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The brand new centre, Discover Downham has now opened.
Please come and see us at our brand new centre on Priory Road, open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10am - 4pm. Entry is free.
New interactive displays focus on Work and Play, Fenland life and Conflict through the ages.
Free wifi, and internet café
Refreshments available
Research facilities with small library and computers to find out more about the heritage of the town.
A bright and airy meeting/function room with kitchen available for hire.
We look forward to welcoming you soon.
There are also memory boxes available for loan.


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Composer Olivier Derivière Scores DONTNOD Entertainment's Vampyr
Multi award-winner and BAFTA nominated composer Olivier Derivière (Get Even, Remember Me, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag – Freedom Cry) reunites with DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Remember Me and Life Is Strange, to score Vampyr, a deeply immersive role-playing experience steeped in vampire mythology. The soundtrack will premiere on Bandcamp May 5, with a digital release to follow on all platforms June 5.
Composer Olivier Derivière's inspired fusion of fierce cello, performed by Eric-Maria Couturier from Ensemble Intercontemporain de Paris, and sublime industrial textures provide the perfect companion to Vampyr's ferocious combat and the inner struggle of protagonist Dr. Jonathan Reid.
"I wanted to capture the struggle between the doctor and vampire that Jonathan Reid becomes," reveals composer Olivier Derivière. "Only a virtuoso cellist like Eric Maria Couturier, with all his experience in contemporary classical music, could give this performance such complex duality with his instrument. With the use of dual strings and so many disturbing notes, his musicianship evokes something unique that matches perfectly the journey of Jonathan Reid."
Widely acclaimed for both his sophisticated composition and inventive approaches to connecting music with the game, Derivière further enhances the player's experience by manipulating drones and other hybrid sounds to pan from side-to-side while you are
exploring the darkly atmospheric streets of early 20th century London. As the sound of your feet echoes, so does the music.
Derivière's dense and foreboding score also features dramatic, heart-staking choral performances recorded with the acclaimed Vox Futura choir ensemble. As Derivière explains, "The choir evokes the inner conflict of the hero; 'The Thirst' is the call for blood and 'The Cross' represents the vampire's fear of religious symbols, and the redemption."
Vampyr is set in early 20th century England as the country is gripped by the lethal Spanish flu and the streets of London are crippled by disease, violence and fear. In a disorganized and ghostly city, those foolish, desperate, or unlucky enough to walk the streets lay prey to Britain's most elusive predators: the vampires. Emerging from the chaos, a tormented figure awakens. You are Jonathan E. Reid, a high-ranking military surgeon transformed into a vampire upon his return home from the frontline of World War I. Vampyr will release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 5.
For more information visit http://www.vampyr-game.com.

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text: The other day I took off a bracelet that I wear everydaY to clean it and the safety clasp broke...SO I as my jeweler lives in Chicago I sent it UPS and it cost me $200....(that freaked me out right there...but needs must kind of thing...SO we repairs it and I get it back today!!! The clasp is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tight I can not get it open!!! The damn thing broke my thumb nail off then the end of it bust off the bracelet itself...so there I sit with like 8 diamonds in my hand and a braken bracelet...AND he charged me $200 for the repiar. SO $400 and Im still screwed. Im so pissed.


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The Google way of detecting Flash…
"As much as Google loves and advocates the open web, there are still a few things that can be done with Flash. If you need to use Flash, you need to react gracefully if Flash is not installed."
Read more at Google Doctype…
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"… if Flash is not installed…" ??
Maybe one person in a hundred does not have any SWF capability. And at the last audit, only a few weren't on the current major version:
That JavaScript looks sort of bloat-y to impose on everyone just to check whether a few don't have the usual surfing experience…?
(I'm not sure why they'd even bother doing a version-check for Macromedia Flash Player 2!!)
I think that test may also fail on plugin-using browsers like Opera, which can spoof their user_agent as MSIE.
Surely most of us are using swfobject by now? It's good practice to check either way… and ideally serve up standards based content if Flash is unavailable.


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Mobile phone software and application developer uiActive is understood to be closing its New Zealand operation, based in Auckland, and retrenching to Australia. Sources say about 20 jobs will be lost locally.
UiActive (NZ) Ltd was formed last year through the merger of New Zealand company ECONZ Wireless and Bullant Software, from Sydney. Its 5.8 million shares are held by uiActive Incorporated of California.
ECONZ, which was founded 30 years ago to design interfaces for laboratory and machine tools and other specialist communications, had developed a suite of applications aimed at the mobile workforce and distributed in the US by Verizon Wireless.
The company's technology connects mobile workers to their offices using cellphone-based in-field applications that communicate with password protected websites for back-office use.
Bullant had developed a mobile client-server platform that enabled mobile operators to provide a customisable user interface and operating system on mobile handsets UiActive has offices in Sydney and Singapore.
It is backed by two of the largest venture capital groups in Australia, CM Capital and Southern Cross Ventures, and by iGlobe Treasury in New Zealand.
IGlobe invested $3 million in ECONZ in late 2005. At the time, Tony Bishop, managing director of iGlobe Treasury, said the intellectual property of ECONZ Wireless came from a highly successful and respected development company.
"ECONZ is an iconic New Zealand technology firm with more than 30 years developing proven software solutions in the wireless space. It boasts an experienced and dynamic management team, as well as an extensive list of stable and strong clients in New Zealand and Australia which provide ECONZ with solid earnings," he said in a statement.
"It's an outstanding New Zealand company and we're exciting to be taking its technology to the world."
The New Zealand business was essentially the development arm of uiActive.
Chief executive Jennifer Zanich, who is also a director, did not respond to phone calls from Computerworld. Nor did Steve Lane of CM Capital. He is chairman of uiActive.


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Posted Friday, April 1st, 2016
Butler Police Department – Officer Involved Shooting/March 31, 2016:
On March 31, 2016, at approximately 7:30 pm, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office was informed by the Butler Police Department of an officer-involved shooting occurring in their town and involving a member of their department.
At this time, the Prosecutor's Office can confirm that an incident occurred leading to a Butler police officer discharging his weapon. The investigation into this matter is ongoing, and there is no current threat to the community.
The Morris County Prosecutor's Office continues to investigate this matter, with assistance from the Morris County Sheriff's Office – Criminal Investigation Section, and in consultation with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Due to the ongoing nature of this investigation, no additional information will be released at this time.


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If you rip a CD onto a pc (i.e change it to an MP3 format) does this reduce the quality of the music? People complain about how shit MP3's are but i just wondered if thats cos they're unqualifiedly shit or if thats just MP3's downloaded from places like itunes cos they reduce the quality to make it cheaper and easier to download or something.
Yes it does
CD > mp3.
It depends on what bitrate you rip it at though. 320 would make a really really good quality mp3 but might take 15-30 minutes to burn the cd to your computer. 180 or 128 is the norm that people tend to use, the lower the bitrate the lower the quality.
So if you're buying mp3s you really want to check what the bitrate is first. If you know it's going to be a really intricate track with strings and the like, you want the highest quality possible to be able to fully appreciate it.
Good answer
also, you can choose what bitrate you rip your cds at, all music software will give you the option to change it from the highest to the lowest and in between, but the actual time it takes at that bitrate will depend on the quality (/speed) of your cd/dvd drive. One of my old computers ripped a cd per 30 seconds to a minute, it was amazing, but my current mac takes probably five minutes to rip a cd now, which is why, despite my best intentions, I just didn't have the patience to wait up to half an hour for a big cd collection to rip at 320.
I doubt that sites like emusic and itunes lower the bitrate just to scrimp; the higher the bitrate the track is ripped at, the more space it takes up on your computer/mp3 player. So they're just going with what's the accepted norm.
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Phew, It has been awhile! I managed to get a job back home and I am heading on to my next phase in life.…hopefully all things turn out for the better.
Are We Taking Love too Lightly?
I watched a documentary on Honor Killing. It is sad to see this kind of practice still exist in this modern world.
Human Rights Watch defines "honor killings" as follows:
Honor killings are acts of vengeance, usually death, committed by male family members against female family members, who are held to have brought dishonor upon the family. A woman can be targeted by (individuals within) her family for a variety of reasons, including: refusing to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a divorce—even from an abusive husband—or (allegedly) committing adultery. The mere perception that a woman has behaved in a way that "dishonors" her family is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life.
The latest news on Honor Killings was on September 2013, whereby a young couple who were planning to marry were brutally murdered in a village, state of Haryana due to having a love affair. The woman was beaten to death and the man, was dismembered alive. People in the village and neighboring villages approved of the killings
The documentary further revealed a story of a another couple, going great means and lengths to avoid the woman's father from hunting them down and causes them harm. When questioned why the guy choose to great lengths to protect her, and he answered "because she believes in me, and I love her"
And this struck my mind, we are fortunate to live in other parts of the world, with different upbringing and cultural values. Most importantly we have the right to live and love. But most of the time, we are taking it for granted. The most humorous thing is , I have seen people dated for a few days and claimed that they love each other and found each other.
Are we taking love too lightly? Do we profess "love" too easily? Do we actually understand the meaning behind it?
On the Dusty streets of Regal Boulevard
On the Dusty Streets of Regal Boulevard – written by Eatnlivecsy-Chloe
On the dusty streets of Regal Boulevard,
Walks a common lady with a tod,
Nestled his head on her shoulders,
Wondering when is his next larder.
The lady scouts high and low,
On the dusty streets of Regal Boulevard
Looking for a generous kind favor,
And she saw a cultured fellow.
She walks up to him,
Begging for a token of kindness,
On the dusty streets of Regal Boulevard,
He looks at her and walks away.
Under the scorching sun,
She stood there waiting and hoping
He would return but did not,
On the dusty streets of Regal Boulevard.
Beauty In the Dark
By stroke of luck I happened to stumble upon this restaurant while planning dinner with friends. We went to this restaurant called Dine in the Dark. The concept of this restaurant is to give patrons an experience to dine in total darkness and served by blind people, which originated with Jorge Spielmann, a blind clergyman from Zurich.
We were served by a lovely 25 year old blind waitress named Hani (Honey). She was abandoned by her parents at a nearby temple when she was a young child. Fortunately, a kind-hearted person took care of her and she was brought up in the local institute of blind and deaf. Despite her disability, her self perseverance and strong will to survive independently makes her a remarkable lady.
The dining experience was interesting and very thought provoking.
What does the definition of beauty meant to a blind person?
Sad to say, living in a superficial world, we as a human being have always subconsciously taken a lot of things for granted and always strive for the elusive perfection. For every elusive perfections we seek, we fail to remember the good in its original form.
Blind or no blind, Beauty is something which can't be heard, seen, touched, tasted, or smelled. It can only be felt not by the skin but by the heart.
For those who happens to be in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, do check out this restaurant:-
Fear of Returning
When I first offered a job to work in Cambodia, I hesitated.
I seriously hesitated. Those people who are close to me knows that I am a person who needs the occasional adrenaline rush in life and I Do-Not-Fucking hesitate.
But I did. At that time, my mind was filled with uncertainties and self-doubt. I am about to set foot into a foreign land where infrastructures and basic necessity is considered a luxury among the locals.
Can I get to survive my life without my grab-to-go coffees and fast food chains?
I don't know.
Will I be under-nourished? How am I going to survive without food?
I seriously don't know.
Am I able to fit and blend with the locals while English is not their national language?
I have no idea.
What if I got shot?
To fuck with it. I am not prepared for that. But before that, I will take picture of tanks and guns.
There were so many questions and uncertainties when I decided to moved here. Once I got offered the job, I broke the news to my mum, she was worried sick and she even prayed that I didn't get offered the job beforehand. My friends were baffled at my decision. Back then, I just wanted to venture out from the country from where I have lived for the past 2 decades. I am still in the process of re-discovering myself. I just felt I need to get out. I need a change in environment. What better way than to throw myself in a land of simple, bare necessities?
Frankly speaking, I barely know about the country, except for the occasional documentaries featured on TV. The pictured portrayed Cambodia is a country filled with rich history, suffered 2 accounts of war and is a heaven for pedophiles.
And so I packed my stuffs and headed to where I am now, Cambodia. I remembered the first time I reached here, I was fascinated with capital's rustic charms. I remembered getting my first apartment with my folks who were with me, trying to assess the whole surrounding. We tried communicating to the landlady in sign language. She doesn't speak English, and so both of us resorted using the children's illustrated encyclopedia and calculator to get our messages across.
Thank god for children encyclopedias and calculator.
As times go by, I started to encounter interesting customs and cultures of Cambodia. Arranged marriage is still practiced here. My landlady even tried to match-made me with the locals. That was just plain hilarious. (This shall be featured in another post!). New friendships were bond and new outings and activities ensues. In a way, Cambodia has changed me to be a better person, I am taking things easy and to view matters with an open mind and heart.
In a way, I fell in love with the city.
In hindsight, I am glad I followed my instinct.
But now, things happened and I am now at a crossroad whereby I am comfortable with the lifestyle here and I am able to enjoy the quality of life that I always wanted, but I won't be able to experience that if i were to return to my home country and that just scares the shit out of me.
Anyone experienced that before?
Lessons I Learned in My 20s
This coming Friday, I am officially a year older. I am still reeling from the fact that I am one more year to the big 3-0. Standing in front of the mirror looking at my reflection, 10 years of my youth flashes before me. Quarter life crisis is not a myth after all.
Looking back, I am thankful from the support of my love ones. The wisdom gained throughout the years have made me wiser, not so temperamental, and more free spirited than ever.
Lesson 1: Always Believe in Yourself
I took my Professional Certification in the areas of Finance and Accounting when I was in university. I have to admit, I am not the brightest student among the bunch and I struggled with the course throughout my years of study. The dean practices favoritism on the bright students, and I was constantly being commented and challenged by my lecturers that I do not have what it takes to complete my course. There were times I cried, and shed bloods from all the stress and paper cuts. But I would always believe myself that I can made it through the hurdle and reach the end of the finish line. I studied fucking hard to pass my examinations so that I can climb the corporate ladder by the age of 20-21. At the end, I managed to get a World Class Placing in one of the subjects and I have passed all my papers within 3.5 years at the age of 21.
Lesson 2: Explore the Road Less Taken
I was fascinated with people in corporate outfits and was brain-washed to the whole concept that "you must be a white collar professional in order to succeed in life". As the years go by, I was unhappy with my job, working everyday until wee hours in the morning and most of the times throughout the weekends + public holidays. The effect of long hours at work have taken a toll on my morale and health as well. At times, when I was too tired from work, I would just drive my car along the highways around the city in the middle of the night, listening to Bon Jovis, just to clear my mind of work and the office environment.
I stumbled upon this quote from the website and I realized that achieving a success in career at the expense of my health and regretting the choices and opportunities I didn't explore in my life is the most foolish thing a human can possibly do to himself. We only live once, for crying out loud. At that time, I was contemplating of switching my career to culinary arts. I ended up taking professional bakery course on a part time basis as a hobby and possibly exploring the idea of a new career path as well.
Year 2009 was a bad year. The country was badly affected by the financial crisis and everyone decided to stay put and hold on to their job as a form of financial security. As for those who have the intention to resign, they would secure a job from their prospective employer before throwing in the resignation letter. For myself, I decided to resigned without any job offers and to travel across western Europe to do my soul-searching. Yeah, I told my ex-boss I wanted to do some soul searching, and Asian bosses are baffled with the idea of "soul-searching and sabbatical leaves", it is not within the context of an Asian working culture. Frankly speaking, I was really tired from all this bullshit and I decided I need time to find myself and search for inner peace.
I did enjoyed myself during my travels, and I discovered I have a deep passion for ancient history, and civilizations. In fact, after my travels, I took up a job working as a baker/cashier/cleaner in a local bakery shop. Pay was meagre, but I get to interact with people from all walks of life. At the same time, I was attending interviews with prospective employers and they always show their displeasure when I told them I quit my job without having any job offers, and found it very "worry-some" for me to work in a local bakery store. Their attitude changed my perception towards them and their close-mindedness.
Lesson 3: You Can't Please Everyone
I got a job offer to work in a 3rd world country. Frankly speaking, that idea fascinates me. It is totally different from the normal path of going to another first world country to work. When I announced my decision to work in another country, some people I have known opposed to the idea and I seriously couldn't be bothered. This is a path and life I have chosen, and I do not wish to conform my values and actions to gain their acceptance. So be it.
Lesson 4: Patience is A Virtue &
Lesson 5: Be Thankful and Appreciative
To adapt in a 3rd world country, takes a lot of patience and cultural understanding. I have seen people unable to adapt to the lifestyle here. I always reminding myself to look things from a different perspective and to be thankful and appreciative for what i have in my home country. I did not suffered any perils from the war, I did not witnessed any shootings and blood sheds. I live in a comfortable home with my family and a leak proof roof over my head. This is like a constant reminder to be more humble when talking to the locals. Furthermore, I always trying to learn the national language everyday in order to understand their local "scene". This is the least I can do to make them feel less intimidated by expatriates and make myself more welcomed here (as my second home).
Lesson 6: Smile and be Positive Always
Life is too short to be miserable. Smile and stay positive. I am always trying to remind myself that. I always do, at least , most of the time 🙂
Lesson 7: Some Things are Not Meant to Be. Forgiveness Takes Courage
There are times when you have misunderstandings with friends and you have drifted apart. Or you have some friends that do not wish to keep in touch with you for no apparent reason. Nevertheless, do wish them all the best in life. You may not need a concrete closure, but to know they are doing OK in their respective life. I think that is all that matters. Buddha once said, "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned". Forgiveness takes courage to the soul. Forgive every which way. Forgive him. Forgive her. Forgive you.
Lesson 8: The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. – Steve Jobs
That is all I can think of so far. Excuse me while I go prepare myself for the weekend celebrating and sprinkle the town with my newly acquired birthday gift (electronic pepper mill)
What is Love?
During our weekend conversation, I just realized me and my friend have something in common. We were once inspired to become a wedding planner. But subsequently got disillusioned with the whole concept of weddings and marriage. If someone were to ask me whether do I know what is love, sad to say, it took me quite a while to answer that question. There is a saying, man loves a woman because of sex; while woman loves a man and have sex.
What is love? When a couple lives together for many years, do they still love each other; or are they bound by their comfort zone , carnal needs or obligations? I have seen couples got hooked up and after a few days, and decided that they love each other and profess their emotions to the whole world. Is this love, or just mere lust?
How to love someone? There is no rule on that. It comes naturally. My mum once told me, do not let loneliness affect your judgement to love someone. True love is not mere love at first sight, but it takes time and patience to gradually understand, connect physically and emotionally, accepting your partner's pasts, character and ultimately to build a future together. To care for someone, is not about wishing to change him; but you are the first person to notice his change (hopefully for the better). Always choose someone who accepts for who you are, and to always cherish and make you laugh. If you ever meet that person, love him more. Love and romance goes together, that is how you sustain long-term relationship.
Do I understand love? Maybe yes, maybe not.


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This is a fan-created capsule adventure for DragonQuest 2nd Edition that focuses on the exploration of a barrow in a once pleasant pleasant cemetery. Time has all but forgotten it. The village that supported it has long since been demolished by bands of goblins and gnolls. Digging in any other mounds but Calimendil's will produce only bones and bits of rotted clothing… but if the right spot is found, an intriguing (but possibly dangerous) treasure can be found.


text: Hi, I've got a bit of a problem with my AirPort on my mac! I bought my iMac in November 2008 and have been using it through Ethernet connection at University without problems! I brought my iMac home and it worked on the internet fine, came back 2 weeks later and it had stopped working! Some days it chooses to work, and has been working fine for the past week, and now it won't connect to the internet. Sometimes it can find the router, and sometimes it can't! At the moment I am using a laptop wirelessly next to my iMac, and signal is fine, so no problems there. When trying to find a network, if it finds it, will connect fine, give me an IP address and stay on. However when I try to go on the internet it won't do it! Then other times it won't connect at all, and gives the reason "connection timeout" Is this a faulty card? Firmware problem? or what? If any one can give some insight into this I'd be grateful! Thanks a lot James


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Friday, July 31, 2009
Cybercrime along the I-5 corridor
It seemed like The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters played for months in various theaters around town back in 2007. After a detour that lead him into the Hollywood holiday hell ride that was Four Christmases, the director recently filmed a six-part online documentary film series about the perils of internet fraud called H*Commerce: The Business of Hacking You.
The film centers around a victim down in Sweet Home named Janella Spears who fell prey to a Nigerian 419 scam. She and her family eventually lost $440,000. H*Commerce also covers different types of hacking attacks and correlating information, featuring ex-hackers, law enforcement officials and industry officials.
The whole thing can be viewed over here. Eeep. Stay safe out there people.
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Decorative Sash, The International Organisation of Good Templars, Victorian
Decorative red velvet Provincial Grand Masters sash of the International Organisation of Good Templars. The organisation was a temperance movement inspired by the crusades of the Knights Templar. The IOGT's mission was to crusade against alcohol in society. The sash was presented by the East and West Cumberland branch of the IOGT to Brother D Y Scott for his services in the office during 1874. The initials PGM stand for Provincial Grand Master and the three leopards represent the Good Templars Grand Lodge of England. The cross is based on the insignia of the Medieval Knights Templar.
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The Independent Order of Good Templars was founded in New York in 1851. Its aim was to unite all temperance organisations. The society campaigned against alcohol and was named after the Knights Templar. Members saw themselves as modern day knights crusading against the evils of intoxication.
The Good Templars based their ritual structure on Freemasonry with a system of three degrees – the Initiatory Degree, the Degree of Fidelity and the Degree of Charity. Every new member had to make a lifelong pledge to abstain from using, or giving or selling to others, 'anything that will intoxicate'.
The lodges of the higher degrees were known as 'Temples.' Officers had titles such as Commander, Guard, Sentinel and Marshal. Despite this military terminology Good Templars also used moral imagery, such as the story of the Old Testament Rechabites.
The Good Templars were an extremely bold and diverse organisation for their time. They did not discriminate on the grounds of colour, race or sexuality. Black and white members were seen as equal and lodges were mixed race and mixed sex. In 1875 the segregation of black and white members led to a split in the movement.
The first Good Templar lodge in Britain opened in Birmingham in 1868. By 1871 there were 20,000 members. In Cumberland a Provincial Order operated during the 1870s. The group is now based in Sweden and has a global membership.
- The Good Templars organisation was inspired by the crusades of the medieval Knights Templar
- Their mission was to crusade against the use of alchohol and to promote temperance
- This sash was presented by the East and West Cumberland branch to Brother D.Y. Scott in 1874
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text: When Janet asked me to document her family, as her nephew Ben turned 1, I was overjoyed!!! I just love this family – they are so special to me for many reasons! Jen (Janet's sister) & Jeff have one awesome kiddo!! They came out from Tennessee to celebrate with a family trip to the zoo and a very full birthday week indeed!!! How fun! Such a unique & strong bond they share, and it's always so much fun to see everyone! They feel like family to me ; ) A Happy Happy 1st Birthday to baby BEN!!! Love to you all!!! xoxo, A


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Filed Under : Datta, Aniruddha | Dougherty, Edward Rusell | 2011 | Uncategorized | Bioinformatics
Type: Journal Publication
Web: http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/4/548
Abstract: Motivation: Cancer encompasses various diseases associated with loss of cell cycle control, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation and/or reduced apoptosis. Cancer is usually caused by malfunction(s) in the cellular signaling pathways. Malfunctions occur in different ways and at different locations in a pathway. Consequently, therapy design should first identify the location and type of malfunction to arrive at a suitable drug combination. Results: We consider the growth factor (GF) signaling pathways, widely studied in the context of cancer. Interactions between different pathway components are modeled using Boolean logic gates. All possible single malfunctions in the resulting circuit are enumerated and responses of the different malfunctioning circuits to a 'test' input are used to group the malfunctions into classes. Effects of different drugs, targeting different parts of the Boolean circuit, are taken into account in deciding drug efficacy, thereby mapping each malfunction to an appropriate set of drugs.
Cited as: Ritwik Layek, Aniruddha Datta, Michael L. Bittner, Edward R. Dougherty, "Cancer therapy design based on pathway logic", Bioinformatics 27(4): 548-555 (2011)


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Welcome to the Mosherpit, where I blog about everything that fascinates me and irritates me, be it movies, comic books, music and life. By day I sell trains and by night I'm writing books. The Friday Night Frights series is out and ongoing and can be found on Amazon along with my debut novel, Lost at Comic Con. Come with me, won't you?
Monday, May 25, 2009
Finally saw the movie last night. I must say, it was pretty enjoyable, certainly more so than the steaming pile of crap that was X3. No complaints about any of the acting and the effects were nice. Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson was awesome, though the Deadpool character in the film isn't quite what is in the comics. I'll overlook that though as there's always the possibility of another film with him going more towards the comic book version, who's currently hanging out with pimp action Destro on my desk. Worth seeing, as it's good mindless fun and isn't too objectionable with it's adapting of the comics. Now to get the game.
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Woods began touring with the Pfunk All stars in 1992. In 2001 she sang on four songs ("Scratched", "When Jack Met Jill", "Relax", "Tempovision") on French DJ/producer Etienne de Crecy's Tempovision album. The song "Scratched" was produced by fellow P-Funk mate Michael "Clip" Payne, who also sang on the song "Tempovision". She had three solo songs on George Clinton's How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?, released in 2005: "Don't Dance Too Close", "More Than Words Can Say" and "Saddest Day".
Woods died of heart failure on May 14, 2012
I'm sorry to hear the passing of Miss Belita. I was at the 930 club last night in Washington DC and I was looking forward to hearing her. RIP .. You will be missed.
Love the Voice, Love your gift and time that you took to speak with the fans….May peace and joy follow you. You have been Missed.
spent a valuable or memorable time with B and Garry several years back, in vegas,tremendous memories,cannot be replenished,may their legacies carry on beyond time….historians….
Belita was and is an angel. In Raleigh, NC where Pfunk rocked the joint for about 4.5 hours in 2012 or so, Belita Woods graciously handed my wife a blanket to stay warm during the cooling of the evening, while the band turned the mother out! !!! My wife waited patiently after the show to personally return the blanket to Belita Woods. Belita then hugged my wife and I and took pictures with my wife. Her voice was mind blowing! !! We truly miss her and think of her often. God bless you and the Funk. Rest in peace forever Belita Woods!!! Heaven has to be funky with you and the past Pfunk members there.
Arshad Y. Ali – Guardian and Defender of the Funk!!!!
just have to say Thank You Miss Belita Woods…
r.i.p. Belita, I loved your funk so much, you will always take me on a sentimental journey. Like Gary Schider, the funk will never be the same without you. You will be missed.—-


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Hi everyone,
I said earlier on the board that I'd post alerts when a winters farmers market is coming up. I just received this email, included below. There's not a whole lot this time except eggs (wonderful, I can vouch for that) and meat. Wish there were lettuces, root vegetables, etc., but hopefully next time.
Note: you need to email the folks at Henry's Farm (my favorite, with Nichols running a close second--sorry VI!!!) what you'd like, so they know what to bring up. Please do NOT email me, as I have nothing to do with the farm except being a big fan. You can email Terra at
Thanks, and happy eating,
From: Terra Brockman
Hello again and Happy New Year to you all:
To start your new year off on the right foot, you need the right food. And we have it. This Wed., Jan 9th, we'll be bringing farm-fresh organic eggs, beef, and
golden flaxseed up to Evanston -- before going out to O'Hare to retrieve Henry, Hiroko, and the family on Thursday morning.
Available items are listed below. Please email me by Tuesday morning with your order.
You can then pick it up from me Wed. evening from 5:00 to 6:30 in The Evanston Library parking lot (Church and Chicago, east of the library, I'll try to park
in the NE corner, near Chicago Ave. -- in Henry's gray/brown family van). If this time and place doesn't work for you, suggest an alternate arrangement and
I'll see what I can do.
Here's what I can bring:
Organic Eggs (LOTS! so feel free to stock up) $3.00/ doz.
Certified Organic golden flaxseed -- $2.00/pkg
Certified Organic Meat:
Ground Beef - $4/lb. (packages are 1 to 1 1/2 lbs)
Ground Pork - $3.50/lb.
Sirloin Steaks $9.00/lb
Roasts (Arm or Chuck) $6.50/lb (roasts are 3 to 4 lbs)
Round Steak $6.50/lb - 2 lb. packages
Stew Meat $5.50 lb (1 lb. packages)
Short Ribs $5/lb (1 to 2 lb pkgs)
Soup Bones (with a lot of meat on them) 3.50/lb
Liver/Heart/Tongue/Oxtail $3/lb
Beef Jerky $2.50/pkg (approx 1 oz = 4 sticks) (made by Marilyn Wettstein with her organic beef -- I'm not much of a jerky fan, but she gave me some and it's great -- just meat and organic spices - none of that preservative and artificial flavoring crap.)
Best wishes for a happy, healthy new year,
p.s. Please feel free to pass this message on to anyone you know who is hungry for locally, humanely, and healthily-raised meat and eggs.


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As Ferris Beuller said: Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
'The believer will fight another believer over a shade of difference: the doubter fights only with himself' - Graham Greene, Monsignor Quixote
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Wykeunchained replied to Crogge's topic in General DiscussionAll good thing come to those who wait, patience is a virtue I must admit I had my suspicions that things had slowly melted on this project but I am very pleased to see that the staff here are still plugging away in those lonely small hours of the night. Fair play, and respect to you all for taking a realistic and honest approach to emulation. Anyone can pump out a fresh realm with a few fix's and add a cash shop for "development costs" but I respect the fact that @Darkrasp has always been honest with the people following the project. I am a follower, I am actually enthused by the attitude of the team. By doing this for their own passion and not out of greed or fame, they show integrity. If Blizzard launches classic realms first it may actually benefit the project, as nothing kills a realm faster than a community with unrealistic expectations. If crestfall launches I will be happy, if it doesnt I will not be unhappy, what matters is that the people working on it are enjoying what they are doing and that its not consuming their whole lives. I actually dont care if I never log into crestfall, but I will be happy for the staff if they get to that point are satisfied with their work.
Wykeunchained posted a topic in General DiscussionI am sure Asura and Darkrasp have already fired up a version of the rebirth core just for fun, but I thought I would highlight a few areas that may be of specific use to this project. Very early on in rebirths development, under the era of Freakyuno, he spent well over a month working on the fishing systems and assured me they were "perfect", including seasonal fishing spawns and day/night cycle accuracy as well as manually checking every fishing spawn manually. (I can say that there are a couple of zones that I dont think are perfect as I did have to manually change a couple in my time there) I would think there could be some use in this area of the database that you could simply compare to the current values on on your core. Next up is the vanilla quest scripting, almost all of them work flawlessly and those not working I have some previous research knowledge, and tbh if I asked muggle I may be able to get access to the full bug tracker for outstanding issues that may also be of use at some point in the future. The next things is weapon procs, over 5 years so many items were corrected, and I can testify that every change made was accurate and correct. Many items have broken proc's on mangos based realms, varying from simple % differences to flat out guarenteed procs every hit (julie's dagger), all of these will be logged on the patch notes which are available everywhere. If I get access to the bug tracker back I can actually provide the actual adjustments and sources used. The main value is IMO in the database values, rather than in the actual core as rebirths original build is MUCH older, and obviously more varied, from the likes of the Nost branch or Kronos. I would gladly have a chat with Muggle regarding gathering more of our old data that is not publicly available at the moment, and if the team here would like it or think it may be of some value then I will certainly ask the question. For a project as unique as crestfall the actual benefits I feel will lie in helping the bug testers to work more efficiently on "known" issues with the mangos database. Just though I would throw that out there, and remind people that while I may not post often I lurk in many places
Wykeunchained replied to Darkrasp's topic in News & AnnouncementsHonestly I think the news of retail classic will have impacted on many peoples motivation in the last few months, although private realms did teach me one thing "dont believe the hype" so I am keeping my mind open to the future. It could be succesful, it could be the vanilla of our dreams and it could also be a wow classic nightmare with transmog and pandas, so for now I am enjoying working my ass off so that I have the funds for 2 accounts or enough money to start my own vanilla realm in the worst case scenario I think many things are uncertain in the next 18 months of vanilla wow, and lots of people are reluctant to commit to anything in such uncertain times
in my house that means Estimated Time of Argument when it comes to wow, enrage timers in RL are worth paying attention to
Wykeunchained replied to Darkrasp's topic in Developer's CornerMaybe its a rotation and you will get your turn, have patience
Wykeunchained replied to Darkrasp's topic in News & AnnouncementsA solid reply @Darkrasp and I dont think I strongly disagree with you on anything really. My biggest concern is realm size and I think this cannot be emphasized enough. The retail realms were restricted by technology to a large degree, I dont think they should really push too far beyond what they were. I question this as I have played on small and HUGE realms in the private scene and I do think once you go beyond about 3-4k peaks then the sense of community starts to diminish and the toxicity levels in game and on forums can be a bad thing. I would like to see them look at this area very carefully, because having an very populated realm also has some benefits as players of nostalrius can testify to. If there are no cross realm BG's then having a cap of around 5k means not only is there more activity than retail vanilla but there is also still a chance to be a realm hero. Its about finding a balance between having 24/7 activity while still having that community feel. For me another concern is changing the mechanics of classes or encounters. I think these should also not be changed, perhaps bosses could get normal patch style buffs and nerf's if required but that is post launch rather than from the get go. Once realms are live there will be data to show issues such as all content being consumed far too easily, if there is any form of testing done then they will obviously know that they can get away with a 5% hp buff on all raids and if its something as universal as that I dont think there would be too many complaints even from the purists. I personally think the UI will get a complete update, as it is clunky as pretty useless in its original form. Just bringing it up to date with normal levels of customization an versatility I think should be expected, and for players it means not having to use UI addons. I see no reason Blizz cannot even use things like this as a "cash-cow" by allowing players to purchase official UI skins and options, Blizz in game shop will certainly appear one day So a good post and I wish to god someone at Blizz is employed to just sit on discord and chat to the people that have been doing this for a decade. Blizz knows about the code, and the law and the economics, what I worry is that they dont understand the underlying community. Looking at reddit every one of us is a passion driven 6yr old with behavioral issues, yet there are people with a wealth of experience and understanding around. I have had many good discussions with staff from many realms over the years. There is no reason they cant ask advice from people like asura, gummy ect as well as keep talking with the Nostalrius staff. More opinions and experiences cannot do any harm. I have been reading so much the last few days and there is SO many opinions being thrown around and usually with insults and trolling thrown in the mix. Where were these voices in the last 10 years? Were they just "playing retail" without considering private realms, did they quit and move silently on to other games, did they love the game so much they played private realms with the risk of losing there achievements in game with no warning and regularly. The point is Blizz has to listen to ALL of them, because they are a business and they will build a picture from various demographics and work out the most profitable way to handle the final destination. It could be that they really will ignore all the requests for changes and will just throw out Blizzards version of nostalrius with a 1.12 client and build and release content on a schedule, but they could do many many things beyond that. I think for the next few months we will hear nothing at all, probably the next news will come at next years Blizzcon with a release date, some huge trailer and maybe details of what they are going to be doing about classic realms. The speculation will continue, I will just carry on gaming on private realms until there is something new to talk about, but I am both delighted by the news and very nervous about the future. It may well be I never end up playing retail classic realms, so I am going to just keep on like I was before trying not to get my hopes up. TBH now I think about it there is not much difference between crestfall and retail Maybe azura can set personal challenge to try and release before Blizz? Can that be the new deadline.... release before Blizz or call it quits? EDIT: with permission I will post this thread and original post on https://www.reddit.com/r/LegacyRealms/ for more exposure
The problem is the corruption didnt stop with vitaly and shenna, and TBH the way crogge went about dealing with the situation was no better. The issues within Elysium went FAR deeper than was published on reddit, and had been going on since the day they launched. I wish I could tell everything I know, but that would possibly compromise the identity of one of my personal friends who is on the inside of, now, both projects. The corruption from GM's was far worse than people know, and thats before you start looking at the leadership. I honestly hope players learn from this and stop following the crowd blindly. Within any organisation there is potential for abuse of power, and when its proven the lead admin is involved people should run for the hills. I would rather right off 18 days played than continue on either realm, the fact is Asura and the crestfall team are lucky they can walk away with their reputation in place this time, lets hope in the future they can find a trustworthy backer to keep Crestfall away from this kind of shady shit.
I dont see why there has to be a single owner, not an over-seeing group of people that ONLY have the responsibility for raising the funds, they would publish a list of donations and donor's via their account name, and if people wish to be anon they can. Each donation would be registered as it happened, and the funds for running the realm are collected in a single spot. The costs for the hosting would need to be provided with statement evidence monthly showing out-goings. The coders have only then to do there job and spend the budget. At all timers players can see the income and outgoing of the project, all managed by someone away from the dev or gm part of the project, they only deal with managing the finances. Should there be profit, above and beyond costs a buffer is kept aside for 2 months additional costs, and anything above this goes directly to a charity in a donation. This could be structured as a community project for no profit to raise money for a good cause. The problem lies in charity status and the law I would guess blizz would leave alone a project that is proving its a non-profit structure and also working for a good cause. But that means all staff on the project must go into it knowing they will only get respect and thanks for their efforts. GM logs would also have to be published in full, or indeed have the donations organizer's audit them on a weekly basis with asura and darkrasp and other staff members. The other options are looking into finding a sponsor/owner that wants to take on working with the current team, this is not an easy thing to do as trust is a huge thing as we have all seen recently. Someone earlier mentioned VoA talks, but I am not sure what progress you would get there but they are at least above board and pretty low drama. The issue is darkrasp and asura have to decide for themselves, and they have to think long term and not being put back in this situation in 3 months and a bit closer to live. I gave my opinions on the elysium deal at the time, I would hate for them to jump out of the frying pan into a bigger fire.
Simple posts like this are easily missed, there are people out there that may be interested in finding a solution that are not even commenting on the forums. Removing the forums should be avoided at all costs IMO. Looking forward to a @Darkrasp update soon
Wykeunchained replied to Outstanding's topic in General DiscussionWell I stumbled apon a mention of my name, I dont often drop by here these days and what with all the drama its surprising I even noticed it. I thank the OP for the kind words, and can assure you are correct in thinking I very very few loyalties and even fewer friends. While I take an interest in the crestfall project I dont think I am the person to offer any long term commitment, and with a project like this still in beta you are signing up to a LOT of years ahead if things go well. I want this project to succeed but I am under no illusion that its going to be the next big thing or even in beta in 3 months. Should crestfall find an alternative solution to remaining under the elysium infrastructure I may reconsider my situation. I have wondered if it would be possible to set up the realm as some form of charitable enterprise, ie no owner. All costs covered by staff and players and any excess goes to charity, think that may dissuade blizz from hounding the staff. The negative PR of taking down a charity raising realm would be a disaster, and the players know that there is some stability AND good work being done. During this research into charities I stumbled across an amusing thing, autistic people (normally the go to insult these days) get great benefit from playing on computers and can find communicating online more beneficial than in person. At the end of the day I am no lawyer, but ANY form of subscription or lifetime membership scheme is a real legal issue in many places, and why realms rely on donations or sold services. I am far from an expert on the legal issues and it does vary a great deal. Anyway, in terms of the original post, I would be happy to support crestfall again in the future if there was some form of independence and transparency
Wykeunchained replied to valaquenta's topic in General DiscussionYou are welcome to that perception, but I shit on what is shit, including rebirth when I worked there just I did that behind closed doors directly to muggle and andkem and not in public to the community as that would be unprofessional. I criticized Nost for its scripting initially, and the lack of player caps, and indeed on the issues over the closure when there was no need. I did an in depth review on Kronos that complained about the changes to core mechanics like LoS and the over-all difficulty. I complained about Magic-WoW and the failure to wipe when transferring from beta to live. I complained about Valkyrie becuase, well it was valkyrie, I shit on feenix because everything about it was pretty shit. I shit on Scriptcraft too. The thing is on EVERY realm I play I try to help while I am there. I report bugs, I offer suggestions and I show valid concerns to the admins in the hope they listen and consider my opinion. Being vocal and opinionated does not make you popular, it also doesnt make you right. I accept that and can live with it
Wykeunchained replied to valaquenta's topic in General DiscussionSee this thread, https://forum.elysium-project.org/topic/52889-legacy-crusade-the-journey-doesnt-end-here/ anyone see anything that shows crestfall as a separate entity? The fact is before anything to do with crestfall being complete the talk of mergers and progression from elysium realms already over-shadows and stomps all over this project. I am not saying this is fact, but the elysium fanbase already sees this as their future, who are the entitled fucks now? I know my opinion wont be popular, but seriously this is exactly why I made my opinions about this decision public. The crestfall staff will be walked all over, their work prostituted all to appease a bunch of hype following kids who have no sense or understanding of the thousands of hours of work that has been gifted to them. What happened to the claims that no transfers would happen? Already he elysium community are expecting it, and we all know how elysium management deal with player demands. The fact is any promises made in private, are not being made public. My question is, to @darkrasp @crogge @asura , what happened to ownership, the fact is the community owns a project, as the ownership WILL buckle to community demand. You can say anything to us now, the fact is you can not promise Crestfall will be a unique entity without transfers, as the elysium community are ALREADY expecting and demanding it.
Wykeunchained replied to valaquenta's topic in General DiscussionConversation, discussion and respect all cost nothing, thats all people are complaining about
Wykeunchained replied to valaquenta's topic in General DiscussionHad the staff reached out to the community they would have found numerous individuals that have the skills and resources that could have made this whole situation avoidable. I could personally cover the cost of a test realm for 12 months, I could have also offered some expertise in project management and I am just one individual out of thousands that have been following this project. There has been talk of increasing the staff, but elysium have almost NOBODY capable of coding on the core crestfall uses and as such the rate of development is not being increased significantly by this merger. My issue is not with the decision, its with the fact that there was no consultation. There are many people here that will not play on elysium realms for a number of reasons, and I have already outlined my own. The fact remains that the community that was already here could have been part of the discussion and decision, yet nothing was made public until the deal had been done. To host a realm for a year of testing with under 500 peaks would have cost me about £1000 at most, and that would have seen the project get very close to release I would hope. Yes launch is another story and costs spiral as the population grows, but having transparent and open donation systems, an admin job that takes an hour a week, would have meant similar transparency to what elysium offers but without losing control of the project direction. The issue is Crogge already has strong ties to Elysium, and that to me is the ONLY reason why this whole situation panned out the way it did. Crestfall could have remained independent, it could have recruited a project manager on a volunteer basis, and it could also have kept control of the project vision. I trust that the staffs ties with Elysium will play to the projects benefit in the long run, but many in the community will walk away just because of that link. I can no longer play on Crestfall with any assurance that Elysium staff are not pulling the strings, and that is why I cant be involved. I have witnessed the BS that was offered by valkyrie, and then similar with Elysium after the Nostalrius shutdown, and I simply dont trust them to recruit staff correctly, administer finances correctly or indeed communicate with their players in an open and honest way. I am not going to lie and say there is corruption or and back hand deals going on, but I dont trust the staff on elysium realms, or on their forums. I dont trust them to not change their mind in 6 months and remove player caps, I dont trust them not to ban people that complain with legitimate reasons and I dont trust them to not basically use the core being worked on by CF staff as their next cash cow. So yes the reason is my trust issue. I knew this was a small indie team when I started following the project, I had no wild assumption it would be the greatest release in private realm history, but now I dont want to stay involved as any trust I had for Asura/crogge/darkrasp and other staff will always be tainted by half a decades history of dealing with the elysium ownership in terms of shenna and vitaly considering there is zero evidence they are not involved right now. I dont know any of the staff on crestfall well, and I may be misjudging them. I understand the reasons they give, I understand that its their decision to make but a large portion of the CF community were here BECAUSE they had no faith in elysium or indeed twinstar or warmane. In summary, I think they should have upheld their indie development style even on this decision and consulted and discussed things in advance of making a final decision, whereas now I think the project got handed over simply because of Crogge's ties to Elysium and for no other reason. I have no ill-feeling towards elysium or crestfall staff, I am just sad that the private realms scene is no longer about players and games, its about status and success.
Wykeunchained replied to cybaster's topic in Feedback & SuggestionsIts not about a single solution, its about a combination of systems and procedures to manage the flow of new players to a reasonable level. The aim is not to drive players away, or ban them, its to manage the population and the game world to mean people have access without unreasonable queues and remove some of the over-population in early zones. " good luck with keeping the secret on the internet. " Its not about keeping things secret or giving loyal followers an advantage, its about running a realm efficiently and manageable. From an admin perspective you set a population cap based on hardware, you then need to manage that cap with fair systems and the least amount of work and effort. By planning multiple realms and merges you are creating work down the line, and also potentially killing communities and your player base. It is better to plan in advance and try to find solutions to over-crowding in the most fair and efficient manner. For example you give players 48hrs notice of a release date how many people will take a week off work, or arrange their whole guild all roll on the same realm on the same day? Removing the release date/time reduces this bubble of players, and may only reduce demand by 5-10% but that is key in the first two weeks. Fortunately there is plenty of time during closed and open beta to analyse data on accounts and activity to get an idea of the likely population in the early months. The fact is that is the ONLY time its an issue as populations usually decline or stabalise very quickly after launch. In fact the first 48hrs are the real time of strain, and after that players naturally progress at different rates and the distribution per zone is far more equal. Taking drastic steps like forced disconnects is a last resort, but ignoring the issue of players trying to circumvent queues by not logging off is narrow thinking. People will go to insane lengths to cheat or get an advantage, so why not plan well in advance and put systems in place to minimise the impact on the legit players that just want to log in for 3-4 hours a day in their free time.
Wykeunchained replied to cybaster's topic in Feedback & SuggestionsI think a simple solution is to not even announce the release date, stopping people from taking chunks of time off work in advance. You dont even tell the players until its going to happen, just a simple in game announcement that the realm is restarting with a wipe and then live. Have multiple realms set up in advance and auto assign players to a realm based on their IP location so there is an even distribution of players from different time zones on all realms. This can counter guilds rolling on a realm en-mass which is the biggest head start anyone can get. The instance mentioned avoiding logging out is in fact botting and would be ban-able anyway, and having systems in place in advance to prevent it is entirely possible. This will be completely unpopular but you can even cap a players online game time to a set number of hours a day or per week to free up server time for others. There is the option to start multiple realms with a pre-determined merge time, this allows staff to work out in advance the infrastructure required during the live period and players wont feel they are choosing the better or worse realm, especially if that realm choice is removed from the player entirely. Something I feel would REALLY help is removing accounts registration on the website the same time open beta is announced and then not turning it back on again until the realm goes live, this limits the number and quality of beta testers and then slows the initial rush on launch day as the website is more likely to crash than the game or login servers. The idea is not to punish players for wanting to play, its making them play when they are online and not avoid logging off. Making systems that control the flow of players into the game world reduces congestion, and the need for more realms than are actually required. There is no real reason for hype, there is already a crap load of people following Crestfall and enough to already fill 2 realms to a healthy level for many months after launch. Punish those that break rules, and do it publicly and harshly, for example a forums list of character names banned and the reason and whether automated bans or which staff member was responsible. Just having publicly visible lists of bans, deters others from trying to circumvent rules. Reading the OP however I think the sentiment is accurate and should be applauded. There are a minority of players/guilds that will do anything to get ahead of the curve, even though that curve actually means very little in an MMORPG where there is no winning. The job of the admins is to provide fair access to all, punish people trying to gain an unfair advantage or cheat and to put systems in place to allow everyone a fair chance to play when they like without the need for ridiculous queues of more than an hour. By controlling access to account creation, realm allocation and online time per session its entirely possible to plan and counter all of these problems just based on information already being collected from the website. Banning players should always be based on rule breaches, not on behavior that is possible within the rules. If I choose to play for 72hrs in one session I should be allowed, but I should also be prepared to log back in every 6 hours if the realm disconnects me much like a crash or normal disconnect. Its very easy to try and think of problems and answer it with ban the player, but often that is not required as you can prevent the issue from an admin based system if you think about the causes and details of the player behavior. Getting ahead on a PTE realm makes no sense, as content is gated by the expansions anyway. For every realm first in MC or BWL there will be another waiting at the end of the war effort, and again when outlands is available. The problem is there is a large section of the community that think these things actually matter and will no-life for 3 months to be the first to clear the initial raid content. These players eventually either burn out or end up raid logging anyway, or jumping to the next fresh launch server. These systems need to be put in place prior to launch, as with a PTE project there will be several rounds of hype during its life-cycle with the AQ war effort, Naxx launch, the TBC release ect. Each of these will cause population spikes, and by this point there may not be several realms being hosted, so finding solutions now is important.
Wykeunchained replied to Zito's topic in General DiscussionIn the last 3 years, about 150 days played being about 4hrs a day on average. Played on loads of different realms, currently having a bit of a break due to work
Wykeunchained replied to Erdozan89's topic in General DiscussionThere are dozens of projects and teams working on various expansions. I would not call this people last hope, I call it a potential option. On a grander scheme, however, you are perhaps close to the mark in some ways. There are fewer and fewer small teams working on single realms these days, and the normal suspects like twinstar and warmane covering multi-realms over different expansions. But this is all part of the course TBH. There was a time when there was 7 available vanilla realms to choose from, now there are half that with elysium having mergers and rebirth and magic closing down. The fact is you either have one huge team covering many realms like twinstar or you have a small team being very focused and dedicated to a single realm. I personally think that some of these projects over-stretch themselves and that shows in the quality, looking mainly at warmanes TBC realms with that comment. If you have a single focus you can be far more dedicated and fastidious, rather than having dev's working on multiple realms simultaneously. You will see new projects appear, you will see new realms go live, just because there is no public information it doesnt mean things arent happening. Crestfall is something that interests me personally, but its not the only project around with talented coders. With every publicity event like felmyst or nostalrius, new people are brought to the scene, not just players but coders and enthusiasts that think about wow as a future project. The private realm scene is growing over time, so the likelihood is more teams will set up and start working on realms. These things take time however and nothing really changes in these parts very quickly. I do expect, however, to see more realms releasing in the next year but I doubt they will have an acceptable level of quality and professionalism.
Wykeunchained posted a topic in Newcomers & IntroductionsJust wanted to say hello and finally register a forums account. Some people may know me already from reddit or rebirth. I have been following quietly for a while but felt after the recent "leak" and the staffs reply I should put my eggs in some basket, so here I am. I am currently messing around on vengeance and hellfire, and have played pretty much every vanilla realm in recent history with hundreds if not thousands of days played, I am really not joking either. I worked on rebirth for a few years as a GM and community guy and have been pretty active on r/wowservers for a number of years and more recently got involved in the formation of /r/legacyrealms. From my long background in the scene I have got to know a few faces over the years but I can never remember the realms or the different ID's for games forums reddit and discord so please forgive me if I forget a face I will be following things on this project very closely and hopefully able to offer some time to help with testing or just opinion. Hope I get to be involved a little, and get to know some of the folk here.
Wykeunchained replied to Wykeunchained's topic in Newcomers & IntroductionsThanks Elicas, looking forward to another project with you around, I am finally back on discord BTW


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Many things have changed since past year or past decade but there are some things that will never change. Let's not talk about global conceptions and talk about hairstyle evolution, mainly the evolution of curly hairstyles. I will surprise you but not much have changed about curly hairstyles.
Curls can be added to any hair length but let's check out these medium curly hairstyles for 2013 that include all the newest examples of curly hairstyles. The reason why I have chosen medium length hair is because it is the most frequently chosen style.
Ladies with natural curly hair more often do not feel all the benefits of curly hair and straighten curls. I must say that it is not wise. Nothing can make you look more feminine and sensual than curly hairstyle so do not even think about straightening hair.
Medium curly hair will be suitable for almost all face shapes except of round face shape. Tight curls can make face look wider. In case you have round face, you can opt for shoulder length medium haircut. Soft wavy hairstyle will be more suitable for round face. Soft waves can be created either with large barrel curling iron or rollers.
Curly hairstyle will look more voluminous and bouncy if you add few soft layers to your medium haircut. Graduated layering will be more suitable for curly hair, furthermore, such style will add movement to bulky texture.


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A crowd estimated at 30,000 poured into the old Baltimore stadium on 33rd Street as the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University lacrosse teams prepared to face off to earn a trip to the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
It was the second time they had met, and many believed there was no need for this game, the culmination of an eight-team playoff system. Hopkins was already considered the best team in the nation after going undefeated in 10 previous games, including postseason victories over St. John's and the Crescents.
Since few nations played the sport (only Canada challenged Hopkins in the '32 games), it marked the last time lacrosse would be part of the Olympic schedule.


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The Thundermans – Season 1
Phoebe and Max Thunderman are 14 year old twins who, although they have opposite personalities, share a common secret. The teens, along with their parents and younger siblings, are superheroes. But the family must keep the superpowers under wraps and live a normal life. Phoebe and Max have the same powers — freeze breath and the ability to move objects via telekinesis — but use them in opposite ways. Good-natured Phoebe tries to do the right thing, while troublemaker Max wants to become a supervillain. Little brother, Billy, is able to move at superspeed while little sis, Nora, has laser beam eyes. Dad, Hank, can fly and has extraordinary strength, but mom, Barb, is able to generate lightning from her hands. This family wants to lead a normal life?...Read More
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Seventeen-year-old Nadine Franklin frantically enters the classroom of her history teacher, Mr. Bruner, and dramatically tells him that she is going to kill herself. Nadine flashes back to the events leading to that moment. Nadine lives with her mother Mona and older brother Darian in suburban Portland, Oregon. Her life has been difficult since her father, Tom, died four years ago, sending her into a depression and social anxiety. While Mona is away, Nadine and her best friend Krista get drunk. Krista sleeps with Darian, angering Nadine. Krista tells Nadine that she will continue to see Darian. More…...Read More
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It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself? Click here for whole story. Contains Spoilers....Read More
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She's a wild child, a drinker, a truant, sexually bold, deliberately reckless. He's a model student, serious, responsible, who wants to attend Annapolis. She's the daughter of a liberal white congressman. He's the son of a hard-working Mexican-American woman. She goes after him because he's a hunk. He likes her but is frightened by her wildness, which is against his nature. Will she lead him into trouble, or will he help her grow up and quiet her demons? "Crazy /Beautiful," which is about these questions, is an unusually observant film about adolescence. The movie stars Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez as Nicole and Carlos. Both actors are natural and unaffected–they level with their characters, instead of trying to...Read More
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Dollhouse just barely received a second-season renewal following some pretty dismal ratings, and creator Joss Whedon decided to use that extra time to depict how the corporation behind the titular organization was planning to silently take over the world? and how that attempt eventually led to a nightmarish future in which most of humanity has their minds scrambled. Echo (Eliza Dushku) continues to delve deeper into the conspiracy, while doing her best to hold onto her personality as her memories are wiped by the Dollhouse's technology. At the same time, Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) adjusts to his new role as Echo's handler, Dr. Claire Saunders (Amy Acker) confronts an existential crisis and Adelle DeWitt (Olivia Williams) makes a power play against...Read More


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Last year the funding for Delaware's earliest learners was reduced, while programs continue to enter and move up in Stars and more children qualify for Purchase of Care funding. Our needs continue to grow, and we know that the best return is when we invest early!
Your voice is needed today!
YOU can find your state Representative HERE to contact them.
Tell your state Representative:
- Quality Early Childhood education is one of the best investments the state can make!
- Encourage the state to maintain its commitment to quality, including tiered reimbursement for programs that reach higher levels of quality in Stars – at least the $3.8M requested in the Governor's budget as we need to invest on the growth of the STARS program.
- The state should increase the base rate that a provider receives for children using Purchase of Care. This rate is currently so low, that many providers may not be able to sustain long term care for children who receive Purchase of Care.
Children don't have a vote — adults do. Early childhood professionals who work with children each day know the challenges that families face. We are in the best position to make a difference for children.
We need YOU to get involved and tell YOUR elected officials that we need to prioritize early childhood funding in next year's budget.
The Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children (deaeyc) Mission Statement states with clarity its position on advocacy.
The mission of the Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children (deaeyc) is to promote national standards for early care and education as defined by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); to provide and support opportunities for professional development; to advocate for children, families, and early care and education professionals; and to build community awareness and support for the early care and education profession.
Educational Advocacy for Delaware's young children is not only a noble goal, but also a vital one. It is essential because a high percentage (40%) of Delaware's children, birth to age 5, live below the poverty line which impacts their ability to be successful learners. Therefore, it is not surprising that 7 out of every 10 children in Delaware are not kindergarten ready. These statistics raise profound concerns about the long term educational impact for these learners. Such concerns provide a focal point for intensive and dynamic early care advocacy. Along with this, research shows that children from low-income families at age three have heard 30 million fewer words and tend be less prepared for kindergarten and more likely to not test at grade level reading in 3rd grade.
In addition, deaeyc wants to be sure that the early childhood programs servicing these children are of the highest quality, including having educated and well compensated teaching staff. Based on 2016 data, the average child care professional in Delaware made $9.95/hr, this is not a livable wage!
deaeyc has responded to the call to advocate for our children. deaeyc programs include: T.E.A.C.H., WAGE$, W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant, and the Statewide Conference. Children, families, early care and education professionals are the direct beneficiaries of these efforts.
To become involved, please join our public policy interest mailing list!


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The Fractured site has been updated to allow fans to register on the site for a chance to later earn either an alpha or beta key. Registration, of course, yields the development newsletter that keeps potential testers and fans aware of the latest news about the forthcoming game. You can share a link with friends that will ultimately net some nifty in-game rewards too.
Fractured is the first open-world sandbox MMORPG mixing action combat with fully interactable environments, appealing equally to lovers of competitive and cooperative gameplay. Jump right into the fray from day one. Defeat your enemies through your own skill and cleverness, not equipment or level. Gather resources, craft, trade and venture into legendary travels as a solitary hero, or start a settlement with your guild and grow it into the next empire.
Some other facts about Fractured:
Learn more on the Fractured site.
Thanks, Keldor!


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eNews@Morningside December 1 - December 6, 2015
December 6, 2015
11 a.m. Worship with Communion
Please remember your canned and dry goods to bring forward when you come to communion on Sunday. Baskets will be in the front of the sanctuary to receive our offerings as we receive the offering of God's grace in communion.
Baron Mullis preaching
"By the Tender Mercy our Our God"
Texts: Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11
9:30 a.m.
Coffee and Conversation
9:45 a.m.
Faith Development Class; Christmas Pageant Rehearsal
This Sunday, we continue a six-week series called "Illuminating Advent: Bringing Christ's Hope, Peace, Joy and Love Into Our Lives." For the classes' Advent service project, they will lead the congregation in a clothing drive. The donations will be given to the ICM clothes closet and Rebecca's Tent. Please bring adult men and women's clothing items only. Clothes should be clean and in good condition. This class meets in Room 201 at 9:45 a.m.
Preschool children will hear how the shepherds responded to the news of Jesus' birth.
12 noon
4:30 p.m.
MS Youth Group
5:30 p.m.
Youth Games and Dinner
6:30 p.m.
High School Youth
More Information
For more information about these events, please contact the church office at 404.876.7396 or email@example.com.


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Beyonce and Blue Ivy gave the Bey-hive a Valentine's Day shout-out last night with a cute snap of the two of them covered in tiny plastic (they are plastic right?!) bees.
Mom and daughter are both doing over-the-top selfie faces, looking adorable (again, hoping the bees are plastic and they're not both fighting through some serious stinging pain here) and blowing kisses to Beyonce fans, whom she also shouted out at the 2015 Grammys.
Bey captioned the photo simply, "Happy Valentine's Day 🐝🐝💋💋"
Aww, thanks Bey and Blue!