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(1) The employing agency shall deduct and withhold from the basic pay of each participant the applicable percentage of basic pay specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection minus the percentage then in effect under section 3101 (a) of title 26 (relating to the rate of tax for old age, survivors, and disability insurance).
(A) The applicable percentage for a participant other than a revised annuity participant shall be as follows:
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(b) Consent to deductions; discharge of claims
Each participant is deemed to consent and agree to the deductions under subsection (a) of this section. Notwithstanding any law or regulation affecting the pay of a participant, payment less such deductions is a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for regular services during the period covered by the payment, except the right to any benefits under this part based on the service of the participant.
(c) Deposit of amounts
Amounts deducted and withheld under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund under such procedures as the Comptroller General of the United States may prescribe.
Source(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 856, as added Pub. L. 99–335, title IV, § 415,June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 618; amended Pub. L. 99–514, § 2,Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 105–33, title VII, § 7001(e)(1)(A),Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 661; Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title V, § 505(e)(1)], Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A–53; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title III, § 322(b)(2),Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1384.)
2002—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–228, in table, substituted item relating to applicable percentage after January 11, 2003, for item relating to applicable percentage after December 31, 2000.
2000—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106–346, in table, substituted item relating to applicable percentage after December 31, 2000, for items relating to applicable percentages from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002; and after December 31, 2002.
1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–33amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "The employing agency shall deduct and withhold from basic pay of each participant a percentage of basic pay equal to 71/2 percent minus the percentage then in effect under section 3101 (a) of title 26 (relating to the rate of tax for old age, survivors and disability insurance)."
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–514substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954", which for purposes of codification was translated as "title 26" thus requiring no change in text.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–228effective with the first pay period beginning on or after the date that is 90 days after Sept. 30, 2002, see section 322(c)(2) ofPub. L. 107–228, set out as a note under section 4045 of this title.
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–346effective upon the close of calendar year 2000 and applicable thereafter, see section 101 (a) [title V, § 505(i)] of Pub. L. 106–346, set out as a note under section 8334 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–33effective Oct. 1, 1997, see section 7001(f) ofPub. L. 105–33, set out as a note under section 8334 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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- "There had been a hex that caused toenails to grow alarmingly fast (he had tried to use this on Crabbe in the corridor, with very entertaining results); a jinx that glued the tongue to the roof of the mouth (which he had twice used, to general applause, on an unsuspecting Argus Filch); and, perhaps most useful of all, Muffliato, a spell that filled the ears of anyone nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing, so that lengthy conversations could be held in class without being overheard."
- —Harry's use of the dark charms created by Severus Snape.[src]
The Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) was a charm used to fill the ears of any person in the vicinity of the caster with an unidentifiable buzzing sound so as to allow long conversations without being overheard in a public place such as a class. The spell was invented by Professor Severus Snape whilst he was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hermione Granger originally disapproved of using the spell, but came to use it herself when it was needed; for example, to protect the campsites she shared with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley when they hunted for Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes between 1997-1998.
Known practitioners
- The English word muffle means "to make a sound less distinct by covering its source."
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- This is the last named Defensive Charm cast by Hermione before she begins her nonverbal spellcasting.
- It is possible, given that when Harry Potter was shouting at his friends in an area that was protected by this spell and ravens flew up in shock when he began yelling, that the charm only works on humans.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
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- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 14 (The Thief)
- ↑ Scholastic Pronunciation Guide
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 19 (Elf Tails)
- ↑ As the incantation is derived from English "muffle", it is likely that is the effect.


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- "He has a great haircut and says things that make you nod your head"
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Alex Shrub is a right wing politician who became the youngest state congressman in Florida history.
Shrub is a delusional congressman who knowingly tries to cover up and distract people from the fact that Vice City is going downhill under his term. He cares only about money and has allowed businesses to do as they please, such as legalization of Giggle Cream, a hazardous dessert which has killed 23 people.
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According to KentPaul.com Shrub was elected to Congress in 1980. According to statements Shrub made on Pressing Issues, legislation he supported "ensured important tax breaks for gun dealers, real estate developers" and "cut the cost of policing, saving the city 2%, or 25 cents per household, over a 6 year period".
Late into the game, Shrub seeks to ban the legal distribution of pornography in Vice City in order to gain favor with the puritan voters of the city. Tommy Vercetti, having just purchased a porn movie making film studio, sketches up a plan to stop this. He sends Shrub's favorite prostitute, Candy Suxxx, to his condo and then proceeds to take pictures of him and Suxxx engaged in cross-dressing. It is implied that Tommy and his film studio director, Steve Scott, later use these pictures to blackmail Shrub into working with the Vercetti Gang.
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Extreme Right Wing congressman. Known philanderer. Will do anything for votes.
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- Known philanderer.
- Will do anything for votes.
- Power obsessed. Usual politician.
- Expected to go very far.
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- There is a common (but unofficial) perception that Alex Shrub is a caricature of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush. In addition to their political learning and similar last names (bush and shrub are both kinds of plants, Congressman Shrub's voice is also very similar to that of George H.W. Bush. "Shrub" is also in use as a nickname For U.S. president George W. Bush popularized by Texas columnist Molly Ivins).
- In addition, many of Shrub's political positions appear to be exaggerations or parodies of stereotypically "right wing" positions, such as his claim on VCPR that poor people deserved to be stupid. Conversely his depiction as a young and attractive philanderer is a reference to liberal Democrat and former U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
- In GTA Chinatown Wars, Huang Lee may receive an email from "A. Shrub", talking about politics. It is however, most likely just an easter egg, since neither Alex Shrub was a politic in Liberty City, nor GTA Vice City shares the same timeline as GTA Chinatown Wars.


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Steinway Beer Garden is located at Yorktown Avenue and Morris Street in Steinway, Dukes in Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Steinway Beer Garden is a classic Irish drinking pub where Niko Bellic can take his girlfriends on a date, or take his friends out for a game of darts or a drink. Besides a drinking venue, you can also play a game of darts here, making it a good destination for taking Roman Bellic or Patrick McReary. Advertisements for various alcoholic beverages, in particular Blarneys Stout, adorn the garden's walls.
It is one of the two locations in Liberty City where the player can play darts; the second is in Lucky Winkles in Purgatory, Algonquin. Both bars share the same interior, including a portrait of Derrick McReary and Claude from GTA III.
- When taking Michelle out on a date, she will comment that Irish mobsters hang out here.
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Richard Winn Taylor II (born 17 January 1944; age 72), on occasion also credited as Richard F. Taylor, is a director, graphic artist, designer, and modeler who, as Effects Designer, in the employ of Robert Abel & Associates (RA&A), (co-)designed the majority of the miniatures for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He also designed and directed special effects sequences for the film. He disliked the redesigned studio model of the USS Enterprise, partially constructed by Don Loos for the failed series Star Trek: Phase II. He wanted to entirely redesign the ship as he has stated, "I have always thought that the Enterprise is one of the worst designs ever conceived for a spacecraft. The center of gravity of any object in space has everything to do with its shape. The Enterprise by its configuration is one of the most unbalanced objects in the history of space and science fiction. So I asked Roddenberry if I could change the shape of the E. I wanted to create an entirely new design. He emphatically stated that the configuration of the TV model was iconic and that it had to remain the same. But I could modernize it?" (Star Trek: Creating the Enterprise, pp. 187-188) To this end he assigned Andrew Probert to help him redesign the ship to be more in line with Matt Jefferies' original design. [1] One of his initial assignments was the design of the V'Ger entity, although the final design used for the film was by Syd Mead. His formal involvement with the production ended after RA&A was pulled from the project, though his actual involvement had started to wane earlier on, "At about the time Paul started working on the paint design is when my participation in the project began to wane as Trumbull took over the picture and I moved on from the Abel studio to work on a project with Terry Malick." (Star Trek: Creating the Enterprise, p. 192) Nevertheless, he did receive official credit for his contributions.
Taylor graduated from the University of Utah with a BFA in Painting and Drawing in 1967. Shortly thereafter, he co-founded Rainbow Jam, a multimedia light show and graphics company which has provided effects for concert performances by such bands as The Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin. He also began his career in film-making during this time, with one of his first films, Integrator, winning several film festival awards.
Taylor joined Robert Abel & Associates in 1973. During his tenure, he directed numerous television commercials and won four Clio Awards. He also created graphics and logos for for companies such as ABC Television, CBS Theatrical Films, and Columbia Pictures. In 1978 Taylor became the creative director at the pioneer computer graphics imaging studio Information International Inc. (III), where he directed some of the first computer-generated TV commercials. He also designed and directed the special effects for the 1981 science fiction film Looker, which starred Leigh Taylor-Young.
In 1981 Taylor worked as Co-Special Effects Director, Computer Effects Supervisor, Electronic Conceptual Designer, and Graphic Designer on Disney's hit science fiction film TRON (starring Dan Shor and David Warner). His work on TRON earned Taylor a BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Special Visual Effects category.
Following his work on TRON, Taylor founded the West Coast office of Magi Synthavision, one of the other computer animations studios that worked on TRON. One of the commercials Taylor directed at Magi, called "Worm War One," won the first Clio Award for Best Computer Animation.
In 1985 Taylor began working for Lee Lacy & Associates, creating commercials for clients such as the Ford Motor Company, RCA and Duracel. Two years later Taylor moved to Apogee, Inc., where he launched the 7 Up company's world-renowned "Spot" campaign. These commercials introduced the popular "Spot" character which became 7 Up's mascot. Taylor won a Clio Award as well as two 1989 International Monitor Awards for his work on these commercials.
From 1988 through 1997 Taylor continued directing commercials, first for Image Point Productions and then for Dryer/Taylor Productions. From 1997 through 2000, he directed for Rhythm & Hues.
Between 1975 and 1991 Taylor has received a total of nine Clio Awards. His commercials also garnered him two Gold Hugos in 1990 and two Mobius Awards in 1992. More recently, Taylor's work on the "Harvest" commercial for SAS (Statistical Analysis Systems Inc) placed second in the Special Effects category and won first place in the Animation category at the 2001 Telly Awards. His special effects work on the SAS commercial "Flood" also won first place.
In addition to operating his own company, Richard Taylor Design, Taylor currently works with Beach House Films. He is also the Cinematic Director at the video game company Electronic Arts, where he worked on The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth and The Battle for Middle-earth II and several entries in the Command & Conquer video game series. His work work on 2007's Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars received a Visual Effects Society (VES) Award nomination for Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game.
- "The Enterprise and beyond", Star Trek: Creating the Enterprise, Appendices, pp. 102-106 - Author
Further reading
- "Redesigning the USS Enterprise-1701, Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 8, December 2001, pp. 84-87
- "Behind the Scenes – V'Ger: The Living Machine", Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 8, December 2001, pp. 90-96
External links
- RichardTaylorDesign.com - official site
- Richard Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- 2001 interview Richard Taylor at Forgotten Trek
- Richard Taylor profile at Amusedom.com


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Hello there. My name is Worthing. I have played gowen rush on and off since I started playing alteil in set 3. I think that a low level (level 1-3) gowen file is strong for many reasons. Not convinced? Well of course not. Today's alteil meta requires specific and hard to get cards to be competitive so if you don't have a lot of early rare and EX cards you are at a disadvantage sadly. I mostly play gowen even today. I really like the way pixies function so I play them for the most part because they are fun, require critical thinking against quite a few files, they are competitive, and its always fun to use something no one else will because they think its meh.
The file I will be discussing in here is a gowen file that revolves around low level units that are all great and require little to no synergy to play (which is my favorite way to play alteil). I find flexible files the most fun because you have so many options on what to play and when I lose their is always something I could have done to win. Its a great way to get better and generally a low level flexible gowen file is great. Anyway here are my stats and file to make people stop reading this and go tl;dr.
Next lets go over the pros and cons on my file because it is an easy way to help new and even old players understand how it functions against certain match ups.
Many options most of the time
Consistent file that can't be broken up by return if you play your units correctly
Does well against most other low level files
Beltia, yuni, and dullin can clear bigger units with ease
The pixies help lock out core cards that other files need to play asap to win (F U ANNAROSE)
Mid refess can be a pain if they can keep yuni and beltia down
Takes a lot of games to play it well
Their isn't a good way to describe how to play it since the game is very diverse and this file is diverse as well
nuetral feeling:
Having 0 grims can be a problem but I basically treat my pixies, salamanders, and yunis as grims with field presence since they have effective open skills. Taking out the mage pixies or archer pixies to play a 3rd of the other pixy and 1 grim seems pretty risky since everyone likes to grim bane so its either multiple grims or none imo.
Lets go over the File line up as well
Soul SKills
1. Gafc- Damage soul skills that target are key to get early field control in low level files like this. I could use asuet/distier for my first soul skill as well but with kurina/tiger as my open and not having big end game units I never need the extra sp to set up my field and find disrupting the enemies sp pool much better.
2.Gafc- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3. Diondora- More targeting damage that disrupts the enemies field. The soul skill seems great in here because you usually have enough units on the field to destroy a few units and set your enemy back a turn or two if they revive units in the field slot they do not want it at. Against mid/big files that have units with 2+ range its pretty meh.
4. Rasam- Its just one of the best soul skills in the game and is almost never useless :/
5. Zandaglyan- Best 3lp soul skill in the game for low level files imo. Targeting damage although it gives your opponent 3sp. If you get this far into the game you probably would have lost anyway if you didn't have the 30 damage to target a unit if the 3sp helps them that is. Try it out if you have it maybe you will hate it, maybe you will like it.
3x Kurina- Level 2 with a free revive skill that has 4 agi and gives all units +10atk. This unit is great to play turn 1 and the free revive will let you set up better units. Always play it turn 1 on normal occasions because you need the free revive presence and she isn't much good mid game compared to other units. To be honest I use the 3rd kurina in my file about half the time. Letting her die to get a soul skill off earlier and having more sp is great in quite a few games.
Beltia- Pretty good unit at any point in the game when you have like 3 units in your cemetery. His start skill makes him have 30atk and 4agi with 50hp to boot. Pretty great stats for a level 2. His action skill lets him do atk x 3 (90) to a random unit in range if you have an undead unit in your cemetery (so beltia or dullin).
Dullin- One of the most underplayed units in the game. I blame his ex rarity and the lack of low level gowen files. He is just great in any gowen file that won't be exceeding sphere level 3 unless you have an end game unit that is big.
Yuni: Great unit to clear heavy defense units. All her skills are just great and make up for her bad stats. I also find a range 3 unit in any small file to be core. She is the most field reliant unit in the file by far so be careful and play her only when you can sustain other beefy units on the field.
Tiger- Similar to kurina but his action skill works well with the diondora soul skill. Play this guy on turn 2 most games.
Blitz Soldier- His open skill works well to keep dullin alive longer and you don't need the sphere level once dullin and yuni are on the field. His stats are great and the only drawback is his open skill but it won't hurt you most of the time. You have a lot of free sp some games so it really doesn't hurt putting him out before yuni. The fact that he cannot iczer attack makes ending games hard though. He is a beefy level 2 unit with 2 range so he fits well in the file since low level units aren't typically this big.
Salmander- One of my favorite cards. Great open skill and stats for a level 1. Pretty great to have a level one unit in most files. He lets you get into your early soul skills fast.
Mage pixy- Utility mostly. Pretty terrible stats but its main use is the open skill
Archer pixy- Same as mage pixy
I really can't tell you how to play the file other than play kurina-tiger-salamander-dullin in that order most games. You will have to play around with it (if you have the cards).
Final comment
I don't play bringer because I recycled mine plus I find him inferior in my file set up compared to the pixies I have
dullin can be replaced with forest rhino
yuni can be replaced with any good ranged level 3 unit I would say
If you replace dullin consider taking out blitz soldier


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United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners program is an invaluable resource for landowners who wish to restore and conserve their property for wildlife. (www.fws.gov)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a federal bureau within the Department of the Interior. FWS implements and enforces numerous federal environmental laws in order to "conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people [1]."
FWS serves a variety of functions to fulfill its overall responsibilities. The Service monitors and manages endangered species as well as migratory birds, lists endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, restores wildlife habitats and commercial fisheries, manages the National Wildlife Refuge System, exacts revenue through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Recreation Program [2], oversees the distribution of conservation funds to the states, and participates in international conservation efforts.
The current director of FWS is Rowan W. Gould, who assumed the post in the winter of 2010 following the passing of director Sam Hamilton.
The FWS operates a national office and a number of Regional offices[3]. The headquarters in Arlington, VA articulates operational and budgetary policies, and a number of regional offices execute those policies in eight distinct Regions. At the national level, a number of divisions, organized under Assistant Directors, oversee specific FWS programs and policies.
Divisions include:
- Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs;
- Fisheries and Habitat Conservation;
- Budget, Planning, and Human Capital;
- National Wildlife Refuge System;
- Migratory Birds;
- Endangered Species;
- International Affairs;
- Law Enforcement;
- External Affairs;
- Information Resources and Technology Management (CIO); and
- Business Management and Operations.
The Service employs over 8500 employees [4] at their headquarters and among the different Regions.
Each Region operates under the supervision of a Regional Director.
Region 1 (Pacific Region)
Region 1 includes the states of Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, as well as Pacific Island Territories. It contains a wide range of diverse habitats and environments, including old-growth rain forests and arid shrub-steppe landscapes.
FWS management in this region focuses heavily on forestry management and fisheries restoration, since such natural resource industries as logging and fishing are still the principal economic engines for many of the area's communities. Also, the Region is home to 44 federally-recognized Native American tribes—making treaty rights often essential management considerations. Region 1 is characterized by high rates of federal land ownership, particularly in Idaho.
Regional Concerns
- Management of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the world's largest fully protected marine conservation area;
- Threats of species extinction in Hawaii;
- Water conflicts and water rights claims, which only quite recently began to emerge in non-arid as well as in arid habitats;
- Detection of potential avian flu outbreaks in the United States; and
- Conservation in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
The Regional Office is located in Portland, Oregon.
Region 2 (Southwest Region)
Region 2 includes the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Region encompasses the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts as well as Gulf Coast wetlands and barrier islands. Other habitats in the area include prairies, playa lakes, and mountains, with a maximum elevation just shy of 13,000 feet.
Eighty-three Native American tribal nations live in the region, and FWS has expressed a continued interest in intergovernmental cooperation on issues affecting tribal governance or trust resources [5]. Yet, management goals and practices often clash with established tribal traditions. For example, changes to the Bald Eagle "take" permitting process have caused a great deal of controversy among Arizona tribes [6].
Regional Concerns
- The deterioration of resources in certain National Wildlife Refuges along the country's southern border with Mexico, resulting from heavy traffic by illegal immigrants and drug smugglers;
- Relationship-building with the energy industry, with an eye to utilization of the Region's capacity for alternative energy development;
- Hurricanes along the Gulf Coast;
- Population and development pressure on the resources of the Gulf Coast;
- Proliferation of non-native coastal species;
- Coastal water use; and
- Sea level rise.
The Regional Office is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Region 3 (Midwest Region)
Region 3 encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Region extends southward from Minnesota and the Great Lakes Region. Four of the five Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior—fall at least partially within Region 3, and Lake Michigan is contained entirely within its borders. The Region contains the basin of the Upper Mississippi River and the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, as well as tallgrass prairies, wetlands, Great Lake reefs, and northern forests.
The Region oversaw the successful recovery of several imperiled species, including the peregrine falcon, bald eagle, and gray wolf [7], and continues to monitor the progress of the whooping crane, that is currently at an all-time population high [8].
Regional Concerns
- Habitat loss and fragmentation resulting from urbanization, agriculture, wetland destruction, oil and gas pipeline development, and alternative energy development;
- Non-native species proliferation and the resulting spread of new diseases among native land and aquatic species;
- Climate change and its effects on wildlife species; and
- Industrial and agricultural pollutants.
The Regional Office is located near Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
Region 4 (Southeast Region)
In the contiguous United States, Region 4 stretches across ten states—Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In the Caribbean, Region 4 includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Navassa Island. The Appalachian Mountains extend through the Region, as do the Ozark Mountains. Also, the Region encompasses the southern half of the Mississippi River Delta. Many unique ecosystems are located in the Region, including "coastal marshes, coral reefs, bottomland hardwoods, the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains, caves, and longleaf pine forests" [9]. The Southeast Region contains five of the country's ten most populous metropolitan areas, and the population is projected to grow by another 25 percent by 2025 [10].
Regional Concerns
- Aquatic species conservation and fish habitat protection;
- Drought conditions and their repercussions on fish and mussel populations as well as local economies;
- Climate change and sea level rise;
- Preservation of the Everglades, especially in the face of rising sea levels; and
- Preservation of the coastal wetlands along the Gulf Coast. The wetlands were already threatened by rising sea levels and are now in danger of experiencing further loss as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Regional Office is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Region 5 (Northeast Region)
Region 5 covers the District of Columbia and thirteen states—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Northeast is populous, and nearly one quarter of the United States' population resides in the Region. The Appalachian Mountains continue northward through the Region towards Canada. Notable water bodies include portions of two of the five Great Lakes—Erie and Ontario—and the Chesapeake Bay. The Northeast's landscape is largely defined by estuaries, coastal plains, salt and freshwater marshes, Atlantic northern forests, coastal beaches, and barrier islands [11].
Regional Concerns
- Effects of dense human populations and development on fish and wildlife resources;
- Spread of non-native species;
- Sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, and erosion - all related to climate change - and their effects on coastal marsh habitats; and
- A phenomenon - known colloquially as "white nose syndrome" - involving the deaths of tens of thousands of bats in the region over the past few years. [12]
The Regional Office is located in Washington, DC.
Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region)
Region 6 includes the states of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The Region is home to the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains as well as the shallow wetlands known as prairie potholes. Prairie potholes are crucial breeding grounds for many of North America's migratory waterfowl [13], and such wildlife species as the American bison and the grizzly bear live in the Region's mountain or prairie habitats. Several rivers, including the Missouri, the Platte, and the Colorado Rivers, originate in the Mountain-Prairie Region.
Regional Concerns
- Conservation of native species such as the Northern Rockies gray wolf and the Yellowstone grizzly bear;
- Impacts of energy development on fish, wildlife, and their habitats; and
- Water management for the preservation of fish species in light of increased demand from developing areas
The Regional Office is located in Denver, Colorado.
Region 7 (Alaska Region)
Region 7 covers the state of Alaska, and it is the only FWS Region to manage a single state. The Region's National Wildlife Refuge system is massive, accounting for over 80 percent of all Refuge land managed by FWS. [14]. The state of Alaska is relatively undeveloped, and ofifth of the population lives in rural areas [15]. Roughly 230 federally recognized tribes live in the Region. The climate in the Region varies from the northern tundra, to boreal forests, to rain forests along the southern coast.
Regional Concerns
- The status of the Pacific walrus, a species about which relatively little is known, amid petitions to list the animal on the Endangered Species list [16];
- Regulation of tribes' traditional "takes" of fish and wildlife; and
- Development pressures in the Region's wildlife refuges.
The Regional Office is located in Anchorage, Alaska.
Region 8 (Pacific Northwest Region)
Region 8 includes the states of California and Nevada (and Oregon, insofar as it encompasses the Klamath River watershed ), and was established in 1998 in response to the "unique resource challenges of the area" [17]. The Region's highly biodiverse habitats face constant pressure on land and resources from the rapid growth of surrounding communities. The landscape includes such varied environments as Pacific coastline, temperate rainforest, desert, and mountains, including the Sierra Nevada range [18].
Regional Concerns
- Water management and permitting for conservation use, as development and population growth continue to create increased resource demand (especially in the Klamath Basin, the Central Valley refuges, and the San Francisco Bay-Delta, and areas of Nevada where groundwater supplies are strained [19])
The Regional Office is located in Sacramento, California.
Environmental Laws Administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Fish and Wildlife Service plays a major role in implementing and enforcing many U.S. federal laws, including:
The FWS emerged from a 1940 reorganization plan of the Department of the Interior that consolidated the Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Biological Survey into the Fish and Wildlife Service under the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 created the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife as part of the Service. When the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife position was eliminated in 1974, pursuant to an amendment of the 1956 Act, the Bureau was designated as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [20].
^ http://www.fws.gov/fwsataglance.html. Accessed June 1, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/help/about_us.html. Accessed June 2, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/pdfs/SW%20Region%202%20Transition%202009.pdf. Accessed June 1, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/pdfs/Midwest%20region%203%20Transition%202009.pdf. Accessed June 1, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/pdfs/SE%20Region%204%20Transition%202009.pdf. Accessed June 1, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/pdfs/R5%20Transition%202009%20rev%20MN.pdf. Accessed June 1, 2010.
^ http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/types/pothole.html. Accessed June 1, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/pdfs/Alaska%20Region%207%20Transition%202009.pdf. Accessed June 2, 2010.
^ http://www.fws.gov/pdfs/CA%20and%20NV%20Region%208%20Transition%202009.pdf. Accessed June 2, 2010.
Further Reading
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service Home Page
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region
- U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service Southeast Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mountain-Prairie Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Pacific Southwest Region


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San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - Chris Udofia and Chase Hallam both tallied 13
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State Spartans in Western Athletic Conference action at The Event Center.
Also scoring in double figures for the Pioneers (17-8, 13-2 WAC) was Royce
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SJSU made a grand total of three field goals (3-of-17) in the first half,
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The Spartans showed some signs of life in the second half with 41.7 percent
accuracy from the floor, but at the same time the Pioneers connected on 56.5
percent in order to pull away for the easy victory.
SJSU finished with more turnovers (18) than field goals (13) in the contest
and made just 12-of-22 at the free-throw line as well.
In the first meeting of the season between these teams last month, SJSU was
held to a mere 37 points in a 36-point loss at Magness Arena in Denver.
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Williams' odyssey has been well-chronicled. He was a top prospect who reached the majors with the San Francisco Giants at age 21. His career petered out, partly because of weight issues. He went to Taiwan and was revitalized, and he pitched a career high 137 2/3 innings with the Angels last season.
Eligible for arbitration for the first time this past winter, Williams signed for $2 million. The Angels would not have paid him that salary if they weren't certain he'd fit on the team, most likely as a spot starter or reliever.
"It doesn't matter to me," Williams said. "If I'm a starter, I'm a starter. If I'm a reliever, I'm a reliever. There are things I want to do, but the No. 1 thing for me is to help our team as much as possible."
Highlights from today's Angels Cactus League games
Williams drew the starting assignment on opening day of spring training on Saturday because the Angels top starting pitchers won't be beginning their work in games until next week.
Facing the Chicago Cubs, Williams gave up a run in two innings, on a homer by Luis Valbuena.
"I'm just working on the same things I've been doing from last year, keep the ball down and get people out," Williams said.
Although the Angels had to fill out lineup cards for two games, only three of their projected everyday players started: Erick Aybar, Peter Bourjos and Mark Trumbo.
Manager Mike Scioscia said he didn't plan to start his everyday players until next week because the extra week of games isn't necessary for them, but Aybar played because he has to get ready for the World Baseball Classic and Trumbo and Bourjos asked to play.
"Those guys were really aggressive (getting ready) in the winter," Scioscia said. "Trumbo definitely wants some at-bats early so he can get into his flow, and Peter wants to get as many looks as he can get at the plate and in center field."
Scioscia said he will start folding in more regular players early in the week.
Bill Hall lost weight over the winter so he could be more agile and able to play shortstop, and Scioscia said he's going to get a chance. "We'll see if the range factor can make him an option at short," said Scioscia, who added that Hall is also working on playing first base. ... RHP Michael Kohn made his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery, pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. "You could see the ball was coming out hot," Scioscia said. ... Scioscia spared Scott Cousins from being the center of attention of San Francisco media by keeping Cousins at the game in Tempe instead of sending him to Scottsdale to play against the Giants. Many in the Giants organization, led by GM Brian Sabean, were critical of Cousins in 2011 when his slide broke Buster Posey's ankle and cost him the rest of the season. Cousins and the Giants have not been on the same field since. The Giants come to Tempe on Wednesday.
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Serves 4 to 6
This colorful chili is delicious with sour cream, diced avocados, and warm tortillas or lime-flavored tortilla chips. For less heat, omit the jalapeño.
Heat half of the oil in a 10-inch, heavy sauté pan over medium-high heat. When warm, add the bell peppers, scallions, garlic, jalapeño, half of the salt, the black pepper, and chili powder, and sauté until the vegetables are softened, about 6 minutes. Add the squash and sauté until slightly softened, another 3 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker, add the beans, and mix well.
Reduce the heat to medium under the sauté pan and add the remaining oil, plus the tomato paste, chiles or chipotle liquid, and flour. Cook until the mixture is thickened and the flour disappears, about 1 minute. Increase the heat to high and add the tomatoes with their juices, the stock, lime juice, and remaining salt. Boil, stirring well, for 2 minutes, and pour into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low to meld the flavors, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in the cilantro, and serve with the chips, avocado, and sour cream, if desired.
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The D'Arsay archive was a spaceborne data-storage facility launched by the D'Arsay over 87 million years ago. The USS Enterprise-D discovered the facility in the center of a rogue comet in 2370.
The records within the archive contained artifacts and personalities from myths within the D'Arsay culture. The facility scanned the starship and began to use the replicators on board to change parts of the vessel into different mythical settings contained within the records in the archive. These settings were from a drama involving Masaka, a sun goddess, and involved locations such as an aqueduct, a temple, and a swamp.
The archive also altered the programming of Data, giving him personalities of key mythical figures, such as a D'Arsay boy named Ihat, an elderly man who portrayed Masaka's father, a victim of Masaka, and Masaka herself. Furthermore, the program turned the internal mechanism of a photon torpedo into snakes and turned engineering into an inferno. Captain Jean-Luc Picard sought to remedy this by playing along in the myth, using the persona of Korgano, another mythical figure, to persuade Masaka, and in turn the archive, to restore Data as well as the Enterprise-D to their normal states.
Following the incident, the archive was placed under study by a Starfleet archaeological team. (TNG: "Masks")
Background information
The archive was the very first model of a space-bound structure in the Star Trek franchise not realized as a physical studio model but rather as a CGI model, one of the first ever seen by the general Star Trek public. Based upon a foot-high sculpture Dan Curry made, Santa Barbara Studios constructed a CGI-model. "I considered doing a drawing of the library but finally opted for a 3d approach that allowed me to determine how it would look from different angles. The art director Richard James wanted the architecture to have a hint of Mayan look so I created that by sculpting it from wooden blocks that I cut together in the shop of Image G. Ron Moore flew it up to Santa Barbara Studios and they translated it into the CGI model of the library that is revealed when the comet starts to melt.", Curry revealed. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 25, No.6/Vol. 26, p. 58) The studio also provided the comet and "steam" effects in the episode when the archive was freed from its icy enclosure by the Enterprise-D's phaser fire. Curry has retained the mock-up sculpture as part of his personal collection. ("Departmental Briefing, Year Six: Dan Curry Profile", TNG Season 6 DVD special feature)


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Read about NNSA Nuclear Physicist Dr. Njema Frazier on the DOE's 10 questions feature. Learn about her detail at the National Defense University and her decision to pursue a career in physics.
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Pantex participated in the 17th Annual Sam Houston Middle School Career Fair in Amarillo, Texas, recently. The Pantex volunteers encouraged the 500 students who attended to stay in school and get a good education. Here, Pantex Community Relations Coordinator Debra Halliday talks with a teacher at the fair.
As part of the DOE strategy to create a sustainable program with the nation's minority serving institutions, NNSA put together a meeting to discuss its 'cradle-to-grave' consortium model and its application to a cybersecurity pipeline. The meeting was held at the Cybersecurity Technology Research Laboratory at the Livermore Valley Open Campus (LVOC). The meeting included faculty and leadership from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Charleston County Public Schools, Silicon Valley companies and representatives from NNSA laboratories.
Dimitri Kusnezov, NNSA's Chief Scientist and Director of the Office of Science and Policy, said the meeting took important steps in shaping the cybersecurity pipeline by aligning commitments from the front end of the pipeline (K-12) and the back end (DOE labs and industry) with those of the HBCUs. The overall goal of this program is to create a sustainable pipeline between DOE's sites and Minority Serving Institutions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) mission areas.
The NNSA quarterly summary of experiments conducted as part of its science-based stockpile stewardship program is now available. The summary presents descriptions of key NNSA facilities that have been recently conducted stockpile stewardship experiments.
The quarterly summary prepared by NNSA's Office of Defense Programs provides descriptions of key NNSA facilities that conduct stockpile stewardship experiments. These include the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories.
The U.S. Stockpile Stewardship Program is a robust program of scientific inquiry used to sustain and assess the nuclear weapons stockpile without the use of underground nuclear tests. The experiments carried out within the program are used in combination with complex computational models and NNSA's Advanced Simulation and Computing Program to assess the safety, security and effectiveness of the stockpile.
Y-12's Direct-Hire Construction team was recently honored for achieving more than one million hours worked without a lost-time accident and zero recordable injuries throughout 2012.
The Y-12 team achieved the one million-hour milestone in June 2012, and in January 2013, attained 1.4 million hours (more than 800 days) without a lost-time accident. The team's last lost workday occurred in September 2010.
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Tom Morris, B&W Y-12 vice president of projects, presents Construction's safety awards to Monica Lewis, Y-12 craft safety lead representative, and Kevin Adkisson, Knoxville Building and Construction Trades Council president.
NNSA Acting Administrator Neile Miller today hosted Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson.
The engagement provided Miller the opportunity to thank the County Commissioner for his active interest in the Sandia National Laboratories and for his leadership in the community. NNSA recognizes the value of a strong and collaborative relationship with the leadership of the communities in which NNSA has labs, plants and sites and appreciates the opportunity to advance the national nuclear security agenda through their partnership.
Hyde Park Middle School - Blue Team emerged from nine hours of academic competition undefeated as they captured first place in the 2013 Nevada Science Bowl for middle schools recently. Hyde Park won $1000 for their math/science department and an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Nevada in the National Science Bowl in April.
Thousands of students across the country square off in regional science bowl competitions to qualify for the finals of DOE's annual National Science Bowl, the largest and most prestigious science competition in the U.S.
The competition started with 29 middle school teams squaring off in a fast-paced Jeopardy-style format. 2013 prize winning schools included:
Hyde Park Middle School - Blue – 1st place - $1000 & expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C.
Roy Martin Middle School – 2nd place - $600
Faith Lutheran Junior High – 3rd place - $350
Hyde Park Middle School - Green – 4th place - $250
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(left to right) Daniel Burns (NSTec), Jay Desai, Anish Devati, Lyle Carrera, Ben Hand, Simran Shah, Edward Patricks-Teacher/Coach (Hyde Park Middle School)
Students from Albuquerque Academy's Team 1 are headed to the DOE National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., after taking the top spot at the New Mexico Regional Middle School Science Bowl at Albuquerque Academy last Saturday.
More than 130 students from 29 teams representing 12 New Mexico middle schools participated in the annual event. A fast-paced question-and-answer tournament tests students' knowledge in biology, chemistry, physics and math.
The winning team received an all-expenses-paid trip to the nation's capital to compete against top teams from across the country in late April.
The students representing the first-place team are Harrison Bay, Eric Swiler, Henry Luo, Mark Swiler and team captain Thor Larson, coached by Barbara Gilbert. Second place went to Team 1 from Los Alamos Middle School and third place went to Team 2 from Albuquerque Academy.
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(Above) Albuquerque Academy Team 1, left to right: Thor Larson, Harrison Bay, Eric Swiler, Henry Luo, Mark Swiler
(Below) Los Alamos Middle School, left to right: Wilbur Wang, Robert Zhu, Brandon Bao, David Gao
NNSA Acting Administrator Neile Miller this week hosted Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoffrey Rodgers, County Councilor Peter Sheehey and County Administrator Harry Burgess.
Miller thanked the county officials for their active interest in Los Alamos National Laboratory and for their leadership in the community. NNSA recognizes the value of a strong and collaborative relationship with the leadership of its laboratories' and plants' communities and appreciates the opportunity to advance the national nuclear security agenda through their partnership.
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County Administrator Harry Burgess, Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoffrey Rodgers, Acting Administrator Neile Miller, County Councilor Peter Sheehey.
More than 150 high school students converged on West Texas A&M University for the annual Pantex Science Bowl competition. The competition consisted of 32 teams from schools across the Texas Panhandle and High Plains.
The competition featured teams of four students answering science and math questions in a Jeopardy-style round-robin format, followed by a double elimination tournament. The winner will travel to Washington, D.C., in April to compete with other teams from across the U.S. for the national title.
Around 150 Pantex employees and community volunteers will be on hand to help run the Science Bowl.
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- Phineas Nigellus Black: "Visit my other portrait? Oh, no, I am too tired tonight."
- Unidentified Headmaster: "Insubordination, sir! Dereliction of duty!"
- Armando Dippet: "We are honour-bound to give service to the present Headmaster of Hogwarts! Shame on you, Phineas!"
- — Some of the other portraits scold Phineas for attempting to shirk his duty to the current Headmaster.[src]
The Headmaster portraits are a set of portraits mounted in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each portrait represents a previous Headmaster or Headmistress, though not every person to hold the office is immediately granted a portrait. They are honour-bound to serve the current Headmaster at all times. Several of these portraits have counterparts in other prestigous magical insitutions, such as the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters, St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, and the Black family home at 12 Grimmauld Place.
A trait shared by many of the portraits is that they spend most of the time asleep or pretending to be asleep, though most of them, with the occasional exception of Phineas Nigellus Black, will immediately awaken when addressed.
1995-1996 school year
When Arthur Weasley was attacked by Nagini on 18 December, Albus Dumbledore called upon several of the portraits to relay or provide information on the event. Everard was sent to his portrait at the Ministry of Magic to make sure Arthur was found, Dilys Derwent was sent to St. Mungo's to monitor his arrival there, and Phineas Nigellus Black was sent to 12 Grimmauld Place to inform Sirius Black that Harry Potter and the Weasley children would be arriving there by Portkey.
The portraits witnessed Cornelius Fudge's attempt to arrest Dumbledore later that year, and supported him against the Ministry.
1997-1998 school year
After the death of Albus Dumbledore, then-Head Severus Snape continued to be advised by, and take orders from, his portrait. It was under these orders that Snape delivered Godric Gryffindor's Sword to Harry Potter, and arranged for Harry to view several of his memories.
Following the defeat of Lord Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts, the portraits cheered on Harry when he visited the Headmaster's office. Dumbledore in particular complimented Harry, and supported his decision to discard the Resurection Stone and return the Elder Wand to the White Tomb.
Known Headmasters with portraits
- Albus Dumbledore
- Ambrose Swott[1]
- Armando Dippet
- Basil Fronsac
- Dexter Fortescue
- Dilys Derwent
- Eoessa Sakndenberg[1]
- Everard
- Heliotrope Wilkins[1]
- Newton Scamander[1]
- Phineas Nigellus Black
- Phyllida Spore
- Portrait of a bearded man holding a book
- Quintin Trimble
- Severus Snape
- Vindictus Veridian
- Vulpus[1]
- Walter Aragon
- Unidentified chessmasters Heads of Hogwarts
- Unidentified Hogwarts Headmaster
- Unidentified Hogwarts Headmistress
Behind the scenes
- It is possible that Dolores Umbridge does not have a portrait, because she is probably alive and only in azkaban.Most headmasters only receive their potraits once they die.Moreover Hogwarts did not recognise her as Headmistress. For example, she was denied access to the Headmaster's office.
- According to J. K. Rowling, all of the Headmaster portraits depict deceased individuals. As such, though it is never directly stated, it can be assumed that a Headmaster who leaves the position for other reasons will not have their portrait added until after their death.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Memory)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
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looking very nice, good lighting - have some rep for your first upload
Greetings, everyone. I've been lurking here for ages and finally decided to post a map I'm working on. I've been running the Kobold Hall adventure on Fantasy Grounds II a lot lately (demo games for people; I have an ultimate license), and something that annoyed me about the map I scanned from the DMG is I just couldn't quite get the map sized to 50 pixel squares. Decided it would be a good map for me to really start to explore CC3/DD3 with, and attached is my current progress with the map. I really learned a whole lot while making this map, starting with the cutout wall style (thanks, NeonKnight) to the lighting effects (which I daresay I completely get, now). I did the ledges/stairs by drawing lines on sheets that cast shadows in different directions. Art and textures are from DD3, CSUAC, and a few things snagged from DJ forums. I'm still working on this map, trying to decide if I want to stay very simple or fill it with symbols and make it look more realistic, lived-in.
I'd be happy to hear comments, critiques, or questions about how I did anything.
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
looking very nice, good lighting - have some rep for your first upload
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Looks good. Put a slight glow around the objects to make them stand out that much more.
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Nice map - I enjoyed the lighting and the detail items.
The 4 SE-ernish stairs have what look like raised floors above them or something? I'm guessing they are areas for lookouts? If not I'm not sure if those are just rooms you can't get to or something. For example the Green room: Are those 2 areas looking down into the Green area or are they on the level below the green area?
I'm not sure how best to solve this but maybe creating lighter or darker shadows on those rooms might help to indicate them being higher or lower? If that doesn't work you might want to look at how some others have handled this in their maps.
Other than that I think this is a good looking map and thank you for sharing with us.
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Thanks for the comments (and rep)! So I looked up and realized I've been tinkering with a map all day--whoops! I added a very faint glow to the symbols to help then stand out a little, and dropped some various shadow casting objects about the rooms, added some lights in a few spots, and put a rocky texture I found over the floor to help break it up a bit. Changed the ice fill in the dragon's lair to something a little harder looking, and applied a little frost to the walls for good measure. Spent a bit of time adding a faded out texture where a boulder trap rolls in the southeast room. My hope is the players don't really notice it till the boulder is rolling along it. I scrapped the stairs I was using and just made my own transparent rubber stamp shadow to create rough steps, and used stacked floors for ledges.
That room with the coffins, skulls, and slime (the Skull-skull! playing field), the upper ledges are reachable, and I think the shadow is distinct enough to serve it's purpose in my battlemap. I could probably strengthen the glow a little to make it more obvious, though.
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
Copied the wall layer, changed it to solid black, and applied the edge fade. Drastically cut the file size for VTT usage. Tinkered with the grid a little, but at 50 px/sq changes the changed aren't reflected very well, decided to remove the grid (and just put a guide square for dropping the grid in the VTT).
"We all take our risks, down here in the dungeon." --Bargle
I notice you have some nice looking shadows and lighting which leads me to a question. Is it better to leave that stuff off (except for natural lighting) or put it in? I know with Maptool you can set up line of sight stuff depending on light sources and as the player moves the areas he can't see are hidden from view. thus the torch he carries will put light upon the correct things and shroud other in black. I haven't decided myself which is better.
I admit that leaving out the lighting makes an image look less fantastic but when you can drop objects that are light sources into it within VTT does this create any problems?
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Unfortunately, FG2 does not have fog of war lighting. CC3/DD3 has some very cool lighting effects in it, but what I do when setting it up is make sure that the darkest shadow cast by the lighting is still visible to my players. In FG2 you just unmask the map as you go when using a full map. I've also notice this map is losing a LOT of detail at 50 px/sq (since most of the graphics are 200 px/sq scale). For instance, my latest grid is actually a chiseled line in the floor to make it look tiled. But it just looks like a faded line at 50 px/sq. Speaking of lighting, I really don't know where else to put this, I was just dorking around with the CC3/DD3 lighting effect and made this room:
It didn't exactly require a lot of work to do the lighting, mind you. I just specify how long the shadow for object on different sheets should be (WALLS blocks light, SYMBOLS LOW casts a 2 foot shadow, etc) and then specify the blur and darkness of the shadows on unlit areas. But when I move a light, CC3/DD3 does all the lighting changes for me. (Which is good because I move the lighting around a LOT.)
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