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Haute couture-clad models will be strutting their stuff in a spectacular setting this November – the Grand Canyon Skywalk.
Arguably the world's highest fashion show, the event will showcase UK-based entrepreneur and model Jessica Minh Anh's 'J Autumn Fashion Collection'.
The show will premiere haute couture fashions by designers from over 20 countries and is designed to demonstrate the collaboration of human creativity and ingenuity with one of the marvels of the natural world.
The 'catwalk in the sky' is the latest in Jessica's series of show-stopping collections with previous venues comprising a river cruise on the Seine in Paris, London's Tower Bridge, and KL's Petronas' Twin Towers Sky Bridge. The show will be filmed from helicopters and across the rim and televised worldwide on the day.
The Skywalk has attracted thousands of new and repeat visitors to the west rim of the Grand Canyon near Las Vegas since it opened on in 2007.
Located 4,000 feet above the Colorado River and Canyon floor and weighing over 1.2 million pounds, it took more than one million pounds of steel and 83,000 pounds of glass to construct.
The bridge is 10 feet wide and extends in a horseshoe shape 70 feet over the rim of the canyon.
In May 2011 engineers replaced the bridge's 46 glass panels – each weighing 1,800 pounds – for the first time since it opened. Each specially manufactured pane is two and a half inches thick and comprises five individual glass sheets bonded together.
Each floor pane can support 100 pounds per square foot (or up to 800 people) but only 60 – 120 visitors are allowed on the bridge at any one time.
The latest addition to one of America's top visitor attractions, the Grand Canyon, is set to lure even more visitors to Arizona's best-known natural wonder.
The Grand Canyon's spectacular new attraction, The Skywalk, is set to open in time for mid-summer.
A new service for transporting groups of tourists into the western Grand Canyon from surrounding cities has been launched.


So, it's major story time here on Someone Like You. Gather around our internet camp fire and get ya self a cup of hot cocoa.
My roommate and I were walking to lunch the other day and we stumbled across this tiny little creature and had to look twice--it was a baby squirrel. Kent State is known for our squirrels, they're like our unofficial mascot (and should be our actual mascot in my opinion). We had never seen a baby squirrel before and were ohhing and ahhing over it when we noticed something was wrong. It was so tiny and fragile, not to mention shaking like a little leaf. It looked like it was trying to come toward us, but didn't have the strength to do so. We both knew it was really sick, having fell from the tree above so the mother couldn't care for it. We left it there with heavy hearts knowing there was nothing we could do.
So, I'm taking outfit pictures today and I see this really weird guy kinda wandering around in the woods. He starts coming up to me after I've been there awhile and I'm thinking, "Oh no, some creepy guy coming to hit on me." But instead, I was shocked to find that this guy was holding THE BABY SQUIRREL in the palm of his hand! He had rescued it from where my roommate and I saw it and has been taking care of it. He said it wasn't sick, but after he fed it and warmed it up it acted completely normal. He did some research on it and since the squirrel could hardly open its eyes or walk, it's around five weeks old. The kind guy has been feeding it soy milk from a straw every four hours and keeping the little guy in his dorm. I thought it was the sweetest thing ever and I couldn't believe someone had rescued the poor thing after seeing it look so sad. It was SO cute because the little guy was just burying himself into the fleece shirt sleeve of this dude and my heart melted.
I don't know what will happen to the baby squirrel, but it's so comforting to know that there are still kind and caring people out there that would do something like this. Makes me have some more faith in humanity after losing a lot following Miley's VMA performance. Lulz.
the sweetness of that story is just too much for me. i used to be weirdly, weirdly obsessed with squirrels. and that little guy is just so cute! i'm glad you snapped a photo to remember him by.
& love the red trench.
First of all, you should have taken that guy out for coffee for saving that baby squirrel and then married him! Seriously, that is the coolest thing I've ever heard in my life.
Hope school is going well so far! We need to have a skype coffee date once I get back from MO!
Love the combination of the red trench and camel beret. I'm so jealous that you can wear fall clothes already. The heat has just started where I live so I don't think I'll be pulling out my cool weather attire anytime soon.
And this story is kind of funny because my friends in college found a baby squirrel and tried to nurse it too. I wonder if this is something that happens on college campuses often. Very sweet of the guy to take care of it.
the squirrel is so cute. hope it gets well sooooon.
I myself have rescued small birds and know that its a great feel.
So sweet! I love your outfit. I can't wait until Georgia decides to cool down!
First of all, red is your color -- this jacket is perfect on you. Secondly... OH MY GOSH. THAT BABY SQUIRREL. I CAN'T. It's wonderful to know there are still kind-hearted individuals out there.
D'awww the squirrel <3 I probably would've freaked out though. I don't do well with untamed animals, Heh.. ANYWAY, you are such a doll. Love your red coat and those boots are badass! Great little post here, lady!
Such a sweet story - and outfit! I love that red coat so much, and this whole ensemble is perfect for slipping into fall.
This is one of my favorite outfits you've ever worn! Love it!
That guy sounds like a sweetheart! Was he cute?! hahaha.
oh and that baby squirell!! cutest thing ever!!
You look so adorable! that red jacket is just a dream!
awwww the baby squirrel! I just have no words! So glad the guy saved it!
I truly adore the baby squirrel!!!! My brother is a squirrel charmer (don't know how, but since he was a child he could cause squirrels to follow him around and sit on his lap or whatever). He had a pet squirrel when he was about 6 that was a baby. I wasn't alive back then, but I am sure it was darling like this one!!! That is nice of the guy to take care of that sweet baby.
Your outfit is so great an I love the socks and boots!! Beautiful colors!


"The scariest, rawest horror movie of the year" (Rolling Stone) is shortly upon us; the highly original, brutally uncompromising, creative and diverse 'V/H/S' – out on DVD & Blu-ray January 28th (out in select UK cinemas January 18th) through Momentum Pictures.
The subject of huge critical acclaim following screenings at various international film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Edinburgh, Toronto After Dark and London's Film4 Frightfest, 'V/H/S' has been the source of a tremendous buzz amongst the horror fraternity and for very good reason. Highly original, brutally uncompromising, creative, diverse and, most important of all, genuinely creepy and enormously entertaining, this is one of the best horror films we've seen in a long time. 'V/H/S' sees the classic anthology horror movie given a contemporary and brilliantly visceral spin by some of the hottest directors working in the the genre today – Adam Wingard (You're Next; A Horrible Way To Die), David Bruckner (The Signal), Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead), Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes The Stairs) and Ti West (The Innkeepers; Cabin Fever 2: Spring Break; The House Of The Devil).
To celebrate the release of V/H/S, we're giving away a copy on Blu-ray!
To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is follow me on twitter – @awarmann – and re-tweet this competition.
For an extra entry, like Amonymous' Blog on Facebook and share the competition.
If you don't manage to win, you can buy V/H/S on Amazon here.
Competition ends at 12:00 on Monday 28th January.
The lucky winners will be picked at random from those who have entered in time.
Entrants must live in the UK.
This entry was posted on January 23, 2013 by Amonymous. It was filed under Competitions and was tagged with Blu-Ray, Competition, V/H/S.
You're welcome! Good luck to the participants!


Kasia Karska Design is a boutique design + build firm located in the Vail Valley, Colorado.
Polish-born designer, Kasia Karska, founded KK Design in 1999. She brought together her design education and creative experience in order to launch a design business of her own.
With a European upbringing in a family of professionals, Kasia attended the Technical Institute in Warsaw, Poland to pursue her passion for architecture. Her pursuit of the world of creatives continued when she moved to New York City after being recruited by Elite New York City – a modeling agency. There, Kasia dabbled in industries such as television, film, and fashion. Finally, it all came together – from visual arts to fashion media – in order to start her own design + build business.
Over the past 20 years, Kasia has engaged in both commercial and residential architectural and interior design, adding two additional design-fueled creatives to her team along the way. KK Design's portfolio includes new build and remodeled private home and apartment projects, as well as professional offices, retail stores, hospitality projects, and banquet facilities. The team has completed projects in Manhattan, Upstate New York, New Jersey Connecticut, Florida, Warsaw, Paris, and Colorado.
After relocating her business from New York to Colorado, Kasia spends her days designing with clients and her nights with family in her newly designed mountain home.
Kaley, a Vail Valley native, has a diverse background in project and operations management, as well as marketing – specifically geared towards small businesses. When not in the office, she is out enjoying the beautiful mountains of Colorado with her husband and three dogs.
A Colorado native, Christy specializes in a broad range of project types from highly detailed and customized single family residences and luxury ski-in and ski-out lodges to large commercial and industrial buildings.
Maya is a Siberian Husky and our Team Coordinator. You can find her napping under the shade of the trees outside our office or sprawled out on one of her favorite sofas when she's not keeping us in check. To get on her good side, all you need to do is offer a nice belly rub or a tasty treat.
Brent's pre-press business in Washington, D.C. seems like a former life that he left behind, but that very life gave Brent the necessary tools to produce the beautiful photography illustrating all of what our planet has to offer.


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Baka Beyond the Forest
by Baka Beyond
© Copyright - Carthage Music Ltd / March Hare Music (5060115941136)
Modern arrangements of the ancient songs of the Baka Pygmy women
Genre: World: African
1. Marriage of West with East
2. Nahwia's Dream
3. Beyond the Forest
4. Illa Dhuinn
5. Yoka
6. An T-Oighr'Og
7. Cat's Cradle
8. Together Again
9. Babako
10. Song of the Hyrax
If you have never heard Baka Beyond before prepare for something of unique and unusual beauty; if you know Baka Beyond you will no doubt agree that "Beyond The Forest" is their best work yet. The haunting, mystical vocals on the album were recorded on a solar-powered 8-track machine in the middle of the Cameroon rainforest which has been inhabited by the Baka Pygmies, an ethnic group of hunter-gatherers, for thousands of years. At night time the Baka Pygmy women perform powerful ritual singing ("yelli") to ensure a successful hunt. Back in the UK, Baka Beyond leader Martin Cradick deconstructed the original interwoven vocal lines and replaced some voices with bass and acoustic guitar. The result is a stunningly beautiful, other-worldly album. As well as offering a rare glimpse into an exquisite disappearing musical culture, buying this album also directly supports the Baka who face various problems such as being disenfranchised from the forest.
Cradick, who pioneered World Music fusion in 1988 with didgeridoo player Graham Wiggins in the band Outback, has been working with Baka Pygmy musicians since 1992 when he and his wife Su Hart first visited them in the rainforest. His first collaboration with the Baka, "Spirit of the Forest," was released to critical acclaim on Joe Boyd's label, Hannibal Records, in 1993. This album led to the formation of Baka Beyond which has become one of the top touring world music bands, pioneering African-Celtic fusion and wowing audiences across the globe. Cradick, a pioneer of multi-track field recording, also recorded the previous album "Gati Bongo" (2006) deep in the heart of the rainforest. "Gati Bongo" captured the Baka musicians' guitar music that had so inspired Baka Beyond. It has quietly become a classic, remaining in the iTunes top 100 world music albums for over two and a half years since its release.
Cradick has now returned to the source of his inspiration. In March 2008 he once again set up an 8-track studio in the Cameroon rainforest, this time concentrating on the Baka traditional music, especially the women's "yelli" singing. For thousands of years the Baka women have ensured the success of the hunt and their group's survival through exquisite, wordless yodeling. They sing into the night, ensnaring the spirits of the animals and giving the men the power to hunt. Hidden in these multi-layered vocals are beautiful melodies that Cradick has brought out and sensitively mixed to produce a remarkable album.
By replacing the interlocking vocals of Baka Pygmy women with bass and guitar and playing their rhythms on hi hat, Cradick has produced music that is strangely reminiscent of reggae. Although Pygmies themselves were rarely taken as slaves by the Europeans, they were the court minstrels of the ancient Congolese kingdoms. Their music is at the heart of the Central African sound and would have been carried to the Caribbean with the slaves. Cradick says, "I was genuinely surprised the way the music came out. I've played it to all kinds of people in England and Cameroon and many of them came out with the reggae connection." Could the roots of Reggae be in the rainforests of Africa?
Nearly 20 years of visiting the same extended family, playing music together and developing trust and friendship has made these remarkable recordings possible. Cradick and Hart regularly return to the rainforest to get further inspiration, and to oversee projects funded by their music. As with all Baka Beyond albums, the Baka's share of royalties will be administered through the charity Global Music Exchange to ensure that the money gets back to the Baka musicians and their community. Whereas "Gati Bongo" was led by the Baka men, these songs mostly involve Baka women. This will be a chance for the women to set up their own projects and directly control the income. Su Hart explains: "Whereas the men who played on "Gati Bongo" were very insistent on getting their share of proceeds, the women have asked for any royalties to be split equally amongst them all, even though some are much more prominent than others. We have already started some micro projects run by the women. If these albums are successful we will be able to expand these projects." (More information about Global Music Exchange is at www.1heart.org)
For people who want to hear the original singing unadorned, a companion album, "Baka In The Forest," has been released.
Sergey Lenkov
Fantastic Album for Those Who Like Afro Celt Sound System and Deep Forest
Yes, it's the songs of Baka Pygmies but not it's not the samples as on popular songs by Deep Forest. Martin Cradick made new field records and re-arranged them in Celtic style. Sometimes traditional Gaelic lyrics is sung over African choral ritual songs, sometimes African songs are placed into new instrumental context (Martin uses mainly acoustic instruments). The result is refreshing and positive music which could help you to relax or imagining yourself somethere in immense African rainforests.
Thank you, Martin!

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When it comes to courthouse presence, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds couldn't be more different.
Bonds, whose April trial was held in his hometown of San Francisco, was accompanied by a flying wedge of relatives and friends as he walked through the halls of the federal court building. He rarely lingered in public areas of the courthouse, choosing instead to hole up in an attorney lounge with his small army of lawyers.
Clemens' trial is in Washington, hundreds of miles from his Houston home, and he doesn't have much of an entourage. He hangs out in the hall of the E. Barrett Prettyman federal court building during breaks in his trial, sometimes talking on his cell phone, often chatting with his lawyers or very efficient security guards.
Clemens has lunch every day in the court building's cafeteria, usually dining with a few friends or one or two of his attorneys.
He has mostly maintained a stoic demeanor since his trial began last week, although he did give a thumbs-up when veteran congressional aide Phil Barnett, at the request of prosecutor Steve Durham, identified Clemens as the same man who appeared on Capitol Hill for the 2008 Mitchell Report hearing.
Clemens even signed a baseball and an Astros poster for fans as he exited the court building yesterday, hopping into a black SUV with lawyer Rusty Hardin.
Before the day's proceedings, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton again brought up the disparaging tweets the Clemens family has posted about Brian McNamee and other government witnesses, including Andy Pettitte's father, Tom.
Apparently referring to the letters for mercy that judges receive from the family and friends of defendants after they have been convicted, Walton said letters from Clemens family members who ripped witnesses on the Internet will not be considered.
"If they did submit letters, those letters would not be given a lot of consideration by me," the judge said.
In his opening statement, Hardin ripped the government for sending out more than 100 investigators to dozens of locations, including Europe, to build its perjury case.
"I suggest to you this is the classic example of chasing a flea on an elephant," Hardin said.
But Hardin doesn't travel lightly, either, and the members of his entourage are certainly better compensated than the civil servants working on the government side of the courtroom.
Lara Hollingsworth, an attorney with the firm that unsuccessfully tried to convince a federal appeals court to revive the pitcher's defunct defamation lawsuit last year against McNamee, even brought her two small children to Courtroom 16. The kids, both well-behaved, sat on the floor and colored, using a bench reserved for the press as a make-shift desk.
The overflow crowd in Courtroom 16 cleared out quickly after Hardin and Durham delivered the opening statements that will set the tone for the trial.
The courtroom was practically empty by the time former House Parliamentarian Charles Johnson delivered dry, dense testimony about Congress' authority to conduct hearings and investigations.
"The courtroom thinned out this afternoon after I took the stand," Johnson said in the elevator after his testimony. "I tried not to take it personally."


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|In Blockchain
|By SIMBA Chain
When a company, school, or government decides to turn to blockchain to help them resolve a challenge they're facing, it's important for them to identify a few issues as part of their blockchain implementation process. See, it's not enough to decide that you want to use blockchain as part of your business processes, there are more complexities to analyze and decisions to make. For example, who will be able to access the blockchain and the data that lives on it? To decide this and you should be familiar with the types of blockchain.
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Permissioned vs. Permissionless Blockchains
Before we address the four specific types of blockchains, it's important to understand that there are two categories of blockchains. Every blockchain is characterized as either permissioned or permissionless.
When we talk about a permissioned blockchain, we're referring to a network which restricts access to certain "nodes"—who are essentially network users and devices—and may limit the nodes' network rights. The identities of the users are also known to other users on that permissioned blockchain.
Permissioned blockchains tend to be more efficient than their permissionless counterparts. This is because the former has limited access, so there are fewer nodes on the blockchain, and less processing time per transaction.
On the other hand, permissionless blockchains allow any user to pseudo-anonymously join the network and have unrestricted rights on the network.
Permissionless networks tend to be more secure than permissioned networks because there are many more nodes to validate transactions, so it would be more difficult for bad actors to infiltrate the network.
There is technically an overlap in this Venn diagram, but we'll cover this shortly.
The 4 Types of Blockchain
Now that we understand the differences between the permissioned and permissionless models of blockchain, we can now take a look at the specific types of blockchain:
Permissioned or permissionless? Permissionless.
Since public blockchains are permissionless, anyone can join, and they are completely decentralized. There are still rules, though, the governing principle of public blockchains is known as its consensus algorithm.
At the time of this writing, public blockchains are primarily used for cryptocurrency: the most popular being Bitcoin and Ethereum. On public blockchains, the nodes mine for cryptocurrency—creating blocks for transactions and solving cryptographic equations.
2. Private
Permissioned or permissionless? Permissioned.
In a private blockchain, sometimes known as managed blockchains, a single organization controls who can be a node as a central authority. Because of this, private blockchains are only partially decentralized. For data confidentiality, higher levels of privacy are needed; private blockchains provide the stability necessary. Depending on the specific use case, the private blockchain ensures trust and confidence between participants.
Private blockchains are great for business-to-business virtual currency exchange using a network like Ripple or Hyperledger.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are most often found on public blockchains.
3. Consortium
The consortium model is similar to the private blockchain model in that it's permissioned. However, unlike private blockchains, which see one specific organization as the single authority, consortium blockchains have a group of organizations acting as a group of governors. Because of this, consortium blockchains are considerably more decentralized than private blockchains. The downside to this decentralization is that the model requires cooperation between organizations and the logistical challenges that come with it.
A consortium blockchain is ideal for business when all participants need to be permissioned and have a shared responsibility for the blockchain.
4. Hybrid
Permissioned or permissionless? Both.
Finally, there's the hybrid type. Hybrid blockchains seek to strike a balance between the control private blockchains offer and the oversight of public blockchains. The hybrid model allows organizations to establish a private, permissioned model alongside the public, permissionless system. This enables the organization to administer who can access data, but it cannot change the transactions.
Once a user is admitted into the network, he or she will have complete access to the network. In most cases, the user is anonymous, but if he or she takes part in a transaction, then the other user will know who he or she is working with.
Knowing who needs to access the blockchain network, the data that lives on it, and the four types of blockchain will help you make informed decisions and get your project on the right track. So, whether you're a manufacturer seeking out ways to make your processes more efficient, a government working on supply chain issues, or a school integrating badges and certifications into your curricula, the SIMBA Chain team is here to help you achieve the goals you set for your blockchain project. Interested in learning more? Contact us!
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Making drug testing kits easily available on campus may be misunderstood as condoning drug use, according to Salford University Students Union.
The SU is considering its response to a National Union of Students campaign to provide kits cheaply so students who do abuse drugs can test susbtances before taking them to determine their toxicity.
"We want to make sure that whoever we get the drug tests from, who ever supplies them to us, is someone that we can trust and make sure that we would advertise them right as well.
"I think it will have a mixed reaction. We'll definitely have some people giving us push back's saying oh you're telling people it's fine, you're showing us that it's ok to do it.
NUS, the national union of students, implemented the idea of drug testing kits around universities in the UK.
Conversations are currently being held by the student body organisation about supplying student's unions around the country with the drug testing kits.
The idea of supplying drug testing kits for student's at Salford University came from the campaign initially taking place at Manchester University's student's union.
The University of Manchester asks for a suggested donation of £2.50 and student's can use the service with complete confidentiality.
Salford University's student's union are looking to partner with a charity that they can trust to supply the drug testing kits for students.
The students union at Salford University will be attending a conference at the end of the month hosted by NUS.
It is believed the idea of the drug testing kits will be pushed further in this conference and the campaign will also be discussed alongside the NUS alcohol impact operation.
For drug and alcohol related services in Salford, the Achieve Salford Recovery Service offers support throughout the city for adults and young people.
The service can offer advice and treatment to those who need assistance if using substances, also offering support to family members and carers.
If you are a student in Salford you can find out more about drug and alcohol assistance by visiting the student's union website for recommended services here.


I've always been something of a homebody. Unless it was a date or dinner and a movie with my long time friends, I never went out much in high school.
In college, I went out all the time with my friends. We went any and every where any of us could think of. However, when it was my turn to plan the activity, it was either a road trip or a dinner party.
In med school, I went out a lot. It was the only thing that kept me from feeling so alone. But again, when I got to choose the plans, it usually involved me cooking everyone else dinner.
Now that I'm happily married, I have that blissful yet scary feeling that I'll never be alone again. I'm happy with my spouse, my family, my friends, and my job. I believe this is giving my true self a chance to shine.
Turns out the real me hates putting on pants.
My ideal day involves hanging out at home with the husband. There is food in the fridge for me to cook so no one has to put on pants but we can still eat. Oh, and the cats are there to entertain us with their larger-than-life personalities.
Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite days are ones that include pants. I love my work. I love going to the husband's gigs. I especially love spending time with our families and friends.
But nothing quite beats hanging out with the husband without pants. That sounded dirty. I guess I meant it both ways, so double meaning accidentally intended.
My true self is a homebody. Nobody tell the husband. I love when he takes me out. I just love cooking dinner for us while he plays video games a little more.
This entry was posted on October 15, 2012 by Chicago-Style Girl. It was filed under Life and was tagged with being married.
Hanging out at home, a happy, contented, relaxed home is incredibly sweet. i totally understand!
Growing up is a much preferred way to look at it rather than boring or unimaginative.


-In a large bowl, soak the beans in cold water to cover for at least 8 hours or up to overnight. Alternatively, put the beans in a large saucepan with cold water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 1 hour. Drain the beans and set aside.
In a fry pan over medium heat, warm the 1/4 cup olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and sauté until it darkens, about 2 minutes more. Pour in the broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
Put the drained beans, kale, carrots, celery and thyme in a slow cooker and sprinkle with the 2 tsp. salt and the 1 tsp. pepper. Pour in the broth mixture. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours according to the manufacturer's instructions. About 10 minutes before the soup is ready, stir in the bread cubes, cover and continue cooking. When the soup is ready, adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and serve immediately, passing olive oil at the table for drizzling.
recipe from williams-sonoma.com. Serves 6.


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Shalom, Amar'e Stoudemire: Goodbye to the NBA's Jewish star
By	Ami Eden	and Gabe Friedman	 July 27, 2016 12:27 pm
Amar'e Stoudemire playing for the New York Knicks during a game against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Nov. 24, 2014. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
For those obsessed with the search for Jewish big-time athletes, Amar'e Stoudemire, 33, was an unexpected dream and predictable heartbreaker — in short, the perfect punchline for a Jewish jocks joke.
Finally, here was a bona fide NBA superstar — one of the most explosive, fiercest dunkers no less — who publicly started to identify with the Tribe… and promptly turned into one of the zeydes shooting around at the Jewish Y.
Bad knees. Aching back. Eye problems.
Stoudemire's up-and-down NBA career came to an end this week with his retirement announcement on Tuesday.
A first-round pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, Stoudemire — who was extremely athletic for his 6-10 frame — teamed with Steve Nash to turn the Phoenix Suns into the league's most electrifying offense.
He missed virtually the entire 2005-06 season after undergoing knee surgery, but returned to peak form for several more campaigns. Stoudemire then signed a $99.7 million, five-year contract with the New York Knicks in 2010.
Soon after joining the Knicks, he excited the passions of Jewish sports fans when he told the New York Post that he had become "spiritually and culturally Jewish." The All-Star said he was keeping kosher and would celebrate the High Holidays. (In 2013, he would tell JTA that he considered both of his parents "Hebrew.")
Stoudemire delivered in his inaugural season as a Knick, leading the team to the playoffs for the first time in years and bringing the cool back to Madison Square Garden. But his final three seasons in New York were characterized by a slew of chronic injuries that often prevented him from playing and sapped the juice that had made him one of the best.
He would bounce to the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. Then this week Stoudemire announced he was retiring — as a Knick, after signing a symbolic contract with the club.
It's hard not to look at his real stint with the Knicks as a story of unfulfilled potential. To be clear, though, this is not a takedown — it's a lament. Reb Amar'e deserved better for exciting and embracing those who longed for a Jewish basketball star.
We're hoping those rumors about Stoudemire signing to play in Israel are for real. While we wait, let's celebrate our favorite stories about him over the years.
Is the Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire Jewish? (2010)
Stoudemire went to Israel on a spiritual quest. In a TV interview with an Israeli sports network, he sported a large white yarmulke, spoke a few words of Hebrew and conditionally committed to fasting on Yom Kippur and avoiding chametz on Passover.
Knicks' Stoudemire says he is practicing Jew (2010)
In addition to telling the Post that he is a Jew "spiritually and culturally," he said his trip to Israel was inspired by his finding that his mother was ancestrally Jewish.
Stoudemire staying in U.S. after mulling Israel move (2011)
Amar'e considered playing for Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv team during the NBA lockout.
Is Amar'e Stoudemire opening a Hebrew school? (2011)
The New York Daily News reported that Stoudemire was interested in opening a Hebrew school that would "focus on teaching the language and Jewish history."
King of the Hebrew: Shaq or Amar'e? (2012)
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JTA compared the Hebrew speaking skills of Amar'e and fellow NBA great Shaquille O'Neal, who dropped some Jewish phrases on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart.
Amar'e Stoudemire ties the knot in yarmulke, tallit (2012)
The star was married, Jewish style, on the roof of his Manhattan apartment.
Knicks' Stoudemire becomes part owner of Jerusalem basketball team (2013)
Stoudemire purchased a stake in the Hapoel Jerusalem team. ESPN reported Tuesday that he could potentially play for the team after retiring from the NBA.
Amar'e Stoudemire scoring for United Hatzalah (2014)
Stoudemire set up a campaign that helped children donate a certain amount of money to the volunteer Jewish ambulance service for each point he scored for the Knicks during the 2014-15 season.


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Q: Differences in narrowing in C++11 between assignment and initialiser lists C++11 has given us initialiser lists. I've learned that these do not perform narrowing conversions, which sometimes breaks compilation of existing code, for example when operating on enum values with implicitly int-widened values:
   enum COMMAND
   {
     COMMAND_WRITE_MISC_CONFIG = 0x70
   };

   struct CommandSettings
   {
     quint8 buddy;
   };

   void NarrowingTest::testNarrowing()
   {
     quint8 i = 100;
     CommandSettings test{static_cast<quint8>(COMMAND_WRITE_MISC_CONFIG | i)};
     quint8 x = COMMAND_WRITE_MISC_CONFIG | i;
     QVERIFY(true);
   }

The initialisation of test wouldn't compile without the cast.
What I'm looking for is the rationale behind the assignment initialisation of x still working.

A: CommandSettings test{static_cast<quint8>(COMMAND_WRITE_MISC_CONFIG | i)};

It is an aggregate initialization.
From the reference above:

The effects of aggregate initialization are:
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If the initializer clause is an expression, implicit conversions are
  allowed as per copy-initialization, except if they are narrowing (as
  in list-initialization) (since C++11).

quint8 x = COMMAND_WRITE_MISC_CONFIG | i;

It is a copy initialization.
From the reference above:

The effects of copy initialization are:
...
Otherwise (if neither T nor the type of other are class types),
  standard conversions are used, if necessary, to convert the value of
  other to the cv-unqualified version of T.

It should allow narrowing conversions at least for backward compatibility.

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The Grievers are closing in on his location, and Thomas realizes that there is a beetle blade within a few inches of his face. This gives him a clear look at the torso, and Thomas is able to ...
verb Bee"tle. Senses. To beat with a heavy mallet. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods. noun Bee"tle. Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up.
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By portraying Gregor as more and more of a beetle as the story progresses, Kafka alludes to the notion that we are all essentially isolated beetles, rather than interpersonal human beings. Crawling : Like Gregor's changes in diet, his changes in behavior, including crawling on the ceiling and walls, represent his accelerating metamorphosis ...
Besides, a beetle that constantly moves around in the dream also has another meaning, so anyone who is repeatedly dreaming about beetles has a big task to accomplish. We can say that dreaming about beetles, depending on what they do, can be divided into. Dreaming of a beetle that turns into a ball. These beetles are the ones that touch penises ...
🐞 Lady Beetle Emoji Meaning. A ladybug (ladybird, lady beetle), a beetle with a round, red shell with black spots. Generally depicted as a seven-or nine-spotted ladybug shown from above on its six legs, with antennae and its distinctively red-and-black, halved shell.. May be used a symbol of good luck. Facebook's ladybug is shown on its legs facing forward.
Jun 27, 2010 · They protect. And so, the beetle (in countless cultures, particularly Asian) is considered a symbol of protection too. The colors of your beetles will also offer meaningful messages. For example, greens talk to me about the heart chakra which is the center for healing, love and compassion.
Volkswagen (VW) Beetle Basics: The Speedometer and Warning lights for Idiots… The title actually is only for idiots like me uninitiated with the very basic workings of a Volkswagen (VW) Beetle specifically the parts of the VW instrument cluster and what the warning (commonly termed as "idiot") lights mean.
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Research the 2008 Volkswagen New Beetle at Cars.com and find specs, pricing, MPG, safety data, photos, videos, reviews and local inventory.
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Mar 02, 2020 · According to legend, if you say the name Beetlejuice three times fast, the magical trickster himself will appear before you. why is Beetlejuice spelled Betelgeuse in the movie? From Movieplot: This guy's name may be pronounced as Beetlejuice, but it is actually written as "Betelgeuse" (named after the 9th brightest star in the night sky).
Adult powderpost beetles do not eat wood, but their larvae consume the sapwood – the soft outer layer of wood – of maple, ash, oak, and pine. Because of this, the beetles lay their eggs inside joists, rafters, floors, panelling, and finished wood products to give the larvae that emerge an immediate food source.
The silkworm-fly also exists, as does a stag beetle, though they are rarely found in heraldry. Fountain The heraldic fountain is a roundel or a circle, crossed with wavy bands of blue and white. It represents a pool or spring of pure water and was borne as a symbol of purification.
There are a lot of different codes for VW engine numbers. We'll try and cover the majority here. In short if your engine number starts with a letter, it was produced after 1965. If your engine only has numbers, then it is likely to a be a Type 1 1200cc, unless the dynamo stand is integral to the engine case, in which case it could be a '25hp ...
Dec 30, 2019 · How to stop carpet beetles from infesting your house. There are a few things you can do to prevent carpet beetles from infesting your home. Here are a few tips: Opt for synthetic fibers. Carpet beetles don't like fake fibers for their food, so get synthetic rugs, curtains, furnishing, and any other fabrics you can replace with synthetic fiber.
The Scarab Beetle In the hit movie The Mummy, and its sequel, The Mummy Returns, strange black beetles known as scarabs were frequently encountered throughout the script. Both movies portrayed these scarabs as terrifying flesh-eating supernatural-type insects. In reality, scarabs are nothing more than the common African dung beetle.
A 2015 study provided four independent estimates of the total number of beetle species, giving a mean estimate of some 1.5 million with a "surprisingly narrow range" spanning all four estimates from a minimum of 0.9 to a maximum of 2.1 million beetle species. The four estimates made use of host-specificity relationships (1.5 to 1.9 million ...
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What Does a Chameleon's Color Change Actually Mean? The color-changing skin of the chameleon is NOT meant as a camouflage against predators. For chameleons, their color changing is a form of communication and a form of adaptation to their environment. Are these foods dangerous for your Beardie?
Today we represent one of the most adorable little ones, her majesty the ladybug. Ladybugs are generally considered cute, adorable insects, unlike many others. These little bugs are rarely seen unfortunate or scary; well, they certainly do not look scary.
Symbolic Beetle Meaning. They're such unassuming little things, easily overlooked, unseen underfoot. In truth, beetles represent a whole subculture of symbolic potential, and that's a whole So not only do we owe beetles a big "thank you" for their part in cleaning up the planet, we can also...
Beetles, the order Coleoptera, are the largest group of insects. There are 350,000 different species of beetles which have been named: about 40% of all known insects. There are an estimated 800,000 to a million living species.
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Alternatively, the fly could represent an irritating and annoying person in your life. Perhaps someone does not know how to mind their business. To dream that you kill or exterminate the flies, indicate that you will redeem yourself and regain your honor after your fall from grace. To see a white colored fly in your dream represents death.
SOURCE: epc light coming on on dashboard .what does it. This light means Electronic Power Control - The onboard computer has detected an issue with one of your electrical systems. This light comes on when the computer detects a fault of some sort in its diagnostic tests. If it keeps detecting this issue, the light will remain on.
It is a representation or image of a beetle, much used among the ancient Egyptians as a symbol, seal, amulet or a gem hut to resemble a beetle. Scarabs are a common type of amulet, seal or ring bezel found in Egypt, Nubia and Syria from the 6th Dynasty until the Ptolemaih Period (2345-30 BC).
Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their rear ends. These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle ...
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What do beetles represent. They wont usually fly away when you get near them. The beetles message is to keep moving forward and its assurance that you are on the right path in life. They are symbolic of joy wealth and peace. Beetles are symbolic of community strength purification and so much more. Find out more now.
Another defining feature of a beetle is that it chews and gnaws (e.g., the furniture beetle feeds on lumber and dead wood). Beetles without the surname beetle are the chafer, firefly, and weevil. Defining Insects. Both bugs and beetles are defined as "insects," so what exactly does that genus term mean? Insect refers to any arthropod of the ...
The scarab beetle may be tiny, but it is a strong and adaptable creature that has carried symbolic meaning for thousands of years. In fact, the ancient Egyptians gave great symbolic significance to the scarab beetle. In ancient Egyptian culture, this beetle was a sacred creature. Like many animals, the scarab beetle transcends its physical...
Does the Number of Spots on a Ladybug Mean Anything? You may remember hearing as a child that the number of spots on a ladybug indicated the age, in years, of the beetle. At a young age, I realized quickly that insects don't live that long, but I still wanted the number of spots to mean something.
Types and Habits. "Powderpost beetle" is a term used to describe several species of small (1/8-3/4 inch long) insects that reduce wood to a flour-like powder (Figure 1). The developing grub-like larvae inflict damage as they create narrow, meandering tunnels in wood as they feed.
Beetle definition is - any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest. How to use beetle in a sentence.
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera (/koʊliːˈɒptərə/), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra...
The orange ladybug is also called the Japanese Ladybug, or Japanese Lady Beetle. Typically, the orange ladybug (or as we now know, the Asian lady beetle) is about 1/3 of an inch (7-10mm) long. It has a huge spectrum of colors from red, to orange, and through to yellow. The number of spots on their bodies will also vary.
Your Volkswagen Beetle's Electronic Power Control (EPC) light is a warning light that indicates that there is trouble with one of the critical safety and engine components of your vehicle. These components include the gas pedal, traction control, cruise, ABS, steering system, and the throttle body.
Oct 17, 2020 · The VW Beetle is a highly popular car that is known for its distinctive look and family style. Even so, the VW Beetle problems have made this car unreliable during certain model years, especially during the 2000 year, 2004, and the 2008.
The water beetle larva (above) was found and photographed by Freshwater Habitats Trust supporter Carol Woodall. It's almost certainly a half grown larva of one of our six species of great diving beetles: most likely either the Common Great Diving Beetle ( Dytiscus marginalis) or the Brown-bellied Great Diving Beetle ( Dytiscus semisulcatus ).
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May 30, 2003 · Bombardier beetles belong to a suborder of beetles known as Adephaga. Adephagans secrete a number of chemicals for a variety of purposes, only one of which is defense. fundamental tenet of creationism is that all life looks designed, and a commonly cited example of this design is the bombardier beetle. Supporting such a claim requires an ...
Apr 09, 2015 · The tamarisk leaf beetle stresses tamarisk by repeatedly feeding on tamarisk foliage. Each repeated defoliation should result in a decrease or dying off of some of the root mass; which if regularly repeated could kill tamarisk. The tamarisk leaf beetle was not released in Glen Canyon NRA, but the beetle has begun to arrive and thrive at various ...
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How do beetles affect humans? There are only a few types of beetles that can bite humans. When this happens, it's usually as a result of unintentional contact between the Homeowners may accidentally bring the pests into the house along with infested products. What does a stag beetle represent?
Also, what does a beetle mean spiritually? The beetle has an interesting spiritual meaning and symbolism. They represent hard work, progress, stability, love, persistence, colorfulness, creativity, cooperation, solidarity, instinct, and intuition. What does a black beetle look like? Adult black beetles are about 1/8-inch long with the classic ...
What does the beetle symbolize in The Metamorphosis? Franz Kafka: Franz Kafka was a prolific writer, but was not very well known during his lifetime (1883-1924).
Nov 07, 2019 · The figures show examples of ant-mimicking beetles and the ant species they parasitize, as well as a phylogenetic tree for Aleocharinae beetle species. The "Educator Materials" document includes captioned figures, background information, figure interpretation, and discussion questions.
What does it mean when an orange ladybug lands on you? The most common form of symbolism the ladybug carries is good luck. This is true for the orange ladybug as well. There is no special meaning dedicated to the Orange Ladybug in particular, other than the normal meanings for Ladybugs landing on you or in dreams.
Click Beetle grubs--also known as "wireworms" because of their elongated shape and hard exoskeletons (above right)--live in soil or dead wood for two to ten years, depending on the species. During that time, they are predatory on other wood-borng insects.
Bean beetles often prefer certain types of beans. Mexican bean beetles like bush beans better than pole beans. Cowpea seed beetles prefer black eyed peas, mung beans and adzuki beans; if you have this beetle, avoid these crops. Plant favas, which are a cool-season crop and are ready before beans emerge.
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What Does It Mean To Dream About Beetles? Table Of Contents. There are some ways that you just can ruin a decent thing for yourself and that I am sure you're attentive to most of them, as the majority probably are. The beetle doesn't only appear when it's hungry and is typically there to assist destroy something that's already rotting.
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What did the scarab beetle represent in Ancient Egypt? Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egypt was a grand civilization for nearly 30 centuries. First unified in 3100 B.C., the vast wonders of this ancient ...
According to legend, if you say the name Beetlejuice three times fast, the magical trickster himself will appear before you. why is Beetlejuice spelled Betelgeuse in the movie? From Movieplot: This guy's name may be pronounced as Beetlejuice, but it is actually written as "Betelgeuse" (named after the 9th brightest star in the night sky).
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Similarly, what does a black ladybug with red spots mean? Most harlequin ladybirds are orange-red with black spots but some are black with red spots.The bright colours of ladybirds are thought to be warning predators that they are not appetising because they contain a cocktail of foul tasting chemicals. Such warning colouration is called aposematism.Beetles, the order Coleoptera, are the largest group of insects. There are 350,000 different species of beetles which have been named: about 40% of all known insects. There are an estimated 800,000 to a million living species.
How do you calculate the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution for sample means? The mean of the sample mean ˉX that we have just computed is exactly the mean of the population. The standard deviation of the sample mean ˉX that we have just computed is the standard deviation of the population […]What Does a Chameleon's Color Change Actually Mean? The color-changing skin of the chameleon is NOT meant as a camouflage against predators. For chameleons, their color changing is a form of communication and a form of adaptation to their environment. Are these foods dangerous for your Beardie?Designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the small bug-shaped prototype was unveiled at the Berlin Auto show in 1938. Decades later, that automobile — the Volkswagen Beetle — was one of the most beloved cars in the world. Step 2 : Answer to the question "What does the German name "Volkswagen" mean in English?" "People's car":Beetle-browed definition, having heavy projecting eyebrows. See more.
The ladybug, commonly called the Asian lady beetle is a pest as well as a beneficial insect. They are really only a pest by their presence. Ladybugs do not feed on or damage anything in the home. Ladybugs do not carry diseases or sting, nor can they breed indoors. What Do Beetles Eat Beetles are a group of flying insects that belong to the Coleoptera Order. The name "Coleoptera" is derived from a Greek word "Koleos" which means "sheath" and the word "pteron", which means "wing", thus it describes the insect as "sheathed wing".
Dream Interpretation. When you have a Scarab Beetle dream, it symbolizes your ability to survive, adapt, and change. Know that you are on the right path. It can also be symbolic of your anxieties about death and aging. Alternatively, this insect represents the sun, resurrection, and immortality.Do you think Freya will actually go to New Caledonia? What about Margery and Gloria's story do you think inspired her? 9. What does the golden beetle mean to Margery? Do you have a "golden beetle" in your own life? If so, what is it and what does it mean to you? 10. What did you think was going to be in the red valise? Were you surprised ...coleopteran, (order Coleoptera), any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils. It is the largest order of insects, representing about 40 percent of the known insect species.
Similarly, what does a black ladybug with red spots mean? Most harlequin ladybirds are orange-red with black spots but some are black with red spots.The bright colours of ladybirds are thought to be warning predators that they are not appetising because they contain a cocktail of foul tasting chemicals. Such warning colouration is called aposematism.What do beetles mean in a dream? Beetle Dream Symbol - Dreaming of beetles represents you respect, or lack of, for authority. It can also signify protection and raising standards for yourself and others around you. Beetles are strong, silent workers. Beetles can represent being well off materially...What do beetles represent? As you can see, beetles are creatures that represent toughness and endurance. They represent inner wisdom and humility. If you deem that this creature is your spirit animal, then there's a need to exercise all of its positive traits.Shift Lock: This green light means the brake must be applied to shift vehicle into gear. Just step on the brake pedal to be able to shift your car gears (Drive, park, neutral, etc.). Hood Open: The red Hood Open VW dashboard indicator light means your engine hood is open or not closed properly.What does calling someone a Beetle mean? One would use this phrase to let an annoying person know that they are being bothersome. To annoy, irritate," is the Oxford English Dictionary's definition of this slang usage of the word.Click beetles do not have the same type of jumping energy. The New King James Bible overcame these mistakes and properly corrected them to crickets to describe the Like all insects, a beetle in dreams could represent a nagging or irritating aspect of your waking life, which you may be putting off.Does the Number of Spots on a Ladybug Mean Anything? You may remember hearing as a child that the number of spots on a ladybug indicated the age, in years, of the beetle. At a young age, I realized quickly that insects don't live that long, but I still wanted the number of spots to mean something.
Oct 03, 2017 · The Flies and Beetles That Turn Death Into Dinner. In forensic entomology, (clockwise from top left) blow flies, flesh flies, carrion beetles, and rove beetles are common visitors to the scene of death and decomposition. This is the fourth in a series of posts on forensic entomology. Read earlier posts in the series and stay tuned for future ... Nov 07, 2019 · The figures show examples of ant-mimicking beetles and the ant species they parasitize, as well as a phylogenetic tree for Aleocharinae beetle species. The "Educator Materials" document includes captioned figures, background information, figure interpretation, and discussion questions. A 2015 study provided four independent estimates of the total number of beetle species, giving a mean estimate of some 1.5 million with a "surprisingly narrow range" spanning all four estimates from a minimum of 0.9 to a maximum of 2.1 million beetle species. The four estimates made use of host-specificity relationships (1.5 to 1.9 million ...
The first two digits identify the model as a Beetle (11) or a Karmann Ghia (14). The third digit is the last digit of the year, for example 5 would indicate 1965 and 2 would indicate 1972. The last six to seven digits are the chassis serial number. So, if the first three digits of your chassis number is 118, then it would mean that it's a 1968 ...Meaning of 🪲 Beetle Emoji. Beetle emoji shows the image of a large bug with a hard shell. Some people are scared of these giant creatures, so you can use this to show your fear of them or a bug you saw. These guys have tough shells, so it can be used to express you or someone you know that has a hard shell and needs to soften up.Dec 18, 2012 · Speaking in a 'realistic' volume on stage does not make the audience believe the play is more real--it will only make the artificiality more apparent. Fiction is inherently symbolic, and not even in the 'this character represents the struggle for knowledge' way, but in the 'this character represents a human being' way. The ladybug, commonly called the Asian lady beetle is a pest as well as a beneficial insect. They are really only a pest by their presence. Ladybugs do not feed on or damage anything in the home. Ladybugs do not carry diseases or sting, nor can they breed indoors. There are two options. It could be a ladybug or the Asian Lady Beetle. They look and act very similar. You can tell them apart pretty easily though. The ladybug is red with black spots while the Asian Lady beetle is orange. Also, the Ladybug has a shiny black space between it's head and body with white circles while the beetle has a white "W ...
🐞 Lady Beetle Emoji Meaning. A ladybug (ladybird, lady beetle), a beetle with a round, red shell with black spots. Generally depicted as a seven-or nine-spotted ladybug shown from above on its six legs, with antennae and its distinctively red-and-black, halved shell.. May be used a symbol of good luck. Facebook's ladybug is shown on its legs facing forward.HOW TO DRAW a beetle ? You will learn, step by step, how to draw Jenny with this funny online drawing lesson. Learn how to draw beetle it's easy with the hellokids how to draw a beetle video lessons ! 2001 vw beetle: check engine light..epc light mean..thanx ive got a 2001 vw beetle check engine light is on as well as epc light car will not start what does the epc light mean and how nuch does a job like that usually run thanx much …
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GM is most often used in texting with the meaning "Good Morning.". In this context, GM is a straightforward salutation. When text messaging incurs a cost (e.g., SMS messaging), people tend not to wish each other "Good Morning.". However, such niceties have become far more common since sending them became free.According to folklore, a ladybug brings good luck to a person on whom it lands. If a ladybug lands on a person who is sick, it is said to eliminate the illness. Each spot on a ladybug's back indicates one month of good luck. The more spots the ladybug sports, the longer the run of good luck a person can expect to enjoy.
Suffix Ic What does the IC suffix mean? Suffix. NS. Used to form adjectives from nouns that have meaning or are related to them. cyrillic acid. (Chemistry) Used to denote some chemical compounds in which a certain chemical element has a higher oxidation number than the corresponding compound whose name ends with the suffix. In this context, which words have the suffix IC?
Reminder to tiger beetles: If you chase prey at high speeds, you'll go blind. Entomologists have long noticed that tiger beetles stop-and-go in their pursuit of prey. But until now, scientists have had no idea why this type of beetle attacks its food in fits and starts.Does the Number of Spots on a Ladybug Mean Anything? You may remember hearing as a child that the number of spots on a ladybug indicated the age, in years, of the beetle. At a young age, I realized quickly that insects don't live that long, but I still wanted the number of spots to mean something.The Beetle evolved slowly but steadily over its decades-long production life. In 1949, the engine was enlarged to 1131 cc, in 1952 synchromesh was added to second and fourth gears, and in 1953 the rear window became a single oval pane in place of the split rear window that characterized the original cars. 1993b). For each beetle location, we also recorded the associated cover type (bare ground or grass). We calculated several movement parameters for each pathway (Crist et al. 1992, Wiens et al. 1993b). The mean step length is the mean of the straight-line dis-tances traveled during the 5-s time intervals. Mean vector length is given by (sin 0)2 ? Golden tortoise beetles can control their level of iridescence, turning a brownish-orange color when upset of agitated. Photo: Jay Cossey. This sort of rapid color-change is very rare in insects, but also occurs in the Panamanian Tortoise Beetle, and the grasshopper genus Kosciuscola (which changes color in response to ambient temperature).. Golden tortoise beetles also change color depending ...Scarab beetle, any of approximately 30,000 species of beetles that are compact and heavy-bodied insects with robustly oval outlines. They are distinguished from other beetles by their unusual antennae, each of which terminates in three flattened plates that fit together to form a club.
Dec 18, 2018 · Christmas beetles have arrived so that must mean the festive season is underway — but these curious creatures have some traits you may not know about.
Khepru, the Egyptian glyph in the form of a scarab beetle, means: to become or to come into existence, as in an exalted sense, like the Pharaoh when he transforms into the sun god Ra. In fact, you see this glyph most commonly in the cartouches of ...Master. 1,752 Answers. Re: What does the abs light mean on a volkswagon beetle? Same as any car, the system is detecting a fault in the system. It's probably a bad sensor on one of the wheels, but in any case, a mechanic has to diagnose i. Posted on Nov 01, 2009. Helpful 0. Not Helpful.
Mar 02, 2020 · According to legend, if you say the name Beetlejuice three times fast, the magical trickster himself will appear before you. why is Beetlejuice spelled Betelgeuse in the movie? From Movieplot: This guy's name may be pronounced as Beetlejuice, but it is actually written as "Betelgeuse" (named after the 9th brightest star in the night sky). Jul 27, 2021 · Ground beetles. If you have got ground beetles in your home, they can attract centipedes. Although these beetles have wings, they can't fly. Centipedes can easily use this weakness to their advantage. To get rid of ground beetles, you have to find out what attracts them. They like to stay near light. Dec 18, 2018 · Christmas beetles have arrived so that must mean the festive season is underway — but these curious creatures have some traits you may not know about.
What do beetles represent? As you can see, beetles are creatures that represent toughness and endurance. They represent inner wisdom and humility. If you deem that this creature is your spirit animal, then there's a need to exercise all of its positive traits.Reminder to tiger beetles: If you chase prey at high speeds, you'll go blind. Entomologists have long noticed that tiger beetles stop-and-go in their pursuit of prey. But until now, scientists have had no idea why this type of beetle attacks its food in fits and starts.2nd-Green Beetles are more visible... 3rd-Brown beetles survive to reproduce... BioFlix Activity: Mechanisms of Evolution -- Natural Selection: Pesticides...Drag the labels onto the flowchart to place them in Interpreting Graphs and Data: Logistic Growth Part A: What does the right y-axis represent?How Beetles Mate. A male (top) and a female (bottom) mating. All beetles reproduce sexually, where the offspring are created by the joining of sperm from the father and eggs from the mother. When a male locates a female, he will usually start to court the female in a very specific way. He quickly strokes his antennae and his front pair of legs ...
Bean beetles often prefer certain types of beans. Mexican bean beetles like bush beans better than pole beans. Cowpea seed beetles prefer black eyed peas, mung beans and adzuki beans; if you have this beetle, avoid these crops. Plant favas, which are a cool-season crop and are ready before beans emerge. The tamarisk beetle ( Diorhabda spp.) is the biological control strategy for managing tamarisk . Biological control is the introduction of an insect or other "natural enemy" that predates the invasive plant of concern. The tamarisk beetle was tested by the US Department of Agriculture for over 10 years to ensure that it would be effective ... Dream Interpretation. When you have a Scarab Beetle dream, it symbolizes your ability to survive, adapt, and change. Know that you are on the right path. It can also be symbolic of your anxieties about death and aging. Alternatively, this insect represents the sun, resurrection, and immortality.Beetles- Vehicles look like black beetles, a symbol of evil. Salamander- A mythic reptile/lizard that was thought to live in fire. It is a symbol of a living entity that endures flames without burning much like the firemen. Fire- Fire symbolizes a purifier.These beetles roll dung into a ball so they have food to eat and as something to lay their eggs in. This way, when the larvae hatch, they will be surrounded by food. In this way, the scarab represents rebirth and the cycle of life.Dung beetles live in many habitats, including desert, grasslands and savannas, farmlands, and native and planted forests. They are highly influenced by the environmental context, and do not prefer extremely cold or dry weather. They are found on all continents except Antarctica.They eat the dung of herbivores and omnivores, and prefer that produced by the latter.
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera (/koʊliːˈɒptərə/), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra...Answer (1 of 3): Dear Yvonne, I went to your profile, because dream meanings are so unique, individual…and if the dreams you describe there are your own, then some are archetypal and others psychological…consistent with a beautiful pattern of individuation explored for our time by Carl Jung. Wh...What do beetles represent? As you can see, beetles are creatures that represent toughness and endurance. They represent inner wisdom and humility. If you deem that this creature is your spirit animal, then there's a need to exercise all of its positive traits.Pine beetles have killed 95% of the pine trees on 36,000 acres of forest I work on in Tn., all started by no rain, weak trees, and now no trees! I apologize that I do not remember the name of the beetle that makes all the racket while chewing,,,but he for sure is not the dreaded pine beetle. Hope this is as clear as mud now! thanks ddt
Answer (1 of 6): The song translates most of them pretty closely. The words are "'Michelle, ma belle,' sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble, très bien ensemble." And they mean "'Michelle, my beauty' (or "my beautiful one") are the words which go very well together, very well together." The...Today we represent one of the most adorable little ones, her majesty the ladybug. Ladybugs are generally considered cute, adorable insects, unlike many others. These little bugs are rarely seen unfortunate or scary; well, they certainly do not look scary.Carpet beetles do not bite people, but long-term exposure to them can cause carpet beetle dermatitis. This is a medical condition with symptoms like itching, pruritic rashes, and papulovesicular rashes.
Besides, a beetle that constantly moves around in the dream also has another meaning, so anyone who is repeatedly dreaming about beetles has a big task to accomplish. We can say that dreaming about beetles, depending on what they do, can be divided into. Dreaming of a beetle that turns into a ball. These beetles are the ones that touch penises ...Beetles become more active in warm weather, so infestations commonly begin in summer. Carpet beetles prefer to feed and lay eggs in dark, sheltered areas. Adult beetles actively seek out food sources in these preferred places before they lay their eggs. Consequently, many beetle infestations start in attics or other dark, out-of-the-way places.May 10, 2013 · The Japanese beetle is "the worst landscape insect pest" in much of the eastern USA where it is established. The adults feed on the foliage flowers and fruits of over 350 types of plants. Favored hosts include linden trees, grapes and roses. Foliage is consumed by eating the tissue between the veins, a type of feeding called skeletonizing.
Not only did they represent certain characteristics, the beetle was a source of food during hard times. There are over 350,000 species of beetle in the Order Coleoptera. This is the largest order of insects. Beetle happen to be represent a fifth of the population of all living things.
The tamarisk beetle ( Diorhabda spp.) is the biological control strategy for managing tamarisk . Biological control is the introduction of an insect or other "natural enemy" that predates the invasive plant of concern. The tamarisk beetle was tested by the US Department of Agriculture for over 10 years to ensure that it would be effective ...
The scarab worshiped in European religious culture is actually the stag beetle, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. The stag beetle can also be seen in other art forms such as murals, sculptures, and paintings. In ancient Greek mythology, the stag beetle was the infamous metamorphosis of a musician.But what do these letters actually mean? The term "trim level" refers to a system of packaging and naming vehicle options using various letters that first became popular starting in the 1980s. While you'll find a few vehicles that come in only a single configuration, the trend today is toward offering customers a choice of additional trim levels.
1993b). For each beetle location, we also recorded the associated cover type (bare ground or grass). We calculated several movement parameters for each pathway (Crist et al. 1992, Wiens et al. 1993b). The mean step length is the mean of the straight-line dis-tances traveled during the 5-s time intervals. Mean vector length is given by (sin 0)2 ? Okay, Listen to "A helping hand not a song" X mentions "the golden beetle" at the end of the song. He wants us to study the "Golden Beetle" but what does that mean?? There is a Chinese fable that has a golden beetle which overall meaning is about why dogs hate cats and cats hate dogs...🪲 Beetle Emoji Meaning. A green or brown beetle shown with antennae and six legs. Can be used to talk about beetles, bugs, or insects in general. Not to be confused with 🐞 Lady Beetle, 🪳 Cockroach, 🐛 Bug, 🐜 Ant or other emoji representations of insects.. Beetle was approved as part of Unicode 13.0 in 2020 and added to Emoji 13.0 in 2020.. Copy and Paste
Research the 2008 Volkswagen New Beetle at Cars.com and find specs, pricing, MPG, safety data, photos, videos, reviews and local inventory. SOURCE: epc light coming on on dashboard .what does it. This light means Electronic Power Control - The onboard computer has detected an issue with one of your electrical systems. This light comes on when the computer detects a fault of some sort in its diagnostic tests. If it keeps detecting this issue, the light will remain on.May 04, 2019 · In general, beetles symbolizes tasks that you haven't finished yet. It could indicate the life goal and purpose that you need to complete. It could be some dreams that you haven't fulfilled up to now. In any of these cases, having significant interaction with beetles is a sign that you have been idle for too long. What do they eat? Beetles eat all kinds of food. Most are specialists in few kinds, but some, like ground beetles, eat lots of things. Most beetles eat plant parts, either leaves or seeds or fruit or wood. Many are predators on other small animals. Some eat fungus, and there are a bunch of species that eat dung.I have a 2001 New Beetle turbo. Today a warning light came on the dashboard and I do not have a manual to tell me what it means. It is the image of the beetle from the side with either the hood or the … read moreBean beetles often prefer certain types of beans. Mexican bean beetles like bush beans better than pole beans. Cowpea seed beetles prefer black eyed peas, mung beans and adzuki beans; if you have this beetle, avoid these crops. Plant favas, which are a cool-season crop and are ready before beans emerge. Dec 30, 2019 · How to stop carpet beetles from infesting your house. There are a few things you can do to prevent carpet beetles from infesting your home. Here are a few tips: Opt for synthetic fibers. Carpet beetles don't like fake fibers for their food, so get synthetic rugs, curtains, furnishing, and any other fabrics you can replace with synthetic fiber. Khepru, the Egyptian glyph in the form of a scarab beetle, means: to become or to come into existence, as in an exalted sense, like the Pharaoh when he transforms into the sun god Ra. In fact, you see this glyph most commonly in the cartouches of ...
Beetles symbolically represent a situation we must persevere with. As we go through life we become stronger and confident. There are almost 350,000 species of beetle in the world. We live in the world of beetles! An infestation of beetles could indicate that you are trying to get rid of a problem and you need to keep trying. Also, what does a beetle mean spiritually? The beetle has an interesting spiritual meaning and symbolism. They represent hard work, progress, stability, love, persistence, colorfulness, creativity, cooperation, solidarity, instinct, and intuition. What does a black beetle look like? Adult black beetles are about 1/8-inch long with the classic ...
The beetle has an interesting spiritual meaning and symbolism. They represent hard work, progress, stability, love, persistence, colorfulness, creativity Also to know is, what does a black beetle mean spiritually? The color black represents power, influence, affluence, empowerment, strength & the...Ladybug Symbolism. Ladybugs are unique among insects, for many people welcome a ladybug sighting. In fact, many people react with surprise and joy when a ladybug lands on them.
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Chavez Elementary Making Big Change for Childhood Cancer Foundation!
Chavez Elementary Making Big Change!
Children don't mess around. When they get behind a cause and want to make a difference, they do with full force. Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary in Little Elm put passion in full gear to raise funds for the Coins For Kids with Cancer program benefitting TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation.
Chavez Elementary started their coin drive at the beginning of February after Joy Cruse spoke at a school assembly. That day they heard the story of Connor Cruse's fight with childhood cancer. They learned that kids don't "catch" cancer and that one in 330 kids get the disease each year. Connor's struggle touched their hearts and motivated the kids to get involved.
The entire school raised money for the cause. The two fifth grade classes held a competition, with a prize of a popsicle party to the class that raised the most funds.
One student, Abigail, raised $500 on her own. Knowing this would put her fifth grade class in the lead, she bought popsicles for both fifth grade classes so that all of the kids would feel good about their hard work on the coin drive.
Overall, the awesome students at Chavez Elementary raised $2,000 for Coins For Kids with Cancer. They were empowered to make a difference in the fight against childhood cancer. These future leaders are stars in the eyes of everyone at TeamConnor!


Being involved in an accident can be a stressful time. Aside from having to check for any physical injury, people will have to go through the process of transacting with their insurance company, not to mention the possibility of not being able to use their car during the process. However, not every accident story has to have the same plot twist. You can simplify the transaction with your insurance company. Here are three tips to point you in the right direction.
In some cases, the claim might go for longer than you might think. However, having an Oklahoma City car accident lawyer such as Little Oliver Gallagher PLLC will hasten the process. With the right choice of a lawyer, you can get to work with a person who understands accident law and is willing to walk with you all the way.
Get an estimate of the repair costs.
In case the accident that you were involved did not cause much damage to your vehicle, you can quickly take your car to a nearby repair shop. Most insurance companies will suggest using their repair shops, but it can also help to have a third party opinion on the cost of your vehicle repairs. This can simplify the process of getting an insurance claim and it can also assure you with the knowledge of your car's repair cost. Also, take some photos of the accident for proper documentation.
Share information with the other party.
The insurance claim can favor either side depending on where the fault lies. As a result, it is mandatory for you to exchange insurance information with the other affected party whether there are injuries incurred or none. Also, it is up to you to make sure that you take some pictures. This will go a long way into streamlining the insurance claim process.
Accidents are unpredictable. However, you can prepare for the worst with the right knowledge. Use the above tips and get to resolve your concerns with less hassle.
Going through a divorce is a nerve-wracking experience, not to mention very costly. As the divorce entails the separation of two individuals who were previously joined in matrimony, the issue that needs to be resolved in any divorce proceedings is the division of everything. This can include the assets and properties accrued during the course of the marriage.


Will and Janelle Kirkham started a small company called Bayswater Marine in 1994, and were dealing extensively with Beacon Marine.
After many years of operation, Beacon Marine took over a large pleasureboat franchise and moved its operations to Fremantle. Approximately two years later, Will started Bravo Marine Services. Janelle runs the office and landline phone, and gives an occasional hand in the workshop.
Two years on, we are trading well, building stock, and hoping to continue pleasing our diverse customer base.


If you loved the G1.Sniper 5 but felt it was too big and too expensive then there is the perfect solution for you, and that is the Gigabyte G1 Sniper M5 gaming motherboard, which as you may well know supports Haswell, much like Maximus VI Gene from ASUS.
Above we have an excitable Gigabyte G1 Sniper M5 video review and unboxing, and as explained in the video comes with fewer bells and whistles, although there are still some impressive gaming features, such as better audio.
Okay, so we know that having a smaller form factor will mean sacrifices will have to be made, and so the Gigabyte G1 Sniper M5 gaming motherboard has to do away with the integrated Bluetooth and wireless cards.
You'll see in the video that this motherboard comes with a host of accessories. After he has run through all those extra bits he then gets down to the important stuff, and that is the technology onboard this motherboard, and there is certainly a lot to go through.
Even though this is a cheaper board you will be pleased to know that Gigabyte has left all the important gaming features intact. If you are a typical gamer then the G1.Sniper M5 is a great option than the G1.Sniper 5. However, if you are an avid gamer, then you might want to give it a miss.
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I'm ,living off soup this week due to the fact I can't bite anything and chewing is really awkward, today I had this spicy miso soup. It was interesting.
apparently to my friend ,Shark Fin soup is really good.I havn't tried it before but i kinda believed him that it was good,so maybe next time I have soup I'll get that.I don't know what else is involved with this soup other than shark fins.
i went to Aruba earlier this summer, and had this soup with a light broth with a touch of citrus, and various local seafood (whatever they have there, like grouper, but nothing that needs to be imported). it sounded SOOO good, and i made the fatal error of making it a majority of my meal (the rest being a garlic beef kabob). MISTAKE! it was so disappointing! soup has never let me down before.
omg. i'm pretty glad i didn't see this thread until now....or rather the post at the top of this page. yuck.
Yeah that's why a few stixers are feeling a bit anti-cocaine dude.
well i saw one picture, but these are over the top.
I know Im a noob but is this Soup Recipes thread just because of 'The Soup' or am I missing something?
I think Regina just must really like soup, so she created a song and a section on the forum for it. Which I think is what Sugardrive meant, so I'll just use this post as an opportunity to bring this topic closer to moving onto the next page so people reading it don't have to see those non-purdy pictures. You know, spam doesn't always have to be used for evil.
I love soooouuuupppp. We will take some with us when we go to war, yeah?


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The Ladies Section of WHGC was formed in 1988, with Ms J Unsworth being the first Lady Captain. In the Club's history there have been 22 Lady Captain's, several serving more than one term. The current Lady Captain, Jill Hopwood, first held the post in 2003, then again in 2009, returned to the post in 2013 and this year will become WHGC's longest serving Lady Captain.
2015 saw a major boost in membership with an influx of ladies new to the game determined to acquire an official handicap. It is a vibrant society made up of professional and retired ladies from many different walks of life. Sense of humour is a definite requirement, not least because Walton is a demanding course, and standing on ceremony is not part of this Club's ethos – the objective is to enjoy each other's company, as well as the golf.
A plethora of awards are available for Ladies to win. While most were donated at the time of the Club's inauguration some appeared on the competition agenda later in its life, such as the Jean Warburton Trophy, donated during her year of Captaincy in 1997. The Professionals Trophy commenced in 1995, the first winner being Pat Burney, Lady Captain in that year. The introduction of the Most Improved Player has provided a spur to all ladies for while it takes into account the success of reducing the handicap it acknowledges that improvement may come simply from achieving a Club handicap in the first place, particularly at a course as challenging as Walton Hall.
Competitions with other local clubs are arranged where time permits, teams are entered for national competitions, a weekend away (The Otters) has become an annual event, Ladies Invitation, Lady Captain's Drive In, 'away days' at other courses, as well as a Christmas Dinner, an Annual Club Dinner, and the annual Prize Giving Evening – provide plenty of opportunity to play and socialise.


The term "oh pooh" handle is welcome addition to the passenger side a-pillar to many modern vehicles -- typically SUV's and the sort that might induce pants staining excitement near the edge of a cliff...but I've never seen a full BMX bike style handlebar setup for the passenger until this mid-engine Corvair hit our tips inbox. Find this 1964 Corvair Monza (mid-engine V8) offered for $14000 in Las Vegas, NV via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
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You Down?
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Using 'Tamara Drewe's name as the title for the 2010 film in which she appears is rather like using "Iceberg!" as the title for a film about The Titanic. She's the central catalyst for the entire plot, but she's also the least interesting, least pleasant, and least likeable of all the female characters. Obviously Gemma Arterton is an incredibly appealing and talented comic actress, but there's little fun to be had here, watching her play a desperate, defensive journalist who returns to her sleepy hometown of Ewedown, Dorset, to arrange the sale of her childhood home… inadvertently setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events that will ultimately claim two lives (one canine, one human). I might have had more sympathy for her if she'd been shown to have suffered some genuine trauma or disfigurement during her youth… but the large "beaky" nose they saddle her with in the flashbacks is so obviously prosthetic and implausible that it's impossible to take seriously as an impediment. In the end she just comes off as spoiled and selfish, and thoroughly undeserving of a happy ending.
The true heroine of the piece is 'Beth Hardiment', the sweetly supportive, long-suffering wife/dogsbody of philandering novelist, 'Nicholas' (Roger Allam). As a writer myself, I'd give my right arm to have someone like Beth in my life… encouraging me, feeding me, cleaning up after me, and handling my taxes. A partner like that would be worth their weight in diamond-encrusted gold! Sadly Nicholas takes her totally for granted… but happily he is eventually punished for betraying and abusing her trust. Hurrah! In the past, Tamsin Greig has tended towards playing gawky tomboy types, in comedy shows like Green Wing, so it was a revelation to see her taking on a more mature and maternal role… although she does still get some very funny lines, here and there. Unfortunately, I'm so used to seeing her in slapstick-mode that I couldn't help laughing when she freaked out over Nicholas's dead body. I know she was flailing and shrieking in grief, but it still look kinda comical to me. Sorry. An honourable mention also has to go to 'Zoe' (Josie Taylor), the adorable Aussie pub landlady, who welcomes Tamara back to the village, and kindly encourages local hunk 'Andy Cobb' (Luke Evans) to reconnect with his estranged first love, despite the fact she clearly has a crush on him herself. Why Andy overlooks this "bird in the hand", in favour of the harpy in the bush is anybody's guess… maybe he just likes being miserable?
On the anti-heroine side of things, I also had a soft-spot for 'Jody' (Jessica Barden) and 'Casey' (Charlotte Christie), the delinquent schoolgirls who spend their free time egging car windscreens, and loitering around the disused bus-stop gossiping about celebrities. I know they cause a great deal of trouble around the village, and even commit a few bona fide crimes… but I find it easier to forgive them (as fictional characters) because they seem to be having so much fun with their mischief! And they do have the good taste to torment Tamara and Nicholas (boo!) the most, while sympathising with (and ultimately enlightening) Beth, so they obviously aren't total wrong 'uns. Jody's crush on Tamara's rock star boyfriend, 'Ben Sergeant' (Dominic Cooper), leads to a few rather iffy moments… including the song "Jailbait Jody" that plays out over the end credits… but the scene where she poses for Casey's camera-phone while consoling the grieving dog-lover is one of my favourite in the whole film. Barden was equally brilliant and hilarious in Hanna, and is clearly a talent to watch… while her partner-in-petty-crime, Christie, may be a relative newbie, but she played the part with remarkable gusto, and is another face I'd love to see more of in the future.
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Reflecting On Uncharted 2: How They Did It
Gameloft Ibérica, S.A.U.
Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Experienced Game Developer
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by Kris Graft [Design, Production, Interview]
November 13, 2009 Page 3 of 4
Another question I had is about creating a strong lead character. It sounds like a lot of it is keeping him within certain boundaries of what he would and wouldn't do. What else is there to creating that strong personality?
ND: The thing with Drake is that he's a very strong character but a very grounded character. A lot of the stuff he does is what players would do themselves. And even the things he says. He has the same reactions as a lot of our players have. When he sees a building collapse, he's like, "Holy crap, we were just in that!" That's what the player is feeling. That helps us mirror at least some of the emotions that players are feeling.
Also, what makes a character more rounded is contradiction. Here you have a guy who is a criminal and hangs out with criminals, but has a conscience. That's what differentiates him from Chloe or Flynn, to some extent. That contradiction is what makes him interesting and gives him depth.
And surrounding him with interesting characters as satellites brings different characteristics of his personality out. Chloe is there for a reason. Elena is there for a reason. Flynn in there for a reason, and he has less altruistic emotions than Drake, whereas Elena pushes him the other way.
Talking about themes in the game again, I found myself with this weird feeling at one point while playing the game. You start out, and it's this really big quest, and you're trying to find the ultimate treasure. So initially, you're going after this big goal. After the train crash, Drake picks up the key to this treasure, and it dawned on me, "All he was doing is chasing this little trinket, and all this horrible stuff is happening around him." It seemed kind of petty to me.
ND: And he kind of realizes that too. That's why he's ready to quit. Once you meet back up with Elena, she convinces him to keep going. The train wreck part is his lowest point. He's shot, he's lost his friends, and then it's just a trinket -- a material possession. It has to become more to him.
And then the way that he picks it up in the cutscene after the train his body language says, "Well, here's this damn thing that really screwed things up for me right now."
ND: And the goal starts shifting from less altruistic to more so, as you reach the end of the game. Even the big part is about revenge. That changes toward the end of the game.
People have referred to him as a mix between Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. Do you think that's accurate?
ND: I'd like to think he's his own character. Especially in Uncharted 2, he gets out there on his own. It's definitely cool to be compared. We're all fans of Indiana Jones and the Lara Croft games, but by now, we think we've carved our own niche and our own gameplay enough to stand out.
There are the contrasting personalities of Chloe and Elena. Why did you guys decide to bring a second prominent female character into the mix? Was it to bring out a certain side of Drake?
ND: Yeah, we wanted to show a different side of Drake that you didn't necessarily see in the first game. In the first game, he starts out in these special circumstances where he's already out on an adventure and already on the island. You don't get to see him and what he does day-to-day.
With this game, we wanted to say, "What if you see the people he's usually surrounded with, like Elena, Chloe, and these other criminals?" And the first thing you do is go on this heist and rob a museum. It's like, "He's not the best guy. He's not the typical hero." These characters draw out Drake's traits that you didn't see in the first game. And then we bring Elena back into the story to say, "Okay, what is his true character? When shit hits the fan, what will this guy really do?"
When it comes to design, was adding multiplayer to the game a big challenge? It was initially conceived as a single-player game.
ND: It was a huge challenge. But it's something the whole team was really adamant about doing. When we finished the first game, we realized we had this unique traversal gunplay, and everybody came up to us, the lead designers, saying, "How cool would it be to have a multiplayer game like this where I can climb, jump, surprise people, and run and gun?" And at the beginning of Uncharted 2, we were like, "Let's go for it."
We hired designers just to work on the multiplayer part, and had separation so that the single-player wouldn't suffer. We had artists and programmers just for the multiplayer part. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2:30, the whole company was playing multiplayer and giving feedback and iterating on stuff. And we ended up with a pretty cool multiplayer component.
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