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On the planes of Giza
Khafre walks out of the King's chamber. It is a long way to the top. He starts walking and goes through a hole leading to an ascending passage. At times he has to bend his head to go through. It's not easy, but Orsis, the god of the afterlife and reincarnation, leads him by the hand and helps him reach the entrance of the pyramid.
As soon as he reaches sun light, Khafre covers his eyes; he cannot see. He sits on a stone for a while. Slowly, he uncovers his face. He squints several times, trying to focus. Then he stands up … 17 meters above the ground. Through squinting eyes, he looks at the planes of Giza all around him. My father's empire!
He sits down again, trying to take it all in. He lays on a stone to rest; it's hot. He rests his head on his hands and shuts his eyes … he drifts … far, far away!
He's a grown man … his father, Khufu, passed leaving behind a battle for the throne.
Djedefre, Khafre's elder brother, snatched the throne from Crown Prince Kawab, eldest son of King Khufu and his rightful heir. Djedefre killed Prince Kawab and married his wife Hetepheres II.
Khafre is angered by his brother Djedefre. He sees himself heir to his father's throne, removes his brother and reigns over Egypt with an iron fist, just like his father before him.
"I am Khafre, son of King Khufu. Like him I will build myself a great empire!"
The half-brothers argue … and as a result of the family feud, Djedefre decides to build his future resting place in Abu Rawash to distance himself from his family.
Khafre has several wives who give him 12 sons and four daughters. He sees himself as a great worrier and takes credit for the prosperity his country enjoys under his 24/26-year reign.
He builds himself the second largest pyramid in Giza and calls it Wer(en)-Khafre (Khafre is Great). In order to guard his pyramid, and as a symbol of royal power, Khafre also builds the Great Sphinx in image of himself.
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text: Game Design Patterns and other Analytical Tools firstname.lastname@example.com 1 But first… Note change in schedule, exercise today! Global Game Jam starts today, 15:30 here! (studios on floor 3, house Patricia) Already started in some areas, go to the main web site to check Assignments #1 hopefully graded during the weekend… Structure of today's lecture Design Languages Examples of languages Formal Abstract Design Tools The MDA framework The 400 Project Game Ontology Project Gameplay Design Patterns Using Analytical Tools Problems in Gameplay Design Explain values of novel game concepts Understanding differences between games Gain understanding within development teams Communication between developers and stakeholders Exploit new platforms and technologies Depersonalize intended gameplay Describe gameplay problems Specify foci of gameplay evaluations Notions and concepts needed – a language for the design of gameplay 4/42 Design Languages J. Rheinfrank & S. Evenson in Bringing Design to Software (Ed. T. Winograd) Purpose and Use Allows designers to embed meaning into artifacts Allow artifacts to express meaning to people Allow artifacts to be assimilated into peoples' lives Components Collection of elements For example, the Component Framework from the previous lecture Principles of organization How the elements relate and interact with each other Qualifying situations Related to the concept of affordances When is it suitable to use components Gameplay design Deals with an abstract and emergent feature – interaction Needs to deal with both the interaction itself and that which enables the interaction 5/42 What bad effects can rise from analyzing games? From using frameworks or design languages? Examples of design languages? Formal Abstract Design Tools (articles online, e.g. gamasutra) Doug Church (Ultima Underworld I-II, System Shock, Thief I-III, Deus Ex I-II, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend, FreQuency) 8 Formal Abstract Design Tools Overview Formal Abstract "to emphasize the focus on underlying ideas, not specific genre constructs" Design "implying precise definition and the ability to explain it to someone else" "as in, well, we're designers" Tools "since they'll form the common vocabulary we want to create" 9/42 Formal Abstract Design Tools Examples Intention Making an implementable plan of one's own creation in response to the current situation in the game world and one's understanding of the game play options. Perceivable Consequence A clear reaction from the game world to the action of the player. 10/42 Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics http://algorithmancy.8kindsoffun.com/ Marc LeBlanc (Ultima Underworld II, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Terra Nova, Thief I-II, Deus Ex, NFL 2K2, NBA 2K2, Oasis, Field Commander) 11 MDA - overview Games are state machines Games are programs Code Processes Requirements Rules Game Sessions "Fun" Mechanics Dynamics Aesthetics 12/42 MDA – Comments about aesthetics "We need to understand the emotional requirements of our software" Regarding requirements Fun, challenge, sense of achievement, sorrow, frustration "With productivity software, the user brings his goals to the application" "With games, the application brings goals to the user" Regarding goals "As designers, we can choose certain aesthetics as goals for our game design" Aesthetics of gameplay? "As with other software, our process is driven by requirements, not features" 13/42 MDA - Eight Kinds of "Fun" 1. Sensation Game as sense-pleasure 2. Fantasy Game as make-believe 3. Narrative Game as drama 4. Challenge Game as obstacle course 5. Fellowship Game as social framework 6. Discovery Game as uncharted territory 7. Expression Game as self-discovery 8. Submission Game as pastime 14/42 How does the MDA model support analyzing games? Designing games? 400 project http://www.theinspiracy.com/400_project.htm Noah Falstein (Maniac Mansion, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, The Secret of Monkey Island, Loom, Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Star Wars: Empire at War, ParaWorld) 16 400 Project - Overview Help Game Designers by providing them with rules Examples Normative Best Practice description Fight Player Fatigue Make Subgames Begin at the Middle Make Challenges Vary in More than Degree Provide Both Safe and Dangerous Areas 400? "That's just a rough number, …" 17/42 400 Project - Format [Name] A concise, imperative statement of the rule, both as a sentence and paragraph Its domain of application (both its hierarchy, e.g. a rule about rules, a rule about the development process, or just a rule about games themselves, and genre, e.g. Applies only to RTS games or Online games). Rules or circumstances that it trumps over which this rule takes precedence) Rules or circumstances that it is trumped by An example or two from well-known published games, if applicable, as well as counter-examples that show the consequences of not following the rule 18/42 400 Project - Example Provide Clear Short-Term Goals Description Always make it clear to the player what their short-term objectives are. This can be done explicitly by telling them directly, or implicitly by leading them towards those goals through environmental cues. This avoids the frustration of uncertainty and gives players confidence that they are making forward progress. Domain This is a basic rule of game design, and applies to all games directly. Trumps It trumps the rule "Emphasize Exploration and Discovery" because the player should not have to discover their short-term goals. If discovery is warranted, it should be to discover the tools or information needed to achieve the clear, short-term goals, not to discover the goals themselves. It also trumps "Provide an Enticing Long-Term Goal", as it is more important to have the player know what to do next than to simply know that they have to Kill the Evil Wizard/Save the World/Rescue the Princess. Trumped by It is trumped by the rule "Make the First Player Action in a Game Painfully Obvious". However, often that first obvious action in a game – read the paper, click on the wise old man, shoot the monster – should trigger an explanation of the first short-term goal beyond that. Examples When Hal Barwood and I designed Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis we gave the player explicit goals throughout the game by having the supporting characters guide the objectives. The initial theft of an artifact by a Nazi agent led the player (in the role of Indiana Jones) to Madam Sophia, who in turn presented Indy with his next objective, and so on. One short-term goal, like "convince this character to give you an artifact", often triggered conversation with the character that led to the next goal, like "find the lost dialog of Plato". Shigeru Miyamoto uses clear short-term goals throughout all of his games. In Mario 64 he uses explicit goals like characters or signs that tell you how to move, jump or swim, adjacent to appropriate obstacles. Other goals are implicit ones, as when you're left to explore the landscape at the beginning of the game with a large castle dominating the landscape and a drawbridge leading right to it. He also uses strings of floating coins to pick up as implicit goals that help lead the player into attempting jumps and using catapults or cannons pointing toward the coins. More recently, Halo from Bungie does an admirable job of using the landscape itself and suggestions from both an AI companion and fellow Marines to channel you towards the next short-term goal. 19/42 400 Project - Current Status Work in progress 112 rules in list 2 described accord to format Others in 250 words or less Contributors from several professionals Sid Meier, Raph Koster, Warren Spector, Albert Einstein… http://www.theinspiracy.com/400_project.htm 20/42 Is it good or bad to have rules on how you should design? Does it support analyzing games? Game Ontology Project http://www.gameontology.org Mateas M., Zagal, J. & Fernandez, C. 22 Game Ontology Project - Overview Ontology "a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being" and "a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence" Identifies important structural elements Relationships between elements Organizes these hierarchically Parent-Child relation Top Levels in the hierarchy Interface Rules Entity Manipulation Goals 23/42 Game Ontology Project - Format Category: Name Examples Relations Strong example Weak example Parent Children References 24/42 Game Ontology Project - Example Locus of Manipulation A games locus of manipulation is where the players ability to control and influence the game is located. In many games, the players manipulative powers are tied to either an on-screen or implied avatar, such as the on screen representation of Mario in Super Mario Sunshine (Koizumi and Usui, 2002) or an implied player avatar like in Doom (Carmack, 1993). In other games it is tied to a number of entities, whether anthropomorphic, as in Warcraft III (Pardo, 2002) or more object like, such as the tetrads in Tetris (Pajitnov, 1986). In all of these cases, at any given moment of play, the player exerts control over some game entity or entities, but not over others. Secondarily, the locus of manipulation provided within a game can work with other aspects of the games presentation and rules to create a sense of identification between the player and the role he plays within a game, or Player Position (Costikyan, 1994). This is especially true in games where the player controls an avatar or a group of anthropomorphic entities. In Super Mario Sunshine (Koizumi and Usui, 2002), the game centers the players control and view of the world on Mario so as to lead the player to identify with Mario. In Madden NFL 2004 (Tiburon, 2003), the player is led to identify with the team he is playing, either as a team, favorite players, or in the capacity of coach. The game provides presentational and subgame modes to reinforce each position. Parent * Input Method Children * Multiple Entity Manipulation * Single Entity Manipulation References Carmack, J. (1993). Doom. id Software, dos edition. Costikyan, G. (1994). I have no words and I must design. Interactive Fantasy, (2). Koizumi, Y. and Usui, K. (2002). Super Mario Sunshine. Nintendo, gamecube edition. Pajitnov, A. (1986). Tetris. Dos edition. Pardo, R. (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Blizzard Entertainment, windows edition. Tiburon, developer (2003). Madden NFL 2004. Electronic Arts, xbox edition. 25/42 Game Ontology Project – Current Status About ~200 entries Wiki-based project Involve the gamer community That is developed by players Describes games from the player's perspective Does not seem to have been update for quite some while http://www.gameontology.org 26/42 Do players provide a good or bad basis for developing an ontology? How does it support analyzing or designing games? Gameplay Design Patterns www.gamedesignpatterns.org www.gameplaydesignpatterns.org Staffan Björk & Jussi Holopainen (Not any games you would know about) 28 Origin of Design Patterns Patterns of design within architecture "The Quality Without a Name" Re-Use allow accumulation and generalization of solutions Allow all members of a community or design group to participate Framed as pairs of problems and solutions Embedded ideology 29/42 One View on Design Patterns A way to describe reoccurring design choices A guide of how to make similar design choices in game projects Offers possible explanations to why these design choices have been made Codify unintentional features so they can be intentional choices in later designs What is required to make a pattern emerge What consequences do a pattern have? Not only problem solving Game Design Patterns a way to describe components on all levels within the design language 30/42 Game Design Pattern Examples Power-Ups Boss Monster Paper-Rock-Scissor Cut Scenes Role Reversal Parallel Lives Orthogonal Unit Differentiation Social Interaction 31/42 Game Design Pattern - Format Name Introduction One line description Short stand-alone description Examples Using the Pattern Consequences Relations Instantiates – Instantiated by Modulates – Modulated by Possibly Conflicting with 32/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Description The production of resource by one game element that is consumed by another game element or game event Producer-Consumer determines the lifetime of game elements, usually resources, and thus governs the flow of the game play. Games usually have several overlapping and interconnected Producer-Consumers governing the flow of available game elements, especially resources. As resources are used to determine the possible player actions these Producer-Consumer networks also determine the actual flow of the game play. Producer-Consumers can operate recursively, i.e. one ProducerConsumer might determine the life time of another ProducerConsumer. Producer-Consumers are often chained together to form more complex networks of resource flows. 33/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Example: In Civilization the units are produced in cities and consumed in battles against enemy units and cities. This kind of a Producer-Consumer is also used in almost all real-time strategy games. Example: In Asteroids the rocks are produced at the start of each level and are consumed by the player shooting at them. The same principle applies to many other games where the level progression is based on eliminating, i.e. consuming, other game elements: the pills in Pac-Man, free space in Qix, and the aliens in Space Invaders. 34/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Using the pattern As the name implies, Producer-Consumer is a compound pattern of Producer and Consumer and as such this pattern governs how both of these are instantiated. The effect of producing and consuming Resources or Units often turns out to be several different pairs of Producer-Consumers as the produced game element can be consumed in many different ways. For example, the Units in real-time strategy game such as the Age of Empires series can be eliminated in direct combat with enemy Units, when bombarded by indirect fire, and finally when their supply points are exhausted. The Producer-Consumer in this case consists of the Producer of the Units with three different Consumers. 35/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Using the pattern (cont.) Producer-Consumers are often, especially in Resource Management games, chained together with Converters and sometimes Containers. These chains can in turn be used to create more complex networks. The Converter is used as the Consumer in the first Producer-Consumer and as the Producer in the second. In other words, the Converter takes the resources produced by the first Producer and converts them to the resources produced by the second Producer. This kind of Producer-Consumer chains sometimes have a Container attached to the Converter to stockpile produced Resources. For example, in real-time strategy game StarCraft something is produced and taken to the converter and then converted to something else and stockpiled somewhere. Investments can be seen as Converters that are used to convert Resources into other forms of Resources, possibly abstract ones. 36/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Consequences As is the case with the main subpatterns Producer and Consumer of Producer-Consumer, the pattern is quite abstract but the effects on the flow of the game are very concrete. The Producer-Consumers simply govern the whole flow of the game from games with a single Producer-Consumer to games with complex and many layered networks of ProducerConsumers. 37/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Consequences The feeling of player control is increased if players are able to manipulate either the Producer or the Consumer part or both. However, in more complex Producer-Consumer chains this can lead to situations where players lose Illusions of Influence as the effects of individual actions can become almost impossible to track down and the process no longer has Predictable Consequences. Also, adding new Producer-Consumers that the players have control over gives them opportunities for more Varied Gameplay. Producer-Consumer networks with Converters and Containers are used in Resource Management games to accomplish the Right Level of Complexity. The game usually starts with simple Producer-Consumers and as the game progresses new Producer-Consumers are added to the network to increase the complexity. 38/42 Producer-Consumer, cont. Relations Instantiates: Varied Gameplay, Resource Management Modulates: Resources, Right Level of Complexity, Right Level of Difficulty, Investments, Units Instantiated by: Producers, Consumers, Converters Modulated by: Container Potentially Conflicting with: Illusions of Influence, Predictable Consequences 39/42 Advantages of Design Patterns Allow definitions of "fuzzy" concepts Allow network of relations between the concepts Allow perspectives for both analysis and design Allow different levels of abstraction Do not require specific methods Specific or own collection of design patterns can be created Describe games from a systems (or structural) perspective 40/42 Disadvantages of Design Patterns "Fuzzy" concepts Large collection Learning curve Usability threshold Developed only for gameplay design Not all design disciplines needed to make a game Does not describe games from the players' perspective Is this bad? 41/42 Design Patterns – Current Status Large collection ~300 patterns described and cross-referenced ~50 new patterns to be incorporated Patterns Patterns Patterns Patterns Patterns for for for for for objects in MMOGs gameplay features in MMOGs Pervasive Games Character design Dialogue Systems in Games Both an approach to gameplay design and a specific collection 42/42 Exercise: What design patterns exist in Tetris? 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While the benefits of quitting smoking are just getting underway, between two weeks and three months, major physical improvements have begun.

Quit Smoking Benefits Between Two Weeks and Three Months

1)  Heart Attack Risk Begins to Drop and Circulation Improves
Nicotine increases the level of adrenaline in a smoker's bloodstream, and this in turn elevates blood pressure by causing blood vessels to constrict and heart rate to increase.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States today, and the number one killer of smokers. Smoking cessation alleviates the stress cigarette smoking places on the heart and circulatory system quickly, which is great positive feedback for new ex-smokers.

2) Lung Function Increases
While improvements vary significantly from one person to the next because they are dependent on overall lung health, many ex-smokers will experience better lung function (defined as forced expiratory volume in one second) and less bronchial sensitivity during the first few months of smoking cessation.

3) Lung Function Decline Slows or Stops
Researchers believe that smoking cessation stops the decline in lung function for most ex-smokers, including pathological and inflammatory changes that occur in the lungs due to tobacco smoke.

In cases of advanced emphysema, lung decline may not be halted following smoking cessation, but its progress will be slowed due to quitting.

Physical Withdrawal from Nicotine is Subsiding

The worst of the physical symptoms of nicotine withdrawal begin to let go between two weeks and a month smoke-free. Following that, the focus shifts to learning how to decipher and reprogram the psychological urges to smoke that are associated with daily life. From getting up in the morning, to eating a meal, to dealing with a difficult event or celebrating a happy one, the activities in our lives trigger psychological cues to smoke.

It is important to note that an urge to smoke originating in your mind can cause a physical reaction in your body, such as a tightening in the stomach or neck. It can be easy to misread these cues and think you are still in the midst of physical withdrawal long after nicotine has been cleared from the body.

Pay attention to the thoughts running through your mind smoking urges surface. They will help you diagnose the cause (trigger) and from there you can choose an appropriate response.

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When junkie thinking whispers that just one cigarette would be ok...
Junkie thinking is a byproduct of nicotine addiction and is something you must learn to squelch or your quit will be in jeopardy.

 The Icky Threes
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 10 Things to Avoid When You Quit Smoking
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National Institute on Drug Abuse. Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products. Updated May 2016.

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"The Age of Miracles" week two analysis
They start to add the 34 hour clock and make it to where the Government can't control your living schedule. This implies there are a few places where the sun can't be "trusted" which I have come to believe that this means that the sun is unreliable and sometimes will not arrive on time or at all. Then there are places that are completely different like the fishing place that you can't go to. Everyone is starting to slightly adjust but still feel super uncomfortable.
A)I feel like I would have the same reactions as most of the people at the time it happened. B)Everyone is slightly adjusting to the situation to where they can live with the issue. C)I feel as if this book does not offend me in any way nor does it clash with my at the moment thoughts. D)Every year the Earth's rotation is slowing down. E)my views where not changed at all while reading this book. F)I consider the time we have and just everything that has to do with weather minus earthquakes and a few other things. G)I enjoyed it as a story it really made me think about if this is possible and if so how soon will it happen. H)It is a casual look, I don't see any horrible casualties to make me feel bad or sad about them. I) I would act the same but as well I would go around and start doing things on my bucket list.


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London, Oct 18(ANI): US civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson has said that Britain's image is being damaged by the government's failure to stop the police from discriminating against ethnic minorities.
Jackson's comment follows a report which shows that black people in Britain are 26 times more likely than whites to be stopped and searched by police under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which was introduced to deal with football hooligans and the threat of serious violence.
"We've gone through this process in our country of ethnic and religious targeting. It resulted in disastrous consequences. Wherever it happens it undermines the moral authority of the democracy," the Guardian quoted Jackson, as saying.
"It damages the image of Britain, because Britain is held in high esteem," he added.
Jackson said it was a "moral outrage" and dismissed police claims that the disproportion was nothing to do with race.
"It is racial profiling. It's as fundamental as that. It is based on sight, suspicion and fear. It's a systematic pattern. In the US it is called driving while black. In Arizona it is called driving while Latino," Jackson said.
"People who not long ago were colonised became immigrants, and now they are citizens. It is unfinished business ... we have to give all citizens of Britain equal protection under the law," he added.
The analysis by the London School of Economics and the Open Society Justice Initiative found that there are 41.6 Section 60 searches for every 1,000 black people, compared with 1.6 for every 1,000 white people.
Asians were 6.3 times more likely to be stopped than whites, according to the analysis of Ministry of Justice figures for 2008-09.
Researchers at the Open Society Justice Initiative said that the British figures provided the widest "race gap" in stop-and-search that they had found internationally.
The previous highest use of stop-and-search powers against ethnic groups was in Moscow, where non-Slavs are 21.8 times more likely to be stopped by Russian police than Slavs.
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"Don't worry I will… thanks"
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Uzbekistan's www.silkway.uz website has issued an article about the saz - Azerbaijan`s national music instrument, SIA informs with reference to AzerTac.
The article features full information about the ashug art, saz and its history. The article says ashugs write words of the songs, perform them themselves and dance.
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Toronto stocks surge on U.S. mortgage bailout plan
TORONTO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index soared 300 points at the open on Monday, jolted higher by the bailout of U.S. home mortgage giants Fannie Mae FNM.N and Freddie Mac FRE.N.
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Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD's first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.
Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 looks at social trends and policy developments in Asia-Pacific countries, using indicators similar to those in OECD's recently published Society at a Glance 2009 (focused on OECD economies).
Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.
This paper presents information on trends and composition of social expenditure across the OECD. This paper also accounts for the effects of the tax system and private social expenditure.
Special pensions for workers in hazardous or arduous jobs have long been a feature of the pension landscape and, recently, they are the subject of a great deal of debate. This paper discusses the incidence, structure and justification of these special pension schemes in OECD countries.
This report analyses the main challenges for labour market and social policies in Slovenia and considers the available policy options from the perspective of OECD countries' experience. Slovenia has one of the most equal income distributions in the world and a tradition of social dialogue. However, its unemployment insurance and employment service system are not sufficient to deal effectively with the present economic crisis and the
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This report presents the results of a first attempt to create a framework for assessing the performance of national family policies. The report is part of a joint EU and OECD project, which aims to help the EU Government Expert Group on Demographic Issues in evaluating national family policies.
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Mad Max Will Have a Life After George Miller
Fresh off the success of "Fury Road," writer and director George Miller has two more "Mad Max" scripts in the works already — largely because the lengthy delays on the last film gave him and fellow writer Nico Lathouris plenty of time to dive deep into the backstories of the characters. "Pretty soon we had what happened to Max after 'Fury Road,' what happened before, what happened to the other characters, how it evolved." Considering Miller is now 70 years old, and that it took 15 years to make "Fury Road," we wondered: what if he retires before all of his post-apocalyptic dreams make it to the big screen?
Unlike George Lucas, who now regrets handing off his Star Wars franchise, Miller says that he is absolutely willing to let another director take over the keys to the Mad Max kingdom. And he's genuinely excited about the crop of young directors he might get to choose from. "People are directing younger and younger, they're getting a real sense of cinema very, very early, and there's some great directors out there," he says. "You see films every day and you know it's a good film because you get excited by the possibility of cinema. You walk out of the movies thinking, 'Oh, anything's possible!'" Would he be willing to leave Mad Max in an up-and-coming director's hands? "Yeah, of course."
Listen to a bit of their conversation above — you can hear Kurt Andersen's full conversation with George Miller on next week's show.


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New Arrivals and Old Haunts
The hotel became quite busy in the recent months, as it always is in the summer. I remember well enough, coming here to swim. I never got hot anymore, since I woke from the crash, but sometimes I missed the cooling water hugging my body. The guests splashed around, children drunk on sugary frozen drinks, their parents drunk on sweet tequila mixtures. The smiling staff, piloting trays overfilling with drinks and delicacies, glided around the pool, darting through the crowds, under artificial waterfalls and around spraying fountains. I tried to pick out the most interesting individuals, to amuse myself.
The old lady was not there, thank goodness. I avoided her room since our first meeting. It was unnerving enough to have a living person see me, and still more unpleasant that she was such a temperamental, rude old bat. Must be a Yankee, I thought. Bless her heart. That was not even the worst part.
The old bitty had the indecency to die shortly after our meeting, while still living in the room. Unfortunately, her soul seemed to be so disturbed for some reason that she remained, as a ghost, living among us other spectral beings. The soldiers from Confederate Rest Cemetery down the road could not stand her; at least the ones who could visit the hotel grounds. Some of them were restricted from the area, not having visited in their lives. I was fortunate enough to have lived long enough to explore almost every inch of the area for miles and I spent a good deal of time conversing with the soldiers. They were fascinating, each one with his own story and history. Incidentally, history, I found, is nearly always very much different than what is written and learned by millions of schoolchildren.
A few Union soldiers were buried in the same cemetery. There seemed to be no discrimination between the men. Death, I thought, must be a universal thing. Death was not only bond they shared; many of them were relatives, fighting not against each other, but against subtle ideas and under indefinite names and hallowed principles. Yes, the cemetery was one of my most favorite haunts.
Of course, I wasn't restricted to my hometown. I could go all the way up to Birmingham and Fort Payne, and all the way down to southern Florida If I wanted. I had gone as far north as Alaska and Eastern Canada, but I found the farther I went from my place of death and the more unfamiliar the territory, the more I faded. It was not really a fatigue, not like when I was alive – more of a sense of wispiness and fogginess. It was the same way with San Francisco and Seattle, though I felt slightly more solid there, which I supposed was due to a bond I formed with the cities when I visited in my lifetime.


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Evelyn Hruby: Beauty in Motion
Evelyn Hruby is a product photographer, based in Vienna, Austria. When asked what characterizes her work, she replies: "the pursuit of capturing beauty – beauty in all its facets." In this particular shoot she was trying to capture the beauty of water in motion.
"I guess it was a combination of luck and destiny," replies Evelyn when asked how she got into product photography. "About 20 years ago I packed my bags and flew to Los Angeles. The plan was to travel from there through Mexico and South America for about six months, but when I arrived in Venice Beach, I fell in love with the city. One thing led to another, and before I knew it I was studying photography. This was one of the greatest experiences in my life. I've always been interested in product photography. I love getting into the details and studying how different textures and colors reflect light in their very own, unique way.
You've been working as a product photographer for quite some time now. What would you say are the most important things you've learned?
"That it requires good organization, patience and a precise idea of the final photo. Knowing what Light Shaping Tool to use and how to use them in a way that makes the details in the product come alive is also important. But the most important thing of all is, of course, to have fun and love what you do. Then everything else will come naturally."


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Facebook. I like it because it's plain and simple. Myspace is too....annoying. I don't know what Bebo is...
Bebo,myspace or facebook?
I'm on all three, which is pretty simple, i prefer bebo as it is easier to customise your page and to upload photos and has a far better system although more children use it these days
MySpace, Facebook or Bebo?
myspace, i hate facebook how the hell do u use it?!
Myspace, bebo, facebook?
Myspace - cause you can do ALOT more with your profileBebo - cause its the easiest to workFacebook - cause its fairly simple (well now anyway i didnt like the old version, was too slow)
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How will the Great American Eclipse affect the solar industry?
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Utilities from California to North Carolina are preparing for a brief but sharp decrease in solar production during the eclipse.
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Situated on 10 acres, the 1.3-megawatt project will provide more than half of the power needs of Plains, Georgia.
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A new report hints at the growing economic clout of renewable energy.
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GRIMSBY are celebrating Ryan Bennett's £3million deadline move from
Peterborough to Norwich.
Defender Bennett left Grimsby for Posh in a £500,000 deal two years ago.
The Conference club will receive 25 per cent of everything over that initial
fee a massive £625,000 windfall.
Grimsby director John Fenty said: "It's a big day for this football club.
"Barry Fry at Peterborough approached us recently about them buying out
our sell-on clause – so we could smell something.
"But we hung out there, stood our ground and we will get a good sum of
"After dropping out of the Football League, things have been tough
"The money will be a breath of fresh air for us."
Bennett has also revealed how he was on the motorway to sign for Swansea
before turning around and heading to Norwich.
The England under-21 centre-back just made it to Carrow Road on time to
complete the move on the 11pm deadline on Monday evening.
Bennett, 21, thought he was going to put pen to paper for Brendan Rodgers'
side in south Wales although Swansea refused to offer more than £2m.
Paul Lambert's latest arrival will spend a month on loan at Peterborough while
they bring in a loan replacement.
Bennett said: "Swansea were interested. I had to make my way down there for an
11pm deadline.
"We got to Windsor and got the phone call to turn around. That is what
"It is a good feeling and it has not sunk in yet. I am back at Petebourgh and
I will continue to play as I have been.
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The Royal British Legion welcomes members of the Royal family, Government Ministers and the public to join in an annual Festival of Remembrance.
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PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! to make a long story short I got pregnant and from a man that I DID NOT know was married and wife was pregnant also!!! I left him after he repeatedly put his hands on me and moved on to my now ex boyfriend who supported me after having the baby signed the birh certifcate saying even though i was 9 months pregnant when we met. (DNA test were already done) Now that we have broke up he will not support the baby can i make him pay child support since he signed it?
You can attempt to put the ex boyfriend on child support, but he will oppose you petition, and the DNA test will show that he is not the father. Instead, you might consider putting the biological father on child support. It is irrelevant that he is/was married.Ask a similar question
what if the biological father is not in the u.s??
The fact that your ex-boyfriend signed the birth certificate while knowing that he was not the father does not make him responsible for supporting the child. (Actually, him signing the certificate was fraud considering that you both knew he is not the father.)
Yes, you can file a complaint (or open a DHR case) seeking to make him responsible for child support. However, he is within his rights to defend against it based on him not being the child's father. If he refutes paternity, no court will force him to pay support unless they first determine (through DNA testing) that he is biologically related to the child. Again, the fact that he supported his girlfriend's child does not make him responsible for supporting the child after the relationship with the mother ends. You cannot "make" him pay child support.
It sounds as if you were right to terminate your relationship with the child's father. However, you should not have allowed him to escape his responsibility for supporting your child. Since your child is entitled to the financial support of both of its parents, you really need to file a complaint for support (or open a DHR child support case) against the child's biological father. Him being married to someone else is irrelevant; he will still be made responsible for child support (as long as he either does not refute paternity, or is found by DNA testing to be the father).
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Ny colleagues have given sound information. Another thing to consider is that the only way to "make" your ex-boyfriend pay child support is to go to court, tell the court that he is the biological father, and ask for child support to be ordered. The ex-boyfriend will be given an opportunity to refute what you say. These days, DNA is used to prove or disprove paternity. If you are shown to be telling the court a false statement, then your credibility will suffer.
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|This is a discussion on Any advice for playing Zone Poker on Bovada? within the online poker forums, in the Learning Poker section; I've been looking for an alternative to Rush Poker and Zoom Poker from PStars and FTP (neither of which are available to me), and finally
Any advice for playing Zone Poker on Bovada?
I've been looking for an alternative to Rush Poker and Zoom Poker from PStars and FTP (neither of which are available to me), and finally found it in Zoom Poker at Bovada. But I'm inexperienced at this format of poker (I'm good with micro SnG's, but not cash games), and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice for this. Should I approach it differently than playing SnG's? Should I be playing extremely tight or loose, etc.
I'm planning on trying to build a bankroll on $20 at the .05/.10 tables (the lowest denomination they have for Zone Poker).
I literally play bovada zone poker 24/7. You know that guy who always seems to have like 12+ buy ins? That's me during a typical day long session. I will admit however, I bust a lot as well. The strategy I have developed (which IS a winning strategy) is to familiarize yourself with the fold button. I'm talking SUPER nit. Like, If you get 26 off in the BB just snap fold it, don't even bother waiting to see the action beforehand. K9 suited on the button? snap fold. See a TON of hands and just capitalize on your monsters. I do this and habitually run a 25$ stack up 5-10 buy ins. Don't even bother playing hands like 78 suited unless your on the button, it is just 8 high.
a few technical things:
every single time you are in button or cutoff and you see somebody min raise to .50 UTG or UTG +1 raise to 1.85-2.20. They will fold and if they don't just c-bet and they will fold flop. it always works, but people still do this. (usually they have small pocket pairs)
2. Every single stupid zone player thinks that if its folded to them on the button they have to raise. Conventionally this makes sense, but actually in zone it is really really really dumb. When you see people do this in the BB, literally just 3bet HEAVY every single time and they will almost always fold.
3. also, i'm going to give you one of my pro extraction tips that works wonders for me. When you are strong on the button, raise to .75 obviously to make it look like a steal. On every proceeding street snap bet (like insta bet when the next card hits by using your keyboard) and then on the river pot it (for about 7$). For some reason when you bet quickly your opponent doesn't think rationally and calls you down with 2nd pair because you were trying to buy the pot. basically what i'm saying is take 1 second to bet on every street, when your opponent snaps you off on the flop the fish is on the line.
Also on a side not a lot of people don't think zone poker qualifies as actual poker and they make some valid points- but it is awesome for the action junkies. Let me tell you, going on a heater in 50nl zone is fun because it happens so fast. I myself am a big zone fan.
re: Poker & Any advice for playing Zone Poker on Bovada?
I would suggest playing the .02/.05 tables with your BR but zone is a lot of fun! Generally I make all of my money pf but its really easy to get your opponents to fold in this poker variant because folding is so appealing. You simply fold and see another hand instantly. I've found that huge bluffs are a lot more effective in Zone.
Is the competition generally soft in 2/5 Zone Poker? I was planning on playing traditional ABC tight poker, only playing premium hands and raising when it's folded to me in later position or on the button, or seeing a cheap flop with suited connectors or low pairs in order to setmine.
Yeah well obviously it is seemingly stupid to fold your BB - your losing value because you could potentially see a flop if nobody raises. The thing is, I suggested only to play premier hands because that would justify playing a hand out of position. Even when you see flops with mediocre hands you rarely win, and your playing out of position. Also, my assumption is based on the fact that you are so capable of "out fundamentaling" your opponents that every hand you see is +ev. So the more hands you see, the more money you will make. I mean I literally play so tight I don't call raises with AJs. In a cash game where I have player stats I could 3bet with that hand. My assumption is that you actually gain an edge from seeing more hands, because if you wait to see a flop 1.most of the time you won't see a flop 2. when you do see a flop you usually miss and your out of position 3. you lose 2-3 hands that you could have seen. If you make this a habit you could lose 30+ hands an hour, and 1 of those 30 would have been AKs in position, and some guy in the BB would have called with AJs. Just my 2 cents. But what dudemanstan is saying is technically true, folding the BB is a bad idea. I don't ALWAYS fold, I just fold a lot in the BB, if I have 810 of spades I'll see if I can sneak in for a flop but if its 94 off don't waste your time.
As long as people on 25nl zone are consistently overplaying hands, calling raises with suited connectors and Ax suited - it is in your best interest to see more hands. You WILL get paid with your monsters. Do not play drawing hands who calling a raise out of position with 910 suited is a good idea in zone.
re: Poker & Any advice for playing Zone Poker on Bovada?
I usually play extremely tight and solid when playing zone because It allows you to keep folding until you pick up a premium hand, opposed to playing in a regular game, you get bored at times and tend to play a wider range of hands. I also tend to give players more respect in zone because if they're using a similar strategy, they usually have Premium hands (IMO).
I like the nine player games which were being played initially, but have now dried up. I prefer a big hand strategy with cheap flops, but there usually is standard raising on this game, so you face at least a 3BB or 4 BB raise to stay in the pot preflop. I call any raise up to 10BB with any pair in any position. I will bet at least 10 BB with AA KK or up to 25BB on a looser table. I will stack out on any raise with these. I will call with suited Aces up to 3BB in any position. I will call with Broadway cards in late position to a limped pot or a minraised pot. Betting down pairs postflop in this game is expensive, so if they don't set on the flop they will fold, especially to a dangerous board. I only draw on flushes and straights with 3 to 1 or less odds. Generally like to play on the flop. In normal cash games, I don't get calls on big flop bets, but these games you see big calls. I play the micros, so I don't know how well it works at higher levels.


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