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As a concerned individual, who has actually read the court opinion, I found it very difficult to read the Oct 5 issue of the Mammoth Times.
Rather than accept the facts revealed in the court opinion, showing corruption and mismanagement of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, the issue was replete with finger pointing and artificial conclusion.
One councilmember, seriously suffering from self denial, even attempted to blame the judgment on North Mono County.
Proposition 30 on the November ballot is a very important issue regarding school funding.
As your Inyo and Mono County Superintendents of Schools, we believe it is our obligation to inform the electorate of matters that directly affect our local schools.
Furthermore, we know that you are looking for factual, nonbiased data to make an informed decision at the ballot box.
Not long ago, we got a phone call from a radio station in Los Angeles, asking if the town's fiscal situation will help, hamper, or change the skier experience in Mammoth this season.
We said no—nothing will change as long as people do a proper snow dance right about now.
One of them goes off tomorrow evening at 6:30 p.m. at The Village. The people at the Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation are throwing a bonfire party and ski burn as a sacrifice to Ullr. If you have to ask who the heck Ullr is, you're in the wrong town.
"Do you think I'm getting a bit too chunky?"
Fido was in front of the mirror after his weekend brushfest, and he was not amused with what he saw.
"On the other hand," he said, "I'm looking at some pretty chunky football players, and they seem to be doing all right, throwing each other around the field and generally creating mayhem."
"Is mayhem what you want, Fido?"
Would help wayward visitors find their way
The scene was just about as familiar as you can get around here.
A couple arrived in a rented car in the parking lot at The Plaza strip mall along Old Mammoth Road.
"Where is the Visitors Center?" the man asked, in a thick (German?) accent.
"Gosh," said the Local, "nowhere close to here."
Says move is "to provide political cover"
Former councilmember Kirk Stapp this week locked horns with the town staff over the publication of an online "residents survey."
The survey, published last week on the town's website, is designed to take the pulse of Mammothites over its proposed austerity cuts.
Raises $2,400 for Matt Graef in Susanville race
Almost within reach of making good on an impossible dream, Emily Underkoffler discovered a nasty obstacle in her path: The Wall.
Every marathoner and distance athlete knows The Wall. It appears out of nowhere and causes a shutdown of both brain and strength.
But Underkoffler, a Mammoth Elementary School teacher, a triathlete, and an accomplished skier from Crowley Lake, had something extra.
Mammoth Lakes Town Council also looks at other savings
The Town Council on Thursday was scheduled to continue its headlong dash toward finding $2 million to pay for the first round of the MLLA settlement, this time focusing on the economic development structure, public works, and transit.
It is deep in the heart of winter; there is powder and great athletes everywhere; and most of all, there is wall-to-wall ski and snowboard action.
All right, so it's not like that yet in Mammoth, but the ski and snowboard crowd will get a taste of it Saturday evening (Oct. 20) at The Village when Warren Miller's newest ski film gets a screening.
Maybe it was the vice presidential debate. Maybe it was that snow was falling for the first time in six months in Mammoth.
Whatever it was, Thursday night's school board and county supervisor candidate's forum was sparsely attended, even as the candidates themselves threw their considerable energy into it.
At the table sat Mono County District 4 Supervisor candidates Tim Fesko and Bob Peters, who have been locked in a runoff fight since June, and an election fight since almost the beginning of the year.
U.S. Geological Survey volcanologists and geophysicists plan to conduct the first comprehensive, high-resolution airborne magnetic survey of the rock layers under Mono Basin and Long Valley next week.
When the analysis of the data is complete, the resulting state-of-the-art 3D subsurface geologic map will improve assessment of both volcanic and earthquake hazards in the Mono Basin-Long Valley region. The map will be published by the USGS and made available to the public via the USGS California Volcano Observatory website.
The first snow of the season brushed Mammoth Thursday, dumping a few inches on the high country and leaving the ground in town white for the first time since June.
It was a welcome sight to snow-starved Mammothites—and they were the "lucky ones" in this storm, receiving the brunt of the moisture compared to other parts of the state—but it's not likely to last, according to the National Weather Service.
Twenty years ago this month, it started to snow.
And snow.
By the time it stopped snowing, in June, 1993, the road over the Benton Crossing Bridge was lined with six-foot tall drifts. The piles of snow in Mammoth didn't melt out completely until August.
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Eastern Sierra Unified School District board of directors. The district covers all of the schools and communities north of Mammoth to the Nevada border, including Walker, Coleville, Lee Vining, June Lake and the Tri and Antelope Valley areas.
Two years ago, the district nearly imploded as an eleventh-hour budget fiasco led to the elimination of at least one school and the loss of several teachers. Meetings were filled with fury and frustration and neighbors stopped talking to each other.
"I had a great Columbus Day," Fido said.
"Gosh, Fido, I had no idea. It seemed like a regular day of work for me, except for no snail mail and the banks were closed. Oh yeah, and there were a bunch of Columbus Day sales events online."


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Pettitte, Grimm square off looking to find form
Yankees lefty, Rangers right-hander have both struggled in June
Andy Pettitte, locked in a struggle to rediscover his early-season form, will look to secure a series victory against the Rangers on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.
New York took Tuesday's opener, its third win in four games. That stopped a five-game winning streak for the Rangers.
"They are the New York Yankees," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "When they put on that uniform, they still expect to win. They may be lacking in some areas, but they still find a way to win. They pitch, they catch the ball and when they have a lead, they know how to shut it down."
Pettitte (5-5, 4.20 ERA) got off to a strong start to the season at age 41, but over his past eight outings, he is 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA, and opponents have hit .290 against him. The left-hander owns a 4.91 mark in four games since coming off the disabled list on June 3.
On Thursday, Pettitte surrendered five runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay, although he struck out six and walked one.
"I just need to be better," Pettitte said afterward. "I need to shut these guys down once in a while and give us a chance to score first one time instead of always being in a hole. And I feel like I'm putting us in a hole every time out right now."
Pettitte's counterpart will be 24-year-old rookie Justin Grimm (6-5, 5.57 ERA), who also has fallen on some hard times of late. The righty, pitching against the Yankees for the first time, has produced a 9.90 ERA in his four outings this month. Over 20 innings, he has allowed 25 hits -- including five homers -- and 11 walks, with opposing batters touching him up for a 1.004 OPS.
On Wednesday, Grimm held Oakland to three runs on three hits, although he also walked three in five innings of work.
Thus far, Grimm hasn't experienced much success away from Rangers Ballpark. Although he is 2-3 in seven road starts, his road ERA sits as 7.01.
"I just need to watch [Yu] Darvish pitch tonight, first," Grimm said of the Rangers' Tuesday starter. "Just go at 'em, basically. Be competitive, be myself. Stay within myself. It is my first time pitching at Yankee Stadium, I'm pretty excited about that, but for me, it's just another start against a very good team."
Yankees: Surgery looms for Teixeira
First baseman Mark Teixeira could be facing season-ending surgery after having his ailing right wrist evaluated by team doctors on Tuesday. Teixeira began the year on the disabled list after partially tearing the tendon sheath in his wrist and didn't come back until May 31, hitting .151 in 15 games before going back on the DL.
He has not responded well to a cortisone injection he received on June 16, which was supposed to help tame inflammation in the wrist. The switch-hitting Teixeira has said the injury mostly affects him from the left side of the plate.
Rangers: Leaning on young arms
Grimm isn't the only rookie pitcher the Rangers have inserted into their rotation. Nick Tepesch is 3-6 with a 4.60 ERA in 14 starts, while Martin Perez is 1-1 with a 3.65 ERA in two outings.
All three rookies are age 24 or younger, and Texas has needed them because of injuries that have hampered some of its more veteran options.
"They've done a good job holding down the staff while guys are on the disabled list," Washington said. "But if you're going to be on this team, the expectation is to win. We're going to stay with these guys through thick and thin."
Worth noting
• Pettitte and Rangers designated hitter Lance Berkman now have played in a combined 33 Major League seasons, including three as teammates with the Astros. They have only faced off in one regular-season game, when the Astros and Yankees played in 2010. Berkman went 0-for-3.
• Rangers center fielder Leonys Martin extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a pair of home runs on Tuesday and improved to 15-for-34 during that stretch.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @HitTheCutoff. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Wildcats of the University of New Hampshire take great pleasure in the way they have turned Cowell Stadium, their soon-to-be-renovated facility with few frills, into a house of horrors for visiting teams in recent years.
Colgate, the defending Patriot League champion, which has lost its first two games, gets its latest chance in Cowell when it takes on UNH at noon today.
But UNH has its own nightmares of its last home game.
Sean McDonnell's team had won 10 straight games in Cowell — the place the Wildcats call "The Dungeon" — when Towson came to town for the last game of the regular season in November, Towson led 30-28 at halftime and scored the next 27 points on the way to a 64-35 crushing of the Wildcats.
UNH gets a shot at revenge when it plays its first Colonial Athletic Association game at Towson on Oct. 5.
The Wildcats have won 22 of their last 24 games at Cowell.
They dropped their opener at Central Michigan, 27-24, last Saturday and coupled with a pair of losses at the end of last season have now lost three straight games for the first time since October 2003.
Sophomore wide receiver Mike Detroia, senior defensive back Chris Houston, offensive lineman Sean Ryan, a senior out of Londonderry, and senior long-snapper Steve Collister are also sidelined with injuries.
That should open playing time for Dalton Crossan, a 5-foot-11 and 205-pound redshirt freshman who missed the first game with a foot injury. He's not 100 percent, but should be ready to go as a backup to junior Nico Steriti, McDonnell said.


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- "Yes, they do look rather juicy."
- ―Heidi to Demetri.[src]
Heidi is a member of the Volturi guard. She is the one who brings humans to them to satisfy their thirst with her ability to attract people. Her way of dressing has earned her the appellation of "fisher" and "bait".
Heidi's main responsibility in the Volturi is arranging elaborate ploys to bring human victims to Volterra. She might orchestrate a contest where the prize is an all-expenses-paid vacation to some random location, or a job position with an amazing salary. Most of the victims never hear the word Volterra, and don't even know they are being taken to Italy. She uses numerous jets and other vehicles and props in her efforts to attract. Once a victim has met Heidi it is difficult for him or her to refuse any invitation from her.
She is portrayed by Noot Seear in the movie adaptation of New Moon.
Early lifeEdit
Heidi was born in Germany and had a hard and mistreated life. She came across a vampire named Hilda, who decided to change her out of pity. Heidi had since lived long happy years with her coven (which was gradually expanded by the involvements of Mary, Victoria, Anne and Noela). During her time with her coven, she discovered her ability to appeal to others with her charm, causing humans to easily fall prey and vampires to find her extremely attractive. Her coven's newest member, Noela, was still a newborn when the Volturi accused them for attracting too much attention with their large coven. In truth, Aro wanted to acquire Heidi to his "collection" because of her gift. Right after Hilda was "executed", Aro decided that Heidi was penitent and spared her; Chelsea then bound her to the Volturi and made her betray her own coven. The rest tried to escape, but only Victoria survived, until she was killed by Edward Cullen .
Heidi became a key member of the Volturi. Her primary duty is orchestrating elaborate ploys to bring human victims to Volterra for the sustenance of the coven. She is required to bring them from far away, without leaving a trail, as Alice explained to Bella on the plane trip to Italy that luring prey from beyond the city not only prevents hunting within the area but also gives the guard something to do when they are not annihilating law-breakers or protecting the city from exposure. Heidi might arrange an all-expenses-paid vacation to any random location, such as Hawaii or Spain, or a job interview for a position with an amazing salary. The victims never hear the word Volterra, and usually are unaware that they are even being brought to Italy. She has more than one jet and other vehicles and props to use in her efforts to attract humans to the Volturi's private city. Once an intended victim meets Heidi, she can use her power to make them unable to resist any invitation she extends.
New MoonEdit
- Main article: New Moon
- "Ah, Felix. Heidi will be here any moment. Patience."
- ―Aro urging Felix to wait for Heidi.[src]
Heidi makes a brief appearance in New Moon, where she lures a group of tourists of all ages into the Volturi's lair to be preyed upon by their members. Demetri, who is leading Bella, Edward and Alice to the lobby after their brief confrontation, tells her to save some for him. While making her way across the hall, she gives a curious look to Bella and Edward before entering the chamber to feast. In the movie, she leads the tourists into the chamber without pause or looking at the Cullens. She comments that the tourists look "juicy" and tells them to stay together.
The tourists' screams are heard when Bella, Edward, and Alice reach the end of the hallway, signaling that the frenzy has begun, and the vampires are feasting.
Breaking DawnEdit
- Main article: Breaking Dawn
When the Volturi come to Forks for the immortal child crisis after mistaking Renesmee Cullen for being one, Alice and Edward mention that the entire coven is on its way, doubtlessly meaning that Heidi is among them as well. After the situation was cleared almost peacefully (with the informer Irina being the only casualty), she returns to Volterra with her coven.
Physical appearanceEdit
- "She reminded me of Rosalie, though they looked nothing alike - it was just that her beauty, too, was exceptional, unforgettable. I couldn't seem to look away. She was dressed to empthasize that beauty. Her amazingly long legs, darkened with tights, were exposed by the shortest of miniskirts. Her top was long-sleeved and high-necked but extremely close-fitting, and constructed of red vinyl. Her mahogany hair was lustrous, and her eyes were the strangest shade of violet - a color that might result from blue-hinted contacts over red irises."
- ―Bella's description of Heidi's appearance.[src]
Heidi is described as gorgeous and statuesque with long, lustrous mahogany hair and long legs that make her 5'10" tall, and her beauty is comparable to Rosalie Hale, which makes her more beautiful than most vampires. By wearing blue contacts over red irises, her eyes become violet. Her voice is described as silky and her smile as stunning.
To make herself more attractive to her prey, she would dress up beautifully.
Powers and abilities: physical attractionEdit
- Main article: Physical attraction
- "Nice fishing, Heidi."
- ―Demetri to Heidi.[src]
It is stated that, like Rosalie Hale, her beauty is exceptional, mesmerizing and unforgettable, and supported by her power to physically appeal to people, human or vampire; man or woman. Though resisting her attraction is possible, it's hard to succeed, especially if she is trying hard to attract someone.
Aro found her power useful in fishing for "food", as anyone who comes near her find her overwhelmingly appealing, and so bound her to the Volturi with Chelsea's gift.
According to The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, her power works on a mind basis, and therefore can be rendered impotent by Bella's shield.
Heidi is named after Stephenie Meyer's sister Heidi, after her siblings wished to be mentioned in the saga.
Film portrayalEdit
In the New Moon movie, Heidi is portrayed by Canadian supermodel Noot Seear.
Volturi | |
Leaders | Aro • Caius • Marcus |
Wives | Athenodora • Didyme • Sulpicia |
Guard | Afton • Alec • Chelsea • Corin • Demetri • Felix • Heidi • Jane • Renata • Santiago |
Other | Bianca • Eleazar • Gianna • Valentina |
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Margaret Williams, age 92, of Wall, died Thursday, January 5, 2006, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday, January 10, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Leo Hausmann as celebrant, and Father Bob Baden as con-celebrant. Music was provided by Rita Patterson, organist, Jeff White, guitarist, and Diane O'Connor, Christine White, Melissa White and Richard White, vocalists. Lector was Richard White. Ushers were Darrel Terkildsen and Wayland Eisenbraun.
Mary Alice Reiman was born to Claude and Verna (Lawrence) Van Driel in Sioux Falls, SD, on March 1, 1956. She was received as a child of God through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on April 15, 1956, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, MN. She was confirmed in the Christian faith on Oct. 31, 1971, also at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Darwin "Smokey" Shepard, age 76, of Wall, died Saturday, January 7, 2006, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 10, at the United Methodist Church in Wall with Rev. Preston Brown officiating. Music was provided by Carol Hahn, pianist, with congregational hymns. Ushers were Bill Leonard, Jerry Johannesen and Bernard Foster. Pallbearers were Ryan Eisenbraun, Keith Eisenbraun, Gary Beck, B.J. Dartt, Doug Crown and Brady Shepard. Interment with military honors was in the Wall Cemetery. Darwin N.
Henry B. Jeitz, 86, Belle Fourche, South Dakota died Monday, January 2, 2006, at the Sturgis Regional Hospital, Sturgis, SD. He was born March 19, 1919, in Ft. Pierre, SD, to Bruno Henry Jeitz and Elsie Carrie (Koch) Jeitz. As a young man he worked with his father on the railroad near Capa, SD. Henry enlisted in the United States Army, Cavalry Division on May 9, 1942, and soon became a truck driver, which gave him the opportunity to travel the Pacific. He was honorably discharged on September 29, 1945, in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He returned to Midland were he ran a gas station.
"R-CALF USA is proof that change does not come easy," said Leo McDonnell. He will officially end his R-CALF presidency at the annual cattlemen's meeting during the Denver Stock Show on January 19. "We've been criticized mainly by those who benefit from the United States cattle producers not being organized. Cattlemen, though, have to be pretty good businessmen or they wouldn't have made it. My wish is for every ranching community to continue to improve the economy of the cattle industry, to improve their lives and have a successful industry.
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The 2005 Retailer of the Year award, presented by the South Dakota Retailers Association to an individual or couple each year in recognition of business and civic achievements, was awarded to Ernie and Laurel Nemec of Midland. They were presented with the distinction during an awards banquet in Pierre on Monday, January 9. The Nemec's have owned and operated Ernie's Building Center of Midland for 47 years. In December, 1959, they bought the Midland Co-op Lumber Yard and the local hardware store.
While striving for an imperative opt-out for next year, the Midland School Board is simultaneously interviewing neighboring school boards for reorganization. The Midland School Board is also dealing with three staff resignations. History teacher Steven Decker will be leaving at the end of this school year. Band and vocal director Crystal Brakke has also resigned. Superintendent/Principal Denise Fox also tendered her resignation effective at the end of her contract on June 30. The board accepted the resignations with regret.
People of local renown headed the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital held on Friday, January 6. Roger Porch, a current hospital board member, was master of ceremonies for the program. His main theme was, "Only that which is invisible is essential." The vision that became the hospital is really the hospital. The building is visible; though the community support, finances, work, donated time, memories and continued vision for the health services in the area are the truly essential aspects of the hospital.
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I am new to the game of golf and ever since I used my Nextt Green Monster Driver I have improved my long game tremendously. The 520cc club head allows me to hit perfect shots almost every time! I would definitely recommend this club for the price and the great results I get. It also has a stunning appearance in metallic green and chrome.
Used the club at the range 3x and on the course once. i'm a beginner golfer but the club definitely added 20-30 yds to my drive as well as helping to reduce my slices a bit. Recommended for beginners like myself who don't want to spend too much on an oversized driver to practice on.
This is a great club. It added 20 yards and more to my drive. I'm very happy with the purchase.
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11.27.09 10:46pm — ReyalsReign
Cool... but, I am left to wonder "Why haven't I heard of SLAYER coming to Nebraska?"
We aren't all hick folk, and small town people. I am a huge SLAYER fan, and Iive in a fairly small town (30+000 humans), and I would drive day and night to see them. I guess I am just going to have to go to Denver (I hate that city) again to see them.
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Well, at least they did it for the well being of their Vocalist. Get well Tommy, and quit fucking yourself up.


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While both renderer deferred and pssm works great but their shadows doesn't seems to be working as they should. If we load a scene with deferred renderer enabled, it appears that everything works fine
Until, you load point or spot light. Things begin to look weird.
When the light is close to the object it is casting shadow of things look fine.
However, if light move away from the object, there is no shadows
Same thing happens for point light.
Possible reason for this issue could be that the shadowmaps aren't rendered correctly but dump texture of shadowmap says otherwise.
Maybe its the hardware issue. I tried it on different hardware but still the issue persists.
Now the only possible reason for this issue to occur could be at the shader level.
shadow_depth.xml is responsible for mapping the shadows but nothing seems to be wrong there. Could be, the shader is taking slices into account which it shouldn't or coordinates from use_buffer.xml aren't sent right.
In addition to that pssm render manager is broken. It used to work earlier but now it doesn't exhibits shadows. weird!
There are several ways to enable lights in Crystal Space. One being from world file (XML). Following is the syntax to lit them in your environment.
1). Point light :-
<light name='Lamp'>

<color blue='1.0' green='1.0' red='1.0'/>
2). Directional light :- Same as point. rotate the matrix to change it's direction
<light name='Lamp'>

<color blue='1.0' green='1.0' red='1.0'/>
3). Spot light :- requires some additional values
<light name='Lamp'>

<color blue='1.0' green='1.0' red='1.0'/>
<spotlightfalloff outer="50" />
Yet another GSoC, only this time its shadows.
Game on!
And that's how the CS water looks.
Youtube Link!
Shader weavers are intimidating at first mainly because it is difficult to debug them and connections are quite confusing.
The basic idea of weaver can be learned from here. However, the code written in it is outdated... better to go with code.
Following are some weaver debugging techniques that I learned.
1. Debugging by altering the output color. ex
if(something_happens) bug=1.0; op_col.r+=bug;
2. CS flag to Disable shader cache : -cfgset=Video.ShaderManager.EnableShaderCache=false
3. CS flag to Dump shader program at %temp%\shader : -cfgfile=/config/shader-debug.cfg
4. Dump textures at %temp%\textures
a. CS flag : -plugin=bugplug b. ctrl+d c. ctrl+shift+t
5. Switching between CG/GLSL
a. simplest way is to delete the shader plugin that isn't needed. b. Disable GLSL only : -cfgset=Video.OpenGL.UseExtension.GL_ARB_shader_objects=false c. remove/edit the GLSL/CG technique in main entry weaver.
6. CS flag to check syntax error: -verbose
Entire water's shader code has been ported to weaver which will enable to add post effects easily. Plus heightmaps to generate natural water waves and larger ocean size.
Now it looks like this...
Howdy folks!,
So I had prepared couple of thing that had to be done before actually starting with interactivity.
1). Porting XmlShaders to ShaderWeaver.
2). Mismatching of texturemaps.
3). Large Size of Oceans
4). FFT in oceans
5). miscellaneous
As for 1). I tried to port the code, but I'm kinda still struggling to get it right. Thanks to res, Rlydontknow and Sueastside I'm able to understand them quite well but still weird errors priest.
The Mismatching actually didn't existed in temporary weaver code. so I guess the complete weavers should fix this issue.
The values of CELL_WID, CELL_LEN and MAX_OCEAN_DISTANCE are increased to spread the ocean even wider. but they increased the pre-computation of LODs thus the "gran" (vertex per tile) had to altered accordingly. gran = pow(2.0,LOD_type)/64.0f;
FFT needed VS texture mapping, but weavers weren't complete at the moment. So I decided to give it a shot in old shaders. If you look at the FFT implementation then you'll find that FFT is essentially creats a complex "texture". FFT calculations are very heavy. Thus it would rather be easier to just take a heightmap and use for ocean waves. It actually gives pretty decent result.
Along the way I found that the ocean water move along the camera which shouldn't happen because in a game water usually stays at one particular position. It does that due to LOD calculations. So along with taking waves parameters from the world file, the plugin will also take position and radius to which the user wants it to extend.
This Summer is going to be really exciting. I'm gonna beat the heat by mutating the CS water system. Thanks to CS community for considering my proposal on water simulation. Watch out for Wet CS!
starting with shaders. ;)
Hello CrystalSpace,
Since my blog post on Friday, it has been brought to my attention that behaviours and the behaviour layer have been deprecated. Several of the apps I have worked on this summer, and in 2009, use these methods. In particular they are: bttest, pathfindingtest, questtest and steering. An example of how to remove this dependence from them can be found in Jorrit's revision 4958. There is not enough time left to make similar changes myself before the end of GSoC to all the apps I have worked on, but I have begun the removal of them from the life sim demo (Please see revision 4972.)
I have also, since the summarising post at the end of last week, kept myself busy trying to create a navmesh for the island level used in the life sim demo. Unfortunately, during construction an assertion fails in celNavMeshBuilder::GetSectorData
. More specifically the problem seems to be in the line polyVerts[0] = csVector3(xbase, cell->GetHeight(x,y), ybase);
and occurs because at this time csTerrainCell::heightmap
is empty.
This will be my last update for the summer as the hard deadline set by google is today. However, I do hope this will not be my last involvement with CrystalSpace/CEL. I will continue to keep an eye on the mailing list and occasionally lurk in the irc channel. Thank you all again for having me for another summer and I hope the code continues to be of use to the community.
Kind regards,
Hello CrystalSpace,
With the hard GsoC deadline rapidly approaching, I thought it suitable to wrap up what I have achieved this summer and my ideas for future development that could be done in the areas I have been working.
Event Driven Behaviour Trees.
Behaviour trees have been updated to an event driven design using a wider, more expressive set of termination statuses (See BTStatus in tools/behaviourtree.h.) Instead of evaluating the whole tree every frame, the new trees only expand a set number of nodes each frame. The number of these can be set using the property "Update Rate." These changes will improve the ability to handle large trees or applications with large numbers of characters.
Furthermore, I have implemented the behaviour tree as a propclass allowing a tree to be assigned to an entity. Because of this change trees are now executed by performing the action "BT Start" as opposed to the previous method of executing the root node. Examples of this can be found in appbttest and the Frankie's in lifesimdemo.
The manual coding of trees, however, has remained largely the same - with nodes constructed and children added using the same methods. Therefore, existing implementations only need to replace the previous execution of the root node with the initiation of the propclass celPcBehaviourTree and starting it by the action "BT Start."
Alternatively, behaviour trees can now be designed in and loaded from XML thanks to plgaddon_behaviourtreeload.
Other methods have also been added, most notably the ability to name a node by SetName allowing for clearer debug messages when a node raises an unexpected error and allowing loop decorators to loop infinitely.
Examples of how to load a behaviour tree from xml are available in appbttest and the life sim demo. Appbttest also has an example of constructing a behaviour tree in code and a related tutorial in the cel user manual.
Future work that may be helpful for the further development of these tools include a save to XML method (for outputting trees either coded or loaded and then manipulated at run time), the continued development of additional decorators (expanding the capabilities of the trees) and the incorporation of behaviour trees into csEditor and/or AresEd. I think the latter may be the key to wide spread adoption of this method in future applications and so am very keen to assist with this where I can post-GSoC.
Recast and Detour (R&D) Update.
The R&D plugin has been updated to revision 345 (the currently latest available) and the construction of NavMeshes is now performed in parallel.
I have also fixed a large number of issues left over from the pre-existing implementation of this plugin that required app developers to handle the deletion of variables initialised within the R&D plugin.
Appnavmeshtest and apppathfinding both demonstrate how to construct, display and use navmeshes.
Due to the unexpected discovery of the bugs mentioned above, I did not get time to get around to a number of deliverables that were considered lower priority but would be significant improvements to the R&D plugin. Namely they are the better handling of portals and the partial loading of NavMeshes. The first I think is a key improvement and should be addressed asap as the current method hardly/doesn't work and effectively limits users to only path finding within a sector, not across sectors.
Other issues noted with the creation of NavMeshes that could do with further attention have been noted in the outside sector of the bias level and the interior sector of the castle level.
Bias Level: Outside Sector.
When constructing a navmesh for this sector, the process seems to never stop. However, I predict it would given a very long time. The delay is in the double for loops on lines 2343-2345 of celNavMesh.cpp in the function celNavMeshBuilder::BuildNavMesh. Normally tw and th take values approximately in the range 1-20 but for outside they are both over 600. I think this is because the outside sector is huge, but also because it is a very uniform, flat surface. However, the latter should make it very simple to cover.
Castle: Interior Sector.
The navmesh constructed for the interior sector appears to be made up of multiple overlapping (and slightly different) navmeshes. There should be only one. I think this may be related to the handling of portals, because if you generate the navmesh for this sector alone or even with only one other sector it does not occur. As soon as navmeshes are generated for this sector and two others the overlapping occurs. I think that focussed efforts on a new method of handling portals will fix this incorrect behaviour. This problem is less severe than the above, however, as the path finding still works correctly in this sector despite the overlapping meshes.
Finally, I have also added methods to PcSteer for adding a HNavStruct if available and then using this when seeking to find a path rather than the bespoke path finding solution previously used. For an example of this use please see appsteering.
The work I have done on PcSteer could be improved by allowing pursue, flee and wander to also use the HnavStruct but I think a more significant change should be made to this plugin.
I propose that the plpfsteer is deprecated and the functionality of pcSteer merged into pcPathFinder. If the merged propclass is given a HNavStruct it can use that to move between sectors and pathfind within (with HNavStruct eventually being updated to have improved functionality between sectors) or alternatively it is given a celGraph to move between sectors and uses it's naeve move directly towards goal position pathfinding within them. It would also then allow methods such as FollowCyclicPath or FollowTwoWayPath to be used with R&D as well.
The new pcPathFinder would then include all methods for moving agents in an environment with the possibility of using either the celGraph or the recast plugin. Rather than the current convoluted architecture where pcPathFinder uses celGraph and pcSteer which may or may not use the R&D plugin.
In closing, I think this has been a very succesful summer. I feel this year I have learnt a lot more about the architecture of CEL as a whole and the experience of fixing memory management bugs in other people's code I'm sure will be priceless in the future (despite how frustrating it was at the time!)
Last GSoC I hoped to continue working on CS/CEL after the summer alongside my PhD, this never happened because I understimated how much of my life would become my PhD. After this GSoC I will be writing my thesis and trying to secure a job, so I will not make any promises for how much code I will be able to commit but I do hope to still be a part of the community and assist where I can with getting this code merged back into trunk and used more in future games and applications.
Finally I would like to thank everyone that has made this summer so productive and enjoyable. In particular: Anthony for being my mentor, Christian for his input and advice throughout, Matthieu Kraus for some key comments/suggestions regarding R&D and Jorrit, Vincent Knecht & Anders Reggestad for checking out my branch and testing/trying the apps I've worked on. Thank you all.
Kind Regards,
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Feels half size too big
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Feels too narrow
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Feels too wide
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- Itchy Straps
- Too narrow
- Too Stiff
- Uncomfortable
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I can't wear them. I have a pair I bought before that are very comfortable that I wear frequently but I had to cut one of the three straps off that squished my pinky toe. My co-worker has the same pair with the same problem. The mush soles are very comfortable on both pairs but the straps on both pairs are bad.
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- Feels half size too small
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- Feels too narrow
- Comfortable
- Cute
- Durable
- Stylish
- Size 12 Needed
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My daughter in law is a tall gal and wears a size 12. This would show off her very pretty slender feet very nicely. She loves flip flops with a little bling and the contour mush paparazzi is just right.
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- Feels true to size
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Comments about Contoured Ribbon Mush - paparazzi:
Love the shoes, but size 5 arrived instead of 11. No way I can make that work
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- Contoured Ribbon Mush - paparazzi
I wear an 8.5 narrow..or A. What size do you suggest I take in this? Thanks!Asked on 4/18/2013 by Kat from St. Louis, MO1 answer
We recommend ordering 1/2 size up in this style if you are in between sizes. All of our women's styles are made in a "B" width.Answered on 4/18/2013 by Teva Product Specialist
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- Amazing product! Review by LR, Dallas, TX
Quality Price Value I just received my repair kit and I am extremely happy with it! I've had KP my entire life - it covers my arms and legs. I've tried everything to improve the appearance, but nothing has worked until now. My arms are sooo smooth (havent used it on my legs yet...they're not as bad as my arms) - a first in my 30 years! Definitely well worth the investment.
- It Works!!! Review by Dee, Austin, TX
Quality Price Value I had a severe case of KP on my arms after my pregnancy.After much looking around, I read the reviews of this product and decided to try it even though one of the reviews said it did not work on Asian women (I am an east-Indian). And I am thrilled to say...IT WORKED!!! My symptoms have reduced significantly. I have ben using this kit for a little over a month now,and I can already see an improvement in the texture of my skin. I am not embarassed any more to wear all the sleeveless clothes!!! I highly recommend this product.....give it a try...it just kight work for you too!!
- Buy It! Review by DCL, NJ
Quality Price Value After the birth of my daughter 6 months ago, the very minimal amount of KP that I had on my arms became horrible. It's July and I didn't want to wear short sleeves out of the house. I've been using these products for 10 days and have noticed a significant difference. I actually went out of the house today in a T-shirt, without the security blanket of a cardigan. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
- Worth Every Penny Review by Hoover, AL, USA
Quality Price Value I tried numerous products for my 6yo son. He has KP on his arms and face. After much searching I decided to try this product -- mainly because of the website's money-back guarantee -- I felt in my heart this product would also fail me. THANK GOD I was wrong! This product has cleared up my son's KP on his face within about 5 weeks of use. I admit it is not supposed to be used on his face -- but I was desparate! I use the scrub and lotion on his face 1 day a week and his skin looks beautiful! I spent more than this on prescribed lotions/washes/etc. I am SO thankful for this product! PLEASE don't ever discontinue it!
- Okay, not great. Review by LB, Alabama, USA
Quality Price Value Worked great on my arms, didn't make a dent in the KP on my legs. Too pricey to give it another try.
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