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<?php

namespace Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Tests\Installer;

use Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager;
use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
use Composer\Package\PackageInterface;
use Composer\Package\Package;
use Composer\Package\RootPackageInterface;
use Composer\Repository\InstalledRepositoryInterface;
use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
use Composer\TestCase;
use Composer\Composer;
use Composer\Config;
use Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Installer\BowerInstaller;
use Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Type\AssetTypeInterface;
use Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Util\AssetPlugin;

/**
 * Tests of bower asset installer.
 *
 * @author François Pluchino <francois.pluchino@gmail.com>
 */
class BowerInstallerTest extends TestCase
{
    /**
     * @var Composer
     */
    protected $composer;

    /**
     * @var Config
     */
    protected $config;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $vendorDir;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $binDir;

    /**
     * @var DownloadManager|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected $dm;

    /**
     * @var InstalledRepositoryInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected $repository;

    /**
     * @var IOInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected $io;

    /**
     * @var Filesystem
     */
    protected $fs;

    /**
     * @var AssetTypeInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected $type;

    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->fs = new Filesystem();

        $this->composer = new Composer();
        $this->config = new Config();
        $this->composer->setConfig($this->config);

        $this->vendorDir = realpath(sys_get_temp_dir()).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'composer-test-vendor';
        $this->ensureDirectoryExistsAndClear($this->vendorDir);

        $this->binDir = realpath(sys_get_temp_dir()).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'composer-test-bin';
        $this->ensureDirectoryExistsAndClear($this->binDir);

        $this->config->merge(array(
                'config' => array(
                    'vendor-dir' => $this->vendorDir,
                    'bin-dir' => $this->binDir,
                ),
            ));

        $this->dm = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
            ->getMock();
        /* @var DownloadManager $dm */
        $dm = $this->dm;
        $this->composer->setDownloadManager($dm);

        $this->repository = $this->getMock('Composer\Repository\InstalledRepositoryInterface');
        $this->io = $this->getMock('Composer\IO\IOInterface');

        $this->type = $this->getMock('Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Type\AssetTypeInterface');
        $this->type->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo'));
        $this->type->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getComposerVendorName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset'));
        $this->type->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getComposerType')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset-library'));
        $this->type->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getFilename')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo.json'));
        $this->type->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getVersionConverter')
            ->will($this->returnValue($this->getMock('Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Converter\VersionConverterInterface')));
        $this->type->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPackageConverter')
            ->will($this->returnValue($this->getMock('Fxp\Composer\AssetPlugin\Converter\PackageConverterInterface')));
    }

    protected function tearDown()
    {
        $this->fs->removeDirectory($this->vendorDir);
        $this->fs->removeDirectory($this->binDir);
    }

    public function testInstallerCreationShouldNotCreateVendorDirectory()
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->fs->removeDirectory($this->vendorDir);
        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        $this->assertFileNotExists($this->vendorDir);
    }

    public function testInstallerCreationShouldNotCreateBinDirectory()
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->fs->removeDirectory($this->binDir);
        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        $this->assertFileNotExists($this->binDir);
    }

    public function testIsInstalled()
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $library = new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $package */
        $package = $this->createPackageMock();
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPrettyName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/package'));

        /* @var PackageInterface $package */
        $packageDir = $this->vendorDir.'/'.$package->getPrettyName();
        mkdir($packageDir, 0777, true);

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $repository */
        $repository = $this->repository;
        $repository
            ->expects($this->exactly(2))
            ->method('hasPackage')
            ->with($package)
            ->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls(true, false));

        /* @var InstalledRepositoryInterface $repository */
        $this->assertTrue($library->isInstalled($repository, $package));
        $this->assertFalse($library->isInstalled($repository, $package));

        $this->ensureDirectoryExistsAndClear($packageDir);
    }

    public function getAssetIgnoreFiles()
    {
        return array(
            array(array()),
            array(array('foo', 'bar')),
        );
    }

    public function getAssetMainFiles()
    {
        return array(
            array(array()),
            array(array(
                'asset-main-files' => array(
                    'foo-asset/bar' => array(
                        'foo',
                        'bar',
                    ),
                ),
            )),
        );
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider getAssetIgnoreFiles
     */
    public function testInstall(array $ignoreFiles)
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $library = new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $package */
        $package = $this->createPackageMock($ignoreFiles);
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPrettyName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/package'));

        /* @var PackageInterface $package */
        $packageDir = $this->vendorDir.'/'.$package->getPrettyName();
        mkdir($packageDir, 0777, true);

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $dm */
        $dm = $this->dm;
        $dm
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('download')
            ->with($package, $this->vendorDir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'foo-asset/package');

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $repository */
        $repository = $this->repository;
        $repository
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('addPackage')
            ->with($package);

        /* @var InstalledRepositoryInterface $repository */
        $library->install($repository, $package);
        $this->assertFileExists($this->vendorDir, 'Vendor dir should be created');
        $this->assertFileExists($this->binDir, 'Bin dir should be created');

        $this->ensureDirectoryExistsAndClear($packageDir);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider getAssetIgnoreFiles
     */
    public function testUpdate(array $ignoreFiles)
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $library = new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $package */
        $package = $this->createPackageMock($ignoreFiles);
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPrettyName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/package'));

        /* @var PackageInterface $package */
        $packageDir = $this->vendorDir.'/'.$package->getPrettyName();
        mkdir($packageDir, 0777, true);

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $repository */
        $repository = $this->repository;

        $repository
            ->expects($this->exactly(2))
            ->method('hasPackage')
            ->with($package)
            ->will($this->returnValue(true));

        /* @var InstalledRepositoryInterface $repository */
        $library->update($repository, $package, $package);
        $this->assertFileExists($this->vendorDir, 'Vendor dir should be created');
        $this->assertFileExists($this->binDir, 'Bin dir should be created');

        $this->ensureDirectoryExistsAndClear($packageDir);
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
     */
    public function testUninstall()
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $library = new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        $package = $this->createPackageMock();

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $package */
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPrettyName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/pkg'));

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $repository */
        $repository = $this->repository;
        $repository
            ->expects($this->exactly(2))
            ->method('hasPackage')
            ->with($package)
            ->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls(true, false));

        $repository
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('removePackage')
            ->with($package);

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $dm */
        $dm = $this->dm;
        $dm
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('remove')
            ->with($package, $this->vendorDir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'foo-asset/pkg');

        /* @var InstalledRepositoryInterface $repository */
        /* @var PackageInterface $package */
        $library->uninstall($repository, $package);

        $library->uninstall($repository, $package);
    }

    public function testGetInstallPath()
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $library = new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        $package = $this->createPackageMock();

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $package */
        $package
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('getTargetDir')
            ->will($this->returnValue(null));
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/bar'));
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPrettyName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/bar'));

        /* @var PackageInterface $package */
        $exceptDir = $this->vendorDir.'/'.$package->getName();
        $exceptDir = str_replace('\\', '/', $exceptDir);
        $packageDir = $library->getInstallPath($package);
        $packageDir = str_replace('\\', '/', $packageDir);

        $this->assertEquals($exceptDir, $packageDir);
    }

    public function testGetInstallPathWithTargetDir()
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock();
        /* @var IOInterface $io */
        $io = $this->io;
        /* @var AssetTypeInterface $type */
        $type = $this->type;

        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $library = new BowerInstaller($io, $this->composer, $type);
        $package = $this->createPackageMock();

        /* @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $package */
        $package
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('getTargetDir')
            ->will($this->returnValue('Some/Namespace'));
        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getPrettyName')
            ->will($this->returnValue('foo-asset/bar'));

        /* @var PackageInterface $package */
        $exceptDir = $this->vendorDir.'/'.$package->getPrettyName().'/Some/Namespace';
        $exceptDir = str_replace('\\', '/', $exceptDir);
        $packageDir = $library->getInstallPath($package);
        $packageDir = str_replace('\\', '/', $packageDir);

        $this->assertEquals($exceptDir, $packageDir);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider getAssetMainFiles
     */
    public function testMainFiles(array $mainFiles)
    {
        /* @var RootPackageInterface $rootPackage */
        $rootPackage = $this->createRootPackageMock($mainFiles);
        $this->composer->setPackage($rootPackage);

        $package = new Package('foo-asset/bar', '1.0.0', '1.0.0');
        $package = AssetPlugin::addMainFiles($this->composer, $package);
        $extra = $package->getExtra();
        if (isset($mainFiles['asset-main-files'])) {
            $this->assertEquals($extra['bower-asset-main'], $mainFiles['asset-main-files']['foo-asset/bar']);
        } else {
            $this->assertEquals($extra, array());
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param array $ignoreFiles
     *
     * @return PackageInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected function createPackageMock(array $ignoreFiles = array())
    {
        $package = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Package\Package')
            ->setConstructorArgs(array(md5(mt_rand()), '1.0.0.0', '1.0.0'))
            ->getMock();

        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getExtra')
            ->will($this->returnValue(array(
                'bower-asset-ignore' => $ignoreFiles,
            )));

        return $package;
    }

    /**
     * @param array $mainFiles
     *
     * @return RootPackageInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected function createRootPackageMock(array $mainFiles = array())
    {
        $package = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Package\RootPackageInterface')
            ->setConstructorArgs(array(md5(mt_rand()), '1.0.0.0', '1.0.0'))
            ->getMock();

        $package
            ->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getExtra')
            ->will($this->returnValue($mainFiles));

        return $package;
    }
}


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Stewart slips out of Tracy's favor at third
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Article Discussion: Stewart slips out of Tracy's favor at third
by admin on July 25th, 2011, 7:49 am #2032064
PHOENIX — Ian Stewart has fit a lot of descriptions during his days with the Rockies. Hot prospect, third baseman of the future and potential middle- of-the-order run producer, just to name three.
And now Stewart is something else: an afterthought.
Stewart struck out three times Thursday against Atlanta and hasn't started since. He was on the bench Sunday as manager Jim Tr...
Post your comments on the Denver Post article, Stewart slips out of Tracy's favor at third (click that link to go back and read the article).
Article Discussion: Stewart slips out of Tracy's favor at th
by Mike321 on July 25th, 2011, 7:50 am #2032067
Has anyone been yanked around more than Stewart this season...Comes up with the team with no spring training and shockingly doesn't hit and sent to AAA....then called back up when Ty got hurt and still struggled since he got called up prematurely...then back to AAA and called up once again. Starts hitting with a 3 hit game in the mix and the first sign of a bad game, he gets sent to the bench...Tracy has such a short lease with this guy but with others there is none. Here is a novel idea...try keeping him in the lineup for the rest of the season since we are just competing for 3rd place anyway. At the very least you can see if he is salvageable for next season.
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by Hoppman on July 25th, 2011, 10:14 am #2032351
No. Stewart is done, trade him or leave him at AAA, he isn't a major league caliber third basemen from an offensive viewpoint.
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by wharfratg on July 25th, 2011, 10:32 am #2032381
"Slips out of Tracy's favor?" Yeah, right.
Stewart has been out of favor since day one with Tracy. I remember reading a criticism of Tracy when he was hired, saying that he treats veterans much differently than young players--giving vets a long leash and refraining from criticizing them while throwing the young players under the bus.
Well, I believe it. Look at the way Atkins, Lopez and Wigginton were treated as opposed to Stewart, Fowler and Herrera.
Stewart has his problems, and I don't know if he'll ever become a big league regular again. However, Tracy has done about everything possible to mess him up. Very, very poor managing.
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by JohnnyMaloney on July 25th, 2011, 11:49 am #2032509
Are you guys kidding?!! Stewart should have been released last season-- he's worse than Brad Hawpe ever was and was last year. His strike-out ratio was pathetic, right there with Fowler.
This is no long-term endorsement of Wigginton, but at least he produces something once in awhile!
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Re: Article Discussion: Stewart slips out of Tracy's favor at th
by Dbig50 on July 25th, 2011, 3:24 pm #2032873
.149, 0 home runs, and 1 RBI. Those are numbers a pitcher would be ashamed of. How can anybody defend him?
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by TylerAvsFan on July 25th, 2011, 7:49 pm #2033158
I thought maybe Stewart had figured it out when he was hitting after being recalled but it's clear he hasn't, it's time to move on.
Ha ha I love what Tracy said about Hammel's comment too, hilarious.
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by wharfratg on July 25th, 2011, 7:57 pm #2033166
Dbig50 wrote: .149, 0 home runs, and 1 RBI. Those are numbers a pitcher would be ashamed of. How can anybody defend him?
I certainly won't defend his numbers, but you need to consider that he still has far fewer ABs than Jose Lopez, and Lopez has been gone for two months. Stewart is essentially a slumping glorified pinch-hitter. Tracy has never really given him a chance and he's been thrown under the bus and had the rug yanked out from under him repeatedly.
by azheart on July 25th, 2011, 10:43 pm #2033350
Tony Larusso couldn't use him batting 9th behind the pitcher!!!
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by penaltyshot on July 26th, 2011, 6:39 am #2033584
One can't really defend what Stewart has done this season, he's been horrible. But that doesn't mean that O'Dowd and Tracy have handled him right, either. He didn't get spring training due to injury, but the team forced him into the big club lineup anyway, and predictably, he was lousy. So then they sent him down to AAA like they should have at the beginning of the season, but then they rush him back up after only ten games or so when Wigginton gets hurt, and he's again predictably lousy, so they send him down again.
He gets recalled again in July, and looks pretty good. He had a stretch where he got 7 hits (including 3 XBH) in 4 games, but a couple games later he strikes out three times and Tracy goes out of his way to throw the guy under the bus, and then barely uses him for the next week. One bad game and the guy is totally back in the doghouse... Tracy really knows how to help a guy who's struggling, huh?
Stewart hasn't been good at all this season, but Tracy and O'Dowd haven't done anything right to help him get on track, in fact they've done just about everything wrong.
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by jdrb1957 on July 26th, 2011, 9:44 am #2034060
What you guys are missing is the date--one week to the deadline. Since Stewart has no market, he'll be here to the end of the year. wigginton is who he is-- valuable enough for a contender, a plug-in anywhere kind of guy with an ok bat, so my guess is they are showcasing him and he'll be gone within the week. It's what I would do anyway. Then Stewart can go back to driving us all crazy-- one excitement, if he gets enough at-bats, he could be in the running for worst year ever for MLB regular.
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After spending months disputing the results of an election he lost—and never publicly congratulating the new president—Donald Trump reportedly left a note for Joe Biden before departing the White House Wednesday morning.
Trump spokesperson Judd Deere confirmed Wednesday that Trump, 74, left the letter for Biden, 78, in the Oval Office's Resolute Desk before vacating the White House and departing for West Palm Beach Wednesday morning.
The spokesman did not disclose the contents of Trump's note, which follows a tradition dating to President Reagan's handoff to George H.W. Bush in 1989. (Reagan left his then-vice president a cartoon drawing of a cartoon elephant covered in turkeys, captioning it, "Don't let the turkeys get you down.")
Signing executive orders in the Oval Office after being sworn in Wednesday, Biden also confirmed that Trump had left him a note, telling reporters: "The president wrote a very generous letter. Because it was private, I will not talk about it until I talk to him. But, uh, it was generous."
In departure remarks to his supporters, Trump did not mention Biden by name on Wednesday, instead focusing on his administration's achievements before telling a crowd including most of his children: "Have a good life. We will see you soon."
The former president then boarded Air Force One for the final time en route to his Florida resort.
CNN reported that former First Lady Melania Trump also left a "short note of welcome" for Biden's wife, Dr. Jill Biden. (Newsnow)
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To give an example of this. Triathletes who come to Dinamic Coaching to do a swim analysis, are asked to explain in their own words what issues they think they have. In many cases they will highlight a weak kick. More specifically they will mention that their legs are low in the water and that they need a wetsuit to address this. Another kick issue which is self diagnosed is a scissor kick.
It may surprise a lot of you to hear that in reality the symptoms they are describing is often caused by a number of factors that have very little to do with the intensity, speed or power of the kick. What they are focusing on is the symptom not the cause.
So before we start looking at the cause of this behaviour let's consider for a moment the impact it is having on the swimmer. Swimming is heavily dependent on technique and this is because of what I call Physics 101. To maximise you efficiency in the water you need to minimise drag and if your body position is putting your body into a place where you are exposing more surface area then you are increasing drag. Think about it, you are driving in your car, you put your hand out with your fingers pointing forward and you experience little resistance, tilt your hand up and the increase in pressure is huge. So also with swimming, having your body at an angle is creating massive drag and is therefore requiring more energy to move the person through the water.


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Rocket League Is Preparing A Lot Of Updates, Especially Better Playing Across Platforms
devil take all dystopic battle royale. the world already has its futuristic sport for demanding audiences, and that's rocket league. it will soon be celebrating its beautiful third birthday and he will not go to the depot at all. it prepared a lot of updates and news for the summer that i will describe in the following paragraphs.
the start-up shot of the new rocket league summer 2018 roadmap will be heard in may, when a new arena, new music and other uncountable goodies will appear. may also marks the end of the official seventh season, which will of course give players the appropriate rewards, and the start of the eighth season.
june will bring a special summer event, which developers have not specified yet, but i would not be surprised if they were spinning around the upcoming russian football world cup. adds also the fifth season of the world championship, live from london, the capital of the soccer cradle. and there's even more premium dlc - even "licensed". what would be the ms?
life is flowing all over our fingers incredibly fast, and before you can, july will be july. then there will be a grandiose celebration of the third birthday of the rocket league, which means a game event and a lot of things to unlock.
and the best for the end. at the turn of july and august, an extensive update is being prepared to allow you to create and play multiplayer games even with friends who do not share your platform with you. one can be on the pc, the other on PS, and nothing should prevent a complete cooperative experience.
so, there is one obstacle here. in the current version of cross-platform multiplayer, pc game owners can play with all the others, ps4, xbox one, and switchi players. however, ps4 players can not connect with xbox or nintendo. if this problem had been solved, developers would probably have mentioned it so i would not have seen much hope.
in addition, levels will be adjusted. from now on, waiting time for a new level will not exponentially expire, the higher you will get - the number of experiences will be fixed. getting a new level at the same time means a new object of random rarity (but the worst uncommon). and you will receive more experience, for example, in the game or the total time spent in the game, not just for your results.
in addition, developers have devised a separate system to help you get a variety of cosmetic cravings. it's called the rocket pass, and it's a sort of ladder you're doing just by gaining levels. finta is that you can speed up everything when you buy real money for real money to unlock that tier instantly.
so other micro transactions, but no more loot rocket league crates. when buying a premium access, you'll always be able to see exactly what's going to be unlocked, and you can think about whether or not you're actually getting some headphones or new titles. rocket pass is still in the development phase, so it's possible that it's going to be different. by august time is enough, and the psyonix studio will be sharing some additional information by then.
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Liz Halliday-Sharp was on the hunt for a clear cross-country jumping round today with Fernhill By Night at The Fork after two run outs at her most recent outings.
As the third rider out on the brand new cross-country track at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, Halliday-Sharp wasn't looking at her watch when she headed out on "Blackie," a 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Deborah Halliday.
She picked up 8.4 time penalties, but it was enough to keep her lead (34.3) over Will Coleman and OBOS O'Reilly (37.2) in the advanced, test A, division.
"He felt amazing out there. He felt as good as I could have wanted him to. I think because the course had so many big tables and all the undulation, I just tried to think ahead to [the Rolex Kentucky CCI****] and just let him gallop on and not get in his way too much and let him work on the flow and everything. I thought it was a fair course, and it rode as we walked it," she said.
Halliday-Sharp says she'll focus on fitness and lots of skinnies as she prepares Blackie for Rolex.
Jessica Phoenix and Bentley's Best also held their overnight lead in the advanced, test B, division, adding 8.8 time penalties to finish on 44.4 ahead of Boyd Martin on Tsetserleg (47.3).
Phoenix is also heading to Rolex with "Benny," a 10-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Don Good.
Jessica Phoenix and Bentley's Best. Photo by Lindsay Berreth.
The advanced division was the first to start over Mark Phillips' and Tremaine Cooper's brand new course. Phoenix was the trailblazer on A Little Romance, as she was at the 2016 Olympic Games (Brazil), but unfortunately took a tumble at fence 15 when the mare added a stride. Phoenix was up quickly and A Little Romance walked off course.
The rest of the advanced riders jumped clear, except for Maya Simmons and Archie Rocks, who picked up one stop but completed. No one made the time. Allison Springer, who was third in the advanced, test A, division, withdrew Arthur to save him for the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in three weeks.


Thursday, Dec. 20 at 11 a.m.
It's your turn to choose what the orchestra performs. Will it be Barber of Seville or Orpheus in the Underworld? Swan Lake or The Nutcracker March? Audience choice. Stuart Malina conducts. Free coffee and doughnuts!


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Simple, elegant and surely a card that will be treasured. Upgrade the white wallet-flap envelope with a coordinating liner such as Coronado.