Nikon is planning to launch a new full-frame mirrorless camera system. And after months of rumors, Nikon has just released its first teaser video, titled "Travel of Light" which is part of a big campaign called "In Pursuit of Light".
The info from nikonrumors.com, the teaser campaign started on July 23 and the official release will be on August 23rd.
The lens mount is large on the front of the camera, not sure how big it is…no one can confirm this at this moment.
This photo hasn't been verified yet, but camera being held in the above photo looks like the new Nikon Mirrorless, so let us wait & see!
Hope this has 5 axis stabilization…… so it will be good for my traveling camera as well as taking video.


In 'GWEI – Google Will Eat Itself', UBERMORGEN created a system of economic auto-cannibalism in which they placed Google text advertisements on a network of hidden websites established by the artists. Each time a visitor clicks on the ads on their websites, UBERMORGEN receives a micropayment and Google retains the same amount of money plus a certain percentage for their services. The money made from traffic and clicks on these advertisements is then automatically invested in Google's shares and held in the common ownership trust "Google To The People (GTTP)". As a result, Google will increasingly be owned by the community of the GTTP paid for with money earned from Google itself. With this art project UBERMORGEN subverts the power of Google by disrupting its main revenue generator. For this exhibition, 'GWEI' is presented in the form of a project documentation focusing on the company's power and the system of text ads placed on websites.


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Riders of Rohan
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1 New Expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online™ Launching Fall 2012
2 Pre Order Announced 4 June 2012
2.1 Principle Characters:
2.1.1 Captain
2.1.2 Spearman
2.1.3 Archer
2.1.4 Axeman
2.2 Which Edition is Right for You?
2.3 Riders of Rohan Pre-order FAQ
3 Beta Tester NDA has been lifted 2012.08.22
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND TURBINE
UNVEIL THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: RIDERS OF ROHAN™
New Expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online™ Launching Fall 2012
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment unveiled today The Lord of the Rings Online™: Riders of Rohan™, the latest expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine. Riders of Rohan expands the online world of Middle-earth where players join forces to ride into the Plains of Rohan. Riders of Rohan launches in the Fall of 2012 with an increased level cap, the vast plains of Rohan including iconic locations such as Amon Hen and Fangorn Forest, the new Mounted Combat system and much more!
"2011 was another banner year for The Lord of the Rings Online with consistent growth for the game, a successful unification of our European and North American services and the success of Rise of Isengard, our best selling expansion to date." said Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. "This is going to be another outstanding year as we celebrate our fifth anniversary and introduce a wealth of new content throughout the year, ending with our arrival in Rohan. One of our largest expansions ever, Rohan is expected to be twice the size of the recent Rise of Isengard expansion and includes the most new game systems and technology we've introduced since 2008's Mines of Moria."
Experience the Riders of Rohan – Join with the Rohirrim and ride across the sprawling Plains of Rohan; witness the breaking of the Fellowship at Amon Hen; forge alliances with the Ents of Fangorn; and aid Éomer, adopted son of Théoden, as he seeks to protect his homeland from the growing Shadow.
Introducing Mounted Combat – Ride into Combat atop your loyal War-steed as you defend the people of Rohan from the forces of Isengard and Mordor. Customize your War-steed's armor and level its skills over time to aid you in mounted defense of King Theoden's lands. Mount your steed and gather your fellows to fight against Warbands, contingents of roving warg riders that have been scouted all over the Plains of Rohan! It falls to you to head off and defeat this new threat before they over take the land.
Advance to level 85 – Continue your legend in the next chapter of The Lord of the Rings Online. Experience new adventures in the epic story, and gain new skills and deeds as you face new challenges on your journey to 85!
The Lord of the Rings Online is the ultimate adventure. This award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the most famous fantasy of all time. From the picturesque surroundings of the Shire to Moria, the most fearsome underground realm ever imagined, players can experience the world of Middle-earth for free! For more information, visit www.lotro.com.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™ interactive video game © 2010 Turbine, Inc. and patents pending. All rights reserved. Middle-earth Poster Map © 2007 The Saul Zaentz Company, d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises, under license to Turbine, Inc. All rights reserved. "The Lord of the Rings Online", "Siege of Mirkwood", Middle-earth Enterprises logo, "The Lord of the Rings" and the names of the characters, events, items and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SZC under license to Turbine, Inc. Turbine and the Turbine logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Turbine, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Pre Order Announced 4 June 2012
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Pre-Purchase Between 6/5 and 9/5 2012
Extensive video teasers!
Principle Characters:
Burnoth, son of Baldeg, is 28 years old. His father is a high-ranking retainer in the employ of Thane Sparláf of Fenmarch. From an early age, Burnoth yearned to be a warrior, though his father – embittered by constant fighting with Orcs out of the East Wall – did all he could to guide him into more peaceful pursuits. As a result, Burnoth is proficient at playing the harp and a good storyteller. Despite his father's efforts, however, Burnoth still found ways to train at arms, and proved himself by hunting and killing a band of four Orcs when he was just 16. Grudgingly, Baldeg allowed him to become a squire to the Thane, and Burnoth fit into the role of warrior easily. Within three years he was a retainer himself, and at the age of 25 he was invited to Aldburg to serve Éomer, the Third Marshal of the Mark. There he trained in command, and became leader of a small band of warriors. He also met and married Merewen, the strong-willed daughter of one of Éomer's counselors. They have a young daughter, Céolwen, together: she is currently three and a half years old, precocious, and already a good rider.
Burnoth is a proud man, a natural leader and teller of tales. Éomer himself has his eye on him as a future captain, and Burnoth admires the Marshal greatly. He honors his heritage, and would do anything to protect his family. As a result, he has accepted a mission to lead a small band into the Eastemnet to harry the enemies of the Mark who dwell there. While the éoreds ride hither and yon, bringing ruin to the enemy, Burnoth's band strikes quietly, from the shadows, in an attempt to find the head of the serpent and cut it off.
His most prized possession is Fyrbrand, the sword of his longfathers, which has been handed down through his family since the days of Helm Hammerhand. His father gave Fyrbrand to Burnoth when he set forth for Aldburg, as a sign of his respect and esteem. Burnoth still does not quite believe himself worthy of such a gift, and takes good care of the blade.
His second greatest possession is his horse, which was foaled on the same day Céolwen was born. He named the steed Brynmód, but his daughter has taken to calling it Prancey for its springing gait – a fact his fellow warriors often remind him of with mirth. He is gruff about these jokes, appearing to weather them grudgingly, but in private he often calls the steed Prancey. He fears losing the horse as much as his own life, for he knows that Céolwen's heart will break if it does not return alive from the field.
Léofdag, son of Winedag, is a career warden, a veteran Rider in the éored of Éomer. He is 43 years old. His father was a farmer in the fields of the Sutcrofts, who took up arms when called upon like all men of Rohan, and who once saved the life of Éomund, father of Éomer, in battle. As thanks, Éomund agreed to take Winedag's young son into his service, squiring him to Gártorn, one of his fiercest warriors and a master of the spear. From the age of eight, Léofdag's life revolved around training at warfare. He knows little else, but has become a masterful fighter. When he was 18 he became a full knight in Éomund's service, and rode beside his lord into battle many a time. Soon the King himself took an interest, and word was that Théoden was soon to invite Léofdag into his service among his personal guard. But then disaster struck: Éomund, ever reckless, rode forth to chase Orcs at the feet of the East Wall, not far from Winedag's farm. Léofdag was in the Marshal's company, along with a handful of other warriors. Their numbers proved too few, and all but him were slain by an Orkish ambush. Léofdag was wounded trying to save Éomund – he bears the scars to this day – and bore the lord back to Aldburg upon his own horse. This defeat shamed him, and Gártorn himself turned his back on Léofdag, exiling him to the garrison of Stangard for two years. The invitation to attend the King never came, and while Léofdag considered giving up his spurs and returning to his father's croft, he was too ashamed to face his younger brothers. He remained in the Marshal's éored, a steadfast warrior whose moment of glory has passed. A glum and brooding man, beaten down by years of cold treatment, he has few friends among the retainers, but one young commander in particular – Burnoth, son of Baldeg – has befriended him and values both his strength and his counsel.
Prior to his disgrace, Léofdag married Fleda, Gártorn's niece. She bore him two daughters, Léoflad and Wynith, who are now 20 and 18 years old. Fleda remained faithful to Léofdag, even speaking in his favor against her uncle at times, and harbors a deep resentment toward Gártorn and the other warriors for the way they treat Léofdag. Now a new stress has entered the family, for though both Léoflad and Wynith are lovely and of marrying age, no man will have them because of their father's dishonor. The elder girl remains resolute in her love for Léofdag, but Wynith is embarrassed by him, and they quarrel often.For the sake of his daughters, Léofdag has agreed to accompany Burnoth into the Eastemnet, there to find glory and redeem himself. He is ferociously protective of Burnoth, and has sworn not to let him fall as Éomund did, even if Léofdag must give his own life to save him.
Prone to black moods, Léofdag seldom smiles and does not spend words freely, not seeing the point of using ten if one will do. He is a bold and skillful warrior, particularly with Wrecend ("avenger"), a spear he had made out of the broken pieces of the weapon he was wielding when Éomund was slain. He is a true friend to his shield-brothers, and devoted to his family – even willful Wynith, who professes her disgust in him. His horse, Flyting, was once one of the swiftest in the Eastfold, but is aging now and has lost some of his speed. He knows that, whether he lives or dies, this will be the beast's last war-riding, and considers it his best friend.
Léofdag's prize possession is an old, tattered scarf that was given to him by Fleda as a token when they were courting. He has worn it to many battles since; the only time he forgot and left it at home was the riding when Éomund fell. Superstitious, he now refuses to part with it, and is reluctant to talk about it despite the most prying of his fellows' questions. If he should fall in battle, his hope is that the scarf, at least, will be returned to his beloved wife.
Hutha, son of Hengest, is an expert archer and huntsman, the youngest of three warriors, at 22 already one of the most formidable Orc-slayers in the Eastemnet. His father was chief knight of Thane Elda of Firien, a mountain of a man whose two elder sons, Hereman and Heca, took after him and became masterful swordsmen. Hutha, however, was smaller and slighter, and this led to merciless teasing by other children, who disparagingly called him "Elfling." This was mitigated only by the ferocious protectiveness of his brothers, who would dole out brutal thumpings to anyone they caught bothering Hutha. Hutha, in the meantime, developed a quick sense of humor to protect himself, and at his father's insistence trained with bow and arrow alongside the huntsmen of the Everholt. Rather than Eorl and Helm, Hutha grew up idolizing Bard, the northman who slew Smaug the Golden, and dedicated himself to the archer's craft. He turned out to be a natural shot, and by the age of 10 he could feather a quail in flight from a hundred paces. At 12, he could follow this by splintering the first arrow with a second while the bird was still falling to earth. This talent earned him great respect and renown, and at 15 he was sent to Aldburg to serve Éomer. Training with the Marshal's own best archers, he shifted his quarry from game to Orcs, and has spent much time in the field, stalking and slaying the fell creatures with his bow. He is a master of stealth and cunning, moving through the shadows and killing without a sound, and was therefore a natural choice to join Burnoth's band in their infiltration of the Orc-held eastern plains. The other warriors still tease him: his long, flowing hair, proficiency with the bow, and lack of beard keep the "Elfling" nickname alive, but the mockery is more good-natured now, and he often goes along with it. The fact that women adore him certainly helps matters: he has not even considered marrying yet, for there are too many girls to woo to think of such things.
Hutha is a jocular young man who counts riddles and word-play among life's pleasures. His past as a target for bullies has made him an expert at making friends, and he is an excellent scout, able to travel far and learn much from those he meets. In battle, however, his personality changes radically, and the twinkle in his eye gives way to the gleam of a true killer. He is brutally efficient at his bloody work, and has no pity for anyone who pits themselves against the Riddermark. Utterly dedicated, he would follow his captain straight through the Black Gate of Mordor. He bears a deep love for both his brothers, and worries about them now that they are no longer together – Hereman has ridden to the Fords of Isen alongside Elfhelm of Faldham, and Heca is a knight in the service of Théoden King. It would devastate him to learn that harm had befallen him, and the feeling is mutual.
Hutha's bow, Bloodhorn, is a simple weapon, unadorned and unremarkable as it is deadly. He crafts and fletches his own arrows, and even keeps one painted black in mimicry of Bard. His horse, Hafoc ("hawk"), is a spirited and temperamental stallion that fought him for an hour when they first met. Undaunted, he remained with the animal until they became unaccustomed to each other. Hutha jokes that he doesn't know who broke who; inside, he suspects it was Hafoc who trained him to ride. Often, Hafoc has been his only companion in his wanderings, so the bond between them is strong even according to the standards of the Rohirrim.
Ulf the Reaver is a mystery: a bloodthirsty, reckless, and deadly warrior with a past that he keeps hidden from his fellow warriors. Indeed, Ulf is not even his birth-name: he was born Wigelm, son of Waldere, 36 years ago near the vales of Gapholt in the faraway Westfold. A woodcutter's son of mixed Rohir and Dunlending stock, he received no formal training, but learned to wield an axe in the manner of his forebears. He lived a commoner's life, marrying a girl named Atta at the young age of 17. By 26 he had three fine sons: Wigbrit, 8, Dermod, 5, and a babe named Egric. And then it was all taken from him.
The Orcs of the Misty Mountains had grown increasingly restless in recent years, and Thane Gladsúnu of Gapholt called a weapontake to cleanse them from the area. Wigelm, his father, and his brothers all took up their axes and joined the mustering, pushing the battle deep into the Orcs' caverns. Unbeknownst to them, however, the Orcs – actually servants of Saruman when he was still pretending to be a friend to the Mark – had laid a trap, and pinned the men down inside the caves by attacking from both above and below. Of 120 men who had entered the caves, the Thane led fewer than 20 back out again after three hard days of fighting. Wigelm alone, of all his kin, escaped the bloodbath. When the survivors returned home, however, they found their homes burnt and their kin slain by Dunlendings who had cunningly crossed the Fords of Isen under cover of night. Wigelm returned to ashes and corpses – his wife and sons, all dead – as well as a dozen Dunlendings camped amid the ruins. That was when the red fog first settled upon him. Overcome by grief and rage, something snapped inside him, and he waded into the Dunlendings' midst, unarmored and with axe awhirl. He remembers nothing of what happened next; he simply awoke in a forest glen, covered in blood from countless wounds, including a deep gash across his face, with the severed heads of the Dunlendings strewn about him. So Wigelm perished, and Ulf the Reaver was born.
For five years Ulf roamed the wilds of Rohan, from the foothills of the Misty Mountains all the way up to Eorlsmead, then down to the Mouths of the Entwash and back again. He hired out his axe to those beset by Orcs, Dunlendings, and Men of the East, and let the red fog carry him, falling into a frenzy of bloodlust from which no foe could escape. Minstrels sang of his deeds, and so the lords of Rohan became aware of him. It was Éomer who finally found him, asleep beside a heap of mangled Orcs at the foot of one of the Argonath, and offered him a place among his retainers. Tired of wandering, Ulf accepted, and he has served the Marshal ever since. In Aldburg he found a kind of peace, forgetting his past among the warriors there, and even made a few friends. Even so, on the battlefield Ulf's anger still worsts him more often than not, and woe befall any who get between him and his quarry. He barely remembers his old life now, the wife and children and brothers he lost: he only knows the need to slay, not why. In his darkest dreams, however, he returns again and again to the charred ruins of his home, and lives that dark day over.
Ulf chose to join Burnoth's band, happy for the opportunity to wreak havoc anew among the Orcs. The coming war has awakened his hunger for blood as never before, and he hopes to make an ending for himself that the minstrels will sing of until the breaking of the world.
Ulf does not name his axes, for he has a tendency to break them in battle in his fury. Gesith, his horse, has been with him since Éomer brought him to Aldburg, and is the only being toward which he ever shows tenderness. Its loss would likely unman him for good.
Which Edition is Right for You?
Base Edition - $39.99 (USD)
Heroic Edition - $49.99 (USD)
Legendary Edition - $69.99 (USD)
Pre-Purchase Between 2012.06.05 and 2012.09.05
The expansion now include an update that adds an instance cluster!
Benefits on Purchase
Future Instance Cluster Future Instance Cluster Future Instance Cluster
The Steed of the Eastemnet The Steed of the Eastemnet The Steed of the Eastemnet
Hauberk of the Eastemnet Armour of the Eastemnet
Friend of the Mark Friend of the Mark Friend of the Mark
Evendim, Moria, and
Lothlórien Quest Packs 6th Inventory Bag
Crystal of Remembrance
Exclusive Rohan Content
Pre-purchase Benefits
Rohan Elite Guard Statted Cloak Rohan Elite Guard Statted Cloak Rohan Elite Guard Statted Cloak
Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance
The Outrider's Token The Outrider's Token
Turbine Points
Pre-order purchasers will receive a Turbine Point bonus. Those who purchased before 2012.06.14 will receive their bonus retroactively.
The Steed of the Eastemnet
An exclusive Rohirrim Mount available immediately with matching War-steed appearance available when Riders of Rohan launches
Armour of the Eastemnet
An exclusive full set of Rohirrim cosmetic armour
Friend of the Mark
An exclusive in-game Rohirrim title
6th Inventory Bag
An inventory bag that grants 15 additional storage slots
Adds one additional legacy to your legendary weapon
Discover the lineage of the great War-steeds and earn a mounted combat deed that grants an exclusive skill for your War-steed
An Unusual Arrival - An unusual horse has arrived in the town of Combe and those tending the stables are having trouble giving it adequate attention.
Rohan Elite Guard Statted Cloak
A box of four level 75 statted cloaks that allows you to choose a power bonus for your hero type
The Outrider's Token
A 25% XP Boost for all characters on your account that will last up to level 75
Rohirrim Soldier on Landscape Appearance
Upon reaching level 20, you can customize your Soldier on Landscape with a Rohirrim Appearance
See A word about the Riders of Rohan Pre-Purchase packs for more information.
Riders of Rohan Pre-order FAQ
See Riders of Rohan Pre-order FAQ for the current official version.
Do you have questions regarding the LOTRO Riders of Rohan expansion pack or pre-order? Below you'll find answers to the most commonly asked questions that we've seen so far! If you have a question you don't see answered here, be sure to visit our Riders of Rohan discussion forums. We'll also be adding more information to this document as we get questions!
1. Will I be able to access the Rohan Region if I don't purchase the Rohan expansion?
Yes! As with all regions in LOTRO, you can explore the region, fight monsters, and take part in the epic story for free. If you want to experience Rohan to its fullest, however, you will need to purchase Rohan to unlock all content and quests.
2. Is the Epic Story in Rohan still free?
Absolutely. All players will be able to experience the newest chapters in the epic story for free when Rohan is launched.
3. Do I have to buy the expansion to get a War-steed?
No. All players will be able to participate in mounted combat. Free players, however, do not have access to all of the War-steeds abilities (two of the three trait trees are locked) but will be able to purchase access and unlock s through the LOTRO store. Players who have purchased the Expansion will have all aspects of mounted combat unlocked immediately.
4. How do I get a War-steed?
Players are introduced to mounted combat and obtain their War-steed via a quest line that is available for free to all players.
5. Can I fight from my existing in-game horse?
No, you will get a new steed, called a War-steed specifically built for combat. It's larger than the current in-game mounts and better able to handle the demands of combat. (It's modeled after horses like the Friesian, Andalusian or Lusitano, breeds commonly used in war).
6. What about all those mounts I bought? Are they obsolete?
Your other mounts can still be used as travel mounts anywhere in Middle-earth, including in Rohan, but you will not be able to fight from horseback using these mounts. Also any character that is not at cap level will still need travel mounts for accelerated travel just as they do now. If you have purchased certain mounts via the LOTRO Store, you will receive a War-steed cosmetic variant that will allow you to further customize your War-steed. This includes the various class mounts and the Steed of Night.
7. Can I have more than one War-steed?
No. Players get one War-steed that they advance and customize through the course of the mounted combat experience.
8. I'm a Dwarf or a Hobbit. I'm tiny! What do I ride?
Your War-steed comes in pony size! Its build is still somewhat heftier than the in-game ponies so it's also more capable in battle. (This one is modeled after the Fell Pony which is a scaled down version of the Friesian).
9. Can I use my War-steed at all outside of Rohan?
Yes, you can ride your War-steed anywhere you can currently ride horses in LOTRO but remember that fighting from horseback is only possible in the open plains of Rohan.
10. Can I fight from horseback anywhere in Middle-earth?
No. Fighting opponents from horseback is possible only in the open plains of Rohan.
11. Do I have to fight from horseback?
To a limited extent, yes. Many of the opponents you encounter in the plains of Rohan will be mounted and an unmounted combatant will find combat more difficult against mounted opponents. Mounted combat is likely to be incorporated into parts of the epic quest line so in the course of completing that content, you will spend a moderate amount of time fighting from horseback. There may also be some optional quests that can only be completed with the extra speed and agility you will have when riding your War-steed.
12. Is all my combat in this expansion done from horseback?
No. Some areas (dense enemy war-camps, Fangorn, Amon Hen) and many quests will function just like they do now. While you can choose to fight opponents from an un-mounted position you will be at a disadvantage when fighting mounted opponents.
13. Do I get new skills unique to mounted combat?
Yes, definitely! Not only will you have new and unique skills to use when fighting from combat, you'll also have horse skills that you will be able to use so that your horse can be directly involved in the fight.
14. My War-steed can fight?
Yes! Horses can do quite a lot of damage with bites & kicks as well as other unique abilities. If you've ever seen someone get double-barrel kicked in the chest by a horse you'll fully appreciate just how much damage can be done by a War-steed!
15. Does my War-steed level up?
Yes. Your War-steed gains steed experience in a variety of ways and as you level you earn trait points that you can spend to advance the skills and traits that best suit your play style in mounted combat.
16. Can I use all my existing class skills during mounted combat?
Not exactly. Some of your class skills will have a mounted combat counterpart so that things that are class defining remain part of your repertoire of things you can do in combat but the skills you use when mounted are all new.
17. Can I group in mounted combat?
Sure. Nothing stops you from grouping and it may be a very wise move to coordinate an attack on a Warband with other players.
18. Is there a level requirement?
Yes. You must be at least level 75 in order to pick up the quest that will earn you your War-steed.
19. I'm not at level cap. How can I participate?
At the current time, you must be level 75 in order to begin the mounted combat experience. At some future date, it's possible that we may have some alternatives to give non-capped characters the ability to experience a limited skirmish-like mounted combat experience.
20. How much will Riders of Rohan be in the LOTRO Store? Can I buy parts of the expansion pack separately?
Yes, you can purchase portions of the expansion separately with your Turbine Points in the LOTRO Store. These items will be released in the LOTRO Store on the same day as the expansion, September 5th. The prices are as follows:
Rohan Expansion Content: 4,295
Expansion Content includes the quests in the Rohan region.
Rohirrim Skinned Soldier on Landscape: 295
6th Inventory Bag (Account-wide): 995
Crystal of Remembrance: 995
The Outriders Token: 495
21. I'm having an issue with pre-purchasing Riders of Rohan through the LOTRO Market (http://rohan.lotro.com or http://store.turbine.com/lotro). Who can I contact?
If you've tried to purchase the expansion and are encountering errors, you can contact our Account Support team at http://support.turbine.com. Submit a ticket to them, explain which error you are encountering as clearly as possible, and they will assist you.
22. It's asking me to create an account when I attempt to purchase Riders of Rohan, what is this?
The store is asking you to create an account with our sales partner, Digital River. This account is not your LOTRO Account and is in no way associated with your LOTRO account. This is a separate account that you will create for this purchase. Simply fill out the required information, and keep it in a safe place.
23. When are we going to see some new instances?
We will be introducing a new instance cluster by the end of the year. More information will be released later this summer.
Beta Tester NDA has been lifted 2012.08.22
In a forum post, Community Manager Rick (Sapience) Heaton announced: "Today we have officially released Riders of Rohan beta testers from their NDA. Beta testing will continue as we move towards our new release date of October 15th. In the meantime, those Beta testers who wish to share their thoughts and experiences thus far with the general community are encouraged to do so here."
Launch date is scheduled for 15 October 2012 (Rescheduled from 5 September.)
Mounted Combat Related Information
With the release of Riders of Rohan, there are many overlapping areas of information between the War-steed and Mounted Combat. The information is split to improve readability.
War-steed
War-steed Appearance
War-steed Traits
Warbands
New Game technologies:
Open Tapping
Remote Looting
Pending Loot
Automatic Quest Bestowal
Automatically Accept Quests
Remote Quest Advancement
The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan -- the original Press Release
Riders of Rohan -- The Pre-Order FAQ.
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IBSF lift provisional suspensions of four Russian skeleton athletes
By Michael Pavitt
Four Russian skeleton athletes have had their provisional suspensions lifted by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) which says there is "not yet sufficient evidence" against them.
Elena Nikitina, Olga Potylitsina, Maria Orlova and Olympic champion Alexander Tretiakov were all banned from action but are now free to compete again.
The four athletes were suspended after the IBSF were informed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that investigations into alleged anti-doping rule violations from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games had been opened.
All four athletes were listed in Richard McLaren's second report - released last month - which examined allegations of Russian doping and sample manipulation at Sochi 2014.
However, they have yet to be found guilty of any wrongdoing.
The quartet requested a provisional hearing, in line with IBSF rules, which was conducted by Dolf Segaar, Alessia di Gianfrancesco and Ian Blackshaw.
Today's ruling cites article six of the European Convention on Human Rights, regarding the protection of the right to a fair trial and the guarantee of the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.
The governing body's anti-doping rules places the burden of proof on the IBSF.
"The Doping Hearing Panel comes to the conclusion that McLaren Report ll provides sufficient reason to conduct further investigation by both the IOC and the IBSF into the role of the athletes in 'tampering or attempted tampering of any doping control', as being in line with article 3.1 of the ADR of the IBSF," an IBSF statement said today.
"But at the same time it comes to the conclusion that at this very moment there is not [yet] sufficient evidence against the athletes that would justify the provisional suspension.
"The Doping Hearing Panel invites the IOC to share any outcome of its investigation with the IBSF in order to potentially reconsider the position of the athletes in this respect.
"This decision of the Panel is entirely without prejudice to the pending investigation of the IOC and does not, in any way whatsoever, preempt the outcome of such investigation."
Elena Nikitina is one of the four skeleton athletes who are the subject of an IOC investigation ©Getty Images
The provisional suspensions ruled the athletes out of competing at this weekend's skeleton World Cup event in Altenberg, which meant Tretiakov lost the lead in the men's overall standings, dropping to ninth.
They will now be eligible to compete in next weekend's World Cup in Winterberg, also in Germany.
Evidence published in the McLaren Report suggested that more than 1,000 Russian athletes were implicated in state sponsored doping, including medal winners in sliding sports at Sochi 2014.
Tretiakov won gold at his home Olympics, with Nikitina claiming women's bronze.
Since the second part of the McLaren Report was published, high profile events have been taken away from Russia.
These include the IBSF World Championships, which were due to take place in Sochi in February.
The Championships will now take place in Königssee in Germany.
The IBSF Executive Committee felt that "during this difficult time it is prudent not to organise such an event in Russia".
January 2017: Grotheer wins maiden skeleton World Cup event by setting track record in Altenberg
January 2017: Lölling takes women's skeleton World Cup lead after maiden victory in Altenberg
January 2017: IBSF skeleton World Cup leader Tretyakov set to miss Altenberg leg following provisional suspension
January 2017: Olympic champion among suspended skeleton athletes, Russian Bobsleigh Federation confirm
January 2017: Russia's Nikitina denies knowledge of any suspension from skeleton competition
Michael Pavitt Senior reporter
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Since joining insidethegames.biz in 2015, Michael Pavitt has covered a variety of international multi-sport events, including the Baku 2015 European Games, the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games and Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade. He also reported on the UCI Presidential election in Bergen in 2017, as well as attending the IOC Session in Lima and three ANOC General Assemblies.
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli "used to dab his beastly brush into the oil, and sweeping round the palette in the dark, take up a great lump of white, red, or blue, as it might be and plaster it over a shoulder or face. . . . I found him the most grotesque mixture of literature, art, scepticism, indelicacy, profanity, and kindness," remembered a former student.
A painter's son, Fuseli grew up immersed in classical literature and surrounded by Zurich's great thinkers, learning from a young age the kinship between painting and poetry. At eight he began copying his father's engravings.
Ordained as a clergyman in 1761-a career his father chose-Fuseli was forced out of Zurich for denouncing a dishonest magistrate. After touring Germany, he moved to London, where Sir Joshua Reynolds encouraged him to paint.
From 1770 to 1778, Fuseli taught himself in Rome. He copied Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes, drawn to the expressive style and the sometimes disturbing imagery. He also painted tragic or violent situations from literature, particularly Shakespeare and Milton, populated by stylized figures with exaggerated movements.
Returning to England, he renamed himself Henry Fuseli. Critical successes brought international acclaim, despite his unusually unrestrained, agitated approach. In 1799 Fuseli was named a Royal Academy professor, and he became curator there in 1804.


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Massive condo complex to replace Toronto's Scotiabank Theatre
It's official: Toronto's weirdest cube-shaped architectural protuberance is on the chopping block.
The Canadian real estate investment firm RioCan has applied to the city for a zoning by-law amendment in order to construct two mixed-use buildings on the southwest corner of John and Richmond Streets, right were Michaels and the famous Scotiabank Theatre currently stand.
In fact, 65 per cent of the city block bounded by Richmond Street West, John Street, Adelaide Street West and Widmer Street is slated for redevelopment, which could spell bad news for the Marshalls, Linen Chest, Goodlife Fitness and anything else housed in the existing RioCan Hall complex.
Two new skyscrapers will join the growing crop of residential highrises in downtown Toronto if all goes as planned for RioCan. Image via City of Toronto.
But not necessarily.
Architectural plans published by the city this week show that RioCan intends to construct two buildings of 39 and 40 storeys to replace their existing 227,326-square-foot retail property.
A total of 613 residential units are planned across both towers, but so too are seven levels of office space, a replacement for the existing movie theatre, a daycare and two levels of retail with the potential for grocery store use.
Much of this public space will be contained within a shared base that connects both towers. The base itself will be set back further from the street to provide for wider sidewalks, street trees and bike parking.
A southeastern view of the proposed mixed-use complex at 126 John Street. Image via City of Toronto.
A new privately owned, publicly accessible space (or POPS) is also proposed as part of the development. Located on the northeast corner of the site, the 744-square-metre park is intended as "a destination for pedestrians to congregate at the northern end of John Street, which is envisioned as a pedestrian-oriented street lined with retail and restaurants."
Renderings are still pretty basic at this point and RioCan is only just beginning the long process of getting approval to redevelop the property they already own.
It may not look much like what we're used to seeing at Richmond and John once complete, but replacing all of the neon and that big red cube would be a Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed complex, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Jeff Hitchcock
Latest in Real Estate
Rental of the week: Somewhere on Scollard Street
Cost of an average one bedroom rental in Toronto reaches $2,290
Toronto was just ranked the top city Canadians want to move to
This is what Dufferin Mall could soon look like
House of the week: 44 Burton Road
This is what it costs to rent an apartment in Toronto vs other Canadian cities
This is what a $2,475 apartment looks like in Toronto right now
The vacancy rate for Toronto apartments just reached a four-year high


North Brooklyn Boat Club's First Friday BBQ & Paddling Tonight!
This is the second-to-last first Friday event of the summer at North Brooklyn Boat Club (437 McGuinness Blvd.)! We always have a good time at their events, with a little canoeing and kayaking in Newtown Creek, and afterward there's a BBQ and fire pit hangout. NBBC is unique to Greenpoint, and not everyone seems to know about it. If you're in town for Labor Day, you should check 'em out tonight Friday September 2 at 6:30pm.
It may be November already, but that's absolutely no excuse to go into hibernation. There's plenty of reasons to get out of the house at the weekend, including this excellent one from the folks at The Water Table who are serving weekend brunch and dinner onboard their 70 year old ex-navy boat 'The Revolution'.
Creepy Creek Haunted Canoe Tours Are Back – Get Tickets Now!
Nothing is scarier than what bubbles beneath the surface of the Newtown Creek – so if you really want to get creeped out for Halloween this year – consider a Haunted Halloween Canoe Tour with the North Brooklyn Boat Club! Too scared to get into a canoe? You can still join the crew for s'mores around the campfire, drinks and boneless troll finer sandwiches.


Gino, an Italian waiter at a restaurant I frequent in Miami, was a youngster in Napoli when Maradona played for the city's soccer team. He says he attended every match. A few months ago, on the 30th anniversary of the Hand of God, Gino and I were talking about the great player. Nothing Maradona did could be immoral, Gino said. Besides, he continued after a few seconds of silence, being immoral against the English is not like stealing money from a nun.
Gino makes a valid point.
The English invaded Buenos Aires twice, in 1806 and 1807. They never apologized. We Argentines learn this at an early age. The English don't even read about it in school. In 1832, the English seized Las Malvinas, which they called the Falkland Islands, and all the property of the Argentines who were living there.
Then, in 1966, the Argentine captain Antonio Rattín was expelled in the first half in the quarterfinal against England at Wembley. Rattín had asked the German referee for a language interpreter. The referee, who did not speak Spanish, accused him of "violence of the tongue." England won 1–0. Afterward, England manager Sir Alf Ramsey described the Argentines as animals — a headline that became seared into the collective memory of the Argentine people.
It didn't matter that many Englishmen thought the expulsion was improper or that, the following day, a cab driver in London apologized to Rattín and did not charge him for the ride.
It happened 30 years ago, on June 22, 1986, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City: Diego Armando Maradona scored a goal with his fist. Afterward, he claimed it had been scored by the hand of God. Apparently, shielding this fact from the referee was God's way of compensating Diego for not endowing him with a better vertical leap.
We know Diego's explanation to be utter nonsense; God does not intervene in the game of soccer because it is too instructive as a laboratory of free will. Meanwhile, we humans demand that the game be played according to a moral code — impartial referees, no gambling — and to us it is obvious that it was the hand of a rascal that allowed Argentina to defeat England 2–1 in the quarterfinals. Obvious to everyone but Gino. And yet Gino — I have to admit that Gino has a point.
These days, if a player were to try what Diego did, he would most likely be red-carded, suspended, and criticized in his homeland for behaving like an infant. Maradona's hand ball was the antithesis of fair play, the moral standard fans require to watch soccer. This is why we complain when referees make the wrong call or when cowardly players pretend to stumble and weep.
Lionel Messi represents this bargain quite nicely. He runs about at top speed, like a cartoon. He doesn't dive, and defenders generally don't hack him down. This is progress; in the '80s, he would have had it much rougher.
But people in Argentina continue to celebrate the Hand of God. The Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) includes the play in its promo reels. The Argentine government airs it on public TV. An entire nation praises the most blatant act of cheating ever caught on tape.
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Maradona's act occurred against the originators of the game, the English, who gave us this wonderful sport. Shouldn't we Argentines respect their creation? We ought to recall Corinthian FC, the amateur Oxbridge team of the 1900s that put fair play and moral values above anything so sordid as the desire to win. The Corinthians never argued with the referee or entered a competition in which the winner received a prize. If by chance the other team lost a man to injury, they immediately and voluntarily sent off one of their own, just to keep things even. These attitudes no longer permeate the game — they never did — but they're an early anchor on the fair-play side of the soccer spectrum.
Remember this: Four minutes after the Hand of God, Maradona scored again. His first goal was dirty; this one truly was divine. Over the course of 11 seconds, he scored what most people consider the best goal of the 20th century. He was able to do it because of his brilliance, yes, but also because the English defenders tried to tackle him fairly and missed. Sure, the last bloke who slid into him did hurt his ankle a bit, but no Englishman decided to stop him with blunt force as Daniel Passarella would have done if it had been a regular match in Argentina in the late '70s.
The Englishmen respected Maradona's creation, his beautiful art. But the Argentine people don't seem to care. Why? Because Argentines are humans, and humans are hypocrites. But there is also all that history, the stuff I mentioned before, as well as our failed attempt to reclaim Las Malvinas in 1982.
And because justice is sometimes circular. A conspiracy theory relating to 1966 still holds sway over a large swath of the Argentine public: that the German referee helped the English in the quarterfinal against Argentina while an English referee helped the Germans in the quarterfinal against Uruguay. It was a FIFA ploy.
So the situation is this: Rattín, captain of Argentina and Boca Juniors, playing against England in the World Cup quarterfinals 50 years ago, expelled and humiliated. Maradona, captain of Argentina, formerly of Boca Juniors, playing against England in the World Cup quarterfinals 30 years ago, winning no matter what, a lo guapo. Revenge, sweet and just.
Maradona, as the Scotsman Adam Smith would have explained as far back as 1752, was simply following his self-interest. Smith was a realist, a moral philosopher, and the father of modern economics (which is a fancy way of saying "the study of human behavior"). He knew that benevolence is the greatest virtue but that self-interest is what makes the world work.
So Maradona wanted to win the World Cup. He wanted to deal a blow to the Englishmen who had taken out Rattín and snatched Las Malvinas with arrogance and pomposity, and he knew that his country wanted the same. It was in his and his nation's self-interest. And that is what he did. And because of that, Argentina won a World Cup, and the world saw a great match that contained a great work of art that was immoral and a great work of art that was virtuous.
Like so much of life, it's a paradox. The English are prone to these as well. They gave us soccer, modern plumbing, Magna Carta, and orange marmalade, but they also caused atrocities and divvied up much of the earth to nobody's satisfaction.
Maradona's performance in that quarterfinal match in 1986 was right and wrong, heroic and pathetic, honest and hypocritical. What does it all mean? Quite simply, it means that Maradona, on that day, was an Englishman.


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Alias Class Reference

#include <alias.h>

Public Member Functions

 	Alias (const std::string &name)

std::string 	GetName () const

void 	SetName (const std::string &name)

void 	ProcessCommands (Player *mobile)

void 	AddCommand (const std::string &command)

void 	ClearCommands ()

void 	ListCommands (std::vector< std::string > &commands)

virtual void 	Serialize (tinyxml2::XMLElement *root)

virtual void 	Deserialize (tinyxml2::XMLElement *root)

Detailed Description

Contains: Alias

The Alias class is responsible for managing aliases. In their simple form, aliases are commands which expand to multiple commands. For example, you might want an alias to echo a message before you perform a common task. This elimenates the need to type both commands, as you can have an alias that calls both commands. Manages individual aliases.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Alias()

          Alias::Alias
          (
          const std::string &
          name	)

Creates a named alias.

Parameters

[in]	name	The name of the alias.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddCommand()

          void Alias::AddCommand
          (
          const std::string &
          command	)

Adds a command to the list of commands that this alias executes.

Parameters

[in]	command	The command to add to the alias.

◆ ClearCommands()

          void Alias::ClearCommands
          (
          	)

Removes all commands belonging to this alias.

◆ GetName()

          std::string Alias::GetName
          (
          	)
           const

Returns the name of the alias.

◆ ListCommands()

          void Alias::ListCommands
          (
          std::vector< std::string > &
          commands	)

Gets a list of the commands in this alias.

Parameters

[out]	commands	A vector the commands can be added to.

◆ ProcessCommands()

          void Alias::ProcessCommands
          (
          Player *
          mobile	)

Processes the commands in the alias.

Currently, we only pass the commands on to the command interpreter.

Todo:

Limit alias length.

check for recursion of aliases.

allow for delays.

Parameters

[in]	mobile	The player calling the commands.

◆ SetName()

          void Alias::SetName
          (
          const std::string &
          name	)

Sets the name of the alias.

Parameters

[in]	name	The name of the alias.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/alias.h

src/alias.cpp

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Fall time is pumpkin time! Like most, I like to make sure that my pumpkins last as long as possible, which is often hard to do. No matter what, pumpkins will deteriorate, especially once they are carved. But it is possible to preserve them for a short amount of time.
Don't want a rotten pumpkin on your porch this year?
Pumpkins are prone to two things: mold and rot. In warmer climates, pumpkins tend to lose moisture and have a lot more rot and mold issues. The same is true for cooler climates, except rot and mold happens at a slower rate.
So what contributes to pumpkin rot and mold?
Oxidation happens as soon as air enters the interior of the pumpkin while you are carving it.
Fungi, bacteria, and mold grow from the inside out and start to grow once you break the skin of the pumpkin.
Pumpkins will dehydrate over time, thus turning the pumpkin to mush.
Pick a good pumpkin! Avoid any weak spots, broken handles, or blemished pumpkins.
Grow your own or buy locally. They are often cut right off the vine shortly before you purchase them, thus greatly extending their life.
Soak the pumpkin in cold water overnight to preserve moisture.
Don't use candles or lights in your jack o' lantern as it contributes to the heat.
Paint your pumpkin instead of carving! There are lots of glow in the dark paints available.
Bring your pumpkin inside for the night.
Keep your pumpkin out of direct sunlight.
I've seen many other suggested "pumpkin washes" that encourage the use of bleach. Bleach can often be dangerous to children, pets, and outdoor animals. Plus, bleach really isn't good for your skin.
So here is a natural solution to the pumpkin wash dilemma. It uses natural ingredients that are safe for your whole family and for the environment. By following these tips and using this wash, your pumpkin will last longer than ever!
This recipe includes borax and peppermint essential oil, which are two wonderful ingredients that will help prevent mold and rot.
Peppermint essential oil also works wonders on mold and fungus and it leaves a pleasant smell. Keep it out of the reach of pets as it can be harmful to cats.
In a large 5 gallon bucket combine 4 gallons of water (regular tap water is fine) and 2 cups of borax. Mix well.
Stir in 40 drops of peppermint essential oil.
Allow pumpkin to soak for 3-4 hours (overnight is best).
Dry pumpkin with towels and enjoy! Discard any leftover wash and keep out of the reach of children.
Repeat in a few days if desired.
Combine borax and water in an 8 ounce spray bottle.
Cap bottle and shake to mix.
Add 40 drops of peppermint essential oil.
Spray pumpkin each evening, inside and out.
While pumpkins can't last forever, let's try to make them last as long as possible! By following these steps, you are sure to enjoy your pumpkins for quite some time.
Wondering if another EO would work or specifically peppermint. I have tea tree that needs to be used up (broken cap)….
Hi Rachel, Tea Tree EO should work just fine. It is also pretty effective against mold and fungus.
Awesome! I never though there was much you could do about your pumpkin rotting, so I am excited to try this out. We've actually already carved a couple for fun, so now I'll be able to see how long we can make them last, haha. Thanks!


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Location: FINRA Manual > Notices > 1990 > 90-14 Proposed Amendments to Article III, Section 35 of NASD's Rules of Fair Parctice Re: Communications With the Public; Last Voting Date: April 5, 1990
MAIL VOTE
Members are invited to vote on proposed amendments to Article III, Section 35 of the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice that would: (1) subject advertisements and sales literature concerning public direct participation programs to routine spot-checking by the Association, notwithstanding that a spot check may have been conducted by another self-regulatory organization or securities exchange using procedures and time cycles comparable to those used by the Association; (2) adjust the time period when spot-check reviews of members' advertising and sales literature may be conducted, to coordinate with similar reviews conducted by other self-regulatory organizations and securities exchanges; (3) exempt advertising and sales literature concerning direct participation programs from the review requirement of Section 35(c)(3), in which the material was only part of a listing of products and/or services offered by the member; and (4) require conformity of members' public communications with all applicable SEC rules. The text of the proposed Rules amendments follows this notice.
On November 17, 1989, the NASD's Board of Governors approved a resolution calling for a member vote and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to Article III, Section 35 of the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice, which governs members' communications with the public.
The rule contains internal approval and recordkeeping requirements, filing requirements, and standards applicable to the content of such communications.
An amendment to Article III, Section 35(c)(3), adopted by the Association on July 1, 1987, requires that advertising and sales literature concerning publicly offered direct participation programs be filed with the NASD for review within 10 days of first use or publication.
The Board of Governors believes that the adoption of the filing requirement has created the necessity for making conforming amendments to three other sections of Article III, Section 35: Section 35(c)(6), Section 35(c)(8), and Section 35(e).
Spot Check - Direct Participation Program Securities
Section 35(c)(6) sets forth the procedures for conducting a spot check of every member's advertising and sales literature. The procedures do not apply to members that have been subjected to a spot check by a registered securities exchange or other self-regulatory organization utilizing comparable procedures, except for material relating to municipal securities and investment company securities, which remain subject to the Association's spot-check procedure regardless of whether there has been a spot-check by an exchange or self-regulatory organization within the preceding calendar year. The Association has sole jurisdiction for regulation of municipal securities advertising and sales literature and, therefore, does not defer to another self-regulatory organization or exchange in the review of municipal communications. Article III, Section 35(c)(l) sets forth a filing requirement for investment company securities advertising and sales literature. Parallel to the direct participation program filing requirement, it states that all investment company advertising and sales literature must be filed with the NASD within 10 days of first use.
Furthermore, there are similar requirements for government securities advertising and sales literature found in Section 8(c) of the Association's Government Securities Rules. Such advertising is required to be filed with the NASD within 10 days of first use, and government securities advertising and sales literature is subject to a periodic spot check by the Association, regardless of the timing of any previous Association review of such material.
Therefore, to be consistent with the spot-check requirements for these other securities products, the Board of Governors believes that Article III, Section 35(c)(6) should be amended to require that advertising and sales literature on behalf of public direct participation programs should be submitted in response to the Association's spot-check request, regardless of whether such material has been spot-checked by an exchange or self-regulatory organization.
Timetable For Spot-Checking
Section 35(c)(6) also states that, except for material related to municipal securities or investment company securities, the spot-check procedure will not be applied to members that have been spot-checked "within the preceding calendar year" by a registered securities exchange or other self-regulatory organization using comparable procedures. When this rule was originally adopted in 1980, the NASD conducted annual spot checks of each member firm. Since then, the volume of filings and complaints has increased to such a degree that the Association cannot effectively spot-check all members within a one-year period, and the cycle has been changed to conduct the spot check biennially. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) also conducts a spot check of its members' advertising and sales literature on a two-year cycle.
The current language in the rule means that some NASD members may be required to respond fully to an NASD spot check because they were spot checked by the NYSE beyond the "preceding calendar year," even though the spot check was conducted within the same cycle for both the NYSE and NASD. The Board of Governors believes that this section of the rule should be amended to eliminate the fixed time period in order to insert a flexible time period that would parallel the time frame used by the NYSE. This would create a more efficient spot-check process that would avoid duplicative spot-checking of members.
The NASD has become aware that the NYSE has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change that would eliminate the NYSE spot-check procedure. At such time as this change becomes effective, dual NASD/NYSE members no longer will have this exception available.
Exclusion From Filing
Section 35(c)(8) allows an exclusion from all filing requirements and spot-check procedures for advertising and sales material that refers to investment company securities or options communicated solely in a listing of the member's products or services. Section 35(c)(l) requires the filing of investment company advertising and sales literature, and Section 35(c)(2) requires the filing of all options communications used prior to the delivery of the risk disclosure document. Similarly, government securities communications required to be filed under Section 8(c)(l) or spot checked under Section (8)(c)(A) of the Government Securities Rules are exempted under Section 8(c)(6) from these requirements only if referred to in such a listing.
The Board of Governors believes that Section 35(c)(8) should be amended to allow direct participation program securities to be excluded from the review and spot-check procedures in cases when the information communicated is merely a listing of the member's products or services. The Board of Governors believes that this amendment would fairly include public direct participation programs with the other categories of securities exempted from such review and spot-checking requirements.
Compliance With SEC Rules
Section 35(e) sets forth "Standards Applicable to Investment Company-Related Communications." This section provides for conforming such communications to applicable SEC rules, in addition to the standards set forth in Section 35(d).
The Board of Governors believes that this section should be amended to require that all communications with the public conform to applicable SEC rules. Protection of the public and maintaining public trust in the securities markets is an important priority of the Association. Therefore, the Board believes expanding the scope of Section 35(e) to require that members' communications with the public conform with applicable SEC rules is consistent with the NASD's longstanding policy of ensuring that, in conjunction with making informed investment decisions, the investing public receives accurate and complete information from Association members.
Please mark the attached ballot according to your convictions and return it in the enclosed, stamped envelope to The Corporation Trust Company. Ballots must be postmarked no later than April 5, 1990.
Questions concerning this notice may be directed to R. Clark Hooper, Director of Advertising, at (202) 728-8330.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, RULES OF FAIR PRACTICE
(Note: New language is underlined; deleted language is in brackets.)
Section 35. Communications with the Public
(c) Filing Requirements and Review Procedures
(6) In addition to the foregoing requirements, every member's advertising and sales literature shall be subject to a routine spot-check procedure. Upon written request from the Association's Advertising Department, each member shall promptly submit the material requested. Members will not be required to submit material under this procedure which has been previously submitted pursuant to one of the foregoing requirements and, except for material related to municipal securities, direct participation programs or investment company securities, the procedure will not be applied to members who have been, within the NASD's current examination cycle [preceding calendar year] subjected to a spot-check by a registered securities exchange or other self-regulatory organization [utilizing comparable] using procedures [,] comparable to those used by the Association.
(8) Material which refers to investment company securities, [or] options or direct participation programs solely as part of a listing of products and/or services offered by the member, is excluded from the requirements of paragraphs (c)(l), [and] (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section.
(e) [Standards Applicable to Investment Company-Related Communications] Application of SEC Rules
In addition to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section, members' public communications [concerning investment company securities] shall conform to all applicable rules of the SEC, as in effect at the time the material is used.


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package multilock

import (
	"errors"
	"sync"
)

type refCounter struct {
	counter int
	lock    sync.RWMutex
}
type lockMap map[interface{}]*refCounter

// MultiLock is the main interface for lock base on holder
type MultiLock interface {
	// Lock base on the holder
	Lock(interface{})

	// RLock lock the rw for reading
	RLock(interface{})

	// Unlock the holder
	Unlock(interface{})

	// RUnlock the the read lock
	RUnlock(interface{})
}

// A multi lock type
type lock struct {
	inUse lockMap
	l     *sync.Mutex
	pool  *sync.Pool
}

func (l *lock) Lock(holder interface{}) {
	m := l.getLocker(holder)
	m.lock.Lock()
	l.l.Lock()
	defer l.l.Unlock()
	m.counter++
}

func (l *lock) RLock(holder interface{}) {
	m := l.getLocker(holder)
	m.lock.RLock()
	l.l.Lock()
	defer l.l.Unlock()
	m.counter++
}

func (l *lock) Unlock(holder interface{}) {
	m := l.getLocker(holder)
	m.lock.Unlock()
	l.putBackInPool(holder, m)
}

func (l *lock) RUnlock(holder interface{}) {
	m := l.getLocker(holder)
	m.lock.RUnlock()
	l.putBackInPool(holder, m)
}

func (l *lock) putBackInPool(holder interface{}, m *refCounter) {
	l.l.Lock()
	defer l.l.Unlock()

	m.counter--
	if m.counter <= 0 {
		l.pool.Put(m)
		delete(l.inUse, holder)
	}
}

func (l *lock) getLocker(holder interface{}) *refCounter {
	l.l.Lock()
	defer l.l.Unlock()
	res, ok := l.inUse[holder]
	if !ok {
		p := l.pool.Get()
		res, ok = p.(*refCounter)
		if !ok {
			panic(errors.New("the pool return invalid result"))
		}

		l.inUse[holder] = res
	}
	return res
}

// NewMultiLock create a new multi lock
func NewMultiLock() MultiLock {
	return &lock{
		make(lockMap),
		&sync.Mutex{},
		&sync.Pool{
			New: func() interface{} {
				return &refCounter{0, sync.RWMutex{}}
			},
		},
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Pretty oval vintage style ornament by Christopher Radko. One of an assortment of two, this one is red and purple on a lavender background. Stars and stars in circles swirl along with red and purple ribbons of color.
This piece is shown on pg 119 of Christopher Radko The First Decade 1986 - 1995.


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Anthony DeSclafani fires another gem as Reds blank Diamondbacks, 3-0
Disco dancing on their graves.
By Derek Grimes@SunnyD1988 Aug 10, 2018, 9:55pm EDT
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The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Anthony DeSclafani was absolutely nails tonight, which is the second straight very, very solid start put up by Disco. It appears as if he's starting to round into form after all those many months off with arm injuries.
That's a really big deal for the Reds, of course. It was always a part of the plan that Disco would hopefully be, at worst, a 3-ish type rotational piece that you could count on every five days to keep the team in ball games. His ceiling, when he's been on and healthy, has been even higher than that. If this is the sort of DeSclafani we can expect going forward and he can truly turn into a top of the rotation type of pitcher (along with finally keeping his arm in tact), it's huge for the Reds both in 2018 and, especially, 2019.
Tonight: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 9 K on 94 pitches. It doesn't get a lot better than that. He added a hit and run scored of his own, too!
Honorable mention to Jose Peraza had a 2 hit night, with a run scored. Eugenio Suarez batted in a run and hit, Tucker Barnhart doubled and scored a run, while Jared Hughes and Raisel Iglesias each pitched scoreless innnings.
Key Plays
Nothing happened for quite some time.
It wasn't until the bottom of the 6th that some scoring happened, and luckily it was the Redlegs. Jose Peraza led things off with a single and moved on over to 3B on a Joey Votto single to center field. Eugenio Suarez lifted a fly ball into deep left, plenty deep enough to score Peraza. That would be all they got, though. Reds up 1-0.
The home team added on in the 7th. Tucker Barnhart smoked and double to the wall in deep center field, before Anthony DeSclafani decided to help his own cause with a base hit. Billy Hamilton worked Clay Buchholz to a 3-1 count, and then laid the most perfect bunt down the 1B line. The suicide squeeze scored Barnhart from 3B, easily, but Buchholz field and throw attempt to get Billy at 1B sailed hilariously past, well, everyone. Disco scored and Billy ended up at second. They would get nothing else, but they added two late. 3-0.
That was that. Reds pitching dominated this one, and thus, the Reds won, 3-0.
Tony Graphanino
Source: FanGraphs
Seriously, the squeeze bunt that Billy laid down in the 7th was really a sight to behold. Buchholz's throw, too, but in a, uh, different way. Seriously, check this shit out.
The Diamondbacks are owners of what is, probably, one of the worst uniforms in professional sports. I mean, these road grays are horrendous. I guess with them in town, the Reds did their best to out-ugly them by wearing their stupid camo jerseys. You can't out-ugly the D-Backs, though, so it was a futile attempt.
The Reds and D-Backs will square off again tomorrow, with a win guaranteeing the Reds the series. First pitch is a little earlier than a normal night start at 6:40 PM EDT. Jake Owen will play a "free" concert after the game, I'm told. Other than the snippets of songs I've heard on the commercials for this concert, I can't name a song that Jake Owen sings. I bet Scooter and Tucker will be in attendance though.
Anyway, I got off track. Robbie Ray will pitch for the Diamondbacks, while Matt Harvey (still a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds) will go for the home team.
Tunes.


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Home / News / DR. FAUCI DISTORTS THE TRUTH (AGAIN): Accuses Jesse Watters Of Putting Hit Out on Him...Calls For Him To Be "Fired on the spot" [VIDEO]
DR. FAUCI DISTORTS THE TRUTH (AGAIN): Accuses Jesse Watters Of Putting Hit Out on Him...Calls For Him To Be "Fired on the spot" [VIDEO]
Dr. Fauci is one of the most important public officials in the United States, serving as the Chief Health Advisor to the President and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He has been the face of the United States' response to the pandemic. Fauci and liberal sychophants in the media don't want you asking him difficult questions or to be able to hold you accountable. This week, when FOX News' Jesse Watters told students at a Turning Point USA conference to ask him a question about research that he funded. "Dr. Fauci, you funded risky research at a sloppy Chinese lab. The same lab that sprung this pandemic on the world. You know why people don't trust you, don't you?" WATCH:
The incendiary, dangerous, violent rhetoric against Dr. Fauci continues at AmericaFest. Fox News host Jesse Watters tells them how to go after him to harass him in public: "Now you go in with the kill shot – deadly. Because, with an ambush, he doesn't see it coming." pic.twitter.com/V34YZwDdPD
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 20, 2021
Dr. Fauci and liberal Twitter hack Ron Filipkowski starting spinning his words immediately to make it look like he was telling students to harass or even murder Dr. Fauci. In the video, Watters tells students to go for a verbal "kill shot" when asking him the question. Filipkowski and Fauci seized on this immediately to malign Watters.
"The incendiary, dangerous, violent rhetoric against Dr. Fauci continues at AmericaFest. Fox News host Jesse Watters tells them how to go after him to harass him in public: "Now you go in with the kill shot – deadly. Because, with an ambush, he doesn't see it coming." Said Filipkowski on Twitter.
"All I've been doing is encouraging people to practice good public health practices, to get vaccinated, to be careful in public settings, to wear a mask. And for that, you have some guy out there saying people should be giving me a kill shot, to ambush me. I mean, what kind of craziness is there in society these days?" He goes on to say that Watters should be "fired on the spot". WATCH:
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Fox News' Jesse Watters should "be fired on the spot" for telling a crowd to "ambush" Fauci with "the kill shot."
But, he adds: "He's gonna go, very likely, unaccountable. I mean, whatever network he's on is not going to do anything for him." pic.twitter.com/K3X0V3jZdM
— The Recount (@therecount) December 21, 2021
DR. FAUCI DISTORTS THE TRUTH (AGAIN): Accuses Jesse Watters Of Putting Hit Out on Him...Calls For Him To Be "Fired on the spot" [VIDEO] Reviewed by Your Destination on December 22, 2021 Rating: 5