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Complaint Review: Agent Insider.com
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- Category: Insurance Companies
Agent Insider.com Iona-Customer Service They send you OLD leads and Will Not Credit them bac to your account. Internet, Internet
Then a few days later you look at your dashboard only to see that the lead you requested credit for was "D" Denied, But there is no explanation as to why the credit was denied.
So I call scustomer Service to find out why my leads aren't being credited to my account. Iona the first customer service rep I spoke to was very rude and had an"I could care less" attitude. She explained That Agentinsider.com a product of insweb.com uses other lead generation companies to fill their volume. She explained that sometimes the other lead generation companies send them bogus leads. I asked "you don't verify the leads before you send them to your clients who pay YOU money"? She replied "if we did that the leads would cost $20 a piece" I told her that we are not getting any explanation of why a lead credit was denied. her answer" no lead company will do that" I told her that I would like to terminate our account, she said no problem. then she said i could have the denied credits reviewed again. I asked why didn't you say that in the begining. She said "because you didn't let me finish talking. I asked to speak to someone else.
In comes Chris- Supervisor. I went over the same thing again with him and how horrible Iona's customer service was. He attempted to explain their crediting process.
If you report a lead as Old Information the lead will not be credited if they(agent insider) cant get a hold of the customer after multiple attempts- If they can't reach them How am I supposed to reach them.
The Same goes for if you put "Customer says they are not in the market for Insurance" If they cant get ahold of them to verify they are not in the market the Lead will not be credited.
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McKinney Toyota dealer Pat Lobb plans to buy the Jerry Durant Auto Group, which includes seven dealerships in Granbury and Weatherford.
Lobb, whose Toyota store is among the top sellers in the region, said Friday that he and Durant have agreed to terms and await approval from the manufacturers.
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659 Cleveland Ave, Hartford WI 53027-2728 Sold for $223,500 on 07/20/2016
Features of 659 Cleveland Ave Hartford WI 53027-2728
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- Est. Square Footage: 2,150
- Est. Above Grade Sq Ft: 1,282
- Est. Below Grade Sq Ft: 868
- Garage Size: 2.5
- Garage Type: Attached
- Est. Year Built: 1994
- Subdivision: Park Knoll
- School District: Hartford J1
- High School: Hartford Union
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659 Cleveland Ave Hartford WI 53027-2728 - This lovely 3 BR, 3 BA home with finished LL is move in ready! Lots of updates and well maintained! Bi-level floor plan has spacious entry with LWFs; main level features LR with LWFs and a sunny nice size Kitchen with large built in buffet area! Kitchen appliances are included! Patio door leads to private backyard deck overlooking a tree-lined back and side yard! MBR features a private bath and His and Hers closets; plus 2 more bedrooms on the main level! LL has full size windows and is finished with carpeting and features a dry bar and full bath; plus storage area. 2.5 car GAR.
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- BR 2: 10.0 x 11.0
- BR 3: 10.0 x 11.0
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- Full Baths: 3
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can a ipod 5th generation 32gb get instagram
im getting a new ipod but i want to know can the ipod touch 5th generation 32gb get snapchat, instagram, and of course have both the front and back camera
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Yes the iPod 5 can get instagram and snapchat if you download them from the app store (which is simple.) Also yes it does have a high quality camera on the front and the back! i hope this helped you!
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Yes, of course it can! It is the newest line of iPod touch, it can get ANY and EVERY app you want. Until you run out of memory, which it has plenty of. And the 32 GB model does have a front and rear facing camera. And the camera on the 5 is AMAZING.
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Of course you can get Instagram and Snapchat!!! Just download them from the AppStore. They're both free. And yes, the 32 Gigabyte version has both front and back cameras. You will need to get an Apple ID and set up your iCloud account (all free) to be able to do get the most usefulness from the device. If you are not familiar with the Apple ecosystem, I strongly recommend that you get your iPodTouch from a real Apple Store, where they can teach you all of this. Once you know how to really use your iPodTouch you'll really love it!! It's an amazing little thing.
If you don't live near an Apple Store, please be sure to download and read the User's manual. First get iBooks (free, of course) from the App Store and download it to there so you'll have it right on the device whenever you need it.
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Sure it can, it has perfect camera pixels for social media. I hold my own photography page on Instagram with my iPod!
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Yes it can im typing with my 32 gb ipod right now and i have instagram on there
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yes go to the app store and search for it . it's one of the most popular apps on the app store
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Yes, as long as you have enough storage for the apps. The 32gb does have both front and back facing cameras, so both apps should work perfectly fine.
- Answered by Brendan M from Aurora
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Yes,I think all the social networking applications are available in the AppStore.Instagram,facebook,facebook messenger.... except: whatsapp because it must be connected to a mobile plan
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it can download just like a iPhone so yes it should be able to do that
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] June is a girl of 28 years old, frail, but possessing great survival instinct. It is an impulsive and dreamy young man carries a painful past and facing life with a certain innocence and fighting spirit. Meanwhile Diego is a young little social writer, and a peculiar sensibility. Lives outside world and rarely shows his friendly face. When June comes back to his home town after living away for a while in search of better opportunities than that provided their homeland, the two meet again and face together to disillusionment and lack of prospects trying to reinvent its unique love story. You can watch Un otoño sin Berlín online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Spanish at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2015.
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The holiday decorations are down. Family and friends have returned to their homes. The leftovers are long gone. And truthfully, so is the euphoria of a New Year as January comes to a close and we settle into our usual routines. If you were part of the 45 percent (according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Psychology) of the population that made New Year's resolutions, your commitment may be waning. Let's talk about strategies to boost your determination to reach those goals!
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Create New HabitsJune 24th, 2009
Old habits are hard to break. It doesn't matter if we know they aren't good for us. They're still hard to get rid of. And chances are, bad habits are preventing you from working less and making more.
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I can certainly understand why people dumped on this show at the time with horrible sequels and ripoffs of the Bruce Willis talking baby film going around, however, I was pleasantly entertained by the handful of episodes I saw. I would really like to re watch them somehow to see if time has polished the memory or not. The voice actor saying Bob's lines was an inspired choice to my mind. Just doing another Bruce Willis thing would have made no sense. This had a very good cast of actors and the comedy was pretty sharp too.
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ResMed Inc. says that effective Jan. 1, Kieran T. Gallahue will be promoted to chief executive officer and will join the board of directors.
Gallahue will succeed Dr. Peter C. Farrell, who will continue serving as executive chairman of the board until June 30. Farrell will then become nonexecutive chairman.
ResMed, based in Poway, makes equipment to treat obstructive sleep apnea and other kinds of sleep-related breathing disorders.
Luxtera chooses Young for president's role
Luxtera Inc., a Carlsbad-based developer of optical electronics chips, has appointed Greg Young as its new president and chief executive officer.
Young succeeds Alex Dickinson, who will remain on the board of directors.
Glacier Water appoints chief financial officer
Glacier Water Services Inc., based in Vista, recently appointed Steve Stringer as its chief financial officer, following the retirement of W. David Walters.
Changes made at Jenny Craig
After a three-year hiatus to pursue a consulting career, Jim Kelly has returned to Carlsbad-based Jenny Craig Inc. as chief financial officer.
A Jenny Craig employee for 14 years, Kelly served as chief financial officer and treasurer from 1999-2003 and as vice president and controller for the previous 10 years.
The weight management company also announced that Dana Fiser has been named vice president, corporate operations. Fiser is a Jenny Craig veteran who has held a variety of management positions during her 17-year tenure with the company.
Cohu selects Jones as a successor
Cohu Inc. announced today that Jeffrey D. Jones will become vice president finance and chief financial officer, succeeding John H. Allen, who is retiring Nov. 2 after more than 12 years with the company. Jones has served as vice president finance and controller of Delta Design Inc., Cohu's wholly owned semiconductor equipment subsidiary and principal business, since 2005.
Semiconductor test equipment-maker Cohu is based in Poway.
Ichord now with Sempra Energy
Sempra Energy says that J. William Ichord has joined the company as vice president of government relations and will direct local, state and federal governmental affairs.
Ichord succeeds Thomas S. Sayles, who retired from San Diego-based Sempra Energy last year.
Taubman joins NTN Buzztime
NTN Buzztime Inc., a Carlsbad-based developer and distributor of Play Along TV entertainment and technology, has hired Jake Tauber as its executive vice president of content and programming.
Tauber's primary role will be to increase the number of players and viewers for Buzztime games.
MaintenanceNet fills new position
MaintenanceNet Inc., a Carlsbad-based provider of maintenance contract management services, announced the appointment of Daryl Fink to the new position of vice president of operations.
KFx adds DeVries to staff
KFx Medical Corp., a Carlsbad-based developer of rotator-cuff repair systems, has added Roy L. DeVries as its vice president of sales.
Costa to represent company on landscape contractors group
Richard Costa, general manager of Kaufman Masonary & Landscape Supply in Vista, has been named his company's representative to the California Landscape Contractors Association. The association is a nonprofit, statewide trade association of licensed landscape and landscape-related specialty contractors.
San Diego National Bank names Spacciapolli senior VP of commercial lending
San Diego National Bank has announced the addition of Mike Spacciapolli of Carmel Valley as senior vice president of commercial lending for the bank's North County Commercial Banking Team. His team focuses on loan programs that finance receivables, inventory and equipment, and real estate loans to acquire industrial and manufacturing space using the SBA 504 program.
Local meeting planning group salutes its leaders
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego chapter of Meeting Professionals International held its gala dinner at the San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park to install its new leadership and award outstanding members.
The new leadership team includes: President Pierre Charmasson, Professional Event Solutions; President-Elect Bill Yahres, The Event Team; Immediate Past President Tina Sanchez-Alvarez, American Golf; Vice President of Finance Kelley Howard, The Meeting Manager; Vice President of Communications Stacey Jeter, Style Gifts Ltd.; Vice President of Membership Erini Fitzgerald, Omni San Diego Hotel; and Vice President of Education Linda Goldman, Harris Goldman Production Inc.
Acknowledged for their continued volunteer service through the organization during the past fiscal year were: Planner of the Year Kristine Entwistle of Million Dollar Challenge; Supplier of the Year Carolyn Davis of ACCESS Destination Services; Nancy Morrell Swanson Visionary Award, Holly Young; Chapter Leadership Award, Erin Fitzgerald; Rising Star Award, Zach Anderson of Catamaran Resort Hotel and Beth Bennett of The Belly Up; Host Facilitator of the Year Riverwalk Golf Course; Presenter of the Year Jane Sanders; President's Award, SDMPI Strategic Alliance Committee, led by Rina Katoe of The Event Team; and Committee of the Year, SDMPI Public Relations, led by Carolyn Davis of ACCESS Destination Services.


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Read TWIDI from the beginning | Read Chap 1 of TCM | Read Chap 2 of TCM | Latest Update
A webcomic about a Victorian Era Jersey Devil detective and his friends, in a world full of the unknown and the strange. By Reimena Yee
Announcement | 11 May 2017
Hey everyone! To new readers: welcome to The World in Deeper Inspection.
TWiDI is a big comic that primarily centers on Alcott Grimsley, a Jersey Devil detective whose job is to bring peace to the recently-dead. It is usually about ghosts and creatures of the Night, Victorian culture and adapting into modernity, macabre humour and spoopy scurry fun. But sometimes it focuses on the other characters, and The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya is the first of these stories. It's about Zeynel, a vampire who is the ambassador of Brookham Night and is Grimsley's close friend and informant, and Vol I is his backstory, Vol II is his hero's journey.
You don't have to read the rest of TWiDI to read The Carpet Merchant. TCM is written as a standalone, but it also introduces readers into the world of Night, slowly.
- Chapter 1 – first page OR collected in PDF format
- Chapter 2 – first page
- The Author's Note (no spoilers, don't worry!) – containing info for the upcoming Kickstarter
- Vol II prologue
CONTENT WARNING: mild blood/death in the first half of Chapter 2.
Currently: chaplette vi – The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya (Vol II, Chapter 3)
Next: chaplette vi – The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya (Vol II, Chapter 4)
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As a preface, the meteorological community reminds you not to get hung up on the category of this storm as it approaches land. It is already well into its transitional phase to an extratropical storm. This only means the energy … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy – New York City Impacts
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The most comforting thing I saw today for our part of Virginia was the 12z ECMWF simulation. For the past few runs, the simulation had been trending Sandy's track closer to the state. But today, that trend stopped. When viewed … Continue reading
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Overall, there has not been a large change in the thinking on Sandy and its effects. Sandy is a formidable Category Two hurricane this evening, and will be exiting The Bahamas overnight. There seems little doubt now that the storm … Continue reading
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Sarah and Summer first met in college, where they laid the foundation for The University of Central Florida's very first community garden. They grew heirloom varietals, medicinal herbs, perennial vegetables, and ate the weeds! The constant abundance in the garden allowed them to come home and experiment in their own kitchens.
After being introduced to the world of plants, they both set out on journeys to deepen this connection. Together they studied permaculture at The Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California and Herbalism at The Florida School of Holistic Living in Orlando, Florida. Summer then ventured to Vermont to apprentice with Rosemary Gladstar, which led her to study at The California School of Herbal Studies in 2013. During this time Sarah interned at Herb Pharm in Oregon, apprenticed at Tassajara's Zen Kitchen, and then went on to study Amazonian plants in the Peruvian jungle.
Currently, they both live in Northern California and are continuing to deepen their studies with the Ayurvedic Clinical Foundations program at the Dhyana Center in Sebastopol. In gratitude for these immersive experiences, Sarah and Summer share the wisdom they learn along the way. The Great Kosmic Kitchen showcases the art of incorporating plants, traditional preparations, and sacred rituals into daily life.


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Since 1976 KOBE has continued to be a successful Dutch editor of soft furnishing fabrics and wall-coverings for the domestic and contract interior markets. Over 150 employees contribute to this success on a daily basis by delivering commitment and service to the highest standard.
Passion for interior design is paramount, combined with a strong focus on the development of innovative high end quality interior products.
The KOBE Design Team uses inspiration from latest trends in fashion industry , interiors and lifestyle to create its collections. Das KOBE Design Team nutzt die Inspiration der neuesten Trends in der Modebranche, im Interior-Design und Lifestyle, um seine Kollektionen zu kreieren.
The development process begins with the translation of inspiration into form and color. Thereafter, innovative yarns and production processes are applied. This results in a product construction which meets the needs of the customer with respect to quality, presentation, sustainability and relevance. A new product is born which both satisfies and expresses the proposed requirements, giving the KOBE style its own unique identity.
Kobe's products are distributed all over the world with ultimate logistical efficiency and reliability. Kobe uses a fully automated state of art robotic ware house system for the logistical processes of handling and cutting, packaging and sorting & sending.
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Issue 1 (January)
Membrane separation of mixtures of gases and vapors in practice
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Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
Activation of G-Proteins by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and GABAB Receptors
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Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Chemistry, Physical Properties and Biocompatibility of Hydrogels for Immunoprotection of Mammalian Cells
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aInstitute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, bFaculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Kralove
Modified Polyimides
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Department of Polymers, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
Ceramic Porous Elements for Filtration of Gases and Related Applications
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aCarborundum Electrite Ltd., Ben·tky nad Jizerou, bJ. Heyrovsk. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, cInstitute of Chemical Processes, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, dDepartment of Inorganic Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
HPLC Determination of Phenol and Chlorophenols in Mixtures in Water after Previous Preconcentration by SPE on modified Silica and XAD2 Sorbents
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a RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, b Institute of Environmental Chemistry nad Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Technology, Brno
Colloid Chemistry in Practical Problems
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a Department of Physical Chemistry, b Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc
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MSE Undergraduate Student Profile: Colin Heikes
Colin Heikes (B.S. '08). While attending UMD, was awarded a University of Maryland Honors Citation, a University of Maryland Materials Science and Engineering Faculty merit scholarship, and a University of Maryland President's Scholarship. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Mu, International Professional Honor society for Materials Science and Engineering, and was a National Merit Scholarship finalist.
We chatted with Colin to learn more about his experiences in the undergraduate program in materials science and engineering, and to find out why he chose the University of Maryland for his studies.
Why did you choose to study at the University of Maryland?
"I was looking for a way to study something that couldn't become obsolete. New materials will always be needed to further science and technology."
Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Student Colin Heikes
When I was in high school and looking at colleges, I knew that I had a strong interest in sciences but I didn't know what area was right for me. I wanted to go to a school that had excellent programs in physics, engineering, and chemistry so that I could make a decision once I was there about my major. I didn't want to get stuck in a place where a switch of major would result in a downgrade in the level of the program. The University of Maryland was one of three schools that I applied to that met these requirements. I chose Maryland because when I visited here, I had the best on campus experience. I also got into the honors program which made Maryland the best education value of all three of those schools.
Why did you decide to major in Materials Science and Engineering?
I decided to major in Materials Science and Engineering during my campus visit here while I was in high school. I met with professors from chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and with Professor [Ray] Phaneuf in materials science and engineering. Materials science and engineering had the combination of physics, chemistry, and engineering that I desired. There are so many topics that fall under category of materials science including polymers, biotechnology, nanotechnology, magnetism, integrated circuits, and metallurgy. Almost every technological breakthrough is related in some way back to the materials that are used build the technology. I was looking for a way to study something that couldn't become obsolete. New materials will always be needed to further science and technology.
What's been the best thing about your academic experience here so far?
The best part of my academic experience has been the research I have been able to do here, and the ability to work with professors who are at the forefront of science. My main interest in materials science is nanoscale materials and nanoscale devices. I was able to work with Dr. John Cumings in this area.
Colin in the lab.
Have you been involved in any research projects?
I am working with Dr. Cumings to build a sample holder for a transmission electron microscope (TEM). This holder will allow for the probing of a sample with nanometer scale positioning resolution, as well as the determination of electronic properties of devices, all in the TEM. Once complete, this holder will be used to probe the conduction between walls of a telescoping multiwalled carbon nanotube.
What has been your favorite class, and why?
My favorite class here has probably been ENMA 442, Nanomaterials. This class was taught by my research advisor, Dr. Cumings, and discussed advances in nanoscale materials starting with the discovery of "bucky balls" and carbon nanotubes and progressing up to current advances in nanomaterials. I liked it the best because it helped me realize that I wanted to study nanotechnology. I was fascinated by all the new effects to be studied in the nanoscale regime.
What's the hardest engineering class you had to take? Do you have any suggestions for other students about how to survive it?
It's hard to define a hardest class in engineering. The class that covers the most difficult material is probably ENMA 460: Physics of Solid Materials. The professors who teach the class, Dr. Cumings and Dr. Takeuchi are both good lecturers and easily understood.
The best thing to do is to pay attention in lectures and do the homework with classmates. Everything is easier to understand when you're working it out with other people. In the materials science and engineering major, I have found that all the students are friendly and working toward the same goal. The [number of people in the] major is small, so everyone gets to know each other well. No one has issues with helping out others with the material.
What's been the best thing about living in the Washington, D.C. area?
I love being in the D.C. area. My girlfriend and I ride the Metro into D.C. at least once a month to go to restaurants, bars, plays, or museums. The best thing about being here is that you're in the middle of everything. If you don't have a car, you can take the Metro right into D.C. and get almost anywhere quickly and cheaply. You also have access incredible diversity of cultures, so you can get amazing ethnic food all over the place.
What do you recommend undergraduates do or get involved in to have the best experience here?
I definitely recommend getting involved with the student group, MatES [the Materials Engineering Society]. It's a way for materials students of all different years to meet and essentially mentor each other. This group helps each other with homework and with picking classes so you always have someone else that you know in a class. Having someone else to puzzle through things with always helps. You also get to benefit from access to the MatES lounge as a place to do work and hang out with other people in the major. Aside from school work, I also recommend that you get involved with a non-academic student group. I joined the Ultimate Frisbee team here. Being a part of a group or team really helps make such a huge university seem a little bit smaller.
What would you like to do after graduating?
I am trying to go to graduate school right now. I have been applying to schools so that I can pursue a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering. Eventually I would like to become a faculty member at a research institution and continue to do research in nano materials.


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Ultra HD
Starship Troopers - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
- Street Date:
- September 19th, 2017
- Movie Release Year:
- 1997
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio:
- Sony
- Release Country
- United States
This disc has not yet been reviewed. The following information has been provided by the distributor.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller
Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown
Paul Verhoeven
Plot Synopsis:
From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, fire-spitting, brain-sucking special effects creatures, acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. Heinlein's classic sci-fi adventure about the courageous soldiers who travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species.
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Video Resolution/Codec
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Each and every day we are inundated by television advertisements for various cars, trucks, minivans and SUVs that are of questionable value to the consumer. To be honest, how often are you swayed to buy a new vehicle after watching slow motion shots of it driving down a wet, windy road most especially when the vehicle in question is a minivan? Not often I would wager.
But it was not until I recently witnessed a Chevy Silverado ad starring pitchman Howie Long that I was actually given reason to buy a competitors vehicle. To put the poor conceptualization of this particular Chevy ad into perspective I must describe how the ad opensthe viewer is shown the back of a 2009 Ford F-150 with the ingenious stowable rear tailgate step ladder lowered. This feature allows people in the bed to lower themselves to the ground safely and with their dignity intact. After doing so owners of the F-150 can fold the step into the tailgate in one seamless motion.
As you watch the ad a construction worker with his hands full lowers himself from the bed, nearly misses the Fords foldable step but is eventually able to steady himself safely onto the ground. Cue Howie Long looking on the scene with a goofy expression on his face after which he mocks the construction workers use of his man step.
After this lame attempt to make fun of a highly usefully innovative (and incredibly popular) feature Howie then intones that the Chevy Silverado has a 5 year powertrain warranty. Well Howie, maybe the Chevy Silverado has a longer powertrain warranty because it needs it.
Why, exactly, would you point out a clever feature found in your competitors product and try to counteract it with a slightly longer warranty? How are either in any way related? Last time I checked Ford had quality rankings on par with both Honda and Honda. Chevy did not.
This advertisement is further evidence that the Chevy Silverado is an inferior product in comparison to the perennially hot-selling F-150. If this is the best sort of comparison that the powers that be on Madison Avenue can come up with to help sell the Silverado it is going to be a cold day in Hades before this Chevy pickup will ever be more appealing to consumers than its arch nemesis from Ford Motor Company.


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•Gambling to solve financial issuesSELF-EXCLUSION PROGRAMIf you or someone you know decides that they have a problem or have become a compulsive gambler, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission has a self-exclusion program that allows problem gamblers to exclude themselves from casino gaming activities in New Jersey for one year, for five years, or for life.To apply for the self-exclusion program, an individual must submit an application in person to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission at Tennessee Ave. and the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, or to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement at 140 E. Front St. in Trenton. More information on problem gambling and the self-exclusion process is available at the New Jersey Casino Control Commission website, www.nj.gov/casinos, or by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.UNDERAGE GAMBLINGTrump Entertainment Resorts, has a strict policy against underage gambling. We make every reasonable attempt to prevent minors from gambling or loitering within the gaming areas.FOR ADDITIONAL HELPThis information provides only a brief overview of the hazards associated with problem gambling. If you or someone you know needs help ask a supervisor about the many support groups in the area. Or call:1-800-GAMBLER
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(The National Council on Problem Gambling)Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to many of the following questions:
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2.Does gambling make you insensitive to the welfare of your family, thus making your home life unhappy?
3.Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
4.Have you ever gambled to solve financial difficulties or sold personal property to finance gambling?
5.After winning or losing, do you feel like you must return as soon as possible?
6.Do you often gamble until your last dollar is gone?
7.Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
8.Have you ever committed, or considered committing an illegal act to finance gambling?
9.Do arguments, disappointments, frustration, even good fortune give you an urge to gamble?
10.Have you ever considered self-destruction a result of your gambling?These questions from Gamblers Anonymous spotlight common behaviors of problem gamblers, but by no means provide a diagnosis of problem gambling. If you would like more information, please contact The National Council on Problem Gambling.*This material was prepared in consultation with Arnie and Shelia Wexler Associates.Content © Copyright 2016 Trump Entertainment Resorts | Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER
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|Meditation Archive | Orthodox Q&A Forum | Meditations for Thanksgiving
We publish Father's writings on his Orthodox Christian Meditations blog, which is enabled for subscription, comments and search. Further down this page you will find other select treasures on Orthodox Spirituality, and links to other sites of interest. We invite you to linger here a while, and to return often.
A Classic Article and Podcasts on the Resurrection
Living in the Light of the Resurrection
Fr Steven C. Kostoff
Christ is Risen!
In May 2008, Fr Steven gave a two-part talk on the Resurrection, at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan, to a retreat of the Midwest Antiochian Women's Association.
This warm and inspiring, richly developed presentation on the Resurrection of Christ was digitally recorded in excellent quality, and made available as a special podcast on Ancient Faith Radio. We rejoice to make it available again here during the Paschal season.
Save it to your computer, smartphone and tablet. Share the joyful message of the reality of Christ's Resurrection with your family and friends!
Indeed He is Risen!
Direct Link - Play in Popup - Download - Transcript
Part 2: Living in the Light of the Resurrection
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Be sure also to read Fr. Steven's classic article in defense of the bodily resurrection of Jesus:
The Resurrection of Christ and the Rise of Christianity
Lenten Readings
A "classic" by Archbishop Kallistos Ware
Perhaps one of the best all-around essays on Great Lent was written by Archbishop Kallistos Ware as an Introduction to his translation of The Lenten Triodion (the book that provides the hymnography and scriptural readings for Great Lent). The article has the simple title of "The Meaning of Great Lent," but is already a kind of "classic" as Archbishop Ware offers brilliant insights into the nature of meaning of fasting within the context of our preparation for the great paschal mystery. If you search hard enough, you could probably find this article somewhere on the internet. (If you undertake that search, let me know if you find it!). However, some years back our dear friend Mother Paula (formally Vicki Bellas) created an excellent summary of the most essential points of the article in a very accessible and "handy" version. She was able to convey the content of the article in a "reader-friendly" form so that everyone can gain access to Archbishop Ware's teaching without the full article at hand.
Therefore, to share this with everyone, I am attaching this shortened version from Mother Paula so that you can carefully read through it, gain new insight into Great Lent, and perhaps make provisions for incorporating some of this teaching in your upcoming Lenten efforts. As in all insightful writing on Great Lent, we find ourselves quickly moving beyond the "rules of fasting," and into the deepest realms of repentance, conversion, renewal, etc.
If you have any furthers questions, or would like to discuss anything that you read in this article, please feel free to contact me.
Besides the Bible What Other Book Are You Reading for Great Lent?
Turning again to another "classic" - Great Lent by Fr. Alexander Schmemann - I would like to share what he briefly writes there about "Lenten reading:"
It is also a good time to read a religious book. The purpose of this reading is not only to increase our knowledge about religion; it is mainly to purify our mind
from all that which usually fills it. It is simply incredible how crowded our minds are with all kinds of cares, interests, anxieties, and impressions, and how
little control we have over that crowd. Reading a religious book, concentrating our attention on something entirely different from the usual contents of our
thinking, creates by itself another mental and spiritual atmosphere. - (Great Lent, p. 91)
Too much pop culture? Sports? Politics? Internet reading? A good theological/spiritual book would be the perfect remedy for the over-crowded mind alluded to by Fr. Schmemann.
Speaking of good Lenten reading, there are many excellent choice in our parish bookstore. We will try to have about three copies of Fr. Schmemann's Great Lent on hand in the near future (I believe that we do have one copy available right now). There are many other good choices already available there on theology, spirituality, liturgy, iconography, patristics, etc.
There is also the possibility of simply reading some good literature, like one of the enduring classics of our Western tradition. These enduring classics are read to this day precisely because of what they reveal about "life." There is often a hidden "theology" there that can penetrate or minds and hearts in an imperceptible but satisfying manner. (Of course, the greatest example of such a work would be The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky).
In addition, we have slowly and steadily built up an impressive library catalogued downstairs in the parish library section of our Education Center. Could I assist you in finding just the "right book" out of our library? Please let me know
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During certain seasons, such as Pascha, Great Lent, the Nativity Fast, and at other times, these brief messages can become more frequent, and make for a shaft of light in the midst of one's day or week. Fr. Steven's Midweek Meditations, Thursday Theological Thoughts, and Fragments for Friday are the most welcome emails to receive!
Fr. Steven's meditations from late 2007 through the present are archived and easily browsed or searched through the Meditations Blog. Meditations from 2004 through 2007 are now archived on a separate page on this site. Earlier meditations dating back to 2001 are to follow as phase two of the archive project.
Fr. Steven Interviewed on The Illumined Heart Podcast on AFR
Oct 22, 2010
DOWNLOAD NOW: 'Immortality of the soul', or 'Resurrection of the dead?"with Father Steven Kostoff, features Fr. Steven's interview and discussion with host Kevin Allen. The Illumined Heart is one of Orthodoxy's premier internet podcasts on Ancient Faith Radio, and each week presents an encounter with an Orthodox Christian we should know, discussing the issues that form, inform, and transform our lives. This is Father Steven's first appearance on The Illumined Heart. AXIOS Father Steven!
Fr. Steven was also recently featured on 'Come Receive the Light', a podcast of the Orthodox Christian Network. Fr Steven's talk, 'Bored By Sin', originally aired in October 2009, and is available for download. We hope there will be many more!
Seeds of Wisdom
Updated November 11, 2017
Talks by Mother Abbess Gabriella, of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Jct MI.
Women of the Cross: Part 1 • Part 2
OCF 2014 College Conference
Talks by Mother Abbess Christophora, of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City PA.
• Four talks on the Church's spiritual resources for healing, given in July 2016Restoring the Human Icon
• and the role that monasteries have in aiding this restoration, 2014
Firmly rooted and grounded in the fullness of Orthodox Patristic Tradition, OCIC is one of the largest and oldest sites on Orthodox Christianity. Think of the OCIC as a vast online article repository, with over 700 articles and 6,000 printed pages. This site has been online since 1996 and receives over 36,000 unique visitors per month.
Numerous topical sections, including:
Books Published by the Monastery:
A Word from the Holy Fathers
Posted October 26, 2009
Monachos.net provides many in-depth resources on Orthodox patristics, theology and monasticism. This special feature of their website is unique:
"A Word from the Holy Fathers is a start page for your browser, randomly displaying a different set of patristic quotations each time it is loaded. Click here for a full index of short sayings (and to contribute); here for full patristic texts; and here for our radio broadcasts on the Fathers."
Preparation for Communion
As we begin a new Church year, it is always helpful to remind ourselves of how we are practicing our Orthodox Faith. At the heart of that "practice" is our preparation for, and reception of, the Eucharist. Therefore, I have attached a document dealing with our preparation, so that it be in a "worthy manner." This article goes into some depth in explaining the meaning and purpose behind preparing to receive Holy Communion. These are meant to be guidelines that assist in creating a "eucharistic discipline" rather than an air-tight set of "rules" that are meant to be legalistically adhered to.
A Smile from Eternity
Added July 30, 2009
Dear Parish Faithful,
I had to send along these remarkable photographs and the explanatory texts below. This is an incredible example of what we mean by "falling asleep in the Lord." Have you ever seen anyone in a coffin with such a smile on his face?! No wonder the article is entitled "A Smile From Eternity." All of the eyewitnesses must have been overwhelmed with the certainty that they were burying a saint. The Holy Mountain - Mt. Athos - has a great reputation for sanctity even to this day.
~ Fr Steven
Links to the Articles:
A Smile from Eternity
This warm, brief article describes the funeral of Blessed Elder Joseph and the effect his radiant smile had on all those present. (Note: the website seems to be in Greek, but the article has been translated into English - just scroll down.)
Why is the Smile of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi from Eternity?
As the photos and text in this article show, Elder Joseph did not repose smiling, but rather, his smile appeared some forty-five minutes after his death!


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City of Hamilton Utility Services
The City of Hamilton purchases treated water from The Upper Leon Municipal Water District. We share the Lake Proctor water source with Comanche, Dublin, Deleon, and Gorman. Information about your water service and billing cycles can be found by clicking on the Customer Info Sheet . The cost of water is figured with a base fee plus a usage fee. The water usage fee is calculated based on the current the Current Water Rates established by City Council.
The City of Hamilton has a contract with Waste Connections of Texas, formerly, Progressive Waste Solutions, Inc, for the removal of trash from our community. All residences with active trash service are provided a 90-gallon cart which is emptied once a week. The cart is emptied by a truck operator who uses an Automatic Arm to pick-up and dump carts. Because the automatic arm is lifting the cart, the cart needs to have a 4-foot clear radius around it and the handle of the cart needs to be toward the house. Since house trash is only picked up in the cart, Waste Connections of Texas also provides the citizens, who have an active account, with a Large 40 yard roll-off dumpster for bulk items. The bulk dumpster is located at the Service Center and available on the first Wednesday of the month from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm and the third Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. If you need a large roll-off dumpster for a big job, please call Waste Connections of Texas at (800) 250-3142. The city has an exclusive agreement with Waste Connections of Texas and does not allow other companies to provide trash service within the city limits.
The cost of sewer is figured with a base fee plus a usage fee. Since the sewage is not physically metered at each residence, the sewer usage fee is calculated based on water usage by each residence. The months of December, January, and February are averaged, every March, this usage is then multiplied times the sewer rate located on the Current Sewer Rates.
City Hall
200 E Main St
Hamilton, TX 76531
A convenient drop box is located on the Bell street side of City Hall by the front door. Please do not send cash through the mail or put cash in the drop box.
Bank Draft Form
Utility Billing Clerk
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By 12 months of age your toddler may have mastered the complicated art of standing, and by 15 months, walking should be second-nature. It's understandable if Junior falls when running away from Aunt Mildred's messy lipstick kisses, but if he lacks balance in normal circumstances, there may be a balance disorder to blame. Balance disorders can make toddlers feel dizzy or unsteady when playing, walking, running, jumping or even when lying down. Diagnosing your little Weeble Wobble's balance problem can result in a better quality of life.
Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis of Infancy
Benign paroxysmal torticollis, or "twisted neck," typically begins within the first six months of infancy. You may notice that your little one keeps his head tilted to prevent getting dizzy. To help understand what your tot is feeling, ask him "Do you feel like you're going to fall?" or "Is the room spinning?" Tots may also experience other uncomfortable symptoms, such as vomiting, fussiness, excessive sweating, paleness, headaches and of course wobbling while running. Fortunately, your tot won't have to suffer for long, as paroxysmal torticollis of infancy will usually go away by your tot's fifth birthday.
With all of the fuss-provoking childhood infections out there such as colds and flu, ear infections and chicken pox, you may be disappointed to find another one added to the list. Labyrinthitis is typically caused by a viral infection in your toddler's inner ear, often resulting in an unfortunate case of vertigo – which is when your little one feels dizzy or when he complains that the room around him is spinning. If your tot continually says "What?" when you speak to him, it may be related to his labyrinthitis diagnosis. Your tot may also experience some mild hearing loss, but in most cases, this is only temporary. Like many childhood health conditions, labyrinthitis will often disappear once the infection has passed, but with the help of your tot's pediatrician, medicine can be prescribed to deal with the symptoms.
Vestibular Neuronitis (Neuritis)
Vestibular neuronitis is caused when the vestibular nerve in your little one's ear becomes inflamed, often due to a virus. Your pediatrician may ask you and your tot several questions to help diagnose his balance problem. Does Junior suffer from vertigo, vomiting, nausea or involuntary eye movements? According to KidsHealth.org, these are the primary symptoms associated with this balance disorder. Vestibular neuronitis will disappear on its own once the virus has worked its way through the body, and your tot will be back to running, skipping and jumping off your couch in no time.
Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood
Benign paroxysmal vertigo can be a scary condition for little tikes. It typically affects kids ages 2 to 12, and will usually go away before your little man grows into a big man. One of the most common symptoms that you may notice is vertigo. When your little one shakes his head in frustration or to give you a big "No!" the rapid head movement can cause tiny particles or fluid to build up in the ear. Unfortunately, your tot may suffer from vomiting, nausea, headaches or involuntary eye movements along with his BPV. There is good news for Junior, as these episodes of dizziness usually disappear within minutes. If your toddler has frequent episodes, a therapist may be able to reposition the head to move the tiny particles or fluid to relieve symptoms like dizziness and loss of balance. Toddlers who feel woozy or are constantly falling may be suffering from BPV.


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Recipe for Disaster
It looks like all forest dwellers are keen on tasting the tastiest porridge from Masha, so let's see how quickly you can feed each of them. What do you need to start from? Well, just carefully read a special porridge recipe from Masha, treat all her forest friends and, yes, don't forget to wash the dish!


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The generosity of a stranger shocked a man who found himself in a difficult situation.
Tyson Crawley filled up the tank of his truck with about $110 worth of gas, AWM reports. When he went inside the gas station to pay, he found himself in a tricky situation that he had no idea how to get out of.
Crawley had just received a new credit card, but as he found out when he tried to pay for his gas, it had not yet been activated. Crawley panicked and tried to figure out another way to pay, but he didn't have any cash and could not remember the PIN number for his other card.
The man attempted to figure out how to explain to the gas station attendant why he would not be able to pay for the $110 of gas. Just as he began to explain, a stranger came forward and did something Crawley could not have predicted.
The stranger asked Crawley if he needed help with his gas bill and -- without hesitation -- swiped his card.
Stunned, Crawley thanked the man for doing something so generous and asked how he could get in touch to repay him.
The man then took the gas receipt, wrote something on the back, and handed it to Crawley. He expected to find a phone number or an address on the receipt, but instead found a simple message.
The message said simply, "Pass it on, John," according to Newsiosity.
Crawley was so blown away by the stranger's kindness that he posted about the incident on social media.
"Please be beautiful people, and remember it's not about keeping up with the Joneses, having the biggest house, most expensive car, the largest bank account, but work with each other," he wrote in a Facebook post, AWM reports. "After all, what is money compared to the quality of human life?"
Sources: AWM, Newsiosity / Photo Credit: AWM


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Death, for bacteria, is not inevitable. Protect a bacterium from predators, and provide it with adequate food and space to grow, and it would continue livingand reproducing asexuallyforever. But a paramecium (a slightly more advanced single-cell organism), under the same ideal conditions, would stop dividing after about 200 generationsand die. Death, for paramecia and their offspring, is inevitable. Unless they have sex. If at any point during that 200 or so generations, two of the progeny of our paramecium have sex, their clock will be reset to zero. They and their progeny are granted another 200 generations. Those who fail to have sex eventually die. Immortality for bacteria is automatic; for all other living beingsincluding humansimmortality depends on having sex. But why is this so? Why must death be inevitable? And what is the connection between death and sexual reproduction?
In Sex and the Origins of Death, William R. Clark looks at life and death at the level of the cell, as he addresses such profound questions as why we age, why death exists, and why death and sex go hand in hand. Clark reveals that there are in fact two kinds of cell deathaccidental death, caused by extreme cold or heat, starvation, or physical destruction, and "programmed cell death," initiated by codes embedded in our DNA. (Bacteria have no such codes.) We learn that every cell in our body has a self-destruct program embedded into it and that cell suicide is in fact a fairly commonplace event. We also discover that virtually every aspect of a cell's life is regulated by its DNA, including its own death, that the span of life is genetically determined (identical twins on average die 36 months apart, randomly selected siblings 106 months apart), that human tissue in culture will divide some 50 times and then die (an important exception being tumor cells, which divide indefinitely). But why do our cells have such programs? Why must we die? To shed light on this question, Clark reaches far back in evolutionary history, to the moment when "inevitable death" (death from aging) first appeared. For cells during the first billion years, death, when it occurred, was accidental; there was nothing programmed into them that said they must die. But fierce competition gradually led to multicellular animalssize being an advantage against predatorsand with this change came cell specialization and, most important, germ cells in which reproductive DNA was segregated. When sexual reproduction evolved, it became the dominant form of reproduction on the planet, in part because mixing DNA from two individuals corrects errors that have crept into the code. But this improved DNA made DNA in the other (somatic) cells not only superfluous, but dangerous, because somatic DNA might harbor mutations. Nature's solution to this danger, Clark concludes, was programmed deaththe somatic cells must die. Unfortunately, we are the somatic cells. Death is necessary to exploit to the fullest the advantages of sexual reproduction.
In Sex and the Origins of Death, William Clark ranges far and wide over fascinating terrain. Whether describing a 62-year-old man having a major heart attack (and how his myocardial cells rupture and die), or discussing curious life-forms that defy any definition of life (including bacterial spores, which can regenerate after decades of inactivity, and viruses, which are nothing more than DNA or RNA wrapped in protein), this brilliant, profound volume illuminates the miraculous workings of life at its most elemental level and finds in these tiny spaces the answers to some of our largest questions.
Speculations on life and death from a professor of cellular biology at UCLA.
"We die because our cells die," Clark says. Death is "the evolutionary consequence of the way we reproduce ourselves." The sole function of cells, human or otherwise, is to replicate their DNA; once finished, they are programmed to die. That is, once a job is done, such as growing fingers out of weblike structures in human embryos, certain cells have no further task and die. "Programmed" is a key word here: In a number of clever laboratory experiments, healthy cells reproduce themselves only to a point, and undergo a process of exploding outward, called apoptosis. If the process is blocked, cells have a tendency to become cancerous and, at the least, will stop dividing. Only cancer cells and certain ancient single-celled life forms are, in a manner of speaking, immortal, but they, too, will eventually die by overcrowding or when they run out of food. Clark proceeds to discuss how the nature of cell death relates to the agonizing debate over a patient's "right to die," detailing the strange findings of Karen Ann Quinlan's autopsy and relating it to yet another incidence of near-death: the spores produced by certain animal forms in times when nature makes it hard to reproduce. The minuscule spores of briny shrimp truly seem to be dead but, when chilled to absolute zero and placed in the correct environment, will begin the cycle again. Clark ends by speculating about so-called "nonsense DNA." Is it a useless relic of the evolutionary process, or does it hold the keys to an explanation of why we must die, and even why we are here in the first place? His discussion of biology flows into a discussion of metaphysics.
Strikingly well argued and clear.


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The Hermon Ski School has been operational for more than thirty years.
Our teachers underwent professional training and are certified.
The school offers ski and snowboard classes for individuals and groups at all levels, in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English.
The schools ski includes a moderate slope for new users which includes two ski lifts.
One ski lift is exclusively for use by course participants escorted by a teacher. The moderate slope serves all beginners levels. After initial training at the Ski School, the medium ski lift is used for further practice, accompanied by a teacher.
Snowboard lessons are taught in groups from age 8 and up
Slideshow / Gallery
Instructions for Ski School Participants
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I've released a new build of Fragmentarium, version 0.9.12 ("Prague"). It can be downloaded at Github. (Binaries for Windows, source for Windows/Linux/Mac)
The (now standard) caveat apply: Fragmentarium is very much work in progress, and is best suited for people who like to experiment with code.
Version 0.9.12 continues to move Fragmentarium in the direction of progressive HDR rendering. The default raytracers now use accumulated rendering for anti-alias, shadowing, and DOF. To start the progressive rendering, Fragmentarium must be set to 'Continuous' mode. It is possible to set a maximum number of rendered frames. All 2D and 3D system now also come with tone mapping, gamma correction, and color control (see the 'Post' tab).
IBL Raytracing, using an HDR panorama from Blotchi at HDRLabs.
There is a new raytracer, 'IBL-raytracer.frag' which can be used for DE's instead of the default raytracer. It uses Image Based Lighting from HDR panorama maps. For an example of the new IBL raytracer, see the tutorial: "25 – Image Based Lighting.frag".
If you need to do stuff like animation, it is still possible to use the old raytracers. They can be included as: "#include "DE-Raytracer-v0.9.1.frag" or "#include "DE-Raytracer-v0.9.10.frag"
Other than that there is now better support for buffer-swap systems (e.g. reaction-diffusion and game-of-life) and better control of texture look-ups.
There are also some interesting new fragments, including the absolutely amazing LivingKIFS.frag script from Kali.
New features
- Added maximum subframe counter (for progressive rendering).
- Added support for HDR textures (.hdr RGBE format).
- Tonemapping, color control, and Gamma correction in buffershader.
- Added support for widget for changing bound textures.
- More host defines:
123#define SubframeMax 0#define DontClearOnChange <- when sliders/camera changes, the backbuffer is not cleared.#define IterationsBetweenRedraws 20 <- makes it possible to do several steps without updating screen.
- Added texture parameters preprocessor defines:
1234#TexParameter texture GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER GL_LINEAR#TexParameter texture GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER GL_NEAREST#TexParameter texture GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S GL_CLAMP#TexParameter texture GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T GL_REPEAT
- Change of syntax: when using "#define providesColor", now implement a 'vec3 baseColor(vec3)' function.
- DE-Raytracer.frag now uses a 'Blinn-Phong with Schickl term and physical normalization'. (Which is something I found in Naty Hoffman's Course Notes).
- DE-Raytracer.frag and Soft-Raytracer now uses new '3D.frag' base class.
- Added a texture manager (should reuse and discard textures in memory automatically)
- Added option to set OpenGL refresh rate in preferences.
- Progressive2D.frag now supports custom filtering (using '#define providesFiltering')
- Added support for choosing '#include' through editor context menu.
- Using arrow keys now work when sliders have focus.
- Now does a 'reset all' when loading new system (otherwise too confusing).
New fragments
- Added 'Kali's Creations': KaliBox, LivingKIFS, TreeBroccoli, Xray_KIFS. [Kali]
- Added Doyle-Spirals.frag [Knighty]
- Added: Droste.frag (Escher Droste effect)
- Added: Reaction-Diffusion.frag (Gray-Scott example)
- Added 'Convolution.frag' example (For precalculating specular and diffuse lighting from HDR panoramas)
- Added examples of working with double precision floats and emulated double precision floats: "Include/EmulatedDouble.frag", "Theory/Mandelbrot – Emulated Doubles.frag"
- Added 'IBL-Raytracer.frag' (Image Based Lighting raytracer)
- Added tutorials: 'progressive2D.frag' and 'pure3D.frag'
- Added experimental: 'testScene.frag' and 'triplanarTexturing.frag'
- Added 'Thorn.frag'
Bug fixes
- Reflection is now working again in 'DE-Raytracer.frag'
- Fixed filename case sensitivity error when doing reverse lookup of line numbers.
Mac users
Some Mac users has reported problems with the latest versions of Fragmentarium. Again, I don't own a Mac, so I cannot solve these issues without help.
For examples of images generated with the new version, take a look at the Flickr Fragmentarium stream.
Finally, please read the FAQ, before asking questions.