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Great Start to the 2010 Season For Dreyer & Reinbold Racing São Paulo, Brazil (March 14, 2010)- The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series opener in São Paulo, Brazil proved to be an exciting and eventful race for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. With qualifying...
Great Start to the 2010 Season For Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
São Paulo, Brazil (March 14, 2010)- The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series opener in São Paulo, Brazil proved to be an exciting and eventful race for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. With qualifying and the event all in one day, it was a matter of everything that could happen did happen, and luckily, DRR pilots Mike Conway (No. 24 Dad's Root Beer), Justin Wilson (No. 22 Z-Line Designs) and Ana Beatriz (No. 23 Ipiranga) kept out of the trouble.
Just moments before the green flag dropped, a quick rain shower helped dampen the track enough to make the start of the São Paulo Indy 300 an extremely interesting one. In turn one a huge accident occurred involving multiple cars, but fortunately DRR managed to steer clear for the most part. Justin Wilson, who qualified on the second row in third position, was hit from behind and, consequently, his tire was cut and he had to come in on the second lap to replace his rear tire and again on the fourth lap. As a result, he quickly filtered back to 18th. Fortunately, Mike Conway and Ana Beatriz, who started 19th and 22nd, were able to bypass all of the action happening in front of them.
Finally, DRR settled into a groove and everything seemed to be going smoothly for the team as all three drivers quickly worked their way up the grid. The trio came in on lap 23 and had a good stop for fuel and tires. Just as everyone thought it was going to be a normal race, the weather decided to visit again and the rain came on lap 29. Conway and Wilson made the switch to rain tires on lap 30 and Beatriz on lap 31. As conditions worsened, the race was red-flagged on lap 35. After a lengthy break, the weather finally cleared again and the track went green. With the circuit still pretty wet, DRR decided to keep their rain tires on and all three would come in together on lap 41 to make the change back to the "slicks".
As the race neared completion, it was a matter of staying out of trouble, and that's exactly what all three did. Conway kept his nose clean and quietly picked his way up the grid the remainder of the race. He earned valuable points and brought the Dad's Root Beer car home safely in 8th position.
Wilson did exactly the same thing. Unfortunately, the Brit was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time at the start of the race and at the end. On the last lap his tire got cut again and he lost two positions, but still finished well, crossing the finish line in 11th place.
Experience and laps were just what the doctor ordered for rookie Beatriz. With limited track time, the Brazilian driver was quick to impress her home crowd. She drove a smart race, had smooth pit-stops and came out the highest finishing female of the race with 13th position. Beatriz definitely made the Brazilian fans proud as she was also became the first Brazilian female race-car driver .
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will now head back to their Indianapolis headquarters to prepare the cars and quickly turn them around for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
What they have to say about the São Paulo Indy 300...
Justin Wilson, No. 22 Z-Line Designs: "It was tough out there today. After cutting a tire on the first lap from all the crash damage, the Z-Line Designs crew battled back. I was holding on to a top-10 going into the final lap but my left rear tire went flat, causing massive under-steer. I'm happy with what we accomplished today and I think we showed that we can run strong. It's just unfortunate that tire went down on the first lap. I'm really looking forward to St. Petersburg.
Ana Beatriz, No. 23 Ipiranga: "It was really fantastic and I was happy to be a part of it. The team did a great job. For me, it was about experience. I made few mistakes and finished in a pretty high position for my first time in an IZOD IndyCar. I learned a lot, gained a lot of experience and got faster as the race went on. I just have to thank the Brazilian fans and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and hopefully we can stay together the rest of the season."
Mike Conway, No. 24 Dad's Root Beer: "At the beginning of the race I just wanted to stay out of trouble. On the first corner there was a big accident so I avoided that and just kept my nose clean and picked off a few people. After that it got a little bit static and the heavens opened and the rain started. We took it steady and worked our way through the field and had some really good calls on pit stops and, as result, finished in 8th position. Great job to the Dad's Root beer car. We were able to come away with some good points and now we can focus on St. Pete.
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Globales Santa Ponsa Park Hotel, Calvia
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The MSc in Finance, CFA Partner program, is specifically designed for candidates from all educational backgrounds wishing to pursue an international career in Finance.
Based on the CFA curriculum, it covers both corporate finance and financial markets. The content covering corporate finance familiarises students with key financial management decisions at a business level. It provides students with the tools and knowhow to assess investments and companies, and to perform fundamental analyses. The content covering financial market prepares students for decisions in financial markets, including how to price financial instruments, select and manage portfolios of investments.
Student can prepare for a professional diploma, the CFA Level I. The CFA Institute is the world's largest association of investment professionals.
The programme benefits from the school's ambitious research policy.
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Who says Alex Ovechkin isn't a leader?
Barely a week after Ovechkin chopped off his hair, his teammate and pal Mike Green followed suit. And their explanations were virtually identical.
"My hair was too big," Ovechkin said, approximately. "And my head is big, and my hair is big, so my helmet gets too small. So I have to make a haircut."
"Kicking it old school," Green wrote on Twitter. "Helmet wouldn't fit anymore so I needed a hair cut."
The difference, as you can see, wasn't particularly subtle.
Anyhow, in his first four games post-haircut, Ovechkin had four goals and two assists. In his first post-haircut contest on Thursday night, Green scored the game's first goal and earned the third star. Haircuts for everyone.
Also, Green appears to have finger tattoos that I didn't know about.
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|Jan 14, 2008
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|Hoi Y. Chan, Jeffrey O. Kephart, David W. Levine
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|International Business Machines Corporation
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|Patent Citations (38), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (25), Classifications (15), Legal Events (7)
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to power management techniques for computing systems, generally, and more particularly, the invention relates to effective and efficient and, a dynamic server buffering system for optimizing power consumption in servers while adhering to specified Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
2. Description of the Related Art
The cost of data center server power consumption and the cooling systems to dissipate the generated heat are major expenses in modern data centers where thousands of servers are densely packed in relatively small racks. To maintain effective operation and sustain profitability, it becomes necessary to have power management systems to optimize the power usage with respect to customer requirements. In other words, these power management systems must be able to use minimum power possible and yet be able to satisfy all customer requirements. It is well established that a typical server consumes a relatively high amount of power even it is idle, due to chip leakage current and other supporting components such as disk drive and network gears. Turning system off and direct all traffic to a subset of available servers during non-peak hours is a common approach to save power during periods of low traffic. Current technologies for server shutdown are mainly based on actions of system administrators, by manual operation or/and based on some simple policies. Based on their experiences and workload history, the system operators may shut down systems for an extended period of time. In doing so, these system operators must consider the possibility of sudden increased traffic load and in most cases, usually over-provision to account for the worst case situations in order to maintain customer satisfaction. The amount of effort for the system administrators, and the priority of data center to satisfy customer requirement over the cost of power consumption negate the effective use and benefit of these power management systems.
New power management strategies which turn on and off servers based on real time or near real time workload has been investigated. It is obvious that there is a finite cost of shutting down a system and turning it back on. The amount of time to power down/up and restore active applications means lost time for real work and usually maximum power is used to power on/off a server, not to mention the frequent repeated power on/off cycle increases the wear-and-tear of these servers, resulting in higher failure rate. Due to the time lapsed in restoring a server from shut-down state to fully available for use, usually from 1 to 5 minutes, depending on system applications and configurations, power on a shut-down server may not react fast enough to the sudden increased traffic demand, resulting in frequent violation of customer SLAs. In addition, no customer or data center manager want to see their servers spend most of its productive time in repeat turn on/off. All these potential problems prevent this power management strategies from being widely used.
It would be highly desirable to provide an autonomic, adaptive and dynamic server buffering system for server power on/off to optimize power consumption, and at the same time, guarantees customer satisfaction by satisfying customer SLAs.
The present invention addresses the needs described above by providing a dynamic buffering system is a buffer tool which includes a set of servers as a workload buffer in various stages of readiness to absorb sudden increased of traffic without frequent power on/off of servers.
In accordance with one embodiment, a server in the buffer may have one of the following stages: 1) full standby mode, which is ready to accept workload instantaneously, but remains idle as long as all main servers can serve the current workload without customer violation; 2) hibernate mode, which allows various components of the servers in this mode to be in minimum consumption power mode, but it may take a short amount of time, in the order of 10 to 30 seconds, to restore to standby mode; 3) fully shut down mode.
The servers in this 3rd mode in the buffering tool is completely shut down which allows maximum power saving. The number of servers in the pool, as well as the number of servers in various stages of readiness are determined automatically and dynamically by user policies, or by user-determined pluggable predictive machine learning algorithms as response to real time workload conditions.
The invention particularly addresses a need by providing a system, method and computer program product for managing power consumption in a system comprising at least two computing devices, the method comprising:
providing one or more computing devices in a first group of active computing devices each adapted for processing a computational workload, and,
sensing a state of processing operations at the active computing devices,
receiving, at a control device, a signal requesting that additional computing devices from a second group of inactive computing devices be added to the first group of active computing devices, or that computing devices from the first group of active computing devices be placed in the second group of inactive computing devices according to the state of processing operations;
determining, by the control device, a system transition time TT value for moving one or more computing devices from the second group of ready computing devices to the first group of active devices, and comparing the TT value against a minimum value, M_min, representing a minimum acceptable delay time for switching a standby computing device from the second group of ready computing devices to the first group of active computing devices and, against a maximum value, M_max, representing a maximum delay interval when all computing devices are in a powered off state;
the control device further dynamically generating a readiness index parameter RIt at a current time indicating a state of system readiness where RIt is a real number from 0 to 1, where 0 represents minimum readiness and 1 represents maximum readiness, the RIt calculated according to one of:
RIt=RIt−1+(TT−M_min)/M_max, when increasing system readiness according to a predetermined system response time policy, or,
RIt=RIt−1−(TT−M_min)/M_max, when decreasing system readiness according to a predetermined system response time policy, and, where RIt−1 is a RI value prior to the current time; and,
dynamically allocating, by the control device, one or more computing devices in the second group of ready computing devices in various stages of stand-by, hibernating and power-off readiness according to a value of the readiness index parameter, wherein
if RI=0, all N ready computing devices in the second group are in powered-off state where N=number of total ready computing devices in the second group; and,
if RI=1, all N ready computing devices in the second group are in one of: standby state or hibernating state;
wherein, a time it takes to bringing a computing device from the second group of ready computing device to an active readiness state in the first group is minimized, while maximizing energy savings in the system.
In one dynamic allocation scheme, the method for managing power consumption includes:
providing a number N*(1−RI) of powered off computing devices in the second group;
providing a number N*RI/2 of standby computing devices in the second group; and,
providing a number N*RI/2 of hibernating computing devices in the second group.
The objects, features and advantages of the invention are understood within the context of the Description of the Preferred Embodiment, as set forth below. The Description of the Preferred Embodiment is understood within the context of the accompanying drawings, which form a material part of this disclosure, wherein:
Additionally shown in
As referred to herein the SLA pertains to a contract between service providers and clients. The parameters which determine if the SLA is complied depend on the agreement between the service provider and the clients. Usually, the major parameter used is response time the amount of time it takes to receive a response from the service provider after a service request is made (e.g. HTTP call, request a URL etc.). The criteria which determine SLA violation is a parameter agreed upon by the service provider and the client. For example, the response time must not exceed 25% of the agreed value more than 10 times in 5 minutes. This criteria is used in the algorithm as an input parameters.
In sum, thus,
Referring back to
This power management system further includes a control mechanism which enables user to select one of the following operation modes: a) fully manual; b) user assisted automatic; and c) full automatic mode. An additional full-powered mode is additionally available.
In all operation modes, the power management system continuously records SLA performance/violation data, server performance statistics, server allocation as well as workload condition as data to enable various machine learning or prediction algorithm to continuously enhance its accuracy. For example, one such algorithm implemented is the use of a utility function with positive re-enforcement mechanism to enable maximum accuracy. For example, increased accuracy=positive reward, and decreased accuracy=negative reward. This utility function will eventually converge to an optimal performance with minimum energy consumption.
In the Active Servers Buffer where all the servers are available for work, the power consumption state on each of the servers can be modified from full available power to minimum power by setting the power state of the processors (
For each server and application running in the Active Servers Buffer
In the foregoing pseudocode description, "Moving average" is defined as the average of data points in the specified time elapsed. It is called moving average because it keeps changing as time moves forward (for example, 5 minutes moving average of temperature at 3:30 pm is the average of all temperature data taken between 3:25 pm and 3:30 pm). Delta is a parameter determined by the SLA. For example, such parameter can be defined as: the response time must not exceed 25% of the agreed value more than 10 times in 5 minutes.
As mentioned, the response time parameter may be the sole parameter to determine SLA violation and the optimal mix of servers in various power states. However, it is understood that other parameters such as workload, queue length, etc. can be included in the algorithm. Thus, alternatively, a weighted average approach may be used such that:
where P1, P2, . . . , PN are parameters used and
W1, W2, . . . , WN are relative weights assigned to each of the parameters with W1+W2 . . . +WN=1.
Then the foregoing pseudocode description (algorithm) may be generalized as:
Aggregate SLA parameters Target − current weighted aggregate parameters moving average > delta
It is additionally understood that if only response time is used, then W1=1, W2, W3 . . . WN=0, the algorithm is defaulted to:
SLA target response time − current response time moving average > delta as mentioned hereinabove.
In the Ready Servers Buffer, servers are distributed in each of the different readiness states. For purposes of illustration, there are three readiness states: standby state, hibernating state, and powered off state representing maximum to minimum readiness. For example, it takes typically a few minutes to power up a server from a powered off state, and approximately 10 to 30 seconds from hibernating state to a standby state. Maximum power saving can be achieved if all the servers are in the complete powered off state, but it takes a few minutes to bring a powered off server to the standby state if there is an abrupt increase of workload, the few minutes delay will result in serious violation of performance target. To achieve maximum power saving and yet meet various performance targets, an index is determined referred to as a "Readiness Index" (RI, a real number from 0 to 1, where 0 represents minimum readiness and 1 represents maximum readiness). This index is initially set to a value by the user or, may be at a default of 1. As the system is used, this index will change according to the sensor data feedback mechanism described herein. One non-limiting example that may be implemented by the allocation manager for allocating servers in the Ready Servers Buffer according to the RI is provided in the pseudocode description as follows:
If RI=0, all servers in the Ready Servers Buffer are in powered off state
If RI=1, all servers in the Ready Servers Buffer are in the standby state/hibernating state
N=number of total servers in the Ready Servers Buffer
N_off=Number of powered off servers=N*(1−RI)
N_standby=Number of standby servers=N*RI/2
N_hibernating=Number of hibernating servers=N*RI/2
The Readiness Index, RI, comprises a real number from 0 to 1, where 0 represents minimum readiness and 1 represents maximum readiness. This index is initially set to a value by the user or at a default of 1. In operation, this RI index will change according to the feedback mechanism. From the Performance Metric, i.e., a single parameter such as the response or transition time which is a measure of the time it takes to recover from response time violation to being in compliance with the SLA, a parameter referred to as "Transition Time Interval" (TT), is defined as the time it takes for the Allocation Manager to remedy a current SLA violation alert by moving servers from the Ready Servers Buffer to the Active Servers. In one example programming aspect that may be implemented by the allocation manager, TT is kept to a minimum.
Thus, letting
M_min=time to move a standby server from Ready Servers Buffer to Active Servers Buffer or minimum acceptable delay; and,
M_max=maximum delay interval (with all servers in powered off state)
The following is an example pseudocode depiction of a method employed for automatically configuring ready server buffer readiness index:
If TT > M_max
TT = M_Max
If TT − M_min > 0 { //increase readiness
RI = RI + (TT − M_min)/M_max
If RI > 1
RI = RI − (TT − M_min)/M_max
if RI < 0
More particularly, M_min and M_max are set as defined above, RI is default to 1 or, an operator can select an initial value between 0 and 1, with 1 being the maximum readiness and 0 for minimum readiness, TT is set as described hereinabove.
The present invention has been described with reference to flow diagrams and/or block diagrams or recitations of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flow diagram flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flow diagram flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
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While the invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to illustrative and preformed embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention which should be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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> "L'Espresso" in seventh heaven
The question of immigration was the focus of much of Francis's January 11 speech to the diplomatic corps:
> "Dear Ambassadors…"
The pope recognized that in Europe "a number of questions have been raised about the real possibilities for accepting and accommodating people." But in spite of this he urged states to implement an unlimited acceptance of immigration flows: not only of those coming from places of war and persecution, but also those driven by the search for better living conditions.
And in encouraging assistance for development in the countries of origin, he renewed his admonition that such assistance should not be linked to "ideological strategies and practices alien or contrary to the cultures of the peoples being assisted." Which means avoiding the imposition of laws on homosexual marriage.
The following is, instead, what the Italian president (and Catholic) Sergio Mattarella said on the subject of immigration in his year-end message to the nation:
"The migratory phenomenon arises from global causes and will be of long duration. We must not deceive ourselves into thinking that we can remove it, but it can be managed. And it must be managed. . .
"Common rules are needed to distinguish those fleeing from wars or persecutions, who therefore have a right to asylum, and other migrants who must instead be repatriated, always guaranteeing them dignified treatment . . .
"Acceptance is needed, but rigor is also needed. Those who are in Italy must respect the laws and culture of our country. . . Those immigrants who instead commit crimes must be stopped and punished. . . Those who are dangerous must be expelled.
"The foreign communities in Italy are called to work together with the institutions against the preachers of hatred and against those who practice violence."
It is evident that in the matter of immigration there is a wide gulf between the positions of the pope and of the Italian president. As is demonstrated more extensively in this article:
> Sull'immigrazione, tra Bergoglio e Mattarella c'è disaccordo pieno
More details on how in 2010 the then-archbishop of Buenos Aires addressed the legalization of homosexual marriage in Argentina:
> Bergoglio, the General Who Wants to Win without Fighting (10.3.2014)
> Against Gay Marriage, General Bergoglio Sent the Nuns in to Fight (15.11.2013)
> Vatican Diary / Six more votes for "gay" unions (10.6.2013)
In Italy, a major demonstration in Rome against the law on homosexual unions under debate in parliament has been announced by Catholic figures for the end of January.
But episcopal conference secretary Nunzio Galantino, placed in this role by the pope, has hastened to deny any support for it on the part of the CEI.
If a bishop would like to participate in it, "he may do so, but he may not presume that all the other bishops should participate," he said in a January 13 interview with "Corriere della Sera":
> La CEI: "Unioni civili: giusto, ma le adozioni siano fuori"
As for the general political vision of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, condensed in his two speeches to the "popular movements" of the whole world, which he convened in Rome on October 28, 2014 and in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015, see the following:
> From Perón to Bergoglio. With the People, Against Globalization (12.8.2015)


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There's an underarm seam on the Chinese dress whenever the uncensor is being loaded (Top Clothing is set to half).. I can't remember which mod I downloaded for uncensor for top clothing. But I am pretty sure I am using SBX2. I'm a loyal one here. AHAHA!
Hello.. I just want to ask.. Which mod allowed us to have a uncensor with half top clothes?
I forgot which one I installed.
You see, I am experiencing underarm seams for several top clothing when in half state. Particularly with Red China Dress and Swimsuit Red.
I am using SBX.
First, I returned by back-up (I made a back-up for the files replaced by Uncensor). But the female still has an uncensor - so, I am assuming it has something to do with a clothing that installs uncensor (in which I didn't create any back-up if it replaces something.)
Correction: It seems all vanilla clothing are affected on my end. All half-top mode of vanilla clothing has an underarm seam.
This frustrates me..
I also noticed the I wasn't able to create a back up for tops.. I just noticed this when I browsed the uncensor zip file. So was it possible that the previous versions didn't have this feature and when I upgraded to 1.1, the tops were included?
Confirmed it: I reinstalled the top_00 from the base installation file... The seam was gone.Last edited by KingRexTan; 10-23-2016, 08:22 AM.Pudding!
Hey there KingRexTan, the other day i've tested the chinese dress and the seam was there indeed. But, every top part have them? I'd be very surprised, to tell the truth. I know for a fact some of them that i'm currently using are seamfree. Still I will conduct an investigation later and report back.
Edit: I've tested the top files and yes, there're seams on the armpit for some of them. Colour me surprised! This happens to a handdful of seemingly random top clothing parts and only for semi-nude status:
Summer dress
Summer poncho
Wedding corset
Chinese dress
Mini Kimono
Other clothes which don't cover the underarm (camisole, baby doll, chinese shirt, etc) are perfectly fine.
I'll see if it can be fixed for next version, meanwhile I'd suggest you stick to Belgar17 new dresses since those are seamfree.
Thanks for the report.Last edited by Stampar; 10-24-2016, 07:46 AM.
I've updated my Honey Select patched dll mods. A couple days ago I decided to tackle the problem that is Screen Space Reflection performance, and yesterday I did some experiments and figured out how to create a superior SSAO noise texture. It's also noteworthy that dll mods provided by both myself and plasticmind over the past couple weeks were not setting SSAO Sample Quality properly, which I've now resolved. I assume the game was previously overriding it to Medium, so you will likely notice different SSAO performance characteristics after installing this version.
Download: HoneySelect (patch 1014) Quality and Performance Tweaks v2.0 [SSAO, SSR, BLOOM, AA, HDR][2016-11-07][Hotfix]
Old Versions:
HoneySelect (patch 2016-10-14) Quality and Performance Tweaks [SSAO, SSR, and more][2016-11-02]
HoneySelect (patch 2016-10-14) Quality and Performance Tweaks [SSAO, SSR, and more][2016-10-23]
HoneySelect (patch 2016-10-14) Quality and Performance Tweaks [SSAO, SSR, and more][2016-10-25]
For these old version, I'm providing a patched dll of SkinTexMod so it doesn't request a ARGBHALF temporary texture from my modded UnityEngine.dll. SkinTexMod requires ARGB32 otherwise Overlay mode output is corrupt. Simple change, I just made SkinTexMod explicitly request ARGB32 where it needed it. This is a drop-in replacement which has zero functional impact. I'm also providing a slightly modified ShortcutsHS 1.0.3, with SSAO slider ranges that respect the limits defined in the code, while removing the options I'm forcing which can no longer be changed at runtime.
The overall goal started out to make ScreenSpaceReflection usable at 2560x1440 without killing my GPU. Illusion had a number of SSR settings enabled which were hurting performance by a large margin without any quality benefits. Beyond that it was just tweaked it to match SSAO performance on my GPU. End result is I can now use SSR together with SSAO at 1440p and everything else maxed out with playable framerates with the builds in the [Performance] folder, so yay:
Quality Settings = Quality (launcher)
Graphics Quality = 4 (all check-boxes enabled in-game)
Reshade AA/Debanding preset (which I've included in the download)
If you have a GPU more powerful than my GTX 770 or playing at lower resolution, the builds in the [Quality] folder may be more of interest. They improve SSR quality at a similar level of performance to default.
For people familiar with editing C# dll files, I exposed all of the SSR variables for easy tweaking, so if you wanted a custom level of quality different than I've provided, go for it. My only recommendation is that you leave any settings I've set as false, as false. Those are the ones which either performed horribly or had no noticeable quality benefit.
The main problem this new noise texture tackles is noise coverage and smoothness. plasticmind's earlier 512x512 & 256x256 textures both had issues with coverage, areas with SSAO shading where noise was not applied and resulted in noticeable banding at very high SSAO strength. I came to realize that SSAO required a fullrange, very high intensity noise texture in order to resolve that issue. The problem then became how do I make such a texture which still blurs smoothly. I ended up needing to even out the noise manually, which was a bit of a pain in the ass, but after ~30 revision and most of the day, I finally got a good result which met my requirements. It ended up being 180x180 for no particular reason, though in hindsight that may actually be a good thing since its divisible by 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 2160p.
Detailed Information
*Requires HoneySelect official patch version 2016-10-14 (honey_03_plus1014n.exe)
*Copy all files from the [Uninstall] folder to ensure any prior conflicting versions are removed.
*To install this mod, pick a folder with the settings you desire and overwrite all files.
As of the [2016-11-07] version I am no longer pre-patching Illusion Plugin Architecture, WideSlider, or UITranslation.
You'll need to install them separately afterwards if desired:
GGMod including IPA patcher: https://mega.nz/#!W4sjBL7b!TsAxAP2tK...gWrZGJRgqNWXr0
Wideslider 7.0 patcher: https://mega.nz/#!oZxRzZzB!Fa7o-7i7p...xJjD6xDehtoC2Y
UI Translation 0.16: https://mega.nz/#!tNIF2abI!FLQYNEj6b...-AjDmG-Hk2H3hU
English Translation Pack [2016-11-06]: https://mega.nz/#!jRlRDAbZ!_adZrc64X...fAIYmBNpYVnUrM
New and improved SSAO noise pattern in resources.assets (180x180, full-range, blurs smoothly, eliminates ugly default pattern, improves noise coverage to reduce banding)
Optimized SSAOPro C# code
Default routine no longer behind an if statement
Removed SSAOPro Downsampling (not used)
Removed SSAOPro Blur=None (not used)
Division -> Multiplication
SSAOPro BlurMode Bilateral -> High Quality Bilateral
SSAOPro BlurPasses 1 -> 4 (Fully smooth out the SSAO effect noise)
SSAOPro Sample Quality Medium -> High
SSAOPro Intensity, Distance, Bias, LumContribution, CutoffDistance, OcclusionColor, and BlurBilateralThreshold tweaked to improve quality and eliminate SSAO halos.
Note: These SSAO settings are intentionally more conservative than the default game to achieve smooth blending and sharp highlights on maps. For stronger SSAO effect, use the in-game slider or the ShortcutsHS plug-in.
***Screen Space Reflection (SSR)***
Optimized Screen Space Reflection (SSR) parameters for improved quality and performance
[SSR Performance] resolution=HalfResolution, maxSteps=64, rayStepSize=3
[SSR Quality] resolution=HalfTraceFullResolve, maxSteps=144, rayStepSize=3
[SSR Ultra] resolution=FullResolution, maxSteps=512, rayStepSize=1
fadeDistance 100->200 (quality)
maxDistance 100->200 (quality)
reflectionMultiplier 2 -> 1 (fixes artifacts in lobby title screen, enables physically based reflections)
screenEdgeFading 0.03 -> 0.01 (performance)
smoothFallbackDistance 0.05 -> 0.025 (performance)
smoothFallbackThreshold 0.2 -> 0.05 (performance)
highlightSuppression false -> true (quality)
temporalFilterStrength 0.7 -> 0.5 (tweak)
useTemporalConfidence true -> false (tweak)
improveCorners true -> false (performance, very expensive, not needed)
Bloom SDR -> Bloom HDR
100% -> 50% Bloom Intensity to account for saturation differences with HDR.
Bloom HDR is less blurry at similar saturation to Bloom SDR.
Note: If you decide to disable Bloom HDR mode with ShortcutsHS, remember to also double Intensity to return to default behavior.
***In-game AA***
FXAA3Console (PS3/X360 settings) -> FXAA1PresetB (PC settings)
Significantly sharper. improved edge detection, less artifacts, and overall higher quality AA algorithm
***High Dynamic Range (HDR)***
Cameras in HoneySelect & HoneyStudio are now set to use HDR rendering.
[HoneySelect]\[1][SSR Performance] is what I personally use when playing at 2560x1440 on my GTX 770 to be able to maintain playable frame-rates with Screen Space Reflections enabled.
[HoneySelect]\[2][SSR Quality] should have SSR performance similar to default, but at better quality.
[HoneySelect]\[3][SSR Ultra] is extremely expensive with SSR enabled. Use only if you have a very powerful GPU with performance to spare.
[HoneyStudio] is for use with HoneyStudio. Illusion unfortunately has no option to enable Screen Space Reflections in Studio, so SSR settings have no effect. Hopefully Illusion will change that in the future.
!!!Important!!! Delete dxgi.dll & dxgi.ini from your HoneySelect directory if they exist from a prior Reshade install
*When taking screenshots with Reshade, press PrtScn, they will be written to the \png folder
*It's recommended that you delete any shaders not included with this preset or otherwise being used, which will speed up loading on startup
My personal preset for Reshade debanding the Honey Select post-processing effects, without being destructive.
Use with Quality Settings = Quality (launcher) & Graphics Quality = 4 (all check-boxes enabled, including Anti-Aliasing).
If you desire more aggressive debanding of post-processing effects and DXT textures at the expense of fine texture detail, make the following change in hs.ini:
Enabled DX11 GPU-based Mesh Skinning
Enabled Window Resizing
Disabled submitAnalytics
*The [Uninstall] folder contains backups of the original files from the 2016-10-14 patch.
*If you need to uninstall this mod, copy files from this folder and overwrite.
*Always uninstall before switching to various version of this mod.
Last edited by cyberbeing; 11-07-2016, 09:15 AM. Reason: Added [Hotfix] build with a couple bugfixes
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I'd really like to try your performance mod but I'm getting a Runtime error every time I try using it. The title screen is as far as it goes before it crashes. Do you have any idea what may be causing this? Thanks.
Edit: I think it's working. I tried again and this time installed the [uninstall] folder first.Last edited by Aophis; 12-20-2016, 01:52 PM.
I followed the suggestion in the first page:
"Extract the contents of the 22/12 patch .exe with 7zip and copy just the abdata folder over your game directory.
This should give you all the new outfits, items and anims without sccrewing compatiblity with this or any other mod/plugin."
I did so..
I first installed "manually" only the abdata folder and the userdata folder from Expansion Pack disk 1.83Gb, in the end I manually copied the two Bonus clothes content
I then installed the same folders abdata and userdata manually, by the update of the 22/12 and update 26/12
I restarted the IPA patch 64-bit version both for the hs-game and studio, I restarted the WideSlider patch, and finally I deleted the old translation folder, recopy the translation loader v16 and copied the new translation 22/12/2016 in the Plugins folder
I also applied the SBX uncensored patch for new ExpansionDLC clothes, I updated Advanced IK animations mod to version 9.4, and ShortcoutHS to new recent version 1.04Beta5
the WideSlider function and English Translation work fine both in the game and in the studio, also the studio Scenes, old and new are loaded properly!
The new maps are loaded in the studio, but the Big Screen is off and you can see textures appear and disappear when you turn the camera, so the screen does not work in the new map,
the real problem are some of the new content in the game that are not shown,..! are "invisible" all new Dildo and all new Forniture, are invisible during new aniamtions
Another serious problem are.. the new two maps in the normal h-game, I tried in the HS standard game the new map called SM, I only see the feamale charcater locked up in the new SM map, behind the bars, to the outside of the room with the bed, the camera controls and commands are all locked, I have been forced to close game to the desktop with task manager
Do not know what the reason of all these problems.. may be the new Visual Patch to be incompatible with the new maps and content, or copy wrong or something.. and yet I did according to flovour order, as described above, you have done differently..?
I do not know what to do?!?
Help..! -_-Last edited by Iukix360; 01-07-2017, 02:28 AM.
Do these new pubic hairs replace the old ones or can i use all of them after installation?
As always fantastic mod. Best uncensor mod ever!
Hey there! First of all your mod is AWSOME thx!
But I wanted to ask if you could do a "Pubic Hair Patch" version where the vanilla pubic hair stays untouched. I'd appreciate it!
Keep on with your great work!
@Bananadude hey there, vanilla pubic hairs and the custom ones made by me for the old "Female maker assets" mod are automatically replaced with compatible versions. If you have any other pubic hairs, they will stay there, but they will look weird, so make a backup just in case. There's no way to have both systems working at the same time, explanation below!
@kngston2007 Since the pb mesh was changed and also were the UVs, it's not possible to use vanilla textures, or any other designed for the default pubic hair mesh. I adapted vanilla,trying to avoid making any changes so they should look pretty similar to the default ones. Still, changes in size, brightness and such were probably done. I was planning to polish them a bit,for they were made quickly (I personally hate vanilla pubic hairs XD) so you can expect them to be moar accurate in next version.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Ummm someone might have probably commented that but... the vagina disappears with the clothing top, it's ONLY the clothing top, no other clothing parts (that I saw at least) have this issue..."WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, AAAH, POURRA! HU-HU"
It doesn't happen anymore since version 0.8, so update the uncensor to its latest version.
Unless you're talking about custom clothing made by the community, like those made by Zeaska or others, in which case, no compatibility is ensured!
quick question, what is the difference between this uncensored mod and the semipro uncensored mod? Also, Is it possible to have both uncensored mods or is that gonna conflict? Some mods need this uncensored and others need the SEMIPRO, so just a bit confused...
As a general rule, every mod is compatible with every uncensor. Exceptions are:
- Clothing mods which include items for the "top" slot, for those need to be adjusted to each uncensor.
- Pubic hairs, which, depending on the shape and position of the vagina, might need to be readjusted.
- Skin mods, albeit I haven't seen a single one being released for HS yet.
Installing an uncensor will automatically replace all the core game files that need to be readjusted (that includes vanilla clothing,pubic hair, body textures, suntans, etc). So, in the end, only certain top clothing parts added by the community will cause incompatibilities.
Good thing is, it's pretty safe to install an uncensor and then overwritte it with another if you don't like it, so I always encourage testing them all.
I'm not 100% sure this mod caused it, but suddenly my STUDIO program goes black screen. Everything worked fine until recently and I'd hate to fresh instal it. The output log looks like my resource files are corrupt, any hints?Attached Files
"Some men dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them."-???
realsilverjunk commented10-25-2016, 03:31 PMEditing a commentDid some experimenting, it seems my resources.assets file is what is causing the error. Does anyone have a new one I can use?
Hey there, there're a lot of files in those folders which share similar names. None of those are modified by the uncensor so it shouldn't have anything to do with it.
The recent visual enhancement patch by cyberbeing works on many of those files, so applying it could potentially fix your issue.
It's a pair of post above but this is the link in case you don't know which one I'm talking about:
Download that, select a performance/quality preset and do a copy paste. Then you have to copy the "dependencies" folder even if you don't use those specific mods.
If that doesn't work you can always get fresh, new files by downloading the latest accumulative patch for Honey Select (search the pre-release thread in the Hentai game discussion forum). Since those files are patch/config dependant, it's not wise to use anyone's.
Note that, by doing so, you'll need to reinstall the translations and re-register any plugin you're using.
realsilverjunk commented10-25-2016, 04:49 PMEditing a commentThank you! Though it seems even replacing the files as you said yields the same problems in the output log with the unity assets file. I'll try getting a new patch. Specifically, it was the sole "resources.assets" file in the studio64 data folder.
EDIT: Okay I downloaded the newest files, then re installed mods, and it worked! All is well in townsville. Thanks Stampar!Last edited by realsilverjunk; 10-25-2016, 05:38 PM.
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plasticmind commented10-26-2016, 05:51 PMEditing a commentshinki
sorry, it's not on any texture, I can't fix it, may Stampar and Belgar17 look into it.
plasticmind I've been playing with the body mesh trying to find out where the seams come from. I've built the uncensor again in the vanilla body, I've tried to go without normal or tangent adjustment... I've replaced the neck and shoulders of sbx body with those from vanilla body. I've joint all the closed vertices so only one continuous mesh would remain...
But it was all to no avail, those small seams in the neck, shoulders and vagina were still there. Only going without tangents proved to noticeably reduce the seams in the uncensor area, but it created other problems.
In the end, if seams are not in the textures, and they are not in the mesh, where the fuck are they? XD
Still, about the neck seam, I'm pretty sure it's on the occlusion map. You can notice how in the 4k package, which uses your custom one, it's more visible than in the failsafe, which uses my moddified vanilla. It's either the specular or the occlusion. It would be easier if the head files were included in the uncensor but I won't be suplying those if I can avoid it. Later I'll try to get rid of it.
alright so i decided to try out this mod and downloaded everything shown at the first page, any other additional patches or changes im missing in this forum? Also my bad for not being able to follow this, but are the seams fixed? Also, wud i need to download cyberbeing patch?
wanglo and also to anyone being lost with the current state of affairs:
SBX Uncensor 1.1 already comes with everything you need. 4k body maps and Pubic hair patch addons are optional, so install them only if you're interesed in what they feature.
Textures are WIP, some seams remain here and there, depending on the skin pattern you choose. Textures included in the 1.1 package turned out to be pretty bad so if I were you I would use this ones instead (they have been smoothed, deseamed and fixed by a few users in succesion).
I'm currently deseaming what's left on them. A new SBX2 build will be uploaded before the weekend I expect, which should clean all the chaos we are currently having here with so many textures and versions. No problem about not being able to follow, even I get lost at times XD
Cyberbeing patch is optional. It's not directly related to the uncensor files so you don't neccesarily need to install it. I recommend doing so since it improves the visual quality of the filters used by the game/studio a lot and the performance builds might even increase your fps, but it's not a requisite for the uncensor to work.
Aside from that, there are a few external mods which, for technical reasons, were made exclusively for SBX2, some of them being:
Custom tops by Belgar17
Sexy dresses by Belgar17
8k specular maps by Kaka1990
New HS tops by Belgar17
Colourable clothing by Painz
This doesn't mean other mods won't work with SBX2, they most likely will, with the obvious exception of those made exclusively for other uncensors or vanilla version of the game.
I hope this clears most of the confusion we might have created. Currently, editing the first post is a tedious and sometimes pointless task: pictures move to where they damn please, random spaces appear from nowhere, words get mixed, cache stops working for days... etc, hence the rough aspect of it. With a bit of luck it'll be better and more clear in the future.
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Tutorial for SBPR -> Making basic replacer and non-replacer texture mods
The uncensor is extremely detailed and is absolutely fabulous.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to find an uncensor that allows for the expansion/stretching of the vagina. I've only found 2 vaginal uncensor mods: this one and the MU FU one, which looks like a giant orifice :'(
Does such a mod exist to make the vagina stretch during H scenes and relax when the penis is out? Is it possible?Last edited by danjako43; 10-26-2016, 04:56 PM.
plasticmind commented10-26-2016, 09:15 PMEditing a commentBelgar17
Is it possible to add new bones to vagina? some uncensor in CM3D2 can expand using plugins, I know this is tricky, we have Additional Bone Modifier, GameObjectList, shortcutHS, they can scale every bone you find.
I can't say if it would be impossible or not, but even since SBPR I had read in the forum that the game don't accept additional bones. Some people have tried for the body and some for skirts without any suggest. If you success you will have to modifiy the body bone weights to take advantage of it. Then there is the fact that you will have to create the Monobehaviors to drive those bones. And you will have to modify the animations to incorporate them.
So no matter what, it will be a big undertaking, way beyond my level.


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M+ museum adds Tiananmen images to its collection
Director insists Kowloon West museum bought photos and local satirical pieces because of artistic value, not controversial subject matter
Politically sensitive works including photographs taken during the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 and local satirical art pieces have been added to the growing collection of M+.
The visual culture museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District will continue to stage exhibitions at temporary sites leading up to the museum's scheduled opening in 2017. It hopes to break ground on the project later this year.
Amid fears over rising costs, construction costs will be capped at HK$5 billion.
The M+ collection has grown to 3,253 objects. In addition to works by artist-activist Ai Weiwei, including the photograph Tiananmen, in which a middle finger is raised in the famous square, M+ also owns Liu Heung-shing's photography series China After Mao, which depicts changes on the mainland from year to year since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.
Among 29 prints it has bought and 67 acquired by donation, two depict Beijing in 1989. In Couple Hiding Under the Bridge, a couple hide from patrolling tanks crossing a bridge above. Rushing Students to Hospital shows bleeding students being rushed to hospital on bicycles.
"Freedom of expression is an important factor," the museum's executive director, Lars Nittve, said of the politically sensitive works, insisting that the museum acquired those works because of their artistic value rather than the controversial subject matter.
Nittve said he appreciated the respect shown by the board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, which did not interfere in any acquisition.
And Nittve was not worried about attacks from pro-Beijing lawmakers.
"Provocative is not necessarily better than other art. Contemporary culture has never been universally popular," he said.
A pair of iron gates featuring some of the last examples of street calligraphy by the late "King of Kowloon" Tsang Tsou-choi has also found its way to M+.
The Urban Renewal Authority had been protecting the gates, which were found in an area of Kwun Tong due for redevelopment.
Nittve said the team would continue to expand and was looking at forming a sponsorship team to seek private funding.
It is understood that the museum has spent less than HK$200 million out of the HK$1.7 billion collection budget on purchasing art. The cost of the building will be capped at HK$5 billion. "It will not be allowed to cost more," Nittve said.
Last June, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the estimated cost of M+ would be HK$4.9 billion, as opposed to the previous estimate of HK$3.3 billion, due to a surge in construction costs. Lam also denied the budget for the entire arts hub would more than double from the original HK$21.6 billion to HK$47 billion.
Nittve said there was steady growth in the architecture collection, part of which was shown at the recent architecture exhibition Building M+, which attracted 20,000 visitors in about one month. But he admitted the moving image collection was lagging, largely because the museum could not find a curator for this area.
Among gifts to the museum, Swiss collector Uli Sigg has donated 1,463 Chinese contemporary art works valued at HK$1.3 billion to the museum. Last month mainland collector Guan Yi donated 37 works spanning 1979 to 2005.
The museum also acquired 47 works from Sigg for HK$177 million in 2012.
Nittve revealed Museum Committee and Interim Acquisition Committee member David Pong Chun-yee has donated a series of works by local artist Wilson Shieh, who is known for his satirical paintings of Hong Kong culture and politics in Chinese gongbi style. Shieh's colour pencil drawings, including Eight Modern China Political Leaders in School and The Twenty-Eight British Hong Kong Governors, are now in the M+ collection.
Fellow museum committee member Lo Kai-yin also promised a design donation. But it was not a must for the board or museum committee members to make art donations, Nittve said.
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In the Tarot, the Higher Arcana is a progression through what mythologist Joseph Campbell called the "Hero's Journey". The first card in the traditional Tarot deck is "The Fool" . "The Fool" represents the utterly open innocence, and infinite possibilities, with with we incarnate into this world. The Arcana progress through revelations, trials and initiations. The last card of is "The World", the return Home. Although my Oracle Deck, which features 52 images, is not a Tarot, I have used this metaphor in its creation. The journey is a Circle.
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Transcript: PFC Bradley Manning's unsworn statement at pre-sentencing hearing
Reporter's note: I attended the pre-sentencing hearing of United States v. PFC Bradley Manning in Fort Meade, Maryland on Aug. 14, 2013, and I am making available my notes (with some omissions and minimal edits) of the court proceedings due to the limited public access to official transcripts in the Manning case. Court room illustration courtesy of Deb Vanpoolen.
Partial transcript of the unsworn statement delivered by PFC Bradley Manning during a pre-sentencing hearing on Aug. 14, 2013. The hearing was presided by Judge Denise Lind in Fort Meade, Maryland.
First, your honor, I want to start off with an apology.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that it hurt the United States.
At the time of my decisions, as you know, I was dealing with a lot of issues – issues that are ongoing and they are continuing to affect me.
Although they have caused me considerable difficulty in my life, these issues are not an excuse for my actions.
I understood what I was doing and the decisions I made. However, I did not truly appreciate the broader effects of my actions.
Those effects are clear to me now through both self-reflection during my confinement…and through the merits and sentencing testimonies that I have seen here.
I'm sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions.
When I made these decisions, I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people.
The last few years have been a learning experience. I look back at my decisions and wonder how on Earth could I, a junior analyst, possibly believe I could change the world for the better over the decisions of those with the proper authority.
In retrospect, I should have worked more aggressively inside the system. As we discussed during the providence statement, I had options and I should have used these options.
Unfortunately, I can't go back and change things. I can only go forward. I want to go forward. Before I can do that, I understand that I must pay a price for my decisions and actions.
Once I pay that price, I hope to, one day, live in a manner that I haven't been able to in the past. I want to be a better person, to go to college, to get a degree, and to have a meaningful relationship with my sister, with my sister's family, and my family. I want to be a positive influence in their lives, just as my aunt Debra has been to me.
I have flaws and issues that I have to deal with, but I know that I can – and will – be a better person.
I hope that you can give me the opportunity to prove – not through words, but through conduct – that I am a good person and that I can return to a productive place in society.
Thank you, your honor.
Learn More:
- WhatTheFolly.com: Court Martial of Army Private First Class Bradley Manning
- WhatTheFolly.com: PFC Bradley Manning apologizes for "unintended consequences" of leaks
- WhatTheFolly.com: Summary of testimony of Casey Manning Major at the court martial of PFC Bradley Manning on Aug. 14, 2013
- WhatTheFolly.com: Military judge reduces maximum sentence for PFC Bradley Manning
- WhatTheFolly.com: Human rights, civil liberties & free press advocates express concern over 'dangerous' precedent set by Manning's conviction on espionage charges
- WhatTheFolly.com: PFC Bradley Manning acquitted of "aiding the enemy" but found guilty of Espionage Act, theft & computer fraud charges
- Court room illustration courtesy of Deb Vanpoolen
- Bradley Manning Support Network's website
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Question for all of you
What do you miss most from before you were a mother?
I miss me and my husband being able to go out. Just something as simple as going to lunch on the weekend is a whole production now.
I would say me time.
I miss my girlfriends. It's been really hard making new friends in person (with Momma's even)
It is super hard to make friends! I had pretty much lost most of mine before I had kids because I had moved out of state. It is sad how hard it is to make face to face friends.
Good question! I think for me it's sleep. I miss being able to just lay in bed all day on a lazy Sunday.
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I am a Christian, SAHM. We live in California. Married since 2011. Our Son (Benjamin) born in 2013.Daughter Audrey is due January 2016. https://jenniferlucas.jamberry.com, https://www.facebook.com/jenniferLucasjamberrynails/?ref=bookmarks
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Support » Themes and Templates » Wpfolio js and Submenu Issue
6 years, 1 month ago
I looked and looked but cannot find this. Also posted on wpfolio forum but they suggested to post here
My Submenu under MY WORK (or PORTFOLIO) shows up and all works fine but when I try to hover the mouse over any of the submenus they disappear.(oddly enough sometimes they do show long enough for me to be able to click on them) Looked at some other sites with submenu – they do not seem to have that problem. What could be the cause of this?
http://www.crowephotography.co.za (only one PORTFOLIO or MY WORK TOP Menu has a submenu and that is the problem area)Steve suggested that maybe my JS does not load or load slowly? How could I check or rectify that?
Uninstalled the Pixopoint Menu Plugin and Issue went away