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Hey David,
Thanks a lot for the detailed post/s. Good to meet you last night.
Hey David,
Thanks a lot for the detailed post/s. Good to meet you last night.
Thanks for the update David, much appreciated!! Looking forward to Part 2
Thanks for taking the time to bring us up to speed with the first half. Much appreciated!
We trashed the Transformer theatre with popcorn.
Now, back to Part 2.
The room was open for questions to Ted while the Lucas etc setup the Scratch demonstration.
Q1. How noisy is the camera? About ~20db. When the camera is in standby the fans will stay on. When you hit record, the fans stop. If the camera gets too hot, it will turn the fans slowly on during takes. It also has a band pass filter for fan noise.
Q2. How do you clean the sensor? Sensor is covered by low pass filter. Could see dirt on LPF in 'Crossing the Line'. Use special photography swabs/cleaning kits (freely available) on low pass filter.
Q3. What will be the lead time on ordering camera in the future? Ted started with reservation process. Start shipping in late August 07. Try to deliver 1500 camera in 9 mths. If you order now, the lead time will be about 9/10 mths. He said that now was a good time to order because there will probably be an ordering surge once the camera starts shipping.
Q4. Service centre plans? Ted: There will be service places to go in roughly same time zone. Though in the beginning everything it will be back to depot. An advantage is, Red can find out directly what the early issues are.
Q5. Have you seen film outs of Red footage? Ted said he goes to Park Road, Wellington NZ tomorrow to see regraded footage. Peter Jackson has re-graded 'Crossing the Line' and says the film out looks excellent. They have done a film out which Ted will see in the next couple of days. Did a screening at EGA in LA with Mark Neveldine?, director of 'Crank'. Looked at some film out test footage they shot. Ted's impression of the test footage was it was locked, pristine, cool, digital technology. They then looked at a 35mm film out of the footage and thought it looked old school. Looked at a ProRes and were also impressed. Falloff is very film like.
Lucas then talked about Redcine. RedCine has 4 views on LHS: project, shot, color & output.
Project: Library has a directory structure of scene & takes where you can scrub through. Timeline along the bottom lets you see you different takes.
Shot: Metadata appears in separate window.
Color: Pick a white balance, exposures, color. Anything you do in Redcine can be saved and ported to camera. Everything you do in the camera will be sent to Redcine as metadata. Lives as non-destructive data. Talked of cumbersome LUT work and how RedCine was so much better.
Output: Can downrez to a dozen resolutions.
Lucas then gave a demo of Scratch playing native Redcode. It had shapes, power windows, curves, tracking etc.
Audience then asked more questions.
Q6. What are the rendering times? Lucas: Taking NAB 07 Red compression rates, Scratch will render out 4K DPX files at 10fps and 1K DPX at faster than real-time.
Q7. Red audio? Ted: Its 4 channel 24bit. People are using camera like a typical film camera with separate audio. Not sure if the first camera will have audio enabled. If not it will be a firmware update.
Weight of camera? Weighs 9 lbs. Demo rig with 18-50 lens and basic production weighted ~20lbs.
Q8. What's the camera's reference color temp? Daylight balanced to 5000 Kelvin.
Then there was a little discussion on DCT/wavelet/mpeg codecs.
Q9. Is the camera upgradeable? Some parts i.e. sensor could be upgraded in future.
Q10. What is the Power drain of camera? 12volts /140WH battery. Will run the camera for approx 90mins. He haven't seen an HMI etc flicker yet.
Q11. What is Red's low light capacity? Did some test in the middle of night outside Red headquarters. Light meter was showing 0~0.6.They did a comparison with Arri/500 asa Vision stock. Vision was pretty grainy. Red had wonderful, usable images with very little noise.
Q12. Beside FCP, what other vendors have Red been collaborating with? No collaborations, but they are in discussions with very interested parties.
Q13. Redcine is windows & OSX.
Q14. Can anyone other than Dalsa make an uncompressed capture device? Ted: The Dalsa Codex capture box is just one of the 'fridge' capture solutions available. Anyone can get the specifications of the fibre port from Red and if they have the smarts, build their own capture box.
Q15. Who makes the lenses? Ted: We have partners. If you know optics and you know lenses, these were made in the England. Grin…….
The camera and discussions then moved into the foyer for 30mins.
Very nice talk.
Paul Haggis is a badass. Yet another great writer/director interested...
Hey David, thanks for the great review of the night.
I was sitting just in front and left of you. Sorry I didn't get a chance to say hello. I've written my own review over at www.redanz.net as well. Wondering if you mind if I post a copy of yours over there as well ?
Thanks David and Seth for the great reports on the evening. 37 days to go...subject to change
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*welcome to the worst starting stats in the game. No, I really mean it. These stats are horrible. I mean, really, really horrible. At least Glacius has range, this guy has nothing. Str gain is high, with Int being just below average. So his important stats eventually reach reasonable levels.
The elemental creatures of Newerth have long kept away from mortal struggles, seeking instead to heal the destruction left in their wake. In the current war, however, some elementals have taken up arms against the daemons, and the huge and implacable Pebbles is one of them.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Pros/Cons
- Skills
- Skill build
- Items
- Strategy
- Skill use and Synergies
- Waiting on Cooldowns
Pebbles is a ganker. There's nothing else he can do with his skillset. He is sub-par tank and a poor physical DPSer. He is the ultimate one-hit-wonder, with two spells that can be used singly or together for fantastic results, after which he runs like a sissy girl until his spells are back up. Don't let his main stat fool you: Pebbles is a caster.
That said, there are few heroes that can wreck a lineup in the ganking phase like Pebbles. With just a few simple items and minimal experience he can end any hero he wants whenever he feels like it. Pebbles can win most any 1v1 "fight in the woods" scenario early game. However, for maximum results, play Pebbles with allies who can take advantage of your skillset.
He is an imperfect port of Tiny from DotA. However, only the passive has been changed, and neither ability is exactly noteworthy.
Pros and Cons
- Two AoE nukes/disables for laning, ganking, and team destroying.
- One of the best gankers, roamers, and, "omg Pebbs why u go for me every time", heroes.
- Looks and sounds like AHHNOLD!
- Horrible stats
- Starved for mana
- Needs a few key items to get rolling
- Scales poorly late game
- Spends much of his time waiting on cooldowns
Pebbles summons forth an eruption of stalagmites at a target location, stunning and damaging all enemies in the area.
Target ground
Enemy units
Magic damage
AoE: 200
Range: 600 *Gains 50 range per level of Enlarge
Mana cost: 120
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Deals 100/180/260/300 Magic damage and stuns each target in radius for 2 seconds.
A fairly standard stun with a twist. As a stun it's fairly good, comparable to similar ranged AoE stuns. Often you will want to combo this with Chuck whenever you can, as it deals double damage to an enemy in the air while it hits.
Pebbles throws a nearby unit to target location, damaging it and all enemies in an area around where it lands.
Target Unit
All units
Magic damage
AoE: 300
Range: 500/700/900/1100
Mana Cost: 120
Cooldown: 10
Deals 75/150/225/300 Magic damage to enemy units in radius. Buildings receive 33% damage. Deals 15/30/45/60 Magic damage to thrown unit.
A powerful and versatile ability that can be very hard to use effectively. It's cooldown is half that of Stalagmites, so in addition to comboing it with Stalagmites half the time, you will often want to use this skill on it's own half the time.
Slab Skin
Grants bonus armor and reduces the duration of debuffs.
+2/4/6/8 Armor. Reduces debuff duration by 10/20/30/40%.
A passive ability that would be quite useful early if it wasn't outclassed by his other two, and mid-late gives us a decent amount of extra survivability.
Makes Pebbles grow larger, increasing attack damage, move speed, adding to the power of his other skills, yet greatly slowing his attack speed.
- +5/10/15 Movement Speed
- -20/35/50 Attack Speed
- +40/80/120 Base Damage
Increases Stalagmites range by 50/100/150. Increases damage dealt to enemy chucked units from 20% to 35/50/60%
A very nice passive ultimate increasing skills and stats. This skill makes his combo even stronger, especially when combined with powerful (but slow!) auto-attacks before and after.
Skill Build
Level 1. Stalagmites
Level 2. Chuck
Level 3. Stalagmites
Level 4. Chuck
Level 5. Stalagmites
Level 6. Chuck
Level 7. Stalagmites/Chuck
Level 8. Chuck/Stalagmites
Level 9. Grow
Level 10. Slab Skin
Level 11. Grow
Level 12. Slab Skin
Level 13. Slab Skin
Level 14. Slab Skin
Level 15. Stats
Level 16. Grow
Level 17-25. Stats
Stalagmites and Chuck are nukes and disables, so max them both. Grow is taken after the two are maxed, and Slab Skin is slightly better than stats. Could say more, but it's not like there's any other way to build him.
Initial Items
Pebbles needs two things when he goes to his lane: +4 int and regen. The reason you need the int when going to you lane is that at level 2 you'll have both nukes. You need 240 mana to combo them. Pebbles needs +4 int to have 240 mana at level 2. If you don't have mana for both nukes you will probably lose your lane.
You can go about getting that int any way you'd like, but here's how I spend my 603 gold:
x6 x2
Pretender's Crown - 185
2x Minor Totem - 106
6x Runes of the Blight - 180
2x Mana Potion - 100
Total - 571
Now then, this is where it gets tricky. Pebbles has quite a few issues that have to be solved with items. He needs reliable mana and mana regen, he needs mobility, and he needs armor. He could also use attack speed. Fortunately, there are a few items that cover these needs quite well.
Items with * are essential, others can be passed on. For example, if you have enough for Ring of Sorcery before you even leave your lane, having a bottle is much less important.
*Marchers - 500 - Upgrades come later.
Bottle - 600 - Pebble's role as a ganker and roamer makes bottle a good choice for both holding on to good runes and a limited source of regen.
Power Supply - 519 - You can turn your early game totems into this for some clutch burst regen.
*Portal Key - 2150 - As soon as you have boots and mana regen covered, you save for this. It dramatically increases Pebble's ability to combo his enemies, as he no longer needs to use Stalagmites to get into Chuck range or use fog 90% of the time.
Wards of Sight - 200 - If noone else is getting wards, you might want to. Extra useful if you either are farming a lane for portal key or are rune whoring to gank.
*Teleport Stone - 135 - Useful and cheap.
Steamboots - 1450 - IMO the best boots for Pebbles. Make them int and between these and bottle you should have enough mana for the early game.
Suggested Build
Start with your initiation items. Buy a Mana Battery from outpost, and get a courier to fly a Bottle to you. Build Steamboots and save for your Portal Key.
This build provides easy buildup and reliable mana regen, but delays your portal key for a while.
Let me start off by saying when I say luxuries I mean it. If you're EVER farming as Pebbles, you're doing it wrong. Sure, you last hit while laning, and you can pick up a creep wave with your combo whenever you have mana, but if you spend time farming as Pebbles you picked the wrong hero.
You can focus on either DPS or Tank/Support.
Let's face it: Pebbles is a big guy. And he earns a lot of hate for it. He ate a bunch (got fed by squisheys) and has now gotten really, really, big. But that's okay, because he has two skills that synergize somewhat well with his newly found big-guy-tank-role.
At the same time, I honestly believe trying to turn Pebbles into a physical DPSer is a lost cause. Just pick Dark Lady if you want to be doing +120 damage most of the time. However, if you get a lot of farm and I MEAN A LOT OF FARM, you can become a semi-respectable source of dps, even while providing your own disables!
Tablet of Command - 2200 - I like this item on Pebbles for it's utility and the ability to blink in, combo, and Tablet to safety. You probably won't care for the item, however, so just shrug it off and move on to the next item.
Kuldra's Sheepstick - 5675 - A very nice item on Pebbles. And really anyone. But more so on Pebbles, seeing as how the problem with Kuldra is usually, "I could use it, but I just can't farm enough". Pebbles problem is, "I can farm like a beast, but items are almost always wasted on me!"
Daemonic Breastplate - 5550 - If I had to recommend an item to work towards, it would be this or Sheepstick. As usual, it solves your armor issues. It also supports your team while giving a nifty attack speed boost to offset your ult.
Barbed Armor - 2200 - You're big, and you probably killed them a whole lot early. They hate you, and they're looking to make you pay in blood!
Frostfield Plate - 4700 - Also an effective item on Pebbles. Armor is always useful, and the aura/slow active do wonders to help your team out late.
Behemoth's Heart - 5500 - Who's gonna argue with almost 1k hp and regen? Not Pebbles!
Harkon's - 4875 - A nifty luxury item, it provides a good amount of int and mana regen, some damage, and a small attack speed boost. The real fun, however, is it's effect making Pebbles hit for 300 pure and combo for over 1k against targets without additional magic armor.
Last edited by Padawanabee; 07-21-2010 at 07:46 PM.
You would think Pebbles is a horrible laner. And to a degree you are correct. However, if you combine Pebbles with another stunner he can actually hold his own. Especially if this hero is ranged.
Pebbles can solo mid, and due to his amazing ganking ability it can be quite effective, but only if the enemies' solo mid is very, very, bad. Thus, if you get good with Pebbles, go ahead and solo mid in a pub. But if you're playing even a 1650+ psr game, you're going to lose the lane in most situations.
In most lanes involving a ranged enemy, you'll be harassed to nothing. You're a melee who starts with 0 armor. However, starting at level 2 you are one of the most dangerous heroes in the game for the next 20 minutes. Thus, Pebble's laning success is based on intimidation.
Yes, you have to rely on mind games to come out even with your average hero. However, if your enemies are inexperienced, overconfident, slow to react, or a number of other things, you can dominate a lane as Pebbles. For you see, Pebbles needs just 240 mana and melee range with just about any enemy to kill them. That's the heroes thing. It's his gimmick. So every time you start running forward, your enemies can either disable you, run, or die. Don't harass with your spells, you don't have the mana to support it. You combo the enemy, and you either kill/send them back to fountain, or they get to harass you without fear since you are now out of mana.
Your goal in your lane is to obtain 1100 as quickly as possible. You use this money to get Bottle and Marchers. Once you have your movespeed and mana regen under control, you go ganking and do nothing but gank for the rest of the game.
Pebbles ganking potential relies on fog of war and rune control. Pebbles is probably the most rune-dependent ganker on Newerth, especially if you opt to solo mid, so control the runes for a successful early game.
- Don't solo unless you're confident and your enemies are likely to be bad
- Lane with a fellow disabler/stunner for easy kills and intimidation
- Don't harass or get harassed, as you will lose a war of attrition.
- Farm, kill, and get your items as quickly as possible. (Durr hurr good advice guide-writer-guy)
- Control runes to the best of your ability, use haste or invis runes for easy combo's.
Skill use and synergies
This skill is quite unique. It is, in effect, 4 AoE stuns one after the other. If you've used the skill recently, you may recall that it makes the rock crush noise 4 times. This is because it actually does 25/45/65/75 damage while stunning for 1 second with each crush. This means someone walking into the AoE halfway through will get hit with 2 of them.
This skill has a fairly short delay between when you cast and when the AoE gets hit based on range, and an almost instantaneous cast time.
Has a shorter cooldown than Stalagmites, so can be used independently if there's a need.
Uses closest unit to Pebbles, so aiming can be tricky.
Deals damage to towers, but only 33%. So 25/50/75/100
Enlarge gives this ability extra bonus damage when Chucking an enemy unit.
Level 0: 15/30/45/60 (based on level of Chuck)
Level 1: 26/53/79/105
Level 2: 38/75/113/150
Level 3: 49/98/146/195
Will deal 60 damage to allied Chucked units at all levels.
Hero killing with Stalagmites and Chuck
If you were to hit a hero perfectly with Stalagmites and Chuck, at level 16, you would deal:
(Stalagmites x2 = 600 magic damage) + (Chuck does 300+195=495)
1095 magic damage. It's quite a significant amount, and they also both disable enemies while dealing most of this damage in an AoE. He may be a one-hit wonder, but it's a very powerful hit, that it is.
Keep in mind while reading all of these that your auto-attack should be used whenever possible during these skills usage. Both Chuck and Stalagmites have disables attached, and your hero hits hella hard, so any extra punches while an enemy is stunned is that much more burst you're throwing down.
Not quite hero killing, but it is worth noting that using Stalagmites and Chuck together will be enough to kill an entire creep wave during the early portion of the game. If you have free mana, this is a nifty way to get a quick 250 gold while pushing a lane.
In order of increasing complexity...
Using this skill on it's own is very simple. It's a short-delay AoE nukes, so try to get as many heroes in it as possible and follow up with other spells/auto attacks.
If an enemy is moving, you will have to aim in front of them to hit them.
Chuck on enemy
Set up so that the enemy is the closest unit to Pebbles, and Chuck the enemy on itself. This will deal full damage and disable him for a second so that you can hit him once or twice.
Chuck to an area
You can use Chuck not only as a nuke but as a displacement. Some common tactics would be tossing a friendly Legionnaire into a group of enemies as a sort of poor-man's Portal Key. You can toss an enemy chasing you back into other enemies to gain some space. You can toss an enemy into a group of allies for fun.
Oh, and never toss an enemy Behemoth into a group of allies. You would not believe all the hate I had to read through after I stopped laughing.
Stalagmites to Chuck
This will be your most common attack combo in the early game. Since most enemies will run when you come near them, you will need to utilize things such as Fog of War and allied stuns to get a perfect combo on enemies. However, until then you will have to use Stalagmites on an enemy so that will be stunned, using the 2 second stun time to run into range and chuck the enemy. This combo gives you the greatest amount of disable time, but Stalagmites will not hit twice.
Arachna gets too close to Pebbs, and gets Stalagmited.
Using the stun time, I close with Arachna and Chuck her into the air.
Stalagmites + Chuck on enemy
Pebbles signature combo. You will need to be in 275 range for this combo to work, and you will need 240 mana. Any damage from any of the four bursts from Stalagmites will deal double damage to an enemy currently being Chucked. Thus, using both on an enemy deals insane amounts of damage.
I used the fog from elevation to get into melee range, comboing both spells onto this unfortunate Arachna.
Many people ask whether it is more effective to Stalagmites or Chuck first. If you're quick enough, you can deal good damage to an enemy either way. Remember, it deals it's damage 4x over the course of 1 second after the short delay. So you can get double damage during any of those. Or all. Or none.
Doing Stalagmites to Chuck gives a slightly (I'm talking like .3 seconds) larger window than Chuck to Stalagmites. It's also easier to pull off, as it can be easier to screw up Chuck on a moving target than Stalagmites.
Stalagmites on enemy + Chuck to area
A very effective combo, especially when near allied towers and heroes. You can use Stalagmites to hold an enemy down, then run into melee range to the enemy hero and Chuck that hero to an allied tower, for example. They will be damage by both of your skills and now very close to an allied tower. Very deadly.
Here's a graphical representation of the aforementioned hypothesized scenario.
A wild Pebbles appeared!
Pebbles used Stalagmites!
Pebbles used Chuck!
It's super effective!
Chuck on area + Stalagmites to enemy
Like the previous combo, but better. If you can get an ally to stun, or use fog, or blink, or just have a stupid enemy, you can run into melee range, Chuck the enemy to the allied hero/tower, and then Stalagmites them in that area. This has the added bonus of both holding them down near the allied damage dealer, and getting the Stalagmites/Chuck double damage bonus.
Here we have Arachna Chucked into the tower's range, while being Stalagmited by Pebbles. Meanwhile, Pebbs strikes a pose.
Waiting on Cooldowns
Pebbles has, as I've said before, a one-hit-wonder combo. After these spells have been used, each goes on cooldown. About 90% of my Pebbles' games are spent running like a girl while these abilities recharge.
It is your choice whether to stand and fight or run and hide. If you've combo'd an enemy and they're 1-2 hits away, you will probably want to chase. Unless their allies have just gone mia from their lanes, and they might be counter-ganking you. In which case you'll want to GTFO.
Basically, if you have the advantage, press it. You hit hard, if a bit slow, and 10 seconds isn't that long. However, if the enemy team outnumbers you, you can do much more for you team by bailing on them until your spells are usable again. Use your own judgment, but I prefer to take the, "OMG don't hurt meeee", approach most of the time. It pays off in the end.
Here's the perfect example of what I mean. This series of events actually happened in a game a day or two ago, and I redid them in practice mode as closely as I could get to the real thing. So while these pictures are all from practice mode, this is what actually happened in the game (except for the last picture, but we'll get to that).
Hellbringer shows up to steal my farm.
I stupidly use both my moves on him without getting into melee range.
Hellbringer uses all of the moves he has available. He's healed himself significantly, while I have no cooldowns.
He has his Balrog go straight in and tank the tower while he loops around. I eat a tree and wait on cooldowns.
I make a dash to the west, he chases with his Balrog, and I use Chuck, which has a 10 second cooldown, to get his beast off my back while damaging him.
Had things continued as they were going, Hellbringer would have looped around, only to discover that Stalagmites was finally off of it's ridiculous 20 second cooldown.
What actually happened was one of my allies, Pandamonium, came in and ulted the Hellbringer.
The point I'm trying to make is not that I made a good play, in fact both me and Hell sucked it up REALLY hard. The point is that Pebbles has an amazing combo, and when it's off cooldown you're very easy to kill. Know when to follow up disables with auto attack, and when to run back and wait for your spells to be usable again.
Last edited by Padawanabee; 05-19-2010 at 07:50 PM.
1600+ game with me as Pebbles. Not the fanciest game ever, but I do end up using the regen from bottle+int steamboots for the majority of the game with few mana problems.
mid-high skilled game with a teammate playing Pebbles.
Last edited by Padawanabee; 03-21-2010 at 12:00 PM.
Nice guide, but wouldn't getting grow be better instead of maxing out throw/stalag first due to the added range on stalagmites and the extra damage for throw?
Sry man, but I can't see any image or picture. None. I'm using firefox.
That's strange, because I still can.
Also, seeing as Pebbles is a ganker I prefer extra levels in my nukes to a level in Enlarge.
Usually, no. Just maxing those skills gives more damage and you're expected to not do solo ganks to need extra range on Stalagmites. Besides, it somewhat hurts your laning because without any AS items your lasthitting will be painfully slow, you will have to attempt it on higher HP creeps and push the lane as a result. Imo grow is not very useful until you get a source of AS and/or a Portal Key for actually being near enough to heroes for the damage to be relevant. Reducing duration on debuff is worth additional skillpoints.
Great guide. Personally I prefer Steamboots for more midgame DPS, but I guess Post Haste can work as well. Especially great since the guide mentions Nome's, it's a great item on Pebbles now.
Yeah the range falls out of place as soon as you get ahold of a portal key. once you have portal key your job is to port straight ontop of them for straight up slam. also i only see a few things i dont like. i dont really like how your items are listed up, i find the most effective setup (after starting items) is to get your base marchers, then get your Ring of Sorcery, then finish marchers into ghost, then get a port key. by the time i get these im already hitting so hard i dont really need much else. but i like to grab a nice B-heart or if there is a nice tank in game i grab an Assassins Shroud.
As for the Shroud i catch so much beef on it but here is the thing. Not only does it give you a nice boost in dmg, but you can port in, combo spells, hit a few times , and if he isnt dead you can simply Shroud out of danger. Is an amazing combo if your team already has a decent tank.
All in all i really like this guide, good explanations and the pics are a real bonus for anyone new to pebs.
I don't think getting RoS is of any use for Pebbles in the current environment. Nome's is flat out better, it gives more effective mana regen (really, measure the numbers) than RoS and is better in every other aspect, including scaling. The only time you would want it built is perhaps when your lanemate is also a RoS carrier, translating to a Pebbles/Jeraziah lane exclusively since no other dual melee involving Pebbles is really viable and even that one is on the edge of viability.
Units effected by chuck take extra dmg but while they are in mid air they are impervious to damage. How long does the duration for chuck last?
So while they are in mid air they are impervious to all damage besides stalagmites?
No, because all targets both allied and enemy take 15/30/45/60 damage from Chuck. I'm gonna check up on that, now, but I believe that's right.
Edit: Checked it by tossing a couple neuts and you were right. While the skill deals 60 damage to allied units at all levels, it deals 105/150/195 to enemy units chucked when the ultimate is leveled.
I see the problem, now. The in-game tooltip supplies your version, while the version from HoNwiki I used to copy used the other version, probably from an earlier version of HoN. Anyway, it's fixed. And thanks for catching that.
Last edited by Padawanabee; 01-02-2010 at 01:51 AM.
Np man. Was messing around with Pebs the other day and noticed it, plus apparrently you can Chuck unrevealed invis units if they are near.
But anyway good guide. If you wanted to add stuff to it you could aways talk about Chuck tactics like:
- Toss in's ie. Chucking in allies like Keeper, Behe, Mag ect. if they dont have blink, or even for getting team members you hate killed
- Tower killing ie. if an enermy melee hero is dening a tower, throw something at him and get the tower kill
Or even just mentioning good allies to have as Pebbles and why. You know stuff that you dont see in other Pebbles guides.
Also, im just being pedantic but in your skill build section you have written "Grow" instead of "Enlarge"
I had wondered about that. I was in a game where me and pest tried ganking a lone but we didn't have the eye and he got away with no health, so here came a teammate of NH's a little bit later and I went to chuck my pest buddy at him only to notice my cooldown was used and pest was still next to me and all the sudden...DING! NH is dead. I thought initially I must have thrown a creep i didn't see, but now I'm thinking I threw a stupid NH who stuck around too long.


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Almost a year ago, I splurged on an entry-level Nikon DSLR. But I never learned how to use it — until this weekend.
Here's my favorite picture from my 4-hour PhotoTourDC class on the National Mall: two kids taking pictures at the Lincoln Memorial.
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By Drew Brooks Staff writer
The nation of Atropia is at war, and there are American and Canadian civilians trapped within the country.
In a village, a group of Americans huddles around a small fire. The silence is broken by the sound of incoming helicopters.
The helicopters carry American and Canadian troops who descend on the pitch-black village in an attempt to evacuate those who are trapped.
Atropia is a fictional country, one of several dreamed up for a training scenario on Fort Bragg.
But the mission is a real possibility, something soldiers serving in the nation's Global Response Force could be called on to tackle at any moment.
The 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team is filling the global response role, making it one of the military's first responders, tasked with being prepared for battle or to provide humanitarian aid.
The 82nd Airborne Division historically fills the role.
The soldiers' readiness is being tested during three weeks of training that will draw to a close on Fort Bragg next week.
Lt. Col. Kevin J. Quarles, deputy commanding officer of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, said the training is complex and requires the brigade to integrate with other Army units as well as the Air Force, Marines and foreign troops.
"We know that working as a combined team is important to our overall success," Quarles said. "We're building those relationships."
On Wednesday, more than 10,000 division paratroopers and others from across the nation participated in an exercise that simulated the takeover of an airfield and the evacuation of civilians.
U.S. and Canadian troops jumped into Sicily Drop Zone under the cover of darkness.
The next day, a smaller operation was staged at Freedom Village, a training area on the outskirts of Fort Bragg.
There, U.S. and Canadian troops arrived on Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters and crept toward the walled village, where the soldiers were attacked.
Between bursts of gunfire, the soldiers negotiated the village in search of enemy combatants and friendly civilians needing rescue.
Moving from building to building while peering through night-vision goggles, the soldiers had to quickly distinguish between friend and foe while role-players in the center of the village shouted for help.
"It's almost like a Tom Clancy novel," said Lt. Col. Bob Risdon, the 82nd Airborne Division's deputy operations officer. "It's certainly complex."
Risdon said the training was the result of months of planning.
"It's the closest we can get to something that's real," Risdon said. "And it's pretty close. This is exactly how it would be in a real outload."
"You can pick any country in the Middle East," he said, "and you could see this happening."
"Reality is much stranger than the fiction we produce on the ground," Risdon said.
Maj. Rick Johnson, the 82nd Airborne Division's lead planner, said Wednesday was the main effort of the exercise, with most of the division, several Air Force wings, Marines and hundreds of foreign troops involved in the forcible entry exercise at Sicily Drop Zone.
"It's not just the guys going out and flying tonight," Johnson said Wednesday. "It's getting everybody involved."
Quarles said the training exercise involved one of the largest air drops Fort Bragg had seen in a while.
The hardest part of the training, officials said, was coordinating among the many units involved.
It's unlikely, they said, that American troops would ever be the sole responders in case of such a global crisis.
"We couldn't do this without the Air Force, Canadians, Marines .," Quarles said.
"It really reflects reality," said Johnson. "If there's a real-world event, we're going in as a coalition."
Risdon went even further, saying the involvement of other units is crucial to the success of the Global Response Force.
"We're ready to go anywhere in 18 hours," he said. "But that only happens if the Air Force is there with us."
"Although complex, the return on the investment is great," Risdon said. "The more complex, the better it will be if we get called to do this for real."
The training is the latest opportunity for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team to hone its skills.
The massive exercises take place three times a year, with two of those on Fort Bragg and a third at another location, usually Fort Polk, La., or Fort Irwin, Calif.
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Sen. Meekhof announces office hours
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
LANSING — State Sen. Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, announced that he will hold office hours at three different locations in the 30th Senate District during the month of November.
The senator will be available to meet with constituents at the following locations and times:
Monday, Nov. 7
9 to 10 a.m.
Georgetown Township Hall
1515 Baldwin St.
Monday, Nov. 14
9 to 10 a.m.
Frank's Restaurant
134 E. Main Ave.
Friday, Nov. 18
9 to 10 a.m.
Delly Belly Bakery
288 Main St.
"I look forward to meeting with residents of west Michigan, discussing their concerns and answering any questions they may have about state government," Meekhof said. "Input from citizens is vital to the legislative process, and I hope to visit with constituents at my office hours in November."
The lawmaker is planning additional office hours in Allendale, Holland and Grandville in December.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please contact Meekhof's office toll free at 1-866-305-2130.


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Super 8 Motel - Bourbonnais
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Hampton Inn - Forsyth
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Super 8 Motel - Jerseyville
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CITY: Jerseyville
Candlewood Suites Hotel
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CITY: Normal
Howard Johnson
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CITY: Addison
Ramada, Ltd. - Decatur
61 rooms, restaurants and shopping nearby, small meeting rooms, indoor pool, sauna-whirlpool, non-smokingrooms, free breakfast.
CITY: Decatur
Red Lion Motor Lodge
Rooms equipped with queen sized beds, cable TV, and free local calls. Ground floor building.
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Super 8 Motel - Alton
Super 8 Alton hotel lets you make the most of your time on the road. Located on Illinois Highway 3 close to Route 67 and Interstates 55 and 270, our Alton, Illinois, hotel is just 30 miles from downtown St. Louis and convenient to popular area attractions, including the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway.
CITY: Alton
Magnuson Grand Hotel & Conference Center
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Red Roof Inn Downers Grove
This is a newly renovated location with all new rooms, contemporary furniture, new bathrooms with granite countertops, a comfortable easy chair and more.
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Comfort Inn and Suites - Hoffman Estates
Newly renovated hotel featuring wireless high speed internet access and complimentary breakfast. Meeting space to accommodate 30 people.
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Best Western Joliet Inn & Suites
Green Eco-friendly practices, complimentary hot breakfast, new indoor heated swimming pool area, spa, large atrium with a sundeck, retractable roof, a meeting room for up to 40 people, spacious rooms with microwaves, refrigerators and free high speed wireless internet access.
CITY: Joliet
Hampton Inn - Joliet (I-55)
Built for the business or leisure travelers. Indoor pool and whirlpool, "on the house" hot breakfast, and FREE high speed internet access. All of this is backed by 100% satisfaction guarantee!
CITY: Joliet
Super 8 Peoria
Pride of Super 8 Award. Complimentary USA TODAY. Copy and fax machine. Free local calls. HBO and SVI movies. Continental breakfast 6 a.m.-10 a.m.
CITY: Peoria
Continental Motel
Spacious, quiet, clean and affordable lodging, with free in-room coffee, free continental breakfast. Enjoy 25" remote color tv-hbo and cable. Just minutes from I-57.
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Days Inn - Benton
Quality rooms with competitive prices located off I-57. Close to all the activities at rend lake with restaurant and lounge on premises.
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Comfort Suites - Aurora City Center
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Baymont Inn & Suites - North Aurora
King bed in single rooms, two queen beds in the double rooms. Two phone lines with data port. Indoor pool. Fitness Center.
CITY: North Aurora
Comfort Inn - Galesburg
Completely renovated - offers data ports in all rooms - copy and fax machines available - complimentary continental breakfast
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Chicago City Centre Hotel & Sports Club
495 completely remodeled guestrooms & suites. Indoor/outdoor pools, complimentary access to on-site Lakeshore Athletic Club. Located two blocks east of North Michigan Ave; four blocks from Navy Pier.
CITY: Chicago
Residence Inn Chicago Lake Forest Mettawa
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Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Glenview
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DoubleTree by Hilton - Bloomington
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Ideally located 2 miles from historic downtown Sparta, our friendly Sparta accommodations offer travelers easy access to a number of local businesses, restaurants and attractions. Just minutes from our hotel near downtown guests can tour the Misselhorn Art Gallery, attend events at the Randolph County Fairgrounds, golf at the Sparta Country Club or watch a tournament at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. Visitors can also enjoy local restaurants. During your visit to Sparta, enjoy the free, wireless Internet access & complimentary breakfast bar. On-site amenities such as a heated indoor pool & whirlpool, 24-hour Business Center, a well-equipped Fitness Center & 24-hour convenience store are also provided for your convenience. Consider our Sparta hotel's choice amenities and excellent rates as you start planning your trip today.
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Marriott Townplace Suites Joliet
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Quality Inn & Suites
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Route 50 Motel
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Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham - Decatur
60 all suites hotel, each providing a fully equipped kitchen, sofa bed and desk, 24 hour courtesy van available, full hot breakfast, and business center.
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Extended Stay America
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Budget Inn - Lincoln
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Chicago Marriott Schaumburg
Upscale 398 room, full-service hotel. Indoor/outdoor pool. Near Woodfield Mall. Newly renovated ballroom and guest rooms.
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Four Points Sheraton
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Hampton Inn I-80
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Baymont Inn & Suites
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City Center Hotel
Recently Remodeled! The hotel is located in the downtown area of Quincy and is 8 kilometres from the Amtrak Train Station. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Mark Twain Casino and many others are in vicinity from this hotel. The156 air-conditioned guest rooms at the Holiday Inn offers the finest amenities and assures you complete luxury and comfort. This hotel also provides services and facilities for disabled travellers. The Franco's restaurant at the Holiday Inn offers breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual setting. Also available here is the Atrium Bar, which is an ideal place to enjoy a fine drink and spend your evenings. Ideal for business meetings or social events, the Holiday Inn Hotel offers a meeting room that can accommodate groups of up to 300 people. A workout at the gymnasium or a bracing dip at the swimming pool can be a retreat to your body.
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Homestead Studio Suites Westmont
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Stardust Motel
70-room property with clean and comfortable accommodations. Featuring coin-operated laundry facilities, remote controlled TV, Free HBO, SHOWTIME and ESPN. Free local calls
CITY: Naperville
Hampton Inn & Suites Deer Park
Our promise to you includes a clean, comfortable hotel room. In fact, we have 104 of them! If you're traveling with your family, you may opt for a room with two beds. Or, if you're here by yourself on business, why not book a room with a plush, king-sized bed so you can stretch out and relax?
CITY: Deer Park
Motel 6 - East Peoria
Motel located near all Peoria Area attractions and business. Affordable, clean comfortable rooms with WiFi available and complimentary morning coffee. Special rates and discounts available. Groups welcome. We'll leave the light on for you!
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Red Roof Inn - Peoria
At Red Roof Inn you'll find consistent high quality, cleanliness, friendly service and great features such as free local calls, Business king, cable television with HBO, in-room movies and games, easy access to great shopping and other attractions.
CITY: Peoria
Super 8 Lodge East
Queen-size beds, HBO, ESPN, cable TV, free continental breakfast, guest laundry, children stay free with parents. Pets allowed with permission.
CITY: Springfield
Hampton Inn - Marion
Relax in our comfortable Marion hotel with a choice of thoughtful extras included with every stay. Our stylish guest rooms feature flat-screen TVs and free WiFi throughout the hotel. Enjoy a tranquil night's rest in a clean and fresh bed and start your day right with Hampton's free hot breakfast. Even if you're in a rush, grab a free Hampton On the Run Breakfast Bags, available Monday through Friday, for a quick, healthy meal to go. Cool off in our refreshing pool or work out in our well-equipped exercise room. Located close to a number of businesses, this charming Marion hotel offers a range of professional services. Catch up with work in the business center and make use of professional services including print, fax and copy facilities.
CITY: Marion
Restwell Motel
Low daily, weekly rates, located near fast food, stores, and laundry mat.
CITY: Salem
Days Inn - Great Lakes
Business or pleasure, the newly renovated Great Lakes/North Chicago Days Inn offers you the convenience of a great location coupled with fabulous amenities. Ideally located between Chicago Downtown and Milwaukee off I-94, Exit IL 137 East Buckley Road, on Hwy 41. The newly renovated facility includes new carpeting, newly upgraded lobby furniture, an upgraded breakfast area, and a plasma TV in the lobby. Guaranteed a great room at a great rate, with breakfast included and the opportunity to shop, dine, explore - all while earning Wyndham Rewards points.
CITY: North Chicago
Motel U.S. Grant
Experience a fun, comfortable stay. Free continental breakfast. Clean rooms, affordable rates.
CITY: Mattoon
Comfort Suites - Mt. Vernon
Conveniently located near I-64/I-57 Interchange with 24-hour indoor pool, fitness center, free hot breakfast, and business center
CITY: Mount Vernon
Super 8 - Normal
The Super 8 in Normal is conveniently located just off I-55. The hotel offers a complimentary SuperStart breakfast, cable TV with HBO and free high speed internet.
CITY: Normal
Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee
Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee is only minutes away from Kankakee River Road Park, Splash Valley Water Park, and Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena. There are also several golf courses as well as our beautiful Kankakee River State Park within only 10 miles of our facility. Our features at the Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee, Illinois include our full breakfast, dinner and evening room service in the Great American Grill. Also enjoy our complimentary workout facility and indoor heated pool and Jacuzzi.
CITY: Kankakee
Courtyard by Marriott Glenview
The newly remodeled is located off I-294 and is 15 minutes from O'Hare International Airport. Courtyard Chicago Glenview puts you within easy reach of area businesses, local attractions and downtown Chicago. A complete hotel renovation unveils a "reinvented" Courtyard designed to meet all of your travel needs with 137 guest rooms and 12 suites, Free WI-FI Internet access, HD televisions and free in-room coffee. Heated indoor pool and whirlpool.
CITY: Glenview
La Quinta Inn - Hoffman Estates
A great place to unwind. Rooms have enhanced lighting and expanded bathrooms. King plus rooms offer recliners. Free local calls. Children uner 18 free in parent's room.
CITY: Hoffman Estates
Comfort Inn O'Hare
The Comfort Inn® O'Hare hotel is conveniently located less than two miles from the O'Hare International Airport, Allstate Arena and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. This Des Plaines, IL hotel is also close to the Rosemont Theatre, the Woodfield Mall and Arlington Park horse racing venue. The Comfort Inn O'Hare hotel offers a prime location for business and leisure travelers. Make us your home away from home when visiting the Des Plaines and Chicago areas.
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The opening gavel dropped at 10 a.m. Monday morning. It was exciting to see several Newton Firefighters, including Chief Jarrod Wellik, participate in the presentation of the colors. My 8-year-old nephew, Trevor, stood with me at my desk as I took the Oath of Office.
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Storyline: Based on our research, which means we reviewed 2012 rosters, there are 135 former football players from Cape Fear region high schools listed on the rosters of college football programs at the Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision and NCAA Division II level around the nation. These include scholarship and walk-on or non-scholarship players.
From Marvin Powell to Chester McGlockton to Tim Worley, the list of Cape Fear region high school players who went on to college football stardom is endless.
But we not only produce quality, but quantity in the Cape Fear when it comes to college football. A review of the 2012 rosters for every Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision and NCAA Division II program revealed 135 region alumni are competing at those levels. The total includes scholarship and non-scholarship, or walk-on, players.
We did not include NCAA Division III or junior college players on the list because many of those rosters were not available or complete during the summer or preseason camp.
Here, we highlight some of our more prominent Cape Fear collegians in photos, and inside we have an entire list of those playing at the FBS level.
You can review the complete list from FBS to NCAA Division II online at our website, fayobserver.com. - Compiled by staff writer Sammy Batten
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Most players, school: Jack Britt 13, Pinecrest 8
Most players, town: Fayetteville 53, Laurinburg 13
Most players, college: UNC-Pembroke 24, Fayetteville State 15
Football Bowl Subdivision players: 22
Football Championship Subdivision players: 37
NCAA Division II players: 76
Xavier Nixon
High school: Jack Britt
College: Florida
Notable: Nixon became the first true freshman in 2009 to start at left tackle for the Gators since 1992. Now a senior, he's made 26 career starts, including four this season for No. 10-ranked Florida.
Anthony Amos
High school: Westover
College: Middle Tennessee State
Notable: The senior receiver is on the watch list this season for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's top receiver. A former walk-on, he has 24 catches for 336 yards and four touchdowns through four games this season.
Kenronte Walker
College: Missouri
Notable: Missouri's starting strong safety has made 19 tackles and an interception through the first five games this season. Walker, a senior, preserved a 24-20 win against Arizona State with an end zone interception.
Aaron Mellette
High school: Southern Lee
College: Elon
Notable: Mellette earned Football Championship Subdivision All-American honors last season after making 113 catches for 1,639 yards and 12 touchdowns. The senior has 37 catches for 423 yards and seven scores through five games this season.
Earl Wolff
High school: Hoke County
College: N.C. State
Notable: A three-year starter at safety for the Wolfpack, Wolff is an All-ACC candidate this season. Through five games, he leads the Wolfpack with 50 tackles, has two tackles for loss and an interception.
Daniel Drake
High school: E.E. Smith College: East Carolina
Notable: The Pirates' Linebacker of the Year' in 2011 after making 74 tackles, Drake came to ECU as a walk-on. He's a co-starter at inside linebacker this year and has six tackles, including two behind the line, through five games.
Malcolm Rowe
High school: Douglas Byrd College: Winston-Salem State
Notable: A preseason All-CIAA pick this year, Rowe is a two-year starter at safety for the Rams. Through five games this season, Rowe has 27 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions.
Marquell Rozier
High school: St. Pauls College: Bethune-Cookman
Notable: The 6-foot-7, 325-pound Rozier is a three-year starter who has played guard and tackle for Bethune-Cookman. The junior was a preseason pick for the All-MEAC squad this season.
Here are the former Cape Fear region high school players now on rosters at Football Bowl Subdivision college programs. Each player's name, position, high school, hometown, class, college and description of his status in college is listed below. *Note: Position status is based on a player's status on team depth charts last weekend's games.
Anthony Amos, WR (Westover HS, Fayetteville) Senior, Middle Tennessee State (Starting wide receiver)
Spencer Bishop, TE (Pinecrest HS, Pinecrest), Junior, Wake Forest (Starting tight end)
Darius Bright, WR (Cape Fear HS, Fayetteville) Senior, Hawaii (Co-starter at wide receiver)
Devonte Brown, NT (Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville), Sophomore, North Carolina (Co-No. 2 nose tackle)
Greg Bryant Jr., QB (Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville), Sophomore, Navy (Reserve quarterback)
Myers Colvin, OT (E.E. Smith HS, Fayetteville), Redshirt freshman, North Carolina (Walk-on reserve tackle)
Daniel Drake, ILB (E.E. Smith HS, Fayetteville), Senior, East Carolina (Co-starter at inside linebacker)
Drayvon Fairley, LB (Red Springs HS, Red Springs), Freshman, East Carolina (Red-shirting as freshman)
Ethan Farmer, DT (South Columbus HS, Tabor City), Sophomore, North Carolina (No. 2 defensive tackle)
Joe Gore, OT (East Columbus HS, Lake Waccamaw), Redshirt freshman, Clemson (No. 3 right tackle)
Darian Harris, OLB (Pinecrest HS, Aberdeen), Sophomore, East Carolina (Walk-on reserve)
Eric Johnson, CB (Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville), Sophomore, Navy (Reserve cornerback)
Bryce Kennedy, C (Pinecrest HS, Southern Pines), Freshman, N.C. State (Red-shirting as freshman)
Eric MacLain, TE-OT (Jack Britt HS, Hope Mills), Redshirt freshman, Clemson (No. 3 tight end)
Dahman McKinnon, LB (South View HS/Hope Mills) Freshman, Virginia Tech (Red-shirting as freshman)
Xavier Nixon, OT (Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville) Senior, Florida (Starting left tackle)
Kenny Owens, FB (Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville), Senior, North Carolina (Walk-on, short-yardage fullback)
Ernie Robinson, LB (Scotland HS, Laurinburg), Senior, N.C. State (Walk-on reserve)
Greg Robinson, DB (Seventy-First HS, Fayetteville), Redshirt freshman, East Carolina (Walk-on reserve)
M.J. Salahuddin, LB (Jack Britt HS, Fayetteville), Freshman, N.C. State (Special teams starter, reserve linebacker)
Kenronte Walker, S (Westover HS, Fayetteville), Senior, Missouri (Starting strong safety)
Clay Washington, DB (Seventy-First HS, Fayetteville) Sophomore, East Carolina (Walk-on reserve)
Earl Wolff, S (Hoke County HS, Raeford), Senior, N.C. State (Starting boundary safety)
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SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Sam Mikulak faced an anxious wait overnight to see if he had gained Olympic Games selection after he was able to compete in only one event on the final day of men's competition at the U.S. trials on Saturday.
The 19-year-old hurt his left ankle in his last routine on Thursday, the vault. Following a lengthy discussion with his coach Kurt Golder and medical experts, he took part in only the pommel horse on Saturday, earning a score of 14.400.
World parallel bars champion Danell Leyva and John Orozco gained the first two spots on the U.S. team and Mikulak hopes his superb opening day at the trials will help him secure one of the three remaining places, to be announced on Sunday.
"That always plays a part," Mikulak, the 2012 U.S. parallel bars silver medalist, told reporters of his effort at the HP Pavilion on Thursday, when he was the most impressive gymnast of the day.
"Being consistent is never a bad thing and over the past few weeks they (the selectors) have been able to see that. I can hit my sets, I am reliable. I just hope they feel happy with all the performances I have been able to put on.
"It's just an ankle sprain. I will be back in no time and hopefully stronger than ever. I will have plenty of time to be fully recovered if I am selected to go to London."
Mikulak totaled a best-of-the-day 91.800 from his six routines on Thursday to close the gap, in third place, on Leyva and U.S. all-around champion Orozco in the overall standings.
However, he had to put ice on his left ankle after a painful finish on the vault and by the following day it had become worryingly swollen.
"It was puffed up like a balloon, black and blue," Mikulak said. "And I was like, 'Goodness, this isn't good.' So I got in the training room and kept doing a bunch of rehab and they brought it down quite a bit.
"In one day, they did so much but it just wasn't enough. We are trying to keep my health and the best interests of the team."
When Mikulak arrived at the HP Pavilion on Saturday morning, he had initial hopes of competing in four of the six routines on the last day of competition.
"Then they (his coaches) were like, 'No we don't want you to land your ankle at all. Maybe just pommel horse.' I just had so much hope going into this day that I would be able to hit all my routines and have everyone go crazy.
"But then they decided it would be in my best interests, if they select me for the team, not to have any setbacks if I were to land any short dismounts."
Mikulak, who claimed the 2011 NCAA all-around title as a freshman at University of Michigan, was ruled out of selection for last year's world championships after breaking his ankles during a competition in Puerto Rico.
He was sidelined for several months and wore walking boots on both feet for protection while recovering.
"It hurts not being able to go out and perform," Mikulak said of sitting out five of the six routines on Saturday. "Every time I go out there, it's about putting on a show.
"I love all the fans that we were supporting me and I am disappointed they weren't able to get the show they wanted from me. I live for the adrenalin and it sucked watching everyone else getting that. But there was nothing else I could so."
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Unfortunately, the second day wasn't much warmer. Still, the weather was great and with enough distance I can honestly say: the job was challenging and painful – but an adventure.
Long shadows.
Wonderful sunlight.
Sunday's start.
Changing positions.
Back in my hole. Looks cozy – believe me: it was NOT!
Trying to get my icy feet into the sun. Didn't help at all.
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My colleague Christian.
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by nohitter151 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:17 pm
by Pman » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:00 pm
nohitter151 wrote:1. I asked Petr about this when MM4 was in early development, unfortunately he told me it just isn't possible with MM at the moment. Theme editor was really designed for windows XP it seems (it's really old).2. I did put in a request so that the Summary would show the volume % when toggling volume (right now it only shows for a [Title] section). But looks like you're request is a little different from that. 3. Yeah, that's more a bug4. I never tried this, but it might be possible
by nohitter151 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:40 pm
by Pman » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:00 pm
by jamburglar » Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:39 am
Lowlander wrote:nohitter151 wrote:That's not really a skinning wish.And a double post as well: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=58508
nohitter151 wrote:That's not really a skinning wish.
by Lowlander » Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:37 am
by nohitter151 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:34 am
jamburglar wrote:It'd be great if we could change the functionality of single/double clicking on album art.
by jamburglar » Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:02 am
rovingcowboy wrote:i don't see why not. they same the same skinning engine is used.and the name of the thread makes no sign of a certain version number.so long as you put the current mm version number in that is going to be or is, the stable version i wouldsuspect that it will be welcome here.
by steven300 » Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:38 pm
by rovingcowboy » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:19 am
by Dreadlau » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:30 am