Although Christianity was preceded by the Old Testament Bible Christianity is a New religion, based on the New testament Bible, and it is not a continuation of the Judaism, it is not a revised Judaism as well. The New Covenant is not a continuation of the old but it's substitute, replacement. Now Judaism, plus JEWS are now dead to God and are Satanic! "…I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan." —Revelation 2:9 Now the first Christian church was also s composed Mostly of Gentiles, of Greek speaking apostles and Gentiles and the Apostle Paul himself had helped to bring New Gospel of Salvation to the gentiles.
Christians have been praying for the peace of Jerusalem, and yet, there is still no peace today in Jerusalem. Far from it! Great civil unrest exists in Jerusalem amongst Jews, Christians, Muslims, Arabs, and Palestinians. Should we still pray for the peace of Jerusalem? Messianic Jews especially and some well-meaning Christians take an isolated verses and demand that we all pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They use the book of Psalms: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee" (Psalm 122:6). Some of these supposed brethren claim that if we pray for peace to come to Jerusalem, then that will make Jesus Christ come back to Earth quicker.
GOD NEXT NOT ONLY KICKED THE JEWS OUT OF ISRAEL IN 70 AD.. BUT BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST HE CHANGED THE WORLD'S CALENDAR, PROCLAIMING HIS NEW ERA AND TODAY IS 2013 AD, AFTER THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST.
The New Covenant, New testament was written in Greek and there is loads of undeniable evidence of this. Jesus was referred to by his Greek name always and not by any Hebrew name too.. Many people fail to realize the significant effect that the Greeks and Romans had made by their Middle eastern conquests on the language usages in the middle east, the areas of the Greek and Roman Empire, even at the time of Jesus Christ. THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AT THE TIME OF JESUS FOR ALL PURPOSES DIDN'T EXIST. It is an undeniable documented fact that when the Ten Tribes of Joseph, known as "Israel or Ephraim," were taken into "captivity" in c.800 BCE by Assyria, they ceased to exist as a separate people because they lost their use of their Aramaic/Hebrew language and their sense of Israelite tribal identity. Their Conquests by the Greeks, Romans had helped to further this.. Acts 14:1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. Thus Greek speaking gentile Church was separate from the synagogue of the Jews and the norm of the early church, it was composed members who no longer practised the Old Jewish, Mosaic religious Laws. Jesus Christ alone now was now worshipped and not rather the Prophets or Moses. Galatians 3: 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
It is a also a fact that if you base even your Christian theology on the Old Testament alone or the false Messianic Jewish interpretation of the New testament too you will be in serious, grave error, major error.
Messianic Jews and Christians tend to still even differ as to how they see the forming of the Christian church. For the Messianic Jews the Church was composed originally of mainly Jewish speaking Apostles , Jews and is a reformed version Judaism.. the New testament was supposedly originally written in Hebrew even if there is absolutely no sub satiating go it anywhere, and the Apostle Paul is disliked cause he betrays Judaism, But for the Christians the church is composed of Greek speaking apostles and Gentiles ,,and the Apostle Paul is liked cause he helps to bring Salvation to the gentiles.. .
Forget the Messianic Jews spin doctors, Messianic Jews still tend to be liars who tend to hate Christians, the Church..
1 Corinthians 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
The following passage is found in the extant Greek manuscripts of Josephus . Here is the text in Greek.
Ginetai de kata touton ton chronon Iêsous sophos anêr, eige andra auton legein chrê: ên gar paradoxôn ergôn poiêtês, didaskalos anthrôpôn tôn hêdonêi talêthê dechomenôn, kai pollous men Ioudaious, pollous de kai tou Hellênikou epêgageto: ho christos houtos ên. kai auton endeixei tôn prôtôn andrôn par' hêmin staurôi epitetimêkotos Pilatou ouk epausanto hoi to prôton agapêsantes: ephanê gar autois tritên echôn hêmeran palin zôn tôn theiôn prophêtôn tauta te kai alla muria peri autou thaumasia eirêkotôn. eis eti te nun tôn Christianôn apo toude ônomasmenon ouk epelipe to phulon.
write anything bad about the jews, israel and some will slander you immediately and call you a liar, terrorists or anti semite.
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Bitcoin has now firmly cemented itself in the public mind. Thanks to the huge run-up in price last year and the accompanying media interest, people now broadly understand that bitcoin is online cash: digital money you can send and receive directly, without the need for a bank or payment processor.
Whilst the mainstream media has done a patchy job of explaining bitcoin and its importance, their explanation of blockchain has been sorely lacking. The blockchain is typically described as a 'distributed ledger' or 'shared ledger', but in terms of the detail given it might as well be the Philosopher's Stone – something of tremendous significance that seems too good to be true, and that no one can adequately explain how it actually works. Enthusiasts are touting the technology as the answer to everything from financial exclusion to political corruption, whilst skeptics dismiss it as a fad, a solution without a problem or nothing more than a means of enabling fraud and other crime.
Right now, blockchain is like the internet back in the mid-90s: a massively important technology that is divisive precisely because it is too early for its implications having become clear – not least because it is so poorly understood.
At this point, we'll take a deep breath and throw our hat into the ring.
Who gets to use the filing cabinet?
The inner workings of a blockchain are complex, with several different components that make up the whole. As an overall concept, however, the blockchain is nothing more than a community-run database.
Databases, of course, have been around for decades and should be pretty familiar to everyone. A database is an application for storing information in a way that can easily be organized, searched and updated. It is, when all is said and done, a glorified filing cabinet. The clever bit about blockchain is the way access to the filing cabinet is handled.
Ordinary databases have administrators who control who is allowed access to them, and how – in other words, who gets to use the filing cabinet. Users might register with the administrator and be granted direct access to their account, or they might register and submit requests to the administrator to change their accounts on their behalf. Either way, the administrator can allow or block access for individual users and can edit entries after they are made.
This is effectively the situation with a bank. When you send someone money through the banking system, you are not paying them money yourself. You are asking the bank to debit your account and credit the recipient's account. The bank will generally do as you ask, but they don't have to. They can (and do) ask questions about who and how much you are paying, they can block or reverse transactions if they deem it necessary, and they can impose fair or unfair charges of various kinds.
The point is, there is always an administrator – a gatekeeper who owns the database, who has control of it and who can alter it however they want. These administrators exist wherever there is a traditional database, and we have no choice but to trust them to maintain the databases honestly. That trust may or may not be deserved. The admin might impose conditions, delays, or fees; they might alter, delete or lose your data, with or without informing you. The problem is, without an administrator, the filing cabinet doesn't actually belong to anyone. It might as well be sat in a field or street corner. Anyone could use the database, sure, but how do you stop them changing other people's entries whenever they want to?
This is why the blockchain is such a remarkable innovation. It allows the existence of a database that no one owns, but that is nevertheless absolutely reliable. More accurately, no one owns it, and there's no single administrator, but everyone maintains it. Collectively, the entire community – the network of computers that make up the blockchain and each store the information in the database – is responsible for keeping everyone else in the network honest. (These computers are usually called 'miners'.) In a traditional database system, permissions are set by the administrator. In a blockchain network, the work of miners is to ensure that you and only you have access to your account.
Anyone can use the blockchain. There is no registration process: anyone can create an account (generally called an address), or any number of accounts, without any kind of approval from a third party.
Users can update their own accounts, and only their own accounts, by adding entries to them.
If a user has funds in their account, they can send them to whoever they want.
Similarly, if you have an address on the blockchain, anyone can send you money.
Once made, entries can never be deleted or altered. Only additional entries can be made. This makes bitcoin like handing over cash: payments cannot be reversed unless the recipient sends the money back.
The quirks of the way a community-run database is maintained are what gives bitcoin all of its unique properties. Everything special, different, controversial and innovative about bitcoin comes from the fact that responsibility for the contents of the filing cabinet is shared by everyone.


My journey in network marketing!
I want to give you my personal opinion on network marketing.
Maybe it will resonance with you but when you start this business for any circumstances most of the times you don't have any idea what exactly you have to do.
You probably saw the person who sponsor you doing her promotions, it call your attention because you like the product, you need it and finally you buy it.
After a few weeks she mention you can get more products, but at a discount price when You join it or host a party.
Not everyone knows, how important is to believe and love the product in order to have sucess. Believe in what you want to sell is good and also trust your products i can make a difference in someone life is a great feeling.
Why is this relevant because in order to connect with your ideal client you have to transmit this.
Now it comes the challenge, We feel proud ,we are happy but soon we realize we are not ready, we don't know how to introduce our business to our family and friends. We make mistakes and feel lost, sometimes we don't get results, because we think telling our families and friends about the product and trying to convince them to buy it will work, but it doesn't happen at the beginning to much. As we see their answers we get disappointed.
Nobody tells us it will not work, if we use this method. We learn by experience and this is the best way to do it.
We have our upline and our group where usually we have support, they tell as we have to do this and that but still we fill confuse.
In some cases because we need help, we start to look outside of that group for guide and answers.
As I'm writing this I can say now technology is everything, you find information about direct sales everywhere, many coaches promoting their business,webenars all related to network marketing.
When we really want to keep going with the business we will find this as a challenge and motivation to keep going. I remember signed months ago to many webenars as I could, every single day. Watching videos, writing notes.
They all help I pick the best advised from each speaker.
Book I have quite a few, I finished some of them.
I really recomended them. But what I find it help me more is finding myself and the things I love it. When I started to do this everything got better. I even Switch to a new company and it happens without plannig. I saw myself doing facebook lives, scary yes, it was at the beginning but I thought to myself, I feel the conexion with the product and me, I saw me happy and one day I decided that's me.
Later on I found it helps a lot just being ourselves, not imitating what the others are doing, not everyone is the same, what you love maybe I don't and it's just perfectly fine.
We are uniques and when we show our personality, we'll have people that loves the same things.
This is part of my story, I will keep showing my journey, experience and my hope it's I can help someone with this.


Writing to you from the brink of genius…hold on to your seat. As a spokescat, entrepreneur, and lifestyle advisor, it is not uncommon for me to think accelerated thoughts. Undoubtedly, I am an intellectual.
With that said, this time I've really outdone myself. Just wait for it.
As a feline, have you ever felt left out of the hotel experience? Perhaps you've even been SNUCK into a waiting suite? Or, heavens forbid, LEFT IN THE CAR?? While I wish we lived in a world where these cases were rare, I fear that is not the honest truth.
Have no fear! I've been developing an idea that will help heal all of these hateful memories—Kitty Cat Room Service!! Not only do you get your very OWN room, but you'll also get multiple boxes to sleep in AND a luxury litter experience with Ultra Pet Litter Pearls! Hooray! The dog days are over!
I have a meeting with Hilton Hotels in the morning…and then a working lunch at the Ritz afterwards.


The craft brewing and distillery industry in New Mexico is growing, and Taos has joined the party known as "liquid tourism." From the Taos institution, Eske's Brew Pub to the popular Taos Mesa Brewery to the newest brewery on the scene, the award-winning Red River Brewing Company, there are excellent handcrafted beers and spirits around these parts that will make any palette smile.
This family-owned brewery and tap room on the banks of the Río Grande was established in 2009. Check the website for live music and other special events.
Think small-batch ambers, IPAs, porters, Kölsch and more made with pristine water flowing from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Comanche Creek Brewing Company, located just 2 miles north of Eagle Nest in the Moreno Valley, is family-owned.
The Enchanted Circle Brewing Company located along the Enchanted Circle is a split 10/20-bbl production brewery with a 75-seat tasting room that attracts beer fans seasonally at this Moreno Valley resort town.
A Taos classic for more than 25 years, this popular and well-established hangout, set back from the main drag, rotates small-batch microbrews.
Red River's first and only brewery opened just this April. It recently won the New Mexico Brewery of the Year award by the New Mexico Restaurant Association.
The brewmasters at Taos Mesa Brewing have the goal of producing beers as iconic as Taos. Twelve distinct house beers are on tap at all times. TMB has a second Taos location: the Taos Tap Room near Taos Plaza on Paseo del Pueblo Sur. Check the website for live music and other special events.
Heralded small-batch heirloom spirits such as Taos Lightning rye whiskey are handcrafted in the small town of Alcalde in between Santa Fe and Taos. Taos Lightning is the oldest spirit brand in America. It was originally distilled in 1820 by Simeon Turley of Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico. A popular whiskey among fur trappers, traders and Native Americans, it was sold in the Southwest until 1847, when Turley was killed during the Taos Pueblo Revolt. It can be purchased at The Cellar behind Cid's Food Market on Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Walgreens and Albertsons.


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Tales from the Samuels's 40-year marriage: Couples must be accommodating, loving, trustful
Pastor Olutayo Samuel, a minister of God with one of the branches of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), in Ado-Ekiti, and his wife, Mrs. Victoria Samuel, a trader, from Oyo State have been married since 1982. But the marriage which is blessed with four children is one that has many sweet tales to it. They are tales that reveal why the marriage has kept going for 40 years. In this interview with PRISCILLA EDIARE in Ado-Ekiti, they share the story of not only how they met and married but also how they were able to live together all these years.
How did you meet each other before you got married?
Pastor Samuel: I met her through my elder brother's wife in Ibadan. She had a set of twins and would always take the babies to my wife's place so that she would help take care of them. Through this, she developed an interest in her. She felt that she would make a good wife and told me about her. I became interested. So, she arranged for the two of us to meet at her place. Immediately, I got there, I sighted her from a distance. I heard a voice within me that said she was my wife. But I didn't know she was the same person that my elder brother's wife wanted to introduce to me. But she tried to play a fast one on me. Initially, when I asked her about the lady, she lied that she did not come. I told her that whether she came or not, I had seen a lady at the back of the house and the spirit of God told me that she was the person I would marry. She asked me to describe the lady that I was talking about. I did. She went to call her. But immediately I saw her, I said that she was the one I earlier sighted and that was how our relationship began.
Madam Victoria: What happened that day she invited me to her place was, as I was cooking, I placed a local kitchen stool outside near the kitchen to watch what I was cooking. I later stood up to go into the kitchen to tend to what I was cooking. I didn't know that he was around and had sighted me from a distance. So when he entered the room, his elder brother's wife jokingly said that I didn't come. As I entered the room, he laughed and said: 'I told you God just spoke to me about this lady.' The woman introduced us to each other. When we spoke, I replied that I would pray about it. I also told him to pray about it. Later that day, his elder brother asked us to go to one prophet. The prophet said it was good but that we would encounter opposition.
Did the prophecy come to pass?
Pastor Samuel: Yes. The opposition was from my wife's family. My family accepted her. But her family didn't accept me initially.
Madam Victoria: Yes, it did. My parents also lived in Ibadan, but very far from his place. So, I went to tell them, and they asked for his name. Immediately I mentioned Olutayo Samuel, they said it was not possible, that how could I, a Muslim go and marry a Christian? Our family members living in the neighbourhood also raised their voices against it. My Muslim name then was Simiatu. On one of the occasions that I visited my parents, I told them that it was just because I didn't want to disappoint them; otherwise, I would have told him to impregnate me, and maybe that time they would accept him. When I left that night my mother said she couldn't sleep over the issue. It was that time she remembered what an Islamic prophet told them concerning when I was born. He said they were going to give birth to a baby girl. That's me. But that God would only use them to bring me into this world. But when it was time for me to marry that I wouldn't get married to a Muslim but to a Christian. My mother woke up my father and reminded him of the prophecy. That was how they allowed us to marry. But before then my husband wanted me to lie to them that his Muslim name was Fatai. But I did not do that.
Did you have girlfriends before you met your wife?
Pastor Samuel: Yes. But whenever they disappointed me we would part ways. That was why my brother's wife decided to find a wife for me.
Did you have suitors before you met your husband?
Madam Victoria: Yes. I had many men coming to seek my hand in marriage. There was one that came from Lagos to Ibadan. He told his sister that he didn't want to marry Lagos girls. But after sizing him up I found out that we were no match. I asked his sister to invite him over to Ibadan so that I could take a good look at him. He came. On my way to his sister's house, I prayed and asked God to show me a sign that would make me know whether he was the right man for me or not. That day, there was no electrical power when I got to the place. But as I was entering their sitting room, I perceived the smell of cigarettes and alcohol. They filled the whole room. But the moment I tried to sit down, NEPA brought light and with it I was able to see clearly what was going on. In his attempt to hide what he was doing, he threw away the remaining part of the cigarette he was smoking. But he was yet to put off its light before public power came. And while he spoke to me, I perceived alcohol odour from his mouth. His fingernails were all painted as if he was a woman. After our talk, I told him that I would pray about his proposal and that he too should pray about it. That was where we ended it.
What was the first gift you gave to your wife after you got married?
Pastor Samuel: It was a cloth. Its name was Salinsile. It was in vogue that time. Its name was coined by a man called Sali who used the cloth as 'Aso Ebi' for his housewarming ceremony. Many people who attended the event wore the cloth and that was how people arrived at the name. Sali was the name of the owner of the house and 'sile' means housewarming.
How did you feel when he gifted you with the cloth?
Madam Victoria: I felt very happy. I loved it. It was called Salinsile. It was the cloth in vogue then. That was in 1982.
Could you remember your first misunderstanding in marriage?
Pastor Samuel: That was when we were expecting our first child. My wife had gone for an antenatal. When she was returning, I was going to work. I met her on the road with another woman who was also pregnant. I thought she was her friend. I gave my wife money for transportation and went my way. I had it in mind to query her when I got back home that day because I didn't ask her to go make friends at the hospital. Unknown to me, she also had it in mind to challenge me because the pregnant woman claimed that she knew me very well. Because of that the two of them shared the money I gave my wife. She said the pregnant woman mentioned my name and the name of our family house. I didn't know her. My wife thought I was secretly married to her and believed that God had used my meeting with them on the road to expose me. When I got home, she served me food. And when I was done eating, I asked her where she knew the pregnant woman. Immediately, she answered and said that I wanted to play a smart one that God had exposed me and the woman I was secretly married to. We argued at length about it and later settled it. She believed I could not have lied to her.
Madam Victoria: What happened was that while I was coming back I stopped by at the market to get something. I met my husband on the way and he said he was going to work. As we were talking, a pregnant woman stood by me. My husband put his hands in his pocket and gave me some money which he said I should use for transport.. After he left, the pregnant woman cajoled me into sharing the money with her by mentioning his name and their family house. She claimed that she and my husband knew each other. But to be fair to my husband, he did not talk to the woman while we stood there and the woman did not greet him nor say anything to him. But as I flagged down a taxi and entered she too entered with me. Inside the taxi she started telling me to give her own share of the money my husband had given me. She said it repeatedly. When I got to the place I wanted to alight I told the driver to help split the money into two. That was how I gave her half of the money and took the remaining half. When I got home, something told me that the reason two of them did not talk to each other was that they didn't want me to know what was going on between them. I said once I gave birth to the baby in my womb we would go our separate ways. When my husband got home that evening, I did not serve his dinner on time. But when he asked for his food and I served him, I refused to sit beside him which I usually do. In short, I went back into the room. After he finished eating, he called me and asked about the pregnant woman he saw me with on the road. He accused me of starting to go out with unknown friends. In turn, I accused him of trying to play a smart one by asking the question after his secret had been exposed. He was surprised and said he didn't know her, that he had never met her until that day. We later settled the matter.
How do you normally settle your differences?
Pastor Samuel: What I do is I usually call her and ask her to do something for me. And she does it.
Madam Victoria: Whenever we had a misunderstanding, he doesn't allow it stay for long. He may not tell me directly. But when he is saying, 'please, do this for me, do that for me' and I would do it because I too cannot keep malice. That is how the matter would end.
The rate at which couples divorce these days is becoming alarming. What advice do you have for couples and intending couples?
Pastor Samuel: They should have patience and trust in God. Not all that glitters is gold. And whatever is good today does not mean that thing was good from the beginning. With endurance, they will achieve so many things together. They should believe in God, and continue to pray, understand, love and trust each other. The husband should do to his wife what he wants his wife to do to him and vice versa. The husband should provide for his family. The wife should be supportive of her husband. She should know when the husband has and when he doesn't have. Also, marriage is not a bed of roses. Whatever they invest in their marriage is what they will get out of it. They should be there for their children and teach them in the way of the Lord. They should correct each other in love. If couples and intending couples will try and put all these into practice, they will see that marriage is beautiful.
Madam Victoria: They must accommodate endurance, perseverance, patience, trust, love and understanding. Every marriage has its own challenges. The wife should be submissive and the husband should love his wife sincerely and provide for his family. It is the responsibility of the two to cater to their children. They should be prayerful and engage in healthy communication. They should not compare each other with any other person. The woman should be supportive of her husband. They should not see divorce as an option because when two elephants fight the grass will suffer. That will affect so many other areas too.
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A sentence in a magazine ad popped out at me recently: Find your work-life groove.
The concept of work-life balance, featured in numerous new year/new you posts, just doesn't seem attainable to me. Is it just my life that's wildly variable? Or just life?
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October 2014 Court Wrap-Up: Featuring Dunkin' and Popeye's
May 6, 2015 - Franchise Articles by Jeffrey M. Goldstein |
Federal Court Drives Final Nail in Dunkin' Franchisee's Coffin
Dunkin Donuts Franchising, LLCv. Claudia I, LLC, and Claudia I, LLC v. Spring Hill Realty Inc., 2014 WL 5353724 (E.D. Pa., Oct. 20, 2014).
After a long and litigious period, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted Dunkin' a permanent injunction against franchisee Claudia on October 20, 2014. This case is a prototypical example of what can happen when a franchisor loses trust, faith and patience with an underperforming franchisee. In this regard, it is important to note that the franchisee in this case also tightened the legal noose around its neck by unhelpfully focusing its attention and resources on relatively minor infractions of the franchisor and landlord rather than the most detrimental and objectionable franchisor conduct. This left Dunkin' in the driver's seat from the time of the execution of the franchise agreement through the final decision of the Court.
The saga began in 2009 when Claudia and Dunkin' signed a franchise agreement for a store at the Spring Hill property. Although other Dunkin' franchises in the area were experiencing an upward sales trend, Claudia's store was consistently underperforming. Claudia blamed its poor performance on excessive rent, CAM overcharges, and poor facilities upkeep by Spring Hill. Claudia stopped paying rent and Dunkin' terminated the franchise agreement in April 2012. Dunkin' filed suit seeking rent and an injunction, alleging that Claudia was infringing its trademarks by continuing to operate an unauthorized franchise. The Court granted Dunkin's request for a preliminary injunction in May 2013, shutting down the store.
Claudia filed several counterclaims against Dunkin' for breach of the franchise agreement, as well as a third party complaint against Spring Hill for breach of the lease and sublease. Dunkin' and Spring Hill asked for indemnity against each other. The Court found in favor of Dunkin' when reviewing the merits and granted a permanent injunction. The Court held that neither any defect in the premises nor the management of the shopping center would suffice to explain the extent of problems with Claudia's performance. In particular, the Court "fail[ed] to see how the various disputes Claudia I had with Dunkin' and Spring Hill would support a legal right to stop paying franchise fees or rent."
The Court was further "impressed by Dunkin's efforts to renegotiate a lower rent" with Claudia and found that Claudia's "intense focus" on minor problems affected the success of the venture. Part of Dunkin's breach of the franchise agreement claim was that Claudia violated the lease by failing to remodel the store on time; Claudia asserted that Dunkin' allowed the remodel to be postponed. The Court found this fact to be immaterial, as "Claudia breached its contract in more important respects besides the remodel."
In balancing the equities, the Court held that granting the permanent injunction would not result in greater harm to Claudia than Dunkin' would suffer without the injunction, as the franchise had been closed for months and thus would not impose a new hardship on Claudia. Furthermore, the court found that the terminated franchise agreement, the invalidated sublease, and the restrictive covenant prevented Claudia from operating a Dunkin' Donuts at Spring Hill: "A permanent injunction prohibiting Claudia I from doing something it cannot do anyway is not an undue burden to Claudia I." In addition to granting the permanent injunction, the Court held that the non-compete covenant between Claudia and Dunkin' was enforceable. Finally, the Court found in favor of Spring Hill and Dunkin' on Claudia's cross and counterclaims.
Romper Room Franchisor Sent to Time Out by Federal Court
Romper Room Inc., v. Winmark Corp., 2014 WL 5106887 (W.D. Wis., Oct. 10, 2014).
The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin recently enjoined a franchisor from terminating its agreement with a franchisee, when it found that termination would mean the loss of the franchisee's sole source of income, potentially leading to insolvency and loss of the franchisee's ongoing business. The federal court in this case appeared to go the extra-mile to avoid an inequitable result.
The claim arose after a local newspaper publicized Plaintiff franchisee's felony fraud conviction. In the article, Plaintiff's franchise relationship with the Franchisor, Defendant Winmark, was highlighted. The article stated that Plaintiff operated two Once Upon a Child ("OUAC") franchise stores, which sold secondhand children's clothes and toys. After viewing the publication, Defendant Winmark sent the franchisee a notice to terminate its franchise agreement after a 90-day notice-and-cure period. In the notice, Winmark cited multiple agreement provisions allowing its termination, such as: "The franchisor may, at its option, terminate this agreement as provided herein, if the franchisee… [is] convicted of a charge of violating any law which adversely impacts the reputation of the franchisee business or… is involved in any act or conduct which materially impairs the good will associated with the name 'Once Upon a Child."'
Twenty days before the notice period expired, Plaintiff commenced this action, alleging in part that Defendant's attempt to terminate the franchise violated the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law ("WFDL") because Winmark failed to establish "good cause" for termination. Further, Plaintiff sought to enjoin Winmark from terminating the agreement during pendency of the suit.
Considering whether to grant the franchisee's requested injunction, the Court analyzed the claim two distinct phases – a threshold phase and a balancing phase. Siding with Plaintiff, the Court concluded the threshold phase was satisfied because Plaintiff would suffer irreparable harm absent and injunction, had no other legal remedy, and had "some" likelihood of success at trial. The Court observed that Plaintiff's losses would be irreparable because it would suffer unquantifiable losses absent an injunction, such as loss of goodwill from customers and employees if its OUAC stores were temporarily closed.
In addition, the Court concluded that the unquantifiable losses "alone mean[t] that [Plaintiff] [would] have no adequate remedy at law" because the only meaningful remedy available "is the one the [Plaintiff] sought in the form of a preliminary injunction." In final satisfaction of the "threshold phase," the Court concluded that "Plaintiff ha[d] demonstrated some likelihood of success on the merits," because the impact of Plaintiff's conviction on the reputation of Defendant's business was murky. Finally, the Court stated that "[u]pon balancing the nature and degree of Plaintiffs' injury and likelihood of prevailing at trial against the injury to Winmark," the balance "clearly falls in favor of the Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Court granted the franchisee and injunction prohibiting the termination.
Regardless of Retaliatory Motive, Popeye's Franchisee Has No "Right to Grow"
Kenneth John LeCompte, et ux. v. AFC Enterprises, Inc., Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit, ¶15,386, (Oct. 1, 2014)
The refusal by the franchisor of Popeye's chicken restaurants (AFC Enterprises) to "grow with" an existing Popeye's franchisee by granting additional franchises or approving the transfer of existing franchises was not an unfair or deceptive practice in violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act. A state district court's dismissal of the franchisee's claims was affirmed by the reviewing court.
In Louisiana, a cause of action for unfair trade practices is governed by the provisions of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA). In particular, Section 51:1404(A) of the LUTPA provides that "[u]nfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful." Interestingly, as the Court explained, this legislation is "broadly and subjectively stated and does not specify particular violations." The Court noted that "What constitutes an unfair trade practice is determined by the courts on a case-by-case basis."
In moving for summary judgment of the franchisee's claims, AFC argued that there was never a Development Agreement entered into between itself and Plaintiff. Whereas a franchise agreement allows a franchisee to operate only at a particular location, a development agreement gives the franchisee the right to acquire and operate additional franchises in addition to the particular franchise covered by the franchise agreement. Without such a development agreement, AFC contended it was not obligated to allow Plaintiff to acquire additional franchises.
Plaintiff did not dispute the lack of a Development Agreement in this case, but instead argued that the franchisor's refusal to allow the franchisee to grow was an unfair trade practice because it was allegedly based on intentional retribution by AFC against Plaintiff for prior litigation between the parties. Unfortunately for the franchisor, however, the Court noted that the franchisee had "provided no facts in the petition to support the claim of intentional retribution."
The Court also rejected the Plaintiff's argument that AFC had acknowledged below that it intentionally retaliated against Plaintiff for the prior litigation between the parties. The Court concluded that this argument was incorrect, pointing out that AFC only asserted "it would not matter if the decision was in part motivated by a desire to punish the LeComptes for their prior litigation so long as there was also a sound business reason for the decision." Thus, "No admission was made by AFC that its decision was motivated by a desire to punish Plaintiffs."
The district court, in ruling for the franchisor, stated that the granting of a franchise is a privilege, not a right, and it is generally understood that "the franchisor reserves to itself the sole power to grant new franchises or to open new outlets as company stores." The Court concluded that "The courts have accepted the proposition that a franchisor has the right to unilaterally select those with whom they choose to engage in business."
Auto Franchisor GM Not Liable For Negligence of Dealer Franchisee
Coalson v. General Motors Co., 2014 WL 540854 (N.J. Super. Ct. App, Oct. 29, 2014).
The New Jersey Court of Appeals recent affirmation of a trial court's grant of summary judgment was a victory for franchisors in the State. The Plaintiff in the case, Ronald Coalson, suffered severe injuries when a coworker accidentally ran him over with a snow removal truck on their employer's dealership. The employer, Pellgrino, was an authorized dealer of GM vehicles under terms of a Dealer Sales and Service Agreement with GM. The Coalsons filed a civil complaint against Pellegrino, as well as GM.
Plaintiff alleged GM was liable for the negligent acts of Pellegrino and its employee, the truck driver, by virtue of GM's obligations under the dealership agreement, as well as under a theory of vicarious liability. After discovery, GM moved for summary judgment claiming that neither it nor Pelligrino intended to create an agency relationship, and that it could not be held vicariously liable because it did not direct the day-to-day activities of the dealership. Despite GM's claims, the Court observed that the agreement itself and other franchise documents, "demonstrate[ed] that GM ha[d] authority over limited aspects of the dealership's business operations."
Ultimately, however, the Court nevertheless concluded that "the agreement makes clear that neither the dealership nor GM intend[ed] to be the 'agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose.'" To support its finding, the Court cited a dealership agreement provision that stated that Pelligrino "is solely responsible for all expenditures, liabilities and obligations incurred or assumed by [the dealership] for the establishment and conduct of its operations." Further, the Court noted that the dealership lease and municipal code supported its conclusion that GM had no duty or obligation with respect to "snow removal activities." The lease agreement for the dealership required Pellegrino to " keep and maintain [the property]…. free from… snow and ice."
The lease also delineated that Pellegrino warranted to comply with all municipal ordinances and laws, one of which required the tenant of the property to remove all snow and ice ten hours following a snowfall. Based on the dealership agreement, lease and municipal law, the Court sided with GM and ultimately granted summary judgment finding no intent to create an agency relationship.
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Flourish or flounder: Egan Bernal and other cycling prodigies
From the junior ranks to the Tour de France in just three years – it sounds like a 'how-to' guide, doesn't it? Only, as is no doubt the case with many of those handbooks, it's one well-palmed but ultimately rarely delivered upon.
Those prodigious riders, once-in-a-generation talents who show their class from the very beginning, are a special breed. And that's what Team Sky's Colombian, Egan Bernal, looked like this July. After becoming the youngest Tour de France rider since Fabio Felline in 2010, the 21-year-old showed exactly why he's so highly-touted at the biggest stage of them all.
For mountain stage after mountain stage, the lad from Zipaquirá had been at the front of the group of GC favourites, one last domestique among the heads of state. On the mythical Alpe d'Huez he was there shutting down attacks from the likes of Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana.
Read: Top Banana – Tour de France stage 17 – Egan Bernal
A week later, on the final showdown on the Col d'Aubisque – 180km into the 19th stage of the race, he was there shepherding four-time Tour winner Chris Froome after the Brit was dropped, before heading to the front of the group to make the pace again as Tom Dumoulin and Primož Roglič launched their assaults.
I first spoke to Bernal in 2016, shortly after his 16th place and young rider's classification win at the Giro del Trentino, as it was previously known. Back then he was already talking about the Grand Tours – of how he'd rather make mistakes earlier than later, when he'd be contesting those three-week races. Bernal had barely raced on the road back then, but he was special. I would not have pictured progress like this, just two years later, however.
Read: Gianni Savio – the gentleman rogue who 'discovered' Egan Bernal
Earlier this season – his first in the WorldTour – Bernal has already become Colombian time trial champion, won the Colombia Oro y Paz, finished second at the Tour de Romandie, and dominated the Tour of California. He has beaten riders of calibre of Nairo Quintana, Rigoberto Urán and Richie Porte. Now, at his first Grand Tour, he's finished an incredible 15th overall – all while helping, not one but, two team leaders onto the podium.
Yet, the Colombian is not the only rider to have shown such gifts at a young age. With some of them hitting the heights their talent had promised and others not delivering on that early promise, here's a look at how other pro cycling prodigies have fared in recent years.
Starting off with the man who has delivered most of his potential, it's the back-to-back-to-back World Champion Sagan. The Slovak was just 20 when he joined Liquigas in 2010, immediately winning the points classifications at Paris-Nice and the Tour of California as well as two stages at each race. More success followed over the next two years, including six grand tour stages and his first Tour de France green jersey, as well as showing an aptitude for the spring classics with top five placings at Milano-Sanremo, Gent-Wevelgem, the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and the Amstel Gold Race in 2012.
Read: What makes Peter Sagan great?
As we all know, Sagan didn't burn out or fade away after that initial explosion. He's just persevered through injury to collect a record-equalling sixth Tour de France green jersey – to go with his 11 career stage wins. Both Flanders and Roubaix are on his palmarés too, as well as various other one-day classics and the unprecedented three World Championships victories in a row. Not bad at all.
Andy Schleck
After older brother Fränk won the 2006 Amstel Gold Race with a stunning 10km solo, he said: "you haven't seen my little brother yet – he's more talented." He was right, but Andy's first Grand Tour – the 2007 Giro – which he rode at just 21 years of age, wasn't the place we expected to find out.
Coming into the race, an eighth place at the Tour de Romandie was his career-best result, so before heading to Italy there were no expectations that he would be battling former winners Damiano Cunego, Paolo Savoldalli, Gilberto Simoni and Stefano Garzelli, never mind eventual winner Danilo Di Luca. But after three weeks he was second overall with the best young rider's jersey. A star was born.
Ultimately, and despite a Tour de France victory granted after Alberto Contador's clenbuterol ban, his career didn't quite hit the heights that May had promised. There would be two other Tour second places, in 2009 and 2011, as well as a Liège-Bastogne-Liège win, but his career would peter out as a result of various knee injuries. His last win came in 2011, before he retired in 2014 aged just 29.
Romain Sicard
The hype around Frenchman Romain Sicard began when he was a 21-year-old riding for Continental team Orbea back in 2009. His second year at the team included a 120km breakaway win at the one-day classic Subida al Naranco, as well as a Ronde de l'Isard victory at the summit finish of Plateau de Beille. His season's conclusion was even more impressive, featuring an overall victory at the Tour de l'Avenir, where he out-time trialled Tejay Van Garderen, beating the American to the yellow jersey by a single second.
Two weeks later, Sicard started the U23 Worlds road race in Mendrisio as the favourite and duly delivered, attacking alone on the final hilly lap to claim a 27-second victory. The next year he turned pro with Euskaltel-Euskadi, and then… nothing. After eight seasons as a professional, it is his last season as an amateur that remains his most prolific. Now 30 and riding for Direct Énergie, perhaps his best pro result to date is 13th at the 2014 Vuelta a España.
Read: Inside Direct Energie's Vendee manor house
Gerald Ciolek
At the tender age of 18, the German announced himself to the cycling world by taking a shock win at the 2005 German National Championships while riding for Continental team AKUD Arnolds Sicherheit. Coming just a month after he started riding in the senior ranks, the victory ended a 12-year T-Mobile run at the race, and came at the expense of seasoned pros Robert Förster and Erik Zabel, who Ciolek beat to the line by three bike lengths.
With his team merging with ProContinental team Wiesenhof in the winter and 19-year-old Ciolek getting access to better races as a result, he won his first ProTour race before turning 20. Zabel and André Greipel were his victims as he won a stage at the Tour of Germany, later becoming U23 World Champion. After that came a move to T-Mobile and seven more wins.
Read: Cape of Good Hope – Nicholas Dlamini on the Dimension Data Trail
The German looked set to become a new sprint superstar, but rather than making the transition to the sprint-devouring animal that then-teammate Mark Cavendish became, the wins dried up. They came in handfuls each year – including a 2009 Vuelta stage – but were, more often than not, minor in nature. Ciolek's shock 2013 rain-soaked Milano-Sanremo victory for MTN-Qhubeka would end up as his biggest success – not bad going at all – but he would retire just three seasons afterwards, aged 29.
Yaroslav Popovych
An U23 rider for the famous (and not entirely-salubrious) DS Olivano Locatelli's Zoccorinese-Vellutex squad, Popovych was – to put it bluntly – a monster at that level. During his two years at the Italian team he won 35 races – crazy for a non-sprinter – including the Giro della Valle d'Aosta in 2000 and 2001 plus Paris-Roubaix espoirs and the U23 Worlds road race in 2001 – the Worlds win coming after having finished runner-up the previous season.
The Ukrainian was all set to light up the pro ranks too, finishing third and fifth at the Giro in 2003 and 2004 while riding for Landbouwkrediet-Colnago squad – a Belgian team that Locatelli had joined, bringing with him a selection of Italian and Ukrainian youngsters such as Lorenzo Bernucci and Volodymyr Bileka. Still only 23 at the second of those Giri, a move to the, uh, behemoth Discovery Channel team would surely see him ascend to GT superiority, right?
Read: Lance Armstrong – The History Man
Not so much. The highlights of the remaining 11 years of his career would be a Volta a Catalunya win in 2005, and a Tour stage win in 2006. It's still a career many would kill for, but doesn't touch the results one might have expected after his early years.
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Q: How can I copy a number of photos off my G1 to my computer? I have a number of photos stored in my G1 which I can view in the Gallery app. If I mount my phone to my computer over USB I'm able to brows folders but I can't find the photos anywhere. Are these photos stored on the SD card or the phone's internal memory? When I mount the phone to my computer over USB am I browsing the SD card or internal memory?

A: They are in the DCIM folder and its subdirectories on the root of your SD card.

A: (Unless you've rooted your phone) the G1 has no user accessible internal memory. All your photos, music, etc are on the SD card, and when you mount your phone to the computer over USB you're seeing the contents of your SD card.
As Crazysim says, you should be able to find your photos under the DCIM folder (same as you do for most digital cameras these days).

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This episode's movie review is on The Sandlot, the coming of age cult classic that you probably still remember if you were raised in the 90s. There is so much to say about the film. And since it was so incredibly popular among children during the 90s, the messages the film imparts are especially influential.
Unfortunately, the messages are a lot of the same things we're used to hearing. That women are objects to be ogled at, and boys must prove their masculinity to each other constantly in order to fit in.
Critical discussion of the film Pleasantville by Gary Ross. On the surface it's about two teens who get trapped in a black and white television world. Below the surface we see a pointed commentary of society, discrimination, and reluctance to change. And it is this mentality that informs many of the ways people develop opinions on topics like gender and masculinity.
I discuss Tobey Maguire's character David and how he goes through the all-too-familiar transition from geeky loser to self-confident man. We often see this transformation in film, but both the definition of "loser" as well as the solution to being a "loser" is problematic when you consider how this translates to real-life men. Additionally, I discuss other portrayals of masculinity and how the conservative mindset works to hold not just men, but all of society back.
At the top of the show I talk about the recent news surrounding the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard divorce case. People have been arguing about Heard's accusations of domestic violence against Depp and it's brought some ugly rhetoric to the surface. Should we really be spending this much time digging into the personal lives of people we don't know just because they're famous?
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Q: What is the best way to decouple a caller of spawn from the spawned procedure? Rust 0.12.
Let's say I have a sendable closure, that is defined entirely separately from the code that should spawn it in another task.
Closure type:
type closure_type = ||: 'static + Send;

Code:
let do_stuff : closure_type = || println!("stuff"); // "uknown" procedure
let outer_fun = || {
    spawn(proc() {
        do_stuff();
    });
};
outer_fun(); // someone else calls this

The above example fails to compile with a message "can not move out of captured outer variable" at the "proc()" scope. Why does the outer_fun captures do_stuff variable if it is not used there?
After tinkering a bit, I found that one possible solution would be to explicitly pass do_stuff function to outer_fun closure (this compiles):
let do_stuff : closure_type = || println!("stuff");
let outer_fun = | do_do_stuff: closure_type | {
    spawn(proc() {
        do_do_stuff();
    });
};
outer_fun(do_stuff); // I don't want someone else to know about "do_stuff"!

But this closes the possibility of someone else invoking the spawn without knowing what it spawns.
Obviously, my brain might be a bit damaged by unconstrained consumption of Javascript, so I must humbly ask: what would be a correct way to accomplish something like this in Rust?
UPDATE: Just spawn a proc on the main callback! Duh.
let do_stuff = || spawn(proc() println!("Hello"));
let do_spawn = || {
    do_stuff();
};
for i in range(1u, 10) {
    do_spawn(); // Even multiple times.
}

A:
Why does the outer_fun captures do_stuff variable if it is not used
  there?

But it is used there! do_stuff appears inside closure body, and closures are lexical, so do_stuff is necessarily captured by outer_fun.
Currently closures capture every variable by reference. This is useful because it allows you to mutate "outer" variables as if the closure body were embedded directly in the outer code. However, this does preclude you from moving out of captured variables (because it would mean moving out of a reference).
proc()s, on the other hand, have their environment on the heap, and they are callable only once. It means that they move every captured value into their environment. However, you're trying to use do_stuff (which was captured by the outer_fun closure) inside proc() body, which is captured by reference and cannot be moved into proc(), so here is your error.
I don't think it is possible to do what you want to yet. Currently there is an accepted unboxed closures proposal. Proper unboxed closures will soon be implemented; in particular unboxed closures can capture their environment by value, just like proc()s (which will be superseded by explicitly boxed unboxed closures [no pun intended]). When unboxed closures land, as far as I understand, you'll be able to compile your first example exactly as it is (only changing proc() to box || or something).


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For Rylan's 5th birthday, his parents came in and had a very specific theme in mind- they wanted "skulls", but wanted it to be more "skater" than "Pirate" they found this perfect image which I transferred onto the cake! It was an 8" white cake, covered in red buttercream, with a fondant cut out skull.
This cake was made for a sweet little girl's 10th birthday. She loooves the ocean and wanted an entire ocean theme for her cake. It was an 8" cake covered in blue buttercream to look like waves, with tons of fun little fondant ocean creatures.
This birthday cake/smash cake combo was made for Ford's first birthday celebration. There wasn't so much of a "theme" as there were specific colors and patterns! The big cake was a 6" 8" vanilla bean with chocolate buttercream filling, and the baby 4" smash was white.
I am calling this one "The Critter Cake" because Kayden was having his 6th birthday with none other than: The Critterman! He was going to be showing the kiddos lots of critters including: hedgehogs, tortoises, rabbits, and millipedes! This was a 6"8" stacked strawberry cake, frosted in green buttercream with lots of fun fondant details.
This cake was made for the Fort Worth Fashionista miss Sheridan French. Her little girl "Munch" was turning 3 and having a pajama party at Rivercrest! This cake was a 4"6"8" square stacked cake, frosted in buttercream with little fondant dots. It was Sweet Cream, Snickerdoodle, and Maple flavored.
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These fun cupcakes were made for Alexa and Jewel's 17th birthday! They were 2 dozen "50/50" white and chocolate with a specific color scheme. I love how they turned out for a winter birthday!
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Subject: [u227i] Unreal: Resurgence Part 1
Post Posted: 14 Dec 2013, 23:10
Developers: Teridax, AlCapowned, Doublez-Down, Tronovision, and SteadZ
Status: Developing
Synopsis: It is approximately 22 years after the Skaarj Empire's humiliating defeat at the hands of humanity in the 7 Day Siege. The Empire has been struggling to maintain their grip on Na Pali ever since, as human and alien mercenaries alike gleefully tear away at the rest of the Empire's resources.
After the deaths of all personel situated near a string of Nali temples dedicated to the god Ehactora, the Skaarj high command had enough. The Queen's Blade, a large cruiser filled with experimental weaponry and elite soldiers, was dispatched to Na Pali in order for the Skaarj to reclaim that section of space. However, a mercenary attack forced the ship into Vandora's Eye, a massive, ancient, and seemingly impenetreble storm that the Nali have long attributed to their god of lightning.
Command assumed the worst. Attempts to reestablish contact failed; signals were able to penetrate the storm, but nothing could get out - until today. The ship's crew was, for a few minutes, able to signal command for help.
To say the least, their screams suggest that the locals are not particularly friendly. As part of an elite team, you have been tasked with finding the ship and recovering the crew.
-5 playable maps in part 1, 6 in part 2
-11 to 13 total maps in the full campaign (including an intro, outro, and flyby for both parts 1 and 2)
-Old/recovered Unreal content repurposed for new weapons, enemies, and environments
-The project will now exclusively use Unreal 227.
Forum thread and creature/weapon info: http://unrealsp.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=63284
ModDB Page: http://www.moddb.com/mods/unreal-resurgence
Weapon Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXgcU6auPv0
Updated Raziks Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jVR9a_XMxo
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AlCapowned
Subject: Re: [U227][UT] Resurgence
Enemies:
Skaarj Hunters: Some of the first Skaarj to ever step foot on Na Pali, the Skaarj hunters are one of the few clans to be completely cut off from the rest of Skaarj society. Without a queen, they have resorted to cloning technology and a heavy reliance on other species in order to survive.
Kraal: Renamed by the Skaarj Hunters as a symbol of their close working relationship, the Kraal are devilishly intelligent and hold positions of power that their lesser relatives can only dream of. The Kraal are a diverse bunch, so don't expect to fight them like ordinary Krall and come out unscathed.
Bigmen: These brutes make up for their lack of armor with equally tough skin. They are stronger and more accurate than other brutes, but they're just as stupid.
Slithling: Unlike Skaarj pupae, young Slith such as these are deadly predators from the moment they spawn. They are just as fast in the water as fully grown Slith, and their powerful spines allow them to throw enemies across great distances (an ability Slith lose once their arms are completely developed).
Lesser Dragons: One of several distinct dragon breeds taken from the Skaarj homeworld, lesser dragons are named for their size (but not their bite). Bred as flying watchdogs, they obey the Skaarj Hunters and Kraal without hesitation.
Nali Hawk: These raptors are native to some of the high-elevation regions of Na Pali. Many have been domesticated and were once used by the Nali as messengers. When they aren't hoarding items in their nests, they can be found in mines and outposts as sentries. Due to their tarydium-weakened digestive systems, it is not uncommon to see a small group of them passing around flesh from a recent kill to ease the process.
Devil ray: These swimming creatures bear a striking resemblance to the stingrays of earth. They are normally docile, but are easily threatened. Their stingers are deadly, so it's best if you keep your distance.
Izarians: One of many races to be subjugated by the Skaarj, these cackling savages are well suited to chasing the Skaarj Hunters' enemies or the occasional Nali slave. They are equipped with specially-made impalers (among other weapons) and generally work in groups. The Izarians were originally sent to Na Pali as part of the task force to reclaim the planet, but they quickly aligned with the superior Skaarj Hunters.
Flayer: These arachnid-like creatures are highly territorial, mobile, and work in groups. They may or may not be distant relatives of the Spinners, and serve as evidence against the existence of the kind and loving gods that the Nali worship so dearly.
Tarydium Amplifier: The Skaarj Empire once discovered a form of Tarydium that is quite rare on Na Pali. They have been tampering with it for years and have finally unlocked its unique properties. Like the regular amplifier, it charges energy weapons, but it has the added benefit of charging Tarydium-based guns like the Stinger and the Stunner.
Skaarj Flare: Despite their keen vision, the Skaarj cannot see in dark environments much more than humans. These flares do the obvious, but they can distract creatures who live in dark environments, and they deal more damage upon exploding as well.
Razik Powerup: You'll be more than able to hold your own against tougher enemies if you find one of these powerups. They give benefits such as extra melee damage and projectile speed, and they incur no negative effects.
Oxygen Mask: Although it doesn't hold as much oxygen as the human SCUBA gear, the Skaarj oxygen mask absorbs breathable air from its surroundings when not in use.
Combat Shield: Commonly used by Skaarj infantry, this device provides protection against incoming projectiles. It is less effective in protecting against explosions, and cannot be used to guard against melee attacks. It is best used sparingly, as it drains power quickly.
Skaarj Translator: The Skaarj have their own translators for reading that which they cannot understand. An optional version with a larger font is included for people who play on high resolutions.
Raziks (slot 1): The infamous raziks are the first weapons you'll have. Primary fire shoots two Skaarj energy projectiles. As a skilled combatant, there are a variety of melee attacks that you can perform. Secondary fire swipes the blades. The third firing mode performs a lunging swipe of the blades. The fourth firing mode performs a spin attack. The raziks' ammo recharges over time, so you'll never be defenseless. Like the dispersion pistol, the raziks can be upgraded with powerups.
Stunner (slot 2): This energy-based gun is employed in high-priority mines where slave escapes and riots have become problematic. Primary fire charges up a weak beam that pushes enemies backwards; secondary fire does the same, but the beam pulls enemies towards the user. It does low damage, requires accuracy, and isn't suitable for heavier foes, but the stunner is good for pushing enemies into hazards or getting them within reach of your razik.
Impaler (slot 4): An old Skaarj weapon whose origins have long since been forgotten, the impaler is almost exclusively used by the Izarians. To the uneducated, this seemingly basic weapon blurs the line between magic and technology. It uses an unstable violet crystal as ammunition; primary fire continuously shoots a beam of energy from the crystal, and secondary fire launches the crystal to create a large explosion. Shooting the secondary fire's crystal with the primary fire's beam will overload the crystal, causing it to explode and deal extra damage.
Hunting Razorjack (slot 7): Skaarj often enjoy setting traps for unwary creatures like the Nali. To accomplish this with ease, they gave the regular Razorjack a third firing mode that shoots blades which stick to surfaces and act as caltrops, injuring anything foolish enough to step on them. The blades from the weapon's primary and secondary firing modes will also stick to surfaces after bouncing a few times.
Sunspire Missile Launcher (slot 8): The weapon of choice for discerning Warlords, the latest iteration of the Swarmer launcher has been improved to be lighter, stronger, and more versatile. Primary fire shoots a high speed rocket that deals heavy damage. Secondary fire shoots a much slower rocket that can be guided and then detonated at the user's discretion. The weapon's third firing mode is similar to the second, but it allows the user to take direct control of the rocket via camera.
Skaarj Rifle (slot 9): During the Human-Skaarj War, the rifle was commonly modified by the more clever Skaarj snipers as a way to pick off as many hostiles as possible. Primary fire is a set of three shots in quick succession. Secondary fire is the standard rifle zoom. It's best to use this weapon either against stronger individual foes or groups of weaker enemies - once you shoot, the gun will not stop until it has fired three shots or has run out of ammo.
Minicannon (slot 0): This recent miracle of Skaarj ingenuity was born out of the need to combat the interstellar mercenaries and the occasional space marine. The minicannon's primary fire, like the minigun's, shoots a steady stream of bullets. Secondary fire is different, shooting a single bullet from each of the minicannon's four barrels for a powerful close-range attack.
HUD: Resurgence comes with a custom HUD. There are three versions: One with normal 32x32 icons, a larger one with 64x64 icons, and an HD one with 128x128 icons.
Small/Normal: (800x600)
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SteadZ
Location: in the bin
Sounds interesting, I hope to see more of this soon
Holy shit wow I can get behind this one.
makemeunreal
That's some nice stuff on the way!
"They let us go about our business here, but it is a farce. I know that they are watching us, controlling us. I believe that this once safe haven is as deadly as the surface planet below."
evilgrins
Location: Palo Alto, CA
...waitasec!
There are Izarians in UT now?!?
When did that happen??
http://unreal-games.livejournal.com/
TheIronKnuckle
Location: Riding my bicycle from the highest hill in Sydney to these forums
Neat. Just to confirm, we are playing as a skaarj in this campaign? And fighting other skaarj? Looking forward to it
Ignorance is knowing anything
And only idiots know everything
Yes to both questions. We figured using the old content would be the best way to give the skaarj player enemies that wouldn't be repetitive after a level or two (like nothing but mercenaries or humans might be).
evilgrins wrote: There are Izarians in UT now?!?
It hasn't, yet. The models and animations are in-game, but I still need to code them and add their blood effects and sounds. Everything else in my post is done except for tweaks.
Legendslayer222
Sounds cool, especially the new enemies. Where did that Blood Hawk come from? I presume another old cut Unreal enemy, but it's not one I've heard about until now.
It was one of the models in the '97 beta and some of the tech demos, but I don't think it was ever finished by Epic. There is a fully animated hawk mesh in 227, but I didn't like it so I rigged the beta mesh and made my own animations.
Frosty784
Pupae
Wow... Ever since I first saw the 98 Beta and then digged through whatever old Unreal stuff I could find I always wanted to be able to use Impaler or Stunner and fight one of the early enemies. I bumped into this thread looking if anyone has ever made a working Impaler, this went beyond my expectations. Can't wait to play this baby. Judging from the screens this is some really damn awesome piece of work, worth any wait to see.
Mister_Prophet
Red Nemesis Leader
This is cool guys, I'll watch this with interest!
Glad to see a cool use for that proto-Slith
Subject: Re: [u227][ut] Resurgence Pt. I
We did decent amount of stuff over Christmas break. For me, it was a lot of little things. Items (flares that distract cave creatures, an amplifier that only works on Tarydium weapons, and a voicebox that actually works, among other things) and creatures (razorflies that shoot their barbs at enemies, a bunch of slith variations, fireflies that follow the player and brighten dark areas, and more) were the main focus. Some creatures and decorations will use older skins that have higher resolutions than the shrunken final versions, so they look a lot sharper. You can clearly see the eyes and teeth of the biterfish, too.
Teridax and I have also decided that it would be best to release the pack in parts of 2 or 3, depending on how long things take. This is mostly because of the planned size of the last few maps, but also because we have a great place (story wise) to end part 1.
We're still a really long way from any release, but things are going well.
The Skaarj HUD is mostly complete. It's like the regular HUD, but the icons are different, and the level's title pops up and fades away when the game starts. Overall it's not very new, but I'm so very happy with the text effect.
Patience...patience...
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This was among the hardest WODs that I have completed since it involved so much cardio. All in it was a total of 3.5 miles though each of the runs were at different paces ranging from 8:30 mins/mile to 12 mins/mile.
For at least 15 minutes post-workout I was still dripping sweat and that was after taking off my t-shirt and compression shirt.
When Laura woke up we went out for breakfast at a local diner that we recently discovered. We usually go out for bagels or pastries but we thought that a full breakfast sounded like a fun idea.
While Laura got ready I took time to watch a POV video of last year's AT&T Park Spartan Sprint.
Though they change the courses per location and season, it gives me a good idea of what to expect as we get closer to July 18th. If you've never participated in a Spartan race or don't know much about it, take a look at the video.
We went to go see Jurassic World which turned out to be an awesome movie. I highly recommend it especially if you've seen the previous Jurassic Park movies.
After the movie we went out for margaritas at our favorite local Mexican restaurant to celebrate it being 14 days before we head to Cabo for a week.
We are now back home binge-watching Season 3 of "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix before crashing for the night.