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Hi Cake Fans,
I hope everyone's been keeping it sweet- I know it's been an absolute age since I last blogged (shame on me) but I've been looking forward to sharing this project with you for a while now.....
Last week was my sister's long awaited baby shower and although as I type this I am STILL trying to get all the sugar out of my system, I had such a blast designing and making and baking all the treats and sweets that we happily stuffed our faces with on the day.
From left to right/top to bottom:
Design doodles for treats, hand made signs, baby themed cookies and hand made chocolate buttons for favours.
The morning of the baby shower was a tad hectic to say the least-the hours seemed to turn into minutes and so with my arms heavy with all the treats I could possibly carry it was a race against time (and the rain) to get there and set up.
Two hours late and practically drowned from the rain we set up as best as we could......
Ta-Da- Our finished Baby Shower tea party =)
Two hours late and practically drowned from the rain we set up as best as we could......
Ta-Da- Our finished Baby Shower tea party =)
Along with a selection of delicious mini sandwiches, quiches, mini pies and bagels we had a range of calorific treats including mini scones with clotted cream and jam of course, pecan pies, fruit tarts raspberry and chocolate brownies, raspberry mille feuille, mini eclairs and mini cupcakes.
There were perhaps a few too many- but like with everything life's better with options ;)
Everything was washed down with home-made strawberry lemonade and tea.
The baby shower cake managed to survive getting dragged through a rain/wind storm and on three separate bus journeys- although a little cracked and lop sided in places it made it to the party- what a relief! =)
A big thank you to everyone for coming and making the day super special for my sister it was so touching to see the love and support from all of her amazing friends and family.
More photo's to come on our Facebook page-watch this space!


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Why then are academics so wary about the use of Wikipedia within universities? There are a number of related reasons. Before outlining them we should acknowledge that there may be differences according to academic discipline in attitudes towards Wikipedia. Speaking to academics from the natural and medical sciences over the last year, it seems that those subjects are less concerned with issues of originality of source than the arts and social sciences.
It also may be [pic] and this is genuine speculation [pic] that academics in the English speaking world, where most of the academic controversy over Wikipedia use has been, are more sensitive to the source than in other parts of the world. These qualifications aside, there are definite reasons why Wikipedia use is, at the very least, contentious in universities. First, it is the product of anonymous individuals rather than known authorities, Wales is quite explicit on this:
One of the fastest things we're beginning to lose is the view of the world that there are a handful of thoughtful, intelligent people that should be broadcasting their views to everyone. And then the public is some sort of crazed rabble, easily swayed by rhetoric and so forth. Now we have to have a more nuanced understanding. Wikipedia is not necessarily anti-academic but it is anti-elitist as evidenced by the short shrift given to eminent academics in debates when they expected deference (see Keen 2007, 43[pic]4).
Second, the non-proprietary nature of Wikipedia cuts against academic culture which valorises the rights of the author and publisher. Third, the anonymity of Wikipedia articles is alien to the cache of the named writer of the journal article or book. Fourth, the collaborative process challenges the norm of individual creation, prevalent in the arts and social sciences. Fifth, as intimated, Wikipedia departs from the standard mode of vetting by peer review. It is not true that articles are not reviewed. On the contrary, they are scrutinised by far more editors than for any journal.
However, as the contributor is generally not an academic expert, so the reviewer is not generally an academic expert. So Wikipedia rejects academic custom in the compilation of knowledge. In addition, there are a number of what might be termed 'learning and teaching' issues pertaining to its use within universities. First, there is the issue of the accuracy of Teaching in Higher Education 651 Downloaded by [University of Glasgow] at 05:27 12 December 2012 Wikipedia entries, something that relates to the lack of formal expertise and peer review.
Reviews of the accuracy of Wikipedia entries by formal expert(s) have actually been generally positive (for natural sciences see Giles 2005; American history Meier 2008). Despite this, the suspicion still surrounds Wikipedia that it cannot be trusted. O'Sullivan's (2009, 119) assertion that 'most people probably have an ambivalent attitude toward Wikipedia, thankful for its existence, using it frequently, but with reservations about its total reliability' seems valid. Some academics would no doubt sympathise with the sardonic observation of comedian Frankie Boyle that Wikipedia entries should begin with 'I reckon'.
Second, some have questioned whether Wikipedia's determination for studied neutrality is convincing. O'Sullivan (2010) complains that as Wikipedia only displays one voice, diversity is not incorporated and therefore articles become bland. Wales's response is unapologetic: 'Guilty as charged, we're an encyclopedia' (in Read 2006). Not that his approach to knowledge is without theory, it derives rather from his admiration for the convoluted 'objectivist philosophy' of Aryan Rand, the Russian e?migre? philosopher and novelist (Younkins 2007).
A third learning and teaching concern is that, regardless of the reliability of Wikipedia, it is in itself an illegitimate form of research. Here the thinking would be that a student who culls Wikipedia for assignments does not understand scholarship. This consists of the consideration of various sources: a judicious sifting and ordering of knowledge, rather than lifting bite sized chunks of text that purport to capture a subject.
On this Wales concurs, telling students: 'For God sake, you're in college; don't cite the encyclopedia' (in Young 2006). Some universities in the US have banned Wikipedia use, whilst others recommend a more discriminating approach (Jaschik 2007; Murley 2008). The latter is what Wales and others within Wikipedia advise: it should be used only as a starting place in academic research, a references source and a revision aid. What, however, is the evidence on Wikipedia use by students and academics at universities?

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Happy Monday! Rita Barakat with my first video for Shimmerz and I am so excited to share some fun techniques with you. Did you know you could can use Shimmerz with modeling paste? I love creating texture and of course adding a little Shimmerz! This is what we are making today...
Shimmerz Vibez, Sea Monkey, Blue Jeans, Grape Escape
Shimmerz Pearlz, Blue By U
Shimmerz Paint, Lilac
For the video I did things very quickly but it's much better to wait until it dries!


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Scavenger: Custom built very unusual coffee and or dining table solid cherry for $450
Continuing with the smallest, coolest theme this morning, we present to you the Custom built very unusual coffee and or dining table from Craigslist. No, you are correct, it is not small. But it does pull double duty as a coffee table (cue mood lighting and ice clinking in cocktail glasses) and dining table (cue Nina Simone, tempting aroma of adobo rubbed pork loin, and hearty laughter of good friends), ultimately saving its new owner space and being cool, all at once. Fluffy kitty is presumably not included. -MM
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in the NAV BAR. Post a particularly good thing, and we'll post you here on the front page…
• vintage cabinet heavy wood for $80
• Handpainted Screen for $400
• vintage special hutch for $250
• VINTAGE STEELCASE DESK CHAIR for $50
• Vintage Floor Lamp for $48
• Apartment Sale: Everything must go!!!!!
• green vinyl arm chair for $50
• 2 Vintage couches, near mint! for $1500
• VINTAGE GREEN SPECKLED LAMP for $50
• SET OF 4 – COOL MODERN CHAIRS for $300
• bali bed tent for $180
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I have passed 1Z0-054 Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning. By tradition it was done with score 98%.
For those who plan to take this exam:
1) It's quite difficult exam… Broad range of topics and really not enough time to carefully read and understand each question. BTW, there are about 60% questions with exhibits, some of them contain 3 or even 4 exhibits… I remember another exam that was too quite difficult(many questions and not enough time) for me – Oracle Database 10g R2: Administering RAC. The good news that passing score for mentioned exam is only 64%.
2) if You may afford it, visit course Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning. Exam topics are directly correlate with Course Topics. Both R1 and R2 courses will be good for preparation.
3) use good post Oracle exam strategies for preparation and taking exam. The most valuable is this one – "Answer the easy questions first", but the whole post worth reading.
Good luck!
PS. It seems that this blog becomes a story about "how one man became overqualified" 🙂


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Men With Sparrow Chests
Well, at least the jihadists are happy…
Mike Austin may have the best Iraq Study Group analysis:
A commander-in-chief who refuses to command. A Congress that is unable to govern. A political class that has lost the will to defeat America's enemies. An entire subset of our own nation that actively works for her defeat.
Best visual- New York Post:
And, to think just 65 years ago today this great nation was attacked at Pearl Harbor.
Now after 5 years of the War on Terror, and 3 years in Iraq with less losses than on one September morning in 2001, the politicians concede Iraq for "peace"…
With Afghanistan next in line to fall.
More… It is interesting that this Group of war experts led by Sandra Day O'Conner and Vernon Jordan, want to pull troops out of Iraq in 2008 when the Multi-National Force Iraq said just yesterday that the Iraqis will be ready to take control of security & combat operations by the end of 2007.
Maybe they can get the troops out of Germany sometime soon?
More lessons on betrayal.
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Crazy In Love (2014 remix) - Beyonce
Chandelier - Sia
Love Lockdown - Kanye West
Wildwood Flower (live off the floor) - The Dearhearts
Bungalow - Scott Helman
And also 8 hour Youtube videos of rain falling and/or fire places.
I'm losing my mind.
Exam playlist (clearly in a lesser state of sanity)
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Of course, period of exams is not the most pleasant time of the year. But, believe me, student's years are the most bright and impressive years of your life.ReplyDelete
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In an effort to provide you with more Hot Jocks pleasure throughout the week, I'm including today a Sean Lamont wallpaper that I use on my computer at home.
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text: The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Number: 4757 Browse Lexicon Original WordWord Originstratioteßfrom a presumed derivative of the same as (4756)Transliterated WordTDNT EntryStratiotes7:701,1091Phonetic SpellingParts of Speechstrat-ee-o'-tace Noun Masculine Definition a (common) soldier metaph. a champion of the cause of Christ NAS Word Usage - Total: 26soldier 4, soldiers 21, soldiers' 1 NAS Verse Count Matthew3Mark1Luke2John5Acts122 Timothy1Total24Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.Bibliography InformationThayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Stratiotes". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999.


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High quality supplements will be absorbed and utilized by your body. Inferior products – not so much. Purchasing high quality supplements is money well spent. Spending your hard-earned money on inferior supplements is money wasted – or, as they say, expensive urine.
So how do you tell if your supplements are worth the money spent? Read the Supplement Facts on the back of the bottle. This is your first indication as to whether or not the manufacturer has chosen to use high quality, bio-available forms of each of the vitamins and minerals listed.
Vitamins and minerals can come in many different forms. For example, magnesium. Magnesium is extremely important for the body. Your heart can't function without it. You need it to absorb calcium for bone health. It is essential to convert carbs, proteins, and fats into energy. It helps reduce the very damaging effects of stress. Magnesium is responsible for over 300 reactions in the body. So don't you want the best, most absorbable, bio-available form of magnesium you can find?
Here's what I do. When I scan the Supplement Facts of a brand of supplements, I single out just a few of the vitamins and minerals (including magnesium) to see what form the manufacturer is using. If I don't like what I see I can generally assume I won't like the rest of the ingredient list. So I move on to the next brand.
A few of the key nutrients I focus on are calcium, magnesium, folate, and B12.
Here's what I look for:
- I prefer calcium to be in the form of either aspartate, malate, or ascorbate. Not carbonate.
- I prefer magnesium to be in the form of either malate, citrate, or aspartate. Not oxide.
- I prefer folate to be in the form of 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF). Folate (a B vitamin) is the form that is naturally found in foods. Folic acid is the synthetic version found in most supplements.
- I prefer B12 to be in the form of methylcobalamin vs cyanocobalamin.
By just scanning the ingredient list for these four and finding them in the form I prefer tells me that the manufacturer is working hard to make the most absorbable, bio-available product they can.
I have yet to find high quality supplements in the big box stores (Costco, Walmart, Target) or the large chain pharmacies. A health food store is your best bet.
Or better yet, look for a pharmaceutical grade, third-party tested, GMP certified supplement. These top of the line supplements are most often found in health care clinics that practice holistic or functional medicine.
Need help choosing a good supplement? I can help by suggesting brands that meet the above standards. Please go to my contact page and send me an email. We can discuss your particular needs.


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Here is our delivery van full of bright orange tulips. This reception was at Forest Park Golf Club and every table had vases of bright orange tulips. Thank goodness for the tulips! They served as a reminder that spring SHOULD be on the way!
Here are the walkways at the golf club. The freshly fallen snow really was pretty, even if it was unexpected.


text: These sketches were done in Seoul grand park and Children's grand park. These days parks are very calm. I think it's caused by 'flu' or the beginning of semester in schools. Anyway I enjoyed the quiet atmosphere though the weather was so hot that I couldn't stand under the sunlight. But the shade under the trees was fantastic with cool breeze.


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Fishing in Stirling
With the Rivers Allan, Forth, Carron and Devon on the doorstep, there's a wealth of great fishing to be found in the Stirling area.
The salmon fishing season on the Forth runs from 1 February-31 October. The trout season runs from 15 March-6 October. You can fish for both on Mondays to Saturdays in the season.
- We manage the salmon fisheries in Stirling and Callander.
- We provide a good quality and well managed public salmon fishery for the benefit of both residents and visitors.
- We promote salmon conservation by issuing tags to anglers to limit the number of salmon that can be taken away while still providing a full season of fishing.
- To contact us call 01786 442932.
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- Customer First on Port Street, Stirling, Tel: 01786 404040
- Angling Active, Agricultural Centre, Stirling, FK9 4RN, Tel: 01786 430 400
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Personalized Tapestry Spinner Christmas Ornament
For the past several years I've designed a new personalized ornament based on new techniques that I'd learned during the year. When I saw the spinner charm, it set my mind to working on how that could be developed into a personalized ornament. I could see this ornament in my minds eye, but the process of getting it out and into clay was not a smooth process. The first few tries went into the trash can. Then the convection oven that I used in my studio to cure clay crashed and burned - literally! Scared the stew out of me and smoked up my house with nasty fumes!
But finally, after many trial runs and trashed prototypes, I'm happy to introduce the Personalized Tapestry Spinner Christmas Ornament. This ornament starts with a creamy white clay backed by a solid colored clay cut in a snowflake design, then "tapestry clay" (made using a technique learned from Tina Holden) is used to add color and sparkle. Gold leaf is added for more richness and a tiny crystal is added to the spoke of each snowflake.
The personalized disk rides on the center wire and spins freely to add movement to this unique ornament. Each ornament is handmade at the time the order is placed and has the initial of your choice on the front and the year on the back banded by matching tapestry clay. If you don't want the year on the back, I can replace that with a snowflake. Each ornament also has my name and the date stamped on the back. You can select the color for your back and I'll coordinate the tapestry clay with that color for a one-of-a-kind ornament.
You can order yours by going to https://www.etsy.com/listing/114353163/personalized-tapestry-spinner-polymer or send me an email to arlene.harrison (at) gmail.com. Deadline for Christmas delivery is December 10th so please get your order in early.
Posted by Arlene Harrison at 12:25 PM
Labels: alcohol ink, Christmas, gold leaf, Lisa Pavelka, one of a kind, ornament, personalized, spinner, tapestry, Tina Holden
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- Marie Young (Young Creative) said...
Lovely piece!
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text: "The final day of camping brings a new level of excitement for the SLurfers. They feel at home on the sands of Bluff Cove but reflect fondly on the waves they've conquered over the past week. Gia Villano, still smelling of soot from her fire dance last night, dips herself in the cold ocean before climbing on her board and paddling out with Harmony Sandalphon and Shi Carter close behind."


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Three hot fitness trends this summer
When it comes to fitness this summer, intensity is king. From Crossfit's hellish WODs to toughing out mud-caked obstacle courses, here are the hottest fitness trends to watch -- or participate in -- this summer.health and fitness Updated: Jun 25, 2013 12:06 IST
When it comes to fitness this summer, intensity is king. From Crossfit's hellish WODs to toughing out mud-caked obstacle courses, here are the hottest fitness trends to watch -- or participate in -- this summer.
Crossfit: This hot global trend is here to stay and only getting bigger, with CrossFit's full product line and Reebok-backed annual competition on ESPN2 reinforcing the brand that much further. This summer Reebok CrossFit Games, July 22-28, in Los Angeles will welcome the world's fittest, who have triumphed in regionals and sectionals around the world, to compete for the $250,000 grand prizes in grueling feats of skill and strength. This year's CrossFit Open, an early qualifying stage for the Games, attracted nearly 140,000 participants around the globe.
Indoor cycling studios: No matter what the weather, this summer will see more and more fitness fans getting their fix indoors. Top US-based indoor cycling chains (and rivals) SoulCycle and Flywheel are fast becoming national empires of sweat, with SoulCycle boasting 15 locations and Flywheel with 23 locations, including its only international studio in Dubai which just opened last year. Meanwhile, Europeans are pedaling in the pool, with indoor water cycling classes Aquabiking continuing to gain momentum and catching on outside the continent. Now New York City has its first aqua-focused spinning city, Aqua Studio, founded by French expat Esther Gauthier.
Obstacle races: Obstacle races like the wildly popular Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash race -- where mud-caked participants run through a series of obstacles, including a gauntlet of flames or electrified barbed wire -- are a soaring fitness trend and drawing in the former marathoning masses. Now big-name fitness companies are getting onboard and bringing events like the Reebok Spartan Race around the world.
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Miles Ahead conducts the MINI Challenge for MINI USA's Central Region. This exhilarating program positively influences purchase intent among motoring enthusiasts new to the MINI brand.
We take driving fun seriously! We plan our work and then work our plan to ensure that our driving events create positive and lasting impressions for our customers.
When it comes to driving events, Miles Ahead has done it all. Our company started at the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway conducting a variety of driver training programs. With an elite instructor team comprised of Indy 500 drivers we designed and executed performance driver training programs, advanced teen driver training, fleet driver safety training, exclusive incentive trip experiences, scenic drives, and corporate team building events. In recent years we have focused exclusively on mobile autocross events, track days, and fun and educational teen driving "MINI clinics" in partnership with MINI dealerships across the United States.
The MINI Challenge is a turnkey autocross experience brought directly to MINI dealers' local markets and conducted in partnership with them. Motoring enthusiasts not familiar with the MINI brand are provided an exhilarating and memorable timed autocross driving experience behind the wheel of each MINI John Cooper Works model. Participants can also sample Harman Kardon's incredible audio system developed specifically for MINI, check out the beautiful display cars provided by the sponsoring dealer, relax with a game of corn hole, and have their photos taken for social media on our VIP "red carpet". After the event, participants get a link to the overall timing results, event photos, a video of the event, and a special incentive offer from the sponsoring dealer.
Nothing gets the heart pumping quite like a timed run through an autocross course with co-workers cheering you on. Turbocharged team building is what we call it. Miles Ahead brings all the driving fun right to your company's parking lot. Your people will never forget their thrilling runs against the clock and the camaraderie created by friendly competition. Not only will they come away with a whole new respect for the skills of professional race car drivers, but with a renewed spirit of commitment to your company, your customers, and their job.
For a relaxing and enjoyable time behind the wheel of a new MINI, it is hard to beat a Miles Ahead Scenic Drive. We will typically drive several hundred miles in advance of the event to develop an interesting and scenic route for this group motoring experience. A group lunch or dinner is usually included as a nice break in the middle of the drive. The scenic drive is a great way to develop closer business relationships away from the stress filled, day-to-day business environment or just enjoy something pleasant and different with friends or co-workers.
Done in conjunction with MINI dealers, the Teen Driving MINI Clinic offers parents and teen drivers a fun, 1-hour distracted driving and emergency braking experience with a brief classroom session on the lifestyle issues and dangers threatening young drivers on our roads today. This event is a great community PR and media opportunity for the sponsoring dealer and directly serves the community in which they conduct business. If desired, nominal registration fees can be donated to a favorite local charity to further enhance community goodwill.
Miles Ahead was co-founded in early 2011 by 7-time Indy 500 and 4-time 24 Hours of Le Mans driver, Stephan Gregoire (right) and motorsports marketing entrepreneur, Ted Woerner (left).
Miles Ahead's first program was the Teen Driving Intensive at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in November of 2011. Our instructor team was comprised of several Indy 500 drivers, a tradition that continues.
Our Teen Driving Intensive at Indianapolis Motor Speedway provided thousands of young drivers advanced car control instruction by professional race car drivers in a safe environment.
In 2013, Miles Ahead became the first company in the 100+ year history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to be granted permission to conduct performance driving training on its famed grounds.
Miles Ahead instructors are among the most accomplished racers in the world. 4-time Indy 500 competitor (4th place in 2010) Alex Lloyd, is shown instructing students at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Our MINI Performance Motoring School at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway provided motoring enthusiasts the chance to drive a high performance MINI at the world's most famous race track.
Miles Ahead minority partner, Stephen Simpson (second from left) was on the winning team at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2016 in the PC class. Stephen worked our very first program in November, 2011 and remains involved.
We currently conduct the MINI Challenge Performance Driving Event for MINI USA. Drivers new to the MINI brand test their skills in each of MINI's John Cooper Works models on a timed autocross course.
Interested in learning more about how Miles Ahead can create a memorable driving event for you? We'd love to chat...


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BD athlete Chris Schulte early spring bouldering in Colorado's high country from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.
Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte recently sent us this video and report of his early season bouldering forays into the Colorado high country. Nice to see the trees budding, the snow melting and boulders drying out! The video was shot a couple months ago, and now the alpine bouldering season is in full swing.
Winter has moved on, and the infrequent snowstorms that passed through the Front Range have given way to spring showers, feeding green shoots and tiny buds, washing the chalk off the lowland grips and intermittently confining one to a rest day or a gym session. As the seasons revolve along, the sun burns away the tiny amounts of snow we got up here in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, and with the exception of a wild winter wind having deposited some unusual drifts here and there, the alpine season is starting up quickly and nicely.
It's always a treat to head up into the higher zones at the beginning of each new season: the journey takes one through a few different layers in the climatic strata, down roads often travelled but not seen for many months. It's a nostalgic trip, and the familiarity of the roads and trails sets a pace and a mood for the day. Early in the season, the journey is just as valuable as the climbing, if not more so.
The first forays are little reconaissance sorties into the middle layers, the roadside sectors of the mountains, like Guanella Pass or the Bear Lake Road. With that, a good guess for what's going on up high helps you pack up and head out for a full day of what amounts to alpine climbing with a pad. These little trips are, for me, a grounding experience, and I can take this time to try and repeat established problems, to re-set my counter a little for the coming months of hiking and hunting new lines.
With the wild weather up there, it can be like stepping out into space, high up, just below treeline, with the winds blowing and the sun shining, or the snow turning to rain, turning to hail, and moving on.
The warmer it gets, the higher we go. The passes and roads to some of the best bouldering in the U.S. are opening, week by week, and another season is beginning in some of my favorite places, higher and higher up in the mountains, further and further afield.


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Friday, July 25, 2008
Tutorial: FK/Ik matching
Oh my, what's this!?!?! Another post in the month of July! That makes for a total of 3 whole posts this month (a loud gasp is heard from the masses)! Yeah yeah yeah, I'm as surprised as the rest of you;) Who knows, maybe I'll become a "good" blogger after all. Hah! I doubt that very much...
Anyway, I just finished a tutorial that I have been meaning to write for a while now. It's a tutorial on how I do the fk/ik matching in my rigs. It's about 7 or so pages long. I quickly cover how I create my arm rigs as well as the MEL code that I use to match one rig to the other. Hopefully, it is clear enough (and not too boring) to follow along. Of course this is just one way to do this task. But, it seems to work well for me. It also seems to be very quick for Maya to evaluate.
The download consists of:
1) A Maya scene (created in Maya 7.0.1, but should work in Maya 7-2008)
2) the tutorial (".pdf" style)
3) the MEL scripts
Go ahead, sit back with a big, hot cup of (strong) coffee and read on...
Here is the direct link:
Tim's fkik_snapping/matching_tutorial
Cheers and enjoy!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
And then there was version 3.0.1...
Hey all,
So, after a few minor complaints about the face rig location, I decided to do a minor rig update. Version 3.0.1 now has the ability to shift Basic Guy's face rig to the left or right side of his face. I guess people were having "a hard time posing him with the rig there". I'm not sure if I understand that completely (you all know that you can turn the rig(s) visibility on and off... right?). Or, were they having a hard time animating the face with the rig there?
Either way, you now have more options! I should have thought of that initially, but I didn't...doh!
Anyway, thanks for all the great feedback! I hope that you are all enjoying the latest update! I can't wait to finish my friggen work deadline (I'm at the end of "crunch" right now on our latest game title... gha!) so that I can take a stab at animating him again!
Here is the new version:
Here is the link to the rig overview again (for those that love boring camtasia videos;) ):
As always, enjoy and happy animating!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Basic Guy 3.0.0 Released!!!!
Wow, I have finally put the final touches on Basic Guy v3.0.0 (I believe that a pig JUST flew by my window)!!! I'm not sure if you can tell, but I'm REALLY excited about it... I actually have butterflies going on in my stomach. What initially started, almost a year ago, as me simply adding a mouth to him is now a fully rigged face. I took a long time rigging and re-rigging his face (There were also a lot of model changes... which led to re-skinning the face over and over again...ugh). Unfortunately, I had a very hard time finding "free" time to really sit down and focus on him (long hours at work, playing with my son, and hanging out with my wife and friends are my excuses). Anyway, the rig is more or less based off of the ever so popular Jason Osipa style face rig. The way that I have it set up makes it pretty easy for me (or whoever) to add more controls or to refine the shapes/sliders that are already there. I really do hope that you all like the new additions. I'm even posting him before I have really animated him myself (gasp!)! I did, however, spend a lot of time pushing and pulling on him to make sure that he holds up in most situations (3d characters all have their breaking points).
I also went through and tried to clean up any bugs that people had reported. The biggest one that I have (hopefully) resolved is the fk/ik matching when he has the world node anywhere other than 0,0,0, and his scale set to anything other than 1 (Thanks for finding that and reporting it Gino!). Honestly, I am not sure how I overlooked that in the previous versions! Anyway, I apologize for any inconveniences that created.
Instead of writing a rig manual, I created a video "rig overview" if you will. It's about 25 minutes long and about 60 MB. I wouldn't call it the most exciting video that you'll ever watch (I did it early in the morning and without a lot of coffee in the veins!)...but, I hope that it covers a lot of the questions that some of you might have. Also, I apologize if the audio is low. I tried to punch it up after the fact, but I may not have punched it up enough.
Here is the link to the video (takes a little bit to load):
Anyway, I'll stop writing because I'm sure that 90%+ just want to see the next link ;):
Basic Guy v3.0.0.rar
As always, enjoy, and happy animating!
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Who is th'immortal Father, heavenly, blest,
Holiest of Holies – Jesus Christ our Lord!
Now we are come to the sun's hour of rest;
The lights of evening round us shine;
We hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit divine!
Worthiest art thou at all times to be sung
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Whether you're a snowboard brand, retailer, or someone trying to get a handle on the snowboarding market for your own nefarious profit-driven reasons, understanding the "'core" snowboarder is job one.
Fortunately, for the last nine years the pointy heads here at TransWorld Media have conducted an exhaustive reader survey that includes a six-page questionnaire inserted into the third-to-last issue of TransWorld SNOWboarding. The questions include everything from what readers ride, to what music they like to listen to, and what factors contribute to the buying-decision process. All in all it's an interesting peek into the mind of our target consumers.
According to this year's survey, 34 percent of the survey respondents snowboard one to four days per month during the season, while 66 percent head to the hill more than five days a month. So, these are dedicated snowboarders. Over the last nine years, this ratio has remained relatively steady.
On average, the respondents have been snowboarding for 3.4 years–a figure that's slowly crept up since 1991 when 2.43 years was the norm.
Other activities besides snowboarding the respondents participate in include skateboarding (the number-one response for eight of the last nine years), wakeboarding (which climbed from the number-ten spot last year to number two), hiking/backpacking/camping (holding steady for the last seven years at number three), mountain biking, in-line skating, and golf (which came from nowhere three years ago).
Sixty-one percent of respondents also skateboard, and 42 percent of these respondents skate more than once a week. SNOWboarding readers pay frequent visits to snowboard shops: ten percent visit weekly, twenty percent bi-weekly, and 42 percent on a monthly basis.
Freestyle boards are still slightly preferred over freeriding boards–although this gap has narrowed slightly since 1996.
Sixty-six percent of the respondents buy a board every other season, 27 percent buy a board once a season, and seven percent pick up a new board twice or more per season. In comparison, 36 percent of respondents said they bought a board once per season in 1994. This percentage dipped to 24 percent in 1998.
Sixty-five percent of respondents said their last snowboard was purchased in a snowboard shop, down from the 70-percent high mark in 1997, but up from 62 percent last year. The second-most common spot to buy a snowboard was listed as sporting-good stores, where twelve percent of respondents bought their last board. Eleven percent of the respondents said they bought their last board through mail order; two percent used the Internet (up from one percent in 1998).
Performance remains the top consideration when buying a snowboard (listed as "most importance" by 36 percent of respondents), followed by quality/durability (26 percent), price (thirteen percent), style/graphics (eleven percent), and brand name (six percent).
The story is much the same in the boot market. Soft boots were preferred by 94 percent of respondents. Comfort/fit was listed "most important" by 64 percent of respondents, followed by quality/durability (sixteen percent), style/looks (nine percent, up from two percent in 1998) price (five percent), and brand name (three percent).
Strap bindings were preferred by 70 percent of survey respondents, with step-ins garnering twenty percent, and plate bindings ten percent. The popularity of step-in has been steadily increasing. In '97 only nine percent of those surveyed preferred step-ins. This climbed to thirteen percent in 1998.
Finally, if you're wondering which CDs to pick up for your store, these are the top-ten bands the respondents listed as their favs: Korn, Beastie Boys, Metallica, Blink 182, Sublime, NOFX, Offspring, Pennywise, Green Day, and Limp Bizkit. Happy listening.


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Convert Ragdoll matrices back to Animation matrices
Kest replied to Kest's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingAfter two days of working at it, I finally figured it out. For anyone trying to do the same thing, this is essentially what I did: 1. Remove the primitive bind pose from all ragdoll shapes (ie: inverse(ragdoll_bind_pose)*ragdoll_transform for every ragdoll bone). 2. Treat the resulting ragdoll transforms (after #1) like rendering matrices, and convert them back to raw unrelative animation states. 3. In order to convert to animation states, I had to do the opposite procedure I did to convert normal animation states to rendering states. For instance, if you compute a character render matrix like this: RenderMatrix = ToOrigin * state * ToJoint * parent;. Then you would reverse that as something like this: state = inverse(ToOrigin) * RenderMatrix * inverse(parent) * inverse(ToJoint); And this worked for me. Now I just need to figure out how to turn the top level bone into character motion. Thanks for your help Ashman!
Yes, that is correct. And thank you very much for the correct answer. Just out of curiousity, and not really related to my original question, is there any way to turn this computation: output = JointToOrigin * State * OriginToJoint Into a single (matrix * matrix) multiply? For instance, can I pre-calculate a matrix using JointToOrigin that will allow me to perform this step with one multiply instead of two? Thank you again for your help.
Extracting an input matrix from a final matrix
Kest posted a topic in Math and PhysicsThis seams like it would be rather simple, but I'm having some trouble. I have a few matrices: output = the end result of this operation JointToOrigin = some input matrix OriginToJoint = The inverse of JointToOrigin parent = parent->output (the output of this output's parent) State = An input matrix, and the one I want to extract from output This is how output is computed with these matrices: MATRIX output; output = JointToOrigin * State; output = output * OriginToJoint; output = output * parent; Now assuming all of these matrices have the same values as the time of above, is it possible to determine the value of the original -State- matrix? Can anyone help me determine the order I would need to do this in? This is what I have tried, and I've tried re-arranging them, but I haven't had any luck: State = Inverse(parent) * output; State = State * JointToOrigin; // because JointToOrigin is the inverse of OriginToJoint State = OriginToJoint * State; // because it is the inverse Thank you for any help
Convert Ragdoll matrices back to Animation matrices
Kest posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingHey guys! I've been trying to figure this out for while now, with no luck. My animated characters use a hierarchy skeletal system. Each limb has a rotational state, which is converted to a rendering matrix by multiplying it with its parents. I have easily figured out how to pose my ragdoll for physics start by determining their matrices using the character's rendering matrices. My ragdoll body parts are not in a hierarchy (which is part of what is confusing me). Each ragdoll body part has a bind transform - a matrix that takes the body part from the zero-origin-point and places it at the limb location of the character. So when all ragdoll parts render with just their bind pose, it would look like a character in their bind pose. In order to place the ragdoll parts, I multiply each ragdoll part's bind pose with the character's rendering matrix for that bone. For instance: Ragdoll_Leg->Transform = MUL( Ragdoll_Leg->Bind_Transform, Character->Leg->RenderMatrix ); This works, and the ragdoll starts exactly where my character is posed. However, I'm having a lot of confusion reversing this procedure and obtaining animated states for the character by using the ragdoll transforms. My character's RenderMatrix for each bone is computed like this: void KRaceBone::ComputeHierarchy(const MTX *states, MTX *finals, const MTX &derive) { finals[Index] = MUL( JointToOrigin, states[Index] ); finals[Index] = MUL( finals[Index], OriginToJoint ); finals[Index] = MUL( finals[Index], derive ); // Compute Children for(int e=0; e<Bones.GetCount(); e++) Bones[e].ComputeHierarchy( states, finals, finals[Index] ); } Note the inclusion of the "[size=2][font=Liberation Mono]states[color=#00FF00][color=#00FF00][color=#00FF00][[color=#008000][color=#008000][color=#008000]Index[color=#00FF00][color=#00FF00][color=#00FF00]][/font]". That is the pure-rotational local state of each bone. That is what I'm trying to convert my ragdoll parts back into. Anyone have any advice? Anything at all is appreciated. I've been pretty lost at this. Thanks!
Automatic Predefs?
Kest posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingWhen I have a header file that defines a class which uses an object: class MyClass { public: void DoSomething(OtherClass *ptr); private: ..... }; The compiler complains because it doesn't know what OtherClass is. Yet, as long as I don't use specific parts of OtherClass, I can just pre-def OtherClass at the top of this header: // at the top: class OtherClass; My question is: Is there a way to have the compiler be okay with this, without adding pre-defs for every variable type passed to a function in the header? Perhaps some compiler option (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010)? Or maybe some type of pointer-type-hiding mechanism? Thank you for any help.
Scan a struct/class for members/methods
Kest posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingHey everyone Is it possible to scan a class in code to obtain information about members in that class? For example, lets pretend I want to make a function that writes all of the data members and member functions of a class to a text file, along with their types, sizes, values, etc. My calling code would look something like this: class SomeClass { public: int CanYouSeeMe; int IBetYouCant; void MyMethod(); }; template <typename vtype> void WriteClassInfoToFile(vtype &class_ref); // the parameter might be different ..... in some function somewhere: SomeClass test; WriteClassInfoToFile( test ); My resulting text file would look something like this: Class: SomeClass Size: 8 bytes Members: CanYouSeeMe - Type: int IBetYouCant - Type int Methods: 1. MyMethod() - return type: void Is something similar to this possible? My real reason for wanting to do this is to be capable of adding a real game-code structure to a scripting engine more easily. My scripting engine is capable of defining instances of classes, using them to change members, etc, but each class must be defined into the scripting engine by manually defining each structure member. Thanks for any information
Direct Input DIK_* defines are in incorrect order for keyboard
Kest replied to Kest's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingWell, I searched and found a keyboard testing program which reports which scan codes a keyboard uses for each key, and it seems that the keyboard is working fine. Within the program, the ] key reports scan code 27, which is after [, and all other keys seem correct. So it appears that I am some-how getting the wrong dwOfs value in my enumerating callback function. I check the value ASAP within the actual enumeration function, and it is wrong from the get-go. Any ideas on how I can even begin trying to fix this? Anyone have their own direct input program laying around that shows the scan code for keys being pressed? That way, I could determine if my code is causing this somewhere,or if my keyboard just doesn't play nice with DirectInput. Unfortunately, the direct input samples do not include such a program.
Direct Input DIK_* defines are in incorrect order for keyboard
Kest posted a topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingHey guys. Haven't posted on here for a while. Looks like things have changed since I last did. Anyway, I'm testing my game engine on a laptop, which I know has less keys than a standard keyboard, but what I didn't know is that the scan codes are in a different order for some reason. From what I read in the directX manual, DIK_* defines are supposed to line up with the dwOfs member of the [font=Consolas][color=#008000][font=Consolas][color=#008000][font=Consolas][color=#008000]DIDEVICEOBJECTDATA [/font][/font][/font]structure. However, on this laptop, the [ key is at offset=145, while the ] key is offset=26. IE, the DIK_LBRACKET define DOES NOT corrispond with the [ key. In fact, many of the non-ascii type keys, like brackets and symbols, do not match up with the direct input DIK_* defines. Further, when I attempted to use the "code to ascii" conversion system posted here (at http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/directx-and-xna/converting-scan-codes-to-ascii-r842 ), it outputs the wrong keys for these brackets. My question is this: Is this likely.. 1) Typical behavior? 2) Some type of glitch in hardware or software within the computer? IE, badly ordered keyboard scan codes. 3) A mistake in my code somewhere. Here are the scan codes I printed out from my game's log: Key 0 / tszName= Esc / Offset = 1 Key 1 / tszName= 1 / Offset = 2 Key 2 / tszName= 2 / Offset = 3 Key 3 / tszName= 3 / Offset = 4 Key 4 / tszName= 4 / Offset = 5 Key 5 / tszName= 5 / Offset = 6 Key 6 / tszName= 6 / Offset = 7 Key 7 / tszName= 7 / Offset = 8 Key 8 / tszName= 8 / Offset = 9 Key 9 / tszName= 9 / Offset = 10 Key 10 / tszName= 0 / Offset = 11 Key 11 / tszName= - / Offset = 12 Key 12 / tszName= Backspace / Offset = 14 Key 13 / tszName= Tab / Offset = 15 Key 14 / tszName= Q / Offset = 16 Key 15 / tszName= W / Offset = 17 Key 16 / tszName= E / Offset = 18 Key 17 / tszName= R / Offset = 19 Key 18 / tszName= T / Offset = 20 Key 19 / tszName= Y / Offset = 21 Key 20 / tszName= U / Offset = 22 Key 21 / tszName= I / Offset = 23 Key 22 / tszName= O / Offset = 24 Key 23 / tszName= P / Offset = 25 Key 24 / tszName= ] / Offset = 26 Key 25 / tszName= \ / Offset = 27 Key 26 / tszName= Enter / Offset = 28 Key 27 / tszName= Ctrl / Offset = 29 Key 28 / tszName= A / Offset = 30 Key 29 / tszName= S / Offset = 31 Key 30 / tszName= D / Offset = 32 Key 31 / tszName= F / Offset = 33 Key 32 / tszName= G / Offset = 34 Key 33 / tszName= H / Offset = 35 Key 34 / tszName= J / Offset = 36 Key 35 / tszName= K / Offset = 37 Key 36 / tszName= L / Offset = 38 Key 37 / tszName= ; / Offset = 39 Key 38 / tszName= Shift / Offset = 42 Key 39 / tszName= \ / Offset = 43 Key 40 / tszName= Z / Offset = 44 Key 41 / tszName= X / Offset = 45 Key 42 / tszName= C / Offset = 46 Key 43 / tszName= V / Offset = 47 Key 44 / tszName= B / Offset = 48 Key 45 / tszName= N / Offset = 49 Key 46 / tszName= M / Offset = 50 Key 47 / tszName= , / Offset = 51 Key 48 / tszName= . / Offset = 52 Key 49 / tszName= / / Offset = 53 Key 50 / tszName= Right Shift / Offset = 54 Key 51 / tszName= * / Offset = 55 Key 52 / tszName= Alt / Offset = 56 Key 53 / tszName= Space / Offset = 57 Key 54 / tszName= Caps Lock / Offset = 58 Key 55 / tszName= F1 / Offset = 59 Key 56 / tszName= F2 / Offset = 60 Key 57 / tszName= F3 / Offset = 61 Key 58 / tszName= F4 / Offset = 62 Key 59 / tszName= F5 / Offset = 63 Key 60 / tszName= F6 / Offset = 64 Key 61 / tszName= F7 / Offset = 65 Key 62 / tszName= F8 / Offset = 66 Key 63 / tszName= F9 / Offset = 67 Key 64 / tszName= F10 / Offset = 68 Key 65 / tszName= Num Lock / Offset = 69 Key 66 / tszName= Scroll Lock / Offset = 70 Key 67 / tszName= Num 7 / Offset = 71 Key 68 / tszName= Num 8 / Offset = 72 Key 69 / tszName= Num 9 / Offset = 73 Key 70 / tszName= - / Offset = 74 Key 71 / tszName= Num 4 / Offset = 75 Key 72 / tszName= Num 5 / Offset = 76 Key 73 / tszName= Num 6 / Offset = 77 Key 74 / tszName= + / Offset = 78 Key 75 / tszName= Num 1 / Offset = 79 Key 76 / tszName= Num 2 / Offset = 80 Key 77 / tszName= Num 3 / Offset = 81 Key 78 / tszName= Num 0 / Offset = 82 Key 79 / tszName= Num Del / Offset = 83 Key 80 / tszName= F11 / Offset = 87 Key 81 / tszName= F12 / Offset = 88 Key 82 / tszName= Kana / Offset = 112 Key 83 / tszName= Convert / Offset = 121 Key 84 / tszName= No Convert / Offset = 123 Key 85 / tszName= F14 / Offset = 125 Key 86 / tszName= = / Offset = 144 Key 87 / tszName= [ / Offset = 145 Key 88 / tszName= ' / Offset = 146 Key 89 / tszName= ` / Offset = 148 Key 90 / tszName= Num Enter / Offset = 156 Key 91 / tszName= Right Ctrl / Offset = 157 Key 92 / tszName= Num / / Offset = 181 Key 93 / tszName= Prnt Scrn / Offset = 183 Key 94 / tszName= Right Alt / Offset = 184 Key 95 / tszName= Pause / Offset = 197 Key 96 / tszName= Home / Offset = 199 Key 97 / tszName= Up / Offset = 200 Key 98 / tszName= Page Up / Offset = 201 Key 99 / tszName= Left / Offset = 203 Key 100 / tszName= Right / Offset = 205 Key 101 / tszName= End / Offset = 207 Key 102 / tszName= Down / Offset = 208 Key 103 / tszName= Page Down / Offset = 209 Key 104 / tszName= Insert / Offset = 210 Key 105 / tszName= Delete / Offset = 211 Key 106 / tszName= Left Windows / Offset = 219 Key 107 / tszName= Right Windows / Offset = 220 Key 108 / tszName= Application / Offset = 221 Thank you for any help.
Weird unknown device thing
Kest posted a topic in GDNet LoungeOne of my friends found this, and we have no idea what it is. The diameter is smaller than a button, and it's about half an inch tall. It screws apart in the middle, where two watch-battery size batteries go. Under the bottom battery is a magnet, which makes the whole thing magnetic. When you screw it together with batteries, one of the three symbols lights up blue, and blinks on and off. A bit too bright to be a stealthy tracking device. My friend said that at one time, the other side lit up red, and the lights alternated back and forth. Sorry, these pictures are blurry. The middle picture on it looks like a rectangle with 4 lines coming up from it. The top three triangular symbols are all very similar. Does anyone know what this thing is?
Dot product limitation
Kest replied to Kest's topic in Math and PhysicsThere are some really detailed answers here. I really appreciate the time you guys put into it. I'm still looking over it all. Quote:Original post by SiCrane I'm assuming you want all of the vector inputs and outputs to be normalized vectors. In that case you could use: Vector proj = projection of childvec onto stillvec Vector perp1 = childvec - proj Vector perp2 = perp1 normalized float scalar_perp = sqrt(1 - dot_limit * dot_limit) return dot_limit * stillvec + scalar_perp * perp2 Dude, you're awesome for laying the math out in code syntax for me (not sure if you remembered that I absorb it better that way or not). But I'm not sure I understand the first line. What would be the projection of childvec onto stillvec? Do you mean to smash it onto its normal? Something else?
Dot product limitation
Kest posted a topic in Math and PhysicsIf I have two normalized vectors, and a dot product limitation, is there a cheap gimmick I could use to limit one vector to that dot product of the other vector, without computing angles and performing axis rotations? Here's the data I have: Vector stillvec; // Changes, but can't be changed for this operation Vector childvec; // Rotates around independently of stillvec float dot_state = Dot(stillvec,childvec); float dot_limit; // Probably about 0.5. I want to keep dot_state above this by modifying childvec I know there are a lot of neat tricks to be done with dot products, planes, distances, etc. But I don't know if any of them will help me here. I appreciate any advice.
How do you like to get your loot?
Kest replied to etsuja's topic in Game Design and TheoryWhen I started thinking about this for my own project, I first believed it was just a tedious action to put the player through. That by providing lootable bodies/objects, we're just creating a pointless incentive for players to stop having fun and click things. After some time later, I've started to change my mind. Having to stop to loot things does interrupt the action. But that probably does more good than bad in most situations. The player has been rampaging through an area, ducking for cover, blasting things, etc. With auto looting, it's just off to the next room/hallway to rampage/cover/blast again, then again, then again, until something like a cut-scene takes over. With manual click looting, it creates a change of pace and action to slow down and look around for useful items. With manual looting, it wouldn't hurt to provide clues as to which characters are most likely to have this or that item before the player begins digging into everyone's pockets. For example, maybe foot clan soldiers only carry knives, so the player never needs to consider them. But the ninja masters are heady guys that tote around important things, so it's always a good idea to check them out. The same goes with container objects. If you randomly place very important items in every type of container, it's just going to force players to click everything, rather than use their brain and discretion.
Do-Gooder Gameplay or GTA Like That Coke Ad
Kest replied to Wavinator's topic in Game Design and TheoryQuote:Original post by theOcelot What has happened to our society when doing what's right for its own sake has become a foreign, "unrelatable" concept? It's not just a matter of doing what's right. It's usually more of a measurement of consequences. For example, normal people don't risk life and limb to help someone they don't know take care of a pest problem just because it seemed like the right thing to do. This is the usual situation in hero-based games, even though the life in question is artificial. The player can bet money that his life is going to be thrown into a blender during the "quest", regardless of what it first seems to be. And the player rarely has realistic incentive to help these people in the first place. He's most likely doing it for whatever artificial reward pops out at the end, such as experience or points. And that's another situation that can be made to seem less artificial. If you want the player to have a realistic reason to want to help someone they don't know, have those people promise specific amounts of money when the job is done, and don't give the player an option to not take the money once it's done. Now he's doing the right thing, getting paid for it, and still feeling good about it.
Do-Gooder Gameplay or GTA Like That Coke Ad
Kest replied to Wavinator's topic in Game Design and TheoryI don't have great answers to any of your questions, just some random observations. When a hero saves someone at the risk of their own life, most people will smile. When an evil villain saves someone at the risk of their own life, it might be enough to make a grown man cry. It means something much greater. He isn't just doing his job, or doing what's expected of him. He's going against his nature and instincts, and breaking his established identity, because as much as he hates to admit it, he cares. People also like villains that switch over to the good side. Especially if they only did so for selfish reasons, then "accidentally" converted. They usually don't have the artificial appearance that born-as-heroes have. They aren't always nice, and they don't help other people just because they feel like they have to. They usually only help when they can enjoy their power by ripping other bad guys to shreds, or when it hurts what little humanity they have too much to just stand there and do nothing. I think the artificial goals of a hero are the hardest thing to sell. Heroes whose goals are to save other people, at the risk of death, for no particular self-incentive, aren't very relatable to human beings. I think one solution is to come up with practical goals that are a little more selfish. It could be something pretty simple. For example, the character might be battle hungry - always thirsting for conflict. When someone asks the player hero why he's risking his life to weed their garden, it's because he just needs his fix. They have killer plant enemies they can't deal with, and he needs enemies to defeat. It works out for everyone. Something else that I think helps to sell a hero is a lovable population. It's sometimes difficult to enjoy being a hero when the world doesn't even seem worthy of being saved. Sprite based games usually do a good job of this for me, because most of the characters are adorable looking, and I can't stand the thought of them being hurt. But it's difficult with renders or models (Fallout 3 has attractive characters, but most of them were far from lovable). Without sprites, psychology is about the only tool we have to make characters more likable. One solution that might work would be to underdog the general population. If another high and mighty group of people are pushing them around, it might make it easier to jump to their side. That's about all I've got. I hope some of my random ramblings helped somewhat.


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Yesterday, we sat up the baby bed in the room. My mom made the bedding and it looks GREAT! Thanks mom from all your hard work!
But....the funniest part of the day was last night when Eric and I were taking pictures of the bedding to post on the blog. The dogs were in the room with us and they were very interested in the bed. Tucker was very curious and determined to see what this bed was all about.


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By Karen Stanley
Below are some journal prompts that I have adapted, stolen or created. I am particularly indebted to Ilona Leki's textbook, Academic Writing (St. Martin's Press). Of course, these were designed for multicultural classes in Charlotte, North Carolina, so some of them will need to be altered to fit students in China. (I also happen to have my students do email journals rather than hardcopy, as I am trying to get them comfortable with using email in English.)
EMail Journal: Possible Topics
1. Write about something you remember from your childhood.
2. Spend ten minutes writing a list of subjects that you are most interested in. Choose one of the subjects and write for at least ten minutes about it.
3. Think about what your parents were like when they were young. Do you know any stories about them from this time? How do you think they have changed?
4. Think of something or someone that is popular right now that you dislike: a kind of music, a way of dressing, a movie star, a tourist spot, an opinion. Then write about why you think it is popular. After that, write about your reasons for not liking it.
5. Think of something that is unpopular right now that you like. Explain the reasons for its unpopularity, and then write about your reasons for liking it.
6. Write about different aspects of your culture. What is something about your culture that you think it is difficult for foreigners to understand? What do you feel it is important for people to understand about your culture?
7. Write about things in American culture (or some other culture) that you find difficult to understand.
8. What kinds of stereotypes do people have about your culture? Do any of the stereotypes surprise you? Are any of the stereotypes close to reality?
9. Tell the story of the strangest/funniest/most embarrassing experience that you or someone else has had with English.
10. Think of advice that someone else gave you when you were a child that you still follow. Have you had any experiences that show why this was good advice? Do you have any advice to give someone else?
11. Think of places in your home country that are important to you. What are they? Describe them in a lot of detail. Try to include not just what you see, but what you feel, hear, and smell when you are there.
12. What is the most important place to you in this city? Describe this place in detail.
13. Where are you in your life now, and where do you want your life to go in the future? What qualities in your personality will help you get there? What faults could make it difficult to get there?
14. Is there something in your past that you would change if you could? Is there something you did that you wish you had done differently? Is there something you didn't do that you wish you had done?
15. What is a young child's school day like in your country? Should children be pushed to learn a lot when they are very young? Are there things that are important for a child to learn at school besides academic subjects (responsibility, team work, competitiveness, moral values)?
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|Program Director Aaron Ross fuels up with hot dogs before leading afternoon activities at Oakland Feather River Camp.
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|Program Director Aaron Ross fuels up with hot dogs before leading afternoon activities at Oakland Feather River Camp.
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|This picture presented itself to me as I walked in the kitchen yesterday morning. Staff who placed the ice cream into the walk-in freezer Thursday evening after the ice cream social incorrectly "locked" the door. It must have worked. There was no loss in temperature overnight. The unit was running around minus 10 degrees. However, it did take a good, strong pull to open the door.
|CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (June 15, 2007) - Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Rick Watson, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, helps Culinary Specialist Seaman Joshua Abshire and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Frederick Kline as they prepare pork chops to feed about 1,000 Seabees. NMCB-23 is conducting Operation Desert Heat, a graded field exercise to sharpen the battalion's combat and contingency construction capabilities.
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CHICAGO (08/07/2017) (readMedia)-- WHO:
• Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing
• Media invited to see a flyover from a "bird's eye view"
• Media will board a KC-135 Stratotanker, a military air refueling tanker, to see first-hand flyovers of the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago and Bonne Terre Aire Festival in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
• Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, 2017
• Pick-up/drop-off location will be the Gary/Chicago International Airport, 6001 Airport Road in Gary, Indiana
• Departure time will be determined 48 hours before mission; media will be notified of time on Aug. 17 (expect a morning departure).
• Flight time will be approximately 2.5 hours
• The 126th is the oldest of the three Illinois Air National Guard units.
• In 2017, the Illinois National Guard is commemorating the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I.
• Though the unit's history can be traced to the establishment of the 802nd Aero Squadron in 1917, the 126th's official birthdate is November 1950.
• The 802nd was deactivated in 1919 and federally reactivated in 1927 as the 108th Observation Squadron, based in Chicago, making it the first Air National Guard squadron formed in Illinois.
• In November 1950, the 108th was made part of the newly formed 126th Composite Wing, later renamed the 126th Air Refueling Wing because of a mission change.
• In 1999, the 126th moved from Chicago to its current home at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
• Media personnel who wish to fly must RSVP to the Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office at email@example.com or 217-761-3569 with full name, media outlet, email, phone number, date of birth and date you would like to participate (Aug. 19 or 20) no later than August 15, 2017.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
New York Times App Now Available For Windows Phone 7
Posted by Brad Wasson in "Windows Phone Talk" @ 06:30 PM
"Carrying on from the batch of official apps we've had this week, New York Times is now readily available on the Marketplace. You can view and browse through the latest headlines for free, or you can subscribe for a small fee to unlock all the sections in the app, plus blogs, videos and slide shows. This app supports synchronization to pull down content for offline reading and stories can be shared via Twitter and Facebook."
The New York Times is finally available on the Marketplace for those people who have been patiently waiting. The app is free to download and browse headlines, but you'll have to share some of your hard-earned cash to get the full content.


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Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Rating Reaffirmed
In analysts report issued to clients this morning, Piper Jaffray reaffirmed their Overweight rating on Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) shares. The target price provides a possible upside of 97.63% from company's last price.
Approximately 2.14 million shares of stock traded hands. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) has risen 27.78% since May 4, 2015 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 28.86% the S&P500.
The overall sentiment of institutions has decreased to 1.33 in Q2 2015. Its down 0.02, from 1.35 in 2015Q2. The ratio dived, as 20 institutions have sold all the shares of Geron Corporation that they owned while 25 funds have taken shares off the table. 13 funds have purchased shares for the first time while 47 added to their positions. These institutions now hold 77.58 million shares or 7.91% more than the 71.89 million shares they owned in 2015Q2.
The Fund Opaleye Management Inc. currently is holding shares equating to 2.48% of its total portfolio in Geron Corporation representing a total of 1.83 million shares. Another fund,Nj State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, is holding a total of 490,000 shares equating to 0.29% of their holdings. Additionally, Carl Domino Inc has a 41,100 share stake in Geron Corporation which represents 0.09% of their total portfolio. The Fund, Tfs Capital Llc, based out of Pennsylvania, has also built up a stake in the stock, which represents a total of 0.09% of their total portfolio. Finally Rotella Capital Management Inc., a fund which is based in the state of Washington reported a total holdings of 56,581 shares.
Geron Corporation is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm focused on the development of a telomerase inhibitor, imetelstat, in hematologic myeloid malignancies. The company has a market cap of $782.92 million. The Firm operates in one segment, the discovery and development of therapeutic products for oncology. It currently has negative earnings. Telomerase is an enzyme that enables cancer cells, including malignant progenitor cells, to maintain telomere length, which provides a capacity for limitless, uncontrolled proliferation.
According to Zacks Investment Research, "Geron Corporation is a scientific research company that is developing techniques for the health services industry. Their research is currently divided in three different areas. First, they are looking into telomeres and telomerase and their roles in cellular aging and cancer. Second, they are looking pluripotent stem cells as a potential source for the manufacturing of replacement cells and tissues. Lastly, the company is researching nuclear transfer as a potential mechanism for generating genetically matched cells and tissues." Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Geron Corporation (GERN).


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Anyone planning on arriving fashionably late to Mount Vernon's pivotal game against Yorktown this week better think twice after the Majors once again showed off their offensive capabilities, scoring three first-quarter touchdowns of more than 40 yards en route to a 36-26 win over Centreville last Friday night.
Senior running backs Brandon O'Clisham and Kyle Ricks were a formidable tag team against the Centreville defense, combining for all three Mount Vernon first-quarter scores. O'Clishmam had touchdown runs of 40 and 65 yards, while Ricks had his own 69-yard scoring scamper.
Ricks finished with close to 175 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
The win upped the Majors record to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in National District play, setting up a pivotal matchup at Yorktown (5-3 overall, 3-1 National) this Friday. Mount Vernon is currently riding a four-game winning streak.
If the Northern Region playoffs were to start this week, Mount Vernon would hold the third seed based on the Division Five Power Point Ratings (a mathematical formula based off a team's record and schedule strength similar to the BCS ratings in college football).


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Otava Publishing Company Ltd is a major Finnish publishing house with a history that stretches back over 120 years. Otava publishes both printed and digital educational materials for a wide range of subjects and for all levels of education. Today's educational material is based on the concepts of blended learning and multichannel publishing. These materials have been one of the reasons behind the Finnish PISA success.
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Indian tribe sues Interior Dept., county to stop resort project on California ranchBy Jacob Adelman, AP
Friday, November 20, 2009
Indian tribe sues over Calif. ranch development
LOS ANGELES — An Indian tribe has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a 5,000-acre gated resort community on a sprawling ranch some 60 miles north of Los Angeles that it claims as tribal land.
The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Fresno argues that the U.S. Department of Interior failed to recognize the Kawaiisu Tribe of Tejon's legitimate claim to areas of the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch property where the Tejon Mountain Village project is planned.
It also argues that Kern County supervisors ignored the existence of historic tribal sites when they approved the project last month. The suit names the interior department and the county.
The project, which includes 3,500 homes, two golf courses and several resort hotels, "will create irreversible damage to the tribe and is an unlawful act that meets the definition of genocide and ethnocide," according to the lawsuit.
The suit seeks an injunction suspending development, as well as more than $4.5 billion from the Department of Interior in compensation for resources extracted from the land and the tribe's pain and suffering.
Interior Department spokeswoman Kendra Barkoff said the agency does not comment on pending litigation.
Phone messages left with Kawaiisu Chairman David Laughing Horse Robinson and Kern County spokesman Allan Krauter were not immediately returned Thursday.
A coalition of environmentalists filed a separate lawsuit over the project last week, arguing that county officials ignored its potential impact on the California condor while discounting flaws in the its water-use plan and other environmental impacts.
Tejon Mountain Village is the smaller of two developments planned for the Tejon Ranch Co.'s property, the largest piece of privately held land in the state. A separate 23,000-home project known as Centennial is currently undergoing environmental review.
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(Please note all times are PST Shandris Server time.)
These are all our casual raid/events teams. They are there for players who cannot (maybe due to Shift work or maybe waiting for a permanent raid spot) or do not wish to committ (maybe you have a family) to a progression team. Casual teams are also great for players with alts to gear up.
The invites for these teams is simple. Pick the team you want when you want. Priority is given to tanks and healers and based on first come first in and the classes will be balanced first. If you are on standby you must still show up. It is a good idea to have more then one class of toon to enable the raid team to be more balanced.
If you are unsure about anything please speak to the Raid Dons for more advice.
(If you would like to lead a team pls see Elvrin).
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After ordering a jumbo chili cheese dog with onions to go at Portillo's on Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he delivered a $2.5 million check to Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner and promised more to come.
Christie, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association, acknowledged to diners at Ontario and Clark streets that he was considering a 2016 bid for president. The latest contribution brought the RGA's investment in Rauner to $4 million ahead of a Nov. 4 challenge of Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.
"This is amongst the most important governor races in the country," said Christie as Republicans nationally eye the opportunity for a major pickup in President Barack Obama's home state. He called the latest RGA donation to Rauner, a wealthy equity investor from Winnetka, "just another down payment on what we're going to do."
In 2010, the RGA was the prime source of funding for state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, contributing nearly $7.9 million to what ended up as a close but losing bid to defeat Quinn in the Democrat's first election after taking over the governor's office following Rod Blagojevich's removal from office.
On Friday, Christie came to Chicago for a series of closed-door fundraising events to boost the RGA, Rauner and Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Tickets for Rauner's event ranged from $500 per person for the general reception to $2,500 per couple for a VIP reception and photo.
The visit was greeted by protesters, and Quinn's campaign and the rival Democratic Governors Association criticized Christie and Rauner for opposing gun control initiatives in violence-plagued urban areas.
Earlier this week, Christie faced protests during a Connecticut visit after vetoing a measure that would have banned high-capacity ammunition magazines. For days, Rauner has been criticized by Quinn's camp for having said during a GOP primary debate that he supported the constitutional right for someone to possess an assault weapon.
But Christie and Rauner said the criticisms were a diversion from Quinn's record.
"I've signed some real common sense gun control measures in New Jersey where necessary. But I don't think what any of us favor are things that don't address the issue of crime. Gov. Quinn's had four years to address the issue of crime in Illinois and he's been AWOL on that issue," Christie said.
Quinn has been under fire from Rauner's camp over a federal investigation into a $54.5 million anti-violence grant program launched shortly before the 2010 election. A state audit found the program rife with mismanagement and Republicans have called it a political slush fund. Quinn strongly rejects the allegation.
Christie and Rauner shook hands with Portillo's patrons, and the New Jersey governor responded quickly to one woman who encouraged him to run for president. "I'm thinking about it," he said with a smile.
Christie, who underwent weight-loss surgery in 2013, said he ordered the jumbo chili cheese dog with onions because "that's what I like, baby." He also ordered a large vanilla shake. Rauner got a jumbo hot dog with everything and a small chocolate cake shake.
In addition to bringing Rauner the $2.5 million, Christie paid the $15.29 food bill.
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The Wulfen
The Wulfen are a fascinating element of the 40K mythos, and a large chunk of what makes the Space Wolves so interesting for me. I'd written about an individual Blood Claw succumbing to the curse (or is it?) in Battle of the Fang, but I'd always wanted to write more about them, preferably in their own tale. To my mind, the Wulfen are more of a 'horror' concept than a straight SF or fantasy trope, and I think anything featuring them should have that vibe in it.
I had the pleasure of discussing this a bit with Dan Abnett at the recent BL Live seminar on the Wolves of Fenris. Dan made the point that the Wulfen, like so much about the Space Wolves and their origins, need to retain an air of mystery, of ambiguity and speculation. We should never have a definitive account of where they come from, what causes the change, and indeed what exactly it does to them. Like the werewolves of legend, the Wulfen should be forever just on the edge of the camp-fire, their eyes shining in the dark, never fully coming into the light.
Hopefully Wulfen captures this side to them, as well as also fleshing out one of the coolest stories from the Codex. It was originally penned for one of the event-only chapbooks, but with the release of its big brother it's now emerged as a standalone e-story. I've added it to the 40K page – to anyone who gives it a try, hope you enjoy the read!
14 March, 2013 at 16:40
Got the ebook a couple days ago. Loved the novel, definitely looking forward seeing Jarnhammar in action again…and we will be getting more, right? BL page says it's a series?
Is the Wulfen thing in the ebook version?
15 March, 2013 at 19:10
And done. Very awesome. I think Damietta (what a nice name, is it a reference to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damietta ? Would be fitting, considering what happens in the story…) is missing something at the end… Because I don't think the Wulfen merely wanted to silence the guardsmen, so I guess they won't come for her.
Also, is the big one who I think it is? If so, he is certainly unique in showing up in 40K. Twice.
3 April, 2013 at 23:47
Hey Chris. Just finished reading Kraken and must say its my favourite short story and the strongest space wolf fiction I have read so far (and that is praise indeed considering Battle of the Fang was nigh on perfect).
Out of interest will you be producing more Space Wolf books as I really enjoy your writing style and feel you have nailed the feel of them (feels like a blend of what Dan did with Prospro Burns and William Kings earlier novels but more gritty and black humour).
Keep up the good writing.
5 August, 2013 at 20:27
Chris, I see that your serialized White Scars material is coming out soon. I'm looking forward to it. The caption is very intriguing.
7 August, 2013 at 22:34
I'm sorry, I'm really disappointed with Scars.
I mean, really. Tell me what happens to Torghun and Shiban NOW. I NEED TO KNOW. My very soul depends on it. Why, BL publishing authorities, why would you make it serialized??????????????
14 August, 2013 at 22:44
Yay, part 2!
2 October, 2013 at 17:57
So, appx how long will Scars be?
2 October, 2013 at 18:03
also, do you have the entire thing written, or do you write it as you go, on a generally week-by-week basis?
23 October, 2013 at 19:36
Scars was awesome, awesome job. It ended too soon though :(. I daresay we'll be seeing a sequel, whether in form of a full novel/novella/short story soon?
24 October, 2013 at 17:44
Really enjoyed Blood of Asaheim. I'm curious what language you used for the base of the Space Wolf names. Did you study old Norse or any particular Nordic language?
16 March, 2014 at 16:58
Hello, Chris. Just finished reading BoA. I love it. The Rout are my favourite chapter and you write them so incredibly well. I was immediately sucked into the story. Man, now the looooooong wait for the paperback version of Stormcaller will be even more torturous.
Great job, Chris!


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Why are people with diabetes at increased risk for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)?
If you have diabetes, you are more likely to develop Cardiovascular Disease than someone without diabetes.
Types of diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes - happens when your body cannot make insulin. This type usually affects children and young adults.
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- Consider low-dose aspirin. Talk to your doctor about whether you should take a low dose of aspirin every day, which may reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and is recommended by the American Heart Association. However, there are risks, and aspirin therapy is not for everyone.
- Eat a heart-healthy diet. Reduce consumption of high-fat and cholesterol-laden foods such as fried foods, red meats, and eggs, and eat more high-fiber foods, including whole grains, vegetables, and fruits.A recent study conducted at the University of Warwick in England linked high-fat meals to inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes, which is associated with heart disease.
- If you're overweight, try to shed the pounds.Seek the help of a registered dietitian to come up with a healthy but reasonable diet that you can maintain.
- Keep blood cholesterol levels within target ranges. LDL (bad) cholesterol should be below 100; HDL (good) cholesterol should be higher than 40 in men and higher than 50 in women. Triglycerides should be lower than 150.
- Keep your blood glucose level within the target range.Your doctor will help you to determine the right range. You can check on your efforts by having HBA1C tests at least twice a year; these reveal your average blood sugar level for the most recent two to three months. Most people should aim for an HBA1C of seven or below.
- Maintain a controlled blood pressure level, preferably 130/80 or lower. Be sure to have your pressure checked during every visit to your doctor's office.
- Quit smoking.Talk to your doctor about getting help when you're ready to quit.
- Take all of your medications as prescribed.
If you have diabetes and develop heart disease, treatment — first and foremost — will include lifestyle changes such as those mentioned above. You might also need medication to lower your blood glucose, blood pressure, or cholesterol level, and to treat any heart damage. In some cases, you may need surgery or another medical procedure to treat heart disease. Treatment for each person will be different, depending on the type of cardiovascular complication that you might have.
Finally, if you develop any symptoms of a heart attack, seek medical help immediately because early treatment can decrease the potential damage to your heart.
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Roadmap Hell-Ville (Diana), to Tôlanaro (Anosy)
Distance from Hell-Ville (Diana), to Tôlanaro (Anosy)
Hell-Ville is a city located in Diana and his population is 22,680 inhabitants. Tôlanaro is located in Anosy and his population is 45,141 inhabitants.
The distance from Hell-Ville to Tôlanaro is 1,299.9 km in a straight line.
In this page you have other information about the distances between these places and the travel duration. For example, you have the distance calculated for a road trip, for a bike ride, walk or public transport (bus, Metro, Train, Tram). You have the duration and the roadmap for all modes of transport from Hell-Ville, to Tôlanaro, 7670910. You can also go to the link below to take knowledge of the return route between Tôlanaro and Hell-Ville, as well as different trip duration.
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|Distance from Hell-Ville to Montagne D'Ambre National Park
|131 km
81 miles
Distances from Hell-Ville to closest airports
|Fascene Airport
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7 miles
|Analalava Airport
|148 km
92 miles
|Arrachart Airport
|161 km
100 miles
|Ambalabe Airport
|170 km
105 miles
|Vohimarina Airport
|188 km
117 miles
|Andapa Airport
|202 km
126 miles
|Sambava Airport
|228 km
142 miles
|Maroantsetra Airport
|274 km
170 miles
|Antsirabato Airport
|284 km
177 miles
|Amborovy Airport
|326 km
203 miles
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- Ambanja36.4 km
22.6 miles
- Ambarakaraka66.0 km
41.0 miles
- Antsohimbondrona72.2 km
44.9 miles
- Mahalina113.2 km
70.3 miles
- Sadjoavato146.1 km
90.8 miles
- Antsiranana163.8 km
101.8 miles
Largest cities near Hell-Ville
- Ambilobe87.7 km
54.5 miles
- Antsohimbondrona72.2 km
44.9 miles
- Ambanja36.4 km
22.6 miles
- Ambarakaraka66.0 km
41.0 miles