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Posted by kennesaw on April 6, 2013
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A North Miami Beach mother and father have been arrested and charged with child abuse after their severely malnourished child was found naked in the street.
Police said the child had jumped from the rear window of his house in the 14-hundred block of NE 152 Street, to escape his abusers on Saturday night.
The child, who is nine-years-old, was said to have the body of a much younger child, according to North Miami Beach Police.
When the child was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, it was discovered he only weighed 35 pounds, or roughly the size of a 3 – 5 year old child.
"He looks like he came from Auschwitz," said juvenile court Judge Cindy Lederman. "This does not happen in a month."
Police said the child's hands and feet were so swollen from lack of food and that the child told hospital staff that he had not eaten in roughly three days.
North Miami Beach Police arrested Marsee "Redd" Strong, 34, and charged her with two counts of aggravated abuse and neglect of a child.
In addition, Edward Bailey, 39, was arrested for his alleged part in the case and faces two counts of aggravated abuse and child neglect.
According to police, Strong admitted to failing to protect her child from others and "not properly supervising him and getting him medical treatment in a timely manner;" but denied physically abusing the kid. She did not dispute that bruising covered most of the child's body.
Bailey told police that he didn't abuse his son, but "allows other to do so without his intervention."
Bailey also said he noticed the child's small stature and abuse, but didn't take him to get medical treatment.
After an appearance in bond court, the boy's mother was held on $65,000 bond. The father was held on $60,000 bond.
Neighbors were stunned to hear about the charges.
"I was surprised. I was shocked. I didn't even know what to say when the police were here and the mother was standing on the corner and then I heard the child had jumped out of the window and ran down the street naked," said Mary Williams.
Willie Mitchell said he never saw any problems with his neighbors.
"I always seen a lovely family with the kids happy around their mother."
Another neighbor said she knew the boy had a severe eating disorder.
The victim is one of six children living in the home. The investigation has also revealed that the parents have a history of involvement with the Department of Children and Families.
An uncle, Joseph Lee, stepped forward in and asked to care for the boy's five siblings.
"I'm looking for words to express how I feel," Lee said in court. "I was not aware. You try to do everything you can. I asked her about him. She told me he was fine."
According to a social worker, DCF had been monitoring the boy because he had refused to eat and "self-mutilated himself and his own skin."
"There was food in the house," the social worker said. "But there was no neglect. He just refused to eat."
But, Judge Lederman said there was gross negligence and appointed a guardian to take care of the children and ordered medical tests for all of the children in the home.
Judge Lederman said this was "one of the worst cases I've seen. This looks like a neon sign. The abuse should have been obvious."
Lederman ordered a thorough investigation and expected a full report by the next custody hearing on February 8th.
The North Miami Beach Police Department and the DCF continue to investigate the incident and the family.
CREDITS: CBS MIAMI Reporting Peter D'Oench
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Made in the Image of the Goddess, by Chantelle Griffin (2:41)
April 7, 2017, by Bryce Anderson
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Today we see that low-level grammar and punctuation errors can kick the reader out of a story before it even starts.
What I gleaned about the story: Our heroes are in trouble. Someone is in a hole. Someone knows magic, but that's not much help at the moment.
WTF #1: Punctuation MIA
Analysis: The opening paragraph ratchets up the stakes, letting us know just how bad it'll get if Saranon doesn't succeed. As she tries to dig her way out of the problem, we read: It was no use the ground was too soft, from the rain that had fallen during the day.
It should read: It was no use: the ground was too soft from the rain that had fallen during the day.
Missing punctuation can be particularly hard on readers, since it removes vital clues about how the words in a sentence relate to each other. By the time I'd read, "It was no use the ground," I was already getting warning flags from my brain, saying I'd read it wrong and needed to go back for a closer inspection.
Authors don't want their readers turning back. Forward, always forward!
WTF #2: Mispunctuated dialogue
Analysis: As Saranon's (friend? ally? co-conspirator?) hurries over to help, we get our first bit of dialogue: 'Get them out,' Tasha's voice was firm, 'Now!'
Confession time: in my (American) mind, marking dialogue by using single quotes rather than double quotes is A Thing Not To Be Done And A Blight Upon The Natural Order. In reality, single quotes are common practice on the British side of the pond, so that inner voice is just my provincialism talking. It's also one of those things most readers would stop noticing after a page or two. For me, it takes about five.
Your spouse makes sure your clothes look good before you go out. Who does that for your books?
But the single quotes drew me in for a closer inspection of the sentence, revealing problems I might've otherwise glided past. The utterances "Get them out!" and "Now!" are two separate sentences of dialogue, but the dialogue tag is punctuated as though it's being inserted into the middle of a single sentence. Further, I'd argue that the dialogue tag itself (Tasha's voice was firm) is written as though it were a third, separate sentence.
More correct: "Get them out!" Tasha's voice was firm. "Now!"
My instinct is to do a full "Punctuationing the Dialogues 101" writeup. But in keeping with Internet World best practices, I'll instead pass the job off to someone who sounds more knowledgeable than me: [link].
WTF #3: Conspicuous splice job
Analysis: In the second paragraph, we learn that Saranon could bring some magicky mojo to bear, but the consequences would be unacceptably high. This is a wise strategy: problems that your character can make disappear with a snap of their fingers don't conjure up much tension. But once again, punctuation problems undermine the story: If she used her sorcery it would be detected in the camp and she would pay. Just as Galven and Jeremy had, for weeks they had been imprisoned in the sorcerer Keep.
The second sentence could be split with a period, a colon (my preference), or a semicolon. But using a comma created a "comma splice," where a comma is used to join two independent clauses. The word 'splice' (literally, join or connect two rope ends by interweaving the strands) suggests that the joining is an awkward one, and the sentence does read awkwardly, like two sentences met at a speed-dating event and have just made plans to go out for coffee: they're still trying to feel out whether they belong together.
Well, that's the third flag dropped. Time to close the book. While I want to know how the characters are getting out of the hole the author dropped them into, I'm keenly aware that problems that manifest this quickly are bound to persist throughout the book.
Every reader comes to your book with their own threshold for these sorts of technical issues. Not everyone cares about wayward commas or spliced sentences, but a fair number do (and they're not afraid to wreak havoc on your Amazon reviews). With all the other novels and capybara videos and Netflixes clamoring for readers' attention, you cannot give them any excuse to put your book down. I mean, look at me! I just lost twenty minutes to capybara videos right after I wrote that sentence. That's twenty minutes I spent not reading your novel, dear author!
I hate telling anyone to hire an editor. It sounds judgmental, and also dismissive of the real challenges of finding (and harder, paying for) a good editor.
Nonetheless, if you want people to read your novel instead of reveling in the sedate, chill-exuding majesty of the capybara, you need it to be polished to a fine sheen. Whether you choose to pay an editor or take the cheaper route by digging up some juicy blackmail material on him, editing must happen.
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Val Quainton 2017-04-09 at 2:26 PM
Thank you! This explanation of why you use an editor and the value of what they do is spot on and very useful. And so is the link on punctuating dialogue. Much appreciated!

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The White Wonder Studios Logo
The White Wonder Studios logo has grown into something fairly straight-forward. The snowflake design quickly conveys what "White Wonder" means, and the circle and swirl in the center is our original logo.
The original logo was the result of abstract work – mainly playing with and transforming geometric shapes. When Isaiah created our signature swirl, it really resonated with him, and thus our logo was born.
We know the original part of the story of our logo isn't all that exciting, it's pretty standard graphic design stuff. The crazy story behind it started when Isaiah traveled to a country on the other side of the world…
Jade Necklace with Māori Double-Koru
A Symbol From A World Away
While on his journey to the bottom of the world, Isaiah spent a lot of time in New Zealand. While there, he came across a Māori (native people of New Zealand) bone carving necklace that bears a striking resemblance to our already-existing logo. The symbol in the carving was that of the double-koru. The resemblance is uncanny. Not believing in chance or coincidence, Isaiah bought the necklace and still owns it to this day.
Koru is the Māori word for spiral, and is based on the shape of an unfurling fern frong. The koru is seen by the Māori as a symbol of creation – bringing new life, growth, new beginnings, and purity into the world. It also represents strength, peace, tranquility, and spirituality.
The circular shape of the double-koru represents the idea of perpetual movement, with the inward coil symbolizing a return to the point of origin. The two unfolding fern fronds represent leaving the protective circle of home, reaching outward toward life and new growth. The symbolism is representative of the life cycle.
About The White Wonder Studios Website
Let's be honest for a second – this website is a lot like so many others on the web. It's responsive web design, works on all browsers and operating systems, uses the latest standards in HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, etc. etc. We could go on. It's a solid framework which is why so many companies harness the same technologies to design their website.
The difference lies in the story behind the design. Antarctica is a part of our namesake, so we wanted to incorporate that into the design. To make the screen feel like an open, wide expanse – we used photos from Antarctica for some of the backgrounds, making generous use of white space (all the photos were taken by Isaiah while he worked in Antarctica). The colors are a white, black, gray, and ice blue palette – matching the colors found down at the bottom of the world.


This past summer as I was unexpectedly broadsided by some unwelcome fears, anxiety, and depression, my first instinct was to run away from uncomfortable feelings and try to find some joy to distract me.
Well, it turns out I was looking for joy in all the wrong places. I even traveled to the other side of the world thinking I would find joy by visiting my girls and grandson only to find myself feeling worse when I was there.
you can't run from your problems and expect them to go away.
you can't depend on other people, even your loved ones to make you feel better.
you can't distract yourself with travel therapy or retail therapy.
and you can't make yourself so busy that you don't think about what ails you.
So now I want to share with you what has helped.
When I came home from New Zealand, I was a big mess. I couldn't even figure out what my problem was or why I was so miserable inside.
Thankfully, I have a lifelong friend who helped me unravel the mess that was in my head. She has known me through all the seasons of my life including the good, the bad and the ugly so she was able to point some things out to me that I just couldn't see. She gave me some questions/journaling prompts to get me to explore my feelings and identify where things starting getting really hard for me. And then we set up a time to go over it.
I can't tell you how much that helped me. It took me a few weeks to think through those questions and journal my responses but it was the beginning of helping me to sort through everything.
I share this part to help you think about who may be a good friend that can help you in this way, or maybe who do you know who is struggling that you can help like this? Sometimes we don't even know what to do to help a friend going through a hard time. What my friend did for me was such a gift and it was the lifeline thrown in to help me out of a deep pit.
I am following up with some counseling sessions at my church to help me keep working through some of the issues that dragged me into the pit to begin with so I can be more prepared to combat these issues as I move on in life.
How I am keeping out of that pit… I am focusing on learning how to choose JOY!
Every time I am tempted to think of negative thoughts and feelings, I pop in the earbuds and listen to uplifting music, right now my go-to is Joy by for King and Country. Actually, I start most days by listening to this song.
I signed up for the FREE 30 day Choose Joy daily video series by Kay Warren.
I purchased the book Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough by Kay Warren.
"The detailed circumstances of his death are private, but what I am comfortable telling you is that on the morning of April 5, 2013, I have very good reasons to believe he had taken his life, although it wouldn't be confirmed until later that day. The night before I did not sleep, full of anxiety and grief because I was pretty sure Matthew had died. So when I got dressed that morning, I deliberately reached in my jewelry drawer and selected a necklace that said, Choose Joy. I was sick to my stomach, sharing from head to toe and terrified that what I had dreaded had actually happened. But I put it on because somewhere in the dim recesses of my frozen mind I was certain the only thing that would allow me to survive the loss of my son was what I knew and believed about God…and joy. That morning I possessed these three things: the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be okay, and the determined choice to give my praise to God – even on April 5, 2013.
If you have read my "About Page" or followed me for a while, you already know what a fan I am of Proverbs 31 Ministries Online Bible Studies.
Well, this fall just happened to be a perfect study to help with this quest to find joy in the midst of trials. We went through a book called Love Life Again: Finding Joy When Life is Hard by Tracie Miles. I loved this book because it made me realize you don't have to be on the other side of your problem to find joy. Tracie wrote this book while she was going through a terrible time in her life. She weaves her story and journey into an encouraging book offering practical ways to work through struggles and find joy again.
It may be hard to hear this message about choosing joy when you are in the midst of a difficult time in your life. I get that. I have felt that way many times before as well.
Lysa pointed out that it doesn't say, "you should feel joy"…no guilt here…no, no, no. It says consider joy. That is such a great place to start. Just start with considering joy. Think about the rest of this verse, it reminds us that there is a purpose in our pain and struggles that will produce in us some great things.
So if you are struggling with something in your life right now (a health problem, stress, depression, anxiety, loss, grief or any other "real life" problem) and you are just looking for some joy, I hope these suggestions help you find it.
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in: Queen Anne's Revenge crew, Pirates, Males,
Mutineers
1750, during the battle at Whitecap Bay
Weapon(s) owned
Mutiny on the Queen Anne's Revenge
Battle at Whitecap Bay
Crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge
Drowned and eaten by mermaids
Portrayer
Richard Thomson
"I heard it said that a kiss from a mermaid protects a sailor from drowning."
―Derrick[src]
Derrick was a sailor who operated during the mid-18th century. During the quest for the Fountain of Youth, Derrick joined the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge, where he served under the infamous pirate Blackbeard. He took part in Jack Sparrow's mutiny and the battle at Whitecap Bay. Derrick would be killed by mermaids during the crew's mermaid hunt.
1.2 Quest for the Fountain of Youth
1.2.1 Mutiny on the Queen Anne's Revenge
1.2.2 Death at Whitecap Bay
Early life[]
"Lads, I'm sailin' with Sparrow! Who'll buy a sailor a drink?"
Not much is known about Derrick's early life, but it is known that he took the life of piracy prior to the mid-18th century. Several years after the War Against Piracy, Derrick went to the pub called the Captain's Daughter, located in Londontown. It was here that Derrick, along with a number of sailors and pirates, signed on to sail under Jack Sparrow. After he was successfully recruited, Derrick proudly stated that he was sailing with Sparrow, and asked who would buy him a drink.[1]
Quest for the Fountain of Youth[]
Mutiny on the Queen Anne's Revenge[]
"Death...for certain."
"The garden of darkened souls."
"Untimely our ends will be."
"Unless...we take the ship."
―Derrick, Garheng, Ezekiel, and Jack Sparrow[src]
Climbing aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, Derrick worked as one of the ship's deckhands for the next five days, where he would work with a shanghaied Jack Sparrow. He later met with Jack and some of the other crewmen, who were not satisfied with sailing under Angelica and her zombie crew, and took part in Jack's mutiny aboard the Revenge. Jack's crew were soon victorious until Blackbeard himself came out of his cabin. Blackbeard, in response to being told that this was a mutiny, hung all of the crewmen, including Derrick, with the rigging of the Queen Anne's Revenge. Derrick and the rest of the crewmen were let down to witness the Cook's punishment.[1]
Death at Whitecap Bay[]
Cabin Boy and Derrick before the Mermaid attack.
"We're doomed."
"We're not doomed. Day we set sail, I spilled a glass of wine on deck. That's good luck."
―Ezekiel and Derrick[src]
Later, when the crew arrivied at Whitecap Bay, Derrick was forced to sit in the same longboat as Scrum, Philip Swift, Gunner, Ezekiel, and the Cabin Boy. He mentions that a kiss from a mermaid could save a sailor from drowning. Like the rest aboard the boat, Derrick was forced to sing in order to attract mermaids. When the mermaids started their attack and destroyed the boat, Derrick was pushed into the deepest depths of the ocean by one of the mermaids, where he drowned and was eaten by his attackers.[1]
Derrick was portrayed by Richard Thomson in On Stranger Tides.
In the revision screenplay draft of On Stranger Tides, Derrick's death was meant to be more graphical. While pushing him into the depths of the ocean, the mermaids were intended to tear him apart as the battle continued.[2]
In LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, unlike the films, Derrick survives the Battle at Whitecap Bay and makes it to the Fountain of Youth along the rest of the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (First appearance)
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization)
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
↑ Worldplayer: Revision draft of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides script
v • d • eCrew of the Queen Anne's Revenge
Captain: Blackbeard (controlled by Jolly Roger)
Jumbees: LaSchafe
Captain: Blackbeard
Zombie Officers: Gunner – Master-at-Arms – Quartermaster – Yeoman
Angelica – Cabin Boy – Cook – Derrick – Ezekiel – Garheng
Purser – Salaman – Jack Sparrow – Scrum – Philip Swift
Captain: Hector Barbossa
Cabin Boy – Ezekiel – Garheng – Salaman – Scrum
Mullroy – Murtogg
Queen Anne's Revenge crew
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Oh Wind Whisperer, who calms storms and quiets seas, I await your breath this day. Fill the sail of my heart with faithfulness, that I may slice through the waters of fear that plague these times. Guide my hand as I navigate channels of opportunity to love and serve, pray and hold, empower and discern. Help me to trim the sails of my efforts to seek justice in your name and to be a vessel of healing for the brokenhearted. Lead me through troubled waters of division and anger, that I may be mindful of the perils and power they hold. Steer me in the direction of hope, that, as I traverse the bounty and challenges of this new day and week I may arrive in the safe harbor of your being and take rest. Oh Wind Whisperer, hear my prayer.
This prayer was a huge gift for me today. Thank you – your words were precisely what I needed to pray.
I'm so glad it was a blessing for you.
Thank you for this beautiful prayer. As a lover of sailing and water and having preached on this text last Sunday this was deeply meaningful to me and I will share it this week with my congregation.
Thank you for your comment. I'm grateful the words found resonance for you, and that you are led to share it.


There are several key issues associated with current cron implementation.
Every page load will call wp_cron(), check the first timestamp in cron array, if it has expired, it calls spawn_cron which calls wp-cron.php to do fire up the jobs.
This runs into massive concurrency issue on a large system with hundreds of servers, where millions of pages views are generated every day.
However, the check does not solve the issues resulted from concurrency.
On a busy site, in the particular second when first cron timestamp is expiring, there are 10 blog page loads on 10 different servers.
Suppose process#1 on server #1 goes first, yet before it has reached update_option('doing_cron', $local_time + 30), process #2 on server#2 begins the sequence too.
Check and also update_option('doing_cron', $local_time + 30). So both processes will proceed to fire up the cron job.
I've observed that on a popular blog on a busy production site, ANY cron job was executed 5-7 times! That may be ok for publish_future_post operation, but may not be good for other cron tasks.
An ideal solution is to guarantee every cron is executed once and once only.
I can envision storing all cron jobs in a central table, then a daemon processes it on a PARTICULAR server. Yet this approach may not be as flexible as it may not handle blog-specific jobs well.
A practical solution is to make the cron operation as atomic as possible, knowing that we can never make it truly atomic as there will be database and cross-data center communication delays.
Because cron job condition is tested on every blog page load on every server. Any server with a bad clock can ruin the cron jobs, causing future posts being published earlier or never being published.
We can build in some protection mechanism to guard against this.
Calling time() in multiple places in cron operation chain can be tricky on a busy server, as each call can give different values if the server is overloaded. Passing the first timestamp at cron entry point is logically sound.
Server timer drifting issue caused by power outage, etc poses a fundamental challenge. Software can not prevent hardware failure, and can only do so much to adapt to those failure cases.
7068_cron.diff (1.6 KB) - added by hailin 11 years ago.
7068_cron_part2.diff (2.8 KB) - added by hailin 11 years ago.
Cleaned up the patch a little bit. Not sure why 7068_cron.diff does not display in HTML preview.
The patch has been tested at a very large site for over a month now, and it appears it's doing better than before.
You know what the best way to make the wp-cron atomic. Setting up a cron job using crontab or Windows Scheduler.
What is the point of check_server_timer if it is always going to return true?
If we want something pluggable we should be using a filter.
I'm not sure this new code really improves cron that much.
All it does is reduce the window for the race condition to occur rather than fixing the bug.
We are still going to fight with any object cache that is in existance.
I believe this race condition is unavoidable as long as it is driven off of hits to the site itself, as those hits are unpredictable. Two in quick succession can always cause wp-cron to hit twice so the most you can do is reduce it.
Indeed. But for a single server hosted site we should be able to do something very reliable.
I don't think in core wordpress.org we should be trying to cope for multi server multi db scenarios as they would be better served by running the cron jobs manually triggered from a true cron job allowing you to do all the semaphore or mutex work you wanted.
I don't quite follow you there, westi. Where exactly are we talking about multi-server or multi-db setups here? I never considered them at all.
The new code and comments on this ticket look to me like Halin is trying to solve problems in that kind of setup (as seen on wp.com) in wp.org which doesn't feel correct to me.
Mmmm... I don't think that he is, really. A single server setup can still get high traffic, and the problem is that high traffic creates the race condition. Sure, he only reduced it instead of fixing it, but still, that reduction is enough to prevent a large load on the system.
By moving the doing_cron check into the main code, you reduce the number of hits that occur to wp-cron.php in the first place. This is a substantial change, because it prevents wp-cron.php from running and then having to suddenly load all of WordPress up a few times just to check doing_cron.
Because until the cron job waiting has actually processed, every hit to the site would previously cause a hit to wp-cron. So until the job finished, you doubled your load. Not a great way to do things.
Sure the best method is a real cron job, but not everybody can set those up easily.
Related, #15602. check_server_timer() is gone.


The project is for the logo and business card of Hesti's hair salon. The name of the salon is "He's haarcafe". She chose orange for the interior design of her store, and she preferred that the style of the logo is clean and modern.
I was trying to create the connection with the name of the store "Hes" haarcafe and hair cut cut in the logo. (The reference is below the text.) So my idea was that the logo needed to include the tool of hair cut and hair in order to present the hair salon.
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Diary of a Dragon by Tad Williams
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"Dear Diary, Went out shopping today. Picked up half a dozen sheep, two pigs, and a princess." –Diary of a Dragon, Tad Williams pg 7.
Thus began the most enjoyable jaunt with a chapbook I have ever had. It's a short, fun treasure for fans of Tad Williams, or anyone who grew up loving the rather skewed relationship between Dragons and Princesses that is woven through the fantasy genre. I was raised on Patricia C. Wrede, so I have a certain fond spot for Princesses who don't end up being quite what a dragon would expect. The voice of his Dragon perfect, and Williams uses the diary format to really sell the reader on the grumpy shut-in personality. A dragon who is comfortable in his cave, with his Diary, and all the livestock he can be bothered to snatch (though, his wings aren't as young as they used to be).
He really should have eaten the Princess when he had the chance. Nothing quite as disruptive as a feisty princess.
Recommended for a bit of good fun. For veterans of the epic fantasy genre, it is laugh out loud funny more often than not. For casual fans of either Dragons or Princesses, or the things that happen when the two cross paths, it is definitely worth the read.
Available as a limited chapbook and eBook from Subterranean Press


Schell says dental hygiene — and, really, just about everything else — will become a game. He thinks the "gamepocalypse," the moment when everything in our lives becomes a game, is coming soon — if it's not already here.
This move is particularly evident in fictional futurism of the self-consciously "cautionary what-if" variety: think Repo Men and Surrogates, just to name two recent cinematic examples. And all transhumanists seem to have some rapturous vision of the future as defined by their favorite technology. But this move is also evident in much futurism of less extreme varieties, both contemporary and historical.
All this is obvious enough, but there is something of an equal but opposite problem that is much more subtle: it seems that the combined popularity, fervency, and specificity of futuristic speculation winds up blinding us to how basically correct much of it turns out to be. When we (legitimately) dismiss the "gamepocalypse" scenario, it becomes that much easier to shrug off the extent to which gaming, virtuality, and digital immersion really are altering our lives. The extreme predictions end up functioning like a disinformation campaign.
The problem of futuristic specificity is particularly acute in fiction (which all speculation is to some extent). This is because much of the power of fiction is aesthetic: For example, we aren't just repelled by Orwell's 1984 as a philosophical response to its narrative, but also because we are drawn into its world, imagining ourselves in it and experiencing the dread of what it feels like to live in its dystopia. But the moral repulsion that 1984 teaches us to recognize then becomes linked to our aesthetic sense of it. Rather counterintuitively, because our own world still feels like our plain old everyday world and not like what we read, 1984 remains emotionally hypothetical, numbing us to how our society has come to resemble that of the novel in some ways (e.g., especially, surveillance). Even if we might recognize it on an intellectual level, it's hard to find the resemblance nearly as worrisome with reference to the book — not because we're unfamiliar with the book, but rather, in a way, because we're too familiar with it.
Very interesting. The phenomenon you mention at the end seems to be rather like inoculation, but with the result that we do not avoid the disease, but rather ignore it.
While reading this, I thought of the young man in the feature film, Children of Men, who is absorbed in a game of some kind while Theo and his minister cousin talk. That novel (by P.D. James, and quite different from the film) seems to bring together Orwell and Huxley in a strange way, as the people have become obsessed with protection, comfort, and pleasure (foils to fear, want, and boredom).
I also thought of Neil Postman's caution that our culture has more to fear from Huxley's vision of the future than from Orwell's. But I wonder if it will not be some strange convergence of the twain that sinks us.
1. What do the courts say about it?
2. Is there sophisticated enough software to put all the piece together? Human labor is to expensive to be monitoring your tooth brushing habits. Even if someone could.
I am seeing troubling signs, since software is getting better.
Walmart computers automatically send more pop-tarts to areas that have suffered hurricanes.
Disney and Vegas use sophisticated facial recognition software to track people.
Credit card companies know certain buying habits make for good borrowers (yes, birdseed).
Using bank/credit card/IRS documents a sophisticated program could spit out "people of interest" for the state to watch.
Just as the Germans used IBM census information to round up the unwanted in WW2 (it is one thing to know a town has Roma, it is another to have a list of names and family relations), computers could be used as a tool of tyranny.
However, here in the US I see a strong court system that protects the individual and their "right to privacy".
I see this type of tyranny happening in Europe much quicker.


We return from Seoul to find 4 new bird's nests on a ledge outside our living room window. Two have birds sitting in them. One bird flew away and has not returned, leaving quite a well-formed nest.
The other bird has a less impressive nest, but returned after a while, making me think that there might be eggs.
A closer inspection after she again flew off shows two eggs.
Another picture after she flew away shows a third egg.
Our bird seems to have rearranged the eggs a little overnight.
This morning the robin stayed in her nest, shaking her tail for a length of time. We thought she might be laying another egg. A bit later when she flew to the strawberry patch (looking for worms?) I took another peek. Now there are four eggs! While I was taking the picture, she watched me intently and squawked loudly. As soon as I left, she returned to the nest. She is now much more comfortable with my watching, as long as I don't go near the nest.
I hope the eggs survived the 35 degree weather and strong wind we had yesterday and last night. At one point it looked as if nest, bird and all were going to blow away.
Still no new eggs. Since the last egg was laid April 24 and eggs are usually laid at 48 hour intervals, it is probably safe to assume that we are now in the hatching stage. That process takes 12-14 days meaning the first eggs could hatch as early as the 6th or 7th of April.
Since we can add the Canary Islands, and both South Korea and North Korea (no, we didn't officially enter North Korea through immigration but still...) to our February 2011 update of the "countries" we've visited according to the Travelers' Century Club list, it seems that we've visited - or at least dropped into - 82.
As we always ask rhetorically, who's counting?
Did we take this photo of our dinner while in Bangkok or Chiang Mai? No, Kathy prepared Tom Yum Goong soup and Thai Spring Rolls at home tonight. As Yui would say, Yum!
Who's Yui? She's the owner of A Lot of Thai Home Cooking Class in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where we learned a lot more than we'd ever known about preparing Thai cuisine.
There are more memories from our two days of classes with Yui here, here, here, and here.
Brian says "Khob-Kun-Krub, Yui." Kathy says "Khob-Kun-Ka, Yui." Thank you! Yum!
All good things supposedly must come to an end and there's time only for one last stroll Wednesday, April 20 before catching the airport bus to ICN for our 5:00 p.m. flight after five nights on the ground in Seoul.
We decide to go looking for Cheonggyecheon, the stream that was recreated and opened as public recreation space in 2005 at a cost of several hundred million dollars.
To some, it's a tremendous example of urban renewal, as this NYT article outlines. Even now, some Korean environmental groups criticize it as inauthentic and merely symbolic.
For us it's a pleasant walk in a very urban city and a fine way to spend some of our final moments in Seoul on another beautiful day.
A visual feature of this project stretches a long way on the wall, a ceramic tile mural of an ancient king and queen in a grand procession.
We also glimpse yet another giant advertising TV screen on the side of a building, a very common sight in Seoul.
We end up at the beginning and Tom is already up at street level, eager for one final round of shopping.
Luckily for Tom, we find an outdoor sale. If any loved ones recognize their presents from Korea, they can appreciate how hard some of us are working to pick through the merchandise while jostling with fellow shoppers.
It's clear from the photos that Tom tries to hide the fact that he enjoys shopping as least as much as Ellyn and Kathy do, while Brian prefers to take photos from a distance rather than getting involved.
Yes, we've seen a lot of smiles in Korea, as this tourism ad encourages, we've met a lot of genuinely friendly and helpful people, seen some interesting sights, eaten good food, and thoroughly enjoyed our first trip here.
It's always great fun to travel with Tom and Ellyn, as we have in Thailand, South Africa, and now Korea, and we're already looking forward to future expeditions with them.
Here's something new to us that we ran across in Seoul. In two of the restaurants we visited, a cordless call button was placed on our table to be used to summon the waiter.
A little research reveals that it's actually manufactured by a South African company, Vellux Wireless Call System.
Brian suggested it as a Mother's Day present but Kathy isn't that interested.
Motorcycles and three-wheelers are common delivery vehicles here.
After the protest the pushcart vendors push their way back to work.
We close off this sightseeing session with beer and snacks.
For our final two night we move from the pleasant Holiday Inn (although we wish their rooms weren't so warm) to the sumptuous Westin Chosun in the heart of downtown.
Brian and Kathy are upgraded to a suite, enjoying their Starwood Platinum status whenever they can.
It's also a great spot from which to explore the area on foot, although we also used the subway.
The Seoul Tower in the distance reminds us that, while far taller versions of Seattle's 1962 Space Needle have been built around the world, nobody's ever built one as beautiful.
Gazing at the sights in childlike wonder? Actually, we're looking for a place to eat.


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Q: How to calculate op-amp circuit when there are two feedbacks? I've got a question: how should I solve this?

I've seen a thread were it was solved, but I don't know why the V+ is equal = V+ = Vout+(Vin−Vout)*R/(R+Rs)
Like here: How are positive and negative feedback of opamps so different? How to analyse a circuit where both are present?
If someone could guide me how it is calculated then I would be glad.

A: The calculation for this circuit is straightforward:
1.) For operating as a linear amplifier, we must ensure that the positive feedback factor Hr+ is smaller than the negative feedback factor Hr-, that means: Hr+ < Hr-.
2.) Then we can follow the classical procedure: Closed-loop gain Acl=Hf/Hr (assuming an infinite open-loop gain Aol).
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Comment: The mentioned closed-loop gain formula Acl=Hf/Hr follows directly from the classical feedback expression:
Acl=Hf[Aol/(1-loop gain)]=Hf[Aol/(1+Aol*Hr)]=Hf/[1/Aol)+Hr] ......=Hf/Hr for 1/Aol=0 .
As you can see, for the loop gain I have used the expression (-AolHr), which means that the net feedback factor Hr=(Hr+ Hr-) is (and must be) negative when Hr=-R1/(R1+R1) dominates.

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I passed up several opportunities to visit Las Vegas with friends as I saved for this trip, so I decided to check out the Eastern version, Macau, an hour's ferry ride southwest of Hong Kong with Adam. The side trip would also allow me to earn another stamp in my passport.
I'm not big on reading about the histories of the places I visit (at least not in terms of what is provided in guidebooks) however I can tell you the Portuguese previously controlled the city which is evident in the architecture and food, though 95% of the residents are Chinese now. But seriously, Adam and I were going because of the casinos which have overtaken the downtown waterfront area.
The catamaran-style ferry ride was fast and smooth. The leather seats made it feel like we were flying first-class, and the boat was clean and smoke-free. It was an incomprehensible improvement over my previous ferry ride in Indonesia. Upon arrival in Macau, we disembarked and passed through Immigration after about a 15-minute queue. We stepped outside to the hustle and bustle of taxis, buses, and casino shuttles without a clue. Our first sight was the Macau Grand Prix stands.
Eventually we queued up for a taxi, and headed past the casino district to the central part of town. The older area of Macau is the character-filled place to stay versus some fancy casino which would have only served to insulate us as we lost a fortune gambling. But more importantly, the central part of town was cheaper!
As we asked about prices and availability at two budget hotels, we ran into a Turkish guy, John, who was also looking for a cheap room while he was in town to renew his Chinese visa. He spoke Chinese, so he became involved in our attempts to negotiate lower room rates between two or three hotels. In the end, we managed to get a 3-bed room for $8 per person, per night, for three nights. Not bad for arriving late on a Saturday afternoon without a plan.
After some rest in our new abode, we went out to explore town in the early evening. We walked along a pedestrian-only street filled with shops and people. The street and sidewalks were composed of black and white tiles. They seemed to go on forever. As we reached the casino district, we wandered into the eye-catching Grand Lisboa. We grabbed a bite to eat together at a deli overlooking the main, smoke-filled casino floor. Adam would settle into games of Texas Hold-em Poker while John and I tried to breathe fresh air by the bar. Eventually we headed back to the room, leaving Adam to lady luck for the night.
kaka… welcome to my workplace! The deli has good food at relatively good price.
yo i am from canada but i am in kathmandu,nepal right now…there are 6 casinos here and not one of them has texas hold em poker. i am so pissed off!!!! i am going to hike to everest in a couple days though so maybe that will cool me down. whats the min buy in there anyways?
minimum in macau??? not sure as i wasn't playing.


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NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+
User Ratings: 12
Our Review: Scroll Down
NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ Review (Switch)
Racing to leave you cold
Version Reviewed: North American
review by Ollie Reynolds Fri 26th Nov 2021
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked)
By now, Nintendo fans must be used to drawing the short straw when it comes to multi-platform games. With the Switch containing objectively weaker innards than its closest competitors, many third-party devs will need to cut a few corners in order to allow their games to run on the hybrid console. This might come in the form of lower resolution, cut assets, or even the bold decision to bypass a conventional release in favour of the cloud.
Historically across platforms, racing sims have always been spectacular visual showcases. With less to worry about when it comes to complex animation or AI, a lot more focus can be put into making the games look slicker than Fonzi's hair-do. With this in mind, it brings us great pain to declare that NASCAR Heat is one of the worst looking racing games we've seen on the Switch in some time. So much so, in fact, that we'd wager the game would comfortably run on the GameCube or the Wii. It's 2021, man.
It just doesn't make sense that a racing game launching on current-gen systems should look so poor. The Switch is home to some pretty spectacular racing games including Need for Speed:Hot Pursuit, GRID Autosport, and Burnout Paradise Remastered. The oldest of these — Burnout Paradise — originally released back in 2008, and it in its original non-Remastered guise still looks significantly better than NASCAR Heat. Here though, the cars are blocky, environments completely lack detail, and the lighting effects are near enough non-existent. To cap it off, the game often dips below its intended 30FPS, so the engine doesn't even run smooth, despite the visual curtailments.
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)
Of course, looks aren't everything, and one compliment we can give to NASCAR Heat is that it at least features plenty of authentic cars, tracks, and racers. Indeed, with the Ultimate Edition + on the Switch, you're getting the full Season Pass from the previously released NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate, which includes four separate DLC packs. These will load you up with more custom paint jobs, in-game cash, and content featuring NASCAR fall-of-famer Tony Stewart.
Starting up the game, you're given the choice to pick from the 2020 and 2021 NASCAR line-ups (with the 2021 line-up and paint jobs also newly included for the Ultimate + Edition), with these then split into four different series: the standard Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Truck Series, and Xtreme Dirt Tour. The drivers/cars are designated by official photos and paint jobs, but there's no indication of how the vehicles handle in comparison to one another.
Each race is split into three segments: practice, qualifying, and final race. This gives you the chance to go through your chosen track and learn its layout (which, for 90% of the selection is a basic oval), before qualifying to determine your starting grid in the final race. You can skip right through to the final race if you wish, but in doing so, you'll be bumped right back down the starting grid.
Once you're in the race, getting around the track is fairly straightforward thanks to the simplicity of its layout — after all, this is NASCAR. Stray too far off the road, however, and you'll be given an immediate penalty, forcing you to stop dead for roughly five seconds before you're able to set off again. This might not sound like much, but five seconds can make all the difference when the majority of the 20+ racers are bunched together, so don't be surprised to find yourself right at the back of the pack.
With various difficulty settings, you can tailor the experience to suit your needs. On lower settings, you've got the familiar driving line featured in most modern racers. Crank it up and this will disappear, and additional racing requirements pop up, such as pitting. There's enough depth here to satisfy NASCAR enthusiasts, while the more casual racing fans will be quite content whacking the difficulty setting on 'normal' for the most part.
In terms of how you play exactly, you've got a standard career mode in which you create your own character before taking part in various tournaments to increase your standing within the racing community. It's basic stuff and nowhere near as comprehensive as the equivalent modes in franchises like Dirt or Need for Speed. Alternatively, you can simply choose to race one track at a time, with free choice of your vehicle and course.
Additionally, the game also features online play for up to 16 players, alongside split-screen local play. In our experience with the game, online play contained no lobbies to join, requiring us to create our own. You can customise which series to play, how many racers are to be included, and more, however at the time of testing this out, we encountered no other players. Indeed, the game gives a handy breakdown of how many total races have been played in the game's lifetime, with a measly 1198 recorded at the time of writing, and zero active players. It doesn't bode well for the game's longevity in addition to the technical issues.
When all's said and done, NASCAR has its dedicated fans — and they'll find more to enjoy here than others — but the experience just isn't compelling enough to recommend to anyone else. Part of this is the simple fact that stock racing takes place primarily on oval shaped courses, and while there's really no getting around this, it doesn't do the game any favours when compared to the more adventurous and unique racing games on the market right now. Even if you're a die-hard NASCAR fan, though, with such poor visuals and performance, NASCAR Heat could feature the most thrilling, complex tracks around, and it wouldn't make a lick of difference.
NASCAR Heat feels like a game right out of the mid-2000s. The visuals alone are poor enough — with blocky textures, featureless environments, and a frame rate that struggles to maintain a solid 30FPS — but when you have a completely unremarkable career mode forming the main bulk of the game, there's really no recommending this to anyone but the most staunch of NASCAR fans. Nintendo gamers have been without a true NASCAR experience for several years now, but if this is any indication of the quality we're likely to expect, we reckon it should probably retire in the pits.
Authentic cars and tracks
Nice menu music
Plenty of options for NASCAR enthusiasts
Awful visuals that shouldn't be present in 2021
Frame rate frequently drops below 30
Boring racing compared to other games on the market
Career Mode is bare bones and unremarkable
Poor 4/10
Review copy provided by Motorsport Games
About Ollie Reynolds
Nintendo Life's resident horror fanatic, when he's not knee-deep in Resident Evil and Silent Hill lore, Ollie likes to dive into a good horror book while nursing a lovely cup of tea. He also enjoys long walks and listens to everything from Motorhead to BB King.
Jamie_R
Fri 26th Nov 2021
The quality of racers on Switch is very poor. The only decent ones are old ports. If you're a fan of the genre you'll have played them before.
I had reasonable expectations for Cruis'n and even those weren't met.
Perhaps the best modern racing game on the system that's not an old port is Sonic Team Racing - looks and runs really well on Switch and plays good too. No masterpiece but worth a look.
Arkay
These type of racing games never seemed interesting to me. Seems all you do is drive around in circles, pretty mundane if you ask me.
Cruis'n Blast and Need for speed are pretty fun racing games imo
tanaka2687
It's a decent game... on PS4. But yeah, I just cant get behind racing games on the switch because of the controller. Arcade racers or bust on the switch, methinks
riggah
Seems like the reviewer doesn't enjoy Nascar. It seems like if you are a fan of the sport this should be fun.
nessisonett
I thought it was just going to be driving in a circle but actually there are a few ovals. That's a f***ing game changer right there.
LeChuck
Fascinated by these guys. https://xijigame.com/nascar-heat-ultimate-edition-review-switch/ Paraphrased review up in under an hour (other news stories lifted today too). Do Nintendo Life know their content is getting ripped off?
Ironcore
Did I not say this at the beginning? I have 4 and 5 on the ps4 and they run like crap on there.
progx
The series on a whole, especially from my experience with NASCAR Heat 4 on PC... it always felt kind of inferior to the older Sierra and EA Sports titles of the past. It's a pop-in, almost arcade style, NASCAR game, which isn't a bad thing.
Plus, I wasn't clamoring for a NASCAR on my Switch anyway.
Ngl the only good racing game on the console I've played is Hot Pursuit
-wc-
i feel like the switch is absolutely ripe for racing compilations, splash some of that investor money around, nintendo! ridge racer collection would fit in GREAT on switch, (rr, rr revolution, rage racer, and r4 in hd would be incredible in one title,) a sega comp with daytona, rally, and idk, crazy taxi? these are the experiences i miss in general and the switch seems like the ideal platform (and my only modern console haha.)
before someone screams "the licensing!" i dont really understand why they cant shell out for those BR and offspring songs, or license some new songs in the same genre. or hire a lesser known younger band to cover those songs in an interesting way. come on! we have gotten so lazy, my god.
oh yeah, this game looks like garbage. next!
Laserbeak1982
Gutted by this, I really wanted to get this on Switch. I'll likely still get it but will wait for a big sale now.
Rayquaza2510
@Jamie_R I do not fully agree, I have TSR on Switch and it runs poor in my opinion, not to mention the graphics could use some optimisation... I actually did enjoy the game more on my PC.
Mario Kart 8, Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit or Horizon Chase Turbo are some fine examples of games done well on the Switch... but aside from the last one all of them are older games, Switch is just not good enough for newer games like Nascar or all other new ports of more graphically intensive games, nobody is going to put enough time and effort to make a Switch port look really good.
In my opinion it would be better for these games to not even bother releasing on the Switch, because the experience is just worse (and nobody is going to build such game from the ground up for the Switch, because that would solve the issue)
EVIL-C
🎶 NASCAR Heat, Tonka Town,
Stuntman makes my head spin 'round... 🎶
HotGoomba
@Jamie_R I see your point, but I think that Cruis'n is a pretty good racer and one of the best on Switch, even if the graphics are far from the best.
sdelfin
@Arkay I enjoy oval racing. To me, the keys for it to be fun are enjoyment of sim-style racing, and having to maintain control of a car that is always on the verge of losing traction and spinning out. That's one aspect to being fast in that kind of racing. It's not for everyone. Sounds like you like more arcade-style stuff and nothing wrong with that and those types of games can be very fun as well.
YANDMAN
@Jamie_Rush Rally 3 is excellent.
Gord_Poops
Come on Sega. Just give us Daytona
BeautyandtheBeer
Considering the state of Nascar 21 Ignition on other platforms does not surprise me this Switch port, even though not the main developers, is poor.
Heat 5 on XOX is fantastic and some of the toughest racing I've had but so rewarding. So the underlying game is at least good.
6thHorizon
I get that for casual gamers this is of little to no interest but what is the actual racing like in this game? Is the AI realistic? Are the car physics realistic/ satisfying? Does the game offer anything to fans of Sim racing?
It would've been nice to have some insights into this kind of thing in the review.
Serpenterror
Falling below 30fps in a driving game is just lame. Will they could keep on trying.
segam2
We need a decent Daytona USA Sega Model 2/XBLA port on the Switch. Not this crap.
PBandSmelly
HECK YEAH I can't wait to race as FEDEX FINALLY!!!
@sdelfin ahh I see. Okay, I understand now!
And yeah you're right, I prefer my racing games to be a bit more arcade-like.
SteamEngenius
A game where your only objective is to turn left is boring...no way!!
masterLEON
GRID Autosport and Rush Rally 3 (both digital only) are still the best technical racers on the Switch. Even better with Gamecube controller support. Plus, you can also turn right 😉
MeatSauce
I've enjoyed my time with it so far. The graphics aren't that great but I've had zero performance issues playing exclusively in handheld.
I've spent the most time in the career mode with 4 different series, trying to earn a full-time ride,rivalries and hot seat races its been pretty fun. I was a big fan of Nascar Thunder on PS2 and I played one of the early Heat games on XBox One which was terrible. She isn't pretty but she gets the job done and there's a ton of content.
Dpullam
That headline for the article clearly showcases what is to come in the review. Seems like the score is deservedly so.
I'll always have fond memories of Sierra's Nascar Racing 2 on my old Windows 98 pc and these screenshots are taking me right back there lol
Truedoogie
@LeChuck That is egregious!
BulkSlash
Oh well, at least Cruisn' Blast is still entertaining me loads.
thegametb
I took a chance on this and I don't regret it. I don't care for graphics as long as the gameplay loop is compelling. Graphics aren't "amazing", but you're dealing with under powered device. I didn't anticipate this to look like Xbox One or PS4 (I also didn't believe the hype of a magical 4K system), but it looks a lot better than I thought it would have.
It's quite impressive to see 40 cars per race. When most sim racing games usually opt for graphics and severely nerf the amount of vehicles, it's really cool to see 40 cars running down the raceways on the Nintendo Switch.
It's okay that you like arcade racers, that's fine, but to say this is just turning left is quite ignorant. While the track layout is usually "turning left", there's several road courses, no baby bumpers (keep you on the track), 180mph+, etc. I haven't played a NASCAR game in ages, so currently playing on Normal mode. Even then the AI is quite aggressive, they will draft, bump and have zero qualms on spinning you out. So while you're "turning left", it's mostly staying focused for longer than 3 min races.
There are no short cuts, no shells or mushrooms, just you and your driving abilities. It sounds easy to just drive the same way over and over again, but it's far from that. More so on Switch, because it's all or nothing, so you tend to tap the gas on turns as opposed to easing off the trigger.
It can get real intense with the AI bumping and drafting everyone, vehicles can get real loose in seconds and you're spun out. I have yet to adjust a lot of the settings, but you can make it a bit more intuitive with enabling full damage, DNF on, longer races, up the fuel consumption and tire wear to make it more of a simulation game. At that point, you're driving for the long haul. It becomes vehicle management, while still trying to be competitive.
The game by default has a lot of driving aids, which is really welcomed on Switch due to the lack of analog triggers. Overall, I'm 100% pleased with Nascar on Switch. The best part.. you can play it on-the-go with typical Switch sacrifices.
I'm casual with games like Nascar, WRC or Grid, but also respect them enough to know they're more than just simple or boring games. Everyone has their niche or style, that's okay. I appreciate it when I see games like these, because everyone deserves to have fun on their favorite handheld and this only attracts more mainstream audience. It's also welcoming to see more diverse games on Switch, expanding genres or bringing new ones only makes it better a place for everyone to enjoy.
Sat 27th Nov 2021
@thegametb
Thanks for the insight, it answered a lot of the questions I had about the game that were not touched on in the review.
Can you use the right analogue stick for accelerating/ braking like in GRID?
TMNHertl
Sun 28th Nov 2021
We're gonna drive straight and then be turnin' to the left.
SnesSwitch
Mon 29th Nov 2021
4/10 is Way Too Generous. These boring nascar games deserve NOTHING but a 1/10 for all Consoles.
If you want a fun Racing Game on Nintendo Switch, I highly recommend:
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
2. Cruis'n Blast
4. Need For Speed
5. Burnout Paradise City
@Stude That was the ONLY Nascar game I've ever Enjoyed!
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@SnesSwitch I couldn't Agree More!
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Mon 13th Dec 2021
Typical cliched "yOu oNLy TuRn lEfT...." stuff.
Most courses are ovals, but apart from a couple (of the like 30+ tracks) there is a lot of nuance in the tracks, when to ease off, what lines to take, when to get back on gas without spinning, racing in packs and drafting. Its pretty ignorant to ignore stuff like that, but then its par for the course on NL. The best part of the review for me was;
"you've got a standard career mode in which you create your own character before taking part in various tournaments to increase your standing within the racing community"
I mean what does tht even mean. "Various tournaments?" and if by 'standing within the racing community" you mean a tally of points accrued over a season, then yes... but otherwise its nonsense.
Picked this up over the weekend despite the negative reviews and really enjoying it too be honest. Graphics are 'fine' really... I mean come on, we still gonna bemoan the Switch 4+ years into its life. We know its underpowered and some games look rougher than others. I see nothing outrageously bad here.
Performance can dip, mainly on road courses, but for the most part again, its fine.
I'm not claiming Nascar is the best thing ever, but its a decent enough title for even casual fans of the sport.
Wed 18th May 2022
It's a cracking game. Maybe it doesn't look the best but in handheld it's passable. Tons of cars on the track and barely any performance issues. The career mode has plenty of options with 4 different race series and option to race for a team or own your own (when you have the funds) you then have to staff your team, buy different cars for the different styles of tracks, and invest in the cars and train your staff. You'll be racing for tens of hours before you actually get to NASCAR series and then you have a way to go to earn enough to buy your own team. The dirt series is really fun and handles completely different. It might not be for everyone but it's a pretty deep NASCAR experience in your hand.
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Q: How to implement Ruby utility class methods? Need help implementing Ruby utility class methods to get this test to pass. Can someone break this down for me please?
My Code
class Temperature

  class << self
    def from_fahrenheit temp
      Temperature.new({f: temp})
    end

    def from_celsius temp
      Temperature.new({c: temp})
    end
  end

  def initialize(options={})
    @f = options[:f]
    @c = options[:c]
  end

  def in_fahrenheit
    return @f if @f
    (@c * (9.0 / 5.0)) + 32
  end

  def in_celsius
    return @c if @c
    (@f - 32) * 5.0 / 9.0
  end
end

class Celsius < Temperature
  def initialize temp
    @temp = temp
  end
end

class Fahrenheit < Temperature
  def initialize temp
    @temp = temp
  end
end

Failures:
  1) Temperature Temperature subclasses Celsius subclass is constructed in degrees celsius
     Failure/Error: (@f - 32) * 5.0 / 9.0
     NoMethodError:
       undefined method `-' for nil:NilClass
     # ./ct.rb:1118:in `in_celsius'
     # ./ct.rb:1219:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'

  2) Temperature Temperature subclasses Fahrenheit subclass is constructed in degrees fahrenheit
     Failure/Error: (@c * (9.0 / 5.0)) + 32
     NoMethodError:
       undefined method `*' for nil:NilClass
     # ./ct.rb:1113:in `in_fahrenheit'
     # ./ct.rb:1230:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'

Rspec Test
 describe "utility class methods" do

  end

  # Here's another way to solve the problem!
  describe "Temperature subclasses" do
    describe "Celsius subclass" do
      it "is constructed in degrees celsius" do
        Celsius.new(50).in_celsius.should == 50
        Celsius.new(50).in_fahrenheit.should == 122
      end

      it "is a Temperature subclass" do
        Celsius.new(0).should be_a(Temperature)
      end
    end

    describe "Fahrenheit subclass" do
      it "is constructed in degrees fahrenheit" do
        Fahrenheit.new(50).in_fahrenheit.should == 50
        Fahrenheit.new(50).in_celsius.should == 10
      end

      it "is a Temperature subclass" do
        Fahrenheit.new(0).should be_a(Temperature)
      end
    end
  end

end

A: You aren't using the Temperature class how you defined it.  You take an options hash with :f and :c keys in it in the Temperature class, but don't set those in your sub-classes.
Try this:
class Celsius < Temperature
  def initialize temp
    super(c: temp)
  end
end

class Fahrenheit < Temperature
  def initialize temp
    super(f: temp)
  end
end

Is this for an exercise or something?  It's an ... interesting design.


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But where is Fort Walton Beach? If you haven't Googled it by now, it's a small town in the Florida panhandle. It's nestled between Panama City and Pensacola. But Fort Walton Beach is more Alabama than it is Florida. Unlike south Florida, it isn't as diverse. With the exception of those stationed at one of three military bases nearby.
Fort Walton Beach isn't known for much, but anyone who has had the pleasure of stopping through or living there knows there is charm nearby. The white sands of Destin are noteworthy; easily the prettiest beaches... anywhere.
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A Human Chain and People Praying in the Streets: The Notre Dame Fire
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People attend a vigil in Paris, Tuesday April 16, 2019. Firefighters declared success Tuesday in a more than 12-hour battle to extinguish an inferno engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral that claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell towers and the purported Crown of Christ. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
Parisians knelt in the street yesterday, praying and singing as hundreds of firefighters struggled to save the iconic Notre Dame cathedral. The fire has since been extinguished, and officials are investigating its cause. Even though the spire of Notre Dame collapsed, the main structure has been saved, in addition to many of the cathedral's relics.
"Notre Dame of Paris is our history, our literature, our imagination. The place where we survived epidemics, wars, liberation," said French President Emmanuel Macron. "It has been the epicenter of our lives." Macron cancelled his plans of addressing the French people that evening in order to be at the scene of the burning cathedral. While there, he promised to rebuild Notre Dame and to launch a fundraising campaign for that purpose.
Fire alarms went off around 6:30 Monday evening while 1,000 to 2,000 people were attending mass at Notre Dame. Everyone got out safely, and no deaths have been reported. The only injury reported so far has been from a firefighter at the scene. Macron praised the "extreme courage" of the firefighters, who had an uphill battle trying to subdue flames consuming an 850-year-old building made of timber and lacking modern fire safety systems. At this time, officials believe that the fire did not start as a result of arson or terrorisim, but was an accident related to the renovations that Notre Dame had been undergoing.
Tragedy Strikes a Global Landmark
Immortalized in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, more than 13 million people visit the cathedral every year, according to USA Today. Parisians are grieved at the near loss of what is both a significant religious and cultural landmark. There have been many videos posted online of people standing or kneeling and watching the blaze while singing "Ave Maria."
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Some cried and hugged each other. One American tourist who was present at the incident said, "It's the saddest thing I've ever witnessed—the crowd standing there, a lot of people crying. It was just a horrible tragedy."
Thankfully, first responders were able to save not only the building's structure but also several notable works of art, including Notre Dame's famous "rose windows." Other salvaged relics include the Crown of Thorns that some believe Jesus wore at the time of His crucifixion, the Tunic of Saint Louis, and a series of paintings called the "Mays de Notre Dame." One reason so many relics did escape is that people at the scene made a human chain in order to rescue them. The facade of the building, its twin bell towers, and the Great Organ also survived. The fate of other many other artifacts, however, remains unknown.
The fundraising campaign to rebuild the cathedral is underway as promised, and USA Today reports that over $675 million has already been raised. Those who have contributed so far include French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, who is married to actress Salma Hayek, and French cosmetics company, L'Oreal. Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised that Apple will contribute to the rebuilding, but has not yet specified how much.
Paris' deputy bishop, Thibault Verny, told USA Today that while what has happened is sorrowful, it is also an opportunity for people in the country to support one another. Said Verny, "On (Easter) Sunday we will celebrate the resurrection. My message will be one of hope and that we need to push ahead."
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WGLT's Highway 309 found its groove in this tumultuous year. And despite the pandemic, or in some cases because of it, the quality of music released in 2020 was again stellar.
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We have published our Product Roadmap for customer, partners, and prospects to see.
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