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BACKGROUND: DNA copy number variation is associated with genetic disorders and cancer. Available methods to discern variation in copy number are typically costly, slow, require specialized equipment, and/or lack precision.
METHODS: Multiplex PCR with different primer pairs and limiting deoxynucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) (3–12 μmol/L) were used for relative quantification and copy number assessment. Small PCR products (50–121 bp) were designed with 1 melting domain, well-separated Tms, minimal internal sequence variation, and no common homologs. PCR products were displayed as melting curves on derivative plots and normalized to the reference peak. Different copy numbers of each target clustered together and were grouped by unbiased hierarchical clustering.
RESULTS: Duplex PCR of a reference gene and a target gene was used to detect copy number variation in chromosomes X, Y, 13, 18, 21, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), survival of motor neuron 1, telomeric (SMN1), and survival of motor neuron 2, centromeric (SMN2). Triplex PCR was used for X and Y and CFTR exons 2 and 3. Blinded studies of 50 potential trisomic samples (13, 18, 21, or normal) and 50 samples with potential sex chromosome abnormalities were concordant to karyotyping, except for 2 samples that were originally mosaics that displayed a single karyotype after growth. Large cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (ATP-binding cassette sub-family C, member 7) (CFTR) deletions, EGFR amplifications, and SMN1 and SMN2 copy number assessments were also demonstrated. Under ideal conditions, copy number changes of 1.11-fold or lower could be discerned with CVs of about 1%.
CONCLUSIONS: Relative quantification by restricting the dNTP concentration with melting curve display is a simple and precise way to assess targeted copy number variation.
Copy number variations are common, involving about 13% of the human genome (1), and some are associated with human disease. Many genetic diseases can be caused by loss or gain of large DNA segments. For example, 1%–3% of cystic fibrosis mutations are large deletions of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (ATP-binding cassette sub-family C, member 7) (CFTR)4 (2), as are similar percentages of mutations of breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) and breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2) (3). Isolated trisomy in chromosomes 13, 18, and 21 can produce viable human fetuses but frequently result in spontaneous miscarriage, while triploidy results in miscarriage. Susceptibility to HIV infection is associated with an increase in chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3-like 1 (CCL3L1) copy number (4). Higher copy numbers of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are commonly found in colon cancer and non–small cell lung cancer (5).
Methods for targeted copy number analysis include fluorescent in situ hybridization, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, digital PCR, and real-time PCR. These techniques require multiple probes and specialized instrumentation and/or have limited resolution. Whole genome methods include array comparative genomic hybridization (6), single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)5 arrays (7), and massively parallel sequencing (8). They are most efficient as screening or discovery tools for copy number variation and carry higher costs than targeted methods.
High-resolution melting for genotyping or scanning is simple, fast, accurate, and inexpensive (9, 10). However, large deletions or duplications that encompass the primers are not identified unless a deletion is X linked (11). Competitive PCR typically amplifies both a target and a competitor with the same primer set to retain their quantitative relationship (12). Duplex melting with a single primer set that amplifies segmental duplications can quantify trisomies (13), and a similar method using homologous sequences can identify microdeletions or microinsertions (14). The reference and target PCR products are on different chromosomes with distinct melting temperatures (Tms) so they can be compared. These methods are quantitative because identical primers ensure equal efficiencies of the duplexed products, but do require the fortuitous presence of homologous sequences to identify a common primer pair. In addition, the internal sequence differences between reference and target must result in Tms that can be distinguished.
Relative quantification with different PCR primer pairs is also possible if the number of PCR cycles is limited. For example, preamplification methods maintain relative quantification by restricting the number of cycles to 10–15 (15). Quantitative multiplex PCR of short fluorescent fragments uses low cycle number to maintain relative quantification, followed by separation on sequencing gels (16). Comparative high-resolution melting identifies copy number changes by melting at a low cycle number, followed by mutation detection by secondary melting at a high cycle number (17). When PCR is limited by cycle number for relative quantification, the number of cycles must be high enough for adequate signal, yet low enough to maintain the quantitative relationship. There is no way to know the bounds of this interval without experimentation, because it depends on instrument sensitivity, starting DNA input, reaction efficiency, cycling conditions, and reactant concentrations (18). We have found that restricting the deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) concentration is a more convenient and robust way to automatically limit PCR for precise relative quantification.
DNA from human cell lines with 1 (NA11472), 2 (NA18800), 3 (NA03623), 4 (NA11226), and 5 (NA06061) copies of chromosome X, a heterozygous deletion in CFTR (exons 2 and 3, NA18668), an affected patient with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) (NA00232), and an SMA carrier (NA003814) were obtained from the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. One hundred clinical products of conception were sent to ARUP Laboratories for karyotyping. Fetal villi were macrodissected away from maternal tissue and metaphase karyotypes obtained after growth. DNA was extracted from residual fetal tissue by lysis, salt precipitation, and washing with ethanol (5 PRIME™ ArchivePure™ DNA purification cell and tissue kit, Fisher Scientific). Fifty of the DNA samples were selected to enrich for trisomy of chromosomes 13, 18, or 21. Another 50 were enriched for sex chromosome abnormalities (Y = 0, 1, or 2; X = 1, 2, or 3). DNA samples from the 2 groups were then deidentified, blinded, and provided to the University of Utah under IRB #7275. On 2 samples with discrepant results, an SNP copy number array was performed (genome-wide human SNP array 6.0, Affymetrix) (19). ARUP also provided deidentified lung tumor DNA extracted from stained slides after formalin fixation and paraffin embedding as previously described (20), and 1 μL was used in each PCR without quantification. Additional normal DNA samples from laboratory personnel were purified by lysis, salt precipitation, and washing with ethanol (Gentra Puregene Blood Kit, Qiagen) and used as controls. All DNA samples (except from the lung tumors) were quantified by absorbance at 260 and 280 nm.
uMelt software (https://dna.utah.edu/umelt/umelt.html) was used to predict melting curves and Tms of PCR products. The Tm difference between target and reference amplicons was designed to be between 2 °C and 10 °C. Human genome databases (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov and http://genome.ucsc.edu) were searched to confirm that the target and reference primers were unique in the human genome, and that any internal sequence variation was minimal.
Primers for duplex or triplex PCR targeted single copy genes to produce short (50–121 bps) PCR products that differed in Tm. Duplex reactions for chromosomes X, 13, 18, and 21 were paired with reference genes on different chromosomes for relative quantification. Gene amplification of EGFR (7p12) against the reference gene CFTR (7q31.2) used unlinked targets on different arms of the same chromosome. Either SMN1 or SMN2 was selected by allele-specific amplification and compared against a PCR product from a different chromosome. Triplex reactions from chromosomes 7, X, and Y were used to reveal sex chromosome abnormalities. Another triplex reaction compared exon 2 and exon 3 of CFTR against a different chromosome to detect exonic deletions within a gene. The primer sequences, genes, and chromosomes of all references and targets, as well as the PCR product size, Tm and correlation to Figs. in this article are shown in Table 1 in the Data Supplement that accompanies the online version of this report at http://www.clinchem.org/content/vol61/issue5.
SMN1 and SMN2 quantitative genotype frequencies from normal populations were obtained as the weighted mean from 3 publications (21–23), including 2370 individuals.
PCR was performed on an LC480 (Roche) in 10-μL volumes consisting of 0.5 μmol/L of each primer, 0.4 U KlenTaq1TM (Ab Peptides), 64 ng antiTaq antibody (eEnzyme), 2 mmol/L MgCl2, 50 mmol/L Tris (pH 8.5), and 500 mg/L BSA (Sigma). Also included were 1X LCGreen® Plus dye (BioFire Defense), 50 ng genomic DNA, and 6.25 μmol/L each dNTP, unless otherwise specified. Following an initial denaturation at 95 °C for 2 min, 40 cycles of 10 s denaturation at 95 °C, and 30 s annealing at 65 °C were performed unless otherwise specified. After amplification, the samples were heated to 95 °C momentarily (0 s), cooled to 55 °C for 5 s, and then melted from 65 °C to 95 °C using 15 acquisitions/°C (rate of 0.065 °C/s) to acquire high-resolution melting data. The LC480 with 450-nm excitation and 500-nm emission filters was used for melting unless otherwise specified. SYBR® Green I, used in some experiments instead of LCGreen Plus dye, was from Molecular Probes.
Real-time data were plotted after arithmetic background removal using LC480 software. High-resolution melting data were displayed on negative derivative plots using custom programs written in LabView (National Instruments) to identify and display copy number differences. Fluorescence background was first removed using exponential background subtraction (24) followed by optional fluorescence normalization. Normalization is typically performed to remove fluorescence differences between samples and display the data in terms of percent helicity. However, the absolute fluorescence difference between samples can be informative when studying the compromise between signal strength and the ability to discern copy numbers by varying dNTP concentrations and cycle numbers. Next, curve overlay was performed to remove Tm differences from plate position or chemistry (24, 25). Then, the negative derivative was calculated by Savitzky-Golay differentiation (26). Next, the amplitudes of all reference peaks were normalized to the mean reference peak amplitude to better display copy number differences. Finally, the center of the reference peak and the furthest copy number peak were shifted and stretched horizontally to match the mean temperatures of each peak. Samples were classified into copy number classes by performing unbiased hierarchical clustering on the final target peaks.
Multiplex PCR was used for relative quantification by restricting PCR so that the primers did not become limiting. The products were selected so that they had Tms that were easily distinguishable by melting analysis. The most effective and reliable way we found to restrict PCR amplification was to use a dNTP concentration of 3–12 μmol/L. Fig. 1 shows real-time duplex amplification of a normal control sample with different amounts of dNTPs. At high concentrations, there was little difference in the fluorescence at plateau because dNTPs were in excess. However, the fluorescence dropped and the quantification cycle (Cq) increased as the dNTP concentration decreased until at 3.13 μmol/L the ending fluorescence was only 10% of the highest concentration. When the duplex products were visualized as melting curves, the relative peak heights of the CFTR exon 6 and chromosome X products remained about the same from 3–12 μmol/L of dNTPs. However, from 25 to 200 μmol/L, the peak height of CFTR was constant while that of chromosome X continued to increase. That is, above a certain dNTP concentration, relative quantification failed and other factors affected the efficiency of the 2 products differently.
The effect of dNTP concentration on derivative peak height and relative quantification between 2 duplexed products is shown in Fig. 2. Samples with 1, 2, 3, and 4 copies of chromosome X were used to assess the ability for relative quantification. At very low dNTP concentrations, the fluorescence was very low, reflecting very little amplification (Fig. 2A). The best relative quantification occurred at dNTP concentrations at which the fluorescence was still limited but each copy number was distinguishable (Fig. 2B). At higher dNTP concentrations, the peaks for 3 and 4 copies became admixed (Fig. 2C), and at typical PCR concentrations (Fig. 2D), no relative quantification was possible.
For comparison, PCR was also limited by restricting the number of PCR cycles. Online Supplemental Fig. 1 shows the effect of cycle number on melting curves of 1, 2, 3, and 4 copies of chromosome X. At 21 cycles, the copy number differences could be distinguished although the signal-to-noise ratio was low. At 24 cycles, fluorescence increased and the copy number resolution improved. At 27 cycles, fluorescence was higher still but there was some variation between duplicate melting curves. Finally, at cycle 30, although fluorescence was at maximum, no copy number information remained.
Limiting of dNTPs for relative quantification is robust to differences in initial template concentration. Online Supplemental Fig. 2 compares a 10-fold difference in starting DNA concentration on samples with 1, 2, 3, or 4 copies of chromosome X. With either 5 or 50 ng of genomic DNA, the Cqs clustered by DNA amount (see online Supplemental Fig. 2A). After fluorescence and normalization against a reference gene, the duplex melting curves segregated by the copies of chromosome X, not the initial amount of starting DNA (see online Supplemental Fig. 2B).
We also tried SYBR Green I as a dye instead of LCGreen Plus (see online Supplemental Fig. 3). The optimal range of dNTP concentrations (6.25–12.5 μmol/L) was narrower with SYBR Green I, and although separation of the 1, 2, 3, and 4 copies of chromosome X could sometimes be obtained, the resolution was less consistent than with LCGreen Plus.
Using 6.25 μmol/L dNTPs and LCGreen Plus, 50 blinded samples, including trisomy 13, 18, and 21 and wild type, were amplified using DNA ranging from 10–200 ng. Nine of the samples were identified as trisomy 13 (Fig. 3A), 8 as trisomy 18 (Fig. 3B), 13 as trisomy 21 (Fig. 3C), and 20 had a normal karyotype. The findings correlated without exception to the cytogenetic karyotype. When the same samples were analyzed using standard real-time quantitative PCR (27) copy numbers could not be obtained because the initial template concentrations were not equalized.
Triplex PCR was used to simultaneously quantify chromosome X and Y copy numbers by normalizing against a reference PCR product on a different chromosome (Fig. 4). Fifty blinded samples were analyzed, including products of conception with established abnormal karyotypes as well as male and female normal controls. A control sample, trisomy in X, was also included in duplicate. Ten wild-type male and 22 female samples were easily identified by copy number ratios of chromosome X and Y. However, the normal female samples could not be distinguished from triploidy (69,XXX) because their relative copy numbers do not change. Six samples were monosomy X (45,X), 11 were male triploid karyotypes (69,XXY), and 1 was 47,XYY. The X and Y copy numbers of all samples correlated with the karyotype after cell growth except for 2 samples that karyotyped as 45,X. SNP copy number arrays of DNA of these samples before growth revealed mosaicism at Xp11.4 (the location of the PCR product) compatible with the relative quantification results. The 45,X cell components of both samples were apparently more viable in cell culture and became the only karyotype observed after growth.
In addition to trisomies and sex chromosomes, relative quantification was also demonstrated for exonic deletions and gene amplification. In a triplex assay, a heterozygous deletion including CFTR exon 2 and exon 3 was easy to detect (Fig. 5) against a reference chromosome. When EGFR was targeted in lung tumor samples, gene amplification in most tumor samples was observed to varying degrees (see online Supplemental Fig. 4).
Another disease dependent on copy number changes is spinal muscular atrophy. By combining allele-specific PCR with duplex amplification using restricted dNTPs, the copy numbers of SMN1 and SMN2 were clearly identified (Fig. 6). Zero, 1, and 2 copies of each gene were clearly distinguished with the observed genotype frequencies closely matching the expected population frequencies. Two samples had >2 copies of either SMN1 or SMN2 that were both confirmed by quantitative PCR. By population frequency alone, the most likely copy number of each is 3.
The precision of duplex PCR with restricted dNTPs for copy number analysis depends on the resolution of the melting instrument used and the purity of the DNA. With pure cell line DNA and high-resolution melting, a 1.11-fold increase was easily detected. Although the peak ratio to copy number is not linear and control DNA samples are required for calibration, the precision is excellent, averaging a CV of 0.85% (see online Supplemental Fig. 5).
We introduce competitive PCR with restricted dNTPs, using different primer pairs for reference and target products. After PCR, high-resolution melting distinguishes the products by Tm for relative quantification. Instead of calculating copy number ratios by derivative peak heights, the intensity of the reference peaks are normalized, allowing direct visualization of relative target copy number. Duplex PCR was used to quantify chromosomes X, 13, 18, 21, and the genes EGFR, SMN1, and SMN2 against reference PCR products. Triplex PCR was demonstrated for chromosomes X and Y and CFTR exons 2 and 3. The observed variation within a genotype is greater for dissected clinical samples (Figs. 3 and 4) than with pure DNA (see online Supplemental Fig. 5), likely because of variation in the success of separating all maternal tissue from the fetal samples.
Limiting cycle number for relative quantification of targets with different primer pairs is well established (15–17). Presumably, PCR retains the relative amounts of multiple targets throughout the exponential phase. However, later in PCR, the initial target amounts are no longer reflected by the final products. Because of uncertainty in the appropriate cycle cutoff, we looked for other ways to limit PCR, such as restricting dNTP or polymerase concentrations to maintain relative quantification into the PCR plateau. Although relative quantification by limiting the amount of polymerase was possible, the dynamic range and resolution obtained with this method were not as good as those obtained by restricting dNTPs (data not shown). With dNTPs limiting, the copy number resolution depends on the melting resolution and the purity of the DNA. Although we used melting analysis here, other detection methods, such as relative quantification with fluorescently labeled primers run on a sequencing gel, could be used.
When different primer pairs are used for each target, it is easier to separate their Tms, to keep the products short, and to minimize internal sequence variation. Variation within a PCR product shifts the Tm (if the change is homozygous) or alters the shape of the melting curve (if the change is heterozygous (28)), both undesirable for normalization and clear comparison of the melting curves.
Although we usually prefer rapid temperature cycling (29), relative quantification with restricted dNTPs was better resolved with slower cycling. Annealing temperatures of 1–2 °C higher than the primer Tms were used, along with a 30-s annealing time. When SYBR Green I was used as a dye, the resolution was not as good as with LCGreen (see online Supplemental Fig. 3). This might be expected because SYBR Green I is not a saturating dye and favors high Tm products in multiplex amplifications (30). Other saturating dyes or labeled probe methods (hydrolysis probes, hybridization probes, or molecular beacons) might also be used to assess copy number variation using limiting dNTPs.
Although prior methods of relative quantification estimate copy number ratios by relative peak heights (16, 17), it is not easy to estimate the baseline on derivative melting curve plots. In our hands, better precision and clarity were obtained by normalizing the reference peaks of all derivative plots both vertically (fluorescence) and horizontally (temperature). Different copy numbers of the target are then clustered for simple visual inspection. An additional calibrator (31) is not necessary because the reference peak serves the function of Tm adjustment between curves. One disadvantage is that controls are necessary to validate the absolute copy number. For example, in Fig. 5, SMN1 and SMN2 each have single unknowns that are >2 copies, most likely 3 copies by the population distribution, but this is not certain until either a different method is used for validation or a 3-copy control is available.
Prior methods to determine SMN1 and SMN2 copy numbers relevant to this study include allele-specific PCR followed by quantitative PCR (32) and 3 melting methods. Two of the melting methods amplify a small amplicon around the informative SNV and can identify many copy number ratios (33, 34). However, a single copy at each locus (carrier) cannot be distinguished from 2 copies at each locus (normal). The same concern occurs in the other melting method that uses an unlabeled probe (35). We used allele-specific duplex PCR with limiting dNTPs to independently assess the copy number of each gene.
A comparison of copy number precision between quantitative PCR, digital PCR, and melting with limited dNTPs is instructive. The detectable changes from quantitative PCR are about 1.25- to 1.5-fold while digital PCR can detect changes <1.2-fold (36) and melting analysis easily separates a 1.11-fold difference with a CV of about 1% (see online Supplemental Fig. 5). In digital PCR the CV depends on the number of partitions analyzed and the fraction of partitions that are positive (37). For digital PCR with 20 000 counts, the CV is around 3%–4% (38, 39). Although digital PCR precision can be improved by increasing the number of partitions, not all digital systems are configured to acquire large numbers of partitions, and the analysis time is proportional to the number of partitions counted.
Relative quantification by limiting dNTPs does not require real-time PCR, but melting capability is required. Melting data may be obtained on either the same instrument or on a dedicated melting instrument. Only 5 min or less are required for melting after PCR, although this varies between instruments (40). Copy number resolution depends on the melting resolution, which is a continuous variable even among instruments that claim high-resolution melting. Relative quantification by limiting dNTPs should be useful for targeted evaluation of relative copy numbers, including confirmation of copy number changes revealed by microarrays or massively parallel sequencing.
We thank Derek David, Jesse Montgomery, and Zachary Dwight for helpful discussions and technical assistance.
- cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (ATP-binding cassette sub-family C, member 7);
- breast cancer 1, early onset;
- breast cancer 2, early onset;
- chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3-like 1;
- epidermal growth factor receptor;
- survival of motor neuron 1, telomeric;
- survival of motor neuron 2, centromeric.
↵5 Nonstandard abbreviations:
- single-nucleotide polymorphism;
- Tm,
- melting temperature;
- dNTP,
- deoxynucleotide triphosphate;
- spinal muscular atrophy;
- Cq,
- quantification cycle.
(see editorial on page 684)
Author Contributions: All authors confirmed they have contributed to the intellectual content of this paper and have met the following 3 requirements: (a) significant contributions to the conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (b) drafting or revising the article for intellectual content; and (c) final approval of the published article.
Authors' Disclosures or Potential Conflicts of Interest: Upon manuscript submission, all authors completed the author disclosure form. Disclosures and/or potential conflicts of interest:
Employment or Leadership: L. Zhou, University of Utah; C.T. Wittwer, BioFire Diagnostics and Clinical Chemistry, AACC.
Consultant or Advisory Role: None declared.
Stock Ownership: None declared.
Honoraria: None declared.
Research Funding: C.T. Wittwer, BioFire Diagnostics.
Expert Testimony: None declared.
Patents: L. Zhou, patent pending; R. Palais, patent pending; C.T. Wittwer, patent pending.
Role of Sponsor: The funding organizations played no role in the design of study, choice of enrolled patients, review and interpretation of data, or preparation or approval of manuscript.
- Received for publication November 22, 2014.
- Accepted for publication February 2, 2015.
- © 2015 American Association for Clinical Chemistry


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I don't purchase many ebooks, and most of the ones I purchase only cost a few dollars, but for Sookie I was willing to spring for the $12.99 price tag! I later found that I could have gotten Dead Reckoning from my library, but you know, I'm not sorry. I love the Sookie Stackhouse books enough to justify owning them (and I do own most of them, in ebook format).
Anyway, I also get a lot of books out from the library, so between my purchased ebooks and the many freebies I've been downloading every month, my list of unread purchased ebooks is getting quite long. I managed to make time to read Dead Reckoning, but once I've read the library ebooks I have currently checked out, I'm going to focus on reading from my B&N library for a while.
It's been nearly a year since I read all the Sookie Stackhouse books, and I'd been waiting for this one, the eleventh book in the series, for so long that I actually missed the release day by a couple of weeks. And then, of course, I had to finish the library books I had checked out at the time.
And after all that, I blew through Dead Reckoning in less than a day... pretty much my track record for these books. Last year, I finished the entire series in a little over a week.
Oh, it's so hard to decide what to write about Dead Reckoning, because I don't want to give away too much for those who haven't read the rest of the books yet, but are planning to. But I guess I've already given away in my other reviews that Sookie and Eric eventually get together, so that's no surprise. In this book, relations are getting worse between Eric and Victor, the vampire king's regent who has been appointed to rule Louisiana. Eric and his second-in-command, Pam, are plotting against him, and Sookie (naturally) gets drawn into it.
At the same time, Sookie has someone after her, and it doesn't take her long to find out who: someone from a past book, bent on revenge. There are also a few revelations about Sookie's family and lineage, and nearly all of Sookie's past love interests show up in this book.
There is a lot going on in Dead Reckoning, but I couldn't help but feel it was leading up to the next book, setting the stage for some significant changes in Sookie's love life, and maybe her entire life as a whole. It will be interesting to see where the next book goes, though of course it probably won't be out for another year!


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In a video posted on the National Front's website and later removed, Mr. Le Pen, 85, lashed out against several of his critics, including the former tennis champion Yannick Noah and the pop star Madonna. When questioned about the French singer Patrick Bruel, who is Jewish and has been critical of the National Front, Mr. Le Pen said: "We'll include him in the next batch." In the comment, Mr. Le Pen used the French word "fournée," which refers to a batch of bread to be baked, and was interpreted by his critics to be a reference to crematories at Nazi death camps.First:
Translations of fournée noun batch lot, fournée, groupe, contingent, paquet, quantité lot lot, sort, lot de terrain, fournée, destinée, destineBecause obviously you can't take "fournée" is any other way. Second: I'm not all that conversant in French but I do know that among my people if someone has a harsh rebuke of a critic we sometimes say that he or shit "got lit into". My Jamaican brethren will say "more fiyah!" Anytime someone speaks out strongly against someone. Sometimes you might even hear a "burn dem" as a reference to eliminating your adversary, usually not literally. So it is not unheard of for baking references to be used in reference to verbal "combat." So I'm giving LePen the benefit of the doubt. Third: This is the usual m.o. of certain Jews and Jewish organizations when they wish to squash dissent. You'll notice that nothing in the piece deals with WHAT Le Pen had to say about his critics. The entire piece is about his alleged Anti-Semetism. This is the fear narrative I discussed in the previous piece and all it goes to show is that the opposition to FN has no real argument against FN. There entire discussion is, Le Pen is against immigration. Being against immigration is bad. Therefore Le Pen and FN is bad. Do not associate. Here's the thing though. This whole anti-semite dog and pony show is not going to work for too much longer. There are in fact substantial racism and anti-Semitism charges to be made against certain members (and they exist on the left and the right) but as a tactic to obscure the facts and misdirect the public? Soon burnt like cookies left in an oven too long. Yeah, I made an oven reference. On purpose 'cause I'm done with left wing speech police. PS: Isn't it kind of counter to the facts to call the political party that wins the majority of the vote "far" anything? It would seem that the political party that wins the most votes would be the mainstream party.


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"Once upon a time there was a Prince who wanted to marry a Princess; but she would have to be a real Princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted."
Is there anyone who was not brought up without hearing Hans Christian Anderson's fairytale of The Princess and the Pea? Romantic and magical I am sure I was not the only little girl who imagined sleeping on top of a huge pile of mattresses and quilts and still feeling the pea digging into my body.
Now I have my very own grand daughter and it has inspired me to create this extra special project to be loved for many long years to come.
My very own Princess Pearl sits a top a fabulous pile of matresses, quilts and blankets on her very own, specially made bed and of course she is accompanied by her faithful companion Pete.
This unique Block of the Month will make you an heirloom for you, your children, or your children's children to treasure for many years to come.
This programme last for seven months and will be complete in time for Christmas. The kit will Includes all the fabric, threads, trims and yarn to make:
Princess Pearl, her nightie, knickers, ball gown and jacket
Pete the dog and his little dog coat
Valance and top sheet
2 x Pillows
5 x Quilts including a whole cloth quilt
1 x mattress (does not include stuffing)
Knitted Blanket
Handmade Wooden Bed (to be painted to a colour of your choosing)
Instructions and patterns
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I never met a child who didn't enjoy cooking. Of course, I realize my universe is very, very small, but still ... over the years I have seen kids interested in food and be curious about such things as:
How big chunks get chopped into little pieces.
What happens to eggs when they're boiled.
What vanilla extract and whole cloves smell like.
What okra tastes like.
Why some people fry "grilled cheese" and some people cook it in a toaster oven.
How sushi/sashimi feels in your mouth.
Big questions. All of them. And if you encourage their curiosity, children learn much more than about the food. They learn that you will feed the hunger in their brain as well as in their stomach.
That's a good thing.
I think maybe kids begin the want-to-cook process when they are really young and they get to lick the bowl or taste a hunk of whatever it is you are cooking. Usually something sweet like cake batter or cookie dough.
Two of my grand daughters once shared a batter bowl and spatula, as you can see in the first photo. YES I KNOW ALLOWING THEM TO LICK THE SAME SPATULA isn't the most sanitary thing. But that picture, one of my favorites of all time, reminds me of the great time we had that day. And that they continued to enjoy cooking, with me and their parents.
They are older now and recently graduated to knife skills. In the second photo they are chopping scallions. Another wonderful day. They are fully into the whole cooking thing and I know that these early adventures will make them unafraid of cooking for the rest of their lives.
The recipe for the cake they made on the sharing-spatula day is here.
The scallions? Used for the salad recipe that follows.
If you have a child or niece or nephew or neighbor or know some other kid, encourage him/her to cook. And better yet, do it with them and have some fun.
Chopped Salad with Chickpeas and Avocado
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, deseeded, and chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 1 large ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into dice
- 1 (15-ounce) can chick peas, rinsed and drained (or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas)
- 1/2 cup tangy black olives, pitted and halved
- 2-3 hard cooked eggs, chopped
- 3–4 scallions, chopped
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
- 4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice or red wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, avocado, chick peas, olives, eggs, scallions, parsley and dill in a bowl and toss ingredients gently. Just before serving, mix together the olive oil and lemon juice and pour over the salad. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Time to round up the best from the year 2015! Not so packed as 2014, but still, it gave birth to some interesting releases. Worth a very special mention to Martin Phillipps' The Chills and The Apartments who returned with first new albums in almost twenty years, both reaching the Top ten on our charts, proving they still got the beat going. Our favorites by far and most listened would be Susanne Sundførs' 'Ten Love Songs' and Tame Impala's 'Currents'. What else was hot? See below...
01.Tame Impala- Currents [Modular/ Interscope]
02.Susanne Sundfør- Ten Love Songs [Kobalt]
03.Viet Cong- Viet Cong [Jagjaguwar/ Flemish Eye]
04.The Apartments- No Song, No Spell, No Madrigal [Microcultures]
05.Belle and Sebastian- Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance [Matador]
06.Julia Holter- Have You in My Wilderness [Domino]
07.The Chills- Silver Bullets [Fire]
08.Dave Gahan & Soulsavers- Angels & Ghosts [Columbia]
09.Lusts- Illuminations [1965]
10.U.S. Girls- Half Free [4AD]
11.Azure Blue- Beneath the Hill I Smell the Sea
12.Amason- Sky City [Ingrid]
13.Tempers- Services [aufnahme + wiedergabe]
14.Agent Side Grinder- Alkimia [Progress]
15.New Order-Music Complete [Mute]
16.Björk- Vulnicura [One Little Indian]
17.John Misty- I Love You, Honeybear [Sub Pop]
18.Beach House- Depression Cherry [Sub Pop]
19.East India Youth- Culture of Volume [XL]
20.Jaakko Eino Kalevi- Jaakko Eino Kalevi [Weird World]
21.Sally Dige- Hard to Please [Night School]
22.Blur- The Magic Whip [Parlophone]
23.The Charlatans- Modern Nature [BMG]
24.Vinnie Who- Harmony [Fake Diamond]
25.Sufjan Stevens- Carrie & Lowell [Asthmatic Kitty]
26.Tasseomancy- Palm Wine Revisited [Healing Power]
27.Daybed- Weird Sailing [Beläten]
28.Darkness Falls- Dance and Cry [HFN]
29.L' Avenir- Étoiles
30.Little Boots- Working Girl [On Repeat]
31.Editors- In Dream
32.Moon Duo- Shadow of the Sun
33.Brandon Flowers- The Desired Effect
34.Double Echo- La Danza
35.Jimmy Somerville- Homeage
36.Death and Vanilla- To Where the Wild Things Are
37.Ghost Culture- Ghost Culture
38.Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Multi-Love
39.Club 8- Pleasure
40.Lebanon Hanover- Besides the Abyss


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Londonderry Car Seat Check to be Held
Did you know that over 90% of all car seat installations need correction? Do you know the safest way for your child to be restrained? Do you know the current, as well as the revision to the current child passenger law taking effect on January 1, 2014?
The Londonderry Child Passenger Safety Program will be hosting a car seat check up event to celebrate National Seat Check Saturday on Saturday September 21, 2013 from 12 noon to 3 PM at the Matthew Thornton School, 275 Mammoth Road in Londonderry.Certified technicians will be available to inspect your child's car seat installation for proper installation. We will also have information available on the revised Booster Seat Law which takes effect on January 1st, 2014.
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Developed over the last 120 years or so to be the fastest bike suitable for racing on the open road, the classic road bike is a marvel of modern materials and engineering.
What makes a road bike? Usually, drop handlebars and fairly narrow tyres are the defining characteristics, but there are many variations. Bikes intended for racing usually have a lower bar for a very flat, aerodynamic riding position. Bike with a more upright stance are good for more leisurely riding, while bikes with space in the frame for fatter tyres and mudguards make great fast tourers and commuters. Your choices are huge.
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For 7 series, FOYLE'S WAR has delivered the goods. In the last month or two, Craig Ferguson, all around kick ass Late Night host, has developed a fondness for the show. To the point where is has become a regular topic on his show.
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Barclays bank has admitted to systematically rigging financial markets between 2005 and 2009.
It has been fined a record £290 million by UK and US regulators for repeatedly distorting basic financial data which are used to set interest rates on millions of loans and other transactions.
Ms Hanson said the interest rate rigging by Barclays shows that there is "corruption at the heart of our banking system" and senior bankers behave "as if they are above the law".
The manipulation of the so-called Libor rate means that homeowners and businesses could have paid over the odds for loans.
She said that if it can be proved that borrowers lost money because they paid artificially high interest rates on loans or mortgages then they should be compensated.


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The worldwide party musical Rock of Ages will hit the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles from March 20-25. Re-live your arena-rock dreams while you can. You will not be sorry that you did.
If you never had the chance to be on the Sunset Strip in the 80's chances are you don't really know how to party. Well everyone now has their chance to live in the world when people were wanted dead or alive, they could not stop believin' and just rocked! Rock of Ages hits up the Pantages Theater and you should get your tickets now!
The story follows a small town girl who meets a big time rocker in LA's most famous rock club and they fall in love to the greatest songs of the 80's. Whether you love Journey, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon, Poison or Twisted Sister, you will hear all your favorites while you watch a wonderful story of dreams coming true and rock and roll. What could possibly be better than that?
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Friday, May 7, 2010
TVD's The Ardent Sessions Presents: Jeffrey James and the Haul
Jeffrey James and the Haul is the side project of Snowglobe drummer Jeff Hulett. Snowglobe was featured on MTV's $5 Cover in 2009. —Ed.
Recording at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with Jeffrey James and the Haul was an amazing experience that I'll never forget. How often are you allowed to perform a live show for all of your friends for free? And at the end of the day get a copy of the set you just performed? Let's just say I'll always remember it and I brag about it regularly.
People all around the world know about Ardent Studios and I'm lucky enough to live down the street. When I got the call from Rachel Hurley to do an Ardent Sessions I was honestly surprised. At the time we hadn't been that active and we were trying to finish up our second album "Ride the Wind Carnival." I think Rachel knew that and wanted to give us an opportunity to get our name out there more, and in a unique way. We are forever grateful and reminisce about that show as a band quite often.
There's nothing like inviting all of your friends to see you play and they all show up. It was nuts. I think Rachel was even a little bit concerned about how many people we had in studio C. I was very nervous at first because it was such an early and intimate show that was going to be recorded live. But once we got started and began interacting with the crowd everything was great. We even had a bunch of friends/fans in town from Atlanta and Chattanooga that truly relished the opportunity to hang out in such a storied studio. And because it was an early show we were able to go out together afterwards and celebrate.
If I could play the Ardent Sessions again with the Haul or anyone else I would jump at the chance. It was such a fun evening that I think everyone enjoyed.
Viva La Ardent Sessions!
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Doing a lot of good writing with the rules. For example: decided that multiple copies of the same monster should be tied to the one spot on the Initiative Track versus having their own individual cards on the track. The reason is that if you're playing a Story with only a handful of different monster types, that Initiative Track would be flooded very quickly with cards.
I think doing it this way also helps self-balance the game where the more enemies there are of the same type, the more likely that they will activate one after another at the same time.
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Sooo - When Deus Ex (original) was released, I was about 20 and pregnant with my first child. I discovered and played this game that would inevitably become my most favorite game of all time. Fast forward to today. That child is now 14 - and I built him his first gaming rig for Christmas last year.
Then the question....
"Mom, what's with that Revision mod you've been waiting for? What game is that about...?"
"OHHH shit my child - let me show you Deus Ex".
So as I've done dozens of times in the last decade, I whip out Deus Ex and get ready to install it. He's checking out the case, see's the graphics, and I hear him groan....
"Ugh, mom, its old school. The graphics are crappy. It's gonna drag...should I just wait and play the mod with you?"
I was gonna say yes...but then I stopped.
"Hell no" I said. "The team that's been working on that mod have put in countless hours and resources over several years working to modernize what is only the greatest fucking game of all time. All for little to no compensation other than a love of this game. You sir, will play it one time in it's original state - this will familiarize you with the game premise, and prepare you to appreciate all of the work Caustic Creative has put into to revamping Deus Ex. There are a few other mods available that improve on the textures and player designs; and if you manage to beat it once before they release the completed Revision mod, I'll go ahead and install New Vision and HDTP if you wish so you can run through it again with those. But at least once in the raw, original version. Trust me - you'll get sucked in and thank me later."
He's been in his room for 4 hours straight tonight. Late into the night the previous day until I forced him to detach and go to bed. Every once in a while, I check for a pulse and slide snacks and water through the door. He's already talking about wanting to play Invisible War next (Yes, I warned him about IW), then Human revolution after that. I'm so fucking proud right now.
(Side note - the boy plays athletics, is very respectful, has several friends and does in fact leave the house daily. In excellent shape and health - in case anyone wants to start chiding me for raising a gamer. We stick to gaming after dinner in this house. Because if he's in his room at night gaming, he's not out roaming the streets getting in trouble for dumb shit with stupid people. The more you know ;)
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I was about 17 when I played DX for the first time. Couldn't put it down and was amazed by how long the story went for. Still love it to this day actually, then I find Revision.. Mind Blown.
I was 20 too when I play DX for the first time! Well.. no, I was 21... nno...22... Oh well!
Thank goodness! I was starting to feel like an old lady around all these youngens ;)
I kid - DX is timeless and so are we!
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Wolfenstein Enemy Territory: Legacy Project: Issues https://dev.etlegacy.com/ https://dev.etlegacy.com/favicon.ico?1451865735 2019-11-19T20:54:40Z Wolfenstein Enemy Territory: Legacy Project Redmine ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1364 (New): After team swap or team move secondary weapon selection... https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1364 2019-11-19T20:54:40Z ryven
After team swap or team move secondary weapon selection is lost.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1363 (New): Players get stuck quite often https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1363 2019-11-17T18:36:23Z ryven
Players get stuck quite often either after being thrown by explosion or revived.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1362 (Confirmed): riflenade dissapearing and not doing damage https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1362 2019-11-17T16:53:12Z kimi email@example.com
see the video or demo
 ET: Legacy Development - Task #1361 (New): Port of ET Legacy to Android compatible Devices https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1361 2019-11-15T22:37:26Z RaFaL email@example.com
Most of the work has been done and Game is running at Android Phones.
Current Supported arch/API Devices:

armeabi-v7a - 16 API and up
arm64-v8a - 21 to 26 API

At this moment will not write System Requirements.

There are few bugs remaining which makes game crashable like cg_shadows 1, but game is mostly playabble and enjoyable as Touch Contoll game gets.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1359 (New): cg_thirdperson on MG https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1359 2019-11-12T21:45:18Z keMoN firstname.lastname@example.com
When cg_thirdperson is enabled and you mount an mg the view gets weirdly glitched. It feels like a mix between third- and firstperson view.
Also that way in 2.60b
 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1357 (New): Create an 'official', Automated Build image on Dock... https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1357 2019-10-31T19:35:47Z pataquets
Docker Hub allows you to create Automated Builds from source: https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/builds/
It would add another packaging/distribution/installation method, whose buildings would be triggered automatically on each commit. It also allows to create different image tags from git tags & branches.
Also, documentation could easily include a canonical "docker run" statement to quickly spin up a ET:L server with just a single command.
Also, by taking advantage of layered Docker images, a "base" (server-only) image can be built and a child image for running on desktop, if more packages/libs are needed. There are some images around on Docker Hub, but having an authoritative, built from source base image would help contributors and avoid duplicate efforts. Thus, the whole community can focus on maintaining a common image, but allow also individual contributors to base theirs in the official one. The base image should be as unopionionated as possible, though. Initially just a "compiled binaries" would do, and iterating from there, if needed.

By making the image build via an AB, you give the resulting image verifiability and auditability. Also, the build is fully automatic. You can have the latest image tag build from HEAD and individual image tags from git's release tags and branches.
Some people avoid non-verifiable (manually uploaded) images due to security & traceability reasons.

Just a free Docker Hub account and a quick setup would do. Ping me if you need help.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1356 (New): Client download is not redirected (when minimized) https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1356 2019-10-24T19:56:37Z eagle_cz email@example.com
Reported by MrMuppet @ TeamMuppet:

Just noticed on the Legacy server, if you minimise your clinet and have not got a file, say the next map the server moves on to, it will not redirect download

Way to reproduce:
Delete your maps out of your directory and connect to the server, minimise your et, when it moves to the next map it wont download, and you will be off for missing pk3 file ...
Press reconnect and it will only download from the game and not the redirect server
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1354 (New): Inkompatibel to Mac OS Catalina https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1354 2019-10-20T18:49:57Z GrafThiel
Hello, is there any chance to compile ET Legacy in 64 Bit for Mac OS Catalina?
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1353 (New): Server crash https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1353 2019-10-05T19:22:14Z hellreturn
Server crashed with below reasons. Forgot to report earlier, my apologies.

Sending 32769 bytes in gamestate to client: 14
SV_Netchan_Transmit: unsent fragments, stacked ************
ERROR: MSG_Copy: can't copy 32769 into a smaller 32768 msg_t buffer ************
—– Server Shutdown —–
 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1352 (New): Upstream metainfo https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1352 2019-09-27T08:35:24Z Eonfge
Metainfo.xml is a tagging and meta data system for Linux. It features a description, screenshots, age ratings, and more. For implementing ET:Legacy on Flathub, I wrote one, but it would be nice if you could add this to a future release.
More info on the metainfo can be found here: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/sect-Metadata-Application.html
 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1351 (New): Flatpak of ET:Legacy https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1351 2019-09-25T15:27:14Z Eonfge
Over at Flathub.org, there is a small project going on to get all classic Id titles packaged for Flatpak. Multiple Doom-engines has been released, Quake 1 and 2 are in review, and I've been working on RTCW and ET:L
https://github.com/flathub/flathub/issues/1160

ET:Legacy is almost completely working, which would mean that it could become available for all Linux users on all distributions. There is only one thing holding the distribution back. I get a segmentation fault on start-up, and I'm not skilled enough in C and the fine workings of ET:L to get this sorted.

So really, I'm just asking here upstream if anybody could look into the cause of this crash. It might be something minor that we could easily fix in the Flatpak, but it would mean that the path is clear for publishing ET:Legacy to a wide variety of Linux distributions.

Current development branch were I'm working on:
https://github.com/Eonfge/flathub/tree/com.etlegacy.ETL
If you clone it and run the shell script, things should guide themselves from there.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1340 (New): Low smoke performance https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1340 2019-08-24T19:22:37Z ryven
See why smoke eats bunch of cpu time, specifically when you step into the smoke.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1337 (New): Hand hint icon appears even when the action can not be ... https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1337 2019-08-19T08:17:28Z artium email@example.com
http://et.clan-etc.de/wolfguide/html/manual.html#G1_Hints

Very common situation with medkits but not only.
You should can pick medkits by pressing the activate key (F) when the hand icon appears.
Sometimes the icon appears but the action does not work and require the player to get a bit closer to the medkit.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1328 (New): Aritllery setting within the room https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1328 2019-07-13T12:05:28Z ryven
While playing delivery on TM i have noticed that some player was able to set the artillery in the room near the trucks (where crates should go).

https://streamable.com/s7ieo
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1314 (New): Hunk_Alloc fails if RENDERER_DYNAMIC is set off https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1314 2019-06-26T11:17:26Z Saukko firstname.lastname@example.com
So basically how to set this up:

Set RENDERER_DYNAMIC 'OFF' in CMakeLists.txt and leave FEATURE_RENDERER2 'ON'

Compile with MSVC with these parameters: cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DBUNDLED_LIBS=YES .. && nmake

Start ET: L

Open console and /devmap any of the maps

This will lead into Hunk alloc fails, see attached screenshots.

-*S
 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1305 (New): SDL: Extend Codec selection https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1305 2019-05-28T12:14:57Z Aranud email@example.com
SDL doesn't deal with file without extension when registering sound, which limit the usage unlike OpenAl where codec extension are done (see S_FindCodecForFile in snd_codec).
 ET: Legacy Development - Task #1290 (In Progress): Replace current weapon icons for cg_simpleItems https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1290 2019-05-12T17:28:31Z keMoN email@example.com
We are currently using the weapon icons from the HUD for cg_simpleItems 1
Especially, weapons are horribly stretched in this use case so a new set of icons should be created which can be properly used in the HUD and for that cvar.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1243 (New): Server crash related to filesystem access https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1243 2019-04-02T16:23:19Z Spyhawk
The test server tends to crash every few weeks or so. The logs have interesting content:

it seems the game log file can't be opened (maybe some issue with log rotation)

the mapvote.txt suddenly can't be opened

the database eventually can't be accessed anymore (locked), resulting in a hard crash

There are some WA error, but I believe this is unreletad (WA got some bugfix in its dev branch)

See attachment, last bit of the ~80mb server log file.
 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1242 (New): Add dynamite counter indicator https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1242 2019-04-02T15:05:20Z Spyhawk
In a similar fashion of the Objective indicator (#536), add the dynamite indicator.
Planted/defused dynamite are announced, so this would simply increase awareness of the situation for players.
 A few notes:

I'm not keen on adding the actual dynamite counter value, as this could be a crucial information. It could be added for shoutcasters though.

use the same position as other indicator, with priority being last (shield first, then adren/disguise, then obj, then dynamite)?

add dyna name location, as this could be very useful too.

consider implementing dyna chaining, where multiple dyna on a single objective would all explode as soon as the first dyna does (see NQ). Think about multiple stage objective (like a bridge that should be dynamited twice), as this could be a fix for the "workaround" of engineer putting two dynamite at once to destroy the objective very quickly.

 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1208 (New): Not possible to crawl close to wall and objects https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1208 2019-02-21T12:26:47Z Spyhawk
It's not possible to crawl close to objects or walls, unlike vanilla. It is still possible to get close by crawling sideways, after which crawling forward directly towards the wall will push the player backward.
This might be related to fixed realHead box (very wild guess).
 ET: Legacy Development - Task #1166 (New): Implement whitelist download and dialogs https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1166 2019-01-15T16:11:56Z IR4T4 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1155 (New): Add Prestige to encourage XP reset https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1155 2018-12-27T12:39:02Z Spyhawk
With the latest release, we've taken several steps to discourage and eventually get rid of XP Save (see Why XP Save is a bad idea in the first place).

we're displaying differential XPs only (XPs earned during current map/campaign), never total XPs;

we've introduced Skill Rating (#403), to better reflect skill of players and get a similar "loyalty program" given by total XP so players come back to a same server;

we've tied ranks on Skill Rating, rather than skill levels. Nobody knows if you farm XPs, but everybody knows if you contribute positively to the success of your team.

However, skill levels are still tied to collected XP, so XPSave is still useful to keep skill levels permamently.

For this last missing step, introducing the idea of CoD-style Prestige might just be what we're looking for:

When all skill levels are reached, propose to the player at start of map/connection or end of map to reset XPs to earn "Prestige points"

A prestige counter is increased, and stored in DB

A third Scoreboard with prestige earned could be easily implemented

See below for some possible implementation details:

```<br /><aeth> Hopefully I'll have time in the next month or so to work on a fun mod[...], and when max level you can do a CoD-style reset so you're never maxed out so you don't have full skills all the time)</p> <p><aeth> CoD-style reset, at least as I've seen it in mods for other FPSes (haven't played CoD in many, many years) means XP save, except you're encouraged to reset to the start again when you're at max level. Not sure when/where they did/do this, but it's called "Prestige" and it's in the CoD 4: Modern Warfare description on Wikipedia so it started at least back in 2007, if not earlier.<br /><aeth> So it's kind of a middle ground between no XP save (starting fresh periodically) and XP save (basically playing maxed out for days 3-900 of playing on the server).<br /><aeth> It basically always puts you some place in the middle of the skill tree, as I've seen it in other mods, e.g. in Garry's Mod game modes, because when you're at the max you reset and when you're at the beginning leveling up is easy.<br /><aeth> Naturally, you'd also have to rebalance leveling up, too. You'd probably have to get battle sense and light weapons to progress much more slowly than the other skills so you finish them all around the same time instead of sitting at max light weapons and battle sense early. Alternatively, more tiers in those than in the class-specific ones.<br /><aeth> I'll have to take a look at the Lua API this weekend or so, but it would ideally (if feasible) work something like this: (1) when you reach maximum level in a skill you no longer gain XP in that skill (to discourage not taking the reset option) and (2) when you reach maximum level in all skills (and this would encourage playing more than just medic) you reset back to 0 XP and increment a number.<br /><aeth> This number would show up in the status screens (TAB, /scores, end of games, etc.) and would be much, much lower than the ridiculous numbers that players on XP save servers can get (and people wouldn't always have maxed out skills, unlike with XP save). There would also need to be some minor benefit, maybe e.g. alternate weapon textures or something.<br /><aeth> Oh, and skill progression would also have to be slowed down so it takes 40-80 hours on that server to increment the number so even triple digits would be very, very rare.<br />```
 Another potential idea to encourage XP reset:

Add a "Most prestigious" award

Tie ranks to prestige instead of Skill Rating

Display prestige rank in scoreboard, crosshair info, ..

Server broadcast when players increase prestige (voluntary reset), ..

Some levels of Prestige points could be used to unlock small, cosmetic features only (new faces, minor skim variation, etc.)

See ET-Headquarter mod, where "coins" could be used to get personalized equipment (see videos - while I don't like the mess that the provided HQ faces and skins allow on server, the underlying idea is great).

 Also:

Disable prestige feature if XPsave like features (XP save, or custom skill_levels) are enabled. This should give an extra incentive to play the game with its intended balance.

 ET: Legacy Development - Feature #1147 (New): Add weapon toss sound (bouncing) https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1147 2018-12-25T00:43:19Z IR4T4
I can't hear the weapon toss sound anymore when body is switching to corpse.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1123 (New): renderer2: thunder is bugged https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1123 2018-11-18T11:36:58Z IR4T4
:D ... I can't see the thunder/lightning in UI main menu.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1080 (New): Fix r_rimlighting & Render_vertexLighting_DBS_entity/S... https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1080 2018-03-09T07:53:59Z IR4T4
There are reddish visual effecs on ST_DIFFUSEMAP stages with r_rimlighting enabled.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1066 (New): Replace jpeg references in skin files https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1066 2017-12-12T22:32:32Z IR4T4
Task: add the skin files!

 Inspect files in
models/players/temperate/axis/
models/players/temperate/allied/

(they are probably not used)
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1056 (Feedback): Can't load ui_mp_x86.dll because of spaces/accents... https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1056 2017-08-23T15:57:01Z lixoaqui email@example.com
Fresh install on a Win10 64 bit machine and when starting up for the first time I get this error:

Sys_LoadDll(C:\Users\José Americo Silva\Documents\ETLegacy\legacy\ui_mp_x86.dll)... failed: "Failed loading C:\Users\José Americo Silva\Documents\ETLegacy\legacy\ui_mp_x86.dll: ImpossÃvel localizar o módulo especificado.

The portuguese part says something like 'impossible to locate the specified module'.

If I had to guess this is because the user folder has an accent and/or spaces on the path and so ET:Legacy can't find the required files. If I manually use that path the file exists and it's there.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #1052 (New): Door texture problem on Erdenberg_b2 map https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/1052 2017-07-22T16:21:27Z artium firstname.lastname@example.com
The door is flashing in white color and completely white when open. My guess that it is somehow related to lights.

Used ET:Legacy renderer on etpub mod.
 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #987 (Feedback): Server crash https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/987 2017-02-01T10:43:58Z Spyhawk
Server randomly crashes after being left alone for a few days (etlegacy.com). This happened a couple of time already.

Userinfo: \name\^o[BOT]^7Royen\rate\25000\snaps\20\ip\localhost\cl_guid\OMNIBOT1200000000000000000000000
ClientUserinfoChanged: 12 n\^o[BOT]^7Royen\t\2\c\3\lc\3\r\0\m\0000000\s\0000000\dn\\dr\0\w\8\lw\8\sw\7\mu\0\ref\0\u\0
Userinfo: \name\^o[BOT]^7Merki\rate\25000\snaps\20\ip\localhost\cl_guid\OMNIBOT1400000000000000000000000
ClientUserinfoChanged: 14 n\^o[BOT]^7Merki\t\2\c\1\lc\1\r\0\m\0000000\s\0000000\dn\\dr\0\w\8\lw\8\sw\7\mu\0\ref\0\u\0
voice: ^o[BOT]^7Beelz Medic
Kill: 6 5 8: ^o[BOT]^7Halfwit killed ^o[BOT]^7Beelz by MOD_MP40
—– Server Shutdown —–
Sending heartbeat to etmaster.idsoftware.com
Sending heartbeat to master.etlegacy.com ==== ShutdownGame (0 - venice) ====
^2<EndGame>
^2– Script System Info –
^2Current Memory Usage 3.6894 MB
^2Soft Memory Usage 4.80334 MB
^2Hard Memory Limit 5.33704 MB
^2System Memory Usage 2.90606 MB
^2Full Collects 3
^2Inc Collects 1
^2GC Warnings 0
^2Threads: 4, 3 Running, 0 Blocked, 1 Sleeping
^2ShutdownOmniBot
ShutdownGame:
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Z_Malloc: failed on allocation of 33912 bytes from the main zone: /media/sf_legacy/lnxetlegacy64/src/server/sv_net_chan.c, line: 265 (sizeof(netchan_buffer_t))

 ET: Legacy Development - Bug #553 (Confirmed): renderer2: fix 'fogvars' fog / fog issues https://dev.etlegacy.com/issues/553 2014-08-02T07:19:11Z IR4T4
As the title says - fog doesn't work.

Affected maps (f.e.):
- stalingrad
- baserace

Actually q3 and ET use different foq code! Vanilla ET/r1 don't use the fogTable. This has been removed with http://dev.etlegacy.com/projects/etlegacy/repository/revisions/4e5eba5b3977847342143350f0603514a495d3b9

I did try to add the q3 style for r1 but I wasn't able to adjust the density of foq to 'known ET' style fog. See attached images. Unfortunately I didn't do a screeny of a wide sight - the range of view is very short (max 1024 game units).


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THE North-East's police commissioners last night urged the Government to re-think its policy on cheap alcohol amid claims key evidence had been "buried" as ministers came under pressure from the drinks industry.
In a joint statement, Ron Hogg, Vera Baird and Barry Coppinger, the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) for Durham, Northumberland and Cleveland, said all sides had not been given "equal access" to ministers to present their case.
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Their intervention came amid claims by doctors that the drinks industry succeeded in derailing the controversial policy that would have made cheap booze a thing of the past.
A draft report from the University of Sheffield, which championed the minimum pricing policy, was in the Government's possession for five months – but it was not published until ministers announced the idea was being scrapped due, in part, to a lack of "concrete evidence".
An investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) also uncovered information that ministers and civil servants held extensive talks with representatives from the drinks industry and supermarket bosses – even after the consultation period had officially closed.
The revelations have prompted the North-East's PCCs to issue a joint communiqué calling for a re-think.
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When the Government published its alcohol strategy in March 2012, it suggested a 40p minimum price would save 900 lives a year and prevent 50,000 crimes.
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Mr Hogg said last night: "We cannot possibly say they [ministers] were influenced, but it's the kind of relationship that isn't specially helpful when creating policy decisions.
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"Using the same methodology of counting every meeting between every official and a stakeholder representative over the last three years, the department has had a similar number or more meetings with health charities, health campaigners or the food industry.
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