French Doors with Transoms - When trying to make a small room feel substantial, we find that light and architectural details go a long way.
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Q: scroll page selenium webdriver JS I am trying to test on selenium webdriver JS. I have functions that look for an element on the site.
 createAccount() {
        return this.driver.findElement(By.css(".button"));
    }

There is a function that scrolls the page to the desired item. I want to scroll through the function, pass the search function as an argument.
scrollToElement(el) {
        this.driver.manage().window().maximize();
         return  this.driver.executeScript('arguments[0].scrollIntoView(true);', el );
    }

The test runs in a separate file.
 async main() {
    const page = this.Page;
    page.open();
    page.scrollToElement(createAccount);
    await page.createAccount().click();
}

And when I run it, an error appears:

UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: JavascriptError: javascript error: Cannot read property 'scrollToElement' of null

A: Looks like it cannot find the createAccount element.
Try finding the element using the id or by xpath.

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Q: Electromagnetic waves: The speed of light and relative permittivity In the chapter about transmission lines, there was the following question:
Given a frequency of 1GHz and a relative permittivity of 2.25, what is the wavelength of the sinusoidal wave?
In an unofficial solution they do the following:
$$c = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu\epsilon}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0\epsilon_0 \cdot \epsilon_r}} = \frac{3\cdot10^8}{\sqrt{2.25}} = 2 \cdot 10^8 = \lambda f$$
Which results in a wavelength of $0.2m$. The fact that this solution equals the numerical solution given by our prof makes me believe that this is the right method.
There's one thing I don't understand, why can you write $\sqrt{\mu\epsilon} =\sqrt{\mu_0\epsilon_0 \cdot \epsilon_r}$?
Any help is really appreciated, thanks!

A: The relative permittivity is defined as the ratio $$\epsilon_r = \frac{\epsilon}{\epsilon_0}$$


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News Regarding Members of the Swedish Royal Family.
March 14, 2013 Alexandra
On March 14, 2013, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden received credentials from ambassadors representing Luxembourg, Pakistan, Italy, and St. Kitts and Nevis at the royal palace in Stockholm.
Meanwhile, it was announced that the Swedish network, SVT, will air Her Royal Highness the late Princess Lilian, The Duchess of Halland's funeral on March 16, 2013. For more information please click here.
And, finally, the Danish royal court has confirmed that Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will attend Princess Lilian's funeral this Saturday.
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Ryan and Geoff tackle some more listener questions in the aptly named 'Listener Spectacular 2'.
In this classic GameTek, Geoff takes a look at rules. Can you learn everything there is to know about a game just by reading the rules?
Ryan and Geoff are joined by special guest Giles Pritchard to discuss the use of games in the classroom. Both Ryan and Giles teach kids ages 8-11, and have extensively used games to augment the traditional curriculum.
Geoff has taught no one, and is happy to moderate and share embarassing stories about his childhood.
In addition, Ryan discusses his new venture Games Teach, which is designed to spread the use of games by creative teachers, and is launching on Kickstarter on September 18th.
Ryan and Geoff continue brainstorming on Trading in the Mediterranean, trying to zero in on how different types of governments and social factors can be incorporated into the design.
After a brief summer break, the Ludology team is back!
In this episode, Ryan and Geoff discuss Roll and Move games, including their history, what they do well, and what they do poorly. What attempts have been made to bring roll and move into the modern era? What has worked and what hasn't? Is there a place for roll and move in the game designer's toolbox?


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Q: Reduced cone of $S^n$ Reduced cone of $S^n$. I could prove that the cone of $S^n$ is isomorphic to $D^{n+1}$. I can sense that that the reduced cone of $\tilde{C}(S^n)$ is $D^{n+1}$. But I cannot give an exact homeomorphism from $\tilde{C}(S^n)$ to $D^{n+1}$.

A: Note, the basepoint of $D^{n+1}$ is not the origin. Rather it is the unit vector $e_1=(1,0,\dots,0)$, which is also the basepoint of its subspace $S^n$. Using the convexity of $D^{n+1}$ we see that the map $D^{n+1}\times I\rightarrow D^{n+1}$ given by
$$F_t(x)=(1-t)\cdot x+t\cdot e_1$$
is a well-defined pointed contraction. Now restrict $F$ to $S^n\times I$ so that it becomes a pointed null-homotopy of the inclusion $S^n\hookrightarrow D^{n+1}$. Then for all $z\in S^n$ and $t\in I$ we have
$$F_1(z)=e_1,\qquad F_t(e_1)=e_1.$$
In particular $F$ factors over the quotient
$$CS^n=(S^n\times I)/(S^n\times\{1\}\cup\{e_1\}\times I)$$
to give a map
$$\widetilde F:CS^n\rightarrow D^{n+1}.$$
We check that $\widetilde F$ is one-to-one and onto. Since $CS^n$ is compact and $D^{n+1}$ is Hausdorff, $\widetilde F$ is a homeomorphism.


The 2016 Ulster Grand Prix is confirmed to take place from 8th to the 13th of August.
Opening practice session will be on the 10th of August, the Dundrod 150 road races on the 11th of August.
Ulster Grand Prix race day takes place on the 13th of August. This years Ulster GP saw multiple memorable and thrilling races.
Lee Johnston recorded hat trick of wins, Bruce Anstey claimed victory in a close fought feature superbike race, Peter Hickman sealed his first international road race win in second superbike race.
Plus their was victories for Joey's Bar Racing's Sam Wilson and Irish road race super twins champion Derek McGee.
Anticipated entrants for the world's fastest road race in 2016 include Lee Johnston, Bruce Anstey, Peter Hickman, Ian Hutchinson, Michael Dunlop, William Dunlop, Conor Cummins, Dean Harrison, Keith Amor, Russ Mountford and James Cowton.
Ben Wilson is all set to make his debut at Dundrod next year, his debut will be watched closely by many as he aims to make a significant impression, on the hugely popular road race circuit.


Sub: Availability of option for fixation of pay on MACPS from the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, it opted for, in context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016-regarding.
Please refer to Board's letter dated 31-7-2017 vide which DOP&T's OM No. 13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27-7-2017 was adopted on Railways and subsequent Board's letter dated 20-9-2018 vide which the DOP&T's OM dated 28-8-2018 was adopted on Railways. Both these letters were on the issue of availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in the context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016.
2.Further to the above, DOP&T, vide their OM dated 20-9-2018 (copy enclosed) has now conveyed a decision, taken in consultation with Department of Expenditure that the aforesaid DOP&T's OMs dated 27-7-2017 and 28-8-2018 (adopted vide Board's letter dated 31-7-2017 and 20-9-2018 respectively) are also applicable in the cases of pay fixation after grant of financial upgradation under MACPS.
3. The said DOP&T's OM dated 20-9-2018 will be applicable mutatis mutandis on the Railways also with reference to RS(RP) Rules, 2016.


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By baron-pierreIV,
August 30, 2013 in Paris 2024 Summer Games
I just did a quick text survey from 47 IOC members, most of the new ones -- if Paris was still their warmest color. 40 texted oui!!
Oh wait, I think that text went to the 47 bozo GOP members of the US Senate. I'm going to have to text mes amis all over again!! Mierde!!
(Seriously. Just looked at the list. 43 new IOC members have been inducted since 1-01-2000. By 2017, the number could almost reach half. Weird fact: guess who the last member of the 20th century was inducted into the group? Ans below/.
Yup, Septic Bladder!!
Edited March 15, 2015 by baron-pierreIV
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Rendering of the Olympic stadium (stade de France) and the aquatic center.
Because Baron.
Some news from the mayor of Paris 2024. (In french sorry)
http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-75005/jo-2024-anne-hidalgo-pose-ses-conditions-a-hollande-15-03-2015-4605935.php
To resume, the mayor ask some condition to say "Yes" for a bid.
First one, she ask for public money from government not from the city of Paris. But the government didn't say anything about this point, from the beginning, it should be a Paris bid not a state bid.
She's want to lead the Paris team with some athletes, for the moment it's the minister of sport who want to lead the bid... There is a problem about who is the leader of Paris 2024 (if they bid).
There is a problem with Roland Garros for the tennis, the venue should be modernize but French justice stop the process of modernization plan because it doesn't respect environment impact. Rolland Garros have to find another plan. Moreover the minister of environment is against this modernization but the mayor was for. Last point the minister is the ex-wife of the president...
This last condition seems unrealistic, government can't pass over a justice decision.
Lot of politicians and journalists think that Mayor don't want Paris 2024 and it's the reason why she asks for some unrealistic conditions. She tries to say not to Paris without negative blame from people who are for.
Since the beginning she's against, today is another evidence.
JO2024 151
I'm just gonna ignore Tulsa's post, since Hidalgo said last week, and I quote "I want us to go for it [the Games], I'm not going into it being neutral". She's against, really?
She met today with about third representatives from big companies to discuss their support and possible investment for the bid.
However, the city's council decided not to consult the parisians about the bid (no referendum, that is). I'm not sure this is a smart move, but we'll see...
Anyway, let's not rule Paris out of the race so quickly.
Mayor of Paris said "Yes" yesterday for Paris 2024. Now she will wait a vote in April to confirm her decision.
A "vote" from where? City Hall, a public poll, both? Do u have a link or article or something.
Maybe from the City's Board of Supervisors or whatever they're called in France; then the French Olympic Committe.
Then maybe a vote of confirmation from the Parliament.
AND then, they could then go to a city or region-wide referendum.
The vote is Paris' council (le Conseil de Paris). They are the ones who voted against a referundum to ask the parisiens about the Games in Paris.
So how likely is a bid now with this news?
I'd say 99%, as it's admitted that a big majority of the Paris' council will aprove a bid!
Thanks JO2024. Well, this is huge news!
Paris mayor gives backing to 2024 Games bid
The mayor of Paris on Monday gave her blessing to a bid for the 2024 Olympics and asked local city officials to get to work on shaping a detailed plan for the Games.
Anne Hidalgo, who initially asked for more time to study the possibility after President Francois Hollande publicly backed the idea last November, said she had been convinced by a report produced by French sports officials on the advantages.
"These very useful exchanges confirmed it makes sense for Paris to bid for this unique sporting event," she said in a statement.
Paris is still smarting after losing out on the 2012 Games to London. Boston and Rome have announced their candidacies for 2024 and Hamburg was named as Germany's bidding city at the weekend.
A feasibility study on holding the Games in Paris put the potential cost at 6.2 billion euros ($6.77 billion).
Backers say construction costs would be limited because the Paris region already has top-quality sporting facilities, such as the Roland Garros tennis center and the Stade de France.
France last hosted the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992 and the Summer Games in Paris in 1924.
Hidalgo will put the decision to a vote by the Paris city council in April before announcing her final decision. September is the deadline for candidate cities to submit their bids, with the International Olympic Committee due to decide in 2017.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/23/us-olympics-paris-idUSKBN0MJ1VV20150323?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews
Edited March 24, 2015 by Rob.
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I hope a US drop does not hurt Paris' bid.
I don't see how it would. What does 1 have to do with the other?
Because the world revolves around the USA.
Says someone who is not American. I know that some have a perception of us that's what we think, but I certainly don't believe that to be the case.
Is Paris and their bid organizers going to care what's going on in Boston? Probably not. This isn't going to be a case of monkey see monkey do that Paris will follow Boston's lead. They'll probably be thrilled if Boston drops out. 1 less bid in the running that they have to beat out and 1 step closer for them towards winning the 2024 bid.
Indeed, Paris is seeing a possible drop from Boston as an actual chance, "une fenête de tir" to quote them (to be translated pretty much like "launching window").
Here's the site where I get all the info, but it's in French, you might try to translate. It also discuss the other bids for 2024, and future Olympics in general.
http://sportetsociete.org/tag/paris-2024/
A vote from City Hall (Paris Council, it's quite similar)
At the moment no public vote is provided...
Yeah, French politicians do referendums almost only if the constitution requires it.
Oh please, you know that's not what I was saying.
It is always a possibility that those against the bid could point to Boston (if Boston were to drop) and say, "If the US can't even host the games and doesn't want the games then why are we trying to get them too. Look at Sochi...". Then again it's a weak argument.
I just really want Paris to not only bid, but win.
So the Parisians, or if they (the government) vow to use public funds the French will not get any say beyond elected officials that according to polls are not always truly representative of what the people want?
Well it's not as if Boston was ever a serious threat to Paris.
That's why we elect MPs, to debate and make these decisions on our collective behalf. There's nothing strange about that. If the Mayor of Paris is behind it (and she ought to have the interests of Paris in mind) and puts it to the French government and they back it, that's completely democratic.
France, like the UK, doesn't have a tradition of referendums for decisions which don't affect the constitution. An Olympic bid does consume a lot of public money (so do housing, roads, hospitals for that matter), but it's not a constitutional issue so it'll be left to the elected officials.
Of course, if polling suggests there's anti-Olympic feeling or there are actually large protests, then the politicians should listen. But on balance there seems to be a positive but cautious attitude from Parisians as far as I can tell. I don't think going ahead with an Olympic bid at this time without a referendum would be going against the will of the people.
You're right Rob and while i'm not against the principle of having a referendum on this issue, the problem would be: a low turnout and misinformed people voting
Yeah you're all right.
Sorry for making such a mis-informed and poorly thought out comment.
Did London hold a referendum?
Not sure what polls showed, but I did follow news out of London/England/UK in the years leading up to thge games, and there was much indifference to the games at first. Things started to change with the torch rally, which engendered a huge increase in public patriotism and support for the games. The once the games started, and peope saw all the naysaying not come true, and then when Team GB started to kick ass, support for the games soared.
One of the problems with relying on refferendums is that it is easy to see all the negatives; easy to predict doom and gloom. It's harder to see the good until the games actually arive.
It's quite different once you're given the Games, people don't have much choice but to enjoy and support them. I was living in Oxford in 2012, and it was indeed a great year for England, with the Queen's jubilee, the torch relay and of course the Games. I got to enjoy all of those and it was amazing to feel how the British were proud to be British.
Anyways, so far the polls show that French people are supporting a bid, but it might change. Paris' mayor Hidalgo will make sure to inform and integrate the parisiens in the bid process. She wants to organize meetings, create a website, etc. in order to have people have their say and participate in the bidding process. I'm really looking forward to go to those meetings and check the website!
Oh also, I just remembered I was in London for 2012
Opps, 2012's new year's eve and the fireworks formed the Olympic rings at some point, it was AMAZING!!!


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I hope you enjoyed this visit to the drawing board – until next time, take care!
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More so this time. The election campaign this time has been the foulest, the dirtiest and the most hate-driven in living memory. The damage done is such that the choice before the electorate is not really a choice. It is like selecting between a bull in a chinashop and a freeloader in a supermarket. When a country is forced to decide between two evils, the country loses. When the country is America, the world loses.
Ominous things have already happened, casting shadows across America. The most significant of these is the polarisation of people into those who tolerate others and those who don't (a polarisation the ramifications of which are already visible to us in India). The tolerant want what they consider American values to continue undisturbed. The intolerant see in Trump a change maker who will bring America back to what it was, and what it ought to be—the homeland of White Protestants.
The intensity of anti-Trump passions was clear in the words of veteran thespian Robert De Niro. He appeared on TV, facial muscles taut, described Trump as "a national disaster", called him "a punk, dog, pig and mutt" and said, "I am so angry that this fool has got to this point." The anger had little effect. Last-minute opinion polls showed Trump having an edge over his opponent.
If the opponent had been less controversial, perhaps the situation might have been less scary. What a seachange for the Democrats from 10 years ago when Barack Obama electrified the scene with his inspirational aura. The Democratic Party did not cover itself with glory by picking a flag-bearer whose capabilities are as disputed as her integrity. A great many people are likely to vote for Trump just to show their dislike of Hillary. The number may not be less than those who vote for Hillary just to record their contempt for Trump.
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Epidemiology of primary rubella infection in the Central African Republic: data from measles surveillance 2007-2014.
Monday, 3rd of October 2016
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 23;16(1):505.
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Although rubella is generally considered a benign childhood disease infection of a pregnant woman can cause foetal congenital rubella syndrome which results in embryo-foetal disease and malformations. The syndrome is still a public health problem in developing countries where the vaccine has not yet been introduced such as the Central African Republic (CAR). The aim of the study reported here was to define the epidemiology of primary rubella infection in order to determine its effect on morbidity rates in the country.
Data derived from epidemiological surveillance of measles and rubella were analysed retrospectively between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2014. The database includes cases of suspected measles according to the WHO clinical case definition. In this algorithm samples that are negative or doubtful by ELISA for measles (presence of immunoglobulin M) are tested in another ELISA for detection of rubella-specific IgM. Descriptive analyses were conducted for socio-demographic characteristics including age sex and health region for patients tested for rubella.
Of the sera tested for rubella 30.2 % (425/1409) were positive 62.3 % (878/1409) were negative and 7.5 % (106/1409) were doubtful. Among the 425 positive cases 213 (50.1 %) were female and 212 (40.9 %) were male with a sex ratio of 1.03. The mean age was 8 years (range 6-37 years). The highest prevalence (47.3 %; 116/425) was seen in 2007 and the lowest (8.9 %; 11/425) in 2012. Primary infections were always more frequent during the first 3 months of the year with a peak at the same time between January and February which is the hottest period of the year in the CAR. In both sexes rubella IgM was rarely found before the age of 1 year (0.5 %; 2/425). The highest rate (43.5 %; 185/425) was observed at ages 5-9 years; however at least 8 % (18/213) of girls aged 15 or more had primary infections.
Sentinel sites for surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome are urgently needed and introduction of vaccination against rubella in the Expanded Programme of Immunization should be considered to ensure immunization of girls of reproductive age.


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Trio Sentenced In 2017 Ambush Killing Of Pizza Delivery Man And 'Loving Husband'
Richard LaBar was fatally shot in the face with a shotgun while delivering a pepperoni pizza to the people who planned to rob instead of pay him.
By Dorian Geiger
Israel Berrios, Carolina Carmona and Salvadore Roberts Photo: Monroe County Office of the District Attorney
Three people accused in the vicious shooting death of a Pennsylvania pizza delivery man four years ago have been sentenced to a combined 115 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Israel Berrios, Salvador Roberts and Carolina Carmona were sentenced on Monday in the murder of 58-year-old Richard LaBar, who was fatally shot in the face with a shotgun during a botched 2017 robbery in East Stroudsburg.
On Dec. 11, 2017, LaBarr was fatally shot as he delivered a pepperoni pizza and cinnamon sticks to a private address at 427 Normal Street, nearby East Stroudsburg University at around 1 a.m., according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Oxygen.com.
Prosecutors described LaBar's killing as a "set-up" and said the group worked in tandem to lure the delivery man to the address in order to rob him. After Carmona called in the order to Domino's Pizza, prosecutors said Berrios "lurked" in the bushes outside the address clutching a sawed-off shotgun. Roberts, who acted as the group's wheelman, was parked roughly two blocks away in a Mercedes.
As LaBar approached the address to drop off the order, Berrios emerged, pointed the shotgun at him and demanded cash, according to charging documents. After a short struggle, Berrios shot LaBar point-blank in the face, near his right eye. As the pizza delivery driver laid dying on the ground, unable to breathe properly, Berrios and Carmona rifled through his pockets and snatched all the money in his possession.
The trio allegedly then fled the scene. LaBar was later pronounced dead at Leigh Valley Hospital, officials said. Authorities later traced the number used to place the fake Domino's order to Berrio's cellular phone. Surveillance footage and eyewitnesses also linked Berrios, Roberts and Carmona to the crime scene.
"What these three did was utterly disgusting," Monroe County First Assistant District Attorney Michael Mancuso said in a statement following the sentencing. "The case impacted the community significantly. People still talk about it."
Berrios, the suspected triggerman, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and faces life in prison. His girlfriend, Carmona, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and robbery and received 29 and a half years to life in prison. Roberts received 25 years to life in prison.
Mancusco characterized the group's sentencing earlier this week as an "intense proceeding."
"Each defendant was given a chance to speak not only to the court but also to the family members of the victim," he said.
Berrios, 21, who has a prior history of robbing Domino's drivers, reportedly "quoted scripture and vowed he would be a great man someday," before he was escorted out of the courtroom.
His attorney was adamant Berrios felt "profound regret" for his role in LaBar's murder.
"We are hopeful Israel will someday have the chance to show he is not a lost cause, as the sentence handed down reflects, but can be given the chance to be judged in the future by who be becomes," Jason M. Leon, Berrios' attorney, told Oxygen.com in a statement on Wednesday.
Leon, who blasted his client's sentence as draconian, was adamant the juvenile courts had failed him.
"This is a tragic case for all involved," Leon added. "Mr. Berrios, a child at the time of the offense, was sentenced quite harshly for his role in the death of Mr. LaBar. We are of course disappointed that this young man, in the absence of further intervention of the appellate courts, will not have an opportunity to mature and prove that he can be rehabilitated as he grows into adulthood."
Roberts also apologized in a statement, adding he'd "learned a lot" since his arrest. His lawyer, on Wednesday, said his client's sentence was "appropriate," adding he was deeply remorseful for his role as a getaway driver in LaBar's murder.
"Mr. Roberts is very sorry, obviously, that this occurred," his defense lawyer, Robert Saurman, told Oxygen.com. "He was the driver of the car that took them there. He never got out of the car. He didn't know there was a gun. He's horrified by the result of what occurred. Nevertheless, he recognizes that a man lost his life and he ended up making a plea in recognition of that and in the long-run, in the interest of justice."
Carmona opted not to make a court statement, however, her parents spoke on her behalf, prosecutors said.
Berrios and Carmona will be eligible for parole in their seventies, officials said. Roberts will be eligible for early release when he's 51.
LaBar, who was described as a "loving husband," was born in East Stroudsburg, according to his obituary. He graduated from East Stroudsburg High School in 1978.
"He was just an ordinary man just trying to make an honest living, but was in the wrong place at the wrong time," a GoFundMe page, which loved ones set up for the family in 2017, stated.
At the time of his death, LaBar had been "working extra to try to make money for the coming holidays," according to the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney.
"I told the LaBar family that nothing that happened today could bring their loved one back but maybe this helps bring them a step nearer to closure," Mancusco said.
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Is it possible to be permanently happy? The key to happiness is in undiluted love and selflessness. I am not talking about ephemeral happiness, the one that we get from worldly goods in life, such as life achievements and positions, or from a boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, or even parent. These 'things' are subject to decay or change and so is the happiness they bring. That is where we miss the point, we search for happiness in the wrong places. How dare you place your burden of happiness on another human? How fair do you think that is? How dare you place your burden of happiness on worldly desires? The truth is our desires are insatiable and all they would ever bring is temporary happiness. We live our lives trying to please others so as to be happy but we forget that there is no written script on how to get people to love us, we can only do our part by loving and expecting nothing in return as you have no control over other people's actions. The key to achieving eternal happiness is in selflessness and love, just as the secret to greatness is in serving. We have to understand that our reward is not in the hands of "man" but rather in the hands of the One who is the Master of the universe. Jesus said: As the father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love, and if you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full (John 15:9-11). Any man who perfects these acts would live a blissful life but a man who continues to attach his state of happiness to the opinions of "man" or worldly desires would have more days of disappointments, sorrow and sadness than happiness. Undiluted love means we long for the welfare of all beings, rejoice with people, yearn for their prosperity and the same applies to your enemies. For there is greater blessing in loving than being loved.
However, practice makes perfect they say, we have to practice the acts of selflessness and undiluted love by making conscious effort. As we make these efforts, meditate ceaselessly upon them, the journey to eternal blissfulness becomes so short and later achieved. A man who prides himself in his ego can never achieve eternal happiness. Our Lord Jesus Christ came to this earth as human and he lived a perfect life by perfecting the acts of loving and selflessness. Ridding oneself of selfishness has to be carried out without the fear of being ridiculed and trampled upon, remember your reward is in hands of the one who created the heavens and earth. There should be focus and conscientiousness in the effort of ridding oneself of selfishness by watering the seeds of love and selflessness that have already been planted somewhere in your mind by God.
Your friends and even those you love selflessly will mock you, ridicule you, accuse you of inconsistency, and even multiple personalities because you will fall sometimes but do not worry, only a hammer persistence can drive a nail of success. True courage is not the absence of fear but the mastery of fear (Zig Ziglar). By the time you have rid yourself of selfishness and mastered the act of loving and selflessness, all the ridicule, and mockery can no longer inflict pain on you, they would recognize your eternal happiness and naturally respect you but also remember that your reward is in the hands of our heavenly father.
No one was born selfish, we are what we are today due to the things we picked up or learned while growing, and just as we learned or picked these things, we also possess the power to drop or unlearn them. There is a Chinese proverb that says; the best time to plant a tree is 20years ago, the second best time is now.
Learn to love and you shall see in all souls, even those called "degraded", the divine beauty, and shall know that it will not fail to come forth in its own season. This is one of the heavenly visions; it is out of this that gladness comes (James Allen, 1864-1912). Begin your journey into the gateway of selflessness today, for there lies the Elysium of abiding joy and eternal happiness.


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The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was the world's first communist state.
The Soviet Union was once the largest country in the world.
The Soviet Union was a one-party state in which the Communist Party controlled all the levers of government.
The Soviet Union was composed of 15 separate units, called republics.
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Its 15 republics are now independent states.
The Soviet Union, formally known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR for short, was a country that was composed of 15 different units, known as republics. Among these republics was Russia, which was the largest, most populous, and most dominant of the union. It was in Russia that communist forces took control and eventually united the former territory of the vast Russian Empire into what became the Soviet Union, which was once the largest country in the world. The country was the first Marxist state, in which all power belonged to the Communist Party. It set a precedent for the foundation of future Marxist states, which largely copied the governmental structures of the Soviet Communist Party and the Soviet state. The USSR ceased to exist in 1991, following unsuccessful attempts to reform its economy and institutions of government.
Formation Of The Soviet Union
Map and Flags of the Republics of the Former USSR.
The Soviet Union was formed out of the ashes of the Russian Revolution and the civil war that followed. In March of 1917, a popular uprising deposed Czar Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. A provisional government was established, which set about creating a new Russian democracy. But this government was overthrown by Russian communists, otherwise known as Bolsheviks, in November of the same year.
Following the Bolshevik takeover, a civil war began, between the Red Army, who supported the new Bolshevik regime, and the White Army, which was composed of several factions, including capitalists, democratic socialists, and monarchists. During this civil war, former parts of the old Russian Empire gained their independence and became the countries of Poland, Finland, Latvia Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The independence of many of these countries, however, was short-lived. The Red Army conquered Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. On December 30, 1922, a treaty of union between Russia, and these countries was signed, formally establishing the Soviet Union.
What Does "Soviet" Mean?
The term "soviet" is a Russian word that translates in English as advice or council. In verbal form, it means to advise. The term originally denoted the advisory councils, or soviets, of the Communist Party, dating back to the time of the Russian Revolution. These soviets existed at all levels of the Communist Party structure, from the local level to the national level.
Soviet Government And Politics
Postage stamp of the Soviet Union showing Vladimir Lenin, Friedrich Engels and Karl Heinrich Marx, 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, circa 1961.Editorial credit: wonderful_life / Shutterstock.com
In theory, the Soviet Union was a federal state composed of fifteen republics. The federal government, based in Moscow, had executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The legislature was known as the Supreme Soviet. The executive branch of the government was known as the Council of Ministers, which was headed by the Premier. Each Soviet republic also had its own government. Thus, on paper, the USSR was not too dissimilar from the United States in its government structure. In practice, however, all of the organs of power in the USSR were responsible to the only legal political party in the country: The Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The Communist Party of the USSR was composed of several organs, the most powerful of which were the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat. The Central Committee governed the Communist Party in between mass party congresses, in which its members were elected by the general membership of the party. The Central Committee elected the Politburo, which made executive decisions when the Central Committee itself was unable to meet. The Politburo was composed of the most powerful and popular politicians in the Soviet Union. The Secretariat was responsible for coordinating the activities of all the organs of the Communist Party. The leader of the Secretariat was called the General Secretary of the Communist Party. In theory, the General Secretary only led the Secretariat. In practice, however, he was the most powerful person in the Soviet Union, and the de facto leader of the country.
In some cases, the leaders of the Communist Party also served in the actual government's executive positions. For instance, both Soviet leaders, Josef Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev held the roles of General Secretary and Premier at the same time. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, which was the equivalent of the U.S. Cabinet, was charged with implementing the decisions of the Communist Party. These decisions were then rubber-stamped by the Supreme Soviet, which was theoretically elected by the people. However, all candidates for the Supreme Soviet had to be vetted by the Communist Party. Once approved, these candidates would stand in elections, unopposed. Thus, the official government of the USSR and the Communist Party were very much one and the same.
How Did The Soviet Union Collapse?
Celebration of the 67th anniversary of the Victory Day (WWII) on Red Square on May 9, 2012 in Moscow, Russia. The President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev on the podium. Editorial credit: ID1974 / Shutterstock.com
By the time Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, took power in 1985, the economy and institutions of the USSR were already in decline. Hastening this decline were two important policies initiated by Gorbachev: Glasnost and Perestroika. Glasnost was Gorbachev's attempt to allow more transparency in the Soviet government. Thus, there was less state censorship and more openness in the government's tackling of the country's problems. In addition, non-Communist parties were allowed to participate in Soviet elections for the first time. Perestroika was Gorbachev's attempt to reform the Soviet economy. Capitalist market reforms were introduced in place of communistic central planning.
It was primarily Gorbachev's policy of Glasnost that hastened the end of the USSR. For instance, the republics of the Soviet Union began demanding more autonomy from the central government. In addition, Gorbachev's decision to loosen control over the affairs of the Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe motivated these countries to push for even greater autonomy. Perhaps one of the most serious blows to the continued existence of the USSR was the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany in 1989. By the end of the 1980s, the communist regimes of Eastern Europe were falling one by one.
In the USSR itself, the Soviet republics in the Baltics and the Caucuses began demanding independence. The continued weakening of Communist Party control over the country eventually led hardliners within the party to stage a coup to force Gorbachev from power in August of 1991. But the coup was unsuccessful, as its leaders did not have the support of the military or the Soviet people, the latter of whom came out in the streets to defend the democratic freedoms that Gorbachev had bestowed upon the country. In December of 1991, Gorbachev resigned as the leader of the USSR. On Christmas Day, the USSR itself was formally dissolved, and its 15 republics all became independent states.
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Harrington School District is seeking qualified candidates for the following position(s) for the 2019-2020 school year:
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Harrington School District has the following immediate opening.
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This is a full time, continuing position (7 hours). Placement on the Classified Salary
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After his military service in WWl, Richard Neutra found employment at the Switzerland architect bureau of Gustav A. Amman , a German expressionist architect who's work is characterized by streamline interpretation of industrial structures. However, opportunities arises when American innovations in architectural technologies, particularly in steel constructions, led Neutra to the United tates of America in 1923. Richard Neutra worked briefly for Frank Lloyd Wright before accepting an invitation from his close friend and university companion Rudolf Schindler to work and live communally in Schindler's house in California.
In California, he became celebrated for his rigorously geometric but airy structures that symbolized a West Coast variation on the mid-century modern residences. One of his best designs was the Mariners Medical Arts Center in Newport Beach, CA. Its internal functionality and good urban design made this project modern but also neighbourly friendly.
The lobby of the compound is a welcoming garden when entering from the street, proving that a clinic does not have to be forbidding and intimidating. The garden also provided the much needed privacy for a clinic and offered sufficient lighting as well. The lush tropical plants and reflective pools (today replaced by sea stones) provided tranquility to slow the pounding hearts entering the clinic. These inspirations were typical in Richard Neutra's designs and stated the quantifiable connections between surroundings and behaviour.
He was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size of the project, in contrast to other architects eager to impose their artistic vision on a client. Neutra sometimes used detailed questionnaires to discover his client's needs, much to their surprise.
His domestic architecture was a blend of art, landscape and practical comfort. So basically, when Neutra designed the Mariners Medical Arts Center, he made sure the patient's vision had to be diverted and distracted whilst the focus and concentration of the doctors had to be increased by the design.
This resulted in asymmetrical coverings of the walkway between the buildings, deeply connected buildings to provide greater sense of protection and vertical metal louvers for privacy and shading. Richard Neutra Mariners Medical Arts Center's site sits 45 degrees off the north, which is the most difficult orientation for sun protection, receiving sunlight on all sides but no two sides receiving the hottest afternoon sun.


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Museo Ducati
History and the future, challenge and success, the Ducati Museum is the place to live and breathe the legend of the Reds of Borgo Panigale. A temple that traces the 90 year-long history of Ducati, that celebrates style, the search for performance and the passion for racing.
Guided tour through the Factory + Museum
Live the Ducati experience.
The Museum can be visited without booking for individuals or groups of up to 10 people. Open Monday to Sunday from 9am – 6pm.
Closed on Wednesdays, Sundays from 6 January to 31 March, 1 January, 22 April, 26 December. From 12 to 18 August inclusive. Saturdays and Sundays from 12/13 October until the end of the year.
Tickets: Adult € 17. Group € 15. Reduced € 12.
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In 2016, for Ducati's 90th anniversary, the Ducati museum was completely renovated, with new exhibitions. Opened in July for WDW2016 participants, the museum was officially inaugurated on September 23rd.
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A complete experience to enter into the past and present of Ducati. Discover how the myth of the Reds from Borgo Panigale were born, discovering the places, the characters, the technology and above all the bikes that have contributed to nourishing it.
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Fabio Taglioni, the Ducati genius who built the legendary Desmo.
Engineer, inventor and designer, over the course of his thirty-year career he authored over a thousand projects, including the trellis frame, the "L" engine and the desmodromic system with which he inextricably linked his name to Ducati. We are talking about Fabio Taglioni, born September 10, 1920 in Santa Maria in Fabriago, a fraction of Lugo di Romagna.


Assoc. Prof. Koibuchi and Prof. Amano (Visiting Professor) have been awardedas Best Paper Award in the 18th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference(ASP-DAC)2013.
Professor Emeritus Yohichi Tohkura has been received as Life Fellow by IEEE.
NII team won the first place in the Video Browser Showdown (VBS) held at the International Conference on Multimedia Modeling (MMM2013).
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Crackdown 2 is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Ruffian Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on Xbox 360 in July 2010 and is a direct sequel to the 2007 video game Crackdown. A sequel, Crackdown 3, was released for the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows in February 2019.

Gameplay
Crackdown 2 is modeled similarly to its predecessor Crackdown, a third-person shooter in open world gameplay. The player character is an advanced super-powered officer for the city-funded "Agency", known simply as the "Agent". This time around, players choose one of four faces and armor colours (eight colours if they pre-ordered it), instead of just the preset heads offered before. Along with that, the orbs have been carried on from the first game, and the Agent's powers are expanded and enhanced such as the Agility Skill which now allows the Agent to jump higher than in Crackdown, glide, and gain access to the helicopter landing pad at the Agency Tower. The player is able to commandeer any number of vehicles in the game, including Agency vehicles, Peacekeeper Cruisers and a large number of civilian vehicles that the Cell have armor plated. Checkpoint races are back, both Road and Rooftop versions. Like Crackdown, the game allows for online co-operative play in the main game, but now supports up to four players. The game also features competitive multiplayer modes for up to sixteen players. While the original Crackdown supported System Link playing for co-op, Crackdown 2 does not feature the same option. Microsoft Producer Peter Connelly stated: "It would've taken a half-day of work, for something that only a tiny percentage of gamers will ever use." In Crackdown 2, the player fights both the Cell, a terrorist organization, and "Freaks," strange infected mutants. Both organizations' members can be killed with melee attacks, explosions, and bullets but there are special UV weapons made for the Freaks, who cannot survive in sunlight. There are five skills to be leveled up: Agility, which the player increases by collecting Agility Orbs and Renegade Agility Orbs, by doing Rooftop Races, or by killing enemies from a highly elevated location; Firearms, which is increased by shooting both handheld and mounted guns; Driving, which is increased by running enemies over, power slides, handbrake turns, completing Road Races, jumping through Stunt Rings and collecting Renegade Driving Orbs; Explosives, which is increased by using explosives, both Launchers and thrown Grenades; and Strength, which is increased by using hand-to-hand attacks, throwing objects, beating people with those objects, or using the moves you unlock as your Strength increases, such as the Charge or Ground Slam.

Multiplayer
Multiplayer playlists include game modes such as Rocket Tag, Vehicle Tag, Capture the Orb, Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch.

A Co-op game type allows you to party up with up to 4 friends. In co-op, you can obtain special orbs known as "Online Orbs" or "Xbox Live Orbs" which give an overall bonus to all your skills. Co-op mode is similar to single player except the campaign missions will only advance for the player that hosts the game.

Plot
Crackdown 2 takes place 10 years after the events of Crackdown. After "saving" Pacific City, there was a short time of peace. Then, according to the Agency, a new medical student named Catalina Thorne was accepted into the Agency as a scientist. However she was found to have been performing her own unauthorized experiments and was kicked out. Afterwards, her life was ruined, with her blaming the Agency. Later, she broke into the Agency cloning facility which housed the original agents, and introduced a virus into them which mutated the already genetically modified Agents, who became mindless and enraged, going on a killing spree before dying hours later.  She then went on to destroy the research labs, sending the project back to square one and single-handedly destroying the Agent program.

Soon after, Catalina unleashed the "Freak" virus into the populace of Pacific City, turning the infected into mindless mutated monstrosities that kill anything they find. With no agents to combat them, the Agency and the city were left helpless as criminals also began to resurface in the absence of the agents and the weakness of the Agency. While the people were weaker and more desperate than ever, Catalina rallied their support, claiming the Agency has a cure for the virus but is keeping it secret. Desperate for hope, they formed the "Cell", a terrorist group devoted to destroying the Agency and making them give up the cure.

That's when the Agency unveiled Project Sunburst, in which a large bomb of direct sunlight is planted and detonated inside "Freak" lairs. The light is perfectly harmless to normal people, but the sunlight burns and destroys the Freaks. These bombs are dependent on generators to gather sunlight. Upon hearing of these generators and Project Sunburst, the Cell took over and stole the generators. The Agent must reactivate all of the absorption units, three per beacon for a total of twenty-seven. The Agent must visit each freak lair, summon air support with the beacon, and defend it against the freaks until it detonates.

During the final few beacons, Catalina Thorne hacks into the Agent's comm system and pleads with him to cease the beacon re-activations, but eventually is silenced by the Voice of the Agency. After the last beacon is detonated, the Agent must return to the Tower and activate the final beacon: the Tower itself. During the process, ex-agents turned into freaks, which were kept for research, break free and attack the three cores which must be defended by the Agent. After the beacon charges, Catalina herself attacks in a stolen and repainted Agency helicopter, firing at the core.

Ordered to stop her, the Agent, though damaged and bruised, leaps from the tower, firing at the helicopter as he falls. Catalina turns the helicopter when it is fired upon, causing the agent to hit the rotor blades rather than the cockpit. He is torn apart, sacrificing himself, succeeds in stopping Thorne. His hand lands in the helicopter as Thorne spins out of control away from the tower. The beacon fires and kills all remaining freaks in Pacific City, with the Voice of the Agency admitting he feels sorry for anyone who tries to stand in the Agency's way now. After the credits, a short video shows Thorne performing research, with the hand of the Agent in a test tube on the table in front of her.

Alternate plot
The plot, as given above, is not necessarily the true story in the game. Audio Log collectibles found in the game give a different story, which paints the Agency as evil and manipulating, having engaged in a multi-step program to once again give the public a reason to accept unconditional control by their forces and cover up their own involvement in the events of the first game. This alternate story matches the twist at the end of the first Crackdown game.

Prior to the events of the game, the Agency, after taking control of Pacific City after the events of Crackdown, invites a group of Pacific City journalists and Agency whistleblowers to a press conference and destroys it, blaming it on terrorists. Thorne, a doctor who actually wants to help the Pacific City populace, attempts to open a clinic to give free medical care to the homeless, but "freaks" left over from a Pacific City supergang (funded by the Agency, as revealed in Crackdown) invade the clinic and kill almost everyone; the Agency blames this on wild animals. Following this incident, Thorne attempts to lead protests against the Agency and call for an antidote to the freak virus, leading the Agency to blame Thorne for creating the freaks in the first place by infecting the homeless she claimed to treat at her clinic.

The Agency then walls off the infected area of Pacific City and secretly creates an antidote, but only uses it on their own agents; as a side effect, the agents lose their superhuman abilities, which the Agency again blames on Thorne. They then send undercover police to instigate violence at Thorne's peaceful protests, turning the public against her entirely. The Sunburst weapon is built to supposedly deal with the freaks, but is actually built as an antipersonnel weapon, meant to kill anyone who might oppose the Agency. Thorne, in an attempt to stop the Agency's plan, leads attacks by the Cell on the Sunburst bombs, giving the Agency a reason to send their Agents back into the field.

Development
Phil Wilson and Billy Thomson, respectively Producer and Lead Design of Crackdown had previously confirmed that the game was designed from the outset to be a long-running series, stating that sequels for the game are very likely to be produced, especially if Crackdown performed well commercially. However, during the Industry All Stars event in September 2007, Wilson confirmed that Realtime Worlds was not working on a sequel to the game, saying "Microsoft [was] a little late in stepping up to the plate to ask for Crackdown 2, and by then we had already started working on bigger, better things."  However, then-Microsoft Game Studios corporate vice president, Shane Kim, stated that Microsoft still holds the intellectual property rights for Crackdown and that a Crackdown sequel was still a possibility.

Realtime's Studio Manager Colin MacDonald clarified that if they have the resources after completion of APB, they could approach Microsoft to discuss a sequel. Prior to its announcement, industry rumors stated that the new start-up company, Ruffian Games, a Scottish studio formed from members from the Realtime Worlds team, may be involved in the development of a Crackdown sequel. This was confirmed when the game was announced during the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo Conference. The rumors of Ruffian's involvement with the sequel were initially dismissed by McDonald, saying he doubted "Microsoft would harm an otherwise fruitful existing development relationship by gambling on funding Crackdown 2 with a startup on RTW's doorstep, for obvious reasons." Following the announcement, David Jones, founder of Realtime Worlds, stated he was "a bit miffed" with Microsoft's decision, believing that Microsoft may have been looking at an internal development studio instead of the new start-up located in the same geographical area as his company and formed of many of his team's former members. Ruffian's executive producer, Peter Connelly, agreed that the situation that caused Realtime Worlds to move onto APB was unfortunate, but hold no animosity towards the company. Ruffian's Thomson noted that about half of their team formerly worked on Crackdown across all areas of game development, and felt their studio was the best choice to make the game's sequel.

The team chose to keep the sequel located in Pacific City as they considered that setting had a character of its own in the first game and wanted to preserve that for the sequel to keep up its familiarity with players, while still making it "bigger and better". The team also sought to preserve the same free-form gaming experience from Crackdown and opted to avoid any significant dialog-driven cutscenes, while improving on parts of the gameplay from the first game that were seen as weaker aspects. There are no significant mechanical changes to the game, though Ruffian continues to improve on the rendering engine to allow the display of the large vista of Pacific City.

Reception

Crackdown 2 received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Jeremy Parish of 1Up.com praised the game for the four player Co-op; however, he states: "But everything else about Crackdown 2 is a letdown: The best parts are those lifted straight from the first game, while all the new additions are annoying at best, infuriating at worst. Crackdown 2 is ridiculously fun, but it owes that success entirely to the first game." GameSpot praised the game's exploration, orb collecting and four-player co-op, while also criticizing its similarities to its predecessor. IGN also faulted it for similarities to its predecessor and its absence of a true story, but complimented its orb collecting and cooperative campaign. Giant Bomb said that while the game was enjoyable, too much was lifted from the first game and little new was added. Destructoid gave the game a negative review, criticizing its similarities to the previous game, while also noting new issues not present in the original. The writer said that the game "has no real reason to exist." GameTrailers praised the game's addictive Orb collecting, but criticized its lack of story or structure. Official Xbox Magazine UK praised its four-player co-op, combat system, but criticized the layout of Pacific City for being too similar to its predecessor, as well as lack of transforming vehicle, but the author, Ben Talbot, still described the game "an addictive experience, and one that offers the best sandbox co-op this side of Saints Row 2". Ben Reeves from Game Informer criticised the game for being too similar to the original Crackdown, as well as unfinished texture work, unimpressive score, mindless enemy AI, as well as low replay value. He stated that the game is almost indistinguishable from the first Crackdown. In Japan, where the game was released under the name  on 8 July 2010 (the same release date as Australia's), Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.

The Escapist gave the game four stars out of five and said that it "offers hours of satisfying, brainless fun for those who enjoy that sort of thing. Newcomers to the series and die-hard fans alike will find plenty to obsess over." The A.V. Club gave it a B and said, "Dissing Crackdown 2 for its lack of narrative is too easy. A videogame shouldn't articulate everything. Games should be mysterious; something should always be left to the imagination." The Daily Telegraph gave it seven out of ten and said it was "immense fun, but this is thanks to the fact that its core gameplay remains largely unchanged from its predecessor. In a way, the game feels more like a slightly more evolved version of the original Crackdown than a true sequel." Metro UK gave it six out of ten and said it was "Rushed, repetitive and a huge waste of potential. More expansion pack than sequel - and not even a good one." However, 411Mania gave it a score of five out of ten and said it was "quite a fun game, and for gamers who love collecting things this is the way to go. But if you're not into that, or [you] already beat the original, there's nothing new worth seeing here." Wired similarly gave it five stars out of ten and said, "An interesting experiment? Sure. But the changes to the game design have all but removed the most-fun parts while emphasizing the game's weaknesses. Whoops."

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