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Once upon a time, not long from now, there was a bad part of town. Everybody who lived there was black and poor. One guy who lived there was called Wayne Jackson, but his friends called him Bruce, like Bruce Lee, because he was into martial arts. One day, "Bruce" (Wayne) snapped. He always paid his taxes. He always took care of his business. He took out the trash, kept his house clean, and washed his car, and one day he caught crackheads digging through his trash and pissing on his car, and he killed them all with a baseball bat.
But nothing happened beyond that - no cops came to arrest him, no crackhead militia rose up to defend their crackhead fallen. And a year later, "Bruce" (Wayne) snapped again, and this time he killed seven gang members. And the cops looked into it, as cops always do, and nobody saw anything or knew anything, because nobody ever does when the cops ask. But the gangsters asked, and that's different. Everybody knew something when the gangsters asked, but what they knew made no sense. It had been dark. The bat man had struck in the dead of night, and nobody had seen his face. All they remembered where the red sunglasses he had been wearing, but they didn't remember them as glasses. They remembered them as hideous bright-red bug eyes. It didn't help that a lot of the witnesses were junkies with unreliable perceptions and shaky memories.
And this one joker tried to kill the bat man, but he never had a chance. The joker couldn't find him; the bat man seized him out of the shadows one night, knocked him out - baseball bat to the head - and tied him up in bungee cords and duct tape outside a police station. That joker had six illegal weapons on him, but he was a juvenile offender, and he got out. And he went looking for the bat man. And the bat man fought that joker many times, and he always won, but he never managed to kill him.
By now the gangsters knew what the bat man's car looked like. It was an old Nissan Z with a huge spoiler, purple groundlighting, and a goddamn Gatling gun on the roof. No license plate. All the glass tinted opaque black. The bat man kept it in an abandoned warehouse with a hidden entrance in a desolate part of town. He wore a black ski mask, and he kept the red sunglasses, but he wired them with LEDs to freak his enemies out, because they were superstitous cowards, mostly, and some of them thought he was the Devil.
The bat man got away with everything he did. And he still paid his taxes, took out his trash, and lived a law-abiding life, even though the gangbangers on his block laughed at him and took his stuff. Playing that meek role was the only way to keep his identity as the bat man a secret.
But dreams haunted him. He knew who he was. He told himself jokes about turning into Batman. Sometimes he told himself jokes that made him laugh out loud for twenty minutes, and at the end of it he would stop, shocked, by a glimpse of his own face in the mirror, or by the strange echoes of his lonely hysterics. And strange things bothered him for no clear reason. A girl moved into his neighborhood. Her name was Serena. She had a black cat. He got goosebumps when he saw her, and she remembered him from somewhere, but she couldn't figure out where.
"No," he thought. "Not you. Not here. Not again." And then he wondered what he had meant.
In his warehouse one lonesome, violent night, after he returned from the streets, he washed the blood off his baseball bat, and turned around. It was then that he knew he had lost his mind. A white man stood there in the warehouse, whiter than anyone he had ever seen. White people are really pink. This man had skin like snow and his hair was 2am on a rainy night.
Invading "Bruce" (Wayne)'s secret hideaway meant threatening "Bruce" (Wayne)'s life, and the bat man reacted immediately, swinging his bat through the man's face and head. They passed through as if the man were a hologram. But the hologram spoke. It said it knew his true name. It said it knew why "Bruce" (Wayne) had such terrible dreams. The white man who was whiter than white men and made of nothing but light and air and sound told "Bruce" (Wayne) that he, "Bruce" (Wayne), had no right to steal his ("Bruce" (Wayne)'s) life. He said you come from the land of stories and that is where you belong. He said you are a creature of story, and I am the king of tales, and that makes you responsible to me. He said no matter what else, you cannot steal a mortal life. For an immortal to steal from mortals is the lowest shame.
And Wayne Jackson woke up that morning and forgot everything. The bat man was never seen again. But sometimes, Wayne and Serena dream the same dream.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Ghetto Batman
Posted by Giles Bowkett at 11:55 PM
4 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 11:05:00 AM PDT
"skin like snow and his hair was 2am on a rainy night", "I am the king of tales"ReplyDelete
been reading "Sandman" recently? :-)
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 11:50:00 AM PDT
Nice and completely unexpected from your blog :)ReplyDelete
backstory from lil wayne's new mixtape?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2009 at 8:23:00 AM PDT
Wow. That was awesome.ReplyDelete
Write more awesome things like this or I'll hunt you down.
(I'm hoping that serves as friendly encouragement.)
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Chen Dance Center to Present H.T. Chen & Dancers in A TRIBUTE TO REMY CHARLIP, 2/28 & 3/1-2
As the culminating event of the Lunar New Year, H.T. Chen's Lantern Festival Performances will present A Tribute to Remy Charlip (1929-2012), one of the dance world's best-loved artists, in the intimate teahouse setting of the Chen Dance Center, 70 Mulberry Street, February 28, March 1 & 2 at 7:30 PM. A pre-show reception, with refreshments, will take place at 7 PM, and the one-hour performance will begin at 7:30 PM.
The evening will feature two witty Charlip works:
** his humorous 39 Chinese Attitudes, based on a word and picture score, and set to music by Louis Armstrong and Irving Berlin, and
** the charming Twelve Contra Dances, a cheerful suite of dances to Beethoven music, staged by Lance Westergard.
** Ending the festivities will be an excerpt from H.T. Chen's Between Heaven and Earth.
The shows will run Thursday/Friday/Saturday, February 28, March 1 & 2 at 7:30 PM at the Chen Dance Center, 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd floor (corner Mulberry & Bayard, one block south of Canal). Admission: $15; $10 for students & seniors; $25 for VIP Seating. Reservations: 212.349.0438.
By Subway: take the 6, N, R, Z, Q, or J to Canal Street; walk East along Canal towards Chinatown. Turn right on Mulberry and walk one block south to Bayard. The theater is located on the 2nd floor of the building on the northeast corner of Mulberry and Bayard.
Remy Charlip grew up in Brooklyn and showed a talent for art from an early age. He was a founding member of the Merce Cunningham company and danced with the group for 11 years as a principal dancer and costume designer. In 1958 he co-founded the Paper Bag Players in NY, the longest-running children's theater in the country. Charlip flourished in many art forms, including the writing and illustrating of childrens' books, publishing more than 38 books. He relocated to San Francisco, where he remained one of the most important and well-loved artists until his passing at age 83. In an interview, Charlip remarked: "I really don't know where it all comes from. I'm in another world - and I'm very lucky."
With its renovated artist spaces, public garden, and cultural information hub, Chen Dance Center (CDC) provides a refreshed and intimate black box performance space. CDC was created in 1988 with the mission to promote understanding through the arts, provide professional opportunities for artists, increase participation in the arts and develop future audiences. As a co-presenter of independent artists and presenter of the dance series - newsteps and Ear to the Ground - CDC supports the development of dance artists by providing a professional theater space in which artists of high caliber receive visibility to the dance community and press. CDC serves as a home base for local and visiting artists to develop and showcase their work and proudly celebrates the distinction of being the first professional performance space in New York City's Chinatown. CDC also hosts H.T. Chen & Dancers' annual educational series for children, provides affordable rehearsal space for modern dance artists, and serves as a venue for community events.
CHEN DANCE CENTER is comprised of three components: a performing arts SCHOOL, a black-box THEATER (formerly MULBERRY ST THEATER) for modern dance, and its resident dance company, H.T. CHEN & DANCERS. CHEN DANCE CENTER is supported by: THE FORD FOUNDATION, METLIFE FOUNDATION, LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, NYC DEPT. OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST, PFIZER FOUNDATION, CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
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Users can easily reduce energy usage with dimmers.
Dimming technology has evolved considerably over the last decade, especially in the arc discharge lamp category. What began as a device for simply matching lighting levels to various tasks and moods has emerged as a tool for reducing energy usage. The reduction in light output can be accomplished either as a step function or as a continuous function. The adjustment of light levels over a linear or continuous range is appropriate for areas like lecture halls, meeting rooms, classrooms and even open-office areas, in addition to restaurants and entertainment locations.
Dimming is typically quantified using percentages, such as 10% dimming. This percentage can be applied to lamp voltage, lamp power, measured lumen output, or perceived lumen output. Dimming usually refers to the reduction in measured lumen output. Therefore, a 500-lumen light source in a 10% dimmed system would produce 50 lumens.
Perceived lumen output is an important parameter because the human eye overcompensates for diminished light. The opening of the pupil allows more light to enter, causing the lighting level to seem higher than normal. Light in a 25% dimmed system appears to be about 50% of its original level. A 10% dimmed system appears more than three times as bright. And when the light level is reduced to only 1%, it appears to be about 10%. This characteristic should considered when planning a dimming system.
Step dimming.
In the case of incandescent lamps, the three-way A-lamp provides the simplest step function. The step method in fluorescent systems is often referred to as bi-level switching, even though more than two levels may actually be available. For example, in a system with three-lamp fluorescent fixtures, one switch may operate the center lamp in each fixture while another operates the outer lamps. This arrangement provides three levels (one-, two-, or three-lamp operation); the term bi-level refers to the number of switches.
By offering two or three lighting levels, step-dimming ballasts used with occupancy sensors can reduce light output without resorting to on/off cycling of lamp operation, which usually results in an appreciable reduction in lamp life.
In addition, many HID systems currently provide dimming via a stepped, or switched, system. The switched capacitor operation within the core and coil ballast compartment permits a 50% reduction in power to the lamp when an area like a warehouse is unoccupied.
Continuous dimming of incandescent and halogen lamps.
Continuous incandescent and halogen lamp dimming involves controlling the voltage delivered to the lamp. As the voltage is reduced, the lamp current and resulting lamp power are reduced. This can be achieved by using an adjustable transformer to decrease the amplitude of the 60-cycle waveform or by turning off the applied voltage with solid-state controls for a part of the cycle.
In either case a portion of the AC waveform received by the incandescent filament is chopped away. The longer the triac conducts electric power through each half of the voltage waveform, the brighter the light output (Fig. 1 above).
Wall box-mounted incandescent dimmers, rated 600W, 1,000W, 1,500W, and even 2,000W, are useful for a wide variety of applications. Higher power dimming modules can be added to the incandescent dimming function to raise the load capacity to 30kW. Dimming panels with capacities as high as 144kW are also available.
Single-gang switch box dimmers are compact enough to be mounted side-by-side in standard 2-in. deep wall boxes. Side-by-side mounting may force you to remove the side sections of the dimmers, thereby derating the devices. In such instances, consult the manufacturers' capacity derating chart to determine maximum loads for each control in the installation. Some dimmer models have no removable side sections so derating isn't required.
While the use of a simple incandescent dimmer is straightforward, some considerations should be observed. Occasionally, the lamp filaments may generate a buzzing sound near the 50% dimming level caused by vibration. Using rough-service lamps with thicker filaments, smaller lamps, or lower wattage lamps will help eliminate it. However, the most effective and permanent method of reducing the annoying lamp buzz is to install a lamp "debuzzing" coil in series with the lamps. When placed in the circuit, the coil reduces the current inrush during rapid switching cycles.
Radio frequency interference (RFI) may manifest itself as a buzzing noise in audio and radio equipment when solid-state dimmers are used nearby. Although dimmers contain a filter to suppress RFI, sometimes more filtering may be necessary.
Continuous dimming of fluorescent lamps.
Three methods are available for dimming a fluorescent arc discharge light source using electronic ballasts: 0VDC to 10VDC analog, phase control analog, or digital control. The first two methods of dimming are designed for use with controllable analog electronic fluorescent ballasts. These dimmers provide linear lighting control from 100% down to 1% of rated lumen output and are available in single-pole or 3-way designs for 120V and 277V applications.
Analog 0VDC to 10VDC control systems with four conductors are available in single- and two-lamp models, and are the most commonly used dimmers today. One pair of conductors support a low-voltage circuit that provides the dimming control function, and the second pair (line voltage conductors) provide on/off power control. A manual adjustment feature makes it possible to achieve maximum light output from each fixture and establish a reduced light output level as the maximum limit. Dimming ballast designs differ from one manufacturer to the next, so the number of lamps allowed on a lighting branch circuit may depend on a particular ballast type.
Groups of fixtures are connected to the control circuit to receive the same command signal, thus the control can extend beyond a single power circuit layout. Higher amperage applications are controlled with modular systems that incorporate a wall-mounted control unit and remotely mounted power modules capable of handling several hundred T8, T5, or CFL lamps.
Not all ballasts are approved for use with some manufacturers' electronic fluorescent dimmers. Additional ballasts are usually added to a manufacturer's list as they're approved. Specifiers should also note that different ballasts respond differently to photo sensor control signals. Generally, a dimming ballast responds to only a part of the control voltage range of a photo sensor; different ballasts respond to different parts of the control voltage range.
Phase control technology is better suited for an architectural lighting scheme in a smaller space, such as a conference room or an office. A phase control dimming ballast generally uses the same pair of conductors for power and control, providing for a simple, cost-effective retrofit when control from a single location is desired. Some phase control dimming ballast products use a three-conductor line-voltage system.
Ballasts in digital control systems respond to digitally encoded pulse signals instead of a variable analog control voltage. Digital control transmission is free from noise or RFI on the conductors, assuring the reliability of the control signal. This technology also offers a high degree of control flexibility in commercial, institutional, and high-end residential applications.
Digital control offers a number of other useful features. Decentralized microprocessor-controlled dimming panels and control stations provide maximum flexibility and reliability. In most cases, the wiring design is simplified, since the RS-485 network is connected using two sets of twisted-pair conductors in a cable, installed as a simple daisy-chain layout. Virtually no load is too big because the RS-485 network can support as many as 128 control stations and 256 dimming circuits, and it interfaces with RS-232 and DMX-512 protocols. The DMX-512 protocol is a theatrical industry standard now finding application in architectural dimming and control systems.
Dimming HID luminaires.
Electronic ballasts are also entering the HID product area, promising to provide economical dimming applications. Electronic ballasts have been used in low-power (175W or less) HID luminaires, but reliable electronic technology is new to the higher wattage metal-halide (MH) class. The new electronic MH ballasts allow a reduction in energy consumption by continuously dimming the lamp. In some cases, a reduction from 100% to 50% of the rated wattage is possible. High-low control systems save energy, but a linear relationship doesn't exist between wattage and light output. If the light level is at 50% of maximum, the wattage will be about 65% of maximum.
In the past, lamp manufacturers typically established a lower limit to 50% of normal power to the lamp. Below this level the MH lamp could become unstable and be subject to detrimental effects. However, new laboratory work and field testing indicates that the precision of control and the beneficial aspects of lamp operation at high frequencies allow the MH lamp to break through the 50% dimming limitation imposed by conventional ballasts. Because of the way the electronic ballast optimizes lamp ignition, ballast operation, and power control, manufacturers are ready to establish a new lower limit of 35%.
Efforts are underway to design an MH lamp that will be served by an electronic ballast to achieve still greater performance optimization. In fact, one lamp company has designed an MH lamp specifically for high-frequency operation and dimming.
For high-load areas, reduction of HID and fluorescent light output may also be achieved with panel level controllers/voltage regulators that lower the circuit voltage upstream of the ballasts. This method is suitable for areas switched simultaneously, such as retail stores, supermarkets, and large, open-plan offices.
Finding new ways to reduce energy usage can be difficult, but as budget cutbacks continue to make maintaining a facility difficult, it's a necessary evil. Now that dimming systems double as energy misers, lighting specifiers have an option that can offer two functions for the price of one — enough to give any bottom line a little more room to breathe.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-6531?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Karthik Kambatla resolved MAPREDUCE-6531. ----------------------------------------- Resolution: Won't Fix Resolving as "Won't Fix". > CLONE - Mumak: Map-Reduce Simulator > ----------------------------------- > > Key: MAPREDUCE-6531 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-6531 > Project: Hadoop Map/Reduce > Issue Type: New Feature > Affects Versions: 0.21.0 > Reporter: GD > Assignee: Hong Tang > Fix For: 0.21.0 > > Attachments: 19-jobs.topology.json.gz, 19-jobs.trace.json.gz, mapreduce-728-20090917-3.patch, mapreduce-728-20090917-4.patch, mapreduce-728-20090917.patch, mapreduce-728-20090918-2.patch, mapreduce-728-20090918-3.patch, mapreduce-728-20090918-5.patch, mapreduce-728-20090918-6.patch, mapreduce-728-20090918.patch, mumak.png > > > h3. Vision: > We want to build a Simulator to simulate large-scale Hadoop clusters, applications and workloads. This would be invaluable in furthering Hadoop by providing a tool for researchers and developers to prototype features (e.g. pluggable block-placement for HDFS, Map-Reduce schedulers etc.) and predict their behaviour and performance with reasonable amount of confidence, there-by aiding rapid innovation. > ---- > h3. First Cut: Simulator for the Map-Reduce Scheduler > The Map-Reduce Scheduler is a fertile area of interest with at least four schedulers, each with their own set of features, currently in existence: Default Scheduler, Capacity Scheduler, Fairshare Scheduler & Priority Scheduler. > Each scheduler's scheduling decisions are driven by many factors, such as fairness, capacity guarantee, resource availability, data-locality etc. > Given that, it is non-trivial to accurately choose a single scheduler or even a set of desired features to predict the right scheduler (or features) for a given workload. Hence a simulator which can predict how well a particular scheduler works for some specific workload by quickly iterating over schedulers and/or scheduler features would be quite useful. > So, the first cut is to implement a simulator for the Map-Reduce scheduler which take as input a job trace derived from production workload and a cluster definition, and simulates the execution of the jobs in as defined in the trace in this virtual cluster. As output, the detailed job execution trace (recorded in relation to virtual simulated time) could then be analyzed to understand various traits of individual schedulers (individual jobs turn around time, throughput, faireness, capacity guarantee, etc). To support this, we would need a simulator which could accurately model the conditions of the actual system which would affect a schedulers decisions. These include very large-scale clusters (thousands of nodes), the detailed characteristics of the workload thrown at the clusters, job or task failures, data locality, and cluster hardware (cpu, memory, disk i/o, network i/o, network topology) etc. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
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Remember the promise made by Microsoft more than a year ago about an early access program that would enable anyone to install beta versions of upcoming Windows Phone updates ? Today is finally the day. After being totally silent on the subject for nearly 18 Months the boys in Redmond have finally announced the launch of the Windows Phone developer preview program alongside the GDR3 update preview which will be rolled out to anybody who accepts to enter this preview program.
But there are a few caveats before being able to download and install the GDR3 Bits:
- You will first be required to have an active developer account at https://dev.windowsphone.com/
- Install the Preview For Developers app on your WP8 device from here
- Check for updates in the phone settings
- For more Dev info about the 8.0.10512 update hit this link
So what's new in Windows Phone 8 ? Just check out the full press release after the break:
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It is central to the philosophy of Arvato that every employee should feel responsible for protecting the environment as well as for seeking to promote the company's economic success. To that end, we make every effort to promote and expand further training for our personnel. We commit ourselves and our employees to act in an environmentally responsible way, and not simply to comply with environmental laws and guidelines. One of our responsibilities is to introduce and maintain an effective environmental management system in every relevant division of the company.
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With reporting day less than two weeks away, the fifth in a series of questions and issues to be sorted out in Napa:
How good is Mike Mitchell, and where does he fit in?
In some circles, the second-round selection of Mitchell, was considered the biggest reach of the 2009 draft. Draft analysts such as Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper were stumped. Mayock admitted he knew little about the Ohio University safety. Kiper had him a seventh-round pick or signing as an undrafted free agent.
It's known the Chicago Bears had placed a phone call to Mitchell before the Raiders stunned everyone with the selection, but still know one knows if the Raiders reached or were simply on to something with the rest of the league asleep at the wheel.
Mitchell showed some promise late in the season, but conceded in November his development was stunted by hamstring problems which made him a bystander in training camp.
"If you could look at my college tape, and then look at how I was running around earlier in the year and at training camp and in practice, that's not even the same football player," Mitchell said.
The Raiders utilized Mitchell in packages where he could play in the box, be a hitter and make the kind of hits that made him a Youtube sensation even if NFL scouts were oblivious.
Mitchell has made good on a promise to spend much of his offseason at the Raiders facility working out, and presumably the athletic training staff has made sure his hamstring issues are a thing of the past.
That means there could be more than a few scuffles during contact drills _ Mitchell missed most of camp but did get in one memorable scrape with Louis Murphy last year in Napa. In the best case scenario, Mitchell helps elevate practice intensity and brings an enforcer's mentality to the secondary.
Still be determined is how best to use Mitchell. He said he played everywhere at Ohio, but his hitting ability and physicality would appear to far outweigh his ball and coverage skills. He is similar in skill to Tyvon Branch, the fourth-round pick a year earlier who led all NFL safeties in tackles (admittedly in large part because of the failures of the front seven). Branch is considered by the coaching staff to be a potential star.
The Raiders have long played a single deep safety _ it's an Al Davis staple _ and Branch and Mitchell operate better closer to the line of scrimmage.
Mitchell is part of equation along with an new linebacking corps to make the Oakland defense more stout against the run and more physical.
Exactly how creative the coaching staff will be to get him on the field and make him effective will play out in Napa.
Previous camp questions:
Can Higgins return to '08 form?
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What is your ELO, Samael?
Bigger problem of course, is that the opposing AD carry + support lane can just safe farm while hopefully outharrassing you and then beat you late game and with Bot taken your team really needs an AD carry that can hold a solo lane. Not saying it can't work, I just don't see how it could an Autowin.
So it is the fabled EloHell place, Samael... Yeah I guess things can be really bad.
Bad is... an understatement.But I try to get out of that place.With a decent duo partner I usually win a lot more games than I lose, although soloQ you're usually with 4 other people of which one, or mostly two, will be feeders.From what I gather Elo hell is everything up to 1600, after which the people get better, although I watched a 2.2k streamer last night who had a troll, too.
I can't see an AD holding solo lane, it is like a happy meal for junglers. Even Ez and Corki, who are masters of escape will have problems and either loose their life under the turret or loose turret. Perhaps, in a somewhat odd game, when Teemo is picked as a solo top counterpick to someone and you actually have a team without "real" AD carry... But it will be highly situational.
They generally nerf the champs that get a ton of tournament play between tournaments. :/
Also, taking exhaust on anything will make tower diving nearly suicide.
Unless the diver takes cleanse.Honestly, Nautilius needed a nerf. Might still need one; he's fucking strong.
Fiddle is easy to murder in lane and his ganking is easily countered. How are they nerfing jax?
Depends what you define as easily counterable. His fear, if he levels it without putting points into his silence, is actually rather long, 3 seconds at max level. While it doesn't do damage, two people wailing on you in that time period and the lane CCing you after his fear wears off is kinda nasty early game, even if its only half that, say 1.5 seconds. That is a solid hard CC during the timeperiod. He has to sacrifice clear speed for it though. Not saying the fear itself is overpowered(though I do think it is ungodly long) but the numbers on his ult are kinda insane for something that is nearly impossible to stop if you get stuck on it(due to forementioned fear), and even without being fed, the base damage is very high. the entire thing will do 1625 at level 3 if you stay in it the entire time which will nearly kill most AD carries, throw on the scaling(2.25 for the entire thing) And with say.. 500 ap he will hit for over 2700 to everyone inside, whichw ill kill most AD/AP carries inside, and cannot be interrupted. Kat is 600 with 1.75 scaling now, Nunu is 1125 and 2.5 scaling. Both of which are interruptable and they can't do anything during their ults, while fiddles can move, cast spells, and can't be interrupted in any way. The only way to counter a well placed fiddle's ult is flash, or knockback. The former being on a really long cooldown(unless you have a spell on your character that can replicate flash). Strong CC, very strong single target(fear+drain) and decent(not great, but decent aoe in the form of the bouncing crow silence). He lacks real weakness besides a lack of escape, in teamfights and as a jungler. Just numbers wise, Fiddle's has incredibly good scalings and base damage for teamfight utility. As for Jax, he got nerfed on his empower and something else a couple of months ago.
On the contrary, Fiddles is not limited by the "interrupt".
Personally, I'm not a big fan of fiddle. But, the one thing I did notice was the fact that his fear can be amazing at early levels if the carry doesn't have merc treads. I had a buddy of mine that plays on a local college's E-Sports team support me with fiddle, and around level 9 it gets deadly if your AD is paying attention and maybe your jungle is around. He's also great against an Ezreal who does nothing but spam spells and what not, blocking everything with his silence. As it has been said, once a fiddle drops his ult, silence, and fear, the only thing he has left for quite some time is his drain. You throw an ignite on him and/or stun him and it's all over but the crying.
Also, if you see Fiddle support, an unexpected but working move is to get Zyra support, Can't scare those flowers, heh heh.
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Just after news broke of the Wanted working with Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, the British bad boys are spilling the beans on a slew of collaborations — including one with fellow Brit Rita Ora.
The band have been writing and recording for their next album for months now, but they're not selfish enough to keep all the tracks for themselves — just around five or six out of about 30. What happened to the others? Max George told MTV, "Some of the songs are for other artists and we don't always write for the Wanted. It's different when it's 30 songs that we've each written a share of individually, to put them together to make an album that actually makes sense because there were some that were to obscure, some that were too personal or whatever. We just need to get together a little bit more which we are going to do in the next couple months and hopefully have something decent by March."
The band already hit the studio and recorded a song with Roc Nation sweetheart Rita Ora, though they're not sure what they're doing with it just yet. Considering the pipes between these two powerhouses — the falsetto-loving boys and the soulful, sassy Ora — we're hoping this one is a single. "I don't know what we are going to do with it," Siva Kaneswaran said. "We worked in a day, and it turned out really well, and it's just sitting there waiting to be released among the public."
A few collaborations you'll likely never hear? The Wanted's work with LMFAO. "We did a couple tracks with LMFAO and they are just far too crazy," Nathan Sykes revealed. "I'm sure someone will do it. It was a wild track. I think slightly too far."
As for the other songs that won't hit the light of day — or that may be given to other artists? Sykes has a theory on those, too. "The other songs were s—." Don't worry, though, he was joking!


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According to Jan Zeschky's reckoning, there will be 22 new craft breweries opening in British Columbia this year — that is, 22 he is aware of. This will bring the total number of BC craft breweries and brewpubs to 85.
So if we assume, on average, that each brewery will produce six beers annually (four core, two seasonals), that amounts to 510 BC craft beers. That is equal in number to 84% of all beers currently sold in the 197 BC government liquor stores, only you won't find even close to that number of local craft beers actually sold there.
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The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is a general museum located in the Historic District in Downtown Evansville. The Museum's roots have been traced to the Ladies' Literary Club in the year 1874. Since its founding, the Evansville Museum has had several homes; the Museum has stood at its current site since the 1950s.
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Double Burger Means Double Dry at Karma in Milwaukee
Burger reviews in the Milwaukee area.
Karma Bar and Grill
600 E Ogden Ave, Milwaukee WI 53202 (map); 262-251-8444; karmamilwaukee.com
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: A bar and lounge with grilled burgers and interesting sides—just be sure the kitchen doesn't overcook them
Want Fries With That? Fries are perhaps the least interesting side; go for the generous mac and cheese or hummus and veggies instead
Price: The Burner, $10.99; The Bad Mama Jamma, $16.99; Karma fries, $5 (happy hour special)
Anyone who's read any of my AHT reviews knows that overcooking burgers is an almost-epidemic size problem in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, I found yet another example of potentially good burgers gone bad due to overcooking at Karma Bar and Grill.
It's especially tough to swallow—pun intended—when a double burger with a pound of beef is overcooked and there are no sauces to give even a little respite from the meat desert. And I'm not talking about just being gray throughout. I'm talking about a ring of crunchy, charred beef circling the patty. Definitely a disappointment when other components of the burger and meal are tasty.
That double burger, called the Bad Mama Jamma ($16.99), was topped with cheddar, Swiss, pepperjack, bacon, jalapeños, and fried pickles. The pickles were the best part of the burger since their sourness cut through the richness of the cheese and meat. (Plus, they sure did look pretty on top.) They don't stay crunchy for long, so remove them and eat them separately from the burger if you prefer crunch. The jalapeños were omitted accidentally.
Grilling gave the beef a nice backyard smoke flavor, but the flavor was just a little too overwhelming near the crunchy edges of the patty. Somehow, the beef still was falling apart, so props to the kitchen for hand-pattying and not packing the beef too tightly. That implies that there's hope for these burgers, if you can get one that isn't cooked well done.
The Burner ($10.99) was much better since it had only one half-pound patty, plus a squirt of sriracha mayo that made up a bit for the dry beef. Still, it could have used a lot more, since everyone knows sriracha mayo is delicious.
The bacon was crispy and generous, and reminded me more of cured ham than smoked pork belly. It seemed like the kitchen was stingy on the pickled jalapeños, but after one bite I realized they were some of the hottest jalapenos I've had and there were plenty to go around. The buns were grilled on the cut side and briefly on the top of the bun as well, giving them a little crown of crunch.
Trying to choose a side with the burgers is a little overwhelming since there are 10 to choose from. I went with the mac and cheese—they play it up in their marketing—and a side of hummus and veggies to counteract the double burger. The serving of hummus was enormous—more than you can eat with the veggies they give you—and I liked that it was heavy on the garlic. Mac and cheese came in a sauce made with real cheese, not Velveeta, and a hint of beer.
That same sauce covered the Karma fries ($5), along with bacon, onions, and ranch. The fries benefited from the toppings; by themselves they weren't anything special.
If you emphasize that you want your burger pink and not overcooked, I think you could get a solid burger here. With the portion sizes and the interesting sides, there's definitely something for everyone.
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In the latest issue of American Anthropologist, David Vine thoughtfully reviews Robert Borofsky's Center for a Public Anthropology and its four major projects. Vine discusses the role the Center has played outside the world of academia and includes discussion on the highly successful and innovative Community Action Project. This unique project teaches university students how to craft op-ed pieces on ethical issues in anthropology and are encouraged to send these letters to politicians, and newspapers demanding action. Currently, 8,000 U.S. students a year from 66 colleges and universities participate in the project in an online format.
The June 2011 issue of American Anthropologist, available now on AnthroSource (free to members of the AAA) to read full-text articles.


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The 64GB iPad Air from Apple features an even thinner design than its predecessor. Dropping almost a quarter of the volume of the previous generation iPad, the iPad Air is just 0.29" (7.5 mm) thin and weighs just 1.05 pounds. Overall, the iPad Air is 28% lighter, 20% thinner and 24% less volume than the previous iPad. The iPad Air may be thinner and lighter, but it's still durable and solid. That's because it still has an aluminum unibody design.
Apple introduces the 64-bit architecture to the iPad Air, which allows for more robust and powerful apps. Utilizing the A7 chip, the iPad Air runs apps faster and more efficiently than its predecessor. In fact, the A7 chip runs twice as fast as the A6X chip of the previous generation iPad. Also, the A7 chip supports OpenGL ES version 3.0 so the iPad Air can enable detailed graphics and visual effects once only possible on desktop computers and game consoles.
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The iPad Air also gives twice the Wi-Fi performance, thanks to dual antennas with MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology. With dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, the iPad Air can reach download speeds of up to 300 Mbps, which is double the data rate of the previous-generation iPad.
The 9.7" Retina Display makes its return on the iPad Air, maintaining its enormous 2048 x 1536 native resolution. At 264 pixels per inch, the Retina Display can show up to 3.1 million colors at a time. The Retina Display is also a capacitive touchscreen so you'll be able to utilize all the multi-touch gestures of iOS.
The iPad Air comes with iOS 7 and can be upgraded to iOS 8. In iOS 8, you can reply to notifications in the notification bar without leaving your current app. You can also access your favorite contacts in the multitask screen, which you can get to by pressing the Home button twice. The Photos app makes it simple to find and rediscover your favorite photos with the added search features while smart albums organize your photos for you. You can also improve photos with improved editing tools. Messages allows you to send video or voice recordings from directly in the app.
With iCloud, you can sync your iPad Air to your other iOS devices and Mac computers. Push photos, download apps and continue from where you left off in iBooks with iCloud. iCloud also offers cloud storage so you can back up your contacts, photos and important documents to Apple's cloud servers. You can restore your iPad Air to a previous state using iCloud.
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The Center for Early Childhood Education prepares teachers and leaders with evidence-based knowledge, skills and attitudes to support young children in their growth and development. Our Early Childhood Education (ECE) program is designed to inspire and prepare students to create and sustain art-based, inclusive programs that are responsive to the uniqueness (cultural, linguistic and ability diversity) of each child, family and community. The program is accredited by the National Association of the Education for Young Children (NAEYC). It is offered at two locations: the Bethlehem Campus in Bethlehem, and the Monroe Campus in Tannersville. The Associate Degree program is also available online.
Our program framework is based on Art as a Way of Learning®, which places the arts at the heart of teaching and learning. Arts integrated experiences are provided to both students and children to construct and express knowledge, and develop skills in critical and creative thinking. Resident artists collaborate with faculty and classroom teachers in bringing arts based experiences to their learning. Artists also work in partnership with faculty to teach students how to use materials, tools, and the languages of the arts, as they plan experiences for children in labs. At the children's centers, materials, tools, and the languages of the arts are explored through children's interests. The artists provide supporting guidance for faculty and classroom teachers and help build confidence in students' attitudes toward the arts.
The Early Childhood Education consists of three key components: the academic program, the children's centers and leadership and professional development. In addition to providing the Associate Degree Program, we also offer ECE Certificate, Specialized Diploma in CDA, School Age, and Leadership.
The child care centers are located at each of the campus locations. These centers serve as lab schools for our early childhood associate degree students.
Leadership and Professional Development is also a component of the center's mission. Programs of technical and professional support are offered in all areas of ECE leadership, strategic planning, center accreditation, and more. These programs consist of courses and workshops for teachers and administrators who want to improve their skills and extend their knowledge, thus strengthening the programs within which they work. The staff at Northampton Community College provides mentoring and technical assistance to child care programs engaged in quality improvement and/or accreditation initiatives.
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In April 2011, longtime president Idriss Déby was reelected with 89 percent of the vote, in an election that was boycotted by the three main opposition candidates. In February, Déby's Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) party had retained its absolute majority in the National Assembly amid allegations of fraud by the opposition. The security situation improved during the year, although bandit attacks continued throughout the country.
Since gaining independence from France in 1960, Chad has been beset by civil conflict and rebellions. Hissene Habre seized control in 1982 and led a one-party dictatorship characterized by widespread atrocities against individuals and ethnic groups that were perceived as threats to the regime. In 1989, Idriss Déby, a military commander, launched a rebellion against Habre from Sudan. With support from Libya and no opposition from French troops stationed in Chad, Déby overthrew Habre in 1990.
Déby won a presidential election held under a new constitution in 1996 despite the ongoing threat of rebel violence. In 1997 legislative elections, his Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) party won 65 of the 125 seats. International observers charged that both elections were marred by irregularities.
Déby was reelected in 2001, and the six opposition candidates were briefly detained for alleging that the election results were fraudulent. The MPS secured 113 seats in the enlarged, 155-seat National Assembly during the 2002 legislative elections, which were boycotted by several opposition parties. Voters approved the elimination of presidential term limits in a 2005 constitutional referendum, though the balloting was marred by irregularities and the government cracked down on the media during the campaign.
Security forces, assisted by French intelligence and air support, repelled an April 2006 attack on N'Djamena by the United Front for Change (FUC) rebel group. The May presidential election was then held on schedule despite an opposition boycott, and Déby secured a third term. The military, again with French support, launched a new assault on eastern-based rebel forces in September, and in November the government declared a six-month state of emergency for the capital and most of the east, including a ban on media coverage of sensitive issues. In early February 2008, a formation of some 2,000 rebel fighters attacked the capital. Although the two sides soon agreed on a ceasefire and the rebels withdrew, Déby declared another state of emergency, suspending due process rights and tightening already harsh media restrictions. Human rights groups accused the regime of extrajudicial detention and killing of suspected rebels, their supporters, and members of the Goran ethnic group, some of whom were involved in the rebel assault. The state of emergency was lifted on March 15, but fighting continued in the east during the year.
Déby and Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir had traded accusations for several years over support for rebels on each other's territory. In May 2009, the Chadian and Sudanese governments signed the latest of several accords aimed at normalizing relations. However, shortly thereafter, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR)—an alliance of eight rebel groups that had formed in January—launched an attack on Chad from its base in Sudan's war-torn western Darfur region. Violence along the border increased over the subsequent months, and in July Chadian planes bombed targets in Darfur.
In April 2010, the government clashed with the rebel Popular Front for National Resistance near Tissi, reportedly killing more than 100 fighters. In May, former defense minister Mahamat Nouri announced the formation of a new rebel grouping, the National Alliance for Democratic Change. Members included dissidents from three groups that belonged to the UFR.
Relations between Sudan and Chad improved significantly in 2010, starting with a January agreement that led to a series of presidential visits. In February, the governments established a joint patrol of 3,000 troops along the border. Authorities reopened the border to civilian traffic in April after it had been closed for seven years. In May, Chad prohibited the head of a leading Darfur rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement, from returning to Sudan. Meanwhile, the Sudanese authorities pressured Chadian rebel groups to leave Sudanese territory. In October, a reported 171 UFR fighters returned to Chad from Darfur.
After years of regular fighting in the region, Chad by the end of 2011 was home to some 130,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and an estimated 363,000 refugees from Darfur and the Central African Republic, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) had been formed in 2007 to help care for and protect these civilians. Its original mandate was set to expire in May 2010, but was renewed until December 31. In February 2010, Déby requested that UN troops leave Chad, while humanitarian groups expressed concern about increased insecurity if the force were to withdraw. By December, MINURCAT had withdrawn all of its troops. The security situation in 2011 improved significantly, despite bandit attacks across the country. The UNHCR reported that 50,000 IDPs had returned to their areas of origin in 2011.
After years of delay, parliamentary elections were held in February 2011, the first in which opposition parties participated. In the enlarged, 188-seat National Assembly, Déby's MPS party won 117 seats, and 14 more seats went to Déby's allies, securing an absolute majority for the president. The most successful opposition party won only 10 seats. Citing irregularities before and during the parliamentary election, the three main opposition candidates boycotted the presidential poll in April, which Déby won with 89 percent of the vote. The Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) reported voter participation for the election at 64 percent, though African Union observers said the turnout was much lower.
In June, the rebel group Popular Front for Reconstruction (FPR) signed a peace agreement with the government. Also that month, the government signed an action plan with the United Nations to end the use of child soldiers by the country's security forces. Chad was one of six nations listed as a violator by the UN secretary general in an annual report on children and armed conflict.
Chad is not an electoral democracy. The country has never experienced a free and fair transfer of power through elections. The president is elected for five-year terms, and a 2005 constitutional amendment abolished term limits. The executive branch dominates the judicial and legislative branches, and the president appoints the prime minister. The unicameral National Assembly consists of 188 members elected for four-year terms.
The legislative elections due in 2006 had been repeatedly postponed due to insufficient equipment and staffing, and delays in voter registration. In September 2010, they were pushed back from November of that year, and finally took place in February 2011. The European Union praised the peaceful and fair conduct of the elections, despite some logistical problems. However, the opposition claimed that irregularities occurred both before the vote—due to the government's media dominance and the use of state resources to benefit the ruling party—and during the elections, including irregularities with electoral rolls and voter registration cards. They also pointed to CENI's official results page, which showed irregularities. A request by opposition parties to reprint voter registration cards was rejected.
There are more than 70 political parties, although a number were created by the government to divide the opposition. Only the ruling MPS has significant influence. Despite rivalries within Déby's northeastern Zaghawa ethnic group, members of that and other northern ethnic groups continue to control Chad's political and economic systems, causing resentment among the country's more than 200 other ethnic groups.
Corruption is rampant within Déby's inner circle. Despite becoming an oil producer in 2003, Chad remains one of the world's poorest nations. Weaknesses in revenue management and oversight facilitate the diversion of oil revenues from national development projects to private interests and growing military expenditures. Chad was ranked 168 out of 183 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The constitution provides for freedom of the press and expression. However, both are severely restricted, and self-censorship is common. Broadcast media are controlled by the state. The High Council of Communication (HCC) exerts control over most radio content, and while there are roughly a dozen private stations, they face high licensing fees and the threat of closure for critical coverage. In 2008, the HCC banned reporting on the activities of rebels or any other information that could harm national unity. Radio is the most important means of mass communication, but the HCC has put the price for commercial broadcast channels to a prohibitively high $11,000 per year. A small number of private newspapers have circulated in the capital, and internet access is not restricted, but the reach of both print and online media is limited by poverty, illiteracy, and inadequate infrastructure. In August 2010, the National Assembly passed a media bill that eliminated imprisonment as a punishment for libel, slander, or insulting the president, but created sentences of heavy fines or prison for inciting racial and ethnic hatred and "condoning violence."
Although Chad is a secular state, religion is a divisive force. Muslims, who make up slightly more than half of the population, hold a disproportionately large number of senior government posts, and some policies favor Islam in practice. At the same time, the authorities have banned Muslim groups that are seen as promoting violence. The government does not restrict academic freedom, but funds meant for the education system have reportedly been lost to corruption. In November 2011, University of N'Djamena students protesting failed payment of their grants clashed with police in the capital, resulting in 150 arrests and injuries to 9 officers.
Despite the constitutional guarantee of free assembly, the authorities ban demonstrations by groups thought to be critical of the government. In September 2011, Amnesty International issued a report condemning the arrest of two students for allegedly planning pro-reform protests and demanding investigation into allegations of torture during their time in custody. The constitution guarantees the rights to strike and unionize, but a 2007 law imposed new limits on public-sector workers' right to strike. Despite those limits, public-sector workers went on strike for three weeks in October and November 2011, culminating in a deal with the government that significantly increased their wages.
The rule of law and the judicial system remain weak, and the courts are heavily influenced by the political leadership, with the president naming key judicial officials. Civilian leaders do not maintain effective control of the security forces, which routinely ignore constitutional protections regarding search, seizure, and detention. Human rights groups credibly accuse the security forces and rebel groups of killing and torturing with impunity. Overcrowding, disease, and malnutrition make prison conditions harsh, and many inmates are held for years without charge.
Clashes are common between Christian farmers of the various southern ethnic groups and Muslim Arab groups living largely in the north. Turmoil linked to ethnic and religious differences is exacerbated by clan rivalries and external interference along the insecure borders. Communal tensions in eastern Chad have worsened due to the proliferation of small arms and ongoing disputes over the use of land and water resources.
The government restricts the movement of citizens within the country. Insecurity has severely hindered the activities of humanitarian organizations in recent years. Despite relative stability during 2011, recurrent bandit attacks on humanitarian workers make access to the population difficult.
Chadian women face widespread discrimination and violence. Twelve of the 188 National Assembly members, or about 12 percent, are women. Female genital mutilation is illegal, but routinely practiced by several ethnic groups. Chad is a source, transit, and destination country for child trafficking, and the government has not made significant efforts to eliminate the problem. The U.S. State Department again placed Chad on the Tier 2 Watch List in its 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.


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So....stupid f'ing drunk driver rear ended us while we were stopped at a stop light, hopefully damage is cosmetic but the way the rear end looks I'm afraid the frame is bent, luckily we're OK and the dumb bitch got to spend the night in jail. Stupid people.
So here's my nightmare... the night before a project is due and I can't fucking access the internet for 5 hours. Late night. I'm glad it's back up, but it's still working like ass.
scrunched up nose as if I just served them maggot pie.
Goose, is everyone unfriendly over there?