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In the heart of Houston, a vibrant PK-8 school is developing well-rounded student leaders based on Christian principles for an increasingly complex, technologically advanced, and diverse world. To do so, this school inspires students to contribute to their community through service and leadership, equips students to persevere and grow through adversity, and exposes students to a variety of experiences that will ultimately shape their own passions. At the center of all this is a robust technology program, which serves as the engine for many of the school's current and future strategic goals.
River Oaks Baptist School ("ROBS") seeks a talented, experienced, and visionary Senior Technology Director to lead the technology program as the school moves forward with bold new innovation, technology, and STEAM initiatives. This is a new position reporting to the Associate Head of School for Academics and serving on the Leadership Team.
Please download the attached opportunity statement to view a detailed description and application instructions for this extraordinary position.
Specific duties
Leadership and Strategy
- Develop and maintain strategic and operational plans for technology that are aligned with the mission and values of the school and that support the goals of the various divisions and departments
- Oversee the planning and implementation of major professional development experiences for faculty in areas of technology integration and curricular design
- Help develop a culture of creative innovation to meet the dynamic and evolving needs of an excellent 21st century school
- Ensure that the entire technology team models and supports best practices in innovation, experimentation, technology integration, and instructional design
- Support and guide senior leadership and various division directors on strategic and operational decisions involving both educational technology and information technology, and manage or help manage major transitional projects as needed
- Manage and develop the technology budgets, both for operations and capital investment
- Serve on and/or oversee technology-related committees at the leadership, faculty and staff, and student levels
- Participate as an actively engaged member of the broader Leadership Team
- Develop professional growth plans for the technology team to ensure that ROBS maintains a top-tier technology program
- Maintain an active presence in the local, regional, and national educational technology communities
- Ensure the successful establishment and maintenance of local, regional, and national partnerships to support the strategic goals of the educational technology program
- Manage the three technology functional units and all operations therein: Information Technology, Technology Integration, and Technology Curriculum
- Ensure that all members of the community receive sufficient internal and external educational technology training, integration support, and help desk support
- Establish and evaluate technology policies, procedures, and processes in areas such as: end-user support, data management, network security, content filtering, hardware deployment, capital investment, and AV services
- Oversee and evaluate the deployment of all hardware, software, and systems from various perspectives, including: cost-effectiveness; customer satisfaction; compliance; asset management; migration, rollout, and transition; efficiency; and performance
- Maintain and evaluate all third-party vendor relationships
- Oversee the hiring and supervision all technology staff
- Other duties as assigned
Professional Qualifications and Personal Qualities
ROBS is looking for candidates who can demonstrate:
- A strong set of information technology and educational technology skills, and relevant professional training.A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is a minimum requirement, though a graduate degree in management, instructional technology, information systems, or related field is highly desirable.
- Significant experience as a technology and/or information services leader, including areas such as: project and personnel management, enterprise systems management, technology integration, instructional design, end-user training and support, and financial planning.
- Experience working in a technology department of an educational institution.Prior classroom teaching experience is desirable.
- A penchant for strategic thinking, as well as a commitment to tactical management.
- An eye on the horizon of emerging educational technology systems and paradigms, with a resistance to jumping on technology bandwagons.
- An authentic understanding of how educational technology is but one part of curriculum design, and an ability to lead an entire school around this principle.
- Excellent people management skills.
- A successful history of implementing and growing large-scale professional development experiences for employees, particularly faculty.
- Strong communication skills — written, verbal, presentation, and training — that support a broad set of school employees: teachers, staff, and administration.
- A desire to working in a faith-based school environment.
- A thoughtful but determined approach to change management and department unification — while still remaining true to organizational goals and community culture.
- A collaborative, cooperative, and patient mindset.
- Visionary leadership that is in tune with the needs of a dynamic and diverse faculty.
- Capability to lift up to 25 pounds and access hardware in hard-to-reach spaces.
To apply
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text: Sustained low interest rates and market volatility are putting Americans' retirement security at risk, according to new research developed by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). According to the paper, " Should Americans Be Insuring Their Retirement Income?" sustained low interest rates, market volatility and longevity risk are three of the most significant risks to Americans' retirement security. If interest rates continue to be low for an extended period, retirement assets invested in conservative investments will have little investment growth and are at risk of being exhausted earlier than expected, according to the paper. In addition, continued volatility of investment returns in the equity markets creates significant "sequence of returns" risk, or the challenge of making up for lost returns after a significant market downturn, particularly just before or just after retirement. These challenges, the paper notes, are compounded by the fact that people are living longer, which further increases the chance of exhausting retirement savings. The paper includes research provided by Ernst & Young's Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice and discusses the likelihood of the average retiree exhausting his or her retirement savings based on a number of scenarios, including a sustained low interest rate environment and continued market volatility. "While the majority of Americans insure their most valuable assets in order to safeguard against significant financial loss, many don't think to insure their ability to generate lifetime income," said Bob O'Donnell, president of Prudential Annuities. "Today's guaranteed income products were designed to help protect retirees from running out of income in retirement, regardless of market conditions or increased longevity." Social Security and traditional pensions offer protection against these risks; however, this protection does not exist for income created from personal savings, unless individuals choose to put it in place. The paper argues that Americans should consider insuring retirement income through products such as individual annuities or guaranteed income products built into defined contribution plans to provide the peace of mind provided by other types of insurance.

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'Leave it to Penguins winger Kevin Stevens – a true optimist – to find the good news in the wake of Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. "The good news is, we don't play again until Saturday," Stevens said.'
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Exploration and production successes position company well for future, says CEO O'Reilly.
MIDLAND, Texas -- Addressing the annual stockholders' meeting, ChevronTexaco Chairman and CEO David J. O'Reilly reported that ChevronTexaco is "up to the challenge of delivering the performance stockholders expect of us and we expect of ourselves." Strong operating performance in the first quarter of 2003 led to a 19 percent annualized return on capital employed.
O'Reilly commented on a number of other accomplishments the company achieved over the past year, including:
* Successfully completing its merger and operating as one company with common systems, policies and practices. In addition, the company has achieved an annual synergy savings rate of $2.2 billion -- compared to $1.2 billion originally estimated.
* Continuing its record of success in more than replacing its worldwide oil and natural gas equivalent production.
* Having its best exploration program in recent years, including recently announced major discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Australia.
Reviewing the company's downstream performance in 2002, Executive Vice President Patricia Woertz said that ChevronTexaco has built a platform for greater profitability. Among successes in 2002, she said the downstream moved quickly to capture efficiencies from the merger and was continuing to lower costs.
O'Reilly said the company is moving forward with an important initiative to create a global natural gas business. He cited ChevronTexaco's strong natural gas positions in Australia, West Africa and the United States, as well as the company's technologies and infrastructure for producing and delivering gas.
O'Reilly reiterated the company's strong commitment to enhancing stockholder value and said the company has aggressive goals for improving return on capital employed.
Vice Chairman Peter Robertson described major projects under way in the upstream business. He said new production would begin this year from the Athabasca oil sands in Canada, and in Chad-Cameroon, and production is increasing at the Karachaganak development in Kazakhstan. "From now through 2007, we'll be steadily bringing on major new oil and gas developments that will enable us to maintain a strong production profile well into the future," said Robertson.


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I just had to tell a funny story. I had my final cake class on Thursday night. Boy, I was going to make this fabulous Butter pecan cake with Apple pie filling and buttercream frosting. I had my cake board decorated with fondant and with the little scrolls on it (Wilton Gumpast and Fondant class) all my flowers are done, daisy and the fantasy flower and a bunch of leaves. Ready for class, well let's just say the cake did not make it to class, it fell completely apart, it was too soft to begin with and did not have time to put it in the fridge to set before going to class. So I left the cake in my car and went to work the next day. I get to work and tell one of my co workers what happened and that I was going to throw the cake away when I got home and save the fondant covered board for my next cake. He tells me to bring it in anyway that everone will eat it anyway. I told him only if he went to get it out of my car. Well he came in with the cake and it was gone in 30 minutes. I left for a meeting and came back and he was eating my fondant covered cake board, my leaves and some of my daisy flowers that were in my car! I could not help but laugh at him because he is about 24 years old and acts like a little kid when I bring in cake. I walk in my office and saw this huge piece of Pink fondant hanging out of his mouth with little daisy flowers and leaves falling out of his hands. I just had to share. but the cake did taste pretty good.
I can only imagine how good the cake was if they're eating a fondant covered cake board. Maybe the cake was soooo good that flavor leaked into the fondant on the board... I'm stretching here... that's just crazy!!!!!
BWAHHHH! That's funny. I bet he gave the deer in the headlight look.
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Of course this would never happen with SpiceRex - he is very friendly, especially to IT professionals. But not all T-Rexs are as nice, so it is good to be prepared.
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Sep 30, 2011 at 10:15 UTC
He must not be from Texas if he carries a 9mm pistol.
Sep 30, 2011 at 11:07 UTC
Only a 9? I want a .50 cal if I'm going up against something that big. LOL
Oct 1, 2011 at 4:09 UTC
some people sure have some time on their hands to think up such a question and such a long answer.
Oct 1, 2011 at 6:48 UTC
The scary part (to me at least) is that their logic seems sound, despite the highly unlikely event. I agree that if I'm going to run into a real T Rex, I'd like the Weatherby :-)
Oct 2, 2011 at 12:09 UTC
GreyRose LLC is an IT service provider.
Since we're in the realm of science fiction to time travel and meet/kill a T Rex, I would like to take my Eve Online Tempest battleship. It has two 1400mm howitzers loaded with an assortment of kinetic, explosive and other rounds. I did the math, basing my results off the large WWII German rail-transport guns of the era, and found that the shells that ship fires are the rough equivalent of shooting a street sweeper at about 6 km/s.
So, while not necessarily nuking them from space, which is truly the only way to be sure, it should work well enough to pacify the local population. :D
Oct 2, 2011 at 5:34 UTC
Eve is cool, but expensive and the ships are ugly. Wish they had better ship designs.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Impressionist and modern art sold well at Christie's on Wednesday at an auction that met expectations and provided a measure of relief to a tense art market battered by the global financial crisis.
That relief was palpable when applause broke out in Christie's salesroom after the hammer fell on the final lot of the sale, which took in nearly $103 million, safely above the low pre-sale estimate of $88 million.
Officials at both Christie's and rival Sotheby's have said convincing collectors to sell when art prices are falling was especially difficult, resulting in the season's vastly scaled-down auctions.
But Christie's did what it set out to do, selling 80 percent of the 48 lots on offer, including Picasso's "Musketeer with pipe," a 1968 oil on canvas that fetched $14,642,500, or right in the middle of its pre-sale estimate range.
Officials said the work had sold for $7.3 million in 2004, a sign that prices are holding up when the right work is offered.
"It was a remarkable result for this material at this time," said Christie's honorary chairman Christopher Burge, who also served as auctioneer.
"We were honestly quite surprised by the depth of the competition," Burge added, citing strong prices for Impressionist as well as 20th-century works at all price levels.
Works by Monet, Renoir and Pissarro sold well at Sotheby's on Tuesday, but the top lots, a Picasso and a Giacometti, went unsold leaving the total well short of its estimate.
Christie's president Marc Porter said new bidders were especially encouraging.
"We saw a lot of new buyers tonight who were ready to compete for things," he told Reuters. The bidding process helped drive prices higher than those of recent private sales, he said.
Buyers were about evenly divided between Americans and Europeans, with Asian clients accounting for more than usual.
Highlights included Giacometti's "Bust of Diego," a bronze that sold for $7.7 million, beating its high estimate, and Degas' "Apres le bain, femme s'essuyant," which went for $5.9 million, just under the high estimate.
Works by Tamara de Lempicka sold well for the second consecutive night, with "Portrait of Madame M." selling for $6.13 million, breaking the artist's auction record set on Tuesday.
The auctions continue next week with sales of contemporary and post-war art, a market segment that has witnessed the greatest price spikes in the past decade and which could be especially vulnerable.
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Cute top on the right figure...
I just received this cute top, in Ivory. The shoulder size was perfect, but you really need to be a small chested woman to pull this one off, I think. The pleat is right across the middle of my boob, and it Really kicks out. I was disappointed, because for the price, it is a very cute top! Think flat chested though. I'm 34 C and 5/3


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text: hey all, I was hoping to find a droid holder for my car that has an easy way to leave the power plugged in. almost a combination of the current OEM car holder + the OEM desktop multimedia holder. the multimedia holder would be perfect if it had a clip to secure it and it was at adjustable to 90 degree's. i would use that for my car, but it does not. it just seems like someone would have come up with a holder that you can leave plugged in and just insert the droid into, much like my garmin nuvi does.


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When your Chrysler Crossfire left the factory, it was destined for a person with discerning taste who wants a trusted name in their automobile. Your Chrysler dealership isn't the only place to buy the best repair parts to fix your Crossfire. You purchased your Crossfire because its high-value and long-lasting quality appealed to your senses; so why would you settle for second rate when it comes to superior quality auto parts? It's not every day that you realize that you have to buy a replacement Sway Bar Link to fix your automobile.
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I love it! Particularly how you did each of the element... I find fire particularly hard myself xD
It looks awesome
I love it! Could you do an elemental for my story but add spirit along with the other elements?
This is so fantastic!
Would you be willing to draw a few characters for my book as well? It's also based off of the elements.
Would you be willing to draw a few characters for my book as well? It's also based off of the elements.
She is beautiful and the way the elements are drawn is fabulous
She's gorgeous
she looks awesome
Shame She's for your book. I have a similar character I need a design for.
Wow ! A great work !
this is really beautiful
Your works are amazing <3
reminds me of the avatar: last airbender.
Wow! Love the way you depicted the magic! I wish I could do computer artwork like that!
Its the avatar
I Love youre work !!
Looks like zoey redbirdfrom the house of night series!!
I really like the lighting effect you have going on!
Now thats epic!
Just Perfect.
she is beatiful, her expression & pose are really well made.
damn.. shes pretty fucking sexy
WOW! so pretty!!!
beautiful, epic, just stunning
Awesome work man.
very nice!
beautiful! great work
wooo great piece! Eyes are stunning, hair and face expression is great too.
the avatar!! xD great job
Why does this look like a cover for the show Avatar: Legend of Korra as well?
Anyways, well done!
Anyways, well done!
this is absolutely great *o*
Might get me interested in that book you mentioned. The hot and cold contrast is always a great touch and the style is interesting. Love it!
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So, back in January I mentioned a new Pathfinder campaign I was starting. Well, now I'm also back running a game that started last autumn. Both are very involved and long-term.
They run every week, one on Tuesdays and the other on Wednesdays. I've barely been able to keep up my preparations for both of them over the last several weeks. Next week, I'm starting a new temp job at a library and in June I begin a trio of short-term courses. I have a feeling that my arse will be well and truly kicked by the workload and I may have to put one of my games on hiatus.
I do a good job of creating contingencies for when my players go off course in an adventure but doing so creates SO much more work. Then there's the ever-present temptation to spend my 'free' time actually doing something relaxing.


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I had a childhood friend with whom I was sharing almost everything. We had played with each others body parts to some level - but not done anything like sucking nipples or P*. We might have given a head if the mood and circumstances might have lead to it. After our marriage we have talk several times about sex and how we feel, but never talk about showing his P* in photograph or behind the curtain. I have never talk such things with any other girl friend and have kept my sex life private. , but at the same time I wouldn't be ashamed of it or anything.10|10|1


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Haunted House
Jackie Moran &
Marcia Mae Jones
Robert F. McGowan
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- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 9 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Released: February 22, 2005
- Originally Released: 1940
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Known in England as The Blake Murder Mystery, Haunted House is an energetic and light-hearted feature filled with surprisingly savvy dialogue from low-budget Monogram Pictures. The film spotlights young actor Jackie Moran, best known for his role as Buddy, the youthful co-pilot in Buster Crabbe's Buck Rogers serial of 1939. Moran also appeared as Huckleberry Finn in David O. Selznick's adaption of The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, which featured Haunted House co-star Marcia Mae Jones as well. Director Robert McGowan, is best known for his film work during the late 20s and early 30s and for many "Our Gang" shorts.
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Story,acting,and film were OK.It was the type of story of the times that helps relax you and make you think who done it.Not bad. Fred from Austin.
The murder occurs before the movie begins. The audience doesn't get to know a lot about the victim, but we do get strong hints that the main suspect is innocent. Who could have committed the crime, then? Apprentice journalist Jimmie (Jackie Moran) and his boss's niece Millie (Marcia Mae Jones) set out to solve the case. Jimmie and Millie sort through the clues with a "gee whiz" attitude.
Moran was only 17 when this movie was filmed, but his character has the naivete of a lad a few years younger. The studio evidently intended for this to be a Saturday matin?e feature. Moran's likability helps carry the film.
Since this film is targeted to a juvenile audience, I noted ways in which this movie could supplement a history lesson for home schoolers or precocious 4th or 5th graders. For example -- Q: Why might Mrs. Blake have been wary about depositing her money in a bank? A: A memory of the bank panic which occurred a decade earlier. Q: What government program may have helped Jimmie's grandmother maintain a comfortable home? A: The Social Security program instituted by FDR during the previous decade. Q: Why didn't Jimmie have to replace his tire with the slow leak? A: His car didn't have radial tires, but old-fashioned tube tires that could keep rolling if air was replaced every few miles.
Not bad low-budget film from Monogram studios about murder in a small town and the two young people who try to figure out just who the murderer is. Good performances from Moran and Jones in the leads roles. This film has a good feeling of mystery Americana style. Not a bad way to spend an hour. Nice print!
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A Bird in the Hand: Shotguns, Deadly Oil Pits, Cute Kittens, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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The Medium is the Message
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Justice Scalia's Environmental Legacy: A Contextual Analysis
By Peter Manus
The Revolution in Environmental Criminal Law in Europe
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Forthcoming: Vol. 35, Issue 3
Presidents, Parliaments, and Legal Change: Quantifying the Effect of Political Systems in Comparative Environmental Law
By Eric Biber & Sari Graben
Furtive Subsidies: Reframing Fossil Fuel's Regulatory Exceptionalism
By Patrice Simms
Owning Groundwater
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Towards Ethical Stewardship: Balancing Natural and Historic Cultural Resources in National Parks
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Let's play Seaglass! This is part 1 of my walkthrough guide for the iOS game, Seaglass by Anthony McBride.
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Valero Begins Texas Downsize
Company also plans to phase out the Total brand over the next three years.
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Two Total convenience stores in the Texarkana area have closed and will not re-open. A third store is slated to close in the near future, a company spokesman said.
Valero Energy Corp., owner of the Total brand, said the closings are not a sign of hard times, but that the company is positioning its business for future growth. "We want higher quality stores, with better offerings," Valero spokeswoman Denise Brady told the Texarkana Gazette. "All employees at the closing locations are being transferred to different stores."
San Antonio-based Valero has over 1,400 company-operated stores nationwide under five name brands: Diamond Shamrock, Valero, Ultramar, Beacon and Total.
Valero is doing a complete network rationalization, said Brady. That means they are in the process of deciding which convenience stores to upgrade and which to divest. Factors considered include a store's profitability, location and future demographics, the report said.
A May 2002 Valero management presentation outlined the company's strategy to strengthen its position in the current competitive market. Its retail network has experienced under-investment. Those stores that show the best potential will be upgraded.
There are 11 Valero-owned stores in Texarkana and one franchise. Total locations will come under the brand name of Diamond Shamrock. The Total brand name is to be completely phased out over the next three years. Locations which are kept will be remodeled and the focus will be placed on merchandising improvements, Brady said.


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Terra, Curse of the Forest by Adam Blade
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tom nearly got eaten by Terra, but he survived. The thing that Tom needed to get (which was the ingredient he needed to help his Mum survive) was a lovely white flower. Terra's teeth dripped with black sap.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
NovaStor Sells Backup Operations
Simi Valley-based NovaStor, a developer of data backup software and related services, announced Tuesday that it has sold its offsite backup service business. According to NovaStor, it sold the service to Data Storage Corporation, one of the firm's partners, based in New York. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed. NovaStor said it sold the service--which allowed customers to back up their data to the company's data centers for offsite backup--to remove the perception that it was competing with its partners, and also so it could focus on developing software to enable its partners. NovaStor said that the offsite backup service will continue to operate based on its technology by Data Storage Corporation. NovaStor's U.S. offices are in Simi Valley, with headquarters in Switzerland.
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Mar 21, 2008
Thousands of UK residents have signed a petition against a law preventing photography and filming in certain public places. Yet this all turned out to be a misunderstanding, and no such law was proposed. Rajesh investigates the way we view the lens and the way it views us.
via Tom.
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The Virgin Birth refers to the virgin birth of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (Matt 1:18 - 1:24, Luke 1:26 - 1:38).
The aforementioned Gospels state that Jesus was not conceived through the normal biological process, but was conceived by the Holy Spirit touching Mary to create a baby forming in her womb. She was a virgin, having never had intercourse with a man. In this way Jesus was born without the original sin of Adam being passed down from generation to generation. Matthew tells us this fulfills the prophecy the Lord made to Isaiah in the Old Testament in Isaiah 7:14
"Behold a virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son"Matthew used the Greek Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament common in Palestine at that time.
Other traditions
The Unification Church does not accept the "immaculate conception" (i.e., the traditional Christian doctrine of the virgin birth), teaching rather that Zechariah was the father of Jesus. [1] Unification Theology likens this to the story of Tamar who became pregnant by her father-in-law Judah. [2]
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"cloudface" is a psuedonym I came up with around 2000/01 for using on the Internet and signing artworks etc and it migrated IRL and now most cats that know me call me "cloudy" but my wageslave name is Ross...
I wish there was a button on these dating sites where you could click to go "simplified version" or "longer with some detail version" for someone's profile-some of the advice given to guys on women is to not ramble on about yourself when you first meet a girl but let her talk, but then maybe that only works IRL and it's better to post interesting things about yourself on your profile?
In my short version I'd put:
Hey, I live 7 minutes walk from The Valley, I'm pretty easy going, I like to make girls laugh; let's hangout sometime and decide where to go from there...
peep me on FB:
Now I'll do a longer one for a bit in case you do like to read profiles looking for things that seem interesting in another person...to cut back on my proclivity to ramble let's go point form...
-ENFP Myers Briggs type
-Libran with Sagitarian rising
-Interested in all things philosophical, media, art etc, memes, concepts, how other people think, live etc
-Apparently I look "23 or 25 maybe"...I'm confused about how I'm 31-it doesn't feel like I am and I'm not sure how someone in their 30s is supposed to act...I've wasted a lot of time in my younger days tangled up in a swamp of depression-it kind of feels like I was in a coma for much of "my youth"
-I grew up as a Jehovah's Witness
-I was celibate-by choice-till I was 20 and have been playing ill-equiped latebloom catchup since
-I have two younger brothers; the middle one's got fairly severe brain damage-nappies, semi-constant care etc and I spent a lot of my younger years helping to care for him...I don't understand people that think looking after babies is more hard work than it is rewarding
-Diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder and the before mentioned depression at 17...
-Have had a "stress induced psychotic episode" where I didn't hurt anyone but went a little 'off the rails' and after not being able to sleep for days trashed the house I was living in with the two girls that owed me $1000 each and weren't looking for work or getting the Dole...I ended up in the psych ward for a bit on an "involuntary treatment order" and they decided because I had one episode that I was bi-polar and had to be on lithium for a while...you never want to be on lithium if you're not actually bipolar...shit will acid wash your psyche...trust me when I say that I'm never ever going to act in any manner that will get me back inside a psyche ward
-Have taken-at rough estimate 50 acid tabs (post psyche ward)
-I decided I wanted to make my pec muscles "dance" when I was in highschool so started developing the muscles...I have manboobs that I can make "dance" now..I often flex my manboobs as "something to do" throughout the day-like how some folks chew their nails
-Doctors and psychologists etc I've seen last few years have decided I'm cyclothymic-which is a cutdown version of Bipolar 2...I don't get the "I AM A GOLDEN GOD" highs but my brain can become very overactive
...meh....the realisation that I've putt in some facts about myself that will probably scare you off dear reader is washing over me like atomic fallout but you can't really change your past and you'd find out shit eventually if we did become friends or dated or had sex even since I'm one of those faggy post-coital talkers...none of the above is actually eplained properly nor could be without a proper conversation..
Many things have gone into making up who I am today and many more will go into who I am tomorrow...maybe I should just put a nice "I like stuff and people and things" profile...this site needs a proofreading service..
I work at a bottle shop if you need to know my day job..
I sometimes DJ/run a club nite...some people find that impressive so I'll mention that...
I should be doing a shiteload more music, art and writing than I am but things are changing in a more proactive direction as these are the kinda things I want to do with my life.
cunnilingus (LOL)
...but seriously? Well, I have that "Libran trait" of being able to see things from multiple angles-arguing with someone when you can see their POV is annoying; "non-linear" thinking; aparently fairly decent at giving back/foot massages; thinking of random quotes at random times; eating spaghetti..
..at least eight completely un-related people have said I look like Bam Margera...[EDIT-9 now]
I'm like a daggy version of punk maybe..
(this is all just a rouse to seem humble-truthfully ladies go weak at the knees wherever I pass by...I really should stop pushing them over)
The obvious ones that are obvious are stuff like Fight Club, Clockwork Orange, Big Lebowski, Catch-22, et al and then a whole bunch you've probably never heard of like Size of Watermelons and Altered States..
Why six-like makemecare pointed out-for starters?..
A lot of people put "my friends and family here" or shallow day to day things like "my iPod!"...
I don't think I've had a particularly hard life-that is to say a lot of people have lived worse-but I do know what it's like to go without...you'd be surprised what you can go without-at different times I've gone without family, friends and a lot of stuff people list here. It's not a badge of honour, I'm just saying it's stupid to say shit like "I could never live without my friends-those girls are the bestest in the world and we'll be friends forever and evers" 'cause one of 'em might get drunk and push you out of a moving car or sleep with your boyfriend/dad/dog-you might find yourself in some weird situation and then your friends severe ties rather than stick by you..or maybe they'll get hit by a bus while texting you or move house...it happens...you can fucking live without, you can learn to cope...don't be such a OTT douche..
Again, I don't think I'm particularly strong of character-I get depressed from time to time-but I could probably go without limbs etc as well...and putting down that you couldn't "do without" your intellect is ridiculous cuz obvious you can have an IQ of below 80 and still become the most powerfull man* in the world-besides idiots have less neurosis so I'd probably be happier.
"Sex" is something people like to put as well to indicate they like sex a lot I guess...I like sex a lot-I'd have it in lieu of meals it were an either/or-and I really love food-but it does seem unless you're a girl and/or you're not always particularly picky you do have to go without sex, no matter how much you want/love/need it.
So without listing the obvious like "air, food, water" (and needlessly long winded Internet messages!)...I guessed I'd have to put:
*man puppet is still a man
Ways to live 'off the grid'.
Nipples, vagoo, songs I'm making up to Entertain myself, girls


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Its my boyfriends birthday on Friday so I want to look really nice for him. I'm not the usual type to put loads of effort into my appearance so I'm not sure what to do. Stuff like shave my legs, paint my nails ect. I'm not sure what I'll miss :)
Most Helpful Guy
ok sweet heart let me give you some suggestions. first color your hair then wear it in a bangs style then put on make up with same skin color make up powder and glow green eye liner blue blush red blush and red lipstick or pink lip gloss wear a red or blue light color dress then the finishing touches nice perfume and mascara with geLatinous drops of dew at the ends of your lashes you will blow him away


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A father was seriously injured after police attacked him for standing up for the rights of his second grade son at school.
The boy's teacher had told him he was not allowed to use the restroom. As a result, the elementary school student soiled his pants all day.
The father confronted the teacher, in what he admits was an "angry" tone, but there was no reason for him to be attacked and apprehended by the police.
Still, in spite of the fact that he broke no laws, Vincent Nemorin was put in handcuffs after he dared to question the second grader's teacher at PS 193 on Wednesday.
He believed the teacher needed to be held accountable for forcing his son to sit in feces for hours.
"We are just demanding basic health needs. Nothing extra. Children should never be restricted going to bathroom," Yumi Nemorin, Vincent's wife explained.
Police say the teacher told them she felt threatened, and so they "had to act."
"His father approached a teacher just to verify why she didn't let him use the bathroom. He gets arrested for asking a simple question. It's not her against him, it's her against us. Could've happened to any of our kids," Stacia Gregorio, a parent said.
"We are afraid, we are very afraid. We can come to the school and any issue I'm up and if you're going to go and address it, you were going to be arrested," Maryam Genik, another parent explained.
Local ABC 7 News explains that "parents believe his arrest was retaliation because he demanded more resources for students from the principal."
"We refuse to have a knucklehead principal with the help of the police coming into our communities treating us and our kids as future criminals," Fritz Vilton, a parent said.
A spokesperson for the Department of Education said in a statement that "we take this allegation seriously, and are investigating the matter. Ensuring safe and supportive environments in all our schools is critical, and there is additional support being provided to the school to address parent concerns. We will continue to work with the school community to ensure the school is meeting their needs."
Nemorin is now no longer allowed to drop his son off at school or pick him up until the matter is settled, due to a protection order placed against him by the police.
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Stuart Wright
Well-known member
So I want to create some usergroups with automatic promotions in order to encourage people to participate in the forums, enter user reviews of equipment in our editorial and such.
New Members. I'm inspired by Digital Point where new membership has some restrictions. No signatures, can't Like, can't enter competitions, can't user our classifieds etc. But after 48 hours membership and likes from 3 different people, they get automatic promotion to standard membership.
Standard Members is the equivalent of our current Members usergroup.
Established Members includes larger PC inbox, more PC recipients, PC attachments enabled, more links in sigs, can bookmark.
Veteran Members includes more PC allowances, more sig links, exclusive competitions.
Premium Membership is a paid option (thinking £5/month or £50/year) which gives more of the above plus PC auto responders, access to a private exclusive forum (with fewer rules) and no banner ads.
Other privileges and features will be distributed across the usergroup hierarchy as I feel is appropriate.
So my first question is what do you think of the idea?
And more importantly, how do I go about the task of working out the number of trophy points and other awards in order to create a fair and balanced progression up the ladder?
And how do I test it on the sandbox? By changing the promotion and doing some kind of cache rebuild? What do I do?
Thanks folks.


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Proposed name change
Because this car is a hypercar, should we change the page name to "Veyron-inspired Hypercar"? JBanton (Talk | Contribs) 08:04, May 22, 2013 (UTC)
Im more than sure this is a trismo
I mean it has a T for the logo and its a sports car Zombo-tech (talk) 22:18, July 6, 2013 (UTC)
- That "T" is a parody of the Bugatti emblem and its positioning. Manufacturer, not model. JBanton (Talk | Contribs) 19:27, July 16, 2013 (UTC)
Name of this car
It's called the Truffade Adder. There is a classic car named just the "Truffade" which costs $1.7 million as well. Source is Lifeinvader.com Rlctstealth (talk) 04:29, September 12, 2013 (UTC)
- In future users should not create a new page concerning a vehicle that we already have an article for. Like today, I will have to delete that article so that I can move the original and leave a redirect behind -_- JBanton (Talk | Contribs) 06:53, September 12, 2013 (UTC)
Car design
Damn, what a machine! --Thomas0802 • (talk • edits) 18:56, September 29, 2013 (UTC)
A new road fighter
Maybe, it's cool when the Adder have an exhaust flamethrower modification, and the flames will come out once the car reach higher than 100mph. (Exhaust flames are similar to the one in the Cuban Hermes (GTA VC) ).
Also, I think it needs more high-end modifications such as nitro (2 tanks), and twin superchargers so it can boost up to 350mph. This is the fastest car ever made in GTA series, perfect for street racing and road-fighting on the streets of Los Santos.
But don't try to use this car for committing crimes (e.g. running over random peds, drive-bys, street rampage with Trevor, etc) or police chases. it's no good.
Missing rear panel at engine bay
Hello guys,
Has anyone noticed that after last 2 patches the real panel at the engine which is colored by the secondary option is missing when you buy it from LegendaryMotorSport?
The rear view of the main picture clearly shows the black area.
MitchMaljers - "5 years ago a virus escaped and everyone died" 07:55, March 21, 2014 (UTC)
Regarding these list of modification boxes that are being added to the vehicle pages — is there any way to make them collapsible? They take up a fair bit of space, and unless you're after the specific cost of a certain part they're kinda superfluous. I agree with having them, but maybe they should be minimised until clicked on?--Leigh Burne (Talk) (Contribs) 07:36, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
- It seems that all cars have different prices on Armor, Engine, etc. Probably even colors. I have a scroll box template I could add to the wiki though (Not sure if it works on the mobile version). It will greatly reduce the page stretching made by the tables without having to expand everything, making the page longer. 10:19, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
Online spawn?
@ Monkepolice188 Prove it spawns naturally (without mods) on Portolo Drive in online. 4 wiki editors disagree with you and so far you are the only one claiming it does. Please do not edit that statement back in without supporting evidence. Smurfynz (talk) 14:13, September 19, 2014 (UTC)
- Have replicated the spawn on Portolo in Online, but only while driving an "owned" Adder to seed it. Smurfynz (talk) 23:58, September 19, 2014 (UTC)
"Occasionally spawns parked in front of a house in Vinewood Hills"
The title says it;
Where does it spawn.. I know most locations for unique cars to spawn around the map, but I've never encountered a Adder parked in Vinewood Hills somewhere. Even when leisurely driving my own Adder around the streets there.
So, anyone have a location/streetname/map for it?
I would like to know.
MitchMaljers - "5 years ago a virus escaped and everyone died" 20:13, November 6, 2014 (UTC)
I agree, it seems unlikely to me. Except the Portola Drive spawn point and online websites, I wouldn't see it spawning somewhere else. Rain - Talk 20:19, November 6, 2014 (UTC)
Not the fastest car in the game
Really tired of this being here. It's a common misconception that the Adder is the fastest car in the game. And for a while, it can't be blamed. However, with the hotfix on the Banshee 900R, the "Adder is fastest car in the game" claim is bogus, the 900R is much faster than the Adder. Quite obvious really.
However, not many know that the Z-type has a higher top speed than the Adder, in the base game. While not immediately apparent in the handling.dat file, driving along a perfectly flat road at top speed will show the Z-type gradually will slip away. The Z-type has a very low Drag value for a car, a trend consistent with most Sports Classics but especially prevalent on the Z-type. Drag affects top speed and cornering abilities, and the lower the value, the less detrimental to the car's performance it is. Meanwhile, the Adder's drag isn't too bad, but hurts its performance a lot more. The difference in Drag is enough to offset the lower maximum velocity and driving force of the Z-type and give it a higher top speed.
Broughy1322 is doing a whole series on testing the top speeds of all vehicles in the game. And he isn't doing this by just looking at a spreadsheet or some other cheater's way. He drives the vehicles in a perfectly straight line for 0.2 miles while removing any other potential factors such as road imperfections or acceleration. Then, by using Speed = Distance/Time (basic algebra, not rocket science), works out each car's top speeds. Theoretically, it's the most accurate way possible to test the vehicles' top speeds in game, as all potential variables on performance are documented and limited.
I keep on bringing him up because he's one of the few YouTubers out there to be thorough and scientific on the subject of top speed. And don't write him off for being "Just another annoying GTA YouTuber," he's distinctively different than the normal GTA YouTube community because he proves his own points with the game engine rather than relying on tips or modders/hackers for info.
And the results of all this experimentation? Here's the top 5 land vehicles tested for top speed. Motorcycles are while wheeliing, which severely increases top speed.
All results are for fully upgraded vehicles. As performance upgrades are proportional improvements to the stock car's performance, specifically the driving force stat, the odds of these changing between stock and fully modded is extremely unlikely.
- Hakuchou (131 mph , 117 mph while not wheeliing)
- Banshee 900R (130.5 mph )
- Bati 801 (129.5 mph , 115 mph while not wheeliing)
- Z-type (126 mph )
- Adder (125 mph )
I'm not pulling these numbers out of my arse at all. Look through the videos. Click the links on each vehicle's top speed, it shows you their recorded top speed. And if you still don't trust them, repeat the process for yourself. ☯ Miggy (hawk talk) 08:41, February 9, 2016 (UTC)
- This is not how we test vehicle speeds here. Because distance and time are not proportional in-game. If you continue to revert, I will result in blocking you, as you are currently going against the MOS of vehicle speeds - an official policy. End of discussion. Monk Talk 15:28, February 9, 2016 (UTC)
- If you don't agree with/approve the methods used by Broughy, maybe a visual aid will convince you. This guy, GUN1T123 made a comparison video (drag style) with the Adder and the Banshee 900R. The video should speak for it self unless you believe he modded the performance data of the Banshee 900S. HeyBerg (talk) 16:20, February 9, 2016 (UTC)
- @Monk:
- First of all, you can't call "End of discussion" just because you made your argument. Quite frankly, that's the way to make yourself look like an ignorant (profane word here).
- Proportions don't affect the end overall performance of a vehicle. Doesn't matter what seconds you count by, the Adder will always be slower than these other vehicles. If anything, going by GTA's units for time as well would only amplify the difference visually.
I suppose it doesn't help the proportions used here are the same ones used by all other vehicle articles for comparison.
- Might I add, your mentioning about me going against the policies for vehicle top speeds is invalid because there is no policy. I've looked. On GTA Wiki:Manual of Style/Vehicles, the only referral to top speed is in the performance section, in the following sentence (emphases mine):
- Prior to the overview, the section should include a neutral, objective review paragraph referring to how the vehicle handles, its speed/ acceleration and construction, damage and deformation characteristics, in the context(s) that are relevant to the vehicle.
- By extension, any way of testing top speed is physically valid in the argument of a vehicle's top speed, including Broughy's. ☯ Miggy (hawk talk) 16:33, February 9, 2016 (UTC)
- I'll apologise for the rest, as I'm currently under a lot of pressure after users on another Wiki are arguing with me, blocking me, and causing homophobia and racism towards users and my brother (rather emotional amd strssful, I'm sure you'll agree). The policy here specifies testing. Monk Talk 16:43, February 9, 2016 (UTC)
- @Monk:
- The issue is that car speedometers aren't accurate either and don't measure in the same way, some speedometers have more error than others, it varies from vehicle to vehicle.
- At top speed I get the following speeds reported on the Ztype and 900R speedmeter:
- Z-Type: ~88-90mph
- Stirling GT: ~120mph
- 900R: ~138-140mph
- The Z-Type can keep up with a Adder in a straight line, see what I am trying to say?
- The Z-Type vs Stirling GT is the best one I have so far, no way you can miss the fact that the Z-Type is way faster than the Stirling GT
- Saying the Adder is faster than the 900R because the Speedmeter tells you so (While the 900R is pulling away at +6mph than you) is being a bit blind and unscientific don't you think?
- Distance/Time is the only way to measure top speed with some level of accuracy since the game speedometers clearly fail at doing that.
Right! I've had enough. I've done this so called test you've all been doing. I spent 2 hours testing around 5 vehicles. Here's what I did
- Created a race, 1 mile long on the LSIA runway. I know it is EXACTLY 1 mile as the distance is stated on the race details, and in the creator.
- It is a completely straight line, from the northern runway, right from the top, to the very end.
- I began testing in GTA Online races.
- I did this on my own.
- Weather was clear.
- I selected Adder.
- I held on the accelerator
- as soon as the race began, my car automatically set off.
- i did not steer the car at all.
- i did not let go of the accelerator at all.
- I did not press the brakes at all.
- After I tested the Adder in 10 tests, the number I got every single time was based around 26 seconds.
- D/T = S -> 1 MILE / 26 SECONDS = ~ 138.4 mph
- I repeated the test on the Banshee 900R. It took 27/28 seconds across 10 tests.
- D/T = S -> 1 MILE / 27.5 SECONDS = 130 mph (After using the D/T = S calculator during testing, I got a number, 128.4 mph, during testing)
Regardless of the fairness of my test, there's ONE THING YOU ARE ALL FORGETTING.
- Just because the Average speed (D/T = S) on the Banshee is HIGHER than the Adder, DOES NOT mean the Adder is SLOWER. A higher average speed means I simply lasted longer on a high speed - not necessarily a higher speed. Thus, this proves the Adder wins either way, but say that I followed your tests (which potentially are better in quality), and said that the Banshee 900R's average speed is higher; THAT only says that the Banshee got to a high speed quicker than the Adder and maintained that speed; that said, this means the Banshee 900R has:
- Better acceleration, or
- Better traction, or
- Better clutch rate.
After all this, I can only say one thing; you're tests simply aren't accurate for gathering top speeds, since the test you have been carrying out doesn't tell us the top speed the car reaches. There isn't any other way you can work out the top speed of a car other than using what is given in game; speedometers. Regardless of how inaccurate they are, it is still provided, defined data, that is a quantity somewhere in the files.
What you have done is prove what we already knew; many cars (including the Banshee 900R) have better acceleration, traction, whatever, than the Adder. Well done, congratulations.
Oh, PS:
- I got 71 mph for the average speed of a Whippet Racing Bike
- 130 mph for the Z-Type
- And, 144 for the Osiris (higher average than the Adder).
Monk Talk 14:20, February 17, 2016 (UTC)
- Just a side note:
IRL, the most accurate way to work out the top speed of a vehicle is by using the gear ratios, tire width, circumference, rotation numbers of the wheels, and of course the maximum RPM. None of this (other than top RPM) is supplied in-game, therefore even this proves that the way you're testing it is wrong. There's no other way to test it. Simple. If you continue to argue against this, I will lock the talk page, because your theories aren't proving anything. Monk Talk 14:36, February 17, 2016 (UTC)
There is no other way to test speeds other than using the aforementioned factors IRL. Even if you're timing the time it takes to get from one checkpoint to another when you're at its maximum speed, that's not proving anything, it's merely saying "wow, another average speed between what started with a high speed and ended with a high speed" - AGAIN, NOT A TOP SPEED. And regardless of HOW our results differ (as I've already said, for the last time...), the results are useless, as the tests we are doing aren't how you test for a vehicle's top speed. So do not come here saying otherwise. It is a known fact. Monk Talk 21:48, February 17, 2016 (UTC)
File Names
All files on this article (Adder) are named and licensed correctly as of 11/06/16. MonkeyBot188 (talk) 16:17, June 11, 2016 (UTC)
Based on the powertrain of the Veyron, the community has concluded that the Adder is powered by a W16 engine. I feel like this is one of the ways in which the Adder departs from it's real-world counterpart.Maybe I'm not quite familiar with the size of the Veyron's engine, but this looks to me like like two V-8 engines connected to a single transmission. This isn't unheard of in the auto world.
Bryanstein (talk) 06:46, September 9, 2016 (UTC)
- Hey there. While you're correct that the engine cover is simply two V8s stuck together with a single transmission system, it's clear that Rockstar have attempted to replicate (much rather, Mock) a, what is in their eyes, W16, by following the common summary that two V8s make a W16 - while this is technically incorrect, it is, in a way, logical and mechanically speaking, a simple way to describe a W16. The "two V8s" is mentioned in the trivia (as far as I know); I hadn't realised the performance description reads as "W16", I will change it, as it was supposed to say "2x SOHC V8", rather than "2x DOHC V8". Monk Talk 07:17, September 9, 2016 (UTC)


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Hydro-Man is Morris Bench. He is an enemy of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four.
He was a sailor. One day, he tripped and fell into the water, alonmg with several barrels of radioactive waste. This mutated him, turning him into a man made of water. This caused him to go insane and become the villain Hydro-Man.
He can control and absorb water.
He is a member of the Frightful Four, a group dedicated to kill the Fantastic Four.