 'Fox in the Box' and Goal Poacher', in line with
his prowess in both scoring and setting up goals. Player
characteristics are more vividly reproduced by these names. Instant
Tactical Switching: Konami has already unveiled its new tactical bar
system related to PES 2010's attacking and defensive elements, but can
now reveal additional information. Each team has unique settings
matching their real-life playing styles. Torres at Liverpool, for
instance, will recreate the Merseyside club's sophisticated play and
high numbers in attack, their pressing from midfield, strong defensive
line, and width across the pitch. For the offense, the default settings
support wide attacks and the aim to move in the back of the opponent's
defense line. The user can summon the bar instantly during a match to
adjust team tactics to enhance their defence or strengthen attacks.
* The Master League now incorporates both the Champions League and
Europa Leagues in its content, offering a complete season for players
to enjoy. Success in the Master League will see players streamed into
these competitions. The lure of European football can also be used to
attract stronger players to your side, with transfer dealings and
contracts now significantly more realistic in their use.
Manual Goalkeepers: PES 2010 will be the only soccer title to offer
users complete control of the keeper. Players can switch to their
goalkeeper at any time, and defend their goal as they see fit without
relying on AI.
* New Goalkeeper Moves: Players can now perform
quick under-arm throws to their nearest defender to get attacks rolling
more quickly.
* All-New Animation: Key animation related to
dribbling, running, turning, etc, has been reworked and enhanced,
creating a more natural and organic feel to the way players chase down
balls, sprint downfield, change direction and move around the pitch.
The result is a more fluid and natural look to the game.
Fine-tuned Close Control: The PES Productions team has worked to
improve trapping of the ball and basic close control elements, giving
the user more ways to spread and move the ball around effortlessly and
more accurately.
* Manual Ball Request: The ability to demand
the ball when running into space is now available to the player, and
will be accessible in all game modes, such as multi-player, online, etc.
* Simpler Skills: Moves such as feints, drag backs and upper body
feints can be applied more naturally when taking on or trying to beat
an opponent. The PES series has long been associated with clever flicks
and tricks, and PES 2010 will boast the most to date.
reunites Jon Champion and Mark Lawrenson in the game's virtual
commentary box, but in a more effective way than before. The commentary
is now more tied to the action, with comments detailing player ability,
significant match history and analysis, within a more concise and
detailed delivery designed to mimic the presentation of games.
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Bir Çarş. Ara. 02, 2009 5:16 pm
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Bir Paz Haz. 27, 2010 10:39 am
ben bu yamayı indirdim ve yüklemeyi denedim yükleme sırasında yükseltilecek ürün bulunamadı diyor.ama bende pes 2010 yüklü bu soruna bir çözüm bulurmusunuz?
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Bir Paz Haz. 27, 2010 10:46 am
cevap verecek kimse yok mu?
Geri: PES 2010 Resmi Güncellemesi 1.01
Bir Salı Tem. 13, 2010 12:13 pm
kardes demek ki sen deki de o yükselmio da
Bu forumun müsaadesi var:Bu forumdaki mesajlara cevap veremezsiniz


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News & Press
Ionia County Community Mental Health: Interventions at work
August 22, 2014
Weekend Edition - Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Written by: Kris Hamilton
Many feelings that we have about mental illness may stem from our own attitudes and experiences. Take suicide, for example. As a culture, we have a wide range of belief systems about why people take their own lives, whether it is right or wrong, and who is affected by it. Even people who are suicidal have attitudes about suicide.
When we are confronted with someone who is suicidal, we may not be sure how to handle it or how to help. Sometimes it's our very own belief systems that may be a barrier in intervening with someone who is at risk of taking his or her own life. Just being aware of these attitudinal barriers is helpful in making sure the individual who is at risk gets the help he or she needs.
There are "prevention" programs when dealing with suicide, such as teen awareness and gun safety classes. There are many "post-vention" activities for persons or their families who are affected by suicide, such as counseling or support groups. But what can we do as a helper for someone who is immediately at risk? This is an "intervention" activity, and often the most difficult for caregivers and professionals.
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is one of many approaches that focuses on "intervention." ASIST is an evidenced-based program that is taught for anyone who is ready, willing and able to help a person at risk of suicide. This global-wide training has been taught to transportation workers, school personnel, law enforcement and clergy, to name a few. It also is widely taught in all branches of the Armed Services.
Ionia County Community Mental Health supports this program locally, and has been teaching ASIST to the Ionia area community since 2011. Elizabeth Thelen, LMSW, CAADC and Kris Hamilton, MA, LPC, CAADC have both received extensive training hours to teach ASIST. These trainings are held at Ionia County CMH about three times a year.
If you are interested in learning more about ASIST or are interested in signing up for the next training, please contact Elizabeth or Kris at Ionia County CMH at 616-527-1790616-527-1790. We anticipate that the next training will be held in October or November.
Kris Hamilton is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She is the Access Manager at Ionia County Community Mental Health and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Read more: http://www.sentinel-standard.com/article/20140822/News/140829612#ixzz3CjjGSGWH

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Marathon bombing suspect captured in Watertown; condition 'serious'
WATERTOWN — Four days after two deadly explosions turned the finish line of the Boston Marathon into a scene of bloody chaos, the 19-year-old college student believed to be responsible for placing the bombs was taken into custody Friday night, bringing a sense of relief and justice to a shaken region.
Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev of Cambridge was pulled from his hiding place in a boat parked behind a house on Franklin Street shortly before 8:45 p.m. Friday in this community just outside Boston.
"We are eternally grateful for the outcome here tonight. We have a suspect in custody,'' said Colonel Timothy Alben, commander of the State Police. "We're so grateful to bring justice and closure to this case.''
"It's a night where I think we're all going to rest easy,'' Governor Deval Patrick said at a news conference with a host of other officials in Watertown.
With the second suspect in the case, Tsarnaev's brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, fatally wounded in a vicious gun battle with police early Friday morning, Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said, citizens "can be confident that the threat has been removed.''
The two terror bombs detonated on Monday afternoon killed three people and injured more than 170 as spectators cheered runners to the end of the world-renowned 26.2-mile race.
President Obama, speaking at the White House Friday night, said, "We've closed an important chapter in this tragedy.'' But he also said there were "still many unanswered questions.''
"We will determine what happened. We will investigate any associations that these terrorists may have had. And we'll continue to do whatever we have to do to keep our people safe,'' he said.
Dzohkhar Tsarnaev, who exchanged gunfire with police from the boat, was rushed to a local hospital, where he was in serious condition, Davis said.
Police had approached him cautiously, worried that he might be wearing a suicide bomb vest.
"We got him,'' Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino tweeted immediately afterwards. He took to the police radio to thank officers personally, telling them, "Good job, guys!''
The apprehension of Tsarnaev was the latest stunning development in a day of mayhem that had shocked the city, even as it was still reeling from Monday's Marathon attacks. An MIT police officer was killed Thursday night, his body found shot multipe times in his cruiser, at about 10:30 p.m. in Cambridge. Then a carjacking was reported. Officers pursued the car, which turned out to contain the two Tsarnaevs, who threw explosives at them.
The elder brother was shot by police early Friday in a gun battle at Dexter and Laurel streets in Watertown, in which, officials said, the brothers wielded improvised explosive devices and homemade grenades. A doctor who treated Tamerlan Tsarnaev also said he had some blast-type injuries. "It was more than gunshot wounds,'' said Dr. Richard Wolfe of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "We believe a combination of blasts, multiple gunshot wounds.''
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was so desperate to escape he ran over his brother as he lay wounded. He later abandoned the car on Spruce Street in Watertown and fled on foot, disappearing from sight, officials said.
Law enforcement mobilized, sending legions of heavily-armed police officers to search a 20-block area of the community. At the same time, Governor Deval Patrick took an unprecedented security step, asking people in Boston, Watertown, and several other nearby communities — totaling a million people — to "shelter in place'' — stay at home behind locked doors and open up only to police officers with proper identification.
Government and business offices closed as police cars zoomed on mysterious errands on deserted streets. The Red Sox and Bruins games were canceled, as well as the Big Apple Circus. Amtrak was shut down from Boston to Providence, as well as the MBTA, the Boston area's public transit system. The region came to a standstill.
Then, at 6 p.m. Friday, officials held another news conference to say that despite the massive manhunt, they had come up empty-handed. The suspect had not been snared in their perimeter. Officials said they remained determined to find him, however, and that they believed he was somewhere in Massachusetts. Patrick dropped his request for people to shelter in place and ordered the MBTA to resume service.
The dramatic finale came less than an hour after the news conference was over. A resident of Watertown came out of his house and noticed blood on his boat and that the tarp covering it was ripped. He lifted the tarp and saw a bloody form. He called police, who raced to the scene and exchanged gunfire with Tsarnaev, said Davis, the Boston commissioner
Police surrounded the boat and there was a standoff for about an hour and a half. A State Police helicopter peeked at Tsarnaev from above, using a special infrared camera. Police deployed "flash bang'' grenades to stun and distract him, Davis said.
A Globe photographer at the scene could hear police calling, "We know you're in there. Come out on your own terms. Come out with your hands up.''
An FBI hostage rescue team was eventually able to pull him out.
MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, who was fatally shot while sitting in his cruiser near Main and Vassar streets in Cambridge, in what Davis called an "assassination,'' was remembered as a brave and devoted officer.
"As his family has said, he died bravely in the line of duty, doing what he committed his life to doing — serving and protecting others. So we're grateful to him,'' Obama said in his White House remarks.
MBTA Transit Police Officer Richard H. Donohue Jr., 33, who was shot as officers pursued the Tsarnaevs into Watertown, was in critical but stable condition at Mt. Auburn Hospital.
While Watertown was a major scene of police activity during the day, police also converged on the Tsarnaev brothers' home in Cambridge. State Police said they found numerous pieces of evidence there, including "evidence of homemade explosives, including pipe bombs and another pressure cooker.'' Pressure cookers were used in the bombs that ripped through the Marathon crowds.
In yet another twist in the story, New Bedford police said this evening that three people had been taken into custody in their city as part of the bombing investigation.
New Bedford Police Lieutenant Robert Richard said his department assisted federal investigators in executing a search warrant at a home on Carriage Drive, about 10 minutes from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, where Tsarnaev was a student.
Richard said the FBI took two men and a woman into custody. "They appeared to be either fellow college students or fellow residents,'' he said.
The Tsarnaevs came from southern Russia, near war-torn Chechnya, more than five years ago, and assimilated through school and sports into the Greater Boston community and culture. But something went wrong.
As the day wore on, a portrait of the two suspects emerged, featuring Tamerlan Tsarnaev as an aggressive, possibly radicalized immigrant who may have ensnared his younger brother Dzhokhar — described almost universally as a smart and sweet kid — into an act of terror.


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While many life sciences companies have downsized, the results of this study show that regulatory professionals are more indispensable than ever
Rockville, MD (PRWEB) July 24, 2012
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) today released the results of its 2012 Scope of Practice & Compensation Report for the Regulatory Profession, finding that regulatory professionals are highly valued by companies in the life sciences and healthcare products sector. Regulatory professionals perform varied, vital work and are being rewarded with increased compensation.
"While many life sciences companies have downsized, the results of this study show that regulatory professionals are more indispensable than ever" said RAPS Executive Director Sherry Keramidas, PhD, FASAE, CAE. "They play key roles in all aspects of bringing medical innovations to market, and uniquely combine strong expertise in medical science, regulation, business and strategy. The fact that compensation continues to rise shows employers recognize their value."
Regulatory professionals' base salary and total compensation grew in the US, Canada and some European countries despite a tough global economy and workforce cutbacks in areas such as pharmaceuticals. In North America, base salaries increased by 4%, and total compensation grew by an average of 3%. Over the past decade, total compensation grew by 29%.
Regulatory experience is a key factor in compensation, according to the data, but the overwhelming majority (96%) of regulatory professionals began their careers in another, related field, such as research and development (28%), quality (21%) or laboratory sciences (8%). On average, they have eight years of prior professional experience before moving into regulatory. Ninety percent hold a university degree in the sciences, a clinical discipline or engineering.
Another important factor in compensation is holding the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) credential, the only accredited, post-academic, professional credential for regulatory. RAC holders in the US, on average, earn 10% more than their counterparts without the credential. RAPS has created a salary calculator based on survey data, available online at http://www.RAPS.org/salary, which allows individuals to input factors such as RAC status, education and experience to get an average salary for regulatory professionals with similar backgrounds.
The work of regulatory professionals has evolved over the past decades and has shifted from an emphasis on compliance to a more varied scope of practice that includes involvement in the full product lifecycle from product development through submission, manufacturing and postapproval, including business and regulatory strategy. The work of regulatory professionals continues to be global and includes multiple product types, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology products and others.
The report is based on survey responses from 2,750 regulatory professionals in 58 countries.
For more information, download a PDF copy of the full report or go to http://www.raps.org/2012-scope-of-practice-compensation-report.aspx.
About RAPS
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the largest global organization of and for those involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and nutritional products. Founded in 1976, RAPS helped establish the regulatory profession and continues to actively support the professional and lead the profession as a neutral, non-lobbying nonprofit organization. RAPS offers education and training, professional standards, publications, research, knowledge sharing, networking, career development opportunities and other valuable resources, including Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), the only post-academic professional credential to recognize regulatory excellence. RAPS is headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, with offices in Europe and Asia, and chapters and affiliates worldwide. RAPS.org


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I am actually quite addicted to eyeliner, especially these new gel type ones which are rich and pigmented.
I had to buy Shiseido's Integrate High Impact Gel Eyeliner because it is a real hit in Japan, a bestseller due to it's super rich pigmented black colour and soft texture. Or so they say. Here is the pencil – it comes in a sealed plastic strip:
The pencil is a swivel up one, so it doesn't require sharpening, although it does get quite blunt. You can't do a really sharp line with it like you can with this one. The pencil is a gold colour and is really quite pretty.
My first opinion of this pencil was WOW. It really is super soft and pigmented. It is the closest pencil I have every tried that genuinely looks and feels like a gel liner (from a pot).
Even the line it creates is thicker and has that same texture as gel liner when it dries. It works well on the water line and also to tightline with.
Although it's no so clear in this swatch, the pencil is really, truly rich and creamy. Very black. A genuine substitute to gel liners.
I found this left a medium thick line on the upper lashes, similar to liquid liner.
There is a problem with this eyeliner and it only became apparent after I wore it for a few weeks. Even after setting with powder (which is shouldn't require – it's supposed to be waterproof) this liner smudges.
First it smudged a bit, then I noticed every single time I used it I had smudging issues under the eyes around around. Very disappointing – they always appeared as black blobs too.
The line is soft and super smooth, there's no problem with the application in that sense, but if you have oily lids, sweaty skin, get hot, or have eyes that water, this eyeliner is in absolutely no form waterproof and it does smudge, it smudges an awful lot.
Therefore despite the beautiful texture and pigmentation I just can't recommend this!!! It goes everywhere.
Verdict: Nay
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For some time now, there has been much confusion (for me) about Nancy Gillespie because after looking at the various documents that have surfaced in the past couple years it appears that she - or more correctly stated - some person or persons with the name of Nancy Gillespie - is both a wife and a sister of Thomas Gillespie. Gad - really???
I have turned this problem every which way, and just can't seem to piece it together. Nancy was the petitioner for the probate of Elizabeth Gillespie and therein named herself as a sister and Thomas as a brother of Elizabeth. And yet in another document where Thomas Gillespie was declared incompetent, Nancy was named as the wife of Thomas. Gad - really???
What I'm learning is to go back over every shred of evidence mostly because I have now caught myself OVERlooking what is in front of me, and by that I mean I may have seen the evidence, I may have read it and filed it and posted it, but there's a very good chance that I didn't fully understand it. Such is the case for a document I found at the FHL in April 2011.
The document in question is a land deed from Thomas Gillespie to John Robert Slater in October 1860. Since Thomas Gillespie Sr. died in 1859 in Oakland County, Michigan, I presumed this document pertained to Thomas Gillespie Jr., further presuming that Thomas Jr. had somehow inherited his uncle's interest in Elizabeth Gillespie's estate (and even there I'm only guessing that Thomas Sr. was uncle to Thomas Jr.!). Furthermore, the document refers to Thomas Gillespie as being of Cavanacaw, in the County of Armagh, and it is even signed by a solicitor from Armagh! But again, I somehow pushed that aside, even knowing that Thomas Jr. was not born in Ireland, I thought somehow it was referring to Thomas Sr.'s birthplace. My gosh - look what the brain does when it doesn't grasp meaning! Well, every single thing I just wrote about is completely WRONG. And yes, eating crow is my new favorite pastime.
How can I say this when it seems so obvious? Elizabeth Gillespie's brother Thomas was a resident of Ireland. He did not live in either the United States or Canada (where Elizabeth's half-siblings had emigrated). This Thomas, the real brother of Elizabeth Gillespie, is a separate individual from the Thomas Gillespie who was married to Nancy and declared incompetent and died in 1859. He is the brother who stayed in the homeland. OMG.
So who was Thomas Gillespie Sr., the second husband of Nancy Gillespie, sister of Elizabeth? This could well be another case of cousin marrying cousin, which is probably the only thing that makes sense - as if there is any sense to be had in the tangled web of this family! So now the parentage of Thomas Gillespie Sr. becomes a mystery. Naturally I get to swap one mystery for another. WhatEVER.


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Brian:There actually are quite a few 1080p projectors that just came on the market in the past few months, lots of them under three grand. I just switched my workshop projector to one of these and have been amazed at not only the image quality (with no "screen door effect") but also how quiet this projector is. I set the projector up in the middle of my students and the one I have does not make a sound. I always do a bunch of big slide programs in the fall when a new picture book comes out and this year I'm going to make the show 1080p. The only issue I have with them is that they are not nearly as bright as my old Epson XGA projectors, but I'm hoping I'll be able to get the auditoriums dark enough so it won't matter. I got a Panasonic PT-AE2000U and use a normal projection screen (I have three of them that I travel with, up to 9' x 12' - I won't be using the entire screen now so perhaps I will need to get a wider one!)...Tim Ernst in Arkansashttp://www.Cloudland.net[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=178548\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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I don't know about plasmas, do they still suffer from problems when used to view still images. I have heard that at least with older ones the image could burn onto the screen. A projector would be great, but for now I cant wait to get some images togther for a few friends on my 40 inch W series Sony Bravia. I am assuming I should be able to calibrate it with my Spyder 3 Pro when it is hooked up to my laptop via HDMI cable. Will have to try calibration soon.


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Summit League Men's Preview: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
When South Dakota State takes the floor at Frost Arena Saturday afternoon against North Dakota State in Brookings, the Jacks will be doing something they haven't done in three years, try to rebound from a home loss in Summit League play.
Last week began with a 9-point win over Western Illinois. The Leathernecks are a team that likes to really slow things down when the have the basketball, and the Jacks did their best to make it difficult on them, starting each half with a run, 11-2 in the first, 10-2 in the second.
SDSU couldn't pull away in the second half, shooting just 35% from the floor, but the Jacks kept the Leathernecks at bay thanks to 16-of-17 shooting from the free throw line in the second half.
SDSU Head Coach Scott Nagy on the win over the Leathernecks:
Two nights later, the slow down pace of Western Illinois was replaced with the up tempo game of Omaha, who took advantage of some early SDSU shooting woes (1-of-10) to take the lead 2:30 into the game, and never give it up, winning by 9.
The Jacks only turned the ball over 12 times in the game, but those miscues led to 21 Maverick points as guards CJ Carter and Marcus Tyus combined for 31 points.
Coach Nagy says it was poor execution by his team and great play from Omaha that led to the loss:
Nagy says the struggles South Dakota State is experiencing through the first two weeks of the Summit League schedule are extensions of what he says have been a series of bad practices for his team over the past few weeks:
The other troubling number for the Jacks defensively is the 50% shooting percentage Summit League opponents have racked up so far in four games. There are no quick fixes for turning that number around:
The one game South Dakota State plays this week is against the best shooting team in the Summit League, North Dakota State.
The Bison (14-5/3-1) were the pre-season favorites to win the conference this season, and so far they are tops in shooting percentage (50%), scoring (79 points per game), rebounding, blocked shots, and fewest turnovers.
Outside, NDSU has one of the top scorers in the league, Taylor Braun (17 points per game) and two of the most accurate shooters inside, Trayvonn Wright (58%) and Marshall Bjorklund (56%).
Coach Nagy recognizes all of that talent, but says the Jacks need to stick to the basics on defense to beat the Bison:
Tipoff is 4:00pm Saturday at Frost Arena in Brookings.


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In case you were wondering about notable science events that happened the week following September 5…
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September 6, 3114 BC, is the supposed start date for the Mayan Long Count Calendar. The Mayan calendar ends with a cataclysm, which is actually fast approaching. On our calendar, the cataclysm is set to take place on December 21, 2012.
On Sept 7, 1776, the first submarine attack took place, when the Americans used a submersible craft called the Turtle to attack British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship HMS Eagle while it resided in the New York Harbor. The boat, designed by David Bushnell, consisted of two wooden shells covered by with tar and reinforced by steel bands. It was 8 feet across and six feet tall and was built to be piloted by one man. It submerged by allowing water into the bilge tank, and surfaced by pushing water out through a handpump. It contained approximately 30 minutes of oxygen. Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea to use foxfire inside the submarine, as a regular flame would have depleted the oxygen at a quicker rate. The attack, which was piloted by Sergeant Ezra Lee, was unsuccessful. After two attempts to drill through the hull of the ship, Ezra was forced to give up and flee.
On September 9, 1947, the first computer bug attack happened – literally. A Mark II computer at Harvard began malfunctioning. Operators found a moth trapped in a relay, causing the computer errors. Although the term "bug" had previously been used to describe faults and errors, this event coined the term "computer bug."
On September 10, 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen, from Fruita Colorado went out in his yard to kill a chicken for dinner. He beheaded the chicken, but surprisingly enough – the chicken did not die. He did not completely decapitate the head, leaving the jugular vein intact as well as one ear and most of the brain stem. The bird, later affectionately called "Mike" by the Olsen family, lived for another 18 months. Lloyd would feed the bird by using an eyedropper (I would assume pouring it directly down the throat.) The rooster occasionally had a buildup of mucus in its throat, which the Olsens would help clear using a syringe. The authenticity of this was proven by the University of Utah. The Olsens took their headless chicken Mike on a roadshow, charging a quarter to see it and raising about $4,500 a month (the equivalent of $50,000 in 2005.) The bird died 18 months after losing its head – some sources say the death was caused by a buildup in mucus, but the following video says Mike choked on corn.


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Twitter Users Hit By Phishing Scam
Micro-blogging site Twitter was the victim of a phishing scam over the weekend that took control of users' direct messaging capabilities.
Scammers have been taking control of users' accounts and sending direct messages to their followers. These messages include links to what looks like the Twitter sign-in page, but is actually a phishing site that will steal account information once you've signed in.
"The email says something like, 'hey! check out this funny blog about you...' and provides a link. That link redirects to a site masquerading as the Twitter front page," according to a Saturday blog post from Twitter.
"If you receive a direct message or a direct message email notification that redirects to what looks like Twitter.com--don't sign in," Twitter said. "Look closely at the URL because it could be a scam."
Fraudulent URLs include twitter.access-logins.com rather than twitter.com, according to the company.
For those who have signed into the fake site, Twitter said it will "proactively reset the passwords" of those affected. As a result, some people may not be able to sign in to their accounts, so Twitter asks that you use its "reset password link" so the company can e-mail a new password.
Earlier this year, Twitter was plagued by fake Twitter users whose only updates were spam or virus links. As a result, the announced in October that it was looking for a systems engineer to handle spam-related issues.


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Successful Drafting Has Built Minnesota Wild into Contender
By Dakota Case, Special Contributor
The week leading up to draft day is always filled with a lot of anxiety and anticipation. In fact, it's a lot like the lead-up to Christmas morning. Add to that the fact that the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher's scouting staff has produced a tantalizing young prospect or two every year, and it's easy to see why Wild fans can get so excited to see who will be the newest resident of the State of Hockey with each passing June.
However, successful drafting hasn't always been the case for Minnesota, as a significant stretch from 2004-2008 left the club with a dearth of elite offensive talent both on the team and in the prospect pool. Coincidentally, those were also the last five drafts of the Doug Risebrough era. With the arrival of Fletcher and Assistant GM Brent Flahr, momentum has swung in the Wild's favor considerably.
Heading into his sixth draft at the helm, Fletcher has already seen four of his first round picks, three second round picks, a third round pick, a fourth round pick, a sixth round pick and a seventh round pick make their NHL debuts with the Wild or other teams. That's no small feat by any means, and many more promising youngsters will make their way towards the bright lights of St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center later this fall.
In addition to drafted talent, Fletcher has also added a pair of quality young forwards with elite offensive upsides via trades. The duo of Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter, along with one of Fletcher's firsts in Mikael Granlund, has already emerged as legitimate top-6 forward options for the club. That was never more apparent than when Niederreiter sealed Minnesota's first round series against the Colorado Avalanche this spring with a pipe-clinking snipe over the shoulder of Semyon Varlamov in overtime of Game Seven, a sound that, I'm sure, can still be heard ringing from Denver's Pepsi Center to this day. The Wild then fell in six games to the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, but there was no question the series was much closer than it had been between the two clubs the year previous.
Fletcher has built his club the right way—supplementing an offensively-challenged team with savvy draft picks and mind-blowing free agent signings. Signing Zach Parise, Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville has helped make the Wild a threat now, but the best way to build a contender is through the draft, and Minnesota's GM has done an excellent job of identifying and developing elite young talent to help take the club to the next level. The fact that Minnesota's draft day prowess goes seven rounds deep has given the club one of the deepest prospect pools in the league, and it's only going to get deeper after this weekend.
Yes, these are once again the good old days of NHL hockey in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. Don't worry—training camp is just two and a half months away…


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ABC's 'Nashville' Premiere Rings True
Hollywood has a long and sorry history of getting Nashville -- and country music -- wrong. From deliberately corny shows like 'Hee Haw,' to unintentional comedies like 'Country Strong,' Music City has always come off in movies and television as some sort of backwater town full of ignorant, cowboy-hat-wearing hayseeds, instead of a cosmopolitan cultural center that serves as home to the largest collective of top-quality musicians, engineers, producers and songwriters that has ever existed.
Not so with Wednesday night's premiere of 'Nashville' on ABC. The new show hits almost uncomfortably close to home for modern-day Music City with its cast of desperate dreamers, hard-luck misfits and corrupt power brokers.
The show's premise centers around Rayna Jaymes (played by Connie Britton), a 40-something country superstar whose newest album is faltering and who is consequently having a hard time selling tickets for an upcoming tour. Her label home of more than twenty years is under new management who do not profit from her past success, and their idea of a career boost is to team her with up-and-coming label mate Juliette Barnes (played by Hayden Panettiere), whose very commercial brand of pop-country has made her the next big thing.
It's an interesting metaphor for where Nashville really is as a culture right now, at a time when artists who would have been openly scoffed at by the business a decade ago, are now enjoying successful careers. The advent of Pro Tools has leveled the playing field for people who can't really sing at a professional level, consequently turning visual marketing into the most important element of breaking many new artists. It's a dirty little secret of the country music scene that many fans remain blissfully unaware of, but 'Nashville' dragged it unblinkingly into the light on Wednesday night, with one disgusted producer remarking of Barnes' vocal performance at a studio session, "Thank god for auto tune."
That kind of casual insider knowledge peppered the show throughout its premiere, from the easy ribbing between the musicians, to the delicate ego dance between the performers. What's truly interesting about the female leads is that although Britton, as Jaymes, is definitely cast as the protagonist and Panettiere's Barnes as the antagonist, the plot quickly reveals Jaymes' flaws, making the character somewhat of an anti-hero. It turns out her marriage has been strained by her husband's financial failure, not to mention the fact that she is still rather obviously stuck on her band leader, with whom she had a previous relationship that may have resulted in one of her children -- a fact her husband is apparently unaware of. Her father is a corrupt and powerful player in Nashville's business scene, and he hits upon the notion of installing his son-in-law as his puppet in a run for mayor -- something Jaymes does not want to support, in no small part because of her own ego insecurities.
Panetierre gives a note-perfect performance as Barnes, rendering a character that's easy to dislike in a way that's both compelling and human. Barnes is certainly conniving, underhanded and none-too-nice, seducing men here and there as needed to get her way and generally behaving as a spoiled brat; but in a fascinating twist, we see her motivation in a couple of phone calls from her mom, whose presence in her newly-made fantasy life is so unwelcome that she employs someone specifically to keep her cell phone number out of her mother's hands. It turns out that dear old mom is an addict, and in those tense scenes between mother and daughter we begin to understand the source of Juliette's endless need.
That commitment to motivation is the greatest strength of the show; we can each see a little bit of ourselves in these characters, from Rayna's jealousy and insecurity, to Juliette's (sometimes literally) naked ambition -- both of which are appropriate for their relative positions. The other characters, both large and small, are equally well-drawn, which ought to give the show plenty of fodder for further dramatic tension as it goes on.
Another thing 'Nashville' mostly gets right is that it recognizes that the outward trappings of country music are just costuming, like a clown wears a rubber nose. Unlike every other show about country music, there are no ridiculous attempts at overblown southern accents, or anybody wearing a cowboy hat in a recording session, or any of the usual nonsense about Nashville. The show portrays Nashville's music industry as what it is; a big-money game played by people who are very serious about both music and business.
Oddly enough, perhaps the thing that's least compelling about the show is the singing of its two leads, neither of whom has a voice of any great star quality. But then again, this is a show about the modern-day Nashville, and the bitter reality is, there are singers with hit records currently in the charts who don't sing any better than either Britton or Panettiere.
That aside, 'Nashville' is a delicious mix of music, family tension, sex and business intrigue that seems likely to appeal to any fan of modern country music.


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Edit: Unfortunately, the images originally included in this post are gone, because of image hosting problems in late 2009. My apologies.
After my brief but satisfying flirtation with KDE, and after walking face-first into IceWM-lite, I spent a short time scraping together some GTK1.2-sized applications in Ubuntu. I've made GTK1.2-only desktops before, but since I had the opportunity, I thought I'd dig around a little more.
I deliberately omitted anything that drew in GTK2.0, anything that had the least reference to Gnome, and just to be fair, anything that had a QT dependency. I realize some of the early, early QT stuff would qualify, but it seemed balanced to leave those out. 🙄
(A short note: Everything here, unless I've noted otherwise, is in the Ubuntu Hardy repos. I haven't checked if they're in other distros, just because installing and exploring software is easier with Ubuntu than, for example, Crux. 🙄 Check your flavor and see what's on the menu.)
Now of course, GTK1.2 is simply ugly, and no matter how many time I repeat my "pretty is a feature, ugly is subjective" mantra, it doesn't get any easier on the eyes.
But what we give up in beauty, we recoup several times over in speed. And since the goal here is to playtest programs that may — or may not — win back speed for out-of-date hardware, a little ugliness is acceptable.
(I should mention that all these screenshots were taken with IceWM-lite as the window manager. There is, however, a very GTK1.2 window manager in the Ubuntu repos — it's called amaterus.
Don't expect much from it though — it mostly just follows the same theme as the desktop, with no-frills basic window manager functions available. You might be able to customize it a little and come up with something classy; take a shot and see what you get.)
Personally I find there are about four core applications that every desktop needs, regardless of its general role:
- a Web browser, which can double as an image viewer in a pinch;
- a file manager, unless you want to do everything at the CLI;
- a text editor, which can serve any purpose from drafting e-mails to modifying configuration files; and
- an audio application, which can stream audio or play music files, or whatever.
I haven't included a terminal emulator on there because it's more or less a given that a linux system is going to have a terminal emulator on it. Which one you use is your prerogative.
Just to be practical, and to try and round out our options a little, I've included a few that are outside the strict GTK1.2 boundaries. Take them as bonuses, since they generally behave the same way and at the same level, even if they're FLTK or FOX or Tcl/Tk or whatever.
First, of course, is Dillo, in its current incarnation.
Dillo is probably the best — and fastest — browser you'll get in GTK1.2. (Opera is a possible option too, provided your scruples and your hardware can both tolerate it.) After that, I don't know of many GTK1.2-esque browsers … except for this possible relative unknown:
Yes, boys and girls, that's Firefox 2, compiled with the GTK1.2 bindings, courtesy of lamarelle.org. Relatively ugly, and just as chubby, but quite usable actually. It seems to render faster without antialiasing and whatnot to worry about. And admitting that Dillo can't do some things (like upload photos to xs.to 👿 ), it's good to keep on hand. Decompress and execute, and it behaves a lot like every other Firefox 2 episode.
Of course, Firefox just can't hold a candle to Dillo when it comes to speed. I still find myself sitting and waiting for something — anything — to appear in Firefox, when Dillo has all the important parts up and waiting. Unless there's something you absolutely, positively need from Firefox, Dillo is just faster and better at GTK1.2.
I make it sound like those are the only two, but they're not. You might take a look at hv3, which has the ability to handle some things that Dillo can't. It's not in the Hardy repos and you have to manually set it to run (and you'll want to install the libstdc++5 dependency), but it's worth keeping on hand so you can check your GMail account.
hv3 pulls the same stunt Kazehakase does — it waits until it has a majority of the page information in hand before it renders anything, which makes it look a bit faster on the draw (get it? on the draw! 😆 😐 ) — but it can handle graphical elements and styles a great deal more true-to-life than Dillo does at present. And beware: It's still software under construction, and behaves like it at times.
If you can dig up any other browsers that don't use GTK2 (but aren't framebuffer- or console-driven either), let me know. I might have scraped the bottom of the barrel on that one. 🙂
For a file manager I recommend emelfm, but I happen to prefer two-pane file managers over Explorer-type arrangements.
It's slightly less feature-rich than it's GTK2 brother, but that's forgivable. Otherwise if you've worked with Norton Commander or something akin to it since it's release 30 years ago, you'll probably enjoy it. Here is another one in a similar vein: gentoo.
Gentoo (and this is the application, not the distro, of course 😉 ) behaves a lot like the worker application, which is X-based really. And to be honest, there's not much variation with this style. Left- and right-paned approach, tool buttons, a few right-click options. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Xfe is always an option, and recent versions have actually become attractive. Either that or my standards are dropping. 🙄
Xfe is a FOX toolkit application, and is meant to look and behave like the Windows Explorer. It does a good job of that, except it doesn't crash as much. (That was a joke. 😉 ) Depending on the visual style you adopt for your desktop, Xfe might be just the ticket (I use it in my pretend-Windows desktop in Arch Linux on my OLPC XO-1). Of course you might just prefer that way of doing things.
There are a few other file managers in the repositories, some of which are based on other toolkits, but I didn't include them just because I found them counterintuitive or just not interesting. Dig around a little and see what you can find.
For a text editor, there are a couple of not-so-obvious choices. Ted is a text "word processor" really, but Ted was skittish and didn't want to open a window for me, so I don't have anything to show for it. It is quite heavy on the features though, and figures prominently in distros like DSL, so you might have seen it before.
My No. 1 pick is gtkedit, though.
This one looks and behaves just like a GTK1.2 version of Leafpad, or the old Windows Notepad. Not flashy, primitive in some senses, but does the job without a complaint.
For something more … replete, try NEdit.
This one comes from the Motif camp, and definitely meets the criteria for an ugly application. On the other hand, it's fast, has a lot of coding features and does a lot more acrobatics than gtkedit will. And it includes quite a few ease-of-use options, like a tabbed interface. Can't complain when the program does things right, I guess. And if you roll up your sleeves, maybe you can make it look a little more attractive. 😐
After those, you could hunt down the GTK1.2 version of Beaver, and build it manually. The newest versions made the jump to the newer toolkits, so they don't technically qualify for this list, but so long as the earlier one is downloadable, I can see mentioning it.
And there's a manedit utility in the repos, if you need that specific function. It's GTK1.2, it works, and so I feel obligated to mention it. That might be something so exclusive that the people who need it already know about it though. 🙄
Moving on … as far as a music player goes, there's really only one true option: XMMS, which isn't in the Hardy repos any longer, as I mentioned (XOFF ignored, mumble mumble). This is running a clean and clear Winamp skin off gnome-look.org.
If you like music managers … you'll have to seek out your own answer for an old machine. The fact of the matter is, I think the concept might postdate this level of graphic ability (does that make sense?). Of course, there are only about ten billion plugins for XMMS, so perhaps one will allow you to add enough function to XMMS to make it into something like a music manager. Why would you want that, I just don't know. …
GTK1.2 has a few leftover utilities for music that didn't make the cut for GTK2. Here's ripperx, which I believe might satisfy the need to convert CD to digital audio.
To be completely honest, I toyed with it only long enough to see that interface, so perhaps it isn't what you need in a CD ripper. Also in this category is gMP3info, which is somewhat rudimentary, when it comes to an ID3 tag editor.
It works though, so again, there's no complaining. After that, I couldn't find much in the way of GTK1.2-level audio applications that hadn't made the jump to GTK2 or weren't console based (come to think of it, there are probably more options in the audio category among terminal applications than there are for GTK1.2. Keep that in mind when you're fleshing out your 200Mhz laptop 😉 ).
In the image viewer category, I have only two suggstions: danpei and paul.
I actually like danpei a lot. This looks like GTK1.2 and behaves like a real image management application. It has its own thumbnailing system and built-in previewer, plus a means to interface with an external application (think: the Gimp). Lots of features, plenty of ways to customize or even curtail its behavior, and it runs pretty darned fast too. In one way I'm glad it's not a GTK2 application because I probably wouldn't have ever found it, but on the other hand, it would have been nice to see it improve even more.
paul is more of an image animation manager, and doesn't totally qualify as a viewer since it seems to do more than that. If you want something that has a lot of photo-related options though, I would recommend it. It seems to work backwards, opening files first before adding them to a stack and … ah, you figure it out, and tell me. I'm just going to sound dumb trying to explain it.
(I should probably mention that, although they're not required, it might be a good idea to install imagemagick with either or both of those applications. Some of the features appear to rely on the ever-present imagemagick tools to get the job done. 🙂 )
There a few standbys for image viewing that I should mention. feh is acutally an image viewer, although most people use it to set the background image in an ultralight desktop system. Here's more about that, if you need it.
And there are some others that I should mention. I liked xzgv, and I've mentioned it in other posts. It's worth using and on a light system, that plus danpei should do just about anything you could want with a picture, short of pixel-by-pixel editing.
Now that the major needs are covered, here are a few other suggestions.
First, Sylpheed has an antique version in the Hardy repos called sylpheed-gtk1. It's a functional, if somewhat outdated, version of the long-running Sylpheed e-mail client.
I'm a Sylpheed fan, so I don't have any others to suggest aside from that one. Since there's a Claws split from Sylpheed, and Claws, as I understand it, is still going strong, it's possible you might find a GTK1.2 version of that client too. Let me know if you do.
There's also — and this is exceptionally esoteric — a gbuffy applicationlet that might be of interest to you. It's basically a GTK1.2 version of the X-based biff applicationlet. 😐 As far as I can tell, and I don't have a proof for this, it throws up a little flag when a new mail message arrives. You play with that and see how it works.
In the other-network-tools category, there's an ancient Napster client called Lopster available.
I suppose if you wanted to tinker with it, it might still serve a purpose. And I'll admit I'm not up to speed on Napster any longer (ten years ago, maybe), but maybe there are still active networks for it. I don't know.
For a truly nifty and functional tool though, check out xtraceroute (which goes by the package name "xt" in the repos … don't ask).
I haven't fully configured it, but judging by the home page it actually has little lines that jump around the globe to follow your network routing. Cool!
The only downside is that it relies on OpenGL, and if your machine doesn't have something with adequate muscle, it might suffer. You be the judge though. Those little lines … they look so cool … !
In fact, nifty tools like xtraceroute seem to be where GTK1.2 still has a few holdouts. Consider this: gPS, which despite the conventional connotations, has nothing to do with global positioning. This is a process viewer, and a darned good one too.
Kill processes, stack and sort them by any category, set to refresh continually and at quarter-second increments … just like any up-to-snuff process viewer. And it's light as a feather too. Just right!
Here's another, somewhat unusual GTK1.2-based applicationlet that will be useful for you: gmemusage.
A nice, clean, easy-to-read stack that shows the major (and minor) memory hogs. It's customizable from the command line so you might argue that it's not quite a GTK1.2 application, but I thought I'd mention it. It would be a shame to omit it.
Next, a triumvirate: xbindkeys-config, gtkfontsel and gcrontab. These are a little more unusual, and seem to fill gaps you would otherwise use the console and nano to manage.
However, if you have some unusual cron requirements, or your keys need configuration, or if you just want to find a core font without messing with xfontsel, these are truly useful. See if they do anything for you. 🙂
Last, here are two games that will actually keep you occupied while you're waiting to download software updates across the 14.4K modem in your 166Mhz laptop: gtkpool and codebreaker, both GTK1.2-based and depending on your definition, actually kind of fun.
There are actually more games to pick from in this "category," I just didn't have the time or desire to download everything and test them all. The "l-" series games (like lbreakout2, lmarbles and so forth) are all low-resource-friendly, so search a little on your own and see what else can keep you occupied. And don't forget emulators, which can logarithmically expand the number of game options you have available. And most are easy on the processor.
And to be honest, that's about all I have to offer. There are some glaring omissions in this field, for what I expect. I couldn't find a viable, graphical FTP client for GTK1.2, although it's possible there are some out there (I think DSL uses gFTP, if I'm not mistaken, but that seems to want GTK2 in Ubuntu). Likewise, an IM client and/or a chat client escaped me. And a strictly GTK1.2 PDF viewer was seemingly missing. There were some others.
If you have any suggestions for this, please tack them on. I find myself referring to these pages, so one comment can sometimes save me trouble in the future. Cheers, and have fun.


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For a variety of terrible reasons, I have a hard time writing about records that didn't get submitted to me for review. That means I come across tons of incredible shit that I don't make time for on AGB. A lot of the records in this mid-year roundup fall into that category. Regardless of how I found out about them, all of these are 100% awesome and I've been playing the fuck out of each and every one of them.
Also, I have a totally bullshit & ever-shifting line that I try not to cross when writing about records that wobbles between how popular the album/band/label is and how much I love the record. This list is made up of stuff I probably would've reviewed if I had the time, but there's a lot I've been jamming hard that was "too big" in my eyes for AGB, lots of high profile metal like Deafheaven, Altar Of Plagues, Inter Arma, The Body, etc, and then there's stuff like William Tyler's super bitchin Impossible Truth, which, if it didn't come out on Merge, I most likely would've written it up, but then there's some that regardless of how much press they get, I can't help but praise the shit out of them. So those are my half-assed rules and what went through my head when making this list.
There's a few records on here that might make it onto my year end drone list, so if you're the gamblin type, start up a pool with your pals and maybe you can strike it rich.
Since this is a pretty big list (28 and unranked) I've put everything after the jump so it doesn't clog up the front page. Here's hoping you find some in here that you haven't heard of yet.
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Scientists resolve long-standing mystery of ion-solid interactions
Silica (silicon dioxide) is an abundant mineral in the earth's crust and a core component in many rocks. It's quite common for such rocks to also contain natural traces of materials like uranium that undergo slow radioactive decay. This radioactivity produces energetic particles that smash through the surrounding silica creating tracks of localized damage in their wake.
The tracks are too small to see directly but because the damage changes the local structure of the material, such tracks serve as a seed point for certain chemical etches. Suitably etched samples show tiny cone shaped pits in the surface that are visible in a powerful light microscope. Geologists have used this etch pit technique for many years to study the density of tracks. Their interest stems from the fact that knowing the number of tracks in a material and the amount of radioactive material present, you can gain information about the age and thermal history of the rocks. High temperature anneals out the damage so a rock with high uranium content and few pits must have been heated in the relatively recent past.
However, it's not just geologists that have an interest in the interaction of energetic ions with solids. An improved knowledge of such interactions is also pivotal to emerging technologies such as nanofabrication, nuclear waste management, fusion power and long distance space travel. The problem to date has been that remarkably little is known about such ion track damage in solids. The traditional etching technique reveals the number of tracks but removes the tracks themselves, so tells you little about the underlying material science.
This lack of detailed information has created debates and arguments amongst scientists for more than 50 years. However, a research team from The Australian National University led by ARC Australian Research Fellow Dr Patrick Kluth has recently solved the mystery.
Dr Kluth explains, "The exact nature of ion track damage has been very difficult to determine because the tracks are only a few tens of atoms in diameter with often only subtle differences in structure to the surrounding material. A lot of times we are getting localized disorder in a material that is itself highly disordered."
To generate the ion tracks in a controlled manner, the researchers have used Australia's largest and most powerful accelerator, the 14UD at ANU where they bombarded amorphous silica targets with very energetic gold ions.
In the world of subatomic particles interactions are very different to our experience of collisions in everyday life. If you're throwing rocks at a tin can the likelihood of you scoring a hit depends on your aim and the size of the can. So long as your aim doesn't falter the likelihood of scoring a hit doesn't change with the speed of the rock. However in the microscopic domain, this common sense no longer holds. The velocity and thus energy of subatomic particles has a large bearing on the likelihood of them hitting each other. This counter intuitive situation arises because the particles aren't really colliding like two solid objects; rather it's their wave functions that are interacting. And wave functions are diffused through local space and time. To keep things convenient, scientists still express the likelihood of two particles colliding in terms of a collision cross section. Bigger cross-section, better chance. The only tricky thing is that this collision cross section changes as the particle energy changes. It's like your tin can getting smaller as the rocks get faster.
For this reason, ions of different energy interact with different components of the target material. Very energetic ions from either natural radioactive decay or the powerful accelerator are very unlikely to collide with the nuclei in the target, as the collision cross section for this interaction is essentially zero at these velocities. This means that the ion loses energy by interaction with the electrons of the host material, not the atoms. The result is a sudden and massive local heating along the ion's trajectory by several thousand degrees. This causes a violent expansion of the silicon dioxide reducing the density along the core of the track and compressing the material in the surrounding cylinder. The area is so localized that the subsequent cooling down is almost instantaneous, preventing the material from returning to its original structure. The net result is a tunnel shaped shock wave frozen in time.
The big breakthrough came with design of high-resolution x-ray scattering experiments to study the structure in the ion tracks. The tracks in the silicon dioxide are amorphous ¬ meaning the crystal lattice structure has no long-range order. However the target silicon dioxide also has an amorphous structure. "It's very hard to see tracks of new disorder in an already disordered material." Dr Kluth explains, "the new measurements, however, enable us to resolve the small density changes in the ion tracks which has not been possible by other means before. We are now confident that we can apply this method to resolve the structure of ion tracks in a wide variety of other materials as well."
A crucial aspect for the measurements is that the accelerator-irradiated material differs from naturally occurring silica in one very important way. All the ions from the accelerator were travelling in exactly the same direction when they created tracks. This means that all the damage tracks are parallel. This is vitally important because it makes x-ray analysis viable. To obtain a suitable bright monochromatic x-ray source, the scientists travelled to Chicago to use the Advanced Photon Source synchrotron at Argonne National Laboratory.
In a natural sample with tracks at random angles, a beam of x-rays is scattered in a different direction by each track resulting in a blurring of the scattering signal. However when the tracks are all parallel each one scatters x-rays in the same direction reinforcing the signal. "What we see in a case like this is a clean superimposition of the signals from each track."
"Apart from solving a long-standing mystery in materials science, these findings have significant potential impact for interplanetary science. In space, equipment is exposed to very high energy cosmic radiation and the response of materials to that is important in designing reliable electric components."


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It might be obvious that freshman phenom Shabazz Muhammad was planning to declare for the NBA draft this summer.
But following a crucial 74-69 victory over No. 11 Arizona, Bruins coach Ben Howland confirmed that would be Muhammad's final game playing inside Pauley Pavilion.
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"That was his last game in Pauley, no doubt about it," Howland said after the game.
Um, honesty alert. Someone hasn't been that upfront since this happened. That's coming from a man who's had his heart broken before, having lost Kevin Love and Jrue Holiday to the league after stellar freshman campaigns.
"This wasn't meant to be an announcement for Shabazz," Howland said later. "I'm just being honest. ... Just keeping it real."
It was the second time in 48 hours Howland "kept it real" having mingled with UCLA students, even playing some beer pong. (We're told he might have only took one shot, and his shooting percentage wasn't revealed. Sorry Bill Walton).
Back to Muhammad. This shouldn't be a shock by any stretch of the imagination and Howland was simply being straightforward. But having coached for a long time now, Howland has to understand how the media works. (There's going to be a story when your prized recruit has a Gucci bag and everyone else has a gym bag). He also has to understand that the timing wasn't exactly pinpoint for the Bruins' Pac-12 title hopes. It's very rare for a coach to speak so definitively about the future of an underclassman during the regular season, even if that freshman is the most obvious one-and-done player of all-time.
Towards the end of the game, fans began chanting "one more year" for Muhammad.
Not happening.
Muhammad, a projected lottery pick, scored 18 points (right around his average in UCLA's win. After the game, he dodged the NBA question a little better than Howland.
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"It's still a long season of basketball," Muhammad said. "We don't know yet. I kind of thought about it. I just thought about the big win we're going to have and how important this win was for us against Arizona."


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The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath hopes to transfer the girl to another facility.
A judge has concluded that Jahi, who suffered complications after tonsil surgery, is brain dead.
"Yesterday we spent Christmas together as a family — doing a lot of prayers and trying to have some fun, hoping for a miracle, and looks like we may have gotten our miracle. We found out that someone is willing to take Jahi away from Children's Hospital to a facility nearby here in the Bay Area to treat her," Jahi's uncle, Omari Sealey, told reporters Thursday.
"So right now, we're asking Children's Hospital to work with us to make that possible," he said, referring to Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland.
Sealey declined to identify the other facility.
Jahi was declared brain dead by doctors at the hospital on December 12, three days after tonsil surgery.
The case has drawn national attention and sparked protests from some local leaders who say the hospital should have provided better care.
On Monday, a judge appointed Dr. Paul Fisher, chief of pediatric neurology at Stanford Children's Hospital, to evaluate Jahi as an independent expert. Fisher testified Tuesday that Jahi meets the criteria for brain death.
Alameda Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo previously ruled that the hospital must hold off on any decisions regarding discontinuing life support until December 30, and the judge encouraged both sides to work together.
Family attorney Christopher Dolan told reporters Thursday that Jahi would need to have tracheostomy and gastrostomy tubes put in before she could be moved.
"The most logical people are the ones in the hospital where she's sitting who have the ability to do that. If they refuse to do that, and insist upon moving towards this deadline of pulling the plug, then we'll just continue to do what we've been doing," he said.
Chief of Pediatrics David Durand responded in a statement for Children's Hospital.
"Judge Grillo was very clear on Tuesday December 24. He ruled Jahi McMath to be deceased and instructed the hospital to maintain the status quo. Judge Grillo did not authorize or order any surgical procedures or transfer to another facility.
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