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Need For Speed -Undercover- Original Videogame Score
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Need For Speed -Undercover- Original Videogame Score
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November 25, 2008
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After a few disastrous soundtrack releases for the Need For Speed series, EA decided to attempt to revive the series' former glory with Need For Speed: Undercover. While a lot of the music for the game was licensed, they nevertheless hired former Tangerine Dream member and soundtrack supremo Paul Haslinger to create a 40 minute original score to the title. Haslinger decided to make the soundtrack his own, rejecting the techno and hip-hop influences of previous soundtracks in favour of dense orchestral and electronic hybrids. The resulting tracks range from the soothing to the furious, yet almost always have a strong effect in context. Are they as suitable for stand-alone listening?
The soundtrack makes its biggest impact with its aggressive pieces. The opener "A Manner of Speed" is a spectacular example of Haslinger's 'no mercy' approach. The hard and racing electronic beats would be enough to induce panic, but the composer goes one step further with his crisis strings and thunderous percussion. The result is simply explosive and the intensity never relents as Haslinger throws listeners from one novel yet horrifying section to the next. Many of the subsequent themes are also high on volume and pacing too, but Haslinger keeps them interesting. "Man & Machine" is even bolder with its dense brassy orchestration and its eventual breakbeats have a blistering effect like an overheating engine. What could be more effective for alerting gamers to illegal street racers and getting the adrenaline pumping?
There is nevertheless a lot of diversity in the soundtrack. Haslinger is keen to experiment with interesting timbres throughout the soundtrack and treats this soundtrack as the perfect opportunity. There are a lot of daring novelties, whether the long-drawn string glissandi of "Friction", the experimental warped electronic samples of "No Line of Sight", or the more subtle features of "Treachorous Terrain". While most tracks leave listeners in awe, many will want to approach this soundtrack in moderation of avoid it altogether. No matter how effective these tracks are in the game, anyone who is intolerant to hard or dissonant sounds will find them simply overbearing. These tracks are among the most aggressive and ear-blowing music out there, so many will find them completely ugly. Others will find Haslinger's approach fascinating or even find them a good outlet for stress.
There are also a lot of very tense pieces on the soundtrack that prepare gamers for the action, but don't quite put them straight into panic mode. Pieces like "The Miami Drift" and "Endemic Speed" create an incredible atmosphere with their experimental electro-orchestral soundscaping, unresolved orchestral progressions, and the harsh unrelenting rhythms. "Zero Sum" even brings in some exotic vocal samples before erupting into clamour. It's a fantastic example of a cue that evolves and transforms beyond its moderately modest introduction towards bold sounds that few would anticipate, and even then it remains utterly unpredictable. Meanwhile "No Line of Sight" is treated much like an cinematic action theme just before the climax and, at least for the first half, the electronic elements largely take the backseat for rousing orchestration.
There are nevertheless some moments of solitude on the soundtrack. The earliest example, "The Miami Drift", creates a meditative sound through the repetition of several soulful steel-stringed guitar figures. However, listeners are still kept on edge with the gritty rhythm guitar and distorted electronic overtones. "Slow Burn" is even more soothing thanks to Haslinger's minimalistic yet beautiful soundscaping. It's surprising that merely acoustic guitar arpeggios, slow backing strings, faint piano work, and electronic bubbles can combine into something so refreshing. At the end of the soundtrack, Haslinger also refers back to the acoustic sound with quietly liberated "A Winner's Game". "Black Sun Memories" ends the soundtrack on a surprisingly deep note with an almost elegaic acoustic guitar solo.
As an in-game accompaniment, the Need For Speed: Undercover soundtrack is nothing short of spectacular. It is fundamental for portraying comfort, tension, and panic in the game and also works convincingly for transitions between these feelings. Paul Haslinger really makes the soundtrack his own through his unique blends of electronic and orchestral elements. It's so refreshing after some of the more formulaic entries recently in the series. Yet this soundtrack is not for everyone. It's edgy and nerve-racking throughout and, for a large portion of the time, utterly explosive. Still, if dense breakbeats or action-packed orchestrations aren't too intense for you, then why not give Need For Speed: Undercover a try and see what happens when the elements are combined. The result is crippling and merciless, but no doubt awe-inspiring too.
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Posted on August 1, 2012 by Chris Greening. Last modified on August 1, 2012.


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Camas is a wonderful place to raise children. Alive with activities: boy scouts, youth mountain biking, football, basketball -the only challenge is to pick your activity and coordinate out how to get your kids there on time.
Camas is also ground zero for a new activity: youth eSports. That's right, gaming is a growing sport in our country and several decades behind pioneer countries like South Korea where eSports is more popular than baseball.
Gamer League a (soon to be) non-profit is approaching youth e-Sports by incorporating more lessons than gaming. The league sees gaming as a means for developing character, teaching leadership, fostering sportsmanship, and developing kindness -both online and IRL (kid talk for "in real life").
This is a parent's opportunity to turn a perceived negative (typically too much gaming) into a positive. Get involved with your children in a way that "speaks their language". We are actively seeking volunteers who might be interested in coaching teams.
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Natalee Worthington of Worthingtons Family Law at Rombourne in West Swindon fears that women and men who may be victims of domestic violence are lacking an opportunity to call their solicitors and seek advice.
The solicitor has seen an increase in cases involving children because the stay-at-home situation has caused confusion over custody arrangements.
Ms Worthington said: "People who might have had some release by going out to work, or seeing their friends are now stuck at home with an abusive partner or in a relationship that has broken down.
"Often their movements are already restricted in a domestic violence relationship, and this has now become so much worse.
"They may want to get out of their situation, or to look into divorce, but they are lacking the opportunity to get in touch with a solicitor. Even if they are unhappy in the marriage and it has broken down, to add the extra stress of a divorce now seems a step too far, so they are delaying."
The solicitor is dealing with more enquiries about children, particularly in relation to passing between parents' houses during lockdown.
Government guidance says children can pass between houses but the parents have parental responsibility and must prioritise their children's wellbeing. If one parent is symptomatic, or someone they live with is, then it may not be in the child's best interests to follow their usual contact routine. Alternative interim arrangements should be agreed between the parents, such as via video chat, until the direct contact can be reinstated.
Ms Worthington added: "We have cases where a child has a parent who is on the list of those who need to self-isolate for several weeks, or who has been unwell, and the other parent doesn't want the child to be with that parent.
"If there is already a court order in place, parents are calling me with concerns about breaching the order if they change the child arrangements."
The solicitor offers a free initial consultation and during lockdown can meet clients by video or talk to them on the phone.
She added: "I'd urge people to take action now rather than later, particularly if they are in a situation where they are at risk. Courts are still sitting and work is still being done."
"If people are in danger, they should access domestic violence charities or the police without delay.
"Even if people aren't ready to go ahead with a separation now, we could talk through their options about what they can do after lockdown and this might give them some peace of mind in the meantime."


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Dear CPC Members and Friends:
As we welcome the changes in nature around us, we are reminded that God is eternal and lives through all the seasons.
The liturgical seasons of the church — Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter — celebrate and teach Jesus's life and mission on earth and summon us to follow Jesus. Pentecost calls us to action and unity as Christ's church.
As we worship together, enjoy fellowship, attend classes, support missions, and give freely of our spiritual, practical and monetary gifts, the presence of the Spirit inspires our generosity and invites us to year-round service and ministry. Our generosity makes CPC a vibrant faith community and nurtures its future.
At the Connections Expo on September 29, 2019, there was clear evidence of the great enthusiasm and many talents of our church members!
Each of us has God-given abilities and passions. Together, each with unique gifts, we are all necessary for the church to function as one.
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Donations of time, talent, and financial resources create connections with others, and bring fulfillment and joy. These are also vital for the continuing health of our ministries and missions.
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Quality improvement through collaboration: the National Pediatric Quality improvement Collaborative initiative.
Source: Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015 Oct;27(5):555-62.
Date of publication: October, 2015
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: In this study the NPCQIC (The National Pediatric Quality Improvement Collaborative) has shown, in a rare disease such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome that a network based on multicenter collaboration, patient (parent) engagement, and quality improvement science can facilitate change in practices and improvement in outcomes.
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Katie Lou Samuelson Tabbed Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist.
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Samuelson Tabbed Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn senior Katie Lou Samuelson was selected as one of five finalist for the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Tuesday. In its second year, the award recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Samuelson is second on the team with 18.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. She leads UConn with 75 three pointers. The Huntington Beach, Calif., native has six double-doubles on the season. She was a unanimous All-Conference First Team pick and was named a candidate for the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award.
Samuelson was a finalist for the Meyers Drysdale Award in 2018.
The other finalists for the award are Maci Morris (Kentucky), Asia Durr (Louisville), Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame) and Kiana Williams (Stanford).
A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 student-athletes in October, which was narrowed to 10 candidates in February and now just five finalists. This month, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award will be determined by a combination of fan votes and input from the Basketball Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans are encouraged to visit www.HoophallAwards.com to cast their votes March 15-29.
The winner of the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award will be revealed during the WBCA Coaches' All-America/Naismith Starting 5 Presentation on Thursday, April 4, at the Women's Final Four in Tampa, Florida. Florida. Additional awards being presented and recognized at the award show include the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award, the Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award, the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award, and the Lisa Leslie Center Award. Also being awarded is the Wade Trophy, the sport's oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award which is presented annually by the WBCA's community of coaches to the best player in college women's basketball.


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Guns and Bears
SayUncle noted that someone dispatched a bear in self-defense with a .41 Magnum. I think Chris, who is located in Alaska, and I'm guessing has a bit more local knowledge about grizzly encounters than most, has some sage advice:
This is why we always carry bear spray and usually carry a gun too. The spray is Plan A, but if something decides to gnaw on me I want a plan B.
He notes that you're much more likely to have a dangerous bear encounter in a National Park than anywhere else, and notes, "In any event, if you're in AK doing lots of stuff outdoors, and you don't carry at least bear spray, you're stupid. Heck, we keep a can in each car because bears hang out around town too."
I tend to agree with his approach, much the same way I advocate for people who carry guns to also carry a defensive spray. In a lot of cases, the spray is going to be the easiest and least problematic way out of a situation. The problem with gun control folks is that they want to sell you on the notion that one tool is really best for all situations. This is nonsense. Having both expands your capabilities and options, and there's nothing wrong with either.
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While single I had thought about carrying some pepper spray, even with the maximum of 2% concentration we proles are allowed in Michigan it's usually enough to persuade someone to back off. That and the requirements to use it against someone legally are much lower than with a firearm.
However now that I'm engaged I don't plan on owning the stuff being that my fiance has asthma and getting a whiff of it could well kill her. Hopefully I don't ever have to explain that to a judge and jury.
Carrying concealed pepper spray is illegal in my state, regardless of having a CHL. I could carry it openly, so one could identify what it was from a distance, but not concealed in any fashion.
The good thing about the bear spray is that I can carry it so it is easily accessible while backpacking. The shotgun lashed to my pack isn't going to do me much good for a sudden charge! I am still trying to figure out a good way to carry a handgun too though, since I am (hopefully) going to be wandering around the woods with a butchered caribou on my back and in that situation I would like a second or third line of defense…
The spray is also nice because if you kill a bear up here it becomes property of the state… But you get to salvage the carcass (out of your own time and money). That can be a considerable cost! Plus the spray supposedly works pretty well on moose, which we get all the time. Usually they aren't aggressive but if one is having a bad day then it can ruin yours… We actually get more injuries due to moose up here than bears.
Its only like $40 for a heavy-duty canister with belt clip. It isn't a perfect solution but it is a heck of a lot better than nothing. I don't understand why some people are so cheap.
On the flip side, I am less convinced of the efficacy on people. I've been hit with the stuff at work and was able to operate just fine (with the benefit of adrenaline). Which also squares with animals — the stuff works great on curious or hungry bears (the usual problem) and not so good on scared or angry bears. Probably about the same deal as with people. Still, a quart of 10% OC would probably be about as good as you can get in non-lethal sprays…
Of course, there's the old joke about how to differentiate black bear scat from grizzly scat: "The grizzly scat contains small bells, and smells faintly of pepper".


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All societies limit free speech in varying detail, writes Roger van Zwanenberg, founder of the radical publisher Zed. The censorship is by the customer – the Chinese government – not CUP, says Jessica Lagan
I refer to Paul Mason's important, but mistaken argument about Cambridge University Press's agreement with the Chinese authorities to delete 300 articles from China Quarterly (Cambridge University Press had to reverse its self-censorship in China: the west can't afford to collude with Xi's assault on truth, G2, 22 August). All societies have their own particular sensibilities; many have positions of sacredness. All societies limit free speech in varying detail. Paul Mason knows this. Western societies are currently limiting criticism of the state of Israel and your editorial of 22 August, discusses limiting free speech regarding hate crime online – rightly so, in my view. These are our sensibilities right now.
I would love Paul Mason to discuss and explain China's political sensitivities so we could understand them better. As a founder of Zed press who has worked with authors who have lost their jobs because of the books we have published, I have some experience in this field. I don't believe that bullying or lecturing other societies with different histories leads anywhere.
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Some people have noted a dearth of posts and podcasts recently. As we move into 2018, I have to confess that 2017 was something of a dumpster fire for me personally (even ignoring world events) given that I had two major surgeries, one in May and one at the end of October. I also lost my job due to company downsizing so have returned to freelancing, which has been surprisingly successful so far. I had spinal surgery on October 31…Continue reading Moving Forward in 2018
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Sometimes you get all ambitious about writing and blogging. Then life happens and you encounter a surgical robot instead. I was diagnosed with relatively early stage prostate cancer in March. This would normally be a nuisance more than an issue of concern. In most cases, men die of old age long before prostate cancer could kill them. The biopsy analysis included a worrying bit about a relatively small amount of grade 4 cancer, which can become more aggressive over time.…Continue reading In Which Loyd Meets a Surgical Robot But Forgets About It
Climate Change Starter Books
Climate change can be a daunting topic, particularly if you have a limited science background. Several introductory books on the topic help fill the void. I'd like to review two I've read recently. The first is Orrin and Keith Pilkey's Global Climate Change: A Primer. Pilkey, an accomplished earth scientist, writes in a relatively straightforward style tuned for readers with minimal science backgrounds. The "primer" in the title means just that: the book covers the topic completely in layman's terms, using little…Continue reading Climate Change Starter Books
The American Distance Running Resurgence
I'm going to digress in this post and talk about something that was near and dear to me for over a decade: distance running. I ran competitively from 1973 to roughly 1988. I use the word "competitively" somewhat ironically, since I was pretty mediocre. I ran my best 1500 meter time at age 24, barely breaking four minutes (remember, this is the 1500; the equivalent mile time is about 4:19). I also ran 31:45 for 10,000 meters on the track…Continue reading The American Distance Running Resurgence
Derelict: the Conclusion
I don't know how many of you have stuck this out, but if so, this wraps up my little story. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I've done fewer weirder things than wear a virtual reality headset in a virtual fighter fighting virtual monsters in a virtual world. Yet it all felt in the moment, real as it gets. As we approached the bridge, we saw the energy beam from the white-robed AI flicker out and…Continue reading Derelict: the Conclusion
Derelict, Part VIII
We last left our protagonist alone, apparently transported by some weird AI religious ritual. But maybe the secrets of the Builders will be uncovered, finally. The wafer that the Coordinator had given me turned out to be a data object which auto-downloaded into the cyberdeck when I cut power. But I had a fundamental problem. The Coordinator had told me I would need one biomass to revive a Builder. I had no idea why, and I couldn't think of… Then…Continue reading Derelict, Part VIII
PC Building Tips & Tricks
This week's podcast focuses on the little things. David Bryant and I talk about tips and tricks for building a new PC, or rebuilding new PC tech into an old chassis. We discuss tools, lighting, and little hints we've learned along the way, over many PC builds. We also talk about topics such as build order, dealing with pesky non-standard cables, and how to conduct first POST. Tools Technology trickles down in areas outside of automobiles and mobile phones. Take…Continue reading PC Building Tips & Tricks
Derelict, Part VII
Our unnamed protagonist prepares for a journey unlike any other, one of mind rather than body. What will he find inside an alien cybeconstruct? It took quite some time to prepare. The Envoy linked up with the engineering AI built into the giant robot that had fired up the power plant. Together, the assembled shells – sort of a computer version of an EVA suit – for Galen and me. The Engineer prepared a special fiberoptic cable that would link…Continue reading Derelict, Part VII


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NI DIAdem 10.2 supports Windows Vista
National Instruments is releasing DIAdem 10.2, the latest version of its interactive data management, analysis and reporting software that now offers support for Windows Vista. National Instruments is also releasing NI DataFinder Server Edition 1.1, an updated version of the data mining package that works with DIAdem 10.2 to simplify data sharing and mining across entire groups or departments.
Windows Vista is equipped with Windows Instant Search, an enhanced search tool that allows developers to conduct dynamic searches of many common file types including Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and internet pages. While this level of search functionality is typically adequate for general users, engineers frequently need to perform data mining and analysis to identify trends and extract meaningful information from their test data. DIAdem 10.2 is designed to give engineers quick access to large volumes of scattered data, consistent reporting and data visualisation.
Engineers can also use DIAdem DataFinder, a data mining feature introduced in DIAdem 10.0, to perform internet-like searches of their data files, regardless of file format. Additionally, with the DIAdem platform engineers can mine their data based on key information to identify trends, analyse the trends using the hundreds of built-in analysis functions and share their results with customisable reports.
Companies can now extend data mining to entire groups and departments with the NI DataFinder Server Edition 1.1. By configuring DataFinder Server Edition software on a server machine, multiple client computers can have simultaneous access to collected test data. This gives engineers the ability to share and search large amounts of test data within their groups or departments.
Both DIAdem 10.2 and DataFinder Server Edition 1.1 are compatible with the most recent versions of National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI software.
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Frank Forte has announced that Asylum Press will release the original graphic novel Warlash as an ongoing web comic series and digital comic app.
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Frank Forte describes, "One part tortured hero, two parts hard core action, with a heaping helping of desperate femme fatales and thugs mixed with the hearbeat of a dirty Pittsburgh is the strong stiff drink we are offering fans. We want to introduce Warlash with these short noir vignettes. It will give the readers a chance to see the character, his environments and the nasty villians he will encounter. Everyone deals with inner demons and some of the baddies he fights are in his own head."
Warlash: Dark Noir #1 is 100% free and available on Comixology, ComicsPlus (Iverse), Graphicly, Diamond Digital, MyDigitalComics, DrivethruComics, Amusedom as well as on stand alone apps and epubs on KindleFire, Nook, Kobo, ibookstore, and Googlebooks. Forthcoming issues will all be $.99.
Other storylines being developed are: Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis, Warlash: Cyborg, and Warlash: Mutant X.
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The Meaning of Cars in Dreams
What Does a Car in a Dream Mean?
Cars are one of the most common dream symbols in developed countries. In most places, cars and other motor vehicles are a part of daily lives. We rely on transportation to get us where we need or want to go. Our dependency on cars shapes our personal symbolism of them.
The following article explores the meaning of cars and other motor vehicles within specific contexts.
The Meaning of Cars in Dreams
In dreams, cars often represent you and reveal how you are getting through life. Depending upon the context of the dream, a car can symbolize our physical body, mind, ego (Freud's definition), consciousness, personality, and/or our life in general or the direction our life is taking. A car can also represent our social persona (Carl Jung) or who we are to others, also known as our social image or our social status. The context of a car dream shows us how much power and control we have (or believe we have) over our lives as well as how successful we are at moving from one stage of life to another.
When Analyzing a Car Dream, Ask These Questions:
- Where are you in the car? If you are sitting, which seat are you in? Sitting in the driver's seat shows you have or attempt to have control in life. If someone else is in the driver's seat, it is possible this person or what they symbolize to you is controlling your life. Sitting in the passenger seat may mean you have a passive approach to life. Sitting in the backseat may mean you are taking a "backseat" in your life or specific situations. It is important to keep in mind that other people often do not symbolize themselves but rather an aspect within you that you identify with them (example, your angry aunt may symbolize your anger or your negative approach to something).
- How's the ride? How the car is riding often shows us what kind of obstacles and hardships we are experiencing. A bumpy ride, seeing rocks in the road or other obstacles and dangers, including a traffic sign indicating danger, shows us what environment we are currently navigating through and how easy or hard we feel the journey has been.
- How's the car? If the car is missing a tire or other important part, you might ask what is missing in your life that you need right now? Do you have a flat tire? If so, you may feel as though your life is going nowhere and you are stuck or stranded in your current situation. Was the car overheating? Dreaming of a car overheating could mean you are overheating and expending too much energy. You may need to slow down and may be at risk of burning out. You are taking on too much and may need a break to re-evaluate.
- Are there other cars around you? The other cars could symbolize others but more likely represent other aspects of who you are that are either unknown to you or repressed/ignored. If you know these people in real life, they could represent traits, behaviors, or feelings you associate with them that you also possess or want to possess. Being in traffic could symbolize being crowded or overwhelmed.
- What color is the car? Colors can symbolize different things to different people but many colors have a general meaning to all. For more information, view the Dream Dictionary of Colors.
- How do you feel in the dream? Driving fast and experiencing a sensation of elation means something quite different than driving fast and experiencing feelings of fear and panic.
Armored Car in Dreams
If you see an armored car in a dream, you may want to ask yourself where in your life you are insecure or where you feel the need to overprotect yourself. Since this is associated with a car, the insecurity may pertain to what you have done in your life so far or the direction you are currently taking. Where the car is going or what the car contains may give you a clue about the core insecurity influencing your current path.
If the insecurity does not apply, it is possible the dream means that you feel you need to be more careful with your money.
Bumper Car in Dreams
Bumper cars can have two very different meanings so it is important to consider the context of the dream and the dreamer's feelings associated with bumper cars.
- Bumper cars could represent fortitude, flexibility, and the ability to quickly recover from hardships and setbacks.
- Bumper cars could also mean that you feel your life is going nowhere or that you have been traveling aimlessly, without purpose. There also could be a sense of feeling trapped within a game involving competition and butting heads with others.
Cable Cars, Trains, Subways, and Buses in Dreams
Since cable cars, trains, subways and buses all ride on a set path, seeing them in dreams could mean you do not believe you have control over your path in life. This could be both positive and negative.
- On one hand, the dream could represent a belief in a bigger picture, a grand design, fate, and a higher purpose for yourself and your life. This symbol shows that you feel that your decisions are less important than surrendering to something larger than yourself. Riding on the cable car (or train, subway, bus, etc.) could mean you're "on track" and that you are exactly where you are supposed to be.
- On the other hand, this dream could also show that you are being passive in your life's decisions. You may be just following the masses, not listening to your inner voice, and over-influenced by others. Perhaps you have made compromises in order to avoid conflict or maintain the status quo.
Since they run on a schedule and have a specific set path, missing your ride can indicate you feel you have missed an opportunity or fear you will. Perhaps you fell behind and are in need of catching up in order to achieve your goals.
Car Accident or Being Hit by a Car in a Dream
Dreaming of a car accident may symbolize your emotional state and can indicate being overrun with anxiety, fear, or "driving" yourself too hard. This dream may be telling you to slow down before you hit disaster. It is important to rethink or re-plan your course of action and set yourself on a better path to avoid burn-out.
A dream that you are in a car crash with another car may symbolize that your beliefs, way of life, or goals are conflicting with another's or you are having an inner tug-of-war. It may also represent an experience you have had that was shocking to you and left an impression that changed how you think or feel about the world, where you are headed, or how you approach life.
A dream that you have been rear-ended could mean that something from your past is still impacting you now in some way. You need to learn from the past and acknowledge something that is holding you back in order to move forward.
Car Dealership in Dreams
A dream that you are in a car dealership may refer to some decision that you need to make about where you want to go in life. You are trying to figure out your purpose, set goals, and decide on a direction in life.
Explore your personal experiences in car dealerships. Have you struggled to find what you need or want? Do you feel pressured or manipulated into buying a car you do not want or cannot afford? How do your answers to these questions translate to other areas in your life right now?
A Dream of Car Fire
Dreaming of a car fire may represent two different sentiments and depends upon context and the feelings the fire evokes in the dreamer.
- The car fire could represent intense anger associated with one's life path and choices that have led to the current position. This is often also associated with anger and defiance towards authority and resentment towards others with power and control.
- Fire can also be cleansing and renewing. Perhaps you have realized you were on a dangerous path and need to make a drastic change. Perhaps you have been reckless, have hit rock bottom, or need to give something up and start over again. This is a symbol often dreamed by substance abusers and may relate to the phoenix within mythology.
Carjacked in a Dream
To dream that you have been carjacked may show you that things are not going as planned. Have you lost direction in life? Are you being pulled in the wrong direction? Do you feel circumstances in life have forced you on a different course? Are you allowing something or someone outside of yourself to control your life?
Car Parts in Dreams
- Car battery: This symbol tends to relate to your stamina and energy. A dead battery suggests you are overworked and fatigued. You need to slow down and "recharge your batteries" or you run the risk of burning out.
- Car radiator: This symbol may be showing you that you need to cool off. You are getting too worked up over something.
- Carburetor: If you have knowledge of cars and what a carburetor actually does, this symbol could represent emotional, spiritual, and physical balance. Considering most cars do not have a carburetor, this may also symbolize a part of your life that is out-dated, no longer needed, and in need of a change.
- Gas tank: Dreaming of a gas tank shows that you need to take an inventory of your energy. It is important to take care of yourself in order to have the continued strength to persevere through your individual journey. Dreaming of an empty gas tank means you are running out of gas in real life and need to relax, recharge, and regain your strength. Dreaming of a full gas tank shows you that you are prepared for the long journey ahead.
- Handles: If a dream is focused on car handles, it may be showing a few things. Based on context, you may be contemplating a major shift in direction or making a major change in life. A handle also may represent a feeling that one cannot escape one's need to continue on this current path. It may indicate a need for a break from goals and a need to replenish energy and spirit before continuing.
- Horn: Dreaming of a car horn or beeping a car horn shows that you need attention from others or that you need to pay more attention to something highlighted in the dream. Horns are typically used to avoid dangers on the road by alerting others to your presence. This may relate to a situation in your current life. Perhaps you need to put others on notice and express yourself more and feel heard.
- Steering wheel: Dreams that focus on the steering wheel show how much control you feel you have in your life and the direction it is taking. Driving a car with a steering wheel that is not working means you feel a loss of control.
- Tires: Tires are like feet: they take us where we need to go. If our tires are working well, it shows us we believe we have all that we need to continue on our journey. Missing tires shows us we feel unprepared for what is ahead and simply do not have what it takes to get there. A flat tire may show us that we are wearing out or have lost some of our ability to continue on due to emotional trauma or the psychological effect all the bumps in the road have had on us.
- Trunk: Dreaming of a trunk of a car represents your emotional baggage. What is in the trunk? The trunk may refer to what is always in the back of our mind and could also refer to what in our past is influencing us now. The trunk may symbolize what unconscious influences we have that are impacting our journey.
- Window: To be focused on the car window could mean you are reflecting about your life and current choices. Being unable to roll up the windows of your car shows that you not only may feel you cannot fully protect yourself from the elements but are also hesitating or showing some reservation about the direction that you are taking in life or the path that you have chosen.
- Windshield wipers: This symbol shows you how clear your vision is of your future and how conscious you are of your current emotional/mental health. Wipers that are not working properly may show that you are not seeing yourself or a situation clearly. Something is hidden from your view either because it is unconscious or you have ignored or repressed it. Driving in the rain or a storm with wipers that are working well shows that you are able to weather the storm and able to see through challenges and keep your focus on your ultimate goals.
Carriage in a Dream
Seeing an old-fashioned carriage in your dream could mean that your beliefs and ideas are a bit outdated themselves. Perhaps your traditional ways have moved into being a bit stuck in the past. It may mean that parts of your life that you cling to are becoming obsolete and no longer of use to you. This symbol suggests a clinging to nostalgia and a possible reluctance to change and evolve.
The carriage may also relate to fairy tales, depending upon the context. Does your life resemble a fairy tale? Have you been stuck on unrealistic ideals that you have held on to, sabotaging realistic goals for yourself? Seeing a carriage in a dream demands further exploration in what works for you now in order to achieve your dreams.
Carwash in a Dream
Dreaming that you are at a carwash suggests that you need to clean up your self-image and that you are ready to make a fresh start.
Golf Cart in a Dream
A golf cart in your dream may show that you are too cavalier or careless in the pursuit of your personal goals and that you have no sense of urgency in things. This may also mean your goals and efforts have been superficial and that your pursuits have been childish or materialistic.
Go-Kart in a Dream
A go-kart in a dream could represent your ability to navigate through life's course with all of its difficult twists and turns. The dream may also be a pun on your "drive" and aspirations.
Haunted Car in Dreams
A haunted car in your dream represents unfinished goals. Perhaps obstacles and influences on the way have changed your life's path so much that your former goals and pursuits are now haunting you as you progress on a different path. This could relate to jobs, relationships, or other areas of life.
Industrial Vehicles
Industrial cars and trucks in dreams symbolize physical labor and the amount of working you are doing or need to do on your current path. This could reflect your current daily activities and occupation or it could symbolize other type of work of a more mental/psychological nature.
Parked Car in Dreams
Seeing a parked car in a dream may mean you are stuck and life has stalled: you are going nowhere fast. This could have negative and positive meanings. If you need a break, a detour from your current path (perhaps a break from work?), then this is a positive symbol. If you have goals and dreams that you are attempting to accomplish, then this symbol may mean your focus needs to be channeled differently. Have you been waiting for things to come to you or land in your lap? A parked car is rather passive and may relate to you being too passive in your life. Perhaps you have been "spinning your wheels" and need a fresh start with a new approach.
If you can't remember where you parked your car, you may be feeling lost in life and not only uncertain where to go but even where to start. You are undecided about what you want to do with your life.
Police Car in Dreams
A police car in your dream could mean that help is on the way or that you are open to and seeking help. You may be experiencing inner turmoil and may need intervention.
A police car may also represent rules and restrictions you are imposing on yourself and your life.
Race Car in Dreams
Race cars in dreams typically symbolize a fast-paced and "racy" approach to life. Depending upon the context of the dream, this could also be a warning that your current pace is dangerous and there is potential to spin out of control.
Race cars can indicate a competitive, headstrong, and driven nature. If there are two race cars racing each other, it could also show two competing ideas or goals that are currently on your mind.
Standard or Stickshift Transmission in a Dream
Dreaming of a car that isn't automatic but instead has a standard transmission may show you feel the need to control many small details of your life. This feeling may be associated with your current burdens or insecurities that cause you to want to over-control things.
Having a dream that focuses on automatic transmission may mean you feel everything falls into place and is working as planned. If the automatic transmission in your dream is faulty, it may show that your plan is not working, you feel setbacks are out of your control, and you're having difficulty overcoming them.
Stolen Car in a Dream
Having your car stolen in a dream often reflects a feeling of being robbed of who you are, your identity, and the power you have to get to where you need to go in life. This not only reflects a sense of loss but also a sense of feeling stripped of your power which leaves you feeling stranded without the ability to get to where you need to go. This may relate to big areas in life such as occupation, significant relationships, or some other situation that has been significant and self-defining for you.
Toy Car
Seeing or interacting with a toy car in a dream could symbolize a desire to gain more control over your life. There is an element of play and planning for the real thing in this type of dream. Depending upon the feelings associated with the dream, this could be a symbol of preparation or it also could be a symbol of immaturity and skirting adult-life responsibilities.
Questions & Answers
I had a dream that my mom got hit by a car. What does that mean?
Dreaming your mother gets hit by a car or is otherwise hurt or killed is actually a dream theme I hear often. Dreams like this usually relate to fears related to our relationship with the other person or something the person could represent. A mother could represent your mother or she could represent certain values or traits you associate with her as well as the caretaker within you. Seeing someone else get hit by a car could relate to the difficulty all experience with growing up, maturing and adjusting to the changing roles our parents take in our lives. At some stages, detaching from our parents can feel like the psychological severing or death of the relationship. The first thin I would wonder about your dream is if it is symbolizing for you your fears that your current life's path and personal goals are causing you to lose your connection with your mother, change your relationship with her in some way or go against her wishes. I view dreams as allowing us to work out an issue. After this dream, I would want to pay attention to any subsequent dreams over the next few weeks to monitor my adjustment. As with all stages in life, this is something to work out, overcome and resolve. The dream could relate to something specific recently (within the last few weeks) that changed your life, resulting in a shift with your mother/child relationship.Helpful 64
I had a dream where I was sleeping. I woke up and saw a car driving towards my house and killed me. What does this dream about my death by car mean?
If I had this dream, the first thing I would ask myself is, "Am I going down a destructive path?" I would wonder who was driving the car. I normally associate cars and driving with the direction my life is going and where my journey is taking me. My house would represent myself and all that is important to me. I would not be concerned that I am killed in my dream because I normally associate death in dreams with an end of something with a more abstract meaning. I would explore what has entered my life- a lifestyle, a behavior, a relationship I have entered, etc. that is harmful to me. I would also want to explore the possibility that my dream is reflecting a fear of change and difficulty letting go of old aspects of who I am in order to welcome in something new. I would regard this dream as a "wake up call" since I am even sleeping and then waking up in the dream. The dream would serve the purpose of alerting me to something I need to change or modify in my life.Helpful 21
I just had a dream of my beloved old car. I had parked while on a trip. When I returned the only thing left was the body. No wheels, engine or interior was there. I'm recently diagnosed with a rare cancer that is usually terminal. Does my dream about my old car mean that I am going to die soon?
I would not regard this dream as reflecting whether or not you would die soon. Instead, I would regard this dream as reflecting your fears and progress towards accepting and understanding this new information about your health. If I had this dream, the car would symbolize my body and my life. Parking the car on a trip would symbolize a detour I am taking. Returning to the car to see it is missing wheels the engine and interior, would reflect a fear I am losing parts of self. I would associate the wheels with the ability to go where I want or need to go on my life's journey. I would associate the engine with my sense of power and energy to move forward. I would associate my comfort, inner strength and a general "inside of me" concept with the interior. The dream would reflect how I am facing the loss of control I have over my health and physical body. I would regard the dream as functioning to allow me to grapple with very large concepts while I also accept what is not in my control and begin to identify how I can have a positive influence over my health.Helpful 19
Nice hub, I am always interested in dreams. My dreams show me what will happen if I don't follow the warnings and change what is needed. Since I was a teen I have had dreams that have warned me of trouble ahead. We dream every night but the only ones I remember are ones that my subconscious is sending me warnings. Our conscious mind may not let us see what's a head because it is working on dealing with day to day life, though it picks up all the signs and signals but when I sleep my subconscious formulates all the information into a dream. From what I read, it seems like you have a good handle on dream interpretation.
Thanks for the hub. I used to dream that I was going to die in a car accident. This lead to a fear of driving. This is the first time I have stopped to think about what it meant. I really feel your interpretation is right on the mark!
I'm so glad I found this article! I am currently deeply in love with my boyfriend although only 6 months new and my dream really confused me. We are driving in a small strip mall, he is the driver, I'm in the passenger seat and we keep passing good parking spots. He looks apologetic for missing them but with every circle back around and the constant dips in the road, I get more and more frustrated. I'm so frustrated that I startled myself awake. My first thought was why didn't he just back up! (hehe)
happy new year Sue
i had a dream about my car, i drive a golf 4 . in my dream i was approaching my car from behind and as i moved towards the bonnet/hood i noticed there was a huge dent by the side of the hood. i was shocked, wondering what could happened to my car. in a moment i noticed that the other side also had the same dent and eventually i realized that they were not dents, my car was transforming or transformed in to a jeep cherokee, finally i was relieved. what could this dream mean?
I'm interested in finding out about what my dreams mean.
I had a dream where I was in a car on the highway and there was nothing else and all of a sudden I could see a man up ahead he was I the middle partition on the grass he seemed to be dazed and he fell over the barrier into the road and the car was heading straight for him the car was going very fast but it all happened so slowly and he hit I hit him and killed him then there were loads of cars on the road with dead bodies falling out (I DON'T dream in colour and this dream was so vivid such colour such detail I could tell what the man was wearing his hair style just wonted some input on what it could mean.
Oh by the way my dreams never scare me but the wake me up
Car (own car) being swept away by a flood? Feeling of anxiety and "towing" it back, then letting go to save your own life
I dreamed that I saw a car going at high speed down the road and it crashed into the back of a truck. As I approached the crash the car wash crashed halfway into the back of the truck and another person said to me " I would not look." I saw the person cringe their face as I looked and saw the driver had his head what appeared to be the windshield through it and not their. the rest of the body looked ok and lifeless hunched forward over the wheel. I think I was shocked or surprised by the magnitude of the accident, because a second ago this person was alive speeding down the road. I noticed also the person (victim)was wearing a brown plaid shirt and jeans.
Hi Sue,
Last night, I had a dream being in a passenger side and my husband was driving in a bright indoor parking lot. I noticed a silver Mercedes Benz that looked like it was being driven by a drunk driver. It was not fast but the driving was not straight. I kept nagging my husband about it but he said its okay. Next thing you know, it hit us and all the glasses on the Mercedes Benz broke to pieces. Our van was not affected at all. My husband got off to talk to the driver of the Benz and when he came back, he said they had resolve it yet his face looks so distance and lost.
Please help.. Thanks
How refreshingly original! Ken
I could use some help interpreting my dream :)
I was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car. My "girlfriend" (I don't have a girlfriend in real life) was sitting in the backseat where she admitted to cheating on me. The person she cheated with was also sitting in the backseat.
So I got out of the car and locked them both inside of it. Eventually I ended up in another car. I was in the driver's seat again, only this time I was cruising down a pathway in a parking lot very slowly.
Then all of a sudden, I hear a woman calling my name, and so I turn around and it's a woman I've never met before. She's a celebrity, and I'm very attracted to her. And she begins to flirt with me, telling me that I should learn to pick up my phone. However, she's dressed in very skimpy clothing, and I tell her that she doesn't need to dress like that to attract me.
I then tell her that I was physically attracted to her the most when she wore a science lab coat in one of the movies that she played in (I love intelligence). In response to this she walks up to my car window, puts her hands on my car possessively, and says that she's not looking for a long term relationship (implying that she was looking for a short term relationship though).
What does this dream mean? Does it have something to do with my life dragging along, or something like that? Any help would be much appreciated.
I remember feeling like my dream was really long but only remember this part of it: I was in a car (not sure if I recognized it). I was in the passenger seat. Either my good friend (who is younger than me by a few years) or my ex-boyfriend (since a week ago) who I live with was driving. It may have been that my dream even switched the drivers at some point... Either way we seemed to be traveling happily together no matter the driver. If not happily, discussing normal things. We were headed somewhere, not sure where. We started to notice there were cars crashed in a huge line of cars. The cars looked charred like they had been on fire or there had been a huge explosion before we got there. We drove further and there seemed to be cars waiting in traffic as well as several cars crashed. There were no police. I told the driver (who at this point I think was my friend and not my ex) that she should turn around. I said it sort of condescendingly as well. I was saying, "This accident must have just happened because I don't see any police here. We will be waiting in traffic forever, just turn around what are you doing?" I wasn't really panic stricken. I was perplexed by the burnt cars. They almost seemed to surprise me but not scare me. None of the other cars were moving. I also just looked and the driver slowed down. I didn't say anything til I was sure the road was blocked. I did manage to get her to turn around who seemed clueless. She would have kept driving and waiting in the traffic. I just remember her turning the car around and I was back to a normal feeling. I think it was more about getting to where we were going without having to wait. I also think I was surprised that no police had arrived yet either. It seemed the cars were not still burning yet there were still cars that looked like they were trying to get through traffic despite the cars crashed. Can you help decipher what this might mean?
I dreamed a car dealer gave me a brand new fully loaded black jaguar. I had to give my current address to claim the car and I was talking about renting a storage unit to store the car until I could drive it. Thoughts?
im confused at d same time scared..my dream was i hit a black sport car but d car that i hit continued driving instead. I could not control my wheel but was driving so-so..until my steering wheel pulled out (very weird! ..can u imagine w/o a steering wheel?)...until i reach the hand break and my sister face showed up beside me (passenger seat) and still d car was moving backwards a bit faster going to a familiar place...there was still images but i cannot remember anymore...hope u can help interpret my dream...
Within the last week I've had a dream twice where I was driving and drove straight into a body of water. The first dream I passed a huge windmill (in silhoutte only) before driving into what appeared to be the ocean. The second dream I was driving through a town and the road just ended in a river. There were several other cars that also drove into the river. Neither time seemed life-threatening. There was no sense of falling or spinning or bridges in either dream. Any ideas? Thanks.
I dreamt something a little different. I dreamt my 11 mo old son was backed over by his father who I am no longer with.
Key points in this are
- I was outside of the truck running towards the baby trying to stop it
- it was a red truck
- it was nighttime
- I felt panicked
- the father didn't seem to realize he was about to back over his son.
Any insight in this would be helpful, thank you.
I had a dream last night that my boyfriend was in a car accident in Colorado where he is elk hunting. I find out after calling him and a nurse put him on the phone.. so I go borrow his dad's car to go out there. I get there and staying with him, he eventually got better.
I dreamed last night that I driving a car to take driving license test. Beside me is the Traffic Policeman. Here in Qatar, the Police is very strict and not talking unless he will tell you that you failed and go out from the car. But in my dream, this Policemen is happy and smiling and telling me to just go straight and happy on what i am doing. But on the end of the road, there is one big truck having accident. By the way this end of the road is T-road that I can go left and right if the police will tell me to do so. So I stop when I saw that accident but if is too quick that the truck was removed so the police told me to go again in a happy mood. Then my dream change again, I am inspecting an airplane which about to take off together with its pilot. I criticized the right wing that there is some problem in the turbine. But the pilot told me never mind and it is okay, maybe it sucked bird on its previous flight because i pointed out there is some stain of blood. By the way, in my dream I also included in that small plane flight. What is the meaning of that, they are very clear in my mind until I writing this to you. Thank you and more power....
Recently I've had twice a similar dream. On the first dream I'm on the highway (where I go to work) there are no cars around. The car start spinning, slides out of the road and lands in water (maybe a lake). Last night I dreamt I was paying for something at a store. My best friend and someone else walked ahead of me and left me behind. I couldn't keep up because I was carrying heavy bags. When I made it to the parking lot I saw my husband leaving. My best friend also got in her car and left. I'm screaming "hey wait for me, don't leave me behind!". I get in my car and immediately my car start spinning and slides off a bridge. In this dream the fall is longer and slower. I'm trying to decide if I should open the door and jump - then I start thinking "but what if I forget how to swim? No, everything will be fine. Maybe it will be better if I stay inside the car - but what if the door won't open?" as the moment got close to make a decision before the car hit the water - I woke up. What could this mean? Thank you.
My dad keeps having a recurring dream that he is in his car in the drivers seat and it is stuck in reverse and he cannot do anything to stop it. What could this mean?
I've had a few dreams where my car is rolling backward down a hill, but even though I pull up the handbrake as hard as I can, it won't stop slowly rolling.
I had a dream last night that I was in my ex-husband's truck and it was going backwards very fast in San Francisco down hills, I live in California but not S. F. and the brakes wouldn't work and all of a sudden my dog I rehomed a few months ago was in the back seat and I pet him and said hi to him, called my ex whom I despise and told him I was going to crash and couldn't stop the truck. I am guessing I feel out of control and that I am going backwards. What do you think?
Hi the article made me understand some meanings to my weird car dream but my dream was that my bf was driving his red pick uo and I was on the passenger side. We were like at a walmart parking lot and we came face to face with another truck. So the two trucks touched(not making any dents just like pushing another) together. Once my bf and I were made aside we speeded off and so the truck started to follow us. We managed to actually get away and didn't get caught by the other driver.
I keep having the same dream, I've had it repeatedly for 3 or 4 years now, I'm in a car and I'm in the back seat but no one is driving and it's just me in it. There are never any other cars around and sometimes I'm on a city road and sometimes I'm on a narrow road surrounded by trees. The thing is no matter how hard I try to reach the wheel from the back seat because it just gets further away from me, what does this mean? Eventually I panic and wake up in fear of crashing
As soon as I go to sleep at night I have been falling into the same dream path it seems if this makes any sense. It involves a car. At first I was driving it. One night I was driving it on a winding road next to a lake and someone next to me turned on the windshield wipers and also kept pushing the windshield fluid button. The wipers didn't want to work and the car kept speeding up and I couldn't see the winding road eventually. I woke up in a panic. I had some more dreams involving cars again with me driving, although I can't remember~ but I woke up in a panic. Then last night I wasn't driving, but in the passenger seat on a highway. The person driving veered off to the edge of the road and the road started to break away and there was a fire under it. The fire started to come up over the edge of the road and I was scared the car was going to catch on fire from underneath. There were tornado warnings on the radio in my dream so we were trying to get out of town, we somehow got away from the fire and up over a hill and I woke up. All these dreams happen right when I fall asleep which is really weird. Anyway, it makes me not want to fall asleep because I wake up in such a panic.
Hi I Have A Question I Have Tgis Dream So Often And Sometimes Repeatedlly That Im Driving And The Breaks Start To Fail I Continue To Drive But A Cop Car Always Appears And I End Up Hitting Him From Behind Do To The Failing Breaks And I Become Scared And Anxiouse And i Alwayd Try To Drive Away And Escape What Could This Represent I Have This Dream Soo Often And Always the Same Concept Thanks
In my recent dream, i wasn't even in the car. it wasn't my car. This guy Im just starting to see drives a white truck in real life, in my dream he came driving up from behind in a bright red mustang and when he got closer and slowed down, his ex was in the passenger seat with him. Im so confused as to what it means!!
Dreamt that I was trying to stop a car, the car kept going, I ended up falling to the ground face up and the car and 2 other cars went over me, I did not get injured or killed.
My friend dreamed my husband rolled out my car while i was driving. Im trying to find out what does it mean.
My handbag was stolen by a man opening my passenger door while i was driving x
i dreamt that i was selling a car to an old woman and she paid me from a box full of loose paper money
Hi there, I've dreamed about parking a car in the car park of 2 lanes and I felt it's wasn't parked properly but still I left it as is but when I got out the car still tried to park it correctly by itself then it drove forward, engine stalled and ended up parralel parked properly next to the kerb...
Thanks for sharing this insightful hub! Voted Interesting
My dream consisted of coming out of my house to drive my truck but couldn't because my drivers side door and steering wheel were missing.. Then a voice who talked like my father said," what? u want me to fix this too? First its your bad marriage and now its your truck?" I woke up right away, because it was soo upseting..made me very angry.. I have a dream book that can interpret dreams, but there are none that will interpret a missing steering wheel and a car door.. can u help me with this dream?
The article is great , but you didn't cover stripped down cars like the interior , doors , glass pieces missing from the car...
some are my bestfriends, some are i just know their names n nvr communicate...
thanks, i will still go have some self correction.. lol
how if i was dreaming my friends got into a car accident? not me. i was dreamy many times abt different friends get into a car crash :(
Well, three weeks since that dream (described above) and may not be as I thought. Right now feel I am heading directly for that wide expanse of water and cannot see any embankment 'catching me' before I plunge into the depths and certain (figurative) death...!
What if in the dream, you watch someone else get hit me a car, and the driver does it on purpose?
Hi, I love this article. It explained a lot of things except for in my dream, I was looking for my car with my ex fiancé, now we r just bf and gf... and it wasn't where I parked it then I walked around and I found my gray cadillac against this wire fence and it seemed to look like it was being electructed. The scene looked like there had been an accident and there was also a white truck a few feet away from it. I could not see damage to either car other than I knew they were being electrocuted. Then suddenly this blond hair medium size lady who I don't know who she is showed up and she seemed to own the truck, she was with another guy... We were trying to find a tow trucks phone number and we finally dd on this old sign. and then my dream ended there... What does other additional details mean?
Excellent article - thank you, found it helpful. I had a dream last night that I was being forced to drive faster by the car behind me and as we took a wide turn too fast, my car went over the edge into a steep fall, heading for a massive strength of water and certain death. As I was falling my immediate thoughts went to my pregnant daughter and I felt such immense sadness and worry for her that I wouldn't be there for her and the effect it would have on her. Then the next minute the car and I landed safely onto the embankment and I was okay and alive. I'm currently between freelance roles and worried about so many things and yet this dream made me feel better. Read your article and things just seemed to fall into place (as if I was being told things were going to work out and I was going to be okay) although not altogether sure why!
im dreaming i was driving a car but instead of forward i drive it backward and i can't control it to move backward..i don't know wat is the meaning of this.can u help me?
Oh wow this has been so helpful and amazing .. I am constantly dreaming of my car being stolen. That explanation makes so much sense wow....
This was right on. Omg lol


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Only minor erosion at Virginia Beach in Dorian aftermath
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Millions of dollars worth of sand laid down on the Virginia Beach oceanfront over the summer withstood severe conditions during Hurricane Dorian.
The Virginian-Pilot reports visual inspections of area beaches have been underway since the weekend. Dan Adams, coastal program manager for the city, says erosion from wind and wave action was "minor."
A dredging company completed 75 percent of a $22.6 million sand replenishment project before restrictions for sea turtle migration kicked in. The company is scheduled to return Nov. 15 to complete the project.
Virginia avoided a direct hit from Dorian, which did the most destruction in the Bahamas.


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Load, clean, and explore Super Bowl data in the age of soaring ad costs and flashy halftime shows.Start Project
Whether or not you like football, the Super Bowl is a spectacle. There's drama in the form of blowouts, comebacks, and controversy in the games themselves. There are the ridiculously expensive ads, some hilarious, others gut-wrenching, thought-provoking, and weird. The halftime shows with the biggest musicians in the world, sometimes riding a giant mechanical tiger or leaping from the roof of the stadium.
In this project, you will find out how some of the elements interact with each other.
This project gives you an opportunity to apply the skills from Introduction to the Tidyverse and Introduction to Data Visualization with ggplot2.
The dataset used in this Project was scraped and polished from Wikipedia. It is made up of three CSV files, one with game data, one with TV data, and one with halftime musician data for all 52 Super Bowls through 2018.
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Posted: Sat, 05/04/2019 - 22:39
Hello MS World!
It's May! The end of the school year is within sites, but between now and then are probably an ocean of projects, grading, special school events, etc. to keep you on your toes. I guess we can celebrate once we're done, right?
It's also the time of year when we start looking back and evaluating how to make things better for next school year. One of the things I want to use next year is the Grid Method, created by the folks at Teach Better. I was introduced to the Grid Method by a colleague, and was extremely intrigued by the way it both engages students, as well as how it would allow me to meet with students and engage them individually.
According to the Teach Better YouTube page, "The Grid Method – Mastery Learning system is a student centered, self- paced, competency based system for any classroom or content. The system utilizes teacher created targets in structured Mastery Grids with easy-to-implement routines to maximize student achievement.
Students work through the grids at their own pace and take ownership of their learning. The targeted design of the Grids allows teachers to focus on student success and progress instead of day-to-day planning.
As a Grid Method teacher you will facilitating and guiding your students in learning, while increasing motivation, building relationships, and helping every student succeed at their own pace and on their own terms."
I'm really thinking about using the Grid Method next year in my CS classes. I am planning to complete this free online course , and get help from my colleagues who are using it.
Have you used the Grid Method in CS your CS class? Do you have a sample grid you'd be willing to share? Let me know!
Submitted by Portia Morrell on Sun, 05/05/2019 - 11:19
Thanks for sharing Bobby! I have to completely agree that self paced learning is the best way to go for CS. My Y8s have two units completely self paced and my Y10s are a hybrid, where I teach the concept first and they choose practice examples to reinforce the concept. Next year I plan on using choice menus where just like a 3 or 4 course meal, students will have to choose a main, 2 challenges (sides) and 1 desert (exit ticket). Although, these methods require a lot of planning it's well worth it.
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Submitted by Bobby Oommen on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 10:44
Portia -
Thanks for sharing! Yes, I've found a combination of self-paced and large group instruction works well (I call it the huddle-break), but really want to see if/how the grid method (and choice menus, as you mention), give me the one on one time that I want with students.
Take care!