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Can players be negatively ranked by other players and lose points or be eliminated from the game for any reason?
First off, here is my interpretation of what a system like this would be used for: Pruning the "bad apples." There will always be certain people in the game that are just mean. They might not want to follow the rules, they might cheat the system, they might cause headaches for everyone that plays, but there is one glaring reality here; these people exist in real life, so why shouldn't they in this game?
Part of what the game should involve would be interactions with other players. Naturally, there would (or at least should!) be a large variety of players in game at any given time with all types of philosophies and mannerisms. While these players might involve the dedicated people that want to experience the game and see what a reality following the decrees would be like, it is also guaranteed that there will be players not wanting to abide by these rules. This is perfectly natural and should have a system in place to handle them. However, being able to remove them from the game entirely is down right ludicrous. This would be like making a world, where if enough of the population doesn't like somebody, then that person will be killed.
Should there be penalties? Sure! Bad people go to jails all the time, but they are not all murdered because certain people don't like them.
In another sense, penalties, fair or not fair, should not be brought down by other players, but rather by an admin (game creators). Because spite between players begin to create a kind of "salem witch hunt" in which players wildly accuse each other, and as a result you just have a bunch of complaints and players losing points, ultimately erasing the division between "bad" players and "good" players. There must be some sort of limitation to the petitioning of players, and the creators should be the supreme justice in issuing penalties.
I think the claim that eliminating a person from a game population is the same as eliminating them in real life is false. The idea of jail is more accurate: When you put someone in jail, you are putting them in a zone where they are outside of society. If we think of the game as the "inside" space, banned players are in the "outside" space. They lack no capability to interact with other players within the world unless someone intentionally contacts them through other means. When someone is in jail, they are unable to interact with members of society unless someone enters the outside zone to communicate with them. Death in real life would be the equivalent of banning them from from all games and from all modes of communication (including verbal speech) forever.
Also, the question does not necessitate eliminating a player from the game via only negative votes. The process could be moderated by game officials. If someone gets a certain negative rank, they would go into a trial system where the game officials would look at chat and activity logs in order to determine if that person has a right to continue playing the game. This way, even if you and a group of friends negatively rank a player just because you do not like him or her, they will not be immediately eliminated.
I agree with you in the sense that eliminating a player from the game because he/she isn't liked for how he plays or what he/she does is ridiculous. The world this game is built around should be promoting an idea of free thought, word, and action that helps garner a thought process to improve upon the real worlds social and political structures in place. These people who are "bad apples" are all a part of this world and should be allowed to play if nothing else than to teach tolerance for these people and attempt to convince them to play peacefully with others, not by force, but with words and ideas which eventually would hopefully lead the real world to follow the example of words over violence or in this case, just killing off that players avatar.
Negatively ranked-- sure. Lose points or eliminated-- don't think so. Plenty of states and worldbuilders abound in our world and more often than not they knock themselves off polite society anyhow. There's got to be room for these people-- I might even use Confucian thought here and say that all persons are naturally rational, simply in different ways. If the game is supposed to show people in rational settings it's got to show everyone. And that means not eliminating people from the game.
I do agree that we should be able to negatively rank players but not eliminate them from the game for any reason. If the player isn't taking the game seriously, then we should de-rank them to be fair to the other players. But what is not fair is that players should stay rational and not have the ability to just take others out of the game or take off points just because "they want to".
As a wise man once said, some men just want to see the world burn. But I think you make a good point in the last sentence (if I understand what you're saying)-- as socialist as the framework of AgoraXChange seems to be, I doubt that allowing players to choose whom to "vote off the island," so to speak, is a great idea. Again, I vote for deranking simply because I view all humans as rational as Confucius might. Simply rational in very different ways than usual. The real question is: what would the deranked, non-eliminated players be doing? Would they remain visible? Would there be options to "hide" said players? I think the role of these so-called de-ranked players could be a lot more interesting than we're talking about, though certainly we don't want to give them any "undeserved" agency.
Negatively ranking players should be allowed because that way the world can see those that are not adhering to the decrees or the manifesto of the game. But I feel that de-ranking them seems a bit much because in our current society even those that don't adhere by the laws are able to become successful and prosper. If this game is to be like the "real-world" then negatively ranking players should give them infamy and others would be aware of them.
Eliminating players should not be allowed though because that would just lead to a society comprised with players that might have similar beliefs and there would be no opposition in the intellectual world of the game. And i believe that having an opposition is what brings change in a society.
Yes, I think players who do not play the game seriously or who are not adhering to the decrees or the ideas in the manifesto should be negatively ranked or lose points. If the players of the game do not know who the "bad players" are in the game there is the chance that they will be voted into leadership roles and cause further problems. I think the game should be comprised of players who truly want to play in this political world and see if the outcome is better than the current state of our society.
I don't see why people can't exist in this world for purposes other than to make the outcome better. If everybody in the game is working toward the same goal, I don't see how the outcome would not be better than the current state of our society. By having these dissidents or dissenting voices within the game, you can better mimic reality and in turn navigate through the problems and pitfalls that do come up all the time in real life.
This is not to say that there does have to be some sort of way to combat "trolling" or purposeful griefing. This is something that has become ever more apparent. Trolling is not exclusive to simply video games, as is noted in the other reply to your comment about AIM. I don't really see a problem with inactive players. People will come and go in a video game all the time, and part of a video game is ultimately getting the most amount of people to be playing your game at one time. Purposefully deleting inactive accounts might limit your viewership and negatively impact the community. Real life circumstances happen all the time; sometimes extenuating circumstances make it so that one is unable to play games.
A good way to combat people who are intentionally sabotaging the game is to have admins on at all times of the day who are able to take complaints and take actions against those who are deemed to be violating the rules.
Your point is understood about using negative marks to potentially eliminate inactive players, however I do not feel that instituting such a system is necessary to accomplish the goal of weeding out inactive or deviant players.
Allowing such a system would only give all players a means to harm others. Although people may not see it in this way, if every player has the ability to negatively mark everyone else, then what is stopping the 'bad players' and even the good players from using this option to harm others for any kind of gain?
Here's an odd example: remember the days of AIM? early on, the system contained a warning option that could be used by member to negatively mark other 'buddies' and members in general. Every member had a warning percentage, and once it reached 100% that person would be deemed inactive for a time. My memory isn't the best on this feature specifically, but it is similar to what has been proposed. I remember people would purposefully try to get people to 100% just as a silly thing to do. Again, I'm sorry if my specifics are a little off, but for the most part, I feel this example shows how people in this game would only use such a feature to purposefully harm others 'just for fun'.
A better feature would be a report system to the site manager to report any inappropriate behaviors, which can then be handled by the site administration (similar to haw myspace and facebook handle their user reports).
I agree with you. Your example with the AIM 'warning' percentange is a really good example that portrays a similiar concept to players negatively ranking other players for the sake of eliminating others in the game. I feel like if players are given the power to negatively mark other players, this idea in itself may be overlooked at and for the most part, abused. However, I can understand if it's a player that is abusing powers such as hacking, etc; then I can understand eliminating players that are obeying the honesty/policy of the game.


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The first element of these styles to consider is gold. Because wood was always a prominent feature in Baroque furniture, gilding was often applied and the ornamentation was almost always done in gold. This bedroom features several telling characteristics, such as the extravagant gold ornamentation atop the tufted headboard. While that is decidedly Baroque, the lavish bedding is more Rococo because it is made from silk.
To give the room a sense of warmth and elegance, I suggest looking at lamps with a nice bronze finish. They are often what vintage and antique lamps are made out of. For the more modern rooms, I recommended looking for ceramic lamps (sometimes made out of ivory also) as they are more than perfect that style of bedroom. Asian-inspired lamps (e.g Chinese and Japanese) are quickly becoming popular styles as they provide a real sense of culture and history. These lamps consist of an inner steel frames that gives the lamp shade a distinct Asian-style look.
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Beekman, Cotsirilos, Daschian, Thiara Earn All-Conference Honors with 2nd Place Performances
Mustangs Combine for 4 Lifetime-Bests, 3 Collegiate PRs plus 5 Season-Bests Saturday While Finishing 5th on Women's Side, 6th on Men's Side
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Abi Iriafen and Swarnjit Boyal won conference titles at the Big West Track & Field Championships on Saturday, leading Cal Poly on Day 2 of the 2018 finals at CSUN.
Iriafen won the women's triple jump at Matador Stadium, her first championship and the program's second in the event in three years. A sophomore who also competed in the long jump Friday, Iriafen announced herself as the leader on her first attempt, landing at 41 feet, 7.75 inches.
She exactly matched her winning mark on her fourth attempt — both times beyond CSUN's Sydney Berry (41' 3.25") for the crown. Kalesi Budei also added a 15th-place mark of 37' 1".
Iriafen, whose PR of 41' 8.5" from the regular-season finale at UC Santa Barbara ranked 29th regionally as of Saturday, is in strong position to advance in the postseason to the NCAA West Prelim Round at Sacramento State from May 24-26. The western field, comprised of Top 48 student-athletes per event west of the Mississippi, will be announced Thursday.
At the end of the meet televised by FOX Sports Prime Ticket, Boyal won his second conference championship in under 24 hours, following his 10,000-meter title from Friday with a 5,000m win at 14:44.24.
Cal Poly finished in fifth place on the women's side with 95 points, while the Mustangs were sixth on the men's side via 100 points. Cal State Fullerton won its second straight men's championship, scoring 154 points, while Long Beach State dethroned CSUN for the women's title thanks to 122 points.
In a thrilling finish, Boyal, a senior, edged a pair of UCSB rivals, Daniel Mountcastle (14:44.77) & Patrick Bourke (14:44.98).
Close behind was another member of the all-conference team from Friday night, Mikey Giguere, who crossed fourth in 14:46.67. Sean McDermott, the steeplechase champion a day earlier, also scored in the event, finishing eighth at 14:50.89. A trio of Mustang freshmen followed in 10th (Benjamin Holland at 14:53.23, a season-best), 12th (Jake Ritter; 14:55.12) and 13th (Hunter Clark via a season-best 14:56.51), while Evan Jameson — the 10,000m runner-up a night earlier — added a 15th-place time of 15:05.78.
Cal Poly nearly swept the 5,000 titles, as junior Miranda Daschian came in second place with a performance of 16:48.88 — only 1.45 seconds behind UCSB's Jenna Hinkle. It was a new career-best for Daschian, who also made the 10,000m all-conference squad.
Abbey Fisk also scored in the 5,000 meters, earning fifth place in 17:24.02, followed in sixth by Maddie McDonald (17:24.46), 10th by Hannah Hull (17:35.64, a PR for the distance) and 15th by Kelsey Takeuchi (17:44.16, another season-best).
Peter Cotsirilos almost won the 1,500-meter crown, taking second place in 3:56.37, just 1.17 seconds back. Alex Merder also competed in the final, finishing 12th at 4:00.96. Hull also posted a sixth-place women's 1,500m in 4:35.10, while Melodie Leroudier came in 11th at 4:41.25.
Cotsirilos also added a 17th-place 5,000 time of 15:07.17, and Tim Chrisman was 19th at 15:22.55, while Leroudier ran the 5,000 in 18:35.70 (26th) and Delaney Fitzsimmons in 18:40.64 (27th).
Bikram Thiara added another second-place performance, clocking a season-best time of 52.14 in the men's 400m hurdles — just 0.38 seconds shy of the championship while making the all-conference team. In improving his PR by 0.13, Thiara, a true freshman, moved to No. 10 in school history for the event.
Another career-best performance was posted by senior Brad Beekman, who claimed second place in the pole vault by clearing 17' 0". Beekman, who earned all-conference accolades for the second year in a row, crushed his PR by 6.25". Enzo Sison was 11th at his first championship meet, clearing 15' 0.25".
A duo of Cal Poly freshmen combined to score 8 points in the women's 800 meters, where Mikaela Romanini ran a season-best 2:11.23 for fourth place and Michelle Chandler took sixth in 2:13.21.
Connor Crowe also established a new lifetime-best performance while finishing fifth in the men's 800, at 1:51.97.
Dane Clemensen tallied 3 points in the javelin, earning sixth with a throw of 179' 7". Also in the javelin, Ryan Gonter added a 15th-place mark of 159' 4", and Jacob Rickman, after surpassing the 7,000-point milestone in the decathlon a week ago, came in 16th at 147' 0".
Ciara Levy scored 2 points in the women's 100m hurdles, taking seventh place in 14.68. Levy moved to No. 7 all-time at Cal Poly with a time of 13.94 in the prelims. A half-hour earlier, Levy also helped the Mustangs finish seventh in the 4x100m relay, teaming up with Daijah Joe-Smith, Molly Ross & Ann Caroline Kaseberg to record a time of 47.25.
Kaseberg would return less than an hour later to add an eighth-place 400 final of 56.64.
Cal Poly also earned a season-best of 41.76 in the men's 4x1 relay, good for seventh, and Liam Martinez took eighth in the 400, at 49.30 in his third straight final.
Redshirt freshman Will Smith was just one spot back of scoring in the discus, coming in ninth place with a throw of 157' 11".
Freshman John Shaw also made his debut at the championships, taking 11th in the triple jump, establishing the top mark of his collegiate career at 46' 1.25".
Julie Zweng led Cal Poly in the women's high jump, finishing in 12th place with a clearance of 5' 3.25". She was followed by Danielle Taylor (13th with a height of 5' 1.25"), Larissa Kurtz (16th, also 5' 1.25") & Julianna Ruotolo (16th; 5' 1.25").
To close out the meet, Cal Poly took eighth in both 4x400m relays, at 3:52.92 in the women's event and 3:27.20 for the men's finale.
Following the announcement of each of the NCAA's two regional fields (to be made on May 17 at NCAA.com), Top 12 qualifiers per event will join the East (this year hosted by South Florida in Tampa) in advancing to the national championships, at Oregon on ESPN from June 6-9.
Iriafen, Boyal Win Titles to Lead Cal Poly on Day 2 of Championships
Beekman, Cotsirilos, Daschian, Thiara Earn All-Conference Honors with 2nd Place Performances


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Creating a "new Nepal" : the ethnic dimension
Publication Date: January 2007
Publisher(s): East-West Center Washington
Author(s): Susan Hangen
Topic: Culture and religion (Multiculturalism and cultural relations)
Politics (Political ideologies and movements)
Social conditions (Social conditions and problems)
This study explores the ethnic dimension of the challenges that Nepal currently faces. Although Nepal has made substantial progress toward regaining political stability since April 2006, ethnic conflict has become a major problem. The indigenous nationalities movement, whose origins and demands are examined here, identifies fifty-nine diverse groups as indigenous nationalities, and has mobilized them to revitalize their own cultures and end the domination of the state by high-caste Hindus. The movement seeks ethnic federalism, the proportional representation of indigenous nationalities in state institutions and linguistic freedom. It has contributed to democratization by creating awareness of ethnic issues and pressuring the state into addressing ethnic inequality. Analysts often credit the Nepali Communist Party (Maoist) for transforming the political discourse and system through their decade-long People's War. The contributions of the indigenous nationalities movement must be recognized, however, so that indigenous nationalities will be acknowledged as rightful political leaders. To create long-term stability and strengthen democracy, the state should adopt policies that create an inclusive political system. All marginalized groups must be adequately represented in decision-making bodies. A proportional election system would ensure that small parties have a voice within the political system and are dissuaded from taking up arms. Legalizing ethnic parties could help achieve this goal, as state opposition to them will fuel resentment, leading to violence. Representations of the national identity should recognize Nepal's diversity. Without these changes, much of the population will remain excluded from political processes, and further conflict may result.


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Topic Page: Lima
Capital and largest city of Peru, on the River Rímac, 13 km/8 mi from its Pacific port of Callao; population (2005) 7,553,400; urban agglomeration 7,819,400. A rapidly growing metropolitcan area, it comprises about one-third of the country's total population and is the main commercial, manufacturing, and cultural centre of the country. Industries include textiles, motor vehicles, petroleum products, chemicals, glass, and cement.
History It was founded as Ciudad de los Reyes (City of the Kings) by the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro in January 1535, and became the seat of the Spanish viceroys of Peru; it was rebuilt after its destruction by an earthquake in 1746.
Features Surviving structures of the Spanish colonial period include the National University of San Marcos, founded in 1551, and the oldest in the Western Hemisphere; the government palace (the rebuilt palace of the viceroys); the Senate House, originally the headquarters of the Inquisition; the church of Santo Domingo built on land granted to a Dominican friar in 1535 (built 1540–99); La Merced church, built on the site of the first mass held in Lima in 1534. The cathedral, begun in 1555 and built on the southeastern side of the Plaza de Armas, was destroyed by earthquakes and was reconstructed several times, most recently in 1746. A third of the population live in overcrowded shanty towns (Pueblo Jóvenes) on the outskirts of the city.
The city suffers from severe pollution, both air pollution and coastal sea pollution. A local convective fog dominates between April and December, and from January to March smog is common.
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I don't recall ever seeing that with the older non-free version of Ad-Muncher.
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The Brillustrator is IN!
Last Saturday I participated in a small, local birthday event at a small, local bookstore where I set up to do live caricatures. I've been working on this for a while, studying the work of other caricature artists and watching demos and tutorials on YouTube, trying to glean secrets of the craft. It isn't the first event I've done live drawing at, or even one where I've called what I was doing caricature. But it was really the first time I've really felt like what I was really doing caricature drawing--although, admittedly, I'm not quite there yet.
I had decided I wanted to pursue caricature art as a career possibility a few months ago when I picked up a copy of Tom Richmond's book "The Mad Art of Caricature!" I have long been a devotee of artists like Jack Davis, Al Hirschfeld, Johnny Severin and my favorite of them all, the amazing Mort Drucker, and I have done caricature illustrations over the years, but never really took it seriously as a vocation of any sort. Nor had I EVER entertained the idea of doing live caricature events. Studio caricatures and live event caricatures are very different animals; but as a member of C.L.A.W. (my Tacoma cartoonists group), I have been doing public sketching events for a couple of years and even though it wasn't really what I would classify as caricature drawing, I have been able to handle it better than I thought. Also, in my sorted past, I did charcoal portraits in the mall during a couple of Christmas seasons back when I was just starting out and it's very similar to that kind of dynamic. Studying the techniques of live caricature artists, I began to realize that I had the right skills, that I could do the things they were doing. I just need to learn how to apply those skills in a slightly different venue. It's really all about the stylization.
One good piece of advice from those on-line videos, btw, came from my main source of tutorials and examples--Mr. Elgin "Subwaysurfer" Bolling--an NYC caricature master, who said: "When you first start out, you will not like anything you do. You'll hate it and think you're no good. But stick with it and eventually you will get the hang of it and be happy with the work." That's paraphrased, but good advice, because frankly I had not been happy with the drawings I have done recently at events. And even this last one, although the studying and training are starting to click, I still am not feeling like my "caricatures" are successful yet--although the clients seemed pleased with them, and that's an important consideration after all.
In any case--I am somewhat unfairly comparing my work to artists who have been working in the field for 10 or 15 years, so I'm trying to cut myself some slack. I will get these techniques down and get the time cut down too! (Still taking too long.) Anyway, here are some of the drawings I did at the King's Book Birthday Bash, showing my current progress. As you can see--the drawings are a bit tighter and a bit cartoonier, but I haven't really got the exaggeration part of it worked out yet. Anyway--baby steps!


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Dickenson Lodge
The Dickenson Lodge is a great place for youth groups, churches, and family retreats. The lodge's upper level consists of a large heated kitchen and serving area as well as two meeting/dining rooms that each hold between 40-60 people. The outer porch is equipped with rocking-chairs for your leisure and provides a scenic view of camp. The lower level of the lodge sleeps 33 using a combination of bunk beds and twin beds and is fully equipped with separate bathrooms and showers.
The Farmhouse's upper level has three bedrooms that collectively sleep 24 in bunk beds and two bathrooms each with showers. The downstairs level has a living/meeting room area, a third bathroom/shower, a dining room, and a full kitchen. The wraparound porch outside gives a convenient place to view the grounds and relax within rocking-chairs. The Farmhouse is an inviting space for a variety of events, including church groups and family reunions.
Pool Pavilion
The Pool Pavilion, our largest pavilion, can hold 100 people. It is located beside our pool and has a paved basketball court connected to it. The pavilion houses numerous picnic tables that have to the ability to fold into benches to suit your needs as well as a fire place that can be stocked with wood upon your request. Restrooms are located around the back side of the pavilion near the pool.
River Pavilion
The River Pavilion is located on the edge of our RV park, nestled quietly alongside the bank of the New River and is just a short walk away from our bathhouse. The pavilion houses picnic tables that can be folded into benches and it is large enough to hold up to 60 people under its roof. There is a fire place that can be stocked with wood upon request and there is both a children's jungle gym and a horse shoe tossing pit nearby.


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IzPack is an installers generator for the Java platform. It produces lightweight installers that can be run on any operating system where a Java virtual machine is available. Depending on the operating system, it can be launched by a double-click or a simple 'java -jar installer.jar' on a shell. The most common use is to distribute applications for the Java platform, but you can also use it for other kinds of projects. The main benefit of IzPack is that it provides a clean and unique way of distributing a project to users using different operating systems. IzPack is reported to run on :
A big care has been put in making IzPack as small as possible in order to reduce the weight of IzPack itself in the final installer archive. Also, IzPack has been designed around modularity and flexibility. As a consequence, you are able to specify how your installer should be by selecting the panels that you want to show to the final user. Sometimes there are even several panels for the same usage so that you can pick the one that suits the best your needs. If ever you don't find your way through the available panels, you can still develop your own ones with the nice and easy IzPack API. There's even an embedded XML parser !
After having read all of this, you might ask: "Ok, if it's that good, how much does it cost ?". The short answer is: "nothing".
The long answer is: IzPack is an Open Source/Free Software released under the terms of the Apache License 2.0. You can use it to distribute any kind of project, but please remember that if you modify IzPack, you have to respect the Apache License 2.0. Please also note that OpenSource/Free Software does not mean that is has to be available for free. It is downloadable for free because I have decided to do so.


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Escaping shadows is never easy. Especially the darker they come.
And no shadow looms larger than a mother's love...
And no shadow looms larger than a mother's love...
Emerging Evil by Sue Coletta
She screams, a high-pitch shrill that cuts right behind my eyes. Against my will the corners of my lips arch, but I force them down. Maybe I should let her go.
Do it.
But what if someone saw my van?
Do it.
The woman begs, her voice barely audible now. "Please, mister, don't hurt me."
Do it now, you idiot!
I shield my ears, but it's no use. The voice taunts me, dares me to continue. Every part of my being yearns to comply … except a haunting memory from yesteryear, a child who hangs on to Sunday mornings from my youth—wooden pews, leather-clad Bibles, the overwhelming power of His word.
Maybe I should let her go.
Do it.
I shrug off the hesitation and stare at her nakedness. Porcelain-white skin, honey-blonde curls that spill in ringlets over a sculptured shoulder. And she's mine, all mine. This time no one can take her away. Moonlight cascades through the basement window. Misty, diffused, the smoldering glow kisses my blade. I step closer, and she thrashes in the restraints.
Do it.
I loom over her face. Tiny flecks of gold swim in widened copper eyes. I brush my hand across her cheek. Her skin is flawless, silky. With a deep inhale I flare my nostrils and breathe her in. Sandalwood, lotus flower, a hint of vanilla.
Do it.
With my fingertips I trace her cheek, her jaw, across the collarbone to the soft V at the base of her neck. Her jugular pulses through the skin. One slash is all it would take. But she's so perfect, so gorgeous lying there.
Do it.
I sift my fingers through her hair.
"Please, mister." Tears hitch her shaky voice. "I'll do anything you want."
My upper lip curls in disdain. "You mean sex?"
"If you let me go …"
I told you she's a whore. Do it!
I stuff a white gag in her mouth and knot the ends around the back of her skull. I close my eyes and allow the fantasy to emerge, the mental image that holds my deepest desires, the ultimate temptation.
Do it.
I level the blade at her throat. Her chin dimples, quivers in fear. Tears deluge her eyes, skim the sides of her face in straight lines, and pool on the steel table, her blonde locks wicking the moisture.
With my thumb I sweep away her sadness. "Shhh … it'll be over soon."
My resistance is weakening. Everything about this woman ignites the evil within, the beast I've kept at bay.
Do. It. Now.
Silent and swift, I draw the blade across her throat. Warm blood strikes my face, her very essence spurts to the rhythm of her heart. Crimson liquid weeps from the incision. Her eyes roll back in her head, lashes fluttering like a raven's dying wings.
As the death rattle echoes in her throat, I lean forward in search of that brief moment of clarity when her soul escapes the confines of her body, her finality and my becoming.
With a final gasping breath, her muscles ease. A quick streak of light soars toward the heavens, and a lone tear trickles down my cheek.
Mother hollers down the basement stairs, "What's all that racket?"
I glimpse the knife in my hand, blood dripping in anticipation. I glance over my shoulder at Mother's shadow, reflected on the sheetrock, mocking me, testing my resolve. The last trace of doubt melts away like wax to a flame.
Slowly I rotate toward her.
Do it.
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BC Bigleaf Maple Books is a Vancouver, Canada based self-publishing house dedicated to historical, coastal, prarie and ornamental gardens; public park and institutional landscapes chaired by Clive L. Justice, a Landscape Historian from the BC coast. Dr. Justice has travelled around the world researching his passion of plants, people, and places in botanical and ornamental Gardens and natural landscapes. Dr. Justice is a fellow of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects – CSLA/AAPQ Association Paysages de Quebec; a life member of the BCSLA and the International Dendrology Society IDS. He holds life membership in the American Rhododrendron Society ARS and was awarded its gold medal in 2005.
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In the last decades of our practice of Landscape Architecture & Park Planning, our firm Justice Webb & Vincent (JW&V) terminated from basement offices at 6435 west Boulevard, self-owned suites of buildings built in the late 1940s by Little & Madock, a local Kerrisdale developer & builder of Mock Tudor 3-storey apartments. 6425 – 6455 used a concrete building process called Hydraulic Lift Slab. It was originally from the Midwest Chicago area. Its first use in Canada was in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Sadly, the lift slab apartments are now gone, along with the McGee drugstore on the corner at 49th and west Boulevard, and the McGee grocery next door, with butcher store where we used to get our Christmas turkeys just before we closed the offices for 2 weeks over the holidays. Now you can see a whole new development, a block long 4-story building, 5 luxury suites with penthouse& roof gardens above, street-side glass store fronts for selling high-end goods & services at downtown 'high-density' rents.
Justice Webb & Vincent basement offices were quite to Maple Grove Park, southwest at Marine Drive and Yew, a 2-city block sized neighbourhood park, with paddling pool and red cedars and native acer macrophyllum, bigleaf maples. Both cedars and maples had been left when the site was cleared in the 1920s by the municipality of Point Grey. Point Grey amalgamated with the City of Vancouver in 1929. Maple Grove was the very first neighbourhood park in suburban Point Grey.
At the JW&V offices anyone who had a birthday come, on that day, she or he was entitled to a half day off, an afternoon picnic at Maple Grove Park. In the winter or when inclement weather occurred, it was high tea at 3 pm with a short day for all. On my birthday, on August 14th, it never rained so we were able to celebrate my birthday with a picnic at Maple Grove over many successive years, assuming an important landscape in memory so it came to pass that when I took up my passion of starting a book publishing business, I chose the name of my favorite memory, for BC Bigleaf Maple Books, distinguishing it from the California, Oregon or Washington states where the Bigleaf Maple also is native. So named the Oregon maple, that name could not do for a maple in Canada. Of the 125 or so of the genus Acer in the world, BC Bigleaf Maple has both the largest leaf and the largest samaras (seeds) in the world. It had to be!
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H.G.Muller wrote:We finally decided that XBoard/WinBoard 4.7.0 is stable enough for release. I prepaired an installer for the WinBoard binary today. It can be downloaded from
Most important new features compared to 4.6.2 are:
* exclusion of moves from analysis
* analysis with two egines at once
* annotating multi-game files with analysis results
* use of external piece bitmaps possible
* support of board themes for more fancy graphics (e.g. board rim)
* can be started by dropping a file on it (PGN, FEN, tourney, settings)
* pause function
* converting PGN files to opening book (experimental)
* building a book from scratch by Monte-Carlo play (experimental)
For an elaborate description of novelties, see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.7.0/index.html .
A small extra relevant to spectators of CCT is that WinBoard now automatically turns on the channels for which you open a chatbox. A "CCT spectator" item is included in the Windows Start menu which will connect you directly to the ICS where the tourney is held, and opens chatboxes for the relevant channels (49 and 64). It also configures the ICS menu for commands useful when watching the tourney, such as requesting the standings and schedule of the current round directly from the tourney manager.
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H.G.Muller wrote:Although the sources in the GNU repository are not yet officially tagged and released as version 4.7.1, this is expected to occur any moment now. I already anticipated, by putting the latest master-branch commit (after changing the version number by hand) in a new installer package. It can be downloaded from:
This is a bug-fix release for 4.7.0 (and most of the bugs were in XBoard anyway), so don't expect (m)any new features. Things that were fixed:
* Autosaving games in batch analysis with Analyze Game mode
* A very ancient bug in reading back scores from annotated PGN (flipping the sign of all scores between -1 and 0)
* Quoting of the opening-book filename in the tourney file (so it can contain spaces)
* In ICS mode opening a chatbox for a channel now automatically subscribes to that channel
* A spurious error popup at the end of batch-mode analysis
* A buffer overflow with engines that played too many variants
* Handling of unknown multi-line options in a settings file
* Better compatibility with engines written for the Alien Edition
* Accept first engine's setup command even when legality testing on when board width non-standard
* Xiangqi and Shogi sessions now remember the WinBoard settings in separate files (ICS usage already had such a dedicated settings file)
The latter is a change in the way WinBoard is configured in the install, not in the .exe itself.
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The binary installer for WinBoard 4.7.2 is now available at
This is a bug-fix release of the stable branch. The fixes concern:
* Conversion of a PGN file to Polyglot book (did not work at all, because it closed the PGN file)
* Using the GUI book in games that started from a setup position
* Window placement when starting with non 8x8 boards
* Better resistance against garbage in game files
* Fixes a parser bug that spoiled reading long games with many long comments
* Setting engine spin options to negative values
* Repaired the -zippyVariants option (which was broken in a previous patch)
* Animates the dragging of an already selected piece
* Can now handle promotions and drops when editing a Polyglot book
Newly included in the install are a hatched board texture that can be used to make monochrome diagrams, and an .xop settings file that can be used to configure WinBoard for Big Chess (on 16x16 board).
Keywords: #winboard #xboard #BigChess #variant #Interface
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It running here without any problem. Thank you.@darklord wrote:Xboard 4.7.2.app - for OSX
Updated app now actually works on 10.6 and up!
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Sﺡ Paulem jsme se ﺣﭦplnou nﺣ۰hodou seznﺣ۰mili na leteckﺣ۸m fﺣﺏru www.armyairforces.com vﺡ r. 2007. Kdyﺧﺝ jsem hledal informace o B-17G, S/N 42-38096 ﻗBig Timeﻗ, kterﺣ۰ havarovala u ﺧ anova, na vﺣﺛﺧ۰e zmiﺧovanﺣ۸m fﺣﺏru jsem naﺧ۰el pﺧﺣspﺥvek jednoho Ameriﺥana, kterﺣﺛ zde tvrdil, ﺧﺝe pﺧi havﺣ۰rii tohoto stroje zahynul jeho strﺣﺛc, zadnﺣ stﺧelec. Kdyﺧﺝ jsem mu pak poslal jmﺣ۸no strﺣﺛce, fota zﺡ mﺣsta havﺣ۰rie a zﺡ muzeﺣ, Paul okamﺧﺝitﺥ slﺣbil, ﺧﺝe jednou nﺣ۰s navﺧ۰tﺣvﺣ.
Svﺧﺁj slib splnil vﺡ r. 2010, kdy zaﺥal plﺣ۰novat svou nﺣ۰vﺧ۰tﺥvu. Na svou cestu do Evropy se moc tﺥﺧ۰il a chtﺥl pﺧijet aﺧﺝ vﺡ ﺣﭦnoru. Jako Texasan nepoﺥﺣtal se zimnﺣm poﺥasﺣm. Kdyﺧﺝ jsem jej pﺧesvﺥdﺥoval, ﺧﺝe bude lepﺧ۰ﺣ pﺧijet pozdﺥji, chtﺥl pﺧijet vﺡ bﺧeznu, pak vﺡ dubnu a nakonec souhlasil sﺡ kvﺥtnem, protoﺧﺝe jsem mu slﺣbil krﺣ۰snﺣ۸ poﺥasﺣ. Kdyﺧﺝ pak Paul pﺧijel, zaﺧﺝil skoro celﺣﺛ tﺣﺛden nejhorﺧ۰ﺣ poﺥasﺣ zﺡ celﺣ۸ho lﺣ۸ta. Zima a dﺣ۸ﺧ۰ﺧ۴ sﺡ teplotami 10 ﻗ 13ﺡﺍC …
I pﺧesto jsme si jeho nﺣ۰vﺧ۰tﺥvu uﺧﺝili. Navﺧ۰ﺣvili jsme postupnﺥ Air Cafﺣ۸ vﺡ Brnﺥ, Zlﺣn, Slaviﺥﺣn, mﺣsto havﺣ۰riﺣ vﺡ ﺧ anovﺥ, Rudicﺣch, Krhovﺥ a na Vyﺧ۰kovci plus muzea vﺡ ﺧ anovﺥ a ve Slaviﺥﺣnﺥ. Shodou okolnostﺣ trefil Paul tﺣﺛden, ve kterﺣ۸m se hrﺣ۰lo i MS vﺡ hokeji, a tak mﺥl moﺧﺝnost sledovat cestu naﺧ۰eho tﺣﺛmu za zlatemﻗ۵
Celﺣ۸ Paulovo jmﺣ۸no znﺣ Dudley Paul Merrell. A proﺥ si nechﺣ۰ ﺧﺣkat Paul? Narodil se vﺡ prosinci 1944 a jmﺣ۸no Dudley dostal po svﺣ۸m strﺣﺛci Dudley E. Standridge, kterﺣﺛ pﺧi havﺣ۰rii stroje zahynul. Vﺡ dobﺥ Paulova narozenﺣ rodina jeﺧ۰tﺥ o ﺣﭦmrtﺣ nevﺥdﺥla a dozvﺥdﺥla se to aﺧﺝ vﺡ r. 1945ﻗ۵ Od tﺣ۸ doby uﺧﺝ Paulovi nikdo Dudley neﺧeklﻗ۵
Paul nﺣ۰s v roce 2014 pﺧi pﺧﺣleﺧﺝitosti 70. vﺣﺛroﺥﺣ navﺧ۰tﺣvil znovu a tentokrﺣ۰t i se svﺣﺛm synem Seanem a vﺥﺧﺣme, ﺧﺝe to nebylo naposledy.
Dﺣky za nﺣ۰vﺧ۰tﺥvu Paule!
We got to know each other in 2007 while browsing on www.armyairforces.com and looking for any kind of info on B-17G, S/N 42-38096 ﻗBig Timeﻗ that crashed at Sanov. Paul posted there an info that his uncle, a tail gunner, was KIA during a crash of this machine. After I sent him his uncleﺡﺑs name and pics from the crash site and museums, Paul immediately started thinking of visiting us and promised to do it one day.
He kept what he promised and started planning of his visit in 2010. He was so excited about his trip that he wanted to come in February. As a guy from Texas he thought that there is a summer for all the year everywhere;-) When I was trying to convience him to come later he then wanted to come in March, then in April and then he agreed with May because I promised him a beautiful weather. When Paul finally arrived he experienced the worst weather of whole summer. Nothing but rain and cold with temperatures about 50 to 55ﺡﺍF …
Despite the unfavorable weather we enjoyed his visit. We visited places as Air Cafﺣ۸ in Brno, Zlin, Slavicin, crash sites in Sanov, Rudice, Krhov and Vyskovec and museums both in Slavicin and Sanov. Just by chance Paul spent here the week in which there was a Ice Hockey World Championship so he could watch a trip ouf our national team for goldﻗ۵
Paulﻗs complete name is Dudley Paul Merrell. Why is he called Paul? He was born in December 1944 and got the name Dudley after his uncle Dudley E. Standridge who was MIA back then. The fact that he was KIA the family learned in 1945ﻗ۵and since that time none called Paul Dudley anymoreﻗ۵
Paul visited us during a 70th anniversary commemoration of the air battle in 2014 again, this time with his son Sean and we believe that it wasnﺡﺑt their last visit.
Thank you for visiting us Paul!


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[This is a review of The Legend of Korra season 3 premiere. There will be SPOILERS.]
Amid the controversial whispers of why The Legend of Korra season 3 (Book 3: Change) premiered ahead of schedule, one might wonder if the quality of the series would suffer for it? Fortunately, team avatar has never looked better in this spectacular three-part premiere.
It's still too early to say how the show's ratings will be affected, with such a short window for the network to promote the new season, but for fans (this reviewer included) seeking answers from last year's thrilling finale, this is a blessing we didn't see coming. With nearly 90-minutes of content to feast our eyes upon, it's now time to start asking new questions about what awaits our heroes in this new era of change.
The first episode, titled 'A Breath of Fresh Air,' sets our players in motion as we're introduced to a Republic City two weeks after the great battle between Korra and Vaatu/Unalaq. It was a joy to watch Korra use her air-glider to get around the city (Aang would have been proud).
Advancements in technology have always been a focus during Korra's stay in the metropolis, and unlike her predecessor, she has to worry about poll numbers and talking to the press every time she tries to help people. Tenzin's pep-talk is emotionally stirring, as the wise airbender informs Korra that her role is not that of a politician, but as a savior who is supposed to bring balance to the world.
According to Tenzin, that balance has shown up in the form of new airbenders scattered across the Earth Kingdom. Korra's banishment from the city could not have come at a better time, as many of you have been looking forward to exploring the various kingdoms again. Republic City was a brilliant creation by creators/executive producers Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino; bringing to life a sprawling city set in a roaring twenties jazz-age atmosphere provided a backdrop for some great adventures.
With that being said, Tenzin's words hit home, as the Avatar is not just the protector of one city. It's time for her to meet the rest of the world.
At the end of the first episode, we are introduced to a new villain named Zaheer (Henry Rollins). Harmonic Convergence has given this dangerous criminal the ability to airbend. What's interesting is how much control Zaheer has over his new gifts.
The miscreant claims that "instinct is a lie," or an excuse not to discover one's true potential. Is our new antagonist more focused and disciplined than the other individuals who have just learned of their new power? Well, whatever the case may be, Zaheer is one intimidating dude, and his three companions appear to be equally ferocious as their leader.
The last two chapters of this stellar premiere, titled 'Rebirth' and 'The Earth Queen,' showcase why The Legend of Korra is king when it comes to action set-pieces.
One of Zaheer's companions, a woman named Ming-Hua, has what is one of the more spectacular character introductions in recent memory, by using waterbending to give herself arms. Who else could properly give voice to this deadly beauty than Azula herself, Ms. Grey DeLisle? Her melodic yet menacing tone is perfect for this new villain, who will undoubtedly give team avatar a run for their money. Since this premiere is the gift that keeps on giving, Ming-Hua was not the only interesting character to grace us with their presence.
Even more than Aang, Zuko was the character from Avatar: The Last Airbender whose arc drastically changed the most from season to season. From exiled dark prince of the Fire Nation to the bringer of peace alongside the original team avatar, Zuko was the wildcard no one knew quite what to expect from.
Even as an old man, the brooding Lord shows little emotion, other than an urgency to stop these criminals who want to destroy the Avatar and the Order of the White Lotus. Hopefully, we will learn more about what has happened to Zuko over the last several decades. Has our weary hero found peace, or is he still haunted by the demons of his family's past?
With all of the tension in air, The Legend of Korra still finds plenty of time for moments of levity. Mako and Bolin have a heartwarming reunion with their uncle, cousins, and grandmother in Ba Sing Se. The two young men have been orphans for most of their lives, so going through old family photos and swapping stories with loved ones was a pleasure to watch. Perhaps they will uncover more truths about their past as the season progresses?
Even Kai (Skyler Brigmann), who Bolin has quickly adopted as his new brother, seems like he'll fit in well with team avatar as the first member of the new order of airbenders. Unfortunately, Kai's mischief gets him into more trouble than he could imagine, as he will now be forced to join the Earth Queen's secret airbending army. Will his new family save him before the inevitable brainwashing begins?
If the first three episodes are any indication, then we're in for one exciting season of team avatar adventures. As always, we'd love to see what theories you come up with regard to what might transpire over the next several episodes.
What were some of your favorite moments from the premiere? For us, it was great to see Asami and Korra come together in an exciting battle with the Earth Kingdom bandits. The whole "will they or won't they" motif concerning Mako was getting tiresome last season, so it's nice to see two strong female characters just kicking some butts as friends.
The Legend of Korra seems to favor one or two major villains per season, as opposed to having one singluar objective, like Aang had with Fire Lord Ozai. Do you prefer this new formula, or would you like to see Korra have a more singular goal? Either way, keep watching to see what thrilling spectacles await in the weeks to come.
The Legend of Korra continues with 'In Harm's Way' on Friday, July 11th @8pm on Nickelodeon.


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We had the First graduation ceremony for the Camara -Kenya lamu hub on
15-04-2010. We had the Privilege of having the Camara African, CEO,Trisha Olsson in attendance. There were 60 graduates. They were presented with various skillbuilder certificates in ICT modules like networking, hardware and maintenance and operating system programming. The function started
at 8.00pm kenyan time at the roof-top pavilion of the Sunsail Hotel on
the Old-town Lamu seafront.
We all had a great time. I really Thank the Lamu people who turned up
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Camara team in Kenya and Ireland who work tirelessly behind the scenes
to make all this happen. I would like to particularly thank Kirsty for
all the work she does in managing and generating the content of the
subject matter for the skill-builder modules that we teach. I would
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time to show up.
I would also like to thank Mr Juma mohammed" JAY" -Technical officer
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A5 Sketchbook (from marumam.japan...a new purchase has quite nice thin watercolour) paper)
My basic sketch supplies.
I bought this small (and in-expensive) Van Gogh travel watercolour set half-way through Everyday in May, for convenience, and have been very happy with them. Before that I used anything I had at hand and usually acrylic paint that I use with lots of water.
Many years ago I had a Windsor and Newton tin box but this little set was such a bargain.
I was looking at larger sets last week as it might be fun to have lots of colours, but was recommended professional quality paints as the Van Gogh ones are only student quality (? this could have been a pushy assistant )....the problem with this is the fact that they quadruple in price (and my supplier doesn't sell them individually). Any suggestions?
The main thing I have come addicted to this year is good quality paper and do prefer to do most work on loose sheets...usually Bockingford watercolour paper (Acid free 140lbs).
It saves many problems with rippling, is good for HK's humid climate and is good quality if I sell a sketch.
I tend to work about A4 size or a little larger so the Arthouse Sketchbook was good for teaching me to scale down.
My favourite tool is a 2B pencil...although i sketch at first with HB and sometimes use 4B at the end for darkness.
On my next sketch I'll do a proper step by step but here's a little one for the above to get in practise. Although after stage two I broke up the still life (as I needed my paints etc.....and sat on the balcony in the sunshine......can only do that with an aerial view)
Thanks everyone for making me think about the process, as my sketching time is limited I usually put on the radio and just do it. I'll also be adding details of paper and size on my posts from now on.
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How does a student who is no longer in Bloomington or is incapacitated withdraw from all subjects?
If a University Division student is not in Bloomington or is physically incapacitated it is possible to Fax or email a Withdrawal From All Subjects form. This is not an option for students currently on campus.
Note the following exceptions:
- International students must contact the Office of International Services.
- To withdraw from all subjects for military obligations, contact the Office of Veteran Support Services.
Please note the deadline to withdraw from all subjects is the last day for classes (the Friday before Final Exam Week)
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Share GPS allows you to use you mobile as an external GPS for you laptop. For those laptops without Bluetooth, using your android device in developer mode allows Share GPS to work over USB.
Using tools such as com0com and the Android Debug Bridge (adb), the user can then setup a virtual serial port that Google Earth can read from for real-time position information on the laptop. So what if you could automate this, so that when you plug USB from the phone to the laptop, the virtual serial port is setup and connected automatically. Well, using Windows Task Scheduler and Event triggers, you can! See this guide for the setup: Automate Windows USB Connections


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Light, crisp and melt in your mouth delicious. Asiago cheese paired with tomato then some tangy goat cheese, finished with pepper, fresh basil and flaked sea salt.
|(397 g) Package Tenderflake® Frozen Puff Pastry
|1 cup
|(250 mL) Grated Asiago cheese
|Medium tomatoes, (heirloom variety if available), sliced into 10 – ¼" (5 mm) slices
|1 - 2 tbsp
|(15-30 mL) Olive oil
|Freshly ground pepper
|1/3 cup
|(80 mL) Goat cheese, crumbled
|Small basil leaves for garnish
|Flaked sea salt
PREHEAT oven to 375°F (190°C).
ROLL out puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin to a 10x14" (25x35 cm) rectangle. Using a 4" (10cm) round cut pastry into 10 rounds. Transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Prick each pastry round all over with a fork. Sprinkle each with Asiago cheese. Top with a slice of tomato, drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper.
BAKE for 25-30 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Garnish with basil and sprinkle with goat cheese and flaked sea salt just prior to serving.
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