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AIRLINE REVIEW: LAN Airlines Airbus A320, Quito to Cuenca, Ecuador
During a recent trip to Ecuador in conjunction with TravelMart Latin America, a big tourism conference, I flew LAN Ecuador — the LAN Airlines affiliate based in, you guessed it, Ecuador — on a quick side trip from Quito to Cuenca, the nation's third-largest city. Here's what I experienced, both on board and at Quito's brand-new Mariscal Sucre International Airport.
THE ROUTE: Quito to Cuenca, Ecuador (35 minutes, economy class)
THE AIRPORT: Quito's new Mariscal Sucre International Airport, which debuted in 2013 and replaced the old airport of the same name, is a significant improvement over the previous facility. The downside is that, unlike the old airport, it's in the outskirts of the metropolis, rather than within city limits. As a result, our transfer by car from the Hilton Colón hotel downtown to the airport lasted about an hour and a half, since there is traffic, as well as traffic lights. Travel time to the airport should improve when a new, improved highway opens sometime within the next year or so, but for now, my most important Ecuador travel tip is to allow extra travel time.
The airport itself is attractive and spacious, with lots of natural light and high, sloping ceilings over the uncrowded check-in area (there's even a Johnny Rockets in the ticketing area). Once we'd resolved an issue not related to the airline or the airport, our check-in process was swift, and the security line was equally fast (no need to remove shoes or liquid, since this was a domestic flight). The small domestic area has a VIP lounge, a casual restaurant/bar called Darwin's (a nod to the Galápagos Islands), a food vendor and nearly floor-to-ceiling windows that are ideal for letting in the daylight and also plane spotting (which is a big thing for me). Free WiFi at the gate is another big plus, as was the charging station.
The airport design allowed passengers arriving on our inbound plane to move directly into a glass corridor leading to the baggage claim, which helps keep the departure gate from getting unnecessarily crowded with arriving passengers. Boarding was by row, from back to front, with two separate lines marked for the front and back.
THE AIRCRAFT: The LAN Airlines (LAN Ecuador) Airbus A320 had new-looking, dark-blue seats with wings on the headrests (something I love); the headrests also had doilies that, on the flap hanging behind, had a rather large ad encouraging passengers to use LAN's internet and mobile check-in. The armrests had entertainment headphone plug-ins and controls, plus tiny ashtrays — although, of course, the "do not smoke" sign stayed illuminated throughout the flight.
THE SERVICE: After takeoff, a red-and-blue-garbed flight attendant made her way down the aisle with a basket of Arcor candy (I had the chocolate butter toffee, which was actually delicious). No beverage service was offered, and no headphones were either, but the overhead screens showed one of those comedy prank shows (along the lines of Candid Camera) that didn't really require audio anyway.
THE ARRIVAL: The Cuenca airport has no jetways, so air stairs are used for deplaning. It was a short walk on the tarmac to the small baggage claim area, and we didn't have to wait long for our bags (although the airport would do well to install a longer conveyor belt, as the area was a bit crowded). For airline enthusiasts, the Cuenca airport is a joy, and its compact size means that it's just a few steps from plane to baggage claim to taxi.
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Dividend Stocks for the Fiscal Cliff
Why Dividend-Paying Stocks Will Hold Out
Should we go over the fiscal cliff, it'll affect nearly all of us. So if you aren't you paying attention to dividend stocks yet, you should be.
Although taxes will likely go up on dividends, they are a sound investment, as an analysis from Forbes points out.
First, consider the market overall. Interest rates are rock-bottom everywhere, and the Fed's most recent announcement that it will keep rates low means those numbers aren't changing for a good while yet. By that measure, even a mere 2 percent return on dividend stocks is doing better than most things on the market, Forbes reports.
Next, consider that between 2000 and 2010, dividends constituted almost 87 percent of all the returns on the S&P 500. Now extend that another decade (1990-2010) and dividends still comprised 43 percent of all S&P 500 returns.
In other words, whether capital gains taxes are high or low, dividend paying stocks have proven themselves to be good defensive investments.
You might want to invest instead in high-yield bonds. Bad idea. It's a turbulent market in any case, and high-yield bonds have not fared well in recent times at all.
The big problem here is high share prices, which leads to suspicions of unstable value. If you're someone who doesn't indulge in a lot of financial risk, then high-yield bonds are to be avoided.
On the other hand, you could make your dividends investment within your retirement accounts so as to defer any taxes on dividends. To wit, any earnings, including those from dividends, will be taxed at normal income tax rates if these are held within either a 401(k) or a traditional IRA, according to Forbes.
And if you have a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k), things look even better—earnings are tax-free provided the account has been open longer than 5 years and you withdraw after you hit 59.5 years of age.
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Relations between Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch 'collapse' after claims of meetings with ex-wife Wendi Deng
It was, without doubt, the kind of tale that Rupert Murdoch, the famously hands-on proprietor of The Sun, would have wanted his newspaper to have had first. Apart from one small problem: the story was about him.
Today, what had been political gossip for some time, was splashed across the front page of The Mail on Sunday under the headline "Murdoch's feud with Blair over Wendi".
The paper reported that relations between Mr Murdoch and Tony Blair had "collapsed" because of Mr Blair's close friendship with the media mogul's ex-wife, Wendi Deng.
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While the paper stressed it was making "no suggestion" of any impropriety by the former prime minister or Ms Deng it nevertheless quoted a friend of Mr Murdoch saying "Rupert Murdoch will have nothing more to do with Tony Blair. Not ever."
If so, it would be a remarkable end to a remarkable friendship which, over the years, has had very real impact on the political process in the UK. And oddly one that also started with sexual innuendo.
When Mr Blair shrugged off criticism from his own party and travelled halfway around the world to woo Murdoch at a News Corporation summit in Australia in July 1995 the magnate introduced Mr Blair to his staff with the words: "If the British press is to be believed, today is all part of a Blair-Murdoch flirtation."
He then added: "If that flirtation is ever consummated, I suspect we will end up making love like two porcupines – very carefully."
Over the years, much to the unease of many of the left, they were more passionate than that. The Sun backed Labour in every election campaign Mr Blair fought – and while not always uncritical – his papers were none the less supportive of the New Labour project.
Mr Blair claimed, to some incredulity, when he gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry that when he was Prime Minister the relationship was always "professional" rather than a personal friendship. "It was a relationship about power," he said. "I find these relationships are not personal; they are working [relationships], to me."
But he went on to add: "After I left office I got to know him. Now it's different. It's not the same." He also admitted he had become godfather to Murdoch and Deng's daughter Grace in 2010.
Mr Blair's friends told The Mail on Sunday that the relationship between him and Ms Deng was "entirely innocent and above board". Mr Blair's office has also categorically denied an affair. A spokesman for Mr Murdoch declined to comment, as did Ms Deng's spokesman.
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On your mark. Get set. Guess!
Yes, that's the best (aka, only) strategy when it comes to predicting who will win the big trophies at the 56th annual Grammy Awards, which are set to take place Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In this edition of Today's Music Picks, I'm ready to tackle the Record of the Year category.
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The nominees:
"Get Lucky," Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive," Imagine Dragons
"Royals," Lorde
"Locked Out Of Heaven," Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. and Pharrell
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The skinny: It was a great year for singles, so it's only fitting that this field is absolutely loaded. Indeed, I won't be surprised if anyone of the five nominees ends up scoring Grammy gold. I'm wholeheartedly rooting for "Royals," which was my pick for the best song of 2013. Yet, I'm concerned that voters might not think quite so highly of Lorde — given that they made the ridiculous decision to snub the young star in the album of the year and new artist categories.
I have to think the two favorites are "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky," so Pharrell (who is featured on both cuts) should start clearing off space on his mantel. Although Mars, a man who drops hits like a middle linebacker, might have something to say about that. Then there's "Radioactive," the rare rocker that could top the pop offerings.
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And the winner will be … "Get Lucky." (Although, fingers crossed for "Royals.")
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That's my best guess. What's yours? Listen to my playlist of the 2014 record of the year nominees and then cast your vote.
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It's that time of year - time to enjoy the aroma and taste of pumpkin. Pumpkin is so much more than pumpkin pie and pumpkin spiced latte - pumpkin takes on great versatility and is a wonderful addition to any meal. Pumpkin is a natural nutrition powerhouse, rich in vitamin A (important for eye health), fiber, and minerals, including potassium, iron and magnesium (the seeds). Some research suggests that higher intakes of magnesium can help to reduce insulin resistance and prevent high blood pressure - two risk factors that can increase the risk of developing diabetes.

Pumpkin is also naturally lower in carbohydrates than other fruits.That's right, pumpkin is actually a fruit. Culinary nutritionist, Kristy Del Coro says, "pumpkin is a fruit, it belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is most nutrient dense when prepared using a roasting technique. Roasting pumpkin with some unsaturated fat, such as grapeseed or canola (they have higher smoke points) can enhance the absorption of vitamin A when ingested. Also, the roasting technique will bring out caramelization of natural sugar for better flavor." She also says, "Don't forget about the seeds; pumpkin seeds, otherwise referred to as pepitas are rich in unsaturated fat(which can help reduce bad cholesterol), protein and magnesium - they are a very filling, nutrient dense, low carbohydrate snack." If you aren't into cutting your own pumpkin and roasting the seeds, you can purchase these seeds in the grocery store too. Aim to purchase an unsalted variety.

Nutrition Content: 1 cup of pumpkin contains: ~80 calories, .7 g fat, 0.4 g saturated fat, 20 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 2.7 g of protein, 504mg of potassium, 763% vitamin A, 17% vitamin C, 6% calcium, 19% iron

Nutrition Content: 1/4 cup of raw pumpkin seeds: ~170 calories, 15 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 6 g polyunsaturated fat, 5 g monounsaturated fat, 3 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 9 g protein, 0% vitamin A, 2% vitamin C, 2% calcium, 14% iron, 307mg magnesium

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1. Pre-heat your oven to about 375 degrees.

2. Wash the outside of the pumpkin.

3. Cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out the seeds and stringy part.

4. Rinse the seeds and put aside for roasting.

5. Cut the pumpkin into quarters and carefully cut the skin off until you have only the flesh of the pumpkin.

6. Cut the flesh of the pumpkin into cubes.

7. Toss with some canola oil, spices like cinnamon and nutmeg (for sweet) or sage and garlic (for savory).

8. Roast in the oven until done - about 30 minutes or until you can pierce through the cubes of pumpkin with a fork.

9. You can eat as is or pulse the cubes in a food processor to make a mash, soup or addition to, oatmeal, grain salads, stews and chilis.

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LESSON FIVE: Art and War
Pablo Picasso: Guernica, oil on canvas, 3.51×7.82 m, 1937 (Madrid, Centro de la Reina Sofia); © 2007 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, photo credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY
Pablo Picasso: The Charnel House, oil and charcoal on canvas, 199.8×250.1 cm, 1944–5 (New York, Museum of Modern Art); © 2007 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, photo © The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Picasso's work was not consistently political, but in 1945 he said the following:
What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only eyes if he's a painter, or ears if he's a musician, or a lyre at every level of his heart if he's a poet, or even, if he's a boxer, just his muscles? On the contrary, he's at the same time a political being, constantly alive to heartrending, fiery, or happy events, to which he responds in every way[. . . .] No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war for attack and defense against the enemy. [Pablo Picasso, Statement, in Chipp, Theories of Modern Art, 487.]
The two paintings in this lesson are Picasso's most overtly and powerful political statements.
Students will consider political art's definition and role in society.
Students will explore Picasso's response to specific historical events in the twentieth century.
Ask your students to brainstorm definitions of political art. Your students should discuss what they expect to find when looking at art that is deemed political. Make sure they consider the choices an artist might make in terms of medium, material, scale, and composition to best represent his or her ideas and allow for widest dissemination.
Ask your students to take a moment to look at Guernica. Ask them to describe what they think is going on in the work, and why.
Ask your students to consider the formal characteristics of the work. Ask them to consider the impact of a work that is black and white and has abstracted figures and an ambiguous background. Ask them how this work compares to a photograph. How is it similar? How is it different? What would be the impact of this work if it were in color instead of black and white?
Inform your students that Picasso painted this scene in reaction to an actual event.
During the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), the incumbent Spanish government, which was engaged in a rebellion led by right-wing nationalist Francisco Franco, commissioned Picasso to create a mural that would hang in the 1937 World's Fair in Paris. Picasso began work on a theme, but, on April 27, 1937, rebels bombed the Spanish town of Guernica for over three hours, killing or wounding 1,600 civilians. Newspapers in Paris, where Picasso was living at the time, were filled with photographs and first-hand accounts of the event. Picasso put aside his original theme and began work on Guernica. He completed it six months later.
Guernica is considered to be an antiwar statement. When asked to explain his use of symbolism in the work, Picasso said, "It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them" www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld Ask your students if they think Guernica is effective as an antiwar statement. Ask why or why not.
Guernica, which traveled to many places after the 1937 World's Fair, was exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art in 1940, where it remained until 1981. Picasso wanted the mural to be owned by the Spanish people, but he refused to allow it to return to Spain while Franco was in power.
Ask your students to take a moment to look at Charnel House. Ask them to compare this work to Guernica. What are the similarities? What are the differences?
Charnel House was executed between 1944 and 1945, eight years after Guernica. Ask your students if they know what was going on in the world during this time. Inform your students that this period marked the end of World War II (September 1945).
In 1944, Picasso said, "I have not painted the war because I am not the kind of painter who goes out like a photographer for something to depict." [Pablo Picasso, quoted in Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. William S. Rubin (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1972), 166.] In this quote, Picasso was distinguishing between recording an event, as a documentary photographer would, and commenting on an event as an artist. Picasso began Charnel House in the months that followed having been exposed through newspapers to horrifying photographs of concentration camps.
Ask your students to consider both paintings. How does Picasso communicate the innocence of the suffering people represented in the paintings?
Ask your students to consider Picasso's quote on the previous page. How might Guernica or Charnel House be considered "an instrument of war for attack and defense against the enemy?" [Pablo Picasso, Statement, in Chipp, Theories of Modern Art, 487.]
Unlike Guernica, Charnel House does not explicitly represent an historical event, and the title of the work is unspecific. Ask your students how they think Picasso's choice not to be explicit about his topic impacts the effect of the painting.
Show your students images from this guide of some of the work that Picasso completed between 1937, when he painted Guernica, and 1945, when he painted Charnel House. Picasso worked in many different styles during that time, but he returned to the style of Guernica when creating his image of the horrors of World War II. Ask your students why they think Picasso returned to the style of Guernica when creating Charnel House.
By depicting the massacre of innocent victims in a monumental public work, Picasso advocated the end of the Spanish Civil War. With Charnel House, he created a scene of an innocent family being murdered, in order to advocate for peace. Ask your students what they think the relationship is between art that comments and art that documents. Ask your students to research contemporary artists who comment on political events and contemporary artists who document political events.
Picasso exhibited Guernica at the 1937 Paris World's Fair, where he knew that millions of people would have the opportunity to see it. Ask your students how they could best communicate a political message to a large group of people today. Ask your students to form groups to research a political issue and come up with a plan for disseminating the information.
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Wash. Church Creates Funny Video Declaring Seattle Seahawks' Victory Ahead of Super Bowl
Eastlake Community Church in Kirkland, Wash., released a comical video featuring their pastor and church members celebrating the Seattle Seahawks' trip to the upcoming Super Bowl XLVII following their win over the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday.
The "Winner" video shows Pastor Jake Rutenbar emulating artist Pitbull, clad in a suit and sun shades, singing to the tune of the artist's "Timber" track featuring Ke$ha. Recap images of the Seahawks' National Football Conference championship win over the 49ers also appear in short clips.
It is the third video Rutenbar and his group made about their hometown NFL team since the 2012 football season. It has garnered close to 50,000 views since it was uploaded last Friday.
"The main reason we make these videos in the first place is because we think they're really funny and we love the Seahawks," says Tom Noble of Eastlake Community Church, according to Seahawks.com. "The fact that other people like what they see and hear, and that they show their friends, it's just a funny byproduct."
Noble said they began to write and record the script following the team's NFC win last Sunday and by Monday they were shooting the three-minute video.
"Everything feels and sounds fresh and hits home because of how quickly we turn these things around," said Noble. "We run hard until it's all done."
In the past, the group has also collaborated in other videos, including "Can't Stop the Seahawks," and "Beastmode and Coach Pete," a video about the Seahawks' head coach, Pete Carroll, that also pokes fun at their quarterback, Russell Wilson's height.
Wilson, 25, who is 5'11" and weighs about 204 pounds, is reportedly the smallest starting quarterback in the NFL today. He is also known to be a born again Christian and is among the few players in the league who are vocal about their faith.
In a recent interview with Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll, Wilson along with other teammates all agreed that "Jesus is better than the Super Bowl."
The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will play for the Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, N.J., on Feb. 2.


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Hello guys,
I'm new to Unity and please don't be too harsh with me on this if it's something simple to achieve.
I've created a "social" game-like map, with a "map-drag" functionality, "igm", and currently leveling up function on zooming in. I've also created prompts for level up and no energy.
I am currently trying to make anything unrelated to the prompts inaccessible. I've already tried with Time.timeScale = 0.0 and then 1.0 but that does not help.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance, Eugen
Thanks for all your help Fattie, I managed just great. I'm sure that your tutorial below will prove itself useful to many Unity newbies like me ^_^. Thanks for everything. I would close the question but I'm not sure how :).
You have closed it ! Everything is perfect and I want you to have a great xmas. I'm sure everyone on the list is looking forwards to your next excellent question !!!
Okey then, thank you. I'm going to continue asking as much as I can even if I don't get answers for them I'll post whatever I come up with. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too ^_^!
Answer by Fattie
Dec 15, 2012 at 05:38 PM
regarding buttons: a good possibility is,
don't use the "GUI" system at all. use IMAGE buttons that you sit there (perhaps using 2DToolkit for example).
then just write your own "buttons" (a collider with 2 lines of code). in this way you can very easily completely control everything.
bear in mind that many people feel that Unity's "GUI" system is rubbish, and just don't use it. (for me it's just a placeholder system, for development etc.)
also - there are various alternate GUI systems you can buy for €2 on the asset store. but (IMO) they are very inelegant (anything that takes more than 20 seconds to learn is not for me) - but that could be a solution for you. (I am sure they would do everything you describe, and much more)
Now, here's some totally typical - not elegant at all !!!!!! -- code for buttons.
make a scene, say with some background images or whatever
simply make the buttons floating in space so they look correct for the user (They could be animated, exploding, anything - they could be 2DToolkit flat sprites, or, actually just 3D spaceships, neon lights or whatever you want)
now, make an empty game object called "my happy buttons". inside that game object (folder if you will), make a number of simply "cubes"... sit them sort of between your camera and the button images
on the cubes, REMOVE the renderer so it's nothing more than a box collider. make these colliders fairly flat, and the correct shape of the buttons (and probably a bit bigger on iPad). those are in fact the buttons. you must carefully name those objects (the buttons) correctly (eg, from the example below, "about" etc)
To be clear, this all "shapes" better if your project is using an orthographic camera, but it will be fine in 3D camera, too. you may prefer, or have to, make another camera (ortho) to handle just the buttons - but that's just a click. it's no problem having two cameras in a scene and one should learn about this anyway. So, your "buttons" (nothing more than trivial colliders) will look like this ..
in the example code below those three colliders would be named "about" "home" etc. Note that the actual "buttons" (the colliders) do absolutely nothing - they have no code attached whatsoever. the only quantum feature they possess is their name string.
(TBC, it's perfectly OK to use spheres, planes or anything you want as the colliders there. Also, recall that people's fingers are enormous compared to the glass, accuracy is not important.)
Note as a general comment in unity you can and should learn about the physics Layers system - you can use that so that your Ninjas, etc do not collide with the "about" button! heh. /Documentation/Components/LayerBasedCollision.html
Note that the code example below includes full working code for the unity editor too. In practice, you have to have that or it's impossible to work with - often the stupid editor code takes more fooling around with than the real code for the glass on the ipad.
Note that it uses the extremely simple touch metaphor that the user must ONLY be using one finger. In practice (particularly for children's apps) you have to allow for all sorts of screwing around by users - think about how people grab the edges of screens, how chidren touch screens and so on. In practice that software takes BILLIONS of lines of code and is often more complex than the whole other software project! heh. But here you simply must touch cleanly with one finger
{To investigate the intricacies of touch programming, consider posts such ashttp://answers.unity3d.com/questions/326253/strange-touch-behavior.htmlhttp://answers.unity3d.com/questions/292333/how-to-calculate-swipe-speed-on-ios.html }
Recall that writing glass code is "haiku coding" or "koan coding" - the end result can be very short indeed but it is very critical and tiny changes make a huge difference.
to impress clientsyou can write code all winterbut not for the glass
this is not as good as "i see an old pond / in jumps a silly froggy / i can hear the sound" but you get the idea :)
// an impossibly trivial instructions page. it has three buttons.
#pragma strict
private var clicks:ClicksAudio; // just some audio for clicking, beeps, etc
function Awake()
theCam = GameObject.Find("_screenscam").GetComponent(Camera);
// it's important to get the correct camera
clicks = GameObject.Find("screensAudio").GetComponent(ClicksAudio);
function Start()
function buttonNamedPressed(nn:String)
if ( nn == "about" )
Application.LoadLevelAsync( "ScreenAbout" );
if ( nn == "credits" )
Application.LoadLevelAsync( "ScreenCredits" );
if ( nn == "home" )
Application.LoadLevelAsync( "ScreenHome" );
function OnGUI ()
private var touchDown:boolean;
private var theHit : RaycastHit;
private var theCam:Camera;
function _basicButtons()
#if UNITY_EDITOR
if ( Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0) )
if ( Physics.Raycast ( theCam.ScreenPointToRay( Input.mousePosition ), theHit) )
if ( ! touchDown ) return;
touchDown = false;
buttonNamedPressed(theHit.collider.name );
if ( Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0) )
touchDown = true;
if( Input.touches.Length > 0 )
if ( Input.touches[0].phase == TouchPhase.Ended )
if ( ! touchDown ) return;
if ( Physics.Raycast ( theCam.ScreenPointToRay( Input.touches[0].position ), theHit, 10) )
touchDown = false;
buttonNamedPressed( theHit.collider.name );
if ( Input.touches[0].phase == TouchPhase.Began )
touchDown = true;
Great tutorial! I think this is actually what I was searching for. Thanks for all your help.
@Fattie I managed to trick the Unity GUI system somehow so I must ask a question before I rewrite 500 lines of code :)). Why do you consider Unity's GUI system as rubbish? I'm a newbie and that's why I'm asking so that I could maybe completely revise my code and not use GUI at all.
The tutorial you provided is more than great, I've already tried it and it works wonders :D, but calling GUI's is a bit easier in this case - considering that I cannot use the loadlevel function, because my app will not be structured on levels that need to be loaded from another scene. :)
OK, i would say it is confusing to use - it's that simple. I would urge you to ask a new question "Please explain to a new user why the GUI is held in low opinion" and you will get more intelligent answers than from me! :)
that would be a good question on thsi site
PS normally I guess you'd use "Comment" for a comment - I might move your post since the other moderators would get angry (not me of course, I'm not anal at all :) )
Answer by Bunny83
Dec 15, 2012 at 01:41 AM
The GUI system is like a state machine, if you set something it's valid for everything that follows this change until you change it again or the end of the current frane.
What you need is GUI.enabled. But keep in mind you have to disable the other GUIs.
Thanks for the reply. The thing is, I would like the GUI to still be displayed but not working. Easily put, I would like to make whatever exists beside the prompt, to inactive without making them disappear. An invisible wall or anything if something like that is possible?
[EDIT]: Sorry about that, I read through the whole wiki and it might be something i could use. I'm going to come back with a reply afterwards and tell you if it worked.
If I were to move it off screen, the user wouldn't be able to see the prompt anymore. Thanks for the answer but that doesn't work in this situation.
And by static do you mean static variables? Could that be the key?
Sorry, my bad. Through prompt, I am referring to a pop-up type of window which lets the user know he has leveled up or that he has no energy (or any other information).
I am considering what you said about writing down my own button. I am probably going to stick to that for now. Thank you! @Fattie could you transform the comment to an answer so that I can mark it as the correct one?
Answer by RobbingDaHood
Dec 15, 2012 at 01:53 PM
Cant you just use GUI object like GUI.Box to show the data in when you dont want it to be active and then use GUI.Button when you want it to be active again?
Thanks for the answer but I can't do that. As I said in the previous comment, I would like for the GUI to be visible just for the user to not be able to interact with it. Thanks anyway ^_^.
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I never tried that but I use air tight ammo cans and put the moister absorbing packets in them and had pretty good results.
I have a friend that sealed a couple grand of 5.56 using a vacume sealer. He did it 100 rnds at a time and it sealed nicely. This was 2 years ago and it still looks good.
I never tried that but I use air tight ammo cans and put the moister absorbing packets in them and had pretty good results.
Thought I would post a pic of my first attempt at vacuum packing. So far so good. My son asked me a good question though. " How will you know how long it will last?"
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I would think that if it's non-corrosive ammo and air-tight it would last for years , but I don't know .
My .22lr ammo I bought in the late '80s fired off no problem the other day. No vacuum-sealing or anything else; just sitting in their original Winchester boxes.
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If you leave them in the box theres less chance for one of those 100 cases to rub up against something and cut the plastic.
You could just mash the sharp edge of the box down a bit to make it less pointy and seal 'em up like that. Box provides a little more carry-ability.
Just thinkin....
I have a buddy that does this when ammo he's not competing with and doesn't know when he'll use it. He seals it in small bags of 100. He recently gave me 3 small bags (300 rds) and I used it during a class. I know it was several years old, but I don't know exactly. I'd say go for it. If I had a vacuum sealer, I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
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In my opinion, vaccuum sealing is just wasting time/money. There's no need for it as ammunition will remain ready to go for much longer than you and I will live.
In a SHTF scenario, that ammo should already be loaded into mags and ready to go.
Looks cool though!
ETA: My 7.62x54R ammo is over 42 years old and has never mis-fired. I've also witnessed 60 year old .45ACP ammo to fire without problems.
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I was not aware that ammo had an expiration date..? I've shot very old ammo before and never had any problems.


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Kim Kardashian Wedding: 'Next' Will Be 'On An Island' With Kanye
Kim Kardashian's wedding plans have been revealed in a new interview, and the reality television star let it slip that her plans for boyfriend Kanye West may come sooner rather than later. Despite the fact that the socialite's divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries is not yet finalized, she has thought things out, even down to the wedding location.
Kim Kardashian's next wedding will take place on a tropical island, the diva told Tatler magazine. Her "over the top" style- though on a smaller scale, next time- will definitely affect her next nuptials.
"It had always been my dream to have a big wedding, and when people said that I'd made it over the top for ['Keeping Up with The Kardashians'], that was just me - I am over the top," Kardashian said of her first marriage to Kris Humphries. "But the next time, I want to do it on an island with just my friends and family and that's it."
She didn't mention whether or not the wedding would be filmed for the latest season of the popular E! channel reality show. The 31-year-old did say that Kanye "understands" her better than her last husband ever did, however.
"It's so nice to have a best friend in this game who understands everything you're going through," Kardashian gushed about the hip-hop mogul, who she's been dating for nearly seven months. "It's good to be aware that he definitely doesn't want anything from me too, because he understands the business."
"I can't even think about being with anyone else than the man I'm with," she added.
Her relationship with Kanye has caused controversy, as critics point out that legally, she is still married to Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kris Humphries. Furthermore, Kanye West has appeared on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians," and some are skeptical that the romance may be about ratings.
Kardashian slammed these rumors, however, citing that her personal life has never been about ratings.
"Who would honestly get married for ratings?" she said to Tatler of the 72-day marriage. "It's not like ratings had dropped and we needed a boost (when I married Kris). ... It was risking ruining my career."


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After rainout, Piniella talks pitching
After rainout, Piniella talks pitching
The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader July 12 during the Cardinals' only other trip to Wrigley Field. It will be a separate admission doubleheader, with the first game to start at 12:05 p.m. CT and the second at 7:05 p.m. CT.
"The weather's terrible and looking at the radar, there's no end in sight," Piniella said.
Both teams have Monday off, but the forecast wasn't much better. Both teams also want Monday off before they each begin a stretch of 20 straight games on Tuesday.
Piniella tweaked the rotation for the upcoming series against the Cincinnati Reds, which begins Tuesday night. Rich Harden (0-1, 5.00 ERA) will start Tuesday, followed by Ted Lilly (2-0, 3.86 ERA) and Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 5.21 ERA). Lilly, who had been scheduled to start Sunday night's game, was pushed back because he's been battling a cold.
"I don't feel great, but I imagine that it's something a lot of guys go through during the season -- not feeling totally healthy," Lilly said. "I was definitely looking forward to pitching tonight."
It rained all day Sunday, and the forecast called for temperatures in the low 40s. Not exactly good weather for baseball.
"To me, early in the season with the cold weather and wet fields, you can get some injuries," Piniella said. "That's my biggest concern."
Ryan Dempster (1-0, 5.00 ERA) will open the series in St. Louis on Friday, followed by Sean Marshall (0-0, 4.50 ERA) and Harden. Marshall will be in the 'pen for the first two games of the series against the Reds to give the Cubs another arm. The day off came at the right time.
"Our bullpen situation," Piniella said, pausing, "is our bullpen situation."
In the three games of the abbreviated series against the Cardinals, none of the Cubs starters got a decision. The bullpen totaled 11 innings, including five on Saturday.
"Our bullpen could use a break, there's no question about that," Piniella said.
Neal Cotts definitely appreciated the extra day off. Opposing teams are batting .364 against the lefty, and he has walked four and given up four hits in 2 2/3 innings over seven games. He walked the only two batters he faced on Saturday.
"[Saturday] was just ugly," Cotts said. "They could've brought in anybody out of the stands to do what I did yesterday. It's one to forget about and move on."
He doesn't think his status as the only lefty in the pen has anything to do with his early struggles.
"I haven't warmed up any more than usual or anything of that nature," Cotts said. "I just haven't done the job when I've gotten in there. I just haven't given myself a chance. I've been throwing all over the plate."
He didn't plan on spending Sunday night watching any additional video.
"It's a matter of taking a breath, a deep breath, and relaxing a little bit and getting the ball over there," Cotts said. "I feel strong and confident and everything like that."
"We need for Cotts to throw strikes," Piniella said. "He's faced nine hitters and walked six of them. He's certainly a lot better than what he's pitched."
Jeff Samardzija definitely gave Cubs general manager Jim Hendry something to think about on Saturday night when he struck out five and gave up one hit over six innings for Triple-A Iowa. Hendry was at the game to get an update on the pitchers who are there.
Piniella did expect Milton Bradley back in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds, saying the chances were "good" the outfielder would return. Bradley has been sidelined one week with a strained right groin.
Derrek Lee was not in the starting lineup Sunday in an effort to give him back-to-back days off but most likely will return on Tuesday. Piniella has stressed since Spring Training began that he would give the regulars more time off, even if they don't like it. Did Lee complain?
"I was hiding from him," Piniella said.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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March 1, 2006
A brief report this week from the Census Bureau highlighting how welfare programs and tax credits affect incomes among the poor has fanned the politically charged debate on poverty in the United States and how best to measure it, with conservatives offering praise and liberals saying it underplays the extent of deprivation.
- The researchers found that when noncash benefits like food stamps and housing subsidies were considered, as well as tax credits given to low-income workers, the share of Americans living under the poverty line last year was only 8.3 percent.
- This is well below the 12.7 percent of Americans that the government officially says lived below the poverty line in 2004 using the conventional methodology that only counts a family's cash income.
- Douglas Besharov, an expert on social policy at the American Enterprise Institute, said that if additional factors were included in income calculations, like the imputed rental savings for people who live together, the value of home equity and unreported public benefits, the share of Americans living below the poverty line would fall far below 6 percent.
Liberal scholars said the report presents a misleading and partial picture, highlighting uncounted resources available to many poor people but ignoring, on the other side, many new expenses and hardships they face in a changing economy.
Source: Erik Eckholm, "Report on Impact of Federal Benefits on Curbing Poverty Reignites a Debate," New York Times, February 18, 2006; based upon: "The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004," U.S. Census Bureau, February 14, 2006.
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In 2013, MSOE's student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers took second place overall in the ASCE Great Lakes Regional Conference. As a group, the students took first place with their technical paper and first place in the geotechnical competition.
The Concrete Canoe Team finished in third place. The Steel Bridge Team took second place, which qualified them for the ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition for the third year in a row. They traveled to the University of Washington where they competed against teams from across the United States. They won the First Place Award for Display and the Third Place Award for Construction Speed. Dr. Frank Mahuta is the ASCE faculty advisor.
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I was accepted into the H3 beta by signing up on bungie.net, and i recieved a confirmation email from them. I was wondering if i should have recieved another email from MS/bungie by now concerning the beta. If anyone here knows, i would like to know, thx
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halo 3 beta questions
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yea i got "in" as well....i have not received anything else either....my guess is they pushed the test way back due to some problems or some other stuff that they wont tell us. personally i think the game will be complete when we get to "beta test" it. they just wont let you know that because they still want us to feel special when we finally get it. Also if im not mistaken, didnt they tell us that the main reason for the beta test is just to test the new servers or something? oh well....
oh yea lets not forget....we wont get to test anything until they are done reaping the benefits of the halo2 maps they are charging for...
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not yet.. its not ready to go live yet.
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Beta will be released May 16 (I think).
EDIT: Thanks StewieSkywalker for correcting my numbers.
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May 16 to June 6 30 days long.
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yea, you guys won't be seeing alot of us during that period.
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so expect a beta mail on the release day... would not expect it before that
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The SmartDock2 allows you to connect your iPod to the Niles ZR-6 multi-room receiver and an adjacent computer. You can easily switch between listening to your iPod on your Niles system and syncing it with your PC, without having to remove it from the dock.
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Paddled out for a short session at Pico. It was smaller, say 3 to 3+, with a steady SW breeze bumping up the surface, small crowd and mostly sunny. Something to ride, but not much fun. Photo: Lena on a Middles wave, by Scott.
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