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OYO's 2018 MLB All Star Game toys
Fans! Buy me some peanuts, and Cracker Jack… and since Cracker Jack's prizes aren't that great these days, you need OYO's too!
The 2018 All-Star Game will be held in our Nation's Capital, at Nationals Park on July 17.
OYOs will be all over the Ballpark, and the MLB FanFest for All-Star week. This is an exciting week for baseball, where the game's greats all come to play. OYO allows you to #playlikeapro too, with great minifigures for this special occasion!
For 2018, there are two uniforms being used by players.
The Work Out Uniforms feature the classic American League or National League designs, the AL in navy, the NL in red. Each of the special Caps for the uniforms includes the team logo surrounded by 50 stars, and 6 additional stars on the brim of the Cap. We've recreated these, in miniature form, for these ASG OYO minifigures. These uniforms will be worn by players starting on Sunday the 15th. All of our Limited Edition minfigures are featuring a selection of All-Star players in these uniforms, and for the first time each one of these is sequentially numbered in advance. These have very limited distribution. The majority of these are for sale at MLB Fanfest or at Nationals Park, with a small amount of some of the players at local team retailers, on our site and a few other specialty retailers. One of our players was requested by the Mets only, among our initial retail feedback, so Jacob DeGrom is an "Amazin' Special Edition" exclusively available at Citifield this week only. The numbering ranges from 75 pieces to 600 pieces of a player, and no two are alike as a result. You could get #99 for Aaron Judge, or #1 for final vote winner Jean Segura. No matter which number you find, each one is special, as it is unique to YOU!
Another FIRST for OYO is to offer at the All-Star Game, the special team uniforms made to wear in the All-Star Game. These special uniforms are replicated in OYO form to include the 2018 All-Star logo patch, the "star" showing the number of appearances made by that player in All-Star games, and our very first tri-color printing of the special 2018 ASG Cap. These special minifigures are sold in 5 piece collections, an American League Set, and a National League Set. Top stars are included in each set, including Mookie Betts, Willson Contreras, Bryce Harper, and Gerritt Cole. 10 total stars are included in these Collector's Sets which are also a value for fans.
Last but not least, as a fun set, we bring you the Racing Presidents. A great part of any Nationals home game, the Racing Presidents have been delighting fans for years. At the All-Star Game these heroes will race in the Work Out uniforms. OYO has created a 4 minifigure set to commemorate the fun night.
We've enjoyed putting together these unique offers for our fans, and fans of MLB! Get out and watch the All-Star Game in person or on TV, and live the mid-summer classic with your OYO friends. We are often asked how we pick, or who we don't pick for editions like these. We just don't have time to produce from every player. Before the Sunday night announcement, we prep a number of players we anticipate, and get feedback from our retailer partners at each of the ballparks as to their interest in having OYOs of their All-Stars. We asked on Social Media who you were hoping for as well. From this we have a preliminary list of top requested players. First thing Monday morning we create new minifigures from surprise additions, and confirm approvals with our League and Players Association partners. They are great at advising quickly the changes and updates required. Even still changes are made, and Final Vote players considered. As this is being typed, we are updating art to be compliant, and we are still producing AS players for the first time, and won't finish until Monday. We know it's disappointing when we don't choose a favorite player, and hopefully you now at least understand the process, even if you may not love all of the results! We appreciate your enthusiasm for your sports, and your passion for your team and players.
We have many articles written in prior posts about prior All Star participation. Our master baseball checklist will also show the AS minifigures made from 2012-2016. We did not make any All-Star specific minifigures for the game in Miami in 2017.
Happy Hunting!
Here are the checklists and all of the images:
2018 OYO ASG Minifigure Checklist
OYO Baseball Master Checklist 6.01.2018 Sorted by team
2018 All-Star Game Collector's Sets – AL and NL imagery
2018 All-Star Game Numbered Edition Minifigures:


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Being data-driven is a top priority for most marketers. In fact, 99% of marketers agree that an effective data-driven marketing strategy is crucial to achieving success.
Although we know the transformation from siloed reports to cross-channel insights will require new tools, new processes, new skills, and clear leadership, we often overlook two fundamentals that are the bedrock of data-driven marketing: data ownership and data integrity.
Instead of having real-time access to our performance data, we commonly have data that's held "hostage" in execution tools or with agencies, and that data may or may not be owned by us or even contractually accessible. And even if our partners provide reports, the reports often have missing data or they come in late, allowing us little or no time to respond to findings and adjust course.
Though we marketers trust our media partners, we must ultimately own, integrate, and align all performance data. That way...
- We can audit and validate it, and get the full picture of what's working and what's not.
- We would get not only 24/7 visibility into how marketing is performing but also faster reporting, analysis, and optimization cycles to make better, faster decisions.
- And by aligning our agency relationships around clear business goals and KPIs, we would build a more strategic relationship that unlocks the potential of a truly data-driven partnership.
One might assume that taking control of our data starts by finding new partners, but that's not necessarily the case. Marketers have successfully made the leap from siloed reporting to complete data ownership through a close collaboration with their existing partners. They all started with the common understanding that data ownership doesn't happen overnight. It is a deliberate journey that delivers benefits to both parties each step of the way.
Consider these nine tips as you embark on the path to bringing your data in-house and making data the foundation of your marketing organization's efforts.
1. Define your vision for the future
Before you start, get a consensus on what you wish to accomplish with your data. What do you want to measure? What do your teams want to learn? How will the data be used?

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5 Self-Awareness Exercises that Promote Recovery
Habits can be helpful or hurtful. Many of my daily habits help to promote recovery on autopilot. Everything from making my bed in the morning and feeding my dog and reading my daily devotions with my first cup of coffee. I used to think these were the signs of a boring life, but today I realize that my former highly impulsive behavior was just trying to protect it's place in my life. My life can be highly fulfilling and exciting without the chaos of impulsive behavior.
No Boundaries (The Life of Active Addiction)
In active addiction, we often do whatever comes to our mind. If I wanted to have a glass of wine in the morning, why should I stop myself? Today's American culture is primed for addiction. Just one look at Facebook and there are hundreds of memes and quotes about "day drinking" and "dealing with the woes of parenthood with a few glasses of wine ." It all seems lighthearted until we look beyond the surface to discover that 18-35 year old women are not only out-drinking previous generations of women, but they are passing men in alcohol consumption as well. And then there's the 18 million women 26 or over who take prescription medications such as sedatives, muscle relaxants and opioid pain killers for unintended purposes.
In a world that doesn't seem too worried about practicing boundaries, I have found a few simple, self awareness exercises that help me to promote recovery in my daily life.
To be self aware is to be conscious and intentional in your decisions.
This is key in addiction recovery:
Promote Recovery by Asking Yourself Three Questions
Before acting, stop and ask yourself three questions. Actually, it's the same question, just three times. Ask yourself "Why?" Follow up your answer with another "Why?" And then one last time. If you have three good reasons to do something, you'll have the clarity to be intentional and confident in your actions. That's part of self awareness and a good foundation for addiction recovery.
Promote Recovery by Practicing Saying No
Instead of running on autopilot, practice mindful awareness of what you're thinking and how you're reacting. Practice saying "No" to the things that aren't helpful or good for you. A good place to start is in your speech. Say no to entering into gossip. Say no to telling a lie. You'll be surprised at how difficult it is to create these boundaries for yourself, but you'll also be amazed at how empowered and free it will make you feel.
Addiction recovery is more than living drug or alcohol free. It is about choosing to lay aside all of the things that prevent us from becoming the best version of ourselves.
Promote Recovery by Asking For Constructive Feedback
We all have blind spots in the way we think and the behaviors we display. Asking a trusted accountability partner for regular feedback cuts through the veil of self deception we may be holding onto. Of course, only ask people who are living lives you want to model, people who you respect. Even then, be sure you make it clear that you are looking for the honest truth, not what you want to hear. Sometimes our friends don't want to risk offending us, so they keep their insights to themselves.
Promote Recovery by Taking Ownership
One of the best habits I developed during my time in drug rehab was taking ownership of my own mistakes, flaws, and messes. I always had a side reason why I did the things I did before. It was because of the way I was raised, or because I had been abused, or because of a bad marriage…and on and on.
Being aware of our flaws, but failing to accept accountability, is leaving the job half-done. I realized that I was often critical of others, while dismissing my own shortcomings. Self-awareness helps us look at ourselves which prevents hypocritical behavior.
Practice saying, "Yes, I did that" and following that sentence with something you will change in your life to help prevent making the mistake again. Once you've said that, be quiet! I was famous for saying, "I'm sorry. I know I messed up. I will change XYZ so that it won't happen again, but you know, it's part of growing up the way I did." I had to look at myself and say, "Just stop it already!" Now that I'm diligent to not make excuses for myself, I see a big difference in the things I can accomplish.
Living a life of recovery has so many components. They all fit together like puzzle pieces, helping us to become all that we were created to be. Sometimes we deceive ourselves by thinking we only need detox or to stop using for a few weeks, and then everything will get better. In reality, a person who does not have drugs or alcohol in their system is not a changed or regenerated individual. We need to learn new ways of thinking, new responses, and a whole new way of life, or we will be at high risk to return to our old ways. For me, two months in drug rehab provided just the right timeframe to receive the therapy I desperately needed and acquire the tools necessary to walk out my recovery.
If you need help breaking free from addiction, or if you feel like your life is still a day to day struggle not to pick up, we are here for you.
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Apart from its prime location where you are just a short distance away from the heart of Bangkok's business center and tourist attraction areas such as Chidlom, Nana, and Asoke; Circle Sukhumvit 11 Condominium project prides itself as Thailand's first and only residence that en-suite "Sky Garage". It is truly the height of posh when you can elegantly drive your car onto the private elevator that takes you right up to the front porch of your condominium unit in the blink of an eye. This stylish luxury only comes in limited number of 15 units only.
Circle Sukhumvit 11 has a lot more to offer in terms of its innovation for living. Every single aspect of the project has been thoughtfully designed to fully function and also suit your lifestyle. On top of that, it carries out the design concept that cares about the environment.
Let us introduce some of the key features:
- I-WALL: Movable Wall, Full Functional Living
The interior wall of each unit is especially designed for mobility. The movable walls let you adjust the layout of the room to fit your particular need.
- I-CONTROL: Home automation system
An ingenious home automation system gives you total control of every system of your condo unit with just a touch of a finger via an application on your smartphone.
- I-MUSIC: Underwater aqua sonic speaker system
The underwater aqua sonic speaker system surely will enliven your relaxing mode. It allows you to enjoy your swimming routine while listening to the music.
For a private viewing of Circle Sukhumvit 11, please contact Fragrant Call Center 02 652 9999.


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#AYearOfBuses 309: Balmaha – Alexandria or Bonhill
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Sassy, intelligent, talented youth. Multiply this pyramid by 4 and you've got the illest next generation of leaders.
Q: What do you get when you put 42 joke-cracking teenagers, one of the most respected DJs in the game, and a Lao poet who rocks wrestling shoes in the same room with no AC?
A: A 3 hour workshop on culture, civic engagement, hip hop, and leadership followed by one crazy ass dance party, thats what.
So my DJ and I drove the 3 hours to Deerwood, MN from the Twin Cities. A couple of hours into our drive, we got into the small town of Garrison and realized that neither of us brought a digital camera. Too late to turn around and too broke to buy another one on the way.
Ilean called my cell, "Call me when you get here because then I can send out the ferry to pick you up. Oh by the way, we're on an island."
Here we are with thousands of dollars worth of equipment: turntables, mixer, computer, cables, microphones, and speakers (props to EMI in Mpls. for donating some equipment) about to go on a dinky ferry boat.
My partner turned to me and said, "If that ferry tips over, I'm saving the equipment. Just letting you know."
We got there and did what we went to do, son! To solve our 'no digital camera' problem, I told the kids to "tag me" on Facebook, and they did not disappoint. So to them, I'm thankful that I've got pictures.
Much love to Ilean Her and the Council of Asian Pacific Minnesotans for bringing my crew, Imperial DJ Science, out to Bay Lake Camp in northern MN earlier this month to perform and speak on the importance of using our talents and strengths to make moves in our communities. The Council's APA Youth Leadership Retreat is one of the illest out there because it promotes youth to be proactive rather than reactive. Participants are encouraged to be creative, to think analytically, and to find their own strengths and leadership style in order to create positive changes. How lucky was Imperial DJ Science to have been able to work with them?
Imperial DJ Science telling the future leaders of tomorrow:
"Its not about where you come from, its about where you're going in life."
Poking fun at Asiatic stereotypes.
These two were too cool to do the 'stanky leg', preferred dodging orbs.
Imperial DJ Science telling the future leaders of tomorrow:
"Its not about where you come from, its about where you're going in life."
Poking fun at Asiatic stereotypes.
These two were too cool to do the 'stanky leg', preferred dodging orbs.
We spent the night there. Bonded with the kids (can't possibly name them individually, there were 42 for crying out loud) after our workshop and dance party by telling ghost stories next to an open fire, a midnight hike on the island through the woods lead by "the DJ" (as the kids referred to him), late night mashed potatoes eating, followed by pranks involving campers faces, markers, and dental floss.
The next morning after everyone stuffed their faces with pancakes, sausages, and fresh fruits at breakfast, "the DJ" did a turntablism workshop. Participants tried their hands at beat mixing, counting beats, and learning about the equipment in general. Meanwhile, 200 yards away in another building, I performed pieces from No Regrets and gave a talk of creative writing, claiming identity, and being content in where I am in my life.
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The Gondoliers photo gallery
All photos courtesy SuzMcFaddenPhoto.com
The merriest fellows are we
Antonio: John Paul Kilecdi-Li
We're called gondolieri
Marco: Michael Stahl Giuseppe: Mark Blattel
This is Tessa! Rapture, rapture!
Tessa: Asha Kelly Giuseppe: Mark Blattel
Just the very girl I wanted!
Gianetta: Angela Harrington Marco: Michael Stahl
We were billing, Ah, woe is me!
we were cooing.
Duke: Jeff Lampert Casilda: Jessica Smith
Duchess: Katie Francis Luiz: Marlon Chen
As one individual
A right down regular royal Queen
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Ask Ibadan market people to make a snap with their fingers.
How easy was it?
That's how easy it's for us Ladokites to reap mangoes in Ogbomosho.
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So just cause we are now at home to enjoy the holiday, mangoes should not be sold to us at the price of an iPhone X! Come on! It's the season of sucking.
Well. The king of fruit is so sweet that many just suck it even without the knowledge of its health benefits. Go for mango, these are the things it does for you:
– Mango prevents Cancer: Research has shown antioxidant compounds in mango fruit have been found to protect against colon, breast, leukemia and prostate cancers. These compounds include quercetin, isoquercitrin, astragalin, fisetin, gallic acid and methylgallat, as well as the abundant enzymes.
– It lowers Cholesterol: The high levels of fiber, pectin and vitamin C help to lower serum cholesterol levels, specifically Low-Density Lipoprotein (the bad stuff).
– Mango helps clear the Skin: Can be used both internally and externally for the skin. Mangos help clear clogged pores and eliminate pimples.
– Improves Eye Health: One cup of sliced mangoes supplies 25 percent of the needed daily value of vitamin A, which promotes good eyesight and prevents night blindness and dry eyes.
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– Alkalizes the Whole Body: The tartaric acid, malic acid, and a trace of citric acid found in the fruit help to maintain the alkali reserve of the body.
– The mighty mango may help with Diabetes: Mango leaves help normalize insulin levels in the blood. The traditional home remedy involves boiling leaves in water, soaking through the night and then consuming the filtered decoction in the morning. Mango fruit also has a relatively low glycemic index (41-60) so moderate quantities will not spike your sugar levels.
– Also promotes Healthy Sex: Mangos are a great source of vitamin E. Even though the popular connection between sex drive and vitamin E was originally created by a mistaken generalization on rat studies, further research has shown balanced proper amounts (from whole foods) does help.
– Mango improves Digestion: Papayas are not the only fruit that contain enzymes for breaking down protein. There are several fruits, including mangoes, which have this healthful quality. The fiber in mangos also helps digestion and elimination.
– Helps Fight Heat Stroke: Juicing the fruit from green mango and mixing with water and a sweetener helps to cool down the body and prevent harm from overheating. From an ayurvedic viewpoint, the reason people often get diuretic and exhausted when visiting equatorial climates is because the strong "sun energy" is burning up your body, particularly the muscles. The kidneys then become overloaded with the toxins from this process.
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– The king of fruit boosts the Immune System: The generous amounts of vitamin C and vitamin A in mangos, plus 25 different kinds of carotenoids keep your immune system healthy and strong.
I can't wait to resume (to school? No. But) to LAUTECH farm and get more mangoes!
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Green Fees
The Windmill Village Golf Club welcomes visitors to use our course 7 days a week, throughout the whole year. Our staggered Green Fee pricing allows visitors to Pay & Play on the vourse at different times throughout the week. Look out for our discounted Green Fee rates throughout the week, and especially on Monday, with our Monday Madness Offer.
We also offer Twilight Golf every day throughout the year, this is available after 4pm during the summer season and from 1pm during the winter season.
We welcome all Golfers, whether you are a visiting member from another Golf Club, or just the casual Golfer, we are more than happy to welcome you to use our Golf Club.
Visitors to the Windmill Village can book a tee-time 7 days in advance, by booking online or by calling us directly on 02476 404041. Please click in order to Book Online.
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Monday Madness
Golf anytime on a Monday is just £12.95 per person, all day, every Monday!!
£5.00 per person Green Fee deposit required on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for non-members.
Buggy Hirefrom £20.00 per round on Weekdays, and £25.00 on Weekends
Electronic Trolley Hirefrom £8.50 per round
Pull Trolley Hirefrom £4.50 per round
Please note that it is advisable to pre-book buggies and electronic trollies.
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Name: Crassula Ovata Hobbit
Family: Crassulaceae
Origin: South Africa
Flowering period: Spring
Pot Diameter: 20 cm
Height: 45 cm
Curiosity: It is also known as "Jade Tree". It is a shrub-like, ramified plant, which can exceed 1 m in its natural habitat.
Like all the crassulaceae, belonging to the succulent makrofamily, these fascinating plants (also known as "Jade Tree") are small works of art just for the beauty of their leaves, called vacuoles, or vesicles where they store water and can then resist even periods of drought.
The "ovate Hobbit" variety is very good for use as bonsai.
It is a very decorative plant consisting of several trunks, with a shrill effect of a certain effect, thanks to the density of its hair and the arrangement of the branches. Compared to the "sister" Compacta, it is interesting because it has the slimmest and spiked vacuoles of a completely green color.
The Crassule are plants that do not require much care: They are exposed in a very bright area, even better if under the rays of the sun and with temperatures always above 10 ° C.
Watering must be moderate in both summer and winter, drying the soil between a dose of water and the other.
The ideal terrain is a mix of akadama, lapillo pozzolano and sand.
The fertilization should be carried out every vegetative recovery, so in the spring, with liquid fertilizers organic for succulent.
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|E' nota anche con il nome di "Albero di Giada". È una pianta a portamento arbustivo, ramificata, che può superare 1 m di altezza nel suo habitat naturale.
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Spedizione rapida tutto OK, come mostrato in foto.
Pianta stupenda arrivato tutto imaballato alla perfezionare
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What is Smart Farming?
Smart Farming is the future of food.
The goal of Smart Farming is to make every aspect of farming more reliable, more predictable and more sustainable. Achieving this goal has long been the farmer's dream. Thanks to a set of new technologies that have become widely available and increasingly affordable, that goal is within reach for millions.
Farmers around the world have long had to rely on incomplete, often inaccurate information to make crucial decisions about what to grow and how to grow it. The role of the new agri-technologies is to close this information gap by providing extremely precise measurements of the factors that determine farming outcomes — soil nutrients, soil moisture, the presence of weeds and insects, fertilizer blends, crop rotation and virtually every other aspect of agronomy.
The precision of these measurements reflects the capabilities of the equipment and software used to gather the necessary data. Some have been around for a while — like satellites that can map farmland with increasingly high resolution. Others are more recent — like digital sensors placed in the soil to capture data on available nutrients. Now measurements are taken routinely by both drones in the air and sensors mounted on motorized farm equipment like tractors.
As with so many other aspects of digital life, all this data has become truly useful information for farmers thanks to the application of advanced data analytics — aka Big Data. The ability to make predictions about weather, crop yields and other factors, drawing on many different sources, becomes the raw material for making recommendations to individual farmers on how to make their crops more plentiful and their operations more profitable.
That's why this new approach is often referred to as
"smart farming"
For a number of years, agri-data equipment and services of this kind have been available to farmers in the Global North, especially the United States and certain European countries. In the Global South, however, precision agriculture has been something of a rarity. For farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, where food production is still the the most important industry, many barriers stood in the way of progress — including basic infrastructure needs like passable roads, available electric power and cheap mobile phones.
That's all about to change, thanks to advances in technology and the efforts of many forward-thinking organizations in countries like Kenya and Ghana. This is a region where precision agriculture promises to bring tremendously important benefits. In the years to come, those benefits will accrue not just to millions of smallholder farmers. As population growth soars, along with the need for ever-increasing amounts of food, what makes life better for farmers will also help make life better for everyone else on the planet.
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By Roebloz · PostedNot bad for an early 1994 level to be honest. It isn't good, but not bad. Being a Wolf3d fan I don't mind long corridors in maps that much, although the decoration could have been better that's for sure. If you're into old maps and corridor-esque maps, give it a shot.
By chlef · PostedPartial truth in advertising - "This PWAD represents the combination of just 27 of some of the best levels I have found on the net." - maybe for a brief 6 month window in 1994. But compared to traditional/old school maps since, this selection would scrape through as a C- if you were grading school homework. Barely a pass. Mostly dull, bland and repetitive maps you have played elsewhere - maps you groan through and forget 2 seconds after you have finished them. Supreme ordinariness, nothing you ever want to see again. This is only of historical value. Not exactly enjoyable play. Nosireebob.
By CyberDreams · PostedI'm not very good at reviewing so bear with me: If you want a quick and fairly easy WAD then this is for you. It starts out fairly easy as well as being fairly linear and than it gets harder as it goes on. It's also fairly short too as it took me about an hour or two to complete on UV difficulty in GZDoom using the Doom (strict) compat mode. The new textures were a nice addition although they were only featured in the last few maps. There are a lot of switches and "rising structures" (floors & lifts) but the placement of them is decent so they aren't a nuisance. The switches open doors or activate lifts that are pretty much right in front of you or in an area that you've just past through so the maps aren't that confusing (which is a good thing). The one thing that i did not like about this WAD was that the exits were not marked. I exited a few levels with only 50% or so of the map explored due to the exit just being a normal looking switch. In a map that has quite a few switches that activate doors and lifts, you need the exit too look different or at least have an exit sign above it imo. I did notice a few misaligned textures but tbh that's normal for 1994. Also, there are different sounds for weapons and some monsters as well that kind of annoyed me. I don't usually mind sound replacements and i know that a lot of early maps had them but this one just really got on my nerves at times. You'll hear GROOVY! a lot and it's not as cool sounding as Duke Nukem saying it, even though it is the actual sound clip from Evil Dead 2 (i believe). Other than that this E1 replacement played alright for a '94 mapset, having decent layouts and monster placements. I give it 3 1/2 stars mainly because of the exit issue that really bugged me and the sound replacement not being my favorite. [Oh btw, i played continuous. I tried playing pistol start only on a few maps but i just couldn't do it. I'm not sure if it's possible tbh. Maybe some of the weapons are hidden in secrets because i often found ammo in levels for some but not the weapon for it.]
By P41R47 · PostedAmazing Total Conversion megawad!!!
Moody, atmospheric, challenging, breathtaking... Just... WOW! At first the game is really different to the Doom experience, soo different that you will have a rough time trying to understand the mechanics. Just like playing a completely new game for the very first time. But when you finally understand the mechanics, the new weapons, and the possibilities, a marvelously detailed and vast world unfold to you very eyes. It was a long time that a game made me feel real awe. The sense of wonder of this maps are something unique. This Total Conversion really make the unthinkeable and take it to eleven. Thanks @Revae for this amazing total conversion. Hope you can take this piece of art to the next level. You deserve it!!!
By Erick · PostedBefore Plutonia's Go 2 It, there was Dario Casali's take on expanding Doom 2's MAP01 into a difficult and action packed level. Punisher can be seen as sort of a prototype for Go 2 It in that it was released a year before Final Doom and the map is rough around the edges to play. There are far more many monsters in Punisher than there are in Go 2 It, starting off with about 600 enemies, which is three times more than Go 2 It's initial start of about 200 enemies. It sounds like Punisher is more difficult than Go 2 It for having more enemies and a rougher layout, right? Well, actually no, Punisher is easier than Go 2 It though at the same time, Punisher has its difficulty issues that can make it annoying to play. In Punisher, a variety of enemies are placed together far more frequently, meaning infighting happens immediately in the areas they are in. There are some rooms where only a single enemy type is in to prevent easy infighting, but even still, you can take advantage of monster infighting far more than you would in Go 2 It. Another thing, you don't always get up close to tough monsters like the Cyberdemon so you can pretty much skip them at times, which is unlike Go 2 It as that map has you getting up close to them or at times killing them to progress. Despite Punisher encouraging something of a aggressive and fast playstyle like you Go 2 It and other Plutonia maps encourage, it doesn't exactly feel like you can do it as freely here. There's a ton of open space so trying to draw attention of monsters to cause some infighting yourself can be annoying to do, an Arch-Vile can hit you out in the open and Pain Elementals can be very problematic, so you might find yourself peeking in and out of cover often instead of blasting monsters away with rockets and a BFG. That's not to say you can't blast through the level if you played it multiple times much like Go 2 It, but even so, the pacing and fights here feel a bit messy. Punisher is not bad to play and I found it fun to play despite its gameplay problems. I found it interesting to compare this map with Go 2 It to see the differences and how much more refined an expanded Doom 2 MAP01 turned out in the end. If you're into maps with tons of monsters to kill and don't mind some odd pacing, Punisher is good to play, though it definitely shows its age.


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PORT ANGELES An Everett man died Tuesday night when the boat he was operating struck a salmon pen in Port Angeles Harbor, city police said.
Robert R. Elliot, 62, and his three passengers were just south of Ediz Hook when the small fiberglass boat struck a salmon pen at about 9:45 p.m., Port Angeles police said.
The passengers, two men and a boy, were able to swim to a nearby dock.
Preliminary information suggests that the boaters stayed out after dark, and then realized that the lights on the boat did not work, and that alcohol consumption may have been a contributing factor, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
The U.S. Coast Guard, the Clallam County Sheriffs Office and the Clallam County Coroner Office were assisting Port Angeles police in the investigation.
Coast Guard rescues 3, 1 dead after boat hits salmon pen in Port Angeles Harbor, Wash.
SEATTLE Coast Guard crews rescued two adults and one child after a 20-foot personal craft collided with a salmon pen resulting in the death of one adult male in Port Angeles Harbor, Tuesday night.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Spectrum Health will begin extending insurance benefits to same-sex partners in 2015.
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You have spent months preparing your college applications– taking tests, writing essays and seeking recommendations. By applying early, you hoped to receive a letter of admission in December. Sometimes this effort is rewarded by early admittance to a top choice school. Unfortunately, even for many of the most talented students, a deferred or waitlisted letter will arrive.
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Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are an evolving technology that is at the front of the energy conservation movement. With the reduction in energy consumption and green house gas emissions, CHP systems are improving the efficiency of power generation. Our goal for this research is to develop a specification for a CHP System that will improve the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's operating efficiency. This system will reduce the operating cost of the university and provide reliable, clean energy to the College of Engineering and surrounding buildings. If this system is implemented correctly, it has the ability to meet the economic and reliability needs of the university. CHP systems are the combination of various forms of equipment to meet the electrical and thermal needs from one single fuel source. Major steps involved in the development of a CHP system including data collection and analysis, system calculations and system specifications will be discussed. This research also examines the barriers that CHP systems encounter with environmental regulations and grid interconnection.
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Vonetta Flowers was the first African-American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. In an interview with Vonetta Flowers she discusses her shock and goals after her big win.
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It's no place for old men (or women) and Siena's 'on top of an upturned pudding basin' geography might account more for the health of the population than the Mediterranean diet. Anyway, I walked up the long hill into the medieval city to La Diana, which is, as far as I could ascertain, the only craft beer bar in Siena.
Okay, you can get bottled birra artigianale (craft beer) in a lot of restaurants, or stumble on a café bar with a couple of birra alla spina (literally, beer from the plug) dispensing draught non-mainstream beers. The main difference being the Italian craft beers are all unfiltered, unfined and not pasteurised.
La Diana is very much the sort of bar you could find in Leeds, Manchester, London, Bristol (insert your own town/craft beer bar here), as opposed to the traditional Italian style bars. They even play English music, Marillion mostly, as that was one of the barman's favourite bands. Strangely, he was quite impressed we'd heard of the Aylesbury neo-progressive rock band and couldn't believe it when Mrs C named Fish, the original lead singer.
In terms of a lingua franca, Italy is a strange place. Sadly, my command of Italian is piss poor and the Italians fluency in English is either perfect or like my Italian. Hence the ad hoc translation means my Italian posts may not be entirely accurate and I have to rely on post posting corrections from my Italian Beer expert and friend, Mr Andy Grant.
If you venture to La Diana be careful of the Wacky Races, scooter racing alley outside. The length of the traffic light controlled one way section means the massed mopeds have to go hell for leather to reach safety before a bus legitimately comes the other way and it's all an angry buzzing cloud of two stroke fumes.
Inside the old factory it's minimalistic, with everything organised around the L shaped bar. The TV always seemed to be on and when there's a big football match on every table is pre-booked, although at other times business is only steady. Fair play to them, if you pre-booked then you had to eat, mainly a gourmet burger style range. In terms of beer, there's nine draught lines, plus a bottle fridge, including Wadsworth's 6X.
Two of the lines were from their own Diana brewery which operates just outside the city centre. Their own la Straordinara (5%), brewed for the Extraordinary Palio to commemorate the end of WWI was a pale ale infused with Verbena. The Palio di Siena, or Il Palio, is a famous horse race, that has to be seen to be believed, run around Il Campo, a medieval square in the town. A traditional song tells of the Verbena growing in Il Campo, hence the infusion.
I've spoke before about Italian brewers seemingly being influenced by everyone, and no one in particular and this strange infusion actually worked. The other permanent line was their accoladed Ester an 8% Tripel.
The other Italian artigianale beers included a 3.5% Saison from Extraomnes and three from Almond '22 a brewer from Pescara. I thought the Almond '22 beers were excellent. I'm not entirely sure what the Pink IPA was? It wasn't pink. I though it might allude to pink grapefruit? It wasn't overly grapefruity. I later read it's pink peppercorns (not actually pepper corns). There was a slightly spicy note, but overall the beer was just really drinkable.
On the other hand the Almond '22 Boogeyman Imperial Porter has some green peppercorns thrown in, not so as you'd really notice to be fair, it was more coffee and chocolate. The only downside to this, darker than the tar coloured coffee in our hotel, porter was it's close on 9% strength.
Doctor Hop (4.9%) was the other Almond '22 beer. It said 'Fresh Hop' on the pump clip which may mean it's a different edition to the usual bottled beer? The fresh green, almost herbal taste told me they had used green hops and it was so fresh the bar man really struggled to pour a full 40cl into one glass.
From farther afield there was a 5.4% Hefeweizen, Kapuziner (Kulmbacher Brauerei AG), and a 5.3% Pils (their denotation) 1857 Land Bier which I think must be Bayreuther Aktien Original 1857 and Westmalle Dubbel. Prices were €3.5 for a small beer and €5.8 for a medium one 40cl; effectively not quite a pint in a pint glass, but portion control was variable, depending on how much the beer fobbed.
Over a long weekend I saw three kegs changed. Interestingly, one that came on was a Wold Top Coastal Series 3.9% Bitter, which I'm surmising is the Wold Top Coastal Series 2? I didn't know Wold Top did key-kegs, nor ship to Italy. Fair play to them, and although there's nothing wrong with their beers, they're hardly scintillating, which begs the question as to why I've not seen other cutting edge UK beers on sale in Italy?
Maybe I haven't travelled far enough across the country to asses this properly? I will do, so long as Mr O'leary keeps the £35 return tickets from Leeds Bradford coming.


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SHEPHERDSTOWN -- For some people, the first day of the new year is just another day. For others, it is a chance to reevaluate how they have lived their lives, and consider how they can improve their lives and the lives of those around them.
One way community members can make a positive difference in 2019, is by becoming involved in the local music community. In the case of the Charles Washington Symphony Orchestra, community involvement can either be through auditioning for and joining the orchestra, or through becoming a board member or sponsor of the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
According to CWSO flutist Andrea Diggs, the auditioning process for the orchestra is simple. After contacting CWSO Conductor Camilo Prez-Meja, interested musicians can choose to privately audition for him or can show up to an orchestra rehearsal to see how they fit with the current orchestra members, who number about 50.
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The Charles Washington Symphony Orchestra is one local arts organization in need of community involvement. Tabitha Johnston
"We have regular members who are professions, semi-professionals and amateurs," Diggs said, mentioning the orchestra concerts often have between 30-40 members performing. "We have so much fun, we are the goofiest orchestra in America. We're serious about working on our music, but it's light-hearted and fun. We're a family that gets along."
Because the orchestra's primary goal "is to provide a place for local musicians of all ages and abilities to rehearse and perform quality music for the benefit of the individual, this organization and the entire community," it does not charge membership dues.
"We don't want it to be a burden for our orchestra members," Diggs said, mentioning students and younger orchestra members would be less likely to participate with the group if they had to pay dues.
The orchestra was founded in Nov. 2012, according to Diggs, who is CWSO's current and founding board president. Along with playing in the orchestra, Diggs helps the CWSO behind the scenes, arranging concert details and encouraging sponsorship growth.
"We are trying to grow our donor base," Diggs said, mentioning monetary contributions help the orchestra rent performance venues and pay for other CWSO expenditures and projects within the community, supporting arts awareness and education.
Above all, Diggs hopes orchestra members, sponsors and board members will realize the value of their contributions.
"Community music is as old as community -- it's fundamental to human connection, because it pulls at one's sense of identity, sense of self. Music effects the brain positively," Diggs said, mentioning the orchestra fills a void many communities leave empty in the modern day. "Communities don't get together as much anymore for music."
To learn more about the CWSO, visit cwsymph.org.


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The Cooper Union: The (Un)making of a Civic Institution
Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 7 - 8:30pm
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In the 1850s Peter Cooper proposed a radical experiment in urban education, only one feature of which was the program of free classes in science and art. What was the Founder's original understanding of "freedom" on the eve of The Civil War? How did his laboratory for democracy challenge prevailing notions of education and civic life, and how has his language been hijacked by those who seek to mine value from the legacy of Nineteenth Century liberalism? Looking again at Peter Cooper's words may restore the vitality of Cooper Union's institutional purpose.
Cooper Union's own Peter Buckley and Day Gleeson present a free, public lecture as part of the Spring 2016 Intradisciplinary Seminar, part of the Robert Lehman Visiting Artist Program at The Cooper Union. We are grateful for major funding support from the Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc.
Peter Buckley, associate professor in the Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences, apart from brief stints at Princeton University and Pratt Institute, has taught history at The Cooper Union for most of his working life. An historian of 19th century New York's culture he was fortunate to end up teaching at a place he was already studying in graduate school. At work on a history of The Cooper Union he is annoyed at having to write an additional chapter that coincides with the period of his own tenure.
Day Gleeson, associate professor and academic advisor, has been a member of the full-time faculty in the School of Art since 1985, teaching printmaking and drawing. Her exemplary service to the College includes a year as Interim Dean and membership on every standing committee in the School of Art. She has chaired the Admissions Committee for over twenty years and is currently the Academic Advisor. In her own work, she is currently engaged in a project investigating the suffrage movement and the role of its radical activities in establishing feminism as a fundamental human right. "Breaking into the Human Race" was a project she curated in 2009 about women's rights as played out in the Great Hall at Cooper Union.
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There's no doubt that family breakdowns can cause a great deal of stress and pain – especially where there are children involved.
Although the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics appear to be showing falling divorce rates in the UK, the BBC noted last year that this doesn't account for the rise in cohabiting couples – and the lack of data to show how many of those long-term relationships break down.
When a couple has problems – or there are other issues within a family – the first port of call should be mediation.
This is according to Jane Robey, chief executive of National Family Mediation, who stressed the importance of offering this service to families before they enter the court system.
Writing for Family Law, she revealed that family breakdown costs the UK economy £48 billion per year. She also pointed out that the number of people making applications to the family courts has increased and that they are "creaking at the seams".
Ms Robey highlighted figures from Legal Aid Agency, which indicate that fewer people are going for family mediation. She suggested that the government should do more to encourage people to seek out this help, rather than heading for the courts.
While there has been some positive action on this front, such as the introduction a compulsory pre-court order application attendance at a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting, she commented that the government needs to do more to encourage families to go down the mediation route.
Aside from reducing stress, it can help reduce conflict after a separation and is often quicker than going to court, she added.
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Pennington Creek RanchContributors to this thread:
Buffalo1 18-Feb-18
Buffalo1 18-Feb-18
foxwillkill 19-Feb-18
Skippy 19-Feb-18
KSBOW 19-Feb-18
wraith8 21-Feb-18
t-roy 21-Feb-18
Hey guys, so I'm wrapping up my final plans on this hog hunt this summer. It looks like Shiloh is the place to go, but my folks always said, "Leave no stone unturned". So, has anyone hunting this ranch before? Prices are legitimate but I'm looking for an amazing weekend. And 2 hogs of course! Let me know if you've been here before. Just curious.
From: Buffalo1
Are you booked at Shiloh?
Not yet. I'm going to book this week (for June-July).
From: Buffalo1
Once you book with Shiloh- you simply need to practice, pack and go. Matt and Cheryl will take excellent care of you. Great folks and excellent hunting venue. No "back up" plan needed.
Thanks Buffalo1. All the reassurance I needed. If anyone else is headed down to Shiloh in those months I will see you there! I'll be the one hoisting the biggest swine. Hahaha
From: foxwillkill
We just got back from Shiloh, a great time as always. Already booked next Feb. We have thread posted under Fox and friends. I've never been there in the summer but I'm sure it's HOT FUN. Enjoy.
From: Skippy
Can't go wrong with the Shiloh hog hunt. I've hunted in June down there the heat is tolerable.
From: KSBOW
I have done several hunts at Shiloh in summer, same outcome as winter. Temp can be hot, but my feeling is I am going to be doing something in outside in June/July in Kansas might as well be killing hogs in Oklahoma. Only bad thing about Shiloh is one trip is never enough!!!
From: wraith8
Our group has been down there twice, both times in July, and we're finalizing plans for our next trip. Very, very hot, but a great time anyway. As has already been said, Matt and Cheryl will take very good care of you, they run a great operation. You'll have a great time with them. Also, if you're not used to it, and even if you are, make sure to plan for the heat if you're going in the summer. I thought the St. Louis area was hot in the summer, but we've got nothing on Oklahoma in the summer
From: t-roy
I'd wait till mid August. Should be cooled off down there by then!


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More has to be done by regulators and companies to stop the rapidly rising levels of personal debt, a leading charity has warned.
Citizens Advice has reported a 20 per cent increase in the number of debt queries its bureaux dealt with during 2006-07, a total of 1.7 million debt issues.
It has called for action on irresponsible lending, citing examples in which troubled debtors were given credit they could not manage and then hit with the additional costs of payment protection insurance.
Director of public policy Teresa Perchard said: "Time and time again we come across people in desperate straits who need not be there if the firm who lent them money had acted responsibly on day one."
Financial advice charity Credit Actions reports that at the end of September, total UK debt stood at £1,380 billion, an increase of £120 billion on the previous year.
It warns Britain's personal debt increases by £1 million every four minutes.


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These are the first 5 chapters of my first novel, Do You Think Your Mother Would Like? which you can read online completely FREE!
Chapter 5: Like Mother, Like Daughter
"Ma," Sylvia looked sheepishly over to her passenger seat where she could see the gray starting to slowly litter her mother's hair. Her mother, Sophia Ramirez, was beautiful. But it would seem with every passing year, that beauty was fading a lot quicker than she had seen in women her age. She was a tough woman, able to take the world's burden on her shoulders. But even the strongest beasts of burden eventually get tired. Sofia was certainly tiring.
"Why did you come? I didn't even call you," Mom said in a tone which sounded more than a little displeased.
"Well if you didn't want me to come then why did you get in the car?" Sylvia rebutted.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that. I raised you all by myself, with no help from your worthless father. So don't you ever dare think I need your help," Mom said.
"Ma really? Why do we have to go through this every single time I see you," Sylvia said with anger bubbling inside.
"If my car wasn't in the shop, I wouldn't be sitting here right now.
"The fact is ma, your car is in the shop and because I came by, you don't have to walk nor take the bus home. Can't you just be grateful for that?"
"I'll be grateful when you don't come and pick me up in a slut mobile. You're putting that sweet boy of yours in, in, in…" her voice stuttered with anger.
"In what ma, in with what," Sylvia's voice climbed.
"You're a disgrace," Mom finished with a final blow. Sylvia rolled eyes, dismissing her mother's words. She knew her mother to be a bitter woman, but that did not stop her words from stinging. She placed the car in reverse and started pulling out of the parking lot of the Bank of America where Mom worked.
"Too bad I didn't have a mom to teach me how not to be a disgrace," Sylvia muttered under her breath, actually hoping her mother didn't hear it. There were already too many hurtful words. Under any other circumstance, if it were anyone else, Sylvia would not have stood for it. But her mother reminded her of Joshua. Her little Josh, who at first she couldn't have cared less about; though she wanted to. Looking back now, she felt as though she did not have the capacity to love anything or anyone back then. She felt incapable of giving love and also unable to receive it. She had made so many mistakes and Josh bore the brunt of it. He was practically an orphan. Sylvia didn't even know who his father was. That truth held her tongue; instead she would take the lashes her Mom dished out. The truth held her still, because kicking this seething cesspool of bitterness, aka Sofia Ramirez, out of her car might actually endanger the safe haven she'd created for Josh. The reality is Sophia, mother of Sylvia Garnet, was more of a mother to Josh than she had been. She was always out doing her thing, making that money, financially supporting Josh, by fattening the pocket of this aging greedy insufferable woman. Sylvia's knuckles went white as her grip on the steering wheel tightened. She understood that Josh and Sofia, and everyone else had full right to hate her. After all she was a no good slut, a whore, a body for hire.
"Ma, I know you hate me and that's fine. So I'll figure out a way to take Josh full time," Sylvia calm resolve took over.
"I don't hate you," Sofia snapped back. Hate might have been too strong a word. After all, a good Catholic woman like Sofia doesn't hate. How dare she even consider Sophia, her mother, of all women, with such harsh discontent. "I just hate the demon in you."
"Mom, I haven't heard the words 'I love you' in God knows how long," Sylvia's voice pleaded. First time for everything she thought to herself. This was never a subject these two were prone to discuss.
"Oh stop, what difference does it make anyways," Mom again snapped. Her face was in a pout as she looked out the passenger side window.
"What do you mean what difference does it make? You're my mom. You are my mother, doesn't that mean anything?" Sylvia replied, voice cracking. The jumbled thoughts irritated her tear ducks, causing them to burn.
"What difference does it make when all you do is go and find love in some other man's bed," Sofia said in a softer voice. "I never intended for you to turn out this way. Even though your father left me, I had you all for myself. You were mine. You were always mine. Mine to protect and to keep safe. I prayed to God that you wouldn't fall into the same crap I fell into when I was your age. But you just ended up in worse," Sofia said then sighed. "He needs you Sylvia. That boy, Joshua, really needs you. Not your money and not a new toy or video or computer. He needs his mother."
"I've been trying my best to provide for him," Sylvia's words felt inadequate. At this point, she was like a horse running on heart. No physical strength to go on, there was only pride. "He doesn't even want me around."
"He is your son, you're not allowed to give up on your son," Sofia said, the words catching in her throat. Sylvia noticed the profound revelation in Sofia's eyes. She had given up on Sylvia. The night she got the call from the Miami-Dade Police Department was probably one of the worst nights in Sofia's life. The MDPD had called and asked if she knew this 5 feet 2 inches female with black hair. Sofia knew her daughter to be the rebellious thrill seeker, much like she had been, so she expected this call. Sofia never imagined that Sylvia would have ended up in the hospital. At the time Sofia worked nights at Walmart so she would be able to drop Sylvia to school and pick her up. But Sylvia had gotten mixed up with the wrong crowd and was now failing high school. Sofia was so angry. Sofia worked so many hours to provide, thinking that Sylvia would be a good girl and do what she's supposed to. The call from the MDPD sent Sofia rushing to the hospital. Her heart was in her mouth as she saw her 15 year old girl, hooked up to tubes. The doctors told her that Sylvia's heart had stopped and they had to use a defibrillator multiple times to get it going again. Sofia thought that maybe this would be the wake up call Sylvia needed. She thought this would get Sylvia on the straight and narrow. She had hoped and thought for certain that this was a sign from God for her daughter to be the good girl she was meant to be, but to her surprise, Sylvia was pregnant. Sylvia, the immature, lack luster, fun seeking, back talking, angry, and rebellious child of hers is bringing another human being into the world. Another mouth to feed, Sofia had thought. Here comes another person to take care of. To make matters worse, Sylvia started hanging with the same crowd that got her into this mess to begin with and Sofia was left to pick up the pieces. But she was tired of picking up the pieces. She was tired of always being the old lady everyone took for granted. Tired of shouldering the burdens. And now she had allowed her spoiled rotten daughter to run over her and take advantage of her love. If she wanted to go wreck her life, Sofia would stand aside and let her. Sofia had given up and she knew that she was in no position to say otherwise. "He needs you, be there for him," Sofia said and again turned her head towards the window feeling the conviction of her own choices.
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I am creating a 6loble setup between a kw41z-frdm board running ipv6_node example application and a linux machine connected with another kw41z-frm board running ble_hci_app firmware.
My SDK version is 2.2.
On my linux machine, I am using 6lowpan modules and following steps as given in:
FTF-HMB-N1962_IPv6 over BLUETOOTH Low Energy (6LoBLE) .pdf .
(Note that I am not using GL.inet as described in above presentation, but using own linux machine to connect directly to kw41z-frdm board).
The BLE link between two kw41z-frdm is established. Now from ipv6_node example's shell, I do a ping to linux's ipv6 link-local address. On wireshark at linux, I can see ICMPv6 echo requests coming. But all of them get discarded as the linux could not verify checksum in ICMPv6 packets. Linux 'netstat -s -6' shows icmpv6 discard statistics count increasing. Wireshark shows that checksum is bad.
(I tried another scenario where on one kw41z-frdm board, I run ipv6_router and on second ipv6_node.
After establishing the BLE link between them, ping does not work in this case too.)
Kindly help.
PS: On mcuxpresso environment, I could not search 'C' code for function ICMP_ComputeTxChecksum6().
Only header file declaration could be searched.


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"When was the last time you did something for the first time?"
This phrase was swung into my conscience when I was at University and I remember it rang a number of times and motivated me to get on with what I knew God was asking me to do. It helped me take the step into the daring lights of something new.
"When was the last time you did something for the first time?"
Does it ring any bells, with you?
Here, I do something for the first time! I upload a photo to my blog.
Perhaps this picture is not what was expected, but it lauds the achievement of something I have done for the first time. There was once a day when we would not have given such an accolade to something so ordinary. Please laugh with me! I find it very funny that I have successfully knitted a home-granny-like-knit sock, with the pattern ingrained. I have never knitted an ingrained pattern, nor a sock. Also using four needles to knit a round is exciting and new, though I did practice that skill on a wooly hat, first.
I have tried my single sock on and it is very comfortable; a winter warmer, without a doubt. But what good is one sock without the other? That was the downside to the sense of achievement I found in completing my one sock. I still need to make another and I am working on it, have no fear.
Socks hold no spiritual significance that I am aware of, but I am grateful to my sock creating experience for reminding me of that ringing phrase.
"When was the last time you did something for the first time?"
Hebrews 10:24 "Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works."
Disclaimer: This single sock cannot be classified as having the same meaning as either an "act of love" or a "good work" that the Bible is referring to here.


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Best European cities for Christmas
2. Prague, Czech Republic
Europe is magical around Christmas, it is known to have some of the best Christmas markets around the world where you can walk around and enjoy the holiday spirit with a glass of mulled wine while you enjoy the holiday jingles. With some of the most beautiful cities in the world these cities come alive around Christmas and go that extra mile to give some festive cheer. Here are some must see European cities to book for the holiday month.