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in normal tv game , usually fov of camera is what? 45 ,60 ,or ... which is better.
Answer by testure
Jun 17, 2011 at 06:47 AM
this is entirely dependent on what kind of game you're making. it doesn't matter if it's going to be on the TV, a computer monitor, or an iPhone.
45 is a very narrow FOV, you might want to use it in situations where it's a claustrophobic FPS horror game, or something along those lines. The player doesn't have much peripheral vision, so it could be useful for games where you want to limit what the player can see on the sides.
60 is a pretty standard FOV because it feels pretty good in first and third person games.
90 or higher starts giving players much more peripheral vision. very useful for fast-paced action games or first person shooters (like Quake 3 arena, etc).
so yeah, it's not a one-size fits all thing, you're going to have to experiment and find out what fits best.
True :D I still play Quake(live) but with 120 all the time ;)
Keep in mind that a fov of 90+ will cause the view to warp at the screen edges.
Some players, like me, get motion sickness above 90. So I play Q3 with 90.
but when i use 70 . the cube looks like rectangle .
and the camera setting in maya is very different from unity. by my lucky , i finally set a sence look the same both. there are no topics about that ...>_<
Unity camera uses vertical fov and I would guess that Maya uses horizontal fov.
Answer by WarpZone
Apr 19, 2017 at 12:30 PM
This guide is indispensable for making your game more accessible to a wider audience:
They say 60 for TV, 90 for computer monitor. Anything smaller causes nausea in some of your audience. But also, note that you can get away with a slightly smaller FOV for thirdperson games than first-person.
Best practice, of course, is to make it configurable from an always-accessible in-game menu. (I.E. you can access it from the pause screen AND the title screen.) 60/90 should just be the default.
Answer by Kossuranta
Apr 19, 2017 at 12:50 PM
No, no, no! You should never use FoV to limit players view area to make something claustrophobic or for anything like that. Too small and too big FOV cause motion sickness and headache to a lot of players.
There is no one correct value as the real value depends on how far away player is from the screen and how large the screen is. FoV stands for Field of Vision and should always be something that player has control over. Correct value depends on how much the screen covers of your total viewing angle. Humans generally have almost 180 degree vision horizontally and when sitting close to PC monitor it generally covers around 90 degrees horizontally hence FoV 90 is usually good.
General values are 60 for TV and 90 for PC monitor, but changing 22" monitor to 27" would require higher FoV from same viewing angle. Same goes for consoles, if you have 32" TV and then buy new 50" one you will most likely still have the couch at the same position. Only difference is that the closer you are and the more the screen covers your vision the more important it is to have correct FoV, this is the reason why PC players will always be really noisy if FoV is bad.
Adding to my answer setting for example 90 to Unitys Camera as Field of View most likely will not give you result you would expect as that is Vertical FoV, not Horizontal. Vertical fov of 59 would be same as horizontal fov of 90 on 16:9 aspect ratio or at least really close.
Uhm you basically said pretty much the same as the other two answers with the exception of your statement that you should never use the FOV for any artistic effects... In reality almost all games use a FOV change for various things. The most prominent is zooming. Almost every FPS game implements zooming via FOV. Another case is sprinting where a lot games increase the FOV slightly to provide a slightly larger view area which also gives the illusion of moving faster.
In most games you set the vertical FOV and not the horizontal FOV. That's the case in Unity as well. The horizontal FOV depends on the aspect ratio of the screen. As i said in my comment above i play Quake with 120° FOV all the time. Just watch this comparison vid.
The best thing you can do is what WarpZone said at the end: provide an easy accessible user setting as long as your type of game allows it.
ps: FOV usually stands for Field Of View
Try creating new project in Unity and setting camera FoV to 90 and the place cube at the edge of the visible area. It will not look like cube at all anymore because that is same as 120 horizontal fov on 16:9 aspect ratio.
There have been games with vertical fov like Battlefield Bad Company 2 and people even made calculator to get horizontal FoV because most use horizontal where 90-100 is generally good for PC. http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php
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COOKSTOWN District Council has hit back at a series of locally proposed health cuts telling the Northern Trust - we already have unacceptable levels of poor care.
Representatives and council officers met on Friday to compile a response to the Trust's 'Transforming Your Care' (TYC) consultation document.
It was presented to councillors at a special health board meeting held in the council's offices last Tuesday.
During the meeting elected representatives were told that Westlands Residential Home could be closed, and that Dalriada Doctor on Call should be moved from Moneymore to a building on the Mid-Ulster Hospital site.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Cookstown District Council said it welcomed the opportunity to respond to the document but added it had "major problems with much of the content",
"These concerns sit on top of other serious ongoing concerns the Council has – and has had for many years – about the unacceptably poor levels of core health and care services which are being presented to the people of our District and wider mid-Ulster.
"The current evidence is that many of these poor levels of service are actually deteriorating," it read.
The cut off point for responding to the proposals was January 15th.
The statement also outlined a number of points council felt backed up its strong opposition to any further retraction of services in the area.
"Transforming Your Care merely proposes to build on the model of acute hospital care which has been developed for the population of the centre/greater west of NI and which has not delivered for the communities and people in this region," read the response.
"More of the same is clearly unacceptable. Indeed, a complete reappraisal of local needs and a radical reconfiguration of the acute care model are required."
The council also hit out at the poor Ambulance response times for the area.
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German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS have developed a real-time facial recognition app for Google Glass that can estimate age, gender, and the basic emotions of happiness, anger, sadness, and surprise. The research firm's facial recognition software is called Sophisticated High-speed Object Recognition Engine (SHORE) and uses the CPU in Google Glass to process video in real-time.
SHORE relies on a database built on C++ that includes over 10,000 annotated faces. The program uses its library of facial expressions to determine the age, gender, and emotion of the person being viewed through Google Glass. According to company representatives, "The new development from Fraunhofer IIS is the first emotion recognition software in the world to function in real-time with Google Glass."
Although SHORE's programming and range of features are impressive, and a precursor to more sophisticated facial recognition apps to come, the impact this will have on personal privacy in public and private settings will no doubt rankle citizens and local government agencies still struggling to reconcile technology that can record personal data on the sly and in real-time. In an anticipation of this dilemma, the team responsible for developing SHORE insists that "none of the images leaves the device." Names will neither be searched nor populated, only the emotional state, gender and age of the individual.
The research firm goes on to explain that the app will be marketed to individuals suffering from certain types of autism in which the individual cannot identify emotions (Okay, I dig), and also to commercial and market research firms (Okay, I dig not so much).
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MY PARADISE: Give me orders to Diego Garcia
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I was fortunate enough to be stationed for 12 months on Diego Garcia and it was the closest to paradise I have ever been. Where else in the world can you wake up every day and walk to the lagoon to view an incredible sunrise, or retire at night after walking to the ocean side to witness the most awesome sunset? People may complain about the remoteness, but I enjoyed seeing things that very few get to see: going to the "jungle" and catching the rare sight of enormous coconut crabs, walking along pristine beaches collecting shells, watching movies in an outdoor theater, touring the old Mission and attending Church services at the old Mission Chapel, staying fit by participating in monthly "Full Moon Platoon" fun run/walks, free beauty shop treatments and base-wide picnics. I think I will create a quilt from all my t-shirts I collected over the 12 months so I can relive the experience of Diego Garcia whenever I use that quilt. If someone could give me orders back there, my bags are packed! Above is my favorite photo that I took there because it helps me "go back to paradise" — if only in my daydreams.


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In an effort to keep costs down on our wedding, we decided it would be reasonable, easy and of course fun to design our own wedding invitation (and by we I mean me with Kevin telling what did and didn't work each time). I realize that interior design and graphic design are two different fields, though they do relate to one another, and I figured since I design presentation boards that surely an invitation wouldn't be all that bad.
Well it wasn't quite that simple. For example, have you ever realized how many different ways one can word a wedding invitation? I didn't until I was randomly flipping through Martha Stewart's wedding website and found Martha's step by step instructions on invitation wording etiquette, see here.
With the wording down I started to research various styles of wedding invitations, of course Pinterest offered several but I also checked out download and print. Next was to get started and see what I could come up with.
Our first round:
So here was our second round:
Round 3, 4 5:
See the differences? I know, they're quite miniscule. Stripes weren't working out so well, the darker the stripe the harder it was to read and we couldn't figure out a different color. Also, Kristina said it sort of looked like an old fashioned movie ticket. Our wedding theme is us, Kevin and I- things we love together, and while we both love movies it wasn't quite the look we were going for.
Thus came round 6:
Round 7:
I won't be playing graphic designer again for a while. All in all, I enjoyed it and felt it went pretty well. (No need to go into detail about how the resolution was off and thus forcing me to redo the invitation like three more times after round eight...)
-If you plan on designing your own make sure you have plenty of time for several rounds, especially if you're picky like Kevin and I.
-Get your wording right. You don't want to offend family members. Also there are more fun and personal ways of writing wedding invites these days, so look around and don't settle if you're not completely happy with it.
-I used Microsoft Publisher at first but later transferred into Adobe Photoshop...I'm sure there are much better programs but these are what I had available to me and found them to work out pretty well.
-Your invitation is sort of the first peak into your wedding that guests will get. Make it personal, relevant and informative.
What is everyone else doing, already have done? I've heard Michaels has great options as well...
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Ford reduces EPA ratings on its 2013 C-MAX Hybrid
In the face of mounting legal challenges and ongoing complaints that the 2013 C-Max Hybrid is failing to meet its highly-touted EPA fuel economy ratings, Ford has announced a voluntary adjustment to bring those figures into closer alignment with the vehicle's real-world numbers. The revision -- which reflects an 8.5 percent overall reduction - will drop its EPA stats to 45 mpg city/40 mpg highway/43 mpg combined from the existing 47 mpg across-the-board marks. To compensate owners for this change, Ford will issue one-time "goodwill" rebates in the amount of $550 for owners and $325 to those who leased one of these compact hatchbacks.
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As part of this action, Ford and the EPA plan to enact changes in the methodology used to generate fuel economy ratings for hybrid vehicles. Because they share common platform and powertrain elements, the C-Max and Ford Fusion Hybrid were treated as one "family" under current EPA General Label regulations that have been in place since the 1970s and both received identical fuel economy figures based on that criteria. In the future, Ford says it will test and label each of these vehicles individually to ensure more realistic numbers. No changes are being made to the EPA ratings of the 2013 Fusion Hybrid, which remain at 47/47/47 mpg.
"Ford is absolutely committed to being a leader in the hybrid market and to top fuel efficiency across our lineup," said Raj Nair, group vice president, global product development. "We are taking actions with our popular C-Max Hybrid so that customers are even more satisfied with the vehicle's on-road fuel efficiency performance."
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Venue: Sheraton National Hotel
Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States
|Event Date/Time: May 01, 2012
|End Date/Time: May 02, 2012
I. Incorporating Smart and Microgrids in Government Strategies and Plans
"OUSD/IE Perspectivesâ€
THE HONORABLE DR. DOROTHY ROBYN, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
"OSD/AT&L Mission Assurance Strategy and Energy Needsâ€
MR. RAY TRECHTER, Deputy Director, Mission Assurance, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, OSD (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
"Army Energy Strategyâ€
DR. ED SHAFFER, Chief, Energy and Power Division; Army Research Lab Lead, Power and Energy Technology Focus Team, Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
"Air Force Energy Strategyâ€
DR. KEVIN GEISS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, US Air Force (tentative)
"Navy Energy Strategyâ€
MR. THOMAS HICKS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, US Navy (tentative)
"Interoperability in the National Gridâ€
DR. ALLEN HEFNER, Jr., Assistant to the National Coordinator of Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
"Keys to Successful Government/Industry Energy Partnershipsâ€
COLONEL (ret) DAN NOLAN, Chief Executive Officer, Sabot 6; [COL Nolan was the first director of the DoD Power Surety Task Force]
"Navy Installation Energy Management and Smart Grid Pilot Initiativesâ€
CAPTAIN KEN BRANCH, Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington; Regional Engineer, Naval District Washington
• "Smart†Guiding Principles
• Smart Grid Objectives
• Systems Interoperability
• Technology Strategy
"Energy Test Bed Demonstration Projects in Support of Microgridsâ€
DR. JEFF MARQUSEE, Director, DoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
II. Government Smart and Microgrid Initiatives
"Army Microgrid Initiatives"
SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Sustainability, US Army
"Air Force Smart and Microgrid Initiativesâ€
DR. DARYL HAMMOND, Chief Engineer, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) [invited]
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MR. MARQUES RUSSELL, Senior Engineer, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twenty-Nine Palms
"SPIDERS – Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Reliability and Securityâ€
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"SPIDERS Microgrid Design, Implementation, and Cyber Securityâ€
DR. JASON STAMP, Principal Investigator, SPIDERS (Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security), Sandia National Laboratory
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MS. MERRILL SMITH, Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy (DOE) [invited]
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• Technology Development
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"HI Power and Tactical Microgridsâ€
MR. CHRIS WILDMANN, Program Manager, Hybrid Intelligent Power Program (HI Power), Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
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DR. KAREN SWIDER LYONS, Head, Alternative Energy Section, Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL); and DR. R. Rocheleau, Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii
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MR. BILL BECKER, Director, Business Development, Spirae, Inc.
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MR. RICH GODLASKY, Senior Manager, Intelligent Microgrid Solutions, Lockheed Martin
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MS. AUDREY ZIBELMAN, Chief Executive Officer and President; and MR. ALAIN STEVEN, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Viridity Energy
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MR. PAUL SAVAGE, Chief Executive Officer, and MR. Jeff Daudert, Key Accounts Manager, Nextek Power Systems
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How to Remove PDFCreator Malware
If you searched SourceForge for a trusted open source PDF file creator, you may have found and installed PDF Creator. What you did not know is that you also installed a hidden malware program called "PDFforge Toolbar" which will redirect you using mybrowserbar.com or urlseek20.vmn.net. There is a simple solution.
This is not a virus, but is adware which may be removed if you prefer. Anti-Virus vendors say that the software is not-harmful, although you may classify the toolbar as potentially unwanted software.[1]
1Close your browser.
2Click "Start" and open your "Control Panel" for Windows.
3Click on "Programs and Features".
4Find the program "PDFforge Toolbar". (You do not need to uninstall the PDFCreator program!)
5Using the control panel, choose to uninstall the program.
6Restart browser. It will direct you to a page asking why you chose to uninstall, but after that it should no longer hijack you to searches and pages that you did not want.
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QuestionWhat does it mean to see, "Error 1316. The specified account already exists"?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerYou have created an account and tried to make an account with the same username or same email address. Try signing in instead of creating an account, or use a new email address.
QuestionI actually don't have the toolbar from PDF Creator but actual malware! How do I remove that?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerIt depends on the malware. I'd try malwarebytes first. Second, delete any programs that look fishy.
- It is not enough to just disable the toolbar in your browser. It must be un-installed completely.
There are also several other programs that may have installed with it. You should filter your results in the un-install menu by date (top right of the menu / chart labels), and obviously un-install them too.
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How to Play Mahjong
In this Article:Article SummaryOverview of MahjongSetting Up The GamePlaying The GameCommunity Q&AReferences
Mahjong is a Chinese game invented near the beginning of the 20th Century that requires skill and strategy. This article explains the basic rules of Mahjong, but there are many variations, so make sure that all players are aware of which version you're playing before you begin.
Part 1
Overview of Mahjong
1The goal of Mahjong is to clear the board by removing all the tiles from the original layout and setting them up into four sets and one pair (a "Mahjong")[1].
- The four sets are called Pung, Sheung or Kong sets.
- Pung is a set of three identical tiles from any set
- Sheung is a run of three tiles from a suit -- for example, you could hold a 4, 5, and six of bamboos
- Kong is four identical tiles from any set
- Ngan is a pair of the same tiles and is also needed to get Mahjong
2The game uses 136 tiles. These tiles have 36 characters, 36 bamboos, 36 circles, 16 wind tiles, and 12 dragon tiles. The groups of 36 tiles are each divided into 4 sets of numbers 1-9.
3There is also a dice that is rolled in order to decide how the tiles are dealt.
Part 2
Setting Up The Game
1Start with four players. Because of the number of tiles, Mahjong is a game played by strictly four players.
2Choose a starting dealer. This person will deal out the first set of tiles to all the players.
3Go over the rules with all the players. You will want to set the maximum number of points and the hand that represents it.
- The maximum number of points (called the Fan) must be held by the winning hand.
4Set up stands for each player, which will keep the wall of tiles in place.
Part 3
Playing The Game
1The dealer shuffles the four wind tiles and deals them to the players. The four tiles represent different directions and will determine how the players sit.
- The wind tiles are North, South, East and West and the players should sit accordingly around the table.
2The dealer then shuffles all the tiles on the table face down.
3Each player takes 34 tiles and keeps them face down.
4Players then should stack their tiles in a "wall" that is 17 tiles across and two tiles high. They should remain face down and players cannot look at the walls in front of them.
5The dealer rolls the dice. Whatever number the dealer rolls, he or she counts that many tiles from the right edge of the wall and begins dealing tiles from the left of that spot.
6The dealer deals tiles in a clockwise fashion to each player. Each player will receive 13 tiles except for the dealer, who will have 14 tiles.
- Players can look at their tiles but should not show them to others.
7The dealer starts by discarding a tile. When you discard a tile, place it face up in the middle of the square of walls face up so that all the players can see it.
8The next player discards a tile. The player to the right of the dealer (East) then discards one of their tiles and can either pick up one of the face up tiles or pick one up from the wall.
- The idea is to pick up tiles that will help you reach your Mahjong hand -- so for example if the face up tile combines with one of the tiles in your hand to create a pair, you would want to pick it up.
9Then the player to that person's right (South) should discard a tile face up and either pick one up from the discarded tiles or from the wall.
10Continue discarding and picking up a tile with each player in a clockwise fashion.
11The players should continue until someone wins by declaring Mahjong or all the tiles are used up.
12Calculate the score at the end. Make sure that the winner has a combination of four sets and one pair. If all the tiles are used and no one has declared Mahjong, then there is no winner.
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QuestionCan I pick a discarded tile for mahjong?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerIn Japanese or Chinese mahjong, yes, you may pick a tile any opponent discarded. If several people call the tile, mahjong takes priority over kan, pong or chi, and the player to the left of the discardee takes priority when more than one player calls mahjong (or ron in Japanese mahjong).
QuestionDo I also need cards to play this?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerNo, you do not.
QuestionCan two people play Mahjong?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerIt is not possible for two players to play Mahjong by the standard rules. It requires four players.
How do you set up the tiles you are dealt?
How do I set up the wall and how do I count the tiles when I am giving them?
- Use a square table that is at least 36" (91.4 cm) wide so there is enough room for each player's tiles.
- Use a stand for each player so that they can see their tiles without revealing them to other players.
- If you want to play Mahjong for money, you must agree on a monetary equivalent for each point. Do not gamble during the game, but instead the winner should be paid at the end based on their total number of points.
- Because Mahjong engages so many cognitive skills, medical researchers are encouraging people with memory difficulties to play the game on a regular basis.[2]
Things You'll Need
- Mahjong game set
- Square table
- Tile stands (optional)
- Rule book (optional)
Article SummaryX
If you want to play mahjong and you are the dealer, shuffle the tiles face-down on the table. Deal a wall of 34 tiles and a hand 13 tiles to each of player. You will have 14 tiles in your hand. Discard one of your tiles in the center of the table. Each player will discard one of their tiles, and they can then either take a face-up tile or draw one from their wall. The game ends when someone has a combination of 4 sets and 1 pair, or when all the tiles are used up. To learn how to deal the tiles, keep reading!
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Richard Mariconda offers original lyrical compositions for nylon string classical guitar suitable for cafes, public library programs, nursing homes, or private gatherings. This music could be played live at tableside during your special meal. Currently, there are two sets of original music of the sort shown in the video below. A short break is taken between the first set and the second set, making for a quiet entertainment spanning about 45 minutes. One hundred twenty dollars. Negotiable. Available in Northern New Jersey area.
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This work is also offered for small venue coffee house, art gallery opening, or restaurant where human conversation or artwork is the focal point and thus this music is a background presence.


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Juvenile and family law covers a broad range of practice areas, such as marriage, divorce, custody, visitation, family support, child abuse and neglect, delinquency, adoption, estate planning, education law, and elder law. The Juvenile and Family Law Program (JFLP) provides students with opportunities to acquire specialized knowledge in this field, develop relationships with, and foster collaboration between, students, academics, and practitioners, and engage in interdisciplinary work in the study and practice of the field. The Program includes specialized courses, research projects, externships, and clinical opportunities.
Colorado Law offers a Juvenile and Family Law Certificate, demonstrating a student's completion of a concentrated course of study in Juvenile and Family Law. Students must earn 92 total credits which must include 18 in the field of Juvenile and Family Law. A student who satisfies all of the course requirements for the Certificate will be awarded the Certificate if the student earned at least a C in each course designated by the student as satisfying the Certificate requirements. A student who satisfies all of the course requirements for the Certificate would be awarded the Certificate "with honors" if the student earned a cumulative grade point average of at least an A- in courses designated by the student as satisfying the Certificate requirements. Visit Rules of the Law School ( Misc. Rule 51) for complete details. Interested students should submit a completed Certificate Application.
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Careers that focus on juvenile and family law include family law practioner (solo practice or law firm), guardian ad litem or child's attorney, social services agency attorney, District Attorney or Public Defender specializing in juveniles, public policy-makers, and judicial clerkships in specialized juvenile or domestic courts. The Office of Career Development maintains an extensive listing of juvenile and family law career opportunities including internships, clerkships, externships, and job postings through the CDOnline. Colorado Law students have worked for many of the following organizations during or after law school.


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Los, Starrz and more bring Baltimore hip-hop into 2013
Judging from the influx of new material in recent weeks, many Baltimore rappers didn't use the holiday season as time to relax. Instead, they've given us fresh lyrics to parse, new melodies to hum and more evidence of their continued growth. Here's a look at five recent and notable songs from local artists. The titles' links lead to streams of the songs, which contain explicit language. Starrz, "Visions of Roman 1:29" Starrz doesn't rap on tracks; he attacks them. Emerging as one of Baltimore's most promising rappers last year (thanks to September's "Best Mixtape Ever"), the 25-year-old rapper kept the momentum moving on Christmas Day, dropping a ferocious freebie produced by Jay Feddy. Using the New Testament as inspiration, Starrz puts detractors on notice by stacking internal rhymes and alliteration ("They boxed in on our block and we'll burn them up, no fireman"). His next project, "Live Forever, Die Dope," is one of the most anticipated Baltimore hip-hop releases of 2013. Los, "Baltimore" Here's how it should be done: An underappreciated city's highest-profile rapper (Los) grabs the best artists from the tier below him and makes a proud posse cut called "Baltimore." Bad Boy's Los and his fellow Baltimore MCs -- including Smash, Starrz, Skarr Akbar, Travis Davon (formerly known as Bossman) and DBoi Da Dome -- all rap a dizzying array of quotable lines, but it's Caddy Da Don who shines most by getting the biggest laughs ("I'm reppin' Baltimore like I built it / I'm only one bar in, already killed it / Guess my haters still mad I wasn't guilty"). Jay Verze, "David Ruffin" Things clicked on the 17-year-old MC's "21117" album from last year when Jay Verze used his crisp, double-time flow over languid, atmospheric beats. (See "Boring Nights & Hiphop.") Here, he wisely continues down a similar path on a peaceful, almost weightless Scrilla Beats instrumental. With boasts about a fruitful future, Verze seems eager to move on from his past. But he sounds best looking back ("I seen some younguns that I once knew / try to run the streets and got peeled back"). He has time for his lyrics to catch up to his confident flows, but until then, "David Ruffin" serves as an impressive next step. Rickie Jacobs, "Westside" The first single from Rickie Jacobs' "Songs for High School Kids" mixtape -- an odd title for a 26-year-old artist -- works because of its screwed hook and a menacing, dramatic beat courtesy of Keishh. It's an improvement over anything from Jacobs' most recent project, September's "Virgo Season EP," a messy collection of forgettable backdrops and lazy writing. He sounds more committed here, even if his intentions remain strictly carnal and hedonistic. If Jacobs chooses to stick to such vanilla and well-worn topics (and judging by the Billboard charts, it might be a smart business move to do so) then he must find more interesting ways to describe them. Using beats as monstrous as this one helps, too. DBoi Da Dome, "Gottem Getem Gone" Sometimes all it takes is an unshakable hook. Over pummeling drums that could have been programmed by Young Chop or Lex Luger, DBoi Da Dome -- laser-focused on hustling and the realities of the street -- sounds like Young Jeezy from his early (read: better) mixtape days. But it's the stuttering, instantly repeatable chorus (simply containing the song's title with an elongated "Yeah!" preceding it) that makes this cold-blooded track an adrenaline-pumping success. -- Wesley Case
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Lazy Holiday preparedness?
Good. Welcome.
Event season is upon us, dearest darlings. I have many invitations on my desk, most all requesting that I "bring something to share!"
I get it; We don't want to do all of the work, we want to hang out with our friends and squish babies and we will have our hands full with that and in the other hand, a cocktail so…bring snackies!
The trade off, of course, is that we are fussing around, trying to keep things warm, keeping them looking appetizing, wondering if people are liking it, making picky kids eat it…Aaaaand not really making Merry at all.
So this year, I decided to find the easiest, laziest dead-ringer that I could. The sign up sheet went out, it was time to declare our intentions. With brazen confidence, I typed "Kalua Pork Sliders."
Gauntlet thrown.
It was the best possible scenario; pick up rolls, pick up cole slaw (and doctor it up a bit with cilantro, salt and pepper) and a croc pot. It was bliss AND it disappeared. I left there with nothing but pride. ALL THE PRIDE.
I will mention that the other part of this particular invite was to enter a drink into the Drink Competition (which I won, ya'll) and I made the pork and the drink side-by-side and they cross-pollinated in the best way:
Kalua Pork a la Fancy Pants:
- A good, large amount of Pork Shoulder. Like maybe 4 pounds.
- Hoisin Sauce. Hoisin make everything tasty. Use lots of globs on top-like half of the bottle. Using this, I cut the amount of Hawaiian salt that is added in half.
- Clementines-3 minimum sliced into rounds and plopped on top.
- 1 Tbsp Hawaiian salt
- Garlic. I would start at 6 cloves or so because I am no wussie.
-Dump ingredients into croc pot, leave on low for 6-8 hours until meat is unable to be picked up because it is so tender, it falls defiantly out of your hands and shreds itself.
-Remove meat from croc pot, remove liquid and chill for a bit until the fat separates, remove fat. mix shredded pork and liquid. Keep on low until served. Watch friend and loved ones become ensnared by it's hearty-yet-light goodness.
Can you believe how easy that is? Any event the weekend after Thanksgiving and I am making this automatically. The hoisin/ citrus combo is one that I fell in love with after trying the best chicken wing recipe in the world: Her domestic majesty (you needn't bother correcting me,) Martha Stewart's Spicy Sweet Chicken Wings. If you are looking for a backup recipe that people will adore, I would recommend this one, even though you need to be less lazy to prepare them.
Now, I will be honest; I knew I had the cocktail contest in my pocket because this is my signature wintertime drink and no one in their right mind can deny it's magic. Not even my mother-who doesn't drink liquor. The same Aunt mentioned above was kind enough to share her recipe for Honey Preserved Clementines a few years back because they are stunning and I had to have them all to myself. You can put them in everything (other alcoholic drinks, non-alchy drinks, an upside down cake or an icing…) and they will win hearts.
No. They will STEAL hearts.
They don't stand a chance.
I call it the Tummy Warmer and it goes a lil something like this:
- Ice in a lowball glass-crushed
- A shot of bourbon. I used Burnside.
- A tablespoon of Honey Preserved Clementines-Include a slice of clementine in the glass (even the rinds are edible. My favorite part!)
- Ginger Ale to the top.
- If you want to get fancy, add a smooshed Amarena Cherry.
The Clementines are the absolute easiest thing in the world; you cook them for 10 minutes on the stove, leave them overnight then transfer them to a jar.
*Pro Tip; If you really want to be the darling of the crowd, you could even bring a few of the smallest mason jars and let people take a few slices with syrup home.
*Pro Tip the Second; fiddle with the spices. Don't be afraid. It's the holidays, so you'll have plenty extra. I love cardamom, so I go nuts with that.


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Progressivism and US History
The Progressive Movement
The Progressive Movement was an effort to cure many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. The frontier had been tamed, great cities and businesses developed, and an overseas empire established, but not all citizens shared in the new wealth, prestige, and optimism.
Efforts to improve society were not new to the United States in the late 1800s. A major push for change, the First Reform Era, occurred in the years before the Civil War and included efforts of social activists to reform working conditions and humanize the treatment of mentally ill people and prisoners. More…
Progressivism is a broad philosophy based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancement in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to improve the human condition. Progressivism became highly significant during the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, out of the belief that Europe was demonstrating that societies could progress in civility from barbaric conditions to civilization through strengthening the basis of empirical knowledge as the foundation of society.[1] Figures of the Enlightenment believed that progress had universal application to all societies and that these ideas would spread across the world from Europe.[1] Sociologist Robert Nisbet defines five "crucial premises" of the Idea of Progress as being: value of the past; nobility of Western civilization; worth of economic/technological growth; faith in reason and scientific/scholarly knowledge obtained through reason; the intrinsic importance and worth of life on Earth.[2] Beyond this, the meanings of progressivism have varied over time and from different perspectives.
The contemporary common political conception of progressivism in the culture of the Western world emerged from the vast social changes brought about by industrialization in the Western world in the late 19th century, particularly out of the view that progress was being stifled by vast economic inequality between the rich and the poor; minimally regulated laissez-faire capitalism with out-of-control monopolistic corporations; and intense and often violent conflict between workers and capitalists, thus claiming that measures were needed to address these problems.[3] More….
Progressive Era
"History of the United States (1865–1918)"
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, from the 1890s to 1920s.[1] The main objective of the Progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government. The movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses. By taking down these corrupt representatives in office a further means of direct democracy would be established. They also sought regulation of monopolies (Trust Busting) and corporations through antitrust laws. These antitrust laws were seen as a way to promote equal competition for the advantage of legitimate competitors.
Many progressives supported Prohibition in the United States in order to destroy the political power of local bosses based in saloons.[2] At the same time, women's suffrage was promoted to bring a "purer" female vote into the arena.[3] A second theme was building an Efficiency Movement in every sector that could identify old ways that needed modernizing, and bring to bear scientific, medical and engineering solutions; a key part of the efficiency movement was scientific management, or "Taylorism".
Many activists joined efforts to reform local government, public education, medicine, finance, insurance, industry, railroads, churches, and many other areas. Progressives transformed, professionalized and made "scientific" the social sciences, especially history,[4] economics,[5] and political science.[6] In academic fields the day of the amateur author gave way to the research professor who published in the new scholarly journals and presses. The national political leaders included Theodore Roosevelt, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Charles Evans Hughes on the Republican side, and William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson and Al Smith on the Democratic side.
Initially the movement operated chiefly at local levels; later, it expanded to state and national levels. Progressives drew support from the middle class, and supporters included many lawyers, teachers, physicians, ministers and business people.[7] The Progressives strongly supported scientific methods as applied to economics, government, industry, finance, medicine, schooling, theology, education, and even the family. They closely followed advances underway at the time in Western Europe[8] and adopted numerous policies, such as a major transformation of the banking system by creating the Federal Reserve System in 1913.[9] Reformers felt that old-fashioned ways meant waste and inefficiency, and eagerly sought out the "one best system".[10][11] More…
Progressivism in the United States
is a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large corporations and railroads, and fears of corruption in American politics. In the 21st century, progressives continue to embrace concepts such as environmentalism and social justice.[1] Social progressivism, the view that governmental practices ought to be adjusted as society evolves, forms the ideological basis for many American progressives.
Historian Alonzo Hamby defined progressivism as the "political movement that addresses ideas, impulses, and issues stemming from modernization of American society. Emerging at the end of the nineteenth century, it established much of the tone of American politics throughout the first half of the century."[2] More…


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Gateway Fellowship
Monday, January 21, 2019
Loving God....Loving People....Changing one life at a time.
We stand on the principles of becoming the new generation of warriors that God has in mind.
We will help prepare your spirit, mind, and body to follow in the footsteps of the ultimate warrior, Jesus Christ. GF Youth is a place for our Junior High and Senior High School Students to connect in relationally to one another. We look forward to having you at GF Youth. Join us on Wednesday evening at 7PM and every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 11:15AM in the Youth Room.


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Schrodinger's Clock (signed Limited Edition chapbook)
- Status: In-Stock
Schrodinger's Clock
by John R. Little
Publisher: White Noise Press
Format: Signed Limited Edition Chapbook
Print Run: just 150 signed copies!
About the Book:
Katherine and Jeremy are newlyweds, excited about starting a new life together. Katherine works in an office; she is focused on building her relationship and new home with her husband. She is firmly grounded in the here and now.
Jeremy is a professor of Physics at the local University. His focus is on quantum theory, relativity, and the true nature of time. He is also firmly grounded, but not on the here, and particularly, not on the now.
"Schrodinger's Clock" is the new story from celebrated author John R. Little, and the newest chapbook from White Noise Press.


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After an Emergency Committee meeting held February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization announced it now officially deems the Zika virus spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean to be a public health emergency of international concern. This designation is expected to result in a coordinated global response "to minimize the threat in affected countries and reduce the risk of further international spread," according to a statement released yesterday. The mosquito-borne virus is expected to infect up to 4 million people by the end of 2016.
"In assessing the level of threat, the 18 experts and advisers looked in particular at the strong association, in time and place, between infection with the Zika virus and a rise in detected cases of congenital malformations and neurological complications," said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan.
"The experts agreed that a causal relationship between Zika infection during pregnancy and microcephaly is strongly suspected, though not yet scientifically proven. All agreed on the urgent need to coordinate international efforts to investigate and understand this relationship better."
The WHO considers a situation of international concern one that is "serious, sudden, unusual or unexpected"; "carries implications for public health beyond the affected State's national border"; and "may require immediate international action."
Related: Outbreak of mosquito-borne virus is shrinking babies brains
Zika virus disease outbreaks were reported for the first time from the Pacific in 2007 and 2013, according to the WHO, and in 2015 from the Americas (Brazil and Colombia) and Africa (Cape Verde). Now more than 13 countries in the Americas are reporting cases of Zika virus infections, which is said to indicate rapid geographic expansion.
While the organization is not currently recommending that people stop traveling to areas where Zika virus infections have been reported, they do recommend that people take protective measures to prevent mosquito bites – particularly pregnant women. Environmental activist Bill McKibben said the virus points to a "dystopian future" in which women are advised not to have babies due to risks of microcephaly.
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Guests are sure to enjoy a memorable vacation in this fully furnished, 2 bedroom/ 2 bath condo at Chatola Lake Poa. The main/master bedroom has a queen-sized bed, while the remaining rooms are furnished with 2 twin-sized beds, comfortable for sleeping up to 4 people. The room is 1250 sq feet. The relaxing living room is fully furnished. Staying on this property comes with many amenities. Guests will have access to the pool, fitness center, tennis courts, spa, and fishing/hiking within walking distance. The property also has Timber Lake Restaurant and Headwaters pub near by.
Dahila: 2 bed / 2 bathroom Standard Room (dates September 22-29)
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Feb 3
PokerTube Facebook Hits 300,000 Likes & 20M Weekly Reach
180Vita is delighted to announce outstanding progress in our internal social media department. The PokerTube Facebook page has grown to become the World's largest reaching poker page on Facebook, consistently yielding a Worldwide reach of over 20 Million people per week.
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180Vita has now established plans to partner with some of the World's leading poker companies and live events as they look to utilise the distribution potential of the page.
Recent commercial partners include; Unibet Open, Titan Poker, InterTops, TonyBet Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker.


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High Speed Adventures DVD includes three exciting episodes from the Real Wheels franchise: There Goes a Race Car , There Goes a Spaceship and There Goes a Motorcycle. Enhanced content includes a sneak peek with Dave at "Re... more »
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"My little girl is infatuated with race cars. While you can blame it on Van Diesel, this film is a much healthier choice for children with appetites for the fast and the furious! In the words of my nine year old, "it teaches the basics of what makes racing cars different from street cars and Dave is so funny while telling us how to be safe and follow directions.""
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"My son really likes the "Dave Series". It's very informative and funny for my 4 year old. The only thing I didn't care for about this series is that Dave seems to get angry (in a funny way) a little too much. My son has commented about Dave hitting Becky."


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That's me
Hey! I am Vera Ingeborg. I am happy to welcome you here on my website.
The question of "Who am I" is the one that was accompanying intensely for quite a while during my awakening process. It was hammering in my head because nothing seemed to make sense anymore. The old 3D world had belched me out already and the new 5D world had not fully let me in yet. So I felt caught up in between worlds. I felt like I wanted to die. I was going through the dark night of the soul and learned that I was indeed dying: My old, fake ego driven self was dying, making space for my true self to rise and shine. It was the best and the worst that could happen to me at the same time. I was in nowhere land and forced to focus on myself and to get to know me and find myself again. It took me a while to realize that my soul had planned this perfectly for me. She gave me exactly the time and space I needed to go through this process of rebirth. I found my true self and today I know exactly who I am. Please see also my blog post ("Who am I") for further insights on this process.
During spiritual awakening, we often are first drawn to fortune tellers or spiritual channelers that do readings for us. But then we sit there with the information we gained and have no idea how to deal with this in the density of the 3rd dimension. We struggle and feel very alone. This is why I created this website. It is supposed to give you down to earth impulses and support that you can use in daily life to get rid of old patterns and pain and leave spiralling thoughts and emotions as well as body pains. Have fun exploring!


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EnergyLogic Company Overview
EnergyLogic is the leader in innovation for the HERS industry. Our company never rests in pursuing the goals that serve our mission. From our core services to related services, we have a deep belief in our team members, our clients and our collaborative work.
What do we do? Here is an overview of the things that we do (today anyway–we're always working on new products and services to better serve our clients by leveraging our unique insights):
- Builder Services – we offer a full suite of services to home-builders that are focused on their specific needs, whether production, custom or multi-family projects. One size doesn't fit all and we specialize in being proactive in helping our builders address the challenges of today and tomorrow.
- Training – we are leaders in training both beginners and seasoned professionals. Our depth of experience coupled with our focus on innovation lets us deliver training that truly prepares our students to tackle the challenges of our industry.
- Software – we led the way with the first industry specific software for HERS companies and we continue to lead with easily the most comprehensive enterprise management system for HERS companies in existence today. DASH is based on our own experiences as well as those of hundreds of users across the nation.
- Leadership – EnergyLogic has a long history of service to our industry via participation in RESNET committees, board membership, working groups and as a HERS Provider and HERS Training organization. With the formation of EPX (Energy Professional Exchange), EnergyLogic once again demonstrates its leadership and forward thinking, taking the industry to a new level of collaboration.
A world where all homes are efficient, healthy, and resilient.
To meet our partners where they are and engage them in the journey of building the best possible homes.
Guiding Principles:
All for One and One for All
We celebrate and respect the individual in a way that makes the whole of our team greater than the sum of its parts.
Build a Better Mousetrap
We find creative solutions to the challenges we face and the opportunities we see.
Chase Perfection
We never settle for reliable mediocrity.
Do the Right Thing
Even when it's hard.
We bring it and we save it.
Thanks to everyone who has been a part of making our organization as strong as it is today.


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Starfruit is one of many names to the scientific named Averroha Carambola L. fruit. The most common names are Carambola and Starfruit. The origin of the Starfruit is Sir Lanka and Moluccas. Starfruit was cultivated in Southeast Asia and Malaysia. The name of the vary depending on it's location. Starfruit is grown in Malaysia, Thailand (Ma Fueng), Vietnam (Khe), and Loas (Fuang).
Starfruit is grown on a tree in warm tropics. It is a four to five celled berry. Along the five ribs or cell of starfruit are brown spots sometimes. These spots indicate sugar development. It grows two to six inches long. When it is cut across it resembles the shape of a star. When starfruit isn't ripe it is green. It goes from green to yellow. Then the skin goes from a light yellow to a dark yellow. It is smooth with waxy cuticles. The skin of starfruit is also thin.
The flesh of starfruit also ranges from light to dark yellow. Sometime there are ten to twelve seed found in starfruit but no more than twelve. Sometimes there aren't any seeds found in the fruit. The seeds are long, thin and light brown. Without fiber it is translucent, crisp and very juicy. Sweetest when ripen on a tree, it's taste ranges from sub acid to sweet.
It takes sixty to seventy days for the fruit to mature. The amount of time it takes for it to mature depends on the cultivator, production practices and the weather. The main two types of cultivars are sweet and tart.
Starfruit doesn't have many uses. It is used as a garnish for meat dishes. It is grilled and used in fruit salad. It is also used for desserts. Sometimes starfruit maybe processed into pickles, sauces, wine and jellies. Starfruit is...


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Parineeti Chopra is ecstatic with the response to her latest film Shuddh Desi Romance and says she knew it would work ever since she read the script.
She attended the premiere of the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the film was shown with the title A Random Desi Romance.
Produced under the Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner, the movie that also stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Vaani Kapoor is directed by Maneesh Sharma.
"When I read the script I was sure that this is going to be a very entertaining film. I was happy that Maneesh and Adi (Aditya Chopra from YRF) offered me this film because after 'Ishaqzaade' I wanted to do something different and 'Shuddh Desi Romance' clicked," Parineeti said at an earlier event.
"It has released and people are liking it, the reviews are good and all the performances and Jaideep (Sahni, scriptwriter) and Maneesh's work is being appreciated. When there are a lot of messages and missed calls on your phone, you like it. So, I am very happy," added the 24-year-old.
When reminded about the movie's negative reviews, Parineeti defended her stand and said: "Reviews are always mixed, you never have unanimous reviews of any film. Every critic is a different person and their sensibilities and tastes are different."


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Calif. adopts a sweeping plan for warming
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SACRAMENTO - California air regulators adopted a sweeping new climate plan yesterday that would require the state's utilities, refineries, and large factories to transform their operations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to adopt the nation's most comprehensive anti-global warming plan, outlining for the first time how individuals and businesses would meet a landmark 2006 law that made the state a leader on global climate change.
The plan would hold California's worst polluters accountable for the heat-trapping emissions they produce - transforming how people travel, how utilities generate power, and how businesses use electricity.
At the heart of the plan is the establishment of a carbon-credit market designed to give the state's major polluters cheaper ways to cut their emissions. That market and the many other strategies outlined in the plan will be fleshed out and adopted over the next few years.
California's plan comes at a time when governments around the world are struggling with a financial crisis that threatens to undermine efforts to fight climate change. California itself is facing a forecast budget gap of $41.8 billion through June 2010.
Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has said the climate law will stimulate the economy, said yesterday that California was providing a road map for the rest of the country.