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Whether you're active and on the go or need some help with activities of daily life, Mallard Landing gives you the means to live life fully. For those seeking choice and independence, you'll find a variety of creative, engaging and stimulating programs and activities designed to enhance your lifestyle. Our licensed assisted living care services are...
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Named after the nearby wildlife sanctuary, Mallard Landing has been the choice of Clark County families for the finest in Assisted Living since 2002. Located in Battle Ground, Washington, Mallard Landing offers six levels of care, a host of lifestyle amenities, and a program carefully tailored to your loved one that truly feels like family. Unlike most assisted living facilities, Mallard...
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If taking care of a senior was easy, everyone would do it. But it is not easy. People who work at Mallard Landing can make it appear easy tho. Employees are polite and accommodating. My dad has been there for a few months and he receives 3 square meals a day, laundry assistance, housekeeping and medications as ordered. Someone in the family tries to visit every day. And the visits can be less stressful, because his basic needs are being met. He has companionship of other residents if he wants it. He has access to provided entertainment. I am so relieved to find a facility like Mallard...
My mother passed away at Mallard Landing. They took wonderful care of her. It makes me upset when I read these awful reviews about Mallard because they always tried their best. Think about this, Mallard is always full of residents. If the care was so bad why is this place always full.
Mallard Landing & Assisted Living Community can be found at Se Clark Ave 813. The following is offered: Health Insurance. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Battle Ground there are 2 other Health Insurance. An overview can be found here.
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The rules that govern how statements in computer programming language must be constructed.
Examples: Incorrectly spelling a keyword Using the wrong brackets Leaving off the matching bracket Leaving off the end statement symbol (;)
The meaning conveyed by a collection of staments.
Low-level language
High-level language
They are portable (be able to run on different machines)
English-like/Easier to understand
Different languages are developed for different tasks
FORTRAN(FORmula TRANslation Language) intended for mathematical and scientific programming
COBOL(Common Business-Oriented Language) for developing business and data-processing applications.
ALGOL(ALGOrithmic Language) introduced structured programming and led to the development of C and Pascal.
BASIC(Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) gave many an easy introduction to programming
Object Orientated Languages (SMALLTALK, C++ and Java) have taken structured programming one step further.
One instruction = many machine code instructions
Portable, task-oriented
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Machine specific, machine-oriented
Less easy to write and debug
Translational program that converts source code into object code
Converting HLL into an equivalent LLL so that it can be executed
Compiled object code can be executed by the computer
Lexical analysis, Remove all spaces and comments and look for reserved words such as do/while/if/etc. Compiler produces a new version of the code.
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Code generation, The machine code that will be run by the computer is created. Any standard library functions are linked into the final compiled program.
Enables web pages to be created without needing to know or remember the syntax of a range of HTML instructions.
Data Base Management Systems enable database to be created without needing to write specific code. Enable data dictionaries and files to be created, manages data, creates reports
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Saving For A Rainy Day excerpt
Book Review by: Ripples
Status: Finished
Genre: Thrillers
Sheeny was almost completely naked when she spotted me standing just beyond the window. At first she thought I was her lover, calling me by his name in a seductive tone that had my shit hard. It didn't take her long to realize that the man standing in the shadows was not her lover, Chris but me. She was so surprised that she didn't at first see the gun.
"What the hell are you doing here, Jonathan," she asks indignant.
Like I was the one who ruined her life. Like I was the one having an affair with her best friend. " You're suppose to be at work, and what's with that gun, eh," she added going back to recover her clothes?
I stood there with the gun in my hand, ready to end my nightmare, ready to end six years of marriage. Seemingly in control, but my hand was shaking like I had the palsy, because in some small way I still loved Sheeny. I said nothing watched her put on her clothes while her smart mouth was going a mile a minute.
" So this is what you do, eh? You spy on me, is that it. You trying to see if you can catch me cheating so you can take everything? You're that insecure little man that you have to try and trap me in something, Jonathan? You are a pathetic little worm, Jonathan. You're useless as a man, useless as a husband always thinking the world is during you wrong."
No, I wasn't going to let her play her mind games on me, her Jamaican voodoo, not tonight I told myself.
" I know you're cheating Sheeny and I know with whom and for how long."
Surprised again, she took a step back like she had been smacked.
" You couldn't possibility know that?"
" Oh, but I do, wife. Chris told me." I spat bitterly, finally with the upper hand.
She frowned unbelieving. " He wouldn't," she hissed.
I shrugged.
I turned on the lights and went over to the closet to show her.
I opened the door and he fell out.
" CHRIS!" She shouted running over to her dead lover.
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This week, February 18-25 marked the 6th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week that is hosted by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education. It celebrates the heritage of entrepreneurship in America while inspiring and educating the future generation of entrepreneurs.
As part of the celebation it conducted a survey called "The State of Entrepreneurship Education, 2012" thatbrings forth a few important findings (read the full article here):
Most significant from the survey, 80% of the states said "Entrepreneurship skills are extremely important to the future." However, for the most part, these state leaders have not taken major steps to include entrepreneurship education in the curriculum.
Regardless of whether you turn to formal education or educating yourself, being an entrepreneur is about taking risks and getting it done. You find a way whether its education, innovation, or making the next payroll.
While some of the activities are already complete, the following is a short roundup of what the week is all about and links to resources and thoughts that can help you on your entrepreneurial journey.
Entrepreneurship Everywhere is a resource for teachers, youth leaders, and others involved in helping students learn more about the entrepreneurial journey and find their
own path.
The SBA offered a free webinar series this week and you can still catch the last installment. And of course the SBA is always a fine resource for learning more about how to start and build a business all year round.
Others are celebrating the week by getting out and about to different events and growing themselves while growing their business. Brand Excitement has a post on how she is doing just that.
For Colored Gurls offers up: "8 Signs You're Ready to Leave Your Corporate Job" via Ali Brown.
Famous Dave's CEO had this to say to students:
The founder of Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que restaurant chain said today that now is the time for young people to "step up, stand out and make their dreams and aspirations," known to the world.
I found this video via bizzie living which is a really great testament to what it entrepreneurship is all about.
Last but not least, if you haven't already....this week's events and mission are a fine inspiration for you to toot your own horn as an entrepreneur with a press release or other bit of promotions that will help you get the word out about what you do. While the official week of celebration may be coming to an end...it is never too late to get out there and learn. What did you do to celebrate this week?
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Occupant Safety
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. Occupant Safety articles below.
Boosting Communication Efforts With Geofencing
This technology enables facility management to define geographical boundaries to identify where people and assets are, and when they move in and out of bounds.
Speed Boosts Security At Parking Garage Entryways
Installing high-speed doors at these entry points prevents piggy-backing and unauthorized pedestrians from entering a parking facility.
RealView, LLC Forges Agreement With My Facility, Inc.
The developer of emergency planning and response systems for facilities has partnered with the facility mapping provider to strengthen offerings.
Traction Magic Takes The Slip Out Of Ice
This product from Gaia Enterprise, Inc. was created to address the slip and fall threat from ice that so many facility managers face.
In-telligent Communication App Enhances Facility Safety
This technology platform ensures building occupants will be alerted immediately during an emergency — irrespective of the notification settings on their mobile devices or the language they speak.
Is Your Roof Gaining Weight This Winter?
Snow accumulation and even heavy rains set the stage for potential roof collapse. Here are four actions to take that will minimize this threat to people and property.
Providing Transportation For Senior Living Residents
Managing this service at senior living and similar facilities requires a cohesive plan to deliver satisfaction while mitigating risks.
Marriage Of Mobility And Facility Security
Advances in technology make facility security more pervasive and personalized, seamless, and adaptive to the user — rather than the other way around.
Question Of The Week: Physical Security… Lessons Learned?
Implementing physical security systems is not simple, but the decision-making may be simplified with a common sense approach.
SafeZone CM Pepper Gel For Non-Lethal Defense
With a range of 25 feet, this pepper gel can temporarily incapacitate a violent assailant and allow evacuation or time for police to respond.
Escalator Safety During The Holiday Shopping Season
Black Friday is past, but the holiday shopping is in full swing — raising safety concerns for retail facility managers.
FM Compliance: Don't Ignore These Seven Areas
In new research, JLL acknowledges the challenge to ensure critical global compliance goals across multiple dimensions are achieved.
Commercial Snow Removal, Cover All Bases
Ample snow removal tools, well-crafted service contracts, and clear safety procedures are crucial to keep facilities and their occupants safe from weather threats.
Question Of The Week: Electrical Floor Box, Tripping Hazard?
After an office renovation, employees are being tripped up by protruding floor boxes.
Video Intercom Enhances Security At Co-op
Located adjacent to the United Nations, this high-rise management team improved security for its tenants.
Question Of The Week: Parking Garage Solutions?
Concerns around security, sustainability, ADA, and technology impact management decisions.
Web Exclusive: Workplace Emergency Prep
Facility Executive spoke with Staples' Bob Risk about a survey the company recently conducted on workplace safety.
New Product Flash: Situational Awareness Bundle from Status Solutions
This comprehensive offering provides complete and effective communication during an emergency and other disruptive events.
Facility Contingency Plans For Terrorist Attacks
Chris Phillips, founder and managing director of the UK-based firm International Protect and Prepare Security Office (IPPSO), offers recommendations.
Winter Weather Maintenance Checklist
For effective maintenance and operation during winter months, facility managers can check out this checklist. But it doesn't end there.
New Product Flash: Restroom System from Tooshlights
This automated lighting system for restrooms enables facility patrons to see from a distance which restroom stalls are occupied.
Question Of The Week: Maintaining Emergency Plans?
Facility managers and others who create emergency preparedness plans know that periodic testing and updates are crucial to protecting people, property, and operations in the event of a disaster.
Question Of The Week: Open Carry Laws?
The debates about the right to carry firearms openly continue to swirl in the halls of government as well as in facilities throughout the nation.
What Kinds Of Extreme Weather Are You Facing?
Nearly 70% of Americans had not participated in a preparedness drill or exercise, aside from a fire drill, at their workplace, school, or home in the past two years, according to a 2012 survey by FEMA.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Safety Preparedness, Perception Versus Fact?
Natural disasters represent a major safety concern for facility managers and office workers alike, but have businesses been doing enough to prepare for the worst?
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: HurricaneWatch from Datawatch Systems
The Atlantic Hurricane Season began on June 1 and officially ends November 30. A new offering aims to help facility managers update property status and communicate with employees before, during, and after this type of event.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Mass Notification, Crucial Communication
Ever since there have been buildings there's been a need to alert people on how to get out safely during an emergency. Using a system reserved for emergencies—the fire alarm system—decreases the time required to notify occupants.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: PATROL Series PA X 5 from Pfannenberg
This line of 105 dB(A) industrial flashing sounders alert occupants to hazardous situations or production problems in factories, water and waste treatment facilities, commercial offices, sports arenas, hotels, and other facility types.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Shaker Dust Collection by United Air Specialists
This Cincinnati, OH company has introduced a series of shaker dust collection systems designed to remove harmful pollutants resulting from common manufacturing processes in both institutional and industrial applications.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: SwitchLITE Model EZT by Controlled Power
This automatic transfer switch allows dimmable lighting fixtures to function as emergency lighting.
Handwashing And Other Healthy Practices
Kimberly-Clark Professional lent its support to the 2010 Global Handwashing Day this past Friday, October 15.
Hearing Protection Labeling
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Regional News Briefs
Baby in co-sleeping death is identified
A 2-month-old Milwaukee boy who died after he was found unresponsive while sleeping in the same bed as his mother was identified Friday as Kenneth K. Williams.
Margaret Lightfoot, Kenneth's mother, said the child did not have any recent illness or injuries. Lightfoot said her son slept in bed with her from time to time. On Wednesday evening the mother and child went to bed around 10 p.m. The mother awoke around 1 a.m. to the smell of the infant's diaper.
It was when she went to change him that she realized he was unresponsive.
At a hospital, he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m.
Woman matched with donor credits publicity
Kimberly - A Kimberly woman who used a billboard to seek a kidney donor credits the ensuing publicity for helping her find a match.
Stephanie Henderson had a kidney transplant in the 1990s, but the new kidney has also failed.
To help find a new donor, family and friends created Team Steph. The group bought a billboard along Highway 41 that read, "Young Mother Needs Live Kidney Donor. Is It You?"
WBAY-TV did a story about the billboard, and someone who saw the coverage stepped forward and went through the necessary testing. A match was confirmed, and Henderson is now scheduled for surgery next week.
Team Steph member Joy Sams says she's so thankful for the news. She says there's no present that can match what Henderson is getting this Christmas.
Cows meet their end when hit by milk truck
A man driving a milk truck crashed into and killed two cows that were on a Green County highway, authorities said.
The crash happened on State Highway 11 in the Town of Clarno just after 7 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the Green County Sheriff's Department. A 26-year-old driver was headed west when he saw cattle in his lane. He hit the brakes and swerved but crashed into two cows, the sheriff's department said.
The driver and passenger were both wearing seat belts and weren't hurt, deputies said. Authorities reached the owner of the cattle, who moved the cows.
Leon's owner denies closure rumor
Ron Schneider, owner of Leon's Frozen Custard, 3131 S. 27th St., wants everyone to know that the iconic stand on the south side isn't going out of business or selling out to nearby St. Luke's Hospital.
While Friday's cold snap held business down, Schneider said, there will be custard for sale for years to come.
In recent weeks, the stand with the retro look fielded some phone calls from concerned customers who heard the place was closing. Schneider said he isn't sure where the rumors came from but believes they were circulating on social media like Facebook or Twitter.
Ron, who is 62, took over from his father, Leon, in 1964. Leon Schneider founded the business on May 1, 1942. The business has been family owned ever since with Ron's son, Steven, 28, heavily involved.
Ron Schneider said that, about 15 years ago, stories began to circulate that he was planning to sell out to St. Luke's. A few years after that, rumors surfaced again. The second time around, the hospital issued a statement saying it had no intention of buying the custard stand.
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We work at the same facility. i am not her supervisor nor will I be. There is no specific policy with regards to this at my work place and there are many other people who are dating or even married in my facility.
State laws can vary on this issue, and the most reliable way for you to get an answer to this question is to call your state human rights agency to find a specific answer. Generally speaking, there needs to be a job-related reason for employers to make these kinds of rules. Usually, this comes up in the context of a supervisor supervising a subordinate employee he/she is dating. Doesn't make sense that your employer would want to restrict dating in the scenario you describe and let others do the same, so see if you can find out why that is the case and bring some more facts forward.See question


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|Nominees announced for fan-voted Christian music awards
|Written by Eric Tiansay
|Friday, 03 May 2013 12:00 AM EDT
TobyMac and Newsboys have received three nominations each for the first fan-voted awards show in Christian music history. The K-LOVE Fan Awards show will be held June 1 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Fans can vote through May 31 for nominees at www.klovefanawards.com or on Facebook in categories "celebrating artists, athletes, authors and entertainers who, with excellence, engage and impact popular culture for Jesus Christ," organizers said.
TobyMac garnered nominations for "Me Without You" for Song of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year. Newsboys also received nominations for "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)" for Song of the Year and Artist of the Year, as well as Group/Duo of the Year.
Other Song of the Year nominees were "Redeemed" by Big Daddy Weave; "Where I Belong" by Building 429; "10,000 Reasons" by Matt Redman; and "Whom Shall I Fear" by Chris Tomlin.
Along with TobyMac, Brandon Heath, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West and received Tomlin nominations for Male Artist of the Year. Female Male Artist of the Year nominations went to Francesca Battistelli, Kari Jobe, Laura Story, Mandisa? and Natalie Grant.
Along with Newsboys, Group/Duo of the Year nominees included Casting Crowns, MercyMe?, Tenth Avenue North and Third Day. Breakthrough Artist of the Year nominations went to Building 429?, Laura Story,? For King & Country, Sidewalk Prophets and Plumb. In addition to TobyMac and Newsboys, Casting Crowns, MercyMe? and Third Day received nominations for Artist of the Year.
In the Movie Impact category, the nominees were Courageous (Alex Kendrick); The Grace Card (David Evans); October Baby (Jon Erwin); and Monumental (Kirk Cameron). Book Impact nominees will be announced at a later date. There will also be a Sports Impact Award.
The award show, part of The Ultimate Fan Experience: K-LOVE Fan Awards, to be held May 31-June 2 in Nashville, will be hosted by Phil and Kay Robertson and Jase and Missy Robertson, stars of A&E TV's popular show Duck Dynasty.
Nominees were determined by K-LOVE with consideration given to airplay, spins, impact and overall performance. K-LOVE is a leading Christian radio network with a weekly audience of more than 13 million listeners.
Visit http://www.klovefanawards.com/nominees for a complete list of nominees.
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IRC Transcript of Q/A with Aaron Hall!
Malfador Machinations' one-and-only Aaron Hall spent some quality time with our fans on IRC, and here are the transcripts!
Aaron will be joining us again in a couple weeks, again on the same channel: irc.freenode.net/spaceempires
[20:00] *** Malfador has joined #spaceempires.
[20:00] bcool_6: lol
[20:00] Baron_Munchausen: Heh...
[20:00] Combat_Wombat: atrocites you already have more questions than everyone else so you don't get ot add more
[20:00] Combat_Wombat: Hi Aaron
[20:00] Caduceus: Heh.
[20:00] Malfador: Greetings!
[20:00] bcool_6: hey aaron
[20:00] SuicideJunkie: Here we go!
[20:00] Caduceus: Good evening
[20:00] puke: hi Aaron!
[20:00] *** Mode change "+m" for channel #spaceempires by SuicideJunkie.
[20:00] ekolis: hi aaron! welcome! this sentence has no question marks!
[20:00] DavidGervais: Good evening Aaron
[20:00] * Rick pokes Malfador
[20:00] drakth: hello!
[20:00] Combat_Wombat: How are you doing tonite?
[20:00] Baron_Munchausen: Boy are you in trouble. You wasted 30 seconds! :p
[20:00] ThyReaper: hello Aaron
[20:00] Tampa_Gamer: howdy
[20:00] DeadMilkman: Evenin
[20:00] AtrocitiesPCP: Hello Aaron
[20:01] darkbeholder: hey
[20:01] Rick: Oh lovely, +m and he doesn't have voice
[20:01] SuicideJunkie: Hail!
[20:01] * Rick laughs
[20:01] darkbeholder: lol
[20:01] bcool_6: lol
[20:01] *** Mode change "+v Malfador" for channel #spaceempires by SuicideJunkie.
[20:01] Combat_Wombat: ok there we go :0
[20:01] Combat_Wombat: How are you doing tonite?
[20:01] Caduceus: Rick, he was typing phonetically and had to respell it - malfaydor.
[20:01] DavidGervais: ok, SJ make us all normal and give voice to aaron
[20:01] Caduceus: ;)
[20:01] Malfador: Doing good...
[20:02] Baron_Munchausen: Yeah, the pronunsciation issue will probably come up tonight... :)
[20:02] Combat_Wombat: Alright lets get to the questions :)
[20:02] Combat_Wombat: Phoenix-D asks: Ships can't generate research or intelligence right now, or use any of the planet abilities (eg Solar Resource Generation). Any plans to change that?
[20:02] fenrrris: a
[20:02] *** mac5732 has joined #spaceempires.
[20:02] Malfador: Its on the To-Do list (but keep bugging me about it).
[20:02] *** Mode change "+v mac5732" for channel #spaceempires by SuicideJunkie.
[20:02] Combat_Wombat: k
[20:02] Combat_Wombat: next question
[20:02] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: How have sales of SEV been?
[20:03] DavidGervais: good question ;)
[20:03] Malfador: Good so far!
[20:03] Malfador: EB/GameStop were happy.
[20:03] Combat_Wombat: good :)
[20:03] Combat_Wombat: Noble713 asks: Any possibility of removing hard-coded component limitations, such as only one Afterburner per fighter effective?
[20:03] SuicideJunkie: Also spaceyards.
[20:03] DavidGervais: personally I loved that Austrailia got it before everyone else. Hey if a game can sell in the outback, it can sell anywhere .
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[20:04] darkbeholder: david, i loved that also, it was great having it before everyone else :)
[20:04] Malfador: Its not so much a hard-coded limitation. Its more of a Min function on the ability type. So that 2 afterburners don't give you double the effect.
[20:04] AtrocitiesPCP: Austrailia lives in the the future anyways so.
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[20:04] Combat_Wombat: alright
[20:04] Malfador: Australia did a bad thing... They released early...
[20:04] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: Has SFI offered any assistance in the programming department especially and specifically in working out the bugs?
[20:05] Malfador: Yes and No. They'll probably take over day-to-day of the website. Whoohoo!
[20:05] DavidGervais: well, that's normal Aaron, Austrailia was a prison colony once right? (pun intended)
[20:05] Combat_Wombat: k
[20:05] Malfador: Darn roudy prisoners....
[20:05] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: Has SFI offered any assistance in the programming department especially and specifically in working out the bugs?
[20:05] Combat_Wombat: er
[20:05] Combat_Wombat: whoops
[20:05] bcool_6: lol
[20:05] Combat_Wombat: Parabolize asks: Could the construction system be changed so that a ship/unit/facility costing more in minerals then organics and radioactive doesn't consume all the organics and radioactive in the first few turns of construction?
[20:06] Malfador: So... Have the queue consume them spread out over the time of the mineral consupmtion?
[20:06] Combat_Wombat: yes
[20:06] parabolize: right
[20:07] Malfador: Its definitely possible...
[20:07] parabolize: cool, likly to happen?
[20:07] Pujal: gasp!
[20:07] Malfador: If enough people want it, sure.
[20:07] * SuicideJunkie ahems
[20:07] Combat_Wombat: k
[20:08] Combat_Wombat: Santiago asks: Is the UI going to be worked on?
[20:08] Malfador: Oooh, that's a big question...
[20:08] Combat_Wombat: yes it is :)
[20:08] AtrocitiesPCP: There are a ton of excellent suggestions for UI improvements already posted
[20:08] DavidGervais: give the simple short answer aaron.. "Yes"
[20:08] Malfador: Well, I try to get in UI improvements around the bug fixing...
[20:09] Combat_Wombat: What type of UI improvements are we likely to see in the future?
[20:09] Combat_Wombat: examples
[20:09] AtrocitiesPCP: Bug fixes being top priority O/C
[20:09] Malfador: So yes, we'll get to them. But bugs come first. It usually goes, bugs, UI improvements, modding requests, feature additions.
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[20:10] Malfador: I'd like to make the Combat UI so that you can move your viewpoint around a bit more.
[20:10] Combat_Wombat: k
[20:10] Combat_Wombat: Matryx asks: Can you provide details as to how the savegames reference which mod they are using? Obviously the savegame itself has the information encoded in it somewhere and those of us developing helper applications would find it useful for organizational purposes. Don't need a detailed answer now just whether or not this information will be released in the future.
[20:10] Malfador: And I've gotten a few requests for a 2D move for the System View. Nostalgia anyone?
[20:10] Malfador: 2D move = 2D mode
[20:11] Malfador: Actually this has been a bit of a question of late...
[20:11] Malfador: A number of tool developers have wanted the specs to the savegames / map files.
[20:11] Baron_Munchausen: Not just nostalgia, practicality. The continuous 3D rendering uses lots of CPU for no real benefit. People with less powerful machines would appreciate a 2D mode.
[20:11] * Rick hides
[20:11] Malfador: The question is, how do I release it without breaking the encryption to prevent piracy?
[20:11] Combat_Wombat: ya
[20:12] Combat_Wombat: we don't want people cheating by altering savegames
[20:12] SuicideJunkie: cheating not piracy, I presume you mean.
[20:12] Baron_Munchausen: Some data can be saved outside the encrypted part of the file.
[20:12] Malfador: Nostalgia = Joke. I understand the need for it. It would also give a cool retro vibe...
[20:12] * AtrocitiesPCP piracy - bad
[20:13] Malfador: Cheating, Piracy, Highway Robbery, ...
[20:13] Combat_Wombat: So will you release specs to files if it cannot be used to do bad things?
[20:13] * AtrocitiesPCP thinks the new CD Code was an excellent step in the right direction
[20:14] Malfador: The idea for a map compiler was a good one. Take a normal map file and encrypts it for use in the game. I suppose the same could be used for a savegame.
[20:14] Combat_Wombat: Rick asks: Many people have complained about the UI of SEV, a good idea would be to make the UI scriptable or configurable somehow, would it be feasible for SEV? or perhaps SEVI?
[20:14] Malfador: I just need to find the time to write it.... :)
[20:15] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: When can we expect an expansion pack for SEV?
[20:15] Malfador: Scriptable UI is not an easy task. It would require a major rewrite for SE5. Even for SE6 (SEVI) it would take a lot of planning and good design...
[20:15] * Rick thought so
[20:16] Malfador: First comes bug fixes, localized versions of SE5, the modding docs, and then I'll start in on the expansion. Hopefully early next year.
[20:16] Combat_Wombat: Good bug fixes first that's good to hear
[20:16] Malfador: Oh and throw in a map editor too.
[20:16] Combat_Wombat: Ed Kolis asks: You said you'd release the source code for SE2 and SE3 once SE5 came out. Any plan to make good on that promise, or does the SFI buyout preclude that?
[20:16] Malfador: And somewhere in there UI improvements and modding requests!
[20:17] Rick: Good question Ed Kolis...
[20:17] Malfador: Actually, I need to talk to them about that. I want to release the source for SE2 (if anyone still has VB 3.0 lying around).
[20:17] SuicideJunkie: I actually do
[20:17] Malfador: NO!
[20:17] SuicideJunkie: Its on the 486 in the corner.
[20:17] Malfador: But do you have all of the add-on VBX controls!!??
[20:18] ekolis: oh no, aaron's gonna go off the deep end here... ;)
[20:18] SuicideJunkie: No idea
[20:18] Combat_Wombat: Caduceus asks: How has the transition from Shrapnel to Strategy First been?
[20:18] Malfador: Also, the thought of others looking at my crappy code...
[20:18] Combat_Wombat: we can tlak about VB later :D
[20:18] Malfador: Good. Its a totally different environment. But a good one. SFI is open to sales through all means.
[20:19] Dragagon: excellent
[20:19] Pujal: go steam!
[20:19] * Rick nods
[20:19] Malfador: And getting on Steam brought emails from some old friends!
[20:19] Combat_Wombat: Matryx asks: Can you please add more command line options like what we had in SE4 and maybe even more?
[20:19] Malfador: Steam = bringing people together :)
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[20:19] Xintis: SEnetUser, you can use a unique nickname (such as Bob) by typing the command: /nick Bob
[20:20] Malfador: I'm open to any command line options people want. There are just a few more limitations / restrictions than SE4 had...
[20:20] Combat_Wombat: Phoenix-d asks: Does he actual use the bug report system at spaceempires5.com, or should we be emailing everything in?
[20:21] Malfador: I do use the bug report system at spaceempires5.com but mainly as an additional source. Its too late for me to switch entirely to a different system than the one I have in place.
[20:21] Combat_Wombat: SuicideJunkie asks: Why were spaceyards hardcoded as one-per, instead of restricted in the datafiles?
[20:21] Malfador: But the best bug report is a direct email with an attached savegame (zipped of course).
[20:21] * DavidGervais wonders if Aaron liked my ond 'Red' SE5 box design better than the blue one SFI came up with, hmmm.
[20:21] * DavidGervais *ond=old
[20:22] Malfador: I like the blue! and the red!
[20:22] Malfador: The issue of the one-per spaceyards is a long one.
[20:22] ekolis: red - I thought it would be red but moo3 was red :P
[20:22] * DavidGervais thinks Aaron is wise
[20:22] Malfador: It goes back to SE4 and a decision to limit the construction to one per object.
[20:22] * AtrocitiesPCP would love to see the red one
[20:23] Malfador: This was mainly a UI decision at the time. So that you didn't have to have a list to show all the items an object was working on.
[20:23] SuicideJunkie: Not as in mutliple build queues.
[20:23] ekolis: stackable spaceyards... two 2000 rate adding up to a single 4000 rate queue
[20:23] Malfador: Sorry, is there a different between multiple space yards and multiple build queues?
[20:23] SuicideJunkie: In SE4, for example, we had workarounds to stack multiple planetary spaceyards.
[20:23] Malfador: You mean stackable?
[20:23] Combat_Wombat: yes
[20:23] SuicideJunkie: Yes, and they worked great.
[20:23] Malfador: It just seemed very unbalancing such that you could build a Baseship in one turn.
[20:24] Malfador: But I'm not adverse to making it available for modders.
[20:24] ekolis: yay!
[20:24] SuicideJunkie: Most used a core yard with a rate of 2000, with addtional facilities adding only 500 points in one resource.
[20:24] Combat_Wombat: ekolis asks: Some of the shipset bitmaps in SE5 (like the list icons) are all mushed together into one file. Splitting them out into separate files (one for each ship hull) and allowing alternates to be specified if the primary bitmap is not there (like with the ship portraits) would make shipset standardization much easier. Any chance of doing that?"
[20:24] Pujal: endgame u can build 1 in 2 turns, shrug
[20:25] Malfador: I see. That's kind of cool.
[20:25] AtrocitiesPCP: 'Construction Worlds"
[20:25] Malfador: The list icons? Do you mean the Status Icons?
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[20:25] ekolis: not sure what they're called but take a look at files like EmpireName_ShipSet.bmp
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[20:26] Malfador: Oh I see, the mini-portraits for ships. I put them in one file for speed of loading.
[20:26] Malfador: SE5 loads a lot more graphics than SE4 did.
[20:26] SuicideJunkie: Abbidon_shipset.bmp for example
[20:26] ekolis: how about an alternate pic-num at least...
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[20:26] Rick: Attack of the Fyrons
[20:26] Malfador: Where would the alternate picture number be specified?
[20:27] ekolis: in vehiclesizes.txt just below the regular pic num
[20:27] FyronAtSchool: blargh, +m prevented me from changing nicks!
[20:27] Malfador: Oh, and can someone write down all of these ideas? I can't type and take notes at the same time.
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[20:27] SuicideJunkie: THe chat is being logged, don't worry
[20:27] Combat_Wombat: this log will be available later
[20:27] Combat_Wombat: Dragagon asks: i'd like to know if there will be any chance of a guide of the System Functions for the AI, some kind of "Programmers Guide
[20:27] Malfador: How would it pick to use an alternate? The original will always be there.
[20:28] ekolis: good point... I guess like if it calls for #57 and there are only 18?
[20:28] ekolis: (i.e. custom shipsets with bonus pics vs. stock shipsets)
[20:28] Rick: check if the file exists, before defaulting to the combined potraits?
[20:28] Malfador: The Modding docs are coming. They will specify every function for scripts. Every constant. Every function for formulas. And descriptions of every data file and their fields.
[20:28] FyronAtSchool: Or if the number called for is completely black (if you keep minis in one file)
[20:29] Combat_Wombat: Tampa Gamer asks: Please implement command line "Execute XXX Turns" to aid beta testing, mod testing and AI testing
[20:29] Pujal: <--giddy!
[20:30] Malfador: Yep, that's on my list. In my debug mode, I already have a setting which causes all queues to complete items in 1 turn. Speeds things along nicely. But the command line could be used by everyone, not just me :)
[20:30] Combat_Wombat: mac5372 asks: are there plans to make the AI better for SP play, and will the AI build forts etc besides mines and sats on wormholes
[20:30] FyronAtSchool: (forts > bases)
[20:30] Malfador: The AI got better with the last patch. They should be building bases, mines, and sats on warp points now.
[20:31] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: People are having problems with colonizing Sphere worlds, the warp point bug, and the wrong image being used for some planets. Are these on the table to be fixed soon?
[20:31] Malfador: Colonizing Sphere World - I still have to look into this one. Someone emailed my that the problem was clicking on the wrong place.
[20:31] Malfador: Warp Point bug - I need to reproduce this. I bet I have a savegame for it, but if you see it send it to me.
[20:32] Rick: Malfador: (sphere worlds) its that you have to click on the outer ring where a ship can travel, you can't click on the inner area and expect it to do the actual colonization
[20:32] AtrocitiesPCP: I have sent you a sav game file for it. Will send it again
[20:32] sivwork: evul
[20:32] AtrocitiesPCP: *warp point bug*
[20:32] Combat_Wombat: Puke asks: ive been in several Ebs in the SF area, and they havent stocked the game! Im Se5less because i cant find it in retail!
[20:32] Malfador: Wrong Image - I don't know if this is a bug or not.
[20:33] puke: probalby more of a question for SFI, actually.
[20:33] Malfador: I've seen emails about the planet pictures not matching the color scheme from SE4. But that's not a bug, just a bit of a change...
[20:34] AtrocitiesPCP: *to malfador - wrong homeworld image - Save game and image sent previoulsy
[20:34] FyronAtSchool: But they are just as random still, with little correlation between colors and type/atm
[20:34] Malfador: So, to answer the original question, yes, these are all on my list to be fixed.
[20:34] FyronAtSchool: Are we on for the se5 party thing on Dec 2nd? I didnt get any other emails
[20:34] Malfador: The color scheme is close to SE4, but a little more broad.
[20:35] Malfador: I haven't seen random with regards to the color. Gas Giants look like gas giants. And the color is in a range for that atmosphere type. None atmospheres are always grey.
[20:35] Malfador: If you see it, screenshot it and send me the savegame!
[20:36] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: When can we expect the next patch?
[20:36] FyronAtSchool: There is overlap though
[20:36] * Rick smirks
[20:36] Malfador: Oh and a little info on by bug tracking system - the more recent the email with the example, the more quickly it will get fixed. I usually work from newest back to oldest.
[20:36] ThyReaper: can't some planets in real life look like others, despite atmosphere type?
[20:36] sivwork: RL != game
[20:36] FyronAtSchool: Gameplay >> realism
[20:36] sivwork: that too
[20:37] Malfador: I'll get the patch out as soon as possible. It has to be tested by the beta testers first, and I need to get at least some of the major items into it. Hopefully in about 2 weeks.
[20:37] Malfador: Before the end of the month!
[20:38] Combat_Wombat: Fyron wants to know whats happening with the SE5 party?
[20:38] Malfador: Did I miss a question?
[20:39] Combat_Wombat: you missed Fyrons when he asked it that's why I asked it
[20:39] puke: [18:34] FyronAtSchool: Are we on for the se5 party thing on Dec 2nd? I didnt get any other emails
[20:39] Malfador: SE5 Party - If people are coming, I'll try and be there!
[20:39] puke: we trid contacting Shrapnel and SFI, but got no response from either.
[20:40] sivwork: Did the 1.13 patch address this error: (Link: http://sivran.home.comcast.net/se5exception.png)http://sivran.home.comcast.net/se5exception.png
[20:40] sivwork: ?
[20:40] Combat_Wombat: sivran shh
[20:40] Malfador: Sorry, I was waiting to hear back from you. I sent you an email saying "Dec. 2nd sounds good to me". But where is it going to be?
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[20:40] FyronAtSchool: You didn't get my response? I'll forward it again; its up to puke to decide, he knows the area
[20:41] Combat_Wombat: Dragagon asks: is there any chance of becoming a tester any more, or getting access to the beta forums?
[20:41] puke: okay, we'll take the rest offline.
[20:42] Malfador: I know SF too!
[20:42] * Rick drops a pin
[20:43] Malfador: I'll put it to the beta testers, but I think they recommended adding some testers. Anyone want to beta test?
[20:43] Dragagon: me...
[20:43] * puke weeps for his lack of time
[20:43] * CaptainKwok thinks a few new beta testers should be added to replace those that are no longer able to test actively
[20:43] Combat_Wombat: heh dag has been doing a lot of work with the UI
[20:43] Combat_Wombat: er AI
[20:43] Dragagon: AI ~_^
[20:44] Combat_Wombat: yeah I am drunk or something
[20:44] Combat_Wombat: mac5732 asks: after all bugs and etc are completed, what are the chances of putting in a way to enter a 2nd universe from the lst, conquor l then go to the 2nd etc. like thru a special wormhole, or a special facilitiy
[20:44] Malfador: Happy Fingers...
[20:44] DeadMilkman: good answer :)
[20:45] ekolis: lol
[20:45] Malfador: Its possible. Kind of a strategic overlay for quadrants of the galaxy.
[20:45] mac5732: yes on that order
[20:45] Combat_Wombat: A1k3n asks: Do you plan to add some facilities to AI scripts which would allow AI to store gathered info (political relations, some kind of battle analysis, research paths of it's own and foes), make rough evaluation of this data and dynamically switch to alternative data files in case of unsatisfactory result of such evaluations?
[20:45] Malfador: I'll add it to the list. Keep in mind the Wish List has about
[20:46] mac5732: tk you
[20:46] Malfador: I'm not sure that switching data files is quite right. It was for SE4, but not really for the new SE5 scripts. There are functions now for gathering information and storing it.
[20:47] Malfador: Battle analysis is needed.
[20:47] Malfador: And Enemy design analysis could use more work (but the functions are there at least).
[20:47] Tampa_Gamer: Component analysis as well
[20:48] Malfador: But what does component analysis mean?
[20:48] FyronAtSchool: breaking away from the add components by name thing is a good idea
[20:48] Tampa_Gamer: see AI white paper
[20:48] Dragagon: determining ship designs and countering them
[20:48] Malfador: Do you mean to anticipate components added from mods?
[20:48] FyronAtSchool: the ai should evaluate components, not just have a list to be hand-he;d through
[20:49] Rick: can AI currently dynamically pull information about components through scripts?
[20:49] Malfador: Evaluating components only works for mods, and a mod maker can hand tailor the AI to be much better than evaluation anyway.
[20:49] Pujal: if that means added time on the already long turn times, id rather stick to names
[20:49] Malfador: Yes. - AI can pull information about components.
[20:49] FyronAtSchool: Plus information on the game situation.
[20:49] FyronAtSchool: meet a crystalline race, use less armor
[20:50] Malfador: Sorry for the slow AI, its a combination of script execution and calculation of ability values. I hope to spend some time and streamline it even more.
[20:50] FyronAtSchool: For reference, most mod makers are not good at AI, which resulted in a ton of SE4 mods with no or mediocre AIs
[20:50] Combat_Wombat: like mine
[20:50] Combat_Wombat: heh
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[20:51] Malfador: Keep in mind that an AI that can handle all situations will be very large and take a long time to execute.
[20:51] FyronAtSchool: SE5 will make it more pronounced with the raised bar for scripting
[20:51] Pujal: kewl @ streamlining
[20:51] puke: component evaluation would also aid AI who gained tech through ruins.
[20:51] puke: or trading.
[20:51] ekolis: or enemy ship analysis
[20:51] Combat_Wombat: ekolis asks: You said you'd retool the combat view system. Any chance of 1) allowing rotation so you can see behind a planet or 2) making zoom exponential so it's not ridiculously slow when you're zoomed way out?
[20:51] Malfador: Let me think about it and see what I can come up with.
[20:52] Malfador: :) Exponential zoom - a radical idea that just might work!
[20:52] ekolis: hehe
[20:52] Malfador: The zooming thing is easy enough.
[20:52] SuicideJunkie: Technically, you'd want multiplication, not exponential... one click being 5% distance change, say.
[20:52] Malfador: The rotating is another issue altogether. The only reason I limited it in the first place was because it will really cause a slow machine to chug.
[20:53] ekolis: ah, ok... maybe only while paused if you set such an option?
[20:53] Combat_Wombat: CaptianKwok asks: The EmpireGainedAbilities.txt file - is there any chance that file might be implemented in some form in the future?
[20:53] Malfador: Faster machines don't have a problem. But in 3D, the more you can see the slow the frame rate will get. If you zoom to see everything (or rotate), you get the slowest drawing speed possible.
[20:54] SuicideJunkie: You don't have to draw everything... if far away items are invisble that's ok.
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[20:54] Malfador: Fog wall? In space?
[20:55] ekolis: nebula :)
[20:55] bcool_6: sensor limits
[20:55] ekolis: dynamic lod meshes, if you have the skills ;)
[20:55] Malfador: Ships that fall through the back wall of the viewing frustrum looks kinda crazy.. They get cut in half...
[20:55] HughManatee: or make them pinpricks of light?
[20:55] Pujal: Worked for the berserker books
[20:55] FyronAtSchool: light dispersion
[20:55] ekolis: eww, not sensor limits like moo3
[20:56] ekolis: It breathes fire! You die... <-- Angband equivalent of playing moo3 tactical combat
[20:56] Rick: well, fade them out as they get further away (eg: alpha transluency until 0%) rather than a strict "end"
[20:56] Baron_Munchausen: hehe
[20:56] Malfador: EmpireGainedAbilities.txt is easy enough to add in. Its almost there now...
[20:56] Combat_Wombat: excellent
[20:56] Combat_Wombat: SuicideJunkie asks: Is there anything that can be done to reduce the combat replay file sizes without losing too much accruacy?
[20:56] Malfador: Translucency is still drawing them. Only at 0% do you not get a frame rate hit anymore.
[20:57] Malfador: I have been racking my brain on the combat log files.
[20:57] Rick: Malfador: my suggestion - drop the encryption on .cmb so that zlib can do its work best
[20:57] Malfador: Currently it records everything every 50ms, and then that file is compressed using zlib.
[20:58] Malfador: If you record less, you get jumpy replay.
[20:58] Dragagon: Interpolation?
[20:58] Malfador: But there are ways, I just need to spend some time on it.
[20:58] Combat_Wombat: ekolis asks: Any chance of being able to mod the decks of ships (add/remove decks in mod datafiles, perhaps based on ship size) and the component layers (inner/outer/armor)?
[20:58] Rick: Malfador: as far as I can tell, assuming a lot of data is repeated between movement, this would compress well if it wern't for the encryption changing the values to be more 'random'
[20:58] Malfador: The replay alreay interpolates a bit. But anymore and you can get inaccurate playback.
[20:59] Malfador: Actually, I hadn't thought of that. Maybe compressing without encryption is something to try...
[20:59] FyronAtSchool: You can always encrypt after the compression
[20:59] Rick: why bother? combat logs arn't critical :P
[20:59] Malfador: You can mod the component layers now. The decks requires a change in the UI.
[20:59] ekolis: you CAN mod the component layers eh...
[21:00] Malfador: Can't you??
[21:00] FyronAtSchool: RIck: I disagree. you can gain a lot of intelligence from stolen combat logs
[21:00] Rick: Fyron: true
[21:00] FyronAtSchool: SJ has modded slot types for his GGMod, IIRC
[21:00] Combat_Wombat: Fyron asks: Any chance of getting a better racial traits system? The lack of SE4 characteristics plus the way the traits are listed (only a few shown per screen) means there is an excessive amount of scrolling to do, esp. if you mod in more graduated traits (+10, +5, etc)
[21:00] Malfador: And you must have replays for multiplayer.
[21:00] puke: unless the log was made player specific, so each player got their own log...
[21:00] SuicideJunkie: As far as I can tell, only the layout can be edited... you can't mod in engine slots, for example.
[21:00] FyronAtSchool: ah
[21:01] Combat_Wombat: Slider racial traits like in SE4 would be nice
[21:01] Malfador: You should be able to mod in any kind of slots you want.
[21:01] SuicideJunkie: There are only three names in the mainstrings.txt, however.
[21:01] Malfador: Yes, there's a chance to getting a better racial traits system. Its just I hate to go back to exactly like SE4. I'm open to ideas...
[21:01] AtrocitiesPCP: To bad the slots are all automated or have automated tags so that when you click on a compoents, it is added to the hull in the correct location
[21:02] ekolis: too bad - that would be a timesaver if he could do that
[21:02] FyronAtSchool: Something like MOO2 could work, for compacting identical traits that just have different values. it would have to be quite dynamic, of course
[21:02] Malfador: Somebody try to mod the component slots, and then send me an example of what's not working.
[21:02] *** British has signed off IRC (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)).
[21:03] Combat_Wombat: Atrocities asks: Are you ever going to release another patch for SE IV?
[21:03] FyronAtSchool: then miscellaneous traits could be in a list. you dont need to show the descriptions unitl the player right clicks or something
[21:03] Malfador: SEIV? What's that? :)
[21:03] Combat_Wombat: There are still a number of SEIV bugs left
[21:03] AtrocitiesPCP: (open source would be nice)
[21:03] DeadMilkman: and players :)
[21:03] Malfador: Can someone send me a list of the SE4 bugs? Savegames would be great...
[21:03] FyronAtSchool: I have, Aaron
[21:03] FyronAtSchool: Several times :P
[21:04] ekolis: (Link: http://wiki.spaceempires.net/index.php/Known_Bugs_%28SEIV%29)http://wiki.spaceempires.net/index.php/Known_Bugs_%28SEIV%29
[21:04] Combat_Wombat: thank you :)
[21:04] Combat_Wombat: i wa gonna ask for that
[21:04] Malfador: When you get 200 emails a day, its hard to remember gramma's birthday sometimes...
[21:04] FyronAtSchool: (Link: http://www.spaceempires.net/home/content-37.html)http://www.spaceempires.net/home/content-37.html
[21:04] Malfador: OH, NO, not a posted list! The shame....
[21:04] AtrocitiesPCP: We all value you and what you have given us Aaron
[21:05] AtrocitiesPCP: So we all love to email you.
[21:05] FyronAtSchool: 63 items...
[21:05] Combat_Wombat: some of those bugs are semi-major
[21:05] Pujal: well I heard what I wanted to hear, ****'s getting done and the games gonna get fixed :)
[21:05] *** Pujal has signed off IRC ().
[21:05] Malfador: 63! 63 lashes with the whip!
[21:05] Combat_Wombat: I would love to one day say SEIV is a bug free game, and it is close right now :)
[21:06] Malfador: Bug Free? There's no such thing...
[21:06] Combat_Wombat: Caduceus asks: What's your response to the critical response to the game - Gamespot, Gameworld?
[21:06] ekolis: yeah overall se4 is quite stable and we're confident that if you give se5 the same treatment you did to se4 then se5 will be incredible 8O
[21:06] Combat_Wombat: well no bugs anyone knows aobut :D
[21:06] AtrocitiesPCP: Good question Caduceus
[21:07] Malfador: Response? Oh, look at the time! Its time for dinner.... What honey? Time to come to dinner?
[21:07] Caduceus: Heh.
[21:07] ekolis: hehe
[21:07] Dragagon: ^_^
[21:07] DavidGervais: Brutus need food too,
[21:07] DavidGervais: Must not forget to feed Brutus
[21:07] Malfador: Seriously, I've got to be going. We should do this again. Maybe in a couple of weeks?
[21:07] SuicideJunkie: Sounds good!
[21:07] Tampa_Gamer: after next patch
[21:07] Deth-B0y: stay frosty, man
[21:07] puke: cheers!
[21:07] Combat_Wombat: one more quicky
[21:07] Combat_Wombat: Pujal asks: Do you plan on putting in true tcp/ip multiplayer in se5 or any future SE game? Example: Real Time combat, and chat between players.
[21:08] ekolis: Yay! Had fun! :)
[21:08] puke: thanks for the Q&A
[21:08] Combat_Wombat: yes or no
[21:08] *** Mode change "-m" for channel #spaceempires by SuicideJunkie.
[21:08] Combat_Wombat: easy :D
[21:08] DavidGervais: Thanks for Doing this Chat Aaron, you're Great.
[21:08] ekolis: yeah, thanks a lot :)
[21:08] Dragagon: oooo peer-to-peer "online" game ;)
[21:08] SuicideJunkie: Massively multiplayer Starfury
[21:08] ekolis: great to know you're still as dedicated as ever
[21:08] AtrocitiesPCP: *malfador* - Resent bug report emails from 10/19
[21:08] Dragagon: lol @ SJ
[21:08] Malfador: Sorry, I'll try and answer the rest of the questions next time!
[21:08] DavidGervais: YES! StarFury Online Hoot!
[21:09] darkbeholder: thanks Aaron
[21:09] Combat_Wombat: thank you
[21:09] Malfador: Brutus, chewing on my leg...
[21:09] Combat_Wombat: have a good night :)
[21:09] *** ckotchey has left #spaceempires.
[21:09] bcool_6: thank you
[21:09] Dragagon: TA Aaron
[21:09] Caduceus: Thanks.
[21:09] ThyReaper: thanks
[21:09] Tampa_Gamer: Cya
[21:09] AtrocitiesPCP: How is he?
[21:09] Malfador: Have a great night!
[21:09] SuicideJunkie: Bye!
[21:09] ekolis: g'night aaron and everyone
[21:09] DavidGervais: bye Aaron, Good Night
[21:09] [Julian]: nods MM
[21:09] bcool_6: bye
[21:09] mac5732: thk for taking the time with us
[21:09] [Julian]: g'nite... thanks again
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A new place stretches out beyond me. I shiver, sensing the quiet curve of difference in the air. We all have done these last months, since we threw our pens down and cheered. Every cheer comes with an end, doesn't it? Like every year to the seasons bends. The moving was beyond inevitable, but now I have actually passed into the realm of my destination, my throat cuts short, and I cough away fear.
White walls line my fuzzing vision. What flamboyant destiny led me here? I stop and wonder, before brushing away the cobwebs of the mind.
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My next thought was that I felt as light as a feather. I opened my eyes and realized I was floating above my body. The Jinn was lying across my stomach and was still weeping softly. I felt no pain and little to no sorrow. I figured I must be dead since there was very different than ghosting. Even when I would ghost I was somehow me. My body my shape my blue aura. Now however, I was nothing more than pale white light energy.
I heard something and turned away from my body. I watched as two Jinn entered the room. Both the male and the female were even bigger than my Jinn. I wondered if they were the Jinn Marques and Marchioness. I noticed the tattoo stripes on her arms and my suspicions were confirmed.
Jinns generally stayed in the casts they are born in. Each cast had one Marquis or one Marchioness. Or both if they have already found their heart's desire. The second in command is a Baron or Baroness the lower levels are officers down to the lowest rank of soldier. My Jinn true love is a Baroness, the second in command of her cast. I knew that because her upper arms sported six rings. The highest level in any Jinn cast was seven.
The Marchioness took one look at my body lying on the bed and started shouting obscenities. If I had to guess she was angry that my true love brought me to their home. Her hands were flying all over and her words seemed to become angrier by the second. Then the Marchioness lifted her sword in the air and without any additional warning she ran it through my Jinn true love.
I watched my true love gasp in pain as she slowly fell to her knees. The Marquis started pale white when the Marchioness stopped then he kicked my Jinn in her side. My Jinn went from her knees down to her stomach. I could see blood pouring from her stomach wound and I knew it was most likely a death blow. I should have felt sadness or sorrow for her death and pain but my soul was too busy rejoicing at the idea of moving to the next life together.
I watched the Marchioness spit on the now unmoving body of my Jinn. Then she threw something at her and her and the Marquis left the room. I moved over to my Jinn and tried to figure out if she was still breathing and if her heart was still beating. In this strange form however I couldn't hear her heart of feel the air against me. I finally decided that since I couldn't see her soul that she was unconscious not dead yet.
With that thought in mind, I ignored the impulse to allow my energy to move on and decided instead to force myself to stay at her side. If there was any possibility that we could achieve in death what we could not in life I wasn't going to go anywhere. I wanted more than anything to unite my soul with hers and enter the afterlife together.


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Link to "Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal", a Sky News Documentary which features some of my group's research findings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRkCNUQvBA&sns=fb
For a recent discussion on Primodos and its use as a hormone pregnancy test, please see the following article published in 'The Conversation':
For a recent discussion about Thalidomide research and some of the goals we have please see the following article published in 'The Conversation' and the 'Independent':
August 2013 Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
August 2007 Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
2006 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2005 - CASLAT (Cerificate of Advanced Study in Learning and Teaching), Imperial College
2004 - 2007 Lecturer. NHLI Division, Faculty of Medicine. Imperial College London.
2001 - 2003 Postdoctoral Fellow. Cancer Research UK, London. UK, with Dr Julian Lewis studying zebrafish gut development.
1998 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow. Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York. USA, with Dr Ed Laufer studying TGFbeta signalling in chick limb development (funded by HFPSO Long-Term Fellowship)
1998 - Ph.D (Developmental Biology), University College London (with Profs Lewis Wolpert and Cheryll Tickle)
1994 - B.Sc. (Hons) Human Biology, Kings College London
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Research in the lab is focused on determining the mechanisms underlying thalidomide-induced teratogenesis; identifying non-teratogenic forms of thalidomide; studying the actions of Primodos (was used as a hormone pregnancy test and alleged to have caused birth defects); screening drugs to identify their function/s and action/s; studying how blood vessels are involved in controlling normal and abnormal limb development; studying the role of the YAP signaling pathway in embryonic development; using the chicken embryo to produce a model of Clubfoot to understand how this common birth anomaly comes about; and understanding how birth defects come about in general.
Some of the Lab's work looking at the components of Primodos in zebrafish embryos was featured in a Sky News Documentary on 21 March 2017. Entitled: "Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal", and can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRkCNUQvBA&sns=fb
For a discussion on Primodos and its prior use and history please see the following article:
For a recent discussion written for the public about Thalidomide and some of the goals we have please see the following article published in 'The Conversation' and also in the 'Independent':
For recent discussions written for the public on other topics related to birth defects please see the following articles:
Current Research
We have demonstrated (Therapontos et al., 2009) how thalidomide can cause limb malformations. The drug was used as a non-addictive, non-barbiturate sedative and was also prescribed to pregnant women suffering from morning-sickness (typically, but not exclusively, between weeks 5-10). Tragically over 10000 children were born with severe birth defects, notably, and commonly, limb malformations.
Using analogs and metabolic byproducts of the drug, we showed that the antiangiogenic action of the drug causes limb defects, through preventing blood vessel migration into the developing limb bud. We further showed how the drug exerts its antiangiogenic effect, through preventing endothelial cell proliferation and migration and thus, preventing vessel tube networks from forming. At the time the limb forms (which in humans is around 5-8 weeks) it has a highly changeable vessel pattern - whereas the rest of the body has a stable vascular network. Thalidomide therefore may prevent new vessel outgrowth, which then causes an increase in cell death and loss of limb signalling pathways, stopping limb formation.
Therapontos C, Erskine L, Gardner ER, Figg WD, Vargesson, N. (2009). Thalidomide induces limb defects by preventing angiogenic outgrowth during early limb formation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA. 106, 8573-8578. DOI:10.1073/pnas.0o01505106.
This work received wide spread media interest, including:
STV: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/95571-scientists-make-thalidomide-breakthrough/
BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8040535.stm
A large number of newspapers, including The Independent, The Daily Mail, The Scotsman, The Press & Journal, and several Radio stations.
The work was also featured in Nature News:
Making safer Thalidomide alternatives:
We are also interested in identifying thalidomide alternatives that retain the clinical benefits of the drug (successfully used to treat Leprosy and Multiple Myeloma) with lessened or no side-effect (eg: birth defect, peripheral neuropathy). To this end we have compared the effects of Thalidomide with its structural analogs, Lenalidomide and Pomalidomide. We demonstrated that the minor structural changes in Pomalidomide make this compound more anti-inflammatory (and not teratogenic in chicken and zebrafish embryos) at lower concentrations than Thalidomide and Lenalidomide (Mahony et al., 2013). We have also screened fluorinated thalidomide analogs and demonstrated differences in analog activities (Beedie et al., 2015). These findings validate making structural changes to Thalidomide to try to find safer alternatives.
Following on from this work we have screened over 80 thalidomide analogs in our zebrafish and chicken embryo assays and identified several with actions that retain clinical advantages (ie: anti-inflammatory) with reduced or no observable teratogenic effects in zebrafish and chicken embryos (Beedie et al., 2016). Some of these analogs are being patented.
Mahony C, Erskine, Niven J, Grieg NH, Figg WD, Vargesson N. (2013). Pomalidomide is nonteratogenic in chicken and zebrafish embryos and nonneurotoxic invitro. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA. 110, 12703-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1307684110
Beedie SL, Peer CJ, Pisle S, Gardner ER, Mahony C, Barnett S, Ambrozak A, Gütschow M, Chau CH, Vargesson N, Figg WD. (2015). Anticancer properties of a novel class of tetrafluorinated thalidomide analogues. Mol Cancer Ther 14:2228-2237. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-15-0320.
Beedie SL, Rore HM, Barnett S, Chau CH, Luo W, Greig NH, Figg WD, Vargesson N. (2016). In vivo screening and discovery of novel candidate thalidomide analogs in the zebrafish and chicken embryo models systems. Oncotarget. 2016 May 31;7(22):33237-45. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.8909.
Media Interest
This work was mentioned in The Sunday Times, 4 August 2013.
And on realradio.co.uk/scotland.
Review articles on Thalidomide History and Mechanisms of Action:
Vargesson N. (2009). Thalidomide-induced limb defects: resolving a 50-year-old puzzle. Bioessays. 31(12):1327-36. doi: 10.1002/bies.200900103.
Vargesson N. (2013). Thalidomide embryopathy: an enigmatic challenge. ISRN Developmental Biology Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 241016,. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/241016
Vargesson N. (2015). Thalidomide-induced teratogenesis: history and mechanisms. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 105(2):140-56. doi: 10.1002/bdrc.21096.
Media Interviews/Discussions about our Thalidomide research:
2009 - The Material World (BBC Radio 4) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k9hlz#synopsis
2010 - The Diane Rehm Show (US Radio) - http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-09-16/thalidomide-and-fda
2010 - The New York Times - interviewed by Carl Zimmer
2011 - The Naked Scientists (BBC Radio) - http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1785/
2012 - German Public Radio - http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/hintergrundpolitik/1917460/
2013 - The Today Program (BBC Radio 4) - Thalidomide: Were more babies affected?
2013 - BBV TV News - Thalidomide: Were more babies affected? (Oct 14, 2013)
2013 - BBC News Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24472269
2013 - The Naked Scientists (BBC Radio) -
2015 - SHMU Radio - 'Talking Science' (Jan 27, 2015)
Some images of my thalidomide work is featured in a Fine Art Exhibition (and subsequent Book) by the renowned artist, Taryn Simon. The Exhibition is entitled: 'A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters' and toured the world throughout 2011 and 2012.
Media articles about Thalidomide
2015 - The Conversation
2015 - The Independent
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Teaching Responsibilities
Degree Programme Co-ordinator - Human Embryology and Developmental Biology
Course Co-ordinator - DB3006 Principles of Developmental and Reproductive Biology
Course Co-ordinator - DB4002 Evolution and Development
Teach on SM2001, SM2501, SM3002, DB3006, DB3804, DB4002, DB4002, PA4005
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External Responsibilities
-Editorial Board Member, Reproductive Toxicology (2015-2019).
-Guest Editor for a Special Issue of Reproductive Toxicology entitled 'Developmental Angiogenesis'
Submissions open until December 2016. Publication in March/April 2017.
-Editorial Board Member, Integrative Physiology, a speciality of Frontiers in Physiology (2017 - )
-Organiser, 14th International Conference on Limb Development and Regeneration to be held at the University of Edinburgh between July 23-26, 2017.
-Member, Sarcoma UK Research Advisory Committee (2016-2019) - which oversees Grant Application reviewing and funding.
-Advisor, World Health Organisation 'Diagnostic Criteria and Mechanisms of Action of Thalidomide' - Feb 2014. Meeting report with recommendations: http://www.who-umc.org/graphics/28280.pdf
Admin Responsibilities
Elected Member, University Senate (2008-2013) (2016-2020)
Senate Assessor to University Court (2009-2013)
Member, Governance and Nominations Committee (reports to University Court; 2012-2013)
Member, IMS Athena SWAN Team for Bronze Award (2015-present)
Positions available for PhD students.
I am looking for motivated, self-funded PhD students to join my group. Projects are available to study:
1. Mechanisms of thalidomide teratogenesis
2. Identification of non-teratogenic forms of thalidomide
3. Clubfoot
4. Mechanisms underlying limb proximo-distal outgrowth and pattern
5. Control of vascular patterning in the embryo
6. Role of YAP signalling in embryonic development
7. Action of Primodos in the vertebrate embryo
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