Nitty gritty details aside, Penello did say the console is "the same." The almost-a-year-old announcement of a revised chipset -- one that will have the 360 running cooler and quieter -- hasn't bore fruit just yet, as the Elite SKU features the same 90 nm chip currently in Xbox 360 hardware.
Yes, some of the Star Wars comics have been hit and miss. Your primary (and well-deserved) critiques are for material that is ten years old now, and there has been plenty to enjoy since.
Here's a rule of thumb for great Star Wars stories - keep your eye on John Ostrander. He's a fantastic writer with a great eye for characterization and relevant but never preachy social and political commentary. His usual partner in crime, Jan Duursema, is a wonderful artist. Pick up their graphic novels such as Twilight or Rite of Passage for some very entertaining stories. As you'll see, they made a conscious effort to stay away from the "big brand" characters so they'd have more creative freedom.
I was hoping that they were going to be the ones to tackle this period between episodes III and IV - primarily focusing on the formation of the rebellion. That would have been perfect for Ostrander. While I don't always agree with his political conclusions, I always enjoy the way he presents them.
Their next project, Legacy, takes place 100 years after all of the other material we've seen. Again, I assume that was designed to give them maximum latitude. I'm looking forward to it.
That's not to say that John and Jan are making the only good Star Wars comics. John Jackson Miller's Knights of the Old Republic has gotten a strong start and the most recent collection of stand-alone stories, Star Wars Tales Volume 6 really shows the story-telling potential of that universe
I know far less about this topic than I should, but this strikes me as one of those cases where the loud people at either end of the spectrum have drowned out reasonable discussion.
Yes, the earth has seen a lot of sweeping climate changes in its history and it's not obvious that this one is that far out-of-line, statistically, with what's happened before. But can we agree that it's probably not smart to continue to pump stuff into the air that you personally wouldn't want to breath knowing that there's a finite amount of atmosphere we have to live in? That air containing foreign substances is going to chemically behave differently than the air that's been sustaining us for all this time? It's worth a serious look, particularly in light of all of the other problems that fossil fuels cause.
We shouldn't have to only think about this when an alarmist raises the issue, but we do. Let's not blame our laziness on our leaders. Just keep the issue in mind as you make decisions about transportation, products you buy, your use of energy, etc. Support those in government that will set goals for industry to reduce emmissions. My fear is that it's too easy to dismiss the guys that say we can't burn one more ounce of gasoline, and just decide to do nothing. It's not an all-or-nothing issue. Think it over and you'll probably find that you can make some incremental improvements.
Costa Rica's forward, Diaz was pushing people left and right and was only called once. The refs were equal opportunity blind on that, as far as I could see. The offsides call was bogus, but it was close enough to be an honest mistake. I'm glad that Iraq put in two goals because, if they had won by one point, there would have been trouble. Both of Iraq's goals were very well hit, though, so it's fair that the game went to them.
I had heard that rumor, too, but didn't know it was true until I saw a particular episode years after the series had been cancelled. I guess I was too young to catch it the first time around.
Remember that big, glowing, crystal ship that swallowed up Starbuck or Apollo's fighter from time to time? In one episode, Starbuck asked one of the glowy beings in the crystal ship who they were. The being responded with something like "as you are now we once were, and as we are now you may become" - almost a verbatim quote from Church President Lorenzo Snow about the LDS belief that we humans have the potential to be like God. That clinched it for me. After that, I started seeing a lot of LDS doctrinal references.
There's an interesting note on the topic in the kobol.com FAQ here.
Calling rebates a scam is a bit strong - they don't have to be dishonest for the company to make a lot of money on the deal. The thinking behind rebates instead of discounts is pretty transparent (at least to those of us who went to marketing weasel school). A few of these have been well-stated by others, but some might not be as obvious:
1) Most people don't bother filling out their rebates or do so incorrectly.
2) The retailer gets to invest the money you paid upfront and get some interest before paying the fulfillment center.
3) Rebates are exempt from price-matching or price guarantee programs. Several stores will give you money back if an item you purchased goes on sale a few weeks after the purchase - this doesn't apply to rebates.
4) Almost all rebates require that you send in UPC symbols from the packaging. Most stores don't accept returns if the UPC is missing. Keeping returns down is a retailer's dream.
5) They allow the company to gather demographic information on its users, which in turn can be sold.
6) Rebates aren't available to items acquired via a rain check. Rain checks are are huge annoyance to retailers.
Still, they're not entirely evil. I track my rebate submissions and I've received what was promised to me 95% of the time. Just know what you're getting into.
Katz makes this out to be an issue about turning kids into informants - it isn't. In fact, it's a good thing to have informants when the circumstances merit it. If someone is making serious threats of violence, why not have a system to alert authorities? Why not have a system where kids concerned about security can trust their warnings will be taken seriously? Kids want to be safe.
The only legitimate gripe I hear in this article is that casual threats are being taken too seriously. The fact that there are lawsuits are irrelevant - you get those from being too cautious or not cautious enough. Students should be able to relay factual information and faculty should make informed decisions about what's a real threat and what's not.
The fact is that if administration only reacted to serious threats and kids used good judgement in reporting incidents, there would be no reason to complain about such as system. That's certainly an attainable goal. So, it's an issue of poor judgement - not an inherently bad system.
Read on:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
How is refusing to retrieve documents from a server abridging the freedom of speech of the individual who made those documents? Really, I want to hear a sensible answer. You're saying that the government is quashing free speech by not providing government-sponsored access to it. If it makes you feel better, though, I'm one of very few here that don't swallow your interpretation. Still, that seems like a really bizarre way to read the amendment.
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And it's too bad, too. I'll wait.
From http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158254
Nitty gritty details aside, Penello did say the console is "the same." The almost-a-year-old announcement of a revised chipset -- one that will have the 360 running cooler and quieter -- hasn't bore fruit just yet, as the Elite SKU features the same 90 nm chip currently in Xbox 360 hardware.
Yes, some of the Star Wars comics have been hit and miss. Your primary (and well-deserved) critiques are for material that is ten years old now, and there has been plenty to enjoy since.
Here's a rule of thumb for great Star Wars stories - keep your eye on John Ostrander. He's a fantastic writer with a great eye for characterization and relevant but never preachy social and political commentary. His usual partner in crime, Jan Duursema, is a wonderful artist. Pick up their graphic novels such as Twilight or Rite of Passage for some very entertaining stories. As you'll see, they made a conscious effort to stay away from the "big brand" characters so they'd have more creative freedom.
I was hoping that they were going to be the ones to tackle this period between episodes III and IV - primarily focusing on the formation of the rebellion. That would have been perfect for Ostrander. While I don't always agree with his political conclusions, I always enjoy the way he presents them.
Their next project, Legacy, takes place 100 years after all of the other material we've seen. Again, I assume that was designed to give them maximum latitude. I'm looking forward to it.
That's not to say that John and Jan are making the only good Star Wars comics. John Jackson Miller's Knights of the Old Republic has gotten a strong start and the most recent collection of stand-alone stories, Star Wars Tales Volume 6 really shows the story-telling potential of that universe
I'd highly recommend picking that up.I know far less about this topic than I should, but this strikes me as one of those cases where the loud people at either end of the spectrum have drowned out reasonable discussion.
Yes, the earth has seen a lot of sweeping climate changes in its history and it's not obvious that this one is that far out-of-line, statistically, with what's happened before. But can we agree that it's probably not smart to continue to pump stuff into the air that you personally wouldn't want to breath knowing that there's a finite amount of atmosphere we have to live in? That air containing foreign substances is going to chemically behave differently than the air that's been sustaining us for all this time? It's worth a serious look, particularly in light of all of the other problems that fossil fuels cause.
We shouldn't have to only think about this when an alarmist raises the issue, but we do. Let's not blame our laziness on our leaders. Just keep the issue in mind as you make decisions about transportation, products you buy, your use of energy, etc. Support those in government that will set goals for industry to reduce emmissions. My fear is that it's too easy to dismiss the guys that say we can't burn one more ounce of gasoline, and just decide to do nothing. It's not an all-or-nothing issue. Think it over and you'll probably find that you can make some incremental improvements.
It was Costa Rica.
Costa Rica's forward, Diaz was pushing people left and right and was only called once. The refs were equal opportunity blind on that, as far as I could see. The offsides call was bogus, but it was close enough to be an honest mistake. I'm glad that Iraq put in two goals because, if they had won by one point, there would have been trouble. Both of Iraq's goals were very well hit, though, so it's fair that the game went to them.
A lot of posts here were kind of funny, but that's a classic.
I had heard that rumor, too, but didn't know it was true until I saw a particular episode years after the series had been cancelled. I guess I was too young to catch it the first time around.
Remember that big, glowing, crystal ship that swallowed up Starbuck or Apollo's fighter from time to time? In one episode, Starbuck asked one of the glowy beings in the crystal ship who they were. The being responded with something like "as you are now we once were, and as we are now you may become" - almost a verbatim quote from Church President Lorenzo Snow about the LDS belief that we humans have the potential to be like God. That clinched it for me. After that, I started seeing a lot of LDS doctrinal references.
There's an interesting note on the topic in the kobol.com FAQ here.
Calling rebates a scam is a bit strong - they don't have to be dishonest for the company to make a lot of money on the deal. The thinking behind rebates instead of discounts is pretty transparent (at least to those of us who went to marketing weasel school). A few of these have been well-stated by others, but some might not be as obvious:
1) Most people don't bother filling out their rebates or do so incorrectly.
2) The retailer gets to invest the money you paid upfront and get some interest before paying the fulfillment center.
3) Rebates are exempt from price-matching or price guarantee programs. Several stores will give you money back if an item you purchased goes on sale a few weeks after the purchase - this doesn't apply to rebates.
4) Almost all rebates require that you send in UPC symbols from the packaging. Most stores don't accept returns if the UPC is missing. Keeping returns down is a retailer's dream.
5) They allow the company to gather demographic information on its users, which in turn can be sold.
6) Rebates aren't available to items acquired via a rain check. Rain checks are are huge annoyance to retailers. Still, they're not entirely evil. I track my rebate submissions and I've received what was promised to me 95% of the time. Just know what you're getting into.
Katz makes this out to be an issue about turning kids into informants - it isn't. In fact, it's a good thing to have informants when the circumstances merit it. If someone is making serious threats of violence, why not have a system to alert authorities? Why not have a system where kids concerned about security can trust their warnings will be taken seriously? Kids want to be safe.
The only legitimate gripe I hear in this article is that casual threats are being taken too seriously. The fact that there are lawsuits are irrelevant - you get those from being too cautious or not cautious enough. Students should be able to relay factual information and faculty should make informed decisions about what's a real threat and what's not.
The fact is that if administration only reacted to serious threats and kids used good judgement in reporting incidents, there would be no reason to complain about such as system. That's certainly an attainable goal. So, it's an issue of poor judgement - not an inherently bad system.
Read on: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. How is refusing to retrieve documents from a server abridging the freedom of speech of the individual who made those documents? Really, I want to hear a sensible answer. You're saying that the government is quashing free speech by not providing government-sponsored access to it. If it makes you feel better, though, I'm one of very few here that don't swallow your interpretation. Still, that seems like a really bizarre way to read the amendment.