Carn Dûm name is inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's vast lands of Middle Earth. It was no good place… well, depending on where you came from and who you allied with. It consisted of a strong dark fortress in the realm of Angmar. Described as kingdom of evil, Angmar was not a good place to chill, and its king, the Witch-King, was corrupted by one of the rings and served Sauron in the War of the Ring.
As we can easily imagine, the world created by Tolkien was and still is a source of inspiration for many metal bands. Sometimes in a direct way, sometimes in an abstract manner. In the case of Carn Dûm, the band, the inspiration seems really straightforward in their lyrics (in German). They hail from Germany, active since 2012, consisting of 4 members, and they have launched the first homonymous full-length Carn Dûm.
The music follows the muse and the aggressive and rasping black metal is sometimes imbued with folk and epic elements. No new stuff here, not the concept or the music, but the atmosphere of this undead army can please some fans of raw black metal with this kind of inspiration. Music patterns are played tremolo, slow or fast paced, sometimes even acoustic like in Wandelnd im Dämmerlicht, which is a song that joins very well the black metal and epic elements.
However, until we almost reach the first half of the album we don't notice much change. The epic and folk-ish moments that punctuated some parts of the album would result much more interesting if they had embodied the core of the album as a whole, and not as moments without much connection.
All in all, this is a first full-length and Carn Dûm are not inexperienced musicians and work on several other bands so let's see what they come up with on their next endeavor.
Carn Dûm was released on June 6 2015 by Dominance of Darkness Records in CD.


Sate Taichan becomes most popular dishes. This kind of satay is different with another satay. Satay commonly has brown colour, but 'sate taichan' has white pale colour. Taichan is not served with peanut sauce, but a dollop of spicy sambal (chili sauce). This one very popular among spicy food lovers. And, here are five most delish 'sate taichan' in Jakarta.
Most popular 'sate taichan' in Senayan located in Jl. Asia Afrika. Instead of Bang Ocit's stall, this Sate Taichan 87 becomes most visited stall in Senayan, because of its tender and unsmelled meat. Savoury taste arise after you dip the satay into spicy sambal.
'Sate taichan' commonly sell at stall, but this one sell at café with unique design. Even you have to queue, there is no regret. Meat itself is quite thick, the sambal is quite spicy yet tasty. Various satay you can enjoy here, chicken thigh taichan, skin, intestines, mussels also quail eggs.
You can order this satay at KMS Foodcourt, Kemanggisan, West Jakarta. You can order mixed satay, skin satay or chicken satay with affordable prices. The most recommended is mixed satay. Tender and chewy meat make you drools. Do not forget to order lontong (Indonesian rice cakes in banana leaves) or rice as complements.
In Muara Karang, there is most delish 'sate taichan' called Sate Taichan Bang Ucup. What makes this satay so popular? Mozzarella as the additional topping above the tender satay, nom!
Most favourite satay stall in Bintaro area, Sate Taichan Warung Gendoed. They only served real meat, without skin or fat. Its sambal made from bird's eye chili, garlic and salt, so tasty and savoury. You can also order 'cakar taichan' (chicken feet). Want to try?


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Re: .hack//G.U. Last Recode - Popularity
Post by Keyaki » Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:35 am
Erroneous wrote:
Vallen wrote: Please don't be more Naruto
Please don't be more Naruto
The next tile is.....Naurto VS Dragonball Fighters Z Ultimate Storm
That's not funny. Not funny at all.
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Re: .hack//G.U. Last Recode
Post by Falions » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:33 am
https://gematsu.com/2018/01/cyberconnec ... ate-cecile
Info leaks. No .hack. Pack it up and go home, everyone.
In all honesty though it's been less than 4 months since Last Recode's release, so I don't know if we should've expected much. Don't lose hope!
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Post by Vallen » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:14 pm
All 3 titles don't interest me.. welp, I will see everyone in 2027 when .hack//Link gets remastered for the PS6
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Post by Greyoutt » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:53 pm
Darn, but I guess that's to be expected. Those first two interest me, especially the post-WW1 setting in Gate. Still, I can't help but be a bit disappointed that there's no mention of .hack in there.
Post by Falions » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:56 pm
It's probably because these games are all self-published that they're able to talk about them so freely, including how Project Venom's development has halted. Considering .hack is owned by Bamco, I'd say it's up to them when to let the news loose. Also, according to a user on Resetera who attended Matsuyama's Montreal Q&A, when asked why CC2 was removed from FFVII:R he seemed confused and said while their influence was lessened, they weren't removed entirely from the project, so you can mark that down as one of their three contracted projects. Aside from that, it's probably safe to say the other one is some Jojo's/Naruto game, and the third could be .hack. Who knows, maybe it's even AW2, considering Capcom owns the rights to that.
Post by Greyoutt » Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:02 am
Falions wrote: Also, according to a user on Resetera who attended Matsuyama's Montreal Q&A, when asked why CC2 was removed from FFVII:R he seemed confused and said while their influence was lessened, they weren't removed entirely from the project, so you can mark that down as one of their three contracted projects.
I'm so glad to hear that! When I hear Square had moved it in house, I was worried they were spreading their resources too thin again. Good to know they still have CC2 helping them out.
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Post by Lindz » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:55 pm
What're the 3 contracted titles? I guess FF7 is still one of 'em in some small way? Often HD collections were used as marketing for a new entry in a series that'd be coming out soon. So it feels like having a new .hack this year shouldn't be unreasonable. Last Recode / .hack novel / end of bullet / 15th anniversary all really came outta nowhere so why not a full new game as well? If they really mean to "revive" the series going dormant agains not gonna help any. Gotta build on that renewed interest an fast!
Post by Falions » Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:54 am
Lindz wrote: What're the 3 contracted titles? I guess FF7 is still one of 'em in some small way? Often HD collections were used as marketing for a new entry in a series that'd be coming out soon. So it feels like having a new .hack this year shouldn't be unreasonable. Last Recode / .hack novel / end of bullet / 15th anniversary all really came outta nowhere so why not a full new game as well? If they really mean to "revive" the series going dormant agains not gonna help any. Gotta build on that renewed interest an fast!
It depends on how Last Recode sold, but Japanese numbers + Western estimates seems to indicate over 100K. They did mention at the time of announcement that there were a bunch of different things they had planned but it's all up to Uchiyama (and Bamco's) decision after Last Recode.
Post by (Phantom) Thief » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:48 am
Vallen wrote:
Falions wrote:
(Phantom) Thief wrote: How is the popularity of the series doing right now? I feel like its dying down a little.
We're back to it being a dead-zone. There's some activity on open chats like Discord, but an HD re-release of a ten year old game didn't revive .hack lol. Now we wait for the series to die or get a new entry and go on living.
They've been pushing merch in Japan all winter. I dunno about the West, but it feels quite lively over there. Every day I'm seeing new cosplay, art, and even ChimChim snowmen on Twitter. Also because Bamco is too busy promoting DB FighterZ over here to care about .hack. We'll just have to wait for February 1st!
I could see that really turning into something honestly. On average most of CC2's Naruto Games have at least some great visual content. It's sad that things are going as well for .hack as they could. Still maybe CC2 could work on some light pre-post game DLC to keep the series moving in the meantime. Although what that could entail would be a mystery in and of itself.
Post by Lindz » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:11 pm
Falions wrote: It depends on how Last Recode sold, but Japanese numbers + Western estimates seems to indicate over 100K. They did mention at the time of announcement that there were a bunch of different things they had planned but it's all up to Uchiyama (and Bamco's) decision after Last Recode.
Hope those decisions are made soon! It'd be dropping the ball hard to reintroduce the series to the world outside of japan and then fall silent!
An it doesn't help that they apparently added even more unresolved mystery/new characters with Innocent Call, which didn't make it outside of Japan. Speaking of which how few Premium Editions were even sold? 3 months later and the Vol.4 OST and Drama CD still don't call up any CD database info. vgmdb doesn't even list either of 'em yet they have the Piano tune collection which was released the same day. >_>;
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Unfortunately I was not able to track down the X-Files / Ghostbusters: Conspiracy issue to read it. Reading this issue made me hugely disappointed that I missed it, even more so then I already was. It's not because I jumped into the issue lost in the story either; actually it was super accessible still even having missed one. This issue was just so fantastic that I really hate that I missed the last one, and now really can't wait for the Transformers crossover issue coming next. This is the best comic I read this week period.
The Lone Gunmen are continuing their search for answers about the super virus that is set to hit in the near future and their hunt leads them to New York's sewer system. Unfortunately for them the Turtles have left New York City for North Hampton, on the run from the Foot Clan. Luckily for them, a pair of amateur journalists trying to snap a photograph of a reported vampire cult sighting in North Hampton instead land a picture of Leonardo, which the three see on the internet.
Heading to North Hampton, the picture of Leonardo and reports of vampires combine together for the Gunmen to assume the turtles are vampire "manphibians," and potentially the carriers of the virus they are searching for. After hacking phone records, Langley finds that the victims of the reported vampires all had ordered from the same pizza location soon before their death. Needing a blood sample, the three lay and wait in an alley in front of the pizza parlor in hopes of catching the Turtles.
Wanting to get some time away, Casey and April leave the Turtles to go out on a date alone to the same pizza parlor. The Turtles follow to make sure the two do not run into trouble, which of course they do. The pizza parlor is a front for the vampires and the two are attacked. The Gunmen and Turtles converge inside together to find the shop owner ready to strike. The rest of the vampires converge inside as well and fight the Turtles.
As the Gunmen hide behind the counter, Langley calls Mulder and explains to him the situation, one Mulder and Scully had been in before. The vampire running the shop was Ronnie Strickland, from the X-Files episode Bad Blood, along with the rest of the vampire cult and Sheriff Hartwell. He tells them to throw seeds on the floor and the vampires will compulsively need to pick them up. They find some chili flakes and toss them into the center of the room. Sure enough the vampires stop fighting the Turtles to pick them up. Sheriff Hartwell is able to fight the urge and yells at the other vampires that they need to flee.
With the vampires gone, the Gunmen explain to the Turtles about the virus they are searching for and ask for the sample of their blood in hopes to engineer a possible vaccine. The Turtles are reluctant to believe them though, and leave with April and Casey. As the Gunmen drive away towards their next tabloid story connected to the virus, Leonardo has a change of heart and stops them. They show him all of their data, along with news reports that the virus has already started to spread. He agrees to help them before they leave to meet the Transformers next issue.
The issue was vastly entertaining. Seeing the Gunmen meeting the Turtles was a real treat. It is not a crossover I would ever have expected (which the same can be said for all of these issues) but it works very well. Not only that, but had the addition of tying in one of my all-time favorite X-Files episode, Bad Blood. It has been so long since I've seen the episode that I didn't realize what was happening until the call with Mulder. After that though, I flipped back a few pages and everything clicked and got me super excited. It was a great nod to a great episode.
I've really enjoyed Michael Walsh's work on the X-Files: Season 10, but having him draw the Turtles was even better. I really wouldn't mind seeing him drawing even more of the Turtles in the near future. Jordie Bellaire must follow with his colors as well, they fit the Turtles perfectly.
If you think the Lone Gunmen meeting the Turtles is weird, you wouldn't be wrong. It is something unique though that even my wildest imagination wouldn't have dreamed up. I'm happy IDW did though, because they are putting out one of the best crossovers I've read in years.
The original announcement of this series was bittersweet for me. Scarlet Spider had been one of my favorite series and it was a real shame to see that it was canceled. Yet here we are, Christopher Yost is writing this as well which allows Kaine to web his way into this series, right where he left off in the final Scarlet Spider issue. It wouldn't have been right for this to just focus on him though, and Yost smartly gives a first issue that gives everyone a fair amount of page time.
The issue's first page leads with a quick prologue of what appears to be a Minotaur, crawling away leaving a trail of blood behind him and bodies all around. The one who apparently led the slaughter follows him. The Minotaur asks why, and revealed is the High Evolutionary who proclaims they did nothing wrong, but for humanity to survive, he must die.
It then turns to Justice and Speedball in New Salem, under attack from the super powered individuals, the Salem Seven. They stop fighting long enough to realize that it was a misunderstanding started by Speedball, as he assumed that one of the Salem Seven was a villain, based of his devilish looks. The leader of the Seven, Vertigo explains to Justice that New Salem is a safe haven for all magical creatures and that her team are their protectors. The peace of the city does not last long though as androids descend down, declaring that blood in the town is tainted and will be burned away.
Meanwhile, things pick up for Kaine and his friend/sidekick Aracely right where Scarlet Spider ended, with them in Mexico. Aracely hears tourists being robbed in an alley way and demands they go save them. Kaine is reluctant, but the two take down the thieves before going on their way. They make their way to the beach for some rest and relaxation, but this is cut short. Dead Atlanteans begin washing ashore and Namora steps out of the water requesting heroes.
In New York City, Sun Girl is on patrol, stopping an armored car heist. As she flies away, she picks up a police report that there is a disturbance in Grand Central Terminal. She arrives to see an explosion come from below. She rushes in to find the same androids from New Haven massacring the Morlocks.
Finally Nova is in New Mexico battling an alien who is seeking Thanos' power. Nova has the upper hand until the alien transforms into a young boy. This is enough for Nova to stop attacking. The alien is about to attack but is blasted in the back and killed. Nova begins to thank his rescuer, but it shot unconscious by the High Evolutionary who is with the androids, who he calls the Evolutionaries and says are the saviors of the human race.
For a first issue, it sets things in the right direction for all of the heroes to eventually come together as they face the same threat. I am interested to see what the High Evolutionary is up to. The team appears well rounded and it will be interesting for them to come together, especially with Scarlet Spider as he is a reluctant hero and more of a loner. It does seem strange to have a New Warriors with no Night Thrasher, but I really don't like Donyell Taylor anyways. Plus, I know that he hasn't worn it for a while, but Yost needs to find a way to turn Speedball into Penance again, just saying.
This happens to be Marcus To's first Marvel comic and I think this series is a nice fit for his pencils. The art is consistent throughout and he does a great job drawing all of the heroes. I'm not sure how I feel about David Curiel's colors though, he makes it a little too bright for the darker story Yost is telling. It's vibrant enough for Speedball's personality when he's on the page, but not for when anything none human is being killed on the page.
I never was a New Warriors fan during their initial series and the last volume was pretty dreadful. Yost having the reigns really sold me on it though as everything he does has been fantastic so far. Luckily I wasn't disappointed as this first issue was a solid way to get things going to form this new iteration of the team.


After last October's epic 'Openminded!?' launch, Roger returns to celebrate another landmark. 200 episodes of his renowned Magic Island radio show, will ensure The Gallery is filled with sun kissed trance. As Shah himself stipulates, expect 'music for Balearic people.' FIRST STATE's collection of 'bashups' always ensures Ministry mayhem, the latest entitled 'Spaceman Slam The Door.' Not just us who are fans, Armin selected First State for his iconic ASOT 550 celebration! AvB's Armada imprint will release ALEX M.O.R.P.H.'s new album imminently, his tirade of beats symbolic of 'An Angel's Love' – voted No.2 in ASOT's Tune Of The Year. Finally the lovable JOCHEN MILLER, a first London gig since that Xmas party.


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Does paying 9X more mean 9X better photos?
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Here's something you don't see us do very often: comparing one of the best smartphone cameras available in the market today with one of the cheapest but not necessarily worst.
The chosen contenders in this shootout are single-camera phones, namely the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Xiaomi Redmi 5A. The former sells for around US$ 900 almost anywhere in the world except for the US where it's much cheaper, and the latter is more or less US$ 100 in Asia and some parts of Europe.
In previous similar comparisons, we used phones that had US$ 200 to US$ 650 price gaps; this time we're comparing phones with a huge US$ 800 difference. While it's obvious that Samsung's flagship has top-of-the-line specs and is one of the most feature-rich phones out there, we are curious to see if its camera is nine times better than Xiaomi's budget offering, given its steep price tag.
Get your pen and paper ready because this is a blind test. All photos were taken in Auto Mode and were not edited. They are labeled Photo A and Photo B randomly. Swipe left to see the photos in full and take note of your picks.
And that's it! Are you ready to see what phone you picked for each set? Here they are:
A: Redmi 5A
B: Galaxy S9
A: Galaxy S9
B: Redmi 5A
After several other comparisons in the past, we know by now that when it comes to at least daytime scenes, any two smartphone cameras will be comparable, and the same can be said about this shootout. We just didn't expect it would be a close fight between the Galaxy S9 and Redmi 5A even for indoor and low-light shots like numbers 8 to 12.
There are, of course, little things that a comparison cannot show by just putting two photos side by side. The Galaxy S9 focuses and shoots much faster than the Redmi 5A in all scenarios. It took several tries for the Redmi 5A to produce a good photo while the S9 more often than not would get it right the first time. It's important to note, however, that the S9 sharpens and makes some photos warmer than in real life, as can be seen in the food and portrait shots.
Overall, the Galaxy S9 is still the better camera, no doubt. But if there's one thing we learned, it's that when it comes to still images, you no longer need to spend all of your hard-earned savings for capturing moments you want to remember. The Redmi 5A will give you comparable results as a smartphone camera worth nine times its price tag.
As the saying goes, the best camera is the one you have in your pocket, and in this case, the one your pocket can afford.
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iPhone 12 Pro vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Pixel 5: Camera shootout
Which flagship takes the best photo?
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By now, most smartphone brands have introduced their respective flagships. Samsung unpacked the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Google revealed the more affordable Pixel 5, and Apple unveiled the most-awaited iPhone 12 Pro.
In this shootout, we took the three flagship smartphones for a camera showdown. These photos were taken around Brooklyn, New York. And if you'll ask… Yes, we still did our part by wearing masks and following social distancing protocols.
Anyhoo, grab your pen and paper since this is a blind shootout. It's labeled A, B, and C to make it easier for you to take notes. As usual, no post-processing was done except for putting the images in a collage for faster loading and preview. The answers can be found at the end of this article.
Okay, we're just messing with you. It's not that blind test where you have to scroll up and down to find out the answers in different labels. The results are as follows:
A – iPhone 12 Pro
B – Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
C – Google Pixel 5
If you observed them closely, these flagship smartphones have their strengths and weaknesses. Notably, these smartphones differ in terms of focal length, depth-of-field, color balance, and more. Mainly because these flagships use different camera systems and are powered by different processors.
But if you're wondering what is the point of a camera shootout between the best smartphones you can buy today, it's about helping people decide based on their preferences, lifestyle, and usage.
The iPhone 12 Pro captured bright and sharp processed photos with a greenish tint. It produced a clean cut-out for its portrait mode, with an improved depth-of-field anyone would love. It's the perfect camera system for average users needing a smartphone for their daily grind.
Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra took cooler yet vibrant photos with inconsistent exposure in varying scenarios. It produced images that are expected from a flagship phone, but it's not as seemingly competitive compared to the iPhone and Pixel's camera performance.
If anything, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra offered the best camera experience it can provide to those in love with Samsung's smartphones such as Samsung fans and other loyalists (like yours truly).
On the other hand, Google's Pixel 5 offered strong contrasts and proper white balance in its photos, yet slightly underexposed during the day. However, it's a real beast when it comes to night photography — even without its night mode.
Your conclusion?
For what it's worth, this shootout proved that flagship smartphones aren't made equal. They exist to serve different tastes, lifestyles, and usage that are apt for every consumer. Whatever your choice is, we're sure you'll be taking great photos. Just make sure you polish your skills and you'll be ready to go.
So, which of these three took the best photo for YOU? Let us know in the comments section, and tell us if it's your GadgetMatch!
POCO X3 NFC vs realme 7i: Camera shootout
A battle of affordable phones!
Affordable smartphones have come a long way. Recently, the POCO X3 NFC and realme 7i made waves in the lower midrange category, producing outstanding images for the price they command.
The POCO X3 NFC and realme 7i retails for PhP 12,990 and PhP 11,990 respectively. With just a PhP 1,000 price difference, will the phones have a wide gap in camera performance? Let's find out in this shootout.
Excited to see the results? Here they are:
POCO X3 NFC: 1B, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7B, 8B, 9B, 10B, 11B, 12B, 13B
realme 7i: 1A, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7A, 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12A, 13A
If you analyze the photos well, the POCO X3 NFC captures photos that are warmer — with a greenish tint — and somewhat underexposed, while processing a creamier bokeh and softer blur. On the other hand, the realme 7i produced brighter photos with an extra boost on its vibrance and contrast, as if it's ready to go on your social media posts.
Having a PhP 1,000 difference didn't make much of a difference. After all, both phones cater to different consumers with varying preferences.
Which affordable smartphone is the one for you?
Most users picking the POCO X3 NFC are captivated by its performance, apt for their gaming. But even though you're after power and performance doesn't mean the camera should be lackluster — which is the case for this smartphone. It's not as camera-centric as the realme 7i, but its photos are enough to accompany gamer and performance-oriented individuals.
On the other hand, the realme 7i makes the perfect companion for those looking for a smartphone for their daily grind, and mostly spends their time browsing and using social media platforms. Its camera system produces carefully processed photos so that it's ready for posting — you barely need to edit it.
At the end of the day, these affordable offerings — despite the price differences — can offer decent camera performance. You just have to choose which one suits your budget and lifestyle.
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Pixel 4a vs iPhone SE (2020): Camera shootout
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Now that we have the Pixel 4a in our hands, it's time for another smackdown! Priced at US$ 349, we tested it against Apple's US$ 399 iPhone SE that packs the powerful A13 Bionic Chip. With two compact phones sporting single rear cameras, which one will shoot better?
Make sure to jot down your answers, as the results of this blind test will be at the end of this article. As usual, photos were labeled, resized, and collaged (this time) for you to load the images faster. No post-processing nor any color adjustments were done in any of the photos. So, let's begin!
Pixel 4a: 1A, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5A, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12B, 13A, 14A, 15B, 16B, 17A, 18B
iPhone SE: 1B, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5B, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9B, 10B, 11B, 12A, 13B, 14B, 15A, 16A, 17B, 18A
If you observe closely, the iPhone SE produced warmer yet vibrant photos and well-lit, wider portraits. During daylight, it provides more details while it gets pretty noisy in lowlight.
Meanwhile, the Pixel 4a captured cooler photos. Portrait-wise, it has better focus compared to the iPhone SE despite the cropping. But this affordable phone shines better with its HDR and Night Sight, doing a great job in lowlight!
At the end of the day, both phones took photos that are rich in colors and manageable highlights. They also have decent backlit shots and creamy depth-of-field which might appease smartphone photography enthusiasts. For US$ 399, we already have an impressive camera performance. There are no losers here.
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With the Dream Build Play entry complete and the results due any day, I thought I'd look at adding a couple more flyable Aircraft choices.
After all, the XNA 3.0 & the Community Games marketplace is coming soon, so might as well be ready for that.
There are more important things I should probably focus on (like getting ready for trial mode), but the temptation to add more planes was too much. Especially when I spotted a 3D World Magazine full of tutorials on how to model vehicles.
In particular there's a great tutorial on modeling a Hawker Tempest Mk V. BRILLIANT! I've always fancied having one of those in "Air Legends" so I had a crack at it.
I also broke with tradition a little. Instead of making up "stubby" version blueprints (front/side/top images) and modeling from there, I modeled off the real blueprints and stubbified it direct in 3D. I reckon it was definitely easier and the end result is certainly a more accurate representation of the real plane.
Here is the change list and screenshots of my final Dream Build Play entry. Note: as per my last post, this version is not available for download yet, but you may have been lucky enough to get the 360 version during Creators Club Peer review.
New game mode & Game mode selection screen. Air War (5 vs 5), Patrol (2 vs 2), Duel (1 vs 1) & Air show.
Implemented a gradual Zoom out the further away an enemy is.
Added choice of Time limit mode rather than Score Limit.
completely new lobby that functions in a more familiar way. Far less confusing.
Replaced Change View feature (3D view) to instead zoom out 100%.
Made Look around feature also zoom out fully.
made any of the attached controllers able to play the game instead of just 1 & 2.
For the PC version only 1 & 2 are supported to simplify equivalent keyboard support.
Made loading screen show hints.
To join during a game Controller A button can be used rather than Start.
Added "A to join-in" message while in-game.
tweaked in-game rocket messages, including a Rockets Full message.
updated Help screen to be more consistent / less old school.
added Help screen to the Main menu also.
added menu sounds, and countdown "bong".
tweaked Game over screen to indicate which player did better on particular stats.
corrected the sound for when aircraft collide. A more appropriate crunching sound now.
bit more polish on the Windows version with Keyboard images for controls when no 360 controller connected.
Fixed bug where you could respawn with less rockets than the default minimum.
fixed rockets double scoring glitch.
fixed rare rocket smoke trail rendering glitch.
AI planes no longer shoot at Exploded aircraft.
Fixed wrong "You failed" in game over screen.
I mentioned in my last post about "Air Legends" no longer being a work-in-progress. That doesn't mean I'm no longer enhancing it. It just means it's no longer the proof of concept quality I've gladly shared over the last 2 years since I began.
The version still available freely here on my blog, is comparitively speaking a dogs breakfast, next to what I entered in the Dream Build Play competition.
That of course leaves me a bit torn up. I'd dearly love to show off the result of my efforts over the last 2 months – and boy it was quite an effort! On the other hand it's time to put my poorly fitting business hat on and at least consider the publishing side.
So for now, I'll keep the latest builds to myself. If you'd like to get in touch with me directly, please email me on sharky.games@gmail.com. In the meantime donations are certainly an option!
With Air Legends work-in-progress phase now over, and the might-as-well-go-commercial-phase beginning, I plan to get blogging again.
I don't know why I'm so lucky, but I'm reminded once again at just how freak'n clever some of my closest friends are!
Great friends, who are far more talented than myself to be brutally honest.
Take, Martin Kay who composed and performed the original music in Air Legends. I just love it to bits. Despite hearing it thousands of times while developing & testing the game, it still isn't old for me. I catch both myself, and my kids (expert play testers I might add) humming/whistling the main theme after any time playing the game. That has to be a good sign, right?
By the way, Martin's profession is far from musical. Music is a hobby/passion, much like creating the game has been for me. The main theme is called "March of the Victorious". He also did the gameplay theme which is deliberately more subtle & sombre. I think it brilliantly captures tone you'd expect when in battle.
I'm elated at how the music turned out. It is exactly what I wanted. Reminisent of the good ol' war movie themes my dad would play in the car when I was a kid.
Then there's Jeff Harris. Jeff was one of a few friends that helped me test the balance of the "Air Legends" gameplay. But check out what he's been up to in his spare time! Lately he's been tinkering in a little XNA. He's started building and blogging about his XNA game that uses the 1994 DOS game "Need For Speed" data files (tracks, models, textures etc…).
I've seen some early gameplay and was totally in awe of how much he's achieved so quickly, not to mention how good such an old game could look with newer tech behind it!
He hasn't put any screenshots up of his version yet – but rest assured I will keep hassling him till he does. Definately a project/blog to keep an eye on.
And It'd be plain wrong to not mention the talent in the XNA community as well. Some truly stunning games emerged from the shadows for the Dream Build Play contest.
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Q: Checking abc alphabet on C language I just started to learn loops on C language.

Write a program that checks if the input of abc alphabet is correct, the input is small letters form abc alphabet, asume that the input is orderd, if misissing some latters you should add the missing latter with capital.in the end of the input there is a $ sign.
exampls:
for the input: abcdijklmnstuvyz$  should print abcdEFGHijklmnOPQRstuvWXyz
for the input: abefghijkopqrvwxyz$  should print abCDefghijkLMNopqrSTUvwxyz

my idea was to use two arrays on for the 'a,b,c' alphabet and another after correction, here is my code:
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    char student[26] = {0};
    char real[26] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 'c', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'};
    char corection[26] = {0};
    int istudent = 0, ireal = 0, icorection = 0;

    for(istudent = 0; istudent<26; istudent++)//changed to < instad of <=
    scanf("%c", &student[istudent]);

    for(istudent = ireal = icorection = 0; (istudent < 26) && (ireal < 26); icorection++)
    {
        if (student[istudent] == real[ireal])
           {
           istudent++;
           ireal++;
           corection[icorection] = student[istudent];
           }
        if (student[istudent] != real[ireal])
           {
           istudent++;
           ireal++;
           corection[icorection] = (real[ireal] - 32);
           }

    }
   // print results
    int k;
    printf("printed array: \n");
    for(k=0;k<26;k++)
        printf("%c", corection[k]);
    return 0;
}

I'm tring the print the result to check if I wrote a correct code, but it doesn't show me the correct output

A: for(istudent = 0; istudent<26; istudent++)//changed to < instad of <=
    scanf("%c", &student[istudent]);

This is the problem in you code/logic. You are expecting the user to always enter 26 characters and 26 characters only.
What you need is, to stop when you see a $
so you can change your loop to
for(istudent = 0; istudent<26; istudent++){
    scanf("%c", &student[istudent]);
    if(student[istudent] == '$')
        break;
}

Or you can read the string string using
scanf("%s", student);

Secondly you are always checking both the conditions inside the for loop. You want the second condition to be skipped if first one is true.
So you can use if - else if .
Changing your code to -
else if (student[istudent] != real[ireal])

Finally inside the condition, since you are incrementing first, you need to use istudent -1 while accessing the array as
istudent++;
ireal++;
corection[icorection] = student[istudent-1];

Also you shouldn't increment istudent in the second condition, else you will skip over characters.
Here is a Demo with all the bugs fixed.
Edit:
As suggested by PeterPaulKiefer there are several improvements you can do
Firstly - ireal and icorrection always change together and will always have the same value. You can eliminate one of them.
Secondly, the second condition need to be checked, if first is false, second is bound to be true. So you can just write else.
Finally you can change the increment of istudent and ireal to be done after the indexing into the array for better readability.
corection[icorection] = student[istudent];
istudent++;

A: First, your real alphabet is wrong, it should be:
char real[26] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'};

where you had c in the place of s.

For parsing the input, you want to read until the terminating character is inputed, that is the dollar sign! As a result, since you do not how many characters are going to be inputed (assuming that they are going to be less than 27 (dollar sign including), use a while-loop, like this:
char input[26] = {0};
int i = 0;
char c;
while(1)
{
    scanf("%c", &c);
    if(c != '$')
        input[i++] = c;
    else
        break;
}

where you first read a character, you check if it is the terminating sign, and if it is not, you insert it at input buffer, which stores the input.
Then you want to output the desired characters. I see that you want to construct an array holding them, so that way I followed, but note that you could simply print the character at the time.
So, use a for-loop, since you know the number of iterations, and loop over the real array. When you have a match with the input, just insert that character to output array.
When you do not, convert the corresponding character from real to capital and insert it to output array.
Of course, you would need two counters to do that, one for the real and output array, i in my code, and one for the input array, j in my code.
int j = 0;
for(i = 0; i < 26; ++i)
{
    //printf("%d %d %c %c\n", i, j, real[i], input[j]);
    if(real[i] == input[j])
        output[i] = input[j++];
    else
        output[i] = toupper(real[i]);
}

And you are done!

Full code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>

int main(void)
{
    char input[26] = {0};
    char real[26] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'};
    char output[26] = {0};

    int i = 0;
    char c;
    while(1)
    {
        scanf("%c", &c);
        if(c != '$')
            input[i++] = c;
        else
            break;
    }

    int j = 0;
    for(i = 0; i < 26; ++i)
    {
        printf("%d %d %c %c\n", i, j, real[i], input[j]);
        if(real[i] == input[j])
            output[i] = input[j++];
        else
            output[i] = toupper(real[i]);
    }

    for(i = 0; i < 26; ++i)
        printf("%c", output[i]);
    printf("\n");

    return 0;
}

Output:

abcdEFGHijklmnOPQRstuvWXyz

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Always willing to help out a friend.
November 29, 2021 at 12:19 am	2 months ago
Aw, Ruddock, I'd be more than happy to be your friend …and you too, Ship! You sound really loyal and like you'd be fun. I promise I'll clean up after myself.
November 29, 2021 at 1:28 am	2 months ago
The number of times food is the only thing that saves Earth…
A central theme in Dragonball.
Beans and burritos save the world. Give him a Russian tea cookie and our survival is assured.
Might one suggest Ruddock tries smoked heart of reindeer as an alternative?
Or homemade waffles with wipped cream, fresh wild strawberries (Fragaria Vesca) and cloudberry jam?
Or black soup made of blood from geese and hogs, spiced with cinnamon, pepper and salt and eaten with thick soft gingerbread cakes?
Zeebob Froomchik III, Esq.
November 29, 2021 at 6:09 pm	2 months ago
I'm partial to smoked foods, so much so that I got a smoker.
Smoked rainbow trout.
Smoked steelhead trout.
Smoked pork ribs.
Smoked brisket.
Smoked bread, even. (Use alder wood.)
Smoked onions and garlic cloves. (Dried and then blitzed into a powder, they make a great condiment and spice.)
minando
Strange. A ship's AI designed by a basically hostile alien species should be hostile too, no? I suspect this is a teenager-parents-relation-thing. That computer would do anything to annoy it's creators.
Ernomouse
November 30, 2021 at 11:50 pm	2 months ago
Not necessarily. Bots on training here on Earth get shut down regularly because they turn into fascism, misogyny and racism even though they try to make them nice and politically correct. That's just what we are, especially online, and what data shows us to be.
Maybe deep down under that sociopathic culture the Stribs are actually quite nice?
Joshua Kronengold
Ruddock has a really high Charisma. Humans are prejudiced against her because, you know, she's a coyote, but it'll take her far.
C.B.VINCENT GOUDREAULT
Ruddock is a male. Choan referred to him as "he" in the "11/24/21 – A 3-Way Call" episode.
December 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm	2 months ago
The only use Choan made of the word "he" is in response to Aitana's statement "I'm too young for the bar-bot to make me guns or limbic fizzlers," to which Choan said, "He's still just bitter that he can't come over to our ship."
There are a couple of places where Ruddock *is* referred to as he:
In comic, Emily and Pierrot, one very familiar with coyotes and the other an animal lover, both refer to Ruddock as "him" in the last panel here: https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/2020/08/20/082020-forgiveness/
The author once commented on a comic saying, "Good boy, Ruddock." here: https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/2020/02/20/022020-where-to-wait/
SteelRaven
Earth: Strange place but the food is great.
Have some cake.
Reminds me of the premise in "Lilo and Stitch" where the Earth is saved from destruction because the mosquito is declared an Endangered Species.
I'm a little unsettled by the thought that there but for the grace of burritos…..
—-we go 'poof'!
I think I need to visit the taqueiro's, and I mean soon. I'm suddenly insecure.
Font Lady
And chocolate. Lets not forget about chocolate.
Lovely for humans, but probably not so good for coyotes. Uncertain about what it'd do to Stribs.
Oh, but certainly worth a try, don't you think?? Let's get some and see!
I doubt the Stribs built the ship's AI from scratch. My guess is that it was easier to buy a generic model of AI, one that was built into the ship and could be taught to handle the ship, so that the Stribs could drive it off the lot. Afterward, the manufacturers' plan was to have the new owners do the growgramming to come up with a ship's AI personality matrix that matched what the customer would be looking for in an intelligent servant.
(For example: In the webcomic "Schlock Mercenary", at one point they inherited a ship's AI called "TAG" — short for "Touch-And-Go" [long story, check out the web series for details] which, by some quirk, manifested itself as a black evil-looking ball, maybe the size of a basketball. Captain Tagon liked it, because he thought the sinister appearance was very appropriate for a company of mercenaries. So he had his roboticist set it so it could make evil, Boris-Karloff-esque warnings as needed. When they needed to seal off some areas of the ship, for example, if someone looked like they were going to enter said areas, TAG would suddenly intone "ABANDON EVERY HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE!" Very effective, I might add.)
In any case, growgramming takes some time and no small amount of smarts to grow a new personality. In other words, it takes money.
I imagine the Stribs accepted delivery of all 195 ships with a standard, basic emotional engram — enough to keep the ship working acceptably and to prevent it from deciding, what the heck, I'm going to space these idiots. The basic baseline personality is set up as a friendly sort, with not much in the way of emotional intelligence (which is why the AI comes across as being like a young teenager) because it's YOUR (the new owner) responsibility to set up emotional responses consistent with what your species considers healthy. Stribs being Stribs, I'll wager they got to that part of the owner's manual, wedged in between "how to refuel the ship" and "how to fix the gravity plating on the bridge", and decided to take care of that later and put the manual in the glove box with a bunch of napkins and an empty bag of cheesy jalapeno chips.
Thus, all 195 of the Strib ships are like routers where the company's IT team never bothered to delete or disable the default admin account. This makes it possible for any random coyote with a language chip to assume control of the ship and make it start pumping out edible robot mice. It's security by ignorance — it's so stupid an idea that no one would even try it. Until someone does. All hail, Captain Ruddock.
Werwolfe
December 4, 2021 at 1:20 am	2 months ago
Presumably by burritos Ruddock at least really does mean "small burros"
December 9, 2021 at 6:22 pm	1 month ago


Medicine X inaugurated its first day on the themes of "self-tracking."
What is this "self-tracking"? It is a movement that came into being along with other firms such as Withings, Fitbit or RunKeeper. These are the start-ups to the innovative technologies allowing each and every person to supervise predefined parameters concerning their health as well as their physical and sometimes intellectual performances.
In the United States, this movement, launched in 2007, is represented by Quantified Self and followed by people who wish to measure and analyze their personal data and to share them with the community using technologies ranging from sensors to mobile or web applications.
This first day was full of testimonies on the topic, and my feedback will only be more parsimonious, but I have especially been interested by the feedback of experiences-users of the two panels that follow.
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The shared vision of this panel is that people affected by chronic medical troubles generate an important quantity of data still too under-exploited, and that such platforms help modify medicine in a virtuous way. For that, and to follow Crohnology's example, the patients are informed about the tools that are supplied to them but also about the whole directions for use of the latter. These tools are made available for the implied purpose that this tracking is not meant to be a burden but an automatic or even ludic approach with a view to motivate the community to take itself in hand. The crucial notion in this entire approach is that of giving, or the patients' intrinsic incentive hanging on firmly to this strong need to help the community through its fight against the illness.
There is no doubt that this movement will gain in importance, with applications for nearly all of the daily life tools that are connected with health, from your scales to your toothbrush. And in spite of the real reticence of some Practitioners facing this approach – which can easily be understood when one imagines the tests that each person can initiate with sometimes non-validated tools – the patient will be once again at the forefront of the phenomenon.


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Although she gets under his skin and is clearly trying to kill him, Julianna is the one person Colt can hold a conversation with. She is evidently intrigued by him, not only in stopping him, but she wants him to keep fighting, even though she will do everything in her power to prevent from him achieving his goal of breaking the loop.
In a video interview with Dan Allen Gaming, Julianna's voice actor Ozioma Akagha revealed she wants the characters to set aside their differences and team up in a Deathloop sequel. She said "I would definitely have them team up, but it would be one of those teams that are out of necessity."
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Anne and Margot Frank's copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales(Aus Grimms Märchen), is pictured at Swann Auction Galleries in New York, March 16, 2016.AFP/Jewel Samad
A Boston museum has acquired Anne Frank's personal copy of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" for $50,000 at auction.
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The Museum of World War II was the highest bidder on Friday for the 1925 German edition of the book, which features the names of Anne and her sister, Margot, on the title page.
The book, which sold at Swann Auction Galleries in New York City, is accompanied by a 1977 letter from the girls' father, Otto, giving it provenance.
It marked the first time in more than 20 years that something signed by Anne Frank has been up for sale, the museum said in a statement.
The book was left behind in the Franks' Amsterdam apartment when the family went into hiding in the attic of another building in the Dutch capital. Eventually it was sold after World War II to a Dutch couple by a secondhand bookstore in Amsterdam.
In 1977, the couple's children discovered the signature and wrote to Otto Frank to let him know of the discovery. In the letter, included with the purchase of the book, he expressed how deeply the discovery of the book affected him, as well as his wish for the family to keep the book for their own daughter, in memory of Anne Frank, according to the auction house.
"Anne Frank is the human symbol of the Holocaust," said Kenneth Rendell, the founder and executive director of the Museum of World War II. "Her diary is read by students everywhere throughout the world. Handwriting is the most direct connection we can have with someone, and seeing this book which belonged to her, with her handwriting on the title page, is as direct a personal connection we can have with her."
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Welcome relief for farmers, agri minister re reduced fertiliser prices Loop Jamaica
Two farmers, representing the sector, are welcoming the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry's recent announcement that there will be a third cut in fertiliser prices this year.
Amid rising input prices for farmers, fertiliser manufacturer Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited announced relief for farmers with a price reduction on the critical farm input, disclosed the Agriculture Ministry in a recent statement.
As a result, farmers will now see an average price reduction of between two to 11 per cent on traditional standard NPK granular fertilisers.
The ministry did not provide the numerical value of the decreases.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pearnel Charles Jr, expressed pleasure with the reduction in the prices by Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited.
"It is timely and will help to cushion the impact of getting back into the fields at a quicker pace following the recent effects of adverse weather systems," Charles Jr was quoted as saying in the statement.
"As farmers get back into production quickly, this may mitigate price increases on crops and supply concerns of scarce produce," he declared.
The price adjustment will also be extended to Fersan's Booster Line of fertilisers, the new prices of which will be between three to 14 per cent lower than some traditional granular standard fertilisers.
The two farmers welcomed the news of the reduction in fertiliser prices.
"If it's true, that would really be great, because trust me, it (fertiliser) did too expensive man," one farmer, who only identified himself as 'Roy', told Loop News.
The St Elizabeth-based farmer explained that the pricing for fertiliser depends on the crop it is being applied to, as well as the brand being used.
"Quarter bag was almost $4,000, and that's just 25 pounds," he said, adding that he generally uses the product on carrots and tomatoes.
A St Catherine-based farmer said although fertiliser has been costly, especially since the COVID pandemic, they would usually purchase a "half bag of fertiliser", instead of a 110-pound bag of the item.
"A the quarter bag most a wi down to now, and the price depends on where you buy it. Can be between $3,000 to $4,000, while you can get the half bag for between $6,000 to $7,500, and it depends on where you buy.
"So, if the prices really going drop, is a welcome, welcome news that to us right now, 'cause everything expensive these days, bush-wise," he shared.
When Loop News enquired from a farm store in St Catherine, a 50-pound bag of fertiliser for tomatoes was priced at $7,525 or $7,395.
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However, the representative, like the farmers who were interviewed, pointed out that fertiliser prices vary, and usually depend on the specific brand and crops it is to be applied to.
Meanwhile, Charles Jr said the Government remains committed to providing help to the farmers.
"With our thrust for improving food security depending heavily on our farmers producing what we eat, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries continues to work tirelessly to provide support for our farmers during this critical time.
"This reduction in fertiliser (prices) will greatly contribute to our farmers' ongoing efforts and rising productions levels, and we look forward to more news of this kind from other suppliers in the sector," stated Charles Jr.
Earlier this year, there were concerns about price increases for fertiliser and other agricultural inputs as a result of supply chain disruptions that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
However, since May of this year, the prices of fertiliser have been decreasing.
Speaking in June, Charles Jr announced that effective June 23, there would a 4.5 per cent reduction in fertiliser prices.


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Think about funny stories or interesting things to talk about while on said walk, that way it can be like enjoyable-family-together-time instead dreaded-exercise-time. The President's speech, news in your town, your cousin's new baby. In all fairness, she probably only did it because I begged her to. I mean, that's a terrible thing to say, but it's possible that she just doesn't see weight loss as worthwhile.
I wouldn't mind someone complaining about an injury, no matter how they got it, my mom tells me i need to lose weight "my thighs are fat" or general body dislike is not something I would care to hear on a regular basis.
I loved it too, especially when other shoppers or employees would tell me how gorgeous I looked.
Pay special note to that last one -- eating better can make you happier. The reasons she has for not changing that pattern could be anything from depression to feeling overwhelmed by what can be a fairly monumental undertaking to weight loss pills 4 to her weight as a security to flat-out laziness. It may even be, if things are stressful enough, that eating tasty food in sufficient quantities is the only real "for her" thing she has.
Think about funny stories or interesting things to talk about while on said walk, that way it can be like enjoyable-family-together-time instead dreaded-exercise-time. Plus the instant gratification of eating how she chooses might trump any slow gains to be made by eating a salad.
Nothing will ruin a childhood faster than the remove fat stomach of inadequacy. I am primarily concerned with my mother's happiness and health, not what size she is or what the scale says.
That can't be your job, or your choice, or your work.
Whenever you play games or watch TV with your parents, tell them you prefer fruit or raw veggies. Is there something I can do? I started dieting and exercising more my mom even got me a personal trainer.
So in what is a natural weight loss supplement school things got even worse. And I never told her because she never asked.
She had no idea how insensitive she was being or how complicated my body issues were. If the complaints really bother you, you might ask her to tone it down. She accepted, and now I'm helping her be more active and though she hasn't lost weight yet she's on the right track.
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Many people are vitamin D deficient, especially if they don't get exercise outdoors. It might seem to her that her weight problem is so overwhelming and she doesn't even know where to start, or if a small thing like changing her diet to include vegetables would even make much of a difference.
Share via Email Parents need to be careful about how they tackle weight issues with their children. She won't want it.
The only problem was that I was more of a size six than a two. Don't you pile on by putting your concern in terms of my mom tells me i need to lose weight weight.
And then tell her you love her, that you're glad she's your Mom, that you're not embarrassed by her, that you think she's awesome Not because you're thinner and thus you feel better about yourself; no, diet itself can improve how you feel all on it's own. So the only way you can help her is not to tell her things or suggest things, but ASK her what would help.
By eighth grade I was a size small with a dangerously unhealthy body image. Great suggestions otherwise, though! I asked my mother why the doctor was so mean to her about her weight.
When I say she complains, I mean she constantly complains. I used to go to the doctor with her. Basic strategy I would use is to be responsive to her complaints and say you'd love to help her make changes so these problems she cites can disappear and she can love her legs or whatever, and love the energy and well-being that come from being healthier and active.
Anybody who is 45 years old and has been overweight most of her life has most assuredly tried many, many times to lose weight and knows full well how unacceptable her body seems to the rest of the world. Most importantly, never pressure them to be perfect.
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Q: Is that quine or what? I have written simple decorator which prints the function passed to it (for example "foo"), and then I decorate it against itself. So finally it prints both written functions.
I have read about quines recently and a little bit stuck with its a precise definition. For example, according to this source a quine "must print out precisely those instructions which the programmer wrote as part of the program".
So my question is: Can I consider the written program as a quine?
def decorate(function):
    from inspect import getsourcelines

    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        for line_num, code_line in enumerate(getsourcelines(function)[0]):
            print(code_line)
    return wrapper

@decorate
def foo(bar1, bar2=777):
    print("bar")

foo(None)

decorate(decorate)(decorate)

precise output is:
@decorate
def foo(bar1, bar2=777):
    print("bar")

def decorate(function):
    from inspect import getsourcelines

    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        for line_num, code_line in enumerate(getsourcelines(function)[0]):
            code_line = code_line.replace('\n', '')
            print(code_line)
    return wrapper

A: A quine is a computer program which takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output1
Going by the last person who edited the Wikipedia definition, than strictly no . It's impressive and you're pretty close, but the order matters and you do need those two calls at the bottom in your output.
In general, to test if your program is a quine:
./my_quine > output
diff my_quine output # should result in no differences

If you're not using a scripting language there may be a few mote steps obviously:
cc my_quine.c -o my_quine
./my_quine > output
diff my_quine.c output

or
 javac MyQuine.java
 java MyQuine > output
 diff MyQuine.java output

and you can technically leave out the shebang at the top of a scripting language file in your input and output (i.e. #!/usr/bin/tclsh) if you call the file via the interpreter directly:
tclsh my_quine.tcl > output
diff my_quine.tcl output


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History says Obamacare may yet thrive -- Oct. 10, 2013 column
The new health benefit got off to a rocky start. Complaints about long wait times were flying, and politicians wanted to ditch the law.
"Any time Washington passes a new law, sometimes the transition period can be interesting," the president said.
"That," The New York Times reported dryly, "was something of an understatement."
But it wasn't President Barack Obama, responding last week to complaints about overwhelmed servers and long waits to access the new online marketplaces to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
It was President George W. Bush in March 2006, trying to defuse anger over a new prescription drug benefit for seniors, known as Medicare Part D. Democrats and seniors hated it.
"This is lousy legislation," then-Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., declared when Bush signed the major new entitlement in December 2003. "We may spend the rest of our careers repairing the flaws of this bill."
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass, thundered at a rally against the drug benefit: "Who do you trust? The H.M.O.-coddling, drug-company-loving, Medicare-destroying, Social Security-hating Bush administration? Or do you trust Democrats, who created Medicare and will fight with you to defend it – every day of every week of every year?"
The week Bush signed the prescription benefit, only one in four seniors approved. Republicans and Democrats were – surprise! -- polarized. Forty-nine percent of Republicans approved and 52 percent of Democrats disapproved, according to an ABC News-Washington Post poll.
Nearly 10 years later, you'd hardly know anyone ever objected to the prescription benefit.
It's optional, but nine in 10 seniors choose it. Of these, 90 percent say they're satisfied with their drug coverage and 60 percent are very satisfied, according to a survey commissioned by Medicare Today, an industry group.
So what does all this say about today's political flashpoint – Obamacare? It likely is on more solid ground than you might think, despite House Republicans' dozens of votes to repeal it and multiple proposals to defund or delay it.
Only about one in three people has a favorable opinion of the health law – far from a ringing endorsement. But when you think that only one in four seniors approved of the drug benefit, one in three is not so shabby.
Plus, while those who think Obamacare goes too far make the most fuss, about 7 percent of those who disapprove of the health law think it didn't go far enough. There's still support for a single-payer system.
Even its most devoted critics concede that once people actually see the Affordable Care Act in action, they'll really like it.
In July, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., told Fox News, "What the administration desperately wants is to get to January, to get the exchanges in place…they want people hooked on Obamacare so it can never be unwound. If we're going to repeal it, we've got to do so now or it will remain with us forever."
Cruz persuaded his House colleagues to shut down the federal government in the erroneous belief that Obama would cave on Obamacare. Republicans succeeded in shutting down the government, but funding was already in place for the rollout of Obamacare. Open enrollment began as scheduled Oct. 1.
Republicans have backed off repealing and defunding Obamacare, although they'd still like to delay it.
Obama insists that one day his signature health law will be as beloved as the Medicare drug benefit. As even Cruz indicated, it's hard to see how Congress can take back health insurance after millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions get coverage starting Jan. 1.
Ironically, the government shutdown Cruz and others orchestrated has given the exchanges breathing room. The shutdown is more newsworthy than computer problems plaguing the rollout.
The glitches don't get the media scrutiny they would if the marketplaces were the big news story in town.
The Obama administration talks about the millions who have gone on the marketplaces, but it has not said how many people have been able to close the deal and buy insurance so far. Open enrollment continues through March 31.
As another president once said, "Any time Washington passes a new law, sometimes the transition period can be interesting."
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SGS's Clinical Pharmacology Unit (CPU) will move to a new location in 2021, increasing its capacity to conduct Human Challenge studies.
SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, will move its Clinical Pharmacology Unit (CPU) to a new location in 2021, increasing its capacity to conduct Human Challenge studies.
In Belgium and the Netherlands, SGS is the market leader with a network of 47 offices and laboratories with 3,600 employees of which 600 work in the Life Sciences sector. This includes the SGS CPU, currently located in the ZNA Stuivenberg hospital in Antwerp.
In collaboration with University Hospital Antwerp, SGS is building a new unit with a total capacity of 110 beds. This also includes a separate quarantine unit with 45 beds for CHIM studies. The move to the new unit is planned in mid-2021.
The SGS CPU has been active in early phase clinical research for 30 years, where therapeutic drugs and vaccines are tested on healthy volunteers. For example, the CPU is currently actively involved in several clinical trials in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Annick Van Riel, Director Clinical Pharmacology Unit, SGS, said, "Challenge studies will continue to play a key role in the development of medicines and vaccines against infectious diseases in the future. These studies can be a crucial time saving in the clinical development of anti-viral drugs, among other things, by demonstrating efficiency and safety in a controlled environment in a fast and safe manner. That's why we've also decided to invest further in expanding our quarantine capacity in our new CPU. This will allow us to carry out more efficient and faster studies with large numbers of study participants."
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Rumor Has It…………..
Years ago while in Air Force basic training at Amarillo Air Force base in Amarillo, Texas one of the classroom subjects we were tasked with mastering was titled "Rumors and Propaganda". The instructors infused us with a sense of conspiracy; identifying the many different forces tasked with converting recruits fresh out of basic training into the wild world of international espionage.
Apparently they were everywhere!
"They'll come at you from all angles" we were told. Insidious photos of men, looking not coincidentally like Russian and Chinese heavies, were depicted sneaking around and staring at us, just waiting for the chance to find out how we got those hospital corners on our beds so crisp, or possibly how we peeled fifty pounds of onions and one hundred pounds of potatoes in a single eight hour shift. (We could offer little else at this point in our Air Force career) These were secrets, apparently, that desperate commies would go to any lengths to obtain, in order to achieve world domination.
Strangely, after two months in Air Force Tech school in Denver, Colorado, where we mastered the art of drinking 3.2 Coors beer followed by one year of permanent duty at Grand Forks, Air Force Base North Dakota, where we mastered the art of drinking Grain Belt and Schmidt beer, not one damn alien; foreign, or extraterrestrial approached us for any of the top secret information we were burdened with. (So far as I know) Moreover during thirteen months in Vietnam, I am disappointed to say, though they did their best to kill us, not one Viet Cong guerrilla or one North Vietnamese regular attempted to torture anyone in my unit in order to squeeze all of the sensitive information out of our heads.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, after eighteen months at a desk job shuffling paperwork at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California; not once was I abducted to turn over information on even one stinking little document, or even to find out how many beers I spilled at my part time job as a bartender at the local Shakey's Pizza Parlor. I was quite put out!
The War rages on
Fast forward to the 21st century and the age of the internet. Nothing spreads as fast as an internet rumor; and an internet rumor never goes away, always out there in cyberspace reappearing like an apparition ready to pounce on an unsuspecting audience. Today's internet includes many websites, Facebook groups, and pundit articles regarding the war in Vietnam; which also seemingly will never go away.
Probably because of its length and controversial nature; the Vietnam War is fought and refought every day in cyberspace. Every battle, event, and supporting character is scrutinized, analyzed and argued about, day in and day out. And of course; there are the many rumors about the war, which pop up like clockwork on each internet Vietnam War venue on a regular basis; often several times a week.
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Oh no!!
Several of these dyed in the wool rumors involve the wildlife we confronted in Vietnam. (Reference my earlier blog story "The Critters of Vietnam") One of the worst offenders and one that always irritates the daylights out of me is the "giant centipede" story. A picture of a giant photo shopped centipede makes the rounds at least once a day on some of these websites. The creature appears to be at least 30 inches long having the diameter of a baseball bat. No amount of proof that no such critter exists will stamp this one out. I, among others, have sited articles reporting that the largest centipede in the world is from South America and is about 17 inches long, maximum. A Vietnamese centipede reaches about 12 inches long, but nothing like the monster posted in the picture making the rounds week in and week out. No matter; if there's a picture of it must be real; Tsk tsk to you non-believers.
Another mythical creature which appears regularly on these sites are the supposed "rock apes" of Vietnam. Now Vietnam does have vast troops of monkeys which could be a real pain in the backside, however these rock apes appear to be anywhere from the size of a human being to that of an orangutan. Some of the stories claim that the Viet Cong recruited them and trained them to attack American troops who often found themselves surrounded by the ghost like creatures who would then stone them or steal their weapons. Other stories had them positioned in the trees where they would urinate on the American GI's as they passed, irritating them and causing their M-16's to corrode. (Perhaps the reason pith helmets were invented?)
A story every GI who served in Southeast Asia has surely heard, relates to an extremely viral form of venereal disease known as "The Black S". Supposedly there was no cure for it and once you acquired this malady, you were doomed, with no hope. Upon diagnosis you would be shipped off to a mysterious island where you would live out your days with others who had contracted the deadly disease. Your family would be told you were killed in action and that your body could not be found. Some of us referred to this as "Gilligan's Island." (Others as B.S. Island)
Covert Ops
Trained killer!
There is no arguing that the U.S. employed Special and Covert Ops during the Vietnam War. Many of these were CIA, some were Tiger Force, others Mike Force along with some I'm not familiar with. And while they did their cloak and dagger stuff very well, for obvious reasons their numbers were limited. However if you visit many of the Veteran's website or Facebook groups there seem to be an inordinate number of members who were "Special Ops" back in the day.
They usually begin their saga by stating that the missions they carried out were top secret and they are not allowed to divulge any information under the threat of imprisonment and possibly torture we assume. (Apparently with the exception of the sordid details they are now revealing) Some members bite on this baloney hook line and sinker, but most of us have heard it all before and respond with a distinctive YAWN. Once a few tough questions are tossed out, the member usually fades away to internet obscurity until he develops another moniker so he can retell his dashing deeds once more. I always thought it would be fun to collect all of these stories and put together a book on the topic. We could call it "Barney Fife Goes to Nam"; or how about "What I Pretend I Did in the War". I believe such a book would go right to the top of the charts.
Tell us about your favorite rumor from the Nam; or any other part of the known world for that matter!
Just no!
Edit! Since I penned this story, several readers have reminded me about the "Mr. Rogers hoax". I had completely forgot about that one. Every now and then a story pops up claiming that Mr. Rogers was either a Navy Seal or Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. Of course the truth is the only action Mr. Rogers saw was keeping Mrs McFeely from harming Mr McFeely when she caught him eyeing up Lady Aberlin.
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Norm Kober says:
I also did basic at Amarillo AFB , I arrived Dec 13th 1966 and was there until July 1967 When I finished basic and Tech school my career field was 43250 jet engine mechanic. Like so many unexplainable things that happen in the AF I never was assigned to any organization that had the aircraft that had the jet engine I was trained on. I went directly from training on J75 & J 79 engines to a C130 outfit the c130 used only T56 turbo prop engines. My next assignment after returning from 18 months in Okinawa and Vietnam (TDY) assignments was to a ATC pilot training base Laredo AFB where we had only T37 & T38 aircraft nothing with the engines I was trained on or the engines I had spent the previous 18 months working on. After only 4 months back in the states I received orders to attend training on the B 66 bomber aircraft which did have J79 engines. For the training I was sent to Shaw AFB in South Carolina for 30 days before shipping out to TanSon Nhut AB in Vietnam. I arrived in Saigon and was assigned to an Aircfaft Maintenance outfit that handled all the C 141 aircraft the landed in Saigon unfortunately there was no spot for a 43250 according to PACAF , but that made no difference to anyone at my new assigned outfit the 374th field Maintaince squadron they just used me to do the same duty as the rest of there assigned personal, I spent most all my time as a aircraft ground crew. Parking, fueling, guarding, working with aircraft crew chiefs. As it turns out anytime I did have a jet engine to work on it was on a plane that had a high target value which meant that it Had limited ground time in Saigon to less the 4 hours. We were always told that it would take about four hours for the Vietcong to get in position to mortar the base if they could get a high profile target like a C141 or C136 , Many of these high profile large aircraft were flown by AF reserve units from the states and where flown by flight crews that were( let's say) high profile lifers that were keeping there flight status active and flying into full retirement with benefits and or a high profile desk job in a safe place in the states. By the time I got to Vietnam most all the actual fighter pilots and chopper pilots were young 1st, & 2nd Lueitenents and Captains or In the case of the choppers Warrent Officers. The point is as you know S.A F. U. Was just about the way everything happened over there.
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Sometimes it was hard to make sense out of the military; thanks for sharing your story Norm!


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Q: How do I position a div directly below it's sibling ( without using fixed coordinates )? I've got the following html:

Page Title

Trees

Gardens

Portfolio

I want to put navigation_menu directly beneath the pageHeader.
So I have this in my .css:
#container {width:870px; margin:0 auto;position:relative;}

#pageHeader h1
{
  position:absolute;
  width:870px;
  margin-top:0;
  font:74px "F25_TypewriterCondensed";
  letter-spacing:-2px;
}

#navigation_menu
{
  position:absolute;
  width: 169px;
}

But the navigation_menu just appears over pageHeader, at the top left corner of container. Is it possible to get it just underneath?

A: I don't see why you use the absolute positioning. What you are after is actualy default behaviour. I updated your css to this:
#container
{
   width:870px;
   margin:0 auto;
}

#pageHeader h1
{

  margin-top:0;
  font:74px "F25_TypewriterCondensed";
  letter-spacing:-2px;
}

#navigation_menu
{
  width: 169px;
}

check the fiddle to see the code in action: http://jsfiddle.net/ebgVq/

A: You have a few problems, first, get rid of absolute positioning on navigation_menu, it will make it ignore the "pushiness" of the other divs above it.
Second, we have to make pageHeader get pushed.  When you make an element positioned absolutely it loses it's ability to make other objects flow around it, including parent elements which want to re-size to their content.  Having an absolutely positioned h1 inside of that div makes the div size to 1px x 1px.

A: If you set a height on #pageHeader h1 and then set a margin-top on #navigation_menu using the same amount (e.g. 100px each) this should accomplish what you want. Since you're positioning absolutely you take the elements out of the flow of the document. By giving the header a height, you can then position the menu below it explicitly by bumping it down by the same amount. It's really a visual effect only since both elements are out of the flow.


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Ekerö kommun ligger i det svenske län Stockholms län i Uppland. Kommunens administrationscenter ligger i Ekerö. Kommunen omfatter 140 øer i Mälaren, Mälaröarna, vest, syd og nord for Stockholm.  Blandt de største øer er Ekerön, Färingsö, Lovön, Adelsö, Björkö, Helgö og Munsö.

Andre øer
 Estbröte
 Fågelön
 Kungshatt
 Kurön
 Kärsön

Desuden mange småøer, så som Vårö og Ljusön, begge i sundet Långtarmen.

Byer
Ekerö kommune har ti byer.
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Kendte personer bosat i Ekerö kommune

 Carl XVI Gustaf, konge af Sverige
 Dronning Silvia, dronning af Sverige
 Agnetha Fältskog, artist
 Pascal Simpson, fodboldspiller
 Stefan Sundström, musiker

Se også

 Drottningholm
 Lovön
 Adelsö
 Birka
 Helgö

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BLUE Freedom Chicken Dinner Puppy Food for Dogs is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth.
Up to 11 weeks of age, feed as much as your puppy will eat in 3 or 4 feedings per day. Weeks 12 to 26, feed 1 can per 5 lbs. of body weight per day. Weeks 27 to 52, feed 3/4 of a can per 5 lbs. of body weight per day.


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Our strategy is centred on doing our best for ERFN. Growing opportunities, profits and progress towards economic self-determination. 2020 was a challenging year, but we are proud of our accomplishments. Read all about it in our annual report to the community. View Report (PDF)
Kris Reynolds, an Urban band member of ERFN, is Des Nedhe's longest serving employee. August 18, 2020 marks 17 consecutive years, plus two earlier years for a total of 19. She's worked in a variety of areas across the company including reception, payroll, manager of equipment rental, and HR duties. She is currently working as …
The first Indigenous-owned liquor store in Saskatchewan is now open near Saskatoon. Part of the Grasswood area, The Patch Wine and Spirits is located on the English River First Nation's urban reserve land. In a news release, the company behind the store highlighted the convenience and potential benefits to members. "The residents of Corman Park …
Partnering for Progress
Not scared to forge new paths, Des Nedhe Group moved to unite with a southern First Nation to form one of the province's first joint ventures that includes both a northern and southern community. Jordan Baptiste says the joint venture with George Gordon First Nation came together last summer after realizing there were opportunities to …