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Dancing Chinese Lion MkII
The Lion is attends his first public function in ZhuHai!
My first attempt at a dancing Chinese lion was rushed and failed miserably. I did however learn a few things from the failure and am attempting to make a fully functional lion with 8 DOF.
the lion consist of 2 parts. The base and the frame. The frame is the most difficult part. The lion frame is essentially a large animatronic puppet. The biggest challenge is to have a good power to weight ratio. Reducing the weight as much as possible is critical but the frame still needs to be durable as the lion will be hired out for opening ceremonies.
I have made this prototype with 2mm thick 6061 aluminium alloy using just a 4 inch grinder and power drill. The frame is assembled with pop rivets and 6mm nuts and bolts. As you can see in the photo below, I have used hole saws to cut holes in frame. This reduces the frame weight by about 40%. The entire frame is less than 10kg with the head mounted.
All motors are mounted in the base with steel bicycle brake cables linking the motors to the frame. The photo below shows the frame fully extended with the head attached. Tension springs are mounted on the frame to counter the weight of the head and frame. This reduces the strain on the cables and load on the motors.
As the lion is intended to be hired out it will be regularly loaded or unloaded into a truck or van. To make loading easier and to reduce the chances of damage during transport I designed the frame to fold up when not in use.
Currently I am waiting for cables so that I can test the movement. I am using a slightly different rotary position sensor. This time I am using an AS5600. This sensor has an I²C iterface to configure it but the output is either analog or PWM. With shielded cables I should be able to use the analog output.
For now I will still use the same motors as before since I have them lying about. They are powerful but I think they may not be agile enough for dancing.
I've moved the lion into my office so I can have airconditioning. The cables have arrived so now I can install the lion's nervous system. To begin with i just have the cable sleeves held in place with cable ties so I can get their length right and check if they interfer with the movement of the frame.
The cable is a 1.5mm diameter steel cable that is typically used for bicycle brakes and derailers. The sleeve has a steel middle layer for strength and a low friction plastic inner layer. The cable and it's sleeve came in 50m rolls so I could cut the cables to the desired length.
Each joint has 4 cables, left upper, left lower, right upper, right lower. The upper or lower cables are pulled together to prevent the frame from twisting. All the cables go through the center of the frame so it can still fold up neatly for transport. Even when folded there is relatively little friction in the cables.
After some experimenting I realized it would work better if I mirrored all the panels. This was not just a case of disassembling and flipping the panels. I also had to drill out all the rivets and reverse them so the smooth head is on the side with the spring. After a weeks delay to deal with the CNC machines I can finally get back to the Lion.
For the last week I have been working on the design for the base and trying to source the parts / materials needed. As each joint has 4 cables driven by a motor and steel cables can stretch over time I wanted an adjustment that could tension all 4 cables by the same amount. I settled on a slide mechanism to mount the motors on.
I have started building the base. The bottom panel is 5mm thick aluminium, all other panels are 3mm thick. The plate in the middle is where the cable sleeves will terminate. You can see where I have marked out the positions for the six motor mounts. These large motors will just control the body.
HD 30Kg/cm servos with metal gears will be mounted in the head to operate the eyelids and mouth. The servos do not need to be that strong but by running them with a relatively light load I am hoping the motors and gears will last a long time without replacing.
One thing I need to do with this project is to design it for durability as it will be hired out. This means constanly being moved from one location to another and opperated by unskilled users. I use rivets or nyloc nuts in most cases to prevent things vibrating loose.
I've been working on finishing the drawings so I can get parts made for a second lion and preparing the motor slide mounts. The boss also reminded me we needed to allow room for speakers. I've designed the base with room for two of the 50W car speaker systems we use in Venus. These speakers can work from 12V to 24V or 240V. They have a built in MP3 player, bluetooth and line inputs. Control is by IR remote sensor (internal or external).
As you can see from the drawing, all the motors are in the base with the batteries. The steel bicycle brake cables (not shown in the drawing) link the motors to the body.
The red parts in the drawing are either teflon or nylon bushes. The turret at the base and the neck use teflon bushes and grease instead of thrust bearings. The bushes are cheaper and lighter than thrust bearings. Since these joints only move occasionally at slow speeds, bearings are not necessary.
The other joints use a large diameter nylon bush. The bush has a 50mm (2 inch) diameter and serves 2 purposes. The bush is 12mm thick to provide space for the counter weight springs. The large diameter is to reduce twisting at the joints.
I am trying a simple configuration with teflon rings. Bearings would have less friction but the design would be more complex and expensive. The turret assembly consist of several layers that screw together. The red rings are teflon and go either side of the top panel. The lower rings form a pulley wheel for the steel cables to wrap around.
I got the materials I needed to build the turret. The teflon is 1.5mm thick (roughly 1/16th) and came as a roll about 1 meter wide.
The teflon kept rolling up on me so I had to clamp it down to the table. As the teflon rings are the same as one of the aluminium rings I used the aluminium ring as a template. Originally I was going to cut them out with scissors which is why I started tracing around the template with a pen but then I realized a sharp knife was a better option.
The turret assembled quite easily but I made a mistake by adding some grease as a lubricant. The grease was very thick and with such a large surface area it created too much friction. I had to pull the turret assembly apart and clean out the grease. WD 40 gave the least friction but i know it tends to dry out over time. I settled on some 20/40W engine oil.
There is more friction than I would like but the movement is very smooth. Fortunately the motors are quite powerful so the friction will not be a problem. I have held the layers together with screws and nyloc nuts. The nyloc nuts have a nylon ring inside that creates friction against the screw thread to prevent the nuts vibrating loose. This allows me to adjust the amount of loose movement in the turret. Too tight creates excess friction but too loose makes it sloppy. I tightened the screws as far as they went and then backed them off 1 turn.
With the turret turning smoothly I then mounted the top with a hinge. This makes it easy to open the Lion base for maintenance.
I now have the lion frame mounted on the base.
The cables will have to wait, I needed to remove the front panel to get holes cut out for the speakers and I need to mount the motor drivers and sensors on the motors before I install them.
I decided to spend the day testing the new motor driver for the lion. This is a very simple motor driver that uses two BTN7971B half bridges to drive a single brushed motor. The driver IC's are rated for 28V and over 40A each when using heatsinks. This board can handle about 9A continuous (assumes the IC's can handle 2W with no heatsink) and has a 9A PTC fuse. There is also a 32V varistor that will trip the PTC fuse if the voltage goes above 32V. This is below the maximum rated voltage of 45V.
For this test I've used a Mini Driver MkII which I've programmed to behave like a servo driver IC. It compares the analog inputs from my angle sensor and the joystick to generate the PWM signals for the motor driver. I've attached data sheets for the motor driver and angle sensor IC's.
I did not attempt to use PID for this. PID is great when you have an encoder on your motor shaft and a relatively constant load. The angle sensor does not allow you to quickly calculate the motor speed and the load on the lions joint can change dramatically in some positions.
I've attached a zip file of the code I used. Basically it ramps the PWM up and when the shaft is almost in position it begins diving the PWM value so it quickly drops to 0 as the correct position is achieved. I use the ramping method because the load can change so much as the lion dances.
I then added a limit on the maximum PWM that is based on how far out of position the shaft is. This prevented jerky high speed movements when moving over short distances allowing the rotation speed as well as position to be controlled.
The speed control method I used cause the motor to stall at low speeds under load so I used the motor controller current feedback on A2 to boost the maximum PWM value. When the motor stalls it draws more current which allows the PWM to ramp up to a higher value to overcome the stall. Once the motor is turning the current draw drops and the maximum PWM also drops.
void setup() { Serial.begin(57600); //TCCR1B = TCCR1B & B11111000 | B00000001; // set timer 1 divisor to 1 for PWM frequency of 31372.55 Hz //TCCR1B = TCCR1B & B11111000 | B00000010; // set timer 1 divisor to 8 for PWM frequency of 3921.16 Hz //TCCR1B = TCCR1B & B11111000 | B00000011; // set timer 1 divisor to 64 for PWM frequency of 490.20 Hz TCCR1B = TCCR1B & B11111000 | B00000100; // set timer 1 divisor to 256 for PWM frequency of 122.55 Hz //TCCR1B = TCCR1B & B11111000 | B00000101; // set timer 1 divisor to 1024 for PWM frequency of 30.64 Hz pinMode(8,OUTPUT); pinMode(9,OUTPUT); pinMode(10,OUTPUT); digitalWrite(8,HIGH); //enable motor driver } void loop() { static int motorPWM=0; static int angle=512; static int control=512; static int deltapos=0; angle=analogRead(0); control=analogRead(1); deltapos=control-angle; int maxspeed=abs(deltapos/2)+20+(analogRead(2)*5); if(maxspeed>254) maxspeed=254; if(deltapos>0 && motorPWM<maxspeed) motorPWM+=1; if(deltapos<0 && motorPWM>-maxspeed) motorPWM-=1; if((angle<24 && deltapos<0) || (angle>1000 && deltapos>0)) motorPWM=motorPWM*3/5; if(abs(deltapos)<6) motorPWM=motorPWM/2; if(motorPWM<0) { analogWrite(9,0); analogWrite(10,abs(motorPWM)); } if(motorPWM>0) { analogWrite(9,abs(motorPWM)); analogWrite(10,0); } }
This code is not very good but at least BDK6 cannot complain about global variables.
It should be noted that the motor driver cannot handle PWM frequencies above 25kHz. This is not normally a problem because most motors loose torque at higher frequencies. I use lower PWM frequencies (122.5 Hz) for these big motors because it boost their torque due to lower inductive reactance in their windings. This reduces their impedance and allows more current to flow. I could go as low as 30Hz but the motor movement is not as smooth at very low speeds.
Parts have arrived and the build continues. Yesterday I installed the speakers with built in amplifiers. Today I modified the turret assembly. I forgot to allow for the 4 cables that mount on the turret assembly to drive the hip joint. I also made the cable sleeve termination blocks.
I've now installed the turret drive motor and the cables to control the turret. I did a quick test by just connecting the motor directly to the batteries. Everything seems to work well. The turret pulley wheel has almost twice the diameter of the motor pulley wheel. This limits the turrets rotation to ± 45° but this is all we really need for this project.
Previously the boss had told me there is a show coming up this month that he wanted to display the Lion at. Yesterday some government officials came around to check my progress and now the pressure is on to have the Lion assembled and tested by the 15th so we can confirm our attendance. That will still give me a few days to teach it to dance.
I've installed a Spider controller and some high power solid state switches. Click on the photo below for a larger image. Each motor is rated for 6.5A under normal load but can draw more than 10A when starting up under load. The solid state switched are rated for 60A under ideal conditions but the rear panel is not as good as a heatsink with a fan and if the Lion is outside in the sun on a hot day then this will also limit the maximum heat dissapation. To be safe I'm using 1 switch for every 2 motors.
I've now fully tested the turret assembly using the joystick to control movement. I've had to change the way I mounted the sensor so that the cable cannot accidentally get tangled in the adjacent pully wheel. This meant changing the sensor mounting angle and reversing the magnetic field polarity on the shaft (flipping the two small magnets over). I also made up new, shielded cables for the position sensor and motor control.
Today started off slow, I needed to make the cables for the other motors before I moved the Lion out of my airconditioned office and into the un-airconditioned workshop where I can use the aircompressor / rivet gun, grinder and drillpress. I also needed to modify the motor controller PCB because the datasheet for the half bridge IC was not very good. I suspect they get students to write the data sheets as either work experience or punishment.
I spent the evening installing the cables for the first joint in the lions body. These are the last of the cables to go to the turret assembly. The rest of the cables will pass through the hole in the center.
With 4 steel cables supporting the joint it is very strong. Each cable is rated for over 100Kg. Once the cables are evenly tensioned there is no loose movement in the joint. The joint is not perfectly straight in the photo below because the motor pulley wheel was not perfectly centered however this can be adjusted in the code because the analog output of each sensor can monitor 360° rotation but the most any joint will rotate is 270°.
The main cable adjustment point is the slide mechanism that the motors are mounted on. This adjust all cables by the same amount. At each end of the cable is a screw adjustment. Although the cable is always the same length, the length of the cable sleeve (the path that the cable must travel through) can be adjusted with these screws. The photo below shows a turret assembly screw adjustment.
These are 6mm screws that have had a 2mm hole drilled through the center. The cable is 1.5mm in diameter. M6 x 20mm hex spacers support the cable sleeves so that the cable is not kinked at the joint.
My friend took a photo of me working on the Lion. You can see in the photo that I've clamped the joint I'm working on to keep it straight while I install the cables. I forgot to do this with the previous joint so I'll have to correct it in software.
Finally finished attaching the cables for the 3rd motor. The body can now stand upright with the head on top.
I've installed the 4th and 5th motors with cables so that now the Lion can stand fully extended supported by just the cables and motors. I don't have a tape measure with me but I think the room is about 3m (10ft) high. Allowing for the stands, I think the Lion is roughly 2.1m (7ft) tall if it was sitting on the floor.
Well I finally installed the 6th motor which rotates the head. I just need to install the batteries and do some programming so I can make a video!
After fitting the head back on, I gently tipped the body into a horizontal position without a chair to support the weight. This was an intentional stress / strength test. A loud POP sound indicated that a rivet had sheared!
The middle plate where all the cables terminate is under a lot of strain and had bent a bit at the top shearing a rivet in the process. The lower cable connectors are better supported because the plate anchors to the floor of the housing.
I straightened the top piece of angle and added more rivets either side. To re-enforce the top piece of angle I rivetted a piece of 50 x 5mm flat bar to the angle and the sides. Future versions will use 50 x 50 x 5mm angle instead of the 25 x 25 x 3mm used now.
I did install the PID library but when trying to tune it, although Kp was simple enough, any amount of Ki or Kd tended to make it jitter or oscillate madly. Using just Kp worked well enough untill I tried to set up a separate PID controller for each motor. This cause them all to jitter and shudder.
Looking at the library code I think it is great for slowly changing events such as the temperature in a reflow oven but all the floating point math makes it too slow for Arduino. In a servo situation like I am using it, the code needs to respond quickly to changes.
Note: I did experiment with the library sample time, using times between 8mS which is about the same as the PWM frequency (no point changing values faster than the PWM output can respond) and 50mS which is only 20 updates a second. Longer sample times were more stable but made the motors slower to respond and was more likely to cause oscillation. Perhaps I did not tune the library properly but after my experiments I have decided to write new controller code, borrowing a bit from the PID library but sticking with the faster integer math.
Sorry, no video because the batteries went flat too quick. I should be getting a 24V, 80A power supply on Saturday to solve that problem.
I've now got all the motors working how I want and I'm starting to map different lion poses that can then be put togther to form a dance sequence. The lion is now fully dressed and as you can see in the photo it is aproximately 2.5m (8ft) tall.
The new motor control code is essentially just the P from PID with an error accumalator to help the motor acheive the final position.
void MotorControl() { static int eacc[6]={0,0,0,0,0,0}; // store error accumulation values for 6 motors with negative values = reverse direction static int Kp[6]={3,4,4,2,2,1}; // Kp value for each motor int angle,error,errkp,apwm; for(byte motor=0;motor<6;motor++) // update all motors { angle=analogRead(angpin[motor]); // read current motor position error=control[motor]-angle; // difference between current and desired position can be positive or negative value errkp=error*Kp[motor]; // multiply error by Kp to acheive desired sensitivity if(error> 4) eacc[motor]++; // error accumalation to overcome stalling if(error<-4) eacc[motor]--; // error accumalation to overcome stalling if(abs(error)<6) // if position is close enough, ignore noise { errkp=0; // all stop eacc[motor]=0; // kill accumalated error } errkp+=eacc[motor]; // total error if(errkp<-255) errkp=-255; // limit reverse PWM if(errkp> 255) errkp= 255; // limit forward PWM apwm=abs(errkp); // absolute value of eacc used for analogWrite command if(error<0) // sign of error used to determine motor direction { analogWrite(motorApin[motor],0); analogWrite(motorBpin[motor],apwm); } else { analogWrite(motorApin[motor],apwm); analogWrite(motorBpin[motor],0); } } }
I have written some new code with 4 pre-programmed poses.The code is intended to smoothly morph from one pose to another but right now it is a bit jerky. I need to fine tune the code and install stronger springs on the lower joints.
To generate a full dance sequence, each pose has options for pan/tilting the head and twisting the body at the turret. When I install the servos for the eyes and mouth there will be options for them as well.
The analog outputs of the sensors run through shielded cables but it's hard to tell if any electrical noise is causing the jerky movements. I cannot use the serial monitor because it slows the motor controller reaction time. For now I have added some averaging code inspired by our no longer present BDK6.
I installed servos in the head to operate the mouth and eyes.These servos are extra heavy duty (30kg.cm) metal geared servos. The load on them will not be very high but I wanted metal geared servos that will not burn out.
Unfortunately the 3A power supply on the Spider controller could not supply enough power for the two large servos under load so I had to install a separate 6V power supply. The box with cooling fins steps the 24V down to 6V at up to 15A.
The servos pull on elastic cords that connect to the mouth and eyelids / ears. The elastic cords are very useful because you do not need to worry about the precise position of the servo. Just drive the servo a bit further than required and the cord will stretch.
There is also a power lead running up to the head to power the LED eyes. An Nch FET is installed in the power cable so that the Spider controller can turn the eyes on and off or PWM them to adjust brightness.
A 4.7K resistor pulls the gate low to turn the eyes off when the IO pin is in the high impedance state.
I spent most of today fixing some problems with the Lion. In the photo below I have circled where the cable kinks when the lid is closed. The arrow points to where the cable is getting caught behind the other cables that were installed after. Unfortunately to reroute this cable sleeve I had to cut the 4 cables linked to that motor, rerout the cable sleeve and then install 4 new cables.
Another problem I noticed was due to a bracket being out of square. You can see in the photo below how the pulley wheel is at an angle to the cable. This was not causing problems during testing but eventually the cable will wear through. I only had to drill out a few rivets and drill new holes.
To finish off the day I mounted the 80A power supply inside the housing and added some handles for lifting the lion on / off the truck.
A long and frustrating day. The Lion needs to be ready to go to a show tomorrow afternoon but the code is not finished, the hardware is not finished and to make matters worse, the speakers only want to amplify the PWM signals from the motors.
I started by installing the 240V power switch and socket. I started by measuring the size of the switch and socket so I could print a template. I taped the template in place and started drilling a series of holes.
Once I had remove the excess material I used a flat, triangular and round file to clean up the holes and get the size perfect.
My power switch and socket are a nice tight fit.
It was from this point that things went downhill. The speakers were playing a loud 50Hz hum over the music even when the line-in cables were far away from the power cables. I was powering them from the 24V DC output of the switchmode power supply which also powers the motors and the hum got louder when the motors were under heavy load so I figured the noise is coming from the power supply.
The speakers have a 240V AC input as well as the 12/24V DC input so I tried powering them directly from the AC supply. This was ok except for the fact that I need the two speaker to play music from a single source. When their line ins were both plugged into the MP3 player there was a huge amount of noise. I assume their internal switchmode power supplies were fighting each other.
Finally I tried connecting the MP3 player to just a single speaker. Unfortunately the MP3 player has an audio amp in it and it's output is not compatible with the line in input of the speaker. Even with the speaker's volume down low the output is loud and heavily distorted.
So now it is late at night, the hardware is done except for the speakers and the only software improvements is that the Lion controller can accept simple "play, stop, next and last song" commands from my mobile phone via bluetooth connected to serial port 3 and pass them on to the MP3 player connected to serial port 2.
Tomorrow I will have to power the Speakers from a DC power supply that is separate from the 80A supply used to drive the motors and make up a little circuit to make the MP3 players output compatible with the speaker line in inputs. This needs to be done before lunch. In the afternoon we are going to ZhuHai. I will have to try and finish the code in my hotel room.
Another long frustrating day, I need to have the Lion ready to ship by early afternoon!
I sent some of my minions off to buy a 24V D.C. @ 6.5A power supply to power the speakers while I tackled the MP3 player. This is just a small PCB with a micro SD card socket, a USB socket, a headphone socket (mono it turns out) and a set of header pins for a TTL serial interface to the Spider controller.
I put a 100Ω trimpot across the mono output of the MP3 player. This gives it a low impedance load to drive which prevents it distorting and allows me to adjust the signal strength to the line in of the speakers.
I used some hot glue to provide strain releive for the cables and mounted it all with double sided tape since i was quickly running out of time. Note I also added an extra 100uF capacitor on Vcc as the MP3 is mounted over a meter away from the 5V supply.
I mounted the MP3 player right at the front, as far away as possible from any electrical interferance and ran a shielded serial cable to the Spider controller at the back. This has eliminated my motor noise problem completely.
So with all the sound problems sorted out just as the truck arrived it was time to deliver the Lion to it's first public venue. The code is still a mess and the dance routine is only 9 steps repeated but I can update that on the morning that the show starts.
We loaded the Lion, CNC machine, Venus and our newest robot Jupiter on the truck and headed to ZhuHai. On the way conflicting directions from the GPS in the car and the GPS on the phone got us lost and found a few times so that a 30 minute drive in good traffic took over an hour.
We took everything in and found our place but it is 2 days before the show starts so there are carpenters, plasterers, painters and electricians everywhere as well as some forklifts bringing in the heavier display items. We had just set up the Lion and was about to check it was still working when the power was cut for the day.
2 days before the show - tradesmen everywhere preparing the displays.
To make matters worse we had just left when some government official decided they did not want only 1 lion because in Chinese tradition it is bad luck, you need 2 Lions for good luck. Now they wanted us to remove it!
Oh well, at least I might get a weekend off to be with my family. I've worked the last 4 or 5 weekends to get the lion ready for this show and another the following weekend.
No luck on the weekend off. The boss had some words with the powers that be and now we need to finish setting things up for the show. Back to Zhuhai but at least now we know how to get there without getting lost.
Now I am re-attaching the Lion's head and putting on it's costume while my friends set up the other robots and CNC machine. The Lion is great fun because I can start / stop it with an app on my phone. I had it stopped while I was adjusting the costume and then started it again just as someone is taking a close up look at it.
Always makes them jump
So finally we have things set up. We will arrive again early tomorrow morning to do a final test and adjustment before the show starts. Click on the image below for a higher resolution image.
Well the show began on the 22nd of August (Saturday) and we arrive to find our display had vanished. At first we were quite angry but it turns out they had simply moved us to another location that suited our display better. In the old location we had heavy industrial equipment either side. The new location still had some heavy equiment about but also some smaller robots. As they had taken good care of our display we couldn't complain.
The last video of this post is the Lion on its second day of dancing in ZhuHai. Overall I was very pleased with its performance. Nothing broke down. Some of the motors ran pretty hot and lost some torque but the loss of torque was probably due to the PTC fuse warming up and increasing its resistance.
In the end I left the back panel open to let in some cool air and rested the Lion every now and then so the motors could cool down. We have another show next weekend so I need to put in some stronger springs to reduce the load on the motors. I think the costume restricts the movement enough to overload some of the motors.
This final photo I call Beauty and the Beast. You can see one of the robot manequines in the background. Apparently she is a famous Chinese actress. I only saw the robot bow but aparently it can do more. Click on the photo for a higher resolution image.
The Lion is getting some siblings. Check out the new colour schemes.
Here is my friend and boss, Jack with the red lion. Red represents good luck in China.


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After Math
Winston couldn't believe Ms. Ruff, Tuff, and Hard To Snuff was in tears over mere material possessions. And not even hers. Touching, though. He'd known Copper a long time and knew there was a fuzzy heart inside the steel-belted leather shell, but it didn't get out much. Much less so since the advent of Dr. K.
They'd found a little stuff floating around. Including some her fire chains in her shredded backpack. Bannock found a dive mask, and improvised a strap from his shoestrings to dive for more stuff, but just got coated with gunk. And Copper's mood wasn't improving.
Winston tossed her a baggie with the absolute last of his stash of weed. "At least you got your dancing rig, Cher. Now you have nothing to lose but your chains." And at least all that fucking ketamine is gone.
"But how about your stuff?"
"Since when to I have anything worth a shit? You know me… if I need something I jack it or make it out of debris."
Loris stroked Bannock's back as he fussed around trying to improve the seal on his jury-rigged mask, but was keeping an eye on Xchab, who was doing a pretty good imitation of a Mayan stele, staring expressionless at the space that hid been her only home since the hovel of her childhood. "How about the kid, there?"
Winston shrugged, "She barely owns any clothes."
Copper turned to her, snapping out of her funk. "Win likes to keep 'em bareassed and pregnant."
The old hippie reacted in cartoon alarm, crossing himself. "Bite your tongue, bitch."
Bannock stood up, tossed the mask out into the debris-smeared lagoon, and turned back to them in a sort of military movement that got all their attention. "Look," he said off-handedly. "We've been up all night. We're wet and hungry. It's Plan B time."
Copper cut her eyes at him, lips pursed. "If you've got a plan that has a meal, bed, and shower in it, lay it on me."
"Was your visa destroyed, too?"
Copper frowned at the descent to the kind of bureaucratic reality she generally ignored. "And my passport. Chopped into fishy litter."
"Good thing I've still got mine," he said with an off-kilter grin that Loris really liked. Then he pulled out and flashed a gold-colored credit card, which Copper really liked.
"But weren't you telling me how a deal's a deal?" Loris spoke in a schoolmarm voice, but he could see the fun in her eyes.
She had a point, though. Bannock was a little abashed, said, "Yeah, yeah. Look, I was just thinking that over in the shower."
The piping hot showers with lovely Oaxaca tile and mounds of fluffy towels. Which had put everybody in much better spirits than they'd experienced sitting in littoral muck eyeing the shambles of an owner-built, sovereign lifestyle.
They'd all gobbled mounds of room service hamburgers and beer, Bannock having convinced the concierge at the Gran Caribe that being allowed to entertain his friends in his room would play better with the high-tone clientele than having them troop into the doggedly upscale dining room or Riviera-style poolside café. Now the party lay about digesting their meal and possible futures. Xchab's eyes kept flitting around this room crammed with more luxury than she could have previously imagined: cataloging with equal ecstasy the full-wall high-rise-glassed view of a world as much wider than hers as the gleaming Caribbean outsized the crystal pool below, the leather lounges, the microwave and blender in the kitchenette, the absurd paintings of hip Eurotrash lounging under palms. Winston bemoaned the loss of his stash, but was otherwise typically curious as to what came next. Copper, her usual rambunctiousness mellowed by fatigue and the aftermath of shock, lay with her hair dangling off a sofa arm, tapping a foot to the piped-in Cuban jazz. Bannock and Loris leaned slightly towards each other at the clever pull-out table in authentic blond Ikea.
"So why would I honor a deal with these two Hollyweird dipshits, but not Blaster? Well, I was working for them, for one thing."
"And they're so much more honorable and squared-away than he was."
"Yeah right. No, the only difference between their level of scumbucketry and his, they have money."
He looked at her for comment, but her face was neutral, still as an underground pond.
"So is that what I'm on here?" he asked her quietly. "Ethics measures up to money?
"Bannock," Loris asked in a reasoning tone, "May I ask? Do you think about things like that very much?"
"Nope. And you can see why. It's pretty much an acquired taste."
"I told you psilocybin would be good for you."
He leaned over to cup her head in his hands, brush his lips on her cheek and murmur, "And it told me you'd be good for me.
Copper glanced up, chuckling, "Hey you guys, get a room."
Bannock gave her a look. "Excuse me, but we have a room. There might be a place on the roof for hippies to hang their hammocks. Why don't you go see?"
Copper glared at him but Winston laughed and she joined him. Bannock leaned back and stretched to reach the cordless house phone on the counter. Waited, then spoke into it.
"Hey, I've got three friends here that need a room for tonight. Can you just put that on my card? Great, thanks. They'll come down and pick up the key. Oh, yeah, that's better. 516? They'll meet him there."
He slipped the phone into the pocket of his logo-monogrammed robe and said, "Let's get together for a late breakfast tomorrow. About ten? Figure out where everybody's Plan B's are falling by then."
Copper and Winston looked at each other and figured out Bannock had just bought some privacy in a really gracious way. They got up and headed for the door, giving him soul shakes and peace signs as he waved off their thanks, "Get a good night's sleep," he called out as they moved into the hall. "Exploit the facilities."
As the door closed he turned to Loris. "They'll probably get buzzed and spend the whole time joyriding elevators."
"I think the Mayan girl could spend three days just ogling the gift shop." She stood up and walked to the bedroom door, trailing her fingers along the view-under-glass as he watched her fondly.
"That's the way of you crooks, I understand," she said over her shoulder. "Rip off some poor slob, then throw it around like a sailor on leave until it's gone and you have an excuse to pull some more crimes. That the deal?"
"I was thinking we could really use a Hummer," She didn't react, so he went on, feeling his way through unfamiliar thoughts. "Seriously … I can't explain it exactly, but I just sort of felt like we're into something together here. Do you get that, know what I mean?"
"Oh, I certainly do."
"It's like since that swim and getting the fungus among us there's some sort of…. What? Is there a word for it? We're a karass or grok or Temple of Shroom or something?"
"Nothing that fancy. We're brothers and sisters. We always have been, but when you get around cubensis you become aware of it."
"So is that where we're at here? You and me? Brother, sister?"
"Don't you feel it?"
Bannock came out of his chair slowly, moving towards her. "What I feel like, sis, is a little incest."
Loris smiled, her robe slipping down off her shoulders, "Brother can you spare me some time?"
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- Real-Time Up/Down Broadcast Converter
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- SD/HD/3G-SDI Compatible
- SD, HD, and Ultra HD (3840x2160) Support
- Adjustable Scaling
- Aspect Ratio Conversion
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1089 Conversions
Teranex Express can perform 1089 different conversions between SD, HD, and Ultra HD in real time with visually transparent results that are so good you won't be able to see a difference from the original. The incredible power of Teranex processing includes up and down conversions, cross conversions and standards conversions with cadence detection, removal and insertion, optical quality scaling, and more. Conversions retain timecode, ancillary data including closed captioning, 16 channels of audio with support for remapping and up to 1 second delay, and perfect frame synchronization so your video is immediately ready for editing or broadcast. All conversions include timecode and closed caption data and Teranex conversions maintain perfect audio sync.
Amazing detail, sharpness and clarity
Teranex Express features the advanced algorithms, developed and patented by Teranex, that allow for the processing of millions of pixels simultaneously in X/Y positions and between video frames, so you get true super computer imaging power. You get full 10 bit processing, extremely high quality de-interlace and optical quality scaling algorithms that interpolate images in real time with amazing detail, sharpness and clarity. That's why Teranex conversions are often indistinguishable from the original source video.
Optical Scaling and Sub-Pixel Processing
Teranex Express can perform up and down conversions between NTSC or PAL SD, 720 or 1080 HD and Ultra HD. It features high quality de-interlacing, a wide range of aspect ratio options and all new real time, optical quality scaling algorithms that simulate an optical zoom. Sub-pixel processing and multi-directional diagonal filters are also used to eliminate "jaggies." That means you get the cleanest looking conversions and images retain as much detail and clarity as possible.
Patented PixelMotion technology and multi direction filtering
Teranex's proprietary and patented PixelMotion deinterlacing algorithms create perfect progressive frames for conversion by adjusting the aperture on a pixel by pixel basis. That means you get improved image quality because the vertical resolution is maintained. PixelMotion deinterlacing preserves source detail and, when combined with multi direction diagonal filters, eliminates jaggies on conversions so you get well defined edges and the sharpest images possible.
Cadence detection and removal
In the US and Japan the broadcast video frame rate is 29.97 fps, while the feature film rate is 24 fps. This means when film is converted to video a process called 3:2 pulldown is used to duplicate film frames across video fields. This causes problems when preparing film originated video content for online distribution where the streaming files are encoded at 24 fps. The residual 3:2 pulldown from the video causes quality problems and Teranex Express can detect the pulldown and remove it. This "cadence detection and removal" process produces much cleaner film looking results and can remove the pulldown even when the video has been edited and the cadence is broken.
Advanced Teranex control panel
Featuring the familiar Teranex 2D and 3D control panel, Teranex Express has all of the controls you need at your fingertips. The built in LCD monitor lets you easily navigate menus and see source format and frame rate with live video, so you don't have to use an external monitor. With an elegant machined metal front panel, its compact 1RU size and built in international power supply, Teranex Express not only looks great in your studio, but is also perfect for portable racks and outside broadcast vehicles.
High speed multi-rate 12G-SDI for SD, HD and Ultra HD
Teranex Express is the world's first broadcast converter to include multi-rate 12G-SDI connections. That means it can switch between 12G-SDI, 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI making it compatibile with all of your existing SD, HD, and Ultra HD equipment. These connections can transfer data at an amazing 12 gigabits per second, making them fast enough to support progressive Ultra HD video at up to 60fps. That means Teranex Express will be able to support emerging formats when they become available, making it the most expandable and future proof solution you can buy.
Broadcast quality connections for 24/7 reliability
Teranex Express features the most advanced broadcast connections, including the world's first 12G-SDI that is compatible with all of your existing SDI equipment. The genlock input lets you synchronize signals between equipment and for larger studios, you can install an optional fiber optic module that lets you run video from up to 28 miles away.
Adjust color, aspect ratio and more
Now you can quickly and easily find the tools you need to correct color, convert formats or change aspect ratio. Teranex Express features a logically designed front panel and soft menus so you can adjust luminance, saturation, hue, black level, R-Y/B-Y color difference, sharpness, and more with the built in proc amp controls. Teranex Express features an integrated LCD screen on the front panel so you can make adjustments with confidence during live broadcasts.
Multi channel audio, timecode and subtitles
Video includes a lot more than images, and Teranex supports conversion of up to 16 audio channels plus timecode and closed caption VANC data. Teranex Express is also compatible with Dolby encoded audio, so it never has to be decoded or re-encoded during up and down conversions. With Teranex Express your subtitles are always retained and both audio and timecode always stay in perfect sync with your video.
Control your Teranex remotely
Teranex Setup software gives you remote control of your source and output selection, proc amp, color correction, aspect ratio, audio mapping and more from your Mac or PC computer. The software is elegantly designed, intuitive to use and makes it easy to share a Teranex when different people need to use it. Teranex Setup allows large broadcasters to manage multiple Teranex converters on their network all from a central location.
Convert 12G-SDI Ultra HD to four HD-SDI video feeds
Quad SDI lets you output Ultra HD over four SDI connections. That means you can use 12G-SDI or 6G-SDI, up to 2160p60 Ultra HD frame rate sources on a wider range of monitors and projectors that only support quad link SDI 1080 HD inputs. Use the Ultra HD to quad 1080 HD conversion to connect to four separate HD displays for amazing video walls, or stack large LED screens for massive outdoor Ultra HD screens that will amaze the crowd at live events.
Teranex is asked for by name worldwide
Teranex processing is so well known for quality that it has been mandated globally by many country's broadcasters for converting video. Because of its patented 10-bit processing algorithms and high quality deinterlacing, Teranex conversions look perfect, making distribution simple and problem free.
Create new digital masters from old tapes
You can use Teranex Express to rescue old broadcast masters from tape to create new digital copies. As your master tapes get older they become fragile, plus it's getting harder to find machines that still work and can play them back. With 1089 standards conversions, Teranex Express can convert the incoming video to any SD, HD or Ultra HD format. It can also remove 3:2 cadence that was added when films were transferred to video, even if the cadence has errors or is inconsistent because of editing or other problems. The built in proc amp controls also let you adjust color so you get the best possible looking transfer.
Deinterlacing: Patented PixelMotion algorithms
Teranex quality starts with one of the world's highest quality and most precise de-interlacers. Teranex features proprietary and patented PixelMotion de-interlacing algorithms so you get improved image quality by maintaining vertical resolution.
Image Scaling: All new optical quality resizing
Teranex is known for legendary image quality and Teranex Express takes it even further. With all new real time, optical quality scaling algorithms that simulate an optical zoom, you get images with amazing detail and clarity that look better than ever before possible. When converting between SD, HD and Ultra HD, Teranex features sub-pixel processing and multi-directional diagonal filters so "jaggies" are eliminated and you get clean looking video.
Noise Reduction
Remove unwanted noise from transmission links, videotape, or even camera sources. Teranex includes award winning temporal recursive noise reduction. Reducing noise allows more efficient video compression when authoring content.
3:2 Pulldown Cadence
Cross convert between progressive and interlaced formatsAll films are shot at 24 progressive frames per second. In order to air them on television in the US and Japan, broadcasters had to create 29.97 fps interlaced masters. To do that, a 3:2 pulldown was introduced so that 24 progressive frames could fit into 29.97 interlaced frames. Broadcasters with large libraries of interlaced master tapes can use Teranex Express to convert them back to progressive HD and Ultra HD formats. Teranex Express can detect pulldown and remove the cadence, even if it's broken due to video editing and then create clean 24 fps masters. Teranex Express makes moving between the video and film worlds easy.
Real time image correction
Teranex Express includes a complete set of Proc Amp controls that let you adjust luminance gain, black level, chroma saturation, chroma hue, R-Y/B-Y color difference values, and sharpness. That means you can adjust source feeds and make corrections in real time during conversions.
Intelligent 4:3 to 16:9 conversions
Teranex Express also supports a wide range of aspect ratios, including variable and fixed aspect ratios as well as active fill. You also get Teranex's proprietary Smart Aspect technology to seamlessly warp images from 4:3 to 16:9 without any visible stretching or image distortion that normally occurs.
Embedded Audio: Multiple channels in perfect sync
All Teranex Express conversions maintain and support up to 16 channels of embedded SDI audio that can be duplicated and routed while maintaining perfect sync. Levels can be adjusted during conversion and out of sync audio signals can be corrected with a delay of up to 1 second. Teranex Express also supports the pass through of Dolby audio during conversion so it never has to be decoded or re-encoded, and always remains in sync with your converted video.
Retain close captioned data
Many countries mandate that broadcasters are now required to include closed captioning for the hearing impaired with all programming. Industry standard 608 and 708 closed caption data is preserved, passed through, and converted as needed for all SD, HD, and Ultra HD conversions.
Preserve or generate new timecode
Just like closed caption data, ATC/VITC timecode is also passed through and retained during the conversion process so source timecode is always preserved. You also have the option to jam sync or generate new timecode for sources that have inconsistent or unusable embedded timecode.
Test patterns: The ultimate test signal generator
When you need to calibrate traditional monitors, massive LED displays, or align digital projectors, the internal test pattern generator can display back burst and test patterns, including SMPTE color bars, grids, and resolution charts. It's the ultimate test pattern generator for any SD, HD, and Ultra HD video format.
Teranex Express
Software CD
SDI Video Input
1x (IN A) – 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD levels A and B, 6G and 12G UHD switchable.
1x (IN B) – 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD and 6G UHD switchable. Usable as dual link input for 4:2:2 3G or 6G UHD
SDI Video Loop
1x (IN A Loop) – Reclocked, 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD, 6G and 12G UHD switchable
1x (IN B Loop) – Reclocked, 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD,
6G UHD switchable.
SDI Video Output
1x (OUT A) – 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD levels A and B, 6G and 12G UHD switchable.
1x (OUT B) – 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD levels A and B and 6G UHD switchable. Usable as dual link output for 4:2:2 3G or 6G UHD.
Optical Fiber Video Input (optional)
1x 10bit SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K,
6G and 12G UHD switchable
Optical Fiber Video Output (optional)
1x 10bit SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K,
6G and 12G UHD switchable. Not available while operating in Dual Link or Quad Link output modes.
SDI Audio Input
16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD,
2K and UHD.
SDI Audio Output
16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD,
2K and UHD.
Optical Fiber Audio Input (optional)
16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD,
2K and UHD.
Optical Fiber Audio Output (optional)
16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD,
2K and UHD.
Dolby Support Built-In
Dolby AC-3 pass through in all conversions. Dolby E pass through except during video frame rate conversions.
Multi Rate Support
SDI connections are switchable between standard definition, high definition and UltraHD. SDI switches between 270 M standard definition SDI, 1.5G HD-SDI and 2K SDI, 3G HD, 6G and 12G UltraHD
Sync Input
Blackburst in SD or TriSync HD
Computer Interface
USB 2.0 mini B port for software updates and Ethernet RJ45 for configuration.
Processor Interface
Illuminated pushbuttons, status LEDs and LCD with easy to use onscreen menus.
SD Format Support
1.5 HD Gb/s Format Support
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94 and 1080i60.
3 Gb/s HD Format Support
1080p50, 1080p59.94 and 1080p60 levels A and B
2K Format Support
1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24.
Ultra HD Format Support
2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60.
SDI Compliance
SDI Metadata Support
VITC/ATC support, SMPTE 12M. Video indexing support including WSS, RP186 and AFD, SMPTE 2016. Closed captioning support for conversions to and from 608 and 708, SMPTE 334M.
Audio Sampling
Television standard sample rate of 48kHz and 24-bit HD, 20-bit SD.
Video Sampling
Color Precision
Color Space
SDI Format Support
525 NTSC, 625 PAL, 720HD, 1080HD, 2K 2048 x 1080 and Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 switchable.
Aspect Ratio Conversion
Real time variable and fixed aspect ratio conversions.
Real Time Video Processing
Includes noise reduction, cadence detection with insertion/removal, scene cut detection, color correction and proc amp control
Format Conversion
Real time up conversion, down conversion, cross conversion and SD/HD/UHD standards conversion.
Colorspace Conversion
Hardware based real time
Software Control
Teranex Setup software control utility application included free of charge for changing settings via Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS X
Internal Software Upgrade
Via USB 2.0 using the included Teranex Setup application
Operating Systems
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later.
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
Power Requirements
Power Supply
1 x built-in international AC power supply with IEC C14 inlet. IEC power cable required. 100-240V, 50-60Hz
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature
5° to 50° C (41° to 122° F)
Storage Temperature
-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
Relative Humidity
0% to 90% non-condensing
What's Included
Teranex Express
Software CD
1. What warranty comes with the goods purchased ?
All products excluding batteries sold by Orms are covered by a minimum of a one year local warranty, reckoned from the date of purchase, to protect you against manufacturing defects.
Canon IXUS, PowerShot compact cameras are covered by a full 1 Year Warranty
Canon DSLR and Mirrorless cameras are covered by a full 2 Year Warranty.
Canon video cameras including Legria and X-series are covered by a full 1 Year Warranty.
Nikon compacts excluding the Coolpix P900 are covered by a full 1 Year Warranty.
Nikon DSLR's including the CoolPix P900 and are covered by a full 2 Year Warranty.
Panasonic cameras and lenses are covered by a full 2 Year Warranty.
Fujifilm cameras are covered by a 2 Year Warranty.
Sigma and Tamron products are covered by a 3 Year Warranty.
Lexar and Sandisk memory cards are covered by a Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Lowepro's Limited Original Owner Warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship during the useful life of the product. The warranty does not cover damage caused by improper care.
All used gear sold by ORMS is supplied with a 6 Month Warranty.
All refurbished gear sold by ORMS is supplied with a 12 Month Warranty.
2. My product has gone faulty, now what ?
Please contact our service division straight away on 021 - 469 1962 and notify them of the fault. You may also e-mail them at firstname.lastname@example.com
1. If a product is defective / faulty, ORMS will replace the product within a 10 day period deemed from the date of receiving the product. ORMS will also cover the shipping costs within the borders of South Africa.
2. During the warranty period, Orms will arrange collection of the faulty item, facilitate the repair and then ship the product back to the customer, bearing all risks and costs.
3. Please see our policies under Return Policy and Servicing & Repair Policy for further information
Orms is not obliged to repair products that fall outside of the manufacturers warranty period, or products that are damaged accidentally, however Orms in seeking to deliver the highest standard of customer service will gladly assist the customer in having the product repaired via the network of repair agents with which Orms has business dealings.
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We use Aramex couriers as our preferred method of delivery.
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Your parcel is well packaged and bubble wrapped before delivery. We also fully insure your parcels contents for the journey to your door.
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Menthonol Ingredients
MENTHONOL INGREDIENTS (including ingredients approved by the US FDA for the temporary relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with arthritis, strains, and simple backache):
- SEANOL-S: powerful, patented extract from the Ecklonia cava marine algae with powerful healing properties, including: healthy inflammatory responses that both heal and protect as a result of improved blood condition and flow; significant blood circulation improvements and overall promotion of vascular health that heals joints, muscles and surrounding tissue; and strong anti-oxidant scavenging of free radicals that reduces oxidative stress and promotes healthy cellular function.
- MENTHOL: one of nature's most effective pain relievers, menthol has analgesic properties that provide relief from many aches and pains. In response to inflammation, menthol delivers a strong cooling sensation by stimulating receptors that recognize temperature change and cause "cold" signals to be sent to the brain providing relief from the painful "burning" of inflammation.
- CAMPHOR: delivers dual cooling and heating sensations. When applied it cools and numbs nerve endings and a short time later it warms the painful area as it increases healing circulation to stiff and sore muscles or joints. This analgesic effect is highly effective in reducing or eliminating the pain messaging being transmitted from sore or injured areas of the body.
- EMU OIL: includes a powerful trans-dermal agent that can penetrate deep into and beyond the top layers of skin. It contains high levels of linoleic acid, which is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid known to ease joint discomfort and reduce swelling.
- ARNICA OIL: Potent healing properties are generally attributable to its thymol and helenalin compounds. Both compounds can be effective as a vasodilator of subcutaneous blood capillaries, which helps facilitate the flow of blood and acts to promote healthy inflammatory responses and to assist normal healing processes. Specifically, arnica oil aids in stimulating the flow of white blood cells, which process congested blood to help disperse trapped fluid from the joints, muscles and bruised tissue.


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DARREN Potter and Seyi Olofinjana had better watch out, Fabrice Muamba's about.
That's the message from Blues boss Steve Bruce ahead of tomorrow's Molineux derby.
The England under-19 captain has been relentlessy driving on Blues midfield since returning to the side on Easter Monday.
And for his direct opponents, he makes their life an absolute misery.
"If you are up against him, you wouldn't like it," said Bruce. "You'd be thinking to yourself 'what on earth is this I'm playing against?'. He's up and down the pitch, he tackles you, he runs off you...
"And he runs at a pace as well which is quite staggering. The modern day player at the top end, you have to have that."
Southampton's Alexander Ostlund will testify to that assessement. Last Saturday Muamba executed an awesome juddering tackle that had Bruce and his staff looking at one another, and got the whole of the Main Stand out of their seats.
"Fab's got that enthusiasm, drive and energy," said Bruce. "I haven't see anybody for a long time cover the ground so quickly, cover so much ground as he does, and tackle people the way he tackles people, which is an art in itself.
"That one tackle he made in the first-half in front of us was frightening - it was just as well he got the ball! Their lad was well and truly 'Muambered'."
Should Blues win promotion, they will be in a much stronger position to sign the #4 million-rated Muamba from Arsenal on a permanent basis.
Bruce said that Muamba, who is on loan until the end of May, wanted to play in the Premiership, and there are several clubs in the hunt for him.
"We will do everything in our power to get him," vowed Bruce.
Muamba is far from the finished article. His passing is erratic and it is no surprise that he is still searching for his first goal considering his off-beam shooting. But the upside of the man who models himself on Patrick Vieira is huge.
Said Bruce: "A lot of people labelled him as a Vieira because he's got that rangy build and covers the ground like him. But he has got a long way to go before you can compare him with Vieira, because he's one of the complete midfield players.
"Yes, he has got to polish up his act in terms of distribution at times and get goals, or whatever. The good thing is that Fab will improve. It will come with experience.
"And when he does, he will be an absolutely fantastic player because he's got such a great attitude."


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Abstract: Narrative plays a crucial role in religion. Most religious texts are wholly or substantially in narrative for…
Narrative(3,057 words)
Cite this pageIrene J.F. de Jong, "Narrative", in: Vocabulary for the Study of Religion, General Editors Robert A. Segal, Kocku Von Stuckrad. Consulted online on 25 October 2020 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_00000384>
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5 GLASS BALLS Game for Android
Plays: 41919
Category: BoardGame
Think fast and strategic as you position these glass balls around the map and try and remove them! The glass balls arranged in the same color horizontal, vertical and diagonal. 5 or more of the same color, can be removed. You must be fast though because as you are trying to remove balls more will appear on the board making it more difficult for you!
Tags: Chess, Puzzle, Wisdom, ball, board game
Scooby Adventures Game for Android
Plays: 41874
Category: Adventure
A brand new adventure Scooby Doo just for you. Instructions: playing with the arrows to move, space to act what is around you, change the T objects in inventory, save the game with S and L with the game show where you saved. Watch the top bar, she is scared, if that means filling Scooby and Shaggy were too scared and do not want to continue.
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MakeUp Miley Cyrus Game for Android
Plays: 41812
Category: Dress-Up
Makeup Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana
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Making Chocolate Game for Android
Plays: 41808
Category: Dress-Up
Chocolate are good gifts for valentine's day.Do you want to make chocolate for your lovers by yourself?Now you could do it by this chocolate game.
Tags: Making Chocolate, chocolate games online, cooking games, digital chocolate games, food games, i girl games, valentine games, valentine games for kids, valentine games online
Burger Island Game for Android
Plays: 41802
Category: Action
As Patty Melton, the new owner of the tropical island-based Beach Burger restaurant, you must grill burgers, cook fries, and blend milkshakes all to order to earn money to spread your franchise all the way to the capital city of Honochuchu. Buy new recipes from the mysterious Tiki Guy, and watch your business erupt!
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Drum Hero 2010 Game for Android
Plays: 41798
Category: Rhythm
If you wanna become a drum hero this is you game , have fun !
Tags: Drums, Play drums, music, rock hero
Manga Creator Page.1 Game for Android
Plays: 41793
Category: Dress-Up
Create your own Manga's first page! Be the next Super Manga-ka!
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Gymnastics Girl Dress Up Game for Android
Plays: 41764
Category: Customize
Get all dressed up for the big gymnastics performance. Help do her make up and choose her outfits and accessories.
Tags: dress up, girl games, gymnastics, gymnastic
Papa's Freezeria Game for Android
Plays: 41698
Category: Strategy
You've just started an easy job at an ice cream shop on a laidback tropical island, but things get hectic when all of Papa Louie's loyal customers arrive on the island for vacation! In this new installment in Papa Louie's restaurant series, you'll need to add ingredients, blend syrups and ice cream, add toppings, and serve the unique Freezeria Sundaes to your waiting customers. This latest game features dozens of syrups, candies, and toppings that unlock as you play, and a variety of new and returning customers looking to beat the heat with your ice cream sundaes. The time-management and hands-on gameplay of the series is back, with new challenges related to blending ingredients and serving the right amount of ice cream in sundae cups. Challenging "Closer" customers and the Food Critic return from "Papa's Taco Mia!", as well as weekly paychecks, upgrades, and 80 in-game Badges to earn while serving ice cream. New to the series, the sundae shop features over 100 lobby decorations that you can purchase in the Furniture Shop, with each item affecting your scores while playing. You can place decorations any way you like in your lobby, letting you fully customize your shop with wallpaper, posters, furniture and more. Go for a Tiki Island theme, add bookshelves and coffee stands, fill the room with jukeboxes – the choice is yours!
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Princess's Birthday Dance Party Game for Android
Plays: 41696
Category: Dress-Up
The princess is 18 yeas old today,her parents hold a birthday dance party for their honey.Beautiful and much romantic is arounding her and private dating maybe turns out to be a beginning of sweet.
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Bathroom Simulator Game for Android
Plays: 41685
Category: Strategy
Improve your public washroom etiquette with this little simulation. Choose the most appropriate stall in a variety of situations.
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The legend of Zelda: 6 swords Game for Android
Plays: 41663
Category: Fighting
Vaati a malefic ghost trouble the world by disturbing the mages meetic for the peace. Princess Zelda praise you to save them thanks to the power of "the 6 sword"!
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Fireboy And Wategirl 3 Game for Android
Plays: 41601
Category: Strategy
The FireBoy and WaterGirl is going to have a new adventure! This time they face more difficult challenge. They need to walk across the dangerous fire pools and ice pools. Meanwhile, they also need to deal with some interesting trick to complete a level. After completing all the main levels, the other difficult levels will be unlocked. Well, are you ready ? Let's go.
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Jessica Dressup Game for Android
Plays: 41534
Category: Dress-Up
Dress up this cute model of Jessica. Drag and drop the various clothes, accessories, and hair onto your character to dress up and make them look their best.
Tags: Jessica, Dressup
Flash Element Tower Defense 2 Game for Android
Plays: 41532
Category: Strategy
Sequel to the massively popular Flash Element Tower Defense. This time you are protecting your elements from being stolen by 7 different types of creeps.
Tags: flash element, tower defense
More Crazy Animals Game for Android
Plays: 41495
Category: BoardGame
Match even more animals in this fun match three puzzle game for kids.
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Lucky Train Game for Android
Plays: 41433
Category: Facebook
Welcome to Lucky Train! Send trains to friends all over the world while building your very own thriving county!
Tags: facebook, casual, browser, fun, mmo, flash, rpg, social, game, games
Ravenwood Fair Game for Android
Plays: 41342
Category: Facebook
Clear the scary forest and build a fun fair!
Tags: facebook, casual, browser, fun, mmo, flash, rpg, social, game, games
The Amazing Fix - The Veteran's House Game for Android
Plays: 41309
Category: Puzzles
Someone doesn't know how to take care of their mansion. They have allowed trash to be dispersed throughout the property and because of this rodents, bugs, and several animals have come to munch on the trash left ot. Now they want it cleaned and it is your duty to clean there house fast and with the least amount of clicks as possible! Be quick and try and make a lot of money!
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Starland Multiplayer TD Game for Android
Plays: 41293
Category: Multiplayer
A multiplayer tower defense game. Play against a friend and beat them!
Tags: defence, defense, multiplayer, online, strategy, tower, two player
Baby Care Deluxe Game for Android
Plays: 41162
Category: Other
Manage child activity and increase child attrubutes. Make sure child grows healthy and happy.
Tags: Baby, Care, Deluxe
Stunt Pilot Game for Android
Plays: 41134
Category: Action
Take to the skies and pilot your stunt plane through various acrobatic flight maneuvers.
Tags: action, flying, plane
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Seib & Wessel: U.S. Confronts Action on Syria
WSJ reporters assess how, and if, the U.S. will take action against Syria. With President Obama sending the matter to a vote in Congress, doubt remains whether Republicans and Democrats can unite on military action.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
the ... AIG's ... week doing exactly what you knew you were going to spend the week doing some tells you something you never expected it to everybody Washington spent this week doing something they never expected to do which was to debate ... the debate about a resolution authorizing military strike on Syria ... um ... and it's very still very hard to read of ... the what does Congress actually going to the question ... was I was actually going to you ... know it's really it's a really good question nobody thought that President Obama was kinda stuff out on Saturday in and say I'm going ask for congressional approval ... so he's seeking congressional approval of the Senate has actually prepared a resolution that would cost is a form of approval the house is like totally at sixes and sevens ... my guess is that the Senate will vote full Senate will vote on it next week ... the house is a NASA and pass it and the house is a tool to bring it up next week but I e ... I'd bet that it goes to the falling leaves and who knows what it's going to say and who knows if they can pass later the company on the ... path ... I'm I'm not much more confident than they have been in the house ... if it's interesting about this issue is most issues that come before Congress they voted on it a million times before ... and this is totally happy low growth even if you want to go back to the precedent of Congress voting to give President authorization for military action it does this have been around for what seems like this happens all the time to really hasn't happened ... since in the last decade because the yen and the last time it happened ... he was a catharsis and everybody is still in ... kind of its various stages of shock over what happened after they did this in Iraq so I think that ... it is really new territory ... it's new territory also on sending people out is very difficult both for us reporters in for the administration trying to find out where people stand ... because Congress is still officially in recess ... and really the only way he can get a straight answer from a member on something like this is face to face a lot of people when you asks a lot of knowledge and we know ... and you just don't know where the boat and I think that in ... many doesn't agree but I think the fact that this ... came up well Congress is on recess is made from in the house much worse because everybody down in their home ... usually people who don't want to ... know in these circumstances hear from people say yeah let's get into another warrior in the other side and only the others have salute no this is ... all we hear so I think a lot of people were trying to get back into the swing of things think about the debt ceiling immigration all these issues that we thought was the southern really was ... now here we have a warm it is arguably the least but its U ... S with a focus on that that they're getting an earful from the constituents on it is they're thinking about getting back to Washington to try to not only is it that people when asked you wanna go to war in Africa to say no it's the opposition that's much more organized and they ... estimate was interesting to watch um in a Rand Paul the Republican ... against libertarian is a fear description Senator from cakey ... but in the ... foreign license Committee hearing and sense we tried very hard to quit whatever happens any action ... to war and he did not let human ... health ... and well this is a strike it's not a war he said anything into the war there and I think they're a lot of people out there ... who probably are inclined to prevent misuse if you start military action your underwear or even if you're not already there yet that's the prom when the administration didn't necessarily do themselves rather Secretary of State John Kerry didn't do a lot of favors because when the question came up what are your goals he won a couple of soldered you not the answer coming kept shifting depend on who's asking if ... and when you look at the party's you ... Democrats pointed this is limited as possible Republican to support it to the extent they are Republicans is or if they want to expand ... want this to be about undermines Saddam becomes the thing in the house and the sentiment and weigh the same rep Wallace funny about where ... to get the people I can think anything is too much ... and their mother one of our known than the people who are more militant more so hard to say whatever we do will be enough I think this is going to hedge should that gap ... so last summer the tea party's internal star with Republicans is up to you ... the um the administration at least I thought this debate got off to a pretty good start on the Republican side when within literally within five minutes of each other John painter the speaker Eric Cantor Republican majority leader in the house posts and were with the president on this one ... had happened much on any other day ... um the the the second and take them somewhere ... it'll take him somewhere I don't know how far will take them ... in the days after Obama for so that you can see congressional approval what you're hearing from a lot of aid St someone's got on this that we have heard from the speaker we haven't heard from majority leader ... in Air Canada's made Syria a very big issue for him for the last couple of years has been prodding Obama backed ... up and there is uncertainty so when they came out in favor of that it was a necessary thing for the president of any stock of House passes ... but then if you're a watch that day or two later I this is the next day when House Foreign Affairs Committee finally did it hearing with Secretary State Kerry and esoteric a goal ... he didn't hear a lot of people ... supporting the measure of the compound of Arkansas on the Republican side of town on the Arkansas who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan ... is fairly vocal Aso's Atacand singer is also the entrance for that flew ... missions in Afghanistan and Iraq ... wound that he was a lot of skepticism so ... you know this is not in the Republican leadership that has had a lot of sway with its members ... and I think this is going to be a major test might be my question is is how much elbow grease with a can of whatever I can hear him talking and we ate we chatted earlier this week and he made the point ... that he really thinks the present past sell this thing not just a Congress that the American people eat all the vomit twice during a meeting of the White House this week that ... he needed to ... deliver an address from the Oval office to the American people describing why ... the US is take this step and I think ... the jury's still out even from some of these Republicans who supported about the sidebar lists of those are telling boats there some unknown people are really the club what are all about ... the yes column on the outside of seventeen ... five of those the Republicans in the ... Bay Area camps isn't ... Sullivan draw lot of people are either side immediately there's so much not mom to clear ... my mind that's interesting about this call for the administration to to sell the American people and to sell members of Congress ... the very first round of three things that the Helen Scott ... is all focused on the question of whether or not chemical weapons were used and if they were when they buy side ... but they seem to have ... developed a case to convince people but that doesn't take you ... anywhere in terms of selling this as the response and that's what they need to that's an interesting point I think the probably be going into this week that the few beaches make the case the ... court was reused in the regime didn't and there's no doubt about that that would be enough thankless there you go in the sun has not happened ... with that with this McConnell of Kentucky months ago ... this first question that came up with a townhome really really even said there are no easy answers it's really hard to sit in ... we can't necessarily be with the opposition is there a lot of unseemly characters there and we can't necessarily ... stand by my side in one instance but there is this model and it's been very Nolan has given a clear answer ... you I mean you are where you are and I don't know that the administration is presented ... as with the most compelling evidence that Kerry Kerry during the hearing that soda for relations at least ... basically try to turn it back on Chris Murphy when the Democrat to his question saying ... how would you feel it ... yet ... if they guess their citizens again I mean that's kind of not a very bad and are you could argue wellspring of Democrats in the presence biggest prob many and arguably may well be a Monk's is real friends which are liberal Democrats in the house that's ... Beery tough nut to crack down on ... you know the saying Obama is the rose in the White House on and no ... sentiment and waited to have about the Iraq war that sentiment is so strong not just among ... House members themselves or are there but among constituents you talk to ... you know ... Jim in Germany are charging us today on CL and he was saying that ... over the previous twenty four hours has also done about three hundred calls three of them were in favor of some sort of action ... with the big progressive groups of gone out and pull their own members seventy five percent ... a number of interested does for phones and think seventy five percent opposed ... so there's huge pressure ... coming in from and they're all emails aloud in the industry so there are not ... in the end I think ... what kills this for mom and the Americas from as there was a hundred House members Democrat basically ... she if he loses ... forty forty five of them on top of what could easily be like uh hundred Navy or so ... um Republicans voting no ... it goes and goes over with his simple enough to meet him in the name Nancy policy the minority leader and getting on the phone and calling members of the Congressional Black caucus and other than saying ... you gotta take this for me is um does that mean and is nothing to last a number of these people yesterday ... is the president's own because he is and the efficacy of a second term enough to sway you in Maryland on the looking for a political Motorola confirmed this ... the good news for Obama is that Nancy policy is in charge of Nietzsche has proven ... has a proven ability to deliver tough votes ... though I think this is the real test I mean this is something like she she had to sell the health care bill to her caucus because it didn't go far enough ... but it still they basically wanted help get this one is really a ... new member this week has been in a case in which the president got on the phone and called individual House members she ... said ... I need you on this one answer Bill Clinton ... LBJ style as he did ... he ever done that ... you know he has a strike said there's no need to get a little bit on health care but it was really more I mean close he was wanted it to us that Colin out so I think you were the Senate ... bill it ... as good as ... the case for ideas and the Senate as a race to be in the Senate ... everybody's administration the president the vice president the Secretary State center for all former senators so that sees year I think ... in this context ... the house seems to still be a ... foreign territory for all these guys will house always feels neglected by the president yesterday there in but you heard it for Obama but I get the sense from Democrats and House that ... it's a really it's a genuine concern ... they have had about him for a lot now go with engines of the Liberal Democratic bloc though is that pro Israel ... the girls write a mean that's the way you crack that all of the solution ... the other was twenty nine ensure Schumer north of House members um and I am not that the console for the death of her alert log the when that ... other party a lot of pressure being put on this pen a core part of the house membership ... and um ... you know it's not that concerned that argument is just enough value to ... bring the thing together and I think the pack in the big ... Isreal of the year will do a lot of work in that regard ... but can only bar in Alaska with is the White House's whole number of conference calls with the progressive caucus to black ... as ... of this is going to continue his kids and you know Kerry ... and others of Ardi been saying the bargaining individually the area's house to get down to one get one of the conference call somebody raised a big stinkin and Kerry said to be to just come to my office ... and savers didn't issue ... most of the week of high drama only watch in all will be here next week to talk about it again onside and La soul hope you'll join us meantime you can join the conversation on Twitter at hashtag ... WS J live on Jerry Sithe ... Sts ...


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Situated just far enought away from the A66 so we cant hear it, Holmebeck Huts is only 10 minute drive from Scotch Corner which is an ideal link point for Visitors throughout the country.
Within Walking Distance
A public footpath runs through the land at Holmebeck so wether you fancy a relaxed stroll to the local pubs (we have 3 within a short walking distance all that offer a refreshing drink and a variety of food) or if you want to don those walking boots and enjoy a day on foot then you have an ideal gateway to begin your journey
**Pubs in walking distance, The Bay Horse (Ravensworth), Fox Hall (A66), The White Swan (Gilling West)
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Richmond (North Yorkshire) is our closest town, tourist attractions include The Castle, Green Howards Museaum, The Georgian Theatre, The Station Cinema along with an array of cafes and restaurants, individual and unique shops and galleries.
Other towns/villages to name but a few to visit are Leyburn, Masham, Hawes & Reeth here you will witness some breathtaking landscapes (all feature in the Tour de France Grand Depart July 2014)
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The Gifts That Keep on Giving
Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don't want you to misunderstand this. You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.
(1 Corinthians 12:1-9)
The spiritual gifts given to each person by the Holy Spirit are special abilities that are to be used to minister to the needs of the body of believers. This passage is not an exhaustive list of spiritual gifts; there are many others (see Romans 12; Ephesians 4; 1 Peter 4:10-11 for more examples). Some people have more than one gift, and one gift is not superior to another. All spiritual gifts come from the Holy Spirit, and their purpose is to build up Christ's body, the church.
Instead of building up and unifying the Corinthian church, the issue of spiritual gifts was splitting it. Spiritual gifts had become symbols of spiritual power, causing rivalries because some people thought they were more "spiritual" than others because of their gifts. This was a terrible misuse of spiritual gifts because their purpose is always to help the church function more effectively, not to divide it. In the same way we can be divisive if we insist on using our gifts our own way without being sensitive to others. We must never use spiritual gifts as a means of manipulating others or serving our own self-interest.
What is/are your spiritual gift(s)? A spiritual gift is usually confirmed by someone else. What has someone told you about the way God works through you? If you aren't sure what your gift might be, talk with your pastor. Also, there are tests you can find on the Internet to help you discern.


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Discussion in 'The Antiquated' started by edcodesign, Mar 28, 2017.
An old Smith Miller trailer.
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I don't know much about this other than it's a 1/25ish scale vague copy of 'Silouhette'. I've had it about 25+ years. I had a friend who worked in a second hand/collectibles shop who used to put car-related stuff to one side for me (particularly red-line Hotwheels!) and this was waiting for me one day. The manufacturer is 'Zylmex' and their name for the car is 'BRUTE' (!) with a model number K706 (all cast into the base). My one has broken front 'suspension' so the nose sits flat on the ground. I did a quick Google search and found a (small) scan of a catalogue from 1974 with a black version under the heading 'Rebels'. I also noticed that the wheels on mine are not the originals. As for finding one, E-bay would probably be your best bet. In the meantime, here's a couple more images.
I'm still perfecting this tanker for the office. The white letters on the trailer look more professional, but I like the colored letters and the white background makes it easier to read-even though it looks exactly like I cut up a bumper sticker, which is what I did.
This is a 1/16 scale All American Kenworth.
Wow, nice Kenworth. Another old camper.
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Just got this one, a '56 Ford, besides the lettering on the door, on the bed cover it says 1965-1995. Thought it was a kewl bank...
Great info. Many thanx, Gary
What makes collecting toys so much fun. Is that you can keep on collecting them. As with the real ones , not so much. That's unless you have lots of $$$. Here's a 1950 Chevy, with a camper trailer. And a old photo of a 54
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Poor photo, I built this trailer by hand to go with a Tonka pickup. Just like the real thing, it had a steel frame, with aluminum skin tacked to a wood superstructure.
Great job Barn find. Looks like a fun build. Another camper
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Ron, you got em. Ed.
Here's an old camper that I built some 40 years ago. I also built a model of it, back then also. I don't use it anymore.
But it was a lot of fun. And I still have it . We called it home sweet home. Ron...
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That one beats em all !!!!
Couple campers.
Is the pink caravan to the right made by matchbox ?
Im sure i had one when i was a smaller kid.
Beats this one !
Thanks Ed. You should've seen the campers in their motor homes when we pulled up in that old delivery camper. Lol
Another old Ford and trailer.
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Another old camper behind a 39 Chevy delivery.
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You guys knocked it out of the park today ‼
Here are a few trailers of various styles. By the way these are all 1/87th scale by Wiking of Germany.
So from the looks of some of the posts, fotos do not have to be diecast or HAMB friendly. Im not complaining, just want to verify before I post fotos of some old cast iron. Opinions anyone?
Would that be a Trailer Park?
Yes, this thread has gone from a die cast thread, to a toy thread.
Go for it .
San Francisco today .
Good early morning to ya all from the left coast !
And my favorite is this one, about 8" long but I don't recall the maker.
I hope these posts are OK since not diecast. Here are a few more pieces of cast iron. These are from mid to late 1930s I like trucks.
Last group, this time pressed steel. The bus is about 2' long.
Hubley Model A I passed up at a threshing show flea market,..shoulda bought it...
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