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// ANT-BOSS is a 3D RTS where the player controls a futuristic ant hive trying to drive off enemy scorpion tribes. Starting from the main base, the player scout their surroundings using special scouting ants. These ants have the ability to build waypoints that create walkable paths that worker ants can follow to find and gather resources. Using those resources, the player builds up an army to defend against as well as defeat the hostile scorpions!
General Info
This is a project made with a second-semester student team at the Games Academy Frankfurt. In total, there were 4 students involved, plus me as an external programmer. It was realized using Unity 4.6.
Main development period was May – August 2015, with the internal gold master being held mid August. I was brought on the team during development to help out with designing and implementing the unit behaviour, combat system and other tasks that simply could not be handled by a single programmer.
The game is feature-complete, but was ultimately overscoped and as a result not nearly as polished as it could be. However it was a great learning experience both in terms of designing and programming skills as well as properly managing projects in a team.
Personal tasks
- Implemented and helped design the combat system, unit behaviour and control
- Customizable units using Unity's Inspector
- combat behaviour based on priorities
- Modular objects for vision, movement and other behaviour-related objects
- Simple attribute system
- Simple command system that is either influenced by the player or game AI
- Purchaseable skills with modular logic, conditions and visual effects
- Different activation conditions, different activation effects
- Group-Based unit AI and indirect control
- Fighter ants are controlled by moving their defensive waypoint
- They move as a group using simple AI
- If they have no other command, they patrol around their defensive waypoint until an enemy approaches
- Adjust target based on an adjustable priority list
- Player can assign specific commands, such as "Ignore any target, just move near point" and "Focus down this target"
- Workers follow waypoint-routes that the player created by sending off scout ants and building waypoint routes
- Fighter ants are controlled by moving their defensive waypoint
- Customizable units using Unity's Inspector
- Implementation of Minimap including unit / building icons and click-to-move camera
- Fog Of War including completely obscured and semi-transparent areas using simple shader logic
- Various smaller implementations, such as the level objective logic and a playable tutorial
We wanted players to be focusing on creating efficient unit routes as well as protecting them with the correct composition of units. Because of this both scout and worker ants strictly follow the waypoints, punishing players for placing their waypoints poorly and rewarding players that carefully planned ahead. Fighter workers can be upgraded and their defensive waypoints, which they use for pathinding, can be placed anywhere on the map.
Both scout and worker ants have straight AI purely focusing on their task: building a waypoint, gathering resources and bringing them back. They do not react to being attacked and simply die when reaching 0 health. This puts the focus of micro management on the fighters: Picking the correct amount of fighters to protect a strategic point on the map and choosing the correct ability upgrades for defending and attacking is key.
Without further interference, the fighter AI tries to assist each other and attack whenever they are attacked. Depending on their chosen abilities, they activate speed, damage or other boosts to protect other ants. Players can also set focus targets, such as big enemy scorpions, that override any individual AI commands.


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A Star is Born (review)
This 4th remake of the classic is about a young star on the rise (Lady Gaga), while her lover (Bradley Cooper) is failing. More importantly, their love story is a beautiful combination of perfect chemistry and wonderful performances. Gaga is astounding with charisma and subtlety that's continually captivating. Of course, her singing (done live) is spectacular (the songs are strong too). This is probably Cooper's best performance, he lays out his character with magnetism and raw emotion. Being an accomplished actor pays off when it came to Cooper directing the film. Not only has he elicited poignant moments from every member of the cast (with lots of lingering closeups), he's skillfully created an appealing narrative (the strong script helps). My only complaint is that the ending, although sad, didn't move me. Otherwise, this film features 2 wonderfully-compelling performances in a truly touching love story.
(5 / 5)
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Kathryn Gray October 6, 2018, 10:46 am Reply
This one is on my must-see list! Thanks for the review.
Nikki October 10, 2018, 4:04 pm Reply
Just saw it. Took me awhile to get into it. Improbable opening i think. But a great flick.

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1. Martina Navrátilová je bývalý český a americký tenisový hráč a trenér.
2. In 2005, Tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005.
3. Navratilova was World No. 1 for a total of 332 weeks in singles, and a record 237 weeks in doubles, making her the only player in history to have held the top spot in both singles and doubles for over 200 weeks.
4. She was year-end singles No. 1 seven times, including a record five consecutive years, as well as year-end doubles No. 1 five times, including three consecutive years during which she held the ranking for the entire year.
5. She and Billie Jean King each won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record.
6. Navratilova drží rekordy pro většinu titulů dvouhry v otevřené éře.
7. Její záznam jako No.1 ve dvouhře je nejvíce dominantní v profesionálním tenise.
8. Over five consecutive seasons, she won 428 of 442 singles matches, averaging fewer than 3 losses per year to 87 wins, for a sustained winning percentage of 96.8%.
9. She holds the best season win-loss record for the open era, 86-1 in 1983, and four of the top six open era seasons.
10. Natočila nejdelší vítěznou sérii v otevřené éře a tři ze šesti nejdelších vítězné pruhy.
11. She is the only professional player to have won six major singles crowns without the loss of a set.
12. Navratilova also won the season-ending WTA Tour Championships for top ranked players a record eight times and made the finals a record 14 times.
13. Navratilova also won the WTA Tour Championships doubles title a record 11 times.
14. She is one of only five tennis players all-time to win a multiple slam set in two disciplines, matching Margaret Court, Roy Emerson, Frank Sedgman and Serena Williams.
15. Navratilova took her last major title in 2006, winning the mixed doubles crown at the 2006 US Open, just short of her 50th birthday — 32 years after her first Grand Slam title in 1974.
16. Her parents divorced when she was three, In 1962, her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach.


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Back in 1999, when I was working on a series of 'Saints' on folded paper, I decided to 'play' with these two square of flat pieces of lead, same way I was doing with paper. Since I was not able to figured-out an easy way to connect both pieces, I abandoned the project and rolled it like an ancient papyrus scroll, put it away and forgot the whole matter.
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Jenelle Evans' Mum Updates Fans On The Well-Being Of Her Kids During Custody Battle
Barbara Evans is taking care of her daughter Jenelle Evans' children, after the Teen Mom 2 star failed to keep custody of the youngsters.
Grandma Barbs shared some photos on Instagram yesterday of Jace, 9, Ensley, 2, and their cousin Gabriel, as they celebrated Coastal Guard Day at Oak Island in North Carolina.
"Having fun at coast guard Day, eating hot dogs, frozen ice, and learning about rescue equipment," she captioned one of her pics.
Followers were quick to comment their praise for Barbara, congratulating her on how happy and healthy the kids look.
Barbara already had custody of Jace, who Jenelle shares with her ex Andrew Lewis, while Jenelle's other son Kaiser, 4, is currently with his father Nathan Griffith.
It comes as Jenelle told The Hollywood Gossip last week that she is staying strong for the children.
"I love my kids so much and I will do anything necessary to get them back and that is all I want everyone to understand," she said.
In the meantime, nothing wrong with a little bit of quality time with Grandma. We're hoping whatever happens, the children are placed in the safest care possible.
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Formula 1 bosses said all track activities Saturday have been canceled, meaning qualifying will now take place Sunday morning ahead of the race in the afternoon.The track has been closed "in the interest of safety for the spectators, competitors and everyone at the Suzuka Circuit," said organizers. The impending storm has already caused two Rugby World Cup matches scheduled for Saturday to be canceled on safety grounds.If grid conditions Sunday morning are too difficult to hold qualifying, the results of Friday's second practice session will decide the starting grid positions — Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton by 0.1 seconds in a Mercedes one-two.For Bottas, it's essential for the team to stay focused on the race. He even suggests it can be "sometimes more fun (racing in the wet) than in the dry.""As a team, we need to be aware that we don't get too distracted by those kind of talks and to follow hundreds of different weather forecasts," Bottas told CNN Sport's Amanda Davies. "We need to take it as it comes. Obviously, we need to be prepared."READ: 'You can't force things': Nico Hulkenberg relaxed with job uncertaintyRed Bull team principle Christian Horner admits Sunday will be a busy day for everyone, but says no one will struggle for focus. "With the qualifying at 10 a.m., there'll be a really fast turnaround for the mechanics to get the cars ready and race prepped," Horner told CNN."It's going to be a really busy day. The mechanics will need to get a bit of rest in (on Saturday) ahead of a really long day for them on Sunday."Qualifying is now due to take place at 10:00 a.m. local time Sunday (9 p.m. ET Saturday) with the race set to start at 14:10 local time (01:10 ET).
'Not over yet'
With five races left on the 2019 Formula One calendar, Bottas is just one podium finish behind his record in a single season. His second-place finish in last week's Russian Grand Prix was his 12th this term, just one behind his total of 13 in 2017. Despite his excellent form, he is still 73 points behind Mercedes teammate Hamilton in the race for the drivers' championship in which the Briton is seeking a fifth title in six years. While time is running out on his own title aspirations, Bottas hasn't given up hope. "It's not over yet, in theory," he said. "I would need to be very lucky, though. "I understand that and I'm really realistic about it but no, I haven't thrown in the towel and say, 'that's it.' So, I'm here to fight."READ: Vietnam Grand Prix organizers made to feel like part of Formula One 'family'
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Mercedes has been the dominant power on and off the track in recent years.The British-based German outfit has won both the drivers' and constructors' championships for the last five years. It is aiming to draw level with Ferrari's record of six consecutive constructors' championship titles between 1999 and 2004.And although it is 162 points ahead of second-placed Ferrari, Bottas insists Mercedes is taking nothing for granted. "First of all, we need to make it happen," the Finn said. "It's not won yet but for sure, it would mean a lot. "I remember at the factory when we were celebrating the fifth title together, we all agreed as a team, 'let's go pull this together and work hard for it.' "Now we're close to it but we don'Read More – Source


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Technically, the Adobe Campaign platform is based on several modules.
There are many Adobe Campaign modules. Some operate continuously, while others are started up occasionally to perform administrative tasks (e.g. to configure the database connection) or to run a recurrent task (e.g. consolidating tracking information).
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SQL script execution
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You Are Woman, You Are Divine: The Modern Woman's Journey Back to The Goddess by Renee Starr
You are Woman, You are Divine is beautiful and radiates peaceful support for the Divinity in all of us. What is unique about this book, is the fact that it was written specifically for today's woman. While ancient principles are thoroughly discussed, woman in today's world need a different set of tools to apply them properly. Author Renee Starr provides eloquent examples and clear instructions on rituals, meditations, and affirmations that will reopen your connection to the Sacred. The text is divided into three parts: Return, Restore, and Remember.
In part 1, we are introduced to the history of the Divine Feminine. Looking back on the earliest of ancient depictions, the woman was portrayed as a divine incarnation and was regarded as the purest embodiment of the mystery of creation. When discussing today's world and the emergence of the Divine Feminine, Starr powerfully states, "The world is out of balance today. This is because women are out of balance—and women have a profound effect on the equilibrium of life." What a way to open Chapter One! If we are to return to our sacred selves as women, we must first remember what that means and abandon all of the ideals that have steered us away from that space. By reinstating our feminine power, we are thus resetting the fragile energetic balance of today's world.
Part 2 provides an in depth look at what it means to restore your Divinity, along with an introduction to the 7 Goddesses: Lilith, Yemaya, White Tara, Radha, Kassandra, White Buffalo Calf Woman, and Eve. Each Goddess is honored in her own chapter. Within each chapter you will find the mythology behind the Goddess, as well as the crystals, herbs, oils, and sacred rituals that allow her to manifest within you.
Goddess Lilith is known, and by some feared, for her power and unapologetic sexuality. Lilith teaches that our feminine essence is sacred in and of itself: the way we smell, speak, walk, dress, interact with others, etc. Lilith can be called upon to reawaken the intensely sensual, erotic, and enchanting part of us that has laid dormant for much too long.[ad name="AdSense Responsive"]
Goddess Yemaya is best recognized as the Mother of Creativity. Yemaya is said to dwell within the most infinite, creative place of your feminine being. She teaches women how to abandon their fears and flow through their passion and inspiration with acceptance. Yemaya encourages you to liberate yourself from all expectation and just breathe deeply into the journey itself.
Goddess White Tara is the goddess of stillness, peacefulness and compassion. She teaches the immense value of slowing down and being still in each and every moment. Release all perceptions of time and expectation, and just BE in your heart, feeling each moment as it occurs. This is probably one of the toughest concepts for today's woman to master because we live in a society that thrives on real-time, fast-paced interactions and decisions. Today, women have very little opportunity to just do nothing. I feel that the majority of you will find tremendous peace in aligning with the Goddess White Tara. This chapter offers some wonderful meditations for stilling the mind and body.
Goddess Radha is called upon to restore passion and Divine love. She teaches of the Dance of Love to help women achieve the deep, all-encompassing passionate interaction that we all crave from our relationships. Starr states that in order for a woman to feel truly desired, she needs to feel celebrated, adored, cherished and (most importantly) she needs to know that she is the object of her lover's deepest passion. Sounds about right, doesn't it?
Goddess Kassandra is best known as the goddess of intuition and letting your inner voice be heard. She is famous for foretelling and warning of the Trojan War. Starr writes, "Your intuition is a source of great strength and power." Whether you hold a belief on the metaphysical or not, there is no denying women's intuition. This in itself is an indication of how naturally women are able to connect with their inner voice. It is a strength that is uniquely feminine and Kassandra can help you be diligent about embracing and encouraging it.
Goddess White Buffalo Calf Woman is the goddess of wisdom. She helps women know the truth of their own hearts and their own minds. She teaches that embracing your feminine power, means not being afraid to share your wisdom with those around you. It is our duty as women, to share our innate knowledge with the world.
Goddess Eve is the Mother of Life and the goddess of awakening. According to Starr, Eve's most heartfelt message to women is to "awaken first yourself and then awaken others." I think we all have a deep understanding of what this means. Even for those not on a spiritual path, we are taught from childhood that we must first love ourselves before we can let anyone else love us. The rituals and meditations in Eve's chapter will help you to awaken to your exquisiteness and accept yourself with compassion.
Last but not least, we have Part 3: Remembering. This chapter is very much about taking what you've learned and applying it in a way that honors your needs and desires. While just about everything in our society has changed, what makes us women has not; we still contain our innate wisdom and natural ability to nurture; we still carry the spark of life within our wombs; we still desire passionate, divine love and inspirational interaction with our partners. Remembering these facts becomes an integral part of bringing the Goddess energy into everyday life.
This book offers guidance from point A to point B of your awakening. Within these pages you will find your past, present, and future in terms of your evolution as a woman. You will receive the tools necessary to reconnect to the lost feminine energy within you, gain insight through thoughtful journaling opportunities, and learn to build a sisterhood of goddess support around you. Any woman who is feeling disconnected from the Divine feminine will find You Are Woman, You Are Divine extremely valuable.
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Zeneos tires were launched by Luxuriant Phil. Marketing Inc. last June 11 at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay. Present were customers and dealers of the company as well as members of the motorcycle media.
PT Gajah Tunnggal TBK from Indonesia is the manufacturer of Zeneos tires. Executives from the Indonesian company were in attendance at the event. Displayed on stage are the Zeneos ZN91, ZN62 and ZN88 tires. Luxuriant Phil. Marketing, distributor of Zeneos tires in the country, held a promo wherein for a purchase of Zeneos tires at the event, buyers get to have free tires.
Two motorcycles and Iphones were raffled off at the event. Entertainment was provided by Daughters 5 and the Mocha Girls. Gorgeous Zeneos babes were also present.


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Grape: Cividìn
Cividìn is a wild one and the flavours change from one vintage to another. It has a reassuring inconsistency that has remained over the sixteen years that I have been buying it. When it is good, it really is earth-shatteringly good (we will remember with great fondness the 2009).


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North American drip filter coffee is weak and ineffectual, while no one on the continent can prepare a proper long black. This is the opening premise of a travel piece in today's Sydney Morning Herald, one of Australia's most widely read newspapers and its longest-running.
With the headline "How to survive North America's terrible coffee," the piece is certainly meant to raise eyebrows, but it also sheds some light on the popular culture divide between American and Australian coffee consumers. Naturally, columnist Tim Richards begins the piece by suggesting that a Starbucks-brand franchise in the Las Vegas Tropicana hotel and casino is representative of all American coffee. (Notably, franchise-heavy Australia proved too difficult a market for Starbucks, which in 2008 closed the majority of its dozens of Australian locations after eight years operating in the country.):
I was desperate for a long black, not the big weak watery Americanos you usually end up with in North America when ordering black coffee. So I decided to see if I could create one.
One thing I'll say for Starbucks: they hire friendly staff, willing to accommodate the eccentric requests of an Australian traveller. I ordered the double espresso with extra water, but not too much. They obligingly marked a level on the paper cup.
What emerged was not unlike a long black. I repeated this procedure in cities across the USA and Canada with varying success; sometimes there was too much water added, other times the beans were clearly inferior to start with.
(more: Free Coffee, Anyone? Lessons From a Cross-Canada Chemex Tour)
For the rest of the piece, Richards interviews numerous Aussies, several of whom have professional coffee experience in Canada and the United States, who inform him that there is in fact a thriving and experimental coffee culture being spearheaded by numerous Third Wave coffee companies operating primarily in larger metropolitan areas like New York, Chicago and Seattle. While this may sound obvious, it is a revelation to Richards. Several of his sources even told him that they've managed to not go insane drinking American coffee, despite the inability to get a proper long black.
(more: The 10 Most Popular Coffee Shops in America)
With this, he asks the following question to Jason Scheltus and Jenni Bryant of Melbourne's Market Lane Coffee: "Is it possible that the Aussie stereotype of bad North American coffee is outdated?" Their replies:
"I think it's a limited concept of what coffee is," says Bryant. "There can be delicious filter coffee, but a lot of people might still not like that, because it's not what they think it's meant to be."
"I would say that every country has bad coffee," adds Scheltus. "I don't know that America has more bad coffee than Australia, or any other country. There's a lot more new stuff going on over there; maybe it's evolving a bit quicker as well."
Nick Brown
Nick Brown is the editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. Feedback and story ideas are welcome at publisher (at) dailycoffeenews.com, or see the "About Us" page for contact information.
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Nobody talks about America like that. Or our coffee. Hooooo!
Cmon over to Blunt Bros Coffee and you'll never complain about coffee in the USA except that you have to travel to Gallup NM to get it lol we have GERMAN and AUSTRAILIAN hardcore coffee drinkers that LOVE our stuff and yeah we can NAIL a long black easy 🙂
This sounds like a joke but it's true. Whilst travelling in Australia with my family we stopped at a roadside store which had tables and chairs outside.I walked in, still uncertain whether it was a cafe and asked the portly gentleman if he served coffee. Yes, he said, we do cappuccino and mugoccino. What, I asked, is a mugoccino. Well, he said, it's like a cappuccino but it's in a mug. (you've got to say it in an Australian accent). From that experience I am surprised to hear an Aussie complaining about anybody else's coffee!!
Alan Cooper – a Limey
An establishment that offers Mugaccinno is not known for its great coffee,
James – Sydney, Australia.
PS. Don't worry, it's not uncommon for Aussie journalists to not know what they are talking about. Top marks to Market Lane coffee.
Australia is the France of the Pacific. They complain about all of our stuff while secretly wishing they had our style
Just came back from America and definitely agree wuth this journalist regarding coffee! Terrible
As an Australian who travelled through America last year.
It is hard to find a good cup of coffee. Like a really good cup.
And it's not because there isn't good coffee! There is! But I found it far harder to find coffee culture there and as such it's hard to know where to go. When I was there, you get told, "Jim likes coffee." This means Jim drinks a lot if coffee. Here my friends ask me, I've got friends coming in, where should I tell them to go.
But let's look at the article. This article is about a guy who wanted a long black from Starbucks. It's not an article about good coffee. It's an article on how to order a long black in America.
One of my baristas recently went over there and did a bit of tour through Vancouver, Seattle, Portland and LA. He firstly agreed with me and added three things.
Firstly most placed are pulling ristretto rather than espresso. Which isn't necessarily bad, just that not many are doing it.
Secondly your supply chains are seriously good.
Thirdly, your roasting isn't quite up to par (which is what I agreed with also) with what is happening in Australia.
America is nutorious for bad coffee, it's true. But the majority of cafes in Australia aren't very good either. We do have some very nice cafes but I found our average coffee here is still drinkable. Whereas the average coffee in America wasn't. I remember when Starbucks opened here, I got dragged there one afternoon. It was the worst coffee I had ever tasted. But we have to keep in mind that it is a franchise. Some of the franchises here like Hudson and Gloria Jean make horrible coffee as well, they are selling a brand, not a quality product and most of their customers are drinking it for the image and know nothing about coffee. Also it's not uncommon for some of the baristas here to burn the milk or serve you a long black with no kremer or a latte with giant milk bubbles instead of micro foam. If they did that in Italy the customer would throw the coffee in their face, justifiably. It should be noted that in Italy it takes four years of training to become a barista. In the long run, Aussies visiting America need to do some research to find those niche cafes. And Americans need to acknowledge that their coffee is below par and either learn to accept the criticism or start taking positive steps to improving their coffee. It's no use jumping up and down trying to defend an inferior product. To those Americans reading this, look on the bright side. China also has pretty shocking coffee. Unless you are in Beijing or Shanghai, you have no hope.
Most things in america are pretty poor quality–they (citizentry) like the perception of "quality," however, not true quality. They are good at PR, propaganda, and puffery. Most american citizens want the cheapest stuff, and think it is great. Forget kaffe and most everything else. You want true quality, look elsewhere.
Agreed. Travelled almost the whole globe during my lifetime. Coffee pretty much stinks in the USA. And not only coffee…The worst thing is they think they're the best in everything. LOL…Poor natives. Blame Columbus.
I get this is a pro-American post, but come on now, American coffee IS terrible. The process of grinding and pouring shots of coffee and the right amount of milk/froth/water/chocolate and flavoring is BEYOND the VAST majority of American stores my family have encountered.
Source: A barista
As someone who grew up in America, I can attest to how bad coffee is. When you have to add all kinds of cream or sugar to make it drinkable but oncredibly unhealthy, that's pretty much a sign something is terrible


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This Saturday, the 5th of October, tens of thousands of photographers around the world will take over the streets armed with their cameras. They will take part in the sixth edition of the photowalks organized by Scott Kelby.
Famous photographer, writer and editor starts photowalks as a social event
Scott Kelby is a famous American photographer but he is also known as a photography writer, with over 50 books published so far, including The Digital Photography Book series, which probably was the first photography book for many of us. He is also the editor and publisher of Photoshop User magazine and president and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).
In 2008 he started his photowalks, where photographers around the world are invited to get together, go out for a walk in the city and take photos of whatever they find interesting. Photowalks are a good opportunity to take some pictures, better know your city, learn a bit about photography and, most importantly, to socialize with fellow photographers. Of course, having fun is also a very important part of the process.
Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk is fun and rewarding
In Scott Kelby's version, in every participating city there should be a City Walk Leader, who takes care of everything locally: plan the route, the schedule, the after-event hang-out and such. Along him, up to 50 people can take part in the walk, no more, that is one of the contest rules. Another rule is that all the photos have to be taken in the event day, which is October 5 for 2013.
And because the event is organized as a competition, there are prizes involved. The prizes are offered by many sponsors, including Canon, Tamron, B&H, Adobe and many more. To participate in the contest, every registered participant can submit no more than one picture, his or hers best picture of the day. From the thousands of received photos, a jury will select a grand winner, who will receive a prize valued at over $13,000 and consisting of photography gear, software and subscriptions. There will be 10 more finalists, each of them receiving a prize valued at over $1,200. Also, there are some prizes for the local organizers, the City Walk Leaders.
At the moment of this writing, for this year edition 27,785 walkers have already registered. Since the registrations are open until the walk starts, the number is expected to increase. Even you, dear readers, can take part: just look if there is a walk in your city and if there are open positions.
The winning pictures from the previous years can be seen on the official website.


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You can create custom price labels for all WooCommerce products with empty prices, using Call for Price for WooCommerce Pro plugin. The setting for adding custom price labels for individual products can be enabled using General Options under General settings.
How this works?
Firstly, go to WooCommerce -> Settings -> Call for Price -> General and enable the Per product setting under General Options section as shown below:
Enabling the setting
This will add a new Call for Price meta box to Edit page of each product on the Admin side.
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Default value is set as No for Enable setting. So you need to first enable it by selecting the Yes option from the dropdown.
Enabling Call for Price option
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Let us understand this setting with examples.
1st Instance:
Say you have a product Diamond ring and you would like the customer to call for the price of this product. In this case, on the Edit page of this product enable the Call for Price option. Then enter Call for Price text in the Text (all views) field as shown below:
Add values for displaying the label
The output of this setting will display Call for Price label on the Single Product page on the front end.
Output on Single Product page
Also the Shop page will display the product with Call for Price label as shown below:
Output on the Shop page
You can add any text like Get a Quote instead of Call for Price label in the Text (all views) field.
Adding Get a Quote text
So on the front end, the product page of Diamond Ring will display the label as Get a Quote.
Get a Quote label displayed
2nd Instance:
In the above example you saw how to add a price label Call for Price to each product from the Edit page. Likewise, you can also add a link instead of a label guiding them to contact you.
Say, we consider the same product Diamond Ring and in the Text (all views) field, add html tag for adding a link of the Contact Us page.
Adding a Contact Us link
This will display a Contact Us link on the Diamond Ring product page instead of Call for Price label.
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So when the customer wants to know the price of the product, he can simply click on the link. This will redirect the customer to the Contact Us page where he can acquire the contact details for calling you to get the price.
Redirecting to Contact Us page
We can do many more things to this Text (all views) field like adding the text, adding the redirecting link to a page, add an email address to that text where customers will directly contact through email, add a link where form will open and many more.


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In Swedish, the word is
uppgivenhetssyndrom, or "resignation syndrome."
It could be the most disturbing illness child refugees face.
In a recent New Yorker profile of Georgi, a Russian refugee living in Sweden, author Rachel Aviv reviews the decade-plus of research surrounding resignation syndrome, and the effects it has on refugees' families.
According to Swedish medical literature — currently the only country to name such a disorder — children who are diagnosed exhibit a mysterious bundle of symptoms. They show severe malaise, lack of appetite, and despondency. Elisabeth Hultcrantz, doctor and professor emeritus at Linkoping University, has called it a "coma," despite children retaining their consciousness.
Resignation syndrome creeps up on refugee children, experts surmise, because of two related factors. The first is the lingering psychological damage from the turmoil they faced in their home country. The second is the sense of doom that's felt if they are forced to go back.
Sweden has seen a surge of refugees within the last several years — more than any other European country per capita.
"The equivalent in the US would be to take in six to seven million refugees," Magnus Ranstorp, an expert in counter-terrorism at the Swedish National Defence University, told CNN.
People fleeing conflict in countries like Syria, Afghanistan, and Russia are arriving in the tiny Nordic country in search of tolerance and peace. Instead, many people have found legal difficulties in securing permanent residence. As good as the social services may be for refugees, stability can still be missing.
As a result, when families don't qualify to stay long-term, their kids have to abandon the security they have found in their new homes.
Aviv writes that Georgi stopped speaking Russian, reverting only to Swedish. Soon he stopped eating and talking altogether. "The boy is alive but barely," one doctor wrote.
Resignation syndrome is particularly mysterious because it almost seems to crop up unconsciously, perhaps as a way to avoid deportation, some have speculated. Sweden's Migration Board allows families with children suffering from the condition to receive residency permits.
In an interview with NPR, Aviv cites a report from 2006 that proposed most of the kids come from "holistic cultures," in which the self blurs with the family. A wealth of other research has looked at the links in the 10 years since.
"The children were sacrificing themselves for their families," Aviv said of those in the report. "They take on a martyr role."
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We live in a disposable era – disposable diapers, disposable bottles, disposable cameras, even disposable cell phones. It seems there's very little that can't be converted into some kind of disposable product.
Here's another disposable idea for consideration: disposable family members. Sound ridiculous? Think again. It's already here. I'm speaking of those who have been abandoned in nursing homes.
Some do require special attention. However, many more are left there because their families don't have the time for them. A large number never even get visits from family members more than once or twice a year.
This is my congregation, the activities room my sanctuary, the rickety podium my pulpit. I'm a nursing home lay-minister with sixteen years experience. So I have a unique perspective of the lives of these disposable people.
Of course, I don't look at them as disposable. I view them as vibrant human souls, ready and willing to make a difference given the chance.
My greatest wish is that more churches had ministries to seniors. Nursing home ministry is one of the most rewarding opportunities out there.
Online Nursing homes are made available to the senior person of the house. You can search cna classes online for getting a home for senior ones. Perhaps you're someone who would like to start a Sunday morning worship time, but you're not sure how to relate to the aged. No need to worry. Just keep these five ideas in mind as you consider putting together a program for senior citizens in nursing homes.
- Love them. It seems simple enough. But it becomes more of a doing when they've wet themselves and the smell becomes almost unbearable. That's when love has to kick in.
Be ready to give them the attention they need. A service won't work without a conscious desire to love your people unconditionally.
- Discover their needs. One of the best ways to do this is talk with the staff at the nursing home. Build a relationship with them first. Most activities leaders I've dealt with have an inside track on what the residents need and want.
Make sure to speak with the residents as well. You'll want to build a one-on-one raport with them before the service. So take some time to get to know your people.
Keep in mind, many of these folks have been virtually abandoned by their family members. This may lead them to "talk your leg off." In those cases, be patient and graciously excuse yourself when you get a lull in the conversation.
- Tailor the service to their preferences. What I mean is don't come traipsing in with a rock band and flashing lights. The older generation tends toward conservatism. They'll relate to you and the service you've prepared if you stick to well-known hymns and choruses.
One caveat: Be careful of denominationalism. Our service tends to attract attendees that run the religious gambit. I'm careful about stressing certain denominational traditions. Biblical truth always stays. However, I ignore denomination-specific issues.
- Get them involved. This is a must. Residents have a hard enough time staying awake. Don't give them any more reasons to nod off. I accomplish this by dividing the service between singing and preaching.
During the song service I take requests for favorite hymns. This gets the residents involved and helps them feel like they're part of the service.
I also try to link the residents to the message. I strive to evoke some kind of smile from them by bringing up some kind of connection they have with the past. This helps them better relate to the message and the service as a whole.
- Expect anything! This one gets an exclamation point because it's probably the most practical piece of advice I can give.
Groaning and screaming comprise a large part of our service. (And, no, it has nothing to do with my preaching.) Sometimes our Alzheimer's congregants get a little rowdy. In those cases, I try to remain flexible. If they become too much of a disturbance, my wife or a caring nurse steps in to quiet them. Removal comes as the very last resort.
As a lay-minister, I don't always wield the experience a seasoned pastor does. Yet, I have been called upon to comfort a family whose aged relative has just passed away.
Be prepared! Praying in the presence of a dead body isn't as easy as it looks!
But in all seriousness, expect anything.
It doesn't take much to minister to our "disposable generation." All it takes is a little love and grace. Through it you will bless many, and, in the end, you will find yourself the one most blessed.


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Bully: Scholarship Edition takes place at the fictional New England boarding school, Bullworth Academy, and tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and ultimately navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
Includes the complete soundtrack, featuring 26 original tracks.
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Published on the 16/06/2015 | Written by Vendor - media release
Mining companies can use this period of tough trading conditions by implementing an enterprise resources planning (ERP) system…
When business is slower, employees have more time to devote to the implementation of a new ERP system, but once a system is in place it can help a company flourish during periods of economic growth.
That's according to Leon Yurak, Business Development Manager, UXC Eclipse, who said, "In an economic downturn it can seem as though the company needs all hands on deck just to keep the lights on, but actually this can be the ideal time to implement an ERP system if there isn't already one in place. Mining organisations that fail to put an ERP system in place are risking the future growth of the business."
He pointed out that implementing an ERP system involves a significant investment of both time and money and that it can therefore be a good idea to schedule these projects for times when the business is less busy. That allows for resource allocation to the project.
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In case you haven't noticed we have entered an era of austerity. Six months ago it was all about the Governments flushing borrowed money through their parched economies. Now it is all about getting it back, to pay-off the ginormous bills they have racked-up.
Yesterday, the UK Government started it softening-up exercise to get the British public ready for the expenditure cuts and tax rises to be announced in June. At the same time there has been a cacophony of bleats from special interest groups, claiming why they are different and shouldn't have their budgets cut or their taxes increased.
All of this provides a good opportunity for the media to parade their particular gripes about groups they think should be given a good tax kicking.
Philip Stevens is a particularly obnoxious journalist that writes for the FT. He is of the breed of journalist that continually makes the wrong call on economic issues, never apologises for his mistakes and seamlessly changes his opinions to align with his perception of what he thinks the liberal left want to hear. You kind of get the feeling that he is not on my Xmas card list?
Today he has an article entitled: "Bus pass test for Cameron's mettle." He bemoans
Why, more specifically, are wealthy pensioners to be guaranteed free bus passes and winter fuel allowances?Enough of my griping about Mr Stevens. I should offer him a word of thanks for crystallising my thinking about the need for the older people to adopt some hard headed marketing techniques.
We need to start thinking about the different age groups as brands and government expenditure as the market. At the moment Brand OLD is in danger of being swamped by the brand YOOF, that has done a great job in pleading for special attention. Brand CHILD is rumoured to be launching a new campaign. A relatively new entrant to the market, Brand OVERSEAS AID. reckons it has an unassailable market position. Looks to me like it could be a market wipe-out.
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-My problem is blah blah blah... Oh wait I know the answer thanks for the help !
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This is a situation very familiar for a developer during debugging.
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The cool thing about rubber duck is that he not only masters programming, he masters every domain, and can respond to almost any of your questions !
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A fresh piece of research from RBC titled "Crude Storage – Darkest Before Dawn" makes the case that crude oil is in the darkness before the "dawn" (spring refinery runs and summer driving season). Crude oil storage capacity utilization has also been overstated; true U.S. storage utilization is ~73% once crude in transit, lease and pipes stocks have been stripped out. According to RBC there is nearly 200 million barrels of storage capacity still remaining with the gulf region accounting for the lion's share of untapped capacity:
The following chart illustrates everything one needs to know about the global crude oil market for the last few years:
Before crude prices are able to return to equilibrium levels the tremendous global storage glut will need to be normalized. According to RBC this process will take at least a couple of years which means that $30-$40 WTI is likely to be the new normal for oil.
Meanwhile, WTI has formed a chart pattern double-bottom near $26/barrel:
We need to see a decisive move above $34 to have real confidence that the bottom is in. Another test back down to $28 or below before spring refinery runs begin is a more likely scenario.