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Reviewer: Patrick (Anonymous)
09 Nov 2009 2:24 pm
Entertaining. I really like the dialogue, the characterizations, the friendships.

I got into the story so much that I started wondering about picky stuff, like how Rodney would have had enough time to hack the banks, hire private investigators, track down which loan sharks to pay, where to rent a car, etc. It's almost like Rodney had a time machine as well as a magic mirror, because Elizabeth and Radek didn't seem to have missed him (or Teyla or Ronon) when they went on their adventure.

Anyway, the point is, if I wasn't believing your story, I'd never have had any of those questions. Congratulations on making me believe.

Author's Response: Oooh, good points! I like to think Rodney spent a lot of time watching each universe before deciding which one to finally enter with a view to approaching John. But yeah, I sort of glossed over that bit, eh? So glad to know that didn't affect your enjoyment of the story--the fact that you were engaged enough to wonder about these things is really a compliment indeed--thanks!
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Reviewer: monanotlisa (Signed)
19 May 2009 11:16 pm
I really, really love this 'verse - and wow, Vegas came early! Kudos to you.

Author's Response: It's funny you should say that--I actually haven't seen Vegas yet but when I saw the promos for it, I had to say I noticed the similarities...:-) You really made me smile here--thank you!
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Reviewer: Ansku (Signed)
29 Mar 2009 3:28 pm
Still great :)

Author's Response: Aw, thank you very much!
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Reviewer: jackie_brown (Anonymous)
15 Jan 2009 9:49 pm
I really enjoyed this!

Author's Response: Thank you! I'm so pleased to hear this and that you took the time to let me know. :-)
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Reviewer: Shaddyr (Signed)
17 Feb 2008 7:17 am
I read this the other day - it's a very emotional piece and I had to really think about how I felt about it.

I wasn't sure, at first, that I could buy Rodney doing this. And that if I did buy Rodney getting another John from another universe, I could accept that he wasn't *really* mentally unstable.

It became much easier to accept once it was established that this was an AU, and that made me reconsider why.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I could believe it; Rodney, as self-centered as he can be sometimes, really would do anything to keep the expedition and his city safe. Including doing something completely insane that may very well sacrifice his emotional and mental stability.

I am grateful you wrote a Rodney who was stable enough to handle the stress of having a Not!Really!John! back. I'm glad that Casino!John had so much of what made John *John* and didn't act like a total ass or take advantage or Rodney the way he could have.

I loved Ronon's reactions; je t'adore the scene where John is awed with the knives in Ronon's hair, and when Ronon almost squeezes the life out of him when they 'find' him again.

I love it that he makes them tell Lorne.

I *LOVE* it that Cadman *knows*.

Really awesome story. Thanks for sharing it!

Author's Response: Wow! Thank you for your really detailed and thoughtful review!Yeah, it had to be AU all the way for me for the reasons you mentioned. And Not!Really!John is the best and most fun descriptor for Jay that I've had so far. :-)
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Reviewer: Leah (Signed)
06 Feb 2008 5:09 am
This is my second time reading this fic, so I should probably tell you how much I enjoyed it. :)

Like some of the other reviewers, I also feel badly for Jay, who isn't the original Sheppard and will have to live with that, as will those who know who he truly is. But, I also got the welcome point that Rodney knew who he wasn't the John Sheppard he had first fallen in love with, but he loved Jay anyway, as a similar but different person. That was well done. At least this John will have a small family who know and accept him for real, if you know what I mean....

I also wanted to thank you for making the universe of the dead John another AU--I'd forgotten that on the first reading, but it was comforting to know that 'our' SGA didn't lose John, though Aiden's fate hardly turned out better, poor thing. I also got the sense that the original John in the HopperVerse was sadder than 'our' John, more fatalistic, perhaps, and I think much more self-hating than the John we know from canon. Certainly the way Octavius described him reacting to his own death made me think it came as a kind of relief. In an odd way, that was comforting too.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this story, and would dearly love to read a remix where it's an AU John going after an AU Rodney. I do hope you'll encourage that bunny. :)

Author's Response: I am so glad you enjoyed this story and also took the time to leave such a detailed response! You're right, the HopperVerse John was a sadder and more fatalistic person--and his thoughts couldn't help but influence Jay some when Jay decided to assume John's life. I *did* do the reverse treatment (just recently, called 'Second Fiddle')but so many people wrote and told me how they felt badly for Jay that I decided to give that universe another visit too. I'm close to finishing a first rough draft and hope to have it available to post in a few weeks--working title 'Second to None' ;-)
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Reviewer: purrfus (Signed)
07 Jan 2008 7:17 am
Note – Sorry this is another long story. Don't beat up on yourself, that's our job.

Down on his luck and sinking was a surprise.

The stripping really shocked me – not that he would but that I was torn between cheering him on and falling out of the chair laughing.

The way you describe Ronon makes me wish this was John / Ronon.

Atlantis' reaction to John was lovely. John storming into the Rodney and Elizabeth's argument was hysterical.

'Build a bridge and get over it' Love it; my mom and my boss use this all the time, and I've never heard it anywhere else before.

The Home Depot is so cool - especially to me because my brother works there and refers to it as the Home Despot.

The Koyla confrontation – for the character it took some amazing balls, for the writer a truly gifted imagination and some talent to bring the vision to life.

I knew it would end eventually, but I really really didn't want it too.

Author's Response: Oh dear, 'Home Despot' would have suited Rodney well as a descriptor, wouldn't it? I'm so glad you enjoyed this story--I have a weak spot for it and would revisit this universe if I could only come up with another story idea! You made my day with your feedback though (and maybe even started the wheels of thought turning again!) Thanks!
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Reviewer: Ansku (Signed)
03 Dec 2007 10:05 pm
I love it :)

Author's Response: Oh thank you!
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Reviewer: angellec (Signed)
22 Nov 2007 1:22 am
Sorry I did not let you know earlier what a awesome AU you created both exciting and sad that Jay will have a smidgen of doubt.My favorite part was in the hopper when Jay said he didn't matter and Teyla Gibbsmacked him. Also his relationship with the city who made her opinion known.Simply one of the best.

Author's Response: Gibbsmacked! I love it! Had not heard the phrase before but knew instantly what you meant. Thank you for your review!
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Reviewer: atymer (Anonymous)
01 Nov 2007 8:11 am
Exciting adventure and great interaction between Jay, his city, his team mates and his Rodney.

Author's Response: Thank you!
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Reviewer: reviewperson (Signed)
21 Oct 2007 7:35 pm
I have mixed feelings about this story. On the one hand, it was great and engaging and interesting. But then on the other I'm left feeling bad for John 2.0 and for everyone in the city. I mean, he's left to a life of pretending to be someone else and of deceiving an entire population. And as much as he feels at home, that's just gotta suck some of the time.

But really, the fact that I'm contemplating this and feeling for the characters just means you've done a good job as a writer. :)

Author's Response: I have very mixed feelings about this story too (as in almost didn't post it). The problem you identified is one of the reasons I set the story in an AU. I have a feeling John 2.0 will never be able to entirely shake the feeling that he is not the first choice. I'm glad you can empathize with them though! Thanks!
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Reviewer: Argosy (Signed)
19 Oct 2007 7:48 pm
I love when authors can do a great mchep story that is still plotty and a great adventure. So great, thank you! (How many times did I just say 'great?')

Author's Response: Three, I think. That's got to be a record for me...thanks! (big smile on this end)
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Reviewer: queixo (Signed)
19 Oct 2007 4:41 am
very nicely done

Author's Response: Thanks!
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Reviewer: Manic (Signed)
18 Oct 2007 9:58 am
That was great! Funny and sad and very in character. But crap, it's 5 in the morning and I need to get up in 2 hours.

Author's Response: Ouch! I am really sorry (flattered, but sorry)!
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Reviewer: Laura_trekkie (Signed)
17 Oct 2007 9:33 pm
This was splendidly complex. Not so much in the plot, because that was straight forward, but more for the personal feelings created.

On John's part there was the mix of guilt and uncomfortableness at not being who everyone thought, but merely an actor in his place, the anger and sadness that those feelings cause, coupled with the incontrovertible evidence that he made those who *were* in the know uncomfortable. Like he said himself to Rodney, he was the colonel's ghost, a shade of the man who was and the John Sheppard from the casino was gone, erased by the endless coaching in Colonel Sheppard's life. I felt bad for him at times, because none of it was his doing, yet he got the fallout anyway. I was glad to see him making inroads into forging his own friendships with the team.

Then there were the others. I could understand their anger at Rodney for doing something so unnatural as to just fetch a new John and expect it all to work fine. Yet I could also see the longing that made them all hope for it to succeed. The loss and longing was obvious in Ronon's hostility, Teyla's choice of name, even Rodney's use of 'John'. Again, it was great to see them starting to get to know Jay as himself and not just seeing John's shadow, accepting that he might react differently than they expected and to stop expecting it, rather than get angry over it.

Of course, my main focus was John, or rather Jay, and Rodney, how Rodney was so obviously in love with John and how that made dealing with Jay both easier and harder, and that was without the added complication of the vaguely angry sex that sealed the 'death' of Jay. It was heartbreaking to see Rodney think he'd got what he'd longed for only to suddenly realise that that was it, that he'd made Jay too much in John's image in the end. It was a great relief then, when, at the end, Jay finally understood that he was more than a ghost to them all and that Rodney saw *him* and *wanted him*.

Author's Response: okay, you realize your review is ten times better than the material itself, right? I'm sitting here going "huh, she thinks I did all that on *purpose*..." :-) Thank you very much for your detailed and explicit review. It will be hard to stop smiling the rest of the day, but I'll try.
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Reviewer: IDMike (Signed)
16 Oct 2007 11:06 pm
Very nicely done. Just enough subtle little reminders to keep "AU" in your brain. Loved the big confrontation scene!

Author's Response: Thank you! You made my day!
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Reviewer: the_cephalopod (Signed)
16 Oct 2007 10:05 am
Oh, yes - please do that
*nods encouragingly*
I'm happy to talk plot if it would help... :) cep xxx

Author's Response: Cool!
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Reviewer: Anonymous (Anonymous)
16 Oct 2007 7:41 am
Amazing! One of my favorite AU crossover stories. Jay really does become his own character even as you can see Sheppard in him SO clearly. It's an impressive line to see walked.

The small changed details really worked for me as well, such as how Ford died and the 'hopper's. If you ever touch on this universe again I'd love to see some more interaction between Jay and the city. That was such a great dynamic, and just... meant so much. To see him welcomed by his home. Awwwwww. ^^

Author's Response: Wow! Thank you for such a great review! I hadn't really thought about more stories in this particular universe but now you've got me thinking...:-)
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Reviewer: Mystic (Signed)
16 Oct 2007 1:26 am
I love your long stories, so do NOT stop writting them. This was very good and original, great job. I enjoyed it very much and I enjoy a nice long read where I can sink back and enjoy the story. Keep up the great work.

Author's Response: Your review made me smile! I'm so glad you enjoyed it--I had my doubts about this one. Thank you very much!
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Reviewer: Nightstorm (Anonymous)
15 Oct 2007 10:05 pm
This was a well crafted, plotted and most enjoyable story. I heard each voice and they rang true. I could see John turning into this Sheppard if things had played this way and not the other. Yes, please write more!!!!!

Author's Response: J does have that mile wide destructive streak, doesn't he? And without the team to ground him, well, I can see lots of bad endings there. Thank you very much for your review!
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Mami Nora changing name, staying in the family

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Mami Nora is changing its name, but not its food.

"After providing delicious food for years, Mami Nora is retiring and handing over the keys to her children who have been with her since the beginning and helped open and operate the four restaurants," owners posted on the restaurant's Facebook page Monday.

The same original family will be moving the restaurant forward under the new name Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken.

It will be same quality and recipes as Mami Nora has been serving since 2007, owners said.

"Although Alpaca will be rebranding, featuring a different look, name and logo everything else will remain the same and just as you love it," owners said.

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The Miz joins Team Foley at the Survivor Series

The Miz

The Miz is back in the traditional Survivor Series five on five match however this time he’s on the other side.

Originally picked by Paul Heyman to be on Team Punk, the former WWE champion quit the team a week later and was replaced by Wade Barrett on the new Team Ziggler.

Team Foley still was one man short after Ryback was pulled from the team to participate in the tripe threat main event for the WWE title against CM Punk and John Cena.

Foley announced on RAW yesterday that he wouldn’t be choosing the new team member, but the WWE fans would. A Twitter vote involving Santino Marella, Zack Ryder, and The Miz proceeded and during the third hour of RAW, it was revealed that The Miz was chosen.

According to the poll, Santino Marella got 6%, Zack Ryder got 34%, and The Miz got 60% of the votes.


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While at the recent set of iMPACT! Wrestling TV tapings in Orlando, TNA President Dixie Carter was overheard talking about Sting's new character role telling everyone "how great it is that Sting has been able to reinvent himself" at this point in his career and how "everyone in the dressing room should learn from him".

As seen at the TNA Hardcore Justice PPV, Kurt Angle became the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Sting. Angle hit Sting with a steel chair after stopping Hulk Hogan from using it on him. This marks Angle's 5th TNA World Title reign.

Also at last night's pay-per-view, Winter became the new TNA Knockouts Champion by defeating Mickie James, after interference from Angelina Love and a red mist that Winter spit in Mickie's face.

TNA tapes iMPACT! tonight and tomorrow night with the build to No Surrender.

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Is Abortion Murder? Both Sides of the Argument

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The subject matter of abortion has been particularly controversial in regards to ethical, social and political issues. Abortions occur naturally (miscarriage) or intentionally. These abortions are done because the pregnancy is not wanted (elective), or the pregnancy will endanger the woman's or fetus's health (therapeutic) ("Abortion"). Abortions are now easier, less dangerous, and simpler than they once were, yet there are still arguments both for and against one's choice of abortion. There are many arguments by pro-choice activists who support one's choice in abortion. First off, nearly all abortions allegedly take place in the first trimester of pregnancy, when a fetus cannot live independently. Its health is dependent on the mother's health and cannot be regarded as a separate entity as it cannot exist outside her womb. In an attempt to suppress the idea that abortion is unnecessary because one can always place a child up for adoption, pro-choice activists say that adoption is not an alternative to abortion.

They say this because it remains the woman's choice whether or not to give her child up for adoption. A medical abortion is said to be "a safe medical procedure," ("Planned Parenthood") and has a very small risk of serious complications (nor do they affect a woman's health or future ability to become pregnant). Some of the most convincing arguments involved in abortion relate to cases of rape. Forcing a woman (who was already forced to become pregnant) to go through the pain and torment of conceiving the child of her attacker would cause more psychological harm (Silverman). Some arguments step into a more rights-based stance and consider whether the government should have any say in the situation at all. The argument debates that if the government can force a woman to continue an unwanted pregnancy, can they also force her...


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Notes on War of the Worlds by Wells..

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Chap. 1

The Eve of the War:

FACT/ EVENT: Mars shoots 10 "missiles" at earth. Oglivy believes that there is life on Mars and he obsesses of over the missiles coming to Earth.

QUOTE: "Missile is 10,000,000 miles away from Earth at night."

Chap 2

The Falling Star:

FACE/ EVENT: Something falls on Horsel it is the first cylinder. The top of the cylinder comes off and kills many men and reveals life from Mars. The newspapers being to rave about the life and people get exited.

QUOTE: "The first star falls on Horsel."

Chap 3

On Horsel Common:

FACT/ EVENT: The cylinder just lie there and nothing really happens. People have seen what is inside but nothing is really going on around the cylinder and people begin to get frightened.

QUOTE: "A message from Mars."

Chap 4

The Cylinder Opens:

FACE/ EVENT: A metal screw pops off the top of the cylinder and unveils what is inside.

A Martian is sitting their with it tentacles rapped up and there is a big ditch now surrounding the cylinder.

QUOTE: (PG. 17) "A big grayish bulk rounded bulk, the size, perhaps of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder."

Chap 5

The Heat Ray:

FACT/ EVENT: The town people begin to approach the cylinder with a white flag as a sign of intelligence but then the heat ray begins to take effect.

QUOTE: "A greenish smoke arose from the hole and a hissing sound became audible, it was a sort of flame. A glare leapt from man to man. Then it was as if each man turned into fire. I ran and wept like a child feeling that a mysterious death loomed around me."

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The Heat Ray in the Chobham Road:


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Persuasive essay: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

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America has been historically known throughout the world as the land of the free - a place where one can live their life as they please, without the chains of oppression to tie them down or a heavy-handed government to rule their life. The Pilgrims left their home country of England to flee religious persecution, so it was only natural that they would want the country they laid the foundation for to be a land of freedom, where people of all religions and lifestyles were welcome. However, America has strayed from their wishes and from the guidance of the Constitution, and has become a place where the government interferes in the lives of the people far more than is wise or necessary. The criminalization of marijuana is one example of such arbitrary, illogical, and unfair interference. The government has consistently failed to provide sufficient reasoning for why marijuana is illegal, and so until it does, marijuana should simply cease to be criminalized in the United States.

Marijuana is considered a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance under federal laws designed to protect public health and safety ("Why is Marijuana Illegal?"). A drug must meet the following criteria in order to be deemed a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance:"(A) The drug or other substance has high potential for abuse.

(B) The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

(C) There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision" ("US CODE: Title 21, 801...").

The federal government claims that marijuana meets all these criteria, and it's certainly easy for someone to buy into these claims if they don't know the facts about what marijuana is and what its typical effects are on the user. Marijuana...


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The agent stepped around an end of the brick wall and approached another gate. It was fortunate for her that the Church didn’t believe in using security systems and keeping people out from their facilities. Now, all she had to do was get into position and wait for the priest to walk into her sights…
Unfortunately for her, a man stood waiting for her. She looked at his immaculate suit and sighed. While he was a fixture around the Reichstag, this was the first time she had seen him off world.
“What are you doing here?”
“Mabus,” God, his placating tone drives me nuts, Mabus thought. “My associates are most displeased. Almir isn’t on the path we have planned for her. Why is that?”
The plan, she thought, always the damned plan. Didn’t anyone consider the idea that one Katherine Almir might be harder to manipulate then they thought? The woman was a natural born killer…she had survived on Necko for fourteen years and had been further refined under Claudio Reyes’ tutelage! There were many things the woman was, but a fool who was easily manipulated she was not.
“Have you considered the fact that the plan your associates have might not work?”
A burning pain assailed Mabus and her legs buckled. As she fell to her knees, the agent gasped. God, it was incredible, the amount of pain the Fuhrer’s associates could muster!
“You would be wise, Mabus,” the man said, his voice never rising above a mild tone. “To do what you’re told and not question.”
“Yes, yes, I understand! Just make it stop!”
The pain left as sudden as it arrived. Kneeling in the cold rain, Mabus felt the cold stones through her cargo pants. God, she never wanted to experience that again!
“Just remember,” the man said. “You’re two associates, the ones who have ruined out plan, they won’t be so fortunate.”
“What do you want me to do?”

Kate watched the priest close and lock the door. His hair was gray with black streaks and she couldn’t shake the feeling that she had seen him before. With a brief bow, the man motioned for her to walk with him down a corridor.
“How long have you been with the orphanage, Father?”
“I have been with Father Church for thirty years, my child.”
Kate pulled the hood down and she ran her hands through her damp hair. She looked at the priest and both eyebrows rose. After all these years, one of the people responsible for sending her to Ferini was within grasp. What to do? What to do?
She passed the priest and started to walk down the hall. A chill ran down Kate’s spine and she shivered. The sound of blood lust pounded in her ears and it took every ounce of self-control to not give into it.
If the priest knew how close he was to her killing him, he would run for his life, she thought. How many people, both friends and lovers, had she lost over to years due to the actions of people like this man?
However, much to Kate’s surprise, another feeling started to grow in her. It was a fatigue, but not one that was physical. She stopped and closed her eyes.
God how tired I am of killing, Kate thought. How many people has it been and how long will they haunt my dreams?
She turned around to face the priest. With a sigh, Kate rubbed the bridge of her nose. Could this man possibly remember her? And if he did, would the priest answer the questions to come?
“Father, is there a place where we can talk?”
“Certainly,” he opened a door and led them into a study. Outside, the rain fell on the courtyard.
“I know what you want to ask, Katherine,”
“How do you know who I am?” Kate’s eyebrows nearly reached her hairline.
“In the past few months there had been several people who have visited,” That was troublesome, Kate thought with a frown. “And some of them have had pictures.”
“Who were these ‘people?’”
“There have been representatives from Fleet Intelligence,” Damn Reyes, Kate thought, I’m going to kill him! “Along with Hilgarian’s and a third person, a man, who was creepy to say the least.”
The Hilgarian’s were interested in her past? Kate shook her head while she attempted to let it all sink in. If the Fuhrer was taking an interest in her personally, then life would be very interesting indeed. Especially since the man was known to have a legendary murderous streak. If he wanted her dead…Kate shuddered to think about it.
“The Hilgarians,” Kate said. “Are surprising to say the least…but what is this about another man?”
“Yes, he was a strange fellow. You have never seen someone more immaculately-or expensively-dressed but there is something unsettling about him…like he feels he has the upper hand always.”
Kate took a seat and closed her eyes. Who the hell was the stranger and why was he interested in her? How did all of this connect to the destroyed Hermes and missing Repulse?
“What did he want to know?”
“Your past, Katherine, how long you were here and your transition to Necko.”
“Why? He give any reasons?”
“Has anyone else been here poking around?” Kate ran a hand through her hair; now she remembered who the priest was and rage started to build in her stomach.
“That’s all,”
<April,> Kate sent through her link. <Do a quiet search in Intelligence’s computers and find out who has been snooping into my past.>
<I’m on it, Captain,>
“Now, I have one question, Father: why?”
“Don’t play coy with me, Father Lindros,” Kate said. “You were in charge of the orphanage when you sold me-and most of the children-to Ferini. Did you think I’d forget who you were?”
“Katherine,” Lindros looked at the floor. “I-we-didn’t have any choice at the time. We were out of money and none was coming from the Church due to the corrupt government. When Ferini offered to…exchange money for you we had to take it.”
“‘Exchange money for you,’” Kate said slowly. “Is that the new euphemism for selling people into slavery? The last time I checked, the Church was against slavery in any form.”
“They don’t know what we did,” Lindros started to ring his hands.
“And they would remove you from the clergy if they found out,”
“And give me one good reason I shouldn’t tell them, Lindros? Do you have any idea what Ferini did to us?”
“Let me clue you in,” God I hate this man for making me think of Necko again, she thought. “We were thrown in an arena when we arrived and those who survived were trained to fight-and kill-those who didn’t were lucky.”
“My God,”
“Oh it gets worse. He trained me, molded me, into the perfect killing machine, Father! Do you want to know how many people’s blood is on my hands due to your decisions? Here, let me make it easy for you: hundreds! How does that make you feel? You took an innocent child and let the monsters turn me into a killer! If there is a God above, he’ll damn you soul for what you did!”
<Captain,> April interrupted. <I have some information for you.>
Kate stood up and walked across the room. She opened the door, stepped through and slammed it shut behind her. With a sigh, she ran a hand through her hair. Lindros didn’t see the consequences of his actions, that much was for certain; but was she right for the reaction his naiveté had brought out?
<What have you got?>
<Captain, the computer logs show one agent sent to the Orphanage three months ago.>
<Who was it?>
<Rachel Adams,>

Mabus picked up the sniper rifle and placed the scope to her eye. Lindros sat in the chair, alone in the room since Almir had stepped out. There couldn’t be an easier shot then one of a stationary target. If she couldn’t hit the priest…
Almir would have been the better target, she thought, but the man had been absolutely certain in his orders: no harm was to come to the Intelligence Agent.
She took a deep breath and pulled the trigger.

Kate heard glass shatter followed by the sound of a thump. Instinctively, she pulled out her Kimber and reached for the door. After all the training Reyes had given her, there wasn’t a doubt what the sound was: Lindros had been shot dead.
She opened the door and stepped through. Lying on the floor, blood pouring for his head, was Lindros. One of the large picture windows was shattered, the rain starting to soak the wood floor.
Whoever shot the priest did it to silence him, she thought while approaching the window.
Kate looked outside and saw a moving shadow in her enhanced vision. Without thinking, she launched herself at the shattered window. What was left of the glass burst outwards as she landed on the muddy grass beyond. Ahead, the shadow turned and started to run for the nearest gate.
The rain stung Kate’s face as she took off in pursuit. With an annoyed growl, she tried to pull the hood up but it fell down again. Fine, wet hair didn’t matter right now; catching Lindros’ killer did.
Kate stepped through one of the orphanage’s gate and saw the shadow duck into an alleyway. That was a mistake, she mused, because now they would be in an enclosed area. If they had wanted to lose her, then the best bet would have been to continue down a public street. But, this would do nicely indeed.
A wolfish grin crossed Kate’s face as she rounded the corner. Her quarry should be close by which would make capturing-or taking down if necessary-easier then it would have been otherwise. Kate pursed her lips while she walked, many thoughts on her mind.
I don’t want to kill the assassin unless it becomes necessary, she thought, because a dead person can tell no tales.
Kate scanned the alleyway and skidded to a stop. Where the hell was the shooter? He or she should have been right here, but they were gone! Goddamn it! Don’t tell me that they had escaped!
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    I write in my textbooks, schoolbooks, old and dirty papers that cover most of my room. Sometimes there are single words, sometimes there are long texts without any meaning. But I write and because of that I call myself writer, even if I am not that kind of writer what people usually think writer is.
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Letters of Reference: Defined

Letters of Recommendation
Fast and easy: Instant download of 89 actual recommendation letter templates - here.

As I point out on the main page of my Web site recommendation-reference-central.com, there is a great deal of general confusion about the differences and similarities between letters of reference and letters of recommendation. For instance; which is which, and why? How are they different? In what ways are they similar?

It's confusing enough for the average person who only has to write one of these letters every once in a while. However, when you look into it in-depth as I have, and realize that many of the so-called "experts" don't even know the differences between a reference letter and a recommendation letter, the general state of confusion is very understandable.

Based on extensive research into the subject, I define a "letter of reference" as one that is normally more general in nature than a letter of recommendation and IS NOT addressed to a specific requester. Typically, "letters of reference" are addressed as; "To Whom It May Concern" or "Dear Sir/Madam".

The most common letters of reference are:
  • Employment-related - general reference letter
  • College-related - general reference letter
  • Character reference letter - general-purpose personal reference
  • General reference letter - various subjects

Employment-Related Reference Letter
These are more general letters that are often requested by employees when they leave the employ of an organization. Normally factual in nature, they are usually addressed, "To Whom It May Concern" and provide basic information such as: work history, dates of employment, positions held, educational credentials, etc.

These reference letters sometimes contain a general statement (as long as a positive one can be made), about the employee's work record with the company that they are leaving. Employees often submit these letters with job applications in the hope that the letter will reflect favorably on their chances for the new position.

College-Related Reference Letter
These letters are very similar to college-related letters of recommendation, EXCEPT that they are not addressed to a specific individual or requestor. In the college and university context they are typically addressed to officials such as: Director, Admissions or Chairman, Scholarship Selection Committee, etc.

These college-related letters can be as specific as a recommendation letter when it comes to describing the subject/person about which the letter is written, but they are more general/generic in terms of targeted addressees. That's because at the time they are written it is often not clear exactly to which businesses or institutions they will be sent. For example, a person plans to apply to a number of colleges but when the letter is written, the specific colleges are unknown.

Character Reference Letter
Character reference letters are always written about a specific person by someone who knows them fairly well, and usually focus on a person's general personality characteristics. They are often used in business and community service situations. Typically, a person will ask for a general character reference letter when they are leaving a company or service organization.

The focus of character reference letters are such personality characteristics as: honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, dependability, work ethic, values, community service, and other widely accepted indicators of individual character attributes. These letters are almost always used by people who provide personal and domestic services, where trust is an important factor.

These letters are typically addressed in a general way using "To Whom It May Concern" or "Dear Sir/Madam".

General Purpose Reference Letters
These reference letters deal with general situations that are not covered by the other reference letters described above. Typically, they address special situations such as tenant to landlord letters, business customer references, pet owner testimonials, etc. These letters are always addressed in a general way using "To Whom It May Concern" or "Dear Sir/Madam".

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Over the years, the line between "letters of reference" and "letters of recommendation" has become quite blurred, and many people and institutions now use the two terms interchangeably. As far as those organizations are concerned, both letters are exactly the same thing.

Accordingly, many colleges and universities, as well as some companies and institutions, use the terms "reference letters" and/or "letters of reference" when referring to exactly the same thing as what many other colleges, universities, companies and institutions call "recommendation letter" and/or "letter of recommendation".

So, when dealing with these types of organizations or institutions, MAKE SURE that you use whichever term they use in the same way that they use it. DON'T try to convert them to your terminology. That will just confuse things and you will pay the price.

Shaun Fawcett is the world's foremost expert on writing ALL types of letters of recommendation and letters of reference for ALL situations: personal, business, character, employment, and college admission. His comprehensive book, with real-life templates, is considered the top resource on this subject on the planet: http://InstantRecommendationLetterKit.com

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One of the things we readers get with CNN’s new sports partnership with Bleacher Report is access to different writers (The SI guys may refer to them as fans posing as writers, by the way).

So instead of Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback, we can now read the pro football opinions of guys like Matt Miller, Bleacher Report’s NFL Draft lead writer whose stuff has been featured on Madden 13, ESPN.com, Sirius/XM, NFL.com and other outlets, according to his biography.

I stumbled across Matt’s work this morning while scanning the news on CNN’s website: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1484192-matt-millers-2013-nfl-draft-big-board

What Matt came up with today are his top 100 players for this year’s NFL draft. Keep in mind, the Senior Bowl and the Super Bowl have yet to be played, and the NFL Combine is still a month away, so this list is a wee bit premature, but I did find it interesting nonetheless.

That is because Miller had three Mountaineer players in his top 100 – quarterback Geno Smith at No. 7, wide receiver Tavon Austin at No. 28 and wide receiver Stedman Bailey at No. 73.

If these rankings hold up, that means Geno and Tavon will both go in the first round and Stedman will be gone by the third round.

The last time West Virginia had three players go in the top 75, you might ask?

That would be 2000 when tight end Anthony Becht was taken near the bottom of the first round by the Jets at No. 27, wide receiver Jerry Porter went No. 47 in the second round to the Raiders and linebacker Barrett Green was taken three spots later by the Detroit Lions at No. 50.

Incidentally, quarterback Marc Bulger didn’t go until the sixth round that year when he was taken by the New Orleans Saints. All four of those guys went on to enjoy productive pro careers.

That draft class and this one do have one thing in common – both were coming off disappointing seasons (West Virginia was only 4-7 in 1999 and this year’s team finished 7-6).

Can the 2013 draft class stack up to some of the best classes in WVU history? Well, it depends.

For overall depth, the answer is no. West Virginia’s 1999 draft class featured five players in the top 100, headlined by cornerback Charles Fisher, who was taken by Cincinnati with the second pick in the second round and No. 33 overall (Fisher tragically tore up his knee in his very first pro game and never saw the field again). Defensive tackle John Thornton (No. 52), offensive tackle Solomon Page (No. 55), linebacker Gary Stills (No. 75) and running back Amos Zereoue (No. 95) were all selected on the first day.

In 1990, the Mountaineers had three high picks in linebacker Renaldo Turnbull (No. 14), wide receiver Reggie Rembert (No. 28) and defensive tackle Mike Fox (No. 51).

The 1958 draft class, with linebacker Chuck Howley (No. 8), fullback Larry Krutko (No. 19) and guard Joe Nicely (No. 34), had three guys taken in the top 35 when there were only 12 teams in the league.

But those classes pale in comparison to the 1956 draft when five Mountaineers were picked in the top 50. That is still the best draft group in school history coming off of one of the best teams in school history (1955). Fullback Joe Marconi went No. 9 to the Los Angeles Rams, offensive guard Bruce Bosley was taken No. 12 by the San Francisco 49ers, linebacker Sam Huff was picked 25th by the New York Giants, quarterback Fred Wyant was taken five spots later by the Washington Redskins and running back Bobby Moss was the 48th player selected by the Cleveland Browns.

Marconi and Bosley went on to earn all-pro status and Huff is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Wyant spent one year with the Redskins, played briefly in Canada and became a long-time NFL official while Moss chose the service instead of pro football, although his Mountaineer teammates were convinced that he could have made it in the league because of his great speed.

Nevertheless, that’s an awful high bar for this year’s group to reach.

Stay tuned.

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When a videographer asked how much she'd charge to sing at his wedding, the lovely Miss Lana replied:
    "I'll do it for free, just like I did this one ... I would never let a friend pay me to sing at a wedding."

Interesting! We figured she would have been paid several hundred thousand dollars, but apparently not! Lana added that the wedding was "beautiful," and then she took a smoke break, smooched her fans and posed for more photos.


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And what about the graphics accelerator itself? In fact, there is nothing outstanding to be mentioned about its exterior: it is identical to ATI’s reference solution and looks like this:

The thing is that Club3D doesn’t produce any graphics cards, but orders them from ATI Technologies and some other manufacturers, and then sells them under Club3D brand name, if the equipment meets the quality requirements. As you can see, even the stickers with ATI’s logo haven’t been removed from the PCB:

Is this good or bad? Well, probably there is nothing bad about it, except the cooling system used on this card, which we consider not powerful enough for the R350 VPU. Also, we should mention the absence of the heatsinks on the memory chips, which heat up quite significantly. Among the positive things we should definitely mention very high-quality mounting, excellent 3D performance and 2D image quality. Now let’s take a closer look at the card. Here is the chip hiding under the cooler:

As you know, unlike RADEON 9700, the cooler of this product features a special lug, which ensures very tight contact with the chip surface. The thermal interface between the chip and the cooler is a layer of thermal paste, and not the so much disliked “chewing gum”.

By the way, the cooler heatsink features four cuts for better airflow. It definitely helps to cool down the chip much better, though the card still remains too warm. The power supply connector is fastened very nicely: the additional hooks will prevent you from ripping it off altogether and the 12V power cable looks much more reliable than Molex connector, which is usually used for 3.5” floppy drives.

The PCB is equipped with 8 Samsung K4D26323RA-GC2A memory chips supporting 2.8ns access time. The memory works at 340MHz (680MHz) frequency, which is a little lower than the nominal 350MHz (700MHz). However, despite this fact, the memory chips heat up a lot. The VPU works at 380MHz.

2D Image Quality and Overclocking

We liked the 2D image quality provided by this graphics adapter a real lot: the picture remained very clear-cut up to 1600x1200x85Hz resolution and only in the next 1800x1400 resolution we noticed slight blurring.

Before we sat down to our overclocking experiments, we undertook a few security precautions: I installed an additional 92mm cooler blowing the air onto the heatsink and the memory chips. This cooler was really very important, because at higher working frequencies, the card did heat up quite tangibly. After a few tries, the graphics core managed to work stably at 445MHz and the memory – at 378MHz (756MHz). Well, this is not bad at all for a graphics processor made with 0.15micron technology and for the memory with the nominal working frequency of 350MHz (700MHz). I would like to warn all overclocking enthusiasts once again: don’t try to repeat our experiment without ensuring proper cooling for this solution. If you disregard this important issue, you may cause damage of your graphics accelerator, because the thermal mode of Club3D RADEON 9800 PRO can hardly be called favorable even at the nominal frequencies. Those of you who dare undertake some overclocking attempts, we strongly recommend to install heatsinks onto the memory chips.

Now let’s pass over to the actual performance results of Club3D RADEON 9800 PRO graphics card.

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Patrick Gelsinger, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group at Intel Corp., confirmed in an interview with German journalists that the company’s second-generation dual-core microprocessors would not be based on the NetBurst architecture that powers the majority of current client and server processors from Intel. Instead, the giant will employ an architecture that will be concentrated on delivering more performance per clock cycle, but will not necessarily be a high-speed one in terms of megahertz.

“With our products, which are developed under the code names Conroe, Woodcrest and Merom [we will say goodbye to NetBurst],” said Patrick Gelsinger in an interview with Golem.de web-site answering the question whether Intel will cease to use NetBurst architecture with certain future processors.

This is the first official confirmation that Intel’s second-generation dual-core processors are not based on the NetBurst architecture that allows very high clock-speeds, but is not cannot match some of other architectures in terms of performance per clock and performance per watt.

“The Pentium 4 has a very deep pipeline. That was among other things necessary for the high clock-speeds, however, it caused lower efficiency in terms of high power consumption and performance. We decided for a number of reasons to employ an architecture less deep pipeline. In this regard that resembles rather the Pentium III. But some of the functions we introduced with the NetBurst, will also be found in the new architecture,” Mr. Gelsinger added referring to technologies like Hyper-Threading and Virtualization.

Late last week Intel’s president and COO, who will soon become the CEO of the world’s largest chipmaker, said Intel would launch “second generation dual-core processors” Merom, which would succeed Yonah, and Conroe, which would succeed Presler, in late 2006. He did not elaborate whether the company would ship the chips for revenue late next year, or Intel would launch the chips in late 2006.

Intel Merom processor itself reportedly is not a yet another Banias-like architecture, like Dothan and Yonah, but, as some sources proclaimed, “completely revamped” dual-core product also intended for mobile computers with relatively low power consumption, but still with rather high performance per clock, about 20% - 30% higher than that of predecessors, according to the claims.

Intel’s microprocessor code-named Conroe is expected to remove certain power constraints and probably widen thermal envelope of the Merom. Additional performance tweaks are also possible to bring extra speed, but the conception of a chip will still remain – a low-power highly efficient central processing unit. In addition, the Conroe will have to support the whole breed of desktop features, including virtualization capabilities, LaGrande technology, 64-bit capability in addition to EDB, EIST and iAMT2.

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In an attempt to obtain the desired PlayStation 3 game consoles gamers did their best to be quick enough with pre-ordering of the PS3s once it was possible to pre-order the game machines. In fact, many stores have sold out all allocated next-generation PlayStation 3 units in minutes, wires report.

“Each store had no less than 8 and no more than 13 of the anticipated next-generation players available on pre-order. In some stores they sold out in 10 minutes, in some stores hours, for others it was the afternoon,” GameStop spokesman Chris Olivera told Reuters news agency. He declined to say how may units did the GameStop network get.

Other stores reportedly also run out of allocated PlayStation 3 units. Meanwhile, some of those, who have pre-ordered the new PlayStation now sell their yet-to-be-delivered consoles for $2000 - $10 000 or even higher.

Sony Computer Entertainment America will start sales of the next-generation PlayStation 3 game console on November 17, but not all those, who desire to get one of the highly-anticipated machines, will be able to obtain the PlayStation 3, as only 400 thousand of units will be available at launch. The number is less than 500 thousand units of the PlayStation 2 that could be bought on the launch day six years ago, when Sony began to ship the PS2. Only 100 thousand PlayStation 3 units will be available at launch in Japan.

While the stores are taking pre-orders on the new consoles, it is reported that PlayStation 3 units on display at the Tokyo Game Show in late September operated erratically and had to be repeatedly reset. The main concern for Sony now is that the demo consoles crash just weeks before product launch, which may potentially delay the release or cause necessity to replace the faulty consoles eventually.

Sony PlayStation 3 console is based on the Cell processor developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, the RSX graphics chip by Nvidia Corp. and will be equipped with Blu-ray optical disk drive, a hardware part, which is merely available today.

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Genre: Feature

Director: Bo Edwards (AKA: Paul Thomas)

Cast: Tawny Roberts, Evan Stone, Savanna Samson, Tony Tedeschi, Kurt Lockwood, Alana Evans, Dana Vespoli, Damien Childs, Shy Love

Length: 85.5 minutes

Date of Production: 10/26/2003

Extra's: The best extra would be the five bonus scenes cultivated from earlier Vivid releases. Three of them starred Savanna and the other two were older, without her in them. I also liked the 15.5 minute long Behind the Scenes feature by Victoria Woodhill since it included some sex footage as well as bloopers when the cast screwed up their lines and such. There were also the other Vivid standards like a mini-biography for Savanna, trailers, a double-sided DVD cover, two photogalleries, a positions room and spam.

Condoms: Yes

Audio/Video Quality: The picture was presented in the usual 1.33:1 ratio full frame color, as expected from Vivid. My biggest complaint from them these days is with their lighting since that weakens the picture a whole lot; adding grain, video noise, and other problems, as is the case here. The soft focus and shadows didn't help either but at least I didn't see any compression artifacts. The audio was presented in the usual stereo English but had all the limitations of a Vivid release too; including minimal channel separation and poor dynamic range.

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Body of Review: Savanna Samson is one of my favorite Vivid contract performers these days. It isn't because she will do anal so much as her curvy body and attractive face combined with the energy levels she usually provides in her scenes. Some of the time though, she gets stuck in a movie that should've been better and that was the case with Scene Study, a movie about making a porn movie. If you like the cast as much as I do, you'll want to check this one out but it had so many technical issues that you'll want to weigh the costs versus the benefits before shelling out your dough. Here's a breakdown of the scenes by cast if you're still interested:

Scene One: Tawny, the blonde hotty that has been in the industry for quite some time now, and the mighty Evan, had a scene on what amounted to a casting couch. He went down on her and she seemed to enjoy the tongue-play a lot, at least enough to suck his dick with plenty of energy. Using her hand and spit, she aggressively went at it like she was getting a bonus for doing so. They screwed in a couple of positions but it was almost anti-climatic since she didn't look to be able to handle him very well this time. It ended when he popped his large load on her ass by jerking off.

Scene Two: Savanna, the lead gal of the movie (and a mighty hot blonde), had a scene with Tony on a small table in a poorly lit room. She stripped for him and he ate her out as a reward. The photography was not complimentary to this usually good-looking babe and even when he was slamming it home inside her, she looked washed out. Until the last few moments of her screwing, she seemed far more passive than usual, weakening the scene a lot for me. It ended when he jerked off onto her abdomen as she masturbated.

Scene Three: Savanna, looking to enjoy the oral given her by Kurt far more than she did by Tony previously, seemed somewhat more into the action this time as they had a scene on a soundstage. He fed her a taste of her own juices as he ate away, and her oral skills shone nicely for the few minutes she engaged his cock in her lovely mouth. They screwed with more energy, both in the vaginal and the anal portions of the scene, making this scene a good one to watch.

Scene Four: Alana, a blonde hotty, and Dana, a brunette with the right attitude for sexual fun, took on Evan and Damien, in the reading room as they prepared for a scene. The gals looked hot as they did each other and apparently, the guys agreed with my assessment since they soon joined the action. Evan did most of the work though since Damien seemed limited in his ability (mostly sticking to oral and fingering action). Evan looked to be tearing Dana up at one point but she seemed to relish taking on this mighty stud. He was also the only guy to make it to the end of the scene, unloading millions of his cells on Dana's chest.

Scene Five: Shy, a brunette with girl next door looks and a good aptitude towards sexual antics, took care of Kurt in front of the camera next. She had the right amount of oral skill to make this reviewer happy and her tea-bagging was cute to watch too (although when she rimmed him, the camera angle was lousy). He went down on her too, using his fingers to augment his tongue, and they then boned in a few positions (following the standard formula). His pop shot this time was weaker but coated her chest and stomach nicely.

Summary: I liked the cast but the lighting and picture didn't do them justice. I also got the feeling that something went wrong (even one of the listed male performers, Bobby Dugout, wasn't present) during the making of the movie and whatever it was, impacted the rest of the shoot. Try it as a Rent It first but fans of the cast may be able to look past the problems since a few scenes were pretty good.

Note: You can see recent candid shots of several of these performers by visiting: My Photo's and read about their antics at 2004 AEE Show.

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Sony Xperia Z4 tablet wet touchThe latest Sony Xperia Z3+/Z4 features a much improved wet finger tracking experience as previously reported. However, we now know the technology behind this as Qualcomm confirmed that the Xperia Z4 Tablet has “improveTouch” technology, a feature of the Snapdragon chipsets.

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    Sony is the best

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  • Oldtimer42

    doesnt matter… not being released in Canada.

  • That POS also features a crappy LG screen with pink tint added to your whites, overheating SOC, crappy plastic back that is glued onto the internals of the tablet and unglues every time the tablet heats up…. and dat bezel, of course :D

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  • Emil Oskarsson

    The bezels are awesome on this tablet, I don’t want razor thin bezels on a tablet that large because I rest my thumbs on the bezels! Making it much more comfortable to hold, the Galaxy tab s is a nightmare to hold! And the tablet don’t have any heating issues…. And the glue on the back won’t come off (well you have to use a heatgun for that)

  • Different strokes for different folks… The back is still plastic and is glued on (same sh!t ever since the original Z which I own), confirmed after dis-assembly. Also it has 810 inside, and it says it all. The only way when it does not overheat is when it under clocks.

  • nfs2010

    Did they kick you out of school before teaching ‘surface area & cooling’?

    ‘PoSLogitechFan’ yep, it says it all.

  • hansip

    Clearly you haven’t used a tablet as good as z4 tablet. The z3+ i admit it as a letdown, but the tablet? Pfftt you are the joke of the day matey.

  • hansip

    I think the reason Sony upped the screen size for Z5 is to help the 810 to stretch its muscle without going overheat too fast. Plus if they manage to put z2 battery size in it, that would be great. Hopefully the 810 has gone some more revisiom for the z5 version.

  • Emil Oskarsson

    For the last time, IT DOESNT OVERHEAT IN A TABLET! It runs at maximum 51 degrees Celsius with is totally normal for a soc! I won the tablet and the glued on plastic back is made from high end materials and doesn’t feel cheap! Buy the tablet or test it for a week before you open your mouth! Jesus….

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    I own* the tablet

  • Laurie Miles

    My Z4 Tablet LTE has not overheated once since I received it on day 1 of its release, nor have I noticed any slowdowns caused by underclocking. As others have said, with its larger surface area heat is easily dissipated. The Z4 tablet is superb, and is a worthy replacement for my Z Tablet – no ghost keypresses – and I am looking forward to trying it in the rain. Although the Z tablet was waterproof, it was impossible to use the touchscreen in the rain. I can remember several occasions when it was as unresponsive as in this video when I was trying to use it to navigate around a city in the rain.
    On the other hand, my Z3+ heats up frequently, and it’s impossible to use the basic camera in it for more than a few minutes before it overheats.

  • Alvin

    Anybody who called this goddess a failure or a plain bullshit….. You’re lunatic

  • mountain

    The reason why it does not overheart is simple. The CPU is in the area just below the front camera. And since everyone is holding it around the bezels, it is quite difficult for anyone to cover the area with their hands. Without anything covering the heated area, cooling is therefore more efficient than Z3+

  • Kregore

    Great tablet but with a heavy price tag.
    In the Netherlands the cheapest I’ve ever seen retails for about 650 euro (wifi only version w/o keyboard). That’s like 200 euro more than an Ipad air 2 or any equivalent Samsung tablet .
    Moreover, the popular retail stores here don’t even bother selling the tablet probably due to it’s heavy price tag. It’s a shame, really…

  • David Seymour

    I’ve noticed a much better “touch” experience when writing using Metamoji using a Jot Pro stylus. Almost perfect response without the multiple misses when writing using previous O/S

  • I want this algorithm like update for my Z3!

  • This tech is clearly useful for the Z3+ as I think it is designed to be carried around in a bowl of icy water at all times.

  • spade

    That means MediaTek’s based devices such as the brand new M5 won’t have this goodies? Well that’s a shame..

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Thanks Rod.
I usually just pull the lever back far enough to interupt the power and let it freewheel and come to a stop, if I push the lever all the way to the off position it applies the brake. I figured it was easier on the pto brake doing this, just wondered what you think about this. Can it hurt anything in the pto?
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Sounds to me that should be fine, just keep the rpm's as slow as possible for shutdown. Rod.

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Get someone to move the dozer real slow while you walk close to the track. Keep an eye out for frequency of pops and/or location of track when noise occurs. My Mitsu gets small rocks jammed between the rail and pins and this is the noise I get.

The if the tracks are clear the nightmare begins, you may have knocked a tooth off either the bull pinion or the bull gear itself. I haven't heard of anyone having this problem.

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Hamas rally in Gaza, Monday
Photo: Reuters
Hamas spends $2M on anniversary celebrations
Political groups in Gaza criticize Palestinian organization for spending excessive amounts of money on festive rally while most residents forced to live off UN aid
The Fatah movement and other Palestinian political groups have criticized the Hamas organization for spending about $2 million on its anniversary celebrations, while most of the Gaza Strip's residents are forced to live off United Nations aid.

The main rally marking Hamas' 22nd anniversary was held in Gaza earlier this week and was attended by tens of thousands of the Strip's residents. According to sources in Gaza, Hamas pressured the residents, particularly those living in refugee camps, to take part in the rally.

According to reports, refugee camp dwellers were threatened to attend the rally or lose aid coupons provided by the international organizations which are active in the Strip.

Hamas' expenditures included public transportation, advertising and marketing – including printing banners and instruments with the movement's symbols.

Meanwhile, sources in Gaza have reported of a new corruption affair in Hamas' transportation ministry. According to one testimony, a senior ministry official named Ziad Harara took tens of thousands of dollars and disappeared. Some claim he left the Strip, perhaps to one of the United Arab Emirates countries.

This affair is related to the driving studies industry in the Strip. According to reports, senior transportation ministry officials take NIS 2,500-3,000 (about $658-790) for issuing a driving license, even for people who do fail to meet the driving test's demands. Hamas government workers receive a $100 bribe for letting people pass a theory driving test without taking it.

Doron Peskin is head of research at Info-Prod Research (Middle East) Ltd.

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