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Discussion in 'Imperium OffTopicum' started by Tolina, Jun 20, 2016.
On an unrelated note, you can begin sending in orders without fearing I may hit you with an event. Events, for this turn, are over. I don't know whether I'll do more next turn, but...stay tuned?
Tolina, Aug 21, 2016
NinjaCow64 The Continuation of the Dream Supporter
Minor update to some lore/names of units, nothing stat wise has changed and current orders aren't invalidated by this so don't worry. Big thanks to Tolni for doing most of this!
Update 1.12:
-Added a new spell that counters ships of the line.
-Fixed some typos
-Redid the formatting of the units and building list.
-Changed the names of the following units and redid some of their lore:
-Runic Warriors -> Arcana Warriors
-Riflemen -> Flintlock Riflemen
-Basic Cannons -> Ruraig Mortars
-Mage -> Mage Division
-Early Ship of the Line -> Ship of the Line
-Runic Longboats -> Arcana Galleys
-Wizardry Ships -> Thelyo Battleships
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Rest in Peace my friend Chester, who was taken from us too soon.
NinjaCow64, Aug 22, 2016
Seon Not An Evil Liar
Not Lying through my teeth
To the United Clans of Minar
From Queen Ranunculae of the Iridescent Kingdom
We have heard a most disturbing rumor concerning a conflict between your nation and our direct neighbor.
While it is standard policy in the Iridescent Kingdom to avoid political entanglements with Dwarven nations, I believe a change in our political stance is absolutely necessary in this scenario.
Having lived through the War and its immediate aftermath, I have come to understand that conflicts and violence only begets more violence, and that such a path leads, invariably, to ruin and suffering for all involved.
I believe that conflict is not in the nature of any people on this world, and that everyone is ultimately strong and sound in heart. No man should wish to leave their home, lover, and life to seek meaningless death on the field. No woman should ever have to go through their daily lives in times of war, not knowing if their loved ones will ever return. All my life, I have worked towards the prospect of an honorable and faithful peace among all people. This is why I address this message towards you.
Any grievances and complaints you may have against the Republic of Arasme and its people should, and must be solved at the diplomatic table, not through any force of arms. We strongly urge your nation to begin seeking mutual reconciliation with your neighbors. The only alternative to a peaceful resolution is tragedy.
Rumors come from the Iridescent Kingdom of a sudden and rapid mobilization of guardsman, ordered by the Dauntless General and the Potentate.
-Running a NES is not a democracy. Its a tryanical dictatorship. Its the only governing model that works. -Immaculate
-If our soul has trembled with happiness and sounded like a harp string just once, all eternity was needed to produce this one event--and in this single moment of affirmation all eternity was called good, redeemed, justified, and affirmed.
Seon, Aug 23, 2016
thomas.berubeg Wandering the World
Anku grimaced, pointing ahead "Patrol," He grunted, raising his fist.
"Patrol", the word was whispered up and down the train, a tense echo. Slowly, the wagons, each covered with the markings of a thousand different Entsav, shuddered to a halt. Multicolored Kayve fluttered in the wind, and horses shuffled in place, whinnying in protest. Slowly, silence fell, as the last crying baby was hushed by anxious mothers.
This was not the first patrol the caravan had encountered since leaving the refugee camps in the south, nor, likely, would it be the last. And yet, the tension in the air could have been cut and served as a filling meal.
Anku's large frame and dark, almost black skin, marked him as an orc of the mountains of the east, was useful when dealing with brigands, but served the opposite effect when faced with the forces of law. He slouched trying to hide his width.
Neki rode up from the middle of the column, where she had been training a group of brats in archery. Her bowed legs and curved talons, a mark of the tribes of the Ganto crags, a land long lost to her ancestors, were ideal for clambering over treacherous cliff faces, but clung awkwardly to stirrups designed for human and elven feet.
Her face was smooth, small incisors peaking up over the lips at the edge of her mouth. Anku had often thought that she must have some human, or even elven blood in her, though had never dared to ask.
"How many?" She asked.
"Seven, eight. No more than ten."
"We can take them."
"Neki..." Anku sighed.
"If we need to." She added, a small smirk playing on her lips before vanishing. She looked back at the caravan, at the worried faces peering from behind curtained windows.
Anku nodded. "It won't come to that."
Slowly, a group of armored men cantered to a halt before the caravan.The leader's face was hidden by the beaten metal helmet, and his hand rested lightly on the pommel of his sword. The purple orchid of the Thelmar shone on his chest, proud, for the scratchmarks marring its shape.
"Hold, Orc" He growled, glaring into Anku's face.
"We mean you no harm," Neki answered. "We simply seek our home. We have no desires to settle in the lands of Thelmar."
"There are many of you, and few of us. Our lords are nervous, and we are too. Our wives and children live here."
Neki growled "And there are our children behind us. Let us pass, and we will be gone."
The guardsman pulled his helmet off, revealing a greying head of shaggy red hair. A scar cut across his face. He glared at Neki, hand tense on his sword.
"Maybe you travel in good faith, I do not know. But you are not the first orcs I've met." He paused meaningfully.
Neki snarled, tensing to spur her horse, sword half drawn. Anku reached over, his long limbs easily spacing the gap between his perch on the lead wagon and her horse. "Peace." He rumbled.
The guardsman nodded, before speaking in the tongue of the orcs
"That man who has lost his father, we call an orphan
That woman who has lost her man, we call a widow"
"But what name is there when home is lost?
No name, for that is who we all are."
Anku answered, surprise in his tone. "I did not know the tongues of men could shape the words of orcs, let alone the old psalms" he continued.
The guardsman nodded again. "You are not the first orcs I've met," He said again. "I rode with the Bosnauk, once upon a time. Nor are you the first caravan I've come across. You seek Usguthundar?"
Anku nodded. "It'll be a home for our people. Hundreds of Entsav are gone, and so many more remain only in the memories of the elders. Our people are dieing."
"I am Eren, Mendicant of Thelmar." The captain said. "We will ride with you north, until the border. I hope you find what you are looking for in the north."
Joining as Usguthundar, The promised land for the oppressed.
Blank Space Baby, and I'll write your name
thomas.berubeg, Aug 25, 2016
~36 Hours Until Main Lock
Orders lock extended by 24 hours because roughly half of you have yet to send orders or respond to my PMs/chat nagging. Come on people.
Zappericus Euro scumbag
My brother and I are writing our orders now, but with me having full shifts and him having a two-year old son to take care of they may come in a bit late. Apologies in advance!
Zappericus, Aug 27, 2016
jackelgull An aberration of nature
Within the realm of impossibility
Well, I was going to write rp about refugees being tricked/ forced into slave like mining contracts, and mass mobilization of the clans being called under the Draft Act of 1820, and the churches calling the war against the Free Cities a Holy War, but there isn't enough time now.
President Fir of the Dwarven Republic of Jeromac invokes the Draft Act of 1820 calling for 30,000 volunteers, while Congress authorizes the use of force and a 90 day policing action to eliminate anarchy in the Free Cities and restore legitimate law and government.
For all intents and purposes the Republic is at war with the Free Cities.
jackelgull, Aug 27, 2016
christos200 Never tell me the odds
EU, Greece, Athens
Bai Qi, Heavenly Emperor of the Kingdom of Cai, was in his office reading economic reports about the funding allocated to the construction of new buildings when an eunuch walked in the room, bowed before him and said, "Crown Prince Jiang Wei requests your Imperial Majesty for an audience!"
"Let him in!", Bai Qi commanded. Immediately, Jiang Wei walked in the room and kowtowed before his father.
"Your Imperial Majesty, what is the reason you summoned me?", Jiang Wei asked.
"You are the Crown Prince of Cai. As such, you have to prove yourself. You cannot spend all day drinking with your concubines!"
With an awkward smile on his face, Jiang Wei replied, "Yes, your Imperial Majesty. I will do my best not to disappoint you."
"I hope so! I have a task for you. I want you to oversee the reorganization of our armed forces. This long period of stability and peace has led to the demilitarization of our Kingdom. I myself am to blame for this, as I followed a peaceful policy and did not pursue the expansion of our military forces. Yesterday, I had a dream. My Imperial Ancestor, the Illustrious Kangxi Emperor, visited me and told me that the Kingdom would fall if we do not reorganize and expand our military forces. I would have given this task to someone more experienced but I decided to assign it to you so that I can test you. You must prove yourself worthy of your title of Crown Prince. Otherwise you will be a terrible Emperor who will bring disaster to the Kingdom."
"I will do ask you ask, your Imperial Majesty! I will not fail you!"
"Good. In your task, you shall be assisted by General Guo Jing. He will be the nominal commander of the army while you will be his overseer."
"I've just bitten a snake. Never mind me, I've got business to look after."
- Guo Jing 'The Brave Archer'.
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."
"In war, to keep the upper hand, you have to think two or three moves ahead of the enemy."
- Char Aznable
christos200, Aug 28, 2016
WAR UPDATE 1827-1830
Welcome to..the war update! It's idea is to give players an idea of the wars that happened, especially in a PC v. PC context. It also gives them time to react. If a certain event also relates to war and requires more elaboration, it'll be also covered in this update. PC v. NPC wars will be covered with headlines.
Alright, but this doesn't end here. Those of you who haven't send any orders, have the next 48 hours to send in orders (and, in the future, to send in armies to react towards conflicts), which however cannot declare any wars, although unit recruitment is allowed.
12th Icethaw, 1830
Irie Tori
[TAB]Just as the headline says, a civil war has began in Merovech. The source of it is, of course, natural - the obvious inferiority of the elective system. Odd, considering they picked it on their own. Regardless. Merovech's situation is that of a state that has a mixed racial breakdown, one that is also a recent situation, as well. Indeed, the adoption of this state of affairs is also an attempt to amend this. The election period for 1830 however proved this to be a flawed solution, as it turned out to be undone by an unfortunate circumstance. In Merovech, the city governor elections take place before the Presidential elections, which follow 3 months after them. It was a surprise victory for the Gnomish race within Merovech, as the governors of all major cities were Gnomes, including an incredibly close victory in the capital itself, Khol Badir. This however, turned out to be a short victory, as the Presidential elections saw a new candidate, Malgarn Dalmir, running a campaign against the so-so called "Gnomish element", and eventually, winning. Following a number of extremely controversial pieces of legislation, the one that broke the barely-existing patience was the attempt of Dalmir to limit heavily the authority of city governors and their say in the Ruling Council. In response, Panaxim and its citizens rose up, declaring the Free Republic of Panaxim, a movement that soon swallowed up Kogh Moldir, as well. In the capital, Dalmir ordered the execution of the democratically-elected Gnomish governor, and instituted a curfew for all Gnomish citizens under threat of death. It seems, the once peaceful land of Merovech, once an example of cooperation of two races, is swallowed up by war and in-fighting.
19th Firstfall, 1829
[TAB]And we're not talking about the peninsula. No, it is about the Union of Spellcasters, a curious place with an even more curious history. Its capital lies on the isle of Eudamon, and it is one giant student town (ewh!), encompassing nearly the entire isle. Using their influence as spellcasters, they've expanded into the cities of Elfkeep and Elfhaven, the former to keep them safe from the rapacious Orcs living in Usguthundar, who are clearly going to kill them in their sleep, while the latter was intended as a giant farmland, employing the people who "fail" their exams or are unworthy of being admissioned into the University. Furthermore, while it claims to be a democracy, it actually allows only alumni of the University to vote, while the rest of the populace is disenfranchised. This, of course, means that the people on the mainland can't actually choose their governors. It's an untenable situation at best, but in 1828, it got worse. A dreadful harvest left many in Elfkeep and Elfhaven in a bad situation, which got far worse, when the Thurandil authorities seized all food, sometimes by force, sometimes not. This caused a very severe crisis of trust, and the estimates of people killed by starvation are yet unknown - however, they are without a doubt in the thousands. Naturally, the cold reaction in the mainlanders, who already desired more from Thurandil. Following the winter of 1828-9, which was harsher than normal, a series of protests and civil disobedience erupted through the two cities. The response was swift - and brutal, as it tends in such cases. Troops were sent, without getting any actual reports back. It was all cleared up in Newleaf 1829, when an official declaration by the Free States of the Wizard's Cap, one rejecting the authority of the past government and choosing a new one, lead by Egninn Menoll, a human. Due to the nature of the region, the battle is mostly delegated to the naval theatre, where both nations struggle in a desperate fight for domination. On the diplomatic front, both nations are seeking whatever help from whomever - there's rumours that both nations have contacted unsavoury parties that they used to despise in the past..But that's just rumours.
17th Sunjoy, 1829
[TAB]Yet another bloody headline from Malthel - the two Ibaiaras have gotten in a bloody scuffle once more. The Southern Ibaiaras, already born out of hatred towards humans, as well as a secession movement (only a republic would allow such things…), had always patiently waited for a moment to strike at their hated enemies. And, on the eve of the 1828 Lord-Mayor elections, that time came in Old Ibaiaras. A contentious campaign, ran by Aingeru Gorka, who desired to enact discriminatory policies against Humans, in image of the those in Southern Ibaiaras. The incumbent Lord-Mayor, Zuzen Zorion the Wise, however, easily won re-elections, which made Aingeru Gorka to cry that he was foiled due to a "Human bias" and extensive rigging done by Zuzen's campaign. What can I say, democracies seem to birth only and only raging demagogues. Unfortunately, at least, for the citizens of Old Ibaiara, Aingeru had friends amongst the military, who succeeded to overwhelm the Loyalist forces despite their smaller numbers. Following that, he called out to his friends within Southern Ibaiaras, who immediately sent their best armies to his support him. Now the South controls Old Ibairas, with Lord-Mayor Aingeru Gorka as their puppet. This, of course, angered the North, resulting in a massive call to arms to all citizens to grab their weapons and fight the rapacious and evil invaders. Today, the initiative seems to be in the hands of the Southern Ibaiaras, but they face trouble in the far more dense jungles, and so far, the battles have been limited to minor skirmishes.
15th Lifespring, 1830
[TAB]Some happy news. As you know, a severe crisis was threatening the peace in southwestern Thel. Caused by, believe it or not, a nosey bureaucrat who found old letters, it had nearly caused a bloody conflict. The crux of it lies in the nature of the three nations involved within it - the Iridescent Kingdom, the Republic of Arasme, and, of course, the United Clans of Minar. Of course, there's a dispute as to whom is the real aggressor - is it the Republic or the United Clans that lie to blame? I would say that the truth lies somewhere behind the scenes, or the Iridescent Kingdom. I hope that no one is fooled by their decadent facade as they're shrewd and would not stop before anything to assert their dominance further. In this case, however, nobody died, as it turned into a standoff outside Volruhm, between the two armies - the united forces of the Iridescent Kingdom and the Republic, led by Aegis, the heir himself, and the United Clans. The latter, seeing that numbers are against them, retreated back. An apocryphal, and quite unconfirmed tale says that Arasme herself, seeing that, cried into the feet of Aegis and begged that the Iridescent Kingdom protects them from enemies in the future and that she would swear fealty to the Kingdom. More objectively, however, it seems that the foreign policy of the Republic has become very passive, limiting itself to merely agreeing to what the Kingdom says. The jury is still out as to whether they are an independent nation or became a sphereling of the Iridescent fools.
"This was is ordained by Òrdirkôn himself. Let He accept those who fall in battle against our enemies." ~Bërûl Duradegståk, commander of the invading forces, reportedly said
"Remember Ayeld's Hills, remember and never forget." ~Third of Wide Hill, leader of the advance against Yuanmos, supposedly said by him before he went into battle.
"Officials from both sides - the Alissanian Confederacy and the Ragnos Empire alike - deny that any such incidents happened."
"In the interests of peace in the region, and in the interests of national security, law and order must be restored in the region" ~Kandros Fir, to several Jeromac newspapers.
For those wondering what you can do in this phase:
-Those who have not sent orders may send orders, but they will not be able to perform any aggressive actions.
-Those who have not sent orders in but were attacked will be automated. Thankfully, that happened to no one this turn.
-Those who have sent orders may intervene in an existing conflict if a) they have a good reason to do so (as judged by the GMs) and b) publicly announce their intent to intervene. They may spend any resources that they banked this turn and may take out loans. They may also reassign any armies that weren't otherwise engaged to intervene. Armies that were put on defence can be mobilised and sent elsewhere.
-Those who were attacked may spend remaining resources/reassign armies/take out loans like players intervening in a conflict.
-For fairness sake, NPCs will never take advantage of these rules and will spend their resources before the war lock.
I find it unlikely that anything like this will happen this turn due to the nature of the current conflicts, but it is likely that these rules may play a part in later turns. Hopefully that wasn't too confusing.
Double A ♫We got the guillotine♫
for future reference, does "I'm a greedy opportunist" count as good reason?
ourney weaver
Double A, Aug 29, 2016
Double A said: ↑
Not really, the war phase is more for defensive actions (honouring defensive alliances/implied defensive alliances/protecting your sphere) rather than opportunism.
what a bizarre sentiment
Omega124 Challenging Fate
Right, so sorry about being the jerkbutt who wrote about the nesseccity of a living world, the philosophy in which this game is being run with, and then never doing any of the player-based RP I said was nessecary over it. I feel really bad because I really love this game and I want, oh sweet Lucina I want to do RP for this game, but I'm just too... sad to put anything on paper.
That being said I'm feeling better now that I am at college, but the issue remains, I didn't write any of the ideas that I had on paper into this thread. Now, I could just have done all the ideas that I had this turn, next turn. However, I intentionally handicapped myself in an important way in my orders to reflect a debate that was supposed to have started this turn, and then resolved the next upcoming turn. I don't really know how I could possibly do all of that, without either handicapping my development for two turns, or if I just skipped the intro of my plotline, or if there was a third option.
I kind of realized there was. I could just do the sparknotes version of what I would have wanted to do this turn, in public because all RP would be public, and then I could just pick up the end of it next turn. If the update takes too long, I can even use these notes and just write out what I would have done while the update is in process, but if that doesn't happen, at least you'll know what the hell is going on when I talk about characters that I did not introduce.
Post 1:
*Start off in a dream sequence of a nameless battle between Kurosian forces in the Old Thel army, fighting against a contingent of Coalition forces, focusing on the exploits of one particular female helf as the Kurosians are annihalted after full elves order them into a suicidal charge into artillery fire.
*The Helf would have been revealed to be Queen Leitte, who was having a "flashback" (despite not even being alive at the time) to the war. She wakes up in the dead middle of the night, sweating. These dreams are established to be recurring and very vivid.
*Brief timeskip to the next morning, when an Ayananian noble visits Lycou, half insulting New Thel and half trying to make sure they realize the mutual threat they face of the rising influence of Creta
*Princess Malende is in no way amused by the demenour of the visting noble, and expresses her disdain for the noble.
* In the human city of Takubi, a helf, Ferlan, is trying to teach magic to humans and helfs. Despite his best intentions, most of the class is helfs, with very few humans in the mix.
* After the class is let out, Ferlan takes a stroll through the city, decipting it as a place where the two races tend to intermingle as if nothing is wrong. Full-blooded humans are established to be Asian in apperance, and the more numerous helfs are a biracial mix of white and asian.
* Taking a wrong turn, a masked thief takes Ferlan's wallet and runs off. The helf tries to use magic, but the slowly industralizing sector that he is in is actually preventing him from casting anything meaningful
* A human woman, however, pulls out what could be best described as a sawed-off blunderbuss and blasts the thief. He drops the wallet, but is able to run off unapprehended.
* The woman introduced herself as Yuki and returns the wallet. Ferlan blushes, which causes Yuki to blush as well, before promptly excusing herself. Ferlan vows to find her again, obviously lovestruck
* Perspective shifts to Yuki, where part of her backstory is established. She's an small, physically frail adventurer who, like most humans in New Thel, can't use magic. However, the introduction of firearms into New Thel made her into quite the famous gunslinger, and she is starting to use the funds from adventuring to establish a gun factory to help arm more humans
*She's currently in Lycou, about to meet with the Queen to argue why New Thel should embrace industrialism and equip the army with guns
* As she enters the throne room, she sees a familar face: Ferlan.
* Ferlan is the represenative of the Mage's Guild of Lycou, and he's here to plead the case why New Thel should re-embrace the ways of Thelian magic.
* Obviously, the two start debating their respective causes. Yuki argues on the ground of egalitarianism, how anyone can use a gun, especially non-magus individuals. Since equality is supposed to be one of the four virtues of New Thel, it makes no sense to embrace magic when not everyone has acess to it.
* Ferlan counters that they signed a covenant with Ishrama, and part of that convenant is Her gift of mana. He sincerely believes anyone can be taught magic if more research is put into it; Old Thel was simply interested in making sure to keep elves on the top of the heirarchy, and locked most humans' capabilities of learning magic. Surely Ishrama Herself wouldn't preach for equality and then make some better than others! But turning their back on mana means that Ishrama might be personally offended, and that it might destroy the covenant that New Thel is built upon
* Meanwhile, the Queen is visibly stressed out (basically this bickering of tech vs magic is triggering her flashbacks), and she promptly dismisses the pair before going back to her chambers.
* Outside, Ferlan and Yuki wordlessly stare at each other, before walking (literal and metaphorical) differnt paths. Before opening the door, Yuki turns around, to see that Ferlan is also doing the same.
* This would be a mini rp, and would be in the form of a letter addressed by an "Admiral Ruta" to the Queen, about why New Thel needs to send an expedition to Nalore. Despite the risks back home, an expedition to Nalore means that they could salvage priceless artifacts from Old Thel, which, magic aside, be great at establishing a continuity between the Old and New Thel. For example, what if she was coronated with the Eternal Empress's crown, or was able to hold her sceptre? Not to mention, the works of art like sculptures, paintings, and jewelry that could be recovered and displayed in museums
And that's basically it. Ferlan and Yuki aren't "characters" in the game sense, nor will I likely ever make them such, but both of them will represent the pull of magic and technology, respectively. Ruta is my turn one character generated, however. You can probably guess where she's going.
(Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54)
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Omega124, Aug 29, 2016
Shirogane Chieftain
1828, 11th of Sunjoy
Conference Hall of the Presidential Palace, Breston
President Tamberlaine sat idly upon his comfortable presidential seat overlooking the hall and its present members. About the hall to the left sat members of congress, including vital administrative staff and the confederacy's key regional governors. To the right sat representatives from the empire of Abendresland, clad in their iconic black and red militant attires and latest fashions among the aristocracy in the empire. While seemingly very dull-looking, the Abendreslanders were no fools.
This was part of their culture after all: Uniform, strictness and a sense of no-nonsense, no-waste mentality reigned sovereign over their lives. In comparison, the Helvanes seemed like overly coloured clowns, what with their brightly coloured cloth and unrestrained need for speaking their mind, as freedom of speech dictates, ironically.
One could rightfully argue that the Helvanes and Abendreslanders were clear opposites. One side crying out one's right to freedom, voice and individuality, the other being all about order, community and chain-of-command. It was an odd mixture, but their history with one another and allowed them to get along. It might also be due to their common hatred towards non-humans. But such is not to be spoken of, clearly.
"Mr. Findley, if you'd please." Tamberlaine persisted. Congressman Michael Findley, relatively famed industrialist mogul and man of the people, rose and took to the podium dead-center of the conference hall. He cleared his throat and went one final time over his papers before addressing the room.
"Gentlemen, these are indeed times of peace for our sovereign nations. Never before have we experienced such growth and prosperity, both in the civil and military sectors - and our relationship with one another truly prove that friendship and unity brings nothing but the best of us."
Responded by standing applause and cheers, Findley raised his hands to calm the gathering and continued his speech:
"However,"
"While we are to be thankful for our plenty, and our freedoms; We must not forget that our brethren in Abendresland have a nation of dwarves bordering their eastern provinces. As you all know, dwarves are an unpredictable and unsavory sort, aggressive and selfish by nature. We must be wary, and remain vigil of their potential evils. After all, dwarves know nothing of freedom and cling violently to both greed and loathing."
"We must also seek a conclusion to what we should do regarding the barbaric nation to the south. One that, whilst human, are still bound to old and savage traditions, including traditions which involve piracy. Admittedly, this is the reasoning behind both our confederacy's increased military growth, and that of the empire. And we should not be afraid to set an example, should the need arise, gentlemen."
Findley stepped down from the podium in showering applause and praise before the conference degenerated into the standard small talk between one another. From his seat, Tamberlaine simply nodded with his arms crossed. These "Skagars" were a worrisome sort that posed a potential clear and present threat to the well being of his people, and that of his ally in the north. He'd have to address it shortly, before his fears became a reality.
Shirogane, Aug 29, 2016
ORDERS LOCKED!
Those who haven't sent in orders and/or haven't given a reason to be automated will be given Shame Points.
Points given:
-None! Great job, keep it up everyone.
Angst Rambling and inconsistent
Hmmmmmmm. Smells like the 100% voting percentage in DR Congo et al, doesn't it?
Although srsly it shows the excitement shared by everyone. Really looking forward to the update!
Oh and I don't actually recall the current state of DR Congo. Just associated it with the Zaire regime which probably did this stuff. You may bash me for being a dirty ignorant
The car's on fire, and there's no driver at the wheel. And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides, and a dark wind blows. The government is corrupt, and we're on so many drugs with the radio on and the curtains drawn. We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death. The sun has fallen down, and the billboards are all leering, and the flags are all dead at the top of their poles. It went like this: The buildings tumbled in on themselves. Mothers clutching babies, picked through the rubble and pulled out their hair. The skyline was beautiful on fire, all twisted metal stretching upwards. Everything washed in a thin orange haze. I said; "Kiss me, you're beautiful - these are truly the last days." You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream or a fever. We woke up one morning and fell a little further down, for sure it's the valley of death. I open up my wallet and it's full of blood.
Angst, Aug 31, 2016
I'm more "Old Testament God" and less "brutal African dictatorship" when it comes to punishing players, so take it as you will
Tablet of the World Order
As there are two Gods in Heavens, there are two zones in the land. One is the civilized and the other the barbaric. The civilized zone is the one where the Heavenly Emperor of Cai rules supreme. It consists both of the illustrious Kingdom of Cai and the nations which bow before the mighty Emperor and accept his lordship. The barbaric zone consists of all the lands which are outside the Emperor's rule. They are strife with anarchy and heretical and barbarous ways. They know nothing of letters or civility. Their leaders may claim grand titles but are no more than mere chieftains before the Heavenly Emperor. That is the order of the world, for now at least. For the ancient prophets who lived before the Kingdom of Cai had been even established and long before Thel had expanded in the area foreshadowed that one day an illustrious Emperor would bring light to the whole world. Scholar Zhao Qin, the Sage advisor of the founder of Cai, the Heavenly Emperor Cao Cai, interpreted this as a prophesy foreshadowing the union of the civilized and barbaric zones under one Cai Emperor who would civilize all of the world and bring light to the barbarians.


Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said partnerships that focus on growth and shared opportunities play a key role in global security.
"Public-private partnerships are most effective and most transformative when they are focused on making a strong, long-term impact," Hewson, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said Monday at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
She also cited the insights the company learned from those partnerships in the UAE and other countries and how those help drive competitiveness, innovation and economic growth.
Lockheed has teamed up with Mubadala Investment Co. to support the Unmanned Aerial Systems Payload Design Challenge that aims to encourage university students in the Middle Eastern country to develop and incorporate payloads with industrial and commercial uses into aerial drones.


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No, There Isn't Evidence That Trump Owes Money to Russia
President Trump owes a lot of money: hundreds of millions of dollars of it.
Whom he owes it to has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories. Lately, liberals and other social media accounts have been spreading rumors, presented as fact, that he owes it to the Kremlin or Russian oligarchs.
After The New York Times reported that Mr. Trump's federal tax returns showed that he had personally guaranteed $421 million of debt, questions about who lent him all this money have reached the upper echelons of the Democratic Party. "It'd be really good to know who the president of the United States, the commander-in-chief, owes money to, because the American people have a right to know what is influencing the president's decisions," Senator Kamala Harris said at last week's vice-presidential debate.
The answers are not hard to come by.
According to Mr. Trump's latest financial disclosure report, filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, he owes at least $135 million to a smattering of small financial institutions such as Ladder Capital. His biggest creditor — to whom Mr. Trump owes well over $300 million — is Deutsche Bank. From 2012 through 2015, the scandal-plagued German bank lent Mr. Trump money for his Doral golf resort in Florida ($125 million), his hotel in Washington ($170 million) and his skyscraper in Chicago (at least $45 million).
Why on earth would Deutsche Bank have lent hundreds of millions to Mr. Trump given his track record of stiffing his lenders, including Deutsche Bank itself?
One conspiracy theory is that Deutsche Bank agreed to make the loans because they were backstopped by Russians — the Kremlin or a state-owned bank or an oligarch. If Mr. Trump were to default, it would be the Russians, not Deutsche Bank, on the hook for the losses.
Another, related claim is that after Deutsche Bank made the loans, it sold chunks of them to Russians. It is common for large loans to be syndicated or securitized — in other words, chopped up and sold to investors. In the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, Deutsche Bank did this with some of its large loans to Mr. Trump.
Under this theory, the president would owe the money to Russians, not the German bank.
There is a certain logic to this. Russians interfered on Mr. Trump's behalf in the 2016 election. Deutsche Bank is the only mainstream financial institution that's been consistently willing to do business with Mr. Trump. And Deutsche Bank for decades has had close ties to Russia and has facilitated money laundering for wealthy Russians.
But the theories don't hold up.
Deutsche Bank didn't chop up and sell the latest batch of debt — the only portion that is still outstanding, according to bank officials with direct knowledge of the transactions. The loans remain on Deutsche Bank's books.
It is true that Deutsche Bank was willing to lend to Mr. Trump when few others would. But there is an explanation. To overcome the bank's wariness, Mr. Trump agreed to personally guarantee most of the debt on all of the loans. That meant that if he defaulted, Deutsche Bank could seize his personal assets, as The Times has previously reported.
The result was that the loans would generate fees and interest payments for Deutsche Bank but would entail little financial risk.
Deutsche Bank remains a vast repository for Mr. Trump's financial secrets, and the president's lawyers have spent more than a year fighting against congressional subpoenas for the bank's records related to Mr. Trump. It is not impossible that evidence will emerge that muddies this picture.
For now, though, it isn't very complicated.

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They were neighbourly. Good neighbours.
like beautiful children or intelligent parents.
'Albert and I've been wondering whether . . .
in the bathroom, or even in our sleep.
of diffidence; our ignorance she found exotic.


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Al	Al's Blog History	 Apr 21, 2007 Aug 1, 2020 3 Minutes
Kozar rested his head against the tree, if you could refer to the gargantuan monstrosity he was using for cover as a tree. It had stood here undisturbed by the passage of time for millennia. That was until the war came to it's world. Kozar liked to imagine he could hear the howls of anguish emanating from the countless worlds he had fought across. He knew it was folly, but to believe the dead rocks and planetoids were living entities somehow made the sacrifice all the more worthwhile. His sanctuary was a full 12 meters around it's base and stretched into the dense canopy of the forest. It's highest boughs as lost to unaided sight as it's deepest root. Kozar could, with a mere thought, alter the perception of the suit and trace the branches and sub-branches and divisions and leaves and seed pods and… His mind was wondering. He snapped back to reality and chuckled inwardly at the irony of him, a poet and artist, being thrust headlong into an existence such as this. In his past life he created. In this life he destroyed. Kozar would often marvel at the fine line between creation and destruction. At how easy it was to move between them. At just how fluid he had found the transition from artist to warrior.
The suit chimed in his ear and Kozar gave his head a slight shake, trying to focus on the here and the now. It was difficult with such little rest. The running battle with the Treyz had gone on too long. Days? Weeks? It mattered no more to him. His was a total immersion in war. The suit he wore, which was no thicker than his own skin, sustained him, warmed him and warned him of danger. But even the confines of a suit such as his could not keep a man fighting indefinitely. Fatigue pulled at his senses. Tempting him with thoughts of love and dance and song and drink. He could not allow nature to win this particular battle or he would no doubt lose the impending battle with the Treyz scouting party which approached. The chime in his ear had been a warning. Kozar recognized from it's tone that bio-signs had been detected in the vicinity. The suit was a fully autonomous entity capable of conversing with Kozar if he felt compelled to allow it. Kozar had always preferred to be left to his own thoughts and had instead studied and learned the chimes the suit would make if it needed to communicate something to him.
The Treyz were an uncouth species even by the standards of Kozar's kin. Kozar considered himself, with just a touch of arrogance, to be one of the finest minds to hail from his home planet. He had found the brash nature of the Treyz to be contemptible in peace and his feelings towards the reptilian race had not changed in three decades of fighting. Less than a half dozen seconds had passed since the suit had chimed when Kozar heard the unmistakable sound of the Treyz scout team pushing through the dense under-growth of the forest in his direction. He heard the snapping of branches and the clicking noises as the Treyz conversed with each other. He heard their boots stamp through the foliage and the unmistakable metallic clank of weaponry. It seemed to Kozar that the Treyz had a natural aversion to stealth and subtlety. He reminded himself that in a species where the typical adult male grew to three meters in height and developed a natural chitinous hide subtlety was redundant. Why sneak up on your prey when one could simply charge headlong towards it and crush it with bare claws? He closed his eyes and listened with the aid of the suits enhanced auditory sensors to determine the number he would soon face.
Kozar had on just one occasion gone head to head with an adult Treyz. He had barely escaped with his life and had spent the following six months in a womb like incubation pod at the medical center. One Treyz was a match for even the most highly trained hand to hand specialist. To fight more was certain suicide. Kozar knew that on this occasion there would be no hand to hand combat. The Treyz would be equipped with the standard assault rifle of the Treyz Imperial Army. He was equipped with a pair of Wesierska-22 GAMDUP pistols. Or 'handcannon' as he and his fellows tended to refer to them. This would be a fire-fight and no mistaking.
Kozar counted seven differing rhythmic footfalls. The suit counted seven unique heartbeats. Kozar smiled as the suit confirmed the numbers to him through a series of chimes.
They were heading right for him and would soon be circling his hiding place. He could run, but that would bring him to the attention of the Treyz who were capable of running on four limbs and would catch him easily. He would have to fight and his best chance for survival was to hit them hard and fast with the element of surprise on his side.
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Pretty interesting short story…you ever consider writing a book?
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Q: 0x80190195 Status 405 when downloading google calender ics using bitsadmin In a batch script I wrote:
Set src="http://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/j<MORE>@gmx.net/private-c<MORE>e/basic.ics"
Set dst="D:\Data\ICS\basic.ics"
bitsadmin  /transfer myDownloadJob /download /priority normal %src% %dst%
pause

Instead of <MORE> there is actual information that I want to keep to myself.
Here is a screenshot that shows what happens when I call the batch script.

When I use the same URL in an internet explorer the download starts as expected.
 It does not matter for this error if there is a file D\Data\ICS\basic.ics
What am I doing wrong? Why is this not downloading the file?

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Scarborough Leader
Scarborough approves future development at The Downs based on new traffic movement permit
The permit covers traffic improvements developers must make between 2022 and 2026.
By Dina Mendros
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Planning Board approved future development for The Downs multi-phase development last week based on a traffic movement permit, or TMP, approved by the Maine Department of Transportation in August. The permit requires numerous traffic improvements to be made by Crossroads Holding, LLC to the site of the former Scarborough Downs racetrack.
On Nov. 22, Planning Board members unanimously approved a motion to allow development based on peak vehicle trips at The Downs site of 2,505 in the morning, 3,301 in the evening and 2,873 on Saturdays, provided developers follow requirements of the TMP and any local provisions.
Crossroads Holdings is redeveloping the 525-acre site of the former Scarborough Downs racetrack, which held its last live race Nov. 28, 2020. The Downs business district, which has about 50 or more businesses, is already sold out, ahead of schedule. The site will also include hundreds of housing options from single-family homes to apartments and condominiums, a town center for Scarborough, restaurants and other services and more.
The TMP was developed with the aid of traffic engineers by the town, the state and developers over about two years.
"This is an effort that's been going on for some two years," said Town Planner Jay Chase. " … there's been a lot of effort and history that's gone into this review."
The TMP requires Crossroads Holdings to make numerous road improvements within the site and to other roads expected to be impacted by the project in Scarborough as well as some roadways in South Portland.
"Town staff is satisfied that if the board were to adopt the findings of the TMP as conditions of approved for future development of the Downs that the associated traffic impact would be appropriate mitigated per our local ordinances," Chace said.
Dan Bacon, on behalf of Crossroads Holding and the The Downs, said the design of the site is to drive most of the traffic to the highway. The site is near exit 42 of the Maine Turnpike. He said the design, which includes sidewalks and bike lanes facilitates walking and biking. In addition, developers are working with the town to facilitate mass transit within the site and within the town.
Under the TMP, developers are required to make traffic improvements between 2022 and 2026 instead of paying some impact fees to the town, which is usually required. Developers would not pay impact fees for traffic improvements the town is making at Oak Hill or the Payne Road. However, they would still have to pay impact fees for traffic improvements by the town at Dunstan and Haigis Parkway.
Design work for the traffic improvements to be undertaken in 2022 is underway. Developers hope to go out to bid this winter with construction to begin in the spring, said Tom Errico with T.Y. Lin International's Falmouth office.
Some of the traffic improvements to be made in 2022, Errico said, include: making major upgrades, to widen, increase capacity and improve safety to the Payne Road and HolmesRoad/Scarborough Downs Road/Bridges Drive intersection, and make upgrades to traffic signals at five locations on the Route 1 corridor. Some of the future traffic improvements from 2023 through 2026 include: make Route 1 at Downs Road safer for pedestrian and upgrade signals, make intersection improvements at Route 1/Scarborough Downs intersection, improve Payne Road to the north, make improvements to some roads in South Portland, complete Route 1 improvements, complete construction of Center Street and construction to Haigis Parkway and make pedestrian connections from The Downs to Cabela's.
If in the future the trips associated with the site exceed those approved in the TMP, developers may be required to make further improvements, pay impact fees or meet other conditions.
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This article is about the standard hat characters wear. For the hat-like character debuting in Super Mario Odyssey, see Cappy.
Three caps from the Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet.
A cap is the trademark type of wearing garment seen in the Mario franchise. Many characters wear a cap such as Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Goombario and many others.
The three power-up caps in Super Mario 64 give Mario certain special abilities:
the Wing Cap, which is basically Mario's Cap but with wings, which gives Mario the ability to fly.
the Vanish Cap, a see-through version of Mario's Cap, which turns Mario intangible.
the Metal Cap, a metal replica of Mario's Cap, which makes Mario metallic and invincible.
Mario's Cap can be stolen by Klepto and Ukiki, or blown away by a Fwoosh or the giant Snowman in Snowman's Land. When Mario loses possession of his cap, he takes twice as much damage when hit by an enemy. When lost, Mario's Cap can be found by defeating enemies that wear it.
In Super Mario 64 DS, the various characters' caps appear instead and serve a new function. Grabbing a cap allows whomever possesses it to change his appearance and abilities (however, his voice will remain unchanged). If a character (besides Yoshi) loses his cap, short-fused Bob-ombs will pop out of ? Blocks instead of power-ups, in addition to the original game's defense penalty. In the early portion of the game, those kinds of caps also act as 1-Up Mushrooms. For example, if Yoshi wears Mario's Cap and takes another one, he will be awarded with a 1-Up. However, as Yoshi frees Bowser's three captive prisoners, redundant caps will be replaced with ones of a different color and it will be impossible to find two caps of the same color, except during Bob-omb Battlefield's second mission: Footrave With Koopa The Quick, where one extra Mario cap is still present. Yoshi can choose to wear the caps of whatever characters were rescued before entering a course.
In Super Mario Sunshine, the Swipin' Stu enemy can steal the Mario Cap. If Mario does not get back his cap, his energy will slowly drain until he dies, due to it being so hot (standing in the shade has no effect). Along with wearing his cap, it gains a Mario-esque mustache.
In Super Mario Odyssey, Cappy can take the forms of many different caps that Mario can wear. These caps can be thrown to hit blocks and enemies, capture certain characters or objects, and be used as a temporary jumping platform for Mario (among other uses). All caps are aesthetic and have identical abilities (excluding access to certain areas).
Name in other languages[edit]
Japanese ぼうしアイテム[1]
Bōshi Aitemu Cap Item (Super Mario 64)
Mario was not supposed to have a cap; instead, he was supposed to have just hair. However, the quality and graphics back then made it impossible to put hair on a moving sprite, so he was given a red cap.[2]
In Super Mario 64, in the levels Wet-Dry World (downtown) and Dire, Dire Docks, Mario can put on both the Vanish Cap and the Metal Cap combining their powers. Mario will be given the Metal Mario form, but will have the transparency of Vanish Mario. The length of the power up and music played will depend on the second cap Mario obtains. Overall, Mario will be heavy and can walk through walls. No level allows for the Wing Cap to be combined with any other one.
The concept of Mario using a power-up to transform into other characters from Super Mario 64 DS would be revisited with Costume Mario in Super Mario Maker. However, rather than keeping Mario's voice and gaining new abilities, Costume Mario typically gains new voice clips/sound effects while keeping Super Mario's abilities.
^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
^ IGN Presents The History of Super Mario Bros.
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Tasha Rembert joined Auldern's faculty in 2013 as a Student Life Counselor. Tasha has since been promoted from Team Lead to Supervisor and is now in her current role as Student Life Director. Earlier in her career, Tasha held various positions which included providing private contract security for the EPA ( Environmental Protection Agency) and customer service for providers at Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. Tasha earned her Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Criminal Justice from North Carolina Central University.
In her spare time, Tasha enjoys volunteering in the community, reading, bowling, music and going to art museums. A native of South Carolina, Tasha and her family now reside in North Carolina.
Danie'l (Dani) Johnson serves as a Student Life Supervisor at Auldern Academy. She attended Fayetteville State University where she majored in Criminal Justice. When she received her degree she knew that she wanted to work in an environment where she would be impacting people's lives. This belief led her to Auldern Academy in 2016, when she began working as a student life coach. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, listening to music, bowling, doing arts and crafts, watching UNC basketball and playing with her dog Lola.


An overview of the Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's role in providing mortgage insurance on a variety of lending programs. The course examines the basics of FHA programs, such as eligibility requirements, maximum loan amounts, occupancy requirements and mortgage insurance premiums.
Audience: Loan Processors, Underwriters, Loan Originators.


Forward Partners, a London-based company that specialises in early stages venture capital investing, has come up with a series of observations and predictions on the microtrends that are expected to shape the AI business in the next five years. The company's insights are drawn from its interactions with nearly 500 applied AI start-ups. The term "microtrends" was first used by Mark Penn in his 2007 book Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes, co-written with Kinney Zalesne. Microtrends are described as subtle processes that can change the future. They have a shorter lifespan (three to five years) than macrotrends (ten to 20 years) but cause both vertical and horizontal disruptions. Chris Corbishley, an investor with Forward Partners, took part in the AI Expo 2018 held in London Olympia on 18 and 19 April. In his public speech Corbishley outlined the trends that could potentially define the AI start-up scene in the years to come.
Corbishley pointed out that a growing number of AI start-ups are focusing their effort on developing chatbot applications. Forward Partners believes that in five years' time 80% of all customer interaction will be handled by virtual assistants with different levels of sophistication – from simple wellness bots, made to answer basic health-related questions posed by their owners, to digital financial or health bot-advisors.
The investor stated that the software-as-a-service industry could also receive a significant AI boost. "Machine learning and AI automation could offer a significant differentiator to the next wave of SaaS start-ups. Using a combination of computer vision to automatically detect site changes and model-based test automation, it is possible to significantly reduce testing time compared to traditional script-based methods", he added.
AI has already introduced the cost-efficient "zero stock, zero lead time" model into the dynamic world of e-commerce. It also looks ready to offer high-levels of personalisation by "collecting users' preferences" and introducing the principle "people who bought this also bought that". Although the model has been used for years by some well-established brands, the introduction of AI is expected to improve the process of recommendation by making it more relevant for each individual user. One of the AI pioneers of this is a company called Thread. Its algorithm examines customers' fashion preferences in order to provide the best choices in terms of brands, styles and budgets. The effectiveness of that model is expected to improve with each new customer interaction.
Financial services around the world are already benefiting from AI-driven algorithms and computer trading. ''Automated trading almost certainly accelerated the recent sell-off in equities, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average crashing 800 points in ten minutes'', the investor noted.
Another sector that is heavily influenced by AI is healthcare. AI has a whole variety of applications - medical imaging and diagnostics, hospital management, mental health and drug discovery etc. Companies like the UK-based Babylon Health and Ada Health, Germany are focussing on providing patients with a kind of access to healthcare they never had before, making it simpler to get advice online. In the meantime, the UK government has revealed plans to deploy AI to help reduce the number of cancer-related deaths by 2033. To achieve that scientists will use patients' medical records containing information about their genetics and potentially health-threatening habits. That data will be cross-referenced with national cancer data to identify patients with higher risk of getting the disease.
The autonomous vehicle industry is heavily reliant on AI too. According to Corbishley, however, it is too soon to predict what the way forward will look like for self-driving cars. Some start-ups believe it will be an evolution - today's cars will start to receive autonomous-driving features. Other say we are on the threshold of a revolutionary change and within ten years' time self-driving cars will become mainstream. Another growing market that is attracting a lot of investment by AI start-ups is education technology, or edtech. Technology is proving capable of optimising learning experience in an efficient and entertaining way. Companies already offer apps allowing the user to speak a foreign language with real time feedback, pattern recognition to learn playing a musical instrument, and style transfer in drawing.
Corbishley stated that not all microtrends will make it to the mainstream within the next five years. His expectations are that some trends will simply disappear and be replaced by others in time, leaving the door to constant AI development wide open.


The City Square centre is strategically located in the heart of the city, only a stone's throw from the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) checkpoint, it stands out as a central landmark in Johor Bahru. This integrated commercial and residential development offices a wide range of amenities including entertainment facilities and restaurants. It is also surrounded by many financial institutions and 5 star hotels. The centre is conveniently located only minutes from the causeway to Singapore. Senai International Airport is within 30kms and Singapore's Changi International Airport is within 37kms via the causeway. The centre is sat within the rapidly growing Iskandar Economic Region development area in the state of Johor. All these factors combine to make this a strategic location for all type of businesses looking for flexible and fully-equipped offices in Johor Bahru with comprehensive services at a reasonable price.


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Who Says You
I spent twenty years trying to get out of this place
I was looking for something I couldn't replace
I was running away from the only thing I've ever known
Like a blind dog without a bone
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone
I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold
I been there, done that
But I ain't looking back on the seeds I've sown
Saving dimes spending too much time on the telephone
There's only one place they call me one of their own
Just a hometown boy born a rolling stone
Who says you can't go back
I been all around the world and as a matter of fact
There's only one place left I wanna go
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
I went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face
There isn't one of these lines that I would erase
I've lived a million miles of memories on that road
With every step I take I know that I'm not alone
You take the home from the boy
But not the boy from his home
These are my streets, the only life I've ever known
I been there, done that and I ain't looking back
It's been a long, long road
Feels like I never left, that's how the story goes
It doesn't matter where you are
It doesn't matter where you go
If it's a million miles away or just a mile up the road
Take it in, take it with you when you go
Who says you can't go home?
Been all around the world and as a matter of fact
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright


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Q: Convert http request for vb.net to http client I have this request in VB.NET (NET framework) that I need to convert to C# ASP.NET Core Http Client. The code in VB.NET looks like this:
Public Function PostRundown(data As String) As String
    Dim url = "https://url/import"

    Dim result As String = ""
    Dim httpRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(url), HttpWebRequest)
    httpRequest.Method = "POST"
    httpRequest.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

    'Dim authInfo = "xxx:xxx"
    Dim authInfo = config.NxtAuthInfo
    authInfo = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(authInfo))
    httpRequest.Headers("Authorization") = "Basic " & authInfo
    ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls Or SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 Or SecurityProtocolType.Tls12 Or SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3
    ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = AddressOf AcceptAllCertifications

    Using streamWriter = New StreamWriter(httpRequest.GetRequestStream())
        streamWriter.Write(data)
    End Using

    Dim httpResponse = CType(httpRequest.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)

    Using streamReader = New StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream())
        result = streamReader.ReadToEnd()
    End Using

    Return result
End Function

In C# I've started to form the code like below:
public async Task<string> CreateString(string url, string data)
{
    string authInfo = "xxx:xxx";
    authInfo = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(authInfo));
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization =
    new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Authorization", "Basic " + authInfo);

    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("ContentType", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    //var sjson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj);
    var scontent = new StringContent(data, Encoding.UTF8, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    //HttpResponseMessage response = await _client.PostAsJsonAsync<T>(url, obj);
    HttpResponseMessage response = await _client.PostAsync(url, scontent);

    if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK)
        using (HttpContent content = response.Content)
        {
            var json = content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
            //var newObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(json);
            return json;
        }

    return "";
}

I'm not sure that the above code rightly represents the VB code. Also, I'm unsure how to implement the below lines in the HTTP client setting.
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls Or SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 Or SecurityProtocolType.Tls12 Or SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3
ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = AddressOf AcceptAllCertifications


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TV, Need Better Ratings? Allow Dog-Cussing
Just in time for ratings season, I believe Nielsen has the secret for TV to get better market share points: Allow cussing like a sailor on air. Forget the FCC. Why? Look what it has done for beleaguered rookie A. J. Clemente.
One day, he utters "F@*$ing S*$t" on his weekend gig at Bismarck, N.D. KFYR-TV (NBC). A couple of days later, he's doing a New York City media tour with the big boys?! The video, which has since gone viral, has provided this wet-behind-the-IFB anchor his 15 minutes of fame. First, what started as a modest Twitter handle of 200+ followers has taken Lance Armstrong-esque steroids to swell to near 15,000. So, he gets fired from his first job in the news biz, and suddenly he's the poster child of "What not to do in television."
First, he stops by the 'Today' show and raps with Matt Lauer about salty language and a hot mic. Then, he accepts the offer to host the "Top Ten" on David Letterman's show, where Dave tried to get him to skirt his aspirations of ESPN and just get his gig back in Bismarck. Finally, the icing on his censored cake is with 'LIVE with Kelly and Michael.' A.J. gets to walk the Red Carpet and rub elbows with pomp and circumstance, according to USA Today:
Strahan then said to Clemente, "One thing about New Yorkers, we believe in giving second chances, man. Yesterday, we called for you. You came here today. (Applause) So, we have a challenge for you if you're willing to accept it. We're going to send you to cover the star-studded red-carpet premiere of Pierce Brosnan's new movie, Love Is All You Need."
That's nice. Just about everyone can say that, Strahan, but good try. So now Clemente gets a second chance to dog cuss someone — and this time, it's with some Hollywood bigwig. Of course, Clemente is now extolling fate into the scenario, as he told Us magazine (Yes, friggin' Us magazine!)
"I looked like a moron on TV," he admitted to Us at the Cinema Society and Disaronno screening of Love Is All You Need in NYC on Wednesday, Apr. 24. "I didn't want to start my career like this, but to be right here right now, it's like, 'Wow. Maybe this is what's supposed to happen.'"
What's this say about what used to be a reputable business? What should have been a PR disaster for someone's on-camera career becomes a stepping-stone into greatness. Why? Maybe it's reality TV. No one cares about playin' it straight. We want drama on the set. The more a news team can personify a 'Jerry Springer' show, the more we will watch the train wreck, right? In today's microwavable society and drive-thru attention spans, news watchers seem to be clamoring for drama, chaos, and all-out antics. Is that what it takes to garner people's attention? Do people need to stage a crisis in order to get noticed? If you look at today's celebrity stew from a Hilton to a Kardashian to those dolts on the Jersey Shore, the answer may not surprise you after all.
So, here's to ya' A. J. May your first sniff at the limelight not be your last. However, I would recommend carrying a bar of soap with you just in case the urge to wash your mouth out shows up on that red carpet.


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Mardż Matar (arab. مرج مطر) – miejscowość w Syrii, w muhafazie Hama. W 2004 roku liczyła 1255 mieszkańców.

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Mathias Lanfer (* 1961 in Südlohn) ist ein deutscher Bildhauer und Lehrbeauftragter an der Hochschule Niederrhein.

Leben und Werk
Mathias Lanfer absolvierte zunächst eine Ausbildung zum technischen Zeichner. Ab 1986 studierte er Design an der Fachhochschule Aachen. Ein Studium der Malerei an der Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht und an der Rijksakademie Amsterdam folgte. Von 1989 bis 1994 absolvierte er das Studium der Bildhauerei als Meisterschüler bei Tony Cragg an der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

Von 1995 bis 1997 war Lanfer Dozent für Grundlagen der Bildhauerei an der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, von 2010 bis 2019 Dozent für Plastische Metallgestaltung an der Europäischen Kunstakademie Trier. Seit 2007 ist er Dozent für Zeichnen und Gestaltungslehre an der Hochschule Niederrhein in Krefeld.

Lanfer fotografiert, modelliert, filmt und arbeitet als Bildhauer, wie etwa in Bildnisse mit Rasierschaum.  Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte sind Skulpturen und Kunst im öffentlichen Raum. Lanfer ist Mitglied im Deutschen Künstlerbund und lebt in Heiligenhaus.

 Werke von Mathias Lanfer

Auszeichnungen und Stipendien (Auswahl)
 1991: Reisestipendium, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf
 1992: Transfer-Stipendium, Gent, Belgien, Kultursekretariat NRW; Projektförderung, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
 1996: Arbeitsstipendium des Bonner Kunstfonds e.V.
 1999: Stipendiat der Akademie der Künste Berlin
 2000: "Expedition", Projektentwicklung, Expo 2000, Hannover
 2010: "Echo", Zentrum für Supercomputing, Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Garchingen

Ausstellungen (Auswahl)

Einzelausstellungen
 1991: Junge Reihe, Kunst und Museumsverein Wuppertal
 1996: Stoffwechsel, Kunsthalle Bremerhaven
 1996: Art meets Science meets Art, Shell Research Centre, Amsterdam
 1997: Schön bei Euch, Künstlerhaus Bregenz
 1997: Thermoplast, Tim van Laere Contemporary Art, Antwerpen, Belgien
 1998: Folkwang, Zeche Zollverein – Museum Essen, Städtische Galerie
 1999: Erika, Genforschungszentrum Max Dellrück Institut, Berlin
 2000: Here We Go, Städtische Galerie Gladbeck, mit Thomas Bernstein
 2002: Luftfracht, Rhein-Main Airport Frankfurt, Galerie Christian Scheffel
 2007: Stay Tuned, Museum Schloss Ringenberg, Hamminkeln
 2008: Lemon Drops, Kunstclub Hamburg
 2010: Urban Hereos, RUHR. 2010, Kulturhauptstadt Europas
 2012: Grosses C+3, Material/Formentwicklung, Clariant GmbH, Gersthofen
 2015: Lanfer – Lepper – Schmitten, Blain Southern London/Berlin
 2015: Beglückte Empörung, Kunsthalle Europäische Kunstakademie, Trier
 2017: Spams, Cragg Foundation, Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal
 2018: Kilo-Pascal, Luftmuseum Amberg
 2019: 53° Nord _ 1160 °C, Kunst Sammlung Viebrockhaus, Harsefeld
 2020: Ohne/Alles, Kellerkinder und Skulpturen, Kunst Sammlung Heiligenhaus, STUD!O 2020

Gruppenausstellungen
 1990: Knotenpunkt, Stasi Hauptquartier Chemnitz
 1993: Transfer, St. Peters Abtei Gent, Belgien
 1993: SOU_VE_NIR, Goethe-Institut, Brüssel, Belgien
 1994: Transfer, Musée de Beaux Arts Charloi, Belgien; Kunsthalle Recklinghausen
 1997: Volle Scheune, Landesmuseum Binsfeld, Luxembourg
 1998: 7. Triennale der Kleinplastik, Stuttgart
 1999: Skulpturen, Akademie der Künste Berlin
 2000: Here We Go, Skulpturenprojekt Gladbeck, Maschinenhalle Zweckel
 2000: Gestalten der Wahrnehmung, Museum Trento, Italien
 2001: Kunst in der Kammer, Wertpapierbörse Frankfurt am Main
 2005: Roboter, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim
 2009: Pfartfinder, Skulpturenprojekt, Stade
 2010: Urban Hereos, RUHR. 2010, Heiligenhaus, Kulturhauptstadt/Local Heros
 2014: Tandem, Bildhauerprojekt, Hawerkamphalle Münster / Kunstakademie Münster
 2014: Freund und Feindbilder, Kunsthalle der Europäische Kunstakademie
 2016: Selbstwildnis, Kunsthalle der Europäische Kunstakademie, Trier
 2017: M3 – Es ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt, Kunstmuseum Pforzheim

Literatur
 Thermoplast. Ausstellungskatalog. Buchmann Galerie, Köln 1996.
 Thermoplast. Ausstellungskatalog. Mathias Lanfer. Tim van Laere Contemporary Art, Antwerpen/Köln, Buchmann Galerie, Berlin 1998.

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website von Mathias Lanfer
 Mathias Lanfer auf der Website der Hochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld
 Mathias Lanfer bei kunstaspekte.art
 Mathias Lanfer bei artfacts.net
 Mathias Lanfer bei Kunstquadrate Essen

Einzelnachweise

Bildhauer (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Geboren 1961
Mann
Hochschullehrer (Krefeld)


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Q: How to put a custom button into a search suggestions menu? I searched on the web but found no help regarding this. I would like to put a custom "Advanced Search" button into search suggestions that would guide the user to another activity/fragment. I have a screenshot of it implemented in Google Books app:
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Does anybody know how to implement it?

A: The easiest way would be to add a view below the search bar and just change the visibility.
Another way would be to use an AutoCompleteTextView:
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then use something like this to check which was chosen:
AutoCompleteTextView detect if user choosed suggestion
Otherwise, adding a menu button on the side would be a nice alternative.


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Quantity: Here's the peel most used by the professional pizza trade.
The 14" classic wooden pizza peel has a blade that is tapered at the tip for easy movement of the pizza or bread in the oven.
Made of superior high-grade, well-seasoned lumber. The peel blade measurement is 14" x 16" with a 28" handle. Tapered on the front and the sides to easily scoop under your bread, pizza etc.
You can see this peel in our "Peels 101" video, located on our Instructional Videos page.
What a wonderful tool. Professional and very well made. With a detachable handle, this American-made peel will help you load baguette, bagels, pretzels, and my favorite, Pizza alla' Romana!.
The detachable handle can be seen close up by clicking HERE. Hardware included.
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One of the most valuable peels you will own.
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With a wood-fired oven, one needs to work fast. This little life saver can attach to the outside of your oven or wall to hang your pizza peels and utensils.
My uncle used one at Cardinale Bakery in Pittsburg, CA. His had a handle of 12-14 feet.
These peels are for the classic baker that enjoys a wooden feel, needs a long handle, and who may be tough on peel blades.
The detachable handle is specially-designed for this baker's peel. It's manufactured to fit snug so that when attached to the peel head, and used in a hot oven, it maintains a sturdy tool; without "wiggle". This is extremely important. A close up view of the fitting can be seen close up by clicking HERE. Hardware is included.
When the blade (peel head)gets old, or damaged, one purchases a new blade and attaches it to the old handle. Great idea. You can see this peel demonstrated in our "Peels 101" video, located on our FG Instructional Videos page.
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Made in America, and used by professional pizza restaurants, this peel measures 11.5" x 24", with a front rounded/sharp end - with a 6" handle.
The fact is, it has multiple uses... here are just a few: Use it to serve Pizza alla Romana or several small pizzas at on time to the guests at your table. It's perfect to use it to load multiple loaves of bread or baguette, batches of bagels or pizzas at one time. Load multiple pans into the oven... Proof or bench-rest dough. It's a great tool.
Durable, light-weight, wood pizza peel. The exact ones that the pros use.
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Q: How to write unit test for Play Framework JSON readers I wish to write unit test for the shipmentNumberValidator method, where Reads is play.api.libs.json.Reads. How do I do it?
object Validator {
    def shipmentNumberValidator(): Reads[String] =
        Reads.filter(ValidationError(ErrorConstants.BAD_SHIPMENT_NUMBER))(_.matches(BarcodePatterns.ShipmentNumber))
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"JSON" should {
  "be successfully parsed when expected" in {
    Json.parse("""{"expected":"json"}""") must beLike[JsResult[ShipmentOrder]] {
      case JsSuccess(parsed, _) =>
        parsed must_== expectedShipmentOrder
    }
  }

  "fail to be parsed if expected" in {
    Json.parse("""{"unexpected":"json"}""") must beLike[JsResult[ShipmentOrder]] {
      case JsError(details) =>
        ok // possible check `details`
    }
  }
}