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Intel dual-core may play games slower
Posted by: duke on: 03/18/2005 03:42 PM [ Print | 60 comment(s) ]
The Inquirer has a post up discussing Intel's dual-core processors and whether or not they can attract the gaming community.
We strongly believe that Intel will work hard with game developers to ensure that future games will end up with support for dual core as we are sure that if you program it right you will be able to use the second core for some of the operations. I bet that Intel is pushing developers to take benefit of the second core as we speak.
In the SMP community, we have plenty of experience talking about whether or not games will support multiple processors or not... so this argument isn't new to us.
02/08/2005 02:36 PM: Intel Dual-Core Press Release by duke
Yesterday Intel posted a Press Release on their website about their long-anticipated dual-core processors. They will become available in Q2 of this year. Dual- and multi-core products are designed by ...
01/18/2005 03:23 PM: Intel Dual-Core CPU Power Consumption by duke
The Inquirer linked to a Tom's Hardware article discussing Intel dual-core processor power requirements. TOM'S HARDWARE Guide claims it's seen internal Intel documents that show Intel Smithfield dual ...
01/06/2003 07:51 PM: Less to build an Intel Dual than an AMD? by nitro_fish
An interesting thought and after a quick read of Mike Magee's article over at the Inquirer it made me wonder. So a quick look at Pricewatch.com showed that the 2200+ Athlon MP at $204 and the Int...
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LRSeriesIII
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Am I the only one that has been wondering about this and all of the excitement about dual cores among those who traditionally have been better served by single processor systems?
MaximumPC magazine (not the most technically savvy publication, but not bad) seems to have been raving about the coming dual core processor for months. Over the several years I have been a subscriber, though, they have never shown any kind of enthusiam for dual processor systems (of course, the topic only even comes up once every few issues, at most). I would not fault MaximumPC for their lack of enthusiasm with dual processor systems, it is just the contrast of that attitude with great enthusiasm for the performance potential of dual core systems that really has confused me. :confused:
Of course, I hardly ever play games, so it is not like lackluster game performance would really bother me. As long as they fold faster than single core equivalents, dual-chip/quad-core Opterons or Xeons will probably end up replacing my current system sometime in 2006.
On the bright side, the more incentive there is for developers to take advantage of multiple processors (whether they are on the same package or not), the better (for the more conventional dual-proc crowd at least) .
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Originally posted by LRSeriesIII
That's precisely the reason why I'm excited about dual-core chips.
kipouros
They made an article by stating the obvious
Originally posted by kipouros
I suppose so (though this is not obvious to all, many people do not even know that a second processor does not help play most games faster), and normally I might think that is a bad thing. But no one seems to be bringing this up among all of the hype about dual core processors.
How are most of the hardware review sites and the various magazines going to show the bennefits of dual core processors at slightly lower speeds if their Halo and Doom 3 benchmarks show single core processors performing better?
people who buy just cpus (for a gaming pc) and have the basic skills to assemble a system, propably know what cpu performs better in the games cause they have read a few reviews before buying a cpu
and i dont think intel will market it as games being its strongest advantage so i dont understand why the article is assuming that
I guess they didnt have anything more important to write about
The biggest "volume market" for high-end CPUs is the gaming market. As long as gamers aren't buying them, don't expect the prices to come down.
duraid
Originally posted by rmn
The biggest "volume market" for high-end CPUs is the gaming market.
Do you actually have any evidence of this? I'm just not sure what the story is. Maybe the biggest volume market for high-end CPUs is PHBs deciding to buy a truckload of whatever the fastest Dell desktop is at the time for their department/company/whatever? Personally, I've seen it happen all the time: company X buys 400 lightning fast PCs at the stroke of a pen, so that they can just sit there doing nothing except run MS Office once in a while... All for no reason other than some pretty dodgy obsolescence argument (they figure that buying the absolute best available guarantees the longest useful life until they scrap/sell/relocate the machine)
Glock Operator
As long as gamers aren't buying them, don't expect the prices to come down.
He has a point. Some of you might prefer to swap the word "gamers" for "artists", "corporations" or "joe sixpacks", but let me add something.
As long as developers aren't putting out software that really take advantage of dual core/cpu, don't expect the mainstream to buy this stuff.
It's a chicken and egg situation.
Dual core has become a buzzword, a hype. In fact it is nothing more than a dual cpu system, and we (the 2cpu.com public) have been using them for years. And now, years later, it has far from reached the mainstream.
It's just that it is being "pushed" onto the market, that people tend to take notice. Look at it as a dual cpu system, marketed "the right way": it is easier to sell a dual 2Ghz core as a 4Ghz system, than to do the same with a dual cpu system.
I don't want to sound too negative, I agree that over time we will see OS'es and productivity apps that make better use of multiple cpu's/cores. But games are a different ballgame. Remember Quake MP?
In the end, gamers will be (and currently are) better served with multiple GPU's.
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Elkad
Gamers run other apps too, often at the same time.
Sure, the elite frag gamer has his system running the bare minimum, in order to eek out every clock cycle.
The rest are running a whole host of other apps in the background. 2nd core to handle AV, Firewall, IM/IRC, browsers, MP3 players, .torrents, maybe a rip, and whatever else.
A signifigant portion of MMORPG players (UO, EQ, AC, DAoC, WoW, SWG) run 2 or more copies of the game at once. Some have a bot system, but many are running 2 copies on the same machine. With a few million paying subscribers, there is room to sell dual-core systems there as well.
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I dont think Intel begun this dual-core thing just for gamers
like someone said, they will cost a lot, and the majority of gamers are not wealthy, they will look for high performance at a budget ( i dont know anyone personally that has bought something more than a amd 3800)
Who cares if intel's new cpu doesnt work well in games, i'll just buy an amd
1) I dont think Intel begun this dual-core thing just for gamers
2) like someone said, they will cost a lot, and the majority of gamers are not wealthy, they will look for high performance at a budget ( i dont know anyone personally that has bought something more than a amd 3800)
3)Who cares if intel's new cpu doesnt work well in games, i'll just buy an amd
1) Right on. There's always consoles to turn to. These things are designed for that purpose. PC's are multi-purpose and there will always be concessions to make, mostly because of backward compatability (x386 anyone?).
2) Don't know exactly what the prices will be for dual core cpu's, but you can bet your right leg that it will be at least at the level of medium-priced graphics cards for gamers. Pay peanuts, get monkeys I always say to my boss, when he's complaining about my performance
3) That's a moot point. The question is: will games work well with dual cores! Another thing: if some program/game doesn't play nicely with dual cores, it won't really matter if it's an Intel or AMD dual core, camparing oranges to oranges huh.
Take a look at console games: when a new game console is released, the first games available for it won't harness all it's power. Programmers need time to adjust, learn the architecture and the tricks that come with it.
PC Game programmers had, until now, no need for multiple threads, so they simply did not use them (there was only one cpu in the targeted machines). Also, to save time, programmers could take code from some previous project, and improve on it. Now they will have to start from scratch, just to make their code multi-threaded (where applicable). This takes time and a lot of effort, and I don't think anyone's waiting for $200 games.
My point: like any new technology, this transition will be slow and difficult. Compare your first dual cpu mainboard (and system built around it) with your current one. Can you see the improvement? I bet you can!
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Originally posted by Glock
I think kipouros was looking at the fact that AMD is introducing dual core chips at 2.4, which is close to current top speeds, so the performance drop won't be as far for AMD in gaming (or other single threaded apps).
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i think it was the quarterpounder speaking (drinking a sol)
Originally posted by satori
A dual core cpu is NOT a "full" dual on-a-chip. AMD stated that their dual core Athlon 64 will have a maximum power usage of 110W (90nm process). That's only 6W higher than current 64FX cpu's.
So why exactly is it not 208W (2x104W) for the dual core cpu? Logic dictates that two cpu's need twice the power, but the second core only uses an additional 6W over the first core.
(I've just googled this info and found it on PC Perspective http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=122 - feel free to correct me with more current data.)
Lowering the clockspeed is one way to reach that goal, but that is not enough. Less cache? Maybe a shared memory controller? Yes I read something about a crossbar switch. At the end of the day, something has to give. Period.
Before the fanboys start flaming me, I'm not hitting on AMD. Intel also has made concessions with its dual core. Imagine the heatsink it would take to cool down about 200 Watts of heat output - even my Koolance would break out a sweat.
Also, on first glance, to me it seems that AMD has a superior design - that is on paper, written by the marketing bobo's. But it sure looks good
About its clockspeed "close" to current top-speed: try selling that to the framerate-junkies. And no, you can't just add the clockspeed of the two cores together (minus some overhead). At least, not until multithreading reaches the mainstream.
But, that's what the marketing deps. are for
Yes, the two cores on Opterons will share a memory controller. If they didn't, they would need a) a new socket and b) two memory banks per CPU. Not very practical, in terms of motherboad layout or CPU upgrades.
Unless the game happens to use two threads, both hitting the memory very hard (rather unlikely), a single dual-core should behave virtually the same as a dual-CPU system at the same clock speed.
Also, AMD's TDP figures are much higher than their chips' real power consumption. The FX chips might have a TDP of >100 W but I think they don't actually dissipate more than 80 W or so.
And I suspect selling the idea of dual-core chips to game junkies will be a lot easier now (with all the hype SLI has been getting) than it would have been 1 or 2 years ago.
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It seems to me like this article says basically zilch. The guy states that the new dual-core chips at 3.2GHz, when run with gaming software that only takes advantage of and uses one core, will run slower than a single-core chip at 3.8GHz. All I can say is DUH! The addition of a second core doesn't mean that the chip can magically run stuff faster at lower clock speeds without some sort of major overhaul of the core technology. Intel isn't completely starting over with a super new core, they just reworked the current stuff to fit a second one into roughly the same size chip.
Once Intel release their 65nm chips with some form of core redesign with dual-core THEN and only then, will I expect the slower clock speed chips to perform as well as the old ones with higher clock speeds. This article is just speculating, or at a minumum stating the totally obvious.
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I'm a little confused :confused:
Each core on the Intel dual core will be a larger drop from their top of the line single core proc. as compared to AMD. (3 steps vs 1 step of AMD) Therefore a game that won't make use of 2 cpus would have more of a hit running Intel vs. AMD if you were comparing them to the best single core each has out.
I figured if you had a 940 or 939(not current though, right?) board, you could go dual with less of a hit for your single threaded applications. I'm looking at a Tiger K8WS and a 150 is the fastest 1xx on pricewatch, so a dual core running at 2.4 per core would be almost as fast if not as fast as that, so I get dual core for smp happy apps and single threaded performance on par with the best I can currently get. Intel is starting at 3.2, below the 3.8 you can get for single threaded apps (most games).
While I know there will be overhead involved, as long as the AMD's dual cores are closer to their single core clocks it would seem they remain the chip of choice for the gamer who wants to dip into SMP.
I didn't see anything in that article that would seem to invalidate this, in fact from the article:
"With all current games and probably all games in the coming year remaining single threaded, AMD says the gamer will not see a major benefit in the move to dual core processors. While this is true for gaming applications specifically, the idea that gamers won't want a dual core processor makes very little sense to me. Gamer's do other things besides game, and in fact, I would wager to say that the typical enthusiast gamer is one of the most prevalent multi-taskers in the PC market."
I'm not sure from your post if you disagree with me here so I'm not saying you are wrong, because I'm not sure what we don't agree on
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Well I think it's going to be a loong while before we will really see these puppies in gaming systems. The Intel dual core will be released as a somthing somthing Extreme Edition (read extremely expensive) and the AMD dual core will in the beginning not be aimed at the gamer market either since it's going to be an Opteron. I talked with an Intel rep at Cebit who hinted that the price of a Intel dual core at least the price of the Extreme edition chips (and probably a lot more).
Think about it how many gamers run an Extreme edition or an Opteron system. I certainly don't know of any, they are simply to expensive.
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$1000 a piece
$1000 for a chip?
I can go on vacation for a month with that money in a greek island with that kind of money
Who cares about Far Cry beach fps when you can have the real thing?
locovaca
That's what she said
Ah yes, but if you remember just a short few years ago, in the race to 1 GHz, those chips debuted at about $1000. They definitely didn't stay at that price. I'd give it a year and the prices will be much more manageable.
I think, what it comes down to is that:
1. Like ANY new computer technology/product line, software support will be poor at first. Productivity app users will be the biggest winners, because they tend to have multiple apps open at once and they'll get a certain speed increase from dual core. For them it will be like for us, when we got our first duallie (minus the needed technical expertise to get it going lol). But this is a moot point, because serious pro users had access to REAL dual cpu systems for years.
2. Early adopters will pay the (high) price, as usual and in return get the early (buggy) revisions of mainboards (read: BIOS in this case), drivers, features, speed,... But hey, they get the adrenaline rush of test driving the newest of the newest. It's these users that weed out the majority of the bugs and make it possible for those greedy corporations to put out a WORKING product. Praise them.
I can only conclude that:
1. If you are already stretching the lifespan of your current system (you were waiting for something exciting to come out, before upgrading), dual core will be a valid upgrade path. It IS the future of computing (cell is hype, or it will take years to grow into something useable).
2. On the other hand, if your current system still gets your rocks off (my ancient dual athlon mp 2000+ is still "feeling" fast), I believe it is adviseable to skip the first release. Prices will drop, speeds will improve and more importantly, bugs will be ironed out. I remember the initial BIOS'es of my MSI K7D-L and Abit VP6 duallie boards and I think everybody here has some experience with flaky soundcards (should they be so unlucky to be Windoze userz). I shiver at the idea what the troubles will be this time: I learned (after spending too much money) that promises are easily made, but scarsely delivered on.
My next system will undoubtly be a multi core system, but I'm not playing non-payed beta-tester this time. Not for Intel, not for AMD. And when it's time to upgrade, I'll pull an all-nighter and read a bunch of reviews and news-posts from knowledgeable users (2cpu.com anyone? - this is not a shameless plug) and make a decision from that.
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Originally posted by Elkad
Other than the MMORPG example you mentioned (which I know very little about, so cannot really comment on), I am really not convinced that the additional applications are going to be processor intensive enough to make up for a 600MHz decrease in clock speed on a Prescott or similar core. For the second core to be worth it, these additional programs not only have to be drawing a significant amount of processor power (not just sitting around taking up RAM) when they are active, but also have to be an active factor a significant percentage of the time the gamer in question is playing games. I would be more than happy for someone to prove me wrong on this.
I know that everyone is in love with dual core processors, but let's think about this seriously for a minute. The high end gaming sector has been looking for the highest performance possible for years, and has never (to my knowledge) embraced multi-processor systems as the way to go for the best performance. What is different now that will magically make an additional core make the game go faster? What has changed?
Finally someone that doesn't believe everything he's been told and starts asking questions as a result. A sign of intelligence if you ask me.
What's different now (from dual cpu systems), is the way it is marketed. It's not WHAT you sell, it's HOW you sell it. If they make you BELIEVE you need something, you'll end up buying it.
If you look up AMD's multi-core presentation (http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=122) you'll see that GAMING is conveniently left out. It doesn't say gaming will be worse, but neither does it give a hint that performance (in games) will improve. That's called marketing. You can't lie, but you sure can "conceal" the minus points. After all, aren't gamers a significant part of their buyers?
Why is it different?
IMHO, before multi-core, the only option to get a more powerful system was to get a multi-processor system, or to wait a month or two for a higher clocked version of Intel/AMD's cpu. ANY WHICH WAY YOU WENT, they won, because they were selling cpu's. The technically inclined would opt for a multi-cpu system, while the gamers and sixpacks would get the 100Mhz faster and die-shrinked cpu.
Now the cpu makers have reached (current) technology's limits. There's not much more performance you can squeeze out of the architecture. And to begin pushing multi-cpu systems now, is like to admit that they can't do better, that they can't sell you anything new. This the consumer can't handle. They want choice. They demand improvement. They need NEW toys. Hence multi-core.
With it, they promise extra performance. Hell yeah, you need multi-threaded software for that. Try getting the game programmers to rewrite their existing codebase to multi-threaded friendly code. It's gonna take more than simply optimizing some code fragments for MMX or 3DNow. I'm curious to see, IF and WHEN multi-threaded games come available, how much they'll cost.
They promised (or at least played with the idea - playing the public I call it) dual-core would be cheaper than dual-cpu. Yes that's perfectly possible, but more a case of wishful thinking (the fanboys are good at this). Don't even think of buying a dual-core cpu for about $400 or so. Think higher, much higher. I remember Intel was playing with the idea of charging $1000 a pop for them.
And about the ease-of-use, building a dual-cpu system nowadays is not more difficult than building a single-cpu system. It just takes the extra effort of plugging in a 2nd cpu and mounting a heatsink on top of it. Big deal. The days of struggling with high-end server OS'es are long gone. Windows XP Professional is as easy to install and use as XP Home, in case you're a Joe Sixpack.
Dual-core is the next step in processor evolution, no doubt. But change takes time. Evolution even more. There's absolutely no magic involved, so don't expect wonders
Anadtech have a good article on this subject. Most importantly, they have described the approach that at least one leading game developer has taken to taking advantage of the gradual shift towards multi-core desktops. Tim Sweeney's responses cover the major issues.
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First of all, thank you Chris Newsome for keeping us in the game. Kiefer was trying to involve his teammates early on but sometime in the second quarter he got his third foul and had to sit til halftime. Ateneo this time didn't have a lethargic start and in fact led during the first half. There were instances of mental lapses from the team resulting in easy two points for UE.
Charles Mammie had his usual power game. Lucky for us, Roi Sumang wasn't playing that well or shall I say, didn't have his usual game. Is Roi still injured? He however scored 5 quick points to bring down our lead to a measly 1 point in the fourth quarter with less than 3 minutes to go. With Mammie getting the rebounds and Roi being more assertive, I felt we were very vulnerable.
Then just like in the NBA, the star player gets the ball and does what he does best with 8 seconds to go in the shot clock. With a one point lead, one would think that Kiefer would drive in or pull up for a shot or pass the ball at the last instance to an open teammate. Noooo….he takes a higher risk, high arching 3-pointer which hit nothing but net! The Kiefer legend continues! The 4 point lead was too much for UE to overcome. Thank you Kiefer! Mabuhay ka!
So we are now 1-1 in this 4-game schedule of death prepared by the UAAP. Though ADMU has the better win-loss record vis-a-vis NU, ADMU is considered the underdog, again due to the African imports of NU. NU is a tall athletic team but beatable. Kiefer will be inspired to play better this time and ADMU may just have it's revenge. It's Payback time! One Big Fight!
Didn't we just play UE's less than two weeks ago? Them again? We all know UE is out for some payback. Expect Roi Sumang and Charles Mammie to lead their charge again.
For Ateneo, it's still the Kiefer Ravena show. I don't believe UE has a player to stop Kiefer so Kiefer will have his numbers, but I don't expect 38 points because he has to involve his teammates. Arvin Tolentino has to make his 3 point shots. This will force the African imports to play him outside and maybe open up the lanes for Kiefer and Chris Newsome. Two questions in my mind. Will Kiefer tire? Will Coach Bo control his minutes?
Ateneo needs this win but UE needs this win more so expect UE to go all out from the get-go. Ateneo can't afford another slow start and everyone in the team knows it. Ateneo must match the energy of UE. I'm sure the coaching staff has devised ways to counter Mammie and turn him into Pansit (corny ba?) 🙂 Expect another close game and like any Final Four atmosphere game, whichever team that makes it's shots and keeps its composure will win the game. Breaks of the game is a given – officiating included.
I know the UAAP is following a template depending on the standings of the first round which incidentally can be amended upon the whim of the UAAP Board. I just wanted to point out that ADMU will be undergoing a tough first four games in the second round. If FIBA had a Group of Death, ADMU has a Schedule of Death with DLSU, UE, NU and UST in that order. I would be content if ADMU gets a 2-2 record after these four games. How I wish we play UP or Adamson during this stretch. Well, I guess this is the price to pay for winning the first round. The bullseye is at our backs and we have to prove our worth.
Good game, DLSU. You deserve this one. When Jeron Teng started the game strong and took matters into his own hands in the first quarter, I was telling myself, "Yes you are playing well now but you will fade in the fourth quarter." In the second quarter, it was Kiefer Ravena's turn to sizzle but we were still behind at the half. During the third quarter Ateneo made it's run and closed the gap and by the fourth quarter it was a nip-and-tuck affair.
Just like the first game, whichever team that can make the shots and make the stops in the endgame, wins. Jason Perkins field goal gave DLSU the cushion it needed. Chris Newsome tried to save the day but came up short. The key here is that Jeron Teng made his free throws in the clutch. In fact, he didn't miss! Kiefer Ravena scored only 7points in the second half but his supporting cast fought a good fight. Let's just give credit to the DLSU coaching staff for making the necessary adjustments.
We won the first game and we were in cloud 9. DLSU won this game. Should we feel sad? Maybe just a bit because we care. At the start of the season, I don't think any of us expected that we could beat DLSU twice in the regular season. Winning once would have been good enough. Remember DLSU is intact and the team to beat this year. They may have many players injured but this doesn't really matter to them because they were built to be 2-3 strong per position. One goes down, someone else capable will step up. Watch out for Rivero in the future!
Just remember, our goal of this season is to reach the Final Four. Ending the first round with a 6-1 record is heaven sent, but we also don't want to be limping to the Final Four. Of the teams in this tourney, barring any major injuries, we should get wins from UP and Adamson. Then, hopefully, we can grab three wins from the remaining teams. So this loss is only a glitch in our quest for a Final Four spot.
The road doesn't get easier, though. We next play UE on Wednesday with two athletic imports and Roi Sumang looking for payback. Let's continue to support the team and give them One Big Fight!


When was the last time a leveling dungeon whipped your behind with some real challenge? In a lot of MMORPGs dungeons below the level cap are pretty easy – especially if you have a half-decent tank and healer in the party. Exceptions do exist including The Secret World (not Legends so much) and some of the Elder Scrolls Online's dungeons.
Yesterday included a bit of a DDO binge for me, we'd decided to swap two of the three characters in our leveling static group out to change around trinity-roles somewhat. I dropped my Paladin for an Artificer; my husband abandoned his Wizard/Rogue to swap in his Paladin. Our two new characters were a bit lower than the remaining Cleric. So I had to do some solo grind to catchup with the new Paladin and we both then wanted to catchup those remaining ranks to get to level 6.
Playing as a trio already represents a kind of self-inflicted "hard mode" in the game since the nominal party size is six characters. We're very used to under-manning dungeons in MMOs, but half strength is probably pushing it a bit.
Our problems began when duo'ing later content, without a dedicated healer, and assuming wrongly that we could approach content as though we were a full trinity-group. Running the two Waterworks quest chains on Hard mode turned out to be a sobering experience, it turns out even Kobolds can kill!
Cc'ing a hero is out-of-order! Ok?
The shame of dying to the yipping ones is mitigated by circumstance, if your character is swimming they cannot use most abilities, so landing in a large pool of water and being blasted with fire-bombs and spells while trying to climb a ladder out of said water presents a sticky situation.
Other than carefully arranged ambush situations, the monsters were tougher than we expected and with only two characters it was taking longer to kill things than expected. Also their shamans can do really nasty damage with their spells on harder difficulty modes. We had selected Hard difficulty rather blithely simply because we'd already done the dungeons on Normal and wanted to get the faction rep bonus of redoing the dungeons on a harder difficulty (repeat runs on the same level do nothing for rep). Undermanning to this extent, with only a pair of characters, and with no healer meant some pretty strong spikes in difficulty, however.
If we setup fights and new rooms carefully, e.g. Paladin tank gathering all the melee opponents so I could mass daze them with Lighting Sphere, we could take on large numbers without too much trouble. But dungeons in DDO are often setup deliberately to challenge the players and to spoil obvious tactics – monsters do not always wait in the open in regular sized groups waiting for their impending doom. You will face ambush groups appearing out of nowhere, there may be multiple staggered waves of opponents and there could be ranged or caster opponents in high up, hard-to-reach places.
We did prepare somewhat for the worst of the encounters, using fire resistance spells or potions, using "corner pulls" when possible. The kinds of tactics that as veteran MMORPG players we have known about for years. That genre knowledge can easily make you underestimate challenges in this game, realistically we shouldn't be running dungeons as a duo on Hard mode – we're not that overgeared and lack the vast array of buffs that some have access to. So the lesson is learned, kobolds can be deadly if you underestimate them!
Agreed. I also follow this course of action. I have found it helps out a great deal when it comes to that particular hazard.
Those kobold shaman are NASTY little buggers, especially if you're on a melee toon and they jump halfway up the wall and hang out there in midair where you can't hit them but their lightning strikes can hit you.
Also, kobold still hate you! Kobold REMEMBER Waterworks!


Gone are the days when pretty girls sought refuge in the humble ponytail simply when left to hit the gym, laze about on a sunny afternoon at home or indulge in household chores. The ponytail is back to make its presence felt in the fashion circuit and justifiably so. Read on as I decode three easy to achieve possibilities of pimping that ponytail stylishly this summer.
Its sleek, its stylish and can help you attain that red carpet look in minutes. This style best highlights your facial features and if you think you've got those enviously high cheekbones or eyes that do the talking, the high and sleek ponytail is highly recommended.
Do It Yourself: Pull back your hair in a neat, high pony and straighten the lengths to achieve the sleek look. Dab on some shine serum for the glam factor and you are ready to attend that fancy dinner almost immediately after your gym session.
Makeup: Highlight you cheekbones with a bronzer or a shade of blush and emphasize on your eye makeup with a winged eyeliner.
Accessorize It: Like Heidi Klum you too can weave in a hair accessory that does not shout loud to the high and sleek ponytail.
The practical low ponytail is classic and can take you from a casual to a formal event with unparalleled grace. Also this hairstyle is easy to recreate if you have shorter hair length and can't achieve the high and sleek ponytail.
Do It Yourself: Wear this low ponytail with your hair combed back straight and neat, experiment with a deep side partition, or flaunt your bangs with elan.
Makeup: Create a dewy look with fresh skin and a hint of gloss on your lips.
Accessorize It: Add a cutesy headband to the low and classic ponytail and accentuate your fringe.
Side ponytails are big this summer and also a personal favorite. Unruly and messy mane is no longer looked down upon so rejoice girls! Celebrate the messy hairdo while this trend lasts.
Do It Yourself: Wear your ponytail low and towards the side. Now using a tong rod or a straightening iron create soft and cascading waves on your hair length. Since you are working towards a messy look, don't stick by rules.
Makeup: Try the smoky eyes look to compliment this hairstyle. You can also opt for a screaming pout and subtle eyes.
Accessorize It: Wear fresh flowers with your messy ponytail to create a beach look, apt for summers.
So what do you think about this reinvention of the age old ponytail?
Are you ready to tie back your hair stylishly this summer or does the rising mercury level pose no threat to your flippantly left open hair?
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Hacker who helped expose Ohio rape case pleads guilty, faces more prison time than rapists
Published time: 25 Nov, 2016 19:25 Edited time: 26 Nov, 2016 13:30
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A Kentucky man who, in 2012, hacked into an online account for followers of a Ohio high school's football team to expose a gang rape of a teenage girl has pleaded guilty to charges associated with the hack. He is facing a longer term than the rapists.
Earlier this week, Deric Lostutter, 29, known online as "KYAnonymous," pleaded guilty in federal court in Kentucky to one count of conspiracy and one count of making false statements to law enforcement agents for his hack of the Steubenville (Ohio) High School football fan website Roll Red Roll in December 2012.
Lostutter has said he hacked into the site to expose information about the gang rape of an unconscious teenage girl from West Virginia by members of the football team. Two of those team members, Trent Mays and Malik Richmond, were eventually sentenced to serve time — two years and one year, respectively — in a juvenile detention center for rape and kidnap.
Anonymous hackers release video of football stars bragging about rape - http://t.co/21oyXFVY
— RT America (@RT_America) January 4, 2013
Anonymous protests outside Ohio court as rape trial begins : http://t.co/gwAHp6uk7S
— RT America (@RT_America) March 14, 2013
The Roll Red Roll site was hacked with a video from "KYAnonymous" which showed evidence of the 2012 rape, including video taken and shared by the crime's perpetrators in which they joked about the assault. The hack also included threats to disclose details of the school faculty members and parents involved in covering up the rape if those who were responsible didn't come forward and apologize.
In a plea agreement, Lostutter said he conspired with another hacker, Noah McHugh, to access the fan site in December 2012, four months after arrests were made in the case. The pair intended "to bring attention to the August 2012 rape, to harass and intimidate people, and to gain notoriety and publicity for their online identities," according to Lostutter's plea agreement, Reuters reported.
Lostutter faces a maximum of up to five years in prison for each charge. He will be sentenced in March, Reuters reported. His defense did not comment on the plea agreement. In September, he pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of hacking.
McHugh pleaded guilty in September to illegally accessing a computer.
Anonymous hacker faces 16 years in prison, while Steubenville rapists walk free
The rape case made national headlines following the arrest of the two Steubenville High School football team members in August 2012. The self-proclaimed "rape crew" dragged the unconscious victim from party to party and later shared videos and photographs of the assaults. The teenage girl said she drank from a red cup and became so intoxicated she couldn't stop the assault.
When the victim attempted to press charges, her character was attacked in the town, leaders of which have been accused of trying to cover up the crime. Following the conviction of Richmond and Mays, a grand jury indicted four school officials over the scandal, with half of the charges related to another rape of a 14-year-old girl in April 2012. In 2015, the school's technology director pled guilty to deleting files related to the football-related rape case.
Anonymous takes on alleged Ohio gang rapists and their protectors
Alleged Anonymous hacker raided by FBI after exposing Ohio rape scandal
Four officials charged in Anonymous-propelled Steubenville rape case

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During Lent (The 40 days leading up to Easter), people traditionally give something up as a form of spiritual discipline. Far too often, this season of subtraction feels more like lifeless obligation rather than connection with God. What if God doesn't want to subtract something from your life, He wants to add something. What if He doesn't want something FROM you, He wants something FOR you.


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James Marsden is an actor, singer and former Versace model. Marsden portrayed Scott Summers/Cyclops in the X-Men film series and starred in Superman Returns which earned him a Saturn Award nomination.
Marsden later starred in a range of films and guest-starred on TV?s Modern Family, 30 Rock and portrayed President John F. Kennedy in Lee Daniels' The Butler. He also had a supporting role in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.


The most beautiful story ever told.
I wonder what George Frideric Handel, born in 1685 in Germany, would think about his all-around-the-world famous Baroque-era oratorio being played loud from my iPod all over the house. In the car. Anywhere I want to. It seems a long way different from his first live performance of it as an Easter offering in Dublin in April of 1742 – a benefit for local hospitals. Ladies were asked to not wear hoops in their dresses in order to make more room for people.


But Wilson kids and staff members say the leader they call The Ram Man, after their school mascot, deserves the recognition.
"He leads by example," said Bernadette Ray, who is in her fourth year as assistant principal at Wilson.
Math teacher Michelle Birge, who nominated Besett for the award, said it's impossible to tell when her boss is having a bad day.
Besett, 61, led Wilson to six consecutive state School of Distinction awards, beginning in 2011. Schools are chosen for the honor by virtue of their improving test scores and graduation rates over a five-year period. By winning six years in a row, Wilson set a state record.
State statistics from the class of 2015 (the most recent posted online) list Wilson's four-year graduation rate at nearly 94 percent — the highest of any of Tacoma's comprehensive high schools.
Besett said support from district administrators and the school board helped expand student options districtwide. He helps steer students toward those options, including after-school and summer classes, online credit retrieval courses, the school district's downtown Willie Stewart Academy and high school completion programs at local two-year colleges.
"We don't give up on any student," Besett said.
Sophomore Semariah Williams said she has watched Besett help friends who are having a hard time academically.
For high achievers, Wilson offers 14 advanced placement classes, as well as college-in-the-high-school classes. Both offer students the chance to earn high school and college credits.
But Besett said he advises students to avoid cramming their schedules with too many high-powered classes. Better to focus and do well in two or three of them, he says.
Wilson wasn't always known for its academic achievements. When Besett arrived as assistant principal in 2000, Wilson had a reputation for school spirit and athletic programs, he said.
Besett had just returned from his third stint at the American International School of Lagos, Nigeria. The Tacoma School District and the Nigerian school had struck up a partnership, fostered by the U.S. State Department, in the 1960s. Tacoma sent administrators and teachers to the African nation until the partnership ended a few years ago.
Besett said his time in Africa "shaped my life, my family and my philosophy of education." He and his wife, Elaine, an educator, took their daughters — both toddlers at the time — with them to Nigeria.
In Africa, he saw the high value people place on education and the high regard they hold for educators.
"I realized how much we have in the United States," he said.
Those who know Besett say that energy hasn't flagged.
If you visit the principal's office at Wilson during a typical school day, you're not likely to find Besett at his desk. Instead, he's walking the halls, visiting classrooms, checking in with faculty and students.
After school, he tries to hit as many student activities as possible, from sports events to job fairs.
"He'll drop everything to help you, and he gives you the best possible resources," said ROTC member Gage Loney, a sophomore.
A photo on Besett's office wall from a previous year's graduation in the Tacoma Dome shows a sea of graduates awash in Ram red, white and blue. A smaller photo inset into the frame is a shot of Besett, photographing the graduates from the stage.
He started taking photos as a teenager, when he was sports editor of Seattle's Chief Sealth High School yearbook.
Today, his photos of Wilson athletes, actors, musicians and other students show up on a school Wall of Fame, as well as elsewhere around the school. After a game, he gets emails from students asking if he has a shot of them on the field or the court.
"My goal is to take pictures of as many kids as possible," he said.
Besett calls few staff meetings. Instead, he prefers to communicate directly through email, or in person. He says he tries to respond to email by the end of each day — at most, by the next day.
"I never leave the office with the message light on my phone," he said.
Staff members say he's often the first person at school in the morning and the last to leave at night.
Besett sometimes worries about his intensity.
There's been little time for that over the years. In addition to the nuts and bolts of running a high school and stepping up academic achievement, Besett has overseen a phased remodeling project throughout his years as principal.
Wilson opened in 1958 with a dozen buildings spread across the campus. Over the years, the school district has been working to consolidate them. The first phase of remodeling was completed in 2006. This school year, a new academic wing opened, along with a remodeled gym and pool.
Besett has been busy collecting sports memorabilia for a showcase in the refurbished gym. He's got jerseys signed by three Trufant brothers — Marcus, Desmond and Isaiah — all former Rams who went on to NFL careers. He's got the uniform worn by swimmer Kaye Hall (later Kaye Greff) at the 1968 Olympics, when the 17-year-old Wilson student returned from Mexico City with a pair of gold medals.
Construction on a new track and field and a new music building should wrap up this summer.
"I hope to say good-bye to the construction people in August," he said.
After nearly 40 years in education, Besett thought about retiring this year. But he decided he wants one last school year at Wilson — a quieter one, undisturbed by the sound of heavy equipment. So he plans to retire after next school year.


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Social media helps Wilmette police nab suspects in attempted carjacking
By Joe Coughlin | 4:13 p.m. November 10, 2021
Three individuals reportedly attempted to steal a Wilmette resident's car near the downtown area on Tuesday evening, Nov. 9.
According to a release from the Wilmette Police Department, the resident told police he fled on foot at about 7:45 p.m. when three individuals implied they were armed and asked for his car keys in an alley in the 1000 block of Linden Avenue.
The resident reportedly called 911 from a neighbor's home, and police responded by establishing a perimeter and alerting the community via posts on Facebook and Twitter.
Wilmette Police are searching for 3 males wearing dark hoodies last seen in 500 blk of Linden involved in attempt robbery in 1000 blk of Linden. If you live in this area, remain in your home. If you see or hear anything suspicious, please call 911.
— Wilmette Police Department (@WilmettePolice) November 10, 2021
Police believe the posts elicited multiple calls from community members that led to the apprehension of two of the three alleged offenders. No weapon was recovered, police said.
One juvenile and one adult were taken into custody without incident just after 9:15 p.m. in separate locations within blocks of the reported crime. One was located in the 600 block of Isabella Avenue and the other the 100 block of 6th Street. Police have not located the third reported subject, according to the release.
The incident was Wilmette's first carjacking attempt in at least four years, police said.
"Residents are reminded that while these crimes do not occur frequently in our community, they are possible," the release says. "Wilmette and neighboring communities continue to experience stolen motor vehicles and an increase in catalytic converter thefts."
Wilemtte police also warn residents to not confront offenders as "there is a possibility they may be armed. Make note of important information, such as a description of the subjects and clothing, direction of travel, any related vehicles and immediately call 911."
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Klawock Totem Park, The First Blackfish Pole – Klawock AK
The First Black Fish Pole circa 1939
Edited photo. Original photo courtesy of Linn A. Forrest.
Linn A. Forrest (All Rights Reserved)
Artists: Tlingit craftsmen
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) restored/recarved the First Blackfish Pole between 1938 and 1940. The restoration was part of a larger U.S. Forest Service
program focused on the conservation of totems and Native cultural assets. The pole was originally found at the abandoned village of Tuxekan. With the accord of the former residents, the CCC and the U.S. Forrest Service relocated the pole to the Klawock Totem Park on the Prince of Wales Island.
In their 1961 volume, The Wolf and the Raven, anthropologist Viola Garfield and architect Linn Forrest describe the symbolic meaning of the carvings. The figures of the pole illustrate the story of the first blackfish and Natsihlane, a Tlingit hunter from Kake. The story is set on Forrester Island. Natsihlane lived in the village of his brothers-in-law. A rivalry developed when his brothers-in-law became resentful of Natsihlane's hunting skills. The figure of Natsihlane stands at the top of the pole. The figure is wearing marine creatures on his head and around his waist. Below him a marine creature spans the length of the pole. At the base of the pole is Natsihlane's brother-in-law.
Part of the photographic material published on this page by the Living New Deal was provided by courtesy of Linn A. Forrest (1905-1986), a practicing architect who photographed the totem poles at the time of their restoration, between 1939 and 1941. Forrest oversaw the joint program of the Forest Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps to recruit Alaska native carvers in the restoration and recarving of totem poles throughout Southeast Alaska. Employed by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon, Forrest transferred to Juneau, Alaska in 1937, where he undertook the totem restoration as one of his first projects. Under his supervision, indigenous carvers preserved and restored 103 totem poles and three Tlingit and Haida community houses. Forrest documented the restoration process and maintained notes and a photo record of a significant portion of the work. He used a Leica camera designed for the then new Kodachrome 35mm color slide format.
Photographed circa 1939. (Partial view of the Gonkadate Pole on the left). Photo courtesy of Linn A. Forrest.
The First Black Fish Pole (right)
Source: Steve McCutcheon, McCutcheon Collection, Anchorage Museum, B1990.14.5.AkNative.44.98
The First Blackfish Pole (left)
Photo: Steve McCutcheon Source Steve McCutcheon, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Coordinates: 55.55379702676433, -133.09767865980223
Klawock Totem Park, The Giant Clam Pole – Klawock AK
Klawock Totem Park, Blackfish and Brown Bear Pole – Klawock AK
Klawock Totem Park, The Raven-Finned Blackfish Pole – Klawock AK
Klawock Totem Park, Eagle and Wolf Pole – Klawock AK


Condition is great on this guitar, pickups unopened original, board looks like Braz, really nice original Super Real case. Replaced pickup selector knob and neck pickup ring has a crack, otherwise I see no issues and original.
Guitar is in the US.
Looks like a great example, GLWS!
Congrats on the Sale.. Beautiful example.
Stunning guitar with spectacular top !!!


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Social Business revenue which comprises of Social Tools, Platforms and Services used by Businesses is currently close to $.5.4Bn will grow at a rapid rate to reach $45Bn by 2015 and will further grow to $284Bn by 2020. Social Business Strategy and Outlook - South East Asia Road Map, 2nd Edition provides a detailed analysis of Social Business with focus on South East Asia market. HnyB Insights helps organizations to put in place the strategies, technologies and processes to systematically engage all the individuals of its ecosystem (employees, customers, partners, suppliers) to maximize the co-created value by creating effective strategies. HnyB Insights in-depth research and analysis helps organisation to create a successful Social business. Research Team of HnyB Insights does a micro level study of each department of organisation to come out with effective strategies which further create a Successful Social Business.
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This report is a resource for all those active or intend to be active in this high potent market as it not only foresee future of Social Business in highly competitive South East Asia market but also provides ample knowledge to succeed in this dynamic business landscape.


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Positive, Peaceful Demonstrations on Anniversary of Breonna Taylor's Death
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UPDATED 5:34 PM ET Mar. 13, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:22 PM ET Mar. 13, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:22 PM EST Mar. 13, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Saturday, March 13, 2021, marks the first anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death, a watershed moment for Louisville that helped birth a national reckoning on racial justice. Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed when several Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers executed a no-knock warrant at her Louisville apartment. Her death sparked an outcry across the country, her name being chanted alongside George Floyd's during protests that gripped the country last summer.
One year later, none of the officers involved in the raid on Taylor's apartment face charges directly connected to her death. One officer, former detective Brett Hankison, faces wanton endangerment charges for bullets that entered a neighboring apartment. Hankison, along with two other officers involved in the raid, has been dismissed from LMPD. For more information on the past year, take a look at Spectrum News 1's Breonna Taylor Blog.
In downtown Louisville, Jefferson Square Park, now called "Injustice Square Park" by some, has served as the beating heart of protests in Louisville. After a summer marked by calls to "Say Her Name," activity at the square has largely fizzled out. On Saturday, events are planned in honor of Taylor, including a march at 1 p.m.
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This NBRC's mission is to help alleviate economic distress and encourage job creation throughout the northern regions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. The deadline for applications is June 2.
New Hampshire applicants with questions can contact Mollie Kaylor of the Division of Economic Development at (603) 271-2591.
New Hampshire reinforced its ties with its neighbor to the north this month, as Commissioner Rose and the business development team accompanied Gov. Sununu to Montreal.
Speaking to Quebec Premiere Phillippe Couillard and 250 business leaders at a luncheon hosted by Conseil des Relations Internationales de Montréal (the International Relations Council of Montreal), Sununu talked about the longstanding ties New Hampshire has with the province – the social, industrial and economic foundation of cities like Berlin, Manchester and Somersworth were shaped by those who came down and went to work in the mills and woods.
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Seven schools, submitting eight videos, competed for the top prizes this year in the third annual What's So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest.
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The playlist of the videos follows Gov. Sununu's announcement. Stay tuned and see all the very cool things the students learned about advanced manufacturing in New Hampshire.
Applications for grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission are now available. Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC's mission is to help alleviate economic distress and encourage job creation throughout the northern regions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. The deadline is June 2.
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Zubair Ansari, known to the art world as Zoobs, is a contemporary artist renowned for his celebrity portraits. Early work's such as Dreamlover (2003), The Gambler (2203) and Fame (2004) caught the eye of Gut Hepner, who brought him to public attention in the 2004 Here/Now exhibition where he was featured amongst leading international artists and photographers such as David Lacapelle, Takashi Murakamim, Rankin and Mario Testino. In 2012 he created a series of canvassed celebrity portraits for his 2012 solo exhibition Remix at Mew 42 Gallery, London. The exhibition featured Madonna in Madonna and express yourself (2012), Amy Winehouse in Back From Black (2011), Elton John in Elton Magic (2011), Prince William in King of Pop (2011), and Kate Middleton God Save The Future Queen (2011), purchased by Dolce & Gabbana and currently showcasing in their flagship store in Bond Street London. The portraits use his signature techniques to reveal images that are layered with splash points of exploding colour which partially mask partially reveal the subject.


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Out of the Shadows Audiobook – Tim Lebbon
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If there's one continuous about the Alien saga it's that it is resilient. Although audiences have had to endure Alien 3, Alien Rebirth as well as 2 Aliens vs. Killer movies (along with the polarizing Prometheus) there is still a need for even more acid-blooded, chest-bursting activity. Out of the Shadows Audiobook – Tim Lebbon Stream. Enter Tim Lebbon's Alien: Out of the Shadows. The initial in a new trilogy of novels from Titan Books that will certainly be launched throughout 2014, this effort aims to throw viewers back into the Alien world by presenting an experience that dubiously takes place between the initial two movies.
The tale worries the Marion, a deep space mining ship whose crew is headed by Chris Hooper. The ship's designer, Hoop, as he is called, is forced to take command after a crash kills the captain and also harms the vessel beyond repair. Making issues worse, the miners in the world have actually been killed by aliens. Currently, Hoop and also the continuing to be members of his staff should find out exactly how to endure the bloodthirsty beasties that are currently aboard the Marion via the returned dropship. They are helped in their mission by Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo whose shuttle bus the Nautilus has strangely docked aboard the Marion. Awakening after 37 years of hypersleep, Ripley is distressed by the events of Alien, along with recurring visions of her young daughter being killed by the monsters.
After finding that Ash (the scheming android from Alien whose thick visibility below is unneeded, if not totally annoying) has actually been able to transfer his consciousness aboard the Marion via her shuttle, Ripley understands that he will not rest up until he catches a xenomorph for the Weyland-Yutani company to research. Established to stop this from happening, she and also Hoop visualize a risky strategy to return to the earth listed below to obtain some gas cells required for the Nautilus to make the long trip back to Planet. Unsurprisingly, things go horribly incorrect as well as members of the crew fulfill fierce ends prior to a final endgame with Ash and also a left unusual aboard the Marion.
It's difficult to discuss this publication without attending to the chest-bursting elephant in the space: We understand that Ripley remained in hypersleep from completion of the first movie till the start of Aliens. So to have her up and regarding battling myriads of creatures as well as sustaining some life-altering injuries needs some major suspension of shock. As a matter of fact, Ripley's addition right here is the book's most significant mistake. Unlike her movie equivalent, this Ripley is a covering of her previous self, afflicted by immobilizing worries and also insecurities that she can just get rid of when story creations enable her to do so. The rest of the Marion's crew doesn't get on better. Many personalities are one-dimensional (the rational scientific research officer, the lovable pilot, etc.), and also although he is essentially the hero of the piece, Hoop's primary qualities seem to be a fixation with coffee and an inability to handle regret about abandoning his household in the world. Sometimes, it's as if Lebbon himself realizes that Hoop is a low-rent Dallas or Hicks– leading to a personality that is the literary equivalent of an economic climate brand. Hoop's satisfactory, yet usually you'll find yourself wanting that you had the actual thing instead.
This is not to say that guide is dreadful. Alien: Out of the Shadows prospers wonderfully is in its activity series. Lebbon is careful to stay clear of rehashing the films, instead crafting intense scenes abundant with risk that invoke plenty of problem gas. Out of the Shadows Audio Book Online. This is most obvious during an extended chase series on the mining earth involving a spacecraf whose original citizens were dog-like animals. Below he fantastically administers stress as well as still handles to locate the moment to assist increase the Alien mythos in such a way that succeeds even more organically than anything tried in Prometheus (this is particularly fascinating giving exactly how the author slyly referrals that movie during this part of the book).
The truth that these passages are so masterfully composed is frustrating since they even more light up how imaginative Leddon could get so he had not been connected to Ripley and also her well-established character. There's no dramatization in regularly damaging her as is done throughout the book. We know that she must endure as well as the status will be recovered by the time the story finishes, so continuously putting her at risk is a wild-goose chase that could be much better invested developing supporting characters who serve no purpose aside from being alien fodder. Even even worse is the way Lebbon chooses to resolve her character arc (Looter alert: With a literal deus ex machina that places Ripley back aboard the Nautilus at the book's verdict that is so laughable you'll find yourself re-reading it in awe).
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online
Anammelech ענמלך
I. Name
II. Identity
III. Identity in the Bible
Anammelech is a god whom the people of Sepharvaim, settled in Samaria by the Assyrians, worshipped beside Adrammelech, 2 Kgs. 17.31. On Sepharvaim as a West Semitic settlement in Babylonia, see Adrammelech.
Many explain the divine name as a combination of Babylonian Anu with West Semitic melek, 'Anu is king' (Gray 1977: 596; cf. J. A. Montgomery & H. S. Gehman, Kings [ICC; Edinburgh 1951] 476; M. Cogan & H. Tadmor, II Kings [AB 11; New York 1988] 212). However, the ancient Sumerian sk…
A. R. Millard, "Anammelech ענמלך", in: Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online, Edited by: Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter W. van der Horst. Consulted online on 02 February 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-7802_DDDO_DDDO_Anammelech>
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Lightweight airborne sonar tracks multiple submarines
By David Szondy
Lightweight airborne sonar tra...
ULISSES is small enough to fit in a helicopter or drone
Leonardo's Ultra-LIght SonicS Enhanced System (ULISSES) sonar system recently completed a live sea trial off the coast of Italy. By processing signals from up to 64 sonobuoys and dipping sensors, it was able to accurately locate multiple, simulated submarines, opening the way for the system to go into production next year.
One of, if not the, major asset in anti-submarine warfare is sonar. Submarines are invisible once they submerge, which is why submariners divide the world into submarines and targets. However, the invention of sonar during World War I changed things. By being able to listen to the sounds made by submarines, the hunters soon became the hunted, sparking an arms race between stealth and sonar that continues to this day.
In the beginning, sonar was a listening device, which was then joined by an active system that sent out sonic pings that bounce off of underwater objects to reveal their existence. Over the decades, systems became more sophisticated as skilled human operators were aided and, in some cases, supplanted by increasingly complex electronics and computer algorithms that could not only detect sounds but also filter and analyze them.
What's unusual about ULISSES is that it's a lightweight package consisting of a processor, transmitter, receiver, and recorder weighing under 20 kg (44 lb) and is small enough to fit in a helicopter or a light unmanned aircraft, rather than in a ship or a large marine patrol aircraft.
Despite its small size, Leonardo says that it has a multistatic functionality that can collect and analyze data from 64 sonobuoys or dipping sonar sensors – even when they are deployed from other platforms. This allows it to not only identify multiple hostile submarines but also to triangulate their positions.
According to Leonardo, the recent sea trials were conducted in a realistic naval environment and the firm Ultra Electronics provided the sonobuoys – some of which were equipped with GPS capabilities. In the tests, ULISSES was able to identify targets and display them on an operator's workstation. The package can be retrofitted to existing aircraft, work with a wide variety of sensors for automatic tracking, and remotely control sonobuoys.
Source: Leonardo
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David Szondy
David Szondy is a freelance journalist, playwright, and general scribbler based in Seattle, Washington. A retired field archaeologist and university lecturer, he has a background in the history of science, technology, and medicine with a particular emphasis on aerospace, military, and cybernetic subjects. In addition, he is the author of a number of websites, four award-winning plays, a novel that has thankfully vanished from history, reviews, scholarly works ranging from industrial archaeology to law, and has worked as a feature writer for several international magazines. He has been a New Atlas contributor since 2011.
paul314 November 19, 2019 07:48 AM
The central processing unit is light -- in line with the weight of a serious gaming pc or server -- but what's the weight of all those sonobuoys?
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