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Monster api jobs
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I need a fairly realistic 3D model of the "monster" on the picture. It's supposed to be a scarecrow inspired character. The anatomy is the most important part. Colthing etc. doesn't have to be perfect, but should look rather realistic.
We w...is "RackerAcker Tobeland KG". Our slogan is: "Endlich: Entspannung für die Großen, Fun für die Kleinen - garantiert." We are thinking of a sweet looking monster as a mascot. Or maybe a naughty looking child. We could later also need a basic design for the website, but only as a picture. We can do the HTML coding ourself.
I am looking for an experienced developer to create an exit intent pop up platform such as optinmonster/wisepops/privy etc. Will need to be able to create custom pop ups for clients with drag and drop features and install on their sites'. Please estimate your cost, how long you expect to create this software and how you plan on creating the platform. I have attached a video as an example of t...
Looking for a new logo for a business called Monkii Temps. It is a recruitment site similar too monster, indeed, simply hired. The logo will need to be able to work on all social media sites. All files must be included in Ai: Adobe Illustrator which is the original, editable & working file. PDF: Portable Document Format EPS: Encapsulated PostScript
Looking for someone who knows how to build a solid Classified list website like Craig slist or Monster .com Employer creates a profile and submits a job on our site. They are charged $30.00 Each post. They can even advertise on our site for an additional charge. Their agency name will listed on your recommended list. Candidate – Can look at jobs
We are looking to have a simple character designed for our billy goat leaf loader. We have names the machine the leaf monster and would like to have a simple "leaf monster" character designed for our trailers and signage. We would prefer something simple enough to cut out of vinyl but will catchy enough to catch some attention. If you have any questions
...would like OFSL in bubble style letters with different winter things inside or coming out of the letters. I know I'd like the O to be a large tire because we drive glorified monster trucks around. I'm not too sure what else would flow. But I'd like to try and incorporate some of the following; the vehicles, skiing, a cursive R (inside jokes), snowflakes
...apply for this job unless you have a proven history of similar projects and can provide a portfolio This job is to use an existing wordpress template purchased from Template Monster and modify it to the following specifications: - 30 page website (sitemap below) + blog page which will be hidden for launch. - Code Change - Add a lead capture form on the
...to playback the audio clip in its original format. The user can also choose to apply a range of filters to the audio signal to manipulate it. Examples of filters can be, 'Monster', "Squeeky', 'Alien' and so on. Since the device is targeted at kids, its user interface should be simple with just a few buttons to control all the required operations. The
logo monster three heads on top
...hand on fire. Then, in the distance, I need a god. Cernunnos. Basically, a 14 foot tall Minotaur like creature. But instead of horns, he has a full set of antlers--like a monster buck. The antlers would be another 3 foot to his height and 6 foot wide. Instead of being bulky like a minotaur in fables, he would be wiry. Muscular, but slender. Browning
I need a character is a monster, its name Cyclops Please refer to the sample picture and I need the style like this. Need one colored and one black white color version, and don't use more than three color for the colored version. Please also make the background, thank you.
its a youtube maskot. hes a little youtube/Minecraft monster and hes gonna be on my own merch
I need to Port 2 old Windows 95 games to Mac OSX. Monster Truck Madness 2 and Big Red Racing Looking for some developer who have done this before, since this is simple task for the right person.
I have purchased a template from template monster. I need help with settting up the website (very little coding needed, if at all) and making the website go live. Would prefer someone who also knows designing and can help with designing posts for insta/fb pages.
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...ecommerce app single product category single vendor: 2. Multiple product category single vendor 3. Single product category multi vendor 4. Multiple category multiple vendor 5. Monster or Indeed like job portal 6. Sharechat like app 7. Vigo video like app 8. Educational app like udemy 9. Educational app like biju 10. Listing app like urbanclap ( both app)
...selection (3 characters) 6. Bag of clothes 7. Attribute table 8. 3 Maps 9. NPC Character (Chat Frame, Selection Menu ( 10 types of weapons, 3 costumes 11. skill 12. 2 monsters, monster skills 13. Death Effect, Hit Effect Demo01 Characters running on the map increase up, on maps, to switch between the maps Characters can beat, fight monsters Characters can
...program should output to vga. The rules of the game are simple. You start at a point and have to figure out how to get to the exit just like an actual maze. However, there is a monster chasing you and if he catches you, you are dead. The player's movement should not be pixel by pixel but rather, it should keep sliding until it hits the wall(boundary). The
it's not like monster or Naukri or any other portals available in this domain. one thing I am very no time wasters
...Armageddon comes. I have been tasked with procuring artwork for two adventure books, which includes cover art, internal panel art, character portraits (bust and partial-body), monster art, and maps. We are looking for multiple artists to complete the job in a timely manner, and we pay by the artwork, at a scale of $10-40 for internal art and maps, and $50-300
Where you have the main character fighting the monster we discussed.
...letters said, "CPRS." It was a mystery…what did CPRS mean, he thought? He then realized it meant "MONSTER ALERT" in French in the forest! He was on alert for a monster. There was a little house blocking the road on the fence. He suspected a monster lived in this house! He approached the house with caution, but also with a package that he h...
...selfies and make-up. She's also a monster. Whip Ma Whop Ma Film are currently developing their first web-series, A Monster Lass, where modern gothic horror meets the teenage predicaments of emerging independence and identity. We are looking for A CALLIGRAPHER to design a font to be used for the title, so that A Monster Lass can have a unique and memorable
...posters etc. Each monster should represent one of the musicians but it must not show the instrument itself. It would be nice if there is a reference to the corresponding instrument for example, a long nose for the trumpeter but it is not a must have. Only the body shape should be recognizable. Attached you will find some examples of monster illustrations
...following scenarios. 1- Little girl holding a bag 2- little girl sleeping on grass 3- little girl meets monster 4- monster and little girl hold hands 5- monster is tied to a stake by angry villiagers 6- happy ending- villiagers, girl and monster hold hands. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MONSTER'S COLOR MUST BE BLACK. ONLY ACCEPT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO
Uploading resumes, admin , user accounts, employer login etc, eg: Naukari, Monster portals.
contest type icons for - (1) Practice Contest (2). Head 2 Head contest (3) High Entry Fees contest (4) Super Contest (5) Last Man Standing contest (6) Monster Contest (7) more contests & cricket teams icons
...like to know if there are any artists who can create radio controlled car body designs for us. This is a monster truck and we would like it to be designed as a truck body style. Artists may refer to some big names like Traxxas and their monster trucks patterns for some reference. The truck body diecut file is attached for artwork creation. Thanks
Hi Nguyen Xuan T., I spoke with you yesterday on Upwork about the 3D monster rig. I'm having issues with depositing so they're currently looking at the issue but in the meantime here is project here as well.
I would like a cartoon drawing for logo and t shirts decals etc. It is a 1975 gruman cube van monster truck that has an "A" team paint job. Rather than a red stripe it has a lime green stripe. We are looking for an Ed roth sort of style. Should be easily used for shirts decals etc. The name of the company is Camo Tow and Tire. I have attached a picture
I need a new website. I need you to design and build my online store. Features required: Automated orders processing Automatic Latest Products Updates Automa...need you to design and build my online store. Features required: Automated orders processing Automatic Latest Products Updates Automatic Payments Admin work is just to be monster the site
...describe the rules of the playing cards. Each animation will be roughly 10-15 seconds. I want the monster to walk into the office and wave to the other monster at the desk. The monsters with playing cards should talk and place cards down. The monster with the lightbulb should put hands on hips and be proud while the others cry and wave fists in air
I am a recruitment consultant that is based in Los Angeles and work for a start-up based in San Francisco. I will need help on a daily basis about 2...put into my excel pipeline so I can go about my day calling QUALITY candidates for clients to hire. I will need the individual to provide me sources from LinkedInRecruiter, Monster, and other platforms.
...make a group anime theme picture of 8 people(my friends) with each having a different gaming attribute to them. Such as ones a samurai from for honor(Dopeking),a hunter from monster hunter(venomous), a operator from rainbow six(Unpure), a dragon borne from Skyrim(dopefamily), a hero from trove(Crook), a macree from overwatch(NastyNate), a character from
I need a logo / header made for a simple WordPress site. Our name is "localsocial.cash". I w.../ character... I want a cartoon character of a person who is happy about something. Ideas: wearing sunglasses and smilig holding money counting money a money like monster a happy monster erc. I don't really care. I want a cartoon next to the words.
Hi everyone, I'm looking to have some monster characters making for my horror game project. The following types I would need are both land and flying types. Each monster has to have it's own looks, size, color, markings, names ect I also want them to work in the unreal engine 4 as well I want them to have animations to.
Logo for a music band The band is called monster junk. We will mainly play Funk/Soul music. We have five members: drums, guitar, bass, keyboards and vocals The Junk word is an analogy for having big balls/penis, but that can't go on the logo in any explicit way (obviously) One idea is a logo cartoon / comic style, but I'm open to any cool ideas
- I wish for an artistic yet amazing resume to be created from my current content - I wish for the proper formatting completed to place on job boards such as Workopolis, Monster, Wordpress and Indeed - I wish for my LinkedIn profile to be updated
...put off professional people, reflect the characteristics of the animal and the product. The kind of people who will know an octopus as an excellent dynamic creature, not a monster eating a whaling ship. It can not be animated, cartoonish, childish, too techie, hipster, superhero-ish or too abstract. Attributes coming out of user research include:
...people, who have vast experience in data entry and more preferably hands on experience in resume posting. 1) its daily job to post 100-200 resume in sites like [login to view URL], monster and indeed. 2) daily reporting in excel of resume posted in jobs with link. Its evergoing job, we can keep working with you on long term basis. Looking forward to yours bids
...5, the player will be able to replace one card from the field to place a new one. CARD - We will have 3 types of cards: Monster, Magic and Trap which are subclasses of CARD class. - Just Monster Cards will be in the deck - Monster card will contain: type, name, atk, def. - Trap and Magic only contain: type and name ( won't be used in the game) DECK
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...player moves ("move") request all the players needs to receive a request from the server, then the client will change the position of the user the same thing if a user kill a monster if he has a different ip or port he can change SERVER_IP and SERVER_PORT but the connection to the server is already setupped User Avatar before he needs to modify the pattern
...names, famous events, etc. Grammar could be another contract for later after the premise of the book is better understood. *Ghostwriting needed- None The book is already a monster at 100K words. If anything, it needs consolidation. Or I may split it into 2 books. *What else might be helpful- Low to medium Knowledge of psychology/sociology and history
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text: Halo 3 last edited by sirgregmac on 05/25/18 10:16PM View full history OverviewMaster Chief, ready to "finish the fight".Halo 3 is a sci-fi first-person shooter developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 on September 25, 2007 (later re-released through Games on Demand on April 20, 2010). The third game in the Halo franchise (and the last in the original Halo trilogy, after Halo 2), Halo 3 continues the story of the SPARTAN-II super-soldier known as Master Chief and concludes the events of the Human-Covenant War.After escaping the Flood-infested Covenant space station High Charity via boarding the ancient ship (the Forerunner Dreadnaught) of the main antagonist (the Prophet of Truth), the Master Chief disembarks from the ship as it lands in eastern Africa. With the help of both the United Nations Space Command (mainly by Sergeant Major Avery Johnson, Commander Miranda Keyes, and Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood) and the Sangheili (mainly by The Arbiter), Master Chief must defend Earth from the remaining forces of the Prophet of Truth while both preventing Truth from activating the entire Halo array and figuring out how to end the Flood infestation, once and for all.Halo 3 has brought various additions and changes to Halo 2's gameplay mechanics. The MA5-series Assault Rifle makes a return as the Master Chief's weapon of choice (while players can also use the powerful Spartan Laser, and various new Jiralhanae weapons, such as the Spike and Firebomb Grenades, the close-ranged Gravity Hammer, the Mauler, and the Spike Rifle). Players can now use separate buttons (defaulting to the "bumper" buttons) to reload each dual-wielded weapon (in which the secondary reload button doubles as switching grenades, if the player is not dual-wielding). Players can also carry and deploy (using the button originally used to reload) special portable "equipment" (including trip mines, gravitational lifts, and bubble shield generators). Players can also now detach stationary turrets for portable use (albeit slower movement speeds and forced third-person perspective). The game also includes new vehicles, including the UNSC's mobile transport Mongoose and the Brute's attack motorbike Chopper.The game also includes various improvements to Halo 2's multiplayer aspect. Players can now customize the armor permutations (including helmet, shoulders, and torso) for both their Spartan and Elite soldiers (each of which must be earned by completing goals and achievements throughout the game). Players can now be easily identified by their allies in-game through a custom Service Tag (composed of a letter followed by two numbers). Halo 3 includes a more robust matchmaking system with the TrueSkill ranking system, a new experience system (with a special ranking system in which players can earn different "grades" depending on their TrueSkill rank and experience points), special playlists (including playlists that grant double experience points), and the option to veto the first given map/gametype combination. The game now includes a special Theater Mode (where players can watch game replays and crop them into smaller film clips or take screenshots) and Forge Mode (a unique in-game map editor where players can alter the placement of any weapon, spawn, item, or structure on any map) While the clan system from Halo 2 was removed, Halo 3 includes a new File Share system, in which players can upload custom gametype variants, film clips, screenshots, and "Forged" map variants into Bungie's servers, so that they can be downloaded by other players. GameplayMechanicsOne of tens of thousands of multiplayer armour permutations.The gameplay in Halo 3 has undergone some significant changes compared to its predecessors, including simple tweaks to make it more cohesive. Master Chief may now carry "equipment," which can range from a portable gravity lift, allowing the player to lift himself into the air, to a bubble-shield, which will spawn a clear, protective bubble around whoever decides to throw it down, as well as deployable cover, which projects a small blue defense shield, as well as many others. Bungie has assigned these special abilities to the "X" button, which was previously used to reload. Players now use the RB (right bumper) to reload the main weapon and LB for the secondary weapon if they are dual-wielding, although they can decide to use one of several other pre-made control schemes.The Load-OutA player brandishing the Recon Armor, formerly given to exceptional community members.Bungie has added a different version of the original Assault Rifle (it has about half the clip size of the version in Halo: Combat Evolved, but it deals a little more damage and has better accuracy), strengthened the Needler (though it can no longer be dual-wielded), and also included some new weapons like the Spikers (Brute sub-machine guns) and the Gravity Hammer (the Brute counterpart of the Elite Energy Sword). There are also 2 new grenade classes: The Spike Grenade and the Incendiary Grenade (AKA the firebomb grenade). The former is a Brute-made grenade that sticks to objects before sending razor-sharp spikes flying in the direction of the blast, and the latter a UNSC weapon especially useful against the zombie-like Flood. Bungie also reduced the load-out on each grenade from the previous four, to two, allowing players to carry a total of eight grenades and switch between the types with the left bumper (when not dual-wielding). A player may also pick up turrets and flamethrowers, but by using them he/she will switch into a 3rd person view, in which movement will be slightly restricted and ammo will become limited. There are also a few new vehicles like the Mongoose, a quadbike with two seats, the Hornet, which is the human equivalent to the Banshee, and the Chopper, which resembles the Ghost in that it has only one seat and can fire front-mounted cannons. One final new vehicle, the Elephant, is an enormous, invincible mobile base armed with two turrets. The Elephant appears only in the multiplayer level 'Sand Trap', and serves as each team's flag base in Capture the Flag mode, allowing players to actually move their flag around the level, albeit at a painfully slow pace.MultiplayerMultiplayer gameplay on the Mythic map, "Assembly"Halo 3's campaign can be played co-operatively, locally, through System Link, and online on Xbox Live with up to four players, although only two players may play on a single Xbox 360. Unlike previous games, which just doubled the primary character, each player in Halo 3 is given a unique character; player one controls the Master Chief, player two controls the Arbiter (with small changes to the dialogue and cutscenes to reflect the fact that the Arbiter never leaves the Chief) and players three and four controlling unique Elites, who never speak and do not show up in cutscenes, though Bungie has named them N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham, respectively. In addition, Halo 3 can also be played competitively through a matchmaking service or in custom, user-created games. In matchmaking, players are matched with up to fifteen other players based on their rank and skill level in the individual "playlists", which are categorized into two groups depending on their overall purpose. Ranked playlists are used to match players based on their Trueskill rating. Social playlists allow players to play with others with no ranking system involved for each playlist, although Experience and overall skill still determines player match-ups. Few of the original achievements work in social matches, but the DLC achievements all are unlockable in social playlists. One can also still earn Experience for the playlists, as well as global and playlist-specific Experience points (EXP). Finally, every weekend, Double Experience Weekend begins that focus on a very specific playstyle or gametype, including Grifball and Infection. The playlists are:RankedLone Wolves - Matches include 6 players and use free-for-all game modes, like Slayer, Swords, Slayer BRs, Crazy King, and Oddball.Team Slayer - Matches are team-based and usually include 6 or 8 players in 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 games. Modes played are Team Slayer, Team BRs, Team Snipers, and Shotty Snipers.Team Doubles - 2-on-2 matches with both Slayer and Objective gametypes, including Team Slayer, Team BRs, Team Snipers, Team Oddball, Team Crazy King, Multi-Flag CTF and One FlagMLG - A playlist using MLG-created maps and MLG versions of Team Slayer, Team Ball, Team Hill and Multi-Flag.Squad Battle - 6-on-6 matches with slayer and flag variantsSWAT - A hardcore playlist involving the use of no energy shields and no motion trackers, and using only Battle Rifle/Magnum combos, just Magnums, or just Shotguns. Most games are simply SWAT, SWAT Magnums, or ShWATguns, but as of an update, SWATball and 2-flag CTF are also used as gametypes.Team Snipers - 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 games in Slayer-based gametypes such as Team Snipers, Shotty Snipers and Team Splasers.SocialGameplay of multiplayer map, "Avalanche"Rumble Pit - Much like Lone Wolves, but in a social setting. Uses Slayer and "Fiesta" variants such as Slayer, Hammerzeit, Swords, Juggernaut, Oddball, Crazy King, Ninja Ball and Mosh Pit.Social Big Team - Uses 5-on-5 and 8-on-8 matches. Gametypes played include Team Slayer, Multi-Flag CTF, One Bomb, VIP, Territories, Big Splockets, Land Grab, and 2 Flag Heavy CTF.Social Slayer - 5-on-5 and solo gametypes, such as Team Slayer/Slayer, Team Rockets/Rockets, Team Duals/Duals, and Team BRs/Slayer BRs.Social Skirmish - 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 non-slayer matches. Gametypes are One Flag CTF, Multi-Flag CTF, One Bomb Assault, Neutral Bomb Assault, VIP, Territories, and Land Grab.Multi-Team - Uses four teams of 2 in gametypes like Team Slayer, Team Hammers, Team Swords, VIP, Team Oddball, and Team Crazy King.Action Sack - Random 8 player matches offering 0 EXPTeam Mythic - Much like team slayer but the Halo 3 Mythic disc is required.In custom mode players can play multiplayer matches using custom game modes, settings, and maps. All modes and maps are available to play on and can be changed between matches by the party leader. Players must invite friends to play these games, however.MapsHalo 3 shipped with 11 maps, and subsequently released 5 DLC bundles throughout the games life. The Heroic map pack adds three maps for free, Legendary adds 3 more for $10, Mythic adds an additional 3 for $10, Mythic II adds another 3 for $10 (or free if the player bought ODST new), and Cold Storage adds one map for free.ConstructConstructConstruct is a map for 2-8 players (10 after they changed the max player count for Social Slayer) with no vehicles. It is a simple 3 leveled map which uses grav lifts as elevators. The main power weapon on this map is the Energy Sword which is found at the far end of the map on the third level.EpitaphEpitaphEpitaph is probably the smallest map of the original group. This map is never played in Social Slayer because 8 (10 post patch) players is simply too much for this map. The two-levelled map has a Gravity Hammer, Shotgun, and Rocket Launcher for power weapons. Generally used in Team Doubles because 4 players is the right size for this map.GuardianGuardianAnother simple map for Social Slayer game types. This is the most symmetrical of the small maps in the game, making it a common choice for people to use for 1 v 1 matches. A spiritual successor to Halo 2's Lockout, the changes made to it to make it a more compact map with ease of use for melee started a movement of people in the first few months of the games launch to constantly veto it whenever it came up. This happens even more so now with the release of Blackout (a Lockout remake) as part of the Legendary map pack.High GroundHigh GroundThe first map in the game with vehicles, High Ground is a popular choice for One Flag, One Bomb, and other objective types due to the two oppositely balanced sides. The high ground team spawns next to a sniper tower with a Spartan Laser, and a couple of Mongooses for quick transportation. While the low ground spawns at the beach, next to a Ghost and the Sniper Rifle. This is a key map for the "One" objective types because it switches both teams between sides during each round.IsolationIsolationIsolation is a pretty symmetrical map made for Attack and Defend game types and Slayer types. The upper outdoor grassy level features a few Mongooses to get around, along with a Shotgun in the barricade in the center. The underground is where the map starts to really differentiate between other maps. Underground there are two large man cannons on each side to launch players back up to the main level. A Ghost in the middle for main vehicular control of the map. And a Rocket Launcher next to the Ghost.RanksReaching different ranks requires the player to gain certain amounts of EXP and, for officer ranks, reach different skill levels. Skill levels are increased when the player wins ranked games. EXP is gained from simply winning games which can be either ranked or unranked. One EXP is gained from winning a game, zero is gained from losing a game and one EXP is lost for quitting out of a game early. The Ranks in increasing order are:Recruit grade 1Apprentice Grade 1, Apprentice Grade 2Private Grade 1, Private Grade 2Corporal Grade 1, Corporal Grade 2Sergeant Grade 1, Sergeant Grade 2, Sergeant Grade 3Gunnery Sergeant Grade 1, Gunnery Sergeant Grade 2, Master Gunnery SergeantLieutenant Grade 1, Lieutenant Grade 2, Lieutenant Grade 3, First LieutenantCaptain Grade 1, Captain Grade 2, Captain Grade 3, Staff CaptainMajor Grade 1, Major Grade 2, Major Grade 3, Field MajorCommander Grade 1, Commander Grade 2, Commander Grade 3, Strike CommanderColonel Grade 1, Colonel Grade 2, Colonel Grade 3, Force ColonelBrigadier Grade 1, Brigadier Grade 2, Brigadier Grade 3, Brigadier GeneralGeneral Grade 1, General Grade 2, General Grade 3, 5 Star GeneralUser-Generated ContentForgeMain Article: ForgeWith the addition of the new Forge mode, any Halo 3 owner can completely customize every Halo 3 multiplayer map. From vehicle and weapon placement to fusion coils and equipment placement, just about everything the player can use and interact with on a map can be moved, tweaked, and adjusted to the player's liking. Once completed, all forged maps can be put on the player's file share and uploaded to Bungie.net were other players can download, comment, tag, and share their creations over the Internet. The recent maps Foundry (From the Heroic Map Pack) and Sandbox (From the Mythic Map Pack) were made specifically to cater to users of Forge. Many forging communities have arisen in the wake of these two maps releases, creating a massive number of user-generated maps. Bungie has recently taken notice of this user-generated content and has incorporated several Forge maps created in Foundry and Sandbox into both Ranked and Social matchmaking. Bungie has also regularly featured maps created by the community in their weekly updates and included interviews with their creators. A few special features of the Forge have been included in recent map packs as well, from different color affects to the Killball.TheaterThe Theater is a powerful tool allowing the viewing and saving of previously played campaign missions and multiplayer matches. The system used to create the video allows the video to maintain a size of mere kilobytes. The Theater can be used to take screenshots, save film clips, and save whole films. The camera in the Theater is not limited to a body either. The camera can be moved to any player or free-floated anywhere in the map, allowing for interesting angles and screenshots.ScreenshotsA User Created ScreenshotWith the use of theater mode, users can take screenshots of their favorite moments and upload them to Bungie.net. There, players can also comment, rate, and download other users' screenshots. Bungie has used screenshots uploaded to Bungie.net in their Weekly updates.Saved FilmsWhile watching a match in Theater, people can save entire custom and matchmaking games or cut out specific parts to make video clips. These videos can then be watched through Theater by anyone who has downloaded the file from the user's File Share. Plus, as the Theater records gameplay information and not video, matches can be viewed from any angle. Unfortunately, for the same reason, the Theater clips cannot be viewed online (although the Bungie Pro Video feature alleviates this problem, see below), although the player can set a video to download the next time they play Halo 3.File ShareThe File Share is available for every Halo 3 user and allows them to upload their files for others to view and download at no cost. These slots can include Films, Film Clips, Screenshots, Map Variants, Gametypes or any combination. The standard capacity for the File Share is six slots and/or 25MB, although this can be upgraded to 24 slots and 250MB via the pay service called Bungie Pro (see below).Bungie ProBungie Pro enables a number of premium features to the Halo 3 user, including an expansion of storage for the Halo 3 File Share (see above) and the ability to use Bungie Pro Video (see below). A 12-Month Bungie Pro subscription can be purchased over Xbox Live for 750 MS Points. At the end of the subscription, the player will be asked to whether they want to renew their subscription or not. For a limited time, a trial of Bungie Pro was given as a gift to people who downloaded the Legendary Map Pack or Mythic Map Pack. The trial lasted roughly 4 months.Bungie Pro VideoAs of now Bungie Pro comes bundled with Bungie Pro Video. Bungie Pro Video allows the player take their game film clips (which, as they are purely game data, require Halo 3 to be viewed) and turn them into videos they can watch on their computer using the .wmv format. Users are allowed 5 render minutes a month, which expire at the end of the month. Bungie has stated that users will soon be able to buy render minutes using the File Share menu at 10 minutes for 100 MSP ($1.25).SkullsA Halo 3 SkullHuman skulls can be found tucked away in odd corners of the Halo 3 campaign. Each one has some kind of effect on the game that can be turned on or off at the beginning of a play session. In doing so, Bungie has expanded the original skulls "Easter Egg" from Halo 2. In Halo 3, when the player finds a skull they can turn it on and off at will, as opposed to having to start a new save to turn it off. There are four "silver skulls" which don't give an achievement but go towards unlocking the Hayabusa armor, and nine "gold skulls" which each have their own achievement and go towards unlocking the Hayabusa armor.Silver SkullsCowbell Skull - Makes explosions larger.Grunt Birthday Party Skull - When Grunts are shot in the head, their head explodes and confetti flies out. There is also the sound of children cheering.IWHBYD Skull - Activates new, often humorous dialogue in the game.Blind Skull - Removes the reticule, shield bar, ammo count, etc. from the HUD.Gold SkullsCatch Skull - Makes enemies use grenades more often and also drop more when killed. Friendly units will also throw grenades more often.Iron Skull - If playing the campaign singleplayer, death will send the player back to the beginning of the level. In co-op, the death of a single player takes all players back to the last checkpoint, similarly to playing Halo 2 on the Legendary difficulty.Black Eye Skull - The shields don't recharge unless the player melees attack enemies.Tough Luck Skull - Enemies are better at dodging explosions and vehicles.Fog Skull - Removes the motion sensor.Famine Skull - Makes dropped weapons supply with less ammo. This does not include weapons on weapon racks or certain weapons "planted" by Bungie for the player to use.Thunderstorm Skull - Enemies' ranks are higher. Higher ranked enemies take more damage.Tilt Skull - Enemies are more resistant to certain weapons. Even ordinarily, plasma weapons deal more damage to energy shields than to flesh, while the opposite is true for bullet-based weapons. With the skull on, shielded enemies will take dramatically less damage from bullet weapons and unshielded enemies will take dramatically less damage from plasma weapons. This includes vehicle weapons, such that a Plasma Rifle can take down a Brute's shields before a Warthog LAAG turret can, but this is much less noticeable in a tank.Mythic Skull - Enemies have double health.Guides are available on Giant Bomb to aid in locating each skull. Additionally, six more skulls were can be found in each multiplayer map added in the downloadable Mythic Map Pack, and also in the three maps be packed in with Halo 3: ODST, with one skull per map. These skulls do not have any effects, and their only benefit is the Vidmaster achievement for finding all of them (meaning they are therefore required to achieve the coveted Recon armor).Multiplayer Map SkullsAssembly Skull - This skull is located in the center of the map, up top, in between the big purple arm and the middle post. As with all the Mythic skulls, the player must be in Forge to obtain it.Orbital Skull - This skull is located above the pit in the middle of the map, it is a few floors up and hidden under and overhang. As with all the Mythic skulls, the player must be in Forge to obtain it.Sandbox Skull - This skull is located at the back of the dunes, in between the guardians towers. There are many custom maps the player can download with the towers shut off so they can just fly out and grab it. As with all the Mythic skulls, the player must be in Forge to obtain it.Citadel SkullHeretic SkullLongshore SkullDownloadable ContentHalo 3 has seen four Map Packs released for the game since its September 2007 launch, which are the Heroic Map Pack (initially 600 MS points, now free), Legendary Map Pack (600 MS Points), the standalone map Cold Storage (free), and the first and second half of the Mythic Map Pack (800 MS Points).Heroic Map PackThe Heroic Map Pack was released on December 11th, 2007 and included the three new maps:FoundryFoundryA medium-sized map with a focus on team-based gametypes, made from the ground-up for Forge Mode; every single object in the level can be deleted and rearranged in an innumerable number of combinations.Rat's NestRat's Nest Based on Crow's Nest, the second level in Halo 3's campaign, Rat's Nest is a medium-sized symmetrical map with a focus on vehicular combat and large-scale objective game types. In a nod to the name, actual rats were placed around the level, but they were found to be distracting during gameplay because they triggered players' motion sensors. In the final version of the map, rats are still present, but all of them are dead, and therefore immobile.StandoffStandoffA medium-large map, set near a Satellite Base in New Mombasa, ideal for medium-sized objective games.Legendary Map PackThe Legendary Map Pack was released on April 15th, 2008 and included the three new maps:AvalancheAvalancheA large, vehicle-focused map inspired by Halo: Combat Evolved's Sidewinder, Avalanche is set on a snowy shelf of the partially completed spare Halo seen at the end of Halo 3's campaign. Each of the vehicles was given a new wintery look for the map.BlackoutBlackoutA small, asymmetrical map that is a remake of Halo 2's Lockout. Made, like Lockout, specifically for FFA and small team-based gametypes. Bungie took great efforts to make Blackout an exact recreation of the Halo 2 map, even going as far as to recreate the "ability" to launch the Sniper Rifle across the map via shooting the nearby fusion coil. Referred to in updates by the deliberately silly name "John Carpenter's Prince of Dorkness".Ghost TownGhost TownA medium-sized base assault map, set in the jungle of Sierra-117, the first level in Halo 3's campaign.Cold Storage Map PackThe Cold Storage Map Pack was released on July 7th, 2008 and included a single map. It was a "gift" from Bungie to its fans for Bungie Day '08 (July 7, 2008). Cold Storage is technically considered Legendary tier, meaning that to play it in matchmaking the player must have the Legendary map pack as well.Cold StorageCold StorageA faithful remake of Halo: Combat Evolved's Chill Out, Cold Storage is a small, claustrophobic map used primarily for Slayer and Oddball gametypes.Mythic Map Pack (First Half)First alluded to in the achievements Title Update 2 added, the Mythic Map Pack consists of six maps, with three bundled in with the Halo Wars Limited Edition and released onto Xbox Live Marketplace April 9th, 2009, and 3 to be bundled with Halo 3: ODST, along with every other map. Unlike with all other multiplayer maps, the Mythic Map Pack will contain six hidden skulls, with one per map. The skulls go toward unlocking the "Vidmaster" achievement. Bungie has said that once all the Vidmaster achievements are unlocked, Recon Armor will be unlocked. The last Vidmaster Achievement will be achievable when the other three maps of the "Mythic" Map Pack release with Halo 3: ODST.The first half of the Mythic Map Pack, which first shipped with the Limited Edition version of Halo Wars and came to Marketplace April 9th, 2009 consists of:AssemblyAssemblyFirst shown off at PAX '08, Assembly is a small, symmetrical arena-style map made to cater to small, team-based gametypes and FFA. Previously known as "Purple Reign" internally, Assembly has been one of the longest referred-to maps by Bungie, via their Bungie Weekly Updates.OrbitalOrbitalA close-quarters, asymmetrical map, tailored for eight player, one-sided gametypes. The map takes place aboard the Quito Space Tether, an orbital docking station used as an Earth-based space port. First referenced as " Moonbase Alpha", Orbital, along with Assembly, it has been the longest referred-to DLC maps by Bungie.SandboxSandboxA map, similar to Foundry, made from the ground-up with Forge in mind. Sandbox is unique as it features three separate "planes" of play: the ground level, made completely from Forge objects and using a floor of sand, the "sky bubble", a free-floating level hundreds of feet above the ground, and the "crypt," an underground room, accessible via the ground level, made to accommodate Grifball matches, though it, like the ground level, can be completely customized via the level's almost endless array of Forge objects.Mythic Map Pack (Second Half)First referenced to in the achievements Title Update 2 added to the game, the Mythic Map Pack's latter three maps were bundled in with Halo 3: ODST as maps exclusive to that package. Along with Halo 3: ODST itself, they are the last DLC content added to Halo 3 before its follow-up game, Halo: Reach. On Bungie Day '09, Bungie revealed the first screenshots and descriptions of Citadel, Longshore, and Heretic. Since February 2nd, 2010, the maps have been available to download off the Xbox Live Marketplace under the name Mythic II Map Pack.CitadelCitadel A close-quarters map based on the ground floor of the shield towers found during the campaign level The Covenant.LongshoreLongshore A medium-large map set on a fishing port of Old Mombasa. The map has an industrial style design featuring rusty buildings and quays.HereticHeretic Heretic is a remake of the Halo 2 map Midship. The map features a few slight alterations from the Halo 2 most of which are cosmetic but the floating central platform movement has been restricted so that it no longer moves and shakes as much as on Midship.SoundtrackThe original soundtrack to Halo 3 was composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori and was released a few months after the game in a two disc set.Tracklist:Disc 1Soundtrack Box ArtLuck (3:25)Released (5:20)Infiltrate (3:49)Honorable Intentions (2:46)Last of the Brave (3:57)Brutes (5:07)Out of Shadow (4:37)To Kill a Demon (3:44)This is Our Land (4:00)This is the Hour (2:08)Dread Intrusion (5:25)Follow Our Brothers (3:25)Farthest Outpost (5:14)Behold a Pale Horse (5:38)Edge Closer (3:03)Disc 2Three Gates (4:34)Black Tower (6:03)One Final Effort (3:08)Gravemind (5:21)No More Dead Heroes (5:01)Keep What You Steal (2:36)Halo Reborn (3:59)Greatest Journey (4:52)Tribute (2:52)Roll Call (5:58)Wake Me When You Need Me (2:19)Legend (0:40)Choose Wisely (1:18)Movement (0:27)Never Forget (3:07)Finish the Fight (2:27)Title Update 1MeleeIn Bungie's first mandatory Title Update, they fixed what many players were complaining about at the time, the melee system. Previously, if two players melee'd each other at the same time, the player with more shielding would die and there was a two second window that the system considered "same time." Due to the high level of complaints, Bungie came up with a new Melee system. The "same time" window was closed to about a second and the kill would often go to the player that hit first, but if the game determined that both players hit at the same time, both players would die, ending in a somewhat humorous death as both players flopped backwards.Title Update 2RankingIn their online Weekly Update for August 1st, 2008, Bungie unveiled a new addition to the online ranking system to be implemented in the second mandatory Title Update for Halo 3. The post included a chart illustrating EXP progression in various matchmaking playlists. The update offers players another visual representation of their progress in the online game, and serves to display precisely how many victories they have earned in any given matchmaking playlist.This is achieved by adding a new layer of specificity to the tracking of player EXP (EXP is a value that serves to illustrate how seasoned a player is in matchmade games). While a player's online Service Record still reflects their total EXP value, under the new ranking system, the player also has a visual EXP value (in the form of the same military ranks that previously existed in the online game) for each individual playlist. To clarify, this means that as a player wins more games in a particular playlist their overall EXP value responds as it normally would, but they also progress through the Halo 3 military ranks specific to that playlist. An example: A player may fancy the Team Slayer hopper over all others, and after some time and enough wins, obtain an EXP rank of General in the playlist -- however, if said player has only been competing in the Team Slayer playlist, they will have a playlist military rank of Recruit in the other playlists that they've been ignoring.A common misconception among Halo fans after the announcement of this news was that the hard-fought rankings that they had toiled away for since first setting foot online would be made meaningless after the release of the update, because now any player who invested enough time in a certain playlist would reach the esteemed upper ranks in a much easier fashion. This concern was later proven to be immaterial, because no aspect of the previous ranking system was being modified, and the individual playlist rankings were not to be reflected in a player's Service Record.Map VariantsThe Title Update also introduced four new variants of existing maps, out of Epitaph came Epilogue, and out of Snowbound came Boundless. While Epilogue is entirely without shield doors, Boundless still has those in High and Low base middle entrances (to counter the possibility of grenade spamming). These new maps will replace the existing ones; they will appear in matchmaking simultaneously, however in the long run Bungie hopes to have these maps become the dominant set. In addition to these two, Sand Tarp is now a version of Sand Trap without the Elephant vehicle and with new flag capture spaces. Pit Stop is a new version of The Pit with the upper spawn areas now inaccessible. These same matchmaking policies apply to these two as well. 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Did you forget that Jack Osbourne and his fiance Lisa Stelly were expecting a baby? I did. Did you even know who Lisa Stelly was? I didn't. So, when I read that the couple gave birth to a healthy baby girl (weighing in at a whopping 8 pounds, 6 ounces!), I was all, "Oh. Cool." But then when I read what the couple named their baby girl, I was all "Ohhh. Coooool."
You'd expect the (former?) wild child/son of Ozzy Osbourne to give his daughter a super unusual, borderline ridiculous name, wouldn't you? I mean, the Osbournes aren't exactly known for being mainstream folk. But no. That's so not the case at all with Jack's baby. Jack and Lisa went old school. And it's majorly adorable.
They named their daughter Pearl. Pearl! Isn't that cute? And it's totally "on trend" with the whole old-timey baby name thing. I'm really fond of Pearl in particular, though, because it doesn't immediately invoke images of old ladies with blue hair, a la Esther and Beatrice (not that I don't like those names!). Pearl is sort of half throw-back, half bad-ass. And I'm a huge fan of one-syllable names. I really don't know why, it just seems to be that way.
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Nobody knows the American Revolution better than Rock Kindle. Rock takes pride in his patriotic forefathers. His belief that he, too, could brave any combat helps him through the bad times, when Rock's father wages small wars on the rest of the family. But when he helps his best friend run away from home, Rock begins to question the bonds that hold his own family together. He knows that he would never be a traitor to his father and would never desert the family. So why is his wish to escape his own home so powerful?
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The other day I found myself standing on a bed changing a light bulb on a ceiling fixture.
My 3-year-old Caitlin asked me, "What are you doing, Daddy?"
I replied, "Changing a light bulb."
She then asked her favorite question, "Why?"
I wish I knew the answer to that one. You see the bulb I was replacing was one of those squiggly energy efficient types that are supposed to last at least five years.
But this one burned out in less than one year.
You could say I learned my lesson and won't replace it with that type of bulb again.
But, unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.
Jan. 1, the U.S. government began phasing out 60 watt and 40 watt incandescent light bulbs. Last year, it did away with 100 watt incandescent bulbs.
So we are stuck with what the government says we can have – not necessarily what we want.
I know, I know, I can hear the chorus of voices saying "Scott, it's only a light bulb."
But it reflects a broader question in our society Where should power rest – with the individual or with government?
Given a chance, most people make wise choices.
If florescent bulbs were superior to incandescent bulbs, folks would gravitate toward using them on their own – because they know over time they will save money with lower electric bills.
Instead, government made the choice for us.
To be more precise, the decision was made in 2007 by Congress and then-President George W. Bush.
But this sort of government-knows-best interference isn't limited to light bulbs.
Just this year, Hawaii outlawed plastic shopping bags. And some folks would like the Land of Lincoln to follow suit.
Shouldn't a question as basic as "paper or plastic?" be left in the hands of the consumer rather than some state bureaucrat?
I shop at some stores where no bags are provided. The savings are passed on to the consumer.
At other times, when I shop for groceries, I ask for paper sacks because they can be reused as canvases for my daughters' latest coloring masterpieces.
My wife usually asks for plastic bags because they make excellent repositories for wet swimsuits and other messes produced by our children.
In other words, we have found ways as consumers to reduce and reuse without any interference from government.
It's amazing how society can benefit from individuals making wise economic decisions for themselves.
And yet, politicians continue to wade into the minutia of our daily lives and try to make decisions for us.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to ban the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces.
His reasoning? Pop makes people fat.
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Yesterday (Sunday), Marilyn and I summited West San Bernardino peak. The TH was icy so we decided to don microspikes just to get to the trail I was having my usual issues with my previously frost bitten hands (the screaming barkies), so we put them on in her Lexus AWD with the heater blasting. Also started out wearing puffies -- it took a while to warm up.
On Saturday, hardy souls from the San Jacinto hiking club had braved the cold/wind and broke in the trail up past the Limber Pine bench. I re-discovered how just a wee bit of snow slows down progress. At the wooden bench, we were passed by two guys who were attempting their first summit of San Bernardino peak. Fortunately, they were prepared for the conditions. A few switchbacks up the trail, Marilyn and I started going cross country up the left side of the ridge. This is our usual winter route -- in the summer there's too much brush.
Once on the ridge proper, we donned snowshoes for the climb up and used our televators. At about 9500 ft, we entered an enchanted forest of rime ice -- it covered trees, shrubs, rocks and deadfall.
As the climb became steeper, the snow became icier Like many climbs up ridges or chutes, it became very steep towards the top. I noticed that I was trembling due to fear -- I haven't been in icy snow for a while. As usual, Miracle Marilyn was unflappable, though she did note dryly "It's a bit steep."
We finally topped out on the San Bernardino divide ridge. What an E-ticket hike -- exhilarating and exhausting. I have never seen such incredible rime ice -- fantastic and frightening. Huge sheets of ice were poised to drop like hatchets.
We continued on to West San Bernardino peak and were treated to this:
We were the first to reach this summit since the ice/snow storm. I did not touch the summit box, as I feared my hands would freeze to the box. Also, no one "double dog dared" me (for classic movie fans such as Arocknoid, this is a reference to an event in "A Christmas Story.")
After a short lunch, we headed down, taking great care in the steep/icy section. It was a relief to escape the "Frozen" zone unscathed. As we neared the end of the XC route, a trail runner in Katohla crampons passed us. He had taken the main trail just past Limber Pine spring, then headed up the side of the ridge when the trail disappeared. He saw our route coming down from the summit and followed it down. The runner noted the two fellows who had passed us went up a steep gully.
Once we rejoined the trail, it was just a matter of staying warm on the descent. We got back to Marilyn's vehicle at 4 PM -- in total, it took us 5 hours to reach the peak and 3 1/2 hours to descend. The two fellows finished right as we were leaving -- they noted that it was a brutal climb and had used their crampons and ice axes. Enjoyed yummy burgers at the Oaks before heading home.
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Walter Cade has been promoted to general sales manager at Comcast SportsNet, the television home of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox. The 20-year Chicago sports advertising/marketing sales veteran replaces Phil Bedella, who was recently promoted to vice president/general manager for the network. Previously national sales manager at the cable sports station, Cade will oversee the network's entire national, local and digital sales efforts, which will include budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, along with the development of new business opportunities across all platforms. Before joining Comcast SportsNet Chicago at its debut in 2004, Cade was national sales manager at Fox Sports Net Chicago from 2002-2004. He also has experience with Starcom Worldwide in Chicago, Group W Sports Marketing, Katz Media Group and the Chicago Bulls. He has a bachelor's degree in communications from Western Michigan University.
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MAPLEWOOD (AP) - Authorities say the pilot of a helicopter that went down in a suburban neighborhood near St. Paul was killed in the crash.
Maplewood Acting Police Chief Dave Kvam says the pilot was the only one on board. The helicopter crashed in the backyard of a home, igniting the chopper and a detached garage. Police say no one was in the house or garage when the helicopter went down shortly after 8 a.m.
Donna Basler lives four houses from the crash site and says she heard a "big rattling type noise," didn't hear a crash, but saw smoke billowing from the neighbor's garage.
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Humans have been telling stories with pictures since the days of cave paintings, so we should be pretty good at it by now.
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But this infographic drives home the necessity of creating these videos so that your stories can do your marketing for you. For example, for those of you who have products 85% of customers are likely to purchase a product after watching a video on your website about it. Wow!
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There are quite a number of articles in this curated collection about tools and strategies for creating effective digital stories. So dig in, learn lots, and work creating these videos into your schedule. And I'll work hard on trying to take my own advice!
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May 14, 2008
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures John Byrnes grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with New York City nearly at his doorstep. He received his B.A. in German from St. Peter's College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in German from Johns Hopkins University.
After spending six years at Fordham University and ten years at Idaho State University he was looking for a place he could serve as department chair. At the prompting of a colleague from Idaho State University, he sought out Wabash where he has held the title of full professor since his first year at the College in 1987. Byrnes also served as the Department Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures from 1987 to July 2000. Byrnes taught both German and French during his tenure at Wabash.
In addition to serving as the department chair for 13 years, Byrnes chaired the committee responsible for renovating the former Yandes Library into the current Detchon Center for Modern Languages and International Studies.
Byrnes is also credited with starting the international immersion program at Wabash where he led at least six groups of students through Germany since the program's inception less than a decade ago.
"Like a lot of good ideas around here, it came from a student – a student from Germany, Bastian Wonschik '00," Byrnes recalled. "He came to me and said the German Academic Exchange Service is offering some grants for study trips, why don't you do that? I said, 'Okay, that's not a bad idea.' We applied for the grant. We did not get the grant but we figured out a way to do it on our own.
"I taught a course called Germany Since 1939 and that was the first immersion trip to Berlin."
Byrnes is not surprised to see how much the Immersion Learning program at Wabash has grown. "It's an excellent experience for students. It's a lot of work for faculty. It's not a vacation. You're responsible for 15 or so students and things can and sometimes do go wrong. But it's worthwhile because the students get so much out of it. That's why I did it."
After 40 years of teaching, speaking, and experiencing the French and German languages, he does not see them as "foreign" languages any more. "I enjoy being able to go to Germany and France and function in another culture, not be an outsider, not have people realize – at least not immediately – that I'm a foreigner" Byrnes said.
"It's very satisfying to be able to speak another language. It's a very enjoyable thing in and of itself. It's part of my personality. Both my languages are part of my way of life. I can't imagine living in only one language. That's just not a possibility any more."
With retirement around the corner, Byrnes has been too busy to plan much for retirement yet, but anticipates traveling to Berlin soon and perhaps one day to Russia. He also wants to continue language study by learning Russian and sharpening his knowledge of Italian.
Byrnes and his wife live in Crawfordsville. They have two children and two grandchildren.


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After having two weeks off, the East Central University women's tennis team returned to the courts and earned their first win of the season, with an 8-1 Great American Conference win over Ouachita Baptist.
The Lady Tigers (1-3, 1-0 GAC) earned the win after all three doubles pairs claimed wins and No. 4 and No. 2 singles won. Sophomore Bernardita Muscillo claimed the match for ECU at No. 2 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kourtney Chumbley. Muscillo also paired with junior Mariah Vargas at No. 2 doubles for an 8-4 win over Bodine and Sokolova.
"It is good to get our first win in a conference match," said head coach Charlie Hibbard. "It lets us see what is out there and we should do well in our conference this year."
The Lady Tigers will continue their long week of matches Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16. ECU will face Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western (March 15) and Washburn (March 16).
March 13, 2013
Ada, Okla.
East Central 8, Ouachita Baptist 1
1. Marta Valles vs. V. Mansvetova ECU 6-0, 6-3
2. Bernardita Muscillo vs. Kourtney Chumbley ECU 6-1, 6-0
3. Elisabeth Dignard vs. Kristin Bodine ECU 6-4, 6-2
4. Aurelie Rodriguez vs. Lilia Sokolova ECU 6-0, 6-1
5. Agostina Moran vs. Samantha Street ECU 6-2, 6-0
6. Kelsey Kerr vs. McKenzie Cranford OBU 6-4, 6-0
1. Valles/Dignard vs. Mansvetova/Chumbley ECU 8-4
2. Muscillo/Mariah Vargas vs. Bodine/Sokolova ECU 8-4
3. A. Rodriguez/Moran vs. Cranford/ C. Ferreira ECU 8-0


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1. Call to order/roll call.
2. Approval of the Minutes of the July 22, 2013, Subcommittee meeting.
3. Funding for probation officers to address truancy. a. Review WV Code §18-8-6a - Incentive for county board participation in circuit court juvenile probation truancy programs, and legislative history (HB3157 & SB623)- David Mohr, Subcommittee co-staff.
b. Presentations on circuit court juvenile probation truancy programs: - Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn, Judge, Mercer County Circuit Court.
- Michael B. Lacy, Director, Division of Probation Services, WV Supreme Court
c. Questions/Discussion of funding options.
4. Other business.
5. Adjourn.


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{moderator: This is split thread separated from Upgrade wornings
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and moved to Dragon forum. For the later request from clubex }
I love sid! It's not for everyone but this is what life is all about for me.
I experienced everything mentioned above. So I opened the experimental repository and lo nothing was going to be removed. So I did a du with the experimental repo and it seems to have gone OK. A bit flakey when I booted this morning (black screen and just the cursor) but init 3 - init 5 solved that.
infobash -v3
Host/Kernel/OS "westfield" running Linux 2.6.37-3.slh.2-aptosid-amd64 x86_64 [ sidux 2008-04 Πόντος - kde-lite - (200812222256) ]
CPU Info 2x AMD Athlon II X2 240 1024 KB cache flags( sse3 ht nx lm svm ) clocked at [ 800.000 MHz ]
Videocard nVidia C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] X.Org 126.96.36.1991 [
Network cards nVidia MCP61
Processes 138 | Uptime 17min | Memory 621.2/1758.8MB | HDD Hitachi HDS72168 Size 82GB (81%used) | GLX Renderer GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a/PCI/SSE2 | GLX Version 2.1.2 NVIDIA 260.19.44 | Client Shell | Infobash v3.35
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dist-upgrading against experimental is an
absolute nono
and a
very stupid idea
do not do it!
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10.03.2011, 13:15
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devil: I am a free man. I do what I want to do and I know and accept the consequences.
EDIT: Oh and by the way it's not "stupid" it's "inadvisable". The former can be taken as an insult.
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Now, now, children! You are both correct. But devil has to protect those that would accept poor advice. Clubex, you should know how 'excitable' the Aptosid team is! Both my 32 & 64, as of now, still wish to destroy QT4. We must be patient! Try to remember, if you never did another update, you would still have a working system.
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i am tempted to move this to dragons section, given that this thread has info that can break your system.
but as others might miss it then, i will leave it in here.
please: just wait until kde is installable again (if you lost it) or refrain from upgrading until its not removed anymore.
dist-upgrading against experimental puts your system in an unsupportable state for us (and anyone else). anyone who knows what they are doing would not go down that road. its just totaly unpredictable.
and to clubex: will you sit in IRC and mend all the broken systems from users following your way? i guess, it'll rather be us. so please, do what you like, but keep it to yourself. thxx
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devil and others: You're right. On reflection I should have posted in the dragons section of the forum. I just tend to forget it's there, that it's for we more adventurous (but not foolhardy) types. It's a feeble excuse but it's the truth.
If you lack the knowledge to resolve a problem then always wait for the dev's advice.
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Lets all calm down and not attack anyone
As this is the "Dragon's Lair", we should be able to discuss more radical actions to repair breakages that result from ignorance and carelessness so people who have an issue they can't get resolved thru normal means can get help here
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The problem is that for all expect really really strange cases if the answer is "experimental" the question was "how can i easily break my system in a non-obvious way?".
NOBODY cares for experimental. Really nobody. You can find tests in there, like at times newer versions of libraries which are incompatible but not marked as such. APT for examples in its last circle was ~6 months in it breaking the binary compatibility with the last version on nearly all of the 14th uploads. A three months ago there was even a completely different resolver for APT in experimental. And while APT team might encourage testers you will be basically alone in case of failure as your bugreports will be treated somewhere near wishlist (as not effecting released versions) and 'unfixable, please reinstall your system' is a valid solution as uploads to experimental can have 'it at least builds on my system - does it build also on the debian buildservers? Lets try!' quality. Sure, i am talking just about APT here, but it can be and properly is the same for many other packages as experimental is for… yeah… experiments.
I have forgotten the details, but we had users last year who suddenly couldn't connect to the Internet. The offender was a packaged preview-release version of a package in experimental who carried a timebomb for four months as with an update of another package it was instantly broken. The official packages were fixed long before, but as nobody cared for experimental that one was untouched…
So, whatever you do, you need to know what you do. And seriously, if you haven't the time to read what APT tells you before pressing 'Y' i am not to confident that you will have enough knowledge…
(for the non-natives - like me - and to make that crystal clear: you is an indefinite pronoun here, so i don't mean you or you or even you, but an undefined anyone - in german i would use 'man' instead of you… - so this is a general information/warning post and not a direct (or indirect) criticism or attack)
MfG. DonKult
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I have no problems with experimental - i love it. But following DonKult, you must have fun in breaking systems. In that case experimental is fine. And i prefer installations from experimental in a sandbox for the first time, second time in a new sandbox builded from my running system - and if this is working, eventually selected packages from experimental went to my working environment. Sounds like a lot of work, but it isnt. A copy of a running system (typ. 15 G) is done in approx. 5 minutes. And yes - a backup can be a nice thing.
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I keep a test partition cloned from my main system handy as well as I like to break things too
If a package from experimental works in my "test" environment and doesn't break anything else then why not? Of course if an experimental package does make a mess I can then no big loss as I can restore my test environment. Some people might even prefer running a test environment in virtualbox even...so if you do keep backups then you can play in the sandbox to your hearts content
Sometimes it could be a good idea to file a bug report against an experimental package...it could help the developers get feedback at least on for just to say for example a new way of resolving dependencies like what DonKult mention.
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DeepDayze wrote:
If a package from experimental works in my "test" environment and doesn't break anything else then why not?
DonKult wrote:
I have forgotten the details, but we had users last year who suddenly couldn't connect to the Internet. The offender was a packaged preview-release version of a package in experimental who carried a timebomb for four months as with an update of another package it was instantly broken. The official packages were fixed long before, but as nobody cared for experimental that one was untouched…
The experimental package worked a few months just fine. It "just" exploded after the installation of an other package (from unstable) months after the timebomb was installed. The amount of people remembering that they had installed this timebomb from experimental is rather small. Especially as it was a dependency of another package, not explicitly requested itself…
You can install certain stuff from experimental - in freezes the amount raises - but this highly depends on the software, the maintainer and its version. Just because iceweasel 4.0 betas are packaged nicely there doesn't mean that iceweasel 5.0 betas will be.
MfG. DonKult
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Ford Motor Company to Host 'Ford University' Conference Call
Feb 28, 2013, 08:30 ET
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) will host a "Ford University" conference call on Friday, March 15, 2013. The conference call will begin at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) and end by noon (EDT). The call will focus primarily on topics of interest to the investment community, in addition to updating information provided at Ford University last year regarding Ford and Ford Motor Credit Company. Stuart Rowley, Ford vice president and controller; Neil Schloss, Ford vice president and treasurer; and Michael Seneski, chief financial officer, Ford Credit, will host the call.
The presentations (listen-only) and supporting materials will be available at www.shareholder.ford.com. Representatives of the investment community will have the opportunity to ask questions by phone during the call.
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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 171,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.
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The quote that is inciting the most controversy is:
Judgment of Justice is intended to be the gap-closer for paladins.
Ghostcrawler is getting a fair bit of flack for this statement. However, I think he just used the wrong word. JoJ isn't a gap-closer, but is more of snare. However, using the word "snare", would be impolitic. In a little bit of sophistry, JoJ isn't technically a snare, which means that anti-snare mechanics like druid shapeshifting don't work. JoJ is designed to be the "glue" that allows a paladin to stick to her target once she is in range.
Personally, I don't PvP, so I'm not too sure how good JoJ is. I think it would be neat if it had an additional constraining effect. Something like "prevents teleportation" so the target can't Blink or Demonic Teleport away from the paladin. Another amusing idea I had was that JoJ could prevent the target from changing form. So if a priest was in Shadowform, JoJ would prevent him from dropping out of Shadowform.
Q&A in General
In general, nothing new or interesting came up in the Q&A, other than Ret would get an interrupt effect. I got the sense that Blizzard feels that the paladin class is finished and complete, with only minor tweaking to be done as needed. So if you're not happy with your paladin spec playstyle, it's probably time to switch classes.


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Public Comment
Antisocial Bullying for Some is not Hospitality for All 0n North Shattuck ((An Open Letter)
Dear Ms. Dana Ellsworth of the Board of Directors of the North Shattuck Association Business Improvement District:,
Yesterday I received this disturbing quote:
"Heather has been sending around street cleaners who are attempting to bully musicians and panhandler out of the area which she has no authority to do, arousing indignation at the French Hotel."
People are told this is from the City yet the 'cleaners' do not show City I.D. Have you voted on the NSA/BID Board for the Executive Director to commit resources for this antisocial bullying? A few of us have called your Executive Director Hensley--we learned she knows nothing about this? Enraged citizens are photographing evidence of this illegal and cruel 'cleansing of the poor' that is underway on the Rose to Cedar blocks of Shattuck Avenue.
Today I spoke with a nice polite elderly man who panhandles by the Bank of America. This morning around 10 he was threatened by 'ambassadors' that they would call the police and have him arrested if he didn't move off. That Bank's armed security guard (who often chats with him} said he could stay as did the management person at the bank and re-assigned him a spot. In a sense he 'backs up' the security guard with watching the flow--important because that bank has been held up several times per year. Imagine how his blood pressure went dangerously up! Many of us who everyday look out for each other in this shopping district are angered (again). For milennia our religious practices advocate for giving alms to the poor on the public street. To deny such is another violation of our Constitution, isn't it?
Do you know anything about 'ambassadors' hired by the BID to harasses and threaten good people who are NOT blocking the right of way? Instead, why is no one improving the path of travel for pedestrians, wheelchairs and baby carriages by the pizza shop line?Please visit and see for yourself.
For lunch and dinner times the sidewalk is often blocked by 3 or more patrons abreast in the pizza line--milling about oblivious to our path of travel--we have to say loudly" "excuse me..let me pass"... Add 2 to 4 solicitors accosting us to collect signatures and 'donations.'. Boisterous young people in that line DO bump into us walking by--if we are elderly and have common balance deficits, we fall down. It is the panhandlers with 'Street Spirit' newspapers who pick us up! We have learned they watch out for us and at times have served to warn us of the presence of robbers intending to snatch purses and cell phones.
Have you voted on the NSA/BID Board for the Executive Director to commit resources for this antisocial bullying? What more is to come? There are so many of us who have had been told by employees and business owners they are angered by Ms. Hensley's manner of coming into their shops and telling them what to do--yet not listening to their suggestions for district-wide 'improvements.' Nor, were they noticed that this cleansing/ bullying would take place. Similarly, they often are not noticed of street closings for Hensley's 'events.'
How does the Board handle ACCOUNTABILITY of the Executive Director? You and other property owners are paying a levy for the management of the BID. Is there any effort to work up a performance audit? As a business person what is the business model that is the basis for operating this BID?
Business people DO know about the ebbs and flows of business in their neighborhoods. Some grasp their slowing down of sales has to do with business cycles, less spending in times of recession, etc.. Now Safeway is reopened, no one says parking is scarce. There is ALWAYS metered parking available--even in the dinner hours when the Farmers' Market uses up many spots.(We have Thursday evening photos).
In conclusion, we have been documenting these North Shattuck Shopping District contradictions with photos, researching the "Tactical Urbanism" planners playbook of tools such as 'increments', 'semi-permanent' projects that are intended to prove themselves by existing over time and more.
Especially worrisome is the UNREASONABLE Discrimination (of elderly, disabled and differently-abled) by designing hazardous diagonal parking on a hill. We will no longer be ACCOMMODATED to parallel park to comfortably walk a short distance to shop at Healthy Nutrition, leave cleaning at Bing Wong's or meet for brunch at Bel Forno cafe..willl drive elsewhere. If this was a good idea, an improvement for business, it would have widespread stakeholder support of businesses, employees, customers and adjacent community--instead it is hidden by 'stealth planning' strategies. We hope you will address the troubling discrimination, bullying and hiding associated with this BID for the benefit of all.
If you like, we can meet with you to answer your questions and share information.


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A few years back, while still working at Harvard Law School, I heard this story:
After weighing her options, a soon-to-graduate student turned down lucrative offers at prestigious law firms to accept a low-paying fellowship with a non-profit organization. This did not sit well with her family, who expected her to "do something" with her Harvard Law School degree.
Flash forward a few months: The Great Recession has hit. Both of her parents have lost their well-paying jobs. Classmates who'd thought their post-graduation lives were set are now seeing their law firm offers postponed or withdrawn. She alone, among her friends and family, is untouched by the crisis.
I've thought about this story a lot–and what it says to those of us navigating Plan B Nation. As I see it, the take-away is this: We never really know for sure where our choices will take us. This doesn't mean that we don't do our best to plan. It does mean that we are well-advised to keep an open mind about what events "mean."
The past two years of my own life are a case in point.
After my Harvard Law School job ended in the wake of the Great Recession, I embarked on an exhaustive (and exhausting) search for paying work. At the time of this writing, I've long lost count of the dozens (hundreds?) of jobs for which I've applied. You see, my resume is impressive, but it's also quirky. I've published suspense novels, written speeches for a Harvard Law School dean (now a U.S Supreme Court Justice), and designed a program to bring public school teachers to rural Mississippi. At the same time, I'm not a whiz with Excel or PowerPoint. Basically, I'm a writer, and as smart and talented as I may be, I don't easily fit into an identifiable niche.
But here's the thing. If I'd gotten any of the jobs I'd applied for (and believe me, I did my best) I probably wouldn't be writing this blog, or the pieces for Huffington Post and Salon that paved the way for it. And these essays that I'm writing now—they feel important. Hard as the road to this point has been (and you'll be hearing much more about that), right at this moment the life I'm living feels deeply meaningful.
One of my meditation teachers told this classic story:
There once was a poor rice farmer, who had a very small field just large enough to feed his family.
Then one day a herd of wild horses came running through the village. They ran into the farmer's rice field and got stuck in the mud, and since they couldn't get away, they were his.
His neighbor came running over and said, "This is good news! Such good fortune! You are rich, this is amazing!" And the rice farmer said, "Good news, bad news, who knows?"
A few weeks later the farmer's 12-year-old son jumped up on one of the wild horses for a ride, only to be thrown off and have his leg broken. The neighbor comes running over and says, "Oh no, this is such bad news!" And the farmer said, "Good news, bad news, who knows?"
A week later a Chinese general is marching through the farmer's village on the way to war. On this march, the army is conscripting every healthy boy over 10 years of age. So they took every boy in the village except the farmer's son because of his broken leg.
The neighbor comes running over and says, "Yes! This is wonderful news, how lucky are we!" And the father replies, "Good news, bad news, who knows?"
And the fact is we never do.
Failing at something you don't really want—even if you think you do—may be a step on the path to a wonderful life you can't even imagine today.
Good news, bad news, who knows?
Since we can't know what the future holds, why not keep an open mind?


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Jessie J Gets Colorful in Glamour Magazine
Jessie J is featured in the new issue of Glamour magazine, and not only is the pop star modeling bright spring clothing, but she's also offering details about her colorful life in the feature story.
The British singer, who is set to release her new album this summer, opens up about everything from her famous wigs to her incredibly supportive parents. "I wasn't always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge," she says. "From a young age I knew I wanted to be something in the world."
She continues, "When I was 13, I sat with my mom and dad and went, 'I think I want to do this properly. What can I do?' I went to the Brit School to do musical theater or be a musician. Then I started writing songs, and everything changed for me. I wanted to tell the world what I think and feel."
Jessie says her family has been a constant source of encouragement over the years, and the reason why she's so confident today. "I have such an amazing mom and dad who have been married for 32 years, and my sisters always made me feel like I was amazing. No one ever tried to suppress who I wanted to be."
That unconditional love applies to every facet of the singer's being, including her sexuality. "For me, I want it to be less about sexuality and more about being comfortable in who you fall in love with. If I meet someone and I like them, I don't care if they're a boy or a girl. You should never, ever apologize for anything that makes you happy. My mom and dad were always so cool about it; they were just like, 'You're not harming anyone. Enjoy your life.'"


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These objects seems to vary from shapeless blob to chaotic scribble—but they are in fact short-lived structures that have been captured in fine 3D detail for the first time. Can you work out what they are?
Sadly for you, we're going to let you puzzle over the answer for a little while. To give you a helping hand, the images were captured by researchers at the University of Utah, who used a pretty cool setup of three high-speed cameras triggered by infrared sensors to shoot the objects every 1/25000 of a second.
We'll post the solution here in an hour or so. Until then, try and work out exactly what it is amongst yourselves in the comments-without cheating and resorting to Google Images.
Update: Here's the answer.


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Happy Birthday, Juliette Gordon Low!
I'm going to guess that if you're reading this site, you already know who Juliette Gordon Low is. Today, aside from being Halloween, is her birthday. This would be a great opportunity to teach your girls more about the history of Girl Scouting and the life of it's founder, fondly known in her youth as "Daisy".
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia. On December 21, 1886, her parents' 29th wedding anniversary, Juliette married William Mackay Low, a wealthy Englishman, at Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia. Although the couple moved to England, Juliette continued her travels and divided her time between the British Isles and America.
Here's a few cool facts about her:
- On July 3, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed a bill authoring a stamp in honor of Juliette Gordon Low. The stamp was one of the few dedicated to women.
- During World War II, she had a "Liberty Ship" named in her honor.
- In 1954, in Georgia, the city of Savannah honored her by naming a school for her. A Juliette Low School also exists in Anaheim, CA.
- On October 28, 1979, Juliette Low was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY.
- On December 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill naming a new federal building in Savannah in honor of Juliette Low. It was the second federal building in history to be named after a woman.
- In 1992, a Georgia non-profit honored Juliette Low as one of the first Georgia Women of Achievement. A bust of Juliette Low is displayed in the State Capitol. In 2000, The Deaf World in Wax, a traveling exhibit, featured her as a famous deaf American.
- On October 14, 2005, Juliette Low's life work was immortalized in a commemorative, bronze-and-granite medallion as part of a new national monument in Washington, D.C. The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway pays tribute to great Americans who build their dreams into movements that have created enduring change in America. The monument's medallions, laid into sidewalks adjacent to the White House, form a one-mile walking path.


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