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Alright, since it was a good topic on another thread, lets duke it out. There are various thoughts on who out weighs who as far as consistency and quality. Florida is getting my vote.
Post pics, videos or thoughts backing up your argument.
This is only one video, but focus on the 2:00 - 3:00 minute mark in it. I would say, hands down, those waves in this Florida video are bigger, cleaner more makeable barrels than I have ever seen footage of in Jersey.
P.S. Still shots of pre-closeout standup barrels don't count. I'm trying to see guys in solid 15 foot surf getting shacked and coming OUT of the green room like the footage below.
And lets face it, Sandy was nice to Florida surfers, but every single year the same thing happens, some freak swell makes random florida spots go nuts... My argument is that Florida's atlantic coast not only has more ridable days, the sand and reefs down there can hold enormous swells that the midatlantic cant...
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May 19, 2013, 01:41 PM #1
Florida Vs. Jersey
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Its simple, if you are willing to handle the cold than Jersey is much better than FL. Ive lived in N. FL and Jersey, its not even close....Jersey wins by TKO. Great vid.
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Oh if I has access to them New Jersey has pictures of waves that size too. There's pictures out there of Casino Pier 10' + and absolute sheet glass perfect. I know back in the day Manasquan Inlet could handle anything the east threw out and dudes like Tony Giordano and Kevin Casey had numerous pictures taken of them surfing 10-15' Manasuqan.
AND..........you realize that while Florida had the surf you posted above.......THAT DUDES IN MARYLAND WERE TOWING INTO THE SAME TYPE OF WAVES........THE SAME THING A DAY OR TWO LATER. So..............how does that make Florida special? Hmmmmm not so much.
May 19, 2013, 03:12 PM #4
Florida gets my vote, cause I hate cold and crowds.
This was a windy day in March. Not the best, but fairly typical from what I have seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2v4o56di18&sns=em
May 19, 2013, 03:52 PM #5
And look at that video again. There is not a jet ski anywhere in florida. Those are guys shortboarding into some serious waves. No personal water crafts.
May 19, 2013, 02:30 PM #6
Florida Represent
What is do jersey?
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Ive seen both states go off.......both states don't break like they used too.....outside of temp, Ive never got sea lice in NJ.........
Dude, the Sandy swell in Florida was an ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY event..........
Now get this straight y'all, I am not ragging or disrespecting Florida. I dig the whole Florida scene. But when it comes to consistency Jersey has it HANDS down. Just look where all the wave producing fronts come from and eventually head off the east coast. Most lows and other systems come across the country and head offshore between North Carolina and the North East. I'm not aware of any swell producing activity, of any significance, that exists exclusively to Florida from the east or south
And these rare swells that make Florida go nuts happen VERY infrequently. The last thing that even approached Sandy was the Halloween swell of 1993(I think that's the year). 1993 - 2012 is a long time.
Yeah, New Symrna has a waist high wave or so everyday or so they say. Ok. But you can find Sebastian Inlet at any jetty down the block in New Jersey. Having a few spots like Reef Road, The Pumphouse, and Monster Hole that get good once in a while doesn't make it more consistent than New Jersey. Dude, Ocean City Maryland is more consistent than Florida.
East coast surf scribes will tell you, even video legend and Florida guy Kevin Welsh said, "Florida has the oranges but Jersey's got the juice." Jeez, I've said that like three times already. That dude made the first martketable east coast videos and kinda spent some time all over the east coast.....plus he was based in Florida. So if he's saying it......
Transworld Surf Photagrapher Legend, Seth Stafford, said concerning his college years in Florida, " Wayyyy less consistent and less heavy than New Jersey. Wasn't much different between Florida and West Chester, PA."
Wow, that last quote was shocking.
May 19, 2013, 02:57 PM #9
I thought the rule was post videos and pics, instead of just claiming why you think one is better than the other. Where are the videos!!! At least Zach posted some.
First of all, I don't post videos or pictures or links on here. Never have, never will.
So we should make this a - "Find And Post The Best Pictures of New Jersey And Florida You Can" on here. Claiming Florida is better because of ONE swell event isn't a sound supportive argument. Neither is posting pictures from said, "Once-in-five-centuries" swell event.
Shoot, I can post pictures of Stumpy Point that makes The Great Lakes look better than the east coast. Well, go to Surfline and look at all the Photo essays they did on the East this past winter(don't look at the forecasts over there, just look at the photo essays). I'll let y'all compare and decide who's got more class.
And if you want videos go on Youtube and find them yourselves.
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To begin with I was a little nervous that I would hate the whole cruise thing and end up spending 7 days afloat on the ocean in a terrible mood with no escape. My concerns were completely unfounded. We boarded and were promptly shown to our suite. All of our pre purchases were in the room, in addition to a complimentary bottle of champagne and a bottle of sparkling water. Our room stewards introduced themselves. I forget their names now, they were very good and very attentive.
First we received an aft-facing suite. The balcony was amazing, the view was amazing and I will never sail in another type of room if it can be helped. We enjoyed many a bottle of More champagne just watching the water. It was so relaxing, no crowds, no nothing, just us, bubbles and the ocean.
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Our third favorite spot was the Pinnacle Grill, we ate several lunches here, and multiple dinners. We received wonderful service and meals. It was worth the upcharge. We recently booked our next cruise with HAL and pre booked all of our dinners at the Pinnacle Grill. We ate one night in the main dining room and didn't enjoy waiting in line. The meal was ok and we really enjoyed our table mates, but we preferred the Pinnacle. We also ate once at Tamarind. I enjoyed it, but still preferred the Pinnacle Grill.
We didn't seek out entertainment, but enjoyed the HalCats playing jazz on several occasions. I wished there would have been more nightlife, but the trade off was fine, as I am not a fan of large crowds.
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Estimation of production technology when the objective is to maximize return to the outlay
This paper deals with estimation of production technology where endogeneous choice of input and output variables is explicitly recognized. To address this endogeneity issue, we assume that producers maximize return to the outlay. We start from a flexible (translog) transformation function with a single output and multiple inputs and show how the first-order conditions of maximizing return to the outlay can be used to come up with an 'estimating equation' that does not suffer from the econometric endogeneity problem although the output and input variables are chosen endogenously. This is because the regressors in this estimating equation are in ratio forms which are uncorrelated with the error term under the assumption that producers maximize return to the outlay. The analysis is then extended to the multiple outputs and multiple inputs case with technical inefficiency. Although the estimating equations in both single and multiple output cases are neither production nor distance functions, they can be estimated in a straightforward manner using the standard stochastic frontier technique without worrying about endogeneity of the regressors. Thus, we provide a rationale for estimating the technology parameters consistently using an econometric model which requires data on only input and output quantities.
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Ok i'll just voluntarily hand in my man-card for the day, but i won't lie this new Dove ad made me all warm and fuzzy inside. The folks at Ogilvy making these Dove ads are on a roll with the latest one picking up a Gold Cannes Lion Award. The message as always is simple…lack of confidence makes women camera shy and they don't need to be.
Embrace your inner child ladies.
When you're happy i'm happy so go out there and be confident dammit.
Nicely done Dove…made me all happy and sh*t.


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While Arizona's "Show Me Your Papers" provision spawned plenty of controversy, it was still upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court on Monday. But CNN's John King thought it was more than "controversial," blasting the law as "notorious" not once, but twice on Monday.
Near the beginning of the 11 a.m. hour of Newsroom, King called the provision "that one -- and I'll call it 'notorious' – part, the controversial part about 'Show Me Your Papers,' part of the Arizona law left into effect".
Later in the hour, he dropped the label again while analyzing the Supreme Court decision. "[I]t's a mixed decision, the federal government won on some counts, the state of Arizona won on that notorious 'Show Me Your Papers' provision."
As a negative label, "notorious" alludes to some malicious or dubious intent, and "controversial" was the term CNN used most to describe the law, which did indeed stir up controversy. However, as a journalist King had no qualms about using the label normally reserved for obvious wrongdoing.
The provision in question allows law enforcement officials to check the immigration status of someone they have "reasonable suspicion" to be an illegal immigrant, if the officers are already enforcing some other law. The law was widely decried, mainly by the left, in the wake of SB 1070's passage.


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"Never try, either do it or don't waste your time." – Phil Anselmo
I've haven't talked too much about failure and trying until you succeed before, but it's an important topic. Look at any successful person and they've probably failed more than they've succeeded.
One of the keys to that success is consistently going after it again after failing. Successful people have learned to enjoy the process of doing.
If we don't enjoy the process of doing something the end result won't make it worth it. And the end result we're expecting may never actually materialize.
Total Honesty
Before starting your quest for Ridiculously Extraordinary Success you have to be completely honest with yourself. Assuming you will succeed in whatever it is you're striving towards, is the end result really what you're looking for?
In Other Words, Is It All Worth It?
Sometimes we get on a path towards something and then realize it's not really what we want. That may be hours, weeks, months, or even years into the process.
There is no sense in forcing yourself to get what you don't want. In situations like that, it's perfectly OK to quit.
A simple example, based on a conversation I had with someone who said they always finish every book they start: if I start reading a book and I'm not enjoying it within ~50 pages I put it down and never pick it back up. There are too many good books to read to waste my time on books I don't enjoy.
Another example: one of my favorite comedians is Demetri Martin. In one of his comedy bits he tells the story of being in law school and then quitting to become a comic. In doing so, he gave up a future higher than average salary for an almost guaranteed life of relative poverty in an instant.
Now as a successful comic he probably makes more than he'd ever make in law. More importantly, Demetri quit something he didn't enjoy to do something he did enjoy, no matter the outcome.
He quit something he had been working towards for many years because he realized the end result wasn't what he wanted.
Don't think it's ever too late to quit something that isn't completely you.
How To Enjoy The Process
Assuming you care about the end result, how exactly do you enjoy the process?
After all, the process may be dull. The process may be frustrating. The process may sometimes even be boring.
If you're on the right path, you don't need help enjoying the process.
Because if you're on the right path, you absolutely love the process, don't you?


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10 Everyday Victories Worth Celebrating
The most recent edition of the K Chronicles, a comic strip on Salon, caught my eye this morning because it's all about celebrating "life's little victories," like "reading a neat recipe you'd like to try…and you already have all the ingredients!" and "the one dollar bookstore actually has some good stuff." As the strip says, we need to celebrate these everyday victories "now, more than ever," so without further ado, after the jump are 10 Frisky-flavored victories to get excited about. Add your own in comments! 1. You keep having wild sex dreams about Jon Hamm.
2. All of the OPI nail polishes are 25% off at Rite Aid.
3. You win that dyed blue leather clutch you found on eBay for a steal.
4. He says he'll call you tomorrow, and…HE DOES!
5. The wedding you somehow got suckered into being a bridesmaid in was just called off.
6. You finally remember to bring your cloth bags to the grocery store with you.
7. You're not pregnant after all, just a little late is all.
8. The box dye you try at home to save money turns out even better than your usual $100 salon job.
9. There's one espresso brownie left at Starbucks and NO ONE ELSE IN LINE.
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This article was published 5/5/2014 (1203 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Siloam Mission will announce a $30.5-million expansion campaign this morning that will almost triple its ability to house homeless people.
It will also double the mission's ability to serve meals.
"This will be a huge campaign," Siloam communications co-ordinator Donna-Lynn Baskin said Monday.
The mission has 65 supportive housing units and plans to add 160 more.
Siloam has acquired three adjoining properties on Princess and Stanley streets, including an old warehouse and a former sewing machine factory, for the four-storey addition.
Details will be unveiled at a breakfast event expected to draw 300 community leaders from the business, non-profit, academic, hospital and government sectors.
Executive director Floyd Perras said Monday Siloam hopes the three levels of government will cover at least half the cost through grants. "We're anticipating that after the governments get involved, we'll have to raise $12 million to $15 million," he said.
Perras said he hopes Siloam will raise enough money to get a mortgage and begin construction on the two-year project this fall.
"We have about 28,000 active donors," said Perras, who would not say whether any of them with especially deep pockets might be ready to step forward. The mission would definitely sell naming rights to a major donor, he said.
"Our supportive housing community, The Madison, in Wolesley, has been such an incredible success," said Perras.
"We have provided homes for 85 people who had experienced homelessness in our city, but the need is greater than the supply. We already have a long waiting list for The Madison. People need a place to live now. It's time to move forward."
The expansion would increase daily meal capacity to 400 people from 130, he said.
"The task force to end homelessness has asked for 300 units over three years. We can provide half that -- no doubt there's a need," Perras said.
"We believe housing and jobs will stabilize Winnipeg's inner city, and in turn spur economic development. Revitalizing our core area through affordable housing and employment training is not only compassionate, it's also good for business," said Perras.


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700 Miles on a Kawasaki Ninja 250
A Pashnit Experience
I have to admit I have this thing about horsepower.
And over the years the horsepower of the motorcycles I've owned has continued to climb. Finally to a point where I have more than most small cars. And although the bike I have lays claim to being the fastest production motorcycle in the world, I really don't care about speed, or even going fast for that matter. It's the low-down grunt, the torque, the suckage of my eyeballs headed to the rear of my skull.
Ah yes, that yummy tasty delicious horsepower.
Fast forward a bit.
So there I am headed up this hill, up and over a low 1500 ft pass, completely tucked in, full leathers, full armor, as if it were Moto GP, straining out every ounce of extra speed I could muster when I realized I wasn't going any faster. The throttle was turned all the way and wouldn't turn anymore.
Wide open. All 24 horsepower. A 24 horse team pulling me up the hill. Even the horses were laughing.
I was on a Ninja 250 - the antithesis of my motorcycle existence. Absorbing the sound, the feel, the vibration, the motor churning at 11,000 rpm beneath me with nary a protest. It was all there in this tiny little package - a true sportbike.
The beauty of the Pacific Coast Highway - Big Sur
When I first swung a leathered leg over and pulled out onto the street, I clicked it into first then second- nothing really happened. Hmm, strange. The speedo showed about 5-10 mph while the sewing machine motor below me was barely audible through my foam earplugs. The motorcycle I usually ride will hit nearly 100mph in first gear, and quite briskly.
The words resonated in my mind from the owner - "...don't bother shifting till you hit 11,000 rpm". Ah, I get it! I clicked it through the gears into 6th (it has 6 gears!), and the bike settled in about 35-40 mph perfectly happy with the loping pace. Again, strange. "Is it supposed to do that?" was my thought.
Time to roll on some creamy goodness. Up came the rpm's and along with it the little yellow sportbike indeed accelerated, settling in about 9000 rpm which is twice that of its counterparts. With the stock exhausts the bike now hummed along perfectly content- all the while I wondered if the motor was going to explode at any moment.
But then again as I looked down at the easy-to-read gauges, redline at 14,500, and on up to 16,000. It was all beginning to make more sense. The lil Ninja was just getting warmed up.
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Can Germany stop the reign of Spain?
EURO 2008 COVERAGECheck Page 2 each weekday during Euro 2008 for a tournament diary by David Hirshey and Roger Bennett. Previous entries
June 6: Tourney preview
June 9: Rough weekend for Switzerland
June 10: Down goes Italy
June 11: Villa, Spain flying high
June 12: Big Portugal news
June 13: Croatia shocker
June 16: Turkey stuffs Czechs
June 17: Germans march on
June 18: French fried
June 19: Playing quarters
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• Soccernet Euro 2008 index
Sunday's final on ABC:
Germany vs. Spain, 2:30 ET
(Replay available afterward on ESPN360.com in both English
and Spanish.)
Otherwise, he'll have no idea about the Spanish storm his team will have to weather in Sunday's final.If Low is honest with himself, he knows that Germany -- which overcame the heroic Turks thanks to a combination of sheer force of will and comical Turkish goalkeeping -- has to rachet up its game or spend Sunday listening to a mocking chorus of Olés ringing around the stadium. Just like the Russians heard on Thursday.
During their surprising and exhilarating Euro 2008 campaign, culminating in their quarterfinal vivisection of the Dutch, the Russians conceded eight goals. Seven of those came against the Spanish.
Thursday's game was supposed to be different. When these teams met in their opening-round match, Russia was still coming to grips with the quick counters and flank play their Dutch coach, Guus Hiddink, had drawn up for his young team. The Russians were also without their star playmaker, Andrei Arshavin, who was serving a two-match suspension. With Arshavin back galvanizing his side, surely there was no way Spain could once again slide through the Russians like a spoon through caviar. After all, wasn't the elfin 27-year-old captain of UEFA Cup champion Zenit St. Petersburg the revelation of the tournament, evoking comparisons to the Euro 1984 performance of the great French maestro Michel Platini and triggering a droolfest among Europe's big clubs for the honor of overpaying for his services?
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Joachim Low and Torsten Frings discuss the critical issue. Which hair spray looks more natural, Pantene or Alberto?
But, like the rest of the talented Russians, Arshavin came unraveled in the face of Spain's intricate passing and clever interplay. Just as Germany's supposed powerhouse Michael Ballack disappeared in Wednesday's semifinal against Turkey, you had to check your lineup sheet to remind yourself that Arshavin was even on the field. Sergio Ramos and Marcos Senna, the two players who rendered him mute, might not regularly end up on the scoresheet for this Spanish side, but they both had monster games against Russia. Ramos, the Real Madrid fullback who plays like a winger (and, by the looks of things, could benefit from some time spent in a fashion institute), gave Arshavin a taste of what he should expect if he, as has been rumored, fulfills his childhood dream by going to Barcelona. (But that crashing sound you just heard might have been Arshavin's transfer value plummeting.)
Time and time again on the left flank, Ramos picked Arshavin's pocket when the Russian tried to trick him with his ball wizardry. Meanwhile, the Brazilian-born Senna was holding down the middle of the park should Arshavin decide to attack via a more direct route. And yet somehow the Russians found themselves tied 0-0 after 45 minutes. (And if winning wasn't enough incentive, Russia's answer to Joe Francis gave the team some added inspiration to rack up some goals in the second half.)
That proved an illusory score however, because the Spanish were growing in confidence, and had Fernando Torres not squandered a tapas-plate worth of chances, they would have been a couple of goals in front before halftime. Befitting this unpredictable tournament, it was the loss of Euro 2008's leading scorer, David Villa, to a thigh injury late in the first half that turned the game around. To replace his lethal marksman, Spain coach Luis Aragones gambled by bringing on an attacking midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, and stationing him just behind Torres. The 21-year-old Arsenal linchpin unlocked the Russian defense, threading balls to his rampaging teammates through the tiniest of gaps.
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No choking here. Cesc Fabergas was just clearing his throat.
So will the verve and artistry of Spain flummox Germany the way they did Russia? Hardly. Two words: set pieces. Anyone recall how Portugal dealt with the surface-to-air missiles that the Germans launched onto the heads of Ballack and Miroslav Klose? Both free kicks ended up in the back of the Portuguese net, and Klose didn't even have to shove a defender out of the way in order to score his goal. The powerful Germans will also muscle Spain's delicate midfielders, pushing them further back and attacking them from the flanks with Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski and Philip Lahm.
With a choice between brawn and brain, physicality and fluidity, self-confidence and a history of failure, we stand by the prediction we made before a ball was kicked. Spain simply has too much talent, and now that the Spanish have apparently learned not to choke in front of the world, they will hoist their first major trophy in 44 years. Adios, Germany.
David Hirshey is the executive editor of HarperCollins Publishers. He has been covering soccer for 30 years and played himself (almost convincingly) in the soccer documentary "Once In A Lifetime." Roger Bennett lives in New York but still is scarred by this. Hirshey and Bennett are at work on the forthcoming "ESPN's Ultimate World Cup Guide." The two will be writing about Euro 2008 Monday through Friday on Page 2, unless their astrologer tells them not to.


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Variant Weapon Focus Edit
...is already good enough -- does it really need an extra bonus to go along with it? Surgo 03:55, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- Well, if you didn't notice, this is a exotic weapon that is exactly like a martial weapon (mark for mark), except for the mastery bonus. This weapon is requiring you to burn two feats for it to get a few minor benefits. This weapon is more about improving exotic weapon proficiency to a reasonable level than it is about improving variant weapon focus. → Rith (talk) 04:32, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- Let me preface this by saying that I like it. Really. But it's problematic. It's a non-standard equipment design and is a poor fit for games that use the standard 'mundane equipment only gets better with magic' paradigm, even with the variant weapon focus tie-in. So even though I like it, I don't think it's a good call without a variant exotic weapon feat (which should probably be a variant rule in it's right) that specifically makes every exotic weapon work along similar lines. And if you're going to write that anyway, you may as well just use that as a base that builds directly off of bab or whatever and leave off the weapon focus entirely. Then the rule/feat can be tagged rogue or wizard or whatever, you can make awesome weapons like this that link back to it, and users can treat every weapon written to that standard as being in the same pile and take them or leave them with a better understanding of what they'd be doing. - TarkisFlux 05:08, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- Well, this weapon isn't really drastic enough to call for an entirely new rule for the game. But, to explain my meaning by this, I have to go on a tangent:
- Right off the bat you find yourself with feat lost and an exotic weapon that looks, feels, acts, and is, in every way, shape and form, a scimitar. Now then, not off to the best start, are you?
- Next you take weapon focus, spend a bit of gold to make your exotic scimitar masterwork, and suddenly, you find that you have a finessable scimitar. Now then, you find yourself at a delima, seeing as, if you want to dual wield weapons with your dex bonus, then you are a feat behind everybody else (who would have weapon finesse and TWF), and, on top of this, you are at a penalty when compared to the guy with the kurki's. Of course, you have superior damage. Wait, no you don't (2d4 Kurki versus 1d6 Shamshir). Still not that great for an exotic weapon, but, assuming you don't wish to dual weild, it's acceptable for the time being.
- Next, you go up a few levels, and find yourself with a new ability: when you miss, you have a better chance of recuperating. Now, this bonus might be good, only bad part is, that it only applies to a single foe, and it cannot go above +1. This means that you have to miss a lot of foes to gain any safe benefit, and even then, that benefit is not safe, considering that you have been attacking for several rounds, not doing any damage, and they may or may not have been hitting you the entire time. Not that smart. So, new trick makes this weapon useful, and, with the finessability earlier, it might be worth it being exotic, but it's still not very good.
- Now then, next you get a bonus to make AoO in a couple of levels. This is great for an AoO build, but, Spiked Chain is much better for such a build (two attacks versus one with a +4 bonus), not to mention that you are a single feat behind still (EWP and Combat Reflexes versus EWP, WF, and Combat Reflexes), though, with the finessability and the hopeful ability earlier, this weapon might be said to be on par with an exotic weapon, if a little bit low.
- Though, then you gain a few more levels, and you find yourself able to take 10 on an attack roll. Stop the presses! Did he actually go there!? Now hold on just a second, look at what the ability actually is. It's got four requirements. You have to be weilding a shamshir, the shamshir has to be masterwork, you must be making a full attack option, and it can only be made on a single attack during that round. Now then, that's a good few requirements. But wait, what is this reward that you have so painstakingly set up for? You take 10 on an attack. What? This is not taking 20 on an attack, this is not auto-hitting, this is barely anything. This is taking the average. How is that good? You are just removing the chance part of the equation. If you use this ability, you will for sure either miss or hit, there is nothing more to it. Of course, it is good for gauging a foes abilities, and is a good safe mark to start an attack, but is not powerful in the least, and does not raise the bar at all. Now then, with the finessability earlier, the hopeful ability, and the AoO helper, and this, you are getting a nice little list of special abilities lined up, and, compared to the Spiked chain, this could be said to be almost fully equal to an exotic weapon.
- Though, next up, you reach the final ability. A note on this ability first though: you will never reach it, unless you get quite a few levels in a full BAB class. Now that that has been said, lets look at the actual ability. You deal Con damage if you make a critical hit. Now that's nice. Of course, you have to score a critical hit to make use of it, and this does not synergize well with it's other abilities, considering that one directly removes your ability to make a critical hit, not to mention that critical hits are still kind of rare. Though, it is still powerful enough to make the weapon pretty good, if you manage to get that benefit.
- Okay, wrapping up at the max this weapon can be, it's a finessable scimitar with a hopeful ability, an AoO helper, a 'no luck' mechanic, and Con damage on occasion. This is about good for what a good exotic weapon already is. Wrapping up though, at every level in the game, this weapon is capable of doing decently, and is worth taking EWP for, in the end, but it in no way constitutes creating an entire variant rule based around higher power, since it doesn't have higher power in the first place. Thank you. → Rith (talk) 07:30, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- Red herring much? You didn't address Tarkis's point at all--that it goes away from the usual paradigm of how weapons in D&D 3.5 work, and thus should be under a different variant so DMs and players know that they're leaving the usual paradigm through which the game works. --Ghostwheel 09:22, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- I think I see this in a slightly different way than you do Rith, and I wasn't as clear as I could have been about the variant rules bit. I wasn't suggesting that this was crazy overpowered or anything (cause it's not), I was saying that I agree that this would be a better way to do exotics for the entire game and I'd like to see this as a new exotic weapon paradigm. That way you spend a feat on an exotic weapon and it's not a minor boost to damage or an extra +2 on a combat maneuver or whatever, but something that's actually interesting and whatnot over your entire career. Doing this for all of the exotics in the game is a variant rule since it's replacing PHB entries. But since then I could make a spiked chain that started without reach similar to other base weapons, gained reach, gained ranged grapple / improved grab, and then gained some auto-damage constrict like thing while also doing similar interesting things for all of the other ogl exotic weapons, well, that sounded fun to me. And if the paradigm is different for all of the weapons, you don't have to go through any hoops or requirements to make this conform to the old way of doing things and could just plain old drop the variant weapon focus requirement, and the previously craptastic exotic weapon feat becomes worth looking at again. In fact, I think I'm going to go start that up in a sandbox unless you want it because I really prefer this style to the old one, and would like to see it expanded on. - TarkisFlux 18:08, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- I agree with Tarkis that it could work, but changes the paradigm through which weapons currently work and thus would have to be part of its own variant. --Ghostwheel 19:36, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- (Pshaw, edit conflict)
- Oh, yeah, I agree, this is an extremly fun idea, and it would be really interesting to see it as a variant rule with variants of all the PHB weapons set up and ready to be used for an intrigued player. Though, on the matter of the weapon, it wasn't meant to be an entirely new rule when it was made. Indeed, it was made to be used in tandum with PHB weapons, just while using a different mechanic that co-existed with outstanding mechanics. I apoligize for not being clear, but my tangent was made to illuminate that the shamshir is on that level, and can be used side by side with PHB weapons as is. I guess this was beside the point in this discussion, but I digress. Though, feel free to go ahead and start making this as a variant rule, I'd like to see it (though I don't think that the spiked chain needs any more power myself). In fact, I will be more than willing to team up with you on developing this variant rule if you like. Of course, I think these weapons should also be left with the weapon focus feat required, so that they may be incorporated easily into games that do not use said variant rule, and still be used freely.
- (Reply to Ghosty:) The statement 'change in the paradigm through wich weapons currently work' is essentially claiming that this single weapon changes the entire system, which it obviously doesn't, as it is merely adding an interesting little bit on. Of course, if this was to be made a variant rule, then yes, it would change in the paradigm through wich weapons currently work. As is, not so much. → Rith (talk) 19:59, November 12, 2009 (UTC)
- This. --Ghostwheel 20:58, November 12, 2009 (UTC)


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- 3 tablespoons cold water
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Model railroad show next fundraising event for South Baldwin VFC
Bake sales and bingo are a thing of the past.
Instead, there are mattress sales, model train shows and sportsman's bashes to help raise money for the local volunteer fire company. Social media, with the creation of a Facebook page and Twitter account, also are keeping the firefighters in the public's eye and helping to build a positive connection with the community.
"We want to have a clean image. We want our community to trust us," said Marisa DeLuca, a "B member," or nonfirefighting member of the South Baldwin Volunteer Fire Company and the group's social media manager. "We want to get the message to the community that we're more than just a fire company."
South Baldwin Volunteer Fire Company members are striving to keep up with the trends for fundraising by brainstorming new ideas and seeing what works for others across the region. And they have a good motivator: that shiny, bright red truck that just arrived needs paid for.
Yet, as they work to raise money to keep the station afloat and trucks, hoses and firefighters arriving at homes when a resident calls, it is just as important to be there for the community at other times, said DeLuca, 21 of Bethel Park, a junior public relations major at California University of Pennsylvania, who began working with the fire company in the past year on an "image campaign" after the leaders of another Baldwin Borough fire company were charged with theft.
She wanted to differentiate South Baldwin, she said. And she did that through social media.
Within two weeks of starting earlier this year, the fire company's Facebook page — found in a search under "South Baldwin Volunteer Fire Company" — already reached DeLuca's goal of 600 likes, she said. Now, she has set a new goal to get the page more than 1,000 likes.
What has helped South Baldwin, is the notoriety the fire company received nationwide from a public safety announcement they made in the form of a firefighter version of PSY's "Gangnum Style" video, firefighters agree.
DeLuca, whose brother Adam is a South Baldwin firefighter, has used the Facebook page — and the company's Twitter account, with a handle, @SBVFC104 — to share photos from the firefighters' drills and meetings, which she now attends. She also started putting profiles of the firefighters on the Facebook page, in an effort to show the community the faces behind the South Baldwin fire company, DeLuca said.
Plans also are in the works to update the fire company's website and turn it into a hub for public safety news in South Baldwin.
"When people are going to call South Baldwin, they don't pick up the phone book and look for the number. They go online and look it up," DeLuca said.
The firefighters, too, have adapted their fundraising efforts in an attempt to keep the cash coming in, and in turn, the doors of the all-volunteer station open.
"It's a nonstop thing that we have to do," said Jim Bischoff, 46, a member of South Baldwin since 1985.
The fire company receives an annual allotment from Baldwin Borough and funding from the state.
Bischoff, a member of South Baldwin since 1985, and a locomotive engineer for Norfolk Southern, is organizing the fire company's first model railroad show and sale this weekend.
He has relied on help from coworkers who know about the miniature trains and visited other events in the region to publicize the South Baldwin show and sale.
"The whole idea of having a show was kind of foreign to me," said Bischoff, noting he knows more about the bigger trains that he drives.
Library Volunteer Fire Company has a model train show, but there are few others in the South Hills, said fire company President Chad Hurka.
Other new fundraisers have included mattress sales, which started last summer, Hurka said.
The first event raised nearly $2,000 for the fire company. The second, held March 24, raised about $1,200.
"It's definitely money we didn't have before. That's what we strive for," Hurka said.
A popular event for the fire company, held last Saturday, was the annual sportsman's bash, held jointly with the Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company. Each fire company is responsible for selling 500 tickets and the event includes unlimited food, beer and raffles for money and guns.
The event, now in its third year, sells out, Hurka said.
Other ideas continue to flow, like the prospect of bringing a 5K back to Baldwin in the next year, Hurka said.
The fundraisers will need to continue to help pay for the electric bill and equipment costs.
South Baldwin's new E-One Engine fire truck arrived at the station within the last three weeks. It cost $359,000, which is on the low end for fire trucks, Hurka said.
It will replace a more than 20-year-old truck that was costing more in repairs to keep in operation than the new vehicle will cost to put on the road, Hurka said.
"What we do is we put out fires, but if our truck breaks down we can't get to the fire," Hurka said. "It's like if your car breaks down and you can't get to work. But the risk for us is much greater. We can't make the same gamble on the daily basis."
The fire company did get a $150,000 loan from the State Volunteer Loan Assistance Program to help pay for the truck and has planned for the new purchase for years, Hurka said. Yet, this makes fundraising all the more important.
"It's very exciting, but we hope to get 20 to 25 years out of it," Bischoff said. To pay for the new truck at its current cost, it would require the fire company to organize about 400 fundraisers in 20 years, Bischoff said.
Stephanie Hacke is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-388-5818 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The plot of this film is not complicated. A very attractive young girl goes
to Europe in search of the reasons for her older sister's suicide ten years
earlier. There she meets up with her sister's former boyfriend and together
they travel to all the places her sister went, and gradually the reasons
become clear.
But what makes this film so special, and soar above the limited plot, are the beautiful portrayals of the characters. Although the older sister's boyfriend is a drop-out hippie, he has noble ideals, moral standards and incredible strengths. And although the older sister, who we see in flashbacks, shares these ideals, she doesn't have a sense of limitation or balance, of how much is too much. And although the younger girl is fiercely loyal to her sister's memory, she gradually finds the strength to face the fact that her sister was only a normal girl, after all.
The most special moment in the film is when the young girl and the sister's boyfriend finally stop fighting their attraction to each other. I can't recall ever seeing more beautiful, touching, romantic tenderness in lovemaking in a film!
In all these ways this is a truly beautiful film, a film to be treasured, and to be seen again and again. 9 out of 10.
Although this film is a little light-hearted comedy, it is well worth
seeing, for many remarkable features. One is the sheer talent of everyone
Mel Ferrer, who directed and acted as its main star, has far more legendary talent in both areas than this film shows. Gena Rowlands is a fabulous actress and although this is her first film, you can already see the fine acting talent she was about to become.
Rather fascinating to see is Richard Deacon, who has played in so many films and sitcoms I've lost count, in the role of the obstetrician, and Nancy Kulp, who was deeply loved as the gawky bank secretary in "The Beverley Hillbillies", and Ed Platt, who was legendary as "the Chief" in "Get Smart".
The story itself revolves around a misunderstanding. Jim Fry, played by Ferrer, believes that he is about to get the sack, when in fact he is actually about to be promoted. A series of events worsens his fears with each passing day, and he very nearly causes a catastrophe. Although this film is obviously limited in its scope and storyline, seeing all these wonderful and deeply loved actors all together in this one film transforms this little piece of fluff into a genuinely remarkable experience, which no lover of films and TV sitcoms should miss!
The best parts of the film, in my opinion, occur in the parts of the film when Ferrer and Rowlands are together. They play a very sweet couple who, after nine years of marriage, have their morning routine worked out so well it's a symphony of timing and choreography. Several other subsequent films have tried to mirror this routine but no-one has yet achieved the perfection of this original one.
This film gets a thoroughly deserved 9 out of 10 from me. It doesn't get a higher score only because of the limitations in its scope.
Syd, the female Assistant Editor of an Art Photography magazine called
"Frame", meets Lucy Berliner, a great photographer who dropped out of the
public eye ten years ago, and is now living in a drug-addicted world of
low-life "friends" who walk around half-conscious in a zombie-like
drug-induced stupor, and occasionally stop breathing altogether.
The atmosphere of this depressive world is conveyed so perfectly it's almost palpable. The acting and directing are perfection. Syd begins to lead Lucy into a world of drug-free sobriety, and Lucy leads Syd into her world of beautiful, tender lesbian love, a world of mutual respect and sensitivity, and again, this world is so perfectly conveyed you can feel it surrounding you as you are drawn into this hauntingly realistic film.
You can tell they're just right for each other. They both outgrow their previous rather dysfunctional relationships and find themselves falling in love. But will Lucy slide back into her no-hope world of wheedling, pathetic friends? Or will she overcome the pull of their need for her, and find the courage and strength to walk away?
Either way, you're going to want to buy a copy of this video, and treasure it among your collection of great works of art. I can't think of a single reason why this film should be given less than ten out of ten. By anybody.
I have to give this film a ten out of ten, even though it does have some
weaknesses, because it is the main early film of the world's most
young lady, Eva Ionesco. Even though it was made in 1977, it is still the
most sought-after film on the internet.
There is a heavily-censored version available, with eleven minutes of the most beautiful parts chopped out. I advise against watching this version, as it spoils the film badly.
Censoring this film is like wiping the smile off the Mona Lisa! Find the uncensored version. If there are laws in your area which prevent you from watching the full film, get those ridiculous laws changed! It will be worth your while.
As well as Eva, it has some very beautiful music, beautiful cinematography, and Lara Wendel is also beautiful. On the negative side, the story-line, of adolescents' cruelty to one another, may not be to everyone's liking, and, at the time of writing, no-one has yet sub-titled the film in English.
Nevertheless it is such a rare and beautiful film, it thoroughly deserves to be at the very top of your "Must-See" list. The full version is a real treasure. You're going to want to buy this one and watch it over and over again.
Don't you just love those old 40's musicals? Easter Parade is certainly one
of the best, with Fred Astaire doing his amazing flashy but precise dancing,
Judy Garland using her legendary voice to sing right from her heart into
yours, and Ann Miller doing her own unique style of dancing and tapping
while belting out great songs. And of course, everybody in the film uses any
excuse to sing yet another song, usually dancing to it as
One of the special sequences has Fred Astaire dancing in slow motion while the rest of the cast dance at normal speed behind him! Sure, we can do that these days with computers, but remember this film was made in 1948!!
Of course there's the usual plot - Boy meets girl, they fall in love, have a misunderstanding, but get together again just in time for the big finishing number. That used to really get the audiences in, in those days, and they repeated that theme in every musical that ever was.
Any weak spots? Several of the film's routines seem a little amateurish by today's standards. For example, the waiter tossing his invisible salad just to do a bit of clowning seems a little contrived. Also, the film is supposedly set in 1912, so all the 1948 fashions and hairstyles are completely anachronistic - but what does that matter, after all, it's just an enjoyable romp.
I've given this film eight out of ten, but if I could just vote on Judy Garland's singing and Fred Astaire's dancing, I'd certainly give them ten out of ten. This is definitely a "must-see" film, just for those two incredible talents!
What makes this little black and white film so absorbing? As I was watching
it on late-night TV, I found myself on the edge of my seat, gripping the
arms of my chair, trying not to yell at the main character, Billy Fisher,
near the end of the film. How absorbed can you be?
The dialogue, the acting, and the storyline was so realistic and natural that I had completely forgotten that I was watching a film. Years later on the next viewing I had thought it wouldn't suck me in again, especially since I knew the ending, but I was wrong. In fact I was able to appreciate it all the more on the second viewing.
Tom Courtenay plays Billy Fisher, who is an immature, irresponsible young man living in a Walter Mitty-ish fantasy world, and invents implausible stories to attempt to hide his escapades, but his lies keep backfiring on him.
His life is rapidly falling apart. He is supposed to mail out calendars from his employers to their clients, but he doesn't mail them, and keeps the postage money. He even manages to con two girls into becoming engaged to him, and that explodes into a catfight over him when they find out. His grandmother is dying, his father is continually angry at him, and everything he does just makes matters worse.
Fortunately, he meets Liz, (played by Julie Christie, who is the best thing in this great movie). She is sweet, beautiful, and understands him completely because of her own need to escape, which she does by travelling around the country.
He has the opportunity to get away from all the trouble he's in and go to London, and make a fresh start with Liz who is so perfect for him. But can he change? Can he summon the courage to break free of the messy but secure life he knows and face the unknown? Will he recognise that Liz is the best thing that could ever happen to him?
I'm not going to tell you, because that would spoil the film, but, whichever way he decides, any film that has you on the edge of your seat, yelling "Go with her! Don't miss this opportunity! Go! Go!" you know it's a truly wonderful and realistic film!
Enigma is a computer part which scrambles Russian messages, so that
can't understand them. They can only be read by the intended recipient.
Americans know that the Russians are going to transmit a message revealing
the plans of five political assassinations they want to carry
So they send in former defector Holbeck (Martin Sheen) to grab the scrambler and substitute a false part, so they'll be able to decode the message, and block the assassination attempts.
However, as we listen in on the Americans heads of the spy organisation, we find that they already have the scrambler, and they want Holbeck to try to steal Enigma, only to convince the Russians that they don't already have it. They don't expect Holbeck to succeed. That way the Russians, who had stopped transmitting with Enigma, just in case, will begin transmitting again.
Enigma is in the computer in the office of Dimitri Vasilikov. Somehow Holbeck must gain access, and in order to do that, he must find out when Vasilikov will be out. He sends in his former girlfriend Karen (Brigitte Fossey) to seduce Vasilikov, so that she can look through his papers and find out his scheduled movements. Karen is glad to do it, as they tortured her father, a university professor, to death.
Because we know that it's better for the Americans if Holbeck fails, the movie becomes even more intense as a spy thriller. We find ourselves hoping he can survive against the odds, especially as he uses ingenious methods to beat the Russians at every turn.
But what's this? Are Karen and Vasilikov falling in love? Will Holbeck win Karen back, or will she actually end up with Vasilikov? The romantic twist lifts this spy thriller, already worthy of a ten, even higher, for its originality. The writing, the direction, and the acting all combine to make this new and fascinating twist a compellingly realistic one.
You find yourself at the edge of your seat, gripping your armchair, not only for the excitement of the spy story but for the intensely beautiful romantic love story as well. The two themes are interwoven perfectly, right up to the end. You really want both sides to win. So who does win, in the end? You'll have to see the movie and find out, won't you!
Having kids is a great excuse to see this film. You'd probably be a bit
self-conscious if you went to see it on your own, wouldn't you! Yet, my
advice is if you can't borrow some kids, and don't have your own, go see it
anyway, on the big screen. Never mind your age!
It's a truly brilliant, deeply moving film, with jaw-dropping graphics. It's even better than Toy Story 1, and that's saying something! Take the whole family!
The cinematography in this film is the best I've seen in a movie. Every
scene is a gothic work of art, and it's worth seeing just for that alone. It
also features the brilliant and charismatic actors Johnny Depp and Christina
Ricci, and a fantastic gothic score by master musician Danny Elfman. Put it
on your "Must See" list!
I have to give this film a ten out of ten because it thoroughly deserves it. Personally, I would have preferred Depp to have played his role seriously, rather than as a parody, but because I know others will enjoy it all the more for that, and because the film is so perfect in other ways, it would not be fair for me to reduce it from its ten points just for that one personal preference.
For those who don't already know, the story involves a headless horseman who has risen from the dead, and rides through the countryside wielding a sword and cutting off other people's heads, in revenge for losing his own. In this version of the story, there are more details than the other film versions, giving the story a more interesting plot.
The original story was a poem by Washington Irving (1783-1859) called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Some scholars believe that the poem was based on a story by Karl Musäus (1735-1787), a German academic writer, who was among the first to collect and write down German folktales. If Irving didn't get the idea from the German folktale, the similarity is remarkable.
Although heads are cut off, in gory detail, please don't be put off from seeing the film because of that. It's done more like a nightmare fantasy, rather than realistically, so every teenager and adult would be able to watch it without difficulty, though it's certainly not for children. I would strongly urge everyone to see this wonderful film.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Eight Millimetre is a very disturbing film, yet a very well made film as
well. It's the sort of film that everyone really should see, but no-one
would blame you if you didn't! The film makes you wonder "How on earth did
the censor let them get away with that!", yet, in its own way, its a very
strong argument against censorship, because the disturbing turns the story
takes are what make the film such a unique and realistic portrayal of a very
bad part of life.
Nicholas Cage plays a private investigator who is called upon to investigate a snuff film, which was found in a safe after a wealthy man's death. The question his widow wants to know is - is the man she adored and to whom she was married for forty-five years really the distinguished gentleman she has always believed him to be, or was he a mentally-disturbed pervert who gets kicks out of watching innocent young girls being killed? And, worse still, did he pay for the girl to be killed on film, for his pleasure, when there were no other snuff films available?
In order to find out, the investigator has to get down into the gutter of life, and search through the worst and most perverted porno manufacturing networks he can find. The girl went missing six years ago, and the police haven't got a clue, but there are clues on the film, such as a tattoo on the hand of the masked killer, and a fleeting image of a man in the background watching.
So what exactly is so disturbing about this film? In order to explain properly, I'm going to have to write a SPOILER. So please only read on ONLY (a) if you have already seen the film, or (b) if you are completely sure you're not going to see it, or (c) if you want to know exactly why it's disturbing and don't mind knowing what happens in order to find out. OK? Here we go:
The Disturbing Features:
The film is disturbing largely because the investigator is so shocked by what he discovers that he brutally murders the girl's killers, and gets away with it as well. He literally gets down into the same moral gutter that they are in.
Another disturbing feature is that, in order to make himself angry enough to start killing, he cruelly calls the dead girl's mother on the phone, tells her how her daughter was killed, six years ago. When she naturally breaks down into hysterical sobs, crying out "No, no, no! I love my little girl!" it helps him to start the killing, just as he'd hoped.
Another disturbing feature is that he insensitively calls the widow who started the investigation, and blurts out that her husband did indeed commission the film, and paid for the killing, so the elderly widow, unable to cope with the sudden dreadful news, commits suicide.
And yet another disturbing event is that right at the end, he receives a letter from the girl's mother, emphasising that he did the right thing, in murdering her child's killers. So basically, this film is saying "Forget about the police. They'll do nothing for six years or more. If someone has killed a child, the best thing to do is to take the law into your own hands."
Some people on the internet who are concerned with pro-life issues, have been arguing that the message of the film also carries strong implications that those who shoot abortionists may be doing the right thing, the best thing, after all.
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Intel Corp.'s top executives said Tuesday that the company will likely grant licenses to third-party vendors to supply double-data-rate (DDR) chipsets for next-generation Pentium 4 processors.
"Intel has licensed third-party chipset suppliers for our architectures in the past, and we will continue to do so," Albert Yu, senior vice president for Intel's architecture group, said in response to questions at the Intel Developers Forum.When asked if this included Pentium 4 for which Intel has declined to license any chipsets yet, Yu repeated his statement that Intel isn't changing its policy to grant licenses for future architectures.
Analysts at the meeting said Yu could get off the hook because Intel is already working closely with partner ServerWorks Inc. to adapt its DDR chipset for next-generation Intel server MPUs to also work with Pentium 4. They said Taiwan's chipset vendors might not be included in Yu's answer.
However, an Intel spokesman said the company is considering Pentium 4 chipset licenses with companies like VIA Technologies, Acer Laboratories Inc., and Silicon Integrated Systems. "Such licenses must make sense for Intel, and the details must be carefully worked out," he said. Reminded that Intel a year ago steadfastly claimed it would refuse to license the Pentium 4 interface to any third-party vendors, High responded, "market conditions change, and Intel will adjust to the market."
Craig Barrett, Intel president, sidestepped a question whether Intel's licensing agreement with Rambus precluded the company from developing its own DDR chipset. "We have always said we like Direct Rambus [memory] for the high-performance market. Memory solutions for other [PC] price points will depend on the market. Economics will dictate the memory choice, depending on price and availability of chips," he said. "
We are not interested in hamstringing the market by pricing [memory] outside of the pricing points the market wants." Asked again if Intel would produce a DDR chipset of its own, Barrett reiterated his previous answer.


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After govt nudge, banks set to slash interest rates
Govt is keen to offer encouragement to sectors that have faced hardship due to note ban such as consumer durables, auto, construction, retail etc.
Demonetisation: Massive deposit bonanza for banks pulls down interest rates
Banks ran out of currency in the Capital and elsewhere, although some cities reported that queues had shortened.
ACC Q4 net profit falls 4% to Rs 227 crore
Total consolidated income fell by 3% to Rs 2,990.60 crore during January-March quarter of 2015-16 fiscal as against Rs 3,080.13 crore in the same quarter of 2014-15 fiscal
SBI eyes bonds to speed up interest rate cuts
The bank will also revalue its real estate assets, which will add over Rs 9,000 crore to its capital base and enable it to grow its loan book by up to 14% without diluting its equity
SBI & Bank of Baroda take lead in lowering lending rates based on new formula
The measure is estimated to move as much as Rs 1.2 lakh crore of demand for funds to banks from the debt markets, says India Ratings.
Home loans may get cheaper from April
The switchover to the marginal cost-of-funding formula, coupled with sharp cuts in small savings rates, will force lenders to pass on the benefits to customers
The UK property boom is now bigger than the 2007 housing bubble in the US
Property in the UK isn't merely proportionately more valuable than it was at the height of the 2007 credit bubble, it's also significantly more valuable than property in the US is now
No price correction in Kerala realty: PNB Housing Fin exec
The Indian economy is conducive for growth in real estate, but had been held back due to the sentiments of consumers
Hong Kong breaks record for least affordable housing: survey
Housing in the southern Chinese city is classified as "severely unaffordable" by the report from think tank Demographia
Foreigner buying of Singapore homes hits 7-year low as Chinese sales plunge
Foreigners, including permanent residents, bought 499 homes in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to data compiled by consultancy DTZ. That accounted for about 16 percent of total transactions versus more than 30 percent in the third quarter of 2011 just before an additional stamp duty was imposed to cool the market
Foreigner buying of Singapore homes hits 7-year low as Chinese sales plunge
While property in Singapore, along with markets like London and Sydney, is considered a safe haven, foreigners are discouraged by the high taxes imposed on their purchases
Housing & Urban Development Corporation set to hit the market with Rs 1,710 crore tax-free bonds
The issue will open for subscription on January 27 and is expected to close on February 10. While the 10-year bonds offer 7.27% rate, investors can earn 7.64% from bonds with 15-year maturity, people familiar with matter told ET. Hudco could not be contacted for comments immediately
Indonesia 2016 property sales to grow 10-12% - industry group
Improvement in economic growth, implementation of government stimulus packages, as well as infrastructure development will help propel sales this year, Eddy Hussy told reporters in Jakarta
The housing bubble in Sweden is so severe that there's now a shortage of toilets
Property prices rose 11% in Sweden in Q4 2014, according to Statistics Sweden, the government stats agency
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train has lessons for infrastructure
The British government has dispensed with the pretence that aid is about altruism and linked overseas assistance to British economic interests
This is the only way to halt house prices surging and alleviate the supply shortage
Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative government is trying to stimulate the housebuilders and push for thousands of new affordable starter homes for the lowest earners in the country
Gurgaon housing price down by 25% in 2015, sales still down
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No, we weren't on the streets at all. We were mainly in the church where some (amazing) musicians were practicing for a concert. So we spent most of our time there. I did, however, sneak this little drawing of some architecture. Just to prove that we did actually go out sketching on the big day.
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Linux on the mainframe IBM 370/390
Linux for S/390
a prototype port of Linux to the S/390 architecture. Linux for S/390 is a "pure" Linux from a user point of view. It supports the S/390 processor architecture and some devices that are specific to S/390 environments
Linux on AS/400
The purpose of this Project is to gather and disseminate information on the tantalizing, yet bizarre possibility of porting the Linux operating system to IBM's AS/400 midrange computer.
Red Hat Linux for S/390
designed specifically for IBM's eServer zSeries family of S/390 mainframe computers, Red Hat Linux for S/390 allows you to create a highly reliable, secure, and portable infrastructure platform and cost effectively manage your mission-critical IT workloads
Slack/390 is port of Slackware Linux to IBM's S/390 hardware.
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SAITAMA — Japan complicated its bid for a place at the 2010 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Group A struggler Uzbekistan on Wednesday night.
Uzbekistan, which started the campaign with two defeats to Qatar and Australia, took the lead in the 27th minute at Saitama Stadium through captain Maksim Shatskikh, playing a physical, aggressive game that had Japan on the rack early on.
But Shunsuke Nakamura dragged his teammates back into it as he tipped the balance of play in Japan's favor, and after the home side had wasted several of the Celtic playmaker's promptings, Keiji Tamada pounced for the equalizer.
Uzbekistan threatened to snatch a winner throughout an open second half, despite Japan's superior possession, but neither side could apply the decisive touch on a night when group rival Australia thumped Qatar 4-0 to jump to the top of the standings.
Japan would have kept pace with the Australians with a win, but manager Takeshi Okada insisted there was no need to panic just yet.
"We wanted to get another goal, but there's a long way to go in the qualifiers," he said. "We just have to look ahead and do our best.
"It's a disappointing result, but the players did well to get a goal, and I don't think there's any problem yet."
Tamada was less philosophical at dropping two points.
"It was our first home game and the result is disappointing," he said. "We were under a lot of pressure from our opponents and we let them come at us."
Uzbekistan seized the early initiative, with burly Dynamo Kyiv striker Shatskikh making his presence felt and Vitaliy Denisov looking dangerous striding forward from defense.
It took Japan almost 20 minutes to respond, but even when Makoto Hasebe and Yasuhito Endo had got to grips with the midfield traffic, a solid Uzbek back line marshaled by Asror Alikulov refused to yield.
Japan center-backs Yuji Nakazawa and Tulio had looked shaky under pressure from the start, and after 27 minutes they were brutally exposed. A superb ball forward released Timur Kapadze down the right, and as Tulio waved a limp appeal for offside with his man surging past him, Kapadze crossed for Shatskikh to duly knock the ball past Seigo Narazaki for the opener.
Nakamura grabbed hold of the game in search of an equalizer, but Yoshito Okubo narrowly failed to connect with a cross shortly before Shinji Kagawa froze after another precision Nakamura pass, allowing the Uzbeks to snuff out the danger.
Atsuto Uchida had an even better chance to draw level when Nakamura released him into the box, but with the goal opening up, the right-back inexplicably looked for one more pass that Kagawa could not reach.
But in the 40th minute Japan's determination paid off. Nakamura hit another long ball to Okubo at the back post, and the striker touched it back to the waiting Tamada to bundle into the net.
Tamada went close shortly after the restart from a dangerous Uchida cross, but the half-time break had allowed Uzbekistan to steady the ship just when Japan's momentum was at its strongest.
A back-heel from Shatskikh gave Server Djeparov a sight of goal in the 65th minute, before substitute Shinji Okazaki missed a glorious opportunity at the other end with a header that bounced off the onrushing Nakazawa to roll wide of the target.
Uzbek goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov pulled off a fantastic diving save to deny Nakamura from long range, but the visitors refused to sit back.
With the winning goal there for the taking, Tulio launched himself at a header that failed to find a way through, before Denisov set Japanese hearts fluttering with a break forward deep into injury time.
Nakamura hit one final effort in injury time, but there was no way to claim three points that would have put a very different complexion on qualifying Group A.


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