AT&T HTC One pre-orders reportedly will begin April 5 for $250

'Exclusive' 64GB model to come later at $299.99, internal screens show

According to some training information obtained by Engadget (above), the HTC One could be up for pre-order at AT&T as early as this week. While we could've pretty easily guessed between a couple of possible prices for the device, we're looking at a cool $249.99 on-contract for the 32GB version in either black or silver casing. While there is no specific launch date for the 'exclusive' 64GB model, it is said to be up for sale eventually at $299.99 with no indication of potential pre-orders.

Be on the lookout for an official announcement from AT&T in the coming days, as rumor has it that you'll be able to get a head start a day earlier online if you're anxious to get your hands on the HTC One. T-Mobile has also revealed some pricing information on its HTC One, but there's no official launch date there either.

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Suspicion in DA death shifts to white supremacists

Law enforcement officials walk out of the home of Kaufman District Attorney Mike McLelland Monday, April 1, 2013, near Forney, Texas. McLelland and his wife were both murdered at their home Saturday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Law enforcement officials walk out of the home of Kaufman District Attorney Mike McLelland Monday, April 1, 2013, near Forney, Texas. McLelland and his wife were both murdered at their home Saturday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Law enforcement officials walk out of the home of Kaufman District Attorney Mike McLelland Monday, April 1, 2013, near Forney, Texas. McLelland and his wife were murdered on Saturday at their home. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

FILE - This undated file photo taken from the Kaufman County, Texas, website shows Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland. McLelland and his wife were found killed in their house, Saturday, March 30, 2013, two months after one of his assistants was gunned down near their office, authorities said. (AP Photo/Kaufman County, File)

ATF agents walk into the home of Kaufman District Attorney Mike McLelland Monday, April 1, 2013, near Forney, Texas. McLelland and his wife were murdered on Saturday at their home. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

An ATF agent pulls some equipment from his vehicle as he prepares to go into the home of Kaufman District Attorney Mike McLelland Monday, April 1, 2013, near Forney, Texas. McLelland and his wife were both murdered at their home Saturday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) ? Suspicion in the slayings of a Texas district attorney and his wife shifted Monday to a violent white supremacist prison gang that was the focus of a December law enforcement bulletin warning that its members might try to attack police or prosecutors.

The weekend deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, who were found fatally shot in their home, were especially jarring because they happened just a couple of months after one of the county's assistant district attorneys, Mark Hasse, was killed near his courthouse office.

And less than two weeks ago, Colorado's prison chief was shot to death at his front door, apparently by a white supremacist ex-convict who died in a shootout with deputies after fleeing to Texas.

The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas has been in the state's prison system since the 1980s, when it began as a white supremacist gang that protected its members and ran illegal activities, including drug distribution, according to Terry Pelz, a former Texas prison warden and expert on the gang.

The group, which has a long history of violence and retribution, is now believed to have more than 4,000 members in and out of prison who deal in a variety of criminal enterprises, including prostitution, robbery and murder.

It has a paramilitary structure with five factions around the state, Pelz said. Each faction has a general, who is part of a steering committee known as the "Wheel," which controls all criminal aspects of the gang, according to court papers.

Four top leaders of the group were indicted in October for crimes ranging from murder to drug trafficking. Two months later, authorities issued the bulletin warning that the gang might try to retaliate against law enforcement for the investigation that also led to the arrest of 30 other members.

At the time, prosecutors called the indictments "a devastating blow to the leadership" of the gang. Pelz said the indictments might have fragmented the gang's leadership.

Hasse's death on Jan. 31 came the same day as the first guilty pleas were entered in the indictment. No arrests have been made in his killing.

McLelland was part of a multi-agency task force that investigated the Aryan Brotherhood with help from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and police in Houston and Fort Worth. McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found shot to death Saturday in their rural home just outside the town of Forney, about 20 miles from Dallas.

Detectives have declined to say if the Aryan Brotherhood is the focus of their investigation, but the state Department of Public Safety bulletin warned that the group is "involved in issuing orders to inflict 'mass casualties or death' to law enforcement officials involved in the recent case."

Killing law enforcement representatives would be uncharacteristic of the group, Pelz said.

"They don't go around killing officials," he said. "They don't draw heat upon themselves."

But Pelz, who worked in the Texas prison system for 21 years, said the gang has a history of threatening officials and of killing its own members or rivals.

The 18-count indictment accused gang members of being involved in three murders of rival gang members, multiple attempted murders, kidnappings, assaults and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.

Some of the attempted murders in the indictment involved gang members who were targeted for not following orders or rules or who were believed to be cooperating with law enforcement. The indictment also alleges that gang members discussed killing a police officer in 2008 and allegedly ordered a subordinate gang member to kill a prospect "and to return the victim's severed finger as a trophy."

Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies throughout Texas were on high alert, and steps were being taken to better protect DAs and their staffs.

In Kaufman County, deputies escorted some employees into the courthouse Monday after the slayings stirred fears that other public employees could be targeted. Law enforcement officers were seen patrolling outside the courthouse, one holding a semi-automatic weapon, while others walked around inside.

Over the last century, 14 prosecutors have been killed in the U.S., according to news reports and statistics kept by the National District Attorneys Association.

Deputies were called to the McLelland home by relatives and friends who had been unable to reach the pair, according to a search warrant affidavit. When they arrived, investigators found the couple had been shot multiple times. Cartridge casings were scattered near their bodies, the affidavit said.

Authorities have not discussed a motive.

The slayings also called to mind the death of Colorado's corrections director, Tom Clements, who was killed March 19 when he answered the doorbell at his home outside Colorado Springs. Two days later, Evan Spencer Ebel, a white supremacist and former Colorado inmate suspected of shooting Clements, died in a shootout with Texas deputies about 100 miles from Kaufman.

In an Associated Press interview shortly after the Colorado killing, McLelland himself raised the possibility that Hasse was gunned down by a white supremacist gang.

After that attack, McLelland said, he carried a gun everywhere around town, even when walking his dog. He figured assassins were more likely to try to attack him outside. He said he had warned all his employees to be constantly on the alert.

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Lozano reported from Houston. Associated Press Writer Angela K. Brown in Fort Worth also contributed to this report.

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Definition Applied Linguistic | nabiellasyifarani

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Definition and the scope of applied linguistics

1. Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and practice dealing with practical problems of language and communication that can be identified, analysed or solved by applying available theories, methods or results of Linguistics or by developing new theoretical and methodological frameworks in linguistics to work on these problems.

(Brumfit, C. J. (1995), ?Teacher professionalism and research?, in G. Cook and B. Seidlhofer (eds.)?Principle and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press)

2. Applied linguistics?is an area of work that deals with language use in professional settings, translation, speech pathology, literacy, and language education; and it is not merely the application of linguistic knowledge to such settings but is a semiautonomous and interdisciplinary domain of work that draws on but is not dependent on areas such as sociology, education, anthropology, cultural studies, and psychology.

(Alastair Pennycook,?Critical Applied Linguistics: A Critical Introduction. Routledge, 2001)

3. Applied linguistics?began life in the 1950s as a postgraduate qualification. Its initial target, largely language teaching, has always been practical, policy-oriented. Its preparation at postgraduate level has been multidisciplinary and, as in mathematics, there is a continuing tension between pure (general, theoretical) linguistics and applied linguistics. It does not expect its conclusions to be buttressed with certainty (and it is unclear whether theoretical linguistics or any other social science can expect that, either). For applied linguistics, there is no finality: the problems such as how to assess language proficiency, what is the optimum age to begin a second language, what distinguishes native and non-native speakers, how we can treat memory loss, these problems may find local and temporary solutions but the problems recur. No doubt, once again, the same may be said of theoretical linguistics: whether all?grammars?are fundamentally one grammar; what the relation is between the?sign and the?referent answers are partial, never final?the problems remain.

(Alan Davies,?An Introduction to Applied Linguistics: From Practice to Theory, 2nd ed. Edinburgh Univ. Press, 2007)

4. Applied linguistics is any attempt to work with language in a critical and reflective way, with some ultimate practical goal in mind. This includes (amongst other things): deliberately trying to learn (or teach) a foreign language or to develop your ability in your native language; overcoming a language impairment; translating from one language to another; editing a piece of writing in a linguistically thoughtful way. It also includes doing any research or developing any ideas or tools which aim to help people do these sorts of things.

( Phil Durrant Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University

http://www.cambridge.org/servlet/file/store7/item5633198/version1/Article_What%20is%20applied%20linguistics.pdf )

5. ?Applied linguistics? (AL) is one of several academic disciplines focusing on how language is acquired and used in the modern world. It is a somewhat eclectic field that accommodates diverse theoretical approaches, and its interdisciplinary scope includes linguistic, psychological and educational topics. Although the field? s original focus was the study of foreign/second languages, this has been extended to cover first language issues, and nowadays many scholars would consider sociolinguistics and pragmatics to be part of the AL rubric. Recently, AL conferences and journals have reflected the growing influence of psychology-based approaches, which in turn is a reflection of the increasing prevalence of cognitive (neuro)science in the study of human mental functions.

( Zolt?n D?rnyei? Professor of Psycholinguistics, University of Nottingham )

http://www.cambridge.org/servlet/file/store7/item5633198/version1/Article_What%20is%20applied%20linguistics.pdf

6. Applied linguistics as it relates to language teaching is? a fairly modern phenomenon. It arose in the 1940?s, in the latter part of the Second World War.

( Albert Weideman, Department of Didactics, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535. E-mail: albertw@uwc.ac.za)

7. The term ?applied linguistics? refers to a broad range of activities which involve solving some language-related problem or addressing some language-related concern.

( G. Richard Tucker.(n.d).Applied Linguistic. Retrieved from?http://lsadc.org/info/ling-fields-applied.cfm )

8. Applied linguistics is a discipline which explores the relations between theory and practice in language with particular reference to issues of language use. It embraces contexts in which people use and learn languages and is a platform for systematically addressing problems involving the use of language and communication in real-world situations. Applied linguistics draws on a range of disciplines, including linguistics. In consequence, applied linguistics has applications in several areas of language study, including language learning and teaching, the psychology of language processing, discourse analysis, stylistics, corpus analysis, literacy studies and language planning and policies.

( Dawn Knight.2009.What is Applied Linguistic. Retrieved fromhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/16212220/What-is-Applied-Linguistics )

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9. Applied linguistics is strictly any application of linguistics. But often in practice of a discipline which applies the findings of linguistics, among others, in education: e.g. or especially to teaching English as a foreign or second language.

( The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. P. H. Matthews. Oxford University Press, 2007. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press )

10. Applied Linguistics, which draws from theories of language acquisition to develop first and second language teaching methodologies and to implement successful literacy programs.

(Crystal, D. (1987).?The Cambridge encyclopedia of language.?Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press )

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The Scopes of Applied Linguistic

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?a.??????Language and Teaching

This scope covers methods of language teaching. In doing teaching learning activity, linguistic is applied on those methods.

b.??????Language and Society

The branch in this scope is called sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistic studies about the relationship between the society and language, and explore/solve the problem related to society that affects the language, varieties of language in society, terms of taboos and euphimism, etc.

c.??????Language Education/Learning

This scope tries to explain about the first language education, additional language education such as second language education and foreign language education. It also help us to know about clinical linguistic and language testing. Clinical linguistic is the study about language disability.

d.??????Language, Work and Law

The scope of Language, Work and Law explain about communication in the workplace, language planning, and forensic linguistic.

e.??????Language, Information and Effect

It studies the literary stylistics, critical discourse analysis, translation and interpretation, information design, and lexicography.

( Mai Mustafa Fouad Ra?fat Ali.(n.d).Applied Linguistic.Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/58883443/Applied-Linguistics-1-the-Scope-of-Applied-Linguistics)

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Nama?? : Nabiella Syifarani

Nim???? : 2201410090

Definition and the scope of applied linguistics

1. Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and practice dealing with practical problems of language and communication that can be identified, analysed or solved by applying available theories, methods or results of Linguistics or by developing new theoretical and methodological frameworks in linguistics to work on these problems.

(Brumfit, C. J. (1995), ?Teacher professionalism and research?, in G. Cook and B. Seidlhofer (eds.)?Principle and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press)

2. Applied linguistics?is an area of work that deals with language use in professional settings, translation, speech pathology, literacy, and language education; and it is not merely the application of linguistic knowledge to such settings but is a semiautonomous and interdisciplinary domain of work that draws on but is not dependent on areas such as sociology, education, anthropology, cultural studies, and psychology.

(Alastair Pennycook,?Critical Applied Linguistics: A Critical Introduction. Routledge, 2001)

3. Applied linguistics?began life in the 1950s as a postgraduate qualification. Its initial target, largely language teaching, has always been practical, policy-oriented. Its preparation at postgraduate level has been multidisciplinary and, as in mathematics, there is a continuing tension between pure (general, theoretical) linguistics and applied linguistics. It does not expect its conclusions to be buttressed with certainty (and it is unclear whether theoretical linguistics or any other social science can expect that, either). For applied linguistics, there is no finality: the problems such as how to assess language proficiency, what is the optimum age to begin a second language, what distinguishes native and non-native speakers, how we can treat memory loss, these problems may find local and temporary solutions but the problems recur. No doubt, once again, the same may be said of theoretical linguistics: whether all?grammars?are fundamentally one grammar; what the relation is between the?sign and the?referent answers are partial, never final?the problems remain.

(Alan Davies,?An Introduction to Applied Linguistics: From Practice to Theory, 2nd ed. Edinburgh Univ. Press, 2007)

4. Applied linguistics is any attempt to work with language in a critical and reflective way, with some ultimate practical goal in mind. This includes (amongst other things): deliberately trying to learn (or teach) a foreign language or to develop your ability in your native language; overcoming a language impairment; translating from one language to another; editing a piece of writing in a linguistically thoughtful way. It also includes doing any research or developing any ideas or tools which aim to help people do these sorts of things.

( Phil Durrant Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University

http://www.cambridge.org/servlet/file/store7/item5633198/version1/Article_What%20is%20applied%20linguistics.pdf )

5. ?Applied linguistics? (AL) is one of several academic disciplines focusing on how language is acquired and used in the modern world. It is a somewhat eclectic field that accommodates diverse theoretical approaches, and its interdisciplinary scope includes linguistic, psychological and educational topics. Although the field? s original focus was the study of foreign/second languages, this has been extended to cover first language issues, and nowadays many scholars would consider sociolinguistics and pragmatics to be part of the AL rubric. Recently, AL conferences and journals have reflected the growing influence of psychology-based approaches, which in turn is a reflection of the increasing prevalence of cognitive (neuro)science in the study of human mental functions.

( Zolt?n D?rnyei? Professor of Psycholinguistics, University of Nottingham )

http://www.cambridge.org/servlet/file/store7/item5633198/version1/Article_What%20is%20applied%20linguistics.pdf

6. Applied linguistics as it relates to language teaching is? a fairly modern phenomenon. It arose in the 1940?s, in the latter part of the Second World War.

( Albert Weideman, Department of Didactics, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535. E-mail: albertw@uwc.ac.za)

7. The term ?applied linguistics? refers to a broad range of activities which involve solving some language-related problem or addressing some language-related concern.

( G. Richard Tucker.(n.d).Applied Linguistic. Retrieved from?http://lsadc.org/info/ling-fields-applied.cfm )

8. Applied linguistics is a discipline which explores the relations between theory and practice in language with particular reference to issues of language use. It embraces contexts in which people use and learn languages and is a platform for systematically addressing problems involving the use of language and communication in real-world situations. Applied linguistics draws on a range of disciplines, including linguistics. In consequence, applied linguistics has applications in several areas of language study, including language learning and teaching, the psychology of language processing, discourse analysis, stylistics, corpus analysis, literacy studies and language planning and policies.

( Dawn Knight.2009.What is Applied Linguistic. Retrieved fromhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/16212220/What-is-Applied-Linguistics )

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9. Applied linguistics is strictly any application of linguistics. But often in practice of a discipline which applies the findings of linguistics, among others, in education: e.g. or especially to teaching English as a foreign or second language.

( The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. P. H. Matthews. Oxford University Press, 2007. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press )

10. Applied Linguistics, which draws from theories of language acquisition to develop first and second language teaching methodologies and to implement successful literacy programs.

(Crystal, D. (1987).?The Cambridge encyclopedia of language.?Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press )

?

?

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The Scopes of Applied Linguistic

?

?a.??????Language and Teaching

This scope covers methods of language teaching. In doing teaching learning activity, linguistic is applied on those methods.

b.??????Language and Society

The branch in this scope is called sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistic studies about the relationship between the society and language, and explore/solve the problem related to society that affects the language, varieties of language in society, terms of taboos and euphimism, etc.

c.??????Language Education/Learning

This scope tries to explain about the first language education, additional language education such as second language education and foreign language education. It also help us to know about clinical linguistic and language testing. Clinical linguistic is the study about language disability.

d.??????Language, Work and Law

The scope of Language, Work and Law explain about communication in the workplace, language planning, and forensic linguistic.

e.??????Language, Information and Effect

It studies the literary stylistics, critical discourse analysis, translation and interpretation, information design, and lexicography.

( Mai Mustafa Fouad Ra?fat Ali.(n.d).Applied Linguistic.Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/58883443/Applied-Linguistics-1-the-Scope-of-Applied-Linguistics)

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By keeping the beat, sea lion sheds new light on animals? movements to sound

Apr. 1, 2013 ? Move over dancing bears, Ronan the sea lion really does know how to boogie to the beat.

A California sea lion who bobs her head in time with music has given scientists the first empirical evidence of an animal that is not capable of vocal mimicry but can keep the beat, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

The study's authors suggest that their findings challenge current scientific theories that an animal's ability to synchronize its movements with sound are associated with the same brain mechanisms that allow for vocal mimicry in humans and some birds such as cockatoos, parrots, and budgerigars. The findings were published online April 1 in APA's Journal of Comparative Psychology.

"Understanding the cognitive capabilities of animals requires carefully controlled, well-designed experiments," said study co-author Colleen Reichmuth, PhD, with the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California at Santa Cruz. "This study is particularly rigorous because it examines, step-by-step, the learning conditions that supported the emergence of this complex behavior."

Ronan, a 3-year-old sea lion, demonstrated her ability to bob to the beat in six experiments led by doctoral candidate Peter Cook at the Long Marine Lab at UCSC.

"Dancing is universal among humans, and until recently, it was thought to be unique to humans as well," said Cook. "When some species of birds were found to have a similar capability for rhythmic movement, it was linked to their ability to mimic sound. Now we're seeing that even mammals with limited vocal ability can move in time with a beat over a broad range of sounds and tempos."

Ronan's first musical "dance" lesson was to the tune of a simplified section of John Fogerty's "Down on the Corner," the study said. Once Ronan was trained to bob her head to music, the researchers tested her with two pop songs, "Everybody" by the Backstreet Boys, and "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind and Fire. Without any prior exposure to the songs, Ronan was able to bob to the beat of both songs over the course of multiple trials, according to the study. She then showed that she could follow along to five different tempos of "Boogie Wonderland."

Ronan's bobbing skills markedly improved over the course of the trials and apparently endured, the study found. The researchers gave her a follow-up test a few weeks after the final session and she was successful in keeping the beat with each of the sounds previously used, maintaining a minimum of 60 consecutive bobs to each of the various beats.

At the beginning of the experiments, Ronan was first trained to move in time to a hand signal, which was replaced by a simple non-musical sound signal. When she successfully completed tests by bobbing her head to various rhythmic sounds, she was rewarded with a fish, the study said.

The researchers varied the types and speed of the sounds to verify that she was actually following the rhythm by bobbing her head. To rule out that she wasn't simply bobbing her head in response to the previous beat, they tested her using two computer-generated, metronome-like ticks -- one that did not miss a beat and the other that did. Ronan kept the beat going even when the metronome missed a beat, according to the study.

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Vampires

* Can be turned and passed down.

Description-

Vampires are un-dead immortals who feed and survive on the blood of a living.

Transitioning-

Humans who have consumed vampire blood and died within 42 hours of doing so will rise un-dead. The nature of the human's death is irrelevant however the body must be preserved and able to function. If the Vampire turn's the person by choice, they will most likely brake their neck or or block their airways. When the new vampire is awakened they will need blood right away, from either a human or a vampire.

Food-

Blood is the main component of a vampire's diet, whether it be animal or human. If vampires fail to drink blood, their bodies will become severely weak, and will ultimately disintegrate into mummification. Blood (especially human blood) will not only satisfy a vampire's thirst, but will also increase and their physical capabilities. The longer a vampire abstains from blood, the more likely the vampire will lose all sense of their humanity and rationality until they finally give into their blood lust. Due to their acute senses, a vampire can detect whether or not a human has recently consumed alcohol or drugs, because their blood tastes unclean and can leave a vampire with a nasty aftertaste. Through animal blood would keep a vampire alive, it will not make them as strong as they would be from drinking human blood, nor will it stop the burning in their throat. Human blood is the best option.

Nature-

Vampires themselves are extremely feral, predatory creatures, and far more savage and beast-like than their human appearance suggests. They growl, hiss, snarl, and curl their lips back baring their fangs as signs of aggression when provoked. When they sense danger, they will immediately evade the area or per pair for battle. 99% of Vampire population feed off of humans rather than animals.

The bite of a vampire can sever the limbs of both animals and humans, as vampires are known for having extremely sharp and strong teeth. Despite their nature, vampires are also capable of human emotions, such as compassion, love, and self-control. However the emotions of vampires are far more intense than the emotions of humans; anger, happiness, hate, love, etc. are more powerful and much more overwhelming than when they were human. Whenever a vampire is faced with a powerful feeling (such as hunger) their faces transform into a paler complexion, while the pupils from their eye's will expand into their iris's, making their eyes look black. Their canine teeth will lengthen into fangs, giving them a more predatory look to scare off or threaten their prey.

Vampire's also feel bonds to certain humans, which will cause them to either kill the human or keep them as a pet, or even turn them when they feel the time comes. When a human drink's their, blood, the bond get's stronger and the Vampire will be able to feel their emotions and if they are in pain and or danger. This bond means that they are their soul mate, and they end up together no matter what, unless the vampire kills the human, of course.

Powers/Abilities-

Compulsion: The supernatural ability to control and manipulate the body, mind, and soul of an animal or human. However a vampire cant compel any other creature besides a human.

Healing: The supernatural ability to heal all illnesses, injuries, and wounds at superhuman speed. As well as heal other species when the vampire feeds them their own blood.

Immortality: The supernatural ability of eternal life, beauty and youth.

Super Senses: The supernatural ability to hear, see, smell, and taste beyond the human extent. The small of human blood is like a drug to them, the sweeter the better.

Super Speed: The supernatural ability to jump, move and run at superhuman velocity.

Super Strength: The supernatural ability of superhuman stamina.

Super Agility: Vampires possess superhuman agility. They can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.

Super Durability: Vampires can take far more trauma than Humans can without much discomfort or injury. they can also exert themselves without much tire

Supernatural Abilities Some vampires will have a supernatural power to call their own, through it is rare, it does happen often to the older vampires.

Weaknesses-

Decapitation: The act of dismembering or removing the head of a vampire will result in permanent death.

Fire: The act of exposing a vampire to fire will result in permanent death,Vampires do not die when exposed to sunlight, but thier powers will weaken if they are exposed for to long, and they tend to get horrible sun burn and head aches.

Heart Extraction: The act of removing a vampire's heart will result in permanent death.

The Seraph

Dark Seraph- Only can be turned by I violent death and the deep need for revenge

Light Seraph- Only can be turned by a peaceful death, and the need to do good, or a violent death and the need for justice, instead of revenge.

Dark Seraph?s- Dark Seraph?s are malevolent spiritual entities created by a violent death and the need for revenge. They are corrupted human souls after extensive torture in Hell, they're extremely evil and have a strong hate for human kind.

Transformation-
Humans who have had done bad things in their past such as murder, drug use, or had a violent death and want revenge. Once they have died and have paid for their sins they will turn into dark Seraph?s or as some believe demons.

Light Seraph?s-
The Light Seraph?s bring light and peace, everywhere they go, and they take care of their angels comrades help them at times of need. They like human kind, and their will to live, and they wish to keep them alive and help them re-build after the war.

Transformation-
Humans who have done good things in their life time like saving someone?s life, choosing to never do drugs, has a big heart or died a violent death and want to end all evil out in the world or if they are murdered or die from a disease without having them deserve to die are re-made as a light Seraph.

Powers/Abilities-

Dream Walking: Seraph can appear in people's dreams, they usually use this to communicate, when they can't find the person their looking for, or want to talk privately.

Immortality: Seraph don't age and cannot be killed by diseases. Nor, can they reproduce.

Sedation: Seraph are able to render humans unconscious with a touch or make them unconscious by using their feathers.

Superhuman Stamina: Seraph never tire, and they do not require food, water, oxygen, or sleep to sustain themselves.

Super Strength: Strong enough to punch a person through two wide buildings made of bricks.

Supernatural Perception: They are able to see all supernatural activity around them.

Telekinesis: They are able to telekinetically move beings and objects with their mind.

Telepathy: They can read the minds of Humans.

Teleportation: They are able to travel from one place to another, instantly, without occupying the space in between. They can also summon or send other beings.

Flying: Seraph can fly by making their wings grow or expand. Normally Seraph?s hide their wings or make them shrink in size, unless they?re in battle. They can also use their wings as a shield by wrapping them around themselves and another person?s body.

Weaknesses-

In Love: They're in touch with their human side when they fall in love with a human, some consider this bad and or good.

Ice: When a witch freezes their wings or them they will be unable to move and weak when attacked.

Darkness: Unless they have a orb of light, they are fearful of complete and otter darkness in small spaces. Most of them have orb?s of light through.

Wicans/Witches

*Can be turned by deal with devil and can be passed down.

Description-

A person can be turned by making a deal with the devil and can be passed down to those with the spirit.

A witch is a person with the power to effect change by magical means ("Witchcraft"). A witch can be either male or female, as they connect with the elements and forces of nature, in order to practice sorcery, they uses these powers for either good or bad, it is fully their choice.

Humans who are genetically born with magical powers are called "witches". The origin of witchcraft remains a mystery through people believe it came from making deals with the devil, it is also known that witches have existed for many centuries, passing down their knowledge and skills through generations in family lines.

Magic-

Magic, or Witchcraft, is the power to effect change by magical means. Magic can often be split into dark and light, though depending on the situation can also be neutral. Magic is mostly a genetic heredity that connects a witch to the elements and forces of nature in order to practice sorcery. If a person makes a deal with the devil to gain the power of Witchcraft, they will uses their powers for evil.

Powers/Abilities-

Seers: Seers, for example, have the skill of insight into future events. They may garner this insight through visions and dreams or through scrying physical objects like tea dregs, tarot cards, and crystal balls.

Animagi: While some witches have the ability to turn into animals, it is not an inherent power, but rather a trained technique.

Metamorphmagi: Other witches may have the ability to change only their physical appearance rather than their bodily form. This type of wizard is termed a Metamorphmagus. Such a witch can change the shape of their noses, hair color, and other physical attributes.

Communicating with Animals: Some witches have the ability to talk to animals.

Legilmens: Legilimens are people who can perform Legilimency. These people can tune into other people's minds, but have difficulty reading the minds of those people who can perform Occlumency.

Occulmens:[i] Some witches, and other supernatural being's have the ability to protect their minds from others who can perform Legilimency. This ability is called Occlumency, and it is also known that some humans have the unknown ability to protect their minds.

Weaknesses-

-They have to observe a special personal taboo to maintain their status.

-They have to protect a certain object as it is bound up with their spirit, soul, powers, etc.

-When they undergo a transformation for to long, they become weaker.

-They must respect nature as much as possible.

Shapeshifters

*Cannot be turned, must be passed down in order to be one.

Powers/Abilities-

[i]Animal Morphing: A special type of Shapeshifting where the user can only turn into animals.

Biomorphing: The ability to transform only into living things (Animals, Bacteria, possibly even Humans or Plants)

Doppelganger: Users may become people they have seen, they may need to have a similar body mass of the person they are turning into.

Enhanced Regeneration: By altering cellular structure, one can rejuvenate cells to regenerate, and even maintain youth, granting eternal youth, when they stop shifting they will age like a normal human, but each time they shift they take on that age, through their mental age stays the same and grows over time.

Size Manipulation: The ability to alter ones own size and mass by shifting additional mass from an outside source.

Weaknesses-

-Users may revert back to original form when unconscious.

-Users may require visual or genetic source material for a copy to be made.

-May be unable to return to original form unless unconscious.

-May be unable to assume the voice and accent of the person he/she shifts into (rare cases).

-Users may retain characteristics of their original form in their new shape (i.e., color scheme, birthmarks, scars, etc.).

Werewolves

*Can be turned and passed down.

Description-

Not much is known about the history of werewolves except that they existed before vampires were created. Who created them, how they were created, when exactly they were created and the reason for their creation is currently unknown.

Psychological characteristics-

Werewolves are known to be aggressive, strong and fast even in human form. Those with the werewolf curse still latent can exhibit some supernatural traits which can be triggered by aggression, along with unusual physical strength for the person's given size and age but they cannot fully transform and they also black out they go blind with rage when provoked. Also werewolves have a higher body temperature than humans. This high temperature allows the werewolves to withstand very cold weather and makes it difficult for them to become overheated. It also makes it very difficult for vampires to harm them in combat, due to vampires being extremely sensitive to high temperatures. The wolves bear an animal scent that makes them unappetizing to vampires, making it easier for vampires to resist the temptation caused by their blood.

Food-

Like normal people, werewolves can eat normal food if they choose to. However, because they turn into ferocious beasts at will, they are flesh eating creatures. When they feed, it is absorbed throughout the body and they need to consume organs or body parts, but they do not have to feed in order to prolong their existence like Vampires. There is no known side effects in the absence of devouring victims in werewolf form. Werewolves have not been seen to attack each other in human or wolf form, but have been known to hunt both human and vampire prey while transformed until they joined sides with Vampires.

Code of Loyalty-

Werewolves are very similar to Witches when it comes to their own kind. Unlike the vampires, werewolves are more sworn to loyalty and may bond with other werewolves they meet. They work with each other as sort of an extended family. The bond of loyalty between werewolves is strangely strong, the only things they do not attack are other werewolves.

Appearance-

Werewolves in their wolf form have the appearances of an ordinary wolf, but with a much larger and brute-like appearance. The fur color of wolf forms differs from one to the other. Each wolf's distinctive color and characteristics correlates with each wolf's soul. No real explanation of this phenomenon is given; none, perhaps, should be sought for - variability is the one fundamental of living beings. The "monstrous size" of these creatures is emphasized repeatedly. As humans, they are between 6'0" and 7'0" tall, and after phasing become bigger, more muscular, and harder in look and substance. Their voices also deepen considerably. The wolves become similar in their human forms, partly due to their appearances (hard-muscled bodies, and unusual height) and the synchronization of their movements, so that they could be mistaken for biological siblings. While their skin is much more durable than that of a human being, it is not granite hard like a vampire's.

Werewolf Transformation-

The first transformation at the age of 17 is quite slow and the person is subjected to at least five hours of intense pain before transforming. After the first transformation it will get faster but still hurt. During the transformation, the body of the person is twisted in an unnatural manner as bones reshape and shift to form a wolf skeleton, causing the person immense pain. A werewolf changes at will, and turns back at will, unless they get wounded horribly. Older werewolves or more powerful werewolves can control themselves when angry and turn at will, faster than a less experienced being.

Pack Behavior-

In their wolf forms, pack members are telepathically linked with each other, enhancing their coordination during hunts and fights but allowing little or no privacy at any time. The Alphas of two different packs are able to communicate telepathically, and can control what thoughts they share, while the subordinates of different packs don't show this ability. The dominant male/female, the Alpha, can force the other pack members to obey his/her orders against their will. So can the Beta, though he/she can't command his/her own Alpha. Though implied, it is unknown whether this characteristic is also extended down the pack hierarchy. Alpha status is related to lineage, the born Alpha, having no interest in leading the pack. By having the rest of the pack agree to his/her decision, they can select a new candidate to lead the pack. Though possible, it is unclear whether a lower-ranking pack member can challenge the Alpha for status.

Powers/Abilities-

Alpha's Voice: A werewolf Alpha can use this on the other pack members to make them follow his orders willingly.(Only the alpha has of course)

Super Strength: Werewolves are much stronger than any human. They are not as strong as a vampire whilst in human form but when transformed they are at equal's with Vampires.

Telepathy: Werewolves can hear each other pack member's thoughts in wolf form, but only if those pack members are from the same pack.

Super Speed: Werewolves are extremely faster than any human and vampire or other supernatural beings other than Vampires. Werewolves can use this ability in either Human or wolf form.

Super Agility: Werewolves possess superhuman agility. They can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.

Super Senses: Werewolves have the extremely keen senses of smell, sight, taste, and hearing inherent in all canines, but not as strong as vampires.

Healing Factor: Werewolves possess superhuman regenerative abilities, meaning if ever injured, their bodies will heal near instantaneously. Werewolves have also been said to heal exactly as fast as vampires. Even in human form.

Shapeshifting: Willingly turn into wolves whenever they want or when they get angry.

Anger: When a Werewolf is furious, their anger increase all their powers and abilities for a short period of time, as well as can have an advantage over a Vampire.

Weaknesses-

Broken Neck: By breaking a werewolf's neck, it results in instant death. While their healing factor is identical to a vampire's, they are alive. Not un-dead.

Heart Extraction: If a werewolves heart is ripped out, it will cause instant death.

Decapitation: By removing the head of a werewolves, he dies.

Wolfs bane: Wolfs bane is an herb that which brought upon a werewolf, they will become weak and feverish.

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IBM Roadrunner retires from the supercomputer race

For all the money and effort poured into supercomputers, their lifespans can be brutally short. See IBM's Roadrunner as a textbook example: the 116,640-core cluster was smashing records just five years ago, and yet it's already considered so behind the times that Los Alamos National Laboratory is taking it out of action today. Don't mourn too much for the one-time legend, however. The blend of Opteron and Cell processors proved instrumental to understanding energy flow in weapons while also advancing the studies of HIV, nanowires and the known universe. Roadrunner should even be useful in its last gasps, as researchers will have a month to experiment with the system's data routing and OS memory compression before it's dismantled in earnest. It's true that the supercomputer has been eclipsed by cheaper, faster or greener competitors, including its reborn Cray arch-nemesis -- but there's no question that we'll have learned from Roadrunner's brief moment in the spotlight.

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Source: Los Alamos National Laboratory

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HTC One 64GB will arrive as AT&T exclusive (video)

Planning to snag that maxed out HTC One in the US? AT&T is where you'll have to go, then. The 64GB variant of the device is an AT&T exclusive, as revealed by a recently uploaded video to the service provider's YouTube channel. The 32GB One will also be on offer, though there's no word on exactly how much either will be priced at or an exact arrival date -- April is the most specific we've heard from HTC. Verizon is also expected to carry the device, of course, but AT&T will certainly be "the one" for folks needing that doubled storage space on a two-year agreement. Check out the video for yourself after the break.

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