Head of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir answered some questions from members of the press regarding the agenda including some questions about ALTAY Main Battle Tank at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
Explaining that the ALTAY Main Battle Tank's engine was procured from South Korea, Demir said:
"The engine of the ALTAY Tank came from South Korea. The engine and power systems are currently being tested. We are waiting for May. We will see the prototype of the ALTAY tank with that engine in May."
Serial production of the Altay tank
Although the serial production contract of the tank was signed in 2018, Altay tank continues to be delayed due to supply problems of the engine and transmission systems.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that in October 2021, South Korea and Turkey signed a 'statement of intent' regarding the supply of Altay's engines, and that this is an important step for the serial production of the main battle tank.
Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, in his speech in December 2021, said that BMC Defense produced the first Altay tank at the Tank Pallet factory in Arifiye.
When the engine problem is resolved, BMC will produce a total of 250 Altay tanks, 40 Altay-T1 and 210 Altay-T2, in the first production run.
Aselsan's Akkor (Active Protection System) and Roketsan's ERA armor solution will be used in the Altay-T1 model. In the T2 model, an improved armor system, isolated hull ammunition configuration, laser-guided shooting capability, crew training mode, mobile cloaking network capabilities will be added to the tank. In the T3 model, Altay tank will gain an advanced capability by implementing an unmanned turret.


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'Game of Thrones' Brings Back The Hound, Wounds Arya In "The Broken Man"
In Season 6 episode 7, an old favorite returns, Sansa and Jon attempt to assemble the North, Jaime and The Blackfish have a standoff.
Game of Thrones is filled with death, deception, depravity, the occasional act of decency, and dialogue acrobatics. Each week, we break them down. Let’s dive into Season 6 episode 7, “The Broken Man.”
Ian McShane’s Hippie Commune
“The Broken Man” begins with a rare cold open on a peaceful hippie commune led by a wise, grizzled, and surprisingly chipper Ian McShane. The setting is as lush and tranquil as the Shire: the people are cheerful, and every single Game of Thrones viewer briefly wonders if we accidentally turned on the wrong show. Of course, thanks to Ian McShane’s comments in a previous interview The Hound’s return is about as surprising as Jon’s was, but that slow pan from his legs to his face is just as exciting. Sandor Clegane is back, and he’s living a subdued hippie-lumberjack lifestyle.
Ian McShane’s chattiness (his character obviously has a name, but we’re just going to keep calling him Ian McShane) is a marked detour from The Quiet Isle in the books, but the change is a sensible shorthand to convey The Hound’s return – and slightly calmer attitude – in minimal time.
It’s arguably too short — it seems a waste to keep Ian fucking McShane around for just a few scenes, and the slaying of the hippie commune is both rushed and incredibly obvious from the moment the Sinister Bearded Men appear. But The Hound — one of the best characters — is back. No complaints there. Besides, Ian McShane probably had to run to American Gods. If The Hound needs some purpose, his former road-trip buddy could use some help.
The North Remembers
The North remembers to varying degrees of success this week. Jon’s PR skills have improved from that time in “Hardhome” when he implied to a crowd of Wildings that he killed Mance Rayder — context, Jon! This time, the Wildings agree to aid him, thanks to his candid speech (“You’re right this isn’t your fight. It’s not the deal we made. But I need you with me if we’re going to beat them.”) Unfortunately, his PR skills are still lacking in diplomacy with the Northerners.
Davos is the unexpected hero, when he steps up and convinces the glorious Lyanna Mormont to pledge her 62 men to aid Jon. The scene emphasizes how Jon’s character is still far too lacking in agency this season, but the 10-year-old Lyanna Mormont has enough agency for 62 Jons. It also affords Sansa a moment to name-drop her aunt Lyanna Stark, who is sure to be wildly important to the story very soon. (Sansa: “You were named for my aunt Lyanna. It was said she was a great beauty. I’m sure you will be too.” Lyanna: “I doubt it. My mother wasn’t”).
So while Sansa and Jon underwhelm in their Stark Avengers rallying efforts, Davos and Lyanna Mormont win the day.
The Lannisters Send Their Regards
Cersei and Lady Olenna have never exactly had a close relationship, but this is their tensest face-off yet. Emboldened by Margaery’s clever drawing-revelation that her allegiance still likes with House Tyrell, the Olenna lays it all out for Cersei, telling her she’s been abandoned and surrounded by enemies. The most intriguing nugget of that scene is a bit of foreshadowing to Cersei’s future, when Olenna says, “You’re surrounded by enemies. Will you kill them all yourself?”
That green wildfire in Bran’s vision last week might have been of the future rather than the past — recall that the Mad King planned to burn the city, but Jaime stopped him. If Cersei is set to become a Mad Queen of sorts and attempt to burn her enemies, this is certainly setting it up.
Running around the Riverlands
Jaime Lannister used to be one of the show’s most nuanced and compelling characters, but for the past few seasons he’s suffered from a combination of subpar subplots (Dorne) and unintentional mixed messages (that Season 4 Cersei rape scene that was not actually supposed to be a rape scene). As a result, for too long he’s been a shadow of what he once was — barring that time he road a horse up the steps like a total boss in “Blood of My Blood.”
But there are two important signifiers in “The Broken Man” that at last, the writers are getting their shit together with Jaime’s character: that bitch-slap he delivers to the incompetent Frey man (“only a fool makes threats he’s not prepared to carry out”) and when The Blackfish refers to him as Kingslayer and asks, “do you wish to resume your captivity?”
Jaime’s captivity was when he was at his most compelling. Even though he’s not resuming it, these callbacks to the old Interesting Jaime of Seasons 2 and 3 are a hopeful sign for his Riverrun arc.
A Girl Goes to Braavos
Arya’s stabbing is a gut punch to all of us. Arya and Tyrion are the two characters with the most plot-armor. Surely the show wouldn’t actually kill her…right….right?
Although an ailing Arya is not a welcome development, the scene is. It’s adrenaline-fueled and action packed — a welcome kick for Arya’s plot line — and we know a guy who’s got nothing better to do than pick up his axe and help his former roadtrip partner Arya. Though we can vaguely feel out where the Riverrun plot and the Northern plot might go from here, Arya’s story is truly dark and full of terrors. And that’s where Game of Thrones is at its most exciting.
Spare Coins from the Iron Bank
- So, we’re all on the same page: Lyanna Mormot 2016?
- “Violence is a disease. You don’t cure a disease by spreading it to more people.” Um, has nobody told Ian McShane what show he’s on?
- Olenna: “You’ve lost, Cersei. It’s the only joy I can find in all this misery.”
- Bronn’s return is not as conspicuous as The Hound, as he hasn’t been absent for two whole seasons, but this marks his onscreen debut for this season. Let’s hope he lives to get that castle and bride.
- Yara speaks for us all when she tells Theon, “I’m tired of watching you cower like a beat dog.”
- While Yara’s line “since it’s my last night ashore for a long while, I’m going to go fuck the tits off this one,” is not as cringeworthy as Season 5’s “you want a good girl but you need the bad pussy,” it’s a real face-palm. There is no way it was written by a woman or anyone who has interacted with one for a while, and let’s hope it’s Season 6’s worst line.

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The museum is housed in a replica Pueblo Indian kiva (underground ceremonial chamber). It features extensive Native American exhibits and a dance performance theatre.
The exhibits in the museum are of the Native people of the Plains and the Southwest.
Antique eagle feather bustles.
Plains fancy dancers.
Navajo rug collection.
Sioux fully beaded vest - 1895.
Comanche hide shirt colored with yellow ochre,
Apache girls moccasins.
Turtle shell shakers.
High Plains - wild turkey.
Paintings of ceremonial dance.
Very interesting and unique artifacts at this museum. Admission is $5/adults and $4/seniors. They are open Thursday-Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
A major part of this museum is a unique youth performance group named the Kiva Dancers. They perform a colorful pageant of song, dance and stories of the America Indian. The group performs regularly scheduled shows at the Kiva and also performs nationwide. Unfortunately for us, the summer schedule starts next week after we depart the Amarillo area.


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An atom itself is made up of three tiny kinds of particles called subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. The protons and the neutrons make up the center of the atom called the nucleus and the electrons fly around above the nucleus in a small cloud.
What is meant by atomic physics?
atomic physics, the scientific study of the structure of the atom, its energy states, and its interactions with other particles and with electric and magnetic fields.
What is the importance of atomic physics?
A broad field, atomic physics has applications in the study of condensed matter, gases, chemical-reaction mechanisms, atmospheric science, lasers, nuclear physics, and the arrangement of elements in the periodic table.
What is atom Ncert?
Atoms are defined as “the basic building blocks of matter”. It is the smallest constituent unit of matter that possess the properties of the chemical element. Atoms don’t exist independently, instead, they form ions and molecules which further combine in large numbers to form matter that we see, feel and touch.
Who discovered atom?
The first modern evidence for atoms appears in the early 1800s when British chemist John Dalton discovered that chemicals always contain whole number ratios of atoms.
Who is the father of atomic physics?
Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born physicist who lived between 1871-1937. He is considered the father of nuclear physics because of his discoveries on atomic structure.
What is the use of atoms?
atom, smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles. It also is the smallest unit of matter that has the characteristic properties of a chemical element. As such, the atom is the basic building block of chemistry.
What is a simple definition of an atom?
An atom is a particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element. An atom consists of a central nucleus that is surrounded by one or more negatively charged electrons. The nucleus is positively charged and contains one or more relatively heavy particles known as protons and neutrons.
What are two elements examples?
Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, gold, silver and iron are examples of elements.
Who discovered electron?
J.J. Thomson decided to find out for sure. Thomson was a physics professor at Cambridge University in the UK. He placed cathode tubes in electric and magnetic fields.
What is atom BYJU?
Atoms are the building blocks of matter. These are the smallest and tiny individual particles from which a matter is made up of.
What is atom in Class 11?
Atom is the smallest particle of matter that can take part in a chemical reaction. Atom is made of electron, proton and neutrons. Atom is not capable of independent existence. Two or more atoms combine together to form molecules.
What are the types of atoms?
- Description. Atoms are made of tiny particles called protons, neutrons and electrons.
- Stable. Most atoms are stable.
- Isotopes. Every atom is a chemical element, like hydrogen, iron or chlorine.
- Radioactive. Some atoms have too many neutrons in the nucleus, which makes them unstable.
How do you speak atom?
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter.
Who named atom?
But when it comes to the word atom, we have to go to ancient Greece of 400 B.C. And there was a brilliant philosopher named Democritus, and he proposed the Greek word atomos, which means uncuttable.
What are the 5 parts of an atom?
- The Nucleus. The nucleus of an atom contains the majority of the atom’s mass, and is composed of protons and neutrons, which are collectively referred to as nucleons.
- The Protons.
- The Neutrons.
- The Electrons.
What are the 5 atomic theories?
- Ancient Greek Beliefs.
- Dalton’s Atomic Theory.
- Rutherford’s Hypothesis.
- Bohr’s Theory.
- Einstein, Heisenberg and Quantum Mechanics.
Who is father of neutron?
In 1932, Chadwick made a fundamental discovery in the domain of nuclear science: he proved the existence of neutrons – elementary particles devoid of any electrical charge.
Who created the Bohr model?
In July of 1913, Danish physicist Niels Bohr published the first of a series of three papers introducing this model of the atom, which became known simply as the Bohr atom.
Who is the father of electron?
Thomson, in full Sir Joseph John Thomson, (born December 18, 1856, Cheetham Hill, near Manchester, England—died August 30, 1940, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire), English physicist who helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure by his discovery of the electron (1897).
What are the 3 parts of atoms?
Given that these particles make up atoms, they are often referred to as subatomic particles. There are three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons and electrons.
How big is a atom?
Atoms and Sub-Atomic Particles **Size: **Atoms have an average radius of about 0.1 nm. About 5 million hydrogen atoms could fit into a pin head. The nucleus of an atom is 10,000 times smaller than the atom. If an atom was the size of Wembley Stadium, then the nucleus would be the size of a garden pea.
What is atom example?
The defining particle that identifies an atom is the number of protons it contains. So, a particle that lacks protons is not an atom. However, even one lone proton is an atom (of hydrogen). Examples of atoms include single particles of the elements of the periodic table, such as sodium, uranium, argon, and chlorine.
What is the root word of atom?
The Greek root of atom is atomos, which means “indivisible,” since the scientists who first gave the atom its name imagined it couldn’t be split or divided into smaller pieces.


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The President-Elect Donald Trump made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign, outlining problems and solutions on his campaign website:
- A nation without borders is not a nation. There must be a wall across the southern border.
- A nation without laws is not a nation. Laws passed in accordance with our Constitutional system of government must be enforced.
- A nation that does not serve its own citizens is not a nation. Any immigration plan must improve jobs, wages and security for all Americans.
Trump goes on to clarify his plans in a recent 60 Minutes interview:
Do you agree with Donald Trump?

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Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign for film on Ethiopian Nun Composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Hanna M. Kebbede, founder of the Emahoy Tesegué-Maryam Music Foundation and niece of the composer, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a film about Emahoy Tesegué-Maryam and her work.
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About this project
The Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music Foundation is producing a biopic of the nun musician. Emahoy’s life spans three continents and nine decades, a study in Europe, the Italian occupation of Ethiopia during WWII, preparing to be a concert pianist and a call to monastic life. It is epic. Little is known about her journey both as a musician and as a spiritual figure. Although she had published vinyl records in the 70s it was her solo compositions in Ethiopiques 21 published by Buda Musique that made her world famous. She was 85 years old then, and at the age of 93 she continues to play music and has a sharp mind.
Visit the Kickstarter page: Film on Ethiopian Nun Composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou for details about the fundraising efforts and to make a contribution.

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An Upgraded Engine Makes the Volkswagen Arteon a More Attractive Buy Than the Golf R
If you’re unfamiliar with the Volkswagen Arteon, you’re not alone. It’s one of the automaker’s lesser-known and lesser-appreciated models, largely ignored by consumers and industry critics alike. Not that it’s necessarily a bad car. It just never really earned its place among the likes of more popular VW models like the Golf GTI and Golf R.
But with the introduction of the 2022 Volkswagen W Arteon, critics are saying this sedan will finally demand attention. In fact, if you had your heart set on a VW Golf R, you might find the 2022 Arteon an even more attractive option.
Where did the Volkswagen Arteon come from anyway?
Volkswagen officially unveiled the Arteon in 2017 at the Geneva Motor Show and the Chicago Auto Show. But it wasn’t necessarily a groundbreaking introduction. At the time, Americans demanded crossovers and SUVs.
MotorTrend points out Volkswagen’s attempts to tweak the four-door sedan to improve its appeal. Lackluster sales and delays plagued this car’s success too. Plus, cars aren’t VW’s prominent focus — its sedan lineup consists of only the Golf GTI, Golf R, and less-than-sensational Arteon. But that’s about to change.
Upgrades you can expect with the 2022 Volkswagen Arteon
After striving to improve the Arteon’s luxury aesthetics without success, Volkswagen changed direction and opted for more power. The 2022 model’s 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine can now harnesses 300 hp instead of the previous 268 hp.
Additionally, VW ditched the old eight-speed automatic transmission and replaced it with a snappier seven-speed dual-clutch. The new Arteon will feel more like an energetic sports car and not the yawn-worthy sedan it may have felt like before.
Plus, the R-Line appearance package will be available across all trims, including the SE R-Line, SEL R-Line, and SEL Premium R-Line, CNET reports. It adds 18-inch wheels, rear parking controls, and wireless phone charging for every Arteon configuration.
This sedan might even be better than the 2022 VW Golf R
Volkswagen recently released the insightful extras consumers can expect in the 2022 VW Golf GTI and Golf R. They get an updated 2.0-liter engine producing 241 hp and 315 hp, respectively. The GTI will start at $29,545, while the R will cost $43,645. Comparing these hatchbacks with the new Volkswagen Arteon, you might find the sedan far more attractive.
In addition to some of the updates mentioned above, the Arteon SEL R-Line gets 4Motion all-wheel drive as a standard upgrade, and 20-inch dark graphite wheels are available. Jalopnik applauds the 2022 Volkswagen Arteon’s makeover. And consumer comments include those from Golf R and Golf GTI owners, who’ve said that this car “makes more sense than the Golf R.”
Despite the Arteon’s price hike of $3,000, bringing its starting price to about $41,190 (destination charge included), it still might be the better buy than the Golf models. If you’re not overly concerned about 0-to-60-mph times and you want robust standard equipment and stylish appeal, the 2022 Arteon is worth a test drive.
If you’ve been like most industry critics, largely ignoring the Volkswagen Arteon in years past, it’s time to reconsider your stance. This quasi-luxury sedan is getting a serious upgrade, including R Line standard equipment and sportier power. You might even like it better than the VW Golf R, with its more affordable price tag too.


News4Jax by Llyod Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida
April 14, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is heading to the finish line, with a dozen ballot proposals up for final votes next week.
The 37-member commission, which is unique to Florida, meets every 20 years and has the power to place proposed changes to the state Constitution directly on the Nov. 6 general-election ballot.
After months of committee hearings, 15 public hearings across the state and preliminary debate and floor votes, the commission is ready for a series of final decisions on the proposed ballot issues. The commission will meet Monday in the Capitol and could continue meeting throughout the week.
Each of the 12 proposals must be supported by at least 22 members to be placed on the ballot. Proposals then would have to be supported by at least 60 percent of voters in November to be enacted.
The 12 ballot proposals actually contain two dozen changes to the state Constitution because six of the measures contain multiple issues. The other six proposals are single-subject ballot measures.
One example of a ballot proposal grouping several topics is a measure (Proposal 6004) that combines a ban on drilling for gas and oil in state coastal waters with a prohibition on vaping or the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces.
An example of a single-subject proposal is a measure (Proposal 6012) that would ban greyhound racing at Florida tracks after Dec. 31, 2020.
The bundling of multiple proposals in single ballot proposals was sharply criticized by a coalition of groups including the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the First Amendment Foundation, the Florida AFL-CIO and the League of Women Voters of Florida.[READ MORE]


April 18, 2015
In Brio Blues we talked about the expensive kiosks that are at each Brio stop. While passengers are asked to purchase a ticket before boarding a bus, we learned that the toll box on the bus is not used to read the tickets.
Ridership is based upon the honor system.
In Another giveaway we learned that each of the outdoor ticket kiosks costs us $58,500. We never have learned how much each of the solar powered trash cans that are at some of the Brio stops cost us.
I took the Brio from downtown back out to the west side the other day. The ticket kiosk was not working so I could not buy my ticket. I boarded the bus through the front doors and told the driver that the machine was not working.
His response was to tell me to pay the toll box onboard the bus.
Evidently the toll boxes do work. Yet passengers are not required to produce their fare tickets when boarding the bus.
If Sun Metro wants people to ride for free why have they spent so much money on the ticket kiosks and the toll boxes?
And while we’re at it, could someone explain the economics of solar powered trash cans?
We deserve better
April 17, 2015
This from Helen Marshall:
A suggestion was made on the post regarding the limited service to the baseball games to take a “regular bus” to the game. To be frank, I had not realized how bad it was until I looked at the Sun Metro site. You cannot go to a ball game and return home from downtown on a “regular” bus, unless you are willing to just spend an hour or so on weekday and Saturday nights (exception, the Mesa express leaves at 9:15, so you can catch quite a bit of the game but probably not all). It’s easier to see a game on Sunday, and get a bus home, but you won’t be riding the $27 million Brio on Mesa, as there is no Sunday service.
The last run from the Downtown Transfer Center (DTC):
Route #3 is at 8:15, Sunday 6:15.
#10 last run at 7:50, Sunday at 5:10
#11, last run at 6:25, 6:00 on weekends
#14 last run at 8:15, 6:11 on Sunday
#15, the Mesa express, last run at 9:15, Saturday 8:15, Sunday 6:40
#18 The westside express, direct to the Westside Transfer Center, last run at 8:09, Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 7:05
#21 No weekend service
#23 Last run at 7:00
#34 Last run at 7:10
#50 To the Eastside Transfer Center, 9:15, Saturday 8:15, Sunday 7:15.
None of these routes from Downtown would allow you to attend any event downtown that would last past, say, 9 pm, and on weekends not even that late. The Brio that runs up Mesa stops at 6 p.m. Forget downtown dinner on Saturday! Unless of course you want to take a taxi home…from the convenient taxi rank downtown, which is located….oops…
April 16, 2015
Doing research for some recent posts I went to the city website to read minutes of the Downtown Development Corporation (DDC) meetings.
The DDC is a legal maneuver that city council used to facilitate building our ball park. It is city council under a different name.
The DDC has published agendas for January 8, May 28, June 18, August 1, and October 15 of 2013 and March 17 of 2015.
Minutes are available for the first two meetings. Who said what during the meetings where this bond mess was created is information that is not available to us.
Members of council are now telling us that they did not know how bad the situation was. They say they were never told.
I suppose videos would be out of the question.
We deserve better.
April 15, 2015
The chart we posted the other day in Try to get a home mortgage like this one has been on my mind and I finally figured out why.
Let’s go back to the ball park financing issue as it rolled out to the taxpayers.
- We were told that the ball park was going to be built whether we wanted it or not. The election was not about whether to build the ball park but how it would be paid for.
- We were told that if we voted yes in the election the hotel occupancy tax would pay for the costs of building the ball park.
- We were told that state law forbid the use of property tax receipts to pay for the ball park because of the statute they chose to use to create the funding.
Yet the chart that the city came up with after the election shows that the city did not intend to pay any of the principal due on the debt for the first ten years of financing.
Why? There was not enough money projected to come in from the hotel occupancy taxes (HOT). They admitted right there and then that HOT money would not be adequate to pay for the ball park. In fact HOT money is not even sufficient to pay the interest on the debt. They are using general fund money to make up the shortfall. The general fund gets revenue from property taxes, sales taxes, and fines and fees.
If the chart showed the city paying both principal and interest starting in year one and HOT money proved to be insufficient then we might be convinced to believe that someone just missed a number. In this case however they planned to skip principal payments for the first ten years. Why? Because they knew HOT money would not be sufficient to pay for the ball park and lying to the bond buyers could land them in jail.
Lying to us was a choice they made because they did not expect repercussions.
We deserve better
April 14, 2015
Back in 2013 we were told that our debt costs relating to the ball park were going to be $17 million more than the numbers we had when the election was held.
The reason? Bond buyers thought our deal was too risky and they wanted more money in return for their risk.
Well as it turns out the real number was $27.5 million.
According to the Times the Downtown Development Corporation (city council in sheep’s clothing) was never told about the extra $10.5 million.
How convenient. Those bad former city employees did this to us. Never mind council’s responsibility to see to it that our money is managed well.
Now we are being told that general fund money will be necessary until 2023.
That isn’t the half of it. The city’s chart printed below shows that we are not even going to make principal payments until 2023. Then we will have to make a $17.6 million dollar payment against the principal. Where will that money come from? If they take it from the general fund they will be using property tax money and Texas law does not allow that. Will some future council have to levy some new fee? Will there be a bond election to issue debt to pay debt?
Will the perpetrators ever be punished?
We deserve better
April 13, 2015
It should not surprise us that the numbers recently released by the city show that their previous revenue projections relating to the ballpark were wrong.
Hotel occupancy taxes, sales taxes, and parking revenue were all over estimated. Even the “crazies” might see how one number was missed, but all three?
One number came in better than expected–ticket sales. More people attended games than they projected. That is good.
Why then were parking revenues below expectations? Did someone game that revenue source or was the original number miscomputed? A city official promised to look into that.
The net effect is that the city had to take almost one million dollars out of the general fund to pay interest on the bonds that we were told would be self sustaining.
The general fund is made up of property and sales taxes as well as fees and fines. Last year city council had to levy a multi-million dollar fee against water bills to cover a shortfall in the city budget.
Texas state law does not allow the city to pay for the ballpark with property taxes because of the way the election was held. Yet the city is using general fund money to do it.
Some will try to argue that the specific part of the general fund they are using does not come from property taxes. That is like trying to argue that your spouse’s paycheck does not contribute to your mortgage payment.
The facts are in. There should be consequences for the people that did this to us. If laws have not been violated then maybe at the least we should publicly shun the former city employees that did this to us.
What will the city council do about this?
We deserve better
April 12, 2015
This from Helen Marshall:
I am glad that Sun Metro is offering help to get to the ball games, more or less confirming that there is in fact far too little parking downtown, especially if there is another event on the same evening as a game.
BUT. Where we are, near Kern Place, is about two miles to downtown or to the GLory Road transfer station (where there is no service). To use the Ball Game Special, I would have to drive nearly ten miles to the Remcon Transfer Station, and then take the bus back downtown! Seems a bit crazy. This scheme works for those who are near that transfer station, or live north of it in the Upper Valley. …


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A new marine reptile has been found by international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany. One of the few remaining ichthyosaurs-ancient animals that appear remarkably like live swordfish-the specimen is a superbly preserved meter-long skull.
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A New Species?
Hans Larsson, Director of the Redpath Museum at McGill University, states, “This species had a specialized dentition that allowed it to consume enormous prey.” “Whereas previous ichthyosaurs had small, evenly sized teeth for feeding on small food, this new species changed the sizes and spacing of its teeth to construct an arsenal of teeth for disposing of huge prey, such as giant fish and other marine reptiles.”
“To honor the ancient Muisca culture that existed there for millennia, we decided to name it Kyhytysuka, which translates to ‘the one who cuts with something sharp’ in an indigenous language from the region in central Colombia where the fossil was found,” says Dirley Cortés, a graduate student under the supervision of Hans Larsson and Carlos Jaramillo of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Comparing to an Ichthyosaur
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The researchers claim that this new species clarifies the overall picture of ichthyosaur evolution. “We were able to establish a new type of ichthyosaur by comparing this species to other Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs,” explains Erin Maxwell of the State Natural History Museum Stuttgart (a graduate student of Hans Larsson’s group at McGill). “This upends the ichthyosaur evolutionary tree and allows us to explore fresh theories about how they originated.”
According to the researchers, this species hails from a critical transitional era during the Early Cretaceous period. The Earth was emerging from a relatively chilly phase, sea levels were increasing, and the supercontinent Pangaea was dividing into northern and southern landmasses during this time. At the end of the Jurassic, a worldwide extinction catastrophe also altered marine and terrestrial ecosystems. “Many traditional Jurassic marine ecosystems of deep-water feeding ichthyosaurs, short-necked plesiosaurs, and marine-adapted crocodiles were superseded by new lineages of long-necked plesiosaurs, sea turtles, enormous marine lizards known as mosasaurs, and now this monster ichthyosaur,” Dirley Cortés adds.
Discovering New Species
“We’re discovering many new species in the rocks that this new ichthyosaur came from, and we’re using the fossils to better understand the evolution of marine ecosystems during this transitional period,” she adds. “We’re testing the idea that this region and time in Colombia was an ancient biodiversity hotspot, and we’re using the fossils to better understand the evolution of marine ecosystems during this transitional time,” she says. In the following step, the researchers will investigate the vast collection of new fossils in Colombia’s Centro de Investigaciones Paleontológicas. “This is where I grew up,” Cortés recalls, “and it’s fulfilling to be able to perform research here as well.”
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This tour is the shortest possible tour of Lhasa and very popular between the travelers. This tour gives you an insight into the enthralling history and culture of the Tibetans. The tour begins and ends at the heart of Tibet, Lhasa and covers prevalent landmarks of this beautiful city. We also visit a number of striking Tibetan monasteries in Lhasa. Potala palace, Nrobulingka Palace, Sera Monastery, Jokhang Temple are the main attraction of this beautiful city.
One can also enjoy the scenic beauty of Lhasa as it lies at the center of Tibetan Plateau with Surroundings Mountains. Lhasa city has old monasteries and temples that preserve historical relics, Buddhist scriptures, arts and crafts. The everyday life of Tibetans still involves old ancient culture, traditions and religion.
Day 01: Kathmandu to Lhasa flight and transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Full day sightseeing Lhasa city.
Day 03: Flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu.
We will make pick up you at your hotel and transfer to Kathmandu international airport for Lhasa flight. After an hour above the panoramic Himalaya range flight you will land to the capital of Tibet Lhasa. Lhasa is in Tibetan language call “Place of the God” on arrival our airport Representative will make you welcomes at airport and transfer to hotel. After check in hotel will brief about your trip itinerary. Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast at hotel you will full day guided for Potala palace and Jokhang Temple. Potala palace is one of the best view point of Lhasa city. This historical palace is most of the attractive palace for Tibet tourism industry. Jokhang Temple is located in the heart of old Lhasa. Jokhang temple’s houses is Tibet’s most precious religious Relic, a Golden Shakyamuni Buddha was gifted by Chinese princess Wen cheng on the occasion of her wedding to the Tibetain king Songtsen Gompo. After lunch you will again guide for Bharkhor Market which is area of religious and social focus place of Lhasa. As well as you will visit other famous Two, Sera Monastery and Jokhang Monastery. Overnight at hotel
After breakfast you will transfer to Lhasa airport for Kathmandu flight. After an hour you will land in Kathmandu airport and our airport representative will make you transfer to your place.
Destination : tibet, Lhasa
Duration : 3 Days
Difficulty Level : Easy
Group Size : 2-20 People
Activities : Cultural and spiritual tour, sightseeing
Transportation : Flight, Car & Jeep

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Catnip Kitty Toy
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Handmade in Vermont
I have purchased at least a dozen of these catnip toys...for my cats and friends' cats. Without a doubt, these are the best...and keep the catnip smell for a very long time! I first purchased these while volunteering at the Sanctuary...and keep ordering more! Thank you, Best Friends!
Thank you for volunteering with Best Friends! We are so happy to hear you like our Catnip Kitty Toy so much and want to thank you for all your support as we work to reach No Kill by 2025!
I have 8 cats and they love these cat nip toys! I have also given them as gifts to friends and every once in awhile they ask if I can get more because their cats play with them constantly😊
We are so happy to hear you and the kittens love the Best Friends cat toy, and thank you for sharing with your friends and spreading our message! We appreciate your support as we work to reach No Kill by 2025!
Nice toy and the cats enjoyed it, but the fabric is not at all robust, so catnip was leaking out onto the floor within a couple of days. I threw it out. My main reason for buying it was to support Best Friends so I’m not hugely disappointed, but it should really last longer!
Thanks for your feedback and we are sorry the catnip toy didn't last as long as expected. We do want to thank you for all your support of Best Friends Animal Society as we know only when we work together can we Save Them All.
I gifted this to my daughter’s cat, and he LOVED it more than any other catnip toy he’s had. Unfortunately, he ripped it open in a matter of days and spread catnip everywhere! I would replace it, but would need to do so weekly, I’m afraid.
We are so happy to hear your cat loved it but so sad he loved it so much it didn't last! We do want to thank you though for your support of Best Friends Animal Society as we all work together to Save Them All.
Our cat absolutely loves this cat nip toy. It's tough to get a picture of her because she is always cuddling with it or tossing it around and chasing it. We love that it is super durable and soft. We just ordered a few more because we don't ever want to lose it!
Oh my goodness, the love your cat shows for it's cat nip toy is so amazing! Thank you for sharing this picture and thank you for all your support of Best Friends Animal Society as it helps us help more cats find great homes like yours has! Sincerely, Jess S.

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After initial signs of growth in Q4 last year the Australian construction industry contracted again in January (Source: Wall Street Journal). With the recent economic downturn in Australia many of its construction professionals are leaving it’s golden shores in search of other career opportunities…many of them are choosing Hong Kong.
One of the attractions of Hong Kong is the social scene, which is excellent in Hong Kong with the Australian Association having over 800 members and regularly organising events such as; AFL grand final day, the summer ball and Christmas cocktails.
The second attraction is the fact Australia shares a great trade relationship with Hong Kong with some of its leading companies having a major presence here in a variety of different sectors such as; banking and finance, aviation and not least construction and architecture. Engineering and construction services are one of the biggest exports from Australia to Hong Kong (Source: Invest HK), and here at Maxim Recruitment we are helping to facilitate this.
Given the current construction boom in Hong Kong, many of the major players in the construction scene are desperate for construction professionals across all disciplines. So if you have decided it’s time to leave Australia and are considering Hong Kong send your CV to us and we can assist in finding you your new construction claims, engineering, project management or quantity surveying role.
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Below is an excerpt from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 29th August, 2010.
Displayed below is a long-term weekly chart of the Barrons Gold Mining Index (BGMI) with a log scale. The chart includes the BGMI's 200-week moving average (in red) and two upward-sloping trend-lines (in green). We've given the trend-lines the same slope to show that the gold sector's current long-term bull market is progressing at roughly the same pace as the long-term bull market that ran from the early 1960s through to 1980. Also, we've labeled points on the two major up-trend lines to illustrate our view that the October-2008 low can be considered to be the equivalent of the January-1970 low.
There are clearly similarities between the first half of the 1960s-1970s bull market and what's happened over the past 10 years, so the BGMI's performance during the 1970s could be a useful model over the years ahead. However, we do not think that today's financial/economic backdrop has much in common with that of the 1970s. Of particular importance, the decade of the 1970s occurred in the midst of a secular expansion of private-sector credit, but it's very likely that we are now two years into a secular contraction of private-sector credit. The contraction of private-sector credit and the downward pressure that this puts on the supply of money could have created a very bearish backdrop for gold, but governments have chosen to offset this deflationary force by aggressively ramping up their own spending/borrowing, with central-bank monetary support. Consequently, there is the possibility (we would say likelihood) of what would otherwise have been a deflationary cleansing process being transformed into an inflationary depression.
Getting back to the BGMI chart, at the beginning of the 1970s there was a very sharp pullback to the long-term trend-line (labeled "2" on the chart). At this stage we are not expecting a repeat of this sharp pullback. There remains a risk that the gold-stock indices will decline to near their February lows within the next two months, but note that a decline of this magnitude would barely register on the above long-term chart.
The above weekly BGMI chart covers the past 40 years, while the following weekly HUI chart zooms in on the past 12. The blue line on the chart is the HUI's 200-week moving average.
The HUI chart reveals that the massive losses of 2008 were fully recouped by December of 2009, and that the HUI has spent all of this year 'chopping' back and forth below its March-2008 and December-2009 peaks. The chart pattern allows for two very different interpretations, one being that a major "double top" was put in place during 2008-2009 and the other being that everything since last December's peak has been a fairly routine intermediate-term correction within the long-term bull market's second major upward leg. We continue to believe that the latter interpretation is correct, because we see no evidence that gold's secular bull market is over and a lot of evidence indicating that it has a long way to go. Our view is that some time within the next 6 months -- it could be this September, or early next year, or some time in between -- the HUI will break decisively above 500, confirming that it has commenced the second intermediate-term advance of its second major upward leg of its long-term bull market.
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Chilean Sea Bass
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Like a chef preparing a sauce that is both sweet and savory, our promise is to show you photos of food that are both beautiful and true-to-life.
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USmax awarded GSA STARS II Task Order worth $1.4 million with USDA
USmax Corporation (“USmax”), a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) services, is excited to announce today that it has been awarded a prime contract by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to provide enterprise data management support. The services will ensure administration of enterprise databases and applications components for NIFA and its grants management environment.
NIFA’s unique mission is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations.
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Pacific Motorway crash, Brisbane: Driver and passengers flee the scene after their Mazda 3 flipped in a hit-and-run crash
A driver of an allegedly stolen car and three passengers fled the scene following a terrifying two-vehicle hit-and-run crash that forced their car to flip.
A silver Toyota Kluger was hit from behind by a white Mazda 3 sedan.
The collision caused the sedan to flip over and land upside down.
The driver of the Mazda and the three passengers inside the vehicle fled the scene following the incident.
The driver and three passengers inside an allegedly stolen car fled the scene after a two-vehicle crash that led to a white Mazda 3 sedan (pictured) being flipped upside down
Shocking images at the scene of the crash showed the white Mazda lying upside down on the side of the road near the off-ramp.
The vehicle sustained significant damage in the collision, with parts of the car’s front exterior ripped apart and its windows broken.
The driver of the Toyota Kluger, who was the only person inside the SUV, sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision.
The terrifying incident happened near an off-ramp on the Pacific Motorway in Brisbane’s CBD (pictured) on Monday night
Emergency services arrived at the scene following the crash but the driver of the Toyota Kluger refused to be taken to hospital.
The Mazda had earlier been reported stolen at an address in Archibald Street in Brisbane’s West End on February 4.
Queensland Police are investigating the incident and have urged anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage to come forward.

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Archie vs. Predator (2015 Dark Horse) #2B
The classic Archie comic is taken to an extraterrestrial level with "Archie vs. Predator" #2B. Written by Alex De Campi and featuring art by Rich Koslowski and Fernando Ruiz, this full color 28-page issue sees Archie and the gang try to save Betty and Veronica from the vicious Predator. To battle this foe, they devise a unique weapon – Jughead in drag! An action-packed issue for fans of Archie and sci-fi alike.


The 1966 Mustang Coupe was a classic car that was produced by Ford Motor Company. It was one of the most popular and iconic cars of its time, and it is still highly sought after by collectors.
Our coupe was built at the Los Gatos, California Ford plant, which was one of the largest automotive plants in the world at the time. The plant was known for producing high-quality cars that were both reliable and stylish.
The Mustang was designed to be a sporty and affordable car that could appeal to a wide range of consumers. It was powered by a range of engines, including a 200 cubic inch, six-cylinder engine, and a 289 cubic inch, V8 engine.
Today, the 1966 Mustang Coupe is a highly collectible car that can fetch a high price at auctions and private sales. The value of the car will depend on a number of factors, including its condition, mileage, and rarity.
Many collectors consider the 1966 Mustang Coupe to be a true icon of American automotive history, and it is a must-have for any serious car collector. Its timeless design and powerful performance make it a favorite among enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike.


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The Boho Rainbow Crib Bedding Set brings exclusive prints in high definition to compose the decoration of the nursery with cosiness and authenticity. A modern layette in earthy tones to receive your love with a playful and natural touch. Check out the details and be enchanted by this original Grão de Gente product:
01 Crib Comforter 57.1" length x 39.4" width
01 Bottom Sheet with Elastic 61" length x 41.3" width
01 Crib Skirt 02 Sides 53.1" width x 27.6" depth x 16.5" height
01 Boho Love Rain Square Cushion 13" x 13"
*Crib Bedding Set is composed of the items described above. Thus, the other products that appear on the scene are sold separately or merely illustrative.
Fabric: 100% Polyester Microfiber
Filling: 100% Polyester Fiber

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Cabrinha Switchblade 12m (excellent condition, no holes, never been damaged )
Cabrinha Control Bar
Cabrinha Board 135 (quick and fun board)
Dakine Harness (excellent condition)
Excellent gear to start in this great sport. Only selling because I am upgrading. Great kite upwind, good for jumps and good wind range. Never let me down!
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This is my dog, Sammy. He passed away on July 29, 2013. He was blind, deaf, and my heart.
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12/6/2011 3:05:18 PM
What a sweet boy. Nothing warms your heart like your pet.
9/27/2011 3:03:24 PM
Super cute. I had a chihuahua/terrier years ago....she was so sweet. Does Sammy have diabetes? I had a dog that was diabetic and lost her sight too.
9/20/2011 10:58:22 AM
aaawww so sorry to hear about Sammy losing his senses i just had to put my kitty to sleep she was 21 yrs old.... its hard to see your pets suffer and only a petlovers can sympathize with you....
enjoy every minute with him
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Aww...so sweet! He looks like a lovey.
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I am wondering why this deprecated repo https://github.com/urho3d/android-ndk got quite a number of stars/forks lately. With the new Android SDK manager the NDK can be installed easily and quite fast too. So, why do you still want to use this “hack” to get the NDK?
What if you need two of them?
If something has not changed since last time I did, you will end up with a “ndk-bundle” dir which is a symlink for ndk-bundle-release-somethin and some other ndk-bundle-release-somethin-else
Now I don’t know about that repos in particular. Just about ndk installer
I just want to know whether I can safely nuke the repo one day and not getting whack or something.
Fun fact: a while back i was looking up information on android builds on CI. I came upon a random guide on the internets recommending pulling NDK from urho3d repo. This guide was in no way related to gamedev/3d/urho3d.


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With the Spazmatics and Fourth Dimension
Roxy's Pub, West Palm Beach
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Snoop Dogg is a master party performer -- which is to say that his cool is contagious. For the duration of his hour-plus set Sunday evening,
the fenced-off parking lot behind Roxy's Pub looked like a sweaty impersonation of
a gangsta rap video. A decent-sized crowd of skin-baring Labor Day celebrators including hipsters, wannabes, squares, and O.G.'s alike had
their hands in the air or on each other as their lower halves thrusted and
pumped like they had just been freed from booty jail.
After the Spazmatics' new wave opening act, Snoop's peeps got on stage. All night,
multiple indoor rooms acted as dance-party space, but they remained
mostly deserted. The sound of this segment, as heard from the street (a break for a few cups of gin and juice), can be summed up as mediocre hip-hop songs sandwiched between alternating bouts of hype-the-crowd chants: "Doggystyle Records is in the building!" and "[your weed] smells good!" Eventually, epic orchestral music blasted from the speakers, signaling the entrance of the Dogg.
Snoop hit the stage wearing a baggy T-shirt, jeans, and megabling as the beat for Dr. Dre's resurgence hit "Next Episode" pumped from the speakers. The crowd matched his moves as he bobbed and swayed while greeting them with his well-known verse from the song ("La di da di da/It's the mothafuckin' d-o-double-g"). Following close behind the opener was the old-school fave "Gin and Juice," which he introduced as a great song to "get fucked up to" and another new-er school hit "P.I.M.P.," of 50 Cent fame. The whole set was an exercise in time travel, as he spanned his whole career (including the more recent, Auto-Tuned R&B ballad "Sensual Seduction").
Once Snoop finished with the classic "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)," the Disco Infiltrator (AKA New Times contributor Evan Rowe) and your County Grind correspondent hit the dance floor upstairs for a while with the weirdest moves we could muster up before wandering up to the third floor -- a barn-themed area where SoFla reggae favorites Fourth Dimension were playing. Though the band was sounding great, the peeps were scarce and the party seemed to be over. We split after a few minutes to hit the trunk and move on with our Labor Day.
Better than: Winning a contest for backstage passes and not getting them, I guess.
Personal bias: I've been down with Snoop for a good while. I've known every word on Doggystyle since I was 13, which was long before I knew what most of the words meant.
Random detail: We got a kick out of this encounter that we had on the way in with a big, bald, drunk dude:
BBDD: You here to see Snoop?
Me: I'm here to see Snoopy.
BBDD: Where's he playin' at?
Me: Where's my brain at?
Me: The ladies room.
Me: He's playing in the ladies room.
By the way: One could see and hear the show almost as well from the street as from
inside the gate. At any given time, there were 30 or more people enjoying
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Dr Marie Porter is part of a two-page spread on women in science in the Daily Record (published 11 November 2017). The focus of the article was on women in science on NERC-funded research projects. The publication by the Daily Record coincided with the NERC UnEarthed event that took place… Read more11 November 2017
Radio interview with Julian Clegg on BBC Radio Solent and a short video clip with PSO Dr Jo Hopkins on-board the RRS James Clark Ross on the eve of departure of the first Changing Arctic Ocean Programme cruise to the Barents Sea. Interview starts at 1 hour 57 mins. Read more30 June 2017
Environmental change in the Arctic Ocean is receiving increasing attention in the news, and this is reflected by the media coverage the Changing Arctic Ocean Programme receives. Press releases are also published by the CAO Programme on a regular basis to highlight key events and important science emerging from the CAO Programme.


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Challenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case
A federal judge in Michigan could rule as soon as Thursday on a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. The challenge comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two cases dealing with gay marriage later this month.
In the Michigan case, a lesbian couple sued not because they want to be married, but because they want to be parents.
Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer have been together 13 years. For all practical purposes, they consider themselves married to each other. Rowse says they would like to make it official with a wedding in one of the nine states that allows same-sex marriages.
"We were looking at going to Washington or New York to get married," she says.
But planning that with three young kids is a challenge. Jacob and Ryanne are both 3 years old; Nolan is 4.
Jacob came into the household as a foster child. As foster parents, Rowse and DeBoer shared legal guardianship of Jacob. When they decided to adopt the boy, they faced the same decision they'd faced with the two other children: which of them would be the legal parent. They chose Rowse, who is also Nolan's legal mother. That meant DeBoer actually lost legal rights she had as a foster parent.
"I lose the right to make medical decisions for my boys," DeBoer says. "I can't enroll my boys in school. I am on an emergency card at school — I am listed as just an emergency contact person. I am not a parent. I am nothing."
If Rowse were to die, DeBoer would have to go to court to try to adopt the two boys.
So Rowse and DeBoer sued Michigan in federal court. Current law allows heterosexual married couples to adopt children. It allows individuals to adopt children. But it specifically bans same-sex couples from adopting kids.
Rowse, DeBoer and their lawyers say they were shocked when the federal judge in their case invited them to expand their lawsuit to challenge the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
"He did not order us to amend the complaint, but he certainly urged us to do so," says Dana Nessel, one of the attorneys working for Rowse and DeBoer. "It injures so many families in Michigan, and so many people are hurt by these laws, and so we felt compelled to do something about it and we did. So here we are now."
Michigan has some of the most restrictive laws in the country dealing with same-sex relationships. Michigan voters adopted an amendment to the state constitution in 2004 that prohibits recognizing same-sex marriages or civil unions or in any way treating same-sex couples as if they're married.
Joy Yearout, the spokeswoman for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who is defending the amendment, says changing the law should be a decision made by the state Legislature and by Michigan voters.
"The attorney general is the people's attorney, and his priority and responsibility is to defend laws that are put in place by the elected Legislature and also constitutional amendments that are approved by the people," Yearout says.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in late March in two unrelated gay marriage cases — one challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, and the other challenging California's ban on gay marriage.
Michigan's case is a little different from those two because the state's marriage ban and adoption laws are so restrictive.
Rowse and DeBoer say they'll be happy if the judge says gay and lesbian couples can marry in Michigan. But mostly, they want the judge to say they can both be the parents of all their children in the eyes of the law.
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In the time periods between major GPU releases, companies like ASUS have the ability to really dig down and engineer truly unique products. With the expanded time between major GPU releases, from either NVIDIA or AMD, these products have continued evolving to offer better features and experiences than any graphics card before them. The ASUS Strix GTX 780 is exactly one of those solutions – taking a GTX 780 GPU that was originally released in May of last year and twisting it into a new design that offers better cooling, better power and lower noise levels.
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Out of the box, the ASUS Strix GTX 780 will run at 889 MHz base clock and 941 MHz Boost clock, a fairly modest increase over the 863/900 MHz rates of the reference card. Obviously with much better cooling and a lot of work being done on the PCB of this custom design, users will have a lot of headroom to overclock on their own, but I continue to implore companies like ASUS and MSI to up the ante out of the box! One area where ASUS does impress is with the memory – the Strix card features a full 6GB of GDDR5 running 6.0 GHz, twice the capacity of the reference GTX 780 (and even GTX 780 Ti) cards. If you had any concerns about Surround or 4K gaming, know that memory capacity will not be a problem. (Though raw compute power may still be.)
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | August 3, 2014 - 04:59 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, maxwell, gtx 880
Just recently, we posted a story that claimed NVIDIA was preparing to launch high-end Maxwell in the October/November time frame. Apparently, that was generous. The graphics company is said to announce their GeForce GTX 880 in mid-September, with availability coming later in the month. It is expected to be based on the GM204 architecture (which previous rumors claim is 28nm).
It is expected that the GeForce GTX 880 will be available with 4GB of video memory, with an 8GB version possible at some point. As someone who runs multiple (five) monitors, I can tell you that 2GB is not enough for someone of my use case. Windows 7 says the same. It kicks me out of applications to tell me that it does not have enough video memory. This would be enough reason for me to get more GPU memory.
We still do not know how many CUDA cores will be present in the GM204 chip, or if the GeForce GTX 880 will have all of them enabled (but I would be surprised if it didn't). Without any way to derive its theoretical performance, we cannot compare it against the GTX 780 or 780Ti. It could be significantly faster, it could be marginally faster, or it could be somewhere between.
But we will probably find out within two months.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Displays | July 29, 2014 - 09:02 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: vesa, nvidia, g-sync, freesync, DisplayPort, amd
Dynamic refresh rates have two main purposes: save power by only forcing the monitor to refresh when a new frame is available, and increase animation smoothness by synchronizing to draw rates (rather than "catching the next bus" at 16.67ms, on the 16.67ms, for 60 Hz monitors). Mobile devices prefer the former, while PC gamers are interested in the latter.
Obviously, the video camera nullifies the effect.
NVIDIA was first to make this public with G-Sync. AMD responded with FreeSync, starting with a proposal that was later ratified by VESA as DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync. AMD, then, took up "Project FreeSync" as an AMD "hardware/software solution" to make use of DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync in a way that benefits PC gamers.
Today's news is that AMD has just released an FAQ which explains the standard much more thoroughly than they have in the past. For instance, it clarifies the distinction between DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync and Project FreeSync. Prior to the FAQ, I thought that FreeSync became DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync, and that was that. Now, it is sounding a bit more proprietary, just built upon an open, VESA standard.
If interested, check out the FAQ at AMD's website.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | July 29, 2014 - 08:27 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, graphics drivers, shield tablet, shield
Alongside the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet launch, the company has released their GeForce 340.52 drivers. This version allows compatible devices to use GameStream and it, also, is optimized for Metro: Redux and Final Fantasy XIV (China).
The driver supports GeForce 8-series graphics cards, and later. As a reminder, for GPUs that are not based on the Fermi architecture (or later), 340.xx will be your last driver version. NVIDIA does intend to provided extended support for 340.xx (and earlier) drivers until April 1st, 2016. But, when Fermi, Kepler, and Maxwell move on to 343.xx, Tesla and earlier will not. That said, most of the content of this driver is aimed at Kepler and later. Either way, the driver itself is available for those pre-Fermi cards.
I should also mention that a user of Anandtech's forums noted the removal of Miracast from NVIDIA documentation. NVIDIA has yet to comment, although it is still very short notice, at this point.
Subject: Graphics Cards | July 29, 2014 - 02:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, gtx 780, R9 290X DC2 OC, sli, crossfire, STRIX GTX 780 OC 6GB, R9 290X
We have seen [H]ard|OCP test ASUS' STRIX GTX 780 OC 6GB and R9 290X DirectCU II before but this time they have been overclocked and paired up for a 4k showdown. For a chance NewEgg gives the price advantage to AMD, $589 versus $599 at the time of writing (with odd blips in prices on Amazon). The GTX 780 has been set to 1.2GHz and 6.6GHz while the 290X is 1.1GHz and 5.6GHz, keep in mind dual GPU setups may not reach the same frequencies as single cards. Read on for their conclusions and decide if you prefer to brag about a higher overclock or have better overall performance.
"We take the ASUS STRIX GTX 780 OC 6GB video card and run two in SLI and overclock both of these at 4K resolutions to find the ultimate gameplay performance with 6GB of VRAM. We will also compare these to two overclocked ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II CrossFire video cards for the ultimate VRAM performance showdown."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- ASUS GTX 780 STRIX OC 6GB Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 (GV-N770OC-2GD) vs. ASUS Matrix Platinum (R9280X-P-3GD5) Video Card Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Ice-cold Temperature Killa: Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 GPU Cooler Review @ Techgage
- Examining AMD’s Driver Progress Since Launch Drivers: R9 290X & HD 7970 @ eTeknix
- HIS Radeon R7 250X and 260X iCooler @ Funky Kit
- Sapphire Dual-X R9 280 3GB OC Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- AMD Radeon R9 280X Round-up @ Legion Hardware
- HIS R9 280 IceQ X2 OC 3GB GDDR5 Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
- Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Vapor-X 4 GB @ techPowerUp
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | July 28, 2014 - 09:00 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: raptr, pc game streaming
Raptr seems to be gaining in popularity. Total playtime recorded by the online service was up 15% month-over-month, from May to June. The software is made up of a few features that are designed to make the lives of PC gamers easier and better, ranging from optimizing game settings to recording gameplay. If you have used a recent version of GeForce Experience, then you probably have a good idea of what Raptr does.
Today, Raptr has announced a new, major update. The version's headlining feature is hardware accelerated video recording, and streaming, for both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. Raptr claims that their method leads to basically no performance lost, regardless of which GPU vendor is used. Up to 20 minutes of previous gameplay can be recorded after it happened and video of unlimited length can be streamed on demand.
Notice the recording overlay in the top left.
The other, major feature of this version is enhanced sharing of said videos. They can be uploaded to Raptr.com and shared to Facebook and Twitter, complete with hashtags (#BecauseYolo?)
If interested, check out Raptr at their website.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | July 24, 2014 - 07:32 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, gtx 880
Many of our readers were hoping to drop one (or more) Maxwell-based GPUs in their system for use with their 4K monitors, 3D, or whatever else they need performance for. That has not happened, nor do we even know, for sure, when it will. The latest rumors claim that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870 and 880 desktop GPUs will arrive in October or November. More interesting, it is expected to be based on GM204 at the current, 28nm process.
The recent GPU roadmap, as of GTC 2014
NVIDIA has not commented on the delay, at least that I know of, but we can tell something is up from their significantly different roadmap. We can also make a fairly confident guess, by paying attention to the industry as a whole. TSMC has been struggling to keep up with 28nm production, having increased wait times by six extra weeks in May, according to Digitimes, and whatever 20nm capacity they had was reportedly gobbled up by Apple until just recently. At around the same time, NVIDIA inserted Pascal between Maxwell and Volta with 3D memory, NVLink, and some unified memory architecture (which I don't believe they yet elaborated on).
The previous roadmap. (Source: Anandtech)
And, if this rumor is true, Maxwell was pushed from 20nm to a wholly 28nm architecture. It was originally supposed to be host of unified virtual memory, not Pascal. If I had to make a safe guess, I would assume that NVIDIA needed to redesign their chip to 28nm and, especially with the extra delays at TSMC, cannot get the volume they need until Autumn.
Lastly, going by the launch of the 750ti, Maxwell will basically be a cleaned-up Kepler architecture. Its compute units were shifted into power-of-two partitions, reducing die area for scheduling logic (and so forth). NVIDIA has been known to stash a few features into each generation, sometimes revealing them well after retail availability, so that is not to say that Maxwell will be "a more efficient Kepler".
I expect its fundamental architecture should be pretty close, though.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Mobile | July 19, 2014 - 03:29 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, maxwell, mobile gpu, mobile graphics
Apparently, some hardware sites got their hands on an NVIDIA driver listing with several new product codes. They claim thirteen N16(P/E) chips are listed (although I count twelve (??)). While I do not have much knowledge of NVIDIA's internal product structure, the GeForce GTX 880M, based on Kepler, is apparently listed as N15E.
Things have changed a lot since this presentation.
These new parts will allegedly be based on the second-generation Maxwell architecture. Also, the source believes that these new GPUs will in the GeForce GTX 800-series, possibly with the MX suffix that was last seen in October 2012 with the GeForce GTX 680MX. Of course, being a long-time PC gamer, the MX suffix does not exactly ring positive with my memory. It used to be the Ti-line that you wanted, and the MX-line that you could afford. But who am I kidding? None of that is relevant these days. Get off my lawn.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | July 19, 2014 - 03:05 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Xeon Phi, xeon, Intel, avx-512, avx
It is difficult to know what is actually new information in this Intel blog post, but it is interesting none-the-less. Its topic is the AVX-512 extension to x86, designed for Xeon and Xeon Phi processors and co-processors. Basically, last year, Intel announced "Foundation", the minimum support level for AVX-512, as well as Conflict Detection, Exponential and Reciprocal, and Prefetch, which are optional. This, earlier blog post was very much focused on Xeon Phi, but it acknowledged that the instructions will make their way to standard, CPU-like Xeons at around the same time.
This year's blog post brings in a bit more information, especially for common Xeons. While all AVX-512-supporting processors (and co-processors) will support "AVX-512 Foundation", the instruction set extensions are a bit more scattered.
|Conflict Detection Instructions||Yes||Yes||Yes|
|Exponential and Reciprocal Instructions||No||Yes||Yes|
|Byte and Word Instructions||Yes||No||No|
|Doubleword and Quadword Instructions||Yes||No||No|
|Vector Length Extensions||Yes||No||No|
Source: Intel AVX-512 Blog Post (and my understanding thereof).
So why do we care? Simply put: speed. Vectorization, the purpose of AVX-512, has similar benefits to multiple cores. It is not as flexible as having multiple, unique, independent cores, but it is easier to implement (and works just fine with having multiple cores, too). For an example: imagine that you have to multiply two colors together. The direct way to do it is multiply red with red, green with green, blue with blue, and alpha with alpha. AMD's 3DNow! and, later, Intel's SSE included instructions to multiply two, four-component vectors together. This reduces four similar instructions into a single operating between wider registers.
Smart compilers (and programmers, although that is becoming less common as compilers are pretty good, especially when they are not fighting developers) are able to pack seemingly unrelated data together, too, if they undergo similar instructions. AVX-512 allows for sixteen 32-bit pieces of data to be worked on at the same time. If your pixel only has four, single-precision RGBA data values, but you are looping through 2 million pixels, do four pixels at a time (16 components).
For the record, I basically just described "SIMD" (single instruction, multiple data) as a whole.
This theory is part of how GPUs became so powerful at certain tasks. They are capable of pushing a lot of data because they can exploit similarities. If your task is full of similar problems, they can just churn through tonnes of data. CPUs have been doing these tricks, too, just without compromising what they do well.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Mobile, Shows and Expos | July 7, 2014 - 04:06 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tegra k1, OpenGL ES, opengl, Khronos, google io, google, android extension pack, Android
Sure, this is a little late. Honestly, when I first heard the announcement, I did not see much news in it. The slide from the keynote (below) showed four points: Tesselation, Geometry Shaders, Computer [sic] Shaders, and ASTC Texture Compression. Honestly, I thought tesselation and geometry shaders were part of the OpenGL ES 3.1 spec, like compute shaders. This led to my immediate reaction: "Oh cool. They implemented OpenGL ES 3.1. Nice. Not worth a news post."
Image Credit: Blogogist
Apparently, they were not part of the ES 3.1 spec (although compute shaders are). My mistake. It turns out that Google is cooking their their own vendor-specific extensions. This is quite interesting, as it adds functionality to the API without the developer needing to target a specific GPU vendor (INTEL, NV, ATI, AMD), waiting for approval from the Architecture Review Board (ARB), or using multi-vendor extensions (EXT). In other words, it sounds like developers can target Google's vendor without knowing the actual hardware.
Hiding the GPU vendor from the developer is not the only reason for Google to host their own vendor extension. The added features are mostly from full OpenGL. This makes sense, because it was announced with NVIDIA and their Tegra K1, Kepler-based SoC. Full OpenGL compatibility was NVIDIA's selling point for the K1, due to its heritage as a desktop GPU. But, instead of requiring apps to be programmed with full OpenGL in mind, Google's extension pushes it to OpenGL ES 3.1. If the developer wants to dip their toe into OpenGL, then they could add a few Android Extension Pack features to their existing ES engine.
Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 "Rivalry" Demo from Google I/O 2014.
The last feature, ASTC Texture Compression, was an interesting one. Apparently the Khronos Group, owners of OpenGL, were looking for a new generation of texture compression technologies. NVIDIA suggested their ZIL technology. ARM and AMD also proposed "Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression". ARM and AMD won, although the Khronos Group stated that the collaboration between ARM and NVIDIA made both proposals better than either in isolation.
Android Extension Pack is set to launch with "Android L". The next release of Android is not currently associated with a snack food. If I was their marketer, I would block out the next three versions as 5.x, and name them (L)emon, then (M)eringue, and finally (P)ie.
Would I do anything with the two skipped letters before pie? (N)(O).


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